The Connection Newsletter | April 2013 | Number 50

Cambodia a schoolies trip with a difference

Congratulations Class of 2012

Reunion Weekend Bookings Now Open

THE NEWSLETTER OF THE CATHEDRAL SCHOOL OF ST ANNE AND ST JAMES

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Principal’s Report a high priority, and it was obvious by the smiles on the faces of the hundreds of students we walked past that the students at Foshan enjoy being at school.

Pictured above: Mr Ian Gamack and Mrs Toni Lanphier with students from the Foshan Number One Middle School in China

Sister School Connections Toni Lanphier and I have just returned from our annual trip to Hong Kong and China, where we met the parents of many of our International students and attended an Australian Schools Education Expo. It always occurs to me that it would be very difficult for our Chinese and Hong Kong students to find a more different city to their home towns than Townsville. The scale and pace of cities like Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Kowloon and Hong Kong are bewildering to say the least, and it is easy to be overcome by the hustle and bustle of the crowded city centres. I am sure our International students must get an incredible shock at how small and laid back Townsville is when they arrive for the first time. There are very few parts of these cities that resemble our Townsville landscape, although we did see bottle brush bushes and mango trees down one of the main roads of Guangzhou city.

The Cathedral Community may or may not know that the Townsville City Council has a Sister City arrangement with Foshan City (which is just outside of Guangzhou). The Cathedral School was asked to be a Sister School to one of Foshan City’s schools, and we have welcomed students and staff from Foshan’s Number One Middle School over the last three years. Toni and I visited this school in the first weeks of March this year and spent time talking with staff and students as well as touring their campus. Like the cities we visited, the school took some time to come to terms with; accommodation for 3,000 boarding students, classes with 50 plus students in each, 10 six story buildings (with no elevators), and 16 basketball courts. Our tour of the school was fascinating, with one of the highlights being a huge notice board with pictures of the school’s visit to Cathedral last year.

Despite the obvious differences in scale, the similarities between Foshan Number One Middle School and Cathedral are numerous.

Foshan are celebrating their centenary this year, only four years earlier than Cathedral will be doing in 2017, and while Cathedral began its life as St Anne’s, a Sisters of the Sacred Advent School, Foshan was founded by the Presbyterian church in 1913. Conversation with the staff and students during our visit pointed to a similar history and growth of a school always interested in the pursuit of excellence in all fields of endeavour, both in and out of their very orderly classrooms.

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As Toni and I were leaving the Foshan campus, driving out past their carp filled ponds and quite impressive pine and fig trees; a lone girl ran over and tapped on the window of our car. She was bursting with excitement, and wanted to let us know that she had been a member of the Foshan tour that came to Cathedral in 2011. She was very pleased to see us and I let her know that we had taken a tour of the school and met some of the staff and students. I told her quite sincerely that we had really enjoyed seeing her school and we had been warmly welcomed by everyone. Without any hesitation, and with a huge smile on her face, she shot back with, “Thank you, just like your school “.

I don’t think there is any doubt that Cathedral’s relationship with Foshan’s Number One Middle School will continue to grow in the coming years, and I know both schools will be richer because of their shared goals, and their quest to appreciate each other’s differences.

Mr Ian Gamack Principal

contents Pictured on the front cover: PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Eliza Sen Gupta and Alana Toll,Year 12, get in the spirit for the Daffodil DayCLASS free dress onRESULTS Friday 24 August.

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CLEAN UP AUSTRALIA DAY 13 - A NEW MUSICAL CAMBODIA - A SCHOOLIES TRIP WITH A DIFFERENCE

YEAR 6 CANBERRA TOUR

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PAST STUDENTS V CURRENT STUDENTS TOUCH FOOTBAL CHALLENGE

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SUMMER HELPS HER HOME TOWN

PAST STUDENT PROFILES

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SCHOOL CENTENARY REQUEST

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Pictured on the front: Maddison Stone (Year 12, 2012) with one of the children from the Lighthouse Orphanage in Cambodia

Class of 2012 Welcome Back Lunch On Wednesday 13 February the Past Students’ Association welcomed back the Class of 2012 for a special lunch. The lunch was organised to celebrate the cohort’s extraordinary end of year results and to wish them all the best for their first year out of school.

