Nelson Weekly Your Community Newspaper
Tuesday 4 December 2012
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Students get creative with uni funding Andrew Board Nelson high school leavers are working harder to find financial scholarships in an effort to further their education. This year 17 students at Nayland College have earned financial scholarships to universities in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, totalling more than $100,000. It’s a fifty per cent increase on the number of students from last year says the head of careers at the school, Margaret McCorkindale. She says the reason for the increase is students trying to keep the cost of study down and not wanting to be lumped with a massive student loan years after they’ve finished studying. Bonnie Brown, 17, says she applied for seven scholarships at the start of the year and was accepted for two at Victoria University. She says if she hadn’t got a scholarship she would have taken a gap year to work and save for her studies. As it
is she will work during her summer holidays as a waitress to help pay her way next year and will also have to apply for a student loan. Classmate Jessica Brown, also 17, is in a similar situation. She applied for six scholarships, got two and will use that along with her savings and money from working this summer to help get her through university in Auckland. “At the start of the year I started looking at what was around because I knew my parents weren’t going to pay for it so I had to start looking,” says Jessica. Bonnie says having the scholarships, a total of $20,000 over three years, takes the pressure off. “If we hadn’t got them there would have been difficulties. Having them is a lot less pressure as well, it’s not just our holiday job we’re relying on, we still have that, but it’s a relief that we don’t have to pay for everything.” Margaret says students are more
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Santa Claus makes his way down Trafalgar St with his elves on Sunday as part of the annual Santa Parade. More photos at www.nelsonweekly.co.nz. Photo: Andrew Board.
Santa’s big day December’s favourite personality made his way to Nelson on Sunday and crowds of up to 10,000 people turned out to welcome him to town. The annual Santa Parade was
held under sparkling sunshine down Trafalgar St and to the Founders Heritage Park where a family carnival was held. Organiser Huup Waagen says 42 floats were entered in the
parade and he was thrilled with the turnout. “Beautiful. Beautiful day and the whole thing had a beautiful atmosphere. I’m very, very happy with the whole day.”
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