{"id":40120,"date":"2025-05-30T12:29:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=40120"},"modified":"2025-05-30T12:29:43","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T02:29:43","slug":"speech-and-drama-students-shine-at-inner-west-and-sydney-eisteddfods","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/speech-and-drama-students-shine-at-inner-west-and-sydney-eisteddfods\/","title":{"rendered":"Speech and Drama Students Shine at Inner West and Sydney Eisteddfods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Inner West Eisteddfod 11-12 years and 13-14 years categories were held last weekend. Our students performed brilliantly achieving record marks over 90% and many winning places. The competition was strong and the Adjudicator said she had the very difficult job of allocating the winners. She commented that another Adjudicator may have chosen different winners and it comes down to the just one or two things she was looking for to differentiate between such excellent performers. So, whether students received a trophy, medal or Highly commended award, all students are winners and we are extremely proud of their dedication, confidence and excellent performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A huge CONGRATULATIONS to the following students for their outstanding performances and being wonderful representatives of MLC School.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SYDNEY EISTEDDFOD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Duologue\/Scene in Costume<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Meena Kanthathas<\/strong> (Year 10) and <strong>Sophia Hu<\/strong> (Year 10) \u2013 1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>INNER WEST EISTEDDFOD<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Caitlyn Law<\/strong> (Year 5) \u2013 9-10 Years Memorised Prose <strong>Highly commended<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Caitlyn Law<\/strong> (Year 5)\u00a0 \u2013 9-10 Years Verse Speaking <strong>Highly commended<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Character Recital in Costume 11-12 Years<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group A<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alex Price<\/strong> (Year 8) \u2013 <strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Daisy Han<\/strong> (Year 6) \u2013 <strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Zoe Zlamal\u00a0<\/strong>(Year 7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anaahat Kahlon\u00a0<\/strong>(Year 7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Group B<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Abira Sanan<\/strong> (Year 7) \u2013 <strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chloe Nunn<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Charlotte Hing<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arielle McBrien<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Angela Thorn<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duologue\/Scene (Trio) in Costume 11-12 Years<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group A<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eloise Dastyari<\/strong> (Year 6) and <strong>Annika Bou<\/strong> (Year 6) \u2013 <strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chloe Nunn<\/strong> (Year 7) and <strong>Charlotte Hing<\/strong> (Year 7) \u2013 <strong>4<sup>th<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lavinia Xu<\/strong> (Year 7) and <strong>Freda Xie<\/strong> (Year 7) \u2013 <strong>4<sup>th<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Group B<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Poppy Frederick<\/strong> (Year 6) and <strong>Qaylah Mohamed<\/strong> (Year 6) \u2013 <strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Vivienne Woon<\/strong> (Year 6) and <strong>Carla Di Leo<\/strong> (Year 6) \u2013 <strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jessica Nunn<\/strong> (Year 5) and <strong>Chloe Nunn<\/strong> (Year 7) \u2013 <strong>Highly commended<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chloe Huang<\/strong> (Year 6) and <strong>Charlotte Pepper Craparotta<\/strong> (Year 6)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shantelle Nguyen<\/strong> (Year 6) and <strong>Genevieve Nguyen<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ariana Paterson<\/strong> (Year 6) and <strong>Lara Byrnes<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elina Yu<\/strong> (Year 7) and <strong>Jasmine Luo<\/strong> (Year 7)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Improvisation 11-12 Years<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chloe Nunn<\/strong> (Year 7) and <strong>Charlotte Hing<\/strong> (Year 7) \u2013 <strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jessica Nunn<\/strong> (Year 5) and <strong>Leah Maidment<\/strong> (Year 5) \u2013 <strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eloise Dastyari<\/strong> (Year 6) and <strong>Annika Bou<\/strong> (Year 6) \u2013 <strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0 Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lavinia Xu<\/strong> (Year 7) and <strong>Freda Xie<\/strong> (Year 7) \u2013 <strong>Highly commended<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Chloe Huang<\/strong> (Year 6) and <strong>Charlotte Pepper Craparotta<\/strong> (Year 6) \u2013 <strong>Highly commended<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tori McNamara<\/strong> (Year 6), <strong>Scarlett Gromann<\/strong> (Year 6) and <strong>Isabelle