Aquinas College Tauranga Yearbook 2021

2021

HOLD FAST TO TRUTH | KIA MAU KI TE PONO

Thank you to the 2021 Magazine Committee.

For your hard work with photography, content curation and commitment especially during working remotely! You deserve your Summer break - rest up for the next part of your journey!

Charlotte Watson, Lucy Dekker, Charlotte van den Borst; Odette Roberson and photographers Lucy Eastergaard, Amy Cheetham and Emma Audas.

Front Cover Photo: Mrs Kelly Saunders, Leader of Learning - Faculty of Arts Image: ‘2021 Aquinas Athletics Day, Year 9 Aurelia James, competing in the Long Jump’

BISHOP’S MESSAGE TO COLLEGE STUDENTS 2021 I have just read an article written by (to use his own description) a nature-loving hippie.

He recounts visiting a monastery in Hungary with his Christian girlfriend. He wrote, I had no religious upbringing whatsoever.

I wasn’t baptised. I felt embarrassed to be living with a community of monks.

Masses where there is suddenly profound silence and stillness that is quite startling.

These are moments where we echo the words of the young prophet Samuel, Speak Lord, your servant is listening.

Yet this introduction to the monastic life probably made a convert of me. I was baptised and confirmed into the Catholic Church. I was 21. Despite my difficulties with some of the positions the Church takes up, I knew – from the experience of being part of the endless rhythm of prayer that there was something more important at the heart of it.

Six years later he went for a month-long retreat in a Carthusian monastery. The monks meet for Mass and prayer three times a day, the night prayer being from midnight to 3.00am. They go for a walk and speak to each other just once a week. The rest of their week is spent in silence. Of his experience he writes, I realise how long I spent waging a war with silence –spending a huge portion of my time reading, writing and working in order to somehow defeat it.

I almost became overwhelmed during my time there by the thought that everything I know and love will die. I’m not sure how I got through the crisis, but I actually came to enjoy the process: it was liberating and human to ask questions and not to know the answers, and to be a subject rather than an object of God. More than anything, I realised how deeply enjoyable and satisfying it is just to listen.

Masses where there is suddenly profound silence and stillness that is quite startling.

These are the moments where we echo the words of the young prophet Samuel, Speak Lord, your servant is listening.

So why have I shared this? I think silence is one of the most precious and yet one of the most undiscovered gifts in our world. So often we want to fill silence with our devices and their noise. We chat away to our friends but often about trivial things. We often long for silence in our homes and lock ourselves in our room but when we get there we fill the silence with other things.

We live in a world that is becoming busier and busier, an age of so much technology, and yet more and more people are becoming more deeply unhappy. And again there is the temptation to fill these feelings of unhappiness or emptiness with more noise or distractions.

Silence is the wilderness where we are truly invited to encounter ourselves and where we might hear the whisper of God. It is the place where we discover that we are loved, where I can discover that life is much bigger than me and at the same time where I discover the incredible dignity of who I am. And it’s in silence that we can start to learn the language of God who speaks in the depths of our heart. We learn to reflect and slow down.

When you learn the art of silence even in the midst of your busyness you can capture that rare stillness where you know something is happening deep within you even though you might not be able to understand or explain what’s happening. I experience this in many ways, but at times we have shared this together at your College

Steve Lowe BISHOP OF HAMILTON

Kia kaha, Kia maia, Kia manawanui Be strong, be brave, be steadfast

E ngā paemaunga, e ngā māta waka huri noa i te rohe tēnei te mihi nui ki a koutou katoa.

E tuku ana ngā mihi ki a koutou te mana whenua o Tauranga Moana, Ki a koutou hoki te whānau whānui o te Kareti o Akuina.

Kāti anō kia mihi atu ki te katoa e noho tahi nei i raro i te maru o te Atua.

Nō reira, tēnā anō hoki koutou katoa.

This whakatauki seems appropriate as we reflect on what has been an extraordinary two years in education amid the backdrop of an evolving global pandemic.

While we hoped that lockdowns and restrictions were behind us when our country eliminated Covid-19 in 2020, it proved to be wishful thinking. 2021 has been more disruptive in many ways through the emergence of the Delta variant. It has challenged us spiritually, educationally, socially and operationally.

I’ve been very proud of how our community has responded to the challenges presented by the restrictions imposed upon us. We have demonstrated a willingness to look at our reality and consider different ways of doing things.

While some compromises have had to be made, we managed to innovate and establish new opportunities.

Livestreaming our Prizegiving events is just one example. We never imagined the requirement to do this at the beginning of the year. Still, now we must consider this becoming part of what we do in future years to leverage greater engagement within our community.

There are many more examples just like this that we can draw learnings from through this experience.

Late last year, the World Economic Forum produced its Top 10 Skills of 2025.

Critical thinking and problem-solving topped the list of skills employers believe will grow in prominence in the next five years. These have been consistent since the first report in 2016. But newly emerging in this report were skills in self-management such as resilience, stress tolerance and flexibility. Resilience is an increasingly valuable attribute in our changing world. Earlier this year, I had the privilege of listening to Dr Ashley Bloomfield at the National Principals’ conference. In his address, he reflected on his lessons and his new understanding of resilience. He shared that in 2020 he reached his limits of mental, emotional and physical well-being. In response, he took time off, re-centred and reconnected with his family. As a result, Dr Bloomfield changed his view of

resilience from being able to “power through” to having an acute awareness of when his limit was reached and how he needed to address that. Resilience is not ‘powering through’ at all costs – it’s about being flexible and open to adapting to a challenge while harnessing strategies that help us as we near our limits. Research tells us that resilience isn’t hard-wired; it’s developed over time as we face challenging situations. We’ve all learned lessons about resilience, which is unquestionably beneficial as we move forward in our changing world.

In a recent letter from the New Zealand Bishops’ Council, they commented about how we have all had to make significant sacrifices because of the restrictions imposed due to Covid-19.

Some people have carried, and continue to carry, the burdens and negative consequences of Covid-19 more than others. Some among us have sustained significant financial impacts while others are more vulnerable to the virus. They include those with a compromised health status or living circumstances and those with a chosen involvement in higher-risk front-line roles related to keeping us all safe. The principle of the ‘preferential option for the poor’, which is an integral part of Catholic social teaching, demands that the needs and vulnerabilities of all these people take priority as we continue to respond and adapt to the new world shaped by Covid-19.

I am particularly troubled at this time by the tensions that have emerged around ‘vaccine mandates’ and the ‘My Vaccine Pass’. Lines of division are being created within families and communities. These tensions call for restraint and discipline.

While we can disagree with those who have a different view to our own, the Gospel dictates we must continue to show love, care and compassion in all circumstances. Every individual is worthy of respect and has an inviolable human dignity, meaning that one’s mana should always be upheld. Jesus gave us the perfect model of empathy and understanding as he served and cared for others

throughout his earthly ministry. Let us ground ourselves in His model of servant love as we seek to inform, shape, and fuel every relationship in which we participate as God’s people.

Our Graduate Profile calls for our students to live their lives as Disciples of Christ, embodying our Touchstones. Through the modelling and support of staff, whānau and community, we companion them to authentically become a Disciple of Christ. As St. Teresa of Ávila so beautifully said: Christ has no body but yours, No hands, no feet on earth but yours, Yours are the eyes with which He looks compassion on this world, Yours are the feet with which He walks to do good, Yours are the hands with which He blesses all the world.

Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, Yours are the eyes, You are His body.

I pray that we can collectively take our Touchstones out into the world and be His body to all we meet during these challenging times.

This year unfortunately saw the passing of our College Kaumatua. Dr Kihi Ngatai QSM, of Ngāi Te Rangi and Ngāti Ranginui, died in August at the age of 91. Koro Kihi, as he was affectionately known at the College, was our kaumatua since before the College opened.

He was long acknowledged as the chief spokesperson for Ngāiterangi and other Tauranga Moana iwi. He served on the Waitangi Tribunal hearing for the Ngāpuhi claims. He was also a skilled horticulturalist. With his late wife Maria, Koro Kihi planted one of the first kiwifruit orchards in the Bay of Plenty more than 40 years ago and encouraged Māori involvement in the kiwifruit industry. Koro Kihi was a beloved and esteemed Tauranga kaumātua, and we were extremely fortunate to be so closely linked to him, his wife Maria and their whānau. Their commitment to Katorika Māori and the establishment of our College has left an indelible mark on our community. Kua hinga te tōtara o Te Waonui a Tāne | The tōtara has fallen in the forest of Tane.

While the last two years have been, at times, trying, I am most grateful for the

fantastic community in which I serve! I am so proud of our students and staff for how they have responded to the challenges, setbacks, surprises and opportunities that emerged throughout this time. I am also truly thankful for the ongoing support of our community as we partner with you in the education and spiritual enrichment of your children.

The College has had to demonstrate flexibility again this year and, in many cases, cancel or modify opportunities and events we had planned. Your understanding in these situations was greatly appreciated.

I must acknowledge, thank and pay tribute to our staff team. We have an amazing group of people, united in their passion and relentless determination to serve our young people. I am truly humbled to work with such a dedicated and committed group of professionals!

Working in education can often be a thankless vocation, but seeing young people grow and thrive is what drives educationalists. After another challenging year, they deserve a well-earned Summer break! To our staff members who are not returning, we thank you for your immense contributions to our community and we pray for the Lord’s guidance and blessing on you move on to the next phase of your journey.

of bringing your peers with you, and you have led by example and with distinction. We wish all of our Graduates every blessing in your journey’s beyond our College. You are forever part of the Aquinas College family and we hope to keep in touch.

We thank God for these wonderful people and the many blessings given to us.

We pray for God’s continued blessings and guidance as we continue in our educative mission to touch the hearts of our young people so that they can develop into young men and women of faith, integrity and scholarship, committed to the service of others.

I pray that the Holy Spirit continues to unite and guide each one of us in our daily lives. May we always remember to press into the richness and fullness of the gift, that is our faith. May the peace of Christ be with you all this Christmas Season.

Mā te Atua tātou e manaaki – May God’s Blessings be upon us all Matt Dalton PRINCIPAL

I also wish to pay tribute to the excellent leadership in governance that the Board of Trustees provides to our College and community. I thank our Chair, Mr Scott Kahle, Deputy Chair, Mrs Clare Sokimi and all Board members for your guidance and support again this year. Your work is essential in enabling our College to deliver the best possible outcomes to our young people.

To our Year 13 Graduates, you have been wonderful leaders and ambassadors for our College. We are so proud of your endeavours and achievements this year! I firmly believe that the Year 13 cohort set the tone and have a significant impact on the culture of a school. I must acknowledge our Student Executive and Committee Leaders, led superbly by our Head Students, Charlotte Watson, Dominic Piceno, Isaac Jarden, Tewi Curtis-Lowe and Sia Hay. It has been a privilege and a pleasure working with you all. You have risen to the challenge

Aquinas College Kaumatua Dr Kihi Ngatai QSM 1930 - 2021

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2021

Board Chair

With the ever-changing face of 2021, and the multiple challenges this has meant to our students, their families, our staff and our wider community, I wish to thank each and every one of you for your support, your aroha and your commitment to ensuring our students continued their educational pathway.

To Matt and the Senior Leadership Team, thank you for the endless hours worked in planning (and then re-planning) protocols and procedures. Your determination to enable students and staff to be safe is commendable.

To our families, thank you for your patience and understanding of the very many difficult situations faced this year.

And to staff, your professionalism, the long hours worked, your positivity and your care for students has been indisputably amazing. On behalf of the Board of Trustees I firstly acknowledge everyone for your willingness to be part of the Aquinas College team to work with the challenges of 2021, and I wish you all a very Merry Christmas, a safe and blessed holiday season.

Scott Kahle Aquinas College BOT Chair

A special farewell...

Mary Walton started at the College in 2007 and since then has supported faculties, families and Business Managers to provide accurate accountability and reporting. Mary’s warm and counselling manner made a difference for families to support them in their times of need. We wish Mary well as she enjoys this next chapter.

Aquinas College Librarian and Foundation member, Bev Wills leaves us after 19 years. Her role included setting up and managing systems for our students to access, both digitally and in hard copy, books and resources to assist their studies. Thank you, Bev, for your service and commitment. We wish you well in the next part of your journey.

Farewell to Karin Small, Aquinas College Librarian, after 15 years of service, along with two years voluntary work prior. Karin’s work and support in the library has been beneficial to us all during this time.

She has been a valuable member of the team and a reliable resource in the library as well as in the English faculty in earlier years. Thank you Karin, enjoy time with family and friends.

Staff Leavers 2021 Mary Walton Bev Wills Paula Skelton Amber McKenzie Kevin Elder Monique Harris Marty Lee Shem Banbury Anita Boris Karin Small Richard Cameron

Rebekah Thompson (maternity leave).

Hannah Hobbs

Staff Newbies 2021 Angus Donaldson Laura McLennan Thomas McBride Celeste Foreman Helen Rejthar Nicola Jones Anna Francis Gill Oosthuizen Hannah McCall Anita Boros Bruce Buckton

SOME FINAL WORDS FROM THREE LONGTERM TEACHING STAFF...

Teaching Career: Started at North Shore Teachers College 1974 for three years before stints at Cornwall Park Primary, Bruce McLaren Intermediate the St Peters College Auckland.

Lived in Perth WA 1986/87 and taught there. Came back to SPC 1988-1995 before shifting to Napier and teaching at Colenso High School 1996-2002.

Teaching Career: I began teaching at Bethlehem College in 2001.

Arrived in Tauranga 2003 to start at Aquinas College. Been here ever since then.

All up…44 years at the coal face teaching!

Person who inspired me: There is no one experience/person that comes to mind. I just enjoy working in schools with great staff and awesome students.

What makes a good teacher?

From my experience if you don’t give homework the students seem to love you. But I gave them homework anyway!

An incredible moment?

Most stories are probably not appropriate for yearbook publication, however, one incredible moment that comes to mind was when a student cut his finger off with some scissors in the Year 7/8 department. I hate blood so that still gives me the creeps.

As for the most hilarious, I could mention the 1st XI being bowled out for 31 in just 16 overs in the Gillette Cup. But I won’t.

A saying you’re known for? “Have you thought of playing cricket this season? I can see you being a superb middle order batter and opening bowler.”

Proud moments at Aquinas?

I enjoy seeing the students go through the school and become amazing young people. Most of the memorable moments involve sports teams, the school magazine, AIMS Games, and Mr Braid’s famous Burma trail talk as he waits for it to get dark at Ngatuhoa Lodge.

Life after Aquinas?

A lot more ‘early mornings’ as I have to get across town before the start of school.

SHEM BANBURY

Person who inspired me: Dave Dalgleish, a legendary Intermediate school Principal in Auckland.

What makes a good teacher? Not taking yourself too seriously, letting the students see you for who you are (warts and all), being passionate about building relationships with students and staff and letting students know that you don’t actually know everything in your subject area.

