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Looking Back on

In our 63rd year on the Pakuranga campus of the Saint Kentigern Trust, the College is perhaps unique amongst independent schools in New Zealand, for its present all round success. We continue to be in a fortunate position, with demand for places at unprecedented levels.

his is reflected in the 2016 Year 9 intake being the largest in the The future is hugely bright for the College; we have the best site in TCollege’s history. Added to this, an increasing number of students the world, a growing reputation and a very positive demand for our from our Boys’ and Girls’ Schools are choosing to continue their type of education. To keep pace with our growth, the development of education with Saint Kentigern. the College site is important and extremely exciting but to do what the Our roll continues to increase in a manner that would be the Board and staff envisage will of course take many years. envy of every other independent school in New Zealand. Against This was put into perspective for me during the year while on the a background of the relative prosperity of Auckland, people are cricket tour. We were fortunate to visit Eton College one of the oldest attracted to the outstanding site that we occupy and undoubtedly the schools in England, which has stood on its site since 1440. Imagine growing reputation of the College, offering as it does a truly rounded what Saint Kentigern College will look like in 2528, 575 years after its education with effective pastoral care, a wide range of subject choices foundation. and a genuine breadth and teacher involvement in our co-curricular I continue to thoroughly enjoy working with my Senior Management programme. Team who are all undoubtedly at the top of their profession. Mrs Most important is academic success. The 2014 pass rates at NCEA Winthrop is simply outstanding as Deputy Head and in her leadership were outstanding, with increases in merit and excellence endorsements of the Senior School. My thanks to Mr McQueen, who brings a tireless equally pleasing. Both the International Baccalaureate and Cambridge and steadfast uniqueness to the many roles he fulfils. Mrs Dykstra Mathematics for Year 10 also achieved considerable success. has added an invaluable strategic and innovative perspective to our Staff and students responded well to my challenge that all students discussions and in 2016 is taking a year’s study leave to complete her gain their Level 1, 2 or 3 NCEA certificates in 2015. Academically we PhD in educational leadership. Mr Stead continues to drive the highest continue to make excellent progress and continue to be responsive to standards in his highly important role. the academic aspirations and needs of every girl and boy. Our talented Senior staff are well aware that the demands on academic teachers Heads of Department and their faculties, led by Mr Richard Stead, seek continue to grow. The NCEA assessment system has many positives success for all their students regardless of academic ability. but it is a constant round of marking which can be debilitating. This, To keep pace with digital change, we continue to take innovative combined with the College’s expectation that all staff be involved approaches to teaching and learning led by Mrs Tracey Dykstra and in the co-curricular programme, makes for a demanding supported by Mr Carl Lidstone’s ICT team. Our classroom practice is workload. We all appreciate this and I am always extremely flexible, relevant and most of all engaging for modern students. grateful for it. Adding to a teaching cohort that is amongst the very best in I am also grateful for the highly professional support the country, I will welcome another exciting, talented group of 14 services of our General Manager, Mr Eric Shiels and the new teachers for 2016. marketing, finance, HR and facilities teams employed by Spiritual life continues to be at the heart of the College and all the Trust. are very mindful of the Christian ethos. Mrs Suzanne Winthrop, Our Senior Student Leadership team of Grace Wood, Mr Duncan McQueen and the Reverend David Smith are Oliver Hadfield, Amorangi Malesala and Ayden Lamont, passionate, active and indeed strong guardians of this had a full, demanding and highly successful year. They aspect of our culture. led a positive group of Year 13 students, many of whom Our dedicated Trust Board, under the leadership have given excellent service as prefects, peer support of Dr Bruce Goodfellow, has much to wrestle leaders and council members. with and their knowledge of the College, their Our founders were Presbyterian, appreciation of what it stands for and their professional and business leaders, men like wise and entirely appropriate governance is Sir William Goodfellow, Mr N L Mackie, much appreciated. who, with Ministers of the Presbyterian In the spirit of our Mission Statement our Church initiated the Saint Kentigern Trust service programme is well established Board. They were hardworking, humble, with every youngster involved in the rounded and service-minded citizens. service of others in some way. Mr Mark They all, as we can, took inspiration from Robinson has many new ideas for more the biblical statement ‘to whom much is service opportunities that include new given, much is expected’. partnerships with low-decile schools. Also large amounts of monies raised Fides Servanda Est from fundraising initiatives have been gifted to a range of charities, many Mr Steve Cole chosen by our student council. HEAD OF COLLEGE college

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he Senior School Prizegiving signalled the end of another notable Each student who came across the stage could be rightfully proud Tyear in the life of the College as the Saint Kentigern community of awards that recognised their significant contribution. The ceremony gathered in Elliot Hall to congratulate our Year 11, 12 and 13 IB culminated with the announcement of the highest academic honour, (International Baccalaureate) and NCEA (National Certificate of the Dux. The honour was awarded to both the top IB Diploma Educational Achievement) academic prize winners, including those who student, William Xu and the top NCEA student, Marieke Kruiswijk. have received scholarships to continue their education at tertiary level. Congratulations to these two deserving students who have worked hard As well as our top academic achievers, Senior Prizegiving also and made the most of every opportunity. recognises our very best sportsmen and women, debaters, actors, As the Prizegiving ceremony came to a close, students, staff and dancers and musicians, and those who have given well beyond guests were invited to Elliot Quad to watch the Pipes and Drums of expectation in Service. At all levels, there are many who strive to Saint Kentigern beat the retreat as the flag was lowered. achieve their utmost in every endeavour they undertake.

Dux Medallist – IB Diploma William Xu

oining the College in 2011 as a Year 9 student, been a member of several Chamber Groups and JWilliam quickly distinguished himself as an the Chamber Orchestra. In 2015, he played in the outstanding academic student with a remarkable College Symphony Orchestra and Jazz Combo, was work ethic. He was awarded Academic Colours in a finalist in the Solo Music Competition and played Years 11, 12 and 13 and the award for the Highest in the 2015 Stage Band which won a Gold Award at Achievement in NCEA Level 1. In Year 12 he was the the KBB Music Festival. He has also gained a Duke top student in both IB Biology and Mathematics. As of Edinburgh Gold Award and has been a member a result of his academic achievements, William was of the Senior Water Polo team. chosen as a member of the Year 13 Scholars Group. William has also served others as a member of This year, William was first in IB Biology and will the Academic Council, a Peer Support Leader and be sitting Scholarship examinations in Geography, an Academic Mentor. In addition, he has mentored Media Studies, Art History, Calculus and Chemistry. ESOL students and been involved with service at In addition to his academic success, William has Riverina Primary School. been extensively involved in the co-curricular life In 2016, William hopes to study Medicine. of the College. As an outstanding pianist, he has

Dux Medallist – NCEA Marieke Kruiswijk

arieke is an outstanding scholar with will be sitting Scholarship Examinations in Biology, Mtremendous academic talent who joined the Chemistry, Latin and Physics. College in 2009 as a Year 7 student. Marieke plays the oboe and has been in the Achieving Academic Colours in every senior College Concert Band and Symphony Orchestra year, Marieke was First in Year 11, also winning the over a number of years. She has served others Latin Prize and the V.J. Little Cup and Accounting at the College as a Peer Support Leader and Prize. In Year 12, she was awarded the P.G. Hadfield Academic Mentor, and also serves in the Prize for First in Year 12 NCEA and the Top Year 12 community as a player, umpire and coach for academic prizes for Chemistry, Latin and Physics, Howick and Pakuranga Netball Club. also gaining First in Physics this year. As a result of In 2016, Marieke intends to study Biomedical her academic achievements, Marieke was chosen Science. to be a member of the Year 13 Scholars Group and college

