The Connection Newsletter | December 2016 | Number 58

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

DECEMBER 2016 | NUMBER 58

Principal’s Report International Rain Tree Tales

As we come to the end of another very memorable and hugely successful school year, it is with great pleasure that I welcome our most recently graduated Past Students to their first edition of The Connection. To their fellow past students of The Cathedral School and the Old Girls of St. Anne’s, I can tell you that the 100th set of graduates from our school were a terrific group of young people, who really enjoyed their final year of school and like those that graduated before them, have many tales of success that they will both carry with them and leave behind.

For me, the tale that will resonate for some time to come, will be the story of the lights in the rain tree. At the conclusion of the school’s 100th Senior School Presentation night, the Year 12s and their parents were invited to the Past Students’ Association Function (PSA) Lawn in front of Heatley House. As was explained in my words on the evening, 2.5 km of fairy lights had been donated by the parents of one of our international students, Derrick Tam. The 80 strings of lights had been wrapped around the massive branches of the large rain tree at the western end of the currently unattractive lagoon. It had taken two of our maintenance team, David Jones and Mick Louis, seven days to wrap the lights around the branches, not knowing whether their efforts would be rewarded at the end of their painstaking work.

As the Year 12s and their families gathered on the Function Lawn, wondering what Mr Gamack was rabbiting on about, but appreciative of the champagne they were enjoying, I asked Derrick and some of his boarding friends to accompany me to the tree. It was his parents’ wish that our Year 12s felt the excitement of the Centenary as keenly as those students who will be here for the 100th birthday in July next year. As the switch was turned on, it was clear that their wish would not go unheeded, and the joy of lights created a buzz on the PSA Function Lawn that will only be bettered by the buzz on July 21 2017.

I offer the school’s sincere gratitude to Thomas and Rachel Wong for their generosity of spirit and for making our Year 12 graduates’ final week very special.

The lights will remain in place until the end of Term 3 2017, and we expect them to look even better when the lagoon is refilled and The Centenary Project is completed.

I wish all members of the school community a very safe and joyous Christmas, and I look forward to welcoming you all back to the school in 2017.

Mr Ian Gamack Principal

PICTURED ON THE FRONT: Year 12 students Sean Thomas, Keegan Sutton-Baker, Sophie Kiernan and Emmy Gallagher claim the winners shield in the Staff V Past Students V Current Students Lagoon Dash race on 22 July 2016.

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Reunion Weekend 2016 Thank you to all the past students who ventured back to their School over the weekend whether it be for the Class of 2011 Five Year Reunion Drinks on the Friday evening, the School Tour and Afternoon Tea on the Saturday afternoon or the Reunion Dinner on the Saturday evening. We hope you had a great time reconnecting with old school friends and sharing lots of wonderful memories. We look forward to seeing you all again soon!

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Foundation Day and Lagoon Dash The School’s 99th Birthday was celebrated in style on Friday 15 July with the annual Foundation Day celebrations. Even though it was the coldest, wettest winter’s day Townsville had seen in many years, it didn’t damper the school spirit, however the annual Lagoon Dash was postponed to a later date because of the wet track.

Our guest speaker, Magistrate Cathy McLennan (Class of 1988) inspired the students with her memorable speech, reminding students to try their best and even though you might not be selected for a leadership position or an academic award, everyone has the potential to do great things.

LAGOON DASH RUNNERS Boys Interhouse BEDE: Micah Talbot - Year 6 Jano Garcia - Year 9 Sam Zaro - Year 12 CHATHAM: Jacob Neilson - Year 6 Tyrese Brown - Year 9 Josh Newman - Year 12 LANGTON: Oskar Morrison-Beard - Year 6 Ethan Coope - Year 9 Ben Williams - Year 12 MORE: Ethen Staunton - Year 6 Harry Doolan - Year 9 Damien Moston - Year 12

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Following the service the students, staff and guests all enjoyed a delicious birthday cake prepared by the School’s Catering Department and went back to class with a clear reminder of how fortunate we are at The Cathedral School. Foundation Day allows us to celebrate what we have achieved as a school and to give thanks to God for the abundance of resources, facilities and opportunities.

The annual Lagoon Dash was run one week later on Friday 22 July, with Chatham House winning the boys event and Bede House in the girls event. The Current Students were too fast in the Bragging Rights race which was the Past Students V Current Students V Staff, winning for the fourth year in a row.

