CONTENTS
M A H U R A N G I CO L L E G E ’ S Q UA R T E R LY M AGA Z I N E
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Vault’s Jam
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EDITOR + DESIGN Claudia Munro
Clare Cato
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Surf
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Sunbird
11. Your Tunes
CONTRIBUTORS Elliot Snedden, Sinead Spurr, Kaleigh Morris, Bethany Hudson, Jerome Cunningham, Rosaleigh Roberts, Erin Lane
12. Winter Warm Up
ADVERTISING Christian Poland
14. Anxiety 15. Shave For A Cure 16. Your Art 18. A Future in Design 21. Loverly 22. Your Photography
COVER DESIGN Billie Blair ILLUSTRATIONS Emma Stretch CONTACT EMAIL vaultmag1 @gmail.com ADVERTISING vaultmagadvertising @gmail.com
SUNBIRD
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Welcom to Vau e Magaz lt ine
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Clare Cato
Interview Erin Lane
LOCAL GRAPHIC DESIGNER CLARE, STOPPED BY FOR A CHAT About yourself, hobbies and what relaxes you plus what gets your adrenaline pumping? Baking, long walks, and just being creative - I love to do craft. Is there a best/worst thing about the job? The best thing about the job would be being your own boss and the flexibility that comes with that. The downside to that would be that you have to be responsible in your flexibility. Making sure you organise time to work is really important. What sort of projects have you done most recently? I have done a lot of web design and also some branding. Was designing always what you wanted to do, did you have a dream job? I definitely knew I was on track studying my ma jor in design. I knew it could lead to a lot of new areas that I could expand to. As a child though, I didn’t really have a dream job, only that I knew I wanted to be creative and loved it. How was it, building up from the bottom and getting into business? Even now after a few years I’m still building, always learning new things. The journey was definitely gradual and almost a little unnoticed. Was there anything that was an inspiration for you? I got a lot of inspiration from a lot of different blog pages I followed on Instagram actually. Creative blogs and new takes on things were always inspiration. Advice for aspiring designers from experience? I would say that for taking internships in design - like a magazine - it is a very fast pace job and you have to be able to keep up. Learn from experience - you also have to always be ready to learn, for me, I am still I am learning so much.
TOP 5 SONGS ON YOUR PLAYLIST RIGHT NOW? Swim and Sleep Unknown Mortal Orchestra If I Ever Feel Better - Phoenix Let it Happen - Tame Impala The Only Thing - Sufjan Stevens Step - Vampire Weekend
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f r u S
Words Jerome Cunningham Photography OXS Enterprises The feeling of gliding across the green face of a wave is thrilling. Nothing beats it from my perspective! Some people may see us as beach bums, but in reality we’re the same as everyone else… just following our passions. Surfing can be classified as a sport, job, a hobby, but in some cases, it’s life. There are no expectations we have to live up to, or coaches ordering us around. Surfing is individualistic, it’s pretty chill too. We can surf at our own pace and relax after a tough day at school. It’s fun to see the progression too, whether it’s you or your mates. Seeing who can do the biggest hack, or that one kook of a friend who falls off on every wave, but does slowly improve. Sometimes surfing is hard, as you need the right conditions. East Coast swell is pretty inconsistent, although when it’s firing… it’s firing. Beach breaks like Pakiri, Omaha and Tawharanui are the go for surfing around here. New Zealand has pretty good surfing overall, it’s uncrowded and there’s surf pretty much anywhere if you’re willing to drive. Mahurangi College has just recently set up a surfing group, so we can all meet up and go for a surf. If this interests you, grab a board and I’ll see you out there! PAGE SPONSORED BY CROSS COUNTRY GROUNDCARE
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VA U LT ’S J A M Event Coordinator + Words Rosaleigh Roberts Photography Elliot Snedden Massive thanks to Suz, Ed and the rest of the Sawmill team, as well as our very talented performers!
At the end of last term, thanks to The Leigh Sawmill Cafe, a trifecta of acts were able to showcase their talent at “Vault’s Jam”. The gig consisted of Mahurangi College Jazz Combo, a group of practiced performers, ranging in age, bound to put a groove spell on any audience with their colourful tributes to classic jazz with tunes such as “Summertime” and “Watermelon man”. Riley Popham, a middle school muso funked up the night with his electric guitars, loop pedal, rocky classics, songs from local bands and originals. Xavier Garneau-Roughan our very own singer/songwriter style senior concluded the night, with his vocals and acoustic guitar, reeling in some serious “Awww” moments with his renditions of heartfelt hits from Ed sheeran, Tracy Chapman and Ben Howard.
