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newsletter lindisfarne college june 2012 tor s rec 1st xv vs scots winter exchange `founded on tradition focused on the future www.lindisfarne.school.nz 1

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cultural sporting academic participation endeavour excellence christian dimension from the rector `unearthing creativity as best chamber group they played brilliantly and thoroughly deserved the win what was even more pleasing was that the 14 ½ minute piece they played had been written by marcus and that his composition has now won the national chamber music composition competition clearly a talented composer marcus also won this award last year his winning entry `while dreamscapes stagnate was simply outstanding creativity is alive and well in the arts and in other subjects and activities at lindisfarne yet as i am sure conference speakers will note we need to continue to strive to bring out creativity in all students and seek new ways strategies and opportunities to develop the talents and skills of our young men god bless mr ken macleod rector this july the international boys schools coalition conference is to be held in melbourne its theme is `unearthing creativity creativity is something that is perhaps not often associated with boys who tend to have a stereotype that says they will be practical and task focussed rather than lateral and creative creativity is however something we need to encourage in all our boys as it enables thinking development innovation and problem solving the conference will challenge participants to reflect on new ways to unearth boy s creativity in a range of subject and co-curricular situations mr george rogers and mr fraser harrison are presenting a workshop based on our very successful integrated learning activities over the last 2 years with year 10 classes mr matt kidd is also joining an action research project where he will explore creativity in media studies the events of the last few days convince me that there are already a number of incredibly creative young men in our college in assembly last week we saw an excellent short film created as part of the 48 hour film festival it was entertaining challenging and completely designed and produced by a small group of year 13 media studies students then on friday evening i attended the presbyterian familyworks photography competition entrants were asked to illustrate `what family means to me in a photograph the result was a stunning range of images evoking a number of elements of family life four of our boys made the final 12 and the contest was won by morgan taylor with hugh chesterman third the winning image was entitled its written all over your face and featured a series of family memories names and ideas literally written on a face it stood out as a provocative and distinctive image and was a deserving winner another event held during the weekend was the regional final of the nz chamber music competition chamber music is particularly strong in the hawke s bay and boasts the third largest number of entries in the country a number of lindisfarne groups entered with a year 9 group of louis daysh gerard chesterman and thomas mannering winning the adjudicators award as the most promising group year 13 students harry greig and marcus jackson were part of a group that won the statham award for the best performance of a new zealand work as well as winning the overall award notice to parents scholarship information for 2013 entry the parents of boys who have been accepted into the college for 2013 and boys moving into year 9 will be sent out information regarding scholarships in term three parents will also be notified of further key dates at this time inside this newsletter 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 cover photo 1st xv rugby team rector s news from the deputy rector senior school news boarding news chaplain s chat middle school update performing arts old boys news casino royale pre ball dinner casino royale pre ball dinner college art international news media studies achievement corner sports update scots winter exchange meet the staff notices/whats on 2

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second hand uniform all second hand uniform ­ day school and sporting is available from the college uniform shop open wednesdays 3.30pm ­ 4.30pm from the deputy rector college uniform schools have a long history of using school uniforms to project an atmosphere of uniformity pride loyalty and equality among the students by wearing the college uniform correctly i believe we are developing in our boys a sense of loyalty connection and pride new uniform day school uniform is available from thomsons suits in hastings footwear ­ the college s preferred shoe is the mckinlays delta in black classic leather lace up shoe available from griffiths footwear hastings and lee james footwear havelock north attendance if your son is going to be away from school please contact the college office phone 06 8731136 or email office@lindisfarne.school.nz force of character college sports uniforms are at lindisfarne we seek to educate our young men to be good men who will not available from the college only have successful lives but lead significant lives most of us start off with a uniform shop open similar set of good intentions so what do people with force of character do wednesdays 3.30pm ­ 4.30pm differently what is their secret to success i think it comes down to one thing and one thing alone they consciously think before they act and when the decision is made to act they always take full ownership of their actions they immediately reap the benefits of their successful acts and also quickly and openly address those that went wrong possessing force of character means dependably taking responsibility for your own actions even when the outcome is negative negative actions are initial failures but they are not long term failures unless they are ignored when strong moral value and good intent is combined with failure a resolution is always found remember that most headline news is generally bad news even when it s scaled down into small social circles by honestly addressing the effects of a negative action you visibly sooth the minds of anyone affected thus turning bad news into good news everyone respects honesty it s easy for someone to take ownership of success but when the headlines read failure only those possessing force of character have the influential capacity to shine mr campbell howlett deputy rector be honest don t deceive cheat or steal be reliable do what you say you ll do n n trustworthiness nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn have the courage to do the right thing build a good reputation be loyal stand by your country and friends be tolerant of differences don t threaten hit or hurt anyone treat others with respect be disciplined think before you act consider the consequences be accountable for your choices take turns and share don t blame others carelessly forgive others help people in need respect use good manners not bad language n be considerate of the feelings of others n deal peacefully with anger insults and n disagreements do what you are supposed to do persevere keep on trying always do your best use self control play by the rules be open minded listen to others be kind be compassionate and show you care express gratitude do your share to make your school and community better cooperate get involved in school/community affairs nnnnnnn responsibility fairness caring citizenship nnnnnn be a good neighbour/friend obey laws and rules respect authority protect the environment 3

