Mahurangi College Yearbook 2013 by Mahurangi College

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Scholarships Prizes and Awards

Great Gatsby Senior Ball

Great Barrier Expedition

Kapa Haka

The best of Art & Design

Rugby, League, Touch & Sevens

03 04 06 08 10 12 13 14 16

Welcome Staff List New Staff Staff Farewells Student Leaders Student Executive B-Block Opening Merit Awards

Senior Ball Library Careers Evening Market Day Peer Mediation Trees for Survival SADD Week

Trips & Camps 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35

Year 13 - Great Barrier Year 9 - Camp Year 8 - Camp Year 7 - Camp Geography Trips Singapore Trip Tonga Trip Duke of Edinburgh

Cultural Blues Aladdin Performing Arts Jazz Band / Choirs

State of the Arts Technology Expo Fashion Design Hospitality Junior Investigations

Kia Ora Koutou - Welcome to the 2013 Mahurangi College school yearbook.

Morris & James Stories Art

“The school tone is settled and positive. Students are proud of their school. Students are engaged in their learning and in school life. They enjoy many opportunities to participate in and experience success in academic, sport, culture, the arts and leadership activities. Students benefit from positive relationships with their teachers. Good quality teaching is evident as are many high quality practices. Students in Years 11-13 achieve well above national levels and above levels in similar schools.”

Year 13 - Class of 2013

Sport 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 71 72 80 81 82 83 84 85

ERO Report on Mahurangi College 2012

Sports Blues Sports Academy Athletics Archery / Basketball Cross Country Cricket / Equestrian Hockey Netball Rugby / League / Touch

This year has been another wonderfully successful year for the college and I am sure this yearbook will bring back many enjoyable memories. The year started well with our confirmed NCEA results from 2012, in which our students continued to perform above the average for decile 8 schools in all three levels of NCEA. ▶

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 L1 Literacy L1 Numeracy

Mahurangi pass rates 2012

National pass rates 2012

Decile 8 pass rates 2012

Variation to Decile 8 pass rates

87.1 92.1 78.1 93.1 92.0

78.2 83.1 75.6 82.2 80.4

84.2 86.5 76.9 87.6 88.4

+2.9 +5.6 +1.2 +5.5 +3.6

Sailing Soccer Special Olympics Swimming Underwater Hockey Volleyball / Wrestling

House Pages 86 88 90 92 94 96

Blue House

Autographs / Editor’s Note

At our Academic Blues evening in February we presented a record 38 Blues to students who had gained 50 credits or more at Excellence level in their NCEA last year. The guest speaker was Natalie Grimmer, our Head Girl and Dux from 2002, now working in conservation on the Coromandel Peninsula.

Throughout the year our students continued to excel in their sporting and cultural involvements. At our sporting Blues evening we awarded 75 blues to students who had gained regional representation and 26 who had achieved at a national level. The Cultural Blues evening featured performances from 10 different cultural activities in the school and was enjoyed by all who attended.

Green House Orange House Purple House

The House system continued to operate well with Green house, led by Jordan Riggal and Elise Hilliam, coming out just ahead of Blue house, led by Nathan Bull and Kerryn Roberts. Our senior students once again gave excellent leadership to our younger students. A special thank you to our Head Boy, Nicholas Lee, our Head Girl, Ruahei Demant, the Chairperson of our Student Executive, Maddie Tuffley, and to all prefects and members of our student executive. Thank you also to Ms Lyons, Mr Stewart and all others who have contributed to this year’s book, which I am sure we will all keep and treasure for many years to come.

Red House Yellow House

International Students Kapa Haka

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Spirit of Adventure

Cultural 36 38 39 40 42 43

44 45 46 47 48 49 54

Senior Prizegiving

College Life 18 20 22 22 23 24 25

Showcase

Welcometo the

Mrs Newlove, Natalie Grimmar, Mr Speed and last year’s dux, Laura Mills, at the Academic Blues Evening.

Elspeth Free receiving her award as Performing Arts Person of the Year.

David Macleod Principal

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Mahurangi

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Senior Management

Board of Trustees

Principal Mr D Macleod

Assistant Principals Mrs A Marinus

Board Chair Mrs T Martin

Deputy Principal Mr A Elder

Mr H Vaughan

Staff Representative Mrs N Norrington

B.Com, B.A, Dip Tch

B.A, Dip Tch

Dip Tch, A.C.T. Dip

B. Ed. High Dip Ed, (S.A.)

Mrs C Johnston B.A, Dip Tch

Dip FA, Dip Tch

Student Representative Caitlyn Walker

Mr D Macleod

B.Com, B.A, Dip Tch

Mr S Garner Mr B Haughey

Principal’s Secretary Mrs L Bissett Assistant Secretary Mrs L Cardno Ancillary Mrs P Bartlett Mr R Bunton Mrs E Bingham Mrs T Eria Mrs H Glover Miss K Hall Mr R Jensen Mr K Kouka Mr T Kouka Mrs N O’Flaherty Mrs S Parker Mrs J Perry Mrs S Robertson Mr P Tefono

Sports Co-ordinators Mrs S Hawken Mrs K Osborne Arts Co-ordinator Mrs J Newby International Director Mr P Johnston M.A, Dip Tch, Dip SLT

International Student Office Mrs N O’Flaherty International Student Homestay Co-ordinator Mrs K Leslie Truancy Officer Mrs H McElrich IT Administration Ms K Cowan Mrs B Howson Mrs J Abarbanel

Teaching Assistants Mrs C Alderton Mrs L Benwell Mrs S Fenton Mrs J Jordan Mrs D McKay Mrs H Marsh Mrs K Chittenden Mrs C Stirling Mrs M Mackenzie Mrs G Murphy Librarian Mrs J Cornege-Dill Library Assistants Mrs C Lane Mrs J Judd Laboratory Technician Mrs V Paterson

Languages Faculty

Science Faculty

Head of Faculty Mrs N Norrington Dip FA, Dip Tch

Head of Faculty Mrs J MacDonald B.A, Dip Tch, Dip TESSOL

Head of Faculty Mr G Walker B.Ed, Dip Tch, T.T.C

Heads of Music

Teacher in Charge of Spanish Mrs L Dashper B.A, Grad Dip Tch

Mr L H Cave B.Sc, Dip Tch Mr I McHale B.Sc (Hons), PGCE Mrs N Newson B.Sc, Dip Tch Mr S Yates B.Eng, PGCE Mr B Howson Dip Tch, Grad.Dip ICT Mrs C Waugh HDE, Senior Secondary Mr W Hunter B.Sc, Dip Tch Ms C Campbell B.Sc, Grad.Dip Tch Sci

Mrs L Dashper B.A, Grad Dip Tch Mrs W Sutherland Dip Tch Mrs A Atkins B.Ed (Hons) Miss J White B.Des (Hons), Dip Tch Ms K Poynter B.Des, Grad Dip Tch Ms S Maday B.FA, Dip Tch Ms L Crombie Ms S Piaggi B.VA, Grad Dip Tch Mrs J Eirena B.Ed, Dip Tch, TEFL Miss K Zheng B.A, Dip Tch, BFA (Hons)

NZ Dip Police Studies

Mr S Henderson Mrs J Hathaway

Support Staff Executive Officer Mrs C Strachan B.Com (SA)

Arts Faculty

School Nurse / House Leaders’ Assistant Mrs P Wood Instrumental Tuition Mrs J Eirena Ms K Balzat Mr S Morton-Jones Canteen Mrs C Pulman Ms R Fell Mrs G Johnston Uniform Shop Mrs K Mitchell Property Manager Mr M Haining Groundsmen Mr G Hitchcock Mr A Dunn

Ms C Hutton M.A (Hons), Dip Tch Mr M Winiana B.A, Dip Tch, Cert PE Miss K Fraser B.A, Dip Tch Mrs E Rothwell B.Sc (Hons), TEFLA Mr S Smith B.A, B.FA Ms P Lyons B.CS, Dip Tch Mrs G Tahitahi B.A, PGCE, MADMT Miss L Ruland B.A, Dip Tch Miss E Goodwin B.A, B.Tchg Ms R Chitty B.A, Dip Tch Ms J Fotheringham PGCE, Dip Tch, B.A (Joint)

Health & PE Faculty Head of Faculty Mr W R Husband Dip PE, Dip Tch

Learning Support Faculty

Mr W Frost B.Ed, Dip Tch T.T.C. Mrs N Rhodes B.PE Mr K Ganley B. Sport Science, Dip Tch, PhD Ms G Russ B.Sc (Hons), PGCE Mr S Johnston B.A, Grad Dip Tch Miss M Thomas B.A Ed, Dip Tch Miss K Wards B.Ed, GradDipTchLn Miss H Gifford B.Ed, GradDipTchLn

Mrs T Scovell B.A, M.Ed (Hons), Dip Tch Mrs B Tennant H.Dip Ed, Dip Jnr Pri, Dip Remed Mr T Dowling TTC, P.G.Dip Guid, Dip Spec Nds Mr A Taylor B.A (Hons), Dip Tch, Cert SSM Mrs J Segedin B.Ed, Dip Tch, P.G.Dip Ed

Junior School Faculty Head of Faculty Mr K Tennant B.Ed, Higher Dip Ed Mrs D Lawrence B.Ed, Dip Tch Mrs V Rowsell-Starkey B.A, Dip Tch (TLR) Mrs W Dunn B.Ed, Higher Dip Tch Mr M Cooper Dip Tch Mrs D Hamer B.A (Hons), PGCE Mr R Carty B.Ed Mrs G Healy Dip Tch Mr G O’brien B.Ed, Dip Tch, RSA Dip ESOL Mr C Taylor B.Ed, M.Ed Admin, E.D, Dip Tch Mr R Stuart B.For.Sc, Dip Tch Mrs J Tisot Higher Dip Tch (Special Ed) Mrs V Clark B.Ed Mrs M Marshall B.A, Dip Tch Miss K Graveson B.Tchg Ms D Turrell B.A, P.G.Dip Arts, G.DipTch Primary Miss K Jamieson B.Ed (Tchg)Primary, DipEdStuds

Head of Faculty / Careers Advisor Mrs M J Newlove Dip Tch, Dip Car Guid, Dip Spec Subj

Mathematics Faculty Head of Faculty Mr J Basevi NZCE Dip Tch, Dip Sec Subs Mr R N Segedin B.Sc, Dip Tch Mrs P Dowling B.A, Dip Tch Ms H Edmonds B.Soc Sci, Dip Tch Mrs T Searle B.Ed (Hons) Mr P Glover TTC, Dip Spec Subj Ms C Weaver B.Ed Dr Q Zhang PhD, Dip Tch Ms S Lockyer MBA, P.G.Dip Ed, B.Ed, Dip Tch

Social Sciences Faculty Head of Faculty Mr J Blyth B.A, Dip Tch Mr I Callachan B.A, Dip Tch Mr P Johnston M.A, Dip Tch, Dip SLT Mr R Stirling B.A, Dip Tch, Cert B.S Mrs A Moncrieff B.A, Dip Tch, Dip TESSOL Mr P Hill B.Com, ACA, CPA, Dip Tch Mrs J Hollyer B.A, Higher Dip Tch, Dip H.Ec Mr M Holdgate BSpLS, Grad.Dip Tch

Technology Faculty Head of Faculty Mr J Corteen B.Eng (Hons), PGCE Teacher in Charge of Hospitality Mrs Y Holdgate Dip Tch, Dip Spec Subj

Mr M Stewart B.Des (Hons), Dip ComGrDes, P.G.Dip Tch, Cert GrDes Mrs R Astbury B.Mus, Dip Tch, Dip PR, TTC Mrs S Carse B.Hm Ec, Ed, B.Ed, Grad.Dip TESSOL Mr N Collings B.Sc, PGCE Mr G Waugh HDE Sec Ed Mr A Smith B.Eng (Hons), PGCE Design & Tech Mrs S Lodge Adv.Dip Tch, Dip Sp. Ed Mr V E Dempster B.Sc, Dip Tch Ms L Clouston Dip C.A, B.IHM, Dip Ed Sec Tch Mr J Schnetler B.Ed Mr B Howson Dip Tch, Grad.Dip ICT

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New Staff

Anne Stephens I started in Week 3 of Term 3 replacing Mr Richard Stuart as Year 7 Homeroom teacher in J3, and Whanau teacher for Blue 3. I have been working at the school as a reliever and part-time teacher for the last 18 months and am really enjoying getting to know my new class and whanau - what a fabulous group of students! I am also teaching Year 7 Digital Technology and really enjoy the challenges that brings.

Jennifer Eirena Well... I’ve snuck my way into the “new teachers” section, but actually I’m a bit of an imposter. I’ve been doing stuff at Mahu for about 4 years already - over in the Music Department. I’ll tell you how it all came about. I hadn’t been planning to do any teaching of any sort when I first arrived. I was singing professionally and home educating my own 3 kids... both big jobs! I didn’t want to do anything else... BUT when a previous singing teacher left Warkworth, she suggested I look into her singing teaching and choir job at Mahu. I did so reluctantly and got it! After a while found that I really like the job, the place and REALLY liked the students! So, how is it that I’m only now on the “new teachers” list? It’s simply that I am now a classroom teacher as well. I’m teaching Years 7, 8 and 9 music, retaining the choirs and singing (and the rest of the time still home educating my kids... and occasionally sleeping). I think Mahurangi College is a GREAT school and particularly the Music Department... awesome singers here! Not that I’m biased! So, I’m possibly not the run-of-the-mill type of teacher... I’m a classroom and singing teacher and I’m only here some of the week, I don’t have desks in my room, and even though I come to school, my kids don’t! Come and say Hi sometime.

Maree Thomas I teach Physical Education, Health and Social Studies here at Mahurangi College. Last year I taught at Hillcrest High School in Hamilton and before that I studied at Canterbury University for 4 years. I was attracted to work at this school because of the sporting facilities and because it was a co-ed school. I also wanted to live in an area that was close to the beach. I was raised in Morrinsville in the Waikato. In my spare time I play netball, squash and compete in ocean swims and triathlons. I love animals and have a horse, cat and sheep!

Kerrin Jamieson Hello, 2013 is my first year of teaching and I am thrilled to have started my teaching career here at Mahurangi College. I am now a permanent year 7/8 homeroom teacher and am privileged to be the whanau teacher of B5. I am passionate about teaching and learning and absolutely love what I do. I have lived in the area for around six years and have a gorgeous property nestled above the beautiful Leigh Harbour. Prior to moving here I lived on Great Barrier Island where I ran a pilotcomputing scheme for the Correspondence School. My family still live there so holidays for us are rather special. I have two beautiful children, one who currently attends Mahurangi College, and the other attending Matakana Primary School. I like to spend my spare time traveling, gardening, diving, reading, horse riding and cooking.

Louise Clouston As a Hospitality teaching specialist I have come into teaching with a background as a chef, having worked in two of Auckland’s top restaurants (Soul Bar and Takapuna Beach Cafe). I came to Mahurangi from a previous position at Avondale College in West Auckland. The lure of a brand new kitchen to work in and the desire to make great use of the wonderful facilities brought me here. I want to encourage students to see the food industry as a great career option. I am looking forward to enjoying the community feel of Mahurangi and to get involved with community groups, including netball and sailing, as both of these activities have been part of my life since childhood. I have been brought up on the North Shore and enjoy the waters of the Hauraki Gulf. I am keen on keeping fit and do enjoy cooking for my family and friends in my spare time. I look forward to working with Mahurangi students, colleagues and parents in the future.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my first year at Mahurangi College. Thank you to the wonderful friendly staff and students who have made my first year an enjoyable one. I look forward to getting to know more of you next year.

Katrina Wards As I walked out of school on my last day as a student at Mahurangi College in 2007, I never thought I would be walking back into the school as a teacher 5 years later!

Karen Zheng I am teaching Art, Drama and Dance this year at Mahurangi. What I like most about Mahurangi College is that the students are very welcoming and friendly. Having spent most of my life living in Auckland city, I have found the rural community of Warkworth refreshing.

I went on an AFS exchange to Argentina in 2008 and had the most amazing life experience. It really opened my eyes to how much is out there and what the world has to offer, it also made me appreciate being a Kiwi and growing up in such an amazing and safe country. After my year in Argentina, I decided to go to Canterbury University in Christchurch and did a 4 year degree to become a PE and Health teacher. I really enjoyed my time in Christchurch. I was there for all the big earthquakes which wasn’t enjoyable, but it was a real experience seeing a city unite and work together to get through a very traumatic time. I met some amazing people through university and made life long friends. I thoroughly enjoyed my degree (well most of the time) and as the stress started to build in the fourth and final year, I was more than thrilled to get a phone call from my old teacher Mr Husband, to say I had an interview at Mahurangi. I was relieved and nervous to get the job at Mahu but the staff and my old teachers couldn’t have been more supportive and friendly. I coached year 9/1 netball and also managed the Senior Girls Touch Team which was an awesome experience as the girls in both are such a lovely group of students to work with and they made it a very enjoyable role. It has been a great year and I have really enjoyed being back up north in the warmer weather and being close to my family and friends. Am now looking forward to Summer!

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Farewells

Richard Stuart Mr Stuart taught as a homeroom teacher for the past two and a half years. He was involved in the junior council and in coaching junior girls’ soccer. He became known for his dry sense of humour. He and his wife and family have now shifted to Malaysia where he is teaching in an international school and we wish them well for this new venture.

Hannah Gifford Miss Gifford previously taught at Otaki College for just over two years before taking some time off to travel. She spent 18 months working and trekking across the USA and Canada before returning home to New Zealand in September 2012. Moving up to Warkworth in January 2013 from Wanaka, she swapped the mountains and lakes for the sea. She made the most of her time here by buying a wet suit and surfboard and getting out in the famous east coast surf. Even in June! It is clear that Miss Gifford has enjoyed her year at Mahurangi College. Teaching both Physical Education and Health in the junior school. She also adopted the Duke of Edinburgh programme, allowing her to spend a few nights camping and encouraging new students to participate. Miss Gifford also had the pleasure of spending the year with the whanau, Purple 2. She enjoyed dressing up, the house competitions and entertaining the whanau on fun Wednesdays. Miss Gifford has made some lifelong friends and loved getting to know the students. She wishes to thank Mahurangi College for their support over the year and wishes them all the best for 2014.

Jenny White It is with great sadness that we farewell Jenny White from Mahurangi College and the Art Faculty at the end of the year. Jenny has been with us for eight years teaching Design and spending one of these years as HOD Art, until her love of teaching brought her back to being teacher in charge of design. Over the time she has been here she has been a teacher of excellence and has achieved academic excellence for all her students. She has exceptional skills in design with half of her Level 3 Design Class achieving excellence results. She will be remembered as a highly motivated, friendly and knowledgeable teacher. There are numerous past students of the school who have kept in contact with her over the years and seek her wisdom. She will be sorely missed. Jenny would be an asset to any school and we hope that she will return to our school in the future.

Chris Pulman Wow, what a journey! Chris has been working in the canteen for 23 years and was made supervisor in March 2004, where she manages her two staff members, Racheal & Glyndyr, as well as various students. Chris has witnessed many changes within the school: – said goodbye to two principals, Alan Shaw and Rex Gray, welcomed David Macleod and numerous teachers. Seen the demolition of old buildings and construction of new ones, not least of them the new canteen. The first canteen was run from the old hall kitchen and Chris happily assisted with the planning of the new one. For a term she ran her operation from the student centre, where she faced the challenge of producing food without an oven or pie warmer! Chris actively saw the transition from junk food to healthier options, as she exchanged a coke machine for healthier drinks, sushi on Fridays and daily specials to tease the palate. Chris is leaving us to indulge in her hobbies of reading, gardening and caravanning with her husband, Murray, so they may enjoy more of our beautiful country. She plans to join Murray in his latest hobby of cycling. They plan to ride the new cycle ways throughout the country. In amongst all this, Chris looks forward to visiting and enjoying her grandchildren heaps more. We will miss Chris, but wish her a most enjoyable new lifestyle.

Suzie Lodge Suzie first joined the junior department at Mahurangi in 2006 after having spent two years teaching Aboriginal children across the ditch in the Northern Territory of Australia. In 2009 Suzie moved into the Technology department as a part time teacher in food and textiles. She has been an integral part of the team where she has run an innovative and well structured classroom which her students have thoroughly enjoyed. Her flair and creativity has been a wonderful asset to the department, where she has inspired many students. Her sense of humour was delightful and there was never a dull moment in the department when Suzie was present. She has been a supportive and conscientious colleague, as well as a good friend and the faculty is sad to lose her. We wish her good health and an enjoyable retirement travelling, keeping fit, walking on the beach, reading and spending valuable time with her grandchildren.

Kim Fraser We farewell Miss Fraser who has taught in the English Department since 2005. She has taught a range of classes over the 8 year period that she has been here. We would like to thank her for the many contributions made to the department and school over this time. As well as teaching English full-time, Miss Fraser has been manager of the school wrestling team which she set up a number of years ago and they have achieved well under her management. We wish her all the very best for the future and hope that many exciting things wait in store. The purple people eater moves on. Kim Fraser has been a member of the Dean Team for two years and unfortunately for the Purple House students of Mahurangi, Kim has decided to move on and explore other options. Her enthusiastic, innovative approach to deaning and her bubbly personality will be missed around our office. Kim is forever suggesting new ways of doing things and producing ideas to motivate our students and many of the ideas we are currently trying to introduce to our practice. She is an extremely caring lady who tries very hard to achieve positive outcomes for her students. We wish Kim all the very best for her future and thank her for her major input into developing our role over the last two years. - The Dean Team.

Lisa Cardno After 5 years we bid a very sad farewell to Lisa. She has embedded herself into so many aspects of our school and has become the ‘go-to girl’ for many. Lisa is leaving for Cambridge, where her partner, Greg, will be a local rural delivery driver after many years’ service in the fire department. Lisa was snapped up by Cambridge High School and we know she will do brilliantly there. Lisa has a strong creative bent and many will have seen the beautiful paua art which she and Caroline Lane have produced. She also loves scrapbooking and mosaicking and will be sure to continue to enjoy her hobbies. Lisa will be sorely missed, but we wish her and Greg a wonderful new life in Cambridge.

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Student

Leaders Ruahei Demant

we could not have got through the year without them!

As a girl who was brought up completely immersed in the Maori culture, attending a Kura Kaupapa where English language was not permitted and coming from a ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ kind of place, I

I’ve also learnt that you cannot please everybody and sometimes going with your instincts is often the best thing. But the most important lesson I’ve learnt this year is the importance of being a good role model wherever you are and representing the school to the highest standard wherever you go.

never pictured myself being Head Girl. Ever! I never pictured seeing my name inscribed on the auditorium wall. I never pictured myself walking up on stage and sitting behind Mr Macleod during weekly assemblies. And I never pictured myself wearing a badge with the words ‘Head Girl’ etched on it. Filling in the shoes of the likes of Lauren, Sam and Stephanie was a challenge in itself, however as I now come to the end of my time of receiving and passing on this great honour, I believe it was a challenge that I have thoroughly enjoyed and accomplished.

Finishing my thirteenth and final school year as Head Girl is something beyond my wildest dreams. There have been many highlights and it has been an absolute ‘ball’ sharing each of these memories with Nicholas! The school ball definitely was the icing on the cake for me this year. The time, effort and risks taken as we tried something new was exciting and enthralling. Seeing our Great Gatsby ball finally come together after months of preparation and meetings was a sigh of relief! The memory of my final school ball will always be a long lasting one of my college years and of being Head Girl.

the most is the friendships I have made working alongside Nic, Elise and Angus. Without teamwork, we would have achieved nothing this year. I wish them all the best of luck for their futures and know that whatever they do, they will do it well!

With the many duties and responsibilities of holding this position, I have had to quickly learn the importance of time management. The great balancing act between school assignments, internals, sports trainings, my social life and prefect responsibilities has been extremely difficult and arduous. I soon began to dread Thursdays, having to go to three different meetings... but as the year continued I was forced to manage my time better. Sacrificing activities and events I would normally take part in has also been a difficult but wise decision I’ve had to make.

Other highlights included our contribution to our communities, Anzac Day, Inter-house swimming and Haka, and working alongside a cheerful and top-notch group of prefects!

A message from the Head Girl

Head Girl couldn’t have been a better time with Nic! I’ve learnt so much from Nic about myself, and how to handle different situations. Although I have learnt many new skills, the one thing I have enjoyed

“... I never pictured seeing my name inscribed on the auditorium wall...” Nicholas Lee

A message from the Head Boy Although it seems horribly clichéd, it honestly seems that it was just a few weeks ago that Ruahei Demant and I were announced as the Head prefects of Mahurangi College. I’m sure that 2013 has been a very busy and hectic year for many of us, rushing by without us noticing. But once I start to break down the time that has passed, my mind can play back many memories from the past year in vivid detail - memories and events that I will treasure long into the future.

a slight disappointment, but other little things certainly made up for it - such as seeing our group trying to, and occasionally succeeding in cooking ‘3 star meals’! However this façade of ‘glamping’ quickly ended when Year 13 Camp came around. Following the initial postponement of camp, those of us who, in Mr Stirling’s opinion, were the “Die Hards” of our year group, returned for Round 2! The literal and metaphorical ups and downs of Year 13 camp provided me with some memories I’ll never forget. Being part of ‘Winiana’s Warriors’ and traversing all over Great

opportunity that lets my inner abilities as a decorating demi-god shine is always a plus! Creating these iconic events right from step 1, alongside our amazing Deputies (Elise Hilliam and Angus Adamson), has been challenging but is so rewarding when everything finally manages to come to fruition, usually about 1 day before everything is set to happen! Working with Lu for the past year has been such fun and many fond memories have been made, although usually at my expense - I have yet to catch her off guard! Elise and Angus have always been rearing

“... memories and events that I will treasure long into the future...” My adventures into the world of being a Head Boy began last year upon our return to the Pinnacles to help with the Year 9 camp. Experiencing life on the flip side as a group leader of the camp was a great start to the year!

All the cards were brought out to entice us to come back on camp, and although I’m sure many of us would have come anyway, it greatly added to the experience. Being able to come back from activities (unfortunately often drenched by the rain) and have all our meals prepared for us was a godsend! After having meticulously plotted our revenge for the Burma trail it was then cancelled, which was more than

Barrier Island with some of my closest friends was legen - wait for it - dary!!

