Grammar Gazette- Issue 2, 2017

CONTENTS PAGE 01 / FROM THE CHAIR by Ms Elizabeth Jameson PAGE 02 / FROM THE PRINCIPAL by Ms Jacinda Euler PAGE 04 /

LETTERS

We were so impressed by the warm welcome we received at the School and the effort taken to learn more about our daughter and to answer our questions. Special mention must be made of the Grammar girls who escorted us on the day, who were wonderfully confident, informative and engaging ambassadors. ANGELA BUDDEE (future parent) Happy World Teachers’ Day to all the fantastic, dedicated teachers of Girls Grammar. Your ongoing work and dedication is very much appreciated and valued. Thank you for making such a difference to our daughters. ERENE APOSTOLOS (current parent) All of the women who were on the ‘Women in the Boardroom’ Grammar Women panel were so accomplished. Hearing their personal anecdotes and their lessons learnt was an incredible insight. All the points raised by the speakers were practical and useful. It was a wonderful event that focused on a fascinating topic. SARAH COWLEY (Head Girl, 2007) Our daughter gave an acceptance speech in front of more than 800 people. Seeing her speak so confidently made me realise how far she has come during the last few years. This is in no small measure thanks to the opportunities provided and the superb education she is receiving at Girls Grammar. We are so incredibly happy that we chose

FACULTY OF WONDER AND AWE: THE DOROTHY HILL OBSERVATORY by Ms Gerri Bernard PAGE 06 / OUR YEAR ‘OUT OF THE BLUE’ by Head Girls, Lucinda Duke (12H) and Elizabeth Prins (12B) PAGE 07 / GRAMMAR WOMAN: ISABELLA LIN PAGE 08 / TECHNOLOGIES FACULTY: SPATIAL LITERACY EDUCATION by Mr Brendon Thomas PAGE 09 / SEMESTER TWO DRAMA REVIEW by Mr Brad Jennings PAGE 10 / THE HUMANITIES AND BEING HUMAN by Ms Alison Dare PAGE 12 / THE STUDENT COUNCIL: ORIGINS AND PURPOSE by Mrs Pauline Harvey-Short PAGE 14 / GAZETTE GALLERY PAGE 16 / A STRONG LITERARY FUTURE AT GIRLS GRAMMAR by Mr Stephen Woods PAGE 17 / BADMINTON: THE SCHOOL’S FASTEST GROWING SPORT by Ms Jennifer Fukushima PAGE 18 / CELEBRATING THIRTY YEARS OF OUTDOOR EDUCATION AT MARRAPATTA by Mr James McIntosh PAGE 20 / NORTHERN LIGHTS: LEARNING FROM THE GREATS IN THE UNIVERSITIES OF THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE by Ms Rachael Christopherson PAGE 22 / FUTURE FOCUS by Mrs Wanda Hayes PAGE 23 / AWARDS AND RECOGNITION PAGE 24 / GALA by Mr Paul Holley OAM PAGE 26 / GRAMMAR WOMEN PAGE 28 / OPEN DAY

this School for our three daughters. SHARYN WATKINS (current parent)

Front cover: The Milky Way Galaxy photographed at the Marrapatta Memorial Outdoor Education Centre, the site of Brisbane Girls Grammar School’s Dorothy Hill Observatory (see page 4-5)

Photo courtesy Mr Greg Siemon

GRAMMAR GAZETTE VOL 30 SPRING 2017 Managing Editor: Dr Belinda Burns, Director of Communications and Engagement Editor: Elizabeth Stafford For Grammar Gazette enquiries and comments: T +61 7 3332 1300 E communications@bggs.qld.edu.au To receive an electronic, rather than printed, version of Grammar Gazette , please email communications@bggs.qld.edu.au.