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The Catherineian

2018

The Catherineian 2018

ContentsHeadmistress’ report 2

Chaplain’s report 6

School Council 7

Junior school 8

The women of the future 9

Kindergarten 11

Year 1 16

Year 2 20

Year 3 24

Year 4 28

Year 5 32

Year 6 36

Junior school prize winners 46

Junior school class rolls 47

Junior school activities 49

Chapel services 49

Cru groups 50

Book Week 51

Debating 52

Good causes 53

Grandparents’ Morning 54

STEM 55

Central Australia trip 56

IPSHA Public Speakers Challenge 2018 57

Senior school 58

Prefects’ report 59

Year 7 mentor group 60






HSC visual art 90

HSC design and technology 94

HSC drama 98

HSC results 2018 102

Senior school prize winners 104

Senior school class rolls 106

Boarding house 108

Indigenous program 110

Senior school activities 112

Adelphe 112

Book Week 113

Debating 114

Duke of Edinburgh 115

Global enrichment 116

Languages Week 118

Mathematics Week 119

Science 120

Service 121

Music 122

Learning enrichment 134

Research centre 137

Beyond the Curriculum 138

House activities in the senior school 140

Barker 142

Bronte 144

Casterton 146

Hulme-Moir 148

Patterson 150

Phillips 152

Sutherland 154

Sport 156

Sports statistics 158

Sport results 160

Staff 198

Teaching staff 198

Administration and support staff 201

Community relations 203

Foundation 205

Archives 207

Old Girls’ Union 208

Parents and Friends’ Association 209

K–12 survivors 210

Daughters and Grand Daughters of Old Girls 210

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We have spent another year doing what we do best – delivering a classic education in a comprehensive environment. It was one of my colleagues who used the term ‘classic education’ recently when he was telling me what he feels sets us apart from other schools: our breadth and balance. A strong focus on the basics, but with 14 elective subjects, including five languages, to give girls choice: Latin in Year 7, to develop an understanding of classical civilisation, grammar and etymology; 20 music ensembles; 20 sports; drama, dance and musicals; service opportunities at home and abroad; overseas tours, exchanges and immersion opportunities; a focus on character development; and a focus on developing strong, enduring relationships. Because, we want our girls to have a balanced education and a balanced life – to be their best intellectually, to be accomplished, to be secure in their character, to be anchored by values that give them strength and hope, to be compassionate, and to live well with others.

Our balanced education works well. Last year 90 per cent of our Year 12 girls went straight to university. Of them, 27 per cent are studying STEM subjects; 25 per cent the arts – but they have

chosen a wide range of degrees: design, commerce, health, communications and media; international studies; fine arts; criminology; animal and vet bioscience; music; law. Of the 10 percent of girls who didn’t go straight to university, half went into the workforce and half took a gap year, an increasingly attractive option after the demands of the HSC.

Here are a few examples of what formed part of our girls’ education this year: Our Year 9 design and technology classes worked with FINCH production company to develop their STEM creativity. Over 50 performers, musicians and backstage crew took part in the musical The Secret Garden at NIDA. Years 8–9 girls undertook new cultural exchanges to Massachusetts, Switzerland, New Zealand and Adelaide adding to our established exchange network. Our St Cathodes robotics team entered their robot Rex into the FIRST Robotics Competition. Our Year 9 debating team came second in the Archdale Debating Competition, with the combined team performances placing them fourth and winning them the ‘Most Improved’ shield. Years 10–11 students took part in the ‘Entrepreneurship in STEM program’, where they pitched their business solution in response to The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. 550 girls played sport. Our senior firsts netball team played in IGSSA Division 1 for the second time ever, reaching the semi-finals. Our Tildesley Shield tennis team finished fourth out of 27 schools in the 100th anniversary of Tildesley Shield tennis. Our dance students entered the DanceLife Unite nationals in Melbourne, with the junior company coming first

in the lyrical section, our senior company coming second in the contemporary section and the combined team coming first in the jazz and hip hop section. In The Hills Dance Spectacular, our senior company came second, receiving the ’Most Entertaining’ trophy. Our Year 10 girls spent a week working with various charity and community organisations around Australia for their service ‘Project STC’. Over 180 students performed in the dance showcase Gravity at NIDA. Our senior first water polo team won the IGSSA premiership for the fifth time in seven years. When the NSW Law Reform Commission asked for submissions to their review of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), our Year 11 legal studies students made a submission. It was

Dr Julie Townsend, Headmistress

A balanced educationand a balanced life

We want our girls to have a balanced education and a balanced life – to be their best intellectually, to be accomplished, to be secure in their character, to be anchored by values that give them strength and hope, to be compassionate, and to live well with others.

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Next year, our Faith Patterson Scholarship will be awarded for the first time to a student undertaking Years 11–12. Miss Patterson served as headmistress of St Catherine’s for 33 years, and was dedicated to girls’ education.

As we look to 2019, we will continue to give our girls the best possible classic, holistic education in our comprehensive environment.

the only submission from their age group, and was published in the Commission’s Consultation Paper 21, entitled Consent in relation to sexual offences. And throughout the year, girls supported over 20 charities and raised $30,000. I’d say that was a pretty balanced education.

An education is only as good as the staff delivering it, and I am so grateful for our excellent team. They are unstinting in their dedication to the girls, and just as busy. After the bell rings at 3.20pm each day, they move on to their co-curricular responsibilities, meetings, marking, lesson planning and reporting. One of our visiting Old Girls recently remarked that it was only after she left school that it twigged that lesson plans didn’t just appear by magic on a teacher’s desk each morning. And, just like the girls, staff have much happening in their lives alongside their school work. There have been weddings planned and performed, babies born, homes bought and sold, children finishing preschool, school, and university, jazz performances and CD sales, City to Surf and marathon competitions run, further education courses completed, television appearances made, conference presentations performed, and interviews in journals and bulletins.

Staff have still had time to plan for next year. In 2019 girls will have more curriculum time in the core subjects of English, mathematics and science, which provide the deep learning that underpins all other disciplines. Year 8 will be offered drama as an elective subject so that, along with music and visual arts, they will have plenty of opportunity to develop the creativity, collaboration and presentation skills that are so important to an all-round education. And, our drama department will produce our first Years 10–12 play in many years, which will alternate annually with our musical. The 2019 production will be Girl Asleep, an Australian coming-of-age story. There will be a dance tour to the USA, a classics tour to Italy and Greece, and a service education trip to Cambodia. And, we will move to BYOD computers for Years 10–12, to give our senior students a choice of devices.

Next year, our Faith Patterson Scholarship will be awarded for the first time to a student undertaking Years 11–12. Miss Patterson served as headmistress of St Catherine’s for 33 years, and was dedicated to girls’ education. At Speech Day in 1984 she spoke

to the girls about the importance of relationships and character, telling them: “show mutual respect and a positive concern; know yourself; accept yourself and set about the adventure of living as yourself”. Her generous bequest of $230,000, alongside donations from past and present members of our community, has made the Faith Patterson Scholarship possible, and her legacy lives on through it.

I had a specific insight into the dedication of our staff earlier this year. I had a phone call from a representative from the NCCD, an acronym for the Nationally Consistent Collection of Data. The purpose of the NCCD is to collect information about students with disability across Australia in a consistent, reliable and systematic way. About three per cent of our students require some level of educational adjustment in the classroom, so are part of the data collection process. Our teachers know exactly who needs adjustments, make them as necessary, record and collate the information, and inform the NCCD. It is a time-consuming process, but ensures each student is known and appropriately supported. The NCCD representative told me that we were one of 16 schools across Australia who had the best practice in data collection, and they wanted to film us and use our practice as a role model for other schools. It’s an unglamorous, but incredibly important, example of the care and commitment our staff take behind the scenes to make sure that the educational process runs smoothly for all students, and they get the challenge and support they need. I can give you many more examples of work that takes

place behind the scenes, the ‘magic’ that happens when no one is looking, so we can do our best for every student.

As we look to 2019, we will continue to give our girls the best possible classic, holistic education in our comprehensive environment. We will continue to teach them to “show mutual respect and a positive concern; to know themselves; accept themselves and set about the adventure of living as themselves”. And, as a community, we will continue to develop and cherish the relationships that give our school its strength. Because, as Mark Twain noted in a letter to his close friend, Clara Spaulding, “there isn’t time, so brief is life, for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that”.

Dr Julie TownsendHeadmistress


PresidentThe Most Reverend Dr Glenn Davies, Archbishop of Sydney

ChairmanRev Simon Roberts

Deputy ChairMrs Danusia Cameron

Council MembersMrs Janice Dalton

Dr Jennifer Matthei

Rev Joshua Ng

Mrs Kim Parish

Rev Martin Robinson

Rev Dani Treweek

Mr Gilbert van der Jagt

Mr John Ward

Mr Ian Wong

Mr Mark Woodley

Another exciting year was had in 2018, where girls at St Catherine’s learned more about themselves and the world around them. Not only were they reminded that God made each of them in his image and infinitely precious, but that God loves them, regardless of who they are or what they have done.

A highlight in the junior school was Good News Week, where girls were reminded that the good news about Jesus is so good, it’s worth celebrating! Mrs Roslyn Ghazal and the fantastic Year 6 Cru leaders organised a wide range of fun activities including a photo hunt, where girls needed to capture a snapshot of a variety of weird and wonderful things around the school.

This year’s senior school Faith Week theme was ‘The Best Bargain Ever’, where we explored the idea that God’s love for us is an unbelievably good deal: His love, his forgiveness and the hope of eternal life are all ours for free. This isn’t because these things aren’t costly, but because the cost has been paid by Jesus. The week was full of fun and celebration – and perhaps most beloved by the girls was the free cookie they each received, baked by students from Adelphe.

Lots of students attended and enjoyed the many Christian groups (Cru groups) across the school: MiniCru, JuniorCru, SeniorCru and Adelphe. They grew in their understanding of what it means to follow Jesus in a fun and relaxed environment. This year we say farewell to the Year 12 Adelphe leaders, led by chapel prefect Georgia Ireland. We are very thankful for their hard work in

Chaplain’s reportserving and leading the younger girls and pray that God continues to bless them in all their future endeavours.

In an ever-changing world, it is good to remember God’s wisdom on what is important in life. While high marks, career success or enjoying the finer things are good in life, it is important to keep them in perspective and remember they are not ultimate things. Jesus reminded us of the importance of relationships, both with him and with those around us. Jesus gave up his life in the service of others, to bring them peace, forgiveness and hope. Not only can we be the beneficiaries of his great service, we look to follow him in it, realising that it is far better to give than to receive. Having a school community that has received so much, it is our hope and prayer that each one of us can look to serve others in any way we can.

Rev Alex KochChaplain

Adelphe

SeniorCru

2018 marked the second year of our current five year strategic plan. Under Dr Townsend’s leadership, a wide range of initiatives has been introduced over the last 12 months, and others that commenced in 2017 have continued to bear fruit and be further refined. These include a significant increase in the focus on STEM and innovation across both junior and senior schools, use of the principles of positive psychology to underpin staff and student wellbeing, introduction of new service learning opportunities, and development of a Community Charter to foster strong working relationships between staff, parents and students. We are very grateful to Dr Townsend for her unrelenting commitment to St Catherine’s.

I would like to particularly thank Mrs Kim Millar, Mr Mark Woodley and Dr Jennifer Matthei who resigned from the Council during the course of 2018. I am very grateful for the valuable contribution each has made to the good governance of the school.

At the end of the year we also farewelled Ms Sarah Guy. As head of junior school and deputy head of the school Ms Guy has made an invaluable contribution to St Catherine’s over the last eight years. Under her leadership I have always found the junior school to be a place where girls are challenged to learn and grow academically and as young women. It is a place of warmth, care, nurture and fun. Ms Guy has been a great blessing to the whole school community and we wish her all the best for the future.

Rev Simon RobertsChairman

Junior school Easter chapel service

Adelphe Escape

Farewell to Year 12 Adelphe girls: Georgia Ireland, Jia Jiun (Pearl) Ha, Kristina Boulton, Antonia Boulton, Jolie (Jessica) Cheung, Madison Booth

Ashleigh Doran and Georgia Ireland at Adelphe Escape

Rev Alex Koch

School Council

MEMBERS OF ST CATHERINE’S SCHOOL COUNCILFRONT ROW: Dr Jennifer Matthei, Mrs Kim Parish, Mr John Ward, Rev Dani Treweek, Mrs Janice Dalton

SECOND ROW: Mr Ian Wong, Mr Gilbert van der Jagt, Rev Joshua Ng, Mrs Danusia Cameron, Rev Simon Roberts

ABSENT: Rev Martin Robinson, Mr Mark Woodley, Mrs Kim Millar


And, when children discover and use their natural strengths, they develop into respectful adults who are respected for who they truly are.

Junior school

The women of the future learn and play at St Catherine’s each day. In a safe, enchanting environment, their teachers masterfully capture their curiosity and build on their eagerness to learn. Together, the staff create a warm, wonder-filled place where each girl is known and valued, so that our girls love school; where strong relationships are a natural part of each day, so that our girls embrace life; and where love of learning is nourished and creative potential unleashed, so that our girls enrich the world.

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) recently published the Learning Framework for 2030, which states “students will need to develop curiosity, imagination, resilience and self-regulation; they will need to respect and appreciate the ideas, perspectives and values of others.” The report also states, “They will need to be responsible and empowered, placing collaboration above division, and sustainability above short-term gain.” By holding true to our purpose, to develop young women of character and intellect, we are on track in preparing our girls for this future.

Our ongoing commitment to character education has seen the girls harnessing and treasuring their character strengths in how they live and learn. The magic of these strengths is that they can be developed by everyone. And, when children discover and use their natural strengths, they develop into respectful adults

who are respected for who they truly are. Along with character education, the deliberate blend of explicit instruction and inquiry-based learning provides a firm foundation from which our girls can explore their world.

In preparing students for 2030 and beyond, Microsoft and McKinsey & Company recommend that educators “collaborate with other educators to create or pilot programs that explicitly address social-emotional skills.” Our Year 5 teachers put this into action by collaborating with teachers from Newington College and International Grammar School. This resulted in a technology-

The women of the future

JuniorCru

Maddison Soulos

Ms Sarah Guy Deputy Headmistress | Head of Junior School

Sarah Guy and Evangeline Galettis OAM

Coco Matthews and Clementine Jenkins


In my treasure chest of memories, our girls are resplendent gems. Each one is a precious creation with a unique combination of gifts and characteristics.

based, social program which promoted student collaboration and respectful relationships. Student collaboration in studio learning resulted in the remarkable ‘Skip the Straw’ initiative, ably and determinedly led by Stage 1 students. Similarly, Year 6 students wholeheartedly embraced the Solar Buddy project and took ownership of the fundraising required to finance this initiative. These are shining examples of leadership, a commitment to sustainability and the power of student voice.

Research shows that when teachers regularly observe others’ lessons and take part in collaborative teaching and professional development, they are more satisfied with their careers and feel more effective in their teaching. Therefore, teachers have continued to meet weekly for rigorous and reflective planning sessions, and they now visit one another’s classrooms as part of our appraisal system. In 2019, our STEM specialist will team teach science with class teachers to enable further collaboration and enhance learning for all.

Highlights in 2018’s treasure chest of memories include: the ‘Bee-lieve in yourself spelling bee’, Write a Book in a Day (with Year 6 girls raising over $5000 through sponsorship for The Kids’ Cancer Project), creating and playing mini-golf courses in the library, a trip to Central Australia, writing ‘letters to the troops’, watching NED’s Kindness Adventure, winning second place in the interschool

JUNIOR SCHOOL HOUSE CAPTAINSFRONT ROW: Emily Logan, Claudia Cawley, Alva Humphreys, Lola Scotts, Willow Smith, Anika Bradford, Isabella Walley, Zara Messis

SECOND ROW: Miss Y. Howard, Victoria Phonniwat-Funge, Francesca Betts, Bianca Rupnik Williams, Ella Gaden, Gemma Allen, Willow Pratley, Ms S. Guy

JUNIOR SCHOOL PREFECTSFRONT ROW: Scarlett Edyvean, Jazz Wilson, Lauren Griffiths, Bobbie Lee DeBuse, Chiara Hammond

SECOND ROW: Miss Y. Howard, Claudia McIntosh, Lucie Brealey, Phoebe Strachan, Ms S. Guy

GATEway 8 challenge, performing in the magnificent production of The Lion King Jr’, winning gold at the Engadine Eisteddfod, coding Sphero balls, using QR codes on Identity Evening, winning the innovative solutions award at the FIRST Lego League robotics competition, representation at IPSHA, CIS and NSWPSSA carnivals (including a silver medal for the senior relay team), performing in the delightful nativity musical Hey Ewe!, service learning at Clomama – St Luke’s, Clovelly, and making ‘Bike n’ Blend’ smoothies on Wellbeing Day.

It has been an honour to lead and work alongside such an outstanding team of teachers and support staff. I have treasured their professional passion and unfailing commitment to nourishing young minds and young hearts.

In my treasure chest of memories, our girls are resplendent gems. Each one is a precious creation with a unique combination of gifts and characteristics. I am so proud of the growth each girl has demonstrated in her learning and the countless examples of courage, kindness and inclusion that have come to characterise our school. The gems of St Catherine’s will continue to shine brightly.

Ms Sarah GuyDeputy Headmistress | Head of Junior School

Kindergarten

Matilda Reitz, Gabriella Mata Rohe, Kate Pellegrini

First day of Kindergarten for Blayke Mangakahia and Katherine Hill

“I am excited to meet my teacher and to be at the same school as my big sister Meera.” NANDINI ARORA

“I am excited to play sport in PE.” MATILDA BALL

“I will make lots of friends and play lots of games.” KRISTINA BRAY

“I get to wear my uniform all the time.” LUCY BROWN

“I get to be at the same school that my mummy works at and I can make friends.” SIENNA CAIRNS

“I will get to make new friends that I don’t have yet.” SOPHIE CHALMERS

“I am excited to have my own teacher Miss Smith.” RUBY CORNWALL

Sienna Cairns and Charlotte Guo

On their first day, Kindergarten was asked: What are you most excited about starting school?


Kindergarten

Alicia Ng

Amy McCroryBlayke Mangakahia

Charlotte Guo

Emerald Pardi

Georgina Hathorn-JarmanIndigo Fraser

Juliette MinaKatherine Hill

Kristina Bray Lucy BrownMatilda Ball

Mika Nelson Phoebe Ruane

Ruby Cornwall

Sienna Cairns

Alannah Morris

Emma Heng

Nandini Arora

Sophie Chalmers

Sarah Smit on Grandparents Day

“I am excited to learn how to read and write because I don’t know how yet.” GEORGINA HATHORN-JARMAN

“I am excited to be friends with my teacher and to do mathematics.” EMMA HENG

“I am excited to get a deli order and see my sister at school.” KATHERINE HILL

“I like to go to the library whenever I want to.” BLAYKE MANGAKAHIA

“I am excited to have a nice teacher who looks after me.” AMY MCCRORY

“I am excited to have Miss Smith teach me just like my sister did.” JULIETTE MINA

What are you most excited about starting school?

“I am excited to be a big girl at big school.” ALANNAH MORRIS

“I am excited to meet my Friday Friend.” MIKA NELSON

“I like school.” ALICIA NG

“I am excited to see Miss Smith and this is the best school ever.” EMERALD PARDI

“I am excited to do lots of drawing.” PHOEBE RUANE

“I am excited to make some friends.” SARAH SMIT

“I am excited to talk to new people.” EVELETTE TJANDRA

“I am excited to see what art is like.” ANOUK WIRASINHA

What are you most excited about starting school?

“I am excited to be learning all the things my big sisters have learned.” INDIGO FRASER

“I am excited to meet all my teachers.” CHARLOTTE GUO

Kristina Bray and Blayke Mangakahia

Ms Guy with Evellete Tjandra and her family

Anouk WirasinhaEvelette TjandraSarah Smit


“My favourite thing about school has been my teachers because they always help me.” NANDINI ARORA

“My favourite memory was learning the THRASS rap because it helped me sound out words.” MATILDA BALL

“I liked doing the spelling bee because it was fun watching the big girls do it.”KRISTINA BRAY

“I liked all my writing lessons with Miss Smith because she helped me write amazing things.” LUCY BROWN

“I liked being a part of KS because we always worked together as a team.” SIENNA CAIRNS

“My favourite thing was my teacher – because it meant I got to meet you.” SOPHIE CHALMERS

“I liked writing because it is fun.” RUBY CORNWALL

“I liked being in KS because we all learned things together.” INDIGO FRASER

“I liked biblical studies because I like doing role plays.” CHARLOTTE GUO

“I liked this year because I learned how to do new things every day.” GEORGINA HATHORN-JARMAN

“My favourite memory was doing Kahoot! because the music was fun and if I made a mistake we could learn from it.” EMMA HENG

“I liked playing Circle Champion in mathematics because it is fun to play with your friends.” KATHERINE HILL

“I liked my art lessons because we drew lots of things.” BLAYKE MANGAKAHIA

“I liked library because I got to read books.” AMY MCCRORY

“My favourite memory was my Friday Friends performance because I loved being on stage and acting.” JULIETTE MINA

“I liked biblical studies because I liked acting and watching plays.” ALANNAH MORRIS

“My favourite memory was of my teacher Miss Smith, because she taught me new things.” MIKA NELSON

“My favourite thing was developmental play and drawing.” ALICIA NG

“My favourite memory was all the fun times I had with Miss Smith.” EMERALD PARDI

“My favourite memory was in French learning new words.” PHOEBE RUANE

“My favourite was Miss Smith because she always helped look after me.” SARAH SMIT

“My favourite memory was developmental play because I had fun with my friends and built cool things.” EVELETTE TJANDRA

“I liked doing art because I could be creative.” ANOUK WIRASINHA

Kindergarten

Alicia Ng and Matilda Ball on the first day of school

Phoebe Ruane

Ms Guy, Charlotte Guo and her mumRuby Cornwall

and her dad

At the end of the year, Kindergarten was asked: Now that you have finished Kindergarten, what was your favourite memory?


Our character strengths of curiosity, perseverance and teamwork were used in so many of our classes. “Mathematics is a bit tricky but always exciting”, explained Emma, and Sofia “loves it when her teacher reads stories to the class”.

Year 1

A time to shineLights, camera, action! Our Friday Friends assembly was an opportunity to have our moment in the spotlight and display our character strengths. Kate explained, “I loved our Friday Friends assembly because I felt famous and I got to read my poem to the whole school.”

During rehearsals we practised the character strengths of teamwork and creativity. We shared our creative ideas and these were used in the show. Juliet thought “everyone had amazing costumes”. These were lovingly created at home with the help of our parents. Finally, we were transformed into African animals – singing and dancing African animals, that is.

On the big day we dramatised the inspiring story, Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae. Gerald the giraffe was told he couldn’t dance by the other animals. Through perseverance and bravery, Gerald set out to prove the animals wrong. We finished with a stirring dance to Can’t Stop The Feeling! which we all performed with bravery and zest. Gabrielle and Elyse cried, “We loved doing the Rock’n’Roll dancing together”. Lucia exclaimed, “It was so much fun to dance for everyone and my mum came to watch”.

Fun in and out of the classroom

Year 1 was such a great learning adventure and every day was fun packed.

A highlight for Lucia is music “because we get to play the instruments”.

PE has been popular too. Sarah loves gymnastics, especially “doing flips and jumping on the trampoline”. Georgia is a fan of swimming “because I am a swimming person” and Olivia enjoyed “running and playing banana tag”.

Gabrielle and Amelia W particularly enjoyed biblical studies “because the plays are so much fun and we learn the Bible at the same time”.

Professor Maths fun with Edie McCrodden, Georgia Smirl, Holly Hancock, Elyse Rae and Juliet Drape

Anoushka Shaw and Olivia Steed testing the wind during studio learning

Emma Bickford-Smith

Kate Fairhall Georgia SmirlDaisy Sewell


Year 1

Days to rememberThere were many special events this year that were exciting and fun. These are the days we will never forget.

Isabella exclaimed, “Book Week is the best because we get to celebrate books”. Willow explained “I love library because the books take me into another world. I loved Book Week because we dressed up as our favourite book character and persuaded other people to read that book.” Even the teachers dressed up as crayons from the book, The Day The Crayons Quit.

We all went to Queens Park for the cross country carnival and our parents came along to cheer us on. It was the furthest we had ever run but no one gave up, we persevered to the finish line. Daisy decided “I loved the cross country carnival because I could run fast.”

There were many dress up days to raise money for charities. One of our favourites was dressing up as farmers, to help Australian farmers who are battling the drought. Jade said “Farmers Day was great – we got to appreciate the wool, fruit and vegetables that we get from farms”.

Anoushka thought, “I loved the Celebration of Learning because our parents came to our classroom and we made a time capsule.” We wrote a letter to our future self and our parents wrote a secret message. We sealed it in an envelope and look forward to opening it when we grow up.

We were all asked what we liked most about Year 1, Elizabeth said “I love my teachers and my friends.” It has been a fantastic year.

Lucia Gordon and Gabrielle Subrata

Juliet Drape and Emily Noble

Willow Garcia, Cleo Parker and Elizabeth Parker


Year 2

All about our yearYear 2 was a wonderful year filled with learning, friendship, fun, curiosity and adventure. There were so many things that we could tell you about. Some of our favourites were Studio Learning, the exciting excursions and taking part in our sports carnivals.

In Studio Learning, Years 1–2 came together to learn about our families and local area. We changed the way we thought about rubbish and even made boats and parachutes. Some of us went to the senior school to present in assembly – we were pretty nervous but it was fun.

To help our learning we went on interesting excursions to Bronte House, the St Catherine’s School Museum, Reverse Garbage and Queens Park Playground. In sport, we worked hard to improve our skills and prepare for carnivals. In cross country we ran around Queens Park, with flags to direct us so we didn’t go the wrong way. We also had a special K–2 sports carnival where we raced our friends and played fun team games. We all got a special ribbon because we did so well.

Eliza-Ann Ajaka, Pearl Cornwall and Elsie Ruane

Author visitsThree authors came to talk with us to help us with our writing and reading. One author was Libby Hathorn (who is also Harriet’s grandma). Libby read her books Incredibilia and Outside, encouraging us to use our ‘ideas antenna’ to help us with writing our own stories. We also had a visit from Elliot Perlman who wrote The Adventures of Catvinkle. We liked the book because the dog and the cat were showing kindness, friendship and helpfulness. Tim Harris came for Book Week and read his book Mr Bambuckle’s Remarkables – he even brought a drone! We were so lucky to have such special guests visit us this year.

Leonor Aguilar Contente, Gabrielle Mina and Nikoletta Veneti

Library Lovers Day

Elsie Ruane, Amelie Boss, Gabrielle Mina and Nikoletta Veneti

A visit to Bronte House

Elliot Perlman

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Year 2 is uniqueDid you know there are lots of special things that only Year 2 can do? It was important for us to be really good role models because we were the oldest in the K–2 playground. Shed duty was one special job where we were responsible for handing out the equipment to everyone in K–2. We loved being leaders.

We also enjoyed being part of the string instrument program, just for Year 2, where we chose to play a violin, viola or cello. We liked playing our instruments because we learned fun songs to play with our friends and teachers.

K–2 lunchtime was also fun with lots of different activities. On Wednesdays we loved to go to Tech Girls where we did coding, drawing, building, experiments and much, much more.

Selina Xuan, Cleo Nelson and Alyssa Savva

Reading Hour

Year 2, 2018

Studio Learning experiments An excursion to Reverse Garbage

Cleo Nelson Saffron Charles

Maribel Goumenis

Year 2


Year 3

Australian National Maritime Museum visitIn Studio Learning, as part of our study of explorers, we visited the Australian National Maritime Museum. The main part of our visit was to have a tour of the HMB Endeavour, a tall ship that is an exact copy of the one Captain Cook and his crew used to sail around the world discovering new countries. We went below deck to learn about life on board for the crew and the officers. We learned about a disease called scurvy. We even saw where Captain Cook slept and worked. It would have been very cramped for the 96 people on board.

Ruby Colin

Bondi Beach excursionOn a sunny wintery afternoon, Years 3–4 ventured off to Bondi Beach to explore the natural environment with local expert Professor Tom. Our first stop was the lifeguard tower to meet some of the Bondi Rescue lifesavers and to make sure that we were safe on our visit. We started our adventure walking south towards Tamarama. Professor Tom showed us examples of sandstone and honeycomb rock that had weathered over the years. He showed us how human activity changes the Earth’s surface and the impact it has had along the coastline. After our excursion we saw Bondi Beach as being more than just a nice place to have a swim.

Jasmine ZhangProfessor MathsDuring STEM week, Year 3 took part in mathematics activities with Professor Maths. He was very funny but made sure that we were learning at the same time. We completed the activities in groups, where we had to work together to solve problems. Some of them were very challenging. We had to really listen to our friends and work together, otherwise they were impossible to solve. We put on wigs, glasses and safety vests as we got the problems correct so that we could look just like the professor. It was good to learn while having lots of fun.

Sashi Mason Abigail Fisher

Edie Molesworth, Alannah Betts, Sarah Rupnik Williams and Emily Canning-Smith on the Bondi Beach Studio Learning excursion

Jasmine Zhang on Harmony Day


Library sleepoverYear 3 rushed excitedly to school for the library sleepover on Friday 21 September.

One activity was the Amazing Race where we had to race to complete a series of challenges and activities. Then we had fun craft and culinary activities, including biscuit decorating, sing-offs, making dragon eggs and pom-poms.

We had a delicious dinner of sushi, pizza and ice cream, then it was time to watch a movie in the library. We watched Paper Planes while lying on our sleeping bags until 9pm when it was time to sleep. In the morning we had a delicious breakfast of Coco Pops, toast and cereal. We then played in the playground until our parents came to pick us up.

Eva Steed and Edie MolesworthWatsons BayAs part of Studio Learning, Year 3 went to Watsons Bay to learn about traditional Indigenous customs and ways of life.

Our first experience was using ochre, the Aboriginal body paint, which felt very cool on our skin. Secondly, we tried eating a specific grass found on beaches and ate some wattle seeds that tasted like coffee! We put a boomerang on a wire and spun it around to make a noise to attract whales. We saw tools that Aboriginal people used in their daily lives and learned how to make a fire. We found specific leaves and rubbed them in our hands with water to make soap. We then had delicious wattle seed pancakes with jam and cream. Eventually we went on a long walk to the top of the stairs to see the beautiful view over Watsons Bay.

Darcy Alp and Mia Caredes

Stage 2 Christmas chapelOn Tuesday 20 November, Stage 2 held their annual Christmas chapel service. All the girls in Years 3–4 were involved, either playing an instrument, singing in the choir, ushering guests, reading from the Bible, reciting a prayer or being involved in the address or nativity play. This year we focused on the fact that the true meaning of Christmas is love and although there may be many celebrations and distractions over the festive season, the birth of Jesus is the reason why we all come together.

Georgie Smit and Ivy Kodomichalos

Year 3

Stage 2 Christmas chapel

Lara WongAmelie Fletcher

Hunter Mangakahia, Gabriella Mata Rohe and Matilda Reitz

Eva Steed

Rediva Chan

Bronte House art excursion


Year 4

Creativity, zest, teamwork and love of learning are the key character strengths we learned in Year 4. We learned to be brave like Nim from Nim’s Island and creative like Roald Dahl. We used deductive reasoning like Detective ‘Shelby’ Holmes from The Great Shelby Holmes: Girl Detective and finally, we learned humility like Hugo from The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Really, we have been stepping into books and learning from the characters we have studied all year.

Term 1 took us on an adventure into the novel Nim’s Island by Wendy Orr. We learned about Nim and her character strengths of bravery, resilience and independence. We used these character strengths at camp by showing courage when rock climbing, resilience on the 2.4km Charles Darwin walk, and independence when we made durable nests and homes for all types of Australian animals. Overall, camp was an enjoyable and new experience for all of us. Our ‘survival skills’ were also put to the test on our excursion to Watsons Bay where we studied the animals and plants, then figured out how they added value to our environment.

In Term 2, we unpacked linguistic tools, as we studied The BFG by Roald Dahl. We learned about spoonerisms, made by swapping sounds at the start of two words, for example ‘skipping and jumping’ becomes ‘jipping and skumping’, portmanteau and alliteration. We used these tools to help us understand the language of the BFG, invented by Roald Dahl called ‘Gobblefunk’. We learned about the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), which helps with pronunciation, and used this along with our

THRASS chart when spelling and sounding out difficult words. We used creativity to make up our own words and thought about the history of where they came from. Did you know that peri means around and meter means to measure, so perimeter means to measure all the way around the outside?

We channelled our inner detective in Term 3 when studying the mysterious book, The Great Shelby Holmes: Girl Detective by Elizabeth Eulberg, about a dognapper. We used our deductive reasoning in Studio Learning to categorise rocks into igneous, sedimentary or metamorphic. This came in handy at Bondi Beach when we learned about history and honeycomb weathering with Professor Thom.

Pictures are more powerful than we think. In Term 4 we read The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick, which has 284 drawings in it, and learned about visual literacy devices such as vectors, gaze, dominance and juxtaposition. Everyone did a speech on an advertisement of their choice and had to unpack it using visual literacy terms.

Year 4 was like a learning train – when you jump on, you can be a successful and independent learner. However, we all realised through humility and teamwork that not one person can power this on their own. It takes everyone’s strength to power our learning train. It’s not our final destination that counts, it’s the journey. With our teachers and our friends by our side, what a wonderful journey it has been!

Grace Walley, Tessa Allen and Beatrice Lefebvre

On the Charles Darwin walk

Amalie Gomez and Skye Treanor in Studio Learning

On the Charles Darwin Walk

Mia Te Wani, mathematics champion

Grace Walley

Enjoying the sunshine at Bondi Beach


Year 4

Dinnertime at Blue Gum Lodge

Kate Wu

Artwork by Amalie Gomez

Summer Jedlicka-Trennery and Shen Liang (Mandy) Chi at Bondi Beach

Beatrice Lefebvre and Grace Walley at Bondi Beach

Year 4

Koko Rikard-Bell, Sienna Rae and Emme Eshuys cooling off at camp

Where is the possum?

Alice Aitken, Lucinda Connell and Mia Te Wani on the low ropes

Bush craft time for Ruby Hughes

Great friends in Year 4

Chimp champions Beatrice Lefebvre and Genevieve Vanderplank

Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption CaptionRoxie Smart and Ellie Bliss on Wellbeing Day

Angelique Elfes enjoying library time


Year 5

Zoe Tinellis with a toddler friend at Clomama playgroup

BiomimicryI am mimicking a chameleon’s eyes. I am going to design glasses that have mirrors angled, so you can see behind you. This will help with driving, preventing pickpockets and help with overall safety. This invention will help parents keep an eye on toddlers, and help teachers watch their class.

Ruby Doyle

CampYear 5 students and teachers had a wonderful time at camp. We went sailing, fishing, climbed ropes, went on a boat trip to explore the mangroves, shot arrows at a bullseye in archery, had a campfire, built billy carts and tested ourselves in the teacher’s trivia.

I really enjoyed fishing and sailing because we were near the water. I liked archery because I enjoyed shooting arrows; teacher’s trivia because it was challenging; and the campfire because we got marshmallows after we performed.

Mackenzie Hansen

Mission to MarsI really enjoyed the Mars mission video conference because I learned so much and am looking forward to the challenge of driving the rover.

Bella Blair

I really enjoyed using VR headsets to explore Mars because I previously had no idea what Mars looked like and I got to see real images. I learned a lot.

Tilly Shorter

HistoryYear 5 enjoyed a video conference with the State Library of NSW where we interacted with other schools around Sydney and looked at a range of sources from the 1800s. Students learned about the importance of preserving primary sources so that we can learn about the past. We looked at diary entries, paintings, ship tickets, photos and ship log books and students learned how much things have changed over time. Students had to be detectives to discover a mystery person from a school badge on a blazer pocket, a poster from the Tokyo Olympics and a scrapbook entry.

Ms Nicola LoganStage 3 Leader

EngineeringYear 5 participated in a workshop with Mr Steven Vermey, a lecturer and engineer who helped rebuild roads, schools and buildings after natural disasters in Afghanistan, Iraq and East Timor. We used this greater knowledge to design and build our own bridges.

It was a fun way to learn about being an engineer. We made a bridge out of newspaper, a school and bridge out of straws, and used hoses to make an aqueduct. I loved it!

Lara Karlovsky

I really enjoyed the science incursion because we did fun things and learned a lot. I loved building the bridges using straws. My group built a pedestrian bridge with a roof, which didn’t even bend when we put most of our weight on it.

Ruby Congdon

Caption Caption Caption

Tilly Burgess-Hoar and Tess Burgess

Halle Cantelo, Tilly Burgess-Hoar, Maike Morris and Aria Evans serving a meal at campAimee Garcia

Tilley Edwards Hill, Josie Khoo, Allegra Strickland and Ava Chavez-Cornelius bridge building


Newington / IGS / St Catherine’s collaborationYear 5 students collaborated with either Newington College or International Grammar School with the aim of developing respectful relationships and essential skills for teamwork.

We initially met through a mystery Skype and collaborated through Google Docs. One group travelled to Newington College and two groups remained at St Catherine’s to welcome a group from Newington College and a group from International Grammar School.

“I liked planning the rap with the boys because by then I was more familiar with them and it went really well.”

Kimmi Bilmon

“We loved meeting the boys because they were very different to what we thought and they were kind.”

Daniela Comino, Lara Karlovsky and Sophia Davies

On 6 November, we again collaborated with Newington College and International Grammar School to face many challenging tasks and test our social skills and teamwork. We had fun building a marshmallow tower using spaghetti, marshmallows, string and sticky tape. We went to Swain Gardens to record our raps about the importance of respectful relationships. We enjoyed making an artefact to match the storyline of our rap using various materials including clay, glue, paint and fabric. We had a great time working with the Year 5 boys from Newington College and seeing the different school environments. The collaboration experience was a lot of fun and we enjoyed interacting with new students.

Chelsea Baker and Jemima Hall

Year 5

5L dressed as their favourite characters for Book Week

Service Learning reflectionOur Service Learning unit is a good chance to give back to those who give so much to us. Many people in the Waverley community support our school by coming to our fête and other special events. Therefore, it’s important to help others in our community by going to organisations like Clomama. It is a nice and generous act to do for other people.

Molly Stening

HaikusRocky blue surface

Mountains home to Three Sisters

Found, 1813

I am the Blue Mountains

Alexandra Coffey

Busy spice markets

Apple tea in carpet shops

Graceful ancient place

I am Istanbul

Anouk Smith

My ode to colours (an extract)Calm, peaceful ocean

In time with the motion

Swimming in the bay

Not caring which way

Sailing through the sea

Relaxing’s the key

Look up at the sky

Watching birds fly by

Blue, not just a colour

Clarissa Ling

Alice Steed, Savannah Moar, Jessica Kluck and Maike Morris Kimberley Magrin

Collaborating with Newington College and International Grammar School

Year 5 sailing at camp

Georgia Parkes

Mika Selden

Eva Griffiths

Sofia Ignatenko Remembrance Day poem

Mika Selden Shape Poem

Clarissa Ling


Year 6

Meg Wotherspoon and Niamh Morris having fun at Year 6 camp

Year 6 campYear 6 camp was run by The Crusaders Union of Australia and held at Galston Gorge. It was full of fun and adventure, despite all the rain. We enjoyed activities including BMX riding, indoor rock climbing, team initiative challenges and the hilarious Jacob’s ladder. A highlight of the camp was our talent night where we had a special dance by the teachers and a poetry recital by Mr Yeow. We absolutely loved our time on camp and made lots of new friends and cherished memories.

Emma Hartwig

CanberraThis year, 75 courageous young ladies giggled with excitement as they journeyed to our nation’s capital. We visited Parliament and took a ‘selfie’ with the then Prime Minister, Malcom Turnbull. We visited the War Memorial to learn about the brave soldiers who fought for our rights and freedom, and enjoyed the fun activities that Questacon and the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) had to offer. The Canberra trip was a memorable experience and we came away with an appreciation of Australia’s democratic values.

Victoria Phonniwat-Funge and Chiara Hammond

Cranbrook School danceThe night we had been waiting for all year finally arrived and everyone was filled with nervous excitement and expectation. It was nerve-racking at the beginning because we had to dance with boys, which was new for all of us, but we soon became comfortable and realised the boys felt the same way.

The Cranbrook School dance was fun and exciting because we socialised with people who we normally wouldn’t. It was a new and exciting experience that we all enjoyed.

Emily Logan and Claudia Cawley

Victoria Phonniwat-Funge, Bianca Rupnik Williams, Sabrina Kuklik, Scarlett Edyvean, Ruby Norgard

Sophia Markovic, Freya Jensen, Isobel Killcross, Sienna Julian, Bethany Rodriguez and Isabel Hathorn

Ongeline Oborn, Ariel Vivian and Chloe Grant

Year 6 in Canberra with the then Prime Minister, Malcom Turnbull

Lucie Brealey

Marni Beville

Francesca Betts

Melanie Kang


Year 6 dance with Cranbrook School in Jane Barker Hall

yLead reflectionStage 3 really enjoyed the yLead leadership program in Term 1. We learned how to become great leaders and what we can do to help our school and the community. Whether in the playground, during sport, in the classroom or with our friends, we learned that we can be positive examples to others.

Mia (Mac) Freeman and Scarlett Edyvean

Identity EveningThe Identity Evening was about showing people who we are. We dressed up as our ‘future selves’ and performed group metaphor poems about our strengths and future lives to an audience of our family and friends. The Jane Barker Hall was filled with our creative autobiographies, time lines and interactive identity videos on display. The Identity Evening was a truly special and very memorable event.

Phoebe Strachan and Madylin Dato

Write a Book in a Day (WABIAD)In Term 3, Year 6 embarked on a glorious and challenging adventure to write a book in 12 hours. Each group used teamwork, courage and perseverance to create a masterpiece that was displayed downstairs in the junior school. Each student had a separate role, including illustrator, and the responsibility of writing and editing their own chapter. The money we raised went to The Kids’ Cancer Project and it was the first time that all of Year 6 had the chance to participate in this competition.

Victoria Phonniwat-Funge, Chiara Hammond, Bobbie Lee DeBuse and Jasmine Spira. Solar Buddy Markets

Year 6 held the Solar Buddy Markets fundraising event that helped raise over $2000 to go toward making renewable light sources for children in Uganda. We spent many weeks learning about energy poverty and its effects on children in third world countries. We then invested our time and creative talents in coming up with interactive activities and products. This was an amazing learning opportunity and we hope the school enjoyed it as much as we did.

