RSHS Class of 1999

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Location: Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia

Retired high school Geography teacher of 35 years. Fascinated by volcanoes, beaches, glaciers, rainforests - the outdoors plus ancient civilisations.

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

World Events of 1999

South African President Nelson Mandela resigned and was replaced by Thabo Mbeki.

President milosevic of Yugoslavia declared war on ethnic Albanians in Kosovo massacring and deporting many before NATO troops intervened.

An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale caused widespread l;oss of life and destruction in Turkey.

East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia causing pro-Indonesian forces to massacre many East Timorese.

Pakistan and India resumed an age-old fight over ownership of Kashmir.

Computer owners around the world expected major problems when the Y2K bug was expected to be released at midnight on Dec 31.

Presdient Clinton survived the impeachment trial claiming he had never had sex in the 'biblical' sense with Monica Lewinsky.

Two disgruntled Colombine High ( US ) students stormed their school killing 15 including themselves.

John F Kennedy, his wife and her sister were killed when a plane he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.

The main movies were The Blair Witch Project, American Beauty and Star Wars Episode 1 - the Phantom Menace.

Doctors in the US performed the world's first human hand transplant.

American baseball star and former husband of Marilyn Monroe, Joe DiMaggio, died.

Film director Stanley Kubrick died

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

RSHS Class of 1999

In 1999

The Principal of Redcliffe State High School was Ross Mackay.

The Deputy Principals were Patricia Eiby and Jim Lowe ( Acting ).

There were 103 students in the Senior class.

The school captains were Lusi Civoniceva and Gavin Fields.

won the Swimming carnival.

won the Athletics carnival.

The dux of the school was Alicia Pedersen.