An incredible moment? So many, but one we call here the A.H. Clause. This was where on a Y10 Camp a certain student took a hard suitcase with wheels on the 5 hour tramp from the Landing to Hot Water Beach on Lake Tarawera. Needless to say the wheels well and truly fell off!

A saying you’re known for? Whenever there is a bit of moisture around in the air and we are due to go outside for PE I love the expression…”You’re not a sugar cube are you?”

Proud moments at Aquinas? Every day has been an absolute privilege to be at Aquinas and that’s the way I like to see it.

Life after Aquinas?

A bit of kayak fishing, some caravanning around New Zealand and maybe finding some interesting work opportunities (like grape picking in Central Otago) and possibly the odd day’s relief teaching back at Aquinas...?

(If they will have me).

MARTY LEE

Teaching Career: Post grad teaching in Tauranga in 2008. (previously nurse/midwife for 20 years). I did a practicum at AC in 2008 and it felt like ‘coming home’. For 3 years I was at Otumoetai College and lucky to join the Aquinas family in 2012.

Person who inspired me: I had a fantastic inspiration as a teenager – Maths teacher Mrs Winterbottom was a queen.

What makes a good teacher?

Humour. Just gotta love the rangatahi.

A great team around you - the maths department was just awesome! Give the kids a fresh start every day.

An incredible moment?

EOTC Year 10 camp - always a highlight; Fiji service with the most amazing teams - Charlie and Kazza, Mikaere and Leon, those amazing Dunhams…Spirit of Adventure with the best Year 10s! Winning Harbourside Premier Netball with a talented bunch of girls; Singapore Netball with Ange and Hik; Skiing trips with Helen Loe and Paul Crosby- parents you dream of having on your team!

A saying you’re known for? My dean year group always said ‘Skeltz has got our back’. My advice to them - ‘Take your shoes off at the beach and feel the sand between your toes, and dance at every party!’

Proud moments at Aquinas?

The privilege of watching my own daughters grow into wonderful wahine during their time at Aquinas was amazing. Thank you to the village who helped raise them.

My dean year group of 2020 were my special whānau and supporting them for 5 years was one of my life’s treasures.

Life after Aquinas?

Despite loving my years at AC I was ready for a new challenge. I’m working as pastoral deputy principal at a small, rural high school in Te Kūiti with the most fantastic team of staff and students. I’m living my life with purpose knowing that I can make a difference every day.

PAULA SKELTON

AQUINAS COLLEGE

STAFF OF

2021

Charlotte Watson

Dominic Piceno

HEAD STUDENTS 2021 As our Aquinas journey comes to a close, there is so much to reflect on. Throughout our seven years at AC, we always looked up to the Head Students. Being tasked with the roles this year was both daunting and exciting! And with the help of our Aquinas family, this year has been the most memorable so far.

alongside Ms Greyling and Ms Jeftha, have been influential in the great year we have had. Mr Dalton’s drive and hard work has not gone unnoticed, and we have been so honoured to work closely with him throughout the year. We would not want to discuss the world’s events over biscuits and fruit bursts with anyone else!

At the beginning of the year, we reflected on the touchstones. Though we sometimes failed to recognise it throughout our Aquinas journey, we realised the values instilled by the touchstones make our school a step above the rest. Therefore, this year, our goal was to have the touchstones shown in all facets of Aquinas life.

Finally, our year group, who without a doubt, has been the reason for the greatness 2021 has brought Aquinas. There are many reasons we are proud to be Aquinians, but what makes us proudest is to be in a

The tremendous joy evident at annual sports events and Aquinas Day, with year groups coming together as a family at our retreats, to the countless hours of service given to the community by our Aquinas whanau. As we look back on our year, we can say with pride this goal was achieved, with the touchstones shining through all parts of AC life. We know that the values the touchstones give us are something we will treasure forever.

Our Aquinas journey would not be the same without the support network around us – our fantastic teachers and staff. Your passion, wisdom, and joy for Aquinas are inspiring. You are the reason for the College’s success and helped shape the young men and women that leave the college gates. The Student Executive,

year group alongside each of you. Thank you for putting your trust in us both; we are so proud and humbled to lead alongside you all.

The family we have created is something that we will cherish forever, and we are incredibly grateful.

We wish Jude, Tiana and all of the leaders 2022 and beyond the best of luck. We know that you will continue to make the school proud, and we are excited to see all that you achieve.

2021 STUDENT EXECUTIVE Over the past two years, COVID has overshadowed too many things!

It cancelled events, changed plans, and stopped us in our tracks countless times. However, the 2021 student executive marched on regardless as we have so much to be thankful for and proud of this year.

Each of our committees held a range of successful initiatives including the continuation of prem vs prem games and new initiatives like a cross college poetry competition. The ‘jedi council’ or house council also helped to create a memorable Aquinas Day and Athletics Day which took a lot of hours and effort.

The relationship as a group which we developed over the year made us an

extremely efficient team. Each of us knew that the others had our back if we needed, no matter how last minute the request was. Every executive year to year has something different to offer and has its strengths, however, our strength as a team solidified our position as the best executive Aquinas has ever seen!

Of course, there are two incredible women whose guidance cannot be ignored. Mrs Jeftha and Mrs Greyling were invaluable this year and we would have been lost without them. Thank you so much for your help, advice, and reality checks. This year would not have been the same without your wisdom.

EASTER WALK 2021

SPECIAL CHARACTER

SPECIAL CHARACTER

“Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you.

Amen.”

Aquinas College students have participated in a range of Catholic Character events this year to reflect their journey of faith and have willingly engaged in many activities across the College and local community. It was uplifting to see 45 senior students participate in our annual Cross-Walk on Holy Thursday. Beginning at St Thomas More Church, they journeyed to Tauranga by foot, through town, down to St Mary’s Catholic School before heading back to the College. (Images on previous page).

We are proud of the way in which our students continue to uphold and bring the College Touchstones alive, especially the Touchstone of Service, in their daily lives. Here are some of those special moments.

2021 Year 7

REFLECTION

On the first day of school this year, we were so nervous about starting at college. As we stood shaking in our shoes, we looked out at the other students and felt a wave of serious panic. They were so much older and taller than us. Luckily, the teachers were super welcoming, supportive and nice, plus we got to make a ton of new friends.

Throughout the year we have participated in Athletics Day, Cross Country, Swimming Sports, Service Day and House Singing. We have enjoyed learning in our specialist subjects; food tech, hard tech, DVC, and digital tech just to name a few. We have also loved having the opportunity to learn two languages - French and Māori.

To sum it all up overall our first year at Aquinas has been a great experience for all three of us and all the other year sevens.

– Olivia Kerr, Lila Drummond and Sophie Van den Borst

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2021 Year 8

REFLECTION

2021 Commenced with a wonderful Pōwhiri for all students new and old which was a comforting and inclusive start for all. The year was full of such hope, under the looming cloud of Covid. The enjoyment of reconnecting and participating in normal class programs were punctuated with outings including the Coastal Discovery trip to Mount Maunganui, Swimming Sports, and a fantastic Athletics day down at the Tauranga Domain. This was going to be a great year.

We had a quick Lockdown to keep us on our toes. But with fantastic support of friends and teachers we continued to uphold the Aquinas spirit and to build on our academic ability.

With every term, new discoveries were made. Including learning about our rapidly changing environment, infinitely huge universe, and precious water sources. School life leaves a trail of wonderful experiences which builds the memorable tapestry of our schooling, molding us into the people we will become.

We farewell some of us as they venture away from the school. The majority of us can be satisfied with this year and what we have achieved, and we look forward to coming back strongly, leaving our mark here at Aquinas College in the years to come.

– Alana Perrett and Baliegh Williamson

2021 Year 9

REFLECTION

We did it Team 9!

We came through a year of remote learning and snap lockdowns!

As a year group our participation levels have been through the roof. I’m proud of you all for your resillience, patience, and the joy you have brought to 2021.

Enjoy your summer break, have fun and come back as confident Year 10s for a less disruptive 2022.

2021 Year 10 REFLECTION

Yet another challenging year for us all. Your courage shown throughout has been amazing.

We had some fun with online learning, and I want to thank you all for your efforts in creating a positive learning environment.

Wishing you all the happiest of holidays with family and friends.

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2021 Year 11

REFLECTION

Even though we had so many interruptions throughout the year, as a group were so fortunate to still learn, compete, and socialise.

You also did the college proud at the peer support day. This Year 11 group embraced the essence of the College Touchstones.

Enjoy your break and come back refreshed!

2021 Year 12 REFLECTION

Our 2021 Year 12 cohort had a successful and exciting year, despite sudden interruptions that came along with lockdown. The ball was one of the most anticipated events, with the theme of ‘Euphoria’. Surrounded by walls of glitter and the amazing food provided, we had the time of our lives, quickly disregarding our fancy heels and boots to tear up the dance floor!

The annual Aquinas Day came around quickly - we brought our most enthusiastic singing voices and school spirit in light of the friendly rivalry.

The Year 12 retreat gave us a chance to spend time with our peers and teachers in preparation for the responsibilities of our final year at Aquinas. Held by the NET team and hosted by the Waihi Academy, we formed two groups over three days due to covid restrictions. Despite this, we had an incredible time taking part in individual prayer, games and having the unique opportunity to experience Adoration, which was led

by Father Matt. This retreat brought us closer as a year group, and the NET team reminded us how leadership and service go hand in hand with the help of letting God into our lives. We also got to experience a traditional Tea Ceremony!

It was a challenge to work remotely but we persevered to the very end 2021 has been an amazing year!

2021 Year 13 REFLECTION

Class of 2021 - we’ve done it!

These last seven years have been unforgettable, to say the least. From year 10 camp to the year 12 retreat (where the infamous exorcism took place), it has been a wild ride for our year group. The year 13 cohort has grown into a confident group of young men and women and we will miss each other a lot as we all embark on the next part of this journey we call life. This year, we took school spirit up a notch, because who doesn’t love some friendly competition between rival houses, we all brought our A-game to school events like, athletics, cross country, and of course the notorious house singing competition.

The touchstone of focus this year was service and the year 13’s did not disappoint in ensuring there was an emphasis on such an important value of Aquinas. On service day we got involved at Merivale primary school painting and building alongside many other initiatives that we helped make happen throughout the year.

Our highlights from this year include our school ball, year 13 retreat where after a lot of nagging, we got our dean, Mrs Greyling, to have a go on the Giant Swing, leavers day celebrations, house singing, and being able to hang out with each other every day. While the end of our time here at Aquinas has come to an end, the memories we have made these past seven years will be remembered forever. We have made connections with each other that cannot be broken and we can’t wait to reunite and watch our ten-year reunion videos together.

– Charlotte van den Borst

Its been an incredible year Browne House! Athletics, House Singing and Swimming Sports has definitely been one to remember. Lead by Fergus Glubb and Molly Barriball, Browne has had a fantastic,fun, purple filled year.

Fergus and Molly are so happy with the way that this year has played out and are so proud of all of the students that stepped up and tried their best through all of the house competitions!

We have enjoyed every aspect along the way. From laps around the field, creative and unique house themed space vehicles, competitive swimming and house singing.

Special Thanks to the rest of the Browne House year 13 cohort for all the support during the year and all the hard work that you all put into Browne house and making this year a great one!

We will remember and miss each and everyone of you! Good luck for next year team! - Molly, Fergus and 13BNIC

HOUSE CHANT: Cluny Pride! Cluny Pride!

We’re coming through so step aside! Watch out girls and boys from Heni Pore, Browne and Foy. Blue is gonna win the gold the dynamite is getting old - Gooooo CLUNY!

Twenty-twenty-one was a year full of fun.

For the boys and girls proudly wearing blue, We had an honourable reputation to renew.

Starting out strong at athletics, The blue showed off their olympic worthy genetics.

Continuing our unbeatable streak The blue showed up to Baywave the following week.

Leaving swimmers in torrents of white foam, Cluny was on the way to bringing the AA Cup home.

We ran in circles round the field, Causing other houses to yield.

Keeping strong with commitment, pride and rigor, Cross country saw our valiant display of vigor.

As competition turned from athleticism to singing Our boundless talent was what we were bringing.

Cluny dedicated blood, sweat and tears Producing a masterful performance to bless the judges ears.

Although unjustly robbed of the win; Lockdown bought us closer to our next of kin. Keeping house spirit alive, We marched around home chanting to Cluny Pride.

And to tribute another of many faultless years, – Cheers from Monty, Lucy and 13CMCM!

WHAT A GOLDEN YEAR THE MIGHTY FOY HAS HAD! From throwing water balloons at other houses to winning house singing, Foy has had a year to remember. Foy is lucky to have only the best students from Aquinas College. Odette and Sam are so proud of all the Foyians who willingly stepped up to their name and worked together to pull through with so many wins. But it’s not all about the wins. We have loved seeing all the house spirit when doing chants or learning the new songs. With the highly enthusiastic Mr Lee as head of Foy house, it made it hard to lose.

Winning three out of the four main house events as well as dominating on the dodgeball and basketball courts is something to be proud of. Foy, you have outdone yourself once again leaving everything out on the stage, field, and in the pool. We are so proud to have such an awesome group of students behind us. Special thanks to the senior cohort who were the backbone of our house, we couldn’t have done it without you.

We wish you luck for the coming years, ZIZABOOMBA! –Odette Roberson and Sam Taane.

It has been an honour serving as your house captains this year. While its not the year we were hoping for with the consecutive 4th places in every major event, we are still proud of all of the effort that was put in (despite how minimal it was at times). I’m sure if the haka and waiata competition had happened, we would have pulled through with the win. And if we leaders had the foresight to make our house singing a bit longer, we’re sure we would have won that as well. It has been an amazing experience to be your house captains and it has taught us much about patience and perseverance to say the least, but we wouldn’t trade this house for the world. So many memories and friends have been made sitting through those boring house assemblies and we will sorely miss it once we are gone.

Thank you to everyone who stepped up to help us out during the year, all of the juniors who tried your hardest in every event and the year 12s and 13s who helped lead the singing and haka. Special thanks go to Whetu for leading the haka and waiata single-handedly and Tyler for reading the notices. We appreciate you all and wish you the best going into the future.

Heni Pore’s year will come! – Liam Anderson and Alex Edwards

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2021 AQUINAS COLLEGE PRODUCTION

Aquinas College has a fine history of school productions.

Reluctantly, due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19, the school relinquished our 2021 show booking at Baycourt. However, there remained considerable interest within the student body to stage a show this year.

And so it was, in the final week of Term One, Natalie and Elise from Wright Rohde Theatre, a couple of teachers, and 40 Aquinas College students created the city of Athens and its surrounding enchanted forest all within the Aquinas Action Centre. We are, of course, referring to the inaugural Aquinas College production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It was a marvellous example of people working together to bring something exceedingly worthwhile to our community.

Audiences responded enthusiastically to a show blending iconic kiwi music and culture with timeless Shakespearean comedy. Students were involved in every show element, including cast, crew, lighting design, and all technical work.

