2019 Northcote College Yearbook - Onewa

NORTHCOTE COLLEGE 2019

INTRODUCTION

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Principal’s Report, Student and Staff news

EVENTS

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SUBJECT REPORTS

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OVERSEAS TRIPS

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SPORTS

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YEAR GROUPS

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THANKS

Editor – Karen Russell | Design & production – Ruth Jackson | Cover design - Rikka Ly

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pRIncIpAl’s REpoRt

Young people today are better humans than we were at their age

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or years now I have been telling anyone who asked, that in my view, young people today, are better humans than we were at their age. They are more tolerant of others and open to others. They think more critically. They appear more confident. However, they are more anxious about the world and their place in it.

What we teach and how we teach in NZ schools contributes to the knowledge, skills and character qualities of the generations. The generation of students currently at Northcote College is the first to have experienced teaching and learning based on the New Zealand Curriculum (NZC) throughout their time at school. The overall aim is for students to be confident, connected, actively involved life-long learners.

Achieving confidence, connection, involvement and lifelong learning for all students is not easy; and it is impossible without excellent teachers.

When I started teaching in the early 1980s if a student wasn’t learning it was largely up to the student to find a solution. It was not uncommon for teachers to say ‘I taught them; they just didn’t learn’.

Now we know that if the students aren’t learning, we are not teaching. If students aren’t learning we think about what we can do differently. Teaching in this way is more challenging and more rewarding.

Much of the professional satisfaction from teaching and leading in a NZ secondary school comes from the freedom we have to make choices ourselves about what and how to teach.

Last year we signalled that a review of teaching and learning at Northcote College; a curriculum review from which we want to build on all that we already do to meet students’ needs.

The research, discussion and thinking which began in 2018 has continued throughout 2019. Flexibility and relevance for students are corner stones of the changes we will make.

We are not going off on a flaky tangent. We will ensure that students are well prepared for NCEA assessments but we are equally committed to their wellbeing and making sure they are prepared for the future.

Being a teacher is deeply satisfying, it is flexible, and it provides challenge and reward. We need quality young New Zealanders like those at Northcote College to become teachers in the future.

Without you we will struggle to

VICKI BARRIE offer to future generations the positive learning opportunities we currently offer.

Quality learning requires teachers of the highest calibre.

A special thank you to Year 13 2019 for the wonderful and positive ways in which you celebrated your final week at school. The Year 13 Final Assembly was a triumph. The Harry Potter themed breakfast you arranged for staff was generous and touching. Re-branding the school Nogwarts was fun. ‘Franks for having us’ frankfurters at the gate; the traditional ‘Tuis’; a teabag installation for the Fashion Teacher; poetry bunting and a cake for the English Department

and wizard hats for your form teachers and Dean were clever and kind ways with which to celebrate.

You created a genuine celebration of your time here and you demonstrated respect for your teachers and the support they have given you.

Thanks to the Board, parents and the community for appreciating the work we do and for being willing to contribute to the learning opportunities we can provide. Nga mihi nunui rawa atu.

Finally a message to our leavers in 2019: Believe in your ability to keep learning.

Be the best you can be.

Be good people.

Ut prosim aliis Adapted from the Principal’s 2019 Senior Prizegiving Speech 2019 NorTHCoTe College 1

STAFF NEWS

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Warm welcomes and fond farewells

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t the start of the year we welcomed; new Head of International Languages Rosa Guevara, Vanessa Dowd and Ashley Johnson to English, Abigail Foster to Social Sciences, and Tamar Dorfliger to Art. Visiting international teachers eager to see New Zealand and learn about education here were; Emily Webster from Washington USA, Yuhei Kondo from Japan and Branco Kranenburg from the Netherlands.

Inevitably there are staff changes through the year and it is fair to say, the Sports Department worried when Sports Administrator, Kate Hazeldine took leave but their fears were groundless as Chantelle Wreaks ably took the baton.

The new Library team led by Jessica Stephens was initially made up of Joanna Parker and Joanna Eng but Jo Eng was soon enticed away to a full-time role as Children’s Librarian at Birkenhead Library.

Attendance Officer Julie Lewis made the decision to retire to Whangamata after 25 years of service and will be missed.

In Technology there was a behind the scenes change as James Manley, took over from technician Ralph Burger.

When Food Technology teacher Anne-Marie Whitby, who has been here for 8 years, declared she was off to project manage her new kitchen the Department was quick to replenish with the arrival of Arina Grobler.

The school contracted out IT system 2 UT prOSIM ALIIS

management to New Era, who snapped up technician Junior Parima.

Long-serving staff member Brian Werder, who started teaching in the Maths Department at Northcote College 42 years ago before moving to computer science and then a computer administration role, is enjoying his retirement.

The start of next year will see Junior providing support for another school closer to home in South Auckland and we wish him well.

Students in the DCT Department were sad but not surprised, when HOD Andy Young left us after 12 years to take up cybersecurity opportunities in the IT industry. David Clarke now leads the teaching team in DCT which includes Peter Steele who was recruited from South Africa.

In Science, classes have been shuffled a few times with a number of Science teachers taking on additional responsibilities following Andrea Montague’s decision to move to Cambridge, Cormac Goulding’s return to Ireland and HOD Ian McLaren taking a sabbatical.

Oliver Holmes was a welcome addition to the Science team and Mr McLaren’s break from teaching had an unintended consequence as we will farewell him at the end of this year after 18 years at Northcote College. Mr McLaren plans to embark on the next chapter; taking up volunteer opportunities in the community.

It was great to see three more former students, Angus Grant, Catherine Page and Jesse Burgess return as Teacher

Aides this year along with Evi Vant and Joline Portman.

Students who call C8 home said a reluctant goodbye to Helen Guise during the year but quickly warmed to newcomer, Maria Mistlberger. Next year will see Mrs Mistlberger in a Learning Support Co-ordinator role and Dr Alex Jespersen will be based in C8.

In the Music Department, Mr Allen has been seen working to ‘double-time’ while waiting for new teacher, Esther Leefe to join the Department after Dr Marie Lin, who has taught here for 13 years, left to pursue other opportunities in music closer to home.

The new itinerant music teachers to join the team during the year included; Alex Freer, Charlene Huang and Beverley Brockelbank.

There were new faces in the International Student Department as well, with Bronwyn Hill taking over as Overseas Student Manager and Cici Xu joined us as Homestay Manager when Rebecca Philipson decided to make a change.

There have been a few other changes in the International Languages Department this year with Ann-Sophie Musset teaching French while Delphine Morton prioritized the newest addition to the family, Gawin, from Thailand.

The end of Term 4 will see us saying zàijiàn to Hannah Wang who plans to move to Melbourne where she hopes to continue teaching Chinese.

And let us not forget the dedicated life-long learners; Vicki Royal and Simon Condon who also took a term’s leave for sabbatical study.

STAFF NEWS board of trustees mEdAl

Honouring a legend in our midst

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he Medal of Excellence in 2019 was awarded to Stan Conrad in recognition of his service at this school, in our local community, throughout New Zealand and across the globe.

Stan Conrad has supported, inspired and cajoled Northcote College students to engage positively in learning and in life. He inspires students to believe in themselves and in their ability to succeed, and generations of students have taken that gift with them into the world. Stan is a role model who epitomises the personal qualities we strive to foster in students. He lives our school motto ... Kia manaaki te tangata …

Ut prosim aliis … that I may be of service to others. Stan is a mentor, presenter, teacher, cultural advisor, and willing tutor for staff and students studying Te reo Māori. He is an accomplished host, carver, builder, coach, cook, storyteller, problem solver, homestay parent, fundraiser, outdoor educator and organiser – and that is just at school.

As a leading skipper and navigator Stan has developed the national and international reputation which last year saw him given the master navigation title of pwo navigator – the highest honour in kaupapa waka navigation. He is both a leader and teacher of the traditional ways of waka, sailing and navigation.

There are fewer than 20 pwo navigators in the world and only five in Aotearoa.

Stan has the sea in his DNA. Stan’s father peraniki captained the Taitokerau waka taua Ngatokimatawhaorua which was re-launched and used for Queen Elizabeth’s visit to Waitangi in 1974. Stan was on board, and is instrumental in the waka on the water at Waitangi every year.

In 2019 Tuia 250 celebrates the shared history of Aotearoa NZ and our shared future. Tuia 250 recognises the ‘extraordinary voyaging traditions of pacific voyagers.’ Stan has been on a committee planning for Tuia 250 for several years. He trained the skippers of the Tahitian waka, he is in charge of logistics for the waka.

Stan’s first experience under sail was in the mid-1980s when he was selected by the late Sir Hekenukumai nga iwi

STAN CONRAd Hai māpuna o te tini me te mano A person valued by many

puhipi Busby to sail with the Hawaiians on the ocean voyaging waka Hokulea.

Stan that is credited with the safe arrival of Hokulea in Aotearoa because of his knowledge of New Zealand waters. The opportunity on Hokulea and learning about how Maori came to Aotearoa and travelled the pacific ‘opened a new page in my life, I just thought, this is me, this is what I want to do’. Sailing on Hokulea gave Stan the priceless chance to learn from great traditional navigators, Sir Hek, and the late Mau piailug and Hawaiian Nainoa Thompson.

Traditional navigators use the sun, stars, wind, clouds, wave patterns, sea swells, birds and fish to navigate. Mau piailug was one of the great teachers.

He taught Nainoa Thompson. It is the connection between these men, Mau piailug, Nainoa Thompson, Sir Hek and Stan Conrad, and the knowledge they have shared that has revived traditional waka hourua, double-hulled ocean

voyaging canoe building and navigation in Aotearoa NZ. Since then Stan has captained Te Aurere on her maiden voyage to rarotonga in 1992, on a voyage from Tahiti to Hawaii in 1995, and on numerous voyages around NZ. These voyages cemented Stan’s reputation as a fine leader and expert sailor and navigator.

There have been special moments: crossing the equator in 1995 at midnight accompanied by 200 dolphins, illuminated by phosphorescence; welcoming the first Maori voyaging canoe into the northern pacific since ancient times.

In 2012 Stan successfully captained Te Aurere on an epic voyage, without instruments, from Aotearoa NZ across Te Moana nui a Kiwa to rapanui (Easter Island). It is a journey that closed the pacific triangle. That triangle is Hawaii in the north, Aotearoa NZ in the south-west and rapanui (Easter Island) in the east.

The voyage demonstrated that pacific people made intentional voyages across the vast pacific Ocean and it was these people, using traditional skills and technology, who discovered Aotearoa NZ; the last significant land mass on earth to be discovered.

Ko āna mahi e āwhina ana i a mātou ki te whai mārama i ngā hītori ka mutu i te wāhi e noho nei tātou, i Aotearoa.

NeW staff Some of the new faces we welcomed in 2019

Tamar Dorfliger

Vanessa Dowd

Abigail Foster

Rosa Guevara

Oliver Holmes

Ashley Johnson

Joanna Parker

Jessica Stephens

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hEAd sTudENTs

Fond farewell to the class of 2019 Head Students’ 2019 Senior Academic Prizegiving Speech

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ack: Four years ago, I attended Prizegiving – not as an award recipient, but as a Junior Techie assigned to capture the success of senior students. Zooming in and panning across the face of the stage, in awe of every student. Four years on, it is a privilege and an honour to celebrate the astounding academic year of 2019.

Ruby: Congratulations to all the prizewinners! Achieving academically is no facile feat. Appreciate the people who have imparted fundamental support and encouragement when you needed it most. You are here as a result of your desire to achieve academically, but of course that is not all. Your family, friends, teachers and all those you cross paths with, have contributed to your success.

Never forget that.

Northcote College may be a quirky little school on the shore, but we’re infamous for punching above our weight.

2019 was no exception. This year we’ve witnessed awe-inspiring academic success from various areas of Northcote, including Music, Drama, English, International Languages and many more.

Jack: Thank you Northcote, for witnessing our successes, struggles and everything in between. Thank you for stimulating us during a period of great growth, change and challenge. We are not grown perfect, but here we are grown to embrace the idiosyncrasies that distinguish us from those we grow beside.

Ruby: The truth only Northcote students know is the greatest growth occurs in the most unassuming places.

From the sheen of the gym floor, Jack: the concealed Blackbox theatre, Ruby: the M block stairs, Jack: the terraces, Ruby: the library, Jack: and the Year 13 study room.

We can all locate a place or time at Northcote we feel has shaped us into who we currently are. While we may grow, come and go, these places stay the same. They hold experience that ultimately outlives us, shapes legacy and provides a canvas for future success.

Ruby: However, it is not the buildings that make Northcote a melting-pot of creativity, ingenuity and companionship, but the people. It has always been, and will always be, the people. There’s something humbling about growing beside people. Knowing our roots are from disparate places, our trunks will perch parallel for a short while, and our branches will intertwine, but ultimately diverge.

Jack: At Northcote, smiles in passing

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JACK LAWTON

RUBY MACOMBER

progressed to conversations, turned into friendships we hope to last a lifetime.

We still hope. Five years isn’t relatively long, but it feels like forever.

Ruby: In Year 9, we were small, but we were large smiles, scintillating eyes and sweet obliviousness. I learnt how to say, ‘Soy de Nueva Zelanda, pero mi familia es de Fiji y Escocia,’ Ms Kler taught us not to eat too many chocolate brownies consecutively. Do you remember that?

Jack: In Year 10, on Motutapu Island, our camp tent fell down at 3am.

We dipped our toes into NCEA rockpools before diving head-first. Do you remember that?

Both: In Year 11, we felt the comfort of circumspect routine. Do you remember the sense of safety? The cycle? Do you remember that?

Ruby: In Year 12, we sang John Denver’s Take Me Home, Country Roads, and we didn’t care who was listening. Do you remember that?

Jack: And now as Year 13, we’ve dressed as farm animals for Athletics, we’ve striked for climate change, we’ve performed questionable silhouette performances at camp. We lay in a circle. We tried to make sense of the intricate constellations embroidering the Shakespear Regional Park night sky. We fabricated skits in the dark and searched for sunrise the next morning. We will never forget that.

Ruby: Northcote has taught us to grow towards the sun. Wherever and whatever that may be. For some it will be university, in Auckland or elsewhere, and for others it will be apprenticeships, a gap year, work or new adventures. Regardless,

I’ve appreciated how Northcote plants different seeds in different people. All of which possess the potential to be something incredibly special.

Jack: There are so many remarkable people who have helped us along the way. Mr Wallace, over the past five years you’ve gained a wholesome, and only mildly-obscure family of two hundred.

Thank you for the conversations, care and support. You are legendary. We will miss you. To the Northcote community, the staff who have guided us along the way, thank you. You’ve taught us to strive beyond our preconceived limits and achieve what we initially deemed unfathomable.

Ruby: Thank you, Northcote.

Thank you for acknowledging us, not as numbers, but as unique individuals.

Thank you for accepting every part of us, our stories, challenges and aspirations.

Thank you for believing in us at times we didn’t quite believe in ourselves. Thank you for encouraging me as a writer, but more importantly, thank you for encouraging me to be authentically and whole-heartedly myself.

Jack: I came into Northcote as a techie, and I’m leaving as an aspiring actor, but I can’t believe I didn’t take Drama.

Ruby: I came into Northcote six-feet tall, and I’m leaving not much taller, but I can’t believe how much I’ve grown.

Both: Thank you, Northcote. The academic success acknowledged this evening is not possible without the unparalleled support of the Northcote community. There are no words for how much you mean to us.

PREFECTs

2019 NORTHCOTE COllEgE PREFECTS

A great bunch indeed

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he Prefects of 2019 were there when they were needed – effectively sprinkling themselves through all the events of the year – from Arts Showcase and Talent Quest to the Rotary Book Fair, the Blue Light Trust Cricket Day and the Parent Teacher Interview Evenings. once again they spear-headed the annual Bake n Shave Fundraiser and their support of Student Council events was appreciated.

Sadly, the Northcote ANZAC Day opportunity was not available due to the cancellation of most local commemorations following the Christchurch attacks but Prefects are already talking of getting

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together to come along to support the local community on 25 April next year.

Thank you to the team for your leadership and positivity throughout the year.

Thank you for having the hoodies ready for people to wear while we were all still at school.

Thank you for being instrumental in organisation of the inaugural Final Year 13 Assembly and putting Thanks Day together.

And thank you – perhaps most of all, for the Prefect Dance that was so good that it not only featured at the Ball but as a Talent Quest act.

You are awesome!

The 2019 Prefects passed the baton to their 2020 counterparts at a special lunch.

2019 PREFECTS Tiran Archary Blake Baguion Ruby Brown George Brown Scarlet Cha Ahsan Chaudhary Hui-Hsien Chen Jess Cordes Kalani Crockett-Winiata Jyllian Cruz Miguel Falqueza Jerome Goode Natasha Gordon Will Grimwood oliver Hayward William Kirkness India Knight Jack Lawton Louie Lawton Ruby Macomber Jake Nelson Aristotle Pone Pule Claire Randall Alexandra Reekie Kaarearea Shepherd I Rangiātea Shepherd Te-Maunga-Roa Shepherd Bhavana Singh Andrea Stone Xavier Walsh Bailey Wang Jessica Wilton 2019 NoRTHCoTE CoLLEGE 5

PRIZEGIVING

Honouring excellence Congratulations to the students awarded scholarships and special prizes at the 2019 Senior Academic Prizegiving and Sports Prizegiving GEORGE BROWN

RUBY MACOMBER

RUBY BROWN

ARISTOTLE PONE PULE

Prime Minister’s Vocational Excellence Award School Spirit Award Shakespeare Award for Drama and Performance Drama Cup Deputy Head Student Award for Services to the School

ANGELINE TANSIR SILA DUX

Birkenhead Barfoot & Thompson Commerce Cup Northcote Returned Services Association Trust Tertiary Education Bursary Prize in Economics Prize in French Excellent Achievement in Calculus Excellent Achievement in Statistics

Beachman Prize Auckland University of Technology Academic Excellence and Significant Student Scholarship The Fletcher Art Cup Year 13 Classics Cup Lodge North Harbour Award Deputy Head Student Award

JULIA CLINCE

University of Otago New Frontiers Excellence Entrance Scholarship

JESS CORDES

International Languages Cup University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship

JEROME GOODE

Victoria University of Wellington Totoweka Scholarship

University of Auckland Pacific Academic Excellence Scholarship Senior Writers Prize and Michael Jull Award Millicent Hoyle Prize for Senior English Eddy Sanders Award for Senior Biology Head Student Award for Services to the School Kent Kava Bowl for Pasifika Leadership

CLAIRE RANDALL

University of Auckland Faculty of Arts Entry Level Undergraduate Scholarship

I-RANGIĀTEA SHEPHERD The Joshua Sholarship

KAAREAREA SHEPHERD The Joshua Scholarship

TE-MAUNGA-ROA SHEPHERD

University of Auckland Māori Academic Excellence Scholarship

BHAVANA SINGH

Blackbox Cup for Extra-curricular Drama The Vineyard Trophy for Integrity, Service and Consideration of Others

CONNOR STALLARD

KIERAN GORDON-MCKEE

Kris Deverill Memorial Trophy for Courage

WILL GRIMWOOD

Auckland University of Technology AUT Academic Excellence Scholarship

Debating Trophy awarded for the Best Debater of the Year Northcote College Service Prize and Michael Jull Award

NATASHA HILL

Auckland University of Technology AUT Kiwa Scholarship Cable Family Award for Commitment to Te Reo Maori and Maoritanga

ANDREA STONE

XAVIER WALSH

Kaipatiki Secondary Schools Scholarship Purllant Cup – Most Improved Musician during their time at Northcote College The Grace Martin Library Cup for service to the Library

APRIL HORTON

University of Otago Pacific Peoples’ Entrance Scholarship

CALLUM IDDON

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Sutherland Cup for Excellence in Mathematics Prize in Business Studies Prize in Calculus Excellent Achievement in Statistics Excellent Achievement in Painting

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University of Auckland Academic Potential Scholarship Kaipatiki Secondary Schools Scholarship Richard Horrocks Cup for Outstanding Contribution in the use of New Technologies Hopkins Cup for Chemistry

CARLOS KENNERLEY

University of Otago Pacific Peoples’ Entrance Scholarship

AALIYAH LABIAL APS Scholarship

JACK LAWTON

Head Student Award for Services to the School

SPORTS TARA BEALE

Victrix Ludorum

BAILEY WANG Victor Ludorum

PHELINE SUMMER

Junior Sportswoman of the Year

SHIVAM NAIR

Junior Sportsman of the Year

WILLIAM KIRKNESS

Sports Personality of the Year

INDY LARDNER & ALYSSA HEALEY Student Coach of theYear (jointly awarded)

REPONSE TUYISHIME Umpire of the Year

PRIZEGIVING

STUDENT coUNcil STUDENT COUNCiL

Student Council members This photo and left: Student Council advocates more shady spots

This photo and above: Uniforms are always a hot topic of discussion

The Self Defence course was hugely successful

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Regular attendees were: Emily Potter Zara Morgan Eden Babbage Liam Smith Maddie Cornelious Leo Van Der Vegte Charlotte Barry-Walsh Ethan Cordes Liam Parker Danielle Smith Jacob Thomas Tony Bosch Taylor Malmo Isobelle Masters Jasper Mace Xavier Walsh Keelin Reedy Ruby Macomber Mufti Days raised thousands for good causes

A range of topics keeps

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t was another busy year for Student Council reps in 2019 with regular meetings to keep communication channels open and provide input to decision-making.

