Havelock Singers
Havelock Singers is Havelock North High Schools all comers mixed (boys and girls) choir and includes students
of all singing abilities and ages. They meet every Tuesday lunchtime to sing together, led by the fantastic Mrs Melville and assisted by student leaders, Aimee Somerville and Tim Keip. The group performs at the Big Sing competition every year as well as at music fest. This year Havelock Singers was larger than it has been for a while,
it’s encouraging to see so many students get involved in singing. The junior students from Havelock Singers are
usually invited to sing Christmas carols to the old folks in late November/early December.
Tim Keip
Havelock Singers
Back Row: Lien Son, Caitlin Jones, Imogen Moore,
Lily Yorke, Laura Welch, Megan Bristow, Alanna James,
Morgan Watkins, Katelyn van der Gulik, Ayaah Salah
4th Row: Gabrielle Bell, Sophie Hooper, Kara Billing,
Sarah Bradey, Emily Young, Jemma Kendon, Lucia Wilson,
Katie Freer, Alexandra Miller, Ella Hoogerbrug
3rd Row: Mr Robbie Cargill (Coach), Morgan
Pearce, Nina Blair, Joshua Kent, Oliver Taylor, Nathan
Miller, Joseph Belcher, Jack Roberts, Liam Millar, Courtney
Ellingham-Prebble, Milly Douglas
2nd Row: Julia Bennet, Chare Van der Merwe, Meg
Kain, Kayla Simpson, Valerie Leijen, Tess Gordon, Nesta
Lade, Stephanie Houghton, Devon Willis, Mrs Susan
Melville (Coach)
Front Row: Micah Townsend, Jessica Hunt, Meg Gallen,
Lauren Bell, Tim Keip, Aimee Somerville, Larissa Kent, Lara
Dalldorf, Sylvia Browning, Morgan Bowler-Parkin
Junior Jazz Band
Junior Jazz Band consists of year seven and eight
students from Havelock North Intermediate and year nine,
ten and eleven students from Havelock North High School.
Our conductor is Mr Cargill and our student leaders are
Laurence de Burgh (year thirteen) and Morgan Watkins
(year eleven).
Junior Jazz Band practices every Wednesday morning
at 7:45 am. We are a relatively new group; this is our third
year running. Since the group was created in 2012, we
have developed a great reputation. It is a fantastic group
for musicians of all abilities. We welcome both experienced
players and beginners.
During our involvement with the band, we have really
enjoyed seeing the ensemble grow and improve. We have
had the pleasure of performing to an audience on
several occasions over the last couple of years,
opportunities which have been very beneficial in improving
our skills.
This year, we performed at the school Cultural Expo. We
had a lot of fun playing to the primary and intermediate
students who came to watch. We recently competed at the
Lindisfarne Festival of Bands and earned a silver award for
our combined performance with Stage Band.
We also performed at the Napier Jazz Club’s
schools night, the Spring Fair and Music Festival.
This year, the introduction of schoology at HNHS
has been a great tool for Junior Jazz Band to work
with. Mr Cargill has been able to put video
recordings of our pieces onto the group
schoology page, enabling everyone to practice at
home, playing along with the recording.
Another positive change was the addition of
Imogen Moore and Morgan Watkins trombonists to
the band. In the past, the school has lacked trombone players but since Mr Cargill has been offering
lessons, the instrument has become more popular.
The trombones add a great sound to the band.
Overall, this has been an amazing year for Junior Jazz Band. We have both really enjoyed our
involvement with the band. We’d like to thank Mr
Cargill for giving up his time to lead Junior Jazz
Band. We look forward to seeing the band grow
and improve over the next couple of years.
Imogen Moore and Morgan Watkins