Wisdom through learning : Akona to matauranga kia mĹ?hio
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The Navy's Visit To DHS
Shave For A Cure
Cross Country
Principal’s Comments and Awards Humans are social animals. Humans interact socially most waking hours. Some interactions are positive, some are neutral and some are negative—where somebody is harmed in some way. Negative human social interactions span from a ‘sideways glance’ through to bullying, through to physical violence. By understanding why we seek to hurt others we may be in a better position to contribute to reducing it. Humans are social. We are driven by a strong desire to belong to a social group. We are very aware of how we fit in to a group of other humans. We are very aware of our standing within the group. We are very aware of who is in the group and who is not in the group; who is like us and who is different. We want to fit in and we want to maintain or increase our status. We can do this by positive social interactions such as complimenting others or helping others. We
can also seek to fit in by negative interactions. By identifying and bringing down those who are not in ‘our group’ we seek to strengthen our belonging to our own group. By bringing others down we seek for others to see us as better. Why should we care? It is not necessary that others should be brought down so an individual can feel better. Every person at our school should be able to feel they belong and are accepted at our school. Every person should feel safe at school. We can all help to make it a more accepting place by being aware of our words and actions and how they might affect others. Don’t insult somebody else about the way they look. Don’t insult others about what they wear. Don’t insult somebody else for the music they listen to, who their friends are or who their family is. Don’t bring others down or seek to exclude them from your group.
When somebody is insulted or bullied, there is the perpetrator, the victim and the bystanders. The bystanders have the most powerful influence in encouraging or stopping negative social interactions. If you ignore negative actions of others, then you are supporting the behaviour by your silence. When somebody insults another person to a group of friends how the group reacts may determine whether they do it again. If they feel supported then they are likely to continue it. Speaking out against others in your friendship group when they behave negatively to others is one of the most challenging things we can do. It puts us at risk socially but is what needs to happen if we all take responsibility for the wellbeing of others.
James Morris
Uniform Reminders Ties The DHS tie is required to be worn by Years 7-12 students from the beginning of Term 2. These can be purchased from The Warehouse, Rolleston or Darfield High School.
Jackets
AL’S AWAR NCIP DS I R P
Students are permitted to wear either a plain navy or plain black jacket with their uniform during the cooler weather.
Socks Ensure that your child is wearing the correct socks to school. For both girls and boys, knee-high black socks are required.
Jewellery
Sophie Tiede Brayden Barnhill Emma Cunningham Jessica Kilday Serena Carney 2
The only jewellery permitted is a wristwatch and one gold or silver stud in each ear. No other jewellery is to be worn.
Blazers Blazers are to be worn on Tuesdays. Parents, please remind your students to bring their blazers on Tuesdays for assemblies.
Long Sleeved Shirts These are available from The Warehouse, Rolleston. Thermals can be worn but MUST NOT be seen at the neckline or below short sleeves.
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Sheilah Winn Festival
Email:
admin@darfield.school.nz
Web:
www.darfield.school.nz
This was held over the weekend. It was a high level of competition, leading to an amazing event.
Phone:
+64 3 318 8411
Year 11s won Best Relationship with the Audience.
Fax:
+64 3 318 8543
Jess Galletly won Best Actor.
Copyright: You are welcome to reproduce material from the newsletter after gaining permission from the school. All reproduced material must be appropriately acknowledged.
Kieran McKay a Year 13 student, won Most Developed Actor. Well done team.
Photos of school events can be found on our website and may be downloaded for personal use only. There is a download icon at the right of each photo.
Darfield High School Ski Programme 2018
It 's a Girl!
CONGRATULATIONS Andie and Andrew Hanson on the safe arrival of
Enrolments close 13 June 2018. For full details, go to : https://darfield.school.nz/curriculum/ski-programme/
Frankie
PTSA Update Who are we? A group of supportive parents/ caregivers (some whose children have since left the school—thanks Nikki!), dedicated students and teachers.
also supported, such as Mike King and Brain Wave Trust guest speakers. We also ask for donations of food and help with such events, which normally is well supported.
Thanks to Camille and James for giving us the staff ideas and wants and needs. It is great to have your support and assistance and a good working relationship with you.
What do we do? Our support is looking at assisting with funding of projects that give benefit to the largest groups of children, eg Year 8 garden project, drinking fountains, assisting with funding for repairing of basketball boards and quad seating plan improvements. We also contribute to the Senior Prize Giving and Dux Prizes.
In the year ahead, we will also add in the Malvern Lions changeover catering on the 27 June which will be another good fundraiser.
Finally thanks to all the committee for all your help and dedication. We must remember that we are all volunteers, living busy lives but looking to do the best in supporting our students and making Darfield High School their school of dreams.
Our fundraising mainly consists of selling of entertainment books/apps, Senior Formal catering, Courtenay Show and asking for a gold coin donation or events which we have
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The school student reps have been amazing of late. I personally have had a daughter go through Year 13 so have witnessed the high demands on these students in their last year, so the dedication and commitment shown by them must be commended. It is great for us to have the student voice and appreciate the fact that there is more than one rep to get a good overview and student representation.
Rhonda Hamilton-Cross—PTSA Chair
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Student Successes Canterbury Secondary Schools
Swimming Sports
The Canterbury Secondary Schools Swimming Championships were held on the 28 March at Jellie Park.