Thank you to all the Class of 2012 students that attended

Congratulations Class of 2012

Interhouse Swimming Carnival Results Well done to all the students who participated for their House in the recent Swimming Carnivals. The results are as follows: Middle School - 1. BEDE 630, 2. LANGTON 538, 3. MORE 471, 4. CHATHAM 437 Senior School - 1. MORE 741, 2. LANGTON 737, 3. BEDE 590, 4. CHATHAM 586 Chatham House in both the Middle and Senior School were awarded with the Past Students’ Association House Spirit Shield for their efforts and performance on the night.

The graduating class of 2012 has continued the strong tradition of academic excellence at The Cathedral School. Five students, Iain Simpson, William Smith, Oliver Bellwood, Edward Harridge and Harrison Slogrove achieved the optimal score of an OP 1. This equates to 6% of the cohort compared to the state average of 2.7%. The cohort also achieved four OP 2’s and six OP 3’s which is a remarkable effort for a small group of 84 OP eligible students. In terms of state percentages, Cathedral once again was ranked above the state in all categories, with 24% of students achieving an OP 1 – 5 compared to the state average of 19.6 %. Our international students, who face the prospect of studying in their second language, also did very well. Stephanie Ho achieved an OP 2,Yusuke Shibata an OP 3 and Peng Zhang an OP 5.

The graduates are now focused on their future pathways. Ninetysix Cathedral students applied to University through QTAC. The majority of these applied with an OP, but a significant number used the selection rank option and eight were international VISA students. All OP and selection rank applicants except one received a first round offer for 2013, a great result. Naomi Kelly, Lewis McGahan and Greg Horscroft will embark on their medical studies locally at James Cook University, as will a large number of Engineering and Allied Health students from the 2012 cohort. We as a school would like to wish the entire group the best for the future.

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Clean up Australia Day Written by Emily-Kate Williams,Year 8

The scorching sun shone onto Rossiter Park on Sunday 3 March making it hot and humid for the little Prep kids and students up to Year 12. Why would so many people be at a park on a sunny summer day? Well, because it was Clean up Australia Day. Clean Up Australia Day is the day to give back to our environment.

We use the environment for our homes, jobs, hospitals, schools and shopping centres but we can’t keep it clean. That’s what Clean Up Australia Day is for; to get down on our knees and clean up.

We share this land with animals and other living creatures and the rubbish that is left lying around could be mistaken for food so fish or animals could get entangled in it.

It is held on the first Sunday of March every year, and encourages people to clean up their local areas. In Townsville, The Cathedral School has participated in this fantastic day since Clean Up Australia Day began. Every year, more and more students participate on this day - almost 500 helped clean up this year.

A Special Gathering Members of staff and the Past Students’ Association together with Principal, Mr Ian Gamack gathered in the Registrar’s office on 12 February for a special morning tea to celebrate the 80th birthday of YVONNE WILLIAMS-MELVILLE. Yvonne joined the staff of The Cathedral School (then St Anne’s) in 1957 when it was located in Townsville’s CBD. She moved with the school to Mundingburra in 1958 where she continued teaching Commercial subjects and Speech and Drama. She retired from the school in 1960.

For the past few years, as a member of the Past Students’ Association,Yvonne has been working on the photo archives.

Pictured: PSA Committee Members Toni Lanphier,Tom Porter and Karen Lane celebrate with Yvonne Williams-Melville

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It is a wonderful day for the children to socialise and meet new friends. The students collected hundreds of pieces of rubbish including shopping trolleys, needles (unfortunately), glass bottles, wrappers, a knife and frying pan and much more. They cleaned both sides of the river and around Rossiter Park. Some dedicated teenagers got in canoes and tinnies and collected the rubbish from in the Ross River. As the day came to an end, Rossiter Park looked remarkably freshened up and we were rewarded for our efforts with a sausage sizzle. Many of the children decided to have a swim in the river after. Everyone left the park with smiles on their faces.

