1989 SMC Yearbook by St Margaret's College Foundation

St. Margaret's College

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St. Margaret's College CONTENTS Trust Board 1989

Report from the Headmistress

Staff 1989

From the Staff Room

Head Prefect and Deputy-Head Prefect

Prefects 1989

Hostel

Chapel

Arts' Council

Sports' Council

The Library

Music

Theatresports

Intermediate Drama

Myer's Cup Speech

Debating

Form Reports

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Junior School

Department News

Peer Support

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

Creative and Original

House Reports

The Winter Quadrangular Tournament

Sport's Reports

P.T.A Report

Old Girls' News

Prize List 1989

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St. Margaret's College TRUST BOARD 1989 Our feet have barely touched ground in the past two years. No sooner had Julius House been opened in January this year, than our Junior School began to take a different form. If our existing Standard classes were to strengthen and grow, a greater commitment was necessary. In July, Mrs Gardiner attended the Eighth World Conference for Children with Special Abilities in Syd □ ey, and returned more convinced than ever, that an unsatisfied market existed here for the extension of children with above average ability and motivation. The Board undertook to build new facilities and to see that the best available equipment was provided. The Endowment Fund, the O.G.A., and the P.T.A. have all come forward with assistance here and I thank them for their enthusiasm and support. The Junior School-with-a-difference, will take girls from ages approximately > 7-10 years, in Standards Two, Three and Four. Their progress will, from there, be monitored throughout the school. We know that success does not rest with buildings and amenities alone. The appointment of staff has been of crucial importance and we are very pleased that Miss Lyn Atkinson has joined us as Head of this new venture. To date, in these three classes, our roll has more than doubled but a strict ceiling of sixteen per class will be maintained. Building progress is or. target, and the Official Opening is planned for January 30th at 4 p.m. We hope as many as possible will join us on that day to see both Junior School and the new school year launched appropriately. The completion of the new Boarding

House brought with it a change in the administration. There is now a resident matron in each house, responsible to the Hostel Administrator. Additional supervision is covered by part-time housemistresses with the support of House Prefects, and I extend the Board's thanks to the girls, to all Hostel staff, to Mrs McPherson and the House Committee, and particularly, to Mrs Miller whose indefatigable support has ensured the success of this transitional year. The relaxation of the Government quota system for overseas students has been accompanied by pressure from S.E. Asia to enter their children in N.Z. schools. St Margaret's has, for many years, admitted a limited number of girls (from Japan and Thailand mainly) and has always appreciated the cultural and academic contribution they have made. Because of our language department, our ties have been closest with Japan, and in October this year, Mrs. Gardiner spent a hectic few days in Tokyo interviewing students, parents, and cementing associations with two Japanese schools. As a result of that visit, ten Japanese girls, from ages 12-17 years, have been enrolled for 1990. Although the Government quota system has been abandoned, we will continue to limit in-take of overseas students to around the present level, and, as our Boarding House is full next year, alternative arrangements have been made for their accommodation. The arrival of Tomorrow's Schools has seen the mushrooming of School Boards throughout the country. We have been in the position of observer, thankful to be virtually immune from the turmoil in the State system and grateful to have eighty years of

administrative experience to draw from. After consultaHon with all sectors of the School, our Mission Statement has now been defined: "To recognise potential, develop talent and achieve excellence". We believe this accurately reflects the view of all contributing groups and I thank the Education Committee, particularly Mrs Hartshorn and Dr Jack Mann, for the work put into our Charter to date. This school is particularly rich in the support it receives frorr, parents. The P.T.A. continues to take responsibility for any number of tasks. The fair this year raised the capital of the Endowment Fund by some $32,500.00, and we congratulate those involved for its success, not only financially, but from a public relations point of view. Hard labour has made Paterson Lodge once again habitable - but others, not necessarily involved in the work of the P.T.A. appear as a solid front of encouragement to our sports and cultural teams. Our parents seem happy to travel distances to tournaments, to involve themselves in fundraising activities, to offer (usually unsolicited) advice from the side-lines, to enjoy each others company - and to take pride in the consistently high and impressive results St. Margaret's achieves in open competition. The O.G.A. has, this year, gifted to the School a sum of $10,000.00 and has made available funds to establish a Senior Scholarship. This will be open to all, not necessarily the daughters of Old Girls, for a two-year period. The Association also administers four other scholarships, funds prizes and organises the Leavers' Ball. Support

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Back: Mrs G. Dawson (Bursar), Mrs J. Hartshorn, Mrs S. Gardiner (Headmistress), Mr P.C. Champion, Mrs M.A. Fox (Chairman), Mr R.N. Francis, Mr H.J.D. Rolleston, Mrs M.B. McPherson, Mr G.A. Thompson Front: Miss A.B. Williams, Dr J.F. Mann, Mr N.G. Clark, Mr D.J. Hargreaves, Mr M.F. Vernon (Deputy Chairman), Mrs S.F. Couper Absent: Mr D. W. Barr, Mrs J. Murray is given continuously and without fanfare, and the Board extends its thanks and appreciation, along with best wishes for an active and successful 1990. Our thanks to the academic staff. Changes which have occurred in education lately have imposed more pressure on teachers. The gradual phasing out of external examinations (a source of dismay to most of our parents), has increased the burden

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on teachers with internal assessment and constantly altering curricula. Parents expect more of Independent Schools, as they should, and expectation imposes additional pressure. The fact that our students leave this school well educated and equipped to face a competitive environment is, in no small way, is due to the commitment of our academic staff, and their encouragement and support.

We wish those leaving school this year every success in their new beginning. Although it is comfortable to stay within familiar surroundings and to hold to the, same circle of friends, we realise nothing is f<;>rever. While change and challenge can be unsettling and disturbing they also keep us vital and progressive. I believe this is an apt description of St. Margaret's college at present. Allison Fox

St. Margaret's College REPORT FROM THE HEADMISTRESS Excerpts from the Prizegiving, 1989. The year 1989 has been highly successful. Let me remind you of the achievements and highlights.

team came third in the lnterschool Competition (thirty schools competing). This week in the Science lnterschool Competition, St. Margaret's was placed second out of twenty-four Schools. As well as these team efforts, a number of girls brought credit to the College by their individual efforts and are to be commended. Phillippa Langrell was selected to represent New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games. She was elected South Canterbury Sportsperson of the Year and also took the Christchurch Star Junior Sports Award. Kate Avery and Katherine Murray earned Duke of Edinburgh Gold Awards. Emily Rudkin came second overall at the Sec-

For a start, the predicted decline in independent school rolls did not affect St. Margaret's. We opened with a roll equal to that of 1988 and have continued to accept suitable students during the year. We had reason to be pleased that the results of the 1988 examinations - Bursary and School Certificate - were in line with our expectations. Our candidates gained twelve A bursaries, fifteen B bursaries and the School Certificate results were well above the national average in A 1s and A2s. I have, during the year, stressed the importance of high expectations, both individually and collectively. It is always good to aim high. Now I can report, very happily, that the girls of St. Margaret's have this year exceeded my expectations. This college of ours is the smallest of the senior independent schools in Christchurch, only half the size of the two state girls' schools, and not even quarter the size of the biggest co-educational school. Accordingly, it is a matter for quiet pride that St. Margaret's achieved the following team successes. The Senior Debating Team won the Press Competition. I remind you that this was open to all schools in Canterbury and Westland. As a result our team took part in a debate in the Legislative Coundl Chamber during Parliament Week. The judges were Members of Parliament and they gave St. Margaret's first place in a national contest. As an aside, may I say that the debate was probably one of the best prepared and most seemly ever presented in that particular environment! To continue - the St. Margaret's Equestrian Team won the Canterbury one-day horse trials. The College was recently presented with the Royal Life Saving Cup for having the highest number of awards. Our Theatresports

ondary Schools Ski Championships. While considering individual awards, I would make note of an old girl, Prudence Scott, who was recently awarded the Rhodes Scholarship, one of the first wqmen in New Zealand to receive this honour. It is also pleasing to report that in our Sports Tournaments there was the usual high level of involvement with good results; and that this year more students than usual have gained awards in Music, Mathematics, Speech and Drama, and Sport. Some of our students have had opportunities to develop their skills in Music and Drama in the most practical way possible. In Term I a group of senior students took part in "Quest", a production at Christchurch Boys' High our Sixth and Seventh Form students School, and in Term 111 combined with Christ's College for the annual production this year "Kiss Me Kate". Another Term Ill event was the presentation by the Juniors and Form I and II of a play, a concert and a musical. Of course, not all students took part in the various group or team efforts I have been mentioning. But the fact remains that the achievements of individuals and groups have an important impact on the whole College. Enthusiasm is an

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infectious quality, and success is shared by all. There are times, of course, when even those of us with high expectations experience sudden twinges of doubt. For instance , when I went to see the members of the Classical Studies Group leave for their overseas trip I was so amazed at their nonchalance that I began to think of what could possibly happen. There they were at the airport, happy and chattering, luggage scattered around the overseas departure foyer, not a care in the world. For just a moment or two I found myself thinking of lost bags and, worse still, missing passports, of delays, missed connections, and even accidents. I was, I imagine, behaving like a typical parent. But in that role I am fast coming to the conclusion that we spend far too much time worrying. Our children will survive - in spite of us. Just like our travellers, who came safely home full of excitement and even fuller of chatter, after four wonderful weeks in Italy and Greece. No need to ask any of them what was the highlight of 1989! Now, a word or two to parents. Supporting children must on occasions seem like an endlessly repeated short film featuring you, your child and your cheque book. But you know that financial support is only a part of the equation. One of the

I am grateful - we are all grateful - for the support of parents during the year. A special thank you to members of the Parent Teacher Association for your generous gifts of time and talents. The pooling of ideas is essential to new growth within the College and your practical support - including attending social functions - has been greatly appreciated. To the students who are leaving may I offer this comment: there is a secret behind all personal success. It's not just a matter of luck. If you aim to succeed ( and I hope all of you do and will), be enthusiastic, keep on learning, and don't forget that the binding ingredient in any recipe for success is a large dollop of self-discipline. The Staff and I wish you every success in the future. As we conclude the year I would like to pay tribute to my Deputy Principal and members of staff. Without their leadership and professional expertise we would not have attained such a high level of student achievement. O_nmany occasions during the year in the evening, or on the weekends, I have walked across to my office and in passing observed teacher and students preparing for a presentation or competition. My thanks on behalf of the College. This year we have welcomed a number of new members of staff and I thank them for the fresh and vital contribution they have made to our community. The Rev. Michael Taylor as Chaplain, Mrs Kennedy as Head of English, Mrs Berry as assistant teacher of Economics and Accounting and Miss Griffin as assistant teacher of Physical Education, and parttime teachers, Mrs Wynne who has taught Japanese, Mrs Moore who has taught Typing and Economics, and Mrs Todd who has taught Art. We farewell and thank - Miss Todd and Mrs Wynne. Nothing is ever static. In any sort of institution one may not mark time. One moves forward or one slips back. I believe St. Margaret's has moved forward this year and I want to see the momentum maintained. But I am not being smug. There is always room for a better performance.

most valuable things a parent can give is that precious commodity-time. Time to listen, time to talk, time to understand. I can quote an example. Earlier this year the teacher of a junior class told me of a father who brought his lunch to school and had it with his daughter. Why? Because his work would not allow him to spend time with her in the evenings. That's something worth reflecting on.

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Looking ahead to 1990 I foresee new growth in the Junior and Intermediate Departments, with an emphasis on extending the potential of young people with special abilities. I look forward to continuing to welcome students from other countries and to a growth in our understanding of different cultures. I am confident of continuing close ties with Christ's College, to our mutual advantage. And now I thank the Warden, Bishop Maurice and members of the Board for their support and help. I wish you all new heart and a new spirit in the next season and the coming year. Susan Gardiner

STAFF 1989 HEADMISTRESS: Mrs S. Gardiner, BA Hons (London), BO Hons (London) DEPUTY HEADMISTRESS: Mrs M.H. McKay, MA Hons (Cant.), Dip.Ed. Admin (Massey)

SENIOR SCHOOL

MUSIC STAFF

Mrs M.C. Andre, MA (Edin.) PGCE (London),

Piano:

HOD Mathematics Mrs R.R. Baigent, TTC Homecraft (NZ) Careers Advisor, HOD Home Economics Ms S.S. Begg, BHSc (Otago) Mrs A.M. Bishop, TTC (NZ), Dip.Tchg Mrs M.M. Chandler, BA (NZ), Dip.NZ Library School Mr D.C. Childs, MA Hons (Vic.), MA Hons (Oxon), FRCO, LRSM, Cert. d'Etudes (Grenoble) Mrs R.A.F. Coates, BA (Cant.), Dip.Ed. (Massey) Mrs R.K. Dawson, MA (Otago) Mrs P. Deans, BA Reverend Carole Graham, BA (Cant.), L.Th. Hons. (on leave) Mr L.F. Hallum, Dip.FA Mrs I.R.P. Jones, MA Hons (Edin.) Miss J.A. Kerr, LTCL, LRSM, A.Cert.C.M. AIRM (NZ), HOD Music Mrs L.E:A. Lightfoot, Comm. Teachers Cert., HOD Business Studies Mrs B.C. McDonald, BA (Cant.), HOD Geography Miss F. Mangos, TTC Phys.Ed. (NZ), HOD Physical Education Dr B. Mann, BA (Massey), BSc. Hons, Ph.D. Glasgow, HOD Science Miss J. Miller, BSc Hons (Cant.) Miss P. Newick, MA Hons, HOD Languages Mrs H. Newman, BA Mrs B.A. O'Brien, MA Hons (Cant.) Mrs S. Oliver, TTC (NZ), Dip.Tchg. Mrs D.F. Robilliard, TTC (NZ) Mrs M.E. Ross, BSc (St.Andrews) Mrs A. Stewart, BA (Cant.) Mr M. Summerlee, BSc Hons (London) Ms K.R. Todd, BA (Otago)

Mrs J.E. Ashton, LTCL, AIRMT Mrs H.P.J. Corballis, LTCL, AIRMT Mrs M.E. Lovell, LTCL, AIRMT Miss S.M. Spang, Mus.B., LTCL Mrs K.M. Tucker, LTCL, AIRMT Modern Piano and Guitar: Mrs M. Shearing Flute: Mr D. Liebert Mrs D. Russell Clarinet: Mr A. East· Mr I. Edwards Violin: Ms C. Foote Cello: Mrs C. Dench, Mus.B.(Hons Perf .), LRSM Trumpet: Mr R.J. Fischer, LTCL, FTCL, AIRMT Guitar: Mr C. Light Singing: Mrs L. Clausen

SPEECH Mrs L. Williams

OFFICE STAFF Mrs G. Dawson (Bursar) Mrs D. Bell (Headmistress' Secretary) Mrs N. Ritchie (.School Secretary) Mrs S. Tozer (Bursar's Secretary) Term 1&2 Miss T. Patel (Bursar's Secretary) Term 3

HOSTEL STAFF Mrs T. Miller (Hostel Administrator) Matrons: Mrs J. Goodall Mrs M. Middleton Mrs A. Breeze Mrs S. Currie Mrs F. Naylor

CHAPLAIN Reverend M. Taylor, BO. Hons (London), Cert. Ed. (Bristol)

JUNIOR SCHOOL Mrs M. Perry, BA (NZ), Dip.Ed. (Cant.), TTC, Dip.Tchg

MAINTENANCE STAFF Mr R. Seabourne (Caretaker) Mr D. Harris (Maintenance) Mr T. Minns (Maintenance) Mr S. Bradshaw (Gardener) Miss D. Hindle (Gardener)

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Back: Mrs Bishop, Mrs Robilliard, Mrs Perry, Mrs Coates, Mr Summerlee, Miss Griffin, Mrs Wynn, Mrs Dawson, Mrs Oliver, Mr Hallum, Miss Miller, Ms Begg Middle: Mrs Berry, Mrs Jones, Mrs Forgie, Mrs Bell, Mrs O'Brien, Mrs Ross, Mrs Chandler, Mrs Martin, Miss Todd, Miss Mangos Front: Mrs Baigent, Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Lightfoot, Or Mann, Mrs McKay, Mrs Gardiner, Miss Kerr, Rev. Taylor, Mrs McDonald, Mrs Newick

HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS

Back: Mrs Lightfoot, Mrs Andre, Mrs McDonald, Mrs Kennedy, Miss Mangos Front: Mrs Baigent, Miss Kerr, Mrs McKay, Mrs Newick

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St. Margaret's College FROM THE STAFF ROOM THE PHANTOM OF THE STAFF ROOM 'What lies behind this tantalising title?' I hear you cry. Read on, and all may possibly be revealed. In the meantime I shall tell you about the staff at work and at play during 1989. The first thing that strikes me is that this was the Year of Water- to the Chinese it might be the Year of the Snake, but to us, 1989 was full of large glasses of water. Staff old and new, slenderly and sturdily built, glamorous and nerdish, all spent interval, lunch-time and other free periods drinking healthy water. I am assured that it melts fat off the body, does wonders for the complexion and rejuvenates flagging mental powers. I expect that every girl in the school noticed these magical changes to the staff, particularly in Term Three. And now every girl in the School will realise just why there are extensive sewer and drainage works all around Winchester Street, Andover Street, Shrewsbury Street... ........ . The second theme for 1989 was exotic and ex~iting travel to unusual places. First off was the intrepid pair of McKay and O'Brien, with the medicinal brandy bottle always ready to repel attacks of the killer whale (now mercifully few in Rome and Athens). With tiny

little bags, two pairs of knickers each and a bar of soap between them, these lovely ladies escorted thirteen girls all around Italy and Greece and brought them home again, no mean feat, given the roving eyes and hands of young Italian men. Mrs O'Brien revealed dexterity in purloining neglected bread rolls, oranges, pots of jam ... and Mrs McKay revealed no dexterity at all in falling off a rampaging motor scooter. Next to go was Mrs Perry - last year's travel expert when she mushed a team of huskies through the snow - this year she rode an elephant through the jungles of Thailand. Has this woman no patriotism? I feel that she has neglected Woodend beach for long enough! Another to venture into these jungles was Mrs Robilliard, but from what I can gather, she went on foot, resolutely ignoring spiders, snakes and scorpions as they writhed in her path. And last, Mrs Gardiner fulfilled a long-standing ambition and went to Japan. For some weeks beforehand she had been practising drinking Japanese tea and eating sea.. weed and sushi with enormous enthusiasm. She took with her the 1989 promotional video of the school

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in which a random assortment of staff (and their teeth) appeared, while those of us who work really hard and make the school what it is, were nowhere to be seen! Work ........ "the very word is like a bell ...... ", reminding us of odd goings on in the Library this year. Mrs Chandler has been troubled by mysterious bell ringing and also a savage giant rat that creeps from the

floorboards in the night to eat her telephone wires. Events almost as strange as these are caused by the phantom in the staffroom. A wet toothbrush at eight a. m., a damp flannel in the shower, someone's clothes in a neat pile in the Ladies ....... what can it all mean? I am fairly certain that it has little to do with the new staff for 1989. Our relieving chaplain, the Reverend Michael Taylor, may be concerned with things of the spirit, but not phantoms I am sure. Porcupines, possums, parrots and porpoises have flitted (or swum) through his sermons to us this year without a hint of the para-normal. New full-time staff are Mrs Berry, Mrs Forgie, Miss Griffin and Mrs Kennedy, all bringing expertise and welcome new perspectives to our way of doing things. They all strike me as women whose face flannels stay decorously at home, their toothbrushes ranged neatly in their own bathrooms and their little numbers hung in their own wardrobes. They are teachers to be depended upon, as are all the 1989 part-timers: Mrs Wynn, Mrs Todd, Mrs Moore, Mrs Deans and Mrs Miller, who have made valuable contribl:jtions to the staff. And people to whom we must say Sayonara? Miss Todd and Mrs Wynn are leaving us behind, sorrowing. We shall miss Kate's Doc Marten boots and Jo's creative handknits and we wish them well in their new directions. The Eye who Never Sleeps ..... .