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The gig was a great success that invited a real sense of community with friends, family and locals coming together to support the new generation pursuing their passions. The jam aims to give young people an opportunity to perform, providing them with a creative outlet and a taste for the music industry. This is something The Sawmill wishes to continue facilitating, something we would like to continue to support within the school and something we hope will happen once a term. If you’d like to perform at one of the upcoming gigs, contact us: vaultmag1@gmail.com or 0273443368. Keep an eye out for our next gig at the end of the term, come along 6th July, bring your friends!
“A new ge neration pursuin g their passion s�
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SUNBIRD PHOTOGRAPHY Elliot Snedden MODEL Jared Came
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Your Tunes A COLLECTION OF YOUR FAVOURITE SONGS Follow vaultmagazine on Spotify for more
Zayde
- THE ART OF PEER PRESSURE, Kendrick Lamar
Charlotte
- REDBONE, Childish Gambino
- UP THERE, Post Malone
- DANCING IN THE MOONLIGHT, Toploader
- RHINESTONE EYES, Gorillaz
- IDFC, Blackbear
- ICEHOUSE, Icehouse
- NEVER BE LIKE YOU, Flume
Sasha
Connor
- MISS JACKSON, OutKast
- COUGH SYRUP, Young The Giant
- HAPPY PEOPLE, R Kell y
- DROP THE GAME, Flume
- JORDAN BELFORT, Wes Walker
- BEAUTIFUL DAY, U2
- SUNDAY MORNING, Maroon 5
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Winter Warm Up
Recipe + Styling Sinead Spurr Photography Kaleigh Morris Special thanks to Bernadette Hogg for her expertise & Mooi Mooi
SIMPLE COCONUT SPICED GRANOLA Ingredients: 2 cups rolled oats 3/4 cups sliced almonds 1/2 cup coconut flakes Pinch of salt 2 tbsp almond butter 2 tbsp applesauce 1/4 cup maple syrup 1/2 tsp ground mixed spice 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Method: In a large bowl, combine oats, almonds, coconut and salt. In a separate bowl, mix almond butter, applesauce, maple syrup, mixed spice and vanilla until well combined. Pour wet ingredients over
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dry ingredients and stir thoroughly until everything is well incorporated. Spread on a non-stick parchment lined baking tray and cook in oven 12 minutes. Remove granola from the oven and move around a bit. Return to oven for a remaining
15-20 minutes, or until golden brown. Leave to cool for about an hour so that it crisps up and becomes crunchy. Serve with milk, yoghurt - or anything your heart desires! It also goes really well on smoothie bowls, porridge etc.
BUCKWHEAT PANCAKES W/ STEWED PEARS
Ingredients: PEARS 2 pears (cored and thinly sliced) 1 tbsp water 1 tbsp maple syrup 1/4 tsp ground mixed spice 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp arrowroot starch PANCAKES 1 cup buckwheat flour 1 tbsp coconut sugar 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda Pinch of salt 1 tsp apple cider vinegar 1, 1/4 cups plant milk (almond, coconut, oat etc) Method: PEARS In a bowl, toss chopped pears with water, maple syrup, mixed spice, vanilla and arrowroot starch. Make sure you pears are well coated. On stovetop, add pears to a small pot on medium heat. Cook and stir continuously until pears turn soft, thick and a little sticky.
PANCAKES In a large bowl, whisk together buckwheat flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together almond milk and apple cider vinegar. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and whisk well to combine. Heat skillet over medium heat and brush with coconut oil. Add about 1/4 cup pancake mixture to the pan at a time and cook each pancake for 3-4 minutes, or until bubbles form on each side. Serve stacked with your stewed pears, coconut yoghurt, chopped nuts and lots of maple syrup.