Mountainbiking Race in Hanmer
RESULTS Chloe Newbigging - 2nd
12-13 Girls 50 m Backstroke
Chloe Newbigging - 9th
Open Girls 100 m Backstroke
Angus Marsh - 11th
12-13 Boys 50 m Freestyle
Issy Kennedy - 10th
14 years Girls 50 m Breaststroke
Issy Kennedy - 18th
Open Girls 200 IM
Tess Jenkins - 6th
12-13 Girls 100 m Freestyle
Tess Jenkins - 21st
Open Girls 200 m Freestyle
Ethan Taylor - 6th
Open Boys 100 m Breaststroke
Ethan Taylor - 3rd
15 years Boys 100 m Freestyle
Ben Knowles - 1st
25 m Breaststroke AWDID
Ben Knowles - 3rd
50 m Freestyle AWDID
Lucas De Burger - 2nd
25 m Breaststroke AWDID
Lucas De Burger - 8th
25 m Freestyle AWDID
Canterbury Primary Schools Swimming Sports
Barnaby Maude, Ethan Rose and Eddie Adams before their races at Hanmer Springs
Barnaby Maude and Eddie Adams competed in the Hanmer Springs four hour mountain bike race on Saturday 17 March in the Super Junior category of 6-11 year olds, as the DHS Dynamites. They were awarded 1st place for Super Junior Boys Teams. Then shortly after were told there was a mistake and they'd got second! However, they were only eight seconds behind the winning team who were a team of four ... so Barnaby and Eddie did twice as much work as there were only two of them! They got to keep their medals and trophy for their achievements!
Year 7 mixed relay team: Kimberley, Barnaby, Noah and Holly.
Results from the Primary Schools Swimming Sports will be published in the next Dispatch.
Target Shooting Success Piper Benbow has been selected for the Junior Development Squad for Target Shooting NZ. Only 10 students countrywide have been selected. Piper will be attending four training camps for the JDS throughout the year. We look forward to hearing how she gets on. Congratulations, Piper!
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Barnaby Maude and Eddie Adams receiving their medals and certificates.
Ethan Rose also competed as a solo in the Junior, 12-17 year olds. He won that title and also got second place over all the categories. Barnaby and Eddie had to ride a 7 km loop as many times as they could in four hours, tagging each lap. They did 11 laps between them. They gave it their absolute all, pushing through being extremely tired physically and mentally, and were a great support to each other. Ethan did a different course, a bit more technical. He completed 14 laps in the four hours—an awesome achievement!
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Canterbury Secondary Schools TRACK
Athletics
Canterbury Primary Schools
Duathlon Championships
Teresa Barnhill - 6th
U16 100 m
Results from the recent Duathlon Championships, held at the Ruapuna Raceway.
Zoe Spinks - 1st
U16 100 m
YEAR 7 GIRLS (106 starters)
Zoe Spinks - 2nd
U16 200 m
Holly Smith - 11th
Angelo Barrimond - 2nd
U14 200 m
Kiana Buechele - 34th
Tyler Tapa-Wither - 5th
U14 200 m
YEAR 7 BOYS (167 starters)
Boys 4 x 100 m relay - 4th
U14
Harrison Irving - 6th
U16 100 m
Nik Hodgman - 6th
U16 200 m
Charlie Blackburn - 17th Joe Cookson - 20th Noah Whiteside - 117th
YEAR 8 GIRLS (89 starters) Charlise Miller - 16th
FIELD
Rory Perrin - 52nd
Emma Wason - 2nd
U14 Javelin
Zara McLean - 68th
Brooke Winter-Reid - 4th
U15 Javelin
YEAR 8 BOYS (136 starters)
Ashleigh Cridge - 2nd
U16 High Jump
Ben Smith - 18th
Callum Murdoch - 2nd
U19 High Jump
Brayden Barnhill - 35th
Jackson Proud - 3rd
U19 Javelin
Brody Warrington - 46th
Canterbury Secondary Schools
Mountain Bike Championships
Four students represented DHS well in the recent Canterbury Secondary Schools Mountain Bike Championships. Congratulations! Ethan Rose - 1st 14 Boys Maia Adams - 2nd 14 Girls Boys Under 14 100m Relay Team. L to R—Tyler Tapa-Wither, Beau Beadle, Angelo Barrimond and Izak Derik-Westaway.
Sam King - 2nd 17 Boys Eddie Adams - 5th U13 Boys
South Island Secondary Schools
Athletics Championships The results from the SISS Athletics Championships held in Timaru recently. Well done to all competitors! Emma Wason - 4th
U14 Javelin
Zoe Spinks - 2nd
U16 100 metres
Zoe Spinks - 2nd
U16 200 metres
Ashleigh Cridge - 6th
U16 High Jump
Callum Murdoch - 5th
O16 High Jump
Jackson Proud - 8th
O16 Javelin
Ethan Rose won the title of Fastest Male - Single Tracks DHS Student Sam King was placed second in the 17 Boys section
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Touch 2018 The junior boys were off to a great start; they were top of their table and made it to the finals against Hornby but unfortunately came second! The senior girls struggled to find numbers but still managed to rustle up a team; they had a good win over Girls High but, leading into the finals playing off for 3rd and 4th Girls High had redeemed themselves and beat the senior girls, putting the senior girls in 4th place. I’d like to encourage more girls and boys to play touch next year.
Grace Earl
Frisbee During Term One, seven teams entered the Frisbee tournament running every Wednesday afternoon. There were three divisions going this year: girls, junior open and senior open. We had three girls teams enter: Darfield One came first, Darfield Two came second and Darfield Three came third. In the junior division, Junior One came first and Junior Two took away the Spirit Award. In the senior division, Darfield Boys came first. We also had two players get an award: Jess McKenzie got Most Valuable for the girls and Brooke Thomason got Most Spirited girl. Ultimate Frisbee is a self refereed game, so spirit is very important. Spirit is all about being honest and fair while playing the game. At the end of the game, teams score each other on how spirited they were. On 19 and 20 March, we had four teams compete in the South Island Secondary Schools Ultimate competition (SISSUC). One girls team and two boys teams were in the junior open and one mixed team was in the senior open. It was a very eventful two days with some great friendships made. In the senior division, the Darfield team came first and the Darfield One boys team came first in the junior division. Darfield seniors also got the Spirit Award and Ben Francis won MVP of the final. In the junior finals, Zane Scobie got MVP and, out of the junior division, Tamzin Brunton won MSP.
