1993 SMC Yearbook

MAG AZINE

1993

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Chloe by Catherine Lim

Magazine Committee Standing: Mrs S Masters, Joanna Rutherford Seated: Sarah White, Kath ryn Sykes

MAGAZINE PRODUCTION 1993 Editor: Mrs S Masters with assistance from Kath ryn Sykes, Sarah White, Joanna Rutherford Photos supplied by: MrL Hallum MsJTodd Kath ryn Sykes Designed and Typeset by: Brett Computer Graphics Clare McKenzie Form 7 2 St Margaret's College 1993

Many thanks to staffand students who contributed to this magazine.

CONTENTS

PRINCIPAL'S COMMENT Page 4 TRUST BOARD Page 5 STAFF Pages 6-9 PREFECTS REPORT Pages 10-11 BOARDING HOUSE Page 12 PTA REPORT Page 13 SACRISTAN'S REPORT Page 14 OLD GIRLS ASSOCIATION Page 15 COMMITTEE REPORTS Page 16-17 OVERSEAS STUDENTS Pages 18-19 FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING Page 20 COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Page 21 ALLIANCE FRANCAISE Page 22 MATHEMATICS HAPPENINGS Page 23 THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA Page 23 ARTS COUNCIL Page 24 MYER'S CUP SPEECH COMPETITION Page 25 PUBLIC SPEAKING Page 26 DEBATING Page 27 DANCE CLUB Page 28 ST. MARGARET'S THEATRE SPORTS Page 28 SCHOOL LIBRARY Page 29 MUSIC Pages 30-31 DRAMA - TWELFTH NIGHT Pages 32-33 OUTDOOR EDUCATION Pages 34-35 SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE Page 36 ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS Pages 37-39 HOUSE REPORTS MATAPO Pages 42-43 KON/NI Pages 44-45 RIMU Pages 46-47 MANUKA Pages 48-49 KOWHAI Pages 50-51 RATA Pages 52-53 FORMS 1 & 2 Pages 54-57 JUNIOR SCHOOL Pages 58-59 ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS Pages 60-62 SPORTS COUNCIL Page 63 SPORT Pages 64-79

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PRINCIPAL'S COMMENT

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elcome to the 1993 St Margaret's College school magazine. This document really reflects the life of the school during the year. As in any family, this year has brought its wonderful experiences, its happy, memorable occasions, its great sadness and the ordinary plodding of every day life.

Some of the great occasions during the school year have been our House Day which was a great success, the socials for Forms 3, 4 and 5 so ably organized by our Social Committee; the highlight of the social calendar, the Spring Ball, again superbly organized by the Social Committee; the hosting of the winter Quadrangular Tournament with our enjoyment of the fellowship of our sister schools and the girls' success in so many areas, academic, cultural and sporting.

We have also had our times of deep sadness, not the least being the untimely death of Joanna Peat.

Joanna's memory is kept alive in the school by the beautiful white magnolia which is planted opposite the chapel.

I would like to pay particular tribute to this year's seventh form whom I have found a delight to work with. The Prefects have been a tremendous strength. They have

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taken on a great deal of initiative, particularly through their various committees which were set up at the beginning of this year. The Social Committee's success in arranging dances has already been mentioned. The Hospitality committee has frequently acted as hostesses when visitors have come to the school for Open Day, for the Quadrangular Tournament, for the Old Girls' re-unions and for many other occasions. Our Community Concern committee has put an enormous amount of work into fundraising activities, especially for the Canterbury Cares Telethon and to support other community needs.

The Arts Council has been very busy arranging lunch-time concerts, supporting the 'Twelfth Night' production and even painting a mural to hang on the rather drab walls on the lower floor of the Jean Crosher wing. The Sports Council are always active and busy and this year has been no exception. The organisation of sporting events, such as the athletics and the swimming sports was extremely thorough and greatly appreciated by Miss Mangos and the Physical Education department. However, not only have I found the Prefects thoroughly reliable and a pleasure to work with, I have felt that every seventh former has really done

their utmost to show leadership in the school, to take responsibility, especially in their tutor groups and be true role models to the other girls. Next year's seventh form have a very high standard to aspire to.

Each year always brings the sadness of goodbyes. Not only do we farewell our seventh form and two or three sixth formers who also will be leaving school, but some staff members. I would like here to pay particular tribute to the work of Miss Fay Mangos, our Head of Physical Education, who has served St. Margaret's College with incredible devotion, dedication and hard work for the last thirty years.

Miss Mangos's sole motivation has always been what is best for the girls.

This is a truly fine example for all of us and I know that the girls have greatly appreciated the fact that she had their interests so much at heart. The job of a Head of Physical Education and Sports is a very demanding one and stretches far beyond the normal school day and well into the weekends. I do hope that we will continue to see Miss Mangos, especially on the sideline of the hockey field where for her junior teams every game was also a learning session and one where the girls were so encouraged by her positive and constructive comments. Best wishes Fay for your retirement, may it be blessed with good health and the opportunity to do things for yourself May I take this opportunity also of thanking the magazine committee, ably led by Mrs Sandra Masters and assisted by other staff members and by a committee of students, for the tremendous work that they have put in to this magazine.

Their hard work is greatly appreciated and I trust that you all enjoy reading it recording the highlights of the year and experiencing something of the vibrancy of life in this college.

Claudia M Wysocki

TRUST BOARD 1993

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he year 1993 is passing all too quickly. It has been a year of change and stimulus within the school as Miss Wysocki has settled in as Principal.

Her weekly newsletters during term time have recorded the many and varied activities undertaken by the girls. It is wonderful to see their participation and successes in so many areas. The girls' achievements are a tribute, not only to their own efforts and talents, but also to the encouragement and support of parents and teachers.

Miss Wysocki has given considerable thought to the school's needs, both present and future, the challenges and opportunities that it faces. Much time and effort has been put in during this year by the Board and Principal to develop the school's vision and a strategic plan for the next decade. We have a number of aims: to improve educational achievement and ensure chat all girls coming to St. Margaret's are reaching their full potential; to encourage ongoing professional

development for staff; to enhance the spiritual and cultural life of the school; and to provide for the growth and improvement of facilities and resources necessary to achieve these aims. Development of our facilities will require substantial funding commitment.

Almost all capital investment must be paid for out of the school's operating profits. At the time of writing this report the Board is therefore determining priorities and planning for a step-by-step progression to ensure that any long term borrowing is kept within manageable levels.

And so the challenges continue. I should like to record my appreciation of Miss Wysock.i's commitment and energy in carrying out her role as Principal, of the efforts of all staff and of the time and thought contributed by Board members. In particular, I should like to acknowledge the considerable work done by Mr Derek Hargreaves as Chairman of the Finance Committee and Mr Graeme Thompson as Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee.

Angela Williams

Board of Trustees WARDEN Bishop D Coles, M.A. B.D. M.Th. Dip.R.Ed. PhD. CHAIRMAN Miss A B Williams, LLB (Hons).

ACA. Dip Bus.Stud. (CFP) MEMBERS Mr P C Champion, BA, LLB Mr N G Clark, LLB Mrs J Close, BA DipTchg.

Mrs S Couper BA DipTchg.

Mr D J Hargreaves, BCom, ACA Mrs H Hartshorn BSc. Msc. Miss J Kerr, LTCL , L RSM, A Cert, CM, AIRMT(NZ) Mrs J Murray CERT.ED. Mr H J D Rolleston Mrs P Stewart Mr GA Thompson OBE FNZIN. Dip.Ag. Mr M FVernon Mr C Wadeson Oip.Mkc. Mr C Wadeson Oip.Mkt.

Emily Mercer St Margaret's College 1993

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FAREWELL MISS MANGOS

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any of us don't realise that Miss Mangos has been teaching at St Margaret's for the last thirty years. This is an outstanding commitment of time and energy from which many people have benefited.

Her devotion to everyone as individuals has produced great results in the sporting area and created many positive effects amongst both the students and teachers in the college and the wider community.

After five years at the school Form 7 say: "Miss Mangos comes across as being a pillar of strength in the school life. Her devotion and commitment to her job are second to none.

"Her sound all round knowledge of sport continue to amaze me."

"Miss Mangos continues to amaze me. Ten girls can all be standing around her with different problems, all in a hurry to get them solved, and she stays so calm in solving them all individually."

"Miss Mangos inspired me in all aspects of my school swimming."

"That will be 20 cents to borrow that swimming cap."

"If you sign the list, you've made a

commitment!"

"That girl really shows a lot of talent if she puts her mind to it."

Thank you from all the many people you have taught and inspired. You have passed on so much to so many. You'll be greatly missed.

Stephanie Mainprize, Hannah Blakely, Rachel Talbot

WIND TOT/DE Sailing on the clear blue ocean, My hair flying freely in the breeze, Voices in the distance shouting, But I ignore them and my mind drifts away. . .

To a land far beneath the ocean where, The fish dance and play, Mermaids gather on the rocks and sing so merrily.

But I come back to reality, As I sail into port.......

Hayley Brown Form2 6 St Margaret's College 1993

Sophie Hartnell Form 7

STAFF 1993 PRINCIPAL: Miss CWysocki, M A (Hons), DipTchg

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL: Miss M H McKay, MA (Hons), DipEdAdmin, DipTchg CURRICULUM CO-ORDINATOR: Mrs H Forgie, BEd, DipTchg CHAPLAINS: Rev Robyn Cave, LTh Mr Michael Greenslade, BA, DipTchg

STAFF: Miss V Ayson, DipTchg; Std. 3 ( Terms I & 2) Mrs R Baigent, ITC (Home Ee); Careers Advisor, HOD Home Economics Mrs B Barker, BA; HOD Geography/Social Studies Ms S Begg, BHSc, DipTchg; Science/Chemistry Mr D Childs, MA (Hons) V iet, MA (Hons) Oxon, FRCO, LRSM,Cert d'Etudes (Grenoble); French Mrs A Coates, BA, DipEd, DipTchg; English/History Mrs R Fraser, BA, DipTchg; Forms 1 & 2, F3 Science Mr L Hallum, DipFA, DipTchg; Art Mrs RJones, MA (Hons), DipTchg; Mathematics Mrs L Kennedy, BA, DipTchg; HOD English MissJ Kerr, LTCL,LRSM, ACert CM, DipTchg, AlRMT; HOD Music/Choir Ms SJ Lennon, BA, Dip.Mus. LTCL, ARCO Ms L Lightfoot, Comm Teachers Cert, DipTchg; HOD Business Studies Mr SMcKelvey, BCom, DipTchg; Japanese Miss FMangos, ITC PhysEd; HOD Physical Education Dr B Mann, BA, BSc (Hons), PhD, FNZIP; HOD Science MrsMMarshall B.A.C. C.A.T.(France) BA Mrs S Masters, BA, DipTchg; English Miss JMiller, BSc (Hons); Chemistry Ms J Neill, BA, DipTchg; English Mrs H Newman, BA, DipTchg; Classical Studies, History of Art, English Mrs N Nicholls, DipTchg; Std. 2 Mrs B O'Brien, MA (Hons); History, History of Art, Social Studies Mrs S Oliver, BEd, T TC; Head of lntermediate Ms A Price, Bsc; DipTchg; HOD Mathematics Miss F Reeves, BPhEd, DipTchg; Physical Education, Life Skills MsM R eymer, BA DipTchg; Japanese Mrs D Robilliard, ITC; Form 1, Fl-3 Drama Ms S Rod, BSc, DipTchg; HOD Health Education/Life Skills, Science Mrs J Russell, BA (Hons) DipTchg; Geography, Social Studies, Life Skills Mrs J Shand, BA, ITC; English, Life Skills, E.S.O.L. Mrs] Slocombe, BA, Cert Advanced Japanese, DipTchg; Japanese on leave from April 1993 MissJ Smith, BCom, DipTchg; Economics, Accounting Mrs S Stewart, BA DipTchg; Std.3 MrM Summerlee, BSc (Hons), ITC; Biology Mrs J Todd, BFA; Art Mrs N Tomlinson, NZCS, NZCPS; Laboratory Technician Mrs M Weiss, MA, DipTchg, Dip Theology (Hons) University of Strasbourg), French

Mrs D White, ALLAA; Librarian Miss S Wilson, BEd, DipTchg; Std. 4 MissJWebby, BPhEd, DipTchg; Physical Education, Dance, Life Skills Mrs C Wyeth, BSc, DipTchg; Mathematics,Science BURSAR Mrs G Dawson Mrs P Whemall, Assistant Bursar until August MrsM Kerr, Assistant Bursar from August COLLEGE OFFICE MrsM Burgess Mrs N Ritchie SPEECH AND DRAMA: Mrs VMilsom, BA (Hons), DipTchg, ASB, LSB Mrs TMinns, LTCL MUSIC STAFF; Piano: Mrs J E Ashton, LTCL, AlRMT Mrs F Harman, LTCL, AlRM T Mrs H E Lovell, LTCL, AlRMT Mrs KM, Tucker, LTCL, AIR Modern Piano: Mrs K Calder, ATCL Flute: Mrs DJ Russell, BA, LTCl, DipTchg. AlRM T Clarinet: Mr G de Lacey, BMus, LTCL, DipTchg, AIRMT Saxophone: MrM Hobson Violin: Ms C Foote, BA, ATCL Cello: Mrs C Dench, MusB, (Hons Perf ), LRSM Guitar: Mr A Calder, AMusA Voice: MrsJ Hewson, LTCL, LRSM, MA(Hons) DipTchg BOARDING SCHOOL STAFF Mrs J Goodall Qulius) Mrs J Berry (Kilburn) Mrs B Parker Mrs S Currie Mrs F Naylor Mrs J Russell Mrs J Zygaldo Ms W Hammond (Catering Manager)

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STAFF NOTES

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ife as a teacher in New Zealand has become more exciting and more challenging during 1993 as new concepts and new terminology give us active days and sleepless nights. NZQA, unit standards, the framework, seamless education, upskilling; these are our most frequently discussed topics when we relax with a hasty cup of coffee in the staffroom, and when we rush off to increasingly frequent meetings to prepare ourselves for the changes ahead.

With all of this in mind, it is pleasing to report that many of the trusty stalwarts of the staff are staying on for 1994 and many of the new recruits from 1993 are staying on too. But the most significant change of all is the departure of Miss Fay Mangos who for so long has been a symbol of all that is best about St Margaret's .

The wonderful precision of the swimming and athletic sports, the gymnasts, the netballers, the swimmers -almost every aspect of our sports and P.E. has been shaped

by Fay and has been a great credit to her too. We will really miss her, and all hope that she will have a happy retirement with her fish and her vegetables.

Two other departures are Ginnie Ayson (end of term 2) and Juliet Russell. Ginnie has gone to Aranui primary, and Juliet is returning to home base in England, from whence she intends to make lots of exciting trips to foreign lands. It has been really good to work alongside these two lively and creative teachers and I am sure that they will be equally successful in future. Fiona Reeves is taking a year's leave, to travel overseas and collect innovative ideas to give our staffroom that international flavour.

We had a very significant group of new arrivals at the start of 1993, led by Robin Cave and Mike Greenslade or 'the Ginger Christians', Stacey Rod, Margaret Weiss, Juliet Russell and Jackie Smith. Later arrivals were Martine Marshall, Juliet Neill and Sue Stewart who replaced Ginnie Ayson in the Junior School. The whole 'flavour' of the staff has changed: new subjects, new ways of teaching them, new committees and new ways of organising the religious life of the school. And because nearly all of the staff are involved in the tutor groups, with extra responsibilities for care and

guidance, that has given us all different opportunities to work alongside our students.

The ERO visit in September confirmed that we were all on track in the classroom and successfully upskilling our paper and electronic techniques to cope with the year 2000 and beyond. Other highlights include 'Twelfth Night' , the first major production for some time that was ours and ours alone; national success in Future Problem Solving competitions again, (brilliantly coached by Sue Oliver and Chris Wyeth) and winning the inter-school Equestrian event, thanks to the hard work and support of Linda Lightfoot.

Jill Kerr joined the group of staff members who have taught at St Margaret's for a quarter of a century and is now busily making arrangements to take the chamber choir to Adelaide in 1994, to join a 'sister school' St Peter's in their centenary celebrations.

As the year ends, we can all remember some minor triumphs even some major triumphs. What will 1994 bring?

MMcKay

FIFTH ROW Mr M Summerlee, Mr S McKelvey, Mrs R Fraser, Mrs S Masters, Ms F Reeves, Mr M Greenslade FOURTH ROW Miss J Miller, Mrs J Russell, Mrs J Shand, Ms M Reymer, Mr L Hallum, Mrs N Tomlinson, Mrs N Nicholls THIRD ROW Mrs R Robilliard, Ms _S Begg, Mrs H Newman, Mrs B O'Brien, Ms] Todd, Ms S Rod, Miss J Kerr, Mrs M Weiss, Mrs R Jones, Ms J Webb)I Mrs S Oliver, Mrs A Coates SECOND ROW Miss J Smith, Mrs S Stewart, Mrs C Wyeth, Ms L Lightfoot, Ms A Price, Miss S Wilson, Miss F Mangos FRONT ROWMrs B Barker, Dr B Mann, Mrs L Kenned)\ Mrs M McKay (Deputy-Principal), Miss C Wysocki (Principal), Mrs H Forgie, Rev. R Cave, Mrs R Baigent 8 St Margaret's College 1993

JOANNA MARGARET PEAT 1977-1993

in perception and maturi ty. She really was a joy to teach because she enjoyed working in class so much asking thoughtful questions, considering the implications, helping other girls and laughing heartily at all the silly little things that happen in classrooms. I miss her more than I can say - every time I teach Form 5, I am aware chat one of the foundations of the class has gone, and the same is true for other teachers and other classes.

Jo's funeral, held in the St. Margaret's College chapel,

showed how many lives hers had touched and how many people of all ages, had known and loved her.

Many of her fellow students travelled back from their holiday destinations to pay tribute to Jo and her family, and later the whole College united in a memorial service when Term 3 began.

The magnolia tree planted opposite the chapel will keep Jo in our minds and hearts and symbolise what a fine and good person we have lost.

MMcKay

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oanna Peat came to St. Margaret's as a shy new third former in February 1991, but it was not long before she was right at home, and affectionately known to the staff and students as Jo. We quickly realised chat she was a person to respect and admire, as well as love. Jo was determined, thorough and self-disciplined in her academic work, her sport and her music.

As one who taught her, I knew chat her work would be of a high standard and constantly developing

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BIRTH NOTICE n July 1993, a six week old, blonde haired, blue-eyed bouncing bundle of barks was adopted by the school. No this wasn't the sponsored Guide Puppy, but Thatcher, formerly residence at the Tapley's and now happily settled into St. Margaret's as Mr Scanlon's and Miss Wysocki's little boy.

His name is most apt, in this

centenary year of women's suffrage.

He has lately been seen sporting a bright yellow collar and lead given to him by a 6th Form English class and is often taking Mr Scanlon and several juniors for walks around the school. We hope Thatcher enjoys his time at St. Margaret's and learns a lot from his 400 or so 'owners' - especially about shoes!

PERSONALITY Your Personality is unique, It may be strong, it may be weak.

But one thing chat is very sure, It will be with you forever more.

Through blizzard, sunshine and stormy weather, Your Personality will last forever.

It comes from very deep within, It is our soul beneath your skin.

So please remember when you're squawking, It's really just your pesonality talking.

Olivia Gerve Form2

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PREFECTS' REPORT

DEPUTY HEAD GIRL, Hannah Blakely at the back JOINT HEAD GIRLS, Kate Thomson and Rachel Talbot

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he year 1993 has been different for a number of reasons. The tradition of having one Head Girl was broken as we were named joint Head Girls. This arrangement seems to have worked well - whilst it has reduced the load on each of us and, at the same time, increased the efficiency with which we can do the job.

The main changes in the school this year have been the introduction of tutor groups instead of form classes and the cafeteria in the boarding house dining room. The cafeteria has allowed sit down lunches with a

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wide variety of hot and cold food at very reasonable prices.

The tutor groups and cafeteria have been the greatest contributors towards bringing girls of all ages together.

The format of our chapel services have been changed with our new chaplains, Reverend Cave and Mr Greenslade. Sunday evening services have become more varied even with mu�i being worn by all on some occasions.

A lot of improvements in the school were brought about by Miss Wysocki and the Prefects setting up small committees

which related to different aspects of the school. These were the hospitality, community concern, social and SADD committees and the school council. A school newspaper, 'The Malediction', has also been an interesting innovation.

These improvements have had a really positive effect on the school.

Thank you to the staff of St. Margaret's. For most of us, it takes until the end of the seventh form to realise what a lot of time and effort is put into us as individuals.

This is something we'll never forget as we move on to University or work.

We have both found Miss Wysocki very understanding and easy to work alongside. Her willingness to sort out so many problems and situations immediately has been really appreciated.

This year the seventh form agree that our group has been the most bonded that we can all remember.

Tonbridge has helped this with its newly renovated warm environment which all of us really have appreciated. Thank you to all the parents and friends who contributed to these renovations.

Thank you to all the seventh form

who have been both friendly and helpful in so many areas of school life.

To all girls returning to St. Margaret's next year, we would like to wish you all good luck and remember - don't wait for the ship to come in, swim out to it.

