--- title: 'Musical Success' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/musical-success' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/musical-success.md' date: '2025-08-15' description: "GBHS Music Dept is winning the high notes! Congratulations to Sienna Gray (Year 13) who was a Finalist for the Play It Strange National Songwriting Competition Yr 9-13, with her song 'Tomorrow/Day 2'. Sienna receives a $50 Rock Shop gift card and a day in a professional recording studio of her choi…" --- Musical Success National Comps ![music jazz](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/pages/04.news/term-3-2025/musical-success/jazz%20band@2x%20(1).jpg "music jazz") # Musical Success Friday, 15th August 2025 at 7:25am ##### GBHS Music Dept is winning the high notes! Congratulations to Sienna Gray (Year 13) who was a Finalist for the Play It Strange National Songwriting Competition Yr 9-13, with her song 'Tomorrow/Day 2'. Sienna receives a $50 Rock Shop gift card and a day in a professional recording studio of her choice to record the song, giving her the opportunity to work alongside some of New Zealand’s recognised producers and engineers. Recorded songs will be released onto digital albums via Spotify, Apple Music and Bandcamp. GBHS's Jazz Combo 'Green Note' recently performed at the Auckland Jazz Festival held at Birkenhead RSA, where they were awarded Silver! Congratulations to Year 12 students: Björn Griffiths, Matiu Barrington, Regina Wu, Eve Maloni-Simpson, Arthur Thompson, Ava-Rose Lee Sang for their well deserved efforts. 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 3 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025.md) - Previous: [Music Night](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/music-night.md) - Next: [NCEA Candidate Sheets (Reminder)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-3-2025/ncea-candidate-sheets-reminder.md)