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Our orlcket correspondant & Jane Rimmington

Gremlinrcheersquad. our batter'sirug. gled on. caught belween the need for

Tradition and innovation. two rag, runs and necessi, y o pre*, rv words often assoc, aled with Brisbane ing Iheir wickets. If ever a solid nut. Girls' Grammarschool. camelogether mership was neated. Ihis was such a in the playing of the centenary cricket lime match betweenlhe schooland AllHal- Calli pe Lalousis and lows' on Sunday 191h Mareh Farmershowediheiraccomplishments The first encounier in 1896 was wiih Ihe bat as they hit NI Hallows' played at A1bion Park Racecourseand bowlers around using an encyclopae. was recorded innhe B, isb@"e Cowrier. dia of cricketshots. indeed there were thef such, econofawomen'scrickei the occasional shots which failed 10 match in Queensland. One hundred make in into the M. C. C. coaching years ago Annallows'Inflicted ateni. man. unl. butthey werenolesseffeciive ble derea, . by an innings and six runs. fortha, . Camope scored 14nnd A1i 17 Therewereno fewer than nineducksin The Grammar supporters were Granr"mr's Innings! buoyed by the partnership and the late Girls' inICrschool sport is by lis flurry or runs wh, ch gave us a r'speci very nature fiercely competitive. With able total or 66 10 deferd agar, ,eofcncketwhereeachsidesinves Best bowling figures for All HBl lobethewinner. the potential lordrama lows' wereeamed by Louise O'Moore is high. Add to the equation the ele- with 5 for 9 meat of traditional rivalry inflamed by All Hallows' began the run-chase an awful defeat in the disto, it past 10. with a fierce attock and threatened to gelher with the tacithaithe next cenie- hii our bowlers out orihe game. Ann nam gameis more than alifeiimeaway Murderh retired on 21. All Hallows'

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A widennd asinglemeantihaiAll The girls eelebmied in the middle lions for the historic match by sell, in Hallows needed only four runs or and. in the spini in which Ihe whole up rent< from whtch food and drink

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The event had been an unqualified atmosphere on that Sunday morning

Ihe six bowlers used. five picked up finest bowlers was lined againsi their success thankq to Ihe or anisallon of was tense. a throng of supporters jin- wickets. EUnmn Binnd coned 2 for 9 top bam Fourhours of play had n Teacher Inclunge ranckei. MrsSandrn

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for I I and George condensed in10 a couple o minuie Bailey. all the parents and mends who becomes embroiled un Ihe game Itself and 11 could be all over in the split provided Ih refreshmenis and the Ihere 15 always a connection fell with second it takes 10 deliver a ball. The crowd. and especially the girls of toIh the games and players who have one second ball of the ov was square cut schools who played with such passion. before. The score bookof onehundred

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through the covers s n"manship and a friendly spirit. years ago gives names which neonly lain. elected to ba The spectators eru led as Emma espectaorser"I as mina Iwashardtosaywhethertheshoi They andthegirlswhosu itedihe nam I . B Ih The All Hallows' fielders were de- Brimd delivered the perfect cow d was adsjudged or whenrer Alexi beat gain werea crech, 10 their schools. ,h hared ' ~ ~ ' in who hared a vision. Tirey believed ployed andwereclearly focused on the gince by blocking back the batter's the baiwith movement. Alexi finished The spectatorsincludedtheprinci- they had the right to an education and task at hand. Their tight bowling ant hiddle stump. The famous Grammar with 2 for 4 pals from the Iwo schools. staff. past Ihey should also be able 10 enjoy play exceptional fielding resulted in the loss spirit was once again displayed in The usul was the same : eaugh, students. parents, andpresen, studen, s. ing cricket. That vision and theirlove of early wickets. Gnunmar was 4 for plenty. This tailorthe wicket brought behind. giving Grammarthevictory by Girls in period costumecreaied an of cricket uni, es them to us in a special 13 back bighitiing Anin Murdoch 10 the 5 runs and fuming history on its head. appropriate aimos here and arenis way

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Schoo news Anzac Day remembrance Inaugural Chinese s'ster school visit

