1996 SMC Yearbook by St Margaret's College Foundation

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St Margaret s College Contents Principals Report Board Report Staff Notes Staff List Parent Teachers Association Prefects Boarding House Sacristans Chaplins

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Primar~ & Intermediate Section Sue Oliver's Report Class Photos Writing Canterbury /Westland Science Fair Form l and Form 2 Camp Ski Day Writing Group and Sports Photos Writing Ballantyne Essay Cup Winner Future Problem Solving Competitions

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Senior School Section House Reports and Photos Konini Kowhai Manuka Matipo Rimu Rota

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Cultural Arts Council Dance Theatre Sports Drama Librarians S.A.D.D. Young Enterprise Scheme Choirs Instrumental Music Debating/Public Speaking Food Technology Chinese 6th Form Geography 6th Form Art History 7th Form French 6th Form Classics

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7th Form Geography 3rd Form Camp 4th Form Camp "Time Off For Good Behaviour" National Power Flying Course Smoke Free Hilary Challenge Storrey EssayWriting Cup Myers Speech Competition Writing House Day Australian Schools English Future Problem Solving

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Sports Sports Council Soccer Badminton Volleyball Netball Touch Gymnastics Athletics Squash Sports Day Cross Country Road Race Waterpolo Life Saving Trampolining Senior Art Cricket Cycling Skiing Hockey Rowing Softball Swimming Triathlon Equestrian 5th Form Art The Ball Golf Aerobics Table Tennis Tennis Basketball Sports Dinner Sports Prizes 7th Form Leavers Profiles Prize List For 1996 Autographs

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St Margaret, s College Principal's Report Welcome to the St Margaret's College magazine for 1996 - a review of our busy, challenging and very successful year. From reading our weekly newsletters, parents would be aware of the girls' outstanding achievements this year in sporting, academic and cultural activities. However, it is important to have a vehicle by which these successes can be acknowledged and celebrated in one place. The magazine is a suitable publication for noting such achievements. Each year when we have our 20, 40 and 50 Year On Reunions, I become more aware of the importance of a school magazine, not only for the girls at the time of the publication, but as a memento in later life by which to review school days. Each year, as our old girls come to their reunions, they reminisce about their happy and sometimes not quite so happy, times at school. But each year they are keen to see copies of "their" magazines. So girls, keep this publication as a record of your 1996 year at St Margaret's College and in 20, 40 or 50 years, you will really value it, when you once again meet together, to renew friendships and recall your time at St Margaret's College. As you will see from reading this magazine, there has been a great deal happening in the school. For me, one of the most important and valued changes has been of a new Management structure, which has given the organisation of the school a stronger focus. Schools are now multi-faceted businesses and the management of them cannot be successfully undertaken by one person or even by the Principal and Deputy working closely together. By dividing the areas of the school into that of cirriculum, school day to day management, student SUP,port, staff support, financial management and primary and intermediate departments, we have ensured that every facet of the school has been in the capable hands of the Management Team, who has special skills in the area assigned to him or her. All of the Management Team, including myself, have been teaching this year as well, so that we have been able to keep our "hand in" on the day to day purpose of what St Margaret's College is all about. We have also been able to offer staff and student support, to deal with the curriculum matters and the daily organisation of the school, as well as financial matters and the Primary and Intermediate School. I am most grateful to the Management Team 4

to Mrs Margo McKay, Mrs Chris Wyeth, Mrs Hana Newman, Ms Stacey Rod, Mrs Sue Oliver and Mr Ken Beckman for the tremendous support and real collegiality that we have enjoyed as a team this year. I am confident that in 1997, the Management Team will be even more effective, as we all settle into our roles and the roles themselves become even more clearly defined. Of course, it is not only the Management Team that make up the staff of the school, but a band of committed, dedicated and talented men and women who are responsible, not only for the teaching but also for the administrating our Boarding Houses, keeping our girls healthy, preparing meals, maintaining our grounds and buildings and dealing with accounting and administration matters. To every one of them, a very grateful thanks to a most successful year and of course to the girls, whom I find a delight to be with. It has been a great year, not ocourse without its challenges, but that is what educating an<ltraining young people is all about. However, I am always impressed by the way in which St Mararet's College girls rise to the occassionand every time during the year when have been asked to respond to some challenge or to be on show when visitors have come to the school, they have excelled themselves and made us all very proud of them. I am often asked what the special thing about St Margaret's is. We certainly hope that it is the warm, caring environment where every girl feels nurtured and valued for who she is, where she has the opportunity to develop her full potential in whatever field of endeavour she wishes to pursue. We hope too. that it is an environment where every member of the St Margaret's College community feels valued and part of the "whole". In fact, as our School Plan Says," ...the college is a supportive community that enables each student to achieve total excellence according to her potential, in an environment that values the spiritual foundations of the college ..." May I take this opportunity of wishing you the joys of the coming Christmas and Holiday season and thank you for your support in 1996. We look forward to an exciting 1997 with the new challenges ahead ofus and many new developments within the college.

Claudia Wysocki Principal

The Management Team

Front Row: Back Row:

Mrs Margo McKay, Miss Claudia Wysocki, Mrs Chris Wyeth. Mrs Sue Oliver, Mr Ken Beckman, Mrs Hana Newman, Ms Stacey Rod.

The Board

Front Row: Miss Jill Kerr, Mr Dave McLemon, Mrs Pieter Stewart, Mr Richard Peate, Mrs Marie Saunders. Back Row: Mr Alistair Peat, Mr Colin McIntosh, Mrs Helen McCaul, Mrs Dorothy Stewart, Mr Peter Champion, Mr Christopher Wadeson. 5

St Margaret, s College Board Report In terms of activity within the Board, 1996 would have to be one of the busiest years for quite some time. Following our Strategic Plan and Facilities Review which have been carried out over the past four years, the Board has gone ahead with the detailed planning of development to take place over the next 7 - 10 years. Because we feel it is absolutely necessary that any such development must be functional and sustainable in the long term, and should also look aesthetically pleasing, much time and energy has gone into planning the longterm needs of the school. We also feel it is very important to create a style which is able to tie our present buildings and any furniture developments together, providing pleasant spaces for our students and staff. The first of these developments, being the initial additions to the Junior School, will be well started by the time you read this report, with the new Science and Technology block close behind. This new block will be situated on the site of the present Staff Room, with staff temporarily using a house recently purchased by the school on Andover Street. The next phase of development will be the alteration of the Molly Mullen Block, turning it into the Administration area, including all offices and staff room while the present office block will be turned into classrooms. This movement and refurbishment within the school will continue constantly as funds allow, until we have achieved all the facilities we feel are necessary to provide the best education for our girls well into the 21 st Century, including a new swimming pool and Auditorium housing music and drama facilities. Music in the meantime will be taught from the refurbished Tonbridge House, while seventh formers will have a new common room in Warren house. Meantime the Board is continuing to acquire targeted land on the perimeter of the school grounds. This development will, we believe, be hugely beneficial to all involved with the school, and relies strongly on the sound sustainable management in the future. We are launching a fund-raising initiative in March next year, and the more we are able to raise in this way, the quicker we will be able to achieve our goals. 6

St. Margaret's is in extremely good heart - our students are achieving very well in all areas both inside and outside school, while our teachers and staff are positive, progressive and energetic. While members of the Board are working hard to ensure the best possible future for St. Margaret's, it would be impossible to achieve such results without the untiring work and support of Miss Wysocki, the management team, teachers and staff who all give their best to the College.

Piefer Stewart Chairman St. Margaret's College Trust Board

St Margaret's College TrustBoard 1996 Warden Bishop Coles, MA, BD, MTh, Dip REd, PhD

Chairman Mrs P Stewart

Board Members Mr P C Champion, BA, LLB Mr N G Clark, LLB Mr H Cotterell, LLB Miss J Kerr, MusB, LTCL, LRSM, A Cert CM, DipTchg, AIRMT MrsHMcCaul Mr C McIntosh, BA, DipEd, DipTchg Mr D McLernon, BE(Mech), RegEng, MIEPENZ Mr R Peate, BCom, ACA Mrs M Saunders Ms S Sheaf, BA, DipTchg Mrs D Stewart, LLB Mr C Wadeson, DipMkt Miss A B Williams, LLB (Hons), ACA

Secretary Ms S Bonnington

Notes from the Staffroom - 1996 A certain sorrow pervades our senses at the close of 1996, as we mourn the loss of our treasured ancient staffroom with its wide sweeping stairway entry and deep rich velvet pile carpets. In its place will arise the gleaming new technology block, the first of many exciting building developments for the near future. The staff will move to an integrated staff and admin area, complete with all the latest computer technology and a splendid outlook over the playing fields. This change in location parallels changes in personnel and direction for our staff, with some previously parttime teachers becoming full-time and new ones joining us. Some confusion arose this year with two blonde, bespectacled computer experts on the staff, both named Wood (or Woods). The advent of a another tree (or Wood) in 1997 will prove a further challenge. Another new face in the Business Studies department is Trudy Keys, who continues to wear her other hat as our successful rowing coach. And the Japanese department has had changes too, with the arrival of Monique Reymer's baby and her later resignation to follow a new life in Africa. Her place has been ably filled by Nicole Callaghan and Jo Ditford. Art teacher, Kaye Curgenven, donned her Art History hat, to become full-time near the end of term three. The PE department turned their formidable talents to organising weddings for two of their number, Sharyn Pratley and Fiona Bush. Sadly for us, Fiona has decided to leave at the end of the year, as have Nicole Callaghan and Viv Anderson. We wish them well for their futures, and also the other popular St Margaret's identity who is leaving, Wendy Hammond, the former catering manager.

The management team have taken up their roles with enthusiasm, and their cooperative spirit has surely been fostered by their cosily integrated working space. We all look forward to the expanded admin facilties coming in the near future. Staff traditions continue to flourish, particularly the good and bad egg cup presentations and our enthusiastic responses to influxes of GAP students, trainee teachers and even ERO teams. In fact this last visit, spread over several days in the middle of the year, proved to be an enjoyable and positive experience which confirmed the value of our new staff structures and developments. The first MMP election became more interesting and relevant to us, through the involvement of Michelle Brennan's husband Gerry Brownlee and his successful candidacy. We spent many a merry lunch-time discussing policitians and their policies and having it all put into (humorous) context by John Kerr. These notes do no more than scratch the surface of activities in an extremely busy year, full of professional challenge and planning for the year to come. The staff and the school will be on the move in more ways than one.

Margo McKay

Tony Easter became the new guardian of the school, having taken over as caretaker when Ray Seaboume retired and he is now departing, taking dear Shar with him, back to the building industry. Tressa Wayman now helps Christine Easter run our boarding houses and there have been changes in the school office too - Sandra O'Brien and Christine Laughton, both at home busy with their babies and Lisa and Jane cheerfully manning the front office. Lisa's departure in November was much regretted by us all, but we know that she will flourish in her new life in Perth W.A.

St Margaret, s College Staff

B Mann, M Weiss, J Kerr, G Belcher, R Baigent, H Newman, K Beckman, C Wyeth, C Wysocki, M McKay, S Oliver, S Rod, L Kennedy, L Lightfoot, A Price Second Row: J Zygadlo, C Easter, M Fraser, T Wyman, J Fahey, F Poulsen, R Derry, J Ott, L Hallum, C Stuart, M Cook, V Anderson, S Bonnington, J Robins, B Woods, C Chambers, R Jones, R Cave, D White Third Row: S Fazio, Tam, T Easter, G Bradshaw, T Keyes, P Townsend, S Pratley, T Wood, D Harris, J Kerr, N Callaghan, L Roth, R Fraser, A Coates, M Brennan, J Todd Fourth Row: M Summerlee, N Carson, J Wehby, J Shand, J Miller, J Neill, S Masters, H Scandrett, C Arthur, R Spiers, K Curgenven Absent: A Boyce, F Bush, A Dickson, R Taylor, L Timlin, J Ditford

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Staff 1996 Principal Miss C Wysocki, MA (Hons), DipTchg

Deputy Principal Mrs M H McKay, MA (Hons), DipEdAdmin, DipTchg Curriculum Co-ordinator • English

Management Team Mrs C Wyeth, BSc, DipTchg School Co-ordinator • Biology • Mathematics Mrs H Newman, BA, DipTchg Student Co-ordinator • Art History • Classics Miss S Rod, Bsc, DipTchg Staff Co-ordinator • Biology • Science • Life Skills Mrs S Oliver, BEd, TTC, Dip Tchg Primary & Intermediate School Co-ordinator

Chaplains Rev Robyn Cave, LTh Mr Michael Greenslade, BA, DipTchg

Bursar Mr K Beckman, BA, Dip Bus & Adm

Teaching Staff Mrs V Anderson, B.Ed, DipTchg Form 1, Primary and Intermediate Music Miss C Arthur, B.PhEd, DipTchg; HOD Sport Mrs R Baigent, TTC (Home Ee) Careers Advisor, HOD Food Technology Mr G Belcher, BA (Hons), DipTchg HOD Geography/Social Studies Ms M Brennan, BSc, BCom, DipTchg; Mathematics, Mrs F Bush, BPhEd, DipTchgPhysical Education, Fitness Co-ordinator Miss N Callaghan, BA, DipTchg; Japanese, Indonesian Mrs N Carson, BSc, DipTchg Science, Chemistry, Mathematics Miss C Chambers, BA, DipTchg, RSA; English, ESOL Mr D Childs, MA (Hons) Viet, MA (Hons) Oxon, FRCO, LRSM, Certd'Etudes (Grenoble); French Mrs A Coates, BA, DipEd, DipTchg; English Mrs M Cook, TTC; J2 - Standard 1 Mrs K Curgenven, DipHSc, DipTchg; Art, Art History

Mrs J Ditford, BA, DipTchg; Japanese Miss S Fazio, BSc, DipTchg; Geography/Social Studies Mr D Fortune, Bsc (Hons), DipTchg; Mathematics Mrs R Fraser, BA, DipTchg Form 1 & 2 Science,F 1ExtensionLearningResourceTeacher Mr L Hallum, DipFA, DipTchg; Art/Photography Mrs R Jones, MA (Hons), DipTchg; Mathematics Mrs L Kennedy, BA, DipTchg; HOD English Miss J Kerr, MusB, LTCL, LRSM, A Cert CM, DipTchg; AIRMT - HOD Music, Choir, Orchestra Mr J Kerr, BA (Hons), PGCE, IHSM; History Mrs T Keys, NZBE, DipTchg, Dip Business Studies Business Studies Mrs L Lightfoot, Comm Teachers Cert, DipTchgHOD Business Studies Dr B Mann, BA, BSc (Hons), PhD, FNZIP HOD Science Mrs S Masters, BA, DipTchg; English Miss J Miller, BSc (Hons), DipTchg; Chemistry Ms J Neill, BA, DipTechg; Drama Mrs J Ott, DipTchg; MBBO; Standard 4 Mrs S Pratley, BPhEd (Distinction), DipTchg HOD Physical Education Ms A Price, BSc, DipTchg; HOD Mathematics Mrs L Roth, BA, DipTchg;Chinese Mrs H Scandrett, DipHSc, DipTchg Science, Social Studies, Maths Mrs J Shand, BA, DipTchg; English Mrs R Spiers, DipTchg, RAD Teachers; Standard 3 Mrs Carolyn Stuart, Adv.DipTchg, ATCL (Speech & Drama), Year 1 Mr M Summerlee, BSc (Hons), DipTchg; Biology Mrs J Todd, BFA, DipTchg B.F.A C.U; Art Mrs N Tomlinson, NZCA, NZCPS Laboratory Technician Miss P Townsend, BSc (Northern Arizona University) Physical Education Miss J Wehby, BPhEd, DipTchg Physical Education, Dance Mrs M Weiss, MA, DipTchg Dip Theo (Hons) Strasbourg; French Mrs D White, ALAA; Librarian Mr T Wood, ATC, DipTchg; Graphics, Computers Mr B Woods, NZCB, DipBStds, DipTchg, NDBE, CertMgt - Business Studies, Computer Studies

St Margaret's College

Speech and Drama

Bursar's Office

Mrs T Minns, LTCL Mrs L Williams, LTCL (Theory)

Mrs Ann Boyce Mrs Christine Laughton Miss Rebecca Taylor

Music Staff Piano

College Office

Mrs F Harman, LTCL, AIRMT Mrs M E Lovell, LTCL A MUSTCL, AIRMT Mrs JA Rolofsma, LTCL, AIRMT Mrs KM Tucker, LTCL, AIRMT Ms LMalakou,B Mus,P.D.M.(Johannesburg) LRSM,AJRMT Mrs K Calder, ATCL, AIRMT

Ms Stacey Bonnington - PA Secretary Miss Jane Robins - School Secretary Miss Lisa Timlin - Receptionist

Boarding School Staff Mrs C Easter

Flute Mrs D J Russell, BA, LTCL, Dip Lib Sch,AIRMT

Clarinet and Saxophone Mr G de Lacey, B Mus, LTCL, Dip Tchg, AIRMT Miss S Eason, B Mus, Dip Tchg

Oboe

Mrs TWayman Mrs B Parker Mrs J Zygadlo Mrs RAnsell Mrs F Naylor Ms S Bonnington Ms D Perkins

Mr I Thorpe

Grounds Staff Violin Ms P Mills, Dip Ex Mus

Cello Ms C Hayes, B Mus, (Hons Pert), LRSM

Trumpet Mr R Fischer, LRSM, AIRMT

Guitar Mrs C Galbraith, TTC

Voice Mrs J Hewson, MA (Hons), LTCL, LRSM, Dip Tchg

Mr Tony Easter Mr Ray Derry Mr Graeme Bradshaw Mr Dave Harris

- Senior Boarding House Administrator - Kilburn House - Julius House - School Nurse - Julius House - Kilburn House - Kilburn House .- Kilburn House - Catering Manager

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Parent Teacher Association St Margaret's College 1996 has been another very successful year for the Parent Teacher Association. This group of very dedicated parents meet on a monthly basis to discuss activities of interest at St Margaret's College. The focus of this group over the last two years has been to try and build up the strength of parent support at the school. Like any school, parents need to be involved, in fact they want to be involved, and in many cases are not sure how to get involved. At St Margaret's College we welcome parent support. We want to share in your ideas and of course any concerns that you may have. These ideas and concerns are discussed at our monthly meetings. Anybody can attend these meetings and we welcome your input, even if its just to come along and see how we operate, at least it would give you the opportunity to meet with other parents from the college. Over the last two years we have been introducing our "buddy" scheme which has proven to be a very successful way to get parents communicating, especially with those that are new to St Margaret's. We will continue with this program in 1997. This year we introduced Form Dinners - an opportunity for parents with daughters in the same year, to share in a meal together and get to know each other a little better. This was well attended by staff as well, and many parents are already suggesting that we should continue this exercise into 1997. We will definitely continue with this plan, so you can look forward to a night out sometime within the first two terms of 1997. During show week, the PTA hosts the Annual Cocktail Party for parents, teachers and friends of St Margaret's. This is always a great evening with many parents meeting for the first time. It is a time for all of us to meet and greet each other and take the opportunity of farewelling those who are leaving the college as well as make welcomethose who are attending for the very first time. We all know how difficult it can be when attending a new school, not only for our daughters but also for the parents.

The PTA Shop provides an excellent avenue for the acquisition and resale of school uniform and other accessories such as sports bags and swim suits. The shop is open on a regular basis and is well worth a visit and a chat with the PTA members who staff it. Throughout the year the PTA have continued to liaise with the Trust Board as well as the Old Girls' Association. Many members of the PTA have become very involved in the school development programme by participating on committees, where appropriate. This is yet another way in which parents bonding together can make a contribution to the school and their daughters' education, after all that is the reason why we exist. Financially, the PTA have not set about attempting raise any huge amounts of money over the last 12 months. Our total income has been derived from the support of yourselves when making payment of the PTA subscription. This year money has been spent in providing a number of new technology platforms for the school, namely new television sets, video players and computer systems. The purchase of these assets for St Margaret's is made in consultation with the Principal, staff and committees concerned. I thank each and every one of you for your continued support in payment of the PTA subscription. Finally, to those parents who are leaving St Margaret's College for whatever reason, thank you very much for your support during your time with us. We wish you well for the future, and trust you will have many fond memories of your association with our school. To those who continue to support the college, we look forward to your support over the next 12 months and trust that we can make the difference for you as a parent at this school.

Alistair Peat President

Our catering committee have had another very busy year providing morning and afternoon teas on a number of occasions as well as many suppers. This is a great way for parents to assist and we are constantly looking for volunteers. 11

St Margaret, s College Head Prefect's Report From sitting through half hour speeches from the Bishop to sprinting through school in hot pursuit of chapel bunkers during our enthusiastic "Operation Durry", it's been an exciting, challenging and unforgettable year for Heather and I as Head Prefects. 1996 has been another amazingly busy year for St. Margaret's. Annual events like the Senior Dinner/ Dance, House Day, Quad tournament and the Sports dinner demonstrate the huge amount of spirit and activity in the school. We have continued to shine in sports with outstanding achievement and commitment from individuals and teams evident at every level in every sport the school offers. Arts have also had a high profile year within the college. The Chamber and Senior choirs, speech and drama and debating have had a year full of events, and the productions of "Motifs", "Hyena Amongst Wolves", "Living With Lady MacBeth" and "Dear Felix" among others have been highlights of the arts calendar. If there is a message in all of this activity it is to get involved. While the school certainly provides a strong academic grounding, many of my best times at St. Margaret's have been through my involvement in extracurricular activities. I believe good schooling extends beyond the classroom, and we can be grateful for a well-rounded education that will serve us well in the future, despite staff complaints that we have too much on outside the classroom. I find the prospect ofleaving St. Margaret's a sad one, not because the school has not prepared me with enough self confidence and skill to go out and face the wider world, but because I'm leaving so much behind: experiences and friends. The seventh form may not have appeared to have developed much in maturity from our out-of-control third form days of muffin fights and the resulting etiquette lessons, to our Tonbridge days of pillow fights, sunbathing, clothing sales and Brian the Blow-Up doll. Yet we've grown together as a form into young women who have direction in their lives and have recognised and been given the opportunities to build on their talents. The flurry of activity around Tonbridge every day is evidence of the many skills within the mighty form seven, and it's been an enjoyable year for all.

The staff, of course, will be missed tremendously by the entire form, and no doubt they will miss us just as much. With comments from more than one staff member that they've never seen anything like our form before, we know their lives will be empty, (but no doubt more civilised and stress-free) next year. How can we forget Mr Kerr's teaching of sex and marriage in the seventeenth century, Dr Mann and his slinky, Miss Miller and Dr Mann's prep room, Mrs Coates and her lectures on men, Ms Brennan and her chocolate cakes and the numerous other teachers who have shaped our time at school. In all seriousness they deserve the biggest thank you possible for their patience and commitment to helping us through the hell of bursary. The tutor group system, which has significantly increased communication between age groups, means most seventh formers are leaving behind good friends in other forms. I think this is the epitome of St. Margaret's life - a small, close-knit community where relationships between the girls extend throughout the whole college. The thing I have enjoyed most about my year as Joint Head Girl is the chance to get to know so many more people, both students and staff. It's undoubtably what I will miss the most about St. Margaret's. Heather and I are thankful for the opportunities this year has meant for us, and in particular we would like to thank Miss Wysocki, Mrs Newman and the prefects for their continued support and encouragement throughout the year. It's been a blast. Best of luck to everyone for next year, keep shining.

Sarah Stewart 12

Heather McKenzie

1996 Prefects

Front Row: Prue Hilgendorf, Sarah Stewart, Miss C Wysocki, Heather McKenzie, Annabel Wilson Second Row: Josephine Yeo, Charlotte Cottrell, Georgina Pinckney, Penny Munns, Lucy Keegan, Helen McGrath, Lisa de Vere Third Row: Pippa Sinclair-Thompson, Kate Rutherford, Veronica Baldwin

St Margaret's College Boarding HouseReport Being a boarder is an unforgettable experience, and this year, as of previous years, has also been unforgettable. 1996 has been a year of both tradition and change. The change began with the arrival of Mr and Mrs Wayman to take care of Julius House and its fifth, sixth and seventh form boarders. Upon returning to the hostel after the summer holidays, we were happy to get to know Mrs Wayman and to see that Mrs Easter, Mrs Ansell and Mrs Ziggy were back again to keep us under control. A great start to the year was the traditional boarders' picnic held at Jelly Park, which turned out to be a highly successful day of swimming, water-sliding and sun bathing. The seventh form boarders started a new tradition this year with the inaugural third and fourth form boarders dance held in the Dining hall. The theme was glitter and the atmosphere was wild. There was no lack of good vibes, glitzy outfits and yummy fizzy drink, but there was a slight lack of boys! The majority of them hailed form Christ's College, much to the disappointment of the Kilburn girls. But still they let their hair down and rocked long into the night. For me, the highlights of this year have been the buffet dinners and the mornings we had hash browns for breakfast, having Sky T.V. in the seventh form common room, the boarders' Christmas dinner, and being given the opportunity to flat for a term at Tonbridge Mews as part of a new seventh form privilege. This has given the seniors more independence and responsibility and and an introduction to post - S.M.C. life. A seventh formers we have reached the end of our boarding school life, but it's been a way of life that we will look back on with many interesting and funny memones. Thank you very much to the seventh form for all their support this year, especially to Ronnie for being a great deputy, and to Mrs Wayman, Mrs Easter, Mrs Ansell and Mrs Ziggy for keeping us on the 'straight and narrow' and making sure we didn't go off the rails! (Well not too often anyway.)