The first Mufti Day of the year raised money to support those affected by the tragic Christchurch shootings and it was Student Council reps who came up with the idea of the koru on the field.

Altogether, Mufti Days raised $4250 this year and most of this was distributed between various charities including Christchurch survivors, Canteen, Auckland City Mission’s Winter Appeal and de Paul House. This year’s One Can Two Can appeal wasn’t quite as successful as usual and so Student Council voted to top up with a cash donation. Remaining funds are used to meet two commitments: support for the children in the Mohau Orphanage in South Africa to have a birthday celebration and; the Student Council Scholarship awarded at Prizegiving.

We always keep a little in reserve for emergency support requests.

Those students who participated in the self-defence course that ran on Friday evenings in Term 1 have the 2018 Student Council to thank. It was a great course; although the bruises after the first session were unexpected, students kept coming back for more. It

was great to see the timid transform into confident practitioners.

The chance to provide feedback as part of the Kaipatiki community continued this year and the topics were: Outdoor spaces for youth in Kaipatiki; Safety in the local community; Creating an environmentally friendly Kaipatiki and; Preparing for career pathways beyond school. The feedback on career pathways resulted in Year 10 students being offered workshop sessions to create a curriculum vitae (cv) and reinforced the importance of the Career Quest online that students start in Year 11 Pastoral Care.

There were some great ideas for improving outdoor spaces including framing eye-pleasing views, more signage giving information about wildlife, and shade areas around the edges of parks and playgrounds. Our Community Constables came in to talk to Student Council when they read the feedback on safety in the local community and appreciated the suggestion that it would be good to see them at school during lunch and intervals or at events so that students can talk to them easily. They are keen!

It was Café contract renewal time at the end of this year and the feedback from the Student Council was more positive than it has ever been – probably due to the responsiveness

STUDENT coUNcil

The Student Council instigated this koru tribute after the Christchurch shootings

Student Council busy of the café management to moving to environmentally friendly packaging (thanks to a push from Deputy Head Students Ruby and George) and reassessing portion sizes to keep prices down. Most students agree that the wedges portion before the change was way too much for one person so reducing the portion size, and the price, was seen as a good move. The inclusion of gluten free and vegan options was also appreciated by students.

Uniform is always a topic for discussion at Student Council and, while reps were pleased to hear the revised skirt design is now available in store (original skirts in the current style have been reduced in price), we haven’t yet solved the hoodie issues. Students asked to wear sports hoodies with school uniform but the sports hoodies are in so many different styles and colours that would not be a ‘uniform look’.

The idea of a sports hoodie is to create a team culture and ‘look’ for sports games. Next came a request for a uniform hoodie but student reps were divided. Some felt it was just too casual for school uniform with the likelihood of staining and fading and alternative black and navy hoodies being worn – so the whole issue remains up for discussion.

This topic along with the prospect of having shoes as part of the PE uniform

was also tossed around at Board level thanks to Student Board of Trustees Rep, Keelin Reedy. As it will not be long before the school redevelopment project will see the gym replaced, the gym floor needs to last a little longer. The OSH report showed that some students are getting blisters when running barefoot in the gym.

Student Council were strongly in favour of keeping the status quo – that you have a choice to wear sports shoes or go barefoot in the gym. For convenience and cost reasons they were not keen to see gym shoes as a PE uniform requirement.

The Board have taken that advice and appreciate the student feedback.

But meetings weren’t all about the environment and uniform. Student reps heard from Mr McNaughton about the curriculum review which is considering what should be taught at Northcote College in the future. All students had the chance to feed back through an online survey in Term 4. Changes may well be ahead for 2021.

We cannot sum up the year of student action without mentioning the Global Strikes for Climate that so many students supported both in March and September. A special thank you, on behalf of all students, to Christina Sieberhagen and Ella Glynn whose leadership has maintained our focus on the future of our world.

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STUDENT LEADERSHIP ARTS COUNCIL

Dedication to the pantheon of arts

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he Arts Council was again at the forefront of celebrating the huge range of artistic talents we have at the school – from visual art, drama, comedy, music, dance, spoken word and more – and the annual Arts Showcase was again a triumphant success.

Back row from left: Taylor Malmo, Isabelle Masters, Maria Bush, Sasha Reekie, Veronika Stojanovikj, Martha Carey Front row from left: Ruby Brown, Ruby Macomber, Bhavana Singh.

Absent: Chelsea Phipps, Eloise Eng

SADD

Students promote responsible driving

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he police ‘booze bus’ made a high-profile visit to Northcote College at the end of Term 3 – as part of a planned event to highlight safe driving.

Crowds of students toured the booze bus and met with Constable Mike Taylor and Constable Mikayla Makereth – a Northcote College alumni who was delighted to be back at her old school. The pair shared some sobering stories of the consequences of drink driving that the police are forced to deal with all too often.

At the nearby police car, Constable Jordan Olsen demonstrated the road spikes police use to halt fleeing cars – and let lucky students let fly with the car’s siren. In the hall, Constables Rhys Wang and Richard Kata were joined by Johanna Rawiri of Auckland Transport and representatives from SADD (Students Against Dangerous Driving).

Claire Randall’s parliamentary debut

Students lined up to walk an obstacle course and try to throw a ball into a bucket wearing ‘drunk glasses’ which distort your vision and give the effect of being drunk. It’s great fun to watch – and try – when you know everyone is safely sober – and a definite reality check on the dangers of drink driving.

YOUTH MP

Student debut in Parliament

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ear 13 student Claire Randall made her debut in the debating chamber of Parliament – as one of 120 Youth MPs chosen to take part in the triennial NZ Youth Parliament.

Claire is the picture of poise and confidence – but she admits she was nervous, as the Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, media and public were there, and and it was being livestreamed.

During the three-day event the Youth MPs also took part in Parliamentary Select Committees.

‘This experience has taught me how important politics is in our everyday lives,’ says Claire.

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STUDENT LEADERSHIP ENVIROGROUP

Environmental champions

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he EnviroGroup started the year with a Beach Clean-up at Little Shoal Bay. It was the first outing for a number of new Enviro students and it did not take the group long to fill a number of bags polluting our local beach.

Tara Beale and Ferne Skill were selected to attend the Young Sustainable Leaders Programme. This leadership and mentoring programme involved the students spending three days connecting with peers from schools across the region.

They met with marine experts, learned marine skills, and found out firsthand about marine diversity and the key issues facing the Manukau Harbour and Auckland’s waterways.

A group of students and staff attended the Healthy Waters & Sustainable Schools’ Water Workshop

at the Kaipatiki Environment Centre. The workshop had a group of experts from Wai Care, Sustainable Schools and the Healthy Waters Department educating us on the current state of our fresh waterways in Auckland.

We then broke into groups to learn how to take a freshwater sample using a Wai Care kit; the school has now been given our own kit to take freshwater samples and look to monitor the quality of the water in the Kauri Glen stream.

A group of students and staff attended the Roots & Shoots Event for Auckland Schools hosted at Kristin College where Jane Goodall made a presentation as part of her wider Rewind the Future Tour.

The event celebrated the international success of Roots and Shoots; many Auckland schools were in attendance

and made presentations on their current projects around their schools aimed at making their schools more sustainable.

The students left inspired by Jane Goodall’s presentation and the school projects.

At the end of term three, the EnviroGroup organised a Clothes Swap providing a great opportunity for students to donate clothes that they no longer wear and to choose a new item.

Christina Sieberhagen attended Green Jam at the Auckland Zoo. This was an excellent opportunity to connect with other like-minded teens and leaders in the sustainability community. lastly, thanks must go to Ruby Macomber who has been a committed and enthusiastic member of the EnviroGroup for five years and she will be greatly missed.

SOCIAL ACTION

Striking for climate action

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his year the Climate Strikes were an awesome way for the school to get involved in a relevant social justice campaign that we will all face (and are facing) in our lives. There were three Climate Strikes on 15 March, 24 May and 27 September.

At the first Climate Strike I was lucky enough to give a speech and get the crowd ready for the march down Queen St. On 24 May the focus of the Strike was on the ‘lie in’ to symbolise that the government are ‘falling asleep at the wheel’ and finally, the 27 September Strike was the biggest protest in New Zealand history!

With 80,000 people in Auckland and 170,000 nationwide, we had the highest percentage of people participating globally.

Over a 100 Northcote students attended these strikes and we hope to continue to fight for climate justice as we also did by putting in submissions on the Zero Carbon Bill and meeting with our local MP Dan Bidois.

Through this campaign we have and will continue to educate others about the importance of mitigating the effects of climate change and acting while we have the chance. A big thanks to the Board and Senior leadership for

Meeting Northcote MP Dan Bidois

letting striking for climate action count as a justified absence and thanks too, Ella Glynn for helping me to organise the 27 September Strike. I hope to see you all participating in the future for climate justice!

Christina Sieberhagen

STUDENT

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COLLEGE LIFE

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polyfest

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arts showcase

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thaNKs DaY

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talent quest

CHELSEY PhiPPS ARISTOTLE PONE PULE

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talent quest SASHA rEEKiE

NOMADIC

MOROSE featuring ChAdd dAViS

Northcote’s got talent!

BEST BAND & BEST ORIGINAL COMPOSITION KuRBIs

MOST ENTERTAINING BAND nOMadIC

Kurbis – ‘Home’ (Original Composition) Austin Melville vocals & guitar, angus Huggins guitar, ryan mcDougall bass, Kyle medemblik drums

‘Killing in the Name’ (rage against the Machine) saartje ly vocals, Cory Whitcombe guitar, orlando Cooper guitar, Henry Grant bass, Josiah Weston drums

BEST VOCALIST tauRIMa elIsaIa-HOPa

BEST DANCE/CHOREOGRAPHY Kd CReW

for her vocals in the following act: taurima & Ella – ‘i’d rather Go Blind’ (Etta James), Taurima Elisaia-Hopa vocals, Ella Carter-Mills vocals, Daniel Bay guitar

KPop Cover Medley Angeline Sila, Julia Sein, Nancy Zhong, Ying Ying Zhong, Xilu Wang, Yiwen Chen, Harmony lai dance

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE ella CROOKs

SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD MaIle

‘Human’ (Original Composition) Ella Crooks vocals & piano

‘Purpose’ (Justin Bieber) maile tanginoa vocals

BEST INSTRUMENTALIST sasHa ReeKIe for the following acts:

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARD tauRIMa & ella

sasha reekie piano accordion – ‘sVs’ (Vladimir Ushakov), Sasha Reekie vocals & piano – ‘toxic in C minor’ (adapted from Brittany Spears)

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‘I’d Rather Go Blind’ (Etta James) Taurima Elisaia-Hopa vocals, Ella Carter-Mills vocals, Daniel Bay guitar

BEST PERFORMER KaIseI suWa Kaisei suwa electric guitar – ‘rising Force’ (Yngwie Malmsteen) 2019 NortHCotE CollEGE 17

SCHOOL BALL

SCHOOL BALL

ART

RHYS VICTOR |

Year 13 Photography

ELOISE ENG |

Year 11 Art Design

DANIELLE CAILLIAU |

GEORGIA HAYWARD |

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Year 13 Painting

Year 12 Photography

Year 12 Art Design

JULIE SAITO |

Year 11 Painting

DRAMA

Spectacular drama-filled year

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019! inside the classroom students devised powerful and engaging works. Challenging scripts resulted in beautifully crafted performances. Projection, sound, light and costume have been called upon to add atmosphere and authenticity to work. But it was in BLACKBOX – Te Whare Auahatanga (the home of creativity) where our talent was put on show for the community.

We introduced our first ever Shakespeare Showcase, with over 40 students bringing shakespeare’s words to life. this showcase was packed full of our scenes that had been lauded with a range of awards in the North Auckland Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Competition.

Year 11 delivered NZ Shorts. over 30 students performed a range of short plays, taking the audience on a rollercoaster of comedy and drama from Aotearoa playwrights.

Year 12 and 13s impressed sold out audiences, living up to the professionalism expected of our full scale senior productions. Year 12 presented Exchange, a funny, moving and powerful piece of theatre. It was slick, emotive and provocative. Year 13 presented an immersive, intense and deliciously dark Daughters of Heaven. Technically superb, it was a showcase of incredible light, set, sound, costume – topped off by remarkable performance work.

Again we took part in the prestigious Class Comedians programme and we continued to have success, Ella Crooks was selected to be part of the 2019 Class Comedians. she performed in the NZ International Comedy Festival. meanwhile our theatresports team the Comvicts had a fantastic year, placing fourth at the Auckland Regional final.

At the time of writing we are looking forward to the Junior Production; Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.

We wrapped up the BLACKBOX programme with our new addition to the calendar – the Scholarship Drama Showcase.

Phew, what a packed year!

Special thanks must go to Mr Davis and Mr Goodwin for all their incredible work supporting Drama this year. Miss Tunnicliff and I count ourselves lucky to work with and be entertained by an incredible group of students. You are committed, enthusiastic, quirky, empathetic and creative.

We will miss the wonderful Year 13 Drama students of 2019 but look forward to a packed 2020!

Jared Edwards

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ESOL

Nicolette David, Tom Escott, Joel Bloomfield

Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom

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nother year of second language learning is nearly at an end for our brave ESOL students. You have all been successful in developing your English skills this year through your hard work.

In the junior school, an exciting new programme – the English Extension Programme – has given Year 10 ESOL students an intensive year-long course of language learning tailoring mainstream English, Science and Social Studies courses to their language learning needs.

Blended learning lessons formed the backbone of this programme.

A highlight for students was doing a science unit on New Zealand farms and interviewing staff who had grown up on a farm.

Oral presentations in the senior school were most successful this year. Your teachers were so impressed with your ability to deliver

a speech in your second language.

Well done to you all!

Enjoy your time at home with your families over the summer holidays. Always remember the value of learning a second language:

Rebecca Wilkins, Alex Brown, Louisa Clince

배움에는 왕도가 없다 There is no shortcut to learning Yīmén xīn de yǔyán shì yīzhǒng xīn de shēnghuó.

A new language is a new life Chigau gengo to iu no wa, chigau jinsei no bijon de aru.

A different language is a different vision of life

Tyra MacPherson and Zach Vea

Khwaam rúu dâan phaa-săa bpen bprà-dtuu sùu phuum bpan-yaa Knowledge of languages is the doorway to wisdom Rachel Hartles

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Auckland Writers Festival

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EngLiSh

Ruby Macomber

Writers continue to shine i t has been another super year for English students, both inside and outside the classroom. Congratulations to you on the progress you have made and the many individual successes you have experienced as you engaged with reading, writing and speaking.

Our writers have continued to shine. Congratulations to Ruby Macomber who was awarded one of only three national writing mentorships through the New Zealand Society of Authors. She came second in the Charles Brasch Young Writers’ Essay Competition, and Hannah Sieberhagen (2018) came third. ruby won the Senior Writers’ Prize, her work was selected for an exhibition in Dunedin, and she has writing selected for the michael King Writers’ Centre’s publication Signals – wow! Also wow is Claire randall winning the Zephyr Short Story Competition, which was judged by the fabulous Fiona Kidman. Congratulations too to Isobelle Masters for winning the Kaipatiki Colleges Poetry Competition and Ella Glynn who had a poem posted on the Anthropozine e-magazine.

Congratulations must also go to the following writers who won their respective year level writing competitions: mary thompson (Year 9), rebecca Wilkins (Year 10), tyra MacPherson (Year 11), Tom Escott (Year 12), and Ruby macomber (Year 13). We again had senior students and past pupils judge these competitions which supports and strengthens the wonderful writing culture of which we are very proud.

Junior and senior writers enjoyed workshops throughout the year. the juniors were lucky to have Harriet Carter (2018) lead some writing activities before she left to read English at Oxford

university.

We have created zines and published another outstanding collection of senior writing in Lineout. the Evening of Poetry and Prose was a beautiful sharing of writing for friends and family. Several writers were selected to take part in workshops as part of the michael King Young Writers’ Programme.

Action Education again inspired and engaged us with workshops on slam poetry, and the annual and eagerly awaited trip to the Auckland Readers and Writers’ Festival did not disappoint. Standout speakers were novelist markus Zusak and poet and hip-hop artist, Akala. A real highlight of the year was taking a large group of Year 10 students to a performance of Twelfth Night at the Pop-up Globe; it was a very funny show, and students came away with a new appreciation of Shakespeare.

We had a good number of debating teams competing in the Auckland Schools Debating competition, with many challenging and interesting arguments. Will Grimwood and Kieran GordonMcKee also competed in the Impromptu Competition, and it was fun going to thames with the senior debaters. i feel so fortunate to work with such excellent colleagues in the English Department and with such extraordinary young people. Thank you for your hard work, creativity and humour.

Arohanui and kia kaha to our leavers – stay in touch and keep reading.

In the words of the always awesome Dr Seuss: ‘You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.’

Kate Meade

‘You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.’

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HEALTH & pHysICAL EDUCATION

Year 11 PE playing table tennis

Students organised a hugely successful Health Expo Senior PE class

HEALTH EDUCATION

Supporting healthy choices Junior Health Education.

In the junior school, students were taught modules of Hauora, Sexuality Education, and Drug Education with Year 10 students building and scaffolding on ideas and topics learned in Year 9. The Hauora module focused on total wellbeing and included; self-worth, decision making, and resilience. Sexuality education included; body image, diversity, relationships, decision making, and consent. The Drug Education module included; healthy choices, peer pressure, assertiveness and supporting others.

