posted 29 Nov 2020, 13:54 by Georgina Hewitt
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Dio Students in NZSSSO We are so proud to recognise two Year 12 Students Ashley Koo and Clara Lynch who have been selected to be a part of the 2021 New Zealand Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra course which will run in the April term break in Christchurch.
Ashley (on Cello) and Clara (on Violin) have both been very significant parts of the extra curricular music programs here at Waikato Dio and they both were selected to be a part of the 2020 NZSSSO which unfortunately didn't go ahead due to COVID-19. They had to re-audition to be a part of the 2021 course.
The NZSSSO offers a valuable opportunity for some of New Zealand’s top secondary school orchestral musicians to represent their school, and receive the opportunity to experience playing in a full Symphony Orchestra. The course runs for six days, during which students participate in a variety of practical sessions – culminating in two public performances. Each year the standard reached has remained high, with full-scale orchestral works being performed. It is widely regarded as a significant training ground for young players aspiring to membership of the New Zealand Youth Orchestra and ultimately to a career as a professional musician.
The 2021 NZSSSO course will be conducted by Timothy Carpenter and the programme includes
Sabre Dance – Aram Khachaturian (Arranged for Percussion)
A Bugle Will Do – Anthony Ritchie
Symphony No.2 in D major, op.73 – Johannes Brahms
Concerto for Flute – Aram Khachaturian
Congratulations Ashley and Clara for your success and we wish you well in the course next year.
posted 1 Nov 2020, 14:23 by Debbie Stevens
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updated 1 Nov 2020, 15:52
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Unfortunately due to the year that has been some trophies cannot be awarded as there were not enough opportunities for evidence to fit some award criteria. These awards include Debating, Culinary Fare, and some Visual Arts.
Major Awards
WILLIAMSON AWARD for Outstanding Leadership in the Arts - Emma Ngawhika
CREATIVITY AWARD for Outstanding Artistic Endeavour - Kimberley Blow
ARTS LAUREATE - Lucy Thomas
High Achievers Awards (presented earlier in the year)
URSULA BISLEY VOCAL AWARD - Charlotte O’Regan
LYON SISTERS TROPHY FOR INTERMEDIATE VOCAL - Alice Watson
GREENSLADE CUP for Senior Vocal Performance - Isabella Reid
WAIKATO DIOCESAN SCHOOL CUP for POTENTIAL IN PIANO - Lauren Aplin
SCURRAH CUP for Junior Piano - Rochelle Fernandes
WAIKATO DIOCESAN SCHOOL MUSIC CUP for Senior Piano Lara Lamont
SENIOR INSTRUMENTAL PERFORMANCE CUP Clara Lynch
WAIKATO DIOCESAN SCHOOL GROUP PERFORMANCE CUP - ‘Dio Trio”, Ashley Koo, Samara Nation, Ally Zhang
NANCY LIGHT MUSIC CUP for 1st place in the High Achievers competition - ‘Dio Trio”, Ashley Koo, Samara Nation, Ally Zhang
Music Awards
ORBELL CUP for Junior Flute - Stephanie Gutsell
REID MUSIC TROPHY for Wind Instruments - Lauren Aplin
WENTWORTH CUP for Progress in Strings - Samara Nation
DEIRDRE PARR MUSIC CUP for the Advanced String Player Contributing most to School Music - Tina Jiang
NISBET CUP for Junior Piano - Grade 1-2 - Rochelle Fernandes
LA GROUW CUP for Grade 5 Piano - Tarika Lin
HAMILTON PIANOS CUP for excellence in music - Lucy Thomas
GERALDINE ADAMS CUP for contribution to school music - Ishbel Eade
Music Citizenship award with the prize donated by Shearers Music - Isabella Reid
Stewart Cup for Spirit of Choir Singing - Abigail Groves
Jane Holmes Cup for excellence in choral work - Isabella Reid
Visual Arts and Technical Arts Awards
MOIRA STREET TROPHY for Contribution to Visual Art - Shaleen Singh-Ark
PHOTOLIFE AWARD for Contribution to Media at Dio (with the prize donated by Photolife) - Isabelle Groves