Good luck to all the boarders of the future and keep your cool because one day you will look back and realise the wealth of the experiences that you have shared and how valuable they are.

Annabel Wilson Head Boarder

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Boarder Prefects

Front Row: Melanie Morris, Veronica Baldwin, Miss C Wysocki, Annabel Wilson, Anna Studholme Second Row: Georgina Pinckney, Penny Munns, Rachel Innes, Geraldine Riddle, Prue Hilgendorf, Annabel Cambridge

St Margaret's College Head Sacristan Report My last year as Head Sacristan got off to a humorous start as Miss Wysocki struggled to get the cross over my hair in assembly, but fortunately things have gone well since then. This year we have had more services than ever before and more participation. I have seen many unsuspecting early arrivals roped into helping with collections, handing out sheets and leading in readings, skits and singing, and it has been wonderful to see the enthusiasm with which people approach this and the number of volunteers we have had. I would like to especially thank the junior and intermediate schools for their vibrant leading of prayers and presentation of readings, both in the special Junior Services, and in chapel on Wednesday, as well as for all their help collecting sheets and books after services. I would also like to thank Nicky and Viv and the chapel Music Group for so ably leading us in this aspect of worship. Thank you to everyone who has helped out in all your different ways, but especially to my dedicated team of Sacristans. I appreciate the effort you have all put in this year, especially coming to the extra training sessions. A supremely big vote of thanks to the Chaplains for all their support and encouragement, even putting up with typos on the Sacristans' Rosters! Good Luck to next year's Head Sacristan and to all the Sacristans, keep those girdles untwisted, don't cross your legs and use the chunky ciborium for wafers.

Virginia Christie Form 7

Front Row: Esther Lee, Virginia Christie, Josephine Yeo Second Row: Florence Lim, Nina Legge, Robyn Cave, Michael Greenslade, Amanda Batchelor

Chaplins

Rev Robyn Cave and Mr Mike Greenslade

Chapel Music Group Front Row: Josephine Yeo, Preechanute Tovaranonte Second Row: Nicola Winfield, Virginia Christie, Florence Lim, Vivienne Anderson 17

St Margaret, s College Primary and Intermediate Departments The Primary and Intermediate Departments of St Margaret's College are a wonderful place in which to work and learn. It is a delight every day to see the enthusiasm of both students and teachers for all of the many activities they participate in. The teachers in both departments are always fully committed to the task we share, the development of each girl to her full potential. I admire the way the teachers are always concerned for each individual's needs, and design programmes and strategies to suit not only the ability level, but also the child's particular learning style. I am always amazed at the time and effort put in by staff and students in out of class activities, whether it be on the sports field, at drama or maybe in extension activities. This year in sport we have been involved with competitive athletics, swimming, touch, aerobics, netball, hockey and cross country, plus recreational cricket and tennis. A number of Intermediate students have been involved with chorale and a junior orchestra while all of Year 5 to 8 students performed creditably at the Music Festival. Two lively Variety nights were also held, where students showed off the results of hard work in drama and music classes.

us with the education and care of their daughters and their positive support and willingness to communicate freely with us means that we are able to do the best job possible. We value their suggestions and input; many of the changes we have made to improve what we are doing have come about from ideas from parents. But the real joy in working in these departments comes from being around the girls. I love to visit different classrooms to be welcomed by girls who love to share their new knowledge and skills and show me what they are doing. I love the pride they show in their own accomplishments, and in those of their classmates. It is a real pleasure to watch the girls at play, creating new games and diversions, with older students teaching younger ones new skills. The girls show a wonderful openness to learning and constantly strive to do better than they have before. They are creative and work hard towards becoming independent learners. Each girl should be congratulated on her individual contribution to St Margaret's College.

Sue Oliver

On the academic side there have been a number of out of class activities and competitions. A Year 8 team won a place in the National Finals of Future Problem Solving against competition from 167 teams. Students received High Distinctions, for those in the top 1%, in Australian English and Primary Mathematics competitions, won places in the computer competitions and pulled off remarkable wins in the Canterbury Westland Science Fair. One of the real pleasures in this area of the College is to see the interaction among students of different ages. A Year 1 to 8 visit to Willowbank and an amazing day on the slopes at Mt Hutt, saw students of different ages encouraging and helping one another. Our Demonstration Olympic evening was also great fun, and an opportunity for girls of differing ages to be involved together. During our fortnightly assemblies many talents are shared, and it is great to see the girls generously acknowledging the successes of others. One of the aspects which makes my job and those of other staff much easier is the support of parents. We appreciate the trust shown by them when they charge 18

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Front Row: Lauren Cantwell, Olivia Chappell, Samantha Murphy Second Row: Alexandra Wells, Ashleigh May, Perilla Peter, Rachel Fischer, Laura Holder, Latticia Moore, Paige Devereux Third Row: Mrs Stuart

Front Row: Prudence Watson, Esther Chen-Green, Rhea Milner, Charlotte Raines, Emma Frost Second Row: Natalie Bradford, Sophie Freear, Laura Robertson, Rosie Holliday, Emma Shine, Mrs Marie Cook Third Row: Eleanor Wootton, Annabel Watson, Prudence Fischer, Kelly Belcher, Kira Williams Absent: Geneviere Hegarty 19

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Front Row: Laura Ash, Olivia Sutton, Charlie-Jo Hanson, Frances Raddiman, Calantha Peter Second Row: Joanna Chen-Green, Philippa Smith, Philippa Bradford, Geraldine Cowle, Amy Hutching, Sophie Gibbons, Melanie Reimonenq Third Row: Laura Freear, Kate Alexander, Nadia Feamley, Penny Dalziel, Elizabeth Washington

Leanne Beukman, Georgina East, Emmeline Halligan, Gemma Jones, Leon Yu, Sarah Rhodes Second Row: Emma Hartley, Sarah Ash, Francesca Jackson, Jessica Neame, Alexandra Watson, Mrs J. Ott Third Row: Kimberley Gowe, Kate Grimshaw, Katie Easter, Mychelle Hellmann, Emily Howie, Paula Hurle

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Front Row: Sophie Gray, Sara Lister, Zara Terrell, Mandy Dalziel, Philippa French Second Row: Sarah Hutching, Charlotte Young, Jenna Rennie, Sophie Tapper, Laura Penney, Maria Yu, Mrs Vivienne Anderson. Third Row: Emily St. Clair, Sarah McLaughlin, Rosina Cater, Jessica Ellerm.

Front Row: Amanda Dixon, Katherine Wall, Katie Wylie, Catherine Rutherford, Nikki Bowman Second Row: Nadine Engel, Meg Parkinson, Amy Freear, Stephanie Allan, Alexandra Gallagher, Mrs Rae Fraser. Third Row: Robyn Hawarden, Sarah Nutt, Kelly Egan, Kristen Dench

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Keely Raines, Megan O'Neill, Charlotte Laney, Vibian Choi, Sarah Morris, Jessica Hartley-Lichtenstein, Abbe Leech Second Row: Phoebe Gibbons, Polly Douglas, Jennifer Sutton, Kimberley Mather, Sameena Gill, Alexandra Bethell, Katrina Beekhuis, Kathryn Kleis, Sophie Bundy, Mrs Oliver Third Row: Sumin Ahn, Bridget Fischer, Gemma Aitken, Kate Stevenson, Claire Nicholls, Justine Guy, Odette Hurle Absent: Catherine Brittenden, Claire George, Rosie Brown Front Row:

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Olympic Games I am going to blow the whistle on Thursday night. We are playing Volleyball. Mrs Stuart is holding the net. We are using a balloon because we don't know how to keep a ball up in the air.

Alexandra WellsYl The New Zealand team is great because they won two gold medals at swimming.

Paige Devereux Yl The Olympic Flame was different colours. It was blue, red, black, white, yellow and green.

Latticia Moore Yl The man is riding a horse. They are jumping a Jump.

Samantha MurphyYl Danyon Loader swam in the race.

Lauren Cantwell Yl

Autumn Yellow, red, green The leaves are changing, I like to play in them, When they fall off.

Ellie Hegarty Yl Leaves red and green and yellow. Falling down, Crunching when you walk on them.

Olivia ChappellYl The leaves are gold and brown, They turn red, They turn yellow, They turn purple, Crunch, crunch. Leaves yellow green, Flower bud vivid red, Stalk dark brown, Buds green with more sprouts, Smells of mud, Leaf curled with dots on, Flower has green sprouts in the middle, Some leaves going mouldy.

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Laura Holder Yl I like it when The leaves fall off the tree Crunch! I jumped on them

Perillo Peter Yl

The Olympic Glory The thumping of my heartbeat, The swelling in my feet, T'was the most important night, That I would ever greet. The loud bell gave a sound, The horse began to trot, The ground seemed thick and muddy, Where was I to stop? The judges were a-smiling, But that's what judges do, Suddenly a tingle? (In deep need of the loo.) At last my final jump up, No faults I've made so far, Would I win the glory, A real Olympic star?

Slim brown stems Drooping green leaves Moist purple buds So many leaves Smelling like popcorn The sound of crackling leaves In a garden

Phillippa Smith Y5 Slim, brown stem. Standing upright. Leaves like plastic. Curling and drooping. Tiny yellow leaf the only one. Maroon buds closed A round buds not ripe Smell wafting out.

Frances Ruddiman Y5

The Race

I stood up on the dais, Grinning tall and proud, The music played my anthem, A most amazing sound.

Walking in, the bright lights, Crowds cheering for their countries. The adrenaline is flowing; I feel dizzy.

Amy Freear l Fr

True Bluel When I'm sad you're always there. You help me when I'm down. If you see me when I'm hurt. You'll never let me down. You're a true blue Friend. When I've got some family problems You will stand beside my side. If we get in a fight you'll say sorry right away You're a true blue friend.

Amy Hutching Y5

Tracksuit is off, swinging my arms, I am ready. Walking towards the blocks. Feeling the energy bursting inside me. "Take your marks!" On the blocks, focussed. "Get set!" Bending down, crowd's silent. Buzzer goes, I'm flying through the air. Hitting the water, gliding smoothly, Breaking the water's surface. Pumping those arms, kicking those legs. Focusing, watching, trying to keep one length ahead, that's it, keep going. Almost there, I see the end. Two more strokes, I'm there, I did it, Gold medal!!!

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True Blue Friend

Walk onto the board, think positive, don't be nervous, stride, jump, bounce, breathe in, flip, double somersault, twist, straight body, hands out, falling, splash, cold lapping water, down, down, down, push off the bottom, up, up, up, reach the surface, breathe in, out, swim to edge, hug coach, acknowledge crowd, 9.850, gold medal, clap, clap, clap, good results, it's all over.

Her eyes are blue Her hair is gold, My True blue friend is nine years old, She doesn't say mean things to me, She's really very nice and kind to me you see, Whether I'm at her house or she's at mine we play together all the time. I don't like, when she goes home, I start to moan She'll soon be back, another day and we will be able to play and play.

Katie Wylie l Fr

The Final Take your marks! Stepping onto the starting block Deep breathing, focussing Pulse going up Get set! On the verge Everything paused You skip a heartbeat GO! Jumping out, Straight dive, perfect arms pumpmg, legs automatic Feet flying, fighting for air wall in sight, one more kick Made it! Exhaustion catches up 1st place, YES!

Kelly Egan l Fr

Geraldine Cowie Y5

An Olympic Dream

As I enter the stadium, I think to myself, This is my time, my time has come. I get to my line and see all the people; They are waving my country's flag. All the other athletes come in, Trying to make their nation proud. The man says "On your marks," I focus on the task ahead; "Get set." My nerves start to take the toll and I have pains in my stomach. "Go!" I take off like a bullet coming from a gun. I feel the hot, humid air Running past my face. As I take the white tape, I thought to myself I had won, I really had. And as I turned around, I saw My country's flag was high in the air.

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Our Trip to Willowbank When we went to Willowbank we saw two baby Shetland ponies. One was a chestnut pony and we called it Tinatina because it's mane was fluffy. When we saw all the animals, the chimpanzees were being very silly. We had our lunch and we got judged. We 1had to see who had the healthiest lunch. There were birds with long beaks. When we had our lunch, the bird came to our lunch and it pecked its beak in the fried rice. Then we got back on the bus and we went back to school.

Sophie Freear Y3.

When we went to Willowbank I saw a deer trying to get out of the otters' home. We stood back and clapped our hands. The otters weren't too happy then. But I think Amy went and got someone to get him out and the game keeper just came and got him. The ponies were neat because they were so soft. I liked the monkeys, they were funny and cheeky because they could get out of their cage. One of them went up a tree. They were very greedy because they snatched a girl's sandwich. Pip and I fed the monkeys some grass.

Kelly BelcherY3.

At Willowbank it is great and there are lots of things to see. There are eels at Willowbank. The eels are squishy, clever and skinny. They can bite. One girl put her finger in the eels' cage and an eel nearly bit her finger off. There was a monkey who was climbing out of his cage. He was brown and very cute. It ate grass. The monkey was cheeky and greedy because it snatched some food. The monkeys are not good, they are bad.

Prudence Fischer Y3.

I liked the monkeys because they were swinging to each bar. I liked the parrots because they could talk. The pigs were greedy. They had funny teeth. I saw a kiwi which I hadn't seen before. It was up on the grass in a big dark room.

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Spring Spring is a lovely time of the year. Mother Nature is writing invitations out to say goodbye to winter and hello to spring. Spring is Mother Nature singing to the blossoms, irises, and bluebells and lots more. Spring is Mother Nature's presents.

Laura Robertson Year 3.

Spring is blooms coming out to play, to see the world in a different way. Spring is blossoms coming out of buds, and dropping their petals with a tiny thud. Spring is daffodils and bluebells on the grass, seeing how beautiful they can last. Spring is finally seeing leaves, on the poor wrecked trees. Spring is playing under the trees, out in the open, out in the breeze. Spring is big white fluffy clouds moving by, slowly across the sky.

Rosie Holliday Year 3.

Canterbury - Westland Science Fair Twenty four of our Intermediate pupils had their entries judged in July this year and they all did extremely well with the way they conducted themselves and confidently explained their exhibits. Victoria Anderson won the Junior Agricultural Research Prize,the Institute of Agricultural Science Prize, the New Zealand Society of Animal Production Prize and $200 in prize money. In Form 2, Polly Douglas won the Wool Research Organisation Prize for Primary Schools and was Highly Commended overall.

Polly Douglas F2

Katrina Beehuis F2

Katrina Beekhuis won a Special Prize (Leaming Principle Award) and also the Psychological Society Award for Primary schools, while Phoebe Gibbons and Claire George achieved both Merit Awards and were Highly Commended. Megan O'Neill, Abbe Leech, SuminAhn, Keely Raines, Gemma Aitken and Katheryn Kleis were also Highly Commended. Katie Wylie and Alexandra Gallagher were awarded the Federation of University Women Special Award and Best Primary Exhibit. Mandy Dalziel and Jessica Ellerm gained first place in the New Zealand Society of Animal Production Award for Primary Schools Section, while Robyn Hawarden and Kirsten Dench were Highly Commended in the Health and Sciences Section.

St Margaret's College Form 1 & 2 Camp In March 1996Forms 1 and 2 went to GlentuiCamp for fourdays. Duringthistime the weatherwas good and we all participated in a widerange of activities- archery,slug gun shooting,abseiling,bushwalking,possum huntingand water spidercollecting.The abseilingwas fun and it gave us all a real thrill. Sluggun shootingwas also amongone of the more amazingactivities- some of us couldn'tbelievewe were shootinga real gun. Unfortunatelythe "Great Step Challenge"was cancelledbecause of wet, slippery ground,but we had great fun making towers out of strawsand stickytape in the meantime. Next came the walk up Mount Richardson. Unfortunatelythe weatherwas good so we all had to do it. The hours of walkingup the mountainwere wellworth it when we got to the summit. The view was excellent.You could see from Lees Valleyto the Port Hills. The rest of the walk was very tiringbut some of us had enoughenergyleftto go for a dip in the one degreepool. That night wasthe traditionalcampconcertso oncewe had gotback, strippedoffthe walkingshoesand polypropyleneswe had to practiseour concertitems. When we had done that that we all sat downto a pork roastdinner.HIGHLYAPPROPRIATE.We all had second helpings. That night was the concert. The itemswere very good entertainment.It was very embarrassingif your parent was in it but we all had a good laugh! Afterthe tiringconcerton Thursdayand the walkup Mt Richardsonwe all hit the hardbunks for the lasttime. The next day we had a humongousclean up. For the first time in those four days it rained but it didn't matter because we were leaving. It was an almightyanticlimaxcomingback to schoolbut camp was greatfun and we all had a neat time. Katie Wylie l Fr

Food's the Leader I was sharpening my pencil at the side of the classroom and as I was on my way back to my seat Mrs Routledge called out, "All right who did that!?" I hurried back to my seat and sat down. Someone put their hand up. I think it was Carla, she's a short girl with a big attitude, almost too big. "Who did what?" she asked. Then came the quiet but rather stem reply from Mrs Routledge, "Someone threw a pencil at me and it nearly hit my eye and if that person thinks he or she is going to get away with it scott free, they can think again. We will stay in here until he or she owns up to it!". Ten minutes passed, the bell went and I could hear the thumping of kids running to the canteen. Then twenty minutes later I was so hungry and by everybody's face I could tell they felt the same way. Slowly my hand reached into the air.

"Yes Paula what is it?", asked Mrs Routledge. "I did it Mrs Routledge I'm sorry", I said. "That's okay Paula thank you for telling the truth" came the stunned reply. I think she thought it was one of the boys who did it, just like me. I hoped that the person who really did it rotted in an early grave. At play time a few people told me that they knew I didn't do it, because when she turned around and asked who did it I was at the side of the classroom and the pencil came from the back so they were going to tell Mrs Routledge. When Mrs Routledge found out she said, "Some of the kids in the class would be happy that you let them free to eat to their heart's desire and the person who really did it would be getting off lightly and that wasn't fair. Also last but definitely not least, you could have got into a lot of trouble for nothing." After that a few boys teased me because they thought I still did it. Also I could have been punished for something I didn't do. I learnt my lesson and I won't say I did something I didn't do, ever again!

Paula Hurle Y6

SkiDay at Mt Hutt Standard2 - Form 2 had a highly successfulski day at the end ofTerm 3. The buses left St Margaret's at 7.30 am with everyone in high spirits and looking very colourfulin their ski apparel. In the morning the girls attended ski lessons and in the afternoonunder the supervisionof a parent,they had time to test the slopes!! The bus returnedto school at 6.00 pm and althoughit had been a long day the girls,were verypositiveabout their experience and were thrilled with the progress that they had made. We would like to extend our thanksto allparentswho participatedin our Ski Day and also a specialthank you to Mrs Ott for her excellent organisationalskills. 31

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Diving Extensionl Pop-overl Tuckl......

As I stand here on the diving board I play and replay my dive in my head, over and over again. The cool, clear water ripples down below me as I stand poised, ten metres up in the air. Thinking through each movement, my heart pounding in my chest. The crowd starts cheering even louder, my concentration wavers. Then I hear the faint voice of my coach saying "You can do it, pull yourself together."

I've done it, made it to the Olympic Games. As I stand here looking at the pool in which I will do synchronised swimming at the Bangkok Olympic Games, 2008, I can still remember my first real synchro competition even though I'm 23.

Focussing hard on the water, the noise of the crowd seems to fade. Taking a deep breath I jump into the air. I plummet down towards the water as I do a twist and three inward somersaults. I plunge into the water as straight as an arrow. The bottom of the pool comes rushing towards me. I tum sharply at the last minute and come surging towards the surface.

As I entered the water, Extension! Pop-over! Tuck! raced through my mind. My body does the wrong things, the things I had mastered long ago. My thoughts were scattered, my mind was blank and I let my body take over. "At least it knows what to do", I thought.

My coach is grinning like a Cheshire cat and I feel hope and joy. I know I need 77.095 to get gold and I feel worry tie a knot in my stomach. Then, over the loud speaker I hear "Jenna Rennie, 78.999.". Oh my gosh! I have won a gold medal. Excitement unties the knot that worry had tied and my coach envelopes me in a big bear hug. "I knew you could do it", he says.

I was standing on the edge of the pool thinking "I have to do it! I have to do it right!".

Then it was over, I clambered out of the pool. I remember standing there, proud of my province, Canterbury. Tomorrow I will be standing on the edge of an Olympic pool, proud ofmy country, New Zealand.

Laura Penney l An

Jenna Rennie l An

The Bird

Mount Richardson The mountain looms threateningly above us, Daring us to continue, The birds flit about us in warning, Chirping one word impossible The trees, like pompous Historians set in stone, Watch us with interest, The track,like a gnarledvein twistingthroughthe mountain, The roots of the trees, sweeping under the Earth in a prehistoric race, Mt Richardson, a monster waiting to be challenged.

When a bird is near, With a worm in its beak, It must be playing hide and seek. The worm catches a germ, And starts to squirm, Now the worm is as long as a rope, And just can't cope. The bird cuts the rope, So the worm can never cope, And the poor little worm, is GONE!!!

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Water Skiing She slowly adjusts her body shape, Tensing as the water gently laps against her, Her back straightens, Her head slightly cocked to one side, Her face wrinkles to a grimace, Her teeth crushing her lips. Shivers ripple through her wet suit, Goose bumps float to the surface, Her skin rigid and rough, As her knees bend into shape, Her hands lock around the handle. The boat's rumble meets her ears, Her body crouches and waits, Her focus narrows, Concentration rises, Sights and smells melt away.

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A Goalie in Hockey Six all! Six all! The scoreboard screams, The opposition gets a shot at the gaol, The cold air blows against my cheeks, Pushing my hair back. Everything is silent. I glance around. All my teammates are watching And all depending on me, She lifts her stick, Slowly to put the ball in, I take a deep breath, My eyes leaning on the ball And then it comes.

BOOM!

As the boat lifts her from the water, Pain and coldness forgotten, She glides towards the horizon, The lake black as oil, The twilight warming, Her wake the only movement, Breathtaking.

Polly Douglas F2

I tum around. It has gone in! A shadow hovers over me.

Catherine Brittenden F2

Free Hit Concentrating on the ball dizzy with dimples and brightly coloured. Nervously watching the players counting on you making me shake. Positioning perfect breathing deeply leaning into the ball. I aim carefully stepping forward I smack the ball. And wait.

