An enormous congratulations to our outstanding Arts students and staff, who have brought home an incredible three Shields and two Scholarships from this year’s Catholic Performing Arts Festival! Winning just one Shield or Scholarship is a huge achievement for any school, but to claim five is absolutely extraordinary!

With thousands of students from Catholic schools across WA competing, Shields are only awarded to the very best performance in each category, making these victories all the more remarkable.

A massive congratulations to:

• The phenomenal cast and crew of Footloose the Musical, winners of the Dominican Sisters' Award for Musical, Full Production (Secondary)
• Our amazing Senior Chorale, awarded the Benedictine Community of New Norcia Award for Sacred Choral, 2 Contrasting Songs (Secondary) for their performance of 'My Soul’s Been Anchored in the Lord'
• The talented Year 12 Rock Band, who earned the Knights of the Southern Cross Award in Contemporary Bands (Secondary) for their original track 'Can’t Help Myself'
• Charlene (Year 11 Normandy), recipient of the Vera Chidlow Scholarship in Secondary Piano Forte for her stunning performance of 'The Lark'
• Ashleigh (Year 12 Barlow), winner of The Catenian Association Scholarship in Solo/Duet Woodwind/Brass (Secondary) for her rendition of 'Concertino for Flute and Piano'

Just when we think it couldn't get any better, our Arts students continue to live out our motto of Always Striving Upwards. Congratulations once again to every student and staff member who made this success possible!