VPHS
Impulse
VIP
Back Row: Thandi Gomo, Rebecca Brewerton, Blake
Christians, Nicole Barnes, Jessica Warren,
Andre van Niekerk
Middle Row: Amber de Klerk, Shakeera Kafaar,
Bianca Leer, Lesedi Molebeleli, Andrea Brundyn,
Helena Jbonomali
Front Row: Shannon Stephens, Dayna Rozentals,
Lindelwa Dumakude, Mr Ross, Erin Smith, Unam
Malgas, Sivuyisiwe Nxawe
Back Row: Carmen Thurnher, Ashleigh Leedo, Sarah
Morgan
Front Row: Micaela Primmer, Mr Ross, Liyema
Mandlake
Impulse, Victoria Park’s writing and drama group
has seen an influx of new members this year. Impulse is a training ground for aspiring young writers
and actors to find their voice amongst a like minded
audience.
I am privileged to provide a space for the growing
young voices of Impulse to expand and I look forward to an even greater number of members joining
us next year.
Many new and quite frankly original writers have
found their way to the Impulse writing group this
year. These young writers have risen above the typical “teenage angst phase” and are producing poems
and short fiction that is as mature as it is thought
provoking. I am very proud to be providing a forum
for such emerging talent.
Mr Jordan Ross
VIP
A new year, a new board, a new vision. The VIP,
school newspaper of Victoria Park High, has been
re-invigorated in 2014. With the loss of an excellent
editor, Petra Djuza, who would be best to take the
reins? The new board, the equally excellent editor
Liyema Mandlake and his team have done a very
impressive job this year.
On the Drama side of things, Impulse has both found
and is losing a very talented leader this year. Special
thanks must go out to Taryn Benade, the head of Impulse drama, for her contributions to the emerging
acting talent of the Impulse drama group. Taryn has
almost single-handedly created and managed a curriculum for young dramatists aspiring to take drama
as a subject in grade 10. With the ever-present guiding hand of Mrs Mariette van der Walt, Taryn has
done her utmost to ensure that Drama continues to
flourish at Victoria Park.
Highly organised, team oriented and driven, the
VIP Board has added some innovative new ideas to
the VIP table. The board has consistently stuck to
deadlines and produced quality editions to add to
the archive this year. Bursting with ideas the VIP
promises to be bigger and better in 2015.
The highlight of the year for Impulse came in the
form of the bi-annual Victoria Park Arts Festival.
Impulse writing presented a live poetry reading in
conjunction with the Cultural Society. A great many
students and parents attended, gaining a new appreciation for the hidden talent ever present in this
group. The Drama group entertained the crowd with
theatre sports throughout the day with a range of improvised skits and games.
Mr Jordan Ross
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