Mahurangi College Yearbook 2020 by Mahurangi College

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KIA ORA KOUTOU.

WELCOME TO THE 2020 MAHURANGI COLLEGE YEARBOOK, WHICH I AM SURE YOU WILL ENJOY. HOPEFULLY YOU WILL FIND IT A RECORD OF FUN TIMES, FRIENDS AND ACTIVITIES THAT YOU WILL WANT TO KEEP AND REFER BACK TO IN FUTURE YEARS. DESPITE ALL THE DISRUPTION THIS YEAR FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, INCLUDING TWO MAJOR PERIODS OF LOCKDOWN WITH TEACHING AND LEARNING HAVING TO TAKE PLACE ONLINE, THIS HAS STILL BEEN AN ENJOYABLE AND SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR OUR SCHOOL. This started after school finished at the end of last year when our Senior Mixed Touch Team came second at the national secondary schools’ championships in Papakura, against the regional champions from all over New Zealand; and then when our Level 3 Technology students won two of the eight national awards on offer at the EVolocity national championships held in Hamilton.

It continued in January this year with our NCEA results again well above national and decile 7 pass rates, and most Decile 10 pass rates. Many of our level 3 students who did not gain UE still pursued extremely worthwhile alternative pathways, which our school offers, particularly in the Construction and Hospitality Academies (a very special thank you to the Hospitality students for all those

great coffees). In early February our top scholars were acknowledged at the Academic Blues evening, where 97 students who gained endorsements with excellence for 50 or more credits at excellence level, were awarded blues. A particularly memorable moment for me this year was when we all returned to

Cover artwork by Willow Whitham - 1st in L3 Art Painting and L3 Design, Visual Arts Person of the Year and recipient of the Matby Family Cup for Senior Art

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school after the first 7 weeks of lockdown – we were all still meant to be maintaining a degree of “social distance” and keeping out of each others’ “moist breath zones”, but the whole school was full of laughter and hugs as staff and students were all joyfully greeting each other. Our student leaders, Robbie, Leilani, Alex and Coco have been outstanding in the way in which they have remained upbeat and kept everyone’s spirits up, as well as giving excellent leadership throughout the year. What a wonderful, positive and fun group of senior students we have had this year. At the Cultural Blues evening 16 blues and eight special awards were presented to students who had achieved outstandingly well this year in various forms of the arts.

The top awards went to Maxwell Meale, Willow Whitham and Nasia McLennan. A feature of our arts programme this year was dance. The Auckland regionals were delayed but did still go ahead, with the judges travelling to the competing schools, rather than at a central venue, with outstanding results for our school, taking away 6 of the 14 top awards: First in Y13 solo, Y12 solo, Y11 solo, Y9 solo, Y9/10 duo our Momentum dance team took out 1st place in the open team champions for “Overthinker”. Despite most sporting codes not finishing their seasons due to COVID, we were still able to present 27 Blues for regional representation or better at our Sport Blues awards evening, and five high achiever awards for NZ representation.

Sportswoman of the year was Chrysanthe Hawken and Sportsman of the year was Tamatea Winiana, both national reps in touch and involved in many other school sports as well, including assisting in coaching of junior teams. So, despite the worldwide chaos and devastation caused by the pandemic, we have had another fabulous year at Mahu. Well done, students. And to our Year 13s who are moving on at the end of the year, we wish you well. May God bless each of you in your future and may you always remember Mahu fondly and keep living out our school PRIDE values. Mahuhikiterangi. David Macleod - Principal

HEAD HEAD prefects Prefects

t would be an understatement to say that this year did not go quite as planned. Disruptions and cancellations has been a sad theme for the whole world, and here at Mahu it has been no different. But while our high hopes for the year may not have been fully realised, I see it useless to dwell on that which we missed out on. The loss of events and speeches instead gave me the time to think about my future and explore my interests. The loss of skills in public speaking and organisation were made up by skills in adaptability, problem solving and initiative. The greatest challenge of lockdown was the independence it gave us, which, when coupled with the planning of life after school, made returning to the structured learning and roles in school a challenging transition. A looming possibility of exams being cancelled has also done little to inspire motivation. But what has remained constant is a cooperative and supportive environment, in both our team of head prefects and year 13s, and I thank everyone for maintaining this despite the challenges. Personally this disruption has put school into context; opening me to the world beyond academics and achievements, and revealing interests outside of schoolwork. This has sparked a thirst to learn, that has made University a far more exciting prospect. I hope our year as a whole can emerge with a similarly positive outlook, and still reflect upon year 13 as a transformative and enriching year. Robbie Ennis - Head Boy

his year has been one

of the best but most challenging years. It began as planned, we hiked Great Barrier, dressed up and got competitive at Inter-House Events and performed multiple fun-filled dances. However, with the introduction of Covid restrictions, we found everything topsy-turvy as we faced a whole range of new challenges. Forced to adapt, we learnt skills of independent learning and the ability to approach less than ideal situations with a positive mindset. For me this was made easier by my amazing community of; teachers that were beyond supportive, friends that made me laugh, the head prefect team that easily adapted and my family who shows me endless love. A community I am incredibly thankful for. As I am sure many of you would agree, this year has been tough for everyone, but whilst we are ready to leave, we made amazing memories here at Mahu. My time here was filled with opportunity, endless laughs, learning and friendship. Now, as we graduate and we move on to an entirely new experience; although I will miss everyone here at Mahu, I am proud of us all and excited to see what the future holds! So best of luck to the Class of 2020. Leilani Jones - Head Girl

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rom Covid-19 to bushfires to Harry and Megan leaving the royal family, there was nothing 2020 did not throw at us, yet we didn’t budge and I think we can all be proud of surviving what this year has launched our way. Disappointingly many activities and events did not take place and our school ball was postponed twice (a bit of a balls-up), however, we have all triumphed. Whether it’s goals set and achieved through lockdown or whether it’s just keeping it together, we have all succeeded in our own ways and we should not overlook this. This year has taught us valuable lessons, taught us to be strong, to take initiative, to manage our time, and most importantly taught us how to stay muted in online google meets. I will never forget the countless memories made, moments shared and friendships forged as these are what I will take away from my seven years. The people I have met and the experiences I have had along the way have taught me far more than any classroom could. So thank you to the teachers who supported me and believed in me, you are valuable and respected (and you deserve a raise), thank you to all the students for making Mahurangi college the place it is and thank you to the class of 2020, Good luck out there. Alex Bindon - Almost Head Boy

fter 7 years at Mahu, I can’t begin to describe how much I have loved this journey. There has been sweat and tears but the memories I have made at college compensated for it greatly. Whilst hiking the Tramline track on Great Barrier, I would have never expected what was to come in the months following. Covid-19 has both stripped our year of events, sports and the already limited time we would have had together. It has been rough, but we have all stuck together through it. We have had the privilege of growing up together and I am sad to be leaving such a supportive and close knit community of teachers and students. I will greatly miss working with my other head prefects and planning events, but most of all I will miss the random moments that just make Mahu, well Mahu. I will miss Mr Macleod’s inspirational speeches, I will miss hearing blood curdling screams from year 7s while I’m trying to do an internal, I will miss running into reinforced glass doors whilst playing chaos, I will miss forceback on the field, I will miss the pies from the canteen, I will miss the rivalry between the first 15 and senior 1 netball, I will miss getting into trouble in year 9 science and all the other hilarious times we have had together. I will miss every single one of you and cannot wait to see what the future holds for us. Coco Bone - Deputy Head Girl

Student

leaders Robbie Ennis

Leilani Jones

HEAD BOY

HEAD GIRL

Coco Bone

Alex Bindon

DEPUTY HEAD GIRL

DEPUTY HEAD BOY

House Leaders

Shona Illingworth BLUE HOUSE

Cody Allison

ORANGE HOUSE

Ranelle Le Bas RED HOUSE

Ryan Stam BLUE HOUSE

Kate Rowe BLUE HOUSE

Cormac Blennerhassett Petra Blanchette-Burton ORANGE HOUSE

ORANGE HOUSE

Ian Thysse

Ademe Breedt

RED HOUSE

Chrysanthe Hawken

Grifin Crawford

George Bogue

MacKenzie Durrant

GREEN HOUSE

PURPLE HOUSE

Rhianna Schedewy YELLOW HOUSE

GREEN HOUSE

PURPLE HOUSE

Holly Ripley

YELLOW HOUSE

Eli Hallam

GREEN HOUSE

Annabelle McKenzie PURPLE HOUSE

Samuel Telfer YELLOW HOUSE

Student Executive

Ryan Torkler

Carissa Smith

Finian Taylor

Jowan Nute

Ruby Cooper

Peter McHale

Nasia McLennan

Harrison Sterling

Malia McLellan

Reiko Pham

River Usmar

Katie Fuller

Trent Eagle

STUDENT EXEC CHAIR

STUDENT EXEC SECTRETARY

Perry Pitcher

Samamtha Williams-Robson MIDDLE SCHOOL

PEER MENTORING

Sarah Hughes

Rowan Buick CHARITIES

PUBLICITY PREFECT

Willow Whitham

Juliette Twhigg

Hannah Spragg

Tamatea Winiana

Anna Pashley

Korotaake Tebutokai

FRIENDS OF MAHU

EVENTS

MAORI REP

EVENTS

ENVIROMENT

SADD

HEALTH & SAFETY

PASIFIKA REP

Cultural Prefects

Jowan Nute

Vanya Dunn

Finn Massey

JUNIOR SCHOOL

WELLNESS

BOT REP

PEER MEDIATION

WELLNESS

Yr 13 REP

LIBRARY PREFECT

INT. STUDENTS

WELLNESS

Principal's Prefects

Tenaija Fletcher

Tan Robertson

Emma North

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THE CLASS

BACK ROW: Ren Shoji, Cameron McMullan, Oliver Cunneen, Tommy Wilson, Connor Stables, Flynn Ferguson, 7TH ROW: Davey Newcomb, Tamatea Winiana, Jack Retimana, Marlon Fa'ale, Liam Hooper, Eli Hallam, Jack Campbell, Gravatt, Naoto Onishi, Jack Merton-McCafferty, Charlie Thornicroft

6TH ROW:

Perry Pitcher, Alicia Graham, Kate Popham, Korotaake Tebutokai, Maia Smith, Elizabeth Hepoto, Kate Rowe, Vanya Dunn, Allyson Sheffield, Mya Dunlop

5TH ROW:

Toby Webb, Kevin McNeil, Peter McHale, Jeremiah Saleupolu, Ryan Stam, Daniel Russell, Finn Massey, Alex Rouse, Logan Scarth, Ian Thysse, Nick Healey, Aaron Heald, Ryan Torckler

4TH ROW:

Seth Olive, Ryan Fairweather, Hana Miyazaki, Zoe Spence, Katie Fuller, Catherine Thatcher, Chanell Van Zyl, Zoe Finking, Zalea Tipping, Tan Robertson, Draco Pareta, Finian Taylor, Jowan Nute

3RD ROW:

Alexander Rutherford, Josh Bowyer, Oliver Warden, Tim Alekseev, Harrison Sterling, Alex Jensen, Trent Eagle, Cody Allison, River Usmar, James Waddell

2ND ROW:

Matang Teakin, Rizza Gracio, Lizara Cuthell, Petra Blanchette-Burton, So Fukuda, Annabelle McKenzie, Samantha Williams-Robson, Mia Nguyen, Hannah Spragg, Shanick Simmonds, Teimaalaima Manumalo,

FRONT:

Cameron McCracken, Victor Dodiarto, Malia McLellan, Sophia Mueller, Juliette Twhigg, Tenaija Fletcher, Grace Oliver, Safia Price, Reiko Pham, Ten Kuwata, Ethan Guerin, Grifin Crawford

OF 2020

people

Kaea Puhi, Maxwell Meale Zac Geary, Ethan Reiff, Jamie Farrell, Finn Tomlinson, Caleb Ripley, Kupe Emmerton, Ethan Scalabrini, Jackson Olivia White, Mara Velthius, Vanessa Healey, Anna Pashley, Willow Whitham, Rhianna Schedewy, Ranelle Le Bas, Thomas Daniels, Nicholas Mulock-Houwer, Oliver Whittley-Pegg, Cormac Blennerhassett, Hoani Birch, Theo Steens,

Mackenzie Durrant, Neleta Lanyon, Ayako Sudo, Zoey Zheng, Hinata Aki, Sarah Hughes, Ruby Cooper, Carissa Smith, Cisco South, Emma North, Judah Hagger, Jacob Mathers, David Georgetti, Ryan Membery, Ethan Whitham, George Bogue, Courtney Vaissiere, Cristina Costa Leversha, Candice Brewer, Megan Heald, Ademe Breedt, Ella Tunnard, Lynita Holloway, Samuel Telfer

Alex Bindon, Robbie Ennis, Mark Neville, Catherine Johnston, Keith Tennant, Leilani Jones, Coco Bone, Holly Ripley,

THEN & NOW Ruby Cooper

Josh Bowyer

Petra Blanchette-Burton

Samantha Williams-Robson

Willow Whitham

Leilani Jones

Liam Hooper

Catherine Paterson

Rizza Gracio

Zoey Zheng

Ademe Breedt

Hannah Spragg

Carissa Smith

Elizabeth Hepoto

Malia McLellan

So Fukuda

Chrysanthe Hawken

Logan Scarth

Rhianna Schedewy

Ella Tunnard

Jowan Nute

Candice Brewer

James Waddell

Olivia White

Shona Illingworth

Tenaija Fletcher

Caleb Ripley

Holly Ripley

Cisco South

Catherine Thatcher

Kate Rowe

Robbie Ennis

Nasia McLennan

George Bogue

Ryan Stam

Grace Oliver

Juliette Thwigg

Safia Price

Courtney Vaissiere

Aaron Heald

Antoinette Newbold

Alicia Graham

Cody Allison

Emma North

Sarah Hues

Finian Taylor

THEN & NOW Trent Eagle

Kate Popham

Jeremiah Saleupolu

Ethan Whitham

Finn Tomlinson

Mackenzie Durrant

River Usmar

Perry Pitcher

Ethan Scalabrini

Maia Smith

Alex Bindon

Thomas Daniels

Mya Dunlop

Marlon Fa'ale

Zac Geary

Aimee Goddard

Ethan Guerin

Judah Hagger

Nick Healey

Vanessa Healey

Lynita Holloway

Neleta Lanyon

THE SENIOR BALL AFTER MANY FALSE STARTS, the Roaring 20’s Senior Ball went ahead on 7 November. In the setting evening sun, bus loads of senior students were whisked away to Hyatt in the heart of Auckland’s viaduct. The night quickly disappeared in a flurry of photos and dance moves, capped by a lively prefect dance and the crowning of our 2020 Royal Family. Mya Dunlop and Liam Hooper

took Queen and King and Eva Sterling and Zac Lewis became our Princess and Prince. Special thanks to Mrs Johnston, Mrs Yau and Miss Woodfield for their guidance, and of course to Head Prefects Leilani Jones, Robbie Ennis, Alex Bindon and Coco Bone for their work behind-the-scenes. Special thanks to Willow Whitham for the amazing invitations.

THE GREAT BAKE OFF Prefects vs Student Exec - the battle was on. It was hard to say who would win. Everyone ran around stealing ingredients from the other teams and hiding ingredients from each other. The cheating was real and the dissing was neck on neck.

The last 5 minutes finally came and everyone was running their butts off.

Top 3 was finally announced from the judges and (drumroll) the prefects won!

Some teams had undercooked cakes, some had dry cakes and one team made a giant pizza cookie instead of mini cookies - the tension was real.

A disappointing outcome for Student Exec but it was a fun afternoon and our baked goods flew off the stall at Athletics Day. Reiko Pham - Student Exec member

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Blue. 1

Back: Corbin Ashford, Reiko Pham, Joella Tomkins, Emily Raath, Marnix Bubbert 2nd : Keighley Saunders, Monique Hawken, Riley Barclay, Luke McNamara, Millar Stevens, Jack Leaning Front: Mr Pulsford, Carys Carlaw, Blake Stevenson, Jacob Aley, Jack Cleland, Sophie Clay

Back: Mrs Taylor, Bruno Nola, Marizanne Smit, George Miles, Reedan Young-Ivil, Cooper Stevens 2nd: Hope Sakey, Isla Ward-Stewart, Samuel Coombe, Hayz Berry, Lucy Ingham, Taylor Evans Front: Zane Carter, Courtney Greene, Mika Pirihi-Lynch, Breagh McGee, Riley Brown, Sonnie Bays, Georgia Benest

Back: Oliver Corteen, Ryder Van Reemst, Judah Hagger, Vokil Mateev, Bruno Rees-Baker, Eva Sterling 3rd: Indi Coman-Meyer, Deagan Heyns, Lucy Read, Melody Bedggood, Sophie Ewing, Aliya Allen 2nd: Mrs Hinton, Jackson Harrison, Finley Clapp, Kyle Harris, Blair Dunlop, Charlotte Telfer, Sophie Allis-Burton Front: Tamsyn Jull, Sienna Cribbens, Tiri Ferguson, Ava Brown, Maxwell Dysart, Ronan Corbett

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Back: Noah Barclay, Thomas Daniels, Wessel Bubbert, Jasper Ashford 3rd: Ms Holm, Elise Tomkins, Drue Thomas, Claudia Sterling, Paige Brown, Ten Kuwata 2nd: Ava Berry, Shona Illingworth, Amali Shore, Jake Mcguire, Shawn Greene, Kiara Galliani-Ferrer, Ruby Cooper Front: Lewis Savage, Kyla Ruthe, Kamali Prictor, Matisse Crofsky, Juliette Crause Jacob Plesko

Back: Mr Howson, Sophia Mateeva, Ariana Te Whiu, Mya Dunlop 3rd: Ella Bartlett, Eden Lewin, Ethan Guerin, Sophie Witberg, Raine Cassidy 2nd: Benny Hertzer, Hannah White, Mio Nishimura, Mona Schmidt, Sophie Lambert, Olivia Prio Front: Mary Ingham, Sofia Barnett, Aidan Lane, Jack Smith, Jack Quinn, Joel Diprose

Back: Bowen Clist, Nathan Stuart, Lachlan Simpson, Evie McNamara, Alex Gibson 3rd: Akoia Teakin, Elaine Abaraima Anatete, Breila Straka, Connagh Webb, Liam Hooper, Josh Stewart, Sonny Jackson 2nd: Sophie Townsend, Brooke Harris, Lauren Batley, Mika Volkel, Finn Stevenson, Lucee Illingworth, Kruz Knight Front: Gemma Moore, Ariki Kaho, Leonardo Abellan-Soriano, Taj Robinson, Cole Cullen-Spafford, Ed Jack, Mr Graimes

4th Place We would definitely say that 2020 has been a roller coaster ride of excitement and experiences. Despite changes in events this year due to Covid-19, we are proud Blue House leaders. We placed well, played with pride, determination and resilience in the events. We won and we lost with pride. Our competitiveness and 'can do' attitude has led to a high amount of participation in each house event. A special thank you goes out to Mr Ganley for the effort and determination he's put into the house this year, alongside the rest of Blue House. Thank you for the participation you have shown and the excitement you have brought to our year as house leaders. Shona, Ryan & Kate