Girls Interhouse

BEDE: Savanah Wilshire - Year 6 Paige Randolph - Year 9 Urina Bamaga - Year 12 CHATHAM: Isabelle Egan - Year 6 Jahrah Pearce- Year 9 Annabel Skinner - Year 12 LANGTON: Halina Matison- Year 6 Brodee Ryan - Year 9 Brydie Fletcher - Year 12 MORE: Zoe Rebgetz - Year 6 Emma Parks - Year 9 Kelsey Popham - Year 12

Staff/Past Students/ Current Students STAFF: Scott O’Neill Ira Hood Shari Finlay Aimee Strickland

PAST STUDENTS: Will Prizeman (2014) Jennifer Board (2015) Rebecca Chang (2014) Jay Chun Tie (1998) CURRENT STUDENTS: Sean Thomas (Bede) Keegan Sutton-Baker(Chatham) Sophie Kiernan (Langton) Emmy Gallagher(More)

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Current Students vs Past Students Challenge It was a great afternoon down on the School Oval on Sunday 9 October for the annual Past Students V Current Students Touch Football and Netball Challenge. Unfortunately the current students won both games (marginally) however everyone still had a great time! The challenge is on for the past students to win back the shields in our Centenary year!

Centenary Stories and Videos The Cathedral School will celebrate its Centenary in 2017. We invite you to watch our Centenary Video series where one video per month will be uploaded to the Centenary Website (www.cathedral.qld.edu.au/centenary) in the lead up to the School’s celebrations in July 2017.

To date there have been six videos upload to the website, they are 1. Mother Eunice: Mother Eunice was a young Sister from the Society of the Sacred Advent who started at St Anne’s CEGS in 1971 and stayed until the Sisters departed the School in 1978.

She is the only remaining member of the Order who worked at St Anne’s.

In this video, Mother Eunice reflects on the founding Sisters and the enormous contributions they made in shaping the School.

2. Ruth Duncan: Ruth Duncan (nee Stayte) was a student at St Anne’s CEGS from 1935 until 1942. The following year, Ruth became a Music Teacher at the School for 4 years. Ruth was present at St Anne’s when it was located in the Townsville CBD, as well as when the School was evacuated to Ravenswood during WWII. Ruth shares some memories of her time at the school as a student and later as a staff member.

3. The Smith Family: Doris McIntyre was one of the founding teachers at St Anne’s in 1917. Doris married Cecil Smith and the couple had 5 children, David, Margaret, Cecily, Neil and Rosemary.

Four of the five children attended St Anne’s CEGS spanning from 1936 to 1957 and have had following generations attend over the years.

Neil, Rosemary and Margaret reflect on the influence their parents had on the School as well as some of their memories from St Anne’s.

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4. Mary Gallagher: Mary Gallagher (nee Crawshaw) was a student at St Anne’s CEGS from 1953 to 1959. Mary was present at the school when it outgrew the campus in the city (where the Townsville City Council is currently located) and moved to the current site in Mundingburra. Mary shares memories of her time at the school and the significant impact the Sisters and school staff had on her life.

5. Rosemary Menkens: Rosemary Menkens (nee Fox) attended St Anne’s CEGS from 1960 to 1963. Rosemary was a boarder during her time at the school and Chatham House Captain. In more recent years Rosemary has had involvement with the school as a Board Member. Rosemary shares some of her memories and thoughts of her time and connection with the school..

6. Bea Duffield: Bea Duffield was a boarder at St Anne’s CEGS from 1964 to 1971 along with her two sisters, Margaret and Ailsa. Bea shares some funny stories from her time at the School and the impact some of the teaching staff had on her life and her career

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Past Students’ Association President’s Report The opening of St Anne’s in 1917 provided a wonderful foundation for the coeducational day and boarding school for boys and girls that the School has grown into today. As you are all aware, we have launched our centenary video clips to allow us all to reflect on the history and the changes that have occurred over the last 100 years.

It’s remarkable to think that in 1913 John Oliver Feetham was at the fore front of education and wanted to create a school for girls in the north. In the reflection from Mother Eunice, she says that John Oliver Feetham asked Mother Emma from Brisbane whether they had Sisters that they could bring to Townsville. We were fortunate enough to have Sister Vernon, Sister Alice and Sister Frances arrive and start St Anne’s on the 21st July 1917. Their foundation and legacy has made what we have today so special.

If you have not seen our centenary clips, please log on to the centenary website and look under ‘Stories’. I must thank Mother Eunice, Ruth Duncan, the Smith family, Mary Gallagher and Rosemary Menkens for sharing their memories. Please stay tuned for our monthly clips over the next 7 months.