It was a magnificent effort by our student body.

– Fraser and Katie Graham.

Thankyou!

It was humbling to receive sponsorship support from within and outside our College community. New Gold Sponsor Nicholas and Genna Meloni relished the chance to give back to local families who have supported Eves Realty. Pak’nSave Cameron Rd has been a longtime supporter of our performing arts: Oliver in 2015 and Fiddler of the Roof, 2019. We appreciate the support for our students with part-time work and donations of sausages for the ever-popular sausage sizzle fund-raisers! Many of the cast were proudly backed by their families and local businesses. Thankyou for this memorable experience.

A HEARTFELT THANKS TO GOLD SPONSORS NICHOLAS AND GENNA MELONI FROM EVES REALTY

“Such a great show. Well done to all the cast, crew, teachers and supporters for making the magic.”

– Kararaina Taylor-Levey “The show was amazing. Who knew Shakespeare could be so funny?!” – Kim Sherlock “I enjoyed being a part of the school production and making lots of new friends! Can’t wait to do it all again!”

– Sophie Van den Borst

A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SILVER, BRONZE AND FAMILY SPONSORS! WATER 4 U WATER COOLER SPECIALISTS O’CONNOR WARREN INSURANCE BROKERS HARPER SMITH RECRUITMENT | TIERRA DESIGN MANAGE BUILD | MAUO LEGAL CHAMBERS | PAK’NSAVE TAURANGA HAWES BUILDING SOLUTIONS | SYNERGY TECHNOLOGIES LYSAGHT SURVEYING ENGINNEERING LAND DEVELOPMENT ROBERSON FAMILY | JARDEN FAMILY BARRY CURHAM FAMILY TRUST

THE A RTS FAC ULT Y M R S K S AU N D E R S LO L - A RT S Hello from the Arts Faculty - Visual Arts, Drama, and Music.

The Arts staff are - Mrs Kelly Saunders: Leader of Learning Arts Curriculum, Mrs Helen Rejthar and Mrs Jenny Livingstone: Visual Art Teachers, Mrs G Oosthuizen: TIC Drama, Mrs Lynda Cooney: TIC Music, Ms Francie Murphy: Music and Year 7 Art teacher, and Mrs Julie Green Arts Coordinator.

Contemporary culture is fascinated with the new and the different. Therefore, more than ever, employers are looking for innovative thinkers. Arts ākonga (students) explore abstract concepts both individually and collaboratively. The focus of the Arts faculty is on our students learning to interpret and communicate ideas and refine creative thinking skills within the different disciplines of Visual Art, Drama and Music. Ākonga that are able to solve problems creatively will have an edge

M U S I C D E PA RT M E N T PERFORMANCE NIGHT The 2021 Aquinas Music Department music concert was held at the Otumoetai Baptist Church in June. Concert goers were treated to a wonderful evening of music to entertain all tastes, featuring our school choirs and bands.

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in the job market. Arts education explores, challenges, and celebrates unique artistic expressions of self, community, and culture.

2021 was a year of 1sts for the Arts Faculty. ‘First Act’ was a collaborative Visual Arts and Drama experience, the first year for our two new staff members - Mrs Helen Rejthar and Mrs G Oosthuizen, who have brought to Aquinas enthusiasm and pure joy for teaching their subject areas. 2021 also saw the addition of a new Level 1 NCEA specialist course: Digital Art, which has been incredibly successful. All squeezed in between changing alert levels and uncertainty.

The Music and Drama students once again have had a busy and successful year, with the talents of our students on show on several occasions. Well done to those students who have had the courage and talent to get up in front of their peers and the local community and do such amazing performances.

For many students, 2021 produced its challenges but this did not limit their successes and I am proud to say that I walked alongside them. I look forward to seeing where they take these skills and passion in 2022.

MRS G OOSTHUIZEN

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1st Act – an Art and Drama one-night-only collaborative evening: bringing together the community, creative arts, food and drink for a unique experience. Being able to exhibit and perform ākonga work in a professional setting (contemporary art gallery), beyond the requirements of an NCEA assessment, was an exciting opportunity and one that will no doubt be repeated for years to come.

Visual artwork was showcased (in frames, suspended from above on a large concrete wall) from Years 11, 12 and 13 ākonga, alongside the gallery owner and artist Jacki Barklie’s at local gallery Back Studio. The Year 11 Digital Art students exhibited digital illustrations and landscape photography from their Level 1 Digital Art course. Year 11, 12 and 13 art students presented a range of artwork approaches drawings, photography, collage canvas artwork and paintings - from internal assessments and the start of their external folio boards.

The senior drama students delighted with pop-up drama performances. The first being a monologue about a frustrated artist grappling with ancient fairy tales’ and political incorrectness. Later, an improvisation from a Commedia dell’arte piece – a theatre form popular in Italy in the 16th century often performed in town squares and marketplaces and characterised by stock characters and physical comedy. The third performance, ‘The Bald Prima Donna’, is a piece of Absurd Theatre by Romanian playwright Eugene Ionesco. This form of theatre was a reaction to the chaos and devastation wrought by World War 2, embracing the chaos with slapstick comedy, and language deterioration.

A big thank you to Mrs Green and the Arts Faculty team, the Student Arts Executive, especially visionaries Ella Svendsen and Lily Hodgson (our MC for the night).

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Visual Art is not only an art form but is a way of seeing the world. We live in an image-saturated world where more importance is placed on visual literacy than ever before. In response, we teach the Visual Arts in a way that encourages ākonga (students) to examine and respond to their world. Ākonga learn to use their imagination to engage with unexpected outcomes and to explore multiple solutions - they have the freedom to learn that often there are multiple ‘correct’ solutions to an Art question.

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The Junior Visual Arts are centred around experiencing the genres taught as senior specialist subjects and having lots of fun. Junior Arts explore painting, photography, moving image (video), digital art-making, printmaking and sculpture. Our approach promotes motivation to learn by emphasising active hands-on engagement and creative risk-taking. This year we introduced (a first for Aquinas Visual Arts) an independent folio board in the Year 10 Art course: ākonga were incredibly enthusiastic for the chance to take control of their art-making path.

The final results reflect their engagement with the stunning level of artwork produced and the range of approaches explored. We cannot wait to see what this group achieve in 2022 (and beyond).

The visual arts staff are very proud of our senior ākonga and their achievements this year. They have explored a wide range of topics, content and stylistic approaches and as a result, have produced some stunning artwork.

A special feature of the senior visual arts is that we enable our art ākonga to grow their individual style supporting and empowering them in their choice of expression: working with teacher-directed overarching

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In 2021 senior visual arts ākonga had the opportunity to participate in a public group art exhibition “1st Act”. Due to the success of this evening, and the learning experience of participating as a ‘real’ artist, this will become a regular feature of the visual arts year.

To conclude the year in a manner that it deserved, we celebrated our senior ākonga successes and acknowledged all of their hard work and effort with an L1-3 external folio exhibition (onsite). On display, we also had a Year 13 Photography digital moving-image folio board: an exciting new approach to the traditional 2D folio board. Seeing both the range of skill and art-making approaches in this exhibition highlighted (again) the incredible talent we have and I am honoured to be working alongside these students I look forward to seeing their next steps.

SENIOR FOLIO EXHIBITION

At the start of Term Two, all Years 12 and 13 art ākonga visited the ‘NCEA Top Art 2021 Exhibition’ at Tauranga Art Gallery. Top Art is an annual touring exhibition featuring a selection of the NCEA Level 3 portfolios that achieved Excellence in Visual Art in the previous year from across New Zealand. Five streams were covered: design, painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.

It was an inspiring trip and a great jump start for our ākonga creating their own external folio body of work.

Later in the term, all of the senior Visual Arts (Y11-13) ākonga attended the gallery to take part in a practical mural painting workshop with local contemporary artist Kelcy Taratoa (Ngai Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāti Raukawa). In this workshop, the artist worked with ākonga to explain how he approaches large scale artworks by visiting his site-specific work ‘Kotahitanga’ - across from the gallery in Masonic Park. Students learnt about the influences of space, architecture, design, and practical applications processes and techniques.

Both trips were incredibly successful from working alongside a well-known artist to seeing ‘real’ top external folios in person – rather than small on a digital screen.

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themes they independently interpret the theme to create unique and personal artwork - the result this year has been awe-inspiring. We have had ākonga responding to the same theme but working in both traditional hand-generated art-making genres and contemporary digital fields: digital painting, illustration, design and photography.

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MRS G OOSTHUIZEN JUNIOR & SENIOR DRAMA

This year has been a flurry of creativity, with the year 9s learning about the origins of Drama from the Greeks onward.

The year 7 and 8s experimented with devising and improvisation and the Year 10, 11 and 12s played with anti-realist styles.

Despite the constant challenges and interruptions posed by

SENIOR PRODUCTION The Bald Prima Donna “How bizarre, curious, strange! This line is said by Mr Martin, in Ionesco’s A bald Prima Donna. This was performed by the Senior Drama students in the fourth term as part of their exploration of Theatre of the Absurd. This theatre form is often bizarre, but also extremely thought-provoking and the senior students performed Ionesco’s dark comedy with style. The piece was directed by Emma Audas and Finn Taylor-Levey. The class also experimented with Commedia dell’arte, an improvisational theatre form with an emphasis on physical comedy.

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the threat of COVID and lockdowns we have been able to showcase some beautiful work to parents and whanau.

As a new teacher to Aquinas, I have found the school welcoming and receptive to new ideas. I look forward to being able to continue the innovative work that we started this year.

Every Thursday, students gather in the Drama room for the Drama club. This has been an opportunity for anyone to join in and great fun has been had performing scenes, dressing up and participating in theatre games. Emma Audas has led this club enthusiastically and has displayed creativity and commitment.

SHEILA WINN S h a ke s p e a r e c o m p e t i t i o n On the 7th of April, our Drama students participated in the Sheila Winn Shakespeare Competition a first for Aquinas College. The Shakespeare competition was held at Mount Maunganui College and was open to all Bay of Plenty schools. The Festival is an annual event that involves more than half the secondary schools in the country. It is a celebration of both performance and Shakespeare’s works.

Lucia Watt, Caitlin Guidera, Ruby Hunt, Finley Jones and Finn TaylorLevey performed Act 5, scene 1 from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ in which Bottom and his hapless fellow craftsmen perform their play, a fumbling, hilarious version of the story of Pyramus and Thisbe. The students thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to perform and walked away inspired by the performances from other schools.

JUNIOR DRAMA Ye a r s 7 - 1 0

George Bernard Shaw said, “We don’t stop playing because we grow old…we grow old because we stop playing.”

Junior drama is a space in which to play, experiment and experience different types of performance during a half-year rotation. In Year 7 the focus is on storytelling. The pupils wrote scripts based on children’s classics and later devised their own “Kiwi” style fairytales which saw Cinderella losing a jandal and Rapunzel being imprisoned at the top of the Sky Tower.

The Year 8 students staged Choral verse performances and enjoyed the skills that come with improvisation and theatre sports.

Year 9 forms the basis for senior Drama with a foray into the intrigue of Greek Theatre, the physicality of stock characters, foottapping Musical theatre and a One-Act that packs a punch.

The commendably keen and diligent Year 10 students were given the opportunity to present Living with Lady Macbeth by Rob John to an invited audience. This imaginative take on a teen whose obsession with the Bard’s Lady M was exciting to stage and the actresses were a pleasure to direct.

The students displayed the ability to collaborate, create and experiment in a safe, fun space. It has been a year that has seen immense growth and development.

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MS F MURPHY JUNIOR MUSIC

What a year 2021 has been for music and the entertainment industry! Learning about music enables ākonga to understand it is a sonic language born of context that communicates layered meaning in expressive musical works. They learn to express and interpret ideas within diverse creative, technological, and cultural frameworks.

Aquinas music seniors are active participants in all aspects, and research shows personal wellbeing is enhanced. They develop confidence in expressing themselves creatively and emotionally through producing original music. Online music-making in our senior programmes has seen technology fully utilised with a large variety of software programmes used to create original pieces.

4 3 r d N AT I O N A L YO U T H J A Z Z F E S T I VA L Ta u ra n g a E a s t e r J a z z Fe s t i v a l Our Aquinas Bigband participated in the 43rd National Youth Jazz Competition which took place prior to the Easter Jazz Festival in Tauranga. This was the first time Aquinas had entered this competition and we are proud to have been attained a Silver Award.

Our performance was followed by a masterclass and helpful appraisals and coaching by the Judges Dr Rodger Fox and Eilish Wilson. This was a valuable experience for our musicians.

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We were fortunate with our NCEA Group Performance duo with Lily Hodgson and Gina Knowles performing their original song at the Smokefree Rockquest early in the year. Students enjoy the opportunity to collaborate, learning valuable ensemble skills.

Solo performances from Y11-13 students for music internals have been of an exceptional standard this year – a credit to their resilience and hard work. NCEA students are predominantly involved in our premier groups: Aquinas College Orchestra, Aquinas College Big Band, and the auditioned mixed choir Voci Celesti.

Diversity is encouraged and creativity abundant in the music, and we celebrate our student’s successes.

Congratulations to Senior Aquinas Woodwind and Brass players for being offered places in National Youth Orchestras 2021. Selected for the NZ Secondary Schools Symphony Orchestra were trumpeters Sylvester Green and Ned Shaw. Isaac Jarden (Baritone Saxophone) and Sylvester Green were also offered a place in the New Zealand Youth Symphonic Winds Orchestra.

Students in the Junior Music programmes have created music and sound effects to original stories and local

Junior music has encouraged developing practical skills with Djembe drumming in groups, Ukulele, Guitar and keyboard, recreating many of their favourite songs. Music Technology has featured in all our programmes with Google Chrome Music Lab - Songmaker, Incredibox, Soundtrap and Music coding in Scratch. Y10 ākonga also enjoy Sibelius, Ableton and Mixcraft as composition tools. Our Itinerant Music Teachers support opportunities to learn an instrument out of class with several students involved in the Aquinas College Orchestra, Big Band, Junior Choir, Voci Celesti and Liturgy Band.

CHOIR - VOCI CELESTI Big Sing 2021 Aquinas College choir Voci Celesti performed at the Regional Big Sing Choral competition on 17 June at Holy Trinity church in Tauranga. They were one of 22 choirs from the Waikato / BOP region taking part in this annual competition.

Three award categories are recognised: Commended, Highly commended and Very Highly Commended, with Voci Celesti awarded Highly commended.

Aquinas College choir students gave an outstanding performance of their three chosen songs, receiving a standing ovation in the evening Gala Concert.

Congratulations Voci Celesti!

Through studying music, ākonga can develop a deeper understanding of themselves, exploring different contexts and kaupapa. Music can be a waka, or vaka, for ākonga to connect with their whakapapa and engage their own and others’ contexts, spirituality, emotions, and ideas.