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senior school news the spirit of new zealand a personal perspective from the 27th may to the 6th june i volunteered as crew aboard the spirit of new zealand this was my second trip as a leading hand after my first trip as a trainee which i was able to get through school in 2010 as a leading hand i was another link between the trainees and permanent crew i spent most of my time on deck or in the rigging as pictured i also helped the cook down in the galley there was always good food throughout the voyage during the 10 day trip we sailed out to great barrier island the weather was great apart from a few days of rain which did not last long some of the organised activities included a day tramp dingy sailing yard swing and a bbq on the beach plus lots of sailing each activity made the group closer and improved their skills later on in the trip we sailed back over to coromandel while heading along the coast we met a large pod of dolphins which played around the ship for at least 45 minutes the last day of the trip is called trainee day the trainees elect their own crew and run the ship for the day using all of the skills taught to them they can do whatever they want to do and we stand back and supervise their activities where necessary especially up the rigging it is always interesting to see what each group does after three voyages i have learned lots of new skills and i discovered how i have changed after each voyage i am going to continue to volunteer with the trust in the future as each trip you go on is always different i always recommend to others to try and get a place aboard the spirit places come up through school regularly so it is good to keep an eye out tom arnold year 13 year 13 servant leadership all the year 13 students on the 21st june were involved in community projects and activities that provided an opportunity to support a range of organisations and groups in the community this involved helping young at risk youths support working at hohepa planting trees at hawkes bay hospital and making fences near the karamu stream this initiative started last year and has been very well received by the local community and provides a great vehicle for the spirit of volunteer work in the community to be instilled in our young men fergus wares planting native trees at roys hill on behalf of the hastings district council in the 2011 senior service day senior assessment week and senior reports teachers are conducting practice assessments in ncea classes for those standards that your sons will complete in the november examinations run by nzqa these standards will be repeated in the benchmark examinations in the middle of next term where a more complete picture will be gained there is no doubt that some of the results have been very pleasing and there is real evidence of progress being made for others this has been a timely reminder of the fact that nothing is gained without the sustained and on-going diligence and persistence that is characteristic of all high achievers whatever their baseline level of ability reports from staff are being completed in the last weeks of term and these will give a full outline of your son s performance department of labour seminar for year 12 and 13 students an increasing number of senior students are holding down jobs either on a permanent part time basis or during the holidays the reasons for this are many but it seems appropriate that we try to help them understand their in workplace rights and responsibilities as an employee we were fortunate to secure maree wheatley a mediator from the department of labour to talk to the boys to give them some insights to their individual contractual rights the new 90 day legislation and some of its implications for them the youth minimum wage levels and legislation and their rights and responsibilities around workplace holidays dismissal and pay negotiation many of the boys were unaware of the issues in this important area of their future employment and it is certain that their experiences will be different to those of our own as young adults mr ross barry assistant rector senior school 4