Jenny MacGillivray

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On Wednesday the 24th or last """ to IC""e Aria"e bet"gran at Aprll, during the weekly assembly, Nor O", POS, "hen ,he mines @" Girls' Grammar held an Aumc Day "Walkers Ridge " ,JPfoded. This assembly in the MeCrae Grassie c"", ed ,he "harem4w"CF" to fire Sports Complex Me 61, "s and needless to say we The ceremony involved some were"', 10"g gal"'"g off ,,, e mark wonderrul music, listening to the "do"b""g" all Ihe way to fond, hg erperiences of a re"I ANZAC pier a"d being Jus, abo", forI in" through the diary or Lieutenant when we 80,101heligh, CF. P","bon, d James Joseph Creatorex, the Ihe "PrinceAbb", y, tnnghte, . MCI grandralher of Mr Barry Harry Pearso" who g""e me milled Creatorex, the manger Dr. he Girls' bon, b cockeeps"*e. Ant, edum"@s Crinumar sports con Iex, as well ab@", 9:30 cm gad dire", b@r*ed in us a drum", it presentstion by senior ,he qfte, "@@, L Tineid, Aria"c, ado students 4:40 am in keeping with tradition, The "Creatorex said wished to Last Post and Reveille were ptsyed. conduct his address at a rairly These pieces were performed on personal level and to direct i at Ih trumpet by Menssa Hickey, a students' This was because he has student in year eleven. Although memories or when he was young she was nervous, Me"55a said she and he was only reminded or the was "proud to be chosen to PIny in hardships rather than having thei memory of all those who fought for personal impart explained in school form or a dramatic resentstion Fo"owing a minute's silence Mr Their pertormance was a credit to Gnato. *x took the stage and read the macs and to the poem itself an excerpt from Its grandfather's Another poem was read out by diary. Described by his grandson, a year twelve student, Sophie Lieutenant James Joseph Pearson. This poem was written by Creatorex was a quiet, private man Lieutenant James Joseph who had "a fairly hard up bingi"g Creatorex, and was "Dedicated to in the country". He always lived E. Weston. 4th Light Horse around the Snowy Mountsins or Regiment, died of wounds" the Victoria" Alps until he married, Overalltheassembly wasahuge when he then moved to Melbourne success, both in commemorating and bull up a family business An the Ariaacs and in holding its account from Lieutenant audience captive 'When you can Creatorex's diary follows hear a pin drop, Iknewlhad them, " 2000"Joys:to, "tyh, @" said Mr Creatorexin response to onlyo, , R"her mying time lines his audience's readion PC, 7 rye"* e",, y"*," cad e, cryb@dy mumqj6riiyorstud", Ismul re, y manh 001he alertb", cue, 71hi"g cerium, y in" espeda"y tire poem, pus, ed oralrtght etcep, Ib, on on rery sad and muchig. of"score early mrhe ", ght Un^N@ dying mumobvh. . ", eagerribly k" O", POS, in something of h",, y. ale a*"o1 with tielthk mmruts or Thin"gh some ,re"61e wi, h tire mac errs^ 0111/5, ^,,,, 15 SHOP 59 JRnjt, . !At, 'lid, f$ '11 tip!g '14/1rlt THE WER CENTRE. BRISBANE. QLD 4000 The Friends of Girls' Grammar thank he Pen Shoppe for its generous support weree, an Each student stays with a What do tomets you have to pay for. pungent metro stationus. bomb ramily whose son or daughter proof garbage cans and mailboxes attends Lycee Saint- aul After the group leaves have in common? The answer is these are items you would have Ameouleme, the next destination experienced on the 1995/1996 is Paris. This visit to Paris Brisbane Girls' Grammar tour to includes tours to the Curiei Tower, Louvre Mus*un and France On the 31st December 1995 shopping un the Champs-Elysee fourteen students orBrisbane Girls' These are just a leg events Grammar school arrived in included on the itinerary IVith Ihirty days spent in Amenuleme, France. Angoulen, e, a oman town in the rin"leipalits. or France, sinde"15 return with Charente. is the home of Lycee both a wider comprehensive Saint-Pa"I, Grammar's sister French vocabulary and a greater school in France. This trip is jus, knowledge or a country other one of many exchanges which have than Australia This e, perlence is worthwhile transpired over many years between Grammar and Lycee and rewarding and should be enjoyed by all. This tour is on once Saint-Panl Tints tour to France is designed more \n the coming Christmas to enhance the students knowledge break. Details or this trip will be or the French language and French culture This happens very readily distributed shortly. For any queries as students are immersed in the seeMrsThomquist. HeadofLOTE SUBanna Siegal language and cull"re 10r thirty days Furthering French friendships

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The group also visited The Grand

On Mareh 31 seven students and group had many differentand personal View Gardens. based upon and a Iwo teachers leti Brisbane for IWC aspecis o1 Chinese culture brought reconsiruciion or a very famous weeksin Shanghai. whereihey slayed home to them ancient Chinese story. Dreams of the with host families and aliended the During Ihe slay the 51udent\ were Red Chamber. The YU Yuan Garden Shangha' No. 3 MiddleGirls' School. also given the OPPoritinity 10 which was built in 1554 and covered The group consisted o1 four year participate In variousle*stink at\chool. Iwo heelares. as well as a two day trip Iwelves. Cainona MCDonalcL May ranging rrom Chinese. Engli h and 10 Hwangzhou to visit a lake 10 which Nakajiina. Phyllis Chain and Iennirer mathematic< 10 flower armn"cineni. poets have come ror over a thousand Ahemethy. I year elevens. Yam calligmphy and phy ical education year\ to write preiry heng. Leah Kirinon and Emma Participaii"g in Ihe e re on Although Ihe. e outings were Hunchison. and Iw0 51n members. allowed the students to interact with arranged by the host school. Ihe host Mr us, in ham and Mr Lorraine Ihe Chine. e student and teachers' famines also organised many o1her Thornquis, furthering their underglanding or visits on afternoons and weekends This group was the n I tour froin Chtna. The Groinni r SIudeni< were The studenis weni to a n, ovie. Ihe 00 Brisbane Girls' Groinmar School 10 also lible to 11nprove Ihe Chinese and shopping. They were a so embark on a hosi family slay In $1udents understanding and honoured wiih vigils 10 Mallves and Shanghai knowledge of bo, h Binban Girl<' friends of Ihe host families. us weI as During, he two weeksihe culture Grimmar School and Australia. The stent-seeing in neighbouring country and ways o China and it people students anewered and aeked town town were shown in a remarkable hand. - questions. sung AUSiralian songs and Being in SITanghai for two weeks o11 and ironi Ihe instde approach laughi Ihe Chinese students vanou< Ih \Iudents were able to jam and As pad o a Shan hai family for AUSirali"n dances and games discover niany of the differences two weeks. the students we able 10 While vi\iiing Shanghai the belween AUSimlia and China. This *har experience o which studenis were able 10 vi

