The Connection Newsletter | July 2013 | Issue 51

Cathedral celebrates Grandparents’ Day

Brisbane Reunion Bookings

Marclene helping to nurse the future of indigenous education

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

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H July 2013 H NUMBER 51

Principal’s Report Ready to Rock Again It was a long time in the planning, approval and completion process, but the newly refurbished and significantly enlarged Rock Centre project was handed over to the School in early May. The Rock Centre has not only been enclosed and air-conditioned, as per the original vision of Mr and Mrs Tony Rock, we have also added a massive stage, an enlarged assembly area, and a foyer/kitchen area to be used for school functions. The centre has already demonstrated its versatility with several classes being able to run in the centre at the same time.

It’s multi-purpose credentials have also been used to their capacity over the past two months with several major events being held in the Rock Centre. Everything from House Musicals, School Raves and the Junior School Production, through to P & F Balls, Grandparents’ Day and whole school assemblies have been held in the centre.

The new Rock Centre will be formally dedicated by The Bishop of North Queensland, The Right Reverend William Ray on the School’s Foundation Day, 19 July. Interestingly, this will be 20 years after Bishop

Lewis dedicated the first version of the Rock Centre at Cathedral.

This original building was considered a hugely important addition to the School in 1993, and its successor has already shown that it will be a focal point of the school for the next 20 years.

There are no doubt many Past Students who would like to see the new centre and if you can’t make it to the school on the Reunion Weekend, you are always welcome to drop into the school for a tour of this very impressive facility.

Past students of recent years will remember my incessant complaining about the old Rock Centre’s pigeons and the constant mess they made of the concrete and the Year 12s shirts on assemblies.You will be amused to know that our current Year 12s decided to give me a 50th Birthday present on a recent whole school assembly. A trolley came out covered in a white sheet and lo and behold…. a pigeon in a cage! (current whereabouts unknown).

Mr Ian Gamack Principal

contents PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

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GRANDPARENTS’ DAY

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BOARDERS’ STATE OF ORIGIN

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AIEF ANNUAL REPORT LAUNCH

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MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SENIOR SCHOOL BEDE & CHATHAM HOUSE DAY

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INTERSCHOOL EQUESTRIAN COMPETITION

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PRESIDENT’S REPORT

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW…

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ROCK CENTRE

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FEETHAM INFORMATION SERVICES CENTRE (ISC) 11

Pictured above: Mr Ian Gamack pictured on his 50th birthday with his birthday present…a pigeon Pictured on the front: Year 3 student, Joshua Nalder with Mrs Vivien Maloney on Grandparents’ Day 2

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MARCLENE HELPING TO NURSE THE FUTURE OF INDIGENOUS EDUCATION

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REUNION INFORMATION

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Interhouse Musicals Wow! What an experience…

The Interhouse Musicals of 2013 were an extraordinary and unforgettable event for all! It was the first annual occasion to be held in our brand new Rock Centre, something that the students had been waiting in anticipation for almost a year to be unveiled. The advancements that this facility brought with staging, sound and lights greatly enhanced the performance level and made the Interhouse Musical experience of 2013 even more captivating.

We kicked off the event with the Choir piece, and each House sang unique renditions of the well-known song from the Lion King, “The Circle of Life”. It was a close competition, but this was taken out by the exquisite vocals of Langton House. Following this, the Instrumental section began with Bede performing “Bird Land” by Zawinul and then Langton, brightly decked out in green bows and hairpieces, presented “I’m a Believer” from the Shrek soundtrack. Chatham enchanted our eardrums with their interpretation of “The Pirates of the Caribbean” theme song combined with feisty bandanas and eye patches. More House took out the Instrumental competition with their clever mash up of “Pink Panther” and “Piano Man”, dished with feathery fascinators and a comedy sketch on the side.

