Secondary Scene

When Dara Caradus found out she was this year's head girl at Otago Girls High School, she was "shell-shocked" to say the least.

A "mocumentary" about the life and history of walls, and a twisted and slightly risque version of a Roald Dahl short story has given pupils from three Dunedin secondary schools a clean sweep of awards at the New Zealand Short Film Competition for Students of German.

Two Kavanagh College pupils took more than a year to find the right cause for which to shave their heads - an 18-month-old boy with a brain tumour and multiple tumours on his spine.

From filling spare time to being a finalist in a national electrotechnology competition, Cheng-Yueh Liu's Liu Dashboard is taking him places.

Finding a summer job is off Hannah Davidson's to-do list, along with paying for university, after she received a First Foundation scholarship last month.

The Mana Pounamu Young Achievers Awards were announced last Friday, with 34 young Otago people's achievements recognised.

St Hildas Collegiate pupils hope a cookbook will make their dream of a new school canteen a reality.

The jury is still out on whether appealing to a child's creativity will solve Otago's recessional woes, but as far as directors of NAMCAP NZ are concerned, it's a sure winner.

While toilet paper has traditionally only had one use, year 10 art pupils at Columba College have found another.

Pupils from nine of Dunedin's 14 high schools will hang up their school uniforms and replace them with clothing of their choice tomorrow to support the Otago Community Hospice.