Rachel Talbot Kate Thomson

Prefects BACK ROW Sophie Tripp, Emma Irving, Juliet Blair, Clare McKenzie, Belinda Barrie MIDDLE ROW Kath ryn Sykes, Chloe Sanders, Stephanie Mainprize, Tessa Bonifant FRONT ROW Hannah Blakely (Deputy Head Girl), Rachel Talbot (joint Head Girl), Miss C Wysocki, Kate Thomson (joint Head Girl), Caroline Cambridge

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BOARDING HOUSE

Boarder Prefects

BACK ROWAngela Collett, Louise Newton THIRD ROW Surya Kinajil, Sophie Tripp, Mrs Goodall, Belinda Borrie, Kirsty Innes SECOND ROW Tessa Bonifant, Chizuru Suzuki FRONT ROW Miss C Wysocki, Caroline Cambridge, Hannah Blakely, Chloe Sanders

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have had a busy but enjoyable year as Head of House. There have been many positive changes in the Boarding Houses this year.

The picnic at Jellie Park at the beginning of the year was a most successful one and this year the sun shone! Congratulations must go to Kirsty Innes and Annabel Gudsell who made a superb effort and were the proud winners of the Big Splash and Hydroslide competitions. Well Done!

The winter term was definitely a long and tiring one. Thanks must go to Mrs Goodall, Mrs Currie, Mrs Berry and Mrs Russell, for all the hard work they do, particularly in putting up with us when we are so quick to complain; some are slow to stop and say thank you.

Thanks must also go to Wendy and the kitchen staff for the meals they prepared for us. This has not always been easy, especially during the introduction of the new cafeteria.

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Sadly we had to say goodbye to Jane Penny who joined us for a short time from Edinburgh in Scotland. She was a great help in the Boarding House and in school classes and activities. She was a great friend to many of us and will be missed.

I would like to thank Miss Wysocki and Mrs Goodall for the tremendous support they have given me. There has never been a moment when I felt I couldn't talk to either of chem. I must also thank the rest of the Seventh Form for being such a great support - it makes such a difference if you have the support of your peers and can get on with your duties and responsibilities.

It has been said so many times before (you probably won't believe me until you leave) but it is true chat boarding really teaches you to get on with other people. This has been obvious this year, particularly in Julius as everyone has been so

good at getting on with each other.

Thank you again to Miss Wysocki for the changes to the Boarding Houses chat have been made.

Little things like having our own duvets and having pictures in the common rooms have made such a difference.

I have enjoyed my time at St. Margaret's and this year particularly although it has been challenging and at times - and really 'character building'.

Finally, thanks must go to Caroline Cambridge, my Deputy, for being there to support me. I wish next year's Head of House and Seventh Form good luck and hope you have as good a year as I have had.

Hannah Blakely Head ofHouse Caroline Cambridge Deputy Head ofHouse

PTA REPORT

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his year has been another busy year for the PTA Committee.

At our last committee meeting we expressed our deepest sympathy to Margaret and Alistair Peat for the tragic loss of their elder daughter, Joanne Margaret Peat. PTA committee members arranged the flowers in the Chapel for the Funeral Service, and the Memorial Service held at the beginning of the third term.

Ar the Annual Meeting of the PTA in March, 1993, several committee members did not seek re-election.

I thank Lyn Atkinson, Margaret Cottle, Adi Gudsell, Wendy Miles, Lyn Rainey and Annette Rhind for their time, talents and energy.

Kate Hartnell's term of office as President of che PTA committee was completed in March, bur she remained on the committee ex­ officio. T hanks are due to Kate Hartnell for her considerable contribution to the committee activities during her two years as President.

At the beginning of the year Christopher Wadeson was appointed as our second parents' representative on the St. Margaret's College Trust Board. He brings to this position a particuarly interest in marketing, as well as experience and contacts in the business world.

All fund raising projects this year have had a specific goal. We have tried to arrange a fund raising activity each term. However, this term we are holding our Annual Cocktail Party on the Wednesday of Show Week, which will be a formal social occasion, not a fund raising activity.Donations to the school have all been for new technology. These items have been a video camera, three computers and a laser printer for the staff room and a television and video to the Religious Studies department.

The latter two items were purchased from the profits of an outing to the Court Theatre production of 'A School for Scandal'.

A raffle to raise funds for the Library in the first term, with the prize being the payment of school

fees for one term, made a profit of $3,629.68. We donated $4,700 for a 386DX IBM compatible computer, with a CD ROM drive, and Encyclopedia set of 4 tides.

Microsoft Encarta is a multimedia encyclopedia with "brings learning to life with words, images, animation, and sounds chat work together to create a fascinating universe of knowledge", and is used in the Library by the girls to research a wide variety of information.

Glenys Kearns, Convenor of the Social Committee, and her small band of helpers have provided refreshments at numerous school functions chrooughouc the year.

Committee members helped with the catering for the Winter Quadrangular Tournament which was a friendly, social occasion enjoyed by girls, parents and supporters. Helen Butterfield has most ably run the second-hand clothing shop which provides a service many parents appreciate.

Members of the PTA committee helped supervise the 5th Form dance in July, and the 6th and 7th

Forms dance in October. Boch occasions were most successful, and greatly enjoyed by the participants.

A Kitchen Tour is planned as a mjor fund raising activity for 1994, to be held at the end of February or the beginning of March. I hope chat parents will support this activity in the first term of 1994.

As yet we have not targeted the fund raising to any particular donation for the school, bur I am sure chat Miss Wysocki will find some suitable item of need.

Several members who have been involved on the PTA committee for many years, will not be seeking re­ election next year, as their daughters are leaving school at the end of this year.

Our committee members are all exremely busy people, bur they still find time to attend meetings and contribute to our fund raising and social activities. I thank them all for their willing support over the past year.

Finally, I would like to thank Miss Claudia Wysocki for her untiring assistance, and the College Staff for their support and co-operation.

Judith Mackenzie

Tineke Foley Form 5 St Margaret's College 1993

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SACRISTAN'S REPORT Sacristans BACK ROW Courtenay Suppinger, Rachel McPherson, Rebecca Gilroy, Wendy Roberts FRONT ROW Mr M Greenslade, Shelley Morris, Sachiko Shinri, Vivienne Wood (Head Sacristan)

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he year 1993 has been a most exciting and memorable year for me as Head Sacristan. The biggest change of this year was the arrival of our new chaplains, Robyn Cave and Michael Greenslade. They opened many new doors with their special services and have brightened many services with little stories and anecdotes. One such special service has been the Taize service which focuses on reflection and song.

In August six girls were confirmed Hannnah Blakely, Lynn Graham, Emma Irving, Karyn Leask, Olivia Townley and Sophie Tripp.

Congratulations to these people.

I would like to thank, most sincerely, the Chaplains for all their guidance during the year. Thanks also to Miss Kerr and the Senior and Chamber Choirs for their contribution to services this year. I would like to thank the Music Group for also providing us with

music on Sundays. Grateful thanks to the girls who helped with the collecting and handing out of Prayer Books and a very special 'thank you' must go to all the sacristans of 1993. I should like to wish the Head Sacristan of 1994 the very best of luck.

Vivienne Wood

Chapel Music Group Rev. R Cave, Shelley Morris, Nicola Thompson, Mr M Greenslade, Anne Graham, Lynn Graham

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OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION

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t is nearly one year since I took office as President of the Old Girls' Association and it is now time to reflect on the event and happenings of the past year.

The overall financial position of the Association as outlined in the Annual Financial Statements is satisfactory. Andrea King, our Secretary/Treasurer, has worked with total dedication during the past year and her professional approach to the position is very much appreciated. I would also like to thank Flora McIntyre and Fiona Chilvers of KPMG Peat Marwick for their assistance with financial matters during the year.

A special thank you also to Judith Miller for being our financial adviser over the past year. Judith's reports and input have been invaluable.

Due to the resignation of Andrea King, it is my pleasure to announce that Sue Conshaw has been appointed Secretary/Treasurer of the Old Girls' Association. Sue Conshaw will be well known to a great many of you. She has been President of the Association, represented the Old Girls' Association on the Trust Board and was Aunt Hilda for the starlets

column for the Christchurch Star for a number of years. Sue takes up her position on 10 November 1993 and Andrea King will be assisting her until the end of the year. We look forward to Sue JOmmg us.

This year Abigail Rainey (1992 Head Prefect) and Felicity Champion have been co-opted on to the Committee as Junior members. Their input has been greatly appreciated.

The Forty Years On Reunion continues to flourish. Biddy Carr and Gendie Harcourt have attended our committee meetings and kept us frilly informed of the progress for the 1993 Reunion. I am sure that this function will be a memorable one for all taking part.

Best wishes for a great weekend.

Following recent interviews, I wish to advise that two St. Margaret's College Senior Scholarships have been awarded as follows: Olivia Thorn Akaroa Area School Bridget McLister Sc. Margaret's College These scholarships are for two years.

I wish to express my sincere thanks to the Committee for their loyalty and support over the past year. I am most appreciative of the time, energy and commitment they have given to the Old Girls' Association.

Due to the retirement of some of our committee members, we have vacancies on the committee for next year. If any member of the Old Girls' Association would like to be nominated to fill a vacancy, please contact me at home, phone 355.9469 in the evening.

I would like to thank Judith Miller and Angela Williams who have represented the Old Girls' Association on the Trust Board for their continued interest and support in our activities.

Finally my thanks to Miss Claudia Wysocki for making herself available to the Old Girls and for allowing us the use of school facilities for meetings.

For my part, this has been a busy and rewarding year as your President. I look forward to seeing many of you during our Annual Reunion Weekend.

Helen McCaul

1992 LEAVERS' BALL BACK ROW Nicola Sutton, Selina Handiside, Nicola Oakley, Hannah Blackmore, Georgia Smith, Kristin Stewart, Bridget MacDonald, Kirsty Wear, Rachel Mackenzie, Kate Thompson, Vanessa Simpson, Nicola McGoverne, Lanie Astley THIRD ROW Prue Fulton, Abigail Rainey, Melanie Hawker, Rebecca Rock-Evans, Kate Brazier, Angela Stock, Rebecca Steele, Anna Wilkes, Juliet Alsop, Nicola Hindmarsh, Claire Rundle, Lisa Mcfarlane, Philippa Douglas SECOND ROW Kylie Bisman, Janna Fitzsimmons, Anna Adair, Diana Lill, Lucy Patterson, Louise Hall, Charlotte Rebbeck, Margaret Fraser, Victoria Taylor, Fiona Maitland, Yvonne Yeo, Megan Greenwood, Juliet Koopman FRONT ROW Eleanor Cottle, Charlotte Hilgendorf, Rebecca Graham, Lucy Nuttall, Christine Innes, Sarah Bruce, Nicola Shand, Kate Mowat, Anna Hiatt St Margaret's College 1993

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BACK ROW Caroline Shand, Emma Irving, Louise Newton FOURTH ROW Alice Coates, Olivia Radford THIRD ROW Rebecca Scott, Ka ryn Leask, Joanna Rutherford, Frith Williams, Sarah White SECOND ROW Courtenay Suppinger, Lucy Simpson FRONT ROW Tessa Bonifant, Kirsty Innes, Caroline Cambridge, Henrietta Hilgendorf, Sarah Jordan

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he Hospitality Committee has been quite busy in 1993, its first year in operation. We have several girls from each form who have been involved at school functions, mainly as waitresses. The committee hosted the Open Day in the first term and have waitressed at Old Girls' functions and the recent curriculum meetings. Fifth formers worked ve ry hard at the Spring Ball and, although it wasn't perhaps as glamorous a job as they expected, they did ve ry well. My job this year has been made a lot easier by everyone's willingness to help.

Caroline Cambridge Head ofHospitality Committee

Community Concern

his year St Margaret's College has contributed to the Christchurch Community in a number of ways.

The most significant of these was our support of the Trustbank Canterbury C.TV. Telethon held in May. To this cause St Margaret's donated over $3,000, all of which

STANDING Kath ryn Sykes SEATED Juliet Blair, Chizuru Suzuki, Antonia Horrocks

was raised by the tutor groups within the school. Activities included food sales, lip sync, car wash and raffles. Sc Margaret's College's donation was presented live on C.T.V. by Kathryn Sykes, Antonia Horrocks, Catherine Blair and myself.

This year St Margaret's also made a donation of over $300 to the Royal New Zealand Guide Dog Foundation, which was raised by the students participating in a mufti day. This money was collected at the same time Miss Wysocki got her labrador puppy, Thatcher, which caused much confusion as to whether or not he was a guide puppy!

As in previous years, 3rd, 4th and 5th form pupils volunteered to help at Ferndale during their lunchtimes. The help of these girls who continue their commitment and give up their time was much appreciated.

The Community Concern Committee was a new committee this year, and I would like to thank the school for their support in fund raising. Thank you also to all the

girls who assisted in various collections for different charities during the year (New Zealand Heart Foundation, Women's Refuge.....) Your time and effort is truly appreciated.

Juliet Blair

Youth Council Bianca Nielsen, Chloe Sanders

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Students Against Drunk Drivers (SADD)

STANDING Katherine Simpson, Rebecca Gilroy SEATED Chloe Sanders, Mrs L Kennedy

he year1993 is the first year St Margaret's has had a S.A.D.D. group. We have had a lot of moral support from everyone in the school. Last year, the show 'Too Much Punch For Judy' visited the school and it made people more aware of the consequences of drinking then driving.

This year Chloe and I attended the Regional S.A.D.D. meetings. At these meetings we met people from different schools, heard guest speakers and gained ideas from different people to promote S.A.D.D. During the week 9-13 August, we used Papanui High School's idea of having a 'Pack a SADD Week' . We had two big displays on the school grounds during the week - a crashed car against the chapel bell and a coffin with a steering wheel and beer bottle poking out of it. We had posters appearing over the school and 'A W ill to Live' contracts were available. In assembly on the Monday, we did a drama and asked the whole assembly to focus on S.A.D.D. A victim of a drinking

driving accident, Ray Pontiflek, came and talked to the 5th, 6th and 7th forms life skills classes.

That was very interesting, and made a lot of people realise that it is not only the victims that suffer it's the victims family and friends as well. We also sent a letter and a contract home with all reports.

During the first week of the August holidays, Kate Simpson and I attended the Canterbury/Westland Regional Conference. This went from Monday morning to Wednesday lunchtime. During this Conference we had guest speakers, marketing workshops, drama workshops, videos and heaps of fun. We made some great new friends and learnt some good and interesting ideas for next year.

Thank you Chloe and Kate for the support and commitment you have given this year, and thank you Mrs Kennedy for your support in getting us started and your continuing support throughout the year.

Rebecca Gilroy

Newspaper Committee BACK ROW Hester Hamilton, Claire Newcombe MIDDLE ROW Tessa Bonifant, Sarah Head, Bridget Giblin FRONT ROW Kathryn Sykes, Juliet Blair, Bianca Nielsen, Antonia Horrocks

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OVERSEAS STUDENTS

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ar from being a "quiet" year, 1993 has been a year of numerous "comings and goings" at St. Margaret's. Not only have we had students on various exchange programmes in the school for up to a year visit, but we have also had our own students overseas.

Kath ryn Sykes and myself have returned to school after a ,year away. Kathryn was in Japan, attending school on an AFS exchange, and I have been in Bolivia on the same yearly programme. We both found our year a time of learning, not only about the cultures and languages of Japan and Bolivia, but also a time for learning about ourselves. Both of us can't wait to save enough money so we can go back and visit our overseas homes, but, of course, we are glad to be home (in some aspects, at least!).

Kath ryn and I were selected in 1991 and we went away in 1992, and the following year St. Margaret's kept up the tradition and had Claire Matheson selected, Claire went to Italy, also on AFS, but in her case on AFS's "Intensive Programme" for 9 weeks. Claire

also thoroughly enjoyed her time away (and apparently the Italian food too!). In the same selection group Amber Burt was also selected and she is at present studying in Argentina and by the sound of her letters is travelling a lot and learning the language well.

This year we were successful once again in AFS. April Maclaren, from the 6th Form, was selected and is off to Argentina next year and Deanna Campbe , of Form 5, will be going to Bolivia.

We also have welcomed Eliza Zainal from Malaysia into our midst. Eliza is on an AFS exchange for the year and she arrived in February and will remain with us until January, 1994.

Recently Tracey Brice arrived from Canada, Tracey is here on a Rotary exchange and she will be here until July next year, so a warm welcome to her.

Lastly, Sussan Aitken, here on private exchange (actually a friend of mine from Bolivia) has recently returned home. We miss her already as she was always a cheery person and friendly with eve ryone.

T hat's about the extent of our international relations at St Margaret's. We've had other overseas students whose company we enjoy as much as we do those who are 'officially' on exchange.

We have also had students visit Tahiti on a French-language exchange and similarily we've had Tahitian girls attend school for a few weeks, not to mention the visitors we've had via the Japanese department.

I'd like to encourage you all to apply for exchange programmes, it is worth it in the end. Let us keep our overseas contacts gomg.

Bianca Nielsen

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n the 6 October, Lisa de Vere, Kary Peat and I set off for a two week exchange visit to Japan.

Whilst in Japan we took part in a wide range of activities - both traditional and modern. We travelled on the legendary Shinkansen or 'Bullet Train' four rimes - thus enabling us to see a lot more of the countryside than we would have seen had we been travelling by air. It felt as though we were travelling slower than the l 70km/h that we were!

The day trip to Hiroshima was a high point for most of the travelling group - the western style lunch at the Grand Hiroshima Hotel being greatly appreciated by everyone! We went to the Peace Park and Museum which were very interesting and gave those of us who didn't know much about it a chance to learn about rhe Atomic bomb which was dropped on the city in 1945.

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Whilst in Kurashiki we learnt a lot about the Japanese culture. Being in a homestay was very beneficial as we learnt first hand how the average Japanese family lives. We all found school a very interesting and enjoyable experience. Each of the seven schools hosted two exchange students for a total of four days. During these four days of school the real experiences began. Some students found it unusual eating lunch in the classroom with the teacher present rather than being able to consume food anywhere on campus.

Eve ryone found their English classes very unusual!

T here were lots of other things that the group did together -such as visiting the town's Mayor, going to the Kawasaki Steel Works, crossing rhe Seto Ohashi Bridge, shopping in Osaka, travelling to Miajima Island, making traditional Japanese toys and taking part in an

international festival.

The exchange visit was a great success - much of this being due to the presence of our two ve ry organised leaders - Anna Crozier and Newton Dodge. When the trip was over most students found that they would like to return to Japan one day - it was a once a lifetime opportunity and an experience that will stay with us for the rest of our lives.

Heather McKenzie

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t the beginning of this year four of our Seventh Form leavers, Anna Wilkes, Louise Hall, Megan Greenwood and Kylie Bisman left for a privately arranged 'Gap' year in England. Anna and Louise to work at Headington School in Oxfordshire and Megan and Kylie to Sc. Margaret's in Edinburgh. A month later we were able to welcome the previous year's Head Girl from Sc. Margaret's, Jane Penny, to this Sc. Margaret's. Jan was a wonderful Capper friendly and outgoing, willing to rum her hand to anything and a great help around the school, in Library, Junior School and Food Technology department as well as a great asset in the Boarding School.

Next year we hope to welcome four Gappers, three from Edinburgh and a fourth from Gresham, while a group of our Seventh Formers will leave in January to spend a year in England working at Headington, Orwell Park and St. Margaret's in Edinburgh. This is becoming an excellent reciprocal arrangement and one which benefits both the girls and the host school.

Below is an account from Anna Wilkes of the highlight of her year.

My first impression of England, as the plane touched down after a 22 hour flight, was of a church spire silhouetted against a golden sun dawning on a clear, frosty, January morning. I remembered that view for the next three and a half weeks during which time there was no sign of the sun and it drizzled constantly.

I had chosen to spend my GAP year ar Headington School, Oxford, about one and a half hours from London, with a friend, Louise Hall. We were to live in Hillstow, a boarding house catering for girls aged 10-16. We soon settled in and when the girls returned we began work at the Junior School in the pre-kindergarten class - 25 four year olds who first appeared as downright spoilt brats but who have since proved themselves to be very sweet.

Although there are many similarities between the English boarding school and the New Zealand one, there are also plenty of differences. The Hillstow doors are kept locked most of the time and the girls aren't allowed to go anywhere alone. The Juniors walk in crock to and from school. At school, everyone has milk and biscuits at break and a hot lunch is provided for everyone, including staff. The meals are pretty grim most of the time and the girls particularly enjoy sausages, baked beans and chips -on

the same plate!

Throughout the year our duties have included supervising Junior prep, organising Sunday afternoon and after school acrivities for boarders and latterly doing the girls' laundry. We have been on several outings and in the first term we joined the boarders on their Saturday outings which included visits to the Museum of London, Stratford­ Upon-Avon and Bourton-On-The­ Warer, a Cotswold village, as well as a couple of musicals and plays. In rhe summer term, I spent many hours supervising swimming and we both helped the Junior school classes in the pool with their Anna Wilkes, Kyle Eisman {seated) , Louise Hall, swimming lessons.

Kylie Eisman at Urquhart Castle in Scotland The fact that we are rhe first GAP students at Hedingcon now and I find myself amongst a new has brought its fair share of difficulties class of'just turned fours' and the task but these are gradually being overcome begins again of teaching them, as both parties learn more about the amongst so many other things that arrangement. 'jelly' really doesn't start with 'b'.