Anika Bradford

Ariel Vivian and Mia Freeman at Identity Evening

Isobel Killcross, Scarlett Edyvean and Ariel Vivian

Lauren Griffiths, Emily Smethills, Gemma Allen, Scarlett Edyvean and Anika Bradford at WABIAD

Year 6

The Solar Buddy Markets

Amelie Vella, Kloe Dato and customers

Hayley Paddock, Victoria Phonniwat-Funge, Tilly Clark-Jago and Nadia Somtua


1MFRONT ROW:

Thien Lan Sarah (Sarah) Nguyen Duy, Willow Garcia, Airlea Baker, Kaylee Guo, Lillian Trennery, Isabella Todd, Daisy Sewell

SECOND ROW:

Mrs J McClean, Mikhaela Milios, Jade Sheridan, Sofia Dunkley, Amelia Geha, Emma Bickford-Smith

ABSENT: Lucia Gordon, Cleo Parker, Elizabeth Parker, Anoushka Shaw

2LFRONT ROW:

Evangeline Jazzini, Sophia Chen, Amelie Boss, Isabella Fisher, Cleo Nelson, Zara Ashley, Maddison Soulos

SECOND ROW:

Elsie Ruane, Olive Smart, Olivia Rooke, Maribel Goumenis, Gabrielle Mina, Saffron Charles

THIRD ROW:

Miss L Rowe, Billie Kenna, Chloe Hill, Nikoletta Veneti, Matilda Vermey

ABSENT:

Eliza-Ann Ajaka, Lucinda Eastwood

2NFRONT ROW:

Sophia Oliver, Ella McDonald, Isabella Legge, Alannah Banks, Savana Shine, Pearl Cornwall, Selina Xuan

SECOND ROW:

Ava Dewar, Leonor Aguilar Contente, Mia Loiacono, Willow Vanderplank, Gabrielle Brown, Zara Todd

THIRD ROW:

Miss N Russell, Alyssa Savva, Harriet Hathorn-Jarman, Georgia Love, Charlotte Taylor

ABSENT:

Jemima Bowie Wilson, Josefine Pisano

3CFRONT ROW:

Lara Wong, Hunter Mangakahia, Claudia Lynam, Mia Caredes, Tara Williams, Pepper Mooney, Safira Sutarto, Karyn Ling, Rediva Chan

SECOND ROW:

Ophelia Heywood, Lola Bayot, Mackenzie Harris, Edie Molesworth, Amelie Fletcher, Darcy Alp, Alannah Betts, Ivy Kodomichalos

THIRD ROW:

Ms K Cameron, India Bloom, Florence Vinnell, Annelise Beville, Sarah Rupnik Williams, Kate Pellegrini, Eva Steed, Jasmine Mathieson, Ginger Campbell

1GFRONT ROW:

Theodora Mikhiel, Gabrielle Subrata, Emily Noble, Elyse Rae, Edie McCrodden, Rose Tan, Isabelle Morris, Kate Fairhall

SECOND ROW:

Ms M Goto, Olivia Steed, Juliet Drape, Ella Herbst, Georgia Smirl, Amelia Williams, Holly Hancock

ABSENT:

Rayna Du

KSFRONT ROW:

Nandini Arora, Emerald Pardi, Emma Heng, Sophie Chalmers, Matilda Ball, Blayke Mangakahia, Ruby Cornwall, Alannah Morris

SECOND ROW:

Mika Nelson, Indigo Fraser, Katherine Hill, Sarah Smit, Alicia Ng, Kristina Bray, Charlotte Guo, Evelette Tjandra

THIRD ROW:

Miss K Smith, Juliette Mina, Lucy Brown, Georgina Hathorn-Jarman, Sienna Cairns, Phoebe Ruane, Amy McCrory, Anouk Wirasinha

Junior schoolJunior school


4RFRONT ROW:

Phoebe Garcia, Zoe Sweeney, Ziying (Elise) He, Bianca Wong, Caroline Lin, Eliza Cook, Blayke Piggins-Massaad, Beatrice Lefebvre

SECOND ROW:

Han Ya (Hanya) Yang, Piper Pratley, Lucinda Connell, Skye Treanor, Cerise Platt, Grace Walley, Koko Rikard-Bell, Mia Hinchliffe

THIRD ROW:

Ms K Reid, Ava George, Amalie Gomez, Abigail Brealey, Viva Coyle-Beeche, Angelique Elfes, Tessa Allen, Ellie Bliss

ABSENT: Codie Rigby, Bailey Villeneuve

5CFRONT ROW:

Tilley Edwards Hill, Anita Jazzini, Clarissa Ling, Shoshana Rigler, Georgina Fox, Bianca Kelley, Mika Selden, Halle Cantelo

SECOND ROW:

Josie Khoo, Margot Ruffa, Saskia Tsen, Maike Morris, Amanda Ng, Clementine Hutchinson, Allegra Strickland

THIRD ROW:

Mr L Curd, Savannah Moar, Aasha Causley, Phoebe Lyon, Ava Chavez-Cornelius, Alice Steed, Jessica Kluck

ABSENT: Mia Jonson

5LFRONT ROW:

Sahara Price, Ruby Doyle, Isabella Allison, Georgia Parkes, Emily Jackson, Ariana Fermanis, Luca Hill

SECOND ROW:

Poppy Littlewood, Isabella Luu, Melanie Poulos, Samantha Debelle, Lucinda Sheridan, Ruby Fry, Evie Bayot

THIRD ROW:

Miss J Lee, Sydney Smith, Eva Griffiths, Eva Todd, Weaver Klumper-Madden, Jessie Miller, Kimberley Magrin

ABSENT: Molly Stening, Annie Zaumeyer

5NCFRONT ROW:

Daniela Comino, Sienna Dole, Lara Karlovsky, Holly Negas, Aimee Garcia, Olivia Udler, Aria Evans

SECOND ROW:

Sofia Ignatenko, Sienna Durante, Aida Lloyd, Kimmi Bilmon, Matilda Canning-Smith, Ruby Congdon, Eve Tsakissiris

THIRD ROW:

Ms N Chu, Sophia Davies, Georgia Middleton, Sophie Jasczyk, Claudia Henderson, Eva Johnston, Saskia Sassano

ABSENT: Sofia Ivakhov, Shuyao (Nina) Yu

4MFRONT ROW:

Isabel Thompson, Georgina Percy, Harriett Kendall, Summer Jedlicka-Trennery, Ava Lennon, Annabelle Guo, Mia Te Wani, Olivia Zhang

SECOND ROW:

Antonia Lin, Frankie Johnston, Emme Eshuys, Grace Verco, Talia Tizzone, Ruby Hughes, Roxie Smart, Shen Liang (Mandy) Chi

THIRD ROW:

Miss C Meijer, Genevieve Vanderplank, London Matthews, Sienna Rae, Christabella Chow, Alice Aitken, Kate Wu, Katherine Budden

ABSENT: Zoe Baldwin, Indiana Deicke, Chuming (Cherry) Yang

3SFRONT ROW: Jasmine Zhang, Abigail Fisher, Leila Clark, Sienna Galanis-Sinai, Bo Leppinus, Sashi Mason, Dominique Cullen Feng, Coco Matthews, Abigail Yeung

SECOND ROW:

Ruby Colin, Lillian Oranje, Gracie Ireland, Clementine Jenkins, Evie Lloyd, Emily Canning-Smith, Isabella van den Brink, Elvy Liston

THIRD ROW:

Mrs A Serhon, Ada van der Gardner, Matilda Reitz, Jamie Meyerson, Gabriella Mata Rohe, Luella Lekias, Arya Bradford, Sara Alp, Georgie Smit



6RFRONT ROW:

Bethany Rodriguez, Zara Messis, Isabella McIntosh, Holly Bowes, Sienna Springett, Lucinda Evans, Tilly Clark-Jago, Melanie Kang, Nadia Somtua

SECOND ROW:

Mrs L Robinson, Chiara Hammond, Charlotte Gibbs, Amelia Kim, Ashley Sassine, Bobbie Lee DeBuse, Julia Mallam, Eliza Watt, Jasmine Spira

THIRD ROW:

Ruby Marshall, Isabel Hathorn, Francesca Howarth, Francesca Betts, Victoria Phonniwat-Funge, Hayley Paddock, Zoe Tinellis

ABSENT: Meera Arora

6YFRONT ROW: Chloe Fraser, Mia (Mac) Freeman, Willow Smith, Gina Schubach, Emily Smethills, Sofia Bray, Anika Bradford, Ruby Norgard, Abby Libbis

SECOND ROW:

Libei (Lisa) Wang, Freya Jensen, Willow Pratley, Kloe Dato, Mia Freeman, Juliet Brooker, Holly Lewis, Jazz Wilson

THIRD ROW:

Mr J Yeow, Lauren Griffiths, Ella Gaden, Jade Leslie, Lucie Brealey, Caitlin James, Mila Sheridan, Emma Hartwig, Amelie Vella

6LFRONT ROW:

Jasmine Abela, Isabella Walley, Jasmine Bence, Ariel Vivian, Sophia Martin, Scarlett Edyvean, Claudia Cawley, Emily Logan

SECOND ROW:

Mrs N Lee, Lola Scotts, Ongeline Oborn, Madylin Dato, Scarlett Sewell, Marni Beville, Claudia McIntosh, Sophia Markovic, Alva Humphreys

THIRD ROW:

Gemma Allen, Sophie Morgan, Sienna Julian, Bianca Rupnik Williams, Sabrina Kuklik, Chloe Grant, Phoebe Strachan

ABSENT: Isobel Killcross

5NLFRONT ROW:

Tilly Burgess-Hoar, Betty-Rose Burcham, Erin Jackson, Tara Bliss, Jemima (Grace) Hall, Tess Burgess, Isla Mazor, Juliette Strickland

SECOND ROW:

Phoebe Ruffa, Cate Darling, Alexandra Coffey, Zoe Yu, Tilly Shorter, Mackenzie Hansen, Anouk Smith

THIRD ROW:

Ms N Logan, Arkie O’Halloran, Darcy Connell, Pip Wotherspoon, QiongYu (Vera) Fan, Chelsea Baker, Bella Blair

ABSENT: Robyn-Jane Rigby


Semester 1 prefects Scarlett Edyvean, Lauren Griffiths, Phoebe Strachan, Chiara Hammond Semester 2 prefects Claudia McIntosh, Bobbie Lee DeBuse, Jazz Wilson, Lucie Brealey


Junior school prize winners

KindergartenBIBLICAL STUDIES

Emerald Pardi

MERIT

Sophie Chalmers Indigo Fraser Juliette Mina Mika Nelson

SCHOOL CITIZENSHIP

Nandini Arora Phoebe Ruane

Year 1BIBLICAL STUDIES

Mikhaela Milios Amelia Williams

MERIT

Sofia Dunkley Nguyen Duy Kate Fairhall Kaylee Guo Thien Lan Sarah (Sarah) Georgia Smirl Gabrielle Subrata

SCHOOL CITIZENSHIP

Cleo Parker Olivia Steed


Zara Ashley Sophia Oliver

MERIT

Amelie Boss Gabrielle Brown Saffron Charles Harriet Hathorn-Jarman Isabella Legge Elsie Ruane

SCHOOL CITIZENSHIP

Evangeline Jazzini Alyssa Savva


Karyn Ling Isabella van den Brink

MERIT

Elvy Liston Evie Lloyd Claudia Lynam Sarah Rupnik Williams Georgie Smit Lara Wong

ACHIEVEMENT

Ginger Campbell Dominque Cullen Feng Amelie Fletcher Gracie Ireland Sashi Mason Eva Steed

SPECIAL PRIZES

SANTIFORT FAMILY PRIZE FOR MOST IMPROVED

Pepper Mooney Jasmine Zhang

SCHOOL CITIZENSHIP

Edie Molesworth


Shen Liang (Mandy) Chi Han Ya (Hanya) Yang

MERIT

Alice Aitken Cerise Platt Piper Pratley Zoe Sweeney Mia Te Wani Talia Tizzone

ACHIEVEMENT

Tessa Allen Abigail Brealey Christabella Chow Bianca Wong Kate Wu Olivia Zhang

SPECIAL PRIZES

SANTIFORT FAMILY PRIZE FOR MOST IMPROVED

Ziying (Elise) He Grace Verco

SCHOOL CITIZENSHIP

Grace Walley


Sophie Jasczyk Anita Jazzini Isabella Luu Juliette Strickland

MERIT

Betty-Rose Burcham Cate Darling Sienna Durante Ruby Fry Claudia Henderson Clementine Hutchinson Emily Jackson Georgia Middleton Savannah Moar Maike Morris Lucinda Sheridan Tilly ShorterACHIEVEMENT

Ava Chavez-Cornelius Samantha Debelle QiongYu (Vera) Fan Eva Griffiths Mackenzie Hansen Sofia Ignatenko Aida Lloyd Kimberley Magrin Holly Negas Mika Selden Alice Steed Zoe Yu

SPECIAL PRIZES

SCHOOL CITIZENSHIP

Clarissa Ling

CREATIVE WRITING AWARD

Chelsea Baker


Amelia Kim Sophia Markovic Libei (Lisa) Wang

MERIT

Sofia Bray Claudia Cawley Mia (Mac) Freeman Chiara Hammond Emma Hartwig Sienna Julian Victoria Phonniwat-Funge Zoe Tinellis Isabella Walley

ACHIEVEMENT

Holly Bowes Lucie Brealey Bobbie Lee DeBuse Scarlett Edyvean Lauren Griffiths Julia Mallam Claudia McIntosh Scarlett Sewell Jazz Wilson

SPECIAL PRIZES

SCHOOL CITIZENSHIP

Melanie Kang

CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING AWARD

Gemma Allen

THE FOUNDATION PRIZE FOR THE BEST ALL-ROUNDER

Anika Bradford

THE ANNE ROBINSON PRIZE FOR SERVICE WITH GRACE

Alva Humphreys

PRIMARY SCHOOL HOUSE CUP

Patterson

Junior school class rollsKINDERGARTENNandini Arora Matilda Ball Kristina Bray Lucy Brown Sienna CairnsSophie ChalmersRuby CornwallIndigo FraserCharlotte GuoGeorgina Hathorn-JarmanEmma Heng Katherine Hill Blayke Mangakahia Amy McCroryJuliette Mina Alannah MorrisMika NelsonAlicia NgEmerald Pardi Phoebe Ruane Sarah Smit Evelette TjandraAnouk Wirasinha

YEAR 1 Airlea BakerEmma Bickford-Smith Juliet Drape Rayna Du Sofia DunkleyKate Fairhall Willow GarciaAmelia Geha Lucia GordonKaylee Guo Holly HancockElla HerbstEdie McCrodden Theodora MikhielMikhaela MiliosIsabelle MorrisThien Lan Sarah (Sarah) Nguyen Duy Emily Noble Elizabeth ParkerCleo ParkerElyse Rae Daisy SewellAnoushka Shaw Jade Sheridan Georgia Smirl Olivia Steed Gabrielle SubrataRose Tan Isabella Todd Lillian Trennery Amelia Williams

YEAR 2 Leonor Aguilar Contente Eliza-Ann AjakaZara Ashley

Alannah BanksAmelie BossJemima Bowie Wilson Gabrielle BrownSaffron Charles Sophia ChenPearl Cornwall Ava DewarLucinda Eastwood Isabella Fisher Maribel Goumenis Harriet Hathorn-Jarman Chloe HillEvangeline Jazzini Billie KennaIsabella LeggeMia Loiacono Georgia LoveElla McDonald Gabrielle MinaCleo Nelson Sophia Oliver Josefine Pisano Olivia RookeElsie RuaneAlyssa SavvaSavana ShineOlive SmartMaddison Soulos Charlotte Taylor Zara ToddWillow VanderplankNikoletta Veneti Matilda VermeySelina XuanZoe Zaumeyer

YEAR 3 Darcy AlpSara AlpLola Bayot Alannah Betts Annelise Beville India Bloom Arya Bradford Ginger Campbell Emily Canning-Smith Mia Caredes Rediva Chan Leila Clark Ruby Colin Dominique Cullen Feng Abigail Fisher Amelie Fletcher Sienna Galanis-Sinai Mackenzie Harris Ophelia Heywood Gracie Ireland Clementine Jenkins Ivy Kodomichalos Luella Lekias Bo Leppinus Karyn Ling

Elvy Liston Evie LloydClaudia Lynam Hunter Mangakahia Sashi Mason Gabriella Mata Rohe Jasmine Mathieson Coco Matthews Jamie Meyerson Edie Molesworth Pepper Mooney Lillian Oranje Kate Pellegrini Matilda Reitz Sarah Rupnik Williams Georgie Smit Eva Steed Safira Sutarto Isabella van den Brink Ada van der Gardner Florence Vinnell Tara Williams Lara Wong Abigail Yeung Jasmine Zhang

YEAR 4 Alice Aitken Tessa Allen Zoe Baldwin Ellie Bliss Abigail Brealey Katherine Budden Shen Liang (Mandy) Chi Christabella Chow Lucinda Connell Eliza Cook Viva Coyle-BeecheIndiana Deicke

Angelique Elfes Emme Eshuys Phoebe Garcia Ava George Amalie Gomez Annabelle Guo Ziying (Elise) He Mia Hinchliffe Ruby Hughes Summer Jedlicka-Trennery Frankie Johnston Harriett Kendall Beatrice Lefebvre Ava Lennon Antonia Lin Caroline Lin London Matthews Georgina PercyBlayke Piggins-Massaad Cerise Platt Piper Pratley Sienna Rae Codie Rigby Koko Rikard-Bell Roxie Smart Zoe Sweeney Mia Te Wani Isabel Thompson Talia Tizzone Skye Treanor Genevieve Vanderplank Grace Verco Bailey Villeneuve Grace Walley Bianca Wong Kate Wu Chuming (Cherry) Yang Han Ya (Hanya) Yang Olivia Zhang

Primary School House Cup – Patterson

Gracie Ireland and Leila Clark


Junior school class rolls

YEAR 5 Isabella Allison Chelsea Baker Evie Bayot Kimmi Bilmon Bella Blair Tara Bliss Betty-Rose Burcham Tess Burgess Tilly Burgess-Hoar Matilda Canning-Smith Halle Cantelo Aasha Causley Ava Chavez-Cornelius Alexandra Coffey Daniela Comino Ruby Congdon Darcy Connell Cate Darling Sophia Davies Samantha Debelle Sienna Dole Ruby Doyle Sienna Durante Tilley Edwards Hill Aria Evans QiongYu (Vera) Fan Ariana Fermanis Georgina Fox Ruby Fry Aimee Garcia Eva Griffiths Jemima (Grace) Hall Mackenzie Hansen Claudia Henderson

Luca Hill Clementine Hutchinson Sofia Ignatenko Sofia Ivakhov Erin Jackson Emily Jackson Sophie Jasczyk Anita Jazzini Eva Johnston Mia Jonson Lara Karlovsky Bianca Kelley Josie Khoo Jessica Kluck Weaver Klumper-Madden Clarissa Ling Poppy Littlewood Aida Lloyd Isabella Luu Phoebe Lyon Kimberley Magrin Isla Mazor Georgia Middleton Jessie Miller Savannah Moar Maike Morris Holly Negas Amanda Ng Arkie O’Halloran Georgia Parkes Melanie Poulos Sahara Price Robyn-Jane Rigby Shoshana Rigler Phoebe Ruffa

Margot Ruffa Saskia Sassano Mika Selden Lucinda Sheridan Tilly Shorter Anouk Smith Sydney Smith Alice Steed Molly Stening Juliette Strickland Allegra Strickland Eva Todd Eve Tsakissiris Saskia Tsen Olivia Udler Pip Wotherspoon Zoe Yu Shuyao (Nina) Yu Annie Zaumeyer

YEAR 6 Jasmine Abela Gemma Allen Meera Arora Jasmine Bence Francesca Betts Marni Beville Holly Bowes Anika Bradford Sofia Bray Lucie Brealey Juliet Brooker Claudia Cawley Tilly Clark-Jago Kloe Dato

Madylin Dato Bobbie Lee DeBuse Scarlett Edyvean Lucinda Evans Chloe Fraser Mia (Mac) Freeman Mia Freeman Ella Gaden Charlotte Gibbs Chloe Grant Lauren Griffiths Chiara Hammond Emma Hartwig Isabel Hathorn Francesca Howarth Alva Humphreys Caitlin James Freya Jensen Sienna Julian Melanie Kang Isobel Killcross Amelia Kim Sabrina Kuklik Jade Leslie Holly Lewis Abby Libbis Emily Logan Julia Mallam Sophia Markovic Ruby Marshall Sophia Martin Isabella McIntosh Claudia McIntosh Zara Messis Sophie Morgan Ruby Norgard Ongeline Oborn Hayley Paddock Victoria Phonniwat-Funge Willow Pratley Bethany Rodriguez Bianca Rupnik Williams Ashley Sassine Gina Schubach Lola Scotts Scarlett Sewell Mila Sheridan Emily Smethills Willow Smith Nadia Somtua Jasmine Spira Sienna Springett Phoebe Strachan Zoe Tinellis Amelie Vella Ariel Vivian Isabella Walley Libei (Lisa) Wang Eliza Watt Jazz Wilson

Piper Pratley, Blayke Piggins-Massaad, Lucinda Connell, Lillian Trennery and Angelique Elfes

Easter Stage 3 hosted this year’s Easter chapel service where they presented the Mystery of Jesus. Year 5 headlined the performance, which began with a group of young children from Jerusalem, excitedly describing the many miracles and acts of love that Jesus performed throughout his life. The children were devastated and shocked at news of Jesus’ arrest, unfair trial and ultimate punishment on the cross. However, the performance concluded with an announcement that Jesus is actually alive, having miraculously risen from the dead. The service was led by Year 6 who did an outstanding job introducing musical items, reading Bible passages and delivering prayers for the school, local and global community and people in need.

Mr Jonathan Yeow Year 6 Teacher and Ms Nicola Logan Stage 3 Leader

Christmas Stage 2 hosted the annual Christmas chapel service on Tuesday 20 November. During the service we asked the congregation to remember the true meaning of Christmas. We were aware that although Christmas may have evolved to include glitz, decorations and Santa, the true meaning of Christmas is Jesus and love. Many special guests and visitors came to help us celebrate on the day.

Mia Caredes and Florence Vinnell

Chapel servicesJunior school activities

Stage 2 hosting Christmas chapel

Skye Treanor and Ruby Colin

Stage 3 musicians – Easter chapel service


Junior school activities

Cru groups

SeniorCru

Book Week

MiniCru met on Mondays at lunchtime with Rev Koch, Rev Wilson and Miss Rowe, and enjoyed Bible stories, games and small group discussions. A particular highlight was when SeniorCru helped with leadership, presenting Bible stories using skits and creative dramas.

Years 3–5 students in JuniorCru gathered in the Nan Hind Centre with Rev Koch, Mr Yeow and Miss Matthei. Playing games such as Family Serious, reading Bible stories and prayer times were all enjoyed.

Year 6 girls in SeniorCru enjoyed meeting every Tuesday at lunchtime in the library with Rev Wilson and Mrs Ghazal, to get to know God better through the Bible. We attended two leadership workshops run by The Crusaders Union of Australia, one at

Claremont College and the other at The Scots College, to learn about Christian leadership and how we can share God’s word with others. We applied this when we helped lead MiniCru in Term 3 and helped organise and lead Good News Week. During this week there was a photo scavenger hunt, a dance celebration and question panel, all great opportunities to celebrate the good news of Jesus.

SeniorCru made our last year in the junior school exciting and joyful. We are looking forward to joining Adelphe in the senior school to continue this wonderful journey.

Libei (Lisa) Wang and Freya Jensen

JuniorCru

SeniorCruMiniCru

During Book Week, I dressed up as the great, one and only Captain Underpants. So, instead of using my putter when playing the Treasure Island mini-golf, I used my handy plunger! Thanks to Miss Martin and Miss Cundy, this was the best Book Week I’ve had and I’m looking forward to the next one. I’m already planning my costume, though it’s going to be difficult to top wearing giant underpants to school. MARIBEL GOUMENIS

Each girl in the junior school created a piece of bunting decorated with pictures of a book they treasure. On my bunting, I drew The Magic Faraway Tree, by Enid Blyton. I treasure this book because my mum read it to me when I was little and I really love the magical story. The Book Week bunting is one of the many creative ways we celebrate reading at St Catherine’s and it fills the hallways with colour, imagination and love. GEMMA ALLEN

As part of Book Week we had a pop-up bookshop. It was so much fun because we could look at lots of books and buy some of our favourites. I was so excited to buy one of the WeirDo books. GINGER CAMPBELL

Tim Harris visited our school and I bought two of his books. I was so excited because he signed them for me. Tim also came to our classrooms to talk about being an author and how to be a great writer. CLAUDIA LYNAM

We played book-themed mini golf, designed by Years 5–6. The theme for one hole was ‘Harry Potter’, one of our favourite books, and we scored a hole in one! GRACE VERCO AND EMME ESHUYS

Maribel Goumenis playing our Stage 3 mini golf in costume as Captain Underpants

Ginger Campbell excited with her Book Week pop-up bookshop purchase

Claudia Lynam very happy with her signed Tim Harris books after his Stage 2 writing workshop

Beautiful Book Week bunting created by Gemma Allen



Debating Good causes

IPSHA DebatingThe IPSHA debaters had a brilliant year with lots of wins and losses, with fun and difficult topics, against different schools. Our highlight of IPSHA debating was the gala day at Kambala. We all enjoyed watching and participating in the debates and it was a great way to end the year with both our teams winning. IPSHA debating has been a fantastic experience for all of us.

Holly Negas and Alice Steed

ISDA DebatingThe ISDA debating teams participated in debates at schools all across Sydney, including Kambala, Ascham School, The Kings School and Cranbrook School. We learned how to work together to create meaningful points with excellent structure and how to present arguments and rebuttals from the affirmative and negative sides of the debate.

We had coaching early Friday mornings to learn techniques to improve our skills for writing and presenting debates. The coaches supported us through our debates, showing us how to write the best debates we could, how to add detail and increase our confidence in all our rebuttals.

Two topics we debated were: ‘that we should stop using water bottles’ and ‘that we should not have homework’.

Each team worked cooperatively and we all improved our public speaking and debating.

Sophie Morgan and Meera Arora

Sophie Jasczyk, Alexandra Coffey, Jessica Kluck and Alice SteedCate Darling, Phoebe Ruffa, Ruby Congdon and Aimee Garcia

Melanie Kang, Sophie Morgan, Meera Arora and Sofia Bray

Amelia Kim, Eliza Watt and Ashley Sassine

As the junior school student representative council (SRC), we took on the responsibility of organising school fundraisers for important causes. This year, we supported many charities. In Term 1, we hosted a ‘Crazy Hat Day’ to raise money for the Sydney Children’s Hospital and put scrapbooks together for sick children. In Term 2, we collected toiletries for Poppy Littlewood’s charity Little Care Packs. This helped raise awareness of homelessness in Australia. Students also wore their World Cup team’s colours to highlight unity throughout the world. In Term 3, we held a ‘Pyjama Day’ to help fundraise for the Year 6 SolarBuddy charity. In Term 4, we celebrated the end of the year by holding the SRC Market Day. Other fundraisers included ‘Fiver for a Farmer’ and ‘Jenes for Genes’ day. Being an SRC member was a great experience with important responsibilities and we appreciated the opportunity to lead the junior school students.

Hayley Paddock, Isabel Hathorn, Melanie Kang and Ashley Sassine

Maribel Goumenis and Olivia Rooke

Blayke Mangakahia

Delivering the Little Care Packs to Orange Sky

Filling the Little Care Packs



Grandparents’ Morning

Elizabeth and Cleo Parker Amelia Geha

STEM science, technology, engineering and mathematics

Kindergarten had a morning filled with magical memories this Grandparent’s Day. To begin the event, the girls dazzled as they performed Les Petites Marionettes in French, as well as Goldilocks and The Three Bears and Skinnamarink in English for their guests. They also showed off their THRASS skills by performing the consonant and vowel phoneme raps before delving into past memories by completing a questionnaire with their grandparents and special guests.

The girls learned more about their family heritage and the past was brought to life as their guests shared stories of their own schooling. Everyone traced each other’s hands, to help preserve the moment, then enjoyed a special morning tea in the Nan Hind Centre, where many more cuddles and stories were shared.

Miss Kirsty Smith Kindergarten teacher

Singing to the Grandparents

Indigo FraserEmerald Pardi

Katherine Hill

The momentum of STEM continued in the junior school, with teachers and students embracing real-world applications and promoting interest in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Science and Mathematics Week provided opportunities to celebrate our love of learning. Professor Maths joined us in the junior school and each grade worked in teams to solve mathematics problems and learn about the beauty of mathematics in our world. Years 3–4 were lucky enough to schedule a Skype chat with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki AM and ask him their burning scientific questions. During Tech Girls and Create and Innovate lessons, students learned about the density of oil and sugar, through dazzling rainbows and mesmerising lava lamps. Year 5 had a fun chemistry lesson learning how rockets take off, 6R learned how to code their own computer game and Year 2 dedicated a day to push and pull problem solving, rescuing Rapunzel from her tower.

Create and Innovate continued to be a popular new subject for students in Years 4–6. Activities included creating light trails with Sphero balls, web and app design through various platforms, 3D printing, EV3 robotics, Pro-Bot programming and engineering

challenges. These ensured that opportunities to problem solve, communicate and engage with technology creatively are experienced.

STEM Club students learned about solar and wind energy, and completed engineering challenges using K’NEX tools and a variety of coding challenges using Scratch programming.

Two teams in the junior school participated in FIRST LEGO League, a team based robotics competition that utilises a broad range of skills to challenge students in different ways. As well as robot engineering and programming, the girls develop 21st century skills needed for the future. Teamwork, time management, creative thinking, research and presentation skills are all vital parts of the program as students work together to solve complex problems in innovative ways. Our Year 6 Curiosities team won the Innovative Solution award for their prototype of a machine to convert human waste into a nutritional paste.

Stage 3 tackled real-world problems with STEM in Semester 2. Year 5 participated in an inter-school STEM collaboration with International Grammar School and Newington College, Lindfield. The collaboration was to engage with people respectfully, and students explored social justice issues and participated in team building exercises online and face-to-face. As part of the Year 6 science topic exploring energy, students raised money to purchase solar powered lights through the Australian charity, SolarBuddy. Year 6 girls assembled the lights and wrote a letter to the recipient of the light, which were sent to the School for Life Foundation for distribution to students in Uganda.

Ms Amanda DodsonCoordinator of STEM and Stage 1 Leader

Alexandra Coffey, Ruby Marshall, and Clarissa Ling at FIRST LEGO League.

Lola Scotts and Alva Humphreys experimenting with density using oil and sugar to make a ‘lava lamp’ in a cup



Central Australia trip

Day OneWe all met at the airport for the flight to Alice Springs and everyone was so excited to go Central Australia. Our first stop was the Royal Flying Doctor Service, which was started by John Flynn and we learned that every two minutes a Royal Flying Doctor Service plane is helping someone. We visited The Alice Springs School of the Air to find out how they teach children in remote areas, and saw the Aboriginal light show Parrtjima – A Festival in Light.

Day TwoWe started our six-hour trip to Uluru and stopped on the way for some camel rides. We rode in pairs on two camels, Curly and Gizmo, which was scary and fun. We also stopped at Kings Canyon for a walk along the creek bed.

Day ThreeWe returned to Kings Canyon for a four-hour walk up the canyon, and our guide told us the Aboriginal names of plants growing on the rocks. We then went to the Ayres Rock Resort for a swim before watching the sunset and the changing colours of Uluru.

Day FourAfter breakfast, we went to Uluru for our 10km walk. We only had a few breaks in the hot sun, but we saw amazing things and heard great stories. It was definitely one of the highlights. After that we went to Kata Tjuta, which was bumpy, extremely rocky, and so hot that we had to cut the walk short. We didn’t mind, because we could swim and relax.

Day FiveWe woke up at 4:45am to see the Field of Light with thousands of lights in front of Uluru. After watching the sun rise over Uluru, we had our last breakfast in the Northern Territory, then headed back to Sydney. It was the best trip I have done with school.

Jasmine Abela and Sophia Martin

Parrtjima festival

Samantha exploring Kings Canyon in Watarrka National Park

Year 6 students Scarlett Edyvean, Bobbie Lee DeBuse and Jazz Wilson represented St Catherine’s at the 2018 IPSHA Public Speakers Challenge. There were 140 students in the competition, who were all of an extremely high standard. The girls individually prepared amazing speeches on the theme ‘Missing’ and their presentations were excellent. Congratulations to the girls for their efforts and representing St Catherine’s with such skill and grace.

Mr Jonathan Yeow

IPSHA Public Speakers Challenge 2018

Bobbie Lee DeBuse, Scarlett Edyvean, Jazz Wilson at the 2018 IPSHA Public Speakers Challenge


Senior school

It was an honour to be one of the 21 girls in the prefect body of 2017-2018. A wide range of talents and strengths were bound together with enthusiasm, as we embodied the theme ‘NOW: No Opportunity Wasted’. Our aim was to encourage the St Catherine’s community to challenge themselves by engaging with new, exciting and even daunting experiences. The core of NOW was the belief that seizing every opportunity, with an open-minded approach, develops us to ultimately reach our full potential.

We worked to support the charity PROJECT FUTURES which educates and empowers individuals to take action against modern slavery and human trafficking. Our main fundraising event was the annual St Cath’s Got Talent show, a showcase of the unbelievable talent of St Catherine’s girls. In total, $4500 was raised for PROJECT FUTURES in 2018.

Some highlights were the inaugural ‘Hat Census’ in Term 2, where prefects checked for girls’ correctly labelled hats, and the Prefect

Afternoon Tea, where over 40 prefects from 11 schools across Sydney joined us to unite in leadership and form new friendships.

Throughout the year, the prefects cherished the opportunity to regularly visit our allocated junior school classes. We truly appreciated the enthusiasm and warmth shown to us by the girls during every visit, and we will miss them greatly.

I am so grateful for the amazing prefects I had the privilege of working with who managed the overwhelming task of juggling leadership with studies and various co-curricular activities and duties. We also thank the many staff and girls who provided their support and guidance for another great year as a St Catherine’s community.

Joon Hee (Julia) LimHead Girl 2017-2018

Prefects’ report

PREFECTSFRONT ROW: Maree Nikitopoulos, Liu (Bonnie) Suen, Joon Hee (Julia) Lim, Ms S Guy, Dr J Townsend, Ms D Turnbull Brown, Meg Brudenell-Woods, Isabella Sedley, Stephanie Cheung

SECOND ROW: Xun (Teddy) Zuo, Christina Stavroulakis, Alexandra Bradley, Emma Lesmond, Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo, Evelyn Balleine, Madison Lampton

THIRD ROW: Natasha Gallant, Sienna White, Georgia Ireland, Madeline Stewart, Catherine Johnson, Sophie Breznik, Zoe Welborn

ABSENT: Isabella SandyYear 10 geography

The Class of 2018 at their revue


Academic CareWe began Academic Care with the topic ‘Who Am I?’, and participated in the VIA Character Survey, which asked several questions to determine our personal character strengths. This helped identify our strengths and focus on areas we needed to develop further. We learned how to utilise our character strengths to make a positive impact and gained insight to who we are and how we should act around others. We also discovered other people’s qualities, which emphasised that everyone is unique and special.

During our first semester we learned about gratitude and ‘Hunting the Good Stuff’. We learned the importance of making this a continued practice for our mental health and wellbeing. We wrote in our Hunt the Good Stuff journals, where we would practice gratitude and document the different activities we completed throughout the year.

We put together our very own time capsules, which are envelopes filled with letters, awards and mementos of our time in Year 7. They are kept safe by our school archivist, Mrs Galettis oam, until we will open them in Year 12. We had lots of fun putting them together and look forward to seeing all that will change over our years in high school.

In the lead up to yearly exam time, we worked on different activities to help us develop our study skills. We looked at the different ways of studying, how to use a study schedule and the importance of planning time to make sure we have a balanced life. Ms Halls, our senior school counsellor, spoke to us about how to identify stress and how to manage it by acknowledging our symptoms.

Overall, Academic Care was a fun way to help discover our identities, build on them, and improve ourselves.

Year 7 mentor group

Big Sister Little SisterAt the start of 2018, Year 7 students received a letter from their ‘Big Sister’ in Year 10. Our ‘Big Sister’ met with us regularly to help and offer guidance throughout the year. At our first meeting, we got to know each other and talk about what to expect from Year 7 and any challenges we were concerned about. I found it particularly helpful to get an insight on yearly exams and how to prepare for them.

We participated in a house lip-sync battle with our ‘Big Sisters’. We worked in house groups to produce a routine to a song of our choice, which we performed in the last week of term. We enjoyed seeing the different ideas and how much fun everyone was having. This was a great way to get to know our ‘Big Sisters’ better and work as a house team to create an entertaining performance.

To emphasise the importance of self-confidence and creating the best version of ourselves, we worked with our ‘Big Sisters’ about who to connect with if we were having trouble. This activity related to R U OK? Day, a day for ensuring that we are OK and helping others feel the same. Having someone to talk to during difficult times is important and working with others helped ensure we knew when and how to talk to someone if we had a problem.

Having a ‘Big Sister’ was an enjoyable experience and made some aspects of Year 7 more exciting and entertaining. It was great having someone to talk to who knew about senior school and how to make the most of our year. The year could be stressful at times but seeing our Year 10 ‘Big Sisters’ always made us feel happy and will be a positive memory to look back on.

Detail of art by Patricia Hardas

Elenor Craven and Erini Kiousis

Sienna Price and Ashana Mason

Jade Bliss and Cameron Fatouris

Charley Hearne with her ‘big sister’ Chloe Faddy

Sophia Kelley with her ‘Big Sister’ Milla Ippindo


FRONT ROW: Seraphine Cullen Feng, Daisy Brenac, Isabella Needle, Kayla Heng, Pati Harbilas, Araminta Scott, Aylin Barry, Miss E Togher, Olivia Schey, Abbey Lissenden, Amelie Blondin-Bayly, Lily Wood, Jenny Kaing, Mia Williams, Alicia French

SECOND ROW: Olivia Finn, Sophia Kelley, Ashana Mason, Alice Lee, Emma Johnson, Caitlin Hobbs, Jessa Ballard, Charlotte Wadds, Elizabeth Branighan, Olivia Doble, Matilda Brownie, Sienna Price, Bethany Ling, Holly Palmer

THIRD ROW: Zara Scholten, Heidi Unger, Lucia Parker, Chloe Clark, Vanessa Li, Jasmine Ruffa, Madison Clifton, Charley Hearne, CharlotteSkeffington,ValerieWu,MadeleineChambiras,AdaSaydam,LaraWebber,JadePerica,EriniKiousis,OliviaGiuffrida,SarahTeitler

FOURTH ROW: Amelie Cointrel, Elenor Craven, Alessi Fletcher, Meg Wotherspoon, Mackenzie Lee, Ashleigh Doran, Emma McDonald, Jade Bliss, AliceUhd,SophieBurgess,AcaciaNgu,SophiaRikard-Bell,LiesdenHollander,EllieCooper,ElenaCaredes,OrlandaGolfin, Janna Martin-Cooley

FIFTH ROW: SummerSarin-Hall,MadeleineGriffiths,CharlottePitt,SkyCohen,IsobelEshuys,MackenzieWiseman,PriscillaChia, Emily Dingle, Siennah Morgan, Skye McDonald, Madeleine Parshall, Annaliese Freeman, Maya Ivison, Arabella Amirian, Ava Langenbach, Jamie O’Sullivan, Emmanuelle Cushway

SIXTH ROW: Lola d’Orlan de Polignac, Cameron Fatouris, Annabel Penny, Millie Moar, Emily Allton, Annabel Beckett, Sarah Sassine, DimitraMavrocordatos,CamillaKowaleczko,NiamhMorris,ScarlettSmart,EvieCook,IsabellaMorgan,CintraMaldonado,NatashaChryssafis

SEVENTH ROW: Samarah Issa, Leila Carr, Missy Callaghan, Sophia Jones, Yathima Jennings, Samantha Pollett, Solange Fadel, Lucy Haydon, Madeleine Vanderplank, Luna Coyle-Beeche, Paige Kluck, Helena Irmer, Isla King, Jordan Alp, Erin Kara

ABSENT: Courtese Charlie

Year 7 mentor group

CampWe journeyed to Lake Macquarie for our three-day camp and had a warm welcome from our camp leaders. The cohort was split into two groups: one did land activities and the other did water activities, before swapping on the second day.

The land activities consisted of abseiling, rock climbing, mission impossible and archery. Mission impossible was, frankly, impossible! We had a series of ‘missions’ to complete, with all of them challenging different skills, such as teamwork, concentration and balance. Rock climbing was scary for many, but everyone conquered their fears and made it to the top of the climbing wall and abseiled down the mountain. The abseiling stairs were famous around the camp for being so steep and tall. But, it was worth the hard work because abseiling down the wall was a thrilling experience.

The water activities were raft building, sailing, canoeing and log rolling. There was fierce competition to see who could build the best raft and perform the best log rolling. This was in contrast to canoeing and sailing, which were rather relaxing. We learned the ropes of sailing while taking in the beautiful landscape. We occasionally leaned back into the water to feel the water brush

through our hair. In canoeing, we paddled in pairs around Lake Macquarie and tested our skills in a race. Though some of us capsized, everyone enjoyed canoeing.

After our long day filled with exciting activities, we were treated to lovely meals. Every night, the camp leaders would put on night activities, including dancing and ‘minute-to-win’ games.

All the activities developed skills we will use throughout our lives. We learned problem solving and teamwork, and made friendships and bonds that will last a lifetime.

Year 7 was very enjoyable and we were fortunate to have these wonderful opportunities and new experiences. So much knowledge has been gained and fun times enjoyed. We overcame stress in Academic Care, formed strong relationships at camp and made connections with our Year 10 ‘Big Sisters’, through our senior school adventures. Thank you to our teachers for preparing us for the years to come.

Lily Wood, Evie Cook and Elenor Craven

Annabel Penny and Lily Wood at camp

Mr Peter Fellows, Alessi Fletcher, Jade Perica, Emily Dingle and Sarah Sassine

Building rafts in teams Charlotte Pitt amd Matilda Brownie


Year 8 mentor group

Academic care, peer support, and house events ‘Hope’ was the theme for Clubs and Choirs and the night combined choral splendour, public speaking and instrumental accompaniment. From Year 8, Eleni Cole accompanied Bronte and Amelia Jacobson, Annabelle Strachan and Rhianna Jones represented their houses in the public speaking junior category. We also participated in the athletics and swimming carnivals, and each event was filled with lots of house spirit.

Academic Care promoted a positive learning space to brainstorm study skills and learn about the impact of a growth mindset. We focussed on kindness and drafted up a list of ‘12 Random Acts of Kindness’ to carry out each day; and learned about digital citizenship and how to be safe online. Peer Support connected us with girls in Year 11 as part of Academic Care, so we could ask advice on school, friendships, study and future opportunities.

Rhianna Jones

CampYear 8 camp at Galston Gorge was a fun, challenging journey, filled with laughter, sweat and many activities. These included high ropes, rock climbing, abseiling, BMX riding, orienteering, archery and bushwalking.

We arrived on Monday and split into two groups. One group went on a bushwalk and set up tents at a campsite. The other group stayed in cabins at the main site and participated in team building activities. These were fun and included football, a dinosaur game, competitive chess and ping-pong. We had a dance party and singing battle, then went to our cabins after supper.

Tuesday held a big challenge for the cabin group because it was time to prepare mentally and physically for our eight kilometre, five hour bushwalk. We persevered, brushed off leeches, steered clear of snakes and tested each other for our upcoming history exam. At the campsite, we chose our tents and got ready for dinner. We made spaghetti bolognese with our mess kits and used all of our effort to keep the bush turkeys away.

On Wednesday, we caught a bus back to the main site to meet the other group, before having lunch and returning to school. It was exciting to see our parents again. Year 8 camp was an amazing adventure. It helped me make new friends and opened my eyes to new experiences.

Neve D’Arcy

Claudia Horrell, Hannah Ricci, Jemima Melki, Yasmine Fadel, Charli Karsay and Gemma Proctor

Sarah Myatt was a state winner for Year 8 in the National History Challenge. The challenge is a research-based competition where students are given the opportunity to choose their own topic of study and develop a research question in connection to a specifictheme.In2018thethemewas‘turningpoints’.Sarah’sessay examined the Polish Solidarity Movement as a turning point for Eastern European Communism. Sarah, along with the other state winners, was celebrated at an awards ceremony at NSW Parliament House on 23 October. Her award was presented to her by Hon Bruce Notley-Smith, Member for Coogee.