Back: Ashley Harris, Benjamin Cooper, Connor Stables, Flynn Ferguson 4th: Ms McNae, Thomas Wallington, Alex Tunnicliffe, Liam Guerin, Mara Velthuis, 3rd: Cole Teirney, Megan Freeman, Piper Kingi-Smith, Kate Rowe, Dylan Hunt 2nd: Lauren Wilson, Ella Sims, Katie O'Higgins-Thomass, McKenzie O'Sullivan, Brandon Lewis, Molly Ross Front: MJ Ball, Dillan Krieg, Luke Matthews, Xavier Thomson, Lukah Townsend

Back: Reuben Smith, George Barnao-Petrie 3rd: Ms Soriano-Andaluz, Oliver Witberg, Nat Ward, Kane Hume, Finlay McDonald, Kauri Morrison 2nd: Leon Varty, Bella Lund, Elyse Brown, Amber Russell, Jessie Stone, Jade Aitken Front: Dylan Lewis, Sage Lee, Siena Satterthwaite, Grace Close, Gemma Davies, Renee Blakey

Back: Tyler Taffard-Baker, Eria Erika, Grace Webb, Aria Tobin, Tom Mason, Casper Waller 3rd: Mrs Marshall, Levi Trout, Catherine Thatcher, Tommo McGuire, Samuel Meyer, Sophia Brunton 2nd: Alice Cleland, Maja Plesko, Louise Makin, Chloe Sutherland, Maddie Miles Front: Luke Cullen-Spafford, Bella Bass, George Jack, Dakota Corringham, Danielle Ruthe

Back: Ryan Stam, Ben Read, Amie Tunnicliffe, Toby Ewing, Matthew Elder, Rj Brown 3rd: Kahu McKenzie, Sharlize Jull, Jaylah Conlon, Grace Cooper, Lexie Van Santen 2nd: Miss Kennard-Gill, Jorjia Tomey, Ava Cranwell, Coral Griffiths, Riley Crofskey, Tyler Allis-Burton Front: Macy Ramel-Spain, Jemma Wright, Max Matthews, Damian Spiers, Caitlin Daniels, Noah Wright

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Green. 1

Back: Ethan O'Neill, Daniel Vaotangi, Elouise Balfour, Keira Burridge, Finn Tomlinson, Archie Molloy, Angus Holland 2nd: Brianna Stanners, Runa Aoyanagi, Chance Trotter, Lola Wech, Maddy Ashe, Jake Adams, Aaliyah Paul, Mrs Watts Front: Bella Corry, Imogyn Dalgety, Sid Trotter, Tenisha Manumalo, Sean De Guzman, Harley De Graaff

Back: Cameron Walters, Harrison Sterling, Terrayne Collins-Maginley, Grifin Crawford, Nicholas Hopkins 3rd: Tyeana Schedewy, Angelina Yu, Mikey Harema, Conrad Blank, Erin Whittley-Pegg, Mrs Healy 2nd: Liam McNabney, Sakura Ludolph, Makayla Petersen, Lucy Innes, Siobhan Murphy, Kaylee Alcock, Tycey Feleti Front: Eliza Rebenschied, Maddison Wech, Oliver Richards, Zac Bagby, Kaycee Norton, Chloe Fallon

Back: Rhys Niccolls, Tuhirangi Dawson, Miss Wilshire 3rd: Noah O'Malley, Grace De Witt, Zeila Harrison, Hubery Zhang, Sam Jenner, Teimaalaima Manumalo 2nd: Aspen Burridge, Jessica Love, Izzy Ashe, Ella-Jae West, Janelle Milne, Luca Zylstra-Law Front: Leah Sainty, Alice Brooker, Ruby Wech, Mary Innes, Rylee Cotton, Lucas Mitford-Taylor

Back: Cassie Yu, Tomomi Eda, Ayako Sudo, Antonio Morgan, 3rd: Zac Crawford, Aston Stonelake, Billy-James Hemana-Dawson, Sapphire Herama, Johnny Huey, Mrs Hards 2nd: Shun Sakagami, Charlie Thornicroft, Ruby Bagby, Adam Hopkins, Haillee Greaves, Jacob White Front: Tilly O'Sullivan, Lola Hamilton, Renee Stanners, Gabby Crabb, Frankie Groenhart, Alex Holland, Carlos Costa Leversha

Back: Mr Prins, Kevin McNeil, Oliver Graham, Ren Shoji 3rd: Brody Ludolph, Emily O'Neill, Ricki Kemp, Maisie Balfour, Paige Stone, Samantha Williams-Robson 2nd: Reece Hemana, Jesse Attwood, Briannagh Lynch, Maddi Brooker, Tiua Biremon Front: Brayden Boyle, Charlie Cheeseman, Seila Feleti, Taaric Haig, Chevy Gravatt-Manderson, Aria Dewe

Back: Dante Phillips, Keighly McNeil, Tobi Higginson, Jordan Teio 3rd: Jason Paddison, Dylan Michel, Finian Taylor, Oliver Janes, Malie Biremon 2nd: Kristel Davies, Polly Games, Daniel McFarlane, Tiua Kanipule-Eritai, Ms Jennett Front: Kenzie Jackson, Bailee Sterling, Mia Obradovich Bent, Ella Prime-Pemberton, Sienna Keoghan

3rd Place GREEN HOUSE!!! we have achieved so much during the year, from a strong start in athletics, great fun in the swimming sports, the competitiveness through Interhouse Basketball and Futsal which brought us some great results. As leaders, we are so proud of the contribution, participation and continuous smiles throughout the year, without our great Green House community we wouldn't have had the opportunity to lead from the front and show everyone the potential that our house has! Also a big shoutout to Mr Neville for your ongoing support through this journey :)) Chrysanthe, Eli & Grifin

Back: Keesia Gleeson, Ana Vaotangi, Christian Attwood, Daniel Lee, Riley Smith, Gus Berger 2nd: Christina Costa Leversha, Devita Tambunan, Georgia Mitford-Taylor, Alexie Ferguson, Jowan Nute Front: Skylah Short, Jacob Sager, Hayden King, Shane McNeil, Madison Smith, Chayse Lee

Back: Andrew Trotter, Kane Oldham, Flynn Calder, Oliver Whittley-Pegg, Eli Hallam 3rd: Mrs Heke, Lynita Holloway, Cruize McIvor, Damien Martyn, Chrysanthe Hawken 2nd: Eli Rountree, Ngākau Collins-Maginley, Morley Sutherland, Chelsea Wilson, Saphire Moke, Maddie Lucena Front: Elijah Howson, Konwae Anihana-Pugh, Kyra Norton, Liana Dove, Piper Strudwick, Conor Jones

Back: Jack De Witt, Abiatara Tepulolo, Tommy Wilson 3rd: Cison Chow, Cain Fallon, Tara Williams, Emma North, Peter Zhu 2nd: Van Smith, Brooke Stafford, Keala West, Mia O'Sullivan, Tabitha Gleeson, Zoey Zheng Front: Milla Reekie, Ava King, Nick Williams-Robson, Noah Sager, Keelan Boyd, Kasey Lee, Annabella Molloy, Mrs Tennant

Back: Maia Collins Bowman, Jack Retimana, Saskia Wigman, Mr King 3rd: Ava Manumalo, Ruby Corry, Riley Deans, Holly Bell, Samantha Johnson, Levi Connon 2nd: Milaan Armstrong-Parrant, Sean James-Johns, Carter Bishop, Rebekah Nicholls, Tegan Richards, Kate Innes Front: Rocco Lee, Lochie Reid, Jet Stonelake, Tai'atta Rhodes, Jade Davies, Isabella Gimblett

Orange. 1

Back: Mrs Smith, Tioti Robertson 3rd: Troy Healey, Isobelle Ferreira, Sophie Bolstad, Tait Brown, Talia Bentley 2nd: Caleb Brown, Declan Middleton, George Williams-Mart, Katie Fuller, Gina Mazzon, Holly Druce Front: Isabella O'Flynn, Annabel Atkins, Coen Bravenboer, Zane Turner-Imms, Lottie Collis, Phebe Duffy

Back: Kyro Price, Oscar Bond, Dan Wenzlick, Cameron Davey, Quinn Collings, Harri Mills, Ms Cross 3rd: Nick Healey, Flynn Burke, Poppy Billington, Josephine Greenwood, Kaya Travan, Pierce Perez 2nd: Tess Buckland, Charlotte Cassidy, Ryan Brebner-Fox, Brooke Lucas, Ashlie Bissett, Rizza Gracio, Alex Paule Front: Libby Elstone, Elisha Hollis, Carlos Ferreira, Leon Taing, Ty Stent, Pippa Hale

Back: Lexx Meale, Timothy Roper, Oliver Adams, Rudi Vermeulen 3rd: Willow Whitham, Yash Topiwala, Diago Winkler, Taenoa Tumoa, Jaime Dunn, Ella-Renee Hargreaves, Gabriella Dawson 2nd: Dr Zhang, Ruby Geurts, Curran Blanchette-Burton, Zoe Finking, Charlotte Greenwood, Katelyn Pow Front: Amber He, Faye Dobson, Violetta Paprotskaya, Kalib Smith, Gabby Magnusson, Oliver Friedt

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Back: Mr Brewer, Tumoa Tumoa, Bella Bentley, John Taylor 3rd: Lucian Teo, Kayla Sutton, Chloe Billington, Enreti Ioane, Karairai Takaatu 2nd: Mali Bennett-Smith, Sam Macky, Ewan Waddell, Lakshmi Ranju, Bella Pollard Front: Shiah Fenning, Kara Strong, Alana Edge, Tayla Davy, Morgan O'Flynn, Luca Corinaldi

Back: Whaea Awhina, Tiraha Gazzard, Ryan Membery, Hutch Teina, Hannah MacLachlan, Flynn Christian 2nd: Makayla Dell, Mackenzie Butler, Anna Sollitt, Lizara Cuthell, Allyson Sheffield Front: Alysha Healey, Ruby Smith, Adam Evans, Savanah Noble, Finlay Robson, Deegan Thompson

Back: Brayden Strong, Nathaniel Chapman, Reefe Hale, Shannon Harris, Olivia King 3rd: Raven De LaCruz, Jaegar Brennan, Charlotte O'Connor, Caitlin Sidwell, Megan Maclachlan, Rudy Skilton 2nd: Naoya Komatsubara, Luca Cornege-Kjar, Jayden Appollis, Zariah Welch, Reagan Grice, Mrs Maginley Front: Maz Blacker, Catherine Paterson, Jaiah Gray, Oliver Davies, Ella Joblin, Sophie Callender

victory for orange! What a crazy year it's been this year Orange House! Despite all the ups and downs we have another successful interhouse year, winning the interhouse cup once again! Thanks to all the whanau teachers and Mrs Rhodes for all their hard work and encouragement this year, we couldn't have done without them. Cody, Cormac & Petra

Back: Shanick Simmonds, Bella Coleman, Ava Bravenboer, Mr Bukasa 3rd: Natalia Meale, Maxwell Meale, Jack Merton-McCafferty, Naoto Onishi, Max Boundy 2nd: Chanelle Douglas, Caitlyn Parker, Ethan Pollard, Nikki Wood, Sarah Pow, Finn Craig Front: Jamie Spence, Vincent Knott, Riley Dearlove, Mia Morrison, Jack Aukett, Charlie Blampied, Mila Farnworth.

Back: Vanessa Healey, Hoani Birch, James Waddell, Guy van Egmond, Toby Webb, Ms Chitty 2nd: Henry Mohr, Mauricio Bueno De Lara, Luka Bennett-Smith, Sarah Coop, Conor Gallagher, Shakiya Davy Front: Frederick Mayall, Zoe Spence, Alicia Webb, Celine Taing, Eva Fitzgerald, Ursula Graham, Petra Blanchette-Burton

Back: Mr Stewart, Sasha Dell, Anton Legler, Ethan Whitham, Tim Alekseev, Safia Price 2nd: Riley Clark, Emma Munro, Alex Craig, Savanna Conradie, Cadence Davis, McKenzie Reid Front: Mattie Collings, Connor Passingham, Caitlyn Clarke, Aiden Velthuysen, Anna Williams-Mart, Denali Stubbs, Lucas Membery

Back: Mrs Stanbra, Ngauea Taaun, Grady Collis, Jared Membery, James Webb, Joshua Clarkson 3rd: Lyall Sutton, Erin Lane, James Fuller, Dana Huisman, Hannah Davey, Melissa Thysse 2nd: Megan Hughes, Emilia Porter, Niall Christian, Dali Smith, Scarlett Hughes, Sila Colman Front: Beau Donovan, Amy Miller, Ryan Berger, Ebby Eaton, Ayla Harrison, Bosco Chan

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Back: Liam Kumerich, Jack Campbell, Charlize Graham 3rd: Mr Morris, Blake Ion, Ryan Broughton-Johnson, Jeston Brown, Rushlee Hudson, Jade Emerson 2nd: Chalise Tolhopf, Caitlin Johnson, Wynn Coleman, Indiana Durrant, Taelon Wrightson-Brown, Jonas Anderson Front: Robbie Hart, Hope Oliver, Connor McFarland, Kristen Taylor, Tereina Namae, Sam Hurt, Lily Meredith

Back: Mr Winiana, Logan Scarth, Jamie Farrell, Tegan Davies, Beau Morgan 3rd: Beau Bone, HyeBin Jung, Jaden Shaw, Phoebe McCracken, Luke Brown 2nd: Josh Perkinson, Izzy Rhodes, Devin Lee, Estonia Hardie, Ethan Genet, Ivy Goodall Front: Luka Minter, Samuel Hudson, Corbin Lees, Millah Fox, Caitlyn Wilkin, Maia Iverson

Back: Miss Turrell, Bwaroko Tebutokai, Davey Newcomb, Devon Warden 2nd: Jessica Van Zyl, Kereopa Karaitiana, Kora Namana, Lizzy Perkins, Isabella McCormick, Tehina Courtenay, Joel Evans Front: Natalia Gilchrist, Jayde Jackson, Isla Gove-Larritt, Riley James, Alisha Campbell, Melissa Hart

Back: Mr Rutherford, Korotaake Tebutokai, So Fukuda, Victor Dodiarto 3rd: Matte Perrin, Akira Manwaring, Taylor Williams, Maya Elsmore, Isla Sherriff, Ashton Harris Front: Deegan Uddenberg, Shay Britton, Kahlia Kira, Priyal Patel, Maddison Tapp, Frankie Mortimer

Back: Kerwin Brown 3rd: Tamatea Winiana, Cate Walker, Sean Greene, Charlie Iversen, Jake Paganini, Liam Anderson 2nd: Mr Waugh, Sara Newcomb, Chris Saunders, Thomas Vegar, Marie Putnam, Ambrosia Hardie Front: Cameron McCraken, Kiera Thomson, Zoe Popham, Carys Davies, Noah Pownall, Kyran Shaw, Scott Marshall

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Back: Clark Putman, Indy Jackson, Jacob O'Flaherty, Yusuke Maeda 3rd: Lucy Campbell, Jhett Thomas, Zoey Marsden, Anne Santos, Katie Rhodes, Mrs Holdgate 2nd: Arahia Tahitahi, Zoe Gabriel, Shaylah Bowmast, Akito Suzuki, Jacob Pangilinan-Nunn, Mikko Gibson Front: Charlotte Hames, Ava Auber, Poppy Campbell, Zinnia Solaris, Sam Petre, Josh Hodgson

5th Place Well, its been quite the year! One we were not expecting as a house. Purple House has pumped out so much energy - a force to be reckoned with; placing high in the interhouse swimming; a short year of which we know more interhouse events would have seen more amazing achievements. Mr McLagan; all of the Purple House teachers, seniors and whanau reps; we owe a big thank you to for supporting us through our roles as Purple House prefects. We really enjoyed leading Purple House and look forward to hearing about the successes of Purple next year. George, Mackenzie & Annabelle

Back: Logan Gray, Georgia Howlett, Nathaniel Vernardakis, Theo Steens, Jack Peel 4th: Joseph Michels, Annabelle Robertson, Elena Hawes, Kate Popham, Charlie Casey 3rd: Mrs Meets, Amber Parfett, Zoe Knapp Spens-Black, Declan Shaw 2nd: Soren Namana, Adam Atkinson, Luka Vegar, Fletcher Sceats, Mitchell Heaven, Front: Sarah Morrison, Eleanor Murray, Sophie Murray, Jackson Gray, Luca Farmilo

Back: George Bogue 4th: Mischa Mortimer, Ulysses Solaris, Nik Redwood, Mackenzie Durrant, David Kira 3rd: Molly Marshall, Kyron Smith, Lexi Emerson, Alex Walker, Clio Callinan 2nd: Christina Greer, Evie Munro, Gretel Michels, Mattie Jacobs, Mrs Caldwell Front: Bailey Wilford, Harrison Thompson, Oscar Green, Troy Taylor, Malacai Oliver-Fraser

Back: Ms Wullings, Caspian Hardie, Morgan Griffin, Peter McHale, Oliver Warden 3rd: Amy Lambert, Nina Robertson, Elijah McNeil 2nd: Jessica Walker, Luke Hawes, Jimmy Yang, Annabel Milburn, Maddy Priem, Finn Gibson, Zack Woodcock, Chloe Macfarlane, Athena Rodd, Front: Inangaro Haurua, Zoe Turner, Ivy Mason, Eli Sands, Murdoch Phillips, Fergus Charlton

Back: Ms Hojem, Will Turner, Izaak Lees, Grace Oliver, Coco Bone, Savana Abbott-Butler, 2nd: Annabelle McKenzie, Charkana Green-McLeod, Rylie Travers, Miriama Iversen, Taylor Turner, Georgia Marshall, Front: Taylor Jury, Sophie Lee, Lucy Hurt, Ben Iversen, Madi Burns, Samuel Wech

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Back: Mr Schnetler, Jethro Saleupolu, Flynn Powell, Jade Fussell 3rd: Logan Sykes, Grace Sammons, Kiara Wilson, Grace Pickett, Davina Leafa, Yotaro Nishi 2nd: Nathan Barber, Aroha Boyd, Annika Bayer, Jean Keet, Ben Young Front: Abby Hurt, Emily Collins, Lily Wilkins, Billy Wildermoth, Tim MacGillivray

Back: Jacob Furniss, Anthony Ngakuru, Sammie Le Bas, Miss Woodfield, Daniel Cameron, Cole Mathers 2nd: Jayden Barber, Jio Han, Hinano Yoshikawa, Bianca Frandsen, Gemma Schollum, Joy Saleupolu Front: Ezra Morley, Thea Buick, Austin Nightingale, Frankie hassan, Aaron Graham, Naitik Patel

Back: Acacia Tippett, Sarah Hughes, Lennox Wright Thomas Guy, Alexandra Gordon, Michaela McDonald 2nd: Ruby Darby, Jaz McMullan, Ava Jane-Rashleigh, Tom Tyrrell, Dylan Roberts Front: Scott van Bakel, Neo Stanbra, Jacob Chown-Mills, Lucas Rose, Zac Gray, Mrs Carse

Back: Samuel Burton, Mr Gipps, Sam Bayer, 4th: Jahlia Epiha, Mia Cooper, Nathaniel Tate-Allen, 3rd: Neesian Davis-Banks, Matang Airam, Indigo Parker, Naumi Teinabo, Ah-Lee Ebiretia 2nd: Ayesha Bhandari, Antoinette Newbold, Ella Tunnard, Andy Schollum, Tula Brumby, Tali Demeulemeester Front: Emma Hart, Taine Mahoe, Michael MacGillivray, Sarah Barber, Danielle Keats