The final part of the competition was the “Dancicals” in which the Seniors from each House choreographed a five minute performance that told a story through the art of song and dance. More House chose “Footloose”, resulting in a hilarious performance of an extremely relatable and wellknown classic. Following them was Bede House, with their modern day version of “Cops and Robbers”, incorporating popular,’ get-up-on-yourfeet’ songs from the movie Inspector Gadget and boy-band One Direction. Then came Chatham who chose to portray the message; “You need to be the change you want to see in the world” told from a unique perspective of a little girl who wanted to step away from conformity. And last, but certainly not least was Langton House with their extremely creative and enthusiastic production of “Shrek, which brought smiles to the parents and students alike. Chatham won the “Dancicals” section, and also took out the choreographing and costuming award meaning that the overall house shield for the Musical’s competition for 2013 went to a very deserving Chatham House.

Grandparents head back to school for the day More than 300 Grandparents went back to school for the day when they attended the Grandparents’ Day celebrations held on the last day of Term 2.

Every year the Cathedral’s Early Learning Centre and Junior School opens its classrooms to Grandparents in a celebration of family inclusion and involvement. It has become an annual event that the whole school community really looks forward to.

Head of Junior School, Mr Paul Taylor said “Grandparents’ Day is a very important event on our school calendar as it gives our grandparents an opportunity to feel special and welcomed into the school community. Things are so busy now days with children doing sport, music and dance, that at times, our grandparents can be forgotten.”

“Most Grandparents live locally here in Townsville but we did have some who had travelled interstate and even from overseas including Singapore, South Africa and America, to be here for the day” added Mr Taylor.

The Grandparents had a busy morning whilst they were at school for the day. A concert, especially choreographed for the celebration was performed followed by a delicious morning tea of jam and cream scones served by the children. Grandparents then moved to the various classrooms of their grandchildren to enjoy the dynamics of a modern education, while also reflecting on their own time at school.

“Our visitors enjoyed the opportunity to look around the school to see how things have changed over the years; they were especially interested to see our brand new Rock Centre facility where the concert was held” added Mr Taylor.

Despite the rollercoaster of ups and downs and the very hectic schedules, I’m sure that we can all agree that the event was extremely successful and congratulations must go to everyone involved particularly to the Year 12 cohort who completely organised the event, conducting and choreographing all of the sections of the Interhouse Musicals. I would just like to thank our wonderful adjudicators Melissa Prince and Rachael Cairns and all of the teachers who put countless hours of work in, ensuring the day went smoothly.

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Kids in Space

The musical “Kids in Space” was a great success as many people came to watch the show and enjoyed it. Kids in Space tells the story of Cumulo Nimbus (Daniel Leevers) as he and the dreaded space pirates (Liam Hemmett, Candice Taylor and Elise Krogh) chase each other through the Black Hole. He Left his home and family (Gordon Applecryn, Shona Johnson and Holly Banister) behind. Cumulo sets out to prove to himself and his family that he is worthy, and through his journey he meets the Professor (James Gamack). Cumulo decides he wants to join the space pirates and sets out to find them. When he gets to their spaceship it’s not what he expected at all. He becomes the space pirates prisoner and meets a used car salesman and his sidekick Alien (Nick Whitney and Zane Rebgetz).

A Production by the Junior School Production rehearsals started at the beginning of the year. Everyone involved put in a tremendous effort and gave 110%. This was the third musical by the Junior School students and as expected it was a lot of work. Numerous rehearsals including many on a Sunday were dedicated to practicing. This production required a lot of assistance and this would not have been possible without the help of the staff.

The performance taught students drama and singing skills. Overall, it was a lot of fun and a huge success.

Written by Elise Krogh and Hannah Anear

Boarders’ State of Origin

As the days pass, the school work comes and goes. We soon forget our last assignment or test but there is one event on the calendar that is never forgotten – the mighty State of Origin. It was 5 June, an ordinary day in boarding. The 7am wake up by our resident alarm, Mr Mark Muguira, the 8.30am start to the school day and then the bell at 3.10pm. It may have seemed like a regular day, but that was soon to change.

