2023 Highlights & Achievements

Darcy's visual arts Body of Works called 'Breathing Room' will be part of the 2023 HSC ARTEXPRESS Showcase season, in the Virtual Exhibition VX. As Sydney is in the midst of a housing crisis, confining many people to living in smaller, more compact space, Darcy says her Body of Work aims to explore 'this shrinking domestic domain: stepping inside and outside of these tiny spaces to witness the unseen lives of the individual, in a collective experience of confinement.'

Selected to exhibit her Textiles and Design work at the TexStyle Exhibition, Genevieve's creation, 'Black Queen', is a costume designed to be worn to “Il Ballo Grande” at Scuola Grande di San Rocco, situated in the heart of Venice. This event celebrates the contribution Italy has had on the global fashion industry. Captivating the power of women, 'Black Queen' is an ode to three elements: Gianni Versace’s legacy, reinventing a glamorous modern day ‘Versace woman'; the Medici family’s contribution to both society and fashion [Catherine de’ Medici’s fashion often adorned with rich brocades and motifs] and the Industrial Revolution [this period was the beginning of mass production of textile garments, and both the positive and negative impacts on the world as a result].

Based on the life of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, best known for her gothic novel, Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, the girls set out to tell a story about a woman’s right to create art that makes others feel uncomfortable. What they discovered in their research is just how closely linked the notions of mothering and birth trauma were to the story of Frankenstein. Using gothic elements and striking theatrical imagery the group poses the question: who gets to decide what is monstrous and what is spectacularly beautiful? Mary Shelley will be performed across the second week of February at the Seymour Centre.

Based on the life of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, best known for her gothic novel, Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, the girls set out to tell a story about a woman’s right to create art that makes others feel uncomfortable. What they discovered in their research is just how closely linked the notions of mothering and birth trauma were to the story of Frankenstein. Using gothic elements and striking theatrical imagery this group poses the question: who gets to decide what is monstrous and what is spectacularly beautiful? Mary Shelley will be performed across the second week of February at the Seymour Centre.

Based on the life of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, best known for her gothic novel, Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, the girls set out to tell a story about a woman’s right to create art that makes others feel uncomfortable. What they discovered in their research is just how closely linked the notions of mothering and birth trauma were to the story of Frankenstein. Using gothic elements and striking theatrical imagery this group poses the question: who gets to decide what is monstrous and what is spectacularly beautiful? Mary Shelley will be performed across the second week of February at the Seymour Centre.

Based on the life of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, best known for her gothic novel, Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, the girls set out to tell a story about a woman’s right to create art that makes others feel uncomfortable. What they discovered in their research is just how closely linked the notions of mothering and birth trauma were to the story of Frankenstein. Using gothic elements and striking theatrical imagery this group poses the question: who gets to decide what is monstrous and what is spectacularly beautiful? Mary Shelley will be performed across the second week of February at the Seymour Centre.

Based on the life of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, best known for her gothic novel, Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus, the girls set out to tell a story about a woman’s right to create art that makes others feel uncomfortable. What they discovered in their research is just how closely linked the notions of mothering and birth trauma were to the story of Frankenstein. Using gothic elements and striking theatrical imagery this group poses the question: who gets to decide what is monstrous and what is spectacularly beautiful? Mary Shelley will be performed across the second week of February at the Seymour Centre.

Vahini completed a series of theatre reviews and invented her own online publication to focus her voice and target a specific audience.

Her reviews included:
A Raisin in the Sun- Sydney Theatre Company
Looking for Alibrandi- Belvoir St Theatre
Room- Sydney Festival
The Tempest- Sydney Theatre Company

Vahini is the first PLC Sydney student to have both her Individual Project and Group Performance selected for inclusion in OnStage.

Encore is a showcase of outstanding HSC musical performances and compositions. It is a wonderful achievement to be selected to perform at this prestigious concert.

Antonella, a Music 1 student, has been selected for 'Voice'. As many of you would know, Antonella’s vocal skills were endorsed by being awarded WCOPA’s Senior Vocalist of the World in 2022. She also received additional awards, including Gold in the Vocal categories of Contemporary, Pop, R&B/Soul/Jazz, division winner in the aforementioned categories and Broadway. We can't wait to hear what she will sing at ENCORE.

In 2021 Phoebe’s Year 10 Student Research Project investigated whether BPA (a toxic chemical) is present in Australian supermarket receipts and to quantitatively investigate the transfer of BPA from receipts to skin using pig skin as a model. Phoebe produced an outstanding piece of work that was awarded first place in the Years 9 to 10 Chemistry Category of the NSW Science Teachers Association Young Scientist Awards. Phoebe was selected in the Australian team to present and defend her research at the virtual Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in May 2022 in the USA.

This is Eujiny’s second Australian Representative Blazer Award for Public Speaking. At the Australian Individual Debating and Public Speaking Competition (AIDPSC) in 2021, Eujiny achieved a rank of 3rd overall in Australia. This year she qualified for the Australian team in 3rd place overall and a 3rd place in the Reading event. Eujiny then successfully participated in the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Competition held in Durban, South Africa.

In 2022, Antonella Khodr-Chah received news that she had been selected to represent Australia at the World Championship of the Performing Arts to be held in Anaheim, Los Angeles in July. Antonella competed in five vocal categories – Broadway, Contemporary, Open, Pop and R&B/Soul/Jazz, against approximately 300 vocalists. She was awarded WCOPA’s Senior Vocalist of the World for 2022. Antonella’s vocal skills were endorsed by receiving additional awards, including Gold in the Vocal categories of Contemporary, Pop, R&B/Soul/Jazz, division winner in the aforementioned categories and Broadway.

As part of PLC Sydney’s debating and public speaking team, Rachel gained an overall rank of 8th at the Australian Individual Debating and Public Speaking Competition (AIDPSC). This earned Rachel selection to the Australian team to attend the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships (WIDPSC) which was hosted online by Canada. At this event Rachel reached the finals in After Dinner Speaking, placing 10th. Rachel’s overall world position was an honourable 64th place overall from 115 competitors.

At the Australian Individual Debating and Public Speaking Competition (AIDPSC) in 2022, Billie achieved 2nd in Impromptu Speaking and a rank of 8th overall in Australia. This earned her an Australian representative nomination and a place on the team to travel to WIDPSC in Durban, South Africa. Billie received a nomination to the Readings World Final, in which she was unofficially ranked 5th place overall in this event.

This is Olivia’s second Australian representative Blazer award for Public Speaking. At the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships, (WIDPSC), Olivia distinguished herself, placing second overall in the World in two individual events – Interpretive Reading and Persuasive Speaking. This year, from a field of 108 International competitors at the World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships in Durban, South Africa, Olivia improved her World Ranking from 11th in 2022 to 4th place overall in 2023.

Imogen Stewart has been at the top end of Australian middle distance running within her own age group for many years. At the age of 16, Imogen was one of the youngest selected for the 2021 World Under-20 Australian team. Due to security concerns in Kenya and the Covid-19 pandemic, Athletics Australia made the difficult decision to not send a team to the 2021 Under-20 Athletics World Championships. An 11 day camp at the Gold Coast Performance Centre was instead conducted for the Australian team which Imogen was involved in as a confirmed member of the Australian Under 20 Athletics team. Imogen is a deserving recipient of the International Blazer (which she received in 2021) and is to be congratulated on her dedication, determination and athletic ability.