On Friday. 17 May. IWC year ninc classes went back in time 10 Ihe Middle Ages with Ihcir teach er*. Mrs Shayne Fo"erty and MISS All\on Dare De pile " few urinehroniqm such as Grammar uniforms and a maihs clanssroom aciing as a Great Hull. the scene look xi us if ii were siraighi o. 11 tit a his 10r\ Iexiboo* The alitrnoon be an wiih the jester who cried "W ICUme to Ihc banquei"'. Menalling for both Ihe e"ling and Ihe aci. 10 begin Anerday* of PNPamiion. acrobat pertomted gymnastic reins. the noble ladles and Ihe nionk showed off their linery. the thenIre company re*maded a witch trial. andihe quartet redomiud the ever popular Greensle, ,ves The riflemcron was noi the same as learning in a classroom. but it was a wonhwhile and enier"ining experi ence us the 31udenis 801 to be of his lory for an hour. in was an excelleni way 10 conclude and look back on all we had Iconed in the unit of study in And a fine time was had by all Shannon Tow

R@che Olive, ,lakes aji"e courtjesrer PhD, o8r@ph Skay, ,e Fogerq: Medieval Europe

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Sc o e Young film critics award I 995 and is a new Australian mm so unlike Winners Piona Cameron This is particularly effective in anytiiing produced here before that one of the fibn's funniest scenes Other mallsts Nicol. Goddard audiences only realise the extent 10 where Babe and the duck try 10 which it is home-grown after reading steal the farm's new elecironic J"siCa Baiantyne The finals of the Birch Canon & the crediis alarm clock. The interior and Even those who openly proclaim exterior or the Hoggeiis' house Coyle/me CourierMailYoungFilm Critic Awards look place on their contempt for animal movies may looks as pretty and extraordinary be surprised by Ihe auiheniiciiy and as the doll's houses Mr Hoggeil Thursday. November 29,1995 The nine mansis. drown from listi-hearted fun of this great holiday carefully constructs: and the entire the three rounds held throughout movie movie is bathed in heavenly golden The film depicts the hustle and haze which is usually only 1995. were asked to review the Austinlian film. Bribe - a wonderful bustle of farmyard living from a described in the pages ora fairytale story about a little pig who will go a unique perspeclive - the animals'. in In such an atmosphere anything long way to fit in a society where every animal "knows seems possible. even talking Over I 000 students wrote i's place". Babe. alitile pi". innocently Toosiers! reviews during the three rounds of attempts to rollow 115 dreams which Music is probably Ihe in OSI the awards. Nine Inalis s were lead to both crime and punishment. crucial Tae orinihe film. becauseit chosen, three from each round. sometimes ridicule. but finally success. is tinough the soundimck Ihai Ihe Three winners were chosen from From a goose which desperately animals' emotions are expressed the nine finalisis wants 10 make jigelf indispensable us The soundimck has captured The winner of Ihe 1995 Young the farms morning wake-up call. 10 a the bouncy zest of the funnyard as Film Critic Award was Fiona chorus line of Twice which redonn a wellasihe sadness of losing mends Cameron who was in grade 11 at the charr-topping rendition or Blue Moo, ,. and children. The music races Babe is filled wiih unforgetiable around Horsetis' farm after Babe lime As ovenllwinner she received a characters(bullhelitilepigisdefinitely creating mood and leaving the $2000 donation from Birch Cumll the star) audience reeling as if they've & Coyle for her school. a Birch Although the film has achieved an eaugh, a whiff of a country breeze Canon & Coyle Gold Movie Pass. a amazing reality - creating life-like Without a doubt B"be is a Family Pass to Warner Bros Movie Ialking animals through the use of movie that everyone would enjoy Worldandthechanceiobean official computer effects - one of Bribe* most seeing. even on the pretence of CourierMail reviewer for a day. appealing qualities is its fairy tale "twin" the kids Here is Fiona's winning review: atmosphere lis engaging humour and The use orchapiers and a narrator wonderful special eitects BABE unfolds with the beauty and simplicity of a children's pierure structures and clarifies Ihe story. but coupled with a light-hearted book alsoaddstothefeelingoftimelessness: demonstration of the fact itha This new mm by George Miller and to re-emphasise the importance you create your own destiny (producer of Flint, ,g and the Mad and human-like attributes of the makes 11 a film which is not Mar series) is strikingly different animals. most of B"be is filmed only highly original. but also from any or his previous projects. subjective Iy from their level very enjoyable to watch information Technology Autumn School

