Issue 8 - November 2009 (pdf 1.1 MB) - Columba College

NOVEMBER 2009 ISSUE 8
Dear Parents and Students,
There is no sign of school news abating with so few weeks of the term left – this newsletter seems as
full as ever. Last week was especially busy with the Leavers’ Service on Monday, Years 11 to 13
students going on study leave, the Business Hall of Fame function, the Ian Grant evening, the Year 9
Social, the Governors’ AGM and the Orientation lunch and programme for 2010 Year 9 students.
School has, however, shifted into a different gear this week with the senior girls sitting their NCEA
examinations and the Years 8, 9 and 10 examinations about to start. The staff and I wish all the girls
the very best for their examinations.
Tertiary Scholarships
Warm congratulations to the seven Year 13 girls who have been awarded Tertiary Scholarships.
Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships from the University of Otago for 2010:
Lucy Kent, Amy Chu, Georgina Martin, Nicola
Crawford and Alice Marsh.
Lucy Kent, Alice Marsh and Georgina Martin
each received a Leaders of Tomorrow
Scholarship from the University of Otago for
study in 2010. Nicola Crawford has been
awarded an Alumni Annual Appeal
Scholarship from the University of Otago for
2010.
Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarships are worth
$5,000, payable against University fees or Hall
of Residence accommodation. The Alumni
Annual Appeal Scholarship is to the value of
first year fees, irrespective of course.
University of Auckland Undergraduate
Scholarship for 2010
Amy Chu has been awarded a University of
Auckland Entry Scholarship for 2010.
The University of Auckland Scholarships are
the University’s most prestigious
undergraduate Awards. They are awarded to
students who have demonstrated academic
excellence, all-round ability and leadership.
The University received 950 applications for
these scholarships and 110 have been
awarded throughout New Zealand.
• All fees paid for the first three years of an undergraduate degree plus $1,500 per year and
Academic Mentoring for one year (if parental home is in Auckland) or $5,000 per year (if home is
out of Auckland) plus two return fares and Academic Mentoring.
• This scholarship is worth up to $50,000.

North Otago Federated Farmers
and National Bank Tertiary Scholarship
University of Canterbury
Department of Business and Economics
Award for Excellence
Hayley Jenkins-McCaw
$2,000 p.a.(towards fees) – for the duration of
her degree at Lincoln University
Staff News
Miss P. Sharma, MSc, PGDipSci, BSc,
GradDip Secondary Teaching has been
appointed Head of Science Years 7 to 11.
Miss Sharma will retain her position as Head of
Biology Years 12 and 13 and also continue as
our NCEA Co-ordinator. She has, however,
decided to relinquish her rôle as GATE Coordinator
and an internal appointment will be
made to this position in the near future.
Alice Hunter
$5,000 Scholarship towards fees
for her BCom degree at Canterbury
The Rev. Dr Susan Jones
Minister at Opoho Presbyterian Church
Mrs L. Wainwright has been on maternity
leave this year, living in Wanganui. She has
recently advised the College of her resignation
as she and her husband and her daughter will
be moving to Whangarei for 2010. A
permanent, full-time position in English
(secondary school) has been advertised to
begin in 2010.
Mrs C. Nicol who teaches Mathematics parttime
in the secondary school will be on
maternity leave next year. An appointment to
this position will be made shortly.
AGM of the Board of
Governors
At the recent AGM of the Board of Governors,
Mrs Shelley Griffiths-Shiels, MA, LLB(Hons),
BCom, CA was re-elected Chair and Mr Tony
Sycamore, LLB, BCom was elected Deputy
Chair to replace Mr Warren Leslie who has
retired from the Board of Governors after
valued long service as Chair, Deputy Chair and
Board Member.
The Board of Governors wishes to pass on its
sincere appreciation of the very generous
response by new parents to the invitation to
make a voluntary donation to the College. The
level of response and the amount given is
significant, and the Board is grateful for the
generous assistance of many.
Throughout this year, The Rev. Dr Susan
Jones has taken our Tuesday Chapel Services
and several of our Special Services such as
the recent Leavers’ Service. It was with great
sadness that we heard that Dr Jones has
accepted a call to Chalmers Presbyterian
Church in Timaru, starting in 2010 – their gain,
our loss. Staff and girls have all enjoyed and
appreciated the excellent Chapel Services
taken by Dr Jones, and regret that our
association will soon be coming to an end.
We are fortunate that Dr Jones has agreed to
lead our Carol Service at First Church of Otago
on Sunday, 6th December at 6.00 p.m.
We now have to go back to the drawing-board
to find a person to take our Chapel Services
and Special Services in 2010 as it is unlikely
that the Highgate Church will be in a position to
fill their vacancy in the immediate future. The
Minister of the Highgate Church has been “ex
officio” Chaplain to Columba College with The
Rev. Fyfe Blair last filling this position.

