Over 100 students across both campuses auditioned to be a part of next year’s musical, Grease. Our Drama teachers have been blown away by the sheer talent of our students, which will make for a slick production.
“My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises!” – Psalm 27:6
This week the Year 11 & 12 Visual Art Students attended a Mixed Media Incursion with South African Artist Vanessa Lienbenberg.
Students were shown a range of different media, techniques and processes. They got very creative and worked on their own wooden panels with a mix of inks, oil paint and used wood burning techniques to draw on to the surface.
To find out more about the artist click here: Vanessa Liebenberg
“Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.” – Proverbs 22:29
Year 11 &12 Visual Art Students attended an excursion to ‘The 2017 Black Swan Prize’ at the Art Gallery of West Australia last week. The Black Swan Prize is one of Australia’s Richest Portraiture Prize and promotes Australia’s Top Artists. Students got to meet and talk with Artists Guy Morgan and David Wells to learn about the story behind each piece. Well done to Winner Jana Vodesil-Baruffi who won the $50,000 Lester Group Prize with her piece ‘Black Swan’.
“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.” – Ecclesiastes 9:10-11
Visual Arts Teacher Verity Palmer and Art Technician Claire Davenhall are helping to promote positive mental health and wellbeing at St Stephen’s School through the Big Splash WA community project, where a pod of colourful dolphin sculptures will be placed around the streets and public spaces of Perth to raise funds for the Perth Children’s Hospital’s Child and Adolescent Mental Health Unit. Here are the duo at the Project launch. Find more at The Big Splash
We were honoured to receive an invitation to perform at the Glengarry Private Hospital 40th Anniversary Celebration.
Students from the Year 11 and Year 12 Music ATAR classes provided music for this special occasion in the newly landscaped courtyard garden. After a speech from the hospital CEO, Mila Snyman (Year 12) performed Romberg’s Sonata in E minor opus 38 on ‘cello, accompanied by Mrs Jamison, which was very well received by the audience.
The students led the guests in an enthusiastic rendition of “Happy Birthday” as the enormous hospital birthday cake was cut!
Our Year 11 and Year 12 students, Mr Bourgault and Mrs Jamison then provided background music for the rest of the morning while the guests enjoyed morning tea. The musicians performed in small groups and as soloists – a woodwind trio, ‘cello duet, ‘cello and violin duet, trombone trio, clarinet solo and ‘cello solo – displaying a diverse array of instruments and a wide variety of music.
The hospital staff were very appreciative of our students’ contribution to the atmosphere of the morning. Our music students are wonderful ambassadors for St Stephen’s School and it is such a pleasure to watch them excel on their instruments.
“My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.” – Psalm 57:7
Art Technician Claire Davenhall has an exhibition piece on show at the Rockingham Foreshore.
This work explores the concept of lost soles, the inhuman amounts of people who have boarded boats in search for better a life, the lost soles, drifting in a sea of knowledge, with a school of thought in a vessel of hope… Its made from found objects, set in marine grade resin with a special pigment that contains prisms, it glistens in the sunlight to represent a glimmer of hope. The back is painted in a colour shifting green and gold custom made paint that symbolizes the national colors of Australia.
Congratulations Claire!
Pop down to Rockingham Foreshore and vote for you favourite sculpture, there are 66 to choose from, 21 of which are from Schools. This will be Claire’s 9th year exhibiting at Castaways.
Currently on Exhibition at Castaways Sculpture Awards 2017
Saturday 28th October to Sunday 3rd November 2017
Please take the time to look at the wonderful mural that has been applied to the wall in the Quad.
Visual Art Students from Year 10, class of 2017, worked in groups with Mr Elsing and Ms Davenhall, to depict the four episodes of the life of St Stephen, with designs influenced by the Italian Futurists:
St. Stephen’s life was one that embodies our school motto – Serve God, Serve One Another.
Congratulations to all involved.
“Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.” – Isaiah 49:16
Email: futurestudy@ecu.edu.au
Stephen Kernutt
Careers Advisor
The amazing dance troop Elin Nusantara will be coming to St Stephen’s School on September 14.
They will be presenting ‘Enchanting Bali through Music & Dance – Experience the Cultural Wonders of Bali’.
To book your ticket, please click here: https://www.trybooking.com/RNZQ (gold coin donation on entry).
The Arts Award Assembly took place today.
It was a wonderful array of Debating, Drama, Music, Art, and Singing.
Principal Donella Beare along with ex-student Alex Morris presented the many awards. Alex is a graduate of the University of Western Australia having completed a Bachelor of Music majoring in Composition in 2009. During primary and secondary school at St Stephen’s, Alex studied music and had an active involvement in all available vocal ensembles and the string ensembles on the violin.
It was an opportunity to acknowledge ex-student Amy Reid who had her work ‘Girl in a Manhole’ displayed in the Art Gallery of WA where she won the Exhibition Medallion of 2016.
Parents were invited for morning tea afterwards.
