Music 

A lot of things have been happening in music, and there is plenty to come before the end of the term!

Long Lunch – thanks to Cage Monkeys (AKA Rock Band 2), Jazz Combo and Sonic Highway (AKA Rock Band 1) for entertaining the crowd at the long lunch – performances were of a high standard and well received. Special thanks to Year 12 student Dion Rubino who spent hours setting up and ensuring that the sound ran smoothly.

Music Students performing at the CBC Long Lunch

Studio Recitals – in Week 7, students who learn instruments at school get their time to shine, performing in a welcoming environment for a live audience of parents and friends – you are all most welcome to attend.

The Junior Campus evening is Tuesday 10 June

• 5pm - Years R–3
• 6pm -  Years 4–6
• Senior Campus Music Room

The Senior Campus evening is Wednesday, 11 June

• 5pm - Years 7, 8 and 9.
• 6:30pm - Years 10, 11 and 12.
• Walsh Theatre
  
  

Riverlands Tour – this event is getting close! The itinerary is looking fantastic, and I know that the schools and venues we are visiting are excited to hear us. Please ensure all relevant forms are returned asap.

Please note: that the St Mary’s Rockfest planned for this term has been cancelled. We will continue to work with SMC to provide more performance and community building opportunities for our students.

Debating

Round 2 of SADA Debating has been occurring this week, and there have been noticeable improvements across the board. The Year 6 and 8 teams had very narrow losses on Tuesday evening, and the Year 7 team had a win!

On Wednesday night (when the debate didn’t commence until 8pm), the Year 10s spoke with confidence and authority as the negative side in the topic that the Labor Party is no longer the party of the working class. They also had an incredibly close loss.

In late-breaking news, Thursday night saw a heartbreaking one-point defeat of the Year 9 team, who again showed immense improvement from their first debate.

Huge thanks are due to Eoghan McEvoy (Year 8) and Mohamed Zaghwan (Year 10) who stepped in at late notice to replace sick team members. Coming at late notice to deliver a speech written by someone else take a lot of courage, and to bring a rebuttal into it adds another, even more nerve-wracking dimension. An extra special thank you must go to Gabriel Zaghwan (Year 6) who came along to support his big brother and ended up in the timekeeper hotseat!

Chess

Round 1 of Division 2 has now taken place, and there were 2 wins to Alexander Horlin-Smith as well as one to Sze-Yong Joh-Buckland.

In Round 2, our JC players (who only play one competitive game in each round) faced a much tougher opposition than in Round 1, which left them winless.

Also in Round 2, the Division 3 teams showed improvement with two wins to Gabe Tadiaman, a win and a draw to Eton Leonardo, one win each to Maxwell Steuve and Kaleb Smith, and a draw to Bentley Reid. Well done to all!

As always, questions can be sent to me at any time.

Ms Alexandra Khafagi
Director of Performing Arts