On Monday 5th of December we held a Special Assembly with special guests from the Auckland Writers Festival, Waituhi o Tāmaki, Barfoot and Thompson and Sulu Fitzpatrick from the Northern Mystics. In front of Year 9 and 10 students as well as her parents and sister, Julia Wilkins was awarded her giant cheque for winning the High School category for the Barfoot and Thompson’s Young Author Challenge annual writing competition. WGHS also received $1,000 of prize money and $1,000 worth of books! Well done Julia – it is a fantastic achievement!
A big thank you to Auckland the Writers Festival, Waituhi o Tāmaki, Barfoot and Thompson and Sulu Fitzpatrick who provided an inspirational talk to our netball students after the assembly.
In photo from left to right: Julia’s Mother, Sister and Father, Kiri Barfoot – Barfoot & Thompson Director, Julia Wilkins, Bridget van der Zijpp and Caroline Barron – Auckland Writers Festival, Waituhi o Tāmaki and Jane Stanley.
You can read Julia’s award winning story HERE