JUNIOR CHOIR Ta u ra n g a P r i m a r y S c h o o l s M u s i c Fe s t i v a l The Junior Choir have worked really hard this year and have gone from strength to strength, both in terms of the number of members and their sound!

They performed at the Waipuna Hospice as part of Service Day and at the Music Department Concert.

This amazing group of Year 7 and 8 students have really impressed with their commitment to rehearsals and in the way that they work together and support each other.

LITURGY BAND The Liturgy Band have had another productive and successful year, with their repertoire and group numbers expanding. They performed at the Aquinas College/ Parish Mass at Saint Mary’s and also at the Mass of the Spirit, as well as the start of school Liturgy. They also performed at the Music Department Concert at the Otumoetai Baptist Church. This band keep getting tighter as a group and this shows in their performances.

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Māori legends from Tauranga Moana, resulting in delightful performances. Music is a rich part of the culture of Aotearoa and a vital part of life for Māori and Pacifica communities. It’s an art form used to express histories, local contexts, language, aspirations, and mātauranga Māori and Pacifica knowledge.

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Haere mai - to our new 9 Tikanga programme!

Students in Year 9 this year had the opportunity to choose Te Reo Māori as a subject, but everyone had the chance to improve their knowledge of what it means to live in bicultural Aotearoa, through this new course. A highlight was the combined trip with the Y9 retreat to Te Puna.

Scholarship Stay tuned for the first year of Media Studies Scholarship at Aquinas College in 2022.

Auckland Writers’ Festival The whole of Year 10 had the chance to listen to world-renowned authors present in the Aotea Centre, Auckland – and be inspired to write themselves.

This was followed by a Young Writer’s Day Out here in Tauranga, which ten of our keenest Year 10 writers attended. Don’t be surprised if you see some published work one day soon!

Ugly Shakespeare

Fun in French

Year 9 and 10 were treated to this amazing and HILARIOUS production right here at Aquinas. What an opportunity! We got to see Much Ado About Nothing, set in Aotearoa – tino pai!

While we can’t go gallivanting around the world to French-speaking nations (don’t worry, it’s still on the list for some time in the future!) we can eat French food (mmm, crepes), celebrate the joys of being able to communicate in another language and learn about another culture. Trēs bien!

Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori Kia Kaha te Reo Maori! We were once again challenged to speak Te Reo Māori – and it is fabulous to hear the language being embraced so widely and with such joy.

ICAS English exams Students at all levels entered this international exam, proving their expertise in all things English…

International Week This week of celebration and diversity was very rudely interrupted by lockdown – but we made sure to have our international dress-up when we got back!

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A complex world, Where words get hurled, A twisted spite, In line with the old,“I have a right”, An escape from reality, To forget mortality, To fight a mentality, That there’s a wrong and a right sexuality.

“Black lives matter” The crowd forced to scatter “For more important matters”, In the words of an oppressor, Attempting to silence the defiant voices.

The biggest year this decade, Let us hope it is never replayed….

– Auryn Symonds

On line

Heel to toe That’s where it starts You see there is an art to find your feet and straddle that thin wire all the time keeping a foothold in that daily swing and sway to gain a balance - of sorts.

No mean feat to place one foot in front of the other and then again, and again, and even do it again.

Just to show up each time and place yourself on the line.

Media Studies Trip Year 12 and 13 students of Media were lucky enough to be the guest audience for a live show of The Project – what a fab experience.

We also visited the AUT Media and Communications faculty, where we saw students involved in radio and TV broadcasting, special effects and journalism.

The last stop was at FCB Media, one of New Zealand’s leading media and advertising agencies, where we learnt about the “real world” process of creating media products for clients and consumers.

An inspiring trip!

That, and a faith to sometimes shift From the centre plank (once red heartwood grain now pale and polished by daily tread) in your little bobbing boat to tack a different line of attitude.

To step cross the pitching gunwhale and out on to that churning water in hope-held belief you will not be swamped, to sink flailing, gulping for air into those imagined downfalls.

That you will instead land on your feet to tread that water, transformed in the faith you won’t drown today.

You will surface and cross to the other side because you are sick of being wrong-footed on that thin line.

So take light steps Heel to toe, use the surface tension to cross your Rubicon and find a different line of sight as you get back on your feet.

- Peter Boyle September 2021 (English Teacher)

Te Reo – Maori Our te reo Māori department has undergone some changes to the junior programme. Whilst the Year 9 te reo Māori course has now become an option for students to select, Tikanga Māori is now compulsory for all Year 9 students. This has allowed students to learn about the customs and protocols of te ao Māori in a more meaningful and practical way. Tikanga Māori is very important for our students to connect with as it will guide them on their pathways beyond school. We are committed to helping whānau and students becoming bicultural learners in Aotearoa.

Our senior reo programmes also continue to work hard to realise the potential our students have in acquiring and revitalising our language.

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Manu Korero He aha te kai a te rangatira?

He kōrero, he kōrero, he kōrero

Ngā Manu Kōrero is a speech competition held all around Aotearoa.

This year the Mataatua manu kōrero competition was held in Rūātoki.

Whetumarama Timutimu, entered this speech competition as the first student from Aquinas College to participate in this special event. Her oratory skills were regarded as being one of the best at the event.

Whetumarama placed 2nd overall and 1st in the impromptu section. She represented her whānau, her hapū, her iwi, and the school with distinction.

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Mā te whiritahika whakatutuki ai ngā pūmanawa ā tāngata Together weaving the realisation of potential

KAPA HAKA

Kapa Haka is an integral part of te ao Māori, and Aquinas College has been working hard to realise the potential it has for our tamariki. This year Te Kapa Haka o Te Kāreti o Akuina took part in Te Haka a Toi. This was the first time a group from Aquinas College had entered an event as significant as this. Te Haka a Toi is the regional kapa haka competition which has schools from all over the Mataatua region compete to gain a spot in the national haka competition. The students worked very hard to get to this point and their courage to stand has been a testament to the work done by our kapa haka tutor, Matua Rawiri.

SCIENCE 2021 was another important year for Science worldwide.

Here at Aquinas, our students have been engaged in learning about how the material world, the physical world and the living world are intertwined. Matauranga Maori has framed many of the learning experiences with cross-curricular connections with Mathematics, Religious Education and Tikanga leading to authentic learning opportunities.

Our Year 9MSC integrated programme continued in 2021 and we welcomed Mr Tom McBride and Mr Fraser Graham into the faculty to facilitate this course, working alongside Ms Jacq Burrell to bring the integrated curriculum across Science and Mathematics to life. Their innovation and enthusiasm has greatly enhanced learning for our Year 9 students.

Mrs Paula Skelton left our school in Term 2 for a fantastic role as Deputy Principal at Te Kuiti High School and we thank her for the many years of enthusiastic teaching she has undertaken in our Science Faculty. Her commitment to the well-being of our students has been hugely appreciated. We wish her every future success.

We have been fortunate to complete some awesome learning experiences outside of the classroom and the year kicked off with the annual Cockle count at Tauranga moana, where students sampled the amazing life found in the intertidal zone.

The 11SCA trip to Mt Tarawera was extraordinary and the spiritual importance of this local landmark was even more significant as the weather descended, plunging us into the eerie shroud of cloud that covered the crater. The renowned 13 Biology field trip to Auckland was delayed and this made the overnight excursion even more special. Weta punga, kokako, takahe and so many more unique endemic New Zealand fauna were seen and sleeping under the tunnels at the Aquarium was a real highlight.

The Year 12 Technology students have been adding value to our Greenhouse area as part of their ‘Aquinas Issues’ project and this has built on our capacity to provide food for the Under the Stars charity – an important focus of the Science team which aligns with the touchstone of Service.

SOCIAL SCIENCES

Ko te pae tawhiti, whāia kia tata Ko te pae tata, whakamaua kia tina Seek out distant horizons, and cherish those you attain The Social Sciences is sometimes called the Humanities and is the study of people, their interactions, and how we connect with both people and our environment. We look beyond the horizon, learning from our past and considering our future.

Our Year 9 curriculum embraces this connection by integrating with English. This combined curriculum encourages students to recognise the ability for skills and thinking to transcend subject boundaries.

Social Studies in Year 10 is all about looking local, and thinking global. By examining battle sites, environmental disasters and social issues within the Bay of Plenty, students come to recognise the impact of both perspectives and actions.

Highlights of 2021 include the History trip to Wellington to visit Te Papa, Holocaust Centre of New Zealand and various monuments to consider significance and bring history to life.

Similarly, Economic students did their own trip to Wellington visiting NZ Treasury and Space Place. Students debated policy in the Chamber and simulated Government announcements in the Press Gallery. Students also experienced the world of share investing with a visit to Sharsies.

Enterprise students enjoyed market day madness, while Business Studies students enjoyed success with Undercover runner-ups in the YIA competition. Maru won Best Product Presentation and Backrow were runners-up in the Innovation category in the Young Enterprise Scheme.

Geography students have had a busy year exploring the natural and cultural environments locally and further afield. Year13 students enjoyed studying coastal formations at the Mount Main Beach which included a visit to the top of Mauao. The visit to the stunning volcanic landscape of Mount Tarawera was also a highlight.

HARD MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY

In 2021students have enjoyed a diverse range of learning tasks.

Another frantic finish at the end has seen a lot of completed projects this year. Our Covid affected programmes were more disrupted in 2021 than our first experience in this space last year, as we could not access the workshop. Working from home was difficult!

Despite the virus rearing its ugly head at the most inconvenient times, students have pressed on through the tail end of Term Three and capitalised on the SDL week in Term Four to complete senior projects.

Project-based learning has been made more difficult with the supply chain of materials affected globally. While there is still work to do before signing off our Aquinas Issues projects, I am confident that our students will rise to the challenge once again. We feel for our colleagues and students in Auckland who are in a far less fortunate position than ourselves.

Our Year 7 and 8’s have for the first time experienced a single-term module in all four Technologies this year. The focus has been on electronics as we transition our programmes over two years. 2021 has been our first of full Year 9 option choices in Technology. Students enjoyed various learning tasks: - 3D printing - CAD design - Model making with our Co2 gas gliders - Materials manipulation with a mobile phone stand To end the year, we have been learning about structures and mechanisms within the context of a catapult unit.

Year 10’s navigated through a disruptive year with their Human Powered Vehicles and Bluetooth speakers. Once again, this has come down to the wire with finishing. Year 11 had a 95% completion rate by the end of the SDL week, as did the Year 12 students. The time between external exams should see everything completed before a well-deserved summer break. Year 13 Engineering meant new students tackled the course this year, with excellent results and 100% completion of all work set.

DESIGN & VISUAL COMMS ‘Alea iacta est’ the die is cast.

THE WHEELS ARE IN MOTION FOR A BRILLIANT PLAN AND DESIGN!

Here we see students of Design and Visual Communication conceptualising, developing, and communicating design ideas that give rise to potential outcomes.

The skills allow them to interpret and disseminate visual information in other learning areas and aspects of life.

The growing role of visual communication within contemporary society demands that students develop their ability to interact critically with and interpret visual messages. Students who develop this ability, together with an understanding of design, will be better able to recognise and predict the potential future influences on and impacts of visual communication and design in their graphic practice and outcomes. The range of tasks displayed is rocket design, surf club unit, personal drawing board and headphone development.

MATHS

“Ko te ahurei o te tamaiti arahia o tatou mahi Let the uniqueness of the child guide our work.”

We have had some fabulous design work from our Level 2 students this year as they created Superhero Emblems by graphing functions using an online graphical calculator tool. We challenged ouR Level 3 Calculus and Maths students to create that Emoji they’ve always wanted but doesn’t quite exist by graphing conic sections to create our very own Aquinas ConicMojis.

LE3 Comicmojis

Meanwhile, in Statistics, we’ve answered all the critical questions about popcorn pops, the average number of smarties in a bar of chocolate and the probability of finding the silver sixpence in the Christmas pudding using statistical models.

Level 1 students studying measurement enjoyed investigating how pizza crusts can help us approximate pi and derive important formulae, especially when it was necessary to dispose of the pizza attached to the crusts!

This year, looking at saving and spending has been part of our Year 10 course as students shopped around for a big-ticket item online and investigated different ways of saving towards a goal of their choice.

LE2 Graphs

DIGITALTECH

Year 13 students Thomas Bayly, Alex Hilton, and Luke Appelman developed an initiative of streamlining the process of students logging out for SDL. The programme was to perform a specific task that the students were passionate about. The sign out process. The students involved did not enjoy walking up to the reception and manually signing out with all the social awkwardness that goes along with that. So they took it upon themselves to streamline the process.

This was a win-win project that saved not only students time but also the staff who received a report at the end of the day highlighting who had signed out and who had unsuccessfully attempted and when.

The project comes with pre-recorded comical teacher responses saying, “Oh come on mate, you know better than that!” and so on.

A fantastic project with a fantastic outcome. Well-done to the team involved in this.

Vex Robotics have landed at Aquinas this year. Our Year 9 students have been the first to give these a whirl.

They can use their creativity, problemsolving and coding skills to solve issues such as how to increase the speed with variations of gears, accuracy in propelling objects using robotic catapults and picking up things with mechanical claws.

Torben Oxenham received the first Level 3 award in Digital Technology this year.

Torben’s work was exemplary with Database systems developed for keeping track of club scores with log in systems, to developing a 3D platform game using Unity’s game creation platform (pictured).

The award he received was especially made this year with the top part 3D printed in metal. This was very generously designed and created for us for free by Ram 3D in Tauriko.

The beautiful wooden base made by our own Pete Nicholson. We wish Torben all the best in his endeavours next year.

TORBEN’S UNITY GAME

Year 13 students Sam Cuanang, Justin Abrau, and Sam Lee automated looking up the scores for “Comprehensive Test of Phonological Processing” testing. Previously teachers have had to calculate the age the student was at the time of a test, and then look up a booklet full of scores to produce the scoring data.

The team automated the process by calculating the age for the teachers and creating a database full of the scores that will automatically be looked up. The project highlights how well processes can be streamlined and errors prevented through the use of technology

FOODTECH Food Technology in 2021 had a few changes due to Covid but generally it was business as usual. The introduction of a year 9 Food technology option had students creating their own Pasta Sauce, making Stir fry’s, producing individual Desserts, and baking Scrolls.

The Food technology team would like to thank the Board of Trustees for their ongoing support in this subject of the future.

Another GREAT Year for the GATE Students of Aquinas College Past and present GATE Students represented Aquinas College in the Epro8 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) competition. Working in teams of 4 to solve complex problems by building a working solution, the College entered 11 teams from years 7 to 13. Six teams qualified for the semi-final in their category. Sadly, due to the Covid-19 lockdown the competition did not proceed. Students felt the learning experience to be valuable, and are keen to enter again next year.

Above: Nina Young and Isla Martin Top right: Maggie Blackmore, Lilly Hosking, Alexandra Taylor, and Hannah Brooks Right: Alessandro Gooden, Connor Moran, Daniel Moore and Noah Ball.