In this edition of the Connection we will be releasing the dates, times and how to book for all our centenary events. These events will showcase the wonders of past and present students and staff. It will be a weekend to remember and I look forward to meeting every one of you. So please book early so you don’t miss out.

The Lagoon is drained and the temporary fence has been installed ready for construction of the Connection Place. I must thank everyone for their donations and I am sure you are looking forward to finding your name on the Connection Place glass wall. Please check we have your correct details so that the commemorative wall can be as accurate as possible.

The annual school reunion weekend in July was again well attended by past students and I thank them for their support of the weekend.

It’s always great to open the School to our past students.

The Friday Lagoon Dash was washed out due to the rain, but the following week our runners did a great job.

The Friday night 5 year reunion was attended by the Class Tom Porter and Hannah Hodgson (nee Bellwood) of 2011 and they had in Brisbane drinks under the cover of the Heatley House verandah. The school tour and afternoon tea is always a highlight but the pinnacle event is always the reunion dinner in the dining hall. Unfortunately I was not able to attend this year’s reunion due to the wedding of past student, school captain and best friend of mine Hannah Bellwood (Class of 2007) and Peter Hodgson, but I am assured it all went well.

The Touch and Netball Competition was well received this year and it’s always a great social event. The weather was hot but that didn’t deter the past students’ team from giving it their all. Unfortunately, they were narrowly beaten by the current students in both netball and touch. The school spirt was definitely on show that afternoon.

I am excited and ready for the centenary celebrations. I look forward to meeting you when you come to the school next year. If you have any questions about the plans for the centenary or the PSA, please get in touch with us.

Tom Porter PSA President

The Connection Place Progress Construction has commenced on the School’s Centenary Project - The Connection Place.

In celebrating The Cathedral School’s centenary in 2017, we will be paying tribute to all the people who have been part of our school over its first 100 years. A unique outdoor structure which will include the name of every student and staff member who has lived, worked or studied at St Anne’s or The Cathedral School over the past 100 years. The completed structure will be opened on Foundation Day in our centenary year - 21 July 2017.

Contribute to this project We invite all members of our school community, past and present, to join us in supporting this exciting development to honour our history and for the benefit of the whole school community. It is hoped that donations will contribute a large proportion of the project costs.

Tax-deductible contributions to assist with this project can be made to The Cathedral School Building Fund. Please make your pledge or payment today, and help create this lasting legacy For more information about this project and payment methods please visit the website www.cathedral.qld.edu.au/centenary-projects

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Curtis Rayment: Australian Veterans Assistance Trust Congratulations to Class of 2014 graduate and School Captain Curtis Rayment who is one of four students who has been successful in obtaining a AVCAT - Australian Veterans’ Children Assistance Trust Commemorative Bursary for his university study. We wish Curtis all the best with studying Medicine at the University of Queensland.

Early Learning Centre: 10th Birthday Celebrations On Saturday 30 July The Cathedral School Early Learning Centre open up its doors to the community in celebration of the Centre’s 10th birthday. There were so many activities for the children to get involved with including a jumping castle; face painting, balloon artists, Hands on Wildlife, Melville’s Farm and The Cathedral School Junior School Concert Band. Miss Lyllie Cowling sang Happy Birthday with an enormous birthday cake, which the Principal, Mr Ian Gamack cut with some of the children from the Centre. They day was amazing with over 400 families exploring the Centre and many have now joined the community.

Jenaya Emery: Rising Star Scholarship Congratulations to Class of 2015 graduate, Janaya Emery who was recently awarded with a Southern Cross University Rising Stars Scholarship. Janaya is currently studying an undergraduate degree at Southern Cross University in allied health. We wish you all the best for the future Janaya.

Congratulations Tanay Ropeyarn Congratulations to Class of 2009 graduate, Tanay Ropeyarn, who has been admitted by the Cairns Supreme Court into the legal profession.

Tanay is now a Solicitor working at Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Legal Service.

