Nor'West News: June 14, 2016

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8 Tuesday June 14 2016 SCHOOLS NOR’WEST NEWS Cobham Intermediate students put on their gumboots and went insect hunting as part of a programme run by Lincoln University. The Waterwatch course is run by the university and gives years 7-13 students the chance to participate in real ecological practices outside the classroom. Students got involved in measuring a range of physical, chemical and biological indicators of water quality. First they disturbed the river bottom in order to catch sediment in their nets. They then transferred the sediment to trays and examined the samples up close to try and identify the insects that they found. They then processed and interpreted data and information gathered from the field trip to produce an assessment on the streams health. YOUNG SCIENTISTS: Cobham Intermediate School students look on as Hayley Clutterbuck (holding net) takes samples to analysis. COLLECTING: Student Casey Kereama (right) catches sediment in a net to identify insects and flora to determine the stream’s health. DISCOVERY TIME: Year 5 and 6 students at Wairakei School had no winter sport during Queen’s Birthday Weekend so they filled their time with lego, smoothies, biscuit decoration and outdoor games. Pupils could chose between construction with lego and large planks, making fruit and vege smoothies, biscuit decoration, and outdoor games. Most pupils were able to have a go at two activities. St Andrew’s College was a wash with colour as it celebrated its international students with an assembly recently. Every two years the school holds an assembly to showcase the diversity it has on its campus. Students dress up in clothes native to their homelands and bring in their national flag to show others their heritage. They were welcomed into the school hall by a Takumi drum group and entertained by a group visiting from Ecole School in Dehradun, India. School head of values and culture Hamish Bell said it is fantastic to see students representing their homeland. “The whole school was involved which makes it quite a special event,” he said. SCHOOL PRIDE: Director of international and exchange students Pale Tauti walks the New Zealand flag into the international assembly. DIVERSE: St Andrew’s College showcases just some of the nationalities that go to the school. HAROLD’S BACK: The Life Education bus visited Wairakei School’s juniors for two days last week. All junior pupils had the opportunity to visit the bus to learn about friendship, digital citizenship, respect for each other and finding out about being bucket fillers by making people feel happy and bucket dippers by making people feel sad or unhappy. EAT TALK SMILE Live life confidently with advanced dental and denture care. Easy PErsonal Cash loans $$ FroM $600 - $20,000 $ Apply on line now – FAst ApprovAl we can say yes when the Banks say NO Providing Custom Framing of all Artworks 8 CONVENIENT CHRISTCHURCH LOCATIONS: Merivale 03 375 4444 Beckenham 03 375 4443 Fendalton 03 375 4449 Linwood 03 375 4448 Kaiapoi 03 375 4442 QEII Dental 03 388 0881 Dentistry with a Smile 03 338 8210 Halswell Dental 03 322 9577 Canterbury’s leading company specialising in complete denture services. www.duchenne.co.nz CAll Us now FreepHone 0800 340 350 Apply on line todAy At www.faircity.co.nz Gallery Space with large Range of Original work Including CHCH Scenes, L/Edition Prints, Posters Photography & Sporting Memorabilia 6 Main North Road | Ph 352 7594 (Next to SBS Bank) www.artworkspictureframing.co.nz Open Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Closed weekends
NOR’WEST NEWS Tuesday June 14 2016 9 Our People When the world is your stage Ailis Oliver-Kerby, 21, is fast on track to becoming a professional performer after being accepted into performing arts schools in London, New York and Australia. She spoke to Georgia O’Connor-Harding about living all around the world while growing up, her love of the arts and being related to broadcaster Bernadine Oliver-Kerby. Great speaking to you. How are you finding performing in Showbiz Christchurch’s Hairspray so far? I have been absolutely loving it. It has just been such a positive experience and to have audiences at last is so different. Having the laughs is more fun. I’m playing Penny Pingleton. She is such a lovable character with great one-liners. Hairspray is one of my favourite shows and Penny is one of my ultimate roles. I did Hairspray in the United Kingdom but I always wanted to play Penny. When I came to Dunedin I got that, which is cool, and now I have it again, which is special. You’ve been all around the world. Tell me about the places you’ve lived in? It’s always a hard question when someone asks where I am from because it is quite a long story. I was born in Auckland and then lived in Christchurch as a primary school kid. My family moved to England for a couple of years before my teenage years. It was back and forth from England to here. Then, when I was about 12, we moved to Hong Kong because my Dad worked as a pilot with a Hong Kong airline – Cathay Pacific. It was getting really hard for the family to be so split up all the time. Dad was always flying so we all moved there together. What was growing up in Hong Kong like? CENTRE STAGE: Ailis Oliver-Kerby playing the role of Liesl in the Sound of Music with Taieri Musical Society last year. It was such an amazing adventure. We were there for seven years and there was a great theatre scene in Hong Kong as well. The dance is competitive there. I worked hard with my singing and dancing at the international Island School. I met lots of British, American and Australian teachers. It is really different in the middle of the city. So cultural. I feel home there now but I can see why people would have a cultural shock. And then you went to the United Kingdom to study? I was 16 and I heard about a musical theatre course in the United Kingdom. It was a pre-tertiary musical theatre course at Tring Park School for Performing Arts. I just wanted to be somewhere I could do this full-time. What drew you back to New Zealand? It felt like I needed to get back to my roots. I liked the look of Otago University – I had lots of old friends going there. The main building is kind of like Hogwarts. What’s the most valuable thing you’ve picked up from studying the performing arts? I think the hardest thing about this industry is all the set backs. And you have to believe in yourself. If you don’t believe in yourself no one else will. I recently did the Christchurch International Musical Theatre Summer School and Andrea Burns, who is on Broadway in On Your Feet! at the moment, said to us: “If you’re ready, you never have to get ready”. It is all about being prepared. And you have to be prepared for every audition. Preparation is the one thing that can help you. You have got to appreciate the good moments and not let the bad moments suck it out of you. And is it your dream to be on West End with all your achievements? After getting accepted into the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York and Making it On Broadway in Sydney, it is my dream to work in West End productions. I most recently came second in the International Monologue Competition where I was lucky enough to receive more than 2000 votes. What an incredible variety of places to choose from. Have you thought about what option you will take up? I do think London is where I want to be. I have worked there before and have contacts. I also just found out I got into Legally Blonde at the Court Theatre. I haven’t confirmed anything yet. I am trying to defer my place in London so I can do the show here and go the following year. Everything is still in limbo at the moment. Tell me a bit more about your family. Your dad is a pilot, what do the others do? My Mum studied psychology and she is a career coach. She is also a business owner. She does psychology assessments. She helps me with my CV. My brother Lachie is very talented. He has just released his album on SoundCloud called The Reach. His music is alternative rap and he creates his own beats. My brother is also a massive rugby player at school. When he was at Christ’s College he was in the first XV for rugby. He is very talented. What’s it like being related to Bernadine Oliver-Kerby? She is an amazing aunty. She is always there for me. I’ve been to Auckland quite a lot with my auditions and agency, Auckland Actors Ltd. She always drives me around and would do anything for us. She enjoys watching shows. She came and watched my brother in his school production of Cats and she came to see me in the Sound of Music with the Taieri Musical Society last year. She has an amazing voice as well. Not sure if she sings a lot anymore. It is her little secret. She was in musicals at school. You are so busy with your performing. What do you always make time for and value the most? I value my time with my family. I take my studies seriously. I loved doing my degree, reading and performing. I am lucky to have friends all over the world now which I value greatly.
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