So on your 2014 calendars, remember to mark the first Sunday in March to help clean up our amazing city.

A NEW MUSICAL

For more than six months, 91 students in the Middle and Senior School rehearsed for the biennial School Production, “13 – a new musical”.

The participants worked extremely hard and the show looked fantastic. It was very exciting working on a new musical and knowing that The Cathedral School was the first amateur group to present this show in Queensland.

So what was the show about? Evan Goldman moves from New York to Appleton, Indiana. He struggles to find his way through the school cliques and makes a few wrong choices along the way. But he also meets and makes friends with some very funny, very quirky characters.

There are some very gifted students here at the school and audiences were pleasantly surprised by the depth of talent. A number of the key roles had been double-cast allowing for more talent to shine in the musical. With three shows sold out, standing ovations and rave reviews, it appeared that audiences loved the show.

“13 – a new musical” was an amazing show and would not have been possible without all the assistance from staff, students and parents.

New book records the history of the SSA and Anglican Schools

Thank you all for your support.

Approximately 130 pages are devoted to the schools in the North Queensland Diocese. Ray spent time in North Queensland visiting schools, meeting past students and collecting stories and photos to make the history come alive for readers.

The book costs $55.00. Anyone wishing to purchase a copy can contact the school office on 4722 2000.

On Friday 2 November, we were privileged to have Bishop Bill Ray officiate at the North Queensland launch of a new book, “The Sisters of the Society of the Sacred Advent and their contribution to educating girls since 1895” by Ray Geise OAM. Past students and school staff gathered to celebrate the launch and congratulate Ray on his painstaking research into the role of the SSA in educating girls for more than a century.

His book describes the unique contribution of the Sisters to the education of girls in ten Anglican schools throughout Queensland.

Ray has documented the history with great accuracy and attention to detail, creating a captivating story of people, events, hopes, visions and achievements.

Each chapter traces the development of one of these schools.

The photographs and memories contributed by past and present students and teachers which are included in each chapter add to the vibrant style of the book and also to its humour and down-toearth quality.

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Cambodia – a schoolies trip with a difference Mahatma Gandhi once said ‘Happiness depends on what you give. Not what you get.’

Fifteen Year 12 students from the Class of 2012 had a chance to test this out, as they ventured to an orphanage in Cambodia as an alternative to Schoolies.

With the aim to help in any way possible the 105 orphans at the Lighthouse Orphanage in Phnom Penh, the group set about a series of tasks. These included building a vegetable patch, taking an art class, organizing and restocking the supplies room, building a permanent clothes line, organising for walkways between buildings to be laid and sewerage to be removed, giving each child their first-ever own toiletries bag filled with all the necessities. It was also a delight to take all the orphans to the local waterpark and one afternoon supplying everyone with a delicious ice cream cone.

Before the group arrive in Cambodia, The Cathedral School community had already sent the funds over to set up the new school room at the orphanage. This was possible through the generous support of Cathedral families and the Junior, Middle and Senior School House fundraising ventures.

It was an incredible holiday which included learning about the 1970’s genocide which overwhelmed Cambodia and its now slow path of national healing and rebuilding. The group also cycled between the two major cities and were amazed by the magnificence of the Angkor Wat temples. It was a trip to awake, refresh and

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Pictured: Henry Roebuck (Year 12, 2012) with one of the children from the Lighthouse Orphanage make the students rethink their own needs……and a wonderful alternative to a Schoolies tradition.

Ms Katrina Wilshire Cambodia Tour Coordinator

Junior School Bede and Chatham House Day Cathedral has a great tradition in fundraising using fun activities.

Each term we designate two of our Sporting Houses to host a special event. This term Bede and Chatham held a House Day to raise money for the Australian Red Cross Flood Appeal.

On Wednesday 20 February all the students were able to come to school in their favourite colour and had to give a gold coin donation for the privilege. We also provided a sausage sizzle and we cooked over 350 sausages to please our ravenous horde. After this we had lots of fun activities set up around our Junior School oval for all students to pick from. These included Nerf Wars, One Direction Quiz, Knock-em-downs and the

hugely popular sponge throwing. Even the Prep students were treated with a Magic Show and Musical Statues. At lunch we held an enormous sweet and cake stall. Much to the teachers’ horror the students returned to class with sweet induced brain haemorrhages.

