Kool Skools 2025
Coburg High School Success - Kool Skools Awards Night
Kool Skools is a recording project where high school students from across Victoria are invited to record their original compositions in a professional recording studio.
In 2024 we had 42 students in 13 acts record their music over 2 days to create the CHS 2025 Kool Skools album “Written in the Margins”.
The annual Kool Skools Awards Night celebrates the achievements of schools involved in the project by inviting award nominees to perform and present awards to the best songs in 21 categories.
Two Coburg High acts were invited to perform at the Awards Night and collectively CHS received 11 nominations and 2 awards.
Performances:
“Long Weekend” by R!SK: Romany, Izzy, Scarlet, Kalindi and Zac
“In My Head” by Romany Rae
Award Winners:
“Long Weekend” by R!SK: Romany, Izzy, Scarlet, Kalindi and Zac
“In My Head” by Romany Rae
Award Nominations:
CATEGORY 1: Best Artwork
“Written in the Margins”
Album Artwork by Soma
Photography by Ada and Delilah
CATEGORY 3: Best Cover Track
“Chappell Tree” by Fish Salmon: Ashleigh, Zac, Ada and Romany
A reimagining of ‘Good Luck, Babe!’ by Chappell Roan
“Summertime” by The Indecisives: Joshua, Tom, Scarlet, Angus
A reimagining of ‘Summertime’ by Will Smith
CATEGORY 4: Best Pop Track
“Ghosts” by Static: Anneka, Max, Lily, Ninyana and Joel
CATEGORY 4: Best Mainstream Track
Best Mainstream Track: “A Life I Never Knew” by Lacuna: Soma, Ada, Scarlett, Eloise, Anneka
CATEGORY 8: Best Indie Pop Track
“Between Us” by Waking in Pieces: Soma, Izzy, Scarlet, Romany
CATEGORY 10: Best Pop Rock Track
Best Pop Track: “Through the Haze” by Lilac Wine: Samira, Alex, Noah, Ella
CATEGORY 19: Best Indie Ballad
“In My Head” by Romany Rae
“Watermelon Seeds Don’t Grow in the Stomach” by Morels: Lily, Abigail, Tilly, Willa, Eloise
CATEGORY 20: Best Mainstream Ballad
“Long Weekend” by R!SK: Romany, Izzy, Scarlet, Kalindi and Zac
CATEGORY 21: KOOLEST SKOOL AWARD 2025
Coburg High School
Congratulations to all students involved in the Recording Project - we are so very proud of you all!
We invite you to take a look at the Written in the Margins listening party program here:
Rehearsals for next year’s album are well under way, as auditions for the 2026 CHS Kool Skools album will be held in Term 1, 2026
Anna Berlingeri, Scott White and Benita Champion
CHS Music Team