The holidays have, of course, been the The weather is turning more highlight of the year and we have seen inclement by the day and I know that and done so many things and met so when December comes I'll be ready to many people. The first half term break come home. Being in Oxford, such a we spent in London and being on the cultural and academic learning centre, spot meant we were within easy reach has meant opportunities of seeing how of all London has to offer. We spent the University works. We watched the the 3 week Easter Holiday in Scotland students' May morning celebrations at with Megan Greenwood and Kylie dawn on Magdalen Bridge and saw the Bisman who are stationed at St. students going off to sit exams in very Margaret's school in Edinburgh. We formal dress -rails and white ties with toured Scocland and got as far as the gowns for men and white blouses and Isle of Skye staying at Youth Hostels. black skirts with gowns for women, a The Scottish really are a race apart and far cry from the jeans and sweatshirts we haven't even met the Irish yet but ar Canterbury. "nay hassles" we're going to Ireland at My GAP year has been a very half-term this term. important and rewarding one for me. I With 2 glorious months at our have learnt so much - about myself, disposal in July and August we booked other people and history and culture. on a Contiki camping tour of Europe I think it is such a valuable experience for 18-35 year olds. We had a great and every school-leaver should mix of people on the bus and covered consider it before embarking on their territory from Paris and Monte Carlo chosen career. I do not think it is to Florence, Rome and Venice to wasted time in any respect, on the V ienna and Salzburg to Munich and contrary I think it widens one's Switzerland and, last but not least, to horizons beyond any means, and after Amsterdam. I can't begin to explain such a full year I am looking forward the things we saw and did but it was to studying at University next year. the most fantastic 25 days of my life.

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his year F.P.S. has really blossomed under the guidance of Mrs Wyeth and Mrs Oliver.

The topics chat we've studied and researched in depth have been 'Stress on Students', 'Hunger', 'Oceans' and 'Drugs'. Oceans was an exciting topic, especially as it was a national competition qualifier.

We were most successful and have four teams, out of a possible nine, going to Auckland to the National finals, with the prospect of making the Internatioanl final in America!

Last year we had two reams compete in the Australiasian finals and this year we have doubled our success rare. Maybe next year, with some hard researching, all our reams will go. We couldn't have got there without everyone's whole­ hearted support, especially the teachers and the very supportive parents and friends. Good luck problem sovlers for next year.

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uture Problem Solving (FPS) is just chat, solving problems of the future. Teams of four receive an FPS booklet at the beginning of the school year which contains two fuzzy situations - in other words, a situation from which the team has to find 20 problems.

FPSer's look for poblems so char they can find suitable and effective solutions eg.....rhere is no point in discovering solutions if there is no problem to solve.

After deriving 20 problems from the fuzzy situation, the FPSer's must find the main problem - the Underlying Problem (UP).

Now comes the hard bit; finding 20 solutions that solve the UP. After these important steps, all chat's left to do is to find the best solution, an easy process of judging your ten best solutions with five criteria. The only catch is chat the whole process, (problems, UP, solutions, criteria etc.), has to be written up in a booklet, in two hours.

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for Form One-Form Four, this year four FPS teams are travelling up to Auckland, for a weekend, to compete in the National Future Problem Solving Finals.

Anna Saunders Jessica van Schreven

BACK ROW Stephanie Radford, Amelia Barr, Leisha Williams, Vtmessa Anderson, Catherine Blair, Anna Saunders MIDDLE ROW Mrs S Oliver, Virgina Christie, Gabrielle Wall, Joanne Harwood, Rebecca O'Connor, Annabel Cambridge, Mrs C Wyeth FRONT ROW Jessica van Schreven, Joanna Muir, Lisa Stevens, Annabel Wilson, Emily Palmer, Amie Marett

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c. Margaret's College was proud to take part in the 1993 competition for the first rime, along with 183,000 students from Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia.

The competition aims to provide a stimulating challenge for students and effective feedback for chem, their parents and teachers. The test booklet gave lots of opportunities for students to test their performance in areas such as reading comprehension, data and document interpretation, language usage and vocabulary.

We are delighted to congratulate:

Joanna Muir Form 3 High Distinction Certificate (Top 1 % of students in New Zelanad)

Kirsten Aldridge Form 3 Anna Falloon Form 3 Stephanie Radford Form 3 Rebecca Rae Form 3 Virginia Christie Form 4 Helen McGrath Form 4 Heather McKenzie Form 4 Rachel Perret Form 4 who received Certificate of Distinction (top 11 % of students in New Zealand).

Nineteen girls received Certificates of Credit.

We look forward to this rewarding competition in 1994.

Lyn Kennedy

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COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

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Ferndale Mural n the second term the Form Two girls were invited to paint a mural at Ferndale.

To begin this project, Mrs Todd got the girls to do the ever popular working drawings of what we wanted the mural to look like.

The mural ended up looking like this: A lady knitting an extra long multi-colour scarf. Following her were some children and a dog and they were in a park.

The mural is very bright and colourful and we thoroughly enjoyed doing it. We not only learned something of the difficulties of painting outside on a large concrete wall, but it gave us a chance to experience close contact with the children of Ferndale School.

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his year St. Margaret's major fundraising effort took place in Term 1 with the Trustbank Canterbury Cares Telethon.

Canterbury's inaugural telethon was supported enthusiastically by the general public and also at St. Margaret's. The total amount raised was $624,071 and St. Margaret's contributed over $3,000 towards it.

Each tutor group endeavoured to raise as much as it could but at the same time having the most fun it could. There were, of course, the more traditional fundraisers such as, a mufti day, numerous raffles and selling muffins, sweets and Cookie Times, but this year there

were also some more exciting efforts, such as the hangi done by Mrs Russell's and Mr Greenslade's tutor groups. No doubt the most hilarious fund raiser was the Lip Sync held by Dr. Mann's tutor group. It was won by a seventh former, Zaki Orbell, for her moving(?) and entertaining rendition of Whitney Houston's, 'I Will Always Love You' .

The cheque for the final amount was presented on C.T.V. by Juliet Blair, Antonia Horrocks, Kathryn Sykes and Catherine Blair to Steve Parr during the Telethon on Saturday, May 8th. The proceeds of this Telethon went to five Canterbury charity organizations and from there straight back into our community.

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his year, as part of the Sixth Form Physical Education course, we made weekly visits to Ferndale to work with their handicapped students.

We were each assigned to one student and once a week worked on developing their motor skills, both physically and mentally.

At the end of the second term, as a conclusion to our pgoramme, we held a party with the Ferndale students. A few days later another party was held for Clint Oldfield's 21st birthday.

Working with the Ferndale students proved to be a very rewarding and satisfying expenence.

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t. Margaret's College was placed 3rd equal in the Alliance Francaise French Oral Competition this year. Honours went to Caroline Cambridge who was placed 3rd in the 7th Form. Juliet Blair, Form 7, received a Merit Certificate as did Angela Kearns, Form 6. Certificates of attainment went to Katherine Simpson, Form 6, Penny Dombroski, Form 5 and Alexandra Pettit, Form 5.

In the 4th Form Virginia Christie received the Certificate of Attainment for being the best in oral French at St. Margaret's, and Anna McKellar received the same award for Form 3.

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n August ten of the Seventh Form French class spent a weekend at Akaroa. The French atmosphere of this spot was ideal for encouraging the speaking of French, with a big boost along from Madame Weiss and Vaiata. In return Celine and Michelle initiated Vaiata into the nuances of Kiwi colloquialisms!

A highlight of the weekend was the French cuisine such as the 'soupe a la Frewer' and Emma's crepes.

How do the French manage to stay so slim? One morning we went for an early walk along the seashore to the boulangerie to buy fresh petits pains for breakfast, and a final Sunday meal together at l'Hotel

concl�ded our gastronomical expenences.

Other features of the weekend were visits to points of interest in Akaroa, a harbour cruise, French games and movies and a French Sunday service. The musical talent of the group with Juliet, Vaiata, Sophie and Charlotte on the guitar enhanced the general atmosphere.

Our thanks to Mr Irving for getting us safely there and back and to Madame Weiss for taking us on this weekend. C' etait magnifique.

There was lots of ambience and bonhomie and we came back to school still thinking and speaking in French!

BACK ROW Penny Dombroski, Anna McKellar, Caroline Cambridge MIDDLE ROW Alexandra Pettit, Juliet Blair FRONT ROW Angela Kearns, Katherine Simpson, Virginia Christie

THE WORID'S LAST WHALE As the world's last whale Slowly and gently swims along The sorrow of the giant bubbles below.

It gives a lonely tune Singing the song of despair and death.

Peacefully it swims away As it dives down Tail slowly rising Till it sinks into the deep blue sea Till there are no more.

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nee again it has been good to see so many of our girls being involved in mathematics activities.

We are very fortunate in Christchurch to, not only having access to national and international competitions, but also to extension and enrichment programmes and acnvmes.

The first competition of the year was the National Bank mathematics competition for Forms 3-5. Virginia Christie of Form 4 gained an Outstanding Award which placed her in the top thirty five fourth formers in New Zealand, which is a tremendous achievement. Rebecca O'Connor and Amanda Batchelor of Form 3,

MATHEMATICS HAPPENINGS Sarah Stewart of Form 4 and Tina­ Anne Pooley and Bridget McLister of Form 5 all gained Top One Hundred Certificates while Josephine Yeo of Form 4, Andrea Forbes and Clare Sullivan of Form 5 gained Certificates of Merit.

Approximately one hundred and forty girls sat the Australian Mathematics Competition in August and 63% of them gained an award. Distinctions are awarded to the top 16% of the candidates and were gained by Gabrielle Wall, Emily Beadon, Julia Chen, Marissa Brandam-Adams, Fiona Hopkins, Rebecca O'Connor, Joanna Muir, Amanda Batchelor, Selina Holliday, Elizabeth Robinson, Jacqueline

Laney, Sarah Stewart, Helen McGrath, Josephine Yeo, Heather McKenzie, Virginia Christie, Vicki Lee, Rachel Townley, Emily Harris, Maya Macfarlane, Tina-Anne Pooley, Andrea Forbes, Amber Topschij, Caroline Pavey, Lynn Graham, Belinda Cartwright and Catalina Wong.

A number of girls are regularly attending enrichment lectures held monthly at Canterbury University.

Two form six students, Lynn Graham and Rachel McPherson are enrolled in the pre Olympiad extension course.

tremendous job and coping well with the extra demands now placed on you. The wide range of reasonably priced food is definitely

appreciated by the whole school, and maybe next year we can have bigger choc-chips!

Rachel McPherson

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n June, 1993, another of Miss Wysock.i's innovative ideas came into being. In response to the students' growing disregard of the several conveniently placed rubbish bins around the school and the lack of eating places in wet weather, Miss Wysocki organized a transformation of the Boarding House dining room into the School Cafeteria.

The change was well received, though the 'tuck-shop' will be missed by many. An air of sophistication was added to our school lunches with cultery, crockery and glasses! The sit down meals have made lunch 'hour' seem to be too short.

'Smiley, Happy, People' could describe the scenes you meet as you enter. The feeling of togetherness is obvious as the 6th Form eat at the same table as do other year groups. The noise must break the sound barriers several days a week as the gossip travels the grapevines of the school and we hear what everyone did at the weekend or is about to do.

The food is of excellent quality.

Thank you Wendy, Fay, Di and Lorraine for doing such a

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he aim of the 1993 Arts Council was to raise the profile of the arts within the school and we feel that this aim has, at least in part, been met.

We made amendments to the awards criteria and as a result of this a number of girls received honours blazers and pockets for achievements in the arts: These people were: POCKETS: Andrea Forbes - Debating Rebekah Yock - Debating Antonia Horrocks - Speech and

The Council has followed up a number of ideas suggested by students. In the first term we began a mural for the Jean Crosher wing, which depicted various activities at St. Margaret's. Its completion was something of an achievement as the Arts Council members are more musically and theatrically than artistically inclined.

The second term saw the establishmentofTheatre Sports tutorials by the Court Jester. This

was a lot of fun as well as a real confidence booster. Also in the second term was the St. Margaret's College production of 'Twelfth Night'. In the third term various lunchtime activities, loosely entitled "Entertainment by Grass" will take place.

I would like to thank members of the Arts Council and Mrs McKay for their ideas, support and time during the year.

Clare McKenzie

Drama Bridget McLister - Debating Charlotte Walker - Speech and Drama Natalie Gerve - Singing Angela Kearns - Singing Lynn Graham - Singing and Orchestra Sarah Pearse - Singing Rebecca Scott - Singing Jodi White - Singing Sarah White - Singing Vivienne Wood - Singing Claire Matheson - Orchestra Nicola T hompson - Orchestra Sophie Tripp - Single Instrument Clare McKenzie - Art April Maclaren - Art HONOURS BLAZER Anne Graham - Orchestra, Single

Instrument Shelley Morris - Singing, Orchestra, Single Instrument Bianca Nielsen - Debating Chloe Sanders - Drama and smgmg Charlotte Walker - Debating

BACK ROW Vivienne Wood, Jodi White, Lynn Graham, Mrs M McKay, Claire Matheson, Sarah White, Nicola Thompson MIDDLE ROW Anne Graham, Shelley Morris FRONT ROW Chloe Sanders, Clare McKenzie, Charlotte Walker

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arch and April saw us all heartily involved in the annual, compulsory, painful yet delightful public speaking competition. From Std. 2 to Form 7, students in English classes struggled with and mastered the various topics, providing their peers and teachers with both lively entertainment and good lessons.

In every age group we were reliably informed about just how far women have come (1993 being our Suffrage Celebration year), and this provided an effective platform for speakers to remind us of our part and help us to focus on profitable futures. A mixture of serious and light hearted topics at each level makes the task manageable, and dare I say, enjoyable for almost everyone at every level.

It was immensely cheering to see the good-will which our girls bring to this particular aspect of their English programmes. Effective public speaking skills are taught in our classrooms and girls practice to achieve fine results.

Mr Grant Mangin, presenter of 'City Life' on CTY, again faced the

MYERS' CUP SPEECH COMPETITION difficult task of sorting out the section winners at the Grand final held in our school chapel at the end of April. Luckily this is a challenge he enjoyed, and his enthusiasm showed in his positive comments when announcing the wmners.

The 1993 winners were: SENIOR - MYERS' CUP Charlotte Walker F6 - 'The Media has massacred the Monarchy" INTERMEDIATE GOSSET CUP Jill Fergusson F4- 'Dying to Diet' JUNIOR - TOOMER TROPHY Margo Nearne F3 'A Woman's Place' STD.2-4 BOOK PRIZELucy Phillips Std. 4 (Demonstration Speech) 'In the beginning.....

Lots of people deserve special thanks for the success of this evening. Firstly thanks to our Head Prefects, Kate Thomson and Rachel Talbot who compered the evening's programme most effectively.

Secondly, very special thanks to the group of senior girls who provided

People Are All The Same (A speech written for the Myers Cup) t's not fair! Why do people look different, care about looks, and why do people fight. War has shortened the earth's life. 'Why did God make people like this?' I was shouting in my dream. The dream was about 'The end of the world'.

I came to New Zealand from Japan last year, and my English is not good enough yet, so my friend helped me with my speech. When I first came here, everything was new and my family, who think of me first, are in Japan and I am a foreigner in New Zealand.

It is hard to make friends and some people do not like me because I am Japanese. Some people chink all Japanese people are the same and that Japanese people only speak to other Japanese people. If you think this is bad YOU CAN SPEAK TO US AND BE OUR FRIENDS. Some people think I can't be a friend, but I am NO DIFFERENT FROM YOU! My hair is black, my nose is lower than

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yours, my skin is darker than yours and I look different from you but you shouldn't hate me just because I'm Japanese. I think this is wrong because you do not know me.

New Zealand and Japan have different foods. In Japan I often eat rice and fish and use chopsticks but I also eat English food and use a knife, fork and spoon as well. • Most Asian people try to be like English people, but some English people do not try to be like Asian people. I don't think this is fair.

Japan has kimonos. Some English people chink chat everyone in Japan wears a kimono but they don't. We wear the same clothes as you.

Houses in Japan are not very different from here, but some old houses are very small and different, just as old houses are different from new houses in Christchurch.

Every country has a history and traditions to do with food, clothes and houses. Everyone needs all these things to live. If we are cold we need cloches to keep us warm, we need a

Charlotte Walker, Form 6 Wz'nner ofthe Myers Cup, 1993 a lively, enthusiastic music programme (from William Boyce to John Denver), which delighted our audience and gave the proceedings a real sense of style, purpose and ambience.

Finally to all the girls who spoke not just in the grand final, but in the series and in the classroom preliminary rounds, thank you all.

1993 was another fine year for public speaking in our school.

Lyn Kennedy Co-ordinator warm house and hot food. If it is hot we need to cover our skin, we need to shelter from the sun and we need cool drinks. This is the same for both English people and Japanese people.

I don't want to discriminate against other countries but I sometimes do. I know it is hard to stop doing it, but if you accept that what other countries do is normal to them, then maybe we can stop discriminating. I discriminate against people who don't think that discrimination is bad and do not cry to stop discrimination against others.

You look different from everyone. I look different from everyone. Don't worry how great our differences are, we are all people. We all feel, think and need love.

I think every country should respect every other Country's culture. We should stand up and hold our hands together and be united just as the world is one, and save our earth.

SAVE OUR MOTHER EARTH! I wish more people felt like I DO! Nanako Mizuno Form 3

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PUBLIC SPEAKING ROTARY SPEECH COMPETITION· speech competition for third and fourth formers, the first round of this competition is held at a breakfast meeting in September.

Contestants choose their own topics in this round. Kate Saunders, Form 3 chose 'A Cure for Apathy' and Annabel Wilson Form 4 'Rainbows End'. Despite the

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early hour, both girls gave most creditable performances. Annabel was placed first and will now go on to the second round (there are three) in late November. The topic is Believe in what you do, do what you believe in, which is the Rotary theme for 1993.

ENGLISH SPEAKING UNION COMPETITION his is a public speaking competition for fourth form students. Annabel Wilson and Virginia Christie represented St Margaret's at this year's competition. The topic was 'The Reasons why New Zealand should maintain Her Majesty the Queen as Head of State'.

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his speech by Annabel Wilson, Form 4, won the first round of the Rotary Public Speaking contest.

In the rime it rakes for me to deliver this speech - somewhere in the world, I 00 hectares of rain forest will disappear.

Nearly I tonne of oil will be released into the world's oceans. And a kilogram of sulphur will be emitted into the atmosphere to fall as acid rain. This happens every 6 minutes, of every hour of every day.

What kind of a messed-up world are we living in? What kind of a messed-up world are we leaving for our children?

Good morning ladies, gentlemen and fellow rainbow warriors. All the natural elements of this planer are like a great, vast rainbow.

Red stands for the flowers and plants, and the dust char covers the earth. Orange represents the flowing sunsets that blaze in the sky. Yellow is the soft sand beneath your feet as you wander along our coastal shores. The greens the dense bush and rain forests char we share. The blues the azure skies and deep oceans that seem to spread our beyond the limits of sadness and fear.

Indigo and violet are the reflected colours of a glacier and beautiful aurora in our Southern skies. But this great, glorious rainbow is threatened. The colours are fading. In 50 years, in our lifetime, it could be the rainbow's end. The colours of the natural rainbow are changing to destruction and devastation. Orange now stands for the burning oil wells - an estimated 67 million tonnes of radioactive waste were left by the Allied Armies on the Gulf War battlefields.

The sickly yellow of air pollution and smog choke our cities and towns. More than l/5rh of the world's population breathes polluted air. Here, in Christchurch, during the winter, smog levels are of ten rimes higher than the World Health Organisation's acceptable maximum. Are you content with this. Red is for the bloodshed in the wars rhar send children off to fight and tear families apart,

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in such devastated areas as Bosnia and Israel. Green represents the deforestation and destruction of forests and jungles throughout the world. Today, 40% of the world's rain forests have already vanished.

Locally, New Zealand was shocked when, in May, a Haasr farmer chopped down rows upon rows of native trees - rimu and kahikarea in protest against the Forests Amendment Act. Are you comfortable about this?

The blues of the seas and rivers are polluted with sewage, soil erosion, pesticides and toxic waste. Also the blues are of whales and other animals facing extinction. The needless slaughter of whales still goes on everyday in some countries. This must be banned, globally.

And violet - the colour of our shame as we let this happen to our rainbow, to our world. I ask you, what kind of a messed up world are we living in? What kind of a messed up world are we leaving for our children? This brings to mind a Cree Indian prophecy of long ago that goes I ike this: "Only after the last tree has been cur down, only after the last river has been poisoned, only after the last fish has been caug r, only then will you realise char money cannot be eaten."

So the rainbow is coming ro an end. lr is up to us to put right what has gone wrong, to piece the rainbow back rogerher, to bring the colour back to their former glory - the green of the bush and rain forests, the blues of the seas and skies. We need to realize that we have not inherited this land from our parents, we are borrowing it from our children. It is up to us, our generation, the rainbow warriors, to SAVE the rainbow BEFORE we reach the rainbow's end.

How do we do it? How can we save the rainbow? We can learn, we can speak, we can take action. Learning, becoming aware of these issues is easy. We can read books, newspapers and magazines, we can join organisations such as Greenpeace, the World Wild Life Fund or Friends of the Earth. We can speak, we have a voice. By writing to authorities we CAN express our

views and have laws changed. We can participate in petitions and protests - we can speak, we have a voice.

Lastly, we can take action. Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Saving the World, saving the rainbow, starts at home. Even the smallest thing CAN make a difference. There are products we can buy, there are things we can do around the home and workplace.

We can use recycled paper, buy and reuse glass milk bottles, use refillable bottles and purchase the inexpensive, wide range of future friendly items.