Having the role of Head Boy has provided me with so many opportunities I would have never thought possible 7 years ago. From getting exclusive tours around the new B-Block and being part of the official party (here, there and everywhere!), to being able to speak at the ANZAC Day Service, organise the Ball, and transform into Kermit the Frog at House Events are all experiences and memories that I’ll always treasure! For me, organising the ball was one of the most fun experiences as Head Boy and any

to go at our sides and I don’t think I could have asked for a better team of people to work with. To those of us who are graduating from Mahurangi College this year, I hope you have had an amazing last year. I have really made the most of my last year and do not regret it one bit!

Of course Nic and I could not have accomplished nearly half the things we have without the endless support, guidance and help from both Mrs Newson and Mrs Newlove. They know the answer to every question we ask, and provided the wisdom and guidance we sought, during times of confusion. They’ve been our guiding hand every step of the way and

Lastly I’d like to thank Mr Macleod and Mahurangi College for allowing me to bear the responsibility and honour of Head Girl. Being Head Girl has been an absolute joy and the lessons I’ve learnt, I will carry through my life. Mr Macleod often talks about ‘Mahuhu ki te rangi’ or ‘reaching for the heavens’. This has been the biggest lesson that being Head Girl has taught me. Not to be afraid of trying something new. Daring to be different and setting your standards high. Therefore I would like to draw the curtain of my final year, with this proverb. “Whaia te iti kahurangi. Ki te tuohu koe me he maunga teitei.” – “Seek the treasure you value most dearly. And if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain.” Tena koutou katoa.

Thanks to everyone who has been part of my experience here, these past few years will be some of the memories I’ll never forget! To all those who are staying next year, I encourage you to make the most out of every opportunity and live the life’s adventure to its fullest – I promise you won’t regret it!

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Executive Student Exec Leaders Working hard behind the scenes

The Student Exec’ is student driven with Mr Elder overseeing us. We really loved working with him and appreciate his input. Every week we gathered to discuss our thoughts on up coming events. The role of the Student Exec’ this year has really grown. We’ve been working really hard behind the scenes raising money for charities, organising events and so much more. There have been too many great achievements in the Exec’ to mention them all, but I’m sure you can remember the mufti days and events like the talent show. All of our members have worked really well together to create a successful year. We have both really enjoyed working with the team, and know we couldn’t have done it without each other.

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Junior Council

Opening Ceremony

This year I’ve been on the Board of Trustees, and while the role has been both challenging and rewarding I have seriously enjoyed myself.

The junior council has been a great team to work with this year - Jess and I have been so thankful to work with a team of such impressive kids. The council worked hard organizing weekly assemblies that are then run by them and supported by the teachers. This has been great fun, which they have all enjoyed planning and doing.

One of the major highlights for me was the opening of the new B block. Seeing all the hard work of the board and the previous student trustee come to life was really rewarding. This year we have had great pleasure in running the Student Executive of 2013.

B-Block

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BOT Representative A student voice on the board

Also meeting other student trustees from all over New Zealand on the Spirit of New Zealand voyage gave me a new perspective on school issues and I made a lot of life long friends. Achieving my goals that I wanted to was also a massive highlight bringing in a new jacket, establishing a student car park, providing shelter underneath B Block and making decisions on what the B Block courtyard should look like. This year on the Board of Trustees has really opened my eyes to how the school runs and I’ve enjoyed myself so much. Congratulations to Alysha for being voted the new BOT student representative, and to everyone, enjoy your holiday. - Caitlyn Walker, Student Trustee 2013

- Maddison Tuffley-Stainer and Bethany McKay

Our future leaders

They have also enjoyed planning and holding the mufti day which was held in term four and they raised a considerable amount for a conservation group in the Coromandel which linked to the year 8’s Wai care projects. On this mufti day they also held a cupcake sale to raise money for the SPCA, again making a considerable amount of money, of which they are very proud.

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Openingof

There was also a dawn blessing with local kaumatua, Rev John Marsden, Pita Pou and Hahe Walker at 6am that morning.

We were very pleased on Friday, 22nd of March to have the Hon Nikki Kaye, Associate Minister for Education, open our new B-block. Also in attendance were the local MPs, Mark Mitchell and Tracey Martin,

The facility, including furnishings and equipment, cost $5.2 million and includes 13 new classrooms, a new front office, a student centre, a new IT centre and server room, two IT classrooms, an additional graphics classroom, a commercial kitchen, an inquiry room, new student toilets, counsellors offices, deans office, first aid

Penny Webster from the Auckland Council and many other invited guests, including the two previous Board Chairmen, Colin Binsted and Tim Holdgate, officials from the Ministry of Education, and representatives from the various construction companies.

rooms, physio room, a maths resource room and 8 new maths classrooms. It has also created a large, attractive student quadrangular area in the heart of the school and improved the flow of foot traffic through the surrounding areas.

Many thanks go to the staff and members of the Board involved for their hard work in making this building project such a success, and to all the speakers and guests for making the opening ceremony such a memorable occasion.

For new B-block and admin building

The new B-block is the latest in a line of new or renovated buildings in the school’s long term plans, and joins the new hall as a step toward Mahurangi College’s future.

“... joins the new hall as a step toward Mahurangi College's future...”

They also changed the way in which the council is run as they have split up into groups that organize certain aspects of the school. They have assembly groups and a community group which aim to sort issues such as rubbish, which they consider to be a problem in the school. They also try and sort activities such as inter-class sports competition. So far they haven’t accomplished some of the ideas on their list and what is not done this year will be taken into next year’s council. Jess and I would like to say a big thank you to Ms Marshall for all her help and support and a very big thank you to our Junior Council. You guys are awesome!

“... I have been so thankful to work with a team of such impressive kids...”

The Junior Council Team

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Senior

Prizegiving Dux & Proxime Accessit Mahurangi College top honours

Academic Awards and Scholarships

Special Awards

ABIGAIL JOHNSTON

The Carmen Lees BPW Study Award

UETAAKE NABUTI

The Price Trophy and Withers & Co Prize for diligence in adversity

BETHANY MCKAY

Argyle Manufacturing Scholarships

BRONWYNE CLAYDEN

The Whitehorn Award for achievement and diligence in the Pathway Programme

NICHOLAS LEE

McDonald Adams Optometrists’ Scholarship

ANGUS ADAMSON

David Sheat Memorial Scholarship (Rotary)

RUAHEI DEMANT

The Lions Club Young Ambassador Scholarship

ABBEY LYMAN OLIVIA COURTNEY CLAIRE DOCKING

Dolly Wynyard Trust Scholarships

JESSICA WALTON

The Gladys Partridge Scholarship

Recognising outstanding Mahurangi College students

and GRACE NEWSON

KGA Limited Scholarship Patricia and Alan Schedewy Family Cup for Dux of Mahurangi College

Bank of New Zealand Scholarship Alon & Audrey Shaw Award for Proxime Accessit of Mahurangi College

The Southern Paprika Cultural Award for Services to Pasifika

RUAHEI DEMANT

Wilson Wirihana Memorial Trophy and Paper Plus Prize for excellent effort and attitude in all aspects of Maori Culture

BRIAR GIMBLETT

Te Mana Maori Trophy and Withers & Co Prize for a student who has excelled in Manaaki tanga

RUAHEI DEMANT

The Warkworth Lions Cup and Gubbs Motors Prize for Excellence in Public Speaking

NICHOLAS LEE

The C L Moore Trophy and Gubbs Motors Prize for Pure Science

BETHANY MCKAY

The Campbell Award and Gubbs Motors Prize for Science and Mathematics

BETHANY MCKAY

The David Wilson Memorial Award and Leggoe Electrical Prize for Mathematics

ALEX PALMA

The Adams Driving School Prize for Innovation in Technology

DANIEL TRICKLEBANK

The Andrew Coombs Memorial Award and Withers & Co Prize for diligence in Digital Technology

PIPPY MCCLENAGHAN

The Maltby Family Cup and Gubbs Motors Prize for Senior Art

CASSIE O’FLAHERTY

The Lions Club of Kowhai Coast Shield for the Student Learning Centre pupil who is friendly and has a positive attitude

ELISE HILLIAM

The Mahurangi College PTA Prize for Deputy Head Girl

ANGUS ADAMSON

The Mahurangi College PTA Prize for Deputy Head Boy

RUAHEI DEMANT

The Molly Brooking Award and Mahurangi College PTA Prize for Head Girl

Green House

NICHOLAS LEE

The Mahurangi College PTA Prize for Head Boy

Overall House Competition Winners

MADDISON TUFFLEY

The Year 13 and K & J Takeaway’s Award for Leadership – donated by the Year 13 students of 2010

GRACE NEWSON

The Granville Shield and Countdown Prize for Civic Responsibilities

University of Auckland Faculty of Business and Economics Entry Level Undergraduate Scholarship and University of Auckland Faculty of Science Entry Level Undergraduate Scholarship

NICHOLAS LEE

University of Auckland Jubilee Award

REBECCA MOON

Auckland University of Technology Vice-Chancellor’s Scolarship

Sports & Cultural Persons of the Year

LOUIS YOUNG

Intermediate Boys Cross Country Champion

TIMOTHY SNEDDEN

Keith Edmonds Memorial Cup for Sportsman of the Year

LOUIS YOUNG

Intermediate Boys Athletic Champion

RUAHEI DEMANT

Frost Plate for Sportswoman of the Year

Senior Boys Cross Country Champion

SCOTT DIRVEN

AMELIA ARNERICH

Intermediate Girls Swimming Champion

The Gertie Hamilton Art Award for excellence in Year 12 Painting

IOSIA TEBAU

BETHANY MCKAY

Senior Boys Athletic Champion

ELIZABETH ERRINGTON

The Jaycee Cup and New World Prize for Debating

University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship

RYAN SHIRLEY

The Anthoni Dudding Cup and Leggoe Electrical Prize for Science

FRANCA BAUER

ELISE HILLIAM

COURTNEY WINTERBOTTOM Senior Girls Athletic Champion

BRIELLA MARTIN

The Withers & Co Prize for Services to the Library

School Sports Champions

MATTHEW BOYD

The Quintal Family Cup and White Cliffs Timber Prize for diligence in Workshop Technology

HEATHER GRAVES

BETH JONES Victoria University Academic Excellence Scholarships ZOE MCAULEY GRACE NEWSON JESSIE WRIGGLESWORTH

CLAIRE DOCKING

ETHAN MILLAR

Year 13

JESSIE WRIGGLESWORTH Auckland City Council Scholarships

REBECCA MOON

ANASTASIYA BARANOVA The Norman Roke Shield and Flooring Xtra Prize for innovation in Technology

Special Awards

and NICHOLAS LEE Claire Docking (Proxime Accessit) / Rebecca Moon (Dux)

Year 11 & 12

Moira Atkinson Trophy for the Cultural Person of the Year

and NATHAN BULL and BRIAR GIMBLETT

and GRACE NEWSON

DANIEL VAUGHAN

Senior Boys Tennis Champion

SCOTT DIRVEN

The Rodney Masonic Lodge Prize for the senior boy who shows the most initiative, self-reliance and consideration for others

ELLA HARNISH

Senior Girls Swimming Champion

ELISE HILLIAM

The Warkworth BPW Club Prize for the senior girl who shows the most initiative, self-reliance and consideration for others

NICHOLAS LEE

Senior Boys Swimming Champion

RUAHEI DEMANT

The Ex-Pupils’ Rose Bowl and Gubbs Motors Prize for Best All-Rounder

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Merit Awards Top in Subject Awards

The highest achievers in each subject

Congratulations to the following students who won top in subject awards this year. These awards represent outstanding academic achievement in individual subjects.

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Academic Excellence

ANNIE HSU

KENDYLL BUTLER

ELISE HILLIAM

LYDIA HENDERSON

AMY MADDREN

ANGUS ADAMSON

HANNAH RYAN

ELSPETH FREE

DENAE ENDEMANN

This award goes to the student with the highest grade point average in their top 100 credits. These awards recognise consistently high achievement across a range of subject areas.

HANNAH BLACKWELL

ALEXANDRA BISSETT

ZOE MCAULEY

JAMES EDGERLEY

MELISSA HALLETT

KERRAN COBB

ASHLEIGH DICK

RYAN HELLEUR

SCOTT DIRVEN

ETHAN MILLAR

JESSICA HALLAM

ROSE KELLIAN

BEVAN HODDER

YUKA NAGAHARA

1st place in Level 1 Subjects

1st place in Level 2 Subjects

1st place in Level 3 Subjects

DEAN MIDDLETON

ANDREW ELLIOTT

CHUN KI LAI (JERRY) Other Languages

Level 1 Webster Malcolm & Kilpatrick and Warehouse Stationery Award for Academic Achievement in Level 1. (Highest Grade Point Average in top 100 credits over 6 subjects).

KATE TREMLETT-JOHNSTONE for Year 12 English for Speakers of Other Languages

ABIGAIL JOHNSTON NICHOLAS LEE

ELLA HARNISH

Highest grade point average

and Leggoe Electrical Prize for Chemistry

FORREST AXFORD RORY MCKAY JOHN SU JACK VASEY

JOHN SU

KATE JONES

JESSE TIPACE

Level 2

NICOLE BINDON

KUTUMI LEFFERTS

BETH JONES

MILLY TUNNARD

THORNE WILLIAMS

CHARLOTTE DELAMORE

Bank of New Zealand and Warehouse Stationery Award for Academic Achievement in Level 2.

KATRINA SCARTH

CAROLINE BWERE

HANNAH MILLS

NICOLE ADAMS

KHALLED BURDETT

LIAM BROWN

ELLIE HAMILTON-HUNTER

ALEX WANG

KIRITAPU DEMANT

JESSIE WRIGGLESWORTH

AMY TATTERSFIELD ALEX HUNTER JACK VASEY

JESSICA TAPPIN RORY MCKAY

for Mathematics with Statistics

ROSE GANNAWAY

ROSE GANNAWAY MELISSA HALLETT ALANA HATHAWAY LANA MCCARTHY

Awards for Diligence

GRACE NEWSON

for Mathematics with Calculus and Statistics PHILIP PERKINS

(Highest Grade Point Average in top 100 credits over 6 subjects).

and Biomarine Prize for Biology REBECCA MOON and Warkworth Dental Prize for Music

NAKITA WALTERS BETHANY MCKAY

ALANA HATHAWAY

and Mariaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Florist Prize for History

LANA MCCARTHY

for Mathematics with Statistics

Westpac Bank Prizes for Diligence SAMANTHA JONES EDEN ROBERTSON REBEKAH WILSON ZOE MCAULEY

BREE WOOLLER for Art History BRIELLA MARTIN

SCHOOL LIFE

Ball

Senior The Senior Ball A night to remember

On the 13th of July, the School ball was held at The North Shore Events Centre and was a fantastic evening for all who attended. Despite the impending clouds and the threat of rain, the seniors of Mahurangi College eagerly gathered in the hall for the pre-ball.

Our worries were for nothing and the walk up the stairs was well worth it, as the ballroom was large and beautifully set up. The sounds of the Great Gatsby sound-track quickly set the mood for the night and it was obvious that the ball committee had done a wonderful job in choosing the decorations and the new location on the North Shore.

As everyone danced and took photo upon photo, the year 12s voted for their Prince and Princess and the year 13s voted for their King and Queen. In the end, the Prince was Phillip Perkins and the Princess was Olivia Collier. The titles of King and Queen were, very deservingly, awarded to Jesse Tipace and Beth Jones.

“...The sounds of the Great Gatsby sound-track quickly set the mood...” The theme of the night was ‘The Great Gatsby’ and it was great to see who had dared to dress in 1920s style or incorporated some Old Hollywood glamour into their outfit. Unsurprisingly everyone looked amazing; the boys with their well-fitting suits, the girls with their beautiful dresses and flawless hair and even the teachers looked pretty stylish.

The pre-ball was supplied with snacks by our lovely PTA and there was plenty of posing for photographs with friends and the classic cars outside the hall. The bus ride down was full of laughter, selfies and girls worried about how they would get up the stairs of the Event’s Centre in their long dresses.

Once everyone had arrived the night truly began, with students lined up for the ZM photo booth and others pulling out some very interesting dance moves.

The buffet dinner had plenty of variety and tasted amazing, with quite a few people going back for seconds. The Prefects had spent months of gruelling ball room dance training during their precious lunch times with Mrs Searle, and the intense choreography certainly paid off as they performed their routine in front of their friends.

When the clock struck midnight we all re-boarded the buses and returned to the college, happy with how our night had gone and looking forward to the holidays.

The night was a great success, but couldn’t have been done without all the hard work and months of preparation by the ball committee: Ruahei Demant, Nicholas Lee, Elise Hilliam, Angus Adamson, Maddy Tuffley, Mrs Newson and Mrs Newlove.

Afterwards we were treated to a yummy ice cream buffet, and then we were free to do – almost anything we pleased.

MAHURANGI COLLEGE BALL

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Library

Mahurangi College

Our Library

Thinking outside the square Think ‘Library’ and you think of books, reading, information, research and electronic access to the world. We have all of these at our library plus a great team of staff and students who add an extra dimension.

“... more to the library than you think...” A fantastic team of 45 students kept our library humming through the break-times. Library prefects organised fabulous lunchtime events as well as assisted with supervision, while student librarians ran the issue desk

and kept our shelves in order, generally ensuring the library was a great place to be. “The public library is where place and possibility meet.” - Stuart Dybek

Boys enjoying the new beanbags

Collaborative work in progress

Catching up with the news

‘Book Break’ borrowing for school holidays promoted

Librarian, Mrs Lane, helping a student

Prefect run competition for NZ Book Month

Making Fathers’ Day cards

Jessica Searle and Heather Graves on prefect duty

Paper Planes

Learning in action

Comedy at Lunchtime

Aerial acrobatic artistry

Hilarity ensues

Keen readers waiting for the library to open

Kathryn Hudson on the issue desk

Our wonderful library prefects organised a lunchtime comedy special - an event greatly enjoyed by all those who attended.

Earlier this year, keen students participated in a paper plane competition organised by library prefects, offering prizes for feats of flying such as distance and accuracy. Students had to make the best paper plane they could and fly it successfully through a hoop. This proved to be quite difficult and resulted in many plane modifications.

Once again, there is more to the library than you think! Regular lunchtime activities are available for all students, so make sure you drop in and join us!

Participants line up for a shot at gravity-defying glory

Students and the Principal enjoy the comedy show

One of the great comedy acts

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Evening Careers Evening Planning a bright future

The Mahurangi College Careers Evening 2013 was a very successful evening with around 60 stands for Presenters, including several ex-students and current teachers. Activities represented ranged from theatre makeup to dive training, including the Armed Forces and as usual, tertiary institutions.

“... a vibrant and informative occasion...”

A wonderful turnout of students and parents made for a vibrant and informative occasion. Students took the opportunity to talk to representatives about their career options and interests, helping them make decisions about their future choices. The Presenters were delighted with the level of questions and comments from our students and parents, and one Presenter, in particular, commented on how well our students present themselves. Overall a great evening for everyone involved.

Young Enterprise

Peer

Mediation Peace Week

Peer Mediators at Mahurangi College to form Peace Week.

Peace. A concept that we all take for granted. We have the ability to walk down the streets of Rodney and not be snatched, not be assaulted and not be enslaved. Unfortunately for the women of Egypt, these wrong-doings are a grave part of their lives.

The Peer Mediators are composed of 32 year 12 students who make it their prime goal to keep peace within the school. The way in which they accomplish this is through lunch-time duties and school visits. Four at a time patrol the school at lunch-time ensuring happiness and making sure to deal with any disagreements.

An inspiring word from our mediators

This year we grouped with Amnesty International to bring the happenings of our world to the public eye. We want to make a change. Everyone deserves freedom, no matter who the individual may be and we have been doing all that we can to express just that. At the start of September, the Amnesty International group teamed up with the

Tom Dowling also takes a group of the mediators every now and then to the surrounding schools such as Warkworth Primary and Snells Beach Primary to spread their ideology on the need for peace. Therefore their role in this week was vital. We basically dedicated the first five days of September to spread peace throughout.

This included a bake sale with all the proceeds going to Amnesty International, a hand-print mural which accented that we are all connected, white ribbons to bring recognition and posters throughout to share our ideas. The students of Mahurangi College all chipped in and demonstrated that with peace comes happiness. All were willing to chip in and at the end of the day we accomplished what we sought to do. We may not have entirely brought about world peace, we may not have stopped suffrage throughout, but we have made a start. That is all that matters. Having the determination to make a change is the first step and after that it’s only a matter of time. Here’s to next year’s peace week!

“ ... we may not have brought about world peace, but we have made a start That is all that matters .

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Careers

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Market Day

Business Studies - Young Enterprise The Level 1 Business Studies course had its Young Enterprise ‘market day’ at lunchtime on Wednesday 15th May. Each group of students was required to cost out, produce, market and sell a product on the day. The purpose was to make profit, which 11 of the 13 teams were able to do. In all, just over $1,000 profit was made and $122 was paid in taxes to charity.

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for

Survival Trees for Survival

SADD Week

Planting at Matakana

Turning students against drink driving SADD Week this year was a great success! New activities were introduced into the school, such as the “It’s SADD what you’ll miss” board. This activity let the students of

“... we planted about 650 native trees that we had grown ourselves...” On the 6th August, our class were invited to help plant trees for a program called Trees For Survival. This program is run by the TFS Charitable Trust which promotes the growing and planting of native trees and shrubs to restore natural environments. Accompanied by our homeroom teacher (Kerrin Jamieson) and science teacher (Les Cave) we travelled by bus to Kristy McKay and Mike Sutherland’s property on Smith Road, Matakana. A great group of three

Rotarians were there to help us plant and the day’s activities were co-ordinated by Shelley Hackett. After a brief demonstration we planted about 650 native trees that we had grown ourselves.

We planted around a small pond and by doing this aimed to control potential soil erosion, improve water quality and provide more habitat for birds, other plants and animals.

Our class had fun and it was a nice day for planting.

Many thanks to Shelly Hackett for co-ordinating the day and teaching us how to plant, to Kristy McKay and Mike Sutherland for making this day possible and providing such a delicious lunch, and Mr Cave and Miss Jamieson for being cool teachers.

Another huge success was the ‘Mock Crash’. For the first time ever, two cars were used, which made the crash all the more realistic. Seven students were in the crash, one of whom ‘died’ at the scene. The Warkworth Fire Brigade drove to the school with their lights and siren on, and went on to use the Jaws of Life to cut the students out of the cars. Many students came and watched,

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Trees

Students Against Drink Driving

Mahurangi College write on a Post-it note what they would miss out on in their lives if they were in killed in a car crash due to drink driving on that day. There were many different ideas, some of the more popular were “friends”, “family”, “University”, and of course, “food”. Some of the old, traditional activities were also brought back, with a new twist however. Death day on tuesday proved to be very spooky, as about 25 students from year 9 to year 13 wore prosthetics on their faces to look ‘mutilated’, as well as our Deputy Principal, Mr Elder.

These students represented the gap they would leave within the school if they were killed in a car crash. They could not talk or interact with other students at all, however many sat in on several classes during the day, where their presence was definitely felt by the other students.

several of whom turned a bit green when they saw how seriously injured our victims looked. Many thanks to the Warkworth Fire Brigade and Nick Sharp from Warkworth Auto Wreckers, who lent and transported the cars for free, and our fabulous make-up artists, Zoe Hawkings, Bree Wooler, and Jamie Bray, all three of whom are students at Mahurangi College.

I believe that SADD had a huge presence within Mahurangi College this year, and I would personally like to give a huge thank you to everyone within the community and school, as I could not have done this without your help. Drive safe. Franca Bauer 2013 Mahurangi College SADD Rep.

By James Wallington and Brooklyn Martin Year 8 Students - Mahurangi College

TRIPS + CAMPS

Year 13 Camp

The Great Barrier Expedition This year’s annual year 13 camp, on Great Barrier Island got somewhat derailed by the blustery January weather. A prolonged spell of strong easterlies meant it was too windy and choppy to sail safely to the island at the usual time, in the last week of January. The result was the trip was postponed to utilise part of the Easter holiday break. Unfortunately the delay also meant that quite a few students pulled out. So Wednesday 27th March 3am, saw only 61 students, 4 staff and 9 parents assemble on Sandspit wharf for a 3:30am departure. Fortunately a prolonged ‘Indian summer’ meant we left in warm, calm and mild conditions, with cheerful sunny days throughout. Mr Stirling along with parents Mr Mills and Mr Newson undertook the transport operations from Okiwi School. Mr Winiana’s group, with parents Ms Baur and Mr Rodger took his group off to the dreaded Tramline Track. Mr Frost’s group with parents Mr Dancaster, Mr Sanderson and Mrs Lee headed off on the picturesque Harataonga coastal walkway.

Mrs Campbell’s group with parents Mr Jones and Miss Winiana started with the arduous ascent of Mt Hobson. Once the groups set off each would rotate around the tracks and campsites independently and not meet up until the final afternoon on Saturday 30th March, for the BBQ and variety concert. When the groups did roll in on the Saturday afternoon most were quite shattered by the long days, lack of sleep and the physically demanding hikes - with packs typically weighing somewhere between 14 to 18 kilograms. Despite this they soon perked up and were excitedly exchanging stories of woe and comparing blisters. Mixed emotions were clearly evident. Most glad the walking was over, but immensely sad that soon they would be parting from new-found friends and the chance to relax and socialise with their peers.

After a couple of sausage sandwiches and a feed of mussels everyone settled for the final act, the variety concert. It was as entertaining as ever, with plenty of improvised humour to have everyone in stitches throughout. But the judges were unanimous, Mrs Campbell’s group had the best rehearsed, tightest song & dance routine of the lot - to take out the title ‘Barrier Idol’ 2013 & win the $5m recording contract courtesy of Simon Cowell. With that it was off to the Port Fitzroy wharf for another balmy gulf crossing, to arrive back at Sandspit and be away by 11pm. On behalf of the school I’d like to thank all the students who stuck with it, and the parents and staff who accepted the Barrier challenge. Due to the perseverance and unusual nature of this small but spirited band they were dubbed ‘The Diehards’ – a complementary and worthy badge of honour for passing this Mahu rite of passage with flying colours.

