From the Principal Tena koutou katoa

Dates to RememberTuesday 25 October

Māori Awards Evening - 6.00pm

Thursday 27 October Sports Awards Evening - 7.00pm

Friday 28 October World Challenge Fundraiser

Saturday 29 October Concert in the Gardens

www.rosehillcollege.school.nz 21 October 2016 Issue No. 32

Senior Clearance and School MagazineClearance time is almost here. Senior clearance will be held on Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 October. For your son/daughter to be eligible to receive a 2016 school magazine, all subject and sports costs and the school donation must have been paid in full, unless an automatic payment is operating and all costs are paid in full by the end of Term 4. All borrowed items, including uniform, must be returned. Although the school donation is voluntary, the Board of Trustees requests that you give serious consideration to paying this if you have not already done so, as it provides for many things not covered by the government grants that we receive. For example, the school magazine is fully paid for from parent contributions and cannot be purchased. Senior students should now have a cleanout and return any books they are not using at this time.

Congratulations to Amy BrayDuring the school holidays Amy Bray, 10RCN travelled to Christchurch to compete at the Eukanuba National Dog Show in the Junior Handler Final. Amy qualified for this event at Wanganui in March and there were 10 finalists competing.

Amy and her 2 year old Boxer, Ch Gremlix Lightning Bolt “Bolt”, won the event and will now travel to Birmingham, England in March 2017 to represent New Zealand at Crufts in the International Junior Handler Final alongside contestants from 47 other Countries.

This week we held two of our end of year awards ceremonies, with the Arts and Cultural Awards on Tuesday evening and the Pasifika Awards on Wednesday evening. Congratulations to all students who received awards for their academic achievements and involvement in the wider life of the school, and thank you to the students who performed or spoke at these ceremonies. Our mission statement, “Together we provide an environment for personal excellence”, was clearly demonstrated by students and their whanau/family. Thank you to the staff who enabled these celebrations to happen.

Also on Thursday evening, Mr Clarke and the Leading Literacy Team ran a Study Skills session ahead of the upcoming exams. The seniors begin their NCEA external exams on Thursday 10 November and Year 9 and 10 students begin their exams on Thursday 17 November. All students should have a study plan – a little more effort now can reap big rewards in future.

Senior students received an interim report on Tuesday, given out during Tutor Group time. This gives a summary of their NCEA achievements to date and the results of the Term 3 Practice Examinations. If you have not seen this, ask your son or daughter for it.

Sue Blakely, Principal

Year 13 Leavers’ Ceremony

Save the Date: Monday 5 December from 6 pm - 7:30 pm.

Tickets will be going on sale next Tuesday for the Year 13 Leavers' Ceremony. The intention is to have a ceremony to celebrate students who have stayed to complete Year 13 and then to allow students and families their own personal celebration. Tickets are $15 per person and payment will need to be to the Cashier by Monday 28 November. Tickets will be issued closer to the event.

TARGETTarget personal excellence.

Target 15 credits per subject (70%) of credits.When are the exams? - Google NZQA EXAM TIMETABLE 2016Sample exam papers and answers - Google NZQA NCEA ASSESSMENTReview your answers from the last set of practice exams.Make study notes of your subject notes.Memorise key vocabulary and/or quotations/examples.Practise answering previous years’ papers.

Together we provide an environment for

personal excellence

Arts & Cultural Supreme Awards

Te Aniwaniwa Trophy - Kapa Haka Performer of the Year Maia Tipu

Te Taonga Tuku Iho Award - Kapa Haka Performer of the Year Jessie-Mya Wharton-Wichman

Ngakau Mahaki Award - Outstanding Role Model Ashleigh Harris-Dixon

Manaakitanga Award for support to Co ordinator and Tutors Connor Patuwai

Outstanding Dance Performer Award Emma Morris

Outstanding Drama Performer Award Alicia Collins

Cathy Gilmour Memorial Award Hayley Ballard

Drama School Scholarship Carla Raine

Artist of the Year Alicia Collins

Art Award - Senior Art Exhibition - Supreme Award Alicia Collins

Musicians of the Year Jessica Peart & Jimin Yu

Film Maker of the Year Liam Ireland

A full list of award winners can be found on page four

Music in the Gardens Auckland Botanic Gardens, Hill Rd, Manurewa

1pm, Saturday, October 29th *Pop* *Film Music* *Rock* *Classical* *Jazz*

Vocalists Bands Instrumentalists

Afternoon tea Raffle. Seating limited – bring a chair.

