Winners of the Junior Speech Competition held on Thursday 10 May are:

Year 9

 Year 10

Congratulations to Waka Rowlands-Maihi, Year 12, who has been accepted in the New Zealand Drama School, Toi Whakaari. Waka will attend a trial course in the holidays to confirm his place at this prestigious institution.

Waka recently starred in the NZ made film, “Lambs”, which was selected to compete at the 34th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in France and the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival recently. You can view a clip from the movie at www.youtube.com keywords “Lambs Short Film”.

Waka begins filming for an ALAC DVD at the end of April which is aimed at parents of at-risk teens, on the subject of alcohol awareness. 

We will be watching Waka’s progress with interest and wish him well on his extra-curricular pursuits.

                                                       

We were recently contacted by a local professional photography company, D-Pix Photography, who specialise in weddings and portraits. They were advertising for an assistant photographer to work alongside one of their own specialists. D-Pix were quite specific in their requirements and were looking for a keen student who was taking Photography at Level 3 at the High School. This student needed to be willing to learn ‘on the job’ and be prepared to be part of a team during shoots at the weekends and some evenings.

A number of our Level 3 students decided to apply and after interviews D-Pix offered Breannah Salmon, Year 13, the position.

As well as congratulating Breannah on this success we would also like to thank D-Pix and particularly Ngahuia Riri for considering the High School as an avenue to search for the ‘right person’. Breannah has been sharing some of her D-Pix work with the rest of the Level 3 Photography group which has added to the learning of the group as a whole and created a fantastic atmosphere.

Well done to all of our recipients for 2011.

The Junior Prizegiving, held on 09 December 2011, was a great finish to the year. Our guest speaker, Gael Ashworth, Deputy Principal (in one of her final tasks before leaving to take up a position at Wellington East Girl’s College) gave a passionate speech about the importance of considering your future pathway and the importance of education.

The 2011 Junior Prizegiving Major Recipients were:

The awards were held on 27 October 2011 to recognise the achievements of students in their sports and the parents and senior figures who have supported the students along the way.

 
See here for all other award recipients.

ACADEMIC SUCCESSES

Congratulations to the following students for their successes in the 2011 NCEA results:

NCEA Endorsement at Level Three:
• Colin Williams              (Excellence)
• Waiariki Koia                 (Merit)

NCEA Endorsement at Level Two:
• Juanita Randall            (Excellence)
• Hayley Markland           (Merit)
• Shannon Adams          (Merit)
• Courtney Collier           (Merit)
• Karoria Manaena         (Merit)

NCEA Endorsement at Level One:
• Ashleigh Taylor              (Excellence)
• Kasey Bircham              (Excellence)
• Erika Inocentes             (Excellence)
• Ethan Sheffield              (Excellence)
• Maxie Packer                  (Merit)
• Heather Smith                (Merit)
• Tuaupu Fonoti                (Merit)
• Sheridan Babbington   (Merit)
• Ella Fifield                       (Merit)
• Michael Finlay                (Merit)
• Toni Angus                     (Merit)
• Hannah Baynes            (Merit)
 

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