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COLLEGIAN 1993

THE COLLEGE COUNCIL 1993

Capt. Geoff Monks Rev’d Geoff Blyth

Ms Margaret Nadebaum Rev’d Ian Tozer

Mr Simon Holthouse Mr Brian Dalzell Dr Paul McLeod

Mrs Felicity Hopkin Mrs Marianne Hasson

Members

Mrs Valerie Cavill Dr Kamala Chelvanayagam

Mrs Ellen Cox Mrs Glenys Ford

Mrs Marion Fredriksson Mr Ross Gardiner Dr Keith Grainger

Dr Lenn Harris Mr Rex Harrison Mr Colin Heath

Rev’d Dr Geoffrey Lilburn Mrs Margaret McCoubrie

Mr Don Newman Mr Rob Scott

Ms Margaret Thomas Mr John Wisbey

The Moderator ChairmanPrincipal of the College Minister of the Parish Secretary TreasurerRepresentative of Parents’ & Friends’ Association Representative of M.L.C. Collegians Representative of Country Parents

COVER: Photographs by Mr. B. Thompson

EDITORIALThroughout this year, I have been amazed at how

rapidly time passes. At the risk of using a familiar cliche, it really did seem like yesterday that I began Year One at Barclay House. Yet, not only was this twelve, long years ago, but I am about to depart from this school and become an ex- MLC student.

Needless to say, it is most difficult to capture twelve years of experiences at this school. Through friendship, edu­cation obtained in and out of the classroom and sheer hard work, the Year Twelve students have acquired knowledge and wisdom that only a school such as MLC could provide. Looking back now on my years at this school, I can fully appreciate the caring environment in which we have worked, the wide-ranging activities offered and the high standard of education enforced at all year levels.

This appreciation only arrives when one is about to leave the school and enter a new phase in one’s life. I remem­ber hearing during one of my exams this year (which also seemed like yesterday!) the loud echoes of lower school stu­dents playing a game that I once played at their age.

“Crocodile, crocodile - may we cross the river...?”I thought back to my own days in Barclay House when our Headmistress would tell us to remain silent around Bosisto Hall for the duration of the Year Twelve exams. Like the Year Ones of today, we did not fully understand the impor­tance of silence to the “big girls”, nor did it affect us whether they were doing exams or not (besides, that was years away for us!). Now, as a “big girl”, I can understand both parties’ views but definitely side with the Year Twelves who require silence during exams. However, this realisation has come about through experience, wisdom and the reality of having to sit important exams. This is something the Year Ones will learn with time.

MLC only begins the learning process for its stu­dents. With the endless opportunities available for everyone, we are all encouraged to find our strengths and excel in these areas, whether they he in the field of music, sport, drama or in academic subjects. All the experiences acquired at MLC are invaluable to students as they allow us to find who we really are and who we wish to become. This exposure to a wide range of options can only be beneficial, as the skills and knowledge developed at school, will encourage more endeav­ours later in life.

COLLEGIAN EDITORDonna Hsu

The end of school marks the start of adult life. The Year Twelves are about to use their skills and venture into their new lives. Looking back now, in hindsight, I can appre­ciate my time at MLC. Along with my peers, I will continue to seek knowledge and experience which our school has encouraged at all times. I will always be reminded of our school motto, “Per Ardua ad Alta - Strive for the highest”, and encourage it to become the “life motto” of all MLC students. The following motto is that of a school in Flensburg, Germany, which I also find to be very applicable.

“Non scholae sed vitae discimus. ”“We do not learn for school - we learn for life. ”

Whether you are leaving MLC this year or in the years to come, may you come to cherish and appreciate your time at this school. We should all continue the education that MLC has started for us. “Per Ardua ad Alta” forever. Give to the world your best.

Donna Hsu

COLLEGIAN COMMITTEEBack Row (L to R): K. Bath, F. Bright, D. Hsu, L. Rigden 3rd Row: K. Conway, C. Davidson, M.Macgill, C. King 2nd Row: Mrs J. Shepherd, B. Hollingworth, K. Oh Front Row: R. Davidson, J. Harman, J. Bailye Absent: J. Hewitt, G. Khong, B. Mendelsohn, M. Dunlop,C. Henderson

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PRINCIPALEach year’s edition of ‘Collegian’, through

photography and print, provides a snapshot of the College and its students and staff. Through this magazine, readers from within the College community and beyond glean a comprehensive impression of the College. For those beyond our immediate community, the impression is one means of their coming to know us. For those of us within the College, the impression brings the immediate pleasure of identifying oneself or one’s friends in print or photo­graph as well as providing a source of nostalgic pleasure, over future years, as we reminisce about our years at the College.

Apart from its appeal to individual readers, each edition of ‘Collegian’ becomes an important addition to the College archives, thereby ensuring that the activities and achievements of the College in any particular year are recorded for posterity.

This year’s edition conveys an impression of the College community through a kaleidoscope of students of different ages, cultural backgrounds, varied interests and talents and of boarders and day girls. It also highlights the diversity of background and talents of our very large staff, both teaching and non-teaching. The photographs convey a happiness and sense of sharing which characterise so much of College life. When one compares the photogra­phy of this edition of ‘Collegian’ with that in some of the earlier editions, one is struck by the spontaneity and infor­mality of many of the photographs compared with the for­mality of yesteryear. This has enabled the editors of recent editions more-easily to express photographically the variety of activities in which our students are involved in ways which capture the quintessential spirit of the College.

The text reinforces the broadly-based curriculum which offers each girl the opportunity to develop academi­cally, spiritually, culturally, physically and socially, and records the fine achievements of College teams and indi­viduals in each of these areas. The central place in College life of the six Houses and the importance of the Year groups are most apparent. Then there are the exam­ples of students’ creative writing and art and craft works through which each of the writers and artists conveys to her audience a unique perspective on life.

The articles from groups like the Parents’ & Friends’ Association and the Collegians have an important place in ‘Collegian’. Each is working to foster and devel­op strong continuing links between parents, friends and former students so that the College community remains strong and keeps alive the unique traditions of the College at the same time as being forward-looking.

The passing of time changes many things. Ten years hence, the dress and hairstyles in most of the pho­tographs will no doubt appear curious and prompt an affectionate chuckle. Some of the writers and artists will probably smile wryly, but warmly, at the creative efforts

PRINCIPALMs Margaret Nadebaum

of their younger years. Each person represented through­out the magazine will be ten years older and have experi­enced a range of joys and disappointments which at pre­sent are unpredictable. Changes in technology will proba­bly mean that ‘Collegian’ itself will be produced in a quite different way.

However, whilst change is inevitable and some­times prone to whim, and whilst the College must move with the times, fortunately, some things, like the Christian commitment of the College and the other values which underpin its operation are less mutable. Certainly, the College motto, 'Per Ardua ad Alta’, is as relevant today as a focus for every person in the College as it was when the first ‘Collegian’ was published. Each successive ‘Collegian’ is an annual record which bears testimony to the extent to which striving for the highest is reflected throughout the College in the endeavours and achieve­ments of our students and staff. 1993 has been no excep­tion.

Ms Margaret Nadebaum

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HEAD GIRLSo often this year, I’ve been surprised by the very

fact that it is our final year at school. I’ve walked into class­rooms and seen someone I haven’t known and I’ve found myself vaguely considering whether she was in a year group above or below me; I’ve read the daily bulletin and skipped over the Year 12 notices as I have always done, and I’ve gone through the motions of pretending to have prepared for tests while secretly promising myself that “in Year 12 I’d really work” all of which have been absent-minded rituals that I have performed throughout my high school life. However, this year they were accompanied by a short, sharp stab of realisa­tion as within seconds I remembered, and not without a gentle wave of panic, that I was in Year 12, that there was no year above me, and this was the year that I was supposed to “really work”.

And yet, conversely, it is strange how quickly my year and I found ourselves filling the shoes of so many before us. lo and I attended the annual Commonwealth Day Youth Rally at Government House and spent the final part of the afternoon establishing new and better relationships with the representatives from other schools. This proved valuable throughout the year as we, and the prefect body, met those from our surrounding schools at many functions including a multi-denominational service at St. George’s Cathedral, an International Women’s Day breakfast, a student conference held at ITC, a “Challenges of the Future” breakfast, a Reception for Senior Secondary Students hosted by Lady Burt at Government House, and many official and unofficial meet­ings and assemblies with CCGS, PLC and a special visit from Willetton Senior High School which was an enjoyable and extremely interesting meeting.

At the risk of echoing so many girls that have passed through MLC over the decades, I must say that our Year 12 Ball was our “Night of Nights”. There’s nothing quite like beautiful dresses, exquisite food, endless photographs, a shin­ing ballroom and partners with which to dance the night away, to ensure that our (almost unattainably high) expectations were reached. I’m sure for all of us it was a night that will go down in our archives of memorabilia.

On behalf of the Yr 12’s there are so many people I would like to thank for all their support and enthusiasm over these years. Ms Nadebaum, Mrs Shepherd and especially Mrs Telfer deserve so much recognition for everything they have done for us this year, and they have our sincere thanks.

It is only now, I think, as we come to the end of our school days that we begin to understand how much our year group has shared. Over five years so many friendships have been formed, some which will stand the test of time, others which will, seemingly, flicker and fade, but all of which at any stage in the years to come, will provide us with a network of strength, encouragement, laughter, mutual experience and memories. The future may be unknown, but it is bright with the reflected light of our ambitions and plans.

I wish everyone the best of luck in their future lives and I feel sure that the class of 1993 will lend truth to the phi­losophy that “if you reach for the stars you’ll bump into the moon”.

Kerry Bath

HEAD GIRLKerry Bath

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PREFECTSBack row (L to R): V. Heitman, C. Read, J. Millington, D. MacKenzie, L. Rigden

Middle row: M. Macgill, K. Bath, J. McCoubrie,C. Davidson, T. Fiegert

Front row: K. Conway, N. Stanley, M. Klinger, R. Dow, R. LloydAbsent: W. Wong, J. Wilkinson

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(Naturally, teachers will be “unable” to recall having said the following, but students know best!! - Ed.) QUOTABLEMrs Sonntag “I wish I could shoot the lawnmower man” Mrs Skidmore “It’s all relative”

“I’ll make you line up outside” “Don’t get depressed”“Who feels energetic?” “Uni will be a breeze”

Mr Row “O.K. Let’s move!”“It must be a boy!”

“What about my abortion? Oh, where did I get my shoes?..”

Mr Sofoulis “Mickey Mouses and Donald Ducks”“If you move protons, I’ll move you!”“BIG, neat, well-labelled diagrams!”

Mrs Leather “SHUT UP GIRLS!!”“Oh, I talk too much ...”“You’re doing a TEE subject...”

“Look up at my elephants when you get Mrs Costello “I got the worst room - between Ireland andstuck” Swingler”

“Where’s my Mars Bar?” “I could learn a lot of Chem from this

Mr Comber “You guys are sick ...”“I’m only dyslexic with numbers”“Paint me green and call me Gumby!”

class”“.... not that you ever listen”“The world is put on hold prior to the Year

12 Ball”Mrs Tonkin “Come on girls ... it’s not 20 questions!!!”

“I HAVE mellowed” Mrs Biddles “I like scones”

“... and then she KISSED his stiff stick!”

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STAFFNEW FACES, NEW FORCES

1993 will certainly be remembered as a year in which there were some significant changes in the faces seen around our campus. For a start we have a new principal, Margaret Nadebaum, whom we all awaited eagerly with a mixture of pleasurable anticipation combined with some trepi­dation. She soon became a familiar sight and has certainly made a positive impact on the life of the school. We hope that she is very happy in her new role. This year also saw a new business manager in the person of Ann Willis who took over from Bernard Godwin in October 1992.

Term 4 will see a new secretary replace the much­loved Vanessa Pyett who will be leaving us at the end of Term 3. We wish Vanessa the very best wishes in her new job and hope that she will continue to be available for the thousands of questions which we still want to ask. Will the school survive without her? Speaking of survival, when we heard that Tony Critchley, our chef was moving on, we were really disturbed as his contribution to our physical well-being has been immense! We welcome Geoff Howell into his new role and certainly wish him well.

In addition to these changes “at the top” we have also been pleased to welcome some other new faces into our school community: Lee Barker (Physical Education), Judith Boyne (Health Education), Jacqueline Brown (Languages), Margaret Calder (Mathematics), Stephanie Chen (Science), Pat Corey (Head of Computing), Amanda Loss (Library), Stephanie Nicholls (Music), Cathy Oliver (Dance), Kim Stoddart (Art Specialist in the Preparatory School) and Kathryn Tamminga (English).

It was with considerable regret that we said farewell to Jenny MacGill and Mareena Van Kann earlier this year, each of them having spent many years teaching and working at MLC. Adrian Beck left us at the end of 1992 to move north to St. Mary’s. We also said hello and goodbye to Kathy Pickup, Jean Bamford and Julia Stead, the latter of whom is part of a current MLC staff trend - having babies. New MLC recruits have recently been supplied by Melissa Davies and

QUOTESMr Ireland “It's not what you know

It's not who you knowIt's what you are.”

Mrs Stein “It’s within your packages girls”

Mr Spindler “Did anyone bring their books?”“Be careful - I’ll get my big stick out!”

Mrs Gibson “Frankly, I find that quite boring”

Mrs Lewis “Who swapped the lids of my pens?”

Mrs Palmer “No more eating girls - it makes me look bad”

Mr Swann “Don’t be concerned with the quantity, the quality of the audience is more important”

Mrs Rigden “Why do I bother with Year 12’s?”“Hughes banged his fist on the desk”“Boys’ schools smell”“That’s a big mouthful to swallow”

Kathryn Lamberto each of whom gave birth this year to beau­tiful baby girls. In addition to staff taking maternity leave we welcome back Beverley Hollyock from distant climes and in turn farewell Susanne Biddles who will be on long service leave until the end of the year. Goodbyes are appropriate in a different way to Jenny Timms who leaves her role as teacher/librarian in order to take up a interesting new chal­lenge - that of being the school’s first archivist.

As always, our social life is alive and well. We began the year with a delightful evening at Chois and Mary Hill’s place (at which we experimented with outside caterers,) and whose express purpose was to provide an opportunity for our new principal, new staff members and everyone else in the school community to meet together in a relaxed and informal manner. It was a real success all round and a most pleasant way to begin the year.

This year we’ve been experimenting with the idea of alternating drinks after school in a variety of pubs. This seems to have been quite a popular idea - at least with the merry throng who’ve congregated on these occasions.

At the end of Term 2 we had another relaxed and convivial gathering at Chris Leather’s beautiful old home where some sixty or so people gathered in a roar of animated chatter. We hope to have another get together in a few weeks time to celebrate the end of Term 3 - this time at a Northbridge restaurant selected as a result of some dedicated eating by a member of the social committee, Simon O’Brien.

By the way of conclusion, as well as changes in faces this year there have been other kinds of changes, too. To begin with, the staffroom now boasts its own transportable public address system so that we can all hear important notices at morning tea time. More importantly, however, the President of the Staff Association is now a member of the Development Committee, a sub-committee of the School Council. Thanks to Margaret and the School Council, Methodist Ladies College is in the process of developing a master plan of and for the whole school campus for the pre­sent and well into the future. The presence of a staff member on such a major committee is a significant step forward, and one which we hope will be continued in the future.

Sylvia Watson

Ms Glenister “Giiiiiirrrrrrls..... ”

Ms Hill “Mach die Mund zu!”“How stuuuuupid!”

Ms Watson “Hush please ...”“It was disappointing to find MLC girls giggling during certain bedroom scenes”

Mr Stanton “That’s not good enough!”“Where the devil have you been?”“Stop being a rebel!”

Mrs Lambert “I’ve decided to be powerful and sit on a chair”

Mrs Fisher “Zero in on that girls”

Mr Kurz “Read and summarise Chapters 12 to 411”

Mr Ford “If you like collecting jargon ...”“Don’t ask rude questions!”

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ENGLISHBack row (L to R): Mrs S. Ashdown, Mrs. N. Ridsdill-Smith,Ms S. Watson, Mrs B. JackMiddle row: MrsJ. Shepherd, Mrs B. Tonkin,Mrs M. Sonntag, Mrs S. BiddlesFront row: Ms J. Stead, Mrs L. Joll, Miss K. Tamminga

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SCIENCEBack row (L to R): MrsJ. Gibson, MrN. Sofoulis,Mr B. Stanton, Miss S. Chen, Mrs Y. Palmer, Mrs D. Spencer Front row: Mrs C. Leather, Mr D. Swingler, Mrs C. Lewis, Mr I. Ford, Mrs B. Clarke

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SOCIAL STUDIES/RELIGIOUS EDUCATIONBack row (L to R): MissJ. Hutchison, Mrs N. Ridsdill-Smith, Mr B. KurzMiddle row: MrsJ. Rigden, MrsJ. Leoni, MrD. Row,Mrs E. HardyFront row: MrsJ. House, Ms M. Glenister, Mr J. Oxnam, Rev’d L. Purdie

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MATHEMATICSBack row (L to R): Mrs M. Armstrong, Mr M. Comber, Mrs G. Costello, Mr S. O’Brien, Mr D. Ireland Front row: MrsJ. Skidmore, Mrs M. Calder, Mr J. Claffey, Mrs M. Telfer

LANGUAGES AND BUSINESS STUDIESBack row (L to R): MrsJ. MacGill, Ms W. Spindler, Miss J. Hutchison, Mrs L. Fisher Front row: Ms M. Hill, Mrs K. Lamberto, Mrs S. Silbert, Mrs S. Stein

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PRACTICAL AND CREATIVE ARTSBack row (L to R): Mrs B. Warner, Mr J. Garde,Ms C. Thomas, Mr K. HarrisonMiddle row: MrsL. Joll, MrsJ. Lambert, Mrs B. Jack,Mrs S. Bevan, Mrs C. LordFront row: Mr R. Swann, MrsJ. Milne, Mrs E. Domoney, Mrs S. Nicholls, Mrs C. Slade

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LIBRARYL to R: Mrs M. Wojcicki, Mr B. Thompson, Mrs M. O’Brien, Mrs J. Timms

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PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATIONBack row (L to R): Miss P. Wadsworth, Miss S. Summerville,Ms E. Davenport, Miss L. BarkerFront row: Mrs J. Maskiell, Mrs A. Boyce, Mrs J. Boyne,Mrs L. Hughes

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SPECIAL CARERSBack row (L to R): Mrs S. Shaw, Mrs J. LawsonMiddle row: Sr J. Haselhurst, Sr S. Campbell, Mrs L. LyttonFront row: Mrs H. Feutrill, Mrs B. Barker, Mrs R. Blackburn

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ADMINISTRATIONBack row (L to R): Mrs A. Leadbetter, Mrs S. Martin,Mrs L. Klepec, Mrs J. Janney, Mrs B. Wyatt, Mrs A. Willis, Mrs W. HickmanFront row: Mrs D. Newman, Miss H. Meyer,Mrs N. Meredith, Miss A. Dunn, Mrs V. Pyett, Ms H. Bruechle

CATERING STAFF

Back row (L to R): N. D’Castro, G. Howell, A. Critchley Front row: P. McGregor, K. Wood, J. Turbett, K. Roe Absent: A. Bunyan, N. Ruan, N. Martin, S. Allerton,C. Drake-Brockman, N. Turned, D. Mann, C. Kavanagh

GROUNDS STAFFBack row (L to R): Mr R. Walsh, Mr B. Callaghan,Mr P. Harvey, Mr T. AllenFront row: Mr M. O ’Brien, Mr R. Hodgetts, Mr R. Bartlett, Mr K. Coates

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THE COLLEGE STAFF 1993Principal: Ms M. Nadebaum, B.A., Dip.Ed. (UWA),

M.Ed.Admin. (UNE), FACE, FIEA (WA), FAIM Deputy Principal: Mrs J. Shepherd, B.A., Dip.Ed., S.D.E.S.(Oxon), M.A.C.E.

Business Manager: Mrs A. Willis, M.B.A., Dip.T.P., B.Sc.(Hons), MRTPI, AIMM

Dean of Studies: Mr D. Swingler, B.Sc.(Hons), Dip.Ed. Headmistress of Barclay House: Mrs L. Drew,

Dip.Teach., B.Ed.(ECE), Grad.Dip.Ed.Admin., M.A.C.E.

Chaplain: Rev’d L. Purdie, B.A., T.C.Development Officer: Ms M. Eddington, Dip.P.E.,Grad.Dip.P.E.

School Counsellors: Mrs J. Lawson, B.A., Dip.Ed., Grad.Dip.Psych(Couns), B.Ed., M.A.P.S.

Mrs S. Shaw, B.A., Dip.Ed., Grad.Dip.Psych (Couns) Mrs R. Blackburn, B.A., Dip.Ed.,Grad.Dip.Psych (Couns) Learning Support: Mrs H. Feutrill, Dip.Teach., Grad.Dip.Rem.Ed.

Nursing Sisters: Sr S. Campbell, S.R.N.Sr J. Haselhurst, S.R.N.

HEADS OF YEARS Year 8 Mrs S. SilbertYear 9 Mrs N. Ridsdill-SmithYear 10 Mrs E. HardyYear 11 Mrs J. RigdenYear 12 Mrs M. Telfer

SENIOR SCHOOL HEADS OF SUBJECTS Literature and English:Ms M. Sonntag, B.A.(Hons), M.A., Dip.Ed.English in Years 11 & 12:Mrs M. Davies, B.Ed.(Dist), Dip.Teach.(Dist) Mathematics: Mr J. Claffey, B.A., B.Ed., M.Sc. Science: Mrs Y. Palmer, B.Sc., Dip.Ed.Social Studies: Ms M. Glenister, B.A., Dip.Ed.Art: Mr J. Garde, T.C., A.A.T.Biology: Mrs Y. Palmer, B.Sc., Dip.Ed.Business Education: Mrs S. Stein, Dip.Teach. Chemistry: Mr I. Ford, B.Sc.(Hons), A.R.A.C.I. Grad.Dip.Ed.

Computer Education: Mrs P. Corey, B.Ed., Grad.Dip.Com.

Theatre Arts: Mrs L. Joll, B.A.(Hons), M.Ed.,A. S.D.A., L.T.C.L.

Early Childhood Studies: Mrs J. Milne, Dip.Teach.,B. Ed.

Economics: Mr B. Kurz, B.A., Dip.Ed.Geography: Mr D. Row, B.A., B.Ed.Health Education: Mrs L. Hughes, Dip.A.C.P.E., A.T.C.L.

History: Ms M. Glenister, B.A., Dip.Ed.Home Economics: Mrs E. Domoney, Dip.H.Ec.Tch. Human Biology: Mrs Y. Palmer, B.Sc., Dip.Ed. Languages: Ms M. Hill, B.A.(Hons), Dip.Ed., R.S.A., Cert.TEFL A.

Learning Centre: Mrs L. Lytton, B.A., B.Ed.(Hons) Media Studies: Mrs C. Lord, B.A., T.C.Music: Mr R. Swann, Mus.B.(Hons), B.Mus.Ed. Physical Education: Ms E. Davenport, B.A., M.A., Dip.Ed., Dip.A.C., M.A.C.E.

Physics: Mr N. Sofoulis, M.Sc.(Phys), T.C.Religious Education: Rev’d L. Purdie, B.A., T.C. Resource Centre: Mrs M. O’Brien, B.A., T.C., A.L.A.A. Speech: Mrs J. Hart, L.T.C.L.