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St. Margaret's College HEAD PREFECT AND DEPUTY-HEAD PREFECT As my final year of school draws to a close, I can look back on all my happy times at St. Margaret's. The fun of sporting competitions, the involvement in special, traditional services (such as the Candlelighting) and the girls' spirit, have all made St. Margaret's special to me. St. Margaret's has given me confidence and a wide range of interests which will stand me in good stead in the "real world". I hope to keep in touch with the School and follow its progress closely. 1989 has been a most unforgettable year for me and I have the girls to thank for this. St. Margaret's girls are well-known for their cheerfulness, friendliness, dedication and support, and without this, I would not have survived this year. The Staff are also exceptional. They spend many hours on their pupils, developing their academic, cultural and sporting skills. Without the extra work of the Staff, we would not have the variety of extra-curricular activities available to us. Such a variety means that everyone, no-matter how "average" they are, has a chance to succeed. This year has had many highlights. The Senior Dance was most successful and was efficiently run by the Social Committee. We also enjoyed the Combined Independent Schools' Concert to commemo- CatherineSidey,VirginiaTothill rate Rangi Ruru's Centenary, a Finally, I would like to thank all the Staff and girls for successful Winter Quadrangular Tournament, a very their support and guidance this year. Especially the enjoyable Third and Fourth Form Dance, and the Seventh Formers and Prefects, and most especially completion of the new boarding house. my deputy, Kit Sidey. We must also remember the sacrifice our parents have made to send us to St. I would also like to commend those who have achieved Margaret's and their support at home. excellent results in inter-school activities. A new junior school is under construction which will add yet This year has seen the development of many good another special and unique dimension to St. Margafriendships, which I hope will be life-long. I wish the ret's College. best of luck to all of you for next year.

Virginia Tothill

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St. Margaret's College PREFECTS 1989

Back: Katharine Tapley, Felicity Hunter-Weston, Rebecca Cockram Middle: Victoria Clouston, lmogen Dickie, Bridgit Sissons, Phillippa Langre/1 Front: Mrs Gardiner, Kelly Smith, Virginia Tothi/1,Francesca Rudkin, Katherine Murray, Catherine Sidey

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St. Margaret's College HOSTEL THE OPENING OF JULIUS HOUSE BY LORD ELWORTHY

The highlight of 1989 at the Boarding House was, of course, the opening of the new Julius House. For Mrs Miller, Julius is perhaps the fulfillment of a pipe dream, but for the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Form girls in the new house, it is luxury beyond measure - blissfully unsagging beds, our own heaters, and a soft fluffy carpet! With the new Julius, an alternative system of boarding at St. Margaret's has been adopted, each dorm, recently named Armagh, Cranmer, Matson and Miller, contains a mixture of Fifth, Sixth and Seventh formers. This has seemed to work extremely well, and has enabled us to get to know one another better. All those in Julius, I am sure extend their gratitude and thanks to Mrs Gardiner and her enthusiasm for the new boarding house, as well as the Board for their vision and planning. Traditionally, a picnic is held during the first weekend of the School year, which is designed to help the new girls settle in and get to know some girls at every level. This year was no exception, and the first task of the House Seniors was to dream up some weird, wonderful and hopefully amusing, games and activities for our picnic at Charteris Bay. Volley ball, cricket, and interform relays with sacks, skipping ropes and bobbing apples were just a few of them.

Mrs Miller, Mrs McPherson, Lady Hay, Bishop Maurice, Mrs Fox, Lord Elworthy, Mrs Gardiner, Mr Mahoney, Mrs Goodall

involved in the organization and preparation of the dinner which was held in the-diningroom in Kilburn. The French menu was put together by Mrs Miller without whom we could never have done it. Her cuisine prowess combined with our somewhat lesser abilities, however, made for a sumptuous meal. I think even she was surprised at the finished article.

Weekend activities this year were kept up, with the girls goings to the movies, rowing on the Avon, roller and iceskating, and visiting the Arts Centre to name a few. Girls from the Fifth Form up were allowed to go to cricket and rugby matches at Lancaster Park. Videos proved to be the girls' most popular and frequent choice of activity, although we tried very hard to moderate this to a Sunday activity.

Two more additional changes to life in the Boarding House this year included, firstly, the involvement of the House Seniors in weekend meal preparations. Three groups of seven girls alternately "worked" in the kitchen preparing breakfast and lunch on both Satuday and Sundays. The second change was the presence of groups of Sixth Formers in Kilburn. They spent six weeks there, helping the Matrons and acting as "activity prefects". Many of the girls proved to be extremely efficient, showing potential for responsibility next year.

One of the highlights of my year was the fantastic success of the mid-winter dinner which the Seventh Form put on for their parents in July. Each girl was

Our Sunday Chapel Services took on a new outlook this year, with many alternative forms of worship being mixed in with our more traditional services.

These took place in the evenings this year and parents will be pleased to know that we get a lot of use out of our tussore uniforms. I would like to thank Mrs Mitchell for her cheerful willingness to play the organ for us without fail every Sunday night. 1989 has seemed to be a year of "out with the old, and in with the new" and this has made my challenge all the more interesting. I thank all the boarding house staff - Matrons, cooking, cleaning, laundry and maintenance staff - for their work. I must also thank Mrs Miller for the opportunities she has given me since I have been a boarder at St. Margaret's. Last of all I would like to extend a big thank-you to all the House Seniors and to Kit Sidey, my deputy, who have been so supportive and helpful throughout the year. Now I would like to wish everyone the very best of luck for next year, whether leaving or returning. I hope that it is as successful as this one. Katharine Tapley

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St. Margaret's College HOSTEL THE MATRON

HOSTEL PREFECTS

On the Hostel front, anything I would add to Katharine Tapley's report would be superfluous. However, I must thank all members of my staff for their cooperation and support, also Katharine, Kit, the House Prefects, the House Seniors for their help, cheerfulness and versatility in a year of changes. May you all have a well deserved long holiday. For those leaving at the end of the year, my good wishes for the future go with you. For all those returning in 1990: happy festive season, make the best of your holidays and come back to us fit, well and ready for another good year. Therese Miller.

Back: Felicity Hunter-Weston, Kate Newton, Jacinda Clarke, Phillippa Langre/1, Mrs Miller, Kate Murray, Sarah Dillon Front: Victoria Clouston, Kit Sidey, Katharine Tapley

FORM SEVEN BOARDERS

Back: Vicki Morris, Clare Bridgeman, Felicity Hunter-Weston, Katharine Tapley, Kate Newton, Melissa Souter, Jo Savory, Jacinda Clarke, Mrs Miller, Kate Murray, Kate Morris, Kate Avery Front: Georgie Bonifant, Sarah Mills, Victoria Clouston, Phillippa Langre/1,Angela Whi#ng, Ammala Phimpharat, Sarah Dillon, Caroline Shum, Kit Sidey, Emily Stopforth

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St. Margaret's College CHAPEL SACRISTANS This year as Head Sacristan has been both trying and rewarding, and I have enjoyed the challenge and the rewards. I have had strong support from my fellow Sacristans, with Miss Kerr and Mrs Bishop always there when needed. I am sure everyone agrees that we could not have had a better 'Relieving Reverend' than Michael Taylor. He has made the Services very enjoyable, especially with his ability to brighten up Assemblies with the introduction of a new creature each week. Harvest Festival again left our tables covered with an enormous bounty. We have had many visiting groups leading our Sunday Services this year, the Hoon Hay Puppet World was particularly memorable. Th~se Services have added variety and all the girls have said they enjoyed the change. Eleven girls were confirmed this year: Sarah Fell, Joanne Francis, Jan Fraser, Julia Johnstone, Laura Martin, Victoria Morris, Katherine Murray, Harriet Sandeman, Annabelle Verity, Samantha Wells and Caroline Speight. Overall it has been an excellent year and I thank those already mentioned as well as the Chapel Prefects, Felicity Hunter-Weston and Katharine Tapley, and last but by no means least, the Bellringers, Melinda Rothschild and Sharlene Cooper. Good luck to next year's Sacristans. Kathryn Newton

Rev. Michaei Taylor, Kathryn Newton, Victoria Clouston, Kelly Smith, Jan Fraser, Anna Ward, Mrs Bishop

INTER-SCHOOL CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP This is the second year St. Margaret's has had an Inter-School Christian Fellowship group. Our main aim has been to help support and encourage Christianity within the School and to discus~ issues which are relevant to us as christian teenagers. I had the privilege of attending the Missions Awareness Camp in Fiji again this year and am currently awaiting a work permit to enable me to work full-time as a voluntary youth worker for ISCF in Fiji next year. As a group we have had a good year with speakers and relevant in depth discussions, and look forward to an even better year in 1990. Melanie Jelgersma

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St. Margaret's College ARTS' COUNCIL In previous years the Arts' Council has been largely inactive, so w.eset about to change things this year. A new constitution for the Arts' Council has been drafted and is now under final verification from the staff. It is hoped that next year's Arts' Council will be more democratic 'With elections to be held at the end of the year, and also we hope to give the students in the future some part in deciding the award of honours for artistically talented students. Also we have proposed new guidelines for the award of honours - involving a pocket for participation and a sash for excellence. This year the Arts' Council ran a series of lunch-time concert most, especially the ones from the boys' sch0ols, were well attended. It is hoped that these will continue and expand next year. Back: Katherine Husband, Jayne Skinner, Megan Sell Front: Jane Parker, Imagen Dickie

I wish next year's Arts' Council the best of luck in continuing to try and gain greater recognition for the Arts and for those who are talented. Philippa Le Couteur

SPORTS' COUNCIL The Sports' Council consists of five Seventh formers and five Sixth formers who combined their skills, energy and efficiency to make 1989 a successful year. The first term is always the busiest with the swimming and athletic sports within a few weeks of each other. These were of a high standard, both in competition and in organization. Colours, pockets and sports awards are a major part of our responsibilities. It is a tough job and we do our best to satisfy everyone. Many thanks to all Sports' Council members for all their help and contributions, and also to Miss Mangos and Miss Griffin for making 1989 another successful sporting year at St. Margaret's. Felicity Hunter-Weston

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Back: Imagen Dickie Middle: Anna Savi/I, Denise King, Sally Pepper, Sarah Dillon, Phillippa Langrell Front: Jane Parker, Felicity Hunter-Weston, Victoria Clouston, Rose Gerard

St. Margaret's College THE LIBRARY LIBRARY WEEK A most successful Library Week was held during the week preceding Mid-term Break. This biennial event requires a considerable amount of hard work. My thanks to the Librarians who put in a lot of extra time, especially in arranging the subject displays. This year, we decided to fall back on our own resources and not invite any outside speakers. The Inter-Form Quiz proved to be so popular that heats had to be run off during the two weeks prior to Library Week. Mrs McKay was an excellent Quizmaster for the finals.

turned out in colourful costumes for their "Book Characters Parade". Louisa Champion was judged the most original, Susan Hedley, the most creative, and Katie Allan, the most unusual. The sale of new books from Easts Corner Bookshop at 10% discount was also popular, as was the Bookagram. The Subject Displays of Library books covering every subject taught in the School went very well, with some classes coming en mass to view what was available in their subject.

The winners were:

Junior School - Michelle Fraser; Intermediate Team (Forms 1-4) Alex O'Brien, Rebecca Scott, Charlotte McDonnell (3Jn); Senior Team - Imagen Dickie, Katy Gosset, Catherine Sidey (7th Form). The Third Form Debate: "Television is better than books" produced good arguments on both sides and proved to be very enjoyable. The Junior School

The D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) held each day at a diferent time (time decided by Mrs. McKay) appeared to go well. At a certain bell, everyone dropped what they were doing and read for ten minutes. A lot of books were borrowed to have on hand when the bell rang. A Staff Morning Tea was held in the Library on the Thursday. All in all, a successful and enjoyable week. Sincere thanks to both Staff and girls who co-operated so willingly. M. Chandler Librarian

LIBRARY REPORT This year although there have been fewer librarians than in previous years, their quality has made up for the lack of quantity. The year began with the training of five new librarians, which gave us a total of sixteen enthusiasts. Our displays have generated a lot of interest during the year, particularly those during Library Week. Special thanks must go to Mrs Chandler for her assistance, and also to those parents who have given up their time to give us invaluable assistance. We will end the year with our annual dinner, to be held at the Thomas Edmond's Restaurant. Finally, I would like to thank all the librarians for their hard work and dedication throughout 1989, and especially fellow Head Librarians: Fiona Renwick and Julie Diver. Anna Ward

Back: Salina Lo, Joanne Francis, Belinda Harre, Sarah Kenna, Heather Quinn, Eleanor Cottle, Shelley Morris, Mrs Chandler Front: Anne Graham, Sarah Thomson, Julie Diver, Anna Ward, Fiona Renwick, Miranda Linton, Joanne Watts, Phillippa Roberts

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St. Margaret's College MUSIC THE SENIOR CHOIR

THE A CAPELLA CHOIR

The year started with the Senior Choir joining choirs from other Christchurch Independent Schools in a Town Hall concert to celebrate the centenary of Rangi Ruru School. We were represented in massed and individual items from combined primary and secondary school choirs, an orchestra and a recorder group.

The A Cappella Choir got off to a flying start with an outstanding· performance of a bracket of three songs at the Rangi Ruru concert. They followed this with an equally polished presentation at the Choral Federation Concert of 'De Virgin Mary had a baby boy' and Elgar's liaunting 'My love dwelt in a northern land'.

The Chapel services at school on Sunday evenings were mostly Communion services and the choir sang three Choral Eucharists in Term I. A new setting was learnt - 'Mass of St. Thomas' by David Thorne. The Choir sang two more Choral Eucharists in Term II and one in Term Ill, learning anthems by Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Martin How and John Rutter.

At the Cranmer Square Reunion they sang at the Choral Eucharist which included a psalm and hymns sung at the dedication of the Cranmer Square building in 1914. This year they were invited to sing two Cathedral Evensongs. The first, on Bastille Day, featured an anthem in French. In the second service they sang canticles by Dr Douglas Mews and Mozart's 'Laudate Dominum'.

We are grateful to Mr Childs who accompanies the choirs so ably when they sing in the Cathedral. We appreciate his excellent musical support. The highlight of the second term was the combined Evensong at Christ's College with the Christ's College Chapel Choir. The Senior Choir finished the year with fewer members than at the start because of the increasing trend for girls to attend rehearsals and then fail to turn up for services or performances. It has been decided to limit the numbers in next year's choir to those girls who are genuinely interested and prepared to participate wholeheartedly.

In July the Choir joined soprano Shelley Spang (an exchoir member) in an assembly recital of music from Henry Purcell's 'Dido and Aeneas'. This was her farewell recital before leaving for study at London's Guildhall School of Music, and we wish her well. Honours in music this year were awarded to Megan Drury, Philippa le Couteur, Megan Sell, Abigail Smith and Anna Ward.

A CAPELLA CHOIR

Back: Diane Barclay, Megan Drury, Anna Hartnell, Philippa Le Couteur, Kathryn Freeman, Jane Parker, Abigail Smith, Miss Kerr Front: Sally Pepper, Katherine Husband, Sarah Gallagher, Felicity Champion, Anna Ward, Melinda Rothschild, Nicola Dodwell, Megan Sell, Virginia Tothill

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St. Margaret's College MUSIC THE JUNIOR CHOIR The Fourth Form and the Third Form Choirs met regularly and practised unison and part-songs. There are some promising voices amongst these girls. The Intermediate Department and Standards Three and Four sang in the Primary Schools'Festival which included a special Jubilee performance with representatives from every choir in the festival performing on one night. St. Margaret's girls in the Senior Representative Choir were Natalie Gerve, Diana Looser and Maya Macfarlane, with a further six girls joining in at the Jubilee performance. The Junior and Intermediate Departments presented two concerts at the end of the year. As well as song selections, Malcolm Williamson's mini-opera 'The Moonrakers' was performed by the Juniors, and Form One staged the ever-popular 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat'.

THE COMBINED COLLEGES' ORCHESTRA The Combined Orchestra, led by Megan Sell, met as usual on Friday afternoons under the batons of Miss Kerr and Mr Ellis. The repertoire embraced a variety of styles from the seventeenth century to the present day and concerts were performed in Term Ill at the assemblies of both schools. Members of the orchestra also provided the accompaniment for 'Kiss Me Kate'.

THE RECORDER GROUP A group of capable recorder players from Form 20 this year formed an ensemble of descant, treble, tenor and bass recorders and played at the Junior Carol Service and the Intermediate Concert. Kate Simpson was chosen for the recorder ensemble in the Primary Schools' Festival. The Music Department wishes to express special thanks to the P.T.A., who, this year, presented $6000.00 for musical facilities.

Orchestral players who were selected for the Primary Schools' Festival Orchestra were: Lynn Graham, Claire Matheson and Hilary Taylor. The St. Margaret's music scholarship for 1990 was won by a violinist, Nicola Thompson.

ORCHESTRA

Back: Miss Kerr, Kate Thomson, Vanessa Simpson, Hilary Taylor, Anne Graham, Madeleine Johnson, Claire Matheson, Philippa Le Couteur, Eleanor Cottle, Anna Sturge Middle: Juliet Blair, Lynn Graham, Miriam Coles, Belinda Butterfield, Shelley Morris, Belinda Thompson Front: Angela Stock, Megan Sell

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St. Margaret's College

QUEST

KISS ME KATE

(Combined musical with Christchurch Boys' High School)

St. Margaret's and Christ's College combined to present Cole Porter's 'Kiss Me Kate' for the Christ's College Sports' weekend.

It all started with twenty-five nervous girls waiting for an audition, progressing to twenty-two nervous girls waiting for the curtain to rise, and ·finished with twenty-two self-confident girls wishing the curtain would never fall! 'Quest', a modern day Pilgrims' Progress, was about five teenagers: Christina (Susan Marshall), Pamela (Philippa Le Couteur), Chester, Jack and Trendy; all out to discover the meaning of Life. The story traces their journey in which they run into a few problems, especially in Vanity Fair, where they are confronted with two prostitutes, Bubble (Kate Husband) and Wanton (Amy Robens) and their mistress Lady Hategood (Valerie Austen).

We were fortunate to have the services of Miss Sharon Howells again to choreograph the work, as dancing is an integral part of such musicals. The role of Kate was played by Susan Marshall, Bianca by Abigail Smith and Hattie by Julie Diver. About twenty others danced and sang in the choruses. The producer was Mr N.H. Lindo and musical direction was by Miss Kerr and Mr P.V. Ellis. Although this is not one of the 'great' musicals, singers and orchestra combined to produce three polished and enjoyable performances. The 'Star' reviewer said that the production 'produced a host of strong performances which carried the songs and dialogue always adequately and sometimes excellently.' This production was performed on the Christ's College Sports Weekend, and saw some superb acting from Susan Marshall, Abigail Smith and Julie Diver. There was also a fine effort from the Chorus, who had as much fun off stage as on.

All in all 'Quest' was loads of fun. We all launched into the rehearsals with full enthusiasm but we all fell out of that 'ever-eager' mode quickly as we seemed to be getting worse instead of better. Once again that old saying 'It will be all right on the night' proved correct.

