Arts
Dance Night
On Wednesday 6 September, more than 90 students graced the stage and showcased a diverse range of performances spanning genres including Bollywood, jazz, contemporary, Irish dance, hip-hop, lyrical, and tap.
It was an outstanding triumph, and my heartfelt congratulations to all the students for their commitment, dedication, and countless hours of rehearsal. Your performances were truly entertaining and you should all be incredibly proud.
Congratulations is extended to all our talented, enthusiastic and dedicated Arts students who have embraced the many opportunities St Norbert College offers for students to explore their creative talents. The Arts staff, Ms Crocker, Mr Di Labio, Mr Mecham and Ms Rigg are devoted to ensuring you have the chance to pursue a diverse range of artistic possibilities both within the classroom and beyond into the professional realm. On behalf of the College, I thank them for their time, professional genius and passion – they really love working with our students.
The 35th Catholic Performing Arts Festival has concluded. There were about 150 students who represented St Norbert College in a diverse range of categories. We acknowledge their remarkable contribution to the Arts and thank them for their commitment of time – we are incredibly proud of these students bravely sharing their gifts with the wider community.
On Thursday, 29th August, the College’s co-curricular Dance Teams performed their routines with precision and grace, impressing a full house at the Perth Convention Centre. A heartfelt thank you goes to the students, staff, and families for contributing to such a memorable event.
The following students received certificates as awarded by the festival adjudicators:
DANCE
Certificates of Merit
Canon’s Hip Hop Crew
SNC Junior Dance Team
Certificate of Outstanding
SNC Senior Dance Team
MUSIC
Certificate of Merit
St Norbert College Woodwind Ensemble
St Norbert College Percussion Ensemble
Cheyenne Lin (Vocal Solo)
Zara Willis (Vocal Solo)
Olivia Saldanha (Instrumental Solo: Strings)
Ella Peters (Instrumental Solo: Percussion)
Zoe Viesca (Piano Solo)
Josh Navarro (Electric Guitar Solo)
Elizabeth Silvester (Woodwind Solo)
Keira Chelsea Perez (Woodwind Solo)
Logan Davies (Woodwind Solo)
Certificate of Excellence
St Norbert College Guitar Ensemble
Everything’s Gone Wrong (Contemporary Band)
Pluto In Retrograde (Contemporary Band)
Sophie Horrill (Vocal Solo)
Logan Davies (Instrumental Solo: Percussion)
Angelina Yiu (Piano Solo; Woodwind Solo)
Caitlyn Pang (Woodwind Solo)
Elizabeth Brosztl (Instrumental Classical Guitar)
Catlinh To (Instrumental Classical Guitar)
Josh Navarro (Instrumental Classical Guitar)
Certificate of Outstanding
Cadence Smythe (Vocal Solo)
Nicholas Navarra (Vocal Solo)
Dakota Quinn (Vocal Solo)
Tallulah Cordiner-Sumpton (Vocal Solo)
Elie Nyamuli (Instrumental Solo: Strings)
Jacob Andrews (Instrumental Solo Woodwind)
Abigail Brown (Instrumental Classical Guitar)
Chelsea Inocencio (Instrumental Classical Guitar)
A very special congratulations is extended to the following student who is the recipient of the `Sisters of St John of God’ Award for Vocal Solo – Cadence Smyth. This Perpetual Shield was awarded to Cadie last week at the closing Festival Concert where a collection of Outstanding performances were showcased. As our Arts Captain this year, Cadie is an exceptional ambassador for the Arts here at St Norbert College and we thank you her for all her contributions through her years here at the College.
Mrs Kathryn Crocker Mr Di Labio Mrs Karen Cassidy
Dance Teacher Director of Music Head of Arts
The Addams Family
Musical production for 2025
We were very excited to release the `Audition Packs’ for our musical this week. All students were direct messaged the pack and we encourage students to audition for the many roles, including roles of dancers in the chorus of ancestors. Thank you to the many students who have already submitted their Audition Registration Forms – we are still accepting these. Auditions will formally take place in Week 2 of Term 4 and times will be allocated in Week 1 of Term 4. Students will receive notification via Direct Message. We look forward to the creative journey that awaits.