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boarding news this has been a very productive term for all boys of the college especially our boarders academic achievement as always is a major focus for our boys and it is pleasing to report how settled the boys are and on track with their learning prep is working well in both the senior and junior areas of the school junior examinations have recently been completed along with senior assessment week reports back from staff have given a positive indication that our boarding boys across the year levels are achieving well and at their expected level although this is a generalised statement the boarding staff are very pleased with the progress their boys are making new zealand boarding schools conference held in napier hawke s bay hosted the new zealand boarding schools conference in may lindisfarne played a major role in this conference and it is with pleasure i report that our school was well show-cased and again our boys stepped up and made all delegates who visited our school feel very welcome our hostels were immaculate in presentation all boarders did our college proud and again thank you to all for the pride they showed in the college by ensuring on the day delegates got a chance to come through our school and all hostels were well presented also to the senior boys cameron pease andrew mcnair rupert perry marcus jackson and harry grieg plus the pipe band who all played a major role in introducing and thanking guest speakers entertaining delegates at the top of te mata peak with a musical item bag piping the delegates off the bus to view our hostels and welcoming delegates at the mission restaurant did an amazing job i personally would like to thank them for ensuring the 3 days were a huge success they made us feel very proud as a school and as a community activities i would just like to take the opportunity to highlight the latest activity organised by matron for the junior boys in boarding an afternoon of paintball and go-karting is always a winner and certainly it was a fun afternoon had by all those who were in attendance the year 10 boys challenged the years 7-9 in the paintball there was a lot of pride at stake here and it would appear that tactically the younger boys had it over the year 10 s as they managed to win the duel albeit that they did have the professional paintball owner helping them along the way important dates parent interviews senior junior rathkeale exchange rathkeale wanganui collegiate exchange at lindisfarne tournament week regional meetings wairoa gisborne monday 16th july friday 10th august tuesday 31st july wednesday 15th august monday 3rd ­ friday 7th september wednesday 10th october thursday 11th october i will be in touch with invitations venues and times as the events draw closer if you are from those regions please enter these dates in your diary they will both be evening meeting with a meal a presentation an opportunity to mingle and ask questions of the staff mr glen petersen director of boarding 5

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from the chaplain congratulations to this year s prefects on their planning and organisation of last weekend s ball it was clearly an evening that was enjoyed by most and seen as the social highlight of the school year it seems to me to be wonderful that amidst all the busyness and demands of the school year we can take time out to simply enjoy ourselves one thing i observed from the evening was the obvious sense of pride that both the boys and their partners had in dressing formally for the occasion with this also reflected in the way the majority conducted themselves during the evening in scripture pride or being proud tends to be viewed unfavourably in fact the book of proverbs is particularly scathing of pride when pride comes then comes disgrace pride goes before destruction a person s pride will bring humiliation to keep these words in their proper context the writer of proverbs was addressing the people of his day and their relationship with god for them the one and only reality one should have had a sense of pride in was god for it was by god s grace alone and not their own ability that allowed them to remain faithful to place pride in a more contemporary context ­ to have a sense of pride in who we are and in what we are doing obviously has a positive connotation pride allows us to achieve at an ever higher level it allows us to aspire to attain goals that otherwise would be beyond our ability to reach and it allows others to gain a positive view of who we are and of the community to which we belong ­ in this case our school community this sense of pride should not be confined to one night of the year it should be something that flows through into the daily life of our school we should have a sense of pride in being lindisfarne college students and staff we should wear our uniform with pride take pride in the standards and values that make our school community unique and take this sense of pride with us out into the wider community the words of our school prayer express it well god our heavenly father grant your blessing on our school give to us the true love of knowledge and so guide our work and games our clubs and societies that we may take home and into the community that ideal of service which you give us in your son jesus christ our lord amen may it be so thanks to those families who responded to the invitation for baptism profession of faith or confirmation although the deadline has passed i would still be happy to hear from others the actual service is set for sunday 22 july 2012 with the july school holidays approaching i would ask parents of students who have registered for the duke of edinburgh s hillary award to encourage their sons to take the opportunity of accumulating some hours towards their service component as this is often the more difficult area to fulfil especially for boarders with the shortest day approaching leaves all gone and buds signifying the promise of new life to come may this anticipation be evident in the way we live out our lives and experience god working in and through us every blessing rev warren fortune chaplain year 7 8 news wellesley/hibs exchange -the intermediate boys had a very enjoyable yet chilly visit to wellington for sports recently on wednesday 16th may the boys arrived at wellesley to discover a severe southerly accompanied by rain blowing onto the sports fields it was no surprise that we failed to cope with the conditions after a long bus ride from hawkes bay and we lost all three games the closest game was the hockey which lost 3 1 at fraser park in avalon to a wellesley team that was skilled and handled the cold conditions well oliver howlett starred in goal by making some outstanding saves to keep lindisfarne in the game the rugby was played in extremely muddy conditions and the soccer was played at a seaside venue in absolutely freezing conditions both these teams had periods where they fought with tenacity however the locals ultimately had too much possession and earned good victories for wellesley hutt international boys school billeted our boys on wednesday evening and the next day hosted games including using the middle of trentham racecourse as a venue our boys found hibs tough opposition as well and although the conditions were better our teams all lost to stronger opponents captains josh combs rugby callum walker football and liam watson hockey all spoke well at the functions held after to say thanks hibs were presented with the karika family trophy presented by the karika family in 2010 for winning the excahnge between the schools and we all look forward to resuming our battle with them here at home in 2013 kirk doyle head of year 7-8 6

