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MAGAZINE PRODUCilON 1994 Editor: Mrs S. Masterswith assistancefrom

Jodi White, RebeccaGilroy, LouiseNicholls.

Photos supplied by: Mr L. Hallum,MissJ. Smith, MrsA. Coates,RebeccaGilroy Typing: MissM. Di_ckson, MrsS. O'Brien Designed and Typesetby: Page Plus Llmited Manythanks to staffand students who have contributedto this magazine.

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Artwork by: Charlotte Suckling ;

PRINCIPALS COMMENfPage4 1RUSTBOARDPage5 STAFFPages6- 7 PREFECTS' REPORTPage8 BOARDINGHOUSEREPORTPage9 PTAReport Page 10 SACRISTAN'S REPORTPage 11 OLD GIRLS'ASSOCIATION Page 12 OBITUARYPage 12 SADDPage13 STUDENfEXCHANGEREPORTPage14

FlJfURE PROBLEMSOLVING-INTERNATIONAL & NZ FINALSPages15-16 RHODESSCHOLARSHIP Page 16 ALLIANCE FRANCAISE FRENCHORALCOMPETITIONPage17 FRENCHAWARENESS WEEKPage17 SCHOOLPLAY- LADDERSPage 18 LADDERS - THE PROGRAMME Page 19 THE NEWST MARGARET'S WARDROBEPage20 SUMMERSCIENCESCHOOLPage21 SCHOOLLIBRARY Page21 FOOD TECHNOLOGYIN THE SENIORSCHOOLPage22 CANfERBURY /WESTLANDSCIENCEFAIRPage23 CLASSICAL STUDIESTOUR Page24 FIFTHFORMCULTURAL TRIPPage25 FIFTHFORMCULTURAL TRIPTO JAPANPage26 OUTDOOREDUCATIONREPORT1994 Page27 CAVESTREAMING, CASTLEHILLPage27 1994 GEOGRAPHYFIELDTRIPPage27 SPIRITOF ADVENTIJRE Page27 DEBATINGPage28 PUBLICSPEAKINGPage28 MYERS'CUP SPEECHCOMPETITIONPage29 MYERS'CUP SPEECHPage30 ARTSCOUNCILREPORTPage31 ARTATTACKWEEKPage31 DANCECLUBPage32 "TRAMPS" Page33 MUSICPages3~35 CHAMBER CHOIRTRIPTO ADELAIDEPage36 CREATIVE WRITINGPages3 7-38 HOUSEREPORTPages44-55 HOUSESKIINGPage55 FORMSONE & 1WO Pages56-58 JUNIORSCHOOLPages5~61 CREATIVE WRITINGPages62-63 SPORTSPages65-78 St Margaret'sCollege1994

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gain we come to the end of another school year and this magazinegives us the opportunity to reflecton the many and varied activitiesand high points of 1994at St Margaret'sCollege.

It has indeed been an excitingyear.

The year opened for the boarders with extensionsto KilburnHouse and extensionsto our Junior Departmentfor younger children.

The boarding house extensions enabled us to increase the boarding roll to 145 and now satisfiesan increasingdemand for boarding school places. Extensionto Primary Schoolclassroomsallowed us to accommodatethe childrenin an environmentthat enabled more activitiesto take place within the classroomand more flexibilityof classroomorganisation.

We also welcomed a number of new staffin our PrimaryDepartment, in Humanitiesand Physical Educationdepartment as well as in Mathematics,Art and Dramaand the boardingschool. New staff alwaysbring new ideas and new challengesto all of us. It has been good to also get to know this multitalented group.

Amongstthe high points for 1994 have no doubt been the number of trips in which the girls have participated. A month long trip to Japan last summer holidaysfor students of Japanese was most successfulas was the long awaited Classical Studiestour to Greece and Italyfor senior students of Art Historyand Classics. The wonderful album of photographs taken and beautifully presented by Mrs Elworthy,shows the varietyand breadth of the girls' experience.

As well as this, our ChamberChoir had a most successfultour to Adelaidewhere they not only participatedin the centennial celebrationsof our sisterschool there but also enjoyed such activi4

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ties as singingfor the LordMayor and singingEvensongin the AdelaideCathedral.

Earlyin the second term, our Future ProblemSolvinggroup accompanied by Mrs ChrisWyeth,left for Ann Arbor,Michigan,to successfully participatein InternationalFinalsof Future ProblemSolving. This term, seven of our Future Problem Solvingteams have travelledto Aucklandwhere they have participated in the NationalFinals.

All in all, the opportunitiesoffered for the girlsthis year have been tremendous.

The firstArts Week was also a great successwith our own inhouse productionof 'Ladders'and opportunitiesfor parents and studentsto participatein a varietyof workshops and in a host of activities.

DuringArts Week the school really 'buzzed' and it was good to see our culturallife taking a higher profile.

We hope that such a week will be an annual feature of our second term.

Similarlythe second term also brought us a very happy 'House Day' where the girls exhibitedtheir tremendoustalent in drama and their real enthusiasmfor House sports.

Those of you who read our weekly newsletterswill be consciousof the successthat the girls have in all fields of endeavour;academic, culturaland sporting.Particular successesthis year have been in skiingwhere we won the Canterbury and the South Island Secondary Schools'SkiingChampionships, Equestrianwhere we won the CantetburyIntersecondarySchools' One Day Eventfor the second year in a row, and Hockeywhere our PremiereGrade team drew with Girls'High to take the Christchurch SecondarySchoolstitle. When one considersthat St Margaret'sis a very smallschool, the range of activities

which the girls have access to and their success,shows not only the girls' talent but the high level of commitmentfrom staff and from parents who make it possible for the girlsto be involvedin whatever they want to undertake.

Whilethe success of the school is often measured by its academic, culturaland sporting successesand by the range of activitiesit offers, the school is much more than that.

It must be a place where there is a sense of communitynurtured by a common goal. There must be the opportunityto develop one's potentialto respect one's self and show respect to one another. It should be a place where life is cherished,nurtured and celebrated and a place where young people are enabled to grow to express their uniqueness but to still understand that to live life successfullyone must learn unselfishness,consideration, honesty and reliability. These are the qualitiesthat we are endeavouring to nurture in this College.

Becausewe are working with young people, sometimesthere are failuresbut together we are striving to make these dreams a realityas our young women emerge from school into the world of the 21st Century.

MayI take this opportunity of thankingthe Chairmanof the Board, Mrs Pieter Stewart,and all Board members,staff,the parent body and the students for making 1994a good year for St Margaret's College.

ClaudiaM Wysocki Principal

TRUSTBOARD1994 Board of Trustees BACKROW· Mrs D. Stewarl, Ms S. Sheaf, Mr R. Peate, Mr C McIntosh MIDDLEROW· Mrs G. Dawson, Mrsf. Close, Mr C. Wadeson, Mrs M. Saunders, Mr D. Mclernon FRONFROW· Mr P Champion, Miss A. Williams, Mrs P Stewarl, Missf. Kerr, MrN. Clark

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establishingclear guidance policies ducationof our youngpeople todayis no longersimplyteaching of governanceand management within the school. Once again, knowledgeand skillsbut requiresa these policieswill form a good focusthat lookstowardstomorrow frameworkfor future development. and the worldof the future.To this end, thereare manychangesconBoard membersthis year are each stantlytakingplaceand the Trust sittingon at least one sub-commitBoardis settingin placestrong tee as well as a Board representaguidelinesand policiesto forma gocx:l tive sittingon a number of teacher frameworkfor thisgrowthto take sub-committees.This liaisonforms placeat StMargaret's. useful communicationlines between the staffand the Board.

There have been a number of new faces appointedto the Board this Duringthe firstterm of this year I year as membershave reached the set up a number of dates inviting end of their term of officeor left for staffmembersto join me for an personal reasons.The new appoint- informallunch and chat. A number ees bring with them a wide and of stafftook advantageof this balancedrange of skillswhich is opportunityand I found it good to slowlycreatingnew and exciting get to know teachersbetter and dynamicswithin the Board. hear their views of the school.

Lastyear a strategicplanwas formed Frommy pointof view,working to providedirectionfor the next 5 - 10 closelywith MissWysockiis challengyears.Theseplansrequirecontinual ing and exciting.Her driveand updatingas circumstances changeand enthusiasmpermeateseveiyaspectof underthe guidanceof new Board schoollifeand she constantlydisplays member,Mr DaveMclernon,we untiringefforttowardsbuildingan havedecidedto cany out more evenbetterschoolfor the future. indepthstrategicevaluationand look Thanksmustalsogo to her husband forwardto beingable to tellthe wider MrJim Scanlonfor his help and schoolcommunityof proposedplans support. once thisanalysisis completed Our schoolis in veiy good heartand With our applicationfor accreditamanygirlsare achievingexcellent tion for the implementationof the resultsin a huge varietyof activities new NationalCurriculumlooming, both withinand outsidethe school. we have also begun the process of Pieter Stewart

Board of Trustees WARDEN: BishopColes,MA,BD,MTh,Dip REd,PhD CHAIRMAN: Mrs P Stewart

SECRETARY: MrsGDawson

BOARDMEMBERS: MrP C Champion,BA,LLB MrNGClark,LLB MrsJ Close,BA,DipTchg

MissJKerr,MusB,LTCL, LRSM, A CertCM,Dip Tchg,AIRMT MrC McIntosh,BA,DipEd,DipTchg MrD Mclernon,BE(Mech), RegEng, MIEPENZ MsJ Miller,BSc(Hons),Dip Bus Stud (CFO) MrR Peate, BCom Mrs M Saunders

MsS Sheaf,BA,DipTchg Mrs D Stewart,LLB MrC Wadeson,Dip Mkt MissA B Williams,LLB(Hons),ACA St Margaret'sCollege1994

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STAFF1994 PRINCIPAL MissC Wysocki, MA (Hons), DipTchg

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

TEACHING STAFF MissC Arthur, B.PhEd,DipTchg;HOD Sport Mrs R Baigent, ITC (Home Ee);CareersAdvisor,HOD Home Economics Mrs B Barker, BA;HOD Geography/SocialStudies Ms S Begg,BHSc,DipTechg;Science/Chemistry Mr G Belcher, BA(Hons), DipTchg;Geography/Social Studies Ms M Brennan, BSc,BCom,DipTchg;Mathematics, ComputerStudies,Economics Mrs N Carson, BSc,DipTchg,Mathematics Mr D Chil~, MA(Hons) Viet,MA(Hons) Oxon, FRCO, LRSM,Certd'Etudes(Grenoble);French Mrs A Coates, BA,DipEd,DipTchg;English Mrs K Curgenven, DipHSc,DipTchg;Art, Photography Mrs R Fra,er, BA,DipTchg;Fonn 1 & 2 Science,F3 Scienceand SocialStudies,Extensionlearning ResourceTeacher Mr L Hallum, DipFA,DipTchg;Art MissS Heberley, BPhEd(Distinction),DipTchg;HOD PhysicalEducation Mrs RJones, MA(Hons), DipTchg;Mathematics Mrs L Kennedy, BA,DipTchg;HOD English MissJ Kerr, MusB,LTCL,LRSM, ACertCM,DipTchg;AIRMT; HOD Music/Choir Mr J Kerr, BA(Hons),PGCE,IHSM;Histoty,SocialStudies Mrs L Ughtfoot, CommTeachersCert,DipTchg;HOD BusinessStudies Mr S McKelvey, BCom,H DipTchg;Japanese Dr B Mann, BA,BSc(Hons), PhD, FNZIP;HOD Science Mrs S Masters, BA,DipTchg;English Mrs M Marshall, BACCAT(France) MissJ Miller, BSc(Hons), DipTchg;Chemistry Ms J Neill, BA,DipTechg;Drama Mrs H Newman, BA,DipTechg;ClassicalStudies,Historyof Art, ESOL Mrs S Oliver, BEd,ITC; Head of Junior and Intennediate School Ms A Price, BSc,DipTchg;HOD Mathematics Ms M Reymer, BA,DipTchg;Japanese MissJ Riach, DipTchg;MBBO;Standard2 Mrs D Robilliard,ITC; Fonn 1 Ms S Rod, BSc,DipTchg;HOD HealthEducation/Life Skills Mrs J Shand, BA,ITC; English MissJ Smith, BCom,DipTchg;Economics,Accounting Mrs R Spiers, DipTchg,RADTeachers;Standard4 Mrs Carolyn Stuart, Adv.DipTchg,ATCL(Speech& Drama), ITC; Standard3 Mr M Summerlee, BSc(Hons), ITC; Biology Mrs J Todd, BFA;Art

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Mrs N Tomlinson, NZCA,NZCPS;LaboratoryTechnician MissJWebby, BPhEd,DipTchg;PhysicalEducation,Dance Mrs M Weiss,MA,DipTchg;French Mrs D White, ALAA;Librarian Mrs C Wyeth, BSc,DipTchg;Mathematics,Science,Future

ProblemSolving SPEECH AND DRAMA Mrs T Minns,LTCL Mrs L Williams,LTCL(Theory)

MUSIC STAFF Piano Mrs J E Ashton, LTCL, AIRMT Mrs F Harman, LTCL, AIRMT Mrs ME Lovell, LTCL, A.MusTCL, AIRMT Mrs JA Rolofsma, LTCL, AIRMT Mrs KM Tucker, LTCL, AIRMT Flute Mrs DJ Russell, BA,LTCL,DipLibSch,AIRMT Clarinetand Saxophone Mr G de l.acey, BMus,LTCL,DipTchg,AIRMT Violin Mrs P Ball, DipExMus Cello Ms C Hayes, MusB,(Hons Perl), LRSM Guitar Mrs C Galbraith, ITC Voice Mrs J Hewson, LTCL,LRSM, MA(hons), DipTchg Modern Piano Mrs K Calder, ATCL BURSAR'SOFFICE Mrs G Dawson - Bursar MrsMKerr Mrs C Laughton College Office Mrs M ~ (untilJuly) Mrs N Ritchie (untilAugust) MissMandi Dkkson - SchoolSecretary Mrs SandraO'Brien - PASecretaty

BOARDING SCHOOL STAFF Mrs C Easter - Kilburn MrsJ Goodall -Julius MrsBParker MrsRAnsell MrsFNaylor Mrs J Zygaldo Mrs W Hammond - CateringManager

CARETAKER Mr RE Seabourn

GROUND STAFF Mr PG Bradshaw MrRDerry Mr DER Harris

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994 has been the 'Yearof the Family'for the world at large but the 'Yearof the Committee'for St Margaret'sStaff. We have all discoveredourselvesto be members of at least one committeeand some have strayed into several • where they have been made very welcome and given lots of demanding assignments. Add to this an increasinglevel of professional development courses, conferences and meetings and you can see that we are enthusiasticallyanticipating the year 2000 and beyond.

Ten new teachersjoined us and also some new officestaff;most visibleto girls and parents are Miss Mandi Dicksonon the front desk and Mrs SandraO'Brienin the near office. They replaced MrsMarie Burgesswho left in July and Mrs NatalieRitchiewho retired from St Margaret'sat the end of Term 2. We were really sorry to lose these charming, humorous and hardworkingadministrativestaff but our new staff have adjusted quickly to life at St Margaret's.

When MissFay Mangosleft at the end of last year and MissFiona Reeveswent on leave it provided an opportunityto divide the roles of responsibilityfor PhysicalEducation and sport, two very demanding jobs

both of which had been filledby MissMangos. MissSharynHeberley was appointed as Head of Physical Educationand MissChrisArthur as Head of Sport.

Two new staff members appointed to the Humanitiesdepartment have helped redress the balance of the sexes in the staffroom. Mr Grant Belcher('the big one') teaches Geography and SocialStudiesand MrJohn Kerr ('the little one') Historyand SocialStudies.

Not a pair but a trio of new faces have occupied the Junior School, Mrs Roz Spiers,MrsCarolynStuart and MissJackie Riachare always calm, friendly,competent and ready to help.

And another trio; MrsMichelle Brennan who can do everything, the pottery person Mrs Kaye Curgenvenand MsJuliet Neill(with a brother no-one has ever heard of) bring lots of variety,fun and creativityto the staffroom. We find it all invigorating.

Wewill sadlyfarewellMrsBatbara Barkerafter30yearsat St Margaret's(I hear on the grapevinethat she taught some girls'mothers)- and alsoMrs DianaRobilliard, who has been the creativeand culturalmainstayof the

Intermediateschooloverthe past 14 years. MrsShonaBeggwill have a year'sleaveof absencefor 1995and MissFionaReeveswill be returning aftera similaryear of 'OE'and 'rechargingthe batteries'.

Who has been overseaswith school groups this year - forced to endure foreign travel in the cause of education? Mr SteveMcKelveyand MissMoniqueReyrnerwith a group of students studyingJapanese spent a month experiencingJapanese quarters during the summer holidays. Mrs Hana Newmanwith the senior Art HistoryClassicstrip to Italy and Greece; MrsChrisWyeth to USAwith Future ProblemSolvers (winners) and MissJill Kerr and myselfto our sister school and sister city,Adelaide,for music, debating and Australianculture.

A good year. Yes - especiallythose who heard ProfessorJohn Edwards talkingabout how a teacher with a rich vibrant life of his/her own brings a rich vibrant life into the classroom. Dead people are dead teachers! We are very much alive.

MargoMcKay Deputy Princi~al

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PREFECTS'REPORT

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hen anyone asks me exactly what being Head Prefect involves,I struggleto come up with an adequate answer.

For me this year has been an interestingand rewardingyear, but at times a vety difficultand demanding year. From givingimpromptu speeches and gruesome detentionsto enjoyinglavish breakfastsat Noah's Hotel it has been above anythingelse a constantchallengeboth for me and St Margaret's.

It has been a chance for me to put somethingback into St Margaret's after all the years of willinglytaking so much out of it.

The school's firstever musical overseastrip to Adelaidein Easter this year was a personal highlight.

In the last couple of years there has been a real effortto increasethe recognitionof arts within the school. This trip to Adelaide, combinedwith the Arts Week held later in the year, was a real milestone and I hope it marks the beginningof much more to come.

There are numerous people to whom I owe my thanks. Thank you firstto the seventh form for their enduring humour,their endless quantityof "quality''advice and their unfailingabilityto produce more challenges- ensuringI never had the chance to get bored!

I am also vety gratefulto the prefects;a diverse,multi-talented group whose help and support were much appreciated.

This year is now MissWysocki's third year at St Margaret'sand after the many changes of 1993,has been a more settledyear with the only major change havingbeen the introductionof the new uniform- a topic of much "intellectualdebate".

It is only as we near the end of our time at St Margaret'sthat we begin to appreciatethe time,.energy and 8

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Deputy Head Prefect Biance Nielson and Head Prefect mana Perry

money that has been investedin our educationboth by our parents and by the staff.

To the staff: we greatlyappreciate your commitment,your incredible patience and your attentionto detail,but perhaps even more importantlywe are vety gratefulfor the fact that we have alwaysbeen treated as individualsand also respectedas such.

As we emerge from St Margaret's into the wider world we are fortunate for the solid groundingour educationhere has provided us with. Duringour time here we have been encouraged to develop a sense of who we are and to retain our individuality.In the five years since third form we have all en-

countered numerous challenges, been exposed to a wide varietyof experiencesand made a lot of good and long lastingfriendships.

Togetherwe have laughed a lot, worried a lot, and sometimeseven studied a lot!!

All in all our time at St Margaret's has been an experience of a lifetime,one none of us could ever forget!

Diana Perry

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ne word that I would use to describethe past year as Head of House would be that it has been a CHALLENGE. With a high spirited,independently minded fifthform that was almost double the size of any other form, life in the BoardingHouse could never have been called dull!

There were Seniorsexpressing authorityin both houses this year due to the additionof 25 more rooms in Kilburnwhich also raised the number of boarders to 145.

This year, probablywith a sigh of relief,there was no picnic at the beginningof the year due to a lack of interestwhich stemmed from past experiences!

MrsBeny leftat the end of the fust term and so we say a veiybig "thank you"to her and wish her good luckin whatevershe choosesto do next,and I alsowelcomeMrsEaster,her husbandTonyand theirdaughter Katy,and hope theyenjoytheirnew environmentas much as the third formersseem to have!

We renovated the old haunted music room into a BoardersGames Room. Pool Tournamentsand the amount of "fizz"that Boardershave

has reached a maximum.Keep up the practiceBoarders!

I would liketo thank MrsGoodall, MrsZygadlo,MrsEaster,MrsAnsell and alsoMrsCuniefor all theirhelp, guidanceand patiencethey have givenme, even if theywere not alwaysdone withouta bit of a push.

I would also like to thank my two deputies OliviaRadfordand Karyn Leaskand the rest of the Seventh Form and wish everyone returning to the BoardingHouse the best of luck in 1995.

&Jarder Prefect BACKROW· Joanna Rutherford, Belinda Forbes, Jenny Grigg, Annabel Gudsell, Rebecca Gilroy FRONFROW· Georgina Studholme, Caroline Barrie, Sarah White (Head Boarder), Miss C Wysocki, Olivia Radford (Deputy Head Boarder), Sarah Jordan, Kate Barber ABSENT:

Karyn Leask (Deputy Head Boarder)

Sarah White

Prefects BACKROW· Rebekah Yock,Joanna Rutherford, Caroline Lee, Lynn Graham, Claire Matheson, Annabel Gudsell, Sarah White FRONFROW· Nicola Thompson, Caroline Barrie, Bianca Nielson (Deputy Head Prefect), Miss C Wysocki, mana Perry (Head Prefect), Angela Kearns, Georgina Studholme St Margaret'sCollege19<)4

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his year has been another busy year for the PTA committee, working "behind the scene" to provide refreshments at social functions, as well as additional resources for the school. At the Annual Meeting of the PTA in March 1994, several committee members did not seek re-election. I thank Helen Butterfield, Kate Hartnell, Rosemary McBeath, Kathy Pearse, Martha Tripp, John Savill, Lyall Simpson, and Pieter Stewart for their time, talents and energy.

At the February meeting, 1994, Miss Wysocki presented the PTA Committee with a "wish list" of items for the school totalling $26,700. It was resolved at the meeting that the PTA Committee give up to $20,000 to enable the school to purchase items on the list. Items which the school has purchased include: computer and software for resource reading, Television/Video for the Art department, Television monitor and Video Camera for the Biology microscope, Television/Video for Health program, Gas stove for Food Technology, sports equipment, slide projector for Art History and Classics, tape deck for the Drama Department, and a Public Address system.

Corbans Wine evening was enjoyed by 40 parents. Our Cocktail Party to be held on Wednesday 9 November, 1994 will not be a fund raising event. It will be a formal social occasion as the PTA Committee hope that by keeping the price moderate there will be full support from parents, staff, Trust Board members, and Old Girls.

Canterbury Salads which was originally compiled by the PTA in 1990 has been reprinted. Copies are available for $10 from any PTA Committee member or at the school office. These recipe books proved very popular when they were first printed, and would make a very attractive, reasonably priced gift.

A special vote of thanks must go to Glenys Kearns, Convenor of the Social Committee, and her small band of helpers who have provided refreshments at numerous school functions throughout the year.

Robyn Watson took over as Convenor of the Clothing Shop at the beginning of the year. Much effort has been put into clearing out old second-hand clothing to facilitate the phasing in of the new school uniform. Stocks of the old uniform

will only be sold to Form 5 and upwards in 1995, Form 6 in 1996, and Form 7 in 1997. Green tracksuits are in good supply at the Clothing Shop, and have been selling well this year.

The PTA Committee plan to hold a Gala Fair on Saturday, 16 March 1996, so keep that date free. Funds raised will go towards the development of computers and technology at school. To be worthwhile, a fair involves a lot of planning and hard work. We hope that everyone in the School community will work together over the next year so that the Gala will be a memorable and fruitful event.

As this is my last year of office, I wish to thank all committee members for their support over the past two years while I have been President, especially Pamela O'Brien, Secretary, and Martin Hadfield, Treasurer, who have been most willing and supportive.