Students in the Autonomous Learners’ classes (Year 7 – 9) worked on the Young Innovator’s Awards entries. Individually or working as a team, students identified a real-life problem and developed an innovative solution. The project involved a considerable amount of work on top of their regular school workload and produced some creative innovations.

Aquinas College students dominated the event again this year, winning half of the category awards and one special award.

In the Intermediate section, Nina Young and Isla Martin claimed the Supreme Winner prize for the Intermediate Section and were also the People’s Choice Award winners. Alessandro Gooden gained second place while Connor Moran and Daniel Moore took third place.

In the Junior Secondary Section, Noah Ball won the People’s Choice Award and was also Awarded the Communication Award for the best example of Communication across the entire competition.

Maggie Blackmore, Lilly Hosking, Alexandra Taylor, and Hannah Brooks were the second-place getters in the Senior Secondary division.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION Holiness doesn’t mean doing extraordinary things, but doing ordinary things with love and faith.

– Pope Francis

This year in Religious Education we have been on a journey to discover what it means to live our faith. What does a life of service look like and how can each of us live that life in our own way? We have learned that our faith is not just our own but rather reaches fullness in sharing it with others. Every Christian by virtue of their Baptism is called to a life of mission. In the words attributed to St Francis of Assisi, “Preach the Gospel at all times, and if necessary use words.”

We have welcomed back a teacher who taught at Aquinas College a number of years ago, Mrs Anna Francis.

The NET Team have continued to work with us this year and have brought a fresh perspective to sharing faith. They are vibrant young leaders who have shared of themselves and shown how a life lived by faith is exciting and stimulating. We are truly grateful for their work running retreats and engagement with various classes.

Scholarship Religious Studies A new group of students have joined Mr Duncanson and some of last year’s students in pursuing Scholarship in Religious Studies. The academic rigour and the investigation of questions pertaining to faith reflects the tradition of St Thomas Aquinas.

Student Voice: Year 12 Youth Ministry Class “Throughout this year, I have thoroughly enjoyed being in the year 12 youth ministry class. I was really excited when I got the opportunity to come into this class, and I have no regrets whatsoever. Some benefits I found by being in this class was that there’s a lot of knowledge that I found from others and I have enjoyed the more deep, and thoughtful conversation with more like minded people.”– Paige Mckay “I have really enjoyed being in the 2021 Youth Ministry class as I feel myself being more comfortable talking about my beliefs and feeling without stressing what others think. This class is full of support and deep conversations to get you thinking. I have been exposed to many different views about topics and different people’s situations.”

– Briarna McGrory

Student Voice: Year 11 Youth Ministry Class

The Discipleship Class has been an important and sacred part of my timetable.

The experiences and people I have interacted with have been incredible. The NET team are inspiring, their retreats and lessons about how we can interact with God and each other, are both challenging and valuable. I loved attending the SET Free Camp, and connecting with other Catholics was fun. I am looking forward to helping run the year 7 and 8 Retreat and sharing my experiences of Catholicism and the Discipleship Class. These tuakana-teina experiences are so important. They are what the NET Team are to us, and what we are to the year 7s and 8s. Thanks Mr Roberson for an awesome year. – Sophina Finnimore

WELL BEING It’s ok not to be ok, but it’s not ok to not ask for help.

The mantra for the Wellness Team in 2021 has been ‘it’s ok not to be ok, but it’s not ok to not ask for help. And it has been the driving force behind our programmes this year and the support we have offered students. The peer support programme in Term 1 for our new Year 7s helps our new people establish a sense of belonging at AC so their hauora can be the best it can be. It is incredible to see the connection between the year 7 students and their year 11 peer support leaders. Once more, the grand finale day of super fun team-building activities didn’t disappoint with smiles from ear-to-ear and a racket that could have alerted noise control!

The year 12 Atawhai mentors have beenfabulous advocates for psycho-social well-being. They are present at break times in their pink “speak up when you see bullying” tees, chatting with students, setting up games and well-being initiatives and meeting with students one-onone who need a little awhi. Atawhai were actively involved in “bullying awareness” week and helped spread the message loudly and clearly to “please be kind, because you never know what is going on for that person, choose words that heal rather than hurt”.

Pink Shirt Day was a whole lot of fun promoting this well-being message.

We offered ‘ Salty Surf ‘ sessions for the first time at the College – an excellent well-being initiative fully funded by the DHB and run by Hibiscus Surf school.

These were fabulous Friday after-school sessions where students experienced the psychological benefits of surfing.

We held a ‘mental health’ debrief at the end of each session to highlight our wellness mantra. And remind ourselves everyone has their struggles, no-one gets a free ride in life (unless you sign up for mental health salty surf sessions!) but do not sit alone in your mind, instead get into your body, do something active and talk to someone.

INTERNATIONAL Celebrating everything International!

We welcomed new students Guylyn and Wonjun from St Marys school. With Eunyul and Jian, the Year 7 and 8 ESOL class also welcomed a new ESOL teacher with a Japanese flavour. Ms Jones is fluent in Japanese and is an excellent support to all the Japanese students in the department.

The year’s highlight was making (and more importantly, eating) a kiwi favourite, Fairy Bread!

Seniors also welcomed Ms Flore in 2021, a fabulous French teacher, introducing a new ESOL programme that saw Year 11–13 students gaining credits towards NCEA. We sadly farewelled Sota, Kirara and Yhanie as they returned home to apply for university. Guylyn, with mum and little sister, were excited to be reunited with dad at home in Korea.

Everyone joined in the AC spirit to support Service day at Argos Gymsports, Yr 10 Market Day and the Aquinas Day celebrations.

The Term 1 Trip to McLarens Falls started with egg and spoon races and a traditional kiwi meal of pie and chips. We joined the Big Kanu ride up the Wairoa River and saw the native forest, birdlife and glowworms. It was a memorable time for all as we tried to stay afloat in the pouring rain!

In Term 2, we visited Hamilton Gardens, then tried our hand at 10 Pin Bowling in Term 3. We celebrated the end of another year with a Christmas Party.

Cut short by a snap Lock Down, we celebrated Chinese and French Day during International Week. Everyone enjoyed watching the cultural dance performance, participating in the Chop Sticks Challenge and making delicious crepes.

The Year 7 and 8 art competition winners were chosen during International Week.

Congratulations to Bria Donald (8THM) and Ivy Barrett-Hodgson (7HES) for your unique creations that reflect the cultural diversity of our Aquinas College community.

Out with the old and in with the new!

The end of an era has arrived and we say farewell to our esteemed faculty kaumatua – Marty Lee. This will be some relief amongst faculty as there will no longer be the pressure to wear shorts all winter no matter what the temperature, to ensure the Mighty Auckland Blues are mentioned at every staff briefing, and the insistence on the correct placement of commas, semi colons and full stops in school reports.

As a foundation member of staff Marty has seen enormous change in his time here, mostly good but some he would rather not have been part off – think Google classroom, online learning, and any discussions about teaching pedagogy.

I asked him about some of his most treasured moments – his reply was being part of the comradery in the faculty and seeing the growth from a Year 7 student through to a Year 13 young adult and also the connections and friendships he has with many ex Aquinas students – ‘Auld Aquinians’. watch this space he hopes to be making contact with you soon I think.

It is fair to say there may well be a tear in his eye has he drives his ute out of the carpark for the final time in December.

This year we have also farewelled Kevin Elder to the greener pastures of Te Kuiti and welcome Angus Donaldson who started his PE faculty apprenticeship in Term 3, so he had time to learn from the old master.

The students have continued to be resilient, resourceful, and respectful.

Embracing the challenges they encountered, achieving above what was expected of them and always highly engaged across all aspects of the subject.

– Richard Watson

HEALTH & PE

ATHLETICS

Athletics Day 2021

What a day at the Tauranga Domain in early February when 15 school athletic records were broken. The outstanding contributor here was James Prince (Cluny) in the Y8 Boys, who individually accounted for 6. Other notable performances were seen from Kaitlyn Black (Heni Pore) in the U14 age division, who broke 2. Oldest record to tumble was the U16 Boys long jump where George Cortesi (Foy) had his 2010 record smashed by Caleb Kleinsmith (Browne).

A special congratulations to all new record holders. Over the course of the day competition was intense amongst the Houses and it was fantastic to see so many students getting wholeheartedly involved to advance the chances of their House winning the overall competition.

Like everything in life there can be but one winner on the day and this year it was Cluny who came out on top, closely followed by Foy, Browne then Heni Pore.

Bay of Plenty and Waikato/BOP Secondary Schools Athletics

From our school athletics a strong team was selected to represent us at the BOPSS championships. Those students who finished 1st-4th in an event here, were then selected to go on to the elite competition the Waikato-BOP Athletic Championships. We had an amazing number of athletes (14 in all) represent the school here.

Best performers were Holly Faucett U14 (2nd 800m and 2nd 80m Hurdles, 4th Long Jump), Hamish Murray U14 (1st 800m and 2nd 1500m), Max Stringer U16 (1st 100m and 1st 200m), Callum Murray U16 (1st 800m and 1st 1500m) and the U16 4 x 100M Relay Team (Max Stringer, Caleb Kleinsmith, Callum Murray and Chris Berger) who won this event. Overall, a great day for Aquinas College.

CROSS COUNTRY Cross Country 2021

A cold day in early May saw the annual Cross Country take place on the college field and surrounds. It was fantastic to see so many students decked out in House Colours and running competitively. Each age group attacked the task really well and there were some very close finishes. As usual the House Competition Trophy was intense but this year Foy came out on top, followed by Cluny, Brown then Heni Pore.

HOEC 2O21 HILLARY OUTDOOR EDUCATION CENTRE

COMBINED CHAMPIONS AWARDS: Each year we award excellence across three major school events: Athletics, Swimming and Cross Country. Students who perform best across these challenges are awarded a Combined Champion Trophy.

This years winners are: Y7 Girl Harriett Milne; Y7 Boy Vaughan Murray (Foy); Y8 Girl Maggie Glubb (Browne); Y8 Boy Austin Roper (Cluny); U14 Girl Emma Rogers (Foy); U14 Boy Hamish Murray (Foy);U16 Girl Amy Cheetham (Heni Porie); U16 Boy Callum Murray (Foy); U19 Girl Charlotte Watson (Cluny) and Alex Edwards (Heni Pore); U19 Boy Reece McCarthy (Cluny)

Fifty intrepid adventurers headed off to the wilds of Tongariro National Park for the annual Y9 HOEC camp.

The guru, Mr Lee, was T-I-C for the last time, having begun taking Aquinas students there in 2005. As usual, the challenging alpine weather conditions pushed everyone outside their comfort zones, and in true fashion, the teams knuckled down and went for it all week long. The physical discomfort at times was nothing compared to the “no phone policy” instigated on arrival.

Strangely, after a week abseiling, caving, canoeing, tramping, doing high and low ropes, orienteering, building snow caves and so forth, not a single student remembered they had handed in their phone on day one when it came time to leave on Friday.

Strange that! All students had rediscovered the ancient art of conversation to communicate! Success!!!

cricket

“This year, Aquinas College Cricket has placed significant focus on progression for all players.”

Three Year 7/8 Boys sides, a Year 9/10 Colts team, a Girl’s 1st XI and a Boys 1st XI (once again playing Men’s Reserve Grade). With the talent coming through for the next couple of years, we are in good stead for the future of Aquinas cricket.

The 1st XI Boys team travelled to Wellington playing Scots College, Wellington College and Whanganui Collegiate in January. Coming away with two ‘lessons’ and one close loss proved a successful trip for the young Aquinas squad.

Despite qualifying the previous year, we were invited to participate in the 2021 Bay of Plenty Gillette Cup qualifiers. We showed the other teams why we are one of the two top college teams in the Bay of Plenty, going unbeaten in this tournament – with victories against Mount College, Otumoetai College, Katikati College and Trident High School!

The 1st XI took part in the Northern Districts Gillette Cup Finals in Hamilton. While not performing quite how we would’ve liked, we finished 7th in the ND region against some class teams. We extend a healthy goodbye to our Year 13s Cypress Purden-Winters and Sol Robinson for giving so much to the growth of Aquinas Cricket.

Our Year 9/10 team took part in the Bay Bash T20 competition winning one of their three games.

Our 1st XI Girls played superbly in the NZ Venus Cup in March. This was the first competition for a lot of our players and their wins over Mount College and John Paul College were both super results.

“Overall, this season has been a success for our club. We have had several outstanding performances. More importantly, all our players have enjoyed growing in their cricket ability and playing cricket with their friends.”

– Mr Shem Banbury.

Aquinas College Cricketer Tash Wakelin made her List A domestic Debut for Northern Districts women in November.

AC STAT CHAT!

Interesting Facts about this season from our players

577 WICKETS TAKEN 8939 RUNS SCORED MOST 50s: JORDAN SMITH: 4 MOST 6s: CYPRESS PURDENWINTERS: 8 HIGHEST AVG: WILL SYME: 235 BALLS BOWLED: DANIEL COSTER: 748 BALLS FACED: DANIEL COSTER: 930

“The 2021 netball season had a bit of everything - sensational skills, swish shooting and that effervescent AC spirit that always shines on-court!”

NETBALL Even at “Bleak” Park on a cold, wet and windy Friday night and Saturday morning. Yes, we had plenty of wet Saturday games. Who can forget the round where the courts were flooded and play continued!

Some teams made it through the season without stinky old Covid ruining their fun, and on finals night, we were well represented, with four of our teams playing off for first place in their respective divisions. The great news is that Aquinas got the ‘rub of the green’ and coming out on top in the finals.

Huge congratulations to our Junior Platinum Year 9 team for winning their division! Another winning team was the mighty Senior A, who had a brilliant season. Congratulations also goes to the 8A netball girls who beat Otumoetai Intermediate A 25 -18 to finish 3rd in Division 1!

The best showdown on finals night, a fight for bragging rights, was between Premier 2 and Junior A. The game was an absolute ‘humdinger’ with only a few goals separating the two teams for the game’s entirety. Played in great AC spirit, it showcased the College Touchstones. There can only be one winner, and this time, Junior A got the measure of their seniors, taking out a thrilling game!

Prem 1 had a rollercoaster of a season with the high of claiming third in the grade. However, a significant low was missing out on UNISS again. Our two AIMS netball teams also sadly missed their opportunity to compete.

A HUGE thanks to our amazing coaches, managers and umpires for 2021 who, without, we couldn’t run AC Netball.

Bring on 2022 - with more opportunities for AC netballers already underway – training, learning skills, coaching and umpiring. Will YOU take up the challenge?

– Kristen Gilbert, Karen Guise& Paige McKay

“Te Taumata can be very proud of their efforts for representing both schools with real pride and passion.”