A big thank-you must go to the Staff and parents who helped with costumes and make-up. Also to Miss Kerr who convinced Susie to sing her trills and managed to make the Chorus sing 'Bianca' in fourpart harmony, rather than in unison. Nicola Dodwell

We had our fair share of problems, in fact, more than we bargained for. Half-way through rehearsals, notwithstanding our "fantastic" singing, the choreographer and stage manager decided to pull out, leaving us to fend for ourselves, hence the basic choreography. In spite of the mixed reactions by the audience, we did enjoy ourselves and hope that the following musicals will be just as challenging and fun. Finally, we would like to thank Mrs Till, Director; Mr Packman, Music Director; Mrs Cornah, Producer; Miss Knowles, Costumes; and everyone involved with make-up, costumes and stage management. Valerie Austen

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THEATRESPORTS

It was_agreat year for the St. Margaret's College Theatresports team, the "Fourcast". They came third out of thirty in the interschool competition. ltwasverystiffcompetition, but our team of Suzie Marshal, Anna Smith, Fiona Bain and Heather Collins improvised their way to the final with entertaining and slick performances. During the weeks before the competition, there was a practice nearly every day, so it was a demanding schedule for all. John Hudson and Brian Aitken came from the Court Theatre to hold workshops, but most of the coaching was done by Lyall Hallum and Shona Begg. Other senior girls had a chance to learn some of the theatresports games earlier in the year in weekly sessions. Shona Begg Lyall Hallum

Back: Mr Hallum, Miss Begg Front: Heather Collins, Anna Smith Susan Marshall

Absent: Fiona Bain

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St. Margaret's College INTERMEDIATE DRAMA

MYER'S CUP SPEECH

FORMS 1 AND 2 PLAYS

FIGHTING INEQUALITY:THE SEARCH FOR THE BALANCED MIND.

On Thursday 23rd November, Forms 20 and 1R presented their works of art to the world! (Well all right, maybe it wasn't to the whole world, but it definitely felt like it.) Form 20 presented 'The Canterville Ghost' - a play produced by Mrs Robilliard. It was about an old, rich family at the turn of the century who had just bought a castle. The castle was very old and spooky. In it lived a ghost, a spirit and a skeleton. Form 1R presented an operetta 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat' produced by Miss Kerr and Mrs Robilliard. It was about Joseph who gets a technicoloured coat from his father as he is the favourite son. Joseph becomes Pharaoh's 'Number Two' but is eventually reunited with his family. These were quite different productions but were both enjoyed by parents and actresses.

The Canterville Ghost

Closing time, and a deranged cabinet minister stalks the Islington Freezing Works ... 6 o'clock, and a runaway shopping trolley full of jellymeat trundles the streets ... Any hour, and somewhere, somebody's mind is invaded by irrational hope, or fear, or Government policy. For the mind is reasonable, balanced, equal when isolated, but when acted upon by an external force, like gut feeling, or popular opinion, or Koro Wetere, the scales tip, and the unequal mind - that mind where logic is outweighed by passion or peristalsis or politics - results. The unequal mind cannot decide rationally, therefore cannot run the planet effectively, so - for our own salvation - we must take up the metaphysical callibrater, and join the quest for the intellect unswayed by external illogic: the search for the balanced mind. Before the Picot Report, was logic, and logic was unadulterated, and man took logic and made it his own - but logic was like the Department of Education - it was stable until acted upon by an external force, for, when invaded by the alien, the reason was mangled. The illogical subsconscious allied with other peoples' opinions to make reason rancid ... people wanted to agree with everybody ... with anybody ... with Prince Hamlet ... with Wally Hirsch ... and "Yes my Lord, very much like a Marae" became humanity's catchphrase. In fact, the situation was, and is simple - one word says it all and that is "polyphiloprogenitiveness" - unduly we are prejudiced against this syllabic symphony - our intestines do not like it ... other people do not use it .... Illogically, we think the noble nanosyllable a verbal python - it puts us off T.S. Eliot and our brussel sprouts for life; and all because instead of acting reasonably and consulting a lexicograph, we are influenced by the external, by our own instincts and the opinions of others ... even so in life outside this world where it is always physics and never lunch-time. People are racist, and egotistical, and hate Michael Fay, because their logic has been underminded, looted by the external; and the abstract invasion is unresisted. The reason is beseiged by other people's opinions and by our own gut feeling, and we do not attempt to save it. Humanity has wrapped its bowels about its cranium,

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St. Margaret's College MYER'S CUP and other people's opinions enjoy free passage through that membrane. Because all people possess instinctive reactions, and are exposed to the opinions of their fellows, every mind is unequal. We are drawn overseas by the rumantic lure of Europe as described by others, suffer from pathological fears of falling down a portaloo, and instinctively suspect people with beady eyes - failing to realise that Ruth Richardson isn't really so bad, that portaloos are not carnivorous, and that the Danube is not blue, we persist in blind imbalance. Alas! The search is futile: there is no balanced mind, and the world languishes in perverted reason. The functions of the unbalanced mind are slowed - it votes Social Credit and writes letters to agony aunts, but, still worse, the unequal intellect leads its' possessor down evil and irrational paths. This effect is common in those who are most exposed to public opinion: the politicians. These individuals, so easily unbalanced by the praise of others, are frequently to be seen drifting high above the Pacific, bloated with the heady gases of their own verbosity ... until, punctured by the Ayatollah's turban pin, or the mast of an, as yet non-existent frigate, they crash to Terra Firma, amid a flurry of Royal Commissions, to fell the Cromwell Gorge orchards with their deadly torrent.

Myer's Cup Winners: Senior Junior

Intermediate

Imagen Dickie, Sarah Head, Miriam Radich

What fate befalls this world controlled by unequal intellect? Holocaust? A National Government? A Labour Government? Perhaps a triple terror unless we restrict irrationality, reverse the regurgitation of gut feeling, and reason individually. Think! While you still have a brain. Cast out the irrational, and strive for mental equality. We must fight the unequal mind, or farewell the tranquil mind; for there is no balanced mind.

lmogen Dickie

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St. Margaret's College DEBATING SENIOR

DEBATING TEAM 1989

Imagen Dickie, Bridgit Sissons, Jane Parker, Jayne Skinner, Katharine Tapley, Megan Drury, Nicola Dodwell, Kirsten Gray, all took part in Inter-School Debating this year. We had some exciting and interesting debates atthe Quad. Tournaments, coming an unlucky second at the Summer Quad. and winning on home turf at the Winter Quad.

INTERMEDIATE Nicola Dodwell, Kirsten Gray, Susie Marshall, Fayen Wong, Michelle de Vere, Fiona Bain debated vigorously against other schools, in the intermediate section, with a good measure of success.

Back: Diane Barclay, Jayne Skinner, Mrs Dawson, lmogen Dickie, Katharine Tapley Front: Nicola Dodwell, Melinda Rothschild, Bridgit Sissons, Michelle de Vere, Jane Parker, Kirsten Gray

THE WELLINGTON TEAM

lmogen Dickie, Bridgit Sissons, and Jane Parker with MP Philip Burdon and The Press Debating Cup

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PRESS DEBATING TOURNAMENT At the annual Press Debating Tournament, the team of Imagen, Bridgit and Jane had a tense and entertaining mid-year break, winning the finals by negating "That Auckland is a Sydney for Beginners". The two finalist teams then did an exhibition debate in the Legislative Council Chamber of Parliament to an audience which included Members of Parliament, smiling, supportive St. Margaret's Seventh Form students (in Wellington for a History trip) and students from other schools (in Wellington for Parliament Week). Imagen and Jane were selected for Canterbury Teams and went to a National Tournament where Imagen was announced as a Reserve for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Debating Team. This is an exciting first for St. Margaret's. Jane will debate as a member of the N.Z. Impromptu Debating team later in the year. Jane Parker

St. Margaret's College Seventh Form

Back: Virginia Tothill, Vanessa Leeming, Jennifer Wells, Sarah Steele, Lisa-Jane Adams, Sarah Dillon, Kelly Smith, Valerie Austen, Samantha Wells, Francesca Rudkin, Kathryn Newton Middle: Mrs Dawson, Fiona Renwick, Josephine Savory, Jayne Skinner, Megan Drury, Angela Whiting, Melissa Souter, Philippa Le Couteur, Jan Fraser, Sharlene Cooper, Felicity Hunter-Weston, Alice Hazlett Front: Hayley McKay, Catherine Sidey, Sally Chamberlain, Victoria Morris, Anna Ward, Cara Knapp, Ammala Phimpharat, Jacinda Clarke, Vivienne Smith, Melinda Rothschild, Nicola MacKenzie

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St. Margaret's College Seventh Form

Back: Georgina Talbot, Georgiana Bonifant, Bridgit Sissons, Kate Murray, Emily Stopforth, Abigail Smith, Joanna Scott, Clare Bridgeman, Elizabeth Rebbeck, Josephine Savory, Imagen Dickie Middle: Keryn Maguire, Kate Avery, Amanda Croft, Karen Smith, Sarah Fell, Andrea Yellowlees, Rebecca Cockram, Jan Hargreaves, Victoria Clouston, Phillippa Langrell, Sarah Thomson, Rachelle Henson, Mrs O'Brien Front: Annabel Skelton, Lisa Carthy, Kate Morris, Caroline Shum, Lara O'Connor, Salina Lo, Vivienne Smith, Julia Atkinson, Amanda Curnow, Sarah Mills, Katharine Tapley

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Seventh Form SOCIAL COMMITTEE 1989 was the first year St. Margaret's College had a Social Committee, so we were breaking new ground. In Term I the Social Committee organised Tonbridge, the Seventh Form Social House. We would like to say a big thank you to Mr Noel Leeming, who generously supplied a television, stereo and refrigerator. The major event of the year was the organisation of the Sixth and Seventh Form Dance which was

Back: Josephine Savory, Bridgit Sissons Middle: Sarah Steele, Francesca Rudkin, Abigail Smith, Samantha Wells, Rachelle Henson Front: Cara Knapp, Georgina Talbot, Jan Fraser, Melinda Rothschild

a great success. There was a great deal of effort on behalf of the Seventh Formers and we also had a lot of fun setting up the Hall, which looked superb. The results made it all worthwhile. Thank you to all of those who helped. In the last term we provided a gettogether for the Seventh Formers to discuss the year, Bursary exams, and celebrations to take place. All in all 1989 has been a successful year for everyone. The Social Committee would like to extend our special thanks to Mrs O'Brien who has put so much of her own time and effort into this our final year at St. Margaret's. What could have been an ordinary year was made fun and memorable.

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St. Margaret's College Seventh Form A LETTER FROM FRANCE I am writing this as our Engtish class is about to begin. English is very basic and relaxing and it's nice to find a class in which I'm leading the other students!

like a carpet or lawn. Yesterday we went to a fortified village where Louis XIV's lover, Marie Mancini, was imprisoned so she coµldn't marry him.

The teacher has just called on me to give my opinion on why T.V. news is good, so all the class ar.e. writing down my opinions now. That is something of an ego boost.

My family is very good to me, including shouting me horse riding lessons. They think I need entertaining the whole time, but they don't realise I like to have a bit of time to myself.

I still don't understand my history class. Yesterday in History, the teacher asked Nina (Danish student) and me to sing our National Anthems in class. It was most embarrassing. Needless to say people are a lot more friendly in our class now but it's still hard because Nina and I can't really join in the class gossip yet as we can't speak fast enough. I don't understand any of the French texts we're reading at the moment but the other French students claim they don't understand them either because it is very old French. It's like asking a French student to read Shakespeare! I got 55% for both Maths. and Sciences Naturelles so I'm just holding my own! I am looking forward to my trip to Greece (ten days at the end of October). I think it will help a lot because I'll be away from the other exchange students and I will be exposed to constant French within the group. Seven are going from our school and a lot more from a school in Cholet. Last Sunday we went to Venise Vert which is an agricultural district. Venise Vert means Green Venice. It's like Venice in that everyone travels by boat to get everywhere and it's green because the water is covered with millions of tiny leaves so it looks

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The other day I visited my correspondent (Councillor) Bianca, who lives on the Island of Re which is joined to the mainland by a bridge. She lives next to a little pine forest which we walked through and at the end there was a beach which was gorgeous. Yesterday I had my horse riding lesson and my legs feel so tired today. It was so frustrating, charging around the inside of some

mucky shed with the instructor yelling instructions at me in French. He kept shouting "Avance, Katy. Plus fort, plus fort". I fell off as well, but didn't hurt myself as the floor is covered in soft earth about 30cm thick. Sometimes I get cravings for food: chinese takeaways, Rashuns, Marmite on toast, crunchy bacon, a Big Mac or Kentucky Fried - the list goes on and on. The food here in France is very good but it's not really as wonderful as everyone makes out, and .it confirms the fact that I don't really want to admit to knowing- France is ordinary! I feel like saying to the French - "how dare you be ordinary!", bat I guess it's O.K. I am beginning to think that France can be normal and still a great place. It's not exactly a disappointment - just a realization! Katie Gosset

JAPANESE WINNER Philippa Le Couteur (right) has won the South Island Japanese Language Competition and flies out from Christchurch to Tokyo on 11th December. It is a cultural trip; she will be staying with a Japanese family in Gunma Province (about 1 1/2 hours from Tokyo) and attend school. Unfortunately, she will be back in winter uniform! Philippa will be away for Christmas but is expecting a phone call - it is her father's birthday. Philippa will be attending Canterbury University next year.

St. Margaret's College Seventh Form WELLINGTON TRIP Mrs O'Brien, Mrs Lee Dawson and eighteen Seventh Form History students arrived in Wellington on Tuesday 8th August to be greeted by a short, sharp earthquake. Our objective was to learn about the functions and purposes of Parliament. Mr Philip Burdon, the Fendalton M. P. was our host, and his secretary, Mrs Anne Haydock, organised various tours and meetings with other National party members, including Mr Bolger and his personal staff.

We went to Parliament in session and listened to question time. We found this exciting, as the atmosphere was charged and tense. We were extremely lucky to be there at a time of political turbulence. Mr Lange had just resigned and Mr Palmer had taken his position. Some of us were lucky enough to be assigned to journalists for an afternoon and to our amazement attended the first press conference with Mr Palmer. We were also fortunate that our St. Margaret's Debating Team was in Wellington, taking part in the final of the Press

Debating Competition. Our encouragement obviously helped, as they won the final! We spent the rest of our time visiting the Hansard people, eating at Bellamy's and attending the Student Forum, and of course there was time to go out to dinner and browse through the shops. We all had a fantastic time, and we would like to thank Mrs O'Brien and Mrs Dawson for putting up with us. Georgiana Bonifant Francesca Rudkin

SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE Recently I was given the ci .1nce to go on the Spirit of Nev., Lealand. It was one of the best things I have ever done. On my trip we were taught the basic skills of sailing, happy hour which meant scrubbing the deck, keeping my plate steady while the boat was moving, and most of all making sure I put my head over the windward side when I felt queasy.

For most of the trip we relaxed, as there was a lack of wind, so we took turns controlling the boat. The most exciting time, and perhaps the most tiring was when twenty of us did nightwatch, which meant four hours on and four hours off. We were woken up at 4.00 a.m. to "MORNING HAS BROKEN", not very pleasant!

of people and I learnt a lot about myself, from living in a small space. Thank you to the School for giving me this opportunity, and if anyone else has the chance, I hope they will enjoy it as much as I did. Vic Morris

I thought it was the most amazing trip, I certainly met a wide variety

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St. Margaret's College Seventh Form G.A.P.1990 G.A.P. is a scheme which arranges for thirty Seventh Formers to have the opportunity of working in England for a year. It is run by the Heads of the Independent Schools in New Zealand. I am lucky enough to be given this opportunity and am going to Beech Hall School - a co-educational prep and pre-prep school near Macclesfield in Cheshire. Beech Hall School is situated on eighteen acres of ground and woodland, and is a typical English country home. It places emphasis on scholarship, Drama and the Arts, and some children take Latin and Greek. A wide variation of sports is offered and all children are encouraged to take part. I am to be Assistant Matron and will play a large part in the school activities. I am leaving on 4 January along with sixteen other Seventh Formers from New Zealand. I am looking forward to a year away and know it will be a great experience. Victoria Clouston

Not long ago I was lucky enough to be recommended to the G.A.P. authorities in Britain for placement, next year, as a G.A.P. Student. I have a placement at St. Benedict's Convent School, Andover, Hampshire. There are about fifty boarders in the School. The age range is five to sixteen years old. Most of them are girls. I am required to act as Assistant Matron. During the week I will be helping in the Nursery and Kindergarten and also helping with games. I will be given board, accommodation and pocket money of at least thirty pounds during the term, and the school holidays are at my disposal for travelling in the United Kingdom and possibly overseas. Hampshire is a very historical and interesting place and although Andover is a small country town, it is within easy reach of many important places and one hour and twenty minutes by train from London. I arrive in Britain on Friday 5 January and have a twoday seminar at Windsor Great Park. On the 7th I travel by train to Andover and commence duties. Kate Newton

BAD TASTE DAY

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THE SENIOR DANCE

DANCE COMMITTEE

The lights flickered as the mist drifted slowly across the empty dance floor. As the clock struck 8.00 p.m., the patter of stiletto heels filled the hall the 'Rags to Riches' Ball had commenced. The seniors graced the scene in a wide variety of colours, styles and fashions. The band, 'Sneaky Feet", kept the tempo up, while the sixth and seventh Formers danced the night away. A special thank-you must go to the Social Committee and to all those who made it a great success. Amanda Dodwell

Back: Sharlene Cooper, Melinda Rothschild, Cara Knapp Middle Standing: Justine Graham, Abigail Smith, Bridget Doody Middle Seated: Sarah White, Francesca Rudkin, Rachelle Henson, Susan Marshall Front: Georgina Talbot,·Juliet Lill, Sarah Steele

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St. Margaret's College Form 6BY

Sixth Form

Back: Rachel Coates, Susan Pickering, Anna Ensor, Bridget Doody, Denise King, Sally Pemberton, Emma-Jane Turner Middle: Sarah White, Kathryn Freeman, Mrs Berry, Johanna Roper, Donna Stewart, Janet Ballantyne, Julia Whelan, Amanda Steele Front: Melanie Pierson, Melanie Jelgersma, Laura Martin, Misumi Susuki, Sarah Rowe, Georgina Allen, Priscilla Harding

We started 1989 with a new face, Mrs. Berry, who was to be our form teacher. Despite the accent, we all got on well and had an enjoyable year. Our class entered in the athletics and swimming relays but due to circumstances beyond our control we failed to get a place, however, the support and effort bettered that of any other class. Many of us look forward to the end of year camp.

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St. Margaret's College Form 6CO

Sixth Form

Back: Heather Collins, Annabelle Verity, Jacqueline Gutry, Georgina Pringle, Rose Gerard, Melissa Annand, Anna Wilton Middle: Melissa Wong, Juliet Lill, Mrs Coates, Amanda Dodwell, Anna Maceuley, Sally Graham, Sarah Currie Front: Megan Sell, Anna Phipps, Sharon Bond, Sarocha Churesigaew, Joanne Francis Julie Patterson, Absent: Lisa Wicksteed Jacqueline Fairbrass

Mrs Coates' form class has been, without any doubt, the most varied bunch of six formers yet. The year began with Julie Paterson being voted as our Form Orderly. She carried out this position of responsibility with enthusiasm, when her only ambition was to light her candle at the Founders' Day Service. Jacqueline Fairbrass, Megan Sell, Amanda Dodwell and Juliet Lill made their debut at Christ's College in "Kiss Me Kate". Congratulations go to Lisa Wicksteed, who has won the 6CO cup for attendance, to Juliet Lill who came runner-up for punctuality, and to Anna Phipps who has won many awards for her gourmet cooking. Congratulations also to Amanda Dodwell and Anna Wilton, who have been chosen as prefects for next year - good luck guys!!!

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We say "bon voyage" to Jo Francis, who is off to France, and to Annabelle Verity, who is flying to Thailand. We are also losing Melissa Wong to Country Road; we wish them all the best for the future. Blonde, bonded Sharon Bond has gained recognition as the new James Bond 007 licence-to-dye-woman. Biddy 'Spud' Scott, our class's most responsible and reliable leader, organised a raffle to raise money for Lent - we raised $60.00. During the year our class didn't spend much time together, yet in Mr Summerlee's class we found out how much we had to rely on each other for help. It can be said that even though there were a few complaining voices, we have all had a really fun and enjoyable year.