National Success at the
Young Enterprise Finals
The Awards Ceremony for the National Finals
of Young Enterprise 2009 was held at the
Duxton Hotel on the 4th November in the
presence of the Governor General and the
British High Commissioner with several
distinguished leaders of business and industry
present.
Hayley Jenkins-McCaw and Elizabeth Fraser
travelled to Wellington to represent their Young
Enterprise Company, “Lucrative”, and to
receive an Award for Excellence, namely the
Ministry of Youth Development Award for
Excellence in Commitment presented by the
Hon. Paula Bennett, Minister of Social
Development and Employment.
Memorial Tree
for
Hannah Tyrrell
10.03.1989 – 28.08.2009
Student of Columba College
2000-2006
At the same Ceremony, Mrs S. Bishop, HOD
Commerce, received the Sir James Fletcher
Award for Outstanding Contribution to
Enterprise from Angus Fletcher, Deputy Chair
of The Fletcher Trust.
Gifted in loving memory of Hannah by the
staff and students and planted on
Thursday, 22nd October 2009 in the
presence of Hannah’s parents, brother and
sister, family members, flat-mates,
Columba friends and the entire School.
ODT Extra! Years 9 and 10
Current Affairs Quiz
Elizabeth Fraser, Abbey Jenkins-McCaw
and Miss Elizabeth Wilson
Registered Music
Teachers’ Scholarships
Auditions were held recently for the
Scholarships and Columba was well
represented with six girls participating. The
following excellent results were achieved:
In a closely contested competition with five
teams within four points of one another, the
Columba College 1 team came through in the
final round to take 1st place. Well done, girls!
Annabel Drummond
Sophie Bang
Hoyoun Lee
1st
3rd
Highly Commended
Annabel Drummond
Left to right: Grace Oh, Jessica Alsop and
Catherine O’Donnell Jackways with their
medals and the winners’ plaque.

The Parents’ Association voted this past week to accept the above proposal to build the new Outdoor Fitness Centre on the senior school
campus. Monies were raised towards this project through the 2007 Columba College business directory, the 2009 School Fair and generous
parent donations and grants. We look forward to breaking ground early in the new year and have the Centre ready for use in the first term of
2010.

Year 10 German Success
This year the Year 10 German class decided to enter the ShortFilmFest Competition organised
annually by the Goethe Institut in Wellington. With the 20 th Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall
being celebrated in November 2009 it was not surprising that this year’s theme for the contest was
“Die Mauer” (“The Wall”). We wanted to produce a DVD that would involve the whole class of 24 girls,
although some were away on exchanges when we came to filming. After much brain-storming we
decided to use the plot of one of Roald Dahl’s short stories, “Mrs Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat”, but
having the main character as Bärbel Schmidt travelling from West Berlin to visit her Aunt Tanja in East
Berlin, crossing the Berlin Wall through the Underground station at Friedrichstraße. The back of
Bishopscourt made a very useful setting for the Berlin Wall and the various sitting-rooms and Mr
Madden’s BMW provided the other backdrops. We were fortunate to have Mr Baddock to film the
work and were lucky to manage to squeeze this into three periods in the last week of Term 3, just in
time to meet the deadline on Saturday, 26 th September.
We were surprised and thrilled to learn at the start of Term 4 that our DVD, “Roald Dahl an der Mauer:
Couscous”, had won First Prize in the Years 7 – 10 section of the competition and that we were invited
to collect the prize and see the film on the large screen at the National Film Archive in Wellington on
6 th November. Unfortunately, the airfares by this stage were too costly for more than a few to be able
to attend so the group was represented by Charlotte Boyce, Holly Cadzow, Rebecca Doré, Paige Gale
and Alexandra McKenzie, accompanied by Mrs Doré and Ms Riethmaier. Our second surprise was to
find that we had won a cheque for $500.00 which was presented by the German Ambassador and
which will be used for purchases for the Languages Department.
Despite the tight time constraint, we had a lot of fun filming the skit and it was pleasing to see the
whole class involved one way or another. The three students who had the main parts, Annabel
Drummond, Jacinta Dunn and Chloë Anson, need a special commendation for learning their lines so
quickly and we also thank Mr Evan Baddock for his patience, skill and willingness to give his time so
generously.
Jenness Riethmaier
Left to right: Alexandra McKenzie, Paige Gale, Rebecca Doré,
Charlotte Boyce and Holly Cadzow.
High Achievers’ Concert No. 2
(Otago Branch of the Institute of Registered Music Teachers)
The above concert was held at Mornington Methodist Church on the 7th November. Pupils who
gained 87 marks and above (Distinction) in examinations were invited to perform at this concert.
It is particularly commendable that Reva Grills in Year 6 gave three performances at this concert as
she gained three Distinctions (Singing Grade 5, Violin Grade 2 and Piano Grade 1). Well done also to
Kate Campbell (Grade 1 Violin), Aïcha Wijland (Grade 2 Clarinet) and Bethan Dunstone-Leitch (Grade
1 Piano).