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2016 Production: GREASE When planning of the bi-annual production commences, a fair degree to duplicitous behaviour begins. When approaching the various staff who would provide invaluable assistance, they were all very excited about Grease and when you’re excited, you naturally want to share your excitement with others! But a pact was made to keep things hush-hush until the announcement to students. The primary reason for keeping the show a secret is to ensure that there’s more equity in the audition process, and we feel this works for the students at our school. There’s no doubt that this clandestine approach leads to much supposition from the students (as well as staff and parents), and I would be lying if I said we didn’t enjoy creating various red herrings. Convinced that the students had already discovered we were planning to do Grease, I created an elaborate memo which was ‘accidentally’ left on the photocopier in the music hallway - a place where students frequent. The memo listed Sherlock Holmes as the musical and listed a complete cast list, song set and audition schedule, as well as a mock up logo. At the meeting to announce the show, an extra slide was inserted at the presentation naming Sherlock Holmes as the production. When the student body saw the slide the noise was deafening: cheering, squealing and animated fist pumping ensued. I distinctly remembered sharing very nervous looks with Ms Watkinson, Mrs Orr and Mrs Smith. They seemed very excited about Sherlock Holmes…maybe we had selected the wrong show. Would they love Grease as much as those before them? After months of rehearsal, the answer to that question is an emphatic, ‘YES!”.

Grease, the musical, was written in 1971. It quickly became very popular, was nominated for seven Tony Awards and after it first opened on Broadway, played for nearly eight years. However, it

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was the hugely successful 1978 film version, starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John, which catapulted Grease to international fame and became the soundtrack which shaped the lives of so many people around the world. Grease achieved cult status and thanks to the NBC 2016 Grease Live spectacular, Grease was very much in vogue again. Our show borrowed from a variety of sources (the original stage show, the 1978 film, the 1995 Broadway revival and the NBC spectacular) but we worked diligently to include some new elements as well - elements which would compliment the skill set of our amazing students.

A ‘Triple Threat’ is a very rare thing to find, so the cast had to work very hard to hone their singing, dancing and acting skills. Six months was a long time to sustain interest and enthusiasm, but rehearsals were characterised by vitality, good cheer and a willingness to learn.

Lines were rewritten, new roles and new dialogue created, songs were rescored, vocal parts added and subtracted, and choreography created and modified. Marketing plays an enormous part in the success of a show, and interest was generated by a fantastic poster and banner designs, as well as the cast profiles which appeared on Facebook. Heading into Riverway Arts Centre, tickets sales were very promising, and within days, the shows were sold out. There’s nothing more exciting for a performer than to play to a packed house.

The last few days of rehearsal were arduous and exhausting. These are very long days, and the objective is to note and fix every possible problem, which can be both physically and mentally taxing. If students weren’t on stage, they were prepping costumes (over 700), hanging personalised bunting in the auditorium or reviewing choreography.

The backstage crew worked particularly diligently from day one,

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constructing a scaffold set and then negotiating the best way to transition large prop and set pieces around the space in the shortest possible time. They were brilliant. Most of the cast were utilised in set transitions to help move items on and off stage as quickly as possible or sometimes, the transition became part of the action and had to be timed to music like dance choreography. As opening night drew closer, excitement built and the product became better and better.

We played four great shows to four appreciative audiences. Praise for the show has been universal and I was very proud to work with such a considerate, helpful, enthusiastic and talented group of students.

There were, of course, some highlights from the show. “Greased Lightning” revealed was a standout. Our Maintenance and Tech Arts staff and students crafted an amazing product with both the original car and the fibreglass panels. “Beauty School Dropout” reimagined with a belting Marilyn Monroe, men in tails and specialist dancers in elaborate headdresses was a spectacular end to Act I. “Born to Hand Jive” became a 5 minute ‘marathon’, with high energy dancing and fabulous solo singing from Nathen Kelly. Our Production Band, ably led by Mr Paul Neilson knocked it out of the park every single song, every single time, every single show.

A core team of dedicated staff supported the students throughout the rehearsal process, teaching and encouraging the participants’ efforts at every turn. Without the invaluable support of Ms Heather Orr, Ms Nancy Watkinson, Mrs Rebecca Smith, Mr Paul Neilson, Mrs Melissa Prince and Mrs Lyllie Cowling, we would not have a School Production. I am indebted to these individuals for giving so generously of their time and expertise. While it’s a dangerous thing to single out students, I would like to acknowledge the two leads,

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Gerry Mullaly (Danny) and Abbie Honeycombe (Sandy). They quickly learnt their parts and were thoroughly prepared for every rehearsal.

They adapted to new challenges at every turn. The entire rehearsal process was richer for their great attitude and hard work.