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Front Row: Amanda Dixon, Katherine Wylie, Maria Yu, Nadine Engel, Alexandra Gallagher, Abbe Leech Second Row: Mrs Vivienne Anderson, Sarah Hutching, Sarah Morris, Polly Douglas, Mandy Dalziel, Laura Penney Third Row: Kathryn Kleis, Sumin Ahn, Claire Nicholls, Rosina Cater, Jessica Ellerm, Jenna Rennie Absent: Katrina Beekhuis

Front Row: Gemma James, Sarah Ash, Francesca Jackson, Emma Hartley Second Row: Susie Cottrell, Katherine Wylie, Kimberley Gow, Nadine Engel, Emily Howie, Brigit Murray Third Row: Robyn Hawarden, Kimberley Mather, Sarah McLaughlin, Amy Freear

Front Row: Melanie Reimonenq, Georgina East, Elizabeth Washington, Amy Hutching, Sarah Ash, Laura Ash Second Row: Sarah Morris, Penny Dalziel, Francesca Jackson, Katherine Wall, Megan O'Neill, Paula Hurle, Mandy Dalziel, Laura Freear, Nadine Engel. Third Row: Kathryn Kleis, Robyn Hawarden, Gemma Aithen, Jennifer Sutton, Alexandra Bethell, Sarah Hutching 35

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Georgina East, Gemma James, Amy Hutching, Megan O'Neill, Penny Dalziel, Sophie Gray, Emmeline Halligan Second Row: Paula Hurle, Mandy Dalziel, Vibian Choi, Phoebe Gibbons, Kate Stevenson, Katie Easter, Sarah Morris, Jessica Hartley-Lichtenstein, Katherine Wall Third Row: Sarah Hutching, Sumin Ahn, Sarah Nutt, Odette Hurle, Claire George, Jennifer Sutton, Rosina Cater

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Front Row: Lauren Cantwell, Esther Chen-Green, Paige Devereux Second Row: Laura Holder, Latticia Moore Third Row: Natalie Bradford, Prudence Fischer, Mrs Marie Cook, Katherine Zwart, Julia Giblin, Millie Cottrell, Sophie Freear

Front Row: Calantha Peter, Philippa Smith, Frances Ruddiman, Laura Ash Second Row: Joanna Chen-Green, Geraldine Cowie, Melanie Reimonenq Third Row: Kirsty Paterson, Sophie Gibbons, Laura Freear, Amy Hutching, Anne Robinson

Front Row: Leanne Beukman, Philippa Bradford, Elizabeth Washington, Emmeline Halligan Second Row: Penny Dalziel, Katie Easter, Mychelle Hellman Third Row: Alicia Forbes, Paula Hurle, Kate Alexander, Stephanie Walker

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Front Row: A Watson, S Ash, P Dalziel, K Raines, A Hutching, G East Second Row: F Jackson, M Dalziel, N Engel, P Hurle, K Grimshaw, K Wall, M O'Neill, S Tapper Third Row: J Ellerm, S Ahn, S Nutt, C George, A Bethell, J Rennie, H Dillon Fourth Row: G Aitken, E Poelman, K Hillier, J Scandrett, E Hough

Front Row: Mandy Dalziel, Jennifer Sutton, Polly Douglas, Megan O'Neill Second Row: Wendy Dalziel (Coach), Davinia Ballin (Coach), Josephine Ritchie (Coach), Gemma Aitken Third Row: Odette Hurle, Claire Nicholls, Kate Stevenson, Claire George 38

The Eyes in the Pool "Splash!" In dive the athletes. Determination is printed on all their faces. One person is muttering words to himself. I try hard to listen, but the words drown in the sound of fans cheering on their fellow athletes. Their legs and arms work furiously, as they try to keep up the pace. I stare and gaze at the athletes as they bolt through the water like a bullet. The suspense becomes too much for the wild fans, cheers become screams, screams become yells! I watch each swimmer's face as it turns into fury. One hand stretches out and reaches for gold. He has won! Faces of fans light up with excitement, and others are disappointed at the performance of their country. I lie back and wait for the next race. Not to cheer them on or to see who wins, but to see the swimmer's faces. The pain, the agony, the glory, the disappointment, of our athletes! Rosina Cater l An

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The Marathon: the challenge of a lifetime

The Thoughts of a Garden

Here I am at the beginning of the Marathon in the Olympic Games. We haven't even started but the gun is going to go any minute now. That Australian girl has qualified faster than I have so I'm really scared. Without focussing, the gun goes. The Australian is already out front. I push my legs harder and harder for about half an hour. Forty two kilometres, forty two kilometres ... suddenly I am right behind the Australian who is out in front. We haven't even reached the half way mark. Then I see it. I have a time of two hours and eleven minutes so far. The silver medal isn't guaranteed to be in my hands, but the gold is for Australia. I can feel the pain already as I approach another time watch. Three hours and forty minutes. I feel the pain already as I approach the Australian. And just like that she collapses to the grass with stomach cramps. I am in the lead now. Stomach cramps are not going to get in my way. Then this is one of the most glorious moments of my life. The stadium is right in front of me. I run along the racetrack to find my coach and Kiwi supporters cheering me on. "New world record!" I hear over the speakers. I don't even know that I am crossing the finish line. Gold is in my hands.

The trees in the gardens, Shout as we pass, "Look at me, look at me," "I'm shining like glass."

Sarah McLaughlin 1An

But the people don't notice, Immune to their calls, Only say "What a shame," When the poor tree falls. Flowers wave brightly, In pretty tutus, And sing as they dance, And point their ballet shoes. The people bend down, And say "Oh smell this," But they all walk away, It's disappointment, not bliss. The ferns curl their shoots, Uncurl them for a day, Wave them about, As if wanting to play. People walk past, Staring at the green, They don't seem to know, What the ferns try to mean. But the trees and the ferns, And flowers in all, Know one another, Say "Goodbye," in the fall.

Catherine Rutherford 1Fr

Winner of F1-2 Ballantyne Essay Cup 1996 New Zealand - Paradise on Earth? Is New Zealand a paradise? Well, I don't care what other people say, New Zealand is one of the most beautiful places ever. It has a kind of magical, enchanting way of making you love it. I suppose if you have never seen New Zealand you are probably thinking, "gee is she bragging or what!", but I'm not. It is absolutely breathtaking and it is magical. Well, I suppose I better explain. New Zealand has a way of showing its lakes in a peaceful, relaxing kind of way. For instance, most lakes in New Zealand are set in a beautiful scene, such as by the forest with native bush edging the lake and birds flying above in the clear blue sky. The lake would be shimmering, like silver with the sun on it and then you go out in a little boat to see the lake crystal clear, with beautiful rainbow trout and fish swimming underneath you. And the forest has its own way of enchanting you as you walk deeper and deeper into it. As you walk you can hear a slight drone of water running in its stony bed and birds twittering and cheeping to each other as they gather food for their young.

You keep walking looking around you to find moss and little leaves where new trees have begun to grow, but still you walk and the drone of the water gets louder as you come into a clearing to see, a beautiful crystal waterfall running gently down the silky rocks, as it tumbles into a tiny, clear lake which runs off into a little stream where birds have a bath in the little pools, splashing and twittermg. Then of course there's the beaches. The long, golden, sandy beaches. Where the waves pound on the sand, driving away your worries. You take a deep breath and smell the salty air, which goes down through your body right down to your toes, making every bit of you calm, and relaxed. You can hear the seagulls squawking as they fight to get their food. Then you take your shoes and socks off and wriggle your toes in the sand and run down the beach into the cool water and you just sigh as the water washes away every worry, every bad thought in your head. So there you go. New Zealand must be a paradise, after all I've only explained some bits of my beloved country, New Zealand.

Kelly Egan Fl

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St Margaret's College FutureProblemSolversWinat Nationals "Cybernetics" meant nothing to the four Form 2 FPS students who found at the beginning of Term 2 that they were off to the National FPS Finals in Auckland, from October 18 to 20. But after three weeks of hard work they flew out of Christchurch, with their heads full of ideas about feedback systems, prostheses, androids and artifical intelligence. Once in Auckland, the weekend started with three hours at Rainbow's End. That was enough to shake up even the most reluctant brain, so by Saturday morning, when the booklet competition was completed, the students were keen to get started. The four girls - Megan O'Neill, Sumin Ahn, Sophie Bundy and Polly Douglas - set about the task of analysing the situation they were presented with. The situation was set in the year 2040 at the first Southern Hemisphere Winter Olympic Games in Queenstown. The girls had to work through the problem solving process to come up with solutions, which would ensure that the cybernetic devices used were used in a positive manner. After the booklet competition, the team went off to Piha with the senior team to get some much needed fresh air. On return, great fun was had while preparing for the oral presentation, where the teams had to present their best solution in dramatic form. Sunday morning saw the presentation of these skits amid great hilarity. But finally the prize giving began. This is always a long drawn out affair, with important thank yous and the presentation of prizes for the flag making and oral presentations. It was great to see our senior team win their oral presentation, and also see medals presented to two senior St Margaret's students for scenario writing. But the greatest excitement of all was when the winner of the junior section was announced - Team Jl l from St Margaret's College! There was great support from SMC supporters, lots of excited laughter and even a few tears, as winning the national Final means travelling to Ann Arbor, Michigan in June 1997 to represent New Zealand in the International Finals. These four girls were not only worthy representatives of St Margaret's College in the actual competition, but were a great group to travel with, always working as a team and keeping a positive attitude when exhausted. They will be excellent ambassadors for New Zealand.

Sue Oliver

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Competitions for 1996 Computer This year the Canterbury Computers in Education Society competitions were held near the beginning of term two. The earlier timing of these competitions put a great deal of pressure on students to improve their skills very quickly, but as usual they rose to the occasion brilliantly. The majority of Intermediate students were involved in the desktop publishing section of the competition where they had to design a poster for a world class chess match and a promotional brochure advertising the benefits of visiting Canterbury. Both tasks were fairly challenging considering the time constraints and printing problems, but all teams managed to produce some exciting work. Three teams were placed second equal in this section: Kelly Egan, Catherine

Rutherford and Katie Wylie; Jessica Ellerm, Rosina Cater and Sophie Tapper; and Jenna Rennie, Sarah Hutching and Mandy Dalziel. Another group spent a busy morning producing a slide show promoting Canterbury. This proved to be an even more difficult task, as there are many decisions to be made in the planning of such a show, but these girls also performed creditably. The level of skill shown by all of our competitors indicated that we have a large number of students who have excellent computing skills and know how to use them effectively.

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KONINI

This year has been an enjoyable and successful year for Konini. We were in top form for the first event of the year, the Swimming Sports, where we caned every house in most of the events. The Athletic Sports were an even better triumph, where we won overall and everyone showed true house spirit, making the day even more enjoyable. Konini was placed third on House Day. Everyone put on their best for our humorous play, and the sports in the afternoon were a great success as per usual. This year on the whole we showed brilliant house spirit. Even though the odds were against us with Konini being the smallest house, we still got out there and gave it our all. Good stuff Koninians. Good luck for next year!

Amanda Sutherland Capt

TutorGroup CL Front Row: Sarah Wichman, Olivia Hermijanto, Prue Hilgendorf, Debra Hopkins, Jessica Su Second Row: Tamasine Halligan, Sophia McKenzie, Amanda Egden, Miss Nicole Callaghan, Kate Gibbon, Lucy Spencer Absent: Marissa Brandram-Adams, Alice Cameron

TutorGroup CO Front Row: Rebecca Rae, Hannah Ritchie, Brigit Murray, Elizabeth Peate, Josephine Yeo, Second Row: Rebecca Earle, Olivia Plimmer, Lucy McElrea, Victoria Mace, Hannah Graham, Mrs Coates Third Row: Anthea McKay, Rachael Innes, Deborah Oscroft, Jane Allison 45

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TutorGroup FZ Front Row: Stephanie Tirtawidjaja, Jennifer Davies, Annie Robinson, Camilla Savill, Rebecca Dench Second Row: Lucinda Campbell, Kate McQuilkin, Sarah Ritchie, Elizabeth George, Katie Gillespie, Miss Fazio Third Row: Anna Morgan, Sophie Cullen, Rebecca Johns, Skye Rutherford, Georgina Pinckney

TutorGroup Ml Front Row: Gabrielle Sparrow, Francesca Roller, Emma James, Emma Wyeth Second Row: Alexandria Nairn, Belinda Earl, Chloe Kinajil, Annabel Cambridge, Kelly Lee Third Row: Hannah Rae, Bridget McCallum, Miss J Miller Absent: Amanda Cartwright, Charlotte Dawson, Christine Owen 46

TutorGroup WD Front Row: Fiona Patterson, Elizabeth Robinson, Morag Ayers, Serena Clarke Second Row: Anna Falloon, Belinda Reay, Lucy Keegan, Elizabeth Wylie, Mr Terry Wood Third Row: Tessa Brodie, Jessica Hubber, Nerissa Burtenshaw, Lara Rennie Absent: Georgie Kyle

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KOWHAI

Georgie and I have been very pleased with the enthusiasm and house spirit from everyone in Kowhai this year. We did exceptionally well in the Athletic and Swimming Sports. House Day this year was a huge success for Kowhai as we came first in the House plays, performing "The Waltz of the Flowers." Thank you mice, flowers, cats, villagers and a special thank you to the orchestra who managed to learn their music overnight! A big thanks to Beck and the rest of Matipo for the idea! Although we didn't do as well in the sports, the enthusiasm and house spirit were still there. Thank you also to the seventh formers for your support throughout the whole year. We have really enjoyed being your captains, you've all been outrageous. Good luck to you all next year, especially to the captains.

Anna Morgan Capt and Georgie Kyle V.Capt

TutorGroup CN Front Row: Hana Kafedzic, Alana Benny, Sarah Stevens, Emma Griffiths, Rebecca Hawkins Second Row: Selina Holliday, Bridget Solomon, Kim Atkinson, Kate Chaston, Anna Studholme, Kelly Duffy, Ngaire Carson Absent: Samantha Atkins

TutorGroup GR Front Row: Alicia Wilkinson, Olivia Bell, Amanda Sutherland, Alexandra Newell, Florence Lim Second Row: Heather Hood, Robyn Cave, Jacinta Carroll, Jorgette Maaka, Kimberley Shears, Michael Greenslade Third Row: Kirsty Paterson, Sarah Macdonald, Louise Stevenson Absent: Nicola Andrew, Virginia Chapman, Victoria Lee

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TutorGroup TD Front Row: Vairi Murray, Sarra Warwick, Virginia Christie, Emma Bearpark, Jasmine Smith Second Row: Rebecca O'Connor, Melanie Blain, Marie Hood, Rachel Harris, Mrs Todd, Martha Paterson Third Row: Anna Scarlett, Marguerite Abbot, Bridget Lee Absent: Penelope Munns

TutorGroup WB Front Row: Lucy Stockton, Liz Geddes, Chia Chen Pan, Paula Ford, Felicity Redfern Second Row: Nicola Hopkins, Annabel Nutt, Cara Brosnahan, Lisa Stevens, Alex Macfarlane, Seija McIntosh, Miss Jan Wehby Third Row: Kristy Cole, Sophie Rebbeck, Kelly Scurr Absent: Carron Aldridge

TutorGroup WS Front Row: Philippa Sinclair-Thomson, Kathryn Johnston, Kate Hunter, Hannah Dillon Second Row: Greer Kelly, Susan Bentley, Julia Giblin, Jamie Warwick, Mr B Woods Third Row: Lucy Borrie, Harriet Hall, Lisa Oliver, Amanda Cleverley Absent: Kirsten Aldridge, Katie Browne, Rebecca Straker

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MANUKA

Well, what do I say Manuka? We definitely have upheld our tradition this year! We started the year finishing in the latter three of the six houses at the Swimming Sports, but all was not lost with a tremendous effort from the seventh formers to win the House Croc. in fine style. Manuka managed to pull out a fine win (at the wrong end) at the Athletic Sports - with no further comment on that performance. Next came the Interhouse Skiing in which we went totally against tradition gaining third place, but we were unable to push out the Scandrett sisters for first. House Day arrived with many surprises, Katie Nolan leading our theatresports team to an amazing second place. The house play was next, not going quite to plan, but despite all the odds we still managed a third place. There was a great deal of enthusiasm and effort which went into all the House Day sports. We achieving fabulous results, especially in the senior and junior netball teams, who both went hard out to pull off two great wins. We would like to thank the whole house, including the staff members, for their contribution and ongoing support throughout the year. We wish you all the best for the coming years and hope to one day hear that Manuka has made it to the top of the ladder.

Emily Bowker Capt and Anna Lemon V. Capt

Tutorgroup KD L Borrowdale, A Forbes, M Fakir, E Morris, S Millar Front Row: Second Row: M Brown, K Davidson, L J Bowker, K Nolan, S Fellows, Mrs L Kennedy A Mill, K Robertson, G Wall, J Te Amo, K Hillier Third Row:

TutorGroup JN Front Row: Natalie Com, Pieta Astley, Katie Kennedy, Shinobu Baba, Alicia Hoare Second Row: Amanda Batchelor, Caroline Belcher, Katherine Hinse, Louise Knewstubb, Katherine Zwart, Mrs R Jones Third Row: Nicole Mayberry, Stephanie Walker, Charlotte Bowker 53

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TutorGroup LT Front Row: Victoria Anderson, Angelique Powell, April Sutherland, Victoria Wigzell, Charlotte Delleca Second Row: Charlene Tennison, Emma Hough, Sarah Monk, Abby Kingston, Mrs Linda Lightfoot, Amy Watson, Suzanne Leaming

TutorGroup MN Front Row: Belinda Bundy, Hannah Gordon, Kate Rutherford, Michelle Martin, Felicity Powell Second Row: Dr Mann, Seonaid Rankin, Michelle Chaney, Angela Frewer, Amanda Hanafin, Daina O'Hagan Third Row: Anna Lemon, Gemma Walsh 54

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TutorGroup SC Front Row: Rachael Hanson, Vanessa Cardwell, Emily Bowker, Martina Scott, Caroline Millyard Second Row: Susannah Williams, Donna Hillier, Monique Howat, Mrs Scandrett, Dasa Vukelic, Mary Dewhurst, Ursula Moore Absent: Eri Takahashi, Amanda Hidayat

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MATIPO

1996 was the year that Matipo showed its true colours (brown), and made it's house captains proud. We started the year with enthusiasm at the Swimming Sports, obtaining a reasonable result of fourth place. The seventh formers put on a good show in the House Croc. with their bin bags and face paint, but unfortunately, in the process of trying to reach the other end, we left a trail of stockings, face paint and bin bags. The next event on Matipo's calendar was Athletics, which seemed to be enjoyed and supported by all. The Interhouse Skiing was Matipo's event this year, thanks to the three Scandrett sisters and Rachel Paulin, who pulled off a great win. The most important day of the year for Matipo was House Day. A lot of time and preparation went into our song and dance of 'Grease' combined with 'The Sound of Music'. We had many entertaining ideas, one of which was kindly given to Kowhai, which contributed to Kowhai's win! The sports were also enjoyed by all. A special thanks must be given to Beck and Katrina who supplied the competing Matipoians with refreshments and pizza throughout the afternoon. Overall, Matipo has shown a great deal of enthusiasm in everything we have participated in. Congratulations Matipo, we were proud to be your captains. Long live our spirit.

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TutorGroup BL Front Row: Amy Maher, Katie Bell, Freda Harper, Jennifer Tsai, Olivia East Second Row: Charlotte Oakley, Caitlin Armstrong, Josephine Scandrett, Victoria Shallard, Heather McKenzie, Charlotte Paulin Third Row: Amy Newman, Mr G Belcher, Bridget Murdoch Absent: Danielle Sandall

TutorGroup BR Front Row: Amellia Cottrell, Sarah Lodge, Anna Calder, Ruby Flintoft, Emma Duncan Second Row: Katrina McCullagh, Helen McGrath, Emma Bradbury, Ms M. Brennan, Sarah Stewart, Rebecca McLennan Third Row: Sophie Scandrett, Jessie-Anne Maher, Laura Hitchon, Rachel Paulin, Julia Paynter Absent: Sarah Hendry

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TutorGroup HB Front Row: Penelope Todhunter, Amy Stewart, Hannah Austin, Julietta Rutherford, Hayley Cook Second Row: Olivia Nell, Jessica Van Schreven, Catherine Blair, Charlotte Cottrell, Anna Simpson, Lucy Scandrett, Lucy Wadeson, Mrs Pratley

TutorGroup KE Front Row: Antonia Rutherford, Phillipa Russell, Jessica Warren, Charlotte Nell, Emma Paynter Second Row: Jessica Ritchie, Qwan-Ling Chew, Olivia Gerve, Fiona Rogers, Martha Ackroyd, Mr John Kerr Third Row: Elizabeth Battrick, Erin Wilby, Julia Johnson Absent: Susie Cottrell

TutorGroup SU Mu Han Chiu, Sarah Bowles, Emily Sloss, Nancy Tan, Samantha Sii Front Row: Second Row: Josephine Ritchie, Leisha Williams, Katherine Letham, Hannah Chen, Kirsty Yuill-Proctor, Mr Mike Summerlee Kimie Yamada, Nicole Van Notten, Louisa Bryce Third Row:

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RIM U

Rimu has had a great year in terms of house spirit and success. After a slight downfall at the swimming sports, the Athletic Sports were a great improvement as we gained second place, but the peak of our year, as always, was House Day. Rimutarians always seem to rise to this momentous occasion. We won many sports, including hockey, and won overall for the second year in a row. It was a great day and the food was yummy! We'd like to say a big 'see ya' to Louisa and Mel who have been Rimutarians for thirteen years - solid effort guys! Thanks everyone for your effort this year, and for being happy, fun and positive - we really appreciated it. Good luck for next year - rock on!

Lucy Curtis Capt and Jacqui Laney V Capt

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TutorGroup BT Lisa de Vere, Anna Dooley, Kim MacBrayne, Abby Radford, Elizabeth Reid Front Row: Second Row: Sarah Hill, Nicola Grigg, Emily Mercer, Lucy Curtis, Lucy Graham, Mrs Baigent Orayanee Sookaratana, Kirsten Sill, Lydia Dixon, Kylie Ruawai, Pip Blakely Third Row:

TutorGroup KY Front Row: Melaine Cummings, Charlotte Clements, Prue McKenzie, Elizabeth Day, Anna Oborne Second Row: Louise Aubrey, Amy Poelman, Rebecca Hyde, Davinia Ballin, Nicola Mercer, Mrs T Keys Third Row: Anabelle Mee, Geraldine Riddle, Melanie Coleman Absent: Janet Lee 61

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TutorGroup RD Front Row: Philippa Geere-Watson, Amy Hadfield, Meri Machin-Roberts, Samantha Cliff, Nina Legge Second Row: Toni Potter, Jacqueline Keams, Rachel Perret, Lauren Scrivener, Mona Singh, Miss Stacey Rod Third Row: Emma Poelman, Meryl Verstraaten, Ruth Haliday, Briana Sauer, Prudence Graham

TutorGroup SD Front Row: Gemma Grigg, Maryann Cain, Kamomwan Sookaratana, Lucinda Thatcher, Second Row: Alexandra Herbert, Vanessa Anderson, Penelope Deese, Gretchen Graham, Rebecca Yule, Libby Crawford, Ms J Shand Absent: Louisa Champion, Kate Brabant, Paulina Neas, Kirsten Meyer

TutorGroup TS Front Row: Emma Ferguson, Juliet Dixon, Gina Maher, Nicole Middleton Second Row: Bianca Hurrell, Pamela Smith, Amanda Spiers, Johanna Duncan, Emma Warrington, Miss Paula Townsend Third Row: Anisa Beckman, Kristie Richards Absent: Anna Clark-Hall, Lisa Drake

TutorGroup WE Front Row: Preechanute Tovaranonte, Rebecca Leech, Joanna Muir, Katrina Worrall, Marissa Johnpillai Second Row: Emily Beadon, Tinneke Jackson, Danielle Filer, Virginia Irwin, Natalie Lyons, Madame Weiss Third Row: Jane MacDonald, Jacqueline Laney, Yasmin Carter, Anna Saunders, Natalie Perret 63

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RATA

Frolicking, gaiety, vigour, zest and achievement are what Rata 1996 will be remembered for in St. Margaret's history till the end of time! Rata made a splash at the Swimming Sports, coming in a wet 'n' wild third. Then at the Athletic Sports, red, the colour known for being fast, astonished the crowd by coming a bat-out-of-hell third. On House Day the competition was tough, but we were tougher; the colours were electric, but we were electrifying; the standard was high, but we were higher. The house erupted as we slid into second, red, roaring Ratarian rule. Rock on Rata.

