Arts News (Music, Art,Media and Visual Arts)
Beginning Of Term 1:
We are thrilled to announce the 2026 College Production!
For 27 years , South Oakleigh College at this site 🏫 has delighted audiences with an incredible range of productions 🎭. From our very first show, A Midsummer Night’s Dream 🌙✨, to audience favourites such as Robin Hood 🏹, Man of Steel💪, Aladdin 🧞♂️, Grease 🚗🎶, Big Heavy Stuff 🏗️, Take It to the Bridge 🎵, Avenue Q 🧸, Hairspray 💃, Matilda 📚✨, and High School Musical 🏀🎤 and more recently Newsies 📰🕺 and Beauty and the Beast 🌹 our stage has been home to unforgettable performances ⭐🎬.
🌈✨ We are excited to announce that the 2026 production will be:👠🌪️ The Wizard of Oz – Youth Edition 🌪️👠
📣 Further details, including audition information 🎶🎭 and important notes 📝, will be shared in the coming days and sent to students via Compass 📲🌏.
Performance Dates:🗓️
Thursday, August 27⏰ 7:00 PM
Friday, August 28 ⏰ 7:00 PM
Saturday, August 29 ⏰ 3:00 PM
💛👠 We can’t wait to follow the yellow brick road together! 🌟🌈
Students to see more details via compass about auditions
Philip Clark
Theatre Manager
“Arts & Crafts Club” invites students to get hands-on and make something unique. Featuring illustrated hands painting, drawing, and crafting in bold black and warm coral tones, the design captures the joy of making art together. Playful brush lettering and creative symbols add an energetic, welcoming feel, perfect for sparking curiosity and participation.
Room A1Every Tuesday – Lunchtime
A relaxed, inclusive space where imagination leads the way—come create, experiment, and have fun.
Gretta Carlson
Art Teacher
Making Waves
What an incredible start to the term it's been for our Studio + media crew! We've been absolutely thrilled to welcome back so many familiar faces and introduce new passionate content creators to the energy of our studio. It's truly inspiring to see the dedication and motivation everyone brings!
Week two was a splash, literally!
Swimming Sports brought out not only some fantastic new talent but also piqued the interest of students who are just discovering their passion for media. Our crew was there, cameras ready, capturing all the action and excitement.
We're especially proud of our media passes which we hand out during events identifying our crew, the idea is to empower our team to have agency in their roles and contribute to our college's dynamic media presence. From producing engaging podcast segments to crafting compelling newsletter articles and enhancing our overall digital footprint, our students are the H.R.R.R.T. of it all.
A huge shout-out to our growing tribe. From our talented camera crew to our content writers and enthusiastic reporters! We are also incredibly grateful for our dedicated technicians who make everything possible. The vocal tuning sessions are currently being workshopped to elevate our content, leading to more engaging projects and is one of the exciting things to come, not to mention lots of audience participation!
We love our crew and we can't wait to see what amazing content they'll create throughout the year!
Here's the photo of our awesome students with their passes at the swimming sports! Keep your eyes out for the crew this year and make sure to contribute what you can!
It's our Studio + your voice!
Renee Gross
VCE Visual Communications, Media and Design Technology Magazine and Gallery Facilitator - Student Leadership Staff Representative
Instrumental Music Newsletter Term 1
The SOC Music Department is thrilled to announce that enrolments for Instrumental Music 2026 are nearly entirely full! We currently have some very limited spaces available in Violin, Trumpet and Saxophone. If you would like to enrol your child in one of these instruments, please email aidan.prewett@education.vic.edu.au
We’re also very excited to announce that Instrumental students will have the opportunity to take part in our annual concerts, including our first large-scale concert for 2026, which will feature guest speaker Mark Evans, the original bass player for AC/DC.
Our ensmbles are also kicking off this week – from Choir to Concert Band to our Jazz Band, our String Ensemble and our brand new Junior Concert Band, as well as our host of rock and pop ensembles – we can’t wait to showcase all the musical talent of South Oakleigh College at the Year 7 Welcome Barbeque!
For further information about our instrumental Music program, please don't hesitate to contact aidan.prewett@education.vic.gov.au.
Aidan Prewett
Head Of Music