St. Margaret's College Form 6KD

Sixth Form

Back: Sarah Kenna, Emma Newcombe, Kirsten Gray, Gillian Fox, Diane Barclay, Penelope Hinton, Bronwyn Taylor, Fiona McLeod Middle: Susan Marshall, Vanessa Roberts, Harriet Sandeman, Mrs Kennedy, Caroline Speight, Raechelle Cridge, Anna Smith, Rachael Campbell, Annabel Mackenzie Front: Belinda Harre, Heather Quinn, Suzanne Jamison, Fayen Wong, Amanda Brown, Georgiana Fitzsimmons, Susan Mccaul, Kate Husband

Susie, who's our little "Kiss Me Kate, Fiona, in the school video looks like she's going on a date. Vanessa and Fayen, the scholars of 6Kd. Anna, with the theatresports she's been a busy bee. Mouse, the candle-lighter of the class. Rachael, her exams - she just managed to pass Shelly, the one who tried to set up the SMC Newspaper Penny, the one who's always on with a new caper. Gill, the brilliant one who got her colours, Kirsten, she goes to College to spot the fellas. Kate, who is this year, leaving us. Sarah - she gets in such a fuss! Amanda and Susan, who brought us the horsey cup, Emma, in the mornings finds it so hard to get up._

Georgie, who's got REALLY curly hair, Suzanne and Diane who made a weird pair. (and, oh yeah, we all enjoyed the school fair) Caroline who got involved with the magazine, Belinda, who went to bed at 7.00 a.m. after Search and Rescue - boy is she keen! Harriet, our studious one, Heather, who always tries to pun. And finally, Mrs. Kd, our form teacher, this woman is just so witty. (Oh sorry Bron, no time. Here ends our little ditty.)

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St. Margaret's College Form 6McD

Sixth Form

Back: Julia Johnston, Victoria MacDonald, Philippa Sutton, Lucy Thompson Middle: Jackie Hammond, Nicola Dodwell, Mrs McDonald, Jane Parker, Joanna Paterson, Emily Court, Justine Graham, Sally Pepper Front: Joanne Watts, Philippa Roberts, Amy Robens, Jodie Archibald, Nicola Sheridan, Emma Hargreaves, Orne/la Sengues, Anna Savi/I

This year has been a pilgrimage of progress. Not necessarily in the academic arena, but its true colours were unveiled to Air N.Z., Quantas, Ansett and UTA. While Mrs McDonald got her feathers ruffled when the UC condemned our Common Room's kitchen for uncleanliness, Anna Savill and Pip Roberts flew to Italy; Nicola Dodwell flew to Finland; Jane flew to Wellington; Justine flew to Hokitika and Ornella flew from Tahiti.

Not only are 6McD jetsetters, we have snappy dressers as well, as was shown when Jane and Nie were volunteered for the "Bad Taste Competition" - wagging their paisley green and orange parachutes behind them. Next year, Justine Grahame will fly to Argentina for a year on an A.F.S. which is a brilliant effort. We can't finish without mentioning Pip Sutton's guitar playing in the Common Room which took our minds off the closed kitchen. Good luck to those who are leaving!

All returned. However, if anyone has seen Kristin McGuire, Leanne Sturgeon and Melanie Bills .....

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St. Margaret's College Form 5LF

Fifth Form

Back: Rebecca Davison, Karen Roberts, Rachael Sevier, Annabel Butterfield, Jean Ellis, Anna Bradshaw, Michaela Smith Middle: Katrina Hensley, Elizabeth Robertson, Emma Calder, Anna Hartnell, Johanna Lucas, Phoebe Beachamp, Christena Johnson, Miriam Radich, Suzanne Craig, Mrs Lightfoot Front: Felicity Champion, Cathleen Manson, Fiona Bain, Priscilla Soper, Michelle de Vere, Rachelle Payne, Annabel Taylor, Tara Hovel, Bronwen Rhodes Absent: Sara Elworthy, Sally Hargreaves

Under the eye of our ever faithful Form teacher, Mrs Lightfoot, SLF managed to survive the stress and strain of the Fifth Form. During the year we have experienced a full range of events. One of our proudest moments was when our whole class passed the CPR test first time around. Another very proud moment for us was our School Assembly. We chose the Beatles for our topic. The whole class said a few lines about the famous rockband of the 1960's and then sang "Let it be" - sung like the Beatles themselves! In the second term the whole class went to see the 'Navigator', which was very entertaining.

championship cup and her colours, also for athletics. Emma was reawarded her Hockey pocket and was in the A softball team. During the first term Cilla took part in 'Quest', which was combined with Boys' High. In the third term, Felicity, Annabel B., and Annabel T. took part in our production, with Christ's College, of 'Kiss Me Kate'. It was a great success. So, all in all, the year of 1989 has been a good year apart from the nerve racking lead up to examinations.

Miriam and Fiona made the Myer's Cup Speech Finals and Miriam's speaking talents carried her through to win the Myer's Cup. Miriam also excelled in sport. She received the Intermediate athletic

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Form 5MI

Fifth Form

Back: Miranda Linton, Liane Summerfield, Philippa Murray, Kirsty Rutherford, Annabel Ensor Middle Kate Rastrick, Jacqui Stewart, Penelope Williams , Miss Miller, Victoria Mating, Melanie Turner, Rosa Nolan, Tracey Pegram, Emily Rudkin Front: Charlotte Le Couteur, Annabel Smail, Emmy Thomson, Anjanette Pringle, Erica Kinder, Deborah Stossel, Rebecca Stamers-Smith

For 5Mi, this year has been a great success, as well as an endurance course. Our form teacher, Miss "Stop this perpetual murmur" Miller has had to endure many Science and Chemistry lessons with us, but she managed to pull through unscathed. Our first major success came at the time of the Swimming Sports. We came second in the Fifth Form relay and then we went on to do a repeat performance at the Athletic sports. Our fish, Rebecca StamersSmith, was awarded colours for Swimming. Kirsty Rutherford was also awarded a Pocket for Netball in the second term.

nate end. "Don't be a fool, lids are cool" went down well with the students, but not too well with the teachers. Mrs Kennedy, our English teacher, was a major part of this success. With a combined class effort we did well in Australian Maths. Our main "outing" for the year was to see the 'Navigator', which we had to study in English. The Geography class went on a field trip to the "Vege Pot" and returned to school with carnations. The Japanese class went to "Strawberry Fare" for lunch, after arriving back at school, none of us felt very well. Overall we have had a studious, but very fun year. We are now anxiously awaiting our School Certificate results.

During Cycle Week· we took an assembly. Erica made up a poem abo_ut a dog called Blue who wouldn't wear his stackhat- and came to an unfortu-

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St. Margaret's College Form 5SU

Fifth Form

Back: Karen Dane, Beth Taylor, Bridget Buckley Mlddle: Victoria Scott, Mr Summerlee, Katrina Eddy, Sandra Lawrence, Penelope Schulz, Amie Kebbell, Annabel Tapley, Victoria Halliburton Front: Lee Rutherford, Michelle Harnett, Sarah Gallagher, Fleur Bamford, Julianne Innes, Halimah MacDonald, Absent: Lucia Fell Fleur Newbery, Belinda Harford

This year with 5Su has been a most interesting one. The year started off with a hiss and a roar and it took a few weeks before we all managed to settle down and concentrate on our year ahead. This year was to be an extremely important one for 5Su because we all had to do well in our mid-term exams (which we all did with only a few exceptions) and at the end of the year we would be sitting School Cert. or trying to! With this in mind we settled down and achieved good results in the classroom and the sportsfield. In the first term we had both our Swimming Sports and Athletics Sports, and the class turned out to be better runners than swimmers. We proved this by winning the class relay by a country mile, leaving 5Mi and SU to "eat our dust". Amie Kebbell won the LongJump and Javelin, making her runner-up champion. The second term was full of happenings. Lee Rutherford represented the school in the Equestrian Team,

and with all her hard work and her team-mates, they won over-all making 5Su extremely proud of her. The Ski Team which Amie Kebbell was in, got second at the Secondary Schools Competition held at Mount Hutt at the beginning of this term. Term Ill continued to be a successful one, with Lee Rutherford again performing to excellence by winning the Senior School Cross Country and coming in at an astounding tenth in the Inter-Secondary Schools Cross Country. Once again we were very pleased with her. Bridget Buckley and Michelle Harnett will both be leaving New Zealand next year. Bridget got a Rotary Exchange to Vancouver, she will be leaving in early January. Michelle is leaving in mid-August for the U.S.A. We all wish them the very best of luck and we are extremely sad to see them go.

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St. Margaret's College Form 4AN

Fourth Form

Back: Megan Greenwood, Katherine Cambridge, Kate Thompson, Anna Wilkes, Nicola Oakley, Amanda Richards, Margaret Fraser, Rebecca Rock-Evans, Charlotte Savi/I, Philippa Douglas Middle: Kylie Bisman, Elizabeth Dumergue, Kirsten Pierson, Nicola Sill, Mrs Andre, Vanessa Graham, Abigail Rainey, Nicola McGoverne, Claire Egen, Kate Brazier Front: Belinda Thompson, Mary Marshall, Me/Janie Payne, Kate Mowat, Victoria Taylor, Varinpen Thongvanit, Sara Bruce, Anna Hiatt, Eleanor Cottle

4An began 1989 with a flying start, having the fanatical, infamous, rubbish collector Mrs Andre for a form teacher. The year had its ups and downs, with an unforgettable camp with Mrs Andre. We started traditions of possum hunting and star gazing on the hills by torchlight. We survived jumping off cliffs, climbing mini Mount Everests and eating our own cooking. Sadly we were the last St. Margaret's girls to be instructed by Marty Sinclair and his pet nose. 4An has had its achievements too, being able to put the youngest member and only Fourth Former into the A Softball and A Hockey teams, yours truly, Marj Fraser. Kate Thompson, our A Tennis member, can now boast of her eighth place in the National ranks of her age group. 4An also managed to be first and second in the Fourth Form Swimming Relay and the majority of the Under 15 1/2 Cross-Country team came from our class and did very well.

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We have had our academic successes as well, with several classmates bashfully accepting science badges as well as Australian and Otago Maths. awards. Mrs Andre had kept us amused in our double periods of Maths with her Kylie Mole impersonations, Mrs Todd, in metal-work, and Mr Childs, in the language laboratory. We have had our downs too with midyear exams, end-of-year exams, tests and with our wonderful Assembly being cancelled atthe last minute; but we all cheered up with the new addition to our class arriving: Moo from Thailand. But the thing that brought us through the year was our class motto: "If in doubt - cross-multiply"

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St. Margaret's College Form 4BG

Fourth Form

Back: Julia Barker, Amanda Hunter, Bridget MacDonald, Kirsten Stewart, Melissa Mclachlan, Alexandra Marie Middle: Juliette Alsop, Virginia Steele, Rebecca Steel, Ms Begg, Rebecca Graham, Claire Rundle, Lucy Nuttall, Elanor Baldwin Front: Jacqueline Rozental, Penelope Walker, Charlotte Rebbeck, Charlotte Hilgendorf, Chantal Miller, Christine Innes, Anna Casey, Josephine Foxton Absent: Debra McLeod

There is a lot of life in 48g - the energy is neverending. 1989 started out well for us. First up were the Swimming and Athletic Sports, which we did well in. Next came our Safari Dance - need I say more? Our School Fair provided us with a fun-filled day, and we all enjoyed the visit of the North Island Maori Group when we learned about a different culture. Camp was the highlight of the year. We survived the wilderness! We increased our confidence. We abseiled, boulder-hopped, snow-picked and tramped. It was beneficial to us all!! 1989 has been a terrific year.

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St. Margaret's College Form 4NE

Fourth Form

Back: Selina Handyside, Nicola Hindmarsh, Kylie McIntosh, Lanie Astley, Prudence Fulton, Vanessa Simpson, Nicola Sutton Middle: Hayley Roberts, Sophie Buxton, Angela Stock, Nikki Latham, Fraeona Heller, Georgia Smith, Kirsty Wear, Hannah Blackmore, Mrs Newick Front: Shannon Darby, Diana Lill, Joanne McNeice, Sarah Williams, Janna Fitzsimmons, Malina Silver, Anna Adair Absent: Emma Giles, Sarah Morris, Lucy Paterson

If the Fourth Form year is meant to be an easier, more relaxed time before the School Certificate year, we have certainly achieved this!

It has been a worthwhile year for a fantastic Fourth Form. We are grateful to Mrs. Newick for her caring and efficiency throughout the year.

We enjoyed most of 1989, even the camp. There were problems there with 8.0., snow and constant complaints from some people, but 'pull the sock off' with Miss Griffin was great fun. We welcomed Prue from Dunedin to our class - she is a real asset, especially in acting, during such fun times as our Assembly. 'In the Nick of Time' revealed our talents to the world (thanks to Mrs D). We also won both Fourth Form relays, swimming and athletics. Fraeona and Kirsty were fluent and amusing Myer's Cup finalists. Our class visit to the Japanese School showed us how much we know about boys and dating. Everything!

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St. Margaret's College Form 3FO

Third Form

Back: Kate Thomson, Charlotte Sevier, Rachel Talbot, Susanna Hawkins, Alice Keegan, Hester Hamilton Middle: Emma Irving, Belinda Barrie, Kathryn Sykes, Sarah Pearse, Caroline Cambridge, Kirsten Innes, Antonia Horrocks, Claire Newcombe, Mrs Forgie Front: Penelope Skelton, Sophie Tripp, Bianca Nielson, Bridget Giblin, Tania Samman, Belinda Butterfield, Sarah Head, Absent: Juliet Blair, Miriam Coles, Leanne Wilton Faine Lucas

Settling in at the beginning of the year was not a big problem for our class, and of course, the Peer Support Group was very helpful. The friendships that we made during our first few days and weeks at School stood us in great stead at our outdoor education camp at Castle Hill. There, we were stung, lost, drowned, and frozen, among other things.

Our whole class has really enjoyed having Mrs. Forgie for our form teacher. Thanks to her we have been able to do well in Maths. (Australian, Otago and Cantamaths) throughout the year as well as having her help in many other things that we have undertaken.

Sarah Head, in great style, won her section for the Myer's Cup with her brilliant speech about "A Few of My Favourite Things". Also Rachel Talbot, our sportsperson for the class, is to go to the Nationals for her amazing skill at high jump. A number of girls from our class were in the cross-country team and Caroline Cambridge and Tania Samman achieved well in this. Rowing and netball were well represented with girls from our class, as was the school orchestra, with four budding musicians taking part.

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St. Margaret's College Form 3JN

Third Form

Back: Victoria Steele, Alexandra O'Brien, Hannah Blakeley, Joanna Neate, Riley Sigglekow, Chloe Sanders Middle: Michelle Hulena, Niranjina Fakir, Charlotte McDonnell, Nora Shields, Anna Sturge, Anne Graham, Chizuru Suzuki, Amanda McBeath, Mrs Jones Front: Vivienne Wood, Emily Ensor, Rebecca Scott, Sarah Blackburn, Celine Frewer, Megan Armstrong, Jen-Yi Hsu, Louise Newton

Highlights of our year include the camp first of all. We remember holding Celine over the side of the raft, urgently! Riley took her hairdryer and looked great. The tin-box toilet was dropped down the long drop. We had strange food, including Anne's stew and Emily's popcorn cooked in chocolate. Back at school we teased Anna about her true love, the darling Mr T. , and we won the Third Form class relays in both the athletic and the swimming sports the best class, with no question! Our Assembly was rather embarrassing but an amusing Noah's farce in which everyone shared. We all enjoyed Chloe and her 'organism' in Science. The year has been a friendly, noisy, hysterical and productive time for us all. Thank-you Mrs Jones for your sense of humour and patience - we missed you while you were away!

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St. Margaret's College Form 3TD

Third Form

Back: Rebecca Broad, Makayla Barnes, Rosemary Lawrence, Nicola Collingwood, Miss Todd, Karen Bedford, Stephanie Mainprize, Josephine Talbot, Lucy Simpson, Joanne· Donnelly Front: Rebecca Roberts, Rosemary Trolove, Vanessa Cameron-Lewis, Philippa Nimmo, Shelley Morris, Molly Savi/I, Sophie Hartnell, Madeleine Johnson

At the start of the year, 3Td was noted as a quiet, conservative class, but we soon changed that. Our year has been very fulfilling with Mollie and Stephanie getting into Quad., and Josie qualifying for the lnterschool Ski Team (which came second). Mrs Berry and Miss Todd helped us greatly with our Assembly which was based on healthy eating. The next week we went to McDonald's with Peer Support! The most enjoyable part of the year was the Ski Day and the Camp, where we found out about each other. Rafting was one of the most enjoyed parts of camp, where escaping Death's Rock, we hit everything else that came in sight. Luckily no one drowned, although there was a strong possibility of dying of laughter.

enjoyed the Minties and Girl Guide Biscuits), and we were deeply shocked when the black-board fell on Mrs Coates. • As well as being intellectual, we are also very sporty with four people in Senior Gym., with nearly everyone passing a life-saving award, Stephanie getting a swimming pocket, as well as most of our class being in either a netball or hockey team. We have also had two great business-women in our class, who sell pencil cases. We only had one major accident where Vanessa had a slight disagreement with a hockey stick, which gave her a black-eye and three stitches. This year has been very eventful with the help of Miss Todd, who is leaving next year to travel, or as we suspect to get married.

We have gone through a lot this year with Dr Mann telling us how many elephants there were in C0 2 , with Mrs Berry giving us lectures daily (although we

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St. Margaret's College DEANS

Back: Ms Begg, Mrs Dawson, Mrs O'Brien Front: Mrs McDonald, Mrs.Lightfoot, Mrs Jones, Mrs McKay

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St. Margaret's College Form 20

Second Form

Back: Andrea Harper, Natalie Gerve, Mrs. Oliver, Anika Szalardi, Karina Jenkins, Katherine Simpson Middle: Kate Fairbairn, Hilary Taylor, Kylie Smith, Natasha Niven, Claire Matheson Front: Victoria Hadlee, Lynn Graham, Sarah Mason, Nicola Thompson, Pietta Evans, Rebecca Laney, Natasha Denny, Natasha Bowden

At the start of the year Forms One and Two had a sleepover with a barbeque tea. This was a night to get together and meet one another. Later on that term we had a camp at Living Springs. This camp was a great success and everyone enjoyed working together as a group.

This year we have taken part in many interesting and educational trips and activities, and we have certainly gained a sense of achievement. We have also managed to have a lot of fun on the way.

During the year we took part in many sporting activities, such as swimming sports, hockey and netball tournaments and athletic sports. Our class had a number of placings and did very well in many of these sports. Our class also provided the Form 11team in the Cantamaths Competition, where we came fifth equal against many much larger schools. We also entered the Computer Competition, and a number took part in the Australian Mathematics Competition with pleasing results.

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Form 2M

Second Form

Back: Rebecca Donovan, Belinda Cartwright Middle: Mrs Martin, Olivia Sinclair-Thomson, Amanda Woods, Rebekah Yock, Natasha Graham, Melanie Atkinson Front: Gabhriel Patterson, Charlotte Walker, Namiko Hickson, Belinda Hargreaves, Ana-Rebekah Macadie, Anna Guthrey, Catherine Fergusson, Greer Mitchell, Samantha Gray Absent: Michelle Clarke

School began this year as any normal school year. We greeted the new girls and started talking about holidays, Christmas presents and old schools. For the new girls it was hard coming to a new school, because two of the three were boarders, so they came to a new city as well. One of them lives on a farm outside Geraldine, and we visited her for an enjoyable two days in the third term.

On the social scene we had a games evening with Cathedral Grammar and a visit to the Palladium Niteclub! It has been a great year all round and we have made many good friends.

Other trips included ... going to Living Springs for a week (1st term), the Antarctic division of the airport (2nd Term), Orana Park (3rd Term) and the Museum. Many people came and visited us including a ballet troupe and Te Kahurangi, a Maori Concert Group.

