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Te Rehu and Miracle with MC Staff at Heads Held High
Wayfinder Te Rehu Karaka
Heads Held High
Two of our Year 12
students, Te Rehu Karaka
& Miracle Tonga, were part
of a cohort of promising
young leaders selected
from South Auckland
schools who were given
the chance to creatively
re-story the world they live
in, in collaboration with
the Blackfriars Theatre
Company.
The project, which was showcased
in June at the Māngere Arts
Centre, challenged stereotypes and
explored themes of alofa, reciprocity,
resilience and respect. Te Rehu was
chosen as the Māngere College
Wayfinder for the project. Wayfinders
were chosen as fierce changemakers
who advocate for change.
Te Rehu writes, “I want change
in our learning, in education and
job opportunities. I’m fighting for
freedom. I want our people to think
for themselves and decide what’s
best for our communities.”
Leading on from her involvement
in Heads Held High, Miracle Tonga
was chosen to join “Voices of South
Auckland” – a collective of four
promising high school students with
a talent for spoken word and poetry,
Intermediate students enjoying workshops with Miracle
and a heart for their community.
In association with Springboard
Trust, Miracle delivered empowering
workshops to students at Bruce
McLaren & Takanini Intermediates,
which encouraged and enabled
students to open up and give voice
to their lives, struggles, emotions
and hopes through spoken word,
poetry, games and discussion.
Miracle was deeply inspired by
the bravery and resilience of these
young students, saying of the
experience, “you’d be surprised to
see what a kid can hold. Even the
smallest people carry the heaviest
things in life. But that only inspires
you to do better and to help make a
change.”
Boys Quartet at Performing Arts Night
Performing at Sports Awards Night
boys quartet
The newly formed MC
Boys Quartet had the
opportunity to perform at
various school events this
year, showcasing their
strong vocals and soulful
four-part harmonies.
Their performances at the annual
Performing Arts Night were a
highlight of the night, igniting the
crowd. As well as performing as an
individual group, they also provided
the music for dance items, and
then closed the night out with
another song which saw the crowd
up on their feet, dancing the night
away. They were also featured at the
Sports Awards Night, performing
two standout songs that were
enjoyed by all. Closing out the year,
they performed a rousing rendition
of ‘Sometimes it Takes a Mountain’,
backed by the Noteworthy Junior
Choir.
[Boys Quartet Members: Unaloto
Leleifi, Spencer Moli, Johnathon
Lemalu, Lopi Papau]
60 Mangere College - 2018