Us Ambassador "totally wild" about Globe

U. S ambassador Ed Perki, 13 "globeiro, ling"Photogr@PI, A, ,,, e I, ,gram

filming ginde eight 51udents and their teacher. Mrs Anne Ingrain. Iaking

Sophle Ferris

Seven grade eighi Grammar girls measuremenis at the weather station recenlly experienced the nuny of and the pond. then inputting this activity associated with media information onto the Globe program coverage. when the American on the In reine, access computers in Ambassador and Ihe children's the libmry television prograni "TDIally Wild The American Ambassador Mr visited the school to see Globe in Edward Perkins. also visited Girls Groinmar10 encourage the girls 10 icy action Globe (Global Learning and lobelieveiheywerecapableofmaking observations to benefit the a real difference to safeguarding the environment) is an environmental environment. He showed an obvious program on the internet. which interest in the progmm. and spoke of originated in USA. Schools enter the need to look after Ihe environment information about their weather. and his enthusiasm for what students including rainfall. cloud cover. at BCG. S. are doing with Globe hydrology. biology and tempemiure That enthusiasm was also This information can then be accessed displayed by Ihe ASEAN SIudy tour by scientists and participating school< which visited the school on Tuesday around the world to study 23 of A ril. Eight senior ublic environmental issues and global officials front Brunei Darussalam weather pailems Indonesia. Malaysia. the Philippines ToIaily Wild" coinpere Faye de Thailand. Singapore and Vietnam haniy and a Channel 10 film crew. observed Ihe participating students hours a Girl ' Groinmar. working on the mremet SPEn

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Due to Pop"Jar demand InternetCourses

Commencing next seinesier internet Courses will be run for Parenis and Friends of Brisbane Girls' Groinmar School. These courses will be run on Photogr"all courtesy U, liversjn, Navs the school's State of the Art coinpuier hardware connected 10 our Web server at speeds you will never see at home

thorn rein Louise O'Moore(AllHat!ows'). All^^0, , Radon6'e (B, ishm, e Girs' Groin, mad. COMpi, rer seie, Ice recmrer Dr Hate, , PMrch@se. and Malihew Me Gill is, Pate/s)

acted as intors dimng the days. as the armnged to SEQEB. reusTRA and students performed exercises in CYrEC. The group was divided into

Alllaon Radcliflo

These courses will be run by Groinmar's own computing staff. who

The Rotary international progamintng and forming databases. lime and went their separate ways The students were also given the Information Technology Autumn Those visiting SEQEB to the 13th of April this year at the urnversiiy fibmry coinpuiers and see and its importance in our society University of Queensland some or the work and assignments They were also shown the in was the first of what will be an CMled by students mainframe coinp", er room which A highlight was the visit to the for those who had never seen a annual camp giving students the opportunity to experience some of the engineering dep"rimeni10 witness the mainframe before. was certainly techniques and applications applied world's fourth rasterI micro-mouse an eye-opener in the Informalion Technology course in action. Given a chance to devise a Despite some lack or maze forthe mouse to run. the students knowledge on computers. it was at the University of Queensland Three Year 12 51udenis. Meike successfully stupefied the poor an enjoyable three days in which Stevenson. Krisiy Feinri and Allison electronic contrap, ion which was niany new friends were made. on Radcliffe aliendedihei day camp unable tonndihecheeseinihemiddle. campus living was given the on Ihe Easier holidays and found it to His creaior was equally stupefied and thumbs-up and Ihe 51udents now be a learning experience which also possibly a little upset know how to access niany new The opportunity was al o given to progr, ", s introduced thenI to universiiy life Given the OPPoriuniiy. Ihe Sixty 51"dents from around SURFTHENErandiherewereweird Brisbaneslayed at Rowylniemaiional and wonderful lopics o conversation Autumn School will no doubi be House on campus and hanefi, ed from over dinner that nigh resulting from bigger .. rid better nexi year and a Sciences Faculty. Second and third discovered considering In formation On the Irisi day. excursions were Technology as a career palh yearlnfonnation Technology students