Niamh Guy and Tamzin Brunton
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EQUESTRIAN NEWS ... Congratulations to the DHS Dressage team who are champions for the third year running. Georgia Allison,
Charlotte Thomas, Katherine Hadler and Niamh Rayne,
won by 25 points. Georgia and Charlotte were also named Top Riders.
Georgie Sarginson came second in the NZ U15 Rodeo Barrel Race. She qualified for the New Zealand High Schools Trans-Tasman team and is off to Australia in August. Congratulations, Georgie. On 16 and 17 March, the Eclipse Under 16s Christchurch Marching Team went to Hamilton to compete in the New Zealand Marching Championships. On the Friday, we marched to qualify for the Championships the following day. We were placed in the top six which meant we qualified for the Championships. We won: 1st Champion Under 16 Display team 2nd Champion Under 16 Technical Drill Team 2nd Overall Champion Under 16 Team It was a pretty amazing feeling walking away with these awards. What makes it even more special is that we’ve won the Display Title four seasons in a row.
Kate Sutton
The Eclipse Under 16s Christchurch Marching Team.
ATHLETIC CHAMPIONS 2018 AGE
CHAMPION RUNNER-UP
U14 Boys
Tyler Tapa-Wither
Beau Beadle
U14 Girls
Anna McKenzie
Lexie Sinclair
U15 Boys JUNIOR
William Brown
Vincent Mandapat
U15 Girls JUNIOR
Teresa Barnhill
Caitlin Knowles
U16 Boys INTERMEDIATE
Harrison Buck
Cameron O’Donnell
U16 Girls INTERMEDIATE
Zoe Spinks
Paige Hunter
O16 Boys SENIOR
Jackson Proud
Jeroen Breunisse/Callum Murdoch
O16 Girls SENIOR
Aaliyah Van der Heyden
Penelope Mitchell
RECORDS BROKEN 2018 Under 14 Girls - Long Jump
Old Record (1994) 4.31
New Record 4.44 m
Under 14 Girls - Shot Put (3.00 kg) Emma Wason
Old Record (2006) 8.794
New Record 9.37 m
Junior Girls - Javelin
Brooke Winter-Reid
Old Record (2017) 23.05
New Record 25.28 m
Intermediate Girls - 100 m
Zoe Spinks
Old Record (1996) 13.47
New Record 13.19 sec
Intermediate Girls - 200 m
Zoe Spinks
Old Record (1975) 29.03
New Record 27.00 sec
Intermediate Girls - Javelin
Rozlyn Doherty
Old Record (2012) 24.45
New Record 25.43 m
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Anna McKenzie
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Easter Egg Hunt
Easter Egg Hunt The lower field was abuzz with students in the hunt for bottle caps! If you were lucky enough to find one, you could cash it in for Easter Egg. Two lucky winners found "golden bottle caps" to claim an extra special Easter Prize. Well done to Rose Williams and Travis Abraham! Thank you to the Youth Workers for organising the yummy "Easter Hunt".
Henry
The Gate Keeper Henry has been given the responsibility of 'Gate Checker'. At 9 am each morning, he makes sure all the gates around the school have been closed. He has had his training and he now feels comfortable to head out on his own. He is very excited to have this new responsibility but also a bit nervous. Well done, Henry!
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Darfield High 24-7 Youth Workers We are your Youth Workers and you can find at least one of us around school most days. We are not full time in school: Hannah is around for 10 hours, Hugh and Josh are six hours per week each. When we are in school, these are some of the things we get up to: •
We are there at lunchtimes.
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We run games.
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We run events.
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We are here if you want to chat or just spin a good yarn.
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We run the Impact programme for Years 9 and10 students who are interested in their impact on the world.
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We run the Girl programme.
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We join in with some of your classes and camps.
We are here for you guys, the students of DHS. If you want to hang out, we have a Youth Office by the gyms. Come over and say hi!
Y7 um Ja
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Year 10
Cubism and Orphism Paintings
Artwork by Olivia Manning
Artwork by Rira Takahashi
Artwork by Hunter Jones
Artwork by Mai Takata
Year 9
Woodcuts Artwork by: Hailey Barker, Matt Singh, Todd Thomas, Wilson Bell, Mitchell Perrin and Kelly Rod.
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Kiwicentre
Thai Students
This term we welcomed 21 Kiwicentre Thai students to DHS for four weeks. They have enjoyed learning about NZ schools, spending time with their Kiwi buddies and participating in many activities, such as horse trekking, jet boating, gondola, rockclimbing, and a trip down to Queenstown.
Some of our DHS buddies: Alex Gerritsen, Paula Smith, Ben Smith and Earl Boado.
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Golden Gumboot Challenge Egg and Spoon Race
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Transport Careers Expo It was the first time that the expo had been held; it was at the A&P Showgrounds and was open to the general public across the weekend, but the Friday was for trades and schools only. Six students attended from DHS and had the opportunity to meet with a range of transport companies to hear about the huge range of careers within the transport industry, including sales and marketing, driving, logistics and IT.
What was clear from the information provided was that everyone we spoke to had worked their way up in their companies and all showed great passion and enthusiasm for the industry. The opportunities are vast and varied and the group of students were all surprised at how many different roles existed. The day was finished off with a drive in a big truck!
