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SPOTSWOOD COLLEGE SPOTSWOOD Spotswood College ‘18 SCHOOL MAGAZINE 2018 MAGAZINE SCHOOL Magazine Editorial 2018 The 2018 edition of the “Spotswood College School Magazine” has finally been put together and we have made it to the printers. Our mission every year is to collect as many bits and pieces we can – that represents our Kura. We have had a momentous year, with Mr Bowden leaving at the end of Term 2 and Whaea Nicola starting at the beginning of Term 4 – what an historic occasion for us all!!! I would like to thank Hilary Takarangi who has worked tirelessly and enthusiastically, with me to publish this year’s magazine on time and budget in 2018. Thank you also to Tony Peters and the Spotswood College Art department for many of the photographs that appear in this year’s magazine. A very big thank you to Tracey Boschat, our amazing Office lady, who complies and for- mats our monthly school newsletter. Thank you, Tracey, for the colourful school photo collages that you produce, based on the wide range of events, that are held within our school. We hope you sit back, relax and enjoy reading this issue of our School Magazine. - John O’Keefe and Hilary Takarangi 2018 Spotswood College Magazine Editors/Co-ordinators Front cover Back cover Nadia Warburton | Year 13 Star Smith | Year 11 inside SPOTSWOOD COLLEGE SCHOOL MAGAZINE | 2018 OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY OUR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS p. 02 p. 23 OUR CULTURAL EXPERIENCES OUR SPORTING SUCCESSES p. 52 p. 64 LEAVERS p. 84 SPOTSWOOD COLLEGE SCHOOL MAGAZINE 2018 1 1 OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY 2 SPOTSWOOD COLLEGE SCHOOL MAGAZINE 2018 STAFF & BOARD OF TRUSTEES BOARD OF TRUSTEES: COUNSELLING & GUIDANCE: Chairperson: Mr M Cole Mrs K Fortune, PhD Ed, M Ed Secretary: Mrs A Bovett, MA Mrs C Conaglen DEANS - PASTORAL CARE: Ms D Gallagher Year 9: Mr D Scott Mr C Lapworth (Staff Representative) Year 10: Mr D Scott Mrs M Penno Year 11: Mr J O’Keefe Mrs P Pepper Year 12: Ms J Stephens Miss K Pullen (Student Representative) Year 13: Ms J Cooper Mrs A Underwood (Iwi Representative) International: Ms K Benton Mr D Younger DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY: STAFF: Ms M Claassens, HOD, Dip Tchg, B Ed (Massey) Principal: Ms N Ngarewa, BA, Dip Tchg Deputy Principals: Mr D Shaw, BBS, Dip Tchg; Mr M ENGLISH: Knapton, BSc (Hons), PGCE, Med; Mr C Lapworth, BA Mrs P Cast, HOD, BA, Dip Tchg, Dip SLT (PG) (Hons), Dip Tchg, Senior Leadership; Mrs P Cast, HOD, Ms J Cooper, Asst. HOD, BA, Dip Tchg, Cert TEAL BA, Dip Tchg, Dip SLT (PG) Miss A Debreceny, BA, B.Com. St., Dip Tchg Mr J O’Keefe, B Ed (Hons), Dip Tchg ADMINISTRATION: Ms K Benton B Ed (Hons), Cert. TESOL Finance & Admin Mgr: Ms T Eru Ms S Julian, BA, Dip PR, Dip Tchg, Dip Media Principal’s Secretary: Mrs J Brookes Mrs M Turner (Teacher Aide) School Secretary: Mrs T Boschat Support Staff: Mrs P Crowe ESOL (ENGLISH FOR SPEAKING OF OTHER Mrs S Wuest-Harrop LANGUAGES): Property: Mr A Erueti – Manager Ms K Benton, B Ed (Hons), Cert TESOL Mr K Iveson Ms G Holland, TTC, Cert Teal Mr D Fox Mr B Sowman FOOD TECHNOLOGY: Librarian: Mrs K Oates Mrs K Roach, HOD, Dip Tchg, Dip HSc Attendance Officer: Ms J Parkinson Mr S Houghton, B Ed Tchg (Hons), Dip HSc Uniform Manager: IT Technician: Mr K Hignett GATEWAY/VOCATIONAL PATHWAYS/STAR: Mr S Manson, B Ed ART: Mrs K Leathem Mr L Upson, HOD, MFA, MA (Hons), Dip Tchg, Dip Mrs R Cottam Fine Arts Ms R McGlade, BMS (Hons) Ms A Scott, PrintNZ Trade C, Cert Visual Arts, BFA, Dip Tchg INTERNATIONAL: Ms J Brodie, B Des (Hons), Dip Tchg Ms G Holland, Director, TTC, Cert Teal Mrs J Wrightson Lean, Administrator, Cert INTESOL CAREERS: Mrs M Bradley LANGUAGES: Mrs W Eynon, Dip Adv CG Ms S de Crevoisier, MA (English), Dip Tchg Mrs R Smithers, TJFL Cert, BA Mrs M Dingle, BB, Dip Tchg OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY 3 MAORI: SPECIAL EDUCATION: Mr M Tuuta-Ransfield, B Tchg Mrs L Sole, HOD, B Ed, Dip Tchg Ms J Sampson, HOD, BA, Dip Tchg, Post Grad Specialist MATHEMATICS: Tchg Mr L Abrams, HOD, BSc, Dip Tchg Ms V Collett, B Tchg & Learning Mrs C Knapton, Asst. HOD, BEng (Hons), PGCE Mrs L Nicholls, B Tchg & Learning Mr D Scott, B Ed, Dip Tchg Mrs S Rawlinson, B Ed Dr B Sharma, PhD, MPhil, BSc, Dip Tchg Mr C Moratti, BE (Hons), Dip Tchg SPORTS: Mr M Welham (Teacher Aide) Mr P Gayton, ONZM, FSMNZ, Dip PE, Dip Tchg Mrs L Read, Sports Co-ordinator MUSIC: Mr W