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 President

Our social fund raising events have not been well attended this year. A

Newspaper Committee BACKROW.· Claire Matheson, Natalie Gerve, Charlotte Suckling, Fiona Bryce, Caroline Everist, Olivia Sinclair-Tbomson FRONTROW.· Julia Elworthy, Rebekah Yock, Lynn Graham, Georgina Studholme, Sarah Kyle 10

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SACRISTAN'S REPORT Sacristans Back row: Frith Williams, Wendy Roberts Front row: Josephine Yeo, Rebecca Gilroy (Head), Virginia Christie

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his year the sacristanshave been lot of work and efforton your part, very busy. We had six students but it has made those two services confirmed,and one staffmember very memorable. baptized and confirmedat a very I have thoroughlyenjoyed my year movingservicein term two. Lotsof as Head Sacristan. It's been great to new things have been introduced see the willingnessand increasing this year into our variouschapel services,with the introductionof servicesfor the differentform levels, includingthe Junior School,who have been organisingtheir own liturgyeach team. We have also had the introductionof students leading prayer.

This year's group of sacristanshave been reallysupportiveof me. They have regularlydone a lot of the preparationsfor our services, includingcleaningthe brass. I also need to thank severalstudents from the 3rd and 4th formswho have been a great asset and eager to "learnthe ropes" of being a sacristan.

A very specialthank you goes to MissWebby'sdance group for their participationin our worship, especiallyWaitangiDay and Art Attack. I know that it has taken a

participationof studentsin worship and I hope that it will continue.

Thanks a lot Robynand Mikefor your unending support, and good luck to next year's Head Sacristan.

RebeccaGilroy

Chapel Singing Group BACK ROW· mana Peny, Lynn Graham, Georgina Studbolme FRONT ROW· Nicola Thompson, Fiona Bryce, Claire Matheson St Margaret'sCollege1994

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convenor of the CranmerSquare for her organi-sationof functionsfor this group of Old Girlsover a number of years.

The annualGolfTournamentwas held at the WaimairiGolfClubon 15 April 1994.Manyplayers,including A specialthankyou to Sue Cronshaw, our Secretaty/freasurer for preparing past and presentparentstook part. the AnnualAccountsand Balance My thanks to the Golf sub commitSheetto the auditstage. These tee of LucyCartwright,Dorothy accountsshow our overallfinancial Adams,Anne Webleyand Gendie positionas satisfactory.Alsothank Quirke for their excellentorganisayou to JudithMillerfor her continued tion of this event. supportand adviceon financial The ArmaghCircle(for any Old Girl mattersrelatingto the Associationand who attended the school before to KPMGPeat Matwickfor their 1930)met on 26 April 1994in Julius accountingassistance.

House for their bi-annual morning Withregardto the ScholarshipFund, tea. My thanks to Fay Morten-Smith contributionshave been most hearten- as convenor of the ArmaghCircle ing and the firstfollow-upfor those for organisingthis function. stillintendingto giveto the Fund has The BridgeLuncheonthisyearwas been completed.The scholarshipsthat held at CrockfordsBridgeClubon 1 are awardedby the Old Girls'Associa- July 1994.Thisis a combinedfunction tion are an importantpart of our with the RangiRuruOld Girls' contributionto the school. I recently Associationand was well attendedby awardeda FeesAssistanceAwardto Old Girlsand friendsfromboth the daughterof an Old Girl. Thiswill Associations.Ballantynes,againthis enable her daughterto attendthe year,presenteda fashionpreview schoolas a boarderin Form3 in 1995. duringthe lunchbreak. Thiswas As reported in the MarchEvergreen enjoyedby all those present the Janet Stony Tennis Shield DuringJuly of this year Barbara Matches(9 February)and the Betty Taylorand a committeeof Old Girls Thomas TennisMatches(18 Februorganisedan informalreunion ary) had taken place: gatheringof those girlswho had or The resultswere as follows: were about to tum 50 years of age.

Janet StonyTennisShieldwon by St This was a very successfulget Andrew'sCollege. together and my thanks go to BettyThomasTennisCup won by the Barbaraand her team for their Old Girlsagainstthe presentgirls- 19 effortsand organisationto get this reunion together in a very short gamesto 15 games. space of time.

The CranmerSquaresLuncheonwas he Old Girls'Associationcontin ues to flourishand this is due to our dedicated and loyal committee members. My sincere thanks goes to them all for their fine contribution and commitment.

held at the ChristchurchGolfClubon Friday25 March. PieterStewart, Chairmanof the TrustBoard,spoke at thisfunctionon eventsand happenings at the school. SeventyOld Girls attendedthisluncheonand my thanks to BiddyMessetvyand Pat Armstrong for theirorganisation.

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To our two Boardrepresentatives AngelaWtlliamsand JudithMiller thankyou for your continuedsupport and interestin representingthe Old GirlsAssociationon the TrustBoard. my Finallyto ClaudiaWyscx:ki appreciationand thanksfor allowing the use of the schoolfacilitiesand for her interestin the Old Girls'Association particularlyher assistancewith the scholarshipawards.

Thisyear has been anotherrewarding one for me. I look fotwardto our AnnualReunionWeekendand meetingwith a largenumberof Old Girlsat the ChapelServiceand Annual GeneralMeetingand Luncheon.

Helen McCaul

OBITUARY MrsAndrea Monks,teacher of French from May 1990- December 1992.

Our whole school communitywas very sony when MadameMonks left our staffat the end of 1992to embark on new directionsin her life. We were absolutelydevastated to learn, during 1993,that she had terminalcancer.

The depth of respect and affection that we felt for Andrea was evident in the cards, letters and tapes that the girls sent to cheer her last weeks and then in the very sincere and emotionalfuneral seivice that was held here in our school chapel.

Andrea was an honourable, enthusiastic and dedicated colleague and we all, staffand students, feel privilegedto have known her.

Au revoir.

MMcKay

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SADD Committee BACKROW· Natasha Fergus, Melissa Warrington FRONFROW· Rebecca Gilroy, Kate Simpson

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his year S.A.D.D.hasn't had a great presence in school, and this is due to the fact that two 7th form reps have been involvedin out of school S.A.D.D.related activities.

The two things that we have done in school went quite well. During the firstset of parent teacher interviewswe had a display,and a computer set up. The people who tried the computerwere quite shocked to realisehow easy it is to get over the alcohol limit. The

other event that we did in the school was to have a muftiday.

Thiswas good and the proceedsof over $200went into the Christchurch S.A.D.D.fund to enable the future committeesto pay for conferencesand resources.

RebeccaGilroyand KateSimpson SAD.D.this havebeen busy"With year. Rebeccais jointchairpersonof the Christchurch SAD.D.Councilfor 19'94,and was on the committeefor organising"CrashBash",an interschoolPerformingArtscompetition.

Katehas been busy,organisingthe 3rd RegionalSAD.D.conference,and "With a week and a halfto go, she becamechairpersonof the Conference Committee,when the original Chairpersonhad to step down. The conferencewas a greatsuccessand was attendedby Kateand Rebecca, who made manynew friendships, and learnta lot of new infonnation.

DuringMid-Termbreak the National S.A.D.D.conferencewas held at St Patricks,Silverstream,in Wellington.

Rebeccaand NatashaFergus attended and had an excellenttime, and learnt a lot!

Good luck to Natashafor next year.

With all the knowledgethat she has gained S.A.D.D.will be reallygood next year. I hope that everyonewill support her in everythingshe does.

RebeccaGilroy

Social Committee BACK ROW.· Kylie Smith, Caroline Parker, Michal Dillon, Jenny Grigg FRON/' ROW.· Natasha Denny, Henrietta Hilgendorf, Caroline Barrie, Olivia Radford, Kate Bruce

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STUDENTEXCHANGEREPORT

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t Margaret's College has had a lot of involvement with student exchanges this past year. I returned from an amazing experience in Argentina last year, and have returned to school for my final Bursary year. I would like to thank the school and my friends for their support throughout the year, I couldn't have got by without it.

After mid-term break the seventh form and all of St Margaret's said goodbye to Tracey Bryce - a Rotary exchange student from Canada. I know she really enjoyed her year with us and should be commended for the way she enthusiastically involved herself in so many sports for the school. Her presence is greatly missed in Tonbridge now there's no Oprah!

Overseas at the moment with AFS are April McLaren and Deanna Campbell. April is in Argentina, Sante Fe and has recently had a family change and is content and happy. She has just travelled to Bari Loche, the student rage capital of Argentina and I am sure she would have loved every minute of it. Meanwhile Deanna is in Bolivia,

I would like to wish the newly selected students an enjoyable exchange, I know it is one they'll never forget, and it will change their lives forever.

I hope that in the future St Margaret's girls continue to apply for exchanges as they're so worthwhile and rewarding. I wish future applicants every success.

Recipe for Happiness on an Exchange

Amber Burt

Sante Cruiz and is still with the same family and enjoying herself.

St Margaret's this year has had more students selected for AFS exchanges. Jade Murray has been selected for the year programme to Brazil, leaving in February and Annabel Wilson has gained a place on the intensive programme to France over the Christmas holidays.

Natasha Fergus has also only just heard that she has a place on the long programme to Costa Rica.

Taketwo heapedcups ofpatience One heartfull of love Twohandsfull of generosity Dash of laughter One headfull of understanding Sprinklegenerositywith kindness Add plenty offaith and mix well.

Spreadovera period of a lifetime And seroeto everyoneyou meet ...

AmberBurt

Hospitality Committee BACKROW· Bronwen Davies, Jill Fergusson, Hilary Marret, Kate Barber, Emily Bowker MIDDLE ROW· Charlotte Morgan, Nicola Pemberton, Michal Dillon, Bridgette Tapley, Sarah Drake FRONTROW· Sarah Jordan, Caroline Lee,Joanna Rutherford, Penny Dombroski

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FUTUREPROBLEM SOLVING - THEINTERNATIONAL FINALS

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994provedto be a big yearfor our fourthformFutureProblem SolvingTeamas we representedNew Zealandin the International Future ProblemSolvingTeamfinals.The finals,held in Michigan,America,gave us a chanceto experiencelifein a differentcountiy,learneven more aboutFutureProblemSolvingand of coursehavefun.

Duringour stay in LosAngeleswe were able to spend two days in Disneylandwhich everyonethoroughly enjoyed(especiallythe rides 'SpaceMountain'and 'Splash Mountain'). Variousother things we did in LosAngeleswere a bus tour round Hollywood,a trip to Universal Studios,swimmingand sunbathing at NewportBeach and of cornse plenty of shopping.

Our next stop was Ann Arbor, Michigan. The firstthing I noticed about our stay there was how everyonewas so friendly. The calledus the 'New Zealanders'and would do anythingto trade New Zealandsouvenirs. I was also surprisedby the yummyfood on offer there as well. But the highlight for me was winning the oral presentationof our best solution.

Ann Arborwas such a beautiful,

clear,green place and the Universitywas spectacular. In the end I was very reluctantto leave as we had such a great time.

Our final destinationwas New York and what a cultureshock it was.

Neverhave I been in one place with so many unusual people. I found it quite sad though as there were many poor people livingon the street and this made us realise how fortunatewe reallyare.

Our three daysin NewYorkgaveus a chanceto visitmanydifferentand interestingplaces- TwinTowers(107 storieshigh),the EmpireStateBuilding,the Statueof liberty,Tiffany's, Bloomingdales and we alsohad a chanceto see a show - MissSaigon.

I reallyenjoyedmy time spent with the Future ProblemSolvingteam and I recommendanyone join because of the new and wonderful experiencesyou gain.

EmilyPalmer

Future Problem Solving; New Zealand Intermediate Winners 1993 Travelled to University of Mkhigan, USA BACK ROW· Amelia Ban-, Mrs C Wyeth, Catherine Blair FRONT ROW· Emily Palmer, Rebecca O'Connor

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FUTUREPROBLEMSOLVING- NZ FINALS& RHODESSCHOLARSHIP

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n October,seven of our FPSteams went to Aucklandto compete in the New Zealand Finals.

The Finalswere held at Carey'sPark ChristianCamp in the Henderson Valley,an ideal site for the 27 teams to be together for the weekend.

The 'Booklet'competitionwas held on Saturdaymorning and in the afternoonmany teams went to Helensvilleto enjoy the hot pools there. In the evening time was given to preparing the 'Oral' presentationsfor Sundayand this was followedby 'TheatreSports' and 'TeamGames'. Allthese activitiesallowed students to mix and get to know each other and this is a valuablepart of the weekend.

Our teams were very successful overall. In the Seniordivision, VtrginiaChristie, Rosalyn

Cooper,HeatherMcKenzieand RachelPerret gained 2nd place.

In the Intermediatedivision, AmandaBatchelor,Anna Falloon,Jane McDonaldand KirstenSill achieved 2nd place and VanessaAnderson, Amelia Barr,CatherineBlair and RebeccaO'Connorcame third in their 'Booklet'and 2nd in their 'Oral' presentation.

In the Junior division,Marissa Johnpillai, NataliePerret,Iara Rennie and Stephanie Walker were within the top five placings.

The girlswere a credit to themselvesand their familiesand St Margaret'sand MrsOliverand Mrs Wyethfelt proud to be associated with them.

Future Problem Solving teams competing in the NZ.finals, 1994 BACK ROW· Kim MacBrayne, Virginia Christie, Raebel Perret, Anna Saunders, Rebecca O'Cpnnor, Deborah Oscroft, Heather McKenzie, Anna Falloon, Emma Hodgson MIDDLE ROW· Mrs S Oliver, Josephine Ritchie, Catherine Blair, Vanessa Anderson, Amelia Barr, Kirsten Sill, Jane McDonald, Stephanie Walker, Natalie Perret, Rosalyn Cooper, Mrs C Wyeth FRONT ROW· Katherine Hinsen, Emma Wyeth, Lara Rennie, Elizabeth Peate, Nicola Morrison, MarissaJohnpillai, Amanda Batchelor, Carolyn Hodgen, Emma Paynter, Amie Marett ,,/✓ jtv"'

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mogen Dickie,a former dux of St Margaret'sCollegewas awarded a RhodesScholarshipearlierthis year. Imagen completed a BA Honours degree in philosophyat Universityof Canterburyand is now studyingat Oxford for a B Phil degree which will lead to a D Phil in philosophy.

In 1989Imagen was awarded a Universityof CanterburyJunior Scholarshipand in 1993a Senior Scholarship. She was also awarded an AustralianNationalUniversity SummerScholarshipin 1992.

Imagen is a keen tramper and mountaineerand has represented the Universityat volleyball. She is a debater of nationalprominence, havingbeen a member of the winning Canterburyteam in the 1992NationalUniversityDebating Championshipsand the individual NationalUniversitiesOratory Champion.

ForthreeyearsImagenhas coached the CanterbucySecondaty'Schools' DebatingTeamas well as being Presidentof the CanterbucySpeaking Union. Shehas alsoorganised Secondaty'Schools' Canterbllty' DebatingChampionships.

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE FRENCHORALCOMPETITION

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994 was a veiy successfulyear for St Margaret'sCollege.

Congratulationsgo firstand fore-

most to AngelaKeamswho was the Form 7 runner-upin the Inter School'sG)r1m~:ti1ticm and who went

Alliance Francaise BACK ROW: Virginia Christie,Andrea Forbes, Kate Archbald, Nicola, Thompson FRONT ROW· Angela, Kearns, Olivia East, Nicola Grigg

on to representCanterbuiyat the NationalFinal. We are veiy proud of her gettingso far in this prestigious event.

VirginaChristieenjoyedsimilar successat the Form 5 level being placed second in Canterbuiy.

A MeritCertificatewas awarded to Andrea Forbes(Form6) and Certificatesof Attainmentwere awarded to NicolaThompson (Form7), KateArchbold(Form6), and LouiseChampion(Form5).

The combinedeffortsof the girls won for us a third placingin the Inter Schoolscompetition.

In the third and fourth forms certificateswere awarded to Nicola Griggand OliviaEastwho were judged the best in oral Frenchat their level.

FRENCHAWARENESS WEEK

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rench AwarenessWeek aims to give the whole school a heightened appreciationof things French.

Run in mid-Julyto coincidewith France'sNationalDay the week came alivefor us with the arrivalof our three Tahitianguests, two girls AnneJulien-Lagardeand ElsaTsing, and for the firsttime a boy, HitinuiLevy.

Activitiesthroughoutthe week includedthe screeningof two Tintinfilms,two guest speakers John Kerrwho gave a cyclist's perspectiveon the Tour de France, and VirginieArmagnac,a young Frenchwoman who gave an appreciationof Provence.The latter took a novel approach, helping us to discoverthis part of France through its fragrance. We had to guess what we were smellingpeach, lavender,lime blossomand garlic! The libraryhad a displayof Frenchmaterialand so keen was interestthat by the end of the week, the displayhad virtuallydisappeared.

Our competitionthisyearwas

petanque,Frenchbowls. The clas.ses had fun playingthisand congratulationsgo to our winners,Caroline Bonieand KylieSmith.At our special assemblyon BastilleDaywe had an entertainingplayby ToniPotterand Trudy-AnneRoweand a fine piano

performanceof FrancisPoulencby NicolaThompson.Followingthe singingof the Marseillaise, selected representatives fromeveiyFrench classproceededout withred,white and blue balloonswhichthe whole schoolwatchedbeingreleasedinto the sky.

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SCHOOLPLAY- LADDERS ''YOU DON'T WANT TO ANSWER nns ONE 1HEN? 'WHAT IS 1HE MEANING OF LIFE''' One Student's Interpretation of ''Ladders" lhadders". StMargaret's Collegeschoolplay 1994.

It was a huge succes.s, with fullhousesmostnights. This was a typicalcomment,"the actingwas gcxxi,so were the lightsand the sound,but it didn'tseem to make sense,I didn'tunderstandwhat it was about." Fromthe look of the officialreview,many of the castagreedthatthe reviewerdidn'tunderstand the playeither. "ladders" was writtenfor the schoolby Juliet Neill,fromideasby JulietNeilland RozSpiers. Becausewe were lucky enough to have thesetwo wondetful directors,the playcameoverwith greateffect.However,"ladders"was a playto make you think,and for those of you havingtrouble,here are my ideasto get you started.

The Mudwhistlesare a reallydownto-earth sort of family. The parents have very littleeducationbut they have common-senseand experience. Algieand his son, Sharkie, spend most of the day in the garden growingvegetables. June and Debs spend their days indoors,making jelliesand cheesecakes. The family is very close-knit,except for June, who dreams of a better life for her children and has great ambitionsfor them. In this basic, almostalternative lifestyleenvironment,Debs and Sharkieare wonderfullycreative, alwaysthinkingup poems. Of the two, Sharkieis more worldlyand he at least has an averageeducation.

The Homblowers,on the other hand, are extremelyrich but an unhappy family. The two parents, Lanceand Viola,hardly talk to one another. Everyday,they plug the children into their "PassiveLeaming Systems",which cram their heads 18

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hatred,greed and selfishnes.s.

When one childfromeach familyis chosento climba ladder, the clownis pleased enough and helpsby encouragingthem. As they get higherand rivalrybegins betweenthe families,the clownstartsto take control .. of the chorusof spectators, leadingthem in cheeringand ' ~#~.: .•:.,····,·}.''··'···, ~·.· ••• booingthe contestants, L familiesand doctors. When his positionis threatenedby the successes of the contestants,he full of informationbut don't offer starts hindering them and he finally any stimulusfor creativethinking. pushesDebs off her ladder,killing They both find these incredibly her. In thisway, his positionis safe, boring and try to avoid them. In and he is stillthe highest.AfterDr public, Leopoldand Violetmake Crumbis blamedfor the death,the fun of Debs and Sharkie,and their clowncomesdown fromhis ladder, poems, and lack of knowledge. to invitethe Wormsto cometo feed The parents put on an appearance on Deb'sflesh. of harmonywhich can easilybe disturbed. "ladders"is about ambition,realising Thesetwo familiesare representatives. your dreams,education,the effectsof Theyare totalopposites,representing an unbalancedlife,the evilscausedby rivalryand greed and aboutthe a way of lifeand a socialposition. meaningof life.It is theiranswersto One of the main pointsof the playis to showthatwhileboth thesefamilies these questionswhichgetsDebs and maybe gcxxiat somethings,theyfail Leopoldon the Laddersand it is this questionthey attemptto answeras at othersand onlya wellbalanced they proceed. Leopoldfinallyrealises personcan succeed the importance of human interaction It is into the tinycommunitywhere and not being lockedup in a shell, thesefamilieslivethat Dr'sNolaMay but when Debs realiseslifeis about Mistraland EustaceCrumb,cometo reacting and eating,her succes.sleads cany out theirsocialexperiment.The to her death.The factthatDebsdied "ladder",now into the test stage,is just when her lifefounditsmeaningis intendedto encourageactivelearning. one of the negativethingsin the play.

This"ActiveLeaming"is cumulative Throughout,fromthe eeriestartto the and you mustachievea task,or bizarreconclusion,Dr Crumbprotests answera question,to be allowedup that he was not responsiblefor the anotherrung. Alreadyon the ladder death. Whetherhe was, and what the as a demonstrationis The down. true meaningof the playis, is up to Thischaracter,who performsonlyin mime,is the wild cardin the play,the you to decide. In the wordsof the unexplainablecharacter.He seemsto chorus,''Whatdo you think,Mister?"

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LADDERS- THE PROGRAMME IADDERS A play written byJuliet Neillfrom ideas contributed byJuliet Neill and Ros Spiers

mrectors:- Juliet Neilland Ros Spiers Cast

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The MudwhistleFamily

Dr EustaceCrumb AmandaBarker Dr Nola-MayMistral Jen Barker

June Mudwhistle AlgieMudwhistle Debs Mudwhistle SharkieMudwhistle

LauraReeve Pippa Sinclair-Thomson Toni Potter RebeccaMarshall

The HornblowerFamily LanceHornblower ViolaHornblower VioletHornblower LeopoldHornblower

VirginiaChristie CharlotteCottrell Kate Dinwiddie Anna Falloon

The Clown NatalieGeive

The Chorus SusanMackenzie- ChorusLeader SarahCoppens AnabelCambridge MargoNeame SarahHampton AnnabelWilson CarolineBelcher

Production Manager - RebekahYock Costumes - Lynn Kennedy.

Thanksto Mr Yockfor printingthe t-shirts.

Music - Bruceand MarianIvy,MichaelShurityand NigelSpiers.

Thanks for their invaluablecontribution.

Makeup - Mrs Nutt,Jane Shand Supporting Crew for Both Plays lighting

11IE MAIL ORDER BRIDE A short play by Juliet Neillwritten for and performed by 6th Form PerformanceDrama

About the Play Subtitled"AStudyin Anachronisms",this piece combines some of the conventionsof "commediad'el arte" while makingfun of the world money market and its ups and downs. This representsthe culminationof the sixthform's study of mask-making,and performance using mask.

Logo Publicity Sound Operation Props

SarahEgdenand BrianaO'Brien Anneke Stewart Anneke Stewart,Henriette Perryand Juliet Neill GeorgieStudholmeand OliviaSinclair-Thomson LydiaMcfarlaneand TiffanyAnderson

Cast Anna Baker Baron Graspwell ConstanceGraspwell HenriettePerry Kate Dinwiddie Juliard Sudds SusanMackenzie Count IvillDoyou Jeremiah Greatman BridgetMcLlster Jacques Bouquet, NathalieFlotat Due de BelleBoue EmmaRawson ElvaraGraspwell BaronessGraspwell Hannah Philips

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THE NEW ST MARGARET'S WARDROBE Some Comments

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his year St Margaret's College introduced a new uniform which consists of a navy tunic and city shorts. It's good not having to wear the same thing every day. It's great wearing shorts instead of a dress.

The cardigan is very warm and so are the skivvys. In summer we can wear T shirts instead of a shirt and tie. The emblem on the blazer is easily recognised The blazer is light even on summer days. I'm really enjoying having a fresh new uniform.

The new wardrobe is very comfortable and very stylish. You get comments about it everywhere you go, but the first question everyone asks is what school are you from.

Overall I think it has been a great success.

The new wardrobe is so stylish and ever so practical. In the morning when I'm getting dressed my choice of clothes can depend on the weather or what I have during the day. When walking in town or on the street it's nice to hear the comments from people passing by.

Modelling the new uniform are Kate Apperley, Prudence Graham and Katie Bell.

It also looks good on all shapes and sizes. All round I think it makes school so much better and lets us stand out from all the other schools.