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Girls in cy erspace Allhe moment w are experienc- The age of Cyberspace has dawned. mar school senior class of 1996 will ing a monumental infonnaiion revolu- The way to literscy is now via coin- turn 21 in the year 2000. marking their lion. The computer is rapidly replac- purers to the internet. The goal-posts transition from youth to adulthood. it ingihebook. Themternethasarrived. for women's success have been 15 The world's Ironsition into a new Cyberspace. on-line. Ihe net. hackers. shifted. Once again boys have the ceniury. a new millennium. Preseni the infomtaiion superhighway are Ihe advantagebecauseboyshavegoithere Ginmmar Girls' will be Ihe firsi. re words which will Iak us in10the fu- first. Their message 10 women re- male genemtion of adults in the 21st lure. They are the vocabulary of the mainsthesame. Keep-Out. Coinpui- century. Our generation can. and we new type of literacy - computer Iii- ersaretechnologyandiechnologyisa must. sellhe pace for women for the eracy in cyberspace "man's world". There's no place for rest of that century. We cannoi Just Dieracy is always the pass- women there leave the boystoplay with their'toys word for inclusion. and it is always At present there are over 30 Because the computer is not a toy; it is something women havehadtostruggle million people in over 50 countries the siteorwealth. power andinnuence for. Having access to schooling and aroundtheworldlinkedtotheintemet. now and in the future. Women cannot un, vetsities. even to careers has only Over 94% of these users are mule. afford to be marginalised or excluded beenarelatively, rew thing for women. Men have more computers. spend from this new medium. if we believe into taken until 1990s for wonren nine line with them. and are lire even for a minute. that boy are jus to gall 50% or the places in universi- dorntnaiing presence in cyberspace. naturelly better with computers than ties. Since1875. BrisbaneGirls' Gram- The internet is male-territory. The girls. we are going to have as hard a mar School has provided women with internetinhomes. businesses andeven fighlon our hands securing a place for the OPPmniity for a libeml. broad hereinourclassmnmshaspomogra- women in cyberspace. as our based education. However, 11 is only phy and violence against women in- 'foremoiher' had to create a basically recently thawehavebeenouipertorm- cocooniedinto its sysiem. No effort equalsociety today. And if we loseihe inglheboys' schools. Althoughin this is involved in getting non the screen. right. we will go into Ih 21st century mistsncetheoppofu, nity fortheanequal the only effortis keeping it off. Many from tilesamestartingpointthatwomen education hasbeen available lowomen of the computer games which cineu- went into this century - a long way for a considersble time. social con- late depict hornfic acts of violence. behind men. Future female genera strumts were placed on women to pre- with apreference for violenceagainst lions will waste years in calching up ven their emancipation. in the past women. This is mainly because they We. as women have to lake part men defined a womens place as being are designed by men. for men. and in making and shaping the cyber SOCi inche home. notin the "worldofmen". Iherefore reflect men's "interests"! ety. or we risk becoming the outsiders in business or the professions. Girls There are no womenin charge or any we will become the infomiaiion-poor are genemlly viewed us being better significant are of computer hardware as women were for so long after the than boys at reading and writing and of software design. produciion ordis- introduction of print. When iteomes to Ihis hasbeen an advantagewhen books inbullon. mislefiio women to design cyberspace. men haveihe power. Burn havebeenih mediumotlearningand software 10r women. to develop a doesn't have to slay, his way. and it teaching. However. we umexperienc- computer literacy that is woman can't. There is nothing opiional any ing a culluml change. The skills of mendly. But there are no women longer abouicompuierinvolvemeni. The linency women had to perfect to coin- there. There are no women ensuring electronic medium us now the way we pere and be successful. to lake a place that the reinale sex gets a fool in make senseofihe world. andihisis why in todays world are now becoming cyberspace women have 10 be full members of the obsolete. The age of print is ending The Brisbane Girls' Grim- computer CUI Is History about learning lists of other peoples' important facts? The flower powersixiies pronio, cd ithkld immunesin ac. meal mmua ms. tirelulngitha war o nets Is hat personal experience, creativity and mad to aniculare inir own berets slip wittier wilfulcapitolle"ers? ."esumbly jinaginalion. us ways of undersinnd- pitted by evide, ree toy have gaitsad I shid net onmuni on tile list which ingiheworld. Thusaccordingto Bruce am tieriimd10 haleleumii Grointi winimis sinnld bamnre o Wilson knowledge and reason were nude SLre's use of lire word "hare- mittsioricalhawledgeul^ing replaced in our History classrooms. filmy. 't of History sindents in qieenslarid am, xi. Cmham Ships' one' also argues Ihai Sire inn wall on to "ovide son ary seinels. Debaters, rowimtiiedin, ime Historical knowledge and cullumllii- exce"all suggestions for haw 10 nrove with hammerthrowledgcbase. This grus Einey aminsumcienilyemphasisedin heyorid '\"d mm sunni"ise" and 10 dangermis our classrooms. in fact Cmham has ward neonthg mm decoimg un. The ton Gray flints. Now. reln\eInnved10 to situ- art evalt"lion. " Thus assuming I lack a mon wlae harefu"y. aments Ionn 10 hmmladge hareabnuise"gal rents on tire

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At Brisbane Girls' Grammar School. everyone is encouraged 10 voice her opinions through a range or venues. Whether you choose 10 write a leiier to Ihe Ediior or the Groinmar Gazelle. make a speech to a group or people or become a member of one or school' s many groups organisations. everyone has the right and the freedom. to voice Iheir and As Australians and students at Girls' Grammar. we have many opportunities to express our feelings and to point out what we think needs opinions and ideas

