R C Page, Acting Principal

Dear Parents and Friends

140 Birkdale Road, Private Bag 34 911, Birkenhead, North Shore City Email: office@birkenhead.school.nz—Website: www.birkenhead.school.nz Ph: 09 483 9039 Fax: 09 483 4094

BIRKENHEAD COLLEGE NEWSLETTER

Term 3 Issue 8 23 September 2011

Monday 26 September is Day 1

Arts Awards has been the highlight of the week, without a doubt. The evening was a mixture of slick ‘Academy Awards’ style and glitz, and genuine community warmth, humour, and pleasure shared with those winning awards. Congratula ons to Alex Green and Jed Tan who flawlessly compered the evening, and to all performers and prizewinners. Alex was a popular and deserved winner of the Te Mahi Pukenga Arts Person of the Year.

It has been a memorable year in the Arts field, and we were reminded of this with wonderful music, singing, and drama on the night, and by the excellent student art work in the foyer. The Tex les fashion parade as always had the audience marvelling at the style and crea vity of the garments being modelled.

My thanks to Mr Donaldson for organising the evening, and to all teachers, students, and parents involved in the Arts this year. School exams start today for senior students, and are mostly held in the old gym. If a student is sick and misses an exam they should ring their Dean, who will organise for them to sit that exam at another me. Year 11 and 12 students must wear normal school uniform to their exams.

te mahi pukenga award ARTS PERSON OF THE YEAR — ALEX GREEN

Congratulations to ALL our prize winners! Trophies – James Harper Trophy for contribution to the school magazine – Zakk Davies 13WS; Pauline Larkin Cup for contribution to International Day – Laamauga Fagu 13MD; Dobson Cup for achievement in Art – Allen Roldan 13WS; Hudson-Hart Trophy for outstanding commitment & achievement in Barbershop – Louisa Le Riche 11WL; Choir Trophy for contribution to choir – Tyler Warwick 13WS; Bradley Cup for Excellence in Contemporary Music – Mars Leat 13WS; Jackson Trophy for Outstanding Musical Development in Concert Band – Rebekah Jensen 13WS; Pankhurst Cup for Outstanding Vocal Performance – Evey Alford 13WS; Ward Trophy for Excellence in Music Composition – Jed Tan 13WS; Nicholls Trophy for Excellence in Instrumental Music – Newz Raviyan 13WS; Borland Family Trophy for commitment to senior music – Newz Raviyan 13WS; Best Actor Trophy – Zakk Davies 13WS & Tyler Warwick 13WS; Best Actress Trophy – Alexandria Green 13WS; BGT Cup for Outstanding Performance in Production – Evey Alford 13WS; Birkenhead College School Production Trophy – Nicole Astrella 13WS; Newman Trophy for Outstanding Contribution to Arts & Cultural Endeavour – Tyler Warwick 13WS; Te Mahi Pukenga Award for Arts Person of the Year – Alexandria Green 13WS.

BIRKENHEAD COLLEGE SPORTS AWARDS

THURSDAY 6 OCTOBER @ 7.30 PM

Congratula ons

For outstanding

achievement in the Arts

Alexandria Green

For outstanding contribu on to the

Arts Tyler Warwick

UNIFORM UPDATE — Sandals may be worn as from Monday 26th September. These must be regula on school sandals, black, brown or blue sandals with a back strap. ‘Gladiator’ sandals are NOT permi ed.

Gateway Informa on Evening Tuesday 4 October @ 6pm in the staffroom. For all parents and students wan ng to be part of 2012 Gateway programme.

Orienteering Results.

Well done Simon Markwick and Michael Irwin who finished 2nd and 3rd on the Senior Course.

As usual the compe on was extremely ght amongst our Year 9 boys where no one has won more than one event. 1st place has been nicely shared around. This week Cameron Simms was back to his best form finishing in 1st place. Jon More is proving a force to be reckoned with, as over the last 2 events he has finished 1st and this me 2nd. Oliver Pike, who is leading overall finished in 3rd place with Luca Sturny close behind.

In the girls compe on, Jeanne Acosta, who is now leading the compe on by one point over Petra Ashcro , was first with Petra 2nd and Kiri Bhana 3rd.

The Year 9/10 compete in 7 Forest events and their best 4 events count towards the School Orienteering Trophies.

Next year the team hopes to compete in the North Island Secondary School Champs in Napier and the NZ Champs in New Plymouth. If you think you might like to try Orienteering next year see Mr.Peters asap, as he has already had 4 Intermediate students sign up.