We can take part in a car pool, adopr-a­ beach, use public transport more often, switch off lights, sponsor a child, plant trees.....There is so much we can do so char we can live with the colours of the rainbow in harmony. So that humans and wildlife can interact together on this planet.

Because the rainbow is ours to share, our everyday actions can make or break our earth. We can do it.

Get our there - I challenge you to become aware, to voice your opinions and to rake action to conserve our great planet. Unless you are willing to sir there in your sears, fluffing around, until we reach the rainbows END.

DEBATING Senior Debating Team BACK ROW Amber Topschij, Mrs M McKay, Mrs S Masters, Mrs A Coates, Andrea Forbes, Emily Harris MIDDLE ROW Alexandra Pettit, Penny Dombroski FRONT ROW Bridget McLister, Bianca Nielsen, Rebekah Yock, Charlotte Walker, Angela Kearns

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his year has been a busy and successful one for debating in the school, from junior through to senior level. Third, Fourth and Fifth form teams have competed in the Canterbury Speaking Union inter-school debates. Two third form teams debated during our book week and also a third form team took part in a Suffrage year debate.

The senior team started off the year by competing at Summer Quad at Craighead. Debating together for the first time, Bianca Nielsen, Angela Kearns and Charlotte Walker had fun debating whether or not the Superbra is really uplifitng for women! We lost narrowly to Craighead. All during the year we debated in the Canterbury Speaking Union's competition losing only once.

The event we had all been psyching ourselves up for, 'The Press' Tournament in June turned out to be a very stressful but positive experience. We were fortuante to have Rebekah Yock join the team and we debated well, winning about half our debates. Bianca was also chosen to be in the Canterbury debating team which went to Wellington soon after, and Charlotte was awarded a Certificate for being the wittiest speaker.

During the second term we were involved in the Summer Quad ending the term on a positive note as we won overall against Columba College.

The introduction of a new Art's constitution saw Debating Colours being awarded to Bianca and

Charlotte and Angela and Rebekah received Pockets. We especially want to thank Mrs Coates for all the hard work and time she has contributed to the team and Mrs McKay and Mrs Masters for their help and support.

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3rd and 4th Form Debating Teams BACK ROW Kirsten Aldridge, Lucy Wadeson, Annabel Wilson, Kristie Richards MIDDLE ROW Selina Holliday, Laura Reeve, Amelia Barr, Virginia Christie, Mrs Masters FRONT ROW Amanda Batchelor, Rebecca Rae, Sarah Ritchie

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his year the Dance Club has really taken off. We now have a large number of students who have shown interest and commitment.

We all attend Dance Club each Wednesday and rehearsals on other days. It's a lot of hard work but heaps of fun. Many people joined with little experience in Dance and all of us have been surprised by what we have achieved. With Miss Webby as our tutor and choreographer, we have performed in the school drama 'Twelfth Night' . This was a great success.

The Dance Club has also performed in the Christchurch Dance Festival 'Outstanding Feet' involving eight secondary schools.

Our performance of 'Dream' at this festival received an enthusiastic review. We also danced in the Finale with other schools.

The November Dance production will be our last performance for the year and includes work by other Christchurch Choreographers: Fleur De Their and Sheryl Robinson as well as Jan Webby.

Works involved are Contemporary Dance, Ballet, Rap and Dance Theatre forms.

Form One and Two have been fortunate to be taught by Natalie Gerve, a senior student and an outstanding dancer, for modern/ contemporary sessions. This has also been,part of her Sixth Form Certificate Physical Education Module.

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FOURTH ROW Leisa Ropiha, Natalie Gerve, Claire Matheson THIRD ROW Surya Kinajil, Philippa Watson, Emma Stewart, Victoria Steele SECOND ROWJoanne Donnelly, Toni Potter FRONT ROW Susan Mackenzie, Jane MacDonald, Anna McKellar

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his year St Margaret's Theatre Sports started off with an enthusiastic group of about twenty five girls, ranging from third form right up to seventh form. We started coaching sessions with our coach, Simon, from the Court Theatre at the beginning of Term Two, and the days Simon wasn't available, Mrs Milsom was always there to help.

The highlight of Theatre Sports this year was our invitation to Christ's College to compete against their Junior and senior teams. St Margaret's put forth both a Junior and Senior team. Our Senior team performed reputably, coming a close second to Christ's College team.

The second event of the year was the interschool competition; our Junior team competed first and came fourth out of six teams, but due to illness and 'Twelfth Night'

production the Senior team was unable to compete.

The year was a very progressive one, with both the Junior and the Senior teams improving immensely. We hope that next year we have as much support as we had this year, although it would be suggested that we start in the first term.

St. Margaret's 1993 teams were: JUNIOR: 'MERK' Emily Palmer Rebecca O'Connor Margo Neame Kate Saunders SENIOR: 'SOMETHING GREEN' Amber Topschij Claire Newcombe Rebecca Roberts Emily Harris

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he year 1993 has been a very busy year for our school library.

In che first term, books from the Junior school were transferred to the senior library, so now girls from Standard 2 to Form 7 have all the library's resources available to chem. The junior girls are amongst our most avid readers and a delight to have in the library. We are subsequently lending more books than ever before, a task chat is made easy due to the complete computerisation of the lending and overdue process. The purchase of CD Rom has meant chat staff and girls have access to the latest audio­ visual technology, which brings learning to life with words, images, animations and sounds - we were the first school library to offer its users Encarca.

In June we celebrated Book Week.

Grant Mangin and Yvonne Moore were just two of the guests who shared this week with us, presenting prizes for our Book Mark and Fancy Dress competitions. Willowbank brought a selection of their animals to show us, including a miniature horse and a kune kune. The support of parents during this week was considerable, enabling us to add

$400 worth of books to our junior collection.

We have many people to thank this year. Mrs Christie, Mrs Hampton and Mrs Stockton have worked so hard covering new books, whilst Mr Tuner has continued to keep our vertical files up-co-dace. We greatly appreciate the many kind donations of books magazines and newspapers we have had throughout the year. To those girls who have been librarians, we say thank you for your time and we hope you have enjoyed helping as

much as we have enjoyed having you.

Finally, to Miss Wysocki and the PTA, our sincere thanks for enabling so many of our library dreams to become reality. We look forward co 1994.

Diana White Lyn Kennedy

LIBRARIANS

BACK ROW Davinia Ballin, Ruth Haliday, Virginia Christie, Desiree Hansen MIDDLE ROW Nicola Hopkins, Fiona Paterson, Mrs White, Suriya Kinajil, Mrs Kennedy, A ngela Murdoch, Cinnamon Miles FRONT ROW Emma-Kate Fa/loon, Emma Hodgson, Josephine Yeo, Emily Beadon, Rebecca Hawkins

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MUSIC

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n spice of today's easy access to recorded music, singing is still a popular pastime with che girls of St. Margaret's. This year ninety­ nine girls from the fourth to the seventh forms elected to join the Senior Choir. The music room couldn't accommodate this number so practices were moved to the Ngaio Marsh Theatre.

This choir led the singing for Choral Eucharist on Maundy Thursday, at the end of the first term, for two Sunday Eucharists and the Confirmation. They also took part in the Palm Sunday service, the Founders' Day and the Carol Services.

This year the Head Chorister, Shelley Morris, was one of six Christchurch students who auditioned successfully for the New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir which will visit Australia and Singapore next year. To assist Shelley to raise funds for this venture we presented a concert in the chapel in August. The Senior Choir sang a song from 'South Pacific,' as well as extracts from 'Messiah' and Vivaldi's 'Gloria'.

Chamber Choir BACK ROW Sachiko Shinri, Nicola Thompson, Sarah White, Alexandra Pettit, Georgina Studholme, Chloe Sanders, Charlotte Morgan MIDDLE ROW Vicki Moore, Shelley Morris, Anna Thomas, Angela Kearns, Bridget McLister, Anna Mason,Rebecca Scott, Vivienne Wood Miss Kerr FRONT ROW Jodi White, Emily Stockton, Sarah Pearce, Lynn Graham, Claire Matheson, Natalie Gerve, Ka ryn Leask

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About twenty five Senior Choir members took part in 'Fiddler on the Roof', this year's joint production for the Christ's College Spores' weekend. Soloists from Sc Margaret's were Angela Kearns, Chloe Sanders, Georgina Studholme and Bridget McLister.

Claire Matheson played the character role of Yente, the matchmaker, and Miss Webby trained six members of the girls' chorus for a vigorous and complicated Bottle Dance.

Everyone enjoyed the outstanding performance of Jared Hole in the starring role ofTevye. The production was under the experienced direction of Mr John Boardman and both cast and audience voted it a resounding success.

Young Musician of the Year Nicola Thompson

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icola Thompson is a member of the Senior Choir, the Chamber Choir and the Orchestra.

She is also an accomplished pianist and accompanist.

In August she won the final of the Canterbury Registered Music Teachers 'Young Musician of the Year' competition.

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he Chamber Choir has now become firmly established as a group which aspires to and achieves a high standard of choral performance.

Their first concert of the year was in March as part of the Cathedral extension fund-raising campaign.

On the same day they joined other school and community choirs under the baton of Mr Brian Law at the Concerto Competition final in the Town Hall.

Their participation in the annual Choral Federation concert was notable for a breathtaking performance of Stanford's 'The Blue Bird'. This programme was repeated at Christ's College as part of the Four Schools' Concert.

The Chamber Choir also sang two Cathedral weekday Evensongs, a Choral Eucharist at Holy Trinity, Avonside, and a morning service at Oxford Terrace Baptist Church.

They led the music for the Old Girls' Communion Service and contributed to the Founders' Day and Carol Services. Appropriately on Women's Suffrage Day they sang Evensong at Christ's College.

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Other Musical Activities

in the second term and at both the funeral and memorial services for Joanna Peat.

The Chamber Choir has been invited to attend the centenary celebrations of a sister school, St. Peter's Collegiate, in Adelaide next Easter. The first overseas trip for a St Margaret's Choir promises to be an exciting event and planning is already well under way.

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he Combined Colleges' Orchestra has continued to practise on Friday afternoons at Christ's College. This year saw a combined orchestral concert by the senior players of St Margaret's, Christ's College, Rangi Ruru and St Andrew's with a guest conductor, Mr Mark Hodgkinson.

A number of girls have joined both the wind and stage bands at Christ's College under the expert direction of Mr Patrick Shepherd.

The Tonbridge Trio of Shelley Morris, Claire Matheson and Sophie Tripp entered the Chamber Music Competition and also performed in assembly.

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his year has seen the performance of items by members of the school has been introduced during the Whole School Singing practice. Also there have been visits from the New Zealand String Quartet and the Christ's College Chapel Choir.

A solo performers' evening gave instrumentalists and singers a further opportunity to gain confidence in performing in public.

The Intermediate department and Standards three and four joined in the annual Schools' Music Festival in October. This year Amy Hadfield, Genevieve Buckett, Marissa Johnpillai and Lucy Phillips were chosen for the special choir, Jessica van Schreven played in the orchestra and Gabrielle Ward in the Wind Band.

To commemorate the nine hundredth anniversary of the death of our patron saint, Queen Margaret of Scotland, Form Two presented a series of tableaux with medieval music as their end of year production.

The Forms I and II choir and Prudence Macdonald also presented a lunchtime concert at St Mary's Merivale.

Orchestra

BACK ROW Rebecca Rae, Rebecca Nicholson, Katy Peat, Leisha Williams, Lynn Graham, Fiona Bryce, Diana Perry, Kirsten Aldridge, Miss Kerr FRONT ROW Rebecca Peate, Nicola Thompson, Anne Graham, Shelley Morris, Georgina Studholme, Virginia Christie, Claire Matheson

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DRAMA-TWELFTH NIGHT

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welfth Night, a Shakespearian comedy, was a great challenge for Sc. Margaret's College to take on. After much rehearsing, line learning, sacrificing of time and pulling out hair, the first night, August 19, finally arrived.

Everything was perfect, the costumes looked fantastic and the set was complete. So many people had put so many hours of time and effort into getting the show on the road. All chat was left was for the actors to finish it off, to put the icing on the cake.

The best way to measure the standard of a performance is by the audience's reaction and in chose terms Twelfth Night was a real success. It was also a great experience for everyone involved and I personally had so much fun, I can't wait to be involved in another play next year.

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t the beginning of rehearsals for 'Twelfth Night', the idea of performing Shakespeare's comedy in front of an audience, greatly frightened me. I wondered whether I would ever be able to conquer the fear and anxiety of performing and whether I'd ever make a convincingFool!

However, in hindsight I'm glad I took up the challenge the play presented. For many weeks, under Mr Matheson's and Miss Bullen's direction, we all worked very hard and I think I gained a great deal from the experience, while having a lot of fun. I particularly enjoyed being part of the excitement and enthusiasm felt by everyone backstage before the performances and having the novel ty of wearing a wonderful costume. Although getting out on stage took a lot of courage, it seemed worthwhile to us when the audience responded and the play took on a life of its own.

'Twelfth Night' for me has been a rewarding experience, even if I did have to wear bright red tights in front of everybody.

Charlotte Walker

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welfth Night was probably the best thing chat I have been involved in during my time at Sc. Margaret's. It was not chat I came out as an amazing actress, or being able to recite the entire play, or even that I understood fully what it was about, but it was the amazing amount of spirit that everybody had. The fact that no matter how small a role or large a character you had, each person counted and the feeling that without each one of us the 'show could not go on'.

The show definitely couldn't have gone on without Mr Matheson, whose patience and professionalism was a great asset, and made the play the success it was.

However, a mention has to be made of costumes, without chem it wouldn't have quite been so memorable. 'Chanel' has nothing on Mrs Kennedy whose designs were both periodically correct and humorous at the same time. Act Five would have been lacking something without Arsino's 'red coat .

I am glad that the school decided to produce a play and chat I was in it. I hope that independent productions from St. Margaret's are an annual event and chat everyone gees involved because it is, and was, a lot of fun.

Olivia Sinclair-Thomson

The Cast

Olivia ORSINO Duke ofILlyria Alice Keegan Joanne Donnelly FEST£ Fool to Olivia SEBASTIAN Brother to Viola Charlotte Walker Antonia Horrocks OLNIAA rich Countess ANTONIO A sea captain, Friend to Viol.a Georgina Studholme Olivia Sinclair-Thomson VIOLA!n Love with the Duke ANOTHER SEA CAPTAIN Friend to Claire Matheson Viol.a MARIA Olivia's gentlewoman Rebecca Roberts Susan Mackenzie VALENTINE A gentleman attending the PRIEST Duke Rebecca Marshall Virginia Christie OFFICERS CURIO A gentleman attending the Duke Jennifer Barker, and Rebekah Yock Charlotte Cottrell SIR TOBY BELCH Kinsman to Olivia SAILORS, COURTIERS Belinda Butterfield AND ATTENDANTS SIR ANDREW AGUECHEEK Nicola Winfield, Clare McKenzie Laura Reeve, MALVOLIO Steward to Olivia Margo Neame, Emily Harris Philippa Sinclair-Thomson, FABIAN A gentleman in the service of Annabel Wilson

Production Team DIRECTOR Lex Matheson ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR Linley-Jane Bullen DESIGN CONCEPT Janet Todd WARDBROBE Lyn Kennedy Sandra Masters CHOREOGRAPHER Jan Webby MUSIC DIRECTOR Anne Graham SET CONSTRUCTION Linley-Jane Bullen Robert Pearcy Nicola Mora

Myles Dalton Ron Reeve PROPERTIES Monique Reymer LIGHTING Stephanie Mainprize Rebecca Gilroy Michael Greenslade PUBLICITY AND Diana White FRONT OF HOUSE Rae Fraser Chris Wyeth COLLEGE LWSON Lyn Kennedy

MUSICIANS Anne Graham (leader), Virginia Christie, Lynn Graham, Nicola Thompson, Sue Lennon SOLOISTS: Shelley Morris Prue Macdonald DANCERS Victoria Steele, Dayna Eggeling, Surya Kinajil Philippa Watson, Toni Potter, Jane McDonald, Annabel Robertson, Anna McKellar, Margo Neame.

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his year, our Outdoor Education camps have been held at Castle Hill Outdoor Education Centre, and it has been great to benefit from the expertise of rhe St. Andrew's College Outdoor Education staff once again.

The third form trips took place in March, and they provided plenty of opportunities for the girls to get ro know each other, to work together and to be challenged by a whole range of activiires in the varied and picturesque terrain of the Craigieburn Range. The camaraderie, excitement and sense of achievement gained seemed to help many new girls start to feel at home within the St. Margaret's communi ty.

The fourth form trips were held in the winter term, but the weather was relatively mild and the girls did not have to cope with as much snow as last year's fourth formers did. Jane, our GAP student from St. Margaret's College, Edinburgh, was able to go with one group of fourth formers, and she really enjoyed the New Zealand outdoors experience. Fun was had by all and the girls returned to school exchausted, bur elated.

Sixth form outdoor education trips, with more emphasis on leadership, will be held in late November.

During term one, three fifth formers, Susan Mackenzie, Kate McGowan and Kirsty Glassford, joined the Christ's College venture group for an eight week course.

They were challenged physically and mentally by lots of different outdoor pursuits, and they learnt many new skills.

This year a new outdoor education committee has been formed. It has been looking at all the outdoor activities chat are offered at school, and there are many more than are mentioned so far in this report skiing, Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme, Geography trips, Biology trips and Forms 1 -and 2 camps. It is also considering how Outdoor Education should continue to develop in the school.

Our thanks go to all staff who helped on trips and to all parents who organised and equipped the girls so well.

The Outdoor Education programme has run smoothly and successfully because of everybody's efforts.

Shona Begg

Camp: The Toilet Bowl

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s we finally came to the rock, I dumped my pack on the grass and sat in the shade. We were now at the Toilet Bowl. Toiler Bowl? It didn't look like one to me, but it probably would if I was looking from the bottom. As the others arrived and rook their rest and a swig from the water boccie, I did up the buckle on my harness and tightened the strap on my helmet.

I turned and watched Jane struggle into her harness and walk towards me and the rope. Jane was to go down first - her decision - and I was to go down second. That is what we had decided anyway.

"Who's first?" Don, our leader, asked, but before we had a chance ro answer he lead me by the elbow ro rhe rope lying on the rocks.

"Me?" I asked, a bit surprised and a bit nervous. "Yes, can you remember. how to attach the figure of eight?" After fumbling about for a minute I was ready to go. "What

are you waiting for? Remember, it's just another abseil" Don said. And backwards and down I went! As I went through a hole in the rock I suddenly found I had no place for my feet to go! I swung inward and down for about 1.5 metres and then my feet made contact with rock again. Very fast - but very scary! As I struggled down the next bit, I was straining to keep my toes against the wall. Finally, when I could no longer reach, I swung away from the wall and was left seemingly hanging on the air.

How scared I was on that last bit! I was shaking when my feet finally touched the bottom but I felt great, and I yelled up through the hole, "that was the best thing I've ever done!"

"Good", I heard Don's voice echo around the hills. "I knew you'd like it!" Like it! I didn't know I was that brave!!

Rebecca O'Connell

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thought I would never get out of there before it became dark. Not after the distance we had travelled and the circles we had twined around.

This little story is about how our camp group became lost in Castle Hill Forest. The group that I had landed was made up of strangeos weirdos and Anna. I fitted under strangeos with Mel. So the story begins......

'Listen up, team' Graham instructed, 'you lot need to learn how to use a compass properly, so listen to my instructions.' 'Yeah, yeah' we said. 'Caffrin and Emily, I am putting you in charge of chem,' Graham said, 'so listen up.' So Caffrin and Emily obeyed and learnt how to use the compass while the rest of us looked for the Milo that Graham had forgotten to bring. Then Graham announced that we would find our own way back to the Lodge by using two compass bearings. Caffrin and Emily were to lead and the hike was to take 20 minutes.

So we said our goodbyes and plodded off into the density of the forest with Caffrin and Emily in charge. We tramped until it was time to change our compass bearings and change directions, but unfortunately the brains of the situation took the wrong turn-off.

But we didn't realize chis because

we were having fun just walking in che forest, jeering at Anna's pathetic jokes and being at one with the forest and its mouldy tree trunks. It wasn't until we had been tramping for at - • • least 40 minutes chat we began to question Emily and Caffrin's judgment.

'Surely we should have been back by now,' we began to whine.

The trees grew mouldier and the sky dimmer. After another 30 minutes walking we decided chat we were definitely lost.

We walked around listening to, well criticizing each others' ideas, some of chem being more bizarre than others. We walked deeper and deeper into the forest looking for clearings chat turned out to be figments of Anna's imagination.

We began to call for help and Trudy's high pitch 1000 decibel screams were handy until she got a headache and had to stop. After that we all screamed our own obscenities into the distance. It became really spooky, you couldn't

even hear the birds singing.

A few times we thought we heard a rescue party because we could hear screams behind us but they turned out to be the other group on the flying fox on the other side of the forest. We also saw a helicopter which, someone who I won't name, concluded that it was the Westpac helicopter from T.V. coming to save us. 'Oh please,'we all grunted without an ounce of enthusiasm.

So after a while we sat down to talk about the situation. By this time Trudy had recovered and was once again blasting her insides out into the forest.

We heard a noise, God only knows how, with all chat racket. Was it Don? No, too deep sounding for Don's voice. Mrs Masters? No, she was too busy counting the rows on her jersey back at camp! Or was it that dreaded Tonipotter, far off in the forest? No, of course not. It was Graham. So he yelled and Trudy screamed. So Trudy yelled and he screamed, and Graham screamed some more. Then we met up and began to sing the 'happy happy joy joy' song.