9 10 college T New Frontiers Scholarship prestigious Princeton University in the USA for the academic year beginning in 2016. in beginning year academic the for USA the in University Princeton prestigious at aplace accepted has Lamont Ayden Already, Hemisphere. Northern the in universities from scholarships seeking those for particular in available; become results exam as break education. their continue they to where as choice up opening scholarship, one than more offered been to have proud equally be can students Other achievement. their of proud very be can students these and sum substantial a very provide these instances, some In studies. tertiary chosen their for assistance financial New Frontiers Scholarship Scholarship Frontiers New Scholarship Frontiers New New Frontiers Scholarship Scholarship Tomorrow of Leaders Scholarship Tomorrow of Leaders Scholarship Tomorrow of Leaders Scholarship Tomorrow of Leaders Scholarship Excellence Academic OTAGO OF UNIVERSITY THE Scholarships Science of Bachelor Scholarship: Student Significant Scholarship: Student Significant Scholarship: Vice-Chancellor's (AUT) TECHNOLOGY OF UNIVERSITY AUCKLAND Scholarship Trust Music Wilson Turner George Scholarship Trust Music Wilson Turner George Scholarship Auckland of University The Scholarship Auckland of University The AUCKLAND OF UNIVERSITY THE theiron achievements! Congratulations to the following students Awarded! Scholarships 32 Tertiary Each year the number of scholarships awarded usually increases over the summer summer the over increases usually awarded scholarships of number the year Each had already been awarded 32 significant tertiary scholarships, providing them with with them providing scholarships, tertiary significant 32 awarded been already had students graduating our of 25 Prizegiving, School by Senior that thrilled is College he

Sophie Watson Trent Macdonald Hogan Caitlin Tom Hammond Oliver Hadfield Keshini Ketheeswaran Hendricksen Lauren Chessum Keegan Yeung Theresa Kruiswijk Marieke Chessum Keegan Hanley Emma Conyngham Lucy Walker Nathan Houghton Caitlin Taylor Lili Wood Grace Allen Jessica

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Clark Daniel Chessum Keegan Murray Scott McGregor Finn Murray Scott Wood Grace Wood Grace Hadfield Oliver Ketheeswaran Keshini Rainger Harry Courtney Sarah Grant Anthony Lane Rebecca Wang Annie years three for $1,200 year first for $3,000 year first for $1,000 year first for $1,000 year first for $5,000 2years for p.a. $5,000 year first for $5,000 year first for $5,000 year first for $5,000 year first for $5,000 year first for $5,000 year first for $5,000 year first for $5,000 year first for $5,000

11 college 12 college A to keep being yourself and always remember how strong all of you are. are. you of all strong how remember always and yourself being to keep it’s you, with thing one leave could I ‘If saying, by finished Sienna board. to group family biggest the currently are siblings Spence the Lucca, brother, and Maija sister, with Along House. the to introduced first were girls since years five completed have to girl first the is she Year 9, in started Having boarder. girl afoundation being of distinction the holds Sienna acommunity. such in good is that all epitomise and students younger to the models role excellent both were They experience. boarding their about passion with to speak forward came both Spence, College.’ the of fabric to the contribute you that all for and do you what for are, you who for yourself of proud be You can yourselves. than bigger something of part is you of one each yet person, own your is you of one ‘Each family’. ‘extended his in has he pride immense the to express hard equally it found he care, his in boys and girls the all for feels he responsibility the of enormity the to explain hard was it whilst that said He boarders. and celebrating their successes, as talent abounds amongst the their laughter, observing the camaraderie, hearing their stories hearing stuff,’ ‘every-day the from comes him for enjoyment particular the that said He home’. from away ‘home their House Bruce make who people young 112 of lives daily the in to share able to be felt house. boarding the pervades that bond family strong very the of understanding an gain soon guests invited the where evening special a is This time. term during members family surrogate –their them for care who to those thanks give and achievements their to celebrate Bruce House Dinner House Bruce The Bruce House Head Prefects, Trent MacDonald and Sienna he privilege the of told Smith, David Reverend Housemaster, staff and Trust Board members joined the boarders at Bruce House House Bruce at boarders the joined members Board and Trust staff graduates, Year 13 the of parents to aclose, drew year College s the whanau –avery special whanau –which others never really ‘get’ ‘As my Icast eyes over you, Isee acommunity, afamily, a until they belong.’ Reverend David Smith, Housemaster Joe Haddleton and William Langley. Farmer, Tayla Paxton, Ainslie deputies their and Robertson Alfie Boy, Head Lee, Iris Girl, Head leaders: student House Bruce year’s next of announcement by the followed 2015 for Awards House Bruce the cherish.’ and recall will we experiences have all we six, or year one for here been you’ve Whether level. other whole a on is House Bruce at boarding but thing one is College Kentigern to Saint Going forever. last will create we friendships and make we memories The aprivilege. and honour an been has House Bruce at to stay able ‘Being by saying, opened He Collegian. Old an is father his nets.’ safety these leave you when all you with continue will courage that and courage much so takes age ayoung such at home To from away live The evening concluded with Head of College Mr Steve Cole presenting presenting Cole Steve Mr College of Head with concluded evening The and boards also Rafe, brother, His Kentigern. of son atrue Trent is The Marcroft Cup for Sportsperson of the Year: Year: the of Sportsperson for Cup Marcroft The Girl: All-Rounder for Cup Cowie Norma The Boy: All-Rounder for Cup House Bruce The Achievement: Academic Year 11 for Cup Morgan The Honours: Academic for Cup McGuiness The Girl: Head for Award MacFarlan The Boy: Head for Award MacFarlan The 2015 Awards House Bruce

Hanna English Hanna English Hanna Bradshaw Joseph Mayaura Lisa Wang Annie Spence Sienna MacDonald Trent Ending and Sending – Year 13 Graduation Dinner ‘Saint Kentigern has truly shaped me into the person I am today and for that I will be forever grateful. When we take our formal uniform off for the very last time tonight, we aren't just saying goodbye to a highly fashionable garment, we are saying goodbye to years of memories and experiences we will never forget.’ – Lauren Hendricksen, Chalmers House prefect 2015

he final Chapel and Graduation Dinner The culmination of the students’ Joseph Bradshaw. ‘It’s all been a part of the Tmarked the end of our Year 13 students’ secondary education was recognised with Saint Kentigern journey and memories. As time at the College, as we send them on to the presentation of their diplomas by the a graduating son of Kentigern, I stand here their next challenge in further study or the Chairman of the Trust Board, Dr Bruce in a much better place than I was only five workplace. More than 300 leaving students Goodfellow and Head of College, Mr Steve years ago. You people here today and some and members of their family joined with Cole. The guests were then led to and who aren’t here today… have all helped me staff, board members and Old Collegians at welcomed into the dining area by pipers; the change my attitude, guide me down the Ellerslie Events Centre to celebrate their years last time for a while that the students will hear right path and grow up.’ Emily Cran, also of at Saint Kentigern, which for many meant the sounds synonymous with Saint Kentigern. Cargill House said: ‘I have no doubt that as having been at the College since 2009! The Mr Cole addressed the students for the daughters and sons of Kentigern each of simultaneous ending and sending was the final time, saying, ‘You are a multi-talented us will make our own way into the world, so context of the address by Reverend David remarkable group of young people and very good luck and go hard.’ Smith during the Chapel service. Rev Smith ready for the next stage in education and life. There was also an air of gratitude in the reiterated the messages he had conveyed at As Head of College I am proud of you all. It room as the speakers each thanked their Chapel throughout the year and asked the has been both a privilege and a pleasure to parents, teachers, tutors and other mentors students to embrace the next chapter of their get to know such a special group of young within the College. The sentiments expressed lives with the Saint Kentigern values in mind. men and women; you will continue to serve throughout the night of thankfulness, ‘You’ve been an excellent cohort and as I and lead with distinction.’ friendship and pride in having attended the look out at you I cannot help but think what The mood of reminiscence of the past times ‘World of Opportunity’ Saint Kentigern offers interesting and full of life people you are, how shared by the cohort and of excitement confirmed that these students will go on much you’ve grown and come into your own. about their futures was reflected in the to great things. We wish them well in their So go for it, give it heaps, take with you all speeches made by the Head Prefects and future endeavours and thank them for that Saint Kentigern has given you.’ House leaders. ‘We’ve had moments we’ll everything they have done to extend never forget here,’ said Cargill House leader the Saint Kentigern legacy. college