2009 Arts Blues
Year 13
Lucy Kent
Performing Arts
Gemma Lindsay Performing Arts
Alice Marsh
Debating
Georgina Martin Performing Arts
Alexandra Shiels Speech and Drama
Alice Waterman Debating,
Languages, Public Speaking, Writing
Year 12
Ava Atkinson-Barclay Debating,
Languages, Speech and Drama, Writing
Sophie Bang
Music (Re-awarded)
Sandy Chu
Music
Anna Fielding
Writing
Aislinn Furlong Drama and
Languages
Christina Johnston Music
Mackenna Roxborogh Music
Year 11
Imogen Davis
Laura Schep
Nichakorn Tuchinda
Drama
Music
Music
Languages Club for Years
7 and 8 Students
The following girls have received Service
Badges for their contributions to the
Languages Club for Years 7 and 8. This is a
new initiative and we hope it will continue in
future years.
Abigail Burgess
Imogen Davis
Dannielle Hall
Jasmin Johnston
Gabrielle Mogil
Sophie Napper
Ishani Navaratna
Melanie Redding
Alexandra Shiels
Victoria Steiner
Miranda Waterworth
French
German
German
German
Chinese and German
German
French
German
French
German
German
OCESOL
(Oral Communication in English for
Speakers of Other Languages)
Intermediate
Distinction
Pintusorn Chantranuwat, Natalie Fong,
Korapin Phatanodom, Pornpavee
Thanesakorn and Yijing Wei.
Merit
Prawwan Sanmoya and Yun-Chia (Lisa) Song.
Foundation
Distinction
Wing-Kiu (Amela) Cho, Zi Yun (Hanna) Feng,
Sirada (Emily) Fongratanakul, Mai Miyamoto,
Phakanij Sinprasong, Palita Teeramasvanich
and Qiong Wu.
Merit
I-Ying (Eve) Ho, Tsit Wing (Leanne) Lo,
Jiratchaya (Alice) Tangpromphan and
Chinchina (Bella) Wongwanasorn.
Introductory
Merit
Pin-Hsin (Vivian) Huang.
Young Enterprise
Examination
The following Year 13 girls sat and passed the
Young Enterprise Examination:
Merit
Achieved
Courtney Morton
Elizabeth Fraser, Alice Hunter,
Sophie Hutchison, Naomi
Ireland, Hayley Jenkins-
McCaw, Alyse McDonald, Kate
Manson, Libby Richards and
Jessica Todd.
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Aspire Scholarship
Young New Zealanders’
Challenge
Silver
Bronze
Amy Chu and Samantha Edgar.
Alexandra Shiels.
Bronze Crest Award
Yun-Chia (Lisa) Song.
Kate Manson, recipient of the Otago Aspire
Scholarship for a Secondary School
student at the Award Ceremony held at
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dunedin with
Mrs C. Klobukowska, Miss E. Wilson and
Mrs S. Bishop

ICAS English Competition
Year 13
Distinction
Rose Hyndman and Alice Waterman.
Credit
Leah Coghill, Lucy Kent, Gemma Lindsay,
Alice Marsh and Georgina Martin.
Year 12
Distinction
Sandy Chu, Anna Fielding and Christina
Johnston.
Credit
Sophie Bang, Tilley Carroll, Aislinn Furlong,
Gemma Laws, Yin Lin, Hannah MacDiarmid,
Nicole Martyn, Szeying Ooi, Harriet
Richardson, Sarah Robertson, Mackenna
Roxborogh, Lydie Schmidt, Biddy Skerten and
Katie Whitefield.
Year 11
High Distinction
Annie Welvaert.
Distinction
Joanna Brook, Penelope Couper, Imogen
Davis, Dannielle Hall, Aimee King, Zoe
Lenagh-Glue and Fiona Nicoll.
Credit
Sarah Agyeman, Melissa Austen, Sophie
Borland, Annika Costello, Jasmin Johnston,
Stephanie Lambie, Chiao Lin, Gabrielle Mogil,
Melanie Redding, Harriet Reith, Sasha
Roulston, Laura Schep, Victoria Steiner, Ruth
Sun, Imogen Visser, Miranda Waterworth and
Flavia Wilson.
Year 10
High Distinction
Grace Oh.
Distinction
Jessica Alsop, Chloe Anson, Alannah Corson-
Keogh, Annabel Durmmond and Maple Goh.
Credit
Cate Butcher, Fern Grant, Hoyoun Lee,
Kimberley Martyn, Claire McCorkindale,
Albertine Ongley, Emily Poon and Tiffany
Robinson.
Year 9
High Distinction
Angela Jenks, Katharine Swire, Charlotte
Williams and Sarah Woodfield.
Distinction
Ellen Gipp, Sophie Johnston, Ngawai Oliver
and Hazel Tansley-Broad.
Credit
Annabel Angland, Kita Brazil, Laura Bridger,
Courtney Cunningham, Sarah Graham, Natalie
Grattan, Bella Hurley-Skegg, Hannah Ker,
Erica Lovelock, Taarn Scott, Elysia Shettler,
Dayna Tan and Christina Taylor.
Year 6
Distinction
Reva Grills, Choe Lai, Benjamin McMahon,
Olivia Sycamore and Lily Van Buskirk.
Credit
Selena Ballantyne, Guillaume Bennani, Margot
Brown, Kate Campbell, Camelia Harrison,
Alice Jones, Courtney Miller, Brianna Palin,
Nicola Pedlow, Alana Samuel, Connor
Sutherland and Anisha Vohora.
Year 5
Credit
Quinn Campbell, Maruca Ciulacu-Nemteanu,
Shanti Girande, Stephanie Jasperse, Isabella
Lau, Isabella Le Ber, Alfred Richardson, Niyati
Verma and Genevieve Walker-Radich.
Year 4
High Distinction
Patrick Hantler and Nicole Samuel.
Distinction
Janice Chu, Claudia Gallagher, Andrew
Hughes, Claudia Reed and Heather
Robertson.
Credit
Erin Dailey, Gage O’Kane, Anna Snow and
Seren Wilson.
Annie Welvaert
Year 11
Grace Oh
Year 10
Angela Jenks
Year 9
Katharine Swire
Year 9
Charlotte Williams
Year 9
Sarah Woodfield
Year 9
Patrick Hantler
Year 4
Nicole Samuel
Year 4