Senior Health EducationÂ

NCEA Level 1. Throughout the course, students learned skills and strategies to enhance wellbeing and to support the wellbeing of others. They developed and practiced interpersonal skills and worked on strategies to cope with change. Students investigated health enhancing choices in relation to drug use and how to promote positive values toward sexuality.

NCEA Level 2. In this course we investigated a series of modules aimed at enhancing adolescent wellbeing with an underlying focus on personal, interpersonal and societal influences on health. The overall objective across all units was to develop strategies for everyday life that lead to health-enhancing outcomes.

NCEA Level 3. Students tackled a series of modules that looked at specific health issues and the way they affect our community. The challenge was to try and come up with solutions and strategies to improve these difficult situations.

Congratulations to the following students for winning the subject prize for their respective year level; Rose Moxley, Rachel Olsson, and April Horton. Class certificates for students were also awarded to; Breahan Redmond, Khwahish Bhardwaj and Lucy Dorman.

Year 11 PE volleyball

Year 10 PE

Rebekah Te Hau

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Year 10 PE playing moon ball Year 10 gym activity

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Year 12 teaching juniors

Year 13 duathlon

pHysICAL EDUCATION

Putting multiple skills into practice

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e started the year with the Athletics Day and Swimming Sports. Many students competed vigorously in a wide variety of track and field events and swimming races, both events officiated by staff and parents.

Throughout the year all students in physical Education were encouraged to work on their self-management, interpersonal and problem-solving skills while identifying and understanding the benefits of physical activity.

Junior Physical Education Students started the year by doing the Beep Test to find out their level of cardiovascular fitness. in outdoor activities, the emphasis was on risk management, interpersonal skills, motor skill development, as well as strategies in game situations. All students were given the opportunity to express themselves through movement. in the pool, they enjoyed a variety of pool activities that enhance their water confidence. in both levels, students engaged in a social responsibility module that developed their level of personal accountability - building understanding of how their own actions and behaviours impact on other students.

Senior Physical Education Year 11 started with Volleyball skills and then moved onto a module around movement, focussing on anatomy, biomechanics and exercise physiology. Students finally focused 10HGS get ready for the tug of war showdown

on self management and interpersonal skills to enhance their ability to communicate with others and build self-confidence. in NCEA Level 2 we started the year in the school pool where students learned about risk management through snorkeling. This culminated in a field trip to Goat island where the practical skills learned were applied in open water. We then turned to leadership and group management, leading groups of junior students in physical activity.

Next, we focused on Turbo Touch and Tennis, looking first hand at how people learn skills and improve their performance through practice. The year finished with goal setting, used to enhance self. in the NCEA Level 3 course we started the year creating and evaluating different safety management strategies that could be applied to Year 13 Camp. We also looked at analysing New Zealand sporting issues, creating personal training programmes and evaluating the effectiveness of a performance improvement programme.

The Sports Studies course started last year and includes risk management, personal training programmes, leadership in teaching physical Education and physical skills in touch rugby.

Congratulations to the following students for winning the subject prize for their respective year level; Nathan Smith, Emily Tyler-Davies and india Knight. Class certificates for students were also awarded to; Kasish prasad, Taurima ElisaiaHopa, James Brindley, Kaiyu parr-Whalley, Te-Maunga-Roa Shepherd and Jake Nelson.

Mr Stuart Chong Hod PHySICal eduCaTIon

And the winners are ...10 KAY!

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INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES Liam Parker (with Ms Wang) was one of four students to win awards in the Chinese Bridge Speech Competition

The Lion Dance troupe perform at Smales Farm

Immersed in global Chinese

Alex Brown and Liam Parker won awards in the NZ Chinese Essay Competition.

Learning traditional Japanese games Sushi-making was another highlight

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Chinese language students have had another hugely successful year. Madison West won third place in the NZ School Students Chinese Song Contest, singing traditional song Green Island Serenade. Liam Parker and Alex Brown both both awards in the NZ Chinese Essay Competion: Liam a 1st Prize in Secondary Senior, and Alex a 3rd Prize in Secondary Junior.

Congratulations also go to the four students who won awards at the Chinese Bridge Speech Competition: Caitlin Buitenhek 1st Prize Junior; Liam Parker 2nd Prize Senior; Alexander Brown and Miuwai Lee 3rd Prize Junior. An exceptional result for Northcote!

The Lion Dance troupe performed at a number of events Madison West (right, with Ms Wang) reached the final of the NZ School Students Chinese Song Contest

during the year, including Chinese New Year celebrations. Students also enjoyed a Chinese cooking session – learning new vocabulary for ingredients and working as a team to cook dumplings.

French The French Department has enjoyed another successful year.

Year 10-13 students are assisted in their learning through an online blended learning environment which allows them to access resources to support the teaching occurring in lessons.

Year 9 students enjoyed cultural projects on Paris, while one of the highlights for Year 10 was the cooking (and eating) of traditional crĂŞpes, with senior students studying aspects of French cinema as part of their course. Thirteen students are currently preparing

INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGES

Spanish students dined Colombian style

International Languages Market Day

cultures and languages for the New Caledonia Tour in April next year. This will be a full immersion trip to further language skills while enjoying cultural elements of this French Territory.

Japanese in Term 1, students of Japanese spent time with Kondo Sensei who came to Northcote College as a volunteer Japanese Assistant Teacher. During his time here the Japanese classes got a first hand taste of Japan with sushi making and traditional Japanese games. Students really enjoyed having this immersion opportunity to share with a young native speaker.

Spanish At the beginning of Term 3, Year 12 Spanish went to El Humero, a Colombian restaurant in Takapuna where we were able to practise some of our Spanish with the waiter. on this trip we tried various traditional Colombian food and

got to experience and learn a bit about the culture. We all loved the sharing platter we ordered and really enjoyed the overall learning experience as we found it valuable to our learning. it was a fun way to completely immerse ourselves in the culture and language.

International Languages Market The International Languages Market was a lunchtime event celebrating the diverse cultures from all over the world that we have here at Northcote College. Students and teachers hold stalls exhibiting a game, activity, clothing or food from their culture which the rest of the school could enjoy and learn about. To me, the market is a great opportunity for us to learn ore about other countries and cultures. it promotes inclusion and interest. I find each stall or costume and the stories or tradition behind them so interesting.

Jess Cordes won the NZ Spanish Speech Competiton

International Languages Market Day Sacre bleu! That’s an Eiffel lot of tower!

International Languages Market Day

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international students

International excellence

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nternational students enjoyed outstanding successes during 2019. Angela Li was awarded Proxime Accessit, honouring her academic excellence. In sport, Henry Li was Intermediate Boys Swimming Champion and Sho Tachibana was Multisport Athlete of the Year.

We welcomed groups from around the world for short visits: Shinagawa Girls High School and Yokohama Boys High School from Japan, and groups from St Peters School and G.D Somani in India.

In November, Northcote was proud to host the delegation from the Ministry of Education, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Attitaya Sukkay from Thailand won the chance to spend a week at Northcote as the winner of an Air New Zealand/Education New Zealand scholarship.

Catherine Smith DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

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learninG suPPort Centre

Field trips created numerous wonderful opportunities

Matua Stan Conrad at the blessing of the new pou

Northcote students excelled at the Special Olympics Athletics

Another fabulous year for LSC students

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ith the help of an amazing group of teachers and teacher aides it has been another fabulous year for students in our Learning Support Centre (LSC).

LSC students range from Year 9 to Year 13 and take part in both mainstream and supported classes. A huge thanks must also go to the Northcote College teachers who have differentiated their programme in order to support LSC students and allow them to participate with their peers in mainstream subjects.

We have continued to focus on supporting LSC students in their mainstream classes with the goal of achieving credits towards NCEA. A small group of our senior students have Hangi time!

attended unitec one day a week and are developing greater life and employment skills. At school they have built on their life skills working towards independent cooking and personal care. The research based projects, SPEC (South Pacific Education Curriculum), encourages students to select topics that are of interest to individual students. research, inquiry, presenting and evaluating are a big part of each project.

LSC students have also been involved in many other learning opportunities this year. In Special olympics, Athletics, Soccer and Basketball – Northcote College students all gained top places in many of the events. Students learned a lot about participating positively and

Learning new horticulture skills

encouraging others in their team.

Students have also participated in Trees for Survival planting days and are now the proud caretakers of a shade house where they are growing native seedlings that will be planted out next year.

Many students enjoy the Arts and have taken part in the Corbans Art Festival. They are now creating their own art projects – including the beautiful Pou that has pride of place outside the LSC. We wish our leavers all the best as they go on to unitec fulltime and we look forward to more learning experiences and fun times in 2020.

Leanne Kimpton

HOD LEARNING SUPPORT

Trees for Survival planting day

Swimming relay winners

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MAThEMATiCS

Left and top: Mathematics field trip to University of Auckland Above: 3D models

Hard work adds up to great success

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nce again the year got off to a terrific start as the external exam results came in. Many students had worked extremely hard in 2018 and it was great to see their efforts rewarded.

University of Otago Junior Mathematics Competition This competition provides a significant challenge for those who enter it, and this year was no exception. Congratulations to Sam Starr in 9MZ who was one of the top 200 New Zealand students in Year 9; and to Stina Ellis in 10KAY who scored a top 100 place in the Year 10 category.

Mathex This year the Mathex Competition was attended by two Year 9 and two Year 10

teams. Accompanied by Mr Bradly, Mr Davis and Miss Williams, they competed against other Auckland schools in a challenging team quiz which tested their problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure. Although they did not win the competition, they performed very well. Our Year 10A team scored 90 out of 100 points - a fabulous result!

Australian Mathematics Competition This international competition, attempted by students all across New Zealand and Australia, saw our Northcote mathematicians achieve some excellent results. Richard Chen in 9NA was our top-scoring Year 9 student, achieving a prestigious High Distinction

T After-hours maths classes for parents were a huge success

award. Hedong Zhang in 13WBY also achieved a High Distinction award.

Congratulations to them both.

Algebra Extension Group Algebra is a topic many of our students enjoy, and the Algebra Extension Group allows them to improve their skills so they can sit the algebra sections of the external exams at a level beyond their year group. Several Year 10 and Year 11 students did this in the NCEA exams and we look forward to hearing of their success in the New Year.

Mathematics Classes for Parents This year Mr Collins and Mr Davis offered a series of Mathematics lessons for the parents of Year 9 students.

These classes, held in the Staffroom in the evenings, were well-attended and enjoyed by all. Parents were shown exactly what their Year 9 children were learning in the classroom so they could better support their child’s study at home. The sessions were such a success that they will run again in 2020.

Senior Mathematicians’ Trip In June Mr Davis took a group of fifteen Year 12 students to a Mathematics Day at the University of Auckland.

They attended a series of talks and participated in a variety of activities.

The highlight was a visit to the ‘Unleashed’ room – a creative space in the Engineering Faculty with the latest technology for students to ‘play with’ in innovative ways. The day was both informative and enjoyable.

Phil Collins

HEAD OF MATHEMATICS

MEDiA

12 MPR Poker Face

A year of screen gems

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t’s been another fantastic year for Media this year. Year 13 students were particularly busy taking part in the ‘Censor For The Day’ run by the Office of Film and Literature Classification. They had the chance to learn about censorship in New Zealand and rate an unreleased film.

They also were part of the studio audience for The Project and Blake Baguion had the opportunity to speak on camera and be broadcast across the country.

Many of the Year 13 cohort are moving on to degrees in Media, Communications and production institutions such as South Seas and the Media Design School.

All levels have continued to develop their critical analysis of the media around them while also creating compelling products.

The Senior Film Evening was a wonderful showcase of the Excellence films and music videos. The best of the best music videos and short films were: Toto by Orlando and Dylan; Computer Games by Ben, Jack and Cody; Who’s That? by Hugo, Kaze and Jacob and Poker Face by Lilly, Zoe and Theo.

Year 13 Excellence documentaries and mockumentaries shown were: Mr Firth: Uncovered by Julia, Mia and Logan; The Throne

by Dio and Ethan; One-Wah by Natasha and Tash; The Truth Behind Horror by Angel, Annaliese and Emily; and Are You Okay? by Will.

We wish the Year 13s all the best for the future and hope that they continue to be the perceptive and creative people that we have grown to know and appreciate.

Jane Hall

Top: 11 MED Computer Games Above: 11 MED Toto Top right: 10 MED filming Right: Year 13 on set at The Project Below: 11MED Toto

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music

Northcote bands at Stand Up Stand Out

Performing at Kaipātiki Sounds Great

Sweet sound

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019 has been a packed year of multiple successes for the Music Department. The year began with preparations for the first combined Kaipātiki Schools Music Festival: Kaipātiki Sounds Great. The festival featured performances from over 60 Northcote students and who were given the opportunity to be mentored by industry professionals including Mike Chunn of Split Enz. Term 2 is always action packed with the Smokefree Rockquest, Chamber Night, the Big Sing and the Schools’ Tour.

This year we had 1.25 bands entered into the Rockquest – our very own Kurbis and D’Arcy Londeen’s band Stacked, made up of himself and 3 friends from Rangitoto College. Both bands made it all the way through to the regional semifinals in which Stacked received first place, heading to the national finals.

The Chamber Night coincided with Dr Marie Lin’s final day at Northcote College, where her long tenure was celebrated by the school choir in a surprise rendition of You Raise Me Up. The Big Sing was the usual riot that it always is, with our choir showing tremendous prowess on the main stage of the Auckland Town Hall. The Schools’ Tour this year united all three Northcote schools with a combined concert at both Northcote Primary and Northcote Intermediate Schools.

Term 3 started with a bang as bands entered into Stand Up Stand Out, an Auckland-wide festival put on by the Auckland Council. This year we had 11 acts enter the festival with Nomadic

Mr Allen at the controls of the new recording studio Meeting music giants Mick Fleetwood & Bob Geldof

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music

Madison West

Kieran Galligan Kaisei Suwa

of success our school having the most acts make it through into the semifinals. Two of these acts (Nomadic, and Kaisei Suwa) performed as finalists on the big stage at the Vodafone Events Centre, which was streamed live for Maori TV. Also in Term 3, Year 12 student Ella Crooks came first runner up in the Play it Strange Peace Song Competition with her original song, Smile.

In the last week of Term 3, Kurbis were asked to perform with Jimmy Christmas from the well known rock band The D4 in front of Sir Bob Geldof and Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac) at the Vodafone Events Centre, as part of a youth fundraiser. On the same day Ella Crooks and Austin Melville were invited to an exclusive songwriting Q & A with Sir Bob and Mick at Roundhead Studios.

Term 4 saw the arrival of Stravinsky and newly trained teacher Esther Leefe who joined our team quickly making friends, and inspiring our students. In her first two weeks she rose to the challenge of preparing the choir to sing at Senior Prizegiving, which they did with finesse.

The year has been extremely productive with a multitude of talent shining through in diverse ways. Be sure to get a copy of the NC 2019 Sampler Album, available on Bandcamp, featuring all original music from the year.

Cameron Allen

Kurbis

HEAD OF MUSIC

Ella Crooks

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science

The Pineapple Lunps were 3rd in the Auckland Region Grand Finals

epro8 challenge

Highest placing ever This year EPro8 challenges included a new senior category. The 2019 Competition saw teams take part in a number of technology challenges: construct miniature working elevators; use ball pits to estimate the number needed to fill an auditorium; lightning rods to calculate the speed of sound; a tool to pick apples from a tree; and a conveyor belt that scanned banana, placed them in a container and then ‘drove’ away when it had five bananas in it. Three senior and two junior Northcote teams competed in the qualifying round.

The Year 10 teams Pineapple Lunps (Alex Brown, Nathan Turley, David Ette and Ben Storer) and Los Tontos (Robbie Nicholson, Evan Rooney, Declan Sines and Quinn Sugrue) both progressed to the semifinals, where Pineapple Lunps came 3rd and qualified for the Auckland Region Grand Final. At the Grand Final, Pineapple Lunps came 3rd – the best ever final placing for a Northcote team.

Melissa Beaumont

Los Tontos Year 9 EPRO8 team

Action-packed A nother action-packed year in the Science Department has seen students participate in workshops at Massey University chemistry labs using techniques and equipment not available in school. We got to synthesise aspirin and recreate how evidence in crimes can be analysed using techniques studied in class.

Senior Biology students visited Auckland Zoo and studied the Rocky Shore at North Head. Year 12 Science students had a field trip to discover the geology around Takapuna Beach.

Physics students had the opportunity to visit a working transformer. Students were impressed with the real world application of the content learned and were excited to be able to see it in action. They were able to see part of the process of electricity generation and distribution, from suppliers to consumers.

Science classes had the opportunity to experience the effects of pollution in different environments using VR headsets in a new immersive virtual reality programme.

Twenty-eight girls attended the Girl Boss workshop, which focussed on discussion and activities around STEAM careers

science

year of science and the ways knowledge of STEAM will equip them on their own pathways.

Will Grimwood and Tiran Archary attended the Rotary Science Forum – a two-week experience staying in the University of Auckland Halls of Residence and participating in science and technology-related lectures and labs along with fun activities run by the three major universities in Auckland.

For Will and Tiran the highlights included meeting new people of different ethnicities and backgrounds, values and beliefs from throughout New Zealand with whom they connected due to similar interests and a shared passion for science and technology.

The experience helped improve their understanding of the importance of science and technology in society today.

The lectures were extremely insightful and opened their eyes to the vast array of different career paths and pathways that had not heard of before, such as bioengineering – the bridge between medicine and engineering – and how it’s being used to save the lives of babies.

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

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his year the Social Sciences Department took 22 students to the USA from across the Business Studies, Classics, Economics and History subjects. We started in San Francisco where the highlight by far was a visit to the Tesla factory at Freemont.

From San Francisco we flew to the amazing New York where, along with the various sights and experiences, a trip to the United Nations building was a highlight along with

Jane, Anaan, Abby

going to the top of the Empire State Building, visiting Ellis Island and, later, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

Washington was next where we took in the main sights on a bicycle tour, including the various memorials to; famous politicians such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson and to the various wars in which the US has fought, the most moving of which was the Vietnam Memorial Wall.

CLASSICS

Global Roman

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Alex Mainwaring

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his year’s fantastic Level 3 students focused their attention on the foundation and decline of the Roman Empire. Students composed skilful dialogues on the ideologies of Emperor Augustus, and produced insightful research into art across time.

Level 2 students explored the Ancient Greek world firstly through mythology and then a historical study of the Athenian state. A highlight was the connection students made between ancient texts and modern fiction such as Harry Potter.

A number of students took part in the Social Sciences trip to the USA, where they saw the influence of classical architecture on the design of modern civic buildings in cities such as Washington DC and made links between the democratic ideals of the ancient world and the modern US. Classics Week gave students the opportunity to have a bit of fun with the subject. Many displayed their baking skills at class symposiums (traditional parties) crafting classical buildings out of cake – both impressive and delicious!

Once again students in both year levels won prizes in the National Classics Week competitions for their creativity and knowledge.

Claire Hayward TIC CLASSICS

We also visited Arlington cemetery, where America’s war (and other) heroes are buried, then finished up with a sombre experience at the Holocaust Museum.

A day trip took us to the Gettysburg battle sites, where our guide Roy regaled us with stories of this defining conflict. On our way home we stopped in at Los Angeles where a visit to Disneyland finished off a packed itinerary.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Focus on features of a strong democracy

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n the Social Studies Department we have continued to run a wide-ranging survey of key societal issues. At Year 9 this includes units that examine why places are significant to people locally, nationally and globally; issues around migration and refugees; and human rights both within New Zealand and overseas.

