Nor'West News: February 13, 2018
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12 Tuesday <strong>February</strong> <strong>13</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
<strong>News</strong><br />
RANGI RURU Girls’ School<br />
students have been named in the<br />
New Zealand Secondary Schools’<br />
Symphony Orchestra.<br />
First violins include Yuna<br />
Chon, Sarah Lawrence, Emily<br />
Davey and Lucy Costellow, with<br />
Rachel McSweeney the section<br />
leader on the second violin.<br />
Victoria Park and Rebecca<br />
Harris will be playing in the<br />
viola section while Eugene In is<br />
the section leader for cello.<br />
Pippa Lange has earned a place<br />
in the flute section and Amy<br />
Clough and Adelina Orwin have<br />
been named oboes. Adelina is<br />
the section leader.<br />
The students will meet with<br />
the other members of the secondary<br />
schools’ orchestra during<br />
the April break at St Margaret’s<br />
College for rehearsals and concerts.<br />
Former students have earned<br />
professional level qualifications<br />
with Valerie Xiang earning an<br />
Associate Royals School of Music<br />
diploma with distinction on the<br />
organ.<br />
Yuna Chon earned a Trinity<br />
of London College diploma with<br />
distinction on violin and Victoria<br />
Park earned one on piano.<br />
Sarah Lawrence was awarded a<br />
performers’ certificate from the<br />
London college with distinction<br />
on piano.<br />
Director of music Janet Kingsbury<br />
said the school’s Stellar<br />
programme continues to support<br />
and nurture exceptional musical<br />
talent, which is clear in the dedication<br />
she sees in students.<br />
“Our innovative and personalised<br />
programme enhances current<br />
music opportunities through<br />
offering masterclasses and workshops<br />
with mentors to inspire and<br />
engage young musicians,” she said.<br />
“We see talent in our young<br />
musicians that is a given in older<br />
professional musicians with much<br />
more experience.”<br />
Local<br />
<strong>News</strong><br />
Now<br />
Young musicians’ chance with national orchestra<br />
ORCHESTRA: Rangi Ruru Girls’ School students have been excelling in music. <br />
NOR’WEST NEWS<br />
Juniors get new facility at St Andrew’s<br />
Fire rages, homes at risk<br />
ST ANDREW’S College junior<br />
and pre-school pupils have<br />
returned to a new facility.<br />
The new Stewart Junior Centre<br />
will be formally opened on<br />
<strong>February</strong> 23 by Dame Adrienne<br />
Stewart, rector Christine<br />
Leighton and preparatory<br />
school principal Jonathan<br />
Bierwirth.<br />
The new facility includes two<br />
new playgrounds for the junior<br />
school and pre-school as well as<br />
new classrooms.<br />
FUN: The new junior school playground at St Andrew’s<br />
College.<br />
LEARN: The Stewart Centre<br />
caters for pre-school and<br />
junior school pupils.<br />
ADVENTURE: Vivienne<br />
Eviampieff-Bojilove on<br />
the new playground at St<br />
Andrew’s College junior<br />
school..<br />
SHARE: Pre-school and<br />
junior school pupils share<br />
and play together.<br />
UPDATE: The new facility includes fresh classroom spaces.
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