Informer Edition 2 April 2013 - St Paul's Collegiate School

In the senior finals, nine students were selected as finalists; two of these being Year 12
students. All of the finalists spoke eloquently and in a commanding manner. After judging,
Phoebe Earnshaw was placed third, with her speech on Russian orphans; in second place
was Year 12 student Jasper Hankins with his speech on drama and theatre; while Peter
Winkelmann was recognised as Senior Speech Champion with his speech on ‘Being true to
yourself’.
We congratulate all those who took part for their courage and confidence. The standard was
of an exceptionally high level.
CREATIVE TALENTS SHOWCASED AT HARINGTON HOUSE FASHION SHOW
The girls of St Paul’s Collegiate School showcased their creative talents in a special selfdriven
event, which was held at the School’s chapel, ‘The Chapel of Christ the King”, on
Friday 15 th March for family, friends and Old Collegians.
The Harington House Fashion Show, which has been held annually for the past seven years,
is a student-driven event that showcases a variety of the girl’s creative skills including
textiles, baking and musical performances.
The event represents the talents of St Paul’s female
students as well as the holistic approach delivered
to students by St Paul’s staff.
All seven Houses (remembering that each of the
girls also represents a boys’ House) have to design
and sew two outfits recycled from op-shop clothing,
bake two items and choreograph a skit or musical
performance in as little as two weeks – it’s amazing
to see what our girls are capable of.
Events like the Harington House Fashion Show help
grow our student’s creativity and teach them
responsibility, which are qualities that we work to
instill in our girls in addition to the academia that is
taught to them in their day-to-day classes.
Each House leader was allocated a $20 budget to
buy a dress, top and pair of pants, which were then
given to another team to alter and make into this
years themed ‘Super Heros’ outfit, using at least 80
per cent of the original material.
Being a student-driven initiative the girls also
managed the operation of the event, working collectively to pull the whole event together and
in their allocated Houses to complete the tasks for the competition.
Winners of the event included:
Overall
1 st – Hall
2 nd – Williams
3 rd – Hamilton
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