Last Thursday night was the culmination of another fine year of the Arts at Kuranui College. We hosted the 21st Annual Arts and Cultural Awards ceremony. As has become the custom, school uniforms were replaced with the glitz and glam of Hollywood for a night.
Charlotte and Katie did a spectacular job setting up the auditorium and creating the atmosphere. As hosts, they were amazing as well. Adam was an excellent assistant in setting the stages and Oliver did a wonderful job on the sound and lighting.
While we gave many awards for outstanding commitment and service within the Arts, and for Academic Excellence, 4 awards are the highlight of the year- the greatest contribution to Art, Music, Dance and Drama.
This year our major award winners were:
Renee Cheesman for Visual Art - particularly with respect to her Photography
Jamie Howatson for Dance - choreographing 2 competition pieces this year with large casts.
Katie James for Drama - for exceptional skill and national representation
Alexandra Fleming for Drama - for service, performing, inspiring and all round participation and
Marlon Moala Knox for Music - Piano Accordian Extraordinaire.
Marlon is quite the find this year. Not only did he win the Instrumental section of the Intercolligiate Music Awards, and Excellences in Music Level 1, he is also a junior student. This is the first time a major award has been given to a junior student.
Congratulations to all the award winners, and a huge thanks to the Arts Department at Kuranui College, Roger Thompson (Art), Trish Webster (Music), Kirsten Price (Art), Gina Beecroft (Art), Annabel Heenan (Drama), Catherine de Croy (Dance), as well as the wonderful people who step up to make sure our awards evenings always run smoothly, Mary Phillips (Arts Co-ordinator) and Hilary Reeve (French).
Thanks and congratulations, from me, I am privileged and honoured to work with such a great department.
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Monday, November 7, 2011
Friday, October 29, 2010
Cultural Awards Winners 2010
Waimarama and Barney did a fantastic job hosting the Cultural Awards last night. They kept the audience entertained, and caused more than a few tears with their special awards.
The whole event took AGES to set up. Salvatore and Daniel Cameron worked hard setting up the auditorium, Christina alphabetised and checked the certificates, Mary and Ms. Thomson sorted out the supper, and Joshy set up the lighting and sound systems, and the band boys set up the muso section. The afternoon was filled with costumes being re-set, make-up going on, and the glittery gowns coming out.
The evening started with Wai and Barney giving their welcoming speeches and review of the year. Then the Yr 9 dancers showed their stuff with their "Evolution of Dance" routine. Dan Carlisle showed his talent with a cirque routine including juggling knives. "The Collision" performed "Another Brick in the Wall" and Zoe Renor sang "Memory" from Cats. The Senior Dancers did their "Fame" routine, Katie and Wai pulled out the 5 minute scene from "Romeo and Juliet" and Finn, Adam and Aaron renewed their scene from "The Wizard of Oz". Thomas Uatuku performed "Nothing else matters" on guitar, wowing the crowd again with his talent. The theatresports boys did a fantastic rendition of Louis Gray, performing "Survivor", thanks to Darren, Arjun, Daniel and Dominic. The final act of the night was "Artificial Sun" performing "Sunrise" and "Comedown" - brilliant talent shown by Jack, Tom, Barney and Louis.
We were thrilled to have so many Blue award winners this year, especially from those students who gained Blues in 2 areas. We have such a great year to look forward to in 2011, given the talent in the junior school, as well as our top performers.
The big awards were a shock to the winners (but not to their fans) and were as follows:
The whole event took AGES to set up. Salvatore and Daniel Cameron worked hard setting up the auditorium, Christina alphabetised and checked the certificates, Mary and Ms. Thomson sorted out the supper, and Joshy set up the lighting and sound systems, and the band boys set up the muso section. The afternoon was filled with costumes being re-set, make-up going on, and the glittery gowns coming out.
The evening started with Wai and Barney giving their welcoming speeches and review of the year. Then the Yr 9 dancers showed their stuff with their "Evolution of Dance" routine. Dan Carlisle showed his talent with a cirque routine including juggling knives. "The Collision" performed "Another Brick in the Wall" and Zoe Renor sang "Memory" from Cats. The Senior Dancers did their "Fame" routine, Katie and Wai pulled out the 5 minute scene from "Romeo and Juliet" and Finn, Adam and Aaron renewed their scene from "The Wizard of Oz". Thomas Uatuku performed "Nothing else matters" on guitar, wowing the crowd again with his talent. The theatresports boys did a fantastic rendition of Louis Gray, performing "Survivor", thanks to Darren, Arjun, Daniel and Dominic. The final act of the night was "Artificial Sun" performing "Sunrise" and "Comedown" - brilliant talent shown by Jack, Tom, Barney and Louis.
We were thrilled to have so many Blue award winners this year, especially from those students who gained Blues in 2 areas. We have such a great year to look forward to in 2011, given the talent in the junior school, as well as our top performers.
