Foundation
Inaugural Giving Day – 21 August
This is an exciting year at Redlands as we launch our major philanthropic campaign, Giving Day, to support the High Country Campus expansion and establish another means-tested scholarship in honor of Redlander Coralie Amos OAM.
The expansion of High Country Campus includes staff and student accommodation as well as sports field and an accommodation for campus manager. Thanks to the incredible support of our matching gift donors, every donation made on the day will be tripled, magnifying the impact of your contributions significantly. Our goal for the day is to raise $400,000!
The success of this campaign hinges on the enthusiastic participation of our entire community. Everyone has an opportunity to participate. We are also seeking volunteers who can assist us on the Day. it will be a lot of fun and a great opportunity to support the School and be part of the Giving Day Team! To find a time slot and be part of it, please use the link HERE.
There will be an information session organised on Thursday 15 August. If you wish to learn more, please contact me directly.
Images below
1. expansion area for the new staff and student accommodation
2. community circle and outdoor kitchen area
3. expansion area for the campus manager accommodation
Student Led Memorabilia Drink Bottles and Key Rings are Here!
We are grateful that our Year 12 students continue the Legacy of Class 2016 which started this wonderful initiative. Proceeds from this initiative are dedicated towards the Coralie Amos OAM Scholarship.
Everyone is welcome to join them in their efforts and purchase this unique and student led memorabilia.
Welcoming Redlander Guest Judges at Gala Arts
It was wonderful to see the Redlander Gala Arts Judges 2024:
- Stella Everett RL 2018 – main judge
- Ella Banfield RL 2020 – dance
- Rebecca Oridz RL 2019 – drama and musical theatre
- Poppi Kent RL 2019 – vocal
- Chris Blundell RL 2013 – instrument
To learn more about their impressive life journey since they left Redlands, please read below.
Stella Everett
Stella Everett attended Redlands on a Ballet and Dance Scholarship from 2013 to 2018, participating in every artistic endeavour on offer. It was at Redlands that she trained in music, dance and drama, with the goal of attending a prestigious performing arts college. Upon graduation from Redlands, Stella was offered a place to study at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), and participated in their Bachelor of Acting program. After time spent at WAAPA, Stella was then offered a place at The Juilliard School in New York City where she trained for four years before graduating in 2023. It was during her final year that Stella was awarded the Fendi Vanguard Award, a scholarship created by the Fendi fashion house in collaboration with Juilliard, to be given to a student who displays the potential to be a future innovator in their chosen discipline.
Stella can be seen in TV shows such as EVIL (2023), and East New York (2023). Stella is honoured to be returning to Redlands, an institution where her artistic pursuits were treated with the same level of respect and necessity as the maths and science pursuits of her peers. It is with love, care and fierce respect that Stella returns to Gala Arts.
Rebecca Ordiz (Burchett)
Rebecca Ordíz (Burchett) graduated from Redlands in 2019 and has completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre) at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). Having joined Redlands at age three, she participated in a diverse range of activities offered including Theatresports, Shakespeare Performances and Drama and Vocal Competitions, where she won many awards including both the Vocal and Theatre categories at Gala Arts. She also partook in the school musicals, playing The Artful Dodger in Oliver!, Wendy Darling in Peter Pan, and Fran in Strictly Ballroom. When graduating school she also was awarded the Arch Mitchell Memorial Prize for Voice.
After graduating, her professional Musical Theatre credits include: Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Hayes Theatre/September Remedy Productions), Essie in both the Melbourne and Sydney seasons of Parade (Chapel Off Chapel), Mary in ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ (VCA), Miss Millennium in Urinetown (VCA), Chess (Regent Theatre) and most notably, Rosalia in West Side Story on Sydney Harbour (Opera Australia/HOSH).
Rebecca is incredibly grateful for the exceptional training that the Redlands Performing Arts departments have given her and wants to extend a warm thank you to every teacher who saw potential in her dreams and never once asked for her ‘back up plan’.
Chris Blundell
Chris Blundell has pursued the arts in his dual careers as a Design Engineer and saxophonist. After graduating from Redlands in 2013, he received the UNSW Music Scholarship, enabling him to pursue dual degrees in Music (Creative Practice, Saxophone) and Mechanical Engineering (Honours).
As a Design Engineer, Chris develops products from initial concepts to production-ready goods, balancing technical specifications with usability and aesthetics. His portfolio includes medical devices, children’s toys, sports equipment, luxury goods and homewares.
Chris is also an active musician, writing, recording and performing with various bands. He frequently performs with Sydney-based jazz-funk band Red Revel and has toured the East Coast with Cone of Confusion, a multinational experimental jazz band. Their final performance at MONA showcased their unique blend of global influences. Leading the horn section of the QC Collective, Chris has appeared in Vogue with their prestigious clients.
At UNSW, Chris founded the Seaside Sax Ensemble, exploring chamber music for saxophones. His final university performance featured the Ensemble in arrangements of Samuel Barber’s ‘Adagio for Strings’ and Eric Whitacre’s ‘Sleep,’ recorded at St James Cathedral and Io Myers Studio at UNSW.
Poppi Kent
Poppi Kent is a talented singer and songwriter, currently in her final year of a Bachelor of Music and Performing Arts at the Conservatorium of Newcastle. Majoring in Performance, Songwriting, and Production and supported by the Doris Smith Scholarship for Voice, Poppi has dedicated her studies to refining her artistic craft. With sixteen years of singing experience and formal training across diverse genres such as Classical, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Folk and Pop, she brings a rich and versatile vocal style to her performances.
In addition to her academic and solo pursuits, Poppi is the lead singer of the musical group Chain Daisy, where she continues to captivate audiences with her dynamic vocal presence and compelling songwriting. The group has been fortunate to receive the AHA Paul Woseen Memorial Music Grant, which will significantly aid the launch of Chain Daisy into the music scene. Poppi is honoured to be here this evening to share the Gala Arts stage with old friends and to cheer on the mighty Cowper.
Ella Banfield
Ella loved being part of the Redlands Ballet and Dance Academy, performing in Gala Arts every year. Upon graduating in 2020, her IB Dance performance works were showcased at the IB Global Conference in Hong Kong, and she completed her RAD Advanced 2 Ballet training.
Since then, Ella pursued dance full-time at Ettingshausens Pro, graduating with a Certificate IV in Dance and performing at the Light the Way Dance Convention in 2021. Ella also enjoys sharing her love for dance and has taught ballet, jazz and contemporary for many years.
She is now studying a Bachelor of Medical Science and Business at UTS and maintains her passion for performing arts as an executive committee member and choreographer for the university dance team competing at UniSport Nationals. Ella is honoured to be returning to Gala Arts as a judge and is excited to see the incredible talent emerging from the Redlands community.
Mrs Dana Casimaty
Director of Development
dcasimaty@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9858