13 14 college O performing artists across all disciplines. all across artists performing back on the year to recognise our many talented opportunity to join in celebration and reflect Celebrating the Arts evening an is went to talented singer Lili Taylor. Lili singer to talented went Year, the of which Performer 2015 to the building 2015, for Awards Cultural theatre. solo of piece engaging an to create multi-rolling’ and transitions ‘seamless through impact dramatic creating of understanding her showcased piece The exam. Drama Scholarship her for prepared piece 3devised Level NCEA her with stage to the took Becky Wonderland.’ in Tell Alice ‘Go of production the in Hearts of Queen despotic the as presence theatre workshop on Broadway! amusical at dance this taught were and USA to the atour of part were students These ‘Memphis.’ musical the from nRoll’ Rock your ‘Steal performed Group Extension Year 13 The Kate.’ me ‘Kiss musical Porter Cole the from Hot’ Darn ‘Too of version a presented group AYear 13 demand. for to cater added been having studio dance 2015. for Group Music Best the as named were They Wellington. in Finale National Sing Big Federation’s Choral The evening’s entertainment was interspersed with the handing out of the the of out handing the with interspersed was entertainment evening’s The commanding her for remembered well is Lane Becky student drama Year 13 asecond with College the at strength in to grow continuing is programme dance The the Arts the Celebrating Chanson de Mardi Gras.’ Menasing had a stellar year winning a Gold award at the the at award aGold winning year astellar had Menasing Gras.’ Mardi de Chanson ‘Le and Tapu’ ‘Wairua singing perform to first were Menasing, choir, all-boys ur degree next year. next degree music aclassical for preparation in professors university the of one with lessons to receive her allowing Scholarship Memorial Wilson Turner George University Symphony Orchestra. the in percussion plays and Competition Music Solo College the in afinalist been has She Band. Stage the with vocalist asolo as and performance; Townthe Hall in asoloist as featured she where Choir, Massed the Band; Chapel the Musettes; choir, all-girls the Kentoris; our auditioned choir, of amember been also on. taken has she role performance to each dynamic a strong, bringing to sing, ability extends beyond her stage on talent Lili’s 2015. in ‘Spamalot’ and Brothers’ ‘Blood of production 2014 the in lead female the taking our stage productions of many in involved been has She registers. vocal and styles many sing effortlessly in and the ability to voice amazing her for Performer of the Year 2015: Lili Taylor Lili Year 2015: the of Performer Outside of College, Lili was awarded an Auckland Auckland an awarded was Lili College, of Outside has Lili addition, In known well is Lili

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15 college Middle School Music Evening

wice during the course of each year, College Middle School students, who are learning Tan instrument, have the opportunity to perform at a relaxed and friendly recital evening. The second of these evenings was held in the Music Centre, with a large turnout of family and friends in support of these students in Years 7-10. The music programme at the College continues to gain strength and this year alone, over 400 students are learning an instrument or receiving voice tuition through the itinerant programme, with 32 specialist itinerant music teachers providing the tuition. Head of Middle School Music, Mr Oliver Gilmour explained that the instrumental evenings are a great opportunity for the students to perform in front of a live audience. These may be students who are learning a musical instrument for the first time or those who may already be proficient, but it is not often that instrumentalists have the opportunity to perform solo as most will work within an ensemble or orchestra. The concert is also an ideal learning platform for those students who are considering studying music as an academic subject in their senior years. This is good preparation for those who will go on to be assessed as a performer. The evening’s acts opened with the Middle School Pipe Band followed by the Saint Kentigern Sinfonia before solo artists steeled their nerves to perform on the piano, violin, guitar, saxophone, flute and piano accordion. The quality of these performances in some instances was outstanding and bodes well for the future of our large music ensembles. From Chopin and Tchaikovsky to Michael Jackson, Rogers and Hammerstein and Ed Sheeran, there was something for everyone to enjoy! Proud parents looked on – and held their breath as their own child stepped up to play!

An Evening of Baroque

entoris finished their year with a fantastic concert of Italian Baroque music Kin the College Chapel. The first half of the concert showcased some of the College’s finest soloists performing early Italian arias with harpsichord accompaniment. Victoria Tse, Liam Braithwaite, Declan Fisher, Jessica Allen and Emily Young sang an assortment of these dramatic and beautiful songs which transported an appreciative audience to the chamber music halls of Venice; a unique and new experience for most. Filling in for a student unable to attend, Choir Director and Old Collegian, Mr Lachlan Craig also performed an aria. The choir gathered together for the remainder of the evening to perform Vivaldi’s ‘Gloria;’ a large and challenging choral work that moves through several styles of early music over 11 movements. They were also joined by young, professional soloists Fiona Tibbles, Luana Prictor and Dilys Fong. It was a treat for the students to see where their singing might take them in just a few short years. The evening was accompanied skilfully by Tom Chatterton – an English organist who has recently moved to NZ to become part of the Saint Kentigern Family with his wife Emma. Emma Chatterton has been appointed Assistant Director of Music at the Boys’ School and we welcome them both. Thanks go to the talented team of Year 13s that led the choir in 2015 with humility and grace, and to the musical team of Mr Lachlan Craig and Miss Gracie Francis. college

16 Andrew Adds to Medal Tally

ear 10 College student, Andrew Chen has continued his outstanding form in the YAustralian Mathematics Competition. The renowned competition is undertaken by around 600,000 students each year in more than 30 countries around the world. The paper consists of 30 questions, ordered in increasing difficulty, which must be answered in 75 minutes. Each year, a select number of students are awarded medals for their performance. The number of medals allocated is equivalent to a standard achieved by 1 in 10,000 entrants, the top 0.1 per cent. Andrew was one of 14 competitors to receive a medal in the intermediate section (Year 10-11). He was the only New Zealander to medal in the intermediate category. In the past four years he has also received a prize for placing in the top 0.3 per cent. He also received the Prudence Award for having the highest number of consecutive correct answers among entrants from the College. Andrew travelled to Christchurch to be presented his medal by Professor Mike Clapper, executive director of the Australia Mathematics Trust. Well done, Andrew!

Winning Eye for Design

ear 8 College students, Chris Dirks and Chris Manning have proven themselves to be future Yfocussed by winning Genesis Energy’s SchoolGen Mean Green House competition. The boys were first in the intermediate (Year 7-8) section of the nationwide contest, which tasked students to investigate eco-house design from an energy conservation perspective. Students had to research, design and build a scale model of a ‘mean green’ house. Also included in the brief was to film a video that explains their creation. The team decided on a smaller house, with Auckland’s lack of available land and compact living in mind. There are solar panels to harness renewable and sustainable energy. Rain water is collected from the house’s flat surfaces and directed into a storage tank underground. Recognising the environmental benefits of public transport, there is no garage for a car, replaced by space for bicycles. The walls are made of stone to contain solar heat during the day and release it at night. There is double glazing on most of the windows to reduce heat loss and the design makes use of an agricultural by-product by insulating the house with wool. ‘The team from Saint Kentigern combined thoughtful use of materials with creative design flair to develop their ‘iconic’ E house,’ says Rob Duff, SchoolGen team educator. For their efforts, the students won a $100 Prezzie card for themselves plus two Polaroid mini action cameras for the College. Well done, boys! Congratulations also to Year 9 student, Leon Chaplow, who was highly commended in the secondary school division!