TUESDAY 8 MAY 9 AM - 2 PM DHS SCHOOL HALL PARENTS WELCOME
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Generosity, Responsibility, Integrity and People! On 4 April, six of the Head Students and two Year 11 students were privileged to attend GRIP 2018 Student Leadership Conference in the Celebration Events Centre. The day began at the crack of dawn, and at 7.30 am we departed the bus bay. The conference started with some intense matches of noughts and crosses, then we progressed to a discussion on contributing to a positive change as a team that helps others and ourselves to grow and following the correct C.H.A.N.G.E process of doing so (Clarify, Help, Advantage, Names,
Go forward and Evaluate). After a morning tea break, we moved on to transforming our integrity through admitting our mistakes, following through on promises, displaying values always and backing up our words with action. Next we got to choose between two workshops. Option 1 was transforming my capacity and option 2 was transforming event participation. I went along to the second option where I learnt heaps about how to get big groups involved in activities through layers of involvement, making the
Diving Competition
benefits of getting involved clear and, what I saw as most important, giving the students ownership so they have a say in what the activity is: is it competitive? linked to houses? etc. Following this, there were another two workshop opportunities to select from: transforming school pride and transforming the effectiveness of our team. With pride coincidently being our school theme this year, we all headed over to the pride workshop were we learnt about increasing the pride within our school through always looking at the positives, embracing/knowing what makes our school unique, celebrating often and setting good examples. This workshop sparked some ideas of what we can now do to really embrace our school theme of pride this year, so keep an eye out! The leadership conference was not all seriousness though; it also included a lot of music, a human version of monopoly, interacting with other schools, a treasure hunt type game and a dance party/battle which George Brown killed with classical ballroom dancing techniques. It was an awesome day and we each took something away from it to help us improve our leadership within the school. A massive thank you to Mr Adams for organising us to be a part of such a cool event.
Adriana Cornelissen (Head Of Wellbeing)
The competion was called the "big5", and is a challenge to catch the largest blue cod, tarakihi, blue moki, butter fish and crayfish. My team won the under 18 age group (though we were the only ones who qualified for it); overall we came 5th out of the 20ish teams; for this we won a bunch of stuff including a Padi open water dive course. I also shot the largest moki (4 kg; gutted); this added a few extra peices of diving equipment to our overall prize. The competition is annually run by Dive Kaikoura and is sponsored by the local Kaikoura businesses and other larger dive companies, such as Cressi and Apollo. The competition was also used to help out the local lifeguards, and around $500 was raised for them during the event. It was all a lot of fun.
George Brown
Tuesday 10 April
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Year 9 students enjoying a snow shower today.
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On 27 March, DHS was lucky enough to be visited by the Royal New Zealand Navy with their Seasprite helicopter. They landed on the back field with a large audience of students and staff. After landing and shutting down, all who were interested were able to get right up close to the machine and ask the crew members any questions that came to mind. The crew did their best to answer those questions, and also explained the role of the Seasprite within the Defence Force.
Later on, a few seriously interested senior students (including ourselves) were able to discuss more detail of their jobs and their lifestyle. This also helped us to think about what exactly we would like to apply for and the prerequisites and grades that we need to be able to apply. We would like to thank the RNZN and New Zealand Defence Careers for making this happen and for giving us their time.
Eron Boado and Hunter Benbow
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ATTITUDE Presentations At the end of February, we had another visit from Attitude presenters, Tamatia, Emma and Zara.
ATTITUDE is the youth education division of Parents Inc, dedicated to creatively teaching life skills that will assist teenagers to
make life-enhancing choices. The inspirational programmes encompass all aspects of total wellbeing and the problems faced by our teens.
ATTITUDE provides health education programmes to high school students. Using a variety of media, and a sometimes lateral approach, ATTITUDE equips teenagers with the information and skills they will need to negotiate their adolescent years and build meaningful lives. The materials, based on credible research and linked to the health curriculum, give young people strategies for solving problems, handling stress and building strong, positive relationships.
ATTITUDE offers eight different presentation topics this year, four of which were delivered to our students:
Years 7 and 8
Year 9
Who am I?
Hauora: Our wellbeing
What sort of person I am, what choices I have, and personality types.
We introduce the concept of holistic wellbeing and cover the four main aspects of this; the physical, mental, spiritual and social sides to every teenager. This programme gives young people ideas on how to tackle their teenage years and become the best version of themselves that they can be.
Year 10 Hardwired: Drugs and Alcohol Drugs, tobacco and alcohol Addresses the issues that cause people to develop habits, and gives ideas on how to assess risks, make positive decisions, deal with peer pressure and overcome addictions.
Years11-13 The Pits: Mental Health Basic overview of how the brain works and a survival kit for handling stress, depression and the tough times in life. The presentation aims to normalise common mental health issues and give practical solutions about how to get help.
If you would like more information on any of these ideas, visit www.attitude.org.nz or Jayne Mallinder ma@darfield.school.nz
Ezekiel Raui, Hailey Trappitt and Hayden Allen, part of the "I Am Hope" tour.
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I AM HOPE TOUR Starting on 5 March, It took 25 days, stopping in 48 towns, to talk to 70 different groups, delivering a message of hope. Well known comedian and mental health educator, Mike King, took his 'I Am Hope Tour' to towns throughout New Zealand, with seven others, riding Suzuki 50 cc bikes. Darfield High School senior students got to be part of this tour and hear speakers talk about youth suicide, shedding the stigma attached to it and empowering communities to connect with their struggling youth.