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Year 13 Camp

Year 9

Camp Dec 3rd - 7th, 2012

Kauaeranga Valley and Pinnacles So finally the morning of December 3rd arrived. We had spent weeks planning, Mr Segedin and his advance team had got away safely on Sunday to set up for us. Students climbed on buses with packs (instead of school bags) and met in the old gym. What a noise! Teachers had insisted no technology, so what did they expect! Everyone was buzzing. After checking everyone was present, Mrs Marinus got us all on buses and we were away. Arriving down at Whangateranga Camp it was all on. Tents up, and a full day of activities to fit into half a day. Teachers were determined to burn off some of our energy! Group 3 and 6 were off up the Pinnacles. Mrs Wood started her ruthless search of bags. You wouldn’t believe what

some people were considering carrying up that mountain. Huge bottles of shampoo, pillows, cans – everything Mrs Marinus had said not to take! Still, Mrs Newson and Mr Callachan helped get everyone pretty organised so we hit the road by about 1pm for a 5-6 hour tramp. A daunting thought, but a great feeling when we made it (although we discovered body parts that ached that we didn’t even know we had!). Group 2 (Miss Ruland) headed off into the nearby bush for initiative games with Mrs MacDonald, Group 4 (Mr Johnston) went to explore the depth of the nearby river with Mr Stirling in Bushcraft, Group 5 (Miss Russ) tested their knot tying and design skills building rafts with Mr Cave, and Group 7 (Mr McHale) headed off to Hoffman’s pool for abseiling with Mr Frost. Group 1 (Mr Stewart) and group 8 (Miss Fraser) had an easy start with exploring base camp.

By the end of the day we had all done two activities and it was time to test our culinary skills cooking dinner. There is a real incentive to make sure it is edible when it is your only food for the night. Even Mrs Holdgate had to admit we did quite well. Many of us spent all week trying to impress Mr Cave with our original dishes and fancy presentation! You would be amazed what Mr Cave would try in the interests of determining best chef. It must be the scientist in him! It was a busy, but great, fun week. Contrary to popular belief, we did survive without technology for the week. We came back very tired, but full of stories of amazing experiences and laughs. Many thanks to all the teachers, parents and senior leaders who helped out - it was a week to remember!

“... tired, but full of stories of amazing experiences and laughs...”

R. Stirling - T/C Year 13 Camp

“... excitedly exchanging stories of woe and comparing blisters...” Returning to Y9 Camp A Senior Leader’s Perspective

My camping experience started a little different to most. It began at 11 o’ clock the night before, when I finally decided to start packing. I was all set, the new Kathmandu backpack, a kilo of scroggin, and all my clothes stuffed into a New World bag.

I was about to embark upon the first of my prefect duties for the school; escorting twenty-odd 14 year olds up a mountain.

the pleasure of watching two of the boys squabble over my left-overs - burnt eggs are no comparison to cold lamb chops.

For those with parents who have been on camp, and have endured months of family dinner stories afterwards about how hard Mummy or Daddy had it, I have news: being a supervisor is by far the easiest gig of the week. The only thing spoiling the scenery was the 160 screaming and shouting kids who insisted on talking in their tents ‘til midnight. While my poor little urchins burnt their mince on a piece of iron of questionable origin, I was enjoying steak and chops courtesy of the camp dads and their two barbecues. I even had

I can assure those looking towards prefect roles next year that the second time around is far easier. The Pinnacles? A stroll, hands in pockets, while listening to the wheezing of the poor children behind - foot longer legs do make all the difference on the Billy Goat Track stairs. I think returning as a senior to Kauaeranga Valley, and getting the chance to see Mr McHale’s glowingly sarcastic performance for a second time, should definitely be motivation enough for those thinking about being a future prefect. The year 9s are alright too.

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Camp Year 8 Camp Goat Island

Sun, sand and snorkelling became the norm for 270 Year 8 students early this year, when they participated in their annual camp at Goat Island. Used as the base for the Junior Faculty’s Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR)

programme, the under-canvas camp at the Goat Island Camp Ground was home to nine classes over two weeks. The programme aims to foster positive attitudes toward marine conservation and marine reserves among students and requires pupils to develop their own ‘action’ within the community that reflect these attitudes.

Camp As part of the camp, students snorkelled at both Mathesons Bay and Goat Island so they could compare a non-marine reserve and marine reserve ecosystem. Among the other activities they participated in over the three camps were kayaking, trust games, beach walks, a visit to the Leigh Laboratory Visitors’ Centre and sailings in the glass-bottom boat.

“... aims to foster positive attitudes toward marine conservation...”

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Year 7

Year 8

Year 7 Camp

Peter Snell Youth Village Term 1 saw all the Year 7 classes embark on their first of many college camps when they visited Peter Snell Youth Village in Whagaparaoa. This camp has been running for a number of years and is a great opportunity for our newest students to get to know their new classmates and have fun at the same time.

some super keen and very helpful parents who ensured everything ran like clockwork and the students had a great time. After dinner the students went to the hall to play some games and the parents snuck off to prepare for the dreaded Burma Trail. Rumors of a feral pig in the bush and other scary ‘beasties’ lurking in the dark had the students a little worried. There were no such things of course, however a number

a short bus trip to Shakespeare Regional Park. The students embarked on a tramp to the lookout, via the waterfall, and learnt about conservation on the way. The panoramic views from the lookout were enjoyed by all and the students appreciated just how lucky we are to live in such a beautiful part of the world. From the lookout we headed to Army Bay for a quick swim and play before heading back to Warkworth.

“... scary 'beasties' lurking in the dark had the students worried...” Despite some pretty awful weather forecasts the rain held off and we were lucky that the activities were able to run as planned for each of the groups. Upon arrival the students were organised into cabins and then spent the first day rotating through four activities - the initiative course, waterslide, bivouac building and the slip and slide. All activities were run by

of parents were positioned along the trail to scare the students. Despite some students getting quite a fright they all successfully navigated the trail and enjoyed a sense of achievement that they had made their way through the bush, alone. The second day began with a clean up, before the next group arrived, followed by

As always, everyone that went on camp had a great time and it is always one of the highlights of the year for all of the Year 7 students.

The Year 7 teachers would like to extend a huge thank you to all the parent helpers that came along, as without their assistance the camp would not be possible.

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Geography Rotorua Trip Level 1 Geography

by the first half of a movie, The Impossible, which horrified a lot of the girls.

Early Sunday morning at 7:30am we arrived at school, shivering as we huddled under the bus shelter, away from the pouring rain. Mr Blyth was blowing chunks so it was up to Mr Callachan to take over the geo trip along with Mrs Moncrieff and Mrs Sinclair. We stood around waiting for a few late-comers then loaded up the bus and headed off.

We were woken up the next morning by Miss Russ yelling at us to get up as she turned on the lights. For breakfast we had a choice of toast, cereals, porridge, spaghetti on toast and hot chocolate. We left soon after breakfast for our fieldwork, starting at the Rotorua council building to hear a talk by Peter Brownbridge about the thermal nature of Rotorua.

A few hours later we made a few stops at the different parts of the Wairoa River taking notes and observing the river. It was pouring down with rain and a few people even managed to fall into the river, (Hannah Blackwell). After a long day of studying the river, we arrived at Tui Lodge only to find that we were going to have to be vegetarians for the next few days. The vegetarian lasagne we were served for dinner got mixed reviews.

Next stop; the Buried village. Here we learnt about the 1886 eruption of Tarawera and its effects on the environment and people.

We had a long night, which was started by writing some of our first internal, followed

Lastly we went to Waimangu and went on a tour to see the geothermal features such as the geysers and mudpools. The most interesting and beautiful of these was an acidic pool that was bright turquoise in colour. After spending a few hours admiring other geothermal features like Frying Pan Lake and learning some of the history of the valley, we headed back to the lodge to complete our internals.

After a couple of stressful hours we had dinner and settled down to finish our movie. As it was the last night on the geo camp, some of the girls decided to challenge the rules. This resulted in two girls (Ella Gerard and Savannah Griffiths) having to spent the night in the cool outdoors in the middle of June. Next morning there was a rush to get packed up, and pile onto the bus again leaving the vegetarian lodge for good. With the bus driver’s incredible singing skills and stand up comedy, the drive to the luge was short and entertaining. We were all in good spirits when we arrived and we each got 2 free rides and could buy more if we really felt the need, which many of us did. Apart from a couple of mishaps, people getting too ambitious on their luge carts (Eden Robertson), our morning at the luge was the highlight of the trip. A fun outing with spectacular views, it was a great way to finish our 2013 geo’ camp. Written by Hannah, George, Imogen, Shannay and Ashleigh

“... the bus driver's incredible singing skills and stand up comedy...”

Level 2

Geography Tongariro Trip Early on a Wednesday morning, around 50 level two geography students came to school with their bags packed ready for our trip to Tongariro. We got on the bus with another 15 Rodney College students who quickly went from being complete randoms to new friends. Despite the six hour bus ride, everyone was excited for what the next few days would hold. The main focus of our trip was going to four different sites and collecting data that we could take back to class to complete our internal. Our first site was the Rangipo Desert where everyone was cold and

due to Tongariro’s recent eruption, the crossing was closed, so instead we did two other walks that Mr Blyth would claim as being “geographer’s gold!” We went to three different sites, including the top of the Bruce Road where everyone was shocked to see the mountain with no snow on it! Once we had completed these sites we were able to breathe a sigh of relief as the school component was over and now we could relax. That night continuing our school’s tradition we got the privilege of dining at the Chateau. Despite our constant moans when we were in class about having to dress up on camp, we all really enjoyed it and it ended up being a highlight of the trip for many people.

tired which meant it took A LOT more effort than usual for everyone to work together. However, we eventually got the data we needed and headed back to our accommodation. We stayed at ‘The Park’ and were surprised at how flash it was compared to last year, each room of six had its own en-suite!

The next morning we headed to breakfast for the last time and got treated to a speciality of eggs and bacon. By nine o’clock we were on the bus and saying goodbye to Tongariro National Park. Despite the fun we’d had, everyone was shattered and looked ready for a shower and a good night’s sleep.

The next day didn’t involve nearly as much travelling, instead this was the day we did our walks and collected the rest of our data. In the past, students normally hiked the Tongariro Crossing, but unfortunately

A big thanks to Mr Callachan and Mr Blyth for organising this trip and Mr Torrie, Mrs Ruland and Chris Gordon for helping out.

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“... quickly went from being complete randoms to new friends...”

- Alana Hathaway and Renee Corlett

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Singapore Singapore Trip

The adventure of a lifetime A group of Mahurangi College students recently returned from 8 days in Singapore. 9 students from years 8-10 explored the

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exploring the incredible Gardens by the Bay - two fully enclosed and air conditioned biospheres with plants from around the world. The hustle and bustle, sights and smells of the Bugis Markets and Little India will also be unforgettable.

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shared with the school in a festival-like atmosphere. They participated in Racial Harmony Day with the students of Dunearn Secondary School, by wearing traditional dress of both themselves and Chinese, Malay and Indian cultures.

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...riding an elephant and exploring the incredible Gardens by the Bay... island nation of Singapore. Some of the memorable times included hair-raising roller coaster rides at Universal Studios, Singapore, riding an elephant and

The time at the school included a Kiwi cooking demonstration, where culinary delights such as Mouse Traps, fresh pan fried fish, lolly cake and hokey pokey were

Our connection with Dunearn Secondary School goes back to 2007 now and we are expecting to host a group of students from Dunearn in November next year.

Tonga Trip 2013 On tour to the tropics

In the first week of the October holidays, 20 students and 5 teachers boarded a plane for an 8 day experience in Tonga. The Junior Faculty have sponsored Ha’amonga School, in Tonga, for the last 8 years and have had the pleasure of completing 3 trips to visit our sponsored school and to take our donated educational items to them. This relationship has developed over the years and the school, teachers, students and community of Ha’amonga really appreciate the support that we give them. Our arrival in Tonga was made all the better by members of the school greeting us at the airport with beautiful flower necklaces. This was a lovely way for our students to meet the students whom they sponsor. Over the next eight days the students were able to experience life in Tonga thanks to the wonderful organisation of our host, Meleane Toloke, who has been involved

Escaping the heat inside the Garden by the Bay

Mountain Biking on Pulau Ubin before a fish foot spa

Elephant ride at the Singapore Zoo

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in this relationship since its inception. We visited a local village and were able to participate in tapa making and carving under the instruction of the very welcoming villagers of Longoteme. The students were also able to purchase local crafts and did their very best to boost the local economy with their efforts. The day was rounded off with a much appreciated performance from our students and a lovely lunch provided by the village. Our day at the school was one of fun and joy and a little trepidation as the students had to participate in a kava ceremony, a traditional way of welcoming visitors. With the formalities over, the students exchanged gifts with the Ha’amonga children and presented all their donated items to the school. These were received with many thanks both from the school and the Director of Education for Tonga. The day was also celebrated with a lovely feast and lots of dancing down by the beach. It was hard to leave after such a wonderful day.

We were amazed at the generosity of these people who have so little and yet gave us a day that we will never forget. We were kept very busy on the remaining days with trips to the Tongan Baths - a coral enclosed area of sea water, a morning in church - truly a wonder to be experienced, visits to the local beaches for swimming and snorkelling and a display of breaching by the humpback whales. Time was also spent at the blowholes and a highlight was that we prepared and consumed a delectable local Tongan Feast. To end our time in Tonga, we were star guests at the performance of the Ocean Star Tongan performing group. We were invited to participate in their performance and our students put on a fantastic performance for them in return. This trip is one that will always be remembered by those who went - teachers and students alike. We were very lucky to have such a brilliant group of students who made the most of every opportunity that was given to them.

“... We were amazed at the generosity of these people who have

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so little and yet gave us a day that we will never forget...

Endangered White Tiger at the Singapore Zoo

The New Zealand food table at the Racial Harmony Day Festival

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Adventure

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Spirit of Adventure

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Mahurangi College student Kutumi Lefferts returned from a 10-day Youth Development Voyage on the famous “Spirit of New Zealand” bubbling with enthusiasm from this journey of discovery.

The Duke of Edinburgh award has had another successful year at Mahurangi College. The year started with a three-day silver training in Mangawhai followed quickly by a bronze training here in Warkworth.

“Words can’t begin to describe the amazing adventure and impact it has had on my life,” exclaimed the year 12 student. Kutumi added, “The voyage has given me some great leadership skills and expanded my confidence, plus it pushed me to new heights on a personal growth level.”

Over the year many students have joined the programme while others continued to work hard to achieve each level. Rebekah

Mahurangi student soars with ‘Spirit’

Another successful year

Wilson and Ella Harnish received their bronze awards at assembly in August and Rebekah also went on to complete her silver, well done Rebekah! The award consists of four sections at bronze and silver level and five at gold level. Students are required to spend a specific amount of time participating in a physical activity, learning a new skill, volunteering within the community and training and partaking in an adventurous

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journey. In addition, at gold level students are also required to participate in a residential project. The Duke of Edinburgh award is a great opportunity for students to meet new people, experience new things and it also looks great on their C.V. when applying for universities and jobs. It helps students to gain confidence, develop interpersonal skills and will provide many long lasting, enjoyable memories.

“... and will provide many long lasting, enjoyable memories...”

He was one of 34 students (or trainees) aged from 15-18 years old from all over NZ participating on this Voyage, along with a crew of 12 adults, mostly volunteers, who shared the memorable maritime journey on the restored, three masted, topsail Schooner. Highlights included; a gruelling four-hour hike on Great Barrier Island with breathtaking views, standing at the bow with waves crashing around, seeing three pods of dolphins, and climbing the 30m mast to the crow’s nest for a new perspective of the stunning native landscape. The programme offers both land and water-based activities for small teams and individuals such as; learning to sail the luggers, hoisting and setting the large sails, tramping trips ashore, climbing the yardarms to loosen or stow sails; building a campfire; cleaning the ship and helping with cooking chores. The trainees also participated in evening discussions, presentations, debates and movies while enjoying friendship, fun and laughter throughout the trip. “Through teamwork, some rough weather, long hours of hiking, tiring night watches and freezing morning swims, we bonded together as new friends from Dunedin to the Bay of Islands. I will never forget our shared magical experiences,” said the 17 year-old.

This particular Voyage, #648, ventured around the Hauraki Gulf from Auckland to Waiheke Island, next to the Coromandels and Great Barrier Island before returning back to port.

“... never forget our magical experiences...” Every year, two berths are allocated to Mahurangi College and sponsorships are funded by four local community groups. Kutumi and Zoe McAuley, year 13, were selected from 23 applicants this year to attend ‘Spirit of Adventure.’ Zoe will be sailing on ‘Spirit’ in December 2013 and coincidently her brother, Joe McAuley, a Mahurangi College graduate of 2011 and now at Victoria University in Wellington, was the ‘Leading Hand’ on Kutumi’s voyage. Kutumi continued, “I would like to extend my appreciation and gratitude to the Warkworth Lions Club, Warkworth BPW, Warkworth RSA and the Kowhai Coast Lions for selecting and sponsoring me on this fantastic programme. Otherwise, I would not have been able to attend.”

Heather Graves, Bree Wooller, Ella Harnish and Calum Grey on a Duke of Edinburgh adventure

In addition to the $1,200 Scholarship, Kutumi also received a $450 subsidy from the Spirit of Adventure Trust and paid the remaining balance himself by working for neighbours. The normal fee is $1,800 per participant to cover all expenses on the 10-day journey. In closing, the teenager shared, “I highly recommend this Spirit of Adventure programme to all young people. It has helped me to discover more about myself and given me added confidence in my leadership potential. I’ve also come away with a greater appreciation for NZ’s beautiful natural environment and I look forward to returning on ‘Spirit’ as a volunteer... although preferably in the summer time!”

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Blues Awards Evening

This year’s Cultural Celebration and Blues Awards evening was certainly entertaining.

With a variety of performances from a moving drama excerpt from World War II, to a lively Pasifika Group Performance, the audience was thoroughly entertained throughout the evening.

their time, energy and faith in our students. I would also like to congratulate and thank all students who received awards this year, for their wonderful talents, their determination and participation.

Full of drama, music, dance and song, the evening was thoroughly enjoyed by all who attended.

On behalf of the students, I would like to thank all teachers, staff and parents involved with all our Cultural Groups, for

I wish all of you the best of luck for the future.

An evening of cultural celebration

- Jane Newby, Arts Coordinator

“...the audience was thoroughly entertained throughout the evening...” Special Awards

Cultural Blues Program 2013

Congratulations to the following students who won special cultural awards this year. These awards represent outstanding cultural service and achievement.

SCOTT DIRVEN Moira Atkinson Trophy for Cultural Person of the Year

ALANA HATHAWAY Basil Kirker Achievement Award for Services to Choral Singing

ELSPETH FREE Dance Makers Cup for Performing Arts Person of the Year

LANA McCARTHY The Singing Cup for Excellence in Classical Singing

BECKY MOON Elliott Cup for the Visual Arts Person of the Year

IOSIA TEBAU Southern Paprika Cultural Award for Services to Pasifika

DANIEL COLLINGS Spenceley Trophy for Most Dedicated Student to Music and Performing Arts KRYSANA HANLEY Year 10 Up and Coming Award

Cultural Blues Awards Blues, Merits and Certificates

Congratulations to all the students who won Cultural Blues, Merits and Certificates this year.

Service to Culture Certificate

Cultural Blue

Cultural Merit

BETH DOCKING - Library

SCOTT DIRVEN - for Service to Culture

STEVEN BEECHEY - for Music

JESSICA SEARLE - Library

BECKY MOON - for Service to Culture

ALANA HATHAWAY - for Music

HEATHER GRAVES - Library

OLIVIER COLLIER - for Music

ALEX HILL - for Service to Technical Team

KATHRYN HUDSON - Library

MOANA WINIANA - for Music

DANIEL TRICKLEBANK - Service for Library

NICHOLAS LEE - Music

MARIANA WINIANA - for Kapa Haka

JO DOUBLEDAY - Service for Library

ROSE GANNAWAY - Music

ELSPETH FREE - for Dance

AMY MADDREN - for Dance

Morris & James Competition

ABI SIM - Dance

LYDIA HENDERSON - for Dance

1st - LANA McCARTHY

IOSIA TEBAU - Pasifika

BRIAR GIMBLETT - for Kapa Haka & Speech

2nd - FRANSISKA DODIARTO

ATANREREI RUI - Pasifika

RUAHEI DEMANT - for Kapa Haka & Speech

3rd - ROSE GANNAWAY

BROOKE FERRIS - Kapa Haka

CADE HANSEN - for Dance

SAVANNAH GORDON - Music DANIEL COLLINGS - Music

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Aladdin Aladdin

Senior production spectacular! Aladdin is a street-urchin who lived in a large and busy town long ago with his faithful monkey friend Abu. When Princess Jasmine can no longer stand her restrictive palace life where she is forced to choose a Prince to marry, she sneaks out into the marketplace where she accidently meets Aladdin. Under the orders of the evil Jafar (the sultan’s advisor), Aladdin is thrown in jail and becomes caught up in Jafar’s plot to become sultan with the aid of a mysterious lamp. Legend has it that only a person who is a ‘diamond in the rough’ can retrieve the lamp from the Cave of Wonders.

The story of Aladdin is one of adventure, mystery, enchantment and love - all captured in Mahurangi’s senior production of Aladdin. The experience of a school production is always a highlight of the year for the students involved and a real sense of community is built between the performers. With such a short time frame until opening night, the students and teachers (not to mention the willing parents that were roped in) scrambled for completion. When opening night rolled around, no one could have guessed that the show, from start to finish, would be such a flying success! This of course was all thanks to the brilliant, talented and undeniably dedicated Wendy

Sutherland. Over the eight weeks working on the production, and to everyone involved, Wendy became ‘the boss’, the creative director, costume designer and maker, coordinator and most of all, show mum! We are incredibly grateful for the unbelievable amount of commitment and effort that Wendy put into the production and it would be an understatement to say that anyone could do what she does. But of course it is not simply a sole effort - it takes a team, and the contribution made by people who don’t even appear on the stage is phenomenal. For many of the senior students involved, Aladdin is the final school production they will partake in and although bittersweet, it is one to remember!

“... adventure, mystery, enchantment and love - all captured...”

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Arts Academy Performing Arts Performing Arts

2013 has been the second year of the Performing Arts Academy. This year we retained several members from 2012 and added some new talent to become a total of sixteen dancers, actors, musos, techies and kapa haka aficionados.

that certain individuals are selected for this special group - they possess the skill and confidence to be able to move around their arts discipline and across into others. Musicians work as actors and dancers as well. Students have also engaged in after school workshops on drama and movement, as well as an intriguing look at combat metaphor.

her journey into radio and television advertising, and Jenny Marcroft from Radio Live who talked about radio and television broadcasting.

The Academy has also experienced outside performances. These provide inspiration and direction for the future. We have been to Circocolombia - a circus/dance troupe from Colombia who featured in the Auckland Festival, I, George Nepia, The Glass Menagerie - both drama presentations and the Royal New Zealand Ballet´s production of Swan Lake at the Civic in Auckland.

The PAA is an exciting and motivating bunch to work with. They are full of ideas and plans for the future, and are incredibly supportive of each other. The exposure to all the experiences and people we have met across the year opens the door to what is out there and waiting, for Mahurangi´s young artistic talent.

We have been lucky to have visiting speakers - CPIT on study options in broadcasting and performing arts, Louisa Perkins, singer/songwriter, who talked about realising your dream in the arts, Jo Hathaway who discussed with us

Steven Beechey, Olivia Collier, Becky Moon, Scott Wardenaar, Scott Dirven, Emmi Baur, Elspeth Free, Daniel Collings, Atanrerei Rui, Amy Maddren, Nicole Adams, Alana Hathaway, Lottie Thompson, Hannah Mills, Lana McCarthy and Justin Wilson.

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We have been ably assisted by Laughton Kora and Annette Atkins during the year, both of whom have willingly shared their skills and expertise.

“... the members of the PAA are so versatile with their craft...”

The Academy has been involved in a range of activities. The most public are the lunchtime concerts we put on outside B-block. These happen on a Friday and we have been lucky with glorious sunny weather on both occasions. The concerts offer a range of acoustic and non-acoustic performances, and different styles of music. Sometimes we have single performers, like Olivia Collier and Steven Beechey, and at other times we have groups. The members of the PAA are so versatile with their craft that they are able to swap around as lead and back-up singers, instrumentalists and support each other in a number of different configurations. This is the reason

2013 PAA Members

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Choir Senior Choir

Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival

(Mental note - learn Singing / Playing in the Rain for next year). And no one was electrocuted, which was a bonus!

With a smaller band this year we ventured forth to Paihia, Bay of Islands. The weather forecast was not good so we were a little fearful, especially those band members reliant on power, of the consequences of our upcoming Saturday street gig.

Our final and slickest performance was in the RSA on Saturday afternoon. We were truly honed by then with really tight sounds and thunderous audience appreciation.

Our first performance, on Friday night, was in the Duke Of Marlborough Hotel, the oldest hotel in New Zealand, and we were welcomed splendidly by the staff. As expected, the weather had deteriorated for the Saturday performance, but we toughed it out. Hammer Hardware was only too happy to accommodate us playing outside the shop and we had an audience around the streets of Russell cheering us on.

with people up to 3 years older than me. Of course, I was going to be a little shy. However, the warm environment and friendly smiles that surrounded me had me laughing and singing along in no time. It was and still is an extremely friendly and safe environment. Our choirmaster, Jenny, assures that everyone is happy and having a good time. It is one of the best environments a child can be in - safe, encouraging and joyful.

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We spent some of our remaining time checking out other professional bands in the festival. Some of them were truly inspiring! Our band has trumpets this year for the first time in recent history and what a difference they make. All the band members should be really proud of their efforts, and the general public truly attested to this with a myriad of compliments. It is such a pleasure directing such mature and committed musicians.

Every Wednesday when the bell sounds at 3:20, some friends and I trot off to the music department for choir. The choir we go to is one of 3 in the ‘music@mahu’ department. The Senior Choir are a laid back group of Year 9 to 12s who get together to laugh, talk, and most of all, sing. We come under the ‘cultural’ category of extra-curricular activities, and when you think about it, the reason for this is clear. We express ourselves through many different kinds of music, from old classics 200 years old, to popular and current hits heard on the radio more recently. It doesn’t matter, we just want to sing.

“...no one was electrocuted, which was a bonus!...”

When I joined the choir as a Year 9 student at the beginning of the year, I was quite nervous. I had moved from the Junior Choir, a group of kids never more than one year off my age, to a much larger group

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Harmony Group

The Black Gems / Perfect Pitch Mahurangi College’s harmony group is the best group anyone could get involved with. At the beginning of the year I auditioned and was invited to join the harmony group myself.

An intensive at Mrs Sutherland’s house was the first time we all got to really know each other. We workshopped songs like “Settle Down” and “When We First Met” for the Big

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Group Sing later in the year. This being said, our first performance was actually at Ascension for Mrs Sutherland’s son’s wedding. We all got dressed up and had a blast. Definitely an experience to remember.

The girls and I were so happy that all our hard work had paid off. Even though the original piece was arranged by the harmony group last year, we all pulled together and performed it really well.

