Year 7 News

Brainstorm Productions Presents: Cyberia

Thrilled by the chance to once more watch an intriguing performance by Brainstorm Products, anticipation was thrumming through the room as the Year Seven cohort eagerly awaited the beginning of the performance. With a sudden burst of sound, the first actor ran on and the show commenced.

Cyberia is an artful narrative told with lively music and acting. Two thespians, performing as various characters, entertain the crowd with spot-on lip syncing and hilarious dialogue that kept the crowd laughing. It features a brother, Tim, trapped in the world of video games, de-sensitized by the vicious program he has created, and a sister, Ruby, who posts a cruel photo on Instagram and brings her whole world crumbling down. When they realise just how much damage they have wreaked on both their and their friends lives, they scramble to make amends for their mistakes. As they both re-join a world that had forgiven them, the siblings cross the yawning gap that had opened between them since the trouble had begun and once more support each other.

Cyberia explores the topics of cyber-bullying, stress, and de-sensitization in a masterful manner, whilst at the same time keeps the audience captivated with relatable language and comic acting.

“I was waiting on the edge of my seat for the show to begin, and I was not disappointed!” a pleased member of the audience stated.

“It was very entertaining, humorous and educational,” says a member of Year Seven. “I was very engaged, and couldn’t believe it was a true story.”

Year Sevens eagerly await the return of Brainstorm Productions to the Lyceum.

By Jolie Shipton

Year 7 Murderball Tournament

On the 18th of September, the Year 7s had the Murderball Finals. We have been participating in murder ball during our Wellbeing sessions, promoting physical wellbeing. The Murderball tournaments were kindly run by the year 8s. The classes who reached the finals were: Chisholm 1, Chisholm 2, Melba 2 and Lyons 2.

At lunchtime, the four selected classes went head to head. After two adrenaline fuelled games, Lyons 2 and Melba 2 had made it to the end. In the last twenty seconds Lyons, had their players in and were very hopeful for a win, but in the next five seconds, Melba had scored a goal to bring all the players back into the game. In the end Melba won. Congratulations to Melba! Thank you to all the Year 8s, and the teachers who had made this possible.

By Cooper Gildon