CAMERON AWARD for Visionary Artistic Practice - Gemma Smith
Divinitus inspirata consilio (Inspired Design) - Amber Hood
Innovation Award - For visionary technological practice - Jade Fon
NEW AWARD - Digital Design Award - Innovative creator of digital solutions and computational thinking - Ella Perry
Oratory Awards
DAY CUP FOR ORATORY winner of the senior speech competition - Xanthe Wainui-Mackle
Performing Arts and Kapa Haka Awards
ABBY DUTTON CUP for Passion for Dance - Kimberly Blow
KERYN BAIN AWARD for Leadership in Dance - Emma Wood
SUSAN HAYWORTH Award for best Drama performance of the year - Megan Brown for her Year 13 Drama Solo Devised Performance
ASHLYN SMITH CUP for Service to Stagecraft - Lauren Aplin
PATRICIA RADICH CUP for contribution to the Performing Arts - Rain Milne
The ‘Rangitahi Ka Ea’ Leadership in Kapa Haka Award - Emma Ngawhika
‘Nanny Maringi Kete and whānau’ Kapa Haka Award - Ngarangi Mason
'The Kaahu Korowai' Award - Ngarangi Mason
Arts Honours
Junior Arts Honours in Dance
Sienna Casey
Olivia Cook
Hannah Crawford
Esther Keller
Claire McKelvie
Jessica Mealing
Isla Grace Palairet
Casabella Smith
Kayla Te Kani
Iris Wainui-Mackle
Junior Arts Honours in Drama
Skyla Clarke
Sarita Williams
Vina Young
Junior Arts Honours in Kapa Haka
Jamie Bidois
Carys Foot
Lani Kete
Hannah Ngawhika
Sarah Ngawhika
Milan Nordstrom
Tania Pakinga
Jessie Parker
Lilli Parres
Annika Te Anga
Natalya Walker-Riggins
Junior Arts Honours in Music
Shannon Aplin
Elodie Bowman
Meg Crawford
Victoria Eng
Jorja-Rose Griffiths
Keisha Joe
Holly Landon
Pippa Morgans
Sophie Morgans
Kezia Schuitemaker
Abigail Strever
Ellena Wood
Junior Arts Honours in Oratory
Sarah Crowther
Catherine Curry
Brooke Manderson
Serenita Wijaya
Junior Arts Honours in Technical Arts
Ella Perry
Junior Arts Honours in Performing Arts
Clementine Savil
Receiving Junior Honours in more than one category
Eden Bibby Dance and Oratory Honours
Shelby Bowater Music and Kapa Haka Honours
Catherine Cross Music and Oratory Honours
Ava Germaine Music and Dance Honours
Sarah Hilton Oratory and Technical Arts Honours
Hannah Jacobsen Music and Technical Arts Honours
Hannah Levin Music and Dance Honours
Thea Liefting Music and Drama Honours
Caitlin Lou Music and Technical Arts Honours
Niamh McCormack Music and Oratory Honours
Bella Potter Music and Oratory Honours
Ella Ramsay Music and Dance Honours
Breanna Rickman Music and Oratory Honours
Lilly Robinson Dance and Oratory Honours
Sarah Teale Music and Technical Arts Honours
Kaitlin Thorrold Dance and Drama Honours
Diny Zhou Music and Oratory Honours
Amiria Douglas Music, Kapa Haka, and Oratory Honours
Joie Lin Music, Oratory and Visual Arts
Emilee Mehrtens Dance, Oratory, and Kapa Haka
Julia Sharratt Music, Drama and Oratory Honours
Senior Arts Honours in Dance
Hyewon Kim
Jiorgia Newman-Jacobs
Chloe Thirtle
Emma Wood
Senior Arts Honours in Drama
Zoe Courtney
Abbie Moore
Mio Morisaki
Senior Arts Honours in Music
Grace Chun
Lexin Deng
Leyi Deng
Olivia Driscoll
Ishbel Eade
Abigail Groves
Emily Han
Tina Jiang
Rayhee Kim
Ashley Koo
Lara Lamont
Grace Lockwood
Clara Lynch
Alexis McKinnon
Samara Nation
Isabella Reid
Isabelle Stiles
Annabelle Young
Ally Zhang
Senior Arts Honours in Oratory
Amelia Le Comte
Danielle Gordon
Carol Hu
Senior Arts Honours in Visual Arts
Mind Buasree
Harmanpreet Kaur
Isabelle Mellow
Senior Arts Honours in Technical Arts
Sydney Bayley
Amisha Chatrath
Emma Collier
Bailee Houghton
Nicci Lee
Rosie Lloyd
Renée Miller
Natasha Raza
Rosie Ryan
Rylee Smith
Senior Arts Honours in Kapa Haka
Jorja Challis
Jenna Foot
Isobel Goldfinch
Aniwaniwa Koroheke
Cate Marcroft
Ngarangi Mason
Emma Ngawhika
Haley Parker
Xanthe Wainui-Mackle
Senior Arts Honours in more than one category
Lauren Aplin Drama and Music Honours
Belle Beckitt-Goodyear Drama and Music Honours
Kimberley Blow Drama and Dance Honours
Eva Donkin Music and Oratory Honours
