Macleans College has encountered yet another successful year at the 2013 KBB musical festival. The results are as follows: Symphonic Band: Gold Award Senior Concert Band: Gold Award and Most Outstanding Award Chamber Orchestra: Gold Award Symphony Orchestra: Gold Award and Top 4 in the Competition Stage Band: Bronze Award Sinfonietta: Comended Award Here are … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2013
Rutherford Red Nose Day
On the 16th of August 2013, Rutherford House put on their annual Red Nose Day event, to fundraise for Cure Kids. Video by Saffron Huang. Photo by Matthew Martel. Continue reading
Diversity themed Prefects’ Assembly
Video 1 by Saffron Huang. Video 2 by Frank Zhou and Macleans Prefects. Continue reading
Les Miserables
“One of the greatest school productions MacleansCollege has ever showcased” The rehearsals for Les Miserables, the Macleans College Musical for 2013, started early in the year. This was one of the greatest challenges that a school production had to tackle. However, Mr Weeks and Mr Bentley were determined they had the talent and the ability … Continue reading
A “life-changing” opportunity to perform at the Globe Theatre
“It was one of the most life-changing experiences ever, not just developing my skills as an actor but making me an overall better individual.” On the 12th of July the SGCNZ YSC 2013 (Young Shakespeare Company) headed to England in the hopes of achieving what most high school students never think of achieving. Twenty four … Continue reading
Spectacular Gala concert
This year’s Gala Concert, a collection of different performances from top cultural groups, was a spectacle to behold. Audiences were enthralled by an array of music, song and dance – applauding respectfully at the talent on display at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Parnell. Many performances came from co-curricular groups that were champions in their … Continue reading
Youth for change
45 students across New Zealand converged in Auckland last month to attend UNICEF’s second ever Youth Congress 2013, a follow on from the successful event held in 2011. The 3 day conference themed ‘Be the Change’ centred around children’s rights and poverty issues that UNICEF tackles in regions all around the world and included a … Continue reading
