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team, which won the National Junior title at the end of last year. The Sportswoman of the Year, Ariaana Osborne, is a member of the NZ U19 Touch squad and of the North Harbour U21 team. As well as achieving at the highest level in their sports, both Forrest and Ariaana have always achieved highly at school and have given hugely of their time in supporting others - coaching, leading and umpiring.The top award winners at the Cultural Blues were: Drama ~ Findlay BuchananTechnical Support ~ Alex HillClassical Singing ~ Eden AdamChoral Singing ~ Krysana HanleyVisual Arts Person of the Year ~ Sydney SheadPerforming Arts Person of the Year ~ Alana HathawayCultural Person of the Year ~ Elspeth Free

Congratulations to our new Student Representative on Board of Trustees, Rory McKay, and a special thank you from the whole Board to the outgoing Student Representative, Allysha Dudley, who has done an excellent job of representing our students on the

Board this year.

David Macleod, Principal

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NEWSLETTER

from the Principal

David Macleod

important dates

ISSUE 9: November 2014

MAHURANGI COLLEGE

Dear Parents and GuardiansTena Koutou Katoa

The Senior Prizegiving will take place in the auditorium on Wednesday 5th November 2014. Please arrive by 6.45pm for a 7pm start as we recognise the Academic Achievements of our senior students this year.

The Pasifika Achievement evening celebrated the successes of our Pasifika students this year. It was a very enjoyable evening with several performances by our Pasifika students and many awards presented for academic achievement.Congratulations to all Blues winners at both the Sporting and Cultural Blues evenings, held at the end of October. It was wonderful to acknowledge the achievements of so many of our students at Representative or National level. Photos from these evenings and details of all Blues winners for 2014 are on our school website.

The Sportsman of the Year, Forrest Axford, is a member of the NZ U18 Underwater Hockey team and Captain of the Mahurangi College

Wednesday November 5• Yr 11-13 Reports issued• Prize Giving - 7.00pm hall

Friday November 7• Yr 6 Orientation Day 10am-1pm

Monday November 10• NCEA Exams begin• Junior School Athletics Day

Thursday November 13 - 14• Yr 9-10 Exams

Monday November 17• Yr 10 Option Exams

Tuesday November 18• Enrolment Day & Guided Tour

November 20-26• Yr 8 Life Education Programme

Monday November 24• Yr 7-8 Sailing zone day -Snells Beach• Yr 9 Camp Meeting - 6.00pm staffroom

Wednesday November 27- 28• Kapa Haka Road show

Thursday November 28• Yr 9 Prize Giving• PTA Twilight Gift Fair 5.00pm

December 1-5• Yr 10 Activities weekMonday December 1• Yr 9 Camp - Students leave for camp 8.30amTuesday December 2• Yr 13 Graduation EveningWednesday December 3• NCEA Exams end• Yr 10 Graduation Evening

Thursday December 4• Yr 10 Reports issued• Yr 7-8 Wenderholm Trip

Friday December 5• Yr 9 Camp returns - Reports issued

Monday December 8• Last Day of Term• Yr 7-8 Reports issued• Yr 7-8 Prize Giving Assembly

Tuesday December 9• Term 4 endsFr

Sportsman & Sportswoman of the year, Forrest Axford & Ariaana Osborne

BOT STUDENT REPS: 2014 Rep, Alysha Dudley & New 2015 Rep, Rory Mckay

Top Performing Arts Student: Elspeth Free

Photo of Team of the Year – Underwater Hockey: National Junior Champions 2013

Top award winners at Pasifika Achievement evening: Kappy Maka-

sini, Atanrerei Rui, Aborina Arawatau & Veronica Nabuti

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team, which won the National Junior title at the end of last year. The Sportswoman of the Year, Ariaana Osborne, is a member of the NZ U19 Touch squad and of the North Harbour U21 team. As well as achieving at the highest level in their sports, both Forrest and Ariaana have always achieved highly at school and have given hugely of their time in supporting others - coaching, leading and umpiring.The top award winners at the Cultural Blues were: Drama ~ Findlay BuchananTechnical Support ~ Alex HillClassical Singing ~ Eden AdamChoral Singing ~ Krysana HanleyVisual Arts Person of the Year ~ Sydney SheadPerforming Arts Person of the Year ~ Alana HathawayCultural Person of the Year ~ Elspeth Free

Congratulations to our new Student Representative on Board of Trustees, Rory McKay, and a special thank you from the whole Board to the outgoing Student Representative, Allysha Dudley, who has done an excellent job of representing our students on the

Board this year.

David Macleod, Principal

| Mahurangimatters

NEWSLETTER

from the Principal

David Macleod

important dates

ISSUE 9: November 2014

MAHURANGI COLLEGE

Dear Parents and GuardiansTena Koutou Katoa

The Senior Prizegiving will take place in the auditorium on Wednesday 5th November 2014. Please arrive by 6.45pm for a 7pm start as we recognise the Academic Achievements of our senior students this year.

The Pasifika Achievement evening celebrated the successes of our Pasifika students this year. It was a very enjoyable evening with several performances by our Pasifika students and many awards presented for academic achievement.Congratulations to all Blues winners at both the Sporting and Cultural Blues evenings, held at the end of October. It was wonderful to acknowledge the achievements of so many of our students at Representative or National level. Photos from these evenings and details of all Blues winners for 2014 are on our school website.