Hazel Fairweather Dance and Music Honours
Isabelle Groves Music and Visual Arts Honours
Harriet Galpin Drama and Music Honours
Michelle Jeng Oratory and Technical Arts Honours
Cooper Jones Drama and Oratory Honours
Jordi LeatherDrama and Dance Honours
Ameila Leidig Drama and Performing Arts Honours
Alyssa McDonald Drama and Dance Honours
Bahaar Mahal Oratory and Technical Arts Honours
Charlotte O’Regan Drama and Music Honours
Helen Park Music and Oratory Honours
Shaleen Singh-Ark Technical Arts and Visual Arts Honours
Information about the Audition process for Bring It On The Musical can be found here. You can sign up for an audition time from 11 November either via the link that will be sent to parents for current students in early November, or by emailing Georgina Hewitt on ghewitt@wdsg.school.nz for boys or incoming students.
NB: If you live in Auckland, you have been asked to bring Alert level 2 with you. Unfortunately this means that you will be unable to attend our showcase this year as the gathering will be over 100. For our Dio whānau effected by this, we will arrange a video copy for you to watch at a later date.
NZ Covid Tracing QR codes and hand sanitiser will be available and we ask that if you are unwell that you do not attend. Anyone who chooses to wear a face-covering will be supported to do so.
Cash door sales may be available. There will be NO half time concession snacks or beverages sold at this event.
A reminder you have one more week to get your entries in for the One Page Play competition!
You can use this for Arts Honours and the winner will have their play acted out by Teachers :-)
The requirements are the play must be 1 page or less, in size 10 Arial font, and with normal margins. And this year we have a theme of “Second Chances.”
Please send your entries in to Miss A by Monday 7 September.
This competition will run regardless of Covid Levels.
If you have any questions please see Drama Captain Jess Falconer or Miss A in Drama.
posted 30 Aug 2020, 14:39 by Georgina Hewitt
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updated 30 Aug 2020, 17:23
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Arts Honours Criteria: Students who receive an “Arts Honour” are clearly recognised as excelling in their area of expertise. They will have consistently displayed ability, commitment* and service to the school in the selected Arts activity/discipline. They will have shown enthusiasm, outstanding involvement and spirit as a member of an extracurricular Arts activity and will be a role model for the Arts. Out of school activities/achievements will be considered but a student MUST be involved in school activities. *NB: attendance and contribution will be checked with person/teacher in charge of discipline
Students - a google form has been sent to your school email. Please fill in your Arts achievements for 2020, including school (not classwork or NCEA results), community, interschool, regional, national and international achievements. (Note that not all categories will apply to all disciplines.) Achievements from Term 4 2019 will also be accepted. You must nominate yourself!
We will take into account the fact that COVID-19 has caused some disruptions to our normal year, so if you were entered into an extra curricular event or competition that got cancelled please include details of this, and the work that you did towards this (email any evidence to Miss Hewitt to support after completing your application).
Deadline for submissions is Tuesday 8 September at 5pm. You should be able to go back and edit anything in your responses during this time if you have forgotten to add something. Email Miss Hewitt ghewitt@wdsg.school.nz if you have any questions.
The Arts Awards evening is scheduled to be held on the Thursday 29 October in the Piki Mahuta Centre.
Visual Arts 2020 Snapshots! 