As the Big Sing approached we practised our three items until we were completely satisfied. Finally the big day came and up in Whangarei the Black Gems, or Perfect Pitch as we are otherwise known, received a Highly Commended Award and a trophy for Most Entertaining Piece for “Settle Down”!

Performing at weddings, assemblies and even to each other, I have fallen in love with singing with these girls, including Jenny and Mrs Sutherland, each Thursday. What a group of talented people. I can’t wait for next year. By Krysana Hanley

Junior Choir Singing Group

With this variety of styles, we get lots of practice picking up harmonies and when learning a new piece we often just sit down and listen to the music, trying to pick up on the harmonies of the song. When we start saying, “Okay, so you do

In June this year, we took these skills and put them to use in the recent competition I mentioned earlier. This is an annual competition between secondary school choirs in New Zealand. We performed our 3 songs against the 6 other schools competing in that round. We were specially commended for our work and the judges comments were, “everything we were hoping for”. To achieve this, we had extra practices several days of the week and worked extra hard in all of them. Our dedication is what won us this award and I’m so glad we did. It was a wonderful experience for my first Big Sing - I had a blast! The reasons I love choir are the friendships, the encouragement, the new skills and the excellent variety of songs and cultures. I love finding out which warm ups we’re going to do, what songs we’re going to sing and when we’re next going to be performing. I love attending practices to laugh and talk, but most of all to sing. By Caoimhe Lane

“...express yourself through singing and lyrics...”

In Junior Choir we perform at primary schools, visit elderly homes, sing in festivals, perform in colleges and much, much more. I love junior choir. It allows you to express yourself through singing and lyrics. It also gives you a chance to; expand the limits of your vocal chords and performing skills, have a lot of fun dancing and singing, and learn lots of different songs.

This fantastic environment is one of the main reasons I love choir. Another is the amazing range of songs we perform. Many people think choirs only do century old classics but, as I mentioned before, we do so much more! We’ve looked at pieces from India, Arabia, Scotland and even ones from right here in New Zealand, gathering pieces to perform to our own and other schools. In a recent competition called the Big Sing, we sang an American piece called ‘Seasons of Love’, an old English piece, ‘Music When Soft Voices Die’ and a Kiwi song you may have heard on the radio, ‘Dominion Road’. It’s awesome exploring all these cultures of music and adapting them to our choir.

that, I’ll take the tune above you,” and sing it through together, it sounds beautiful. In seconds, we’ve got a new piece perfect for our choir. We also learn good posture, how to stay in tune and do some excellent warm-ups! Skills like these are hard to find and develop, and in choir we do it for fun and for free!

From 7:45am to 8:50am on Thursday mornings it’s nonstop fun and expression. It’s also very educational. In the past few months we have learned sol fa (do re me scale) and how to understand hand signs and read written notation. Jenny Eirena, our teacher, has taught us how to sing a note depending on the hand sign given.

Many of the exercises we do to warm up our vocal chords involves hand movement in some way, reaching notes out of our comfort zone and some sort of scale or pattern. We have performed ‘I’ll be Waiting’ by Adele, ‘Paradise’ by Waimarie Smith, ‘Good time’, ‘Tumba’, ‘Where Go the Boats’,

and ‘The Climb’. We are now learning some of our Christmas songs ready for the upcoming season. Going on stage is very nerve-racking but once you’re up there it feels great to just sway and sing along to the music. Jenny teaches us to smile, look alive and enjoy ourselves in every way we can when performing.

I have been in choirs for 4 years and never have I not wanted to attend. I love it - I just wish that we had more time to do it. By Pearl McClintock

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Students

Kapa Haka

International Students

Senior Kapa Haka

2013 saw 65 international students attend Mahurangi College at various times throughout the year. Most of us came from Japan and Germany, but we also had students from France, England, Thailand, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, and Austria. For the first time a significant number of South American students were hosted too - Brazilians (9) and two Chileans.

Another busy year for the Senior Kapa Haka group. Our numbers have grown and our sounds are sweeter than ever.

Bringing the World to Warkworth

It has been an ‘awesome’ experience for us; we learned new ways of doing things, made special ‘mates,’ watched and sometimes took part in new sports like touch, netball, rugby as well as the ones we are familiar with – soccer and basketball. Inter-house haka, house activities, the production, and our powhiri that made us feel special, were activities we remember. Having to wear a uniform is strange for most of us and getting used to only five or six subjects when we mostly have 10-13 seemed a ‘breeze.’ How can you wear only sandals in the winter when it is so cold! Some subjects we do not have in our home countries, so doing Technology like cooking, Te Reo, and furniture were special and much appreciated. From our start at the beginning of the year, Great Barrier camp for some of us, and orientation for all of us, it has gone really fast. In Mr Johnston’s words, learning everything we needed to know at first is like “drinking

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from a fire hydrant,” but we did (or most of us). NZ vocabulary made us even more of a kiwi – snags, barbie, meat pies, dork, togs (where did you get this word from?), jandals, pavlova (yum), hokey pokey, sunnies, cruising, choice, sweet as, youse (thanks Mr Winiana!), mufti days, knackered, the olds, jaffas, pikelets, bro, and more and more. Our trips… what a great deal of fun and a wonderful chance to see most of the central and north of the North Island! What amazing scenery you have here! Have you ever seen the Hokianga harbour entrance on a beautiful day?! We even began learning how to cook our meals and know that chuck steak is for the family cat not for the barbie! Most of us have never been fishing and to catch a fish was wonderful. Sand dune ‘surfing,’ real surfing at Omaha, rafting the Kaituna and going over the 7m waterfall(!), jet boating on the Waikato, visiting Hobbiton, swimming at Cathedral Cove, and ‘bathing’ at Hot Water Beach were all highlights.

Thanks also for our shopping trips to Albany, although Mr Johnston soon gets bored! Special thanks to Mrs O’Flaherty for being our school ‘mum’ and listening to us, to Nicole Adams for doing a great job stepping up to the plate as the International Student Representative, and to Mrs Leslie who carted some of us around from homestay to homestay. To our homestay families who welcomed us into their homes, our huge thanks – we feel we are Kiwis now and would love to come back some day. And we will. Also to our teachers who are so patient and tolerant of us, as we struggled with the English. When we were naughty we ‘graduated’ in environmental studies and went to different places in the school that most don’t visit, like the flax bushes outside the science block and the fence line along the rugby field. Some did this several times.

We participated in the Opening of B-block, with the early morning sun. We entertained people flowing in and out of the Countdown shop. We remembered those who passed on for Vets Day and performed at the RSA for those who still remain. We stood proud as we performed in front of our peers for Maori Language Week. We recognised our leaders and academic friends as we performed at the Maori Achievement Evening, ‘Whaia te iti Kahurangi’. And we will be performing at the Cultural Blues, Senior Prize-giving and Armistice Day. Thank you to Whaea Kylee Osborne and Uncle Gazza (Gary Pratt) for all their hard work and effort.

However, the sad part is that Whaea Vikki is moving to Auckland and she may not be coming back. We hope she changes her mind and decides to stay. Her work at Mahurangi has been enormous, not only tutoring the Senior Kapa haka, but also being a proud and strong voice for Maori Language and Customs.

Whaea Vikki created a number of initiatives such as Te Ara Poutama, Nga Tumanako, Whaia te iti Kahurangi, Reo Wananga and often came into the school to help tutor staff and students. Whaea Vikki you have been an influence to our school that cannot be measured. Kia ora.

“... Junior Kapa Haka was awesome and heaps of fun...”

10 students, Mariana Winiana, Charlotte Wallington, Kayla Fillery and Harrison PeneBavastro. They sharpened us up with how we should hold our arms, how to stand and how to use our eyes. Plus we became very good at using the poi, tititorea, and rakau.

So kia ora everyone at Mahu - we had a wonderful time here. You will always have a special place in or hearts.

“... how can you wear only sandals in the winter when it's so cold!...” Junior Kapa Haka Performance Group

Whaia te iti kahurangi, ki te tuohu koe me maunga teite. (Pursue that which is precious and do not be deterred by anything less than a lofty mountain). Tēnā Koutou Tēnā Koutou Tēnā Koutou Katoa.

CULTURAL

International

This year was like most years in the Junior Kapa Haka group - we started off with large

numbers, numbering nearly 90 in term one and then as the year went by and the work load started to increase we watched as our numbers slowly depleted. Finally by Term 3 we start to stabilize at 20 Girls and 8 Boys. A fine number of students to work with. We practiced on Tuesdays Period 3 and managed to start to look quite tidy in our performance. Mr Winiana was our tutor, but we also had senior students such as Nathan Bull, Josh Ferris, Brooke Ferris and Khalled Burdett, and the Year 9 and

Our opportunities to perform were not many but we were building up for the Kaipara Festival held at Whangaparaoa Primary School in the 4th Term. We also had occasions to perform in front of our parents and the Junior School. Junior Kapa Haka was awesome and heaps of fun, Mr Winiana does growl us a bit, but sometimes we need it. The Junior Kapa Haka Leaders and Kaea for the Boys were Tama Hawken and Tahjahn Bond-Thompson. For the Girls it was Veronica Nabuti, Cleo Penman, Serena Sturm and Millie Worsfold. It was great fun performing with the Junior Kapa Haka Group, I hope you will join next year. Ka kite ano koutou ma.

SHOWCASE

Technology

Expo

Arts

State of the Arts

Art and Performance Showcase State of the Arts is a wonderful evening for students to showcase their artistic talents. As usual we had a wonderful display of art work in the foyer, thanks to our Senior Design, Painting and Photography Students. Drama excerpts followed in the auditorium, which were both dramatic

and humorous, performed by our very talented Senior Drama students. Music performed by year 10 to year 13 students was exceptional. The entire evening proved to be a very entertaining one and was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. Thank you to all dedicated students and families for their talents and support.

wonderful evening for students “...toa showcase their artistic talents

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Senior Technology Expo Evening 2013 Showcasing the work of senior Technology students On August 29th, the Mahurangi College Technology faculty held the first of what will hopefully become an annual event the Tech Expo.

Some of the design ideas were amazing, including a collapsible boat, disaster-proof housing, reversible dress, customisable container house, and many more.

This event showcases the work of senior students across all Technology subject areas - Fashion Design, Mechanical Engineering, Graphics & Design, Furniture & Technology and Food & Hospitality.

Technology subjects are an important link to critical jobs in our community, many of which lead on to entrepreneurship and becoming a business owner. As such, it is crucial that we support these students.

subjects are an important “...linktechnology to critical jobs in our community Highlights of the short, one hour event included a catwalk fashion show, with amazing creations modelled superbly by Fashion Design students, live demonstrations of CNC machining and 3D printing, delicious finger foods expertly made and served by Hospitality students, and displays of project work from Graphic Design, Furniture Technology and Mechanical Engineering students.

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The Tech Expo is a way to promote these subjects and their importance to students and parents, as well as an opportunity for students to practice presenting their designs and creations to a live audience. Many thanks to Mr Stewart and Mrs Astbury for making arrangements and hosting this wonderful event. We hope to see everyone there again next year!

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Design

Fashion Design

Creative Garment Design

Below is a sample of the creative pieces designed and constructed in Fashion Design. Garments range from evening dresses to hoodies, and showcase a wide range of skills.

Hospitality

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Fashion

Hospitality Food technology

Over the years Mrs Holdgate and Mrs Carse, and their Year 13 Hospitality students have catered for many school occasions. This year was no different. We were involved in the catering for the opening of the new B-block, Athletics Day, Careers Evening as well as the Technology Expo Evening – just to name a few. As students we have been given the opportunity to prepare, cook and serve the food for these occasions. All of the above have showcased our skills and techniques acquired throughout the year. These events have been highlights of our Year 13.

US 15627: Two Course Meal Main course: Stuffed chicken breast served with a sliced apple and walnut salad. Dessert: Chocolate molten puddings served with a reduce orange juice sauce and caramelised orange segments.

US 15627: Two Course Meal Main course: Roasted chicken breast served on bed of green salad and mashed kumara garnished with pea tendrils. – Dessert: White chocolate cheesecake served with berry coulis.

Mouth-watering chocolate truffles, tarts, mini lemon meringues, chocolate brownies and caramel triangles served at Careers and Technology Expo evenings.

Plating of multiple dishes Preparation and plating for service of a main course to customers.

“...events have been highlights of our year...”

US 15627: Two Course Meal Main course: Chicken kebabs served with rice and a satay sauce. Dessert: Tasting plate of ice cream, chocolate brownie and berries served in a jar.

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Investigations Science Fair

New discoveries and inventions On Wednesday 28th August 2013, Year 8 students held an open evening to share their science and technology investigations. Parents, family and friends were invited to view a huge variety of work on display.

The inventors in year 8 had developed technical innovations, creating products such as an automatic back scratcher and a hydroponic herb garden. The students were able to show their thinking and learning pathways through the development of their ideas and questioning.

Our scientific students had investigated phenomena such as the effect of fluoridation on teeth, bacteria found in animal fur, preservatives in breads, etc.

Action Plans

Marine environment investigation During term1, Year 8 students investigate all aspects of the fresh water and marine environment, which is integrated into our camp at Goat Island. From our intensive study, the students are asked to identify an aspect of the environment that they are concerned about and develop an action plan to address that concern. Actions range from writing books, band performances, wearable art, investigations in the field, all of which are designed and developed by the students to have an impact on our community.

The students bring all of their work together in an Action Plan Evening which is always supported really well by their families and our community. From this work in Year 8, students are able to foster and develop their interests during the following years at the college and we now have Year 13 students following career pathways into marine biology as a result.

James

These are the top placing short story writers.

Year 8 1st Place - McKenzie Buick 2nd Place - Ashlee Gwyn 3rd Place - Lauren Brebner-Fox

Year 10 1st Place - Chris Moon 2nd Place - Imogen Dumville 3rd Place - Laura Puckett

Year 7 1st Place - Ysabella Stevenson 2nd Place - Devon Blair 3rd Place - Lucy Rowe

Year 9 1st Place - Marney Edwards 2nd Place - Caoimhe Lane 3rd Place - Zoe Illingworth

Seniors 1st Place - Lana McCarthy 2nd Place - Fransiska Dodiarto 3rd Place - Rose Gannaway

Short story writing competition

Many of the visiting adults walked away having learned something new from the investigations and inventions. Well done to our Year 8 Scientists!

As part of this study, Year 8 students work with experts from Auckland University, Auckland Council (Wai Care), Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR), DoC and local celebrities from our community.

Morris and Morris and James

“... the visiting adults walked away having learned something new...”

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Junior

Windy Days

7 by Ysabella Stevenson - 1st Place in Year

Island Design

Landforms and mapping assessment In term 3, Year 8 students were involved in a Social Science project in which they had to design their own island showing geographic features, and put together information about it into a booklet. They had to convey information to the reader about the social, geographical and scientific aspects of the island as well as draw accurate 2D maps of the island. They also built accurate 3D models of the island from paper maché and then painted them realistically.

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Death Trial

by Marney Edwards - 1st Place in Year 9

at 5 metres high, the it was, when I first swan over to that cliff. After all, I admit it: my intention was to show Eli how easy y! He must be chickening frame was a statue, silhouetted at the top. ‘Funn drop could hardly be considered a cliff and yet his good! all, the view from up there couldn’t be that out’, I though to myself as I free-styled over. After by the slight summer’s f the shivers running over my body were provoked So as I began the short climb to the top, I told mysel ed forward and shuffl me, e besid lar older brother – climbed up to the top breeze against my exposed back. Jake – my singu ed their dropp slowly eyes my first, ions lly at the scenery from all direct jumped off into the waves below. Looking carefu ch. stoma my within ated replic e becom have , which seemed to fearful gaze to the churning mass of ocean below barely blinked, fixated feelings must’ve been displayed physically. His eyes A glance across at Eli showed me exactly how my clenching the rocks. A y leaning backwards; his knuckles stark white from on the death-trap below; his body was involuntaril back to the rocks for ming ssly Jake leapt – how even now he’s eagerly swim shudder runs over me as I remember how carele another jump. whispers, coming from could always go back the way you came’, a voice Dancing right, my eyes see the way I’ve come. ‘You ber something: ”to go remem I then but – on Halloween. I almost listen, too, the side of my brain that whimpers – and hides . This is more than freeze I mind my in rs appea e sham the second the word back down means doing the ‘Climb of Shame’ and register suddenly. I in, here too! And that’s the same dilemma Eli was also a jump off a cliff; pride and reputation are at stake Back uncurls. Feet take a jump now, no-one will be any the wiser to my fears. I’ve only been frozen at the top for a minute. If I e the rocks they’ve releas hardest part is convincing my detached fingers to hesitant step forward; a millimetre advance. The my chest. Deep from s come ing the barnacles attached to our boat. A pound latched onto, their grip not dissimilar to that of down, I realise I’m going to die. rd, leaving the safety of decides. Suddenly able to move, feet shuffle forwa ‘Dying is better than shame’, my scrambled brain pthumpthumpthump: Thum tion. atten no pay !’ Head commands, but limbs flat rocks. Body leans forward, knees bend. ‘STOP d down and the splash high. Time speeds up before I realised it had slowe chest vibrates as adrenaline reaches an all-time they’re wet. crashes back down before my feet even register second, before remembering streaming out of both nostrils. I tread water for a Gasping, I resurface: spluttering and with water from my lips. des look up, a chuckle of pure, plain relief casca Eli. As I manoeuvre myself around in the water and me. A laugh sounds discernible from my ears as my relieved shout leaves “Come on in, the water’s fine!” My grin is barely up at Eli (still stuck cally siasti enthu r (more comfortable) rocks – as I wave behind me – the parents obser ving from the flatte alive! er jump. Funny enough, I’m still in his own mind), before heading back for anoth

Stealth

Chris Moon - 1st Place in Year 10

car as we carry My friend and I advance, stealthily and quietly weapons raised. Ready. We pass crippled trees and incinerated it, a glint in see I then and ordinary the of out looks that anything on lingering forest, the scanning on up the trail. Our eyes dive behind we and us of front the distance. I go to turn to my friend when, Thump, Thump, two rounds slam into the dirt in a small boulder. dirt around us and We’re crammed behind the boulder, barely enough room for the two of us. Rounds are smashing into the to hit one of our hoping cover, our of top the over frantically whizzing dangerously overhead. We’re trapped. I fire my weapon boulder. the to closer in cram I and hand my misses trigger-happy attackers, a round barely a tree about ten Glancing to my friend, I realize he is just as panicked as I am, he tells me he is going to make a run for and then it anything say can I before tree the towards sprints and up jumps he but idea meters away. I know it’s a bad erupts in all mist red of spray a and thigh his into slams round a as motion slow in is world the if as seems It happens. to make a dash directions. He tumbles meters from the tree. He screams ‘MEDIC’! I watch him lying in the mud and decide

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Lost

by McKenzie Buick - 1st Pla

towards him. and then Wham! I’m Jumping up, adrenaline pumps through my veins. Rounds hurtle past me, pelting the ground next to me down and see the glimpse I chest. my on feeling stinging a is there and me of knocked to my knees, the wind is pounded out shirt… my red liquid trickling down stinging from the A whistle sounds from the safe hut and I rip off my mask and put my paintball gun on safe, my chest is dismally over to meander we and up hand a him give friend, my to over stride I bruise. a be will there sure paint ball and I’m our friends and get ready for the gloating from the winners.

The Invisible in War

by Lana McCarthy - 1st Placed Senior

Like Hyde I’m drawn more to the invisible in war than to who and what we see in the sound-bites with the medals shining on their collars. I understand the loyalty of being a soldier and the embrace of brotherhood. “Pride in our country!” as the pack of them surge forward to neutralise a village… Yada yada. I get the sense of patriotism that comes with the uniform. But this is only the glossy finish. Believe it or not there IS more underneath. There are the ordinary people whose lives are destroyed for the “greater good”. For the glory of a country’s triumph. My interest in those lives that become seemingly insignificant in war leads me to literature that addresses what is to me, the more importa nt picture; the people who are not recognised. Hyde’s poem “The Deserted Village” entices me because it addresses this fact. It shows the poverty stricken subsistence farmers, the ordinary people and how war ruins them. “Cotton crop rots” produces an assonance that imitates the gun shots that ravaged this village and caused the crops to rot. As simple farmers, the crop’s failure means their whole livelihood is destroyed. As insignificant as it may seem in the battle for triumph and all that, the crops are everything to these people and now they are gone. I feel anger alongside Hyde at the whole devotion these farmers gave to a god that did not (or just could not) save them. This poverty stricken village, “bare floors”; living on the raw dirt of the earth, invested money they didn’t even have into a “village temple well built” with a “gilded Buddha”. Yet the women ran screamin g out of their beloved temple so respected, so treasured. Trusted. It offered no refuge for them in war. How ironic. How sad. No amount of satin dressings lovingly placed upon “Kwan Yin” would make their goddess of compassion save them now. The active name of “Kwan Yin’ screams the anger Hyde feels. War does not consider the gods of the poor people. War does not consider the beliefs of the poor people. War doesn’t not consider the poor people. Don’t you know? The men blazing through the village would not have given a second thought to the religion that was the air that the women breathed who “ran outside to be slain”. In vain were their prayers, for war knows no prayers. So empty, yet so obvious what was before. How could Hyde ignore it? And she doesn’t. Her use of the prefix “no” shows us the beauty of what was before as well as simultaneously ripping it away. War has a finality that we don’t like to consider. The honesty of the damage is only seen when the smoke dies away. In the emptiness of a village left behind with “no little flowing fires on the incense-strings”. No balance between nature is left when “not a sparrow earns from the naked floors”. The bustling, washing, cooking, cleaning, attending to daily duties created and nourished the life that was in this village. Antithesis is hurled at us in these contrasts, the “no” used to remind us that all these domesticities have been ripped away. “The woman I did not see”. Well isn’t that the perfect description for war. The last stanza spills from Hyde’s mind with no limits. She grips the reader by the shoulders and sucks them into the grief, the heartache and the pitiful position of the domestic woman. She was not heard. War is all guns and smoke and fire. The slaughter is masked under the latest victories blazoned in black and white across the NY Times. Shoot now they say. Think after the blood has been spilled. Think of the butchered after it’s too late. No one saw the woman knelt in prayer amidst the chaos. Except Hyde. “So low her voice, so loud the guns”. The juxtaposition stresses the contrast between the cries of a woman, so invisible and the powerful guns of the men of war. Why should anyone listen to the few women praying to their gods for their lives? They’re only a few out of thousands in war, don’t worry about them. Hyde rejects this notion wholly with her obvious opposition in her piece.

She’s got it right.

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Painting

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Level 1

Level 2

Painting

Benjamin Hart

Nicole Bindon Elizabeth Errington

Megan Thomson

Elspeth Free

Imogen Capes

Tan Jariyawattanasakul

Elizabeth Errington

Bridget Pancoust

Sydney Shead

Megan Thomson

Leah Donaldson

Alex Wardenaar

Alley Bissett

Ella Harnish

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Painting Abbey Lyman

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Level 3

Fergus Neumann Ivana Gardner

Olivia Courtney

Daniel Stringer Becky Moon

Ella Rodgers

Grace Newson

Morgan Ferguson Amy Tattersfield

Alex Hunter Caitlin Walker Toby Sowten

Olivia Courtney

Morgan Ferguson

Fenella Coleman

Harrison McKenzie

Jess Ventress

Zoe McAuley

Claire Docking

Christian Mitchell

Milly Tunnard

Effie Dancaster

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Art Design

Level 3

Art Design Becky Moon

Angela Berger

Chesna Stancich

Francis Paule

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Level 2

Jess Newby

Jessica Tappin

Isaac Thomson Kendall Patten Ryan Helleur

Jessica Tappin

Tamzin McGillivray

Melissa Hallett

Lottie Thompson

Melissa Hallett Becky Moon

Ryan Helleur

Steven Beechey

Kelly Middleton

Kiritapu Demant

Angela Berger

Sophia Miller

Steven Beechey

Lottie Thompson

Paige Sattler

Jess Newby

Isaac Thomson

Beth Jones

Kerryn Roberts

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Photography

Level 3

Photography

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Level 2

Sydney Shead

Claudia Ainscow

Kate Tremlett-Johnstone Georgia Riley-Wood

Paige Sattler

Tahlia Meharry

Kerryn Roberts

Kate Tremlett-Johnstone

Lydia Overton

Anastasiya Baranova

Alley Bissett

Tahlia Meharry

Kerryn Roberts

Rebekah Wilson

Ellie Hamilton-Hunter

Summer Garner

Maddison Tuffley

Amy Dixon

Tahlia Meharry

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Sports

Academy

Blues Awards Evening

Celebrating sporting success Sports Blues started with a great dinner catered by the Senior Girls’ Touch Team. Guest Speaker Chantal Baker was inspirational and spoke of “Being Better”, “Doing the little things” and “Staying connected with sport”. Parents, students and staff had a great night

celebrating all the great sporting achievements this year. We had 75 Blues Awards - students achieving at Provincial or National level and 26 Sports Achievers Awards - students who represented NZ or won a National Title. Congratulations to all students who achieved at the Sports Blues Awards this year. Thank you to all the staff and parents who give up

their time to coach, manage or officiate for a school team. We can’t do it without you.

Sports Academy

Merit, Services to Sports Awards and Team Achievements were recognised at assemblies this year. Congratulations to those who received an award. Your efforts contribute to the successes of Sports at Mahurangi College.

“...a great night celebrating all of the great sporting achievements ...” Blues Award Winners

Merit Award Winners

Services to Sport - Blue

Athletics: Tonya Botherway,

Athletics: Lachie Williams, Jay Morris,

Pia Schuster, Mariana Winiana, Michael-Lydia Winiana, Sarah Wilson, Rebecca Twhigg, Elliot Snedden, Lucy Twhigg, Callum Rice, Max Hargreaves, John Su, Rebekah Wilson, Moana Winiana.

Zoe Illingworth, Louis Young.

Cricket: Shaun Beamish, Findlay

Buchannan, Van Grooby, Liam Jones, Shannon Kloppers, Liam Wewege.

Equestrian: Courtney Winterbottom. Soccer: Amelia Arnerich, Summer Bowden, Jack Clark, Ben Holland, Jessica Innes, Katie Lester, Lochie Piper, Frankie Walkington, Sean Wilcox, Jackson Woods.

Gymnastics: Thea Henderson, Rhys Jones.

Sam Cadwallader, Chantelle Maher, Courtney Winterbottom.

Cricket: Rhys Jones. Cross Country: Chantelle Maher. Hockey: Tonya Botherway, Matt Boyd, Sebastian Saunders.