The smart but comfortable look for the new school wardrobe is a great success. Choosing what to wear is the hardest part.

The new St Margaret's uniform looks quite nice. I especially like the shorts and T shirt and I like being able to wear my traditional black Doc Martens. People hardly ever realise that I am actually wearing a St Margaret's uniform.

The new uniform is wondetful I think.

It's great to have a choice of different items to put on. I really like the shorts and the blouse. For summer it's really great to have a T shirt to wear.

I like the new uniform but I am never recognised as belonging to St Margaret's, especially when wearing a ca~gan, skivvy, and shorts. I must admit, having a choice of what you wear makes "all looking the same" a little bit less prominent.

Wearing the shorts is good because you can move easily.

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The wardrobe is very neat and comfortable. The colour is very nice and when we get up in the morning it is so hard to choose what to wear. I was in the bank the other day and one old man came up to me and said "You do look smart and the uniform is so stylish".

SUMMERSCIENCESCHOOL& SCHOOLLIBRARY Fletcher ChallengeNew Zealand SummerScienceSchool

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erd camp for two weeks in Januatywhen we couldhave been sun bakinglikethe rest of you?

No, the N.Z.S.S.S. was anythingbut that. It was designedespeciallynot to be. Heldat the University of Auckland and AIT,it was organisedby the Rotaryhierachy,but run by past studentsfor the present.

Fromthe momentthe Canterbury contingentsteppedonto the plane at 12.40pmon 16Januatytillwe stepped off againtwo weekslater,it was non stop GO in allsensesof the word.

Alongwith thirteenother Canterbmy seventhformstudentswho were also privilegedenoughto go, (800applied for 114NZplaces)we experienced everythingfromwalkingthe Coastto Coast(meantto take three hours,but

takingus five),gettingdehydration fromthe humidity,sun strokeat the beach,learninghow to wine and dine the high lifeand, of course,doing what we were there to do - SCIENCE. The school aimed to bring together students from all walks of life. ~,\_, From South Aucklandto Te Anau and Australiawe lived for two -;·-- -··weeks at InternationalHouse, a UniveristyHall of Residence. It was and once in these groups, set about having as much fun as we could to help those skilled in science,to cram into our time there. We did see the many diverse options open everythingfrom doing food analysis, to us in the field once we left making processed cheese, and school, and we were to show discovering that New Zealandwine enthusiasmand openness for each has a higher alcohol content than its new experience we had.

Aussieequivalent(never believe We were separated into groups of what you read on the box!),to twenty students by our major computer imagingyour eye at interestsand skillsin the sciences, Optometry- I have a square hole at the back of mine.

SCHOOLLIBRARY I had an amazing time up there and ooks purchased this year include Andrew,MrsMiles,MrsWardand our would recommend it to anyone poems of WilliamBlake and own MrsWyethfor donatingso many eligibleto apply (you just have to believe you're special). In this I Lord Byron, Beau Geste, Qua Vadis magazinesand newspapers- we are would like to thank the Sunrise and With Lawrencein Arabia ... No, verygratefulto you all. last but not RotaryClub for their sponsorshipof not from the 1994Librarian'sReport, least- a BIGthankyou to our veiy myselfand Lynn. If it hadn't been specialsecretariesfromthe primaiy but from the 1933version - and not for their support, we would not a mention anywhere of RoaldDahl, departmentand to allthe other have had the chance to go. librarianswho have wotked so hard JeffreyArcher or the wonders of thisyear. It has been a real pleasure computers.

Rachel McPherson havingyou in the libraiyand we look How times have changed! We are looking forward to using E-Mailand forwardto havingyour help in 1995.

Diana White purchasing new encyclopediason Lyn Kennedy CD Rom,whereas the wish list for sixtyyears ago included the essays of Bacon, diariesof Pepys and Librarians poems of Dryden. They purchased BACK ROW· Mrs 18 books in 1933- this year we have White, Justine Guy, bought hundreds.

Josephine Yeo, Somethings,however,do not change Virginia Christie, over the years. We alwayshave Vanessa Clements, people to thank. So manyparents Mrs Kennedy have helped us - MrsChristie,Mrs FRONI'ROW· Fraemohsand MrsHamptonhave Rebecca Rundle, coveredallour oooks,MrsChurchSophie Tapper, man-Watsonand MrsClementshave Shontelle Alexander, spent hours typing,and MrsStockton Marcia Nuttridge, AnnyHsu is an expertat stock-taking.Our sincerethanksmustalsogo to Mr •

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FOOD TECHNOLOGY IN THESENIORSCHOOL

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he sixth form Food Technology class has had a busy year this year. Rightfrom the start, we have been busy learning new techniques of preparing and serving foods.

Afterresearchingthe use of food last centwy and earlierthiscentmy,we had to prepare an assignmenton Herb, and Spices. A wide range of Herb, and Spiceswere researchedby everystudentindividually,and learningabout the differentvarieties was done by havinga seminar presentationfromeach studentwith a dish usingthat hem or spice.

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The other seminar presentation each of us has done this year was to do with the Internationaltopic.

We all had to research and prepare an assignmenton food from another country. It was interesting to learn a bit about other cultures and eating habits in other countries.

A latgepercentageof the year's coursewas the entertainmentunit For this,each studenthad to choose an entertainingsituationor theme rangingfrom 'AfterTheatreDressers' to a 'FrenchPicnic.' Guestswere invitedand entertainingwas done.

Each Mondayhas been spent doing the HCITBCourses- BasicTable Serviceand BasicBeverage Service Skills. These have been done well

with 100%pass rate. Both these courses will be very useful in today's workforce.

Rightthroughout the year the class has been doing an in-depth study on nutrition.This study was very interestingand it was good to learn all about vitaminsand minerals which we intake every day, and learn how our bodies utilise them.

It has been a very busy year for our class but we have gained a lot from the course. Mrs Baigent has always been willingto help with resources for assignmentsand studies. We have gained a lot from the course and I believe it has been a rewarding option to take.

Susan ClibbornForm 6

SEVENTHFORM& SCIENCEFAIR

7th Form 1994 BACK ROW: Nathalie Ta/lot, Marianne Goodger, Kate Barber, Clarissa Turner, Fiona Rainey, Nicola Thompson, Lisa Drace, Olivia Sinclair-Tbomson, Rebecca Cathro, Julia Elworthy, Caroline Barrie, Gabhriel Patterson, Jennifer Barker, Terry Manklang, Angela Kearns Tbird row: Rebekah Yock, Stacey Fraser, Rebecca Gilroy, Jemma Sommeroille-Smith, Claire Matheson, Annabel Gudsell, Caroline Lee, Rebecca Donovan, Charlotte Blair, Melanie Brown, Louise Nichols, Belinda Cartwright, Rachel McPherson, Fiona Bryce, Sarah White Second row: Georgina Studholme, Caroline Everist, Lynn Graham, Natalie Gerve, Nicola Pemberton, Michal DiJlon, Kate Simpson, Caroline Parker, Charlotte Suckling, Jenny Grigg, Belinda Forbes, Kylie Smith, Olivia,Radford, Joanna Rutherford Front row: Sarah Kyle, Henrietta Hilgendorf, Kate Brnce, Mineko Koike, Dayna Eggeling, Miranda Astley, Natasha Denny, Bianca Nielsen, Diana Perry, Sarah Jordan, Natasha Bowden, Anna Tbomas, Amarisa Sangsawasdikul, Sara Sutherland, Charlotte Walker

CANTERBURY /WESTLANDSCIENCEFAIR

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he Canterbury/WestlandScienceFairwas held at the end of July. St Margaret'sCollegestudents performed extremelywell, winning a total of 18 prizes (this was more than any other secondaiy school in the area). The list of prize winners are as follows: LucindaThatcher Intermediate School: LibbyPeate SocialScience KatrinaWorrall } Polytech SpecialPrize EmmaWyeth KateBrabant HealthSciencesPrize Prue Graham AnnabelNutt BotanicalSocietySpecialPrize HighlyCommendedPercep GabrielleWall } tion PsychologyAward KellyDuffy NZ FlourUsersPrize KirstinAsh HighlyCommended- Fonn 2 Senior School: PrimatySchoolScience 1stSeniorScientific Journalism BrionyBaker } LincolnUniversitySpecialPrize HighlyCommendedFonn 1 LaraRennie PrimatySchool MelissaWarrington 3rd SeniorScientific Journalism Science MarissaJohnpillai LincolnUniversitySpecial ElectricalEngineering DebbieOscroft Prize(2nd) } SpecialPrize EmmaPaynter DepartmentConsetvation Prize(1st) Form 3:

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HC ForesttyPrize SoilScienceSpecialPrize Plantand Microbial SciencesPrize

Allgirlswho entered this year are to be congratulated for the effort put into their exhibitsand the way they represented St Margaret'sCollegeat the prize giving.

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CLASSICAL STUDIESTOUR

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his year the St Margaret'sCollege ClassicalStudiestour finallywent ahead after all the hours of planning and fundraising. Eighteensixth and seventh form girls along with six mothers and Mrs Newmanwere lucky enough to share the experience of travellingto Greece, then on to Italy. We were away a total of 21 days.

Athens was our firststop, where after seeing the Acropolisand the mighty Pathennon we were left stunned and amazed. The rest of

our time in Greece was spent visitingthe beautifulGreek Islandsof Porus, Hydra,Aegena and travelling further into the Pelophonesian Peninsulato Delphi the place where Alexander the Great consultedthe oracle before going on to conquer the PersianEmpire. Mycaene, Epidairus,Corinthand Olympia,the ancient origin of the Olympic games, were also other stops along the way.

We crossed from Greece to Italyby ferry to begin the Art History section of our tour. Rome and the Vatican, especiallythe newly cleaned Sistinechapel, was a great favourite.

Florence, home to the Uffizigallery, held some of the most famous art works in the world and left us in awe. Veniceand the canals was an absolute dream and an unplanned

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visit to the Peggy Gugenheim Museumof ModernArt was a great break from the rigidnessof our tour.

Despite being on a tour we had occasionalfree afternoonsand the markets in Florenceseemed to be the place where most people parted with their money.

The food in Italywas as we'd expected it to be - pizza, lasagne, spaghetti and their ice cream was unbelievable. Italywas a food lover's dream. Whilstin Greece however macaroni surpriseseemed to be served everywhere!

Each person took from this trip special memories of the places visited,events and occasions. But we owe a great thanks to Mrs Newmanwho started the ball rollingand Mrs Elworthywho also assistedin planning. Youwere both wonderful and made this educationaltrip so successfuland rewarding.

AmberBurt

FIFTH FORMCULTURAL TRIP TO JAPAN

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uring the Christmasholidays earlier this year, ten of last year's fifth formJapanese students accompaniedby Mr McKelveyand Ms Reymertravelledto Japan for three and a half weeks with two Christ'sCollegeboys and a group of ten girlsand boys from Cheviot.

Aftera night in Auckland,we flew to Tokyo and stayed one night in a youth hostel in Yoyogi- one of the centre suburbs of the enormous city. The next day we went to Mt Fuji,Japan's highest and most famous mountain,where we spent five days at an internationalyouth camp named the GlobalVillage.

Here we mixed with 40 students from all around Japan and six Australians.

On ChristmasEve we had a party where presents were exchanged, where we taught the Japanese the MaoriHaka and the song, 'Stand By Me', and where we were even visitedby a Japanese-lookingSanta Claus. Manyof us experienced our firstwhite Christmasand our first Christmasdinner of miso soup, rice, seaweed and raw fish. On Christmas day we went on an excursion to Hakine, a resort much like Queenstown,where we rode cable cars and gondolas,visitedthe thermal area, Owakidani,and numerous Buddhisttemples and Shintoshrines and took a Pirate Ferry across LakeAshino-ko. That night, our final night at Fuji,we had a dance which was enjoyed by all.

On BoxingDay we said a sad farewellto our newly found friends and travelledback to Tokyo where we were met by our host families with whom we were to stay for the remainingtwo and a half weeks.

During our homestaywe mastered the complex train systemsof Tokyo and many of us became homesick as there was usuallyonly one other Englishspeaking person in our house. This was overcomeby

meetingswith the rest of our group brothers where we were all very every few days. Togetherwe visited popular amongst our fellow classTokyo Disneyland(where one mates (an average class size in millionothers decided to go on the Japan is 45 students) and once same day!)and shopping areas such again we were sad sayingfarewell as Harajuku(specialisingin teenage to all our new school friends on fashionsand accessories)and the day before we flew back to Akihabara,othetwise known as New Zealand.

'ElectricCity'because of the hunAll of us who went to Japan: dreds of stores sellingstereos and MelissaWarrington,Anna Mason, other electricgoods. We also went Penny Dombroski,RebeccaPeate, to Tokyo's 'Hard Rock Cafe',tenpin VickiMoore,AlexandraPettit,Tinabowling and gave our stomachsa Anne Pooley,Anna Baker,Kate much needed break from the typical McGowanand Bronwen Davies, Japanese food by discovering found our time in Japan especially MacDonald's,Dunkin' Donuts beneficialto our Japanese speaking. and KFC. It improved our confidence and On New Year'sEve we experienced made us more appreciativeof our waitingup until midnightthen own country and our familiesand going out to differenttemples and we'd like to take this opportunityto shrines to pray and drink warm thank everyone who made our trip sake (rice wine) while standing a success;to everyonewho suparound a bonfire. ported our fundraising- the garage sale, soap selling,raffleand sausage On New Year'sDay we were sizzlesand to MsWysockifor her among the expected crowd of three support, and especiallyMr millionpeople who visited NaritaMcKelvey and Ms Reymerfor san, a huge beautifultemple where taking us and givingup Christmas we prayed and were blessed by the and New Yearwith their own Buddhistmonks. familiesto be with us.

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he third form Outdoor Education trips took place in March, the firsttrip going the day after the washed out AthleticSports.

The four days at CastleHillwere filledwith experiencesthat triggered all sorts of emotionalresponses - from being scared stiff and claustrophobicto being exhilarated and excited. Some interesting stories have emergedfrom the 'dry cave' trip - heads being stuck, eyes getting filledwith dust, shoulders nearly coming out and trouble coping with the smallspaces.

The meal prepared on the night camping out produced strange mixturesof food and using the toilet was avoided if at all possible.

A chamoiswas spied and a local opossum came callingat the camp for a littledinner. Allin all, the girl thoroughlyenjoyed their adventures and returned to school full of enthusiasmwith new friendsmade.

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landscape,producesits own challenges. The firstgroupwent to Castle Hilltwo daysafterthe ArthursPass earthquake.It was not an easy decisionto continuewith the trip, becausetherewere a numberof aftershocks,but afterconsultingthe Departmentof Conseivationand other experts,it was decided to proceed. The relativelylargeaftershockwas experienced by the groupbut all was fortunatelywell.

Becausethe earthquake had triggereda fatal avalancheat Porter Heightsskifield,there was no skiingfor this firstgroup,but the secondgroup,a week

later,enjoyeda lovelyday on skis.

The girls experienced a wide range of winter temperaturesand weather conditions,but again seemed to enjoy their time in the mountains greatly. Our thanks go to the team of St AndrewsCollegeinstructors for their leadershipand expertise on these worthwhiletrips.

VentureGroupat Christ'sCollegedid not get goingthisyear becausethere were not enough people interested.

In Term 3, a small group of senior girlshad a day's instructionin paraglidingon the Port Hills. This was greatlyenjoyed and we hope can be repeated. CliveHoldgateof 'NimbusParagliding'made this possible at a special,reduced price.

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e were offcavestream-ing.

The waterwas freezing!To enterthe caveour group crawled alonga rockyledge,then sliddown a rope to reallyget wet. The waterwas nearlywaistdeep and it was dark.

Between our group of ten we had only four torches. There were a few hiccups along the way of our two hour journey. At one stage a member of our group got her foot stuck beneath a rock. Aftera time of budging rocks merged in water, the foot came free with the owner close to tears. I reallycouldn't blame her. Allthe moviesof becomingstuck in a cave, the water

level risingand a great scare would triggeranyone off.

Once we got over each spurtof panic and couldsettledown to see as much of the caveas we couldin the limited light,the rockformationwas amazing.

Occasionally aimingour torchlightat minuteto enormoustunnelsof limestone,we guidedeach otherover slippeiyrocks,rapids,dips and other dangers.

It was greatthe way we allwotked togetherto help each otherout, so no one would be hurt or scared The whole campwas reallyworthwhile.

Susie Williams

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not a drop of the previousday's cancellingdownpourto be seen and 38 joyous,bubblingseventhform studentspiledintothe fourminivans unawareof the wotk thatlayahead.

Stoppingat lake Lyndonand further down the valleywe examinedthe ancienteasternmoraines,saw the old glacialpathsand talkedaboutgeographicalissuesin general. Wewent over the Pass and down to the coast, takingnote of vegetationchanges, throughthe valleyand overthe last rail/roadbridgeleftin NewZealand.

Hokitikawas used for petroltop ups and chocolaterefuelling,then it was down the road lOkmsto our firstvista of a glaciallake. Wespottedbeach outcrops,u-shapedvalleys,and tried to picturethe landseveralthousand yearsago. Roundingthe comerby lake Mapoupouriki (soonto become a wellknownhaunt)we saw a wall of whitealmostat sea levelthoughit was the end of summer.Butnot to be disturbedfromour fact-finding mission,we got unpacked,had dinner and went to the DOCofficefor a coupleof hoursto learnaboutthe glacierand whatwe'd be seeingover the next two days.

Wednesdaydawnedbrightand clear, no wind, humidand you justknew the day was gongto be hot. Meeting Steveat IX)C Centre,we droveup to the FranzJosefcarparkand beganthe 1.5hour walkup to the glacier.A stiff breezebuiltup the closerwe got and the temperaturekept on goingdown.

Thatafternoonwe set offto Okarito Lagoonfor a "nice,gentlewalk throughthe wonderfulWestCoast bush to a pointon whichyou may viewthe wondersof the glacierwith MtCookin all itsgloiystanding behind,40 mins" the guidebooksaid Wereachedthe trigin 15mins. There was a wonderfulview,but the gradientof the path to reachit was horrendous,562stepswere counted on the way down and when we reachedthe bottomall anyone wantedon that 26°day was a swim.

An excellentspotwas discoveredon the shoresof lake Mapoupourikiand a good hour was spentcoolingdown.

The next day was the highlight Threehourswere to be spentdown the coaston the FoxGlacier.It was a pull to get there but wellworthit.

The feelingone had standingon severalhundredmetresof slowly moving,creakingice is one thatmust be experiencedto be described.All the thingswe had spentthe lasttwo monthswotkingat finallywere put in perspectiveand made sense. A smallishpieceof the glacierwas seen collapsingand a largerockfallthat had producedrocksthe sizeof the schoolvan obsetved. The afternoon was spent lookingaroundlake Matheson,famousformirrorviewsof MountCook.

Thank you to both the teachersand the parents. We appreciatethe time and effortthat went into the organisation of the trip. It ran smoothly, was informativeand well worth the effortneeded to travelthat distance.

RachelMcPherson

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onday 21st of Aprilwas a day on which I had no idea how it would finish. It was a day where I was to board a ship with twenty other strangersand begin an unknown ten day voyage somewhere in the rough seven seas.

It was going to be tough, so I fastened my lifejacket,wondering whether I would ever see the mainland again.

The rough tough seven seas turned out to be the MarlboroughSounds.

The MarlboroughSounds: where a lot of spirit and adventurewas shown by eveiyone.

Therewas not one specifichighlight

on the voyage. However,going under on the bow spritwondering whetherI was evergoingto comeup or climbingthe mastin the stillof the nightto the echo of dolphinssplashing,or bunjyingoffthe mast, or watchingpeoplebeingsick,or the peopleyou meet woulddefinitelybe a sprinkledfew of the reasonswhy I enjoyedthe trip so much.

The voyage is somethingunique that has the power to enthraleven the most unlikelypeople. It is definitelya must for any student seekingfun adventureor a swim at 6 o'clock in the morning!

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DEBATING& PUBLICSPEAKING Intermediate Debaters BACK ROW· Margo Neame, Heather McKenzie, Selina Holliday, Jorgette Maaka, Mrs S Masters FRONT ROW· Virginia Christie, Rebecca Rae, Amanda Batchelor, Rosalyn Cooper

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his yearwe had three seniordebatingteams;in one Diana Peny,CharlotteWalkerand BiancaNielsenand in another; RebekahYock,GeorginaStudholme and AngelaKeams,and a sixthform team of Anna Mason,AndreaForbes, AlexPettitand BridgetMcLlster.

Georgina,Rebekahand Angeladid extremelywell in CanterbwySpeaking Uniondebates,winningall of their debates. The sixthformteam did

Quad tournamentsand debatedwell.

Over all, each of the three teams had a successfulyear and all speakers improved a great deal.

Juniordebatinghasn'thad quitethe same degreeof successas that of the seniors.Unfortunately a numberof schoolsdefaultedand so some debatescouldn'ttake place. However,the fourthformteamwon all the debatesthey took part in. Theyalso won the firstround of the debating competitionsponsoredby the ChristchurchEnglishTeachers' equallywell in CantetbmySpeaking Uniondebatesand also in "ThePress" Associationand are about to take part in the secondround. debatingtournament.Bianca,Charlotteand Diana however,managedto Manythanks to MrsCoates,Mrs get into the finalsof thistournament, McKayand Mrs Mastersfor the time havingwon all of theirprevious and effortthey have put into debatesin "ThePress"but ended up coaching debating during the year. narrowlylosingto ShirleyBoys' High. Allthree memberswere selectedfor the Cantetbwy Secondaty School'sTeam, althoughthey nevergot to travel. This seventhform teamalso competedin both

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PUBLICSPEAKING Rotary Speech

Competitions In SeptemberI.auraHitchonand OliviaNelltook part in the firstround

of these competitionswhichwas held at a breakfastmeetingof the Sunrise RotatyClub. Bothgirls,despitethe earlyhour,spokewell. I.aurawon the firstround and willtake part in the next round (thereare three)in mid November.The topicis 'Be A Friend' whichis the Rotaiythemefor 19)4.

Thisis the fourthyear in a row that a studentfromStMatgaret'shas won the firstround of thiscompetition.

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United Nations Speaking Competition CharlotteWalker,Form 7, won the Cantetburyarea of this speech competition,held in Aprilof this year. She received a book token and an airlineticket to Hamiltonto enable her to compete in the NationalCompetitionin the May holidays. Againstmany experienced and top qualityspeakers, Charlottegained a very creditable second place.

BACK ROW· Mrs M McKay, Bridget McLister, Andrea Forbes, Rebekah Yock, Georgina Studholme, Mrs A Coates FRONT ROW· Anna Mason, Bianca Nielsen, Charlotte Walker, Diana Perry, Angela Kearns

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ver the past six years, it has been my duty, privilegeand pleasure to write about the Myers' Cup Speech Competition. This year I would like to begin by praising the ongoing enthusiasm,energy, and oratoricalskills of Charlotte Walker F7. Charlottehas competed in the grand final of this competition every year since 1989. And she has won her actual sectionno less than four times out of the six!

That surely must be a record certainlyin the St Margaret'sif not the Guinness Book of Records!

From those early days she has developed her public speaking skillsto a very high standard of persuasion and control. We have laughed as Charlottehas regaled us with insightsinto how Prince Charles'affairshave been proceeding. And she has made us weep in acknowledgingthe crueltyforced onto little children right here in New Zealand in 1994.

Congratulations Charlotte,on winning the prestigiousMyers'Cup two years in a row!Yourspeechcameat the end of anotherverysucces.sful evening. It was a littledisconcerting, at first,to rearrangeourselvesfor the programmeto begin at 6.00pmaftera busy day in the classroom,and the Open Day activities.Howeverthe judge,speakers,and audienceall assembledat the newlyappointed timeand anothertimelyevening's entertainmentwas unfurled.

GrantMangin(of CIV fameand regularexpa,ure) presidedoveryet

Winners 1994 Myers' Cup Speech Competition LEFT TO RIGHT:

Laura Hitchon F3 (Toomer Trophy), Charlotte Walker F7 (Myers' Cup), Annabel Wilson F5 (Gosset Cup), Caroline Stanton Std 4 (Book Prize)

anothertightlyfoughtcompetition.