The National Bank Junior
Mathematics Competition
Top 100
Top 200
Merit
Chiao Lin.
Grace Oh and Megan Summers.
Laura Barton, Kita Brazil, Olive
Dippie, Olivia Dodds, Angela
Jenks, Shirley Kim, Youri Lee and
Jane Yang.
Australian Mathematics
Competition
Year 13
Distinction
Alice Hunter.
Credit
Hae-In Choi, Amy Chu, Nicola Crawford,
Wachiraphon Laoroekutai, Kate Manson, Libby
McMahon, Jessica Napper and Guan Yun Qi.
Year 12
High Distinction
Sophie Bang, Chanika Thammarucha and
Yijing Wei.
Distinction
Sandy Chu, Ji-Yeong Kwon and Ariel Tsai.
Credit
Ava Atkinson-Barclay, Emma Eckhoff,
Ashleigh Keen, Dalice Keogh, Nicola Martyn,
Szeying Ooi, Mackenna Roxborogh, Chanikarn
Samutpanich and Katie Whitefield.
Year 11
Prudence Award
Chiao Lin.
High Distinction
Laura Schep.
Distinction
Sophie Borland, Chiao Lin, Lin Lin and Ruth
Sun.
Credit
Yumeki Ando, Melissa Austen, Amrita Baweja,
Joanna Brook, Dannielle Browne, Amela Cho,
Sirada Fongratanakul, Lucy Hunter, Aimee
King, Zoe Lenagh-Glue, Fiona Nicoll, Laura
Paul, Harriet Reith, Lisa Song, Victoria Steiner,
Nichakorn Tuchinda, Annie Welvaert and
Flavia Wilson.
Year 10
Distinction
Tanyadhorn Chokkanapitak, Maple Goh,
Grace Oh, Pornpavee Thanesakorn and Jane
Yang.
Credit
Jessica Alsop, Chloe Anson, Holly Cadzow,
Samara Dalziel, Annabel Drummond, I-Ying Ho,
Samantha Johnston, Charlotte McAdams, Claire
McCorkindale, Emily Poon and Qiong Wu.
Year 9
Distinction
Monica Bae, Laura Bridger, Olive Dippie,
Shirley Kim, Youri Lee, Mifu Suzuki, Katharine
Swire and Dayna Tan.
Credit
Tara Bennett, Kita Brazil, Pintusorn
Chantranuwat, Amanda Corkin, Olivia Dodds,
Nicola Firth, Natalie Fong, Ellen Gipp, Ella
Haig, Angela Jenks, Alexandra Jones, Simran
Kaur, Ellinor Lee, Tsit Lo, Erica Lovelock,
Taylar McNeilly, Korapin Phatanodom, Megan
Summers, Charlotte Sutherland, Christina
Taylor and Briar Topp.
Year 8
Distinction
Ryley Burtenshaw-Day, Modi Deng and
Nanako Shitara.
Credit
Ella Barclay, Holly Barclay, Fenella
Christensen, Hanna Feng, Holly Hanson, Emily
Huddleston, Julia Isoyama, Ella MacDiarmid,
Gabrielle Magnuson, Priyal Patel, Penny
Wennekes and Emily Willis.
Year 7
Credit
Kaia Bishop, So-un Cho, Sarah Dippie, Poppy
Finn-House, Helen Gregory, Imara Jones,
Hannah Keane, Amy Logie, Hannah
McConnachie, Eleanor O’Neill, Judy Park,
Ellen Richardson, Madaline Spence, Alyssa
Williams and Emily Williams.
Sophie Bang
Year 12
Chanika Thammarucha
Year 12
Yijing Wei
Year 12
Chiao Lin
Year 11
Laura Schep
Year 11