Back: Kaitlyn Repia, Jeremiah Saleupolu, Amelia Burton, Louise Daum, Zac Cooper 3rd: Quinn Morley, Raymond Gedye, Kye Williamson, Flynn Medland, Mr Yates 2nd: Joseph Repia, Grace Holt, Jessica Young, Sienna Innes, Olivia France Front: Blake Olsen, Georgia Lorenzen, Matt Wong, Ailish Keenan, Helen Ly

Back: Mr Lenihan, Oliver Cunneen, Sam Darby, Arlo Harrison, Phoenix Newbold 3rd: Maddison Jane-Rashleigh, O’Shana Lima, Ioanna Corrie, Abby Higgins, Taylor Perris, Zara Innes 2nd: Andrew McNaughten, Brooke Connor, Kade Carden, Braxton Petricevich, Bethany Keenan Front: Mitchell Davies-Barnes, Ella Smith, Joseph Saleupolu, Caitlin Manson, Rheg Zabala, Maia Martin

6th Place The remarkable Red House remained with high spirits and positive attitude throughout this year. Despite the unprecedented times, these delightful events returned the joy and excitement back into school. Our strive for success brought us very close to winning the inter-house basketball, where all performed their best. What caused most amusement after lockdown was the organised inter-whanau activities from which each whanau participated with great enthusiasm. This created a competitive spark within each individual, positively impacting their involvement in other house events. We are proud of the efforts of Red House; we have our house dean Mr Morris to thank and Mr Sweeney for their support. We also appreciate the support from the Year 13’s within our house, for assisting and contributing ideas. Overall, it has been a pleasure to be house leaders and good luck for next year. Nellie, Ademe and Ian

Back: Mr Dutton, Barnaby Paul, Taj Oliver, Callum Hall 3rd: Courtney Vaissiere, Isla Holt, Aaron Skipper, Josiah Joyce, Sebastian Smith 2nd: Kiara Coulthard, Jade Tomas, Eliza Eyre, Maiya Jones, Cassidy Du Toit, Ruby Tupia Front: Zach Gibbs, Alexia Penniall, Xzavier Andrew-Martyn, Mason Newbold, Seth Comrie, Esekielu Rota Ikaue

Back: Mrs Moran, Jamison Lawrence, Finn Massey, Luke Gray, William Wu, 3rd: Kororia Murray, Mahana Demeulemeester, Maddison Cato, Olivia Hay, Louisa Vaissiere, Oscar Jiang 2nd: Haydn Roscoe, Riley Gibbs, Paul Keenan, Shawn Neale, Calum Boyd, Benjamin Manson Front: Archy Prajapati, Kaspa Edmonds, Shanae Curtis, Matai Young, Zulykha Van de Wijdeven, Kaeli Chapman

Back: Carey Skinner, Ms Maday 3rd: Tobey Sykes, Eli Waterhouse, Staria Korewha, Nicholas Schollum, Zac Geary 2nd: Jamie Sinclair, Tui Collier, Hamish Strong, Tiffany Marsh, Yuki Baba, Koko DeMeulemeester Front: Marcus Speed, Joel Gedye, Jacob Knott, Jessica McNaughten, Emma-Jayne Clayden, Jacob Woodcock

Back: Gemma Price, Ella Woodcock, Avril Bartlett, Emma Davies, Reuben Benwell, Ian Thysse 3rd: Renee Perris, Sheriyah Scott, Mikoto Shinoda, Jackson Guy, Finn Cunneen, Tyrin Lipsey-Maclean 2nd: Dontaye Davis, Joe Rickwood, Mr McNaughten Front: Livana Brown, Matthew Hay, Nikita Penniall, Anthony France, Kyla Payne, Rachel Frandsen

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Back: Jared Mcdonnell, Austyn Holbrow 3rd: Miss Fleming, Portia Goldsbury, Madeline Martin, Marlan Dewage, Finn McClintock, Saloni Fine 2nd: Sally Ma, Flynn Foote, Jake Beardmore, Micah Gibson, Marcus Leabourn Front: Daniel Paea, Torey Flaherty, Joshua Smith, Shan Shan Wade, Sarah Shaw, Katie Wheeler

Back: Mr Welch, Jade van den Berg, Mabo Yau, Alex Jensen 3rd: Jack Hewitt, Samara Paxton-Penman, Carla Sanders, Aaron Heald, Ben McMurtrie, Luka Rissman 2nd: Malia McLellan, Xavier Jacoby-Pati, Jennifer Gregson, Sandie Foster, Gemma Hollis, Jacob Burgess, Kieran McClintock Front: Rita Browne, Dylan Meredith,Emerald-Ireland Flaherty, Jake Rambande Dewage, Emy Roberts, Hevannia Harvey, Rama Marrow

Back: Karebau Taubuki, Neleta Lanyon, Oteika Baukie, Mr Stirling Back: Marlon Fa'ale, Zac Farmiloe, Alex Barnes 3rd: Reuben Hood, Santana Fletcher, Samuel Telfer, Ethan Scalabrini, Sophia Jones, Gabby Assante, 3rd: Charlie Green, Michael Gregson, Serge Sweeney, Cam Taylor, Rosa McChesney, Stephanie Owen 2nd: Bianca Munro 2nd: Matthew Telfer, Lily Powell, Alyssa Gore, Logan Jones, Ms Stimson, Xavier Jacoby-Pati 2nd: Brennan Nicolls, Johnny O'Flaherty, Tommy D'Urban-Burgess, Amberley Shannon, Ben Blair, Front: Ryan Hewertson, Luca Herbulot, Abbie Lethbridge, Taylor Karaitiana, Ruby Harrington, Thomas Mulock-Houwer, Flynn Van Germmert, Jenna Farrell Mason McGawon Front: Deane Jones, Jane Foster, Flynn Mahady, Kaeleb Dovey, Gemma Ashton, Loky Chapman, Tesimoni Fine

Back: Leroy Eru, Korbyn Holbrow, Jayden Mather,Daniel D'Urban-Burgess 4th: River Usmar, Mika Jacoby-Pati, Miss McMillan 3rd: Nick Cooper, Harrison Watts, Rhianna Schedewy, Poppy Stenbeck 2nd: Emma Veer, Rose Muirhead, Jessica Telfer, Amelia Martin, Grace Adams, Freya Beardmore Front: Mia Beardmore, Esme Greenwood, Olivia Maginley, Toby Leabourn, Sam Peo, Hannah Long

Back: Isabel Mather, Kaitlyn Monti-Ellery, Levi Lonsdale, Jack Lanyon, Luca Issell, Nicholas Mulock-Houwer 3rd: Mrs Searle, Lai-wah Tonana, Paige Long, Larz Schedewy-Johnson, Matthew Bowyer, Luca Issell 2nd: Mili Ah-Lee, Otis Neely, Sam Leonard-Drucker, Patrick Yorke Front: Mollie Rouse, Joe Kuwano, Matty Flavell, Sienna Pierce, Bella Shaw, Alisha Callahan,

2nd Place Yellow House has had a great year. We have thoroughly enjoyed taking up the challenge of leading Yellow House. We were very successful in many of the house events this year; we took the win for interhouse swimming and carried out the rest of the events with lots of enthusiasm and drive, delivering us into 2nd for the year. A big thank you to Mr Koers for all your time, effort and help throughout this year, especially after the departure of one of our house leaders midway through the year. Thank you to everyone who participated in events. We are very proud of Yellow House and we wish you the very best for next year and your leaders. Rhianna and Holly

Back: Mr Frost, Harrison Mann, James McMurtrie, Pete Chow, Vincent Schroeder, Fiona Yu 3rd: Kaamei Taubuki, Ioue Lanyon, Atangibuti Kamarie, David Georgetti, Caleb Ripley, Brooke Mirfin 2nd: Momo Zhu, Chelsea Ryburn, Liam MacFarlane, Niamh O'Neill, Sophie Mahady, Rosie Chapman-Wilding Front: Jayfu Li, Tara Chieng, Tegan Stanley, Morgen Meredith, Zahli Lethbridge, Saffron Schedewy-Johnson

Back: Mr Koers, Josh van Niekerk, Patrick Mackinnon, Tristan Melling, Anna Pashley 3rd: Kyuss Scott, Leah Jones, Aniwa Heke, Nadia Schedewy, Tamsin Greenwood 2nd: Seb Pearce, Blake Ryburn, Hinata Aki,Amy McMurtrie, Ruby Taylor, Scarlett Long Front: Ryder Ashton, Ava Ripley, Lachlan Stanbra, Josh Blair, Oly Gipps, Ned Parker

Back: Eddi Rhedfern, Dayna Edwards, Josh Bowyer, Joshua Burgess 3rd: Mr Dockery, Alexander Rutherford, Lockie O'Neill, Ana Fine, Leilani Jones 2nd: Wei Chin, Jodie Shaw, Luci Millar, Jess Palmer, Jackson Edwards, Khadja Clarke Front: Cleo Carmichael, Arlin Long, Awatea Heke, Jake Rambande Dewage, Isabella Gipps

Back: Grace Whiting, Ashton Werner, Mia Mills, Matteo McClintock, Daniel Russell, Hannah Spragg 3rd: Volaki Meafou,Troy Olsson, Minnie Stratton, Benjamin Baukie 2nd: Holly Hewitt, Anna Downs, Hannah Donoghue, Rita Eru, Daniel Murphy, Zara Yorke, Ms Wade Front: Van Scott, Max Stenbeck, Sam Burgess, Kelsey Kuli, Lily Newall

INTERHOUSE Athletics

BLUE HOUSE WIN

Well done to those who participated in the Interhouse Athletics in February. This was our first event for the year; we hope you all had a lot of fun. Congratulations to Blue House for taking out 1st place, followed by Yellow in 2nd place, Orange in 3rd. Best dressed teacher was Ms Armstrong with her fabulous green outfit complete with green contacts, and best dressed student was Arlo Harrison in a Spiderman outfit. The day was captured by David McLeod, Nasia McLennan and Willow Whitham.

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INTERHOUSE Swimming YELLOW HOUSE WIN

A big congrats to Yellow house for winning Interhouse Swimming! It was closely followed by Purple (2nd), Orange (3rd), Blue (4th), Red (5th) and Green (6th). Well done to all those who participated. You were awesome and gave it a go. Thank you! Thanks to Jacob Mathers and Tui Collier for taking photos.

INTERHOUSE Basketball GREEN HOUSE WIN

The Year 7 & 8's competed on the Monday of Interhouse Basketball week: Orange House came first, followed by Red in 2nd place and 3rd place went to Green. Year 9 and 10 competed on the Wednesday with Green first followed by Red, and Orange in 3rd place. The overall winners for the event were Green followed by Orange in 2nd place and 3rd went to Red. Well done to all of you who participated! Thanks to Tui Collier for taking photos.

INTERHOUSE Futsal ORANGE HOUSE WIN

Just before Lockdown 2.0 in August, the houses battled it out for the Interhouse Futsol champions title. Orange were the victors, with Green coming in 2nd and Blue in 3rd place. Yellow too out 4th place, followed by Purple in 5th and Red in 6th.

A short film by Hoani Birch CONGRATULATIONS TO Hoani Birch, who’s film 'A Story For All' was selected as a finalist in the ‘Focus On Ability’ short film awards. The awards are international and designed to encourage filmmakers to focus on the ability of people with disabilities.

internationals internationals - covid smovid HOW QUICKLY THE INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT world has been turned upside down! In January we were busy hosting our first tour group of South Korean students and by March back in South Korea those same students found themselves in one of the biggest hotspots of Covid-19 in the world. Covid-19 has effectively ground the International student programme to a halt. The year has been one of change and adjustment. We have had to get used to flight cancellations, students being put on chartered flights, lockdowns, working from home and students unable to enter New Zealand or return home. In amongst all of this we were able to include a wonderful trip to Rotorua and Taupo. Hobbiton has always been a favourite destination and this time was no exception. The white water rafting expedition was the highlight of the trip for most. An exhilarating experience of white water and white knuckles as students hung on for all they were worth down fast flowing rapids. To ease aching bodies the group soaked in the hot pools in Rotorua then took in the sites of Taupo before heading back to Auckland via Raglan. For the remaining students it has been a challenging year. Contact with home is limited to Zoom meetings and phone calls. To return home for holidays or Christmas will see the chances of being allowed back into New Zealand in the short term all but disappear. The International Department wants to thank all of the International students, their homestay parents and of course International Department staff who have made the most of such difficult circumstances. Let us hope that there will be some encouraging developments in the not too distant future that will see a return to a full programme. Alistair Elder - International Director

Pasifika WHAT A HECTIC YEAR THAT WAS! We started the year practising for the A&P show, however due to Covid-19 that was cancelled. We didn’t let this stop us from practising; we performed at the school assemblies for Kiribati language week, which was a real privilege, as we got to showcase some of our traditional dances. We also got the chance to preform during Peace Week. I look forward to seeing what the year has install for our Pasifika group for 2021. Korotaake Tebutokai - Pasifika Rep

Steam

IN STEAM STUDENTS ARE OFFERED a wide range of opportunities and a broad range of skills and disciplines across the four rooms. These include music, dance, drama, electronics, robotics, 3D printing, sustainability, several art processesincluding clay work, painting and printing- fabric technology, wood, metal, pewter casting, food, biotechnology- creating bioplastics, recycling plastic and food preservation. Students can create in all these areas in order to solve the problem they have decided to focus on. It has been an

interesting, developmental, frenetic and exciting year in STEAM and we look forward to the further growth in the STEAM area with the ideas we are planning for in 2021. The second half of 2020, with a revised timetable, has seen STEAM being able to offer opportunities for students to follow their own passions and work on tasks which focus on the environment or the community. Many students are working in groups to pursue an area that they have decided is important to them. These ideas and projects range from supporting animal sanctuaries and the SPCA, to developing a system that warns of low stream levels on a farm, with many other amazing topics across a broad spectrum in between. Each student or group has been asked to develop their ‘problem’ and to design and create solutions across the four STEAM

classes. This has fostered a greater ownership of the work they are creating and we have seen a rise in the determination and resilience of students when pursuing their solution ideas. It is wonderful to see the students living the school Values through STEAM and being able to readily discuss their projects and the purpose behind them. With this being the first year of STEAM at Mahurangi College, we have been monitoring student views and gathering feedback. We use this to to adjust and develop new ideas and processes to best benefit the students. The current process of students following their own passions has certainly been popular with the students. Geraldine Healey

2020 HAS SEEN US WELCOME a new cohort of Year 7s, grow to 5 syndicates and fire up our STEAM programme. It is a year that has sent us many challenges, which we have all faced with true Mahurangi College PRIDE.

ursuing excellence. In class and learning from home our, students have continued to set themselves high expectations. Many students showed their problem solving talents in the Otago Problem Solving competition, The Morris and James writing competition produced some excellent work and for the first time we had writers enter the New Zealand Writers Awards.

especting self, others and our place. We have continued to find ways to show our respect for our diversity. We've developed our skills to show and earn respect in an online environment and seeked out opportunities to demonstrate to the community that we care, including a tree planting venture where we helped plant native trees at the Scandretts.

nnovative and curious. Learning in an ever changing Covid environment has brought these skills to the fore. We have found ways to transition our learning in and out of lockdown ensuring we make the most of each learning opportunity whether at school or home.

etermined and resilient. Brought to the fore in 2020 we have managed to explore a range of topics despite the turmoil that Covid level changes have put us through. As well as the core topics of Mathematics, Reading and Writing we have managed to explore a range of Health, Science and Social Science concepts through some inspiring inquiries.

mpathetic and kind. A necessity all the time, 2020 has given us new reasons to reach out and support each other and forced us to find new ways to do this. In Lockdown Google Meets from our homes became a great way to get to know each other; classes in 2020 have developed an extra special life long “where were you in 2020?” connection. Year 7s went to camp at Marsden Point and enjoyed a peer support programme with the Year 13s. I know I will remember fondly the teachers and students I shared the unprecedented 2020 with. Caroline Armstrong

Junior School

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Lockdown Life Imitating Art Challenge During the Covid-19 Pandemic Level 4 lockdown the junior students kept themselves busy with a number of different activities including the 'Life Imitating Art' challenge.

RUAKAKA OUR NEW JUNIOR STUDENTS began their year spending two days at Marsden Point camp, Mangawhai. The purpose of the camp was to get to know each other while exploring a range of outdoor activities. Students kayaked and paddle boarded, shot air-riffles and bow and arrows at targets (and even each other using soft archery arrows). They soared on flying foxes, raced down water slides and challenged themselves with trust activities and obstacle courses. We can only run these camps with the help of volunteer parents, and we are very grateful for the dozens who joined our students and staff. Many thanks to you all!

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KARANGAHAKE GORGE

DURING THE LAST WEEK of term 4, 230 students, prefects, parent helpers and teachers headed down to the Karangahake Gorge to the beautiful Dickey Flats Adventure camp. Students spent the week camping in tents and taking part in challenging and fun activities each day; including abseiling, bush craft, bivouacking, tramping and rafting. A big step up from Year 7 and 8 camps; the camp is designed to challenge our students to be adventurous in the outdoors and to learn what it means to be a member of a working team. Well done to everyone involved.

out & about

GREAT BARRIER After a delayed start, 111 students, parents and teachers descended on Great Barrier Island for our annual Year 13 leadership and outdoor adventure camp. The hot, dry January weather played a part in ensuring an enjoyable if exhausting expedition. Unheeded advice regarding good quality socks resulted in a few painful blisters, however, through endurance, these were carried as a medal of honour. The incredible 360o views from the summit of Hirakimata provided much consolation. The camp ended with a BBQ and concert at Port Fitzroy, with Mr Winiana’s Bravo Company taking out first prize for ‘Great Barrier Island’s Got Talent’.

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TONGARIRO

BACK IN MARCH, JUST BEFORE Covid-19 started really sinking in its teeth, the Year 12 Geography classes headed to the Tongariro natural environment to carry out their geographic research. After a long 7 hour bus ride with plenty of sightseeing stops we arrived at the Rangipo Desert to carry out the first lot of data collection, alongside getting the hang of the geographic equipment. Each of the many groups collected, observed, took photos, sketched and collaborated in the cold winds in the Rangipo. The next day started with an early breakfast at 6:30am before we headed out to the beginning of the Tongariro Crossing. A large 19 km walk starting from the Mangatepopo Valley to the Ketetahi Springs taking in Mt Ngauruhoe the Red Crater and the Emerald Lakes. Each hill, twist and turn never seemed to stop. On a good day if the sky is clear the peak of Mt Tongariro and the astonishing view of the crater lake and emerald lakes

comes into view. Breathtaking. Well worth the slog up the Devil’s Staircase (which is aptly named), was well worth the struggle. That night we headed to the Chateau for a celebratory dinner. Everyone got dressed up and enjoyed the evening, even finishing the night off with ping pong and pool. The next day we finished off the collection of the data in the Rangitoto Podocarp forest and wrapped up the day in Ohakune (town of the giant carrot). The next morning we headed home with many memories left in our heads of this fantastic geography trip. A special thanks goes out to all the parents and teachers that helped make this trip possible - we literally would not have been able to do it without you!

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Vault Magazine is our arts and culture magazine, celebrating the talents of students at our school. Former Mahurangi student Claudia MunroBoga launched this project in 2017, editing and producing 4 issues before she left. With no one coming forward to pick up where she left off, Vault Magazine was discontinued when she left school.