Tickets available from Rosehill College - $10 adults, $5 students, pre-schoolers free Door Sales - $12 adults, $6 students, pre-schoolers free

Changes to Waka Pacific BusesFrom 30th October 2016, Buses 055, 056, 057 and 058 will look different. The school buses will all be coloured dark blue and silver and branded with AT Metro. All school bus route numbers and route paths remain the same as do the departure times and bus stops. These school buses will be operated by RMTS (Ritchies Murphy Transport Solutions). To view the school bus routes - see this link https://at.govt.nz/bus-train-ferry/timetables/school-timetables/rosehill-college/

Pasifika Supreme Awards2nd Highest Achieving Year 11 Pasifika Student Irene Heyes

2nd Highest achieving Year 12 Pasifika Student Maddison Earnest

2nd Highest Achieving Year 13 Pasifika StudentKyla Parker

Highest Achieving Year 11 Pasifika StudentTayla Thorby

Highest Achieving Year 12 Pasifika StudentBrooke Gascoigne

Highest Achieving Year 13 Pasifika StudentParis Fitisemanu

A full list of award winners can be found on page four

Attendance ProcedureIf your student is absent from school please phone the Attendance Officer on:

FREE PHONE: 0800 RCAWAY (0800 722929) Or 295 0661 Ext 869 at any time and leave a messageOr EMAIL: attendance@rosehillcollege.school.nz

Receiving a text message notifying of an absence• Please reply to the txt (this number cannot be saved on your

mobile phone – it is invalid after 7 days.• OR phone: 0800 RCAWAY (0800 722929)• OR the parent/caregiver provides a note explaining absence

Student to leave school during the day • Please provide a note for your student to take to their Head

of House• Student is to obtain an ‘Exit Permit’ from their Head of House

before Tutor time

If a student is unwell during the course of the day • They should go to the nurse.

If a student is late to school before tutor time finishes • The student must go to their Tutor Teacher to sign in late

If the student is late to school after tutor time • The student must sign in at the Student Office and• Provide a note from the parent/caregiver advising the reason

for being late • OR the parent/caregiver should phone the Attendance Officer

on 295 0661 Ext 869 and leave a message

Year 9 - 12 students may not leave the school grounds without permission – in case of a fire or emergency – we need to know where students are at all times.

Auckland Got a Trade SpeedMeet!Got a Trade? Got it Made! and Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development (ATEED) have teamed up to offer this unique opportunity for secondary school students to connect with potential employers in a fast-paced, one-on-one, speed meet event.

Auckland Got a Trade SpeedMeet will take place at MIT (Manukau Institute of Technology) in South Auckland on Wednesday 26 October and school registrations are now open.

What is SpeedMeet?

SpeedMeet will provide a speed interview situation. Students will meet with employers looking for new employees for around 5 minutes each.

Employers will be from a range of industries that offer on-the-job training and exciting career opportunities

- just some of the employers attending are: AB Equipment, Hirepool, Jimbo's Pet Food, Electrix, Trucks and Trailers, Auckland Motorway Alliance, Pavlovich Coachlines, Wiri Auto Centre, and many more.

Sounds good, how do we get involved?

Please register your interest by completing the registration form HERE

Congratulations to the following students who were recipients at the Arts and Cultural Awards evening held on Tuesday 18 October.

Utumalama Atonio Lagi Aumua Juvina Auva'a Brianna Beets Phoenix Collins Chad Davys-Teremoana Maddison Earnest Aiken Eliu Tianna Eliu Vialli Eliu Samsara Faitala Braeton Fereti-Kaisa Paris Fitisemanu Leila Foki Grace Fomai Shukan Fomai Faoa Charity Fomai Faoa Brooke Gascoigne Kora Grantley Taryn Hainsworth-Fa'Aofo Justin Hakim Laina Hende Irene Heyes Maui Holo'ia Logan Johnson Ashyleen Karan Selynn Key Liaina Key

Chloe Keys-Pook Gemma Latoa Siota Leapai Nahshon Letele Nuu Letele Nytalia Letele Jahlisha Lofipo Rosane Lofipo Raymond Luaui Jack Majurey Keenan Manuel Misili Matau Shardae Matekeua Fiu-Loimata Levi McMillan Joji Mekinimanamana Judah Metu-Teaukura Zion Metu-Teaukura Sefita Moala Zane Neemia Courtney Nglam Victoria Nuku Vulangi Olosoni Christopher Paasi Junior Papalii Kyla Parker Noah Parker Vivian Perez Penina Perez-Rupeni