Alicia Kim, Jasmine Ong,

and Caitlin Wong

Lily Galea, Ruby Langenbach, Jessica Meagher, Sophie Ulm, Zidan Santos-Dwyer, Imogen Glozier, Emma Pellegrini, Eleanor Arthur and Chloe Davis at camp

Claudia Horrell on a geography excursion


YEAR 8FRONT ROW: Freya Freeman, Holly Liggins, Alison Zaczek, Miranda Myles, Lily Xuereb, Violetta Dawes, Bella McGeechan, Emily Hinwood, Ms D Hubbard, Grace Spinks, Jasmine Buchanan, Annette Ong, Gemma Proctor, Charlotte Williams, Isha Lewis, Rhianna Jones, Jasmine Ong

SECOND ROW: Jemima Hall, Catherine Tioupikov, Zidan Santos-Dwyer, Sarah Myatt, Alicia Kim, Grace Gay, Paris Natoli, Sophia Voigt, India Potter, Molly Macneal, Amelia Jacobson, Chelsea Harris, India Badran, Annabelle Strachan, Sophie Ulm, Imogen Glozier, Vanessa Kimpton THIRD ROW: Helen Sansom-Maris, Ivy McGrath, Paula Schubach, Laura Tran, Matilda Jensen, Zoe Henningham, Annalin Kidd, Emily Buchanan, Emily Beckley, Taylor Galea, Stella Brooks, Phillippa Steel, Ellie Mallett, Patricia Hardas, Amy Clark, Hayley Baroni, Lily Gillatt

FOURTH ROW: Lily Galea, Zara Hill, Lucy Booth, Isabella Reed, Ainsley Taylor, Phoebe Treweeke, Madeleine Baker, Eleni Andrews, Chloe Davis, Scarlett Miller, Maggie Kalaf, Emma Pellegrini, Poppy Ries, Sophie Lennon, Deanna Koumi, Calla Maier, Lucy Millar

FIFTH ROW: Jessica Gross, Clementine Hambour, Sabaha de Waligorski, Yasmine Fadel, Hannah Ricci, Jemima Melki, Giorgi Parkes, Hannah McMillan, Lilly Diskin, Claudia Horrell, Julia Mitnovetski, Wilhelmina Urquhart, Ruby Madden, Eleanor Arthur, Lily Dougan, Gabrielle Betts, Ruby Langenbach

SIXTH ROW: Kinsey Samuels, Eleanor Hodnett, Delphi Hinchcliffe, Hannah Cozens, Emily Jones, Isobel Cawley, Eliza Gerahty, Olivia Aloi, RubyHathorn,AliyaRahman,EvelynRock,AnnaYang,SofieGartner,LuellaBeaumont,OliviaDebelle,JuliaMcCluskey,NeveD’Arcy

SEVENTH ROW: Aleksia Wiener, Eleni Cole, Tanasia Kazonis, Olivia Southall, Charlotte Le Poer Trench, Harper Pollard, Ella Johnston, MadelineBird,JadaCrawshaw,LilyGraham,GiorgiaBorrello,CharliKarsay,JessicaMeagher,CaitlinLamb,AlishaRawal,MollyGriffiths, Caitlin Wong

ABSENT: Celeste Beville, Lola Fordham, Piper Freeman

Year 8 mentor group

Geography excursionsWe embarked on two geography excursions to apply our knowledge, conduct field work and collect and analyse data. A day trip to Camp Kedron in the northern beaches helped us understand the way landscapes develop over time due to a combination of natural and human influences. We also learned about fire management and how we might reduce the threat of damage to land and property from bushfires.

We went to Barangaroo to highlight the factors of liveability and what can influence our desire to live in a certain area. We used different techniques to determine the liveability of the area, then went to multiple sites around the harbour and walked across the Harbour Bridge to Lavender Bay. We then chose the place we would most like to live. The geography excursions were a rewarding experience that assisted with our class work.

Annabelle Strachan

St Cath’s Got TalentThe annual St Cath’s Got Talent featured several girls from Year 8, and highlighted the diverse range of skills from all year groups. Students wanting to participate went to the trials to perform for the judges, where only a few were selected to go on to the final stage. It was enjoyable for the audience, with some acts filling the room with laughter, and others so engaging that there was not a single sound at the end. Vanessa Kimpton, Scarlett Miller and Grace Gay from Year 8 performed, along with our entertaining boarders.

Annabelle Strachan

English creative responseQuote: “Spears could not contend against guns and we were mastered, but there are things that they could not plunder and destroy.”

Representation:

Why did you represent the quote in that particular way? The picture of the eye with fire and dancing silhouettes depicts the ‘things’ that the Europeans couldn’t ‘plunder and destroy’ which are the memories and culture of the Aboriginals. The jagged line running through the eye is a scar to represent the conflict between the Europeans and Aboriginals when they fought with spears and guns. The quote says that the Aboriginals lost against the Europeans, so the red, bloody scar is there to represent the pain of the Aboriginals. The dark background represents death and sorrow, but also helps the reflection in the eye to stand out even more. Since the reflection of an eye is unable to be destroyed, I chose to represent the quote in this particular way.

Caitlin Wong

Trip for Life Uganda students: Phoebe Treweeke, Charlotte Le Poer Trench, Charlotte Williams, Bella McGeechan

Laura TranJessica Gross Wilhelmina Urquhart


Year 9 mentor groupOur Year 9 camp started off nice and early, as a five-day experience at Toukley. It allowed us to bond with the new girls while enjoying such a beautiful location. We swam at the pristine cove nearby and experienced yet another hike, which was luckily only half-day. We did BMX riding, archery and high ropes, which pushed all of us out of our comfort zones. We played so many fun games at night, allowing us as a year group to become closer.

In Academic Care, we touched on the relevance of stress in our lives and the need to be able to manage it. We also looked at the essential benefits of spreading kindness, in our ‘Random Acts of Kindness’, where each group was given a year group to display a random act of kindness, for example distributing food.

Year 9 included many incursions and excursions. For history, we had an incursion from an actor, who spoke from the experience of a veteran in a repatriation hospital. The performance was extremely intriguing and sad, and allowed us to truly understand the horrendous effect of war on soldiers. For science, we had

a fascinating incursion with an Australian marine biologist and photographer. He showed us his unique and enthralling images, which connected to our topic ‘Shark Attack’. We had an excursion to the Opera House to see Romeo and Juliet, our text for Term 3 English. It gave us a visual representation of the play and a different perspective to the story, which opened our eyes to the many interpretations of Shakespeare’s play written so long ago.

Another highlight was the Year 9 commerce stalls, where a term of hard work and deadlines allowed us to enjoy a day that featured our creations. These included Krispy Kreme doughnuts, ice cream sandwiches and brownies, and a surprisingly popular booth to throw wet sponges at teachers!

Year 9 was a memorable year, filled with countless stories we will carry with us forever.

Eliza Morgan, Year 9

Year 9 visual arts class – various artworks

Olivia Martin review - Myriad Amelia Tsimos Costantoura drawing – Myriad

Year 9 students and their commerce stall


YEAR 9FRONT ROW: Jessica Nearn, Georgia Vogt, Olivia Cambouris, Constance Rochios, Lauren Pulley, Sonja Luland, Yunqi (Tara) Dai, Mr J Compton, Isabella Rajek, Lily Wong, Arieta Varvaressos, Olivia Martin, Helena Comino, Kelly-Ann Kwan, Alicia Elliott

SECOND ROW: CharlotteDavidson,KatherineDovolis,AlexandraWebster,EdenTimbery,NatashaPollett,SofiaAvramides,PhoebeMoore, SophieBell,EmilyShorthouse,SophieScaffidi,SarahKelly,LynetteZhang,ClaudiaRoussel,SydneyHure,ZaraSheldrick-Aboud

THIRD ROW: ChileeRoland,MargaretBolas,NicoleChong,ConstanceSkeffington,CharlotteSork,IsabellaMeyrick,SemiKim,EmilyLim, Amelia Tsimos Costantoura, Scarlett Pike, Ava Edwards, Harriet Amos, Rosa Mollica, Olivia Tajer, Alice Mourant

FOURTH ROW: Sophia Zhang, Isabella El-Haddad, Zoe Wotherspoon, Hannah Cheung, Chloe Sassine, Hailey Vincent, Lucy Giuffrida, Lily Foxall, Daisy Strike, Sophia Pinter, Mia Rogers, Eloise Bolton, Emma Higgins, Aarya Kaul

FIFTH ROW: Jiaxuan (Stella) Dong, Ruoyun (Yolanda) Li, Ya (Priscilla) Gao, Sarah Anastasiou, Lux Strugar, Julia France, Felicity Taylor, Hannah McDonald, Scarlett Pellegrini, Eliza Morgan, Tamsyn Taylor, Madison Souvlis, Alicia Vaughan, Harriette Gardiner, Connie Li

SIXTH ROW: Dominique Leeming, Chloe Brooker, Eeshani Parameswaran, Georgia Shearer, Mia Bennett, Catherine Aulia, Alexandra Cairncross, Amelia Boyle, Michaela Dyson, Amelia Cooper, Alydiira Price, Zoe Sullivan, Zarlie Brewis, Bella Taper

SEVENTH ROW: Isabelle Hooker, Lucinda Parshall, Olivia Kinnaird, Lucinda Edwards, Georgia Griffen-White, Morgan Gaden, Lara Sciberras, Jamie Podmore Taylor, Bridget Kluck, Imogen Spence, Phoebe Ryan, Fiona Yu, Isabella Davison, Elena McEwan

ABSENT: Amelia Dunkley, Adela Eshuys, Elyse Hovenden, Bronte Howarth, Patricia Kapsalis, Sophie Kay, Eliza Kwek, Kayla Muir, Chloe Munro, Chawanya (Quantum) Charoensawad, Yunrong (Sarah) Ye

Year 9 mentor group

Year 9 Camp

$100 Chocolate BoxAs I step off the train with suitcase in hand, a creature attacks me much like the way a child attacks a present on Christmas Day. Ice azure eyes stare up at me, and pearly white teeth break into a grin.

“Nattie!” Molly, my younger sister by 12 years embraces me tightly, and I think my heart actually bursts, from joy, and also from how hard she is squeezing me. Finally, she releases, and I take in my surroundings. The scent of the sea washes over me; a salty sensation fills my nostrils. Giggling children whip past, playing tag, with their frazzled, frustrated parents rushing after them, calling for them to come back. I glimpse Sallie’s Sweet Shop, neatly tucked away in a corner. Unbeknown to visitors to this town, that sweet shop sells some of the best cinnamon doughnuts that I have ever tasted. Immediately, that craving enters my stomach and I know it won’t go away until the demand has been satisfied. I can already taste the sugary-spicy cinnamon and hear the crunch of fried dough that melts into soft clouds of fluffiness on my tongue, and…

“Oh, Natalie, I’ve missed you so much!” Mum croons, running out from the car. Dad follows close behind. Upon seeing them, I am hit with a wave of nostalgia. This was my home for 18 years and I haven’t been back for six years. It sure has been a while.

As I walk into Sallie’s Sweet Shop, a giddy feeling overcomes me. It’s not the ‘falling in love’ kind of giddy, nor is it the ‘I got full marks on an exam’ giddy. It is a childhood feeling, when you rush into a place that has something you can never have. The excitement I once had as a child has returned. But as I glance at one of the workers, I freeze. A childhood memory invades my mind. And it’s not a good one.

I was around four years old, by myself, in this very sweet shop, with an assortment of coins that added up to $10 gripped in my chubby fist. Determined to buy a box of chocolates for my mum’s birthday, as a surprise. I also had a $100 note sticking out from my pocket, which Daddy said was ‘only for very extra special emergencies’. I was determined not to use it. This purchase was to be all on my own merits.

I marched up to the counter, proudly placed down my carefully saved coins, and recited the speech I had been practising in secret for days.

“One assorted chocolate box, please.” I announced. The lady at the till did not even move. Her beady eyes stared me down; I felt like an ant about to be squashed by some ruthless human’s heel. Internally, I had panicked. Questions exploded in my brain. What did I do? Did I say something wrong? Did I say ‘assorted’ right? But I plucked up my courage and repeated my sentence. The lady’s eyes grew even beadier. Finally, she replied.

“That will be $100.”

$100 dollars? It couldn’t be. I had planned this for ages. I passed this shop every day, on my walk to school, and the price in the window said $10.

“Don’t you mean $10?” I had sweetly asked, genuinely believing that she had simply made a mistake.

“No, the price is $100. If you don’t have the money, you can leave.” She croaked, thin lips forming into a smug smirk.

Now, this was the moment everything got a little blurry. I recall screaming like a banshee, crying louder than when dealing with a break up, and throwing a tantrum such that I nearly hit my mother when she walked in, aghast at what her little girl was doing. My plan was ruined. I had left all my money sitting on that counter and that $100 was gone from my pocket.

I remember this experience clearly and as Molly and I walk out of the shop, I glimpse a little boy, on tiptoe to reach the counter, placing a shiny $2 down for a lollipop. The same lady, at her most weathered and wrinkled, still manages to say, “Sorry, that lollipop is actually $20. Why don’t you run along to ask mummy for more money?”

As the little boy’s face falls in dismay, I strut back into the shop, look her in the eye and reply, “Actually, I think you’re mistaken. That sign says $2, doesn’t it?” I make sure the sass stays in my tone. ‘Witch-woman’ simply narrows her eyes at me and hobbles away, taking the $2 with a swift swipe. I hand the lollipop to the young boy, who beams back. Sometimes, ignorance truly is bliss.

Emily Lim

Well Wishes to Year 12 before their assessments


Year 10 mentor group

Year 10 had many interesting activities, opportunities and new responsibilities to prepare us for Stage 6. We began Academic Care working with our Year 7 ‘Little Sisters’, sharing our knowledge and helping them settle in. This prepared us for the upcoming house official roles and developed leadership and peer-support qualities. We also developed new skills to build resilience, cope with stress, and prepare us for our later lives, for example creating a resume and developing our digital citizenship.

We spent the new STC time problem solving and developing skills for the future. A highlight was the Money Confidence program, where we learned essential life skills for budgeting and managing income. We had an Elevate Education seminar, which focused on managing our studies and developing organisational skills that will be beneficial for our HSC studies.

For service, some girls took trips to Nepal and Cape York, we collected money for The Salvation Army, baked cookies for Our Big Kitchen and volunteered at Sydney Children’s Hospital, much of which also contributed to our Silver Duke of Edinburgh certificates.

We had two geography excursions. The first was to Collaroy Beach, where we learned about the effects of climate change on our coastal regions. The second was to Barangaroo and The Rocks, where we learned about urbanisation and the effects of globalisation in Sydney.

Overall, it was a busy year, which we all thoroughly enjoyed. Nevertheless, we are excited to start Year 11 and our final years at St Catherine’s.

Aisling Bligh

Project STCInstead of going away to camp, Year 10 completed Project STC, a week of service in an organisation such as Beehive Industries, Sunnyfield disAbility Services, Samaritan’s Purse Australia, The Exodus Foundation, Thread Together, Wayside Chapel and Our Big Kitchen.

SunnyfielddisAbilityServicesSunnyfield disAbility Services is an organisation that employs people with learning disabilities and gives them purpose, structure and daily routine. We volunteered for one week and learned about the reality of adults living with disabilities. At first we were very nervous and hesitant about what to expect. We quickly realised how positive and happy the employees were to be working with volunteers. This made us feel much more welcome and comfortable. We worked with the employees to help complete their usual jobs, for example, making sure there were seven screws in one plastic bag. As some of the employees could not count, this job was much more stimulating than it sounds. Through forming relationships with the workers during the week, we felt more confident that we had made a positive difference to their days. Overall, our time at Sunnyfield disAbility Services was an eye-opening experience and very beneficial. We all learned a lot about patience and a side of disability we had not considered. Seeing how happy the supported employees were made this whole week worthwhile.

Rosamunde Hood

Year 10 geography on an excursion to experience the effects of urbanisation and globalisation in Sydney

Eia Hickey Berry Elizabeth Diakatos

Phillips, the winners of the Lip-Sync Battle

Claire Millhouse


YEAR 10FRONT ROW: Sarah Zhu-Wilson, Jessica Marshall, Brooke Jones, Cecile Jin, Meghan Palmer, Edwina Rice, Sijia (Kylian) Chen, Issey Morris, Ms T McLean, Ashley Buchanan, Sophie Lui, Hannah Farrow, Flora Feng, Sienna Elmowy, Paige Natoli, Elizabeth Diakatos, Sally Williams

SECOND ROW: Eleni Sen, Yujing (Jing) Luo, Scout King, Catherine Xu, Lucy Tate, Elaine Koumi, Vivienne Lee, Chloe Ng, Melanie Chan, Xinyi (Olivia) Wu, Ella Berckelman, Caitlin Morris, Tiger Christensen, Jessica Shelley, Jemima Dunsmore

THIRD ROW: Jessica Best, Isabella Jacobson, Zhouheng (Nala) Hong, Taylah Milne, Abby Spencer, Rebecca Matthei, Wing Yan (Angel) Lai, Chenyi (Seline) Zheng, Jade Showniruk, Aysia d’Anthes, Asha Raghav, Judy Mansell, Elizabeth Tabbash, Tiana Vincent, Zoe Millar, Rowjana Bori

FOURTH ROW: IsabellaPowell,ChloeFaddy,IzabellaFadel,AntoniaGolfin,GiaFrost,MiaWarren,RubyKilbane,CharlieBarry,HiraKhan, Jessica Norman, Elena Schai, Macushla Flanagan, Jessica Lamb, Jamilla Ledet, Hally Baker, Alicia Bornor

FIFTH ROW: Isabella Southall, Brittany Duff, Grace Porter, Georgia Wilson, Eliza Twomey, Milla Ippindo, Jasmine Betts, Sacha Brown, Issey Cotton, Zuni Mendez, Francesca Heyko-Porebski, Georgia Pellegrini, Tara Hercz, Ella Swan, Tooske den Hollander, Georgia Slade

SIXTH ROW: Aisling Bligh, Summer Leury, Charlotte Stewart, Kiera Rosen, Ava O’Brien, Aspen Henderson, Hannah Collins, Mattison Ball, Jade Julian, McKenzie Ball, Lailah Prince, Saskia Ferster, Emily Nolan, Claire Smith, Allegra Slovitt, Eia Hickey Berry, Willamina Burke

SEVENTH ROW: Aimee Tainsh, Anna Simms, Ava Vaughan, Zahlia Baker, Hannah Johnston, Samantha Gately, Bianca Horrell, Olivia Revell-Reade, Katarina Saravanos, Amelia Staines, Madeline Hendrie, Claire Millhouse, Alice Yang, Jaimie Harrigan, Zoe Hall, Rosamunde Hood

ABSENT: Naomi Burgess, Chanel Golden-Petratos, Isabella Harvey, Imogen Hicks, Nico Jaffers, Gina Johnson, Xuan (Rosalind) Lu, Piper Macneall, Rebecca Marzol, Maya Munro, Lucinda Peace, Lana Reiter, Kate Ruming, Charlotte Saunders, Lydia Stevenage,

Year 10 mentor group Race Car RedWhen I was young − I knew this boy,His legs were always bruised,I often heard his screams and shouts,His eyes a race car rouge.

I’d see the boy across the road,Though barren were his feet,His mother running ‘round the yard,A game of ‘hide and seek’.

I never saw the sticks and stones,His knees would fall upon,but with a smile on his face,I guessed the games were fun.

I ceased to see the boy that day,nor did he haunt the dusk,I asked his mother where he went,her cheeks a race car rust,

I crossed the yard − went down the stairs,The boy still ‘hide and seeking’,She took a rag and held my mouth,The game induced nay peeking.

My fingers counted up to ten,Then slowly curled back down,The numbers jumbled in my head,Each breath another pound.

Soon but sure enough,My head fluttered to the floor,I saw the boy now fast asleep,His seeking sought no more.

What started as a blissful nap,Zoomed, round and round my head,As the wooden tracks around me,now were drenched in race car red.Aysia d’Anthes

Girl-on-girl hateWe girls need to stop hating each other and being hateable by hating each other. What I mean by this is to stop being against other girls or judging ourselves against other girls. Pulling a girl down to make yourself feel better or even pulling another girl down for no apparent reason other than to see them fail. Comparing our body with someone else’s – even if it’s a total stranger you see on the bus or walking down the street. Taking one look at someone you haven’t even met and judging their life. You don’t know what they’re going through.

We compare ourselves to others, and both subconsciously and out loud, criticise each other. Making what seems like a nice remark, when actually you’re mocking them.

Why are we like this? Is it even our fault?

In schools and in movies, it’s seen as normal for girls to be nasty and gossip, telling friends that this girl did that and that girl did this. Judging someone’s amount of sexual activity when you have no business doing so. In other words, ‘slut-shaming’.

Telling each other why you hate this girl and why you hate that girl, when really, you don’t hate them, you probably just hate the idea of them having something you don’t. Since when was it cool to criticise other girls, to mock other girls or passive-aggressively give them ‘compliments’?

Girl-on-girl hate is built on jealousy. That little green monster that eats you up inside and tells you that you can’t control it. When really, you are that monster. You are in charge of your own emotions and thoughts. Jealously isn’t something you can’t control – you can. You need to turn that jealously and envy into admiration and confidence.

But how do we stop being jealous? “It’s human nature” you might be thinking. Well, let’s get to the root of our girl-on-girl hate issues.

We’re all self-conscious: of a part of our body, our physical image. Or maybe you’re self-conscious of a certain aspect of your character. I don’t know. All I know is that we’re not happy with ourselves. Don’t worry, it’s not just you. Statistics from a worldwide survey showed that only 30 per cent of girls and women are content with themselves. Only 30 per cent! That is not OK. This statistic is horrible. Over half the female population hates themselves and compares themselves to another girl passively, that girl does the same, and the cycle continues.

Another horrible statistic: Girls aged 12 – 19 have the worst self-esteem. Most of it is from girl-on-girl hate. So let’s stop it.

Stop being so hard on yourself. Ourselves. Stop judging yourself. Stop looking in the mirror and picking out your flaws, rather, embrace what you love. In the great words of Lilly Singh on YouTube, who I admire dearly, “promote what you love, don’t bash what you hate.” It’s difficult; it’s hard. I’m not saying it’s easy.

Basically, to summarise; be kind, passionate and supportive to other females. Don’t let others bring you down, and do not bring others down. Love yourself because you are worth it. Let’s stand together, not as individuals, but as girls, as a whole. We’ve got a load of issues we need to solve, so let’s get our act together. Promote girl love, not girl hate.

Flora Feng

Year 7 ‘Little Sisters’ activity

Ella Berckelman



Katerina(Kitty)Ardouininthefieldonageographyexcursion

Year 11 is a year for new starts – new subjects, new teachers and a preliminary HSC. Despite the academic intensity, we found great unity, determination, perseverance and a whole lot of fun. We became key leaders within the school after attending the Women in Leadership conference, and a Year 11 leadership training day. We also had a driver safety day and some sporting prowess on the table tennis court.

Leadership dayIn Term 3, we participated in a leadership training day, ahead of becoming both official and non-official leaders of the school. We started the day with an African drumming session that helped us connect and celebrate the bond we have as a cohort. We were visited by The Posify Group, who spoke about the benefits of developing meaning and purpose to achieving our academic, social and leadership dreams. Their slogan, ‘Find Your Why’ got us thinking about what can motivate us to reach our potential. A highlight was discussing fond memories of school and our ideas for the future, as we stepped into the shoes of our Year 7 selves to understand the role of senior students in supporting the younger years. Mrs Clancy, Dr Townsend and Rev Koch also talked about leadership in the Bible, the school and the community, reminding us that the heart of leading is serving. With all this in mind, we left the workshop feeling inspired, touched and ready to make an impact as the new leaders of the school.

Isabella Plaisted

CreativityThis year saw the introduction of the new literary magazine, Myriad. An initiative of Year 11 students, the wonderful magazine is full of short stories, poetry, artworks and more. Here is an artwork from Leena Song.

RetreatWeek 3 of Term 4 saw us at the traditional St Catherine’s retreat. We enthusiastically boarded the bus and ventured out of the eastern suburbs to the serene beaches of Collaroy. As soon as we arrived we enjoyed engaging seminars on nutrition, how to utilise our food for maximum energy, and the importance of sleep – particularly useful for our looming Year 12 exams. We participated in a range of team building and critical thinking activities that were challenging and thoroughly enjoyable. We then competed against the teachers in a game of bull rush, which was hilarious and boosted morale and positivity. We retreated to the grand

hall for an intense trivia competition, where things got a bit heated, then finished the day with a memorable dance to ABBA’s Dancing Queen. The next day was more heartfelt and captivating, with the motivational speaker Glen Gerreyn providing enough inspiration to last our entire Year 12 journey. Glen asked girls to stand up and share their personal dreams, which was highly emotional and moving. A visit from St Catherine’s Old Girls followed, providing their wisdom and advice on how to approach and tackle the looming HSC.

Katrice Sippel

RYDA Driver Survivor

RYDA Driver Survivor

Drumming workshop during leadership training day

Leena Song

Jiyuan (Nikky) Liu

Our girls in the new uniform

Jade Eassey, Ava Carmont and Aisliing Harrison

Amber Hayes and Moyao (Michelle) Li


YEAR 11FRONT ROW: LeenaSong,Moyao(Michelle)Li,TamzinHeywood,RachelLi,Jiyuan(Nikky)Liu,Qinghua(Jennifer)Tan,EmilyGriffin,MsSCharles, Mariah Issa, Indiana Brenac, Angela Wei, Kei Ci Casey Yu, Madeleine Hagerman, Tsz Kiu (Percy) Chan, Tiffany Kwan

SECOND ROW: Lou Wille (exchange student), Stephanie Augoustis, Maya Rusli, Lauren Kacanas, Jasmin Yip, Asia Rogers, Sophia Elliott, Olivia Rochios, Georgina Rafferty, Katherine Petsoglou, Ellen Zhang, Alexandra Hickey, Yilin (Elaine) Xu, Shinae Schuller, Lena Schaeffer

THIRD ROW: Ashlee Miller, Isabella Plaisted, Eleanor Birkhold, Brianna Milne, Scarlett Craig, Audrey Lincon, Zandile Chivizhe, Molly Cheney, Leyla Barry, Loretta Maksimovich, Zoe Hayes, Cleo Baldwin, Amber Hayes, Aisling Harrison, Junias Tjanaria, Katia Geha

FOURTH ROW: Mary Boutsalis, Jade Eassey, Mia Clark, Han (Klarissa) Liu, Luyao (Lucretia) Liu, Zara Bennett, Lauren Roberts, Saranya Agar, April O›Neill, Jasmin Sardi, Sophie West, Mackenzi Burdekin, Abby Rosenthal, Mia d’Orlan de Polignac, Jasmin Deep, Emma Tyrrell, Lucinda Uhd

FIFTH ROW: Nicola Pitt, Amelia Strike, Sophie Parry Okeden, Nicolette Walker, Antonia Sasvary, Madeleine Fairlie, Felicity Hedger, Charlotte Prentice, Chelsea Kinnaird, Izabella Deale, Isabella Pinter, Elisabeth Cola, Mathilde Hinchcliffe, Renee Stavroulakis, Maisy Lam-Po-Tang, Eva Nicolaou

SIXTH ROW: Maya Rawal, Ella Steyn, Margot Shorrocks, Charlotte Williams Swinnen, Darcie Urquhart, Ellena Little, Samantha Corry, Jessica Edser, Nicola Kery, Grace Hill, Georgina Ullman, Laura Heath, Katrice Sippel, Rebecca Rosenberg, Kahlia Copland

SEVENTH ROW: Dominique Polesy, Mary Sassine, Emma Doyle, Julia Perkins, Grace Howarth, Indiana Ippindo, Xuanzi (Grace) Liu, Lauren Nikas, Inez Glass Hawken, Erin Finnimore, May Pinnegar, Ava Carmont, Abbey Gibbs, Arabella Hambour, Rachel Salem

ABSENT: Miah Madden, Jaime Norman, Ruby Swadling, Jade Yeomans


Women in Leadership seminar


About to sit the HSC examination



Everyone says Year 12 is ‘the best, most emotional and hectic year’, often comparing it to a roller coaster or a marathon. It is safe to say, in 2018, the year certainly did not disappoint.

Among our stated highlights in the yearbook was singing Life is a Highway in the annual Clubs and Choirs competition. Although not much practice went into this performance, the smiles, memories and happiness of this song are things none of us will forget, and we thank Alexandra Bradley for creating and conducting this masterpiece.

There were many other ‘lasts’ throughout the year, to conclude our amazing high school experience. These included our inter-house swimming carnival and the athletics carnival later in the year. We also contributed to the community through service activities including the Wayside Chapel’s ‘Nothing says I love you like a clean pair of undies’ drive and putting together bags of toiletries for Share the Dignity.

We would like to sincerely thank the P&F Association for supporting us throughout the year. This included the newly covered couches in the common room, which provided a physical and emotional space to relax and escape the never-ending train

of the HSC. The bottomless bowls of fruit, snacks, Milo, tea and coffee provided during our final exam block also did not go unnoticed or uneaten.

During Term 3, we had many unforgettable events that we will cherish. These included the Valedictory Assembly; the highly anticipated revue, and we thank Sienna White for organising this, along with our hilarious video, amid HSC study; and the Valedictory Dinner, held at Doltone House. The dinner was celebrated with parents, family members, teachers and staff, with a fantastic feeling of joy and celebration. Thank you to the community relations team and the parent committee who put countless hours into this event, to make it such a special night.

We’d like to extend a huge thank you to the parents and staff who taught us, not only the HSC syllabus, but countless life lessons; and the many hours you dedicated to assisting us achieve our personal best through the HSC. Thank you also to the house mentors and Ms Herbert, who was our ‘second mum’ for the year. We could not have done it without any of you.

Meg Brudenell-WoodsClass of 2018Year 12

Final assembly

Time capsule opening

Year 12 revue

Pyjama morning tea

The Class of 2018 received signet ringsYear 12 guard of honour

Pyjama morning tea


YEAR 12FRONT ROW: Kristina Boulton, Paris Francis, Bronte Rosen, Stephanie Cheung, Eloise Reddy, Ming Wai (Natalie) Chow, Eleanor Ellis, Tanaya Williams, Ms R Herbert, Clodagh Maclean-Milne, Maree Nikitopoulos, Natasha Tejani, Joon Hee (Julia) Lim, Isabella Sedley, Jordan Bremer, Antonia Boulton, Tida Prasert

SECOND ROW: CharleyHirst,SarahScaffidi,MadisonLampton,Summer-SkyDann,KaleenaBraddick,Ting(Judy)Zhao,AngelaChen, Li (Lily) Li, Georgia Appleton, Changyu (Cherry) Li, Liu (Bonnie) Suen, Alysha Rae, Rebecca Eisho, Ashleigh Lawson, Isobella Nilsson, Jung-An (Aurelia) King, Wen Xi (Wendy) Yan

THIRD ROW: Madison Wiltshire, Jia Jiun (Pearl) Ha, Annabelle Taylor, Lucy Vertes, Alura Leddie, Eliza Shipway, Erin Mylonas, Annabel Staines, Georgia Gower-Brown, Meg Brudenell-Woods, Ursula Thomas, Katerina Ardouin, Caitlin Harris, Kiara Schuller, Jolie (Jessica) Cheung, Fan (Angela) Bu, Isobel Eagle

FOURTH ROW: Zoe Welborn, Lucinda Miller, Ottilie Mallett, Konstandina Dimitriadis, Stephanie Karam, Georgia Dyson, Alexis Pollard, Xun (Teddy) Zuo, Suwaphat (Charlotte) Janwangprong, Hannah Pillinger, Evelyn Balleine, Kara Nour, Isabella Dunstan, Isabella McCulloch, Gabrielle Polesy, Sophia Hardwick

FIFTH ROW: Juliette Martin, Christina Stavroulakis, Eun Ji (Maria) Yoon, Madison Booth, Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo, Aria Cameron, Natasha Gallant, Fairuz Roslan, Mia Wood, Bridget Bromley, Kameel Baldeo, Alexandra Bradley, Sarah Waterford, Bethany Guy, Qing (Sunny) Yan, Zarissa Punnakris

SIXTH ROW: Matilda Borthwick, Luka Bensted-Buttery, Kalinda Campbell-Govender, Danielle Vassallo, Zoe Haydon, Agnes Dawes, Honey Christensen, Sienna White, Olivia Hilton, Gemma Harding, Emily Grant, Sophie Breznik, Emma Lesmond, Milena Marjanovic, Sasha Lavender, Olivia Strickland

SEVENTH ROW: Isabella Watt, Nina Deal, Catherine Johnson, Madeline Stewart, Chenxuan (Jackling) Ma, Tayla Vincent, Millicent McEvoy, Amber Haase, Scarlett Byrnes, Mary Kalantzis, Eleanor Thornton, Abigail Vaughan, Zoe Scheinberg, Indivi Bacon, Eloise Wilson, Georgia Ireland

ABSENT: Qinnan (Nancy) Li, Isabella Sandy


Opening time capsules made in Year 7

Valedictory dinner – Class of 2018


Georgia Appleton Day Student 2006 - 2018 Bronte


Luka Bensted-Buttery Day Student 2013 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Kaleena Braddick Boarder 2015 - 2018 Patterson

Meg Brudenell-Woods Day Student 2013 - 2018 Bronte

Katerina Ardouin Day Student 2013 - 2018 Barker

Madison Booth Day Student 2006 - 2018 Barker

Alexandra Bradley Day Student 2014 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Scarlett Byrnes Day Student 2014 - 2018 Casterton

Indivi Bacon Day Student 2016 - 2018 Phillips

Matilda Borthwick Day Student 2013 - 2018 Bronte

Jordan Bremer Day Student 2016 - 2018 Casterton

Aria Cameron Day Student 2009 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Kameel Baldeo Day Student 2006 - 2018 Casterton

Antonia Boulton Day Student 2013 - 2018 Casterton

Sophie Breznik Day Student 2013 - 2018 Barker

Kalinda Campbell-Govender Day Student 2016 - 2018 Phillips

Evelyn Balleine Day Student 2013 - 2018 Bronte

Kristina Boulton Day Student 2013 - 2018 Casterton

Bridget Bromley Day Student 2016 - 2018 Bronte

Angela Chen Day Student 2006 - 2018 Phillips

Jolie (Jessica) Cheung Day Student 2016 - 2018 Patterson

Agnes Dawes Day Student 2008 - 2018 Phillips

Isobel Eagle Day Student 2016 - 2018 Sutherland

Georgia Gower-Brown Day Student 2011 - 2018 Sutherland

Stephanie Cheung Day Student 2013 - 2018 Patterson

Nina Deal Day Student 2013 - 2018 Barker

Rebecca Eisho Day Student 2013 - 2018 Casterton

Emily Grant Day Student 2013 - 2018 Patterson

Ming Wai (Natalie) Chow Day Student 2013 - 2018 Casterton

Konstandina Dimitriadis Day Student 2013 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Eleanor Ellis Day Student 2013 - 2018 Patterson

Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo Day Student 2007 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Honey Christensen Day Student 2013 - 2018 Phillips

Isabella Dunstan Day Student 2013 - 2018 Barker

Paris Francis Day Student 2012 - 2018 Phillips

Summer-Sky Dann Boarder 2017 - 2018 Bronte

Georgia Dyson Day Student 2010 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Natasha Gallant Day Student 2011 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Fan (Angela) Bu Boarder 2016 - 2018 Phillips

Bethany Guy Day Student 2014 - 2018 Hulme-Moir


Amber Haase Day Student 2013 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Olivia Hilton Day Student 2013 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Stephanie Karam Day Student 2015 - 2018 Patterson

Alura Leddie Day Student 2006 - 2018 Barker

Gemma Harding Day Student 2015 - 2018 Phillips

Charley Hirst Day Student 2013 - 2018 Sutherland

Jung-An (Aurelia) King Day Student 2013 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Emma Lesmond Day Student 2013 - 2018 Barker

Sophia Hardwick Day Student 2007 - 2018 Bronte

Georgia Ireland Day Student 2013 - 2018 Sutherland

Madison Lampton Boarder 2014 - 2018 Sutherland

Changyu (Cherry) Li Boarder 2016 - 2018 Phillips

Caitlin Harris Day Student 2007 - 2018 Sutherland

Catherine Johnson Day Student 2009 - 2018 Bronte

Sasha Lavender Day Student 2016 - 2018 Patterson

Zoe Haydon Day Student 2010 - 2018 Patterson

Mary Kalantzis Day Student 2013 - 2018 Bronte

Ashleigh Lawson Day Student 2011 - 2018 Casterton

Joon Hee (Julia) Lim Day Student 2013 - 2018 Barker

Juliette Martin Day Student 2013 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Maree Nikitopoulos Day Student 2013 - 2018 Patterson

Alexis Pollard Boarder 2016 - 2018 Phillips

Chenxuan (Jackling) Ma Boarder 2016 - 2018 Sutherland

Isabella McCulloch Day Student 2015 - 2018 Casterton

Isobella Nilsson Day Student 2011 - 2018 Sutherland

Tida Prasert Boarder 2015 - 2018 Phillips

Clodagh Maclean-Milne Day Student 2013 - 2018 Casterton

Millicent McEvoy Day Student 2017 - 2018 Sutherland

Kara NourDay Student 2013 - 2018 Bronte

Zarissa Punnakris Day Student 2006 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Ottilie Mallett Day Student 2010 - 2018 Sutherland

Lucinda Miller Day Student 2011 - 2018 Barker

Hannah Pillinger Day Student 2006 - 2018 Barker

Alysha Rae Day Student 2006 - 2018 Phillips

Milena Marjanovic Day Student 2006 - 2018 Phillips

Erin Mylonas Day Student 2013 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Gabrielle Polesy Day Student 2011 - 2018 Barker


Jia Jiun (Pearl) Ha Day Student 2017 - 2018 Patterson

Suwaphat (Charlotte) Janwangprong Boarder 2015 - 2018 Patterson

Li (Lily) Li Boarder 2016 - 2018 Casterton


Bronte Rosen Day Student 2013 - 2018 Bronte

Kiara Schuller Day Student 2006 - 2018 Barker

Madeline Stewart Day Student 2013 - 2018 Casterton

Natasha Tejani Day Student 2013 - 2018 Patterson

Fairuz Roslan Day Student 2016 - 2018 Sutherland

Isabella Sedley Day Student 2013 - 2018 Sutherland

Olivia Strickland Day Student 2013 - 2018 Bronte

Eleanor Thornton Day Student 2013 - 2018 Bronte

Isabella Sandy Day Student 2016 - 2018 Phillips

Eliza Shipway Day Student 2006 - 2018 Barker

Liu (Bonnie) Suen Boarder 2014 - 2018 Casterton

Danielle Vassallo Day Student 2013 - 2018 Barker

Sarah Scaffidi Day Student 2006 - 2018 Sutherland

Annabel Staines Day Student 2006 - 2018 Bronte

Annabelle Taylor Day Student 2006 - 2018 Barker

Abigail Vaughan Day Student 2013 - 2018 Casterton

Zoe Scheinberg Day Student 2013 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Christina Stavroulakis Day Student 2013 - 2018 Bronte

Ursula Thomas Day Student 2011 - 2018 Hulme-Moir


Eloise Reddy Day Student 2006 - 2018 Patterson

Lucy Vertes Day Student 2016 - 2018 Patterson

Tayla Vincent Day Student 2013 - 2018 Bronte

Tanaya Williams Boarder 2015 - 2018 Patterson

Wen Xi (Wendy) Yan Boarder 2015 - 2018 Patterson

Sarah Waterford Day Student 2013 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Eloise Wilson Day Student 2006 - 2018 Casterton

Eun Ji (Maria) Yoon Day Student 2013 - 2018 Hulme-Moir

Isabella Watt Day Student 2011 - 2018 Sutherland

Madison Wiltshire Day Student 2006 - 2018 Sutherland

Ting (Judy) Zhao Boarder 2016 - 2018 Phillips

Zoe Welborn Day Student 2006 - 2018 Bronte

Mia Wood Day Student 2013 - 2018 Sutherland

Xun (Teddy) Zuo Boarder 2015 - 2018 Phillips

Sienna White Day Student 2006 - 2018 Barker

Qing (Sunny) Yan Boarder 2015 - 2018 Phillips


HSC visual art

Katerina Ardouin Life Lines

Congratulations to Catherine Johnson whose work The Future Wonderment of the Industrial Revolution was selected for the annual ARTEXPRESS exhibition, and to Nina Deal and Eloise Reddy who were nominated. The exhibition features a selection of outstanding artworks developed for the artmaking component of the HSC examination in Visual Arts in NSW.

Indivi Bacon 4 Generations. Memory. Place. Meaning

Alura Leddie Elsewhere

Isabella Dunstan Innocence Prevails

Eloise Reddy Humane

Summer-Sky Dann Culture Continued

Ming Wai (Natalie) Chow Obsession of Modernist Landscape Traditions

Georgia Gower-Brown Themselves Identified

Jung-An (Aurelia) King Emergence

Gemma Harding Spectrum of Perception


HSC visual art

Nina Deal Artificial Affliction

Alexis Pollard Halting Time Eleanor Thornton Lives Intertwined

Kaleena Braddick Black Dog Friendship

Zarissa Punnakris Fish Out of Water

Matilda Borthwick The Origins of BeautyCatherine Johnson The Future Wonderment of the Industrial Revolution Tanaya Williams Culture Connections

Millicent McEvoy Beyond the Line

Isabella Watt Therianthropy

Olivia Strickland ConnectionAnnabelle Taylor Studies of the Inevitable


HSC design and technologyCompleting a major project in any of the arts or technologies is a process that provides students with an opportunity to learn about themselves, and important life skills that challenge you so that you can reap the rewards.

For my major work, I designed a portable playground

that could be set up in refugee camps to help children

escape boredom and stress from their ever-changing

circumstances. The playground was designed as a

fold-out shipping container. Once it arrives in the refugee

camp, the sides and door of the container would be

opened, revealing the activities within and keeping

the amount of assembling required to a minimum.

I enjoyed the process of developing the idea, which

grew and changed as I investigated the refugee crisis,

how kids play and playground materials. There were

many obstacles that I needed to work through but the

hardest part was to not over design and complicate the

model. It was very rewarding after months of research

and documentation to finally laser print my creation

and view the animated video of the computer model.

Design and technology was my favourite and most

rewarding subject and I have decided to pursue a

career in the design industry.

Gabrielle Polesy, Year 12

Congratulations to Kara Nour who was nominated for SHAPE, the showcase of outstanding NSW HSC technology projects.

Kameel Baldeo A family-friendly board game for three players that is not only fun, but educates players about the threats to some endangered animal species.

Madison Booth A personal blog describing and reviewing food I have eaten at restaurants and cafes in Sydney and beyond.

Scarlett Byrnes A virtual design and 3D model that represents changes at Clovelly Beach to benefit safety and convenience.

Amber Haase An enjoyable, informative and reliable travel app to meet the specific needs of young students, with limited knowledge, outside of high school.

Olivia Hilton An inclusive community centre that provides people facing food insecurity or homelessness with a place to access free food and shelter.

Mary Kalantzis A removable motorbike storage compartment specifically designed to appeal to females in a male dominant market.

Sasha Lavender A fashion garment that incorporates 3D printing to show how innovative technologies can be used in fashion, a field that relies heavily on traditional construction methods.

Kara Nour An adjustable compression vest with an integrated scent diffuser to reduce anxiety levels of pet dogs.

Gabrielle Polesy A shipping container with a fold-out playground for children living in refugee camps, to encourage creative play and distract from the stresses that could lead to mental illness.


Kiara Schuller An online cookbook for teens with reading difficulties, allowing them to engage with recipes confidently and independently.

Liu (Bonnie) Suen A sustainable mobile education centre, which also acts as a multi-purpose facility designed to travel on water, providing education to remote floating villages in developing nations.

Annabelle Taylor A sustainable mobile health facility to travel to rural and remote areas in Australia that suffer from a lack of access to medical services.

Eleanor Thornton A contemporary design for a veterinary and rehabilitation centre for sick and injured koalas.

Danielle Vassallo A jewellery collection made from beach rubbish, to showcase and raise awareness of ocean pollution.

Sarah Waterford An app for school students that offers guidance and advice on what to do if they experience or witness bullying.

Sienna White An in-pool training device for elite water polo players that enables the user to warm up and exercise multiple muscle groups.