SCHOOL CALENDAR 2011 TERM 3

Week 10 Thu 6 Oct SPORTS PRIZEGIVING

Fri 7 Oct Junior Progress Reports

Fri 7 Oct Last day of Term 3

TERM 4

Week 1 Tue 25 Oct First day of Term 4

TALENT QUEST AT BC

The annual Talent Quest proved once again, that students of Birkenhead College have what it takes to entertain, amuse and enthral a crowd! There was a packed house in the BGT on Thursday last week. It was a tough compe on and the winner could not have been decided without the help of the three amazing judges; vocal instructor Tamsyn Miller, Ms McKenzie and Mr N Smith.

In the end, the winners were ‘Rise of the Salmon’, with their hilarious dancing skills which earned a standing ova on from the crowd.

Thanks to hosts Szelooi Chin and Simon Cox, and to the student council, for making the Talent Quest a success!

The winning entry: ‘Rise of the Salmon’

Well done Year 13 Food & Nutri on, and some very willing helpers, provided the food for the Arts Awards. They worked all day preparing the food and also set up the foyer for supper. They made a finger food buffet which included sweet and savoury dishes and also hot and cold drinks. The students returned to school in the evening to serve the food and drink also. The group consisted of: Maria Leaega, Sharna Lawson, Jus ne Povey Music, Phylicia Tamatoa, Ebony Wilkinson, Tim Acosta, Nathan White, Samantha Ashworth, Jazz Cross, Laamauga Fagu, Stephanie Sanchez & Katy Jones.

Harbour Rugby League

Birkenhead College 52 v Hato Petera 12

Another good performance by Birkenhead College. Ete Taualii played an excellent game on defence and a ack.

Our top tackler and Player of the Day was Mar n Watson .

Next game — Takapuna, 4pm Wednesday 28th September at home. This will be our last game so please come along and support the team.

Thank you Mr Wilson and Rico Anau for your assistance.

From top: EteTaualii, Mar n Watson

BOOT CAMP — starts Monday at Birkenhead College gym, 6 week course. Please check out www.bodytransforma on.co.nz/early-bird. Be quick and register for a place. Only a few spots le .