On return to the dorms there was tension in the air as the Maroon army slowly collaborated and took to the Dining Hall for the champion’s dinner before the battle began. Upon entry to the Dining Hall the students were met with the mighty colours of Maroon and Blue scattered all over the place. There were streamers and balloons along the roof of the hall and the colours covered the walls in every reachable spot. The tension was high as we collected our food with our Head Chef, Mr Robbie Beresford dressed in the NSW sky blue colours.

As dinner passed, a truly amazing sight was placed on the table. A football field cake made by the kitchen staff was on display to be shared amongst the students. The cake showed the QLD and NSW colours as well as detail right down to the cars in the car park. It was amazing! The cake was a sign that yes, it was origin time. As the boarders took to the classroom for their daily prep session, Mr Gamack and Mr Walker-Campbell were frantically setting up the new Rock Centre for the boarders to watch the game. When the time came around, 7.30pm, the boarders made their way to the Rock Centre chanting for their home side. Excitement levels were at an all4

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time high. From the kick off to the final whistle, the students were on the edge of their seats with the gripping game being played out. With the final score in favour of the NSW Blues, the boarders were forced to endure the slow, shameful walk back to the dormitory as those few who followed the Blues rejoiced. At the end of the night, the combined efforts by the Kitchen staff and the teachers made it one of the most memorable State of Origin games seen by the boarding students yet.

Written by Thomas Polkinghorne Year 11

AIEF Annual Report Launch On 22 May, I accompanied Dennis Nona and Moewaiya Youngblutt to Sydney to represent the school at the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF) Annual Report Launch. Upon arrival we were greeted by the friendly AIEF staff and the not-so-friendly Sydney weather. With some free time up our sleeves we made the courageous decision to defy the cold wet weather and made our way to Circular Quay to do some sight-seeing.

The bright lights of the big city were a real eye-opener for the students from Weipa and Palm Island who were on their first visit to Sydney. We enjoyed a tour through the Opera House and marvelled at the Harbour Bridge, the towering buildings and crowded streets where everyone seemed to be in a hurry, but before too long the cold weather got the better of us and it was time for us to get back to the warmth of our motel.

That night the students enjoyed a social dinner that allowed them to meet other indigenous students from AIEF partner schools across the country. The students shared similar stories of leaving their families and hometowns to catch a couple of connecting flights to go to boarding schools that were so different to what they are used to that it was like stepping into a totally different world. The students had a lot of fun at the dinner and many friendships were formed.

On Thursday 23 May we attended the formal luncheon of the Annual Report Launch at the Qantas Centre of Service Excellence where we were given the opportunity to meet the various business partners and supporters behind the foundation. We heard stories from scholarship alumni that had completed Year 12 and have either gone on to study at University or have taken up apprenticeships with major companies like BHP. It was great to hear that the past students also had similar stories to the current students. Both students left the launch inspired and confident that they too could go on to pursue big dreams!

Ms Kylie Mitchell Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Support Coordinator

Pictured above: Moewaiya Youngblutt,Year 11 and Dennis Nona,Year 12 at the AIEF Annual Report launch in Sydney

Verbal Combat On Tuesday 28 May, the Year 8s and 9s were confronted with a serious issue affecting many teenagers around the world “Bullying”.

Seth Drury and Rosie Spiers from Brainstorm Productions re-enacted one of the most common situations in schools. They played the roles of popular teenagers harassing the typical nerd. Through this play they showed what contributes to many different forms of bullying.

The story was of a new girl Emily coming to the school. As she was a bit different to most of the kids, she didn’t quite fit in. The popular group decided to have a bit of fun by picking on her. The ringleader manipulated and used her friends to make the scene even worse. This resulted in vandalism, physical, verbal, cyber, and mental bullying.

Using social media is a problem many teens, all round the world, face.

This was briefly talked about in the play.

Brainstorm productions tour around Australia delivering a message about bullying and the ramifications of this cowardly behaviour. This is done through many different talks and plays. They are the biggest theatre company in Australia, performing over 450,000 plays a year.

Brainstorm has been running for 30 years and look like they have many more to come.