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middle school news the second term has been very busy for the students academically particularly with the completion of the midterm examinations it was however the time spent on study skills that will be crucial to students relative success along with effective time management in terms of contributions at home in preparation for examinations it would be worth noting the following on average we remember · 20 of what we read · 30 of what we hear · 40 of what we see · 50 of what we say · 60 of what we do · 90 of what we see hear say and do so the main fact from a parental point of view when asking your son what they are doing regarding study for examinations it is important that just simply reading is not enough to be most helpful involve yourself in the study programme by making up tests that could be asked getting your son to verbalise answers help develop a study timetable and help develop the memory techniques such as using thinking maps or mnemonics the key is that at some stage your son will need to commit information into long term memory and the more they process information the more they will retain below are some useful websites www.studyit.org.nz www.how-to-study.com www.thinkingmaps.com www.mind-map.com at present the year nine students are going through a ten hour service programme as a college community we pride ourselves on our christian dimension and as a college we place a lot of importance on developing `good men part of developing the notion of a good man is to develop empathetic contributing members of society and this in part is achieved by having the year nine students organise their own service programme where the students are prepared to go out of their comfort zone and help those groups or associations who are primarily voluntary organisations it is hoped that your son is a good way through the ten hour service programme and if not the upcoming holidays would be a good opportunity to complete their service as part of the service programme each student is to complete a booklet that outlines what it is they have done more importantly it gives the student the opportunity to reflect on what they learnt from the experience once the booklets have been signed off and completed they are to be handed in to mr barry musson in regard to service the year ten leaders have linked up with the college prefects along with a member of the senior management group smg and from a roster each lunch hour walking around the school ensuring the lindisfarne community is litter free as a group of leaders the belief is that it is essential that every individual adds value to themselves their peers and the college community one spin off from working with the prefects and smg is that an opportunity has been provided to further strengthen relationships between seniors juniors and smg · · · · · other year 10 initiatives developing habits of mind posters developing a media site peer support with new year 7 or 8 students helping staff coach intermediate school teams being proactive in dealing with issues in the more informal times at school such as lunch time as the term closes your sons teachers are in the process of writing reports for the first half of the year these are due to be sent out early term three mr george rogers acting assistant rector middle school above are examples of thinking strategies 7

