On the eve of their final day, our Year 12s were asked by the Media Crew to recall their fondest memory of Cathedral. Here’s what they had to say:

‘My fondest memory of Cathedral would have to be school camps or playing on the oval with the boys at lunch time.’
Estel Mocelutu

‘My fondest memory of Cathedral would be Production, even though we didn’t get to perform it.’
Holly Banister

‘My fondest memory of Cathedral would be getting my back cracked in Drama class by my friend Nicola.’
Angus Willocks

‘My fondest memory of Cathedral would probably be House Dramas or House Musicals.’
Portia Gedoun

‘My fondest memory of Cathedral is Chemistry classes with Jonathan Cox.’
James Gamack

‘My fondest memory of Cathedral would be the 2019 Rowing State Championships trip with the boys.’
Patrick Axford

‘My fondest memory of Cathedral would be Middle School Ski Trip, when Layla, Zoe and I did the blue run on the first day and we failed humorously.’
Stephanie Chun Tie

‘My fondest memory of Cathedral would be the UK Tour, because Amie, Stephanie and I got lost and we got back to our accommodation really late and we got in heaps of trouble.’
Jessica Drazic

‘My fondest memory of Cathedral would be the Year 10 Camp.’
Isaac Spina

Jacquin Taumafai (Yr 12), a Thursday Island resident and Senior boarder, is on the cusp of graduating from Cathedral, having experienced a year of enormous learning challenges, including Term 2 spent learning online.

Jacquin, who began boarding at Cathedral in 2018, lives on Thursday Island with his family, including sister Ella (Yr 9) who is also a boarder at Cathedral.

He said some of the biggest challenges with online learning was staying active and maintaining a positive mindset, as well as keeping up with the assigned schoolwork. While he found it difficult to keep up with Zoom initially, Jacquin did resolve issues as time went on, and worked as an independent learner, using the school resources on eCat as his go-to as much as possible.

Away from the screen, Jacquin kept active and enjoyed fishing, diving for crayfish, boxing and kickboxing with his father and friends. He also kept up a part-time job at Mitre 10 on the island.

Whilst spending three months of his Senior year learning from home, Jacquin has made the most of Term 3 back in Boys’ Boarding, and is looking forward to getting through block exams and finishing on a high.

If he ever has to learn remotely again, Jacquin considers himself something of an online learning veteran, and has two tips for everyone: do not let media critiques be your standard and secondly don’t fail to do the bare minimum.

Jacquin, who began boarding at Cathedral in 2018, lives on Thursday Island with his family, including sister Ella (Yr 9) who is also a boarder at Cathedral.

He said some of the biggest challenges with online learning was staying active and maintaining a positive mindset, as well as keeping up with the assigned schoolwork. While he found it difficult to keep up with Zoom initially, Jacquin did resolve issues as time went on, and worked as an independent learner, using the school resources on eCat as his go-to as much as possible.

Away from the screen, Jacquin kept active and enjoyed fishing, diving for crayfish, boxing and kickboxing with his father and friends. He also kept up a part-time job at Mitre 10 on the island.

Whilst spending three months of his Senior year learning from home, Jacquin has made the most of Term 3 back in Boys’ Boarding, and is looking forward to getting through block exams and finishing on a high.

If he ever has to learn remotely again, Jacquin considers himself something of an online learning veteran, and has two tips for everyone: do not let media critiques be your standard and secondly don’t fail to do the bare minimum.