Win for College Food Technologists

ollege students, Alexander Sames and Keegan Chessum won Another Saint Kentigern team, Burger Buddies, consisting of Lucy Cthe Auckland regional CREST Student Product Development Floyd, Rebecca Roberts, Zachary Littlejohn and Maximilian Ballard Challenge. Run by The Royal Society of New Zealand and the gained a highly commended award, placing them in the top five in NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology, the challenge the upper North Island. gives teams of senior secondary school students the experience The judges said the team had a ‘good grasp of food safety of exploring creative solutions to practical, food science and and designed a product that met their brief and target market technology problems and questions. The teams work with perfectly.’ food industry mentors for two terms, in the development of an innovative new food product. Alexander and Keegan formed Team Bijan and were paired with food technologist Abigayl Ayo from Kerry Ingredients. They created an Asian-inspired sesame dressing made from all natural ingredients and no artificial flavourings, thickeners or preservatives. The boys researched the salad dressing market and identified their idea as a new flavour opportunity. They carried out taste trials on their target market and established the product’s pricing to ensure it could be competitive. Part of the brief was for the product to have a shelf life of 12 months, which necessitated thorough assessment of whether to use an emulsifier to stabilise the dressing and prevent it splitting. A total of 16 teams presented their prototypes and research to a panel of judges. Team Bijan was awarded first place for their ‘outstanding product and report.’ The judges also commented that the ‘market research was well done,’ the report had a ‘nice balance of creativity and science’ and was ‘impressively presented.’ college

17 Robotics Team Visits Trade Me

here was a meeting of the minds when our national Tmedal winning Robotics team visited the workplace of Trade Me to exchange ideas! Staff at Trade Me were curious to understand how the students go about programming their robots. For our students, it was a chance to gain insight into how coding and programming operates in the work place and to understand where their developing IT skills could take them. The students showed the Trade Me staff how their robots are programmed to play a game of soccer. In the soccer competition, two robots need to work together to protect the goal, attack the opposition, gain the ball and score across the ‘field.’ They also demonstrated some of the other skills they had learnt for other categories of the competition they had entered such as ‘rescues.’ The students shared a pizza lunch with staff and were proud to receive a standing ovation before they left.

Decathlon, Challenge Week and Home Centre

hile the Year 10 students were on their Field Centre adventure, Wthe rest of the Middle School embarked on various adventures at the College and around Auckland. The annual Year 7 decathlon tested our youngest students with quizzes, sports and club activities. The Year 8 Challenge Week included creating a cardboard city, mountain biking in Woodhill Forest and culminated in Top Town Day. During Home Centre, the Year 9s completed service tasks at local schools, attended a drama show and visited the zoo and a trip to Rainbow’s End. For all involved, it was fun and memorable way to finish off the school year! college

18 Exclusive Dance School College Community Beckons Reaches Out The College is thrilled to announce that graduating student Christopher The service efforts at the Clegg has been accepted into the College have a large and wide prestigious New Zealand School of variety of recipients, including Dance in Wellington from readers at the Mt Eden Prison 2016. Library. The College librarians asked if members of the Saint Kentigern community had books they would like to contribute and were met with an overwhelming response.

Kudos for College Entrepreneurs At the Young Enterprise Scheme regional awards evening, Cases for a Cause was delighted to be named Start-up Company of the Year for the Auckland area.

Third in World in Duathlon Cameron Low is in the top three in the Legendary Sailor Inspires Students world in duathlon for his age group! Barbara Kendall, one of New Zealand’s greatest sporting stars, was the Cameron won the bronze medal in perfect person to inspire the Middle School students at the College ahead the men’s 16-19 years sprint category of their Field Centre and Home Centre weeks. The Middle School at the Duathlon World sailors had their photo taken with the windsurfing legend. Championships in Adelaide.

Finalist in Prestigious Art Awards College student Amy Laing’s photographic ability has been recognised at the Wallace Secondary School Art Awards, which reward and celebrate emerging artistic talent in New Zealand. Organised by the Wallace Arts Trust, the awards is a nationwide competition which attracted 290 entries this year. Amy, who is in Year 13, was one of 31 finalists chosen to exhibit her work at the historic Pah Homestead gallery. Her photographic work ‘Paul’ is a blue futuristic piece highlighting the architecture of the Auckland Museum. This was Amy’s first entry into an art competition and follows her exhibition in the Jack Paine Centre at the College. She is influenced by alternative jewellery, art and clothing along with artists who Invited to Perform at challenge traditional ideas within art and art practice, such as Sally Mann and Premier Dance Festival Damien Hirst. She is inspired by the concept of chance events that change our A select group of dance students from the College view on life. Her work was displayed in the Jack showcased their talent in New Zealand’s foremost Paine Centre in the exhibition space called the dance festival, Tempo. Meeting Room. Titled ‘Uncomfortable Comfort’ it features photographs of her work and also small resin sculptures of animal remains. ‘My artwork kind of suggests there is beauty in death,’ she says. In the future she hopes to continue her passion for photography as this will assist her further studies in media production and advertising.

Five-year Winning Streak in Accounting The Accounting team from the College won the annual CETA (Commerce and Economics Teachers Association) Pursuits Competition for a record fifth consecutive year!

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Menasing on Maori TV It tells you that there is even more information available online for your desktop or The College all-male choir, Menasing, features on the Maori TV programme mobile device at:www.saintkentigern.com ‘The Big Sing’, about the national secondary school choir competition. college

19 My journey in the Philippines

With thanks to Year 8 student reporter, Lulu We spent a lot of time helping at feeding Another thing I will never forget is meeting Denholm programmes, but the highlight was meeting a girl my age who was cooking something travelled to the Philippines and spent a the kids and hearing their stories. called bugbug for dinner. She and her friends Iweek with kids living on a rubbish dump; The first boy we met was five-year-old had scavenged through KFC rubbish bins, with trafficked girls; and helping at feeding collected the used bones, and were recooking programmes for slum children. During our them. I kept thinking we wouldn’t let our time there we went to places that most people ‘It seemed so wrong a animals eat bugbug, yet for these kids, just like wouldn’t dare to venture and saw the faces little girl could have such me, this was dinner! and heard the stories behind the statistics This whole experience changed my life we learn about at school. The faces of the a brutal life by her age.’ forever and is not one I can walk away from poorest of the poor, of those who live off $1 a and forget. We are so privileged in NZ and day in cardboard boxes, of those that are sex have the money and the resources to make trafficked and of those who have no hope that Danilo, who was in charge of his younger a difference – and that’s certainly something they will ever rise above the poverty they were siblings while his parents scavenged through I want to do. It was quite overwhelming to born into. the rubbish all day to earn $1 – enough to buy see the enormity of the poverty but I kept Our first few days were spent with the one meal. Despite his age, his face looked like reminding myself that at the end of the day all largest Filipino human trafficking prevention an old man’s. I then met a one-year-old called I need to think about is helping just one child. organisation called Visayan Forum (VF). Romeo. Romeo was the youngest of eight For Danilo, for Romeo, or for Maryan… helping Trafficking is one of the main forms of child kids and was so malnourished. I knew as I held one is enough. labour and is now one of the most profitable him that this sickly baby was unlikely to live illegal industries in the world, generating much longer. A beautiful, big-eyed boy called billions of dollars a year. Sex trafficking is Clarence followed us around all day, carrying when kids are sold into the sex industry – our bags and never leaving our side. He didn’t every 30 seconds a girl is trafficked in this stop smiling the entire day. We found out later way. Many Filipino children are at risk of being that Clarence had died of pneumonia. He trafficked. was only nine years old, and died simply VF has three main focuses: prevention, because he couldn’t afford antibiotics. rescue and rehabilitation. We were able to see their prevention campaigns with teenagers at schools and their amazing rescue work in brothels and intercepting traffickers at the ports. The rehabilitation base is called The Centre of Hope. This is a safe house where they take kids that have been trafficked to rehabilitate. The kids usually suffer huge physical and mental trauma and it can take them months or years to get well. We took lots of games to play with the girls. The youngest trafficked girl in the centre was one year old, and there was also a nine-year-old girl called Maryan. I got very close to Maryan, she was a similar age to my younger sister and was recently rescued. It seemed so wrong a little girl could have such a brutal life by her age. The rest of the girls were in their teens and at various stages of recovery. They were so happy to see us but as some of them started to share their stories you could see the pain they carry. Some were waiting for their case to come up in court where they would be required to testify against their traffickers. The girls were brave and beautiful. The Philippines is an extremely poor country with over 20 million people living in slums. In the next few days we visited a massive slum based around an old rubbish dump called Smokey Mountain. The first thing you notice when you arrive was the sweet sickly smell of fermenting food and human waste. Then you see the indescribable living conditions that they call home; families of up to 10 live in boxes and in tiny shacks with no water, no electricity, no sewerage and no food. college

20 Making a Difference in Tanzania

With thanks to Year 12 student reporter, Gabbie Duncan Gabbie Duncan travelled to the city of Arusha in Tanzania to visit the child she sponsors and see the work of the education programme run by her family for the last five years. Saint Kentigern has been a huge contributor to the programme, called Arusha Children’s Effort, with a number of chapel collections being donated to the project. Gabbie shares the experience of going to Arusha and meeting her sponsored student for the first time.