Eun Ji (Maria) Yoon A fashion garment incorporating sustainable fabrics and vegan leather, to demonstrate how the textile industry can make more sustainable designs in the manufacturing process.

HSC design and technology

Zarissa Punnakris An online game to educate the player about cultural appropriation in the fashion industry and to make better style choices without causing cultural offence.

A sustainable, mobile education centre

Jewellery made from objects found on the beach


HSC drama

Congratulations to Georgia Appleton who was nominated for OnSTAGE, the HSC drama showcase with her monologue Living with the Enemy.

The 2018 HSC drama class approached their studies with energy, commitment and imagination and the resulting work was thoroughly engaging for their audiences and, ultimately, for their examiners. The students’ understanding of theatre-making grew enormously across the year, with one of the highlights involving working with actor/director Anthony Gooley, in our burgeoning partnership with the Australian Theatre for Young People. Anthony was our artist-in-residence for two weeks in Term 2 and he brought great knowledge, skills and humour to the complex processes of play-building. The students selected a topic from the NESA list and then used this idea as a springboard into their work. They employed performance styles and theatrical techniques that best served the intention of their work and this collaboration required agility, critical thinking skills and a dedication to the group. The original possibilities were endless and the final choices made were distinct in their voice and form and reflective of their hard work and grit.

The showcase of monologues were also impressive in their maturity and variety. Students researched and ultimately identified the script that they felt allowed them the opportunities to connect and engage with their project. As they moved the words from the page to the floor, students found the rigour of the process energising and challenging, as they endeavoured to make meaning of every moment. They sought to sustain their character with conviction and complexity, shape action that was truthful and engaging, and tackle the nerves of a performance exam – no mean feat. There were laughs and some tears along the way, but the Class of 2018 proved themselves to be dedicated and resilient in their pursuit of performances of which they could be proud.

Ms Joanne MartinHead of Drama

Honey Christensen Songs for Nobodies

Ming Wai (Natalie) Chow, Hannah Pillinger, Annabel Staines, Lucy Vertes Are We There Yet

Georgia Ireland Giving Notes

Catherine Johnson Experty Tadpoleous

Honey Christensen, Agnes Dawes, Georgia Ireland, Eloise Wilson Bonsoir Papa

Lucinda Miller Flaming Tree Grove

Ursula Thomas Food Baby

Juliette Martin Mother

Isobella Nilsson Accidents Happen Anthony Gooley ATYP Artist-in-Residence

Bethany Guy, Juliette Martin, Isobella Nilsson, Bronte Rosen Broken

Agnes Dawes Ghosts


Georgia Appleton, Luka Bensted-Buttery, Georgia Dyson, Catherine Johnson The Revengers

Georgia Dyson Mary O’Donnell Hannah Pillinger The Chosen Luka Bensted-Buttery The Barmaid

Lucy Vertes Mind Your Language Ming Wai (Natalie) Chow The Curious Incident

Aria Cameron The Weir

Eloise Wilson Love, MarilynGeorgia Appleton Living with the Enemy

Annabel Staines Gwendolyn

Aria Cameron, Charley Hirst, Stephanie Karam, Lucinda Miller, Ursula Thomas Sweep It Under the Carpet

Bronte Rosen Lady Macbeth

HSC drama


Dux and All-RoundersCongratulations to our dux, Stephanie Cheung, who gained an outstanding ATAR of 99.7.

Congratulations also to our 10 All-Rounders, who achieved 90 or above in at least 10 units of study.

Distinguished achieversSt Catherine’s had 187 mentions on the NESA Distinguished Achievers list for receiving 90 or more in one or more of their HSC subjects. The students are:

Georgia Appleton, Evelyn Balleine, Matilda Borthwick, Antonia Boulton, Kristina Boulton, Alexandra Bradley, Jordan Bremer, Sophie Breznik, Bridget Bromley, Meg Brudenell-Woods, Fan (Angela) Bu, Aria Cameron, Kalinda Campbell-Govender, Stephanie Cheung, Honey Christensen, Agnes Dawes, Nina Deal, Isabella Dunstan, Isobel Eagle, Rebecca Eisho, Eleanor Ellis, Paris Francis, Natasha Gallant, Emily Grant, Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo, Jia Jiun (Pearl) Ha, Amber Haase, Caitlin Harris, Zoe Haydon, Olivia Hilton, Georgia Ireland, Catherine Johnson, Jung-An (Aurelia) King, Alura Leddie, Emma Lesmond, Changyu (Cherry) Li, Li (Lily) Li, Joon Hee (Julia) Lim, Ottilie Mallett, Milena Marjanovic, Juliette Martin, Isabella McCulloch, Lucinda Miller, Maree Nikitopoulos, Isobella Nilsson, Kara Nour, Gabrielle Polesy, Alexis Pollard, Alysha Rae, Eloise Reddy, Isabella Sandy, Sarah Scaffidi, Zoe Scheinberg, Isabella Sedley, Eliza Shipway, Annabel Staines, Christina Stavroulakis, Liu (Bonnie) Suen, Natasha Tejani, Sarah Waterford, Zoe Welborn, Madison Wiltshire, Mia Wood, Ting (Judy) Zhao and Xun (Teddy) Zuo.

HSC results 2018From the headmistress I often say that not everyone can be the best, but everyone can do their best, a truism that characterises this year’s HSC results. Almost 60 per cent of our girls gained at least one Band 6 or E4 in a set of results that showed strength of performance across the board. 46 per cent of the cohort achieved an ATAR of 90 or above, placing them in the top 10 per cent of the state. Our median ATAR was 89. While I am delighted for our top achievers, I am also delighted to see so many girls achieve results that reflect their unwavering commitment all year.

Thank you to our fabulous team of teachers and support staff, who go well beyond the expectations of their roles to engage, challenge and support every girl. And thank you to our parents, who live the HSC alongside their daughters, supporting them through the ups and downs of a demanding year.

As much as I dislike the Sydney Morning Herald rank, it is gratifying to see our staff’s commitment to academic excellence and students’ commitment to their studies result in a rank of 28, which I feel reflects our purpose; to deliver a classic education in a comprehensive environment.

Dr Julie Townsend

ATARST CATHERINE’S

STUDENTS % NSW %

99+ 6 2

98+ 11 3

95+ 25 8

90+ 46 17

85+ 60 25

80+ 74 33

Median ATAR: St Catherine’s 89; NSW 69.65

Stephanie Cheung

Congratulations to our top state performers

Fan (Angela) Bu ranked 7th in the state for English as a second language.

Amber Haase ranked 7th in business studies.

Mia Wood ranked 14th in business studies.

Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo ranked 20th in legal studies.

All smiles at the Class of 2018 morning tea

Course performance results

ST CATHERINE’S SUBJECT

BAND 6 SCHOOL (%)

BAND 6 STATE (%)

Ancient History 25 10

Biology 32 9

Business Studies 47 8

Chemistry 12 9

Design and Technology 18 12

Drama 38 14

Economics 36 13

English (Advanced) 38 14

ESL 40 3

Food Technology 28 10

Japanese Beginners 57 14

Legal Studies 37 12

Mathematics General 2 25 7

Mathematics 27 22

Modern History 42 10

Music 1 33 21

Music 2 100 42

PDHPE 36 7

Physics 23 10

Studies of Religion l 14 9

Studies of Religion II 50 7

Visual Arts 27 13

ST CATHERINE’S SUBJECT

BAND 5+6 SCHOOL (%)

BAND 5+6 STATE (%)

Engineering Studies 50 36

English (Standard) 29 15

Chinese Continuers 100 87

French Continuers 75 64

Latin Continuers 100 87

Spanish Continuers 50 47

Geography 63 43

Nina Deal – Artificial Affliction

ST CATHERINE’S EXTENSION COURSES

BAND E4+E3 SCHOOL (%)

BAND E4+E3 STATE (%)

English Extension I 100 95

History Extension 100 79

Mathematics Extension I 92 80

Mathematics Extension 2 86 85

Music Extension 100 96

Eloise Reddy – Humane

Congratulations All-Rounder AchieversThe following students achieved a result of 90 or above in at least 10 units of study:

Fan (Angela) Bu Stephanie Cheung Eleanor Ellis Natasha Gallant Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo

Jung-An (Aurelia) King Li (Lily) Li Isabella Sandy Natasha Tejani Mia Wood

Catherine Johnson selected for

ARTEXPRESSfor The Future Wonderment

of the Industrial Revolution

Kara Nour – product design

Artistic and creative success The creative success of our talented students was recognised by their nomination for HSC showcases and exhibitions.

ARTEXPRESS selected

Visual arts Catherine Johnson

ARTEXPRESS nominated

Visual arts Nina DealEloise Reddy

ENCORE nominated

Music composition

Paris FrancisEloise Reddy

OnSTAGE nominated

Drama Georgia Appleton

SHAPE nominated

Design and technology

Kara Nour

Georgia Appleton – Living with the Enemy


Year 7Biblical Studies Sophia Kelley, Lily Wood

Academic MeritEmily Dingle, Ashleigh Doran, Alicia French, Abbey Lissenden, Dimitra Mavrocordatos

General Achievement Evie Cook, Elenor Craven, Sophia Kelley, Isla King, Isabella Morgan

Best General Achievement Lily Wood

Year 8Biblical Studies Annabelle Strachan

Academic Merit Luella Beaumont, Lily Galea, Annette Ong, Jasmine Ong, Caitlin Wong, Alison Zaczek

General Achievement Olivia Debelle, Delphi Hinchcliffe, Rhianna Jones, Sarah Myatt, Annabelle Strachan

Best General Achievement Patricia Hardas

Creative Thinking Award Rhianna Jones

The John Williams Prize for Biblical Studies Anna Yang

Year 9Biblical Studies Alicia Elliott, Zoe Sullivan, Eden Timbery

Academic Merit Olivia Kinnaird, Bridget Kluck, Dominique Leeming, Elena McEwan, Jamie Podmore Taylor, Sophia Zhang

General Achievement Alexandra Cairncross, Semi Kim, Emily Lim, Eliza Morgan, Zoe Sullivan

Best General Achievement Alicia Elliott

Year 10Biblical Studies Claire Millhouse

Academic Merit Hally Baker, Sijia (Kylian) Chen, Cecile Jin, Asha Raghav, Abby Spencer, Mia Warren

General Achievement Aisling Bligh, Ashley Buchanan, Zhouheng (Nala) Hong, Rebecca Matthei, Tiana Vincent

Best General Achievement, The Una Fielding Memorial Prize Claire Millhouse

ADF Long Tan Leadership and Teamwork Award Year 10 Tara Hercz

The Belinda Goldman Memorial Prize for Improvement Francesca Heyko-Porebski

The Mettina Pavlakis Languages Prize Gift of Mettina Pavlakis Claire Millhouse

The Parents and Friends’ Prize for Participation and Leadership in Year 10 Tara Hercz

The University of Sydney Year 10 Academic Excellence Award Claire Millhouse

Year 11Biblical Studies Scarlett Craig, Isabella Plaisted, Lauren Roberts

General Achievement Elisabeth Cola, Scarlett Craig, Maisy Lam-Po-Tang, Rachel Li, Maya Rusli

Senior school prize winners

Best General Achievement Isabella Plaisted

The Jessica Bloom Prize for Debating Elisabeth Cola

The University of New South Wales School of Economics Prize for Year 11 Student Elisabeth Cola

The Carolie Ziade Generosity of Spirit Award Nicolette Walker

ACTIVITIESThe Athletics Prize Gift of Carolyn Martin Ruby Madden

The Barry Rodgers Award for Aquatic Athlete of the Year Ruby Swadling

The Dame Joan Sutherland Memorial Prize for Excellence in Music Gift of the Old Girls’ Union Isabella Pinter

The Drama Prize Gift of Electra Manikakis and Ilia Poulos Cleo Baldwin

The Gymnastics Prize Gift of Anne Tsolakis Charlotte Davidson

The Lenthall Cup for Sports Most outstanding Year 12 Sportsperson Evelyn Balleine

The Public Speaking Prize Gift of Patricia Skinner Rachel Salem

The Swimming Prize Gift of Mr V J Gay Charlotte Sork

The Secondary House Sports CupBARKER

The House Cup HULME-MOIR

Year 12General Achievement Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo, Jung-An (Aurelia) King, Eloise Reddy, Isabella Sandy, Natasha Tejani

ACADEMIC PRIZESAncient History Milena Marjanovic

Biblical Studies Georgia Ireland

Biology Isabella Sandy

Business Studies Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo

Chemistry Jung-An (Aurelia) King

Chinese Continuers Lucinda Miller

Design and Technology Olivia Hilton

Drama Agnes Dawes

Economics Fan (Angela) Bu

Engineering Studies Liu (Bonnie) Suen

The Frances Ebsworth Prize for English Natasha Tejani

English StandardIsabella Watt

English Extension 1 Stephanie Cheung

The Hulme-Moir Prize for English Expression English Extension 2 Natasha Tejani

English as a Second Language Li (Lily) Li

Food Technology Kara Nour

French Continuers Honey Christensen

French Extension Honey Christensen

Geography Eloise Reddy

History Extension Natasha Gallant

Japanese Beginners Xun (Teddy) Zuo

Latin Continuers Honey Christensen

Legal Studies Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo

Mathematics Zoe Scheinberg

Mathematics General 2 Bridget Bromley

Mathematics Extension 1 Li (Lily) Li

Mathematics Extension 2 Fan (Angela) Bu

Excellence in Mathematical Thinking Xun (Teddy) Zuo

The Grace Overy Prize for Modern History Natasha Tejani

Music 1 Alexandra Bradley

Music 2 Joon Hee (Julia) Lim

Music Extension Paris Francis

PDHPE Meg Brudenell-Woods, Mia Wood

Physics Zoe Scheinberg

Spanish Continuers Eloise Reddy

Studies of Religion 1 Jordan Bremer

Studies of Religion II Georgia Ireland

Visual Arts Jung-An (Aurelia) King

SPECIAL PRIZES YEAR 12The Waverley Council Prize Natasha Gallant

The Boarding House Prize Liu (Bonnie) Suen

ADF Leadership and Teamwork Award Meg Brudenell-Woods

The Parents and Friends’ Prize for Participation and Leadership in Year 12 Zoe Scheinberg

Leadership Prize Gift of the Old Girls’ Union Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo, Madison Lampton, Maree Nikitopoulos, Isabella Sandy, Madeline Stewart, Zoe Welborn, Sienna White

The Eirene Mort Prize for Art Performance Nina Deal

The Keith E Sapsford Prize for Music Performance Joon Hee (Julia) Lim

The Peter Sculthorpe Prize for Music Composition Paris Francis

The Carolyn Snowden Prize for Outstanding Involvement in Creative Endeavours Eloise Reddy

The Condren Prize for Geographic Excellence Eloise Reddy

The Thomas Holt Memorial Prize for Science Jung-An (Aurelia) King

The University of New South Wales Prize for Best Year 12 Student in Mathematics Fan (Angela) Bu

Nyree French Prize for Care, Courage and Compassion Mary Kalantzis

The Archdeacon Charlton Memorial Prize for Biblical Studies Antonia Boulton

The Lance Shilton Prize for Christian Leadership Georgia Ireland

The Dorothy Hulme-Moir Memorial Prize for Service with Grace Zoe Scheinberg

The Nan Hind Award for Improvement Gift of the Class of 1989 Olivia Hilton

The Barbara Croft Award for The Spirit of Year 12 Gift of the Class of 1990 Sienna White

School Citizenship Prize Gift of the Class of 1983 Meg Brudenell-Woods

The Grace Lindsay Memorial Prize for Friendship Antonia Boulton, Kristina Boulton

The Foundation Prize for the Best All-Rounder in Year 12 Christina Stavroulakis

The Suzanne Russell Prize for Academic Achievement in The Humanities Natasha Tejani

The Joan Hall Prize for Attitude, Manner and Bearing Changyu (Cherry) Li

The Ruth Morphew Prize for Leadership and InfluenceintheSchoolJoon Hee (Julia) Lim

The Margaret Ashton Prize for Outstanding Achievement Throughout Her School Career Joon Hee (Julia) Lim

The Canon Cakebread Memorial Prize for Dux of the School Stephanie Cheung


Senior school class rollsYear 7 Emily Allton Jordan Alp Arabella Amirian Jessa Ballard Aylin Barry Annabel Beckett Jade Bliss Amelie Blondin-Bayly Elizabeth Branighan Daisy Brenac Matilda Brownie Sophie Burgess Missy Callaghan Elena Caredes Leila Carr Madeleine Chambiras Courtese Charlie Priscilla Chia NatashaChryssafisChloe Clark Madison Clifton Sky Cohen Amelie Cointrel Evie Cook Ellie Cooper Luna Coyle-Beeche Elenor Craven Seraphine Cullen Feng Emmanuelle Cushway Lola d’Orlan de Polignac Lies den Hollander Emily Dingle Olivia Doble Ashleigh Doran Isobel Eshuys Solange Fadel Cameron Fatouris Olivia Finn Alessi Fletcher Annaliese Freeman Alicia French Olivia Giuffrida OrlandaGolfinMadeleineGriffithsPati Harbilas Lucy Haydon Charley Hearne Kayla Heng Caitlin Hobbs Helena Irmer Samarah Issa Maya Ivison Yathima Jennings Emma Johnson Sophia Jones Jenny Kaing Erin Kara Sophia Kelley Isla King Erini Kiousis Paige Kluck

Camilla Kowaleczko Ava Langenbach Alice Lee Mackenzie Lee Vanessa Li Bethany Ling Abbey Lissenden Cintra Maldonado Janna Martin-Cooley Ashana Mason Dimitra Mavrocordatos Emma McDonald Skye McDonald Millie Moar Isabella Morgan Siennah Morgan Niamh Morris Isabella Needle Acacia Ngu Jamie O’Sullivan Holly Palmer Lucia Parker Madeleine Parshall Annabel Penny Jade Perica Charlotte Pitt Samantha Pollett Sienna Price Sophia Rikard-Bell Jasmine Ruffa Summer Sarin-Hall Sarah Sassine Ada Saydam Olivia Schey Zara Scholten Araminta Scott CharlotteSkeffingtonScarlett Smart Sarah Teitler Alice Uhd Heidi Unger Madeleine Vanderplank Charlotte Wadds Lara Webber Mia Williams Mackenzie Wiseman Lily Wood Meg Wotherspoon Valerie Wu

Year 8 Olivia Aloi Eleni Andrews Eleanor Arthur India Badran Madeleine Baker Hayley Baroni Luella Beaumont Emily Beckley Gabrielle Betts Celeste Beville Madeline Bird Lucy Booth Giorgia Borrello Stella Brooks Jasmine Buchanan Emily Buchanan Isobel Cawley Salome Charignon Amy Clark Eleni Cole Hannah Cozens Jada Crawshaw Neve D’Arcy Chloe Davis Violetta Dawes Sabaha de Waligorski Olivia Debelle Lilly Diskin Lily Dougan Yasmine Fadel Lola Fordham Freya Freeman Piper Freeman Lily Galea Taylor Galea SofieGartnerGrace Gay Eliza Gerahty Lily Gillatt Imogen Glozier Lily Graham MollyGriffithsJessica Gross Jemima Hall Clementine Hambour Patricia Hardas Chelsea Harris Ruby Hathorn Zoe Henningham Zara Hill Delphi Hinchcliffe Emily Hinwood Eleanor Hodnett Claudia Horrell Amelia Jacobson Matilda Jensen Ella Johnston Emily Jones Rhianna Jones Maggie Kalaf

Charli Karsay Tanasia Kazonis Annalin Kidd Alicia Kim Vanessa Kimpton Deanna Koumi Caitlin Lamb Ruby Langenbach Charlotte Le Poer Trench Sophie Lennon Isha Lewis Holly Liggins Molly Macneal Ruby Madden Calla Maier Ellie Mallett Julia McCluskey Bella McGeechan Ivy McGrath Hannah McMillan Jessica Meagher Jemima Melki Lucy Millar Scarlett Miller Julia Mitnovetski Sarah Myatt Miranda Myles Paris Natoli Annette Ong Jasmine Ong Giorgi Parkes Emma Pellegrini Harper Pollard India Potter Gemma Proctor Aliya Rahman Alisha Rawal Isabella Reed Hannah Ricci Poppy Ries Evelyn Rock Kinsey Samuels Helen Sansom-Maris Zidan Santos-Dwyer Paula Schubach Olivia Southall Grace Spinks Phillippa Steel Annabelle Strachan Ainsley Taylor Catherine Tioupikov Laura Tran Phoebe Treweeke Sophie Ulm Wilhelmina Urquhart Sophia Voigt Aleksia Wiener Charlotte Williams Caitlin Wong Lily Xuereb Anna Yang Alison Zaczek

Year 9 Harriet Amos Sarah Anastasiou Catherine Aulia SofiaAvramidesSophie Bell Mia Bennett Margaret Bolas Eloise Bolton Amelia Boyle Zarlie Brewis Chloe Brooker Alexandra Cairncross Olivia Cambouris Chawanya (Quantum) Charoensawad Hannah Cheung Nicole Chong Helena Comino Amelia Cooper Yunqi (Tara) Dai Charlotte Davidson Isabella Davison Jiaxuan (Stella) Dong Katherine Dovolis Amelia Dunkley Michaela Dyson Lucinda Edwards Ava Edwards Isabella El-Haddad Alicia Elliott Adela Eshuys Lily Foxall Julia France Morgan Gaden Ya (Priscilla) Gao Harriette Gardiner Lucy Giuffrida Georgia Griffen-White Emma Higgins Isabelle Hooker Elyse Hovenden Bronte Howarth Sydney Hure Patricia Kapsalis Aarya Kaul Sophie Kay Sarah Kelly Semi Kim Olivia Kinnaird Emelie Kirstein Bridget Kluck Kelly-Ann Kwan Eliza Kwek Dominique Leeming Connie Li Ruoyun (Yolanda) Li Emily Lim Sonja Luland Olivia Martin Hannah McDonald Elena McEwan

Isabella Meyrick Rosa Mollica Phoebe Moore Eliza Morgan Alice Mourant Kayla Muir Chloe Munro Jessica Nearn Eeshani Parameswaran Lucinda Parshall Scarlett Pellegrini Scarlett Pike Sophia Pinter Jamie Podmore Taylor Natasha Pollett Alydiira Price Lauren Pulley Isabella Rajek Constance Rochios Mia Rogers Chilee Roland Claudia Roussel Phoebe Ryan Chloe Sassine SophieScaffidiLara Sciberras Georgia Shearer Zara Sheldrick-Aboud Emily Shorthouse ConstanceSkeffingtonCharlotte Sork Madison Souvlis Imogen Spence Daisy Strike Lux Strugar Zoe Sullivan Olivia Tajer Bella Taper Felicity Taylor Tamsyn Taylor Eden Timbery Amelia Tsimos Costantoura Arieta Varvaressos Alicia Vaughan Hailey Vincent Georgia Vogt Alexandra Webster Lily Wong Zoe Wotherspoon Yunrong (Sarah) Ye Fiona Yu Lynette Zhang Sophia Zhang

Year 10Hally Baker Zahlia Baker Mattison Ball McKenzie Ball Charlie Barry Ella Berckelman Jessica Best Jasmine Betts Aisling Bligh Rowjana Bori Alicia Bornor Sacha Brown Ashley Buchanan Naomi Burgess Willamina Burke Melanie Chan Sijia (Kylian) Chen Tiger ChristensenHannah Collins Issey Cotton Aysia d’Anthes Tooske den Hollander Elizabeth Diakatos Brittany Duff Jemima Dunsmore Bo Dymock Sienna Elmowy Chloe Faddy Izabella Fadel Hannah Farrow Flora Feng Saskia Ferster Macushla Flanagan Gia Frost Samantha Gately Chanel Golden-Petratos AntoniaGolfinZoe Hall Jaimie Harrigan Isabella Harvey Aspen Henderson Madeline Hendrie Tara Hercz Francesc Heyko-Porebski Eia Hickey Berry Imogen Hicks Zhouheng (Nala) Hong Rosamunde Hood Bianca Horrell Milla Ippindo Isabella Jacobson Nico Jaffers Cecile Jin Brooke Jones Gina Johnson Hannah JohnstonJade Julian Sonja Keitel Hira Khan Ruby Kilbane Scout King Elaine Koumi Wing Yan (Angel) Lai

Jessica Lamb Jamilla Ledet Vivienne Lee Summer Leury Xuan (Rosalind) Lu Sophie Lui Yujing (Jing) Luo Piper Macneall Judy Mansell Jessica Marshall Rebecca Marzol Rebecca Matthei Zuni Mendez Zoe MillarClaire Millhouse Taylah Milne Caitlin Morris Issey Morris Maya Munro Paige Natoli Chloe Ng Emily Nolan Jessica Norman Ava O’Brien Meghan Palmer Lucinda Peace Georgia Pellegrini Grace Porter Isabella Powell Lailah Prince Asha Raghav Lana Reiter Olivia Revell-Reade Edwina Rice Kiera Rosen Kate Ruming Katarina Saravanos Charlotte Saunders Elena Schai Eleni SenJessica Shelley Jade Showniruk Anna Simms Georgia Slade Allegra Slovitt Claire Smith Isabella Southall Abby Spencer Amelia Staines Lydia Stevenage Charlotte Stewart Ella Swan Elizabeth Tabbash Aimee Tainsh Lucy Tate Eliza Twomey Ava Vaughan Tiana Vincent Mia Warren Sally Williams Georgia Wilson Xinyi (Olivia) Wu Catherine Xu Alice Yang Chenyi (Seline) Zheng Sarah Zhu-Wilson

Year 11Saranya Agar Stephanie Augoustis Cleo Baldwin Leyla Barry Zara Bennett Eleanor Birkhold Mary Boutsalis Indiana Brenac Mackenzi Burdekin Ava Carmont Tsz Kiu (Percy) Chan Molly Cheney Zandile Chivizhe Mia Clark Elisabeth Cola Kahlia Copland Samantha Corry Scarlett Craig Mia d’Orlan de Polignac Izabella Deale Jasmin Deep Emma Doyle Jade Eassey Jessica Edser Sophia Elliott Madeleine Fairlie Erin Finnimore Katia Geha Abbey Gibbs Inez Glass Hawken EmilyGriffinMadeleine Hagerman Arabella Hambour Aisling Harrison Amber Hayes Zoe Hayes Laura Heath Felicity Hedger Tamzin Heywood Alexandra Hickey Grace Hill Mathilde Hinchcliffe Grace Howarth Indiana Ippindo Mariah Issa Lauren Kacanas Nicola Kery Chelsea Kinnaird Tiffany Kwan Maisy Lam-Po-Tang Moyao (Michelle) Li Rachel Li Audrey Lincon Ellena Little Han (Klarissa) Liu Jiyuan (Nikky) Liu Luyao (Lucretia) LiuXuanzi (Grace) LiuMiah Madden Loretta Maksimovich

Ashlee Miller Brianna Milne Eva Nicolaou Lauren Nikas Jaime Norman April O’Neill Sophie Parry Okeden Julia Perkins Katherine Petsoglou May Pinnegar Isabella Pinter Nicola Pitt Isabella Plaisted Dominique Polesy Charlotte Prentice Georgina Rafferty Maya Rawal Lauren Roberts Olivia Rochios Asia Rogers Rebecca Rosenberg Abby Rosenthal Maya Rusli Rachel Salem Jasmin Sardi Mary Sassine Antonia Sasvary Lena Schaeffer Shinae Schuller Margot Shorrocks Katrice Sippel Leena Song Renee Stavroulakis Ella Steyn Amelia Strike Ruby Swadling Qinghua (Jennifer) Tan Junias Tjanaria Emma Tyrrell Lucinda Uhd Georgina Ullman Darcie Urquhart Nicolette Walker Angela Wei Sophie West Lou WillieCharlotte Williams Swinnen Yilin (Elaine) Xu Jade Yeomans Jasmin Yip Kei Ci Casey Yu Ellen Zhang

Year 12Georgia Appleton Katerina Ardouin Indivi Bacon Kameel Baldeo Evelyn Balleine Luka Bensted-Buttery Madison Booth Matilda Borthwick Antonia Boulton Kristina Boulton Kaleena Braddick Alexandra Bradley Jordan Bremer Sophie Breznik Bridget Bromley Meg Brudenell-Woods Fan (Angela) Bu Scarlett Byrnes Aria Cameron Kalinda Campbell- Govender Angela Chen Jolie (Jessica) Cheung Stephanie Cheung Ming Wai (Natalie) Chow Honey Christensen Summer-Sky Dann Agnes Dawes Nina Deal Konstandina Dimitriadis Isabella Dunstan Georgia Dyson Isobel Eagle Rebecca Eisho Eleanor Ellis Paris Francis Natasha Gallant Georgia Gower-Brown Emily Grant Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo Bethany Guy Jia Jiun (Pearl) Ha Amber Haase Gemma Harding Sophia Hardwick Caitlin Harris Zoe Haydon Olivia Hilton Charley Hirst Georgia Ireland Suwaphat (Charlotte) JanwangprongCatherine Johnson Mary Kalantzis Stephanie Karam Jung-An (Aurelia) King Madison LamptonSasha Lavender Ashleigh Lawson Alura Leddie

Emma Lesmond Changyu (Cherry) Li Li (Lily) Li Qinnan (Nancy) LiJoon Hee (Julia) Lim Chenxuan (Jackling) Ma Clodagh Maclean-Milne Ottilie Mallett Milena Marjanovic Juliette Martin Isabella McCulloch Millicent McEvoy Lucinda Miller Erin Mylonas Maree Nikitopoulos Isobella Nilsson Kara Nour Hannah Pillinger Gabrielle Polesy Alexis Pollard Tida Prasert Zarissa Punnakris Alysha Rae Eloise Reddy Bronte Rosen Fairuz Roslan Isabella Sandy SarahScaffidiZoe Scheinberg Kiara Schuller Isabella Sedley Eliza Shipway Annabel Staines Christina Stavroulakis Madeline Stewart Olivia Strickland Liu (Bonnie) Suen Annabelle Taylor Natasha Tejani Ursula Thomas Eleanor Thornton Danielle Vassallo Abigail Vaughan Lucy Vertes Tayla Vincent Sarah Waterford Isabella Watt Zoe Welborn Sienna White Tanaya Williams Eloise Wilson Madison Wiltshire Mia Wood Qing (Sunny) Yan Wen Xi (Wendy) YanEun Ji (Maria) Yoon Ting (Judy) Zhao Xun (Teddy) Zuo


Xuan (Rosalind) Lu, Ruoyun (Yolanda) Li, Chawanya (Quantum) Charoensawad, Qinghua (Jennifer) Tan, Yilin (Elaine) Xu, Moyao (Michelle) Li, Han (Klarissa) Liu, Leena Song, Catherine Xu and Jiaxuan (Stella) Dong are some boarders from overseas

Boarders’ Week bed making competition

Team games at the Boarders’ Welcome Weekend

Alexis Pollard and Liu (Bonnie) Suen

Yilin (Elaine) Xu

Hally Baker and Jiaxuan (Stella) Dong

Georgia Wilson and Jada Crawshaw

Boarding house

The St Catherine’s boarding house experienced many positive changes this year, including renovations and new traditions.

We began the year with the welcome weekend, where girls competed on the Friday night in fun games, aimed at getting to know one another. The following day we explored different parts of Sydney, with activities ranging from ice-skating to trampolining, and a delicious lunch. We ended the weekend watching a movie in the blue room.

In Term 1, the boarders saw the musical Mamma Mia! which was a great opportunity to build new relationships. We hosted our own boarders’ dance, inviting boarding students from a range of schools for socialising and dancing. We also performed for the first time as a group in St Cath’s Got Talent, dancing to a mashup of songs in a polished performance, and ending the item singing.

The first Boarders’ Week was introduced, which highlighted the life of boarders in the senior school. The week began with a ‘Boarders’ themed assembly, showcasing a montage of videos from the girls’ hometowns, giving the day students and teachers some insight into our diverse backgrounds. Our boarding house doors were opened to curious staff and students to tour around,

BOARDERSFRONT ROW Tida Prasert, Leena Song, Moyao (Michelle) Li, Lui (Bonnie) Suen, Mrs D Clancy, Ms C Wood, Ting (Judy) Zhao, Yujing (Jing) Luo, Tsz Kiu (Percy) Chan, Vanessa Kimpton, Jemima Hall

SECOND ROW: Xinyi (Olivia) Wu, Changyu (Cherry) Li, Qinghua (Jennifer) Tan, Eden Timbery, Li (Lily) Li, Skye McDonald, Kaleena Braddick, Summer-Sky Dann, Catherine Xu, Kei Ci (Casey) Yu, Jiyuan (Nikky) Liu

THIRD ROW: Yilin (Elaine) Xu, Hally Baker, Tanaya Williams, Suwaphat (Charlotte) Janwangprong, Han (Klarissa) Liu, Qing (Sunny) Yan, Fan (Angela) Bu, Connie Li, Madeleine Baker, Ruoyun (Yolanda) Li

FOURTH ROW: Xun (Teddy) Zuo, Jiaxuan (Stella) Dong, Wilhelmina Urquhart, Madison Lampton, Georgia Wilson, Nicolette Walker, Bella Taper, Hannah McDonald, Luyao (Lucretia) Liu, Ya (Priscilla) Gao

FIFTH ROW Felicity Hedger, Alexis Pollard, Lailah Prince, Willamina Burke, Chenxuan (Jackling) Ma, Xuanzi (Grace) Liu, Jada Crawshaw, Darcie Urquhart, Zoe Hall

allowing them to see another side of the school. There was a bed-making competition between the boarders, teachers and day students. Unfortunately, the boarders crumbled under pressure and the day students took first place. To end the week, the boarders served bacon and eggs to the school community and raised $4,376 for A Fiver for a Farmer, to assist families affected by the widespread drought.

In a beautifully decorated Valedictory Dinner, our Year 12 boarders were farewelled. Boarding students delivered cards and heart-warming speeches, and boarding staff performed a personalised version of Footloose that highlighted the personalities of each Year 12 student. It was an emotional and fun night that allowed us to say our goodbyes and wish good luck to the future Year 12.

We had a dinner at Bondi Pizza in Bondi Junction in our last term, thanks to the P&F Association, and finished with our annual boarders Christmas dinner, with dancing and singing performances, which was the perfect way to end the year.

Felicity Hedger Boarding Prefect


Indigenous program

This year, we attempted to raise awareness of the Indigenous education program within the wider school community, to show how it continues to grow and strengthen. The seven boarding Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF) scholarship students and five day students, embraced the many different aspects of school life and demonstrated a determination and resilience to pursue their education.

Reconciliation Week (Sorry Day)The theme for Reconciliation Week was ‘Don’t Keep History a Mystery’, and our speakers entertained with stories from their own lives and of their ancestors. The guest speaker at the senior school was Phillipa McDermott, an alumni of St Catherine’s and the Head of Indigenous Employment and Diversity at the ABC. Phillipa remarked on the huge changes to the school and kept everyone amused with her anecdotes of being the only Indigenous student back in the 1970s.

“Reconciliation Week is an extremely important and significant week for the St Catherine’s community as it encourages all students and staff, to come together and learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and history. This year, I had the privilege to talk at the junior school Reconciliation Week assembly. I shared the story of my grandfather Charles Perkins and the influence he had on the 1967 referendum in conjunction with the importance of Indigenous culture and diversity. Although we celebrate Reconciliation Week, I believe we should strive for reconciliation among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people everyday to further strengthen our community and educate about Indigenous culture.”

Miah Madden, Year 11

NAIDOC WeekNAIDOC festivities at St Catherine’s are always fun and exciting, and this year’s was definitely one to remember. All K–12 students came together in recognition and celebration of both the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, swapping their usual navy blue for the colours of the symbolic cultural flags. Famous singer and actress Christine Anu visited to provide everyone with some insight on her culture, as well as getting everybody on their feet and raising their voices to her most popular hits.

Eden Timbery, Year 9

Cape YorkMy experience at the service education trip to Cape York in Term 4, taught me to count my blessings and not take everything for granted. It taught me to really appreciate what I have. The people I met I will never forget. Overall I enjoyed my experience because it showed me the value and importance of education and how it can change lives.

Lailah Prince, Year 10

Year 12 success Three Year 12 students from the south coast, Summer-Sky Dann, Tanaya Williams and Kaleena Braddick completed their HSC this year. Their road to the HSC had not been easy but in September, under the lights of Luna Park, they celebrated their Year 12 graduation with the Australian Indigenous Education Foundation (AIEF).

“Graduating from St Catherine’s, and potentially going to university, has given me more opportunities than I could have imagined. It has inspired me to be a role model for my younger siblings, as I have shown there is more to life than what they know. I hope I have created a pathway for them to follow, so they can become successful and good leaders for the community.”

Kaleena Braddick, Year 12

Miah Madden addressing assembly

John Moriaty and Courtese Charlie

Lailah Prince in Cape York

Dr Townsend, Summer-Sky Dann, Tanaya WIlliams and Kaleena Braddick


Adelphe

Adelphe is the St Catherine’s Christian group (Cru Group) in the senior school. It is a place where everyone is welcome to join and learn more about Jesus and the Bible over lunch.

This year’s Faith Week theme was ‘The Best Bargain Ever’, and Adelphe girls had lots of fun organising activities to suit. There were plenty of bargains to be found around the school, and even a surprise appearance from the Walmart yodelling kid. The theme reminded us that God’s love is in fact the best bargain ever: his love and blessings are worth more than we could ever imagine, and are ours for free.

Apart from weekly Adelphe meetings, there were some big events during the year. Adelphe girls attended and hosted InterCru events, meeting with students from Christian groups at SCEGGS, Cranbrook School, The Scots College, St Andrew’s Cathedral School and Kambala to pray for each other and encourage one another to live for Jesus.

Adelphe Escape, a three-day camp, was held at the end of Term 1 at beautiful Elanora Heights. It was a wonderful time away with interesting talks by guest speaker Miss Renee Smith, discussion groups, games, craft and a ‘Childhood Character’ theme night. It was a great weekend with the chance to grow in fellowship with each other.

We are very thankful to God for our fantastic year at Adelphe.

Georgia IrelandChapel Prefect

Senior school activities

Book Week

Adelphe girls cooking the Faith Week BBQ lunch

Adelphe 2018

We are here again to take part in the joy of Book Week, an annual event us bookworms have been preparing for all year. With this year’s theme, ‘Find Your Treasure’, it gave students and the staff an opportunity to connect with books that were really meaningful to them and to re-discover those that may have impacted them in earlier years.

The members of our book club were fortunate to have Gabrielle Tozer, an internationally published author and journalist, visit them in the library to discuss all things ‘bookish’ and relating to literature in general. Over the course of lunch, Gabrielle shared her journey of becoming a writer and where her inspiration to begin came from. We really appreciated meeting someone who has come from where we are as students and has followed their dream of becoming an author in the world after school.

A much-loved event of Book Week celebrations is the Literary Lunch, where staff and students gather to share in the delight of celebrating literature. From party pies to an insight into the writing of an English Extension 2 student, the event was a phenomenal success and is something everyone looks forward to.

At our Literary Lunch, the school’s very own magazine, MYRIAD, was launched with works from different creative outlets including photography, writing and artwork. The magazine gave the girls an opportunity to celebrate their talent. Despite students being hesitant to display their work in a portfolio that could be viewed by the entire school community, we are incredibly proud of those who put themselves out there and showcased some spectacularly unique pieces.

It is wonderful to watch students and teachers connect over literature and Book Week gives us a safe space to speak our opinions and thoughts. We would like to thank the research centre staff and teachers who made sure the week was full of exciting activities to celebrate the joy of books and reading.

Being in Year 10, I have experienced several Book Weeks and memories of each one brings me joy. It helps to reiterate the importance of literature and encourage the students to not be afraid to release their creative potential.

Brooke Jones, Year 10

Alexandra Bradley, Joon Hee (Julia) Lim, Xun (Teddy) Zuo and Clodagh Maclean-Milne

Entrance to the research centre in Book Week


DebatingSenior school activities

Duke of Edinburgh

Tent challenge at the preparation and training day

St Catherine’s competed in the ISDA Debating and the Archdale Debating (AHIGS) competitions against a range of independent boys and girls schools. Our teams performed exceptionally well and congratulations to those who progressed to the finals in the Archdale Debating, with the Year 9 team narrowly missing out on the championship title. Year 11 students Elisabeth Cola, Isabella Plaisted and Mathilde Hinchliffe also competed in the debating segment of the 100th anniversary AHIGS festival of speech, bowing out in the quarter-finals.

Girls from Years 7–12 saw their presenting and analytical skills improve throughout the competitions, learning to tackle each new issue with a fresh perspective. The challenging topics encouraged students to think innovatively and collaboratively within their teams, to finish the season with a more comprehensive understanding of current affairs, and invaluable friendships.

These opportunities were made possible by our coaches and the humanities department, whose guidance and support helped us approach each round with confidence and excitement. A special thank you to Mr Compton our debating coordinator, whose hard work and organisation ensured we were given the best opportunities to excel.

Scarlett CraigPublic Speaking and Debating Prefect

This year I finished my Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award, bringing to an end my Duke of Edinburgh journey. The journey from Bronze through to Gold has helped refine and challenge my leadership, resilience and interpersonal skills in various situations and conditions.

Through my Duke of Edinburgh experiences, I feel that I have grown both in terms of quantifiable skills like map reading, and personal qualities like leadership, cooperation and determination. It was a rewarding experience that I will carry with me throughout my life.

Despite all the challenges, the Duke of Edinburgh experience provided me with opportunities that I would never have otherwise had. These included working with the elderly to help them maintain a somewhat independent lifestyle and learning about native bush regeneration to give me a new perspective on life.

The different levels of camps were often challenging and difficult, however they gave me an opportunity to meet new people and improve my resilience and teamwork.

I would like to thank Mr Athas, whose constant encouragement helped push me to complete my Gold Award.

Christina Stavroulakis, Year 12


Global enrichmentSenior school activities

Exchange students on tour in the Blue Mountains

Japan tourFor two weeks during the April school holidays, 10 girls travelled to Japan. We had a great time touring and seeing highlights in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Hiroshima. We ended our time with a homestay and attended our sister school in Osaka.

Japan has a beautiful culture and was a wonderful place to visit. Everyone and everything was amazing, though rush hour was a truly different experience for us! I can’t wait to experience the culture again.

Annalin Kidd, Year 8

Bonjour!In the last week of Term 2, 10 girls from Lycée Notre-Dame-De-Sainte-Croix in Paris arrived to meet their excited St Catherine’s exchange sisters. Many fought jetlag to see Vivid Sydney, a concert and Incredibles 2 (or in French, Les Indestructibles Deux). The girls were introduced to St Catherine’s life: wearing their first ever school uniform, attending assembly and helping Year 11 improve their French.

The girls had an action-packed month in Sydney with an excursion to the Blue Mountains, with many going on to see other parts of Australia, including the Northern Territory, Noosa and the Gold Coast.

During the Christmas break, the St Catherine’s girls will reunite with their host sisters in Paris to attend school in Neuilly-sur-Seine and experience Christmas and New Year French-style.

Cleo Baldwin, Year 11

Afternoon teaThe St Catherine’s international exchange program hosted an Australian afternoon tea in Term 2, to give the exchange girls an opportunity to meet one another. Excitement was high as we shared our valuable experience of being an exchange sister, over lamingtons, pavlova and Anzac biscuits. Stories ranged from climbing the Eiffel tower to swimming at Bondi Beach, and the room was abuzz with many different languages. Everyone there knew they had made a friend for life, and learned that education not only comes through traditional means but also through friends, other countries and languages.

Rachel Salem, Year 11

NoumeaDuring the first week of the July school holidays, 22 students from Years 7–10 travelled to New Caledonia for a cultural language tour. We were on the move the whole week, sightseeing and immersing ourselves in the culture. The Tchou Tchou Train was a great way to see the city of Nouméa and relax after our flight. The Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre taught us the significance of Jean-Marie’s impact on New Caledonian history.

