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Combined College’s trip to America
By Chris Valli
It’s not every year as a high school student you get the opportunity to go to America as part of the curriculum.
Yet that’s the opportunity for 72 Marlborough Girls’ and Boys’ College history, economics and geography students.
A movie fundraiser will be held tonight at Event Cinemas for the combined trip. The movie is the red carpet Marlborough premiere of Kiwi comedy Red, White and Brass.
The September and October trip will take place during the Term three holidays and supported by 12 teachers and parents. Students are paying for the cost of their own travel, with most having to fund their own way for the trip. The fundraising is for a contingency fund of $5000 required in case of emergencies, such as unexpected costs due to illness or weather.
Trip spokespeople Jenny Pullin (MGC) and Matt Clark (MBC) say the schools are taking a group of senior students on a two-week educational trip which starts in New York City and ends in New Orleans. The trip will include visits to the 9/11 Memorial and Museum, the UN Headquarters and the birthplace of Martin Luther King, as well as tours of Capitol Hill, the Coca Cola headquarters and the Hurricane Katrina Tour. like getting a job to pay for the trip, saving for a goal, budgeting for spending money, calculating currency exchange rates. There’s a lot of personal growth for our students as part of this experience.”
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Traffic Light Bandana March 25 (Saturday) 9.30am to 2pm at Memorial Park Picton.
Long or short walks, games, prizes, and food. Pre register$15 before March 23 at Picton Vet Clinic or EventFinda, includes FREE Bandana and entry to games. NO gate sales. Organised by Picton Veterinary Clinic.
AF8 Roadshow
AF8 [Alpine Fault magnitude 8], in collaboration with leading earthquake scientists and Civil Defence Emergency Management (CDEM) Groups, is bringing the award-winning AF8 Roadshow to more than 22 communities in the South Island.
The “AF8 Roadshow: The Science Beneath Our Feet”, sponsored by Toka Tū Ake EQC, will tour the South Island for its third time from March to June sharing world-leading science with local communities.
The roadshow aims to share the Alpine Fault hazard science with communities to improve understanding of the hazard risk and enable conversations on how to be better prepared.
Release Date: February 2023
This year the tour includes 22 public talks and 11 school sessions, visiting, Rotoiti St Arnaud, Seddon and Linkwater for the first time.
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Both schools are excited to have the opportunity to take students on an overseas learning experience, after three years of border closures due to the pandemic.
“Previous trips have highlighted how much students gain from these experiences. It’s not just the educational learning before, during and after the trip, it’s also at a personal level,” says Jenny. “Things
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Last minute tickets are still available for the movie fundraiser and are $30 per adult including a glass of wine, kindly donated by Constellation Brands, and $25 per child including a soft drink. Contact ticketsredwhitebrass@ gmail.com or MGC or MBC school offices for further detail. Doors open at 6.30pm and the movie starts at 7.15pm.
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Inner Wheel Club of Marlborough
Release Date: February 2023
The Inner Wheel Club is celebrating their 50th anniversary today from 2-4pm.
The event will be held at the Marlborough Vintage Machinery Hall at Brayshaw Park.
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