In 2019 Willow Whitham and Perry Pitcher, (Year 12 students at the time) both felt it was important to continue on with Claudia's vision, to celebrate the students' creative talents and so took on the role as co-editors and put their first issue out in July 2019. "We both co-edit and co-design the entire magazine each school term. We love everything art and design wise and couldn't think of a better way to express it than a cultural magazine".

along with talented musicians, artists, cooks and more. We depend heavily on these people, they are what make up the Vault Magazine." Willow and I work collaboratively as editors on the design, layout and content for each issue with Willow's amazing illustrative covers setting the tone for the entire magazine. Seeing the final printed copy is the most rewarding feeling for these two young editors and their peers, and flicking through each completed issue; it's easy to see why.

"As this is a completely student run magazine, we try to include as much of the students' work With Willow and Perry heading off to University as we possibly can. Displaying, writing and cultural achievements in all areas of the arts is the Vault is passing into the capable hand of Guy, what drives the magazine. We have a collection Briar, Louise and Aniwa in 2021. of talented writers that come up with articles

In the

Y R A LIBR

The library has been a home for avid readers, card players and those who play board games for a long time. While still continuously being a useful and helpful resource of information to further students learning. Its upkeep managed by the school librarians Mrs Cornege, Mrs Lane and Mrs McLennan and it’s many student prefects and librarians. The student librarians have given up their own lunchtimes and morning teas to keep the library running smoothly. Being friendly and helpful to their peers looking for books and diligently shelving hundreds of books back onto the shelves.

Even though numbers have had to be limited due to the virus outbreak, the Mahurangi College library has still managed to run its lunchtime events. Events such as Live Cluedo and Harry Potter Day were organised, promoted and run by the amazing library prefects this year. They all worked extremely hard to create these fun and exciting lunchtime games for all the other students of the school as well as maintaining order in the library. Hopefully next year larger numbers of students can enter allowing the team to create new and exciting events and games for future students. Nasia McLennan, Head Library Prefect.

PEER MEDIATION

Keeping our school safe and positive It has been a delightful journey leading the Student Mediation Team throughout the year. We’ve been working hard to aid the school and its students to solve the problem of bullying. I’ve been a part of the team for the past two years and I’ve gained a lot of knowledge which will come in handy later on in life. Mediators are responsible for planning and running events like Pink Shirt Day and Peace Week. This links in with the Peace Symposium, run by the Peace Foundation, which we attend along with mediators from many other schools. The theme of Peace Week this year was diversity, especially in the arts. Events at our school that took place over the week, were cultural dance items, painting the annual Peace Week banner along with chalk drawing and a great collaboration related to diversity in food, led by the international students. All events were run by small teams from the mediation team. In 2020, Mahurangi College needed to hold its own Pink Shirt Day, on a date that worked for us. This was because we had exams at the time the rest of Aotearoa New Zealand held their day. Pink Shirt Day stands against all forms of bullying, and especially homophobic bullying. This year has proven to be difficult with the Auckland region returning to lockdown for a second time this year but the mediators have worked effortlessly to help other students. As mediators, we’re trained by the school counsellors to aid other students in their troubles with each other, and guide them which, in turn, builds up their confidence in building and maintaining relationships with their peers. We always meditate in pairs, so we model a positive cooperating relationship as we mediate. Though my time leading the mediators has seemed short, members of the Student Mediation Team have all contributed their very best to helping other students. We had a strong start and a strong end to a difficult year. I’d love to see the team grow and continue to support each other over the next few years. Malia McLellan - Prefect

DANCE

Dance continued to grow at Mahu this year, and had a very exciting year, despite setbacks from Covid. Momentum Dance Company represented the college at the DanceNZMade Interschool Auckland Regional Competition very well, taking out first place in the solo categories in years 9, 10, 12 and 13, first and second place in duos, and they were the Open Team Champions for their dance “Overthinker”. Impulse Dance Group continued to develop their skills under the leadership of senior students Kristel Davies and Vanya Dunn, and performed at assemblies and the Dance Showcase. Senior dance students were lucky enough to work with a range of guest tutors this year including James Luck, Sheniya White, and ex student Cade Hansen. The Dance Showcase itself took on a new form this year, and came to life across two lunch times in term 3. Students eagerly rushed to get a coveted seat at the two performance days to cheer on students from all year levels showcasing their work from the year. Performances included all year 10-13 dance classes and extra curricular groups - Impulse Dance Group, Momentum Dance Company, Dance Club and the newly formed Year 7/8 Dance Troupe. Emily Woodfield - Head of Dance

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MUSIC I remember that the last statement from the 2019 Yearbook Band page read as follows, “...we can’t wait to see what unfolds for us in 2020.” Well, what has unfolded has been extraordinary, in every sense of the word! The band programme has continued in 2020 as best it can. The most active performing band has been the Jazz Combo. This year we were joined by Sage Lee on alto sax 2, Tim Alekseev on keyboard and Nathan Strong on bass guitar. We have continued with George Bogue on tenor sax, Ryan Stam on alto sax 1, Robbie Ennis on drums and Alex Bindon has moved to guitar from bass this year. We were very disappointed that the Bay of Islands Jazz and Blues Festival was cancelled and we have had to limit our performance opportunities to assemblies and awards ceremonies at school. The other bands - Stage Band and Kahui Ako band have continued on amidst constant disruption and this year there has been stellar improvement from the Stage Band. There has been new music in 2020 and hopefully 2021 will allow us the opportunity to perform it. 2020 needs to be considered a growth and learning year for repertoire. Players continue to move from the Kahui Ako Band into the Stage Band and there are still a number who play in both. Kahui Ako has continued to support the local primaries offering places for students who are sufficiently experienced to play. They often come recommended by their music teachers and it is great to see such cool community spirit and opportunity across music education in our district. Again, there were performances tagged which did not eventuate. Maybe next year, fingers crossed. Harmony Group has continued under the guidance of our vocal tutor, Trudy Lile, and like the rest of us, it has been severely impacted with the disruptions, lockdowns and lack of performance opportunities. It is a real credit to student determination and dedication that these groups continue to attend practices and learn new material. An early morning junior singing group also started this year. The aim of this group is to start the week on a positive note as research shows that singing has a huge impact on physical health and well-being, something we are acutely aware of at the moment. A new musical initiative has been a folk group - consisting of mainly violins, keyboard and Irish tin whistle. We are lucky enough to have Lucy Ingham (Year 8) from Ireland who has been able to join us. This group has been managed by Maxwell Meale (Year 13) and is progressing rapidly. We are hoping that we can perform at the Whangateau Folk Club in 2021. This will be the first time we have connected with this group. Kate Popham deserves mention through excellent performances and wins in both song writing and guitar/vocal performance competitions at a national level. There are other extra curricular groups which have continued to enter competitions through video submission this year. They may have had their wings clipped somewhat, but their enthusiasm has never waned. To conclude, on any given lunchtime a wander through the Music Department will show a real buzz of activity. In that regard, 2020 has been the same as every other year with students who amaze and delight us with their talent, camaraderie and dedication.

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y t i l a h o s p it

2020 has been an interesting year for Hospitality! We introduced a double period class for the Hospitality Academy. This was BRILLIANT! It gave us the opportunity to create more professional dishes and operate on an

“industry” level. This was showcased in our cake unit where we produced some elaborate creations and sold them at a cake stall fundraiser for Te Korowai Aroha.

their Barista Certificate and really enjoyed learning how to make nutritious meals on a budget to fuel themselves once they are out in the big wide world. Our Espresso Bar was full steam!!

All L3 students had the opportunity to gain

Debbie Hodder - Hospitality Academy

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TECHNOLOGY DESIGN & VISUAL COMMUNICATION The students completed a range of creative designs this year, with Level 1 students designing a transportable shop, Level 2’s designing an autonomous vehicle, then a beach house that considered the challenging ocean-front environment, and Level 3’s having open choice, including things like electric sports cars, a train station, a hydrofoiling boat, eco-housing, gaming controllers and more. They used a range of skills from sketching through to 3d modelling and animation.

HARD MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY

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FURNITURE students have developed hand and machine tool use through various creative projects, including everything from deck chairs to ukuleles, and have done the prototyping for next year’s project - a wooden surfboard! They have learned valuable carpentry and other industry skills, and gained a range of practical credits that will set them up well for anything from home hobbies to future work in the construction industries. DESIGN TECHNOLOGY students have produced a range of innovative designs using cutting edge technology. Level 3 students have designed and constructed electric vehicle’s for the EVolocity competition. Level 2 students designed and constructed swing chairs with laser-cut inlays, and finished up with their own custom designed and 3D printed drones. Level 1 students built deck chairs followed by a custom skateboard. JESSICA MCNAUGHTEN

MICHAELA POW

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JULIETTE TWHIGG

EMMA STRETCH

COCO BONE

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evolocity IN YEAR 13 DESIGN TECHNOLOGY, students complete one project: The EVolocity Electric Vehicle. The EVolocity competition is a unique event in New Zealand where school teams compete in a range of events to decide who has built the best electric vehicle. It includes 2 and 3+ wheel events with the regionals held in Auckland. Students get the opportunity to work with, speak to and visit a number of Universities including University of Auckland, Unitec and sometimes the University of Canterbury. We regularly attend the University of Auckland and Unitec with build days during the course of the year. This experience helps prepare students for exciting 21st century careers and empowers them to create a more sustainable future. This years regional Auckland/Northland event was held at RNZAF Whenuapai Base with all four Mahurangi teams taking part and running. The Mahurangi teams did incredibly well, winning all open events and University of Auckland awards at this year's event. A massive congratulations to our teams who were: "Dark Knight" (Ian Thysse, Kate Rowe, Trent Eagle and Emma North) who won “Fastest in Street circuit/Gymkhana Carts”, “Best Economy Run Carts” and “UOA Most innovative Engineering”. "After Burners" ( Ryan Torkler, Griffin Crawford, Alex Bindon, Tan Robertson, Cormac Blennerhassett and Caleb Ripley) who won "Fastest in Drag Race Carts", “UOA Most innovative Electronics" and the main “UOA Show Award" “E=MC Hammer” (Nicholas Mulock-Houwer, Josh Bowyer and Alexander Rutherford)who won the "Fastest in Drag Race Bike” and “Fastest in Street circuit/Gymkhana Bike” “Rust-eze” (Oliver Whittley-Pegg, Jacob Mathers, Aaron Heald, Cameron McMullen, Ethan Guerin, Jeremiah Saleupolu and Harrison Sterling) came third in the Drag race for carts. Well done again to the teams, an incredible effort all year with incredible results. Photos have been provided by Darryl Torckler.

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sustainability

This year, six groups of Year 9 students and three groups of Year 10 students took Education for Sustainability. During this class students investigated the four pillars of Sustainability, which are environmental, social, cultural and economic. Activities this year

included working in the garden and enjoying freshly picked cucumbers, tomatoes carrots and lettuce. We also propagated native tree species, worked on a flower garden and investigated the issue of litter on campus. Students did water quality

surveys of the river and participated in bird observations/counting. Additionally in term 4 students participated in our annual shellfish monitoring program at Whangateau Harbour. Naomi Wade

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CONSTRUCTION Y ACADEM

THE CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY was established in 2019, as part the Board of Trustees's vision to provide a meaningful and effective pathway for students to enter a career in the construction trades. A national and global skills shortage has created opportunity for students to “earn while they learn” in a trade and the Construction Academy allows students to experience various related trades through carefully planned work experience opportunities to ensure they make informed career choices when they leave school. Students in Yr 12 and 13 are enrolled with the Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation (BCITO) and thus gain credits towards their future apprenticeship as well as their NCEA qualification. Besides offering skills and theoretical knowledge, great emphasis is placed on the student’s all round work readiness by building their confidence, self esteem and capacity to work in a team. Partnering with local businesses and experienced tradesmen has proven very successful thus far and we have successfully placed several students in full time apprenticeships over the last two years.

We aim to develop a greater awareness about the significant opportunity in the trades that remains relatively unknown to many students. "We don’t know what we don’t know"- giving students the opportunity to meaningfully expand their knowledge and experience in the trades while at school is significant; it brings purpose and urgency to their learning which spills over to all aspects of their schooling. This year the students have spent the year building cabins and outdoor furniture for the new Yr 10 camp site, as well as building a 'tiny house' from scratch, which will be auctioned at the end of this year. This project has given them the opportunity to complete a house from the trailer base right through to fitting out the kitchen and bathroom. The students were involved in the electrical and plumbing work under the guidance of professionally registered tradesmen. This has been an excellent project for the students, to work through a dwelling from initial plans through to completion. Next year the academy plans to build a new style of cabins and another tiny house, to further extend the learning opportunities for the new students. Hugo Vaughan

Commerce

THE YEAR KICKED OFF with a bang with a visit from Tim Brown Co-Founder of ALLBIRDS, described by Time magazine as the business who created "the world's most comfortable shoes." Tim was kind enough to share his inspirational journey from an NZ All White player to material/footwear entrepreneur speaking to over 300 of our students from the Commerce, Geography and Textile Technology departments.

The Year 10 enterprise and commerce students had some experience of design, critical thinking and problem-solving before they started on their business start-up and lean canvases. One of the activities enjoyed by the students was working out how to make origami structures. Here are some of their efforts. Overall, it was a challenging experience for all commerce classes running businesses

against the backdrop of COVID-19. We were unable to run our hugely popular Year 10 and Year 11 Business market day. However, we overcame, pivoted and developed our very own online Mahu marketplace! Students feedback was positive and they learnt much from the experience. The Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) has been another success. In September, Reiko Pham found out that she had secured a place on Entrepreneurs in Action event. Reiko said, “It was the best experience ever. I learnt so much about the challenges of business startups and also how other entrepreneurs were coping with the effects of COVID-19.” Over the year, our Year 13's competed in five different challenges which are judged by the Auckland Business Chamber, YES members and a panel of New Zealand Entrepreneurs. We are very proud to say that two of our

eight teams came first in the North Auckland Region in three of the challenges. "Touch Cosmetics" were winners for Product Validation and Communication, led by CEO Reiko Pham and team members Liam Hooper, Victor Dodiarito, Rizza Gracio and Cristina Costa Leversha. Touch Cosmetics makes natural, vegan lip balms made from fruit which has been discarded by the food industry. The team were keen to highlight how much waste is created and how it can be used for other “more fruitful” purposes! Our second win was Laceration Fins - Promotion. Co-CEO's Annabelle Mckenzie and Mackenzie Durrant were keen to get the word out to surfies about they new affordable fin product, handmade and available in custom colour-ways. Their gorilla marketing/promotional video was a huge hit with the judges. Rebecca West

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WRITING COMPETITION WINNERS

Year 7 1st Place - Thea Buick 2nd Place - Chilli Jamieson 3rd Place - Taylor Karaitiana Year 8 1st Place - Milla Reekie 2nd Place - Charlie Blampied 3rd Place - Gemma Moore

Year 9 1st Place - Maja Plesko 2nd Place - Maddy Priem 3rd Place - Caitlin Sidwell

Senior Creative 1st Place - Mona Schmidt 2nd Place - Aniwa Heke 3rd Place - Lexie Van Santen

Year 10 1st Place - Charlotte O'Connor 2nd Place - Tui Collier 3rd Place - Yash Topiwala

Senior Academic 1st Place - Jowan Nute 2nd Place - Robbie Ennis 3rd Place - Coco Bone

monsters are real - by Thea Buick 1st Place Creative Writing, Year 7 Monsters are real. I know this for a fact- as there was one hiding under the bed. It was huddled against the wall next to a dead moth I had affectionately named Sparky, and it was baring plaque coated fangs in my direction. I covered my nose and mouth with a hand; I was going to reach into the thick dust to pick it up and my hayfever was sure to disagree with that. Slowly, as not to provoke it, I reached under the bed, feeling blindly. I heard it scuttle slightly so I peered under the bed again- it made a guttural snarling sound, one that would be best described as a smoker with a blocked nose coughing. I knew someone else who had experience with these creatures, and one of them had actually bitten her, leaving the wound festering. Shuddering, I slowly back away from the bed, underneath which awful scrabbling and gnawing sounds emanated. This one was most definitely a biter. I had caught a glimpse of it before, and that was enough to last me a lifetime- yellow teeth, grimy outstretched claws grasping at thin air and wild savage eyes. I checked my watch and realised it was getting late- and I desperately needed a drink of water. My throat was dry with fear. Shutting the pastelblue door firmly behind me and shoving a chair up against it, I jogged to the kitchen and filled up a plastic cup; I didn’t trust my shaking hands to hold glass. Focusing on breathing in deeply, I mentally prepared myself to attempt to make contact with it again. I was in no hurry to be in the same room as that feral abomination and so I took my time in washing my cup and putting it away. Checking the time again, I opened the door that led to the hallway cautiously- just in case it was out there- and noticed something that wasn’t there before. Grubby, sticky paw marks were all up the walls, the claws at the tips clearly visible. The marks were a dark brown, muddy and solidifying where they were slathered up the walls. They would take me ages to clean. They were also a message; the creature was loose and roaming the house. I start to panic, my heart pounding heavily, so loudly that I was sure it could hear. How long was I in the kitchen? How did it get out? Of course, the most pressing question: Where is it? Of course it was in the dusty, cramped crawl space of the attic- making life insufferable for me- crouched in a corner like a gremlin. On its little dirty face it wore the expression of a dog that had been caught chewing something it wasn’t supposed to be eating. Rolling up my grey sleeves, I tentatively crawled into the gloom, seizing the creature firmly with trembling hands as it twisted and snapped. Its mouth got a little too close to my arm for my liking, so I quickly dropped it through the hatch that leads up to the attic. It regained its feet quickly and leered at me. I tried following up my advantage, but it scurried out of the room with a sound of grating claws against wood. Eventually I caught it, with a mixture of bribes and despair. It was 8:30 when the monster had been tamed, its matted pelt combed to a shining mass of silk, the grime under the nails cleaned and washed. It’s face had been scrubbed, until no trace or spot of mud remained. It was sleeping now, clawing at the covers as if it was a dog chasing a rodent in a dream,

and it was hard to believe that this creature was the same thing that had terrorised me earlier. The door opened. “How was she?” Asked Mrs Reefer, the parent of the child. “Oh, just the usual.” “I don’t know what we’d do without you! You’re such a reliable babysitter. Nobody else would look after her, and I have no idea why! She’s an angel.” Yeah, sure. An absolute angel.

untitled - by Milla Reekie 1st place, Creative Writing, Year 8 My claws grated on the icy concrete path winding through my territory. The sharp wind stung my nose with scents of hungry opposers, as shrill bird calls of the morning awakened. Sunshine tumbled over the horizon, but smells of possums and other vermin still hung in the air from the night. The abruptly painful yank against the collar on my neck reminded me to keep at my owner’s side, no matter how enticing the scents were. Suddenly a new smell hit me, the smell of a big dog. A dog capable of taking my title of ‘alpha’ from me. My eyes locked on the threat; muscly, agile, large, with sunlight shining off his black coat, and nut-brown eyes glittering with superiority. Rumbling through my throat and spilling out my barred teeth, I let a growl escape my muzzle. A sharp tug on my leashed neck cautioned me against this action but I knew the big dog had understood my warning. “Stupid dog, you never stop growling do you?” Although I didn’t know these words, I hid my eyes from my ‘owner’ anyway, not daring to suggest weakness with the enemy before me. I sensed the unease and dread dripping off my owner as he led me closer to the block in my path. Watching the dog’s toned muscles flex rhythmically as he strutted toward me, I tensed my own muscles, waiting for the threat to dare come closer. The thumping of my heartbeat in my throat seemed almost audible as my stomach handled jolt after jolt of adrenaline rushing through me. Even though my legs and my insides felt volatile, I was ready for the opposer. I had to protect my pack. Ignoring the pleading eyes of my owner, I ignited a rumble in my throat, a warning sign to the enemy as he continued on my path. Every step the dog took, he grew bigger and bigger. The pump of my heartbeat quickened and my insides flipped over. Could the dog sense my fear? Intimidating confidence was oozing from the dog as he strutted ever nearer. He was too close. What could I do? My short breaths became shorter. I felt a rush of air pass me and the hot metallic scent of blood before I knew what had happened. Cold morning air stung my bitten leg and a small, begging whine broke free of my mouth. The threat had attacked before I could. Merciless and arrogant was the bark that followed. My stomach plunged with regret at not acting fast enough and I quickly lowered myself into a submissive position. Trying to keep from crying out at the searing pain in my leg, I felt vulnerable cowering in the victorious silhouette of my new alpha. I had lost my territory. Suddenly empty and worthless, I glared up to the alpha dog. How could he? I whimpered again as I felt myself slipping down the hierarchy.

exhilirated - By Maja Plesko

grands esprits - by Charlotte O'Connor

Exhilarated Adjective To make one feel very happy, animated, or ecstatic.