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St. Margaret's College Form 1

First Form

Back: Vikki George, Anabelle Cameron-Lewis, Andrea Forbes, Jessica Fraemohs, Celia Cameron-Lewis, Rebecca Marshall, Diana Looser Middle: Rachael Birch, Melissa Warrington, Victoria Knight, Deanna Campbell,___Anna Mason, Kerry Lawrence, Bronwen Davies, Mrs Robilliard Front: Emily Stockton, Leigh Braidwood, Rebecca Greenslade, Claire Sullivan, Maya MacFarlane, Kelly Wood, Absent: Hannah Maling Kylie Cushman, Helen Sullivan

When we asked a few influential people (!) what made Form One (1989 model) such a special vintage class, we heard comments like "friendliness", "cooperation" and "multi-talented bunch". We were overcome with modesty and warm fuzzies. However, we really did seem to get on very well with each other and we love singing, which puts people in a cheerful mood.

Now that we are in the middle of end-of-year excitement and activities such as our great Orana Park swim (a WASH OUT!?), two discos(!!) and our starstudded version of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat", we can look back on a terrific year when Form 1 was really the "Number One Form"!

We started the year with a highly-enjoyable barbeque and sleep-over, which introduced us very thoroughly and also had a great time at Living Springs in Term I. We have done lots of daily hard work but the highlights are always the other things. We have enjoyed the sporting activities very much (yes, we're good!), and special events such as Puppet Day, museum visits, House Day and the inaugural Cathedral Grammar Games Evening. (Oh those miniature heroes!)

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St. Margaret's College Junior School Back: Stephanie Radford, Michelle Fraser, Smita Paul, Melanie Doak, Rosalyn Cooper, Mrs Perry Middle: Catherine Moody, Angela Nicholls, Hilary Marett, Amy Smith, Melissa Rhodes, Sacha McIntosh, Sarah Hadlee, Susan Hedley, Virginia Christie Front: Louisa Champion, Fiona Paterson, Kathryn Allan, Kim Spargo, Sonia Smith, Amie Marett, Lisa de Vere, Yumiko Hickson, Melaine Cummings

NEW HEAD OF JUNIOR SCHOOL Miss Lyn Atkinson

Mrs Gardiner, with architect Kerry Mason, inspecting progress of the new Junior School

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Miss Atkinson trained as a teacher at Christchurch Teachers' College and has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Canterbury University. After teaching at Elmwood School for eight years Lyn lectured for one year at Christchurch Teachers' College and for the last four years has been Assistant Principal at Sumner School. We are really looking forward to her efficiency and expertise at school next year.

St. Margaret's College Junior School SCHOLARSHIP

GRAND-PARENTS DAY

"Help, Scholarship!". On the 24 September (Saturday) many people were in a flutter. We all walked calmly into the examination room and started our test. Three hours later we walked out and spent the next two weeks waiting. One of our class won the Scholarship, another was very, very close and another did very well.

On this day we all dressed up and Mrs Perry dressed in a skirt. She had a bamboo stick and I was scared that she was going to whack me with it. Mrs Perry looked like a real nasty teacher.

Susie Hedley - S4.

Catherine Moody - S4.

ATHLETIC SPORTS Every year Standard Two, Three, and Four, Forms One and Two have the Junior Athletic Sports with Miss Griffin. There are lots of different events including Long Jump, High Jump and Sprinting. At the end of the day we had the prizegiving and Mrs Gardiner presented all the cups.

INDIA We were doing a project on India and Mrs Perry decided to have an Indian meal. Mrs Paul (Smita's Mum) helped us with it. We had five mothers, each with a frypan, and we made chappatis. I thought it was yummy.

Louisa Champion - S4.

Yumiko Hickson - S2.

TALKS SWIMMING SPORTS We had Swimming Sports at the end of February. I swam the onewidth race, a lady gave me "first" but I wasn't. After she gave it to me, another lady said I wasn't first, I was third! We all enjoyed our day.

Smita Paul - S3.

Every morning we have talks. One person has the attention of the class for five minutes. They vary from talks about earth-quakes to talks about sweets, competitions or quizes. I always look forward to the talks in the morning.

Hilary Marett - S4.

CLA V ELEPHANTS BOOK WEEK One week we had a Library Week and we had to dress up as a character from a book. I dressed up as Rapunzel. There were three prizes, first was for the "most original" who was Suzie, second prize was for the 'most funniest" who was Louisa and third prize was for the "most unusual" which was Kate. We all enjoyed ourselves.

Kim Spargo - S2.

CANDLE LIGHTING SERVICE This is a service our School has once a year, to celebrate our foundation as a school. Class Orderlies go up to the front of the Cathedral and get their candles lit by the Prefects. Then all the Prefects say something to do with the spirit that dwells within us.

Melaine Cummings - S4.

On the 1 May we went into the Art room and put on our aprons. Mrs Todd gave us a lecture on "how to make clay elephants", then we started. Some of us made little ones, but to tell the truth, none of the little ones looked like elephants. When they had been fired we came back into the Art room and put on our aprons and Mr Hallum gave us a lecture on "how to paint clay elephants" and when we had finished them they looked really good.

Sacha McIntosh - S4.

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St. Margaret's College Junior School THAILAND PROJECT

THE SCHOOL FAIR

SKELETONS

Mrs Perry went to Thailand in the August holidays. When she came back we had a display on Thailand. Then we did our project. All of us gained good marks. I got a very good mark because I did a lot of extras. It was fun.

Hi, I'm going to tell you about when we had the School Fair. I saw a man selling some drinks. It was a hot day, so I bought one. Afterwards, I had a look at some of the stalls. I bought some books. Signing off at the fair -~--

In October we made skeletons. They were made of cardboard and cartridge paper, and there were all sorts of patterns and designs. Mine had stripes on its hands and feet, and it looked funny. One had earings, some had spiked hair and unusual clothes.

Angela Nicholls - S3.

Amie Marett - S2.

Amy Smith - S3.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ATHLETIC SPORTS These were held at St. Andrew's College on Wednesday 25th October. The St. Margaret's stand was very wobbly and nearly broke. Our girls performed particularly well and were awarded many certificates.

Kate Allan - S2.

THE PUPPETEER A Puppeteer came and performed a puppet show. He was from the "All Strings Attached Company". He let us have a turn with the puppets and look at them which was fun.

Stephanie Radford - S3.

"MEADOW MUSHROOM" COMPUTER Cool Fun! It's computer time! Every Friday the Standard Fours go to Computer. Mrs Forgie teaches us all sorts of things and we print most of the things we do. At the moment we are making Christmas Cards. It is our favourite time of the week and we appreciate all the time Mrs Forgie spends with us.

In the first term this year, the Junior School went to the Meadow Mushroom Factory. We were doing a project on moulds and fungi, when Mrs Perry decided to take us to the Factory. It was a lot of fun, but it really smelt! I really enjoyed seeing all of those tiny little buttons, so fresh.

Michell Fraser - S4.

Sarah Hadlee - S4.

MAGAZINE Hi, my name's Melissa Rhodes and I am in Standard Four. This year the Standard Fours produced a class magazine. This meant we all did a few pages on different things, i.e. poems, movies, art, fashion, T.V., popstars and make-up. We had an Editor, Sub-Editor, Consulting Manager and Designer. I was the designer and I did a T.V. page and a popstar page.

Melissa Rhodes - S4.

MUSIC Every Wednesday Miss Kerr takes the Junior School for Music. We are doing an operetta for our end of year concert, it is called the "Moonrakers". I am one of the revenue men and Mr Hallum has made us some special hats to wear.

Fiona Paterson - S2.

GYM NIGHT THE MUSIC FESTIVAL It was hot, the lights were glaring in our eyes. It was the Music Festival night: we had learnt our songs, practised hard, and we sang until our voices croaked. It felt like it was twenty minutes, then I was out. It was actually one hour.

St. Margaret's College held a Gym Night on 7 November, 1989 for parents, grandparents and friends. did some trampolining with the friends Yumiko, Kim, Fiona and Kate, and I really had a good time. Afterwards we all enjoyed strawberries and ice-cream.

Rosalyn Cooper - S4.

Sonia Smith - S2.

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St. Margaret's College DEPARTMENT NEWS JAPANESE Individual and group exchange trips to dream about, competitions to win, visits by Japanese people, cultural 'happenings', all these served to give meaning and motivation to the daily battle with a new syllabus, the mastering of kana and kanji, the daily listening to, and speaking of, that totally foreign language - Japanese. At the beginning of the year, Vanessa Leeming returned from a year as an A. F.S. student in Japan and inspired everyone with her tales. Emily Court is to be an A.F.S. student in Japan in 1990. Form Seven enjoyed Friday mornings in Terms I and II, when they met with Japanese students from the Southern Cross Language Institute. It was a good opportunity to improve oral and aural skills. Students from the Hikari-Goaka Secondary School entertained various classes with fan and parasol dances and spent an enjoyable exchange with the Sixth

Megan Sell and Harriet Sandeman with students from Hikari-Goaka Secondary School

Form, whose Japanese was at about the same level as theJapanese students' English., Some interesting combinations of Japanese and English were overheard as the important topics of social life and entertainment were investigated. Laughter sounded much the same in both languages.

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Dog

A new way to remember the kanji for dog

Congratulations to Philippa Le Couteur of the Seventh Form, who received a free trip to Japan in December as winner of the South Island Japanese Language Competition.

Fiona McLeod and Laura Martin with students from Hikari-Goaka Secondary School

Exchange trips for groups of girls are being arranged and we look forward to closer links with Japanese schools. Those of us who don't go on one of these trips next year will continue to practise our Nihongo on visitors to the school and willing tourists we corner in the Square or on the ski fields.

Jo Wynne

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St. Margaret's College DEPARTMENT NEWS FRENCH As this was the year of the Bicentenary of the French Revolution, there has been much singing of that stirring number "La Marseillaise", mingled with bloodthirsty tales of the guillotine (not the one in the office!). There was also a visit to Canterbury University to enjoy the "Diaporama" slide show produced as part of the Bicentenary celebrations. Later came the annual Alliance Francaise Oral Competitions with Fayen Wong gaining second place in the Sxith Form section. Three Fifth Formers: Bronwen Rhodes, Miranda Linton and Fiona Bain are looking forward to celebrating the end of the School Certificate examinations with a trip to Tahiti, and Joanne Francis will be spending her Seventh Form year in France, having won selection for an E.F. Foundation year abroad - an eventful year for many involved in the study of French. P. Newick

WINNERS OF THE ALLIANCE FRANCAISE COMPETITION

Back: Rebecca Rock-Evans, Miriam Radich, Sarah Currie, Katharine Tapley, Philippa Le Couteur Front: Annabel Taylor, Fayen Wong, Caroline Cambridge

LABORATORY ASSISTANTS

Back: Melissa Annand, Dr Mann Front: Misumi Suzuki, Anna Wilton

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St. Margaret's College DEPARTMENT NEWS HOME ECONOMICS FORM SIX The year started with eleven girls, and a Home Economics lesson meant washing china, saucepans and other kitchen equipment as the room was re-equipped with modern equipment to match the brand new decor of the Home Economics room. During the year the numbers dwindled to eight girls, but this was a great number as we all became great friends and shared a lot of laughs. Throughout the year Tuesdays were set aside for our practical lesson in which we all had a chance to cook and share a variety of different dishes. For example: Crepes, Pasta, Fondue cooking, Vegetarian and a numerous variety of other dishes. To end our lesson we would set a table and share the dishes we prepared in a relaxed way, then rush off to our next class. The Home Economics class all attended a course at Christchurch Polytechnic, where we each received an "Introduction to the Food and Beverage Industry" Certificate. We learned all sorts of skills, from silver service and

waitressing to restaurant management. This will help us when applying for holiday jobs in the future. To see the skills we learned performed by others, the class went out to McLean's Mansion and the Guildroom at Polytechnic whe're we enjoyed delicious meals. Class work meant a variety of tasks. We studied herbs and their various uses, and each presented a seminar to the class on a chosen herb, which included a dish using the herb we planted in our own herb garden. In the second term we all became aware

of other countries' cultures and eating habits. Again this included a written assignment, a seminar to the class, and a dish characteristic to our chosen country. The highlight of the third Term was our Entertaining, in which each girl planned and presented an Entertainment situation. Our course this year has been very practical. In particular, our section on flatting provided us with a collection of economical dishes which will be of use out in the big bad world when we are on limited budgets. The course ended with ou·rtakeaway survey, and we learnt many astonishing facts about our favourite foods!! We are all on diets now!! I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Baigent on behalf of our class for the hard work she has put in and for the variation in our lessons, the interesting activities and for the great Break-Up Dinner!

Vanessa Roberts - 6Kd

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St. Margaret's College DEPARTMENT NEWS MATHEMATICS Heard on St. Margaret's Campus.

A: "Have you seen the Mathematics Department NEW LOOK?" B: "NO, what do you mean?" A: "Well, for a start two of the rooms have these brand new regulation green tables instead of the grotty desks. They also have very comfortable chairs, with upholstered seats. You can sit through double Calculus or Statistics, no problem." C: "That's right and rumour has it that other rooms are to have the same furniture next year. B: "Things are looking up then. I did notice that those horrible lockers have been shifted from that corridor too." A: "Yes and you know who won't have to get angry about the mess anymore. That's a relief.". B: "Sure is!"

There is indeed a new look about the Mathematics Department, including a new teacher, Mrs Forgie, who joined our happy band at the beginning of the year, with her time divided between mathematics and computing. Otherwise it has been business as usual. Competitions rightthrough the year, each level having its day of glory at some time or another, some more glorious than others, of course.

Cantamath teams acquitted themselves very well, Australian Mathematics Competition candidates performed extremely well and a few girls picked up certificates in the National Bank Junior Competition. Computer Logo teams performed well as usual. Altogether a successful year. Well done girls and thank-you Staff.

include printing assignments for other subjects, making cards for special occasions, learning about countries of the world through Carmen San Deigo and, of

course, competing with each other to get the highest scores on various games.

Claudine Andre

COMPUTER ROOM The Computer Room has been well patronised this year both at lunchtime and after school. Students have used computers for a wide variety of activities. These

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Classes from Standard Four to the Sixth Form have used word processors, data bases and spreadsheets and seen what useful tools they are.

Front to back: Eleanor Cottle, Kate Avery, Jane Skinner, Vanessa Graham

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St. Margaret's College DEPARTMENT NEWS OUTDOOR EDUCATION There has been plenty of activity in Outdoor Education in 1989, and generally, when girls are asked to name highlights, they say "camp" before anything else. The Third Formers went on fourday camps to Castle Hill in the first term. It was the time of year when the bush was humming with wasps and several girls were stung. The wasp parasite has been introduced to the Castle Hill area but it will be some time before its effects are felt. Rockclimbing, abseiling, caving and the raft trips were the activities particularly enjoyed. The flying fox was a challenge and some girls found it easy to get lost when route finding and map reading. The Fourth Formers went on their trips in the winter term. There wasn't sufficient snow at Porter Heights to include a ski day, nor enough for snow caving, but 4Ne were suddenly faced with masses of it on their overnight camp. Keeping warm meant huddling close together, and getting back

to the Lodge the next day was hard work. 4An enjoyed their mountain climbing. They said plugging steps and sliding down again was exciting stuff. 4Bg probably had the best weather, with a perfect day for rock climbing. Their overnight camp in the upper reaches of Broken River was one of their highlights, with keas coming to steal food and peck toes. The Sixth Form camps were held in the third term. The first of these was in gusty nor'west conditions. Their two-day tramp over Casey and Binser Saddles was hard work but greatly enjoyed. The girls on the second camp found the tramping hard work as well, but the camaraderie more than made up for it. AttheendofTerm I, Mick Hopkinson, who was Director of the Castle Hill Outdoor Education Centre, l~ft to become Director of the Outdoor Pursuits Centre at Turangi in the North Island. We have appreciated all the work he

has done setting up the present programme and we wish him well. In Term II, Marty Sinclair became Director. He had been working there with Mick for several years and had lots of experience and talents to offer. After only one term in the job, Marty was killed in an avalanche on Mt. D'Archiac. He was a very popular instructor and we miss him. In Term Ill, Don McFadzien, who has been working at Castle Hill all year, took control. He has been a mountain and ski guide for years, as well as being a trained teacher, and we welcome him, with his warmth and organisational skills, to the job. He has organised a wonderful week of adventure trips for the Sixth Formers of St. Margaret's, St. Andrews and Rangi Ruru at the end of 1989. One group is tackling the 'Coast to Coast' course, another the '3 Pass' trip and another a kayak course. Several staff have gone to Castle Hill with the classes, and their support is appreciated. Shona Begg Marty

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St. Margaret's College DEPARTMENT NEWS ART HISTORY On Tuesday, April 18th, a group of senior students went to Auckland to see the Reader's Digest "Manet to Picasso" Art Exhibition. In order to make the most of the time available, we left on the five fifty-five a.m. flight, which meant a very early start. We arrived in the Queen City at seven fifteen a.m. and had an hour to wake up fully before bussing to the Art Gallery. This was at the same time as the

blue and white) and fish was served that had been caught in the Waitemata Harbour. We saw such things as the wealth displayed in the Westhaven Marina, underneath views of the Harbour Bridge, and to Mrs Dawson's delight, Steir:tlager 11 with Peter Blake at the helm practising for the last time before going overseas to participate in the Whitbread Round-the-World race. It was a truly amazing sight.

haustive tour of the Maori artefacts, with Mrs Dawson asking some very pertinent questions. On the way to the airport, we stopped at Newmarket for a brief look at the large shopping complex "Two Double Seven" which is full of many interesting bookshops and accessory shops. It was then onto the airport, and we left at six thirty p.m., arriving in Christchurch at about eight o'clock after a very long

Auckland - A Visit to the Metropolis

Auckland bus strike so progress was slow due to the sheer amount of commuter traffic all heading in the same direction. Arriving at the Art Gallery at nine o'clock we spent two hours viewing the magnificent masterpieces. After leaving the gallery we had a leisurely stroll down Queen Street in the rain, looking at some of the shops - Smith and Caughey, Thornton Hall, Esprit, etc .... Lunch was aboard the luxury catamaran "The Pride of Auckland" (all

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After returning to the wharf, we went to Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World, and the thing I enjoyed most was watching the stingrays swim overhead, while you move around the complex on a conveyor. We also briefly visited the Parnell shopping area and drove to the summit of Mt. Eden for panoramic views of the city, and the Hauraki Gulf where we saw Jeremy Coney making a television advertisement. Then it was onto the War Memorial Museum where there was an ex-

and tiring day, but well worth it because of the rare chances we get in New Zealand, particularly on the mainland, to see such exquisite works of art. Our thanks must go to Mrs O'Brien and Mrs Dawson who chaperoned us, and kept up our sense of humour when we started to flag. We all enjoyed ourselves and had a lot of fun, and if there is a future opportunity to go on a trip like this, I strongly recommend it!

Anna Ward

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Form Six and Seven Art History and Classical Studies Trip May/June 1989.

