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THIS Mercury School Pagewas created by members ofDaniel Howard’s Grade 9/10Writers’ Workshop class. Theadvertising team consisted ofMitchell Woolley and MrsSusan Berry. Special thanks toHarry Philpott and CallumWoodward for their assistancewith graphic design tasks.

Boys bank on butterfly effect AN adaptation of The Butterfly Ball will be staged at New Town High School from November 19-21, involving more than 60 students and staff.

The Butterfly Ball was originally a short skit that featured widely on ABC television in the 1970s and has since been adapted for theatre.

“We chose The Butterfly Ball because it’snot a traditional musical and it’s very hard to find a musical that just includes boys,” head of drama Tony Soszynski said.

An intensive after-school and weekend rehearsal schedule has ensured the cast and crew will be ready to deliver a high-quality show from opening night.

New Town High has been staging musicalsfor more than 60 years. The first, Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance, was performed in 1948. The musical enjoyed a resurgence with the likes of Oliver! (1995), Treasure Island (1997) and Ned Kelly (2001).

In 2013, Mr Soszynski revived the tradition by directing a production of Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat. This was a resounding hit and Mr Soszynski hopes to build on that success with The Butterfly Ball.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and are available from the school office or by phoning 6278 0400.

Story and photo by Harrison Cock

School band hits the roadTHIRTY-FIVE students fromNew Town High recently com-pleted a four-day tour of theNorth-West Coast.

The late September tourprovided participating stu-dents with the opportunity toperform for and work withmembers of other schools’ mu-sical groups.

The busy schedule includedvisits to Latrobe, Devonportand Ulverstone high schools aswell as Deloraine PrimarySchool.

The touring party consistedof five performing groups: theguitar ensemble, brass ensem-ble, saxophone ensemble,combined concert band andstage band.

Music teacher CatherineMorris organised the trip inorder to give students the op-portunity to perform to freshand unfamiliar audiences.

The tour also served to em-phasise how privileged the stu-dents of New Town High areto attend a school with such alarge and well-resourcedmusic department.

In addition to Ms Morris,students were also accompa-nied by music specialists JohnGoldsmith, Vincent Howe andSue Harradence.

When not performing at thevarious schools, students spenttheir spare time practising,doing homework, playinggames and working out.

Students were also fortu-nate enough to experience atrip on the Don River Railway.

In the evenings, a data pro-jector was used to screen view-ings of music-themed filmsBrassed Off and Oliver!

JACK WOOLCOCK

Thanks!

DRAMA: Alex Beswick, Daniel Harper, Will Smith, Samuel McGown and Joseph Bangura prepare for the school production of The Butterfly Ball.

NEW TOWN HIGH SCHOOL We build for the future

ON TOUR: Part of the New Town High School band.

Visitors look over New Town High

INTERNATIONAL delegatesfrom educational agencies allacross Asia recently visitedNew Town High.

The purpose was to identifyschools suitable for studentsseeking to undertake their sec-ondary education outside oftheir home country.

The delegates were given abrief presentation in whichthey learnt about the strongsense of respect for tradition.

Prefects and current inter-national students spoke to thedelegates about the school, ex-plaining what they enjoy aboutbeing a “New Town boy”.

Student-guided tours thenprovided delegates with asmall first-hand experience ofthe types of subjects and pro-grams offered at New Town.

There are currently 53international students at NewTown High representing 22countries.

Having international stu-dents at New Town helps allmembers of the school com-munity build their knowledgeof, and appreciation for, differ-ent cultures and countries.

“The program gives our stu-dents more opportunities for abetter future,” principal SandyMenadue said.

The agents also spent timeat other schools during theirstay.

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