RUGBY The 2021 1st XV season marks the second year of the newly formed ‘Te Taumata Club’– a combined Aquinas and Te Wharekura o Mauao players at the 1st XV level. It was also a “changing of the guard” in many ways, with only seven boys returning from the 2020 1st XV squad and a brand-new coaching and management team.

By default, the 2021 season was deemed a ‘rebuilding year’ with the squad’s core stepping up from the under 16 team, championship winners from the prior season. The side had a nice mix of experience and youth with 12 players from Year 13, 16 from Year 12 and 1 from Year 11.

A pre-season noho was held at the Te Wharekura campus to work on squad bonding and team culture, focusing on learning their newly created haka, to lead them proudly into their games at the back end of the season.

The noho was also an opportunity for a pre-season game of three halves against Hato Paora from Fielding and Mount College. Te Taumata performed well above expectation, winning both games and setting a high bar for the season.

The first game in the grading round had our team pitched against 2020 Division 1 championship-winning side, Katikati College.Te Taumata played well, winning 30-29, setting the tone for the season, establishing a belief in the players and management that we could do great things with the right mindset.

Finishing with three wins from 4 in the grading round, the team headed into the competition round with quiet confidence and sights firmly set on making the 1st Division final. The group grew with every game; strengths became more apparent, and the game plan more robust. The competition round ended with five wins from 7 for Te Taumata, uncannily the same win/loss result for the top four teams. Against Whakatane High School, our final game needed a minimum 12 point win and a couple of other results to go our way, and they did!

Finals day at Rugby Park in Whakatane was a great honour and privilege for the players, coaches and management. We faced a well-drilled and dynamic Trident High School 1st XV who won the honours in the first half, while our men battled well to get back into the game in the second. The result was not in our favour, beaten 35-18. However, Te Taumata can be very proud of their efforts for representing both schools with real pride and passion.

A special thanks to Aramahou Ririnui, Darren Tane, Nathaniel Walker, and Te Aihe Toma, our coaches who dedicated their time week in week out during the season. I would also like to acknowledge the year 13 students who ended their schoolboy rugby playing days in real style.I hope you continue developing the passion and love for the game you displayed throughout the season.

– Bruce Buckton

Te Taumata Under 16 The results for our U16 team indicate a tough season in 2021 with one win. However, figures don’t always paint the whole picture. Playing in the premier division for the first time, they measured themselves against the best teams in the BOP grade, with many of their games ending in close losses. The management team never felt like we made the wrong decision to challenge our boys to play the best rugby they could.

Forming these young men into awesome people on and off the field is part of the sport.

We are proud to combine with the Te Taumata club and form lasting friendships. A bond has developed – lots of banter, laughter and the odd ribbing, and when they run on the field, they always played for each other, celebrated each other and had each others’ backs!

The coaches’ approach of having each player end the season a better player was the right one. And best of luck to the boys who will move up to the 1st XV next year. All players improved and are already looking forward to playing rugby again next year. Mission accomplished! – Bruce Buckton

Te Taumata Under 14 Once again, Aquinas College combined with Te Wharekura O Mauao to form the U14 Te Taumata Rugby team. At the start of the season, the team agreed we wanted to focus on having heaps of fun with our mates, training hard and becoming better rugby players. This positive approach certainly helped us when we had a few tight losses in our grading games.

With five wins and one loss in the competition round, we came up against Championship winners, Trident High school, in the semi-final.

2021 Rippa Rugby

Game highlights of the season were the significant wins over Te Puke and Rotorua Boys Black. the combination of both schools, meant we played great rugby, learnt heaps, and created lasting friendships.

Big thanks to our managers Paul Price, Jon O’Connor and Jeremy Curragh for their work and support. Coaches Liam Barry and Bruce Buckton created an enjoyable rugby environment and passed on their knowledge. The boys really appreciated it.

And finally, to the Aquinas students, Zach Bower, Jack Price, Billy Flynn, Austin Minnell, Finn Curragh, Matt O’Connor and myself all contributed to a successful season in 2021.

Special Congrats to Matt O’Connor for playing his first season of Rugby. At the end of the day “Rugby was the winner”.

-Isaiah Barry

Tauranga East Tai Mitchell Tournament Team:

Back row: Harper Shaw , Austin Roper, Damon Couch Front Row: David Shirley, Adam Rush, Xavier Kirk, Cole Hulsebosch.

FOOTBALL

It has been another excellent year for Football at Aquinas College.

The First XI Boys played in the Premier Division, and the First XI Girls in Division 1A – only losing one and drawing two games.

Tom McCarroll was awarded Player of the Year, and Odette Roberson received the Capper-Wheelton Cup for Outstanding Soccer Player. Georgia Sheahan and Jesse O’Hara secured the Golden Boots this year for the most goals scored!

The Second XI Boys remained strong through a tough season, with Josh Tamblin scoring the most goals (8). Our 14/15 Grade Strikers had a good year after some tough initial grading rounds.

Player confidence and overall skill levels increased over the season, cumulating in defeating Bethlehem College (2-0) after being beaten comprehensively earlier.

This year, some other highlights for Aquinas College football include the Second XV’s first win in two years and winning three games in a row with over four goals in each game.

The girls win against Bethlehem College in the first game of the season 5-1 was an impressive feat, followed by their match against Tauranga Girls winning 6-0 and against Te Puke with a 5-0 win!

As usual the swimming took place over two different days with the Y7/Y8 held at Greerton Pool and the Y9-Y13 held at Baywave.

The cream of our swimmers showed off their amazing talents, with the highlight undoubtably going to Thomas Wilkinson (Browne) who was unstoppable in the U19 Boys events. Thomas is a real swimmer for the future to watch as he is New Zealand ranked across several Open events. His sister Zoe is equally adept in the pool and likewise is a swimmer to watch.

SWIMMING

We also have a good group of younger swimmers coming through from Year 7 and Y8 which augurs well for the future.

This years House Competition was fiercely contended and across the two events it was Cluny House who came out victorious, followed by Foy, Browne and then Heni Pore – Mr Marty Lee

AQUINAS COLLEGE MEDALLIST SWIMMERS 2021 ASA BANBURY: Silver medal 200m Backstroke - New Zealand Div II Nationals - Dunedin AVA SANDS: Bronze medal 200 back, 14 yrs Girls at Aon National Age group championships.

HUNTER SANDS: Bronze 13 year old mens 400 freestyle;. Silver zonal 8x50 freestyle mixed team, both at 2021

Division 2 New Zealand Swimming Championships THOMAS WILKINSON: 2021 NZ Swimming Championships in Auckland. Gold medal in the 200m fly; 3rd 100m fly; Winner 200m fly B Final; 4th place 200m and 400m Individual Medley races.

ROWING

What a rollercoaster of a season!

The senior Aquinas boys headed to Twizel to compete at Nationals as part of combined club crews. After an unexpected Alert Level change across NZ, the racing programme needed to condense into three days, with all the finals raced in one day.

Noah Kellett and Harrison McGregor competed in novice boats, winning Gold in the coxed four and Bronze in the eight and the quad.

Scott Clark claimed two Silvers in the intermediate grade coxed four and eight, while Anton Bernard was also a part of the Silver medal-winning crew in the eights.

The girls’ crews stayed in the Bay of Plenty while preparing for the North Island Secondary Schools regatta only to watch as Alert Levels changed again, forcing organisers to cancel the event. We held our collective breath as Maadi 2021 rolled around, hosted this year at beautiful Lake Karapiro in the Waikato, and luck was on our side!

The largest secondary school sports event in the southern hemisphere finally got underway!

Harrison and Noah came away with Silver in the boys’ novice double sculls.

Our senior girls, Mia Finlayson and Charlize Tutbury claimed 4th place in the girls’ U17 coxless pair oars.

– Mrs Maria Rogerson

AQUINAS COLLEGE ROWERS 2021/2022 SEASON Charlize Tutbury, Mia Finlayson, Lily Cooper, Eva McIsaac Kate Finlay,Bella Marsh, Shanya Dewan, Hailee Song, Madi Bakker Jazmine Oficial, Lacey Zurcher-Herbert, Noah Kellett, Harrison McGregor, Anton Bernard, Scott Clark.

WATERPOLO “A highlight from 2020 that missed last year’s publication was the 9/10 girls team gaining silver at Junior North Islands, a significant achievement.”

A highlight from 2020 that missed last years magazine was the 9/10 girls team gaining silver at Junior North Islands which was a big achievement.

2021 has seen Aquinas College fielding six teams across intermediate, Y9/10 and Senior Competitions.

Our Senior girls had a very busy start to the year starting with the Auckland Delphina Tournament in January and then North Islands in Wellington and Nationals in Auckland. They were the highest placed BOP girls team in the local senior A grade competition. Also the gained the highest ever place for senior girls at Division 1 Water Polo Nationals 7th. Farewell to captain Alex Edwards who will be the only Y13 leaving the team.

We have a strong group of Y7/8 players who have performed very well in the local comp with the boys placing 2nd and girls 3rd in the A grade.

These teams went on to the Bayfest Competition with the boys 3rd and girls 4th in the A grade.

Unfortunately AIMS was again cancelled this year also the North Islands Championships.

A huge thanks to all of our coaches, managers and supporting parents.

– Mr Kurt Kennedy

BASKETBALL

It was another record-breaking year in terms of AC Basketball numbers! It has been the fastest growing Sport at Aquinas over the past few years. In 2021 fourteen teams entered into local competitions, with 3 attending 3x3 Nationals in Auckland in March and coming away with successes! Our Senior Boys team had excellent wins and many exciting moments, including Dominic Piceno’s 2 pointer right on the buzzer! The Junior Girls and Senior Girls went from strength to strength with a fantastic win at the end, and their play off’s were live-streamed on SkySport. Our junior girls placed 2nd in the Open Junior Girls Division.

Unfortunately, the season saw NZSS Nationals cancelled due to a resurgence of Covid. It was a disappointing end for our Year 13 students, but we thank you for your commitment to the sport and role modelling for our younger students, showing them what it means to represent Aquinas Basketball.

Thank you also to our hard-working Committee of parents who have volunteered many hours ensuring Basketball ran well this year. Thank you, Coaches and Managers, who took time out of their busy lives to encourage and better our students game skills. None of this would have been possible without you all.

VOLLEY BALL

It has been an awesome year for Volleyball at the college!

Our Senior A girls traveled to Nationals in Palmerston North, alongside over 200 teams from around New Zealand. The girls’ success, improvement, and team culture over the week was admirable. The 6am trainings must have been worth it! A massive thanks is due for Donna Jarden, Richard Watson and Greg Cummings for their hard work and knowledge throughout the season.

A sea of Aquinas College uniforms has also swarmed the volleyball courts on Tuesday and Friday nights with our junior leagues. We have 15 teams participating across these leagues, who have represented our college proudly.

Volleyball at Aquinas could not happen without our wonderful coaches and managers. A big shoutout to all of these people who have allowed us to enjoy volleyball this year! Bring on 2022!

AQUINAS SPORTS ACADEMY The Aquinas Sports Academy had some fine athletes take part this year, encompassing a range of codes.

The year eight students focussed on experiencing a variety of training methods that can be completed with minimal equipment and body weight resistance. Year 9 were able to develop a deeper understanding about the variety of training methods each sport uses by individually leading the class in a typical training session for their sport. They also gained a deeper appreciation of how important technique is in the weights room to ensure progression without injury and developed ideas to build their plans for year 10. Year 10 students developed and implemented their personal training plans to meet their goals.

Unfortunately due to Covid restrictions the year 10 group were unable to attend the Millennium Institute of Sport in Auckland this year. There are a fine group of well-supported athletes here at Aquinas College and I wish them all the best as they continue with their sporting pursuits.

HOCKEY

A total of 9 teams involving over 100 players made up Aquinas hockey in 2021. The introduction of the super 6 format for secondary school players meant more students playing which was fantastic to see. The season started nicely and was humming along nicely until the dreaded Covid lockdown hit. The interruption to momentum was hard on everyone. We had teams at the sharp end of the competition and building nicely to their respective finals.

Eventually normal transmission resumed, and hockey was played in the final two weeks of the season.

Sadly, the annual winter tournament was cancelled for the second year running which was particularly hard on both 1st XI teams. However, both were luckly to be invited to an invitational tournament in Taupo. The girls team played above expectations and finished second with the Boys team finishing in 4th place.

We say farewell to a large number of Year 13 players, many of whom, have been part of Aquinas Hockey for the last seven years.

We wish the best of luck for the future to Charlotte Watson, Brady Jones, Reece McCarthy, Alex Hilton, Jasper Hawkes, Cypress Purden-Winters and Isaac Jarden. You will be missed!

FUTSAL

This year we managed to field 7 teams over the year in the Sunday Local Competition. Unfortunately due to covid restrictions we couldn’t enter our Y7/8 Teams into the AIMS GAMES, however we are hoping to send a team to the Junior Nationals next March in Wellington!

Our Senior players gave time to pass on skills to young budding Hockey players at Tauranga’s ‘Fun Sticks’ day.

Mountain Bike 2021 Championship

Mountain Biking had become very popular among students in 2020, when riders were allowed to engage, be active, have fun, and challenge themselves in the sport, pushing their boundaries with their friends!

In 2021 the College has brought the sport to the championship level, with students competing and recognised for their skills.

The 2021 championship, held in early May at nearby Oropi Grove Mountain Bike Park, with superb conditions for the three events: Cross Country, Downhill and Big Air. An incredible group of young riders from the College thoroughly enjoyed themselves and will be back for more! – Mr Alan Syme

MOUNTAIN BIKING

SKI CAMP ‘21

We were lucky to experience a couple of ‘bluebird days’ with excellent quality powder snow. Students made the most of the conditions and enjoyed the experience. First-timers to the ski fields did a great job, with the more experienced ones enjoying the freedom to explore the mountain! – Mr Donaldson.

2021 AC MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Big Air - 6 jumps Track Year 7 & 8 1 Cole Hulsebosch 2 Daniel Moore 3 David Shirle Year 9 & 10 1 Kieran Death 2 Luca Firioubine 3 Taylor Svendsen Year 11 - 13 1 Antony Death 2 Sam Eastergaard 3 Erin McCarthy

Downhill Grim Creeper

Open Division 1Antony Death 2 Eliana Hulsebosch 3 Kieran Death

4 Sam Eastergaard 5 Cole Hulsebosch 7 Matt Cooney 7 Jasper Collins

Cross Country Switchbacks Loop Year 7 & 8 1 Cole Hulsebosch 2 Daniel Moore 3 Lenny Gilbert

Year 9 & 10 1 Kieran Death 2 Eliana Hulsebosch 3 Darcy Gilbert

Year 11 -13 1 Jasper Collins 2 Antony Death 3 Sam Eastergaard

FUTURE PATHWAYS

We were excited to implement our new Barista Gateway Programme with the purchase of a specialised Coffee Cart and the launch of the Aquinas Barista Club. Open to staff before school, and during morning tea and lunch breaks, the Coffee Cart enables our students to hone their skills. Staff feedback has been very encouraging. All 24 students have the skills, experience and qualifications for Barista, Advanced Workplace First Aid and Customer Service to gain part-time employment in a cafe (or similar).