We had been preparing ourselves all through Term 1 - reading and learning as much as possible about the places we were to visit in Italy and Greece. Besides our academic preparation, we had also to prepare psychologically and physically. The thirteen girls and two teachers were each limited to one piece of cabin luggage, about the size of a school back-pack, to contain all their clothing and toilet gear for a month of constant travel. Why the restriction? Because most of our travel was on trains, public buses, crowded ferries and on foot. Those bags needed to be small and light. And the bodies carrying them needed to be tough! That is why we spent months in the gym, or pounding the streets, or skipping, so that we could rush up steep and narrow stairs to the dome of St. Peter's in Rome or

the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Our reactions needed to be quick as we leapt in front of chaotic Italian traffic in an attempt to cross the road. And was it all worth while? Of course it was. It was BRILLIANT! New Zealand students of the classical world or of quattrocento Italian art are seriously disadvantaged here, where we are so far from Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling or Leonardo's sculptures. We met and stayed with, other groups of students from Germany

and from France, who had simply boarded a bus in their home town and were driven to Italy or Greece, whereas Antipodean students must travel very lengthily and expensively before they reach their goals. The whole enterprise needs careful and imaginative planning and we were fortunate that Mrs Gardiner had the vision and enthusiasm to initiate the scheme for St. Margaret's. We travelled, not only to see and experience the classical mysteries of the shrine of Delphi or the spine-tingling sight of the spot-lit Acropolis at night, but to live in other countries and other cultures. We learnt something about the lives of other young people in both Italy and Greece, although we did tend to learn more about the young men than the young women. One of the joys of travelling with a group of attractive and vivacious teenage girls is their ability to make lots of friends very quickly - on trains, on ferries, on railway stations, etc., - all of whom gladly gave us help and advice. I am not so certain about the motives and behaviour of the young men that we travelled with on very crowded Roman buses. The girls tell me the tradition of bottom pinching is still alive and well in Rome. Sometimes the food and accommodation brought out our best Kiwiingenuity. We discovered that the Italians cook and consume about 10,000 kinds of pasta, and some of our hotels were determined that we should get to know and love them all. Huge crusty bread rolls for breakfast, lunch and dinner were quite different from what we have at home. But so was the gelati - absolutely delectable icecream ! Some girls and staff became very adept at sweeping up unwanted rolls and pots of jam and taking them away for later midnight snacks and then forgetting to eat them. So we left a little trail of rockhard, two-day-old rolls all round Europe, as well as a little trail of olive stones. One memorable meal was a lovely birthday party for Fran in Sorrento, with yummy pizzas and a luscious chocolate cake, and this corn-

pensated for the hotel with few sheets, few towels, no soap, no bath-plugs and very faulty plumbing. Until, that is, Julie Diver "fixed" it. Many other things were just so different from our way of life in Christchurch. There, the railway stations were the hub of the cities, constantly bustling day and night. There, the churches were busy day and night with tourists, services and private devotions. There, standards of dress and behaviour were

insisted upon, and clothes permitted in Merivale Mall were outlawed at the Vatican. Most Greeks need two jobs, just to survive, and in both countries, University education is a very rare and prized privilege, not a right as many here regard it. But probably the greatest difference of all, for me, is the sense of history- that here, on this spot where I am now, once stood Julius Caesar, and over there, once rode Alexander the Great. And did this trip open our eyes to the wider world and cosmopolitan values? Yes, it did. Anna Savill learned how to break beds; Sharlene Cooper how to fend off Italian men and we all learned how to live and travel as truly international students - spending little, enjoying much and throwing off some of our New Zealand insularity. Will we all go again? Yes, we will. M. McKay

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St. Margaret's College THE EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE On Wednesday 3 May this year a group of apprehensive yet excited Sixth and Seventh Formers along with Mrs O'Brien and Mrs McKay left the bleak autumn draughts of Christchurch and jetted off to the lures of Italy and Greece. When the thrill of the first few hours wore off, all we wanted to do was to arrive somewhere! Our first stop was a night in Singapore, before our last leg to the other side of the world. For most of us, the tropical jungle of Singapore had a novelty and an extra, for we were to catch a brief glance into yet another culture and way of life. We left the heat of Malaysia on Thursday night and arrived in Rome early the next morning, to be met by a rather dashing young Italian called Camello. With our first taste of the Italian talent, we climbed onto the bus, which took us to our hotel. We settled in, got our bearings, and prepared for a week of 'hectic sightseeing'. Over the next few days, our new guide, appropriately named Romulus, showed us the wonders of Rome - we saw the Forum and the Emperor's Palace in Ancient Rome, the Colosseum, St. Peter's and the Vatican, the Sistine Chapel, and so much more. We were struck by the immense size, structure and power of the Roman architecture, and this provided us with a marvellous contrast to the romantic beauty of Florence. The atmosphere in Florence seemed to be more tranquil and somehow less rushed than in cosmopolitan Rome. This was perhaps in equilibrium with the Baroque and Renaissance archi-

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tecture, which were epitomized in the Florentine Duomo and the art collection in the Uffizi. Of course, one doesn't go to Florence without seeing Michelangelo's sculpture of David, and even to the untrained art historian, the brilliance of this sculpture seemed to pulse through the stone, creating an image of real life. Then we were off to the northern area of Venetia, which again has a vastly different history and architecture. Venice painted a rather bleak picture, as it was damp and chilly, but we still took in the wonders of the Doge's Palace and St. Mark's Cathedral and Square. We took a boat to the Lido, and strolled on the famous Lido beach - we were left wondering what was so famous about it. The striking feature of Venice, and the essential difference between her and the other Italian cities, was the obvious Eastern influence. Our next stop was in the South at the seaside resort of Sorrento, which is part of the Italian Riviera. It was warm and sunny, and we had a fantastic day trip along the coast, seeing the hide-aways of the rich and famous. Our guide mentioned many names, Princess Margaret, Rudolf Nureyev, Carlo Ponte and Sophia Loren, etc. etc. We had a sumptuous lunch in the well-known resort of Amalfi and browsed around the famous ceramic shops. Whilst in Sorrento , of course, we visited Pompeii, the city buried by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 AD. It has been excavated, and we could see the brilliance of the Roman

and Greek civilization. It was then onto Greece, via an epic nineteen hour sea-crossing and a five hour drive to Athens from the port of Patras. Greece was yet another culture shock, and we just could not get used to eating egg plant, the main ingredient in many a traditional Greek dish. Of course, th~ Acropolis in Athens was a wonder of design and construction and, as with Delphi, provided us with a sense of our spiritual beginnings, developments and expansion. We ended our unique experience on the island of Syros, where we were befriended by our hotel manager and his family. We were sorry to leave these lovely people, but were cheered by the prospect of returning to our own families and recounting our adventures. We all gained from this trip, if only a sense of pride in the beauty of our own country - something which cannot be compared to anything we saw. We learned some Art History, some Classics and how to control the wandering hands of the Italians! The trip would not have been possible without the enthusiasm and perhaps~ courage of Mrs McKay and Mrs O'Brien, our w~mderful chaperones! We hope that you will live our more embarrassing escapades down and that you had as fantastic a time as we all did. We cannot say thank-you enough to you both, and to our parents for the opportunity of a lifetime. Katharine Tapley

St. Margaret's College SIXTH FORM P.E. - DISABILITY DAY At the beginning ofTerm Ill, each member of the Sixth Form P.E. class simulated a certain disability. The disabilities covered a

wide range including blindness, deafness, paraplegia, speech problems and defective limbs. The length of time which our disabilities were to last for was twenty-four hours, from one p.m. Tuesday until one p.m. Wednesday. This meant that all aspects of our everyday lives would have to be dealt with including sleeping, eating, showering, and transportation. The aim of the Sixth Form P.E. syllabus is to teach students understanding and tolerance towards those less fortunate than we are. Our Disability Day made all of us come a little closer to understanding the difficulties and frustrations of being disabled and I am sure that in future these students will be more tolerant. Diane Barclay Lucy Thompson

PEER SUPPORT

ADAPTIVE P.E. During Term II, a double period was spent each Wednesday morning at Ferndale School. This school caters for children with various degrees of mental disability, with some also having physical disabilities. At the beginning of the term we were each assigned a pupil to work with through the term. We tried to teach them new things in the fields of fine and gross motor skills and some picked these up very fast, whereas others had a lot of trouble. For some children even ·eye-contact with us was a major ·achievement. For us, the teachers, such progress seemed •very slow but it was rewarding when change and progression were observed at the end of term. Each and everyone of us benefited greatly from our experiences with the Ferndale pupils and we became quite attached to them. Lucy Thompson Diane Barclay

PEERSUPPORTLEADERS

This year has proved to be very successful even though everyone was very apprehensive at the beginning. The Seventh Formers have enjoyed meeting with the Third Formers once a week. Hopefully the Third Formers have enjoyed meeting the Seventh Formers and learning that we aren't as frightening as some people think. There was a Peer Support Olympics Day and this involved every group making up a game. The winning team was Alice Hazlett and Jane Skinner's group. To all next years leaders good luck and I hope that you enjoy it. Jan Fraser

Back: Jennifer Wells, Elizabeth Rebbeck, Alice Hazlett, Rachelle Henson,Jayne Skinner, Georgiana Bonifant Middle: Mrs Bishop, Clare Bridgeman, Katherine Murray, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Dillon, Sharlene Cooper, Angela Whiting, Georgina Talbot, Sarah Steele Front: .Jan Fraser, Sarah Mills, Victoria Morris, Julia Atkinson, Annabel Skelton, Cara Knapp, Vivienne Smith, Kate Morris, Melinda Rothschild, Nicola Mackenzie

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD SCHEME DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD

This Scheme has been running at St. Margaret's College for about fifteen years. There are fifty pupils from St. Margaret's involved this year. Mr Summerlee is the teacher-in-charge and he is always ready with information and help. There are three awards which can be achieved: Bronze, Silver, Gold. For each award those taking part have to fulfil the requirements of four sections: Service, Expeditions, Skills and Physical Recreation. For the Gold Award, young people also have to complete a Residential Project which means they must take part in a project away from home. Congratulations are due to Kate Murray who has completed her Gold Award and this has not been achieved in the School since 1979. Girls who are involved in the Duke of Edinburgh Awards get a great deal of fun and a sense of .achievement in fulfilling their goals. Kate Avery

Katherine Murray

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Back: Philippa Roberts, Celia Cameron.Lewis, Dr Mann, Jacqueline Fairbrass Front: Johanna Roper, Michelle de Vere

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St. Margaret's College CREATIVE AND ORIGINAL

SAILING WITH THE BOYS Today I arrived at Charteris Bay for an Optimist Camp. An Optimist is a very small sailing dinghy with one sail and just enough room for one young person. I had been sailing for about five years but I had never been allowed to come to one of the camps. My younger brother, who is less interested in sailing, had been to many of them. It really annoyed me as I didn't know why he should be persuaded to go, and yet I had to ask many times each year before finally being allowed to go. On this camp we would be sleeping in tents in a paddock and going to and from the yacht club by truck. Mum and Dad helped me to pitch my tent. After everyth_inghad been done, I wandered around the camping area to see who had arrived. I saw a group of boys here, another there, and another group th~re. The only thing was, they were all boys and there was not a single girl in sight except me. I woke up the next morning struggling for breath as my tent had collapsed on top of me. I got dressed and took the hammer that Dad had left for me and went out to hammer the pegs in again. None of the pegs was anywhere in sight. I hunted around and finally found them in a nearby creek, and wondered how they got there. I hopped on the truck, not without a huge struggle, as I was constantly being pushed off. Did they resent having me there? At the yacht club I joined the queue for breakfast. Suddenly a new wave of boys arrived and, having got near the front of the queue, I was pushed further and further back as though I was not considered to be part of the camp. As I finally got to the front of the queue, the others had finished and were going to their changing rooms. After finishing breakfast I went in search of the women's changing rooms. There were none. As I was already running late, I hastily went and found a tree.

During the week we went out sailing in our groups. These were based on how many certificates we had. As I had no certificates I was put in the bottom group. However, because of my previous experience I could help the others in the my group who were all boys, of course, until very slowly they didn't mind my being there, in fact some would actually talk to me. As I was faster at sailing than the others in my group, it gave me the chance to talk to some of the mothers alone, and I told them of the situation. They decided that from then on I could get changed in the kitchen. The last day we were to have a race between the groups in which everyone's place counted. The course was on the board for everyone to interpret it for themselves. A lot of my group couldn't understand it, so they came and asked me. The race started and soon I had passed all of my group and a lot of others. As I rounded a buoy in the freshening breeze I managed to capsize. It didn't take me long to right it as I . had been m_adeto practise doing this with Dad. It still meant that I had some more boats to pass. I managed to win although I was wet and cold when I got back to shore. I stood on the wharf and yelled encouragement to others in my group and helped them when they got back in. Once everyone was back on shore we had to wait briefly for the announcement of which group had won. We won! We then had to be changed before lunch. Between the mothers and the rest of my group, they had convinced the others to let me use their shower and changing rooms first, so long as I didn't use all the hot water! After this I was also given a special lunch and from then on I was treated as one of them! Why did I have to win everything just to get accepted?

Joanne Francis - 6Co

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PEWTER A TIMELESS METAL Metal casting, because of its enduring nature going back deep into prehistoric times, provides a vivid record of man's endeavours, his sensibility, his self-image and his images of the world about him, not to mention the technology with which those images were given physical being. This new course has been designed primarily to learn not only the techniques but the processes involved in the art of metal casting, using modern pewter which is lead free. It is a popular material for jewellery due to the ease with which it can be cast. Its advantcigeous characteristics are numerous. Although it has been a totally new experience for St. Margaret's, the girls have done extremely well, as you can see by their work in the following photographs.

JanetTodd

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MY WINDOW Drizzle falling; it runs in droplets down my window. Quietly gently down my window. Turning to rain hitting striking relentlessly at my window. Turning to hail pounding smashing against my window; ceaslessly smashing against my window.

Liz Dumergue - 4An

THE WIND

THE HORSE IN ME

The wind howled, howled everywhere outside. It swept up all the leaves and rustled through the trees. The roof rattled noisily, the door banged suddenly. Gee, it was windy outside.

The rush of the wind, the call of the sea, the drum of the hooves are fulfilling me, I'm galloping along the beach, wild and free.

Halimah MacDonald - 5Su

CATS Cats eyes are blue, yellow or green, Cats can be fat, round or lean, They look for mice, birds or rats, Usually in holes and cracks. They meaow when they are hungry, They meaow when they are sad, They won't hurt you, but if you get scratched, don't worry, it's not that bad!

As I crouch low in the saddle, I feel my horse. Smooth rhythm and powerful strides, I am one with my horse, I could gallop for ever and ever. I look down and see, black muscles rippling; gleaming with sweat, like a dark shadow we move, faster, faster and faster ....

Rebecca Broad - 3Td

NIGHT SEA

I like cats that are good natured, I like cats that are black, I like cats that are yellow and stripey, and that sit and purr on my mat.

The stirring black sea, Smash, crash it hits, hisses against the sharp jagged rocks. The boom and slap of the huge black sea is sucked back into the growling darkness.

Philippa Nimmo - 3Td

Sandi Lawrence - 5Su

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POPPY'S ....... . Poppy's are a rememberance of ...... .

WAR

death graves crosses blood drugs birth laughter sorrow love guns war red hatred anger

War Life Death No game Soldiers guns Fire bullets Hate pours Blood flows Wasted life Freedoms cry Highly priced Dying cause Only some Return life Where unknown Maiden strive Far beyond Deathful doom Men become Hardened youth Reddened heart Tainted soul Blessed few Still alive Repay debt Attack again War

because they are red!

Vanessa Cameron Lewis - 3Td

Claire Egen - 4An

BLUE

GREY

Blue is sadness Blue is as wild as the deep blue sea, Blue is a blue bird singing in the rain, Blue is the ice on a cold winter's eve, Blue is the wind blowing through the trees, Blue is a soft, dull, cold colour.

Black nights cover me And creep into my feelings My fury rises black as paint My mind blank from troubles Is black like hell.

Grey clouds Sad feeling Grey dirt Bad taste Grey - dusty winds Cooped up inside Left over smoke A sign of age Grey, death, grief.

Josie Talbot & Sophie Hartnell -3Td

Rosemary Trolove - 3Td

Makayla Barnes - 3Td

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BLACK

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THE FIGHT reathing deeply Beowulf dived into the murky depths of the frozen river. He swam through the swirling currents until, at last, his feet touched the bottom. As he did, an enemy as horrible as Grendel, but in a female form, grabbed him from behind. Through the icy currents he drifted, hugged close to her. They entered an under-cave where the yellowing sunlight fell in yellowing beams, making them just able to see. As his feet touched the ground, Beowulf struggled free of the sea-hag's grasp. Tearing his sword free from his side, Beowulf brought it down. One swift blow upon her shoulders but, as if in mockery ,the sword refused to cut. Suddenly she was on him again. Beowulf crumpled under her weight as she stabbed her dagger into his chest again and again. This failed to pierce his battle sarks so she started clawing at his front, viciously, as her white fangs shone sharply through her ugly mass of hair.

ON THE CLIFF Alone, on the cliff, The wind whips around me, And pushes me further, and further... towards the edge. Below, The waves crash pounding the sand ... up the beach Mercilessly. A gull screams, The sound is carried away...

on the wind.

As far as the eye can see, I am alone, The gulls have deserted me. The sound of the waves... Holding me: As I turn to go ...

reaches up to me;

alone.

Kate Brazier - 4An

Beowulf, in a burst of energy, flung her off and threw her a blow with his sword. This failed to harm her, so, with a cry of despair, he flung his weapon aside. Attacking her again, they struggled back and forward on the grey sand. Beowulf had a sickening feeling inside him that he couldn't defeat this hag barehanded, so his quick eyes scanned the walls of the cave which were lined with ancient weapons. Beowulf spotted a huge sword on the wall, which, with one quick movement he leapt up and grabbed. Then, with a speed that only Beowulf could have, he brought it down on her heavy shoulders. Without a sqund the ugly beast fell with a thud onto the dull sand.

Bianca Nielson - 3Fo

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THE TEMPLE OF MISFORTUNE There was no sound in the Amazon Jungle, apart from the stream rushing through the green vegetation. Five men, clad in shorts, shirts and high boots came stalking through the foliage, forcing aside vines and brandishing their revolvers. A brightly-coloured parrot screeched at the top of a tall tree, and a gun went off by mistake. The accidental shot had been fired by a dark-haired man, from England. "By jove!' he cried, dropping hs gun. "This awful place is really getting to me!"

As he lifted his head, he wondered if he was hallucinating. In front of them was a magnificent sight. Rising majestically above the grasses was the golden temple, adorned with gilt snakes and jewels. 'Barbrough gave a cry and started running and Jefferson followed, though funnily enough, the natives drew back, and would not approach. Both men were overawed by the amount of gold and jewels that no-one had disturbed for centuries. They imagined themselves rich and living in luxury. Then something horrible happened.

"It was your choice, Barbrough," replied his companion, an American called Jefferson. "You wanted to explore this overgrown hell-hole, so you gottogether your little party and off we all went. We ain't never gonna find this gold temple of yours." This appeared to be true. For the past six weeks they had been trudging and hacking through the Amazon region, searching for an ancient golden temple; with three natives who at the start had been enthusiastic, but were now frightened and showing signs of rebellion. Barbrough scratched a mosquito bite on his arm and lifted his head to take in their surroundings.

Jefferson went to touch a sparkling emerald eye of one of the gilt snakes. The second he touched it, all his skin shrivelled up and he became very old. He began to decay before their very eyes, and soon he was reduced to a heap of dust. Barbrough was so horrified he became petrified with fear and began to have double vision. Within minutes he became mad, shooting at everything he heard and crying out wildly, believing that the snakes were trying to eat him. Soon he shot himself through the heart and died instantly. As soon as the two intruders were no more, demonic laughter was heard echoing through the jungle.

WINNER OF THE BALLANTYNE ESSAY PRIZE- Diana Looser, Form 1

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St. Margaret's College HOUSE REPORTS KONINI Well another year has gone by and once again all Koninians have made this an excellent year. Swimming Sports at the start of the year meant yelling, purple tshirts, flags, stripey stockings, suncream and hats. It was all there - and Konini was placed third overall. A terrific day, enjoyed by all. Konini again had a great day at the Athletic Sports and came second overall. The whole-house relay was the major lead up for the day and everyone took part with great spirit. Mentions must deservedly go to Denise King, Kirsty Rutherford, Jane Parker, Margaret Fraser and Emma Calder.