The Sportsman of the Year, Forrest Axford, is a member of the NZ U18 Underwater Hockey team and Captain of the Mahurangi College

Wednesday November 5• Yr 11-13 Reports issued• Prize Giving - 7.00pm hall

Friday November 7• Yr 6 Orientation Day 10am-1pm

Monday November 10• NCEA Exams begin• Junior School Athletics Day

Thursday November 13 - 14• Yr 9-10 Exams

Monday November 17• Yr 10 Option Exams

Tuesday November 18• Enrolment Day & Guided Tour

November 20-26• Yr 8 Life Education Programme

Monday November 24• Yr 7-8 Sailing zone day -Snells Beach• Yr 9 Camp Meeting - 6.00pm staffroom

Wednesday November 27- 28• Kapa Haka Road show

Thursday November 28• Yr 9 Prize Giving• PTA Twilight Gift Fair 5.00pm

December 1-5• Yr 10 Activities weekMonday December 1• Yr 9 Camp - Students leave for camp 8.30amTuesday December 2• Yr 13 Graduation EveningWednesday December 3• NCEA Exams end• Yr 10 Graduation Evening

Thursday December 4• Yr 10 Reports issued• Yr 7-8 Wenderholm Trip

Friday December 5• Yr 9 Camp returns - Reports issued

Monday December 8• Last Day of Term• Yr 7-8 Reports issued• Yr 7-8 Prize Giving Assembly

Tuesday December 9• Term 4 endsFr

Sportsman & Sportswoman of the year, Forrest Axford & Ariaana Osborne

BOT STUDENT REPS: 2014 Rep, Alysha Dudley & New 2015 Rep, Rory Mckay

Top Performing Arts Student: Elspeth Free

Photo of Team of the Year – Underwater Hockey: National Junior Champions 2013

Top award winners at Pasifika Achievement evening: Kappy Maka-

sini, Atanrerei Rui, Aborina Arawatau & Veronica Nabuti

Achiever of the Month: Rose Gannaway

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ICAS English ResultsThis year students were offered the opportunity to participate in the ICAS English Writing Examination as well as the ICAS English Examination. A small group of students entered and they all did themselves proud with no student gaining less than a credit grade. This is an impressive achievement. Jessica McCormick (distinction); Maxwell Meale (distinction); Riley Popham (distinction); Anna Pashley (credit); Ryan Torkington (credit); Anais Bentley (credit); Mikaela Kirk (credit); Aurelia Torkington (credit); Eloise Williams-Mart (credit).Congratulations to Vlad Mamaev and Mackenzie Buick for achieving High Distinction in the ICAS English Examination. The following students received Distinction: Grifin Crawford; Jessica McCormick; Riley Popham; Anais Bentley; Mikaela Kirk; Finn McClellan; Jo Miller; Aurelia Torkington; Jordan Vegar; Noam Webber; Jackson Crawford;

Rupert Power; Zane Illingworth; Matthew Torckler; Rory McKay.Gaynor Tahitahi

Basketball PrizegivingThe annual Basketball Prizegiving, held on Wednesday 15th October, provided a fitting end for the seven teams that played throughout the season. Congratulations to all our award recipients, especially Tamara Hagger and Jay Morris who took out the top awards for the Girl and Boy Players of the Year.Russell Stirling

High Distinction: Vlad Marneav & Mackenzie Buick

Jeanette Cornege presenting David Macleod Award

One of only two Principals’ Awards given nationwide by the School Library Association of New Zealand Aotearoa, has this year been awarded to our principal, David Macleod. Mr Macleod was recently presented with the award by the Mahurangi College Library Manager, Jeanette Cornege, on the association’s behalf.The award recognises the strong emphasis that Mr Macleod places on the school library and the impact that it has on students’ learning. Mr Macleod regards the library as the focal centre of learning and reading at Mahurangi College.Mr Macleod provides strong support for the library staff and for the team of 25 students who make up the library’s student staff. He promotes the library and recreational reading to the student body in assemblies. On lunchtime visits to the library, Mr Macleod can often be seen showing a keen interest in the activities organised by the library prefects or chatting to the student librarians and library users. He values reading highly and, like many of our

staff members, is himself a regular reader of the books in the senior fiction collection and the wider library.Jeanette Cornege RLIANZA

Principal Receives Prestigious National Award

Spring Regatta, Teams Sailing EventOver the first 3 days of the school holidays, the Mahurangi College Sailing team competed in the Annual Spring Regatta held in our home waters, Algies Bay. This regatta launches the start of our sailing season. It is a great training regatta, after having the winter off from teams sailing events.Monday the wind was too strong for sailing, so three days of racing was shortened into two. Tuesday and Wednesday the wind was light and perfect conditions for sailing, the sailors did very well considering some of the sailors boat combinations were new. Kerikeri High School won the event, with our team coming second and Wentworth College third. This was a great result for our team and well deserved. A huge thanks must go out to all the parents and helpers we had during the event, without them, we wouldn’t be able to attend such regattas.The Team members were Brooke Adamson, Georgia Woodall, Jordan Stevenson, Heather Pearson, Heather Niccolls, Trace Savage, Mathew Leydon and Matthew Torckler. Louise Clouston

Basketball Players of the Year:

Tamara Hagger & Jay Morris