Mrs K Crocker
(Dance Teacher and Acting Head of Learning - Arts)
SoNiC Music Fest
On Saturday 9 September, we hosted our annual contemporary music festival, SoNiC, featuring our talented Certificate III Music bands Serotainment, EeeYeah, Why Monkey Why, Common Sense, Everything’s Gone Wrong, and Pluto In Retrograde. We packed into Vision Studios in East Victoria Park for an afternoon of great music and good vibes, as our six bands took to the stage with confidence, delivering 30 minute sets of popular music by the likes of Billie Eilish, The Killers, Maroon 5, Paramore, Stevie Wonder and Elvis Presley.
Thank you to Mrs Kathryn Crocker, Ms Tania Harvey and Mr Peter Hawke for their support in organising the event, to Vision Studios for allowing us to host our event, to the parents, carers, family and staff for coming along to watch, and most importantly to our Year 11 and 12 Certificate III bands for putting on a show stopping performance.
Mr L Di Labio
(Music Teacher)
Creative Arts Exhibition
What a week it's been. With a successful opening night last Tuesday 10th September, the exhibition opened to great acclaim – one of the best there’s ever been! We've had a multitude of excited Years 4 to 6 students from St Joseph's School Queens Park visit our Creative Arts Exhibition, as well as a steady stream of curious and proud St Norbert College students, staff, parents, carers and the wider College community too.
Thank you to our talented students who put a lot of time and effort into their pieces ahead of the Exhibition. This wouldn't be possible without your contributions, so thank you for all your hard work. Thank you must also go to all the staff who entered pieces into this years Exhibition, and to Mrs Samantha Eloff, Mr Scott Arnold, Mr Andrew Frick, Mr Greg Hulshoff, Ms Rachael Lucas, Ms Jennifer Rigg, Mr Craig Mecham, Mrs Leon Rogers, Mrs Fiona Allard, Mr Shanon Hird, Mrs Alison Roberts and Mr Jan Malski who helped to make this a reality and/or supported us in the background.
It is our pleasure to announce this years award winners:
Creative Arts Teachers Awards:
Year 7
Naomi Nguyen Materials Design – Textiles (Warren the Koala)
Zoey Smith Sarginson Media Arts (Dog Graphic)
Year 8
Nicola Meloncelli Visual Art (Animal Mask)
Year 9
Antoinette Arapis Materials Design – Wood (Jewellery Box)
Timothy Ladyman Materials Design – Metals (Metal Rose)
Aiden Silveira Visual Art (Manga Drawings)
Year 10
Ashwa Biju Pillai Caring For Children (Baby Goose and Blanket)
Jamie Borja Visual Art (Painting)
Elizabeth Brosztl Media Arts (Wombat Skateboard)
Regan James Materials Design – Wood (Wooden Stool)
Jakob Kago Game Design and Creation (Game Logo and 3D Figurine)
Julie Lam Caring For Children (Crochet Toy)
Julie Lam Visual Art (Painting)
Ivy O’Toole Materials Design – Textiles (Decorated Denim Jacket)
Imogen Pinkerton Media Arts (Cartoon Character Skateboard)
Angeline Tie Media Arts (Graphics Poster)
Joshua Wong Engineering (Mickey Mouse Golf Course)
Year 11
Kobe Atkinson Engineering Studies – General (Mechanical Crane)
Kysha Corpus Engineering Studies – General (Mechanical Crane)
Ariana Mecham MDT - Textiles - General (Viva Frida Outfit)
Alexis O’Donnell Visual Art – General (Face Sculpture)
Lucy Ritchie Visual Art– General (Fox Sculpture)
Year 12
Keisha Cayabyab MDT – Textiles– General (Jacket, T-shirt and Jeans)
Zoe McCready MDT – Textiles– General (Suit Jacket and Skirt)
Blake Moore MDT – Wood– General (Hall Table)
Isaac Tomkin-Drew Engineering Studies – General (Tie Fighter Fire Pit)
Judge’s Award’s:
Special Commendations
Jorgia Hindmarsh Year 12 MDT – Textiles– General (Crochet Outfit)
Isla Ryan Year 11 Visual Art - General (Face Sculpture)
Zoey Smith Sarginson Year 7 Media Arts (Dog Graphic)
3rd Place
Jarrah Taborda MDT-Wood General (Wavy Jarrah Table)
2nd Place
Wyatt Saunders Media Arts (Faces Graphic)
1st Place
Ann Baiju Visual Art (Painting)
Principal’s Award
Jarrah Taborda MDT-Wood General (Wavy Jarrah Table)
Peoples’ Choice Award
Aiden Silveira Visual Art (Manga Drawings)
Mrs S Mark
(Head of Learning Area – Technologies)