Pictured above: Emily Williams and Leah Anear with Seth Drury and Rosie Spiers from Brainstorm Productions “I thought it was very relevant for this age group and it was interesting to see how it was portrayed,” quoted by a student in Year 8.

From the start to the end, the students were absorbed the whole time. Take a stand together against bullying. This is definitely something the Year 8 and 9 students will remember

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National Skeet Shooting Champion Being able to train only once a week hasn’t stopped Year 10 student, Antony Ballarino from shooting his way to the top.

The Collinsville teenager recently returned from the National Skeet Championships in Wagga Wagga with four gold medals and an added motivation to one day shoot for Australia and the Olympic Games.

Surrounded by world-class rivals in the sub-junior class (under 15s), Antony rose to the occasion. “I was in a squad with some really good people and that brought me up a bit” said the 14 year old who boards at the school.

Antony, who did his best to downplay his achievements, claimed gold in the skeet 20-gauge championship, the Commonwealth skeet championship, the National Skeet Doubles Championship and was crowned National Champion of Champions.

He also scored blue sashes for the national skeet championship and for the being the junior team international high gun. It backed up an equally impressive effort at the Queensland Clay Target Shooting Championships a few weeks earlier.

Not bad when considering Antony who took up the sport after his Dad started pistol shooting a few years ago, is heavily restricted in the amount of training he can do. Many of his rivals shoot daily..

Middle & Senior School Bede & Chatham House Day

By Friday of the second last week of school, everything seems to be going in slow motion as the last week until holidays stretches ahead.

This made it the perfect day to hold the annual Bede and Chatham House Day. The event was kicked off on the Thursday, with the hugely popular Middle School cake stall almost disappearing behind a wave of students. The line started as soon as the bell rang, with everyone keen to try the cupcakes, slices and numerous other treats that were on display.

This was followed by the Senior School cake stall on the Friday, which was also a themed free dress day.

The theme this year – fairy tales, with students displaying ingenuity and a little poetic license in their costume designs. Wacky characters from the Wizard of Oz and Alice and Wonderland were very popular, and Cathedral has never seen so many Rapunzel’s all at once.

Both days were extremely successful with everyone getting involved.

All funds raised are being donated to the hospital in Papua New Guinea to provide basic necessities to new-borns and their mothers.

Written By Georgina Kanowski Bede House Leader 6

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Pictured above: Pictured at the AAS Schools Expo in Hong Kong – Mrs Toni Lanphier, Mr Ian Gamack, Edward Yeung (Class of 2009) and an AAS staff helper

Edward Yeung Edward Yeung (Class of 2009) volunteered to help promote his old school during the AAS Schools Expo in Hong Kong earlier this year.

Since leaving school, Edward has completed a Bachelor of Business Management at the University of Queensland and is now back in Hong Kong working at the Standard Chartered Bank. He was able to share his personal experiences at the school with prospective parents and students who visited the school’s booth at the Expo. Thanks to Edward for being a great advocate for The Cathedral School!

Interschool Equestrian Competition The Cathedral School was well represented at the Interschool Equestrian Competition on Friday 3 May at the Moondarga Pony Club in Kelso. Six competitors from Years 7, 8, 10 and 11 participated. The Cathedral team did well in both prelim, novice dressage tests and the rider class coming home with many ribbons and even a few overall placing’s. I, myself brought home a trophy for basically showing control and not the horse stuck on cruise control. I think it’s safe to say that Cathedral had a great showing.

A big thank you goes to Mrs Hagen for organising the Cathedral team in this event and special thanks goes to Jenny Haines from Ranchlands Equestrian Centre.

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Past Students’ Association President’s Report It’s that time of year where the school community comes together as a whole and celebrates the foundation of this great school 96 years ago.

The Reunion Weekend celebrations are shaping up to be a huge event, I look forward to welcoming all of our past students back to a weekend of celebration, renewed friendships and a look at how the school has been transformed.

