Dance Concert 2022

Dance Concert 2022

by | Nov 11, 2022 | NEWS, Performing Arts

Our third annual Dance Concert was held in the Rock Centre, performed by students from Prep through to Year 12.
The 2022 Cathedral Dance Concert took place on November 6 showcasing and celebrating the wonderful dancers and creative movement program we offer at the school. Under the guidance of our amazing dance teacher Suzie Searight, 90 students from Prep to Year 12 performed a variety of dance works in the styles of Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, and Hip Hop.
It was a fabulous opportunity for the students to share with the audience all that they had been working on throughout the year on stage and in costume. Dance Awards were presented at the end of the evening to ‘Dancers of the Year’.
Junior School Dancer of the Year:
Willow Morse
Middle School Dancer of the Year:
Christopher Neilson
Senior School Dancer of the Year:
Isabelle Franzmann
Outstanding Dedication and Effort to Dance:
Alysha Mottin

A huge thank you to Miss Suzie and the volunteers and Music staff who helped make the night a big success, and to Jo Duncan for the beautiful photography.

Photography by Jo Duncan

Camp Compassion

Camp Compassion

by | Oct 31, 2022 | NEWS, School Camp

‘Camp Compassion is run annually for a group of Year 5 and 6 children. It is a camp like no other and certainly not for the faint-hearted.  Just ask any of those who have attended!’

‘Camp Compassion is neither easy nor fair. 

Our children are challenged to live life, if only just for one night, in the same way that children do in countries less privileged than our own. They step into the worlds of children who have to earn money at a young age to support families, they have to take on roles that adults would usually hold, they have to prepare their own food from scratch, and many other tasks.  They learn to work in situations of adversity and their own values are challenged. 

Happily, most of our children step up, look after each other and reflect well on their learning from their time. They all come away with an increased appreciation for their lives in our middle-class Australia!’

– Terri Talbot, Camp Coordinator

Sports Awards 2022

Sports Awards 2022

by | Oct 18, 2022 | Middle School, NEWS, Senior School, Sports

The Middle and Senior School celebrated the year in sport with the annual Sports Awards assembly in the Rock Centre. 

Head of Sport, John Rauch acknowledged the increasing diversity of sports at The Cathedral School and the high level of success and representation by Cathedral students on a local, state, and national level, both within the school program and independently. Congratulations to all students, staff, and families who have dedicated their time and commitment to their sport and balancing this with other school curricula.

Junior School Outdoor Ed Camps 2022

Junior School Outdoor Ed Camps 2022

by | Oct 16, 2022 | Junior School, NEWS, School Camp

Galleries from some of the recent Junior School Outdoor Education Camps. 

At Cathedral we extend our learning outside of the classroom and place great emphasis on the development of character, courage, confidence, and resilience.

The Cathedral School provides compulsory outdoor education, commencing in Year 2.

Below: A selection of photos from our Year 2 Camp with Outer Limits Adventure.

Below: A selection of photos from our Year 3 Camp to Big Crystal Creek, with Outer Limits Adventure.

Arts Update

Arts Update

by | Oct 11, 2022 | Art, Music, NEWS, Performing Arts

From the stage to the gallery wall, it has been a productive period for the Cathedral Performing and Visual Arts students.

Madagascar

Students from Junior, Middle, and Senior schools have started their two-week sold-out performance of Madagascar with the Townsville Choral Society.  Congratulations to Rylee, Janae, Lucy-Rose, Willow (pictured), Oliver, Charli, Ben, and Lilly for their highly entertaining performances!

Creative Generation Excellence Awards

Congratulations to Year 12 students Lily, Ty, and Dakota who were invited to exhibit their final Visual Art pieces in the Creative Generation Excellence Awards. This exhibition showcases the most outstanding visual artworks by senior high school students in North Queensland, and all three girls should be commended for their amazing pieces. Thank you to Jenna Dann for your support.

The work will be exhibited at The Drill Hall Studio in North Ward from Oct 9-30th and is free to view.

Eisteddfod Excellence

At the first Junior School assembly for Term 4 we acknowledged the effort and commitment by our students who participated in the 2022 Eisteddfod Program. Head of Junior School Mr. Luke Baills made special mention of the Junior School Percussion Ensemble who achieved the highest score across the entire Eisteddfod with 96/100. Pictured are all of the students in Junior School who participated and/or received awards in this year’s Eisteddfod.

Art Extravaganza

This year’s Art Extravaganza was another huge success with a unique piece on display by each child from the Early Learning Centre through to Year 6. Visitors were provided an opportunity to contribute by creating their own pieces on the ‘sticky note’ wall of art, or the colourful and thoughtful ‘rock art’ collection.