WHERE TO GET HELP If you are worried about your or someone else's mental health, the best place to get help is your GP or local mental health provider. However, if you or someone else is in danger or endangering others, call 111. Need to talk to someone? The following free helplines operate 24/7:
DEPRESSION HELPLINE: 0800 111 757 LIFELINE: 0800 543 354 1737 NEED TO TALK? Call or text 1737 SAMARITANS: 0800 726 666 YOUTHLINE: 0800 376 633 or text 234 Comedian Mike King with his trusty choice of transport for his "I Am Hope" Tour.
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Books With
Bob
The 'Books with Bob' event again proved popular with many Years 7, 8, and 9 students, as evidenced by the number of book reserves made on the day—a whopping 530! Bob Docherty has been a regular in the DHS library events programme for nearly 10 years—his passion for reading, combined with his ability to tell a good story, is engaging. In this event, he covered a wide variety of books to suit the diversity of student interests. Bob promoted humorous stories like The Boy who swapped his Brother on the Internet, enthralling narrative non-fiction like Into the White, which details Robert Falcon Scott's doomed Antarctic exhibition, high interest dystopia with The Scythe, and the realistic fiction of Getting away with it and MoneyLands. Bob always finishes his sessions by telling the students his belief that "there are two things which define the kind of life you lead—the people you meet and the books you read— reading is that important." With the holidays around the corner, don't forget to stock up on holiday reading in whatever form you prefer—visit the library for a book or visit dhslibrary.nz anytime to download from our ebook and audiobook library. If you have any difficulty in finding what you what, feel free to contact the library— hd@darfield.school.nz. Happy Reading!
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www.dhslibrary.nz Visit the school's library website for reading and research resources, e-books and audio books, useful databases and more!
y'prize from irkwood receiving his 'Free book Frida Year 8 student Nicholas McLaren-K each. book a won also rtson and Jack Robe Librarian Mrs Duncan. Sarah Kellock
OPEN: The school Library is open all school hours including interval and lunchtime. ISSUE: You can borrow up to five books for four weeks as a student of DHS. CONTACT: As a student or a parent, if you have any queries, then talk to the librarians or email: libstaff@darfield.school.nz or hd@darfield.school.nz
Are You Musical? Want to form a band or solo/duos for RockQuest or enter Play It Strange song-writing competition? Please see Mr Teasdale (Music department) for more info
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2018 Cross Country
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DHS CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS 2018 AGE WINNER
RUNNER-UP
Year 7 Boys
Charlie Blackburn
Eddie Adams
Year 7 Girls
Kate Hefferon
Holly Smith
Year 8 Boys
Dylan Butler
Casey Taylor
Year 8 Girls
Charlise Miller
Zara McLean
Under 14 Boys
Matthew Ashworth
Leif McGuinniety
Under 14 Girls
Emily Waters
Alexis-Rose Sinclair
Under 15 Boys
Johnny Sims
Reuben Boyes
Under 15 Girls
Caitlin Knowles
Teresa Barnhill
Under 16 ½ Boys
Ben Francis
Harrison Buck
Under 16 ½ Girls
Caitlin Rayne
Zahara Sutton
Over 16 ½ Boys
Ged Roessink
Olliver Sims
Over 16 ½ Girls
Niamh Rayne
Emma Pennells
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On 6 April Darfield High School had a Shave for a Cure shave off. Thank you to all of the participants who have participated in supporting this awesome cause, either by shaving or cutting their hair or by donating.
BY: Daniel Jackson Danni Bates Jacob Spence Annalise Selfe Rozlyn Doherty Stefanie McKenzie Ella Roessink Jack Chillingworth Nathan Croy Ethan Davis Iroquois Ross Ella Flynn-Miers Adriana Cornelissen
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Year 12 Geography Trip k o o C t n u Mo
Bright and early on Sunday morning, two Year 12 Geography classes set off for Mount Cook. Once we settled in, a group of students had organised to go on a helicopter tour where they got to land on the top of a mountain with breathtaking views of the Southern Alps and Mount Cook. Following this, we all went down to the river to do our data collection for our internal. This required us to measure the depths of a meander and river straight, as well as timing how long it takes a ball to travel 20 m at different parts of the river. Later in the evening, we ventured down to the lake and later a group of students cooked a bbq dinner. At 10 pm we settled into our rooms, preparing for our next day of excitement. On Monday morning, we awoke to a miserable looking day. At 8 am, we set off to complete the Hooker Valley Track; however, due to the strong winds and rain, it was decided that we wouldn’t complete the full walk. Instead, we did a small part of it, then we went to the museum before returning to Glentanner for lunch. At 12 pm, we travelled to Tasman Lake where we got to go on a boat ride to look at the glaciers and icebergs. We learnt a lot more about the history of the glacier, as well as how a lot of the geographic landscape around Mount Cook was formed. A lot of us were soaked during this boat ride, which added to the adventure, before we walked back to the vans and headed to the Hermitage to watch a short movie about Mount Cook. Later in the afternoon,
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we returned to our accommodation and we had a bbq for dinner once more. We then headed to our rooms and got ready for the last day of our epic trip. On Tuesday, the final day of our trip, we packed up our things, loaded the vans and set off to complete the Red Tarns walk. When we arrived, we met Ranger Ray who was going to lead us up to the scree slope where we would collect more data towards our internal. After 45 minutes of climbing steep stairs the entire way, we all made it to the top. A group of students walked to the very top of the scree slope to measure the angle of elevation of the scree and the size and shape of the rocks to enable us to draw conclusions from what we thought we would find. Other groups completed their data collection on lower parts of the steep scree slope with the hope of forming similar conclusions. Following this, we made our way back down to the vans and started heading home, stopping in Lake Tekapo and Geraldine for food, again. I would like to say a huge thank you to Mr Quinn and Miss Petersen for organising this trip and making it so enjoyable, as well as the three parents who came with us. Without your help and ability to suffer through our choices of music, this trip wouldn’t have been possible, so I think I can speak on behalf of both Year 12 classes when I say thank you for everything.
