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Term 3, No. 7 • 2 September 2016
COMING EVENTS
TERM 3
WEEK 8
All week: SAGE- Year 8 ‘The Rocks Quest’
Monday 5 September
Year 9 High Resolves
Tuesday 6 September
HSC Music Practical Examination Marking
Wednesday 7 September
Indigenous Literacy Day
Thursday 8 September
Year 9/10 Chinese Immersion Day
Friday 9 September
Year 12 Paul Dillon Presentation
Dramatic moves and special efffects in a group performance during the HSC Drama Night
HSC Showcase Spectacular
IT’S SHOWTIME!
Monday 12 September
Years 7, 9 & 10 Drama Theatricks
Tuesday 13 September
Year 10 SAGE Tasmania Briefing
Wednesday 14 September
Launch of new LMS - Canvas
Thursday 15 September
Koori Club
Friday 16 September
Year 7 Science “Snaketails”
Many Year 12 students with major bodies of work in Drama, English, Music and Art
and Design showcased their works over the past few weeks. What a treat for all! The
next pages highlight many of the impressive pieces and moments.
Performing day and
night – HSC Drama
At last night’s Art and Design Show
“Major works test the students but
then give great rewards and a strong
sense of achievement”.
- English Extension 2 Showcase
This year’s HSC Drama cohort staged a
phenomenal 17 individual projects as
varied as a spectacular Set Design by
Georgie Pullham to a bilingual Film by
Ella Geracitano, to Theatre Reviews by
Queenie Colquhoun and Tayla Law to
Costume Designs by Indigo Lambert
and Maddie Swift.
In addition there were 11 Individual
performances in a variety of styles from
comedy, musical theatre, realism, and
verbatim presentation, together with four
highly original Group Performances.
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Also inside:
Commerce’s Young Enterprise p.6
Geography comp score p.7
Ross Gittins lecture p.8
Music Notes p.7
and more
Editors: Rosemary Pryor and Charmaine Hui
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Students completed 60 per cent of their
HSC examination on 25 August. The day
ran smoothly with former IGS student and
NIDA graduate Thuso Lekwape coming
in to assist with warm ups and focus as
the group prepared for the examination.
Congratulations to all who assisted in
making the day run smoothly and to the
Year 12 Drama students for their wonderful
creative displays.
Rita Morabito
Head of Dramatic Arts
GROUP PERFORMANCES
The 10,000th Day: Ella Geracitano, Florence
Gleeson-Cook, Tayla Law, Georgie Pullham
Dead Wiggles Society: Elena de Gouw,
Brian Do, Frederick Du Rietz, Joseph Howe
Espace Vide: Queenie Colquhoun, Maeve
Galea, Madeleine Swift, Nicholas Walker
The Tipping Point: Abdul-Kareem (AK)
Abdallah, Lewis Cronau, Indigo Lambert,
Chad Martin, Alexandrea Moretti
INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCES
Florence Gleeson-Cook - Suddenly Last
Summer;
Joseph Howe - The Story of Schmuel;
Elena de Gouw - My Name is Rachel Corrie;
Frederick Du Rietz - The Tribulations of
Abacus Christie;
Brian Do - Cyrano de Bergerac;
Maeve Galea - Bea - Terminus;
Nicholas Walker - Aston-The Caretaker;
Lewis Cronau - Jim’s Chatroom;
Chad Martin - Breaker Morant;
Abdul-Kareem (AK) Abdallah-The Player;
Alexandrea Moretti- Cry for Me
SUBMITTED PROJECTS
Ella Geracitano Film - Ciao Mamma;
Indigo Lambert Costume Design - A
Midsummer’s Night Dream;
Madeleine Swift Costume Design – Les
Liaisons Dangereuses;
Tayla Law Critical Analysis Portfolio of
Theatre Criticism;
Queenie Colquhoun Critical Analysis
Portfolio of Theatre Criticism;
Georgie Pullham Set Design The Bacchae.
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Year 12 performs their amazing melodies – HSC Music
Congratulations to the Year 12 Music students for their wonderful performances
at the Music Showcase. Many thanks to the Music Staff and the parents who
have guided and encouraged these budding musicians throughout their musical
development.
