Secondary scene: Lawrence Area School
Artwork and stories from Lawrence Area School pupils.
Secondary Scene
Secondary scene: St Peter's College
Secondary scene: St Peter's College
Artwork and stories from St Peter's College pupils
Secondary scene: Tokomairiro High School
Secondary scene: Tokomairiro High School
Artwork and stories from Tokomairiro High School pupils.
Dawn and Dusk
Dawn and Dusk
The eruption of birdsong awakens me from my peaceful state, I glance out the window with hazy eyes to an explosion of colour scattering the sky.
Grief
Grief
Enveloped in my pillows and my duvet, the world is all at peace, streetlights flickering, rain on the roof, and the sound of my breathing as I attempt to lull myself to sleep.
Secondary scene: Gore High School
Secondary scene: Gore High School
Artworks from Year 12 and Year 13 pupils at Gore High School.
Video games in an evolving world
Video games in an evolving world
In my mind, video games are an escape from your limited reality into a limitless cosmos.
What I want to be when I’m older
What I want to be when I’m older
What do you want to do when you leave school?
Truly lifelike
Truly lifelike
A painting completed by St Hilda’s Collegiate School pupil Emma Grindlay (below) for her year 13 course work.
The sun that does not shine
The sun that does not shine
BANG!
Make a promise, see it through
Make a promise, see it through
Anticipation shadowed Mei’s consciousness while she surveyed the encompassing scene.
The patient watcher enduring nature’s cycle of the seasons
The patient watcher enduring nature’s cycle of the seasons
On a warm summer’s morning, an old caravan sunbathes while waiting upon the arrival of its people.
Moody coast
Moody coast
Love of being at the beach and of nature was the inspiration for Kaikorai Valley College year 11 pupil Maia Gemmell to create this work.
Duality of nature
Duality of nature
One of Kaikorai Valley College year 11 pupil Joshua Serna’s favourite things to look at has always been mountains.
Will the churros be fluffy or biscuit-like?
Will the churros be fluffy or biscuit-like?
Gravel crunched under my feet as I ambled along, almost unnoticeable among the almost overwhelming noise of the marketplace.
Epic battle turns into a Black day for White
Epic battle turns into a Black day for White
A handshake and a slap of the clock, the game begins.
Connecting cities and populations
Connecting cities and populations
Kaikorai Valley College year 12 pupil Tara MacKay said she used acrylic paint and paint pens for this piece.
Battling the loud thud of anxiety
Battling the loud thud of anxiety
Thud, thud, thud.
Tuning out through sound of music
Tuning out through sound of music
This artwork is from St Kevin’s College pupil Ash McFarlane’s NCEA level 3 design portfolio.
Mesmerised by the magic
Mesmerised by the magic
Beating, thumping music arises from the waves as they pound against the shore.