SECONDARY ACADEMIC STAFFMrs M. Armstrong, B.Sc., M.Ed., T.C.Mrs S. Ashdown, B.A., Dip.Teach.Miss Y. Bartlett, B.P.E.Mrs S. Biddles, B.A., Dip.Ed.Mrs R.Blackburn, B.A., Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Psych(Couns) Mrs A. Boyce, B.Ed., Dip.Teach.Mr J.Claffey, B.Sc., Dip.Ed.Mrs B. Clarke, B.Ed.Mr M. Comber, Dip.Teach., M.A.C.E.Mrs P. Corey, B.Ed., Grad.Dip.Com.Mrs G. Costello, B.Sc., M.Ed., M.A.C.E.Ms L. Davenport, M.A., Dip.Ed., Dip.A.C., M.A.C.E. Mrs M. Davies, B.Ed.(Dist), Dip.Teach.(Dist)Mrs E. Domoney, Dip.H.Ec.TchMrs H. Feutrill, Dip.Teach., Grad.Dip.Rem.Ed.Ms S. Fletcher, B.Ed.Mr I. Ford, B.Sc.(Hons), A.R.A.C.I., Grad.Dip.Ed.Mr J. Garde, T.C., A.A.T.Mrs J. Gibson, B.Ed., T.C.Ms M. Glenister, B.A., Dip.Ed.Mrs E. Hardy, T.C.Mr K. Harrison, Mus.B.(Hons), A.Mus.A.,B.Mus.Ed.(Hons)

Mrs J.Hart, L.T.C.L.Mrs S. Hendriks, Dip.P.Ed.Ms M. Hill, B.A.(Hons), Dip.Ed., R.S.A., Cert.TEFLA Mrs B. Hollyock, B.A., Dip.Ed.Mrs J. House, T.C.Mrs L. Hughes, Dip.A.C.P.E., A.T.C.L.Miss J. Hutchison, B.A.Mr D. Ireland, M.App.Sc.(Math Edn), Dip.Ed.,M.A.C.E. Mrs B. Jack, B.A., Dip.Ed.Mrs L. Joll, B.A.(Hons), M.Ed., A.S.D.A., L.T.C.L.Mr B. Kurz, B.A., Dip.Ed.Mrs J. Lambert, B.A., Grad.Dip.Ed.Mrs K. Lamberto, B.A., Dip.Ed.Mrs J. Lawson, B.A., B.Ed., Grad.Dip.Psych.(Couns) Mrs C. Leather, B.Sc.(Hons), Dip.Ed.Mrs J. Leoni, B.A., Dip.Ed., Grad.Dip.R.E.Studies Mrs C. Lewis, M.Sc., Dip.Ed.Mrs C. Lord, B.A., T.C.Mrs L. Lytton, B.A., B.Ed.(Hons)Mrs J. Maskiell, T.C., Dip.Phys.Ed.Mrs J. Milne, B.Ed.Mrs M. O’Brien, B.A., T.C., A.L.A.A.Mr S. O’Brien, B.Sc., B.Ed.Mr J. Oxnam, B.A., Dip.Ed.Mrs Y. Palmer, B.Sc., Dip.Ed.Rev’d L. Purdie, B.A., T.C.Mrs N. Ridsdill-Smith, B.A.(Hons), Dip.Ed.Mrs J. Rigden, B.A.(Hons), Cert.Ed.Mr D. Row, B.A., B.Ed.Mrs S. Shaw, B.A., Dip.Ed., Grad.Dip.Psych.(Couns) Mrs J. Shepherd, B.A., Dip.Ed., S.D.E.S.(Oxon)Mrs S. Silbert, B.A.Mrs J. Skidmore, B.A., T.C.Miss J. Smith, A.F.A.Mr N. Sofoulis, M.Sc.(Phys), T.C.Ms M. Sonntag, B.A.(Hons), M.A., Dip.Ed.Mr W. Spindler, Grad.Dip.Ed.Mr B. Stanton, B.Sc., B.Com., Dip.Ed.Mrs S. Stein, Dip.Teach.Mr R. Swann, Mus.B.(Hons), B.Mus.Ed.Mr D. Swingler, B.Sc.(Hons), Dip.Ed.Mrs M. Telfer, B.A., T.C.Mrs B. Tonkin, M.A., Dip.Ed.Miss P. Wadsworth, T.C.Ms S. Watson, B.A., T.C.

BARCLAY HOUSEMrs M. Daventry, Dip.Teach., T.H.C., B.Ed.Mrs J. Guilfoyle, Dip.Teach.Mrs S. Hocking, Dip.Teach., B.Ed.Miss R. Mableson, Dip.Teach., B.Ed.Mrs W. McKenzie, Dip.Teach., B.Ed.(Dist)(Deputy Headmistress)

Mrs N. Rhodes, T.C.Miss M. Russell-Lane, B.A.JEduc.Dist.Mr B. Taylor, Dip.Teach.Mrs A. Warne, Dip.Teach.Music: Mrs S. Vernon, T.C.Art: Mrs K. Stoddart, Dip.Teach., B.A.(Visual Arts) P.E.: Mrs J. Borrill, B.Ed., Dip.P.E.Ballet: Miss L. Martlew, A.D.P.A., P.de B.E. Reg. Teach., Classical and Spanish, R.A.D., ISTD, B.M.A.A.D. and S.D.I.

Learning Support: Mrs M. Leeks, T.C.,Cert, of Infant Ed.(Melb)

LOTE: Mrs J. Raynor, B.A., Dip.Ed.Librarian: Mrs P. Flaherty, B.Ed., Grad.Dip.Appl.Sc. Secretary: Mrs J. Twine

ADMINISTRATION STAFFRegistrar: Mrs A. LeadbetterAccountant: Mrs B. WyattAssistant Accountant: Miss A. DunnComputer Systems Manager: Mr M. PittAssistant, Dean of Studies: Mr P. LuckasReception P/T: Mrs L. KlepecReception P/T: Mrs J. JanneyPay Roll Clerk: Ms W. HickmanStaff Typist: Mrs S. MartinReprographist: Mrs N. MeredithWP Operator/Creditors’ Clerk: Miss H. MeyerData Entry Clerk: Ms V. LusiAssistant, Development Office: Mrs D. NewmanPrincipal’s Secretary: Mrs V. PyettRegistrar’s Office: Mrs A. BatesRegistrar’s Office: Ms H. BruechleBookshop: Ms W. Hickman

BOARDING HOUSE STAFF Burnside: Mrs L. Nugent Langsford: Mrs M. Freitag, T.C.

Walton: Mrs M. Anderson Wesley: Mrs E. Chatfield

ANCILLARY STAFF

Mrs P. Ballantyne, Tech.Ed.Cert.(Lab. Technician)Mrs B. Barker (Assistant in the Learning Centre)Mrs A. Booth, Cert, of Lab. Practice (Lab. Technician) Mr B. Thompson (Audio Visual Technician)Mrs B. Warner, B.A., Dip.Ed. (Asst in the Music Department)Mrs M. Wojcicki, Assoc.Dip.Library Studies (Library Assistant)

MUSIC TUTORSFlute: Mrs J. Whitehead, M.A., B.A.(Hons),

A.Mus.A.Mr L. Slawomirski, A.Mus.A Mrs L. Bernay, D.Arts(Mus.), Dip.Ed.

Clarinet: Ms C. CahillOboe: Mrs S Nicholls, B.Mus.(Hons),

A.Mus.A.(Pno), L.Mus.A.(Ob)Bassoon: Miss S. Warner, B.Mus.(Hons)Saxophone: Mr G. Rickman, B.Ed., B.Mus., A.Mus.A.

Mr A Burnfield, Dip.T.French Horn: Mrs R. Tooby, B.Mus., Dip.Ed.

Miss K. RintoulTrombone: Mr W. McAllister, A.Mus.Trumpet: Miss R. Fleming, B. Mus.(Hons)Percussion: Mr A. Timcke, B.Mus.(Hons), Dip.Ed. Violin: Mr N. Barclay, A.G.S.M.

Mrs E. Bishop, B.A., Dip.Teach.Miss K. Drybrough, B.Mus.(Hons)

Viola: Miss S. Montgomery, B.Mus.(Hons)Cello: Mr I. Grandage, B.Mus.(Hons), A.Mus.A.

Miss C. Paget, L.Mus.A.Double Bass: Miss C. Reitzenstein Harp: Mrs J. Brook, B.Mus., Dip.Ed.Guitar: Mrs E. Bishop, B.A., Dip.Teach.Singing: Mrs S. Bevan, B.Mus.Ed.(Hons)

Mrs G. Slawomirski, A.Mus.Miss L. Venables, B.Mus.Ed.

Piano: Mrs H. Dear, T.C.Mrs S. Nicholls, B.Mus.(Hons)Mrs J. Lindsay, A.Mus.A., T.Mus.A., L.T.C.L., D.M.T.Mrs A. Taylor, L.R.S.M.

TENNIS COACHMr R Casey, B.A., T.P.A.A.

MAINTENANCE STAFF/CLEANING/DOMESTICSMrs B. AllenMr T. AllenMr B. CallaghanMr R. HodgettsMrs J. HornsbyMrs V. KittelMr B. MasonMr M. O’Brien (Maintenance Foreman)Mrs C. SladeMrs P. Stokes (Housekeeper)Mrs E. Williams Mrs D. Wright Mrs M. Yates

GROUNDSMEN Mr R. BartlettMr K. Coates (Senior Groundsman)Mr P. Edwards (Caretaker)Mr P. Harvey

CATERING STAFFMrs AllertonMs A. BunyanMr N. D’CastroMiss C. Drake-BrockmanMr G. Howell (Catering Manager)Ms D. Mann Ms N. Martin Mrs P. McGregor (Chef)Mr D. Murphy (Chef)Miss K. Roe Mr N. Ruan Mrs J. Turbett Miss N. Turnell Miss K. Wood

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CHAPLAINThis has been an interesting year for me with a num­

ber of new experiences. The organisation of a special Service of Induction, when the whole school community gathered to welcome the new Principal, Margaret Nadebaum, began the year in a mood of celebration. I have also enjoyed taking a larger part in the regular school assemblies and have found this both challenging and satisfying. Year Chapel services have been enlivened by contributions from a number of singing students and thanks are due to Sara Bevan for organis­ing this. The special evening service for boarders held each term has also benefited from music provided by Mrs Bevan and her singers.

It was a new experience for me to organise the Annual Barclay House Church Service. I thoroughly enjoyed the occasion. I regularly enjoy the involvement of the junior girls in their weekly Chapel. Barclay Chapel is always the highlight of my week. As I write this the Annual College Sunday Service for Years 8 to 11 is approaching. To celebrate this occasion at the College in Hadley Hall certainly makes me aware of how fortunate we are to have this magnificent facility.

Of course my work is not confined to services of worship. The Religious Education programme continues in the hands of a group of dedicated specialist teachers. The Social Service programme helps to keep before the girls the needs of those less fortunate than they. The cooperation and camaraderie between those with special responsibilities for pastoral care makes for a very happy working environment. This year, like past years, has been for me both rewarding and fulfilling. I am glad to be Chaplain here at MLC.

Lindsay Purdie

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SRCMISSION IMPOSSIBLE: to fit 59 hungry girls in the projec­tion room on a 42° day and discuss in an intelligent and innov­ative manner how to change the world.

Well... not quite, but it was clear after the first meet­ing of the Student Representative Council that if we were ever going to get exhaust fans in the showers, we needed to get seriously organised. Venues were changed, agendas were dis­tributed and it was “all systems go” for the “NEW LOOK - CHOC FULL OF ENTHUSIASM - WE WILL GET THINGS DONE” SRC!

Suddenly we were flooded with agenda items, the canteen being the Number 1 topic, followed by uniform, a few bizarre requests, not to mention the two of favourites: shorts for PE and phone card phones!Nevertheless, our achievments have been quite impressive, including:

-a ‘royal commission’ into the canteen (although the complaints for a better queueing system were almost drowned out by the grovelling for hot chips)

-a wall outside the Year 9 lockers so that they don’t get blown right off the cliff

-the re-covering of the overhead bridge (so that the rest of us don’t slide off onto the highway)

-an investigation into opaque stockings for winter uniform (no more ladders!)

None of this could have been achieved, however, without Kerry’s patient chairing of the meetings, the prefects and representatives’ co-operation and commitment, Mrs Telfer with her trusty photocopying and the sympathetic (if not sometimes amused) ears of Mrs Shepherd and Ms Nadebaum.

So good luck to next year’s SRC ... don’t get disillu­sioned if you can’t always change the world - there’s no harm in asking!

Lucy Rigden

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MUSICMusic, like language, is a form of communication. It

has the ability to awaken the most powerful and universal emotions. Music, however, spiritually transcends language for it has the “power of uttering the unspeakable” (Wagner).

Through the MLC Music Department we have opportunities to explore the many forms of musical expres­sion. Whether our participation be as a singer in the choir, or an instrumentalist in one of the many musical ensembles, our pursuit is one of excellence, and we strive to produce music of the highest calibre.

After hours of rehearsals under the guidance of our music tutors, we emerged from the depths of the Music Department to stage the House Singing and Drama Competition, Concerto and Music Nights, to name just a few of the many special occasions reflecting our high standard of music.

Our involvement in the Music Department at MLC, provides us with a sense of belonging, a place where the com­mon desire is to perfect our art - an environment for establish­ing friendships and creating music that will live in our memo­ries forever.

Natasha Stanley

COLLEGE CHOIRCollege Choir has certainly been an interesting expe­

rience this year, under the expert guidance of Mr Swann and our pianist, Mrs Nicholls.

To add to the general enthusiasm, many of our per­formances have been somewhat out of the ordinary.

Our major performance was with the combined choirs of Christ Church and MLC which we all looked for­ward to with much excitement!!

In second term, we performed three works and despite the relatively small audience, we all had a great time. As Mr Swann was at great pains to tell us, one of these works had not been performed since the 18th Century!

MUSIC PREFECTNatasha Stanley

The main musical event of the year. Music Night, was a great success with the whole choir enjoying themselves immensely.

Speech Night draws ever closer bringing with it the usual weekend rehearsals and overall panic, but we are opti­mistic!

Many thanks for a most enjoyable year go to Mr Swann, our “stunning” conductor, Mrs Nicholls and the whole choir. We hope you do as well next year.

Robin Byrne and Katie Kyle

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COLLEGE CHOIRBack row (L to R): C. Goff, S. Lee, N. Eastman, K. Miller Fourth row: Mr. Swann, M. Crump, A. Keller, R. Logie, G. Khong,M. Gibbs, J. Bootle, C. Law, A. Yem, T. Eilon, J. McCoubrie, K. Lindsey Third row: K. Williamson, E. Chong, C. Archer,H. Penman, P. Hooper, J. Ng, C. Taylor, M. Hopps, T. Connor, S. Hannah, M. MacPhee, M. Williamson, C. Taylor Second row:R. Lloyd, C. Rigden, S. Lord, K. Clifton, E. Grigg, K. Plaisted, J. Syminton, J. Fong, C. Ng, R. Dawkins Front row: J. Whitford,S. Nicholas, M. Futaesaku, K. Rutter, G. Stevens, A. Yang, R. Byrne, K. Kyle, E. Thom, C. Davidson, M. Klinger, Mrs Nicholls Absent: N. Stanley

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BIG BAND“A large, more grown up group of people, performing

a set of extraordinary high-class harmonies and dynamics.”The above definitely describes the members of the

1993 MLC BIG BAND in detail....(with some ambiguity).The year literally started off with a bang as we drove

down to Pinjarra for our annual Big Band camp. In the midst of intense study by the try-hard sleepers, nightly cavorting by the non-sleepers and snores by the heavy sleepers, we ate Pasta a-la-Harrison and tasty Tim-Tams (not forgetting theparamount object of the camp...... REHEARSALS.) Manywrong notes and sore lips later, our harmonies and dynamics started to happen and we were all eager to play at the Jazz Festival at U.W.A. (quite an honour!) following the camp.

The huge crowd certainly appreciated our perfor­mance, especially the U.W.A. peacocks (who tried to join in!)

Our biggest event for 1993 was HARRY’S DIVE. Exotic cabaret singers and dancers gave star performances and the Dodgey Brothers lived up to their name.

By the end of the night we were all suffering from muscular dystrophy of the lips. Mr Harrison had to compete with yells and screams from our overly excited audience but as usual he managed to keep us under control. Looking back, it was definitely worth all the blood, sweat and tears.

Our finale for the year was Music Night. Yet again the Big Band’s vivacious performance brought the house down.

Mr Harrison must be congratulated for his leadership and much valued musical guidance.

The Year 12’s of 1993 would like to wish the Band and Mr. H. all the best for 1994. As Mr Harrison would say, “Be cool” and “being a muso means never having to say sorry!”

Virginia Heitman, Merle Klinger and Maggie Macgill

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STRING ORCHESTRAAs 1993 churns steadily towards the abominable

TEE, the Year 12’s of the S.S. Brigade are forced to take one last loving look at the ritual of Monday afternoon rehearsals. But before we go, there are a few people we’d like to thank:

- The forever-funny Neil Barclay, for his “sweeties” and high­ly effective threats of punishment (4-octaves, F# melodic minor, double-stopped, standing on your head)

- The impressive three-fold viola section for their “dribbly bits”.

- Mr Swann, the original Goon, for his fish-slapping dance impersonations and his Mickey-Mouse socks.

- Our leader, Natasha, for her freshly washed hair.

- J.S. Bach, for writing such a stunning piece of music as the Brandenburg Concerto.

- Mozart, for letting us play the same piano concerto every year, for the last 5 years.

- Dag Wiener, for giving us something to laugh about on the score.

- The makers of Strongbow, for giving us “the string-players’ drink’.

Keep smiling guys!

Jessica Jackman

THE COLLEGE STRING ORCHESTRABack row (L to R): C. Ng, S. Chelvanayagam, J. Leung,S.J. KongMiddle row: C. Law, J. Jackman, J. Hewitt, J. Ng, C. Archer Front row: M. Johnston, N. Stanley, J. Ng, E. Chong,L. Rig den Absent: C. Taylor

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CHORALESuch was the interest in Chorale positions this year

that auditions were held for the first time. This proved to be an unnerving experience for many - including the Year 12’s pre­viously in the Chorale. The successful students arrived at the first rehearsal knowing that extra commitment was involved.

Although attendance at rehearsals dwindled a little at times, the 1993 Chorale managed to delight the hearts of many listeners throughout the year. These performances included a Boarders’ Chapel Service, Easter Service, a performance in Assembly (appreciated by the CCGS prefects!!) and a perfor­mance to a group of Collegians. This particular performance proved to be, as one might say, a knockout! (eh, Robin?!!)

Other performances throughout the year included Music Night and College Sunday.

A highlight for the Year 12 members this year was having the opportunity to sing at the wedding of our much loved and admired conductress Miss Macliver (now known as Mrs Bevan!). The bride looked beautiful (as usual) and the wedding was a great success. On behalf of the Chorale I would like to wish the bride and groom a long and happy future together.

Chorale 1993 has been a source of enjoyment for all involved and thanks must go to Mrs Bevan for all her time and patience. She is an inspiration to us all and has lifted our singing to new heights we never imagined possible.

Memories of Chorale will be etched on our minds for life and I wish next year’s Chorale every success.

Jo McCoubrie

CONCERT BAND - LES DIX

The Concert Band started off the year with a perfor­mance at the Claremont Rotary Fair which was greatly enjoyed by all. The band has grown and now involves about sixty girls from years 8 to 12. We have had a large influx of trumpets (we are still trying to decide whether this is a bless­ing or not!). Thanks and congratulations must go to our faith­ful Mr Harrison who has taken on the role of conductor single handedly this year (no mean feat!).

The new and improved Les Dix is now in its second year and proving to be a great addition to the MLC Music Department. Several members performed in the Concerto Night orchestra, accompanying the Year Twelve soloists. This was a great success, as subsequently, the number of pro­fessionals playing on the night was considerably less than in previous years. Thanks must go to our conductress, Mrs Nicholls (we hope that people will get the pronounciation of our name RIGHT next year) who has managed to keep up the good work all year.

Both the Concert Band and Les Dix are looking for­ward to future performances at the Sunset Hospital and are also building up their repertoire for the annual Music Night. We wish all our Year 12’s good luck in all they do and every­one else, well, we’ll see ya next year!!

Rosie Logie and Hannah Penman

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CHORALEBack row (L to R): T. Morgan, S. Nicholas, J. McCoubrie,C. King, K. Clifton, C. Law, K. WilliamsonMiddle row: Mrs S. Bevan, E. Irwin, M. Klinger, S. Lord,C. Taylor, J. WhitfordFront row: J. Jackman, J. Bootle, M. Mac gill, M. Futaesaku, M. HoppsAbsent: T. Connor, R. Byrne

CONCERT BANDBack row (L to R): J. Opie, C. Garde, S. Nicholas, R. Harris, K. Bakker, E. Newton-Smith, M. Johnston, F. Repacholi,G. Edwards, A. Keller, C. Yik, N. Taylor, J. Hardie, K. Rutter Third row: Y. Chen, L. Chan, T. Scott, L. Nicholson,C. Archer, K. Miller, S. McPherson, J. Cheng, A. Choy,J. Miller, Y. Wong, M. Sonntag, K. Leung, M. Williamson,T. Hazlett, M. HoppsSecond row: Mr K. Harrison, G. Khong, V. Brooke,K. Plaisted, A. Rowe, S. Vij, J. Syminton, M. Gibbs, R. Logie,H. Penman, S. Lord, E. HeitmanFront row: A. Piesse, K. Smith, K. Thomas, A. Robbins,R. Maddox, E. Guilfoyle, A. Yek, K. Macoboy, N. Gardner,K. LochoreAbsent: N. Adams, F. Morma, R. Wheeler, J. Bootle,A. Howe, E. Tomkinson

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DRAMA1993 has been an amazingly busy year in the lives of

all drama students and the Drama department. The year began very successfully with the Year 12 play Our Town by Thornton Wilder. We even borrowed Nick Atkinson from Christ Church. Nick was on a student exchange from England with Midnite Youth Theatre Company and was a student drama teacher at Christ Church. Nick was temporarily borrowed to play George, one of the leads in Our Town. Well done to all Year 12’s who managed to produce this play and to Naomi Adams who along with Mrs Lambert whipped us into shape.

The next drama event was House Drama and Mime Festival. The standard was very high and all the student direc­tors of various mimes and plays should be proud of their efforts. Congratulations to everyone who took part.

There was a lot of MLC involvement with the Midnite Youth Theatre Company especially from Years 8, 9 and 10. This enabled the younger years to gain more experience.

The Year 11s also performed for the Barclay House Book Week and the Year 9 Clown Troop ventured out of MLC to perform for the Claremont Carnival. Both efforts were received with much acclaim.

The Year 10’s were also involved in the celebration of 100 years of Trinity and were joined by other schools as part of the celebrations.

By far the climax of the year was Just Desserts by Jane Rothirie and Jan Reinecker. This Australian play was a triumph with audiences. The story of the struggle for super-saver queen in a supermarket somewhere in Perth was fought out by the evil Bettina (Francine Bayet) and the sweet Jackie (Libby King). In the end good triumphed over bad and everybody received what they just deserved. Well done to the huge cast, the band and everyone backstage. Special thanks to Mrs Joll, Mrs Lambert, Greg Schultz who conducted the band and Nicole who managed to get the cast to sing harmoniously.

