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ACC DAY

This is an annual event in our school calendar. Students from Year 8 and 9 had the opportunity to travel to Mazenod College to participate in a selection of interesting drama related workshops with students from other Catholic Colleges. The students used the workshops to learn new skills about acting for camera, how to create characters, polishing up some commedia skills and mask work as well as an opportunity to hone some circus skills.

SUITCASE SERIES

This year for the first time, Year 9 drama students have participated in the Malthouse Education Program. The idea is to read a specially commissioned script written for students in Year 9 and 10 about Climate Change. This year, the starting point was a script called “Turbine” and it was a fabulous catalyst to stimulate the students to explore their own playmaking skills. The Program is called the Suitcase Series because each performance is required to fit all the props it needs into a suitcase. The Year 9 students created their own ensemble performance that went for no longer than twenty minutes, which was performed to other participating schools from the Geelong region as well as a professional cast and crew from the Malthouse Theatre. Our students managed to create an imaginative piece that referenced rising water levels, “up to the viewing deck of the Eiffel Tower”, extinct animals and escape into outer space to start again on another planet.

SCHOOL PRODUCTION

August saw an influx of pirates and policemen around this part of Newtown. This unusual turn of events was probably, directly related to this years Triannual School Production hosted by Sacred Heart College. “The Pirates of Penzance” by Gilbert and Sullivan was a vibrant success presented to sell out houses at GPAC. Boys from all year levels across the College successfully auditioned and took part either on stage, as musicians in the pit or in a technical position by operating the spotlights and equipment. Congratulations to all who were involved. The chance to be part of a school production is often a memorable highlight of school experiences for many students.

- Janine McLean

Pirates of Penzance Cast and Orchestra

Back Row: Nathan Fox, Hamish McManus, Finbar Kinna, Calum Boyce, Jackson Bourke, Patrick Bongiorno, Thomas Boardman Third Row: Harry Scanlon, Ashley Thompson, Julius Nelson, Patrick Consedine, Charlie Scanlon, James Mallinson Second Row: Noah Conroy, Jordan Powe, Henry Stephensen, Jonathan Zarb, Jake Raimondo, James Bowers Front Row: Umi Roberts, Elliot Senftleben, Finn Jaques, Angus Moore, Luke Carra, Michael Moreno, Jett Sansom, Joseph Argus Absent: Thomas Anderson, William Anderson, William Baum, Colten Dunn Staff: Janine McLean