ARTS AWARDS 2011

Congratulations to ALL our prize winners! Excellence Awards - Arts Council – Alannah Green 13WS, Nekoda Hema-Simon 13WH, Rebekah Jensen 13WS, Deyanna Stanaway 13MV, Brooke Wilton 13PD, Zakk Davies 13WS, Tyler Warwick 13WS, Jee Espino 13BT (English Captain, Jenny Fung 13MV (Secretary), Newz Raviyan 13WS (Chairperson); Communication – Excellence in Digital Design – Zakk Davies 13WS; Excellence in Nga Peka Hou – Wairereata Elisaia-Hopa 13WH, Nekoda Hema-Simon 13WH, Phillip Tutunoa 13WH, Aleesha Winiata 13WH, Callum Hines 12WH, Ebony Wilkinson 12WH, Joseph Teiho 11WH, Joanne Perepe-Perana; Excellence in International Day Performance & International Committee – Elton Silva Dos Santos 13BT, Angeline Chikomba 13MD, Malia Finau Taani 13MV, Seth Baguion 13WS, Tina Kharazi 13PD, Newz Raviyan 13WS; Excellence in Leadership & commitment to Samoan Kilikiti – Afano Ulutunu 12LA; Excellence in participating in the Mairangi Bays Arts Exhibition & competition – Sung Un Lee 12MC, Nathan Saluni 12PF, Rowan Hepple 12KR, Aaron Duran 12KR, Ally Shrimpton 12PF, Emma Van Kerckhof 12PF, Mook Kumsawat 12MC, Tyler Warwick 13WS; Excellence in Photography & participating in the Mairangi Bays Arts Exhibition & competition – Jude Galang 12LE, Ashley Henderson 12HM, Bryce Cahill 12LE; Excellence in Photography & participating in the Photo-school workshop 2011 – Nicole Ander 12KR, Callum Hines 12WH; Excellence for commitment & excellence in Painting – Alexandria Green 13WS, Allen Roldan 13WS; Excellence in Painting & receiving the Friends of the Gallery Scholarship 2011/12 – Ryle Dela Cruz 13PD; Excellence in Photography & participation in the 2010 IPENZ Photography conference & Photo-school workshop 2011 – Geoffrey Carter 13MV; Excellence in Photography, for success at the Mairangi Bays Arts Exhibition & competition, the 2010 IPENZ Photography conference & Photo-school workshop 2011 – Deyanna Stanaway 13MV; TEXTILES: Excellence in AUT Fashion Design & Make – Rebecca D’Silva 11MH, Joshiel Espino 11MH, Danika Glenn 11CL, Alice Lee 11MA, Christine Lee 12KR, Hayley McCabe 12KR, Freshteh Mohammadi 12MC, Kira Sampurno 11MH, Hannah Schwartfeger 11CL; Excellence in North Shore Youth Council Fashion Show – Via Butiu 12LA, Tahlea Fong 12HM, Vivian Shepheard 12PF, Ally Shrimpton 12PF, Clare Sykes 12LE, Emma Van Kerckhof 12PF; Excellence in Pattern Architects course – Emma Van Kerckhof 12PF, May Ling Yang 12PF; MUSIC: Excellence in Chamber Music – Eleanor Adviento 12LE, Holly Chase 12MC, Dominique Dillague 11WL, Yuka Kitagawa 12PF, Fiona Yew 12PF, Richard Yew 11VC; Excellence in Choir – Zakk Davies 13WS; Excellence in Concert Band – Toni Wong 13BT; Excellence in Contemporary Music – Anaru Church 11MH, Ross Newson 13WS, Ete Taualii 13WS; Excellence in Jazz Band – Ioane Siale 13BT, Andy Yu 12LE, Bjoern Fischer 11MH; Excellence in Production Band – Callum Lewis 11ME, Simon Markwick 11MA; Excellence in Contemporary Music & Production Band – Leith Towers 11CL; Excellence in Barbershop Chorus & Vocal Music – Danielle Israel 11MA; Excellence in Leadership in Music & Vocal Performance – Keisha Nonoa 12MC; Excellence in Chamber Music, Instrumental Music & Orchestral Music – Karoline Eisfeld 12KR; Excellence in Vocal Performance & Choir – Emily Scadlenak 12MC, Excellence in Piano accompaniment, Chamber Music & Instrumental Music – Fuka Kasatani 12MC; Excellence in Leadership in Music, in Concert Band & Flute Choir – Alannah Green 13WS; Excellence in Leadership in Music, Chamber Music & Orchestral Music – Owen Twort 12LA; Excellence in Chamber Music, Instrumental Music & Orchestral Music – Rachel Arcos 12MC; Excellence in Chamber Music, Concert Band, Flute Choir, Instrumental Music & Orchestral Music – Esha Jang 13WS; Excellence in Chamber Music – Louisa Le Riche 11WL; Excellence in Production Band & Jazz Band – Mars Leat 13WS; Excellence in Leadership in Music, Orchestral Music, Jazz Band, Instrumental Music, Flute Choir & Chamber Music – Rebekah Jensen 13WS; Excellence in Contemporary Music – Evey Alford 13WS; Excellence in Leadership in Music, Instrumental Music, Concert Band & Chamber Music – Newz Raviyan 13WS; DRAMA: Excellence in Acting & Singing in a Major Production – Eleanor Adviento 12LE, Evey Alford 13WS, Zakk Davies 13WS, Alannah Green 13WS, Alexandria Green 13WS, Danielle Israel 11MA, Keisha Nonoa 12MC, Lydia Pointon 10PA, Emily Svadlenak 12MC, Tyler Warwick 13WS; Excellence in Acting in a Major Production – Matthew Allan 12HM, Felika Avei 13MD, Melanie Bracewell 11CL, Holly Chase 12MC, Angeline Chikomba 13MD, Rebecca D’Silva 11MH, Vittoria Draghi 13MD, Nekoda Hema-Simon 13WH, Chye-Xian Huang 13PD, Natasha Legge 13PD, Ryan Markovina 13MD, Saskia Mautner 11VC, Josh Parore 13WH, Diane Prince 13BT, Nina Rees 13MV, Zac Steele 13PD, Karl Sukhia 13BT, Jake Whitmarsh 13WS, Aleesha Winiata 13WH; Excellence in Costume – Kaitlyn Collins 11CL, Louisa Le Riche 11WL; Excellence in Lighting, Design & Support - Nicole Astrella 13WS; Excellence in Design – Alexandria Green 13WS; Excellence in Make-up – Brooke Frankham 11WL, Miyuki Sugiyama 13BT, Michaela Carlsen 13PD, Grace Brown 11VC, Larisa Robieson 13BT; Excellence in Make-up coordination – Larisa Robieson 13BT; Excellence in Properties & Logistics – Brendan Shipman 11MH, Rachel Curran 11MA; Excellence in Sound Reinforcement – Brad Munro 13BT; Excellence in Stage Management – Silvana Correia 13MD, Ariana Shipman 11MA; Dance, Best Choreography – Sarah O’Connor.