Cleo (student): Ugh, French, great…. I despise this class. Our teacher sucks. Does she even know what she's doing? I bet she just makes it up. I don’t care about how to ask the time, I HAVE IT ON MY PHONE! And I especially don’t give two flying crows about what you did on the weekend. Oh gosh, here she comes. What if she can hear my thoughts. I’m in trouble. Ahhh I don’t want to be in trouble. What if it's detention! What if I’m not allowed on the trip to France!? It’s okay I didn’t do anything wrong. Did I?... What’s this? Oh, it’s my assessment results. I’m not going to look. Wait but what if I failed? Okay, now I have to look… Achieved? ACHIEVED! She gave me an ACHIEVED!? I’m done with this

1st place, Year 9 Creative Writing

The feeling of happiness when you return from a prolonged trip away to reunite with your family. They are full of adrenaline to witness your return. When you are standing on stage under the blazing illumination of the lights above, in your exquisite costume anticipating dance prize giving. When you have listened to several other names and finally yours is called out for first place. How you watch the tranquil, gorgeous and orange sunset illuminate the sky. The sun rays warm you up like an electric blanket hugging your body. The whole atmosphere makes you realise how lucky you are. The feeling when you drop off a soaring 134m high platform being weightless, the wind whisking you around, eventually the slack of the bungee cord. Finally you conquer your biggest fear. Synonyms: lively, cheerful, zestful, thrill Exhilarated My wonderful and comfy shack It is a tranquil retreat where annoying visitors approach;, a minimalistic penthouse with a cluttered desk, a random drink bottle, orderly draws, a fraying teddy, entertaining board games lying unused collecting dust, and a place that feels vacant, waiting for something new. This is part of my wonderful and comfy shack. The stench of sodden shoes cramped together in a bucket full to the brim, an air freshener dangling from the rear view mirror, giving of a delightful fragrance concealing the rotten odour of tea, spilled by the devil related to me, a mud path traipse around from previous bike ride, a lone shoe sitting out of place with laces extending out for miles, and a area for adults only filled with razor-sharp equipment stacked neatly in order. This is part of my wonderful and comfy shack. A solitary drink bottle lid, patiently hiding like a drawn-out game of hide and seek, ingredients eager to be created into a pancake on Sunday, a single container lounging away on holiday, the mess of morning lunch making, a constant need for a fresh bottle of milk, the smell of toast burning, being rushed to cook, a cold, metal, and large storage box covered in upcoming event notices. This is part of my wonderful and comfy shack.

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1st place, Year 10 Creative Writing

teacher. Ugh how I would kill to be anywhere else but here! The chairs are agonising and the smell! It's indescribable. A nasal killer. At this point I would prefer to be cleaning up excreted faeces. But no, all we do is write finger cramping, pointless, exaggerated sentences. But no, instead we are forced to listen to a constant flow of annoying demands presented by an even more annoying person and her name Miss Bernard. Oh well, it's almost over anyway… The teacher signals. The students pack up. A sigh of relief as the lesson comes to an end.

Miss Bernard (Teacher): Ugh, 10 Kakapo, great…. I despise this class. These students have doubtlessly no respect. Aucun respect du tout! All they do is whine. Can they not see they will turn out to be idiots? Of course they cannot, they're idiots. Perfect, these four again. All hail….Tilly, she’s a little miss perfectionist. Tyler… Isn’t he too young to be here? Cleo, the overly self-absorbed one. And Beatrice the one who for some unknown reason will never SHUT! UP! Merde! did I just say that out loud…Doesn’t matter because it's time for the part of class I cherish most... Giving out results. I get to see the disappointment on all their displeasing faces…Oh goody, Cleo’s turn for misery... look at her she looks like she’s broken a nail. We all know how that means far too much to her. Maudire! Still 30 minutes of this hell class. No different to torture. Speaking of… Perhaps I'll make them clean the desks till they’re spotless. Indeed that sounds splendid. Or maybe they can each write me a 5-page essay. Indeed that sounds splendid. Better yet…. Detention! Indeed that sounds splendid…. The bell rings. The students stay seated. Detention begins.

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by Mona Schmidt - 1st place for,

It scurries across the page like a thousand black widows on a rampage. Sickly thin, spindling black thread hatches a permanence into words once left unsaid. Inside, a timbered sepia-stained soul weeps wildly, bound by the graphite skeleton that guarded it nightly. How it can only wish to be liberated from the hand to which it bestows liberty, to be stranded in its own state of mayhem. Birth given to the spiralling madness of no-one's thoughts but its own. So sad, silly. I feel this pencil must envy me: the monarch, master, mammon. Messiah. Limbs locked beyond the laminated plastic of countless pens that succeeded it, Its tired mind idles. Unnoticed, a sliver of silver hope slinks in the shadows, illuminated only by a paper balloon, la lune.

capitalism: the cancer of society a medical approach to curing social catastrophe by Jowan Nute - 1st place, Senior Academic Writing

Earth is plagued. Rural to urban, Europe to Asia - our world -, Papatūānuku She is dying. Unfortunately for us, this isn’t even the bad news. Long before her last breath - we’ll be obsolete. Cause of death: A philosophy of cancer. Cancer has four distinct stages, these stages give doctors a description of how augmented the tumour has become. They tell us whether the mutated cells have occupied - or yet to dominate - our organs. Cancer is perpetual growth; that is how it kills us. But we’ve heard this all before, this isn’t something new. Medical science is at a brick wall with cancer, as the years pass we are no closer to finding a cure. In fact, we may never cure it. This inconvenient truth - we can’t control all nature - sure is unsettling. However, this isn’t all doom and gloom, could incurable cancer actually be the cure itself? Is the nature of cancer, in fact, the medicine to stabilise the crumbling pillars of society? Several weeks ago that would have sounded totally ridiculous to me, that was until I read the blog of George Monbiot. George Monbiot, English journalist and co-creator of Extinction Rebellion, described cancer to be “infinite cell growth within a finite system”. He then used his definition as a political metaphor against our entire economic system. The comparison Monbiot made doesn’t try to rethink cancer or its detrimental effects on humanity; instead, he argues that society itself has become cancer. Monbiot’s metaphor is the biological bridge between the pestilence - growth until death - and the philosophy of millennial society ‘growth until death’. Our society of logos, technology and consumer culture is driving humanity to extinction. His message is this: cancer's infinite growth is our consumerist manifesto, the finite system: our planet. Put differently - capitalism is cancer. I had always heard of just facets of cancer: lung cancer, skin cancer, prostate cancer (corporate, cultural and consumer capitalism). It was these facets that made me to continually misjudge the leading destructive philosophy: Capitalism. This was a big eye-opener. However, challenging the entire economic model is bold and far from the traditional approach of old school environmentalists. This is because taking on capitalism is an

Senior Creative Writing I see its graphite skims past lost remains, remnants fading, fine. Thin as snakeskin, scarlet skin sheds like pencil shavings. So it turns within, to dreams galore, Where the nocturnals roam and sweep the dance floor. Where many a swan fly high, and float past its cage. Every time, a last goodbye. Only an outline conceals those saturated beasts of freedom. Not a finger to free it, no one to feed it with the stories of what it's like. To be at the centre of the stadium; the sun, the core of the planetarium. And to the scum some few feathers descend, where they waver witlessly. Godspeed. Oh! to be a bird, burden less, bathing in skies. Forth sent like ammunition, my art. In my ear, undying inkless ebony whispers.

Forced inside my psyche, Total tyranny. It’s cramped, crushed, hoodwinked, This pencil’s in pain. Heavy lead laundry declines past the surface, fleeting war submarine. Unlike I, this pencil seeks solace in the most unappreciated of things. Past rooms of golden cane candles, and ripened, pruned tangerines. Past sweet harps serenading in vain beneath the marquee. Past paradisiacal entities, spellbound enigmas waltzing merrily, it draws in a breath of the pleasant, peasant breeze. Melancholy on the balcony, Its stagnant sight swings, awakens. Cold charcoal irises. Flint stone, ring-barked stumps peer up past the heavens. Past me. Past me. And glance at what all could have become, had it been free.

extremely political, and hypocritical, stance. We owe our entire existence to capitalism so where do we start to critique it and cut it from the social body? We start with stage one: carcinoma in situ. To cure an illness we must identify its root cause. Growth. Our belief in eternal growth can be divided into three aspects of society; distractors, doomers and those who deny. In recent years we are seeing strange phenomena where the poorest seem to be voting in the interests of the extremely wealthy. I believe this is because we, as capitalist societies, have become dangerously distracted by our gluttony. Distractions have worked their way to every part of society: from television to Instagram. Programs of peonage such as Jerry Carl, Love Island and Eastenders endorse a sad egocentric culture. Manipulative and mendacious, the age of ‘meme media’ is a growing threat which curtains off the crisis before us. We can’t expect a two-party system to make the change for us. We’ve got to be our own doctors. Treating cancer alone - that is extremely difficult. Even Monbiot himself said that this whole time the fractions of capitalism have blinded the true killing and Nimoi Kline argues that small changes - no more media distractions - are a great place to start, but not a good place to stop. Putting a bandaid on a gushing wound still causes death. We have to cut more than just one mutation - we have to remove the doomers. The manifesto of a doomer might sound something like...“Humanity is dead. Humanity remains dead, and we have killed it”. The doomers are nervous nihilist fanatics who see the oil and climate crisis as the absolute end of everything. They’re fixated on fear. They fail to see any life outside our current economic royalties. We might label these kinds of people 'extremists’ but really we are all impartial doomers. Essentially their manifesto drives on the idea that being complacent is acceptable - just accept your inaction. We all use this scapegoat. It is convenient to do nothing when the alternative is unrewarding. Lazy - easy. Disaster. Our final cure is quenching the fire of denial. Denial is probably the strongest and most rapid mutation in our carcinoma culture. Deniers of climate science and resource depletion are also - frighteningly - often in the pockets of the capitalist growth engine. This group ‘trumps’ the lot. Naomi Kline calls these people “true planetary arsonists”. From Trump to Borris Johnson, Jair Bolsonaro, Scott Mossison and Modi the world is suddenly under the control of right-wing, climate-denying “strong men”. This isn’t the voters' choice, this is Clayton's choice. Votes to strong men silence our voice and turn up their profits - not exactly democracy? Capitalism has reached a terrifying situation. The economic model is now coupled with words like ecocide, climate breakdown, feedback loops and corporate imperialism. It has far preceded its use by data and only dumped a million more problems on society. As the doctors weigh up their options we only have a short time to reflect on our past choices. We need to understand that to truly cure ourselves we need system change and not climate change. Life or death hangs on that unstable thought. Society is like a human body. There are thousands of parts and pieces in which individuals can create the whole. These parts - race, economic, political orientation, and education - can fail or thrive within themselves. However, they are most at risk when the whole body, when the entire conscious society, is totally infected. It is time to act. We have no other choice. “From this moment despair ends and tactics begin” Banksy

NADIA SCHEDEWY - L1 Painting

KASPA EDMONDS - L1 Painting

TABATHA GLEESON - L1 Painting

AVA BRAVENBOER - L1 Painting

RUBY OLIVER - L1 Painting

SARAH NEWCOMB - L1 Painting

SAVANNA CONRADIE - L1 Painting

BRIDIE SATTLER- L2 Painting

MICHAELA MCDONALD - L2 Painting

MACKENZIE BUTLER - L2 Painting

MONA SCHMIDT - L2 Painting

MICHAELA POW - L2 Painting

art painting showcase

LOUISE DAUM - L2 Painting

GRACE THOMPSON - L2 Painting

NASIA MCLENNAN - L3 Painting

WILLOW WHITHAM - L3 Painting

KAITLYN MONTI-ELLERY - L2 Painting

ETHAN WHITHAM - L3 Painting

FINIAN TAYLOR - L3 Painting

NASIA MCLENNAN - L3 Painting

CATHERINE THATCHER - L3 Painting

WILLOW WHITHAM - L3 Painting

FINIAN TAYLOR - L3 Painting

ALYSSA GORE - L1 Design

EMY ROBERTS - L1 Design

CHLOE BILLINGTON - L1 Design

ZARA INNES - L1 Design

GRACE LEWIS - L1 Design

PRIYAL PATEL - L1 Design

POPPY BILLINGTON - L2 Design

ALICE WILLIAMS - L2 Design

AVA BERRY - L2 Design

PATRICK MACKINNON - L2 Design

art design showcase

JULIETTE TWHIGG- L3 Design

TAJ OLIVER - L2 Design

PERRY PITCHER- L3 Design

CARISSA SMITH - L3 Design

WILLOW WHITHAM - L3 Design

CANDICE BREWER - L3 Design

GRACE OLIVER - L3 Design

PETER MCHALE - L3 Design

WILLOW WHITHAM - L3 Design

KAITLYN MONTI-ELLERY - L2 Photography

EVA STERLING - L2 Photography

ASPEN BURRIDGE - L2 Photography

ASPEN BURRIDGE- L2 Photography

ARCHIE MOLLOY - L2 Photography

DYLAN MICHEL - L2 Photography

KAITLYN MONTI-ELLERY - L2 Photography

TAJ OLIVER - L2 Photography

JACOB O'FLAHERTY - L2 Photography

TAJ OLIVER - L2 Photography

DYLAN MICHEL - L2 Photography

art photography showcase

ETHAN REIFF L3 Photography

KOROTAAKE TEBUTOKAI - L3 Photography

JACOB MATHERS - L3 Photography

RYAN TORKLER - L3 Photography

COCO BONE- L3 Photography

CAITLYN LOVE- L3 Photography

KEVIN MCNEIL - L3 Photography

ZOE SPENCE - L3 Photography

THOMAS DANIELS - L3 Photography

NASIA MCLENNAN - L3 Photography

KOROTAAKE TEBUTOKAI - L3 Photography

ATHLETICS SEASON WAS VERY successful at both school and representitive level. The season started with school athletics day at Shoesmith Domain. The weather was supurb and was matched by some hot competition on the track and field with many school records broken.

AT H L E T I C S

A big thank you to staff who worked hard all day.

OVERALL INDIVIDUAL CHAMPS: (Highest accumulated points over a maximum of 6 events)

Rudi Le Prou - Year 7 Boys Sophie Townsend - Year 7 Girls Murdoch Phillips - Year 8 Boys Annika Bayer - Year 8 Girls Hutch Teina - Junior Boys Louise Makin - Junior Girls Sam Darby/Flynn Calder/Finn Stevenson Intermediate Boys Amelia Burton - Intermediate Girls Josh Lambert - Senior Boys Zali Taylor - Senior Girls

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NEW RECORDS BROKEN Rudi Le Prou Year 7 boys 400m 1:09:10 min (old record 1:11:32 min) Sophie Townsend - Year 7 Girls – High Jump 1.30m (old record 1.26m) Daniel McFarlane Year 8 boys – Shot Put (4kg) 7.54m – (Old record 6.91m) Tumoa Tumoa - Year 8 Boys 200m – 28.44sec – (Old Record 28.54sec) Cisco South - Senior Boys – High Jump 1.80m – (old record 1.75m)

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BASKETBALL SENIOR BOYS This season of basketball as been one like no other. We started off with a promising and very excited team. Even though it was a new team introducing 6 new players we began to grow as a team, starting off the season with a win. This showed promise for a good season and after a few close games and some more wins we were getting into a rhythm. However, this is when COVID hit again and sadly our season was finished. This was a disappointing end, especially for our senior players. A big thanks to our coach Bevan for coaching us and to our manager Fiona for all the organisation and also being the team’s mother. We wish all the best to next years team and hope they have an uninterrupted season. Harrison Sterling

SENIOR GIRLS This season has been very eventful for the U19 basketball girls. We introduced many new players into the team and over the season gradually improved individually, whilst strengthening our bond as a team. As a result of our hard work as well as Fi and Bevan’s dedication and support towards the team, we ended the season with a total of 3 wins and many close games. It was disappointing that the season had to finish early due to COVID but we are all looking forward to being back on the court next year. Eva Sterling

Awards RECOGNISING EXCELLENCE IN BASKETBALL SENIOR BOYS AWARDS Senior Player of the year: Tamatea Winiana Te Kaiamo Leadership: Harrison Sterling and Tamatea Winiana Fletcher Trust Trophy for Most Valuable Player: Ethan Scalabrini SENIOR GIRLS AWARDS Senior Player of the year: Naumi Teinabo Rongo Leadership: Eva Sterling Fletcher Trust Trophy for Most Valuable Player: Naumi Teinabo Senior Player of the year: Naumi Teinabo

VOLLEYBALL WE'RE PRETTY PROUD of our Senior Girls volleyball team representing our school at the North Harbour competition. Coached by Ellyse

Goodwin, the girls play weekly at the Barfoot & Thompson Netball Centre. Their team spirit is commendable and they are such a pleasure to

watch. If you get the chance, come along and support our girls!

A RC H E RY

MAHU SWIMMING CHAMPS Well done to everyone who competed in our Mahurangi College swimming event. Ryan Hewertson - 1st Year 7 Boys Eva Fitzgerald - 1st Year 7 Girls Fergus Charlton - 1st Year 8 Boys Annika Bayer - 1st Year 8 Girls Joe Kuwano - 1st Junior Boys Hope Sakey - 1st unior Girls Finn Stevenson - 1st Intermediate Boys Ava Bravenboer - 1st Intermediate Girls Logan Sykes - 1st Senior Boys Zali Taylor - 1st Senior Girls

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Underwaterhockey LIKE MOST SPORTS THIS YEAR, UWH suffered with little game time. Eight of our thirteen students who were selected to trial made the Northerns teams. They bought home Gold, Silver and fourth from Wellington. Yeehew! Congratulations to our senior students selected for 2021 NZ teams: U18 team - Jayden Early, Matt Elder, Charlotte O’Connor, Lockie O’Neill and Finn Stevenson, U21 teams- Rowan Buick and Caleb Ripley. This year the Mahurangi UWH Club is exceptionally proud to present the school with two new cups. Each cup honours a family who without their dedication, commitment and hard work there would be no UWH at Mahurangi. Thanks for your dedication. The Axford Cup recognises student excellence in achievement and performance in UWH. Terry, using his wealth of experience and coaching skills, set the building blocks of our club. In 2015 his son Forrest Axford secured gold at the World Champs in Barcelona bringing Mahurangi UWH our first international gold medal Forrest also coached our junior teams to nationals. The Snedden Cup recognises the student excellence in their sport as well as strong commitment to team and club. In 2016 Colin began to manage the club, he fostered the club culture of hard work and commitment. His son Elliot a medallist at the 2019 World's competition in Sheffield has for the last 7 years coached Mahurangi students to reach their potential - Gold at Schools, Regional, Nationals competitions as well as NZ's U18 competition. Under his mentorship Mahurangi was awarded school of the year at Auckland Competition in 2019. Sadly he leaves us next year to pursue a career in Sports Science. Elliot we love you and will miss you terribly!