One of Ihe greatest ridvan, ages or living in a country such as Austinlia is usually taken for granied. We don't appreciate our freedom 10 speak and be heard because it has become a way or life. Sometimes. however. when we see countties like China run over their students with funks. or the Indonesian millmry slaughter over a third of the East Timorese copulaiion we are forced 10 think aboutjus, how We take for eranted being able 10 stand up and share our opinions and ideas with others. The Tiananmen Square demonsimtors were shoi while trying to do the same. Through letters to newspapers and magazines an individual has the opportunity to be heard by the whole country without rearof being persecuted orprosecuied But do we wake up every morning lucky we are

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Congratulations on your and Ihink I'm lucky 10 be alive, I'm lucky to be Australian! I'm lucky 10 outs"riding effort at publishing via live in such a great place! Ihe internet. I was impressed with No. We wake up and rush to gel your selection of Adobe Acrobat ready because we've sleptihroughihe 10rma, as a platform-independent alarm and only haveien minutes 10 gel solution 10 file transfer. Way to go! to school or work. or we get up and Technical slurf aside. I read with grumble because we haven'I had interest several pages or the Gareiie enough sleep What a marvellous program you have Sure we have our fair share of and what able students! One can problems: the unemployment rate. allnos, feel Ihe spirii or the conquest naiionaldebi. only gelling a B on your o life. as if 11 werej"51 one mole rock report card when you think you really waH to be clinibed. There is a quote deserved an A tinthis rrom Churchill, whichlcannoi When you pun Ihese dilemmas on just now recall - though perhaps you a world scale. Ihey're very small. can) to Ihe effect that Ihose young irisignificaniproblems. The hardships people who do noi set ou, to conquer Australians endured during Ihe life have 501.1ehow missed Ihe point - Depression and World War it are a and the fun! Your group obviously consianl situaiion for people living makeq no misiake abou, it today in places such as Ethiopia Busl regards Bangladesh or Zaire. Lucky we are G. N. Bushey 100. in being oneo, then chest couniry Nashville. Tennessee. USA

Editorial Committee

Editor Sub-Editor/ Sport Sub-Editor/School News Illustraior Staff Consultanis

Cailin Mallhew Freyr Pailerson Susanna Siegal Mirinda Youngs

foul Benneii. Krisiine Cooke Ann Farlcy and John Rowell

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produced a lis, of important people problani is harmilie syne mugmy a mummyicontenikriowledgebaseburwi, h toevi*Iree they conld mum and events which he rimintains should pre-"alee History teacher. angela ajarrowledgeofso, rep, needL"sasaxia, ed belaughiin History classrooms. Both Creamg ianreniedll" us it^try rip witherInalit, 11thgadeval. infoiLtlrefirsi as will uswily have coLaglilre hawl- fun ? articles can be round in the August poach is NOT readily omened in am oysterIslamildaskwnuldbe: wlrow, re edge hare beline tileir amenis hill why A din fines conchas will be rumi*d: theme"is an entry. ingunethis Tel^ before process. They both seem to tinl we have mud a long way from Snugiis can see tinigh an ideology adsru"ise says cutieuluni^ist. mad 10kirowledgeatoitheimrericansuiAus imply that how you are thinking be- byusismgf"lullerallisimai"^ which monmes contenifi^ historian. Lane, reeSien^e. is orig\re- nana daring World WarTwo. for it ism fore you encounter the subsiance of by harmsofpadice. .. usual leastuntil Forexample. asimpleconienianalysis tier"econnaliohisioricalr"^h. Iwnuld titleofabciokofil, eruneiunie;a^:Inn Ihelesson. I orthemagazine article)is 1983. That is 11re year I msl, ed cone often haoks orientevcols hirame phio- addimiislmildbecennaltoieaching. am unldrnu"tely oninlpint. alertslack of irrelevant. Ih",. e rip, obj, in ". intrl, at. Bachinio tile history orhisimyiach- gadis of itren than of wonren. Sindenis 101amiing emulation nuniihat theta, n sinnld, row IPatticularly have aproblem with the ing in Qi"ishiid. mrside my Nits, ^ Inny harlote corelLideihai historians in Tireconeepofaaaricltsiolim^ant be^huntimlisiulyiobere^ notion Ihai thereis a set body of his- nests at tile U, tirersity of qieaislarid impstmusthaveval. tithepibticsplrere facts wild be an omitiernn to any halo by my, rew book on the suitingic. Ienm ladealknowledgeoutthere. which all dine is aimxiaritevide, Kenornpastsiu- ormmi. funnelimilre un"alespliereof han. As re ,new ulmush tinre and per- draytitled. ' its", dYank*in trimid students should know. Grabam has dais lettings. allimi^$1exis an, d wonren. and 10 mad belrold must of fuse spedivesclunge. so muslindelihiU". of of OZ' ? Waddihaibe tired unrlerS. Y dadved his alphabetised lis, from the agri amk puga, .rs that lire obsession historians wlro wince lire texts we nren. sigthcant cumni tsus. ami impmmi orO ?) work of E. D. Hitsch mr: who I sus- with omani unmilled und, #mm in furred onlywiththisawamness. inchitity historical facts. Of musealisiof "inunor- oning a redli mmy Camii argus prered that from the 'Jinr". in fact I saline byi's ite Angela. have told Grabam's lisi. BCGS history $11xients studeniceni, edi, Iq"mesonldbeu