I have been privileged to attend two reunion dinners; I must say they are one of the most enjoyable events the school has, hearing stories about the school from 20 to 60 years ago really make me feel privileged to be a part of the school and be the President of your Past Students’ Association.

On Foundation Day the Rock Centre will be officially reopened. If you have not had a look yet, we look forward to showing you. The pigeons that Mr Ian Gamack really loved have been removed and state of the art sound and visual system installed, along with a totally redesigned and fitted out Rock Centre. I must say it also a boosts an abseiling wall, which I have got to try out.

Many memories are made at school and I got to relive mine last month, heading out on Year 9 camp. It was a wet first three days at Paluma Dam, and then the weather turned perfect as we took our group through the gorge. It was great to watch the group bond as a whole and make memories they will carry for years to come. I think

Pictured above: PSA President,Tom Porter with his brother, Chris Porter on the Year 9 Outdoor Education adventure that Outdoor Education at the school is a huge asset and I really enjoy my times on camp.

If you have stories from your times at St Annes or The Cathedral School we would love to hear from you.

We are always looking for new members to be a part of the PSA Committee. We have a great core of members but new and fresh ideas are always welcome. If you would like to be a part of the committee get in contact with us and get elected during the AGM on Saturday afternoon of the reunion weekend.

I look forward to meeting many of you during the reunion weekend, or at our Brisbane reunion in October (see the back page for details).

If you have any questions or would like to get in contact with me please don’t hesitate to do so - my email is tomporter@iinet.net.au.

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

Joan Hopkins honored Descendants of Mrs Joan Hopkins recently visited the school to see the Science building named in her honour. Mrs Hopkins taught Science at the school and is fondly remembered by her former students as an enthusiastic and inspirational teacher.

Mrs Hopkins’ daughter, Sally Mattocks from Toowoomba, and her granddaughter, Whitney Hopkins and her partner from New York, were in Townsville on holidays, and took time out to visit the school.

They were impressed with the new Science facilities, and pleased to see that the lagoon is still a central feature of the school – Mrs Hopkins’ love of the lagoon was legendary!

Pictured above: Photograph shows Martin Oehmke,Whitney Hopkins and Sally Mattocks next to the Joan Hopkins plaque on the Science building.

Jazz under the Raintree Earlier this term the Music Department held their annual fundraising music event, this year entitled “Jazz under the Raintree”. The fact that there wasn’t much jazz but more a variety of different music genres and that it wasn’t actually held under the raintree due to the unpredictable weather, did not stop everyone who attended from having an absolute ball! The audience was entertained with catchy numbers performed by our Stage Band and Senior Guitar Ensemble, and were wowed by the vocal, piano, guitar and percussive talents of our music students and staff. We would be remiss if we didn’t mention the culinary talents of Mr, Mrs and Miss Taylor and Mrs Penaluna, who slaved away in the kitchen for most of the evening!

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Where are they now…

The McBride family

Ben McBride (1996) is a software engineer in Sydney; Amy (1997) has two children and is now working as a scientist in a pathology lab; and Gemma (2000) is a GIS analyst in Canberra.

Shannon Chadwick

Jennifer Crocker (nee Menkens) 1966

Jennifer has been producing beef and grain at Muckadilla west of Roma since we moved from Central Queensland 8 years ago. Our eldest son is working the property we lease back after selling it to a coal mine at Springsure, and our youngest son and his wife work “Crochdantigh” with us. Our daughter-in-law here and I run the business www.cheekychooks.net which posts fertilised eggs all over Australia and sells point of lay hens and roosters to Mitchell, Roma and nearby areas.

Since graduating in 1989, I’ve been working in the arts and creative industries as either a performer, curator, administrator, lecturer or Married to Robert Boothey since January 1974 - 40 years in project manager, in Queensland and abroad in England. Highlights January 2014. have included my solo performance ‘Flowers for Algernon’ (1995), administrative appointment with the Royal Academy of Arts (1997-98), Finished Junior (Year 10) in 1968 – attended reunion for the Class of event management of the Palmer Street Festival (2000), orchestrating 1970 and still in touch with two of my cube mates. (Toni Lanphier (nee the art acquisitions benefit for the opening of the Townsville Hospital Parsons) was one of my class mates back then).

