Arts & Culture

Camp brings together top talent from across the North Island
Thirteen-year-old Y9 student Emily Sullivan (pictured right) has proven she is one this country’s top secondary school trumpet players, having been selected for the National

Buy an Entertainment subscription and support our Music students
Here’s a great Christmas gift idea – a digital subscription to Entertainment! Our Music Department is selling subscriptions as a fundraiser – it costs just

Gala Concert well worth the wait
The long awaited Westlake Gala Concert was able to take place with a restricted live audience of 100, thanks to an event endorsement from the

Budding author receives Highly Commended
Year 9 student Hannah Zhang’s brilliant piece of creative writing “Flower Buds” has been awarded a Highly Commended in the Smart Alex Competition, run by

Cultural Week and Tongan Language Week celebrated
Westlake burst into life this week, as we celebrated Cultural Week and Tongan Language

Ready to celebrate Māori Language Week
We have a brilliant range of activities, performances and food to celebrate Māori Language Week next week. Keep an eye on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Westlakegirls

Music reflections from an international perspective
We love how our International students become an integral part of our Westlake whānau. Today we are proud present two of our international students, who

Westlake musician places second in National Choral Composition Competition
Niki Sun, a Year 13 music student, has placed second in the National Choral Composition Competition. Organised by New Zealand Choral Federation though The Big

Master Class with Sol3 Mio singer
On Wednesday 29 July, Year 12 singer Alanah Jones participated in a vocal master class with opera singer Amitai Pati, hosted at Kristin School by

Talented pianist chosen as semi-finalist
Music student Audrey Guo (Year 11) has just been announced as one of the 16 semi-finalists in the 2020 New Zealand Junior Piano Competition. From