This year also saw the setting up of Friends of the Theatre. These were any parents or friends who were interested in helping with a variety of activities like backstage, makeup, costume, painting, selling tickets, making suppers and the list goes on. It was great to have parent participation and interest.

The Year 8 and 9 production was next and directed by ex-MLC girls. The plays were very successful and allowed girls in the younger years to display their talents. The future looks bright for many and these plays act as a springboard for next year’s school play and house dramas.

The year ended with the Year 10 and 11 Drama night which was a culmination of what girls have been working on in class. Classes were able to show their movement pieces, mask creations and plays which they have created during the year and displayed with much vitality for parents and friends.

Throughout the year MLC Drama students have been graced with the teachings of many professionals who have come and shared their expertise through workshops on their specialised areas of Theatre Arts. They help to give insights into the theatre and broaden students' ideas of theatre.

Thanks must go to Mrs Joll and Mrs Lambert for their constant encouragement and support. Thanks also to Keith Banfield who worked patiently with girls on the lighting.

To all Year 12 Drama students who are leaving, I hope that the Theatre Arts’ skills you have learnt will stand you in good stead for whatever career you choose.

Those Thespians remaining at MLC - the sky is yourlimit.

Debbie MacKenzie

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HOUSE SINGING AND DRAMA

After many hours of organisation and dedication, this year’s House Singing and Drama Festival displayed the enormous talent and tremendous house spirit that exists within the school. Understandably, the judges had a very difficult task in choosing three plays, mimes and choirs which would continue through for final adjudication. However, eventually their results were finalised. The places awarded on the evening performance were as follows:

DRAMA

1. Sparta - “The King of the Castle”Producers Celia King and Kirstyn Walter”

2. Corinth - “Death by Cupboard”Producers Amy McLeod and Kezia Dawkins

3. Olympia - “The Lottery”Producer Debbie MacKenzie

MIME

1. Athens - “The Alien”Producers Meagen Crump and Claire Goff

2. Olympia - “The Cat”Producers Erica James and Danika Mullins

3. Rome - “The Babysitter”Producers Gemma Gardiner, Kelly Girdlestone and Tristan Meade

SINGING

1. Troy - “Tears On My Pillow” and “Operator”Conductress Caroline Davidson

2. Athens - “Bright Eyes” and “Good Morning Starshine” Conductress Jessica Jackman

3. Rome - “Rocket Man” and “All That Life Can Be” Conductress Maggie Macgill

Congratulations to all participants.

Natasha Stanley and Debbie MacKenzie

ROCK EISTEDDFODAfter many months of rehearsals and hard work the

1993 MLC Rock Eisteddfod team were ready to complete in the Medibank Private 96FM Rock ‘n’ Roll Eisteddfod early in August.

Over 65 MLC girls were part of the team, either as dancers on stage, or part of the equally important backstage crew. The superb choreography of Cathy Oliver, the back- stage skills and creative set design of Mr Wayne Spindler, the amazing lighting effects, thanks to Mr Keith Banwell, the eye­catching costumes created by Mrs Leggoe and her team of dedicated student seamstresses, not to mention the talent of the students (under the expert guidance of Mrs Joll) consoli­dated into a stunning and exciting piece which provided tough competition for the 40 other schools also competing.

Our piece, titled “Aye! Aye! Rock ‘n’ Roll” was a vivacious story of a pirate adventure. During the routine, two boards of pirates claimed half of the renowned treasure map each, and with gold and glory in mind, set full sail. However, the pirate groups reached the island together. Swords were brandished and chaos reigned until the treasure chest was opened. Glittering jewels were revealed and the pirate groups were united in a grand finale.

The 1993 Rock ‘n’ Roll Eisteddfod was a fantastic experience and performing at the Perth Entertainment Centre was certainly an event that will not be forgotten. Although we were not accepted into the finals, we came incredibly close and most importantly, had a lot of fun.

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SPORT“Per Ardua ad Alta” is the motto for MLC and the

sporting field is no exception. This year has been a great suc­cess for our sports players. Through striving for the highest we have achieved many excellent results at inter-school, inter­house and individual levels. Not only has MLC lived up to its reputation as one of the best sporting schools but it has also managed to improve its status.

Having been an active player in sport over the years it does not take long to understand why MLC has earned itself such an outstanding record on the sporting field. For many years MLC has set itself high standards and remains one of the strongest and most successful schools in the competition. Not only does MLC have a great depth of sporting talent but the girls participate with great team spirit.

We began the year on a very positive note, proving that MLC is a force to be reckoned with in the swimming pool, finishing a strong second in both the swimming and div­ing. Thanks must go to Miss Wadsworth for her ardent coach­ing methods and Shaza Salleh.

In summer sports played, MLC won the tennis pen­nant and came second in the volleyball. During the winter months, the dedication and team spirit shone through as the girls battled and trained hard through the bitter cold and some­times wet days. We finished the season second in hockey, netball and basketball. Another great success for the year was MLC regaining the gymnastics trophy thanks to the efforts of Miss Barker and Mrs Haye.

The athletics season was soon in full swing as MLC girls pounded the pavements of the local area and endlessly ran around our school oval. We made a fine start to the sea­son by winning the Inter-school cross-country. The Year Nine team left the spectators dumb-founded and we watched in awe at their swiftness.

The girls must be congratulated on their team effort and commitment throughout the season. Mr Stanton should also be thanked for being the driving force behind the track team, with Miss Wadsworth and Miss Odgers lifting the throwers to greater heights. Once again, the green and gold dominated on the day.

Softballs are already being thrown around the field as MLC looks forward to its 23rd consecutive year of winning the trophy.

Behind all these outstanding results is a certain group of people to whom the school owes a great deal -Miss Davenport and her team, Miss Wadsworth, Mrs Hughes and Miss Barker, in the PE Department. Through their devotion and encouragement, they have enabled sport at MLC to achieve exceptionally high standards and overwhelming school spirit.

I strongly encourage everyone to become involved in one of the many areas of sport MLC provides. Sport is char­acter building, fun, and forms lasting bonds between team members - not to mention the sweet taste of success.

It is sad to leave MLC’s sporting field but I’ll take with me all the memories. Thank you to everyone I have worked with this year, especially the PE staff and sports cap­tains for all their help. I wish the girls the best of luck for the future and remember next time you try that PE uniform on, “wear it with pride”.

Clare Read

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ATHLETICS“On your marks....set...go!” And off MLC went on

their next assignment. This time we were preparing for the Inter-School Athletics. After eleven years of domination, an atmosphere of uncertainty clouded many minds as to whether we could win for the twelfth time.

The Inter-House Athletics provided many girls with time to show their budding talents as dominant forces in the world of athletics. Congratulations to the individual winners of each year, and to everyone else who participated or helped. It was a fantastic day.

After months of intense and beneficial training, the 30th of October soon arrived, with nerves, butterflies and a general feeling of trepidation. The task ahead of us was a for­midable one indeed, and throughout the morning MLC ath­letes jumped, ran, threw and hurdled to another pleasing result. Congratulations to everyone who participated. No effort can go unnoticed, whether or not it was a personal best, with all contributions being vital.

Many thankyou’s must be extended to Mr Stanton, Ms Davenport, Ms Wadsworth, Mrs Hughes and Miss Barker for all their hard work in coaching. A few more are due to the rest of the school, who supported their team on the day; and finally, a huge thankyou should go to the parents for driving us to and from training - without them it would not have been possible.

Well done, and good luck to all future MLC athletes.

Alison Smith

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and promising start with the beginning of the Inter-House competition. As is customary, the 400 m event was swum off at Christ Church prior to the day of the Inter-House meet and awesome performances were seen from Rachel Harris (Yr 9) who smashed the first division record by 11 secs and Jane Rhodes (Yr 11) who came second and also broke the previous record. The second division was won by Naomi Smith (Yr 9) who also broke the division record.

The high standard of competition continued with the Inter-House meet which was held at the Superdrome. Many records were broken and it became apparent that the future Inter-School swimming team would possess not only talent, but depth. The year champions were Emily Hurley (Yr 8), Rachel Harris (Yr 9), Emily Heitman (Yr 10), Jane Rhodes (Yr 11) and Wymeng Wong (Yr 12) and Rome was once again the victorious house.

Training for the Inter-School competition com­menced almost immediately after this. The atmosphere at these intense sessions could be described, in a word, as fran­tic. Not only had the competition date been brought forward to allow a mere two and a half weeks for training and prepara­tion, but we were eager to retain, or better our second place position of the previous year.

After many cold mornings of lengthy laps, strenuous split-strokes, tactical tumble turns and angry instructions to ‘TOUCH THE WALL!!!’, March 5 arrived and the result of our high spirited toil was by no means anti-climactic. We were positioned second at the end of the night, after Perth College. I believe we left Beatty Park that night as a tri­umphant team. Under the expert guidance of Miss Wadsworth and the gentle (!) encouragement of Shaza we had been inspired to swim to the peak of our abilities!

Wymeng Wong

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VOLLEYBALLThe volleyball season resulted in pleasant success.

All those early morning trainings consisting of the consecutive ‘dig, set, then spike’ routine were rewarded in the end (We were actually bribed by Mrs Hay with Mars bars!).

All teams had a positive attitude throughout the sea­son (not just because of the Mars bars) which was filled with school spirit, enthusiasm and determination. This was reflect­ed in the school’s competition results.

Congratulations must go to the Junior C, Junior D,Year 8 A and B teams for winning their pennants. Congratulations as well to the remaining teams who con­tributed thoroughly in gaining MLC a proud second.

The season ended with the annual Staff vs Students volleyball match. The six Year 12’s (legends if I may say so myself!) successfully slaughtered the staff (Ha!).

Much appreciation must go to Mrs Hay for taking the challenge to coach both the Seniors and Year 8's. Also thank you to Mrs Hughes for coaching the Juniors. (The pen­nants say it all!). Last but not least - many thanks to Ms Davenport for the support that she gave every team.

Congratulations to all 1993 volleyball players for the hard work put in throughout the season. All the best of luck to the MLC volleyballers of the future.

Make sure you ‘spike’ them all down.Jane Millington

VOLLEYBALLBack row (L to R): F. Bennett, M. Klinger, C. Davidson Front row: M. Chan, J. Millington, M. Fowler

SWIMMINGBack row (L to R): G. Holt, S. Warren, V. Beecroft, T. Bentley, P. Roberts, J. McShane, C. Garde, A. Volzke, E. Heitman,C. Stanley-Cary, E. James, K. Conway, D. McKenzie, E. Irwin, P. Nankivell, P. Skidmore, B. Mendelsohn, S. Nicholas 3rd row: A. Rukuawi, M. Eastman, P. Schneider, F. Hamzah,K. Chambers, T. Connor, R. Winteridge, S. Hudson,A. Valmadre, R. Harris, A. Boulter, N. Smith. J. Ng,J. Howard, J. Ng 2nd row: R. Reynolds, J. Mack, M. Foong, A. James, E. Burley, J. Rhodes, F. Creeper, A. Heitman, S. Lee, N. Eastman, R. Dawkins, C. Gleeson, E. Matson, E. Dawson, C. Southee Front row: M. Adams, G. Thompson,H. Penman,L. Townsend, E. McKeown, A. Wynn, A. Bardsen,Miss P. Wadsworth, W. Wong, E. Boulter, F. Bennett, S. Thon, C. Read, S. Vij, S. Wovodich Absent: K. Marks, A. Smith,M. Marshall, N. Trenorden, B. Smith, K. Girdlestone,A. Heitman, M. McPhee, S. Dunstan, J. McCoubrie, L. Hunter, M. Johnston, N. Benson, E. Newton-Smith, K. Bath

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BASKETBALL1993 was a great season for MLC basketball.This year Brian Timms undertook the responsibility

of coaching all senior teams. All three coaches have been an invaluable asset to MLC basketball, this being reflected by the outstanding results achieved. A special mention goes to the Junior A and B teams and the Year 8A team who successfully won their pennants. Many thanks from all MLC players to these coaches for their superb coaching.

A special thank you must also be given to Ms Davenport, Miss Wadsworth and the referees without whom the season would not have been such a success.

Congratulations to all MLC players for an excellent season, and best of luck for all future MLC basketball repre­sentatives.

Branwen Granville

HOCKEYBack row (L to R): S. Lasserre, A. Mead, N. Trenorden,M. Blick Middle row: B. Hollingworth, R. Lindsay,

M. Hopps, E. Boulter Front row: S. Nazer, J. Skraha,B. Williams (Capt), A. McLeod (Vice-Capt)

NETBALLAnother very successful season on the netball courts

for MLC as the depth of the sporting talent and enthusiasm shone through. MLC again dominated the competition and we finished second to St. Mary’s in winning the overall cup.

We had very promising and excellent results for this season with the Senior C team winning their pennant. The Junior D, E and F teams were also just as successful and the Year 8 A team ran equal first with JTC.

These results could not have been accomplished without the hard work of the girls working as a team with their coaches. Many thanks must go to Mrs Hughes, Ms Wadsworth, Julia Feutrill, Ingrid Mansell and Claire and Naomi Heath for coaching their respective teams. A very spe­cial thanks must go to Julia Feutrill, who will no longer be coaching at MLC, for all the effort, skills and inspiration she has given to MLC girls over the years.

Good luck for future years sweating it out on the courts. Keep up the team spirit and high standard that MLC has maintained.

Clare Read

BASKETBALLBack row (L to R): M. Fowler, K. Farrelly, C. Robinson,M. Tan Front row: F. Bennett, N. Caro, C. Taylor,B. Granville

HOCKEYOnce again MLC has produced a very high standard

of hockey for the IGSSA season. Congratulations must go to the Junior A and B and Senior B for winning their pennants. Senior A and Year 8 have experienced a varied season, but the standards were high and they both had the potential to win their pennants.

All coaches must be thanked for their devoted time and effort - Miss Chen and Mrs Boyce for Senior A & B, Mrs Ladyman and Brad Ladyman for Junior A & B and Mrs Boyce for Year 8. Also we would like to thank Ms Davenport for her support and for organising the highly qualified umpires for the season, as this was greatly appreciated by all players.

The season ended with a ‘bang’ for the Senior A as they won their last few games, as well as several others during the season. The vice captain of the Senior A wanted the top position and would not stop at anything, so at the last training she hit the ball and I (the Captain) received it in the ankle! Amy, I might be down but not out, thanks.

Good luck to future teams.

Barbara Williams

NETBALLBack row (L to R): D. MacKenzie, F. Bayet, J. Wilkinson Front row: J. Howard, C. Read, E. Reilly Absent: V. Santwyk, N. Caro

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ROWING1993 was almost a whole new beginning for the MLC

rowing team, maintaining the spirit and positivity of the years passed. The use of Aquinas' boat-shed and its peaceful sur­roundings provided a steady base on which to build our strengths on. The Year 9 VIII and IV did very well for their first year The Freshman IV, Year 10 VIII and Year 11 IV did excep­tionally well each winning their race at the Head of the River. The arrival of the new honeycomb VIII was a ‘buzz’ for all.

Strong support came from all areas and special thanks to Mr Garde, Malcolm Edwards, Sarah Fletcher, Ms Eddington, Mrs Newman and all loving parents for fulfilling their own special tasks. Most thanks to our new Co-ordinator of Rowing, Felicity Hopkin - how we would manage without her, I don’t know. Brilliant jobs were also done by the coach­es, lackie, lenni, Liz, Kate, Tracey, Chris and Mike. Rowing has again proved to be an avenue of achievement for those girls who are willing to push themselves to their peak.

Even in the early hours of darkness, we will always shed the light...

Emma Marshall

ROWINGBack row (L to R): J. Miller, M. Fels, N. Stokes, E. Handford Third row: R. Loftus, J. Syminton, H. Arnold, T. Quinlivan,A. Rukuwai Second row: E. Marshall, K. Plaisted,M. Edwards, C. Garde Front row: J. Totterdell, H. Stamford, K. McDonald, A. Heitman

DIVINGThe 1993 Diving team started the season very enthu­

siastically with training beginning in the summer holidays. All training was held at the Superdrome under the wonderful guidance of our new coaches, Raylene Lyon and Miss Barker. Their dedication was greatly appreciated.The results of the Inter-House competition were as follows: Year 8 Sally Warren, Asha lames, Helen Hassell Year 9 Amy Boulter, Melanie Eastman, Katie Lochore Year 10 Renee Winteridge, Bianca Orr, Samantha Lee Year 11 Susie White, Sarah Boulter, Tristan Meade Year 12 Liz Irwin, Tiffany Southcombe, Fiona Bennett

MLC was very well represented by the above girls, plus a reserve for each year, at the Inter-School competition. We came a commendable third to St. Mary’s and PLC. Congratulations must go to the Year 10’s who came equal first.

I wish next year’s diving team the very best of luck.

Liz Irwin

TENNISThe 1993 Tennis season was enjoyed by all.

Beginning early in first term, there was close competition in all challenge matches, but in a short space of time the junior and senior teams were finalised.

The enthusiasm of the girls and their excellent tennis was kept up throughout the matches and training sessions!

The competition was of a high standard, but the MLC teams gave the opposition a run for their money.

Our thanks go to Mrs Ladyman for giving up her time for another of the school sports, Cindi Ladyman for her time at training sessions and at matches and Brad Ladyman for his gruelling training sessions and help at matches.

The enthusiasm of girls and coaches alike was rewarded when we brought the Max Bonner trophy back to MLC again after a two year loan to St Hilda’s.

Congratulations to all concerned and best of luck for retaining it next year.

Jemma Howard

TENNISBack row (L to R): K. Clifton, E. James, C. Read, M. Fowler Front row: C. Syminton, J. Howard, L. Salter, P. Hill

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GYMNASTICS1993 was a wonderfully successful year for the Inter-

School Gymnastics team. It began with the introduction of a new gymnastics’ coach, Ms Barker, who joined with Mrs Hay. With their tremendous hard work and encouragement, and our determination to win back the I.G.S.S.A. Cup, we were suc­cessful in becoming champion school for 1993.

Wednesday, 11th of August, allowed each of our divisions to show off all their hard work, with exciting results. Division 3 began the early morning start at St. Mary’s by win­ning their division convincingly. Division 2 came a very close 2nd to PLC and Division 1 won their division for the first time ever. All girls need to be congratulated for a fantastic effort that will be remembered for years to come.

I would like to sincerely thank all girls for their efforts during the gymnastics’ season and I wish the very best of luck to the 1994 team.

Liz Irwin

GYMNASTICSBack Row (L to R): K. Clifton, J. Starcevich, S. Hudson,E. Iriwn (Div. 1/Overall Captain) A. Smith, K. Rutter,M. Potts, S. White. 4th Row: A. Heitman, G. Hendrie, R. Clifton, C. Syminton, R. Lindsay, F. Bennett (Div 2 Captain). 3rd Row: A. Orr, S. Lee, A. Caddy, J. Howard, M. Biss,J. Webster. 2nd Row: L. Tomkinson, E. Tomkinson,

K. Lochore, S. Warren, A. Winteridge, F. Hamzah, R. Barron, P. Roberts. Front Row: M. Longwood, C. Wyber, P. Lane,R. Rutter, C. Brockis, J. Haggerty, M. dePierres, J. Middleton. Absent: E. James, B. Davis, C. Grocock (Div 3 Captain)G. Stevens, K. Stewart, J. Wright, B. Mendelsohn, A. Robinson.

CRICKETWith the leaving of Mr Beck, our coach last year, the

MLC Cricket team has been very lucky to have been coached this year by three new fantastic coaches; Warren Bath, Jenny Menzies and Karen Kafetzis - all-time cricket legends.

The lack of enthusiasm (at 7 o’clock) in running around the oval before early morning training sessions was no representation for the great enthusiasm and brilliance on the field during matches.

Many thanks to Warren, Jenny and Kaz, and all the parents who gave their support during our Saturday matches. Thank you to all the dedicated cricketers who made this year enjoyable and successful. Best of luck for next year!

Caroline Davidson

CROSS COUNTRYCross Country for MLC began with the preparation

for the Inter-House Cross Country competition. There were a large number of competitors and the results were as follows:

Year 8 A. Sinclair, C. Southee, O. KevYear 9 A. Howe, K. Charlesworth, C. LadymanYear 10 T. Hazlett, K. Jarrett, S. LeeYear 11 P. Skidmore, J. Rhodes, M. SonntagYear 12 N. Trenorden, P. Hazlett, B. Granville

After this the Inter-School team prepared for the State School Girls’ Competition, where we went extremely well. There were many individual places and overall MLC was champion school. Next came the Nationals where many girls ran and A. Howe came third. Well done Anabell!

MLC enjoyed great success at the Inter-School Cross Country again this year by winning the cup for champion school. Congratulations to all girls especially those in Year 9 and Year 11 who won their pennants.

I wish everyone in the team continued success for next year.

Natasha Trenorden

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CROSS COUNTRYBack Row (L to R): B. Smith, R. Dow, N. Trenorden,B, Granville, A. Smith, P. Hazlett. Fourth Row: M. Sonntag, M. Magill, J. Rhodes, R. Winteridge, K. Jarrett, T. Hazlett. Third Row: A. Heitman, P. Skidmore, J. Green, K. Clifton,G. Wood, L. Sinclair, S. Lee. Second Row: K. Charlesworth, O. Ker, A. Howe, K. Chambers, C. Ladyman, N. Smith.Front Row: C. Southee, B. Clements, L. Morley, A. Sinclair,C. Gleeson, N. Benson. Absent: N. Van Heemst, N. Bell,R. Rutter

SOFTBALLThe school thought that 1 1 years in a row for

Athletics was an achievement. Well, in 1993 MLC is fighting for the Softball Shield for the 22nd year in succession. Already the signs are most promising with both Junior and Senior teams having great strength. This has been developed through the coaching of the Juniors by Mrs Hay and Mrs Hughes, and the Seniors by Miss Wadsworth. Thanks once again for all your efforts.

Let’s hope that this year the MLC softball teams can retain their brilliance. We will do our best and prove that we have what it takes to be champions.

Melissa Fowler

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YEAR 12 BALLAs expected the most talked about event of the year

beginning February 1, period 1, was the Year 12 Ball. This was, of course, a very complex and involved subject, conse­quently involving many hours of discussion which took place in Private Study, Chemistry, Geography, English ... basically every subject. The issues discussed included “What are you wearing?” and more importantly “Who are you taking?”

The whole year group looked fantastic and there was a huge improvement from the usual bottle green uniforms. This phenomenon lasted for most of the night. However, by the end of the evening, after five hours of dancing, it was a very different story. One “feature” noted by some was the mirrored ceiling of the ballroom which sparked off many interesting (ahem!) conversations.

Thanks must go to Kerry and Mrs Telfer for all their organisation. Their efforts were well rewarded. The night was a great success and enjoyed by all.

Celia King, Jo McCoubrie and Amy McLeod

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YEAR 12As we entered 1993, it took a while for us to accept

we were actually at the top. The Year 12’s, ‘the big people’. Hit with the realisation that we were now the responsible role models (?!) for the rest of the school, many of us finally set­tled into our Year 12 badges and stylish green ties with a cer­tain amount of dignity.

Holding fort at the top of Sumner House was much like the nursery rhyme “We’re the kings (queens?) of the cas­tle and you’re the dirty rascals.” From our headquarters, situ­ated in the Year 12 common room, many a cry was heard along the lines of “@*!?, but we can’t have exams again - we just finished the last set” and “I still don’t have anyone to take to the ball!”

The MLC ball, incidentally, was hot. The dresses and people were stunning (the afters parties stunned quite a bit, too!) and it was a great compensation for the loss of our collective social lives during this important year.