Netball: Simone Stinton, Elise Hilliam. Rugby: Kade Banks, Tama Hawken. Wrestling: Gun Makasini.

Hockey: Brianna Cadwallader, Theo Neumann, Alex Neumann, Courtney Winterbottom.

Pistol Shooting: Elizabeth Murphy. Rugby: Ruahei Demant, Kiritapu Demant. Sailing: Angus Adamson, Brooke Adamson,

Tristan Gill, Savannah Gordon, Shannen Mills, Pia Schuster, Tim Snedden, Jordan Stevenson.

Swimming: Chantelle Allen, Amelia Arnerich, Vincent Bubbert, Ella Harnish, Chantelle Maher.

Touch: Lewis Arthur, Stacey Botherway,

Tonya Botherway, Nathan Bull, Ruahei Demant, Kiritapu Demant, Carlin Dunn, Scott Fabricius, Scye Griffiths, Tamara Hagger, William Haughey, Tama Hawken, Danika McKenzie, Kris Middleton, Kelly Middleton, Brooke Moka, Mako Osborne, Ariaana Osborne, Lachie Williams, Mariana Winiana.

Underwater Hockey: Amelia Arnerich,

Leo Arnerich, Forrest Axford, Samantha Jones, Rory McKay, Christian Mitchell, Calum Rice, Elliot Snedden, Rebecca Twhigg, Lucy Twhigg, Pearl Williamson, Sarah Wilson.

Underwater Rugby: Forrest Axford.

Wrestling: Tenanoa Kaimanga.

Sports Team of the Year The Rugby Sevens Team

1st North Harbour, 2nd Condor Sevens December 2012.

Sports Woman of the Year Ruahei Demant

Rugby 7’s: 2012 NZSS Representative, Condor 7’s Secondary Schools Girls’ Tournament Team, Captain of college team that placed 2nd at National Condor 7’s. Rugby: Selected NZ Black Ferns Trialist 2013. Touch: NZ Womens U19 Trans-Tasman Representative, College Senior Girls’ Team Member (co-captain) placed 4th at NZSS Touch Nationals 2012. ▶

Sportsman of the Year Tim Snedden

Sailing: NZ Reresentative - Nespresso 18’ International Skiff Regatta, NZ Representative Inter-Dominion Team Racing. ▶

Services to Sport - Merit Stacey Botherway, Amy Dixon, Amelia Arnerich, Mandy Ions, Rhys Jones, Courtney Winterbottom, Amy Wewege, Liam Bates, Ashlee Green, Kerryn Roberts, Maddison Tuffley, Emma Sanderson, Jess Tappin, Elizabeth Murphy, Zoe McAuley, Heidi Tuffley.

Achievers of the Year

NZ reps and national title winners Jessica Innes, Thea Henderson, Kiritapu Demant, Ruahei Demant, Angus Adamson, Tim Snedden, Tristan Gill, Shannen Mills, Savannah Gordon, Jordan Stevenson, Brooke Adamson, Pia Schuster, Brooke Moka, Ariaana Osborne, Forrest Axford, Sarah Wilson, Amelia Arnerich, Leo Arnerich, Samantha Jones, Rory McKay, Christian Mitchell, Calum Rice, Elliot Snedden, Lucy Twhigg, Rebecca Twhigg, Pearl Williamson.

The mission statement of the Mahurangi College Sports Academy is, “to provide elite athletes with an environment where they can excel to their potential.”

This program is designed to help students achieve to their potential. Concepts that are covered include programme design and implementation, and what professional elite athletes have and do that make them excel. Also included are Nutrition and injury prevention.

Aspects of goal setting and time management along with a better understanding of their own demands on themselves, will help in academic performance as well.

This is the sixth year of the Mahurangi College sports academy and the students have excelled in their sporting endeavours this year. The elite athletes have performed at the highest stage and represented the college with distinction.

It is hoped that this course will help students to become more focussed, dedicated athletes, that understand the requirements of elite athletic performance and how the demands of this rewarding pathway can be met.

Academy was trying to achieve and this year gave each participant a new set of shoes as well as other financial support. We would like to thank ‘The Brittain Wynyard Founders Trust’ for their continued support for this Academy.

Sporting Elite

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Sports

A significant sponsor has been retained who was impressed by what the Sports

“... students have excelled in their sporting endeavours this year...” Mahurangi College Sports Academy Participants 2013

While all the students experienced great success this year, some of the excellent performances achieved by the Sports Academy students include:

JESSICA INNES - Football

HOLLIE FULLER - Netball

COURTNEY WINTERBOTTOM - Hockey

ELISE HILLIAM - Netball

ANGUS ADAMSON - Sailing

RENEE MCDONNELL - Netball

Elizabeth Murphy NZ junior silhouette champion.

TIM SNEDDEN - Sailing

TRISTAN GILL - Sailing

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PIA SCHUSTER - Sailing

SHANNEN MILLS - Sailing

BROOKE MOKA - Touch

STACEY BOTHERWAY - Touch

Jessica Innes NZSS girls’ football team.

ELIZABETH MURPHY - Shooting

LOUIS YOUNG - Athletics

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RUBY SHEARING - Surf Life Saving

FORREST AXFORD - Underwater Hockey

FINDLAY BUCHANAN - Cricket

MAX HARGREAVES - Underwater Hockey

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Brooke Moka NZ U19 girls’ touch team. ▶

5 members of the Mahurangi College sailing team getting 3rd at NZSS nationals. Tim Sneddon - representing NZ in 18ft skiffs at the America’s Cup regatta. ▶

Forrest Axford - NZSS underwater hockey junior tournament team. ▶

Max Hargreaves - NZSS underwater hockey junior tournament team. ▶

Findley Buchanan - playing for Kaipara Flats, reached the national cricket club finals. ▶

Other academy members represented North Harbour or Northland representative teams. Also a big congratulations to Tim Sneddon, who was awarded the Mahurangi College ‘Sportsman of the Year’ award. We look forward to continued support and student sporting success in 2014.

SPORTS

Archery

Athletics Report 2013

Archery Report

School Athletics Day ▶

Archery is now into its sixth year at Mahurangi College and has continued to be a popular sport with students being placed on a waiting list each term.

Athletics at Mahurangi College

Archery at Mahurangi College

Overall champions for 2013 were: Senior Boys: Ryan Shirley Senior Girls: Courtney Winterbottom and Ruahei Demant

Many of those who participate have continued further with their archery by buying their own bows and by joining Matakana Archery.

Intermediate Boys: Louis Young Intermediate Girls: Chantelle Maher

The sport allows all students, irrespective of age, strength and gender to compete on a level playing field and I enjoy watching both their enthusiasm and their relationships grow.

Junior Boys: Cane Whitaker Junior Girls: Tonya Botherway Year 8 Boys: Jedd Blennerhassett

Each week they are able to compete for a position on the ladder. While this gives them a chance to demonstrate their skill in a competitive context, like the game of golf, the lead changes often. Our last session each term is shooting for chocolate bars with six pieces of card pinned randomly to the target for the student to hit. This has proved very popular.

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Athletics

at the last moment it was cancelled, leaving the students and coach very disappointed. Those archery students leaving school this year are encouraged to continue with the sport as I have demonstrated, age is no deterrent. Tom Dowling - Teacher i/c of Archery

Our school champs will be held term four for all those who have been involved with archery at school over the years eligible to enter. This year we also formed a competition group to compete in NZ’s first National Archery in Schools Programme, however,

Year 8 Girls: Catherine North Year 7 Boys: Benjamin Mennenga Year 7 Girls: Brianna Cadwallader Congratulations to the following boys who broke School Records: Benjamin Mennenga Year 7 Boys Discus - 25.64m (Previous record: 2006 Samu Endemann 22.64m). Benjamin Mennenga Year 7 Boys High Jump - 1.35m. (Previous record: 1999 Tane Healy-Diaz 1.33m). Keegan Cole Equalled the Senior Boys High Jump - 1.73m (2000 Jason Grieg 1.73m)

“...quality of competition is extremely high...” North Harbour Finals

Auckland Championships

In March our top athletes then went on to compete at the North Harbour Finals Day. We had some very good performances.

Our top athletes from North Harbour who qualified went on to compete in the Auckland Championships in April at Mount Smart Stadium.

2013 North Harbour Champions: Tonya Botherway 1st in Junior Girls 100m and Long Jump Louis Young 1st in Intermediate Boys 400m Hannah Sonneck 1st in Intermediate Girls Long Jump

Year 7 & 8 North Harbour Championships Last November our Year 7 and 8 students had their North Harbour Championships. We had 2 students who excelled. Lachie Williams Came 2nd in the Junior Boys Long Jump with a jump of 4.52m Zoe Illingworth Won the Senior Girls Discus with a throw of 22m.

Both students qualified for and competed in the Auckland Championships.

Other Top 3 Finishes were: 2nd Place: Tonya Botherway Junior Girls 200m Chantelle Maher Intermediate Girls 800m

This competition incorporates all of the top athletes from all Auckland regions extending to South Auckland. The quality of competition is extremely high, and the event is a great experience for all who attend. Our 7 College athletes who qualified, competed very well: Louis Young Intermediate Boys 400m, 3rd - 54.56sec Hannah Sonneck Intermediate Girls Long Jump - 4.83m

3rd Place:

Tonya Botherway Junior Girls 100m, 4th - 13.56sec

Samuel Cadwallader Junior Boys 800m

Jay Morris Intermediate Boys Discus, 5th - 40.29m

Chantelle Maher Intermediate Girls 1500m

Samuel Cadwallader Junior Boys 800m, 6th - 2.24min

Courtney Winterbottom Senior Girls 800m

Chantelle Maher Intermediate Girls 3000m - 11.23min

Basketball Basketball Report

Basketball at Mahurangi College

Hannah also had the personal distinction of playing representative basketball for the Hibiscus Coast Under 17 squad.

This year saw the school fielding six quads in regular competition. There were three teams; the Mustangs, the Rugrats and the Magic from the junior and middle school, playing on Monday afternoons at the Stanmore Bay Leisure Centre. From the senior school we had teams playing in the Under 17 Boys League 1, the Open Men and the Open Women’s competitions, based at the North Shore Events Centre on a Friday evening. A couple of teams also competed in the Intermediate School Zone Days. The senior boys and girls also travelled away in the exchanges with Mt Roskill Grammar School and Hauraki Plains College.

The school wishes to thank the many parents who assisted with transport throughout the season, the committee and especially those active with the management and coaching of the teams. It wouldn’t be possible to field six teams relying on the efforts of staff alone, so their contribution is most welcome and valuable. A special thanks to our parent coaches; Brian Hagger, Open Women and Under 17 Boys; Rahiri Bennett, Open Men; Bevan Sterling, Mustangs and Rugrats; and staff Russell Stirling, the Magic.

It’s pleasing to note that all teams played with vigour, skill and ‘Fair Play’ and were excellent ambassadors for the school. Two teams managed to play with distinction in their respective leagues. The senior girls managed to make it to the semi finals in the Open Women’s competition, whilst the Rugrats won their league in the Hibiscus Coast competition. Jay Morris and Liam

Also a big thank you to our parent managers; Pip Foote, Rugrats and Mustangs; Sharon Hagger Open Women and Under 17 Boys; and lastly, long standing basketball stalwart Pat Moko, Open Women. Finally congratulations to our top award recipients, announced at our end of year prize giving, the boys player of the year Quinten Hagger and girls player of the year Brooke Moka. Russell Stirling - Teacher i/c of Basketball

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Country Cross Country Report When the Drought Broke

Would you believe it? This summer’s serious drought broke on the day we planned to run our College Cross Country Championships at the Rugby Club / Show Grounds course at the start of Term 2. Torrential rain meant we had to postpone the run until the next week. The following week it rained heavily again and the Championships were once more postponed. This had never happened before in the history of the Championships. Despite this, we were able to select a team to compete in the North Harbour / West Auckland Zone Secondary School Cross

Country Championships at Massey in May and in the Auckland Regional Secondary School Championships at St Kentigern College in June. Sophie Hart and Sam Cadwallader ran strong races in the Junior Girls and Junior Boys sections at both events.

The College Champions were: Yr 7 Boy - George D’Urban-Burgess, Yr 7 Girl - Shar Illingworth, Yr 8 Boy - Jed Blennerhassett, Yr 8 Girl - Alayna Burgess, Jnr Boy - Sam Cadwallader, Jnr Girl - Sophie Hart,

Intermediate grade runners included Chantelle Maher, Louis Young and Hugo Dixon who all ran well and finished strongly.

Int Boy - Louis Young, Int Girl - Chantelle Maher,

Our College Championships were delayed until July and were held at the alternative venue of Shoesmith Domain. Because of the delay the number of entries was reduced but there was still very keen competition.

A group of Yr 7 & Yr 8 runners competed in the North Harbour Intermediate Schools Cross Country Championships at Onepoto Domain in August. Remo Scopas (Yr 8) ran a fine race to be our highest placed runner.

Snr Boy - Matthew Boyd

“... this had never happened before in the history of the Chapionships...”

SPORTS

Cross

Cricket Mahu Twenty/20 Cricket Team

Mahu Twenty/20 Cricket Team Wins Northern Districts Championships In an outstanding performance, the boys 1st XI cricket team were crowned Northern Districts Twenty/20 champions at a top four tournament in Hamilton. The morning game saw the Counties champions, Waiuku College score 88/6 in their 20 overs. Findlay Buchanan was the best of the Mahu bowlers with 2/17 from his 4 overs. In reply, Mahurangi scored 96/5 with Findlay scoring 35 to complete a fine match double and Shannon Kloppers chiming in with a powerfully hit 33 not out. The afternoon’s final was against Bay of Plenty champions, Bethlehem College. Put in to bat, Mahurangi amassed 105/8 in their 20 overs. Once again, Findlay (30) and Shannon (36) provided the bulk of the runs.

Equestrian

Mahurangi College Equestrian Team The Mahurangi College Equestrian Team has been well supported this year by an enthusiastic group of girls, and their fantastic parents. From Year 7 to Year 13 the teams are made up of seven intermediates and eleven seniors. Our intermediate group, Yr 7 & 8 girls, put together a team of four to compete at the Intermediate Schools Ribbon Day in early March. The team consisted of Anna

A superb bowling and fielding display had Bethlehem dismissed for 79 in the 18th over. Liam Jones (4/11) and Noel Roberts (3/26) coupled with some agile catching, spearheaded a dynamic performance in the field. This success qualified the 1stXI to challenge the likes of Whangarei Boys, Hamilton Boys, Tauranga Boys and Rotorua Boys to find the champion college in Northern Districts to represent the region at the nationals in December.

In these 4 games, most runs were amassed by Findlay Buchanan (142), Shannon Kloppers (133), Liam jones (109) and Noel Roberts (97). Most wickets were taken by Noel (7), with Liam and Robert claiming 5 apiece. The 1st XI is coached by Mr Anthony Roberts (parent) and managed by Mr Cooper (Teacher in Charge of Cricket). The Twenty/20 champion team is: Findlay Buchanan (Capt.), Liam Jones, Noel Roberts, Jordan Riggall, Robert Bedwell, Scott Wright, Shannon Kloppers, Shaun Beamish, Keegan Holdsworth, Van Grooby, Rhys Jones and Liam Wewege.

The team had previously qualified for the top four with victories over Kamo HS (twice), Whangarei Boys Colts and Whangarei Boys 2 and went on to win the Wyatt Cup as the champion Lower Northland Secondary Schools 1st XI.

region. An excellent team commitment saw Mahurangi come second overall with Cicely Driver finishing 4th in the individual standings. An excellent achievement. Our senior team attended three events - The Secondary Schools Horse Trials in February, Kristin Inter-Collegiate Ribbon Day in March and most recently the Secondary Schools Equestrian Cup in August, achieving mixed success in these competitions. I would like, on behalf of the girls and myself, to thank all the parents who have given their

“... an excellent team commitment...”

Schollum, Mya Lawrence, Rosa Keskic and Cicely Driver. Kaukapakapa Pony Club was the venue, with 15 teams representing 16 schools from across the greater Auckland

time to support the team at these events. Your efforts are always greatly appreciated. Vicki Clark - Teacher i/c of Equestrian

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Girls

Hockey Hockey 1st XI Girls

Mahurangi Girls 1st XI Hockey had the best season on record! With a new influx of players, eight in total, no one was sure what the season held. However, the girls started with a great attitude in grade 1A with nothing to lose.

solid driving down the right from Tonya Botherway, so we were again able to get outstanding results. With the hard work and determination of the midfield made up of Zoe Illingworth, Tegan Illingworth, Courtney Winterbottom and Tonya Botherway they more than held their own in this division by scoring a further 11 goals and conceding just 5 goals.

It was evident early on that they were set for big things as they dominated in the first round by beating teams in a convincing style. With Heather Graves dominating in goal and running a strict defence of Rebecca Twhigg, Kendyll Butler, Amy Wewege and Zarna Jones they conceded only 5 goals in the first round whilst scoring a massive 20 goals through the forwards Alex Neumann, Katy Heron, Mariana Winiana, Danielle Stephens, Jamie-Lee Roberts and Lily Walkington.

The girls have also taken on several exchange teams again this season, starting with Mt Roskill who were a little complacent in their approach, having won in previous years. However the girls came out with a 1-0 win - a great start to the season. The next exchange was Hauraki plains where again the girls came out in a confident mood. After pushing hard early for a 3-1 lead, legs started to drain in the second half seeing Hauraki start to dominate. Unfortunately, they conceded in the dying seconds to lose 4-3 to a very well drilled team.

The Season To End All Seasons!

We won grade 1A so therefore got to mix with the big inter-city teams in grade 1. Again we went in as the under dogs with nothing to lose. We had good captaincy from Courtney Winterbottom and some

The big finale was tournament week, which this year saw us travel to Whangarei with the addition of a valuable new player, Josefine Keulers. The girls started in a determined mood winning against

Hockey 2nd XI Girls Season Report

Albany Senior High 8-2, Waiuku 10-0 and Rutherford 6-0. This was the end of pool play and was what unfortunately put us on the back foot, as having got used to easy games, we faltered in the quarter finals against Pakuranga. Any other day we would have taken them, but it was not to be. However, the girls picked themselves up remarkably well and showed why they have finished joint 3rd in North Harbour this year by defeating Katikati 7-0 and then St Orans 4-1 to secure 5th place overall. Congratulations to all players whom have worked extremely hard this season to produce such outstanding results - it has been a really amazing team effort. Choosing prizes for prizegiving really is going to be a horrible choice to make.

Thursday 5th September was a memorable day for the 2nd XI girls hockey team, parents and supporters, when they had a resounding 3-1 win over Albany Junior High 1st XI to become the winners of Grade 4A in the North Harbour College competition. After a tentative start they have gone from strength to strength, winning most of their matches in the second part of the competition. The team led by captain Ashlee Green is young, enthusiastic and talented, with many having been part of successful teams last year. The girls’ commitment to attending practices and matches has been outstanding. As injury and illness took its toll towards the end of the season, coach Amy Moore welcomed two German international students into the ranks and they played bravely in the last two games, in spite of their inexperience. After such a great season, and with improvement by everyone, it was very hard to hand out only 4 awards!

This year we had two ‘Most Valuable Players’: Rhonda Davies & Fleur Pancoust. Our ‘Most Improved Player’ was Bree Wooller and a new award this year for ‘All Rounder’ with a brand new TK stick was Marnie Edwards. The team is indebted to Amy Moore, who for several months has travelled up from the North Shore and tirelessly worked with the team during practices and at the matches, having had to take time off work to do so. Mention must be made too of Judie Edward, who has stood in as manager several times, Liam Bates and Matthew Boyd, our referees, and dedicated parents who have driven girls to the matches and cheered them on. Alison Moncrieff (Team Manager)

Hockey Special Awards: Intermediate Girls: Morrison Family Cup Brianna Cadwallader. Intermediate Boy: Wyatt Family Cup Theo Neumann Year 9/10 girl: Kaipara Flats District Trophy Alex Neumann Year 9/10 boy: Warkworth Supporters Trophy Sebastian Saunders Senior Girl: Mahurangi College Hockey Club Cup Courtney Winterbottom Senior Boy: Mahurangi College Hockey Club Cup Noel Roberts North Harbour representatives: Courtney Winterbottom - U18 A Tonya Botherway - U15 B Alex Neumann - U15 A Matt Boyd - U18 B Sebastian Saunders - U15 B Theo Neumann - U13 A Briannna Cadwallader - U13 A

Services to sport: Amy Wewege: Yr 7/8 int. girls coach Ashlee Green: Yr 7/8 int. girls coach Liam Bates: Umpire girls 2nd XI.

SPORTS

Netball

Hockey 1st XI Boys Hockey

Mahurangi College 2013 Report This year was a development year as we only had five players returning from the tournament team of last year. Unfortunately, we were placed into the invitational league of competition, where we found it difficult to win. The team, however, tried hard and understood that this year would be difficult and that we are building for next year. In 2014 we will have no excuses. All players have really improved this year and have recognised that to be an elite sports team and to compete against North Harbour teams, we have to be fitter and develop better basic skills.

Thank you to Christine Cadwallader for coming away with the team, she is great company, easy to get along with and fitted in well with the old team. Finally I must thank Geraldine Healy, this team wouldn’t function without her. Best Team Player: Matt Boyd. A person who always worked hard, and who has developed their skills this year. Most Improved Player: Max Hargreaves. Most Valuable Player & Player of the Year: Noel Roberts.

Each year we have a “wally” awards for boys who do simple silly things wrong. This year the Wally awards went to: Max Hargreaves, Magnus Gruen, Noel Roberts, Sam Cadwallader and David Trotter. The overall winner is Magnus Gruen - I hope he got our Kiwi humour!

Intermediate Boys A Team

Netball

The season commenced with boys coming from two 2012 Hockey teams in D grade and B grade. Despite a number of key personnel leaving the teams to make the senior teams we still made it to A grade. Our first couple of games were quite hard, facing the top teams. The success of the team can be attributed to our amazing coaches, taking time to help us practice and motivating our team. Andre Neumann, one of our coaches had a boot camp for the team so we built a trust and a friendship with our team mates.

Six senior and six junior teams were the make up of Netball at Mahurangi College this year. The season started very early in Term 1, as teams were selected to train for grading and games at the Netball North Harbour competition.

Hockey Season

We would like to thank everyone that helped our team, especially Mrs Twhigg who managed our team and Mr Neumann and Mr Howson who coached us.

We retained the Robyn Bruce Trophy for lower North secondary schools.

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Boys

2013 Netball Report

All teams played well throughout the season and a major highlight was seeing our Senior Elite team back in the Premier Grade. An achievement that reflects on the hard work and dedication to the sport for all players and coaches involved. Grading and Round 1 results put four of our teams into Championship Grades. Exceptional skills on court, team work and playing through the sun, rain and hail, saw some great games and nail-biting encounters.

Representing our school well throughout the season was our Senior Elite team who travelled to a number of tournaments in Rotorua and Hamilton, and Sports Exchanges at Mt Roskill and Hauraki Plains. The team used these games to build on their season as they headed into the Matoma Cup and Upper North Island Secondary Schools tournaments to round off the season. We were able to hold onto the Matoma Cup for the second year running and results at ‘UNISS’ saw our team finish on a positive, and gain valuable experience playing against teams from different areas. Netball players and coaches who have gained representative honours for Netball in Netball North Harbour U17 B: Simone Stinton and Elise Hilliam, coached by Sandra Hawken.

Netball Prize Giving was held on September 26th, rewarding teams for their successful season. Congratulations to the following recipients: Holdgate Trophy – Year 7: Francesca Bennett Wendy Dunn Trophy – Year 8: Katie Blyth and Josie Wilson Pixie Jones Trophy – Year 9: Angel Sturm Pixie Jones Trophy – Year 10: Carrie Jones Wendy Dunn Trophy – Seniors: Olivia Courtney Kowhai Physio Intermediate Award: Eunice Lanyon and Josie Wilson Kowhai Physio Senior Award: Ella Hauser Hawken Trophy: Zoe McAuley

Cptn. Noel Roberts V.Cptn. Matthew Boyd Magnus Gruen Alex Still Max Hargreaves

Seb Saunders Bevan Hodder Sam Cadwallader Elliot Sneddon Daniel Vaughan

Netball North Harbour Award winning teams for the 2013 season are as follows:

David Trotter Daniel Cherry Alex Palma Patrick Bates Ben Mckinnon

Mahurangi Senior 2: Winners – Grade 2 Championship

Student Umpire of the Year: Heidi Tuffley Umpire of the Year: Liana Ruland Student Coach of the Year: Zoe McAuley

2nd XI Boys Hockey

Mahurangi College 2013 Report This team is a great team to coach. Their enthusiasm and spirit made practices and games enjoyable and we had frequent full attendance. I call them my ‘little guys’, as most of them are still smaller than me.

was happening, the transport roster and anything else that was required. Team awards for the year: As usual this was very difficult with such a dedicated lot. Team player of the year: Amitel Lefferts. Always positive, always encouraging of others, always trying to help others. A real team player.

Most improved player: Zach Gray. Really developed over the year, turned into one of the key players of the team, always energetic and dynamic. Most valuable player: Ben MacKinnon. So valuable and skilful that he was promoted to the 1st XI in the final few games and tournament, where he wasn’t out of place.

The results this year were a mixed bag. The team had some excellent battles against top ranked teams. The game against Kristen was a highlight, as although several key players were absent, the rest of the team rallied and scored two goals, winning 2-1.

Coach of the Year: Katrina Wards

Mahurangi 8/3: Runners Up – Grade 8/6 Championship

Holdgate Trophy – Services to Netball: Maddison Tuffley ANZ Sports Person of the Year – All Round Excellence: Elise Hilliam Ellen Cooper Memorial Award – Most Outstanding Achiever: Elise Hilliam An outstanding Netball season for all players, coaches, managers, parents and committee members involved. The hard work, dedication and support from all has paid off and we look forward to the 2014 Netball season with enthusiasm and excitement.

It is hoped that all of these boys keep playing as the pressure that they put on 1st XI players helps push the standard of all players, and of course some of these players will need to step up next year into the 1st XI. Thanks to Teresa for her invaluable support as manager, her frequent emails making sure that everyone knew what

Mahurangi 8/1: Winners – Grade 8/3 Championship

Teacher i/c of Netball - Kristy Graveson

Team:

Alistair Larsen Matthew Leydon Robert Vivian

Amitiel Lefferts Ben MacKinnon Alex Crabb-Chishom

Jared Came Trey Baker Ryan Weatherall

Zach Grey Logan Ross Hunter Courtney

Aaron Gilberts Zach Pickett Ben Nathan

Ethan Corlett Cameron Turnwald*

(no longer with us)

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Rugby

2013 Rugby tour to South Africa During the April holidays the 1st XV development team embarked on their long awaited trip to SA. 20 Students from year 10 to 13 arrived on a glorious sunny day in Cape Town and experienced the most incredible clear blue skies for 15 days on end, as they travelled by coach all the way up the coast to Durban.

