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Show Quest
Back Row:
Makenzie Grove, Renee Thompson, Ruby Greatholder
4th Row:
Hannah Millar, Keiryn Rowe, Amy Jenkins, William Ewart, Julian Tabat, Renee van der Meulen, Mili Kitiona, Pia McPhail
3rd Row:
Jackson Parsons, Jeanette Steyn, Nick Batey, Oliver Taylor, Jasper Ross, Chris Jackman, Ethan Hedge, Kate Norris, Jade Hanham (Teacher)
2nd Row:
Bella Boerboom, Jessica Williams, Alara Akkaya, Emily Brown, Abigail Macdonald, Maisie Moore, Henrietta Williams, Holleigh Beck
Front Row:
Caitlin Hedge, Poppy Kelly, Kaiya Read-Butcher, Charliot Miller, Amelia Slade, Grace Francois, Rosemary Yorke, Emily, Wright,
Roksolana Tsyatsko
Absent:
Lola Kidd
From Humble Beginnings to National Winnings
along by efforts from an equally dedicated team of jazz,
acro, and contemporary dancers, with Nick Batey’s behind-
the-scenes videography, direction in lighting, and sound
deserving special recognition.
From humble beginnings to national winnings, Havelock
North High School’s very own Showquest team is the
latest in a long line of HNHS students to attain national
recognition.
Though a vast majority of HNHS showquest was steered by
student direction, the efforts of a number of staff members
cannot be understated in their contribution to the winning
performance. The drama department’s own Mr Brebner
and Mrs Hanham had a heavy, and much appreciated hand
in both prop design and creation, whilst Mrs Hanham’s
constant emotional and professional support quickly made
her a backbone of the team. Mrs Hargreaves, as well as her
daughter Kate, were equally fundamental to the team in their
tireless contribution to HNHS Showquest’s award-winning
wardrobe, and their indispensable support on performance
day. Not only this, but Mrs Hargreaves organisation of the
Showquest team’s finances was equally vital in the show’s
success. The numerous victories HNHS would later go on
to attain at both showquest competitions are, in part, thanks
to the contribution of these staff members. The lengths
in which they have gone to support the team are a source
of tremendous appreciation from the students of HNHS
Showquest, and the victories they subsequently helped to
acquire serve only as a testimony of just how invaluable
their contributions were.
Having tirelessly and meticulously crafted a fully
conceptualised, 10 minute performance piece they had
worked on since the beginning of the year, the student-
directed HNHS showquest team had big hopes and tingling
nerves on the day of their August 31st performance. Being
helmed by the ever-brilliant talents of student leaders Grace
Francois, Charliot Miller and Amelia Slade, the team were
unsurprisingly ecstatic with their successes.
HNHS’s showquest performance, titled, “Join the Circus”
told the story of a girl who quickly finds herself entrenched
in the beautiful, but sometimes sinister world of social
media, upon being gifted her first phone. The overarching
allegory of “the circus”, starring performers Chris Jackman,
Caitlin Hedge, and Julian Tabat helped to tell an enthralling
tale of the seductive and addictive world of social media,
hoping to convey to their audience the hidden dangers
that this unsupervised, and unrestricted environment, can
provide. Being no easy task, these performers were helped
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