Amanda Barker Capt and Kate Reynish V.Capt

TutorGroup AR Front Row: Jennifer Cameron, Jane Wareing, Anna Lawson, Jane Tiller, Kate Apperley Second Row: Laila Beckman, Catherine Thompson, Anna Inkster, Blaise Clouston, Melanie Morris, Abbie Whiten, Miss Arthur Third Row: Katy Peat, Marion Hartman, Jacqui Crutchley

TutorGroup CB Front Row: Jamikora Vitiprod, Jessica Bradbury, Chris Chambers, Vivian Hsu, Esther Lee Second Row: Chantal Moreton, Beth Lawson, Cinnamon Miles, Kiran Nair, Veronica Baldwin, Beverley Freeman Third Row: Michaela Davis, Nicola Winfield, Angela Whale, Katrina Begg 65

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TutorGroup FT Front Row: Stephanie Iremonger, Francesca Goodger, Amanda Barker, Tiffany Robertson, Cheryl Turton Second Row: Margot Neame, Fiona Hopkins, Anna McKellar, Laura Reeve, April MacKenzie, Charlotte Gardiner Absent: Bridgette Tapley, Nisha Nair, Mr D. Fortune

TutorGroup HL Front Row: Kelly Smith, Erica George, Katherine Wilkinson Second Row: Adair Rattray, Heidi Bishell, Melissa Viall, Rachel Townley, Anna Handyside, Mr Hallum Third Row: Kate Smith, Kylie Byrne, Hayley Power, Annabel Wilson, Keri Algar 66

TutorGroup MR Front Row: Jasmine Horrell, Nicole Todd, Angela Murdoch, Charlotte Thom Second Row: Chistine Laloli, Desiree Hansen, Gemma Zust, Bridget Reynish, Jodie Cobeldick, Mrs S Masters Absent: Jessica McCormack, Jae-Young Kim, Francesca Ellis, Racheal Bremner

TutorGroup PR Front Row: Emily Palmer, Julia Chen, Rebecca Sewell, Jennifer Lo, Georgina McCormack Second Row: Yukako Niimi, Chanel Grainger, Sophie Keebell, Anna Hedley, Shanna Hawkes, Ms Price Third Row: Annabel Robertson, Corrina Horrell, Annabel Newton Absent: Kate Reynish 67

St Margaret's College Cultural Arts Awards

Arts Council This year the Arts Council has worked hard behind the scenes to support the Staff Arts Committee ini the writing of a new Arts Policy. The policy is a very important guideline for survival and development of the Arts at our school, whilst being a foundation stone on which to build new activities on. We have also devised a new format for the acknowledgement of success in the Arts, with addition of different categories for awards and relevant emblems on pockets. These will be seen more widely over the next few years. One of the first things people noticed about changes put in place by the Council this year was the Arts Board, outside the Stephanie Young Wing. Throughout the year the Board has advertised many of the upcoming Arts related events in Christchurch, as well as in our school. As we have had such positive respon es to this, it will definitely be continued and extended in years to come. Different members of the Council have been involved in school events throughout the year, and all have worked hard to support them. We went instant - in the "Motifs" dance production, the one-act plays "Hyena Amongst Wolves" and "Living with Lady Macbeth" as well as many musical presentations such as "Dear Felix" with Christ's College. In Term Three we were proud to host two rock bands from other Christchurch high schools playing in a lunchtime concert which was enjoyed by everyone.

Choir Pockets

Virginia Christie Charlotte Cottrell Kiran Nair Sarah Stewart Josephine Yeo

Music Pockets

Chloe Kinajil Katy Peat Jennifer Tsai Leisha Williams

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Preechanute Tovaranonte

Orchestra Pockets Elizabeth Peate Dance Pockets

Stage Management Pocket Sarah MacDonald Honours

Louisa Bryce

Debating Pockets

Rebecca Rae Selina Holiday

Drama Pockets

Nicole Middleton Emma James Kate Rutherford Stephanie Walker

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Annabel Cambridge Pippa Sinclair-Thomson Anna Falloon

In October a special assembly for Arts Awards was held. All in all, the year has been very successful and it is pleasing to see the increase in students participating in the Arts. We have many challenges ahead ofus but we hope that this year's successes are merely a taste of things to come in the future.

Catherine Blair & Rebecca O, Connor

Lizzie Robinson Tessa Brodie Ursula Moore Dasa Vukelic Sarah Ritchie

Dedication and Commitment Nicola Winfield Visual Art Pocket Florence Lim

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Front Row: Kate Hunter, Pippa Sinclair-Thomson(Head of Arts Council), Katrina McCullagh, Prow Tovaranonte Second Row: Toni Potter, Georgina Pinckney, Annabel Wilson, Tessa Brodie, Miss Jan Webby Third Row: Rebecca O'Connor, Margo Neame, Catherine Blair

Community Service Committee This year the Community Service Committee organised a mufti day which raised $240 for the school's sponsored child in India. The 40 hour famine was from the 15th-17th of March and proved to be a lot of hard work. Many students took famine packs, a lot of these came to a sticky end, and were not returned, but nearly $2,000 was raised. I really hope there is a better effort next year! There were hospital chapel visits throughout the year and although it was difficult seeing many sick people, these proved a rewarding experience. Visits to St Margaret's Old Girls were organised to occur once or twice a year for the first time this year. I hope that there will be more support for this group next year - don't be scared of getting involved!

St Margaret, s College Dance Club The Dance Club has continued to grow this year. About fifty students have been attracted to the group, and the open philosophy of providing opportunities to participate in a variety of dance styles, regardless of personal expertise, has been popular. A "fun" atmosphere pervades the club with its focus on friendship, pleasure and performance. "Motifs" was the high point for 1996. The production, held in the Ngaio Marsh Theatre at Canterbury University between June 18-20, was a quality performance, which reflected the various imaginative, creative skills of several choreographers (local and from further afield) and the energetic participation of the Dance Club members. Strong organisation, cooperation on every level of participation, vivid choreography, imaginative costume and set design, and effective stage management together, combined to create a truly memorable dance experience. Club members are proud to acknowledge their coach, teacher,mentor, producer - Miss Jan Webby.

Kate Hunter, Florence Lim, Kathryn Johnstone, Louisa Bryce (Head of Dance), Jorgette Maaka, Esther Lee, Milly Cottrell Second Row: Josephine Ritchie, Natalie Lyons, Kiran Nair, Juliet Dixon, Katie Hinsen, Julia Giblin, Lizzie Robinson, Sarah Ritchie, Beth Lawson, Victoria Shallard, Miss Jan Webby Rachel Paulin, Toni Potter, Jane McDonald, Tessa Brodie, Dasa Vukelic, Jill Ferguson, Third Row: Katherine Zwart Fourth Row: Lucy Wadeson, Anna McKellar, Ursula Moore, Fiona Hopkins, Gemma Walsh, Rebecca Earl Marissa Brandram-Adams, Natalie Corn, Anna Dooley, Lisa Drake, Kate Gibbon, Amy Hadfield, Absent: Hannah Ritchie, Angela Whale, Rebecca Yule

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St Margaret, s College Theatre Sports This year seven brave young women stepped forward for the ultimate experience - Theatre Sports! To be a good theatresporter you require the ability to think on your feet (or the floor, a chair, upside down, or whatever the position you may be in). A fast wit is also an asset (very helpful) and the courage to act in front of a crowd, with whatever part/character you end up playing. Our team had all of this, but obviously not in vast quantities, as our scores sometimes showed. However, in the first round of the secondary schools' competition (which was funded by the Lottery grant - many thanks) we did exceptionally well considering ... half our team was unable to attend and two rather puffed, inexperienced boarders took their places. We ended up second (out of three) after a very close few rounds between the ever popular Rangi and ourselves. You know who I think should have won. We were told however that our most famous game - "gibberish interview" was the best and funniest of the night. And that's where we left our magical touch, back in the third term.

You may say that although theatresports is not as physical as, say, hockey (however it does have its moments), it is just as enjoyable! And if you'll excuse the boringbut-true cliche, we TRIED OUR BEST. Thanks must go to the Court Theatre who ran the events, Craig the babe tutor from the Court Theatre and Ms Curgenven. I hope next year proves more successful, and just as fun. Good luck and best wishes to both new and old, and keep up the good name of "THE SCREAMING MAGGOTS!!"

Katie Nolan

We did not show the signs of true heroes in the semi finals (the middle weekend of the holidays - with half the team away again) which took place at the Court Theatre, where we came somewhere rhyming with fast, in our heat. Back in the third term, Christ's College held three informal competitions (two of which actually occurred) between themselves, Girls' High, Rangi and us. The only thing I can say about these competitions was that they were well attended that was, until the lollies were thrown out and half the audience left.

Front Row: Stephanie Walker, Katie Nolan, Emma Griffiths Back Row: Anisa Beckman, Sophie Cullen, Ms K Curgenven Absent: Seija McIntosh

Drama 1996 has been another busy year for drama. Our major productions have been 2 one-act plays - "Hyena Amongst Wolves" was devised by Juliet Neill with the 1995 sixth form, and roadshowed in other schools. "Living with Lady MacBeth", by Rob John, was directed by Roz Spiers and Trish Minns, and intermediate schools have been invited to see it. Both casts performed to a high standard. The Sixth Form Performance Drama class had been working on an absurd one-act piece by Juliet Neill and delivered side-splitting performances in the forth term. The juniors also have been active. Two one-act plays were presented by Forms One and Two in Term Two, and two more original pieces are due to be performed at the end of Term Four. Congratulations to all our performers, as well as those who performed in the Christ's College production.

Front Row: Annabel Cambridge, Pippa Sinclair-Thomson, Fiona Paterson, Emma James Second Row: Rebecca O'Connor, Jorgette Maaka, Julia Giblin, Nicole Middleton, Natalie Com, Charlotte Cottrell Third Row: Margo Neame, Nicola Winfield, Anna Saunders, Anna Falloon Absent: Ms Juliet Neill

Drama Living with Lady Macbeth I joined this cast quite late, but it was easy to see the amount of work the Drama Club had put into "Living with Lady Macbeth". The script had been edited in places to fit in with the ideas of the directors, Trish Minns and Roz Spiers, and the effect was to move the play along much more quickly and smoothly than the original. The play centres around Lily Morgan, an overlarge, not overbright, reclusive student, who suddenly develops a passion for acting the part of Lady Macbeth. Teased and rejected by "The Girls", when she is confronted by the character Lady Macbeth, Lily is freed from her fear and plans a terrible revenge. The dream sequences were well realised with superb lighting by Richard, and the musical theme of "Lavender's Blue" was carried throughout the play. Remarkable technical skill was showen by the members of the cast, in tableau scenes and slow motion murders, and generally in the portrayal of their characters. Special note must go to Nicky Winfield, whose interpretation of Lily and her development throughout the play was excellent, but the whole cast deserves credit for their characterisation skills, as they presented characters ranging from Barry, Lily's somewhat stuffy boyfriend, to Miss Bevis, the Drama and English teacher. "Living with Lady Macbeth" is a play about personal development, as Lily moves from fear and compliance, through black thoughts of murder to finally exact a psychological revenge on her enemies. It is a story about breaking the rules, striking back at those who have persecuted you, not in the expected ways, but in the unexpected, and about victory and a discovery of personal strength.

"Hyena Amongst Wolves" Roadshow Play One half of the St Margaret's College "Two in One" presentation of plays this year, "Hyena Amongst Wolves" was not new to the school. This powerful and thought provoking short play was written by Miss Neill last year, in conjunction with the Sixth Form Drama class who initially brought it to the stage. Perhaps the reason it was greeted with such enthusiasm from the audience, both then and this year, is that the play is so relevant to society today. It tells the story of Sarah, a barely teenage girl from a seemingly normal, middleclass family, whose only problem seems to be a lack of reading ability. Yet as events develop she feels increasingly uncomfortable, at home and school; until she meets a group of hardened street-kids and learns to "run with the wolves" at last. Unfortunately for Sarah, she runs straight into trouble and ends up lost and alone in a juvenile detention centre. But perhaps the sadde~t thing is, she realises how hard it is to escape from this lifestyle - how painful it is to ask for help. Although the play has a reasonably large number of characters, we managed to share the load between a reasonably small cast - providing hard work but plenty of variation and enjoyment for all involved! Not only did we have the opportunity to improve our drama skills under the inspiring tutelage of Ms Neill this year, but we also added a few dance moves to our repertoire thanks to the patient work of Lisa Wilkinson. Perhaps the most exciting aspect of presenting the play was touring around other Christchurch high schools in a roadshow presentation. Student audiences can be hard to work with and rather critical at times, yet we found this a really interesting (if somewhat nerve-wracking) experience, as it meant we were able to share our production with a broader spectrum of the community than usual. Participating in a school production is always a great experience, especially when we have such skilled ~nd dedicated staff to work with, and it was no exception with "Hyena Amongst Wolves". Hopefully next year even more pupils will realise this, and will not only participate, but come and enjoy the end result!

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St Margaret's College Drama "Dear Felix" Clairvoyants, conflict, aspirations of fame and fortune, stormy relationships and love triangles both on and off stage were some of the features of this year's St. Margaret's - Christ's College co-production of "Dear Felix", presented from September 3 -5 in the Christ's College auditorium. The original musical is the second in what looks set to be a long line of scripts and scores from the masterful minds of Christ College teachers Patrick Shepherd and Joe Bennett. It involved eighteen St. Margaret's girls, with lead roles taken by Toni Potter, Lizzie Wylie, Sarah Bowles and Laura Reeve. Set in the nineties in the "Here and Now" magazine office, "Dear Felix" is the story of a simple idea to increase revenue which spins wildly out of control. "Felix Hapluck, stargazer" is born when cynical reporter Flesh dreams up the idea for a clairvoyant column, putting in a tip for the races. The horse comes in, and Felix-mania begins to take off. Hard-nosed, ambitious Kim quickly begins to develop the idea, choosing a naive junior reporter, whose only aims are to win Kim's love and his own fame. Meanwhile, motherly Julia has just thrown her drunken husband out of the house for the sake of their little boy Robby. In desperation she joins the throngs of needy people, putting their hope in Felix Hapluck to sort out their tangled lives. Felix replies that, "Mr Right is just around the comer." Kim continues to promote him ruthlessly and the crowds can't get enough of him. Felix has finally found the fame he desired, but in a chance meeting with Julia he sees the effect of his letters on the public and begins to question his role. He tells Kim he has had enough and suggests they run off to Motueka together. She laughs in his face. The party is over, except it can't be. How does one explain to the adoring masses, the "fools and suckers", that it was all a bit of a laugh? The aim of "Dear Felix" was to create "more than just a school production" and have an awesome time in the process. Strong acting performances, especially from Toni Potter (Kim), and great singing displays, notably from Sarah Bowles, Lizzie Wylie, and Laura Reeve promise a fine future for St. Margaret's drama. Gordon Tucker's enthusiastic performance as Felix, and Shaun 76

Cottrell 's portrayal of Flesh also warrant high credit. The play incorporated clever monologues from Obadiah, well played by Tristan Pettit. Tristan braved a fear of heights to be suspended from a car seat from the top of the College Hall. The extroverted, lovable, yet somewhat annoying waiters, who got more and more wild as the night went on, deserve recognition for their entertainment value. The play was well supported at St. Margaret's with all tickets selling out, and comments from the audience were extremely positive. Many of the cast agree it was one of the best experiences they have ever had at school. In that way "Dear Felix" far exceeded its aims. And as for those love triangles, it's a looong story - those of you returning will just have to find out for yourselves next year! In the meantime, the "Dear Felix" legend lives on ...

Sarah Stewart

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School Librarian's Report Another school year has drawn to a close and the school library has been busier than ever. Our loans have increased by over 30%, after-school use is increasing and more demands than ever before are being placed on our resources. We are rapidly becoming familiar with the intricacies of Internet and E-mail and are able to apply in practical terms the knowledge gained from so many hours of courses and workshops. Tom Cruise and Shortland Street come to life before our very eyes as well as subjects more closely related to the school curriculum. Mrs Oliver and Mr Wood have explained to me the difference between Eudora and Netscape - their patience is certainly appreciated - so I am no longer suffering from compu-stress. The CD Rams are in use nearly every day, being able to print from them is an added advantage, and our book-stock, the backbone of any school library, continues to grow. We have so many people, as always, to thank. Many of you have so kindly donated books and magazines, newspapers and journals. We could not provide your daughters with such valuable resources without your continuing support. Mr and Mrs Miles, once again, a special thank you. I am firmly convinced we have the BEST school librarians ever. You are all so delightful, friendly and cheerful and very good at reminding me when our librarians' morning teas are due! You have all given up so much of your own time to help in the library and I hope your love of books and reading will stay with you always. Thank you all and I look forward to seeing you in 1997. Mrs Kennedy - thank you for always being there. We look forward to an exciting future.

Mrs Diana H White Librarian

Front Row: Leanne Beukman, Emmeline Halligan, Zara Terrell, Alexandra Watson, Leon Yu Second Row: Charlotte Young, Mrs White, Kimberley Gow, Mychelle Hellman, Josephine Yeo, Justine Guy, Stephanie Allan, Maria Yu, Mrs Kennedy Third Row: Samantha Sii, Kelly Duffy, Amy Watson, Vanessa Cardwell, Marissa Johnpillai Absent: Gabrielle Hegarty 77

St Margaret, s College S.A.D.D. Report

Front Row: J Warren, N Legge, C Turton, B Freeman Second Row: K Aldridge, C Kinajil, N Winfield, A Beckman, L Reeve, V Christie

This year the S.A.D.D. committee has been very active raising the awareness in our students of the serious effects of driving drunk. On the 22nd of March ten students competed in a performing arts challenge, "Crash Bash". The purpose was to come up with solutions to driving drunk and to show it in a performance. The St Margaret's team achieved second place winning $500 to put towards activities throughout the year. A training day was held on the 29th of April to which anyone in the Canterbury-Westland Region could attend. A great day was spent playing games and learning who to contact for various things. 78

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Young EnterpriseScheme This year, the sixth form Economics class was involved in the Young Enterprise Scheme. This is set up to give students experience in running a business. We formed a company and called ourselves "Fractured Reality Enterprises". Which was involved in the merchandising of "Thermal Dress Socks". We purchased the socks from a company in Timaru (Alpsocks), then we packaged them ourselves and sold them for a reasonable profit. The main aim of our company was to run a successful business, learning and experiencing business management, while still enjoying ourselves. Our company was to include every person in the class, so this combined all the skills and personalities and produced a successful and cooperative team. Our Board of Directors were Sarah Monk (Managing Director), Laura Reeve (Secretary) assisted by Anna McKellar, Manesha Fakir and Cheryl Turton (Financial Directors), Charlotte Thom and Jessica Warren (Sales Directors), Charlotte Dellaca and Annabel Robertson (Production Directors), Kate Hunter (Marketing Director) assisted by Lisa Stevens, Tessa Brodie (Personnel Director) assisted by Lucy Borrie.

We held regular meetings on Friday mornings at 7 .30am at Merivale McDonalds. This gave us all an opportunity to meet with our mentor and to also have breakfast whilst we were having our meeting. It seemed to make getting up at that time of the morning more bearable. Our socks were a great hit, they sold easily and sales rocketed. We liquidated our company in early November and after paying tax, we managed to give our shareholders approximately $2.80 for every $ 1.00 they invested. Our company could not have been as successful or had as much fun without the motivational skills of our mentor, Mr Greg Coyle of the Gloucester Street Sports Clinic. We would also like to thank Linda Lightfoot our Economics teacher who has helped us throughout this venture. It is a pity that we can not continue our business, as it was going so well, but we had achieved our aim of running a successful business and, most importantly, we had fun as well!

Sarah Monk Managing Director

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Kate Gibbon, Sophie Rebbeck, Manesha Fakir, Charlotte Dellaca, Sarah Monk, Lucy Borrie, Annabel Robertson, Charlotte Thom, Kate Hunter Second Row: Linda Lightfoot, Angela Frewer, Laura Reeve, Anna McKellar, Tessa Brodie, Francesca Ellis, Lisa Stevens, Cheryl Turton Absent: Jessica Warren

St Margaret's College The Choirs The most significant event on the St Margaret's music scene this year was the arrival of the new Rodgers organ in the chapel. This magnificent instrument with its technological wizardry and "pipe organ" sound should provide a worthy addition to our worship for many years to come. Our thanks go to the 'Old Girls', the trustees of the Endowment Fund and the Board for making the purchase possible. The Senior Choir provided music for some Chapel services such as the Harvest Festival, the Confirmation, the Lent service, the 'Old Girls' Communion, the Candlelighting and Carol Services. They also sang popular opera choruses at the annual winter concert with Christ's College in July and works by Bach at the recital that celebrated the new organ.

The final musical engagements for the year will come during the holidays when some of the choir will sing for Hannah Blakely's wedding at the Cathedral and for Miss Fazio's wedding in the school chapel. This year a Third Form choir was reformed and about thirty girls enthusiastically rehearsed songs from musicals and stage shows, culminating in a performance of an operetta, "Rooster Rag". Our thanks to Mr Hallum for his assistance with animal masks. Other musical activities for singers have included participation in a secondary school jazz workshop and visits to the Canterbury Opera productions of "Tosca" and "The Magic Flute".

The Chamber Choir had a busy and successful year. In March they sang at the Cathedral funeral service of Mrs Isobel Matson, an 'Old Girls' and past Board Chairman. During the year they sang three week-day Evensongs at the Cathedral. They also participated in the Choral Federation Festival where they were one of the eight choirs recommended for the National Final. As a result of their performance in the festival they were invited to be guest artists at a concert by the Christchurch Liedertafel. They were also guest artists at a concert for the Merivale "Probus" club and an historical concert at Holy Trinity Church, Avonside. They sang at the opening of the organ, the Combined Colleges' winter concert and gave an "At Home" recital of most of their considerable repertoire for their parents and friends. As usual they supported the Senior Choir at Founders' Day, the 'Old Girls' Communion and the Carol Service.

It is becoming an annual event to sing a new work especially written for the Chamber Choir by Mr Patrick Shepherd and this year's "O Mistress Mine" was a delightful arrangement which was enjoyed by all. Special mention should be made of the sterling work of the girls who have accompanied the choirs - Preechanute Tovaranonte, Jennifer Tsai, Rachel Townley, Hannah Chen and Elizabeth Wylie.

Front Row: Jennifer Tsai, Hannah Chen Second Row: Preechanute Tovaranonte, Chloe Kinajil, Rachel Townley, Elizabeth Wylie

Chamber Choir

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Sarah Stewart, Preechanute Tovaranonte, Chloe Kinajil, Josephine Yeo, Florence Lim, Meri Machin-Roberts Second Row: Virginia Christie, Charlotte Cottrell, Elizabeth Wylie, Kiran Nair, Sarah Bowles, Amanda Batchelor, Miss Kerr Third Row: Susan Bentley, Tessa Brodie, Lucy McElrea, Leisha Williams, Laura Reeve, Anna Inkster Fourth Row: Lucy Wadeson, Nicola Winfield, Katy Peat, Suzannah Williams, Kirsten Aldridge

St Margaret s College InstrumentalMusic This year saw the establishment of a St Margaret's Junior Orchestra which drew on girls from the Intermediate Department and Forms 3 and 4. This is proving to be a valuable training ground for younger players as well as giving them a chance to make music together. They gave their first concert at a musical evening in November. More experienced players continued to join with the boys from Christ's College on Friday afternoons under the batons of Mr Ellis, Mr Shepherd and Miss Kerr. This orchestra presented items at the combined winter concert. Katy Peat and Leisha Williams have continued their association with the Christ's College Stage Band, with Leisha making her solo debut in the July concert. With the establishment of the Junior Orchestra, some of the wind group were absorbed into that ensemble which allowed our senior wind players, Rebecca and Hannah Rae and Anna Studholme to play chamber music under the direction of Mr Guy de Lacey. They were fortunate to be assisted in the first three terms by Kate Noble, an English GAP student who played the bassoon. At the Westpac Chamber Music competition there were a number of performers from St Margaret's. Preechanute Tovaranonte was in a group which was Highly Commended.

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Kate Hills, Jessica van Schreven, Sophie Cullen, Rebecca Rae, Jessica Ellerm, Emma Griffiths, Chia-Chen Pan, Megan O'Neill, Meg Parkinson Second Row: Katy Peat, Annabelle Mee, Marissa Johnpillai, Samantha Sii, Belinda Bundy, Gina Maher, Leisha Williams, Miss Kerr Third Row: Catherine Rutherford, Stephanie Allan, Charlotte Nell, Christine Owen, Katie Gillespie,

Debating Debating teams - Junior, Intermediate and Senior, have had a busy year competing in Interschool debates organised by the Canterbury Speaking Union, Summer and Winter Quads (our seventh form team won Summer Quad), the Press and the Independent Secondary Schools'. Thanks to Mrs Coates for her work with the Quad and Press debates.

and voice for 1997 ! Many thanks to our coach Mrs Kennedy for her time and effort. The New Zealand Independent Schools' Debating Competition This was held at St Andrew's College in early August. St Margaret's had two teams competing in this competition which involved schools from here to Gisborne.

Junior Debating Third form debating is alive and well. Marissa J ohnpillai and Sara Rennie as first and third speakers were ably supported by Libby Crawford, Charlotte Nell, and Jessica Ritchie who took turns to fill the position of second speaker. All these participants performed exceedingly well, and as this goes to print, the team is preparing for their final competition, having already won two of their three debates.

There was a quick meeting and greeting (and if you're of the opinion debaters are a scholarly looking bunch think again), before we dispersed to argue our first prepared debate. After this we were given the topic for the first unprepared debate. Argh! This was a new experience, but by the second one we were beginning to get the hang of it.