Music Badges
Madrigal Choir
Gold
Sandy Chu, Milly Peng and Ariel Tsai.
Silver
Chloe Anson, Sophie Bang, Laura Barton,
Laura Bridger, Alannah Corson-Keogh,
Annabel Drummond, Tineke Jannink, Natasha
Kumar and Miranda Waterworth.
Orchestra
Gold
Chloe Anson, Sophie Bang, Sandy Chu,
Annabel Drummond (second award), Jasmin
Johnston and Le Yang Tran.
Silver
Laura Barton, Abigail Burgess, Maple Goh,
Elizabeth Park, Maddie Reith and Laura
Schep.
Wind Symphonia
Gold
Laura Schep and Samantha Steel.
Silver
Chloe Anson, Laura Barton, Annabel
Drummond, Jacinta Dunn, Natasha Kumar,
Elizabeth Park and Tiffany Robinson.
Intermediate Choir (two year awards)
Ryely Burtenshaw-Day and Kay Martin.
Intermediate Orchestra (two year awards)
Ella Barclay, Ryely Burtenshaw-Day, Priyal
Patel and Aïcha Wijland.
Junior Orchestra
Kate Campbell, Grace Brosnahan, Shanti
Girande, Camelia Harrison, Stephanie
Jasperse, Koei Lui, Sophie O’Driscoll, Brianna
Palin, Connor Sutherland, André Theis and
Niyati Verma.
Junior Choir
Year 6
Kate Campbell, Ashleigh Gallagher and Chloe
Lai.
Year 5
Silkie Alliott, Sasha Alexeichik, Kimberley
Barker, Maruca Ciulacu- Nemteanu, Bethan
Dunstone-Leitch, Abbey Hamilton, Shanti
Girande, Stephanie Jasperse, Isabella Lau,
Koei Lui, Georgia McLellan, Annabelle Payne,
Genevieve Walker-Radich, Niyati Verma and
Hannah White.
Note: Gold Awards acknowledge four years’ committed membership and Silver Awards two
years’ committed membership.
NEW ZEALAND RED CROSS
Attention all students who like to do CRAZY things.
The Dunedin Red Cross Youth Emergency Preparedness Programme’s
2010 intake is upon us!
(for students aged between 15 and 18 years of age)
You will learn First Aid, Search and rescue (SAR) skills, Bush Craft,
How to use a VHF radio and Navigate with a GPS!
There will also be weekend camps and lots of new people to meet!
Learn great personal skills and have fun while doing it.
If you would like some more info, or an application pack, please e-mail
Yepp.dunedin@redcross.org.nz or call the Regional Office on 477 1527

National Children’s Assembly held on the Island of Iona
(attended by eight Dunedin students)
Left to right: Fenella Christensen, Ashleigh
Neill (Year 8), Adelaide Dunn, Frea Anderson,
Joanne Schep (Year 9)
Fenella Christensen and Ashleigh Neill
collecting luggage on Mull with Frea
Anderson on the right
Iona Abbey, built in 1200-1203
St. John’s Cross (over 1,000 years old)
The beach where St. Columba prayed
Iona community
Gliding Success
Maddie Reith in Year 13 recently went solo in a glider at Omarama over Labour Weekend. This was
the result of 38 flights with an instructor over the past two years. Maddie has been greatly assisted in
her gliding by being awarded the Lucy Wills Memorial Trophy for 2008-2009 which was worth $2,000.
Maddie found gliding to be an amazing experience and two highlights have occurred because of this:
being on What Now, TV2 and meeting Richie McCaw.

Intermediate Department
Successes
ODT Extra! Current Affairs and Spelling
Competitions for Otago Years 7 and 8
Students
Inside the Abbey
Back row: Ashleigh Neill, Emily
Huddleston, Ella Barclay.
Front row: Modi Deng, Sohanya Jones,
Alexandra Menzies.
Ella Barclay, Modi Deng and Ashleigh Neill
were placed 2nd for Spelling and Emily
Huddleston, Sohanya Jones and Alexandra
Menzies came 3rd in Current Affairs, with one
point separating each of the top three teams.
Good work, girls!
Text-book and Library
Book Returns
(Years 11 to 13)
Friday, 20th November
Friday, 27th November
Wednesday, 2nd December
All returns MUST be completed by the
2nd December.
Return Library books to the Library and
text-books to the relevant HOD’s
classroom.
Banner of St. Columba

Gift from the Year 13 Leavers
Alice Marsh presented this very special and original gift from the Year 13 girls at their last
assembly. Pictured are all the Year 13 girls at the beach with their Columba kilts forming part
of the inner circle. A great image and don’t you love the saying? How true it is.
Thank you to all the girls in Year 13 for such an imaginative gift which we shall enjoy seeing in
the Sports Centre.
Donations of Cups and
Trophies to the College
This year we have been the fortunate
recipients of six new cups and trophies to
present to students at the Senior Prize-Giving
on the 9th December.
The Hannah Tyrrell Memorial Trophy for
Excellence in Design and Technology
The Wong Family Cup and Prize for
Excellence in Mandarin
The Manson Family Trophy for Excellence in
Year 13 Accounting
The Whitefield Cup for the Most Committed
Player in the First XI Soccer Team
The Libby Morgan Trophy for Excellence in
Level Three Physical Education
The Stevely Cup for Enthusiasm for and
Commitment to Junior Science (Years 9 and
10)
We acknowledge with appreciation the
generosity of the Tyrrell, Wong, Manson,
Whitefield, Morgan and Stevely families.
New Zealand Goldpanning
Championships
Amelia Gatward-Ferguson in Year 9 competed
in the New Zealand Goldpanning
Championships held in Cromwell at Labour
weekend on Monday, 26th October and
achieved the following results:
3rd Under 16
2nd Ladies
These results are very encouraging and we
hope Amelia will be selected to go to Australia
in March 2010 to compete in the Australasian
Goldpanning Championships.
Amelia Gatward-Ferguson

