Celebrating Achievement

Fitzroy Greenwool (Alumni)

St Mary’s alumni, Fitzy, doing us proud!

Fitzy is sure to impress with his 'incredible skills and beautiful spirit'.

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Charlotte Jonsen (Year 8) & Cecily Okena (Year 7)

Charlotte and Cecily competed in the 13/U Cairns Pythons representative team at the Nissan State Age Championships during the holidays. The girls played very well and represented their home city with pride over 4 days of competition. They finished up 2nd in their finals pool, which gave them a ranking of 10th overall for their age group in the Challenge Cup.

Josh Stroud (Year 8)

Congratulations to Josh Stroud and the Cairns Marlins who dominated at the Basketball State Championships during school holidays!

Portia Eden (Year 8)

Congratulations to our very own BMX legend, Portia Eden, who placed 2nd at the State Titles in Brisbane during school holidays! Amazing result! Well done, Portia!

Jessica Haines (Year 9), Grace Massingham (Year 9) and Erin Massingham (Year 9)

Jessica, Grace and Erin represented The Cairns Pythons U14 team at the recent Netball State Championships held at the Sunshine Coast. The girls had a great time and the team played well coming 12th out of 25 teams in their division.

William Galvin (Year 11)

William was thrilled to be selected to attend the QUT Young Accelerators STEM Camp in Brisbane over the holidays, a week long camp providing high-achieving Year 11 students with the opportunity to accelerate their understanding and exposure to research and innovation in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). William was able to take advantage of the unique learning environment at QUT and had an opportunity to explore future study and career options inside the university’s world-class facilities.

Summer-Rose Phair (Year 7)

During the holidays, Miss Lo Grande coached the Under 12 Girls North Queensland Tropical Cyclones Touch Football team at the National Youth Championships on the Sunshine Coast. This team consisted of players from Cairns through to Mackay, and included our very own Summer-Rose Phair. The team finished in the Top 2, playing a tough grand final against Central Queensland Bulls. It was a great event and a very successful tour for Miss Lo Grande, Summer and the team.

Summer is also a member of our Touch Football Academy. This Academy is led by Miss Lo Grande and is where students have the opportunity to develop their skills and represent the College as well as their Region at various events throughout the year! If this is something you’d like to be a part of next year, please keep an eye out for sign up dates and trials early next year!

Tara O’Reilly (Year 12)

Fiction writer, Tara O’Reilly whose Gothic story ‘Chosen’ was published in the latest issue of Oz Kids in Print. Copies of the magazine are available in the school library.