James, BMus, Dip Tchg TARANAKI ACTIVITY CENTRE: Part-time tutors: Mrs K Eagles, (Director), BA, Dip Tchg Mr R Greenfield, BMus, Dip Tchg, Mr C Dalliston, B Ed Ms K Jackson, Mr P Jefferies, Mr S Maunder, Mrs K Neale Mr R Wells Ms D O’Donaghue (Teacher Aide) Mrs M Eaton (Teacher Aide) PERFORMING ARTS: Mr M Robinson (Teacher Aide) Miss M Hunneyball, BA (Hons), PGCE TECHNOLOGY: PHYSICAL EDUCATION: Mr C Lapworth, HOD, BA (Hons) Dip Tchg Ms T Laurence, HOD, B PE, Dip Tchg Mrs D Fraser, Dip HEc, Dip Tchg Mr A Joe, B Ed, Dip Tchg Mr D Froom, Adv TC NZCE (Elec), Dip Tchg, Dip Sp Subj Mr D Scott, B Ed, Dip Tchg (Tech) Mr G Jolly, TC (Hort), B Resource Studies, Dip Tchg PIKI TE MANA/LEARNING CENTRE: Mrs A Mason Mrs D Pope, B Ed (Hons), M Ed (Hons) Psych Mr P Batten (Teacher Aide) TE WAKA AWHINA: Mrs S Gunn, B Ed, Dip Tchg, Post Grad Dip RTLB SCHOOL CHAPLAIN: Mrs I Tallott TEACHER AIDES: Mr H Allan, Ms D Chadfield, Mrs A Fox, Ms S Goodwin, SCIENCE: Ms R Hirini, Ms S Karlsson, Ms T Kearvell, Mrs R Mrs H Takarangi, HOD, MSc, Dip Tchg Leuthard, Ms M McLeman, Mr M Paurini, Mr D Prentice, Mr R Moorby, Asst. HOD, BSc, B Soc Sci, Dip Tchg Mrs C Reidy, Mr L Sherman, Ms B Swannell, Mrs T Mr B Dunnet, BTech (Hons), Dip Bus & Admin, Dip Tchg Tattersall, Mrs L Topliss, Mr J Trotter, Mr K Waru, Mrs S Mr A Peters, BSc, Dip Tchg Webling, Ms L White, Mrs S Wisnewski, Mrs J Wood Ms J Stephens, BSc, Dip Tchg Physiotherapist – Mrs Fran Newson, Dip Phys Mrs T Rabe, (Lab Technician) Occupational Therapist - Mrs Sheree Coomber SOCIAL SCIENCE: SPOTSWOOD COLLEGE PARENT/TEACHER Mr G Parr, HOD, B. Soc. Sci, Dip Tchg ASSOCIATION: Mr L Whyte, Asst. HOD, Dip Tchg President: Mr A Nobbs Ms R Willy, BA, Dip Tchg Secretary: Ms M Brockhill Mr B Chapman, BBS, DipTchg Mr S Johnson, M Ed, BA (History), Dip Tchg SCHOOL FOODS MANAGER: Mr R Oldfield, PGCE, BSc (Hons) Ms V Iveson Assistant: Mrs S Hughes 4 SPOTSWOOD COLLEGE SCHOOL MAGAZINE 2018 OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY 5 PRINCIPAL’S REPORT Ka nui te mihi ki a koutou students learn and we’ve decided there is a better way to do it – next year we will be transitioning the whole school To our special guests, BOT, staff, students, families and to offer some of the finest approaches to pedagogy in the friends, world that takes a future focused approach to literacy, numeracy, Science, Technology, Engingeering, Arts, Maths I’d like to share a quote from A J Juliani: and indeed other learning mastery. “OUR JOB IS NOT TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR Rather than simply following a process because that’s what SOMETHING. OUR JOB IS TO HELP STUDENTS PREPARE you’re told to do, our approach aims to create thinkers, THEMSELVES FOR ANYTHING.” designers, innovators and doers of this future world, not simply by standers. My forty plus a little bit years has seen some significant change, but there is no denying that it is a mere drop in I am hugely excited about how this will enhance our the sea when I think about what the world will look like in academic offering to our young people as well as position 5, 10, 20, and 30 years time when our school leavers will be them to absolutely champion the innovation learning space in their 40s. and at a regional national and international level. It is our job as educators to position our students to be And made even more purposeful because we have such amongst the shakers, movers, innovators and doers of this an inspiring WHY to this future focused change. To our new world – whether it is discovering the joy of a good students you are our WHY. What keeps us in our jobs. You book, the wonder of science, the thrill of competition or are amazing. I’m not just talking about the big stuff but the the pride in a challenge overcome, there is no greater task every day part of who we are is just as important! than preparing our students for a world yet to become a reality. But of course this could not happen without support of parents, families, friends, staff, BOT and our wider We have to be brave and bold and to truly prepare our community, I would like to acknowledge and thank you all students for this shifting reality we need to create a this. certain mindset – a Growth Mindset. One that is open to new ideas, to change and the understanding that learning I would especially like to mihi to Mark Bowden. Mark was is a life long and continuous journey; the status quo is the kind of leader that has truly sweated blood and tears always shifting, and no single truth exists.