26 May 2000
Newsletter No. 2000/6
Dear Parents/Caregivers
With the term well underway it is good to reflect on what has been achieved so far:
- the Kapa Haka group came first equal in the regional competition and now qualify for the
nationals.
- another highly successful multicultural evening has been and gone, with wonderful
community support and a wide variety of talented acts;
- the fifth form have had their first taste of exams.
- Stage Challenge and Rock Quest have left their mark on a large number of students.
There is such a vast pool of energy and talent in the school, and our
challenge, as always, is to channel it productively and provide every opportunity for
students to achieve success and gain fulfilment in a wide range of activities.
There is a small group of students who continue to waste their talent
and focus their energies on either avoiding lessons or behaving inappropriately. I hope
that you will all support the staff in our endeavours to modify and correct this sort of
behaviour.
We also seek your support in the matter of uniforms. Most students now
look smart and wear their uniform with some pride. Again it is a small number who let the
school down, and their effect is disproportionately large. We rely on students to provide
the public face of the school, and as long as they are in uniform or associating with
others in uniform their actions reflect on all of us.
With winter sports in full swing it is timely to thank the Parents
Association for their sterling work with sausage sizzles on Saturday mornings. I am sure
any more volunteers would be warmly welcomed. The Association puts a lot of energy into
raising funds which directly benefit students, groups and curriculum areas, and their next
venture, a 60s/70s dance on June 17 is sure to be a success. Tickets are available from
Parents Association members or the school office - your support will be greatly
appreciated.
Yours sincerely
Sylvia Burch (Mrs)
Acting Principal
Congratulations to
Daniel Kubiack who competed in two Karate Tournaments recently.
He won Gold medals in the Colts Premier Kata and Junior Team Kata at the Lower North
Island Championships and a Gold in the U19 Kata and 3rd place in the U19 Kumite
at the Wellington Secondary Schools Championships.
Joanna Rereti who won the Girls Singles Competition at the
Bowls New Zealand Area-6 (Wellington/Wairarapa/Kapiti Coast) final of the Secondary
Schools Bowling Tournament held on 10th May. She will now compete in the
National Final in December 2000.
The following students who achieved excellent results at the Hutt
Valley Secondary Schools Relay Swimming Championships:
Boys |
Level |
Girls |
Level |
Adam Vink |
Seniors |
Tania Papps |
Seniors |
Sam Gruschow |
Rochelle Eastwood |
Nick Maarhuis |
Sharn Potaka |
Simon Eastwood |
Sialei Anamani |
Ben Pye |
Laura Small |
Andrew Armour |
Nicole Lines |
Casey Glover |
Juniors |
Nicky Anamani |
Juniors |
Ryan Perica |
Susan Lyon |
Bernie Gruschow |
Miriam Boniface |
Peter Newdick |
They achieved 17 firsts and one second out of 20 relays swum. Well
done!
The following are results of the students who represented
Wellington at the North Island Athletics Championships in Wanganui recently:
Name |
Place |
Category |
Name |
Place |
Category |
Tadeusz Brejnakowski |
5th |
Junior 300m |
Neil Sampson |
2nd |
Intermediate 800m |
Abby Russ |
2nd |
Junior 800m |
5th |
Intermediate 1500m |
2nd |
Junior 1500m |
Nicole Swain |
10th |
Senior 800m |
Emily McColl |
9th |
Intermediate 800m |
Adelaide Harris |
4th |
Senior Javelin |
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