This was the year we froze and some gained impres­sive new haircuts in the back row of the panogram, the year we attended swimming meets/aths/music night/speech night for the last time, the year we pushed in at the front of the can­teen line without fear, and the year that decided our careers with that little three digit number called a TEE score. This is the most influential year of our lives thus far, and when we look back at our school years, it will be the one we remember most vividly.

A few sealed sections, a lot of coffee and heaps of stress later, with speech night, the valedictory dinner, our last day of school and the TEE looming nearer and nearer, we can now taste freedom. We crave the time of post TEE celebra­tions, yet the heartstrings of all of us are pulled as we end our school careers; our way of life for the past twelve years.

Guys, a lot of us will never see each other again, but you can be sure you’ll bump into another one of us on the street when we’re all high profile career women. When you do, don’t hesitate to say “Hi” and remember that you’ve shared something that only we are a part of. We are the spe­cial ones - the graduates of ‘93. I just want to say good luck guys and remember - “strive for the highest”.

Jacky Hewitt

P.S. Thanks to Mrs Telfer for her support during the year and I hope no-one goes blind from eye strain caused by exams.

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YEAR 11February 3rd marked the start of a new school year

in which we'd finally made it to Year 11 and Sumner House, and with it, came the responsibility of now being in “upper school”. Two free periods a week called “private study”, more R.E. classes, self defence in P.E. (which was a lot of fun but we’re still wondering how useful), and exams that are actually important and require thought, time, effort and study!!

The year began with a camp at Fairbridge Farm which was enjoyed by all who attended. We wrote ourselves letters, attempted to cook each other meals (with more inedi­ble efforts than we’d care to remember), and watched some very entertaining belly dancing from those of us brave enough to attempt it - especially Mr Row!

Thirty-eight girls ventured up to Exmouth in July for ten days of torture, (we’d heard other people talk about their experiences), called Outward Bound. To begin with, we were very apprehensive and although we may have complained at the time, it was certainly an experience and a very worthwhile one in retrospect.

The River Cruise turned out to be as magical and enchanting as it was promised to be. Everyone boarded a boat for a night cruise down the Swan River, accompanied by male guests specially chosen for the event. In June we had another social evening. Mr Harrison had suggested that it would be a good idea to give all the people performing in Harry’s Dive a warm-up the night before the real thing. Mrs Rigden agreed, and it was decided to make it the Year 11 fundraiser. Of course we were all enthusiastic because to us it was another social event. So on Friday June 18 all the Year ll’s and part­ners (including some who were brave enough to dress up in 50’s attire) had their own Harry’s Dive in the Dining Hall. It was a very memorable evening and the entertainment was excellent (if a little different from what we were used to).

Year 11 has been a fantastic year full of fun, friend­ships and studying (well, trying to). Many thanks must go to Mrs Rigden for her continual support and encouragement. We look towards next year with apprehension and anticipation, hoping we find it as rewarding as this year has been.

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YEAR 10The year that everyone says is your last taste of free­

dom before the next two years ahead of hard slog. All we can say is that it’s sure lived up to its reputation!

We started off the year with the usual excited frenzy that comes with the starting of school. This didn’t last too long, as soon we had teachers breathing down our necks say­ing, “there’s only a little while left before you have to make some major decisions”. What decisions we all said. We were soon to find out!

It was around this time that we all decided to buckle down and start concentrating on school! We participated in the Inter-House and Inter-School Swimming achieving great results for both, and we dazzled the school with our talents in the theatrical and vocal areas in the Inter-House Singing and Drama. Towards the end of the year we also displayed athlet­ic, cross country and artistic abilities, showing the rest of the school that “Mrs Hardy’s Year 10 girls” were indeed living up to their reputation!

Clare Rigden

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been involved in many arts, sports and social activities.From day one our swimmers were conscientiously

training, preparing for the Inter-House and Inter-School com­petitions. Year 9 did excellently in both these events with an especially outstanding effort from Rachel Harris.

We also competed in the Diving and Amy Boulter was the champion of our year. Our gymnasts put in a lot of effort in the first semester, gaining excellent results.

In Term 2, we missed Katie Atwell who was on exchange at Wrekin College, England. She was fortunate enough to experience “living in” an English school and had an exciting and interesting time.

Throughout the year we were invited to the Christ Church and Guildford socials, both of which were a great night out! We also had our own Junior Prom which came off without a hitch. Everyone had a fabulous time.

Most Year 9’s were involved in a mime for House Singing and Drama, all of which were very well done. We were also more involved in music this year with many stu­dents in the Assembly and Concert Bands, and even a few in the Big Band.

Our first year of debating proved very successful. One team went undefeated in Semester One. Another small but hardy group joined the rowing team for the first time and found it a difficult challenge but very rewarding. Yet again, Anabel Howe won the cross country and our hard-working athletes excelled at the IGSSA.

Year 9 students displayed a very generous and hard­working attitude to raising money for charity. We thank everyone for their support. It has been a very eventful year, and definitely great to be out of Year 8. Hopefully Year 10 will be even better.

Margo Forma and Anabel Howe

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YEAR 8Our first challenge was the Inter-House swimming

carnival at the Superdrome. Nearly everyone competed and congratulations to Emily Hurley who was the Champion Year 8 swimmer.

A few weeks later sixty Year 8’s in Corinth, Olympia and Rome set out for a week of climbing trees and getting extremely wet. The Athenians, Spartans and Trojans, however, were much luckier - not getting any rain whatso­ever. A large thank you goes to Ms Fletcher for providing us with a week of new experiences on the Year 8 camp.

The first event on the music calendar was the Inter- House Singing and Drama competition. Every Year 8 was involved in the House Choir and some were lucky enough to be in a mime.

In second term we were told of the upcoming panogram for 1993. It was a strange sight to see over a thou­sand people having their photo taken on the middle oval.

Over the next few weeks thirty-five Year 8’s pre­pared themselves for the 3 km cross country run around Perry Lakes. Congratulations to Adele Sinclair who came first.

On July 25th everyone was involved in the Fun Run. We were meant to run all the way but most just walked.

A few Year 8’s were lucky enough to be chosen to perform in the Rock Eisteddfod. It was great to see the girls enjoying themselves on stage.

The Year 8 Social, on August 6th, was great fun. Thanks to the social committee and Mrs Silbert for their organisation.

Year 8 would like to thank Mrs Silbert and all the form teachers for their support and helpful attitudes that got us through the first year of high school.

Madeline Joil and Nell Archer

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BURNSIDEYear 8 - The boarders’ swimming was great fun

with Burnside being successful. In second term Sally Warren joined us, and was a welcome addition to our cubicles.

Year 9 - First of all we participated in the New Girls’ Concert with our darling little baby Year 8’s. During the year we had fun at socials, outings, socials, sporting events and not forgetting socials! Perhaps the biggest highlight of the year was finding out about our trip to Malaysia and Singapore. Overall a great year!

Year 10 - Homework has taken up a lot of our time but we have managed to squeeze in a few socials, stage pro­ductions, Adventure World and the Moscow Circus, all of which have given us an enjoyable break from school life.

Year 11 - This year has been filled with fun, games and not forgetting the increase in homework. Rebecca Clements and Chelsea Crabtree had fun entertaining Year 8’s at Peer Support. After an interesting year we are thrilled at the thought of going to Singapore and Malaysia to visit our over­seas friends, including the Year ll’s Kah Lin and Leanne.

The Year 12’s of Burnside House would finally like to wish the rest of Burnside good luck for the future and we hope you enjoy your years here as much as we did. This year has been a very special one for Burnside and friendships have been formed that will hopefully last a life time. We are all excited by the prospect of a nine day ‘camp’ to Singapore and Malaysia at the end of the year to visit our overseas members - an experience which will hopefully be enjoyed by all.

We would like to thank the mistresses and especially Mrs Nugent for their on-going support throughout the year.

Sian Thomas and Burnside House

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LANGSFORD1993 in Langsford House was bound to be a different

experience from the moment the girls first set foot in the door. This year Langsford was to be run by three “new girls” under Mrs Freitag’s supervision.

The first weekend of the year is a chance for the boarding houses to establish their status for the remainder of the year. Yet, as Langsford didn’t shine through this year, we’ll look over the swimming inabilities and concentrate on the creative aspects instead. The new girls’ concert was domi­nated by Langsford House with the Year ll’s astounding the audience with their belly-dancing abilities.

Langsford decided to spend a weekend at Moore River where boogie boarding, canoeing, walking and lapping up the sunshine contributed to their daily activities. The girls returned as red as lobsters for the school photos the following day.

We also had a farewell dinner for Miss Summerfield who had only joined us for one term. Everyone appeared to leave ‘Planes, Trains and Automobiles’ ten kilos heavier than when they first entered.

Although the year has been relatively quiet, it hasn’t been without its small dramas. Yet, without Mrs Freitag’s constant attention to all matters, no matter how minor, Langsford would not run as smoothly as it does today.

Tania Skralia

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WALTONWe returned fresh from our summer holidays ready

to face another “productive” year to find that our ‘home away from home’ had experienced a mild colour change. The walls and doors had been transformed from a neutral beige to a beautiful candy pink. The Year 12 common room floor was made horizontal once more and both common rooms were later refurnished and decorated. The Year 12’s even got a video recorder!!!

The first weekend consisted of the usual traditional events. The Walton talent shone through at the new girls’ concert where various items were performed for the enjoy­ment of all boarders. The ever popular fire drill was executed calmly and quietly with many teddies making it safely down the stairs. The famous Waltonite spirit and talent was dis­played at the swimming carnival. Although we didn’t come first, we knew we were the best!

Humorous events occurred throughout the year which I know we will all remember for years to come.

A special thanks must go to Mrs A who has been a second mum to us all. She has always been there for us and we will never forget her.

Good luck to all those returning next year and keep up the Waltonite spirit!

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WESLEYThis year Wesley has seen many changes. Without

rowdy, energetic Year 8’s, we missed out on first place in the annual swimming carnival by only a few points, but I guess that is a small price to pay for the extra peace and quiet. After many tears and goodbyes, we farewelled three of our mistresses and gained another two. They easily set­tled into boarding house life and soon learnt of the wicked antics of all of the girls.

After the second term holidays we were all greet­ed by what seemed like a totally new house. The old furni­ture, carpet and brown peeling walls were now non-exis­tent, and new replacements were happily received by everyone. We had a few girls join us through the year who seemed to settle quickly and enjoy the swarming of the other boarders. This year has been a great one for Wesley and I will take away with me many memories. I hope the person in my position next year will find it as enjoyable and challenging as I have.

Amy Mead

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WESLEY HOUSEBack row (L to R): F. Creagh, J. Wright, R. Bristow, S. Brown, T. Morgan, E. Marshall, A. Bricknell, V. Lowson, K. Suraphongchai Second row: F. Bennett, K. Suraphongchai, M. Corrigan, F. Sippe, S. Uthaisri, R. Wright, R. Sippe, L. Snooke, A. Mead Front row: P. Fay, S. Maddock, M. Cliong, C. Jonathan, Mrs E. Chatfield, H. Daniels, O. Thompson, S. Scates, P. Tay Absent: V. Carson, T. Scott, L. Buchan, V. Lim

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ATHENS

ATHENS OFFICIALS./. Millington, R. Lloyd, J. Jackman

This year has been one of great fulfilment for Athens. Wc began strongly, coming third in the Inter-House swimming and winning the Year 11 pennant. Jane Rhodes in particular is to be congratulated on her fine efforts. The div­ing produced similar good results, where we not only achieved equal third place but showed the talent of Melanie Eastman and Natasha Eastman.

The many rehearsals and hard work by directors and conductresses alike, paid off in Athens’ great performance at the Inter-House Singing and Drama. By being placed second and first in the singing and mime respectively, Athens came first overall - a very rewarding result which really reflected the huge amount of effort which was put into this. Well done, especially to Jess Jackman (conductress), Vanessa Honey and Pia Lindsay-Macfadyen (play producers) and Clare Goff and Meagen Crump (mime producers).

In gymnastics, Athens also did well. Many of our gymnasts made the Inter-School team and this is surely reflec­tive of Kelly Wright’s great leadership as Captain of the Athens gym team. Kelly has left us to join her family in New Zealand, but thanks must go to her in her absence. She is missed particularly by the Year 12’s.

As winter arrived, the Athenians participated in all fields, coming first in the Inter-House cross country and also performing splendidly in the Fun Run soon after. Congratulations must go to all girls who participated and par­ticularly those who were awarded with medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places. Athletics has also been one of Athens’ strengths as was shown when we won the Inter-House athlet­ics carnival for the fifth year in a row. Congratulations to Christina, Katie, Jane & Alison for doing so well in the indi­vidual awards. Numerous Athenians worked towards this event - too many to mention but their efforts were both admired and appreciated.

Heather Lamont was the last Inter-House event of the year. Athens performed suitably on this occasion, show­ing talent in the many areas such as photography, drama, dance, cooking, speech, art, music and much more, proving that we’re NOT SWB’s (Sportos Without Brains ...)

Finally, thanks must go to all those who have made this year such an enjoyable and successful one: Ms Wadsworth, Mr Kurz, Mrs Domoney, Mrs Jack and of course Mr Comber, whose help and organisation at house meetings

HEAD OF ATHENSMr M. Comber

was much appreciated. From a personal point, I’d like to thank Jane and Jess who have been fantastic throughout the year and always had more to say than I did (!). And of course ATHENS! What a great house - may your spirit burn on unconquered ...

Rebecca Lloyd

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ATHENS FORM TUTORSBack row (L to R): Mr B Kurz, Mrs B Jack,Miss P Wadsworth, Mrs E DomoneyFront row: Mrs B Tonkin, Mrs M CalderAbsent: Mrs M Armstrong, Mrs KLamberto, Mrs G James

YEAR 11 ATHENSBack row (L to R): S. Nicholas, J. Robinson, A. Wilkie,M. Fels, P. Stroud, M. Fowler, E. Stoyanoff, A. Heitman,J. Rhodes Middle row: A. Law, B. Beros, E. Newton-Smith, Z. Phelan,E. Stanley, C. Taylor, K. Rutter, G. Stevens,E. Porter Front row: A. Choy, J. Bootle, E. Guilfoyle,M. Hopps, K. McDonald, F. Thomson, E. Athanasiou,M. Futaesaku, J. Wong

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YEAR 9 ATHENSBack row (L to R): II.; Linden, S. Lawidjaja, C. Ladyman,S. Hudson, T. Gillam, A. Locke, B. Turriff, R. Rutter Middle row: E. Fox, E. Green, J. Hardwick, M. Eastman,A. Puddy, T. Lindsey, M. O’Brien-Richardson, E. Marks Front row: V. Brooke, K. Croft, K. Charlesworth, R. Wheeler, J. Middleton, R. Wright, N. Pearson, K. Good

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YEAR 12 ATHENSBack row (L to R): V. Heitman, S. Brown, J. Millington,P. Lindsay-MacFadyen, E. Thom, J. Pipe3rd row: Y. Teh, S. Hamilton, V. Honey, M. Adams,N. Gillam, T. Fiegert 2nd row: II. Eames, E. Chen,N. Lawidjaja, C. Telfer, F. Jones, F. Bright Front row: 5. Thon, S. Low, K. Ho, P. Ho, R. Lloyd,C. Franklin Absent: C. Goh, J. Jackman, K. Wright

YEAR 10 ATHENSBack row (L to R): A. Hegvold, C. Yik, C. Goff, K. Beech, K. Lindsey 3rd row: C. Dawson, N. Eastman, A. Lightfoot,J. Keall, L. Chenery, S. Lloyd, J. Yeo2nd row: A. Barsden, J. Totterdell, M. Edwards, M. Crump,K. Millar, S. Chelvanayagam, S. WilliamsFront row: M. Pomery, K. Plaisted, T. Bullock, E. Lilburne, T. Haynes, K. Giles

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YEAR 8 ATHENSBack row (L to R): P. Weiland, K. Croft, S. Pettigrew,R. Armstrong Middle row: R. Yik, M. Foong, Z. Loader,R. Reynolds, S. Allan, C. Gillam, E. Macdonald, A. Pinakis Front row (L to R): L. Morley, L. Irvine, D. Christensen,J. Herbert, A. Const, C. Menon, R. Rae, G. Walker,K. Robertson

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CORINTH

CORINTH OFFICIALSE. Boulter, W. Wong, K. Dawkins

One thing that I can definitely say about Corinth is that it is a house that doesn’t disappoint. This is probably due to our own unique blend of immeasurable spirit, talent and lack thereof. However, 1993 has once again reinforced the notion that mighty Corinth is also a house steeped in tradition! (That being the tradition of discarding mediocrity and striving to achieve varying extremes of success ...)

The year began from breathtaking heights as the Corinthians took on the Romans at the Inter-House swimming carnival. We gained a brilliant second place as Boulters and Harris donned their purple caps to lead the onslaught. As it was the first Inter-House event of the year, it seemed as though the Corinth spirit had been revived over the Christmas break and the sight of our swimmers really getting into the competition vibe was heartening.

In first term we seemed to glide from strength to strength as we went on to convincingly win the Inter-House diving competition. Amy Boulter, Sarah Boulter and Sam Lee gained first, second and third positions respectively in their year groups, and as if these successes weren’t enough, they were followed by a mighty second placing for Corinth in the Inter-House gymnastics competition. Sam Lee performed brilliantly to win her year trophy.

At this point the aged and experienced Year 12 Corinthians were beginning to question the consistency of the great Corinth tradition. It seemed a little odd that we were experiencing such heights of success, especially when some suggested that Corinth was on a ‘winning streak’. Believing this to be a contradiction in terms, we quickly put the smooth success of the Inter-House matches behind us and curbed these victories with the second place triumph of the Corinth play, entitled Death by Cupboard.

So as the cold and bleak weather set in, so did the ath­letics season. A new breed of hero was created within the walls of the Corinth house meetings; we called them ... volunteers! “To train, or not to train”, was probably not the most commonly asked question, but rather “Should we call an ambulance in advance?” (Corinthians will understand the joke.) But as usual, “Corinthian willpower” (and crude authoritarianism) drove our athletes out to the track and the field, and boy did we show the other houses!! We showed them that Corinth had consistency, strength of character, depth of technique and seem­ingly no more than five athletes in the whole house.

HEAD OF HOUSEMr D. Row

h' \As I write this, there are still many Inter-House com­

petitions awaiting Corinth for 1993. Challenges which I feel sure will be met with enthusiasm and zest - especially by our indispensable and invaluable Head of House, Mr Row. Corinth is well on the road to becoming a self-contained suc­cess story, thanks to the deliberate dedication of every Corinthian person. However, may Corinth’s beauty and unique valour live on whether we win, lose or just try our guts out!

Wymeng Wong

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THE CLASS OF 1993

Maysar Adams“And then we hooned

down West Coast Hwy”

Alexis Bennett“Are you going to eat

that?”

Fiona Bright“I could go for you!”

Naomi Adams“Don’t look at me!”

Sian Adams“Jabonar!”

Georgie Arnold Kerry Bath“Megamouth” “At the end of the year

Jo ...”

Fiona Bennett“Sooooo funny !#§”

Noella Bloomfield Zahra Bolouri“What's wrong with “Sorry! I can’t... it’s

being a bogan? - Wanna against my religion!” fight?”

Emily Boulter“Don’t tell your parents,

they might tell mine”

Stephanie Brown“Pigdog”

Kelly Bull“Only 99999 days ‘til

Robbie gets back”

Robin Byrne“Yeeees... but...”

Kate Candy“I’ve got a headache”

Naomi Caro“I’ve got some ice­

cream”

Magdeline Chan Ee Won Chen“Then I ripped my shirt “The phantom streaker” on the barbed wire ...”

Ming Ming Chong“Mong mong chong...

ho ... ho ... ho”

Kathryn Conway“Do you know what I’m

saying?”

Caroline Davidson“This is way septic!?

Excellent!”

Jemma Davies“Garth”

Kezia Dawkins“Kez - we all await the

year 2000”

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Laura Dennison“I need a coffee or

something stronger”

Annette Diffen“If you could do any­thing right now ...”

Emma Donaldson“24 hours a day. It’s

Ezy Plus!”

Rosie DowIt's so weird!

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Hannah Eames“Where are my ears?”

Stephanie Epiro“Telecom Australia”

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Lisa Eu Kate Farrelly“Interesting, interesting” “Is it Moccona?”

Eu Hua Chua“Look, I don’t want to

talk about it”

Blanche De’Atta“Brickie”

Tina Durston“No comment”

Tania Fiegert“Would you like to see

my bottom?”

Isla Fisher“Red, red, ready red ...

naked!”

Ferdora Foo“Die-lah, Die-lah”

Camille Franklin“The girl who lives on vegemite sandwiches”

Clare Fraser “Oh joy!”

Clara Goh“Whoopie s*@?!”

Lisa Goh“Doesn’t it feel like a

Thursday?”

Satoe Gosha“Can I draw a bunny?”

Branwen Granville“Guess who was on the

train?”

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“Guess what! I’m grounded for this week­

end”

Penny Hazlett“I love Rock ‘n Roll”

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Imelda Gunawan“He, he, he”

Virginia Heitman“Cowboys are my weak­

ness”

Nerida Hamilton“I want a dog!”

Jacky Hewitt“Die ugly, yuppie try-

hards”

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Sarah Hamilton“Simon ... ahhhhh!!!”

Trish Hill“Study? What study?”

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Natalie Gillam“Dumb aren’t Blonds”

Kate Griffiths“What?’

Jane Harrison“Temper, temper, tem­

per!”

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Katherine Ho“I’m worried because

I’m not worried?!”

Pauline Ho“I suppose so...”

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Amy Hwang“I have lots of brothers: Tomhan and Tommy”

Fiona JonesWh-a-a-a-1?”

Katie Kyle“What? I don’t get it

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Liz Irwin“Life’s a lot better when

you’re single”

Jess Jackman“No I can’t - I’ve got

rehearsals”

Donna Johnston“Geez, you’re such a

hypochondriac. (Micro)”

Claudia Jonathan“I wish to meet him this

Sunday”

Kate Hooker“I don’t talk too fast, you just listen slow!”

Jancis Lao“How d'ya find out?”

Yvette Lao“The girl whose heart is as

BIG as her stomach”

Novita Lawidjaja“Andrew Vlahov No. 1

Groupie”

Jean Lee“Jingle, jingle”

Vanessa Honey“If looks could kill...”

Phillipa Hooper“D.D.F.O.N.”

Donna Hsu“I really need to scream,

I just can’t!”

Celia King“Oh my God, did 1 do

that - when?”

Libby King“Oh Bill, where are you

taking me?”

Merle Klinger“Shnap out of it, shnap-

per fish!”

Margaux Kolozs“Are yoou joking??”

Victoria Lee“Just call me horse”

Pia Lindsay-Macfadyen“Belt”

Bee Lloyd“I am innocent! Nobody

believes me!”

Sow Fun Low“I’m only an innocent

little girl”

Maggie Macgill“1 don”t like him ...

we’re just good friends”

Debbie MacKenzie“Discomoonie”

Catherine Marsden“It swelled 5 inches”

Anna Marshall“Jaws!”

Michelle Marshall Jo McCoubrie“Blue Norsca sets ‘em “I can’t, I’m on a diet!”

off’

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Amy McLeod“Do you wanna hear a

joke?”

Amy Mead“Mona!”

April Millar“Weeelly?”

