Learning Success

Story Telling Competition 

This term's Storytelling Competition once again showcased the incredible creativity and talent of our students. This year's competition featured two categories: Writers and Illustrators. 

Our writers were challenged to create a 500–1000 word story in a genre of their choice, with one important twist - their story had to include a connection to time. From mysterious warnings from the future and races against the clock, to time standing still and encounters with future selves, students embraced the challenge and produced some truly remarkable work. 

For our illustrators, the challenge was to bring an existing story to life through visual storytelling. Students interpreted the narrative, developed characters and captured key moments through their artwork, demonstrating both creativity and technical skill. 

The standard of entries this year was exceptionally high, making the judging process incredibly difficult. Thank you to Mrs Woods, Mrs White and Ms Harris for judging the writing category and Ms Blandino, Ms Baker and Mrs Bui for judging the illustrator category. They were blown away by the originality, effort and imagination on display across both categories. There are certainly a few names among this year's finalists that we may well see on the covers of future books! 

Be sure to check out the incredible snippets from some of our finalists' work below. 

The Horologist, By Blake 

Twelve resonant strikes from the grandfather clock mark the twelfth hour of the day inside the small clock boutique on the outskirts of Ingolstadt.  

If I Only Had One More Minute, By Hayleigh 

The apartments stretched on endlessly, haunting in the dimly illuminated space. Room 457. He needed room 457.  

The Mission, By Sienna 

The clock strikes the hour. It’s loud and obnoxious song begins again. It makes his ears ring, trying to break his focus. His time is up. He must strike now.  

The Red Rose Haunted by Time, By Emilee 

As he flew in mid-air, Ace saw giant tea cups dripping colourful tea and hundreds of millions of door with mouth shaped handles.  

Time for Dreams, By Charlotte 

The first time I saw my own funeral, I was fifteen years old, it happened on a Tuesday night in a town that only existed when I was asleep. 

A huge thank you must also go to our wonderful local business supporters who generously donated prizes to help us celebrate our talented students. Thank you to Queens Charcoal Chicken, Sweet Treats by Rhi, United Cinemas and Harry Hartog Books for getting behind this initiative. We are incredibly fortunate to have such strong community support for the creative pursuits of our young people.