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2024 Performing Arts, Design & Creative Technologies Awards

On Friday evening 1 November, we held our annual Performing Arts, Design & Creative Technologies Awards to recognise the outstanding achievements of our students.

As Director of Performing Arts, Ms Jo Cakebread, mentioned in her opening address, the Cultural Cornerstone has been thriving throughout the year. 

Our girls should be incredibly proud of their efforts, dedication and achievements. Thank you to our staff and tutors who provide their expertise and time to support our students and provide them with wonderful opportunities. 

Photos capturing the award winners are available to view and download below.

2024 AWARD RECIPIENTS

Performing Arts, Design and Creative Technologies

Technical Skills in Senior Materials Design: Claudia Patel-Gaunt
Creativity in Junior Materials Design: Florence Dear
Tutor’s Award for Textiles Related Design: Mckee Rabbitte
Tutor’s Award for Communication Design: Chananya Vangsiripaisal
Tutor’s Award for Senior Art: Clara Norman
Tutor’s Award for Junior Art: Scarlett McIvor
Tutor’s Award for Photography: Siena Thomas
Tutor’s Award for Product and Spatial Design: Bella Flowers
Junior Photo Club – Greatest Participation (Joint): Mollie Davies, Ruby Finch, Millie Heslop, Phoebe Mitchell
Junior Photo Club – Images Most Voted for by her Peers: Millie Heslop
Woodford House Photography Competition – Senior Category: Dramatic Movie Scenerio: Kiki Wong
Woodford House Photography Competition – Junior Category: Warm and/or Cool Lighting: Ruby Finch
Woodford House Photography Competition – Open Category: Architecture: Oran Hammersley
Scannell Cup: Claudia Patel-Gaunt
NEW Adjudicator’s Award for Exhibiting Art: Amy McLennan 
Award for Chronicle: Cover Design: Kiki Wong

Cultural, Dance, Drama

Most Valued Contribution to Debating: Amelia Arthur
Most Valued Contribution to Public Speaking: Anna Wilson
NEW Tutors’ Award for Improvement in Junior Speech and Drama: Hannah Newman
NEW Tutors’ Award for Excellence in Junior Speech and Drama: Florence Dear
Services to Drama: Aria Le Lievre 
FAMSS Cup for Resilience in Drama: Kayla Mitchell
Most Valued Contribution to Theatre Production: Libby Jackson
Most Valued Contribution to Arts Management (Joint): Sophie Westwood, Zara McGillicuddy
Most Valued Contribution to Dance (Joint): Sophie Westwood, Zara McGillicuddy, Hineatauira Pahuru-Kaa

Kapa Haka

Mauri ki te Rangi Award: Madeleine Ives
NEW Hine Māia Award: Angie Paterson
NEW Hine Raumati Award: Tiana Marsden

Music

Practical Services to the Music Department: Meg Chilton
Most Effective Arts Leadership in the Music Department: Clarmond Cheung
Most Valued Member of an Instrumental Ensemble: Kiki Wong
Tutor’s Award for Piano Tuition: Meg Chilton
Tutor’s Award for Guitar Tuition: Grace Feltham
Tutor’s Award for Vocal Tuition: Elsie Plummer
Tutors’ Award for String Tuition: Isabella Shortall
Tutor’s Award for Instrumental Tuition (Joint): Kiki Wong, Mami Koizumi
Most Valued Member of Cantante Dulci: Adelaide Chou
Most Valued Member of Up Close: Clarmond Cheung
Most Valued Member of Chapel Choir: Kiki Wong
Composition and Song Writing Award: Louisa Openshaw
Rock Band Award: Puzzled: Coco Brown, Lola Clarkson, Astyn Lake, Amelia Nicoll, Louisa Openshaw, Elsie Plummer
Adjudicator’s Award for Music Cup: Mami Koizumi
Most Valued Contribution from a Performance Group (Joint): Balkan Quartet, Dopplar Effect – Emily Ding, Ana Okubanjo, Yuna Tsang, Amy Zhang, Emily Ding, Jua Kim, Kiki Wong
Outstanding Contribution to the Performing Arts (Joint): Esther Dear and Clarmond Cheung.

Service to the Arts

Jorja Allen: Contribution to Art and Painting
Victoria Brougham: Contribution to Communication Design
Clarmond Cheung: Outstanding Contribution to Performing Arts, Student Head of Drama, Up Close, Wardrobe and Archives
Esther Dear: Arts Prefect, Contribution to Art, Communication Design and Performing Arts
Neave Field-Huber: Outstanding Contribution to Art and Communication Design. Contribution to Performing Arts
Ella Good: Contribution to Performing Arts and Speech and Drama
Madeleine Ives: Outstanding Contribution to Performing Arts, Student Head of Drama
Jua Kim: Outstanding Contribution to Performing Arts, Student Head of Chamber Music
Christina Lee: Outstanding Contribution to Performing Arts
Maddy Lowry: Contribution to Art, Painting and Photography
Lucy Murphy: Outstanding Contribution to Communication and Spatial Design, Student Head of Design
Eryn Nairn: Outstanding Contribution to Art, Spatial Design and Performing Arts, Student Head of Visual Art and Technology
Hineatauira Pahuru-Kaa: Outstanding Contribution to Communication Design, Spatial Design and Performing Arts
Rosa Pike: Contribution to Performing Arts and Speech and Drama
Jessica Su: Outstanding Contribution to Performing Arts
Jemimah Thomson: Outstanding Contribution to Performing Arts, Student Head of Music
Paige Watson: Contribution to Communication Design
Sophie Webber: Contribution to Performing Arts
Sophie White: Contribution to Art
Jaimee Whittaker: Contribution to Performing Arts
Anna Wilson: Outstanding Contribution to Public Speaking

Visual & Performing Arts Committee

Arts Prefect: Esther Dear
Head Visual Art / Technology: Eryn Nairn
Archives: Clarmond Cheung
Chamber Music: Jua Kim
Chapel Choir: Lydia Burns, Kiki Wong
Dance: Zara McGillicuddy, Sophie Westwood
Debating: Sophie Webber
Design: Lucy Murphy
Drama: Madeleine Ives, Clarmond Cheung
Flute Choir: Kiki Wong
Improvisors: Aria Le Lievre, Lucy Simmons
Kapa Haka: Grace Asher
Music: Jay Thompson
Orchestra: Christina Lee
Photography: Grace Carlson
Rock Band: Louisa Openshaw
Technical Team: Libby Jackson
Up Close Choir: Clarmond Cheung
Wardrobe: Clarmond Cheung
Year 7 & 8 Choir: Meg Chilton

Premium Awards

Kerr Trophy for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts: Grace Carlson
Actor of the Year: Madeleine Ives
Junior Musician of the Year (Joint): Ana Okubanjo, Emily Ding
Musician of the Year: Mami Koizumi
Gunson Cup for Achievement in Performing Arts from an Intermediate Student: Adelaide Chou
Principal’s Award for Excellence in the Arts: Kiki Wong.