CULTURAL COMMITTEE
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Front Row : Absent :
Eleanor Clark , Holly Renwick , Kate Norris , Oliver Barclay , Alice Hoogerbrug , Emily Wright James Wright , Munya Marufu , Alex Congalton , George Cummings , Andrea Wilson ( Cultural Co-ordinator ) Annabelle Williams , Eva Chaplin , Benjamin Bush , Poppy Kelly , Christie Watson , Pia McPhail Ben Pogai
Like all school committees at Havelock North High School , this year ’ s Cultural Committee was excited to have the opportunity to contribute to the cultural life of the school by running events for the students . The annual Havestock concert was held on a perfect sunny autumn day and the students got into the spirit of the 60 ’ s , dressing like hippies and enjoying the music provided by our musicianship bands . One of our members , Pia McPhail , started the Cultural Express publication that highlighted all the cultural events coming up and success stories of those who have achieved something culturally . It was great to circulate that to students and teachers to keep everyone up to date .
Our next school-wide event was the running of the Talent Show . This is a platform for any student to enter and showcase their talents , and what a diverse range of acts we saw from singing , dancing , bands and soloists . For us as a committee , we have the honour of performing the halftime act whilst the judges decide on the winners . This year , we sang to Harry Belafonte ’ s classic ‘ Day O ’ or the Banana Boat song as it is more commonly recognised . We had a blast dressing up and playing instruments and singing into our banana microphones and had the audience laughing ! We pass on the mantle to next year ’ s committee and wish everyone all the best to keep our cultural traditions going !
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