Long Bay College Deputy Head Girl Kate Boylan was awarded first prize at the ‘Artrageous - North Shore Libraries Secondary Schools Exhibition’ art awards on Tuesday 12 July held at the Mairangi Arts Centre. The first prize award of $500 was presented by Peter Gilderdale, Head of Graphic Design at AUT School of Art & Design in recognition of Kate’s photo book that explores the “notion of identity and anonymity”. Acting Head of Art Faculty at Long Bay College Mark Belham said, ‘I’m delighted that Kate won first prize, this prize recognises all the hard work that she has put into this project’. The exhibition at the Mairangi Arts Centre runs from 12–24 July.
Photo (left to right)
Jude Belham, Mark Belham (Acting Head of Visual Arts Faculty, Long Bay College), Peter Gilderdale (Head of Graphic Design at AUT School of Art & Design), Kate Boylan (Deputy Head Girl, Long Bay College), Russell Brooke (Principal, Long Bay College)
Arts Award for Student
Year 13 Long Bay College student Ashlee Boyd was recognised by the Friends of Auckland Art Gallery and the Pat Hanly Foundation for her commitment and passion for her Visual Arts studies. This is an annualevent that recognises Year 13 Visual Arts students from across Auckland. This year’s event was held on 21 June. However Ashlee was unable to make the official prize giving ceremony due to an appendix operation.
The recipients win a $60 voucher for Gordon Harris, membership to the Friends of the Auckland Art Gallery and an invitation to the opening of the new gallery in September this year.
Mark Bellham, Acting Head of Visual Arts Faculty, said ‘she has been a wonderful ambassador for the Visual arts Faculty at Long Bay College’.
Congratulations to Stage Challenge 2011 students
Long Bay College’s Ms Bryant said ‘Over 70 students were involved and it’s 100% student run. They do all of the choreography, costumes, performance, rehearsals, hair, make up and music and lighting choices. It’s amazing what they can do’. The students this year have surpassed all expectations.
Awards:
The Edge award for concept
Girlfriend award for Performance Skill
Excellence award for Community
Excellence award for Choreography
Excellence award for Drama
Excellence award for Soundtrack
The Spirit of Stage Challenge award
Second Place in the RAW division for Auckland night 3
Deputy Head Boy Dylan Kelly win Class Comedian 2011
Long Bay College Deputy Head Boy Dylan Kelly was recently awarded joint winner of the Class Comedian together with Joseph Daly from Takapuna Grammar School.· The Class Comedian competition is held every year and is funded by the Comedy Festival and run by Jamie Bowen.· Dylan said that auditions were held throughout all the schools in Auckland and Dylan got through to the final 10 students in the competition.· The final 10 students were given eight days training in the last school holidays plus attended four additional Saturday workshops before the final which was held at Auckland town Hall on 21 May.· This is the first competition for Dylan who hopes that his joint win will help to raise his profile.· 'I get to have my own show in the comedy Festival next year if I want one'.· Dylan writes all of his material and plans to do a degree in Broadcasting and Communications.· Dylan's advice to other budding comedians is 'point out your differences in the world, funny things come from your own experiences'.
Music students travel to Melbourne Jazz Festival
On 3 June 2011, 27 Long Bay College music students and staff went to the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. During their time in Melbourne students attended workshops, master classes and may world class concerts and participated in an exchange with Eltham High School; a top music school in the area, and had workshops with two specialist jazz conductors at St. Kevin's School. The students also did two performances in retirement villages and a sponsored performance at the BMW Edge Theatre.
Comments from some of the students who went on the trip:
"Overall it was an incredible experience truly widening our appreciation for the diversity of jazz. Mr Morton-Jones, Mr Ronayne and the parents were amazing and enabled us to have an experience of a lifetime" (Matt Jessop, Year 13 and Sarah Adams, Year 13).
