The Arts
Creative Arts Exhibition
Another year done and dusted, and what a great exhibition it was! With over 500 works included this year, across the Technologies learning area and the Arts learning area, there was plenty of ink, paint, fabric, metal, plastic, code, cake, wood, resin, wool and so much more to admire. The XPAC foyer was packed full of parents, friends, staff and students for the opening last Tuesday evening, 16th September. Our guest judge, Okeano, a class of 2020 graduate Patrick Osias, was very impressed with the student talent on display, and spoke of his own creative journey at the College, inspiring the students to always keep creating, in whatever medium they choose.
My personal thanks to my colleagues, the hard-working teaching and non-teaching staff who put in countless hours in the lead up to this exhibition, preparing the student work beforehand, and then working on the final display to show it off at its best. Thank you.
At the College assembly on Wednesday, we celebrated the many prize winners, from Year Twelve to Year 7, culminating in the People’s Choice Award – a three-way tie this year, which has never happened before. This full list of winners is below:
Year 7
Chelsea Jacobs – Materials Textiles – Warren Bear
Year 8
Neha Chandramohan – Media Arts - Mask
Naomi Nguyen – Media Arts - Mask
Pearl Patti – Media Arts – Digital Portrait
Year 9
Nicolas Natale – Materials – Metals – Metal Rose
Adrian Mok – Media Arts - Photography
Year 10
Antoinette Arapis - Caring For Children – Baby Bag
Tamika Bendall – Food, Science and Technology – Food Scene
Aiden Burns – Media Arts - Photograph
Cheyenne Lin – Materials-Textiles – Denim Jacket + Hoodie
Nathan Rapirap - Game Design – Character Design
Jarrah Swan - Caring For Children – Crochet Baby Toys
Perla Thomas – Materials-Textiles – Denim Jacket
An Tran - Engineering Studies – Golf Course Game
Year 11
Tait Dalton – ATAR Visual Art – Acrylic on Canvas
Gemma Emmerson – General MDT-Wood – Wooden Stool
Imogen Pinkerton – General MDT-Wood – Wooden Stool
Harry Singh – Personal Project - Graphic
Year 12
Claire Espiritu – General Children, Family and Community – Snack Pack
Audrey Kamazizwa - General MDT-Textiles – Crochet Outfit
Sharon Onyemgba – General Visual Art – Digital Illustration “Matthew 25: 43-46”
Isla Ryan – General Visual Art – Acrylic on Canvas “Eternal Vase”+“The Seen and Unseen”
Phoenix Volpi – General Engineering Studies – Fire Pit
Chloe Walker – General Engineering Studies – Lotus Fire Pit
Major Prize Winners:
3rd: Jarrah Taborda Year 12- General MDT-Wood – Hall Table
2nd: Imogen Pinkerton Year 11– General Visual Art – Acrylic on Canvas
1st: Nicholas Peters Year 12– General Visual Art – Charcoal on Watercolour “Threshold”
Principal’s Award: Jamie Borja Year 11 – ATAR Visual Art – Mixed Media on Canvas “Echoes of the Forgotten”
Peoples’ Choice:
Isla Ryan – General Visual Art – Acrylic on Canvas “Eternal Vase”
Zoe Grant - Personal Project - Painting
Jacob Seaman – General Engineering Studies – Turtle Fire Pit
Mrs S Mark
(Head of Learning Area - Technologies)
SoNiC 2025
A massive thank you to everyone that attended SoNiC Music Fest last Friday at Vision Studios. Such an energetic night full of good tunes and awesome performances! Congratulations to our Certificate III in Music bands Reconnected and Gamble on a Setlist for their entertaining sets, as well as our special guest bands Inertia, Red40 and The Dollz for opening the night. These gigs are great for giving our music students a taste of performing in a live music venue to a crowd, and the smiles and fun that was had throughout the night made for such a fun atmosphere to be a part of. Special thanks go to Ms Tania Harvey, Mrs Karen Cassidy, Mrs Kathryn Crocker, Miss Carrol Abel and Mrs Tracey La Vanda for their help in supervising the evening, and a big thank you to John at Vision Studios for his stage and sound assistance.
Mr L DiLabio
(Director or Music)
Dance Night Brilliance
A HUGE congratulations to Kathryn (Croks) on an outstanding showcase of the dance talent here at the College. Dance Night highlighted the skills, passion and camaraderie amongst our dancers – each dance captivated the audience with creativity, colour and dynamic movement. It was an impressive collection of choreography.
Further to this Kat is to be congratulated for her choreography and workshopping with the Senior Dance Team on their work titled ` Hive Mind’ – this is the recipient of a Catholic Performing Arts Shield: `Catholic Secondary Principal’s Award’ for the Senior Dance Category.
It has been quite the buzz around the Arts centre. A very special thanks and appreciation is extended to the following staff for their time and support of the Dance program:
Miss Kelsey Zampino
Mr Luke Di Labio
Ms Tania Harvey
Ms Jamie Paulin
Mrs Merryl Byfield
Ms Liz Anderson
Mrs Jo Fuda
Ms Linda Gillham
Mrs Tracey La Vanda
Ms Anna Garton
An event like this cannot happen without a solid team, highlighting once more the strong sense of community at the College.