Tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou katoa. This is the first ten-week uninterrupted Kam na bane ni mauri. Warm greetings to you (by Covid) term we’ve had for a long while. I all. Mahurangi College has been a hive of activity know students and staff are looking very forward as we head into a very welcome holiday break. to the chance to rest and recharge their batteries. Right at this moment we’re in the middle of our annual exchange with Hauraki Plains College, with the fixture evenly poised (a win in the Girls’ Netball, loss in Girls’ Basketball, and draws in the Boys’ Hockey and Girls’ Football). And for the first time this year we’ve added Dance as an exhibition event, with girls from both colleges working on a collaborative performance.
These are the things that students remember and cherish about school - I still keep in contact with my billet from Verdon College in Invercargill from 1983!
we think of effective leaders we are often drawn to charismatic, magnetic personalities. Watching Kane Williamson however we see that often the most successful leaders are humble and modest, preferring to let their actions speak louder than words. In a sport dominated by egos and individual personalities, it’s been refreshing to witness the success of a teamfirst mentality.
Junior Girls’ bringing home silver. 19 students have been selected to trial for squads from our junior and senior teams. I wish them all the best for Nationals next month.
My congratulations to our Underwater Hockey teams who recently competed at Regionals, with our Senior A team bringing home gold, after conceding only one goal in their 7 games, and our
For those travelling over the holiday break, catching up with friends and whānau, travel safely and enjoy connecting with your loved ones.
What’s really great about this exchange is the stuff that happens around the edges - the friendships created, the billeting, the positive support of players, and the chance to connect with students from a different part of the country.
Like many of you I have been intrigued by the rise and success of the Black Caps. A team that not so long ago was bundled out for 45 runs is now test cricket champions of the world. There’s a good lesson here for businesses and schools - the importance of a dream that becomes a compelling vision, brought to life because everyone buys into the vision and gets into the waka. No-one is bigger than the team. When
Issue 04 2021
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My thanks to everyone involved in The Wizard of Oz. It was a simply incredible production - you should all be very proud. Thanks also to Nasia McLennan and Aiden Burridge for the great photos.
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MAHURANGI COLLEGE PROUDLY PRESENTS THE WIZARD OF OZ
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The sound of howling wind begins low and builds to fill the whole auditorium. A girl is lifted up into the air as pieces of her house fly around her. When she lands the monochrome features of the farm where she lives are gone. They have been replaced by bright bubblegum ball trees and a bush full of giggling munchkins. This is just one of the many moments of spectacle from Mahurangi College’s school production of The Wizard of Oz. The show ran 1-3 July and involved 56 students from Years 7-13.
Dorothy was played by Isabel Free (Year 9). Year 13 Prefects, Guy van Egmond played Scarecrow, and Michaela Pow, Tinman. Lion was played by Head Girl, Aniwa Heke. Students worked extremely hard to produce a show of such a high standard. This wouldn’t have been possible without the support of staff, parents and ex-students who returned to fill roles such as lighting, set design, backstage, and musical director. The majority of the orchestra was made up of adults from the wider Rodney area.
This was the first production directed by Jonathan Dutton, teacher in charge of Drama. While it was a lot of work, Mr Dutton says “It was worth it to see how much the students grew and pushed themselves out of their comfort zones as we put this production together. Everyone got something out of it or learnt something in the process. There were a lot of tears on the closing night as it sunk in that the journey we had been on together for the past few months had finally come to an end.”
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