The winner of the 2009 Kathleen McPhee Scholarship for Music is Giovanni Clemente an exceptionally talented jazz musician. At a presentation ceremony held at the Catholic Education Office on 3rd March, Giovanni was presented with a certificate and prize money of $1,000 by Helen O’Brien, Assistant Director of Catholic Education. Among guests at the presentation ceremony were Ms Felicity Millerd, daughter of Kathleen McPhee, Giovanni’s parents and grandparents, Mr Greg Osman, Music Teacher at Rostrevor College.
The Kathleen McPhee Scholarship for Music was established at the bequest of Ms Kathleen McPhee to promote the study of Music at tertiary level, particularly in Classical, Jazz or Indigenous music. The scholarship is awarded annually to a student selected by a panel from applicants who meet the criteria for the scholarship. The scholarship is advertised in Term 3 each year, and applications are open to Year 12 students studying music and intending to continue their studies in Music in tertiary education.
Giovanni undertook Year 12 studies at Rostrevor College in 2009, and is currently undertaking a Bachelor in Music, Performance at the University of Adelaide. As a member of the Rostrevor Senior Band he demonstrated his instrumental talent in saxophone at the 2009 Catholic Schools Music Festival at the Festival Theatre. Additionally as Band member he has competed in the prestigious Mount Gambier Generations in Jazz Music Festival where in 2008 the Band was second nationally in the division one section. In 2009, at the same Festival, Giovanni was named ‘Best Future Finalist’: a ‘James Morrison’ in the making.
Recognising the amazing talent of this 17year old Greg Osman his saxophone teacher for five years said: “Giovanni is a naturally gifted musician; it is great to see him rewarded for his hard work”.

St Anthony’s School has been involved in the National Active After School Communities programme (AASC) since it began. Students are involved in a number of different sporting activities including volleyball, table tennis, gym fun, hip-hop and circus skills in the after school timeslot with the aim of being active, having fun and connecting with local sporting clubs where appropriate.

In 2009 a national competition was run with AASC and Diabetes Australia to encourage children to lead healthy lifestyles by turning to sport and playing for life. Children were invited to use the “Turn to Sport and Play for Life” music and video clip to provide the inspiration to develop their own dance routine and produce their own video clip. The Year 2 class watched the DVD presentation of the song and that generated lots of ideas and suggestions. Class teacher Ms. Tia Gwynne commented that “students at St Anthony’s School are very active and enthusiastic about sport and dance so the routine came together in no time at all. This became a popular activity for our class fitness sessions and the children were really excited about winning the competition.”

The video was judged by Graziella Marafioti Candeloro, a qualified cheerleader from Gymnastics SA. She said “St Anthony’s School routine showed high child participation with enthusiasm through their singing and execution. They had a variety of interactive moves from using signs to partner work and their demonstrations of each sport were very creative. To get a group of Year 2 students to sing and dance all in time, was a great achievement in itself: I was very impressed with their overall routine and performance.” A special assembly was held at which the children performed their routine. They were presented with a $1000 cheque from Hart sport to spend on sports equipment.