House Day was a day that was loved by all, a varie y day, quite sad not to see the Netball and Hockey being played. However, the rain didn't stop the rest of the day from being successful. The highlight being the plays. The juniors did a variety of advertisements, the Fourth and Fifth Forms doing "We are the World" (placed second) and the Sixth and Seventh Forms doing a part out of "Grease" (first). We also put under our belts - winner of the day!! I would like to add a great big thank-you to Jan Fraser, my vice-captain, she did a fantastic job throughout the year, also to everyone else who helped, and to all Koninians: KEEP KONINI THE WINNER!! Vicki Morris

Standing: Victoria Morris (Head) Seated: Jan Fraser (Deputy)

MANUKA This year was not too successful when looking at the results on paper, but neverthless it was great fun . The Swimming Sports were held on a fine day and Pip Langrell, our secret weapon, continued to clean up all the senior • events that she entered. There was lots of house spirit and our house managed to come third in the house crocodile, not having any tyres made it very interesting. The Athletic Sports came next and we were placed in most novelty house races which definitely says something. We came fifth overall which wasn't too bad. House Day was cut rather short with the cancellation of all outdoor sports, but the house plays proved extremely good fun.

Manuka came third overall which was excellent and I would especially like to thank several Sixth Formers who put in a lot of hard work. I would also like to thank all those house members who helped during the year and gained house points. Thanks to George, my vice-captain, who did a great job and all the best to Manuka in the future. Hayley McKay

Standing: Hayley McKay (Head) Seated: Georgina Talbot (Deputy)

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MATIPO Matipo has had a brilliant year full of achievements and House spirit, as usual, and we have proved ourselves to be an outstanding house in all fields.

Standing: Sarah Dillon (Head) Seated: Keryn Maguire (Deputy)

We began successfully by winning the House points at the Swimming Sports, as well as the House Crocodile, the Senior and Junior relays and third place in the Intermediate relay. Congratulations to Stephanie Mainprize who was under-fourteen champion, Becca Stamers-Smith who was under-sixteen champion and Keryn Maguire who was runnerup senior champion. We came fourth in the Athletics Sports, getting first, second and third in our relays and Miriam Radich was the under-sixteen champion.

House Day was another day of feasting and enjoyment, but unfortunately the sport was cancelled, although we did well getting into the hockey final. Matipo showed its creativity in the House Plays, the Juniors getting first equal and the Intermediates coming third. Thanks to Pip Sutton for composing the Senior song! I wish the House the "best of British" for next year! It is a house full of potential especially in the sporting areas, so make use of it! Thanks to Keryn and the Sixth and Seventh Form who helped so much - I expect to hear good results next year!! Sarah Dillon

KOWHAI

Standing: Nicola McKenzie (Head) Seated: Melissa Souter (Deputy)

Kowhai seemed to lack a little house spirit this year but when it was needed it shone through brilliantly.

ever, lunch was a great success, and having left hardly enough time for our stomachs to settle, we had the House Skits.

One of these times of need was at the Swimming Sports. Swimming has never been one of Kowhai's strengths so fourth place was an excellent result.

Although the only place Kowhai managed was third in the Seniors's Skit, all those who took part enjoyed themselves immensely. That is, after all, what it is all about.

The Athletic Sports picked up where the Swimming Sports left off. A sol id third place was gained here. Congratulations to the Senior House Relay Team who came first - for the third time in successive years. House Day was disappointing as far as sport was concerned. It rained and forced the netball and hockey to be cancelled. How-

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Lastly, I would like to thank everyone who gained mentions, workbars, pockets and colours at various times during the year. Best of luck for the future and may you keep the house spirit alive. Nicky Mackenzie

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RATA Rata began the year with a fourth in the Swimming Sports, which was very good as we do not have many brilliant swimmers. The House Crocodile was without tyres this year causing everyone to drown, however, Rata managed to come second. Athletics being more our thing, Rata managed to win the Whole House Relay, the Junior and the Intermediate Championships.

great fun with Rata Intermediate coming third equal. The Juniors and the Intermediates both performed songs and the Seniors attempted a play. It was a pity only the cast understood the jokes. Well, that is all from Rata 1989. Thanks to Alice, my vice-captain, and good luck for next year. Viv Smith

House Day was a little disappointing because of the weather. However, the House Plays were

Standing: Vivienne Smith (Head) Seated: Alice Hazlett (Deputy)

RIMU Rimu has had a great year, and although we were not very successful in the points category, that did not stop us having a lot of fun. Rimu had a brilliant day at the Swimming Sports, finishing second overall thanks to F. Hunter-Weston, V. Clouston, E. Rudkin, J. Koopman, A. Wilkes, V. Hadlee and many others. Unfortunately the Athletic Sports were not as memorable. but congratulations to V. Clouston for a swimming cup. House Day had a new format with year-groups joining together to do skits. It was an enjoyable day but I think some more effort should be made to involve everyone in the skits.

Thanks to all Rimu supporters for your house spirit and especially to the enthusiastic Juniors. Finally, to Annabel, my Vice-Captain, for all her help throughout the year. Best of luck for the future. Jo Scott

Standing: Annabel Skelton (Deputy) Seated: Joanna Scott (Head)

Congratulations to all those who gained colours, pockets, honours, workbars and P.E. awards.

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St. Margaret's College THE WINTER QUADRANGULAR TOURNAMENT

The Tournament was held at St. Margaret's this year. The weather was superb as was the standard of netball, hockey, badminton and debating.

Monday were played on the astro-turf at Porritt Park because the school fields were too muddy. St. Margaret's came second to St. Hilda's.

After some close matches our netballers came first equal with St. Hilda's.

The badminton players also came first. The debaters had some great debates arguing such topics as 'Cabbages are better than Roses' and St. Margaret's came

Three of the hockey matches on

out winners in debating and for the whole tournament. Thanks to Miss Mangos, Miss Griffin and helpers for making the Tournament run so smoothly. Everyone associated with it thought it a great success. Jane Parker

GUIDE LINES FOR SPORTS AWARDS 1. POCKET Is awarded: (a) Automatically to a person who is in a St. Margaret's A Sports Team. (A indicates that there is more than one team and that the team is participating in the A Section of the Secondary Schools' Competition.) (b) On performance, times and distances in the Inter-School Athletics and Swimming.

2. COLOURS

Are awarded to a person who has been in an A Sports Team fo_ra minimum of two years and already holds their Pocket for that particular sport, having fulfilled award conditions.

The Quadrangular Tournament Swimming team is considered to be an A Team.

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St. Margaret's College ATHLETICS SPORTS' DAY 1989 ATHLETIC CHAMPIONS

Back: Alice Hazlett, Miriam Radich Front: Kirsty Wear, Chloe Sanders

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St. Margaret's College ATHLETICS SENIOR ATHLETICS TEAM

Back: Hannah Blakeley, Amy Robens, Shannon Darby, Rosemary Lawrence, Miriam Radich, Rachel Talbot, Alexandra O'Brien, Lee Rutherford, Amie Kebbell Middle: Victoria Scott, Francesca Rudkin, Kirsty Wear, Emma Calder, Chloe Sanders, Joanne Donnelly, Sarah Pearse, Vanessa Simpson, Margaret Fraser, Chizuru Suzuki, Alice Hazlett, Kirsty Rutherford, Sarah Dillon Front: Jane Parker, Kate Mowat, Anna Hiatt, Denise King, Victoria Clouston, Sarah Williams, Cara Knapp, Lisa-Jane Adams

JUNIOR ATHLETICS TEAM

Back: Amanda McBeath, Charlotte Sevier, Kylie Smith, Sarah Pearse, Celia Cameron-Lewis, Stephanie Mainprize, Chizuru Suzuki, Chloe Sanders Middle: Natasha Denny, Melissa Rhodes, Molly Savill, Madeleine Johnson, Penelope Skelton Front: Nicola Thompson, Sarah Blackburn, Kelly Wood, Lisa de Vere, Melaine Cummings

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BADMINTON Captain: Sharon Bond Vice-Captain: Justine Graham A BADMINTON TEAM

This year saw a continuing increase of enthusiasm towards Badminton at St. Margaret's. Once again four teams were entered into the Wednesday Competitions. The B team was comprised entirely of Sixth and Seventh Formers which worked out to be rather challenging. The Third Formers stayed as the D team and I advise next year's captain to do the sanie, they are well worth it! The A team had similar results as last year, finishing up fifth overall for Wednesdays and first overall for the Quadrangular Tournament. Our deepest appreciations go to Mrs Jones for her fine administration once again and to Mrs O'Brien and Ron Smith. My thanks also to Justine Graham for being a supportive vice-captain. Colours reawarded: Sharon Bond Imagen Dickie Pockets reawarded: Justine Graham Pocket: Kate Avery Sharon Bond

Back: lmogen Dickie, Mrs. Jones, Kate Avery Front: Justine Graham, Sharon Bond

BASKETBALL Captain: Victoria Clouston Vice-Captain: Miriam Radich For the first time we have had two Basketball teams playing in the Friday night competitions. We were lucky enough to have Mr Ian Graham and Mr Wells coaching us. For most of us Basketball was a first, and was made enjoyable by these two coaches. Although we did not win many games, the participation of the girls and Mr Graham, made it a most enjoyable first year of basketball. Best of luck for the years ahead!

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Back: Justine Graham, Phillippa Sutton, Victoria Clouston, Sarah Dillon, Georgiana Bonifant, Anna Macauley, Mr Graham Front: Miriam Radich, Elizabeth Robertson, Elanor Baldwin

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St. Margaret's College CRICKET Captain: Annabel Skelton Vice-Captain: Katharine Tapley A CRICKET TEAM

This year there has been a vast amount of enthusiasm for Cricket. We were able to enter two teams in the Wednesday Competition of 'Average Cricket'. Unfortunately, due to the weather, the A Team had no games and the B Team had only two games. Mr Tothill and Mr Skelton once again have broadened our skills and their coaching and support during the 1989 season was much appreciated. Many thanks must also go to Katharine Tapley, my deputy, Mrs Kennedy and all the girls who have made this season one of enjoyment. Good luck for next year.

Annabel Skelton Back: Clare Bridgeman, Kathryn Newton, Gillian Fox Middle: Katherine Cambridge, Philippa Douglas, Charlotte Rebbeck 1 Lucy Paterson, Suzanne Jamison Front: Kate Mowat, Annabel Skelton, Katharine Tapley, Anna Hiatt

CROSS COUNTRY SENIOR CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM

Back row: Alice Keegan, Kirsty Wear, Kate Thomson, Denise King, Kirsty Rutherford, Johanna Lucas, Kate Thompson Middle row: Phillippa Langre/1, Karen Roberts, Lee Rutherford, Margaret Fraser, Georgiana Fitzsimmons, Kirsten Innes, Melissa Annand, Katherine Cambridge, Amanda Richards, Amy Robens, Rachel Talbot Front row: Lucy Simpson, Kate Mowat, Madeleine Johnson, Celine Frewer, Molly Saviii, Tania Samman, Cara Knapp, Caroline Cambridge

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St. Margaret's College RHYTHMICAL GYMNASTICS Captain: Francesca Rudkin Vice-Captain: Anna Ensor RHYTHMICAL GYMNASTICS TEAM

Back: Francesca Rudkin, Harriet Sandeman Middle: Felicity Champion, Rachel Talbot, Anna Hartnell, Annabel Butterfield, Johanna Roper, Victoria Steele Seated:Annabel Taylor, Shelley Morris, Sophie Hartnell, Anne Graham Front: Belinda Butterfield, Louise Newton

Once again this year"there has been a keen interest in the Club. Thirteen girls competed in different sections, in a very competitive inter-school competition. Some very rewarding grades were received. I would like to thank Mrs. Ward for the effort she has put into the Club, and also to Anna Ensor and Caroline Speight for their help and support. Keep up the good work and good luck for the future. Francesca Rudkin

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GYMNASTICS Captain: Joanna Scott Vice-Captain: Elizabeth Rebbeck

SENIOR GYMNASTICS TEAM

Back: Lucy Simpson, Annabel Butterfield, Hannah Blackmore, Samantha Wells, Joanne Donelly Middle: Rose Gerard, Chizuru Suzuki, Anna Savill, Julie Paterson, Bronwyn Rhodes, Lee Rutherford, Janet Ballantyne Front: Celine Frewer, Sophie Hartnell, Joanne Scott, Lizzie Rebbeck, Georgiana Fitzsimmons, Molly Savill

The Inter-Secondary Gymnastics Competitions were held this year at Pioneer Stadium. Congratulations go to Janet Ballantyne who was third in Grade 5. The team results were: Grade 5-first and Grade 8-fourth.

Colours reawarded:

Janet Ballantyne

Pockets reawarded:

Jo Scott, Julie Patterson, Elizabeth Rebbeck Bronwyn Rhodes Joanna Scott

Pocket awarded: This year's gymnastics awards went very well with each girl putting in a lot of hard work and passing the award she attempted - congratulations_! Thank you to everyone for making the Open Gymnastics Night a success and especially Miss Griffin for giving up her time to choreograph a dance for us. Thank you Miss Mangos for all your help throughout the year and also to Lizzie Rebbeck for all her support.

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St. Margaret's College HOCKEY Captain: Hayley McKay Vice-Captain: Rebecca Cockram A HOCKEY TEAM

Back: Lisa-Jane Adams, Emily Court, Julia Johnston, Lucy Thompson, Jan Fraser, Jane Parker Middle: Rebecca Stamers-Smith, Victoria Morris, Melissa Souter Front: Emma Calder, Hayley McKay, Rebecca Cockram, Margaret Fraser

This year, although there were a number of new members introduced into the A team, we did have a very good base to build our team on. The team was not as successful in the Wednesday Competition as we would have hoped, but it did provide useful experience in both areas of team play and the use of the artificial surface. Quad was held at School this year, and because of torrential rain before the tournament, all teams were able to play only one game on the turf. We managed to beat Craighead and Columba, but failed to hold our early lead against St. Hilda's. The South Island Tournament was held in Ranfurly this year, and we came second overall. The whole

tournament was an enormous amount of fun. We owe our success this year to our Coach, Isobel Thompson, who has improved our game, skills and enjoyment throughout the season. We would also like to thank all parents, supporters and especially Miss Griffin, who have all given assistance in different ways. I would also like to thank Becky for being a great vice-captain. Pockets reawarded: Emma Calder, Melissa Souter Colours awarded: Rebecca Cockram, Vicki Morris, Lisa-Jane Adams, Jane Parker Colours reawarded: Hayley McKay Hayley McKay

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St. Margaret's College HOCKEY THIRD FORM HOCKEY TEAM

Back: Karen Bedford, Charlotte Sevier, Alice Keegan, Sarah Pearse Middle: Rebecca Cockram, Chloe Sanders, Vanessa Cameron-Lewis, Chizuru Suzuki, Stephaf]ie Mainprize, Victoria Morris Front: Sarah Blackburn, Sarah Head, Sophie Hartnell, Molly Savi/I

JUNIOR SCHOOL HOCKEY TEAM

Back: Rebekah Yock, Claire Matheson, Belinda Cartwright, Kylie Smith, Celia Cameron-Lewis Front: Namiko Hickson, Maya Macfarlane, Nicola Thompson

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St. Margaret's College HORSE TRIALS A HORSE TRIALS TEAM

Back: Susan Mccaul, Joanna Scott, Mrs. Lightfoot Front: Lee Rutherford, Amanda Brown

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The fifth Annual Inter-Secondary Schools One-Day Horse Trial was held at a new venue at the Rangiora Pony Club grounds in brilliant sunshine. Twenty-six teams competed in their school colours and made a colourful sight, each doing their dressage together in their teams of four. St. Margaret's College team came second in the turnout and team-unity phase judged after the dressage. The Cross-Country followed over an intermediate height of 965mm (3'2") jumps of varied and demanding difficulty. After this phase the team was in a very promising position, and the pressure was on. The Show-Jumping course was quite demanding but all our team members jumped clear to give us a very good win overall by 28.25 points from the second team. This was a tremendous win and a credit our team and manager, Mrs Linda Lightfoot. After this wonderful effort the School now recognizes equestrianism as a team sport and issues colours and pocket awards for achievement. Those awarded

their pockets this season are: Amanda Brown, Susan Mccaul and Lee Rutherford. Our gratitude goes to theTrust Bank for their sponsorship of this event, to Mrs Lightfoot for her time in organising our team uniform and helping each individual, also to those who supported our fund raising efforts for improving our equestrian uniform. Amanda Brown

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St. Margaret's College LIFE SAVING Captain: Catherine Sidey Vice-Captain: Victoria Clouston MONICA THACKER LIFESAVING TEAM

Back: Kirsten Gray, Victoria Clouston Front: Sarah Dillon, Keryn Maguire, Catherine Sidey

A record number of girls gained life saving awards in Term I and for the first time in many years St. Margaret's was awarded the Peterson Cup and the Sir Henry Wig ram Cup. In the first term we entered three teams into the Monica Thacker lnterschool competition and were placed fourth, fifth and eighth. I would like to thank Neil Lanyon for all the hard work and time he put into preparing these teams. I would also like to thank Miss Mangos for her help and Victoria Clouston, my deputy, for all her support throughout the year. I would like to wish the next year's captain the best of luck and I hope the strong interest in life saving will continue.

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Colours awarded:

Victoria Clouston Keryn Maguire

Pockets reawarded: Catherine Sidey Sarah Dillon Pockets awarded :

Kirsten Gray Anna Savill Catherine Sidey

St. Margaret's College NETBALL UNDER EIGHTEEN NETBALL TEAM

Back: Annabel Skelton, Bronwyn Taylor, Abigail Smith, Amie Kebbe/1, Victoria Scott Front: Catherine Sidey, Jayne Skinner, Virginia Tothi/1,Miss Mangos

JUNIOR NETBALL TEAM

Back: Natasha Niven, Katherine Simpson, Aniko Szalardi, Kylie Smith Front: Victoria Hadlee, Kerry Lawrence, Sarah Mason

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St. Margaret's College NETBALL Captain: Alice Hazlett Vice-Captain: Denise King A NETBALL TEAM

Back: Anna Ensor, Keryn Maguire, Gillian Fox, Amanda Dodwell, Kirsty Rutherford Front: Annabel Tapley, Denise King, Alice Hazlett, Amie Kebbe/1

Well another year has gone and once again the netball season has run smoothly with fourteen teams competing. The A team was again put in the Senior Reserve B grade and coped extremely well. As we had come first equal with St. Hildas in the Quad. Tournament, we were keen to do well in the S.I. Tournament. Although we didn't quite make the finals, we were placed seventh overall in the South Island. It was a happy tournament and a lot of fun. Congratulations must go to Denise King, who made the U18 Canterbury team, and Alice Hazlett, both

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were acknowledged as "talented players" (along with nineteen other girls out of six hundred) after the S.I. Tournament. Many, many thanks to our loyal parent supporters, Miss Mangos, Mrs Patterson, Mr Irvine and to our wonderful A team coach Adrienne Hayes.Lastly, I want to give special thanks to Denise for being such a great vice-captain, and to the rest of the team for being such fun and so supportive. Best of luck for next season, and here's looking forward to a succes$ful S.I. Tournament in 1990. Alice Hazlett.

