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Issue 57 – October 2016 – QUEEN MARGARET CALLING
garment because I had put so much work into it and it
was finally finished,” Sophie says.
Ruby’s colour theme was yellow and she used a
yellow parakeet, a pineapple, a gold vase and dried
yellow wort flower for her design.
“I wanted to create a garment that was quite elegant
and something that was quite unique with the use of
pattern paper for the skirt,” Ruby says.
“With the cape that I created I think my garment
looks quite regal and the use of the gold and metallic
colours enhance this look.”
Ruby faced a few challenges constructing her initial
concept but she says the experience has made her more
open to ideas and improvements in her work.
“It is pretty surreal that something that I have
created was on display at such a high profile and public
location.”
The student designs have been assessed as part
of three different NCEA Achievement Standards,
involving both practical and written work.
A CELEBRATION OF
LANGUAGE
Our youngest language learners took
to the stage in August to perform in the
annual language festival, Lingofest.
For the first time Queen Margaret College hosted
Lingofest this year, inviting Wellington East Girls
College and Spotswood College to take part in this
exciting language event.
Students are tasked with performing 5 to 15 minute
plays or excerpts in a multitude of different languages.
Queen Margaret College had a number of actors from
the Junior and Middle School performing in mini plays
in Spanish, French, Japanese and Chinese.
The day was a success with judges recognising a
number of Queen Margaret students for their excellent
performances. See results below:
• Georgia Aliprantis won the Excellent Pronunciation
award.
• Sharon Kennedy, Zoe Cooper, Ella Briggs, Grace
Bridle, Emma Holden, Annika Peterson, Katherine
Bilbrough and Georgia Aliprantis won the Best
Stagecraft award.
• Victoria Ryan won the Best Actress award.
• Sofia Ryan, Victoria Ryan, Valentina Rivera
Chambost and Habiba Elwassimy won the Most
Ambitious Play award.
• Katie Masaoka-Frampton and Sora Grace Tanuma
won the Best Singers award.
• Naima Tepper won the Best Pronunciation and
Stagecraft award.
• Charlotte-Jane Mears won the Best Acting and
Stagecraft award.
• Nishka Parekh won the Best Narration award.
• Pascale Bowie won the Best Acting and
Pronunciation award.
• Hannah Stevens won the Best Acting award.
• Isobel Scherf won the Best Communicator award.
• Olivia Coustance won the Excellent Pronunciation
and Fluent Performance award.
• Isabella Barber, Lauren Pemberton, Ella Wilson,
Rhea D’Souza, Isobel Scherf, Rebecca Stevens and
Krati Awasthi won the Best Group Performance
award.
FIELD PUNISHMENT NO. 1: Ava Anderson’s anti-
conscription inspired piece.
LANGUAGE LEARNERS: Sora Grace Tanuma and Katie
Masaoka-Frampton performing in Lingofest.