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• Art Express Nomination
• Performing Arts​ News
• Senior Resource Centre: eBook Collection​

Art Express Nomination

Congratulations to Jack Moran on being nominated for Art Express with his Photographic Body of Work “Salad Days”.  Jack presented  80 photographs from over 130 rolls of film, all processed by him and printed in the darkroom. The works celebrate the positive and creative energy of youth and the enduring power of analogue photography as document.

Mr M Anderson - Visual Arts Coordinator

Performing Arts

CHRISTMAS TWILIGHT CONCERT:  The final Twilight Concert for the year will take place on Friday 30 November at 5.00pm in the Junior School yard. The program will be announced next week. There will be a raffle on the night where in the spirit of giving back which has been the theme for the Performing Arts this year, proceeds will go to the Edmund Rice Centre and the Drought Relief Appeal.

ENSEMBLE AUDITIONS 2019:  These auditions have now closed. Should you wish to book a time please email TBates@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

MUSIC TUITION APPLICATIONS 2019:  These applications have now closed. Should you wish to apply for tuition for your son next year please email TBates@stpiusx.nsw.edu.au

AMEB RESULTS:  Congratulations to the following trumpet students and their tutor Mr David Sismey on these excellent results:

• Year 5:  Lachlan Staber Credit in 3rd grade;
• Year 6: Tom McElvogue Credit in 3rd grade, Sean Tutaan Credit in 2nd grade, Chris Mander Credit in 3rd grade;
• Year 8: Niccolo Burman Credit in 4th grade, Christopher Dimos Credit in 3rd grade, Jonah Gonzales Credit in 4th grade;
• Year 9:  Sam Pavely Satisfactory in 5th grade;
• Year 10:  Tom Jenkins Honours in 3rd grade.

​Ms T Bates - Performing Arts Coordinator

DRAMA

Drama Performance Night - Wednesday 28 November:   5.30pm start

Students who take Drama in Years 7, 9 and 10 at St Pius will have the opportunity to perform in front of friends, family and the school community in two weeks' time. It is a wonderful opportunity for all the Drama students to share the work they have done in class over the past semester. 

Be prepared to see your favourite fairy tale character in a whole new light when a group of students from Year 7 perform their Fractured Fairy Tales. Year 9 Elective Drama will present scenes from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". They have focused on the "Rude Mechanicals"  and will present their 'play within a play'.

Year 10 will present original plays devised around a real-world event using the theatrical techniques of Brecht and some students will also perform monologues, giving them a real insight into solo performance and the challenges of keeping an audience engaged.

We hope you will support our students and come along to watch.

Ms Penny Lindley - Drama Teacher

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Senior Resource Centre: eBook Collection

Did you know new books are regularly added to our ebook collection? The latest additions are:

• Behind the Lions: Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions by Stephen Jones
• The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan
• The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
• The Chaos of Now by Erin Lange
• Coldmaker: Those who control Cold hold the power & Coldmarch (The Coldmaker Saga,
• Books 1 & 2) by Daniel Cohen
• Draftees: How Five Boys Made it to the AFL National Draft by Emma Quayle
• Dry by Neal and Jarrod Shusterman
• Fortnite: The Essential Guide to Battle Royale and Other Survival Games published by Triumph Books
• From Para to Dakar: Overcoming Paralysis and Conquering the Dakar Rally by Joey Evans
• Girls on the Line by Jennie Liu
• Glass Town Wars by Celia Rees
• The Revenge of Seven, The: Lorien Legacies Book 5 by Pitticus Lore
• Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
• The Things That Will Not Stand by Michael Gerard Bauer
• True Grit by Bear Grylls
• Walk In The Woods, A: The World's Funniest Travel Writer Takes a Hike by Bill Bryson
• The Warlock by Michael Scott

Ms K Keighery - Senior Teacher Librarian