The Connection - Issue 68, March 2021

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EVENTS

NEXT PSA MEETING

▪ 10th May at 5pm Heatley House Boardroom

RUNION 2021 Friday 23rd July 5 year reunions for Class of 2015 and 2016 ▪

Bird Cage 5:30pm-

Class of 2020 at the Back-to-School BBQ in January

PRESIDENT’S REPORT

6pm The Connection Sundowner ▪

PSA Lawn by the Lagoon 6pm-9pm

Saturday 24th July

It has been a great start to the school year at Cathedral. We had outstanding achievements from the class of 2020, despite a tough year of Covid and the move to external exams.

We were pleased to welcome our newest past students to the Class of 2020 Back-to-School BBQ at the end of January. After the lunch, the 40 attendees joined the Senior School Assembly for the Dux Award Ceremony and the presentation of Senior badges to the Class of 2021.

Morning Tea & Tour

Congratulations to Chatham House for winning the Past Students\’ Association’s House Spirit

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Past Students’

Trophy at both the Middle and Senior School Swimming Carnivals. I must put in a plug for my old

Morning Tea 10am

house of More for taking out Junior, Middle and Senior overall carnival trophies.

School tour 10.30am

We are getting excited for our reunion weekend and the bookings will go live soon so stay tuned

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Reunion Dinner

to our Facebook page and please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions. This

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School Dining Room

year we are going to run the Past Vs Current Touch and Netball on reunion weekend, it will be

6.30pm-9pm

held at 3pm Sunday with a BBQ to finish the afternoon.

▪ Bus drop off to city after reunion dinner Sunday 25th July Church service ▪ St James’ Cathedral morning service Touch & Netball Challenge ▪ Past VS Current Students - Sports

This year’s school Carnival is going to be held on 4th June and the PSA are going to support the P&F by raffling a wheelbarrow full of wine. So we are calling out to our past students to please support the PSA by donating a bottle of wine or champagne for our raffle. You can drop it at the main office in Heatley House, or send a cash donation to PSA if you can’t get here yourself. If you would like to help sell tickets on the night, please let me know.

It’s always great to hear from our past students so if you have any news please let us know or if you’re in Townsville or traveling through please drop in and say hello. We are always happy to show you around your school.

Reunion bookings will open 1st April and the Try Booking link is https://www.trybooking.com/BQFAJ

TOM PORTER | PSA PRESIDENT

Precinct 3pm PSA President Mr Tom Porter Telephone (07) 4722 2000 thomas.porter@cathedral.qld.edu.au

cathedral.qld.edu.au/past-students-association Facebook @theCathedralSchoolPastStudentsAssociation 154 Ross River Road, Mundingburra PO Box 944, Aitkenvale, Queensland 4812 Australia t

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MEET OUR PSA SCHOLARSHIP HOLDER

VALE JENNIFER BOARD

My name is Loree We extend our

Martyr, and I am a

sincere condolences

Mount Isa girl and

to the family and

Cathedral boarder.

friends of past

I started here in Year

student Jennifer

10 and there was no

Board (Class of

doubt that I was

2015) whose life

terrified. However,

was taken in a tragic

after seeing the

accident.

impact this school had

Jennifer was a

on my older siblings, I

highly respected

knew this is where I

boarder and proud

belonged.

Bede House member during her years at Cathedral. One of Jen’s

The Cathedral School

highlights was the school’s Netball and Rugby tour. Jen embodied the

is now my home away from home and has taught me confidence and

school spirit and since graduation, she has participated in the Lagoon

resilience. This year I received the honour of being the Past Students’

Dash and the Touch & Netball Challenge as a member of the Past

Association Representative, This scholarship has not only given me

Students’ team. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Our

the opportunity to learn the history of my school but has also shown

thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends at this difficult time.

me the way this school holds a place in the hearts of those who have learnt here, taught here and worked here.

2020 SCHOOL DUX LUKA BARTULOVICH It was a proud day for the

WHARE ARE THEY NOW? RAYNA PAGE

Bartulovich family when

We would like to welcome Rayna

Luka received his Dux

Page back to the school for the

Award with an outstanding

third time! A former student (1992)

ATAR score of 99.80.

and boarding staff member, she is

Luka thanked his teachers,

Head of Girls Boarding this year. It

classmates, and family with

is great to have her back.

special recognition for his

CARA KOENEN

grandfather who inspired his

Congratulations to Cara Koenen

pathway into Medicine. Luka

(2013) who had a very successful

will be studying at JCU.

debut in the Australian Netball

The Cathedral School had

team (Diamonds) in New Zealand

ten students who achieved

as a part of the Constellation Cup.

an ATAR above 98.75 which is equivalent to achieving an OP1 in the previous system. This is a remarkable result that rates among the best academic performances in our school’s proud history.

Congratulations go to the entire Class of 2020 for keeping focussed and

TAUKIEI KITARA Taukiei (1994) worked in Tuvalu for . many years providing project work for the community and also teaching

motivated through a very tough year.

Geography and English. He is currently living in Brisbane working as a trainer/assessor for Elgas.

PSA President Mr Tom Porter Telephone (07) 4722 2000 thomas.porter@cathedral.qld.edu.au

cathedral.qld.edu.au/past-students-association Facebook @theCathedralSchoolPastStudentsAssociation 154 Ross River Road, Mundingburra PO Box 944, Aitkenvale, Queensland 4812 Australia t