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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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SCHOOL NEWS VALE MOTHER EUNICE SSA

FAREWELL MS DI BRISBANE At the end of Term 2, the

We were saddened to

school community farewells

hear of the recent

Deputy Principal, Ms Diane

passing of Mother

Brisbane, after 27 years of loyal

Eunice SSA, the last of

service to the school. Since

the Sisters to have

her commencement as a

served at St Anne’s,

teacher and Head of the

and one who will be

Business Department in 1995,

remembered fondly by

Di’s obvious skills led to her

a whole generation of

progression through a number

past students.

of roles – Dean of Langton

Sister Eunice came to St Anne’s in 1971 and served with Sister

House, Senior Administration

Chaseley until they were recalled to Brisbane at the end of 1978. She

Teacher, Chief of Staff and Head of Senior School - before becoming

was a compassionate, caring, friendly, humble and unassuming

Deputy Principal in 2012.

woman who devoted much of her life to the education of children,

Di has filled all these roles with distinction, always acting in the best

especially girls. She always had a place in her heart for her St Anne’s

interests of the students, the staff and the School. She will be

days, and was pleased to visit the school a number of times after the

remembered for her efficiency, dedication, compassion and kindness,

Sisters’ departure. Most recently, she featured in a video to mark the

and we thank her for her significant contributions to the school. We

Centenary of The Cathedral School in 1917. The foundations laid by

wish her all the best for the years ahead with Kev and their growing

the Sisters of the Sacred Advent have served the school well, and it

family.

continues today with the same ethos and values as were established by the Sisters more than 100 years ago. We give thanks for the life and service of Mother Eunice. May she rest in peace.

SCHOOL CARNIVAL The P & F Carnival was a very successful evening last Friday night. The Past

WHARE ARE THEY NOW? CALUM DAWSON (2007) I’m currently deployed to the

Students’ Association

American/Canadian area of operations

ran the Wheelbarrow

conducting trials for the DDG Class

raffle, with our

Warship HMAS Sydney and working

committee members

on board as the ships Physical Training

and a group of boarders

Instructor.

dressed in old school uniforms selling more than 400 tickets. We would like to thank everyone who donated to our wheelbarrow raffle

DAISY D’ARCY (2020) Congratulations to Daisy Darcy for

and helped us raise valuable funds for the school.

signing with the Suns AFLW team until 2023. At 18 she has had a

COMMUNITY VISITS

wonderful debut playing for the

This year our Cathedral boarding

Suns in 2021.

marketing team has hit the road and visited some wonderful events. It’s been great to catch

JULIAN BRESCIANINI (2020)

up with many past students and families along the way.

So far we have visited Beef 2021, Richmond Field Days, Mareeba Field Days, Beef Produces Expo in Charter Towers. If you see us in town, drop in

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Julian achieved some outstanding awards at the Ayr Eisteddfod recently. He won a special perpetual award, the 'Marie Finn Award' for most outstanding musician, five Firsts - Piano (Classical, Contemporary, Australian, Modern) and Strings (Classical Violin).

and say hello.

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