‘Arusha Children’s Effort (ACE) has been The main purpose of our trip was to attend Although Arusha can be intimidating and run by my mother, Vinnie and sister, Mary, in the graduation of five ACE students. It was completely alien, I loved every minute of my Arusha, Tanzania for the last five years. The amazing to see some of ACE’s first students time there. The atmosphere that surrounds main objective of the programme is to offer complete their education. Of the five students the place and the people are so inspiring and children from disadvantaged situations the graduating, two gained top prizes in their beautiful that, although I felt like a stranger, it opportunity for an education and inspire them grade which is an incredible achievement. also felt like a second home of sorts and I know to do the best they can in their studies. This will These students have had to work much harder that I will be returning to Arusha. I will return hopefully set them up for a successful future, than anyone else, and coming from positions as soon as I can and spend enough time to with a job, stability, and the ability to influence of such difficulty the achievement is truly learn the culture, the language and the people. change in their communities. Through ACE, astounding. To put it in perspective, only 25 Arusha is without a doubt one of the most families are able to sponsor a child through per cent of students that attend school in incredible places I have ever been, and actively assisting with school fees and associated costs, Tanzania go on to secondary school education. contributing with ACE and its goals has enabling that child to gain a quality education. My personal involvement is as a sponsor. changed my life forever and will continue to During my experience in Tanzania, I was able For the past three years I have sponsored for a long time coming. to see firsthand the effects of the donations Meshack Judika into Haradali Primary School. This was an eye- from the likes of Saint Kentigern and the value We had exchanged letters and I have received opening experience it provides was truly inspiring. Meshack’s reports and teacher’s comments, and one that I will Aside from a few main buildings and streets however, nothing could compare to meeting never forget.’ in the town centre, Arusha is basically a him for the first time. Meshack lives with his sprawling area of dirt roads, basic mud and older sister and his mother in a very small stone huts and slum dwellings. The majority room. Meeting and speaking to him was such of the city’s population barely survive, getting an incredible and special moment for me, it by on subsistence farming, small good sales really solidified in my mind the importance of (cheap sunglasses, local jewellery) and street an education for him. To be able to physically begging. Some areas are very dangerous, see the difference it makes to him and the even during daylight. Like many places, the benefits of sending Meshack to school, not cost of urbanisation can be a total breakdown only for him but for his family too, really of family structure and tradition. Combined confirmed for me why I chose to sponsor with drugs, alcohol, AIDS, crime and general him. After meeting Meshack, we both have poverty, the ones who suffer most are the a much deeper understanding of what this children. opportunity really means for him and I look forward to seeing how he develops.

Journey of Reflection

he grass labyrinth that appears on the Chapel lawn each spring offers a chance for our TYear 12 students to step out of their ordinary routines and onto a path where they can walk and reflect on their year. Labyrinths have been created by many civilisations over the last 5000 years and has been an annual occurrence at the College since 2009. The 900-metre walk allows students to consider some key questions posed during their Christian education classes throughout the year, based on the movie ‘The Ultimate Gift’. In this story, the main character, Jason, is set to inherit considerable wealth from his recently deceased and estranged grandfather. Jason has to complete a series of tasks in order to receive his grandfather’s 12 gifts. These gifts form the focus questions students consider as they walk through the labyrinth. The gift of work: how have you felt when you’ve worked hard? The gift of friends: are you a good friend? Are your friends good to you? The gift of love: do you know that you are loved? Jason is a self-centred, spoilt and arrogant young man whose only aim in life is to be rich, own nice things and have a good time. Before the movie begins, students are asked to write down the one thing they would most like to have and one thing they would most like to give. They can have anything they ever wanted. The labyrinth is a space where they can perhaps reconsider some of their ideas and priorities – what is of ultimate importance to them. For Jason, in the end it wasn’t money or things – it was the desire to know that he was genuinely loved and had meaning and purpose. In a time and place where this ‘World of Opportunity’ doesn’t always allow for slowing down and reflecting on what is of real importance in life, the labyrinth on college the lawn provides a momentary respite to do just that.

21 Field Centre If only the Year 10 students knew how they’d feel after Field Centre before they left! Ahead of leaving for this epic adventure in Tongariro National Park, the predominant emotion among the students is trepidation: ‘Will I be able to make it through the physical challenges? How will I cope without the comforts of home, especially technology? ‘I’ve heard the weather can be extreme…’ Upon returning from the six-day programme of tramping, mountain climbing, rafting and camping, all traces of trepidation are gone, replaced by feelings of pride, strength and triumph! Field Centre has been a cornerstone of College life for 43 years and never fails to be recalled as one of the highlights of a Saint Kentigern education.

With thanks to Year 10 student reporter, Sajith Dhambagolla Sun, rain, cold. Field Centre was an absolute blast. Whether it was drinking the warm hot chocolate in the lodge or climbing up to the summit of Mt Ruapehu in the cold alpine conditions, Field Centre was an experience I will never forget. Thinking about it afterwards, it was tough. The three-day tramp was hard. The biking hurt. The Tongariro Crossing was painful but I am proud that I completed it. Along the way, friendships became closer, patience and perseverance were tested but most importantly, the fitness of everyone was put to the test. Field Centre has capped off what an experience our time in the Middle School has been and gave everyone a taste of living in environments that are not always favourable.

