2017 School Magazine

BI-GRAMMAR

Bi-Grammar is an annual series between Year 12s from Brisbane Girls Grammar School and our neighbours, Brisbane Grammar School which consists of a game of Touch in Term I on the boy’s field next door and a game of Netball in Term III at our own McCrae Grassie Sports Centre.

Our first game was highly anticipated by the senior Touch girls who were narrowly defeated on the field. It was a great game with a lively, competitive atmosphere with cheering and support from both sides. However, when the second game of Bi-Grammar came around in Term III, it was the Netball girls’ turn to demonstrate their skills, defeating the boys in front of a lunch-time home crowd. Both games were so much fun and the incredible atmosphere of support from our Grammar sisters is what makes the Bi-Grammar series one of the most enjoyable traditions for the seniors during their final year. SOPHIE CLACHER (12H)

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

Thankfully, at Brisbane Girls Grammar School we are blessed to be part of a community that celebrates the fantastic achievements of girls at our School and women globally — what they have done for women and what they have done as women. It is in this encouraging and uplifting environment that on International Women’s Day, we are truly able to recognise our own capabilities and work on actualising our potential. I am truly inspired by the trailblazing history of my School, the multi-talented girls that surround me and our teachers who encourage us to ‘keep pushing the limits’. It is against this backdrop that I know anything I set out to achieve is possible. Some criticise this culture of celebration and argue that it’s not reflective of the ‘real world’, but we are part of the real world. In the absence of implicit and overt discrimination in this School, girls do not question whether their dreams are appropriate, they just set out to achieve them. Ultimately, I’m truly thankful that I had the opportunity to celebrate International Women’s Day at Brisbane Girls Grammar School. ISABEL NOLAN 12(B)

International Women’s Day, is an occasion intended to celebrate the hard-won rights of women and the progress being made on those challenges that are still being fought. However, it is a day often marred by criticisms from people who attempt to tear down and discredit the inspirational work of women worldwide.

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