The big awards were a shock to the winners (but not to their fans) and were as follows:
- Greatest contribution to Dance - Zemira Hayvice
- Greatest contribution to Visual Arts - Samuel Pepper
- Greatest contribution to Music - Barney Johnson
- Greatest contribution to Drama - Waimarama Phillips
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| Sam Pepper - Visual Arts |
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| Waimarama Phillips - Drama |
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| Zemira Hayvice - Dance |
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| Barney Johnson - Music |
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Preparing for the examinations... this is not going away people!
Right. Cultural Awards is on Thursday evening. The night will be AMAZING!
7:00 - 9:00pm in the Auditorium.
All welcome to come along and support your peers.
Awards will be issued for all of the Arts areas- Visual Art and Photography, Dance, Drama, Music and Kapa Haka. There are the 4 top awards going out as well..... let's see who gets those for 2010.
During the evening, expect to see the following performances:
Also, with external exams looming, we are offering study advice in the department.
Monday 1 November- Practise questions from past exams
Tuesday 2 November- Useful tools and study tips
Thursday 4 November- Practise questions from past exams
Monday 8 November- Mindmapping
Tuesday 9 November- TBA
7:00 - 9:00pm in the Auditorium.
All welcome to come along and support your peers.
Awards will be issued for all of the Arts areas- Visual Art and Photography, Dance, Drama, Music and Kapa Haka. There are the 4 top awards going out as well..... let's see who gets those for 2010.
During the evening, expect to see the following performances:
- Junior performance Dance troupe
- Maaki, Travis and Anthony with their crowd pleasing Dance NZ Made routine
- Shakespeare National Performance by Waimarama and Katie
- Artificial Sun performing and original song
- Theatresports with Dom and his selected team
Also, with external exams looming, we are offering study advice in the department.
Monday 1 November- Practise questions from past exams
Tuesday 2 November- Useful tools and study tips
Thursday 4 November- Practise questions from past exams
Monday 8 November- Mindmapping
Tuesday 9 November- TBA
Friday, October 22, 2010
Cultural Awards 2010
With the Cultural Awards next week, here is a little something to expect from the night.
We will be posting out invitations on Tuesday, probably letting the students receiving awards know as well (though they will not know what for). Dress for the evening is formal, or in full school uniform.
The night will involve presentations from the year, from Stage Challenge to the Production to Shakespeare to Rockquest. It is always the highlight of the awards season in my view.
This year, Waimarama Phillips and Barney Johnson will host the event. They will be giving a speech about the Arts at the school and why this has helped them so very much in their lives.
Each student will be issued all of their awards alphabetically.... this could involve one certificate, or a handful of trophies. However, blues and the top 4 awards will be presented by Mr Shepherd at the end of the evening.
Blues are the top award available for students. Some students will receive a "Special Award" for outstanding participation, performance or dedication in a particular area of the Arts. Blue awards come with a badge to be worn on ones blazer, which denotes that the student has reached a high level of performance, dedication and committment to one or more areas within the specified Art. Blues can be gained for Visual Arts, Dance, Drama and Music.
Our top awards are the following:
The Sally Jaine Cup- Greatest Contribution to Music
The Greatest Contribution to Drama
The Roger Thompson Trophy for Contribution to the Visual Arts
The Christie Higginson Trophy for Contribution to Dance
These awards denote the person who has given the most of themselves in this area, and striven to achieve beyond the normal. They have gone on to great and wondrous things. Past recipients have included Melissa Reeve, actor, Shannon Karatiana, singer, and Dawn Bregman, dancer. We are proud of all of the top award winners, past, present and future, and we are sure that those gaining the awards in 2010 will be no less than brilliant.
We will be posting out invitations on Tuesday, probably letting the students receiving awards know as well (though they will not know what for). Dress for the evening is formal, or in full school uniform.
The night will involve presentations from the year, from Stage Challenge to the Production to Shakespeare to Rockquest. It is always the highlight of the awards season in my view.
This year, Waimarama Phillips and Barney Johnson will host the event. They will be giving a speech about the Arts at the school and why this has helped them so very much in their lives.
Each student will be issued all of their awards alphabetically.... this could involve one certificate, or a handful of trophies. However, blues and the top 4 awards will be presented by Mr Shepherd at the end of the evening.
Blues are the top award available for students. Some students will receive a "Special Award" for outstanding participation, performance or dedication in a particular area of the Arts. Blue awards come with a badge to be worn on ones blazer, which denotes that the student has reached a high level of performance, dedication and committment to one or more areas within the specified Art. Blues can be gained for Visual Arts, Dance, Drama and Music.
Our top awards are the following:
The Sally Jaine Cup- Greatest Contribution to Music
The Greatest Contribution to Drama
The Roger Thompson Trophy for Contribution to the Visual Arts
The Christie Higginson Trophy for Contribution to Dance
These awards denote the person who has given the most of themselves in this area, and striven to achieve beyond the normal. They have gone on to great and wondrous things. Past recipients have included Melissa Reeve, actor, Shannon Karatiana, singer, and Dawn Bregman, dancer. We are proud of all of the top award winners, past, present and future, and we are sure that those gaining the awards in 2010 will be no less than brilliant.
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