Number 10
26 June 2001
Dear Parents
The end of Term II is upon us, the shortest day is past and we are nearly into spring and summer. Well, that’s how it feels to the Year 13 girls whose move into the "real" world is approaching very fast.
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - Congratulations to Mrs Riley, Mr Johnston and everyone involved with this major production. For 2½ hours the large audiences were totally involved in a truly professional performance. The acting, the singing, the orchestra, the set, costumes, lighting, props – ALL built into a top rate performance very very cheap at $5 per ticket.
Cast:
Seymour: Robert Jenkins The Dentist: Matthew Benton
Audrey: Petra Linden Ross Musnik: Luke Millard
Plant: Suzy Rowat Prologue: Danny Peters
Mrs Luce: Cara McAlpine Bernstein: Danny Peters
Patrick Martin: Tim Cochrane Skip: Kathryn Helms
Snip: Jolie Feigler Plant Seller: Erin Fong
Drunk: Nick Landrigan
The Shoop Shoop Chorus: Lauren Andreoli, Hinenui Bryant,
Emily Nicholls, Kerry O’Connor, Rachael Streeter
Street People: Tim Cochrane, Pauline Joe, Danny Peters, Kathryn Helmes, Jolie Feigler, Matthew Benton, Erin Fong, Elliot Taylor, Victoria Kruse, Suzy Rowat, Nick Landrigan.
Orchestra: Musical arrangements by Stewart Maunder
Base Guitar: Amanda Slater Baritone saxophone: Alex Walton
Alto saxophone: Ellen Fleurke Tenor saxophone: Paul Sylvester
Clarinet: Fiona Chapman Drums: Raami Majeed
Double Bass: Richard Slater Keyboard: Leigh Kereopa, Rebecca Freeman
Production Team:
Director: Ngaire Riley Prompt: Taryn Gerber
Musical Director: Rowan Johnston Stage Manager: Jeff Sanders
Director’s Assistant: Lis Wilson Props: Marion Lapwood
Costumes: Marilyn Herbert, Karilyn Findlay, Angela Hawkins
Make-Up: Sue Eagles, Sheryl Guise, Alison Slater, Rachel Hamlin
Stage Assistants: Sharon Lapwood, Mariko Kawanami, Carla MacKinnon
Front of House: Sushila Pancha, Susan Freemantle, Janet O’Carroll, Sheila Robertson and student helpers.
Sponsorship: Lis Wilson
Set Construction: Brian Garrett, Murray Dobson, Cameron Feather, Jonathan Smith, Joel Galley, Lis Wilson
Lighting: Trevor Creagh, Margaret Mackley, Richard Klahn, Patrick Landrigan, Julia Lippert, Phillippa Bint, Christina Milliken
Sound: Brendan White, Jaiden Bracken, Vaughan Hale
Video: Reetta Niemi Photographer: Kirsty Grieve
Publicity & Advertising: Angela Gattung, Maggie Harding, Kathryn Helms Programme: Angela Gattung
Set Painters: Alana Campbell, Laura Harnett, Gaylee Misiuepa, Tamara Kennedy
Winning Poster Designers: Laila O’Brien, Fiona Chapman
Winning Ticket Designer: Helen Riley
Thank you to our Sponsors and Supporters:
Fletcher Challenge Energy,
Wadsworth’s Bookcentre Ltd
Energy Honda New Plymouth
Billings Lawyers
Dr Chris Taylor of Kawaroa Dentral Centre
Spotlight
Centre City Florist
La Fragrance Florist
New Plymouth Car Painters
Marilyn Surgenor & Marion Okey
Tech Sound and Video
Stratford on Stage
Hawera Repertory
New Plymouth Operatic Society
REPORTS & REPORT EVENING - Year 11, 12 and 13 reports will be issued on Tuesday 26 June and all parents are invited to discuss them with the teachers on Thursday 28 June 7pm – 9pm in O Block (the Original Block on Mangorei Road).
TERM FINISH - School will finish for Term 2 at 2.30pm on Friday 29 June, and will resume for Term III on Monday 16 July at 8.35am.
Have a great holiday everyone: it is important to come refreshed to the rigours of Term III & IV.
WORLD VISION SCHOLARSHIP - Congratulations to Maree Russell on winning a World Vision Scholarship for her role in raising over $10,000 for the 40-Hour Famine. Maree will spend a week in Wellington, living on Marae with the 19 other scholarship winners, having a chance to visit Te Papa, the National Archives, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Parliament , Ministry of Youth Affairs, and Government House. They will have leadership training and have the chance to meet the Governor General, the Commissioner for Children and the Associate Minister of Foreign Affairs.
She is also in with a chance to win one of three travelling scholarships which would take her to India in the September holidays.
Maree, Michelle Judge and Deborah Schwer were the leaders of the 2001 4-Hour Famine and gained enormous support for this excellent cause throughout the school.
FROM HELPING CHILDREN TO HELPING ANIMALS - A letter received from RNZSPCA
Dear Mrs Gaudin
I am writing to request that you extend my gratitude to your staff and students for supporting Melissa Muir and her helpers during the Animal Welfare Days held last month.
Melissa put considerable effort into organising the days, and as a result of her hard work we received a significant amount of pet food, new dog beds and a decent can opener!
We had about 2 days of food left when Melissa arrived and our dog baskets were looking very sad after being well used (and chewed) so the timing was perfect.