Brooke Robinson
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This year, we went to Craigieburn for three days and two nights. On day one, we tried bouldering and abseiling which was a new experience for most of us; it included team building skills, trust in yourself and friends, balance and strategies. When we got back, most of my classmates played hacky sack til someone got it on the roof while I was reading, and others made dinner which was spaghetti and mince. On the second day, I woke up early along with one of my friends and tried to watch the sunrise that was blocked by some trees, but it was still really pretty after breakfast. We experienced BBTBT also known as bring back the beech trees, which included pulling out pine tree seedlings; kayaking and Cave Stream, which was the favourite. On the last day, a handful of students (including me) joined Hunter and Zara to help with the traps. Unfortunately, we didn't catch any pests but it was still really fun. We cleaned up the hut and hiked up to Helicopter Hill where the view was spectacular. In the end, camp was an experience most of us enjoyed.
Tierlina Payne
Year 9 Camps
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This year in Year 9 we got to do many fun activities, such as bouldering, abseiling, kayaking, Cave Stream, pulling out trees and a big hike at the end. On the first day, we went up Castle Hill to do some bouldering and abseiling; abseiling was a highlight for me—getting down from the big steep rock, while looking down at your friends cheering for you was super fun. On the second day, we had kayaking, Cave Stream and pulling out trees; kayaking and Cave Stream were also highlights for me. In kayaking, we got to play many games with our kayaks, including races and a ball game; we also got to stand up in our kayaks, do some challenges and jump into the freezing cold water. In Cave Stream, we went into a cold dark cave, the water was freezing cold and it was pitch black when we turned all our headlights off; Cave Stream was super fun and it was a great experience. On the last day, we did a three hour hike up Helicopter Hill. The hike was really challenging but in the end it was super worth it and the view was absolutely amazing. Camp was super fun this year and I had a blast.
Dwight Felipe
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Day One started with everyone arriving at school with loads of bags. After meeting the parent helpers, teacher and Year 13s, we loaded the van and headed to Castle Hill. Our van was the best van because we played loud music the whole trip. We had lunch when we arrived, and most people joined in a spontaneous enjoyable activity of rolling down the hill. This activity was quickly interrupted by the teachers and we headed off in groups to the abseiling and bouldering/learning about Castle Hill.
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After dinner, the birthday girl had a wonderful surprise. Rose’s mum turned up with a birthday cake for dessert and we all sang her Happy Birthday. It was off to bunk for a well deserved sleep. Day Two was full of activity BBTBT’ed (Bring Back The Beech Trees), Cave Stream, and kayaking. BBTBT consisted of a competition for who could pull out the most pine trees; bigger trees got more points. Group 1 was the victor. We travelled to Lake Pearson for our kayaking activity. It was so much fun; we tipped kayaks, ran across kayaks and raced our kayaks. Next we travelled to Cave Stream, donning helmets and carrying torches after being taught about the area. We entered the caves and most of us tried very hard not to get soaked in the freezing water. We all ended up in the water that was up to people's hips and higher. The cave was beautiful: splashes of colours of different rock and the water was crystal clear. People saw a huge spider, eels and fish. It was terrifying to turn off our torches while in the dark caves and just listen to the water flowing around the rocks.
After we all got back to the lodge, everyone was tried. To finish off the day, we had the 9CM talent show; this presented a challenge for some of us; the acts ranged from dancing and singing to card tricks that didn't trick. Day Three: once we were packed, it was the climb to the top of Helicopter Hill: the view was extraordinary. Our tribe claimed the top of the hill, marking it with a sturdy stick. We ate lunch at the top and charged down the hill to the bus to take us home. That was camp, and I would like to thank Rudy Kremers, Danny Stubbs, Adriana Cornelissen, Vikki Derik-Westaway, Ms Evans, Mr Chalk and Ms Mossop for helping it come to life.
Charlotte Woolley
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10 APRIL 2018
Year 13 History Trip
Arrowtown From 24 to 27 March, the Year 13 History class had the amazing privilege to head to Queenstown/Arrowtown to study the Otago Gold Rush for our internals. We stopped off in Cromwell for lunch, followed by a historic walk at Bannockburn. Here, we got to see evidence of caves and equipment used by the Chinese in search for gold. We got to spend half of Sunday looking around Queenstown and spent the afternoon at Skippers Canyon, jet boating and looking around the mini museum. We all enjoyed the jet boat ride very much and gathered a lot of information from the museum. Most of Monday we spent at the Lake District Museum; here we gathered primary sources for our internals and learnt more about the Gold Rush and
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the Chinese. This was followed by another historic walk around Arrowtown—to the jail and the Chinese Village. Tuesday morning was spent at the museum to gather final little bits of information before returning to school. During our free time, we were left to our own devices and overall, had a really good time. On behalf of the Year 13 students, we would like to give a huge thank you to the team at Skippers Canyon, for not only making the jet boat trip exciting but also for providing information and evidence for our internal research. Also to Denise and the museum stuff at Lake District Museum, for providing us with a whole lot of information to help us answer our focus questions and letting us use the archives and the printer, too. A
big thank you to Miss Tregear for coming on the trip and putting up with us for four days—we hope she enjoyed the trip as much as we did—and of course a massive thank you to Mrs Lee for organising this amazing trip and allowing us to have the opportunity to see the evidence ourselves, making the trip entertaining and of course, for putting up with us for four days. We cannot thank you two teachers enough for making this trip possible!
Remington Evans
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Anzac Biscuits On Thursday afternoon 8 March, we had International Club. We made Anzac Biscuits in the cooking room. Anzac means Australian and New Zealand Army Corps which was the army established in Word War 1. Women sent those biscuits to the soldiers to support them with food. The sweet biscuits tasted very good! We all had a lot of fun!