22 crossing not only exemplified New Zealand’s remarkable geographical features features geographical remarkable Zealand’s New exemplified only not crossing togetherness, purpose and also our own individuality was rewarding. The time time The rewarding. was individuality own our also and purpose togetherness, there is so much to be grateful for, that the best things in life aren’t things. Field Field for, life aren’t in things. things to grateful the much best that so be there is exciting and awe-inspiring experiences has given some of us a real passion for for areal passion us of some given has experiences awe-inspiring and exciting and going without everyday creature comforts has taught me personally that that personally me taught has comforts creature everyday without going and and weaknesses. The lovely girls of my tutor are now closer than ever; all our ever; our all than my are tutor of closer now lovely girls The weaknesses. and strengths talents, new with all us the ‘rat presented away race’ from we spent Centre has given us memories to cherish forever and has introduced us to a us introduced has forever and to cherish memories us given has Centre adventure. More importantly, learning the backgrounds and stories of peers peers of stories and the backgrounds importantly, learning More adventure. world of possibilities that await in the Senior School and the world beyond. beyond. the world and School the Senior in await that possibilities of world overwhelming that 26 teenage girls were muted. Incredible. The Tongariro The Incredible. were muted. girls 26 teenage that overwhelming but also showcased Field Centre’s ‘rite of passage’. The treacherous, steep steep treacherous, Centre’s Field ‘rite passage’. The of showcased also but the spellbinding views of dazzling emerald lakes, snowcapped peaks, and and peaks, snowcapped lakes, emerald dazzling of views the spellbinding volcanic craters resembling lunar landscapes created a consciousness so so aconsciousness created landscapes lunar resembling craters volcanic and trying times of trekking was worth all its hard work and the sense of of the sense and work hard its all worth was trekking of times trying and It’s not every day one gets to experience the sensation of utter silence - - silence utter of the sensation to gets experience one day It’s every not With thanks to Year 10 student reporter, Kenya Ashcroft Ashcroft Kenya reporter, student 10 Year to thanks With T looked back upon all our memories with the club. club. the with memories our all upon back looked and effort our admired we ranges, the across out looked and stood we As kauri. towering the at to get bush untouched the traversing when faced, times those of millers kauri the hardships the of asense got we by hand, cut steps rock using valley, the up route pack-horse original the Climbing Pinnacles! high 750-metre the conquer to high aims their setting Coromandel, the to off set group the Term 4, In boring! isn’t certainly Club Tramping the steady, us to hold arope only with faces rock across Clambering Valley. 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Zealand New great With thanks to student reporter, Joshua Waterman, Year 13 13 Year Waterman, Joshua reporter, student to thanks With Tramping Club earthly smell of a wet forest morning; they are all the ingredients necessary for a a for necessary ingredients the all are they morning; forest awet of smell earthly the and stream of a trickling soft fronds, the through filtering light dappled he 23 college college 24 college T attended ceremony the in Centre Sports the to celebrate successes. wide-ranging students’ our sporting people 500 than More Dinner. Awards Sports College annual the at celebrated was competitions team and individual in champions world and national Auckland, featured which year A sporting Awards Sports College every student’s sporting experience is a positive one.’ one.’ apositive is experience sporting student’s every that ensure is to goal Their efforts. their of result adirect is programme sports the of success ‘The Piaggi. Mr said do,’ we programme sports the to deliver able be not would we dedication, and willingness their for not it ‘Were thrive. programme sports our make who administrators and managers coaches, of network to the tribute paid and ceremonies Mrs Suzanne Winthrop and Head of Studies, Mr Richard Stead. Director of Sport at the College, Mr Martin Piaggi was the master of of master the was Piaggi Martin Mr College, the at Sport of Director presented their blazer bearing the silver fern by Head of Senior School, School, Senior of by Head fern silver the bearing blazer their presented were who representatives, national 39 had College the year his the U20 Women’s Football team. Football Women’s U20 the in Zealand New represented also Auckland Knockout Cup, and she in Auckland and second in the second placed which team Football XI 1st girls’ the of captain the is She girls cross country championship. senior Zealand New the notably most level; national and Auckland Greater College, at titles of number a winning champion, country cross BraydonLamont, Ennor. Oscar, Mererangi Paul, Ayden Christina Fraser, Sydney Wood, sports. of number a at College the represented has who person sports all-round an generally is winner boy. The or girl person, sports outstanding most to the awarded is and year the of award sporting individual Isabella Richards Isabella Ludorum Dux Isabella is the senior athletics and and athletics senior the is Isabella Grace English, Hanna Nominees: major the is Ludorum Dux The leading the midfield. the leading year this XV 1st the of part integral an was He rugby. his on to concentrate year this cricket XI 1st for consideration from withdrew and cricket XI 2nd played has He 100m. boys senior prestigious the of final the in second placed he athletics Auckland Greater At the discus. the in third placed and jump long the 100m, the won he Athletics Zone Eastern At the champion. athletics boys’ senior the was and sports swimming the at title freestyle 33m the out took he year This College. the at years seven Braydon Ennor Bruce PalmerThe Memorial Award Boys’ Runner-up to the Ludorum: Dux Braydon has consistently performed at athletics and swimming throughout his his throughout swimming and athletics at performed consistently has Braydon lot to this school for what it has done for me,’ he said. he me,’ for done has it what for school to this lot a owe ‘I University. 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tournament team. Games he was named in the AIMS At the team. Football XI Year 7/8 the in 1st and team Cricket Year 7/8 XI the in 1st played He athletics. in overall champion and was second Downs Tom Tom Harford, Spring, Jacob Nominees: Campbell Jordan, Lowe Harry Year the Sportsman of Year 7&8 for Award Sissons The player at the tournament. valuable most named was He team and appointed captain. rugby rep East Auckland U14 the for picked was and team Rugby Weight Open U15 the of member avalued is He country. cross junior and athletics junior in third placed swimming champion and Jacob Hannan, Josh Harford McKenzie, Ben Shepherd, Nominees: Ben Lowe, Connor Church Cameron of the Year Sportsman for Year 9 Monk Award Leyton The duathlon and triathlon champion. and New Zealand aquathon, Auckland the is He competitions. Auckland and North Island College, at events of number large a in two top the in placed or won swimming and multisport. He cycling, athletics, of sports Walsh Callum Reihana, Rivez Church, Nominees: Ben Fleming, Ryan McCullough Dylan Years 10 &11 in Sportsman Junior Outstanding for the Most Memorial Award Yolland Philip The Harry is the Year 8 swimming Year 8swimming the is Harry boys junior the is Cameron chosen his in excelled has Dylan

Jaymie Kolose Jaymie of the Year Sportswoman 9 Year Touchrepresentative player. netball and a New Zealand playerrepresentative for is an U17 Counties Manukau and teams Netball Premier and Touch Premier the in plays She girls. intermediate for jump long the and Waters Amy Silao, Viona Conway, Elise Coleman, Mayah Blake, Anna Wilkinson, Hannah TateNominees: McGregor, Tori Kolose of the Year Sportswoman Year 10 &11 and athletics. and swimming College the at finals tournament. She made all of the AIMS the at bronze won she and team, Tennis Girls’ Premier College the in played she Year 8, a As title. doubles and singles national the winning level, U12 at tennis in Zealand New in Harford Beth Sophie Spencer, Ava McKenzie, Kong, Ling Brewster, Olivia Hannan, Emma Nominees: Miyaura Ema of the Year Sportswoman YearThe 7&8 team. development Touch U15 Zealand New the in named also was and representative Manukau athletics and touch aCounties is she College the of Outside teams. Touch Premier girls’ and 9A Netball the of amember is She 100m. the in including gold championships, Auckland Greater the at medals won also and champion athletic Overfield Olivia Putt, Lisa Clarke, Maddy Waterworth, Annabelle Waters, Siobhan Nominees: Sophie Wilkinson, Tori won the 200m, 400m 400m 200m, Tori the won Ema is ranked number one girls’ junior the is Jaymie

25 college 26 college T performance of the team. the of performance the as to week every adifference made and teams premier their within houses power are recipients The code. chosen commitment and professionalism in their Church, Hanna English Cran, Hayden Connor Williamson, Emily Saker, Henry Ward, Liam Ellis, Braydon Ennor, Christina Oscar, Jimmy Amorangi Melesala, Dalton Papalii, Kristina Tipene, Jared Schnell, Awards Headmaster’s played for the College demonstrating demonstrating College the for played have who to students go awards hese team to develop their skills. Dalton has been captain of the 1st XV. 1st the of captain been has Dalton skills. their to develop team the within others by helping qualities leadership demonstrates and Dalton Papalii Papalii Dalton Cup Dalton Grant This cup is awarded to a leader who builds a team around them them around ateam builds who to aleader awarded is cup This and place third in New Zealand, enduring a horror run of injuries with eight starting players made unavailable during the national tournament. national the during unavailable made players starting eight with injuries of run ahorror enduring Zealand, New in third place and Netball XI, 1st Boys’ Football XI, 1st Girls’ Football Girls, Premier, Tennis Senior Boys’ Premier, Running Tennis Girls’ Distance Premier, Boys, Touch Senior Girls’ Premier Cycling Girls, Senior Cycling Nominees: Rugby XV 1st Team of the Year The 1st XV won the Auckland 1A title after an epic final victory over Auckland Grammar at Eden Park. The team went on to win the Blues region region Blues the win on to went team The Park. Eden at Grammar Auckland over victory final epic an after title 1A Auckland the won XV 1st The goal shooter of the Premier Netball team. Netball Premier the of shooter goal and captain been has Amorangi without.’ do not just could Amorangi Malesala Amorangi Cup Jerome Kaino The Kaino Cup is presented to a team athlete who ‘the team team ‘the who athlete to ateam presented is Cup Kaino The significance of the team’s achievement. achievement. team’s the of significance the about spoke Simpson Myron cyclist, representative Zealand New and Collegian Old time. record world anew in Australia beating pursuit, 4000m the in gold won team The Kazakhstan. in championships world the for team cycling track U19 NZ the for selected was Madeleine award. this for considered been have awards major other the all from Finalists to succeed. desire and determination dedication, their of reflective results the gained and level highest the at achieved Madeleine Park Park Madeleine the Year of Performance Sporting Outstanding JohnThe Irvine Cup for This award is for a team or individual who has has who individual or ateam for is award This Touch Team Premier Girls Best in NZ! fter two years of making the decider of the New Zealand Secondary School Touch AChampionships, our Premier Girls team was determined to finally win the coveted title on the third attempt. The tournament at Bruce Pullman Park brought the top 16 sides from around the country to compete over three days. The opening day resulted in three strong wins over Trident High 5-0, Southland Girls’ 6-2 and Whakatane High 11-0 to finish top of Pool A unbeaten. In the crossover matches on day two, we beat St Peter’s 5-4 before going down to Hamilton Girls’ 4-2. The girls needed to beat a resolute St Hilda’s team to progress and after a close first half, they showed their fitness and skill to win 8-5 and book a semifinal spot. The semifinal was another match against Southland Girls’ in terrible weather conditions with strong wind and rain making passing difficult. A polished game from the girls saw them dominate from start to finish and won 7-2 to place them in the final for the third year in a row. The final was against unbeaten Hamilton Girls’, the only team we had lost to in the tournament. Our girls were focussed for this game and had the most amazing start, scoring twice in the first five minutes. This set the platform for the girls who then defended strongly and went on to win 4-3. To top it off, Saint Kentigern had five girls named in the tournament team: Tori Kolose, Mererangi Paul, Sydney Fraser, Lisa Putt and Jaymie Kolose. Tori was also named MVP of the tournament. The girls really did appreciate the fantastic support from Saint Kentigern staff, families and students throughout the tournament and wish to thank all of them.