1st XV Rugby

The boys played 3 games, Stellenbosch, Port Elizabeth and the last match in East London against Selborne College, with whom we have had a long-standing Rugby exchange. Although we did not win our games, the boys did us proud and punched above their weight in all the games.

Mahurangi College 1st XV 2013 The 1st XV started in the 1A competition, consisting of the top 8 teams in North Harbour, from last year’s results. Unfortunately we lost a couple of critical games in the first round, moving us into the 1B competition for the first time in recent memory. The 1st XV could be praised for their excellent attitude and the way they presented themselves before, after and during their games. They were well spoken and refrained from using bad or vulgar language unlike some other Colleges. With the number of hard games, only eight players of the team of thirty managed to score points. Carlin Dunn topped with 24 points (3 penalties, 5 conversions and a try), Scye Griffiths, Lloyd Gravatt and Jordan Riggall scored the second most number of points and the most tries, 15 points (3 tries). Chosen by both players and coaches, Jordan Riggall is this year’s MVP. Jordan had a strong season especially his ability to tackle and make turn-overs, attack from anywhere, always breaking the first tackle. Jordan was a team player willing to play any position to help the team out, was an excellent captain and always led by example.

We must also recognise the commitment of other players such as Blake Sandford for leading the team twice this season, and Scott Fabricius, Kelly Middleton and Trevor Wech, who although they had seasonending injuries, continued to fully support the team, coming to practices and games, offering advice and assisting teammates. That is true commitment. We would like to thank the Mahurangi Rugby Club not only for the use of their fields but also their equipment and facilities. The highlight of the season would have to be the commitment shown by the team to constantly give their best each week.

The Most Improved Player of 2013 is Josh Ferris, for his eagerness at practice, lineout throwing, scrummaging at hooker and propping, and his all-round ability.

Congratulations to Jordan Riggall for playing 40 games for the Mahurangi College 1st XV. An awesome achievement and loyalty to the Mahu 1st XV over the last 3 years.

Chairman’s Report

Player Numbers

Mahurangi College Rugby Club 2013 I was elected Chairman of the Mahurangi College Rugby Club at the 2012 Annual General Meeting along with Anne Ginders (Secretary) and Duncan Napier (Treasurer).

The players’ Player of the Year went to Blake Stubbs, while the Team Player of the Year went to Jerome Nathan.

Our mandate was to increase player numbers, strengthen our financial base, improve the competitiveness of the teams, improve communication amongst the players and parents and restore pride in College Rugby. We have given ourselves a 3 year time frame to achieve that and I believe we are well on track.

on 1 team (5th Grade) on 2012.

Some highlights were Table Mountain, visiting the prison cell of Nelson Mandela, riding ostriches, bungy jumping from the Bloukrans Bridge - at 245m the world’s highest bungy, the incredible game lodges

A huge thank you to the staff and parents who were on the tour, you made it a huge success for the boys. Also a big thank you to those in the community whom supported this opportunity, it is much appreciated. I trust that this experience will enrich and challenge the 20 young men that took part. Education stretches further than the classroom, experiences and opportunities beyond our comfort zone develop character and maturity and give us an appreciation for the incredible country we live in. Hugo Vaughan - Assistant Principal

Coaches/Managers: Mr Michael Winiana (Forwards coach), Mr Khamal Ganley (Backs coach) and Mr Derick Matheson (Assistant coach) with Mr Mike Cooper and Mrs Michelle Stubbs as managers, and the added bonus of having Mr Buster Sandford as Medic.

the 1st XV jerseys. Our aim is to attract sufficient money to kit all our players out in tracksuits, jerseys and training jerseys. Improve Competitiveness of Teams

2014, depending on numbers and interest. Financial Base

(in principle) to pursue sponsorship for all teams including a sponsor’s logo on

Coming face to face with lions, elephants and many other large animals while sitting in an open vehicle was an incredible experience, one elephant within touching distance from the boys while in its natural environment.

with 5 star tents, swimming with crocs, endless restaurants and of course the shopping for all the labelled brands.

The Team: Jordan Riggall and Blake Stubbs (Captains), Scott Fabricius, Blake Sandford, Kanititeiti Makasini, Josh Ferris, Tenanoa Kaimanga, Jerome Nathan, Hamish Cole, Jake Revell, Keegan Holdsworth, Max Thomas, Atanrerei Rui, Moaniba Kiataake, Lloyd Gravatt, Peter Betz, Scott Wright, Daniel Vaughan, Kelly Middleton, Quinn Edmonds, Trent Matheson, Noel Roberts, Carlin Dunn, Nathan Bull, Tuuta Makasini, Trevor Wech, Karebwa Nawaia, Nathaniel Reeves, Keegan Cole, and Iosia Tebau.

college this year.

subs being paid from 60% to 69%.

Being billeted by host families was a certain highlight for the boys with some even taking the opportunity to do some hunting. The hospitality was amazing, the warmth and friendliness of the schools, parents, tour guides and hospitality staff made the trip truly memorable.

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South Africa Tour

disappointing, the results of the lower grades gives us hope our top team will be back in the A division within 2 years. are worthy of recognition.

Improved Communication

Restoring Pride

to many parents and we have worked very hard to break down barriers, act with transparency and ensure that every interested person is aware of what’s happening and why. To that end we are hugely indebted to our Secretary, Anne Ginders for her efforts.

perceived lack of pride in Mahurangi College rugby. We accept that concern and believe that pride comes from the simple things like appearance, commitment, communication, competitiveness and respect.

us to keep you in the loop within hours of matters arising or decisions being made. and matters of interest on our new web site.

our momentum, continue to attract good players and coaches and sponsorship.

all teams shortly and aim to have every position filled by Labour Weekend. So if you think you’ve got what it takes, put in your application. fitness and keep an eye on our web site for updates. Bede Haughey - MCRC Chairman

“... pride comes from the simple things...”

SPORTS 4th Grade Rugby Report The season started well for 4th Grade with many boys eligible for the under 70kg grade. We had many experienced players, several new to rugby and one German international student. The team were keen to play to win and make the 4th Grade A division.

With the start of the second round, a new goal was set - the team wanted to make the 4A semi-finals. Although things didn’t quite go to plan, the team did enough to qualify fourth and earn themselves a

5th Grade

Our journey started with individuals from diverse cultures, different sporting codes and backgrounds. We have seen this group of diverse players grow and support each other to solidify into the ultimate ‘Team’.

As usual, the boys played with a lot of heart and needless to say coaches & parents were extremely proud. I would like to thank our sponsors, Carl & Priscilla from www.containerpods.co.nz, Grant from Bluzone Group and Ian & Ramona Holt from The Bridgehouse for their player of the day sponsorship. The boys performed the haka Tika Tonu at the start of most games. This Haka is most suitable for these young men as it depicts the journey from their teens to adulthood.

5th Grade Rugby Report The 5th Grade Rugby Team epitomises what unification should look like, which permeates from each of the players, coaches, managers and parents.

semi-final spot against Westlake A. Making the semi’s was a fantastic effort for our guys, they should be very proud of their season and achievements. Unfortunately a win in the semi’s wasn’t to be, with the final score 27-7 to Westlake.

The open weight division exposed them to larger players. This experience has prepared them for years to come, teaching them not to be afraid of any opponent and to be confident in themselves and their abilities. Unfortunately we lost 2 great players to injury - Khan and Taki. We thank them both and wish them a full recovery.

The goal we set early in the season was to win our pool competition. Our record at the end of the season stands at 10 wins and 3 losses. Playing and winning the final at home will be etched into each of their memories. A special thank you to all those who supported us throughout this season, especially to Scott, Andrew and Roy.

“... winning the final at home will be etched into their memories...” 6th Grade

6th Grade Rugby Report The 6th Grade competition consisted of 16 teams in 2013 with many schools entering two sides into the competition. This made the 6th Grade competition a very competitive grade with some very good Rugby sides. The season began with two pools of eight teams, which would decide the 6A, 6B and 6C divisions for the championship. We were placed into arguably the most challenging pool. The boys started the season a little behind the pace in regards to training and structures, and illness and injury meant we

7th Grade

7th Grade Rugby Report Pre-season training started only four weeks prior to round 1 of the competition and with only 10 to 12 players regularly turning up we were a bit nervous. However as summer sport commitments died away the squad came together nicely and just in time to get a few good practices in.

The bulk of the squad had been together for at least three years with some even

played the next three games of our season with only 14 players, resulting in losses to good teams including Westlake and Orewa College. We ended pool play in 5th position, placing us into the 6B championship. Here again unfortunately we played a significant part of our first game with only 14 players, which resulted in a heavy loss against Kaipara College. The following weeks we

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4th Grade

The season kicked off with a good win against Massey which provided some good momentum through the first round of pool play, ending with a narrow loss 7-3 against Westlake A. This was a thrilling game, with Mahurangi leading 3-0 with two minutes to go. In the end we qualified second in the pool, winning 4 out of 5 games. First goal achieved, the boys were in the A division.

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League Rugby League 2013 League Report

The Rugby League competition is always a short but enjoyable season. It is squeezed into a short time frame in Term 3 between the end of the Rugby season and before the school holidays begin. We compete in the Under 85kg division, which for our school is ideal as we can compete well in the restricted weight divisions in both Rugby and League. We went undefeated in our Pool play winning our 3 games. We then played an excellent semi-final winning against Birkenhead College, going through to the final against a strong Orewa College team. Unfortunately, we played our worst game in the final as we couldn’t hold onto the ball and Orewa played with more accuracy.

The season was very successful. It was the second time in the 5 years the competition has been running that our College has made the final. We had many boys playing Rugby League for the first time and this experience will help their development for next year.

Statistics: Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Semi-Final Final

A special mention to our Year 13s (and 12s) that are leaving this year, all the very best for the future and I hope you look back fondly at your Rugby League experience. Particular mention to 3 players who were involved with our Championship-winning team back in 2011 – Nathan Bull, Jordan Riggall and Blake Stubbs (4th year in the team).

Final Position: 2nd

Thank you to Mr O’Brien who was a valuable Co-Coach and Mrs Bull for washing all the jerseys each week.

Players of the Year: Jerome Nathan and Carlin Dunn

Mr Ganley - Coach

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Captain: Nathan Bull Top Try Scorers: Nathan Bull and Scye Griffiths

Player of the Year Runner Up: Tuuta Makasini

played Whangaparoa College, winning 35-12, and Kristin winning 19-17. This placed us into the semi-finals where we met Kaipara College again. The boys turned around their previous result winning closely in a very good game 12-8. This put Mahurangi into the 6B Championship final. The final was a very close game but unfortunately Mahurangi lost 13-5 to Kristin. Overall the boys can be very proud of their season, as they made huge progress and it was a real achievement to make the final. Thank you very much to Jane Newby for managing the team and Paul MacKinnon for giving up so much time to help coach.

Junior Rugby League longer, in addition it was bolstered by a couple of likely lads returning from last year’s 7th grade team. The team has a great spirit and became a very close knit bunch of boys, with a number of ups and downs throughout the season, from illness to season-ending injuries and a few other challenging moments to deal with. Through all of that the boys stuck together and earned their spot in Pool A after losing only one game in the seeding round by three points, that same team would beat us again by one point in the championship

and ultimately relegate us to third place with a final two point defeat in the semifinals. To finish third in A grade behind Rosmini and Westlake is a solid effort and one that we are all proud of. Great season, great bunch of boys, great Rugby players.

2013 Junior League Report

Tuesday August the 20th saw our under 55kg Rugby League team travel to the North Shore to play in the annual zone day. As with last year we were represented by a group of keen year 7 and 8 boys. On arrival it was evident that we were the lightest team in the competition, which was confirmed at the weigh-in. With only two weeks of practice behind them the boys had gelled very quickly

into a unit and showed a great deal of skill implementing a simple but effective game plan. A number of players displayed some exceptional skill and determination during the day.

give up and ground out an excellent win against Rosmini to take out 3rd place.

After losing the first game to eventual finalists Northcross Intermediate, the boys rallied and won their next two games against Birkdale Intermediate and Takapuna Normal, winning a place in the Semi-Final against Orewa. Well beaten by Orewa who were to go on to win the tournament, the Mahu boys did not

Team List: Kade Banks, Sam Banks, Barabei Baukie, Lewis Gravatt, Tama Hawken, Eria Kaneama, Connor Nickel, Billy O’Reilly, Cooper Rodden, Cassidy Tuffley, Ayden Whaanga, Lachie Williams, Cleveland Woodward.

The boys are to be congratulated on a wonderful day both on and off the field.

Gary O’Brien - Coach

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Girls

Rugby

Girls’ Rugby at Mahu Girls Rugby Sevens 2012-2013

Mahurangi College doesn’t have a long history in Girls’ Rugby. We have fielded competitive 15 a-side teams in the past, but had a drop-off of interest in the game until recently, because of the hype surrounding women’s sevens and the chance of representing at the 2016 Olympics. Last year we started with a small group of girls 9 to be exact - and competed in the North Island Secondary Schools Girls Sevens Tournament. Our team competed well and finished the tournament in 3rd place and Ruahei Demant made tournament team. Following this success and a little bit of a buzz about the game, the Mahu Girls entered the North Harbour tournament as qualifier for the BNZ Condor Sevens. Again a successful day for our small team, winning all games in pool play, getting a bit roughed up by Northcote in the semi and ‘smashing’ Long Bay in the final. We were off to the BNZ Condor Sevens to compete for the very first time at a National level!

The Condor Sevens has been running for 25 years and 2012 was the first time girls were included in the tournament. Again with 9 players the girls stood up to the challenges of the day. Beating Nayland College 33-14, Napier Girls 26-19 and Auckland Girls 26-12 in Pool Play. Undoubtedly the girls were surprised to finish top of the pool, but then realised the possibility of getting to the final. The girls stood up to South Otago Girls in the quarter final winning 26-17, moving onto the semi against Southland Girls and winning 24-17. The Southlanders in both the quarter and semi really took it to our girls and gave us some pretty tense moments. While making the finals was unexpected, the girls were on a high at the prospect of playing Fielding High School. Their team is prominent in girls’ rugby throughout the country having won more than 40 games in a row! We were all fairly nervous and excited as not only were we in the final, we were on the number one field and our game was going live on SKY!

The girls played an awesome final - scoring first and playing some great defence. They held out Fielding for most of the game, but with a powerhouse of experienced players Fielding started to get away. The final score being 27-12 to Fielding, this may seem a big margin to some but for our girls and with the pedigree of the Fielding team we deserved to be in the final with them! And we really put Mahu on the Sevens Map! It was a fabulous tournament for the girls, to finish second at Nationals and to bring a trophy home was a great way to end the school year! To top it off Ruahei and Kiritapu Demant made the Condors tournament team and went on to play in an exhibition match at the Wellington Sevens. The team was captained by Ruahei Demant and went on to win three tries to nil. As we go to print - the Mahu girls have just won the North Harbour Qualifiers again! retaining their North Harbour Champions title, and qualified to play at the BNZ Condors again this year... so their success continues!

North Island 7s Tournament March, 2013

We headed off for a 3-day tournament with a very inexperienced team, 7 of the girls were playing Rugby for the first time. Our team had a mixture of ages with the youngest and smallest person at the tournament, year 8, Danika McKenzie. Our first game was against current national champions and eventual tournament winners, Fielding, who were both physical and skilful. It was an eye-opener for our girls playing the best team first up, but also a good learning experience. Poor little Danika McKenzie (‘The Beast’) ended up with a bloody nose in the first two minutes.

Our next game was the opposite, with our only win of the tournament, 38 points against Tauranga B team. The star of the game was Stacey Botherway with 2 trys and Nicole Adams who also scored 2 trys. Unfortunately, we lost our remaining games against Opotiki, Long Bay, Hamilton Girls, and Morrinsville.

Although we lost most of our games the tournament was very beneficial to our girls. Many of them had the opportunity to play Rugby for the fist time and experience playing against some of the best teams in the country. We did exceptionally well against Hamilton Girls (who made the finals), only letting them score 2 trys in the second half. MVP for the tournament was co-captain Nicole Adams, who was consistently dedicated and committed in both attack and especially defence. Stacey Botherway was the top try scorer and showed very good speed scoring 6 long range trys. This tournament was a valuable experience for our girls in preparation for the National Champs at the end of the year. Our most experienced girls weren’t there, and it was pleasing to see others take on more responsibility at this tournament.

Overall Place: 8th Try Scorers: Stacey Botherway - 6 Nicole Adams - 2 Alisha Dempsey- 3 Kayla Fillery - 1 Ella Rodgers - 1 MVP: 1. Nicole Adams 2. Stacey Botherway 3. Alisha Dempsey

National Condor 7s December 2nd 2012

Game 1 vs Nayland we only had a 4min warmup, luckily Nayland College were also relatively inexperienced at 7s and we ended up winning quite convincingly. Nicole Adams starred, scoring a hat trick. Game 2 was a close game with Napier Girls - Ariaana scored the try, an excellent individual try from the kick-off. The girls battled well and came off with a narrow victory. Game 3 was televised on Field 1 against Auckland Girls. It took us 5mins to get into the game and initially we didn’t want to tackle their big girls, but once we held onto the ball we gained in confidence. The match came to a standstill at points where both teams were too exhausted to chase the ball. Ariaana Osborne scored the match-winning try just before full time.

Semi-final, won 24-17. We drew another South Island school, we played well and Kiritapu Demant scored a couple of very good tries and stood out in this match. Final – vs Fielding whose team had not been beaten in 15s or 7s Rugby for the past 3 years. Our girls had previously lost to Fielding 50-0 at the North Island tournament earlier in the year. We held onto the ball well early in the game and were the first to score, but we were up against a very well organised team who also have a Rugby Academy for Girls at their school, and ended up losing 27-12.

In the Quarter-final vs South Otago the girls played well and hung onto the ball. Ruahei scored a good chip and chase try and we won 26-17.

Overall, it was a hugely successful tournament, exceeding our expectations. Particularly as 2 players pulled out the week of the tournament, that left us with only 2 reserves for the day and one was a German exchange student who had never played Rugby before. The girls seemed to have a knack of coming from behind for victories. It was really pleasing to see the development of some of the girls step up and play full games throughout the tournament.

Competition Results:

National Runners-Up Team:

Top Try Scorers:

Game 1 vs Nayland College: Won 33-0

Ruahei Demant Kiritapu Demant Ariaana Osborne Nicole Adams Khalled Burdett

Ruahei Demant - 7 Kiritapu Demant - 6

Game 2 vs Napier Girls: Won 26-19 Game 3 vs Auckland Girls: Won 26-15 Game 4 vs South Otago (1/4 Final): Won 26-17 Game 5 vs Southland Girls (semi Final): Won 24-17

Simone Stinton Ella Rodgers Mikyla Pene-Bavastro Reina Sucker

Congratulations to sisters Ruahei Demant and Kiritapu Demant who made the tournament team and are now earmarked for future representative honours. It was encouraging to see Girls Rugby held on the same stage as the boys and we will be looking at ways to improve our performance for next year. Coaches: K. Ganley, J. Ross Managers: K. Osborne, S. Hawken

Ariaana Osborne - 6 Nicole Adams - 4

Game 6 vs Fielding College (Final): Lost 27-12

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Senior Boys

Senior Boys Touch Rugby 2013 The Team: Trent Matheson (Capt), Kaelib Newey (Capt), Kade Banks, Josh Ferris, Lloyd Gravatt, Tama Hawken, Kanititeiti Makasini, Noel Roberts, Sam Warner, Lachie Williams, Taine Pendergrast, Callum Rouse. With a mix of Senior and Junior, the Senior Boys team looked forward to a good hard season of touch at the North Harbour Secondary Schools Touch Competition. The team played well and supported each other, and we managed to make the Semi-Finals losing out to Westlake A and

then going down to a real nail-biter for third and fourth against Hato Petera. The Senior Boys team achieved a creditable fourth placing at North Harbour. Fate was to roll another prospect for the team as they ended up having the opportunity to qualify and play at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Zone 1 Regional Touch Tournament, which the boys were delighted to accept.

At the 2012 New Zealand Secondary Schools Touch Nationals Over the tournament our team looked liked the walking wounded, with Mrs Hawken working tirelessly patching the students up to get them through the next day. All our games were close ones and overall we scored 45 tries and had 56 scored against us. Madaline, Kelly and Mariana top scored with 6 trys each. Kane

was the top assist with 20 assists, closely followed by Kelly and Michael-Lydia. Mariana Winiana has to be applauded for her tenacity, she played every minute of every game. For a Year 8 student to have that responsibility was outstanding. The Mixed team was placed 8th overall and congratulations to Kayne and Michael-Lydia for making the NZ Secondary Schools Mixed Touch Team.

Competitions. The Boys played very well and with 4 wins, 3 losses and 2 draws, we narrowly missed out on making the semi-finals, so went on to play for 5th and 6th, coming sixth.

The Coach: Mr Winiana

We would also like to congratulate the following players:

The Junior Boys played in a weekly tournament at Hato Petera in the North Harbour Junior Secondary Schools Touch

William Haughey and Kris Middleton for making the North Harbour Under 15 Mixed team (Kris Captained the team which went

With these boys making representative teams, Touch at Mahurangi College is looking very strong for the future.

Kris Middleton and Matt Watkin top our scoring with 5, closely followed by William with 4 and Taine with 3.

Thank you: As long as I’ve been involved in school touch and long before I arrived, there has been one parent who has been a permanent figure in the code of Touch. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Pat Moka for everything she has done over the years in regards to touch, on the sideline, in the kitchen, fundraising, transportation, organisation - whether her own kids were in mixed, boys or the girls team you knew that if ever you needed help with anything Pat would always be there! We are all so grateful for all the time that you’ve given over the years Pat - you will be so missed!

The girls have worked hard over the last three years to get themselves to the point they’re at now - the 3 year goal has always been to win Secondary Schools Nationals as the school yearbook goes to print we’re

two teams would have to play against each other. The girls were keen on this as long as it were both teams in the final, which would give us 1st and 2nd. Unfortunately, team 1 lost their semi and finished the tournament in 3rd place. Team 2 went on to face Westlake Girls in the final. Both teams came out firing with the chance of being the inaugural

Year 7&8 Boys

Touch Tournament - a one day tournament made up of all the schools in the North Harbour Region. Our boys played in a strong pool, but by playing a very enterprising and inventive style of games, and with strong strike plays, we managed to win our pool unbeaten, going on to play Orewa in the Semi-final. This was a hard fought game, with Mahurangi coming out triumphant 3-1. Then onto the Finals against Northcross, where unfortunately, Mahurangi went down 3-4 at the final whistle, but a splendid effort by all the boys. Lewis Arthur and Tama Hawken topped the try scoring account with 9 tries

each and then Cane Whitaker with 5 and Mitchell Stirling and Lachie Williams with one a-piece.

Tournament, made up of all the schools in the North Harbour Region.

opportunities. After a long day and a hard effort put in by our playmakers, they began to tire and Northcross came away with the win, 2-3. A splendid effort by our Girls Team.

Year 7&8 Boys Touch Rugby 2012 The Team: Lewis Arthur (Capt), Tama Hawken (Capt), Lachie Williams, Harry Skirrow, Mitchell Stirling, Cade Hansen, Rhys Jones, Kade Banks, Caelan Amiss and Cane Whitaker.

Year 7&8 Girls

Year 7&8 Touch Rugby 2012 The Team: Tonya Botherway (Capt), Mariana Winiana (Capt), Danika MacKenzie, Sophie Hart, Jamie-Lee Roberts, Momi Nawaia, Eunete Kiataake, Gemma Harris, Heather Niccolls. The Coach: Miss Michael-Lydia Winiana.

Our college team is a talented team - with 7 of the girls making age-grade provincial representative teams, 3 provincial representative Open Womens’ players, 4 age-grade NZ players, 1 NZ Academy player and 3 girls making the 2012 Secondary Schools Nationals Girls Tournament Team. Amongst this as well are 4 sets of sisters certainly bringing a good whanau vibe to the team.

A group of the girls, as a lead-in to this year’s season, competed in the Auckland Secondary Schools Inaugural Turbo Touch Tournament. Turbo Touch is a fairly new game that is fast becoming popular. With a squad of 12 girls we managed to have 2 teams in the open girls grade – this was awesome. However, as it came down to play-offs there was a huge possibility our

The Year 7&8 Boys Touch team played in the North Harbour Intermediate School on to be the National Champions and Kris and William were also invited to the Touch NZ Under 15 & 17 Academy). Kris Middleton as an added bonus took all of his skills and went on to play for the North Harbour Open Men’s team and was selected for the Touch NZ Maori Under 16 team to tour Australia. Lewis Arthur for making the North Harbour Under 15 Boys team and to Tama Hawken and Lachie Williams for making the boys Under 13 North Harbour Touch Team (their team came runners-up at their Nationals).

The Team: Kris Middleton (Capt), William Haughey (Capt), Jay Arthur, Lewis Arthur, Josh Shirley, Taine Pendergrast, Taine Vaotu’Ua-Hodgson, Matt Watkin, Lachie Williams, Tama Hawken, Sam Warner and Shannon Kloppers.

This year the girls took out the North Harbour Module with a convincing win over foes Rangitoto, putting us in top spot for Regionals. We have a continuous battle

The Coach: Mr Winiana Assistant Coach: Mr John Hawken

The Senior Mixed Touch Team had a very good road to the Nationals, qualifying second at the Regionals.

Junior Boys Touch Rugby 2012

At Nationals last year the girls finished in the top 4 and are working really hard to take it that extra step further and bring home some National glory for Mahurangi. A pretty tight bunch of girls, the core of the team has been representing the college at Nationals for 5 years.

there now leaving it all on the field, so fingers crossed in next year’s mag you’ll see pictures of us holding up the trophy!

Auckland Secondary Schools Tournament - Term 2

Coach: Mr M Winiana Assistant Coach: Karl Middleton Manager: Ms C Campell Physio: Mrs S Hawken

Junior Boys

The 2012-2013 season was definitely a big one for the College Senior Girls Touch Team as they work towards Secondary Schools Nationals in December.

with Rangitoto and they pulled it back to take top spot at Regionals - telling us it’s our turn to win that battle at Nationals!