The day’s event raised close to $1,500 for the Flood Appeal which will help people affected by the recent tragedy in Bundaberg and surrounding areas. Tania Young from Australian Red Cross will accept our cheque from the Year 6 House Leaders Stephanie Jernert, Patxi Phillips, Melanie Heyward and Nathan Fleming.

Summer digs deep to help her home town of Year 12 boarding student at The Cathedral School, Summer Coffison, has rallied her fellow classmates to collect more than 20 kilograms of clothing for the flood affected residents of her home town, Bundaberg.

Already back to start the 2013 school year, Summer was kept updated by her mother on the devastating effects the flooding had caused.

“My mum was really lucky that she lives on the high side near the evacuation centre so she wasn’t flooded. She kept telling me all the things she was doing to help the local community and I knew I had to do something as well. With so many people losing everything they owned, that’s where the idea of a Clothing Drive was raised.”

“It was a great success and we received not only clothes, but other useful items such as blankets and towels and school equipment for the children” added Summer.

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All of the items collected by the school community were loaded into a container over the weekend and are now on their way to Bundaberg.

The Cathedral School Leo Club (Junior Lions Club) also donated $1,500 towards the appeal through various fundraising efforts.

Summer is very grateful for all the members of the school community who have supported her home town.

“I’d like to thank everyone from the Cathedral community who have supported these efforts. I know the people of Bundaberg will truly appreciate this” said Summer.

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Canberra Trip 2013 Written by Tom Gillespie and Christopher Butler

On Sunday 24 February 2013 Year 6 went to Canberra for an unusual camp (the teachers call it an excursion). We had to go on two plane flights and one small bus ride to get to the caravan park where we were staying. Mr Taylor, Mr Campbell, Mrs Dellapina and Miss Davey, the teachers (who thought they were comedians) also came with us to Canberra.

On Monday, we went to Parliament House, and Putt Putt Mini Golf.

Parliament house was interesting because we learnt lots of things, like how the House of Representatives and Senate work, how our government passes a bill and even how the government decides how much time each member has to get to their certain rooms before they close the doors for a sitting. We also looked at why there are so many clocks in that huge building! When we arrived back at Eaglehawk (which was the holiday park we were staying in) we headed off to Putt Putt. Mrs D said that she saw, “A little bunny rabbit with a cotton tail,” which made everyone laugh and go crazy.

On Tuesday, we went to the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and had a speed walker tour guide called Sean. He said that he would give us a speed walking race, but we all ended up sprinting! Sean still won, but only just. When we visited the pool we were all a bit star struck when we saw Alicia Coutts diving in. We also got to see the action in the gymnastics gym, the soccer team working out in the gym and the volleyball courts (which you have to be at 8

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least 2.6m tall to be able to play). We loved ending our visit with a play in Sportstar, which is an interactive games room where you can compete with your friends in all types of sports.

After that jam packed morning we went to the Australian War Memorial which was very cool and interesting. Most people’s favourite place was the Discovery Zone in the War Memorial where we could play with a real helicopter, go in a real submarine and a try out a bunker that children would have had to use during WW2. We were also able to place poppies in the Wall of Remembrance to remember family members who have passed away in war. Our Bede House leaders also placed a poppy in remembrance of Ben Chuck, a past student of TCS. At the end of the day we watched the closing ceremony for the War Memorial, which was quite touching.

On Wednesday, we went to the Governor General’s house. It was big and luxurious, and filled with mostly gold, polished oak and silver. Once we had finished looking at the house and learning about the Governor-General’s role we saw Quentin Bryce’s car for official events. It was an old Rolls Royce called a Blue Ghost.

