My youngest is competing in her school's Cook Islands group as a drummer, and the neat thing is that some of her friends have also joined the drumming group, which not only allows them to compete in one of the largest stages in the Festival, but they also get NCEA (National Certificate of Educational Achievement) credits.
I'm so proud of her, as the group has been practising every day after school for a number of weeks and also all day Saturday. I'm also glad that the festival is earlier in the year, as this is her first big year of National exams, with a four-week stint of exams at the end of the year.
The pic is a bunch of colour-coordinated packs that I got ready for the raffle fundraising that the group were donating items to. The packs consisted of hair clips, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, a small tealight candle, a beaded pen, and key rings. The colours consisted of blues, pinks, yellows, greens, greys, etc.
With the last week to go before the group's performance next Friday, they have their last weekend practice tomorrow. I think they're going to miss the camaraderie, new friendships that have developed and the group vibe and wishing them all the best for their upcoming performances...
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