Vocational pathways are increasingly viable career options for those not planning to attend University. We try to allow those students to explore their interests to help them find their career paths.

Vocationally trained workers are highly skilled and in great demand across many industries.

The government’s free apprenticeship scheme has never been a better time to find a job you love and earn while you learn. This year students have attended courses and work experience placements in: Pharmacy, Face & Beauty, Flight Attending, Butchery, Homecare help, Engineering, Small Motor Mechanics, The Port of Tauranga, Forklift, the Construction Industry; Building and Plumbing; Defence Force; Police & Army and Retail Customer Service at Farmers and The Warehouse.

“Two days after Nina completed her Advanced First Aid course, she never expected she would put her knowledge into practice so quickly. Completing the course gave Nina the confidence to push me aside and take control of a medical emergency after her Dad collapsed at home.

Thanks for giving Nina the opportunity, teaching her the skills to manage her first medical incident confidently.” –

Marlize Greyling (Parent).

“Taking a University paper (STATS 101 Waikato University) this year was helpful. Not only did it help prepare me for next year, but it made me understand and study for Scholarship Statistics this year. I recommend it to senior students. It was a good experience.”– Alice Shin Yr13.

“The Barista course was a great experience, and we are grateful for the school providing the opportunity. It’s provided us with some useful experience to help get a job in the future.” – Paige Gregory & Piper Thomas (Yr12).

“The Police Pathways course is excellent for those looking to join the Police or the New Zealand Defence Force. We learned what it takes to be a successful Police officer fitness, interview and teamwork skills, and basic investigations. The coordinator is supportive. It’s a great course.”

– Levi Andric (Yr13).

The library continues to be a busy and vibrant place throughout the day, especially as a meeting place before school. It has become a popular place to not only meet before school but to play computer games, read, or colour.

LIBRARY NEWS Dell laptops have replaced the Yogas that were previously used, these are still very popular and provide an opportunity to speak with students on a one-to-one basis.

Our subscription to e-books and e-audio books has become popular, these can be accessed anytime through the school website, this is a great asset during lockdowns. We have added whiteboard markers to the magnetic board for students to write illustrate their sentences and poems.

The library displays continue to be on calming, bible-based themes. These are designed to support the special character of the school and show that God is behind all things in life.

LEARNING SUPPORT CENTRE Words about their artmaking this year:

“Art is something that makes you breathe with a different kind of happiness.”

– Anni Albers Art is my happy place, and getting to share this experience with our students in room 17 has been one of my personal highlights this year. It has been a real privilege to work a long side these budding artists. The focus this year was keeping it simple, making it fun and using lots of bright colour. Each art task was broken in smaller tasks to assist student success. The students have all been extremely engaged in the art making process.

Mckenzie wants to be an artist when she leaves school, so an artist is displays their art in a gallery space. We created the ‘Diverse Perspectives’ art display outside Mr Dalton’s office. Student artwork was framed and hung as in a real art gallery. In 2021 we exhibited twice - a collection of work done in the classroom and the second a display of sculptures we created at the Tauranga Art Gallery and installation photos of our sculptures. Mrs Grace – Learning Support Coordinator aka ‘Art Teacher’

“In Art I really liked using the colouring pencils that you could paint over with water as my Superhero was really bright.” Ashton “I enjoyed doing art because it was different and relaxing.” Abby “How you could use crayons and then paint with water and it showed up the colours” – Flynn “The art was fun, because we got to try new things.” – Leyla

PACIFICA COMMUNITY In early May our Aquinas College Pasifika Aiga (whānau group) students and Maori-Pasifika Kaiarah Mr Mikare Smith, performed an Ava Ceremony for our College staff.

Special guest, Ezra Schuster, Director of Education for Bay of Plenty, joined our teaching staff to enjoy Pasifika song and prayer performed by our young people and community.

The students went on to serve everyone a delicious Pasifika themed banquet. Our students briefly shared about their culture, followed by some student and staff dancing!

We are blessed to have the support of our wonderful Pasifika community as we seek continued growth in our cultural responsiveness for all learners.

Ia Manuia (God Bless)

PREMIER AWARD WINNERS 2021

Charlotte Watson & Isaac Jarden Aquinas Touchstone Award

Isaac Jarden

Proxime Accessit

Libby Manning

Aquinas College Dux

SCHOLARSHIPS 2021 TEWI CURTIS-LOWE University of Otago Maori Entrance Scholarship

LEAH COOK Victoria University Tangiwai Excellence Scholarship

HARU FUKUI University of Waikato International Entrance Scholarship

LAUREN KERR Victoria University Tangiwai Excellence Scholarship

MOLLY BARIBALL Nona Robina Scholarship Bachelor of Science (Marine Science)

LIAM ANDERSON Te Paewai o Te Rangi: University of Waikato Scholarship

TYLER DUNSEATH University of Waikato Brian Smith Memorial Entrance Scholarship

RYAN FAWCETT The ‘Ko Te Tangata’ Scholarship

GRACE ZURCHER University of Otago 150th Entrance Scholarship THOMAS BAYLY University of Canterbury Hiranga Scholarship University of Canterbury Engineering Top Achievers Scholarship LUCY EASTERGAARD Victoria University Tangiwai Excellence Scholarship AMY GULLIVER AUT Welcome to Auckland Accommodation Scholarship JASPER HAWKES University of Otago Leaders of Tommorrow Scholarship SAMUEL LEE The ‘Ko Te Tangata’ Scholarship RACHAEL WAKELIN University of Otago New Frontiers Entrance Scholarship

ODETTE ROBERSON University of Otago Performance Scholarship SAM TAANE University of Otago Maori Entrance Scholarship JOSEPH VINCENT The ‘Ko Te Tangata’ Scholarship JAIDE HETUTU University of Otago Maori Entrance Scholarship CHARLOTTE WATSON University of Otago Leaders of Tommorrow Scholarship Bob and Joy Owens Scholarship - $15,000 ISAAC JARDEN Victoria University Kahotea Scholarship LIBBY MANNING University of Canterbury Hiranga Scholarship SIA HAY University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship

PREMIER AWARDS Premier Awards

Trophy/Cup Lyons Cup AA Centenary House Cup - Boy AA Centenary House Cup - Girl Gorman Cup Lee Cup Bishop’s Cup Skidmore Cup Fenella Craig Trophy Loretta Walton Cup Raiman Cup Consedine Cup Ray Scott Trophy McCord Family Cup Aquinas Cup Aquinas Touchstone Award

Details Diligence and Perseverance in the Learning Centre

Brendan Schollum Trophy

Outstanding contribution to Tikanga Maori

Diligence and Perseverance Optimism and Contribution to the College Greatest Contribution to Special Character Greatest Example of Student Leadership Greatest All Round Participation in College Life Outstanding Leadership in Service Exemplifies Leadership and Initiative Outside the Student Executive (boy) Exemplifies Leadership and Initiative Outside the Student Executive (girl) Pasifika Service and Leadership Proxime Accessit of the College Dux of the College

First Name Adrian Herrera Sam Taane Odette Roberson Megan Cheetham Lucy Dekker Isaac Jarden Dominic Piceno Charlotte Watson Sia Hay Joseph Vincent Maggie Blackmore Jaide Hetutu Isaac Jarden Libby Manning Isaac Jarden and Charlotte Watson Whetumarama Timutimu

Sport and Cultural AWARDS Awards SPORT & CULTURAL Details First Name

Trophy/Cup Spirit of Chanel Trophy Christeller Cup Armstrong Cup Dunham Cup

Greatest Positive Contribution to the College’s Participation in Chanel Shield Outstanding Contribution to Music Outstanding Contribution to Drama Senior Basketball Player of the Year - Female

Braid Cup Shanley Family Trophy Bryne Cup Capper-Wheelton Cup Wellington Family Cup McNabb Trophy Gibbs Trophy Reagan Cup Rogers Cup Mike Dean Memorial Cup Webb Cup Hewitt Cup Jamie Lee Cup

Senior Basketball Player of the Year - Male Female Cricket Player of the Year Senior Cricket Player of the Year - Male Senior Football Player of the Year - Female Senior Football Player of the Year - Male Senior Hockey Player of the Year - Female Senior Hockey Player of the Year - Male Netball Player of the Year Rower of the Year Senior Rugby Player of the Year Senior Volleyball Player of the Year Senior Waterpolo Player of the Year Senior Team of the Year

Megan Braid Trophy Sidwell Cup Judge Richard Kearney Memorial Cup Active Outdoor Clothing Cup

Senior Sporting Performance - Female Senior Sporting Performance - Male Senior Sportsman of the Year

Charlotte Watson Isaac Jarden Isaac Jarden Anika Hyland & Sophie Rogers Dominic Piceno Tash wakelin Spencer Wills Odette Roberson Tom McCarroll Charlotte Watson Brady Jones Georgia Verhoeven Charlize Tutbury Harrison McGregor Lucy Dekker Alexandra Edwards Mia Finaylson & Charlize Tutbury Charlize Tutbury Thomas Wilkinson Callum Murray

Senior Sportswoman of the Year

Sophie Rogers

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Back Row: Owen McNamee, Hunter Waites, Ben Talbot, Ash Taitumu-Boot, Maggie Dreaneen, Ethan Mason, Ryan Donald, Fletcher Ruck 3rd Row: Eva Price, Oliver Laurie, Elena Jaswil, Sepp Downes, Maraea Cooney, Cillian Murphy, Emma Swain 2nd Row: Rhythm Davies, Matthew Hammersley, Emma Mischewski, George Hopkins, Isaiah Sauni, Ella Grace, Vaughan Murray, Kate Krauts (Teacher) Front Row: Crystabel Rendell, Hannah Watson, Alice Mosley, Sophie Van den Borst, Olivia Kerr, Lila Drummond, Tessa Collett

7KK

Back Row: Vicky Lu, Tom Knowles, Luke Elsom, Samuel Hellund, Noah McCurdie, Jack Mear, Ezra Naidoo, Mia Joseph 3rd Row: Alana Kenny, Luka Brazendale, Jade Church, Cleo Sands, Julia James, Richard Salanoa, Ivy Barrett-Hodgson 2nd Row: Micah Samuels, Harriett Milne, Christian Tipi, Louie Gash, Wonjun Jung, Thomas Magill, India Scholes, Gavin Hesqua (Teacher) Front Row: Niamh O’Connor, Sarah Dunne, Mikkayla Hawes, Rose de Jong, Ruby Etherington, Madison Brown, Lily Taylor, Charl Croeser

7HES

Back Row: Ethan Lark, Liam Smyth, Thom Finnimore, Caleb Morais, Ethan Hunter, Gus Rejthar, Drew Pearson, Jin Tumbokon 3rd Row: Ellie Cope, Tiare Workman, Willow Murie, Josh Fausett, Lydia Snaith, Liam Gaffney, Emma Page 2nd Row: Cormac Gardiner, Sammie Tupou-Pearson, Ethan Dragovich, Amelia Eddington, Abby Moore, Patrick Nelis, Hazra Shifa Syed, Hannah McCall (Teacher) Front Row: Olivia Daly, Maria Tustin, Elia Szulakowski, Summer O’Connell, Camryn Guthrie, Vivian Pham, Hannah Minkhorst

7MKY

Back Row: Dylan Ball, Flynn Johnstone, Ollie Thomas, Will Schofield 3rd Row: Alexis Vorwerk, Piers Brooks, Caris McGillivray, Carl Palad, Khalia Gardiner Hano, Mitch Rose, Gyulyn Kim 2nd Row: Eden Englehardt, Oliver van Zyl, Freya O’Neill-Prosser, Ryan Kane, Kees Schiphorst, Alba Richardson, Anton Faire, Katie Graham (Teacher), Jaythen Bag-ayan Front Row: Yerie Park, Isabelle Won, Charlotte Devoy, Vani Panchal, Samantha Bint, Jenna Arrowsmith, Mia Lowe Absent: Macy Brick, Loimata Paaka

7KTG

Back Row: Felix Carter, James Whitaker, Ayrton Spain, Madison Hardisty, Maddison Redshaw, Nat Jarden, Otis Jones, George Holmberg 3rd Row: Connor Moran, David Shirley, Damon Couch, Laura Goldsbro, Luke Ryder, Damien Dunne, Alessandro Goodin 2nd Row: Clara Holmes, Fern Donald, Leyla Ritchie, Malu Santos, Ben Haydock, Nina Costello, Amelia Muller, Amanda Swanepoel (Teacher) Front Row: Summer-Ann Joseph, Isla Morrison, Aafreen Shaji, Paige Eastergaard, Eunyul Park, Annabelle Sowerby, Alexis Holloway, Daniel Moore

Back Row: Michael Churchill, Christian Sanda, Connor Reid, Will Van Etten, John Clarke, Xavier Kirk, Ashley Pryor, Ken Chennoth Smithesh 3rd Row: Jane Hartman, Xavier Young, Sumatra Mark, Georgia Abernethy, Lily Davison, Niko Manins, Sophia Cavanagh 2nd Row: Krysta Stollery, Konrad Wisnewski, Nina Young, Dylan Warner, Henry Fulton, Ella Aaifou-Olive, Aidan Couch, Rebekah Thompson (Teacher) Front Row: Monica Atmadja, Bria Donald, Elma Lee, Jazmine Oficial, Ineka Cartwright, Serrie Park, Evie Thorne, Olivia Williamson

8THM

Back Row: Jonathan Coster, Eli Banbury, Leo Kirk, Jian Lee, Harper Shaw, Alex Radajeski Neves, Adam Rush, Joel Wilde 3rd Row: Maiya Cardey, Austin Roper, Jemima Helm, Benjamin Bonner, Talia Scott, Cullum Reid, Zoe Ballot 2nd Row: Tegan Holden, Patrick McCarthy, Bella Robertson, Connor Greer, Attilio Davenport, Isabella Wilson, Oliver Stringer, Peter Braid (Teacher) Front Row: Jessica Fearn, Cailyn Hawkins, Neve Ort, Alana Perrett, Clara Fernandes, Maggie Collings, Swara Khot Absent: Theo Shaw, Baliegh Williamson

Back Row: Pedro Farrell, Lenny Gilbert, Rhys Matuku, Ryan Bell, Jimmy Johnstone, Luke Tustin, Rikihana Cook, Will Syme 3rd Row: Kate Hodgson, Jules Hansen, Cole Hulsebosch, Lacey Zurcher-Herbert, Jasper Norton, Madi Bakker, Bryley Raass 2nd Row: Reilly Cope, Janssen Wijaya, Isla Martin, Levi O’Hara, James Prince, Maggie Glubb, Erral Singh, Shem Banbury (Teacher) Front Row: Madeleine Parry, Josie Stott, Palmy Townsend, Hannah McConnell, Bella Devereaux, Summah Lee, Aria Fuller Absent: Oscar Hann, Tina Choi

