Congratulations to the new cast members, there were some fantastic auditions. ‘All Shook Up’ will be produced by The Cathedral School’s Head of The Arts – Ms. Bonnie Nicholas.
Stay tuned for updates via The Tatler and eCat.
“The Cathedral School Rowers have returned from the Central Queensland State Titles with a swag of medals which is fantastic. We returned as the strongest CQ School team with 15 gold, 8 silver, and 4 bronze medals, won by a team of 50 athletes and 8 coaches. The combined performance of Townsville Rowing which includes Ignatius Park, St Pat’s, and St Margaret’s rowing program is very impressive.
The 2000km road trip had everyone excited and neither rain, wind, cold, or a capsized 1x could spoil the mood. Congratulation to all Cathedral Rowers, their parents, and their coaches. I would like to thank our parents and our great team of coaches, and Katrina Wilshire as program co-ordinator for making it all happen, as well as the Townsville & J.C.U. Rowing Club for their support. There were no complaints, just lots of smiles and laughter – maybe the 30 warm beanies donated by Isi Egan’s Nanna played a part in it! A big thank you also to Tina and Dougal Cox who assisted us in so many ways. Once again the politeness of the Cathedral Students was praised by the kitchen staff.
One final word on our new rowers who had their very first away regatta. Our Year 8 and 9 students dominated in their events in a mature and very competitive way. They handled the conditions well – in some cases the shortage of boats, due to back-to-back events in the same boat class, as well as too many boats progressing caused delays… That’s not a bad problem to have! Thank you also to our senior athletes and their great attitude, leading by example and delivering some really exciting and medal-winning races. Enjoy your break (but not too much) and keep moving.”
Stephan Muhlenberg.
After eight long weeks of guesses, red herrings, and attempts to bribe the answer from those in the know, staff and students were finally privy to the world’s best-kept secret; All Shook Up is the 2022 Musical Production!
Inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, All Shook Up follows a small Midwestern town that is thrown into a frenzy with the arrival of Chad, a good-looking, motorcycle-riding roustabout, who rides from town to town with a guitar on his back, blue suede shoes on his feet, and a song in his heart. Repressed by their conservative mayor, the town begins to come alive once more under Chad’s influence. Lovers meet, woo, pursue, and more, all in one zany night that will change the town forever. All Shook Up is a rocking, heartwarming tale about following dreams, opening up to love, and the power of music.
Auditions for All Shook Up will take place early in Term 3, with rehearsals beginning in Week 5.
More information about the show and that audition process can be found on the 2022 Production Audition Page. To join the group, visit the eCat Groups page, select the ‘2022 Production Audition Page’ and hit the Join Selected Groups button at the bottom of the page.
All Shook Up will be performed at the Townsville Civic Theatre, April 2022. Keep an eye out for tickets!
The Cathedral School Leo Club invited a couple of special guests to the school over Easter. Bandi Bear accepted a gift of stuffed toys and Easter eggs on behalf of the Brighter Lives Townsville Hospital Foundation. The gift was delivered to the children in the Children’s Ward at Townsville University Hospital. The club usually visits the ward in person but has been unable to over the past couple of years due to the pandemic.
The Easter Bunny and the Leos then visited the ELC and Kindergarten to surprise the children and deliver some Easter Eggs and smiles.
On Monday 29th March, five Year 6 students participated in a bridge-building competition. Following a 30-minute master class from a JCU lecturer, our students had to design and build a bridge, using KNEX, that spanned a 50cm gap. The winning bridge would be the lightest bridge that could carry the most weight.
Our bridge weighed in at 231 grams and supported 2.97kg before collapsing. An excellent effort from our team, who worked supportively and diligently throughout the day.
A visiting engineer from the Snowy Mountain Engineering Company judged our bridge the most innovative bridge design of the day for our use of a supporting cable underneath our bridge.
Well done to Thomas Acton, William McCallum, Olivia Rees, Emma Tanzer, and Zeb Whelan for a tremendous effort and a great result.