Jane Millington Toni Morgan“Mudwoman!!” “Chickety, chickety

choi”

Kristen Morley“I’ll be in the Art room”

Ranjitta Murari“Oh goody, I’ve got

Physics next!”

Yeshika Naidoo“Coke”

Cyndee Ng“Die lor, Die lor, I

haven’t finished study­ing”

Chris Nicholson“Isn’t that bizarre?”

Nicky Nugent“I always do EVERY­

THING!!”

Mieke Prajugo“Let’s wag ESL!!”

1Lucy Rigden

“That’s it! Who told Sofoulis about the

sealed section”

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Linda Salter“I’m coming. I’ll just

be a bit late”

Pamela Ong“LIIISSTENNN!”

Vynka Perera Jocelyn Pipe“The angelic little girl “I need a man ...who has Big Macs”

Carolyn Porter“Kiss my tail feathers”

Jana Preuss“I’m going to the racing

track tonight”

Vanitha Rajenthiran“I failed that test... “

Clare ReadThe funniest thing hap­pened, you just don’t

understand!!”

Emma Reilly“I said Lori, I said buddy, I said pal!”

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Felicity Robinson“Does Ms Nadebaum

have a son?”

Bronwyn Rogers“But I don’t understand”

Alana Rowe“I feel like I’ve got the

social life of a tadpole ...”

Sylvia Salim“My diet starts tomor­

row”

Karen Sanderson“M and M and M muf­

fin woman”

Vikki Santwyk“Of course I’m 18”

Penny Schutte“Does anybody want to

go to the canteen?”

Brooke Scott“Trust me mate!”

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“Which button do you press?”

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Alison Smith“You oughta see the

guys at training/lifesav­ing/gym ...”

Jackie Tan“Guys, guys, guys!

Guess who called me!”

Carli Telfer“Moo!!”

Chandra Senathirajah“I’m taller than you!”

Rachel SippeI’m sooo tired

Shamini Sivalingam“I’m just honest!”

Holly Sounness“Can you please shut

up, Holly!”

Tiffany Southcombe Natasha Stanley“He’s a nice guy ... hon- “I’ve got to do my hair”

estly!”

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_____Peggy Tan

“I can, like, you know, sleep anywh... Zzzz”

Joanne Tang“What? What! How

rude!”

Chelsea Taylor“What a crack up”

Dewi Telford‘“Cos I didn’t want to put on dirty clothes”

Emma Thom“Ride ‘em cowboy”

Sian Thomas“I’m not gullible any­

more”

Tania Skraha“This face looks inno­

cent, doesn’t it?”

Coreynn TanJust call me Ping!”

Yee Hwei Teh“Hello, gal”

AGenevieve Thompson

“Copeland ... I want you!!”

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Kate Thomson Su Sien Thon“It’s not that I’m late, “I had a good time with the classes just start my teddy last night”

early”

Fiona Tremlett“How does Fiona Schwarzenegger

sound?”

Natasha Trenorden“I felt so seedy the

morning after”

Katie Tudor-Owen“Poncho - Princess of

Power”

Marylou van de Klundert Alison Verco“Life is like history, it “Mm ... ho hum!”never seems to end”

Kirstyn Walter“I am NOT stubborn”

Jodie Wilkinson“Blatant lies”

Barbara Williams“Ask him what sport he

plays”

Kim Williamson“Will someone please

believe me?”

Wymeng Wong“I don't even watch

Doogie Howser MD”

Kelly Wright Phui Hong Yip“Slurp ... slurp ... slurp “I do not know, I do not

... “ care”

CORINTH FORM TUTORSBack row (L to R): Mrs L. Lytton, Mr D. RowMiddle row: Mrs G. Costello, MrsJ. Gibson, Miss L. BarkerFront row: Mrs H. Feutrill, Mr D. Ireland, Mrs L. Hughes

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YEAR 11 CORINTHBack row (L to R): C. Syminton, K. Moodley, C. Taylor,S. Boulter, P. Nankivell, J. Robbins, K. Wright, K. Marks Middle row: A. Gadre, J. Harman, R. Maddox, J. Howard, R. Angove, J. Miller, Y.R. Lim, S. Lord, A.. Robbins Front row: Z. Zeile, A. Acton, C. Archer, E. Alexander,M. Shibata, B. Hollingworth, S. Nazer, J. Bailye, S. King Absent: B. Mendelsohn

YEAR 9 CORINTHBack row (L to R): E. Tubic, A. Lord, K. McLeod,R.L. Walker, K. Kidman, A. Debney, C. Nettleton Middle row: J. Misic, A. Tee, E. Poynton, N. Rothery,K. Smith, S. Hewer, E. McLeown, F. RepacholiFront row: Z. Maddox, A. Boulter, R. Harris, A.J. Rukuwai,P. Schneider, K. Ozich, J. Opie, K. Loughridge

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YEAR 12 CORINTHBack row (L to R): E. Boulter, S. Thomas, L. Goh,C. Grocock, B. Williams, I. Fisher3rd row: F. Tremlett, R. Byrne, Z. Bolouri,M. Van de Klundert, C. Fraser, P. Hooper 2nd row: S. Epiro, K. Bath, W. Wong, J. Lao, M. Chan, E. Chua, J. Harrison Front row: N. Bloomfield, K. Dawkins, A. McLeod, N. Stanley, Y. Lao, V. Perera Absent: F. Robinson

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YEAR 10 CORINTHBack row (L to R): N. Boulter, M. Byrnes, S. Bremner, C. Goh, S. Bentley, R. Dawkins, T. Quinlivan Middle row: S. Lee, K. Blair, E. Grigg, L. Hunter,N. van Heemst, A. A ’Court, J. Tarala, B. Hood, J. Syminton, S. Pearce, A. Belbin, J. Epiro Front row: N. Watson,D. Power, L. McShane, S. Phelan, C. Brockis, Y P Chen

YEAR 8 CORINTHBack row (L to R): E. Dawson, L. Ellies, S. Jasper, I. Allanto, A. Hos, J. Hooper Middle row: T. Bentley, K. Wright,L. Watson, C. Speed, G. Hodge, S. Moodley, J. Mack Front row: A. Ward, R. Johnson, C. Angove, P. Archer,J. McShane, A. Chamberlain, H. Hassell:

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OLYMPIA* W

OLYMPIA OFFICIALSK. Thomson, R. Dow, A. Smith

HEAD OF HOUSEMrs C. Leather

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The 1993 school year began and Olympians came back with a new found enthusiasm. With this enthusiasm and House spirit everyone was ready to face the challenges that lay ahead.

Our first obstacle was the Inter-House swimming carnival. Many Olympians participated in this event and as a result of their enthusiasm, we came fourth. The Inter-House diving followed and our representatives trained hard and earned a well deserved fourth place.

The House Singing & Drama day approached rapid­ly and the loose ends were finally pulled together. On the day of the competition every Olympian was seen either miming, acting or singing. Kim Williamson, our choir conductress, put many hours of her time into the choir and the final product was very pleasing. Danika Mullins and Erika James produced the 1993 mime “The Cat” which made it into the finals and came second. Debbie MacKenzie produced the play The Lottery in which the actresses pulled together a fine perfor­mance that was placed third. Well done to all involved.

The Inter-House gym took place early in second term. Our participants put in many hours of training to come second overall. Well done to the gym captain, Liz Irwin and the team. Each year group had to choose six girls to run in the Inter-House cross country which was held in second term and a placing of fifth was achieved. Next came all Olympians favourite annual event, the “fun run”. Participants walked, ran, powerwalked, jogged or sprinted over the finish line after five strenuous kilometres. Over two thirds of Olympians ran and all efforts were appreciated. Inter-House athletics was a chance for Olympians to display their style. Many events (some serious, some fun) were undertaken and enjoyed by all. Congratulations to Anabel Howe (3rd in Year 9) and Alison Smith (1st in Year 11/12).

Heather Lamont Festival took place later in the year. It was an opportunity for Olympians to illustrate their talent in the area of the arts.

Throughout the year Olympians have done their best. I’m very pleased with all the contributions each individ­ual has made during this year, and I would like to thank Mrs Leather, our Head of House, who helped me through the tough times. A special thanks must go to Alison Smith, our Sports Captain and Kate Thomson, our Arts Captain who gave me all

their support throughout the year. I would finally like to thank Olympia as a whole for everything they have done and I wish the 1994 Olympian leaders the very best of luck.

Rosie Dow

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OLYMPIA FORM TUTORSBack row (L to R): Mr N. Sofoulis, Mr J. Claffey, Mr I. Ford, Miss S. Chen, Mrs C. Lewis Front row: Mrs M. Sonntag,Ms M. Glenister, Mr C. Booth, Mrs C. Leather

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YEAR 12 OLYMPIABack row (L to R): L. Salter, D. Johnston, D. MacKenzie,K. Thomson, L. Dennison, P. Schutte 3rd row: K. Williamson, K. Farrelly, L. Rigden, J. Hewitt, C. Ng, G. Arnold,T. Durston 2nd row: E. Irwin, M. Kolozs, C. Read, J. Tan,A. Smith, P. Hill Front row: K. Tudor-Owen, S. Sivalingam,J. Tang, R. Dow, A. Verco, Y. Naidoo, C. Jonathan

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YEAR 11 OLYMPIABack row (L to R): V. Shannon, D. Mullins, E. James,E. Marshall, C. Tan, M. Sonntag, J. Green, S. Williams Middle row: L. Connolly, T. Capps, M. Sofoulis, S. White, C. Crabtree, J. Li, L. Tomkinson, M. Bowling, N. Branch Front row: A. Yem, P. Tay, P. van Helvoort, J. Lee, K. Robinson, C. Ranti, M. Dunlop, K. Bakker, P. Tay Absent: S. Kumar-Green, L. Tey

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YEAR 10 OLYMPIABack row (L to R): K. Pethybridge, K. Rattigan, F. Creeper, H. Arnold, M. Gibbs, L. Butler 3rd row: E. Handford,C. Lewis, C. Rigden, A. Volzke, J. Jenkins, M. Farrall 2nd row: H. Penman, C. Inglis, S. McPherson, S. Chua,S. Cox, H. Pridmore Front row: D. Fletcher, L. Sinclair,M. Williamson, P. Kyle, L. Townsend, M. Biss Absent: R. Campbell-Pope, M. Johnston

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YEAR 9 OLYMPIABack row (L to R): F. Creagh, N. Considine, A. Bignell,S. Wovodich, E. Tomkinson, J. Singh 3rd row: W.L. Lee,K. Kerr, C. Dalrymple, J. Starcevich, K. Felmingham, A. Hintz, A. Valmadre, 2nd row: P. Bakker, E. Zelestis, A. Marshall,R. Ryniker, E. Norris Front row: E. Buddee, N. Durston,A. Howe, J. Bamford, J. Lee, M. Hsiao, K. Macoboy

YEAR 8 OLYMPIABack row (L to R): F. George, K. Sinclair, C. Finch,A. Farrall, M. Harry Middle row: A. Arumugaswamy,H. Stamford, L. Kyme-Hobson, E. Mills, K. Naisbitt, S. Lord, M. Robinson, S. Maddern Front row: S. Derrett, C. Cooper, S. Singh, J. Holt, L. Robinson, N. Benson, C. Murdock

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□ ROME

ROME OFFICIALSK. Hooker, M. Klinger, M. Macgill

The end of last year saw the sad departure of Mr Beck after being a dedicated Head of Rome for several years. Mr Harrison took over this position at the start of 1993 and with all his enthusiasm and vivaciousness Rome got off to a huge start!

In Term 1 Rome put in a tremendous effort; cruising through the swimming pool at the Superdrome to win the annual Inter-House swimming trophy. Excellent individual performances (from the likes of Emily Heitman) and overall year results were achieved. Rome managed to keep up this spirit in the following Inter-House diving competition. Led by Tiffany Southcombe, Rome achieved a great third place.

Meanwhile the creative and very artistic Roman side was by no means at rest. The play Monday to Friday, directed by Libby King and Emma Donaldson and featuring a great cast, didn’t have the best of luck in the Inter-House Singing & Drama Competition ... despite an excellent performance. The Rome mime “The Baby Sitter” though, directed by Tristan Meade, Jemma Gardiner and Kelly Girdlcstone, proved very good, gaining a well-deserved third place. The not much loved rehearsals for the Rome Choir were forgotten when con­ductress Maggie Macgill pulled us through into the finals!

Inter-House activities (such as volleyball and net- ball) were not quite as successful, yet the Roman house spirit was undented as shown by the huge attendance (especially by Year ll’s) and enthusiasm with which Rome ran in the cross country, coming third. The team was led by Natasha Trenorden who also won the Year 12 section. Soon after, the ever popular Fun Run was held where our own Head of House, Mr Harrison, came fourth! It was great to see so many red shirts bobbing up and down as they panted across the fin­ishing line. Also in athletics, the never-ending field of Romans was seen either sprinting around the oval, playing tunnelball or hurling a javelin. Overall, Rome did extraordi­narily well.

Anika Orr (1st in Year 9) and Katie Lochore(2nd in Year 9) both starred in the Inter-House gymnastics, making up for other members of the House who weren’t quite as flexible.

In Term 4, as the Year 12’s ... eagerly ... awaited their study vacation for TEE, other years, led competently by the Year ll’s, displayed many talents in the Heather Lamont Festival, adding points to the later distributed house trophies.

Romans ... whatever we did this year, we tried our

HEAD OF HOUSEMr K. Harrison

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best; winning and losing with one huge smile! Mr Harrison, Mrs Ridsdill-Smith, Kate Hooker, Maggie Macgill and, of course, all other dedicated Romans have given me never-end­ing, excellent support throughout the year which was much appreciated. Finally I want to wish next year’s House Officials, all the best and hope 1994 will be as challenging and enjoyable for the “Roman Eagle” as 1993.

Merle Klinger

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ROME FORM TUTORSBack row (L to R): Mrs J. Lambert, Mrs M. O Brien,Mrs N. Ridsdill-Smith, Mrs J. LeoniFront row: Miss J. Hutchison, Mr D. Swingler,Mr S. O ’Brien, Mr K. Harrison

YEAR 11 ROMEBack Row(L to R): B. Smith, K. Suraphongchai, J. Whitford, C. Bosworth, S. McGuiness, K. Girdlestone, E. Hasson,B. Taylor, C. Stewart Midddle Row: R. Wisbey, M. Rudrum, Y. Toh, G. Gardiner, M. Gare, M. Gunn, R. Clements,C. Wong, J. Sim, T. Meade Front Row: L. Gan, P. Low,B. Sneddon, G. Taylor, J. Downes, S. Lasserre, G. Khong,M. Loh, K.L. Wong

YEAR 9 ROMEBack row (L to R): J. Ridgway, C. Lam, A. Best, S. Vij,G. Edwards, K. Suraphongchai, M. Forma 3rd row: N. Bell, K. Chambers, G. Hendrie, A. Orr, K. Raynsford 2nd row:J. Telford, K. Ledwij, K. Lochore, K. Thomas, H. Evershed Front row: L. Chan, M. Chin, R. Johnson, N. Smith,N. Carder, O. Balfour Absent: S. Motherway, A. Collis

YEAR 12 ROMEBack row (L to R): K. Hooker, C. Porter, A. Rowe, K. Kyle,C. Marsden, K. Morley 3rd row: N. Trenorden, E. Donaldson, E. Reilly, C. Nicholson, C. Tan 2nd row: M. Klinger,T. Southcombe, N. Nugent, A. Dijfen, R. Sippe, B. De-Atta Front row: M. Prajugo, M. Macgill, K. Sanderson, D. Telford, E. King, P. Yip Absent: P. Tan

YEAR 10 ROMEBack row (L to R): A. Skilkin, F. Sippe, M. McPhee,A. Batros 4th row: H. Andrew, V. Lowson, T. Upson, R. Loftus 3rd row: F. Sanderson, K. Verman, A. Heitman, T. Martino 2nd row: W. Rogers, E. Stoyanoff, M. Johnston, L. Nicholson Front row: E. Tang, Y.P. Wong, R. Barron, T. Chan,K. Stewart Absent: E. Heitman, S. Dunstan, B. Orr,E. Takano

YEAR 8 ROMEBack row (L to R): B. Abbott, G. Malone, C. Southee,E. Matson, A. Ikstrums, R. James Middle row: G. Bassett, C. Gleeson, J. Vis, K. Hoogerwaard, A. Piesse, A. Robinson, T. Hardie Front row: J. Ferguson, B. Clements, R. Ransom, T. Moore, O. Ker, E. Stewart, V. Beecroft

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HEAD OF HOUSEMrs B. Clarke

Encapsulating the memories, spirit and successes of Sparta for 1993 into a short report is a difficult task. As in previous years, house spirit has thrived in Sparta and 1993 saw a diversity of results in the sporting field and the arts.

Despite an initial slump in overall results in the swimming pool, an individual success was made by Joanne McCoubrie who came third in her year for Inter-House swim­ming. Outstanding individual performances were also dis­played by Fiona Bennett (captain) and Asha James (Year 8) who both came third in their respective years in the Inter- House diving competition. Their individual successes helped in Sparta gaining a commendable sixth place.

Sparta continued to display house spirit and pro­duced favourable results in the House activities, gaining first in volleyball and sixth in tennis.

Unfortunately these sporting achievements did not extend to the gymnastics in which the cup was not within the Spartan grasp. Second and third terms saw further sporting achievements, however, with the cross country, fun run and athletics carnivals. Brilliance in the cross country was espe­cially shown by the Year 8’s Adele Sinclair and Asha James and by Kelly Jarrett (Year 10), Tanya Connor (Year 11) and Celia King (Year 12) whose individual performances allowed Sparta to come a close second. The depth within the house of quality runners meant that Spartans were also a dominant force in the athletics and fun run. Congratulations to Adele Sinclair & Jane Claringbold for doing so well in the Year 8 championships.

The Inter-House Singing & Drama competition proved to be successful. Joanne McCoubrie’s own musical talents shone through and her dedication and undying persis­tence as House conductress meant that the choir did much bet­ter than it has in previous years. Rhiannon Lindsay and Carol Henderson, as mime producers, produced a humourous and highly creative mime, that also only just missed out in reach­ing the finals. Undoubtedly the highlight of the competition was the Sparta play, King of the Castle, produced by Celia King and Kirstyn Walter. Constant rehearsing, dedication and house spirit led these budding actresses and producers to take the well deserved first place.

As the year draws to a close, I reflect on the past year with a sense of pride for all Spartans who so willingly participated and excelled in a variety of house activities. The

smooth running of the house would have been non-existent without the enthusiasm and support of Celia King (Arts Captain), Fiona Bennett (Sports Captain), Donna Hsu (House Secretary) and my fellow Year 12 Spartans. Finally a special thank you to Mrs Clarke for being so supportive, her help and dedication were unfailing throughout the year. I would like to wish next year’s officials the best of luck, as I’m sure they will enjoy it as much as I have. Sparta oozes talent that can only thrive under such leadership!

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YEAR 9 SPARTABack row (L to R): V. Barrett, K. Attwell, J. Hardie 3rd row: A. Sritharan, J. Wright, S. Metcalf, A. Wynn,I. Woodhill 2nd row: C. Pettinau, K. Hart, L. Caspall,M. Snashall, J. Gibson, P. Moore Front row: D. Purse,S. Fitzpatrick, L. Whiteley, C. Connor, Absent: S. McLeod, E. Poynton, K. Hampson, R. Reed, D. Choy, M. Lee

YEAR 10 SPARTABack row (L to R): R. West, S. Williams, K. Pinerua,G. Wood, E. Sounness, J. Anderson 3rd row: E. Kailis,B. Morrison, P. Jarman, E. Sunderland, C. Wyber,B. Fidzewicz 2nd row: S. Ledgerwood, L. Fermanis,L. Meldrum, R. Logie, K. Jarrett, N. TaylorFront row: S. Wong, A. Boulis, T. Yu, R. Bristow, S. UthaisriAbsent: L. Saleeba, S. Pandian

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HEAD OF HOUSEMrs J. Skidmore

Once again Troy has displayed much outstanding talent throughout 1993, with their enthusiasm and house spirit resulting in successes in the areas of both sport and art.

First term commenced with Troy achieving a very commendable third place in the Inter-House diving, with Sally Warren (Year 8) and Renee Winteridge (Year 10), both gain­ing an impressive first place. We then went on to gain a much improved fifth place in the Inter-House swimming, with spe­cial congratulations going to Emily Hurley (Year 8) who gained a wonderful first place.

Troy made their presence felt in the arts field, with an outstanding first place in the choir, which was led by our multi-talented sports captain, Caroline Davidson. The house play George directed by Tasma Scott and Vikki Santwyk, was also very enjoyable, although not quite making the finals. On that note, I would like to congratulate Katie Trend who, faced with a virtually impossible task of learning the main charac­ter’s lines, did a fantastic job. The house mime, “The Decorator” also displayed some impressive talent, with direc­tors Kendall Clifton and Mary Fung doing a great job, in the short time they had.

In second term, with the help of our gym captain Jemma Davies (Year 12), Troy continued their run of success, with an outstanding and well deserved first place in the Inter- House gymnastics. With this, congratulations must go to the Year 8’s who through a combination of skill and dedication, gained 1st, 2nd and 3rd placings. The Inter-House cross coun­try was next on the agenda, with outstanding efforts by Tara Hazlett (1st in Year 10), Peta Skidmore (1st in Year 11) and Penny Hazlett (2nd in Year 12). Trojan runners also partici­pated in the gruelling 5 km “FUN RUN” with much enthusi­asm and spirit, gaining a creditable fourth place. With such efforts, there is no doubt that with the combination of raw tal­ent and house spirit, Troy once again achieved great heights in the Heather Lamont Festival and came a very credible second in the Inter-House athletics. Congratulations to Tara Hazlett for winning the Year 10 individual championship.

To next year’s House Captain and House Officials, I wish you the best of luck. I’m sure, since we’ve passed on to you the best house, you will continue to have much success and enjoyment. I would especially like to thank Vikki (Arts Captain), Caroline (Sports Captain), Tasma Scott (House

Secretary) and Mrs Skidmore (our enthusiastic, supportive and wonderful Head of House) for all of their help and support throughout the year. To every Trojan who has participated in any way over the past year, I’d like to also thank you for mak­ing 1993 a year that has been filled with fun and success.

Keep up the good work Troy!

Jodie Wilkinson

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YEAR 11 TROYBack row (L to R): M. Fung, C. King, M. Nolan, K. Clifton Third row: S.J. Kong, M. Corrigan, J. Wright, K. Osboldstone, N. Flood, D. Todd, L. Snooke Second row: T. Doncon,V. McCreery, P. Skidmore, S. Gobby, K. Trend, M. Tan, C. Law, K. Oh Front row: K. Santwyk, A.L. Lim, H. Daniels,J. Ng, M. Blick, R. Davidson, J. Ng, E. Chong, J. Leung

YEAR 9 TROYBack row (L to R): S. Wilkinson, K. Sheppard, W. Stewart,R. Clifton, S. Herbert, A. Jogia, R. Wright 3rd row: C. Price, K. Banfield, A. Diaper, Z. Keogh, M. Wilson, S. Whitehead,K. Chinnery 2nd row: C. Shekels, F. Ferguson, A. Chau,S. Scates, J. Cheng Front row: A. McEachran, D. Jones,S. Maddock, A. Poole-Johnson, W.M. Siah, N. Bradshaw

YEAR 12 TROYBack row (L to R): C. Davidson, B. Granville, N. Hamilton, N. Caro, J. Wilkinson, A. Mead 3rd row: P. Hazlett,A. Millar, P. Ong, R. Wright 2nd row: V. Rajenthiran,T. Scott, J. Davies, S. Adams, A. Hwang, J. Preuss, J. Lee Front row: B. Rogers, M. Chong, S. Salim, F. Foo, S. Gosha, R. Murari Absent: V. Santwyk

YEAR 10 TROYBack row (L to R): C. Garde, T. Hazlett, M. Hamilton,M. de Pierres 3rd row: N. Todd, A. Bricknell, S. Hannah,A. Keller 2nd row: Y. Preetham, J. Haggerty, S. Ellis,R. Winteridge, C. NgFront row: J. Fong, M. Leung, N. Eilon, S. Yap, J. Bartrop,B. Davies Absent: M. Hamilton, D. Granville, P. Krishnan,S. L. Bradford, M. Davies

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TRIPS 1993

LITERATURECONFERENCE

“The way we see things is affected by what we know or what we believe”. This quotation from John Berger was the focus of the Year 12 Literature Conference 1993.