Ielu Peti Linda-Rose Peti Adin Pio Bishalni Prasad Aiden Prosser Luther Purcell Syan Purcell Delahaye Raikadroka Kaudee Raututi Junior Sani Lau Seiuli Sina Seumanutafa Meripa Seumanutafa Josh Sitagata Marcel Smith Fanga Taufahema Tauinaai Tefuli Mei Sale Tayla Thorby Iokopeta Tobeck Bella Tuimaugapo Selai Tuisoso Hildergard Tuitea Logan Ulberg Anna-Maria Va'a Sione Vaiangina Ieremia Vaiangina

Congratulations to the following students who were recipients at the Pasifika Awards evening held on Wednesday 19 October.

Sonal AeryAmy AndersenAimee AndrewsCameron BakerToni BalawanHayley Ballard Joseph BeckhamEmily BeeverNicholas BertramCharlotte BirdManawa BluegumChhavi BrejaLizzie CattersonAnnie ChristensenKyle CloeteAlicia CollinsCameron CowperNatasha CrawfordJamie CrispeBenjamin CulbertAshley CurtisNigel DevanesanHarry Di GiacomoDrew DouglasAmy DuffellNina DugganCian Dunwoody

Maddison EarnestShakeelah EnokaMegan FellChristopher FongLeila FosterSkye FoxFennella FraserLilly Geddes Kate GilesJoshua Gilmore Sarah GousmettZyra GriffithsNadine Gronous Taryn Hainsworth-Fa'AofoMeg HargravesDanielle HarnettAshleigh Harris-DixonMadison HawtinCharlotte HeasmanJunGgi HongMinGgi HongCameron HoweBlinda HuangLiam IrelandEden JacksonHannah JenningsLucy Jevons

Aurele JinNatalie JonesGeorgia-Rae JonesJoshua KaiserAlyssa KeenanSelynn KeyDahvin KimSunwoo KimKate KimSunyoung KimNikita Knapman-SmithNathan KruseMorgan LaceyErica LaneWendy LeeJack LetcherPhillip LiuKayne LockwoodNeihana LoweRaymond LuauiBlake MannixMetoyer ManuelKaleb MayallLevi McMillanDevin MillerOlivia MontgomeryEmma Morris

Kudakwashe MukupeJaime NeameTaylor NowellPaige OwenOlivia OwenAnnette PablaKyla ParkerTom ParsonsErin PatersonConnor PatuwaiJessica PeartElise PhillipsIsaac PoharamaCarla Raine Charithma RajapakseLavinya RangaJaylenrose RawiriShavako RawiriCallum RobinsonJessica RobinsonBella SagatuJoseph Sherlaw-McGowanDanielle SherriffMarcel SmithLiam StrangeMikayla SundvickAnna Sundvick

Stephanie TappRebekah Te RitoAndrea TejadaIsabel TepakiJarrod ThompsonCallum ThomsonTaylor TinningMaia TipuTegan Tonga-PhillipsHolly Tonga-PhillipsSamara VisserEthan WaiteYoosuf WajaJessie-Mya Wharton-WichmanHayley WhiteSophie WilliamsRodana WilliamsStella WilsonNicole XueAnqi YangJimin Yu

See page 7 for more photos

Pasifika Awards

Arts and Cultural Awards

See page 6 for photos

Moto XCongratulations to the Rosehill Moto X Team who competed on Friday 14th October at the “Nailing the Peat” MX Event hosted by Hauraki Plains College. The team consisted of four students Darius Cooper, Michael Carter, Scott Pethybridge and Olivia Monk.

There was a mixed result overall for the day with the stand out rider being Olivia Monk. Olivia competed in the Mixed Senior and Junior Ladies Grade placing 4th twice and 3rd once gaining her 3rd place overall for the day!

Junior VolleyballJunior Boys Our Junior Boys had a great start to their training last term and were excited and ready to have their first games last week, however due to other teams defaulting they have had to wait for this week. Despite the default, our boys are ready to push hard and have a great season.