"Being on the Melbourne trip is definitely one of the highlights of my school life... a definite highlight was seeing the Aaron Goldberg Trio perform in the Bennett's Lane Jazz Club. They were amazing performers, and the atmosphere in the club was just great. I definitely want to carry on with the jazz bank, becuase of the inspiration I received from the Melbourne International Jazz Festival." (Daniel Kemball, Year 12).
"Over the past ten days I've had the most amazing time of my life. I've seen musicians renowned throughout the jazz world, been to venues packed with intensity and learnt from people who have reached astonishing levels of music. I've heard some of the most astonishing, breath-taking, intelligent and creative music that the world has to offer". (Beth Mynard, year 9)
Music Department Concert/Festival Dates
Term 3
15 - 19 August: KBB Music Festival (LBC Chamber Orchestra)
17 August: LBC Concert Band and LBC Big Band : KBB Music Festival
19 - 20 August: NZSM Jazz festival - Wellington
5 October: Best of the Best Music students concert
Long Bay College student to travel to London in 2011 to compose music for Shakespeare play
Earlier this year, Jennifer Hutchison (Year 12 student at Long Bay College) competed in the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand, University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival, Morrison Music Trust Composition Competition. She composed a three minute piece inspired by
Shakespeare’s Othello, and attended the National Festival in Wellington in the beginning of June. From this, she was offered the position of National Student Composer, and the opportunity to attend Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand National Shakespeare Schools Production week with 46 actors, and the National Student Costumier in Dunedin. Here, she was required to write music to accompany three Shakespeare plays, Hamlet, Cymbeline, and The Winter’s Tale, using only what instruments that she or the other actors had with them.
Following the final performance, she was offered the position of National Student Composer with the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand Young Shakespeare Company, travelling to London in July 2011 with 23 other actors. Here she will be required to compose accompanying music for an entire Shakespeare play. Prior to this, she must compose for a short performance again at the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival National Festival next year with the rest of the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand Young Shakespeare Company as a culminating performance to the festival. The grand finale of Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand Young Shakespeare Company is a performance in the Globe Theatre, London. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and has been a dream of hers for a very long time.
Long Bay College’s Ms Bryant said ‘Over 70 students were involved and it’s 100% student run. They do all of the choreography, costumes, performance, rehearsals, hair, make up and music and lighting choices. It’s amazing what they can do’. The students this year have surpassed all expectations.
Long Bay College Deputy Head Boy Dylan Kelly was recently awarded joint winner of the Class Comedian together with Joseph Daly from Takapuna Grammar School.· The Class Comedian competition is held every year and is funded by the Comedy Festival and run by Jamie Bowen.· Dylan said that auditions were held throughout all the schools in Auckland and Dylan got through to the final 10 students in the competition.· The final 10 students were given eight days training in the last school holidays plus attended four additional Saturday workshops before the final which was held at Auckland town Hall on 21 May.· This is the first competition for Dylan who hopes that his joint win will help to raise his profile.· 'I get to have my own show in the comedy Festival next year if I want one'.· Dylan writes all of his material and plans to do a degree in Broadcasting and Communications.· Dylan's advice to other budding comedians is 'point out your differences in the world, funny things come from your own experiences'.
On 3 June 2011, 27 Long Bay College music students and staff went to the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. During their time in Melbourne students attended workshops, master classes and may world class concerts and participated in an exchange with Eltham High School; a top music school in the area, and had workshops with two specialist jazz conductors at St. Kevin's School. The students also did two performances in retirement villages and a sponsored performance at the BMW Edge Theatre.
"Being on the Melbourne trip is definitely one of the highlights of my school life... a definite highlight was seeing the Aaron Goldberg Trio perform in the Bennett's Lane Jazz Club. They were amazing performers, and the atmosphere in the club was just great. I definitely want to carry on with the jazz bank, becuase of the inspiration I received from the Melbourne International Jazz Festival." (Daniel Kemball, Year 12).
Earlier this year, Jennifer Hutchison (Year 12 student at Long Bay College) competed in the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand, University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival, Morrison Music Trust Composition Competition. She composed a three minute piece inspired by