Marissa deserves a special mention for twice being voted best speaker. Grateful thanks to our coach, Mrs Shand.

The competition was run in a way that the draw was decided randomly and the purpose not to find an ultimate winner, but to enjoy the experience and learn.

Intermediate Debating The Canterbury Speaking Union provided us with an exciting set of moots and some good opposition from other schools in their debating programme this year. We were amazed by our own rhetoric in negating that "the national game belongs in the Sky", that "the media tells us like it is", and affirming that "NZ is part of Asia", and even more amazed by our 100% success rate! Taking part in the Marathon-One-Day-Event for Intermediate teams at Rangi Rum Girls' School in September really challenged and delighted us all. Our prepared and several impromptu debates in the space of six hours sharpened our speaking skills phenomenally. Very positive feedback from "stars" of the University and national debating team members made us feel focused and competent. The squad is in good shape, heart

That evening there was a dinner held at Rangi and the guest speaker, Marian Hobbs, gave an entertaining talk enlightening us on several aspects of public speaking. On Sunday two unprepared exhibition debates were argued, with the twelve best speakers in the competition taking part - including our own Margo Neame, who proceeded to rip apart the opposition's argument. Overall the best things, I thought, about this competition was the experience that we all gained, learning new techniques from other debaters and meeting many different people. All credit to Mrs Masters and the other organisers who helped make this event such a success.

Rebecca Rae

Public Speaking This year students from St Margaret's have taken part in three different Public Speaking contests. In all three the participating students have given most creditable performances, gained greatly from taking part, as well as being wonderful ambassadors for our school.

Later in the year, Amanda Batchelor of Form 6 presented an inspiring speech on the very positive aspects ofliving in New Zealand at the Jaycee Public Speaking Contest and in Term 4 we took part in the Annual Rotary Public Speaking Competition.

At the beginning of Term 2 Annabel Wilson, (Form 7), gave a very thought-provoking speech in the United Nations Public Speaking Competition. Annabel spoke on the United Nations theme for the year which is The Education of Poverty.

Three third formers Marissa Johnpillai, Carron Aldridge and Stephanie Walker spoke on the topic "Do We Pay Too Much Attention to Sport and Not Enough to Important Things". All three girls were commended on their diction and maturity of thought. 83

St Margaret, s College Debating Forms 3-5

Front Row: C Nell, E Crawford, K MacBrayne, M Johnpillai Second Row: E Wylie, S Bentley, L Rennie, Mrs L Kennedy, K Hinsen

Senior Debating

Front Row: S Stewart, A Wilson, A Cambridge, V Christie Second Row: Mrs A Coates, R Rae, M Neame, S Holliday, H Kafedzic, 0 East, Mrs S Masters Third Row: J Maaka, A Batchelor, M Machin-Roberts 84

Summer Quad Debating Summer Quad was hosted by St Margaret's this year, on the 19th and 20th of February. It was the first debate of the year for the 7th Form team of myself, Charlotte Cottrell and Virginia Christie, and definitely the most fruitful. The St Margaret's team were outstanding in the mature and sophisticated way in which they tackled each of their given debates, and it was this talent that gave them their excellent results.

Beating St Hilda's and Rangi in the first topic "That Saving the Environment Costs Too Much", the team went on to annihilate Craighead with their highly intelligent affirmative argument "That we Get a Fair Deal". So this gave us the overall placing of first in Debating for Summer Quad Tournament 1996. Thank you very much to all those who supported the Quad Debating teams, especially Mrs Coates and Mrs Kennedy for all their coaching and advice.

Annabel Wilson

Food Technology Thank God it's THURSDAY. Thursday was always a favourite day for most 7th Form Food Tech students, as this was the day we tasted the dishes that we had made the day before.

Safety course at the Polytech which was full of funny moments. Thanks to Geoff and the young butchers who were always ready to pull a prank on an unsuspecting student.

We created a wide variety of dishes, ranging from Chicken Tostatitos, to Deep Fried Camembert to "Dot's Mysterious Beer Soup". During the year we all competed in the Tegel Chicken competition, which involved creating recipes for inexpensive chicken dishes, so the majority of Thursday meals involved feeding our faces on chicken!

Also this year the Kiwi Host course was introduced to the curriculum for the first time and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all, partially because of the unrestrictive style of learning, but mainly due to the tasty afternoon tea delivered by Mrs B during the course! Overall this year's course has been a great experience and an excellent way to obtain valuable qualifications.

For most, the highlight of our year was attending a Food

Rebecca McLennan

St Margaret, s College Chinese I was born in Yining,in XinjiangProvincein North West of China,about65kilometresfromtheRussianborder.Mymother wasfromSaratov,Russia,andmy fatherfromShanghai,China. Havingbeen raisedin a biculturalfamilyhas alwaysgivenme a real senseof heritagein termsof my language,and customs. As a child I was fascinatedby the contrastbetweenmy two grandmothers,onewas a Christian,the othera Buddhist.I was especiallyintriguedby my ChineseBuddhistgrandmother, who had tiny,boundfeet. In her day,boundfeetwereconsideredto be a mark of beauty for a woman,yet her facialexpressions oftenshowedmuchpain and agony. Duringthe 1950sthe relationshipbetweenChinaand Russia beganto deteriorate. As the two governmentsdebatedtheir conflictingviews on Communism,thousandsof Russiansor Russian-Chinese familiesfelt the pressureto leaveChina. For my family,it was a devastatingexperiencehavingto uproot ourselvesfrom a place we once calledhome,howeverI considermyselfblessedto havebeengiventhe opportunityto start a new life in HongKong,and laterFrance. I thentravelledto NewZealandwhereI met my husbandEddie,who camefrom Munich,Germany. Lookingback,I realisedthatcomingfroma cosmopolitan family fosteredmy curiosityto learn more about my own personal culturalbackground,andin sodoinglearnotherlanguages.After completingmy BachelorofArtsdegreemajoringin Frenchand Russianwith Germanto StageII, I went to the Christchurch Collegeof Educationand gainedmy Diplomaof Teaching.I havesincecompletedStageIII Chinese.

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I havealwayshad a greatdesireto put to usewhatI havelearned and also to sharemy experienceswith others. Havingtaught Frenchand Germanover a numberof years,I am enjoyingthe challengeof introducingChineseto schools. In my view,Chinese languageis the languageof the future. There are many reasonsforthisincluding:knowingthe languagewillstrengthen our economicties with China,expandour industryin tourism, enhanceour understandingtowardsthe new immigrants,and helpus to appreciateour own languageand culture. ThisyearI am a memberof the ProjectManagementTeamfor the Ministryof EducationTeacherDevelopmentContractfor Chinese in the New Zealand Curriculum based at the ChristchurchCollegeof Education. The six membersof this grouporganiseand facilitateWorkshopsandprovidesupportto Teachersof Chinesein Canterbury.My involvementwith the ChineseLanguageAssociationas Presidentof the Canterbury Branchprovidesme with a great opportunityto promotethe languagein our community. For St Margaret'sCollege, 1996 is a significantyear. I feel humbledand honouredto be the first teacherto introduceChineseandto teachat this College. My studentsare enthusiastic, eagernot onlyto learnthe language,but alsoto acquirea better understandingof Chinesepeopleand their customs. I wish to extendmy sincerethanksto those who have supportedme in introducingChinese in to the school, especiallyto Claudia Wysockiand her stafffor their encouragement.

Happy Chinese

Luba Roth

JasmineSmith,Lauren Scrivener,GabrielleSparrow,Mrs Roth, Marissa Johnpillai,MoragAyers,Gina Maher Qwan-LingChew,SamanthaSii, Jodie Cobeldick,Jane Allison,Anna Scarlett,Lara Rennie,Natalie Perret, Absent: Esther Lee Kelly Lee, KatherineZwart

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Sixth Form Geography Trip On Wednesday 27 March, the sixth form Geography class headed off in two packed mini vans, carefully driven by Mrs Lightfoot and Miss Fazio, our destination 'The West Coast', via Arthur's Pass. We arrived at the Greymouth Seaside Holiday Park where we were to stay for the two nights. The reason for us heading to the Coast was so we could closely examine the temperate rain forests to help us with our projects. On the first day we travelled to Lake Ianthe, the Ianthe Forest, Saltwater Forest, and Ross. We were kindly hosted by 'Timberlands' West Coast through the whole Journey.

On the way home that day we visited the Mahinapua Hotel for a few quiet ones. (Just kidding, Mum and Dad.) We took photographs with the cheese man and his yellow eyed penguin. That night we had a wonderful dinner courtesy of Greymouth 'KFC'. The next day after cleaning up the camp we headed off to Waipuna, Larry's Creek and Reefton on the way home through the Lewis Pass. We have many memories of the field trip. These were the man called Troy, cooking tea, flashing lights, instant pudding, the graveyard and Easter eggs. Everyone had a really enjoyable time, we'd like to thank Miss Fazio for organising the trip, our driver Mrs Lightfoot, 'Timberlands' West Coast for their time and help and Mr Gilbertson, a member ofRNZFBS.

St Margaret, s College Sixth Form Art History - Dunedin Weekend On the afternoon of Friday the 8th ofNovember, sixth form Art History students, Mrs Newman, and Ms Curgenven set off to Dunedin in pursuit of artistic harmony. Sing-a-longs and good natured gossip sustained us in our long, weary journey. On arrival we were rained upon, but on a better note, settled into very nice motels. We attempted to find 'The Perfect Cafe' that would fit our budget and saw a lot of the Octagon in our fruitless search! The next day we awoke bright and early, assembling promptly for a hearty breakfast (not written in any sarcastic context at all!) and made our way to Larnach Castle to learn some of Dunedin's history and to absorb the beautiful architecture and interior majesty of the castle. Mrs Newman conveniently discarded her caring maternal nature and donned her teacher qualities by forcing us to scale the steepest street in the Southern Hemisphere in order to banish fat from our junk food riddled bodies. After regaining breath (that was really quite hard to regain!) we were treated to a first class

tour of the newly relocated Dunedin Public Art Gallery whereby a battle of the wits began as everyone fought to make as many references to Renaissance painting and other movements as we could! To top off an already perfect day, we visited a yelloweyed penguin colony where Mrs Newman made one of those classic remarks along the lines of "they're probably looking at us thinking we are quirky, socially challenged beings", (only differently phrased!). On Sunday we visited the main cemetery (to see the development of tomb design, Ms Curgenven!), journeyed around Otago University and returned to the Art Gallery again. It was an extremely successful, fun filled weekend, thoroughly enriching our previously half ignorant minds! Our thanks to Ms Curgenven and Mrs Newman for making it so enjoyable.

Jane Wareing

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At Lanach Castle

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Form Seven French Escape to Akaroa It was 'au revoir' Christchurch and 'bonjour le France' on Friday October 11, when nine Form Seven French students piled into the school van for the French experience of the year. We didn't quite make it to France, butA.karoa provided the perfect destination to immerse ourselves in French culture, cuisine and language, and generally experience the French way of life - what better way to learn a language? Several stops later we reached our home for the weekend, nestled in half an acre ofland in the hills of sleepy Akaroa. Dinner that evening was spent at the new Akaroa Winery where we enjoyed a great meal. Then, seeing we were the only inhabitants of the restaurant, we decided to provide our own entertainment for the night, as there was a piano, a dance floor and a brilliant acoustic for singing. The place rocked (! !), and the owner praised our marvellous talent, but after he looked at his watch a few times we decided it was time to leave. The next morning we woke to find Madame had gone to buy the day's bread (vety French) and so we proceeded to cook a fantastic gourmet breakfast of crepes filled with fruit and melted chocolate. By the time we'd finished it was time for lunch. We packed up a picnic of cheeses and bread and headed down to the waterfront to eat and have

a look around the shops, where the only things bought were Instant Kiwis by a few lottery addicts, secretly purchased as Madame Weiss had banned them. We managed to take enough time out from eating to watch Marcel Pagnol 's tragic but true film, "Manon des Sources", which completed our bursary literature and film studies for the year. We enjoyed a five course culinary delight that night as we tuned into the election coverage: salad, ratatouille on rice, cheese and bread, tarte aux pommes and finally toasted marshmallows - not very French, but a nice touch anyway. We went to bed about one a.m. after Heather finally admitted we were not going to see Ms Brennan and her M.P. husband on national T.V After a late start the following morning, we went down to the Akaroa Bakery where we sat under umbrellas in a rainstorm and had croissants and coffee. Finally it was time to bid our taste of France adieu and sing our way home to the normality of school life. It was a wonderful weekend which was a great way to wrap up the year, and we thank Madame Weiss for her time and enthusiasm in organising a very beneficial part of our French study. Of course we'd much rather have been in a classroom, but c' est la vie.

Sarah Stewart

Front Row: Rachel Perret, Heather McKenzie, Madame Weiss Back from left: Emma Wyeth, Charlotte Paulin, Rebecca O'Connor, Lara Rennie, Amanda Batchelor, Virginia Christie, Kim MacBrayne Inset: Dasa Vukelic 89

St Margaret's College Alliance Francoise French Oral Competition At the senior level this year we had four seventh formers representing the school, as two girls were able to participate in the Hors Concours section for those who had some French in their background. This competition was won by Dasa Vukelic, with Rachel Perret in second place. Heather McKenzie was placed fifth in the regular inter-schools competition, while Virginia Christie received a Merit Certificate. At Form Six level, Rebecca O'Connor also received a Merit Certificate, while Certificates of Attainment went to Amanda Batchelor, Form Six, and Kim MacBrayne and Emma Wyeth, both Form Five. Charlotte Paulin received the certificate for being the best in oral French at St. Margaret's in Form Four and Lara Rennie received the same certificate for Form Three.

Prue Hilgendorf F7

Sixth Form Classics "Field Trip" One of the highlights of sixth form classics this year was a successful quest for the Athenian Dinner Party Christchurch style. Our searchings led us to Santorini on Durham Street! There we sampled Grecian delights such as moussaka, souvlaki and kalamari, spanakopita, falafel and briami kleftico followed by yiaourti me meli and baklava! We also listened to authentic Greek music and were taught Greek dances, to the amusement of the other diners and our Greek hosts. Our Athenian Dinner Party was true to life, except for a few deviations. A true Athenian Dinner Party consisted of men only except for the "flute girls"! The men reclined on couches, but we sat on upright chairs at a long table. They would have eaten with their hands being polite St Margaret's girls, we didn't dare! They drank wine and water - we drank water and water. The ancient Greeks discussed politics and war, but we'd had enough from Mr Kerr during History that morning! The other culinary occasion in which we savoured the food of the Ancients was on Open Day when we displayed to the unenlrghtened what a delicious subject Classics is.

Meri Machin-Roberts

The Glacial Quest On a warm yet frosty morn, there gathered at St Margaret's College, a group of most intrepid Form Seven geographers, preparing to begin a quest that would not only lead them to a greater understanding of the majestic glacier, but unbeknown to the girls, also would teach them well in the skills of survival. In the typical high-spirited enthusiasm of St Margaret's girls on a trip away from school, they boarded three vans bound for the West Coast, more specifically Fox Glacier. What drew the girls to this region one can only speculate on. Was it the magnetism of the unknown, or the tempting array of bikkies carefully selected by their knowledgeable chaperone, Mr Grant Belcher? After passing on blind comer, negotiating narrow mountainous roads and surviving near accidents, the trio of vans pulled into the fine and well established motor camp where they would reside. The two nights spent in the luxury accommodation were all but dull. Some found solace in a good book or wholesome game of cards, while others did their bit for race relations with tourists of Israeli persuasion. While the nights were fun, the girls found the slide shows and the visit to Fox Glacier invaluable learning experiences and were provided with a smart booklet in which they could record glacial information. Unfortunately, due to circumstances beyond the group's control - ie torrential downpours and widespread flooding, the group was unable to carry out the scheduled walk on Fox Glacier, unless they were prepared to ford eight metre streams. The trip back was enjoyable, most especially the stop in Hokitika at "Porkies Fast Foods". All in all, a wellplanned-out and fun filled trip and very life enriching.

Pippa Sinclair-Thomson

St Margaret's College Form Three Camp Camp Highlights Tuesday morning came and the boarders woke from bed, We packed up all our gear and then the teacher said, "Get on your bus, load up your gear, It's bus number two, warm clothes you'll wear". Our bus pulled away at nine fifteen, Friday our parents would next be seen. Off to Temple Basin in three bus loads we go, lots of fun awaiting us, just what we do not know. At Arthur's Pass we arrived that day, for a toilet stop and a movie - yea! We socialised and ate our lunch, on the buses munch, munch, munch. We walked up to Temple Basin hut, my ankles falling in to many a rut. The two small huts are now in sight, excitement arises, we're suddenly bright. 108 very tired girls we were, but an early sleep did not occur. Our bunkroom talked till one o'clock, then I fell asleep just like a rock. The next day started at 7 in the morning, all the girls were tired and yawning. Orienteering was planned for that day. Other activities too, 'oh Joy', we all say! Half the class walked all that day, while we took the time we had to play. Tomorrow I'd walk, I'd use my wit, I went to sleep not looking forward to it. Thursday came and Thursday went, We walked the mountain, up hard terrain we were sent. We were stuffed when we got to the lakes at the top, We had a snow fight, ate lunch and had a good stop. In bad weather we went back down to the hut, we thought walking down would be easier but, It was hard on our legs on the shingle slides, to get to the bottom we all took large strides. When we got back we were smelly and wet, but none of us minded, we were not upset. We drank hot soup to warm us up, and warmed our hands around the cup! When Friday came there was cleaning to do, vacuuming, sweeping, and cleaning the loo. We set off that morning, down the track, Our parents were waiting when we got back. Camp was fun, a good experience too, but we were glad to return to our homes, that's true. Back we all went to our own little ways, Thinking of the fun in the last few days!

Libby Crawford F3 92

St Margaret s College Form Four Camp Temple Basin The trials and tribulations of the inaugural fourth form winter ski camp at Temple Basin are written below. We warn any younger readers at the college to skip the following details (a) because some may shock you, and (b) some things may be untrue as we came to the realisation that as this article was to be included in the school magazine, we must endeavour to make it sound like a positive experience. However as you (foolish ones) read you will discover the many obstacles 4th formers had to overcome, merely to survive "Temple Basin". Even on the way to Temple Basin all ofus quickly became aware of the dangers that we were to face. We hadn't even arrived at camp, in fact we were still in the bus when our lives flashed before us, as the bus slipped backwards in the heavy snow on Arthur's Pass. Unfortunately at this particularly time we were driving above a gorge (about 100 metres below us) which only made the moment much more frightening and memorable. One event, to scar our lives forever and we weren't even at the bottom of the hill! We finally arrived in one piece - just! We got out of the bus to be greeted by huge amounts of snow falling from above: another life-threatening predicament to add to our collection (too much snow can be bad for you - didn't you know that?). The only way to make it up to Temple Basin Ski Area is to walk. Even in the summer (as the third formers discovered) the climb up is a hard, and often dangerous affair. Well, we got to walk the track in a blizzard five times as hard and ten times as dangerous. Now, the Temple Basin track isn't your average Sunday afternoon stroll - it's a gruelling 1.5 hour climb with sharp comers that immediately contradict themselves by turning in the opposite direction (they call this a zigzag track- but I call it a big waste of time), avalanches at every third turn (well not really - but a flock of snowballs hitting you from above all the same) and flashes of lightening every two minutes (from the cameras people tended to use a little too often!). The track seemed to last forever, every time we made it to the top of one hill another would rise before us, but finally someone sighted the hut. We had made it! And as we arrived at the goods lift to collect our packs, we were rewarded with a frozen chocolate fish. Once again we had faced death and had come out on top - how many more lives did we have?

Emma James

Skiing Temple Basin Ski Field was a lot smaller than I had expected, but the snow was really fresh and a lot of fun to ski. For most people the nutcracker was a new experience and a very challenging one at that. Often in fact it seemed harder to ride up the tow than to ski down. If people had not managed to keep the rope on the tow, the ride up became increasingly interesting, either being dragged up on your belly, or airlifted up by your nutcracker. But after a bit of practice it came naturally and aside from a bruise or two, the rope tow adds to the excitement and challenge of Temple Basin. Whether a great skier, or a beginner everyone enjoyed themselves on the snow as well as improving a lot. Night skiing especially, was really exciting and surprisingly warm. When it was finally time to leave, everyone was dying to get back to civilisation. Being around your friends constantly for four days can make some time alone seem very appealing. The walk down was heaps of fun, and we did try as hard as we could to remain on our feet. As we piled into the bus, ready to leave Temple Basin and Form Four camp I think everyone would agree that Temple Basin camp had been a great success and a lot of fun for all.

Amanda Hanafin

FormFourCamp SnowCaving- TempleBasin Snow caving! For the bold, the brave, and the hardy! Yeah right, you're probably thinking to yourself, and the incredibly stupid. That's us in the photograph. Me on the right with a goofy look on my face. Amanda in the middle and Emma next to her. You can probably picture our snow cave in your mind - tiny and cramped, white everywhere you look, snow through everything and cold, unbelievable cold! What a nightmare you're thinking, how did those poor girls manage to fake a smile long enough for the photograph? Shock, horror! The smiles were actually real! We had a great time in the snow cave, absolutely fabulous! I think all ofus would agree it was the best night of the whole camp. We'd spent two or three hours shovelling snow that afternoon so our cave was really quite roomy - it could sit six and sleep three pretty comfortably plus, as an extra bonus, it had a long curvy chute leading into it that you got to slide down whenever you left the cave. As for the "white, everywhere white", Amanda and I brought down jumbo bags ofM&M's which we all stuck in the roof and walls of the cave to provide little splashes of colour! Of course I'm not suggesting we stuck all the M&M's in the walls of our snow cave, quite a few found their way to our mouths! And ifby chance in the middle of the night one of us got a niggling peckish feelings we just pulled an M&M out of the wall. They are some delicacy when prepared frozen snow style! We all put blue tarpaulin down on the floor of the snow cave and that stopped all of our stuff from getting snowy. I don't think anyone believes us, but the snow cave was not cold. I mean I'm not suggesting we all lounged around naked, fanning ourselves with palm leaves, it wasn't exactly hot either. The snow cave was not hot and not cold -just kind of room temperature, I guess. We all went to bed in all our thermals and skivvies none the less! I should really say eventually went to bed. One of the great things about the snow cave was that from the outside of it, you couldn't hear a thing said on the inside of it! Not even if the person on the inside was yelling their heart out. The three of us took advantage of this fact and yelled and screamed half the night! We let out all the rage we had about our most despised teachers, and our most annoying siblings! We screamed our little hearts out and it was lots of fun. I hate to admit it, but before we went to sleep we were all a little nervous. As much fun as a snow cave certainly, is it is not one of the most comfortable places to spend a night. Worse than that, Amanda had been scaring us all,

putting ideas in our heads. "What ifit drips during the night? ... What if the whole thing collapses and we're buried alive?... What if there's a huge storm during the night and the entrance to our cave gets snowed over and we can't get out? And nobody can find us ..." As I dropped off to sleep, I was imagining a big brown bear finding the cave and somehow getting inside and eating us one by one .... amgh! I know it was irrational, seeing as we don't have bears in New Zealand, but never the less that was the thought that scared me. I was so proud of our snow cave! Throughout the evening a couple of the guys on camp came to see us and our cave (Hi Anna! Hi Belinda!) and all the teachers did too, which was pretty nice for them, considering the climb from our snow cave back to the cabin where they were sleeping was pure torturous agony! "Great cave", they all said, "Really amazing isn't it?" And it was. Absolutely fantastic. It was thanks to Amanda's ingenious mind for design that the cave turned out so well. It was the weirdest feeling to reach out in the night and touch snow, I can't explain it, but it feels like magic! In the morning we all woke up at almost exactly the same time - 4 .30am, painful! "Amanda", said Emily "Is itjust me or has our roof sunk?". She was right, it had! The night before the roof had been at least a whole 10cm higher. That morning we couldn't even sit up - the roof was too close to the floor. Not that we minded, none ofus could be bothered to get out of our sleeping bags anyhow. At 6.00am Simon, a teacher at the camp came down with hot milo for all of us! We couldn't believe it - it was about his tenth trip down torture mountain to see us, and at six in the morning. How kind! We were so grateful. Milo was just what we'd needed! After our Milo we hung around an hour or so in our glorious snow cave before packing up and trudging the arduous track, back up to the lodge for much needed showers and breakfasts, and pow wows with the friends we hadn't seen for twelve hours. The snow caving was an awesome experience, truly smashing! I haven't been able to describe just how great it was, but believe me if you ever get the chance to go snow caving yourself, DO IT! It's incredibly joyous and I promise you'll have lots of fun! PS Thanks Donna and Mackie for all your help shovelling snow!

