EDUCATION: CARMEL COLLEGE
Carmel College Students performing at Carmel Day.
Carmel Day Mass.
Carmel Day celebrations.
Carmel Community Celebrates When you ask Carmel Old Girls about what was their best memory of their days at the college, the unanimous response is always Carmel Day!! From the enthusiastic cheers, clapping and shouts of encouragement all afternoon on Friday 26th June, these memories will continue on through many more generations of Carmel Old Girls. The day began with Carmel’s first, post lockdown whole school Mass. There was a break for final rehearsals and then everyone gathered in the gym which had been transformed into a concert venue. Each House then performed their much-rehearsed dance routines with fanciful costuming and makeup before a panel of ‘celebrity’ judges. Teachers were coerced into making good-natured fools of themselves performing their own dance routine. This day is a real community building activity. The weeks of preconcert rehearsals builds connections amongst the students across all the year levels and the Mass brings many community members into the college to help celebrate the college. This year the event was even more meaningful after the bumpy COVID ride had by all over the first half of the year. It was good to express our gratitude for where we are at now and encourage hope for the future. Photography courtesy of Emma Spence.
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Carmel College Students enjoying the concert.