Hanna Schiersmann- German International Student
Decisions For Next Year Our Year 13 students will have the opportunity to meet with a range of University Liaison Officers across the term. This is an opportunity for them to hear about what each has to offer, including course details and campus information to help them make their decisions for next year. On 21 February, Ara Institute of Canterbury came along and talked about the range of courses they offer, from certificates to diplomas and Bachelors and beyond. We had a classroom filled with Years 12 and 13 students asking some great questions about pathways and what it will take for them to access the courses they are interested in. Course fees, student loans, fees free, student support and campus accommodation were also on the list of topics. Check out the school calendar for who's next.
Congratulations To The Class Councillors and Deputies For 2018 Form Class
Councillor
Deputy
7AM Josh Wilson Gracie Pratt 7CC Will Judd Charlie Blackburn 7PL
Juliet Ridgen
Alastair McLauchlan
7KK
Ella Boyes
Eddie Adams
7RC TBA TBA 8MP
Shaun Pearson
Brooke Stevenson
8JP
Neve Molloy
Ryan Booth
8SJ Abbi Wilson Rory Perrin 8CT
Megan Knights
Brooke Summerfield
8DK
Nathan Croy
Emma Ozanne
9CM
Vaughan Smart
Lexi Sinclair
9MC Emma Coyle Millie Wilson 9NS
Travis Abraham
Tierlina Payne
9JR
Mya Moore
Johnny Millar
9BE
Dwight Felipe
Hailey Barker
10HC Tyler Tapa-Wither Issy Kennedy 10CQ
Blake Jamieson-Wotton
Matthew Ashworth
10SG Ria Kelly — 10VR Livi Coyle Campbell Barrett 11BG
Annalise Selfe
Kaleb Riley
11CH
Saskia Jansen
Cameron O’Donnell
11HA Rebecca Inch Georgia Walker 11NK Devon Read George Thorne 11NV Rozlyn Doherty Harry Williamson 12PF
Kate Morris
Saskia Kremers
12SH
Zoe Spinks
Alex Stiles
12GC Jackson Proud — 12LC
Michelle Bruce
Jemma Dalley
12JN
Lucy Glassey
Cameron Hendriks
13GT Esther Blain Natasha Young 13MJ Kerryn Tomlinson Adriana Cornelissen
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Caleb Banks
Jehosua Muiznieks
Head Students
George Brown and Katie Sharp
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SPCA Visit
Level 3 Business Studies
KickStart Day
Year 13 Business Studies
Hi! I’m Elyse and for those of you who don’t know, the NCEA level 3 Business Studies course involves a practical business activity, in which students must form businesses and produce new, innovative products that can be put on the market. This is part of a course which is organised by the national Young Enterprise Scheme. For our project, my business partner Bridget Leach and I are working in collaboration with the SPCA to produce a colouring book/story book of the tales of animals that have been rescued by the SPCA. On Wednesday 6 March, we were lucky enough to receive a visit from three members of the Canterbury SPCA team (including ex-student Kelsea Nelson Cummins - the SPCA community engagement officer) who were accompanied by Cupcake the rabbit, a member of their education team. This visit was very exciting for us as it was our first official meeting and we were able to get the ball rolling and form a vision for our product. The class was also lucky enough to learn about Cupcake and his story. Overall, the SPCA visit was very productive and enjoyable and we are looking forward to working with the SPCA team again in the future as we develop our product.
Elyse Kerr
On 27 February, the Year 13 Business Studies class travelled to the The Foundry at the University of Canterbury to attend Kickstart | Tīmata. Attending Kickstart allowed Years 12 and 13 students from all over Canterbury to learn more about the Young Enterprise Scheme programme for the year, where we will be setting up and running a business. After a talk from Colin—the Head of YES, our regional co-ordinator, Idoia, and participating in a range of activities, we were given the chance to talk to a number of business people about our product ideas and also gain an insight on how to run a business. This was a great opportunity for everyone and helped us identify next steps for our products. Overall, this was a great morning and, on behalf of the Year 13 Business Studies Class, we would like to say a big thank you to Mr Cattell for driving us there and to Ms Harrington who organised the trip and also drove. Laura Wong
Business partners Elyse Kerr and Bridget Leach with Connie
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School and Community Notices WEEK ELEVEN TERM ONE
Unwell Students
FRIDAY 13 APRIL
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Last Day of Term One
Any student who is leaving the school during the day needs to sign out at the school office. They should also have evidence of the reason for their departure, eg an appointment card or note from a parent. This supports the legal requirement regarding attendance of students and is helpful in the case of emergency evacuations.
WEEK ONE TERM TWO
MONDAY 30 APRIL
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First Day of Term Two
WEEK TWO TERM TWO
TUESDAY 8 MAY
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Careers Expo 9.00 am - 2.00 pm ICAS DTG BOT Meeting 6.30 pm
WEDNESDAY 9 MAY
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Canterbury SS Road Race
If a child is unwell at school, they should first report to the student office to be assessed. If further treatment by a doctor is required or the student is not well enough to be in class, then we will contact parents. If a parent is contacted directly by an unwell child, then we ask that the child be directed to the student office in the first instance. If the parent could then let the office know to expect their child so we can be better prepared to support them.
WEEK THREE TERM TWO
TUESDAY 15 MAY
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Are Your Contact Details
School Photos PTSA Meeting 7.45 pm
Up To Date? TUESDAY 8 MAY 9 AM - 2 PM DHS SCHOOL HALL PARENTS WELCOME
Visitors To The School If you are visiting our school during the school day please visit reception on arrival at our campus. Our friendly office staff will then assist you from there.