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St Margaret's College 14 Years, With Time Off For Good Behaviour? In November 1983 we arrived at St Margaret's decked out in our green pinnies and regulation green underwear and headed for the one roomed junior school (now the art department) and braved a sea of four to ten year olds, the primmer one class being comprised of just the two of us. It was in that room that we were set to stay for more than six years and that school for nearly fourteen. We had three different teachers during that time, a new principal (Mrs Gardiner), a new chapel (as opposed to the school hall with the sanctuary where the trampoline is now) and many other such innovations. We started each day with a run round the field and if we forgot our rompers and V necked sport tops then we ran in our underwear. Music lessons under the cafe with Miss Kerr were a great favourite and at the end if we had been good we paired off and skipped allegro or tento to the door. At end of term chapel services Rev. Carol provided us with chocolate fish for the duration which was greatly appreciated, and generally, we were very spoilt. Once we hit the big Standard 4 we were privileged enough to be allowed to venture as far as the walnut tree near the tennis courts, but the rest of the school was out of bounds to everyone. Also at this age (being so old) we were allowed to eat our lunch on top of Buckingham Palace, (the wooden castle that's now at the new junior school). We soon hit Form 1 and some most memorable events were the day the 7th formers took off down Shrewsbury Street in a mass attempt to run away. They were chased and brought back to the chapel where they stood up the front and apologised to the whole school amid both laughter and stem looks. Another funny event occured when the boarders from

Acland House swapped places with our boarders quite unnoticed. A final memoir, which is particularly humorous, happened when some loose boards in the neighbour's fence were made a little looser by students (who shall remain nameless) and the neighbour's chickens escaped onto the school field. We sat back and laughed as Miss Mangos ran wildly around the escapees, finally directing them back home. But the highlight of our lives at SMC was of course the day the tuckshop broke away from the restraints of pies and sandwiches in introducing a great new line of sweets. For hours we stood and stared in awe, drooling from hunger and excitement at this latest innovation. As the anticipation of leaving builds and we contemplate our life at SMC, we conclude that perhaps we are more immature now than when we started, but we've had fun and are now set to go wild in the big, wide world. During our time we've seen three principals, four uniforms, heaps of new buildings, staff and students. We've seen chaos, turmoil and total destruction and that's before we hit the senior school. The huge and ominous Tonbridge that we dreamed of from Buckingham Palace, is now almost behind us and our hymn books, which were once our pride and joy, are soon to be left by the wayside. Before long we'll be out of here after fourteen years, and the red ties will be traded in for a leaver's t-shirt. St Margaret's College 1983-96. Been there - got the tshirt.

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National Power Flying Course April 1996 RNZAFBase Woodbourne Earlier this year I was accepted onto the National Power Flying Course. This was run by the ATC (Air Training Corps). As the only Christchurch based cadet, I joined 28 other cadets from throughout New Zealand at RNZAF Base, Woodbourne, for an intense two weeks learning how to fly. Over the following fortnight our days began at about 5.35am and finished about 11.00pm. We were split up into groups of about five people. When we weren't flying we were learning check-lists. There are pre-flight checks, starter checks, taxing checks, radio calls, pre-takeoff checks, as well as takeoff checks - and that was before you even left the ground. Once in the air nearly every movement was accompanied by a check-list. We also had to study the previous night's theory lesson so that when your instructor simulated, for example, an engine failure you knew what to do. When we got sick of studying (which never took long) we played hacky, the brick game, talked, lay in the sun or slept - all of which was pretty cruisy. We also had to marshal the planes in and out. - I personally found this the hardest thing to do. I didn't like standing in front of a plane whilst a member of my group drove it towards me! We all had to work pretty hard during the fortnight, but it was worth it just to hear the instructor say "OK Kirsten, I think you can take her up on your own now. Have fun." And I did. Flying solo was a huge buzz, and would have to be the most awesome thing I've every done. I made heaps of new friends in Woodbourne and left with memories of people getting stuck in the seatbelt, trying to take-off without being on the runway, falling off the wing and giving the instructor heart failure by doing accidental wing drops as well as many other things. I also learnt that the only thing worse than being sung "Happy Birthday" in the Cafe, is the threat of it happening in the Airforce mess!

Kirsten Aldridge F6

St Margaret, s College Smoke. Free Hilary Challenge On Saturday the 6th of April, Jacqui Laney and I left on a journey that I will probably remember for the rest of my live. The Smoke Free Hilary Challenge was a joint venture between "Smoke Free"; the Hilary Commission, Outward Bound, Outdoor Pursuits Centre (Turangi), Spirit of Adventure Trust and Mountains to Sea Limited. The idea was about following in the footsteps of the early explorers and the early Maori. There were four groups of 10 making four journeys. Two of the groups started their journey at the Outdoor Pursuits Centre in the North Island. The other two groups (which we were in) started in the South Island at Anakiwa, the Outward Bound Centre in the Marlborough Sounds. At the Outward Bound school we were involved in tramping, sea kayaking, soloing (for two days) paddling a waka, staying at Waikawa Marae, and finally sailing cutters. The last six days were spent on the Spirit of New Zealand with all four groups meeting up. On the Spirit we sailed around the sounds and completed our journey in Wellington. I feel privileged to have been able to go on the Smoke Free Hilary Challenge, as it was in some ways "time out" of real life and permitted us to experience things we might not have in other situations. I believe that I learnt a lot about myself and how I relate to others. We learnt to fail (and to succeed!) and through this we understood more about ourselves and grew from it. I learnt that to live very closely with ten others is hard work, but is very rewarding. Although we wanted our adventure to never end, we were also ready to go home and face new challenges and try to achieve the goals that we had set for ourselves.

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Winner of StorreyEssayWriting Cup 1996 Red Delicious He didn't want to do it from the start. Sure, he liked apples - but stealing them from the orchard? That seemed to be going a bit too far. Eve had always been a lot more dominant than he; it was the sort of symbiotic relationship where she fed on his weakness and he on her strength. Yet it always, he reflected, seemed to get them into trouble. With somebody or other. This, though, was one of her more bizarre ideas, and he wasn't particularly keen to follow it up. Not that he had much choice. So the next day, when Eve bowled through the living room and into the kitchen at a quarter past six with a flush of excitement on her face, he knew what was coming. "It's a beautiful evening out there, the red sky and warmth and all ...it's going to be a really clear night you know" she told him breathlessly, randomly shoving an interesting arrangement of groceries into the shelves. "That's nice" he sighed, with a sinking feeling in his stomach. This was always the prelude to one of her 'romantic plans' - midnight walks, swims, or even games of tennis, sometimes that blasted outdoor theatre for Shakespeare ...all very inconvenient and impractical. He would much rather spend a nice evening in front of the telly, ice cold beer in hand and plenty of those chocolate covered mints ... His momentary reverie was broken by her restarted flow of speech wafting in formidable waves from their little kitchen. "So, what do you think?" she asked, and he started, realising he hadn't heard a word of her charming monologue. "You weren't listening, were you"? she said, flopping onto the couch and loosening her shoes. She could always read him like that, he reflected, before composing himself for another shaky defence. "No ...but ifit was anything to do with that plan of yours to steal those apples, I'll have nothing to do with it. I mean it Eve. You've talked me into some pretty stupid things before but this time ..." His words were cut short as she burst into laughter. "What?" he demanded, frustrated at his inability to take control of the situation. "Oh nothing - honestly, you're taking this far too seriously!" she countered, wrapping an arm around his shoulder. "We're not planning to steal anything. I mean, considering all that noise we put up with from their

damn machines thundering around the trees all day, it's only fair we get something in return. And those Braebums, ...oh they lookjust divine. Come on, they'd hardly miss one or two" she pleaded, but he remained unconvinced. "Eve, it is stealing, and if those machines you're talking about are the mowers, they only use them once a month and they're not really that noisy at all." She sniffed, then regally picked herself up from the couch. "Fine then. Just don't expect to eat any when I bring them home!" she snapped, and stormed off to the bedroom. Sighing, he idly scooped up the newspaper and thought about the evening ahead. Might as well fix his own dinner ... "Okay, you can let go now" she hissed as he lowered her over the fence. Straddled over the rickety wooden fixture, he was hardly in a position to meditate on the situation, so he loosened his grasp on her hands and, after waiting for the muffled thud on the ground, followed her over. "I can't believe you talked me into this", he whispered marvelling both at his own weakness and her skills of manipulation. "Don't be silly. You secretly wanted to do this all along" Eve retorted, motioning him towards the nearest shadowy contortion. "Oh yes, you know I did" he grunted sarcastically, then added "Okay, let's just grab a few and get out of here. I'd rather not spend my whole evening lurking around strange looking apple trees if you don't mind." "Scared are you?", she countered cheekily. "Look Adam, I know you desperately want to get back to the ads on TV..."; she paused to glare at him; "but we can't just grab any apples you know. I read somewhere that each tree tends to grow apples of a different quality, and if you taste one off the tree then that's what the whole lot will taste like." "Oh yeah, and which trashy magazine told you that rubbish?" he questioned disbelievingly. She ignored him, fondling a rather large apple that was dangling in front of them. "And it's a good idea, don't you think, to try one first? Just to make sure we're not wasting our time ..." "We are wasting our time" he replied, but wearily took the apple she offered him anyway. She chose one herself, then motioned for him to begin eating. His was 99

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very crisp and juicy, with a delicious sweet taste; apart from the skin, which was a little sticky and bitter - probably just sweaty from his hands he thought. He cast their finished cores back over to their side of the fence, so that their looting would remain a secret, watching them circle in a long white arc in the moonlight. Then he joined Eve in bundling more of the shiny fruit in their shirts before making a hasty retreat. Lying in the hospital bed, he was faintly aware of a light flashing in his left eye. Slowly he began to regain consciousness, until he could make a man's face behind the bright spot of light which had now moved on to his right eye. His head groggy and body numb, he tried desperately to figure out what was happening. "Are you God?" he questioned the hazy face hovering above him, trying to make some sense of the situation. "If you like" the smiling doctor replied, putting down his torch. "Now you're going to feel fairly rotten for a while yet, so I don't suggest you put on the heroics and try to get up just now" he continued in a grave tone befitting his cherry face. "W...what happened?" Adam asked, confused. "Why you were poisoned, of course!" the doctor said in a surprised tone, as if expecting him to have been fully aware of what had been going on during his bizarre sleep. "The girl too. You're lucky not to be in a more serious condition, the number of those apples you ate. They'd been sprayed earlier that afternoon - I'm surprised the taste didn't put you off!" he concluded, filling in something on a chart. Adam tried desperately to remember what had happened, but the overwhelming fog in his mind proved very unhelpful. Finally he grasped an image of the apple trees, jumping over the fence ...he knew they shouldn't have done it. "Is Eve all right? Am I going to die?" he asked, but the doctor had already left the room. His eyes clouded over again, and a fitful sleep once more prevailed. Flicking through his late Grandmother's worn out book, Adam felt the distinctly uneasy feeling in his stomach grow. Finally he carefully put it down on the coffee table and looked across at his wife. "Eve" he started, then stopped to think for a minute. "Eve, did you ever have a snake when you were little? Ever talk to one, maybe?". She looked at him strangely, then picked up the book. 100

"Oh, the Bible huh?" she said, smiling. Then she wormed her way around the table and sat beside him. "Adam, darling, listen to me ...well you know I'm pregnant. And you know I've been thinking dear," - she paused momentarily to wink and glance at the ancient book - "that perhaps I'll call the baby ..." "Cain? Abel?" he asked, eyeing her suspiciously. "Why, no!" she replied. "You do have strange ideas!" He started at first, confused by her seeming change of stance. Then he thought about it for a moment, realising it was always that way, always him taking the blame for her ideas. "Oh yes", he sighed, "of course". How could he forget? After all, it was the woman "The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate." He thought to tell her so, but realised there was little point. So instead, he just closed his eyes and murmured "That's nice dear". And wondered,just secretly to himself, if men the whole world over did just the same. Or was he, perhaps, the first after all?

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Myers' Cup Speech Competition Again an appreciative audience gathered in our College Chapel on Tuesday 26th March to be delighted and challenged by the stimulus of listening to thirteen excellently prepared public speeches on a wide variety of subjects. Our judge, Mrs Ann Elstob, a well-respected speaker/adjudicator in the city, was enthused by the highly polished standard of the entire evening's presentation.

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Myer's Cup Speech Competition - The Winning Speech "MagazineMagic - the shape of ourworld?" Sarah Stewart Form 7 "Can a bra change your life?" "Meet Mel Gibson's makeup man." "Secrets of a babe magnet - Alicia has it - do you?"

Std 2-4 Paula Hurle "Believe it or not!" (Book Prize) Form 1-3 Marissa Johnpillai ''We've all got a lot to learn'' (FoamerTrophy) Form 4-5 Florence Lim "Image is Everything" (Gosset Cup) Form 6-7 Sarah Stewart ''MagazineMagic- theshapeof ourworld?" (Myers'Cup)

"I'm growing a penis - a diary of a woman who became a man." And my personal favourite - "I'm allergic to myself." Yes, it's magazine magic. Is this the shape of our world? Ladies and gentlemen, we are addicted. We can't help ourselves. Those glossy pages staring at us from behind the supermarket counters are irresistible. We must find out if our kissing style is letting us down. We must find out about John Travolta's private hell, how to get gorgeous and lose 30 kilograms in a week. We must read about the haircut that will change our life, and take the quiz to find out if our best friend loves us, or just our wardrobe. And don't tell me you're never tempted to read these articles. Trashy magazines are widely read for leisure and entertainment. The New Zealand Women's Weekly alone has 890,000 readers per week - that's nearly three times as many people as the entire population of Christchurch. Thus they have a huge ability to influence readers, shape our world and can often have a profound effect on people's lives.

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Magazines have the power to affect our choice of style and taste. They can set the trend in many areas of our lives, the obvious one being fashion. Latest fashions are shown to us every week with what's hot and what's not for the season. Some magazines even boast a fashion consultant to help us to look sensational and overcome our fashion problems. House and garden styles are also featuring more strongly in magazines - what's "in" for table settings, renovation "no no's" and now, an astrological guide to gardening - planting according to where the moon is. Magazines shape our world. Harmless enough, right? Yet it is scary that people write to "experts" they do not 101

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know at magazines, for advice. This is particularly worrying where medical problems are concerned. By the time a letter is run telling people they should really visit the doctor, it is likely to be several weeks since the problem should have been seen to. In a world of S.T.D.'s, this is disturbing. And should people really rely on the advice of psychic "Athena Star Woman" to decide whether they should divorce a husband, have another child, or forget that the man is a convicted murderer the stars say the time is right - marry him anyway? They have a huge responsibility - but do magazines really realise the influence they have over our lives - and (perhaps more importantly), do we realise the control they can have. Quietly persuasive, that Women's Weekly you fling yourself into a chair with after a hard day has a lot of power, cleverly manipulating your thoughts, attitudes, taste and beliefs. In my opinion, many magazines do not take their role in society seriously enough. Literally, they can be the shape of our world. Due to increased publicity on the subject of body shape, some magazines have made efforts to tell us body size does not matter as long as you are healthy and thin is not in. Yet despite this, how often do we see larger models unless they are frequenting a "bigger bodies" page? Flawless, sickly skinny models too often haunt the pages of the latest periodicals, modelling clothes for the more average of us to squeeze into for summer. Despite the "curvy is in" phrase, "revolutionary" diets and fitness programmes feature on the front of many magazines. We are drawn to them, hoping this latest diet is the one that will shape us up - work wonders for us. Many of these diets, some advising eating only fruit for a few days, are very unhealthy. Feelings of imperfection can tragically prompt illnesses such as bulimia, anorexia, or bingeing, if the thin message is piled on thickly enough. Magazine articles may disagree, but contradictions when magazines present numerous diets and tiny models affect people psychologically and sub-conciously. The famous saying stands - "a picture paints a thousand words". Until magazines start introducing average sized models and the emphasis on image decreased, nothing will change. What is it about trashy magazines that make them so readable? Just how can a few bits of paper shape our 102

world? A new magazine has just been realised called "That's Life". The title couldn't be further from the truth. Magazines are by no means a true or accurate representation of everyday life. Perhaps that is what draws us in - the gloss, glamour and glitter of worlds totally different from our own, worlds most of us can only dream of experiencing. We have an obsession with the lives of celebrities, envying their lifestyle and enjoy feasting on gossip about them - gossip that the public often have no right to know about. Perhaps it is this that makes it all the more exciting reading about them. But gossip is not harmless. Cruel, exaggerated, or just plain untrue, it can be wrecking for those affected. The Royal Family must be mentioned. Once a respected and glorious institution, the lives of the Royals have been destroyed by the media and those who read the accusations and believe them- no matter how far fetched. Fergie and the toe nibbling incident, Diana and Squidgey - there are some things that should just remain private, but it is a sad fact that magazine magic has shaped the Royals as massive items of media interest. Perhaps without the strain caused from hiding from the cameras, if left to sort out their problems the royal family might still be intact. The extraordinary is also fascinating. We seem to enjoy indulging in other people's tragedies - or the obscene, unreal or just plain weird. To counteract the idolising of celebrities, it is these articles - the downfalls or misfortunes of others - that make us feel more fortunate or adequate in our own lives. Are our own lives so dull we must read about the man who is allergic to U.V. light, the child who sued her parents after suffering years of abuse from them, or the sex addiction of the man who has had 2000 lovers? The function of a magazine should be to entertain, amuse and inform people. However stories like these can hardly be classified as current affairs. They are not particularly educational and do not add to our knowledge or depth of character in any way and yet magazines can be found on coffee tables in almost every home throughout the country. The reality is that magazines influence many aspects of our lives with unrealistic images and are fast becoming the shape of our world. The question we need to be asking is, is this the way it should be? For despite what magazines tell us, a bra can't change our lives, our best friend loves us for who we are, and even magazine magic can't give us the perfect body.

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I'm really sorry that my homework isn't done, but this is my excuse.

There seems to be an ever increasing trend to exercise. Our streets are infested with joggers, red-faced and determined to rid themselves of a few kilos of harmless fat. Fitness centres are sprouting like mushrooms where once there were only empty warehouses and our television sets are being "ovemrun" with ads showing us perfectly proportioned, oiled men and women with more biceps than brains, telling us how we too can achieve this "amazing" figure.

Well, on Saturday I got up and went to have breakfast in the kitchen. When I got there however, my brother had finished the box of Coco Pops so I had to open the only box of cereal left in the house, a box of Skippy Com Flakes. Now I never thought the advertisement was true, but the sun really did come out. It was really hot and it made my glasses stick to my face, not to mention giving me unbelievable scalds and bums. Mum and Dad bundled me up in the car and drove me down to the hospital where all the nurses were on strike over a pay dispute. All of the doctors had caught some unknown disease and all the medical students were camping out on the hospital floor after a hard night's pub crawl. Finally an orderly came to see me and wheeled me into a room where I sat for eight long hours. At precisely 6.00pm some elderly patient - turned doctor, came in and told me to take a couple of panadol, go home and have lots of rest. On a second opinion (requested by my mother) it was decided that I would have emergency surgery in which they would surgically remove my melted glasses from my face. I stayed in Intensive Care both those nights and came home this morning and that's why I didn't do my homework!

Sophie Cullen Form 4

Maybe part of this insane new craze, exercising, is a plea for individuality, with many participants spending hundreds of dollars on the latest flourescent getup that covers a bare minimum, just so they can look different. Unfortunately for them, this very fashionable range of aerobic and fitness-type clothing, no matter how outrageous, is almost a uniform for the physically fit and any thought of looking different would soon disappear upon entering a fitness centre. Possibly the most bizarre part of this new range is that the partakers, who seem to be in great pain, have actually paid to endure it. In these tough financial times it seems absurd that people are willing to spend their precious cash hurting themselves. Too many of these fitness fanatics have ended up the worse for wear simply because the demands of a modem society that says exercise is good have become too great for them to bear. It is for this and many other reasons, that I have decided fitness should be banned as a health risk and if anyone ever tells me I should do some exercise because I'm looking bigger, my best excuse is always "my bones have grown".

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Learning to Drive

An additive freedom. From the shore a dangling carrot. Temptation draws me closer.

Concentrating hard, My heart pounding in my chest like a hammer to a nail. Listening like a quiet mouse, gripping the steering wheel like an owl to a tree's branch observing and examining the course I have to take, feeling rather nervous my throat in strangles of pain. The instructor's voice distant in my head, I tried, I really tried.

Toss of a coin between sense and a vivacious life. The sober side surrenders. The creature tauntingly embraces as I delve into its world. I feel its crisp breath on my vulnerable skin and its dank tongue lick my face. Play. Fight. War. The challenge of dominance. The power of victory.

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I cut its flesh, I carve its skin. It slaps my body, It bites my toes. Adrenalin rush as I caress its voluptuous curves. The clamour of pain emitted from deep within it. But I know I have not hurt it. For this is the sea, the prodigious sea, and I am a mere surfer.

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Curiosity Got The Pig In a farmyard far, far away, the morning was blessed with the arrival of the new seasons piglets. All twelve eased open their sleepy eyes to welcome the morning sun. Of all the piglets, there was not one more curious than Weener. It was him that was the first to work out what this "mother-thing" was. After scrambling up her side, sitting on her ears, then sliding down her nose, he was soon told quite firmly to go away. Weener was the smallest of the lot, even ifhe was curious, he was not boisterous enough to get in first at dinner time. As well as that, he was scorned at because of his tail. The other animals in the farmyard laughed, he was bitten by a dog, kecked by a sheep, snorted over by a horse, and pushed round by the other piglets, all because he hadn't a curl in his tail.

he would swear that a golden silk sheet had been laid over everything, for as far as he could see. But there was only one thing he didn't have. A friend or a companion. He was all alone. Weener was now a full grown pig, but was still without a friend. Until one day, he saw a pink curl, just over the tops of the grass. His eyes brightened, his hair stood up on his back and his tail suddenly bounced up into the curliest curl, anyone had ever seen. He silently stood beside her and waited. There was no need to talk, she simply batted her eyelashes and it was love at first sight. His mission was complete!

Hannah Ritchie F3

Natural Disaster Every night he would find his way up to the hay loft with the chickens and wish on the first star, that his tail would curl. And in the morning he would look at this reflection in the milk bucket and find that it hadn't. Until one day Weener decided that as soon as he was old enough to leave, he would journey and go where no pig had ever gone before. And so the day came. He had it all planned, he knew his escape route. He would roll under the fence in his pen, walk in the middle of the flock of chickens going out to find worms on the front lawn, squeeze through the rabbit hole that Harry the rabbit dug that leads to the vege patch, borrow a few lettuces for his journey, then crossing through the two holes in the dogs kennel, he would be on this way (providing the dog wasn't inconsiderately blocking his path.) Now this was all very well until Mrs Weevil came to pick some marrows from the garden. There being not very many places to hide, Weener had to hide in with the sleeping dog! Boy did he stink! However there was just enough room for him to fit through the tiny escape hole. Weener had no idea what was waiting for him. It took him three hours to get to the end of their stoney drive and after having his daily afternoon nap, he woke up with a snort, and felt fully revitalised! He didn't know where he was going, or how long it would take him, but he knew he had to get there. Weener thought his travels were brilliant. In the morning he would wake up early and see the sunrise. Sometimes

Light blazes, World wakes, Ground tremors, Earthquakes. River rises, Lots of mud, Overflowing, Flash flood. Swirling wind, Dripping rain, Violent storm, Hurricane. Crackled noise, Sky brightening, Poking spears, Fork lightening. Stomach rumbles, Secure range, Dive for cover, Avalanche Angry Earth, Gods Master, Be warned, Natural Disaster.

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St Margaret's College Australian Schools' English Competition

Future Problem Solving 1996

1996 proved itself to be a winner for the numerous girls, Forms 1-7, who participated in this nearly-international competition. Students from Pacific run countries, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu and Malaysia were involved. The contest, organised by the Education Testing Centre at the University of New South Wales, provides a lively and interesting language exploration and analysis tasks at every level.

