Students from Melville High School have tested their writing skills recently by participating in a writing festival at the school.
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The Micro Fiction Festival specifically targeted Year 8 students, with the rest of the school joining in as well, and required students to write a very short story between six and 1000 words.
There were a number of categories including the "Six Word Story", "Covid-19, a 19 Word Story" as well as the "99 Word Story".
Students and teachers learnt very quickly that a six word story was not as easy to write as was at first thought as each story required a conflict and resolution.
Melville High School's head of English Korrin Chennell said the students excelled in the challenge.
"I'm incredibly proud of our students. It's been an amazing start to the festival and if it's any indication of things to come it's only going to be bigger and better next year," she said.
The students were able to produce 123 entries for the festival, with all of the stories being engaging and entertaining.
To highlight the festival the school library was transformed into a kaleidoscope of colour, allowing students to step into a storybook.
Students in Year 10 Visual Arts accepted the challenge to make a statement piece for the English Faculty's Micro Fiction Festival.
Students created their own individual proposals over three weeks. These designs were used for posters, flags, entry forms, awards and t-shirts and a combination of students' designs were used to create the final mural.
The students in Year 10 worked well together over a few weeks to meet the deadline. They were encouraged by English teacher Lyneee Wilson's enthusiasm and encouragement.
