On Wednesday, August 16, the ‘Friends of Baycourt' did it again! For the sixth time they have organised ‘The Night is Young' – a performance of two hours that was a great and good effort from seven schools in the Tauranga District. The seven schools were Otumoetai College, Tauranga Girls' College, Tauranga Boys' College, Aquinas College, Mount Maunganui College, Te Puke High School and Katikati College, and their performances were outstanding. This says something about the quality of their teachers too, who gave their time to help the students train and perform, and had to organise a lot of things around those students. The teachers helped to select this upcoming young talent in dance, music and acting to fruition. And who knows how many students discovering their own talents will steer their lifestyle around it in the future. Thanks to their schools that chose to make use of this yearly opportunity.

From where I was sitting in the well-filled auditorium I could see that everyone enjoyed their performances, and that parents took pride in their children's talents.

Well done everyone involved in this worthwhile event.

M Authier, Mount Maunganui.