At Year 10 the units take on more of the flavour of the senior Social Sciences. The government unit looks at features of a strong democracies, focusing primarily on participation by their citizens, and the threats that such democracies face, most significantly from within.

The sustainability unit focuses on kaitiakitanga, including around issues of climate change.

A number of Year 10 students subsequently joined the climate strikes. The final unit looked at inequality and the generation and distribution of wealth, using the circular flow model as a tool of analysis. All units encourage students to become involved in relevant social action.

Graeme Ball

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SOCIAL SCIENCES

Team AutoFresh placed second overall in the Young Enterprise Challenge

BUSINESS & COMMERCE

Commercial success Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Challenge Northcote College had a team of Year 13 Economics students compete in the Monetary Policy Challenge offered by the reserve Bank. This team comprised of Angeline Tansir Sila, who was the Governor and lead the team, Kieran Gordon-McKee, Jasper Mace, Theo Schoone, and Nathanael Coneglan. Andrea Stone assisted with additional research support.

While the team didn’t progress in the competition they all learnt more about the New Zealand Economy, which no doubt would be helpful towards their Economics Scholarship studies.The judges complimented the standard of their presentation and they were graded at Merit overall.

Young Enterprise Northcote College’s Young Enterprise team AutoFresh identified the problem of sunscreen stains on car paintwork. These are impossible to remove with normal car cleaning products, as the sunscreen is actually absorbed into the paint’s protective layer. The team created a solution and have sold over 315 units so far.

They were shortlisted as one of

eight regional finalists and had to deliver a five-minute pitch in front of four judges and a packed auditorium.

AutoFresh placed second overall, an improvement on the third-place they earned last year. The team plans to carry on the business outside of school next year. The team was Kieran Gordon-McKee (CEO) and Jasper Mace (CFO).

Business Studies For Year 10, 11 and Year 12, a big part of the year is planning and carrying out a market day. Year 10 and 11 hold their market day at school, the senior classes prepare for markets in the community such as a Birkenhead Artisan Markets, Takapuna or Browns Bay Sunday Markets.

A group of Northcote College Senior Business Studies and Economics students undertook a business and economics day-trip to Wellington. Their mission was to learn first hand how businesses maintain a culture of innovation and excellence.

They visited XERO, Trademe, the reserve Bank, Creative HQ, Treasury and Parliament.

Raman Nair

ACTING HEAD OF COMMERCE

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soCiaL sCieNCes

geography

Exploring the world around us

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hat is Geography? For starters – without Geography you are nowhere and really everything has to do with Geography so it’s relevant in everything we see and do.

As Michael Palin states: Geography holds the key to our future. Sustainability and Climate Change are issues we are all coming to terms with, and it was so pleasing to see many of our young people going on the Climate Strike for Youth and, through this, taking social action.

Geography is a subject that helps students think critically about their world, gain an understanding of geographic issues and, more importantly,

what we can do to solve these issues – whether local, national or global.

In 2019 we celebrated success in the Geography Department with Drew Smith achieving Scholarship which is the second year in a row that we have had success at this level. Scholarship tutorials continues to be a strong part of the Geography programme – with Izzy Wheeler, Aggie Goode and Jack Lawton attempting it this year.

Field trips remain a favourite part of the course, giving students the opportunity to experience Geography outside the classroom. Trips included Omaha Beach, Polyfest, Rangitoto Island and the Auckland volcanic field. These

field trips are important for students to use geographic skills to collect primary data. This included interviewing participants at Polyfest, measuring current speed and sand dune slopes at Omaha Beach, measuring kumara pits on One Tree Hill and many more.

Congratulations to the students as the prize winners at each level: Level 1 Geography – Charlotte BarryWalsh Level 2 Geography – Ciara Graham Level 3 Geography – Izzy Wheeler We look forward to fun and success in 2020.

Charles Wallace

HOD GEOGRAPHY

tourism

Exciting industry opportunities

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ourism is now New Zealand’s largest industry which has given this subject more relevance as a viable career choice.

Topics covered prepare students for the Tourism industry and the skills required. A highlight was a visit from the International Travel College.

They covered the different career opportunities and how exciting this industry can be.

It was so good to see both the

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Level 2 and 3 students engaged with the course and enquire about job opportunities.

From our leavers we have students who will be studying to become flight attendants to working on cruise ships.

Congratulations to Chanelle Francis for receiving the Prize in Level 3 Tourism and Josie Fraser for Level 2 Tourism.

Graeme Ball

HOD SOCIAL SCIENCES

soCiaL sCieNCes

Year 13 students visits Rangiriri

history

Delving into New Zealand’s past

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r Hirini Kaa came to the school to speak to Year 11 History students about why Maori were involved in World War One – with a special focus on Ngati Porou. This complemented the same group’s trip to the Auckland Museum where they delved further into New Zealand’s contribution to WWI. Along similar lines the Year 13 History class visited Auckland university where they checked out the vast array of resources that they could tap into

11 HIS at the Auckland War Memorial Museum

for their inquiries. Next stop was the Auckland Museum where they learned about the early Polynesian voyages to New Zealand.

We also managed to squeeze in a visit to some of the historic areas in Auckland, including Old Government House (on the grounds of Auckland university) where Governor Grey planned the invasion of the Waikato; and the remnants of Albert Barracks’ wall (also on university ground). The wall dates back to the mid-

1840s when an attack on Auckland was feared.

Later in the year we took a trip to look at some of the key sites of the northern Waikato wars. The highlight was … the ice cream shop at Pokeno. Well, actually the visit to Ihumātao, the site of an ongoing land occupation, was also special as the protesters spoke to our group about the kaupapa of the protest.

Graeme Ball

HOD SOCIAL SCIENCES

13 HIS at Ihumātao

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TEChNOLOGy

DESIGN & VISUAL COMMUNICATION

Exciting range of designs

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esign and Visual Communication encourages students to use divergent, innovative thinking in their product and spatial designs and we definitely saw this in this year’s work.

Students used visual communication strategies such as freehand sketching, working diagrams, idea generation and conceptual modelling to create exciting and well presented designs.

The spatial design brief allowed students to design for real life contexts.

Year 11 designed a bluetooth speaker

product and a cabin the wild. Year 12 designed a new exciting senior common room stemming from their own choice of inspiration and style.

Year 13 produced a body of work around a treehouse design for the Redwood Forest in Warkworth taking inspiration from existing architecture and nature themes.

I have been extremely proud of the quality of work that has been produced and the outstanding skill levels displayed.

Hannah Bell

DESIGN & VISUAL COMMUNICATION

TEChNOLOGy

fAShION & TExTILES

Quality and creativity across fashion range

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t has been fantastic to see the range, quality and creativity displayed in the garments that students have created in Fashion and Textiles this year.

Students applied problem solving skills and critical thinking to test fabrics and methods to decide on the most suitable to use for their garment.

Many students used screen printing or hand painting to add a surface design. Final garments included dresses, fitted tops, kimonos and fitted pants, as well as more casual garments.

Year 9 students created a

range of half scale hoodie models.

Year 10 students developed their hoodie in full scale, a tie-dyed t-shirt and a garment of their own choice.

In Year 11, the themes were casual wear and then cultural inspiration. Year 12 looked at vintage design to inspire a modern garment. Year 13 developed a sportswear article and a culturally inspired gift.

I am proud of their hard work and positive attitudes. All the best to the Year 13s!

Charlotte Hinchliff FASHION & TEXTILES

DIGITAL & CrEATIVE TEChNOLOGIES

Tech solutions impress

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he new Achievement Standards were introduced at Level 2 this year, allowing students to develop increasingly sophisticated understandings of modern technology and enable them to develop quality digital outcomes.

Year 11 Creative and Innovative Technology student, I-Ting Chen, developed a teddy bear that acts as a baby monitor and can send notifications to a cellphone. Tony Bosch (Year 12) has been working on a driving simulator, having learnt how to interface between multiple languages in order to achieve this.

In Web Media Design students learn how to create content for interactive digital platforms and Nicolette David developed an excellent interactive website for her

client which has been submitted as part of her Scholarship entry.

Many Year 13 students identified gaming as an effective medium to connect with young people. Rikka Ly worked across multiple learning areas to create an interactive educational tool that educates teenagers about the electoral voting system. Xini Puah identified Kauri Dieback as an issue and developed an automated shoe cleaner that aims to protect the kauri in our local bush areas and has submitted her work for Scholarship.

For the first time this year most of the external assessments were submitted as digital examinations.

We wish all students well for their external results.

David Clarke

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tEChnoLogY

ProfESSionAL CooKErY

Fabulous fare

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he Professional Cookery class again provided catering around the school for a number of events and functions.

The students produced meals to feed up to 80 people for dinners ranging from canapes, sandwiches, pasta dishes and more. Staff were extremely impressed with the cooking and service skills demonstrated.

Frances Kluge TIC Food, HospITalITy & FasHIon

food & nutrition

Breakfast lessons a tasty bonus

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s part of the Year 13 Food and Nutrition course the students are required to implement an action plan to address the issue of young people not eating breakfast. This year we targeted the Year 13 cohort.

The class organised cooking lessons to teach the students how to make healthy, delicious and economical breakfast food.

Egg cookery, French toast, cereal stacks and posh porridge were all on the menu. Most students didn’t realise how easy it was to poach an egg or make an omelette.

The lessons were so popular we had to limit numbers. We hope that the skills learned in these classes will stand the students in good stead for the future.

Jane Silvester

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Food Technology

tEChnoLogY

hArd MAtEriALS

Creativity unleashed in array of products

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ur students have continued to impress this year by showcasing an array of skills and techniques to produce yet more creative products.

To name a few; we have had a carbon fibre skateboard, surfboard rack, outdoor table, pizza board, tool storage and coffee pod dispensers. Some of the standout projects included; George Brown’s two house facades and interior walls that were used in the Year 13 Drama production, Nathan Sinclair’s ‘On Air’ light box that was made for the Music Department recording studio and Max Leask’s exceptional, fully functioning electric guitar. Computer controlled machinery continues to play a big part in our students’ projects. The laser cutter is being utilised in a huge range of ways and we now have a CNC router that we look forward to students experimenting with next year. It has been a successful 2019! louise evans

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CArPEntrY

Students nail carpentry skills

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nother action packed year in Carpentry has seen students continue to develop their range of practical skills. International who are not used to woodworking in school have found the experience rewarding. With the opportunity to create any product, a standout product was the work by Harry Wright who manufactured a steam bent, laminated longboard. It has been great to see several of our students secure apprenticeships in the construction industry this year.

James Mclellan

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TE REO

Te reo inspires pride Whiua ki te ao, whiua ki te rangi, whiua ki ngā iwi katoa

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ur language is about our lives and students learned Te Reo Māori in a communicative way – exchanging real information for authentic reasons.

The junior classes explored kaupapa such as tōku whanau (family), tōku kāinga (home), taku kura (school), kai and manaakitanga (food and hospitality) and te marae.

The senior classes covered a range of new and exciting topics this year: Exploring and analysing the importance of learning Te Reo Māori in New Zealand schools, Te Iwa o Matariki and researching significant Māori leaders. We have seen a major improvement in students’ confidence in Te Reo Māori and pride in their culture.

Congratulations to all of our students who have put in their best efforts this year. I am extremely proud of the work that students have produced in our classes and of student progress in general. Learning a second language is often very challenging and you have all done an impeccable job.

To our leavers, good luck with the future and keep your love of Te Reo Māori alive

Whāia te iti kahurangi, ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei.

Whaea Shaunee Hiha

HOD MĀORI

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ART – USA

NEW YORK STATE OF MIND Eighteen Year 11-13 art students (and three art teachers) hit the lights of New York City.

While the art galleries and museums (Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum and the Brooklyn Museum) were the main attraction, students had a wide range of experiences in the Big Apple.

They attended a Broadway play, Mean Girls and a Yankee game, climbed to the top of the Statue of Liberty, walked across the Brooklyn Bridge, viewed New York from the top of the Rockefeller Centre, walked on the Highline, ambled around Central Park, visited the 9/11 Memorial, and hung out in Times Square. The trip was finished off with a whirlwind visit to Pearl Harbour, a bit of express retail therapy, and an ocean swim in Hawaii.

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SOCIAL SCIENCES – USA US HIGHLIGHTS

Twenty-two social sciences students had the trip of a lifetime visiting some of the USA’s best-known highlights – on a whirlwind tour of San Francisco, New York, Washington, and LA. See full story in Social Sciences.

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spORts ROUNDUp

Sport: A bond like family

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hen I left intermediate, I didn’t know many people coming to Northcote and I had been scared that the only person I knew was my brother. By the end of that first year, however, I had a group of mates who had become family; they were my water polo team.

Those boys taught me how to lead, but still have fun while doing it, how to focus on the big picture rather than worry about the small stuff and how to appreciate what I have, because even though it might not mean a lot to you, it could mean a lot to someone else.

The bond I have with them is something you might have with the people in your teams.

From your coaches who wake up just as early as you do. Your managers who have to deal with checking up on you and getting you to where you need to be. Your parents who make sure you are fed, watered and on time.

This year my focus has been my surf lifesaving. Weirdly, Northcote had one of its best sporting years in the year I played no sports for the school, but I think it’s coincidence. So without further ado let’s have a rundown of some of this year’s sporting achievements.

The Premier Boys Basketball had a strong season finishing top of the A1 Auckland wide

grade, having won their last nine games in a row to be Top Qualifiers. The Open Girls Basketball won the Open Girls Final in the Auckland Wide Championships, beating Westlake Girls 2 in the final.

The Premier Girls Netball team won the North Harbour College Open A final, beating the Long Bay College Premier team 24-21.

The 5th Grade Rugby came 4th in the North Harbour 5A Competition. Pheline Summer and Tara Beale have had some outstanding individual sporting successes this year.

Pheline represented New Zealand overseas in Taekwondo and KickBoxing, and as Tara represented New Zealand overseas in Judo.

I am sure you will agree that they have all done incredibly well. But actually they are all teams. Those who compete in an individual sport know that they are part of a team. It is our parents, coaches and managers who support us to make these successes possible.

Thank your parents, coaches, teachers and your team as without them, you would never be able to love the sport you play.

Though I might have said all those years ago that I couldn’t wait to be a Year 13, I now say that I couldn’t wish for anything but the opportunity to stand outside those gates and do it all over again.

GEORGE BROWN DEPUTY HEAD STUDENT Speech extracts from Sports Prizegiving

Passionate and enjoyable sport

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his year of Northcote College sport has by far been my favourite; a year of great achievement for a large number of teams, an amazing group of supporters, and an awesome Tournament Week. Here are some highlights: Bailey Wang, Daria Barbina and Rebecca Wilkins all won medals at the recent New Zealand Short Course Swimming Championships. Bailey’s bronze medal in the 200m Breaststroke A Final placed him 3rd overall in New Zealand. Rebecca Wilkins and Kaia Swiggs won medals at the New Zealand Secondary School Swimming Championships.

This has been ‘the year of 100 plus’. Ahsan Chaudhary made the first century for the 1st XI Cricket Team since 2006 with 104 against Glendowie 1st XI in Term 1. Johnny de Silva scored his 100th goal for the 1st XI Boys Football team against Thames 1st XI in the annual inter-school match. And Shiv Nair scored an incredible 200 runs for the Junior Boys Cricket team recently.

In team results, the 1st XI Boys Football finished 3rd in the A1 Division, 11th overall in Auckland and 2nd in North Harbour: Our best ever placing in A1.

The 1st XI Boys Hockey team finished runners-up in the North Harbour 1A Grade.

Keeping with tradition, the 1st XI Girls Hockey also finished runners-up in the North Harbour 2A Grade.

Despite an unbeaten season, the 2nd XI Girls Football team finished runners-up in

North Harbour Senior B on goal difference and the 1st XI Girls Football finished 3rd in the North Harbour Senior A Grade.

A highlight in the sporting calendar each year is Tournament Week. I have been lucky enough to attend Tournament four times in a row, and it will be one of the experiences I will miss the most. Tournament is well known for the memories made with teammates who become best friends, also the rib-aching laughs and shenanigans. Tournament is very tiring, but one of the most rewarding weeks of the year. We meet people from many parts of New Zealand; we learn to get along with one another; we learn an increasing respect for umpires and rival teams; we build strength of character and grit.

Sport at Northcote College has taught me more about leadership, loyalty, kindness, and sportsmanship than I could have ever hoped.

It changed me into a better person, student, and friend. I offer my humble thanks to all the parents, teachers, coaches, managers, supporters, teammates, photographers, umpires and everyone who make sport possible for every student. I can only hope that all of you will help to continue Northcote College’s proud tradition of passionate and enjoyable sport, whether you are playing the game or not, no matter the time of day, and no matter the weather, and no matter who the rival is.

For the last time for me, but hopefully not for you; Let’s Go ’Cote!

RUBY BROWN DEPUTY HEAD STUDENT Speech extracts from Sports Prizegiving

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SPORTS ELITE

Tara Beale on the podium (third from left) at the Judo Asian Cup Shivam Nair

Pheline with her medals from the Martial Arts World Cup iin Germany

Charlotte Barry-Walsh placed 1st in her age group in the Lake Taupo swim

Charlotte Barry-Walsh, Rebecca Wilkins, Kaitlyn Halliday, and Rebecca Nicholas at the Millennium

Oliver Hayward

BAILEY WANG

TARA BEALE

Bailey has had another remarkable swimming year both in New Zealand and Australia.

After setting many personal bests in 2018 Bailey has excelled once again in 2019.

His dedication, talent and excellent coaching by former Olympic coach David Lyles, have propelled Bailey to achieve at an even higher level.

This year has seen Bailey achieve numerous personal bests and outstanding results. We wish him well in the Queensland champs in Australia in December.

Tara has again excelled in judo this year on both the national and international stage. She achieved outstanding results in several regional, national and international tournaments.

Tara is an outstanding judo exponent. We wish her all the very best representing New Zealand in the upcoming Oceania World Cup in Perth.

VICTOR LUDORUM Sportsman of the Year

Victoria Age group Championship Two second places in the finals of the 100m & 200m breaststroke New Zealand Age group championship 3rd in the 100m & 200m breaststroke finals 5th in the 50m final New Zealand Open Championship 6th in the 200m (4th New Zealander) 1st in the 100m B final (6th New Zealander) 3rd in 50m B final (9th New Zealander) [All these were Open Age events] New Zealand Short Course Championship 1st and Gold medal winner in the 100m breaststroke 48 UT PrOSIM ALIIS

VICTRIX LUDORUM Sportswoman of the Year

Bay of Plenty Judo Open Gold in the U63kg grade Macau International Cadet and Junior Open Bronze in the U63kg grade Hong Kong Asian Cup Bronze against an international field in the U63kg grade North Island Junior championship Gold in the Cadet women’s U63kg division Gold in the Junior women’s U63 division New Zealand National Championship Gold in the Cadet Woman U63 division Bronze in the Junior Woman’s division (This makes Tara the New Zealand Cadet Woman’s Champion in 2019)

PHELINE SUMMER Junior Sportswoman of the Year

Pheline is a New Zealand Kickboxing and national Taekwondo representative and also a talented snowboarder. She had outstanding results competing in Europe where in kickboxing she won an incredible 5 golds and 2 silver medals.

In the Taekwondo Championship she won 3 golds and a silver medal in her age group and then in the NZUTA Championship she won a further 3 gold medals. All this success for Pheline while battling injuries this year was a remarkable achievement.