PRIZE GIVING AXFORD CUP FOR EXCELLENCE IN ACHIEVEMENT & PERFORMANCE Rowan Buick SNEDDEN CUP FOR EXCELLENCE IN THEIR SPORT & STRONG COMMITMENT TO TEAM AND CLUB Caleb Ripley PRIDE AWARD Lockie O'Neill

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CROSS COUNTRY

THE WEATHER HELD OUT for our annual cross country event. Despite the mud, the students had a successful day at the Warkworth Show Grounds. Competitors showed great strength and determination in completing the challenging, three paddock, course.

Congratulations to everyone who took part and a special thanks to the staff and senior students who helped out on the day.

results SENIOR BOYS - Josh Lambert SENIOR GIRLS - Zali Taylor INT BOYS - Nathan Strong INT GIRLS - Grace Richards JUN BOYS - Hamish Strong JUN GIRLS - Miriama Iversen YR 8 BOYS - Max Matthews YR 8 GIRLS - Charlie Blampied YR 7 BOYS - Ryan Hewitson YR 7 GIRLS - Chilli Jamieson

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Sailing

Although we had a relatively small team this year, we proved our capability to take the fight to larger teams throughout this season. We had a strong start to our 2019-2020 season, winning the Spring Regatta and successfully dethroning Whangarei Boys High School.

Equestrian The Eventers Challenge at Puhinui On the final day of school last year, 4 riders attended a new interschool equestrian event - The Eventers Challenge at Puhinui, placing a credible 4th place overall. Congratulations to Ella, Alec, Noa and Bailee. Highlight of the day was Ella’s clear round over the 95cm course. Northland Showjumping Competition Congratulations to our Equestrian team - Ella, Rylie, Bailee and Caitlyn - who won the Northland Showjumping Competition. Well done on your excellent horsemanship representing our place with pride.

Throughout the holidays and term one we trained vigorously, traveling up and down the East Coast practicing with many Northland, and Auckland teams. Over the past few seasons, our team has made significant comebacks rising to

the top 10s and 15s in the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 season. Our goal was to defend our position and judging by our progress this was becoming a reality. However to our dismay, with the current pandemic, our season was cut short. Both the North of the Bridge and the National Regattas had to be canceled. However, this hasn’t hampered our spirit and we are excitedly preparing for our chance to give it our all next season. Finian Taylor

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1. Early in the year, two members of the Hawken family – Chrysanthe, 17, and former Mahu student and brother, Tama, 19 represented New Zealand in touch rugby at the Youth Trans-Tasman Series in Newcastle, Australia. Photo courtesey of Mahurangi Matters. 2. Congratulations to George D'urban-Burgess, Tamatea Winiana and Chysanthe Hawken who made the NZ Youth Touch Squad for 2021.

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3. Well done Jack Retimana for qualifying for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Rodeo 2nd Division Bull Riding Team. 4. Congratulations to Robbie who threw a personal best to place 2nd in the NZ Secondary Schools Senior Javelin competition. Also to Brianna who placed 5th in 100m Hurdles Final and 2nd in the 300m Hurdles Final. 5. A massive shout out to our rock climber Esme who made a name for herself in the Auckland round of the National Indoor Bouldering Series. Esme placed second in the Girls U14 and 15th in the Women's Open division out of 88 competitors. 6. Congratulations to Georgia for winning her first gold at the NZ Grappler SJJFNZ OCEANIA OPEN 2020 Jui Jitsu Championship held in Auckland in February.

7. The Auckland Primary Scholastics Surf Champs were held in December last year. Well done Ziggy who placed first overall and to Taj who placed third. The combined results from Ari, Ziggy and Taj placed Mahu first overall in the Auckland Primary Scholastics.

HOCKEY WE STARTED OUR SEASON WITH a fresh young team, optimistic for the upcoming year. We found our stride early in our grading games whilst playing against some of Auckland's top teams and scored our way into the Harbour 1A division. Leading this team alongside my co-captain Grifin Crawford has been extremely rewarding. Although the season was disrupted multiple times due to Covid-19, the team was always optimistic and a strong comradery quickly formed. Unfortunately, our end of season tournament week was cancelled along with both exchanges, however, the boys pulled through and

brought home the bacon; securing the lower north trophy, winning 2-0 against Bream bay and 6-0 against Rodney. The boys and I would like to thank our coaches, Shane Dawson and Noel Roberts leading the team this year and being a big part of our hockey development. We would also like to thank our manager Warren Jones who kept us organised and on time. Best of luck to the team next year. Play hard boys. Alex Bindon

THIS YEAR THE GIRLS 1ST XI HAVE definitely been met with the craziest hockey season you could ever come across as our biggest competition was Covid-19. Our first game was a tester against Orewa 1XI girls; they gave us a run for our money after the first Covid-19 lockdown, and tested our girls abilities . We continued on with the hockey season coming across many great teams and many closely matched games. Unfortunately both Hauraki Exchange and Mt Roskill Exchange were both cancelled but our spirits stayed high as we played every game. A big thank you to the family and friends of the team, who have been there for games, transported us to Harbour and been our cheerleaders, boosting our spirits in those tough situations. A warm welcome to Daniel Higgs-Healy, to the girls team, definitely a shocker of a team to coach this year, but thank you for stepping up and coaching us. Alongside this we are saying farewell to Abby McNae for her coaching position. She has taught us well and will be missed. Shona Illingworth

PRIZE GIVING

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

1st XI Boys - Grifin Crawford MOST IMPROVED PLAYER Boys - Matteo McClintock BEST 9 & 10 PLAYER Boys - Volaki Meafou HOCKEY CLUB SENIOR TROPHIES: Logan Jones & Shona Illingworth BEST TEAM PLAYER TROPHIES: Tuhirangi Dawson & Carissa Smith

NETBALL 2020 NETBALL SEASON We have had 13 netball teams commit to playing for our school this year. We know many teams only played a handful of games due to the disruptive season with Covid-19 but we acknowledge their dedication and commitment to their teams. We recognise the zeal that all these players have for their sport and we hope to see this carry onto the next season. It was great to see our premier team placed in the top 4 in the premier grade at North Harbour alongside Takapuna, Rangitoto and Westlake who are all larger North Harbour schools. This was a great achievement for our premier team. We have 6 Year 13 players departing this year; Chrysanthe Hawken, Coco Bone, Holly Ripley, Ranelle Le Bas, Rhianna Schedwey and Aimee Goddard. Thank you for your commitment to school netball and we hope you will continue to have a lifelong passion for netball. Thank you to all our volunteers, coaches, managers, umpires and committee for your hard work and commitment this season. We hope that you will return in 2021. Maree Drost and Adele Holm - Teachers in charge of netball

NETBALL SPECIAL AWARDS Congratulations to the following recipients who were recognised for their commitment to netball at this year’s prizegiving.

Sportsperson of the Year for All Round Excellence Chrysanthe Hawken Ellen Cooper Memorial Award Holly Ripley The Drost Trophy for the most outstanding player of the year Ranelle Le Bas Rhodes PRIDE Trophy Coco Bone

TOU C H R U G BY SENIOR MIXED TOUCH TEAM Our Senior Mixed Touch team made it to the finals at the NZ Secondary Schools Touch Nationals in December 2019. They played a live streamed game against Howick on the Touch NZ website www.touch.co.nz. Congratulations to our Senior Mixed Touch Team who placed 2nd overall, just missing out on taking out the final with a narrow 10-6 loss to Howick. Congratulations to Chyrsanthe, Eden George and Tamatea for being named in the NZSS Touch Nationals Mixed tournament team.

SENIOR GIRLS TOUCH TEAM Well done to the Senior Girls touch team who placed 3rd in the North/West Regional Touch Tournament with their final game against Green Bay College winning the game 4-1 with Inangaro Haurua, Ava JaneRashleigh, Paige Brown and Alice Cleland each scoring tries. An awesome effort.

Y9& Y10 TOUCH Our Junior boys and girls teams, coached by students Chrysanthe Hawken and Tamatea Hawken, performed strongly at the North Harbour competition. Both teams finishing in the top two and qualifying to compete at the Auckland champs. Thankyou to our dedicated student and parent volunteers who continue to make an awesome contribution for our touch players.

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BOYS RUGBY

The 1st XV won the 1B competition again last year and North Harbour wanted us to move into the 1A competition this year.There were a lot of people who thought we won’t do well in the 1A competition however our coach, Mr Prins believed we could do it with a strong strategic game and good fitness. We had a big pre-season training finishing with 2 pre-season games against Orewa and Kaipara Wolves (Wellsford) before the 1A competition started. We lost both our pre-season games narrowly leaving us quite nervous about our first competition game against Massey. We lost the Massey game 27 to 20 however we played a very strategic and confident game. Massey were a strong 1A team. After losing the first game by 1 try, it made the boys more excited for the rest of the season. We continued with our extra training in the mornings and afternoons on Tuesday and Thursday to help us work together as a team. We got a second chance at the Murray Jones shield against Orewa which made the boys train extra hard. We won the game, getting the shield back after 9 years. This was definitely the highlight of the season. We also had a game against Rangitoto College that was recorded live on SKY TV. We won this game as well. This was a great experience and quite nerve-wrecking. Unfortunately, the season came to a standstill because of Covid-19. This was very frustrating for us as we were doing so well. Because of Covid some of our boys couldn’t get their caps for 20 games, jerseys for 30 games or blazers for 40 games in the 1st XV which was disappointing. However, congratulations to the Cisco South, Ryan Membery and Ethan Scalabrini who did get their caps and blazer this season. This was not how I pictured my last year of rugby for the college however it was a privilege to captain the team this year and I am proud of all that we achieved. A big thank you to our coaches and managers this season. Well done boys. Eli Hallam

GIRLS RUGBY

Just like everything this year, our Mahurangi Girls Rugby season was hampered by numerous barriers, but despite this, we have many positives to look back on. At the beginning of the season, we were greeted by many young rugby enthusiasts who were ready to give the game a go, which was especially encouraging and delivered record numbers. We were also introduced to the prospect that the Girls rugby was going to have the opportunity to participate in the annual Hauraki Exchange, which would have been a first. In preparation, we held additional trainings with the ambition of winning. Unfortunately, this was canceled due to COVID, meaning we couldn’t take our rightful place in changing the history of this event. However, we fought on and with the few games we played, we ended up 4th in the North Harbour Secondary Schools competition, which we were happy with.

AWARDS

OUTSTANDING SENIOR GIRL - Tenaija Fletcher OUTSTANDING SENIOR BOY - Tamatea Winiana PRIDE AWARDS - Eli Hallam & Samantha Williams-Robson LEADERSHIP - Ryan Membery& Jackson Gravatt

This year we will farewell five of our year 13 girls, of whom most have played over four years with this team; relaying their experience and knowledge to the newcomers, who I know are more than grateful. We wish these girls the best of luck, especially our fabulous Captain of many years, Tenaija Fletcher, who is going on to establish her rugby career with the North Harbour Women’s team. Finally, to our tremendous coaches and parents, we thank you endlessly for your constant effort and support, and to our manager, Mrs Schischka; good luck and have fun with your approaching bundle of joy! We should all feel very fortunate to have been able to have some sort of a season, I hope next year is much more smooth sailing, make it a real blast girls! Samantha Williams-Robson

football WITH EVERYTHING CONSIDERED 2020 has been a successful year for football at Mahu! Fielding a 1st and 2nd XI in both the Boys and Girls competitions. With an increasing number of players and high retainment levels, there is reason to be optimistic. Boys Football The 1st XI were promoted to the senior A3 division and competed exceptionally well winning 5 and losing 2 of their 7 league fixtures. In the knockout cup, a tricky tie at home to St Kentigern College is what faced the boys, and they rose to the situation, matching the premier team throughout, going down to a tight 3-1 loss. Whilst the boys lose a number of year 13's this year, they look forward to continuing their development as a team and have a number of promising players to carry the flag. The 2nd XI started the season with a new coach and a number of new faces. A closer affiliation with the first team to encourage development also helped with a number of those players stepping up. They finished the season with 3 wins, 1 draw and a loss from their 5 fixtures. Girls Football The 1st XI started the season with high hopes, keeping the vast majority of the squad from last season. The season proved to be tough, with the girls struggling to score goals and winning 2 of their 5 fixtures. The games were all close and characterised by good defensive structure and a positive attitude. The 2nd XI had a number of key players remain from last season but also a high number of new recruits. The girls grew into the season, game by game, winning their final fixture before the season was brought to a premature end. The coach and manager praised the attitude and effort throughout the season and they look forward to continuing the development next year.

Awards

RECOGNISING EXCELLENCE IN FOOTBALL ALISE ROBERTSON CUP FOR MOST PROMISING SOCCER PLAY Deja Pareta FIRST XI BOYS SOCCER PLAYER OF THE YEAR Samuel Telfer

PasifikaFono

CELEBRATING OUR PASIFIKA STUDENTS' SUCCESSES

Special Awards

OUTSTANDING YR 7 OR 8 PASIFIKA STUDENT: TAENOA TUMOA

OUTSTANDING YR 9 OR 10 PASIFIKA STUDENT: MARLAN DEWAGE OUTSTANDING SENIOR PASIFIKA STUDENT: NAUMI TEINABO PASIFIKA FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP: TAN ROBERTSON PASIFIKA PREFECT CERTIFICATE: KOROTAAKE TEBUTOKAI

Respect Awards Award for students who demonstrate respect and care for others and respect for self. This is both a core Pasifika value and a Mahurangi College value. ABIRETIA AH-LEE MILI AH-LEE TEKARARA AIRAM BENJAMIN BAUKIE MARLAN DEWAGE ELAINE EBARAIMA ANATETE TEVALEGA FELETI SALONI FINE INANGARO HAURUA ATANGIBUTI KAMARIE NELETA LANYON O'SHANA LIMA TEREINA NAMAE SANI RAMBANDE DEWAGE KAITATI ROBERTSON TAN ROBERTSON ESEKIELU ROTA IKAUEA MA'ATA SIKULU KOROTAAKE TEBUTOKAI NAUMI TEINABO TEATIIA TEINABO LAI-WAH TONANA CHANCE TROTTER RAI-TOKA TUMOA TAENOA TUMOA

Diligence Awards Demonstrating a good work ethic and applying themselves to the task at hand. These students have shown a core aspect for ensureing success. ABIRETIA AH-LEE MILI AH-LEE TEKARARA AIRAM MARIATA ATANIBWEBWE

BENJAMIN BAUKIE

LIMA O'SHANA

MALIE BIREMON MARLAN DEWAGE

KOROTAAKE TEBUTOKAI

ELAINE EBARAIMA ANATETE ERIA ERIKA SEILA FELETI

KAITATI ROBERTSON TEATIIA TEINABO NAUMI TEINABO TAENOA TUMOA

TYCEY FELITI ANA FINE ATANGIBUTI KAMARIE O'SHANA LIMA

Improvement Awards

KAITATI ROBERTSON

This is awarded to students who have shown a marked improvement as the year has progressed. This demonstrates an excellent attitude.

TAN ROBERTSON

MARLAN DEWAGE

TEREINA NAMAE LIEBU NIKARO SANI RAMBANDE DEWAGE

ESEKIELU ROTA IKAUEA MA'ATA SIKULU KARAIRAL TAKAATU AKOIA TEAKIN BWAROKO TEBUTOKAI NAUMI TEINABO TEATIIA TEINABO

AIRAM TEKARARA ELIZABETH HEPOTO IOUE LANYON AVA MANUMALO LAI-WAH TONANA CHANCE TROTTER

LAI-WAH TONANA CHANCE TROTTER RAI-TOKA TUMOA TAENOA TUMOA

Leadership Awards Students have demonstrated the willingness and ability to guide others, working with them to assist themin gaining success and confidence. ABIRETIA AH-LEE MARLAN DEWAGE ELAINE EBARAIMA ANATETE SEILA FELETI TEVALEGA FELETI ANA FINE ELIZABETH HEPOTO ATANGIBUTI KAMARIE KELSEY KULI NELETA LANYON

Academic Awards Awarded to students who have achieved in their academic studies. ABIRETIA AH-LEE MILI AH-LEE TEKARARA AIRAM JASPER ASHFORD MARIATA ATANIBWEBWE OTEKIKA BAUKIE IONNA CORRIE MARLAN DWEAGE ELAINE EBARAIMA ANATETE TEVALEGA FELETI TYCEY FELETI ANA FINE DEVINA LEAFA LIEBU NIKARO TAN ROBERTSON NAUMI TEINABO

SportsBlues

CELEBRATING SPORTING SUCCESS

This year was a different format for our annual Sports Blues awards combining our winter premier sports teams alongside our top performing athletes in a sports awards assembly held on our school site.

Due to the disruptions of COVID-19 many of our elite athletes missed the opportunity for representing their sport this season, however we were able to still acknowledge those who had, as well as our premier sports teams with nearly 60

Merit Awards

EQUESTRIAN: Molly Marshall GOLF: Dylan Lewis NETBALL: Ava Brown, Kiara Wilson SCOOTER: Cooper Steen SURF LIFESAVING: Finn Stevenson TAG: Ava Jane-Rashleigh, MJ Ball UNDER WATER HOCKEY: Jayden Earley, Matthew Elder, Jayden Mather, Lockie O'Neill, Finn Stevenson SERVICES TO SPORT MERIT AWARD HOCKEY: Tamsin Greenwood, Zara Innes, Megan McLachlan, Chloe Sutherland, Eli Waterhouse NETBALL: Eloise Balfour, MJ Ball, Ava Brown, Paige Brown, Chrysanthe Hawken, Aniwa Heke, Awatea Heke, Kaea Heke, Madeline Martin, Mia Mills, Charlie Iversen, Cate Walker, Maja Plesko, Rhianna Schedewy UNDERWATER HOCKEY: Matthew Elder, Tabitha Gleeson, Charlotte O'Connor, Rachel McGuire TOUCH: Chrysanthe Hawken, Tamatea Winiana

blues recipients - from top rep honours through to service to sport.