8SWP

8BRD

8BAN

Back Row: Ruby Hunt, Finn Krauts, Zandon Campbell, Reef Joseph, Fraser Davie, Cassandra English 3rd Row: Jayden Hyland, Lily Crouch, Hunter Sands, Aidan Dobbs, Ethan Davies, Greer Wakelin, Cullen Anderson 2nd Row: Zoe Dixon, Benjamin Petrik, Lily Pearson, Joshua van Iperen, Lync Schiphorst, Ava Hammersley, Austin Minnell, Akuhata Ngatai-Chote Front Row: Kitty Coyle, Niamh Byrne, Abby Price, Lexie Lochhead, Rebecca Cook, Kaitlyn Black, Tara Parlane, Isla Wills Absent: Pateriki Paaka, James Hammill

9R

Back Row: Shan Angeles, Aidan Bollee, Harry Little, Sean Fitzpatrick 3rd Row: Ruby Liu, Victor Duarte, Joshua Naidoo, Ariana Workman, Ben Edwards, Franz Orlanes, Malia Tupou-Pearson 2nd Row: Taylor Svendsen, Ella Anderson, Silow Kuka, Yam Tabudlong, Zacharya Bower, Luca Firioubine, Bailey Martin-Pratt, Paddy McEvoy Front Row: Jenny Nguyen, India O’Connell, Shaelyn Black, Emma Rogers, Julianne Pureza, Lia Hesqua, Emma New Absent: Jack Cunningham

9K

Back Row: Rhys McFarlane, Finn Curragh, Fritz Cunanan, Roman Rejthar, Axel Osterman, Jay Bentley 3rd Row: Isabella Marsh, Matt O’Connor, Zita De Freitas, Ashton Matuku, Jahna Addidle, Rico Adsett, Evelingi Tupou-Pearson 2nd Row: Alana Gleeson, Macy Svendsen, Luke Donnelly, Oliver Grosso, Lucas Shepherd, Tom Gerrand, Bianca Hawes, Stella Edward Front Row: Olivia Collett, Chloe Gleaves, Katie Gulliver, Kate Finlay, Lydia Ward, Holly Richardson, Sahara Hutchesson

9T

Back Row: Miguel Basile, Jake Bollee, Dylan Tran, Jacob Kleinsmith, Nathan Holmberg, Ethan Ryan, Alex Giles, Jack Reynolds-Smith 3rd Row: Finn Richards, Aurelia James, Niklas Walzak, Monique Faire, Eli Hopkinson, Jessica Taane, Ture Hansson 2nd Row: Eliana Hulsebosch, Luka Mahy, Eric Chea, Grace Rickit, Caitlin Guidera, Sam Webb, Noah Ball, Shiloh Bantugan Front Row: Amy Evans, Shanya Dewan, Hailee Song, Holly Fausett, Tori Cousins, Beth Mosley, Lucia Watt

9P

Back Row: Aidan Pine, Stella Roper, Teresa Tustin, Erin Moore, Mila Laurie, Reuben Syme 3rd Row: Izzy Jones, Tilly Thomas, Jake Bayly, Eric Shin, Ben Pitpitunge, Adele Arrowsmith, Sara Szulakowski 2nd Row: Lily Cooper, Aaron Pulikkottil, Molly Flynn, Brian Liu, Asa Banbury, Phoebe Watson, Ethan Peters, Rebecca Holmes (Teacher) Front Row: Keisha Abrau, Fae Moran, Mia Knowles, Ferlyn Wijaya, Caitlin Tran, Stevie Shaw, Holly Van den Borst Absent: Naomi Leyses

10T

Back Row: Shin Yul Park, Eli Cardey, Aaniya Jithu, Miriana Beilby, Alana Aleksich, Mikayla McGrory, Jack Price, Darcy Gilbert 3rd Row: Isaiah Barry, Jack Little, Ella Dunseath, Hamish Murray, Madison Smith, Peter Sun, Ciaran Russo 2nd Row: Eva McIsaac, Harry Fearn, Carter Hansen, Toby Harry, Jesse Van Etten, Billy Flynn, Dan Day, Rebecca Holmes (Teacher) Front Row: Jade Brown, Athens Herrera, Bella Stevens, Kaelyn Gardiner, Zoe Haydock, Caitlin Robson, Julien Pastor, Parnell Davis

10R

Back Row: Sarah Rush, Anna Hartman, Jon Knowles, Jacob Graham, Olivia Lee, Amber Church 3rd Row: Caitlin Cooper, Ryan Williams, Asher Symonds, Dylan Dobbs, Kieran Death, Tai Matuku, Catherine Finnimore 2nd Row: Jesse O’Hara, Monica McConnell, Kurt Hill, Jacob Smith, Ollie McFarlane, Mitchell Lawson, Charlotte Sabin, Rebecca Holmes (Teacher) Front Row: Samara Aleksich, Lucyhana Edwards, Mimi Headland, Gabbie Way, Zoe Sherlock, Ashley Kane, Keira Whitaker

10P

Back Row: Rhian Filomeno, Talia Leggett, Lucia Allen, Layla Stevens 3rd Row: Diana Te Waa, Flynn Knight, Callum Roberson, Cassidy Le Roux, Joshua Oficial, Grace McDonald, Henry Collings 2nd Row: Eliza Eddington, Ben Olsen, Anmol Dewat, Matthew Cooney, Jordyn O’Meghan-Calvert, Scott Berger, Quinn O’Shea, Rebecca Holmes (Teacher) Front Row: Emily Wade, Mia Price, Angela Santos, Rozalia Wisnewski, Georgie Powell, Alex Wright, Gabriella Carter, Ned Shaw Absent: Lily-May Marriner, Henry Scott, Te Rina Timutimu

10K

Absent: Kaia Hopkinson, Leilani Horan, Isabella McCarthy, Amy Trott

Back Row: Mitchell Hubbard, Cooper Murrell, Finley Jones, Aidan Hunter, Callum Murray, Marcus Tupou, Archie Glubb, Caleb Kleinsmith, Yianni Hay, Tayte Marsh, Heath Lochhead, Ethan Nirmalaraj, Sam Scott, Christopher Berger, Luca Adsett 6th Row: Maxwell Stringer, Grace Lenton, Caitlin Farrell, Mackenzie Lenton, Rose Hennessey, Bradley Muller, Scott Breebaart, Heath Williams, Benjamin Parlane, Sophina Finnimore, Danielle Gleeson, Phoebe Hoskin, Kate Dekker, Julia Coenraads 5th Row: Daniel O’Connor, Gregory James, Mariah Gardiner Hano, Alex Lee, Ava Sands, Ethan Wilde, Zahnee Campbell, Broc Anderson, Emma Fulton, Josh Tamblin, Grace Kahle, Lachlan Stott, Anika Hyland, Mike Li, Jai McGarva 4th Row: Jack Fitzpatrick, Tash Wakelin, Payton Schrama, Daniel O’Neill-Prosser, Hazel Karaka, Stanley Watson, Isla Cope, Jack Russell-Quill, Guerric Arbus de Lapalme, Chloe Swann, Reagen Black, Elsie O’Shea, Jose Farrell, Amelia Gaffney, Kerenza Sarich, Emelia Allen 3rd Row: Myscha Barry, Mia Thomas, Georgia Verhoeven, Zoe Wilkinson, Jacob Lewis, Ella Hooper, Jinnan Li, Makenna Reid, Liam McEvoy, Chloe Hawes, Rupert Carter, Nicole Shirley, Nina Rejthar, Charlotte Mitchell 2nd Row: Dearleah Te Waa, Timothy Churchill, Cameron Krauts, Sarah Edwards, Adriene Orlanes, Kelyn Holmes, Annie Nolan, Eve Mischewski, Briar Davie, Sophie Rogers, Anna Tustin, Ellyse Schrama, Natasha Donnelly, Adrian Herrera, Jacob Pinto, Sylvester Green Front Row: Charlie Way, Rheyzel Tumbokon, Fern Robertson, Lexi Robertson, Molly Taylor, Holly Ryan, Katie Elsom, Richard Parker (Teacher), Amber Eberlein, Sarah Hodgson, Poppy Hill, Dawn Villegas, Maia Hetutu, Ruby New, Daniel Coster

YEAR 11 2021

Absent: Noah Kellett, Mia Finlayson, Corbin Mackay, Kohana Maher, Trinity Thompson, Reuben Holden

Back Row: Dylan Beilby, Josh Lawson, Taylor Harris, Eric Hunt, Thea Smith, Charlize Tutbury, Liam Olsen, Antony Death, Arli Robertson, Joshua McCarroll, Samuel Malone, Callum Berntsen, Nathaniel Barry, Emilio Davenport, Scott Clark 6th Row: Paige McKay, Lily Richards, Alex Whitton, Jaspar Collins, Erin McCarthy, Harrison McGregor, Anton Bernard, Kate McCarroll, Kan Singh, Michael Blakeborough, Daniel Evans, Devlin Van Duin, Aimee Muller, Bayley Black, Briarna McGrory, Kate Burnham 5th Row: Trinity Cope, Jacob Sheridan, Samuel Rush, Toby Elsom, Auryn Symonds, Spencer Wills, Jordan Smith, Joshua Svendsen, Kalarn Mark, Hamish Preston, Sean Curragh, Sam Eastergaard, Liam Keightley, Tui Ngatai, Christopher Addidle 4th Row: Georgia Johnston, Avalee Donovan-Trewhella, Jennifer Mackinnon, Riley Elliott-Lowe, Jasmine Watene, Paige Gregory, Mackenzie Triggs, Waiti Atutahi, India Jarden, Matisse Clark, Lily Hodgson, Maisy Millar, Freya Hodge, Alexander Ruck, Rachel Shirley, Chloe Gisby 3rd Row: Joshua Lee, Faye Headland, Jadel Taitumu-Boot, Jude Farrell, Joshua Pinto, Aine Taylor, Piper Thomas, India Mahy, Georgie Gash, Nina de Lange, Lucy Preston, Taito Tanaka, Jazmine Trusler, Mackenzie Schrama, Sally Song 2nd Row: Amy Cheetham, Tahlia Heeney, Devon Edwards, Olivia Giles, Gina Knowles, Georgia Sheahan, Isabelle Rice, Mason Bollee, Kahu Symons, Finn Taylor-Levey, Bella Price, Meg Armstrong, Grace Baek, Tiana Cartwright, Sinead Simpson, Eliza Ward Front Row: Sarah Fitzpatrick, Khushman Khakh, Briana Pine, Brooke Smith, Emma Tran, Demi Owen, Caprice Basile, Maria Rogerson (Teacher), Sophie Lee, Riley Gardiner Hano, Emma Audas, Jodie Barnard, Mandy Pardoe, Lucy Johnson, Sawa Yamada

YEAR 12 2021

Front Row: Kirara Shimono, Yhanie Magracia, Nikita Bewsher, Lynda Cooney, Helen Flore, Isaac Jarden, Sia Hay, Dominic Piceno, Charlotte Watson, Tewi Curtis-Lowe, Marlize Greyling, Ange McManaway, Tutiare Baonteimone, Grace McCarthy, Teia Peddle Absent: Isabella Jones, Whetumarama Timutimu, Abby Snodgrass, Hannah Brooks

Back Row: Liam Anderson 7th Row: Brady Jones, Fergus Glubb, Eli Taane, Samuel Lee, Luke Hubbard, Joseph Vincent, Sam Taane, Cypress Purden-Winters 6th Row: NReeve O’Leary, Tom Fawcett, Owen Rountree, Lucy Dekker, Haru Fukui, Lachlan Dillon, Tyler Dunseath, Luke Nolan, Sean Coyle, Jamie Vergeest, Levi Andric, Tom McCarroll, Billy Cummins, Jakob Eberlein, Ryan Fawcett 5th Row: Put Suthisrisinlpa, Max A Hill, Bryan Montuya, Tom Han, Ella Wilson, Anna Low, Joshua Hammill, Michelle Clayton, Ivie Williams, Blake Wilson, Klara Allen, Daniel Nirmalaraj, Veren Villegas, Jonathan Sheridan 4th Row: Leah Cook, Ella Dodd, Justin Abrau, Torben Oxenham, Monty Carter, Samuel Way, Sol Robinson, Luke Appelman, Rachael Wakelin, Jasper Hawkes, Thomas Wilkinson, Javier Black, Sota Kimura, Reece McCarthy, Alex Hilton, Lauren Kerr 3rd Row: Grace Zurcher, Molly Barriball, Alexandra Taylor, Kenya Wellwood-Kane, Libby Manning, Lilly Hosking, Thomas Bayly, Finlay Helm, Dominick Crowley, Brayden Palmer, Blair Bromwich, Megan Cheetham, Samuel Cuanang, Michael Tran, Alexandra Edwards 2nd Row: Frianne Teodoso, Angel Flores, Alice Shin, Odette Roberson, Harriett Burton, Ella Svendsen, Maia Pardoe, Maggie Blackmore, Charlotte van den Borst, Christie Vergeest, Princess Rollon, Courtney Leggett, Jaide Hetutu, Lucy Eastergaard, Amy Gulliver, Jiss Maria Manickathan

YEAR 13 2021

Back Row: Katie Graham, Karen Roche, Tim Rout, Kevin Spurr, Jacq Burrell, Peter Braid, Tuwharetoa Hapi, Peter Boyle, Alan Syme, Andrew Duncanson, Mikaere Smith, Kevin Elder, Richard Cameron, Richard Parker 4th Row: Fraser Graham, Sean Blades, Ana McFarlane, Olly Webb, Anita Boros, Jo Hayes, Shem Banbury, Jason Yorke, Richard James, Marlize Greyling, Joh Van Kol, Kristen Gilbert, Bill Kite, Mat Synge 3rd Row: Hannah McCall, Adrienne Danby, Lisa Budd, Anna Francis, Georgina Harrison, Amber McKenzie, Kate Krauts, Lesley Park, Lynda Cooney, Donna Jarden, Helen Flore, Rebekah Thompson, Caitlin Tarr, Maria Rogerson, Marty Lee 2nd Row: Katy Thorne, Trudy O’Connor, Gillian Oosthuizen, Mary Walton, Catherine Pitchford, Moira Ramsbottom, Natasha Kahle, Bev Wills, Laura Grace, Jenny Livingstone, Lesley Lawrence, Julie Green, Jonathan Persson, Melanie Leadbeater, Amanda Swanepoel, Rebecca Holmes Front Row: Shane Turner, Hannah Hobbs, Richard Watson, Gavin Hesqua, Carmen Kleinsmith, Isabel Jeftha (Assistant Principal), Kurt Kennedy (Deputy Principal), Matt Dalton (Principal), Susan Van Zyl (Deputy Principal), Bruce Buckton (Assistant Principal), Ange McManaway, Peter Nicholson, Karen Guise, Kelly Saunders, Leon Roberson

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