St. Julie’s Catholic High School St. Julie’s Catholic High School, Speke Road, Woolton L25 7TN Headteacher: Tim Alderman Arts News January 2019 www.stjulies.org.uk

Happy New Year! It’s a great pleasure to have the opportunity to introduce the new Performing Arts newsletter. Last Art's Cool at ArtSchool! term was extremely busy for the whole of the department. It was completely To celebrate the arts and Everyman and Playhouse jam-packed with activities, performing talent of our young people, Theatre. Our School Nativity and a lot of rehearsals! Before I get this year St Julie’s Catholic Catherine Devine - into the amazing things we have High School launched Professional artist working in planned for the coming term, allow me 'ArtSchool', a performing theatres across the country. to introduce myself. My name is arts festival taking place Gemma Barton and I am a Performing over two days with Music Judges: Arts Ambassador in year 10. Part of categories in dance, drama Stephen Mannings - Director the ambassador’s role is to represent and music. Audiences at the of Choral Outreach at Performing Arts and encourage festival had an incredible Liverpool Cathedral. students across the school to develop weekend's entertainment as and nurture their talent and creativity, 89 acts from 13 participating Carrie Birmingham - Director and we’ve definitely seen a lot of that schools gathered to share and Advance Vocal Teacher this term. It has been lovely to see our their talents. of Pro Vox Professional Vocal Academy. younger years, specifically years 7s, The schools who performed enjoying their first school production. at the festival were: Dance Judges: In a change from previous years, our ‘Our School Nativity’ was a huge Paul Doyle - Community traditional whole school production gave success and the amount of students • St Julie’s Catholic High way to a Christmas Extravaganza led School dance artist at MDI, involved was completely over- Liverpool and director and by our youngest performers, with a whelming! This term it has been • Archbishop Blanch hilarious original script full of local School choreographer of incredibly rewarding to be involved in Merseyside Youth Dance humour and references. some St. Julie’s firsts. The first ever • St John Bosco Arts College Company. The principal cast delivered polished ‘ArtSchool’ performing arts festival, performances that left many of the which couldn’t have gone better! We • Archbishop Beck High Nicky Berry – Professional School artist working internationally audience astonished at the talents of came away with many trophies for students so young, and the carefully dance, drama and music, even getting • Fazakerley High School in tours, hotels and on cruise • Broughton Hall High ships. choreographed dance sequences were perfect marks! We hosted a primary delivered flawlessly. school showcase were we saw School The weekend was a real renditions of Annie and School of • Belvedere Academy celebration of the arts and The performance culminated in Rock, just to name a few. Being part of • St Hilda’s CE High an excellent opportunity for rapturous applause from the packed these events have not only developed School young people to meet and audience, and their positive feedback our talents but helped us to develop • St Francis Xavier share their talent and will be part of the evidence that we will transferable and lifelong skills. I speak College passion for the arts. We take forward as the school aims for the on behalf of all the Performing Arts • St Peter and Paul would like to thank all of the coveted top level 'Platinum' ArtsMark Ambassadors when I say we’re lucky Catholic High School participating schools for award. to get such incredible opportunities to • Maghull High School sharing their student’s work Thank you to our generous audience for partake in. • and all of the students supporting the performance so warmly, • The Academy of St involved for showing us their and to our brilliantly talented performers So, what’s next? This term will be very outstanding talent and Nicolas for sharing their skills! busy with exam performances, The students competed for entertaining us all weekend! competitions, workshops and auditions prizes in a broad range of We'd further like to thank the and we’d love you share in our journey. categories, each judged by Judges for their valued time You can keep update with what’s a presitigous panel, that and sharing their expertise happening in Performing Arts via the included and finally, our audience, for school website. There’s never a dull their enthusiastic support for day with Team PA. Drama Judges: the acts. Allan Williams - Learning Gemma Barton We're already looking Manager at the Liverpool forward to ArtSchool 2019!