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ANXIETY WORDS Bethany Hudson
Feeling stressed is a normal part of life when becoming an adult however, if we don’t develop strategies to cope with stress, it can lead to anxiety. Sometimes, it can be difficult to identify and you may experience it without even knowing. But being aware of the signs and symptoms help us identify the problem and address it.
understand it ourselves. A part of growing up is learning to deal with complicated emotions. A teenager’s life is having to balance hormonal changes, school and social expectations. It can feel like a lot to handle! When one thing is unbalanced it can jeopardise the others, but with coping strategies, it becomes a lot easier.
Anxiety can be a product of insecurity, nervousness and fear, which can make us feel uncomfortable in certain situations. It can erode our relationships, and we can get irritable at others, thus withdrawing and ending up feeling alone, unsupported and insecure. When ongoing, anxiety affects us physicall y as well. Although it is a tough experience to go through, it’s not uncommon to go through these things as teenagers. We don’t realise anyone else feels like this, which makes us feel lonel y and isolated. The process of talking about it seems scary and intimidating, because we don’t always
Famil y troubles, changes, as well as memories or experiences we have had as a child may also add to this build up of internal stress. We must process and reflect upon these, so that we are free of that stress. The process is a lot more effective when done together with a counselor, an adult you trust, therapist or social worker. A chat with an adult you are comfortable with may be a good first step to getting support throughout the experience.
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A certain amount of stress is a normal part of being an adult. As we grow up, learning to manage and cope with stress better
can prevent it from becoming anxiety. If you have experienced any of these symptoms ongoing (not just before a test or performance), it would be a good idea to talk to an adult about it. Remember that it’s okay, a lot of people feel this way at times, but reach out and ask for help before anxiety starts getting in the way of your happiness levels, how you feel about yourself and others. Peace and positivity can be yours with the rights tools and some help.
COPING STRATEGIES: • Time management and being organised make it easier to handle school assignments and homework. • Prioritising what is necessary to complete and what can wait. • Think about if what you are stressing out about is really worth it, the answer can be surprising. • Pausing a little each day to reflect, relax and not worry about anything. • Do what you love or what makes you feel relaxed. Like writing, music, walks, being outdoors and spending time with your loved ones. • Exercise is another a great thing to do as it releases the chemicals endorphins which make you happy.
Shave For a Cure
On May 30th a group of 12, consisting of; Harrison Michael Pene Bavastro, Brahm Stables, Heather Pearson, Meredyth Bailey, Oscar Reid Thompson, Josh Mcdonogh, Flynn Medland, Patrick Mckinnon, Jacob Bindon, Mr Waugh. Kieran Burgess, Dominic Scalabrini, all came together to shave their hair off in support of Canteen. The lunchtime event came together with the organisation of Rose Gerard, who has worked with Samantha Wakelin and Miranda Palmer from Canteen, to create this fundraiser which raised a total of $4,750. We chatted to Meredyth, about her experiences after losing her hair, what her motivation was, and how she’s feeling now! What motivated you to shave your head and support canteen? I felt like it would be something good to do, as well as knowing and being friends with someone who had just gone through cancer at 17, really motivated me. What was the hardest part of the process? Getting judged, I am always easily bullied and take things to heart so what scared me was the fear of those people.
Do you feel differently about your appearance, has it given you insight into what those with cancer deal with? I feel like I can suddenly see so clearly, and that I feel empathy for what people may be going through. I had the choice to shave my head whilst others don’t. Young women like me who may have to go through chemo don’t get the chance to say “Hey I’m going to shave my head” they have to. Doing this has also made me think of my family more and how important they are. Have you found people treating you differently because of your looks? At work people often think I’m a cancer patient or ex cancer patient, and try to tell me not to worry and things like that. The first day of having my hair shaved and working, I remember a lot of people wishing me “strength” and hoping that I’m “going okay in this rough time”, so mainly there was lots of pity, which just made me feel special, when all I wanted to feel was normal because I am, and so are all the others going through cancer.
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Your Art
A GALLERY OF S T U D E N T C R E AT I O N S
Katy North
Carrie Wooller
Katy North
Carrie Wooller
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Chloe Berger
Olivia Stevenson
Patrick Whittley - Pegg Cicely Driver
Eva Rebenschied
Cicely Driver
Chloe Berger
Katy North
Carrie Wooller
Eva Rebenschied
Eva Rebenschied
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FUTURE
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DESIGN
A continuation on issue one’s interview with AUT Communication Design lecturers, Dr Peter Gilderdale and James Smith. Their thoughts on creative degrees, freshman students and work experience within university.