Going to school for daily immersion lessons, then using our new vocabulary in shops and markets was a fun way to meet and talk to locals and purchase goods from the stalls. We spent a day at Amédée Island and climbed the lighthouse, swam with sea life, watched turtles through the glass-bottom boat, learned how to tie sarongs and enjoyed a feast with music and native dancing. Our nightly dinner outings were a nice way to discuss the events of the day and our MasterChef cooking night was a fun bonding experience. This trip was an amazing journey where we made so many close friendships.

Olivia Cambouris, Year 9

OsakaFrom 14 December 2017 to 4 January 2018, I went to Osaka, Japan for a homestay. Despite my initial nervousness, I found it to be one of the best experiences of my life. Not only did my Japanese language improve substantially, I also became more independent and made lifelong friends. My hosts were incredibly generous and treated me as family.

I attended Ohtani Girls Senior High School, where my host sister was in Year 10. The teachers gave me a warm welcome, and the students made me feel at home.

Other highlights were going to Universal Studios Japan, spending my birthday, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve in another country, and taking day trips to Kyoto, Kobe and Nara.

Learning about Japanese culture was interesting, especially their schooling and transport systems, and it was nice to see their New Year and Christmas traditions.

Maya Rusli, Year 11

Osaka Japan French tour

Afternoon tea

Japan tour

Noumea tour

Japan tour


Languages WeekSenior school activities

Mathematics Week

The theme for Languages Week was ‘Fête des Talents’, a celebration of skills. In our increasingly globalised world it is more and more important to recognise, embrace and showcase the many cultures and languages of our global community. Languages offer us common ground where we can come together to explore and understand the perspectives of our neighbours. There is so much to explore beyond the English-speaking world.

Year 8 took a ‘trip around the world’ with their St Catherine’s passports. Classrooms were transformed into different countries where students explored the cities and embraced different tourist activities in China, France, Japan, Spain and even Ancient Rome. Anna Jahjah, multilingual actor and director visited Year 9 to discuss creative journeys that can be taken with languages.

Students discovered Japanese sumo wrestling, showcased singing talents in the Mundo Vision foreign song contest, visited the junior school language classes, became Roman gladiators, learned Chinese calligraphy and competed with teachers in a World Cup soccer match.

Thank you to the P&F Association for their support.

Ms Candace RobertsonHead of Languages

We went to the research centre during Languages Week for Latin, and wrote the school motto on special paper using quills and ink. We made Roman helmets and swords from paper and learned games that were played in ancient times. One game involved throwing coins into a hole to receive points, and another was a memory game with Greek and Roman Gods. It was so much fun and a great experience.Mackenzie Lee, Year 7

你好！我爱中文! Ni hao! Wo ai zhonhwen! Hello! I love Chinese! The Year 7 Chinese class had a wonderful time learning traditional Chinese calligraphy. Ms Guo expertly led us in the art of calligraphy and showed us how to delicately and carefully paint the characters so they looked like the ones real calligraphers painted. We made bookmarks decorated with our calligraphy skills, and the results were great.

Bethany Ling, Year 7

Pétanque Lucy Giuffrida, Morgan Gaden, Amelia Tsimos Constantoura, Elena McEwan, Julia France, Alexandra Webster, Phoebe Ryan, Sarah Anastasiou, Aarya Kaul and Daisy Strike

Emily Buchanan, Olivia Debelle and Patricia Hardas

Aylin Barry and Isabella Needle

During Mathematics Week, the girls participated in several activities including: an interhouse mathematics relay for Year 7, Year 8 and Year 10; ‘Escape Room’ problem solving for Year 9; a ‘solve a problem for a cookie’ challenge run by Year 12 mathematics extension 1 students; guest speaker Lily Serna at senior school assembly; and daily brain-teasers and KenKens.

Some students have shared their impressions of the week.

Lily SernaLily Serna, an Australian mathematician and television presenter, visited St Catherine’s during Mathematics Week to share her story with mathematics. Lily enlightened us with entertaining anecdotes and provided us with key insights to the importance of mathematics and reasons to love it. One memory Lily shared was how bewildered she was when her grandfather introduced her to the concept of infinity at an incredibly young age, and why that was a reason for her love of mathematics. Lily is a true role model, as she eloquently addressed her passion for equality and diversity in the field of mathematics and explained reasons why many women were reluctant to follow careers relating to STEM, and how we could change that. Her advice was to begin at home, to eliminate any existing bias and to create a prejudice-free environment. Lily’s captivating presentation was relatable and informative, and I learned a lot about the rate of participation of women in STEM industries, and what needs to be done to change that.

Alice Yang, Year 10

Escape RoomThe ‘Escape Room’ was an interhouse activity where we solved visual and word problems in order to escape. Each of the questions catered to different skills, so everyone in the house worked collaboratively. The process of answering questions and moving up levels was very gratifying and gave everyone a drive to work hard, especially as the winning house received bragging rights. The ‘Escape Room’ was an entertaining and rewarding experience.

Zara Sheldrick-Aboud, Year 9

Solve a problem for a cookieAfter our STEM focused speech by guest speaker Lily Serna, girls were eager to have a mathematics-based lunch and earn a treat in return. Year 12 mathematics extension 1 students made all types of baked goods, varying in size to reward students for their answers, according to difficulty.

We had three tables; easier, medium and hard, covered in mathematical riddles and the occasional Year 12 question that even we found challenging. A heave of students surrounded the tables all lunchtime, working together. It was great to see such enthusiasm and excitement in one of our best Mathematics Weeks yet.

Meg Brudenell-Woods, Year 12

A number of mathematical brain-teasers were available during the week including a KenKen, a Japanese numerical logic puzzle. Congratulations to Yunqi (Tara) Dai of Year 9, Xun (Teddy) Zuo of Year 12, Aisling Harrison of Year 11 and Hannah Cheung of Year 9, who submitted the most correct solutions over the week.

Mr Mark SmithAssistant Head of Mathematics

Claudia Roussel, Madison Souvlis and Sonja Luland of Year 9

Elenor Craven, Emily Allton and Jade Bliss

of Year 7

Headmistress Dr Julie Townsend, guest speaker Lily Serna and head of mathematics Dr Shantha Bose


ScienceSenior school activities

Service

2018 was the first year running the new Stage 6 science curriculum in Year 11 and Year 12 science extension course, which started in Term 4.

The science showcase for the year was National Science Week, which we began with our annual liquid nitrogen ice cream extravaganza. Students watched as science teachers, hidden behind clouds of condensation, made delicious chocolate ice cream for everyone to enjoy. The theme ‘Game Changers and Change Makers’ was celebrated in assembly as Mia Maric OG2014 shared her journey from St Catherine’s student to studying materials science and engineering at UNSW, and the many doors she walked through before pursuing a PhD.

We were also honoured to have Dr Noushin Nasiri visit to give an inspiring talk about how her childhood curiosity led to her becoming a research scientist. Dr Nasiri is using nanotechnology to engineer a tiny breathalyser to detect minute chemical changes that indicate various diseases,

Service is an essential feature of the school community, where the students participate in volunteering, fundraising and learning about different organisations. Our annual fundraisers, fortnightly Bread of Life commitment and Project STC service week were maintained. Here is an overview of our trip to Nepal and new initiative with the Prince of Wales Hospital and the World Vision Youth Conference.

World Vision Youth Conference Each year, St Catherine’s girls attend the World Vision Youth Conference, where they take part in global discussions, skill-building workshops and activities to empower student leaders to tackle the biggest issues facing humanity.

Representatives from Years 11–12 attended, along with over 1000 high school students from across Sydney, to network with like-minded student leaders and discuss the impending refugee crisis in Syria. The day began with a mock United Nations and St Catherine’s was assigned the country, Vietnam. We were put in complex scenarios and shared our opinions over a microphone, at one stage receiving a round of applause for our thoughtful and diplomatic response to a question about foreign aid. One of the three keynote speakers was Simon Shahin, a 25-year-old electrical engineering/medical science student at the University of Technology Sydney. Simon fled war in Syria and resettled in Australia in 2015. He discussed his passion for youth engagement and refugee rights, and encouraged us to use our education to do the same. Simon was very inspiring, and we learned from Simon’s courage of conviction and positive outlook on life.

The day concluded with a session to brainstorm ideas to lead the 40 Hour Famine Backpack Challenge in Term 3, 2018. The conference was a great way to develop a more lucid understanding of global issues, and develop the skills required to face them as a high school student. It was an amazing experience and resulted in approximately $18,000 being fundraised for World Vision.

Brianna Milne, Year 11

Nepal During the April school holidays, 11 girls from Year 10 and two teachers travelled to Nepal for a life-changing trip. The sights, smells and sounds were overwhelming. In the first week, we trekked about 15km each day through the Himalayas, stopping in towns including Phakding and Monjo, and arrived at Namche Bazaar. We caught a glimpse of Mt Everest and it was one of the highlights of the trip. We also met some amazing people, including our Sherpa guide Kami.

In the second week, we went to Asha Nepal as part of the service component of the trip. Asha Nepal is a UK operated charity, which rescues girls who have been victims of human trafficking. We taught the girls some positive psychology methods to cope with their feelings and how to look forward to the future. Our visit to Asha Nepal provided the girls, and ourselves, with a new perspective. We saw their resilience, and how grateful and happy the girls are, considering the atrocities they have been through.

We also spent a day at the Down Syndrome Society of Nepal, where we danced with some children and saw smiling faces everywhere. It was so rewarding to see how our small action had such a positive impact. The end of each day was spent playing cards, writing in our journals and reading.

After two weeks of new experiences, we returned home with amazing memories.

Tara Hercz, Year 10

Prince of Wales cookie delivery As part of a new initiative, St Catherine’s girls went to Our Big Kitchen in Bondi, to volunteer and package 4,000 honey biscuits, to be delivered to the wards at the Prince of Wales Hospital. We spent four hours packaging the biscuits and writing encouraging notes for the hospital staff and patients, such as “keep smiling, have a great day!” and “be brave, enjoy these cookies made with love”. The following day, coincidentally International Kindness Day, we went to the hospital and wore bumblebee costumes to deliver the biscuits. We started with the spinal unit, then made our way around the transplant, cardiovascular, aged care, and surgery units. We also visited the adult emergency room where the staff were incredibly busy, but grateful to receive a cookie package. The idea was to show kindness and support to people in our community who work long hours to help other people, and to encourage positivity for patients. The St Catherine’s girls were enthusiastic to hand out biscuits to as many patients and staff as possible. The chance to brighten someone’s day with some biscuits, or seeing staff in the middle of a long shift smile as they read a handwritten note, or to sing You are my Sunshine to a patient going through a hard time, was an amazing experience.

Hannah Farrow, Year 10

Big hugs with the local children in Monjo, a Nepalese town

including types of cancer. This device could become a powerful diagnostic tool, which would save money and unnecessary invasive procedures. The girls were fascinated to learn about her work and the tiny size of the sensor chip.

In class, the girls enjoyed various games and other activities to celebrate Science Week. Highlights included a look at microscopy for Year 7, and exploring new places through virtual reality for Year 8. Years 9–10 played science trivia and other science and engineering-based challenges. We hope the guest speakers inspired the girls to consider pursuing exciting careers in STEM after school.

Elisabeth Cola and Junias Tjanaria made impressive achievements in The Australian Science Olympiads competition, a national program for secondary science students that culminates in the International Science Olympiads.

Ms Sera Hurley Head of Science

Mr Parkin at Science Week

Year 9 science Liquid nitrogen ice cream


Music

“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without”

– CONFUCIUS

Showcasing our musical talents Choral ShowcaseOur annual Choral Showcase was held in May. Students from Years 1–12 sang across four choirs, and a cappella, along with our fantastic soloist Paris Francis of Year 12. We heard some great songs including Shoo Fly!, performed by our Stage 1 choir, and our combined choir sang How Can I Keep From Singing? It was a successful evening, which would not have been possible without the support of the music department.

String Showcase with the ACOOn 22 May, the Australian Chamber Orchestra (ACO) visited St Catherine’s for the String Showcase. This workshop was an amazing opportunity for our string students, where the ACO helped our musicians and added to their performances. All the string groups performed, beginning with the string quartet, prelude, camerata and sinfonietta strings. Then, the combined orchestra of St Catherine’s, Newington College and the ACO played Mendelssohn’s Grave and Allegro from Sinfonia No. 9 in C major, and the Romanian Folk Dances by Bartok. To finish, the four ACO members played three stunning pieces, leaving the audience in awe.

The Lion King Jr. musical

Band Showcase

2018 was a year of much music -making, with our students excelling both within the school and in the broader community.

Musicals The Secret Garden was an enchanting musical produced by St Catherine’s students and The Scots College, based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The talents of our singers, dancers, orchestral musicians and backstage crew were showcased over four performances at NIDA’s Parade Theatre, with over 1400 in attendance. The story follows young Mary, Jessica Nearn of Year 9, who loses her father and mother, Ava Carmont of Year 11, to cholera in colonial India and is sent to live with her uncle in a haunted manor. Mary, determined to restore happiness to the house for the first time since her aunt Lily’s, Lucinda Edwards of Year 9, death, revives her aunt’s garden and brings joy back to Misselthwaite Manor, with the help of cousin Colin, housemaid Martha, Isabella Meyrick of Year 9, and her brother Dicken.

In September, Stage 3 girls impressed audiences with their production of The Lion King Jr. We saw some great performances from lionesses, hyenas, wildebeest and other animals of the Pride Lands, as well as grasslands, flowers and stars. All students confidently worked together to achieve a wonderful performance, and the principal roles portrayed their characters with skill beyond their years.

The story of Christmas was brought to life by K–2 girls in the nativity musical, Hey Ewe! The tale is told from the perspective of two curious sheep, Alyssa Savva and Sophia Oliver, who witnessed some extraordinary events while the other sheep were sleeping. Kindergarten performed enthusiastically as stars; Year 1 grooved as angels and townspeople; and Year 2 took the roles of narrator, the Emperor, Mary, Joseph, the Wise Men, shepherds and sheep.


MusicBand ShowcaseThe St Catherine’s Band Showcase demonstrated the musical talents of over 100 girls across Years 3–12, and included performances from our concert bands, jazz bands, rock band and a wide range of chamber ensembles. We welcomed back Dr John Lynch, leading USA conductor, Associate Professor and Conductor of the Conservatorium Wind Symphony at Sydney Conservatorium of Music. The symphonic winds were delighted to take part in a one-hour workshop with Dr Lynch and perform with him in the showcase. Another highlight was the first performance by our rock band, playing Don’t Look Back in Anger by Oasis, and the newly formed double reed ensemble performing Walking Tune, arranged by David Bussick. Katia Geha and music prefect Alexandra Bradley were master of ceremonies for the evening, and special thanks to Ms Lisa McCowage, our head of wind, brass and percussion.

Performing with the wider communitySt Catherine’s has a partnership with the Australian Chamber Orchestra as part of their National Education Program. This partnership established a cultural exchange program between St Catherine’s and St Marys North Primary School, providing opportunities for music and friendship activities between the schools and complementing the music education program established at St Marys North Primary School in 2015. Students from both schools participated in concerts and workshops, and the students from St Marys North Primary School visited us this year.

In the classroom Salaka DrummingYear 7 experienced the music of Africa through drumming and singing when Salaka Drumming visited our school to support the curriculum focus on ‘Music of a Culture’, in Term 1. All the girls were able to perform on djembes and build rhythmic compositions that were then intertwined with dances. The girls had an enjoyable session, led by two talented presenters.

Jersey BoysYears 8–10 music and Year 9 drama students attended the musical Jersey Boys at the Capitol Theatre. Students and staff were entertained by the catchy tunes of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, including Walk Like a Man, Sherry and Bye Bye Baby. It was an enjoyable night for all.

Voyage of Musical DiscoverySenior school musicians attended a series of three concerts with the late Richard Gill and the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra. Music from both the past and present was performed, with explanations provided by Mr Gill, one of Australia’s pre-eminent music educators, who sadly passed away in late October.

Engadine Band FestivalOur wind band and junior band headed to Kogarah for the Engadine Band Festival at the end of Term 2. Both ensembles performed exceptionally well and were awarded gold in their respective categories by adjudicator Cathy Chan.

Essentially EllingtonAs part of the Essentially Ellington program, the St Catherine’s big band travelled to the Sydney Conservatorium of Music to perform for Jerome Jennings, a clinician from Jazz at Lincoln Centre, New York. The big band performed three pieces: An Ellington Tribute, Lady of the Lavender Mist and Cubano Chant. Jerome has a Master’s degree from the Juilliard School in Manhattan, New York and in 2017, became resident director of the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra. Performing, listening to other school big bands and the private workshop with Jerome were highly inspiring experiences.Salaka Drumming

Choral Showcase The Secret GardenSt Marys North Primary School

Engadine Band Festival

Hey Ewe!


Music

MUSIC COMMITTEEMr D Gresham, Katia Geha (Year 11) Band Captain, Alexandria Bradley (Year 12) 2018 Music Prefect, Eleni Cole (Year 9) String Captain, Isabella Pinter (Year 11) Orchestra Captain and Georgina Rafferty (Year 11) Choir Captain

Graduating musiciansThe end of Term 3 marked the time to farewell our departing Year 12 students. These musicians put in countless hours performing with the choirs, orchestra, bands and string orchestras, as well as touring to Europe and performing at NIDA in musicals.

Antonia Boulton – Symphonic winds; big band; silver badge

Kristina Boulton – Symphonic winds; silver badge

Alexandra Bradley – Symphonic winds; senior orchestra; bronze badge

Jolie (Jessica) Cheung – Symphonic winds; chapel band; bronze badge

Paris Francis – Senior orchestra; string orchestra; senior choir; a cappella; platinum badge

Joon Hee (Julia) Lim – Senior orchestra; string orchestra; gold badge

Eloise Reddy – Senior orchestra; string orchestra; senior choir; platinum badge

Xun (Teddy) Zuo – Senior orchestra; percussion ensemble; bronze badge

Music awards SENIOR SCHOOL BADGESPlatinum – Katia Geha (oboe); Aisling Harrison (violin); Sophie Lui (oboe); Jasmin Yip (violin)

Gold – Saranya Agar (flute); Elisabeth Cola (double bass); Joon Hee (Julia) Lim (violin); Katherine Petsoglou (violin); Isabella Pinter (flute); Georgina Rafferty (bassoon); Rebecca Rosenberg (french horn); Junias Tjanaria (viola)

Silver – Antonia Boulton (clarinet); Kristina Boulton (saxophone); Eleni Cole (cello); Elena McEwan (french horn); Renee Stavroulakis (clarinet); Ellen Zhang (violin)

Bronze – Cleo Baldwin (percussion); Luella Beaumont (clarinet); Emily Hinwood (bassoon); Dominique Leeming (saxophone); Annette Ong (violin); Eeshani Parameswaran (trumpet); Sophia Pinter (percussion); Grace Porter (clarinet); Lauren Roberts (violin); Sophia Zhang (oboe); Xun (Teddy) Zuo (percussion)

JUNIOR SCHOOL AWARDS

Stage 3 music excellencePlatinum – Melanie Kang; Amelia Kim; Julia Mallam; Sophia Markovic; Zoe Tinellis

Gold – Charlotte Gibbs; Isobel Killcross

Silver – Ruby Marshall; Bethany Rodriguez

Bronze – Anika Bradford; Lucinda Evans; Chloe Grant; Isabel Hathorn; Isabella McIntosh; Ariel Vivian; Jazz Wilson

Stage 2 music excellencePlatinum – Christabella Chow; Eliza Cook; Cerise Platt; Olivia Zhang

Gold – Shen Liang (Mandy) Chi

Silver – Antonia Lin; Summer Jedlicka-Trennery; Isabel Thompson; Han Ya (Hanya) Yang

Bronze – Ava George; Caroline Lin

Stage 1 music excellenceSilver – Sophia Chen

Bronze – Isabella Legge; Zara Todd

Junior school winning house: Patterson

Choral Showcase

The Lion King Jr.

Essentailly Ellington Festival

The Secret Garden

Band Showcase

Junior band won gold at Engadine

Hey Ewe!


Music

SENIOR SCHOOL ORCHESTRAFRONT ROW: Katia Geha, Annette Ong, Ellen Zhang, Jasmin Yip, Katherine Petsoglou, Eloise Reddy, Paris Francis, Sophie Lui

SECOND ROW: Mr D. Gresham, Emily Hinwood, Aisling Harrison, Junias Tjanaria, Melanie Chan, Georgina Rafferty, Sophia Voigt, Elisabeth Cola

THIRD ROW: Renee Stavroulakis, Alexandra Bradley, Isabella Pinter, Olivia Kinnaird, Elena McEwan, Sophia Pinter, Eleni Cole

SINFONIETTA STRINGSFRONT ROW: Jenny Kaing, Charlotte Wadds, Annette Ong, Caitlin Wong, Hannah Cheung, Emily Allton, Erini Kiousis, Sophia Kelley

SECOND ROW: Ms H. Cush, Shen Liang (Mandy) Chi, Molly Stening, Constance Skeffington, Charlotte Skeffington, Melanie Kang, Amelia Kim

THIRD ROW: Nicolette Walker, Evie Cook, Tara Hercz, Eleni Cole, Junias Tjanaria, Sarah Myatt, Jamie Podmore Taylor

CONCERT BANDFRONT ROW: Mackenzie Hansen, Alice Lee, Jasmine Ong, Emily Dingle, Sophia Rikard-Bell, Bella McGeechan, Ashleigh Doran, Madeleine Griffiths, Alicia Kim, Bethany Ling, Isobel Killcross

SECOND ROW: Ms L. McCowage (Conductor), Zoe Tinellis, Sophia Voigt, Acacia Ngu, Molly Macneal, Semi Kim, Sarah Teitler, Elenor Craven, Patricia Hardas, Pati Harbilas, Julia Mallam

THIRD ROW: Eden Timbery, Sophia Zhang, Eeshani Parameswaran, Ya (Priscilla) Gao, Ella Johnston, Grace Porter, Anna Yang, Evelyn Rock, Ella Berckelman, Emily Lim

SENIOR CHOIRFRONT ROW: Annette Ong, Emily Hinwood, Sarah Myatt, Taylor Galea, Patricia Hardas, Sophie Lui, Emily Beckley, Alicia Kim, Sophia Voigt, Jasmine Ong

SECOND ROW: Dr H. Belling, Georgina Rafferty, Asha Raghav, Luella Beaumont, Melanie Chan, Isabella Meyrick, Caitlin Wong, Julia Mitnovetski, Scarlett Miller, Katia Geha

THIRD ROW: Aisling Harrison, Nicolette Walker, Saranya Agar, Isabella Pinter, Elena McEwan, Eleni Cole, Rebecca Rosenberg, Sacha Brown, Junias Tjanaria, Isabella Plaisted


Music

CAMERATA STRING ENSEMBLEFRONT ROW: Eliza Cook, Chloe Grant, Mika Selden, Aida Lloyd, Bianca Kelley, Shen Liang (Mandy) Chi, Isabel Thompson

SECOND ROW: Ms H. Cush, Cate Darling, Sophia Markovic, Holly Negas, Josie Khoo, Melanie Kang, Isabella McIntosh, Amelia Kim

THIRD ROW: Clementine Hutchinson, Julia Mallam, Molly Stening, Willow Pratley, Samantha Debelle, Kimmi Bilmon, Clarissa Ling

JUNIOR BANDFRONT ROW: Tara Williams, Ophelia Heywood, Lillian Oranje, Olivia Zhang, Bianca Wong, Phoebe Garcia, Sashi Mason, Karyn Ling

SECOND ROW: Emily Canning-Smith, Blayke Piggins-Massaad, Piper Pratley, Grace Walley, Evie Lloyd, Koko Rikard-Bell, Annabelle Guo

THIRD ROW: Ms L. McCowage, Summer Jedlicka-Trennery, Christabella Chow, Viva Coyle-Beeche, Phoebe Ruffa, Evie Bayot, Antonia Lin, Ruby Hughes

SYMPHONIC WINDSFRONT ROW: Sophie Lui, Eden Timbery, Jolie (Jessica) Cheung, Alexandra Bradley, Kristina Boulton, Renee Stavroulakis, Saranya Agar, Eva Nicolaou, Yunqi (Tara) Dai, Katia Geha

SECOND ROW: Ms L. McCowage (Conductor), Cleo Baldwin, Emily Hinwood, Luella Beaumont, Rebecca Rosenberg, Aisling Harrison, Eeshani Parameswaran, Georgina Rafferty, Antonia Boulton, Elisabeth Cola

THIRD ROW: Anna Yang, Sophia Pinter, Isabella Pinter, Grace Porter, Jamie Podmore Taylor, Olivia Kinnaird, Elena McEwan, Junias Tjanaria, Sophia Zhang

STRING ORCHESTRAFRONT ROW: Jasmin Yip, Katherine Petsoglou, Lauren Roberts, Aisling Harrison, Paris Francis

SECOND ROW: Ms H. Cush, Melanie Chan, Eleni Cole, Junias Tjanaria


WIND BANDFRONT ROW: Ariana Fermanis, Tilly Shorter, Eliza Watt, Ariel Vivian, Anita Jazzini, Isla Mazor, Isobel Killcross

SECOND ROW: Mackenzie Hansen, Kimmi Bilmon, Eva Johnston, Zoe Yu, Ruby Doyle, Amelia Kim

THIRD ROW: Ruby Marshall, Melanie Poulos, Darcy Connell, Zoe Tinellis, Georgia Middleton

ABSENT: Mr D. Gresham, Anika Bradford, Charlotte Gibbs, Julia Mallam

STAGE 1 CHOIRFRONT ROW: Gabrielle Subrata, Lillian Trennery, Zara Todd, Sophia Chen, Mikhaela Milios, Ava Dewar, Zara Ashley, Evangeline Jazzini

SECOND ROW: Mrs V. Gilmour, Gabrielle Brown, Nikoletta Veneti, Harriet Hathorn-Jarman, Alyssa Savva, Leonor Aguilar Contente, Ella McDonald, Miss T. Chung

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JUNIOR CHOIRFRONT ROW: Karyn Ling, Claudia Lynam, Mia Caredes, Ruby Colin, Ophelia Heywood, Olivia Zhang, Anita Jazzini, Isabella van den Brink, Isobel Killcross, Sashi Mason, Safira Sutarto, Jasmine Zhang, Lara Wong

SECOND ROW: Mrs V. Gilmour, Eliza Cook, Bianca Wong, Han Ya (Hanya) Yang, Antonia Lin, Clementine Jenkins, Koko Rikard-Bell, Summer Jedlicka-Trennery, Caroline Lin, Melanie Kang, Florence Vinnell, Codie Rigby, Miss T. Chung

THIRD ROW: Emily Jackson, Cerise Platt, Margot Ruffa, Alice Aitken, Kate Wu, Angelique Elfes, Gabriella Mata Rohe, Tessa Allen, Lucinda Connell, Jamie Meyerson, Sienna Dole

FOURTH ROW: Amelia Kim, Kimmi Bilmon, Sophia Markovic, Zoe Tinellis, Isabel Hathorn, Jazz Wilson, Christabella Chow, Julia Mallam, Lucinda Evans, Phoebe Ruffa

ABSENT: Katherine Budden, Ruby Congdon, Charlotte Gibbs, Annabelle Guo, Bethany Rodriguez

PRELUDE STRINGSFRONT ROW: Dominique Cullen Feng, Rediva Chan, Edie Molesworth, Florence Vinnell, Eliza Cook, Amelie Fletcher, Ophelia Heywood

SECOND ROW: Ms H. Cush, Blayke Piggins-Massaad, Shen Liang (Mandy) Chi, Abigail Brealey, Ava George, Cerise Platt, Miss T. Chung

ABSENT: Isabella Legge


Learning enrichmentOur students experienced an exciting range of enrichment experiences. Gifted and talented programs are established across both the junior school and senior school to encourage participation in creative and challenging activities. Many of our high potential learners enjoy being creative through literature and narratives; and to engage students to think critically about the issues we face in today’s world, we offer a variety of programs to encourage these skills. Enrichment opportunities are a chance for the girls to extend themselves and compete against a strong cohort of other high potential students.

Ms Natalie MillerDirector of Learning Enrichment K–12

da Vinci DecathlonI loved the da Vinci Decathlon because we went to Knox Grammar School and met a lot of other students. There were 10 different tasks we had to try and complete; art and poetry, cartography, code breaking, creative producers, engineering, English, general knowledge, ideation, mathematics and science. We had the opportunity to try new things and helped each other to figure out the problem.

Mackenzie Hansen, Year 5

Evatt UN CompetitionSt Catherine’s competed in the Evatt Model United Nations competition over several weeks and venues across Sydney. We had an enlightening and enjoyable experience as we learned more about how the UN Security Council is run, and how to negotiate and debate with other ‘Nation’ teams. We discussed issues including fake news, lethal autonomous weapons and protection of common water resources, which were topics we had heard about but not fully explored. Meeting other interested people was exciting as we became more engaged with current news and the other teams. Overall, it was a great experience as we learned so much more about the world around us.

Mathilde Hinchcliffe and Elisabeth Cola, Year 11

Future Problem SolvingRhianna Jones, Annabelle Strachan, Emily Beckley and Sarah Myatt competed in the National Finals of Future Problem Solving at Monash University. We analysed a cloud storage problem and developed creative solutions. This rewarding experience developed our critical thinking and teamwork and we were thrilled to be part of such an exciting weekend in Melbourne.

Annabelle Strachan, Year 8

GATEway8Year 6 girls Juliet Brooker, Lucie Brealey, Jazz Wilson, Meera Arora, Melanie Kang, Libei (Lisa) Wang, Freya Jensen and Ariel Vivian, attended GATEway8. We competed in six tasks in mathematics, English, science, humanities, visual arts and music. We placed third in English, first in science and second overall, out of 25 schools. It was lots of fun.

Lucie Brealey, Year 6

Girls Write UpA group of 11 students travelled to Customs House for the Girls Write Up workshop. We heard from a wide range of female authors, playwrights, directors, opinion piece writers and poets, who discussed various issues and areas of inspiration. We also attended seminars of our choice, which included pitching ideas to magazines and comic strip composition. The day was highly engaging and powerful and everyone found something unique to take away from the experience.

Rebecca Rosenberg, Year 11

Interschool chess challengeOn 10 April students from the junior and senior school competed in the St Catherine’s Interschool Chess competition in the Jane Barker Hall. We were the only girls’ team competing against Bellevue Hill Public School, St Spyridon College and Woollahra Public School. It was a tough competition but a lot of fun. Both our teams made the semi-finals and St Catherine’s came third overall.

Eva Steed, Year 3

Kirby CupMaisy Lam-Po-Tang, Scarlett Craig, Claire Smith and Charlie Barry attended the Kirby Cup Moot Court Competition at Western Sydney University, Parramatta in November. The competition consisted of knockout rounds, where two barristers, a solicitor and a court officer worked against other schools in a case regarding the falsification of immigration documents. Each team would either defend the applicant or represent the Minister for Home Affairs. Overall, it was an extremely beneficial experience allowing us to think on our feet and experience the emotions of a court case. Our team placed second on the day out of 12 schools. Consequently, all four students received conditional offers to study Law at Western Sydney University.

Charlie Barry, Year 10

da Vinci Decathlon

da Vinci Decathlon

Evatt UN

Future Problem Solving

Kirby Cup

Kirby Cup

Chess with Ms Guy

GATEway8

Girls Write Up


Learning enrichment Research centre

Maths CupYear 6 girls Lauren Griffiths, Anika Bradford, Scarlett Edyvean, Scarlett Sewell, Gemma Allen and Libei (Lisa) Wang represented the school in the Maths Cup competition at Amity College in September. The competition was split into three sections, completed both individually and as a team. Each section was challenging, interactive and extremely enjoyable.

Lauren Griffiths, Year 6

Mock TrialStudents in Years 10 and 11 participated in the Mock Trial competition which is held in a simulated courtroom setting. We took on the roles of barristers, solicitors, witnesses and court clerks and were given a variety of civil and criminal cases to work on and develop arguments around, to test our teamwork and analytical skills. Successful in three of four of our preliminary rounds, we only marginally missed out on qualification for the semi-finals.

Participating in Mock Trial was a wonderful experience that furthered our skills in public speaking, problem solving and creative thinking, as well as being a great way to work with different year groups.

Maisy Lam-Po-Tang

NSW State CCI attended a student convention at NSW Parliament House at the end of October. The convention was about Section 44(i) of the Constitution, and the dismissal of members of parliament with dual citizenship. Professor Anne Twomey spoke, students discussed the matter, then held a referendum to reappeal the section, of which the majority voted in favour. The day was an enjoyable and highly educational insight into constitutional law.

Charlotte Prentice, Year 12

Tournament of MindsThe junior school Tournament of Minds team consisted of Chelsea Baker, Bobbie-Lee DeBuse, Ashley Sassine, Betty-Rose Burcham and Ruby Congdon. We chose the ‘language literature’ challenge and created a pitch to convince the judges to make a movie about our book. We made props and masks during rehearsals, and learned our lines ready for competition day. The experience allowed us to think creatively and work as a group.

Chelsea Baker, Year 5

Write a Book in a DayStudents in Years 5–10 experienced what it was like to be a professional writer. We used our writing, editing, creative and illustrating skills to write a whole book in a single day. There were certain parameters, for example ‘soldier’, ‘dungeon’ and ‘witch’ were some of the words we had to entwine into our story. It was a fun day of frantic editing and we published a brilliant piece of work. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day and it was a great experience for all.

Bianca Kelley, Year 5

Book club comes first. This is our gathering of book lovers to discuss books around chocolate biscuits. Library Lovers’ Day on 14 February saw love letters to libraries arrive, and the hilarious staff versus Year 12 quiz, where the teachers claimed victory. Then there are the books, with new books piled up on the front desk every day. The library would not be the same without the library staff, who encourage us to extend ourselves in the variety of books we read. The community that is fostered within the library makes me feel supported by many lovely friends across all grades, who share a mutual passion for reading and a love of books.

Hally Baker, Year 10

NSW State Parliament

Tournament of Minds

Write a Book in a Day

Mock Trial

Maths Cup

It was a fun year at the research centre, with activities, games and of course, reviewing new books at book club while eating snacks. I most enjoyed the ‘Frankenstein’ party, to celebrate 200 years since the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. I can’t wait to see what book club has in store for next year.

Yunqi (Tara) Dai, Year 9

We had quizzes on books, movies and general pop culture. Sarah Ayoub, the author of Hate is Such a Strong Word and The Yearbook Committee, visited to provide an insight on writing narratives and shared her story of becoming a writer. As a member of book club, I’m always overwhelmed by the amount of effort the library staff put in to make the research centre as fun as possible. Their effort was not wasted this year, and I am happy to call the library my home.

Zara Sheldrick-Aboud, Year 9

Where do you come to learn everything about books and technology? The librarians know it all…

During STC time, we learned about efficient research, and by using slashes, dashes and dots, we found easier ways to find information. We created a mnemonic for effective researching. Ms Lamour helped us understand how computers work and taught us what keywords to use for the best results.

Alice Lee, Year 7

A major highlight in the research centre for Year 8 was Medieval Day. The fun activities included tasting medieval food, working together to create a castle and launching jelly babies from a model catapult. There was a costume contest, and the most popular costume was a rat with the bubonic plague. The red carpet was also lots fun, especially because I was one of the winners for my castle costume.

Grace Gay, Year 8

Staff love letters to libraries

Solange Fadel and Samarah Issa entering STC time

Mr McMurdo, Mr Vancers, Mr Caputo, Ms Turnbull Brown, Mrs Doyle, Mrs Clancy and Mr Parkin


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.

GymnasticsIn 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.

TennisAt 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.

Mrs Kate BarrellHead of BTC (Extra-Curricular)Dance

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.

Cleo Parker, Emily Noble and Elizabeth Parker OSHC

Cleo Parker at Pee Wee Tennis

Catherine Aulia, Isabella Meyrick, Piper Freeman, Allegra Slovitt, Hannah Collins and Chilee Roland at the Australian Schools Tennis Championship

Eva Nicolaou, Harriette Gardiner, Maya Bauer, Alexandra Webster and Caitlin Morris at the National Clubs Carnival

Snowsports group

Years 3-4 Jazz Showcase

Owl by Gemma AllenJellyfish by Melanie Kang


House activities in the senior schoolEach year, the seven houses compete in many competitions and events. These events all contribute to the house cup, presented at Speech Night.

Clubs and Choirs and Physical Culture (PC) are two house events that deserve special mention, as they involve every senior school girl.

Term 1 begins by welcoming our new Year 7 girls into their house group at the Clubs and Choirs event. Every girl participates either in the choir, as a soloist or an accompanist. The audience for this event rivals that of Speech Night, it is so popular and entertaining.

Term 4 ends with PC, and just like Clubs and Choirs, every girl from Years 7–11 participates. With themed dance performances, the Years 5–6 girls get a glimpse of senior school life as they watch this spectacular event. The Year 6 girls are then welcomed to their new house ‘family’ by the Year 10 house officials.

One cannot underestimate the excitement and passion that the girls have for their houses. House spirit is undeniable, and it is wonderful to see the support given to all houses in their performances – a true reflection of the respect and relationships that have been built across the school.

Mrs Deb ClancyHead of Boarding and Academic Care

Clubs and Choirs

Clubs and Choirs

HOUSE PLACE PC THEMECLUBS & CHOIRS SONG

CONDUCTOR SENIOR SPEAKER

JUNIOR SPEAKER

Barker 6th Vacation BreakawayKelly Clarkson

Aisling Harrison Joon Hee (Julia) Lim Annabella Strachan

Bronte 3rd A Trip to the Movies Don’t StopFleetwood MacWinner

Renee Stavroulakis Rachel SalemWinner

Jemima Melki

Casterton 4th Year 2000 If You’re Out There John Legend and One Love Bob Marley

Eva Nicolaou Katherine Petsoglou Rhianna JonesWinner

Hulme-Moir 1st School of Rock One DayMatisyahu

Leyla Barry Alexandra Bradley Arieta Varvaressos

Patterson 5th Disco Sun Comes UpRudimental

Junias Tjanaria Lauren Nikas Amelia Jacobson

Phillips 2nd Disney Don’t Dream It’s OverCrowded House

Rebecca Rosenberg Scarlett Craig Nicole Chong

Sutherland 7th Carnivale Rise UpAndra Day

Mariah Issa Georgia Ireland Eliza Morgan

Clubs and Choirs


Barker

This was a year of great triumph for Barker, with incredible house spirit shown in all house events and some great results.

Barker showed off their moves in PC with the theme ‘Boot Camp’, where we successfully kicked and punched our way through the routine, earning third place.

We started 2018 with the swimming carnival, and swam our way to a spectacular first place. Our senior relay team broke the relay record and won that event, and the girls demonstrated house spirit and sportsmanship throughout the day, cheering each other on. Congratulations to all the girls who swam on the day and to Ruby Swadling, the senior champion.

We placed second in Clubs and Choirs with our performance of Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson. The girls showed great vocal and instrumental ability and gave the audience a dynamic and uplifting performance. We were so proud of the girls and the outcome of the night. Our conductor, Aisling Harrison of Year 11, also helped with the score, and our two public speakers, Annabelle Strachan of Year 8 and Julia Lim of Year 12 spoke beautifully and insightfully about the theme ‘Hope’.

BARKER HOUSEFRONT ROW: Araminta Scott, Heidi Unger, Emmanuelle Cushway, Vanessa Kimpton, Sophia Rikard-Bell, Miss S Chapman, Miss L Christian, Ms C Lamour, Mr M Vincent, Mrs T Shea, Madeleine Griffiths, Madeleine Chambiras, Bella McGeechan, Annabelle Strachan, Emma Johnson

SECOND ROW: Matilda Brownie, Alicia Kim, Isobel Eshuys, Olivia Cambouris, Hayley Baroni, Patricia Hardas, Sophie Burgess, Emma McDonald, Zoe Henningham, Flora Feng, Laura Tran, Ivy McGrath, Mackenzie Wiseman, Lara Webber, Georgia Vogt

THIRD ROW: Asha Raghav, Scarlett Miller, Jessica Gross, Sophie Bell, Joan Hee (Julia) Lim, Tamzin Heywood, Eliza Gerahty, Elizabeth Tabbash, Shinae Schuller, Chilee Roland, Olivia Tajer, Eleni Andrews, Annabel Penny, Jessica Norman

FOURTH ROW: Felicity Taylor, Kiara Schuller, Delphi Hinchcliffe, Hannah Cozens, Hannah Pillinger, Jiaxuan (Stella) Dong, Olivia Aloi, Missy Callaghan, Edwina Rice, Sophia Zhang, Wing Yan (Angel) Lai, Lily Dougan, Annabelle Taylor, Tamsyn Taylor

FIFTH ROW: Abby Rosenthal, Elena Schai, Maya Rusli, Eleanor Birkhold, Alura Leddie, Aisling Harrison, Amelia Cooper, Mathilde Hinchcliffe, Francesca Heyko-Porebski, Georgia Wilson, Ashlee Miller, Lauren Roberts, Ruby Kilbane, Isabella El-Haddad, Isabella Dunstan

SIXTH ROW: Saskia Ferster, Katerina Ardouin, Eliza Shipway, Sienna White, Georgina Ullman, Bronte Howarth, Adela Eshuys, Lailah Prince, Nina Deal, Emma Lesmond, Sophie Breznik, Madison Booth, Gabrielle Polesy, Lucinda Miller

SEVENTH ROW: Aspen Henderson, Danielle Vassallo, Dominique Polesy, Emma Doyle, Grace Howarth, Erin Finnimore, Ruby Swadling, Abbey Gibbs, Jessica Edser, May Pinnegar, Ava Carmont, Madeline Hendrie, India Potter, Ava O’Brien

In Term 2, Barker placed first in cross country, continuing to show the athletic abilities of the house. This was further demonstrated in the athletics carnival, where Barker girls ran, jumped, threw and cheered their way to third place. The day was filled with sportsmanship and fun.

To finish off the year, Barker packed their bags, headed to the airport and had a vacation for PC in Term 4.

We’d like to thank our fabulous house vice-captain, Hannah Pillinger, and house captain, Sienna White for their support and contribution throughout the year. We wouldn’t have had these amazing achievements without their constant house spirit and leadership. We’d also like to thank Ms Lamour for organising us for these events and for her motivation and encouragement. We were honoured to be house officials for Barker this year and wish the new house officials all the best for the year ahead. Congratulations Barker girls.

Ava Carmont, May Pinnegar and Georgina UllmanHouse officials Barker house leaders: Ms C Lamour, Hannah Pillinger, Sienna White,

May Pinnegar, Ava Carmont, Georgina Ullman


Bronte throwing PC into a ‘Time Warp’

Bronte

Our fantastic year in Bronte began with our ‘Time Warp’ routine in the annual PC competition. After many weeks of dancing, routine drills, and hard work, we travelled through time from the ancient Egyptians to Swinging Sixties to receive fifth place. The girls showed such enthusiasm rehearsing and performing, and were eager to continue the spirit into 2018.

Year 7 joined us at the beginning of the year to compete at the swimming carnival. This was a day full of cheer, smiles and chants, with three Bronte girls placing as age champions. We were very excited to place first in the junior relay and third overall.