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performing arts music performances it is always a pleasure to see students developing their musical skills utilising them in a range of musical genres and enjoying success in school and community performances this has been very evident in recent weeks with a number of lindisfarne students excelling at the highest level the concord bands have been busy with the popular and successful bands on the run concert held in the auditorium and a visit by freyberg high school concert band from palmerston north which culminated in a joint demonstration concert also held at school another excellent achievement recently was the gold award to the concord symphonic band a silver award to the concord concert band and congratulations to josh whyte year 12 who won best soloist at the fielding festival of bands held on the 24th june the bands are now looking forward to the hawke s bay festival of bands to be held at lindisfarne on 12th august when 13 bands from around the north island will be performing throughout the day our rock bands performed with distinction at the smoke-free rock-quest competition this event was a real highlight for drummer tim walker who won the mainz musicianship award as best performer zopus and without justice both bands from lindisfarne played well in the heats and made the finals on tuesday the 18th of june dr oli wilson arrived at lindisfarne to offer his wealth of knowledge to aspiring contempory performers and composers oli has studied at otago university and gained a doctorate in ethnomusicology and composition he is also a member of up and coming band `knives at noon the day consisted of him giving a lecture in the morning to a large number of students interested in contempory music in this lecture he outlined the steps involved if someone wanted to `make it in the music industry as well as the numerous amounts of people who all work behind the scenes in order to ensure that everything runs smoothly the afternoon involved the lecture group becoming split into a smaller group of students who had been previously selected where dr wilson had them complete a task whereby they had to invent their own original artist and construct how they were going to make it in the music industry once completed each group had to present their artist to dr wilson where each artist was analysed and discussed how successful they would be everyone was very grateful with what dr wilson had to offer and i m sure all that were involved have gained a lot more valuable knowledge and a further insight into the music industry thanks must go to mr wood and mrs harrison for their organisation of the visit and to mrs jeffery for arranging star funding to pay for it at the chamber music regional finals harry greig and marcus jackson were members of the winning dreamscapes quartet that performed `while dreamscapes stagnata this was written by marcus and we have since heard that he has won the sounz composer award for 2012 this is the second year in succession that marcus has achieved this distinguished national award our junior musicians in the chamber music contest were not to be outdone and received the adjudicators award for the ensemble displaying the most potential in this genre congratulations to tom mannering louis daysh and gerard chesterman on their fine effort mr john snowling director of music lindisfarne is currently leading the way in low brass in comparison to other hawke s bay schools pictured here is a surprisingly large group of trombone students with their teachers mr david apperley brass itinerant and mr matthew wood head of music a large group of budding trombone students mr david apperley brass itinerant william gunson millar calder george ebbett douglas muir louis williams henry mirams thomsen brownlie and mr matthew wood hod music 8

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old boys receive queens birthday honours hb today monday june 4 2012 old boys news veteran veterinarian david mossman 57-60 received a qsm after 40 years of working in veterinary science havelock north s david mossman says his qsm for services to veterinary science is a tribute to his many colleagues you accept these kinds of things to become part of the spirit of recognising the efforts of many mr mossman said it s very important for me too that this is something that s judged by your peers the hawke s bay born and bred former lindisfarne college student jump-started his veterinary vocation by studying across the ditch at brisbane university and so began an award-winning career in rural animal husbandry accolades included the adam leslie medal award in 1984 the coopers nz farm management award in the same year and the biggest coup of all the australian college veterinary scientists prize in 1977 his research which focused on collating data on the performance of beef herds from 1970-1995 highlighted issues of unprofitability of herds due to prolonged calving graham malaghan 58-62 chairman of the victoria university based malaghan institute of medical research and son of the institute s generous benefactor len malaghan was made an officer of the new zealand order of merit onzm for services to medical research and philanthropy izzy our favourite sportsman a shy maori boy from the bronx who found himself smack bang in the middle of rich white boys at a hawke s bay high school has made it good world cup-winning all black israel dagg was the toast of the 2012 hawke s bay sports awards night in napier on saturday in some ways it was an early birthday gift for the magpie who turns 24 on wednesday but also a compelling endorsement of a life-changing decision albeit not entirely of his making lindisfarne college is a great school dagg said between receiving the supreme hawke s bay today/radio network sportsperson of the year award and the hastings leader napier courier senior sportsperson of the year award at the pettigrew-green arena in taradale i think going to lindisfarne college was a great turning point for me you know i was living in a not-so-good area in hawke s bay and got up to mischief said the utility back who grew up in camberley hastings as luck would have it an opportunity arose for the youngster to attend lindisfarne at first i said nah i want to go to hastings boys high to see my mates said dagg who was equally adept in cricket but his mother horiana nukutarawhiti was defiant insisting he go to the integrated boys school in hastings that s the best decision i ve ever made because i got some great opportunities to change my life and i got to meet some people to do some very special things i never thought i d ever do in my life a fleet-footed player who left defenders shaking their heads in his wake to the try line dagg had an infectious rapport with the camera as a teenager i love celebrating you can t really do it much with the crusaders or the all blacks but i love celebrating because it s good a humble dagg congratulated other elite nominees including history making former new zealand breakers basketball captain paul henare for making it as finalists with a rash of quality young rugby players coming through he said a berth in the abs squad was never a done deal you ve always got to be on your toes so come tomorrow [sunday i ll be hoping i m in that squad he said reflecting on how only a couple of years ago he was in the position of nipping at the heels of established internationals that s the beauty of the game because you ve got to keep working hard because you represent your country so you can t let yourself or your country down close to his heart is the welfare of his good friend zac guildford he s going awesome he s in a good space at the moment and playing outstanding rugby he s had his ups and downs but that s behind him now and he s on the straight and narrow he said of the 2010 sportsperson of the year winner hoping to see the name of fellow magpie and crusaders teammate guildford in the abs squad yesterday in an interview with master of ceremony andrew mulligan dagg showed his ability to entertain the crowd on the backdrop of the replica rugby world cup article courtesy of anendra singh hb today 9