National Champion Premier Girls Touch Team: Christina Oscar, Emily Cran, Xhavinae Samuel, Verity Bowring, Emily Braid, Sydney Fraser, Mererangi, Paul, Tori Kolose, Summer-Jean Motufoua, Elise Conway, Amy Waters, Jaymie Kolose, Lisa Putt, Gemma Laverick, Jemma Tasman Jones, Imogen Pilkington. Head coach: Lance Watene. Manager: Lynne Scutt. Assistant coaches: Pete Samuel, Tone Kolose, Emily Colebourne. Physio: Josh Rodgers.

Junior Touch Girls Defend Their Title!

he Junior Girls Touch team, captained by Elise Conway, put aside Ttheir disappointing loss to Howick College in the Eastern Zone competition to win the Auckland Championships for the second year in a row! Amassing more than 60 touchdowns in their six games, Elise and the girls blew away Mahurangi 7-0 in the semi-final to face our local rivals once again in the final. A tough encounter followed and Saint Kentigern was 0-1 down in the first half. Learning from the previous game against Howick, the girls made great yards, put their bodies on the line on defence and showed creativity to come away with a 2-1 victory. Imogen Pilkington was named most valuable player of the final. A special mention to Richie Barnett and Lance Watene for their Ms Emily Colebourne, Head of PE and the Junior Girls coach, support on the day and over the season. Several of these junior said after the win: ‘I am exceptionally proud of these girls. A mix of players are also numbers of our Premier Touch squad and we wish players from experienced to novice, who worked so well together, Elise, Jaymie Kolose, Imogen, Lisa Putt, Amy Waters and Jemma played our tactics and showed good tenacity to win!’ Laverick all the best for future play at this level. college

27 Premier Netball Team Second In New Zealand!

he College Premier Netball Team finished as one of the top two sides in TNew Zealand following the National Secondary School Championships! Playing in Ashburton were the 16 best teams from around the country, which had been decided from regional competitions. Our girls defeated Southland Girls’ High 46-37, St Margaret’s College 27-22, and Wellington Girls’ College 34-27 in pool play. This put them into the top eight where they beat Cashmere High 41-25, Manukura 51-28, and St Mary’s College (Wellington) 41-29 to qualify unbeaten for the final against Mt Albert Grammar (MAGS). This was the fourth time this season these two teams have faced off in a final, with MAGS winning the previous three occasions in the Auckland, Combined Points and Upper North Island tournaments. In this encounter, MAGS were ahead by one goal after the first quarter but our girls had tied the scores at 16-16 by halftime. In the second half, MAGS led 28-26 at three-quarter time and went on to win 41-35. Following the tournament, Mererangi Paul, Amorangi Malesala and Sydney Fraser were named in the all-tournament team. Well done to the players and coaches on the great result and for coming so close to being New Zealand champions!

Silver Ferns Boost Netball Dreams

he College was the venue for a memorable day of netball action as star Tplayers took to the court with more than 80 excited youngsters. Silver Ferns Grace Rasmussen, Temalisi Fakahokotau and Malia Paseka along with Northern Mystics representatives Cathrine Latu, Megan Craig and Sulu Tone- Fitzpatrick conducted a special training camp for budding netballers. Among those receiving the elite tuition were the Saint Kentigern Year 8 Tactix team, which features students from the College and Girls’ School. Also invited were schools that we work with as part of the Service programme at the College, including Glen Innes School, Elim College, Randwick Park School and Glenbrae School. Some girls also travelled from the Bay of Plenty to take part, with vanloads from Rotorua Intermediate and Kaitao School making the trip. The experience started with each of the Silver Ferns and Mystics players putting small groups through their paces in a number of drills. Cathrine Latu showed how to evade a defender, Grace Rasmussen demonstrated ways to make space on the court, and Megan Craig, a former New Zealand Tall Ferns basketball representative who stands at 2.04m, was the perfect person to hone shooting skills. Our College Premier Netball team, fresh from its second- placed finish at the national secondary school championships, was also on- hand to help out with the training exercises. During a break for lunch, the girls got to chat with the pros and find out how to become an ANZ Championship or international player. With the Silver Ferns due at training, the girls formed a tunnel to each give them a high five as they departed. The initiative was organised to provide a chance for the young players to improve their netball skills, raise the profile of netball at the respective schools and promote sport in general. Following on from the day’s success, Head of Service, Mr Mark Robinson hopes it will become

college an annual event.

28 T T Tennis their performances! for Williamson Connor and Ellis Jake Tate Fullerton, Barry, Clayton Cashmore-Chatwin, Freddie Burrows, Reid Stoica, to Liam Congratulations decider! the in Westlake against score same the recorded and 8-1 Heart Sacred beat team College the semi-final, the In Boys’. Westlake and Grammar Auckland Heart, Sacred with along Term in 4, rounds knockout the for qualifier top the them made This two. just losing and matches 43 winning unbeaten, year the in earlier rounds. The boys went through the round-robin competition Junior girls’ team: girls’ Junior team: girls’ U20 team: boys’ U20 Emma Hannan: Sophie Spencer: Connell: Ben Caleb Atkinson: Claudia Spain: Waterworth:Annabel Callum Walsh: Jacob Hannan: Liam Cappel: Mudford: Elizabeth Connor Brown: finishes. 10 top of anumber also were There race. points boys’ U20 the in silver home took Brown Connor race. points boys’ U15 the in silver with up it followed and race road boys’ U15 the in silver won also Dylan trial. time the in bronze Hannan won Jacob and Walsh Callum Church, Ryan McCullough, Dylan of team Boys’ Junior the Bilsborough and Niamh and Spencer Sophie Hannan, Emma of team girls’ 7&8 The Year events. individual and in team medals five up picked team Kentigern Saint The race. apoints in culminating and two day on race road 18km disciplines. and divisions all across part to take riders 38 of ateam sent College The age. of years to U20 U14 from ranging groups age in girls and boys for Race Points and Race Road Trial, aTeam Time in compete Zealand New around from riders 900 than More cycling. school secondary of pinnacle the is event the Manawatu, and Horowhenua The racing started with the 16km team time trial on the opening day, followed by the by the day, followed opening the on trial time team 16km the with started racing The title for the College with emphatic victories in the final final the in victories emphatic with College the for title Auckland the Team retained Tennis Boys’ Premier he from the National Schools Road Cycling Championships. Held over three days in in days three over Held Championships. Cycling Road Schools National the from medals of bevy a with season successful another off capped team cycling College he Caps off Successful Season off Successful Caps TeamCycling