The Clubs and Choirs theme ‘Hope’ was strong in Bronte’s incredible performance of Don’t Stop by Fleetwood Mac. We could not have been happier to receive first place, a true reflection of the enthusiasm, passion and talent in the house. Thank you to our conductor, Renee Stavroulakis, the band and the soloist group, who worked behind the scenes to make everything run smoothly. This hard work paid off to be recognised as the most ‘polished and well executed band of the night’. Congratulations to our brave

BRONTE HOUSEFRONT ROW: Isabella Needle, Pati Harbilas, Emily Hinwood, Jade Perica, Yunqi (Tara) Dai, Erin Kara, Ms S Chronis, Mrs K Walton, Ms J Krauss, Mrs R Ayad, Sophia Hardwick, Sophie Lui, Chloe Clark, Sophie Ulm, Erini Kiousis, Lily Wood

SECOND ROW: Olivia Finn, Charley Hearne, Jemima Melki, Skye McDonald, Evie Cook, Paige Kluck, Emily Buchanan, Clementine Hambour, Helena Irmer, Summer-Sky Dann, Georgia Appleton, Molly Macneal, Madison Clifton, Sophia Kelley

THIRD ROW: Ellen Zhang, Emily Jones, Eleanor Hodnett, Hannah McDonald, Ella Berckelman, Jasmin Yip, Lauren Kacanas, Chloe Ng, Hannah Farrow, Ashley Buchanan, Sophie Kay, Ruby Hathorn, Hannah Ricci, Yasmine Fadel

FOURTH ROW: Eleni Cole, Saranya Agar, Nicola Pitt, Christina Stavroulakis, Meg Brudenell-Woods, Sacha Brown, Tanasia Kazonis, Caitlin Lamb, Evelyn Balleine, Kara Nour, Annabel Staines, Renee Stavroulakis, Zara Bennett, Rowjana Bori

FIFTH ROW: Bridget Bromley, Mia Bennett, Eeshani Parameswaran, Isabella Plaisted, Chloe Faddy, Zarlie Brewis, Zoe Sullivan, Hailey Vincent, Jessica Lamb, Catherine Aulia, Matilda Borthwick, April O’Neill, Chloe Brooker, Mia Clark

SIXTH ROW: Rosamunde Hood, Charlotte Prentice, Solange Fadel, Elena McEwan, Felicity Hedger, Milla Ippindo, Mattison Ball, Kiera Rosen, Laura Heath, Isabella Davison, Lily Graham, Izabella Fadel, Olivia Strickland, Zoe Welborn

SEVENTH ROW: Indiana Ippindo, Rachel Salem, Arabella Hambour, Catherine Johnson, Eleanor Thornton, Mary Kalantzis, Tayla Vincent, Georgia Griffen-White, Morgan Gaden, Bridget Kluck, Ava Vaughan, McKenzie Ball, Amelia Staines

public speakers, Jemima Melki of Year 8 and Rachel Salem of Year 11, who spoke with wit, clarity and wisdom. Rachel’s first place in senior speaking was the icing on the cake to a fabulous night.

Later in the year, we displayed a fantastic effort in the athletics carnival, chanting and running to come in at fourth place, with strong performances across field and track events. The new team of house officials, captain and vice-captain lead the girls competently in this year’s PC. Our theme was ‘A Night at the Movies’, and we were thrilled to place third. We also participated in house trivia and peer support, which helped foster strong friendships across the year groups.

So, thank you Bronte for a great year. We had a lot of fun being your house officials, and are so proud of everything we achieved together. Best of luck to the 2019 house officials, Sophie Lui, McKenzie Ball and Sacha Brown, we can already see Bronte is in safe hands.

Rachel Salem, Saranya Agar and Isabella Plaisted House officials

Bronte house leaders: Ms J Krauss, Isabella Plaisted, Olivia Strickland, Rachel Salem, Zoe Welborn, Saranya Agar

Rachel Salem


Casterton

Casterton girls cheered and participated throughout the year in an array of activities, including PC, Clubs and Choirs, sports, trivia and charity events.

The year started out with the swimming carnival, where girls from every year swam and cheered. Despite coming seventh overall, our participation was outstanding, with many girls reaching their personal bests and some making it to the finals.

Casterton had a strong team in the cross country and came fourth overall, showcasing our dedication and strong house spirit. Abbey Lissenden came third and Madison Souvlis came first in their age divisions, helping the house to succeed.

Our girls excelled in Clubs and Choirs with the theme ‘Hope’. We sang a mash up of If You’re Out There by John Legend and One Love by Bob Marley, conducted by Eva Nicolaou. Our two speakers Katherine Petsoglou, senior, and Rhianna Jones, junior, were fantastic, with Rhianna taking out first prize for the junior speakers. The night was a great success, with our hard work paying off, to place fourth.

CASTERTON HOUSEFRONT ROW: Kayla Heng, Abbey Lissenden, Alice Lee, Alison Zaczek, Catherine Tioupikov, Mr B Vancers, Ms O Smith, Ms A Duffy, Ms R Blomfield, Kelly-Ann Kwan, Olivia Giuffrida, Jessa Ballard, Rhianna Jones, Mia Williams

SECOND ROW: Valerie Wu, Antonia Boulton, Leena Song, Alice Uhd, Katherine Dovolis, Lauren Pulley, Ava Langenbach, Ashleigh Lawson, Charlotte Davidson, Helena Comino, Meg Wotherspoon, Olivia Doble, Jordan Bremer, Kristina Boulton, Celeste Beville

THIRD ROW: Luna Coyle-Beeche, Tiffany Kwan, Clodagh Maclean-Milne, Jessica Shelley, Isabella Rajek, Taylor Galea, Lily Galea, Lucy Booth, Stella Brooks, Emily Beckley, Yujing (Jing) Luo, Moyao (Michelle) Li, Brooke Jones, Sky Cohen, Summer Sarin-Hall

FOURTH ROW: Isabella Meyrick, Sarah Kelly, Katherine Petsoglou, Georgina Rafferty, Ruby Langenbach, Qinghua (Jennifer) Tan, Lucinda Uhd, Ming Wai (Natalie) Chow, Sabaha de Waligorski, Chloe Davis, Liu (Bonnie) Suen, Li (Lily) Li, Annaliese Freeman, Scarlett Pike, Sophia Jones

FIFTH ROW: Julia Mitnovetski, Neve D’Arcy, Luella Beaumont, Wilhelmina Urquhart, Jamilla Ledet, Zoe Wotherspoon, Ruoyun (Yolanda) Li, Madison Souvlis, Isabella Powell, Jade Showniruk, Molly Griffiths, Molly Cheney, Loretta Maksimovich, Caitlin Wong

SIXTH ROW: Alicia Vaughan, Lucy Giuffrida, Luyao (Lucretia) Liu, Ella Johnston, Charlotte Stewart, Claire Smith, Olivia Revell-Reade, Ella Steyn, Emily Nolan, Allegra Slovitt, Jaimie Harrigan, Elisabeth Cola, Eva Nicolaou, Rebecca Eisho

SEVENTH ROW: Kameel Baldeo, Darcie Urquhart, Hannah Collins, Hannah Johnston, Eloise Wilson, Madeline Stewart, Scarlett Byrnes, Abigail Vaughan, Lara Sciberras, Zahlia Baker, Isabella McCulloch, Grace Hill, Sophie West

Casterton was awarded second place at the senior athletics carnival, where our house spirit and participation was through the roof. The girls were encouraged to give everything a go and nearly everyone competed in at least one event. Many of the girls won ribbons in their individual events, which showed the immense spirit and hard work as we came a close second place.

This year’s PC theme took us ‘Back to the 2000s’ with music from Brittney Spears and Beyoncé, and included a double zero, iPod and graffiti formation. The girls worked incredibly hard during lunchtime rehearsals to perfect the routine.

Casterton raised money and awareness for Australian Red Cross, for its dedication and support to vulnerable people and communities. We organised a bake sale of cakes and cookies made by Casterton girls and house mentors.

After a successful year, we are proud of every girl’s hard work, amazing house spirit and smiling face at every event. Thank you to our house leader Ms Smith and our house officials, Georgina Rafferty, Elisabeth Cola, Darcie Urquhart and vice-captain Abigail Vaughan.

Madeline Stewart House Captain

Casterton house leaders: Ms O Smith, Darcie Urquhart, Abigail Vaughan, Madeline Stewart, Elisabeth Cola, Georgina Rafferty

Rhianna Jones


Hulme-Moir

Hulme-Moir 2018 had another fantastic year as the reigning house cup winners.

We started our defence with a strong showing at the swimming carnival with both Charlotte Sork and Madeleine Fairlie leading the charge for the mighty purple clan.

Clubs and Choirs was a spectacular performance of Matisyahu’s One Day involving everything from three part harmonies to a surprise drum reveal from our house captain Lisa Guo, good enough to secure us a third place finish. Our speakers Alexandra Bradley and Arietta Varvaressos conveyed ideas about hope, that made us think about our heros and how they change. They asked us to put our hope in each in other and ourselves, to lead the world forward in a more positive way.

The cross country carnival saw incredible participation from all age groups and a special mention to Year 7 who returned from camp then headed to the park to race. Our house spirit was on show as we cheered our fellow house members into second place overall.

HULME-MOIR HOUSEFRONT ROW: Amelie Blondin-Bayly, Olivia Schey, Charlotte Wadds, Charlotte Williams, Lily Xuereb, Mr P Parkin, Ms S Clare, Mr P McMurdo, Mrs R Lobo, Mrs D Clancy, Isha Lewis, Holly Liggins, Aylin Barry, Jenny Kaing, Caitlin Hobbs

SECOND ROW: Annette Ong, Zara Scholten, Ada Saydam, Amelie Cointrel, Ellie Cooper, Natasha Chryssafis, Isabella Reed, Arabella Amirian, Sophia Voigt, Sarah Myatt, Elena Caredes, Vanessa Li, Imogen Glozier, Miranda Myles, Holly Palmer

THIRD ROW: Jemima Dunsmore, Arieta Varvaressos, Rosa Mollica, Margaret Bolas, Angela Wei, Annalin Kidd, Natasha Pollett, Jordan Alp, Julia McCluskey, Olivia Debelle, Charlotte Sork, Semi Kim, Rachel Li, Elizabeth Diakatos, Zara Sheldrick-Aboud, Constance Rochios, Emma Pellegrini

FOURTH ROW: Sofia Avramides, Jung-An (Aurelia) King, Taylah Milne, Abby Spencer, Rebecca Matthei, Meghan Palmer, Kinsey Samuels, Lily Foxall, Scout King, Scarlett Pellegrini, Olivia Rochios, Stephanie Augoustis, Judy Mansell, Olivia Southall, Sofie Gartner

FIFTH ROW: Amber Hayes, Zoe Hayes, Ursula Thomas, Georgia Dyson, Zarissa Punnakris, Luka Bensted-Buttery, Erin Mylonas, Bethany Guy, Juliette Martin, Sarah Waterford, Konstandina Dimitriadis, Emma Tyrrell, Leyla Barry, Brianna Milne

SIXTH ROW: Eun Ji (Maria) Yoon, Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo, Aria Cameron, Natasha Gallant, Julia France, Alydiira Price, Charlotte Williams Swinnen, Georgia Slade, Katrice Sippel, Madeleine Fairlie, Antonia Sasvary, Olivia Hilton, Alexandra Bradley, Harper Pollard

SEVENTH ROW: Georgia Pellegrini, Michaela Dyson, Issey Cotton, Willamina Burke, Phoebe Ryan, Jade Julian, Amber Haase, Lucinda Edwards, Zoe Scheinberg, Anna Simms, Tara Hercz, Samantha Pollett, Isabella Southall

The athletics carnival was filled with fun and frivolity as the girls charged up and down the track, Stephanie Augoustis surged home in the 100m relay which was a particular highlight.

Without a doubt, Hulme-Moir’s zenith was PC. After a few false starts with our theme, we settled on ‘Rock and Roll’. The girls put in 100 per cent effort throughout rehearsals, and the classic 70s, 80s and 90s rock hits gave us the impetus to rock out hard on the day. Our final shape, a Flying V guitar in homage to Brian May from Queen, culminated in our back-to-back victory.

We can’t thank the girls enough for their enthusiasm and their house spirit and we were rewarded by winning the house cup again. Three out of the last five years. We know the incoming house officials will do a fantastic job. Go Hulme-Moir!

Amber HayesHouse official

Hulme-Moir house leaders: Mr P McMurdo, Brianna Milne, Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo, Aria Cameron, Leyla Barry, Amber Hayes


Patterson

Patterson encourages all girls to do their best, and this year we had an amazing amount of participation and enthusiasm for every event. Everyone supported and worked together and we are so proud of our house.

Across the sporting events, Patterson had huge participation and each girl brought enthusiasm and passion. At the beginning of the year was the swimming carnival, where we came sixth. We then had the cross country, where we also came sixth. We reached our peak at the athletics carnival, placing first. Congratulations to Ruby Madden for being the individual champion in the junior division in both cross country and athletics.

Patterson sang Sun Comes Up by Rudimental for Clubs and Choirs, with the theme ‘Home’. We demonstrated great harmony, with an array of instruments, and conductor Junias Tjanaria, to place fifth. Our junior speaker, Amelia Jacobson, and senior speaker, Lauren Nikas, presented their speeches with eloquence and humour.

Patterson also excelled academically, placing first in the mathematics competition and second in the interhouse trivia quiz. Both events showcased our amazing academic talent and excellent teamwork.

PATTERSON HOUSEFRONT ROW: Alicia French, Janna Martin-Cooley, Paris Natoli, Alicia Elliott, Jemima Hall, Ms A Highfield, Mr R Mercer, Ms F Yeoum, Ms E Glover, Mrs K Wilkins, Ms D Turnbull Brown, Amelia Jacobson, Zidan Santos-Dwyer, Lucia Parker, Jasmine Ong, Daisy Brenac

SECOND ROW: Elizabeth Branighan, Elenor Craven, Jade Bliss, Sophie Lennon, Lucy Millar, Sijia (Kylian) Chen, Eleni Sen, Paige Natoli, Zara Hill, Eloise Reddy, Amy Clark, Acacia Ngu, Natasha Tejani

THIRD ROW: Emily Lim, Aarya Kaul, Wen Xi (Wendy) Yan, Asia Rogers, Eleanor Ellis, Lynette Zhang, Emily Shorthouse, Amelia Tsimos Costantoura, Maree Nikitopoulos, Lucy Vertes, Lena Schaeffer, Indiana Brenac, Stephanie Cheung, India Badran

FOURTH ROW: Ruby Madden, Siennah Morgan, Emily Allton, Isla King, Aysia d’Anthes, Jia Jiun (Pearl)s Ha, Eleanor Arthur, Suwaphat (Charlotte) Janwangprong, Mia Rogers, Alice Mourant, Phoebe Moore, Scarlett Smart, Harriette Gardiner, Dimitra Mavrocordatos

FIFTH ROW: Tanaya Williams, Kaleena Braddick, Jessica Best, Zhouheng (Nala) Hong, Zoe Millar, Audrey Lincon, Sophia Elliott, Jasmin Deep, Isabella Jacobson, Jolie (Jessica) Cheung, Macushla Flanagan, Hira Khan, Sarah Anastasiou, Stephanie Karam

SIXTH ROW: Hannah Cheung, Anna Yang, Evelyn Rock, Maisy Lam-Po-Tang, Nicolette Walker, Isabella Pinter, Sasha Lavender, Eia Hickey Berry, Ellena Little, Lucy Haydon, Izabella Deale, Junias Tjanaria, Sophia Pinter, Jade Eassey

SEVENTH ROW: Zoe Haydon, Summer Leury, Alice Yang, Zoe Hall, Jada Crawshaw, Katarina Saravanos, Lauren Nikas, Jamie Podmore Taylor, Imogen Spence, Claire Millhouse, Kahlia Copland, Emily Grant, Aisling Bligh

Patterson raised money to support the Pink Ribbon Foundation, a charity that raises awareness for breast and gynaecological cancers and supports prevention programs. Many girls from Years 7–11 baked goods for our bake stall and girls from Years 8–12 helped to sell baked goods, badges and give out ribbons to raise over $700.

For PC, our theme was ‘Disco’ and Patterson channelled their inner groove. The catchy music and new moves blew the judges away, and Patterson placed fifth. The girls worked extremely hard in rehearsals and created new relationships.

We are so proud of the Patterson girls and their participation and enthusiasm in all the events this year. We would like to thank our house leader Ms Yeoum, house captain Maree Nikitopoulos, vice-captain Emily Grant, and house officials Maisy Lam-Po-Tang, Nicolette Walker and Junias Tjanaria. We hope Patterson can continue with their passion for the house.

Junias Tjanaria and Lauren Nikas House Captain and Vice-captain

Lauren Nikas

Patterson house leaders: Ms F Yeoum, Junias Tjanaria, Maisy Lam-Po-Tang, Emily Grant, Nicolette Walker, Maree Nikitopoulos


Phillips

Phillips continues to grow and expand its horizons. The year started with the swimming carnival where we placed fifth overall, but placed first in the war cries, which really shows that “P-H-I-L-L-I-P-S is the best”.

Next came Clubs and Choirs, where we sang the Australian classic Don’t Dream It’s Over by Crowded House. Thanks to conductor Rebecca Rosenberg, soloists Emily Dingle, Agnes Dawes, Honey Christensen, Samantha Corry and Lily Wong, and our talented and hard working instrumentalists Cleo Baldwin, Xun (Teddy) Zuo and Indivi Bacon. Nicole Chong and Scarlett Craig eloquently represented the public speaking category and all the girls gave their best, to earn sixth place.

Later in the year, Phillips brought their spirit to the cross country and placed fifth overall. The athletics carnival followed, where our brightly painted faces won the war cries, to place sixth overall. Congratulations to the junior relay team, Giorgia Parkes, Jasmine Buchanan, Claudia Roussel and Violetta Dawes, placing first in the 4x100m relay.

PHILLIPS HOUSEFRONT ROW: Jessica Nearn, Olivia Martin, Tida Prasert, Jasmine Buchanan, Orlanda Golfin, Mrs M Blasco, Mr D Santos Alvarez, Ms J Cartwright, Mr J Dialektakis, Miss S Centner, Mr W Griffiths, Mackenzie Lee, Helen Sansom-Maris, Violetta Dawes, Paris Francis, Ashana Mason

SECOND ROW: Paula Schubach, Lily Wong, Sienna Elmowy, Tiger Christensen, Maya Ivison, Calla Maier, Madeleine Parshall, Lola d’Orlan de Polignac, Claudia Roussel, Charlotte Pitt, Cecile Jin, Sonja Luland, Lies den Hollander, Lily Gillatt

THIRD ROW: Madeleine Hagerman, Cameron Fatouris, Camilla Kowaleczko, Catherine Xu, Hannah McMillan, Leila Carr, Lucinda Parshall, Madeleine Vanderplank, Annabel Beckett, Claudia Horrell, Matilda Jensen, Emily Dingle, Cintra Maldonado

FOURTH ROW: Giorgi Parkes, Ava Edwards, Eloise Bolton, Emma Higgins, Gia Frost, Alysha Rae, Angela Chen, Ting (Judy) Zhao, Antonia Golfin, Isobel Cawley, Daisy Strike, Elyse Hovenden, Harriet Amos, Nicole Chong

FIFTH ROW: Qing (Sunny) Yan, Scarlett Craig, Dominique Leeming, Zandile Chivizhe, Jasmin Sardi, Rebecca Rosenberg, Tooske den Hollander, Fan (Angela) Bu, Mia Warren, Mia d’Orlan de Polignac, Samantha Corry, Lux Strugar, Yilin (Elaine) Xu, Cleo Baldwin, Changyu (Cherry) Li

SIXTH ROW: Alicia Bornor, Margot Shorrocks, Mackenzi Burdekin, Sophie Parry Okeden, Amelia Strike, Gemma Harding, Indivi Bacon, Alexis Pollard, Jessica Meagher, Charli Karsay, Alisha Rawal, Lilly Diskin, Xun (Teddy) Zuo, Connie Li

SEVENTH ROW: Maya Rawal, Charlie Barry, Ella Swan, Olivia Kinnaird, Milena Marjanovic, Honey Christensen, Chelsea Kinnaird, Xuanzi (Grace) Liu, Agnes Dawes, Kalinda Campbell-Govender, Bianca Horrell, Grace Porter, Madeline Bird, Aimee Tainsh

One of our proudest moments was seeing the Phillips girls stand united with thousands of other Australians to lead global change by raising funds for the 40 Hour Famine. We are extremely proud of the commitment and dedication shown by our girls to make a positive change to the world.

For PC, Phillips danced their way to the magical world of Disney and took out second place. The girls were incredible and the performance showed their hard work and dedication.

Finally, thank you to the encouraging and supportive Phillips leadership team, head of house, Ms Cartwright, house captain, Isabella Sandy, vice-captain, Indivi Bacon and house officials, Scarlett Craig, Cleo Baldwin and Sophie Parry Okeden.

Scarlett Craig, Cleo Baldwin and Sophie Parry Okeden House officials

Phillips house leaders: Ms J Cartwright, Scarlett Craig, Indivi Bacon, Sophie Parry Okeden, Cleo Baldwin

In step at PC


Sutherland

For Sutherland, 2018 was a year marked by immense enthusiasm and vitality. Under the energetic leadership of house captain Madison Lampton, vice-captain Sarah Scaffidi, and house officials, Mary Sassine, Mary Boutsalis and Mariah Issa, the girls of Sutherland united in many events. Our motto, Success through unity and courage, could not have been better exemplified with our diverse talents and eagerness to participate and have fun.

Sutherland’s PC theme was ‘Carnival’ and it was an exhilarating time for the house. Our routine consisted of several formations including a rollercoaster, a Ferris wheel and a clown face. The girls were so enthusiastic towards the theme, rehearsals and the final performance and we were incredibly proud of what we achieved together as a house.

Sutherland greeted the annual swimming and athletics carnivals with excitement, displaying high levels of participation and enormous support throughout the day. A great atmosphere of cheering and energetic war cries boosted the morale of

SUTHERLAND HOUSEFRONT ROW: Seraphine Cullen Feng, Freya Freeman, Gemma Proctor, Jamie O’Sullivan, Grace Spinks, Ms E Read, Ms G Hampton, Mr P Fellows, Ms L McCowage, Ms M Avramovski, Mr K Caputo, Alessi Fletcher, Charlotte Skeffington, Sarah Teitler, Grace Gay, Bethany Ling

SECOND ROW: Priscilla Chia, Isabella Morgan, Millie Moar, Alexandra Webster, Mariah Issa, Alexandra Hickey, Niamh Morris, Samarah Issa, Sarah Sassine, Mary Boutsalis, Katia Geha, Emily Griffin, Sophie Scaffidi, Ellie Mallett, Phillippa Steel, Sydney Hure, Sienna Price

THIRD ROW: Deanna Koumi, Phoebe Treweeke, Gabrielle Betts, Sarah Zhu-Wilson, Han (Klarissa) Liu, Jiyuan (Nikky) Liu, Kei Ci Casey Yu, Madeleine Baker, Hally Baker, Eden Timbery, Tsz Kiu (Percy) Chan, Xinyi (Olivia) Wu, Sally Williams, Jessica Marshall, Maggie Kalaf, Ainsley Taylor, Ashleigh Doran

FOURTH ROW: Poppy Ries, Yathima Jennings, Isobella Nilsson, Charley Hirst, Vivienne Lee, Madison Wiltshire, Constance Skeffington, Aleksia Wiener, Giorgia Borrello, Charlotte Le Poer Trench, Chloe Sassine, Aliya Rahman, Issey Morris, Caitlin Morris, Melanie Chan, Isabella Sedley, Chelsea Harris

FIFTH ROW: Lucy Tate, Elaine Koumi, Georgia Shearer, Caitlin Harris, Fairuz Roslan, Amelia Boyle, Isabelle Hooker, Jasmine Betts, Zuni Mendez, Alexandra Cairncross, Ya (Priscilla) Gao, Madison Lampton, Georgia Gower-Brown, Brittany Duff, Bella Taper, Sarah Scaffidi

SIXTH ROW: Eliza Morgan, Julia Perkins, Isobel Eagle, Nicola Kery, Isabella Watt, Fiona Yu, Chenxuan (Jackling) Ma, Inez Glass Hawken, Millicent McEvoy, Samantha Gately, Georgia Ireland, Mary Sassine, Mia Wood, Ottilie Mallett, Eliza Twomey, Tiana Vincent

competitors. Overall, Sutherland’s enthusiasm resulted in second place in the swimming carnival, and seventh place in the athletics carnival.

The theme for Clubs and Choirs was ‘Hope’ and the Sutherland choir dazzled the audience with our rendition of Rise Up by Andra Day. The powerful, relevant and hard-hitting themes of this song resonated with each Sutherland girl, making the song all the more personal and inspirational. This passion was not only visible at each rehearsal, but also seen by the audience and judges during our performance.

Our chosen house charity was Jeans for Genes, and we held a mufti jeans day and sold merchandise to raise money in Term 3. The overwhelming number of girls who volunteered demonstrated the commitment and enthusiasm of Sutherland girls and over $360 was raised.

Mary Sassine, Mary Boutsalis and Mariah IssaHouse officials Sutherland house leaders: Mr P Fellows, Madison Lampton, Mary Sassine,

Mary Boutsalis, Mariah Issa, Sarah Scaffidi


Sport

Athletics Zahlia Baker McKenzie Ball Emily Grant Zoe Hall Francesca Heyko-Porebski Jade Julian Zuni Mendez Alice Yang

Badminton Hannah Collins Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo Felicity Hedger Maya Rusli Kei Ci Casey Yu Lydia Stevenage

BasketballZhalia Baker Alicia Bornor Issey Cotton Sienna Elmowy Georgia Gower Brown Elizabeth (Lisa) Guo Laura Heath Madeline Hendrie Tara Hercz Kara Nour Dominique Polesly Isabella Southall Charlotte Stewart Aimee Tainsh Darcie Urquhart Alice Yang Kei Ci Casey Yu

Cross CountryMattison Ball McKenzie Ball Aisling Bligh Issey MorrisAbby Spencer Ursula Thomas Mia Warren

DivingAva Carmont

FootballJessica Best Hannah Collins

Hannah Farrow Macushla Flanagan Cecile Jin Scout King Issey Morris Meghan Palmer Dominique Polesy Allegra Slovitt

GymnaticsSaskia Ferster Jade Showniruk Amelia Staines

HockeyElla BerckelmanTooske den Hollander Natasha Gallant Ashleigh Lawson Alura Leddie Ottilie Mallett

Indoor/ 5-a-side SoccerZahlia Baker Jessica BestHannah Collins Cecile Jin Scout King Lucinda Miller Issey Morris

NetballHally Baker Zahlia Baker Mattison Ball McKenzie Ball Eia Hickey Berry Alicia Bornor Issey Cotton Jemima Dunsmore Eleanor Ellis Sienna Elmowy Gia Frost Samantha Gately Antonia Golfin Zoe Hall Madeline Hendrie Tara Hercz Zhouheng (Nala) Hong Nico Jaffers Jade Julian

Ruby Kilbane Ashleigh Lawson Lauren Nikas Maree Nikitopoulos Grace Porter Kiera Rosen Kiara Schuller Isabella Southall Charlotte Stewart Amelia Strike Aimee Tainsh Eleanor Thornton Georgia UllmanDanielle Vassallo Tiana Vincent Mia Warren Eun Ji (Maria) Yoon

RowingAbbey Gibbs Aisling Harrison Tamzin Heywood May Pinnegar Isabella Plaisted Rebecca Rosenberg

SnowsportsSaskia Ferster

SoftballGrace Hill Charlotte Prentice

Swimming Jade Julian Zoe Welborn

Tennis Hannah Collins Macushla Flanagan Isabella Jacobson Paige Natoli Elena Schai Isabella Sedley Allegra Slovitt Eleanor Thornton

Tidesley Tennis Hannah Collins Macushla Flanagan Isabella Jacobson Elena Schai Allegra Slovitt

Touch Football Ella Berckelman Mary Boutsalis Indiana Brenac Issey Cotton Emma Doyle Sienna Elmowy Gia Frost Isabella Harvey Madeline Hendrie Francesca Heyko-Porebski Indiana Ippindo Nicola Kery Ruby Kilbane Madison Lampton Lauren Nikas April O’Neill Emily Nolan Jessica Norman Renee Stavroulakis Charlotte Stewart Ella Swan Mia Warren

Volleyball Cleo Baldwin Scarlett Craig Zoe Hall Amber Hayes Zoe Hayes Hira Khan Rebecca Rosenberg Darcie Urquhart Tiana Vincent Charlotte Williams Swinnen Kei Ci Casey Yu

Water PoloJasmine Betts Hannah Farrow Antonia Golfin Milla Ippindo Hannah Johnston Jade Julian Jasmin Sardi Jessica Lamb Ava O’Brien Eliza Twomey

Sports BarsSports Bars are awarded to girls in Years 10–12 for four years’ service to a sport. Girls must have satisfied specific criteria including sportsmanship, application and team spirit.

Athletics Evelyn Balleine Meg Brudenell- Woods Isabella Dunstan Ashleigh Lawson Zoe Welborn

Badminton Liu (Bonnie) Suen

Basketball Meg Brudenell- Woods Natasha Gallant Amber Haase Catherine Johnson Zoe Scheinberg Isabella Sedley Gabrielle Polesy

Cross Country Evelyn Balleine Meg Brudenell- Woods Lucinda Miller Gabrielle Polsey Zoe Scheinberg Zoe Welborn

Football Ashleigh Lawson Lucinda Miller Bronte Rosen Zoe Scheinberg Christina Stavroulakis Ursula Thomas

Hockey Evelyn Balleine Isabella Dunstan Isobella Nilsson Kara Nour Eliza Shipway

Indoor SoccerAntonia Boulton Kristina Boulton Rebecca Eisho Jung-An (Aurelia) King Ashleigh Lawson

Gabrielle Polesy Zoe Scheinberg Isabella Sedley

Netball Katerina Ardouin Meg Brudenell- Woods Stephanie Cheung Emily Grant Amber Haase Caitlin Harris Zoe Haydon Mary Kalantzis Emma Lesmond Erin Mylonas Gabrielle Polesy Sarah Scaffidi Annabel Staines Madeline Stewart Tayla Vincent Mia Wood

Rowing Matilda Borthwick Sophie Breznik Catherine Johnson Eloise Wilson

Softball Antonia Boulton Kristina Boulton Ashleigh Lawson Emma Lesmond

Swimming Georgia Dyson Gemma Harding Sarah Scaffidi Sienna White

Tennis Sophia Hardwick Charley Hirst

Tildesley Tennis Sophia Hardwick

Touch Football Emily Grant Ashleigh Lawson Kiara Schuller Sarah Waterford

Water Polo Evelyn Balleine Meg Brudenell- Woods Ming Wai (Natalie) Chow Isabella Dunstan Georgia Dyson Natasha Gallant Georgia Gower-Brown Gemma Harding Georgia Ireland Mary Kalantzis Lucinda Miller Erin Mylonas Maree Nikitopoulos Kara Nour Bronte Rosen Sarah Scaffidi Eliza Shipway Madeline Stewart Tayla Vincent Sienna White

Sports BluesSports Blues are awarded to Year 12 students who have completed five years’ service to a sport.

Sport senior schoolOur student athletes showcased their talents across 22 different sports. Accompanied by our passionate and experienced team of coaches and staff 550 students ran, hit, jumped, swam, rowed, shot, caught, rode, kicked, passed, threw or scored while representing St Catherine’s.

Mr Andrew Yanitsas Director of Sport and BTC

Primary House Cup Patterson

Secondary House Cup Barker

House Cup Hulme-Moir

Sienna Durante


Sports statistics – senior schoolSPORT TERM TEAM YEAR

GROUP GRADE WINS LOSES DRAWS WASH OUTS/BYE

FINAL PLACE

Tennis (IGSSA)

1 1 10-12 S01 4 4 0 0 3rd

2 10-12 S04 4 2 1 0 3rd

3 10-12 S10 3 4 0 0 4th

4 10-12 S13 2 4 0 1 6th

5 10-12 S15 2 4 0 0 5th

6 withdrawn J01 0 0 0 0 n/a

7 8/9 J09 1 5 0 1 7th

8 7 705 1 5 0 1 6th

Senior Basketball

1 1 10-12 Senior A 7 0 0 1 Premiers

2 10-12 Senior A 1 3 0 1 5th

3 10-12 Senior B 3 2 0 1 5th

4 10-12 Senior B 0 5 0 1 6th

5 10-12 Senior C 4 2 0 0 3rd

6 10-12 Senior C 1 5 0 1 7th

7 8/9 8/9A 6 1 0 1 Premiers

8 8/9 8/9A 1 4 0 1 5th

9 8/9 8/9B 7 1 0 1 Premiers

10 8/9 8/9B 3 2 1 0 3rd

11 8/9 8/9B 3 3 0 0 4th

12 8/9 8/9C 2 3 0 1 5th

13 8/9 8/9C 3 2 0 0 4th

14 7 7A 4 3 0 0 3rd

15 7 7A 0 5 1 0 4th

16 7 7B 1 4 0 0 4th

17 7 7C 1 4 0 1 3rd

Softball (IGSSA)

1 1 10-12 S03 1 5 1 0 5th

2 7-9 J03 4 2 0 1 2nd

Water Polo (UNSW ESSG)

1 1 10-12 S01 5 1 0 2 2nd

2 10-12 S03 3 3 0 0 5th

3 10-12 S04 0 4 1 1 7th

4 10-12 S05 2 2 3 1 3rd

5 8/9 J01 4 3 0 0 2nd

6 8/9 J04 4 4 0 0 2nd

7 8/9 J05 3 4 1 0 2nd

8 7 Sub Jun 1 4 4 0 0 3rd

9 7 Sub Jun 2 3 3 1 0 3rd

Hockey (SEHA)

2 1 10 - 12 Sen 2/2 6 0 0 0 Premiers

2 7- 9 Sen 4/2 1 4 1 0 6th

Basketball (IGSSA)

2 1 10-12 S01 0 7 0 0 8th

2 10-12 S09 5 2 0 0 2nd

3 8/9 J02 2 5 0 0 6th

4 8/9 J08 5 2 0 0 2nd

5 7 702 3 4 0 0 4th

Football (IGSSA)

2 1 10-12 S01 0 3 2 2 8th

2 10-12 S07 0 4 2 1 7th

3 8/9 J02 0 6 0 1 8th

4 7 703 4 1 0 2 2nd

Netball 2 1 10-12 Senior A 6 0 0 1 Premiers

2 10-12 Senior A 3 2 0 1 3rd

3 10-12 Senior C 2 2 0 1 4th

4 10-12 Senior C 1 3 0 1 5th

5 10-12 Senior D 3 2 0 1 2nd

6 8/9 8/9A 1 2 0 1 4th

7 8/9 8/9C 2 2 0 1 3rd

8 7 7B 5 1 0 1 Premiers

SPORT TERM TEAM YEAR GROUP GRADE WINS LOSES DRAWS WASH

OUTS/BYEFINAL PLACE

Netball (RNA)

2 & 3 Open 10-12 B2 5 9 0 0 7th

Inter Blue 10/11 Inter Div 3 8 7 0 0 4th

Inter Red 10/11 Inter Div 3 13 4 0 0 2nd

Inter Yellow 10/11 Inter Div 4 14 3 0 0 Premiers

Inter White 10/11 Inter Div 5 4 9 1 0 6th

Inter Green 10/11 Inter Div 7 9 6 0 0 4th

Inter Purple 10/11 Inter Div 8 4 10 0 0 6th

15 Red 9 15 Div 3 17 4 0 0 2nd

15 Yellow 9 15 Div 3 6 12 0 0 7th

14 Blue 8 14 Div 2 14 3 0 0 Premiers

14 Red 8 14 Div 3 9 9 0 0 6th

14 Yellow 8 14 Div 3 5 11 0 0 8th

14 White 8 14 Div 4 4 14 0 0 8th

13 Blue 7 13 Div 3 12 5 0 0 2nd

13 Red 7 13 Div 4 9 6 0 0 4th

13 Yellow 7 13 Div 5 8 9 0 0 4th

Netball (IGSSA)

3 1 9-12 S01 4 3 0 0 4th

2 10-12 S07 6 3 0 0 2nd

3 10-12 S16 8 1 0 0 Premiers

4 8/9 J02 5 3 0 0 4th

5 8/9 J11 8 0 1 0 Premiers

6 8/9 J18 6 2 0 1 2nd

7 7 702 6 2 0 1 2nd

8 7 706 4 2 0 1 4th

Hockey (IGSSA) 3 1 7-12 S02 1 6 0 0 7th

5-a-side Football

3 1 10-12 Senior A 6 0 0 0 Premiers

2 10-12 Senior B 2 1 2 0 2nd

3 10-12 Senior C 3 2 0 0 2nd

4 8/9 Junior A 3 3 0 0 2nd

5 8/9 Junior B 3 3 0 0 2nd

6 7 7A 4 2 0 0 2nd

7 7 7B 1 2 2 0 4th

Water Polo (IGSSA)

4 1 10-12 S01 7 0 0 0 Premiers

2 10-12 S03 4 3 0 0 4th

3 10-12 S06 4 2 0 1 3rd

4 8/9 J01 1 5 1 0 7th

5 8/9 J03 0 6 1 0 8th

6 7 701 4 2 0 1 2nd

7 7 703 2 3 1 1 4th

Touch Football (IGSSA)

4 1 10-12 S02 2 2 3 0 5th

2 10-12 S04 3 3 1 0 4th3 10-12 S06 5 1 1 1 Premiers4 10-12 S08 3 4 0 0 6th5 10-12 S10 6 1 0 0 2nd6 8/9 J02 2 5 0 0 6th7 8/9 J04 5 2 0 0 3rd8 8/9 J06 4 0 2 1 2nd9 8/9 J08 7 0 0 0 Premiers10 8/9 J10 5 1 1 0 2nd11 8/9 J12 3 3 1 0 4th12 7 702 3 3 1 0 4th13 7 704 2 4 1 0 5th

14 7 706 2 4 1 0 6th

Futsal 4 1 10-12 Senior A 1 3 1 1 5th

2 10-12 Senior B 2 2 1 1 6th

3 8/9 Junior A 5 2 1 0 2nd

4 8/9 Junior B 4 3 0 0 3rd

HKDTA Tennis 4 1 10-12 S01 5 2 0 0 2nd

2 10-12 S03 1 6 0 0 6th

3 10-12 S06 6 1 0 0 2nd

4 8/9 J03 1 6 0 0 8th


Elyse Rae taking part in the obstacle race

Sport junior schoolJunior girls played in a variety of sports on Saturday mornings, both in local competitions and in IPSHA sport. IPSHA is a non-competitive association to encourage fun, participation and teamwork, where no point scores are recorded and no finals are played. The girls took part in the following sports:

Term 1 IPSHA football (soccer), Year 6 water polo Year 3 basketball

Term 2 IPSHA minkey/hockey, Year 3 netball

Term 3 IPSHA netball, IPSHA touch football, Year 3 minkey

Term 4 Year 6 water polo, Year 5 flippa ball IPSHA tennis, IPSHA basketball, Year 3 football (soccer)

YEAR 3 SPORTS PROGRAMFRONT ROW: Mia Caredes, Coco Matthews, Ruby Colin, Ophelia Heywood, Mackenzie Harris, Clementine Jenkins, Emily Canning-Smith, Darcy Alp, Gracie Ireland, Bo Leppinus, Karyn Ling

SECOND ROW: Alannah Betts, Sienna Galanis-Sinai, Elvy Liston, Lola Bayot, Jasmine Mathieson, India Bloom, Lillian Oranje, Tara Williams, Sashi Mason, Leila Clark, Lara Wong

THIRD ROW: Evie Lloyd, Georgie Smit, Arya Bradford, Sarah Rupnik Williams, Gabriella Mata Rohe, Luella Lekias, Jamie Meyerson, Eva Steed, Matilda Reitz, Florence Vinnell, Sara Alp

SENIOR SCHOOL AFLFRONT ROW: McKenzie Ball, Hannah Collins, Amelia Staines, Hannah Farrow, Emma Higgins, Clementine Hambour

SECOND ROW: Mattison Ball, Bianca Horrell, Jada Crawshaw, Jade Julian, Madeline Hendrie, Eleanor Arthur

Sport

AFL senior school


Sport

Athletics senior school

REPRESENTATIVE – ATHLETICSFRONT ROW: Annabel Penny, Ruby Madden, Francesca Heyko-Porebski, Nicole Chong

SECOND ROW: Lily Galea, Giorgi Parkes, Darcie Urquhart, Isabella Meyrick

House Winner Patterson

Overall Age ChampionsJunior Ruby Madden Patterson

Intermediate Stephanie Augoustis Hulme-Moir

Senior Evelyn Balleine Bronte

IGSSA AthleticsWe came 10th overall, with our girls recording 10 top five finishes which highlights our consistency throughout the events.

Annabel Penny U13 200m 3rd

Ruby Madden U14 800m 2nd Jnr 1500m 3rd

Darcie Urquhart U17 100m 2nd

Evelyn Balleine U18 200m 4th U18 long jump 3rd

NSWCIS AthleticsSix girls represented IGSSA at the annual CIS Athletics Carnival.