This year we have had a number of teams registered in the national program and were very successful in getting two of these teams invited to partake in the New Zealand finals in Auckland. These teams were a junior team (Sumin Ahn, Polly Douglas, Megan O'Neill and Sophie Bundy) and a senior team (Catherine Blair, Rebecca O'Connor, Margo Neame and Penelope Deese). Both groups fared exceptionally well in the competition - our senior team were placed first in the role plays and third in the booklet and our junior team was awarded first in their section and so will be travelling to America next May to join in the international finals. We are very proud of all these girls who have done so well, as competition at a national level is very tough and it can be quite stressful and daunting trying to complete a booklet in a time limit of two hours! We also had successes in the scenario writing part of the program with Anna Falloon and Heather McKenzie coming second and third respectively.

We were thrilled to congratulate 60 students on gaining Credit certificates and a further 33 students who achieved Distinction certificates in the competition. The "top" achievers, ie that wonderful 1% of the population who won the coveted High Distinction certificates were: Fo1m3 Form4 Form5 Form 7

Lara Rennie Belinda Bundy Hannah Rae Gabrielle Wall Virginia Christie

These people particularly deserve our praise, congratulations and then red roses for their successes in this fine competition.

Lyn Kennedy Coordinator for SMC

This year has been the first year that Future Problem Solving will be recognised within the school by the presentation of pockets and honours blazers where appropriate. This is an exciting development for the programme and we look forward to seeing students gain such credit for their input into the programme. Thank you to our coaches who have put so many hours into working with teams and also to those who have supported our two fundraising drives this year - hot cross buns and croissants.

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SportsCouncil As usual, the first term was very hectic with the Athletics and Swimming Sports spaced within a few weeks of each other. Both events seemed to run smoothly with no major problems. Again like last year we felt sorry for the staff and didn't want to embarrass them in front of the whole school, so we decided to take things easy and let them have victory in the relay this year. Because this was the first time using the four term year we had to adjust to this. The school cross country was in May and there was a lot of spirit and enjoyment shown. In the third term we had house day which was a really enjoyable day, despite the weather. We had the introduction of table tennis to sports and this was a hit and meant more people could be involved with team events. I'd like to thank the sports council for all their help and support this year and especially to Miss Arthur for all the time and energy she puts into sport in the school. Good luck to all sport teams for next year.

Prue Hilgendorf Head of Sport

Front Row: Emily Bowker, Victoria Lee, Prue Hilgendorf (Head), Catherine Blair, Joanna Muir Second Row: Chris Arthur (HOD Sport), Bridgit McCallum, Penny Munns, Sarah McDonald, Annabel Robertson, Lucy Borrie

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St Margaret, s College Soccer The second season of soccer at SMC saw a 2nd XI arise. The 2nds had several wins throughout the season and played consistently with great enthusiasm and potential. The 1st XI, equipped with a flash new uniform of red and black silks, successfully moved up a division mid season and ended the season on a high - winning their new division, playing the final against Rangi winning 1-0. Many thanks to all the players for a great season, to Vanessa our coach and to Miss Townsend for all her time and effort. Good luck to everyone for next year - may the season be as productive and enjoyable as this year. Keep up the good spirit.

Ronnie and Lucy

M Machin, L Champion, L Curtis (Vice Captain), V Baldwin (Captain), K Chaston, P Astley, MCummings Second Row: A Studholme, A Cambridge, G Pinckney, J Ferguson, J Maher, A Morgan, K Reynish, C Armstrong, S Iremonger Third Row: K Hansen, B Murray, C Kinajil, A Beckman, C Brosnahan, A Barker, B Freeman Fourth Row: S Monk, C Grainger, K Yuill-Proctor, K Robertson, P Deese, L Oliver Front Row:

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Badminton This year we have managed to achieve what was thought to be impossible - to keep badminton going without Susan Clibborn. Our captain, Geraldine Riddle did an excellent job in taking over from Sue, which was not an easy task. She coached many of the younger teams and seemed to be constantly having to rush round after players on Wednesdays. We enjoyed many successes in the interschool competition - our B team reaching the finals and our A team coming second at the Quadrangular Tournament. Our thanks must go to the teachers who helped transport us; our long suffering coach, Mr Smith and of course Mrs Jones, without who St Margaret's badminton would cease to exist. Many of our younger players have shown real promise this year and the future looks really bright for badminton at St Margaret's. Katherine Wilkinson

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Esther Lee, Alicia Hoare, Katherine Wilkinson (vice captain), Geraldine Riddle (captain), Florence Lim, Morag Ayers Second Row: Emily Mercer, Sarah Wichman, Emma Paynter, Virginia Irwin, Antonia Rutherford, Jane Wareing, Jennifer Lo, Vivienne Hsu, Mrs R Jones Third Row: Kate Mills, Emma Griffiths, Kiran Nair, Kamamwan Sookaratana, Kelly Lee, Nerissa Burtenshaw, Angelique Powell Fourth Row: Charlene Tennison, Nicola Mercer, Lydia Dixon, Sophie Cullen, Amy Watson 11 l

St Margaret's College Volleyball This season proved to be an all round success, for each volleyball team. This was the first year that we have been able to enter four teams in to the Monday night competition. All teams did extremely well, with many new enthusiastic players starting this season. The "A" team experienced pleasing results 7th at the South Island Secondary Schools, 3rd at quad, which was hosted at St Margaret's and 3rd in A Grade at the Monday night competition. Throughout the season all teams developed a great attitude and many skills, due to the valuable coaching of Jo Johnson, Paula Townsend and Jacqui Crutchley. Much of the "A" team success is owed to Miss Townsend, as she has offered the skills and experience that has gained her captaincy of the New Zealand women's team. I would like to thank everyone for their ongoing support, especially my vice captain, Annabel Robertson for all her support, administration and organisation. I hope that next season's volleyball experience has the same kind of success that we experienced this year in 1996.

Lucy Barrie

Front Row: Blaise Clouston, Annabelle Robertson, Katie Bell Second Row: Rachael Innes, Jacquie Crutchley, Miss Paula Townsend, Gretchen Graham, Rachel Townley Absent: Kylie Ruawai, Lucy Borrie

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Millie Cottrell, Stephanie Tee, Anna Studholme, Phillipa Russell, Annabel Wilson, Julia Giblin Second Row: Charlotte Thom, Georgina Pinckney, April McKenzie, Pam Smith, Lucy Bowker, Kate Reynish, Natalie Lyon, Vicki Mace, Alex Mcfarlane Third Row: Laura Hitchon, Alex Herbert, Bridgit Lee, Amanda Cartwright, Annabel Mee, Harriet Hall Fourth Row: Skye Rutherford, Bridget Solomon, Anisa Beckman, Sophie Scandrett

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St Margaret s College Netball Tripto Australia It was Thursday morning and the nerves were high, today we were going to AUSTRALIA. It was a brilliant morning as we left Christchurch Airport in a 74 7 and as we arrived in Australia everyone was full on lollies and peanuts and ready to hit the Sydney streets. We arrived at the Waratah Hotel and soon after left for tea at Haymarket (which was a big market shopping centre) down in Darling Harbour. This was one of many shopping sprees during our trip. On Friday morning we were up and ready go for a "big" run at 9 .00am. This run took us on a tour past the gardens and round the Sydney Opera House. The rest of the morning was spent having a good old "Team Talk" and the afternoon spent exploring the Queen Victoria Building and other wonderful shops. Friday night we arrived at Pymbles Ladies College and we were all amazed by the huge welcome they put on with fireworks bigger than Sparks in the Park and a demonstration of gymnasts and singers. Our billets were great and showed us some of the sites by night and day, although we did get sick of having to repeat "fish and chips" for them all the time. We played twelve times in three days and had some good games. One game, when we were playing Seymor A after losing to Seymor B, was and we won although poor Kate did manage to hurt her ankle and was in plaster for the rest of the trip. The hockey parents were great supporters on the side line, which was a bonus. The rest of the trip was spent sight-seeing, eating and shopping and we all have a great night at the "Phantom of the Opera". We went to Manly and visited all the hot beaches. One big highlight was going to the "Hard Rock Cafe" and seeing all the famous shoes and guitars. The whole trip was a great success and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. On behalf of the netball team I would like to thank Mr Cartwright and Mr Curtis for all their hard work and time put into support and to Mrs Pratley for her commitment and the energy she put into "our team".

Charlotte Thorn

FrontRow: Charlotte Thom, Rachel Townley,Vicky Lee (Captain), Annabel Robertson, Hannah Rae SecondRow: Gretchen Graham, Rachel Innes, Sharyn Pratley (Coach), Susannah Williams, Catherine Blair, Prudence Graham 114

Netball Report Netball has again had an enjoyable and successful season, proving popular with many new players who enjoyed an extended season as we played over the two middle terms. With many teams competing both on Wednesday and Saturdays, it required a lot of commitment and dedication from players and coaches. Teams made many improvements as the season progressed. The "A" team competed in the South Island Secondary Schools' Competition in Blenheim during the first week of the September holidays. We were placed 13th out of32 in the B Section, winning 5 out of 8 games. In our draw

we played both eventual finalists Marian College and Motueka High, who we had very close games against, only losing by 9 to Marian and 5 to Motueka. The Blenheim weather lived up to its name, we had heaps of fun staying up at "Moose Lodge" and played our best games of the year at the tournament. Thanks to all the teachers, parents and girls who have helped coach, manage and umpire. Also thank you to Mrs Pratley, teacher in charge of netball and also the P.:s and U16 coach and A team manager, Bill Lee

'B' Netball Front Row: Kate Apperley, Kate Davidson (Captain), Katie Bell Second Row: Hannah Gordon, Nicole Mayberry, Katie Peat, Rebecca O'Connor, Joanna Muir Absent: Fiona Bush (Coach)

Netball U16 'A' Front Row: Alicia Forbes, Victoria Shallard, Elizabeth Day, Anthea McKay Second Row: Kim Hillier, Jasmine Te Amo, Sharyn Pratley (Coach), Donna Hillier, Bridgit Lee Absent: Kylie Ruawai (Captain) 115

St Margaret's College Touch Touch being a new sport in the school, is doing extremely well. In term one there were six teams from Forms 3-7, which shows the number of keen participants. The number of students picking up touch is increasing rapidly and so is our success in interschool competitions. The senior A team improved throughout the season and to our surprise we reached the semi-final. After a very hard-fought game, we narrowly lost by one try in extra time, resulting in a third placing in the interschool competition. A main highlight of our season was to play in the Quadrangular Tournament, with touch being the latest addition to the competition. We outplayed all of the teams and emerged victorious, setting the standard for future SMC touch teams. Thank you to the players in all the teams-you all made the season successful and enjoyable. There is a lot of talent in the school and the future of touch at St Margaret's looks very promising - good luck to next year's players.

Kristie Richards

H Cook, A Maher, E Ferguson, F Paterson, K Richards (Captain), A Lemon (Vice Captain), J Bradbury, F Harper, J Smith, G Zust Second Row: J Maher, A Robinson, Q Chew, P Astley, B Murdoch, E Morris, V Murray, H Bishell, A Dooley, L Peat, L Stockton, J Dixon, S Hawkes Third Row: J Te Amo, S Iremonger, N Grigg, B Hurrell, E Poleman, K Hillier, M Davis, E Day, H Gordon, C Miles, L Bowker, A McKay Fourth Row: P Munns, J Crutchley, L Curtis, J Laney, S Cottrell, A Newton, B McCallum, D Hillier, A Scarlett, K Yuill-Proctor Front Row:

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Gymnastics Once again, this year we had a number of enthusiastic girls all willing to work hard and give their best for the secondary school's gymnastics competition. Practices held on Thursday afternoon were attended by all, with only a few exceptions. It was good to see more young gymnasts coming through the grades to strengthen the team. Once again, the expertise of Miss Fazio was gladly appreciated and we would not have had such favourable results if not for her. The results were as follows: Intermediate Grade: Kate McQuilkin - second on bar, second overall; Elizabeth Wylie - second on beam; Gemma Zust - third on floor; Kate Hunter - third on vault; Amanda Batchelor - third on beam. The intermediate team of Kate McQuilkin, Gemma Zust, Elizabeth Wylie and Amanda Batchelor came first in the teams event.

Beginners Grade: Hannah Dillon - second on bar, third on floor; Phillipa Russell - first on beam, second equal on vault, third overall;

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F Redfern, F Harper, A Robinson, P Munns (Captain), B McCallum (Vice Captain), A Barker, E Ferguson Second Row: B Murdoch, A Mcfarlane, K McQuilkin, B Clouston, E Poelman, E Hough, L Peat, N Lyons, K Zwart, B Lawson Third Row: L Champion, A Forbes, H Rae, H Hall, C Oakley, K Hillier, A Studholme Fourth Row: S Cottrell, C Blair, B Tapley, A Robertson, 0 Nell, J McDonald Front Row:

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Squash It was so exciting this year to see a big increase in girls trying out squash for the first time. We had four teams this year, the A team in the A grade, the B and C teams in the B grade, and our D team in the C grade. For many girls this year, squash was a new experience and everyone was very quick to catch on. We had three out of our four teams in the final, which I think is a tremendous effort and everyone should be really proud of the way they played. A Team BTeam DTeam

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Next year looks exciting with numbers increasing all the time. I'd like to thank on behalf of everyone - Mrs Lightfoot and Mr Woods for their encouragement and ongoing support throughout the season, it is much appreciated. A special thanks to Sarah McDonald who was always there when I needed her, but some advice for next year - when hitting a squash ball Sarah, hit the ball not my face! Prue Hilgendorf (Captain)

Front Row: Jorgette Maaka, Sarah MacDonald, Prue Hilgendorf, Abby Kingston, Jacquie Keams Second Row: Mr B Woods, Amanda Sutherland, Anna Handyside, Mrs L Lightfoot, Seija Maclntosh, Kate Letham, Julietta Rutherford Third Row: Rebbecca Johns, Kelly Smith, Annabelle Mee, Anna McKellar, Adair Rattray 119

CrossCountry The cross country this year was held in May in the second term. It was made compulsory again for the whole school and those not wanting to run competitively competed in tlre 2km fun run. Although the weather wasn't very warm, everyone still involved themselves and supported each other to the finish line. This year the Canterbury Inter School cross country champs were held in Hagley Park. This made transport easy for us, just a five minute walk from school. Our Ul4, Ul5 and intermediate teams came fourth with Hannah Rae finishing seventh individually. The senior team was third and Louisa Bryce was ninth individually and Annabel Robertson tenth. Running club consisted of pack runs again and hopefully we'll have more numbers next year. Winners of the school championships this year were: Ul 4 Intermediate Junior Senior

Tiffany Robertson Rebecca O'Connor Hannah Rae Louisa Bryce

A special thanks to the running coach, Graeme Christie, who has enabled cross country to grow in numbers each year. Lastly thank you to Louisa Bryce for her help and support throughout the year.

Prue Hilgendorf (Capt)

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A Whiten, G Zust, E Ferguson, H Dillon, P Hilgendorf (Captain), L Bryce (Vice Captain), C Nell, A Clark-Hall, B Lawson Second Row: F Harper, A Dooley, A Barker, K McQuilkin, K Letham, C Paulin, T Robertson, C Belcher, L Thatcher, P Russell Third Row: P Munns, C Oakley, H Rae, H Hall, R O'Connor, C Bowker, A Falloon, E Day, L Bowker Fourth Row: J McDonald, S Cottrell, A Robertson, A Egden, 0 Nell, J Laney 121

St Margaret, s College Road Race The road race this year took place in August. Unfortunately this clashed with exams again, but we still managed to enter a team in each age group. Unlike last year, the weather was cold, but this added to the enjoyment of the day and cooled everyone down after a full-on race. There were some very pleasing results this year, especially in the team events. Team Results Ul4 Junior Intermediate Senior

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Some of the intermediate and senior girls made us very proud by being placed in the top ten of their races - June McDonald, Hannah Rae, Suzie Cottrell, Louisa Bryce and Annabel Robertson. Well done all of you, whether you were placed individually or not. Hopefully next year the date will be more appropriate, so more girls can have the chance to participate. I hope everyone enjoyed the Road Race this year and will come back again next year for the challenge. Good luck!!

Prue Hilgendorf

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Waterpolo This year there was great enthusiasm towards waterpolo resulting in a total of three teams - a record in St Margaret's waterpolo history. This year's A waterpolo team far surpassed earlier years. The 1996 "A" team improved dramatically over the season with the help of our new coach, Jason Papps. For the first time this year the A team competed in the A Grade of the South Island Secondary School's Waterpolo Competition, with a high standard of play and pleasing results. Both the B team and the third form team were entered into the B Grade. Both teams did exceptionally well, with the B team having successive wins. It is with great regret that we must say farewell to Ms Brennan, the driving force behind SMC waterpolo. Her sideline antics will be greatly missed. We would like to wish St Margaret's waterpolo all the best for the future.

Amanda Barker & Caroline Belcher

Front Row: V Anderson, S Miller, A Barker (Captain), C Belcher (Vice Captain), A Studholme, E Wyeth, G Zust Second Row: R Rae, E Bowker, K Meyer, L Schrevener,E Reid, A Rattray, B Reynish, H Ritchie, E Sloss, Miss Brennan Third Row: R Johns, D Hopkins, K Begg, A Handyside, R O'Connor, S McKenzie, K Cole, B Murray Fourth Row: L Williams, J Van Schreven, C Gardener, A Robertson, L Crawford, R Hyde, L SpencerYoung

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St Margaret's College LifeSaving As usual there were many people involved in lifesaving badges this year. There was a 100% pass rate which was all thanks to the dedication and commitment of the lifesavers and their instructors. Two Distinctions were gained by Amanda Barker and Josephine Yeo - congratulations for this outstanding achievement. Monica Thacker was a huge success this year, with three teams entered in the competition. Congratulations to those girls for enduring the intense and cumbersome training sessions led by the "hard on the outside, soft in the middle", Neil Lanyon - a superb coach. The A team gained second place out of several Christchurch schools in this physically demanding competition. SMC has not gained as highly as second place for several years. Good luck to all teams next year, especially the A team who will hopefully better our results! Good luck also to next year's Captain and Vice - a challenging year awaits you!

Amanda Barker & Caroline Belcher

Front Row: Josephine Yeo, Caroline Belcher (Vice Captain), Amanda Barker (Captain), Kate Apperley Second Row: Emma Wyeth, Bridgit Murray, Rebecca Johns, Adair Rattray, Rebecca Rae, Emily Bowker Third Row: Annabel Newton, Jessica van Schreven, Julia Johnson, Rebecca O'Connor

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Trampolining Our trampolining season went very well this year with record numbers in the sport. The interschool competition was held at Wharenui Stadium. St Margaret's dominated the Grade 3 class coming 1st, 2nd and 3rd overall and the team was placed 1st. In the Grade 2 section, our two teams came 2nd and 3rd overall. Later on in Term 3, the routines were repeated for the trampolining badges in which the pass rate was 100%. 68 badges were awarded. This year has been a great success with everyone working hard and producing great results. Thank you to my vicecaptain Lucy McElrea and to all the older members for all their help coaching through the term. Good luck to all trampolinists next year, we hope you can continue the success.

Blaise Clouston

G Zust, 0 Bell, A Hadfield, E Ferguson, G Grigg, B Clouston, L McElrea, S Miller, P Russell, A Spiers, A Clarke-Hall, H Dillon Second Row: J Tiller, A Robinson, B Lawson, E Morris, V Murray, B Reynish, A Mcfarlane, A Newman, A Whiten, M Banks, K Apperley, P Todhunter, J Carrol, L Aubrey Third Row: K McQuilkin, L Campbell, E Reid, C Oakley, J Warwick, J Scandrett, T Robinson, E Poelman, S Kebbell, A Simpson, N Lyons, C Paulin, J Duncan Fourth Row: D Hopkins, K Begg, E Day, P Graham, G Graham, H Hall, B Lee, M Hartman, C Horrell, A Mee, K Paterson, S Rutherford Absent: C Dawson, S Warwick, G McCormick, A Calder, R Harris Front Row:

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Kirsten Aldridge F6 Amanda Barker Fl

Daina O'Hagan F6

Melaine Cummings Fl

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Seija McIntosh Fl

Georgina Pinckney Fl

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St Margaret, s College Cricket It was great at the beginning of this y~ar to be able to enter three teams in the Wednesday competition - a big change from when I began cricket in third form, when we were scraping for one. Having three teams meant a search for equipment and coaches but these problems were overcome and it was a delight to see the enthusiasm of all the players and their willingness to learn and improve. The 1st XI had a good year with a mixture of wins and losses which did not always reflect some of the brilliant performances we had - Pip Blakely, Rebecca Rae, and Hannah Rae all proving their worth with bat and ball. The 2nd and 3rd XI's were entered in the C Grade which meant two day games, with everyone having a go at everything. Both teams gave 100% each week and I was pleased to see improvement in all players, especially the 3rd form team, for most of whom it was their first season. Unfortunately we will lose some loyal players at the end of this year and we will miss their support and enthusiasm, but I look forward to seeing heaps of new faces playing next year. With three teams we have needed lots of support and thanks must go to Mr Tony Easter, Mr Woods and Mr Clements, who give up their time to coach and manage. Also to Mr Robin Muir, whose coaching skills have been invaluable over the years and as always, a big thanks to Mrs Kennedy for her continuing support. Jo Muir (Captain)

M Dalziel, R Hawkins, V Wigzell, R Rae (vice captain), J Muir (captain), K Kennedy, S Clarke, A Wilkinson, J Rennie Second Row: L Borrowdale, Mr B Woods, P Neas, P Geere-Watson, J Cobeldick, A Kingston, F Roller, K Johnstone, L Scrivener, E Hough, E Geddes, A Benny, Mrs L Kennedy Third Row: Mr. B Woods, M Cheney, V Christie, N Hopkins, S Fellows, T Halligan, K Shears, L Reeve, M Rae, P Blakely Fourth Row: C Clements, A Forbes, S Walker, N Winfield,E George, M Brandram-Adams, L Rennie, C Tennison Absent: J Allison Front Row:

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Cycling Cycling at St Margaret's continues to be successful. In the Canterbury Schools' Teams' Time Trial Championships, our team of Lisa de Vere, Rebecca Rae, Jane MacDonald and Fiona Bryce took the silver medal - a commendable result given the difficulty of the event. Lisa de Vere remains our most successful individual cyclist, winning three silver medals at the Canterbury Track Championships and a bronze and silver medal at the Canterbury Road Championships; performances that secured her place on both the Canterbury road and track squads. She also rode at senior level in many open road events this season, her most notable result being first in the junior womens' category in the Hanmer-Christchurch classic. Lisa rounded off a successful season by winning the season-long points award in the Canterbury schools' cycling series an achievement based on five wins and a fistful of placings in races over the course of the second and third terms. All our cyclists have raced in the Canterbury schools' events at Halswell on Wednesday afternoon and all have enjoyed success - Rebecca Rae in particular showing great promise. Mr Kerr continues to play the part of manager and after St Margaret's hosted a Cycling New Zealand coaching course he is now officially a coach! However, he says the best bit is waving a red flag when he marshals on Wednesday afternoons ...

Rebecca Rae, Jane MacDonald, Fiona Bryce, John Kerr (Manager), Lisa de Vere (Captain)

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St Margaret's College Skiing Skiing at St Margaret's "goes off" 1996 has been one of the most hectic and exciting ski seasons that the school has seen yet. The ski team once again performed to an optimal level at the Canterbury Inter-Secondary School races, Inter-House Skiing was a real success, the Sunday ski trips were an ever-popular experience for day girls and boarders alike and several students competed away from Christchurch in various ski events. For me personally, it has been great to see the vast numbers of students getting into the sport, whether it be for leisure or competition. In terms of leisure skiing, almost every Sunday during the winter months the ski buses were packed with an abundance of SMC ski bunnies eager to hit the slopes of Mt Hutt. Mt Hutt always seemed to come through, with heaps of snow, sunshine and good times for all. It's a very attractive deal that we get at SMC, a $20 lift ticket, cheap hire and lesson and of course Christ's College have their Sunday ski trips at Mt Hutt as well... This year, the school has also secretly fostered some real ski talent which often went unnoticed. Gemma Zust, a third former, trained hard all season with the Queenstown Alpine Ski team and her

effort gained her top results. In the South Island Championships she was placed first in the slalom, fifth in the giant slalom and third overall. At the New Zealand Youth Champs, Gemma's skiing flair shone again when she placed second in the slalom, sixth in the giant slalom, and second overall. This is an outstanding achievement. Freestyle skiing ( or bumps and jumps) is a sport fairly new to New Zealand and a sport which is growing rapidly. Lucy Borrie and I have enjoyed "training moguls" every weekend with Team Hutt, in preparation for the New Zealand National Freesty le Skiing Champs. These were held at Treble Cone on August 31 st. I was placed fourth and Lucy tenth overall and we both just loved the whole expenence. So skiing at St Margaret's "went off' this year and hopefully next year rips as well. By then we 're looking at having two new editions to the ski sector at SMC - a freestyle and a snowboard team, as well as the good ol' race team. Thanks heaps and heaps to Victoria Ski Sport for sponsoring the race team, to Lucy Scandrett (my trusty Vice-Captain) for all her help and dedication and most importantly to Mrs Newman for her enormous support of skiing within the school. Goodbye everyone, good luck and see you on the slopes!