This year marks the School’s 100th year and to help celebrate this milestone, I reached out to a number of past students* asking them to reflect on their time at school, but more specifically, what it meant to them to be involved in a school production. These reflections were included in a rather special edition program. A common theme was how productions created a strong sense of belonging, how it created opportunities to forge unlikely friendships. But of course, most reflected on how exhilarating being a part of a full scale production was. One of them paraphrased the findings of a study into lifelong happiness which was, “To sing and dance as often as possible”. I hope that in years to come, the cast and crew of Grease will continue to sing and dance as often as possible. *A special thank you to the many past students who graciously provided reflections for our 100th birthday program: Joel Abraham, Nathan Alison, Ashley Baxter, Oliver Bellwood, Rebecca Carter, Ashley Conway (nee Knox), Arminelle Fleming, Greg Horscroft, Sasha Henriss-Anderson, Nicola Keane, Jesse Kersh, Matt Logan, Natasha Mastrippolito, Thea Michael (nee Doyle), Pius Nolih, Chantel O’Brien (nee Swanson), Phoebe Patane, Emma Piper, Melissa Prince (nee Feather), Curtis Rayment, Adrian Sprott, Clare Simpson, Bella Stanton, Katrina Starmer (nee Kapitzke), Elyse Sweeney (nee Waller), Flynn Willocks, Nick Wilson and Tayla Young.

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Koenen Family It’s been a very busy sporting year for the four Koenen children who are all now past students of the School.

Breanna (Class of 2012) has been drafted for the Brisbane Lions inaugural women’s AFL team Cara (Class of 2013) has been selected in the Sunshine Coast Lightning team for the National Netball League Alyssa (Class of 2014) this year competed and captained the Australia development team in the Sanyo Bussan International Lifesaving Cup in Japan which they won and competed in the World Club Rescue Championships in the Netherlands, in which she achieved 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze medals with her club winning the championships.

Dirk (Finished in 2015) competed for Queensland U16 AFL National Championships. He also competed for his Gold Coast school in the Senior Schoolboys AFL championships which they won and he has been selected in the Suns Academy Level 3 for 2017.

We congratulate Breanna, Cara, Alyssa and Dirk on their achievements this year and look forward to hearing more from these sporting stars in the future.

Past Student Catch Ups...

We love catching up with past students while on the road and when they drop into the School to find out what they have been doing since they left school.

This is who we’ve caught up with recently: Mrs Toni Lanphier caught up with Cicely Baira (nee Gay) from the Class of 2001 at the Cloncurry Show.

Atu Maui from the Class of 2001 and his family who are from Tuvalu stopped into the School while visiting Townsville for their family holiday.

Mrs Toni Lanphier met with Koichiro Takahashi from the Class of 2011 on a recent marketing trip to Japan.

Koichiro is from Iwaki and returned to his home town soon after the devastating earthquake and tsunami.

However, he stayed there to continue his education and is now in the final stages of his medical degree at the Fukishima Medical University. Koichiro has also been very active in the International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations, and has completed a couple of study abroad programs at partner universities in Europe.

Koichiro has fond memories of his time at Cathedral and is still in touch with friends he made here. His father also came to our meeting to express his thanks to the school for the opportunities and support provided to Koichiro at that time.

Junior School Netball Championships On the weekend of the 15 - 16 October, 16 girls travelled to Ipswich to compete in the Samsung Primary School Cup. We took two teams, Cathedral Navy and Cathedral White, to compete and play against schools from throughout Queensland. There were 110 teams that participated in the netball carnival over the weekend.

Cathedral White started off feeling excited and nervous. On Saturday, we had some wins and some close games that we lost. The next day, we were pooled with more teams where we were evenly matched. We were prepared to play our hardest and approached each game with a desire to win. We played four games and ended up winning our pool, coming off the courts feeling tired and proud.

Cathedral Navy started the weekend off with a blast, winning all our games and finishing on the top of the pool. The next day, we played against other schools that had also finished at the top of their pools.

With some close games, and keeping our heads up, we were successful in making it to the semi-finals. There we came head-to-head against Norvilles State School, which was a team from Bundaberg. After winning that game, we were into the grand-final. After a tough game, the result was 11-12 with the game going to Matthew Flinders Anglican College. Zoe Rebgetz was named Player of the Final.

Congratulations and well done to everyone who competed.

We would like to thank Mrs Buglar, Mrs Dallimore, Mrs Davis, Mrs Rebgetz and Mr Baills for this awesome opportunity, for taking us to the carnival, and coaching us throughout the year.

Zoe Rebgetz and Halina Matison Year 6

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Vale: OLIVE HELY It is with deep regret that we share news of the passing of one of the school’s greatest stalwarts, Mrs Olive Hely (nee Gannon), aged 99 years.