JUNIOR RELAY TEAM – 1ST IN JUNIOR RELAY

Isabella Meyrick

Giorgi Parkes

Lili Galea

Annabel Penny

Francesca Heyko-Porebski - 2nd in U15 110m Hurdles

Nicole Chong - Discus and Javelin

Evie Cook

SENIOR SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE ATHLETICS TEAMFRONT ROW: Taylor Galea, Lily Galea, Annabel Beckett, Charlotte Pitt, Mia Clark, Sienna Price, Scarlett Smart, Summer Sarin-Hall, Heidi Unger

SECOND ROW: Annabel Penny, Giorgi Parkes, Madison Souvlis, Ruby Madden, Sophie Parry Okeden, Nicole Chong, Eleanor Hodnett, Isobel Eshuys

THIRD ROW: Evelyn Balleine, Isabella Meyrick, Jaimie Harrigan, Emily Grant, Lily Graham, Caitlin Lamb, Lux Strugar, Charli Karsay

FOURTH ROW: McKenzie Ball, Darcie Urquhart, Lara Sciberras, Jade Julian, Francesca Heyko-Porebski, Zoe Hall, Georgia Slade

IPSHA/NSWCIS/NSWPSSA ATHLETICSFRONT ROW: Roxie Smart, Sienna Durante, Lola Scotts, Zoe Yu, Josie Khoo, Caroline Lin

SECOND ROW: Amelie Vella, Mila Sheridan, Bianca Rupnik Williams, Sienna Julian, Gabriella Mata Rohe


Sport

Athletics junior school

JUNIOR SCHOOL ATHLETICS TEAMFRONT ROW: Karyn Ling, Ellie Bliss, Sarah Rupnik Williams, Sienna Durante, Saskia Sassano, Eve Tsakissiris, Gabriella Mata Rohe, Ruby Fry, Jasmine Zhang

SECOND ROW: Tara Williams, Caroline Lin, Josie Khoo, Sienna Rae, Lola Scotts, Sophia Davies, Evie Bayot, Roxie Smart, Lillian Oranje

THIRD ROW: Zoe Yu, Lauren Griffiths, Ella Gaden, Mila Sheridan, Bianca Rupnik Williams, Sienna Julian, Amelie Vella, Samantha Debelle

House Champion Phillips

Age Champions

10 YEARS AND UNDER

Josie Khoo 1st Patterson

Sophia Davies 2nd Phillips

Zoe Yu 3rd Bronte

11 AND 12 YEARS

Sienna Durante 1st Phillips

Sienna Julian 2nd Hulme Moir

Bianca Rupnik Williams 3rd Phillips

NEW SCHOOL RECORDS

Long jump Sienna Durante 4.15m

Discus Mila Sheridan 20.63m

NSWCIS athletics carnival The following girls qualified to compete at the NSWPSSA athletics carnival as part of the NSWCIS team:

Sienna Durante 2nd senior 4x100m relay

Sienna Julian 2nd senior 4x100m relay

Josie Khoo 2nd junior 4x100m relay

Caroline Lin 2nd junior 4x100m relay

Bianca Rupnik Williams 2nd senior 4x100m relay

Lola Scotts 3rd 11yrs high jump

Roxie Smart 2nd junior 4x100m relay

Amelie Vella 2nd senior 4x100m relay

Zoe Yu 2nd junior 4x100m relay

NSWPSSA athletics carnival The following girls won a silver medal as part of the NSWCIS team at the NSWPSSA carnival:

Sienna Julian 2nd Senior 4x100m relay team Bianca Rupnik Williams Amelie Vella Sienna Durante

IPSHA athletics carnival The following girls qualified to compete at the NSWCIS athletics carnival as part of the IPSHA team:

Sophia Davies 5th 10yrs high jump

Sienna Durante 1st 11yrs 200m 1st 11yrs long jump 1st senior 4x100m relay

Sienna Julian 3rd 12yrs high jump 5th 12yrs 200m 1st senior 4x100m relay

Josie Khoo 4th 10yrs long jump 1st junior 4x100m relay

Caroline Lin 2nd 9yrs 100m 1st junior 4x100m relay

Gabriella Mata Rohe 6th 9yrs 100m

Bianca Rupnik Williams 4th 12yrs 200m 1st senior 4x100m relay

Lola Scotts 1st 11yrs high jump

Mila Sheridan 6th 12yrs shot put 5th 12yrs discus

Roxie Smart 1st 9yrs 100m 1st junior 4x100m relay

Amelie Vella 2nd 12yrs 100m 3rd 12yrs 200m 4th 12yrs Long Jump 1st senior 4x100m relay

Zoe Yu 3rd 10yrs 100m 2nd 10yrs 200m 1st junior 4x100m relay

Alannah Morris runniing in the relay at the K-2 athletics carnival

Josie KhooSienna Julian Zoe Yu

Airlea Baker Lola Scotts


SENIOR SCHOOL BADMINTONFRONT ROW: Sarah Zhu-Wilson, Constance Rochios, Yujing (Jing) Luo, Alicia Kim, Chelsea Harris, Catherine Xu, Jessica Marshall, Xinyi (Olivia) Wu, Sijia (Kylian) Chen, Sally Williams, Jasmine Ong

SECOND ROW: Zara Hill, Jade Eassey, Nicola Pitt, Lucy Booth, Emily Lim, Wing Yan (Angel) Lai, Caitlin Wong, Phillippa Steel, Olivia Rochios, Katherine Petsoglou, Jasmin Yip, Annette Ong

THIRD ROW: Sophia Zhang, Alicia Bornor, Ruoyun (Yolanda) Li, Hally Baker, Felicity Hedger, Jessica Lamb, Katrice Sippel, Jiaxuan (Stella) Dong, Connie Li, Elena Schai, Annaliese Freeman

ABSENT: Aimee Tainsh, Lydia Stevenage

Sport

Badminton senior school

SENIOR SCHOOL BASKETBALLFRONT ROW: Bethany Ling, Sienna Price, Heidi Unger, Olivia Doble, Natasha Chryssafis, Amelie Cointrel, Lucia Parker, Elenor Craven, Arabella Amirian, Charlotte Pitt, Annabel Penny, Scarlett Smart, Jade Perica, Summer Sarin-Hall, Sienna Elmowy, Matilda Brownie, Ashana Mason, Sophia Kelley

SECOND ROW: Alison Zaczek, Sarah Zhu-Wilson, Katherine Petsoglou, Chloe Clark, Lola d’Orlan de Polignac, Lucy Booth, Annaliese Freeman, Dimitra Mavrocordatos, Mary Sassine, Eleni Andrews, Alexandra Webster, Isabella Rajek, Madeleine Chambiras, Olivia Giuffrida, Constance Rochios, Georgia Vogt, Isabella Needle

THIRD ROW: Wilhelmina Urquhart, Eleni Cole, Tanasia Kazonis, Jessica Meagher, Mary Boutsalis, Wing Yan (Angel) Lai, Alicia Bornor, Hally Baker, Georgia Slade, Jessica Norman, Lynette Zhang, Sophia Pinter, Olivia Rochios, Jasmin Yip, Ruby Hathorn, Emma Pellegrini, Jessica Gross

FIFTH ROW: Francesca Heyko-Porebski, Tara Hercz, Mia Bennett, Emily Lim, Constance Skeffington, Catherine Aulia, Eliza Morgan, Bella Taper, Emma Higgins, Mia Rogers, Sophie Kay, Isabella Meyrick, Lucy Haydon, Ava Edwards, Semi Kim, Isla King, Hira Khan, Georgia Pellegrini

FIFTH ROW: Alydiira Price, Madison Souvlis, Isabella Davison, Charlie Barry, Issey Cotton, Milla Ippindo, Jasmine Betts, Madeline Bird, Jada Crawshaw, Jade Yeomans, Aimee Tainsh, McKenzie Ball, Jessica Lamb, Sophie West, Isabella El-Haddad, Lucy Giuffrida, Alexandra Cairncross

SIXTH ROW: Katrice Sippel, Indiana Ippindo, Abbey Gibbs, Bianca Horrell, Olivia Kinnaird, Lucinda Edwards, Morgan Gaden, Lara Sciberras, Jamie Podmore Taylor, Katarina Saravanos, Imogen Spence, Elena McEwan, Bridget Kluck, Madeline Hendrie, Darcie Urquhart, May Pinnegar, Nicolette Walker

Basketball senior school

Premiers Term 1 STC 1:

Jada Crawshaw, Kate Ruming, Madeline Hendrie, Jade Yeomans, Amber Haase, Catherine Johnson, Meg Brudenell-Woods, Olivia Rochios, Scarlett Byrnes

STC 7:

Alexandra Cairncross, Elena McEwan, Eliza Morgan, Isabella Davison, Jamie Podmore Taylor, Lucy Giuffrida, Morgan Gaden, Dominique Leeming, Madison Souvlis,

STC 9:

Ava Edwards, Alicia Elliott, Emma Higgins, Claudia Roussel, Constance Rochios, Mia Bennet, Lara Sciberras, Natasha Pollett, Eloise Bolton


Sport

Basketball junior school

JUNIOR SCHOOL BASKETBALL FRONT ROW: Clarissa Ling, Caroline Lin, Bianca Wong, Koko Rikard-Bell, Ellie Bliss, Emily Jackson, Grace Verco, Isabella Luu, Tessa Allen, Piper Pratley, Daniela Comino, Eliza Cook, Mia Te Wani, Tilley Edwards Hill

SECOND ROW: Lucinda Connell, Skye Treanor, Ruby Norgard, Chloe Fraser, Jemima Hall, Frankie Johnston, Ava George, Mia (Mac) Freeman, Summer Jedlicka-Trennery, Olivia Udler, Georgia Parkes, Alice Aitken, Tara Bliss, Zoe Sweeney

THIRD ROW: Scarlett Edyvean, Amalie Gomez, Maike Morris, Tilly Shorter, Bella Blair, Jessica Kluck, Lola Scotts, Sienna Springett, Matilda Canning-Smith, Clementine Hutchinson, Margot Ruffa, Angelique Elfes, Harriett Kendall, Tilly Burgess-Hoar

FIFTH ROW: Jasmine Spira, Georgia Middleton, Eva Johnston, Eva Griffiths, Amelie Vella, Sydney Smith, Sophie Jasczyk, Mia Freeman, Willow Pratley, Chelsea Baker, Molly Stening, Arkie O’Halloran, Sofia Ivakhov

FIFTH ROW: Jessie Miller, Holly Lewis, Francesca Howarth, Sophie Morgan, Ella Gaden, Emma Hartwig, Caitlin James, Jade Leslie, Weaver Klumper-Madden, Alice Steed, Francesca Betts, Claudia McIntosh, Lauren Griffiths

Cross country senior school

SENIOR SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE CROSS COUNTRYFRONT ROW: Lily Wood, Abbey Lissenden, Orlanda Golfin, Isobel Eshuys, Charlotte Sork, Chilee Roland, Ashana Mason, Charlotte Pitt, Sienna Price

SECOND ROW: Heidi Unger, Ruby Madden, Evie Cook, Isabella Meyrick, Abby Spencer, Eliza Morgan, Giorgi Parkes, Jessica Gross, Helen Sansom-Maris

THIRD ROW: Madison Souvlis, Alydiira Price, Eliza Gerahty, Mia Warren, Nicolette Walker, Issey Morris, Caitlin Lamb, Lux Strugar

FOURTH ROW: McKenzie Ball, Georgia Slade, Mattison Ball, Madeline Hendrie, Lucinda Edwards, Jessica Meagher, Ruby Swadling

IGSSA & CIS CROSS COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVERuby Madden

House Winner Barker

Age ChampionsJunior Jessica Meagher PhillipsIntermediate Ruby Madden PattersonSenior Lucinda Miller Barker

IGSSA Cross CountryThis year we placed seventh overall – three girls achieved top 10 finishes with six girls qualifying for further representation.

Ruby Madden 14yrs 5thZoe Welborn 17yrs 5thLucinda Miller 18yrs 3rd Lucinda Miller Meg Brudenell-Woods Zoe Scheinberg 18yrs team event 3rd

NSWCIS Cross CountryRuby Madden 14yrs 5th

Daniela CominoJunior school basketball team

in the ISPHA competition

Lucinda Miller, Meg Brundell-Woods and Zoe Scheinberg


Sport

Cross country junior school

JUNIOR SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRYFRONT ROW: Sashi Mason, Matilda Reitz, Emily Logan, Holly Bowes, Ava George, Sarah Rupnik Williams, Sienna Durante, Ruby Fry, Ellie Bliss, Roxie Smart, Sahara Price

SECOND ROW: Leila Clark, Blayke Piggins-Massaad, Claudia Cawley, Evie Bayot, Anouk Smith, Anika Bradford, Isabella Walley, Piper Pratley, Elvy Liston, Tara Williams

THIRD ROW: Mackenzie Hansen, Sophia Davies, Zoe Yu, Sophie Morgan, Bianca Rupnik Williams, Mila Sheridan, Francesca Betts, Lauren Griffiths, Lola Scotts

House ChampionPhillips

Age Champions 10 YEARS AND UNDER

Ellie Bliss 1st Patterson

Sahara Price 2nd Sutherland

Anouk Smith 3rd Casterton

11 AND 12 YEARS

Bianca Rupnik Williams 1st Phillips

Sienna Durante 2nd Phillips

Lauren Griffiths 3rd Casterton

IPSHA Cross CountryThe following girl qualified to represent IPSHA at the NSWCIS cross country championships:

Leila Clark 6th 8/9 yrs event

EQUESTRIAN REPRESENTATIVEAbby Spencer

Equestrian

IPSHA REPRESENTATIVE CROSS COUNTRYLeila Clark

Ruby Fry at the IPSHA cross country carnival

FENCING REPRESENTATIVEBianca Wong

Fencing

Junior school cross country


Sport

Football senior school

SENIOR SCHOOL INDOOR & OUTDOOR FOOTBALLFRONT ROW: Sienna Price, Ashleigh Lawson, Kayla Muir, Issey Morris, Lily Galea, Stephanie Augoustis, Miranda Myles, Taylor Galea, Zarlie Brewis, Jessica Best, Olivia Finn

SECOND ROW: Sienna Elmowy, Paris Natoli, Olivia Doble, Elenor Craven, Lola d’Orlan de Polignac, Mackenzie Wiseman, Emma McDonald, Emma Johnson, Elena Caredes, Zidan Santos-Dwyer, Cecile Jin

THIRD ROW: Scarlett Miller, Charlotte Pitt, Lauren Pulley, Rosa Mollica, Sarah Sassine, Hannah Farrow, Macushla Flanagan, Isla King, Alexandra Webster, Isabella Rajek, Arabella Amirian, Jessica Gross

FOURTH ROW: Emma Pellegrini, Jemima Melki, Sofie Gartner, Lydia Stevenage, Charlotte Stewart, Samantha Pollett, Caitlin Lamb, Ella Swan, Allegra Slovitt, Giorgi Parkes, India Badran, Eleanor Hodnett

FIFTH ROW: Hannah Ricci, Tanasia Kazonis, Claire Smith, Francesca Heyko-Porebski, Zahlia Baker, Hannah Collins, Mary Sassine, Katrice Sippel, Charlotte Saunders, Luella Beaumont

Premiers 5-a-side: STC 9:

Stephanie Augoustis, Jessica Best, Issey Morris, Miranda Myles, Lily Galea, Taylor Galea

Football junior school

JUNIOR SCHOOL FOOTBALLFRONT ROW: Sahara Price, Ruby Doyle, Harriett Kendall, Clarissa Ling, Bianca Kelley, Summer Jedlicka-Trennery, Ava Lennon, Jemima (Grace) Hall, Emily Jackson, Emme Eshuys, Claudia Cawley, Skye Treanor, Grace Walley, Ariana Fermanis, Tilly Burgess-Hoar, Tilley Edwards Hill

SECOND ROW: Emily Smethills, Isla Mazor, Zoe Sweeney, Eliza Cook, Ruby Fry, Tilly Clark-Jago, Tara Bliss, Ellie Bliss, Frankie Johnston, Lucinda Connell, Piper Pratley, Koko Rikard-Bell, Isabella Allison, Daniela Comino, Halle Cantelo

THIRD ROW: Isabella Walley, Alice Aitken, Angelique Elfes, Holly Negas, Aida Lloyd, Lucinda Sheridan, Anika Bradford, Ruby Norgard, Sofia Ignatenko, Olivia Udler, Amalie Gomez, Jasmine Abela, Katherine Budden, Sienna Dole, Ava George

FOURTH ROW: Margot Ruffa, Tilly Shorter, Eve Tsakissiris, Eliza Watt, Bella Blair, Jasmine Spira, Arkie O’Halloran, Georgia Middleton, Sophia Davies, Sienna Springett, Kimmi Bilmon, Matilda Canning-Smith, Maike Morris, Mackenzie Hansen, Mia (Mac) Freeman

FIFTH ROW: Willow Pratley, Mia Freeman, Eva Todd, Francesca Betts, Ella Gaden, Phoebe Lyon, Emma Hartwig, Jessie Miller, Pip Wotherspoon, Sophie Morgan, Scarlett Sewell, Sophie Jasczyk, Amelie Vella, Claudia McIntosh

IPSHA REPRESENTATIVE FOOTBALL (SOCCER)Maike Morris, Francesca Betts, Anika Bradford

Francesca Betts of Year 6, Anika Bradford of Year 6 and Maike Morris of Year 5 represented St Catherine’s and IPSHA at the NSW CIS Primary Girls Football trials. The matches were of a high standard against girls from across NSW, and the girls gained valuable experience from the day.

Francesca Betts in the IPSHA Saturday competition


Sport

Gymnastics senior school Gymnastics junior school

JUNIOR SCHOOL GYMNASTICS TEAMFRONT ROW: Evangeline Jazzini, Elsie Ruane, Ruby Doyle, Amelie Fletcher, Abby Libbis, Shoshana Rigler, Josie Khoo, Harriett Kendall, Tilley Edwards Hill, Olivia Zhang, Olivia Rooke, Savana Shine

SECOND ROW: Dominique Cullen Feng, Anita Jazzini, Bo Leppinus, Lillian Oranje, Aimee Garcia, Margot Ruffa, Evie Bayot, Eliza Cook, Lola Bayot, Mia Jonson, Hunter Mangakahia

THIRD ROW: Phoebe Ruffa, Mackenzie Hansen, Ariel Vivian, Willow Smith, Sabrina Kuklik, Zoe Yu, Jasmine Spira, Lola Scotts, Kimmi Bilmon, Anouk Smith

IGSSA GymnasticsWe placed seventh overall, maintaining our top 10 ranking and keeping the mantle of the best eastern suburbs school.

Artistic GymnasticsFifth overall

TOP 10 INDIVIDUAL PLACES

Level 3 Vault Alicia French 2nd Amelie Cointrel 3rd Amelia Staines 4th Alice Uhd 8thLevel 3 Bars Adela Eshuys 5th Alicia French 5th Alice Uhd 8th Isobel Eshuys 9th Amelia Staines 10thLevel 3 Beam Adela Eshuys 1st Alicia French 3rd Alice Uhd 5th Harriette Gardiner 6th Amelia Staines 7thLevel 3 Floor Alicia French 3rd Harriette Gardiner 4th Adela Eshuys 6th Millie Moar 6th Alice Uhd 8thLevel 4 Vault Isabella Needle 3rd Sienna Price 4th Alessi Fletcher 9thLevel 4 Bars Isabella Needle 2ndLevel 4 Beam Aylin Barry 3rd Isabella Needle 5th Saskia Ferster 9thLevel 4 Floor Sienna Price 4th Alessi Fletcher 5th Jade Showniruk 9th

Rhythmic GymnasticsEighth overall

TOP 10 INDIVIDUAL PLACES

Freehand Harriette Gardiner 1stHoop Charlotte Davidson 4th Harriette Gardiner 5thFreehand Scarlett Pellegrini 4thRope Scarlett Pellegrini 6th Caitlin Morris 8thClubs Eva Nicolaou 3rd

Charlotte Davidson rhythmic gymnastics representative

Matilda, Isabella, Aylin, Alessi and Sienna

Jade Showniruk, Saskia Ferster and Ava O’Brien

Artistic Gymnastics division 1Level 1 1st Lillian Oranje, Sabrina Kuklik, Bo Leppinus, Evangeline Jazzini, Ruby Doyle Level 2 1st Elsie Ruane, Savana Shine, Hunter Mangakahia, Olivia Rooke, Olivia Zhang Level 3 2nd Anita Jazzini, Amelie Fletcher, Dominique Cullen Feng, Harriett Kendall, Willow Smith, Lola Scotts Level 4 2nd Abby Libbis, Ariel Vivian, Aimee Garcia, Jasmine Spira, Phoebe Ruffa, Anouk Smith

Rhythmic Gymnastics division 1Level 1 5th Mackenzie Hansen, Zoe Yu, Lola Bayot, Eliza Cook Level 2 2nd Margot Ruffa, Evie Bayot, Mia Jonson Category 2 1st Josie Khoo, Tilley Edwards Hill, hoop group Shoshana Rigler, Kimmi Bilmon

Shoshana Rigler at the IPSHA gymnastics competition


Sport

Hockey senior school Hockey junior school

SENIOR SCHOOL HOCKEYFRONT ROW: Ella Berckelman, Cleo Baldwin, Evelyn Balleine, Jasmin Sardi, Wilhelmina Urquhart, Emily Griffin, Jessa Ballard

SECOND ROW: Sarah Myatt, Sophia Rikard-Bell, Willamina Burke, Darcie Urquhart, Tooske den Hollander, Heidi Unger, Sophia Kelley

THIRD ROW: Lucy Booth, Evie Cook, Natasha Gallant, Abbey Gibbs, Isobel Eshuys, Alice Uhd

Premiers SEHA Competition STC 1:

Tooske den Hollander, Willamina Burke, Lucinda Peace, Cleo Baldwin, Abbey Gibbs, Jasmin Sardi, Darcie Urquhart, Emily Griffin, Evelyn Balleine, Natasha Gallant, Isobella Nilsson, Isabella Dunstan, Sasha Lavender, Wilhelmina Urquhart

JUNIOR SCHOOL MINKEY/HOCKEYFRONT ROW: Ariana Fermanis, Alice Aitken, Caroline Lin, Skye Treanor, Tilly Clark-Jago, Tessa Allen, Koko Rikard-Bell, Emme Eshuys, Ava Lennon, Frankie Johnston, Sienna Rae, Ruby Doyle, Emily Jackson

SECOND ROW: Bianca Kelley, Isabella Allison, Daniela Comino, Ava George, Sienna Dole, Grace Verco, Anika Bradford, Aida Lloyd, Evie Bayot, Ellie Bliss, Eliza Cook, Isla Mazor, Sahara Price, Grace Walley

THIRD ROW: Mackenzie Hansen, Scarlett Edyvean, Amalie Gomez, Sofia Bray, Lola Scotts, Freya Jensen, Arkie O’Halloran, Bobbie Lee DeBuse, Alva Humphreys, Charlotte Gibbs, Holly Negas, Clarissa Ling

FOURTH ROW: Aasha Causley, Lauren Griffiths, Gemma Allen, Mia Freeman, Sophie Morgan, Mila Sheridan, Jade Leslie, Scarlett Sewell, Francesca Betts, Holly Lewis, Sydney Smith, Kimmi Bilmon

Sofia Bray and Lauren Griffiths of Year 6 were selected as part of the IPSHA Hockey Squad and trialled against players from across independent NSW schools at the CIS Primary Girls Hockey Championships. Gemma Allen of Year 6, Francesca Betts of Year 6, Charlotte Gibbs of Year 6 and Bianca Kelley of Year 5 were also selected to attend the trials and performed well on the day.

IPSHA REPRESENTATIVE HOCKEYSofia Bray, Lauren Griffiths

Holly Negas in the IPSHA Saturday hockey competition


Sport

Netball senior school

SENIOR SCHOOL NETBALL - RNA CLUBFRONT ROW: Abbey Lissenden, Alison Zaczek, Gemma Proctor, Zoe Henningham, Sophie Lennon, Lara Webber, Lies den Hollander, Ava Langenbach, Chloe Clark, Orlanda Golfin, Madeleine Griffiths, Elena Caredes, Ainsley Taylor, Lily Gillatt, Chelsea Harris, Bella McGeechan, Charlotte Williams, Elizabeth Branighan

SECOND ROW: Lucia Parker, Laura Tran, Alessi Fletcher, Emily Dingle, Skye McDonald, Elyse Hovenden, Sophie Bell, Alexandra Webster, Scarlett Pike, Mia Rogers, Olivia Tajer, Alice Mourant, Emily Shorthouse, Madeleine Parshall, Isabella Morgan, Madison Clifton, Paula Schubach, Hayley Baroni, Olivia Giuffrida, Jade Perica

THIRD ROW: Scarlett Smart, Jordan Alp, Leila Carr, Isabella Davison, Isabella Plaisted, Brianna Milne, Scarlett Craig, Taylah Milne, Ruby Langenbach, Tara Hercz, Margot Shorrocks, Abby Rosenthal, Renee Stavroulakis, Zara Bennett, Priscilla Chia, Lucy Giuffrida, Madison Souvlis, Camilla Kowaleczko, Cameron Fatouris, Emily Allton

FOURTH ROW: Eliza Morgan, Isabella El-Haddad, Sarah Anastasiou, Phoebe Treweeke, Neve D’Arcy, Alisha Rawal, Charli Karsay, Molly Griffiths, Charlotte Le Poer Trench, Hannah Cozens, Olivia Southall, Issey Cotton, Emma Lesmond, Madeleine Baker, Sophie West, Julia McCluskey, Scarlett Miller, Eleni Andrews, Poppy Ries, Felicity Taylor, Daisy Strike

FIFTH ROW: Yathima Jennings, Gabrielle Betts, Olivia Aloi, Paige Kluck, Eleni Cole, Bronte Howarth, Lily Graham, Jasmine Betts, Antonia Golfin, Ruby Kilbane, Eia Hickey Berry, Mattison Ball, Charlotte Stewart, Aimee Tainsh, McKenzie Ball, Ella Johnston, Imogen Spence, Morgan Gaden, Isabelle Hooker, Clementine Hambour, Lucy Haydon

SIXTH ROW: Rosamunde Hood, Emily Grant, Kiera Rosen, Grace Hill, Claire Millhouse, Zahlia Baker, Jada Crawshaw, Tayla Vincent, Lauren Nikas, Jade Julian, Amber Haase, Madeline Stewart, Madeline Bird, Madeline Hendrie, Grace Howarth, Amelia Staines, Zoe Hall, Zoe Haydon

SENIOR SCHOOL NETBALL IGSSA AND WEDNESDAY COMPETITIONFRONT ROW: Alicia French, Georgia Vogt, Kayla Muir, Olivia Giuffrida, Zara Sheldrick-Aboud, Sophia Rikard-Bell, Lucy Booth, Zara Hill, Chawanya (Quantum) Charoensawad, Alessi Fletcher, Lucia Parker, Lara Webber, Abbey Lissenden, Lily Wood

SECOND ROW: Madeleine Chambiras, Isabella Morgan, Annabel Penny, Emma Higgins, Aarya Kaul, Siennah Morgan, Stella Brooks, Isabella Plaisted, Scarlett Craig, Isobel Cawley, Jordan Alp, Dimitra Mavrocordatos, Taylah Milne, Alice Mourant, Leila Carr, Madison Clifton

THIRD ROW: Brianna Milne, Laura Tran, Isla King, Annaliese Freeman, Hally Baker, Tanasia Kazonis, Mia Warren, Emma Doyle, Charlotte Saunders, Hira Khan, Maggie Kalaf, Alicia Bornor, Imogen Glozier, Ashana Mason, Renee Stavroulakis

FOURTH ROW: Georgia Pellegrini, Hannah McDonald, Abby Rosenthal, Margot Shorrocks, Eloise Bolton, Isabelle Hooker, May Pinnegar, Ava Vaughan, Eliza Morgan, Madison Souvlis, Bella Taper, Sophie Parry Okeden, April O’Neill, Evelyn Rock, Aisling Harrison

FIFTH ROW: Charlotte Stewart, Lucy Giuffrida, Paige Kluck, Lucy Haydon, Grace Howarth, Lara Sciberras, Tayla Vincent, Amber Haase, Jamie Podmore Taylor, Madeline Stewart, Samantha Gately, Grace Hill, Bridget Kluck, Olivia Kinnaird, Isabella Davison

CIS NETBALL REPRESENTATIVELara Sciberras ABSENT: Jamie Podmore Taylor

Premiers Interschool Competition STC 1:

Madeline Stewart, Tayla Vincent, Meg Brudenell-Woods, Scarlett Craig, Samantha Gately, Amber Haase, Aspen Henderson, Grace Hill, Grace Howarth, Renee Stavroulakis

STC 8:

Madison Clifton, Olivia Giuffrida, Jordan Alp, Lucia Parker, Abbey Lissendon, Paige Kluck, Jessa Ballard, Lucy Haydon

Premiers RNA CompetitionINTER YELLOW:

Zahlia Baker, McKenzie Ball, Jasmine Betts, Issey Cotton, Madeleine Hendrie, Rosamunde Hood, Ruby Kilbane, Charlotte Stewart, Aimee Tainsh

14 BLUE:

Madeline Bird, Eleni Cole, Jada Crawshaw, Molly Griffiths, Clementine Hambour, Zoe Henningham, Delphi Hinchcliffe, Ella Johnston, Charli Karsay, Gemma Proctor

Premiers IGSSASTC 3:

Emma Doyle, Amber Hayes, Zoe Hayes, Brianna Milne (Captain), Taylah Milne, April O’Neill, Georgia Pellegrini, Isabella Plaisted, Charlotte Stewart

STC 5:

Georgia Griffen-White, Isabella Davison, Aarya Kaul, Olivia Kinnaird, Bridget Kluck, Hannah McDonald, Eliza Morgan (Captain), Zara Sheldrick-Aboud

RNA Netball Premiers – 14 Blue


Netball junior school

Sport

Rowing senior school

JUNIOR SCHOOL NETBALLFRONT ROW: Mia Te Wani, Emily Jackson, Ava Lennon, Emily Logan, Aasha Causley, Savannah Moar, Isabella Luu, Ongeline Oborn, Molly Stening, Georgina Fox, Tessa Allen, Emme Eshuys, Luca Hill

SECOND ROW: Eliza Cook, Piper Pratley, Grace Walley, Skye Treanor, Holly Bowes, Isabella Walley, Claudia Cawley, Katherine Budden, Lucinda Connell, Koko Rikard-Bell, Bianca Wong, Zoe Sweeney

THIRD ROW: Holly Negas, Chloe Fraser, Jasmine Bence, Matilda Canning-Smith, Kimmi Bilmon, Willow Smith, Lola Scotts, Bella Blair, Alexandra Coffey, Scarlett Edyvean, Mia (Mac) Freeman, Sienna Dole

FOURTH ROW: Jasmine Spira, Ashley Sassine, Jessica Kluck, Mia Freeman, Willow Pratley, Gemma Allen, Eva Todd, Sydney Smith, Francesca Howarth, Claudia McIntosh, Georgia Middleton, Eva Johnston

FIFTH ROW: Darcy Connell, Marni Beville, Sophie Morgan, Ella Gaden, Emma Hartwig, Caitlin James, Mila Sheridan, Sabrina Kuklik, Alice Steed, Holly Lewis, Scarlett Sewell

Sienna Julian, Claudia McIntosh, Mila Sheridan and Claudia Cawley of Year 6 attended the IPSHA netball trials. Congratulations to Claudia Cawley who was selected as a reserve for the IPSHA netball team.

SENIOR SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE ROWING TEAMFRONT ROW: Annette Ong, Hannah Cozens, Amelia Jacobson, Jemima Melki, Bella McGeechan, Constance Skeffington, Tamzin Heywood, Grace Gay, Sophia Voigt, Molly Macneal

SECOND ROW: Nicole Chong, Madeleine Baker, Claudia Horrell, Aliya Rahman, Hannah McMillan, Neve D’Arcy, Stella Brooks, Emma Pellegrini, Phillippa Steel

THIRD ROW: Eeshani Parameswaran, Georgia Shearer, Rebecca Rosenberg, Jamilla Ledet, Eia Hickey Berry, Lily Graham, Isabella Plaisted, Eliza Gerahty, Alydiira Price

FOURTH ROW: Matilda Borthwick, Catherine Johnson, Abbey Gibbs, Rosamunde Hood, Katarina Saravanos, Lucinda Edwards, Zoe Hall, Bianca Horrell, Aimee Tainsh

In our most successful season ever, our rowers won two gold, two silver and a bronze medal at the 2018 Head of the River. All of the girls put in great performances and 11 crews raced in A finals.

Our Year 10 VIII (Jamilla Ledet, Eia Hickey Berry, Bianca Horrell, Katarina Saravanos, Rosamunde Hood, Zoe Hall, Amelia Cooper, Aimee Tainsh, and cox Bella McGeechan) got St Catherine’s off to a great start by winning a bronze medal. This was the first time the school had ever raced an eight at Head of the River, and to take a bronze medal was incredible.

Our day got even better when two of our Year 8 crews led from start to finish to take gold in both the Year 8 s ingle (Claudia Horrell) and Year 8 double (Eliza Gerahty, Aliya Rahman). This was quickly followed up by Lucinda Edwards and Amelia Cooper taking silver in the Year 10 double. A fantastic performance considering both girls were still in Year 9. Our Year 10 crew of Rosamunde Hood, Zoe Hall, Bianca Horrell, Aimee Tainsh, and cox Bella McGeechan finished the day with silver in the senior quad.

These results represent a massive improvement for our rowing team and a fantastic reward for the hard work of our rowers and coaches.


Sport

Snowsports Softball senior school

SNOWSPORTSFRONT ROW: Maribel Goumenis, Emily Logan, Tara Williams, Mia Williams, Saskia Tsen, Frankie Johnston, Ruby Colin

SECOND ROW: Vanessa Kimpton, Mila Sheridan, Saskia Ferster, April O’Neill, Sofie Gartner

The St Catherine’s team from Years 2–12 gave an exceptional performance at the Sydney Interschools Snowsports Championships, Frankie Johnston finished with silver and bronze; and our captain Saskia Ferster finished with bronze medals.

Five St Catherine’s girls qualified to compete at the State Championships and the team of Frankie Johnston of Year 4, Emily Logan of Year 6, Sofie Gartner of Year 8, Captain, Saskia Ferster of Year 10 and April O’Neill of Year 11, all performed exceptionally well with five top eight finishes.

Frankie Johnston, Emily Logan and Saskia Ferster qualified for the Australian Interschools Snowsports Championships at Mt Perisher and performed well competing against some of the best skiers and snowboarders in Australia.

Ruby Colin and Tara Williams

SENIOR SCHOOL SOFTBALLFRONT ROW: Kristina Boulton, Ashleigh Lawson, Lauren Pulley, Elisabeth Cola, Eden Timbery, Junias Tjanaria, Antonia Boulton

SECOND ROW: Madeleine Chambiras, Lux Strugar, Stephanie Augoustis, Nicolette Walker, Wilhelmina Urquhart, Sophia Zhang, Emily Dingle

THIRD ROW: Piper Macneall, Charlotte Prentice, Jada Crawshaw, Grace Hill, Darcie Urquhart, Brianna Milne

SENIOR SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE SURFING TEAMCamilla Kowaleczko, Isobel Eshuys

Surfing

Lauren Pulley Madeleine Chambiras

Lee Sinderman rallies the troops


Sport

Swimming and diving senior school

Swimming Carnival

HOUSE WINNER

Barker

OVERALL AGE CHAMPIONS

Junior Champion Charlotte Sork Hulme-Moir

Intermediate Madeleine Fairlie Hulme-Moir Champion

Senior Champion Ruby Swadling Barker

IGSSA Swimming and DivingOur swimming team finished in 12th place, and our diving team placed second in division two and seventh place overall, an excellent achievement.

SWIMMING

Our swimmers were very consistent, qualifying for 20 finals out of 43 events.

Caitlin Lamb, placed fourth in the 13yrs 50m freestyle.

Ruby Swadling, Jessica Edser, Aspen Henderson and Sienna White placed fourth in the senior relay final.

DIVING

Alice Uhd placed fifth in 13yrs springboard.

NSWCIS SwimmingCharlotte Sork 3rd 14yrs 50m backstroke 3rd 14yrs 100m backstroke

Madeleine Fairlie 200m backstroke

NSW All School SwimmingCharlotte Sork 2nd 14yrs 50m backstroke 2nd 14yrs 100m backstroke

Australian Schools Swimming ChampionshipsCharlotte Sork 3rd 14yrs 50m backstroke 3rd 14yrs 100m backstroke

SENIOR SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE SWIMMING & DIVINGFRONT ROW: Ava Langenbach, Amelia Jacobson, Alice Uhd, Isobel Eshuys, Charlotte Williams, Abby Spencer, Madeleine Vanderplank, Isabella Morgan, Sophia Rikard-Bell, Alessi Fletcher

SECOND ROW: Sophie Scaffidi, Alice Mourant, Adela Eshuys, Madeleine Fairlie, Kinsey Samuels, Piper Macneall, Sienna White, Charlotte Sork, Imogen Glozier

THIRD ROW: Jessica Edser, Caitlin Lamb, Ruby Swadling, Saskia Ferster, Jade Julian, Amelia Staines, Aspen Henderson, Fiona Yu, Jessica Lam

REPRESENTATIVE AND CIS SWIMMING REPRESENTATIVECharlotte Sork

IGSSA SWIMMING REPRESENTATIVESCharlotte Sork, Madeleine Fairlie

Ruby Swadling Madison Clifton, Jade Bliss and Ava Langenbach

Caitlin Lamb, Kinsey Samuels and Charli Karsay

Sophie Scaffidi, Charlotte Sork and Amelia Jacobson

Kinsey Samuels

Sienna White, Ruby Swadling and Jessica Edser


JUNIOR SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE SWIMMING & DIVINGFRONT ROW: Caroline Lin, Josie Khoo, Holly Negas, Blayke Piggins-Massaad, Eva Griffiths, Lola Scotts, Anouk Smith, Jasmine Abela, Koko Rikard-Bell

SECOND ROW: Elvy Liston, Ava George, Evie Bayot, Gabriella Mata Rohe, Alva Humphreys, Ruby Fry, Sarah Rupnik Williams, Aimee Garcia, Tara Williams

THIRD ROW: Savannah Moar, Gemma Allen, Francesca Betts, Mila Sheridan, Sienna Julian, Ella Gaden, Holly Lewis, Willow Smith, Ivy Kodomichalos

Sport

Swimming and diving junior school

IPSHA REPRESENTATIVE DIVINGKoko Rikard-Bell

Swimming Carnival

HOUSE CHAMPION

Patterson

AGE CHAMPIONS 10 YEARS AND UNDER

1st Savannah Moar Sutherland

2nd Josie Khoo Patterson

3rd Tara Williams Patterson

AGE CHAMPIONS 11 AND 12 YEARS

Joint 1st Lola Scotts Hulme-Moir

Joint 1st Sienna Julian Hulme-Moir

3rd Gemma Allen Sutherland

IPHSA SWIMMING AND DIVING CARNIVAL

5th Koko Rikard-Bell 10yrs girls springboard division

Willow Smith

Lola Scotts

Age champions Sienna Julian and Lola Scotts


SENIOR SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE TABLE TENNISAlice Lee

Sport

Table tennis

Tennis senior schoolThe Tildesley Shield team, led by Sophia Hardwick, captain and Mathilde Hinchcliffe, vice-captain, managed to shine despite tough weather conditions. Catherine Aulia made it to the semi-final, only to be beaten in a close match by the eventual tournament winner. Isabella Meyrick and Chilee Ro land, our doubles, made it through to the fifth round.

The team achieved fourth place overall in the 100th year anniversary of this pre-eminent competition.

SENIOR SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE TILDESLEY TENNIS TEAMFRONT ROW: Gemma Proctor, Aarya Kaul, Chilee Roland, Samarah Issa, Scarlett Craig, Sally Williams

SECOND ROW: Yunqi (Tara) Dai, Sophia Hardwick, Macushla Flanagan, Elena Schai, Zarlie Brewis, Isabella Meyrick

THIRD ROW: Isabella Jacobson, Allegra Slovitt, Hannah Collins, Catherine Aulia, Sophia Pinter

ABSENT: Piper Freeman, Delphi Hinchcliffe, Mathilde Hinchcliffe, Charlotte Williams Swinnen

REPRESENTATIVE TENNISIsabella Meyrick, Catherine Aulia, Chilee Roland

SENIOR SCHOOL TENNISFRONT ROW: Sally Williams, Olivia Finn, Abbey Lissenden, Arieta Varvaressos, Aarya Kaul, Yunqi (Tara) Dai, Lara Webber, Olivia Schey, Gemma Proctor

SECOND ROW: Sophia Hardwick, Taylah Milne, Chilee Roland, Zarlie Brewis, Elena Schai, Macushla Flanagan, Isabella Meyrick, Scarlett Craig, Paige Natoli

THIRD ROW: Isabella Jacobson, Jordan Alp, Allegra Slovitt, Catherine Aulia, Hannah Collins, Francesca Heyko-Porebski, Sophia Pinter, Samarah Issa

Delphi Hinchcliffe and Gemma Proctor

Sophia Pinter in action at the Tildesley Shield

Allegra Slovitt and Charlotte Williams Swinnen

Alice Lee at the state titles

Alice Lee receiving a Youth Sports award


Sport

Tennis junior school

JUNIOR SCHOOL TENNISFRONT ROW: Emily Logan, Kimmi Bilmon, Ruby Marshall, Sofia Bray, Georgina Fox

SECOND ROW: Phoebe Strachan, Shuyao (Nina) Yu, Eva Todd, Claudia Cawley

Touch football senior schoolRuby Marshall and Phoebe Strachan attended IPSHA tennis trials in 2018. Ruby Marshall was selected as a reserve for the IPSHA tennis team.

SENIOR SCHOOL TOUCH FOOTBALLFRONT ROW: Isabella Needle, Sienna Elmowy, Sophia Kelley, Ashana Mason, Olivia Doble, Miranda Myles, Kayla Muir, Georgia Vogt, Zoe Henningham, Lily Galea, Taylor Galea, Lola d’Orlan de Polignac, Alice Uhd, Heidi Unger, Hayley Baroni, Imogen Glozier, Sophie Ulm, Sienna Price, Chelsea Harris

SECOND ROW: Cecile Jin, Constance Rochios, Madeleine Chambiras, Elenor Craven, Emily Dingle, Laura Tran, Paula Schubach, Stella Brooks, Jessica Gross, Yasmine Fadel, Lucy Booth, Deanna Koumi, Ainsley Taylor, Sky Cohen, Lies den Hollander, Arabella Amirian, Madison Clifton, Mackenzie Wiseman, Zidan Santos-Dwyer

THIRD ROW: Charlotte Pitt, Harriette Gardiner, Daisy Strike, Isla King, Emma Pellegrini, Olivia Rochios, Indiana Brenac, Jessica Norman, Mia Warren, Jade Eassey, Nicola Pitt, Eleanor Arthur, India Badran, Isobel Eshuys, Ella Berckelman, Hannah Farrow, Clementine Hambour, Hannah Ricci

FOURTH ROW: Olivia Tajer, Wilhelmina Urquhart, Nicolette Walker, Gia Frost, Madison Souvlis, Lux Strugar, Eliza Morgan, Georgia Pellegrini, Isabella El-Haddad, Isabelle Hooker, Sophie Bell, Charlotte Saunders, Bella Taper, Eleanor Hodnett, Tanasia Kazonis, Nico Jaffers, Renee Stavroulakis, Isobel Cawley

FIFTH ROW: Brianna Milne, Adela Eshuys, Georgia Slade, Isabella Harvey, Ruby Kilbane, Charlotte Stewart, Claire Smith, Kiera Rosen, Ella Swan, Jessica Meagher, Imogen Spence, Charlie Barry, Francesca Heyko-Porebski, Issey Cotton, Emily Nolan, Isabella Davison, Isabella Plaisted

SIXTH ROW: Eloise Bolton, April O’Neill, Aisling Bligh, McKenzie Ball, Katrice Sippel, Julia Perkins, Abbey Gibbs, Madeline Hendrie, Jada Crawshaw, Lauren Nikas, Indiana Ippindo, Mary Sassine, Emma Doyle, Darcie Urquhart, Amelia Staines, Mattison Ball, Abby Rosenthal

Premiers Touch Football IGSSASTC 3:

Gia Frost, Issey Cotton, Isabella Harvey, Francesca Heyko-Porebski, Cecile Jin, Mia Warren, Georgia Slade, Nico Jaffers, Emily Nolan, Georgia Pellegrini, Charlotte Saunders

STC 9:

Lily Galea, Imogen Glozier, Yasmine Fadel, Olivia Southall, Laura Tran, Piper Freeman, Miranda Myles, Delphi Hinchcliffe, Taylor Galea, Isobel Cawley


Triathlon

SENIOR SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVE TRIATHLON TEAMAmelia Jacobson, Molly Griffiths, Francesca Heyko-Porebski, Summer Leury, Jessica Meagher, Abby Spencer

Sport

Touch football junior schoolBianca Rupnik Williams, Anika Bradford and Amelie Vella attended the NSW CIS touch football trials representing St Catherine’s and IPSHA.

JUNIOR SCHOOL TOUCH FOOTBALL TERM 3FRONT ROW: Clarissa Ling, Tilley Edwards Hill, Ava George, Ruby Norgard, Sienna Durante, Georgia Parkes, Ruby Fry, Ellie Bliss, Tara Bliss, Daniela Comino, Ruby Doyle, Sahara Price

SECOND ROW: Tilly Burgess-Hoar, Isabella Allison, Grace Verco, Mackenzie Hansen, Lucinda Sheridan, Eve Tsakissiris, Alice Aitken, Anika Bradford, Isabella McIntosh, Evie Bayot, Harriett Kendall

THIRD ROW: Sienna Rae, Sienna Springett, Jessie Miller, Amelie Vella, Sienna Julian, Bianca Rupnik Williams, Jade Leslie, Francesca Betts, Saskia Sassano, Lauren Griffiths, Julia Mallam

IPSHA REPRESENTATIVE TOUCH FOOTBALLAmelie Vella, Bianca Rupnik Williams, Anika Bradford

Year 5 touch football team The Hurricanes

Saskia Sassano


Sport

Volleyball

SENIOR SCHOOL VOLLEYBALLFRONT ROW: Kayla Muir, Jade Perica, Lucia Parker, Scarlett Craig, Siennah Morgan, India Badran, Dimitra Mavrocordatos, Summer Sarin-Hall, Amelia Jacobson, Imogen Glozier

SECOND ROW: Cleo Baldwin, Emma Higgins, Ava Edwards, Tamsyn Taylor, Eliza Morgan, Alisha Rawal, Rebecca Matthei, Annaliese Freeman, Taylah Milne, Jessica Gross

THIRD ROW: Bella Taper, Hira Khan, Charlotte Saunders, Tara Hercz, Tanasia Kazonis, Anna Yang, Lucy Giuffrida, Tooske den Hollander, Hannah Farrow, Isabella El-Haddad, Sophie Kay

FOURTH ROW: Jessica Meagher, Evelyn Rock, Lucy Haydon, Darcie Urquhart, Zoe Hall, McKenzie Ball, Mattison Ball, Willamina Burke, Jessica Lamb, Yathima Jennings

FIFTH ROW: Aimee Tainsh, Claire Millhouse, Anna Simms, Bianca Horrell, Amber Haase, Tayla Vincent, Madeline Stewart, Imogen Spence, Morgan Gaden, Isabella Davison

Water polo senior schoolOur water polo team remained on top of the IGSSA schools with an 8-4 victory over Meriden School to win the title. It is our schools fifth title in seven years, which is a fantastic achievement.