Donation from Fresh Choice Roslyn
Mr Craig Chirnside, Co-owner/Operator of Fresh
Choice Roslyn, presenting Miss Elizabeth Wilson
with a cheque for $250.00 to go towards the
Parents’ Assoication fundraising efforts for the
Year 7 up Outdoor Fitness Centre. Each month
Fresh Choice is making grants of $500.00 to
community organisations. Columba College and
Mornington Primary School were the joint
recipients of the first grant. Thank you to Fresh
Choice for their welcome assistance.
Invitation to all Parents
Information and Consultation Evening on the New Zealand Curriculum
Document (to be implemented in 2010) and on the National Standards for
Years 1 to 8
(to be introduced in 2010)
Monday, 23rd November 2009
7.30 p.m. in Constance Hall
The New Zealand Curriculum document is to be implemented in 2010. Last year and mainly this
year our staff have been discussing the key components of the document, working on the finer
detail in their Departments and generally preparing for implementing the document in 2010.
Key components of the document are sections on:
Vision
Principles
Values
Key Competencies
Effective Pedagogy
By 2010 a school is meant to have reflected on what these mean for it, its students and its
curriculum, to have formulated some core statements about each and for Departments to have in
place Units of Work which reflect the key components of the document. Input from the wider
school community of parents about vision, principles and values in particular is regarded as most
desirable.
There will be a presentation (PowerPoint) on the document and on what we have been working
on for next year, followed by an opportunity for discussion, consultation and further suggestions
for our Vision, Values and Principles as well as on the document in general.
There will also be a presentation on the National Standards which will be of particular interest to
Years 1 to 8 parents.

“Spring into Art” Exhibition
Over the weekend of the 30th October to 1st
November the Parents’ Association held its
sixth biennial “Spring into Art” Exhibition. This
was a very successful event that was enjoyed
by all involved.
A special part of the opening evening was an
auction of art works created by the Emerging
Artists in the Junior School. The art that was
exhibited showed us all that the future of art in
Dunedin is in good hands. Well done to all the
children in the Junior School.
After the very lively auction there was much
socialising going on during the evening. The
art was exhibited all weekend with regular
sales taking place. At the end of the weekend
there had been 47 pieces of art sold for a profit
of $8,221.59 going to the Parents’ Association.
This was possible because of the support
shown by the Columba College community.
Thank you to all for this support.
A lot of people made the running of the
Exhibition a success. A special vote of thanks
must go to the Convener of the sub-committee
set up to organise the event, Michael Tillotson.
He worked tirelessly in the weeks leading up to
the weekend and was supported by the other
sub-committee members.
Columba College, and Miss Wilson in
particular, were integral in making the weekend
a success. Space was made available in
Girton for the event and, although the staff and
pupils were inconvenienced, it was done
without complaint. The staff in the School
Office were invaluable – they put up with art
being dropped into their space, sold tickets and
much more, and didn’t complain once.
Several local businesses supported us on the
night – our thanks go to Delicacy, Highgate
Bridge and Luna Bar and Restaurant, and
the Awawhiti and Akarua Wineries. The
refreshments and nibbles were a treat. Thank
you also to our business sponsors for
advertising support – Active Furnishers Ltd,
Alert Monitoring (Otago) Ltd, Canterbury of
New Zealand, Naylor Love Construction,
Sonntag Fox Electric Ltd, The Curtain Maker,
The Red Barn Garden Centre and Van Aart
Sycamore Lawyers.
The auctioneer, Rob Fowler, deserves a
special mention. Without his skilful
observational skills I’m sure a lot of the more
subtle bids for the Emerging Artists works
would have been missed to the disappointment
of the bidder! Thank you, Rob.
John Toomer was a very welcome surprise for
the Parents’ Association. He offered to help
hang the artwork before the Exhibition and
then set up a workspace for himself and his
daughter Alice where they spent most of the
weekend describing their work to interested
visitors. This was very much appreciated.
And finally, to all the artists who presented art
for exhibition – thank you.
Kevin Mechen
President
Columba College Parents’ Association
Sweet Treats Cook Book
16 interesting recipes for sweets
This recipe book is perfect for people who want to make interesting and different sweets for
fundraising.
Originally developed by Year 10 students for our Enterprise Studies market, this book was a sell-out in
Term 3.
Now reprinted, the profits will be shared between the
four Enterprise Studies students and the Columba
Business Hall of Fame Charitable Trust.
Recipes include confectionery marbles, lolly cake
towers and meringue snakes as well as the tried and
true toffee recipes.
Only $5.00 and available at the School Office.
Good for stocking fillers!
Sweet treats
Cook book
By Patience Chabva-Shoperai,
Georgia Manera, Albertine Ongley
and Sarah McDonald