SHIVAM NAIR Junior Sportsman of the Year

Shivam is an incredibly talented football and cricket player. In football, Shivam in is in the school U14A team and the Birkenhead Club 14th Grade Metro team, of which he is the Captain. He is also in the Northern Football Federation U14 Futsal team that competed at the National Champs.

In cricket he plays in both the Northcote College Junior Boys team and 1st XI. He scored an incredible 200 in school cricket recently which is an amazing achievement.

He is also North Harbour U13 rep, U14 T20 rep and U13 40 Over representative player.

Shiv is a very gifted young sportsman.

SPORTS ELITE

Swimming champion Bailey Wang (front) won an impromptu race against Northcote alumni and Olympic champion Steven Ferguson

Successful year for talented athletes

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he Sports Elite programme had many very talented athletes and these students have enjoyed another very successful year. Our partnership with the Millennium Institute of Sport was invaluable for these students.

There were 23 students in the programme participating in 14 different sports. Guest speakers this year were; Yash Krishna, Nikki Hart and Patrick Davenport.

There was a high level of nutrition support including an excellent group seminar provided by top sports nutritionist Nikki Hart, and one on one support was offered to students requiring individual nutrition assistance.

Gym membership has been taken up by some students mostly at either the Shane Cameron Gym or Club Physical in Birkenhead.

The Year 9 and 11 Sports Elite students visited the Millennium Institute in November, where lead coach Yash Krishna provided two excellent practical sessions and a seminar on reflection and setting goals for 2020.

The four Millennium workshops also delivered

by Yash Krishna in Term 2 at school focussed on sporting excellence.

We have started developing a mentoring programme this year. Students attend interval meetings, receive training and coaching assistance as required, they complete training diaries and their individual performance is monitored.

There were many outstanding student achievements from Sports Elite students in 2019 these included the four top sports awards winners whose achievements are listed on the previous page.

Shane Latch

SPORTS ELITE MANAGER

OTHER SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS OLIVER HAYWARD

Auckland U23 Basketball representative. Captain of Basketball team which excelled in the Premier League this season. Olly is finalising a scholarship to the USA for next year.

KAItLYn HALLIDAY

North Harbour U14 Cricket representative Auckland U17 Indoor Cricket representative

REbEccA nIcHOLAs

North Harbour U15 Cricket representative Auckland U17 Indoor Cricket representative

JOsH WELLs & sHIVAM nAIR

Jointly awarded the Hewson Cup for most outstanding players in Year 9 Football

RYAn tOMOV

Junior Boys Swimming Champion and Cross Country winner

MADDIE McAsEY

Auckland Stand-Up Paddleboarding representative

PERRY WILLIMOtt

Selected in U19 age group Cycling Development Squad Top 20 finish in the prestigious Northern Tour Senior Cross Country winner

cHARLOttE bARRY-WALsH

Taupo Lake Swim 1st place in junior age group and 3rd overall in 1km swim Northcote Tennis Club U18A team

REbEccA WILKIns

North Harbour Swimming representative Swimming National Bronze medal winner

PAnIA MAttHEWs

In Gymnastics 4th in the Hoop and 6th overall in her best competition this year

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ATHLETICS DAY

Athletics Day a scorcher

ATHLETICS CHAMPIONS

he annual Athletics Day was a scorcher! Held on a hot day at Onewa Domain, the day featured some excellent performances across a range of track and field events.

Highlights included Nikki Gear (9DOR) who racked up an impressive 47 points in the Junior Girls competition, Natasha Gordon (13WL) who won the Senior Girls Championship by winning all 5 running races, and Jeremiah Rogo (13EUG) who showed the speed and class which has him nationally ranked in the 400 metres.

An array of costumed supporters added an extra flavour of fun.

Junior Girls – Nikki Gear Junior Boys – Thanishk Allam

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Intermediate Girls – Eleanor Thorpe Intermediate Boys – James Scott Senior Girls – Natasha Gordon Senior Boys – Jeremiah Rogo

rAroTongA TrIP

Rarotongan trip of a lifetime

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he Girls 1st Xl Football team were thrilled to have the opportunity to go to Rarotonga this year as an alternative to Tournament Week. We played two club teams (our most challenging games the whole year!) and two ‘friendlies’ against local school teams.

Each day we did coaching sessions at local schools – taking a small group of kids through a range of football-related games and activities, then rotating throughout all the age groups at the school.

It was amazing to watch some of the U19 Women’s Oceania World Cup qualifiers, just watching them play helped us gain a lot of knowledge and skill.

We also enjoyed the market (and spent most of our money on necklaces), did the amazing Captain Tama’s Lagoon Cruise, swam with many fish and explored the island, visiting beaches for a swim.

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SWIMMING SPORTS

In the swim

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wo decades-long swimming records were broken at this year’s Swimming Sports Day. Bailey Wang broke both the Senior Boys 66 Yards Breast Stroke with a time of 38.78s, and the Senior Boys 100 Yards Breast Stroke at 1:00:40 (1 minute and 0.4s) – both of which had been held for 22 years by Northcote alumni and Olympic swimmer Steven Ferguson. It was a wonderful day with seasoned swimmers competing for the top honours, and novices trying new events.

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SWIMMING CHAMPIONS Junior Girls – Kaia Swiggs Junior Boys – Ryan Tomov Intermediate Girls – Daria Barbina Intermediate Boys – Henry Li Senior Girls – India Knight Senior Boys – Bailey Wang

THAMES EXCHANGE

TRIUMPH IN THAMES

Wet and windy weather didn’t dampen enthusiasm at the annual sports exchange with Thames High School.

We competed in basketball, netball, volleyball, football, hockey and debating. Our teams played extremely well, despite the wild weather, winning six out of nine games, and drawing one.

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SPORT

Basketball Premier Boys

Year 9 Boys North Harbour Champions

BASKETBALL

Outstanding basketball season

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orthcote had a great year in 2019 with amazing leadership from Oliver Hayward and India Knight who each won the overall MVP awards. With dedicated players, great leadership and good coaching, basketball is becoming a dominating force at Northcote College.

Led by Colin Hodgkinson, our Premier Boys team had a slow start, losing three of their first five games – then went on to an unprecedented run, winning 9 straight games to finish top of the table after the regular season.

Going into the playoff rounds the team did everything right and played their hearts out to eventually lose by one point, on a 3/4 court buzzer beater by the other team, again finishing third.

It was a total team effort this season with leadership coming from the large number of Year 13 Prefects. Miquel Falqueza was the team MVP, with huge contributions from Nathan Hadley and Ethan Clarke. Max Leask won the U17 Girls North Harbour Champions

Les Fiddes Most Improved Player Award.

With Shayne McCauley looking after the girls programme, our Open Girls team did amazingly well, winning the Greater Auckland Champs and advancing up a grade next year. There will finally be double header home games at Northcote College on Friday nights in 2020.

Alyssa Healey showed great leadership, with Lucy Shepherd the Most Improved Player and other awards going to Abi Dromgool and Summer Thurston.

Our Junior Boys and Year 9A Boys teams went undefeated throughout the season and, along with the U17 Girls, got to the top and won the North Harbour Basketball Championships.

Stand out players included leadership from Dontaye Sowman-Faaee, Tane Cook and Ashley Healey, strong defence from Jeffrey Kennerly, Brianna Hadley and Georgia Hayward, and scoring from William Hodgkinson and Ethan Ring.

The junior programmes are in great shape going into next year with

Girls Open Greater Auckland Champions

players such as Lizzy May, Nikki Gear and Grace Lai. With the insurgence of Kevin Goodwin into the junior boys programme our future looks bright. At Year 9, future star Aaron Sievert won the Hodgkinson Cup for being the best Northcote shooter in 2019.Other award winners were Nathan Te Nana, Jamie Crooks, Ziteng Chen, Tom Bates, Logan Robertson, Reponse Tuyishima, Brandon Lange, Max Larsen-Harris, and Jayd Graham who won the Junior Girls MVP. I would like to thank all the coaches, student coaches, managers, parents, parent taxis and supporters for their dedication throughout the season, with a special thanks to Darren Hayward for again managing nearly half of the teams.

I wish all the best to the amazing Year 13 players who have given five years to our programme; Miggy Falqueza, Oliver Hayward, Blake Baguion, Kalani Crockett-Winiata, and India Knight.

Stuart Chong

TIC BASKETBALL

Junior Boys North Harbour Champions

SPORT

The jubilant 1st XI hold Captain Ahsan Chaudhary aloft after his 104 against Glendowie

CRICKET

Going batty for cricket

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ricket had a successful season in 2019, continuing to keep NZ’s summer game alive at Northcote College, with a 1st XI Boys, Junior Boys, and Junior Girls teams.

The season had many high points.

• The 1st XI Boys competed well in the Auckland wide 1B Competition, taking the battle to other 1st XI teams.

• The Junior Boys team competed strongly in the Auckland Open Junior Competition, finishing Term 1 with 3 wins in a row.

• The Girls Team recorded some excellent wins, with Rebecca Nicholas and Kaitlyn Halliday excelling with bat and ball.

• 1st XI Boys Captain Ahsan

Chaudhary scored 104 against Glendowie College 1st XI in March, the first century for the 1st XI in 13 years.

• The highly promising Shiv Nair scored an amazing 200 for the Junior Boys against Rangitoto Colts 2. He hit 27 fours in the innings.

All the teams would like to express their gratitude to their coaches, managers, umpires and scorers.

Without you all the season would not have been the success it was. Thank you to all the parents and supporters also, especially the Daniels, Lange and Munnik families who organised the food/drink for the 1st XI home games.

Paul Hewson

TIC CRICKET

Tom Escott and Ahsan Chaudhary played in a Police Blue Light charity match

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n 2019 Northcote College was represented at Enduro and Downhill Mountain Biking, and Road Racing events by Oscar Radonich and Perry Willimott.

Oscar competed in the North Island Downhill Series U19, placing 8th, and also in the Auckland Enduro Series U17 with a podium finish. A standout event for Oscar was Crankworx (main photo), an international event with professional riders – a great experience.

Perry stepped up to the U19/U20 age bracket, competing for Northcote College at the Auckland College sports Points Race, Northern Tour, North Island Road Championships and the School Road National Championship. A highlight for Perry was representing his local club, Auckland Schools Cycling at the Canberra Junior Tour, an international event (inset). Perry is finishing off the year as a member of the Crown Global Security Racing team, competing in the Dynamo Team Series.

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CROSS COUNTRY champions Junior Girls – Danielle Van Geloof Junior Boys – Ryan Tomov Intermediate Girls – Daria Barbina Intermediate Boys – Patrick Salton Senior Girls – Eleanor Thorpe Senior Boys – Perry Willimott

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A mixed Northcote College crew competed in the 500m and 200m events in the annual Secondary Schools Dragonboating Championships at Lake Pupuke 56 ut prosim aliis

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Stellar year of football success

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ootball had another very successful season in 2019 as nine winter teams, five summer teams, and three tournament Week teams represented Northcote College with pride.

There were five boys’ teams (1st XI Boys, 2nd XI Boys, 3rd XI Boys, 14A Boys and 14B Boys) and four girls’ teams (1st XI Girls, 2nd XI Girls, Senior Social Girls and Junior Girls). There were many high points during the season including: • The 2nd XI Girls completing a very rare unbeaten season, coming agonizingly close and placing 2nd in North Harbour Senior B on goal difference.

• The 1st XI Girls coming 3rd in North Harbour senior Grade.

• The 1st XI Girls finishing third in the North Harbour Senior A competition and having an amazing experience going to rarotonga during tournament Week.

• The 14A Boys competing strongly in the Auckland wide 14 A2 Grade, impressing with the quality of their football and showing great promise for the future.

1st Xi Boys football The 1st XI Boys Football team had another great season. After double promotion last

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season the 2019 team competed in the strong auckland a1 league for the second time in the school’s history. In the first game of the league season the boys played brilliantly to unexpectedly win 3-1 against Macleans College 1st XI. This victory set the scene for wins over avondale College 1st XI, Rangitoto College 1st XI, Glendowie College 1st XI and Takapuna Grammar’s 1st XI. The team finished with a historically high third place in the a1 Grade, making them second on the North shore and 11th overall across all auckland schools in 2019.

1st XI Captain Johnny de Silva won the Golden Boot as top Goal scorer for the 1st XI Boys – for the fourth year in a row!

Johnny’s hattrick in the annual game against Thames High School 1st XI included his 100th goal for the 1st XI. It was his 115th and final appearance for Northcote. He finished his Northcote career with 102 goals. an incredible record. His goal scoring and leadership will be long remembered. all the teams would like to express their gratitude to their coaches, managers, referees, parents, and supporters for making the season the success that it was.

Paul Hewson & Rob Williams

Dance spoRT Stina Ellis and David Stothers came away from the National Dance Champs with one 1st placing, two 2nd placings, two 3rd placings – and followed that with a clean sweep of three 1st placings at the DanceSport competition at the North Shore Events Centre.

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HOCKEY

A cracking year for Northcote hockey Girls Hockey The Girls Hockey team had an impressive season under the guidance of new coach, Jade Doughty and leadership by team captain, Ruby.

Goalie Rachel proved a force to be reckoned with. The backs – Tiana, Anika, Yasmin and Jayden – were unstoppable with their strong defence (or even running through the midfield and scoring themselves!). Midfielders; Zoe, Ruby, Jessie, Maddy, Millie, and Hayleigh were tireless on both attack and defence; while the inners and forwards; Maria, Sam, Leyla, Mia, Crystal, Miuwai and Eleanor were always on hand to snap up the loose ball and slot it into the back of the net.

We won a fantastic semifinal against Wentworth to make it through to the Grade 2 final. Although we lost that final game it prepared us well for Tournament Week.

A total of 26 goals were scored by Northcote during the school season. An outstanding number!

We now say goodbye to our Year 13s – Anika, Ruby, Maria, Tiana, Yasmin,

and Jessie. Thanks for the laughs, fun and great games! We look forward to seeing you all on the sidelines next year, cheering us on.

Thanks goes to; Jade Doughty (coach), Lara Brown (season manager), Lisa Doughty (tournament manager) and Fleur McGhee (hockey superstar), the Sports Department, and our families and supporters. Girls Hockey has been fantastic this year – thank you all.

Boys Hockey The 1st XI Hockey Boys were on a mission to better last year’s second placing in the 1A Grade. Although they’d lost a core group of players from 2018 they gained new talent in; Ahsan Chaudhary, Kieran Galligan, Alex Fox, Joseph Overy, Leo Van Der Vegte, and Matthew Wardle, and new captain, Will Kirkness.

Last year’s excellent results earned the 1st XI the opportunity to play grading games for the Super City grades, which are the best across Auckland.

A hard-fought loss against Rosmini, followed by more unlucky results in

grading saw the team remain in 1A. We saw great wins against Mahurangi College, Kristin 2nd XI, Pinehurst, Takapuna Grammar 2nd XI, Rosmini 2nd XI, and Westlake Junior 1, and these along with a couple of draws, saw the team finish the regular season undefeated for second place on bonus points alone. A nail-biting semifinal against Westlake 3rd XI saw Westlake take the game 4-3 on penalties.

In Tournament Week we made the semi-final for the first time in many years, but were unable to hold off a very strong Cambridge 1st XI and lost 2-0.

Notable mentions to; Kees de Groot, Louie Lawton, James Scott and Dillon Latoa for outstanding performances during Tournament. Prizes were awarded to Will Kirkness, Louie Lawton, Tom Escott and Ethan Harper. Thank you to coach Pete Escott, manager Kate de Groot, TIC Mr Sean Crossen, and team mum Murray Kirkness. A huge thank you and goodbye to all of our Year 13s; Jack Lawton, Louie Lawton, Nathan Sinclair, Ethan Harper, Ahsan Chaudhary and Will Kirkness. You will be greatly missed Lara Brown, Tom Escott

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NETBAll

Outstanding season for our netball teams

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ow amazing the 2019 Netball season has been: one of our biggest seasons and with more teams than we have had in a long time.

At the end of Term 1 the 10 teams – 6 Senior and 4 Year 9s – started their training and prep for the season.

We had a fabulous group of volunteers to help support each of our teams – parents, teachers, older siblings, and students. I would like to thank each and every person that helped as a coach, manager, provider of transport or as a sideline supporter. We could not do without the support of our community.

This season also brought a number

of outstanding results, with more than one team placing in the top 3 in their respective grades.

The results for the season were as follows: The Premier 1 Girls won the Open A Grade, as well as the Hartley Cup, and placed 5th in C Grade at UNISS. These results have not been achieved by a premier team at Northcote College in a very long time.

The Premier 2 girls finished sixth in the College 4 Championship Grade; Team 3 placed third in the College 7 Championship Grade; Team 4 placed fourth in the College 9 Championship

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Northcote students were also active in orienteering events throughout the season

Luke Thompson came home in 6th place at the 2019 Kartsport New Zealand National Championships

Grade; Team 5 placed second in the College 10 Championship Grade; and Team 6 finished eighth in College Grade 12.

In Year 9 teams: 9/1 finished third in the 9/2 Championship Grade; 9/2 finished first in the 9/3 Flight Grade; 9/3 finished ninth in the 9/5 Grade and 9/4 finished third in the 9/6 Grade.

I look forward to seeing you all at trials at the start of next year ready to play for the love of the game, determined to improve and ready to take on another season.

Rebekah Te Hau

TIC NETBALL

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RUGBY

School spirit shines throughout season 5th Grade Rugby The 5th Grade team had a solid season, with a good number of boys keen to play, early pre-season trainings, and some pre-season wins.

Some were still a little unsure about the Open U15 but they all stepped up, improved, and made the team proud.

Four of our boys had the opportunity to go play in 7th Grade too, with Takapuna Grammar.

With a large squad we always had cover to get on the field – and a solid core of players and strong team. The team’s efforts got them into the 5A competition, and sitting second on the table at times – an awesome effort.

The boys showed their skill and team abilities in strong games against the likes of Rosmini 5A and Westlake 5B, and some other tough games.

Overall the team won nine games and

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only lost to three teams (and couldn’t quite get Orewa). It was an outstanding season for the mixed age and weight team in the 5A competition.

Captains Devonte Pahulu and ‘Veni Ngata showed great leadership on and off the field, and the team is grateful to manager Tania Taylor and for the help from parents. Well done boys – awesome season, awesome team.

Girls Rugby The team kicked off the season within incredible fight and enthusiasm – managing to rally the troops after starting the season with a lack of numbers.

The young team, with a few new players, were able to bond and show true teamwork throughout the competition.

This was especially evident in their 110–10 win against Albany Junior High

School, which also helped encourage the girls and reassured them that they had what it takes. The team certainly showed that they had the strength, courage and pride that we love to see at Northcote College and we cannot wait to see what they bring next year.

1st XV Rugby The 1st XV Rugby team have had a very good year. It was a young squad, with several new members joining the team.

They more than made up for their initial inexperience with huge enthusiasm and the team improved week by week and recorded some very comprehensive wins.

Kalani Crockett-Winiata led the team well all year and the Uhi brothers, Tristan and Nicky had outstanding seasons. The team narrowly lost in the semi-final.

Thanks must go to Barry, Tu, and Blair for their continued support.

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he Northcote College Tag Team, captained

by Manu Tuitupou, won 4 of their 5 games to take second place at the North West Senior Tag Tournament. Coach Junior parima was very proud of the team. ‘They’ve worked really hard.

We’ve got a lot of new players this season but everyone’s worked together really well. Next year we’ll be unstoppable!’