As our society is ineligible for Government or Lotteries funding, we must rely solely on donations and fundraising in order to continue our work. Therefore support and generosity as generated by these animal welfare days is greatly appreciated.
I appreciate the opportunity to address the school assembly and would be grateful if you would notify students that Muttley now has a wonderful home.
Yours sincerely,
Jackie Poles Smith,
Chairperson, North Taranaki Branch RNZSPCA
NATIONAL CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS -
Ms Adams took 4 junior girls to the National event held at St Kentigern’s College, Auckland on Saturday 16 June.
Results:
Y9 Girls – 3km. 151 competitors from 45 schools. Ami Bennett 15th, Karley Sim 34th, Miranda Dravitzki 53rd. Y9 3-person team 7th
Y10 Girls – 3km. 179 competitors from 51 schools. Lana Yearbury 69th.
A total of 1260 students competed at the event this year from 128 different secondary schools.
MATHS SPECTACULAR - The Mathematics Spectacular took place Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 20 – 22 June. Once again it was a successful event with our students entering a lot of work. 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes were won by:
Year 9 – Amanda Stoltz, Lana Sklenars, Natalia Ryan, Rebekah Horton, Caroline Looney, Lisa Corrigan, Bronwyn Williams, Siobhan Hood, Nerida Cole.
Year 10 – Sarah Chapman, Stevie-Lee Sutton, Sian Bennett, Wendy Turner, Felicity Brouwers, Laura Newland, Hailey O’Brien, Kimberley Harrison, Tammy Woodward, Stacey Blundell, Rebecca Wats, Sophie Barton.
We also entered two Quiz Teams at each level. The Year 10 Quiz teams did outstandingly well, coming 1st and 2nd.
The teams consisted of: Sophie Barton, Rebecca Wilson, Renee Goodsell, Mariko Kawanami – 1st place
Rebecca Watts, Kayo Shimizu, Renee Ngatai, Yoko Yamamoto – 2nd place.
COKE SMOKEFREE ROCKQUEST - Congratulations to Callie Parkinson who won the female musician award at the Rockquest. We’re hoping she will perform for us soon.
CHAMBER MUSIC COMPETITION - Three NPGHS groups took part in this year’s Westpac Taranaki, Wanganui Regional final, and it was wonderful to learn that Year 12 student, Jane Hana, was part of the winning trio, along with the Crehan Brothers from Francis Douglas. Jane is a talented violinist.
WINTER FIXTURE WITH WANGANUI GIRLS’ COLLEGE - From the powhiri on the Marae before Tuhonohono bathed in winter sunshine, to the concluding afternoon tea, our traditional fixture took place in a spirit of good sportsmanship and good fellowship.
Results:
Soccer XI won 4-0 Fair Play Award: Pip Sutton
Prem Netball won 60-10 Fair Play Award: M Mitimeti
B Netball: won 43-15: Fair Play Award: Oriwia McSeveny
4A Vs Senior A2 Netball: drew 19 all
3A Netball: won 30-17 Fair Play Award: Esther Sole
A Basketball: won 104-15: Fair Play Award: Hannah Fleming
U16 Basketball: won 49-26: Fair Play Award: Keisha Grant
Junior Badminton: Drew 3 all: Fair Play Award: Claire
Senior Badminton: won 6-0: Fair Play Award: Ilse Wolfe
Hockey 1st XI: Drew 3 all: Fair Play Award: Melissa Wilson
SQUASH - Courtney Sim, Year 10, was second in the girls Under 15 Waikato Junior Age Group Squash Championships. She also won the Central Junior Age Group Squash Championships, U15’s.
Results from the TSSSA Squash Championships
Karley Sim 2nd Division 1, Cheryl Honeyfield 3rd Division 1
Natalie Brownrigg 2nd Division 2, Anika Waters 1st Division 3
SECONDARY SCHOOLS CHOIR - Suzy Rowat has been selected for the NZ Secondary Students Choir and heads off for her first meeting with the group this week. We wish her well – and I’m sure it will be a great change from singing "Feed me!" as the man-eating plant in the Little Shop of Horrors!
CATCHING UP WITH THE NEWS - It’s great to see so many of our last year’s students back from University, full of excitement over their new studies, and especially good to catch up with Helen Kibby, and Jhana Bint who are home from their respective studies in the USA where they are on sports scholarships. The timing of the Musical was great and we saw a lot of recent past students there, and hope to see more on Tuesday from 5.30 to 7.30 at our Alumni Launch.
FIELDAYS - And we caught up with HEAPS of people at the Fieldays – prospective parents and students and many many people who have had connections with out school over the past years – from the 1`930’s to last year in fact! We share a stand with New Plymouth Boys’ High School and it gives us an opportunity to renew many friendships and build on our relationships.
And this year the weather was very kind.
And this year Carrie and Erin Lobb’s dad won the dog trials – the first time Taranaki has won, so we felt part of it!
NATIONAL INDOOR BOWLS - Danelle Gopperth was selected to play in the Nationals held in mid-June in New Plymouth.
PTA - Due to the holidays there is NO PTA meeting in July.
Again, have a great holiday; come back refreshed and enthused for the challenges ahead.
S J Gaudin
Principal
Coming Events:
Monday, 16 July 2001 Term III starts
Fri 20, Sat 21 July Hostel Open Weekend
Early finish 2.20pm Friday 20 July to allow boarder parents to meet teachers.
Week starting Monday 30 July Arts Festival
Saturday 4 August International Night
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