The 2001 School Magazine

• Reginald Heber Roe Bursary — P. T. Moore.
• A. J. Mason Scholarship — S. T. Moore.
• A. S. (Arthur Stanley) Roe Scholarship — M. A. Jenkins.
• (No J. G. Nowlan recipient listed in 2001.)
• Trustees' Scholarships (three years): S. R. Hind, J. P.-W. Huang, A. P. Inwood, A. K. Ramineni, A. E. Russell, H. F. Stewart, H. H. F. Tang, S. P. Welsh, A. G. Wills, A. P. Wise, G. Wong, C. C. Young.

No President's report, office-bearers list, or Births/Marriages/Deaths register appears in this issue — these were no longer published in the School Magazine by 2001.

"..Within the sporting arena it is nearly impossible to select defining moments. In an area where so many people invest so much of their time and so much of their passion, who is to say what constitutes a truly great achievement? .. In terms of quantifiable results in return for effort, it is also hard to look past the achievements of the 1st VIII — a crew that was written off by nearly everyone set themselves a goal, took ownership of the goal and made sure that it was achieved. It was this attitude that characterised Grammar sport in 2001. My emphasis there was on attitude, not achievement.

At the GPS gymnastics this year, the School's champion gymnast was seriously injured early in the competition. The senior team that day finished second by .2 of a point, but the ability of a team to cope with injury and not feel the need to make excuses spoke much louder than a trophy. A lot of our success in sport gets attributed at various times to different shades of blue and the pride we take in wearing them. While this sense of tradition and pride obviously play a part, it seems our success can be attributed more to a desire to support our mates and give everything a go. Depth has always been our strength.

The second area in which the students of Grammar are taking ownership and displaying initiative is an intangible one. It can't be measured by the number of trophies held aloft beside a dam, but I'd like to think it's what the Brisbane Grammar of 2001 will be remembered for. It's the sort of spirit that was seen at the Nudgee 1st XV game — for the entire second half the crowd stood and cheered.. After the game had finished and Grammar had suffered an agonising loss, every student in the crowd stayed and tunnelled the team off the field. That doesn't have to be a story about sport or even the 1st XV; it's indicative of a student population that has the maturity to transcend scoreboards and recognise what's important in sport and in life.

This spirit was seen regularly and often on such a small scale that it goes unnoticed by everyone except those who were involved. It was what allowed the School community to begin to deal with the passing of two students over the September school holidays. It was what attracted dozens of students to raise $7,000 for World Vision in the Forty Hour Famine, exceeding an apparently optimistic goal of $2,000. It was what motivated students to participate regardless of their abilities and ensure that Grammar enjoys the largest number of teams in just about every activity we do.

In some ways it's appropriate to speak about the Seniors of 2001. I'd like to acknowledge the ongoing support of our Head of Year Mr Ian Short, the huge number of staff who have guided us through five years, Dr Lennox and the three deputy headmasters for their oversight and tolerance and, in particular, our parents. If every boy in this school is able to take moments like that away with him at the end of Year 12, then I think that our school has achieved something."

Michael Hogan, School Captain 2001

The 2001 magazine does not carry a formal Old Boys' Association section. Old Boys matters are handled through the School's Development Office, whose Alumni Officer, Brian Glance (who joined BGS in 1998), departed in 2001. The magazine's tribute to him records that his task "was to build the School's database of records for more than 20,000 Old Boys," and to establish connections between the School and its past students. At that time the Development Office had "some 9,500 Old Boys for whom we believe we have current contactable addresses." Brian co-ordinated intra- and interstate reunions, Year Group get-togethers, and Milestone Dinners for Old Boys who graduated 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago, and his work "linked to the role of the BGS Old Boys' Association," for which the School put in place arrangements to provide increased in-house support.