We are sorry that this year's magazine does not appear in its usual professionally printed form. The soaring costs of printing - trebling in the last five years - have entailed severe economies and we have had to ask the office staff to type and duplicate the copy. Our sincere thanks to them for undertaking this arduous task.

It is doubly regrettable that this has occurred now, as this year's issue is the twentieth since the school opened, and will, of course, be the last produced by Prescot Girls' Grammar School.

Last summer we bade farewell to a number of members of staff; Mr. Bent, Mrs. Blackwell, Mrs. G'ordan and Mrs. J. Smith. They take with them our best wishes for their future careers. We were pleased to welcome in their place Mr. Mahen (German), Miss Corrie (Biology), Mrs. Gabbatiss (P.E.), Miss Jesse (Music), and Mrs. Clarke (Modern Languages).

Our annual Prize-giving was held in December, when we were pleased to welcome Mrs. S. Heyes as our guest speaker once again. We congratulate the many girls who gained passes in the 197^ '0' and 'A' level examinations, and we wish all those who left school every success in their chosen careers.

At the end of the Autumn term the school production of 'Antigone' was presented and the hard work which cast and producers put into the play was well rewarded by its great success with the large audiences. Other school events this year have included concerts by the music department, numerous field-trips, fund-raising for charity and a ski-ing holiday in Switzerland. Our Summer Fair was again an outstanding success.

We trust that the school magazine will continue to serve as an annual record of school activities and as a means of displaying the creative writing of the pupils. We thank all our contributors and apologise to the many whose pieces have regrettably been excluded owing to lack of space.

Gillian Brown and Olwyn Bedborough, L.VI.