(2001), lecturing on speech communication for James Cook University 1969 – worked at the Townsville Police Station as steno/sec for the as well as sculpture and the relationship between the visual arts and year then took myself to Canberra and joined the Commonwealth architecture for its art history department (2003-05), commissioning Public Service – I was 17 at the time. Based in the ACT and doing design and public artworks for Queensland Government building secretarial work for three years while hitch-hiking all over Australia projects (2002-2007), and writing a revealing though yet-unpublished and New Zealand. book about the relationship between public art and people (2007).

From 2006 I’ve been Eucharistic Assistant for the Anglican Church At the end of 1973 I flew to WA for working holiday, met my future for the parish of South Townsville and will soon be husband while working in a southern town. We undertaking formal biblical studies.

If you would like to update came back to North Queensland to marry in

Tracey Tweedie (nee Hill) 1985 - 1987

Deanne (Dee) De Lacey (nee Hecht)

the Past Students Association on “where are you now” please email

January 1974 – during the floods. A memorable day for all the wrong reasons! We worked in Cairns for six months after our wedding as we couldn’t travel tcs@cathedral.qld.edu.au south due to the flooding in Brisbane, then went Currently living in Mount Isa, married with three with your information. back to WA to work in the shearing sheds. We have children. Also a full time student at JCU studying spent most of the last 40 years travelling between primary education via RATEP. Recipient of the the east and the west to spend time with both our families so we have Governor Generals Indigenous Student Teacher Scholarship. divided our 40 years between housing and caravans. We have enjoyed memorable trips to the USA & Mexico and more recently a wonderful time in the UK and France.

Mother of four wonderful boys. Wendy’s second son Isaac Glover has just had a novel published called “A girl called Marian Lorvie” and he is We currently live in Cardwell and work in real estate which isn’t much only 14 years old! fun since the global financial crisis and Cyclone Yasi. We live in hope of improvement!

Wendy Glover (nee Kerr) 1988 - 1989 Joan Gregor (nee Bennett)

Joan graduated in 1967 at the end of Year 12 and attended St Anne’s School for 12 years as did her sisters Pam and Moira. Her younger sister Robyn also attended the school for Years 1-8.

Joan and Robyn are both GP’s, both trained at UQ Medical School, though Joan attended James Cook University for her first year of university before completing her degree at UQ in Brisbane.

Joan now lives and works at the Gold Coast, and also teaches at the Bond Medical School.

Joy Bola (nee Watson) 1977 – Year 8

I will be remembered as the student who ended up in hospital for a couple of months during this year as I suffered with encephalitis. I was paralysed (paraplegic) and was not expected to live. My family came to spend these last days with me as I lay in the ICU ward of the Townsville General Hospital on life support. By God’s grace I recovered. Sister Chasley would come and visit me. Some of the other students from the school would also come and visit me there.

Olive Hely visits the school One of our oldest past students called in to the school recently – Mrs Olive Hely was in Townsville recently with her family, and drove in to have a look at the place. Olive was a student at St Anne’s in the city from 1930-34 so the present campus is a very different site. She was delighted to make contact with some staff and to see how beautiful the school is today.

Olive Hely is a very loyal past student and has been a key member of the Brisbane Old Girls’ Association network for countless years. We look forward to seeing her at the Brisbane reunion in October this year, and hopefully at the School’s centenary in 2017!

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The Rock Centre

The Rock Cenre was built in 1993, thanks to a generous financial contribution by Mr Tony and Mrs Anita Rock whose grandchildren, Bradley and Anthony Bartram, attended the school – hence the building’s name!

It filled its purpose as a very useful multi-purpose hall for the whole school, providing a space for assemblies, under-cover sports, drama

and musical performances, Parents & Friends’ events and various other activities.