We acknowledged and thanked David Macleod for his contribution and support of school sport in his role as principal over the past 18 years. The students have enjoyed seeing him watch them from the sidelines. Students were privileged to hear from guest speaker Olympic Boxer Alexis Pritchard, who

Blues Awards

ATHLETICS: Sofia Barnett, Annika Bayer, Brianna Cadwallader, Maia Collins Bowman, Chilli Jamieson, Ava Jane-Rashleigh, Leah Jones, Robbie Mcfarlane BADMINGTON: Victor Dodiarto BASEBALL: Jaden Takiari BULL RIDING: Jack Retimana EQUESTRIAN: Bailee Sterling MOTORCROSS: Logan Jones ROCK CLIMBING: Esme Greenwood RUGBY: Tenaija Fletcher, Eli Hallam, Tamatea Winiana SOFTBALL: Jamie Glassford SURF LIFESAVING: Jayden Earley SWIMMING: Zali Taylor, Grace Richards TOUCH: Chrysanthe Hawken, Tamatea Winiana, Daniel D'Urban-Burgess UNDER WATER HOCKEY: Rowan Buick, Charlotte O'Connor, Caleb Ripley

awarded the new NZ achiever trophies to our NZ representative students - Chrysanthe Hawken, Tamatea Winana, Charlotte O’Connor, Rowan Buick and Jack Retimana. Highest honours went to sportswoman Chrysanthe Hawken and sportsman Tamatea Winiana. Karlie Stanbra - Director of Sport

Team of the Year SENIOR MIXED TOUCH

Sportswoman of the Year CHRYSANTHE HAWKEN

Sportsman of the Year

TAMATEA WINIANA

New Zealand Achievers BULL RIDER: Jack Retimana TOUCH RUGBY: Tamatea Winiana, Chrysanthe Hawken UNDERWATER HOCKEY: Rowan Buick, Charlotte O'Connor

Pride Awards

BASKETBALL: Eva Sterling, Harrison Sterling, Tamatea Winiana FOOTBALL: Deja Pareta, Robbie Ennis, 98 Bree Illingworth NETBALL: Coco Bone TOUCH: Teneija Fletcher HOCKEY: Zac Crawford

AcademicBlues

RECOGNISING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE IN 2019

EVERY YEAR MAHURANGI college recognises outstanding academic achievement by awarding our highest achieving students at our Academic Blues evening. Held in February, the awards are given based on the previous year’s

achievement, the results of which are made available in January. Our students have worked hard and been diligent and that has lead to their academic success and we are proud to recognise this by awarding them with our highest honour, an Academic Blue.

Year 11 Recipients - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS IN 2019

Congratulations to the following students who were awarded with Academic Blues for their outstanding achievements in 2019. ALISHA CAMPBELL 50 Excellence, 35 Merit.

SAKURA LUDOLPH 62 Excellence, 39 Merit.

JESS PALMER 76 Excellence, 44 Merit.

BRUNO REES-BAKER 50 Excellence, 41 Merit.

ALIEX TUNNICLIFFE 65 Excellence, 44 Merit.

NATHAN STRONG 77 Excellence, 29 Merit.

CAITLYN CLARKE 51 Excellence, 40 Merit.

CHLOE BILLINGTON 65 Excellence, 48 Merit.

GRACE THOMPSON 79 Excellence, 25 Merit.

CASPIAN HARDIE 52 Excellence, 28 Merit.

ALICE WILLIAMS 67 Excellence, 28 Merit.

MONA SCHMIDT 80 Excellence, 30 Merit.

SOPHIE STRETCH 53 Excellence, 44 Merit.

TALIA BENTLEY 68 Excellence, 42 Merit.

GUY VAN EGMOND 81 Excellence, 21 Merit.

NAUMI TEINABO 54 Excellence, 61 Merit.

MARIZANNE SMIT 69 Excellence, 29 Merit.

ZALI TAYLOR 87 Excellence, 23 Merit.

LACHLAN SIMPSON 55 Excellence, 29 Merit.

NATHANIEL VERNADAKIS 70 Excellence, 31 Merit.

AVA BERRY 91 Excellence, 30 Merit.

ZAC FARMILOE 56 Excellence, 36 Merit.

MICHAELA POW

70 Excellence, 44 Merit.

TAJ OLIVER 92 Excellence, 22 Merit.

JESSICA MCNAUGHTEN 56 Excellence, 44 Merit.

LEXIE VAN SANTEN 71 Excellence, 37 Merit.

ABBY SCEATS 95 Excellence, 20 Merit.

EVA STERLING 56 Excellence, 58 Merit.

BREILA STRAKA 72 Excellence, 19 Merit.

MACKENZIE BUTLER 96 Excellence, 12 Merit.

RYAN BROUGHTON-JOHNSON

57 Excellence, 45 Merit.

ANIWA HEKE 73 Excellence, 30 Merit.

GINA MAZZON 58 Excellence, 52 Merit.

LOUISE DAUM 74 Excellence, 40 Merit.

LEAH JONES 59 Excellence, 24 Merit.

POPPY BILLINGTON 75 Excellence, 32 Merit.

BROOKE HARRIS 59 Excellence, 32 Merit. AMIE TUNNICLIFFE 61 Excellence, 44 Merit. ALEX PAULE

61 Excellence, 46 Merit. PATRICK MACKINNON 62 Excellence, 23 Merit.

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Junior Dux

ISABELLA MCCORMICK

Most Excellence Credits Level 1

SASKIA WIGMAN 105 Excellence, 12 Merit.

KATIE O'HIGGINS-THOMASS

KATIE O'HIGGINS-THOMASS 120 Excellence.

Most Excellence Credits Level 2

Thirlestane Award 2018

Scholarship 2019

YSABELLA STEVENSON Highest Grade Point Average at L3

TOP SUBJECT SCHOLARS NATIONALLY Awarded to only the top students in each subject nationally. Congratulations to the following:

The GPA in his top 100 credits was 392 with a total of 96 Excellence credits out of the 108 credits entered and 12 Merit Credits.

ROBBIE ENNIS Media Studies BENJAMIN HOLLAND Geography LEILANI JONES Geography YSABELLA STEVENSON Media Studies SAMUEL CHITTY Media Studies English History

Year 12 Recipients - OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS IN 2019

Year 13 Recipients -

OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS IN 2019

RHIANNA SCHEDEWY 50 Excellence, 31 Merit.

CANDICE BREWER 70 Excellence, 25 Merit.

ABIGAIL PUSHENKO 79 Excellence, 40 Merit.

EMILY MAHADY 50 Excellence, 38 Merit.

ANNABELLE MCKENZIE 50 Excellence, 51 Merit.

PERRY PITCHER 71 Excellence, 23 Merit.

REIKO PHAM 81 Excellence, 18 Merit.

WILLIAM PATERSON 51 Excellence, 10 Merit.

PETER MCHALE 52 Excellence, 51 Merit.

RYAN STAM 71 Excellence, 36 Merit.

AIMEE GODDARD 83 Excellence 9 Merit.

EMILY MARTIN 52 Excellence, 21 Merit.

MAXWELL MEALE 56 Excellence, 53 Merit.

ALEX BINDON 72 Excellence, 44 Merit.

WILLOW WHITHAM 85 Excellence, 12 Merit.

SHAR ILLINGWORTH 53 Excellence, 18 Merit.

MEGAN HEALD 58 Excellence, 37 Merit.

SAMANTHA WILLIAMS-ROBSON NASIA MCLENNAN

73 Excellence, 31 Merit.

85 Excellence 20 Merit.

CLAUDIA STEVENSON 55 Excellence, 23 Merit.

CARISSA SMITH 59 Excellence, 28 Merit.

RIVER USMER 73 Excellence, 38 Merit.

GRACE OLIVER 85 Excellence 24 Merit.

CONNOR SIMPSON 56 Excellence, 19 Merit.

CHRSANTHE HAWKEN 59 Excellence, 35 Merit.

COCO BONE 77 Excellence, 27 Merit.

FINN MASSEY 88 Excellence 27 Merit.

TOLSTOY HARDIE 56 Excellence, 43 Merit.

KATIE FULLER 60 Excellence, 14 Merit.

FINIAN TAYLOR 77 Excellence, 29 Merit.

RYAN TORKLER 95 Excellence 20 Merit.

CORMAC BLENNERHASSETT RANELLE LE BAS 78 Excellence, 19 Merit. 61 Excellence, 15 Merit.

GRIFIN CRAWFORD 95 Excellence 24 Merit.

HANNAH SPRAGG 61 Excellence, 34 Merit.

KATERINA HOFFMANN 78 Excellence, 32 Merit.

LEILANI JONES 99 Excellence 12 Merit.

KATE ROWE 65 Excellence, 44 Merit.

JESS MCCORMICK 78 Excellence, 36 Merit.

ROBBIE ENNIS 119 Excellence 4 Merit.

JULIETTE TWHIGG 68 Excellence, 13 Merit.

JOWAN NUTE 79 Excellence, 12 Merit.

ANAIS BENTLEY 63 Excellence, 28 Merit.

VANYA DUNN 69 Excellence, 41 Merit.

EMMA NORTH 79 Excellence, 33 Merit.

EMMA STRETCH 66 Excellence, 5 Merit.

HOLLY RUSHER 59 Excellence, 19 Merit. KATE POWELL 61 Excellence, 22 Merit. FRANCESCA BENNETT 61 Excellence, 25 Merit. WILLA THOMPSON-AHERN 61 Excellence, 25 Merit.

MARIA DODIARTO 69 Excellence, 37 Merit. BRIANNA CADWALLADER 74 Excellence, 12 Merit. SAMUEL CHITTY 74 Excellence, 28 Merit. JORDAN VEGAR 76 Excellence, 11 Merit. YSABELLA STEVENSON 96 Excellence, 12 Merit.

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CulturalBlues THIS YEAR'S CULTURAL Blues awards evening had to be changed to a regular Year 13 assembly slot, due to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.

This meant there were no parents and family, and a pared down award and entertainment line up.

A well deserved congratulations to all those students in acknowledgement of their contribution to the cultural life of Mahurangi College over the years, and in particular this year with its many challenges.

Special Awards - OUTSTANDING CULTURAL SERVICE

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

KRISTEL DAVIES

NASIA MCLENNAN

Year 10 Up and Coming Award Hungerford Trophy

Anne Dewey Dance Trophy

Services to culture Library Award

MICHAELA POW

WILLOW WHITHAM

BEN MCMURTIE

The Elliott Cup for the Visual Arts Person of the Year

Technical support cup

NASIA MCLENNAN

Spenceley Trophy for Most Dedicated Student to Music and Performing Arts

Basil Kirker Award for Services to Choral Singing & Moira Atkinson Trophy for Best Performing Artist

Bissett Family Art Cup

MAXWELL MEALE

Cultural Blues Awards - BLUES MERITS & CERTIFICATES

Congratulations to all the students who won Cultural Blues and Merit awards this year, as well as those who are recognised for their services to culture at the school.

Cultural Blues Brandon Lewis, Nasia McLennan,

Service to Cultural Merit

Amali Shore, Kristel Davies, Vanya Dunn, Naumi Teinabo, Guy van Egmond, Marie Putnam, Curran BlanchetteKate Popham, Aniwa Heke, Kaea Heke, Burton, James Waddell, Alex Bindon, Hoani Birch Robbie Ennis, Tekarara Airam, George Bogue, Ryan Stam, Aran Niccolls, Elaine Anatete, Korotaake Tebutoki, Michaela Pow

Service to Cultural Blue Maxwell Meale, Gretel Michels, Jessica McNaughten, Tamatea Winiana, Ben McMurtrie

Morris & James Writing Competition

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YEAR 7 WINNERS:

YEAR 9 WINNERS:

SENIOR CREATIVE WRITING:

1st - THEA BUICK 2nd - CHILLI JAMIESON 3rd - TAYLOR KARAITIANA

1st - MAJA PLESKO 2nd - MADDY PRIEM 3rd - CAITLIN SDWELL

1st - JOWAN NUTE 2nd - ROBBIE ENNIS 3rd - COCO BONE

YEAR 8 WINNERS:

YEAR 10 WINNERS:

SENIOR ACADEMIC WRITING:

1st - MILLA REEKIE 2nd - CHARLIE BLAMPIED 3rd - GEMMA MOORE

1st - CHARLOTTE O'CONNOR 2nd - TUI COLLIER 3rd - YASH TOPIWAIA

1st - MOANA SCHMIDT 2nd - ANIWA HEKE 3rd - LEXIE VAN SANTEN

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Prize Giving

DUX & PROXIME ACCESSIT

Mahurangi College top honours

ROBBIE ENNIS DUX The Bayleys Real Estate Warkworth Scholarship and Alon & Audrey Shaw Trophy $2000

JOWAN NUTE PROXIME ACCESSIT The The Gubbs Motors and Mason Contractors Scholarship and Alon & Audrey Shaw Trophy $1000

ROBBIE ENNIS & FINN MASSEY ROBBIE - $35,000 University of Otago

Academic Excellence Entrance Scholarship recipient FINN - $35,000 Wellington Kahotea Scholarship for Outstanding Achievements

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COCO BONE

• Victoria University - Tangiwai School Leaver Scholarship $5000 • University of Canterbury Hiranga Scholarship $5000 • The Uni of Canterbury College of Business & Law Award for Excellence • University of Canterbury Auaha Scholarship $5000 • University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship $6000

RUBY COOPER

• University of Otago Maori Entrance Scholarship $13,000

GRIFIN CRAWFORD

• University of Canterbury Hiranga Scholarship $5000

VANYA DUNN

• Prime Minister's Vocational Pathway Award $2000

ROBBIE ENNIS

• Victoria University - Totoweka School Leaver Scholarship $5000 • The Warkworth Driving Academy Scholarship

CHRYSANTHE HAWKEN

• Auckland University of Technology School Leaver Scholarship $6500 • University of Otago Performance Entrance Scholarship $16,000 • The Sue Wynyard Maori/Pasifika Health Studies Scholarship $1000

LEILANI JONES

• University of Auckland Top Achiever Scholarship $20,000 • University of Otago 150th Entrance Schlorship $20,000

RANELLE LE BAS

• University of Otago Maori Entrance Scholarships $17,000

FINN MASSEY

• Victoria University of Wellington - Kahotea School Leaver Scholarship

ANNABELLE MCKENZIE

• University of Otago New Frontiers Entrance Scholarship $3500 • McDonald Adams Optometrists' Scholarship $500

JOWAN NUTE

• Victoria University of Wellington - Tangiwait School Leaver Scholarship • University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship $6000

GRACE OLIVER

• University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship $6000 • Kowhai Physiotherapy and Hand Therapy Scholarship $300

PERRY PITCHER

• Victoria University - Totoweka School Leaver Scholarship $5000

CALEB RIPLEY

• University of Otago Pacific Peoples' Entrance Scholarship $13,000 • Otago Scholarship Pacific Peoples' Award $13,000

ROWAN BUICK

• University of Otago Performance Entrance Scholarship $16,000

HOLLY RIPLEY

• University of Otago Pacific Peoples' Entrance Scholarship $13,000 • Otago Scholarship Pacific Peoples' Award $13,000 • Kowhai Physiotherapy and Hand Therapy Scholarship $300

AIMEE GODDARD

• Otago University - Vice Chancellor's Scholarship $15,000

CORMAC BLENNERHASSETT

• University of Otago New Frontiers Entrance Scholarship $3500

KATE ROWE

• University of Otago New Frontiers Entrance Scholarship $3500

TAN ROBERTSON

• Otago Scholarship Pacific Peoples' Award $13,000 • The Southern Paprika Pasifika Futures Scholarship $1000

CARISSA SMITH

• University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship $6000

RYAN STAM

• Victoria University - Totoweka School Leaver Scholarship • Otago University - Vice Chancellor's Scholarship $15,000

FINIAN TAYLOR

• Victoria University of Wellington - Tangiwai School Leaver Scholarship • University of Cantebury 'Go Canterbury' Scholarship $5000

RYAN TORKLER

• Auckland University of Technology - School Leaver Scholarship $6500 • Argyle Manufacturing Glass and Glazing Scholarship $500

JULIETTE TWHIGG

• Victoria University - Totoweka School Leaver Scholarship $5000

RIVER USMER

• Victoria University Tangiwai School Leaver Scholarship $5000

SHANICK SIMMONDS

• The New Zealand School of Tourism Scholarship $500

WILLOW WHITHAM

• The Dolly Wynyard Trust Scholarships $2000

ALEX BINDON

• Warkworth Taxi/Bus Ltd & Webster/Malcolm Law Scholarship $1500 • The Dolly Wynyard Trust Scholarship $1000 • University of Canterbury Hiranga Scholarship $5000 • University of Canterbury Horomata Scholarship $6000

MARLON FA'ALE

• Leggoe Electrical Future Apprenticeship Scholarship $300

NASIA MCLENNAN

• The Dolly Wynyard Trust Scholarship $1500 • Auckland University of Technology School Leaver Scholarship $6500

MAXWELL MEALE

• The Dolly Wynyard Trust Scholarship $1000 • Binsted Family Cup for resilience, determination, ability in senior math

JEREMIAH SALEUPOLU

• Steve Haycock Construction Future Apprenticeship Scholarship $300

REIKO PHAM

• Massey University Business School Scholarship $1,000

FINN MASSEY

• The Bailey Earley Scholarship

KATE POPHAM

• Argyle Manufacturing & Warkworth Glass and Glazing Scholarship

School Sports Champions SAM DARBY/FLYNN CALDER/FINN STEVENSON Int. Boys’ Athletic Champ AMELIA BURTON - Int. Girls’ Athletic Champ NATHAN STRONG - Int. Boys’ Cross Country Champ GRACE RICHARDS - Int. Girls’ Cross Country Champ JOSH LAMBERT - Senior Boys’ Athletic Champ ZALI TAYLOR - Senior Girls’ Athletic Champion

ZALI TAYLOR - Senior Girls’ Cross Country Champ FINN STEVENSON - Intermediate Boys’ Swimming Champ AVA BRAVENBOER - Intermediate Girls’ Swimming Champ LOGAN SYKES - Senior Boys’ Swimming Champ ZALI TAYLOR - Senior Girls’ Swimming Champ CORY PALMER - Top Archer (Mahurangi College Archery)

JOSH LAMBERT - Senior Boys’ Cross Country Champ

Special Awards & Scholarships GUY VAN EGMOND SASKIA WIGMAN

Year 11 & 12

• The Insight Legal Award goes to a Level 2 student who shows the most originality and flair in all aspects of English • The Insight Legal Award for originality and flair in all aspects of English

NATHAN STRONG

• The Tawharanui Regional Park Conservation Award and the ECM Barber Shop Prize for increasing public awareness of conservation issues

RILEY DEANS

• The Leggoe Electrical Prize for a student with dyslexia, displaying perserverence and achievement

JARED MEMBERY

• The Norman Roke Memorial Plaque & Coresteel Buildings Prize for Excellence in L1 Technology subjects

ANIWA HEKE

• Wilson Wirihana Memorial Trophy for excellent effort and attitude in all aspects of Maori Culture

BEN MCMURTRIE

• The Anthoni and Dudding Cup and The Warkworth Surveyors Prize for Science at Level 2

SAM BAYER

• The Warkworth Driving Academy Scholarship

FINN STEVENSON

• The Price Trophy and St Pierres Prize for diligence in the face of adversity

SAM BAYER COLE TEIRNEY

• The Warkworth Driving Academy Scholarship

Special Awards Year 13 LEILANI JONES

• The Friends of Mahu Award for Head Girl • The C L Moore Trophy & Kowhai Physiotherapy & Hand Therapy Prize for the highest achieving student across multiple sciences at level 3 • The Student Council 2000 Cup and The Warkworth Surveyors Limited Prize

ROBBIE ENNIS

• The Friends of Mahu Prize for Head Boy • The Ex-Pupils Rose Bowl and the Warkworth Dental Prize for Best All-Rounder

COCO BONE

• The Friends of Mahu Prize for Deputy Head Girl

ALEX BINDON

• The Friends of Mahu Prize for Deputy Head Boy

ALEX JENSEN

• Lions Club of Kowhai Coast Shield & Prize for the SLC pupil who is diligent, caring & has a positive attitude

REIKO PHAM

• The Chocolate Brown Prize for creativity and professionalism in Hospitality • The Withers & Co Ltd Prize for the senior girl who shows the most initiative, self-reliance and consideration

