Congratulations to the following students who competed in sailing competitions recently:
• Matilda Fyles came first in the Starling Championship 2016-2017 and second in the Wellington Open Bic Regatta
• Henry Fyles came second in the Starling Championship 2016-2017
• Lucy Scrivener came first in the Optimist Championship 2016-2017 and first equal in the Women's Open Bic
Congratulations to Year 10 student, Jackson Barrett, who played one of the lead roles in the Broadway musical “A Chorus Line” which played at the Regent Theatre during the April school holidays. Congratulations also to Mr Fisher who was the Musical Director of the show.
On Thursday 30 March, our Drama department held the Shakespeare Festival. Senior Drama students took to the stage to perform extracts from Shakespeare plays; Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet. Students were challenged to interpret the scenes themselves and deliver innovative and powerful performances. One group performed in promenade; this is when the audience walk between scenes. In this case the audience walked along the corridor to backstage, where actors were placed performing in role as supernatural beings. The audience then came through on to the stage where they sat in traverse, and the Macbeth scene continued. Some groups chose to perform in a traditional Shakespearian style. The balcony scene from Romeo and Juliet was performed like this, the two actors created powerful tension between them as they declared their love for one another. Thank you to all those who came and supported our students. The next Shakespeare Festival will be held in Term One 2018.
Congratulations to Year 13 student, Teuila Nosa, who was awarded a Pacific On-Campus Experience Scholarship from the University of Otago. This scholarship enables a number of Year 13 students of Pacific heritage the opportunity to travel to the University of Otago for an all-expenses paid campus experience. All recipients of the scholarship were selected based on their NCEA results, a reference from their Principal and a set-topic essay. Congratulations, Teuila, you are a very deserving recipient.
Congratulations to Braden Kendall who competed at the North Island Secondary School Athletics Championships in Taranaki. Braden had success bringing home silver medals in the 100m, 200m, Long Jump and Shotput! Well done, Braden.