It was constructed so that it could be enclosed in the future, and that has happened in 2013. The recent re-development of The Rock Centre has created an ultra-modern air-conditioned space with state-of-theart facilities for sports, performances and a variety of other functions.

Marclene helping to nurse the future of indigenous education

Class of 2012 graduate Marclene Mooka recently featured in the national media for the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation scholarship program. Read the full story here…

Coming from tiny Duan Island in the Torres Strait, on the northernmost tip of Australia, Marclene Mooka’s chance to go to a local school ran out at Grade 7.

She moved to The Cathedral School in Townsville as a boarder from Year 8, a tough call for any kid but one that she, her family, the school, and the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation knew she was up to.

Marclene, 17, who is in the first year of a Bachelor of Nursing Science degree at James Cook University, is the first person in her family to attend university.

“It makes me feel proud of my achievements,” she said. “It will make my family and my community very proud.”

The AIEF partners with strong schools, such as Cathedral, which recruit students it assesses as having the attitude and family support to stay to Year 12.

It provided scholarship assistance for Marclene through all her high school years and mentored her in the final two years to assist her career prospects.

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Marclene said leaving her island home was hard but it helped that she had siblings in The Cathedral School.

“There’s probably 50 or so people up there so basically you know everyone. Comparing it to Townsville, it was really big for me at the start but I got used to it.”

From Year 11, the AIEF found work-readiness placements for Marclene, who chose nursing.

“I love helping people and making a change in someone’s life,” she said.

“Because of the health issues up on the islands, I figured that doing nursing I could give back to my community.”

The AIEF is a 20-year model. It will stick with Marclene as long as required.

AIEF head of partnerships and communications Michelle Penfold said the foundation worked “to ensure the students end up in a career of their choice, making a meaningful contribution to society, not only their own people but Australia as a whole”.

She said the most important player in Marclene’s success was Marclene.

“Marclene was ready for that opportunity. She did the work.”

Feetham Information Services Centre (ISC)

The Senior School Library was named in honour of Bishop John Oliver Feetham, Bishop of North Queensland from 1913 to 1947.

It was his vision and drive that led to the establishment of four Church of England boarding schools in North Queensland at a time when there were very few opportunities for secondary education in the area.

Pictured above: Marclene at the AIEF graduation with AIEF CEO, Andrew Penfold Source: Australian Indigenous Education Foundation Media Department

The schools were: St Anne’s in Townsville (1917); St Mary’s in Herberton (1918); All Souls in Charters Towers (1920); and St Gabriel’s in Charters Towers (1921).

His diocese covered a vast area and his ministry took him to remote settlements, station homesteads and drovers’ camps. He was a great pastor and a great teacher who became a legend in the lives of the people of North Queensland.

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Brisbane Reunion A large proportion of our past students live in the south-east corner of Queensland, so the PSA Committee has decided to host a reunion event in Brisbane this year. This allows past students to ‘connect’ with their old school without having to travel to Townsville. If successful, this will become a regular event – ideally, organised by past students living in the area.

Date: Saturday 12 October

For this first event, we have planned to keep it casual – just a friendly gathering of people from all ages. Our youngest past students are still at university, but we also have some in their 90’s living in Brisbane, and we would love to see you all!! Here are the details:

Format: Smart casual dress. Light refreshments and non-alcoholic drinks will be served. Beer and wine available for purchase.

Time: 4pm – 6pm Venue: St Margaret’s School – Arts Centre Foyer Address: 11 Petrie St, Ascot

Cost: $10 per person Bookings: online http://www.trybooking.com/DCLK or phone the school and use credit card.

RSVP by 1 October

Class of 1988 Reunion – 25 years 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.

0412 864 837 or wazzain6@bigpond.com

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: Sarah Tekopua (nee Givney) sarah.tekopua@whitehorse.vic.gov.au Class of 2008 Tiarna Tarlowski tiarna.tarlowski@my.jcu.edu.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

Please note that the St Anne & St James Day Service has been cancelled due to the renovation works taking place at St James Cathedral

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