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college art artist of the month morgan taylor recent winner of the `family works 2012 photography competition a new initiative involving only pupils from iona and lindisfarne colleges `it s girls versus boys the challenge for taylor was to get creative and take a photo that is meaningful and expressive a snapshot of `what family means to you international the students were asked to incorporate the dramas emotions energies and special moments of family as they interpret it photograph entitled `it s written all over your face my name is alexandre lignereux i m fifteen years old i am french and i come from nantes which is a big city east of paris i like lindisfarne the school is beautiful but the uniform is not beautiful i also like new zealand star barista the course 15 senior students are enjoying the challenge of this seven week star course that combines both theory and practical work it takes perseverance and practice to make the perfect coffee and they are the in good hands of our instructor katie hinton owner/manager of fuse stortford lodge barista boys striving to make the perfect coffee the instructor katie hinton first learnt how to make an espresso working in a tiny café in vancouver while holidaying in canada training to be an accountant she realised sitting in an office was not her idea of fun and her real passion lay in making everything add-up to create the best espresso for coffee lovers returning to new zealand katie bought fuse at stortford lodge in hastings where her barista skills blend well with her responsibilities as owner/manager and she thrives on training her staff to serve the best ms annette jeffrey 12

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escargot k up a treat of boys coo year 9 students french class snails anyone international a group of year 9 students cooked les escargot and le pain au chocolat during french class les escargots were delicious cooked in parsley butter and garlic and le pain au chocolat were not quite the true thing but delicious all the same mrs m campbell usa student lindisfarne exchange over the course of my first week here in hawke s bay i have learned a lot about what it means to be a new zealander the national pride that kiwis share is evident in every aspect of the nation from sheep to rugby after the 52 hour journey to napier cancellations in dallas left us stranded in the airport for eighteen hours and postponed our arrival by a day john and i turned up in nz groggy and sleep deprived but nonetheless we kicked off our journey with the ball immediately the differences between our cultures were clear the accents were different and the slang made it difficult to understand my peers but after one week i find myself using nz phraseology that i would never use in the states eg mean keen grab a feed and especially reckon i have never really used that word before coming here and now i use it three or four times a conversation without thinking about it lindisfarne college is quite similar to mba my school in nashville with the exception of uniform and chapel the college shares the same ideals and several of the same traditions as my school and everyone has been extremely welcoming l am grateful for the opportunity to come here and experience this great nation and school thanks to the kirk family for letting me into their home and thank you to all of the boys and faculty at lindisfarne alex floyd starting around noon on wednesday june the 6th i started out of nashville tn with the assumption of arriving in napier new zealand around 9am local time friday morning unfortunately we spent basically an entire day trying to redirect cancelled flights argue with airline personnel and negotiate our way onto flights from one city to the next with the hope of finally getting to our destination which seemed so unreachable finally a day late we stepped off the plane into beautiful napier new zealand it was saturday morning and i had not seen a bed since tuesday night the nicolle s took me straight to their house where i have been blessed to be staying during my time here the new zealand lifestyle certainly differs from that which i am used to in america but it carries similarities as well the strong family bond shared among the nicolle house has been a blessing for me to experience new zealand schools appear quite different with almost all of them having very strict uniforms as well as very few co-ed schools being a boarding school primarily lindisfarne has a different feel from iba and the camaraderie shown by the boys here is easily understood although the classes and style of teaching may differ from our school to yours the sense of pride and love is very apparent and assures me that i am truly at a great place outside of school it has been amazing for us to have already been able to see wellington and some of the maori cultural art although the slang has taken a while to get accustomed to alex and i have been very blessed with this great opportunity and we look forward to experiencing the new zealand culture over the next 3 weeks john d powell 13

