Creative & Performing Arts
Creative and Performing Arts
Congratulations to all of the students who performed at the Year 7 & 8 CAPA Evening, Unlock your Imagination. It was a lovely evening and the students had a fabulous time presenting their artworks and performances for an audience of parents and friends.
Our CAPA Calendar for 2025 arrived at the end of last week. The Calendar will beon sale from the Student Office. Students who participated in CAPA Ensembles and events are featured in the calendar, so it is a great memory of the year.
School Musical 2025
Hey! Ready? Okay! Elderslie High School is thrilled to announce that our 21st Musical will be....
Bring It On, The Musical.
Save the date - 22nd, 23rd & 24th May 2025 in our School Hall!
Get your pom poms ready! We are all about "the spirit" in 2025!!!
Follow our journey into the world of cheerleading in 2025.
Dance and Drama
Congratulations to Tyler Lloyd for his nomination for Scriptwriting for ONSTAGE 2024. ONSTAGE is the annual showcase of exemplary performances and projects by the 2024 HSC Drama students. This is an amazing achievement and we are so proud of you.
Congratulations to the dancers who performed at Schools Spectacular “All 4 One” Elderslie High School was represented by 9 Dancers in the Combined Dance - Breath of Life. Ella Hudson and Amber Alden from Year 7, Alysah Bliss and Phoebe Lee from Year 8, Scarlett Bowser, Kirra Douglas and Emily Radisic from Year 9, Ruby Cullen and Lilly Ockers from Year 12. Kaliska Nenadic performed as a featured dancer in Tap, Hip Hop and Jazz with many moments on the stage with the featured singers. Kimberley Smith and Ella Smith from Year 12 performed with the NSW Aboriginal Dance Company in the opening Welcome to Country and two items Yirimi Gundir and Somewhere Deep. All of the students thoroughly enjoyed the experience and made many new connections with like minded people. Elderslie High School will be auditioning as part of Combined Dance next year and the CAPA staff encourage students to be involved in any of the featured ensembles as it is a wonderful experience.
The 2024 Schools Spectacular was on Channel 7 on December 14 at 7 PM, however can now be streamed on 7plus. The show will be a chance to relive the electric atmosphere of the live performances at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney Olympic Park.
Look out for Elderslie High School Dancers throughout the show!
Music
Alex Cowan, Mason Pan and Kaylee Wakefield recently performed alongside Mr Webb during Multicultural Day 2024. They had been working tirelessly to perfect their performance of ‘Around the World’ by Red Hot Chili Peppers over the past couple of weeks, dedicating their time during recess and lunch breaks. Well done students!
A huge congratulations must go to Kaylee Wakefield from Yr 11 who has been studying Music through Distance Education for her Higher School Certificate this year, and came first in the entire state! Kaylee is very passionate about her Music education and works very hard on developing her knowledge and skills. She is thoroughly deserving of her first place! Well done Kaylee!!
The music students who performed at the Year 7 and 8 CAPA Evening also deserve a mention as they worked hard to learn and refine their pieces for the night. Congratulations to Ryland Bright and Alex Cowan, as well as Natalie Mantarakis and Kaylee Wakefield who were guest performers on the night. Their performances were outstanding!
Visual Arts
This year we have had the honour of entering twenty students' artwork into Fisher’s Ghost Art Exhibition at Campbelltown ArtsCentre. It was wonderful to see the students’ work displayed in a professional gallery in collaboration with other schools from the Macarthur region, as well as practicing artists. Congratulations to Remy Goodacre, Year 7. Scarlett Bowser, Cooper Lee, Akira McCarthy, Charlotte McKenzie, Evangeline Moores, Zali Ryan, Molly Simpson, Amanda Vongpoothorn, Year 9
Harry Barker, Lucy Egan, Cybella Monro, Verity Woodward, Year 10. Lindsay Carr, Angus McKenzie, Riley O’Mally, Maddison Simpson, Cooper Skrzypek, Caleb Whitehead, Year 11.
What is on offer in 2025…
Students interested in joining the Event Management Team, Dance Ensemble, Ballroom Dance Ensemble, Drama Ensemble, Visual Arts Club or Music Ensemble need to sign up early in 2025, using a link that will be posted on their Year Group Google Classrooms. After that date, parents of interested students will be emailed a permission note to complete and return. All ensembles will commence the week beginning the 17th February. More information will be available early next year about these opportunities.
CAPA Faculty
Junior Debating Report
This has been an exciting final term in debating. Our debating season began early in Term 2 of this year and due to the incredible success of two of our junior teams, our debating season has only recently concluded.
Our Year 8 Elderslie High team reached the Southwestern Sydney Regional Semi-Final of the Premiers Debating Challenge.
Our Year 9 Elderslie High team reached the Round of thirty-two in the State Finals series of the 2024 Premiers Debating Challenge.
Our 2024 debating teams in the junior years were
Year 7: Hridaya Sharma, Khushpreet Samra, Bailey Rogers, and Imogen Benson.
Year 8: Alysah Bliss, Ella Santa Maria, Sybella Williams, Chloe Young, Paige Harvey, and Claire Dodd.
Year 9: Mikayla Marshman, Alicia Peterson, Caitlin Parker, and Erin Van Niekerk.
Year 10: Ryan Dhanju, Meet Patel, Vincent Reilly, and Dominic Gimson.
Our debaters had the opportunity to debate with a variety of schools in our local region debating on a range of current topics such as education, the environment, social media and technology and politics.
All our junior debaters are to be commended on their efforts and participation in this academic pursuit. Our debaters have learned valuable skills and have all represented our school with excellence.
It has been a wonderful year for debating. We have enjoyed many successes, and it certainly has been a great learning experience for the students involved. We are looking forward to an even bigger and better debating season in 2025.
Mrs Santos
Public Speaking & Debating Co-Ordinator