When we left Quentin Bryce’s house we went to Questacon, a real science wonderland. There were so many things to do, it was hard to decide where to go first. There was four-player air hockey which had a revolving square in the middle of the cross shaped air hockey table that rebounded the puck in any direction. You could also verse a robot arm in air hockey, or have a small free fall drop (all of the teachers did it; Mr Taylor did it only because he

Touch Football Challenge

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The third annual Current Students V Past Students Touch Football game was held on Sunday 4 November 2012. Even though it was quite a warm afternoon, a contingent of past students showed up to the challenge to try and win the shield back which had been won by the current students for the last two years.

With a younger past student group and some Rugby Union players, the Past Students team looked strong. Unfortunately youth and speed was on the Current Students side and they were victorious in winning the game.

Despite the loss, the Past Student team enjoyed the catch up and the cold beers after game.

has to do a free fall at over 250 feet. It was hilarious!) There was a 360 machine which spun you around (but you had to do all of the work). There was also an earthquake house which simulated a real earthquake. All of which were extremely fun and exciting!

On Thursday, we went to the Royal Mint of Australia, where we learnt about the history of Australia’s coins. We also learnt all about the robots and machines that do all of the hard work in moving all of the blank coins to the correct press machines. After that we went to the National Portrait Gallery where we saw portraits of Captain James Cook and Queen Elizabeth II at her Diamond Jubilee. We also looked at many other portraits (some that weren’t really portraits) and got to draw sketches of some.

On Friday, our last day, we went to Geoscience which is an Australian Education Centre. Here, we learnt about the layers of our earth’s crust and were able to add sand to a special tube which the Geoscience centre keeps to show each school that visits. This is

supposed to represent the sand in the earth’s crust. We also learnt about fossils, gold, how much we would cost if we were made out of solid gold and about the different crystals. While we were there we also learnt about earthquakes and tsunamis and ways in which scientists are able to predict them and measure their intensity. We even got to jump up and down and measure our impact on the earth’s surface using a seismograph.

Following this we went to the airport and (finally) after two plane flights the Year 6 cohort had finally arrived home, sweet home!

It was great to see our families again. Fortunately we had the weekend to recover from our jam packed camp, before going back to school, and boy did we need it! Our trip to Canberra was awesome. Along with getting to experience so many amazing things, we also got to see (and act out) our government in action. We can’t wait for our next school trip!

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The Cathedral School Past Students’ Association is now on Facebook

Look our Page up under “The Cathedral School Past Students’ Association” and be sure to “Like” us to stay up to date with upcoming events and important notices.

www.facebook.com/TheCathedralSchoolPastStudentsAssociation

Past Students’ Association President’s Report I can’t believe how fast this year is already going. It only feels like yesterday that I sat down to write my September report and here we are in March already!

This year The Past Students’ Association is really looking forward to many events and getting involved within the school community.

We finished the year on a high at the end of last year with so many events including the Past Students vs Current Students Touch Football Challenge. Even with a very strong force of past students, the current students seemed to beat us at our game and won the exclusive trophy for the third year in a row. Even though we lost, it was wonderful to see the fellowship amongst past and current students and we thank all the boarders who came out to support the day.

In November the PSA also attended the Presentation Night ceremonies and the Year 12 Farewell Breakfast. We were then able to welcome the newest past students to the Association at the Valedictory Service at St James’ Cathedral and present each student with a certificate and badge. It was a real honour to hand these out and I’d like to mention that many of the students put

Past Students Now Staff Teachers, Teacher Aides, Boarding, Administration, Nursing, Maintenance and Kitchen staff all form part of a large team of over 230 people employed at The Cathedral School. Nine of these staff members have had an extended relationship with the school given that they are also past students! Their knowledge and associated history with the school adds depth to the current Cathedral community and we are proud to have them employed at the school. We also have a number of recent past students employed in the Boarding Houses.

Pictured: Left to right: Julie Hosking (Scott) - 1992, Payroll Accountant; Johanna Richardson (Bragg) - 1979, Principal’s Secretary; Renita Baker (Allan) - 1987, Senior School Teacher; Toni Lanphier (Parsons) - 1970, Registrar; Kimberley Cawood - 2006, Pre-Prep Teacher; Ashley Baxter 2007, Percussion Tutor; Karen Lane – 1993, Registrar’s Secretary; Tom Porter – 2007, Cook and Boarding Supervisor. Absent: Rachael Howard – 2006, Cook.

