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Performing Arts  

JUNIOR THEATRE SPORTS COMPETITION

Congratulations to our team of Ben Cullen (Year 7), Reuben Jacobson, Ashely Johnson, Alec Ramsbottom and Max Wilkins (Year 8) who came third in the final of this competition last Wednesday evening. The boys were confident and entertaining performers, truly capturing the essence of each “game” that was played. Thank you to Ms Fernando who has spent many hours working with the boys to prepare them for this event and also to Ms Foord and the Year 8 boys who came along to support the team.

REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONIES

Last Friday saw our College mark this significant event with a sombre and reverent ceremony. Thank you to the College Orchestra for your superb playing which helped set the tone and mood. Particular recognition should be made of Lachlan Chue (Year 11) who not only played the Last Post and Reveille at our ceremony but also at Our Lady of Dolours Primary School. He then followed this up on Saturday by performing again at the Bunnings store in Artarmon.

CHRISTMAS TWILGHT CONCERT

Our last Concert for the year is on Friday 1st December (Week 8) commencing at 5.00pm in the Junior School yard. The following ensembles will be performing; Junior, Intermediate and Senior Concert and Jazz Bands, Intermediate and Senior Percussion Ensembles, Junior and Senior Choir, Vocal Ensemble, Senior String Ensemble, College Orchestra and Junior Drama Ensemble. Parking will be available in the College yard and it is anticipated that the Concert will conclude between 7.15 – 7.30pm. There will be the usual barbeque run by the Performing Arts Parents Association and also a raffle, where first and second prizes are Christmas hampers and third a gift voucher. We look forward to seeing many of you there!

Ms T Bates - Performing Arts Coordinator

Visual Arts

Nature Works

This Semester in Visual Arts, Year 9 has studied the concepts of Nature in Art. Many artists we have researched include Nicholas Blowers, Margaret Flockton, Henri Rousseau, John Worsley and Andy Goldsworthy.

(Left:  Ceramic work by Jonathan Dellagiacoma)

My ceramic work was inspired by the season of autumn. The first step was to knead the clay. This is a delicate procedure because if the clay was not kneaded well enough, it would have cracked. After this, I flattened a leaf to make a distinct imprint. I then molded the clay into many unconventional shapes such as a curved bowl.  After the clay dried, it was ready to be fired in the kiln. The kiln reached temperatures up to 1200 degrees Celsius. After this process, the ceramics needed to cool. I then glazed them in an array of bright colours including, green, teal, red and yellow. These colours reflect the season of autumn. These colours seeped through the imprint of the maple leaf, leaving a noticeable image.

                  Alessandro Muranty

To be honest, I had absolutely no idea what to make when I first started my ceramic body of work, but after several failed attempts, I had an idea. I used mountains and volcanoes for the inspiration for my pots. Some of my artworks have jagged sides like a volcano and others have a smooth exterior, more comparable to a snowy mountain. I actually dropped some of my pots and they broke, but I sanded back where pieces had broken off to make it look even more like a volcano, with bits of rock fallen off or changed by the sweltering heat of the magma. 

Corey Johnson

Ms F Doyle - Visual Arts Teacher