Senior Prizegiving 2016

Congratulations to all Music students who won prizes and performed at the Senior Prizegiving.
Here are some photos.
Piri Martsers - 1st in Level 1 Music.
Keegan Tregowith - 1st in Level 2 Music and best string instrumentalist
Lacey Betham - 1st in Level 3 Music and Rhythm Champion Trophy
Matthew Atkinson - Top Instrumentalist
Arapeta Paea - Service to the music department and top vocalist
Te Hakaraia Wilson - Joint top vocalist
Choice one guys!

The WIZ 2016 Auditions

Well done to all Auditionees. It was a great few days of auditions and congratulations to all students who made the cast for this exciting show next year. The principles are as follows:
The Wiz - Te Hae Tamehana-Clayton
The Lion - Arapeta Paea
The Tin Man - Bryan Robinson
The Scarecrow - Aaran Rogers

Awesome Guys.

Combined Talent Quest

Well Done to "The Boys" Arona Clay, Michael Godfrey Kepa, levi Maki, Jordan Betham and the Man - Piri Masters for winning the recent Combined Talent Quest. This was a great event and congratulations to all acts who particpated. The win for the boys meant that they were able to keep the great Combined Talent Quest Trophy here at school for another year.

SUPER 8 CULTURAL FESTIVAL

The Super 8 Cultural Festival was a complete success for our school.
Firstly congrats to our KAPA HAKA teams who came first and second place.
Our Music group "Instrumentally Unstable" was great as well and came 2nd equal. They were impressive with their percussion and bass quintet. Well done also to our soloists Te Tauhu Kingi who came in 3rd place in the senior solo and Manaia Smith who came in 3rd place in the junior solo.

Pacifika Beats 2015
Well done to all boys who competed in Pacifika Beats regionals 2015.
We had 3 bands entered. "Maui" our senior group featuring Te Hakaraia Wilson, Arapeta Paea and Tahu Kingi. These guys took out 2nd place overall and Tahu gained best musician award and was eligible for the scholarship. "Kirikino Clan" our year 10 band who took out Best Song award which was awesome. "Ryze" our year 11 band also performed really well.

Stage Challenge

Stage Challenge 2015

RBHS made a great entry into the Regional Stage Challenge this year. The theme of the stage Challenge was the pride and brotherhood of Raukura and the journey through our school. This Stage Challnege was very ably led by Rangitautini Williams with support by his brother Wiremu Williams , Arapeta Paea and Tama Potaka. This Stage Challenge was definitely a highlight for Performing Arts in 2015.

2015

2015 started off a busy year with a great effort by our Shakespeare Group winning the regional festival. This was an outstanding effort by Arapeta Paea, Ryan Beamish, Sam Bocock, Wiremu Williams, Trevayze Waierpo, Nathan Kenah, Tama Potaka, Mitch Regan, Te Maiora Rurehe

Combined Talent Quest

Term 4 saw the Awesome Combined Talent Quest. Congratulation to all acts involved.
1st Place Open Arms!!!! Bringing the Jesseallen/Isaac Kim Raukura Trophy back to RBHS.
The place was rocking thanks to the band and the crowd. Highly Commended were Arapeta and Jacob and Bryan and Stefen. Well done!

Pacifica Beats National Final (Auckland)

The National final in Auckland was an Amazing experience for all involved. We stayed in Auckland University Marae and had workshops with well known NZ Musicians such as Ria Hall and Nesian Mystic songwriter. The boys were exceptional and performed with a real passion and enthusiasm. 2ND PLACE IN THE NATION!!!!! Awesome. Such a cool weekend meeting new people and listening to lots of great Music. Well done boys! And the food was Primo!!

Term 3 - Aida Production.

Aida was an absolutely amazing experience for everyone involved. Congratulations to all involved. The final product was absolutely outstanding and quite possibly the best production ever at Rotorua Boys' High School. A huge shout out to the Band who were again ... AMAZING. Awesome stuff guys. A privilege to be part of this great journey.

Pacifica Beats Regional Finals

The start of Term 2 saw an Awesome day out at the Pacifica Beats Regional Finals.
Open Arms (named after the awesome legendary Raukura band back in the day) took out first place with a highly energetic performance. It was so cool for a band from RBHS to finally win this regional event. The band featured: Tawhirimatea Witoko, Wirihana Te Rangi, Lacey Betham, AJ Moke, Terence Apiata, Tuariki Brown, Te Hakaraia Wilson, Te Tauhu Kingi and Arapeta Paea. These guys are the creme of the crop at our school and really performed an outstanding set.
Another band of year 9s named the Kirikino Clan performed really well. The band featured: AJ Kirikino, Jacob Walker, Lenix, Tony Taitua and Leevi Polyblank-Hicks. Well done all boys who performed on the day.

Cliff Curtis Visit

We were lucky to have a famous face visit us in our Year 10 Option Class. Cliff Curtis was at school for the Mike King presentation and decided to pop in. Awesome to be in the company of such a talented and respected actor!

Super 8 Cultural Festival 2014

Also at the start of Term 2 we had a great trip to Napier for the Super 8 Cultural Festival. Both the Music Group and Solists performed very well but unfortunately we could not make the top three in either catergory. It was our Drama boys who were an absolute hit coming in first place along with the Junior Theatresports and Kapa Haka. It was a great trip and all the boys had a wonderful time.

Big Sing Competition 2014

Start of Term Two 2014 saw the Big Sing Competition held at Bethlehem College in Tauranga. Our Choir was placed in the Highly Commended Category and were also awarded the Top Performance of a NZ Song and Best Male Choir. An awesome day out.

Term One Quad Performance

We had a keen group of Level One Music students perform in the Quad recently. It was a great chance for the boys to have a jam and for the rest of the school to experience what our music department is all about.  The music created a great vibe throughout the school and built up nicely to the welcoming of our Te Wero boys back from there adventure. Thanks to the boys who performed and help set up.