Ng<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lily Sugianto<\/strong> (Year 6), <strong>Estella Tran<\/strong> (Year 6) and <strong>Alicia Wang<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arielle McBrien<\/strong> (Year 6) and <strong>Olina Stephen<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Poppy Frederick<\/strong> (Year 6) and <strong>Qaylah Mohamed<\/strong> (Year 6)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Verse Speaking 13-14 Years<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kaitlyn Yang<\/strong> (Year 8) \u2013\u00a0 Verse speaking 12-14 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Prepared Speech 13-14 Years<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>T\u00e9a Costin<\/strong> (Year 8) \u2013 <strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Janani Kanthathas<\/strong> (Year 8) \u2013 <strong>Encouragement award<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Australian Themed Verse 14-14 Years<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rachael (Pip) McGuire<\/strong> (Year 9) \u2013 <strong>Highly commended<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Character Recital in Costume 13-14 Years<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Hemani Ramesh<\/strong> (Year 9) \u2013 <strong>1<sup>st <\/sup>Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sophia Ivannikova<\/strong> (Year 10) \u2013 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rachael ( Pip ) McGuire<\/strong> (Year 9) \u2013 <strong>Highly commended and best costume<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Madeleine Girgis<\/strong> (Year 9)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Olive Simmons<\/strong> (Year 8)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Audrey Boulton<\/strong> (Year 9)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Duologue\/Scene in Costume 13-14 Years<\/p>\n<p><strong>Group A<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anna Poortvliet<\/strong> (Year 8) and <strong>Chelsea Keomanivong<\/strong> (Year 8) \u2013 <strong>1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Erin Banyer<\/strong> (Year 8) and <strong>Ciara Patterson<\/strong> (Year 8) \u2013 <strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Isabella Ritchie<\/strong> (Year 8), <strong>Giselle Tanios<\/strong> (Year 8) and <strong>Jasmine Chib<\/strong> (Year 8) \u2013 <strong>Highly commended<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Lucinda Yu-Ching Hon and <strong>Phoebe Tang<\/strong> (Year 8)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matilda Hardy<\/strong> (Year 8) and\u00a0 <strong>Aleeya Sharma<\/strong> (Year 8)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Group B<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amara Sivaguranathan and <strong>T\u00e9a Costin<\/strong> (Year 8) \u2013 <strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ella Rose Zraika<\/strong> (Year 8) and <strong>Zara Stewart<\/strong> (Year 8)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Improvisation 13-14 Years<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Erin Banyer<\/strong> (Year 8) and <strong>Ciara Patterson<\/strong> (Year 8) \u2013 <strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">1<sup>st<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anna Poortvliet<\/strong> (Year 8) and <strong>Chelsea Keomanivong<\/strong> (Year 8) \u2013 <strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Claudia Rowe<\/strong> (Year 8) and <strong>Caitlin Ward<\/strong> (Year 8) and <strong>Zara de Mello<\/strong> (Year 7) \u2013 <strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Isabella Ritchie<\/strong> (Year 8), <strong>Giselle Tanios<\/strong> (Year 8) and <strong>Jasmine Chib<\/strong> (Year 8) \u2013 <strong>Highly commended<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aurora Sharma<\/strong> (Year 8) and <strong>Eloise Wong<\/strong> (Year 8) \u2013 <strong>Highly commended<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Matilda Li<\/strong> (Year 9) and <strong>Mia Waterhouse<\/strong> (Year 9)<\/li>\n<li>Amara Sivaguranathan and <strong>T\u00e9a Costin<\/strong> (Year 8)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Matilda Hardy<\/strong> (Year 8) and\u00a0 <strong>Aleeya Sharma<\/strong> (Year 8)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Frankie Masters<\/strong> (Year 8) and <strong>Ariahna Giann<\/strong> (Year 8)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wishing our 15-16 years sections and Championships the very best of luck for this weekend!<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"mailto:mbrian@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\">\u2013 Monica Brian<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em>The 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Our students performed brilliantly achieving record marks over 90% and many winning places. The competition was strong and the Adjudicator said she had the very difficult job of allocating the winners. She commented that another Adjudicator may have chosen different winners [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":40122,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[15],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-40120","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","article_category-co-curricular"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/40120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=40120"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=40120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}