Junior Girls Our Junior Girls team had an awesome start to the season playing against ASDA College winning their first set 25-16 and their second set 25-11. Overall the girls worked well as a team and pushed hard on that last set. The second game against Manurewa was a lot tougher but the girls pulled together to win their first set 25-19. They then lost the second set 20-25 and the third, finishing with a loss of 11-15. These Junior Girls have been so committed to their trainings which really paid off on the court and we are looking forward to the rest of the season.

Taekwon DoA huge congratulations goes out to Courtney Church who has recently been competing in the Taekwon Do World Cup in Hungary. This is such a significant achievement as the women she has been competing against are all very experienced. Despite the high level of competition Courtney has dominated, proving her skills and has received a Bronze and Silver in her Patterns Division as a 1st time senior!

Junior WaterpoloCongratulations to our Rosehill Junior Waterpolo team who have been entered into the Secondary Schools Competition for the first time! The team did really well in their first week of games coming up against Kings C2 and winning 9-2, then taking on Glendowie B in their second game walking away with a draw 3-3. This team has such great potential that we have entered them into the Secondary Schools North Island Junior Championships in November, so we are all looking forward to this big event! Thank you so much to Syan Purcell who is a senior student at Rosehill, stepping up into the coach's role for our team, and to all of the very supportive parents who are taking turns helping with transport! We couldn’t provide such an awesome programme for our students without you!

Sports AwardsOur annual Sports Awards is approaching fast and it will be held on Thursday 27th October. This semi-formal evening will begin at 7pm with light nibbles in the School Hall and tickets are on sale in the Cashier's Office for $10 until 25th October. All Premier teams are invited to attend as their ticket has been included in their sports fees, they will need to pick their ticket up from the Sports Office by 3.20pm on the day. Please note these students will only be given a ticket if their sports uniform has been returned and sports fees paid. If you have any questions or queries then please contact Miss Skidmore in the Sports Office on s.skidmore@rosehillcollege.school.nz.

Georgia AckroydKatie AndrewUtumalama AtonioLagi AumuaJuvina Auva’aBriahna BarrettSimone BarrettRhiannon BatesPaige BellSamuel BensemannHannah BertramTony BlackZoe BoulgerCharlotte BrayGrace ChalmersCourtney ChurchEsiteri ChuteDanielle CollinsTayla CowperCaitlin Dalrymple-WilsonCarlin DempsterRam DhindsaSimarpreet DhindsaDesmond DiepLogan DixonBrooker DonovanLogan DromgoolNina DugganJasmine EdmondsMelanie EdwardsThomas EdwardsTianna EliuGeorgia EllisonNoel FaatoafeMegan FellLeila FosterSarah FromontJoshua FuKendall GibbsNathan GreenNathan GreenChristopher GregoryNicholas GregoryKelan GriggsScott GuyEthan HaltonJenna HancockAshleigh Harris-DixonAshleigh Harris-DixonSam HartAnkush HeerMyia HetarakaJarrod HillMatthew HillMoana HoriLogan HowellEric HwangShalome IosefaLiam IrelandHayley JamesBlake Kayes-McDowallAlexa KennedySelynn KeyRyan KlattFabian LakaiJosiah Lander

Sarah LawsonNahshon LeteleNuu LeteleCaitlin Lucie-SmithHarry LunnyOscar MadelozoJoel MansellKaitlyn MaraisLevi McMillanJacob MeadTauinaai Tefuli Mei SaleZion Metu-TeaukuraJudah Metu-TeaukuraLuke MillerOlivia MontgomeryBethan MontgomeryArgyle MorlingRonan MorlingZeus MunroTaine NaeraArisa NagayaHaruka NagayaOliver NaresZane NeemiaVulangi OlosoniTravis Ovalsen AlledaAnnette PablaJessica PageJoshua PalmerSean PalmerBianca ParsonsBenjamin ParsonsIelu PetiShaun PrimeSyan PurcellShwan Raof-KarimCharlotte RitchieLee RocqueChelsea RossShannon RoutreeBella SagatuStacey SagatuRuta SaleCasey SayersLau SeiuliCody ShawCarlene SmithEden SmithKaitlin Te RitoRebekah Te RitoJake Te WhareSam Te WhareDion ToddBella TuimaugapoSelai TuisosoLogan UlbergJanae UnasaIsaak Van DaalenJodi van Den BergBrookelyn Varney Reegan WheelerJoseph WilsonJoseph WilsonMikaela WoodroffeBrenna Yuksel

2016 Sports Awards recipient list.

Arts and Cultural Awards

Pasifika Awards