St. Margaret's College ROWING Captain: George Talbot ROWING TEAM

Back: Phillipa Murray, Anna Wilkes, Bridget MacDonald Middle: Anna Ensor, Kate Thomson, Phoebe Beauchamp, Hannah Blakeley, Nicola Hindmarsh, Rachel Talbot Front: Sally Hargreaves, Annabel Tapley, Juliet Lill, Tania Samman

The 1988/89 rowing season marked a new challenge for St. Margaret's as it was the dawn of the School's first rowing crew. There was a great deal of interest at the beginning mainly due to interest in the College rowing. Trials were held and the basic crew was picked. There were twelve of us in the beginning but during the season the number fell to eight. The crew consisted of an VIII that split into two IV's. Unfortunately, we didn't get started until after Labour weekend which was a disadvantage. It took us quite a while to acquire the skills needed for rowing, however, by the end of the term we had all acquired the basic techniques needed for rowing. At the end of the Christmas holidays we had a one-week rowing camp in which we prepared ourselves for the coming events. Our debut race was at the "Kerr's Reach Regatta"

and we finished! The next weekend was a Championship Weekend held at Lake Ruataniwha. The weekend went very well and we managed to gain placings in a couple of races in the South Island Championship, and we didn't do too badly. Our other main regatta was the Canterbury lnterschools at Kerr's Reach which also went quite well. It also marked the end of the rowing season for our crew, as it was decided that we should wait until 1990 to go to the Maadi Cup, taking into consideration the expense of travelling to Hamilton. Overall it was a really good season, we all learnt a great deal and it was really enjoyable. I would like to thank Sarah Weston, our coach, who we could not have done without, and Mr. Thompson who really helped to get the whole scheme off the ground. George Talbot

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St. Margaret's College SKIING Captain: Emily Rudkin SKIING TEAM

Back: Annabel Tapley, Amie Kebbe/1, Mrs McDonald Front: Josephine Talbot, Emily Rudkin, Nicki Latham

The 1989 ski season got off to an excellent start with two brilliant Sunday trips. Nearly 100 girls came on each trip, with Mrs McDonald, Mrs Coates and Mrs Bishop. Early in the season the snow and weather were superb, just what we had missed the previous year. However, it was not to last, and because of lack of snow and bad weather the next two Sunday trips had to be cancelled. The Third Form Ski Day was a great success though, and over seventy girls, many experiencing their first time in the snow, had a great day. The Inter-Secondary Ski Races were held early in Term Ill at Mt. Hutt in perfect conditions. The S.M.C.

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Ski Team were set to defend their title of 1987, but at the last minute Annabel Tapley was unable to ski because of injury. Her place was taken by Amie Kebble. We missed Annabel, but the team skied well and we were placed second over-all in the Fastest Girl's Team Event. Emily Rudkin was placed second in the Individual Fastest Girl Event, and Josephine Talbot was placed fifth. A successful and enjoyable day was had by all with the able assistance of Mrs Barbara McDonald, Ski Team Manager, and Mr Peter Rudkin, who provided the transport. Our Ski Team is young and enthusiastic, and with more experience and Annabel fit and in the team again, we might just win those cups back in 1990!

St. Margaret's College SOFTBALL Captain: Kelly Smith Vice-Captain: Bronwyn Taylor A SOFTBALL TEAM

This year we had four teams. The A Team, two teams in the B grade and the keen Third Form Team. The A Team was grateful again this year to have the invaluable coaching of Errol Burn. It was unfortunate that the A T earn had such a short season and that our talent had no chance to reach its potential. Both B Teams had some good wins and the Third Form Team's attitude and teamwork was most impressive. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Miss Mangos for her organisational skills and coaching. A special thank-you to Mrs Calder for assistance with our uniform. Also a big thank-you to all the girls for the great support they have given me, especially Bronwyn Taylor. Good luck for next year!

Back: Sally Pepper, Justine Graham, Melissa Souter, Amy Robens, Julia Whelan, Jan Fraser Front: Emma Calder, Bronwyn Taylor, Kelly Smith, Margaret Fraser

THIRD FORM SOFTBALL TEAM

Back: Faine Lucas, Chizuru Suzuki, Stephanie Mainprize, Rosemary Lawrence, Riley Sigglekow, Chloe Sanders, Rosemary Trolove Front: Lousie Newton, Shelley Morris, Sarah Head

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St. Margaret's College SWIMMING

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SENIOR SWIMMING TEAM

Back: Hannah Blakeley, Joanna Scott, Bridget MacDonald, Keryn Macguire, Gillian Fox, Anna Macauley, Stephanie Mainprize Middle: Felicity Hunter-Weston, Victoria Maling, Nicola McGoverne, Kate Thomson, Chloe Sanders, Katherine Cambridge, Victoria Clouston Front: Juliet Koopman, Erica Kinder, Phillippa Langre/1,Sarah Dillon, Chizuru Suzuki, Rebecca Stamers-Smith

JUNIOR SCHOOL SWIMMING TEAM

Back: Kate Thomson, Victoria Hadlee, Kylie Smith, Andrea Forbes Middle: Vikki George, Natasha Denny, Sarah Mason, Rebekah Yock Front: Victoria Knight, Nicola Thompson, Hannah Maling, Emily Stockton, Maya Macfarlane

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St. Margaret's College TENNIS Captain: Rebecca Cockram Vice-Captain: Anna Savill A TENNIS TEAM

Tennis started as usual this year with the Quadrangular Tournament held at Craighead. We retained our second place as last year, once again Rangi Ruru was the outright winner. The general atmosphere of the tournament was one of good sportsmanship and friendship. In the third term the season started with great enthusiasm, especially from the Third formers, who were always seen on the courts challenging. We have entered seven Wednesday teams and each team is playing singles and doubles against other Christchurch Schools, so far the results are promising, I hope everyone keeps up the good work. Finally, I would like to give a special thanks to Miss Griffin for her great enthusiasm and encouragement to Tennis and to Mrs Jennings for all her time and effort she put into coaching. Thanks also must go to my vice-captain, Anna Savill, and we would like to wish everyone involved in tennis, all the best for the years ahead. Rebecca Cockram

THIRD FORM TENNIS TEAM

Back: Kate Thompson Front: Victoria Morris, Rebecca Cockram, Anna Saville

Back: Kathryn Sykes, Caroline Cambridge Front: Molly Savi/I, Penelope Skelton

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St. Margaret's College TRAMPOLINING Captain : Janet Ballantyne Vice-Captain: Susan Mccaul TRAMPOLINE TEAM

Trampolining was a popular option with girls this year, with all the members of the Senior Trampoline Club taking their own groups and preparing them for badges. The Inter-secondary Championships were held at Pioneer Stadium for the first time. Everyone performed well, and special congratulations to Joanne Donnelly (3rd grade - third), Rebecca Stamers-Smith (2nd grade - second) and the Grade Three Team which was placed third. Special thanks go to Rachael Jackson, who coached the senior group, to Susan Mccaul, my deputy and to Miss Mangos for her support. Pocket: Janet Ballantyne

TRAMPING

Back: Hannah Blackmore, Kate Thomson,.Amie Kebbell, Janet Ballantyne Front: Rebecca Stamers-Smith, Susan Mccaul, Juliet Koopman, Joanne Donnelly, Lucy Simpson

The first tramp this year started with two mini-vans bumping their way up to the school hut - Paterson Lodge . The first setback was "no water", however, this was soon solved by "borrowing" it from the Boy's High Hut. The next day, being eaten alive, we crawled up Sudden Valley. On Sunday our "river-crossing" techniques were tested and a lot of fun was had by all.

TRAMPING

The first night of the second tramp was spent in the luxurious Begg Inn! Up early the next day and off tramping up the Minga River, spending the night at the Goat Pass Hut - twelve servings of Vesta beef being scoffed by five of us. The next day was highlighted by a fairly dicey swingbridge over the Deception River - but everyone managed it! Both tramps were a great success. Thank-you to all who made them so and particular thanks to Ms Begg, Mrs Bishop and Mr Hallum. Kate Murray

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Back: Mr Hallum, Ms Begg, Imagen Dickie Front: Katherine Murray, Mrs Bishop, Felicity Hunter-Weston

St. Margaret's College VOLLEYBALL Captain: lmogen Dickie Vice-Captain: Victoria Clouston

VOLLEYBALL TEAM

Volleyball hc:3.danother moderately successful year this year.The A team played in the league in the first term, which was very much a term of improvement, and matched a ninth placing in overall play with coming ninth in the Canterbury-Westland Tournament, maintaining the team's position among the top ten schoolgirls teams in Christchurch. The third term saw the shock announcement that Seventh Formers were no longer eligible to play in third league competition, as the format of the season was altered to a "thirdterm - first-term" basis. This effectively disqualified half of the regular A team, but the inclusion of some promising players, and steady work from the remaining veterans, allowed the team to continue playing in the top grade.

Back: Mrs Andre, Kirsty Rutherford, Amanda Dodwell, Kirsten Gray, Johanna Lucas Front: Virginia Tothill, Victoria Clouston, Imagen Dickie, Nicola Dodwell

I would like to say thank you to all the people who helped this year. To Mrs. Andre for her coaching and organization, to Mr Summerlee for putting the net up and taking the juniors, to Miss Griffin for timely advice, and to Victoria Clouston who was my vice-captain. lmogen Dickie

TOUCH RUGBY

Back: Miranda Linton, Katrina Eddy, Denise King, Lucy Thompson Mlddle: Karen Roberts, Anna Phipps, Annabel MacKenzie, Penelope Hinton, Rachelle Cridge, Emmy Thomson Front: Melissa Annand, Melanie-Jane Muirson, Cathleen Manson, Fayen Wong

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St. Margaret's College P.T.A. REPORT The year certainly started at a high pace with preparations for the fair which was held on 15th April. The sea of people who rushed the gates was a delight to see and a reward to all the helpers for the many hours of toil put in to making it a great success. The proceeds of $32,350.00 were added to the Endowment Fund and the high profile that the school received was well worth the effort. Our A.G.M. was held on the 21 st March "what did I let myself in for?". Those members not seeking reelection were Gail Inglis, Barbara Werrell, Irene Skinner and Libby Newcombe. We are grateful for the time and effort that these members put into the Committee over the past years. At this meeting the P.T.A. presented a flag to the School. The first term was, as usual, very busy as we helped with the opening of the new Boarding House, a pleasant way to start a year with champagne cocktails, the distribution of stationery, which went more smoothly this year, the Junior School Barbecue, Swimming Sports, Athletics Sports and endless meetings involved with the fair. The two Staff Representatives on the Committe this year have been Barbara McDonald and Raewyn Dawson. Raewyn took over from Robyn Baigent after the first term. Their assistance and support has not gone unnoticed and the Committee was especially grateful to Robyn for coffee and dessert after one 'short' meeting. This year we elected Lyall Simpson as a liaison member between the girls, staff and parents. The activities involved in were the supervision of the Third Form Dance, the very successful Sixth and Seventh Form Dances and the Sixth Form Barbecue. The upgrading of the Seventh Form Common Room Tonbridge House, painting walls and laying carpets, will commence over the coming holidays. Other activities performed by the P.T.A. during the year were the catering for the Winter Quadrangular Tournament, the building of the new P.T.A. cupboard for all catering requirements (in the Molly Mullan Common Room), and the manning of the school's stand at the Christchurch Show Grounds. We were also pleased to hold a morning tea for the staff at the end of Term 1 to thank them for their contribution and help with the Fair. The P.T.A. Cocktail Party was also a great success. At present we are doing major renovations to the school hut at Cass. This hut has not been used during the past year but it will be ready once again by the middle of next term.

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The following gifts were given to the School this year-: a $6,000.00 grant to the Music Department to go towards new musical instruments and the up-grading of stereo equipment, and a further $4,500.00 was given to the new Junior School for computers. We introduced Indoor Basketball as a new sport to the school. Facilities such as black boards and the marking out of the court were completed in the first term. Balls and singlets were donated, as well as singlets for the rowing. All this could not have been achieved without the dedication and support of so many people. Firstly, Mrs Gardiner, who has been very active at our meetings and her support is greatly appreciated, the Social Committee under Liz Taylor, the Tuck Shop helpers under Sheila Craig and the Clothes Shop helpers under Jill Francis. Thanks also to our Treasurer Dianne Sandeman. Finally, grateful thanks to our Secretary, Jimmo Tothill, who has tended her resignation after five years on the Committee. She has been a great asset and we will miss you Jimmo. To these people, the rest of the Committee, Trust Board, School Staff, Parents and Pupils, thank-you for being so supportive. Ian Graham, PRESIDENT.

St. Margaret's College OLD GIRLS' NEWS My first year as President has been a most rewarding one. Reunion Weekend began with our Annual "Old Girls versus Present Girls"Tennis Match. In early December the Leavers' Ball was held at the Town Hall. The Annual "Janet Starry" Tennis Tournament was held at Elmwood Park. A twilight competition was held this year and players and spectators enjoyed a barbeque following the match. St. Margaret's came a close second to St. Andrew's College. We organised and ran a profitable plant stall at the School Fair in April. The Armagh Circle met for a successful and well attended morning tea last November and the Cranmer Luncheon at the Parkroyal Hotel attracted nearly eighty Old Girls. OurGolfTournamentwas held at the Kaiapoi Golf Course this year and

fifty-six played. The thrill of the day was our first ever "hole-in-one". The Bridge Luncheon held with Rangi Ruru Old Girls was enjoyed by ninetytwo players. The major event of the year was the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the opening of the Cranmer Square School. This proved to be a double celebration as 1989 also marks the

75th year of the Old Girls' Association. The reunion was a resounding success with over three hundred Old Girls attending that day. To mark the occasion we restored and presented the College with the school crest from the old Cranmer Square entrance, we have established a twoyear Senior Scholarship for a senior student, and we have offered a substantial cash grant to the College. Judith Miller

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OUR FIRST RHODES SCHOLAR Prudence Scott, who received all her schooling at St. Margaret's College and was Deputy Head Girl in 1983, has become one of the first women in New Zealand to be awarded a Rhodes Scholarship. Prudence, who has just completed her degree from the Otago Medical School will be studying for an M.B.A. at Oxford and intends to specialize in Hospital Administration on her return to New Zealand. Prudence demonstrated her wide range of interests and skills whilst at school: in cricket, as Captain of the debating team and as resident expert in the horse racing industry. She has already travelled to England as a New Zealand representative, being part of the national University Challenge team and answering all the .hard questions on the Old Testament (amongst other things) thus showing the value of a St. Margaret's education! We wish Prudence well in her glittering future and are very proud of her achievement. M. McKay

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St. Margaret's College PRIZE LIST 1989 STANDARD TWO Kathryn Allan

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STANDARD THREE Stephanie Radford

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STANDARD FOUR Virginia Christie

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FORM 1R Celia Cameron-Lewis Diana Looser Maya Macfarlane Hannah Maling Anna Mason

FORM 2M Melanie Atkinson Michelle Clarke Belinda Hargreaves

Religious Studies Prize Ballantyne Essay Cup Form Prize Form Prize Progress Prize

Greer Mitchell Gabhriel Patterson

Form Prize Religious Studies Prize Wilson Cup for the Best Junior Boarder Progress Prize Progress Prize

FORM 20 Lynn Graham Rebecca Laney Hilary Taylor Nicola Thompson

Form Prize Progress Prize Religious Studies Prize Form Prize

FORM 3FO Caroline Cambridge Hester Hamilton Sarah Head Faine Lucas Kathryn Sykes FORM3JN Niranjina Fakir Charlotte McDonnell Louise Newton Chloe Sanders ) Vivienne Wood )

Form Prize Progress Prize Toomer Trophy for Junior Public Speaking Form Prize Religious Studies Prize

Form Prize Form Prize Progress Prize Religious Studies Prize (Joint Award)

FORM 3 TD Karen Bedford Sophie Hartnell Madeleine Johnson Shelley Morris

Form Prize Form Prize Progress Prize Religious Studies Prize

FORM 4 AN Sara Bruce Elizabeth Dumergue Rebecca Rock-Evans Belinda Thompson Anna Wilkes

Progress Prize Form Prize Form Prize Form Prize Religious Studies Prize

FORM 4 BG Anna Casey Lucy Nuttall Jacqueline Rozental Claire Rundle Virginia Steele

Form Prize Progress Prize Religious Studies Prize Form Prize Progress Prize

FORM 4 NE Hannah Blackmore Janna Fitzsimmons Juliet Koopman Malina Silver Vanessa Simpson

Form Prize Form Prize Progress Prize Religious Studies Prize Form Prize

FORM 5 LF Phoebe Beachamp Emma Calder Suzanne Craig Rebecca Davison Miriam Radich

Bronwen Rhodes Annabel Taylor

Form Prize Joanna Brinkman Cup for Most Improved Hockey Player Form Prize Religious Studies Prize Form Prize, Gosset Cup for Public Speaking Major Levy History Cup Form Prize Miller Prize for Most Improved Boarder

FORMS Ml Victoria Maling Melanie Muirson Emily Rudkin Jacqui Stewart

Form Prize Progress Prize Form Prize Religious Studies Prize

FORM 5 SU Belinda Harford Julianne Innes Victoria Scott

Religious Studies Form Prize Progress Prize

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FORM 6 BY Janet Ballantyne Anna Ensor Melanie Jelgersma

Laura Martin Joanna Roper Sarah White

Form Prize, Penney Cup for History Cartridge Cup for Most Improved Netball Player Progress Prize, Miss Edgar's Cup for Art, O.G.A. Prize for Art Form Prize, McGibbon Cup for Biology Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Accounting Religious Studies Prize

FORM7 Lisa-Jane Adams Amanda Curnow lmogen Dickie

Julie Diver Jan Fraser

FORM 6 CO Melissa Annand Joanne Francis Sally Graham Melissa Wong

FORM 6 KD Sarah Kenna Annabel Mackenzie Susan Marshall Emma Newcombe Vanessa Roberts

Harriet Sandeman

Fayen Wong

FORM 6 MD Emily Court Emma Hargreaves Jane Parker Phillipa Roberts Joanne Watts

Philippa Le Couteur Form Prize Form Prize, Religious Studies Prize Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Typing Progress Prize, Wendy Nicholls Cup for best Senior Boarder

Storrey Essay Cup Religious Studies Prize Corder Cup for Drama Photography Prize and Cup presented by Sarah Fell Alabaster Cup for Home Economics, Progress Prize Form Prize, Edwards Cup for English, Mills Cup for Geography Form Prize, Mann Prize for Physics, Form 6 Mathematics Prize, Hindin English Prize

Vanessa Leeming Salina Lo

Fiona Renwick Joanna Scott Bridgit Sissons

Abigail Smith Katharine Tapley

Anna Ward Jennifer Wells Sharon Yee

Progress Prize Form Prize Form Prize, Marlene Bell Cup for Best All-Round Form Six Girl Progress Prize Religious Studies Prize Konini

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Stock Cup for Geography Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Accounting Corsbie Cup for Chemistry (Joint), Applied Mathematics Prize, Hoy Cup for Mathematics (Joint), Jenner Wales Physics Prize (Joint), Myer's Cup for Public Speaking Cooper Debating Cup Head Librarian Prize donated by East's Bookshop Miss Tutill's Prize for Religious Studies Roy Smith History Cup, Waltenburg Cup for Languages Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Economics (Joint) Japanese Prize, Hoy Cup for Mathematics (Joint), Jenner Wales Physics Prize (Joint), Corsbie Cup for Chemistry (Joint) Head Librarian Prize donated by Book Supplies Ltd. Mackintosh Award for Gymnastics Classical Studies Prize, Fiona Dowie Cup for Most Improvement in Debating Stokes Cup for Service to School Music W.O.G.A. Cup for Excellence in English, Larcombe Cup for French Head Librarian Prize donated by Book Supplies Ltd. Austin Cup for Biology (Joint) Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Economics (Joint), Austin Cup for Biology (Joint), Taylor Cup for Excellence in Commerce (new prize).

The Bates House Cup (for most points gained in 1989)

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AWARDS FOR SERVICE AND SCHOLARSHIP Imagen Dickie

Mollie Copper Award for Service to Sport

Katherine Tapley

PTA Award for Head of the Boarding House

Virginia Tothill

Award for Head Prefect

Salina Lo

St. Margaret's Scholar General Academic Excellence

Imagen Dickie

Dux of St. Margaret's College

Salina Lo (left) and Imagen Dickie MAGAZINE COMMITTEE

Standing: Mrs Coates, Georgina Talbot, Mrs Bishop Seated: Kelly Smith, Mrs O'Brien, Fiona Renwick

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