Graham said that he had never h,ad a group get so lost in the forest like us and, as a tear came to his eye, he said he was proud. So off we went to camp with our tails between our leg�, feeling one with the forest aga.111.

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he 'Spirit of Adventure' and 'Spirit of New Zealand' are the two ships owned and run by the Spirit of Adventure Trust for the youth of New Zealand.

On the 29 June I flew out of Christchurch airport, bound for Auckland and a ten day sea voyage on the 'Spirit of Adventure'. It was one of the six a year all female trips. We were sailing from Auckland to Whangarei.

As soon as we arrived at the boat we found out which watch groups we were in. Watches are a group of eight people who do nearly everything together.

That day I had my first run-in with the thirty metre masts. We had to climb up them (this is called going aloft).

We soon set sail out of Auckland Harbour. Learning all the sailing guff is not the easiest thing to do but by the end of ten days the majority of the brainless felt as if they'd been sailing all their lives.

One night I was on anchor watch.

This involves you and a buddy watching the boat for two hours.

You are making sure that the boat isn't slipping anchor, there are no fires and everything is a-o-kay.

The next day I had my second run in with the mast and this time it was extremely frightening as we were going aloft and out on to the yards. You hold on for dear life to the yards while your feet are on a rope. The rope was swaying rather violently as my legs were shaking so much.

We had excellent winds that day so we headed off into the Pacific Ocean where the sea is rough. I was a person with an iron stomach and was not sea sick at all over the ten days, but other people were, especially on this day. We sailed right through the night. This involved each watch sailing the boat for a period of four hours.

You have a buddy and you never leave each other's side. This is just in case one of you is swept overboard. I loved night sailing. I was at the helm when we sailed past Great Barrier and Little Barrier Islands. We sailed north up past 36 St Margaret's College 1993

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Whangarei heading for the Bay of Islands where I saw the infamous 'hole in the rock'. We sailed just past the Bay of Islands and anchored in a little place called Whangaroa Harbour. We spent two days there basking in the sun and exploring on shore.

We were supposed to head back to the Bay of Islands but the wind was in the wrong direction, so we kept heading north up to Doubtless Bay. I became Captain for an hour and had to sail the boat into the bay and anchorage. I absolutely freaked when the Captain told me this. We spent another two days in Doubtless Bay and went ashore to Manganui.

The wind still hadn't changed, but we were running of out time so we had to tack our way back down the coast for 100 miles until we reached Whangarei. It was the scariest two days of my life and we sailed non-stop for thirty six hours.

The sea was so rough. We had 4metre swells and 55 knot winds.

One of our sails ripped and since we couldn't see land it became quite frightening. I was at the helm again when we sailed into Whangarei, and everyone experienced a great feeling of relief.

The next day was 'Trainee Day' where the trainees take over the ship for a day and sail it anywhere they want. That brought an end to our voyage. It was extremely sad saying goodbye to everyone, knowing very well we might never see each other again.

These voyages teach you to

overcome many of your fears.

They encourage you to achieve and everyone has a chance of being a leader.-Sharleen Hole

The Spirits

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nne Graham went on a Spirit of Adventure voyage in May and June of this year. Her experiences, at least at the beginning, were somewhat different from Sharlene's.

My voyage began with an eight hour train ride to Picton, during which time I met a few of my prospective 'room mates'. By afternoon it was time to set sail.

Blue skies and a departing sun really set the mood for our first night at sea.

During the night we were all woken by a horrendous noise and we lay in our hammocks, not saying a word, but all thinking there must be trouble up on deck.

Next morning, we were dragged up on deck at 6 am to find that we were back in Picton and tied up once again at the wharf.

Apparently our First mate had acquired Gastro-enteritis during the night and so we had to go back to Picton so that he could be rushed by ambulance to Blenheim.

The noise that had woken us during the night had been the anchor being dragged in by motor.

Finally we set sail for ten wonderful days around the sounds -certainly the most exhilarating ten days of my seventh form year!

Anne Graham

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS HUNTER VALLEY EXPEDITION

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e pounded up the lake in Charisma, bouncing off the small waves and flying off the bigger, curved, rolling waves, soaring through the air for a split-second, then crashing back on the water again. The harsh wind bit into our faces and rushed through our hair. It flapped at our life-jackets and shouted in our ears. White water sprayed us from the stern and either sides of the boat, we were drenched right through. The scenery, green trees and rugged rolling hills, flashed past as we headed up Lake Hawea in search of our familiar destination, an old friend: Scrubby Hut. The choppy lake, the wild hills and the cloudy skies stretch out in front of us as we sped towards the river.

We were a well-clothed clan, wearing jackets and jerseys and long-johns as we prepared ourselves for the lengthy, cold journey before us. It was just my Dad and me and my two brothers, heading up the Hunter. I sat next to Dad, with Angus driving and Ben sitting behind me. It was a bit of a squash as the jet boat was packed with sleeping bags, chilly bins, extra clothing, fly rods, billies and all the camping gear.

We bumped along on the waves

until we reached the point where the lake meets the river. At the head of the lake the Hunter Valley river begins, and it braids out into several sections. It is difficult to know which path to choose, but we blindly roared up the one to the left and hoped everything would work out. It became apparent we had chosen the wrong one as we heard the sound of sand and stones scraping against the bottom of Charisma on several occasions. Angus would slam his foot on the accelerator and turn the ignition off and we usually managed to lurch off the various sand banks that we hit.

I dreaded the dull thud of a boat getting beached, as I have suffered the consequences of a beached boat before and do not like the idea of getting wet feet and sore arms while standing in ice cold river water pushing a heavy jet boat.

Slowly the hills on either side of the river steepened into mountains and we were right in the valley.

More roaring and twisting and careering up the channels of the river until finally we tied the boat to a grassy bank near Scrubby Hut and unloaded all the gear.

On the ten minute walk to the hut we looked out for any good fishing holes and made a mental note of some spots we passed with trout eagerly awaiting a challenging fight as they swam around in their shady, swirly hiding places.

Louise Nicholls Form 6

Rebecca Donovan form 6 Scrubby is a small hut with two bunks, a window, a little fireplace and a lot of character. We sorted out who would sleep where and ate some marmite sandwiches for morning tea before leaving for the nver.

Angus caught the first fish of the day, a mean brown trout of reasonable size. I also hooked a smaller one, fought it, and reeled it in. Crossing the cold river seemed to get more chilly every time but it was all worth it. I had sand in my hair and ears and dust in my eyes and a pair of damp squelching sneakers on and I loved every minute of it. A few more trout were caught by Angus and Dad, with Ben hooking two, only to find that they would break free each time. This was pretty annoying for Ben as he watched Angus a few hundred metres down from him just reeling them in one after the other.

We found a sheltered bank to light a fire by and boil the billy. Some scones, driftwood, paper and a match and the billy tea was boiling. Angus gutted his fish then he and I walked a bit further, and saw some more keen fishermen happily fishing out all the good holes chat we had planned co cackle. Soon I was feeling cold and tired so I squelched back to the hut and St Margaret's College 1993

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fried some hot sweet damper. On a trial and error basis I concocted a delicious brew of damper that stayed on the stick and didn't fall into the fire as I roasted it. The boys and Dad arrived shorcly after and we all sat around the fire and reflected on the day fishing.

Eve ryone helped co cook the dinner chat night, which was huge: fried potatoes, filleted fish, steaks, vegies and instant pud with marshmallows on top. Ben had some kind of flu, so he retired to bed, while the rest of us chattered lace into the night. I managed to beat Angus at cards so now he owes me breakfast in bed!

Soon the crackling fire died down and the darkness began to creep over the Hunter Valley. le was time co hie che sack. Dad, Ben and Angus were in their bunks and I wandered outside for a minute. I stood on the crumbling steps of Scrubby Hut and gazed into the gathering darkness. Silve ry stars were shining above the snow capped mountains and I could hear che noises of the bush. A morepork's call echoed across the valley and a shooting scar fell from the night sky. The boys made efforcs at replying co the morepork and it hooted back at chem.

Soon imitation morepork calls got a liccle ridiculous so we all lee sleep steal ourselves into a relaxed slumber.

Morning broke in the Hunter Valley with warm golden rays of sunlight spreading across the valley.

The birds began to sing and soon everything was awake and alive for another day in paradise. Breakfast was dished out, chops and sausages for some, 'Good Morning' cereal for me. Gathering up the long­ johns, shirts and socks left to d ry by the fireplace overnight, we put on our camping cloches, getting ready for another great day fishing.

We all lazed around the hut for a while, playing cards, reading the Scrubby Hut Intentions Book, drinking some good camping tea and relaxing on the grass outside Scrubby, trying to absorb every essence of this beautiful valley.

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Natalie Gerve ''Domestic Bliss" With a last check over of the rods and flies, we were off fishing once again.

Ben finally caught a fish, Dad spotted one, tried and cried to get it hooked, but it was coo clever for him. He sighed and gave me the rod. I was just playing around with it when all of a sudden there was a rainbow trout on the end of the line. A bit flukey, but still a catch.

All in all we caught ten chat weekend, threw six back, and kept four. Back-tracking, we fished our way to the hut and began the huge tidy up. Clothes were thrown back into bags, food either eaten or put back in the chilly bin, wood was chopped and the whole hue swept out so everything was clean for the next lucky residents of Scrubby.

Sadly, the old wooden door of Scrubby Hut creaked shut but we wrote in the Intentions Book: "Be back next year." I paused to take a last backward glance at this wonderful valley which we had to leave, leaving the water, the mountains and the silence co return co the real world.

Annabel Wilson Form4

REPORT ON THE KEYNOTE SPEECH GIVEN

BY MISS CLAUDIA WYSOCKI

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iss Wysocki spoke on "new directions for women". Her speech primarily dealt with the advancement of women from the lace 19th century suffragettes through to the present day and questioned what the future may hold for women. In an eloquent and audible manner she also focused on the many obstacles women wishing to succeed have faced in the past and are facing currently in society.

First, speaking at a slow even pace giving the audience time to absorb each point she made, Miss Wysocki discussed the batcle the women in New Zealand faced while trying to obtain the vote. She detailed male

ideas of the time which stated that giving the vote to women would hinder their child bearing abilities.

She further illustrated these archaic ideas with the humorous poem of the time called "A Woman's Place"

by Andrew Thompson. Miss Wysock.i's use of humour helped communication by keeping the interest of the audience.

Secondly, Miss Wysocki discussed her belief that the advancement of women was greatly improved by World War II when women had to do a lot of jobs which previously they had not had the opportunity to do. This led into a discussion on the present situation of women.

Miss Wysocki talked about the many positive things which are happening for women, mentioning the fact that many women now hold high positions in the business world and more girls are studying law, veterinary science and other formerly male dominated subjects.

However, she asked the important questions "Are we really equal?" and "What is it that we need to change?" effectively using pause.to allow the audience to grasp the significance of these questions.

Thirdly, Miss Wysocki went on to speak about Jill Ellis a woman who is very concerned about the "glass ceiling" theory. That is the invisible barrier which is preventing many women from reaching the top. She then asked the question "Is it caused by male or female attitudes?", a question which she said she did not know the answer to. She then provided evidence of a female lawyer friend's experience to support the glass ceiling theory. This aided communication by helping the audience to understand the theory and also by helping them to see that it does exist.

Finally, Miss Wysocki focused on the future. She expressed her belief that the future is in education saying that she hopes that the girls at St Margaret's will feel just as good as "the boy next door". Miss Wysocki stated that she believes girl's education is more progressive than boy's. Miss Wysocki used a recollection from her personal experience about ballroom dancing

to make the point that women do not need to wait to be asked. They must be prepared to stand on their own two feet and believe in themselves. This use of personal experience helped communication because members of the audience were able to relate to this experience and therefore understand the importance of the point Miss Wysocki was making.

Miss Wysocki summed up her speech by saying that there is still a long way to go to change attitudes in society towards women but that we can make a difference.

I think an important point Miss Wysocki conveyed to us throughout her speech was that girls should have more confidence and realise that they are just as capable as boys which is reflected in the number of girls studying medicine, commerce, law and science. Girls must realise that they are equals. I believe Miss Wysocki was saying that progressive schools like St Margaret's foster such attitudes but that a lot of male dominated institutions do not encourage boys to respect girls and women as equals which is of great concern to her. However, she also made the point that women should not just lay the blame on men and do nothing but they should look at themselves to improve the attitude of men towards them. She does not think things will change overnight but change will come about if we work for it. Education is the real key.

Charlotte Walker Form 6

SUMMER I made myself sick today, Something I wish I didn't have to do But Summer's on the way, And everyone is talking of new outfits, new toys and guys.

I read a Cosmo today Saw all the thin girls with all good bods and guys, How I wish T was one of them, But I'm not I haven't eaten today, I'm not hungry, so why should Teat?

My ideal weight is below what I am So my goal is to reach that weight.

I am now in hospital I reached that weight a long time ago The need and want to eat was not there So I continued.

I collapsed in the hallway at school, And woke to find everyone around me, I knew that I had gone too far, The drip was my saviour, For without I would not be here.

Gabhriel Patterson Form 5

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HOUSE REPORTS-MATIPO

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atipo has had a brilliant year _ . and house spirit has been excellent. Everyone has been really supportive and become much more involved with the house. The introduction of tutor groups allowed us all to know the members of our house much better and we began the year with a whole house dinner at Spagalimi's.

The swimming sports were Matipo's first challenge. In the senior competition, Angela Collett was Champion and Stephanie Mainprize runner-up. The Third Formers won both relays and the Seventh Form relay also came first.

Next came the aEhletic sports. The house spirit shone through again and Matipo won the whole house relay. Sarah Pearse was joint Senior Champion and Martha Ackroyd was joint Ul4 Champion. We did well overall and had great fun.

House day was our best success of the year, both in sport and drama.

Theatre Sports was introduced this year and our Seventh Form team showed their talents by coming 3rd. We came 4th in the house songs with 'Leader of the Pack'.

There was a huge feast for lunch which I'm sure was enjoyed by all.

Then it was onto the sports field.

Matipo was placed first equal in the netball, second in the basketball and second in the badminton. (We still have a bit of work to do in the hockey). Matipo house had a vey successful day and

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was placed first equal overall.

Great work.

Congratulations to everyone who received mentions, workbars, pockets and colours and who put a good deal of work into the house.

Finally, a huge thank-you to Alexandra, my deputy, and all the other 7th formers who were such a great help. Thanks to everyone who made it such an enjoyable successful year. Keep up the house spirit and good luck for next year. - Sarah Pearse

Matipo House Captain Sarah Pearse Deputy House Captain Alexandra O'Brien

Miss Mangos' Tutor Group BACK ROW Catherine Blair, Kate McGowan, Natalie Gerve, Alexandra O'Brien, Louise Newton MIDDLE ROW Cushla Girdlestone, Miss Mangos, Kylie Saunders, Lucy Wadeson FRONT ROW Natasha Denny, Amy Stewart, Sarah Stewart, Joanne Johnson, Claire Sullivan

Mrs O'Brien's Tutor Group BACK ROW Rosalyn Cooper, Fiona Bryce, Sharleen Hole,Mrs O'Brien, Katherine Archbold, Megan Armstrong, Martha Ackroyd MIDDLE ROW Jill Ferguson, Victoria Steele FRONT ROW Helen Sullivan, Helen McGrath, Melissa Quaife, Gabhriel Patterson, Jessica Warren

Mr Summerlee's Tutor Group BACK ROW Rachel McPherson, Juliet Blair, Mr Summerlee, Angela Collett, Kathryn Sykes, Leisha Williams MIDDLE ROW Andrea Forbes, Michelle Hulena FRONT ROW Susan Clibborn, Anna Guthrey, Louisa Bryce, Waroonwan Thongvanit, Mu Han Chiu ABSENT Charlotte Cottrell

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HOUSE REPORTS-KONINI

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ongratulations to all Koninians on all the achievements you have made throughout 1993. Thank you all for the house spirit and great support for the house competitions. Well done to the single achievers at athletics, swimming and cultural activities and to the teams who participated during house day. Let's also not forget the great effort we made for Red Nose Day! Congratulations to all those people who earned mentions during this year and also to all who received their pockets and colours, both in sports and in cultural activities.

I'd also like to thank the Konini teachers who gave great support and helped stimulate house spirit. (Thank you Mrs Todd and Mr Hallum for the purple paint used for our noses!)

Throughout 1993 Konini girls have risen to each and every occasion and next year will be just a continuation of this great house spirit.

Thank you again to Koninians from Belinda and me. You make the whole world smile......

- Zakiya Orbell

Konini House Captain: Zakiya Orbell

Deputy House Captain: Belinda Borrie

Mr Greenslade's Tutor Group BACK ROW Amanda Sutherland, Natalie Tallot, Rachel Talbot, Mr Greenslade, Victoria Lee, Nicola Andrew MIDDLE ROW Shelley Morris, ]orgette Maaka FRONT ROW Antonia Davison, Rebekah Yock, Bridget Giblin,Sophie Hartnell, Penny Dombroski

MsBegg's Tutor Group BACK ROW Ms Begg, Kirsty Innes, Michal Dillon, Caroline Pavey, Caroline Parker, Annabel Gudsell, Karen Bedford MIDDLE ROW Anna Wills, Kate Barber FRONT ROW Kate Chaston, Selina Holliday, Hilary Marett, Bronwen Davies, Penny Phelan

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Miss Webby's Tutor Group

BACK ROW Lisa Stevens, Sacha McIntosh, Miss Webby, Zakiya Orbell, Charlotte Sevier, Claire Matheson, Prudence MacDonald, Seija McIntosh MIDDLE ROW Georgina Studholme, Olivia Sinclair-Thomson, Joanne Harwood FRONT ROW Sophie Rebbeck, Odette Eaves, Sara Sutherland, Debbie Rutherford

Ms Todd's

Tutor Group

BACK ROW Penelope Munns, Emily Stockton, Claire Newcombe, Alice Coates, Marguerite Abbott, Joanna Rutherford, Ms Todd MIDDLE ROW Caroline Borrie, Tessa Bonifant, Jennifer Ravenscroft FRONT ROW Alexandra Pettit, Lucy Borrie, Virginia Christie, Rebecca O'Connor

Miss Smith's

Tutor Group

BACK ROW Miss Smith, Charlotte Walker, Anna Baker, Amber Dillon, Caroline Lee, Emma Stewart MIDDLE ROW Belinda Borrie, Rosemary Trolove FRONT ROW Kirsten Aldridge, Philippa Sinclair-Thomson, Kate Hunter ABSENT Kylie White, Rebecca Donovan, Sarah Ward

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HOUSE REPORTS - RIMU

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ny attempt to describe Rimu's progress throughout 1993 would be futile.

Apart from the fact we came sixth, in other words last, in the swimming sports our achievements were fairly creditable. An unremarkable (or unrememberable) place in the athletic sports signifies Rimu's 'fitting-in' approach. As for House Day - we beat Konini in the basketball, and actually WON the basketball!

Rimu is more than just a House - it is a Home, a home built on house spirit with a colour coating (GREEN) that's made to last.

I would like to thank Emma Meredyth-Young for her support of this bastion of idealism, and her organisation on House Day. Good luck and Godsped to all of ye......

Like worms in the rain, our House has emerged, filled with caring Rimuians, due to culturally sensitive tutor bonding. Some of us are on the verge of openly declaring our Rimuinity.

Antonia Horrocks

Ms Rod's

Tutor Group

BACK ROW Hannah Maling, Louise Nichols, Ms Rod,Emma Irving, Deanne Carter, Wendy Roberts MIDDLE ROW Toni Potter, Rachel Perret, Diana Perry FRONT ROW Kristie Richards, Jen-Yi Hsu, Jacqueline Kearns, Meri Machin ABSENT Nicola Balani, Susan Wilkie

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Rimu House Captain: Antonia Horrocks Deputy House Captain: Emma Meredyth-Young

Mrs Newman's Tutor Group BACK ROW Mrs Newman, Philippa Watson, Nicola Pemberton, Geraldine Riddle, Melanie Coleman MIDDLE ROW Amanda Mitchell, Rebecca Ferrar, Sarah Head FRONT ROW Louisa Champion, Catherine Lim, Anna Oborne, Melaine Cummings ABSENT Tina-Anne Pooley

Mrs Baigent's Tutor Group BACK ROW Lucy Curtis, Leanne Wilton Sarah Drake, Mrs Baigent, Kirsten Sill, Emily Mercer MIDDLE ROW Emma Meredyth-Young, Rebecca Roberts, Melissa Warrington FRONT ROW Sarah Jordan, Philippa Blakely, Trudy Anne Rowe, Lisa de Vere ABSENT Tineke Foley

Mrs l\leiss' Tutor Group BACK ROW Joanna Muir, Catherine Laugesen, Hannah Blakely, Olivia Radford, Mrs Weiss, Jitjan Montriwat MIDDLE ROW Emma Warrington, Frith Williams, Vtmessa Anderson FRONT ROW Jane McDonald, Emily Harris, Antonia Horrocks, A ngela Kearns ABSENT Jacqueline Laney

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HOUSE REPORTS - MANUKA

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he year 1993 has been a fairly typical year for Manuka. In order to preserve our bodies, most Manukians did not exert themselves too much. We were kind to our fellow houses and allowed them to better us, undoubtedly making us the most considerate house, if nothing else.

We were at our most caring stage at the athletic sports when we chose to come a gallant last. At the swimming sports we adopted a more ruthless attitude and actually bet one house - Rimu. This was probably due to the fine skills of one of our new comers to the house, Charlotte Delleca, who proved to be quite a wee machine in the water.