His comments,sincere,instructive, and urbane,roundedthe eveningoff smoothly.He was delightedto hear The 1994 winners were: the ongoingprogres.sin public Senior Myers' Cup speech-makingin our schooland commendedall of the finalistsfor their CharlotteWalker F7 "The Familyin 1994- HavingWhat efforts.Everyone,whether at classit Takes" room,semi final or grand finallevel, Intermediate Gosset Cup desetvescongratulations.It is not easyto speak in public,and everyone Annabel Wilson F5 has achievedwell.The range of topics "Whatwe need is a Spiritof Adventure" fromStd2 - Form7 allowedfor individualflair,creativity,wit, humour, Junior Toomer Trophy and skillto be demonstratedby our La,uraHitchon F3 highlycompetentspeakers.

Std 2-4 Book Prize CarolineStanton Std 4 Myspecialthanksto DianaPerry, "Friendshipis..."

Head Prefect,who presentedthe GrandFinalin our Chapellate in An old proverb says "the proof of April. Diana'swarmth,generous the pudding's in the eating"and we nature,and competentspeakingskills, were certainlyfed a rich diet on encouragedthe participantsto relax Cup night 1994. Publicspeaking and enjoytheir performances. continues to nourish us well at Thanksalsoto NicolaThompsonwho St Margaret'sCollege. co-ordinateda small,keen group of Lyn Kennedy, Co-Ordinator musiciansfromForms1 to 7. The varietyof musicprovidedinteresting interludesas the competitionmoved Pigs throughthe sectionsculminatingin the judge'sremarksand the anPigsareladiesat a Harrodssale. nouncementsof the winners.

F.achfightingforthe bestbargain.

Art Work by: Anneke Stewart

Dressedin subtlepinkfrocks,andheavy brownfurcoats.

Piggieswearstainless steelringsas it is the latestfashionstatement.

Diamonds don'tswingwithpink!

Pigsareoperasingers,the largeVikingkind.

Allsquealing, snortingin fourfourtime.

Likemadamsat ballroomdancing,all smelly.Butnotof lavender, roseandspice.

Pigsare in manywayslikeus, Butin manywayswe arelikepigs!

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InternationalYearof the Family.

Lease they let you forget it. A year So we as a nation must ask collecin which female achievementswere tively"Does the New Zealand celebrated. familyhave what it takes?".

A year when jokessuch as "Whatdo In lookingat thisquestionin context you call 10 malecompanydirectorsat with the socialenvironmenthere in the bottomof the ocean? A verygood New Zealandit is distutbingto see start''circulatedthe rounds. A yearin that there is a sad misapprehension which at churchwe sang hers instead amongmany of us (includingmany of hymns,historybecameher story! of our leadingpoliticalfigures)that Inclusive,languagebecamethe order the New Zealandfamilyis fine.The of the day and a year in whichevery good old Kiwiadage "She'llbe right selfrespectingman had to duck for mate"is seen by manyto be applicacoveras Portuguesefeministsembold- ble to the NewZealandfamily.It is ened by LorenaBobbitrampaged true that manyfamiliesdo function throughthe town brandishing relativelysmoothlywith no resulting sharp objects. detrimentto the wellbeingof the I apologisefor my cynical,flippant constitutingmembers. comments- theyare not mine - they Sadlythoughnot everyfamilyis like are in factreflectiveof the attitudeof a this,DelceliaWittaka,CraigManakau certainsectorof society. andJordanAsbyare a tragictestament A largesectorof societywhich is tired to this. Thesethree childrenrepresent of being bombardedby a barrageof the silentvictimsof physicalabuse politicallycorrectcausesand new abuse perpetratedwithinthe familyby Ageism. Hopefullyfor thisyear - the its members.

UnitedNations'Yearof the Familywe Despitethe suppa;ed safetynets - the as a societycan get past thisbecause Departmentof SocialWelfareand the now more than ever the question Children,YoungPersonsand their must be asked "Dowe have what it FamilyAct- thesethree childrendied takes?"with regardto the family(a at the hands of theirfamily.On very politicallycorrectcause). Firstly averageeightchildrendie each year lets examinewhat the familyis. A and countlessmore sufferabuse desaiptionby DodieSmith,a chilwithinthe family.- Exploringthis it dren'swriter,providesan interesting becomesevidentthat as a societywe definitionof the familyas being "That sadlydon't havewhat it takes. dear octopusfromwhose tentacles The question has to be asked, we never quiteescape". Continuing "Why?"- I don't have any of the that analogy,that octopusfor manyof answers. Perhaps it's a combination us is the mostbasic,stableinstitution of economic factors,alcoholism, we willeverknow. society'svalues concerningvioWhetherconstitutedby manied lence, responsibilityand the family. people,defactorelationships, children, The mediaearlierthisyear featured step or soloparentsor othercarepiecesquestioningthe efficiencyof giversthe familyessentiallyis an agenciesin dealingwith abuse within of our society. integralpart of the f!1bric the family.Accordingto "Northand Since the familyhas the responsibil- South"socialwelfaredid not intetvene ity of being such an importantpart adequatelyin stoppingthe deathsof of society it is crucialthat it be JordanAsbyand CraigManakau. placed top of not only the internaThis is perhaps in part due to the tional agenda but also the national ideologybehind the Children's, agenda. The UN has provided the YoungPersons' and their FamilyAct impetus for this in declaring 1994 that states leavinga child in their 30

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familyenvironmentis better than removingthem. This idea does have some merit but in severe cases perhaps it is too dangerous.

The familiesof the childrenwho died were in desperateneed of help yet it is evidentthat they did not receivethe help they needed in time- thisis somethingthat needs to be addressed in the Yearof the Family.

It is time that societyshould start being more vigilantin upholding the moral obligationit has to safeguardinnocent children.

The onus must fallon the government to lead the way, to tightenup social welfareproceduresand to aim to above all thingsprotectthe victims.

Letsfor a minutelook at whose capablehands thisdelicatetask is in.

FirstLockwoodSmith:a man in possessionof dazzlingreasoning powerswho workedout that children fromlow incomefamiliesweren't bringingtheirlunchto school,not becausethey couldn'taffordto but becausetheirmothers'foigotto make theirlunch!- what tact,what intellect.

NextJenny Shipley:the epitome of caring and compassionin one woman.

And of courseleadingthe bunch is Jim Bolger. His WaitangiDay speech on the Yearof the Family- "caring, sharingand compassion"was quite ironicconsideringhis poor wife had to have nine childrenand he spends most of his timein Wellington- I say giveJoan the suffrageyearmedal!

It doesn'tlook promisingdoes it?

However,perhapsthe Yearof the Familywillencouragepeople to focus on the family,stirpeople out of a sense of apathyand pressurethose with the power to catchthe at risk familiesso that tragedieslikethat of DelceliaWittaka,CraigManakauand JordanAsbyas neverallowedto occuragain. Perhapsin the futurethe New Zealandfamilywillindeedhave what it takes.

CharlotteWalker

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his year has been a very exciting one for the Arts at St Margaret's.

1994saw the devotionof an entire week to the Arts. MissWebby's wonderful idea "ArtAttackWeek" certainlyhelped raise the status of the arts and culturalactivitieswithin the school. The Arts Councilwas pleased to play some part in this by working behind the scenes.

It was also pleasing to see a lot of students getting involvedin various culturalactivitiesand the number of girlsawarded arts awards certainly reflectsthis.

Thank you to the Arts Councilfor their determinationand wonderful, creativeideas. Unfortunatelydue to the pressure on many of the

Council'smembers,we were not able to promote the arts as much as we would have liked. Allthe best to the Arts Councilof 1995- a year which looks as though it will be a promisingone for the arts.

Thank you especiallyto MrsMcKay for all her time and support during the year.

Charlotte Walker

Arts Awardsfor this year are:

Pockets Dance Dance Natalie Gerve Dance and Singing Prue Macdonald Singing SusanMackenzie Dance Anna Mason Debating RebeccaPeate Orchestra Alexandra Pettit Debating GeorginaStudholme Singing

Wendy Chiu

Dayna Eggeling

Honours AngelaKeams

Arts Council BACK ROW· Sarah White, Andrea Forbes, Anneke Stewart, Mrs M McKay, Claire Matheson, Nicola Tbompson, Bridget Mclister

DianaPerry

Singing Debating and Music

FRONF ROW· Alexandra Pettit, mana Perry, Charlotte Walker (Chairperson), Lynn Graham, Georgina Studholme

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his year saw the inceptionof an sharedher talentsin potterywith us. enhanced the appearance of the excitingevent at St Margaret's school halls. Manystudentsalso Thisset the tone for what was to be a College. That event was "Art left their mark on the GraffitiCloth. week which opened the worldof art.

Attack"which was the brain child of Highlightsincludedthe visitof the Workshopsplayed a large part of MissWebby. This was held in the the week ranging from jugglingto ShenaniganBrothers,the Psycho firstweek of Augustand encomPuppetsand StAndrew'spipers. Our calligraphyand decoupage. Perpassed a whole spectrumof diverse, own studentstoo were involved. haps the highlightof the week for artisticand culturalactivities. The most people was 'dress as a famous Fourthformerdancersand mime name "ArtAttack"was kindlygiven artists,the formtwo singingtelegrams_ artistday'. to St Margaret'sby BiddyGrant of and our veryown town criersall MissWebbymust be thanked and the Southern RegionalArts' Council. performed Wewere alsovety congratulatedfor her innovative fortunateto be able to benefitfrom The week startedoffwith a idea and her vision. It would be pyrotechnicflourishafterthe Opening the inspirationaltalentsof Shetyl wonderful if "ArtAttack"week in Ceremonywhichtook the formof a Robinsonour Artistin Residence. the future were to become part of chapelseIViceand includedthe the St Margaret'stradition.

Out of school time a huge number involvementof the Maoricultureand of students participatedin a doodle

by CharlotteWalker dance groups. BiddyGrantwas the competition;FlorenceLlmwon the and DianaPerry guestspeakerand MrsCurgenven poster competitionand her poster St Margaret'sCollege1994

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994 brought back together once coursethe Arts week againthe same keen dancersfrom and it is hoped thiswill 1992and 1993.Manymore joinedthis become an annual year and were welcomedas part of event Thisweek the DanceClubfamily.Withinthe began with the opening DanceClubthosewho did manageto ceremonyin which performthisyear in variousdancesin some DanceClub and out of schoolalwayscamewith membersperformeda an open mind,were willingto learn new and excitingpiece and the differentrange of abilities named 'Origins'which were all cateredfor by the choreohas a sculpturaland graphicexpertiseof MissWebby.

Polynesianflavourto it Alsoduringthe week, 3rd and 4th The firstof many performancesfor the yearwas the Waitangicelebration form dance displayedtalentsin mime and maskwork. VISiting artists setvice.In thisthe dance group involvedparticularlyin the dance and displayedthe acceptanceof cultural dramafieldwere SheiylRobinsonand partnershipsin movementbetween Patrick Duffywho added a fun aspect Maoriand Pakehaand the re-enactto dramaand dance. Due to the ment of the signingof the Treatyof successof Arts week's exposureto the Waitangi.Anotheraspectof this public, the DanceClubwas invitedto dance which intriguedboth audience perform 'Origins'as part of the and dancersalikewas body and face fundraisingeveningfor the Cantetbuiy paintingwhich certainlywas a task to MuseumChineseGalleiy display. remove,but greatfun!

This was held in the Buddhisttemple Veiy soon after,we began rehearsing again as we had been invited to of BuddhistLightAssociation.

Currently,we are workingon a perform for the 25thJubilee for the productionto be performedin Tenn Associationof AnglicanWomen.

One 1995. If it is of the high standarcl This was yet another chance for us of the dance prcx:luction 'Out on a to show the communitywhat St Limb'in 1993,then this definitelymust Margaret'sgirls are made of.

Next, at school again, we performed a mini-concertof recent dances we had been performing. This was held in the school hall and was to raise funds for dance costumes.

Anotherpiece performedwas 'Lorclof the Dance'for Faster. Thiswas dancedin silencewith voiceand percussionused and thisadded a creativeelementto the setvice. The highlightfor the 3rcltermwas of

not be missed. If supportand encouragementfromthe rest of the schoolis increasedthen it willsurely be a greatsuccess. Whilewe farewell some membersof the dance club from the seventhform,we hope they willstillvisitand let us know of any continuingsuccessthey may be havingin dance. 1994has been a full, well rehearsedand tiringyear at times in the DanceClub'scalendarbut we stillhave all made wonderfulfriendships that willnot be forgotten.

Dance Clubreallyhas many benefits for those who want to have a good time,meet new friendsand also learn some greatmoves!

by Natalie Genreand Wendy Chiu (Form 7)

Dance Club BACK ROW- Wendy Chiu, Annabel Robertson, Jane MacDonald, Louisa Bryce, Natalie Geroe MIDDLE ROW· Toni Potter, Kate Archbald, Dayna Eggeling, Anneke Stewart, Olivia Thorn, MissJan Wehby FRONT ROW- Susan Mackenzie, Elizabeth Robinson, Kate Gibbon, Olivia East, Kate Hunter, Bronwen Davies.

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his year's co-productionwith library,run by MissVine the Christ'sCollegewas "Tramps"an librarian(LynnGraham). Here the originalmusicalby MrJoe Bennett women fulfiltheir long-abandoned and Mr PatrickShepherd - both staff fantasiesby reading novels by the members at Christ'sCollege. likes of BarbaraCartland,Catherine "Tramps"is about a time when "The Cookson and "Millsand Boon". people of the city meet the people A conflictsoon develops between of the Park".The people of the city are you and I. The people of the park are the tramps, the drunks and the vagabondswhose way of life is beyond comparisonto ours.

"Tramps"followsthe tale of JimmyBaptist(James Harrison),who after a foiled teenage love affairwith Norma (AngelaKeams),has Norman and Jimmy. Each has his successfullymanaged to drink his own army: Normanand the middleway around the world. The show class councillorshe dominates, opens with his return to his home Jimmy and the Tramps,whom he town as a hardened cynic,but as encouragesto endeavour to make someone who realiseshis life so far has been wasted and someone who somethingof themselves. Norma and Rob are cruellycaught in the is determinedto change matters. middle of this class war and escalatIn the interimNormahas manied ing conflict. As Norman seeks to NormanBateman(TimBreese)who, evict the tramps from the library althoughhe had similarbeginningsto and the town by fair means and Jimmy,has made the "right"choices, foul,Jimmyrouses them by examfollowed"thetrue path of decency" ple and rhetoricto stand up to the and is now leaderof the localcouncil. authoritiesfor the first time in their Normaand Normanhave a son Rob lives. Eventually,in a siege of the (BenMcNulty). library,the conflictculminateswith As the play progresseswe learn of its inevitabletragic climax,which Norma'saffairwith Jimmy,and we has been described as "a magnifisee the women's world of the cent coup de theatre".

Throughoutthe show, the tightly constructedplot was punctuated with the required mixture of solos, ensemblesand choruses,fast and slow, rangingfrom the thought provoking"AtSometimein His Life",through the women's catchy praise for "Millsand Boon" and the fierce rock number "DogSong",to the haunting melancholyof "Norma'sLament",as befits a musical.

There are so many people who must be thanked for their contribution towards the show, from set designersto make up ladies and technicians. Thanks to Sharon Howellsfor her expert choreography and direction,and a big extra specialthank you must go to Mr Bennett and Mr Shepherd for writingus such a brilliant show and for directingus with so much enthusiasm and energy. We enjoyed singingthe catchymusic and were inspired to make somethingof ourselves before it's too late, and to look at our societyand actually"notice"those people around us who have been "ignoredby the crowd".

"Tramps"trulywas a credit to all concerned.

Finallythanks to the cast. What an awesome time we had! We really did come together as, if you'll excuse the cliche, "one big happy family".

AngelaKeams

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his year the Chamber Choir had the excitementof the first overseas trip undertaken by a musical group from St Margaret's.

Twenty girls attended the Centenary celebrationsof our sister school, St Peter's CollegiateGirls' School, Adelaide,which took place in the week after the Easterbreak. It involved six days of activitiesas varied as ten-pin bowling, debating and feeding kangaroos.

Musicallythe girlswere verybusy.

They sang at two chapelsetvicesat St Peter'sand a fullChoralEvensongat AdelaideCathedral.Theyalso gave an afternoonrecital.Worksby New ZealandcomposersDouglasMews, VernonGriffiths, John Ritchieand DorothyBuchananwere a prominent featureof the programmes.For the trip we commissioneda work from Mr PatrickShepherdof Christ's Collegeand we were pleasedto presenta copy of 'BeatiMundo Corde'to the chapelchoirof St Peter's as a reminderof our visit.

Amongstthe manyhighlightsof the tripwas a mayoralreceptionat the AdelaideTownHallas part of the sistercitylinkwith Christchurch.As a resultof the extrarehearsalsand hard work for the Australiantrip the choir has been in particularlygocx:lvoice thisyear and the girlswere selected from thirty-sixregionalchoirsin the New ZealandChoralFederation festivalto be consideredfor the final exhibitionconcertin Wellington.

Unfortunatelyan administrative slip by the Federationresultedin our tape being leftbehindin Christchurch.

However,therewere plentyof other opportunitiesfor publicpetformance duringthe year.

Theirfirstappearancewas on television at a sportssetviceat St Barnabas, featuringlmran Khanas the speaker.

They sang a setviceand a recitalat St Saviour'sChurch,Sydenham,a Eucharistat HolyTrinity,Avonside

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Chamber Choir BACK ROW· Nicola Thompson, Alexandra Pettit, Anna Mason, Briony Baker, Angela Kearns, Virginia Christie, Katherine mnwiddie, Rebecca Gilroy, Emily Stockton MIDDLE ROW· Miss Ken; Charlotte Morgan, Anneke Stewart, Natalie Gerve, Lynn Graham, Prudence Macdonald, Claire Matheson, Georgina Studholme FRONTROW· Sachiko Shinri, Anna Tbomas, Bronuxm Davies, Bridget McLister, Sarah White, Diana Peny, ChloeKinafil, Sarah Stewart, VickiMoore ABSENT:Jodi White, Karyn Leask

and two weekdayEvensongsat the Cathedral.The secondof thesewas attendedby the composer,Professor John Ritchie,wha,e anthem'Praise' they petformedin both Christchurch and Adelaide.At a thirdCathedral Evensongthey joinedthe men of the CathedralChoir,enjoyingthe different sonorityof singingwith basses and tenors.

Further performancesincluded a post-Adelaiderecitalfor parents, the Combined College'sConcert,the Old Girls' Communionand the Carol Service. They also replaced the Christ'sCollegeChapel Choir who were away for the Christ's College Confirmation.

Next year we look forward to taking part in the inauguralIndependent Schools'MusicFestivalin Wellington at Anzac weekend.

PalmSundayand Confirmation setvicesand participatedin the CombinedColleges'musicalevening which opened the Arts' Festivalweek.

They also sang at the Founders'Day and CarolSetvices.

Some girls auditioned successfully for a part in this year's Christ's CollegeSports' weekend production of the musical play 'Tramps'written

by Mr Shepherd and Mr Bennett from Christ'sCollege.

Instrumental Music Instrumentalists fromSt Margaret'sand Christ'sCollegescontinueto make musictogetheron Fridayafternoons as the CombinedColleges'Orchestra.

They petformedat the Combined Concertunder the batonsof MissKerr, Mr Ellisand Mr Shepherd.

The Combined Stage Band also meets on a Friday afternoon,some A SeniorChoirrollof about 5X)girls versatilemusiciansplaying in both proved that choralmusicis indeed ensembles. The stage band apaliveand well at StMargaret'sCollege. peared at the College'sConcert,the The choirled the congregationat A & P Show, took a day trip to play some chapel setvicesincludingthe to WaihiSchool and assistedthe

Prime Ministerin opening the new Christ'sCollegeswimmingpool.

During the second term a highly successfulmusicalevening demon-. strated the talents of a good number of solo instrumentalistsand vocalists. DuringArt'sweek our saxophonistswere in evidence around the school grounds at break and we enjoyed a chamber music performance from NicolaThompson and Heidi and Thor Russell(son and daughter of our flute teacher,Mrs Daphne Russell)who were Highly Commendedat the WestpacChamber Musiccompetition.

We are sorry to farewellNicola Thompson this year. In her seven years at St Margaret'sshe has made an outstandingcontributionto the music of this College,both as a pianist and a violinist. A quiet, unassumingmanner and excellent musicianshipare a rare combination. This year she was nominated by the ChristchurchCompetitions Societyfor participationin the NationalPerformingArts' awards held in Wellingtonin October.

We wish her well in her chosen career as a professionalmusician.

Honoursin musicthisyear have been awardedto AngelaKeamsand Diana Peny and Pocketsto Prudence MacDonald,NatalieGetve,Rebecca Peateand GeorginaStudholme.

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Othereventsin the musicdepartment have includedvisitsby schoolparties to the CanterbmyOpera'sproduction of 'Luciadi Lammerrnoor'and the ChristchurchOperaticSociety's 'LesMiserables'.

Wewere alsopleasedto receivea generaldonationfromthe PTAwhich

enabledus to purchasefivekeyboards.

Withpracticalmusicassuminga much greaterrole in the new cuniculum these are muchappreciated.

In September,StandardsThree and Four and Forms One and Two sang in the Schools'MusicFestivaland in NovemberForm Two presented the operetta 'SwingingSamson'as part of their end-of-yearactivities.

Combined Orchestra and Band Members BACK ROW· Lynn Graham, Fiona Bryce, Diana Perry MIDDLE, ROW· Leisha Williams, Nicola Thompson, Claire Matheson, Georgina Studholme, Katy Peat, Miss Kerr FRONT ROW· Virginia Christie, Rebecca Nicholson, Elizabeth Peate, Lara Rennie, Briony Baker, Rebecca Peate ABSENT:Jessica van Schreven

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Thecobwebis madeof an exquisite spiral ts porcelain dewcoveredpetalssparklein of silk, theearlymorningsunas it peepsoverthe Whichglistens intheshimmering sunlight. nearestrise- itsdangerous thornsseemto Andishometo thecreepycrawly spider, jumpoutat you,jabyouwheneveryou Wholovesto liveamongthefuigile threads. brushby. Itsdelicatearomawaftsintothe surrounding air,a beautiful scent,something Andon a freshmorningaftera youwishcouldbe keptin a smallbottle Nightof hotsummerrain, andtreasuredforever.Theroseis notjusta Dewdrops glistenon the finethreads flowerbuta softmystical creaturewaitingto Likesequinson a ball-dress. be discovered by theworld.

Exquisite sparkling beauty.

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n the 5th of April,the twenty members of the Chamber Choir,MissKerr and MrsMcKay boarded an aeroplane destined for Adelaide. This was the first overseas trip that any St Margaret'sChoir has undertaken and hopefully not the last. We had some experienced travellersin our midst, who made the trip which was a first for some, even more enjoyable. We were on our way to help our sister school in Adelaide,St Peter's Collegiate, celebrate their centenary along with pupils from sister schools in Perth, Hobart and Canberra.

The atmospherein the plane was slightlyfrenziedwhile both our debatingteamstriedto sketchour theirteam'scasesfor the next day's debates. Wewere greetedat the aitportby our hostsand whisked away off to meet our families.We were billetedwith hostswho had similarintereststo us and we found that all our hostswere diverse,multi talented,friendly,hospitablepeople.

Our debating teams proved to be highly successful. The first of our teams consistingof Anna Mason, AlexandraPettit and Georgina Studholmewere narrowlybeaten by the girls of Canberra negating "That BeverleyHills90210is the wrong number". Our second team was victoriousover the home team.

Tbe mural the Choir painted for St Peter's

Angela Keams, BridgetMcListerand Diana Perry argued outstandingly "ThatBart Simpsonis more relevant than Shakespeare".

We also had to produce a mural for St Peters to put up around the school. We finished this with style, under the direction of Natalie Getve. It was a colourful,interesting masterpiece.

During our trip to Adelaidewe visited ClelandPark, where we saw, felt and fed kangaroos, koalas and galahs. We also went swimming and ten pin bowling with our hosts.

We were received by the Mayor of Adelaidein the luxurious rooms of the CouncilChambers. This was most enjoyableas before we sang we were given morning tea and afterwardswe were shown around.