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media studies a 48 hour film adventure a famous flaming lips song states that it takes a year to make a day in this 21st century rush to cut down edit and reduce several lindisfarne college students on 21st may tried a slightly different equation ­ to make a seven minute short film in 48 hours as part of the v 48 hour film competition two teams braved this challenge led by hugh chesterman year 13 and simon tate year 11 instructions were transmitted by text at 7pm on the friday night the character was to be nicky brick an unlucky person a leaf was to feature somewhere in the film the line i did that and the use of a slow-motion sequence the genre for both our teams was to be musical hugh chesterman and his brains trust came up with a story built around lindisfarne s rhythm king tim walker who by chance was competing in the hawkes bay smokefree rockquest finals on the saturday night the story featured tim as a downtrodden sibling with an imaginary friend who encourages him using magic drumsticks to enter rockquest tim s actual performance then formed the climax of the short film marcus jackson composed a sumptuous musical score and stu mcdonald and jeffrin harty were crucial to the finished product simon tate employed the musical talents of john reboli nicky brick who was portrayed as a prop with a difference john s friend played by harry dods eventually encourages nicky to follow his dream and perform on the big stage both teams found the project challenging especially in terms of managing their time however the experience gained will undoubtedly see them try this competition again over 800 teams competed nationwide jacob peyton harry grieg and tim walker actors in nicky brick and the magic sticks a crowd goes to wellington recently two groups of students armed with their own television commercials television sports pieces and buckets of enthusiasm and open-mindedness ventured forth to wellington in search of the capital e studio there they would compose an half-hour homage to their favourite sports show with their production of a crowd goes hunter berkahn-greer and john powell present the lindisfarne sports mild the team spent the morning rehearsing the various roles in the studio sat the presenters floor manager cameramen and autocue while at the business end in the control room roles ranged from director to audio technician all these roles then were scripted scrutinised and synchronised to produce the half hour show which went out live streaming on the web it was a great challenge in patience receiving deep-end instructions and sticking to one s task failure on any of these fronts could and often would result in a red faced presenter stumbling to the next item stephen peter and kit from capital e kept the ship moving forward and it was an exhilarating feeling to reach the closing sting of the programme in the afternoon thanks must go to the students and staff who offered their time and opinions to shape the sports pieces the media students compiled the pick of which was felix ellis-jones and lachlan roberts and their celebration piece and aj dowie s piece on ellis arnall and hunter berkahn-greer s piece on the introduction of wrestling at lindisfarne ­ a slightly fictional item the media team travelled on nimons buses and stayed at the yha wellington mr matt kidd 14

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achievement corner congratulations to jacques gichard selected to attend the aqua knight camp and the victoria state group swimming champs in melbourne and has also been invited to participate in the 2012 national top age group tag camp clay target shooting team todd mccormick won high overall with 98/100 1st pointscore 3rd single barrel sam kirk placed 2nd in the single rise team a came 2nd in the team event craig sceats yr11 placed 2nd in the hastings district chess championship 2012 feilding festival of bands josh white yr12 won best soloist the concord symphonic band received a gold award and the concord concert band a silver award interhouse haka comps tim cadwallader head of aidan house jacques cross haka leader after aidan house s success in the interhouse haka competition big win for the 1st xv lindisfarne s 1st xv rugby team defeated francis douglas memorial college from new plymouth winning by 19-15 in a close hard fought match previously undefeated in the central ni competition francis douglas provided a stern test but determined defence and some sparkling counter attacks provided the basis for a close win to lindisfarne in the first ever match between these two colleges `it s all about the boys annual giving 2012 everything we do at lindisfarne is `all about the boys whatever we do we can t do without your support annual giving is a new concept for lindisfarne and we hope you ll be able to support us in one of several exciting projects keep an eye out for more details in july mr rob hay special projects manager 15

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