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Music camps a great overture During the course of firsi Ienn. permnned this last piece on assembly. threedifferenimusiccamps wereheld. They played ilexpenly. andiiwas met These were Siting Camp. Band Camp with an astounding recepiion and Choir Worksliops. All three were The purpose or these two ni"siC very successful and were enjoyed by camps was to gel everyone back in 10 all who worked ha, d to develop kill music mode after Ihe Christmas holi and team spin, over the two day. of days and 10 give new group members each experience an opportunity to gel to know their String Camp On Saturday 10 fellow members. 11 also ga\. e both

'A tale of sound and fury' What do you get when you to lifein melodramatic, Brechiian throw a bunch or devoted pretentious BBC. as well as Shakespeare fanatics together. not alternative futuristic acting styles in the GlobeTheatre. but in our very The traditional Elizabethan Melissa Kingston post-structural" version. others brought ThP Merehn, 11 of Ve, 11ce

On Saturday U May, filly. February. Grammars new string conduciors ihe. OPPiriunity tonnd ihe live B. G. G. S. students participated teacher. past student. Miss Catheri qtrengihs and weak, jus*CS within the in ANCA res, 96. a secondary Milligan and the members of I Ad- group and to decide on the difficulty school choral festival concert that Shakes ream Can bring ou not song, "B ru sh up you r produced by the Australian Only sound and fury' but Ihe best Shaker paire vanced String Orchestra and Siting oilhe repertoire choir Workshops: On 4and 25 National Choral Association in actors as well Orches, re 2. along with their violins Other sri performances were violas. cellos and double basses. de- February the inaugumlchoirworkshop$ Queensland a Ih Concert Hall, Excerpts from a range of by year twelves Frankie Mason as Shakes peare's works and the parted for Margate Uniting Church were held. On Saturday. Ihe members .p. Lady Macbeth and Caltlin Hunter Q. FA. C Youth and Conference Cenire ANCA Qid sinves 10 revjde Elizabethan world wereperformed, as Puck or Year 8 Ghoir and Groinmar Sing The weekend consist of numer- erg assembled at EC o01. rider the unleashing many unknown talents All the actors on the night scholars with the opportunity to hiddenin schoolpersonalities. along should beeongratulated us they all ous rehearsals and seciional tutorials capable leadership o MieR Emily Cox singin. massed choir and to expose Iwhich. forthosewhoarenon-musical. and guesiiutor. Ms Anne MCWilliam with some deep and dark desires contributed to the success of the them to a repertoire which cannot are sepamie rehearsals foreach section the choirs worked hard to produce an Mention must be made of Mr evening performance be permnned in their own school wilhin each orchesimi. and o course. excelieni perlomiance for the parents environment A1an Dale in his kilt. Mrs Robyn Special pmisemustgoto alithe plenty or fun Colwillandherchoiceofbevemges at the end o the day singers and musicians for a The concert roninred the work All this hard work was ackiiowl- On Sunday. the members o U or the ANCA Qid Festival and and the three Witches. Mrs Penny spectacularfinale edged when the musicians displayed CapellaandCameraia, themoaudiiion Youth choir both under the Mumhy, MrsMerrylPapasandMrs Them oneymisedtlcoughticket their efforts at an "end of camp" con- choirs. were back at school, or another direction or Greene Motton and HeIen Gemghly for showing us that sales was appropriateIy donated by cert for the parents on Sunday after- workshop. agarn producing nunning accompanied by Ralph Motton. even teachers have a gentler, more BOGS. 's Shakesream Club to human side Globelink'. This operation calls results The ANCA Qld Youth Choir, Advanced Strings played'Vivaldi Overturning all the upon the Shakespeare enthusiasts The proga, ns included rehearsals with membership restricted to Concerto Grosso Op. 6. Number 11" with Miss Cox and Ms MewillianL students in years 10 to 12, rormed Constraints Of today'$ generally from around the worldto subsidise andSinngOrchestra2played"warni concentrating on different aspects or the core of the Festival choir and Conservative yet in accurate the renovations that the Globe reeption ofiShakes^are, the cast Theatre in London is currently resurrected the authentic spint of undergoing. noon Concerto Gross Op. 6. Number I. " each piece. The groups also combined own Gehnnann Theatre? That's ethos wasnoiforgoiteninihemidsi righl: Brisbane Girls' Grammar of innovaiion. Mrs Trisha Rhodes School's inaugural Shakes penman andhersisier. ChristneCahi11.111ust SoirEe. Held on October 20 1995. be congratulated for Iheir lively the enthusiastic thespians proved introduction to the night with their Judy Haineworlh

