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The News
Thursday May 21 2015
Wizard of Oxford Programme grows
Senior students have teamed up with primary school students for the Oxford Area School’s stage production this week. Drama teacher Cloe Anngow says 55 year 2 to 13 students are taking part in this year’s production of ‘‘The Wizard of Oz’’, which began at the Oxford Town Hall last night and continues until Saturday, May 23, from 7pm each night. ‘‘It’s usually just the seniors, but this year we have 25 junior students which is strange for me. It’s hard work because I’m a high school teacher.’’ Ms Anngow says there are three year 10 students performing major roles, including 14yearold Emma Rutherford, who is playing Dorothy, in a play based on the MGM movie. ‘‘It’s really unusual, because these sorts of productions it’s normally only senior students and it’s usually year 12 and 13 students taking the lead roles,’’ Ms Anngow says. Emma said at a rehearsal on Monday she had been in productions since she was little and she was looking forward to her latest challenge. ‘‘I’m really excited. I think it’s going to be really good. This is the biggest role I’ve ever played, but I do love it.’’ Emma hopes to continue studying drama and dreams of being a singer or an actor.
Yellow brick road. . . Emma Rutherford (14 aka Dorothy, left) and Connor Fridd (18 aka the Wizard) rehearse on the yellow brick road for the Oxford Area School’s production of ‘‘The Wizard of Oz’’, being performed at the Oxford Town Hall this PHOTO: DAVID HILL week. Ms Anngow says Emma has been working hard, practicing since the school year began. ‘‘Emma pretty much hasn’t had a lunch break since the start of the year and there’s been quite a few Sundays as well,’’ she says. ‘‘It’s all worth it,’’ Emma adds. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children and can be purchased from the school office, phone (03) 3124197.
A new school mentoring programme introduced last year is continuing to grow. Big Brothers Big Sisters North Canterbury introduced a mentoring programme at Rangiora Borough School at the beginning of last year to support children through the postearthquake environment. It was later rolled out to Kaiapoi Borough School, while Rangiora Ashgrove School was added two weeks ago. Coordinator Natalie Paterson says she hopes Kaiapoi North School will be added to the programme if funding allows. ‘‘It has been going really well, but it always comes down to funding. As long as we have funding we will continue to grow,’’ Natalie says. ‘‘There are a range of needs out there, especially in Kaiapoi and the kids need a bit of extra support. ‘‘The school based programme differs a bit from our communitybased programme in that the mentor doesn’t have much of a relationship with the child’s family because it happens in the school, whereas the other happens whenever they like.’’ Ashgrove School principal Christine Chadwick says the
programme is designed to help build confidence and resilience. She says the upheaval over the last four years following the earthquakes is continuing to take its toll on families. ‘‘Children find it hard at times to get on with everyday life and it’s hard for families. For us it’s (the mentoring programme) a new opportunity and you just have to give things a go. We all want the best for our children.’’ She says the early signs are positive. ‘‘I know the children who have a mentor like it that someone is coming especially to see them and showing an extra interest in them.’’ In all 53 North Canterbury children are benefiting from having a mentor through the Big Brothers Big Sisters programmes, including 12 across the three schools and the remainder through the communitybased programme. Natalie says more volunteers are needed for both programmes. ‘‘We’ve got lots of children needing a mentor as a role model. We are looking for people who can give one hour a week and give a commitment for 12 months and we look to match a mentor and a child.’’
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