Footscray North Primary School is one of the many schools to participate in this year’s Victorian State Schools Spectacular.
The spectacular is a performing arts opportunity for Victoria’s government primary and secondary school students, where students can perform or gain behind the scenes experiences across all creative disciplines guided by industry professionals in a non-competitive environment.
Performing Arts teacher Jo Court, said 34 students will be participating in the performance, 16 of which are dancing and 18 are singing.
“We have been doing the spectacular for a few years now, so we have a bit of a reputation at the school,” she said.
“The kids know that when they reach Year 3 they are eligible to register some interest.”
All of the kids participating range from Year 3 and Year 6, which Ms Court said were selected based on their commitment to rehearsals.
“Back in February we started the process of making sure kids knew they had to commit to two lunch times a week,” she said.
“We base the group more on their commitment and their character.”
Ms Court said this year has provided her with a committed bunch who are all super excited.
“We’ve got a Google classroom that they’re all a part of, they always communicate on there how excited they all are,” she said.
“The singers have 13 songs to learn and the dancers have eight.
“In the latest regional practice everyone looked great, so our practices have paid off.”
The extravaganza will run across two shows on Saturday, September 9, at John Cain Arena to be broadcast on Channel 7 later in the year.
Some of the songs viewers can expect to see on TV are, Age of Reason by John Farnham, Sitting on top of the world by Delta Goodrem and Katy Perry’s Firework.
Jennifer Pittorino