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Dedication and teamwork

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he Senior Mixed Touch team had a great start to the year, performing to the best of their abilities to win second place in the North Harbour mixed Zone Competition.

The team scored a total of 45 tries across eight games and came within a few points of taking the win.

The Junior Girls Touch Rugby team has shown dedication and teamwork, and an incredible will to always try their hardest. This has been a wonderful note to finish our sporting year on.

The Junior Boys are also showing awesome tactics and are certainly able to put up a fight in the Junior A competition.

With the way the teams are performing, we are excited to see what they can achieve in 2020.

UndeRwaTeR hOckeY

Fierce competition excites

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his year Northcote College produced its first senior underwater Hockey team in six years. As a relatively new team to the competition, we entered the B grade.

The competition this year was fierce but Northcote achieved outstanding results for their first season, playing against composite teams from Glendowie, Epsom Girls, Baradene, Howick, and mt Albert.

We also went to regionals at Mt Maunganui and although we were unable to qualify, it was a fabulous weekend away with great team spirit. The team played several games, giving them the experience they needed.

We are looking forward to another great season next year.

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Busy waterpolo season Senior Waterpolo

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he Senior Waterpolo season started with a pre-season tournament against some of the top Waterpolo schools. We had a tough time against Rosmini and Sacred Heart but came close to a win against St Kentigern, losing by just one goal.

The Auckland League saw us playing in A Grade, which brought more tough games – but we held our own and it was a huge learning experience for a relatively new team.

At the North Island Championships we started to really come together as a team and performed better across all games, coming out with a draw and a narrow loss against Green Bay and

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strong performances against Westlake and St Kentigern.

The nationals in Rotorua are a strong tradition in Northcote College Seniors Waterpolo. We played well, beating Mt Roskill Grammar 9–1, and had well-fought games against Glendowie College, Auckland Grammar and Mt Maunganui.

Our three top goal scorers over the season were Kurt Vujnovich, Nathan Smith and Liam Dixson, strongly supported by Oscar Lowy, Callum Starr, Nicholas Tee, Hannah Christie, Lauren Gibson and Ethan Cordes.

We say goodbye to our leaving seniors, Logan Morris (our amazing goalie) and Mia Lilley (Queen Mia).

Jenny Smith

Junior Waterpolo

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laying in both the North Harbour and College Sport leagues kept the Junior Waterpolo players busy most of the year and brought them up against some challenging teams.

The less experienced Year 9 players (some of who were new to Waterpolo) were able to learn from the more experienced Year 10 North Harbour reps and all were lucky to benefit from the expertise of their coach Michael and their Year 13 swim coach Will.

Throughout the season, whether they won or lost, there was always a great team spirit.

Rebecca McGinley JUNIOR WATER POLO MANAGER

SENIOR WATER POLO MANAGER

VOLLEYBALL

Teams have winning ways

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he Volleyball season this year had a great start with the Senior A Boys and Senior A Girls winning their respective leagues.

The Senior Girls and Boys had another successful interschool sports exchange with Thames, winning all their games.

The senior boys top award this year went to Tristan, while Liam took out the best all rounder and sportsmanship awards, and Sau was named Player with the Most Heart and Most Improved Player.

The senior girls top award went to Taurima, Most Valuable Player was Jadelyn, Most Improved Player was Lucy, and Ivy was our budding Libero.

The Junior Boys A and Junior Girls A were entered into the Harbour

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Junior Super League this year to test their skills against the top volleyball teams on the Shore.

Both teams are doing very well, with some great wins in this competitive league.

The junior and senior teams are currently preparing for the senior competition at the beginning of next year with an eye to qualifying for the Senior Secondary Schools nationals.

The current Year 9 players are also going to compete in the senior league to prepare for next year’s junior competition with the aim to qualify for the Junior Nationals the following year.

We will hold trials for senior teams early in the new year and junior trials mid-year.

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Exceptional year for whanau students

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ur year started with the annual marae noho. We were welcomed by the beautiful mountain of, Mauao and the ocean of Tauranga Moana. A funfilled week of sun, swimming, adventures, sailing handcrafted waka, sports events and hot pools.

Students cooked, cleaned and cemented their relationships with each other, as a whānau. E mihi ana ki te marae o Whareroa i whakahaumaru i a matou.

Our whānau have had an exceptional year, with numerous academic, sporting and cultural achievements.

The end of year prizegiving is always a highlight for Te Whānau o te Kākano, it is an opportunity to celebrate the success of all of the whānau and to farewell our tuākana.

Each year awards are given to junior students who have upheld the kaupapa of our whānau.

This year, the awards were presented to the following students: our Pono awards went to students who whāia te iti kahurangi.

Year 9 Jamieson Waaka Year 10 Sarah Tui Year 11 Ezra-Wade Young

SHAUNEE HIHA STAN CONRAD REBEKAH TE HAU our Manaakitanga award acknowledges students kia manaaki te tangata.

Year 9 Rayne Kahu Year 10 Blaze Grace-Housham Year 11 Ella Carter-Mills The Whānaungatanga award represents ki te kotahi te kākaho ka whati, ki te kapuia e kore e whati.

Year 9 Kaia Swiggs Year 10 Mason Wirihana Year 11 Taurima Elisaia-Hopa

Our last Pou award is Māoritanga which is for ko tōku reo tōku ohooho, toku reo toku reo toku māpihi maurea.

Year 9: Leeana Watters Year 10 Astar Ricket-Cook Year 11 A J Joubert This year Dae’n Te Reo (Year 12) was selected by the tuakana to receive the Pou tokomanawa Award. This is given to someone who has represented all aspects of the kauapa consistently across the year.

We would like to acknowledge our tuākana who have grown into fine young adults. We wish you all the best for the future and we look forward to hearing about all of your achievements to come.

Kia manaaki te tangata.

Back Row: Liam Harper, Jamieson Waaka, Gino Peters, Ezra-Wade Young, Soren Perham, Paula Veilofia, Waiariki Hoani, Conna Marsters 4th Row: Erimana Kurukaanga, Astar Rickit-Cook, Maddie McAsey, Blaze GraceHousham, Jayd Graham, Brooklyn Cassin, Kaia Swiggs, Tanekaha Kurukaanga, Palin Dewes 3rd Row: Shaunee Hiha (Teacher), Maxi Latu-Parr, Mason Wirihana, Kalani CrockettWiniata, Jairah Leef, Peter Davis, Dae’n Te Reo, A J Joubert, William Hodgkinson, Stan Conrad (Teacher) 2nd Row: Sarah Tui, Leeana Watters, Rayne Kahu, Bailee Maaka-Steers, Ariana Phillips, Indika Clark-Passells, Taurima Elisaia-Hopa, Aarianna Leilua-Knox, Rebekah Te Hau (Teacher) Front Row: I Rangiatea Shepherd, Tammi Wineera, Jessica Wilton, Savahna Cassidy, Ella Carter-Mills, Natasha Hill, Te-MaungaRoa Shepherd, Kaarearea Shepherd 2019 NoRTHCoTE CoLLEGE 63

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YEAR 9 DEAn’S REpoRt

‘I am really excited to continue working with this awesome bunch of young people, and can’t wait to see what the next year brings.’

Enthusiasm and aspirations impress

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en months ago we welcomed just over 200 Year 9 students, bright-eyed and bushy tailed, through the gates for their very first day of college.

Full of aspirations, they all came with different strengths which, as Year 9 Dean, I have been privileged to see flourish across the year.

One thing that has impressed me a lot about this new cohort is their openness and commitment to trying a diverse range of co-curricular activities.

They have involved themselves in over 15 different sports, Athletics Day, the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare competition, Junior Production, Mathex, the Australian and Otago Mathematics competitions, Junior Writers’ Group, Choir, Talent Quest, and Debating.

As a student, if you’re reading this,

CHADD DAVIS and you haven’t given any co-curricular activities a go yet, then I highly encourage you to sign up to something next year.

Many Year 9 students have taken on leadership roles throughout the school, including being an Open Day guide, being a buddy for new and international students, and taking on responsibilities in their subject classes.

As the students transition into Year 10 in 2020, I have one goal for them, which is to maintain Northcote College’s core values: respect for self, respect for others and respect for the environment.

2020 also brings with it a step-up in academic expectations, where students will be preparing for senior school and NCEA Level 1 the following year.

As a result students will need to ensure they are committed to their studies, pay attention in class and complete their homework, right from the get go.

I am really excited to continue working with this awesome bunch of young people, and can’t wait to see what the next year brings. There is lots to look forward to, including Year 10 Camp and Athletics Day. Overall I am incredibly proud of all the Year 9 students and congratulate them on their achievements, big and small.

They have all contributed to the positive, fun, supportive and inclusive culture of Northcote College.

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YEAR 9

9DOR Back row: Shane Booth, Aaron Sievert, James Koch, tipene McAllister 3rd row: Kody Payne, Semisi Fonua, Jacob Buckley, haydn Beckett, Jayden Lotulelei 2nd row: Nikki gear, Blake Patrick, tzion Manoa, thanishk Allam, Cassius hooper, Ollie Lincoln, Min-ji Kim, tamar Dorfliger (Teacher) Front row: Ava Zaloum, grace Lai, Amanda Billiard, Becky Bai, Camila Paredes, huyen Vu, Emily Amos

9DOW Back row: ryan Voorburg, Liam Bourke, Legacy takarua, Joshua Wells, harry hko, Shota Utsugi, Shiv Nair 2nd row: Aaron Arora, Ethan hunter, Abbey Benyon, Dave Balham, Finn Hartson, Ethan Ring, Cole Clarke-Turley, Vanessa Dowd (Teacher) Front row: Emily Potter, Loren Norton, Khalila Ardani, Nikita Botha, Koha Williams, Alice Slavinskaya, Emma roberts Absent: gemma raumati, tuiana te-rauna

9FOS Back row: Aaron Labial, Mikey Ewington, Daniel Glynn, Reece Morgan 3rd row: Ollie Croot, rico MacPherson, riley Stewart, Ana rua Marin, Providence Ngaruko, tÄ ne Cook, Jake talaic 2nd row: Breeze Meki-Marshall, Lebron Ngamu, Stefan Naja, Allan Unga, Connor Knape, Mikayla McDonald, Abigail Foster (Teacher) Front row: Zoe Alibangbang, Miquella Payne, Olivia Qiu, Jia Kumar, trinity Kelly, Scarlett gairdner, Disha Kumar Absent: Caleb Lowe

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9HWD Back Row: Daniel Tee, Rory Ferguson, tylar Aitchison, Lennox Vango, Cayden tonkin, te Aranui Spooner-honana, Kaizy Cook 2nd row: Oliver Downes, Quinn Setford, Kaitlyn halliday, Zoe greenwood, Jemma Bates, Nat Gentry, Claire Hayward (Teacher) Front row: Alicia Andrewes, Phoebe Fraser, Summer Freeth, Natalia Newson, Summar Johnson-roberts, Zoe hadfield, India Puturiero Absent: Leo grant, Jacob Keith

9JHN Back row: Liam govind, georgii timoshkin, Dominique Lui, Joey Zhu 3rd Row: Cole Ingram, Keira Niovara, Zoe hiini, Makanee Fa’avae-Pilosi, Katharine West 2nd row: hayden hair, Jack Egerton, Joshua Macgregor, Kahmani reid, Allen Liu, Latham Sealesford, Maddox Milne, Ashley Johnson (teacher) Front Row: Thea Cook, Zoe Kidd, Mary thompson, Bella Stansfield, Lillian Frentz, Sinead redmond, Brittaney Coad Absent: Shiron Schoeman, taewon Yu

9MZ Back row: Jacob Bush, Lewis gilby, Sean Starr, Jack Lock 3rd row: Jayden Siljeur, Sean McKinley, Amelia Purdie, Freya Pace, Zara Morgan, Cole Stevenson, Hugo Fletcher 2nd row: Aiden Johnston, Billy Donaldson, Tristan Deyzel, Ervin Kamberi, Alexander Wishnowsky, Seb Knox, Maksim Bobyrev, Maxwell McKenzi (Teacher) Front Row: Femmi Mongkholwat, Miuwai Lee, Shay Adams, thein Aung, Aroha ropiha, Kahlan Phillips, Chloe KikuchiJoyes

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9NA Back row: Logan grey, Eric Sun, Lucas Elias, Attila Yenidogan 3rd row: Ashok James, Ahlianah ralston, James holton, Eden Babbage, Dohyun Kim, Jack Clendon, Kaelyn Dyason 2nd Row: Ellie Humphries, Nela Lavemaau, Kaito Maekawa, Manu hohaia, Adine Joubert, Alissa Ford, raman Nair (Teacher) Front row: Laura Spicer, Danielle Van Geloof, Sharlize Miller-Tohu, Millie Musgrove, Eliza Yardley, Tashania Felise, Elizabeth May Absent: tui Noble Wood, Anthony Viau

9TUN Back row: toby gibbes, Joe Allen, Cole Beasley, Luke thompson 3rd Row: Caleb Hannah, Omen Wilson, thomas hopper, harmony Lai, Samidu Pulukkutti Arachchige Don, Peter Sugrue, Johnny King 2nd row: Latai Uhi, roan Jazayeri, Lucas Eng, Seth Crow, Liam Smith, Kirsten Coleman, Adele tunnicliff (teacher) Front row: Charli Pickerill, Leanne Isada, Amber McDougall, Amelia Finn, Azalea Stokman, grace hutcheson, Lauren Cray Absent: Edward Laufili

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| Year 9

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Year 9

Year 9

YEAR 10 dEAn’s REpoRt

‘This group of Year 10s are an amazing and talented bunch’

Year 10 hit the ground running

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ear 10 hit the ground running with outdoor education camp on Motutapu Island. Five days of fun, excitement, and challenge.

Highlights were the space and relaxation of out camp, the high ropes, archery, snorkelling with the fish of the ocean, raft building, paddle boarding, kayaking and the survivor challenge.

The weather was amazing, and the students made the most of their time away, forming good friendships and extending themselves in the activities.

Thanks to Ms Beaumont and Miss Te Hau for their organisation and enthusiasm. Special thanks to all the staff and parents who made the camp awesome!

Our thanks must also go to the many students who volunteered their time to help with charities and work in the Tech Team and Student Council.

Student Council representatives were Maddie Cornelious, Jess Warren, Leo Van Der Vegte, Pheline Summer and Stina Ellis.

A number of students excelled in competitions in Auckland.

Caitlin Buitenhek won the Chinese 1st Bridge Speech Competition and Alex Brown came third.

Alex also came 3rd in the National

FLEUR McGHEE Junior Secondary Schools Chinese Essay Competition.

Rebecca Wilkins won the Year 10 Pride of Place writing competition and Louisa Clince and Alex Brown were runners up.

The Pineapple Lunps team – Nathan Turley, David Ette, Ben Storer and Alex Brown – placed 3rd in the grand final of the EPro8 Challenge, a science and technology problem-solving competition.

Twenty Year 10s were in the premier senior sports teams and travelled to tournaments around the country and overseas.

Fifteen students were North Harbour or national representatives, including Junior Sportswoman of the Year, Pheline Summer (taekwondo, kicking boxing).

Daria Barbina and Ryan Tomov continued their domination in sport and were double champions in swimming and cross country.

Patrick Salton controlled the Intermediate Boys’ Cross Country, and our Athletics Champions were Emma Williams and Mitchell Blacklock.

Congratulations to a number of junior sports teams who had a successful season, the 5th grade Rugby team, Netball Team 5, and the junior boys and girls Basketball teams. All your hard work paid off.

I would like to thank our fantastic form teachers; Ms Beaumont, Ms Blyth, Mr Crossen, Miss Hughes, Miss Haringa, Ms Kay, Ms Teeboon, Ms Tanner and Miss Te Hau. Without your dedication and support our young people would not have developed or grown into the great young individuals they are today.

I have touched on just a few of the year’s highlights, but there have been many more.

Next year the serious work begins as you prepare for NCEA Level 1. Take the friendships you have, take what this year has taught you about yourself and take what you have learnt into Year 11.

Make it count because what you do now will determine who you will be in the future.

As a group you are an amazing and talented bunch and I am looking forward to seeing how you continue to impress and mature.

Have a great holiday, make sure you stay safe and I will see you in 2020.

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YEAR 10

10BE Back Row: Sophia Cooksley, Chloe Wood, Ace Wilson, Isabella Fenton, Isabella Tuatini 3rd Row: Kaidance Copeland, Matthew Wardle, Zac Ridley, Kaden Penman, Jojo Meikle-Downing, Leo Van Der Vegte, Jayme Rycroft, Cody McKay 2nd Row: Che Miller-Tohu, Oscar Randall, Luke Senior, Luke Aldridge, Callum Starr, Maxwell Paterson, Kira Williams, Melissa Beaumont (Teacher) Front Row: Deborah Sohn, georgia Rolfe-Vyson, Lauren gibson, Jessica Littin, Charlotte McSherry, gabriela Hewson, gabriella Williams Absent: Aiden Dobbie

10BLY Back Row: Shivam Verma, Coper Flores, Talia Sugrue, Jonty Whittaker, Lizam Laufili, Faalua Leaana, Brenna gordonMcKee, Lloyd Brown 3rd Row: Latania Tu’itahi, Sia Moungaafi, Trent Brookes, Lucas Brindley, Sophie Hayward, Daniela Davis, Emily Curtis 2nd Row: Matt goldsbro’, Tyler Amrein, Patrick Salton, Tyler Preston, Beichuan Song, Matthew Bull, Quentin geldenhuys, Jane Blyth (Teacher) Front Row: Phoebe Yetton, Olivia Wheeler, Danielle McNiven, Anja Watt, Charlotte Louis, Runa Tanaka, Ella Sutton Absent: Devon Long

10CRS Back Row: Evan Rooney, Kaltyn Hall, Sarah Tui, Eddy Whitehouse 3rd Row: Sydney Wood, guo Pan, Jiafeng Qin, Declan Sines, Robbie Nicholson, Sky Timms 2nd Row: Quinn Sugrue, Charlie Tew, Caitlin Batty, Kiarn Archary, Te Mauri Templeton, Cavali grooby, Charlotte Davies, Sean Crossen (Teacher) Front Row: Krizel Yap, Toni Stanton, Charli Burgess, Kaydence Hales, Madeline Richardson, Isabella Sun, Antonia Donoso Cornejo Absent: Farah Al Kurdi, Amason Turner, Emma Williams

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10HGS Back Row: Reily Sievers, Nathan Bloomfield, Tyrone Atkinson, Toby Cooke, Zane Brookes 3rd Row: Darren Nel, Leyla Butt, Caitlin Buitenhek, David Stothers, Toby Walker, Christina Sieberhagen, Nathan Turley, Lars Kluge 2nd Row: Catherine Hasell, Amen Thomas, Shaheen Zafiri, Dontaye Sowman-Fāaēe, Ko Swe, Jack Baxendale, Maxwell Cornish, Jordyn Hughes (Teacher) Front Row: Terissa Yao, Zoe Champion, Ruby Straight, Amy Bloomfield, Louisa Clince, Danika Jones, Shika Saksena, McKenzi Maggs-Smith

10HRG Back Row: Quinn Teague, Billy Annand, Ryan Tomov, Noah Curtis 3rd Row: Olivia Hounsell, Katrina Savill, Dareece Rahman, Jade Mahoney, Italia Tauti, Tatiana Simon 2nd Row: Mason Milne, Fletcher Cornish, Adrian Chand, Nikau Henderson, Trixie Bacon, Sofia Shaw, Tiger Lucas, Heidi Haringa (Teacher) Front Row: Anna Leslie, Sasha Das, Ayvalon Mcgeorge, Sama Zahedi, Hayleigh Kerrigan, Rebecca Wilkins, Mia Cibulskis Absent: Wendy Arluck, Emily Coghlan, Kingston Fowler, Dylan Hira

10KAY Back Row: Henry de groot, Logan English, Damon Rickman, Alfred Folau, Ben Poole 3rd Row: Mila Simons, Aimee Poole, Roko groom, Jeffery Kennerley, Mitchell Blacklock, Lucas Davidson, Hannah Christie, Stina Ellis 2nd Row: Luke Joyes, Isabella Rogers, ‘Aiveni Ngata, Liam Burke, Rewi Tupe, Maddie Cornelious, Devonte Pahulu, Rebecca Kay (Teacher) Front Row: Jordy Ladowsky, Kate Brewster, Riley Skelton, Daria Barbina, Rebecca Nicholas, Emily Hobden, Hadjar Hamzah, Pheline Summer Absent: My Hoang

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10TBN Back Row: Nikhil Kumar, Sarah goldsbro’, David Ette, Hanbi Cho, Jin-Oh Youm 3rd Row: Samuel Hazeldine, Hao Yang, Malakai Pritchard, Andrew Foot, Raynard Afable, Yaoyao Zhan 2nd Row: Dylan Hira, Micah Rogo, Ben Haydon, Te Hira Templeton, Tom Bates, Willem Cornish, Yousif Yousif, Michael Bycroft, Kathryn Teeboon (Teacher) Front Row: Reanna Williams, Jess Warren, Lucy Lu, Jodie Simons, Elise Alexander, Abigail Loong, Beth Thomas, Peony Stephens Absent: Subin Kim, Ying Zhang

10TNR Back Row: Kaelyn Bendall, Keanu D’Angelo, Lewis Otty, Daniel Jiang, Disha Ram 3rd Row: Izariah Harding-Tatai, Aaliyah Miller-Tohu, Alana Stoney, James Heslop, Benjamin Storer, Jade Carey, Hamish Brown, Summer McCarthy 2nd Row: Dustin Newton, Crystal-Rose O’Flaherty, Alex Brown, Dhontaye Lovey, Logan Robertson, Cornell Poole, Luyi Liu, Cynthia Vea, Stephanie Tanner (Teacher) Front Row: Nathan Pearson, Lily Wang, Caleb Katterns, Melaia Moala, Sofia O’Keefe, Kenshin Suwa, Yoyo Pu, Kuliva` Taufa Absent: Keira Mundell, Vu Tue Quang Nguyen, Jacky Zhou

ALANA stonEY

| Year 10

SYDNEY Wood

| Year 10

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yEAR 11 DEAN’S REPORT

‘The end of the year is always a time to pause and reflect on the hard work that’s taken place – but is also a time to look ahead.’