Dunedin Head Prefects’ Mufti Day
The Otago Community Hospice would like to say a very big THANK YOU to everyone who participated
and supported the Hospice in the recent school-wide Mufti Day organised by Dunedin’s Head
Prefects. Columba raised $992.30 with a total of $6,647.50 being raised in total to date. The Hospice
will use the money to purchase Syringe Drivers needed to replace the old outdated ones and to
continue to provide free Hospice Palliative Care to those who need it.
Craft Club
Thanks to the support of a group of mothers we have been able to offer interested girls from Year 6 up
a Craft Club on Wednesday lunch-times. The girls have learnt a range of skills including knitting,
embroidery, patchwork and card-making. All of us involved in the club have enjoyed our Wednesday
lunch-hours and seeing the development of life-long skills, and look forward to offering the club again
next year.
Holly Hanson, Year 8 Holly Baddock, Year 8 Jessie Burgess, Year 10
Left to right: Julie Hill-Anderson, Elizabeth Wilson, Peggy Tompkins, Colette Martin
and Deborah Hanson.
Absent: Jennifer Anglin and Miriam Keane.
Craft Club Helpers

Laureate 2009
Helen Anderson
Columba Years: 1968 – 1973
Current Rôle: Chief Executive, Ministry of
Research, Science and Technology
Helen Anderson is one of New Zealand’s best
scientific minds. She is setting the agenda for
science and research in this country.
She has achieved significant academic success
in her career, graduating from the University of
Auckland with a First Class Honours degree and
completing a PhD from the University of
Cambridge. In 1990 Helen was awarded a
Fulbright Senior Research Scholarship for study
at the University of California.
Helen has a particular interest in seismology and
was selected as the Director of the Earth and
Ocean Sciences in Dunedin, a collaboration
between the Institute of Geological and Nuclear
Sciences and the University of Otago.
In 1997 Helen began working for the Ministry of
Research, Science and Technology as its Chief
Scientific Adviser. After six years in this position
she was appointed Chief Executive of the
Ministry. In this rôle Helen provides leadership
and direction to staff within the Ministry and coordinates
Ministry projects with a clear focus on
the returns that investment in science will deliver
to New Zealand businesses operating on the
world stage, which simultaneously increases the
wealth of the entire country.
Laureate 2009
Ann Kennedy Perkins
Columba Years: 1973-1976
Current Rôle: Founder and Director of AKP
Communications Limited – Public Relations
Consultancy
Ann Kennedy Perkins did not know what public
relations were when she left school; she has,
however, always been interested in
communication. She graduated with a first class
honours degree in English from the University
of Otago and worked at both Radio New
Zealand and TVNZ, before beginning her career
in public relations.
In 1994 Ann established AKP Communications
Limited, a public relations consultancy firm
which develops and implements communication
strategies to help companies achieve their
business objectives. Ann believes that through
communication she can make human
connections, not just provide information.
The small company structure enables Ann to be
hands-on and flexible. She enjoys working in
partnership with her clients and seeing a brief
from start to finish.
Ann possesses a particular skill-set as she is
intelligent, creative and an effective
communicator. She has achieved many career
successes and in 2009 Ann was awarded a
Gold Quill Award for Excellence in
Communication, presented by the International
Association of Business Communications for
her “On the Way to the Agency” campaign, a
communications project to support the
establishment of the NZ Transport Agency. It
was her third Gold Quill award.

Columba College Business Hall of Fame
The third Columba Business Hall of Fame function was a fantastic success. With Old Girls, students
and parents present there was a real buzz at the event.
The induction of the Laureates is the highlight of the evening, and their identity remains a closely
guarded secret until the night. Choosing who to induct each year is no easy task for the organising
committee comprising Jennie Hughes, Margie Stevely, Amy Collins, Janet Marquet, Leigh Duncan,
Vivienne Eason from
COGA and Suzanne
Bishop and Cecylia
Klobukowska from the
Commerce Department .
Columba students have
done very well over the
years and any Laureate
has to meet strict criteria
so that the standard of
Laureate is guaranteed to
be high.
The committee looked
forward to the event as it
was also the unveiling of
the cabinets generously
donated by Natalie Ellis-
Wilson. These cabinets
will house the memorabilia
of the Laureates so that
there will be a lasting
reminder to the present
students of the Laureates’
achievements. A slight
hiccup with the cabinets
meant that they were not
all there for the night but
they are all in place now.
Margie Stevely launched
the Columba Business
Hall of Fame Charitable
Trust at the function. It is
hoped that people will
donate to the Trust so that
the income will assist the
funding of future events.
Three students were also
honoured for their
achievements in gaining
Commerce Scholarships.
It is hoped that in the future
other school Departments
will use the function as an
opportunity to honour their
students.
Top photograph: Julia Aspinall, Barbara Anderson, Ann Kennedy
Perkins and Helen Anderson (four Laureates).
Below: Courtney Morton, Jessica Napper, Alice Hunter,
Libby McMahon and Samantha Edgar (all Year 13 students).
The response from the Laureates is amazing as their induction to the Hall of Fame has clearly been
seen by all of them as a major achievement. There are now seven Laureates across a range of
disciplines. There are photo displays around the school and their stories are being used by many
Departments to provide inspiration to current students.
Suzanne Bishop, HOD Commerce

