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Keeping our traditions alive “
Although it feels like only yesterday that Molly Adamson (STC2025) was sitting in the Research Centre preparing for her HSC exams, she has now graduated and returned to St Cath’s to pass on the 100 Days of Year 12 chant to the next cohort of St Cath’s girls.
The 100 Days of Year 12 celebration, which marks the final stretch of our girls’ journey at St Cath’s before graduation, was introduced in 2024 and has quickly become a much-loved tradition of the Senior School. Written by the Class of 2024, the chant has now been proudly passed on to two successive year groups.
It means a lot to come back and be part of this community, and to have a sense of pride in what I learned from St Cath’s. They made me the person I am, so I’m really grateful.
Molly, who led last year’s chant alongside classmate Amelia Elphick (STC2025), said she felt honoured to share the tradition with the next cohort of graduating St Cath’s girls. “It means a lot to come back and be part of this community, and to feel proud of everything I learned at St Cath’s,” she said. “The School helped make me the person I am today, so I’m really grateful.”
Molly Adamson (STC2025)
next level of the sport. “I have a lot of goals, and I’ve been talking to Rugby Australia about professional contracts at the end of the year,” she said. “I definitely wouldn’t have been able to do that without St Cath’s and my experience as a boarder.” Alongside Rugby, Molly works as a disability support worker, a role she sees as an opportunity to give back to the community. “It doesn’t feel like there’s a lot of kindness in the world when you look at the news,” she said. “Being able to work with people who need a little extra support makes me feel like I’m helping to change that in a small way.” Reflecting on her time at school, Molly said the values that guide her today were shaped during her years at St Cath’s. “St Cath’s taught me that,” she said. “The values I bring to my support work are the same values I learned at St Cath’s.”
She added with a smile, “It does feel a little surreal that I’m old enough to be passing something down to the next group of St Cath’s girls.” As Molly still has many friends at the School and strong connections with her former teachers, she decided not to tell anyone she was returning to teach the chant. The surprise proved well worth it. “There were lots of hugs and lots of surprised faces,” she said. “It was wonderful to come back and be welcomed with open arms.” Even after graduating, Molly said she still feels a strong sense of belonging. “It feels really cool to still be part of the community.” Since leaving St Cath’s, Molly has been busy playing semi-professional Rugby with the University of Sydney while pursuing opportunities at the
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