Turbo Touch

The competition was very tough at the regionals, but the boys gave all challengers a good run for their money. Thank you to Nathan Dick, Josh Shirley, Matt Watkins,

Senior Mixed Touch Team The Team: Michael-Lydia Winiana (Captain), Kayne Middleton (Captain), Joseph Banks, William Haughey, Kris Middleton, Paige Sattler, Nathan Bull, Kelly Middleton, Carlin Dunn, Mariana Winiana, Tamara Hagger, Scye Griffiths, Madaline Ellis, Reed Viliua.

Dylan Sullivan and Shannon Kloppers for coming to play at such late notice. We would also like to thank Mrs Hawken for being our physio and Mr Matheson for being assistant coach. And a much appreciated thank you to Mr Winiana for giving up his Senior Mixed team to coach us this season.

Senior Girls Touch Rugby 2013

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Senior Girls

The Year 7&8 Girls Touch team played in the North Harbour Intermediate School Touch

There were two pools. Our girls played together well and became a good working unit, relying mainly on Tonya, Danika and Mariana to set plays. The girls managed to win their pool unbeaten and went on to win the Semi-final. The girls played a hard-fought final against Northcross, and like their boys team, Northcross was unbeaten. It was a very tight game with both teams having their

winners on the line! Mahu girls, never ones to sit back, rose to the challenge with a convincing win over Westlake - going down as the Winners of the Auckland Secondary Schools Turbo Touch Girls Open Grade.

We would like to congratulate Lewis Arthur for making the North Harbour Under 15 Boys team and Tama Hawken and Lachie Williams for making the boys Under 13 North Harbour Touch Team (their team came runners-up at their Nationals.)

We would like to congratulate Tonya Botherway for making the North Harbour Under 15 Girls team, Danika MacKenzie the North Harbour Under 13 Girls and Mariana Winiana in the North Harbor Under 15 Mixed Team. (Both Tonya and Mariana were invited to attend the NZ Touch Academy).

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Sailing Team A successful year

It has been a successful year for the College Sailing Team. We started with few changes from last year, so the only way was up for our veteran team. At the end of last year we competed at a training regatta in Kerikeri, where we were represented by two evenly split teams, with the emphasis being on development for the upcoming season. It was a closely contested competition with our long-time rivals Kerikeri High, who had also put forward two teams. However, in the end the depth in our teams shone through and we managed to take the regatta from the hosts on their home waters with a first and a third. Our first major regatta of the year was the Auckland Regionals. We were faced with difficult conditions, light winds with choppy waves, in which our big boys Angus Adamson and Tim Snedden struggled to maintain momentum. However our experience meant we managed to hold off many of the younger teams to advance to a closely contested final with local competition Westlake Boys High. The Westie’s speed however made all the difference and we left the regatta as the 2nd team in Auckland.

We went into nationals a little apprehensive, previous experiences of Lake Taupo had shown shifty winds and short, sharp waves, not to mention the cold water. It was a long week for the whole team, with younger skippers Pia Schuster, Tristan Gill and Savannah Gordon all getting the opportunity to prove their worth. The conditions varied from heavy winds and rough waves, to flat water covered in mist, and everything in between. The experience and training of the crews, Shannen Mills, Jordan Stevenson and Brooke Adamson paid off on the final day where, with little wind and dead flat water, delicate movements and precise boat handling were the name of the game. The team managed to pull past Westlake to get into third with an impressive series of 1st and 2nd finishes, even managing to pull one off against then top of the table, Tauranga Boys College. Ending the final day on third, Mahu won themselves the right to represent New Zealand in the

Inter-dominion Championships against Australia later that year. Mathew Leydon also represented the school in Taupo as an umpire. The Interdom’s were held in Brisbane at the start of October in the term 3 holidays. Unfortunately Australia does not teams-race in 420 yachts as New Zealand and the rest of the world does, but in pacer dinghies. This left some of the more senior members of the team questioning whether they had truly won anything at nationals at all. An equivalent would be racing mountain bikes in NZ, and to do well at nationals, only to be told that you had won the right to represent your country on a tricycle. Even so, the regatta was a fun one, filled with new challenges, new conditions, new

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Sailing

Soccer people and boats. The team managed to beat the Australians at their own game to gain a very respectable fourth. Afterwards, in the second week of the holidays, a junior team, captained by Mathew Leydon, competed in the training Spring Regatta. As a development team they handled themselves extremely well, and the future looks promising for the team. A big thank you to all the people who helped us along the way, especially to Colin Snedden and Tim Short as coaches/ managers, camp mums Mischelle Mills, Kirsten Schuster and Allison Gordon, and chauffeurs Glen Stevenson and Ivo Schuster. It’s been a great year and the best of luck to next year’s sailors.

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First XI Boys

Soccer/Football Report Every year sees a number of new faces in our First XI Boys Football team, as the local boys finish school and the international students return home. However, with only two players returning to the side from last year, to say that 2013 was a rebuilding year for our young side would be a massive understatement. As has always been the case in recent years, our squad was made up of students from a number of different nationalities. We had players from the UK, Brazil, Germany, Thailand, Korea, Hong Kong, Kiribati, oh and of course, New Zealand. This diversity has always been a strength of Mahu’s football teams and although it is at times hard for me as coach to get my point across, it is awesome to see students from such diverse backgrounds play together and get on as well as our boys do. This year both our traditional school exchanges were away to Mt Roskill and Hauraki Plains. We were unable to win either of the games, but both exchanges were played in good spirits and the boys had a great time. We also had the pleasure of hosting Burford School who came over from the UK to give us a footballing lesson. Despite being thrashed it was a great opportunity for our boys to make some lasting friendships.

As with the exchanges we struggled in our league games this year. In fact we spent most of the season searching for our first win. With the majority of our squad in Year 11 and with no Year 13s in our squad, we were giving away a lot of experience and size each week. To their credit and despite not getting the results we hoped for, the boys never gave up and always enjoyed their footy. A turning point in our season was a home game against Orewa College. In this game our boys were under pressure for the majority of the match and were able to keep a strong Orewa side at bay holding on for a nil-all draw. This was thanks largely to some heroics from Rory McKay in goal. The performance in this game gave all of

Junior Girls

Year 8 Boys

The junior girls had an enjoyable and successful year and made the playoffs. All the girls were very enthusiastic and practice was always well attended.

Mahu’s Year 8 Boys Football Team were crowned North Harbour Champions after a very successful 2013 Zone Day.

Soccer/Football Report

They ranged from year 7 to 10 and while some players are very accomplished others were playing for the first time. The team Pizza night was enjoyed by all and almost all players will play again next year.

Zone Day Report

The boys won their group with 5 wins and a draw. In the semi-final Mahu beat Pinehurst in a penalty shootout. The final, against Albany, was also decided in a penalty shootout, which our boys once again won. Incredibly, in the eight games played Mahu only conceded 1 goal. Great effort boys!

the boys a lot of confidence and the next game saw us get our first win of the season against Albany High School. This win was backed up the following week when we won our last game of the season, 4-3 in a thrilling game that saw Kay Kang score a hat-trick. Victories in our last two games saw us finish 8th in our 10-team competition. The biggest advantage of having such a young squad is that for the first time since I have been at Mahu the majority of our team will be back next year. It is because of this I am expecting big things from our boys next year. I really enjoyed working with the team - the boys got along really, really well, were always willing to learn and to help out and it truly was a pleasure to coach them.

Year 8 Boys Team - North Harbour Champions!

TEAM: Lachie Piper, Jack Clark, Kyal Wells, Bronson Norton, Remo Scopas, Frankie Walkington, Kyle Goodhue, Liam Spurr, Jacob Caldwell, Ethan Haines, Sander Stam, Samuel Twhigg, Rousseau Rees-Baker, Reed Pitcher, James Aitkins, Jedd Blennerhassett.

“... incredibly,in the eight games played Mahu only conceded 1 goal!...”

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Swimming

Olympics Special Olympics

Report by Bruce Hargreaves For the last 5 years I have been involved with Special Olympics at Mahurangi College. Special Olympics was founded in America by Eunice Kennedy Shriver in 1968 and started in New Zealand in 1983. Special Olympics provides a year-round programme of sports training and competitions for students with disabilities.

Trudi Bridges, our Special Olympics Regional Sports Coordinator, organised our inter-schools competitions. We took part in the following sports: 1. Athletics - Term 1 2. Soccer - Term 2 3. Ten Pin Bowling - Term 3 4. Basketball - Term 3 5. Swimming - Term 4

I have enjoyed my time at Special Olympics because it was fun to do all of the sports, especially Basketball. I like shooting hoops and dribbling the ball.

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Miss Chittenden with Jessica at bowling

Helena and Yazmin with a volunteer at athletics

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Yazmin getting a hand up

Chontel-rose at bowling

Swimming

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Special

Records:

Swimming

The school swimming sports took place on Wednesday 13th February. Congratulations to the following champions and records at each level:

1. Sam Cadwallader Junior Boys 100m Breastroke - 1.37.00 2. Daniel Vaughan Intermediate Boys 25m Freestyle - 12.35

Year 7 Girls 1. Samara Shore 2. Shar Illingworth 3. Kate Powell

Junior Boys 1. Sam Cadwallader 2. Zane Illingworth 3. Jacob Bindon

3. Ella Harnish Senior Girls 50m Freestyle - 29.91

Year 7 Boys 1. Christos Sanft 2. Charlie Eyre 3. Lucas Smith

Intermediate Girls 1. Amelia Arnerich 2. Chantelle Allen 3. Lydia Henderson

Year 8 Girls 1. Catherine North 2. Claudia Munro 3. Juliana Panui-Leth

Intermediate Boys 1. Vincent Bubbert 2. Jamie Peterson 3. Daniel Vaughan

Year 8 Boys 1. Jerome Cunningham 2= Laurens Bubbert 2= Sam Peterson

Senior Girls 1. Ella Harnish 2. Lana McCarthy 3. Sophie Green

Well done to the following students who represented Mahurangi College at the Secondary Schools Swimming Nationals:

Junior Girls 1. Tayla Rogers 2. Zoe Illingworth 3. Hannah Powell

Senior Boys 1. Nicholas Lee 2. Vincent James 3. Gabriel Jeanneau

Chantelle Allen Ella Harnish Amelia Arnerich Vincent Bubbert

4. Ella Harnish Senior Girls 100m Backstroke - 1.14.56 5. Ella Harnish Senior Girls 25m Backstroke - 16.54 6. Ella Harnish senior Girls 50m Backstroke - 35.30 7. Lana McCarthy 25m Breastroke - 17.47

Chantelle Maher has had an outstanding ocean swimming season. She competed in the State Ocean Swim Series and swam at 5 events around New Zealand. Distances ranged from 2.6-3.3km. She was awarded 2nd place in her age group category for the series. In addition to her swimming success, she also took out the major series spot prize of a trip for 2 to Samoa to compete in the Samoa Swim Series. She placed 1st in her age group category and was the 2nd overall female swimmer. Well done Chantelle on a great season of ocean swimming.

Ashton riding Renegade

Mrs Tisot with the basketball team

Holly and Chontel at soccer

Esther after running her race

Lizara doing shotput

Jake and Mrs Marsh in the walking race

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Hockey

Underwater Hockey Champions in the pool

The Mahurangi College Junior Underwater Hockey team competed at the National Secondary Schools Underwater Hockey Competition. Over 50 Teams from all over the country played over 4 days in early October at the Westwave Aquatic Centre in Henderson, West Auckland. The Junior Mahu team had qualified to play in the National Competition by winning gold at the Northern Regional Competition in June of this year. There was talk of the school teams from Wellington being formidable this year and many players on the Mahurangi team had

Glendowie College squad, who won in sudden death after both teams were tied at the end of 2 halves of play. The Final was set for a Mahurangi vs. Glendowie showdown. Both teams were coached by former NZ World’s representatives. The year before, Glendowie had beaten Mahurangi in the Regional Competition and the Auckland Schools Competition finals to take the gold. The sense the of mutual respect and rivalry was intense. The call had gone out the day before to get some sideline support for the Mahurangi team and many parents left their work, senior Mahu players came down from Warkworth and even Mahurangi College

without a breath and grunted the puck home.

Volleyball

The Glendowie Team scored a late goal and the final score was 3-1. Mahurangi College Junior Underwater Hockey team had clinched a National Title, and the teams have been playing competitively for only 3 years - quite an accomplishment.

We are a team who travelled to Northcote every Thursday to play two games of volleyball. During the season, we progressed well as a team and were able to come out with a few wins. Our coach was Miss Goodwin - she is such a great coach, having each session planned out and able to develop our skills every week. Our captain, Amy Dixon, was able to lead the team with great energy and tactics. The vice captain was Tahlia Meharry. However, most of the team also got the chance to captain a game and put forward their ideas on how we could improve both as a team and individually. One of our highlights in the season was going to Mt Roskill.

Mid-Back Captain Forrest Axford and Centre-Forward Vice Captain Sarah Wilson, both who played with little substitution for the duration of the tournament, were chosen as NZ Representative Tournament Team Players. A top honour for Junior players. The rest of the team were a solid squad as well.

“... the sense of mutual respect and rivalry was intense...”

been plagued by colds, flu and stomach bugs in the weeks prior to the competition. They had been unable to practice because of the risk of further illness in the group. Half of the team’s squad were still far from their best when the Nationals began. Despite these circumstances their performance in the round robins of competition was faultless. Mahurangi won all of their pool games and went into the semi-finals as equal top seed with Mt. Albert Grammar in the other pool. In the semis, Mahurangi despatched Nelson Juniors 5-1. Mt. Albert Grammar however, were upset by a tenacious

Principal David Macleod was there at the poolside cheering us on.

It started out with both teams deadlocked. The first 7 minutes of play saw both sides attacking and defending well. Forrest Axford then spied an opening in the play and slotted the first goal to give Mahu the lead late in the half. In the second half Mahu scored 2 goals in quick succession with one being a brilliant individual effort by Elliot Snedden from inside the Mahurangi team’s own half. Elliot dummied around four Glendowie players, swam 15 metres underwater

Volleyball

In the forwards: Lucy Twhigg, Leo Arnerich, Amelia Arnerich, Pearl Williamson and Calum Rice. Backs players: Rebecca Twhigg, Rory McKay, Christian Mitchell, Elliot Snedden and Samantha Jones. The backs let only 3 goals past them for the whole tournament! Of course none of these results would have been possible without the support of Mahurangi Juniors’ great Tournament Manager Carolyn Wilson, Teams’ Manager Marg Hargreaves and Caterer-Mum Judy Twhigg. Many parents gave their time freely and the result was an excellent team-bonding experience.

Senior Girls Volleyball

The team is looking forward to having another great season next year.

In preparation, part of the team is now playing in a social volleyball tournament. We travel down every Wednesday to AUT, providing us the opportunity to bond as a team and practise our skills. By Tahlia Meharry

Wrestling Wrestling

Wrestling at Mahu Wrestling at Mahurangi college has grown dramatically over the last 5 years. When we started we had a couple of wrestlers who practiced on 4 mats. Now we have a regular crowd of wrestlers and, thanks to coach Hobman, they are able to wrestle on an Olympic wrestling mat.

This year our wrestling team competed in the Auckland Secondary School tournament, and again, the majority of competitors were new to the sport. Once again we came away with some fantastic results - a Silver and a Gold. Not bad for a couple of novices.

We also hosted a wrestling tournament at the college for the first time. The day was a success with 52 wrestlers competing from around the Auckland region. Representatives from

Saturday 28th September at the Mahurangi College Gymnasium.

young male and female wrestlers aged from 6 to 15, representing teams from Club Physical at Albany and Te Atatu, North City Silverbacks, Wellsford Primary School, Mahurangi Christian School, Stanmore Bay Primary School and Mahurangi College.

The Silverbacks Open Tournament was combined from an Inter-Club, a novices Inter-Primary School and the Mahurangi College Champs. It was attended by 52

All wrestlers were arranged into combined groups of age and weight divisions, where the medals and trophies were strongly competed for.

Silverbacks

Olympic Wrestling Club - Tournament

We almost won but lost the third set by five points. It gave us the opportunity to have good rallies with the opposition and develop our teamwork.

SPORTS

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the NZ Olympic Wrestling Association refereed and arranged the bouts. Wrestling is a great way to keep fit and disciplined, not only during the off season, but also as a sport on its own. If you are looking for a different individual sport - or a way to maintain fitness while you wait for your winter sports code to start up again, consider coming to our training sessions. We look forward to meeting you on the mat!

Medals, Trophies and Cups were presented by Tracey Martin, New Zealand First MP. The club wishes to thank all the supporters and sponsors who help fund this event, especially the family of Burnett Martin, Countdown Warkworth, Ransom Wines, Savan’s Bakery Warkworth, The Coffee Spot – mobile coffee, MMC, Tradelink – Manufacturer and Suppliers of Water Buddies fruit drink, and all the voluntary referees and officials from Wrestling NZ.

BLUE HOUSE

Blue 3 Roydon Berger, Stanley Coote, Nicholas Daniels, Rhonda Davies, Scott Fabricius, Cosmo Garner, Luke Haines, Callum Harnish, Katie Heron, Shar Illingworth, Nakiata Kaneama, Shellie Kloppers, Kokoro Koiwa, Emma Lang, Cohen Looker, Elizabeth Murphy, Sam Overton, Julianna Panui-Leth, Samuel Peterson, Lucy Rowe, Nathan Shirley, Connor Simpson, Joji Takeda, Jessey Toms, Eden Tudman, Caitlyn Walker, June Xu.

Blue 2 Jaidyn Armstrong, Vance Bolstad, Elissa Britton, Bradley Camwell, Eva Cope, Avalon Culver, Jamie Curtling, Katie Dale, Kiritapu Demant, Eleanor Diaz Ritson, Hollie Fuller, Ella Harnish, Kathryn Hudson, Coco King, Jadyn Lang, Zayde Lee, Abbey Lyman, Kari Meachin, Samuel Napier, Dylan Neilson-Sigley, Eli O’Neill, Zane Panui-Leth, Pipi Ross, Tyler Rutson, Pia Schuster, Kate Tipace, Mitchell Tucker, Tre Wells.

Blue 4 Hunter Aley, Paris Allinson, Caleb Atkins, Jackson Balzat, Jorgia Bays, Daniel Bedggood, Laurens Bubbert, Ella Ferguson, Haylee Fuller, Savanna Griffiths, Molly Illingworth, Alexander Kitchin, Katie Lester, Konrad Morrison, Veronica Nabuti, Yuta Nagasaku, Chontelle Ruthe, Hayden Simmons, Tim Snedden, William Torkington, Ava Ward-Stewart, Jimi Williams, Courtney Wilson, Katie Wright.

BLUE HOUSE

Forrest Axford, Sean Bartlett, Joseph Bray, Nathan Bull, Tahlia Bullock, Emma Camwell, Madi Clementson, Angela Coote, Ben Donaldson, Magnus Gruen, Arielle Heslop, Kate Jones, Zane Just, Eria Kaneama, Shannon Kloppers, Cole Lyman, Taryn Meachin, Cassie O’Flaherty, Ariaana Osborne, Lochie Piper, Rebecca Reader, Rousseau Rees-Baker, Hannah Roberts, Christos Sanft, Matthew Torckler, Charlotte Wallington, Leah Wood.

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What a year it has been! We have been honoured to be blue house leaders this year and have enjoyed every minute of it! We started out nervously standing in front of our first house assembly with all of your faces looking up at us, but we knew it was our job to get everyone excited and committed to the year ahead. This year has definitely been the best year of our school lives and watching blue house commit and work hard at all inter-house events has played a huge part in that. Highlights… definitely inter-house athletics! It was amazing seeing the whole house dressed in blue, working together to, of course, win the event! This year we were focused on getting our levels of participation up which we succeeded in, often having more than enough participants. We would like to say a huge thank you to Mr Ganley - although it was his first year of being house dean he has done an amazing job and we appreciate the huge amount of support and confidence he has given us throughout the year! Also to our deputies, Charlotte and Ryan as well as all of the whanau teachers and reps that have made this year so much easier. Out of all the things we’ll miss about school I think that being a part of blue house is what we’ll miss the most! Thank you blue house for your commitment and smiley faces at all inter-house events! And to the prefects of 2014, we wish you good luck and we are sure you will make us proud!

“...amazing seeing the whole house dressed in blue...” Kerryn and Nathan

Blue 5 Grace Balzat, Alec Bartlett, Jamie Bray, Vincent Bubbert, Jack Clark, Olivia Dale, James Edgerley, Ayla Elliott, Morgan Ferguson, Summer Garner, Shelby Glavish, Regan Highfield, Zoe Illingworth, Tomoya Kinukawa, Jessica Leaning, Joseph Martin, Uetaake Nabuti, Johnny Pham, Liam Pilgrim, Amy Reader, Phoenix Rees-Baker, Ryan Shirley, Samara Shore, Carrie Taggart, Tekiate Teakin, Frankie Walkington, Brooke Wilson, Sabrina Yarndley.

Blue 7 Sarah Applegarth, Anna August, Laila Bays, Nathaniel Bedggood, Molly Berger, Hannah Brassett, Alex Delamore, Jasmine Donaldson, Nathan Dumanauw, Lucas Edgerley, Rata Ferguson, Tegan Illingworth, Sam Mason, Anjamo Nieuwland, Lana Perfect, Kerryn Roberts, Elliot Snedden, Sander Stam, Claudia Stevenson, Isaac Stocking, Jesse Tipace, Aurelia Torkington, Emma Van Santen, Paige Williams, James Woodall, Jack Yarndley.

Blue 6 Leah Atkins, Hauraki Beazley-Keane, Logan Bull, Zoe Coppock, Hannah Dunn, Bryn Griffiths, Kay Kang, Levi Langsford, Brooklyn Martin, Ella Martin, Ty Mirvic, Lydia Overton, Jamie Peterson, Jared Pilgrim, Jake Piper, Daniel Roberts, Finley Savage, Joshua Shirley, Benjamin Smith, Hannah Taylor, Jason Tunnicliffe, Lily Walkington, James Wallington, Lily Whyman, Wanghua Yang.

Blue 8 Steven Beechey, Angela Berger, Timothy Bray, Liam Caldwell, Cassie Clark, Aran Corteen, Wade Davies, Charlotte Delamore, Geena Dressler, Imogen Dumville, Hayden Ferguson, Sarah Gunesch, Ashlee Gwyn, Zane Illingworth, Ari Just, Amaya McConnachie, Duncan McDonald, Jo Miller, Taneia Jane Moka, Mary-De Moss, Mako Osborne, Glyn Rodberd, Sidney Satterthwaite, Brahm Stables, Danielle Stephens, Alexandra Telfer, Faith Toms, Georgia Woodall.

GREEN HOUSE

1s Green 1 Tebarae Amuera, Chontel-rose Anderson, Renee Aruch, Patrick Bates, Angelique Boisseau, Tonya Botherway, Raymond Carter, Carlin Dunn, Georgia Ferguson-Yearbury, Xavier Garneau-Roughan, Seneca Grant, Jake Howard-Willis, Yana Ingles, Tan Jariyawattanasakul, Tenanoa Kaimanga, Moaniba Kiataake, Jack Marshall-Young, Nicholas Morris, Erin Perry, Caitlyn Piper, Jake Revell, Cooper Rodden, Nipun Thilakarathna, Blake Toi, Cassidy Tuffley, Jane Wilcock, Cleveland Woodward.

Green 3 James Baker, Georgia Clack, Chas Costello, Esha Darji, Cecile Dixon, Tyler Ferguson-Yearbury, Tristan Gill, Elise Hilliam, Benjamin Holland, Shanae Holloway, Halen Howard-Willis, Rosa Keskic, Nicholas Lee, Alice Marshall-Young, Heather Niccolls, Brooke Nicholls, Thomas Ockleston, Paige Paddison, Fleur Pancoust, Jackson Rhodes, Liam Tomlinson, Shanae Toms, Jayde Trott, Lineni Vaotangi, Dylan Wech, Bernie Woodward.

Green 2 Oliver Brockie, Keegan Cole, Gracie-May Crook, Hannah Davis, Benny Edwards, Elspeth Free, Tegan Gimblett, Jaden Grant, Calum Gray, Billie Hoggard, Seth Kirk, Yuki Kurai, Hannah Le Scelle, Chelsea Lemmen, Shannen Mills, Kate Niccolls, Katy North, Callum O’Neill, Yotaro Osanai, Trismarie Peo, Jordan Riggall, Dylan Schedewy, David Trotter, Maddison Tuffley, Vailala Vaotangi, Lukas Vikstrand.

Green 4 Brooke Adamson, Cheyenne Bradley, Aidan Burridge, Hamish Cole, Bo Corry, Connor Deans, Tunoa Feleti, Rhiannon Gill, Jessica Hallam, Charlotte Hamer, Tama Hawken, Leo Holder, Mikaela Kirk, Rohan Lewis, Bethany McKay, Lucas Mennenga, Brooklyn Riggs, Meg Rodden, Remo Scopas, Sydney Shead, Mercedes Smith, Emma Stretch, Ariana Toi, Pale Vaotangi, Megan Wech, Caleb Wigman, Thorne Williams, Brad Worsfold.

GREEN HOUSE

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What a year 2013 has been! Probably our proudest moment was winning the swimming, and after a small hiccup with athletics we were back on track and competing for the top place, becoming the house that everyone wanted to beat. Green house has been amazing to lead and we’ve enjoyed every single moment of it. We believe that the key to our success has been the amazing turn out of green house at each and every event, so thank you for all your incredible enthusiasm and support, this created such a positive vibe and made it such a wicked experience to be part of! None of this could have happened though without the great Mr O’Brien. All your guidance and encouragement helped us with our leadership and was vital to Elise and my survival this year. Thank you so much for everything you’ve done for us and for being the best house dean! Also, thank you so much to our wonderful Whanau Reps and Teachers. You guys have helped us with so many tasks. You’re all legends! We’ve loved every minute of being your House Leaders and we’ll always remember the Green Memories! You guys rock and we wish you all the best for the future years! Go Green!! Love Jordan and Elise

No Mr O’Brien, we’re definitely gonna come first!

“... the house that everyone wanted to beat...” Green 5 Hayley Adamson, Beeba Amuera, Daniel Bagby, Jacob Bindon, Alexander Calder, Shaye Cornall, Damon Cree, Madison Deans, Scott Dirven, Drew Eaves, Danielle Edwards, Sophie Gradwell, Ellie Hamilton-Hunter, Jasper Harcombe, Ethan Hatton, Jessica Innes, Ayla Johnston, Alfie Lewis, Ashley Maher, Ty Maker, Jessica Merrick, Justine Quintal, Georgia Riley-Wood, Madeline Shaw, Blake Stubbs, Sam Warner, Ayden Whaanga, Nicole White.

