EDUCATION: Long Bay College
2017 Head Girl and Boy Long Bay College is very proud to announce Alex Quinn and Savannah Schreuder will be its Head Boy and Head Girl for 2017. Their deputies, Jono Hohaia and Rebekah Walton, will support them in their new roles. The Prefect Body for 2017 are as follows: School and Community Culture Prefects: Gabriella Jones, Donovan Clemow, Jode Lee, Aarron Todd Sports Leaders: Josh van der Sande, Rosie Dawson. Prefects: Katelyn Hilton, Marco van der Merwe, Sophie Nuttall, Brianna Thomas, Krista Barnaby Academic Leaders: Blake Johns, Ashleigh Patton. Prefects: Douglas Maynard, Zanri Beukes, Peter Briesh, Catriona Miller, Tess James Arts Leaders: Kane Evans, Briana Gordhan. Prefects: River Ivatt, Thomas Harris, Sophie Choi, Oliver Knott, Grace Malone International Leaders: Jason Dockery, Grace Ballinger. Prefects: Anna Atarake, Alina Meusel, Amber Taffs, Brandon Alsen, Ye Lin Seo, April Driscoll-Ngaamo Digital and Communication Leaders: Matt Cuzner, Sarah Hannah. Prefects: Connor Kendall Jones, Aimee Tibbotts, Rebecca Ang, Oliver Hayward Sustainability Leaders: Harry Pearce, Aimee Dickenson. Prefects: Gina Davey, Shaun Watt, Liza Zyuzina, Carla Britz, Rachael McHugh.
Young musician wins studio time Long Bay College student Rebekah Walton has won a recording contract in the 2016 Lion Foundation National Songwriting Competition. The talented musician entered her song “Sing me to sleep” in the national Rebekah Walton competition, which has hundreds of secondary school students submit entries in the hope of winning studio time to have their song recorded and included on the annual Play it Strange CD. Play It Strange is a trust established to encourage young musicians to develop Rebekah Walton with Jade String Quartet from the skills and interests in Auckland Philharmonica. songwriting. It was founded in 2004 by Mike Chunn of Split Enz. Rebekah was a finalist in the 2016 Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition which gave her the opportunity to go into a professional recording studio. The Year 12 student went to Roundhead Studios over the October school holidays and had the Jade String Quartet from the Auckland Philharmonica come along to record the string arrangement in her song. The Play it Strange album will be available later this year on www.bandcamp.com.
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Long Bay College 2017 Prefect Body.
Alex Quinn
Savannah Schreuder
Volleyball Success Long Bay College is achieving great success on the Volleyball court, both indoors and on the beach. In the North Harbour Secondary Schools Beach Volleyball Championships, Year 13 students Jordan LaumatiaDrabble and David Innes came in 1st place in the Senior Boys Champs 2016. Charne Du Plessis and Brittany Allison-Carnie won the Senior Girls Champs 2016, while Maddison Moore and Emma Jordan LaumatiaHooton came in third place in the Drabble Senior Girls Section. This is the first time the school has won the Senior Girls Title since this Tournament began in 2004. Meanwhile, at the Inter Provincial Championship, six Long Bay College students were selected for North Harbour Indoor Volleyball Representative Teams. Jordan Laumatia-Drabble was a key player in the Under 17 North Harbour side that won Gold and the National Under 17 Men’s title. This team was the only North Harbour side to successfully win one of the Divisions. Year 11 student James Watson was strong player in the Under 17 North Harbour Development side which finished 8th in the Under 17 section. Maddison Moore and Brittany AllisonCarnie were members of the North Harbour Under 17 team that finished 2nd in the final to a strong Bay of Plenty side. Hannah Davenport and Caitlin Gough were members of the North Harbour Development side that finished 10th in the Under 17 Girls division.