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Kristin School
Kristin students getting ready to run for Starship.
During Term 3 Kristin Middle and Senior School students laced up their trainers in memory of past student Peter Troake and to raise money for Starship Children's Hospital.
Kristin’s annual Run for Starship celebrates the life of former Prefect Peter Troake, who sadly passed away in 2017, while also raising much needed funds for Starship.
The run involves each student completing as many one-kilometre laps as possible over a period of two hours, with friends and family sponsoring students for each lap they complete.
Organised by the Peter Troake Alliance team of students, more than 20 students took part this year. They ran an astonishing 272 laps, raising more than $4,600 for Starship from their efforts.
Middle School Assistant Principal Mark Haslam says: “Once again, we are hugely impressed with the commitment and dedication of students in organising and taking part in the run. I know that the Peter Troake Alliance team was thrilled to be able to hand over a record amount to Starship and in doing so, they are continuing Peter's legacy of altruistic service leadership.”
Kristin student attends New Zealand Model United Nations Conference
New Zealand Model United Nations (NZMUN) is UN Youth's flagship Model UN conference. The event offers four days of thrilling debate, engaging guest speakers and an all round inspiring experience. I was fortunate Kristin Year 9 Student Imogen to attend the 2022 NZMUN Forrester at the attends NZ Model Conference at Victoria University United Nations Conference. in Wellington earlier this year.
The conference is open to New Zealand students from Year 9 to Year 13 and replicates the UN General Assembly to discuss global issues and propose amendments to resolutions. There were engaging debates, inspiring guest speakers (such as Hon Phil Twyford), regional dinners and even a phenomenal gala!
I had the privilege of being a press delegate, which meant that instead of being assigned a country, I was assigned a news outlet; I was The Daily Telegraph. Being a press delegate meant I sat in whichever committee session I liked and interviewed delegates, took notes and asked plenty of questions. Then I used my findings to produce articles to include in the daily NZMUN Briefing Paper. My favourite committee was the Security Council, which was discussing journalists' rights and protection.
Attending NZMUN allowed me to establish a network of strongminded friends across the country who share similar beliefs to me. NZMUN 2022 was an amazing experience and I will be sure to attend it again next year!
Written by Imogen Forrester (Year 9)
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Music by
RICHARD RODGERS
Book and Lyrics by
OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
Adaptation by Tom Briggs
18 November
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Orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett Adaptation for this edition by John Higgins
G2K Collection of Musical Adaptations Edited by Tom Briggs and Bruce Pomahac
“Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella: Youth Edition” is presented by permission of ORiGiN™ Theatrical onon behalfbehalf ofof R&HR&H T Theatricals, A Concord Theatricals Company
Kristin celebrates an amazing year of sport
Kristin celebrated a fantastic year at the school’s annual Sports Awards 2022
The awards are a chance to recognise students who have made an outstanding contribution to sport throughout the year.
Year 13 student Finn Burridge took home the major award, the Firth Cup for Overall Sportsperson of the Year, as well as the Marge Scott Cup for Outstanding Leadership in Sport and the Sportsman of the Year Award.
Finn has had an exceptional year, being selected to represent New Zealand in both tennis and hockey. At Kristin, Finn is captain of both the first hockey and tennis teams as well as the Year 13 Cross Country Champion. He also placed third at the New Zealand Athletic Championships in the U18 javelin and he is the Auckland Secondary Schools U18 Javelin Champion.
Year 13 student and alpine ski racer Mikayla Smyth was awarded Sportswoman of the Year. This year Mikayla was selected for the Senior New Zealand team following outstanding performances this winter against top international competition. She had a number of top 10 finishes in her specialist event, the slalom. Earlier in the year, Mikayla also competed at the World Youth Championships in Canada, representing New Zealand as the only female athlete on the team.
Overall, more than 90 students were recognised at the awards for their sporting successes.
Kristin alumnus, New Zealand pole vault champion and twotime New Zealand Commonwealth Games representative Olivia McTaggart was the guest speaker. She gave an inspiring address which captivated the audience, and presented the national awards to our Kristin students.
Kristin Director of Sport Rob Taylor says: “Congratulations to all the winners and those who have trained incredibly hard and faced some tough challenges representing Kristin and New Zealand this year. There have been so many outstanding achievements and Kristin is exceptionally proud of you.”
Congratulations to the Kristin School students who have been selected to represent New Zealand or have won New Zealand titles during 2022.
Finn Burridge and Mikayla Smyth.
National and International Achievements
Athletics Maya Grundy: NZ Secondary Schools Athletics Association Team selection and the NZ U18 Girls Pole Vault Champion Pippa Plummer: NZ Secondary Schools Athletics Association Team selection
Cheerleading Allie Johnstone: NZ Team selection U18 and NZ Team selection Open Women for Cheerleading World Championships
Equestrian Bridie Quigley: NZ Talent ID Team selection
Fencing Kester Chiu: Kristin Foil Team NZ Secondary Schools Championships Azaria Eddy: NZ Team selection to the Commonwealth Championships Bryan Hua: Kristin Foil Team NZ Secondary Schools Champions Eric Yan: Kristin Foil Team NZ Secondary Schools Champions Leo Zhou: Kristin Foil Team NZ Secondary Schools Champions and NZ Team selection to the Commonwealth Championships
Hockey Finn Burridge: NZ U18 and NZ U21 squad selection Karate Daichi Iizuka: Karate NZ Team Oceania Championships and NZ Team World Championships Leo Li: NZ Team Oceania Championships Snowsports Michaela Bridgens: Overall NZ U14 Freestyle Champion Michol Hinton: Overall NZ National Women’s Champion, Overall NZ Under 21 National Champion, NZ National Super G champion, and NZ Under 21 National Super G Champion Mikayla Smyth: NZ Team World Youth Championships, NZ U18 Champion, NZ Development Squad and NZ Open Women's Team selection
Swimming Vanessa Burmeister: NZ Artistic Swim Team selection, FINA World Championships Rebecca Wilkins: NZ Team Pan Pacific Championships Tennis Finn Burridge: Tennis NZ Oceania Team selection
Trampoline Jake Macken: NZ Team Trampoline World Championships
Yachting Arthur Rebbeck: NZ Optimist Team World Championship