As high school looms to a close for us seniors, we’re faced with the overwhelming dread of “What’s next?” While nobody can answer definitively for you, James explains how “I definitely recommend for someone wanting to go into a creative industry, going to uni. It’s more than just a course, you gather a really valuable group of students, lecturers and tutors that help with your connections within the industry after your degree. Uni is the perfect place to challenge your ideas and worldview; you meet new people from all different parts of the world, and open yourself up to new ideas, challenging everything you thought was normal. For example,
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when I was at high school, my main way of finding artist models was google and pinterest. It’s fine to do that, but uni provides the tools to find other sources of info, and bring that into your work.” Of course, with pros there comes cons… “But in saying that I also have had friends who didn’t go to uni, who have learnt their skill going from junior designer to senior, and they’re still great designers. They did this by building a portfolio from high school, and getting jobs through connections within a company, who took them on and trained them.” Whatever you decide, as one of the best Art and Design schools in the Pacific region,
AUT offers great creative courses regardless! These include: digital design (ie. animation, 3d animation), communication design (ie. traditional graphic design), creative technologies (ie. focussed on new tech and innovation), textile design, visual arts, industrial design and many more. So you’re now sold on the idea of uni, but how to get in? Fortunately Peter believes that first year students aren’t as underprepared as we all think we are “Students coming in are very adaptable, clued up, and good at finding information.” However we all have a few gaps in our learning that both experts agree on… “ concentration levels have gone
down, and the desire to tick boxes has increased. People just want to do as little as possible to get the grade. Whilst it achieves an immediate outcome, it’s not so good when it comes to wider learning.” Where does this stem from? “A shortage of time.” Peter says “People have gotten good at managing their time with juggling jobs, study, social lives - it’s very busy. But some of the time you just want for students to have the time to smell the roses, because creativity comes out of having interesting things to draw on and make connections between. If everyone is so focussed on getting things done, they tend not to focus on the interesting things that creativity comes
from.” James agrees, saying that this need to tick boxes isn’t so prevalent in uni. “At AUT we still have grades, but creative work is so subjective. There’s this move happening now where we want to put less emphasis on grading and more on personal development, or learning as a community.” Unlike what we’ve been taught at high school… “When you’re doing a board and assignments in high school, you have to go through the process of concepts, developments, final - which isn’t really how it works. When you’re working as a designer or in uni, the creative process is a lot more fluid. The difference between the two (high school vs uni) is good though, it’s letting
people develop their own way to establish themselves, create their own assignments and challenging them to be really creative, because when you’re out there in the industry, there is no mark. It’s just having to really trust your ability to creative problem solve.” As for the logistics of being able to study, lack of funds are a big issue for students. “Student loans are so annoying. There are ways
around it, like scholarships.” James was lucky enough to get the Vice Chancellor’s scholarship for his undergrad. When you’re in year 13, AUT offers a Vice Chancellor’s scholarship for almost every
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school in New Zealand I believe. This means you’re competing against other members of your school, so it’s a lot easier than competing nationwide.” Other than schoolwide “There’s a lot of others available too, national ones, as well as people in positions in certain demographics. You can get a scholarship if your parents earn under a certain amount.” Funds can be a big barrier for people wanting to come who would do really well and succeed, which means these options are really helpful as uni is expensive but very worthwhile. So how to go about getting one? “ It’s a hard one, all depends on which scholarship it is. If it were the school wide one, good grades are really important, having extracurriculars, and just general interest. Someone from AUT would come and interview you for that one, so interviewing well, being confident in yourself is also a must.
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As for a design degree, showing that you’ve already started doing some design work - maybe not paid - but posters for local shows or doing stuff for your school is really good.” As for choosing which university is right for you, James explains the difference between creative degrees at different schools. “Media and Design school is really good if you want to do video game design - better than AUT I feel - but it is a private institution.” So is it worth going private? “I wouldn’t say the private is better than public and vica versa. It just depends what the teachers and course is like. At the end of the day, uni has to suit you, your personal goals, and vibe. So check them all out.”
