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Check mates Coromandel victorious 4 Town to light up 14 Hauraki Herald Friday, June 24, 2016 Small school up to thechallenge JILL CLEAVE a brilliant performance address- ing a great theme. ‘‘It was really While some secondary schools are enjoyable to watch,’’ she said. so big they can put two teams into Design judge Daniel Pepperell Stage Challenge, Whangamata said the school’s performance was Area School took everybody who a ‘‘visual feast’’ and production auditioned in one team – and won. judge Tim Julian said their con- Principal Ross Preece said 38 cept was meaningful and relevant. kids auditioned for the production ‘‘It was a superb performance, and they all got in. totally engaging,’’ he said. ‘‘We are super pumped to have As well as winning the RAW taken out the RAW Division of the Division, Whangamata was also 2016 Stage Challenge,’’ he said. awarded the Student Horizons Whangamata was up against Award of Excellence for Perform- some secondary schools, includ- ance Skills, the Ministry of Edu- ing Otumaoetai College, Forest cation Award for Excellence for Hill High School, Hauraki Plains Concept, the Ministry of Youth College and Papamoa College, Development Award of Excel- who are very practiced at Stage lence for Drama, The Edge Award Challenge, held in Tauranga on for Excellence for Soundtrack, the June 17. BayTrust Award for Excellence Their performance, Aihe Maui for Costuming Character, the – Whawha nui tonu ake, (Oil Canon Award of Excellence for exploration affects us all ) told the Visual Enhancement, the Lion story of the remaining 55 Maui Foundation Award of Excellence dolphins facing imminent extinc- for Environmental or Social tion and now a new threat. Awareness and the Ministry of Seismic testing for deep sea oil Youth Development Student Lead- threatens the dolphins, who reply ership Award. on echolocation, with relentless noise and drilling risks an oil spill Whangamata Area School on stage which could mean the end of these during the Stage Challenge in rare little dolphin. Tauranga on Friday, where the group Event manager Hazel Reis said cleaned up. Whangamata Area School put on Community of Learning signs Hauraki principal in lead role JILL CLEAVE Communities of Learning is a raki Learner. Ministry initiative to enable ‘‘The concept is based on four The principal of Hauraki Plains teachers and schools to work effectiveness capabilities young College has been appointed as together to share and benefit from people need for the 21st century leader of the Hauraki Community each other’s knowledge and and include demonstrating think- of Learning. experience, supporting each other ing, taking action, developing Ngaire Harris recently met to enhance learning and raise relationships and accomplishing with senior advisor for Communi- achievement for all students tasks in the real world,’’ she said. ties of Learning for the Central within the schools. The Hauraki Community of North Island area Bevan Smith to Harris said while the achieve- Learning, which is the first group discuss the next steps needed to ment focus for the community to be formed in the Waikato, con- be taken as a community of learn- was on reading, writing and sists of 11 primary schools. 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