After we had arrived at Point Walter, made our rooms cosy (an euphemism for messy) and unpacked our pri­vate general stores of essentials - chocolate, coffee, chips and more chocolate, we began a series of lectures involving differ­ent ways of reading texts. Ways of reading looks at the differ­ent interpretations people give to texts depending on their par­ticular viewpoint.

Kieran Dolin (U.W.A.) presented a Marxist approach to Wuthering Heights and Delys Bird gave us another inter­pretation of the novel, this time from a feminist point-of-view. Jenny Silburn (Murdoch University), an ex-M L C Literature teacher, was greeted enthusiastically by many of her ex-stu- dents. Her lecture on post-colonial ways of reading was extremely interesting and thought provoking.

Another facet of our study of English Literature is textual analysis and Geoff Cooper (U.W.A.) gave us a very helpful lecture/workshop on the techniques of textual analysis.

A highlight of the weekend was the Saturday night concert which showed some very imaginative dramatic inter­pretations of our Year 11 and 12 texts.

Thanks to the teachers and especially Mrs Sonntag for her organisation. And remember, a universal truth discov­ered by the Year 12’s is that all you need to play Hamlet is a lobotomy, a pair of tights and some socks.

Emily Boulter

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PREFECT CAMPThe end of the 1992 school year was ‘highlighted’

by the two day prefect camp(l). This was a new experience for both counsellors and students. Forty “enthusiastic’ girls stayed behind after school broke up to learn to become the most perfect role-models M L C has even seen (hu-humm!)

We experienced a variety of leadership exercises which were successful and enjoyed by all. One particular favourite was when we assembled in small groups. We were all blindfolded, except for two girls who had the task of lead­ing us around the school by the sound of their voices. There was one restriction through; they weren’t allowed to use English. This resulted in being quite humorous.

This Safari was the case of the blind leading the blind. Many of us ended up face to face with brickwalls, wounded by low hanging branches and one even got “electro­cuted”. (The counsellors saw a demanding job ahead of them!)

A guest speaker/guidance counsellor came to the camp for one day. We were put in hypothetical situations of responsibility between prefect and student which was a suc­cessful exercise. This was followed by another exercise where half the group began to build a newspaper castle whilst someone in the other half of the group analysed your building of the castle and decision making. (This was supposed to reveal our leadership qualities!)

Finally after a long wait, we met Ms Nadebaum on our last day. We discussed the assembly procedure and all looked forward to the big year ahead.

Overall the camp was thoroughly enjoyed by all. We not only learnt important leadership skills, but how to work effectively as a prefect body.

Many thanks to the counsellors, Mr Purdie and Ms Nadebaum for their support during the camp and for teaching us skills that will remain with us for life.

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GEOGRAPHY CAMPSOUTHERN EXPOSUREIt was the night before the Geography camp and 57

girls lay in their beds, tingling with the anxiety and excitement of the events awaiting in the new day.

The next day arrived and we all tumbled out of bed and managed to arrive sleepy eyed at MLC by 8.30 am. We loaded teddy bears, clothes and most importantly food on the bus. Some girls actually did try to sneak their boyfriends onto the bus as well (after all they would be leaving them for three whole heart wrenching days!) but luckily nothing gets past the naked eye of Detective Derrick.

Piled on the buses, we trekked down the southern roads to complete cross sections of Myalup and also visited the coal mine at the Muja site, near Collie. Eventually, after fish tailing many corners on red dusty roads, we arrived at Wellington Mills where we were to be turned into frozen fos­sils overnight. On our first night hot water systems blew, food was burnt and fires refused to light. The word “cold” rang a bell. Driving on the bus the next day, we all sat wide-eyed as we flashed through towns so small we didn’t dare blink in case we missed them. One of the highlights of the trip was the excursion to the Dairy Farm where some caught up with their relatives ... or should 1 say “common ancestors”.

Many thanks go to Mr Oxnam, Mr Row and support­ing teachers who made the camp possible. We had a lot of laughs, but best of all we strengthened our friendships and shared experiences that shall never be forgotten.

Natalie Gillam

ART CAMPRobert’s, Condor’s, Streeton’s and McCubbin’s art

camps were nothing compared with our 1993 Year 12 Art camp at Toodyay. What can we say? We had sun. surf (well, a swimming pool!) and palettes, not to mention the delicious food ingredients for an artistic weekend. So your idea of a good time may not involve waking up at 5 a m to climb (into a 4-wheel drive) up to the top of a hill to draw the landscape before you, as the sun rises from behind, creating what Mr Garde calls tonal masses but to us were simply ‘shadows’.

Making new friends was also a part of our Art camp as we were joined by art students from Moora High. Their teacher Sam also joined us, an ex-M L C student who dis­played not only talents in the area of charcoal drawings but also basket weaving. Our student teacher, Caroline, also had significant basket weaving talents and this trend was soon to

BIOLOGY CAMPSALT, SALT AND MORE SALT

This was the theme of this year’s Biology camp. Two groups of Year 12 Biology students ventured to Tammin - each group staying at the Tammin Alcoa Landcare Barracks for two days. During this time we participated in various activities such as soil samples, water salt concentration and transects. The aim of our excursion was to learn that tech­niques and methods the farmers of the Tammin area are using to alleviate or partly solve the problems arising from clearing of natural vegetation.

On the final day of the camp a representative of the Landcare Department summarised our camp with a discus­sion. Topics covered in the discussion showed that farmers have been posed with problems entirely out of their control.

The camp helped us to realise the full extent of sali­nation and land degradation in the farming industry. With the sort of education we received on our camp there is a good chance that much of the land lost to these problems can be returned to good farming country.

We’d like to thank Mrs Leather and Mrs Clarke for their time (and tolerance?), the farmers who let us on their farms and other people who enlightened us about farming problems.

Trish Hill and Jocelyn Pipe

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spread as more of us noticed the groovy results.As the weekend went by, our own efforts increased

both in quantity and quality, so as the sun set on another day we sat on top of an adjacent hill and painted again, marvelling at the difference in colours and shades. Everyone was sad to see the weekend come to an end and although some paintings reflected the Heidelberg era more than others we all felt that we had experienced something of what the original artists had felt. Perhaps the most momentous feeling to have been expe­rienced was when we were sitting on top of those hills with the picturesque landscape laid out below us just like that expe­rienced by Roberts and Co.

After everything, we have to say that masses of tone are still merely shadows, cows and sheep - sorry Mr G.

Carolyn Porter and Dewi Telford

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DEBATINGIn an everchanging world where the beliefs and

philosophies of today is the history of tomorrow, the abili­ty to communicate thoughtfully and effectively is no longer an accomplishment but a necessity, and it is through argumentation and discussion that we open our minds to a greater understanding of the problems facing our world.

Debating gives us an opportunity to do this, with topics ranging from moral issues to politics, feminism to environmentalism. This year MLC was represented for the first time by a record of eight teams, all of which compet­ed commendably in the Western Australian Debating League. For the fifth year in a row we have seen at least one team into the final rounds of the competition, with two of our teams winning their divisions and entering the quar­ter finals.

Mrs Bamford was a great asset offering guidance and support every step of the way, and on behalf of all the debaters I would like to thank her for her greatly appreci­ated contribution. I would also like to thank Mrs Davies who over the past four years has given so much of her time to the world of debating at MLC.

I wish the debating team of 1994 the best of luck and continued success.

Kerry Bath

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DEBATINGBack row (L to R): E. Athanasiou, F. Bayet, B. Mendelsohn,L. Snook 3rd row: R. Reid, K. Chinnery, B. Hollingworth,W. Wong, J. Hewitt, K. Bath, L. Rigden 2nd row: A. Lord,M. McPhee, A. Best, R. Clifton, K. Charlesworth, P. Jarman Front row: C. Rigden, K. Thomas, N. Smith, C. Ng, K. Jarrett Absent: J. Bailye, S. Lord, G. Khong, B. Beros, G. Stevens,M. Dunlop

PUBLIC SPEAKINGPublic Speaking began perhaps rather shakily as

Miss Tamminga, our new Public Speaking teacher while Mrs Hollyock was away, had to find her way around as well as learning everyone’s names and taking English classes! Once we got off the ground however, meetings took place at lunch times in Room 62 and were attended by representatives from all years, particularly the younger years.

As our aim was to increase the confidence of our members when they were speaking in public, whether it be in front of their school, house or when giving an oral, we practised impromptu one-minute speeches and also longer, prepared talks, in front of the lunch time attendance. Miss Tamminga offered an incentive by bringing along “Tiny Teddies” for those who had the courage to get up and speak!!

At the beginning of Term 3, Mrs Hollyock returned and Year 8-10 also had a chance to express their opinion in a competition held in the library.

Of course, many thanks must go to Miss Tamminga and Mrs Hollyock, and all the Public Speakers throughout the year. Hopefully 1994 will be even more successful!

Rebecca Lloyd

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BEGINNING OF YEAR 12I’ve never moved before. I’ve always been in the

same place, at the same school with the same people. That’s all changed. I'm no longer an expatriate living in Singapore. Now I’m an Australian citizen living in Perth. Apparently I am Australian - that’s what my passport says. It’s not what my heart says. How am I supposed to call Australia my home when everything that I’ve ever associated with ‘home’ no longer surrounds me? The familiar faces, sights and routine have all been replaced with a brand new life: a new house, a new school and new friends. It’s a lot of newness to absorb which is probably why I don’t yet feel as though I’m really here. It’s slowly dawning on me though - every day something will re-inforce the fact that I’m here: permanently. It’s often the smallest thing like reading the address under my name on my mail or being able to fluently recite my phone number!

From what I’ve heard I’m supposed to be experienc­ing massive culture shock. You hear these sorts of things after living sixteen years in a country that regularly welcomes new­comers while saying farewell to familiar faces. An expatri­ate’s life is somewhat of an oddity. There is so much uncer­tainty in postings that you never really feel an active part of the host society or culture. You become the interested on­looker who never actually participates but often has the desire to do so. Maybe that explains my lack of culture shock - I’ve wanted to be a part of a society for so long that now that I am, it’s almost an anti-climax.

The absence of culture shock leaves me to ease into my new life. I’m taking it slowly - one step at a time. First, I was a returning citizen; then, a resident and now, a local stu­dent. My new (Australian) identity is taking shape and my old one will remain a fond and vivid memory. I won’t forget my life in Singapore. I did my growing up there and that will affect the rest of my life. My life started there and no length of time away can change that.

Unfortunately I don’t have unlimited time to ponder on my brief history and speculate on how it will affect my future. The reason for this is my next hundred odd days of school - my final year of high school. It’s dubbed by many informed sources as the most important year of education and no-one will let us forget it. We are constantly reminded of the fact that this year can do much for us providing we do a lot for it. It is the door of opportunity and we can open it only one way: sheer hard work. There is no escaping it. Working, organisation and discipline are the keys to this door. These are the words we have been trying to avoid since we started school. We tried to refrain from complying with them but the time has come for us to work hard to achieve them. It all sounds very gruelling, but, we are told that there will be a light at the end of the tunnel, so to speak. And, the rewards we will receive when we reach that light, will overpower all the hardships we endured to arrive there.

I’ve made it sound more monumental than it really is, considering this is only high school - not a great battle. But I know that this year will prove to be a tough test of my char­acter. I’m adjusting to a new country, culture and school and at the same time trying to pass an exam. I want to make this year work and I’ll do that only by working. I’m going to do it for me. I’ll prove to myself that I can handle this and I’ll have myself to thank for it. I may even look back on all this one day and realise that I actually enjoyed it! I hope so!

Margaux Kolozs - Year 12

CHILDHOOD MEMORIES

It was only yesterday,But it seems so long ago.The days when the only worry you had;Was what to play at recess,When you didn't have a care in the world.Life was just a ball of fun,Then we were forced to grow up,To take on responsibility and mature.When there is not as much time for fun And we have to plan what is - Going to become of the rest of our lives.If only we could turn back the clock And just have one last glimpse,At childhood.

Louise Snooke - Year 11

an easter thought

thank you Lord for the rainbow for redthe soft red of the flowering gum blossom welcoming and affectionate like the kiss of a child

for orangethe burning orange of the outback deserthard yet empoweringlike the loss of illusion and control

for yellowthe clear yellow of the wattlecheering and evocativelike the memories of childhood and family

for greenthe grey green of the peppermint treesrefreshing and coolinglike night after the year of day

for bluethe light blues of the summer skycalming and supportivelike the presence of a good friend

for violetthe blue violet of the leschenaultiastilling and strengtheninglike the gift of peace after the pain of loss

thank you Lord for white the all embracing white of the rainbow

signifying and nurturing like the loving heart of the Lord

always presentbut now fully revealed in your resurrection

Lent 1993

Mrs Judy Leoni

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EXODUS

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She shuffles byAnd I see her patched bag overflow With her lifelong possessions.Her small child Lies still in her arms.They look cold,Like the enemy’s heart.

Wrapped in rags Another group comes,Pulling trollies, carrying blankets That cannot save them From the bitter winter chill Of the enemy’s Cruelty.

Two young children follow,Walking slowly -Stopping to make patterns in the mud With their bare blue feet And to take turns in carrying Their heaviest bags.What lies ahead for these young ones?

What brings about this mass Exodus”Why this cleansing?Why this hatred?Why these people with no direction?With no home?

And their lives siftLike sand....Through the net of anger.

Hannah Penman Year 10

MY MOTHER’S BODYMy mother was never one to hide her body.My mother had the body of a woman, and she was never one to deny it.When I was a girl, it was a marvel;My mother had a smooth pale body,swollen with hormones, the juice of womanhood, the content­ed glow of a round red rosehip.And as I lie on the bed, belly down, on my flat young chest, she stands in front of a mirror and pats her soft white flesh, the breasts that had once been turgid with milk and youth, the blood-red nipples little gummy jaws had chewed.“I had a 24 inch waist,” she says to the reflection.My mother’s stomach is slack; it never quite sprang back into its 24 inch shape,and now she wears big peasant skirts that fill with wind as she walks.Her hips are as wide as a small tree trunk;“You all had easy births - you just slipped out, just like that!” and now she pats the bulge above the stretched empty womb. She touches her palms above her head and moves her head from side to side - “I am the Goddess of Fertility!”And we laugh.As we walk down the street and we pass the girls with brown, hard, young-boy bodies, my mother’s body whispers, in a sly old voice with narrowed eyes.“Look, look, this is what you are, this is what you become,” My mother is Venus, round thighed Venus standing in a shell. My mother is our old cat with the eyes of a kitten and the bul­bous body of motherhood past.My mother bleeds with pride and vigour every moon, and even after her bleeding was well and truly over, her pride and vigour remained.My mother is Lady Chatterley.Today, my mother’s body is dust that feeds the earth; but my mother is elsewhere.She is running and laughing, naked as a summer sky,And my mother is shouting, “Look at me, look at me! I am the Goddess of Fertility!”

Eli Hua Chna Year 12

BEHIND THE MASK

Tear away your mask,Your bright facade of colour. This is no theatre,I am no audience.If you think you can hide, You are wrong.We are all actors And actresses.We all play a part.Behind the glitter Lies insecurity,Loneliness,Distress.Behind the shapes Lie the real you and me.

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Lauren Whiteley Year 9

DIFFERENT OUR TRAIN

I look at the wall a thousand miles away a metre from my touch.It spreads for centuries till the end of time.A boundary separating one from another.No way in to the outside.Nowhere out of situations.You are trapped whether you like it or not.So you have to adapt

make doaccept the way you are.

Sometimes I try to break through the barrier.Their power resisting is too much for my mind - Escape is my only chance.I could elope with the ideas of becoming one of them.I am not like one of them but I’ll try.I just want to be happy,be happy wherever I go,be happy about myselfwhen there is nothing to be happy about.

But I’m a person.I'm important.I have a life ....

Who cares? Who listens? Who notices?They are all too entangled in their own successful lives.No-one understands about being different.

Jasmine Telford Year 9

STREETKID

In a red and black shirt.Metallica underneath.Aimlessly roaming the streets Is a lonely old man, aged fourteen.He thinks with his fists And sees the world in black.A cigarette dangles from listless fingers,While a grimace masks his face.So strong, but vulnerable,Struggling for survival,Falling in and out of trouble,Needing a helping hand,But too proud to accept one.He is defiant and slinks through his world,A predator.Wary, savage,Scrabbling for food,Yearning for rest,For a place to come home to,For a person like you.

Emily Mills Year 8

Travelling on a train I sit dreaming

And wondering And hoping

More like feeling sorry for myself I suppose.I see a man

Catch his eyeFook away

Don’t make contact,Pretend you can’t see how tired he is.

People wander aimlessly Private bubbles floating

With delicate measure Protecting their privacy -

Or are we simply ignoring others’ existence?Everyday in the streets

Someone bashedAnother raped

Another dies of drug abuse We don’t care, we simply catch the train.

How would we be in another life?Would I care for you?

Or you for me?Would we be in love?

Probably not, I'd just watch you on the train.

Rosie Dawkins Year 10

Reality issomewhere between the dreams you make, and the dreams that just happen.Sometimes, the dreams take over, and reality dies.Dreams are all very well, but you have to wake up eventually.Not necessarily to reality, but to yourself.That incessant pounding in your hearttries to tell you something WAKE UP! it screams, tearing at your nerves.Making the fluid in your head hot, scalding your senses.That’s why love is blind, deaf, dumb and all the rest.Fove is only for insomniacs.

Jessica Jackman Year 12

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TABLE NUMBER THREE

Mrs Crump was the first to arrive, she always came early to avoid the possibility of someone else getting her ‘lucky’ board. Next was Mr Klinger, who came every week despite the fact he spent the whole session moaning about what a ‘stu­pid bloody game’ it was.

“Hello Tom, how are you?” inquired Mrs Crump.

“Bloody awful,” was the reply.

One by one, the rest of the group arrived and settled them­selves at the table. The six of them had always sat at table number three for as long as anyone could remember.

“How’s your week been Mary?”

“What’s that?”

“I said, how’s your week been?”

“Oh not bad, I’ve still got a nasty cough mind.”

“Ay, and I hear Ivy had a bit of a fall the other day.”

"Yes, poor dear.”

At last they were ready to start. Mrs Pike, the coordinator, stood in front and welcomed them.

“Hello everybody, I hope you’re all feeling lucky today,” she said, “Right then let’s get started.”

“Nineteen - one nine. Two fat ladies, eight eight.”

Two figures stood in the doorway, one a tall, willowy young women, the other a small and fragile old lady. Mrs Pike stopped calling and smiled warmly.

“One moment,” she said, then trotted towards the door to greet the strangers. Each table waited impatiently, while a small discussion was held between the tall young woman and Mrs Pike. The young woman looked a little anxious but eventually she kissed her mother on the cheek and left. Mrs Pike guided the fragile little lady to table three.

"This is Mrs Blanche, everyone, do you mind if she joins your table?” asked Mrs Pike. No one seemed to object. The frag­ile little lady smiled shyly.

"Here she can sit next to me, I’ll show her what to do,” said Mrs Flemming, then proceeded in her bossy manner to instruct the fragile Mrs Blanche on how to play the game. Mrs Blanche listened intently, nodding and smiling obligingly every now and then.

Six rounds were played that afternoon. Sadly, Mrs Cromby’s ‘lucky’ board let her down once again. She didn’t win a sin­gle round. However, Mr Klinger ended the afternoon in a rare good mood. He had had a very lucky afternoon winning three rounds, therefore taking the day’s prize.

As always, there was a cup of tea for everyone after the game, and a plate of scones was placed at every table. With the new arrival, there weren’t enough scones to go around. Mrs Blanche smiled politely and said she wasn’t very hungry any­way.

After a while peoples' lifts began arriving to take them home. Soon Mrs Cromby and Mrs Blanche were the only people left at table number three.

“Will you be coming back next week then?” Mrs Cromby asked.

“Oh, I’d love to. I’ve had such a lovely time.”

Then Mrs Cromby’s next door neighbour arrived to take her home.

“See you next week, Mrs Cromby,” said Mrs Blanche.

“Oh, please call me Mary dear, all my friends call me Mary.”

And so Mrs Blanche was left to wait patiently for her daugh­ter’s return. She felt so happy, the loneliness was gone. Now she had a friend, she had a friend called Mary.

The following week the game began as always and no one noticed the absence of the fragile little old lady. They were well into the first round when the tall, willowy figure appeared at the door. Mrs Pike stopped calling and went to the door. They only spoke for a few moments, then the tall willowy fig­ure left, her face looking tired and strained.

Slowly Mrs Pike walked across to table number three.

“I’m afraid I have some very sad news,” she said, “Mrs Blanche passed away during the week.”

“Oh, what a terrible sh began Mrs Flemming.

“Wait a minute,” cried Mrs Cromby, “Bingo! I got Bingo! And to think I nearly missed it. I told you this board was lucky, I told you, didn’t I?”

Madeleine Corrigan Year 11

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As Western Australia is so isolated, we attempt to “expose” our students to as much contact as possible with “real” speakers of our three languages. Here are three reports from such exposure over the last year.

FRENCH STUDENTS’ CAMPOn Friday, June 11, eight Year 10 MLC students

rushed off for a linguistic weekend at Point Walter Recreation Centre for the Modern Language Teachers’ Association.

Yes, unbelievable as it may seem, we willingly and voluntarily sacrificed a weekend of endless sunshine to improve our French. However, our sacrifice did not go unre­warded, and we were able to socialise with students from other schools and of “both sexes”. Amazingly, we also man­aged to learn a few things! (The MLTA camp did not only have French students but also Italian and German students.)

We arrived at Point Walter at 5 pm (there were the usual late stragglers), then we allocated ourselves to our chalets. There were casual complaints on who got the rooms with their own bathrooms. When we finished our meal we had an hour of free time to waste, before we were called back to play some ‘getting to know you’ games, followed by sup­per, then bed. Sleeping was impossible due to the many wall to wall knockings, midnight snacks, late night showers, patrolling teachers and of course, the usual ‘3 am private con­ferences’. The next day consisted of speaking, listening, read­ing and writing exercises. At night a trilingual quiz was held. German students suddenly became extremely popular and there were a few rejected French students.

The following morning a trilingual treasure hunt was held. Most of the objects were scavenged from the bins around the campsite. After the winners were announced the dining hall did not smell good! We had enough time to pack up and collect several people’s addresses before lunch. The MLC bunch cleaned up after lunch (part of the catch). People began to slowly disappear after 1 pm and non-tearful but wist­ful departures filled the rest of the perfect Sunday afternoon.