We sang evensong at St Peter's Cathedral. The Magnificantand the Nunc Dimitiswere accompanied by a solo from Prue MacDonaldwith Diana Perry on the oboe and GeorginaStudholmeon the flute.

We also sang at a musical concert at the school and at two chapel setvices. This was a highly entertaining, successfultrip and I hope future chamber choirs can experience similartrips. We would like to thank MissKerr for arrangingthe Adelaidetrip and also Mrs McKay for the work she did coaching the debating teams. We hope that girls from St Peter's will be able to visit us before long.

AlexandraPettit

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STORREYESSAYCUP FOR WRITING WINNER 1994FORM611IE

PINE TREE

Thatwasthe problemtoday,he thought, parentsdon'ttakethe responsibility of lfredsat by the heaterin hisfavourite ''Yes.I know."Alfredlookedtired "Look havinga childseriously.Norof findinga old chairwithhisMcLean tartanrug I'mholdingyouup, You'dbetter~ off." ' spouse.Justlookat thatcoupleliving overhislegs. Hewaswaitingforhis "Alright, butyou'resureyou'reokay?" downthe street.They'vegota twoyearold daughterand her familyto paytheir "Yes,yes,I'mfine,don'tyouworry." girlandtheyaren'tevenmarried.It's fortnightly Sundayvisit. Outsidethe leaves probablynotevenherchild.Youcannever Alfred had stood up to leave.

He began to on hispinetreewereturninga orangeytellthesedays. Thesedaysthingsare totally cross the road, making sure to check that no pinkcolourbut autumnwasnot approachdifferent.Childrendon'tunderstand whatis carswerecoming.Suddenly, as he was ing. In fact,it wasspring.Alfredhad expected of them and they don't make any halfwayacrossthe road,a carcametearing plantedthe treewhenhe firstarrivedin his effort.

It would do them a lot of good to aroundthe comer,havingto swerveto miss houseand hadwatchedit growintoa seewhatit waslikeformeandmymates Alfred.

Thedriverhadhishandplantedon healthystrongtree. Hehadgrownfondof when we wereyoung,Alfredthought.Back the horn. it overthe years.Allof a sudden,a young then,it waspresumedthatyouwouldhave boy,abouttwelveor thirteenskateboarded Butnow,Alfredwassafeat home,sittingin somesortof jobby the timeyouwere the securityof hisownlivingroom,by the past. Alfredrecognised himas Kevin twelve,eithermowinglawnsor helpingthe electricheaterhis sonhad boughthimfor Taylor,the boywhohadonlyyesterday grocerwithhisdeliveries.Butnotany Christmas.Althoughhe wasindoors,the knockedhimoverwhilehe wastalkingto more,no, nowtherewereveryfewyoung soundof the trafficstillinvadedthe airand hisgoodfriendHeather,in the street. kidswithjobs,theyalljustexpectedtheir it wasnevercompletely quiet. Thepine Hehad goneoutfora shortwalkto the parentsto paythe billsandto feedthem. treeswayedslightlyin the leaves.Alfred servicestationto get somebreadwhenhe Theydon'tappreciatehowhardsomeof couldn'tget overhowillit looked.He had encountered Heatherwhowasalso theirparentswork,althoughmanyof their couldn'tget overthe neighbourhood now visitingthe station. parentsdon'tworkat all. comparedto whenhe had firstarrivedin "Alfred!" shehadcalledbrightly, "Overhere."

Alfredstoodup andwentintothe kitchen 1946,afterthe war. Heandhiswifehad "Ah,Heather,whata pleasantsurprise,how movedto the cityto settledownpeacefully. to makehimselfa cup of tea. Herefilled are youkeepingthesedays?" the emptycuphe had usedthatmorning, He had managedto outliveher by twenty reusingthe tea bagandreturnedto his seat. one yearsnowandwasusedto living "Asgoodas canbe expected,I suppose, After a shortnap,Alfredwoketo the sound alone,appreciating the companyhe got the oldarthritisis givingme troublelately of the doorbell.He easedhimselfup out of though.Howaboutyou?"Heather'sstrong fromthe peoplehe metat the bowlingclub his chair andwentto the door. It washis Englishaccentwasstilldetectable afterover he usedto attend. Buthe wastoo oldfor daughter, Gillian,and hersevenyearold thatnow. Hislimbsweren'tas nimbleand thirtyfiveyearsof livingin Auckland. son, Jamie.

"HelloDad,howareyou?"His he had no formof transportbecausehe "Oh,I'mokay,it'sjustthateverything ..." daughter looked pleasedto seehim. didn'thavea carlicenceand didn'tliketo Alfredhadbeencutshortas he had use publictransport.Therewerealways "Oh,good,good,how'sthe littl'un?" crumpledoverontothe footpathin a too many kids and it was always so noisy. jumbleof youngboysandskateboards.

"FinethankyouPoppa."Jamiewasgetting No,he juststayedat homemostof the time, moreandmoreoutspokenandhadlearnt Theboysjumpedup and scuttledoff. playingsolitaireand listeningto the howto respectothers,unlikea lotof other "Youshouldlookwhereyou'regoing,old NationalProgramme on the radio. He childrenAlfredknew. man!" occasionally switchedchannelsbut found "I'llgo andgetus someafternoontea," "Yeah,watchout!" the musicon allof the otherstoo loudand offeredGillian.

"Stupidold man,shouldbe in an old not reallyappealing.

"Thankyoudear;comeonJamie,comeand person'shomelikemyNana."

Hewasreallylookingforwardto his havea chatto Poppaaboutwhatyou've "Bloodykids,they'vegotno respect,not family'svisit;he likedto see hisgrandchilbeendoinglately." likethe old days."Alfredstoodup with drentoo. Theywereverysubdued inhischair Heather'shelp. comparedto otherchildrenhe knew. Like Theysatinthelivingroom,Alfred with Jamie on his lap.

Jamie was in full thatKevin.Hewasbad news,didn'thave "Here,comeoverto thisbench,are youall flight but his grandfather wasn't listening. muchof a futureaheadof him. He'd right?You'rea bitwindedaren'tyou?"

Hewasthinking aboutthepinetreeandhow probablyend up withno job,collecting the Heatherhad helpedhimoverto an old it looked.

Perhaps it wasthepollution which doleand spendingmostof it at the pub. woodenbench,havingto avoida young was killing it.

All the magazines talked about Butit wasn'treallyhisfault,he didn'tget a womanrushinghomewithhergroceries. how all the dirty chemicals in the atmosphere choiceof parentsand it wastheirfault. If "ItwasthatTaylorboy. He'sa badkid. His thingshereandthere.Sud~nly theyhadknownhowto properlybringup a werekilling Dad'sinjailandhisMumrunoffwiththat child,he wouldn'thaveturnedoutthe way he wassnappedoutofthoughtasJamie's youngmanfromthecountry.Nowonder eagervoicecaughthisattention."...andthen he was. Norespect,no moralesand no he'sgotno ideaofhowto behave."

EndandI future.HisDad'sbeenconvictedof robbery meandDadwentto Rainbow's rode on the big roller coaster and he bought "I know,"sighedHeather,"Butthere'snota andhe neverseeshismother,liveswithhis me this Sega, look." lotwe cando aboutit." eighteenyearold brother.

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CREATIVEWRITING. Thesmalldigitalobjectdidn'tmeanmuch to Alfred,neitherdidthe otherlittlediskshe showedhim.

"Look, thisis}D Juras.sic Parleandat Christmas, DadgctmeSonictheHedgehog."

"Speaking of yourfather,whereareBrian andKatie,Gillian?"

"Oh,wellhe'stakenher to the beachfor the daybecauseshe'sverytiredandI thoughtit wouldonlybe inconvenient to haveher heretoday.Anyway, you wouldn'thavewantedhimhere,youdon't likeBriana lot."

"Butthat'snotthe point,youshouldgo out as a familymoreoften."

"OhDad,"Gilliansighed"withbothof us in

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fulltimejobsandmysecretarial course, therejustisn'tmuchtimewhenwe'reall togetherandwe'reusuallytoo tiredto do anything.I justdon'tthinkyouunderstand, do you?"

Alfredgrumbled.It washer thatdidn't understand.Shedidn'tunderstand thata familyshouldbe togetheras muchas possible,notjustwhenit suits. Sheshould maketimeforherfamily.Buttherewas evena bigdifference in valuesbetween Gillianandher father.Hecouldn'tseewhy shewouldn'tlistento him. Couldn'tshesee thathe mustknowbetterthanher,he was so mucholderandhad so muchmore experience?

No,of courseshecouldn't.Theyounger generation couldn'tsee anythingexcept moneyanda shortageof time. Andthe

problemwas,theywerepassingthese valuesontothe nextgeneration.It wasso clearto Alfred,whywouldn'tGillianlisten to him?Alfredcouldsee the futurefor Gillian's familywasnot goodandthat,like the restof the community, lifewaslosingits preciousmeaningandthatwasnot a good thing. Gillianhadto learnto appreciate her family,andhadto teachJamiethe same things.It wasno goodjustto sitbackand hopethe problemwouldgo awaybuthe wasin no positionto do otherwise.

AlfredpeeredoverJamie'sshoulder,out intothe gardenbeyond.Thepinetree was standingstill,it seemedmoreorangethan before.A clusterof needlesblewoffand werechasedaroundthe lawnbeforebeing forcedoutthe gateontothe road.

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MEMORY"

Theearthbegantotremble,thetreesswayed A FOREIGN SnIDENf IN NEW ZEAIAND on the streetandthe noiseof people y nameis HannahChen. I'mfifteen I fromsideto sidelookinglikesickmenat sea. 1hewaterfromourpoolSUiged up and overthesideofitsconcrete house.Atreefell, crashing down,down,downto thepeakof ourhouse.1hecrashwastremenoous.

1he reinforcements shookandI stoodthere,under oursolidpinediningtable,lookingat the destructionandchaosthatwassurrounding me. I heldmycatandnearlysqueezed thelife out of him. "Mummy!"

That'swhatit waslikeabouttwentyyears ago;nowmyonlytruefearhadstruckme likelightning.It wasall comingbackto me,anotherearthquake.I didwhatI did twentyyearsago,racedas a hounddog underthe samepinediningtableand lookedoutto see mylifecrumblearound me again,as it had donetwentyyearsago.

Onepaintinggone,fourto go,three,two, one,mypreciouspaintings gone. It would costme a fortune.Awatertap burst. I had not catto giveme courageas oldTomhad.

Again,a treefellandthe windowsburst,the soundof twentythousandor morebirdsat sea. Thencalm,no movement, noise.Just peaceful.It wasover,myworstnightmare hadlastedbarelyten seconds.I gotup on mytwoshakinglegs. AsI searchedthe houseformoresignsof destruction, a mirrorcrackedfromsideto side.It was over. I wasnot afraidanylonger.Warmth sweptovermelikea hot towel.NowI knew,mynightmares hadended,I had comeout alive.

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shoutingis deafening.Thisis Taiwan. yearsoldandI amat StMargaret's Collegeat the moment.Myfavourite sport In NewZealand,thereare notthe same is basketball.I liketo playit andalsolove kindsof problems.I reckonNewZealand to watchpeopleplayingbasketball. is muchbetterthanTaiwan.NewZealand WhenI amat homein NewZealand,I is an Englishcountryso it'sgoodforpeople to learnEnglishif theyare not English usuallylistento somemusic.I likeany I watch1Vif I themselves.ButI don'tlikeNewZealand kindof musicandsometimes don'thavemuchhomeworkto do. Onthe sometimes becausethereare not many weekend,I havepartiesat homewithmany placesto go andplay. It is boringforme. friendsandtheyare a lotof fun.Sometimes That'swhyI saidTaiwanis goodfor shoppingand playingaround.

I go ice-skating on Saturday afternoons.I especially likeit becausewe don'thavethis Butanyway,I likebothTaiwanandNew kindof skatingin Taiwan.

Zealandfordifferentreasons.I amlearning a lothere. last yearMumdecidedto let me cometo NewZealandandstudyhere. Atthat Hannah Chen Form 4 moment,I wasnervousaboutcominghere, becausethatmeantI had to livewithoutmy familyandmyfriends.ButI stilldecidedto come. Now,I amlivingwithmyfriend's family.TheyarefromTaiwanas well.

Theyareveryniceto me actuallyandI havemanyfriendsin NewZealandas well.

TaiwanandNewZealandhavemany differences including languageand people.

I likeTaiwanbecausemyfamilyarethere andI knowwhereto go ifI wouldliketo go shopping,playingor visiting.ButI don't likethetrafficin Taiwan.I hateit because peoplewastetoo muchtime,and car accidents happeneveryten minutes.It is horrible,isn'tit? Taiwanwascalledthe mostbeautiful island,butnowit is theworst place.Thereis rubbishandairpollution everywhere.Vendorsare sellingeverything Artwork by:Wendy Chiu

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his year Koninihas yet again shown that it is the house with the team spirit and detenninationto win and succeed.

We have enjoyedwinning the SwimmingSportsand House Day with AthleticSportsunknown due to cancellation.

I'd like to thank everyone in Konini for participatingand contributingin all house activitieswith such enthusiasm.

I'd also like to thank our deputy MichalDillonfor all her help throughoutthe year, also the Konini 7th formersfor their valid input.

Good luck to next year's captain and vice captain. Thanks.

Captain: CAroUne Parker

Vice Captain: Micha/, Dillon

Ms Begg's Tutor Group BACKROW· Bridget Solomon, Hilary Marett, Annabel Gudsell, ,, Caroline Parker, Caroline Pavey, Ms Begg MIDDLEROW· Kate Chaston, Selina Holliday, Kim Atkinson, Kate Barber, Bronwen Davies FRONFROW· Penelope Phelan, Anna Wills,Jessica Dickson

Mr Greenslade's Tutor Group BACKROW· Antonia Davison, Sarah Macdonald, Mr Greenslade, Michal Dillon, Vicky Lee, Ms Cave MIDDLE ROW· Suzanne King, Amanda Sutherland, Rebekah Yock, Louise Stevenson, Penny Dombroski FRONFROW· Nathalie Ta/Iott,Jorgette Maaka, Florence Lim, Nicola Andrew

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Miss Smith~ Tutor Group BACKROW· Caroline Lee, Anna Baker, Lucy Barrie MIDDLE ROW· Emma Stewart, Lisa Oliver, Susan Bentley, Charlotte Walker, Miss Smith FRONT ROW· Amie Marett, Kate Hunter, Kirsten Aldridge ABSENT: Sarah Ward, Rebecca Donovan, Philippa SinclairTbomson

Ms Todd's Tutor Group BACKROW· Rebecca O'Connor, Emily Stockton, Alice Coates, Marguerite Abbott FRONT ROW· Alexandra Pettit, Virginia Christie, Ms Todd, Caroline Barrie, Sarah Gamble ABSENT: Marie Hood, Penelope Munns, Martha Patterson, Joanna Rutherford

Miss Webby's Tutor Group BACKROW· Georgina Studholme, Olivia Sinclair-Thomson, Claire Matheson, Prudence Macdonald, Stacey Fraser MIDDLE ROW· Joanne Harwood, Seija McIntosh, Sara Sutherland, Sacha McIntosh, Odette Eaves FRONFROW· Debbie Rutherford, Lisa Stevens, Sophie Rebbeck, Nicola Hopkins

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o my fellowfrogs, chickens,flowersand muppets...

Congratulationsto all of you on your achievements throughout 1994. I have reallyenjoyedbeing the captain of such an enthusiastic,high spiritedhouse.

We got off to a brilliantstartwith an overallsecond at the swimmingsports. Thank you to all our competitive swimmersand single achievers. Unfortunatelywe didn't do so well in the house crocodile. Neverthelessthe spirit was there and we had heaps of fun.

This year the athleticsports were cancelledbut I'm sure we could award ourselveswith an estimatedfirst!

At House Day Kowhaians,yet again, displayedtheir brilliantculturaland musicaltalentsby performing"The Muppet Show". This was a huge successwhich resulted in a well-deservedvictory. Our sports teams played with much enthusiasmand vigourwhich gained us our overall fifthplace. A grand effortKowhai!

A big thankyou goes to our Kowhaitutorsfor theircontinuous supportand encouragementAllthe best for nextyear.

I'd like to thank my ViceCaptain,Jenny Grigg,and all the 7th formerswho couldn't have been more helpful and supportivetowards me.

For all those returningnext year, good luck and keep up Kowhai'sgreat house spirit.We'llbeat Koninione day!

Captain:

Vice Captain:

Henrietta Hilgendoif

Jenny Grigg

Mrs Barker's Tutor Group BACKROW· Belinda Carlwright, Caroline Everist, Luisa Broum, RebeccaJohns, Anna Morgan, Mrs Barker MIDDLE ROW· Georgina Pinckney, Anabelle Cameron-Lewis, Anna Thomas, RebeccaRodwell, Anna Shen FRONFROW· Nanako Mizuno, Sarah Ritchie, Camilla Savill

Mrs Coate's Tutor Group BACKROW· Mrs Coates,Amelia Barr, Belinda Forbes, Lynn Graham, Charlotte Morgan MIDDLE ROW· Rachael Innes, Lucy McElrea, Sarah White, Victoria Mace, Kate Dinwiddie FRONFROW· Rebecca Rae, Elizabeth Peate, Brigit Murray

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Miss Miller's Tutor Group BACKROW· Susan MacKenzie, Anneke Stewart, Sarah Egden, Gabrielle Wall,Julia Elworthy FRONT ROW· Emma Wyeth, Annabel Cambridge, Bridget Mccallum, Chloe Kinajil, Francesca Roller ABSENT: Nicola Thompson, Jodi White, Amanda Cartwright

Ms Reymer's Tutor Group BACKROW· jenny Grigg, Celia Cameron-Lewis, Amanda Egden, Marissa Brandram-Adams, Ms Reymer MIDDLE ROW· Alice Cameron, Kate Gibbon, Victoria Knight, Prue Hilgendorf, Pitchyada Treetipbut FRONTROW· Samantha Cliff, Christina Kim, Jessica Su ABSENT: Amber Burt

Mrs Wyeth's Tutor Group BACKROW· Mrs Wyeth, Stephanie Radford, Kylie Smith, Georgina Kyle, Rebecca Peate, Anna Falloon, Tessa Brodie MIDDLE ROW· Marie Marshall, Henrietta Hilgendorf, Lucy Keegan, Mineko Koike, Anjilina Langham FRONTROW· Fiona Paterson, Elizabeth Wylie, Elizabeth Robinson St Margaret'sCollege1994

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his year has been pretty traditional for Manuka. We did not gain any overall wins in anything, but we had "awesome" house spirit.

The swimming sports were the highlight of our success this year with Charlotte Dellaca being the joint intermediate champion, and our import Tracey Brice from Canada taking away senior champion. Charlotte and Tracey also got awarded a swimming pocket each.

Unfortunately, we didn't have the athletic sports this year, and this upset all the house captains immensely! (NOT - we were glad of the rest!) The effort that the people who did enter in the heats was good, and I'm sure that we would have done extremely well had the sports taken place.

The next big event was HOUSE DAY. Well, Manuka's spirit was BIG! Our skit was better than I expected, so thanks to Kate the vice-captain and to the other 7th formers - it wouldn't have happened without you. Our sporting teams were totally the best -we got second in the basketball, and fourth in the badminton, but we still got dished out the job of coming 6th overall - it's a dirty job, but someone has to do it!

Congratulationsto Angela Frewer for being in the team that won turnout at the Interschool One Day Horse Trial,

Vice Captain: Katharine Simpson,

and to Natasha Bowden who was a member of the team who won overall!!I thinkthat if there was an Intethouse One Day Horse Trial, Manuka would clean up!

Congratulations to Charlotte Blair who gained 3rd place at the lntersecondary School skiing, and who is captain of our Interhouse ski-team that will do very well.

Captain: Rebecca Gilroy

Tracey Brice at the end of July. I'm sure her tutor group miss her as much as everyone at Tonbridge.

Thanks to all the teachers in my house for all their support, and to Kate and the 7th formers for their ideas and support.

Good luck to next year's captain and vice-captain. I hope you have as much fun as I have had this year.

The worst part of the year was when we had to say goodbye to

RebeccaGilroy

Mrs Jones' Tutor Group BACKROW· Natasha Fergus, Mrs Jones, Katherine Hinsen MIDDLE ROW· Charlotte Bowker, Charlotte Blair, Briana O'Brien, Caroline Belcher FRONFROW· Pieta Astley, Amanda Batchelor, Shinobu Baba ABSENT:

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Mrs Kennedy's Tutor Group BACKROW· Mrs Kennedy, Kylie Robertson, Leisa Ropiha, Rebecca Cathro, Michelle King-Turner MIDDIEROW· Melanie Lapthorn, Kathleen Nolan, Hayley Brown, Jade Mu'fTay, Natasha Bowden FRONTROW· Catherine Cox, Manesha Fakir ABSENT: Briony Baker

Mrs Lightfoot's Tutor Group BACKROW· Ms Lightfoot, Charlotte Dellaca, JessicaFraemohs, Freya Schroeder, Rebecca Gilroy MIDDIEROW· Angelique Powell, Charlene Tennison, Clarissa Turner, Tiff any Anderson, Sarah Monk FRONTROW· Amy Watson, Vicki Moore, Fleur Mu'fTay ABSENT: Miranda Astley, Leigh Stevens

Dr Mann's Tutor Group BACKROW· Lydia McFarlane, Melanie Brown, Kate Simpson, Susannah Williams, Gemma Walsh, Dr Mann MIDDLE ROW· Bianca Nielsen, Hannah Gordon, Seonaid Bradshaw, Emily Bowker, RebeccaMarshall FRONTROW· Amarisa Sangsawasdikul, Sophie Anderson, Angela Prewer St Margaret'sCollege1994

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Mr Belcher's Tutor Group BACK ROW· Heather McKenzie, Priyanka Bakshi, Mr Belcher, Kelly Hines, Caitlin Armstrong MIDDIE ROW· Bridget Murdoch, Danielle Sandall, Anna Mason, Sarah Kyle FRONT ROW· Olivia East, Freda Hatper, Katie Bell

Ms Brennan's Tutor Group BACK ROW· Jessie-Anne Maher, Sophie Scandrett, Helen McGrath, Sarah Hendry MIDDIE ROW· Lynnie McClelland, Sarah Stewarl, Susan Clibborn, Suzannah Fitchett FRONT ROW- Rebecca McClennan, Georgina Arlhur ABSENT: Karyn Leask, Laura Hitchon 50

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Miss Heberley's Tutor Group BACKROW· Miss Heberky, Catherine Blair, Natalie Gerve, Olivia Nell, Natasha Dermy MIDDLE ROW· Lucy Wadeson, Lucy Scandrett, Charlotte Cottrell, Kylie Saunders, Claire Sullivan, Amy Stewart FRONFROW· Boonjira Songvisava, Julietta Trollip

Mr Kerr's Tutor Group BACKROW· Susannah Cottrell, Fiona Bryce, Tina Grindley, Katherine Archbold, Jill Ferguson, Mr Kerr MIDDLE ROW· Helen Sullivan, Gabhriel Patterson, Elizabeth Battrick, Hannah Phillips, Rosalyn Cooper FRONFROW· Emma Rawson, Jessica Warren, Olivia Gerve

Mr Summerlee's Tutor Group BACKROW· Andrea Forbes, Rachel McPherson, Mr Summerlee, Kimie Yamada, Hannah Chen MIDDLE ROW· Josephine Ritchie, Kirsty Yuill Proctor, Leisha Williams, Louisa Bryce, Waroonwan Tbongvanit FRONFROW· Christy Baseden, Mu Han Chui St Margaret'sCollege1994

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his year, us Ratariansdecided to give the other houses a chance at winning. We kindly let Koniniwin the swimming sports so that their egos would survive.

The 7th fonn Ratarianshoweverdecidedto show them what we were reallymade of and plungedinto the waterwearingnothing but red of courseand gainedfirstplacein the house crcx:.

HouseDay went well as we perfonneda brilliantsong and our theatresportsteam deservecongratulations as theirtrue talents shone through.

We all had lots of fun playing sports on the day, so much that we forgot to win - next year though!