Despite the miserable weather conditions, house day seemed to be a very enjoyable day for all, especially during our rendition of Michael Jackson's song, 'Blame it on the Boogie'. Because of our superb lunch, we were all weighted down quite considerably for the sports and so this made it rather difficult to boast our somewhat fine athletic skills on the fields and courts. We once again came first at the wrong end. Maybe if there were wheel chair races, or even a Roseanne Barr look-alike competititon, we might have been able to improve our placing.

Mrs Kennedy's Tutor Group

BACK ROW Michelle King- Turner, Mrs Kennedy, Siri Melrose, Rebecca Cathro, Leisa Rophiha, Joanne Donnelly, Melanie Lapthorn MIDDLE ROW Jade Murray, Vivienne Wood, Natasha Bowden FRONT ROW Manesha Fakir, Kathleen Nolan, Catherine Cox, Jennifer Wylie

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Thanks to all of those who have helped make this year a most uneventful one. Thank you, especially to Joanne Donnelly, my vice-captain, who has helped me organise the chaos. I hope that the Manuka spirit continues to live on throughout 1994 and all the years to come. - Celine Prewer

Deputy House Captain:

Joanne Donnelly

Manuka House Captain: Celine Prewer

Mrs Jones' Tutor Group BACK ROW Kath ryn Millyard, Nina Fakir, Charlotte Blair, Bianca O'Brien, Yoshiko Matsumoto, Mrs Jones MIDDLE ROW Belinda Butterfield, Natasha Fergus, Katie Smith FRONT ROW Shinobu Baba, Caroline Belcher, Deanna Campbell, Amanda Batchelor

Dr. Mann's Tutor Group BACK ROW Bianca Nielsen, Dr Mann, Melanie Brown, Katherine Simpson, Clare McKenzie, Wei-Fen Chiu, Emily Bowker MIDDLE ROW Lydia McFarlane, Charlotte McDonnell, Tracey Brice FRONT ROW Angela Frewer, Sophie Anderson, Rebecca Marshall, Amarisa Sangsawasdikul, Seonaid Bradshaw, Parichart Sitthiwarawit

Mrs Lightfoot's Tutor Group BACK ROW Charlotte Dellaca, Leigh Stevens, Jessica Fraemohs, Freya Schroeder, Rebecca Gilroy, Mrs Lightfoot MIDDLE ROW Josephine Talbot, Celine Frewer, Clarissa Turner FRONT ROW Miranda Astley, Sarah Monk, Angelique Powell, Tiffany Anderson, Vikki Moore, Charlene Tennison

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HOUSE REPORTS - KOWHAI

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or the first time ever the school was divided into house tutor groups. The concept helped to improve house spirit and made the organization of house events much easier. It also meant chat Kowhaians got to know a lot more people in their house, especially after going on numerous eating adventures during the year.

Kowhai participated enthusiastically in all house events during the year. We did really well at the swimming sports, thanks to all our talented swimmers. Our seventh form crocodile didn't do so well and was second to lase - but there was some potential! The athletic sports aren't our speciality, but we did cry. We did well in the novelty events, proving that as a house we are full of enthusiasm and creativity.

House Day was definitely the best day of the year for Kowhai and we were lucky to be able to use so many peoples' talents. Our netball team performed brilliantly and the hockey and badminton teams played well too. The basketballers didn't win quire so many games but competed with plen ty of enthusiasm and spirit. In our play 'Stand by Me' - Susan McKenzie and Bridget McCallum showed us their gym talent and Lynn Graham played her saxophone superbly.

Mrs Wyeths Tutor Group

BACK ROW Stephanie Radford, Kylie Smith, Georgina Kyle, Rebecca Peate MIDDLE ROW Mrs Wyeth, Lucy Keegan, Catalina Wong, Angilina Langham FRONT ROW Henrietta Hilgendorf, Anna Falloon, Caroline Cambridge, Elizabeth Robinson .

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Collectively we gave the audience a supreme performance of the haka and our song. We were most definitely the best house, despite a few problems with che judging!!

All in all, 1993 was a cracker year for Kowhai. Thanks to Vanessa and all the other seventh formers for your help. Good luck next year for everyone. Keep up the House spirit! - Sophie Tripp

Kowhai House Captain: Sophie Tripp Deputy House Captain: ¼znessa Cameron-Lewis

Mrs Barkers Tutor Group BACK ROW Mrs Barker, Surya Kinajil, Caroline Everist, \ltinessa Cameron­ Lewis, Belinda Cartwright, Rebecca Johson, Jenny Grigg MIDDLE ROW Georgina Pinckney, Prue Hilgendorf, Anna Shen FRONT ROW Nanako Mizuno, Anna Morgan, Anna Thomas, Sarah Ritchie

Mrs Coates' Tutor Group BACK ROW Mrs Coates, Victoria Knight, Lynn Graham, Alice Keegan, Belinda Forbes, Sarah White, Kate Dinwiddie MIDDLE ROW Charlotte Mo rgan, Amelia Barr, Rachael Innes FRONT ROW Josephine Yeo, Chizuru Suzuki, Kate Gibbon, Rebecca Rae

Miss Millers Tutor Group BACK ROW Sophie Tripp, Anneke Stewart, Miss Miller, Sarah Egden, Jodi White MIDDLE ROW Julia Elworthy, Amanda Cartwright, Susan Mackenzie FRONT ROW Anne Graham, Chloe Kinajil, Nicola Thompson, Annabel Cambridge ABSENT Rachel Shen, Bridget McCallum

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RATA

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his year has been a great one for Rata, starting with the swimming sports. We did extremely well, coming second overall. The seventh formers won their house relay and not to mention the most prestigious house croc. Well done to Amanda Barker who was the Under 15 runner­ up Champion and Joanna Peat who was the Under 16 runner-lfp Champion. Jo was a tremendous and great competitor, a true Ratarian; we miss her in our house and are proud that she was one of us.

The next major event for Rata was the athletic sports where all Ratarians again did well. Bridget Tapley won the most points in the non-champion events and Chanel Grainger was joint Under 14 Champion. Well done. We were second in the whole house relay, and second overall.

The next and last event for Rata was House Day where, as usual, Rata shone through, winning the most prestigious dramatic event of the year, the 'Theatre Sports'. Also we won the Badminton and Junior Netball and

Rata Deputy House Captain: Lucy Simpson were placed third in the house plays.

Many thanks to my deputy, Lucy Simpson, and other 7th Form

Rata House Captain: Molly Savill Ratarians who helped during the year. Good luck for next year.

Molly Savill

Miss Reeve's

Tutor Group

BACK ROW Molly Savi!!, Katy Peat, Amber Topschij, Miss Reeves, Andrea Harper, Tara Brady, Emily Ensor MIDDLE ROW Melanie Morris, Rachel Birch FRONT ROW Beverley Freeman, Sachiko Shinri, Eliza, Zainal, Anna Barker, Jane Wareing

Mr McKelvey's

Tutor Group

BACK ROW Anna McKellar, April Maclaren, Bridgette Tapley, Nicola Winfield, Amanda McBeath MIDDLE ROW Olivia Townley, Fiona Hopkins, Courtenay Suppinger, Mr McKelvey FRONT ROW Veronica Baldwin, Amy Wong, Kate Bruce, Cheryl Turton 52 St Margaret's College 1993

Ms Price's Tutor Group BACK ROW Ms Price, Sue Park, Ayako Nagano, Kate Thomson, Annabel Newton, Fiona Rainey MIDDLE ROW Lucy Simpson, Kirsten Glassford FRONT ROW Chanel Grainger, Emily Palmer, Kate Reynish, Dayna Eggeling, Maya Macfarlane ABSENT Annabel Robertson

Mrs Masters' Tutor Group BACK ROW Rebecca Tapley, Jasmine Horrell, Mrs Masters, Vikki George, Henriette Perry, Chloe Sanders MIDDLE ROW Sarah Hampton, Rachel Wareing FRONT ROW Francesca Ellis, Bridget McLister, Thanta Manklang, Margo Neame, Jessica McCormack

MrHallum's Tutor Group BACK ROW Jennifer Barker, Katherine Wilkinson, Charlotte Suckling, Mr Hallum, Caroline Shand, Rebecca Nicholson, Anna Handyside MIDDLE ROW Rachel Townley, Rebecca Scott FRONT ROW Laura Reeve, Adair Rattray, Kelly Smith, Annabel Wilson

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FORMS 1 &2 Form2 BACK ROW Amy Poelman, Ruth Haliday, Nicole Todd, Amy Mill, Marissa Brandram Adams SECOND ROW Kirsty Yuill Proctor, Gabrielle Wall, Charlotte Bowker, Bridget Solomon, Davinia Ballin, Anna Saunders, Hayley Brown, Kim Atkinson, Nicola Hopkins THIRD ROW Mrs S Oliver, Julia Chen, Jessica van Schreven, Bianca Hurrell, Bridget Murdoch, Louise Stevenson, Kim MacBrayne, Fiona Paterson, Cinnamon Miles, Mrs R Fraser FRONT ROW Olivia Gerve, Emily Beadon, Charlotte East, Amie Marett, Elizabeth Wylie, Pieta Astley, Claire Fussell

SOCIAL STUDIES EXPO his was held at Hornby High School during the first week of October. Teams of St. Margaret's College students from both Forms 2 and 3 competed in the Teams' Event (which tests a wide variety of Social Studies skills), the Role Play competition, and displays of work on the women's suffrage theme.

The Form 2 girls were particularly successful. A group of ten students won first place in the Intermediate Role Play against stiff competition from ten other schools. The words 'A woman's role has changed since 1893 ... ?' had to be included. The girls chose Christmas to illustrate this. Many thanks to Mrs Jane Shand who coached rhe group.

Other Form 2 students won Highly Commended awards for their displays of work on New Zealand women and the teams event trio finished in the top third in their section, competing against thirty other schools.

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HOUSE DAY n Tuesday, 17 August, St. Margaret's held its yearly House Day. The six houses, Konini, Kowhai, Manuka, Matipo, Rata and Rimu, gathered together in the Chapel to have some instructions about the time table for the day.

We then went and practised our house items, (plays, songs etc.).

After char, we got into our costumes and returned to the Chapel to watch rhe theatre sports.

It was really funny! Rara won, Rimu came second, and Maripo came third.

Next on the agenda came the most exciriing part of the day, the House

songs and plays. They were most embarrasssing and funny. Konini got first place, Kowhai was runner up and third was tied by Matipo and Rata We then scrambled out of rhe Chapel and rushed to ear our House lunches. The food was yummy!

Once we had stuffed ourselves with the food, we quickly got changed into our P.E. gear and played a series of basketball, netball and hockey games which determined the sport winners of the day.

Konini received first place over all.

House Day was lots of excitement for everyone in the school.

Social Studies skills

Form JR BACK ROW Michelle Ineson, Melanie Forsyth, Danna Hillier, Alaina Rhind, A ngela Murdoch, Desiree Hanson MIDDLE ROW Annabel Nutt, Mrs Robilliard, Paulina Neas, Emma Hodgson, Emma Paynter, Amanda Hanafin, Katyanna Staveley, Jennifer Beecham FRONT ROW Nicola Morrison, Emma-Kate Falloon, Char-Lyne Yoong, Chanelle Hubert, Kate Brabant, Rebecca Hawkins ABSENT Kirstin Ash, Amy Newman MYWORLD BARBECUE AND SLEEPOVER

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ay back in term one, Form One and Two had a barbecue and sleepover. This is an annual event and usually takes place in the first two weeks of the term. It is used to let the parents and students get to know each other. It starts off with the girls arriving, lugging everything including the kitchen sink behind them. You deposit your stuff in the hall entrance way and go round to the field in front of the Mully Mullan.

It is then that the barbecue bit takes place. Fathers queue up to the barbecues, Mothers chat pleasantly, little brothers and sisters run around playing while the girls

make the most of the pool.

After the barbecue we crowd into the hall for the most creative games made up by the Intermediate Department staff. Then comes the traditional ghost story told by Mrs Robilliard, followed by supper and the organisation of bedclothes.

You wouldn't believe the amount of junk food Form One and Two can consume in one night! Chips, lollies and popcorn, you name it, we ate it.

Rise and shine is at seven o'clock, and we've only just gone to sleep!

We have a breakfast of toast and Milo to start us off on another school day.

I'm tortured Cat on a wire cat in the bag Waiting to be let out To see the world To slip free of childhood And slink into a solo career.

Solo life and love.

I'm outta here Left behind my shell Innocent kitten's eyes W ide and staring.

You can see it in my eyes, Or can you?

Can you see the torture, The stretching and the pulling Of life and its dogs.

Downfall of the cats It's a dog-filled world ...

Gabrielle Wall Form2

Cantamath Display FI & 2

BACK ROW Bridget Murdoch, Kim Atkinson, Marissa Brandram Adams, Nicole Todd, Davinia Ballin, Alaina Rhind MIDDLE ROW Kirstin Ash, Michelle Ineson, Julia Chen, Fiona Paterson, Cinnamon Miles, Emma Paynter, Amie Marett FRONT ROW Annabel Nutt, Emma Hodgson, Amanda Hanafin, Elimbeth Wylie, Pieta Astley, Kate Brabant St Margaret's College 1993

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FORMS 1 &2 Kirstin Ash and Annabel Nutt F 1 with their winning Canterbury- Westland Science Fair entry.

1st Prize Lincoln University Soil Science Prize open to Fi to F7 Students Also Landcare Research NZ Ltd Prize Best Investigation on soils.

And Highly Commended in Intermediate Section.

SCIENCE FAIR

The science fair has come again But I just sit and stare, My proejct is not finished yet, My teacher's not aware.

All those lucky people (Not including me) Are in the Westland Science fair Canterbury '93.

I went along for a visit The judges were all there I only paused for a moment and chat was to stop and stare.

Projects were on soil and food and cows (and bulls) The winner was amazing it was to do with wool.

For the first time ever St Margaret's won a prize Through Canterbury-Westland Science Fair We couldn't believe our eyes.

I didn't get in this time, I 'm tearing out my hair But now I 'm getting organized To win a prize next year.

Charlotte East and Gabrielle Wall Form2 Ruth Haliday, Emily Beadon, Marissa Brandram-Adams with prizes won in Canterbury Computer Competitions.

1st place in Logo Writer for Form 1 and 2.

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COMPUTER COMPETITIONS n Saturday 31 July, the Form Ones, Twos and Threes entered in the Computer Competitions at Christchurch Polytechnic. There were three sections: Logo Writer, Desk Top Publishing, Classroom Displays.

In the Logo Writer section there was a Form One team, two Form Two teams and two Form Three teams. Each team did very well and the Form Two teams came first and second. The first place getters were: Emily Beadon, Marissa Brandam­ Adams, Ruth Haliday The second place getters were: Elizabeth Wylie, Hayley Brown, Jessica van Schreven, Louise Stevenson.

There was only one team in the Desk Top Publishing - which managed to get a very well deserved second place. It was a Form Two team which consisted of: Gabrielle Wall, Cinnamon Miles, Charlotte Ease, Nicole Todd.

In the Classroom display there was an entry from Form Two and this received a Commended. The display was on Goldfields and had the computer game which we had been using in twos in social sutdies time. Also it had some of the diaries which each person had written pretending to be a gold digger.

Overall the competitions were successful and everyone had a lot of fun.

FORM TWO ART WORK

Fairy Furniture made from wishbones

LMNG SPRINGS During March from a Tuesday to a Friday our Form one and Two camp at Living Springs got underway.

On our stay we visited the Living Spring farm and Mr Brown's bee hives. We experienced Yachting at Charteris Bay, which was great fun zooming around the corners and waves. Back at the camp they had Go Carts, Monorail, B.M.X., Mini Golf, Swimming Pool, Orienteering Course and an Initiative Course.

The food was really yummy with great puddings. We went on a few walks around the hills which were really long and tiring but fun.

One night we had our group presentations and after that they had put on a puppet show which was a great success and lots of laughs.

We had a wonderful fun camp at Living Springs!!!!

Bridget Solomon and Nikki Hopkins

Glass Tree

A BLACK NIGHT A stormy night Raining lightning Thunder.

Light hitting the trees And power-lines falling To the street.

In the morning Men coming to fix the power-lines Survey the disaster.

Men are planting trees That died chat night.

Taking the old stumps.

Away to the dump.

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JUNIOR SCHOOL - STANDARDS 2 TO 4 Standard Four BACK ROW Emma Kennedy, Greta Bumann, Helen Parfitt, Emma McKay THIRD ROW Lucy Phillips, Ms S Wilson, Nicola Warsaw, Julia Paynter, Lara Rennie SECOND ROW Kimberley Hillier, Elizabeth Moyle, Annabel McPhail FRONT ROW Amy Hadfield, Penelope Conaghan, Kirsty Wallace, Genevieve Buckett, Lucy Elder, Marissa Joh np illai

SPRING here once lived a girl called Spring, who loved the birds and the bees and the flowers. When the Spring came, Spring the girl would go. around all the houses on her block, and would pick all the flowers. Spring had so many flowers that she starred up a shop called The Spring Flower Shop. All the people from nearby brought her some flowers. Spring was so happy that she ran down the road

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to a park that she loved and told the birds and the bees. They were very happy. Just then the flowers had bigger petals and the birds had baby birds and the bees buzzed round the flowers. Just then Spring heard a faint baa baa and looked to her right to see a tiny, baby lamb. "SPRING" is for new life, said Spring.

Nicola Warsaw

BLOSSOMING SPRING Blossoms bloom all through the night New born lambs a cuddly sight Kowhai flowers are bright and breezy Cool spring days are fresh and freezy Deciduous oak and greening willow Listen to birds chirping and sing All in the blossoming spring.

Kim Hillier

Standard Three BACK ROW Kelly Sanders, Sarah O'Keefe, Caroline Stanton MIDDLE ROW Justine Guy, Elizabeth Bailey, Vcmessa Clements, Gemma Aitken, Tamsyn Kinchant, Kimberley Mather, Mrs S Stewart FRONT ROW Michelle Snape, Jessica Percasky, Phoebe Gibbons, Charlotte Laney, Catherine Brittenden, Rebecca Whiteside

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OLD AND YOUNG Old is ageing Wrinkly too, They can't do some things young people can do, Old is special, Kind and nice, In their brains is installed a special chinking device.

Young is sprouting, Like a seed.

Most young people move with speed, Young is clever, Brainy and smart, But young is ONLY THE START!!!

Tamsyn Kinchant YOUNG AND OLD My granfacher Grundy Aged 99 Fought in World War One Gunpowder in his cheek.

DEAD! Myself Gemma Aitken.

Granddaughter of Grundy.

Aged 9.

Goes co Saint Margaret's College ALIVE! Gemma Aitken

SPRING MUSIC The lovely coloured sunlight dashes across the glittering sunflower, W hile the daffodils swing from side to side.

The birds fly like the wind to gee to their loved ones, As the blossom dreads the long fall from its branch.

The bees gather nectar before the nectar dries up.

The buds unravel when spring comes.

The breeze slowly dies down until there is no more breeze left to blow the buds from their branch, and no more spring because summer is here.

Bue spring will come again next year.

Lucy Elder

MY GRAN!

My Grans no normal Gran She's a very smart old Gran She knows this and she knows that And knows where every partys at.

Goes horse-riding once a week And plays with me, hide and seek.

She goes bowling with my Dad Bue really knitting drives her mad!

When she dies she'll be confident to stand up and say......

I've had a great life anyway.

Sophie Tapper

WHAT A WONDERFUL YEAR y year in Scd. 2 has been just great. Mrs Nicholls has kept us on our toes and made school so much fun.

The first term was very busy with swimming and athletics. Studying Pirates was our major topic and Pirate Day was so much fun with everyone dressing up and eating too much. We even sang for our parents.

The second term was very hectic.

First was Book Week where we dressed up as our favourite character, Then it was practise, practise, practise for our Production, W hat a Wonderful World. I don't know how the Production got off the ground as the teachers and children got struck down with the flu.

Somehow on the day everyone performed really well.

In term three we are studying the Elderly with weekly visits co Bishop's Park.

Thank you Scd. 2 girls and Mrs Nicholls for a wonderful year.

Sophie Gray

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Standard Two BACKROW Amy Freear, Vtznessa Bates, Mrs Nicholls, Felicity Hines, Kate Pankhurst MIDDELROW Anny Hsu, ZAra Ineson, Sophie Tapper, Sarah Hutching, Jenna Rennie FRONT ROW Olivia Wtzrcl Shantelle Alexander, Alexandra Gallagher, a M rcia Nuttridge, Sophie Gray, Hannah Scott ABSENT Sarah Mills, Katherine Wtzll

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ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTIONS CHANGEFOR GOOD?

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arolyn hummed softly to herself happily. For the first time ever, she had taken control of her life and made what she considered to be the most important decision and definitely the one which would make the most impact and change.

Long ago Carolyn had decided that she would not ever marry or have children as she had had some bad, off-putting experiences with men and also felt that the enjoyment and satisfaction she got out of her job was enough. Thinking about that decision made her feel slightly sad at the reaction her parents had had and then after her father had died and her mother was killed in an automobile accident, she had no one to turn to help her with her latest decision.

Carolyn's decision was simply to become Carl. She felt that she had never been comfortable in a male­ dominated world anyway so decided simply (or so she thought) to become a male herself.

Carolyn had been to see a counsellor who had helped her to make her final decision and tod ay was the "Day of Reckoning".