Looking back on an amazing year

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ell done 2019 Year 11 students. You have navigated into the senior school with determination and enthusiasm. It has been a privilege working with you again this year. it was a big one, which saw you enter NCEa level one. i have been impressed by the commitment that you as a cohort have made to academic pursuits. it has been equally pleasing to see such a massive Year 11 presence in the school’s extra-curricular offerings.

We began the year with a memorable camp on motutapu island. the sun shone as we walked, kayaked, swam, climbed and gallivanted all around the beautiful island. It was an action-packed few days, and a wonderful way of reconnecting after the holidays before getting stuck into level one. academically, it has been pleasing to see students reach their personal academic goals this year. as i write this we are a few days out from the start of NCEA exams. While naturally there will be nerves hanging around in the air, many Year 11 students are tracking towards achieving level one with merit or Excellence endorsements.

Year 11 students are highly motivated – chasing down results that reflect their love of learning and highlight their passions and subject specialisations.

One of the highlights of my work as a dean is popping into classes and seeing the equating, debating, experimenting, prose-writing, conversing, chiseling, soldering, stitching, sketching – seeing all the varied and amazing learning that

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JARED EDWARDS students engage with every day. alongside academic rigour, students have been heavily involved in extracurricular areas. this adds immense value to their time at school and fosters wonderful bonds with peers, teachers and the school community. Year 11 students have been everywhere! they have been playing in countless sporting codes, representing the school in international and national teams, coaching and refereeing.

We have had Year 11s strutting their talents in the arts showcase, Talent Quest, Drama production, theatresports, rockquest, stand up stand out, Jazz Band, Choir and much more. We continue to have strong, proud representation in Kapa Haka and the lion Dance group. We’ve been showcased in art and technology exhibitions, speech contests, market days, debating and international student exchanges.

Year 11s also served their school with integrity. We had vast numbers of student buddies, Open Day Guides, art, sport and student Council representatives, Board of Trustees student representative, AV Technicians, Librarians – to name just a few areas of service. students have been lucky to have the immense support and encouragement

of their wonderful form teachers. They are a dedicated group who take great pride in guiding and supporting their students. a huge thank you must go to Ms Armstrong, Miss Gosling, Mr Hewson, Dr Jespersen, Dr Lin, Mr plummer, mr underdown, ms Williams, Whaea shaunee, Whaea rebekah and Matua Stan. I consider myself very lucky to work with such a fine group of educators.

The end of the year is always a time to pause and reflect on the hard work that has taken place, but is also a time to look ahead. The academic, sports and whanau prizegivings, 2020 prefect appointments, scholarship announcements and service award ceremonies all act equally as celebrations and also reminders about the countless ways students can and should get involved here at Northcote College. as Year 11s move into Year 12 next year, they step further up the ladder of responsibility in the school.

Next year you are leaders and role models, edging your way towards further responsibilities in Year 13 and beyond.

What you do next year matters – for you, your whanau and your school community. Look forward to rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck in!

For now, enjoy your time with whanau and friends – get outside into the sun, the forests, the lakes and beaches. Read, pursue your passions and be of service to those around you.

I look forward to seeing you all back here as Year 12s.

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11AMS Back row: tyron Waldick, Naswa Darmawan, Jeremy Ballard, sepu leaana, Damon Norton, Yukiya morita 3rd Row: Jacob Thomas, Rachel Simons, Amadeo Rudolph-Worters, Hayden mcDonald, Nathan read, Capri Cox, manaaki ropiha 2nd Row: Zane Pooley, Liam Cloutman, Liam Parker, Dylan Halliday, Luca Taimana, Kurt Vujnovich, Cooper Hall, Pauline Armstrong (Teacher) Front Row: Sandra Shih, Jasmin Ho, Hazel Kerr, Paris Takimoana, Stevie JohnsonRoberts, Laneisha Slessor, Mary-Jane Hko absent: Jake swinton, shanai Wagener

11GOS Back row: Catherine ‘anasi, Emma Graham, Sean Dixon, Oscar Sein, Danielle smith 3rd Row: Nicholas Wild, Ethan Bending, Keeley Bates, Benjamyn Copeland, Kelsey Smith, Daniel Spicer, Harry Buckley 2nd Row: Keino Palu, Ilaisaane Vi, Jessica Rhodes, Cole Gallagher, Max LarsenHarris, Ryan Stewart, Alex Fox, Rochelle Gosling (Teacher) Front Row: Micaela Potgieter, Charlotte Barry-Walsh, Elysha lui, renee Flower, Vinessa Xu, Sadie Yetton, Martha Carey Absent: Yi Chen, Te Kapua Maunsell, Akari Mieno, Kana Murakami, Ziye Zhang

11HW Back Row: Alexavier McCallum, Hannah Amos, Eden Doherty, Kasey Wilson, Jordan Lin, Dylan McKay 3rd Row: Nicholas Tee, Stella Sakubu, Joseph overy, leon Evaroa, Clement Rivaud, Benjamin Overy, Emma Haseli 2nd Row: Leathan Beasley, Oliver Green, Michael Davis, Keelin Reedy, Dj Hoffman, Quinn de Silva, Sau Vave, Paul Hewson (Teacher) Front Row: Ana Doneva, Lula Zaloum, Kyle Yap, Izzy Holmes, Maddie Hanna, Veronika Stojanovikj, Shereen Audiss Absent: Quentin Fanene, Teariki Teariki

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11JSP Back row: Bailey lotulelei, tyren Chang, Tuku Spooner-Honana, Brooklyn Baker, atsuki sawata 3rd Row: Jahnevah Numa, Kayleigh Randle, Kali Martin, Kasish Prasad, Jake Voorburg, Ashley Healey 2nd row: lucy shepherd, Joshua Javier, Ethan Cordes, Johnathon Yardley, Nathan smith, liam Dixson, lincoln o’Donoghue, Alex Jespersen (Teacher) Front row: ivy Chen, tyra macpherson, Julie saito, tatyana latu-parr, sam sinclair, Daleya Yousif, Winni Chen Absent: Drew Hornsby, Caleb McGhee

11LI Back row: micah Eberly, Nathan lyndon, Taiga Utsugi, Cory Whitcombe, Matthew munnik 3rd Row: Scott Kwon, Heidi Lin, Eloise Eng, Ethan Carlile, Min Ji Kim, Henry Grant 2nd Row: Henry Li, Harris Mentor, Brandon lange, Jared Daniels, mahiapoake Heke, Oscar Lowy, Taine Victor, Marie Lin (Teacher) Front Row: Pania Matthews, Ella Grice, Rhiannon Marryatt, Amber Butt, Sapphira Das, Kaeun Lee, Rose Moxley

11PLU Back row: Josiah Coneglan, Jaime olsson, Kenji Kimura, Benjamin Grey 3rd Row: Jayden Sin, Luca Crowley, Jaxsen Wensor, Antoine Jorieux, Haoxiang Yang 2nd Row: Te Houtaewa Ruka-Tepania, Arian Baggen, Kaleb Starr, Vincent Neli, Reponse Tuyishime, Kalaneti Eikieua, Onan Folau, Alex Plummer (Teacher) Front Row: Hina Mizoguchi, Breahn redmond, alexander smith, Jade lomu, Orlando Cooper, Kayla Riley-Thirkell, Grace Andrew Absent: Xavier de Boer Tunnicliffe, Ella Kerby, Ying Zu Lin, Weican Lu, Sam Seifert

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11WLM Back row: anjelia Folau, Clarice Cavalcanti, Maja Shaw, Jocelyn Thomas, Kyla McIntosh 2nd Row: Bardia Khalifeh, D’Arcy Londeen, James Wakefield, Brianna Hadley, Jack Stansfield, Cruz Rossi, Bradley Ede, Antonia Williams (Teacher) Front Row: Apisara Rattanachairit, Brodie lorimer, aline Yamaura, thara Benjamin, Mollie Evans, Amelia Hamilton, Kyla Olliver absent: Will armstrong, Jenna Brien, Annie Chen, Harvey Chen, Felipe Guzman, Casey marriage, michael rubie-Wong, Waikohu ruka-tepania

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YEAR 12 dEAn’S REpoRt

‘It has been a pleasure to have seen students take on the challenges and opportunities with great enthusiasm.’

Talented and inspiring young people

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his year’s Year 12 is a group of talented and inspiring young people and it has been a pleasure to have seen them take on the challenges and opportunities with great enthusiasm. Four terms of hard work and determination has seen them end the year on a high, with an array of fine results and awards to show for it. They have taken the transition to Level 2 in their stride; a reflection of last year’s equally strong efforts, which saw 113 students gaining Merit or Excellence Endorsements in Level 1 – a fantastic achievement!

Recently we announced 34 prefects for next year and I am excited to see how this wonderful group will take on their leadership roles with pride and enthusiasm. 2020 promises to be an excellent opportunity for every student to become a role model within the school community.

The focus and determination shown towards academics is impressive, as is the commitment made by so many students to express their talents in a huge array of extra-curricular activities.

Many of our Year 12 students take a leading role in the top sports teams, and it is equally pleasing to see students involved in more social, but equally competitive, teams.

The recent Sports Prizegiving highlighted not only team members, but also the students who have taken on the responsibility of coaching sports teams

DAVID CLARKE – an impressive dedication of time and a rewarding experience. Tara Beale was again acknowledged for her continued progress in Judo. She now represents New Zealand and was crowned 2019 NZ National Champion for Cadet Women Under 63kg!

The social highlight of the year was the Enchanted Forest School Ball. It proved a classy and thoroughly enjoyable evening for all, and I know there is already great anticipation for next year’s event. Dedication to the performing arts has also provided significant highlights for Year 12. The members of the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare competition groups provided exceptional performances at the beginning of the year. Year 12 students also made a huge contribution at Talent Quest, expertly hosted by Tom Escott and Abby Dromgool. Saartje Ly and Josiah Weston’s Nomadic received the Most Entertaining Band award and Ella Crooks took out the Best Vocalist award. Ella was also a huge success at the NZ Comedy Festival 2019 Class Comedians stand-up performances.

Successful rock band Kurbis gave a sensational performance at the Smokefree Rockquest Finals.

The supportive and caring nature of our students was highlighted after

the passing of Stephanie Keith in February. The compassion, support and resilience evident throughout the year has been sincere and impressive.

I’d like to acknowledge this care and warmth – we must continue to raise awareness of mental health issues and be compassionate and supportive of one another.

Throughout 2019 we have enjoyed hosting many overseas students from all around the world and they offer our students a real-life window into other cultures and attitudes. Their feedback when they depart suggests that they are made to feel comfortable within our school community and many strong and lasting friendships are formed.

To those of you leaving us at the end of the year for tertiary education or employment, we wish you the best of luck for your ventures.

Many of you will, at the end of the external examinations, be trained as Peer Support Leaders and develop skills in guiding and mentoring new students to the school. This is another great opportunity to build your skills and improve your leadership credentials.

I am very much looking forward to celebrating your successes and being by your side for the challenges you will take on in 2020 – your final year of school!

Remember to learn, laugh and enjoy this time. It is a privilege to be your Dean and I hope you have a fantastic and well-deserved holiday.

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12HOL Back Row: Jiahui Zhu, Johanna Clarke, Saartje Ly, Piper Mahuika 3rd Row: Chadd Davis (Teacher), Taylor Malmo, Chase Pu, Kaiyu Parr-Whalley, James Brindley, Jamie higgott, Taro Tsukahara, Jacob Smith 2nd Row: Shay Czurajewski, Jamie Fagan-oslawskyj, Ben hargreaves, Kieran galligan, Ben Slijp, Perry Willimott, Elliot Lloyd-Bell, oliver holmes (Teacher) Front Row: Isobelle Masters, Lilly opornsawad, Trinity Korunic, Tara Beale, Prisha Shenoy, Chelsea Phipps, Judy Lin Absent: Fumiya Iritani, Tim Sachse, Shoko Tagawa

12KLU Back Row: Ryan Tsoi, Kees de groot, grace Fagan-oslawskyj, Jamie Stoney, Jacob Smith, hanbin Choi 3rd Row: Blake harper, oscar Radonich, Tony Bosch, Josiah Weston, Zoe Williams, Kehaulani Vave 2nd Row: Sebastian Vivian, Sione Vehikite, Jake Phillips, Aidan Ferguson, Amelia Ta’ufo’ou, Sam Storer, Frances Kluge (Teacher) Front Row: hannah Phillips, Josie Fraser, georgia hayward, Fifita Folau, hana Song, georgia Pickerill, greer Burton Absent: Tom Escott, Lucy Peng, James Scott

12LAU Back Row: Riki Couch, Bronte Blacklock, Jade Morunga, Ella glynn, Rebecca Ngawhika, Samuel Malone 3rd Row: Joel Bloomfield, Toby Corbett, Kyle Medemblik, Thomas Mackenzie, Yiqi Yang, hyesung Cho, Eleanor Thorpe 2nd Row: Chrysler Aull, Zane Churcher Jones, Jeff Wang, Nathan Te Nana, Daniel Williams-Lynch, Ella Towler, Jordan Jackson, Marc Laureano (Teacher) Front Row: Atikah hamzah, Dani Whitcombe, Rachel olsson, Ciara graham, Larissa Jamieson, Sophie hollingsworth, Ayaka Tamura Absent: Shun Lau, Jumpei onda, Xiaowen Pan

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12MCL Back Row: Yuki Kawai, Donghae Lee, Sandhir Saksena, Felix Kluge, Sammer Ching, Funaki Puliuvea, Justin Kalakaua 2nd Row: Luke Doughty, Joel Norman, Lucy Steele, Isobel Brown, Reihana MillerTohu, Ryan McDougall, James McLellan (Teacher) Front Row: Miki odani, Izzy Kikuchi-Joyes, Amy Lewis, Lauren geary, Natalia Lindsay, Alyssa healey, Ashley Burger Absent: Selina Au, Maca gallardo, Cameron han, Austin Melville, Flo Molfino Alegria, Nodoka Nakaya, hannah Nyhuis, Maile Tanginoa, Joaquin Yolito, Yuina Yoshinaga

12MM Back Row: Cameron Dean, Ella Crooks, Rebekah Potton, Thamaru Alagiyawanna 3rd Row: Erika Mortlock, Summer Thurston, Abby Dromgool, India Moon, Jorja Pearce 2nd Row: Angus huggins, Samuel Knight, Shunbo Yang, Taylor Zhong, Bayle Willis, Kaze Matheson, Susan McMillan (Teacher) Front Row: Coco Meikle-Downing, Yuge Zhang, Chloe Richardson, Danielle Timms, Neave Sines, Angeleen Raj, gracie harvey Absent: Emma Buitenhek, Futaba Nabeshima, Pia Rockinger, Lou Schleicher, Tre Whyte, Jonathan Zapien

12MON Back Row: Paris Tauti, Jaiya Bharti, Ria Verma, Aliya Muhsin 3rd Row: Riley Teague, Prashil Prasad, Josh Lawrence, Mickey Bae, Rian Potton 2nd Row: Liam Ngata, James Doughty, Jiahe Zhang, Sakun Sunayont, Tristan Uhi, Manu Tuitupou, Jordan Rudgley, Cormac goulding (Teacher) Front Row: Nicolette David, Kaia Maaka, Ferne Skill, gracie Barrow-Young, Lily Raife, Jemma Kelly, Yukari Kondo Absent: Timothy Chan, Theo Clarke, Anna Fu, Natalia genn, Malcom Lin, Ziyan Liu

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12VOR Back Row: Samantha Berry, Daniel Webb, Mone Tu’itahi, Kurumi hidaka 3rd Row: Junior Taumoepeau, Lily Blum, Rose Campbell, India gregory, James grant 2nd Row: Jed Carlile, Cael Moore, Max Leask, Tamati Topia, Kori Stevens, Dillon Latoa, Zac Cassidy, Maria Vorobieva (Teacher) Front Row: Rose Eastabrook, Iona Burn, Emily Tyler-Davies, Kelsey Morris, Melissa Nisbet, Kenzie Austin, Madison West Absent: harriet Keith, Indy Lardner, Talaheu Makasini, Chiune Tsutsui, Taichi Uchida, Amalia Wingfield

12YA Back Row: Jack Markham, Molly Moxley, Lily Milne, Falepaia Asera Leaana, James Potter 3rd Row: Thomas Picard, Serkan Besyaprak, Joseph Rayhandrieto, Ryan Wong, Ben holland, harry Wright, Thiha Aung, Andrew Kim 2nd Row: Johnny Buckthought, Nathan hadley, Sam Dobson, hugo greenwood, Kian haarhoff, Dury Kim, Johnny Chen, Andy Young (Teacher) Front Row: Rebekah Sohn, Jasmine Lau, Lili hanson, Asta Bass, Chloe Winter, Amber Tan, Lillian Zhao, Jayden Nel Absent: Qianzhen Li, Koby Liang

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Year 12 Painting

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YEAR 13 dEAn’s REpoRt

‘I felt incredibly privileged that you allowed me to be part of your life and trusted me to support and guide you.’