U13 girls’ road race, 6th. race, road girls’ U13 6th. race, points boys’ U15 6th. race, points boys’ U17 time trial, 6th. trial, time 5th. trial, time 5th. trial, time 8th. race, road girls’ U13 6th. race, points girls’ U13 10th. race, points boys’ U13 6th. race, road boys’ U13 10th. race, points boys’ U14 8th. race, points girls’ U15 4th. race, road girls’ U15 4th. race, road boys’ U15 6th. race, road boys’ U17 9th. race, road girls’ U20 8th. race, road boys’ U20

event since 2012. Congratulations Connor! this win to team first the become to final the in Australia beat Kiwis The discipline. pursuit team 4000m U19 the won he Zealand New individual3000m pursuit and representing U19 the won Connor medals. gold to two way Championships in Southland and powered his Track Cycling Oceania the at competed Brown Connor student Year 13 champion. Oceania an have now also we year, this riders by our won titles national and world to the addition In Champion! Oceania 29 college 30 college F C Maddie Named Region’s Best Named Maddie Gold Medals at NZSS Athletics winner Valerie Adams. Congratulations Maddie! Congratulations Adams. Valerie winner Lomu, Barbara Kendall, Scott Dixon, Jonah Cameron Brown and including she succeeds award, 13-time consecutive supreme the to win icons sporting Kiwi of alist joins Madeleine prize! supreme the home take also to winner junior first-ever the became then Award, Sportswoman Junior the awarded first was she event, Sport Manukau Counties At the seconds. by two record pursuit individual junior Ulmer’s Sarah legend cycling Zealand New broken also had she year, the in Earlier Awards. Sports College the at the of Year Performance the her earned effort record-breaking Her pursuit. individual the in bronze with up it followed and Championships, Track World Junior the at pursuit women’s the in time best world’s anew set and gold win to team Zealand New the of part was student Year 12 The Awards. Sports Manukau Counties prestigious the at honours top the now and ride, aworld-record of part being Championships, World Track Cycling Junior the at medals two winning 2015, adream had has Madeleine in the junior girls discus, missing out on a medal by .01cm. amedal on out missing discus, girls junior the in fourth finished Coleman final. Mayah the in fourth placed and 800m boys senior the in raced Manning Matthew by 80cm. record College the smashed also she and Lisa for best personal meet. the of athletes best the of one being for Voucher Balance New a$200 awarded was Team and Race Road NZSS the in named also was back. Hanna seconds 20 than more runner Lisa Putt won gold in the Junior Girls’ Triple Jump with a final jump of 11.32m. This was a was 11.32m. This of jump afinal with Jump Triple Girls’ Junior the in gold won Putt Lisa Championships. Hanna English won gold in the Senior Girls 4km Road Race with the next next the with Race Road 4km Girls Senior the in gold won English Hanna Championships. Athletics Schools Secondary NZ the in to compete to Timaru travelled students our setting ways by winning the Counties Manukau Sport Supreme Athlete of the Year award! Year award! the of Athlete Supreme Sport Manukau Counties the by winning ways setting record- her continued has Park Madeleine cyclist champion world and student ollege S Finn Allen (Boys’ Cricket). (Boys’ Allen Finn Touch), (Girls’ Paul Mererangi Multisport), (Boys’ Ward Liam Football), (Boys’ Schnell Dane (Netball), Malesala Amorangi Running), Distance (Girls’ Wood Grace and English Tennis), Hanna (Boys’ Burrows Reid Tennis), (Girls’ Syme Shaylee were: finalists other Our award. to Sport aService with recognised was Watene Lance coach Touch Girls’ Long-time jumping. show in Zealand New representing for Award International an of recipient only the was Inkster Laura sports. multiple in level elite an reaching for awards All-Rounder received Fraser Sydney of the Year honour. Christina Oscar and Sportsperson Boys’ the for finalists three of one also was Dalton Running). Distance (Girls’ Richards Isabella Cycling), (Boys’ Williamson (Boys’ Tennis), James Fouche Touch), Connor (Boys’ Meleisea Brosnan Rugby), (Boys’ Papalii Dalton sport: their in best the as chosen were athletes our of Five prizes. supreme the for vie category each of winners the and finalists as selected are sport each from athletes three top The Year Awards. the of Sportsperson Young Awards YSPOTY were named as finalists for the ASB ASB the for finalists as named were College the from students eventeen

college College Parents and Friends Association

Chairman’s Report for 2015 he Parents and Friends had a and doing other light duties. In 2016 we will work with College Tsuccessful 2015 providing support to management to establish a pre-ordering system for lunches, which students, families and staff and we are initially will be available to Middle School students. looking forward to 2016. I am grateful for The Asian Parents Group has continued to be a great success from the supportive relationship that we enjoy the first meeting in February last year attended by 44 parents. There with College senior management, teaching were eight meetings during 2015, all of which were enthusiastically and administration staff. This year the supported with attendances by Head of College Mr Steve Cole, Head Parents and Friends have continued our of Senior School Mrs Suzanne Winthrop, Head of Middle School traditional support for various aspects Mr Duncan McQueen, Trust Board members Dr Vivienne Adair and of College life and have taken new Mr David McCulloch and staff members Mrs Sandra Shaw, Mr Chris initiatives to enhance our activities. We Duncan and Mr Tom Gordon. The group is a support network of Asian have provided approximately $43,000 to parents who are provided in Mandarin with guidance and information support a wide variety of travelling cultural about the College that they might otherwise find hard to understand. and sports groups and to buy equipment There are 82 parents who are part of the WeChat group for easy for various sporting and other groups. day-to-day communication and of these, 64 parents have attended at last one meeting and many have attended every meeting. WeChat The feedback that we get has become a media channel for parents to ask and answer questions, seeking help, sharing important information from the College and from the students is very get to know each other. Jessie Liu is the convenor of the Asian Parents Group and she and I thank the various staff who attend these positive and we feel that we meetings – especially Mrs Winthrop and Mr McQueen. are providing a good service. At the end of 2015, our two most significant convenors, Claire Russell (functions) and Amanda Selvadurai (Lunch Bar and Saints Management of Saints Café and the Lunch Bar is one of our two vital Cafe), stood down from these roles. In early 2016, our long-serving activities and, of course, it produces the funds that we distribute. Our Secretary Desiree Jenkins-Allright will retire from this role. These two new staff members have settled in very well and sales at both the three parents have made tremendous contributions to the Parents and Lunch Bar and Saints Cafe continue to be consistent. The feedback Friends and we would not have been able to function without their that we get from the students is very positive and we feel that we are generous devotion to the College. I am very grateful to them. During providing a good service. We are aware, however, that there is always the year Claire and Amanda have trained their replacement convenors room for improvement. We have been able to offer students who are (Sarah Storer and Margaret Wind respectively), and I am confident working towards their Duke of Edinburgh awards, an opportunity that these vital roles will be in good hands from 2016. to do their service component. For one hour each morning before school, a student helps out at Saints Cafe assisting staff by serving David Courtney, Chairman

College Students Welcome Grandparents

t is an eagerly awaited highlight of the College calendar when the Year 7 Iand 8 students have their grandparents pay a visit to the campus! More than 300 grandparents travelled from across the North Island, some from the South Island and one from London to witness their grandchildren’s education in action. The visitors were shown to the Sports Centre by student ushers to enjoy a morning tea provided with support from the Parents and Friends’ Association. They were welcomed by the Head of Middle School, Mr Duncan McQueen, and the Head of College, Mr Steve Cole. Mr Cole said that while many facets of education have changed over generations, having an inspiring and caring teacher remains the most important factor in a child’s success in the classroom. He thanked the guests for their deep love and commitment to their grandchildren and for coming to observe a slice of their daily lives at Saint Kentigern. When it was time for the students and visitors to meet, the wide smiles and tight embraces showed the regard the boys and girls have for their grandparents, and vice versa! The grandparents were escorted to the Elizabeth MacFarlan Centre where each class had planned a presentation. These included musical performances, speeches, examples of schoolwork and sports reports. This was followed by a quiz for the grandparents on what school was like in their day, which produced some ‘wow’ moments for the students! A tour of the campus showed the grandparents where the students attend chapel and our other landmarks before reconvening in the Sports Centre for the weekly Middle School assembly. The Middle School Pipes and Drums played as everyone took their seats, and there were also performances from Year 8 dance classes, the Middle School jazz combo and the debut of the Maori and Pasifika Cultural Group. A large number of performing arts participants received badges recognising their commitment to one or more disciplines, and it was extra special for the students to have their grandparents on hand to see this acknowledgment. college college

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