--- title: 'Play It Strange Finalist' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/play-it-strange-finalist' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/play-it-strange-finalist.md' date: '2025-05-29' description: "The musical partnership of GBHS's Bonnie Govier (Year 10) and best friend Lorena Ivanov (Baradene College) has secured them a place in the Play It Strange Junior Songwriting Competition! The talented duo are Finalists in the Year 9-11 category and have an opportunity to record in a professional stu…" --- Play It Strange Finalist Bonnie Govier (Yr 10 ![Play it Strange](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/pages/04.news/term-2-2025/play-it-strange-finalist/play%20it%20strange@2x%20(1).jpg "Play it Strange") # Play It Strange Finalist Thursday, 29th May 2025 at 1:57pm ##### The musical partnership of GBHS's Bonnie Govier (Year 10) and best friend Lorena Ivanov (Baradene College) has secured them a place in the Play It Strange Junior Songwriting Competition! The talented duo are Finalists in the Year 9-11 category and have an opportunity to record in a professional studio, with their song to be later released on Spotify. Their song is called 'Threads of Us' and is about heritage with a touch of Russian lyrics. Bonnie Govier shares "Our culture is an important part of our lives. It's about the threads of culture that bind us together." Keep your ears and eyes tuned for their song! The 2025 Play It Strange Junior Songwriting Competition is open to students in Years 9-11 who can submit a song on any topic or genre. All entries are judged by a panel including Louis Baker, Georgia Lines, Mike Chunn and CHAII. Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 2 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025.md) - Previous: [Pink Shirt Day](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/pink-shirt-day.md) - Next: [Upcoming Whānau Hui](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-2-2025/postponed-whanau-hui.md)