A really special bunch of students

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o here we are, at the end of five memorable years. I actually found it difficult to write down what I wanted to say. Not because I don’t have anything to say but I feel that there are no words that will do justice on how privileged I have been to be your Dean.

I quickly discovered that we had a special bunch of students. It didn’t take long for you to settle down into college life and feel comfortable with your new environment. There were some teething problems at the start, which were definitely in no Deans’ manual, and I had to learn very quickly how to deal with these situations without making it worse.

Special mention to BRD who kept me on my toes and kept me the busiest during Year 9 and 10. Even Mr Dudley had a crack at teaching you with some mixed results. this year group created a culture and chemistry that as a school we are very proud of and a big part of this is being inclusive and accepting of each other. We are all different but we have embraced those differences and we have respected our diversity. This was so evident at Year 13 camp. It was really good to see how each form class worked together, getting everyone involved in the different activities and when the day was done you all gathered together to sing the school waiata. As a group of staff on camp we were blown away by your respect levels and how you embraced our school values.

Speaking of Year 13 camp it certainly was a highlight of the last 5 years. too many laughs and too many stories but

CHARLES WALLACE a special shout out to Jake Nelson providing late night entertainment as Magic Mike in the safari tent. The skits were also very entertaining, and the haka from our Whanau students was a special way to finish camp. the school ball was another highlight.

All students looked stunning and the evening itself was perfect. I remember trying to avoid Will Kirkness all night as he eventually managed to drag me on to the dance floor, only to leave me surrounded by Year 13s expecting me to do some break dancing. Unfortunately, I had no signature move.

There have been so many memories and achievements from this year. From outstanding performances in talent Quest, Year 13 Drama plays, swimming sports, athletic sports, Spanish debating, Sheilah Winn, writing competitions, Arts Showcase and many more. It is also no coincidence that we have had one of our most successful years in the sporting arena with many of you being integral parts of your teams. Many students were also acknowledged for their service to the school at our Service Awards. It does make me proud that these students embody our motto. Not all success is measured by public recognition and there are many achievements that fly under the radar and remain personal. You have all contributed to making Northcote

the caring, respecting community school that it is.

One thing I have learnt from you is to ask for help when you need it. I have been so encouraged by the number of students, both boys and girls admitting to going through a difficult time with their mental health and I just want to say how much strength that shows in asking for support when you need it. Continue to look after yourself and realise that it’s okay to reach out.

I have been lucky to have the best group of form teachers whose passion and dedication to their students is an inspiration to me. I could not have done this without their support, and our Year 13 students greatly benefitted from their guidance. So a big thank you to Ms Te Hau, Ms Hiha, Mr Bradly, Ms Eugster, Mr Lydiard, Mr Taylor, Mr Williams, Mrs Sylvester, Mrs Manoa and to two former form teachers Mrs Collins and Mr Borren. They will never quite know how much their support means to me. lastly I want to thank the Year 13 students for a fantastic five years. I felt incredibly privileged that you allowed me to be part of your life and trusted me to support and guide you. to be able to build that trust and establish relationships is very special and that’s why deaning is enjoyable and rewarding. thank you for allowing me to be part of your journey at school. I loved being your Dean and you will be truly missed.

I’m extremely proud of all of you! We are one big family and I have been blessed to see you all blossom into outstanding young adults. You have left a legacy.

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13BRD Back Row: Brooke Gustafson, Ethan harper, Pedro clark lamarca, Amy Schwalger 3rd Row: Benjamin Konig Quevedo, Jack price, Damian Hill, Jerome Kumar, Jaime Pearson 2nd Row: Nate Smith, David No, Tyler Nicholson, Yize Wang, Oliver Hayward, Oskar Burgess Roy, Johnny de Silva, Jordan Bradly (Teacher) Front Row: Bhavana Singh, Yuxi Chen, Jolie Bailey, Lucy Dorman, Yi Rong Xiang, Mayuka Toba, Scarlet Cha Absent: Nika Cabusas, Ziteng Chen, Phuong huyen le, Angeline tansir Sila

13EUG Back Row: Ruby Brown, Fred Zhang, Angela li, Yu li 3rd Row: Claire Randall, Rafael Nascimento, Daniel Bay, Zach Vea, Logan Morris, Dmitrii Zastavskii, Jess Cordes 2nd Row: Nathanael Coneglan, Chenhao lin, Anthony hogg, Jeremiah rogo, Mitchell underwood, Xilu Wang, Minto Abematsu, giulia eugster (teacher) Front Row: Tiana Shields, Akanshi Ram, Andrea Stone, Jessie Musgrove, Nancy Zhong, Julia Sein, Ying Ying Zhong Absent: Jason Chang, Alexandra Reekie

13LD Back Row: Ethan Clark, Blake Baguion, Juan pablo Yanez Caro, Jessica Kalbarczyk 3rd Row: Abby Nalder, Baptiste Hoarau, Sanghoon Lee, Ashane Dissanayake, Dung Lam Nguyen, Jane Mowat 2nd Row: Lennox Johnson, Cade Mitchell, lee-roy tanginoa, tiran Archary, Aristotle pone pule, Kaisei Suwa, Miguel Falqueza, Kevin Lydiard (Teacher) Front Row: Anaan Malcolm, Izzy Wheeler, Jisoo Kwon, Yasmin Butt, Jeongbeen Lee, Yiwen Chen, Charlotte Wakefield Absent: Viliami Folau, Xizhu Wei

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13MN Back Row: Nathan Sinclair, Sheng Dai, Aimee Bell, Liam Morell 3rd Row: Alex Mainwaring, uee Mikaio, Sho Tachibana, Chris Raven, Vinayak Verma, Rhys Victor 2nd Row: Matthew Wilton, Kieran Gordon-McKee, Logan Walsh, Jerome Goode, Jack Lawton, Alvin Grant, Koby Liang, Nicola Manoa (Teacher) Front Row: Olivia Menzies, Danielle Cailliau, Folole Halatau, porsche McIntosh, Mikayla Locke, April Horton, Sophia Yapedzieff-Watson

13TY Back Row: Sam Steel, Om Dev Gupta, Sophie Wood, George Brown, Ahsan chaudhary, Alisha Neame, lai Yu liam Pei 2nd Row: Zach Shadbolt, Yingjia Liu, Max Telfer, Bailey Wang, Tylar Hedley, Carlos Kennerley, David Taylor (Teacher) Front Row: Angel Antonio, Jyllian Cruz, Alex phillips, Mia Lilley, Minseo Chae, Maria Bush, Aaliyah Labial Absent: Eliesa Fakahokotau, Can Huang, William Kirkness, Ching Lau, Shengze pan, Vu dung pham, Xini puah

13WBY Back Row: Will Wang, Courtenay Coad, Hedong Zhang, Benjamin Findon, Aggie Goode, Anika Tunnicliffe 3rd Row: Allely Wilton, Jed Finlay, India Knight, Ben Miller, Gizelle Schoeman, lauren Petch, Jake Nelson 2nd Row: Jamie Crooks, Kian Jazayeri, Gabriel Stannett, Matthew Faganoslawskyj, lennon Post, lennox Payne, Rikka Ly, Dio Ambudi Front Row: Bree Johns, Jasmine Yao, Emily palmer-Wood, Izzy Frankham, Naomi Sakubu, Chanelle Francis, Alex pavlova Absent: Connor Stallard, Kevin Sukatanaya

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13WL Back Row: Jasper Mace, Fiona Browne, Natasha Gordon, Emily Picard 3rd Row: Ji Sun, Tyson Chan, Lachlan MacGregor, Callum Iddon, Daniel Evaroa, Liam Greenacre 2nd Row: Xavier Walsh, Theo Schoone, Ruby Macomber, Louie Lawton, Luciph Barlow, Will Grimwood, Jack Taylor, Rob Williams (Teacher) Front Row: Suhyeon Oh, Annaliese Austin, Nini Wang, Julia Clince, Yu Han Chu, Xuewen Chai, Sarah Flynn Absent: Ka Ngai Chan, Losi Eikieua, Jackson Li, Lewis Luo

Lupe RUBY MACOMBER Year 13 English

Uncle stained the fence black.

Teeth stained yellow, breath stained tobacco.

He hid his cigarettes in the garden.

Under leaves, between bricks and weeds.

Left like breadcrumbs and sometimes Lupe would find them.

Lupe, he’d say, I can’t stop now.

Lupe had never met a Fijian quite like him.

Listened to Tongan radio, real slow, hugging him was like holding back a tsunami.

Lupe never had enough arms.

Now he’s smoke, could ascend through any barricade.

OLIVIA MENZIES Year 13 Photography

Uncle liked the way Lupe’s cat wouldn’t go away.

They were both stubborn, in that way.

Lupe, he’d laugh, just leave me be.

Five years later, Lupe did her first Samoan Siva at seventeen in a purple puletasi, skin fair, nails green.

Hibiscus behind the left ear, met a boy, slow-danced at the ball.

Hibiscus behind the right ear.

Uncle, you should’ve been there to see it all.

Uncle was never the first to leave, until he did, rather abruptly.

Someone so high on life doesn’t belong six-feet below.

His lungs, they said, were the first to go.

Lupe waited until sunset.

She lay, spine on grass, as close to the ground as she could get, before it engulfed her.

In between the shoots, the roots and the weeds.

There lay a hibiscus where a cigarette should’ve been.

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NOW + THEN

YEAR 13 & LooKING BACK To YEAR 9

Dio Ambudi

Tiran Archary

Annaliese Austin

Blake Baguion

Jolie Bailey

Daniel Bay

Aimee Bell

Shana Bellamy

Sarah Bloomfield

George Brown

Ruby Brown

Oskar Burgess Roy

Maria Bush

Yasmin Butt

Nika Cabusas

Danielle Cailliau

Scarlet Cha

Tyson Chan

Jason Chang

Ahsan Chaudhary

Julia Clince

Mars Cook

Jess Cordes

Kalani Crockett-Winiata

Jamie Crooks

Jyllian Cruz

Johnny de Silva

Ashane Dissanayake

Lucy Dorman

Losi Eikieua

Daniel Evaroa

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noW + THEN YEAR 13

YEAR 13 & LOOKING BACK TO YEAR 9

Matthew Fagan-Oslawskyj

Eliesa Fakahokotau

Miguel Falqueza

Benjamin Findon

Jed Finlay

Sarah Flynn

Izzy Frankham

Aggie Goode Agatha Goode

Jerome Goode

Natasha Gordon

Kieran Gordon-McKee

Alvin Grant

Liam Greenacre

Will Grimwood

Folole Halatau

Dylan Halverston

Ethan Harper

Oliver Hayward

Tylar Hedley

Anthony Hogg

Patrick Houpapa-Wirihana

Mitchell Hutchinson

Callum Iddon

Kian Jazayeri

Bree Johns

Lennox Johnson

Jessica Kalbarczyk

Carlos Kennerley

India Knight

Elly Koulizi

Jerome Kumar

Samuel Lamont

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YEAR 13 & LOOKING BACK TO YEAR 9

Jack Lawton

Louie Lawton

Mia Lilley

Mikayla Locke

Rikka Ly

Jasper Mace

Lachlan MacGregor

Ruby Macomber

Alex Mainwaring

Anaan Malcolm

Porsche McIntosh

Ben Miller

Cade Mitchell

Logan Morris

Jane Mowat

Jessie Musgrove

Jake Nelson

Tyler Nicholson

Suhyeon Oh

Emily Palmer-Wood

Alex Pavlova

Lennox Payne

Jaime Pearson

Alex Phillips

Emily Picard

Aristotle Pone Pule

Lennon Post

Jack Price

Akanshi Ram

Claire Randall

Chris Raven

Alexandra Reekie

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YEAR 13 & LOOKING BACK TO YEAR 9

Jeremiah Rogo

Theo Schoone

Julia Sein

Zach Shadbolt

Nathan Shepherd

Tiana Shields

Angeline Tansir Sila

Nathan Sinclair

Bhavana Singh

Connor Stallard

Gabriel Stannett

Lee-Roy Tanginoa

Aliya Thurlow

Mayuka Toba

Anika Tunnicliffe

Mitchell Underwood

Zach Vea

Vinayak Verma

Rhys Victor

Charlotte Wakefield

Logan Walsh

Xavier Walsh

Izzy Wheeler

Max Wilson

Allely Wilton

Jessica Wilton

Matthew Wilton

Jasmine Yao

Sophia Yapedzieff-Watson

Nancy Zhong

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NO YEAR 9 pHOTO AVAILABLE + SENIOR ARRIVALS

Minto Abematsu

Angel Antonio

Seth Arnold

Luciph Barlow

Fiona Browne

Minseo Chae

Xuewen Chai

Ka Ngai Chan

Yiwen Chen

Yuxi Chen

Ziteng Chen

Yu Han Chu

Ethan Clark

Pedro Clark Lamarca

Courtenay Coad

Nathanael Coneglan

Sheng Dai

Viliami Folau

Chanelle Francis

Om Dev Gupta

Brooke Gustafson

Damian Hill

Natasha Hill

Baptiste Hoarau

April Horton

Can Huang

William Kirkness

Benjamin Konig Quevedo

Jisoo Kwon

Aaliyah Labial

Ching Lau

Phuong Huyen Le

Setefano Leaana

Jeongbeen Lee

Sanghoon Lee

Angela Li

Jackson Li

Yu Li

Chenhao Lin

Yingjia Liu

Lewis Luo

Olivia Menzies

Liam Morell

Abby Nalder

Rafael Nascimento

Alisha Neame

Dung Lam Nguyen

David No

Lewis O'Neill

Liam Paltridge

Moyan Pan

Shengze Pan

Lai Yu Liam Pei

Lauren Petch

Vu dung Pham

Jamie Pirie

Gizelle Schoeman

Amy Schwalger

Semisi Sesoni

I IRangiÄ tea Rangiātea Shepherd Shepherd

Kaarearea Shepherd

Te-Maunga-Roa Shepherd

Xini Puah

Naomi Sakubu

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Xini Puah

Naomi Sakubu

Gizelle Schoeman

Amy Schwalger

Semisi Sesoni

I RangiÄ tea Shepherd

Kaarearea Shepherd

Te-Maunga-Roa Shepherd

Nate Smith

Sam Steel

Andrea Stone

Kevin Sukatanaya

Ji Sun

Kaisei Suwa

Sho Tachibana

Nei Uee Taukaro

Jack Taylor

Max Telfer

Nicky Uhi

Lennox Uluilakepa

Bailey Wang

Nini Wang

Will Wang

Xilu Wang

Yize Wang

Xizhu Wei

Tammi Wineera

Sophie Wood

Yi Rong Xiang

Hedong Zhang

Ying Ying Zhong

Juan Pablo Yanez Dmitrii Zastavskii Caro

Fred Zhang

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ARt

EXTERNAL ART FOLIOS LEVEL 3

DIO AMBUDI |

YU LI |

Year 13 Art Design

Year 13 Painting

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Year 13 Art Design

EXTERNAL ART FOLIOS LEVEL 3

MARIA BUSH |

RUBY BROWN |

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Year 13 Photography

Year 13 Painting

MIKAYLA LOCKE |

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BACK ROW: Sarah Flynn, Ethan Harper, Fred Zhang, Yuxi Chen, Jeongbeen Lee, Nate Smith, Maria Bush, Naomi Sakubu, Jed Finlay, Lai Yu Liam pei, Hedong Zhang, Will Wang, Ching Lau, Lewis Luo, Dio Ambudi, Sam Steel, Jessie Musgrove, Jasmine Yao, Jisoo Kwon, Yu Han Chu, Xuewen Chai, Alex phillips, Emily picard, Annaliese Austin, Nathan Sinclair 6TH ROW: Kevin Sukatanaya, Xizhu Wei, Angela Li, Nini Wang, Olivia Menzies, April Horton, Yasmin Butt, Alisha Neame, Jolie Bailey, Emily palmer-Wood, Rhys Victor, Natasha Hill, Jane Mowat, Jessica Kalbarczyk, Sophie Wood, Folole Halatau, Brooke Gustafson, Aggie Goode, Anika Tunnicliffe, Danielle Cailliau, Chanelle Francis, Yu Li, Yiwen Chen, Allely Wilton 5TH ROW: Abby Nalder, Dmitrii Zastavskii, Amy Schwalger, Om Dev Gupta, Baptiste Hoarau, Rafael Nascimento, Cade Mitchell, Carlos Kennerley, Gizelle Schoeman, Izzy Frankham, Mia Lilley, porsche McIntosh, Ben Miller, Daniel Bay, Lucy Dorman, Courtenay Coad, Fiona Browne, Aimee Bell, Juan pablo Yanez Caro, Benjamin Konig Quevedo, Dung Lam Nguyen, Julia Clince, Liam Morell, Jasper Mace, Benjamin Findon 4TH ROW: Matthew Wilton, Chris Raven, Tyson Chan, Vinayak Verma, Jaime pearson, Xilu Wang, Zach Vea, Anthony Hogg, Liam Greenacre, Kaisei Suwa, Kieran Gordon-McKee, Nathanael Coneglan, Rikka Ly, Tylar Hedley, Damian Hill, Jerome Kumar, Losi Eikieua, Yingjia Liu, Logan Morris, Ashane Dissanayake, David No, Mikayla Locke, Alvin Grant, Johnny de Silva 3RD ROW: Callum Iddon, Lachlan MacGregor, Daniel Evaroa, Theo Schoone, Jeremiah Rogo, Ziteng Chen, Yize Wang, Mitchell underwood, Lennox payne, Logan Walsh, Matthew Fagan-Oslawskyj, Luciph Barlow, Lennon post, Gabriel Stannett, Max Telfer, Lee-Roy Tanginoa, Connor Stallard, Kian Jazayeri, Jackson Li, Tyler Nicholson, Jack price, Zach Shadbolt, Chenhao Lin, Jamie Crooks, Charles Wallace 2ND ROW: Nika Cabusas, Jyllian Cruz, Scarlet Cha, Bhavana Singh, Aaliyah Labial, Tiana Shields, Angel Antonio, Charlotte Wakefield, Lennox Johnson, Can Huang, Anaan Malcolm, Ying Ying Zhong, Julia Sein, phuong Huyen Le, Akanshi Ram, Suhyeon Oh, Bree Johns, Andrea Stone, Yi Rong Xiang, Nancy Zhong, Alex pavlova, Mayuka Toba, Xini puah, Izzy Wheeler FRONT ROW: Xavier Walsh, Ahsan Chaudhary, Natasha Gordon, Will Grimwood, William Kirkness, India Knight, Aristotle pone pule, Claire Randall, Bailey Wang, Jessica Wilton, Jerome Goode, Ruby Macomber, Jack Lawton, Ruby Brown, George Brown, Jess Cordes, Louie Lawton, Angeline Tansir Sila, Tiran Archary, Alexandra Reekie, Oliver Hayward, Miguel Falqueza, Kalani Crockett-Winiata, Blake Baguion, Jake Nelson

YEAR 13 CLASS OF 2019

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THE LAST WORD And finally, a few last words from some good memories and pearls of wisdom from a few of our senior students

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