Premiers IGSSA

STC 1

Gemma Harding, Georgia Dyson, Sienna White, Jasmin Sardi, Ruby Swadling, Ellena Little, Imogen Hicks, Aspen Henderson, Alice Mourant, Michaela Dyson

SENIOR SCHOOL WATER POLOFRONT ROW: Jessa Ballard, Elizabeth Branighan, Jade Perica, Amelia Jacobson, Emma McDonald, Lies den Hollander, Millie Moar, Isabella Morgan, Madeleine Griffiths, Sophia Rikard-Bell, Ava Langenbach, Orlanda Golfin, Abbey Lissenden

SECOND ROW: Chloe Clark, Emily Griffin, Laura Tran, Skye McDonald, Siennah Morgan, Chloe Davis, Gabrielle Betts, Poppy Ries, Ruby Langenbach, Annabel Beckett, Paula Schubach, Sarah Scaffidi, Olivia Giuffrida, Acacia Ngu, Charlotte Williams

THIRD ROW: Luella Beaumont, Hannah Farrow, Leila Carr, Madeleine Vanderplank, Charlotte Le Poer Trench, Hannah McDonald, Sofie Gartner, Kinsey Samuels, Ruby Hathorn, Maggie Kalaf, Molly Griffiths, Camilla Kowaleczko, Antonia Golfin, Phoebe Treweeke

FOURTH ROW: Tanasia Kazonis, Emma Higgins, Georgia Gower-Brown, Lucinda Miller, Lauren Kacanas, Mia Clark, Georgia Dyson, Felicity Hedger, Zandile Chivizhe, Jasmin Sardi, Erin Mylonas, Maree Nikitopoulos, Hannah Ricci, Sophie Parry Okeden, Julia McCluskey

FIFTH ROW: Sophie Kay, Alice Mourant, Caitlin Lamb, Summer Leury, Jasmine Betts, Aspen Henderson, Isabelle Hooker, Adela Eshuys, Milla Ippindo, Eliza Twomey, Jessica Lamb, Madison Souvlis, Lucy Giuffrida, Eliza Shipway, Charli Karsay

SIXTH ROW: Bronte Howarth, Michaela Dyson, Ella Johnston, Madeline Stewart, Lara Sciberras, Jamie Podmore Taylor, Amber Haase, Jade Julian, Tayla Vincent, Grace Howarth, Samantha Gately, Ruby Swadling, Natasha Gallant

AUSTRALIAN WATER POLO REPRESENTATIVERuby Swadling

REPRESENTATIVE WATER POLORuby Swadling, Aspen Henderson ABSENT: Ellena Little


Sport

Water Polo junior school

JUNIOR SCHOOL WATERPOLO/FLIPPA BALLFRONT ROW: Tilley Edwards Hill, Annie Zaumeyer, Aida Lloyd, Cate Darling, Ruby Congdon, Gina Schubach, Julia Mallam, Lucinda Evans, Isabella Walley, Isla Mazor

SECOND ROW: Betty-Rose Burcham, Emily Logan, Sofia Bray, Willow Smith, Alva Humphreys, Lola Scotts, Chiara Hammond, Alexandra Coffey, Charlotte Gibbs, Scarlett Edyvean

THIRD ROW: Lauren Griffiths, Darcy Connell, Gemma Allen, Mila Sheridan, Bianca Rupnik Williams, Caitlin James, Sienna Julian, Holly Lewis, Francesca Howarth

Congratulations to the Year 6 water polo team who won the UNSW competition in Term 4. The team played extremely well and won 8-4 in the final against the Year 7 team from Reddam House. The team consisted of Sienna Julian, Gemma Allen, Mila Sheridan, Gina Schubach, Julia Mallam, Bianca Rupnik Williams and Isabella Walley.

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Teaching staff

SENIOR SCHOOL TEACHING STAFFFRONT ROW: Dianne Hubbard, Rebecca Herbert, Sonya Taylor, René Mercer, David Gresham, Kylie McCullah, Sarah Guy, Julie Townsend, Alex Koch, Deborah Clancy, Natalie Miller, Ryan Cameron, Daisy Turnbull Brown, Kate Sonter, Margaret Leggat

SECOND ROW: Rebecca Ayad, Candace Robertson, Carla Maxted, Glenis Israel, Elyse Read, Jake Compton, Sarah Charles, Andrew Yanitsas, Thea McLean, Emily Togher, Kylie Wilson, Sera Hurley, Brett Wilson, Shantha Bose

THIRD ROW: Katrina Wilkins, Toula Mitropoulos, Tassia August, Jade Starling, Joyce Kojevnikov, Ramona Lobo, Sarah Chapman, Stephanie Centner, AliciaHighfield,AmandaDuffy,HayleyCush,LorraineSilk,JaneKrauss,SamanthaClare,SylviaChronis,TsuiMingShea

FOURTH ROW: DanielSantosAlvarez,FloraYeoum,GillianHampton,RobynBlomfield,CaitlinLamour,AleksandraOlenderek-Smith,LisaMcCowage, MarianRomeo,CamillaJones-Prichard,MartinaBlasco,StephanieFraser,Jamie-LeeCartwright,LizaChristian,JoanneMartin,NickySchey

FIFTH ROW: SimoneGillett,KarenWalton,MelanieAvramovski,JohnDialektakis,TimUlrick,AliciaHalls,PeterFellows,BrodyVancers,MarkSmith, KyleCaputo,JackBaker,PeterMcMurdo,MarcVincent,EmilyGlover

ABSENT: WilliamGriffiths,BeatrizCartlidge,MaggiGuo,HelenWatson,DavidRuys,ReneeRogers,RachelRees,StephenJabaji

Ms Melanie Avramovski Humanities teacher BA(Dance) BEd GradCertGeo

Ms Rebecca Ayad Humanities teacher BEd BA

Mr Jack Baker Science teacher BSc BEd

Mr Teddy Bayas Mathematics teacher BA Science (Mathematics) GradCertEdu

Dr Huw Belling Composer in Residence and Choral Director BMus MMus DPhil(Oxon)

Mrs Martina Blasco Mathematics teacher Master of Arts (Mathematics) DipEdu

Mrs Emily Blomberg Biblical Studies teacher MTeach(Music & English) BA DipABRSM

Ms Robyn Blomfield Learning Enrichment teacher/Indigenous Coordinator BEd PgCertSpEd MIncEd

Dr Shantha Bose HeadofMathematics BSc(Hons) MSc PhD Pure Mathematics GradCertCogSci

Mrs Elaine Cairns HeadofJuniorSchoolSport BEd(Hons)

Ms Kate Cameron Junior School teacher and Stage 2 Leader BEd(Hons) MEd

Mr Ryan Cameron DirectorofSport BA DipEd AssocDipSocSci DipHealthCouns

Mr Kyle Caputo English teacher BA MTeach

Dr Alison Cardinale English teacher BA GradDipComm MTeach DPhil

Mrs Beatriz Cartlidge HeadofHumanities BEc DipEd MEd

Ms Jamie-Lee Cartwright PDHPEteacher BEd

Miss Stephanie Centner Language teacher BA(Hons) GradDipEd

Ms Sarah Chapman Science teacher BSc DipEd

Ms Sarah Charles Humanities teacher Year mentor BA GradDipEd

Ms Liza Christian TAS teacher BArtEd BDes

Ms Sylvia Chronis Humanities teacher BA BEd(Hons)

Ms Nancy Chu Junior school teacher MTeach(Primary) GradCertEdStudies(SpecNeeds)

Mrs Deborah Clancy HeadofBoardingand Academic Care BSc DipEd CertGiftedEd

Ms Samantha Clare Mathematics teacher DipTeach

Mrs Kristie Collins Biblical Studies teacher BEd

Mr Jake Compton Humanities teacher Year mentor BA DipEd

Mr Liam Curd Junior School teacher BSc(Hons) Psychology PGCE(Primary)

Ms Hayley Cush HeadofStrings BMus(Perf) Hons GradDipTeachLearn

Mrs Jamie Davies Junior School teacher BEd

JUNIOR SCHOOL TEACHING STAFFFRONT ROW: Nancy Chu, Angela MacNamara, Kate Cameron, Anastasia Nicolaou, Yvonne Howard, Sarah Guy, Natalie Miller, Nicola Logan, AmandaDodson,VanessaGilmour,KirstySmith

SECOND ROW: Joanna Lee, Genevieve Thibaux, Rachael Whitting, Natasha Jackson, Jamie Davies, Nicole Lee, Arnna Serhon, Louisa Robinson, Silvie Falk, Tassia August

THIRD ROW: Jillian McClean, Marian Romeo, Tanya Lynch, Katharyn Reid, Madeleine Goto, Jane Ball, Kerrie Chan, Maggi Guo, Roslyn Ghazal, Joyce Kojevnikov

FOURTH ROW: Niall Martin, Elizabeth Martin, Courtney Meijer, Liam Curd, Louisa Rowe, Jonathan Yeow, Nicola Russell, Gabrielle Cundy, Kate Melhuish, Narelle Gibbs

ABSENT: RobynBlomfield,ElaineCairns,JaneKrauss,EmmaMcKinnon,CatherineMorrissey,KerryPayne,ReneeRogers,LorraineSilk,ReneeWalt, Jacqueline Wang

Mr John Dialektakis Mathematics teacher BSc DipEd

Ms Amanda Dodson Junior School STEM and K-2Coordinator BA DipEd

Miss Skye Donaldson Humanities teacher BA MTeach

Ms Amanda Duffy Science teacher BEd BSc

Ms Silvie Falk Junior School teacher DipTeach

Mr Peter Fellows AssistantHeadofHumanities BA DipEd

Mrs Stephanie Fraser Biblical Studies teacher BA(English & History)

Mrs Melanie Frederiksen Junior School teacher BA Arts GradDip Edu

Mrs Roslyn Ghazal Biblical Studies teacher BSc DipEd DipBibleandMissions

Ms Narelle Gibbs Junior School Counsellor BSc MA GradDipPsych

Ms Simone Gillett French teacher BA GradDipEd MA

Mrs Vanessa Gilmour HeadofJuniorSchoolMusic BMus(MusEd), AMusA, ATCL

Ms Emily Glover English/Drama teacher BA BEd GradCert Ed(TESOL)

Ms Madeleine Goto Junior School teacher BA(Hons) MTeach

Mrs Joanna Graffen Humanities teacher Year mentor BTeach(Secondary) BLaws BArts GradDip Legal Practice

Mr David Gresham DirectorofMusic BMus(MusEd) MMusTech AMusA

Mr William Griffiths English teacher BA DipEd

Ms Maggi Guo Chinese teacher BA GradDipEd MA

Ms Sarah Guy Deputy Headmistress and HeadofJuniorSchool BEd MEd MACE

Ms Alicia Halls Senior School Counsellor BPsychSc MCouns

Mrs Lisa Hammond Learning Enrichment teacher BEd(Human Mov’t and Health Ed) GradCert Inclusive Ed

Ms Gillian Hampton Art teacher BLArch(Hons) BArtEd(Hons)

Ms Rebecca Herbert Humanities teacher Year mentor/Careers advisor BA BEd

Ms Alicia Highfield TAS teacher BA BTeach

Miss Yvonne Howard DeputyHeadofJuniorSchool BEd Primary MEd(Creative Arts) GradCertGiftedEd

Ms Dianne Hubbard English teacher Year mentor BA DipEd MA

Ms Sera Hurley HeadofScience BSc DipEd

Mrs Glenis Israel HeadofArt BEd DipEdArt Post Grad Curatorship

Mr Stephen Jabaji Humanities teacher GradDip Edu/Cert Religion BA Comm

Mrs Camilla Jones-Prichard English teacher BMedia BLaw GradDipEd

Rev Alex Koch Chaplain BSc BEd BDiv


Teaching staff

ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORT STAFFFRONT ROW: DioscoraMontesco,JackPiskorowski,JamesHamilton,RathikaSuresh,BarryMadden,GenaYeomans,BradNewell,VanessaBremer, IrfanAhmed,AlisonWindmill

SECOND ROW: Anthea Mellick, Sarah Kate Barrell, Kim Carvalho, Maree Flannery, Lyndall Stewart, Aidann Stathis, Sue Atkins, Brigitte Gottwald, Louise Mahon, Narelle Cameron

THIRD ROW: RekhaSukhavasi,VincentMuscat,KerryPayne,HeidiKrogh,EduardoDeMello,AmberWilson,SusanGlendinning, ThiagoDePaulaFernando,SandraSonn

FOURTH ROW: MasamiNoda,AlisonCrawford,MelissaCahill,EmmaLaurence,VanessaBeckett,KylieAnderson,SharynKazacos,KerrieChan

FIFTH ROW: Eleanor Bennetts, Anthony Bosch, Edger Martin, Richard Campbell, James McKenzie, Jeremy Brown, Raj Saba, Chloe Carr

Miss Joyce Kojevnikov AssistantHeadofMusic BMus(MusEd) MEdLead

Ms Jane Krauss Learning Enrichment teacher BA DipEd GradCertSpNeeds GradCertEdTesting

Ms Caitlin Lamour ICT Integrator/Humanities teacher BA(Dance) BEd GradCertRelEd MEd(ICT)

Miss Joanna Lee Junior School teacher BA MTeach

Mrs Nicole Lee Junior School teacher DipEd GradDipPerforming and Expressive Art

Mrs Margaret Leggat HeadofGlobalEnrichment BA DipEd

Mrs Ramona Lobo Mathematics teacher BEng DipEd

Ms Nicola Logan Junior School teacher and Stage 3 Leader MA(Hons) Sociology PGCE(Primary)

Mrs Tanya Lynch Learning Enrichment teacher BSSc DipEd MSpecEd CertGiftedEd

Mrs Angela MacNamara Learning Enrichment teacher BEd(SpEd)

Miss Elizabeth Martin Junior School teacher librarian BEd GradDipInfoSci

Ms Joanne Martin HeadofDrama BA Edu

Mr Niall Martin Learning Enrichment teacher BSc(Hons) MTeach

Ms Carla Maxted HeadofEnglish BA(Hons) MLeadMgmtLearn PGCEEd PGCiEInnEd Erasmus Scholar

Mrs Jillian McClean Junior School teacher BEd(Primary)Hons

Ms Lisa McCowage HeadofWind,BrassandPercussion BMus(MusEd) GradDipPerf

Ms Kylie McCullah HeadofAcademicChallenge BEd MEdLead Cert Gifted Ed

Mr James McKenzie PDHPEteacher BEd

Mrs Emma McKinnon Junior School teacher BA BEd (Primary)

Ms Thea McLean Humanities teacher BA GradDipEd

Dr John McMath Science teacher DSc Ed

Mr Peter McMurdo English teacher BA MTeach

Miss Courtney Meijer Junior School teacher MTeach BSc

Ms Kate Melhuish Junior School teacher BA GradDipMedia

Mr René Mercer DirectorofSTEMandInnovation BSc DipEd

Ms Natalie Miller DirectorofLearningEnrichment BEd GradCertSpEd MSpEd GradCertGiftedEd

Ms Toula Mitropoulos English teacher BA DipEd

Mrs Catherine Morrissey Learning Enrichment teacher MSpEd GradDipSpEd BEd

Mrs Anastasia Nicolaou CoordinatorofAcademic Care K–6 DipTeach BEd

Mrs Rita O’Farrell Language teacher BA DipEd Masters of French Linguistics

Ms Aleksandra Olenderek-Smith Mathematics teacher BIntStud GradCertMat DipEd

Mr Phil Parkin Science teacher BSc DipEd

Ms Melinda Pedavoli Drama and English teacher BEd(Sec:HumSocSci) Hons I and the University Medal

Ms Katy Perrone Learning Enrichment teacher Masters of Edu BA Teach and Learning

Ms Elyse Read HeadofTeacherDevelopment Humanities teacher BA BEd

Ms Rachel Rees Science teacher BSc DipEd

Ms Katharyn Reid Junior School teacher BEd(Hons)

Ms Candace Robertson HeadofLanguages BA(Hons) BTeach(Sec)

Ms Louisa Robinson Junior school teacher BEd(Primary) MReligiousEd

Mrs Renee Rogers PDHPEteacher BEd

Dr Alan Rome Humanities teacher BA DPhil

Miss Louisa Rowe Junior School teacher BEd(Hons) MEd

Miss Nicola Russell Junior School teacher BComm MTeach GradCertSpecEd

Dr David Ruys Science teacher BMatEng(Hons) PhD(Materials Science) DipEd(Sec)

Mr Daniel Santos Alvarez Language teacher BSc GradDipEd

Ms Nicky Schey HeadofResearchCentre BA(Hons) DipEd MAAppHist

Mrs Arnna Serhon Junior School teacher BA DipEd

Mrs Tsui Ming Shea Language teacher BA GradDip Edu Grad Dip Japanese

Ms Lorraine Silk Music teacher BMusEd

Miss Kirsty Smith Junior School teacher BA DipEd

Mr Mark Smith Mathematics teacher AssistantHeadofMathematics BSc DipEd

Ms Kate Sonter HeadofTAS BIndDes DipEd

Miss Jade Starling English teacher BA BEd

Mrs Sonya Taylor DirectorofStaff Mathematics teacher BSc(Hons) DipEd

Ms Genevieve Thibaux Junior School Language teacher BA DipEd

Miss Emily Togher TAS teacher Year mentor BA BTeach

Dr Julie Townsend Headmistress BA(Hons) CertEd PhD MBA(Ed Leadership) GAICD

Ms Daisy Turnbull Brown DirectorofPositivePsychology Humanities/Studiesof Religion teacher BA BCom GradDipSecEd MA(Theo)

Mr Tim Ulrick Art teacher BFA BArtEd

Mr Brody Vancers English teacher BA CertTeach

Mr Marc Vincent Science teacher BSc DipIT PgCertSci

Mrs Renee Walt Learning Enrichment teacher BA DipEd DipSpEd

Mrs Karen Walton PDHPEteacher BPE DipEd ACPE

Ms Jacqueline Wang Language teacher MModLangEd MBA BSc

Ms Helen Watson TAS teacher BSc(Hons) BEd

Miss Rachael Whitting PDHPEteacher BEd

Mrs Katrina Wilkins TAS teacher BEd

Mr Brett Wilson HeadofPDHPE BEd

Rev Kylie Wilson HeadofBiblicalStudies/PastoralChaplain BSc BA MTeach BDiv

Ms Flora Yeoum Mathematics teacher BSc MTeach(Hons)

Mr Jonathan Yeow Junior School teacher BEd

Mr Andrew Yanitsas BExSc DipEd DipSportCoach

Administration and support staff

Mr Irfan Ahmed Data Analyst BSc M Comp Sc

Mrs Maria Akle Design and Technology Assistant

Mrs Kylie Anderson Enrolments Assistant

Mr Nick Athas Netballandnon-IGGSAPathwayCoordinator

Ms Sue Atkins Administrative Assistant

Mrs Tassia August Learning Enrichment Assistant Cert III Ed

Mrs Billie Bai HeadofArtisticGymnastics

Mrs Jane Ball Learning Enrichment Assistant Cert III Education Support (TA)

Mrs Kate Barrell HeadofBTC BA (Human Movement Studies) Dip Ed

Mrs Asuman Barry UniformShop Manager/Deli Assistant

Mrs Vanessa Beckett Deli Assistant

Mrs Natalia Bootle Garcia Clerk–AccountsPayable

Mr Anthony Bosch Gardener Cert III Horticulture

Mrs Vanessa Bremer HR Manager GradDip HR Dip Bus (HR) Dip Mgt

Mr Jeremy Brown Maintenance

Mrs Pele Burke Boarding House Supervisor

Ms Irene Burnie Technician–AudioVisual,Media and ICT BA Music (Audio) Cert III Entertainment

Ms Polly Butterworth Student Minister

Mrs Melissa Cahil Administrative Assistant – Community Relations

Mr Richard Campbell HeadofHighPerformance

Mrs Kim Carvalho RiskandComplianceOfficer Dip Personnel Mngt

Mrs Narelle Cameron Research Centre Technician–AV

Mrs Chloe Carr Events Coordinator

Mrs Kerrie Chan Junior School Administrative Assistant

Mr Richard Coakley HeadofRowing BA Electrical and Electronic Engineering (BE)


Administration and support staff Community relationsMrs Lauren Coetzee Marketing and Communications Manager

Mrs Jenny Cooper Deli Assistant

Mrs Alison Crawford Assistant Archivist

Miss Gabrielle Cundy Junior School Library Technician Dip (Library & Information Services)

Mrs Suzette Devendran EA to Headmistress

Mr Eduardo De Mello TrafficController

Mrs Lana Edser Sports Administrator BEd (Physical and Health Education)

Mr Brendan Elhadi ICT Assistant BA Science Information Tech

Ms Maree Flannery Music Administrative Assistant Cert III Business Admin

Ms Tyler Fullerton ActingHeadofDance

Mrs Evangeline Galettis OAM Archivist Dip Teach B Ed M Ed ASAAP

Ms Brianne Gallagher Junior Boarding House Supervisor

Ms Mairin Gibbes Copywriter/Sub Editor BA (Comm)

Miss Katherine Gibson EventsCo-Ordinator

Ms Susan Glendinning Senior Administrative Assistant

Ms Natalie Gordon Junior Boarding House Supervisor

Ms Brigitte Gottwald Administrative Assistant

Mr Connor Goulding ICT Assistant

Mr Andrew Grech HeadofFinanceandOperations B Ec (Accounting) M Com (Accounting) CA

Mrs Lisa Griffiths Administrative Assistant Senior Boarding House Supervisor

Miss Alicia Halls Counsellor BA Psychological Science

Mr James Hamilton Senior Technician – Audio Visual,MediaandDataCommunications

Ms Orini Hona DomesticStaff

Mr Kiu Hoi (Clement) Hui Art General Assistant

Mrs Natasha Jackson PAtoHeadofJuniorSchool

Mrs Sharyn Kazacos Deli Assistant

Mrs Gloria Kolaitis Administrative Assistant

Ms Petra Kovacs Junior Boarding House Supervisor

Miss Heidi Krogh BTC Admin Assistant

Mrs Emma Laurence Administrative Assistant

Mr Samson Leung Network Engineer Dip (Information Technology)

Mr David Lio Maintenance

Mr Barry Madden Facilities Manager

Ms Louise Mahon Research Centre Technician B Sp Sc

Mr Edger Martin Maintenance

Miss Laura Matthei Student Youth Worker

Mr James McKenzie BA Edu (Secondary) Human Movement and Health

Ms Jane McLellan Senior Boarding House Supervisor

Mrs Anthea Mellick PayrollOfficer

Mrs Abby Moar HeadofNetball

Ms Dioscora Montesco Accounts Clerk

Ms Susanne Moran Administrative Assistant

Mr Vincent Muscat Maintenance Manager

Mr Brad Newell Finance Manager B Bus CA

Mrs Masami Noda Deli Assistant

Mrs Amybeth Owen HeadofGymnastics BEd(Primary)

Mrs Kerry Payne Junior School Administrative Assistant

Mr Jack Piskorowski Support Services Team Leader

Mr Jean-Luc Poidevin HeadofNonIGSSASport

Mrs Marilyn Rickard HeadofCommunityRelations F.EDplus

Mr Michael Rizk HeadofTennis

Ms Marian Romeo Learning Enrichment Assistant Cert III (Education Support)

Mr Raj Saba Senior Bookkeeper BSc (Accounting)

Ms Lindy Sardelic UniformShopAssistant

Mrs Yildiz Sengun Science Lab Assistant

Ms Phoebe Sewell OutsideofSchoolHours Care Coordinator

Ms Teresa Simeone UniformAssistant

Mrs Lee Ann Sindermann Deli Manager

Mrs Meagan Sharpe Alumni Relations Coordinator B Management (Events and Leisure)

Ms Chelsea Slade Enrolments Assistant

Ms Sandra Sonn Digital Media Coordinator

Ms Katrina Spadaro Junior Boarding House Supervisor

Ms Aidann Stathis Library Assistant BLAS

Ms Lyndall Stewart Foundation Coordinator BA Arts and Laws

Kersten Strecker ExtraCurricular–Visual Arts teacher

Mrs Rekha Sukhavasi ICT Support Analyst

Mrs Rathika Suresh DirectorofICT M IT(Education) MBA MA(Ec) Cert IV Training & Assessment

Ms Mandy Treweeke Enrolments Manager

Miss Hope Vanny OSHC Assistant

Mr David Waggett Second in Charge HeadofTennis

Mrs Amber Wilson PAtoHeadofJuniorSchool

Ms Alison Windmill PublicationsandMarketingCoordinator

Miss Catherine Wood Senior Boarding House Supervisor

Mrs Gena Yeomans DirectorofAdministration

Mrs Renee Walt Learning Enrichment Assistant BA DipEd DipSpEd

St Catherine’s @ play!Once again we found ourselves wonderfully supported by our community. Parents, staff, friends and alumni all participated with enthusiasm over the year. Our thanks to the P&F Association for its innovative approach to engaging our community with an array of wonderful events. These commenced with the ever popular Welcome Cocktail Party, in partnership with the school, trivia night, the revamped Mother’s Day and Father’s Day breakfasts, the inaugural Melbourne Cup luncheon, and culminated in the fabulous twilight Christmas markets.

The foundation also increased its offerings with the inaugural State of Origin night, which was highly successful despite the torrential downpour! Proceeds from this event funded our 2018 partnership with the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP). The second Gruen-style panel was held at the Foundation cocktail party in August to resounding applause. The professional women’s networking program held four events, Women Creatives gathered at the Ritz Cinema Randwick, and Women in STEM were joined by students and staff in the new Design and Technology Centre at the school. Women in professional services gathered together twice in the CBD. A repeat of the Year 9 and Year 10 Father Daughter Breakfast, with a focus on careers, was once again very well received.

Our Old Girls had much fun over the course of October and November for the annual reunion season, with reunions held for each of the decades commencing with the 10-year reunion. Our 5-year Old Girls also gathered and had fun reminiscing and mingling with staff in attendance.

Clementine Jenkins, Annelise Beville and India Bloom at the twilight Christmas markets

Fun at St Catherine’s playgroup

Christmas shopping in style


Community relations Foundation

EnrolmentsThe enrolments office toured internationally visiting China, Hong Kong, Vietnam and Thailand. We were delighted to host dinners for our community in Shanghai and Hanoi and we look forward to ongoing international events to bring our overseas communities closer.

We held four open days over the course of the year and enjoyed welcoming prospective families to tour our school. We met our 2019 incoming families at orientation days in both the junior and senior schools and delighted in welcoming them ahead of the new school year.

StaffingWe were thrilled to welcome back our events coordinator Chloe Carr from maternity leave and bade farewell to Chelsea Slade from enrolments, as she commenced her maternity leave. Melissa Cahill and Mairin Gibbes joined our team and Ella Bahen left us for an exciting career opportunity.

EducatePlusawardThe community relations office was excited to be a finalist in two categories of the 2018 Educate Plus Excellence Awards announced in September at the international conference in Auckland. Our marketing manager Lauren Coetzee and copywriter Mairin Gibbes were successful with their entry into the Admissions category for the St Catherine’s prospectus; and Lyndall Stewart, Meagan Sharpe and Marilyn Rickard in the Alumni and/or Community Campaign category for the St Catherine’s Foundation networking program. The latter was awarded Highly Commended.

Another year of productivity, camaraderie and generosity.

Marilyn RickardHeadofCommunityRelations

Enrolments team on tour

Lucy Steed and Marilyn RickardFathers enjoying the Welcome CocktailParty

Karissa Flecter and Nicole Williams at the Melbourne Cup luncheon

The St Catherine’s Foundation was established in 1983 with the objective of helping the school in two key ways:

• supporting the school’s building and endowment programs through its philanthropic endeavours; and

• bringing together and connecting our school community – parents, past parents and alumni.

The foundation continued to make great progress in these focus areas during 2018. We continued to raise funds for special projects, and our full program of foundation events brought the community together, encouraging a strong engagement with St Catherine’s and each other.

The strategic vision of the foundation is set by a board comprising representatives of the school community – current and past parents, alumni and school leadership. This vision is brought to life by the foundation’s three volunteer subcommittees. Following is a brief overview of their achievements for the year.

Endowment committeeThe endowment committee encourages philanthropic support for scholarships, prizes and programs as well as bequests to the school.

In 2018, the committee was delighted to play a part in establishing the Faith Patterson Scholarship, which was named in honour of our longest serving headmistress (1955-1987). Thanks to a generous bequest received from the estate of Miss Patterson, as well as donations from our current and past community, the school will welcome the first recipient of the new, means-tested scholarship in 2019.

At the end of 2018, the school’s scholarship fund held just over $260,000, and the school had received confirmation of six bequests and two notifications of intention.

My thanks to fellow endowment committee members: Martin Smethills, Gloria Vincent and Evangeline Galettis OAM.

Capital campaign committeeThe capital campaign committee develops fundraising programs to support the school with its capital works program, and for the past few years has focused on the planned Research, Performing arts and Aquatic Centre (RPAC).

To date the RPAC capital campaign has raised in excess of $3,600,000 which includes the contributions received through the Voluntary Building Fund.

My thanks to committee chair, Simon Cairncross, and committee members: Ben Bayot, Jackie Canessa, Lisa Hammond, Louise Kendall, Adam Leeming, Paul Marshall and Peter Shorthouse.

Guests watching our own ‘Gruen Panel’attheFoundation CocktailParty

PerformancewithmusiciansfromtheAustralian Chamber Orchestra

Christine Rooke, Alison Charles andLisaHathorn-Jarman

Thankyoutooursponsorsfortheirgeneroussupport:

HelenDeegan,Chairofthe St Catherine’s Foundation


ST CATHERINE’S FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBERS

Board and subcommittee membership

Archives

Ms Helen Deegan – Chair MsAnne-MareeTaylor–Deputy ChairMr Ben Bayot – commenced November 2018Ms Georgina ByronMr Simon CairncrossMr Troy Edyvean – commenced May 2018Ms Eugenia KolivosMrPeterShorthouse–retiredSeptember2018Mrs Selina Sork – retired May 2018Mrs Evangeline Galettis OAM – OGU representative Mrs Louise Kendall – P&F representative Mrs Kim Millar – Council representative – retired February 2018Rev Simon Roberts – Chair of School CouncilMr Martin Smethills – commenced August 2018Dr Julie Townsend – HeadmistressMrs Marilyn Rickard – Head of Community Relations and SecretaryMs Lyndall Stewart – Foundation Coordinator and Minutes Secretary

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUBCOMMITTEE

Mr Simon Cairncross – ChairMr Ben BayotDr Jackie Canessa – retired December 2018Mrs Lisa Hammond – retired December 2018Mrs Louise KendallMr Adam Leeming – retired December 2018MrPaulMarshall–commencedFebruary2018,retiredAugust2018MrPeterShorthouse–retiredSeptember2018Mrs Marilyn Rickard – Head of Community Relations

ENDOWMENT SUBCOMMITTEE

Mrs Selina Sork – Chair – retired May 2018Ms Helen Deegan – Acting Chair May 2018 ongoingMrs Evangeline Galettis OAMMr Martin Smethills – commenced August 2018MrsGloriaVincentMrs Marilyn Rickard – Head of Community Relations Mrs Meagan Sharpe – Alumni Relations CoordinatorMs Lyndall Stewart – Foundation Coordinator

CONNECTIONS SUBCOMMITTEE

MsAnne-MareeTaylor– ChairMs Georgina ByronMr Troy Edyvean – commenced February 2018Mrs Eugenia KolivosMrs Marilyn Rickard – Head of Community Relations Mrs Meagan Sharpe – Alumni Relations CoordinatorMs Lyndall Stewart – Foundation Coordinator

Connections committee The connections committee focuses on building positive relationships between the school and its various communities.

A key initiative of the committee is the professional women’s networking program, which connects and inspires like-minded alumni and parents. This program is going from strength to strength, increasing in both scope and participation.

The committee also continued to give fathers a special opportunity to engage with the school through the annual Father Daughter Breakfast for students in Years 9 – 10.

My thanks to committee chair Anne-Maree Taylor, as well as members Georgina Byron, Troy Edyvean and Eugenia Kolivos for their commitment to these initiatives.

Foundation eventsThe St Catherine’s Foundation annual cocktail party acknowledges members and parents for their philanthropic support and celebrates our unique school community. The 2018 cocktail party saw guests enjoy watching a ‘Gruen-style’ panel comprising our very own talented media parents.

We also introduced a football-themed social and fundraising event into our foundation calendar in 2018 – the State of Origin night. The event raised funds towards the Indigenous education program and a partnership with the Australian Theatre for Young People.

Foundation membershipIt is pleasing to see that our foundation comprised 328 members (187 families) and 27 trustees (15 families) at the close of 2018.

PartnershipprogramPart of the foundation’s role is to provide a conduit between the skills and resources of our parents, wider community and students. We have forged partnerships with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Australian Theatre for Young People to benefit our music and drama students. The foundation has also helped the school source funding and mentors for special programs in STEM.

Companies associated with our parent community have also provided generous sponsorship for a number of school programs. We extend our appreciation to Pillinger and Eastcourts Tennis Club for their support of St Catherine’s tennis during 2018.

We would not be able to achieve our goals without the help of the generous parents, alumni and staff who sit on the foundation board, participate in our subcommittees, take part in our events, and donate to our programs. My heartfelt thanks to you all.

Helen Deegan, Chair

StateofOriginnightMatt Campbell, Kate Grant, Fiona Nilsson, Liz Farquarson

andTonyKendall–our‘GruenPanellists’

The archives department has been busy in 2018 with the beginning of numerous historical projects. In cooperation with other areas of the school, the archives section maintains, manages, and provides access to St Catherine’s records of all descriptions: visual, oral, physical, and written. These records promote understanding and appreciation of St Catherine’s history and culture, but also assist with effective decision-making for the school’s future.

We welcomed a new archives assistant in 2018, Alison Crawford who has a BA (Hons) majoring in history. Alison is an asset to the archives as she has excellent research skills and has worked tirelessly researching some unknown early history of St Catherine’s.

To these ends in 2018, the archives has researched and written historical articles and vales for The Bulletin, collated historical information, hosted groups of prospective and current students at the School Museum, helped students with history projects (such as time capsules), created historical displays for the school community and reunions.

We continued to hold Year 7 history classes and Year 8 biblical studies as well as welcoming the Year 6 enrichment class to visit and work with primary sources throughout the year.

The School Museum has been opened for various reunions. The class of 1978 and 1988 celebrated their 40 and 20 year reunions, and we prepared a booklet of their time at the school containing photos and written messages that the girls had documented in the school log books.

Earlier in 2018, the Tildesley Shield celebrated its centenary and we prepared a detailed presentation, which included research and photos of past St Catherine’s tennis players to the school and AHIGS.

In May 2018 we were asked to participate in the Waverley Historical Society history of Charing Cross. This enabled us to present a pull up time line, photos and memorabilia that were

displayed at the Waverley Library for the month of May. During that time we also held historical tours of the school for the public.

We continued to research and identify key figures in St Catherine’s history, documenting their lives and achievements, including the collection of oral histories, where possible. Documenting these, and other lives of critical significance to St Catherine’s, will continue into 2019.

We received a large collection of material from Miss Patterson’s estate comprising photographs, personal letters, school correspondence during her time as headmistress, framed gifts given on her retirement and memorabilia. This gave us great insight into Miss Patterson’s life during her time as headmistress and her life in retirement.

We were also fortunate to receive a generous collection of bookplates, books, paintings and sketches belonging to Old Girl Eirene Mort from her great nephew Tim Thelander.

The management of digitalised records continues to be a high priority, as does work with the financial operations team, to ensure appropriate retention of the school’s digital administrative information. This was highlighted by the introduction of a revised Records Retention Schedule for Non-Government Schools in April 2018. A workshop run by the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA) was hosted by St Catherine’s to train other archivists in this area.

The archives has achieved so much in 2018 and continued to work on the backlog of material that is continually being received.

In conclusion, we would like to acknowledge and thank Thea Todd-Hunter assistant archivist who left at the end of 2017, and welcome and thank Alison Crawford, who took on this role in 2018. We also thank our regular volunteers Beryl Cato, Averil Condren, Heather Christie and Susan Henderson Smart for their valuable time and commitment to the archives.

Evangeline Galettis OAM


The Old Girls’ Union (OGU) began the year with their Annual General Meeting and chapel service on Saturday 3 March 2018. This year marked a special celebration as the OGU turned 120 years old. The first meeting where the ‘Past Student’s Union’ was formed, was held in November 1898, to keep past pupils in touch with each other and the school – still the main aim of the OGU today.

This year, the OGU continued with our theatre parties attending Mamma Mia! in April and Jersey Boys in November. These are now regular events for the OGU and we look forward to more in 2019, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which stars one of our Old Girls Sasha Lian OG2014.

In September we hosted afternoon tea with Year 12 as they celebrated their final week at St Catherine’s before commencing the HSC. The afternoon was full of excitement, tears and laughter as the girls opened their time capsules, which they created in Year 7. The afternoon tea was also the opportunity to connect the current Year 12 group with the OGU, where several members, including Sophie Valdeck, OGU year representative for 2013 and third generation Old Girl, spoke to the girls about life after school. The OGU welcomed Indivi Bacon and Liu (Bonnie) Suen as the year representatives for the Class of 2018.

In November, the OGU celebrated St Catherine’s Day with high tea at the Women’s Club in Sydney CBD, now a regular venue for our annual function. Over 40 Old Girls and past staff attended, and it is becoming a great opportunity for past staff to enjoy the company of their old students and also stay connected with each other and the school. In commemorating the 120 year history of the OGU, our treasurer and school archivist Evangeline Galettis OAM gave a presentation about the history of the OGU.

This year the P&F Association endeavoured to bring a sense of community and inclusivity to the association.

The year has flown by, beginning with the annual Welcome Cocktail Party, then the fabulous themed Trivia Night, hosted by the energetic Tim Shorter. The P&F Association introduced a new look senior Mothers’ Day breakfast, with a sit-down format and guest speaker Johanna Griggs. The junior Mothers’ Day breakfast activities saw the girls making all sorts of gifts for their mums. And this year’s Fathers’ Day breakfast was great fun with fathers and daughters playing laser tag.

Term 4 was busy as we introduced the successful twilight Christmas markets. It was a glorious evening, raising $37,000 for the P&F Association. This was followed by the Melbourne Cup luncheon at the Wisteria Room Centennial Park, where 100 parents enjoyed lunch and watched the race in style.

All these events were great opportunities to connect with other families and students.

Every year the school submits requests to the St Catherine’s P&F Association for funding of projects outside the curriculum and budgeted items. This has affectionately been named ‘The P&F Wish List’. Any teacher, department, staff member or parent can nominate a project that they would like funded and the P&F Association votes on these. This year’s P&F Association took the approach of ‘how do these projects benefit our community?’ We were delighted to fund projects including SchoolTV, a digital wellbeing platform, URSTRONG workshops for our junior girls and their parents, the French

Ruth Fielding

Old Girls’ Union Parents and Friends’ Association

Fathers’Daybreakfast

AlumniIn 2018, we hosted a number of alumni engagement events for our Old Girls.

We began with our Generational BBQ for Old Girls and their daughters, granddaughters or nieces who attend St Catherine’s. Now in its eighth year, it is an enjoyed event on the school calendar.

We introduced our Year 12 engagement program featuring the young alumni panel, guest speaker program and career conversations lunches. These events provided opportunities for alumni to share stories on finishing the HSC and help the girls plan their final year and life after school.

In May we hosted the eighth annual Jane Barker Luncheon, celebrating our Old Girls who left St Catherine’s 50 years ago or more. Just over 40 Old Girls attended, representing year groups from 1942 to 1968. We also hosted the inaugural Careers Beyond St Catherine’s event (to be held biannually), where we invited 19 Old Girls to share their personal reflections and professional guidance with our senior students and their families. Guests were energised and motivated by the real-life experiences shared and were inspired by such confident role models.

In September, we welcomed the graduating Class of 2018 into the Old Girls community, presenting each girl with a St Catherine’s signet ring at their valedictory assembly. We hope each girl will wear their ring with pride and stay connected to the school, as they now become St Catherine’s Old Girls.

We ended the year on a high with our season of reunions, hosting the five, 10, 20, 30 and 40-year reunions over the months of October and November. We look forward to celebrating the milestone reunions in 2019 and continuing strong relationships with our many Old Girls.

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language cultural immersion activity Theatre LOTE and our ongoing support of STEM programs, including purchasing Sphero Robotic Balls.

We introduced a new initiative ‘A gift to Year 12’, and our Year 12 class of 2018 asked for their common room lounges to be re-covered. We also funded artist Maya Vidulich to paint the junior school bathroom doors with positive affirmations, much to the girls’ delight.

Throughout the year our dedicated Class Parents have arranged many social events for each year group and we are always grateful for their time and effort.

Finally, I’d like to thank the fabulous team on the executive:

VicePresident Gayle Haydon

Treasurer Tanzim Griffiths

Secretary Sarah Ireland

Foundation Representative Louise Kendall

UniformCommittee Narelle Smethills

and Jo Shipway and Nicole Hebden,

who stepped in to assist Narelle

Boarders Representative Gayle Haydon

And as always, thanks to the St Catherine’s community relations team Marilyn, Chloe and Meagan for all their support over the past year.

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Johanna Griggs

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Daughters and Grand Daughters of Old Girls

FRONT ROW:

Eloise Reddy, Annabelle Taylor, Alysha Rae, Zarissa Punnakris, Annabel Staines, Kiara Schuller, Sarah Scaffidi

SECOND ROW:

Madison Wiltshire, Eliza Shipway, Kameel Baldeo, Eloise Wilson, Sienna White, Zoe Welborn, Hannah Pillinger

K–12 survivors

Daughters and Grand Daughters of Old Girls

FRONT ROW: Lillian Trennery, Mia Loiacono, Amelie Fletcher, Zara Messis, Erin Jackson, Shoshana Rigler, Summer Jedlicka-Trennery, Annelise Beville, Blayke Piggins-Massaad, Bethany Rodriguez, Mia Caredes

SECOND ROW: Skye McDonald, Annabel Penny, Jessica Best, Hannah McDonald, Isabella El-Haddad, Tiana Vincent, Sophia Jones, Arabella Amirian, Olivia Tajer, Celeste Beville

THIRD ROW: Mackenzie Hansen, Marni Beville, Araminta Scott, Elena Caredes, Alessi Fletcher, Charlotte Williams, Isabella Needle, Sienna Springett, Tilly Clark-Jago, Jasmine Abela

FOURTH ROW: Loretta Maksimovich, Eva Nicolaou, Aliya Rahman, Eleni Cole, Madison Booth, Jessica Lamb, Caitlin Lamb, Emily Jones, Georgia Shearer

ABSENT: Sienna Galanis-Sinai, Ruby Colin, Lauren Pulley, Charlotte Sork, Helena Comino, Rowjana Bori, Kate Ruming, Ashleigh Lawson, Georgia Ireland, Matilda Borthwick, Eloise Wilson

210 St Catherine’s School Waverley

Headmistress Dr Julie Townsend26 Albion Street Waverley NSW 2024 Australia email [email protected] web www.stcatherines.nsw.edu.au telephone +61 2 8305 6200 CRICOS provider no 02322K

An Anglican day and boarding school for girls, Kindergarten to Year 12. Founded in 1856.

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