Welldone to BridgetMcLister, OilviaThom and MayaMacfarlane who were all awardedtheirscholarsties.Keep it up Rata!We had many Ratariansawardedtheirpockets,especiallyfor rowing.

Congratulations.

Thisyear we had an intethouseskiingcompetitionwith Christ's Collegeat MtHuttgaining2nd place- well done skiers!

FinallyI would like to wish Rata lots of luck for the future and also to thank my vice-captainJennifer Barkerfor her brilliant organisationand support, especiallyduring house plays.

Thanks to everyone who participatedthis year and remember - "IT'SREIGNINGRED".

Vice Captain: Jennifer Barker

Captain: Kathryn Bruce

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Mr Hallum's Tutor Group BACKROW· Nathalie Flotat, Katherine Wilkinson, Rebecca Nicholson, Jennifer Barker, Charlotte Suckling, Mr Hallum MIDDLEROW· La,ura Reeve, Kelly Smith, Rachel Townley, Adair Rattray, Anna Handyside, Jane Park FRONTROW· Annabel Wilson, Heidi Bishel!, Keri Algar 52

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Miss Kerr's Tutor Group BACKROW· Lisa Drace, Bridgette Tapley, Nicola Winfield, Miss Kerr MIDDLE ROW· Anna McKellar, Anna King, Fiona Hopkins, Courtenay Suppinger, Cinnamon Miles FRONTROW· Kathryn Brnce, Veronica Baldwin, Cheryl Turton ABSENT: Angela Whale

Mrs Masters' Tutor Group BACKROW· Mrs Masters, Jasmine Horrell, Nicole Todd, Sarah Hampton, Bridget McLister, Margo Neame MIDDLE ROW· Anna lnkster, Marianne Goodger, Caroline Anderson, Terry Manklang, Henriette Perry, Rebecca Tapley FRONTROW· Jessica McCormack, Sarah Coppens, Francesca Ellis

Ms Price's Tutor Group BACKROW· Kirsten Glassford, Annabel Newton, Annabel Robertson, Ayako Nagano, Fiona Rainey, Ms Price MIDDIEROW· Yukako Niimi, Chanel Grainger, Sue Park, Alice Stone, Emily Palmer FRONTROW· Dayna Eggeling, Julia Chen, Kate Reynish ABSENT: Maya Macfarlane St Margaret'sCollege195>4

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or five long years now Louiseand I have been members of the great Rimutribe and never have we seen the house as productiveas this year.

Rimuis definitelyan up and cominghouse - finishingin the top five houses on swimmingsports day and an estimatedfirst place on athleticsday (which was cancelled due to rain).

Rimuwas aware of the superb competitionthey provided in the physicaland theatre sports which placed them an extremelyclose second to Koninion house day. This deservesa huge commendation.

One thing that stands out well above all the rest is the house spiritwhich is so good to see. I would like to thank my vicecaptain Louisefor all her dedication. I wish Rimuthe best of luck for future years.

Go to it Rimu!

Vice Captain: Louise Nichols Captain: Olivia Radford

Mrs Fraser's Tutor Group BACKROW· Gilly Williams, Wendy Roberts, Emma Warrington, Mrs Fraser FRONTROW· Kirsty Leeder, Pamela Smith, Bianca Hurrell, Rebecca Parker ABSENT: Kristie Richards, Louise Sawers

Mrs Newman's Tutor Group BACKROW· Geraldine Riddle, Melanie Coleman, Nico/,a Pemberton, Mrs Newman MIDDLE ROW· Anna Oborne, Davinia Ballin, Amy Poelman, Philippa Watson, Rebecca Ferrar FRONFROW· Me/,aine Cummings, Louisa,Champion, Tina-Anne Pooley

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Mrs Baigent's Tutor Group BACK ROW· Emily Mercer, Lucy Curtis, Sarah Drake, Gretchen Graham, Kirsten Sill, Pbilippa Blakely FRONT ROW· Trndy-Anne Rawe, Nicola Grigg, Sarah

Miss Rod's Tutor Group

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Lisa de Vere, Kim MacBrayne, Melissa Wamngton

BACK ROW· Jacqueline Kearns, Louise Nichols, Ruth Haliday, Hannah Mating, Deanne Carter, Miss Rod MIDDLE ROW· Rachel Perret, Susan Wilkie, Diana Perry, Prudence Graham FRONTROW· Lucinda Thatcher,Meri Machin, Toni Potter ABSENT: Nicola Balani

Mrs Weiss' Tutor Group BACK ROW· Mrs Weiss,Frith Williams, Vanessa Anderson, Anna Saunders, Jane McDonald MIDDLE ROW· Joanna Muir, Angela Kearns, Carolyn Hodgen, Jacqueline Laney FRONT ROW· Preechanute Tovaranonte, Jitjan Montriwat, Emily Beadon ABSENT: Helen Olsen, Olivia Radford

HOUSESKIING On Sunday25 September,24 keen St

Margaret'sskierstroopedoff to Mt HunSkiFieldalongwith a few keen supporters,MissWebbyand Mrs Newmanfor the firstever St Margaret'sHouseski races.

It was a bleakand wet morningwhen we leftChristchurch at 7.30am,and we couldonlybut hope thatthe conditionswouldbe betterup the mountain. Muchto our disappointment this was not so. Wearrivedto whiteout conditionswithheavysnowfalling.

Mrs Newmanwas more than enthusiasticabout the day'sevents,and we

were allprettykeen aboutthe racing as well,becauseafterall we were representingour houses.

Racingstartedat 12.00,and the snow was excellent.Christ'sCollegewas alsoracing. Fortunatelywe were allowedto ski beforethey christened the appropriatelyshortcoursewith ruts. The racesran quicklyand smoothlyand we were all relieved when we couldgo warmourselvesin the cafeafterour successfuland determinedrace efforts.

The fifthequalhouseswere Kowhai and Rimu. Manukacamefourth, Matipothird,Katasecond,and Konini

camefirst,winningthe housetrophy.

The three fastesttimes were achievedby OliviaThom of Rata, who came third, second was Lucy Scandrettof Matipo,and first AntoniaDavidson,Konini.

All of the girls skied extremelywell and despite the appallingconditions were delightedto representtheir houses in this fast growingsport.

A specialthankyou to MrsNewman for the organisationof the day and the events.We are all lookingfotwardto skiingfor our housesagainnextyear.

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FORMSONE & TWO Form2 BACKROW· Emma Paynter, Jennifer Beecham, Char-Lyne Yoong, Akxa,ndra Macfarlane, Annabel Nutt, Desiree Hanson, Paulina Neas, Mrs S Oliver MIDDLE ROW· A~nda Hanafin, Emma Hodgson, Michaela Davis, Sarah Hines, Bridget Lee, Donna Hillier, Debbie Oscroft, Angela Murdoch, LucyJane Bowker, Kirstin Ash. FRONTROW· Amy Newman, Lisa Drake, Kate Brabant, Katyanna Staveley, Nicola Morrison, Katrina Worrall, Rebecca Hawkins, Jade Wilkins, Virginia Irwin

GLEN11JICAMP

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he school camp is alwaysthe highlightofanyschoolyearand this year was no exception.

The memorablemomentsfrom Glentuiincludedthe dreadedclimb up Mt Richardson,the challengeof abseilingand orienteering(somewet bcxlieshere!),the screamswhen a group caughtan eel in a sieve,and the fun of chasingeach otherin the mud and throughthe gorse.

CANfAMAfflS n Term2 thisyear,Form2 participatedin an annualeventcall 'Gmtamaths'.We all had to do an individualpair studyalongwith a clas.sproject. For the individualor pairswe had a choiceof a game, posteror modeLall of whichhad to ~ve some mathematicalrelevance.

Our classprojectended up beingon the body, so eveiyonein the classdid differentgraphson varioustopics, such as "Isyour forearmthe same lengthas your foot?''.Wealsomade a human sizepaper macheperson. We all foundthisgreatfun and a great su_ccess as we won the cias.scategory with an excellentprize.

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he theme for this year's Expo RolePlaywas Olympism. The p~aylooked at Politicsin the Olympics throughout history,and the team performedbrilliantlyon the night, to take second place in a very tough competition.

AnnabelNutt, MarissaJohnpillaiand LaraRennieformed a team for the CurrentEventscontest. They wo~kedreallyhard to study for this ~vent and during the evening they tmprovedtheir placing markedly.

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t the end of Term1 and beginning of Term2, Form2 made two tripsto ScienceAliveto learnabout robotics. On the firsttrip theybuilt thingssuch as a car wash, a shopping centre,and a sawmill,all out of lego.

Thesewere then controlledthrough the computer.The car wash, for instance,includeda car and a washer polisherand drier. On the second ' day, the girlslearnedall about two differenttypesof sensors;lightand touch. Theywere able to build automaticgatesand doorsusingthese.

The girlshad a greattimeusingthe lego and computersand were then able to followup in the clas.sroom.

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BACKROW· Lara Rennie, Kimberley Hillier, Nicola Warsaw, Julia Paynter, Natalie Perret MIDDLE ROW· Mrs Robilliard, Emma Poelman, Josephine Scandrett, Stephanie Walker, Kelly Duffy, Emma Kennedy, Helen Parfitt FRONFROW· Kirsty Wallace,Anne Robinson, Va~ Cardtmll, MarissaJohnpi,llai, Amy Hadfield, Christina wloli, Jessica Ritchie ABSENT: Lucy Graham

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t 6.30pmon FebruaIY10,allof theJuniorand Intermediate Schoolappearedfor the Annual Barbecueand Sleepover.The barbecue was held behindthe MollyMullan blockwhere allthe gearis set up.

Completelysatisfiedwith dinner,the parents were left to socialisewhile the girlsand their brothers and sisterstore off towards the field to play or to the pool to swim.

At 8.00pmthe juniorschoolfamilies and Intermediateparentswere sent home. The Form1 and 2 girlswent offto the hallfor fun and games, includingthe old favouritefashion paradewhichinvolvedpins and huge quantitiesof newspaper.When all were worn out, the girlssettleddown to pig out on all of the 'junk food' smuggledfromhome. Butbefore

anyoneoverstuffedthemselves,the 'MrsRobilliard's GhostStoty'was told.

Once everyonehad beenproperly spooked,theywere herdedto bed.

In the morning,(despite the 'things that went bump in the night'), everybodywoke up and ate their share of toast and hot chocolate, havingworked off last night's load.

Then the great cleanup followed and the girlstrotted off to class, fresh and ready for yet another day at St Margaret'sCollege.

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n earlyJune a team consistingof KatyStaveley,AmyNewmanand Kate Brabanttook part in this event.

MrsFraserhelped write and produce the short role play. The story involveda schizophrenicprofessor who invented a device to stop Coca Cola going flat. Thingsbecame very confused as he kept changing personalitiesduring the play. The three girls did a magnificentjob and came a very close second.

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were fivechallengesto completein n late Septemberour Form2's enjoyedan afternoonof Technology the mixedteams(Medburyalso attended). The firstone was to make Challengesat SelwynHouse. There a free-standingtowerof straws, cellotape,stringand card It was Independent Schools almostimpossible!The nextchalSwimming Team lengeinvolvedmakinga pair of stilts , BACKROW:KirstinAsh, Tamsyn 35an tallfromnewspaperand tape.

Kinchant, Amanda Hanafin, Thiswas reallyimpossible.The other Emma Poelman, Emma Kennedy, DesireeHanson, Kate challengeswere to makea tower Stewnson fromnewspaperto supporta bottleof THIRD ROW· Jade Wilkins, waterand then to constructthe tallest Caroline Stanton, Jessica and most originaltowerfromtoothPercasky, Kate Pankhurst, picksand blutack. The lastchallenge Sarah Nutt, Amy Newman was then made more difficultwhen SECONDROW Josie Scandrett, MichaelaDavis,DeborahOscroft, groupshad to combinetwo towers Bridget Lee,Lucy Bowker into one! The afternoonwas huge FRONTROW: Sarah Hutching, fun, and gave our studentsa chance Nadine Engel, Megan O'Neill, with others. to wotk cooperatively Zaralneson

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FORMS ONE & TWO Irulependent Schools Cross Country Team BACK ROW· Kim Hillier, Amanda Hanafin, Emma Hodgson, Lucy Bowker, Emma Poelman, Ktrsttn Ash, Tamsyn Ktnchant THIRD ROW· Katyanna Staveley,Christina Lalolt, Sa,rahNutt, Georgina Lewis, Amy Hadfield, Anne Robinson SECONDROW· Jessica Ritchie, Char-Lyne Yoong,Michaela, Davis, Donna Hillier, Bridget Lee,Annabel Nutt, Amy Newman FRONTROW Nadine Enge4Georgina &lst, Megan O'Neill, Zara Ineson

SWIMMING Churningand churningup and down.

Concentratingas my lxxiy twirlsto the beat of splashes.

Whirlwindsof air going in and out.

Suddenlya dolphin-likefeelingcomes in to my soul, Risinggracefullyin the chlorinewaves, Mymind a blank, focusingonly on slicingthe water, Strivingto finishthe last lap of the pool.

Pushingmy lxxiy back so my mind finishesthe mental feud, Splashingto a halt.

Mylegs feel like jellyas I lumber my way out of the pool.

Shakingmyselflike a sleek black dog, Afterfinishingmy swimmingtrainingfor today.

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n Friday,30 Septemberall of the students from Standard3 to Form 2, along with 600students from other schools,took part in the ChristchurchSchools'MusicFestival held at the Town Hall.

The Festivalstartedwith a Maori welcome and the NationalAnthem.

Afterthat we sang a number of

songs, including'ToreadorSong' from 'Careen'and 'Fortuosity'from 'The HappiestMillionaire'.The night was a huge successthanks to months of hard work by MissKerr and the students involved.

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Billylikesto sleep all day, WhenDad comeshome he's out to play, Whenhe's hungiyhe will eat, Whendinnercomeshe's at your feet.

Billyreallyis quitebig, Whenhis mealcomeshe eatslikea pig, Billy'sstomachcan neverbe full, He'sfierceto dogs but that'saboutall.

Billyis specialamongall the rest, He'splayfuland happy and dopeyoh yes, He is cute a realbig sweetie, Butbest of all he belongsto ME!!!

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our teamsfromForms1 and 2 took part in the FPSprogramme thisyear. Girlswork in teamsof four to researchtopicsthen work through a problemsolvingprocessto tiy to solvesomefutureproblems. The practiceproblemswere Roboticsand drunk driving.In Augustthe teams completedthe thirdproblem,on the topicof Antarctica.

Thisproblem booklethad to be completedin two hours. Thisis veiy difficultand soon showsup who knows the process and the topicvetywell. Fromthis problemtwo of our teamswere selectedto joinfiveothersfromSt Margaret'sCollegeto flyto Auckland for the NationalFinalsin October.

Thisrequireda majorfundraiser;'The Great Garden Pot Sale'. Thiswas a huge success,with over $3,500being raisedover two weekends. Wealso ran a raffleto help set up a fund for futureFPStravellers.

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e had our swimmingsportson Thursday24 Februaiy.We swamat the schoolpool. We anived at the pool talkingand smiling.

Changingwas difficultbecausethere were so manypeople. Wefeltveiy neivousbeforethe racesstarted.We allhad butterlliesin our tummies.

Eveiyonetriedtheirveiy best. People cheeringfor us made us veiy happy.

Wedidn'tworiyif we didn'twin.

Our parentswere proud of what we achievedand we were proud of ourselves.

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hatcheris an adorabledog. He is about two yearsold and he is full of fun. He getsveiy excitedwhen I come to take him for a walk. I take him over to the playingfield He jumpsabout likethere is not a care in the world It'slikehe is as freeas a bird.Abouttwo weeks ago I was takinghim for a walk with my friend Regena. Suddenlyhis lead snapped and he ran all aroundthe Junior Schoolbut we caughthim in the end.

We took him back and put him in the yard and playedwith him for ten minutesuntilthe bell rang and we went into class.

n the 23rdJune Stdthree,Std four and someof the Formtwa; had the opportunityto be on the Son of a Gunn Show. It was excitingand SarahNuttand RebeccaRundlewere kidcam. Anotherhighlightof the year.

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he St Matgaret'smini hockeyteam playedat HagleyParkeveiySaturdaymorning.Mostmorningsit was freezingcold,but thatdidn'twony us.

Bridgetand Blaisecoachedus and cheeredus in eveiySaturday.Wehad to wear a hockeyuniformwhich lookedveiy smart. Wealwaystried our hardest. Wemanagedto win mostof our games. I reallyenjoyedit.

Kate Grimshaw

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or the firstsixweeksall the classesfromStandard2 to Form2 studiedEarlyCantetbuiy.The firstoutingwe had was a city walk. Wecame to schoolin mufti.Wewent to see the RoseWmdow in the cathedraland we saw the GreatHalltowernearby. We saw the Bridgeof Remembrance.It is to rememberthe soldierswho foughtin WorldWar1 and 2. Wewere luckyit was a sunnyday.

Anotheroutingwe went on was to walk overthe BridalPathand then go on a rideup the gondolato see the timetunnel. Wealso went to SteventonEstateat Whitecliffs.Thiswas the placewhere LadyBarkerused to live. We ended our studyon EarlyCantetbuty by puttingon an Expowhichour parentscame to. Weput on some playsand thingsand then we took our mumsand dads aroundour classrooms.

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JUNIORSCHOOL- STANDARDS2 TO 4 Standard Three BACK ROW: Sarah Hutching, Anny Hsu, Kate Pankhurst, Jessica Ellerm, Jenna Rennie, Sophie Tapper MIDDLE ROW: Vanessa Ba,tes, Sarah Mills, Felicity Hines, Rebecca Rundle, Sarah Nutt, Amy Freear, Mandy Dalziel, Mrs Stuart FRONTROW· Nadine Engel, Alexandra Gallagher, Olivia.Ward, Marcia Wuttridge, Sophie Gray, Shantelle Alexander, Katherine Wall, Za.ra Ineson

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tandard two to Formtwo went to SpencerPark and we had a great time making interestingsand sculpturesand going on a scavenger hunt. We batbecued our lunch and had a lot of other goodies to eat. The highlightof this trip was looking around the wildliferesetve.

Tamsyn Kinchant

his was the most excitingday of my life. Therewere candles,table matsand panaike pans burning away. Wecookedpanaikes and toast Someof us had sevenpanClkes. Somepeople had b-aconand eggs. AfteIWards we feltsick.

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thinkHouseDaywas the ma;t interestingand funniestday of the year. Eveiyonetook part in all the house plays. Kowhaiwon it Wehad a wonderfulsharedlunch.TheJunior Schoolhad a gameof charadesduring the afternoon.Wehope eveiyonein the schoolenjoyedHouseDayas much as we did.

SophieTapperandJessicaEllerm

FESTIVALCHOIR

1ST DAY AT SCHOOL I eading up to the FestivalChoirat \ A/hen I firstcame to school I KIWI NETBAll Lthe Town Hall on Friday30th e had two teams in Kiwi YYthought my new teacherwas

SeptemberStandard3 to Form 2 rehearsedsongs everyWednesday for half an hour. We sang lots of differentsongs. VanessaBates from Standard3 was in the SpecialChoir and she sang at the Festivalon every night.

AlexandraGallagher and VanessaBates

MrsNichols. When I bumped into a young lady she said: ''Youmust be DiAn. I am MissRiachyour new teacher." Then she introducedme to the other kids. I knew I got the best teacher in the world. Allmy netves went away.

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Netball. We played on Saturdaymorning at HagleyPark.

Sometimesit was veiy cold. We also played in a tournamentagainst other schools.

AlexandraGallagher

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went to the ScienceFair and looked at all the people's work. Someonehad made some herbal cream from different chemicals. There were experiments on electricity,safetydevicesand displayson healthyfoods, keeping us safe and asthma free.

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BACK ROW· Blaise Clouston, Regena MarshaJ/,,Jessica Benson, Francesca Jackson, Bridget Murray FRONT ROW· Sarah Mills, Georgina I.ewis, Emma Hartley, Gemma James, Kate Pankhurst, Kimberley Mather

JUNIORSCHOOL- STANDARDS2 TO 4 Standard Two BACKROW· Rebecca Collins, Hamsini Renugadevan, Francesca Jackson, Miss Riach MIDDLE ROW· Ann Kim, Georgina Lewis, Kate Grimshaw, Kimberley Gow, Regena Marshall FRONTROW· Emma Hartley, Sarah Ash, DiAnn Huynh, Georgina East, GemmaJames ABSENT: Jessica Benson

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tandard 4 painted and planted terracotapots. Firstwe painted them differentcoloursfrom test pot paints supplied by Hurstand Drake.

When the paint had dried some people glued magazinepictureson the pots to decoratethem even more. Our student teacher Mrs Llpscombewent to AtholMcCully's Garden Centre and bought pansies for us to plant in our pots.

Megan O'Neill

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n Thursdaywe were going to have our CrossCountry. We had had to do lots of training. We have run around the school and this was hard work. When Thursday came we were ready for it. So at 12:00we walked down to Hagley Park. We had to wait a littletime and then a man said for the people in the fun run to line up. So we did. "On your marks,get set and Go!" We were off. We had to jump over a log near the start. When we were at the end everyonewas puffed. Afterthe run my mum and I bought some ice blocks for everyone. It was fun.

Georgina Lewis

n AugustSarahand I attended a lightingcourse in the NgaioMarsh little Theatre.It was very interesting. We learnt all about gels, parcons,franels,and profiles. We also learnt about how to design and move lightsaround.

Caroline Stanton

SOFfTOYS Jessica Ellerm Std 3 Disability Day

DISABILI1YSTI.JDY

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uring the second term we studied how people cope with disabilities.We had two interesting guest speakerswho we learnt a lot from. The firstone was from the Foundationfor the Blind. The second person was Sharon Hanningtonwho was from England and had lost both her legs in an accidentwhen she was a child. A week later we had a disabilityday.

We came to school with crutches, broken arms, dark glassesand ear plugs. We found it fun and educational to experiencewhat it would be like to have a disability.We thoroughlyenjoyed this study and would like to do it again sometime.

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n TermTwo Standardthree made soft toys. We startedby cutting out the materialand then we sewed them together. When we had stuffedthem we startedmaking clothesfor them. Allthe soft toys are differentbecause some were skinnyand some were fat, some were smalland some were tall. We enjoyedit very much and we hope we can do it again.

Sophie Gray and Anny Hsu

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notherarea of studyduring Tenn 2 was the UnitedKingdom.

Wefoundout a lot aboutthe history of the UnitedKingdomand alsosome of the famouspeople.Standard4 made somecastlesout of boxes, paper,paint,and lotsof maskingtape.

Therewas a prizefor the bestcastle.

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CREATIVEWRITING OUR FERRYMEADEXPERIENCE r\n the 26thof September ourwonder Vful Englishclasshada funfilleddayof learning.Now,the studentswhoarereading thisareprobablythinking, what?Learning!

Fun?You'vegotto be joking,buttheclass of twelvelovely,intelligent, bright,happy, younggirlswasveryexcitedas theysetoff forFerrymead in the StMargaret's College van.Thedrivewasn'ttoo bad,butwe did havethe odd hiccup!

Whenwe finallyreachedFerrymead we met up withAnnandthenset offwithBill,our tourguidearoundthe historicvillage.A funnyepisodewaswhencheeryoldBill wastellingus abouta butterchurner.He madea bitof a mistake... ..."

"Nowyoumixthe milkandsalttogether he said. 1henwe hearda manshout "That'ssaltandcreamBill!"It wasthetram driver.Billwasa bitembarrassed butwe cheeredhimup by saying"Well, WEnever realisedthatit wassaltandcream,so don't panic!"

Billtoldus aboutthe oldcarts,typewriters, carriages, carsandtelephoneboxesthatwe sawin the "Hallof Wheels"thenwe darted offlookingat the old machinery, fascinated by whatwe saw. Luckily no onebroke anything, butof coursehowcouldsuch angelsbreakanythinganyway.Weleftthe "Hallof Wheels" andshotoffto seethebig redfireenginesat the "Hallof Flame".Bill toldus aboutthe Ballantynes fireandhow manypeoplewerekilledin the disaster.

