Victorian Snowsports Interschool Champions

Congratulations to our St Catherine’s students who competed in the House and Interschool Snowsports program this year. Our competitors were crowned Champion Senior Girls School and Champion Junior Girls School at the Victorian Interschool Snowsports Championship at Mt Buller last week. Our Senior School has held onto the overall Secondary School Championship since 2014!

This was a phenomenal achievement for the girls. They all competed with great determination and a fulfilling sense of team spirit, unified in their St Catherine’s blue uniforms. The strength of our team and the winning results are a direct result of the girls’ ability to compete across a range of disciplines: Skiing, Snowboarding and Cross Country, all contributing points towards our School’s overall total. The wins by our Junior School crowned Victorian Primary Girls Champions and our Senior School crowned Victorian Senior Girls Champions were described by many as ‘punching well above our weight.’

Thank you to our Senior School Snowsports Captains Arabella Hall and Pippa (Pippi) Shergold, and the Junior School Snowsports Captains Camilla Aberdeen and Annika Gill for their leadership and support of their fellow competitors across the season. Thanks also go to the significant parent support provided through our Snowsports Auxiliary.  

As is the case in many junior sports, ensuring the logistics and safety of the competitions relies heavily on the volunteerism of many parents. The cold conditions experienced at Mt Buller do not necessarily invite a plentiful supply of volunteers – so thank you to those willing and generous parents who participated.  

The Snowsports Auxiliary also provide a wonderful connection point on the mountain for new families to the sport and the Snowsports Swap has a wonderful tradition established over many years, ensuring growing children can be clothed and equipped with ski gear at less than retail price. Once again, it has been a wonderful season for the School and great to see the competition return after the COVID induced hiatus. We look forward to building on the success of this year under the guidance of Mr Tom Crebbin and Ms Oliva Cody. 

We wish the students who are travelling to Mt Perisher for the National Championships the very best in their respective competitions.