Six St. Paul Circus Juventas student performers brought home honors from the Australian Circus Festival in Brisbane, Australia, last month.

Competing against more than 40 acts, two teams and one individual from Circus Juventas were awarded one gold and two silver medals for their performances, according to a Circus Juventas news release.

Winning a gold medal with their Strap and Hand to Hand Act were Anwar Hassouni, 19 (St. Paul), Kate Schullo, 18 (Woodbury), Brauc Eckman, 21 (St. Paul), and Ran Brown, 19 (Wayzata).

Brown returned with partner Juliette Kline, 17 (Minneapolis), to take a silver medal for their Pas de Deux act. And Stormy Hovan, 19 (Andover) was awarded a silver medal for his Corde Lisse performance.

Circus Juventas is celebrating 25 years under the big top at its school on Montreal Avenue. For information, go to circusjuventas.org.