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their badges on their shirts/dresses as soon as the service was over.

Every year the PSA offers a scholarship to a Year 11 student who will then become a member of our committee during their final year of school. The scholarship is awarded based on the student’s commitment to the school and their passion for the school.

The recipient also has to embrace the school’s values and ethos.

A panel of past students decide on the recipient through an application and interview process and this year we are privileged to have Katelyn Guirguis as our scholarship recipient.

Earlier this year the PSA held a “Welcome Back BBQ” for the Class of 2012. Even though their first reunion was held only two months after graduating, this lunch was a great opportunity to congratulate the students on their end of year results and to encourage contact with the Association and fellow classmates.

Soon after this, all the year levels came together for the annual Interhouse Swimming Carnivals. A couple of years ago, the PSA came up with the idea of presenting a trophy given to the House that shows the most spirit on the night. I must say that this year was amazing; the stands were filled with a hive of activity and decorations including banners, balloons and very loud war-cries! It was Chatham that took out the Middle and Senior School shields and the Junior School shield will be awarded after their “Other Strokes” carnival on the last day of term.

The most anticipated event on the PSA calendar each year is the Reunion Weekend celebrations and I am really looking forward to meeting everyone and welcoming you back to The Cathedral School. If you have not been back to the school for many years, I hope you will be happy to see the changes around the school.

Every year I always hear from past students that our boarders live in amazing accommodation today and that Heatley House looks great after the redevelopment. This year sees the new Rock Centre re-opened in time for Reunion Weekend after its multimillion dollar make over. I have had a sneak peek through the centre and I can tell you it looks amazing and will be a great space for the school community.

This year we also hope to organise a reunion celebration in

Sylvia Kelso

Pictured above : Past Students’ Association President Tom Porter with Scholarship recipient Katelyn Guirguis Brisbane in October. It will be a chance for any year level to come along and meet our school Principal Mr Ian Gamack, myself and Mrs Toni Lanphier, the school’s Registrar and PSA Liaison as well as other past students who now reside in Brisbane. We are currently calling for expressions of interest to see what location will suit this best.

The PSA Committee is always on the lookout for new members so if you are interested in what we do please drop me an email thomas.porter@cathedral.qld.edu.au and we can let you know when the next meeting is.

I look forward to another exciting year for the Past Students’ Association and I thank my wonderful committee and the school for their support.

Tom Porter President, The Cathedral School Past Students’ Association Class of 2007

Sylvia Kelso was born and has now lived in Townsville for a large part of her life. She was a St Anne’s girl, graduating in 1963, so will be back with her classmates for their 50 year reunion in July, She has PhD on feminism and popular fiction(s), is an adjunct lecturer at James Cook University, and has been writing or telling stories for as long as she remembers. Her first fantasy novel, Everran’s Bane, appeared in 2005, and two of her novels, Amberlight and The Moving Water, have been shortlisted in the Australian Aurealis genre fiction awards.

Her latest novel release is The Solitaire Ghost and The Time Seam, Books 1 and 2 of Blackston Gold, a contemporary North Queensland fantasy. Her short stories have been published in Antipodes: A Global Journal of Australian and New Zealand Literary Studies, and a number of Australian and US anthologies. Her novella “Spring in Geneva,” a riff on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, will come out with Aqueduct Press, in Seattle, around August 2013. Sylvia’s books will be available for sale at the Reunion Dinner on Saturday 20 July.

Past Student Profiles

Caitlin Scott Caitlin was at Cathedral 2000 - 2004. Upon finishing Year 12 she travelled overseas with the Rotary Youth Exchange Program to Finland for 12 months, living with five different families and attending a local high school.

She returned to the town and these families for the first time in August 2012 and it was like she had never left.

Upon returning in 2006, Caitlin started a Bachelor of Physiotherapy Degree at JCU as well as becoming a Sports Trainer. Through-out her degree Caitlin was in the Army reserves and sponsored by the Australian Defence Force with an undergraduate degree. Caitlin graduated in 2009 and was posted to the Military Hospital in Holsworthy - Sydney.

