~AWAKERI SCHOOL~

Fancy Dress 2018

Fancy dress night is a night of dress ups, dance, prize giving and farewells. Here are some of the senior kids ready to enjoy the night: Kendall, Jake, Summer, Kaia, Sophie, Kenna and Ani. Late there was an argument about whether there really are yellow M&Ms! There are!	The middle school teachers came in theme. No one would have guessed they would be angels! Mrs Howard, Miss Grundy, Mrs Dowzall, Mrs Davidson, Miss Maunder, Mrs Petersen, Mrs Grindrod, Mrs Elliot.
Most of the year eights are here, ready for the night to start. Some are away, in position for the orchestra flash mob...	Jamie Hawkes started the beat then the different sections of the orchestra came in. Here are some of the woodwinds arriving: Marshall, Leah and Ollie.
Finally Mrs Derbyshire arrived to conduct her wonderful orchestra.	Next up was the grand parade. Mrs Laurent leads out her little ones. Next year she will be teaching seven year olds.
Anais is enjoying the grand parade.	The senior school are ready to start the traditional Gay Gordon dance. Lucy and Joseph smile at the audience, while Coral and Kohen are distracted elsewhere.
The junior school do their Achy Breaky Heart items.	There is a big crowd of parents, grandparents and ex-pupils there watching.
The year eights get people from the crowd to join in the Gay Gordons. Elijah and Inka make a handsome pair!	James and Leah enjoy the dance.
Josh and his mum Rebecca smile for the photographer.	Mr Fitz (in his last fancy dress as principal) dances with Monica, while Mr H dances with ex-pupil Lucy B.
The middle school do a well-rehearsed medley of dances.	They enjoy themselves.
The seniors are up again, doing a promenade. Fearghus and Mitchell's reindeer are ready, Jasmine is enjoying herself.	Now it's prize giving. Teigan wins a sports cup. Miss CT has an impressive mad hatters hat on!
Shaun Snow dwarfs nearly everyone, including Miss CT.	The year eights get their leaving certificates. Mr Fitz farewells Myles.
The angelic Olivia gets her certificate from Mrs D.	Jamie Julian and Bonnie-Marie Wetting-Davidson do a well thought-out speech on behalf of the departing year eights. Afterwards Jamie led the year eights in a haka to acknowledge the school whanau. As a coincidence, Jamie and Bonnie also received the principal's award. Congratulations!