Takapuna Grammar

TGS Rowers bring home the Maadi medals!

Some fantastic results from the 2022 Maadi Cup with our latest New Zealand National Champions Skye Lang and Annabelle Knowles taking the cake in the Girls' U18 Double Scull Final to win GOLD!

The girls then teamed up with crew mates Rea Kearns, Isabella Foster and Karin Kozuka in the U18 Coxed Quad to gain a SILVER! And to top off a great weekend for these hardworking girls, Skye Lang competing in the very competitive U17 Single Scull coming home strong for a BRONZE!

Huge congratulations to all the members of the TGS Rowing Club including the hardworking parents and coaches behind the scenes who make it all happen.

Annabelle Knowles & Skye Lang. Jessica Hamlin, Isabella Foster, Annabelle Knowles, Rea Kearns, Skye Lang, Karin Kozuka and Katie Halliday.

2022 Sailing Team with Medals.

2022 Excellence Assembly

Last month we held our Excellence Assembly in Te Poho Hall where we celebrated our successful students who achieved at the highest level in their NCEA or IB courses in 2021. Almost 300 students came across the stage to receive their academic excellence awards while the event was streamed online to parents of winners and the rest of the school to watch. Students who achieved L1 NCEA with Excellence received an academic badge while those students who achieved L2 or IB1 with Excellence received an academic tie.

TGS Sailing back to the glory days

This year's sailing 420 Secondary Schools Teams Racing Auckland Cup, was held at Royal Akarana Yacht Club. This was the first time TGS has competed in this event in many years. However, they showed signs of returning to our glory days when TGS ruled the water in multiple yacht classes with famous alumni such as Cameron Appleton, Gavin Brady, Paul Snow-Hansen, and Logan Dunning Beck, regularly bringing home medals for our school.

This prestigious regatta included more than 18 schools from as far north as Whangarei to Kings College in South Auckland. After the qualifying day, TGS placed second in their pool to advance to the quarter and then semi-finals where they faced Westlake Boys High. There was close racing but TGS didn't go down easily, giving Westlake their money's worth. They finished in a commanding bronze medal position after demolishing Kings College in the petit final sail-off.

TGS Performing Arts presents… Mamma Mia!

You guessed it, Mamma Mia! the musical is on the way! Donna and the Dynamos and our Performing Arts department present Mamma Mia! at the Bruce Mason Centre on 17th and 18th May at 4.00pm and 7.30pm.

Our student singers, band and dancers will get hearts racing with the best ABBA tunes woven into a story of love lost and found. We are practising like mad in between isolations and Omicron – this will be the best recuperation you could have.

Come along and be a super trouper!

Tickets available online now through Ticketmaster and Auckland Live.