Green 7 Connor Bagby, Jessika Baker-Llewell, Liam Bates, Isabelle Brockie, Kyle Cree, Jeremiah Davis, Leah Donaldson, Quinn Edmonds, Abby Guild, Logan Harkins-Jones, Ryan Helleur, Jordan Maker, Brooke McKenzie, Benjamin Mennenga, Kate Noyer, Sam Ollason, Bridget Pancoust, Paige Sattler, Briana Stemp, Tama Tomlinson, Rhiannon Walters, Shara Waugh, Ryan Weatherall, Mikaelah Whaanga, Sandra Wilcock.

Green 6 Stacey Botherway, Damion Bradley, Samantha Anne Cabacungan, Santiago Carstensen, Hugo Dixon, Luke Dryland, Kaitlyn Edwards, Lapi Feleti, Brooke Ferris, Tash Foster, Briar Gimblett, Mason Gould, Sophie Halstead-Smyth, Samuel Hodgetts, Gian Liu, Daniel Love, Briella Martin, Robbie McFarlane, Rory McKay, Calum Rice, Willa Thompson-Ahern, Tanumi Thomson, Michelle Tomlinson, Ryan Wech, Ruby-Rose Whitcher, Millie Worsfold, Ashton Wright.

Green 8 Brenton Baker, Trey Baker, Nicole Bindon, Dion Corry, Jackson Crawford, Zane Donaldson, Joseph Doubleday, Dylan FergusonYearbury, Kartarina Giles, Lewis Gould, Noah Hallam, Cade Hansen, Louie Keen, Eunete Kiataake, Elise Maric, Jenna Martin, Ryan Meek, Samuel Mennenga, Connor Michel, Dominique Morgan, Jasmine Munro, Fin Paddison, Mehalah Richardson, Mitchell Sterling, Asini Thilakarathna, Heidi Tuffley, Rachael White.

ORANGE HOUSE Eden Adam, Lauren Adams, Rene Adams, Rory Adamson, Ben Ashton, Timothy Ballantyne, Alexander Brown, Ashley Came, Samuel Collings, Beth Docking, Madaline Ellis, Kayla Fillery, Hannah Franks, Madi Gambling, Brooke Hanley, Aaron Holman, Carl Knutson, Richard Lim, Simone Mayall, Mitchell Middleton, Elijah Morley-Sturm, Billy O’Reilly, Nelle Patterson-Tansley, Nathanael Reeves, Logan Ross, Uriel Teo, Pearl Williamson.

Orange 3 Melissa Ashton-Leach, Holly Bakker, Daniel Collings, Alisha Dempsey-Jensen, Rebecca Dobson, Claire Docking, Zoe Giles, Zach Gray, Oliver Griffiths, Jasmine Hanley, Corey Harrison, Kate Hawkings, Nathan Heron, Charles Hlavac, Emma Holman, Lana McCarthy, Elijah Newey, Holly Ostling, Boedi Parker, Bonnie Parker, Bianca Rayner, Anna Reiff, Ashley Smith, Jack Spence, Jordan Tennant, Liam Teo, Sophia Torresan, Daniel Tricklebank.

Orange 2 Aborina Arawatau, Caleb Beardsley, Jedd Blennerhassett, Molly Brown, Daniel Budgen, Kerran Cobb, Hunter Courtney, Hannah De Jonge, Elizabeth Errington, Teneale Guy, Jasmine Hanley, Thea Henderson, Jessie Holman, Caoimhe Lane, Kanititeiti Makasini, Danika McKenzie, Ashleigh Munro, Jackson O’Reilly, Emily Peden Mold, Harrison-Michael Pene-Bavastro, Cleo Penman, George Pollitt, Samuel Reiff, Zach Smith, Dominic Soljan, Avalon Stapleton, Lucy Twhigg.

Orange 4 Francesca Bennett, Ashleigh Cherry, Taine Connolly, Lizara Cuthell, Stephanie Earley, Lewis Gravatt, Quinten Hagger, Krysana Hanley, Nirvana Hansen, Sami Hawili, Jordan Heron, Isabel Hobson, Minami Katsuno, Tuuta He Lotu Makasini, Storm Mckenzie, Hannah Mills, Tom Mirams, Jacob Mitchell, Jessica O’Neill, William Paterson, Robbie Penney, Austin Puckett, Eva Shelbourne Smyth, Ishabel Stevens, Max Young, Caitlin Zenovich.

ORANGE HOUSE

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Orange House has had a year or ups, and a year of downs. We have both really enjoyed working alongside Mr Taylor, and have seen him as the rock that the waves of our problems have crashed against. We came into this position not knowing what to expect, but after our first assembly we knew it was all going to be fine. The highlights of our year would have to be coming a solid 2nd place in the inter-house athletics - good job Orange House and great dancing! Another is the mini formal, which was a month of stress, but on the night when everything pulled together, it was worth it. We had a great year with Orange House, getting to know everyone in the house. We have had our moments that have brought us together as leaders and also have given us some great laughs. We wish Orange House all the best for the years to come and hope they have as amazing a year as we have. Kate and Angus

“... good job Orange House,great dancing!...” Orange 5 Amy Adam, Sam Ashton, Anastasiya Baranova, Anais Bentley, Sarah Boundy, Madeline Courtenay, Cole Davis, Verena Freutsmiedl, Lloyd Gravatt, Zoe Hawkings, Lydia Henderson, Deejarn Manapori, Ben Mirams, Jessica Munro, Jessica Newby, Kaelib Newey, Danny Noyer, Caleb O’Reilly, Tane Pendergrast, James Pollitt, Kym Price, Nikita Sazhin, Regan Swensson, Rebecca Twhigg, Chloe Watson, Kyal Wells, David Wolfenden.

Orange 7 Mia Ainsworth, Keegan Ayers, Caitlin Bays, Stella Birch, Sophie Boyle, Kaleb Burgess, Daniel Cherry, Eden Connolly, Hannah Dixon, Bailey Earley, Charlotte Errington, Emahlia Feagaimalii, Carter Fraider, Joel Gatherer, Billy Holman, Jessica Mitchell, Ryan O’Connor, Mikyla Pene-Bavastro, Rupert Power, Pedro Sawyer, Fabian Schwarz, Kane Sharpe, Liberty Staddon-Ward, Junior Togatala, Jordan Tudman, Jessica Ventress, Miles Williamson.

Orange 6 Angus Adamson, Amy Beardsley, Molly Beecroft, Summer Bowden, Lauren Brebner-Fox, Ashleigh Brown, Charlie Budgen, Jared Came, Amy Dixon, Sharna Fillery, Jayden Gatherer, Anna Hanley, Jasmine Hansen, Paul Hardy, Sahara Hawili, Matthew Healey, Kappy Malaki Makasini, Henry Mayall, Fletch Ostling, Francis Paule, Laura Puckett, Holly Ross, Liberty Saville-Hoy, Megan Thomson, Samuel Twhigg, Nakita Walters, Josie Wilson.

Orange 8 Nicole Adams, Anthea Beardsley, Kieran Burgess, Phoenix Burke, Georgina Chapman, Olivia Courtney, Brychan Dempsey-Jensen, Aaron Gilbert, Kate Goddard, Jack Goodwin, Tamara Hagger, Ethan Haines, Camille Harris, Chantelle Maher, Eloise Mart, Max Newby, Isiah Newey, Blake Olsen, Charles Pallister, Louis Reeves, Kyle Rodger, Olivo Silvestro, Emma Soljan, Raphael Staddon-Ward, Dominic Stapleton, Natasha Stewart, Kate Tremlett-Johnstone.

PURPLE HOUSE

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Purple House Purple 1 Dali Allen, Jay Arthur, Colin Babbott, Cade Bond-Tepania, Liam Brown, Marcus Brummel, Caroline Bwere, Effie Dancaster, Fransiska Dodiarto, Jade Durey-Vegar, Ben Fletcher, Alexander Guy, Riley Hathaway, Maia Hawes, Lily Marcroft Anderson, Zoe McAuley, Caitlin Mitchell, Christopher Moon, Lars Noordhoek, Reed Pitcher, Madison Pullar, Nicole Richards, Georgia Robson, Taine Vaotu’UaHodgson, Jack Willis, Matthew Young.

Purple 3 Leo Arnerich, Lewis Arthur, Cameron Boyce, Kelsey BroughtonJohnson, Jayme Curtis, Cicely Driver, Denae Endemann, Benjamin Hart, Alana Hathaway, Lauren Hill, Mackenzie Hitchcock, Andre Hoffmann, Hiroto Iida, Aarana Julius, Krystle Kayll, Kotua Kotua, Stacey Lee, Jade Matheson, Andrew Miller, Sasha Murray, Heather Pearson, Noel Roberts, Breanna Sarjeant, Gabrielle Sinclair, Louis Tailby, Stephanie Walsh, Omri Webber, Bree Wooller.

Purple 2 Jethro Allen, Eric Beenata, Billie Blair, Tahjahn Bond-Thompson, Emily Campbell, Imogen Capes, Jerome Cunningham, Ruahei Demant, Danielle Douglas, Rory Kavanagh, Won Jun Lee, Tamzin McGillivray, James Miller, Mia Morrison, Liam Newson, Sam Parkinson, Connor Patton, Thomas Patton, Hannah Perkins, Morag Rutherford, James Simmonds, Logan Smith, Sinead Spurr, Matteo Stella, Jack Swift, Jessica Tappin, Tea Tebutokai, Fayte Woodcock.

Purple 4 Shannon Aitken, Amelia Arnerich, April Atkins, Devon Blair, Rebecca Boyce, Liam Brown, Spencer Brown, Alex Caldwell, Bayley Hudson, Kikii Kikii, Amitiel Lefferts, Jake Manton, Ari Markowitz, Christian Mason, Pippy McClenaghan, Lexie McGillivray, Jack Morgan, Tomoya Shimbata, Jack Sowten, Nirvannah Streeter, Kazuki Sumida, George Swift, Jordan Vegar, Megan Williams, Carrie Wooller.

PURPLE HOUSE

This year has gone so fast, and what a year it has been! Being the house leaders of by far the best house (purple house), has been one of the greatest experiences of our lives. Not only has it been a great and exciting challenge but it truly has been so much fun! Purple is one big whanau, this year this has certainly shone through, especially with the bake sale where everyone put in an enormous effort to bring in some baking - the turnout was phenomenal. This sense of community we have within purple house is what makes our house so special, we all help out and get the job done. The year twelves this year in particular have really stepped up, and I’d like to thank them for all their hard work - I know we will be leaving purple house in good hands next year. I’d like to give a big thank you to all the whanau mums and dads who have done a great job looking after their whanau children this year, but of course our family wouldn’t be the same without Ms Fraser, our whanau grandma. She has been an amazing house dean this year and has put in a huge amount of effort to the running of purple house. Her enthusiasm for purple house could not be matched. Purple house will definitely miss her next year and we wish everyone the best of luck with next year. Love Grace and Blake

“... we are so proud of everyone in purple house...” Purple 5 James Atkins, Cassie Butcher, Phaedra Capes, Taylor Coe, Brady Coleman, Michaela Dugdale, Kasey Durey-Vegar, Romy Fenning, Dawson Galloway, Josiah Hudson, Kahn Huhu-Munro, Mandy Ion, Alistair Larsen, Kutumi Lefferts, Daniel Matheson, Brenna McCarthy, Grace Newson, Phillip Perkins, Caitlin Rouse, Kelsey Sanderson, Blake Sandford, Aiden Sinclair, Liam Spurr, Iszak Viliua, Robert Vivian, Jessica Walton, Sean Willcox, Samuel Young.

Purple 7 Ian Barton, Teejay Coe, Maria Dodiarto, Ella Endemann, Laurelie Giles, Kaleb Goodfellow, Liam Hannah, Sophie Hart, Bradley Kayll, Geoffrey Larsen, Benjamin Lawton, Vlad Mamaev, Harrison McKenzie, Sophia Murray, Becky Parkinson, Matthew Perrin, Shannelle Procter, Jamie-Lee Roberts, Eden Robertson, Murdoch Rutherford, Emma Sanderson, Katrina Scarth, Abbigail Sim, Taki Viliua, Justin Wilson, Mariana Winiana.

Purple 6 Dakota Allen, Helena Anderson, Tolka Ashworth, Sophie Brown, Zane Canter, Ashley Curtis, Anneliese Guy, Aimee Hewett, Alex Hill, Tekabwan Katarake, Sandy Kerr, Timi Kikii, Andre Marinus, Becky Moon, Aaron Pearson, Rangikawea Puriri, Callum Rouse, Seb Saunders, Kris Stroud, Jack Vasey, Kimberley Voisin-Harvey, Togan Walton, Bayley Webb, Moana Winiana.

Purple 8 Caelan Amiss, Natasha Butcher, Jacob Caldwell, Pat Chalayon, Jack Cole, Andrew Elliott, Jorja Fenning, Georgia Hibbert-Foy, Tauaa Kabunare, Josefine Keulers, Daniel Lawton, Mia Matheson, Sophia Miller, Brooke Mitchell, Vagn Nelson-Marsden, Emily Pearson, Caitlyn Pullar, Arama Puriri, Toby Sowten, Alex Still, Max Thomas, Paris Toomey, Michelle Trotter, Aimee Webb, Noam Webber, Manaia Wickham, Emily Wynne.

RED HOUSE

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Red House Red 1 Callum Alexander, Galwynn Anderson, Daniel Armstrong, Gaby Bailey, Findlay Buchanan, Brody Buer, MacKenzie Buick, Brianna Cadwallader, Joshua Clayden, Rueben Crane-Lima, Annalise Dawson, Dale Garlick, Lily German, Yazmin Gillespie, Melissa Hallett, Bruce Hargreaves, Gemma Harris, William Haughey, Quinn Jacob, Daniel Laslett, Sarah-Jane MacGillivray, Faith Pickett, Michaela Piper, Samuel Thompson.

Red 3 Sam Banks, Shaun Beamish, Alley Bissett, Samuel Cadwallader, Marney Edwards, Charlie Eyre, Olivia Freestone, Darcy Garner, Rose Gerard, Nicole Greaves, Brenton Holdsworth, Summer Jane-Rashleigh, Jerry Lai, David Lark, Christian Mitchell, Tessa Moncrieff, Zarnika Rawlinson, Alla-Joye Reeves, Jacques Robinson, Ruby Shearing, Allanah-May Simpson, Zak Smith, Kevin Tabel, Madison Thomson, Milly Tunnard, Siobhan Weaver, Jay Wenham, Liam Wewege, Courtney Winterbottom, Scott Wright.

Red 2 Sam Alder, Jakob Blakemore, Teitiata Bura, Alayna Burgess, Anton Cavanagh, Nathan Dick, Marcus Evans, Samuel Fish, Molly Gardner, Ruby Gordon, Chanel Heighway, Stjarna Heslop, Sean Holt, Jordyn Hudson, Mitchell Lambert, Kristopher Middleton, Jerome Nathan, Zeke Oliver, Malachi Osbourne, Kendall Patten, Karl Poland, Jaime Reid, Anna Schollum, Jack Sharp, Olivia Stevenson, Alix Tobin, Alex Wang, Kayla Wenham.

Red 4 Jessica Benwell, Fenella Coleman, Hannah Dick, Blair Futcher, Alec Gannaway, Rozina Gardner, Daniela Fernanda Gonzalez Torres, Kyle Goodhue, Max Hargreaves, Jack Harrison, Jessica Heron, Luke Hitchcock, Maddy Hunter, Vaughan Hunter, Vincent James, Oliver Johnson, Ichie Kaneko, Blake Lambert, Emma Matheson, Kelly Middleton, Malina Oliver, Zach Pickett, Connor Sharp, Jordan Stevenson, Sam Sutherland, Terese Thompson.

RED HOUSE

I can’t believe that this amazing year is almost over! It has been a real privilege to lead this fantastic house on 2013’s phenomenal ride. It’s something that neither of us will ever forget. There have been some tremendous highs and a few moments of rock bottom…but overall we’ve just been so proud to be part of such a great group of students and teachers. It’s been fantastic to see everyone, including those who are new to the school (Mrs Beautiful, Mr Blyth and all the Year 7’s especially) having loads of fun as they got stuck in and tried new things. It was great to see everyone’s commitment in things like athletics, swimming, Haka and dressing up in our glorious RED, as we came together as a house in our mighty battle for world domination (well for school dominance!). Sadly the trophy eluded us this year but don’t despair as you are all champions in our eyes and next year’s house prefects will, we’re certain, lead you to glorious victory! Especially with the help of those two giant South African’s; Steroid 1 & 2!… I’m just sad I won’t be there to see it! Mr Collings you have been a legend to work with and we’ll both miss hanging out with you. You are a wonderful motivator especially when combined with your bags of lollies as incentives. Sam and Alana

“... our mighty battle for world domination...” Red 5 Zak Alexander, Sarah Armstrong, Kade Banks, Lisa Camelbeke, Stella Clark, Renee Corlett, Stevie Cormack, Alex Crabb-Chisholm, Ashleigh Dick, Kendra Diprose, Alysha Dudley, Daniel Foote, Ruby Garner, Scott Hamilton, Kate Haughey, Ryan Heighway, David Heron, Brayden Heslop, Ally Holt, Marty Johnston, Jackson Keon, Brooke Moka, Xanbrielle Rawlinson, Lucas Smith, Ysabella Stevenson, Lachie Williams.

Red 7 Chantelle Allen, Matthew Dawson, Rochelle Dudley, Jake Edwards, Niqisha Epiha, Emma Foote, Olivia Gillies, Max Harrison, Siu Hepoto, Bevan Hodder, Keanu Isaksson, Erika Kennedy, Joseph Lawrie, Taran Marsh-Goudie, Trent Matheson, Jimmy Morrison, Yuka Nagahara, Bronson Norton, Paige Patten, David Pickett, Briar Reid, Rosaleigh Roberts, Atanrerei Rui, Ethan Thomson, Talya Upson, Eduardo Villouta Sola, Mason Wenham.

Red 6 Kimberley Allen, Kendyll Butler, Lachlan Clark, Abergail Coleman, Nicole Cormack, Rose Gannaway, Harry Gardner, Ivana Gardner, Jacob Garner, Ella Gerard, Savannah Gillespie, Jesse Gregory, Cameron Holmes, Alex Hunter, Philippa Hutchinson, Mitch Landman, Till Loh, Jaden Maycock, Dean Middleton, Ben Nathan, Leeann Norton, Christian Poland, Hannah Ryan, Sam Stevenson, Simone Stinton, Hamish Tanner, Amy Wewege.

Red 8 Joshua Bailey, Robert Bedwell, Gabby Bissett, Hannah Blackwell, Samuel Chitty, Bronwyne Clayden, Logan Curreen, Jaccoa Folasa, Shannay Garner, Joshua Giles, Tayla Glover, Van Grooby, Marina Hay, Keegan Holdsworth, Thomas Hutchinson, Abigail Johnston, Megan Kilmister, Finley Lawlor-Mendez, Mya Lawrence, Henry Lee, Alisha McLennan, Yu Mifune, Scott Monteith, Alex Palma, Oscar ReidThompson, Jake Ryan, Isaac Thomson, Daniel Vaughan.

YELLOW HOUSE Franca Bauer, Barabei Baukie, Olivia Collier, Matthew Fay, Ella Gibb, Charlotte Grant, Rosalee Green, Carlin Greenwood, Alex Hunt, Tutana Hurbert, Samantha Jones, Ella Lawton, Rex Lee, Amy Maddren, Troy Malofy, Finn McClellan, Zach McClintock, Levi McGlynn, Lani McLellan, Momi Nawaia, Theo Neumann, Niusolo Papau, Mate Stancich, Angel Sturm, Toby Swann-Mckay, Ricky Tattersfield, Ashley Wilson.

Yellow 3 Sylvana Ashton, Sachin Austin, Jonathan Bassett, Chloe Blyth, Khalled Burdett, Kartini Clarke, Marli De Jager, Ellie Dragicevich, Stephen Graves, Max Green, Isabella Hood, Michael Hubbard, Peri Hunt, Renee McDonnell, Tahlia Meharry, Lewis Munson, Connor Nickel, Nation Pareta, Hannah Powell, Oliver Swann-Mckay, Sean Wakelin, Beth Watkin, Daniel Wech, Sarah Wilson, Jessie Wrigglesworth.

Yellow 2 Keagan Brandt, Taliea Burdett-Rhodes, Julia Caulfield, Sasha Curin, George D’Urban-Burgess, Regan Flewellyn, Aaron Gilroy, Case Green, Sophie Green, Eden Hunt, Carrie Jones, Zarna Jones, Rose Kellian, Mathew Leydon, Diana Lualua, Luke Mackinnon, Caleb McGlynn, Sam Mercer, Chantelle Millar, Ella Mitchell, Karebwa Nawaia, Bailey Nickel, Jamie North, Daniel Stringer, Eriteti Taboia, Alex Wardenaar, Michael Wheeler.

Yellow 4 Esther Basevi, Dylan Bradshaw, Tyler Cauty, Elena Cooper, Naia Doak, Danielle Ellin, Bethany Ferris, Michael Franckin, Jason Good, Savannah Gordon, Heather Graves, Joseph Kearns, Eunice Lanyon, Masaomi Maeda, Stella Mirfin, Jay Morris, Olivia Newall, Caleb Paxton-Penman, Gwynn Powley-Fox, Ella Rodgers, Dominic Scalabrini, Xanthe Scandrett, Jessica Searle, Danica Stancich, Andrew Wheeler.

YELLOW HOUSE

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This has been such a fun year! From the time Jessie and I found out we were Yellow house leaders we couldn’t wait to start our roles! Our first assembly was interesting - we stood like possums in the headlights in front of 150 students! It was intense to say the least. Jessie and I decided no matter the result, we would have fun throughout the inter-house activities. It worked in our favour and sparked enthusiasm from all the age groups. The hardest part had to be telling the keenest of year 7s and 8s that we had a full team and they may not be put on again. Overall, we did well in all activities and had awesome turnouts and enthusiasm in all inter-house activities, to the point that we were told off because of our cheering was too loud!

“... told off because our cheering was too loud!...” Jessie and I would like to take the opportunity to thank all the teachers in yellow house this year, especially our Dean Miss Russ, who we would be lost without! Miss Russ and Mrs Weaver’s dedication and support towards yellow house has been amazing and we are grateful for their help and support. Another big thanks goes out to all whānau reps for giving up their time to help put together activities. This has been such a fun year. Jessie and I have been honoured to be Yellow house leaders and have enjoyed every moment of it. Good luck to all the upcoming prefects - keep the Yellow flag flying high. Jessie and Scye

Yellow 5 Cameron Aitken, Katie Blyth, Zhanie Burdett-Rhodes, Rose Dugdale-Martin, Cayle Farmiloe, Scye Griffiths, Dylan Jones, Liam Jones, Trace Kemp, Emily Mahady, Kaleb McDonnell, Josh Mercer, Nina Mirfin, Toby Nash, Tonga Nawaia, Kate Powell, Michael Rankin, Tayla Rogers, Bethany Sanders, Jasmin Searle, Finnja Steen, John Su, Shenaye Sullivan, Lottie Thompson, Matt Watkin, Gryffin Woods.

Yellow 7 Claudia Ainscow, Olas Barreras, Kelsey Brandt, Aleicha Burdett-Rhodes, Ethan Collett, Sophie Crean, Intuane Fa’ale, Jack Gothard, William Green, Ella Hauser, Annie Hsu, Paige Jones, Sara Jones, Jack Kleyn, Victoria Lawton, Ethan Millar, Danika Morris, Alice Nash, Fergus Neumann, Foster Rae, Jana Starke, Boata Taboia, Victoria Teokila, Freedom Walsh, Scott Wardenaar, Jackson Woods.

Yellow 6 Jake Baldwin, Emmi Baur, Matthew Boyd, Olivia Burns, Sean Dugdale-Martin, Eleisha Ferris, Kayla Flewellyn, Lucy Gore, Andre Hallgren, Briana Julian, Leila Kleyn, Ben MacKinnon, Cameron Maddren, Emily Martin, Dylan Moore, Tallarah Moroney, Tekaretaake Nawaia, Alex Neumann, James Norman, Caitlin Owston-Doyle, Aidan Phillips, Mitchell Powrie, Isabel Sanders, Madison Smith, Te Rima Solomon, Chesna Stancich, Cane Whitaker, Louis Young.

Yellow 8 Max Ainscow-Pati, Georgia Boyd, Mya Cole, Jordan Curin, Dez Foote, Liam Foote, Hugo Fung, Matthew Georgetti, Frazer Grant, Ashlee Green, Beth Jones, Davina Jones, Rhys Jones, Pearl McClintock, Claudia Munro-Boga, Taketi Nawaia, Melissa North, Tony Reeu, Trent Scandrett, Tegan Smith, Serena Sturm, Amy Tattersfield, Iosia Tebau, Elvira Trowbridge, Michael Wech, Rebekah Wilson, Sean Wilson.

AUTOGRAPHS

Editor

Another notable sc hool year has come to a close. This yearbook is designed to provide an accurate accoun t of events and highlights th roughout the year. We hope th at readers will treasure the 2013 sc hool memories found in this magazine and I apologise fo r any important events not covered. We do our best. Brenda Howson has resigne d from her position as m agazine designer and is now tend ing to her young fa mily . I th ank Brenda for her in va luable contributions over years and her creative appr the oach to each year’s magazin e. I also welcome M ic hael St ewart w ho has taken over this position. This year I observed M ic hael meticulou have sly consider each page and th en br ing life to the magazine through his thoughtful selec tion of colours, photograph s and design features. M ic ha has brought a new look to el the yearbook and one th at I am sure you will all agree is distinctive and striking. I would also like to th ank V ern Dempster, Kim Cow Jenine Abarbanel and Ben an, Howson, w ho capture vari ous events on ca mera. It is also the students, staff , sponsors and parents w ho make this yearbook possib through their inva luable cont le ributions to sc hool life, and I th ank you. Enjoy the summer break an d we look forward to seeing you back in 2014. To those of you leaving at the end of this sc hool year , va lue your years at college and don’t be strangers.

EDITOR’S NOTE

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Pat Lyons

Yearbook Production Editor Pat Lyons Yearbook Design & Layout Michael Stewart

Articles/Stories Staff and Students of Mahurangi College

Photographs Kim Cowan, Ben Howson, Vern Dempster, Kodak Digital Easy, Staff and Students of Mahurangi College Cover Design Cover design competition winner, Isaac Thomson ▶

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