~AWAKERI SCHOOL~

Fancy Dress 2011
12th December

Those beautiful year eight 'girls' Josh keightley and Shane Hope were ready to enjoy their final fancy dress night.	Georgia Barraclough and Jordan Edhouse, two more of the departing.
Maori Smurf, aka Karaitiana Taipeti.	Tintin, or Edgar Smits, was given the honour of the Principal's Award. Well done Edgar!
Teachers and students get into the theme.	Judi McConway was farewelled as she is heading off to Christchurch. Judi did an awesome job as our computer technician and photographer extraordinaire. Good luck in the mainland Judi and family.
Another staff member leaving was Heidi Parker. After seven years of great work Heidi is heading off to Palmerston North. She has been an awesome musician. Heidi conducts her final orchestra performance..	Caitlin Heberley plays flute in the orchestra.
It's that old favourite, the Gay Gordons. The seniors 'enjoy' the dance.	Then they ask parents up to join in. Here's Ashleigh (Rata Girl) Tucker-Witehira dancing with Siri Riini.
The glamorous blonde is actually Jordan Andrew. You can't see his great legs! He's dancing with Ann Petersen.	All the age levels performed their dances to about 600 people in the audience.
Nikoli Christensen and Georgia spoke on behalf of the departing year eights. They spoke very well. Luckily Nikoli's dad had raced home and collected the speech which Nikoli had left at home!!	Two dance troupes performed. This is the senior dance troupe. They were great!

Finally, the year eights did a haka to acknowledge the school and community. Tiaan, Karaitiana and Lance did a fine job leading it, but everyone joined in and they were loud! Haere ra year eights, haere ra, haere ra!