Since finishing University Caitlin has been lucky enough to travel with many ADF teams, as well as supporting the Australian Full Bore Rifle Shooting team to England in 2010, and the Australian Paralympic Shooting team to Turkey and Spain in 2011. In January 2012 Caitlin was deployed with the Army to the Middle East, and has since been posted back to Townsville and commenced a second deployment in December 2012.

Caitlin still enjoys some of the activities she participated in at school such as Toastmasters and Rotaract and also enjoys Full Bore Rifle Shooting.

We look forward to catching up with Caitlin at the school when she is back from serving her country.

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School Centenary Approaches

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Following our 95th anniversary last year, attention is now turning to the next major milestone in the life of the school – our centenary year in 2017.

While this may seem a way off, the PSA Committee and School Executive members are already discussing ideas to make this a very special commemoration of our history, and a wonderful celebration of achievements over the years.

In particular, we are keen to gather memorabilia and photographs to augment the collection at the school, so if you have any items to

donate (or loan) to the school, please get in touch with me.

We are also looking at collecting information on significant achievements of past students e.g. Australian level representation in sport, significant academic or political achievements or military honours.

If you can provide information to update our records on past student achievements, please email it to me.

Thanks Toni Lanphier registrar@cathedral.qld.edu.au

Brisbane Reunion Expression of Interest

We are looking to hold a Reunion Celebration in Brisbane in October. If you are interested in attending, please complete the online form www.cathedral.qld.edu.au/brisbanereunion so we get an idea of numbers.

2013 REUNION WEEKEND CONTACTS Friday 19 - Sunday 21 July 2013 (Reunion Dinner is on the Saturday night, 20 July).

Get in touch with others from your year group and plan to meet up at the school the reunion activities.

Class of 1963 - Adrienne Copeman adrienne@activ8.net.au or Alison Murphy 4741 7171 or clothespegstation@bigpond.com

Class of 1973 - Sue Wallace 0412 810 972 or sewallace@optusnet.com.au Class of 1983 - Libby Soderholm (nee Jamieson) 0400 249 832 or libby@grangephysiotherapy.com.au Class of 1993 - Karen Lane 4722 2006 or karen.lane@cathedral.qld.edu.au Class of 2003 - Geoff Maguire Class of 2008 - Tiarna Tarlowski tiarna.tarlowski@my.jcu.edu.au

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Class of 1988 Reunion – 25 years

Class of 1983 Reunion Weekend

Mark Warren, from the Class of 1988 is looking to hold a 25 year Reunion later this year, stay tuned for more information. If you have lost contact with fellow class mates or would like to assist Mark in organising this event please let him know.

The Class of 1983 is planning a huge weekend of celebrations during Reunion Weekend – 19 – 21 July including a dinner on the Friday night. If you haven’t heard about the celebrations please get in contact with

0412 864 837 or wazzain6@bigpond.com

Libby Soderholm (nee Jamieson), 0400 249 832 or egan@aapt.net.au

Reunion Weekend Bookings The annual reunion activities will be on the weekend following Foundation Day. As has become the custom, the focus will be on the 10-year groups, but all past students are welcome to attend, and to gather as many friends as they can to make it a great event.

Visit the website www.cathedral.qld.edu.au/reunionweekend or scan the QR code with your QR Code reader to book your tickets.

The Cathedral School of St Anne & St James PO Box 944, Aitkenvale QLD 4814

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Program of events: Friday 19 July 5.30pm - 7pm

Drinks in the Birdcage for the Class of 2008

Saturday 20 July 1.30pm - 4pm 6.30pm - late

School Tour & Afternoon Tea AGM of Past Students’ Association Annual Reunion Dinner – School Dining Room

Sunday 21 July 9.00am

Church service (location TBA due to roof repairs at St James Cathedral)

Telephone: (07) 4722 2000 Facsimilie: (07) 4722 2111 Email: tcs@cathedral.qld.edu.au Web: www.cathedral.qld.edu.au