Joseph Howe - Voice
Lay Down Your Head (from the
musical Violet)
Gabriel Lee - Trombone
Reflective Mood by Sammy
Nestico
Florence Gleeson-Cook Piano Concerto
Angela Todorovic - Voice
Under the Bridge - Red Hot
Chili Peppers
Nathalie Davies - Bass Guitar
More Love - Victor Wooten
Cassandra Milletta - Piano
Tarantella - Albert Pieczonka
Sachi Velins - Voice
Sacrifice - Jeff Williams
Jack Davis - Guitar
Lenny - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jordan Lewis - Piano
Prelude in C# minor Rachmaninoff
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Showcasing our IGS wordsmiths – HSC English
At the English Extension 2’s Showcase,
convenor Thom Marchbank said that the
major works tested the students but then
gave great rewards and a strong sense of
achievement. He also thanked the parents for
supporting their children in the challenging
process.
Students who read or presented from their
works included:
•
Oliver Lawton - critiquing Dracula
(see notes below)
•
Alexandra Weichert - writing a Zine
•
Charles Goodsir- writing and recording
a political speech (satire)
•
Roman Vournelis - a radio play •
•
Nick Walker - a short story
•
Elena De Gouw - a dark about
‘basement prisoner’ survivors
•
Thomas Hebden - written story
Count Dracula as
‘other’: villain or
victim?
Oliver Lawton’s disser
tation details the
way in which Coun
t Dracula has been
vilified by Bram Stoke
r in Dracula (1897)
in Colonial narratives
using an original
Postcolonial redefinit
ion of the notion of
‘other’.
Colonial readings of
Count Dracula
characterise him as
villain; oriental
‘other’, non-Europe
an, non-human,
barbaric, inferior an
d indeed monstrous
.
Oliver repositions Co
unt Dracula as a
victim of this thinking
and gives the
most infamous Vamp
ire a voice.
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Gallery KMB3 – HSC Art and Design
Last night’s HSC Art and Design Showcase drew a huge
crowd to KMB3 as the space was transformed into a gallery
of wonderful paintings, drawings, objets, film, technological
inventions and costume. Highlights included a bar table made
from three types of wood and a blue phosophorous finish; a
bike carry bag; a feathered sculpture, delicate drawings and
bold paintings including the painting, at right, when life really
did imitate art.
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HSIE NEWS
These Commerce teams really mean business
Last Friday, Commerce students pitched their business ideas to an expert panel as part of
Young Enterprise. Young Enterprise is the Commerce project that encourages students’
entrepreneurial abilities by guiding them through the process of running a business from
concept to customer. Students formed groups, prepared a business plan and pitched their
ideas for feedback, mentorship and finance.
A little bit like the television show, The Shark Tank!
There were some excellent pitches from LLS Publishing, Koolbab, Jake’s Bakes, Brownies for
your Frownies, Iced Tea Co and many other enterprises.
Special thanks to expert panelists Kaye Morehan, Tony Pearson, Suzanne Tucker, James Chin
Moody and David Hamper as well as the many teachers that helped support this initiative.
The next step will be a Young Enterprise Day next term.
Carmelo Fedele
Commerce Teacher
UTS FEST
UTS watches UTS watches IGS!
UTS Multimedia Journalism student
Tallulah Thompson filmed part of
IGS’s ‘Green Houses’ project last
week as part of her course work on
education in the classroom. And,
the visiting experts just happened
to be Architecture students from
UTS and the well-known architect
Anthony Burke! All in all, IGS was
happy to set the scene for a UTS
Fest!
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MUSIC NOTES
Music expertise crosses to the Land of the Long White Cloud
IGS’s Director of Music Alison Housley was invited to Auckland recently for
four days as chief adjudicator at the NZ KBB Music Festival. Alison writes…
The KBB Festival, in its 33rd year, is for high school Symphony and Chamber
Orchestras, and Concert and Jazz Bands. It is the largest event of its kind in
New Zealand.
