Arts Awards 2017
The Newlands College Arts Awards 2017 were held earlier this term, and it was a fantastic time to celebrate student achievements in the Arts this year. It was fantastic to see such a large number of Year 9 students being acknowledged for their contributions to the Arts this year. And, just like the Sports Awards, our Year 9 is punching above it's weight! Special acknowledgement to the following students: Laura Stone (9SO) - Winner of the Newlands College Poetry Prize. Laura has had work accepted for publication in the forthcoming NZ Poetry Society anthology. Matua-Kore Ratana (9BU) - Kapa Haka Junior Boy of the Year Tui-Aroha Fransen (9MW) - Kapa Haka Junior Girl of the Year Toby Harding (9BU) - Newlands College Media Person of the Yeat Laura Stone (9SO) & Emma Downey (9BU) - Junior Musician of the Year (Joint recipients) Teran Abeydeera (9SO) - Winner of the Year 9 Speech Competition Well done to all the recipients of awards, and well done to all Year 9s involve