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TERM 2 WEEK 1 3 May 2017
TAURANGA JAZZ FESTIVAL
Multiple Awards for our Jazz students Term 1 concluded with the much-anticipated Tauranga Jazz Festival held at the Baycourt Theatre over Easter. Despite a delayed start due to Cyclone Cook, our Big Band and two Jazz Combos performed superbly, winning a gold award (Avondale Jazz Combo) and two silver awards (Big Band and Blue Note Combo). Particular congratulations go to Kiara Fernandes who won the award for the best vocalist, and to James Poss who won the award for the best guitarist. These are astonishing achievements given the calibre of the students performing at this national event, and we warmly congratulate James, Kiara, and teacher-in-charge Mr Robinson for achieving such outstanding success. The trip to Tauranga also included a four hour gig at the Tauranga Farmers’ Market on Saturday morning – the sixth year that we have performed here. The chairs put out in front of our stage were full all morning as market goers enjoyed listening to jazz in the sunshine.
BIANCA OFF TO INTERNATIONAL BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD Year 13 student Bianca Craill is on her way to the University of Warwick (England) in July, after being selected for the New Zealand team to compete at the International Biology Olympiad. With only four places available in the team, the nationwide competition was fierce and the selection process rigorous. Over the past eight months, Bianca successfully completed on-line tutorial assignments and multiple rounds of examinations culminating in her being chosen for the annual New Zealand International Biology Olympiad (NZIBO) selection and training camp. During the nine day programme, which hosted academics from Waikato, Otago, Massey and Auckland Universities, Bianca outranked her peers in both practical and theoretical tests to place amongst the top four biology students in the country. Bianca's selection to the New Zealand team highlights once again the superb success Avondale College students have achieved in this competition - she is the third Avcol biologist to represent her country in this international competition in the past four years.
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Wednesday 3rd May 2017 | 7.00pm | PAC Tickets: $10 adults | $5 students and children
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