| Mahurangimatters NEWSLETTER MAHURANGI COLLEGE ISSUE 8: October 2014 from the Principal Congratulations also to our Hockey teams which all had very successful seasons. The Senior Girls’ team won the North Harbour A division. They played 16 games, won 11, lost 3 and drew 2. important dates Monday October 13 Term 4 begins Monday - Friday October 13 - 17 David Macleod Pasifika Week Wednesday October 15 Basketball Prizegiving Evening Sunday October 19 Dear Parents and Guardians Tena Koutou Katoa Kapahaka Intensive - all day Tuesday October 21 Sports Blues Awards Evening - 6.30pm hall The Technology Evening at the end of Term 3 was enjoyed by all who attended. Our Senior Girls’ 1st XI Hockey Champions Technology students had samples of their work on display from wood, metal, electronics and Fortunately the wins graphics, as well as folio included the semi-final boards tracking progress against Orewa College from concept through to 3-0, and the final against final design or product. Kingsway School 3-2. The The Hospitality students Senior Boys’ team also treated us to a delicious made it through to the final, array of hors d’oeuvres against Long Bay College, and the Fashion Design which was drawn at full-time students presented but unfortunately they lost a wonderful fashion the resulting penalty shootparade in which the out. As previously reported, Mrs Carse with her Hospitality Stude nts students modeled their our Year 8 Girls’ team also own creations. won both the North Harbour Whaia te iti Kahurangi, our Maori Achievement Competition and the North Harbour Intermediate Evening, was held on Tuesday 19th August in Zone days competition. the school auditorium. All students of Maori descent who gained Merit or better in their Middle School Graduation (MSG) or their NCEA were awarded certificates of recognition. The guest speaker was Hayley cka Schiscka who was our Mahu students with Hayley Schis Whaia Te iti Kahurangi Purple House Prefect in 2004. At school she did well academically, was a Student Leader in Kapa Haka and excelled in a range of sports. Since school she has travelled overseas, completed an intensive course in Te Reo, and she is now working for Waitemata Health and completing her Masters Degree at university. Congratulations to all the Year 7-9 students involved in this year’s Junior School Production, ‘The Music Hall’. It was a very entertaining show with plenty of opportunity for audience involvement and participation. A big thank you to all staff and parents who assisted, and particularly to the Director, Craig Taylor. The Sports Blues and Cultural Blues evenings will both take place in the second week back in Term 4 and the Senior Academic Prizegiving will take place in week 4, on Wednesday 5 November. The NCEA External examinations start on Friday 7th November. David Macleod, Principal Thursday October 23 Cultural Blues Awards Evening - 7pm hall Monday October 27 Labour Day Tuesday October 29 Yr 9 Camp Meeting - Parent/Student 6pm hall Wednesday October 30 Senior Art Exhibition - Old Gym - 3.30 - 5.30pm Friday November 1 Kaipara Festival - at Mahurangi College Wednesday November 5 Yr 11 - 13 Reports issued Last Day Yr 11 - 13 Senior Prizegiving - 7.00pm hall Yr 8 Shellfish Monitoring Friday November 7 Yr 6 Orientation Day 10.00am - 1.00pm BYOD Tip of the Month: Apple Quick Tips On your iPad or iPhone: When ending a sentence, instead of typing a fullstop and then a space, just tap the space bar twice. Tapping the space bar twice adds a full stop, a space, and capitalises the next letter. It may not seem like much, but when you’re composing a lengthy message, this little tip will really improve the speed of your typing once it becomes second nature. Junior School Production Cast Mahurangimatters | Thank you Pub Charities The students from the Student Learning Centre are enjoying their Horse riding lessons which they are able to attend thanks to ‘Pub Charities’ who donated the money to make this possible. They go to Mackenzies Horseriding along Kaipara Flats Road each week for these specialised lessons which help to improve their mobility and general physical well being. Bev Tennant & Tessa Scovell SLC Student UWH Nationals 2014 Mahurangi College had 2 teams playing in the competing at the 30th Annual NZ Schools National Underwater Hockey Champs in Rotorua. At this years Nationals the Senior Open Team placed 6 out of 10 Teams in their grade. A very credible result in a tough competition. Forrest Axford was selected Mahu Most Valuable Player and Senior Open Tournament Team Player. All but 2 of the the Mahu Junior Girls Squad of 12 were in their very first year of playing underwater hockey competitively. The weekend progressed with Mahurangi playing stronger with every game. They defeated teams that they had never before beaten, to eventually advance to the semi-finals and winning Bronze. Congratulations to Juliana Panui Leth for being selected MVP for Mahu. Rebecca Twhigg was awarded Tournament Team Player, and special commendation went to Captains Sarah Wilson and Tayla Rogers. ter Hockey Team A great result overall for our Mahurangi UWH Teams and it bodes well for College’s Underwater Hockey program for 2015. The Coach and players would like to take this opportunity to thank our managers/organisers Colin Snedden, Marg Hargreaves, Carolyn Wilson, Judie Twhigg, Paul Kelly plus all of our supporters in the 2014 season. Terry Axford, Head Coach Mahu’s Young Fashion Designer Senior Art Exhibition Invitation Thursday 30 October from 2.30pm - 6pm in school hall. Anastasiya Baranova, a Year 13 student in the Level three Fashion and Design class at Mahurangi College, has been selected as a finalist in the Newmarket Young Designer Fashion Award Competition. Anastasiya Baranova Raewyn Astbury 2014 Archery Nationals Mahurangi Archers did well in the Inaugural 2014 Archery in Schools National Competition. After firing five practice arrows at 10 and 15 metres, each Archer then had three sets of five arrows at each distance to count. Mahurangi College gained the following places: Senior Girls: Hannah Brassett - 1st place. Hannah also achieved the highest girls score and was awarded a bow, bow case, quiver, arrows and a target. Junior Girls: Kartini Clarke - 2nd place and Claire Mattner - 3rd place Senior Boys: Bailey Earley – 1st place and highest score for boys and overall competition. He was awarded with a bow, bow case, quiver, arrows and a target. Junior Boys: Sam Overton – 1st place & Lars Noordhoek – 3rd place Mahurangi College Underwa Official Facebook Page Now Active Mahu’s Archers: Hannah Brassett & Bailey Earley Thanks to the parents for providing transport and support and to all the Archers who took part. You represented the school and your parents well and I look forward to your participation in the future. Tom Dowling, TIC Archery Follow us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/MahurangiCollege We are posting regular updates with sport, cultural and prizegiving information, reminders, photos and notices. Posts will link back to articles and photo galleries on our website which we are updating reguarly with new events and articles. Remember ‘liking’ posts helps get more people seeing our posts. 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