A HUGE THANK YOU TO
Claudio Aguayo, James Smith & Peter Gilderdale INTERVIEW Claudia Munro
Loverly
WITH THE MAHURANGI COLLEGE ANNUAL PRODUCTION “LOVERLY” OPENING ON JUNE 22ND, WE CHATTED TO SOME OF THE CAST AND CREW.
A C TO R S
DANCERS
Eloise Williams-Mart: Eliza Doolittle. Xavier Garneau-Roghan: Henry Higgins, an English Linguistics expert desperately teaching a London guttersnipe to speak proper English. Holly Rusher: I’m a maid/chorus member. Emily Martin: I’m one of Mr Higgin’s four maids.
Maria: Yes I do dance Jazz and Lyrical outside of school. Jasmine: I do dance outside of school, since the age of 7, and have done lots of different styles, but now I focus on hip hop.
WHAT IS YOUR ROLE IN THE PRODUCTION?
DO YOU WANT TO CARRY ON WITH ACTING/ PERFORMING AS A FUTURE CAREER?
Eloise: Of course. Next year I’m hoping to do a Bachelor of Performing Arts in Musical Theatre. Holly: Yes! It’s my biggest dream. WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT PERFORMANCE? WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO AUDITION?
Eloise: I live for the feeling you get when you’re taking a bow and everyone is cheering for you, I want to live in that moment forever. Xavier: I enjoy the spotlight, and like knowing that everyone is focussed on me. (Vain I know...) and it’s fun to pretend to be something you aren’t. Escapist fantasy. Holly: I love everything about performing, the rush, sharing my art with other people. Emily: Most of all, the family feel that comes with the production. DO YOU ACT OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL?
Eloise: As much as life allows! I went on a summer school course with Auckland Theatre Company, and I do musicals at Centrestage Theatre Company. I also act in a web series called ‘Soap It Up’. Emily: I’m definitely more of a singer and dancer than actor. I do jazz and contemporary. I also play guitar, and sing which I do twice a month at my local church. WHICH SCENE OF YOURS IN THE SHOW, IS YOUR FAVOURITE, AND WHY?
Xavier: I like the scenes where I act arrogant and cruel, because it is so far from how I would usually act. It is a refreshing to be able to play a cruel role I have never had the opportunity to. Holly: I don’t have a favourite, they’re all so much fun! Emily: I really love the dancing scenes such as the ‘Wouldn’t it be Loverly’ scene in the flower’s market, Zach Pickett’s ‘Get Me To The Church On Time’.
DO YOU DANCE OUTSIDE SCHOOL, IF SO WHAT GENRE?
WHICH DANCE WITHIN THE SHOW IS YOUR FAVOURITE AND WHY?
Maria: So far my favourite dance is the Loverly song, it’s quite jazzy and upbeat and it’s a lot of fun to perform! Jasmine: One we do with broomsticks to ‘On The Street Where You Live’ because it incorporates a prop, giving us the chance to act a bit more in a theatre jazz item. WILL YOU CONTINUE DANCING IN THE FUTURE?
Maria: Absolutely. It’s a creative outlet for me and I enjoy the physical and expressive side of it! I’m interested in studying choreography and potentially continuing to teach kids and/or continue dance as a hobby. Jasmine: I definitely plan on doing dance in the future, if not professionally, I would love the chance to be part of a hip hop crew and compete at nationals and worlds.
PRODUC TION
WHAT IS YOUR ROLE WITHIN THE PRODUCTION?
Connor Simpson: My role in the production is to coordinate all of the lighting sound and backstage work so that it seamlessly blends together I personally run all of the sound equipment. While the rest of the crew does their own jobs. WHERE AND HOW DID YOU LEARN THE SKILLS YOU NEED TO RUN THE SHOW TECHNICALLY?
I learnt my skills from Alex Hill who was previously in charge of me. Over time I have also learnt skills from doing gigs and events picking up little things as I go. IS THIS A POTENTIAL CAREER PATH?
There are great career paths that lead off of theatre technology, eg. event organising or lighting for large festivals. Sound engineering can lead into live recording for bands and can even help you get into the film business. I personally will not be following these paths but other members of the crew will be.
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Your Photos
A GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHY
STUDENT WORK
Maria Hardy
Alix Tobin
Jack Sowten
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Joseph Kearns
Charlotte Hamer
Solomon Waterhouse
Ella Martin
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