Year 9

From our House Debating win, to getting knocked to third place at House Athletics after a recalculation, to preparing for the first ever Year 9 House Talent Show – this year has been full of ups and downs for everyone. We had two new students join our Davis family, Alisa and Anna. A special mention also to Jieya (Coco) Xu who has been doing online school from a whole other continent! On behalf of all of Davis I’d like to thank Mrs Marinelli for always checking in, making sure everyone was coping in lockdown.

Olivia Hargrave – Davis

We all had high hopes 2021 would be spent together. However, during the uncertainties of lockdown, teachers and the Student Executive organised numerous activities, including the entertaining MS Teams assemblies that never failed to make me smile. It was the little things that got me through the week, such as Mrs Gionfriddo’s question of the day and Mr Barry blasting Romanian pop when we logged on. In many ways 2021 was not the year I hoped it would be, but I could not have asked for more from my peers, teachers and community.

Chloe (Coco) Butterfield – Beaulieu Blair

As a Year level we have grown so much in 2021. Our experiences in Rowing, GSV Sport and performing in Two Weeks with The Queen, have kept us moving forward. While 2021 has not been the year we were hoping for, we have learnt to take one day at a time and appreciate the small things – including hanging out with friends at lunch or completing group assignments in person. I have decided to take every opportunity I can following on from the experiences of lockdowns, as I am sure everyone else is too!

Charlotte Upton – Langley Templeton

Throughout Year 9, but particularly during our time in lockdown, the support and care from our teachers has been one of the main highlights for us. Although we missed out on Sport, faceto-face learning and all the enjoyable Co-curricular activities, the teachers never failed to make learning as enjoyable as possible. Online learning has been an experience we have been accustomed to over the past two years, and we are thankful for the opportunities St Catherine’s has provided us during this time. We appreciate our time together back in-person so much more!

Mattea Demetriou and Georgia Hennessey – Holmes Kilbride