The doctor had told her that the first operation had gone smoothly but she, no he, had to take it easy for the next month and then could have the remaining three operations whenever she was ready to go through with it all the way.

The actual change from a female to a male, mentally was quite simple as she had no male friends to snigger at her and her only female friend had told her that whatever her decision was she would stand by her, so in that respect it was easy. What was not easy to cope with were the physical changes.

Apart from the influx of male hormones, she now had foreign objects to contend with.

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felt happy with himself and with his decision and had no regrets. Soon Carl felt well enough to go back to work but didn't feel comfortable about returning to his old company, so quite simply he resigned and applied for a new job as an advertising executive in an elite agency.

This agency was well known for its entire male staff and so Carl decided to make this his first adventure as a man, to see if he could pull it off.

Months passed and Carl had no problems with his new work-mates; no Clare McKenzie Fonn 7 one suspected a thing especially since he had always felt safe in the knowledge that no had a slightly masculine look to females would be allowed the job him. Everything appeared to be simply because of the history of the running smoothly according to his company's employees. No females well executed plan. The company had been on staff except for the was a good one to work for and it odd secretary and receptionist. If seemed to look after its employees Carl had still been Carolyn this very well especially with support would have bothered him but since for stress and marriage break-ups. he was Carl he didn't mind a bit.

The contract chat all employees Days passed and Carl submitted signed, allowed them to take leave his resume for the application and to cope with emotional matters as far as he knew, he was the only and even though Carl knew that person to apply. He knew that the chis would never apply to him operations had been a blessing in because of his vow never to marry, disguise as, as Carolyn or any other he found it comforting to know woman, he would not have been that his fellow work-mates were able to apply for such a job and get being treated with the upmost it simply because he was female. respect.

He now knew the hidden reason for his change, simply so that he Carl's boss knew nothing of Carl's could receive a better job status. background bur was satisfied with This complied with Carolyn's Carl's standard of work so never decision to marry her career. found it necessary to pry into his The day of the promotion came private affairs. Carl was happy, he and Mr Scammmel came into had managed to pass from a female Carl's office with a female, looking to a male easily and so he liked to very pleased with himself. Carl think, very successfully. smiled inwardly as he now knew A promotion became available at for sure that he had the promotion the company and Carl knew that and the pay rise that went with it. he was tne only one qualified "Carl this is Melanie Smythe. enough from the inside of the Melanie is joining the crew of company to cope with it. He also

happy workers as from today. I hope you will make her feel welcome." "Of course, Mr Scammel. Excuse us Melanie, may I see you for a quick moment please in private Mr Scammel;,. " "Yes Carl, what is it?" " I was wondering about the promotion."

"Oh yes I meant to tell you before Melanie arrived." "I appreciate that, but what job exactly is .

Melanie doing?" "Why the Job you applied for. I thought you would have figured that out for yourself." "But what about the company policy of no fe ales?"

1:1 "That is simply an unwntte� rule which holds no ground and 1f you can't handle that I would suggest that you pack up your office and leave, today." Immediately after Mr Scammel left, Carl got on the phone. "Hello, is Dr Taylor there please?" ''I'll just put you through." "Thank-you."

"Dr Taylor speaking?"

"Yes, it's Carl, ex Carolyn, here.

What are the chances of a reverse procedure?"

Jodi White Form6

THE SHADOW OFA DAYDREAM

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riday afternoon, everyone seems to be as lazy as cats. I tried to walk faster but my legs were extremely heavy. There were three folders and some text books in my arms and my eyes were nearly closed. When I finally got into the classroom, nobody was there, then suddenly I realized that it was my study period.

I sat on the old chair where I used to sit and looked through the window. Some birds were laughing at me. I knew I looked like a joke with a funny face and stupid behaviour, but at least I knew what was I doing. I stared at the sky and it caught my eyes.

Clouds were changing, they were actually changing. I must be mad

I told myself. When I tried to find the clouds again, they were gone.

I looked in the mirror, I didn't see myself but a little girl who �as crying. Her face was as white as a piece of paper, her eyes were blue and empty. "Empty?" the word just came out from my mouth. My body shook. I thought I �ew this girl a long time ago but I JUSt could not remember any more details.

She was saying something but didn't make a sound. The place m which she stood was "big", I mean it had no length and no width at all. There was a butterfly on her shoulder. It was sucking her blood, it made the girl feel even colder. I tried to figure out what was happening but the image disappeared. My heart was be�tmg very fast, I had difficul ty catchmg my breath. I felt like I had been dead before and this wasn't the first time......

Rachel Shen Form 6

INSECT POEM Have you ever thought How an insect thinks?

Or how they cope with tricky things, Like being washed down sinks?

Have you ever stopped to think 'Bout how they live their lives?

Wriggling in the dirt, or flying In and out of hives?

What do they ever do for food?

What do they drink and eat?

Are they vegetarians?

Or do they gobble meat?

I bet you don't know how An insect lives and grows!

Perhaps they're just the same as us, (Except they don't have toes!)

Elizabeth Wylie Form2

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ANONYMOUS

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n a bitter cold London morning there stood a nameless man.

He was not always nameless. Once he was just like you and I, a "normal" part of society. He had a wife, and a baby on the way.

During the birth of his proud baby girl, his much loved wife died.

Like che London morning, he felt bitter, but not cold, for when he looked into his liccle girl's big blue eyes, a little flame kept his heart content. He would sit for hours and sing songs to her, her favourite being "You light up my life". His favourite too, and this is exactly what she did.

Through the fierce winds of life, the flame was blown out. His only source of energy to keep going was gone. The man's little girl lay at rest with her mother. He only had himself and the talent of his singing left. The man became poor and lived on the streets, busking for any money he could receive.

Moving from town to town, he could offer his talent to the people and move on. Each town he would go to, stories would form very quickly. Mosely untrue. For example, he starved his wife and child. This hurt more than the hunger pains in his stomach, as he longed to have just one decent meal. He could then not bear che torture any more, and would move.

One Christmas Eve, as he felt the snow flakes settle on his face, he was preparing for his next song.

People were rushing around madly, buying last minute presents. He stopped for a while and the memories slowly, one by one, went back many years, when he was just like the people he vaguely saw in front of him. One memory slipped past. With the cold it was almost too hard to recapture it, but he did.

He replayed it like a short film. It was of him singing to his blue eyed little girl, "You light up my life".

After a lot of remembering he built up his courage and sang it. He sang it very well, a little crowd formed. As he sang it, he was blind to see the crowd, he only saw those

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big blue eyes. le was almost as though she was there again. He was half way through the song, when he felt a soft tap on his leg.

He stopped singing and looked down. There stood a liccle girl.

He examined her. She wore a woollen brown jacket, red tights and black shoes. The dark brown hair was tied back with a red and green ribbon. Her face was soft and pale, her nose and cheeks red from the cold. Her lips were ruby red, and her eyes.....her eyes were as blue as the sky on a clear summer's day. They reminded him so much of his daughter, it brought tears to his eyes. He knelt down. The little girl took her miccens off and with her warm hand wiped his tears away. "Don't be sad, Mister. it's Christmas."

Saying that she lifted her other hand. In it was a bunch of flowers.

She gestured her hand towards him. Before he could say anything the girl's mother pulled her away saying firmly, "Don't talk to that man, he's a murderer."

The nameless man stood there

holding the flowers close to his heart. All of a sudden he felt that feeling he hadn't felt in such a long time. That warm, soothing flame had relit.

A week later he found himself walking down another road (he had hitchhiked many miles). He was on his way to visit his daughter's and wife's resting place.

After many days still grasping the, like him, withering flowers he arrived at his last destination. He talked and laughed and told them about what had happened in the past few years. He then explained why he was there. He felt the little girl was a messenger and the flowers were a message. The message was a mystery, but a sign.

He sat in silence for a while, then softly started singing the magical song, and got that warm feeling in his heart again. As he went to sleep, the words got softer and quieter until the words were left in the wind. His body was left lying by the grave. His soul was to remain with his daughter and wife forever.

by Courtenay Suppinger

SPORTS COUNCIL

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s sporting awareness increases within the school, so does che role of che Spores Council.

This year such events as the school swimming sports and athletics spores were successfully run with the co-operation of che school and the dedicated hard work from the Physical Education Department and Spores Council. Thanks also muse go to all the staff who rime­ kept and helped around pool and crack side.

This year we hosted the Winter Quadrangular Tournament which I chink muse have been the best on record. The P.T.A. provided delectable morning and afternoon teas and che girls made our visitors feel very welcome.

As a follow on from lase year's introduction of 'The Fair Play' promotion, we were able ro award many girls with 'Fair Play' certificates and merchandise. We also nominated a number of girls for che Quinn's Sporesperson award.

The Spores Council has recognised an improvement of sportsmanship on and off the field, raising our standard of play and spirit even higher.

The Spores Council have worked very hard in the school. With a lot of guidance and help from che Physical Education Department we have set new goals for sport in

1994. With increased participation from the school and the great spirit we have, their goals will be met.

We cannot emphasize enough the amount of hard work char Miss Mangos, Miss Reeves and Miss Webby do for the Physical Education Department. They are devoted to their jobs and we could nor do without them.

Thank you ro this year's Spores Council and the best of luck for next year. May they have many memorable successes.

BACK ROW Annabel Gudsell, Kylie Smith, Hannah Blakely, Rachel Talbot, Caroline Lee MIDDLE ROW Caroline Cambridge, Caroline Borrie FRONT ROW Josephine Talbot, Stephanie Mainprize, Joanna Rutherford

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ICE SKATING ACHIEVEMENTS

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Bridget McCallum

n September this year, Bridget McCallum went to Sydney to race in the New South Wales Ice Skating Championships, and the Australian Open Championship.

In the New South Wales competition she gained two firsts and two second places and was placed first equal overall.

In the Australian Open Championship she won two

seconds and one first and was placed second overall. She broke two Australian records.

In the New Zealand Championships earlier this year, Bridget broke che 500m record and gained fourth place. This is an outstanding achievement for a determined and talented fifteen year old.

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ATHLETICS Captain: Sarah Pearse Vice-Captain: Rachel Talbot

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he introduction of the athletics club was a good idea and many people took advantage of this. It was great to see girls at all levels participating and showed there is a lot of interest in athletics. More commitment though is needed to achieve higher standards.

We had five girls competing in the South Island Athletic Championships in Nelson. They were: Karen Bedford, Belinda Forbes, Sarah Pearse, Henriette Perry, Joanne Rutherford.

With continued effort and commitment from everyone the standard of athletics should improve. Thanks to Rachel, my Vice-Captain, Miss Mangos and the Sports Council for all their help.

Good luck everyone for 1994. junior and Intermediate Athletics" Champions Chanelle Hubert, Bridget Murdoch, Kimberley Hillier, Annabel Nutt

COLOURS AWARDED: Penelope Munns Sarah Pearse Joanna Rutherford POCKETS AWARDED: Belinda Forbes

Athletics Champions BACK ROW Joanna Rutherford (Under 16 and a half), Rachel Talbot (joint Senior Champion), Penelope Munns (Under 15) FRONT ROW Chanel Grainger Uoint Under 14 Champion), Sarah Pearse (joint Senior Champion) ABSENT Martha Acroyd Uoint Under 14 Champion)

Junior & Intermediate Inter-School Athletics Team Interschool Athletics Team BACK ROW Marissa Brandram Adams, Amy Mill FIFTH ROWjasmine Horrell, Bridgette Tapley, Charlotte Bowker SECOND ROWAnna Saunders, Hannah Blakely, Kylie Smith FOURTH ROW Marie Marshall,Davinia Ballin, Kim MacB rayne, Catherine Blair, Cush/a Girdlestone,Sarah Pearse (Captain), Bridget Murdoch THIRD ROW Melanie Forsyth, Emily Harris, Annabel Gudsell THIRD ROW Michelle Ineson, Amanda Hanafin, Charlotte East, Antonia Davison, Penny Munns, Susan MacKenzie, Chanelle Hubert, Annabel Nutt, Helen Parfitt, Kirstin Ash, Henriette Perry, Joanna Rutherford, Kylie Saunders Desiree Hanson FRONT ROW Elizabeth Bailey, Sarah O'Keefe, SECOND ROW Sacha McIntosh, Jane MacDonald, Lucy Phillips, Kimberley Hillier, Genevieve Buckett, Adair Rattray FRONT ROW Caitlin Armstrong, Philippa Blakely,Rebecca Tapley, Caroline Lee ABSENT Martha Ackroyd Rebecca Whiteside St Margaret's College 1993

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CROSS COUNTRY Captain - Joanna Rutherford Vice Captain - Caroline Lee

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he school's cross country was held the first week of Term Three. Because of lack of numbers, all Junior, Intermediate and Senior competitors raced together over the 4km course. The U14's raced on their own, doing 3km.

The results were: U14 -Annabel Robinson Junior - Caroline Belcher Intermediate - Joanna Rutherford Senior - Alice Keegan Most competitors went on to compete i"n the Canterbury Interschools' Cross Country.

Competing against teams from the West Coast and Timaru, our Intermediate team did very well and achieved third place. Two competitors finished in the top ten, Rachel Talbot 4th and Joanna Rutherford 8th.

Unfortunately the Canterbury Interschool's Road Race clashed with the 5th and 7th form exams so we were unable to have a senior team. Our third form and junior teams raced well but did not gain any major places.

The Running Club coached by Graeme Christie has continued to grow this year. This has greatly helped the preparation of many runners who have competed this season.

We look forward to more competitors and greater success next year.

Cross Country Champions Alice Keegan (Senior), Caroline Belcher Ounior), ]oanna Rutherford (Intermediate) ABSENT Annabel Robertson (Under 14)

Cross Country Team FIFTH ROW Olivia Radford, Rachel Talbot, Kylie Smith,Caroline Parker, Briana O'Brien, Alice Keegan FOURTH ROWJill Ferguson, Jennifer Barker, Caroline Borrie,Rebecca Johns, Antonia Davison, Sarah Pearse THIRD ROW Annabel Gudsell, Caroline Cambridge, Bridget McLister, Caroline Belcher, Annabel Cambridge, Angela Kearns, Sarah Stewart, Rebecca Peate SECOND ROW Prue Hilgendorf, Jane MacDonald, Helen Sullivan FIRST ROW Sophie Rebbeck, Angela Frewer, Caroline Lee, Joanna Rutherford, Kristie Richards, Susan Clibborn junior and Intermediate Cross Country Team BACK ROW Helen Parfitt, Louise Stevenson, Bridget Murdoch, Anna Saunders, Melanie Forsyth, Charlotte Bowker, Pieta Astley SECOND ROW Chanelle Hubert, Kirstin Ash, Fiona Paterson, Cinnamon Miles, Michelle Ineson, Charlotte East, Annabel McPhail THIRD ROW Tamsyn Kinchant, Emma Hodgson, Olivia Gerve, Kimberley Hillier, Annabel Nutt, Lucy Phillips, Amanda Hanafin Front Row: Rebecca Whiteside, Elizabeth Bailey, Amy Hadfield, Zara Ineson

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BASKETBALL & BADMINTON Captain: Amanda Mitchell Vice Captain: Rebecca Gilroy

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fter a slightly disorganized start to the season, we were lucky enough to get two coaches willing to dedicate their Monday and Friday nights after school to take us to games. The team this year consisted of many new players who, with practice, made a vast improvement. After a season's hard work and dedication, the team made it to the play-offs and were placed 5th overall in their grade.

I would like to thank all the members of the team who were all truly dedicated to the game this year.

I would also like to thank our two coaches, Chris and Tim, who put a lot of time and effort into the

team. Also a big 'thank you' to Mrs Russell, our Manager, who took us to games every Friday night and a 'thank you' to my Vice­ Captain, Rebecca, who has been a great help this year.

Keep up the good work guys.

Basketball A Team BACKROW Charlotte Dellaca, Louise Newton, Zakiya Orbell, Catherine Laugesen, Frith Williams, Chizuru Suzuki, Mrs Russell FRONT ROW Olivia Radford, Amanda Mitchell {Captain), Rebecca Gilroy (Deputy Captain), Philippa Blakely

As always, there are a lot of people who made the season successful and we would like to thank: Mrs Jones, teacher-in-charge of Badminton, who has put a lot of time into the organisation and has kept things running smoothly. She has continued to support the teams and keep their spirits high.

Mr Ron Smith who has come into the school twice a week to coach

the teams. He has taught new skills and, by the obvious difference in the way the girls are playing, they have been coached well.

Mrs O'Brien, Mrs Wyeth and Ms Price have continued to help with transport every week and have supported the teams every time.

Thank you all for the time that you have put into Badminton this year.

BADMINTON Captain: Susan Clibborn Vice Captain: Terry Manklang

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he season started early in the first term this year and the coaching soon after. We had a record number of players at 28, which meant that five teams could be entered into the lnterschool competition.

Although the A team was not fortunate enough to win many matches, they still put up a fight and had some very close games.

They did, however, have more success at the Quadrangular tournament where they fought well and managed to come lst=. This is the best that St. Margaret's has ever done in Badminton at Quad. The players played very well and demonstrated the skills in which they had been coached.

The two B teams had a few wins, as did the two C teams, one of which was a beginners' team so they all did very well. All the players were confident and willing to learn new skills and techniques.

The school has a lot of promising players who, in a few years, will be even stronger.

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CRICKET & LIFESAVING Captain:Stephanie Mainprize Vice-Captain:Angela Kearns ( ricket is enjoying increasing popularlity and recognition within the school. The season began well, with the use of the up­ dated gear puchased last year. We are playing 'full cricket' this year instead of batting on'e week and fielding the next and we now play full games every week.

The team is very young but has a great deal of spirit, determination· and potential. We were very lucky to have Katrina Withers again this year from the Canterbury Cricket Association to coach us, and with Angela Kearns' and Mr Muir's coaching efforts, our skills have been improving each week.

Thanks must go to these people who give their valuable time to help our sport.

We have an extremely keen group of girls. With Mrs Kennedy's support and guidance we play well and also manage to provide her with entertainment at the crease every week.

Thank you very much to the team

THIRD ROW Catherine Laugesson, Alice Coates, Clare McKenzie SECOND ROW Rebecca Cathro, Gabhriel Patterson, Kylie Saunders, Mrs Kennedy, Katherine Wilkinson, Olivia Townley, Frith Wailliams FRONT ROW Lisa de Vere, Michelle Clarke, Angela Kearns {½ce Captain), Stephanie Mainprize {Captain), Trudy-Anne Rowe, Susan Clibborn and all those involved in making our cricket team successful. With more of this excellent enthusiasm and spirit, we hope there will be two teams next year.

I wish the team all the best for next year and thanks to Angela Kearns, my vice-captain, for all the hard

work and dedicated leadership on and off the field that she has shown this season.

Thanks also to Mrs Kennedy, Mrs Kearns, Mr Muir and Katrina Withers.

Good luck for next year.

LIFESAVING Captain: Stephanie Mainprize Vice-Captain: Chizuru Suzuki

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his year the Monica Thacker 'I\. team tried to retain the shield they won last year. After an excellent performance, we were placed third. However, Rebekah Yock was selected for the Canterbury Life Saving team which travelled to Wellington for the National Competition, Canterbury was placed third. Well done, Rebekah.

The other two teams involved with Monica Thacker were placed fourth and fifth. All girls worked extremely hard, competing in a very demanding competition.

Many thanks to Mr Neil Lanyon who spent many hours coaching the St. Margaret's teams.

This year we had a large number of girls who passed life saving awards.

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number of girls gained their Distinction Awards. Grateful thanks to Mrs Cartright and Miss Mangos, without whose help and coaching we would not have achieved such a high standard.

Thank you to my vice-captain, Chizuru Suzuki, who always gives her valuable support to this sport.

Good luck to next year's Monica Thacker teams and to all the girls sitting life saving awards. With hard work it will be a successful year.

COLOURS REAWARDED: Stephanie Mainprize Chizuru Suzuki COLOURS AWARDED: Rebekah Yock Olivia Radford Belinda Borrie POCKET REAWARDED: Lucy Simpson

Monica Thacker Life Saving Team STANDING Stephanie Mainprize, Rebekah Yock SEATED Chizuru Suzuki, Olivia Radford, Belinda Borrie

EQUESTRIAN Fiona Rainey - Captain Megan Armstrong - Vice Captain

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t St. Margaret's College we are fortunate to have a sufficent number of horse riders to hold our own One Day Event. This year was the fourth time and we invited Selwyn House and Christ's College.

We had a good turn out of 63 riders. It was held at Riccarton/ Fendalton Pony grounds on the 14 July. It was an excellent day and there were many highlights.

Special thanks must go to all parents, staff and helpers on the day to make the event so successful.

Equestrian Team

BACK ROW Lisa Stevens, Helen Sullivan, Victoria Knight, Deanne Carter, Nathalie Tallott, Melanie Morris, Ms Linda Lightfoot FRONT ROW Natasha Denny, A ngela Prewer, Megan Armstrong {Vice Captain), Fiona Rainey (Captain), Natasha Bowden ABSENT Anna Guthrey lnterschool One Day Horse Trial e had three teams entered in the Trustbank lnterschool One Day Horse Trial at Lindfield Farm, Amberley on October 17. The Red team of Natasha Bowden, Helen McGrath, Victoria Knight and Deanne Carter was placed first overall and first in the best turned out. The Blue team of Megan Armstrong, Helen Sullivan, Natasha Denny and Angela Prewer was placed fifth overall and second in the best turned out. The Green team of Fiona Rainey, Anna Guthrey, Melanie Morris and Lisa Stevens was placed eighth overall and third in the best turned out.

