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Montessori School Takes Wearable Arts Supreme Award

The collaboration of several students created a winning design for Wa Ora Montessori School as their Tuatara costume won the Supreme Award at the finals of the 2008 Wearable Arts in Valley Schools (WAIVS) competition at Lower Hutt’s Town Hall last night.

Pictured Right: Tuatara, which won the Supreme Award for Wa Ora Montessori School in the Wearable Arts in Valley Schools competition.

The Tuatara was the stand-out costume for judges Deborah Hislop, a Hutt City Councillor, and Andy Glanville, the Learning Programmes Manager at TheNewDowse.

“It was not an easy choice, because every one of the outfits showed that a lot of effort had gone into them,” Cr Hislop said. “However, the Tuatara was the stand-out for us.”

The competition ran over three nights, with primary school designs on show on Monday night, intermediate and secondary schools on Tuesday, and finalists on Wednesday night.

The judges were able to see the costumes close-up before the show, which the audience was not able to on the catwalk.

“We saw a lot of teamwork,” Mr Glanville said. “It was clear that the kids had worked together on some outfits, which is what the competition is all about.”

The Winners

Supreme Award

Tuatara, modeled by Daniel Fitzpatrick, Wa Ora Montessori School.

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Junior winner: Pressed into Service, modeled by Erica Blundell, Boulcott School.
Senior winner: Angels and Fairies, modeled by Ashley Fry, designed by Emma Gill and Sophie Holmes, Hutt Valley High School.

Trash to Treasure

Junior winner: Traditional Samurai War on Waste, modeled by Solemona Masileo-Tuala, Randwick School.
Senior winner: You Are What You Eat, modeled by Jasmine Gray, Sts Peter and Paul School.

Pictured right: The Fairy Princess, modeled by Kiana Mataira of Naenae Primary School, which was the junior winner in the Best Use of Materials section.

Masked Mayhem

Junior winner: The Heron, modeled by Annabelle Treacy, Wa Ora Montessori School.
Senior winner: Childhood Lego-cs, modeled by Shannen Pihema, Sts Peter and Paul School.

Absolutely Aotearoa

Junior winner: Tuatara, modeled by Daniel Fitzpatrick, Wa Ora Montessori School.
Senior winner: Koutahitanga, modeled by Hannah Tran, Sts Peter and Paul School.

Best Model in Show

Junior winner: Robot Ballerina, modeled by Faith Manuera, Naenae Primary School.
Senior winner: Drastic in Plastic, modeled by Madeleine Foster, Sts Peter and Paul School.

Best Use of Materials

Junior winner: The Fairy Princess, modeled by Kiana Mataira, Naenae Primary School.
Senior winner: Recycled Rooster, modeled by Cameron Adam, Wainuiomata Intermediate School.

Pictured below Judges Andy Glanville and Cr Deborah Hislop with Daniel Fitzpatrick, who modeled Wa Ora Montessori School’s Tuatara, the Supreme Award winner.