Aside from the sleepless nights and deflated air mat­tress, the weekend couldn’t have been more interesting! Thanks Madame Brown for a very educational and ‘fantas- tique’ weekend!

Swan Yap

HOSTING A GERMAN STUDENTTowards the end of second term, I hosted a German

exchange student from Gottingen. Astrid Pieper soon became a member of our family.

I discovered that her lifestyle was very different. It was interesting to learn more about the customs of Germany. Many German customs are similar to Australian customs, however their traditions of Easter and Christmas are very dif­ferent.

Some of the activities we shared with Astrid were to go down to Margaret River, the Pinnacles and up to the oval to throw boomerangs. This was an interesting experience for everyone involved.

We were very glad to have Astrid stay with us. My confidence in the German language has increased and this experience has been one of growth for all involved.

Kathryn Robinson

SIX MONTHS IN JAPAN!In April of 1992, we left Perth to begin our six

month exchange to Kobe College, Japan. We arrived at Osaka airport and were presented with a group of unknown faces - strangers whose language we knew little about, who we were to live with for the next six months. However, we soon got to know them well as we adjusted to Japanese life.

Mountain climbing, Tokyo, Hiroshima and other memorable places being the most outstanding features of our trip, formed only part of our Japanese experience. Fighting for a space on the train as little men in white gloves pack you in like sardines, provides an important part of day to day liv­ing. Likewise does trying to explain yourself with hand ges­tures when words fail you.

While attempting to submerge outselves in Japanese culture (learning Japanese dance, wearing kimonos and ATTEMPTING traditional tea ceremony), we never quite succeeded in assimilating, as we always stood a head taller than our peers!

We both agree this was a once in a lifetime opportu­nity and we'd like to thank Kobe College, MLC, Mrs Lamberto and Mrs Ozawa for making it all possible.

Kirusha Moodley and Georgina Stevens

Ms Hill and Ms Hutchison in a bullet train in Japan (October 1993)

C’etait une nuit froide et clairequand j’errais dans les vieilles collines sages.Mes esprits etaient loin de la realite - je flottais esur les doux nuages blancs.Je me rivais dans une folie, ma vie terrestre etait insignifiante.J’ai voulu m’eteindre dans le noir profond.Puis, comme une lueur d’espoir qui a perce mon ,me, je Fa vu.II a ressemble un ange.Tout de suite mon ,me s’est echappe de sa melancolie.Sous les etoiles brillantes, j’ai trouve le feu de ma vie.J’ai trouve l’amour.

Clare Fraser Year 12

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ABORIGINALSTUDIES

ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

MLC’s English for English as a Second Language class enjoyed the addition of a male student this year.

Satya Marpaung, a Scotch College student from Indonesia, joined MLC’s twelve ESL students to study the course which satisfies the literacy requirement for univer­sity entrance.

In 1992, Siew Won Chen from Kuala Lumpur, received the highest mark in the state for ESL. Siew Won is now studying Medicine at UWA.

In this photo Novi Lawidjaja and Satya Marpaung discuss their class novel.

ACADEMIC EXTENSIONThis year’s participants in the Year 10 Academic

Extension Programme enjoyed a variety of excursions and visiting speakers.

Students visited the Art Gallery, the Battye Library, Scitech and the office of the Green Party. They were taught some fundamental positions of Yoga Nidra as a means of stress management, and a local writer, Julie Lewis, encouraged their creative writing skills. Dr Felicity Haynes, from UWA presented the girls with some challenging philosophical issues, and the students also vis­ited UWA's Anatomy Department and Murdoch University’s Maths Department.

In this photo, Charmaine Garde and Tara Hazlett learn the art of making cosmetics in MLC’s Chemistry lab­oratory.

This is a recent development in the Social Studies courses offered at the College by Mrs Judy Leoni, teacher of Social Studies and Religious Education.

Since 1991 Aboriginal Studies has been one of a number of units which form the Year 10 Social Studies pro­gramme. Each is taught by a different staff member, but stud­ied by all students over an annual cycle.

The Aboriginal Studies unit is being run in co-opera­tion with the Education Ministry’s Aboriginal Studies Project, some of whose curriculum materials are being trialled.

It is also a small positive response to the request of the Australian Government for Reconciliation between Aboriginal and other Australians. Also a request came from the Uniting Church National Assembly in 1988 for closer rela­tions between Aboriginal communities and the wider church and society.

Course content this year includes the following seg­ments: research into the traditional Aboriginal relationship with the land and the impact of European settlement on this; a case study of the Old Swan Brewery; the question of Aboriginal identity; achievement in contemporary society, and some reflection on personal attitudes. Written texts have been supplemented by audio-visual materials and guest speakers from the Aboriginal and Islander Christian Congress of the Uniting Church and other agencies.

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SOLAR CAR CHALLENGE

Last year a group of Year 11 Physics students designed and built a solar powered model car, to enter into the Energy Week Solar Car Challenge. The MLC team consisted of Jackie Tan, Emily Boulter, Amy McLeod, Rachel Sippe, Virginia Heitman, Natasha Trenorden, Tasma Scott and Clare Fraser - not forgetting Mr Sofoulis, our Physics teacher.

Contestants were all supplied with a solar panel, and set length and height requirements to fulfil. Our first proto­type was fast enough to ensure a spot in the finals - but we knew it wasn’t enough to win. The night before the finals, the team built a whole new car which proved to be much faster and lighter than the first. All teams were allowed to run their car three times, and their fastest time was recorded. Contestants came from all over the state, to compete for a place in the national titles to be held in Melbourne.

For one brief moment our car was actually in the lead, but our moment of glory was unfortunately short lived. At the end of the day, we were placed 5th out of 12, and only 0.2 seconds behind the winner, which was a fantastic result. We all had a great time, though some of the girls said they were only in it for the complimentary T-shirts and balloons, not to mention the free food.

This year the solar car is part of a Year 11 investiga­tion. Six groups are using class time, as well as their own, to perfect a model which will hopefully win. We all wish them the best of luck in the competition which will be held in November.

Clare Fraser

MOCK TRIALSThis year MLC entered two teams into the Mock

Trial Competition.The competition provides an insight into court pro­

ceedings and the roles of those in the court room, for students who are interested in the Australian Legal System.

The teams competed against other schools trying to prove particular cases, both a criminal and a mock court was set up and students acted as barristers, solicitors, witnesses, court orderlies and magistrates’ clerks.

Both teams, with the help of Mrs Stein and Mr Spindler, participated at a high level throughout the competi­tion.

Jetelle Bailye

MOCK TRIALSBack row (L to R): J. Bailye, G. Quin-Conroy, K. Santwyk, P. Hooper, S. EpiroFront row: M. Chapman, M. Gunn, L. Tan, A. Verco Absent: N. Stokes, K. Sanderson, K. Senathirajah,S. Kumar-Green

LEARNING CENTREThe Methodist Ladies’ College Learning Centre was

opened in 1990 with the aim being to cater for individual dif­ferences and to provide the opportunity for all students to achieve their potential.

The students have individually designed academic programmes to provide teaching at the most appropriate level in each subject area. Programmes are a blend of individual activities, small group instruction within the Centre, and par­ticipation in regular classes.

In addition to the academic programme, the Year 8 - 11 students have an opportunity to participate in the ‘School to Work’ transition programme. This programme represents our vision for the future and serves as a bridge for the transi­tion of the senior students from school to independent life.

To date the students have participated in many var­ied work placements. By Year 10 we encourage students to choose an area in which to specialise and we concentrate their work placements in this area. One such student, Michelle Pomery, was very keen on gaining a job as a child care assis­tant. We therefore focused on Michelle gaining experience and getting known in local day care centres. This interest and motivation paid off, as she commenced full time employment on the 2nd of August at the Harvey Day Care Centre in Mosman Park. Congratulations Michelle!

Mrs L Lytton

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PROMETHEANSOCIETY

1993 was the first year that MLC combined with Scotch College to form the Promethean Society. And if you have absolutely no idea who Prometheus was, then you’re not alone. However, we soon discovered that he was the Greek god who gave humankind the gift of fire, and who is revered as the god of the arts and philosophy.

The Promethean Society gathered on four occasions to discuss a variety of topics including nature versus nurture, religion and medicine and morality, after hearing a disserta­tion from a lecturer. Everyone involved joined in enthusiasti­cally to argue their opinions.

After each discussion, a meal was provided by the school which hosted the event. Dinner discussions were ideal­ly based on the evening’s topic - however, this was rather ide­alistic, and conversations (especially on the first evening) strayed to such intellectual heights as “What subjects do you do?’. However, once past this initial ‘excitement’ (?), we turned our thoughts to more substantial subjects.

Thanks must go to Ms Glenister and Mr Winwood, and the guest speakers who made this experience possible. However, a few unanswered questions still remain ....

‘Would you have a baboon heart transplant?’‘Are all boys our age chauvinistic?’‘Was ‘Dead Poet’s Society’ really filmed at Scotch?’‘Do guys really only use one third of their brain?’and finally (and most important of all) -‘Does God own a hairbrush?’

Fiona Bright Rebecca Lloyd

YOUNG ACHIEVEMENTThis year the MLC Young Achievement group set

up a business by the name of UTOPYA. The choice of can­dles as our product came after weeks of brainstorming and ruthless elimination. Like it or not, it then became our aim to manufacture and market it successfully.

Elections were held and every girl was given a posi­tion in the company. With the formal board meetings and mounting expenses we were made increasingly aware that this was a real business.

In the early days of production we were shocked to find that there were no candle moulds available throughout Australia. After a little improvisation we were on the road again. Candle-making started to take up our free time after school, on weekends and during the holidays. A lot of dedica­tion was needed as the 500 wage we were receiving didn’t seem to suffice.

Being a Young Achiever taught us not only how to work in a team and be responsible, but how to be a professional businessperson as well. During this year we have learnt a lot from our advisers and our experiences so that now we are better equipped for the workforce. We’d like to thank everyone who had helped provide us with this wonderful opportunity.

Kirusha Moodley

THE WALTER SHEPHERD RESEARCH CENTRE

1993 has been a time for reflection about the role of the library in the education of MLC girls.

In May we celebrated the 21st anniversary of the opening of the WSRC building and, with the assistance of the MLC School Archives, took the opportunity to look back, not only on the past twenty one years but on the whole history of the library service at Methodist Ladies’ College. The value of reading has always been stressed throughout the history of the school. Girls have always been encouraged to read both for information and enjoyment.

During the anniversary celebrations we were fortu­nate to have well known children’s author, Caroline Macdonald, to stay with us as writer-in-residence for two weeks. The girls had the opportunity to hear her talk about her writing and discuss their own writing with her.

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When Sir Paul Hasluck opened the WSRC in 1972 “high-tech” was audio tapes played through headphones to study carrels! Today the library catalogue is computerised, videos are available on a myriad of topics, indexes and ency­clopedias are available on CD-ROM and access is available to several external databases.

While it is fascinating to look back, a modern school library must look forward if it is to meet the needs of its cur­rent and future students. Plans are now well in hand to expand the WSRC into an information technology centre to equip MLC girls for the technology-driven Information Age now upon us. The new centre will be equipped with current state- of-the-art information technology and ready to accommodate emerging technologies.

The future looks exciting.Michelle O’Brien

Librarian

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EXCHANGE EXCHANGESTUDENT STUDENT

My five months at MLC as a Year 11 exchange stu­dent from Latvia has been a very interesting experience.

The subjects I chose to study were English, History, Foundations of Maths, Human Biology, Art and Theatre Arts. It feels like I have learnt a lot of new things which will help me with my future studies in Latvia. I particularly enjoyed Art and Theatre Arts as they provided me with the important opportunity to be creative.

I am grateful to all my teachers who accepted me as part of their class and were always willing to help with any problems I had.

I attend a public school in Riga, and I found MLC to be a well organised school. Everything is very well planned and there are so many extra-curricular activities available for students to participate in. During my stay I attended the Interschool swimming carnival, took part in the Inter-house Singing, Drama and Mime festival and enjoyed myself at “Harry’s Dive” fund raising dance evening.

As part of my Theatre Arts class I took part in plays such as Pygmalion and Antigone which we performed for the Barclay House students. I had a lot of fun, and found that these activities helped to bring me closer to my new class­mates.

The House system was a novelty for me. I think that it helps to develop the competitive spirit as well as encourag­ing friendship and mutual support which contribute positively to personal development for the individual.

All the girls at MLC were really supportive and friendly which made my stay really pleasant. The atmosphere at the school enabled me to make lots of good friends.

My stay in Perth was completed by a unique Year 11 school trip to Exmouth with Adventure Out. Abseiling, cav­ing, rock-climbing and snorkelling were all new experiences for me, and I learnt a lot about my own fears and abilities through these activities. As well as gaining new skills, I thor­oughly enjoyed the beautiful and unusual natural environment of northern Western Australia. This intense experience brought all of us, who were on the trip, closer together.

My time in Australia, and particularly at MLC, marks a major life experience for me. I hope that one day I will return to visit my friends and see familiar places.

Zone Zeile

Dear MLC Girls,Hi! I’m Mari Shibata from Kobe College. I’ve had a

very good time at MLC this year. It has been the most memo­rable year in my life.

Before I came here I was worried about my life in Australia. I thought it would be difficult to change my life and to live without my parents and friends but you have been kind to me and kept saying “Hi”. People are more friendly than what I imagined, and I’ve felt very comfortable.

I enjoyed joining different years’ classes and going to MLC choir and string concerts. I also really enjoyed talk­ing in English. I like English much more than I did before.

Unfortunately, it is time to go back to Japan now. I’m sure I’m going to miss this wonderful school, beautiful beaches, yummy chocolate (I think Australia has the best chocolate in the world) and all of you. I’m more thankful to you than I can say. I am the luckiest, happiest exchange stu­dent in the world. I will never forget everything you have done for me. I’m already looking forward to coming back to this cool country again.

Bye for now - with lots of love.Mari

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MEDIAEvery week over 300 eager students trek down the

dark little stairs, to the world of Media Studies.Year 8’s entering this Brave New World are initiated

into becoming a true Media Student, they never look at things in the same way again, especially after creating and animating their own short film. Year 8’s also learn how to master a cam­era and more importantly a video camera.

Year 9’s are a bright positive group whose journalist skills could rival Derryn Hinch, also ran a radio programme with a difference and ran their own advertising campaigns, some of which were very convincing.

Media Studies may never be the same after the Year 10’s leave who, over the course of this year, have deconstruct­ed billboards, watched movie after movie and have left numerous Perth suburbs in shock after having every square inch of town printed on film.

The Year 11 course concentrates on exploiting media myths, dealing with propaganda and seeing through it. Studying famous photo-journalists who have had an impact on what we believe about the world is another interesting section of the course. The annual jaunt to try and capture “that” pho­tograph was at a mystery location this year.

The Year 12’s this year have somehow (we don’t know how) managed to rise out of the beanbags, tear them­selves away from some classic movies such as Metropolis, to write, produce, act in and direct their own film which is sure to be a success in the Sydney Youth Film Festival.

The highlight of the calendar year for Media Students is the exhibition of the best of our work in Hadley Hall with the theme “Life is not all black and white”.

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BARCLAY HOUSEAs we reflect on the 1993 school year we are all

amazed at how quickly it has passed and what a great deal we have achieved.

Barclay House was eagerly awaiting the arrival of our new Principal, Ms M Nadebaum and the staff and students have been thrilled with the interest and support shown.

Many initiatives have taken place which have brought the College together as one community. Probably the most moving was our whole school assembly for the Induction of the new Principal. Over the year the links between the Senior School and Barclay House have grown and many classes have utilised the expertise available in vari­ous departments.

Although we realise it is important for the Primary School to be a small close community, we look forward to developing and enhancing the connections that will lead to a continuum of learning at Methodist Ladies’ College from Pre­primary to Year Twelve.

Some of the 1993 memories are:

5. Collecting over $1,500 for Uniting Church Caring Services at our Annual Church Service.

6. The swimming and athletics carnivals.

7. Our camps. The Year Seven outdoor education camp at Dwellingup. The Year Six environmental camp at Woodbury-Boston and the Year Five camp in the new ‘Bunkhouse’ at Dwellingup.

8. The purchase of $8,000 worth of Technic Lego for Years Four to Seven and Lego Dacto for Years One to Three. ($4,000 donated by the P. & F. Association)

9. Instrumental Night, the Performing Arts Festival at the Perth Concert Hall and our annual concert.

10. Saying good-bye to Mrs Sandra Hocking who has been a teacher at Barclay House for sixteen years.

1. Welcoming Mrs Kim Stoddart, our Art specialist.

2. The Year Sevens learning Japanese with Ms Hutchison and Ms Tonai.

3. Increased interaction between year levels, especially on mathematics and science activity days.

4. The formation of a highly successful and popular Chess Club.

We are very fortunate at Barclay House because our days are filled with wonderful activities which enable us to have memories we will always cherish. As well as looking back and feeling satisfied and content, we are also looking for­ward to the unknown, the new and the unexplored. We cannot wait for our Pre-primary class to be established in 1994!!

And who knows what else is in store?

Leonie Drew

BARCLAY STAFFBack row (L to R): Mrs A. Warne, Mrs P. Flaherty, Mr B. Taylor, Miss M. Russell-Lane, Mrs J. BorrillMiddle row: Mrs J. Twine, Mrs L. Martlew, Mrs M. Daventry, Mrs S. Vernon, Mrs N. Rhodes, Miss R. Mableson, Mrs M. Leeks Front row: Mrs J. Raynor, Mrs J. Guilfoyle, Mrs L. Drew, Mrs W. McKenzie, Mrs K. Stoddart, Mrs S. Hocking

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YEAR 1Some rainy day stories

When it is wet I like to pull on my gum boots and jump in the puddles.

VeronicaOn a rainy day I curl up on my bed with a good book.

JuliaRain makes me think of a warm fire, hot milo and a rainbow.

ZoeTweety is a very noisy bird. He sings all day in my ear. I like his singing.

DREAMTIME

Why the fairy penguin comes out at dusk?

Long ago the fairy penguin had no enemies and were never afraid on their little island in the Pacific Ocean. When man came the air was polluted and the sky turned black. The fairy penguin didn't need to fly but they had feathered wings to fly with. The penguins needed to fly. Their wings had become weak because they hadn’t flown for so long. They couldn’t fly, and with all the humans coming to the island it was hard to survive. The penguins became afraid of humans so they decided to stay away. They now come out at night when man is asleep and far away from their island

Julia Jackman - Year 5

THE PATH TO THE SEA

I found a little track made, down through the plants that lead to the sea. They were wooden steps nearly hidden by the dry, dead leaves. As I cautiously stepped onto the second step, spiky plants scratched my uncovered legs. The lower the steps got, the harder it was to descend as the steps became wet and slippery and the plants grew thicker together. Holes dotted the stairway here and there, forcing me to jump above them. After about an hour the steps grew sandy and the plants thinned out. I had been scratched mercilessly on my hands and legs. Suddenly I groaned because the steps had vanished and there was now no path to the beach. I looked back to where I had started. Then I looked back down. It would be easier to go down. So stepping on the overgrown weeds and wild, spiky plants, I made my way down. I was annoyed because the steps kept disappearing and appearing here and there and sometimes I had to cut through the cruel vegetation to reach the steps. If I had known that it would be like this I wouldn’t have taken this unpleasant, beastly path.

Suddenly the blue, green sea spread out before me and, sighing with relief, I sank onto the soft, whitish sand. My tiredness drained away and, taking off my socks and shoes, I stepped into the pleasantly icy water. Then I thought maybe the overgrown plants, the missing steps, the scratches, the black, ominous holes and the slipperiness and then sandiness of the steps were worth it for this icy water and soft white sand.

Belinda Wong - Year 6G

THE WOMPOO PIGEON

The Wompoo Pigeon is a bird.It is one of the biggest pigeons alive. It is 45cm

from head to tail. The Wompoo Pigeon has a grey head, a pur­ple breast, peacock green wings and a peacock green tail. It also had yellow under its wings and under its tail.

The Wompoo Pigeon is found in all parts of the world in rain forests. They nest in thick foliage so you can’t see them very clearly. They live in bush tree tops near fruit trees. They fly around and make holiday homes to get away from the hunters.

I hope the small amount of rain forest we have left in Queensland is enough for this beautiful bird to survive.

Jennifer McCutcheon - Year 4

The time in my life I had a bad case of misery guts was when ... my Grandpa died and I was a misery guts the whole week and still wasn't much better the week after! I really loved my grandpa because he was always cheerful and happy.

Emma Rohrlach - Year 5

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THE HORSE THE HAUNTED HOUSE

Ears twitching and alert Fur glistening in the sun Legs strong and muscular Yes this is the horse!A courageous creature Ready to take a jump.He moves slowly at first,Then, all of a sudden, he Moves faster and faster - He canters and then With all his might,He lifts high up in The air, then lands As gracefully as an eagle.He canters away as Though nothing has Happened.Yes this is the horse!

Amber Marshall Year 7H

COME TO THE“SWAN RIVER SETTLEMENT”

“Start a new life!”Some amazing points:* plenty of land* beautiful scenery* black swans* fertile soil for farming* good water supply* fine weather And that’s not all!There’s a very attractive environment, too.We are departing England on the14th February, 1829 on board the ‘Parmelia”.For more details, contact James Stirling, captain of the ‘Parmelia.’

COME AND JOIN US!!

Connie Tsang - Year 5

THE GHOST TRAIN

Rough death-defying shrieks,Rattle go the tense bones,Squeals of terrorising evil laughter,Rustling of brown crunchy leaves in the still night,Hooting awake mysterious owls,Frothy bubbly liquid in the dark cauldron,A screech of horror (someone in pain),The old creeky wheels on the train move swiftly by,Old wrinkly withered hands reaching out for revenge!

Cynthia Telford - Year 6T

Once upon a time I lived in a small old cottage in thewoods.

One day I decided I would go on holiday, but while I was packing, a couple of ghosts came and they were spying on me. As you probably know ghosts are invisible so I couldn’t see them. As I went to my car I heard this faint spooky noise but I just thought it was the wind. I drove my car out of the garage and the ghosts were pleased and they flew into my house straight away. They went into my neat clean house, and they did such a terrible thing. I hardly know how to describe it, they made my house haunted!!

Clare Jackson - Year 2

CRY OF THE WILD DOLPHINS

Sebastian opened his eyes and found himself sur­rounded by flat, deep blue ocean, that stretched as far as his eyes could focus. Behind him he could see a white-grey lump in the distance, which he figured was where he had left. Sebastian was about to doze off when Tuckury shuddered. He knew the turtle must have sensed something. A fin emerged from the flat surface, causing a ripple. Sebastian was sure it was a white-pointer. He had never dealt with a man-eater shark before! He stayed calm and froze. The great fin came directly towards them. He could clearly make out a white- pointer from the dark figure, now below him. The turtle stayed very cool about it and supposedly played dead. He thought it was the end when the next thing he knew, the sinis­ter figure began to fade, swimming deeper and deeper until it had disappeared.“Amazing!” he breathed. “We are alive.”The thought of it made Sebastian shudder.“Now that was a narrow escape.”

Jacqui A ’Court Year 7M

Sharks are flesh eating animals.Hammer Heads can have 30 babies at once.Angel sharks bury themselves to catch their prey Rough sharks have rough tenticles.King sharks can be as big as a boat.Some sharks only eat plankton and seaweed like the whale sharks.