Matty Doyle Award Congratulations to Year 11 student, Louis Ricchetti, who was awarded with the Matty Doyle Memorial Shield for Outstanding Effort in November.

Louis was presented with the shield by Matty’s parents, Sharon and Stephen. Thank you to Smith family who donated the shield as their eldest daughter, Nikyta was Matty’s Year 7 Bede House buddy when he was in Year 12.

Matty was a student at The Cathedral School from 2004 2012 and sadly passed away in 2014. Matty was a happy yet determined young bloke, who didn’t let his disability diminish his enjoyment of life.

Olive attended St Anne’s in the city from 1930 to 1934, and remained connected to the school through the Old Girls’ Association throughout her life. She was a member of the OGA Brisbane branch for over 60 years, and was its president for more than 37 years. She is remembered for her thoughtfulness and humour, and the determination and hard work she put in to keeping the spirit of the school alive.

Earlier this year, Olive reflected in this way. ‘Not until I left school did I realise what a wonderful gift my parents had given me in sending me to St Anne’s. I always felt the Sisters were like family. We three Gannons (Olive and her sisters Ivy and Alma) and my daughters (Olivia and Anne) are all proud St Anne’s girls.’

2016 Rowing: Cathedral’s Most Successful Season!

On Friday 11 November The Cathedral School Rowing squad celebrated their most successful season on the water with Olympic Medalist, Alexander ‘Sasha’ Belonogoff.

Sasha has recently returned from Rio de Janeiro where he competed in the Men’s Quad Scull event alongside Australian teammates James McRae, Karsten Forsterling and Cam Girdlestone winning a Silver medal.

Originally from Rockhampton, Sasha attended the School’s Rowing Awards night to show Cathedral’s Rowers that the Olympics are a reality no matter what your upbringing, circumstances or location is.

2016 has been the School’s most successful year since the program commenced in 2000.

Mr Muhlenberg said “I am not measuring Cathedral’s results by one stand out performance, rather by the depth of the current program, the support received by our families and our amazing coaches.”

“My biggest highlight during the season was to see the spirit and commitment displayed by the senior athletes and adopted by our younger athletes.”

The Cathedral School Head Rowing Coach, Mr Stephan Muhlenberg was excited to have Sasha here in North Queensland.

“However, winning the medal tally at the North Queensland, Central Queensland School Championships and at the Queensland School Championships with 10 Gold, 8 Silver and 2 Bronze medals is certainly a remarkable result” added Mr Muhlenberg.

“What a ‘Row’ model Sasha is! His rowing pathway is a true inspiration in its own right. He is hard working, down to earth and now holding the Olympic Silver Medal and I hope that some of our Rowers were inspired from his story” said Mr Muhlenberg.

With the rowing season over for the year, a small group of Cathedral Rowers will continue to train over the holidays, preparing for the NSW State Championships in February 2017 and National Championships at the end of March in Sydney.

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We are excited to announce that bookings for the 2017 CENTENARY EVENTS will open 9am Wednesday 11 Januar y 2017! https://www.trybooking.com/NSKO

FRIDAY 21 JULY

SATURDAY 22 JULY

9.30am - Foundation Day Service (by invitation only)

9.00am to 12 noon - School Open Day and Tours

10.00am to 11.30am - Opening of the Centenary Project “The Connection Place” and running of the Lagoon Dash

6.00pm - Gala Black Tie Dinner at Quayside Terminal Tickets $125 per person which includes three course meal and entertainment (cash bar available)

6.00pm to 8.00pm - Cocktail Function by the Lagoon | Tickets $15 per person which includes welcome drink on arrival and canapés (cash bar available)

***Limited tickets available, book early to avoid disappointment***

SUNDAY 23 JULY 9.00am - Church Service at St James Cathedral 12 noon - Picnic lunch by the Lagoon hosted by the Parents & Friends’ Association

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Please book for events you wish to attend over the weekend.

Pre-purchase your Centenary Book - $75 Limited stock available, pre-purchase now so you don’t miss out. The Centenary Book will be available for collection at all Centenary Events.

Visit the website https://www.trybooking. com/NSKO to book in for the events and to pre-purchase your Centenary Book.

For more information about tickets for this event please contact: The Cathedral School Marketing Coordinator, Mrs Regina Blackburn on 07 4722 2026 or email marketing@cathedral.qld.edu.au.

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