Picton Boy Wins America's Cup Trip In Art Competit
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· Picton Boy Wins America's Cup Trip In Art
Competition
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· A Picton boy's artistic talents have
won him and his immediate family a once in a lifetime trip
to watch America's Cup racing next year.
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· Eleven
year old Linkwater School student Joshua Edmonds entered the
Air New Zealand America's Cup Art Competition along with
hundreds of other primary and intermediate school children
from around the country, winning with a 3-D piece made with
paint, Fimo, card and plastic displayed on a wooden
base.
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· Joshua's school also benefits from his win
with Air New Zealand gifting Linkwater School two return Air
New Zealand Pacific Class air fares to Australia (Sydney,
Melbourne or Brisbane) to do with as it wishes such as
raffling to raise funds for the
school.
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· Competition entrants were asked to show
through any form of artistic medium why "Being At The
America's Cup Is Everything" with Joshua's entry being a
clear standout says Air New Zealand sponsorship manager and
judge Denise Ward.
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· "We followed several criteria
when judging the entries such as the child's ability to show
why being at the America's Cup is everything, their artistic
flair, individuality and imagination. Joshua's art
reflected all these characteristics beautifully," she says.
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· "Air New Zealand is delighted to send this
budding young artist and his family to Auckland and host
them for a day on the water to watch Team New Zealand defend
the cup. Joshua will be able to experience first-hand why
being at the America's Cup really is
everything!"
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· The entries were also judged by Tony
Thomas, executive director of America's Cup 2003, who was
amazed so many children from around the country embraced the
opportunity to win a trip to watch the America's Cup and
show their support for Team New Zealand.
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· "We
were simply blown away by the huge number of entries by
children from regional New Zealand, youngsters that would
normally only experience America's Cup fever on television.
The recurring theme with these entries was a real sense of
excitement for the event and strong passion and support for
Team New Zealand," he says.
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· Entries were received
from all around the country including Taihape, Ashburton,
Wellington, Tauranga, Mangonui, Rangiora and Havelock
North.
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· Runner up prizes were awarded to Te Haunui
Tuna (aged 11) of Waimana Primary School in Whakatane and
Sarah Davies (aged 12) of Lower Hutt's Nae Nae
Intermediate.
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· The following artists received
highly commended prizes for their entries:
Sophie
Riddle (aged 6) - Karapiro School, Cambridge
Curtis Reed (aged 6) - Omokoroa Point School, Tauranga
Mary Louise Vicker (age not given) - Manurangi College, Warkworth
Laura Sargisson (age not given) - St Joseph's School, Mid Canterbury
Sally Hensman (aged 12) - Havelock North Intermediate
Sibby Foster and Cerridwen Bulow (ages not
given) - Purakanui Street, Pt Chalmers, Dunedin Room 4,
Karapiro School - Cambridge