ThengoodoldBilllethismindwander backto whenhisfatherwasa childand howhe stoppedto lookat the BigRed. WhenBill'sfathergothomehismother whippedhimforbeinglate!Whoops!

It wasamazinghowmanyfireenginesthere werein there.Justbeforewe left, our teachertooka quicksnapshotof us allon a bigredfirebuster."Saycheese!"

Horse stableswerenext. BessandJockwerebusy gettingtheirhoovescleanedwhenwe arrived.ThebigClydesdales stoodway aboveus. Wehadto standon tiptoesto reachtheirears. Funnyoldthings.Then we setoffwiththe reminderto comeback in halfan hourfora horseandcart ride. In the meantime a fewsweettoothedyoung ladiesfoundthe bakeryandattractedmany othersof theirprideto comeandfeaston theirpreyof raspberrybuns,rolls,chocolate biscuits, trufflesandmanyotherdelicious

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things.Stillmunching awaywe foundan old school.Wesawmarksfromthe 1870s and nameson eachdesks,muchdifferent fromtoday'sclassrooms.Oursaretidy, clean,immaculate, withno signof graffiti.

Thenwe hadourhorseride. Wethanked Billandwent the staffverymuch,especially on ourwayto Sumner.Wehada great lunchon the beachandthenset offto Lyttelton wherewe hadanotherguidedtour roundthe museum,learningaboutship disasters, Lyttelton in thosedays,the money income,jobsandmanyotherthings.We spenthourslookingaroundthissmallbut jam-packed withinformation museum.

Thenwe setoffforGovernor's Baywhere we learntthatallwharvesaren'tsmall.This maysoundstrangeto you,butwe ranabout 100malongthiswharfjustaboutfallingoff

severaltimes.Eventhoughthe tidewasout it wasstillmuddyandwet. Ifwe hadfallen in we wouldn'thavehada verypleasant ridebackto school.

As the cherryloudchildrentrudgedup the hillin the minibuswe lookeddownbelow the cityof Lyttelton andlet our imaginations wanderto whenit wasallbushandscrub andthoughthowhardit wouldhavebeen forthe earlysettlersto livethere. After aboutten minutesof puremindbulging, hairraising,hardthinkingimagination we setoffforschool.Chatting alltheway,we talkedaboutwhatwe learntthatdayand howit madelearningaboutthe early settlersso mucheasierandclearer.

Wegaineda lotof knowledge fromthistrip andI'msureour teacherdidas well.

Lucy McElrea

DROWN YOUR SORROWS Slowlypaddlingyoursmallwoodenboat, youlookout at the ripplingwaves slappingnonchalantly and mercilessly at the vulnerable oaktimber.

Youlaughbitterly.

"Thereareotherfishin the sea," yourecitesarcastically and ironically.

Painfully, youtumbackto DrownyourSorrows.

Yourreflection staresup at you, sadandresigned.

It is disruptedby a tear, solitaryandunimportant.

"Pitiful," youthink, andsigh.

Yourminddisobediently wandersto the pastfewdaysandyouwince, tryingnotto screamas you Drownyoursorrows.

Behindthe clouds,a distantrumbling reachesoutto scoldyou.

Cryingout,youlooklongingly at the watersdepth.

Gazingvacantly at the shorein the distance, Youmouth"Goodbye," Finalfreedom,youronlywayout,everyone againstyou;Theyareyourlastjumbledthoughts, as youmovethroughthewaterto the bottom.

Andyou DrownyourSorrows.

Jane Wareing

CREATIVEWRITING "SILVERIllUSION"

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herewasa strangesortof lightacrossthe top of the bighill.

We,myfamilyandI wereclimbing fromthe largecityto the hiddenawayparadise.

Nobodyknewaboutthisplace,nobodycared.

Nobodyexceptmyfamily.

Thelightwasmistedout. It waslikea foggyyellowstriprunningalongthe topsof the hills.

It wasa cold,darknight.

I couldhearmysister'steethchattering and mydogsoftlymoaning.Everything elsewas silent,exceptforthe paddingof ourfeeton the hardground.

Theriverstillhadto be crossedandmany fencesandgates.

I neverknewwhoputthe fenceshere,forthis wasno man'sland.

Nobodyevercamenearhere. Maybeit was becauseof the oldtalesof the silverblue pony, the onesaidto causebadluckif anyonehadanythingto do withit. Maybeit wasbecausetherewasnothingto see. They werewrong.Thiswasthe onlyplaceI knew thatwasn'tdestroyed by humans.

I feltmyfootturnto iceas it hitthe freezing watersof the river.

I heardMumgroanasshepickedup thedog.

Suddenly, likea lightbeingswitchedon in a darkroom,thehillslitup in brilliantyellow.I hadto blink,it wasbrightand scarybut somehowfriendly.

Mysisterwhisperedsomething to Dad. He gaveher a quickhugthentheycarriedon.

It wasquitefrightening.

Thelightstartedto diedown.

A coldblastfromsomething sweptpastme.

I shuddered.I closedmyeyestight,afraid of openingthemandseeingwhatmight be there.

On the top of the hillsstooda silveryhorse.

It wasjuststandingthere,looking.Itsmane wasblowingin the strongwind. I blinked againand it wasgone. All therewasleftwas a yellowhaze.

Aswe reachedthetop of the hill,wherethe horsehad stood,myheartleaptfromme.

1hereitwas,thehiddenworldofgreengrass withfreedom andhappiness everywhere.

Wewerenearlythere.Maybe thelightwaslikea guideandthehorsewasn'tbadafterall...

romtheothersideoftheroomthe stylish boxthathadbeenwrappedin cellophane wasglowing inthesun's dazzling light.Itlookedso beautiful and theroseredribbonmadetheboxlook glamorous.

I couldn't helpmyself, thetemptation was intoxicating.

I slowlyremoved thedainty ribbonandthenrippedofftheshimmering cellophane.

I tookofftheseabluegl05SY lid. WhatI sawwasamazing.

Alltheassorted richchocolates were beaming at me. 1heywereallwrappedup invariouscoloured foils,whichmadethem

flickerandsparkleinthesun'sradiantlight.

Eachoneofthemwasunique.

I pickedoutone thatwaswrappedin an exquisitevioletfoil. I carefully removedthe daintyshimmering foil. Therichmudcolouredchocolatelayin myhand. It was a delicatediamondshape.

I put thechocolateintomymouth.The tastewasdivine.Myteethbrokethrough the surfaceof the heavenlychocolate.The insidewasa succulent creamycaramel.It tastedsuperb,wasvelvetyandmademy mouthwater.I wasintoxicated by its magnificent flavour.

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Artwork by: Wendy Chiu

"LOSS"

Thiswasmyfirstevervisitto mycousin's dead. Slowlypeoplewokefromtheirdaze.

I house.Itwasmorelikea bachrightnext Theybecameawareof death.Twoboys to thebeach.1hesunwasshining overthe calmsea. Wesat intheloungeandwatched ontothebeach.It thewavesrollcasually lookedso peaceful outthere,yetso sad. I remembered lastnightwitha shudder.

Thenighthad beencalm.Weall ran alongthe beachin the brightmoonlight, laughingand singing.Therewereabout twentyof us, all holidaymakers,enjoying our stayat our summerbaches.

Suddenly, everything wentugly. Thekids fromthe towncameto our privatepartof the beach. 1heyrodetheirmotorcycles up anddownthe beach,almosthittingus.

A gunfired,someonescreamed.The kidsfromtownleftabruptly.Silence!We all ranto wherethe screamhad come from.Againsilence!It wasas ifthe sight of thatpitifulbody,floatingin the tide, bleedingslowly,hadstabbedus all witha sharpknife.Peoplegasped,someoneran to phoneforan ambulance.Therestof us lookedat the body,knowingshewas

ranintothe waterto rescueourfriend.

Theybroughther out of thewaterandlaid her downon the sand. Herboyfriend, with tearsrollingdownhischeeks,bentto revive her,withouthope. Hegaveher a finalkiss goodbye.He stayedwithher a longtime.

Peoplewerecrying.It startedto rain.Still he stayedwithher. Peoplestartedto walk home. Stillhe stayedwithher. Hestayed withher untilfinallythe ambulance took her away. He satlookingat the sand,as if shewasstillthere. Gradually we helped himgetup. Afterwe hadgothimbackto hisbach,we all trudgedslowlyhome,our headsbentwithsorrow.

Partof us wasangry.Angrywiththose townkids. Thispartof us wantedrevenge againstthe townkids. 1heotherandbigger partof us wasaching.Achingat the lossof sucha dearfriend.All nightwe stayed awake,numbedby ourloss,andhers.Only her boyfriendhad saidgoodbye.

Flwr Murray Form 3

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SPORTSCOUNCIL Sports Council BACKROW.· Miss C Arthur, Kylie Smith, Sarah Egden, Caroline Lee, Annabel Gudsell, Caroline Borrie FRONFROW.· Tina-Anne Pooley, Rebecca Tapley, Joanna Rutherford (Captain of Sport), Susan McKenzie, Susan Clibborn

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The resultswere: his year saw two new PE teachersreplace MissMangosDebating: 2nd MissArthurand MissHeberleyas Swimming: 2nd Head of Sport and Head of Physical Tennis: 1st Educationrespectively.They Volleyball: 2nd equal brought new ideas and systemsto 2nd Overall: the school. It is great to know that The winter quadrangulartournaPE and sport at St Margaret'swill ment was hosted by St Hilda'sin smvivewithout MissMangos. A Dunedin on July 25 -26. St specialthanks must go to both them Margaret'soveralldid very well and MissWehbyfor all the devoted winning the tournament. The work they do for the PE department resultsof the individualsports were: in our school.

Badminton: 1st Duringthe year the SportsCouncil Debating: 3rd has been involvedin a lot of behind Hockey: 1st the sceneorganising.The firsttermis Netball: 4th alwaysthe busiest,withthe swimming and athleticsportswithina fewweeks The support and transportingof the girlsby the parents was very much of each other. Eventhoughthe appreciated. athleticsportswas cancelledthe Thisyear the sports councilalso organisingand reschedulingof organiseda RangiWinterChallenge eventsstillhad to be done. in netball,hockey and badminton The summer quadrangulartournabut unfortunatelyboth our A and B ment between St Margaret's,Rangi hockey teams could not play on the Ruru,St Hilda'sfrom Dunedin and day and both our netball and Craigheadfrom Timaruwas this badminton teams were defeated. year hosted by Rangi,on February 21 and 22. Thisyear volleyball,was Hopefullythese challengeswill continue. added to tennis, swimmingand The sports awards are a major part debating. St Margaret'scompeted of our responsibilities.It's a difficult well but would have liked more task and we do our best to satisfy support consideringthe tournament everyone. It was good to see such was in Christchurch.

a high standardof performanceand the many successesthat we achievedin the wide range of sports that were offeredthis year.

Congratulationsgo to not only the winnersbut all those triersand minor place getters.

These standardsmust be kept up and this begins with examples being set by those involvedin organising,co-ordinatingand leadingtheir sports in sportsmanship and fair play, but also making it accessibleand enjoyablefor all to take part in.

Manythanks to all the sports councilmembers and volunteersfor all their help and contributions throughoutthe year. Thanksalso to the staffwho timed and helped at the swimming,athleticsand cross countrysports, and also to the teachersin charge and coachesof the varioussports. You all have helped make 1994a very successful sportingyear for St Margaret's.

Best of luck to the sports council and all competitorsfor next year.

Joanna Rutherford

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994 was a fairlyuninspiringyear for athletics. With the school sports cancelledbecause of heavy rain, we had to rescheduleall the championshipevents to our school field the followingweek so that we could select our inter-schoolteam.

This caused a lot of extra work for the P E staffand sports council, which we thank them for.

Seven studentswent on to compete in the South IslandAthleticChamps in Balclutha,after the Canterbury Champs.

They were: ClarissaTurner - Senior KylieSmith - Relay HenriettePerry - Team RebeccaTapley Jo Rutherlord - 800, 1500m

Kate Chaston - Hurdles Gretchen Graham - Hurdles We thank Mr Belchersincerelyfor taking us to and from Balcluthaand supportingus throughoutthe competition.

The standardof athleticsis not as high as in recentyearsat StMargaret's, and it mustbe realisedthat a greatdeal of timeand effortis necessaryif we are goingto competewith more success at thislevel. Youcan not expectto get anywhereor improveif you only relyon naturalabilityand do not put in any training.

Manythanks to the PE staffand teachers for your help this year.

Coloursreawarded: Jo Rutherford Coloursawarded: ~ Turner Pockets awarded:Kate Chaston Gretchen Graham

Interschool Athletics Team BACK ROW· Kate Hunter, Amie Marett, Stephanie Iremonger, Lucy McElrea, Philippa Blakely, Kate Chaston, Rebecca Tapley THIRD ROW· Clarissa Turner, Julietta Trollip, Henriette Peny, Penny Munns, Susan MacKenzie, Annabel Gudsell, Stacey Fraser, Kylie Smith, Michal Dillon SECONDROW· Olivia Nell, Gretchen Graham, Bridget MacCallum, Joanna Rutherford (Captain), Caroline Lee (Vice Captain), Prudence Graham, Louisa Bryce Artwork by: Anneke Stewart

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FRONT ROW· Susannah Cotterell, Annabel Newton, Bridgette Tapley,Jane McDonald, Rebecca Rae, Kylie Saunders

BADMINTON & BASKETBALL A Badminton, Team BACKROW· Trudy-Anne Rowe, Geraldine Riddle, Mrs Jones (Manager) FRONTROW· Caroline Everist (Vice Captain), Susan Clibborn (Captain) t Captain:

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ive teams were entered in the InterschoolCompetitionthis year. Allthe teams did well and showed plenty of good sportsmanship. Two teams did particularly well, gettingplaced in the top three teams for their grade.

It was pleasingto see all the players improveas the seasonwent on, and by the end of the season,all players were usingnew skillsand the standard of playwas much improved.

The "A"team had an enjoyableand successfulfew days at Quad in Dunedin this year. They managed

to win Quad which is the firsttime for quite some years.

Thanksmust go to MrsJones who has spent a lot of time organising the teams and in the general running of badmintonin the school.

Mr Smithcame in again this year to coach teams,and spent a lot of frustratinghours teachingnew techniques. Thank you.

Thank you to all the teacherswho helped transportthe teams around MrsWyeth,Ms Reymer,Ms Price and MrsWeiss.

Congratulationsto all the players of '94, you all did St Margaret'sproud.

Good luck for the '95 season.

PocketsAwarded: GeraldineRiddle Trudy Rowe

FairPlayAwards: AngeliquePowell Katherine Wilkinson

CoachingAward: Susan Clibbom

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his year's basketballseason was startedoff with a few new fresh faces,one of those faces being our rotaryexchange student from Canada- TraceyBrice.Throughout the season the team developed a great attitudeand many skillsthus blitzingour way to the semi-finals in the Fridaynight competition. As a result of the semi-finalswe were placed third in the division.

Our Canadian"import"had a very positiveinfluenceon the team and was importantin helping us set up an effectiveoffence and defence.

Our two regularguards Staceyand Rebeccaplayed consistently,scoring many extra points. Pip and Tracey were particularlystrong in defence and point scoring. Our babies of the team Lucy,Charlotte,Chanel, and Kirstendeveloped an aggres-

sive,well focused play. Frith's heightwas an asset under the basket and helped us score those extra points we needed.

Thanksto Chrisand Timour coaches and our managerMrBelcher.

Good luck to next year's team you've got the right stuff so I hope to see you at the top.

A Basketball BACKROW· Frith Williams, Stacey Fraser FRONTROW· Charlotte Dellaca, Philippa Blakely, Rebecca Gilroy (Vice Captain), Chanel Grainger, Lucy Borrie

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very year cricketseems to become increasinglypopular at St Margaret'sand this year has been no exception. Aftera general consensus at the end of last season, it was decided that cricketshould be played not only in term three but also in term one. As a resultwe have implementedthis change and 1 hope it will be a permanentone.

The team has done creditablythis year,whilewe haven'talways~o~, eveiyonehas remainedenthustaStic and high-spirited and thishas contrilr uted to some outstandingindividual performances.I wouldliketo congratulateeveryoneon their tremen--douseffortsbut especially F1eurMurrayfor taking3-14against DarlieldHigh,2-10againstMiddleton Grangeand 3-3againstLlncolnHigh.

JoannaMuirfor scoring25n.o.against Darlield,CharleneTennisonfor an amazingfirsttimeeffortof 3-6against Llncolnand AngelaKeamsfor 50n.o. againstDarlieldand 27n.o.against Cashmere.

I have thoroughlyenjoyedmy yearas Captainof thisteam. Myaffiliation with cricketat St Margaret'sspansfive yearsand I have foundthateach year, with expertcoaching,the basicskill levelof playershas dramatically increasedduringa season.Perhaps my greatestdisappointmenthowever, is to haveseen -·-·ec-~,,,.,-~·--·-·-·--~-~~--so many playerswith incredible potentialonly playqicket as a 'filler'sport for one season. It saddensme that so much talenthas gone to waste.

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that vetyfew girlsmake the transition fromsecondatyschoolcricketto playingon Saturdaysat dub level.

Perhapsthe schoolcouldlookat fieldinga Saturdayside in the future.

In the firstterm we were fortunate enough to have VickiBurttfrom the CanterbuiyCricketAssociationas a coach. Thanks to the Sports Departmentfor providingus with new, desperatelyneeded equipment this morning especiallyour new nets, balls, helmets,a mown wicket........ Thanks too to the 'wondrous'Mrs Kennedy- St Margaret'sCollege'MrsCricket'- for all her continuoussupport, management and for being our, quote 'scorebookwoman!' Extra special thanks must go to our Coach,Mr RobinMuir,for passing on his expertise,his encouragementfor devotingso much of his time for us.

Finally,thanksespeciallyto the team for being so co-operativeand willing.

I wishyou all the best for nextyear and for the futureof cricketat St Margaret's.Keepup all the good work,keep practisingand you will, withoutdoubt,be successful.

AngelaKearns Captain

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or the firsttimeStMargaret'shas a cyclingteam competingin interschooleventson both road and track.

DanielleSandellhas enjoyedsuccess in Canterbutyschoolsraces,winning one race and gainingplacesin several othereventswith her well timed sprint Llsade Vereand Rebecca Nicholsonhave joinedDanielleon Canterbury'sYouthDevelopment Programmeat DentonParktrack. All three have shown outstanding potentialas trackriders,masteringthe techniqueof ridingfixedwheelbikes (no brakes!)and ridingthe ''wallof death"on the steeplybankedtrack.

Teacherin chargeof cycling,John Kerr,has spentmany a happy Wednesdayafternoonwavinga red flagat trafficwhilstmarshallingraces.

Next year we look forwardto further success.

First XI Cricket BACKROW· Mrs Kennedy, Susan Clibborn, Virginia Christie, Alice Coates, Rebecca Cathro, Laura Reeve, Charlene Tennison FRONTROWFrancesca Roller, Josephine Yeo, Joanna Muir (Vice Captain), Angela Kearns (Captain), Mary Machin,FleurMurray

CROSSCOUNTRY Captain: Joanna Rutherford Vice-Captain:Caroline Lee Thisyear the school cross countty was changed to the second term and was made compulsoiyfor the whole school. There was a fun run for non-competitiverunners and a longer run for the seriou~runners.

It was great to see the whole school involvedand supportingeach other.

The winners of the championship events were: Std 2 - GeorginaLewis - NadineEngel Std 3 Std 4 - MeganO'Neill Form 1 - Christina Laloli Form 2 - BridgetLee U14 - Olivia Nell Junior - Rebecca Rae Intermediate- Annabel Newton Senior - Kylie Smith

Senior Cross Country

In June, six juniorrunners went to the NationalInter SchoolCross CounttyChamps,held by St Kents in Oamaru. Heavyrain and mud made the conditionstricky,but it was a great experienceand eveiyone enjoyedthe challengeof competingagainstthe country'stop junior runners.

Thirtyfive girlscompeted in the CanterbuiyInter SchoolCross Countryheld at RiccartonRacecourse. RebeccaRae had a great run to finishfifthindividually.Our intermediateand senior teams did well to both gain third place.

Unfortunatelythe Inter School Roadraceagain clashedwith senior exams, so many girlswere unable to compete.

The running club has continuedto grow this year,thanks to our coach GraemeChristieand MissWehby.

Hopefullythe successof the school's cross countrythis year will enable it to continuein the future, and running at St Margaret'swill strengthen.

Good luck eveiyone for next year.

Jo Rutherford

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Champions BACKROW· Annabel Newton, Kylie Smith FRONFROW· Rebecca Rae, Olivia Nell

BACKROW· Amanda Barker, Odette Eaves, Stephanie Iremonger, Cparlotte Bowker, Annabel Newton, Martha Patterson, Brigit Murray, Rebecca Johns, Sarah Egden THIRDROW· Annabel Cameron-Lewis, Susannah Cottrell, Prue Graham, Antonia Davison, Jill Ferguson, Bridget McCallum, Louisa Bryce, Jane MacDonald, Louise Nichols, Kylie Smith SECOND ROW· Bridget Murdoch, Annabel Robinson, Caroline Lee (Vice Captain), Jo Rutherford (Captain), Anna McKeller, Olivia Nell, Prue Hilgendorf, Susan Clibborn FRONFROW· Meri Machin, Beverley Freeman, Lucinda Thatcher, Katie Bell, Rebecca Rae, Emma Wyeth St Margaret'sCollege1994

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EQUESTRIAN& ICE SKATING Equestrian BACK ROW: Lisa Stevens,Caitlin Armstrong, Victoria Knight, Deanne Carter, Stephanie Radford, Helen McGrath, Ms Lightfoot FRONT ROW· Martha Patterson, Natasha Denny, Natasha Bowden (Vice Captain), Fiona Rainey (Captain), Melanie Morris, Angela Frewer

St Margaret's FifthAnnual One Da,y Horse Trial This year, for the firsttime, we held our event at BelfastPony Club Groundswhere we held pretraining,introductoryand beginner grades. This year we had good sizes in most classeswith a total of fiftycompetitors. The day was very successfulwith no injuriesand the weather holding up for most of the day. Afterthe CrossCountryall competitors,parents and helpers combined for a barbecue lunch.

The day was enjoyed by all, many thanks must go to the sponsors, judges, parents, staffand helpers for making the day a success.

StephanieRadfordwas forced to withdrawafter the dressage caused by her horse's lameness.

St Margaret'sexcelledin the crosscountryby having all eleven riders going clear and the show jumping causingrelativelyfew problems.

This resultsin the: Red Team 1st overall Blue Team 3rd overall Green Team 8th - but they won the BestTurnout Prizefor the day.

Throughoutthe year severalof our

girls have represented Canterbury: - NatashaBowden and Helen McGrathin Eventingwith Lisa Stevensthe reserve.

- MarthaPatersonand Victoria Knightrepresented Canterbury in Dressage.

Manythanks must go to Mrs Lightfootand my Vice-Captain NatashaBowden for all the time and effortthey have put in.

Good luck for the future.

lnterschool One Da,y Horse Trial On Sunday21 Augustat "Linfield Farm"Amberley,St Margaret'shad three very experiencedteams competing: ICE SKATINGSUCCESS REDTEAM: NatashaBowden,HelenMcGrath, went to the Junior Worldsin Junior Tasmanteam to race against Anna Guthrey,MarthaPatterson.

Seoul,Koreain January and was Australiafor the TasmanCup. We placed 18th in the world overall. In BLUETEAM: won and beat them for the first AugustI went to Aucklandfor the LisaStevens,Fiona Rainey, time. In the Australianchamps I was NatashaDenny, MelanieMorris. New Zealandchamps. I was 1st in 1st in the 250mand in the 500m. I the 500mand 2nd in the 1000m, GREENTEAM: was 3rd in the 1500mand also in 1500m,3000mraces. OverallI was DeanneCarter,VictoriaKnigh~ the 1000mover all. I was 2nd in AngelaPrewer,StephanieRadford. 2nd in the SeniorWomans. In the Junior Woman'sgrade. In SeptemberI went to Australia. I Decemberthis year I will be going The day started off well with St raced in the Queenslandchamps to Canada to race and train, and I Margaret'sonce again showing their and was 2nd in the 500mand hope to be selected for the Junior dominationby the red team leading 1000m,and 7th in the 3000mrace.

