{"id":18057,"date":"2025-08-28T09:38:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=18057"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:39:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T23:39:19","slug":"speech-and-drama-news","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/ssc\/article\/speech-and-drama-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Speech and Drama news"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The following students have achieved great results when competing at various Speech and Drama Eisteddfods. Congratulations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Jessica Princi and Alexandra Polycarpou <\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First in Impro at Inner West Eisteddfod<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Jessica Princi<\/strong> \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Second in Championship 9-10 years at Inner West Eisteddfod<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Erin Grogan <\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Highly Commended in Verse at Inner West Eisteddfod<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Shanaya D\u2019Souza&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Second in Verse at Inner West Eisteddfod<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second in Character Recital at Inner West Eisteddfod<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Niamh Quinn&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First in Verse at Inner West Eisteddfod<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pheodora<\/strong> <strong>Jayaseelan<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First in Speech and&nbsp;Australian-themed Verse&nbsp;at Inner West Eisteddfod<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Third in Bible Reading and Verse at Parramatta Eisteddfod<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Highly Commended in Impromptu Speech at Sydney Eisteddfod&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Highly Commended in Memorised Prose and Speech at Sydney Eisteddfod&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First in Prose, Bible and Speech at Penrith Eisteddfod&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Highly Commended in Australian Verse at Penrith Eisteddfod&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Analicia Jayaseelan<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Highly Commended in Bible Reading at Parramatta Eisteddfod&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First in Verse at Parramatta Eisteddfod&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Highly Commended in Impromptu Reading, Character Recital at Parramatta Eisteddfod&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Highly Commended in Verse at Inner West Eisteddfod&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Highly Commended in Verse Speaking and Prepared Speech at Penrith Eisteddfod.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kate Hennessy<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Second in Championship 11-12 years at Inner West Eisteddfod<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Claire D\u2019Souza<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>First in Championship 13-14 years&nbsp;at Inner West Eisteddfod<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Peggy Peng<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Second in Poetry Recitation at Inner West Eisteddfod<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Third in Prepared Reading at Inner West Eisteddfod<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Highly Commended in Verse&nbsp;Speaking at Ryde Eisteddfod<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rachel Hennessey<\/strong><br>Speech and Drama<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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