We’re working towards the ArtsMark Platinum Award! Striking It Rich! Year 8 students moved to a new beat last term as they enjoyed a drum workshop with Jeff Rich, former drummer of Status Quo. The 100 minute workshop explored some of the history of percussion and instruments from around the world, before a demonstration of some drum rudiments and a tour of the extended rock kit. On The Shoulders of Giants Primary Pupils Wow With Taking inspiration from the themes of the Royal De Luxe 'Giants' performance, students have Their Talents! devised a performance based on their own ambitions which they performed as part of Liverpool’s city cultural event. To celebrate the arts and talent of and with gusto! With 215 students all some of Liverpool’s younger taking a bow before a capacity Bouquet of Black Eyes students, this year, St Julie’s Catholic audience, we may even have broken a For World Mental Health day, Year 10 delivered a High School launched ‘A Primary record for our new theatre! powerful performance based on relationships. Celebration of the Arts’. We would like to say a huge thank you They performed their inspirational message to all We have been working in partnership to our participating schools: year groups in assemblies. with local primary schools to develop • St Ambrose Catholic Harmonising at Catholic Choir their arts provision and allow students Choir Competition the opportunity to showcase their • Much Woolton Catholic Primary work in a grand performance. Catholic High Schools joined together at Cardinal School Dance Troupe Heenan for the annual Catholic Choir competition. On Tuesday 4th December, 215 • St Paschal Baylon Catholic Primary St Julie’s were commended for their beautiful pupils from participating primary School Choir harmonies and expression. Well done to all schools joined together at St Julie’s • St Sebastian’s Catholic Primary involved. for the day to rehearse and School Drama Club St. Julie's Hosts LSSP Dance participate in activities led by our • St Mark’s Catholic Primary School Festival performing arts ambassadors. Choir St Julie's have been proud to host the Liverpool Their day reached a glorious climax • Phoenix Primary School Drama Club School Sports Partnership's Christmas Dance with a performance extravaganza • Christ the King Catholic School Choir Festival where 19 schools showcased their before a packed audience of parents, Most of all we'd like to say thank you to talents. teachers, relatives and friends. all of the performers who were a Year 7 students have been busy learning about And what a show it was - the genuine pleasure to work with. We hope they enjoyed the day as much as we did the properties of materials and in particular performers cast aside any backstage acrylic as they designed and manufactured and we're looking forward to next year! nerves to perform proudly, confidently their own laser-cut phone holders. Pupils also used CAD software to support the design Swimming For Britain! This term the talented Emily Pyper has process and learnt about the harmful effects of been representing Great Britain in the over using plastics as they considered how to Water Polo Under 19 European Reduce/Re-Use/Recycle plastic products in Championships alongside representing their own environment. the City of Liverpool in the EU Nations

Club Championships. It’s been a busy time for Emily and we are incredibly proud of her sporting achievements.

Hitting the Capital! 70 students from Years 9, 10, 11 and 12 visited London as part of their ArtsMark Challenge Dance courses. The students took a contemporary class at the world 174 students rose to the challenge of performed in their own mini musical, famous Pineapple Dance Studios. Arts Award in St Julie’s journey to Arts Legally Blonde. Mark. This was followed by a trip to the magical Winter Wonderland where the Last term our Arts Award moderator students went on rides, tasted the delicious food on offer and got into the Arts Award is a unique qualification commended the students for their Christmas spirt. Later on in the evening the group attended a that challenges young people to grow exceptional work and complimented how performance of ‘Infra’at The Royal Opera House. This was an amazing and develop as artists, leaders and articulate and passionate the students opportunity to see a professional ballet in one of the countries most inspire others with their work. With just were when describing Arts Award. prestigious performance venues. a little direction and support, that’s Well done to all 174 students who exactly what they did! The students watched 'Infra' as part of their course. This was an unique passed and are the first St Julie’s opportunity to see the work performed live! Well done to all that attended The students designed and delivered students to achieve Arts Award Bronze. lessons, directed, choreographed and - we are looking forward to the next trip to our country's Capital.

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6th Form Open Evening: Thursday 24th January 3:30-6:00pm