It was a great achievement for St Margaret's to be placed 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Turned Out. Congratulations to all team members and thanks to all parents who helped. Thanks also to Mrs Lightfoot who gave up so much of her time to help with all the events.

Best of luck for the future, Equestrians.

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GYMNASTICS REPORT Captain:Louise Newton Vice-Captain: Susan Mackenzie his year, the numbers involved in gymnastics were smaller than previous years, but the small group involved put a lot of effort into learning routines for the Trustbank Secondary Schools' Gymnastics Championships. The hard work paid off and the following results were obtained: Tina-Anne Pooley 1st on beam, bar and 2nd on floor and 2nd overall in the Open Grade Susan Mackenzie 2nd on Floor and a member of the team that won the senior grade.

This team also included Bridget McCallum and Antonia Davidson Intermediate Team 3rd Wendy Roberts, Kate Hunter and Amanda Batchelor Jessica McCormack 1st on vault 2nd on floor Beginners' team 2nd= Jessica McCormack, Jane McDonald, Anna Morgan, Melanie Coleman Special congratulations must go to Tina-Anne Pooley who was placed 2nd in the Nationals and has just returned from Hong Kong where she was placed 1st.

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Gymnastics Team BACK ROW Jane McDonald, Antonia Davison, Wendy Roberts, Melanie Coleman, Anna Morgan FRONT ROW Jessica McCormack, Kate Hunter, Susan Mackenzie (½ce Captain) Louise Newton (Captain), Penelope Phelan, Amanda Batchelor

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GYMNASTIC SUCCESS ina-Anne Pooley of Form 5 was part of a team of Gymnasts to travel to Hong Kong and China where they trained at the Hong Kong Sports Institute and Guangzhou Provincial Sport Centre. They had to train in

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temperatures of up to 36 degrees Celsius. On the conclusion of their training a competition was held against the HKSI. Tina-Anne Pooley performed well, gaining 1st overall. Her Apparatus placing was 1st Beam, 1st Bars, 2nd Floor and 2nd Vault.

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HOCKEY Captain: Annabel Gudsell Vice-Captain: Caroline Borrie

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his season has proved co be an all-round success, not any for the 'I\ Hockey team, but for the sport in general at Sc. Margaret's.

With the 'I\ team entered in the Saturday inter-club competition (in 2nd Grade) and Wednesday inter­ school competition, there has been some high class hockey and over-all improvement in the team. The standard of play has indeed been improved because of extra turf practice each week with Christ's College. This has given the team more time to become accustomed to the all-weather surface and co improve their game under similar conditions.

At the end of the season we finished in a highly commendable 1st equal placing. After play-offs, we ended up as the leaders of the grade and now have the opportunity to move up co 1st Grade next year. This is an extremely good prospect for the future of hockey at St. Margaret's and reflects just how high the standard of hockey is.

There have also been other

successes with the lower grade teams. The U 15 team finished in 1st place and the 'C' team enjoyed many first class victories during the season. The 'B' team players have shown great potential and skills during the season and went away to tournament in Dunedin in great shape.

In July we hosted the winter Quadrangular tournament and finished in 2nd position, behind a very well drilled Sc Hilda's team.

At the end of the season the 'I\ team travelled co Nelson for the Secondary Schools' National Hockey Tournament. After some extremely close games, we gained 4th place, even though we had beaten the team in the final earlier.

We would especially all like co thank our coach, Wendy Abbot, who is indeed behind the success of this year's 'I\ team. Her dedication and commitment cowards the team have been an asset for us all amid it is because of her chat we will be able co be promoted into 1st Grade next year.

We would also like co thank the people out of school who have supported us this season and also our parents who rarely miss a game.

I would also like to thank Mr

Cartwright for his dedication towards the 'B' Hockey team and Miss Mangos who, not only coached the U 15 team but was the 'I\ team manager.

Finally, to all the players in the 'I\ team and especially my Vice­ Captain, Caroline, you have all been very supportive in helping co make my job a lot easier.

I wish next year's teams every success and the best of luck in helping hockey continue co thrive at Sc. Margaret's.

COLOURS-REAWARDED: Annabel Gudsell Caroline Borrie COLOURS: Penny Munns Sarah Pearse Lucy Simpson Lucy Curtis Charlotte Cottrell POCKET REAWARDED: Stephanie Mainprize POCKET: Jacqui Laney Rebecca Tapley Bridgette Tapley Odette Eaves Caroline Parker

Under 15 Hockey Team A Hockey Team

THIRD ROW Lucy Curtis, Lucy Simpson, Sarah Pearse SECOND ROW Stephanie Mainprize, Caroline Parker, Odette Eaves, Bridgette Tapley, Wendy Abbot (Coach) FRONT ROW Charlotte Cottrell Jacqueline Laney, Annabel Gudsell (Captain), Caroline Barrie (Vice Captain), Penelope Munns

BACK ROW Anna Handyside, Amanda Cartwright, Annabel Newton, Anjilina Langham MIDDLE ROW Margo Neame, Georgina Pinckney, Jane McDonald, Emma Warrington, Rebecca Nicholson, Hilla ry Marett FRONT ROW Lisa de Vere, Amanda Barker, Amber Dillon (Captain), Kate Reynish, Melaine Cummings, Meri Machin St Margaret's College 1993

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NETBALL Captain: Kate Thomson Vice-Captain: Rachel Talbot

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etball has again been very popular this year, with 14 teams entered in the Saturday competition, as well as two 'Kiwi' netball teams for the Standards 3 and 4. Eight teams competed in the Wednesday schools' competition with the most successful team being the Third Form 'I\, who were placed 2nd in the Third Form A grade.

In the Saturday competition, the 'I\ team was placed in Second Grade 'I\ again. Other successful teams in this competition were the 'C' team and the 'O' team, who both won their sections.

This year it was our turn to host the Quadrangular tournament. We had some very good games especially against Craighead, the overall winners.

The South Island Secondary Schools' tournament was held in Timaru this year. We were placed in Section A of the A grade and had a ve·ry tough first round with Villa Maria, Cathedral College and Craighead. We played some of our best netball of the season, and with some close games we ended up playing off for a lower place than expected because of a controversial umpiring decision in the last few seconds of a game.

To end off the season we had an entertaining and very physical game against the Christ's College

1st XV in which we came out the victors.

Congratulations must go to Kylie Smith who was selected in the Canterbury Ul9 team and to Angela Kearns who passed her provinical theory umpiring exam.

Thank you to all teachers, parents and girls who have helped coach, manage and umpire, especially Leonie Todd, the 'I\ team coach, Paula Dove the 'B' team coach and Miss Reeves, the 'I\ team manager, coach of the 'C' and 3rd Form 'I\ teams and teacher in charge of netball. Finally, thank you to Rachel Talbot, my vice-captain, and good luck for those returning next year.

3A Netball BACK ROW Melanie Coleman, Miss Reeves, Philippa Blakeley,Jacqueline Kearns FRONT ROW Lucy Borrie, Jessica McCormack, Catherine Blair (Captain), Melanie Lap thorn ABSENT Martha Ackroyd, Annabel Robertson

Form 1 & 2 Netball BACK ROW Davinia Ballin, Amy Mill, Marissa Brandram Adams, Bridget Solomon, Charlotte Bowker FRONT ROW Nicola Hopkins, Kirstin Ash, Michelle Ineson, Bridget Murdoch

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Senior A Netball BACK ROWjenny Grigg, Nicola Pemberton MIDDLE ROW Kylie Smith, Caroline Lee, Miss Reeves (Coach), Kathry n Sykes, Victoria Lee FRONT ROW Antonia Davison, Kate Thomson (Captain),Rachel Talbot (Vice Captain), Angela Kearns COLOURS REAWARDED: Kate Thomson Rachel Talbot COLOURS: Kylie Smith POCKETS REAWARDED: Angela Kearns Jenny Grigg POCKETS: Caroline Lee Antonia Davison Victoria Lee

Standard 4 Kiwi Netball BACK ROW Kirsty Wallace, Lara Rennie, Kate Thomson MIDDLE ROW Emma McKay, Nicola Warsaw, Elizabeth Moyle, Helen ParfittFRONT ROW Marissa johnpillai Amy Hadfieid, Annabel McPhail, Kimberley Hillier

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he 1992-93 rowing season has been the most successful since St. Margaret's started rowing in 1988. At the end of the season in the New Zealand Secondary Schools' Regatta competition we won Gold Medals in the Ul9 Quad Scull, Ul7 Quad Scull and Ul6 Double Scull. We also won a Silver Medal in rhe Ul9 Four and d Bronze Medal in the Ul7 Double Scull. All rhe early mornings before school, lace nights and long weekends on the water, 10km runs around the forest and gruelling fitness sessions paid off for the rowers and for Trudy Keys, our wonderful coach.

Trudy's expertise was much appreciated over our last season, and still is as she continues to coach our team this year. Trudy carried on after the Nationals to

coach the New Zealand Junior Rowing team which had in it three of our school members, Rachel Talbot, Kate Thomson and Andrea Harper. This team went co Adelaide in May and bear Australia in the girls' Eights and Fours.

Much of the secret for success was due to the extra energy gained from the amazing afternoon teas the rowers were given by Miss Wysocki and Mr Scanlon. We were very spoilt - with milkshakes and even chocolate bars! Thank you very much.

The 1993/94 season is already underway, with many keen new rowers joining the experienced team members. We still row from Christ's College sheds which is becoming easier as we now own more equipment which we can

share. College has been very generous and helpful to St. Margaret's Rowing, so I hope we can return their hospitali ty. An important event was the christening of our new four/quad scull boar, which was christened SAMRO 1 - shore for Saint Margaret's Rowing No. 1.

The school's parents, committees, Mr Scanlon, Miss Wysocki and friends deserve a great deal of thanks for all the support they have given which continues to make St. Margaret's Rowing a great sport.

Well done to all the 92/93 members, good luck to the 93/94 members. To chose moving on to row for other clubs, give it your all, it's a great sport.

Rachel Talbot

BACK ROW Trudy Keys (Coach), Kelly Hines, Nicola Balani, Sarah McDonald, Zakiya Orbeff MIDDLE ROW Sarah Egden, Debbie Ruthe,ford, Sarah Hampton, Veronica Baldwin, Henrietta Hilgendorf Prue Hilgendorf Philippa Watson FRONT ROW Andrea Harper, Rebecca Marshall (Captain), Kate Thomson (Vice Captain), Amanda Sutherland, Vanessa Cameron Lewis

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SKIING & SOFTBALL Captain: Rachel Talbot Vice-Captain: Belinda Forbes

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his year the season began with ski trials at Mt. Hutt in perfect conditions. After some training in the morning, and three races, a team was picked for the Canterbury Secondary Schools' Ski Championships. It consisted of Rachel Talbot, Captain, Belinda Forbes, Vice-Captain, Annabel Wilson and Antonia Davidson.

Wednesday, 15 September, was the big day. The conditions were not as good as the trials because it was too windy, but there was plenty of snow.

On the first race we all skiied with enthusiasm, gaining excellent times. But in the second race we seemed to ski with a bit too much enthusiasm and only survived without a fall! This was Annabel Wilson, who, because of her great performance, came eleventh overall.

After a great day and some stiff competition, we ended up in

eighth place. it was a thrilling day and good experience, if nothing else!

We are all looking forward to a good season next year, and would like to encourage everybody to have a shot at getting into the ski team.

Ski Team BACK ROW Mrs Newman, Rachel Talbot, Philippa Watson, Annabel Wilson FRONT ROW Antonia Davison, Belinda Forbes, Michal Dillon

SOFTBALL Captain: Rosemary Trolove Vice-Captain: Sarah Head

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t is great to see that more girls are taking an interest in softball this year.

The season has just started and there are four teams entered in the competition. We have only played two games and I am sure that, after some practice, our skills will improve.

Thank you to Miss Mangos, Miss Smith and my Vice-Captain, Sarah Head, for committing themselves to practices and games.

I hope this year will be as enjoyable as past years have been. Good-luck.

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A Softball Team BACK ROW Clarissa Turner, Rebecca Gilroy, Louise Newton,Fiona Rainey, Chizuru Suzuki FRONT ROW Kristie Richards, Sarah Head (Vice Captain), Rosemary Trolove (Captain), Claire Sullivan

SQUASH & TOUCH RUGBY Captain: Hannah Blakely Vice Captain: Belinda Borrie

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he support from the girls in Squash this year has been great.

We entered 3 teams into the inter­ school competition and all of the teams played really well throughout the season. Everyone showed great enthusiasm and team spirit.

I would like to thank Mrs lightfoot for assisting us during the season not only with the administration but also supporting us at our games. Also I would like to thank Mrs Nielsen for her wonderful coaching which has been appreciated by all the girls. T hank you also to Belinda, my Vice­ Captain this season and to all those who supported squash this year.

I wish you good luck for years to come and I hope this year's enthusiasm continues in the future.

COLOURS: Hannah Blakely Bianca Nielsen POCKETS: Sarah Head Joanne Johnson

A Squash Team BACK ROW Bianca Nielsen, Joanne Johnson FRONT ROW Sarah Head, Hannah Blakely (Captain)

TOUCH RUGBY

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t was good to see an increased enthusiasm for Touch this year.

We were able to enter a fifth and a sixth form team in the Intermediate grades.

It was a short season, with only six games being played, but everyone enjoyed the weekly competition.

I would like to thank Mr McKelvey for his invaluable support, my Vice-Captain, Rebecca Peace, and the coaches who helped and encouraged us.

Hopefully next year we will see even more new players enjoying the 'thrill' ofTouch Rugby.

Rebekah Yock

Touch Rugby FOURTH ROW Sarah Drake, Caroline Parker, Charlotte Suckling, Deanne Carter THIRD ROWNatasha Fergus, Belinda Cartwright, Claire Matheson, Julia Elworthy, Kirstin Glassford,Mr McKelvey (Coach) SECOND ROWMelissa Quaife, Tracey Brice, Jennifer Barker FRONT ROWW'endy Roberts, Melissa Warrington, Rebecca Peate (Vice Captain), Rebekah Yock (Captain), Penny Dombroski, Amy Wong St Margaret's College 1993

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SWIMMING Captain: Hannah Blakely Vice-Captain:Stephanie Mainprize

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his has been a great year for swimming. Swimming sports day went smoothly and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone.

Congratulations co chose girls who gained results and to all the girls who participated.

The summer Quadrangular tournament was held at Craighead this year. Everyone swam to their best ability and we gained 1st place.

The inter-school swimming sports were a great success this year. The girls swam very well, with nearly everyone getting into a final.

The quality of swimming is increasing steadily in the school, thanks to Katrina Mueller who has been coaching the swimming club twice a week. It is great to see the support and enthusiasm from the younger girls in the school who regularly come to swimming club.

I would like to thank Miss Mangos for the endless hours of hard work which she puts into swimming.

Without the help of my vice­ captain, Stephanie Mainprize, the sports, quad. tournament and the inter-schools would not have run as smoothly. Thank you Sceph. for your support throughout the season.

Finally, I would like to thank the Spores Council for their help during the season, and I wish all the girls the best of luck for the future and I hope swimming remains as strong as it has been in the last few years. Good luck.

RESULTS: Senior Champion: Angela Collett Under 16 Champion: Anna Baker Under 15 Champion: Josephine Yeo Under 14 Champion: Charlotte Dellaca

Inter-school Swimming Team BACK ROW Kate Thomson, Anna Baker 4th ROW Michal Dillon, Kylie Smith, Stephanie Radford, Victoria Lee, Olivia Radford 3rd ROW Louise Nichols, Caroline Lee, Louise Bryce, Charlotte Dellaca, Leisha Williams, Angela Collett 2nd ROW Emily Stockton, Antonia Davison, Kathrine Mueller (Coach), Penelope Munns, Rebecca Peate FRONT ROW Caroline Belcher, Amanda Barker, Stephanie Mainprize (Vice Captain), Hannah Blakeley (Captain), Sara Sutherland, Josephine Yeo

Swimming Champions STANDING Angela Collett (Senior), Charlotte Dellaca (U/14) SEATED Josephine Yeo (UI15) Anna Baker (UII 6), Louise Stevens (FI & 11) COLOURS REAWARDED: Hannah Blaely Stephanie Mainprize Angela Collett COLOURS: Rebekah Yock POCKET: Charlotte Dellaca Stephanie Radford Josephine Yeo

Junior and Intermediate Inter-School Swimming Team BACK ROW Amy Poelman, Amy Mill, Louise Stevenson MIDDLE ROW Elizabeth Moyle, Michelle Ineson, Anna Saunders, Charlotte Bowker, Nicola Hopkins, Jessica van Schreven FRONT ROW Tamsyn Kinchant, Kelly Sanders, Annabel McPhail, Kimberley Hillier, Nicola Warsaw, Kirstin Ash, Desiree Hanson St Margaret's College 1993

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TENNIS & TRAMPOLINING A Tennis Team Caroline Borrie (Captain), Caroline Lee, Nicola Thompson, Annabel Gudsell (Vice Captain)

Captain: C Barrie Vice-Captain: A Gudsell

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his year's tennis season started off exceptionally well with the 'P:. team coming 2nd, beaten narrowly

by Rangi Ruru. In the first term the 'P:. team was placed 1st in the Wednesday inter-school competition, which put us through to play off for the inter-school South Island team. Unfortunately we missed out on winning this by just one game.

In the third term, the season started well with six teams entered in the inter-school competition.

Everyone has been very enthusiastic with a lot of challenging and practicing going on.

The 'P:. and 'B' teams also played the Old Girls in the annual match which was a fun day with great competition.

I would like to thank Chris Jennings for coaching the 'P:. and 'B' teams and for supporting us at our weekly matches, and Miss Reeves for all her work in organising everyone. Thanks also

TRAMPOLINING Captain: Claire Matheson Vice-Captain: Jodi White

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his year the Senior Trampolining group's numbers have declined somewhat but the enthusiasm has not.

The practices were interrupted slightly with our budding actresses who performed in 'Twelfth Night' and 'Fiddler on the Roof' but this was not evident from the results of the Inter-Secondary Gymnastics Championships.

Congratulations must go to Sarah White who came 2nd overall in Grade Three and also to the Grade Three team of Sarah White, Caroline Lee, Annabel Gudsell and Olivia Radford who came third in the teams' event.

Thank you, Kate, our coach and to Miss Mangos for the support and encouragement you have given us.

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to my Vice-Captain, Annabel Gudsell. I hope everyone had an enjoyable season and will continue to play with the same enthusiasm next year.

COLOURS REAWARDEO:

C Barrie N Thompson

A Gudsell COLOURS:

CLee POCKET:

J Kearns

3A Tennis Team BACK ROW Catherine Blair, Lucy Borrie FRONT ROW Jessica McCormack, Philippa Blakely

BACK ROW Sarah White, OliviaRadford, Caroline Lee FRONT ROW Claire Matheson (Captain), Annabel Gudsell, Wendy Roberts ABSENTJodi White

VOLLEYBALL & WATER POLO Captain: Hannah Blakely Vice-Captain: Belinda Borrie

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his year's season went extremely well, thanks to the great enthusiasm of the team and Jo Johnson who spent many hours coaching us. Thanks Jo. The Canterbury-Westland tournament went really well this year -we were placed 7th in the girls' section, which was the best result St. Margaret's has ever had.

We were also put back into the 'League' section with this result.

Congratulations must go to Kylie Smith who was selected for the 'Tournament' team.

The teams' skills and confidence grew enormously this year, making it a really enjoyable season.

I would like to thank Jo again for her support and coaching, Ms Price for her administration and Belinda, my vice-captain for her help also.

Thanks also to Jo Rutherford for her support and for coaching the third and fourth formers with Belinda.

Good luck for next year and I hope they have as much fun as we had this year, and hopefully will be as successful!

COLOURS REAWARDED: Hannah Blakely COLOURS: Joanna Rutherford Kylie Smith POCKETS REAWARDED: Belinda Borrie Michal Dillon Cathy Laugesen Caroline Shand POCKET: Olivia Radford

A Volleyball Team BACK ROW Olivia Radford, jenny Grigg, Joanne Johnson (Coach), Michal Dillon, Catherine Laugeson, Caroline Shand FRONT ROW Joanna Rutherford, Belinda Barrie (Vice Captain), Hannah Blakely (Captain), Kylie Smith

WATER POLO Captain: Louise Nichols Vice-Captain: Olivia Radford

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his is the first year that St. Margaret's has had a water polo team, so both Olivia and myself, as well as the rest of the team, are all newcomers co the sport.

Naturally, our first practice was a little hectic, with everyone having a lot to learn. In our rush to get back to school, on time, one of our players was left behind at QEII!!

We all made an appearance for our first game two days later where, as probably was expected, we had a small loss of 14-0, although we nearly scored twice.

Nevertheless, the team's first two goals were scored at our next practice game by Leisha Williams and Hannah Maling. This was a

small triumph for our team which I know is speedily improving.

I am sure that the regular morning practices with our coach, Katherine, along with the team's enthusiasm towards the game, will make us successful.

THIRD ROW Anna Baker, Katy Peat SECOND ROW Stephanie Radford, Leisha Williams, Odette Eaves, Anna Falloon, Hannah Maling, Charlotte Morgan, Miss Mangos FRONT ROW Emily Bowker, Rebecca Rae, Olivia Radford (Captain), Louise Nichols (Vice Captain), Amanda Barker, Sara Sutherland St Margaret's College 1993

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