Alexandra Bagios - Year 3

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KINGS PARK AND BOTANIC GARDENTHE ROLLER-COASTER

The already snake-like line grows continuously with eager people of every age excitedly waiting to have the ride of their life.

My peers all think I’m a chicken, not wanting to go on such an unforgettable ride, but as I gaze at this massive steel construction I lose all my confidence. Although I know my life will be complete if I just do this, nothing will make me line up in that ever-increasing line.

Oh no! I see my friends approaching. I know they’ll end up convincing me to go on it but... too late!

I’m now standing in the line about two people away from my turn. While my determined friends assure me I’ll love it. I’m virtually shivering in my shoes, and sweat dots my forehead.

Well, I’m here now and there is nothing I can do about it. The assistant helps me into the carriage and it all begins.

I can see the first dip approaching and I know my life is coming to a dreadful halt. I feel the rails slowly becoming steeper and ... Woaaa! A deafening amount of fear­ful screams and shouts engulf me.

I did it, I actually did it and now once I think about it, it wasn’t even that bad, actually I can’t wait to go on it again.

Hold on! It hasn’t finished, I see another hill approaching and the feeling of thrill and exhilaration rush into my body ... Woaaa! The shouts and screams echo in my head again.

After many more breathtaking rises and falls, I now realise what my friends meant by unforgettable, and believe me, that won’t be the last time I go on that ride.

Gabby Scott Year 6G

OCTO POEMS - THE JUDGE

The judge is black.He is the terrible Winter.Working in a court,Like a storm ruining peoples’ lives.Making sure his robe is draped properly He is a cold hard chair.“L.A. Law”.He is like chilli.

On the 10th June, 1993 Year Five went to Kings Park. It was part of our Social Studies topic, which is the Swan River Settlement.

When we arrived there we went to meet Mrs Pool, Mrs Pocock and Mr Jones. We then split up into two groups. I was with Mrs Pool and Mrs Pocock.

Mrs Pool took us down to an open area. There she told us about the sheoak tree, which both the early settlers and Aborigines found very useful, the settlers used it for roof tiles. The male species is the Bulloak. She then told us about the Tuart tree. The settlers used it to make houses, as it was quite a hard wood. Lastly, she explained to us the uses of the jarrah tree which is still used today in making furniture. The early settlers used it for floor boards and railway sleepers. We then went to the nature trail, where first we learnt a great deal about the banksia. Which, although not so useful, was pleasant to look at. There are four banksias, the firewood, bull, slender and mangyt banksias. There are many varieties of birds in Kings Park and we noticed quite a few of them as we walked through the bush. Next Mrs Pool showed us the wattle or Cujung whose uses are quite versatile. The Aborigines used it for making spears and boomerangs. Then we started walking back to base, however on the way we saw a pretty flower called Blue Hovea. When we’d finished the walk we went to have morning tea, which was devoured immediately, I assure you!

After that we went to learn about the Zamie palm which had many uses and some poisonous seeds! It is one of the oldest plants on earth. We then followed a memorial trail, looking for Dutch, French and English flags and learning about certain explorers, among them Willem de Vlaming, Lieutenant Heirisson and James Stirling. I found it very inter­esting learning about John Septimus Roe and seeing the memorial dedicated to him. He was the surveyor general who laid aside Kings Park. After that we learnt about the Dianella palm. We then twisted strips of palm leaves together and made string. That was fun. When we’d finished that Mrs Pool sent me to find a blackboy or Balga, which is used for direction finding as the flower faces north. At the roots of it the Aborigines found witchety grubs.

The Kings Park Botanical Gardens were very inter­esting and I learnt a great deal. The tour definitely improved my botanical knowledge!

Lucy Young - Year 5

THE TULIP

The tulip is a rich red It is planted in winter It lurks in a dutch garden bed The weather is cold and windy It is dressed in a red warm petal Sleeping in a terracotta pot “Burke’s Backyard” - It eats fine drops of water.

Sally-Anne Cox Year 7H

Davinia Kulaendra Year 7H

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A DAY AT THE FAIRYesterday my family want to the fair. In the fair

were merry-go-rounds, money machines, clowns and a magi­cian. The whole fair was full of games. In the afternoon we had chips, sandwiches and fruits. After lunch we watched the clown and the magician. We spent the whole day at the fair. It was fun.

Li-xia Tan - Year 1

THE INVISIBLE UNICORNOnce upon a time there was an invisible unicorn.One day two hunters came riding along so the uni­

corn ran away to hide somewhere.The next day the invisible unicorn forgot to take his

invisible-making medicine and when he went out, the hunters saw him and caught him. The hunters killed the unicorn but he came alive again and had three babies.

Philippa Onley - Year 2

MY GARDEN

Once Mummy planted some flowers, but a snail ate all the flowers. Mummy had to go to the flower shop and get some more of the same kind of flowers. She wanted those ones, but I didn’t like the kind that she had bought, so she went back for more flowers for her garden.

Alison McCutcheon - Year 2

THE GOOSE

There it stands Without a sound Quiet and peaceful.The falling snow is captured In between the ruffled feathers.The goose lifts its jetblack head,Proud and elegant.Its eyes are blended in With the blackness of its head.Its long, exquisite neck extends down To its bulging breast where there are Soft gosling-like feathers - She puts her head down to preen herself and Her rounded short beak Shakes violently between her feathers.She has long, skinny black legsWith a warty-like texture and bulging knees;Her tiny webbed feet are standing in the Cool rippling water.All of a sudden, a huge Boom of thunder hits the skies And down comes rain,Heavy and harsh, onto the defenceless bird.She is terrified!Her eyes open wide with terror.As she spreads her large, muddy-grey coloured wings And flies off fast Looking for shelter.The rain slowly starts to lessen The goose returnsStanding without a sound, quiet and peaceful,In the murky waters.

Pia Rosendorff - Year 7H

At the movies dark

flashing lights munching

smell of hot buttered popcorn sucking noises

plastic packets crackling Torches shining Quiet whispers

High-pitched shrill screams Gloomy

Bring lights back onSylvia Telford - Year 6T

GROWING CLOSER

My paternal grandfather died long before my parents met each other. My maternal grandfather who lived in a dif­ferent state from my family died when I was one and a half years old. I therefore never knew either of my grandfathers.

As a small girl I remembered my grandmothers who came to visit and stayed with my family quite often when we were in Malaysia. My family lived in Kuala Lumpur while my paternal grandma lived in Penang and my maternal grand­ma in Malacca, quite a distance away. They often came for long visits and we would visit them during the school holi­days, Chinese New Year and Christmas. We were close to them and my maternal grandma especially, would stay with us when my parents went overseas. Both my grandmas would make delicious things for us to eat when they came to stay. Somehow they were always there when we needed them.

When I was six years old, my family migrated to Perth. There were my parents, my younger brother, my younger sister and me. Life went on as usual for us but my parents must have felt the change because they never went out anywhere when we were at home. There was no one to look after us!

My grandmas came to visit us in April, 1989, and stayed for a number of months. We also visited them at the end of the year in Malaysia. With no house help in Perth, Mum was always busy and so was Dad. We had our school and other activities and were busy too, unlike those days when we were younger in Malaysia. We did not spend much time talking to our Grandmas when they came to visit. We were too busy with other things.

In October 1990, my paternal grandma was found to have cancer. We were very sad. We prayed for her every day. However it was term time and we could not fly to Malaysia to see her. We realised how far away we were from her. As soon as the school holidays started we went to Malaysia to visit her. She appeared well and we were happy to be able to see her and talk to her. My paternal grandma died when we were in Malaysia.

Since her death, my maternal grandma has become so precious to us. We realised that life isn't that long after all. We spent more time with my maternal grandma when she came to visit us last year. In December, 1991, we took her to America with us for a long holiday and she enjoyed it very much. We now make an effort to do things for her and to show her we care. She is now 75 years old and we hope to spend more time with her when we go to Malaysia this year. I love my grandma.

Li-Shien Tan Year 6T

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ARCHIVESMethodist Ladies’ College established a School

Archives in 1992. By so doing the College joined a growing number of independent schools throughout Australia which have recognised the importance of their history and have taken steps to ensure that it be preserved. As many schools approach important anniversaries the need for an organised and comprehensive archival collection is being highlighted. The value of maintaining and fostering the traditions and val­ues of the school has long been recognised and this, along with a community awareness of the importance of account­ability in all organisations, has prompted the formation of School Archives which acquire, store and preserve the records which document the activities of the whole school.

The College Council in setting up the MLC Archives has made a commitment to fund a part time archivist and pro­vide storage facilities to enable the preservation of records to become a reality. Methodist Ladies' College will celebrate its Cententary in 2007 and it has been recognised that an archives will provide a valuable tool for the appropriate marking of the occasion. It is envisaged that the archives will involve itself with the ongoing conservation and display of records, uni­form, photographs and memorabilia, the compilation of stu­dent and staff registers, recording of an storing oral histories, research and writing of articles to highlight important events and ultimately to make possible the writing of a school histo­ry. The accomplishment of these aims will be a major achievement and will require the continued support of the col­lege community.

Planning for the FutureWhile archives have traditionally been associated

with the past by the nature of the records they house, they also have an important role to play in planning for the future. Tomorrow’s buildings are built on today’s and yesterday’s foundations; the parents of tomorrow’s students are concerned with the performance and achievements of the College over the years while educational and administrative decisions are influenced and guided by what has gone before. In this way the building plans, educational and sporting results, theatrical and musical programmes, individual and school achievements, publications, photographs and documents in the Archive Collection are vital tools for future planning.

The School Archives in preserving the records of the college is also recognising the individuals who have been part of the College. The collected records represent a link between all those who have been associated with the College as stu­dents, staff, parents or by association through the many com­munity activities in which the College has participated.

The Methodist Ladies’ College School Archives gratefully acknowledges those people who have contributed photographs, publications and memorabilia to the Collection. These items provide much enjoyment to the past and present students when used in displays as well as being integral in documenting the College’s history. Donations of materials which reflect and illustrate the day to day activities of the College and its members are being actively sought and Jenny Timms, School Archivist would appreciate hearing from any­one with items they feel could be useful for the Collection.

Mrs Jenny Timms School Archivist

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PARENTS’ & FRIENDS’ ASSOCIATION

The Parents’ and Friends’ Association has again had a very successful year in 1993.

Although most parents through payment of the $30 annual voluntary levy, are members of the P & F, the functions and operation of the organisation are not always understood.

The P and F has a range of objectives as set down in its Constitution. Briefly these are to:a) raise funds for the College and to use these funds in consul­tation with the College in ways which will further its educa­tional objectives;b) foster interaction among parents and friends of the College;c) facilitate and encourage interaction between parents, stu­dents and teachers of the College;d) organise and support social activities designed to promote the general welfare of the College;ejmaintain close liaison with the College Council and general­ly assist it in promoting the interests of the College;

It seeks to achieve these objectives in a variety of ways, both formal and informal.

The P & F derives most of its funds from the volun­tary levy. However, it is important for parents to also be aware that the P and F is responsible for the operations of the school canteen and the uniform shop. These contribute signif­icant funds to the P and F.

P & F operations are organised through a Central Committee supported by a Finance Committee and a Social Committee. In addition, the Ladies' Auxiliary pursues an active program of social and fundraising activities specifically aimed at fostering closer links between parents and the school.

Some major changes in the operation of the Association have occurred this year. For the first time, we have operation committees specifically established to liaise with the Canteen and Uniform Shop on behalf of the P & F. The Uniform Shop and Canteen Committees, and the Managers and staff are looking at a whole host of issues relat­ing to improving the service offered in the future.

This year, as previously, the P and F has supported a number of activities in the College, financially and otherwise. These include; a contribution to the new rowing shell for the “eights” and the sponsorship of a weekend of seminars for incoming student officials. The P and F was pleased to be able to make a major contribution to the refurbishment of the Boarding Houses, in particular the provision of new carpets. The Ladies' Auxiliary has supported this with work on new soft furnishings.

As has become traditional, the MLC Big Band was featured in the annual P and F dinner dance “Harry’s Dive”. This was held in the College Dining Hall and was a great suc­cess. At this function the P & F presented the retiring manager of the College Dining Hall, Mr Tony Critchley, with a farewell gift in appreciation for his support during six years at MLC.

At the end of 1992, the P and F held a Christmas Carnivale in the College grounds. This event was universally judged a great success, bringing together the whole College community in a major social and fund raising activity. The Carnivale proved the ideal opportunity for the P and F to acknowledge the contribution of retiring principal, Dr Geoff Hadley. Geoff was a great supporter of the P and F and was presented with a painting to mark his retirement.

During the year the Ladies' Auxiliary continued its

very active programme of activities, including morning teas with guest speakers, a Hot Cross Bun sale and a cake stall. The monies raised were put to good use purchasing outdoor tables and chairs for students and work benches and tools for students in Barclay House. The Ladies' Auxiliary continues to support the Year 12 Valedictory Dinner financially, including the provisions of gifts for the students.

This year the P and F has again been active in trans­mitting the views of parents to the Principal, the Deputy Principal and the Head of Barclay House on a whole range of issues . In addition this year, the P & F is represented on the MLC Development Committee, This Committee is responsi­ble for developing the Master Plan for the College and for planning the new pre primary and science facilities.

I would like to thank all of the members of the P & F committee, for their support this year and to thank the man­agers and staff of the school canteen and uniform shop for their efforts.

In particular I would like, on behalf of the P and F committee to acknowledge the services of Ailsa Farmer and Peggy Graham for their outstanding commitment in managing the canteen over a long period of time. Both retired during the year and we wish them well for the future.

A successful P and F is a vital element in the general well being of the school community and being a member of the Committee is a rewarding experience. I would therefore encourage all parents to become involved more actively with the P and F.

Paul McLeod President

MLC COLLEGIANSThe MLC Collegians have been delighted at the

increasing number of younger members becoming involved this year in its activities.

Our Annual Dinner was a great success and it was wonderful to see so many years represented. The dinner was held in the School Dining Room and was an opportunity for the Collegians to meet with Margaret Nadebaum in an infor­mal atmosphere. Pre-dinner drinks were held in the Year 12 Common Room and Jenny Timms, the school archivist, pre­pared a display that brought back memories for many of the Collegians who were present.

This year we have contributed to the purchase of the new rowing eight. Many Collegians attended the Schoolgirls’ Head of the River and watched as the girls rowed the new shell into first place. After the regatta, members of the College community attended the christening ceremony where Margaret Nadebaum named the shell the “Mike Higgins”.

The Collegians have also made contributions to the Boarding House refurbishment. The Year 12 Burnside Common Room was turned into a much appreciated comfort­able retreat for the girls.

The Year 8 Collegian scholarship for 1994 was awarded to Jacinta Scanlon. Our Bownes Memorial Bursary for 1994 will be announced at Speech Night.

As it was 10 years since the last Collegians Art Exhibition we decided to hold another exhibition in November. This year the exhibition called MLC Collegians’ and Friends, was extended to include artist friends of the College. We were delighted to have Ms Louise Howden-Smith to open the exhi­bition. At the exhibition the College Council, the P & F Association and the Collegians’ all made a purchase.

Felicity Hopkin

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LEAVERS 1992Monique Argus No information received Emmie Lister Science, UWAHelene Athanasiou Law/Commerce, UWA Jenni Littlejohn Environmental Science, MurdochNatalie Barton Commerce, UWA Michelle Low Accounting, UWAShannon Beagley Dental Clinic Assistant, TAFE Lisa-Jane Lutz Biology, MurdochJoanne Bennett Arts, UWA Isobel Lyall Deferred for a year- Psychology ,Mette Bloch Completing school in Denmark Murdoch 1994Christine Bone Law/Science,UWA Anna Macfie Business Management, TAFEAnneka Bowey Multi-Disciplinary Science, Curtin Justine Main Medical Radiation Technology,Tracy Bricknell Science, UWA Uni of SydneyJosie Brooke Science, UWA Jacqueline Marcus Science, UWAEloise Browne-Cooper Engineering, UWA Keira Mason-Hill Dance W.A.A.P.A., Edith CowanJenny Busch Physiotherapy, Curtin Sarah McCoubrie Nursing, CurtinImogen Buttsworth No information received Juniper McCullagh Travelling - deferred Law, UWAJane Campbell Working and repeating TEE Jodie McGregor No information receivedRebecca Campbell Physiotherapy, Curtin Heather Mclnnes Occupational Therapy, CurtinElizabeth Carson Hospitality, TAFE Fiona McLean Accounting, Perth College andJoanna Carson Deferred studies - working this year part-time workYvette Caruso Withdrawn from university Kirsty McPharlin Mining & Engineering, Curtin,Lee Min Chan Medicine, UWA KalgoorlieSiew Won Chen Medicine, UWA Rheshee Mitra Occupational Therapy, CurtinLeanne Chew Deferred studies Leisa Munro Taking a year off. Nursing 1994Sharon Chih Medicine, UWA Akiko Murata Kobe College, JapanThelmis Chua No information received Ashleigh Murray Law/Arts, UWANatalie Churchill Arts, UWA Phillipa Newman Nursing, CurtinEmma Clements Dental Clinic Assistant, TAFE Kim Newton No information receivedMiriam Connor Muresk Agricultural College Katherine Ng Medicine, UWASascha Crawford Town Planning, Curtin Jennifer Nind Rotary Exchange, FinlandJo Crook Pharmacy, Curtin Michelle Oakey Arts, UWARobina Crook Rotary International Exchange, Kellen Orr Commerce, UWA

Denmark Heidi Oswald Physics and Human Resources,Kirsty Dalzell Touring Europe MurdochAlison Davies Science, UWA Clare Ozich Rotary Exchange, DenmarkBronwyn Davies Human Movement, UWA (Law, UWA 1994)Tanya Della Bosca Commercial Dressmaking, TAFE Ainsley Pike Nutrition and Food Science, CurtinAmy Dickinson Film and Television, Curtin Bethany Pridmore Engineering, UWAMelissa Donald Arts, UWA Kristen Priestly WorkingKristy Duane Law/Science, UWA Louisa Pringle Design, CurtinGemma Edeson Working in England Claire Ramsay Science, UWANash El-Mugheiry Nursing, Curtin Janelle Repacholi Medicine, UWAAideen Ellis Repeating TEE, Cyril Jackson Kate Ridley Working holiday, UKMonika Engelstaedter Working full time Emma Risinger Science, UWAMichelle Evans Philosophy, Murdoch Sigrid Roberman Repeating at Tuart CollegeAlana Foster Repeating TEE, Canning College Briony Robertson Business, TAFEJodie Franklin Nursing, Curtin Naomi Robinson Arts, UWANicole Garde Bachelor of Classical Music, Sara Robinson Biology (Scholarship), Murdoch

Conservatorium Caroline Roper Physiotherapy, CurtinKelly Gardiner Repeating TEE Lisa Rudrum Law/Commerce, UWASarah Gardiner Arts, UWA Hemah Sakarpani Medicine, UWASusannah Gibson English, Curtin Anjayni Sam Medicine, UWAElizabeth Godden No information received Fleur Schuller Southern Cross Exchange, GermanyRachel Gregg Music, UWA Kristen Schultz Science, UWAHolly Hammond No information received Caroline Scott Teaching, CurtinTiffany Hamzah Fine Arts, UWA (deferred) Debbie Scott Justice Studies, Edith CowanAlexandra Harper Working in England Lisa Sedevic Repeating Year 12Lynda Hart Arts, UWA Kate Semple Arts, Macquarie UniversityAlison Hassell No information received Kim Shannon Business, Edith CowanEvelyn Ho Commerce, UWA Bethany Sharman TravellingVynka Hohnen No information received Lina Sheehan Nursing, CurtinElisabeth Honey Bachelor of Arts (Primary Ed), Kylie Slater Science, UWA

Edith Cowan Louise Stewart Arts, Edith CowanRachel Hudson Taking a year off Heather Sutherland Science, UWALynette Imrie Medical Lab, Techniques, Curtin Sheralee Tamaliunas Science, CurtinLeah Jackson Surveying, Curtin Heok Khee Tan Science/Enginering, UWAElisha Jefferson No information received Anne-Marie Tarala Deferred, workingArna-Lee Jensen Science, UWA Ginny Teoh Commerce, UWADevika Jogia Bachelor of Education, Edith Cowan Bonnie Thomas Law/Arts, UWAMichelle John Human Sciences, Edith Cowan Suzanne Thompson Science, UWATanya Kahlert Business Accounting, TAFE Kylie Tomich Human Movement, UWATammy Kelly Bachelor of Science Aviation, Tina Turkington No information received

Edith Cowan Jacqueline van der Peyl Environmental Science, UWAPhillipa Kirby Biology, Curtin Melanie van Helvoort English, MurdochGeorgina Kirkham Taking a year off Katie Vaux Dental Nursing, TAFESuhania Kulaendra Medicine, UWA Jane Wallis Economics, UWAYee-Ling Kuok Medicine, UWA Emma Wheeler Qualified NannyZoe Ladyman Physiotherapy, Curtin Phillipa Will Repeating TEE, Cyril JacksonCassandra Lake Science, UWA Susan Williams Science, UWAJanice Lee No information received Natasha Wilson Business CollegeTheodora Li Medicine, UWA Sarah Wisbey Law, UWASusannah Liggins Child Care, TAFE Gemmanie Wise Nanny Course, PerthSui May Lim No information received Sandra Woo Science, UWARebecca Lindsey Law/Science, UWA Sherine Yap Medicine, UWAMee Luong Ling Law/Commerce, UWA Celina Yovich A-Levels, London

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PRIZES 1993ACCOUNTING: Novita Lawidjaja MEDIA STUDIES: Fiona Tremlett

APPLICABLE MATHEMATICS: Clare Fraser MODELLING WITH MATHEMATICS: Nicola Nugent

APPLIED ART: Pauline Ho PHYSICS: Clare Fraser

ART: Browyn Rogers SENIOR ENGLISH: Branwen Granville

BIOLOGY: Ming Ming Chong THEATRE ARTS: Elizabeth King

BUSINESS STUDIES: Kelly Bull WORD PROCESSING: Tiffany Southcombe

CALCULUS: Clare Fraser CONTRIBUTION TOVISUAL ARTS: Dewi Telford

CHEMISTRY: Clare Fraser COLLEGIAN: Donna Hsu

COMPUTING: (Shared) Satoe Gosha ALL ROUNDJean Lee ACHIEVEMENT: (Shared) Emily Boulter

Amy McLeod

DEBATING: Kerry Bath BEST ALL ROUNDERIN SPORT: Fiona Bennett

DISCRETE MATHEMATICS: Kelly Bull ARTS TROPHY: Jessica Jackman

DRAMA: Debbie McKenzie SERVICE TO THESCHOOL: (Shared) Tania Fiegert

ECONOMICS: Su Sien Thon Maggie Macgill

ENGLISH: Jessica Jackman DEPUTY HEAD GIRL: Joanne McCoubrie

ENGLISH FOR ESL STUDENTS: Kah Lin Wong HEAD GIRL: Kerry Bath

FRENCH: (Shared) Eu Hua Chua DUX: Clare FraserClare Fraser

SERVICE TO THEGEOGRAPHY: Ming Ming Chong BOARDING HOUSE:

GERMAN: Merle Klinger BURNSIDE: Sian Thomas

HISTORY: Lucy Rigden LANGSFORD: Tania Skraha

HUMAN BIOLOGY: Catherine Marsden WALTON: Alana Rowe

JAPANESE: Jacqueline Tan WESLEY: Amy Mead

LITERATURE: Lucy Rigden

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