WelCom November 2024
Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand’s SINGout4JUSTICE 2024 song competition invited students across New Zealand to ‘Be the Voice for Peace’.
Students from Catholic schools, from Year 1 to Year 13, showcased their musical talents by composing original peace songs or performing heartfelt covers, inspiring everyone with their powerful messages.
Caritas congratulates the winners for their outstanding contributions to this important theme and thanks everyone who participated, whose voices have truly made a difference!
Congratulations to all the students who have participated in SINGour4Justice. You can view some of the compositions and performances online at: caritas.org.nz/singout4justice
| Original composition | Winners | College or School | Song |
| Senior category | Oliver Lodge, Anamika Jones, Liam Clifford and Harry Lodge | Trinity Catholic College, Dunedin | Silent Cry |
| Middle category | Students from 8A and 8H | Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth | Kia Tau te Rangimārie |
| Junior category | Alyssa Kubala, Ngaika Rapsey & Olivia Reju | St Mary’s School, Dunedin | Hold My Hand |
| Cover performance | |||
| Senior category | Chris Anne Barrientos, Claire Anne Barrientos, Carter Lambert, Janelle Casitas, Ianna-marie Abuyabor and Franz Lauglaug | St Kevin’s College, Oamaru | Over the Rainbow |
| Middle category | Year 7 and 8 Singers | Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth | The Peace Song |
| Junior category | Lewis Tao, Gus Knowles, Kennedy Tuli | St Francis Catholic School, Auckland | What a Peaceful Day it is |
| Highly commended | Juri Lee, Jamie Gardner, Sophie Waterman | Pompallier Catholic College, Whangarei | How Far We’ll Go? |
| Georgia Jeffrey | Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth | Shades of Grey | |
| Herbie Concolis | Carmel College, Auckland | Greatest Love of All | |
| Arabella Thomson | Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth | Put a Little Love in Your Heart | |
| Ruth Hagenson | Sacred Heart Girls’ College, New Plymouth | Heal the World | |
| Ryder Cross | St Joseph’s School, Taihape | Fighting for Freedom | |
| Violet McPoland | Suzanne Aubert Catholic School, Papamoa | Rivers of Your Peace | |
| Y0-1 Class | Holy Cross Catholic School, Henderson | Light a candle for peace | |
| Rata whānau (Year 1-2 Students) | St Claudine Thevenet School, Wainuiomata | Keep the Peace | |
| Y3-6 Choir | St Joseph’s School, Timaru | Rivers of Your Peace |
The post Celebrating the Voices for Peace in 2024! first appeared on Archdiocese of Wellington.
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