There are still several outdated email addresses in our system. It is important that we have the correct contact details for parents and caregivers. Please advise your new address by emailing jane@darfield. school.nz
Free Health Clinic For Students Public Health Nurse: Pam Eaden
Activities & School Fee Payments All payments to the school (school fees, activity fees, NCEA fees, etc) can be made by direct credit to the following bank account. Please include the student’s name and the reason for the payment, eg Camp Fees.
Darfield High School, ASB Bank Limited Riccarton, 12-3147-0207317-00
Pam Eaden, our Public Health Nurse, is available every second Monday during lunchtime in the Counsellor's Office. Pam is available to discuss confidentially any health concerns, physical, mental and sexual health. This is a drop-in service or you can make an appointment with Ms
Uniform Shop Hours For Students Mondays: 11.00 - 11.25 am and Thursdays: 11.00 - 11.25 am
Absences Please remember if your student is not at school, or arrives late, to phone the school to explain the absence. Please phone Mrs Davies on (03) 3188 411 Ext 2 or you can email sue@darfield.school.nz 32
Mallinder or Mrs Townsend. Parents with concerns regarding their child's health are able to refer to the Public Health Nursing service on: http://www.cdhb.health.nz
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April 7 1 & 6 1 h c r Christchu
www.holdenstreetsmart.co.nz
Holden Street Smart is a programme that equips young Kiwis with the tools needed to safely drive our roads, well prepared and confident.
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Our Holiday Programme Days have only just gone up onto the site and we are already receiving so many bookings! Make sure you enrol if you want to have a fun day with us over the April break. https://www.theperformance.net/auckland/holidayprogramme We'd love to look after your child(ren) for the day for you, they will have a blast! Tracey and the Pform.nz team
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Street Talk Defensive Driving Courses April and May Cost $175 - which includes driving session. NB Anyone with demerit points can complete If you miss a session you have the flexibility to catch up this session at another course
To Enrol: www.fusiontrust.co.nz Text:
027229 8018
Email:
office@fusiontrust.co.nz Rewi Alley Riccarton (April) 6-8pm - Mon 16, Wed 18, Mon 23 and Wed 25 Rewi Alley Riccarton (May) 6-8pm - Mon 7, Wed 9, Mon 14 and Wed 16 St Bede’s College (May) 3-5pm - Mon 7,14,21 & 28 Christchurch Girls’ High (May)
3.20-5.20pm - Mon 7, Thur 10, Mon 14 and Thur 17 St Margaret’s College (May) 4-6pm - Tues 8, 15, 22 & 29
Teen Artspace: fashion illustration If you dream of becoming a fashion designer, merchandiser, or stylist, this four week course can help make that dream a reality. Learn the elements of a basic fashion design sketch and start to develop your own croquis.
Go to our website for times and bookings - selwynlibraries.co.nz
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Tae Kwon Do Tuesdays 3.30 - 5.00 in Gym 2 First two training sessions are free, Then the cost is $2 per session
Any questions, please contact Sumi Hayakawa-Buist sh@darfield.school.nz
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Got places to go? Try a free trial bus service! On Tuesday 17 and Thursday 19 April a trial nine-stop bus service will be available between Southbridge and Darfield and Darfield to Southbridge. The route will go via Rolleston, where passengers can also catch a connecting service to Christchurch.
Selwyn Youth Council members Paige Sullivan and Katelyn Twiss visiting Environment Canterbury to discuss Selwyn Link in December 2017
This two-day service is completely free and for the whole community!
Why are we doing it?
Bus stop locations:
Selwyn Link is a Selwyn Youth Council initiative aiming to increase connectedness in the district, particularly during school holidays, and enable the whole community to better access services and activities.
· Southbridge – bus shelter next to Southbridge Café and Dairy, High Street · Leeston – bus shelter in front of St John Church, High Street
Youth Council research identified Southbridge, Leeston, Doyleston, Darfield, Kirwee and West Melton as key stops on the trial route with connections in Rolleston. The route was designed after consultation with students from Ellesmere College and Darfield High School.
· Doyleston – in front of Doyleston War Memorial Garden, Leeston Road
How can you take part?
· Aquatic Centre – Rolleston College bus stop, Broadlands Drive
If you are keen to highlight the need for a new public transportation system in Selwyn, help make the trial a success by taking part and using the buses to get around Selwyn!
· Rolleston Square – bus stops by Countdown supermarket, Rolleston Drive
The buses first depart Southbridge and Darfield at 9am and departures from these locations will take place every two hours until 7pm. See full timetable below.
· Kidman Street – Kidman Street bus stops near McDonald’s
Members of the Youth Council will be on board collecting feedback on the service with a short passenger survey. They will present their findings to Environment Canterbury and the Selwyn District Council.
· West Melton – in front of West Melton School, Weedons Ross Road
For more information on Selwyn Link, head to www.selwyn.govt.nz or Selwyn Youth Council Facebook page.
· Darfield – bus shelter in front of Farmlands, South Terrace
· Kirwee – next to Kirwee Challenge, West Coast Road
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Selwyn Link departure timetable and route
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Southbridge to Darfield
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Southbridge
Leeston
Doyleston
Aquatic Centre
Rolleston Square
Kidman Street
West Melton
Kirwee
West Melton
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Darfield
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Kidman Street
Rolleston Square
Aquatic Centre
Doyleston
Leeston
Southbridge
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Kirwee
West Melton
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11.05am
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Doyleston Leeston
Southbridge
This service is being trialled on 17 and 19 April 2018 only.
Address: 7 McLaughlins Road
PO Box 5
Email: admin@darfield.school.nz
Darfield 7541
Web: darfield.school.nz
New Zealand
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