THE ARTS

The second half of Term 3 has been such an amazing time in The Arts. Our Year 12 students are very close to completing their final artworks in Art and Studio Arts, our Media students have just completed their final productions consisting of short films, magazines, photography and a graphic novel, whilst our Year 12 Music students are busy preparing for their performance SAC and exam, which are fast approaching. We can’t wait for the Mooroolbark College Film Festival and ‘Rise’: the Arts showcase, both coming up in Term 4 to show-off this amazing work. 

We Will Rock You 

This year’s College production of ‘We Will Rock You’ was a huge success! It was such an amazing experience and a fantastic musical on stage. The performances were amazing. All of the students and staff involved should be very proud of their work.  

Wakakirri 

We are super excited to announce that our 2022 Wakakirri Dance Squad have been selected to perform at The Wakakirri Awards night next Wednesday. This national event is such a fantastic achievement for such an amazingly talented, hardworking and driven group of students. The squad also received 2 National Festival Award nominations (National Festival Story Award and National Excellence in Performing Arts Award). 

For their performance first performance, the squad received the following awards: 

Performance and Production awards:  

– Excellent ensemble 

– Excellent polished performance 

– Excellent group dance 

– Amazing visual effects 

– Excellent soundtrack mix 

 
Off Stage awards:  

– Best Public Speaking 

– Best Teamwork Award 

– Spirit of Wakakirri award 

The Arts Instagram Work 

This month’s Instagram Collage showcases the amazing work produced by our students in Visual Arts. Well done everyone. You can check out more of our students amazing work at?https://www.instagram.com/mooroolbarkcollegeofficial/. 

We would also like to welcome Christopher Schurmann to the College as an Instrumental Music guitar teacher. We can’t wait to see the amazing work you do with our enthusiastic guitar students. 

Matthew Neil-Holland 

The Arts KLA Leader