conels, .a of eighty-two members The two orchestras combined for for mass choir works and technique from sixteen secondary school, Delius"TwoAq. "rents". String camp sessionsandtolkedaboutpostL, re voice Thl, choral group offered older wasageatsuccess andiiwas onexcel- production, concentration skills and sindents the chance to perform in lent way to start the year the importance of individual effort to a smaller group with a more Ba. .a Camps 0.1 the weekend of the success of the group concentrated work pro Friday16FebruarytoSunday 18Febru- Miss Cox said: 'The purposeof the included a three. day camp at ary. us Sentor Concert Band, with the day was to have an intensive rehearsal Brisbane Grammar School cond, "cor. MrAn^wJarvis. embarked or so of the repertoire for the year The Festival Choir comprised on the annual BadCamp. Likesting and also to build the singers' aware- of 700 gride"Is between years 8 Camp. BandCnmpwas heldatMargale. ness and vocal technique for perform- and 12, from twenty. three and consisted of sectional tutorials and ance etiquette. and many skills related different schools in B ' b full band rehearsals. This coinp also 10 choral singing. withoui Ihe disuse- we" as, for the first lime in AN A concluded with a nunish in a very lionsofanonn"Isehoolday rehearsal history, ,chools from the Gold enjoyable concert for the parents mishoped!, at an overnightchoircamp Coast. Mackay, Ih Sunshine The band worked on pieces such wall be held next year Coast and IPswich as: "Sendin, IreClowns". ' 10's tickers Mr Iaivis Raid: "Mu

his works. Someevenwentsofaras in return a time capsule to u ate the scripts with a more containing the exploits or modem flavour. While Macbeth BCG. S. 's Shakespeareanlifewill and Waspresentedin "the post-colonial, be buried within the actual theatre Fantastic Feinberg Fantasia The cum, nentstlmt wereli"tom"I on Saturday the Ihinieih or March. Included. ' e music us lovely The elegant grounds or Government Isn't the selling beauiiful? ouse. "Feintsrg". were an amazing I love the aimosphere Rpcciacle wiih gli"ering lights. won- I'm having a grea, time derful table decorations and laughier The eventng was nor only a co mingled with Ih magical music of the cml sueces\. hulalso a financial one studenis and Ihe MyIhos Quartel requiring in funds for the purchase or All one hundred and thirty-seven new equipment for the mustc SIu guestsonihe nighiwen!plea*edthaiihe dents Governor. Her Excellency. M kneen Prepamiionsare alltad> underway Ford. came 10 Ihe convi\Iai gathering mrihe 1997 Faniacia. <0 don't in, *\Ihe on Ih, Fomal Lawn. Everyon a re- experience Moileah Clarke ciated herbeingableio findlheiimeio share the splendour of Ihe evening. if The first of the BCGS Music Sup- only for a short while port Committees Faniasias was held

Haydn Beethoven's Ky, , E, e, son Anemia I anuelj. I Was Glad arryl, the Brazili"n Salmo 150 IAg"ian, "'foreSho"MGO" Yo" Worthy (Mulhollandl, with French horn played by Ninel Kee of BC. S and Daniel Ellem of Bremner S. H. S. Jamaica" MarkerPI"c mr. row) with pertussion by Sin, on Carl, David Hunt and Owen POWell of a Fete. s and Ng""" I k , with the Aumralian Voices The ANCA Qld Youth Choir. after a more intensive rehearsal nod contributed six pieces or chorel most eruiec. to the restival as we" as O C&, p re", Handr by VaughanW"11nm, , where, beehoir was joined by the phenomenal Australian Voices After interval the Australian Voices, also conduded by Greene Morlo", performed a bracket of all Australian songs including Ng"y"!,", - H * Dr, "Ming by Stephen Leek and The Lis""ing Land bv Orlovich The ANCA experience will certainly ino be forgotten by those who took part. MrMor, on s words or reassurenee= Wryou don I know I words of the song the rson beside you won't doh you in because they don't know Ihen either'. Miss Heather Budianan s remark "und any of your parents buy tlck. 15 in the front row? All they willseeisGraeme'shackside!" and Cmeme's retort. "What s wrong with Greene's backside? and the amazing experience or working with thetalents or Gineme and Ralph Morton in such an Impress, ve venue as the Concert Hall will enemye that ANCA rest '% lingers long in the memory of every particlpan

BGGSOGA Annual Dinner

When Where

August 2nd Friday , 00 pm for 7.30

U of Q Staff Club. SI Lucia Guest Speaker Fellcity William* to speak to her niasie, e

thesis: 'Kaihleen Minord Lillcy' Woman Educator or Educator or Women' 'Confimi sonie idea\ or cast new light

$45 00 inclusive Christ line furvis

Cost

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Sue Meeking 32022882 Dorothy BOUTSuignon 3208.357 Sylvia Pegs 134903*8

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