Introductions

=Staff of AO Drama =

I am excited to be at AO this year. The Drama program is shaping up to be lots of fun, full of new experiences and performing opportunities!
===Now you may not know me just yet but I am orinially from Canada. I have been living in New Zealand for the last year and a half. I performed in 9 plays in the last 5 years and am currently acting in education videos. Drama is my passion and I love teaching and sharing it with others.===

All the best to you this year

Miss Payne

Mrs Waters
So you decided to join the AO Dance and Drama Department....lol

I am Mrs Waters and am the HoD of this awesome department. I, along with my side kick, the cunning Miss Coleman, are at the helm of a new era; an era where Dance and Drama explode at AO.

So a little about me... I grew up in Wanganui and attended Wanganui Girls College. During those years I studied Tap under Anthony Murdoch and recieved a National Nomination in year 12. Following college I went to Massey University and worked towards a BA in History and English. So how did I end up in Dance and Drama?

My first teaching position was at Wanganui Girls College as an English teacher. In my 2nd year the HoD of Music resigned and somehow I found myself running a Performing Arts Department and haven't looked back. I have now taught at Palmerston North Girls High, Freyberg High School and Oxford Area School.

So now I am here and so far it has been awesome! I can't wait to see what we can do this year!

Mrs Waters