WILLOW WHITHAM

• The Maltby Family Cup and the Brick Bay Prize for Senior Art

RIVER USMAR

• Insight Legal Award goes to a student who shows the most originality and flair in all aspects of English

GRIFIN CRAWFORD

• The Quintal Family Cup and MS Engineering Prize for diligence in technology

CARISSA SMITH

• The Year 13 Award and The Lions Club of Warkworth Prize for Leadership

ETHAN WHITHAM

• The Warkworth Surveyors Prize for excellence in digger driving

ANNA PASHLEY

• The Granville Shield and The 3 Dimensional Builders Limited Prize for Civic Responsibilities

LOGAN SCARTH

• The Andrew Coombs Memorial Trophy & Isometrics Prize for the most deserving pupil in L3 Digi Tech

IAN THYSSE

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

TAMATEA WINIANA

• Tu Mana Maori Trophy for an outstanding Maori role model student

MAXWELL MEALE

• The Binsted Family Cup and Award for Senior Math

TENAIJA FLETCHER RHIANNA SCHEDEWY

• The Warkworth Taxi & Bus Ltd & Webster Malcolm Law Scholarship

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MeritAwards

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

1st place in Level 1 Subjects ZOE KNAPP SPENS-BLACK

• History

JORDAN LIBERTS

• Hospitality

LUCY BUTLER

• Business Studies • Geography • Science

RUBY OLIVER

• Design & Vis Com

ETHAN O'NEILL

• Life Skills

JAMIE GLASSFORD

• Dance

LEXX MEALE

• Music

ZARA INNES

• Art Design

KHADIJA CLARKE

• Textile Tech

REBEKAH NICHOLLS

• Media Studies

JOSHUA BURGESS

• Digital Tech

KANE OLDHAM

• Drama

YOTARO NISHI

• ESOL

MAILE BIREMON

• PE Internal

REEFE HALE

• English Stream 3

GRACE LEWIS

• Mathmatics

DOMINIC COURTENAY • Te Reo Maori

LEVEL 2

1st place in Level 2 Subjects AVA BERRY

• The Core Steel Buildings Prize for Art Design • The 3 Dimensional Builders Limited Prize for Design & Vis Com

TAJ OLIVER

• The PhotoLife Studios Prize for Art Photography

RYAN BROUGHTON-JOHNSON

• The 3 Dimensional Builders Limited Prize for Furniture • The Trade Tools & Machinery House Prize for Design Tech

SAGE LEE

• The Chocolate Brown Prize for Hospitality

MICHAELA POW

• The Buckton Consultants Limited Prize for Math with Statistics • The Intimate Apparel - Warkworth Prize for Music

SAKURA LUDOLPH

• The Brick Bay Ways Limited Prize for Art Painting • The Warkworth Menswear Prize for Textiles

JENNA FARRELL

• The Mahurangi Vision Centre Prize for Tourism

KATIE O'HIGGINS-THOMASS

• The Webster Malcolm Law Prize Prize for English • The Isometrics Solutions Prize for Math with Calculus • The Buckon Consultants Prize for Physics

ZALI TAYLOR

• The Warkworth Vets Prize for Biology • The Rhodes for Roads Contractors Prize for PE

SASKIA WIGMAN

• The Buckton Consultants Limited Prize for Geography

BEN MCMURTRIE

• The Isometrics Prize for Digital Tech

JIMMY YANG

• The Southern Paprika Prize for ESOL Intermediate

PHOEBE MCCRACKEN

• The Southern Paprika Prize for Transition

KEYA PRAJAPATI

• The Bavage Chapman Ltd Prize for Business Studies

EMMA VEER

• The Warkworth Surveyors Prize for Chemistry

KRISTEL DAVIES

• The Sentinel Homes Prize for Dance

GUY VAN EGMOND

• The Insight Security Prize for Drama • The Mahurangi Matters Prize for Media Studies

FINN STEVENSON

• Math with Algebra

JAMES WEBB

• PE • Health • Spanish

LIEBU NIKARO

• Practical Mathmatics

LUCY BUTLER

• Science

JOSH LAMBERT

• The Warkworth Laundry Prize for Internal English

REGAN GRICE

• Commerce Studies

CHLOE BILLINGTON

• The Rodney Surgical Centre Prize for Health

ISABELLA MCCORMICK

• English

JARAD MCDONNELL

• The Leggoe Electrical Prize for Construction Academy

BELLA LUND

• Internal English

TEHINA COURTENAY

• The Range Prize for Te Reo Maori

JACK HEWITT

• Nature of Science

RILEY GIBBS

• The Summerset Falls Prize for Hospitality Academy

ABA BRAVENBOER

• Painting

COLE TEIRNEY

• The Rhodes for Roads Contractors Prize for PE Alternate

LINCOLN SONG

• The SBA Warkworth Chartered Accountants Prize for Commerce Studies

SANTANA FLETCHER

• The Warkworth Surveyors Prize for Nature of Science

BRIAR MINSON

• The Range Prize for History

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LEVEL 3

1st place in Level 3 Subjects FINIAN TAYLOR

• The Sentinel Homes Prize for Classical Studies • The BK Design Prize for Design & Visual Com

FINN MASSEY

• The Isometrics Solutions Prize for Digi Tech

RANELLE LE BAS

• The Rhodes for Roads Contractors Prize for PE

GRIFIN CRAWFORD

• The Buckton Consultants Ltd Prize for Geography

IAN THYSSE

• Trade Tools & Machinery Prize, Machinery House Prize, Whitecliffes Timber Prize for Design Tech

JACK MERTON-MCCAFFERTY

• The Composite Joinery Prize for Furniture

BROADY AMISS

• The Camera Shop Prize for Gateway • The Chocolate Brown Prize for Hospitality

JACKSON GRAVATT

• The Steve Haycock Construction Limited Prize for Construction Academy

HOLLY RIPLEY

• The Webster Malcolm Law Prize for Internal English

ROBBIE ENNIS

• The Webster Malcolm Law Prize for English • The SBA Warkworth Chartered Accountants Prize for Math with Calculus • The Snells Beach Motors Prize for Music • The Buckton Consultants Limited Prize for Physics

MYA DUNLOP

• The Warkworth Engraving Prize for Tourism

SARAH HUGHES

• The Bavage Chapman Ltd Prize for Business Studies

RYAN TORKLER

• The Speed Award & The Kowhai Physiotherapy & Hand Therapy Prize for Chemistry

WILLOW WHITHAM

• The Design and Landscape Ltd Prize for Art Design • The Brick Bay Wines Limited Prize for Art Painting

NASIA MCLENNAN

• The Camera Shop Prize for Art Photography • The Mahurangi Matters Prize for Media Studies

ALEXANDER RUTHERFORD

• The Steve Haycock Construction Ltd Prize for Outsided Education

LEILANI JONES

• The Kowhai Physiotherapy & Hand Therapy Prize for Biology

JOWAN NUTE

• The Buckton Consultants Limited Prize for Math with Statistics • The Brooking Family Award & The Warkworth Laundry Prize for History

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Highest grade point average

The following awards go to the students with the highest grade point average in their top 100 credits. These awards recognise consistently high achievement across a range of subject areas.

LEVEL 1 The Dyson Smith & Gladwell Award / The Warkworth Surveyors Award / Leggoe Electrical Award / The Countdown Warkworth Award for Academic Excellence in Year 11 across 6 subjects • ABA BRAVENBOER • GRACE LEWIS • EMY ROBERTS • JAMES WEBB

LEVEL 2 Lions Club of Warkworth Award / The Paper Plus Award / Warkworth Dental Practice / Summerset Falls Award and Sentinel Homes Warkworth Award for Academic Excellence in Year 12 across 6 subjects • AVA BERRY • CHLOE BILLINGTON • MACKENZIE BUTLER

• JESSICA MCNAUGHTEN • KATIE O'HIGGINS-THOMASS

AWARD FOR DILIGENCE For students gaining 5 or more diligence certificates at Y11 or 12 and 4 or more for Y13. YR 11 - The Kowhai Surgery Award/ The Kowhai Surgery Award for Level 1 Diligence/ The BK Design Award/ The St Pierres Warkworth Award/ The St Pierres Warkworth Award For Level 1 Diligence: • ELOUISE BALFOUR

JOSH BOWYER

• The Warkworth Menswear Prize for Textiles Tech

• ZOE KNAPP SPENS-BLACK,

ALICIA GRAHAM

• The Summerset Falls Prize for Dance

• JARED MEMBERY

MAXWELL MEALE

• The Intimate Apparel - Warkworth Prize for Drama

AIMEE GODDARD

• The Warkworth Surveyors Limited Prize for Health

DAVEY NEWCOMB

• The SBA Warkworth Chartered Accountants Prize for Mathmatics

ELIZABETH HEPOTO

• The Chocolate Brown Prize for Hospitality Academy

• EMY ROBERTS • POPPY STENBECK YR 12 The Dyson Smythe & Gladwell Prize for Diligence • DYLAN MICHEL • KEYA PRAJAPATI YR 13 Coresteel Building Award for Diligence • JACOB MATHERS • ANNA PASHLEY

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FAREWELL MR MCLEOD

To the disappointment of staff and students alike, Mr Macleod will be leaving Mahurangi College at the end of this year. After 18 years as principal, it is hard to imagine a Mahurangi College without Mr Macleod. His genuine care and ambition for the school, and for each and every student, has made it into the thriving and friendly place it is today, and for that we can not thank him enough. As a farewell, we, the Head Prefects, had the privilege to interview Mr Macleod on his time at Mahurangi College, and discover a bit more about who he is and what he believes. What is the biggest lesson you've learned in your role as principal? I think the biggest lesson is that you can't do everything yourself. You've got to appoint really good people into leadership positions in your school. And then you've got to support them and empower them and trust them to do their job really well. So my biggest lesson would be just learning how to build a team, how to delegate, how to trust people and how to really support and empower them and their own leadership journey. Is there a funny moment in your time at my college that has stuck in your head? Well, every day with my office staff, we end up laughing. Same with the management. I can't think of one particular thing that's going to

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crack everyone up. But there's been lots of funny moments, lots of laughter. Our staff are really funny, lots of people with a great sense of humour who have a few cracks at the staff meeting and get everyone laughing.

it's not something that's there by right. These children are learning because they're desperate to learn and they want to learn. So that would be something I wish I could transplant in New Zealand.

What were you personally like in college?

Canada was interesting because they're at the opposite extreme. They invest heavily in their schools and in their education. However I had never seen kids with mental health problems to the extent that they had in Canada. There's a lot we can learn from the Canadian system, and they've got some very, very good educational researchers. But there are also things that I wouldn't replicate.

I was a bit of a hard worker. I enjoyed school and I really enjoyed learning. And I worked hard and I think I was quite competitive. I tried to be at the top of the class - didn't always succeed. But I really enjoyed it, and had a very good group of like-minded friends. I went straight to university from year 12, which was easier in those days than it is today. But I think I enjoyed school so much and enjoyed learning. That's half the reason I ended up becoming a teacher. I've never really left. School to university to teachers college to teaching. After experiencing schooling in South Sudan and Canada, what would you transfer from these systems into New Zealand education? In South Sudan only about a third of the children now go to school. They haven't even got books, they're learning off just one old blackboard and a bit of chalk, and the teachers are trying to teach 40 or 50 children at a time of different ages. But what I noticed in South Sudan, is that every single child that gets the opportunity to go to school knows it's a privilege and they know that it's a huge opportunity for them. They know that

Each assembly you have provided us with a different inspirational role model or quote for us to learn from. Who do you personally look to as a role model, and is there a quote that inspires or resonates with you the most? C.S. Lewis. I just love reading his books. I reread some of his books. I even read books about him. I just love the way he thought. He was a lecturer at Oxford University and at Cambridge and went from one to the other. He fought in the trenches during World War One and I think some of his Narnia stories might have come out of some of that - some of the battles in them. But he was a great thinker and a wonderful lecturer. And he just had a brilliant mind and a sharp wit and a great way of thinking about life. As for a favourite quote of

out & about

his, it would probably be; “Be grateful. That’s one of the most important lessons in life, I think, just to be grateful for every minute, every moment”. What is one final piece of advice that you would give to the students of Mahurangi College? I think my advice would be to be intentional about how you live your life. Think about the type of person that you want to be. And then become that person, because you can. I think too many people just drift along and let life happen without really thinking about the type of person they want to be - the type of life that they really want to live. Will you be keeping an eye on the progress of Mahurangi College, and if so, what development are you most excited to see? We're just getting started on the forest restoration over the river at 10.4 hectares. I just can't wait to see that section of bush getting restored by the students of this school. Another one would be the Year 10 Outdoor Ed program that we're going to get going on the Hoteo River. I think it's so important in terms of student well-being and mental health, just getting that connection out there, being challenged, building up their resilience and getting them involved in outdoor education. But most of all, I'll be just watching out for

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the students and their success and their achievements and seeing the school grow. And that will be exciting. What in your own life are you most looking forward to in the upcoming year? I’m buying books about all the hikes in the South Island. My wife's retiring at the end of the year as well and we're going to go down to the South Island in my next year. Just do a bit of a hiking holiday around the South Island, doing several of the great walks and some of the other walks as well. So I'm really excited about that. I'm going to miss Mahurangi College like crazy, so I just need something positive at the start. And then after that, we'll just take it as it comes, but more fishing and other things. What will you miss most about Mahurangi College? I’ll miss just coming to school every morning. I'm also going to massively miss working with the management team. They've all become friends. We disagree, we argue, we challenge each other. We present our viewpoints and, you know, doing that, being part of a team like that, is really good fun. And we’ve got exactly the same purpose behind it all, which is to create an even better school for our students. The people that I work with every day, that's what I’ll miss. Robbie Ennis & Alex Bindon

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Staff 2020

BACK ROW: Michelle Kemp, Caroline Lane, Alison Moncrieff, Evelyn Dashper, Toni Beer, Kelly Hall, Christine Meek, Courtney Wyatt, Geraldine Healy, Lori Yau, Beverley Tennant, Tania Steen, Marsha Stimson 6TH ROW: Paul Lenihan, Qing Zhang, Nicole Jennett, Emily Woodfield, Max Graimes, Gareth McNaughten, Kirsten Witberg, Aran Taylor, Andrew Gipps, Sophie Moran, Rachel Heke, Ellyse Watts, Simon Yates, Gail Smith, Ben Howson 5TH ROW: Jeanette Cornege–Dill, Ginny Bourke, Wayne Frost, Joanna Jessop, Bonnie Maginley, Grainne Wakeman-Kelly, Jasmine Cross, Adele Holm, Sue O'Reilly, Jessica Hinton, Penny Bates, Ruth Chitty, Karlie Stanbra, Kathy Roscoe, Louise Graham, Lisa Bissett 4TH ROW: Maree Drost, Bronwyn Hards, Alistair Elder, Wendy Sutherland, Russell Stirling, Nicola Rhodes, Michael Sweeney, Robert Harper, Grant Waugh, Gaynor Tahitahi, Rebecca West, Hugo Vaughan, Anne Taylor, Marianne Wullings, Vivienne Paterson, Helen Elder, Yvonne Holdgate 3RD ROW: Tracey Innes, Johan Schnetler, Aleesha Wilshire, Jamie McLagan, Jonathan Dutton, Nico Bukasa, Ruan Prins, Carl Brewer, Simon Shield, Adam Dockary, Ian McHale, Khamal Ganley, Anthony Koers, Christopher Welch, Sean Rutherfurd, Craig Morris, Sally Maday 2ND ROW: Ruth Soriano-Andaluz, Santi Carse, Louise Courtney, Tanya Jensen, Awhina Mikaere, Kerry Jenner, Abby McNae, Carla Strachan, Natalie Caldwell, Ingrid Meets, Danielle Turrell, Maria Marshall, Claire McMillan, Wendy Light, Debbie Hodder, Naomi Wade, Gay Murphy FRONT ROW: Gerald Walker, Catherine Johnston, Kieran Kearns, Liana Schschika, Charlotte Gipps, Michael Winiana, Keith Tennant, Christina Merrick, David Macleod, Catherine Wynne, Jonathan Blyth, Daren King, Abi Mantaj, Caroline Armstrong, Vern Dempster, Mark Neville

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3Awhina Mikaere Education in one form or another has been my main vocation over the last 17 years. I am an experienced teacher from new entrant age right up to Year 13. I have recently returned to Aotearoa and I'm very happy to be at Mahurangi getting to know the students and staff. It's really refreshing to hear the kiwi accent and also Te Reo Maori around the school. Ngā mihi nunui

Ginny Bourke4

TRACEY INNES 5

Kia Ora! I am Ginny and I am excited to be a part of the Mahurangi team this year.

Hello, Kia ora, Konnichi wa, I am one of your Guidance Counsellors. I have worked at Waiuku College, Lifeline and the Citizens Advice Bureau.

For many years I was a Spanish foreign languages teacher. I have enjoyed and been fortunate to travel and live abroad.

I am from a large and blended family including half and step siblings. I travelled extensively in my 20s and 30s and worked in Japan for 10 years.

In recent years I have felt passionate about helping students reach their potential and so I have taken on the position as Learning Support Coordinator of Year 7 and 8. The local area has been a big part of my family life for a long time so I am looking forward to spending more time here.

I enjoy working alongside students from all walks of life to empower and encourage positive change.

3 GABRIELLE BEAUMONT Kia Ora! I am so excited to become a part of the staff at Mahurangi. I arrived from Melbourne earlier this year, and am so happy to be able to begin my teaching career here in New Zealand at Mahurangi. I really enjoy building relationships with my students and seeing their enthusiasm for their learning. When I am not at school I enjoy reading, sewing, cooking or spending time in the outdoors.

Nicole Jennett4

Marianne Wullings 5

Kia Ora! My name is Nicole Jennett. I am very pleased to be starting at Mahurangi College this year.

Kia Ora! I am really excited and to be part of the Mahurangi College waka.

I have spent the last two years living in Adelaide, where I taught Year 7 and 8s. Previous to Australia, I worked at Hobsonville Point Primary School. My husband and I live on the North Shore but are looking at moving to Warkworth in the near future. I enjoy swimming, reading and spending time with friends and family.

After working in Manurewa in a very progressive school for the past four years, this is a very big change for me. I am very happy to be able to be part of the Mahurangi waka journey and to get a chance to bring my knowledge and skills to the table. I look forward to seeing you and/or your tamariki around school. Ngā mihi nui.

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Autographs

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Good luck out there Year 13's!

It's a massive undertaking putting the yearbook together each year, thanks to all of you that helped make it happen. Extra special thanks this year goes to Tui Collier who did an amazing job photographing events for me. She delivered content when I needed it and was so prompt with everything I asked for. Thank you to Willow Whitham who also did a great job getting content. Great photos were submitted by Ryan Torkcler, Jacob Mathers and Nasia Mclennan of our many events and Tania Steen took loads of great sports photos this year too. Thanks also to Brenda Howson for all the proof reading and Michael Stewart for final checks. Thanks everyone! Cally Whitham - Editor Layout & Design: Cally Whitham Photography: Cally Whitham, Tania Steen, Tui Collier, Brenda Howson, Mahurangi Matters, Photolife, Cactus Events Photography Cover art work: Willow Whitham - The Matby Family Cup and Lions Warkworth Award for Senior Art recipient & Visual Arts Person of the Year Back cover art work: Sakura Ludolph - 1st in L2 Art Painting

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Artwork by Sakura Ludolph - 1st in L2 Art Painting 2020