Worldsin Canada the dressage and the green team I was 4th overallin the Senior winning the turnout. Unfortunately BridgetMcCallum Ladiesgrade. I was selected for the

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GYMNASTICS& COMMONWEALTH GAMES Captain: Susan Mackenzie Vice Captain: T"tna-Anne Pooley Thisyearwe had a smallenthusiastic team of up and cominggymnasts.

Eveiyoneput in a lot of hardworkfor the lnter-Secondaty SchoolsGymnasticscompetition.The date of the competitionwas movedfotwardone month,whichmeantthattherewas pressureto preparein time. Despite the stresseveiyonecopedwelland performedto theirbest abilityin the competition.Weachievedgreat results. In the seniorgradeSusan Mackenzie,AntoniaDavisonand AmandaBatchelorgainedfirstplace in the team'scompetition,and AntoniaDavisongainedsecondon the vaultand SusanMackenziegained thirdon vault In the Intermediate gradeKateHunter,AngelaPrewerand EfuabethWyliegainedsecondplace in the team'scompetition.Efuabeth Wyliegainedthirdon bar. In the Beginners gradeJane McDonald, JessicaMcCormick and Anna Morgangained thirdplacein the team's competition.

Jessica McCormick gainedthird on beam and Anna Morgangainedthirdon vault.

These were excellentresults,and I would like to thank MrsBatchelor for her time and effortin coaching the SeniorGym Club this year.

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he invitationcame in the form of a fax from the Hong Kong Sports Institutesayingthat I was eligibleto trial for their Commonwealth Games Gymnasticsteam at the Hong Kong Open GymnasticsChampionships in April.

I landed at Hong Kong's KaiTak Airporton 7 July. It was all "go"from that moment on. We spent two weeks in Chinaintensivelytrainingwith Chinesecoaches and finallyleft for Canadaon August11.

Weneeded a specialpass to get into any of the Gamesfacilitiesand eveiy timewe enteredthe AthletesVillage all our bagswent throughthe x-ray

Gymnastics BACK ROW· Angela Prewer, Elizabeth Wylie, Jane McDonald, Anna Morgan, Jessica McCormick FRONT ROW· Kate Hunter, Antonia Davison, Susan Mackenzie, TinaAnne Pooley, Amanda Batchelor

RhythmicalGymnastics BACKROW· Annabel Roberlson, Louisa Bryce FRONFROW· Jane McDonald, Katie Nolan

machine. Securitywas tight,no pass, no entty. The villagewas brilliant.

The main entrancewas coveredby flagsand brightcolours,evetything you wantedwas there. I onlyhad to show my passfor a massage,or to see a physiotherapist or evento watch a movie.

Wetrainedtwicea day at firstbut nearerto the competitiononlyonce.

It was greatgettingto know all the othergymnastsfromall the other countriesand we all sat on the big yellowbus togetherto and from training.Eveiyonewas so friendly, even the passers-byin the streets stoppedto sayhelloand ask what sportyou were in. The Opening Ceremonywas fun as we all had to dressup in our tailor-madeuniforms.

The competitionwas excitingif not a bit netve-racking.Televisioncameras followedour eveiymove. A memoty fromthe Gamesthat I will always treasurewas havingover 3,500 peopleall clappingin timeto my floormusicas I competed. UnfortunatelyI didn'tget throughto the secondday but I enjoyedbeingable to watchthe best gymnastswithno pressureon me. It was an experience of a lifetimethat I wouldrepeat anytime. It was worthall the hard work and pain thatwent intobeing selectedbut it was alsogood to be home afterlivingalonefor so long.

The onlyproblemwas thatI had half a term of schoolworkto catchup on.

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BACK ROW· Hannah Maling, Susannah Cottrell, Penny Munns, Amanda, Cartwright,Lucy Curtis

Captain: Olivia Radford Vice Captain: RebekahYock

1994at St Margaret'sCollegehas seen a record numbers of lifesavers with a hundred percent successrate - well done!

The MonicaThacker Competition was more popular than ever this FRONT ROW· Charlotte year. We had four very capable Cottrell,Annabel Gudse/1 (captain), CarolineBorrie teams entered. The "A"team (Vice Captain), Blaise finishedthird while the other three Clouston,Rebecca Tapley teams also gained pleasing results.

Congratulationsmust go to Rebekah Captain: Annabel Gudsell Yockand Josephine Yeo who were ViceCaptain: Caroline Borrle commitmenthavebeen behindthe selected for the Canterbury successof thisyear's"A"team. his year,once again,hockeyhas lifesavingteam. provedto be extremelysuccessful Becauseof the team'seffortit means My vice-captain'sdedicationand that theywillbe promotedinto 1st at StMatgaret'sespeciallywith the effortmust not go without a mengradenextyear. Wewould alsolike FirstXI enteredin 2nd gradeturf tion. Thank you Rebekah! competition.The "A"team completed to thankthe peopleand parentswho To all the future srMargaret's supportedus all seasonand rarely the seasonwith 17out of 18wins, misseda game,especiallyMr lifesavers- best of luck and carry on with onlyone draw. In the premier the great work! secondatyschoolsgradethe "A"team Cartwrightfor his dedicationto the came 1stequalwith Christchurch Girls "B"team.

Coloursreawarded: HighSchool- a featnot completed RebekahYock FinallyI wouldpersonallyliketo beforeby a StMaigaret'shockey congratulateall of the membersin the Olivia Radford team. InJulywe travelledto Dunedin "A"teamfor a supetb seasonand to Pockets awarded: for a quad tournamentwhichwe won CathyBoniefor her help as my viceAmandaBarker,Jo Yeo overall,howeverhad our firstand captain. I wishnextyear'steams onlylossof the seasonto Craighead. everysuccessin helpingcontinue Monica Thacker Completingthe season,the "A"team hockeyto be strongat StMargaret's. travelledto Mataurafor the secondaty Colours: Teams <:arolineParker schoolsnationalhockeytournament.

BACK ROW· Wendy Roberts, Sarah RebeccaTapley White, Penny Munns, Ada,ir Rattray Wefinishedthe tournamentwinning Pockets: BridgitMurray MIDDLE ROW· Rebecca Gilroy, all fivegamesand fourmembersgot ~ie Cottrell Caroline Lee, Rebecca Johns, Louise pickedfor the tournamentteam. The BlaiseClouston Nichols, Annabel Gudsel/ "B"teamthisyear has alsohad many AmandaCartwright FRONT ROW· Josephine Yeo, Amanda successesnarrowlymissingout of a Barker, Olivia Radford, Rebekah Yock, placein the finalsthrougha Sara Sutherland, Susan Clibborn penaltyshootout.

The "C"team and socialteamalso encounteredsome tough competition but stillmanagedto win somefirst clas.5 matches. The UlS havealsohad a successfulseasonwith MissMangos usingher coachingskillsto lead them to victoryin manygames.

Wewould all liketo especiallythank CathyThompsonand ChrisArthur who, throughtheircoachingand MIDDLE ROW Rebecca Cathro, Bridgette Tapley, Caroline Parker, Annabel Newton, Jacqui Laney, Odette Eaves, Miss Arthur (Coach)

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etballhas been a veiy popular Saturdayand Wednesdaysport, with 17teamsenteredon a Saturday and 14teamsenteredon a Wednesday. TheA Teamwere in the U19 gradeand perfonnedcreditablywitha lot of closegamesand excellent victories.

In July we went to Dunedinwhere St Hilda'shosted WinterQuad. We had some reallygood games and everyonethoroughlyenjoyed the trip. This year the South Island tournamentwas held in Dunedin.

We were in the B grade. St Margaret'swon four of their seven games ending up third in the section. Althoughthe weather wasn't great,we had a reallyfun time and lots of excellentgames.

Thank you to all the teachers, parents and girlswho have helped coach, manage and umpire. A big thank you to MissHeberley,the A Team coach and teacher in charge of netball and also to BillLee the A Team manager.Thanks to Jenny Grigg,vice-captain,who has done a great job organisingand helping with netballthis year.

Colours: JennyGrigg,Carolinelee Pockets: OliviaRadford '

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It has been a reallyenjoyable season. Good luck for those playingNetballnext year.

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his 1993/94rowing season all of our 25 rowers got through to at least one final at the New ZealandSecondary School'sRegattawith the U19Quad Sculland Rowing the UlS Quad Scullgainingsilver p;ppa medals. Not only did we do well at BACKROW·AnnabelleCameron-Lewis, Wa~on,Anna Handysfde,Sei,Ja Macintosh, Maadi,but we all have been placed PrueHilgendorf,O:Jarlotte Dellaca,Martha consistentlythroughoutthe season.

Ackro)d None of this successcould have 1HIRDROW-1rndyKeys(Coach),Anna McKel/ar,MelanieColeman,Briana O'Brien, ever have happened without the SarahMacDonald,JasmineHorrell,Va~ experienceand support of our Anderson coach TrudyKeys.Trudynot only SECOND ROW·Rebecca Ferrar,Amanda coached us, but the New Zealand Sutherland,HenriettaHilgendorf(Vice Junior RowingTeam,as well, which Captain),SarahF.gden(Captain),Veronica Baldwin, Rebecca Marshall,SarahHampton cleaned up Australiain a test series in May. Two ex St Margaret's FRONTROW·DebbieRu!berford, Jorgette Maaka,Sarah Ccppen.s rowers,AndreaHarper and Kate Thomsonwere part of the successThank you very much for our ful team. Congratulations. yummyafternoonteas Mr Scanlon Thisseasonwe were luckyto add a and MissWysocki. They were brandnew eightto our boat collection much appreciated. and next seasonwe hope to purchase I would also like to thank Christ's a new doubleand four. I would like to thank allthoseparentsand friends Collegefor lettingus be part of their club, CharlotteUsher for becoming who were constantlybeingaskedto teacher in charge at the last moment buy raffletickets.Withoutyou we and driving us to and from the lake wouldbe rowingin bath tub,. and supportingus in between trips.

Thanks also to Henny for helping me this season, and last but not least I would like to thank all our A Netball parents and friendswho cheered us BACK ROW: Miss Heberley, Nicola to our successthis season. ,1.--::-..

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FRONTROW· Olivia Radford, Bridget McCallum, Angela Kearns, Kristie Richards, Joanna Rutherford, Antonia Davison

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Pockets:N'ikkiBalaoi,Van~ Anderson,AnnaMcKellar,Anna

Handyside, Charlotte Dellaca, SarahC.Oppens PocketsReawarded:PippaWatson Colours:HenriettaHilgendorf, SarahEgden ColoursReawarded: Veronica Baldwin St Margaret'sCollege1994

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SKIING& SQUASH SQUASH

Captain: CharlotteBlair ViceCaptain: Michal Dillon

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994 has been a highlysuccessful year for the St Margaret'sski team, of CharlotteBlair,Annabel Wilson,AntoniaDavisonand OliviaThom.

The CanterburyInter-secondary Championshipswere held on the 14th of Septemberat Mt Hutt. The whole team skied extremelywell through the two dual slalom courses, and were delightedto later discoverthat they were placed first ahead of rivals,Methven,Craighead, and RangiRuru. The team was presented with the Archibald Trophyat the Prizegivingheld at Mt Hutt. The team performedexceptionallywell individuallytoo, with Charlotte3rd overall,Annabel9th and Antoniagaining 17thplace in a field of around one hundred competitors. This win meant that the team qualifiedto compete in the South Island Inter-secondary Championshipsheld on Saturday 24th September,again at Mt Hutt.

The GiantSlalomcoursewas skied with detenninationand aggressionin the firstrun. Pressurewas on in the secondrun, as the team neededat leastthreemembersto completethe coursewith fasttimesif we hoped to be in the top threeplaces. The team

did justthis,and theirperformance resultedin the winningof the prestigiousMarkerShieldfor NewZealand SecondarySchoolsfemaleski racing.

Theyalsotook home fourgold medals. Specialcongratulations must go to CharlotteBlairwhose experience and skillgainedher firstplacein the IndividualGirls'Championship.

Withouther help and advice,the team wouldnot have done so well. Our brotherschool,Christ'sCollege,was alsovictorious- theywon the South IslandMen'sChampionship,reclaiming the FischerShield.

Specialthanksmustgo to the teacher A Squash Team in chargeof skiingand coachMrs BACKROW· Newman,and the two reserves, Jorgette Maaka, Sarah Macdonald MichalDillonand LucyBonie. Their FRONFROW· assistanceand encouragementwas of Bianca Nei,/son, Prue Hilgendorf greatbenefitto the teamand the membersare verygratefulfor their help and hard work.

Captain: Bianca Nielson Allin all,the 1994racingseasonhas Vice Captain: Prue Hilgendorf been a veryenjoyableand rewarding one, we look forwardto nextyear, aving lost a lot of playersto and hope that with more trainingwe University,this year we did not can repeatthisyear'sgreatsuccess. expect outstandingresultsin AnnabelWilson interschoolsquash.

Antonia Davison Howeverthe "A"team had an extremelysuccessfulseason and ended up winning their grade. The "B"team were also successful, especiallyin areas of improvement.

As well as competingin Wednesday interschoolcompetitions,we decided to enter in Trustbank's interschooltournament,in which our Under 16 team gained a place; displayingthe potential of St Skiing Margaret'syounger squash players.

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BACK ROW: Antonia, Davison, Olivia Tborn, Annabel Wilson, Mrs Newman

FRONTROW· Lucy Borne, CharlotteBla,ir ( Captain), Michal Dillon (Vice Captain)

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Overallit was an enjoyableseason and hopefullynext year these keen younger playerswill continueour success in squash.

Bianca Nielsen

SOFTBALL& TRAMPOLINING

Softball A Team BACK ROW.· Clarissa Turner, Geraldine Riddle, Natalie Geroe, Stacey Fraser, Susan Mackenzie, Miss Smith FRONT ROW: Chloe Kinajil, Rebecca Gilroy (Captain), Fiona Rainey (Vice Captain), Kristie Richards

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his year was the firsttime that St Margaret'sentered Wendesday SoftballCompetition.We entered two teams and for a firstterm effort did extremelywell.

Our A teamdid exceedinglywell, beingplacedfourthout of 8 teamsin the girlsseniorgrade. The girlsin the team displayedgreatsportsmanship, with a faitplayawardbeinggivento KristieRichards.Allthe girlsin the team gaveof theirbes~and they shouldbe pleasedwith theirresult

The B teamwas quiteunluckyas they were a juniorteamplayingin a senior grade.The girlswere veryenthusiastic about playingand the factthat they were playingin a difficultgradedid not dampentheirspiritsat all.

This term we have entered three teams in the Wednesdaycompetition, the seniorA team, B team being socialteam and the C team is a junior team. There are many new faces and everyoneis excitedabout the new season. I am sure every. one will enjoy this term's sport, and I think everyonewill go reallywell.

Thanksa lot to MissArthurfor our new bags,thanksMissSmithfor coahingand MsReymerand MsRod for your supportwiththe otherteams.

Thanksalsoto FionaRainey,the vicecaptainfor her help and supportand to KristieRichardsand Geraldine Riddlefor the extratimeyou have giventhe juniorteams.

Good luck to everyonefor the rest of this term and good luck to the future St Margaret'ssoftballers.

Rebecca Gilroy

TRAMPOLINING Captain: Jodi White ViceCaptain: SarahWhite

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his year the inter-secondary trampoliningcompetitionswere held on 28July at RangiRuru.

Thisyear our grade three team of CarolineLee,LucyBarrie,Annabel Gudselland OliviaRadfordimproved on last year's second place and were placed firstoverall,with Lucycomingsecond in the individualplacingsand Carolinethird.

The grade two team of Jodi White, SarahWhite,BelindaCartwrightand SusanClibbomwere not quite so successfulbut Jodi Whitedid manage a second equal placingin

the compulsorysection and this team's enthusiasm was stillevident.

Thanks to Kate Sedgely, our coach and to Miss Arthurfor her support.

GOOD LUCKFORNEXT YEAR!

Trampolining BACKROW.· Lucy Borrie, Olivia Radford, Belinda Cartwright FRONTROW.· Sarah White, Annabel Gudsell, Caroline Lee, Susan Clibborn St Margaret1s College1994

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TENNIS& TOUCHRUGBY Captain: Caroline Bortle Vice Captain: AnnabelGudsell

TOUCHRUGBY Captain:

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994 has been a reasonably successfulyear for St Margaret's tennis. We started off with a quadrangulartournament hosted by RangiRuru. We came 1st equal with Rangiand Craighead,but unfortunatelywere placed 3rd after game countback. The "A"team finished3rd overallin the 1st term's interschoolcompetition,and qualifiedfor the South Islands which were held at WildingPark where we finishedin 4th place.

The 3rd term has started off with lots of enthusiasmfrom everyone with six senior and three 3rd form teams entered in the Wednesday competitionto play againstother Christchurchschools. The "A" and "B"teams also had their annual doubles competitionagainstthe Old Girls,this was a great day with excellentcompetitionand much enjoyed by all.

I would liketo thankMissArthurfor helpingme organiseeveryone,and everyoneelsewho coachedand

RebeccaPeate

T A Tennis BACKROW· Caroline Lee, Nicola Thompson FRONT ROW· Annabel Gudsell, Caroline Borrie

helpedout with transport.It'sbeen a greatseasonand I hope everyonewill continuewith the same enthusiasmin the yearsto come.

Coloursreawarded: CBorrle

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Pocket reawarded: JKeams

his has been a very promising year for touch. St Margaret's entered three teams into competition with much success. We have a lot of new playersand there is a lot of potentialthere. Manythanks are owed to the PE staffespeciallyMiss Arthurand MissHeberleyfor their wonderfulcoachingsupport and encouragement. Because of their help we have had a very well organisedseason.

It is reallypleasingthis year to see third formersgivingtouch a go. We have lacked support from the younger girlsin earlieryears. In a few year's time we should have a very experiencedtop touch team.

I think I owe the largestamount of thanks to the playerswho have shown great sportsmanshipand encouragementto other team members throughoutthe season. I hope our touch teams continue with as much success next year as they have done this year.

RebeccaPeate

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A Touch Team Senior Tennis Teams BACK ROW· Olivi.aRadford, Jo Rutherford, Rebecca Johns, Julia Elworlhy, Lucy Borrie, Margo Neame, Catherine Blair MIDDLE ROW· Belinda Forbes, Kelly Smith, Rebecca Tapley, Philippa Blakely, Kate Bruce, Henrietta Hilgendorf, Tiffany Anderson, Sophie Scandrett, Bridgette Tapley, Vicki Lee, Andrea Forbes FRONT ROW· Jessica McCormack, Nicola Thompson, Annabel Gudsell, Caroline Borrie, Caroline Lee, Jacqui Kearns

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BACK ROW· Anna Mason, Kirsten Glassford, Wendy Roberls, Melissa Warrington, Sarah Hampton MIDDLE ROW· Emily Stockton, Kate Dinwiddie, Sarah Drake, Penny Munns, Penny Dombroski FRONT ROW· Kylie Saunders, Rebecca Peate, Vicki Moore, Natasha Fergus

SWIMMING Captain: RebekahYock Vice Captain: Louise Nichols

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wimmingthisyearhas been veiy successful.Oncewe got overthe slightmistakeson schoolsportsprizegiving,the onlywaywas up.

Our teams at the inter-school swimmingwent very well with relaysand swimmersgainingplaces, includingLouiseStevensonwho was 3rd in the 50mbreaststrokeand went to the South IslandSecondary Schoolscompetition.

SummerQuad this year was held at Rangi,however we hosted the 2nd place to Rangiand there were swimming. St Margaret'sgained some very good races and a high standard. I would like to thank LouiseNicholsmy deputy and especiallyKathrynwho coached the swimmingclub again this year, which a lot of girls attended and enjoyed,both on Tuesdayafternoons and Thursdaymornings.

A very enjoyableseason was had by all this year, I hope the same high standard of achievementand attitudeswill continue next year.

Pockets: TraceyBrice

Swimming Champions

BACK ROW: Bridget Lee,Josephine Yeo, Louise Stevenson FRONTROW.· Charlotte Dellaca, Leisha Williams

Louise Stevenson

lnterschool Swimming Team BACKROW.·CharlotteDellaca, Prudence Graham, Rebecca O'Connor,Leisha Williams,Antonia Davidson, PenelopeMunns, Louise Stevenson MIDDIEROW.·Emily Stockton, StephanieRadford, CarolineI.ee, Victoria l.ee,Sarah &/gen, Louisa, Bryce,Lucy Scandrett FRONTROW Clarissa, Turner, CarolineBelcher,Josephine Yoo, Rebekah Yock (Captain), Louise Nichols(Vice Captain),Julietta Trol/ip, Amanda Bari<er

AmandaBarker LeishaWilliams Colours: RebekahYock - reawarded Josephine Yeo

A Volleyball Term 3 BACKROW Jo Rutherford(Coach),Antonia Davison, Annabel Suz:a.nnahWilliams,Celia Ca.meron-Lewis, Robertston,Lucy Borrie,OliviaRadford(Coach) FRONI'ROW RebeccaMclennan, RaebelTownley, CarolinePavey,LouiseBryce,KeriAlgar ABSENT:Tam Bmdy St Margaret'sCollege1994

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VOLLEYBALL Captain: Joanna Rutherford Vice Captain: Olivia Radford

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BACK ROW· Annabel Robertson, jenny Grigg, Olivi,aRadford (Vice Captain), Caroline Pavey

his year saw volleyballadmitted to the summerquadrangular tournamentand this was the highlightof our season. We finished second equal overall,after a draw with eventualwinners St Hildas,a convincingwin over Craigheadand a very narrow loss to Rangiin the final few minutes.

The CanterburyWestlandtournament went quite well - we were placed 8th in the girl'ssection, one lower than last year.

Specialthanks must go to Jo Johnson for her fantasticcoaching and support to the A team, not only this season but for the last six years.

ThanksJo. The third term saw many new and enthusiasticvolleyballers,which is very encouragingas six members of the A team are unable to play in the third team. There is a lot of potential about and with a littlecoaching, the future of volleyballat St Margaret'slooks promising.

I would like to thank Ms Price and Mr Belcherfor their administration and coaching,and OliviaRadford for being such a great vice captain.

Good luck for next season and I hope you have as much fun as we have had this season.

ColoursReawarded: Kylie Smith Joanna Rutherford

ColoursAwarded: Michal Dillon

Pocket Reawarded: Olivia Radford

PocketsAwarded: Jenny Grigg Caroline Pavey

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his yearwaterpolohas seen a vast improvementfromlastyear's efforts.Thoughthe teamwas not placedin the firsttenn's competition, morningtrainingsessionsthroughout the coldwintertenn are destinedto pay offin thisseason'smatches.

Waterpoloat St Margaret'shas come a long way since the birth of our firstteam in the third term of 1993, and now we are pleased to announce the additionof a 'B' team which looks promisingafter its close firstgame this season.

The 'A'teamalsolooksfit and ready for somecla,e competitionthistenn, with the benefitof theirdedicated trainingsessionsthroughoutthe year.

Threeof our 'A'teammembers, AmandaBarker,EmilyBowkerand StephanieRadfordhave been chosen to trialfor the CanterbmyU16 WaterpoloSquad, and we wishthem luckfor the trials laterin the year.

Weare alsosad to announcethe retirementof our tenificcoach 1 Kathryn.However,• for the momentwe are blessedwiththe expertiseof our

residentstudentteacherMiss Tattershawwho will assistus for the timebeing.

I would liketo thankmy wondrous vice-01ptain, OliviaRadford,for all her help and enthusiasmthroughoutthis year,and I wouldalsoespeciallylike to thank MissBrennanwho makes our jobs blissas our veiy dedicated and organisedmanager-thing.5 could be hecticwithoutherl Good luck to all those girlswho wish to peruse and experiencethe marvelloussport of waterpolo next year and thanks to all those who have participatedin it with such enthusiasmin 1994!

LouiseNichols Captain

Waterpolo A Team BACK ROW· Amanda Barker, Emily Bowker, Rebekah Yock, Celia Cameron-Lewis, Hannah Mating, Ms Brennan FRONT ROW· Sara Sutherland, Louise Nichols, Olima Radford, Rebecca Rae