Beyond the Curriculum

Girls across the junior and senior school extend their learning beyond the end of the school day in the many activities on offer. I am delighted to share some highlights.

Our competitive dance teams travelled to Melbourne to compete in DanceLife Unite, where the junior company placed first in contemporary, senior company placed second in contemporary and our combined company placed first in jazz. At The Hills Dance Spectacular, senior company placed second and received ‘most entertaining’ for their contemporary routine Sand. Our junior and intermediate dance teams culminated at the DanceLife Unite Nationals at Luna Park, where the junior dance team placed first with Danger Zone and the intermediate dance team placed third with Toy Story. The annual BTC dance showcase GRAVITY was held at the NIDA Parade Theatre. It was a spectacular display of talent, creativity and professionalism from our girls and staff, and a fitting end to a successful year in dance.

In rhythmic gymnastics Charlotte Davidson was selected on the NSW state team and competed at the 2018 Australian Championships. Charlotte performed a personal best in ribbon and assisted NSW to secure bronze in the team event. St Catherine’s was a stand-out at the 2018 RG Multiples State Championships – Gymnastics NSW and AGG Championships in June, securing the state championship title in three of the six divisions entered: Category 1 Trio – Josie Khoo, Delilah Sharafutdinova, Elizabeth Hillier ; Category 1 Pair –Delilah Sharafutdinova, Elizabeth Hillier ; and Category 3 Group – Scarlett Pellegrini, Harriette Gardiner, Alexandra Webster and Maya Bauer. Special mention goes to Harriette Gardiner who received the inaugural ‘sparkle and shine’ award for her captivating free hand routine and our ball group of Harriette Gardiner, Scarlett Pellegrini, Alexandra Webster and Maya Bauer who were runner up national champions at the National Clubs Gymnastics Carnival on the Gold Coast.

At the Australian Schools Tennis Challenge in Albury, Catherine Aulia, Piper Freeman, Isabella Meyrick, Chilee Roland, Hannah Collins and Allegra Slovitt competed strongly. They finished sixth overall and were awarded the John Newcombe Sportmanship Award, a four-week scholarship to the John Newcombe Tennis Ranch in Texas.