Department News

Art Department

Year 9 Art

This week Year 9 Visual Arts students enjoyed a day at Harold Reid Foreshore track in Middle Cove. Students explored the natural beauty of the area, drawing, painting and photographing the mangroves, woodland and open forest areas. Working outside in the natural environment can bring a new set of challenges to art making activities. Students created detailed drawings of various plants and watercolour paintings of panoramic landscapes. Inspired by artist Andy Goldsworthy, some students created works out of leaves, sticks and stones. The students were engaged and inspired by their day out in nature.  

Ms Donna Janes - Art Department

Performing Arts Department

MANLY JAZZ FESTIVAL

Best wishes to the Senior Jazz Band and their Ensemble Director Mr Geoff Power as they prepare for this Festival on the October Long Weekend. The boys will be performing on the “Stars of the Future” stage, opposite the Manly Council Chambers on Monday 3rd October at 10.00am.

Best wishes also to Liam Kivijian, Ben Sheehy (Year 12) and Ronan Apcar (Year 10) who will be performing in the Directors Choice Concert, alongside Darren Percival and Bill Risby on  Sunday 2nd October at 7.30pm. Tickets to this concert can be purchased through:

https://www.trybooking.com/Booking/BookingEventSummary.aspx?eid=222788

PERFORMING ARTS FESTIVAL

The Performing Arts Festival takes in Week 2 of Term 4. The schedule is as follows:

• Monday 17 October:          Strings and Voice: Talati S and Richardson:      BMR
• Monday 17 October:          Woodwind: Andrews and Dollin:                            GYM
• Tuesday 18 October:          Percussion: Lewandowski and Talati I:               BMR
• Tuesday 18 October:          Brass: Power, Sismey, Blunt, Talati S:                  Gym
• Wednesday 19 October:   Music Production: Cummins:                                  BMR
• Thursday 20 October:        Piano: Gan, Waddington:                                         BMR
• Thursday 20 October:        Guitar: Cranney, Cummins, Talati S:                    GYM
• Friday 21 October:              Theatre Sports: Fernando:                             Sarto Centre

All students who undertake instrumental/vocal tuition at the College are required to perform. Students who have lessons outside the College are also welcome to participate and should give their performance information to Ms Bates before the end of this week. No entries will be taken at the start of Term 4. Each night commences at 5.30pm.

AMEB RESULTS

Congratulations to Jarred Lam (Year 6) who recently attained Honours in his Grade 4 Violin Examination.

INSTRUMENTAL TUITION

A reminder that if your son is ceasing tuition, three term weeks’ notice must be given in writing to the Performing Arts Co-ordinator and the tutor. With the departure of Year 12 at the end of this term, some tutors will have vacancies in their teaching schedules. Any student wishing to commence tuition in Term 4 should complete an application form (available from Student Administration or the College Website) and hand in to Ms Bates before the end of the week.

English Department

The International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS)

This is an independent, skills-based assessment program run by University of NSW Global and is held in mid-June. The competition is massive and conducted throughout Australia and in twenty countries globally.  There were over one million candidates participating in this challenging event. St Pius X College students who achieved outstanding results were acknowledged, the skills and understanding that were tested are important indicators of successful communication in schools and beyond.  It is a real statement about the student’s approach to learning and strength of knowledge.  

The following students received Distinction Awards:

Year   5   -   Chase Cortis-Jones

Year   6   -   Angus Stewart,   Max Leo,   William Staber

Year   7   -   Joshua Jones,   Adrian Bond,    

                      Alexander Hassan,   Nicholas Ward

Year   8   -   Keegan Aikin,    Zachary Bull,     Young Oh,                                Charles McElogue,   Stuart Dingley,

                      Nicholas McKenzie,    Charlie Cullen,

                      Duncan Dingley, Cameron Fernandopulle,

                                                                                 Sebastian San Pedro,   Samuel Walters

Year   9   -   Zac Lomas,   Hamish Alexander,   Cameron Li

Year 10   -   Phillip Cullen,   Daniel Hall,   Marcus Rossetto,   Jeremy Hoy,   Stefan Naprta

Year 12

Year 12 Graduation Mass in OLD Church commences at 10:00am NOT 10.30am as previously advised.

Mr Bernard Batchelor - Year 12 Coordinator