Annabel

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Skiing On July 20, seven eager skiersrangingfrom form fourto sevenmade their way to Mount Hutt to try out for this years S.M.C.ski team. The conditionswere perfect - clearblue skiesand a two metre packed base of fresh snow. From the results,team placings were Lucy Scandrett,HarrietHall,AnnabelWilson,Alex MacFarlane,CarolineBelcher,Lucy Borrie and Rachel Paulin.Everyone skiedextremelywell and were placed within secondsof each other. Oncethe team was finalisedwe had to get ourselvesreadyforthe CanterburyChampionships, whichwere held at MountHutt.On July 24 we piled into the Christ's Collegebus withthe Collegeteam and headed for the slopes.Againthe conditionswereperfect, with heaps of snow,heaps of people and heaps of excitement.Everyoneskiedthe firstrace with great determination,enablingus to be more aggressivein our secondrun, oncewe were familiarwith the course.By that time the coursehad becomerathericy and rutted,yet we managed to handle it exceptionallywell and all stayedon our feet for everyrun. Our Captainof Skiing,Annabel Wilson, was placed seventh fastest individualand overallthe team was placed fourth out of thirteen competinggirls teams. Unfortunatelythis placing meant we couldnot competein the SouthIsland Championshipsas we had in previousyears. The many eager skiers at St. Margaret's were able to have a go at racing at the annual interhouseski racing competitionon September1. Teams from each house had two attemptsthroughthe gates.The resultswere Matipo 1st (Lucy,Sophie,Josephine Scandrettand Rachel Paulin),Kowhai 2nd and Manuka3rd. All three of these eventswere heaps of fun and with many young skiersachievinghighlywithinthe sport. Lucy Scandrett Vice Captain

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St Margaret, s College Hockey Before I say anything, I would like to thank the coach Miss Arthur and co-coach Cathy Baker, manager Blair Cartwright and all the parents for their support throughout the entire season. A big commendation must go out to Adrian Curtis who I don't think missed over five games of St Margaret's 1st XI hockey from 1992-1996. Thank you very much. The SMC A team perhaps were not as successful as last year, but the unbelievable development of young players in the team shows the depth and strength of St Margaret's hockey for the future. In Premier Reserve Grade, we came third after some inconsistency, where we played outstandingly against hard teams, but dropped against easier teams. In the Canterbury Secondary Schools' Competition, St Margaret's had to default because of flu for our final placing, however fourth was still a good result. We came second in Quad to St Hilda's. In other St Margaret's teams, both the grass teams won their respective grades and U16 came fourth in their competition. Throughout the season we were building towards the National Secondary Schools' Competition in Rotorua. The tournament was a lot of fun, we were lucky to have any survivors after drag-racing down the Luge and Miss Arthur driving down a one-way street the wrong way. St Margaret's was placed a very creditable 7th out of 16 and won the grand fair play award. Good luck for next year team, I hope everything goes well.

Penny Munns

Serena Clarke, Anna Clark-Hall, Skye Rutherford, Sarah Stewart, Meri Machin-Roberts, Amanda Barker, Louisa Champion Second Row: Phillipa Russell, Jane Tiller, Abby Kingston, Hannah Ritchie, Mrs T Keys, Hannah Austin, Eleanor Morris, Katherine Zwart, Gemma Grigg Third Row: Amy Newman, Emily Bowker, Julietta Rutherford, Sarah Fellows, Amy Watson, Sophia McKenzie, Louise Aubrey, Vairi Murray Fourth Row: Jane McDonald, Meryl Verstraaten, Anna Lemon, Jessica Van Schreven, Annabel Newton, Anna Saunders, Kristie Richards Front Row:

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St Margaret's College Rowing Once again SMC Rowing has been a dominant figure in New Zealand rowing circles. We have had a record number of rowers (3 5) this year and we thank Chris Arthur - without her organisation and constant encouragement, we would not have done so well (Chris, are we as good as your hockey players yet?). Trudy Keys, what can I say? We are so lucky to have one of the best coaches in New Zealand. She has helped us through good rows and bad rows. Thanks Trudy, we truly do have the keys to success. Thanks to the the smaller members of our team - our coxes. Without their ability to steer and the capacity of their lungs, we would not have got over the finishing line. At Maadi, the Christchurch schools dominated the field. Our medal tally was four gold, two silver, and three bronze. One of the most outstanding results came from Prue Hilgendorf who took out the U 19 singles - a great way to finish her SMC rowing career. Amanda Egden was chosen for the New Zealand junior team to go to Australia - at 15 years old, this is no mean feat. This is one name to look out for in the future. Farewell to all three of our seventh form rowers, it's been great rowing with you. Well this year has been the best year SMC rowing has seen. A high standard has been set for the future and we have enjoyed ourselves while doing it.

Sarah Macdonald

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Rowing U16 Four Front Row: Amanda Egden, Hannah Dillon, Prue Graham Second Row: Mrs T Keys, Amy Mill, Charlotte Bowker, Ms C Arthur

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St Margaret's College Softball We started the new season nervously due to having new players and some very stiff competition. We lost the first few games, but we continually improved and finished with a run of wins. Chloe ended her leadership as Captain at the end of term one, making one of those very sensible decisions - to commit to her studies. The team would like to thank Chloe for her contribution as captain. I would also like to thank Mrs Batchelor for coaching us and Miss Rod for supporting us during the year. Some of our key players who I would like to congratulate are Chanel, Lisa and Anisa for their excellent fielding, Sam, Sophie, Anisa and Chanel for great batting and those awesome home runs. Also a big thank you to Sarah for her support in term one. Term four, the spring season we have some new members as we gear up for 1997 season. We won our first two games which was a great achievement. Amanda continues superb pitching and is now our vice-captain. Our team is mostly sixth formers so we are on the lookout for new players and to enter a junior team for the 1997 competition. Dedication and Commitment: Anisa Beckman Awards Pockets: Chanel Grainger Most Improved Player: Samantha Cliff Amanda Batchelor Sophie Rebbeck.

Sophie Rebbeck (Captain)

Front Row: Amanda Batchelor, Chloe Kinajil, Sophie Rebbeck (Captain), Chanel Grainger, Prow Tovaronte Second Row: Kelly Lee, Kamornwan Sookaratana, Lisa Oliver, Sarah Monk, Anisa Beckman, Rachel Paulin, Kirsten Aldridge Absent: Samantha Cliff 136

Swimming Swimming always makes an impressive start to the year due to the fact that the annual sports are just two weeks into the term. This is an event in which swimmers of all abilities can take part and have a great day, but it was perhaps especially important for those of higher ability, as it was from this fixture the school's Interschool swimming team was chosen. Over twenty girls subsequently spent the day at QEII pool representing their school, and St Margaret's was proud to note several top three placings were achieved by our swimmers. Later in the season, Louise Stevenson and Laila Beckman competed in the South Island Secondary Schools meet, where they again swam very well. Throughout the season the Swimming Club, run twice a week, also provided a great opportunity for improvement and enjoyment for beginning and more accomplished swimmers. The school is very lucky to have Katherine Mueller, who also instructs at a local swimming pool, as our coach for the past few seasons - her wealth of experience is reflected in the girls' improvement of technique and stamina throughout the summer, as well as their enjoyment. It is a real asset to the school to have a free club open to all with such high quality coaching available. I hope more people take advantage of this and become involved in this worthwhile and extremely fun sport in the future - you won't regret it! Rebecca O'Connor

Hannah Dillon, Caroline Belcher, Louise Stevenson (Vice Captain), Rebecca O'Connor (Captain), Amanda Barker, Emma Wyeth, Josephine Yeo Second Row: Vanessa Cardwell, Amy Newman, Anna Hedley, Hannah Rae, Bridgit Murray, Laila Beckman, Desiree Hanson, Abby Kingston Third Row: Charlotte Dellaca, Leisha Williams, Louisa Bryce, Bridgit Lee, Kim Hillier, Josephine Scandrett, Katrina Begg

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St Margaret s College Swimming Sports The sports day this year was, thankfully, deliciously mild and sunny - perfect weather for competing. Unfortunately though a large proportion of the school decided not to swim, or even not to come, so swimming caps were scarce amongst the bright array of house colours. Yet if competitors were few, they were also impressive - both for their skill (several records were broken) and for their willingness to "have a go"! The main feature of the day was, probably, the great House Croc - where teams of seniors weighed down by colourful clothing, scrambled from one end of the pool to the other, competing for the coveted first place plaque. Who actually won remained a mystery - who competed was not, as bits of balloons and material floated around in the pool! Thank you to Miss Arthur and the Sports Council who ensured the day ran so smoothly and to all the swimmers who provided a true aquatic spectacle. It was a great day!

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Rugby 1996 rugby brought a promising start to the season with a lot of interest and enthusiasm from the new younger players. With strong, hefty forwards and a quick back line our season started promisingly. As the season progressed and we were faced with some strong teams from other schools, we became a more determined pack ofrugger-heads. I'd like to thank our coaches Mr Mill, Mr Easter and Mr Tapley for the skills and tactics they taught us, which will also benefit the up and coming players next year. Our team, although "green", carried some solid experience up front and in the backs. Martha Ackroyd and Charlotte Bowker with their strong running and big hits on the opposition, Bridgette Tapley and her excellent tactical play and kicks, Kristie Richards and her determination! Up front, Amy Mill, Anna Lemon, Annabel Newton, Emily Bowker displayed excellent running out of rucks and mauls. I wish next year's team all the best, just remember "no blouses on the rugby field!".

Emily Bowker

Front Row: Katrina McCullagh, Lisa Stevens, Emily Bowler, Rebecca Straker, Anna Hedley, Annabel Wilson Second Row: Charlotte Bowker, Jacki Laney, Martha Ackroyd, Alexandra Herbert, Kirstie Richards, Hannah Gordon, Mr Easter Third Row: Annabel Newton, Anna Lemon, Bridgette Tapley, Amy Mill, Emma Hough Fourth Row: Rebecca Hyde, Jasmine Horrell, Stephanie Walker

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Triathlon and duathlon have really developed at St Margaret's over the last two years with the organisation and support of Mike Summerlee (an elite triathlete himself). Interest in the sport shows in the small team of triathletes at St Margaret's competing well at interschool competition.

This year has been a very successful one for our riders, again. The year started out with Martha Paterson, one of our top young riders, being selected as reserve for the Canterbury dressage team and a member of the Canterbury horse trails team. Sophie Kebbell, a new member of our school this year, was selected as a member of the South Island Young Rider Development Squad for show jumping and I was selected as a member of the South Island Young Rider team in December last year.

Sprint distance triathlon has become a Wednesday summer sport at Jellie Park, where many schools' teams regularly compete. Excellent results have been gained by St Margaret's students in Canterbury and National triathlon champs. In the Canterbury Secondary Schools Triathlon Champs held at Scarborough Beach in February Louisa Bryce gained 3rd place and Jane McDonald gained 9th equal in the intermediate girls section. Danielle Sandall and Louisa Bryce competed in the National Secondary Schools Champs in New Plymouth in March, with the Canterbury Junior Development Squad. Louisa gained 9th place and Danielle l 5th= in intermediate girls. Our team was lucky to have Canterbury Junior coach, Jackie Allen and race tips from world champ Jenny Rose, to help the team's success as well as support from Burnside teacher Jeff Mein Smith and Barbara Bryce. Rebecca Rae has been restricted from competition due to injury, but has shown pleasing results in the National Secondary Schools Duathlon Champs at Kerrs Reach in June, gaining 8th place along with Jane McDonald gaining 11th place. As triathlon is becoming stronger and more popular in New Zealand, hopefully St Margaret's will continue to make its name in the sport. Special thanks to Mike Summerlee for his organisation and support and to Jackie Allen for her coaching and getting us to the Nationals.

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This year, our School One Day Event was held a little later than usual on Monday the 12th of August, at Windsor Pony Club Grounds. It was great to see the younger riders coming through, everybody enjoying the day and the level of commitment, even though some of our riders are very young. The Interschools Event was held the week after our School One Day Event and in the middle of 5th and 7th form exams. Our teams competed extremely well on what was a very difficult day, marred by accidents. The A team consisting of Martha Paterson, Debbie Hopkins, Angela Frewer and Helen McGrath was third overall. The B team of Sophie Rebbeck, Kelly Scurr, Sophie Kebbell and Sarah Richie finished eighth and the C team; Gemma Grigg, Nicola Grigg, Kate Letham and Olivia finished ninth. It was pleasing to see our school retaining good placings in this event. Thanks a thousand times to my vice-captain Angela Frewer and to the teacher in charge Mrs Lightfoot. It has been a good year and with the talent that is coming through St Margaret's will be as strong as ever in the coming years.

Helen McGrath Captain

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E James, M Ayers, C Nell, A Spiers, J Keams (Captain), B Tapley (Vice Captain), G Grigg, S Wichman, A Clarkhall, A Hedley Second Row: S Kebbell, E Griffiths, K Bell, P Todhunter, K Apperley, A Mcfarlane, A Whiten, K Rutherford, R Sewell, L Thatcher, P Russell, K McQuilkin, J Scandrett Third Row: C Oakley, B Murray, L Campbell, T Robertson, R Straker, S Scandrett, C Thom, N Lyons, B Clouston, R Johns Fourth Row: S Rutherford, R O'Connor, C Blair, B Lee, M Hartman, M Neame, V Lee, H Hall

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St Margaret's College Basketball This year our Friday night basketball team of eight players dropped to six, when two of our players acquired injuries, pulling them out of games for most of the season. Friday nights proved to be an inappropriate night for playing our games, because we always had someone like Lucy going to Wanaka or Queenstown for skiing. Apart from these setbacks our team played exceedingly well throughout the season, gaining a place in the top five of the Open B Grade. Despite the losses of the Wednesday team, they had a fun season and their experiences will prove to be valuable. This young team showed good skills for building upon in seasons to come. The teams would like to thank Mr Belcher and Mr Fortune for their coaching, administration and time. Thank you to our supporters and to Christ's College for the use of their gymnasium on Monday nights. Congratulations to all the players of the '96 season. We look forward to the 1997 season where we hope to see an increase in numbers (and a decrease in injuries).

Charlotte Dellaca Vice Captain

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SportsDinner Good crowd, entertaining speeches and exquisite food, sums up this year's Annual Sports Dinner. The evening began with a welcome from Miss Wysocki, and grace by Prue Hilgendrof, who also announced head of sport for 1997 - Joanna Muir. Everyone proceeded to eat and then after the first course we had the presentation of sports cups. Mrs Trudy Keys, a staff member from school spoke to us about her role as a coach and the satisfaction and commitment involved. Mrs Keys was the coach of the New Zealand U23 women's double and is the only woman selector for rowing in Canterbury. Her speech was thoroughly amusing and enlightening. Penny Munns proposed a toast and what a toast it was!! There was a warm response from the crowd. Colours were announced and the recipients looked happy. I don't know if it was because of their colours being awarded or because they got to shake the hand of Canterbury rugby player Simon Forrest, the girls were staring all night!

Anna Simcic, a New Zealand swimmer having competed at two Olympics, spoke to us about her ideas and experiences at the Olympics. After hearing her inspirational and entertaining speech I'm sure she had many people more focused on their goals and feeling more motivated! The five final cups were then presented by Anna. These included: Most Promising Sportswoman - Hannah Rae; Leadership and Dedication to Sport - Amanda Barker; Outstanding Sporting Achievement - Bridget McCallum; Service to Sport - Prue Hilgendorf; Sportswoman of the Year - Penny Munns. The evening was a great success and enjoyed by all. A special thank you must go to Miss Arthur, the Sports Council, the kitchen staff and waitresses for helping to make this such a successful evening.

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St Margaret, s College SportsPrizes Honours awarded to: Cricket Equestrian Hockey Netball Rowing

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Joanna Muir Martha Patterson Angela Prewer Susie Cottrell Gretchen Graham Victoria Lee Amanda Egden Anna McKellar Martha Ackroyd Annabel Wilson Louise Stevenson.

Sports Cups 1996 Badminton Clibborn Cup: Jane Waring Basketball 0 'Connell Prize for most valuable player: Kim Hillier Cricket Best all rounder: Jo Muir Cycling Beryl Burton Trophyfor most valuable team member: Rebecca Rae Equestrian Susan McCaul Cup for equestrian: Angela Prewer Gymnastics Mackintosh Award for service to gymnastics: Amanda Batchelor Hockey Joanna Brinkman Cup for most improved player: Freda Harper Cup for dedication and commitment to hockey: Blaise Clouston Netball Cartridge Cup for most improved netball player: Elizabeth Day Rowing Most dedicated rower and Trudy Keys Cup: Prue Hilgendorf Rower of the year: Amanda Egden Hilgendorf Cup for the most promising novice: Victoria Shallard 148

Rugby Smith Cup for player of the year: Charlotte Bowker Skiing St Margaret's College Cup for skiing: Annabel Wilson and Lucy Scandrett Softball Kelly Smith Cup for most improved player: Sam Cliff Squash Amanda Williams Cup for most improved player: Julietta Rutherford Volleyball Most valuable player: Annabel Robertson

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St Margaret's College Prize List 1996 Yl Mrs Stuart Alexandra Wells Class Prize for Achievement Lauran Cantwell Effort Prize

Y2 & 3 Mrs Cook Rosemary Holliday Class Prize for Achievement Genevieve Hegarty Effort Prize

Y4 & 5 Mrs Spiers Philippa Smith Class Prize for Achievement Olivia Sutton Effort Prize

Y6 Mrs Ott Gabrielle Hegarty Class Prize for Achievement Mychelle Hellman Effort Prize Alexandra Watson Effort Prize

Form Three Prizes 1996 Jane Allison Achievement in Literacy Victoria Anderson Achievement in Economics Morag Ayers Achievement in Mandarin Katrina Begg Progress in English Laila Beckman Achievement in Social Studies Libby Crawford Progress in Science Julia Giblin Achievement in Dance Chia Chen Pan Progress in Mathematics Lara Rennie Achievement in English, Frenchand Science Tiffany Robertson Achievement in Physical Education Lauren Scrivener Progress in Economics Samantha Sii Achievement in Mathematics Sarah Stevens Progress in French Stephanie Walker Achievement in Japanese Gemma Zust Achievement in Physical Education

Y7 Mrs Anderson Jenna Rennie Class Prize for Achievement Sophie Gray Effort Prize

Y7 Mrs Fraser Catherine Rutherford Class Prize for Achievement Na dine Engel Effort Prize

Y8 Mrs Oliver Sumin Ahn Form Prize for Achievement Phoebe Gibbons Form Prize for Achievement Odette Hurle Effort Prize Claire Nicholla Effort Prize

SPECIALPRIZES Paula Hurle Meyers Cup Speech Primary Winner Kelly Egan Ballantyne Essay Cup Polly Douglas St Margaret's College Science Fair Cup for the best Science Fair Investigation Sarah Morris Friendship Cup Megan O'Neill St Margaret's Junior Cup Best All Round Student

Form 4 Prizes Alana Benny Progress in Information Processing Belinda Bundy Achievement in Japanese Nerissa Burtenshaw Progress in Mathematics Elizabeth Day Achievement in Physical Education Anna Dooley Achievement in Dance Paula Ford Progress in English Emma Griffiths Achievement in Economics Tamasine Halligan Progress in Economics Vivian Hsu Progress in Social Studies Greer Kelly Achievement in Mathematics Georgina McCormack Achievement in Information Processing Kate McQuilkin Achievement in Social Studies Charlotte Paulin Achievement in Graphics and French Belinda Reay Progress in French Kylie Ruawai Achievement in Physical Education Antonia Rutherford Progress in Social Studies Skye Rutherford Achievement in English Martina Scott Progress in Dance Mona Singh Achievement in Science

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FormSix and Seven Subiect and Special Prizes Kirsten Aldridge Achievement in Art History Sarah Fell Cup for Photography Nicola Andrew Eric WillsMemorial Prize for Information Processing Amanda Barker Old Girls Prize for Art Catherine Blair Hindin Prize for sustained performance in English Miss Edgar's Cup for Art Mills Cup for Geography Louisa Bryce and Dasa Vukelic Dance Trophy Annabel Cambridge Corder Cup for Drama Louisa Champion Prize for commitment to Art History Kate Chaston Eric Wills memorial prize for F7 Economics Mu Han Chiu Achievement in Graphics Virginia Christie W 0. G.A Cup for Top Student in F7 English Hoy Cup for Calculus Corsbie Cup for Chemistry Jenner Wales Prize for Physics Charlotte Cottrell Cooper Debating Cup Austin Cup for F7 Biology Charlotte Dellaca Eric Wills Memorial Prize for achievement in F7 Information Technology Anna Falloon Penney Cup for F6 History Fiona Hopkins McGibbon Cup for F6 Biology Jasmine Horrell Achievement in F7 Food Technology Kate Hunter Dorothy Robinson Cup for Computing Marissa Johnpillai Toomer Trophy for the Junior Speech Competition Lucy Keegan Achievement in F7 Classical Studies Jacqueline Laney Achievement in Physical Education Anna Lemon F7 Prize for Graphics and Achievement in Statistics Florence Lim Gosset Cup for the Intermediate Speech Competition Kim MacBrayne Fiona Dowie Cupfor Most Improvement in Debating Heather McKenzie Achievement in F7 Statistics and Japanese Kiran Nair Stock Cupfor Achievement in F7 Geography TaylorPrizefor F7 Commerce

St Margaret's College Prize List 1996 Rebecca O'Connor Edwards Cup for achievement in F6 English Storrey Essay Cup for Creative writing Laura Martin Cup for F6 Chemistry Waltenburg Cup for Languages Emily Palmer Achievement in Performance Drama Rachel Perret and Dasa Vukelic Larcombe Cup for F7 French Rebecca Rae Achievement in Physical Education Elizabeth Robinson Eric Wills Memorial Prize for F6 Accounting Meri Machin-Roberts Hallum Art Cup for Individual Excellence Kate Rutherford Eric Wills Memorial Prize for F7 Accounting Sarah Stewart Myers Cupfor Senior Speech Competition Roy Smith Cup for F7 History Charlotte Thorn Alabaster Cup for F6 Food Technology Preechanute Tovaranonte Achievement in Mathematics and Music Mann Prize for Physics Rachel Townley Martin Cup for Musical Performance CherylTurtonEric WillsMemorialPrizefor F6 Economics Lucy Wadeson Achievement in Classical Studies

Boarding House Prizes Beth Lawson (form 3) Miller Prize Eleana Morris (form 4) Sutherland Cup Florence Lim (form 5) Julius Cup Michelle Cheyney (form 6) Wendy Nicholls Memorial Trophy Prudence Hilgendorf (form 7) Bradley/Zina Cup

Service Awards Virginia Christie Dodwell Cup for significant Contribution to Choral Music Thacker Sacristan's Cup for Leadership and Service Kelly Duffy Service to the Library Prudence Hilgendorf Mollie Copper Cup for Service to School Sport Heather McKenzie & Sarah Stewart Prizes for Joint Head Girls St Margarets's CollegeAwardfor service as Head Girl Sarah Stewart Stokes Music Cup for service to School Music Annabel Wilson PTA Award for Head of Boarding House Josephine Yeo Tutill Prize for Religious Education

SportsAwards Amanda Barker JocelynFreemanCupfor Dedicationand Sportsmanship Bridget McCallum Hiatt Trophyfor Outstanding Sporting Achievement Penelope Munns Reeves Cupfor Sportswoman of the Jear Bates House Cup awarded to Konini

Major Awards Rebecca O'Connor Marlene Bell Cup for best all round F6 student Heather McKenzie St Margaret's Scholar - Runner up to Dux Virginia Christie Dux of St Margaret's College Prudence Hilgendorf St Margaret's Cupfor the Senior Student who, in all aspects of school life, most clearly expresses the spirit of St Margaret's College

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Magazine Complied by: Ms Kaye Curgenven Typed by Miss Mandy Dickson Formal Photos by Richard Poole Photography Typeset and Printed By Hilton Press Binding by F.Cartwright & Son Ltd Distributed by St Margaret's Office Staff Cover based on a design by Emily Mercer, F6 Thanks to all contributors photographers, proof readers and supporters

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