Creative & Performing Arts
Creative and Performing Arts
Thank you to all of the students who have joined one of our CAPA Ensembles in 2025. There are still places in all of the ensembles, except the Event Management Team. Vocalists are needed for the Music Ensemble for all students who enjoy singing. Please see Mr Webb if you are interested. Musicians are also needed for the Music Ensemble. For all students who enjoy playing ANY instrument. Please see Mr Webb if you are interested. Thespians are needed for the Drama Ensemble. For all of our actors, please see Ms Dennis if you are interested. For students who love to dance, there is the Ballroom Dance Ensemble and the Dance Ensemble. See Ms Dennis or Ms Grimston-Eason if you are interested. If you love Art, there is the Visual Arts Club. See Ms Mangion for more details.
Elderslie High School Talent Quest is back for 2025! It is on Thursday 10th April 2025 in the School Hall during Period 4. The whole school is invited and the only cost is a gold coin donation at the door. All proceeds will go towards purchasing some bears to give to the hospital for sick children, as part of the Kids Cancer Project.
BRING IT ON, The Musical is coming to Elderslie High School this year!
It is only seven weeks until opening night! Come along and join in all of the fun as Elderslie High School presents BRING IT ON, The Musical. Get your pom poms ready! We are all about "the spirit" in 2025!!!
Everyone is very excited and nervous about the upcoming event. BRING IT ON, The Musical. will be presented from the 22nd - 24th May 2025. Tickets will go on sale through Trybooking early in Term 2.
So, stay tuned for regular updates on our progress.
Dance and Drama
Congratulations to Kirra Douglas, Emily Radisic and Mickayla Marshman from Year 10, Phoebe Lee and Ella Santa Maria from Year 9 for representing Elderslie High School at the opening of the Blossom Project run by Charity Organisation The Big Yellow Umbrella. The project offers women the chance to build skills, gain confidence, and form connections in a safe and supportive space. Our 2022 Wakakirri submission "The Hunger Games of High School" was shown and the dancers brought it to life by performing the last section on stage. Kirra was lucky enough to win the raffle and the dancers enjoyed making stress balloons and the delicious cakes and scones. We are very proud of how they represented Elderslie High School at this event.
Our Dance and Drama students are already working so hard to prepare for performances and events this year. The Dance Ensemble has worked really hard to prepare their audition video for the In The Spotlight Dance Festival. We have our fingers crossed that our item will be selected for this year’s festival. Both the Dance Ensemble and the Ballroom Dance Ensemble have been entered into the Southern Tablelands Dance Festival to be held mid-June, as well.
We have also submitted our dance audition video for this year’s Schools Spectacular. We are hoping to be included in the Combined Dance Section. Congratulations to Scarlett Bowser from Year 10 on her selection to move forward into the Live Auditions for the Ballet Ensemble for Schools Spectacular. Congratulations to Kirra Douglas from Year 10 on her selection to move forward into the Live Auditions for the Hip Hop Ensemble for Schools Spectacular. Congratulations to Lilly Ockers, Kaliska Nenadic, Kimberley Smith and Ella Smith from Year 12 on their selection to move forward into the Live Auditions for the Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz/Musical Theatre, Tap ensembles. Stay tuned for updates on our progress with this event in 2025.
The Drama Ensemble are preparing for the local Theatresports Challenge and their CAPA Evening performance at the moment. Year 9 Drama are looking forward to creating their audition piece for the In The Spotlight Drama Festival to be held in early August. Year 10 Drama are frantically preparing their pieces for the Regional Shakespeare Carnival in mid May.
Music and Entertainment
The Music Ensemble - Vocal and Instrumental is in full swing preparing for performance opportunities this year. Everyone is learning some new songs to add to their traditional repertoire. The Music students are frantically preparing for Talent Quest 2025.
Visual Arts
As we reflect on a busy Term 1, it's evident that creativity knows no bounds within our students. From captivating exhibitions to amazing artworks, our students and faculty have embraced every opportunity to explore, experiment, and express ourselves through the vibrant world of Visual Arts.
Year 12 Art Express
Our Year 12 Visual Arts class went to the Art Gallery of NSW to view the current Art Express exhibition along with the gallery's current collections on Friday 21st February. Art Express includes examples of outstanding bodies of work from HSC students from 2024. Ms Mangion and the students had a great day in the city sightseeing and viewing the amazing collection of works that the AGNSW had on display.
Visual Arts Club
Visual Arts Art Club has started up again this year and the students have already made new friendships through artmaking activities. Visual Arts club plays a vital role in nurturing creativity and personal growth among students. This term, students have been busily working in the background for Elderslie High School Musical. Through lots of laughter and painting, the students have been designing and painting the canvas for the BRING IT ON, The Musical. Once they have completed the canvas, they will start creating the sets needed for our musical.
Watch this space for more exciting artworks and projects to come from our talented students.
The Camden Show
For the second time this year, some of our Visual Arts Club students have participated in Camden Show, by entering their artworks in the competition to be judged by the judges at Camden Show. We had four wonderful artworks on display in the pavilion and it is a delight to announce that one of our participating students received a Highly Commended Award. Congratulations to Annabelle Kormos from Year 9.
Congratulations to the following students, Charlette Broad from Year 7, Milla Dempsey from Year 9 and Sarah Johnson from Year 10, for your amazing efforts and representing Elderslie High School.
Year 7 Visual Arts
Year 7 has settled in well this term in our Visual Art lessons, and have been focusing on ‘Landscapes’. Through various artmaking activities, the students have been learning about the elements of art and how they can incorporate them into their artworks. As an informal assessment, Year 7 students have created some amazing Talent Quest posters. Some of the students then entered the Poster Competition. Congratulations to the Talent Quest Poster Competition prize recipients.
First Place - Jessica Daley
Second Place - Matilda Chhetri
Third Place - Latifa Pulotova
Highly Commended - Emily Eales, Lucas Acevedo-Salinas & Ava Callcott
Finalists – Darcy Steele, Charlette Broad, Luca Barbuto, Nathaniel Randall, Ethan Harvey, Georgia Austin, Jack Harrington, Oscar Lelliott, Jaiden Bingley, Milijana Duricic, Flynn Webb, Eric Hall, Hamish Giles, Joveena Elsa Jojis, Cassidy Tudosa, Japheet Kaur, Hailie Dixon, Bailey Malcolm, Patrick Sheahan, Caitlin Kelly, Phoenix Porter, Emma-Mabel Bright, Harper Cappello,
CAPA Faculty