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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
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Junior School Production Cast
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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
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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
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