I was privileged to listen to 50 concert bands in the magnificent venue of
the Holy Trinity Cathedral, and gave constructive feedback to each group
on their technique, accuracy, musicianship, presentation and ensemble
skills. It was inspirational to be part of an event that provided for an
exchange of ideas through the performance of a wide range of repertoire.
Even more, it was extremely heartening to witness the personal dedication
of students and their teachers, and the capability of music to inspire
passion, curiosity and deep listening. This of course, aligns perfectly with
the goals of our young IGS musicians who consistently strive for excellence
through performance and rehearsal in our own ensemble program.
On the last evening of the event, I had the wonderful experience of
working with the Honours Concert Band – 80 selected students of
extremely high calibre from across many bands. I rehearsed the ensemble
for three hours culminating in a packed-out public concert.
Music is indeed a vehicle that equips us to go into the world, to embrace,
experience and digest the work of others, while enabling us to make
valuable connections.
“The only way to change the world is to make a little noise.”
Yo-Yo Ma
Alison Housley
Director of Music
HSIE NEWS #2
Great navigation through geography
Distinctions, High Distinctions and even a Top1% featured in IGS’s results in the
recent Australian Geography Competition.
The students who fared well and undertook
the completion voluntarily in their own
lunchtimes, included:
Samuel Garrett, Top 1% in year level
Fadi Al Hatu, High Distinction
Christopher Lowe, Distinction
Simon Peyrachon, Distinction
And, of course a special congratulations
to Year 12’s Samuel Garrett (at right) who
scored in the national Top 1%, overall!
"I really enjoyed the opportunity to
participate in the Geography competition,
it was an interesting test of the skills I've
learned inside and outside the classroom.
Geography really is the best subject of all!"
Sam Garrett told InFocus.
Flinders Twartz, High Distinction
George Vamos, High Distinction
Martin Gossow, Distinction
Stephen Vlatko , Distinction
Ak Abdallah, Distinction
Anja Ivkovic, Distinction
Os Kalogeropoulos, Credit
Michael Tomlin, Credit
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LIBRARY LINES
Library Leaders attend Book Awards!
On Friday 19th August, the Year 6 Library Leaders, Kiki Masella and Finn Barker-Tomkins were
fortunate to attend the 70th anniversary of the Children’s Book Council of Australia, Book of
the Year Awards and the official launch of Children’s Book Week in 2016.
A highlight of the day was seeing Morris Gleitzman’s title, ‘Soon’ win the category of Book of
the Year: Younger Readers, especially considering he had been a guest speaker at IGS only two
days prior!
His Excellency the Governor-General Sir Peter
Cosgrove presented the winners of each
category with their awards.
Further information about the 2016 award
winners for each category, including Early
Childhood, Picture Book, Older Readers,
Information and New Illustrator may be found
at http://cbca.org.au/winners-2016
HSIE NEWS #3
Ross Gittins reports on the economy at IGS
Highly respected senior Economics journalist for
the Sydney Morning Herald Ross Gittins shared
his views on the state of play in Australia – and
globally – with IGS’s senior Economics classes
on Monday in the David Baker Learning Centre.
Ross discussed everything from the national
impact of the unemployment rate in Australia
to Brexit and the global impact of markets in
China and the US. However, there were many
silver linings including Australia’s relatively
stable position and the sage advice that when
it comes to the widening gap between the
wealthy and the workers – the majority have
to say ‘Stop!” to the politicians to reverse this
trend.
ALUMNI CORNER
Maddie Madden shines
IGS alumna Madeleine Madden (Class of 2014) was recently profiled in the
Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) eNewsletter as a rising
star and ambassador for Indigenous Australians.
Last year, Maddie played the role of Zoe in the ABC3 TV series Ready for
This, which won a 2016 TV Week Logie for Most Oustanding Children’s
Program.
As part of the 2016 Screen Futures Summit and Youth Media Festival,
the ACTF hosted a Ready For This Live Q&A with Maddie, Aaron McGrath
(Levi) and Head Scriptwriter Liz Doran, which was broadcast to audiences
both in person at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image and online.
Click the link below to watch the Q&A.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCI--2Tz_J4
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