Sports Awards Evening 2010
SPORTS NEWS
The annual Columba College Sports Awards
Evening was held on Thursday, 22 nd October.
The guest speaker this year was organised by
Sports Prefect, Samantha Edgar. Samantha
approached SPARC (Sport and Recreation
New Zealand) about the possibility of Barbara
Kendall speaking at our annual Sports Awards
Evening. Months of planning later and Barbara
Kendall, Olympic Boardsailing gold medallist,
was the guest speaker. She entertained the
200 strong crowd with tales of her sporting
past and present and left everyone feeling
inspired to “get out of the box” and to “get into
life”.
During the evening a special presentation was
made to Mrs S. Bishop for her contribution to
Columba College Badminton. Other awards
presented were: Year 13 Contribution to Sport,
Coaching awards, Otago A Representative
badges, Promising Junior Athlete Medals,
Team of the Year, Sports Blues and Sports
Personality of the Year award. The Team of
the Year award was won by the Senior A
Waterpolo Team which won the South Island
Title this year. Sports Personality of the Year
was won jointly by Samantha Edgar and
Stephanie Lee.
Thank you to all the parents, students,
coaches, teachers, supporters who attended
the evening and made it such a special
occasion. Also, a special “thank you” to Mr
Cartwright for the fantastic photo clips he put
together, to Mrs Margaret Edgar for supplying
and organising the flowers, to Mrs Rhonda
Skerten for all of her organisation on the day
and to the sports staff for organising another
great event. Congratulations to everyone who
received awards and we anticipate celebrating
another successful sporting year in 2010.
Christie Sinclair
HOD Physical Education
Sports Team of the Year – Senior A Waterpolo Team, Winners of the South Island Secondary
Schools’ Championships.
Left to right: Holly Cadzow, Coach René Theelen, Jamie Boyce, Stephanie Lambie, Sarah
McDonald, Tori Hall, Barbara Kendall, Zoe Cadzow, Charlotte O’Leary, Vienna Sutherland,
Charlotte Boyce, Nicole Martyn, Kimberley Martyn, Mrs N. Martyn.

Mrs S. Harvey (Sports Co-ordinator), Mrs A. Wafer (P.E. Teacher), Stephanie Lee (Deputy
Sports Prefect), Barbara Kendall, Samantha Edgar (Sports Prefect), Mrs C. Sinclair (HOD P.E.,
Health and Sport).
Promising Years 9 and 10 Sportswomen
Back row: Kimberley Martyn, Bridget Thayer, Emily Poon, Samara Dalziel, Holly Cadzow.
Front row: Barbara Kendall, Sian English, Olivia Wilson, Laura Carruthers.
Absent: Jessica Elsom.

Elite Dunedin Years 9 and 10 Athletes Seminar (organised by Otago Secondary Schools’ Sport
and held at Columba College)
Standing: Sarah Wood, Hannah Ker, Megan Summers, Jessica Elsom, Hannah Lowe, Kimberley
Martyn, Bridget Thayer, Barbara Kendall, Holly Cadzow, Samara Dalziel, Emily Poon, Laura
Carruthers.
Kneeling: Olivia Wilson, Stephanie Lee, Samantha Edgar (Sports Prefects), Sian English.
Barbara Kendall with Samantha Edgar (left)
and Stephanie Lambie (right) – Joint Sports
Personalities of the Year.
Barbara Kendall and Miss Wilson

Last Week of Term Four
Sunday, 6th December
6.00 p.m. Carol Service at First Church of
Otago.
Monday, 7th December
Day outings for Years 7 to 10. Full school day
for Years 1 to 10.
Tuesday, 8th December
Full school day for Years 1 to 10.
Wednesday, 9th December
• Full school day for Years 1 to 6.
• Years 7 to 10 attend from 8.30 a.m. to 1.00
p.m. (Please note: no buses at 1.00 p.m. or
later in the afternoon).
• 4.00 p.m. Years 7 to 13 Closing Ceremony
and Prize-Giving in the Dunedin Town Hall.
• 7.00 p.m. Leavers’ Dinner.
Thursday, 10th December
• Full school day for Years 1 to 6.
• Teacher Only Day for Years 7 to 13.
• Year 7 up students are able to attend
school with supervision available
throughout the day.
Sports Blues
Alice Brown, Basketball (Re-award)
Holly Cadzow, Basketball
Zoe Cadzow, Basketball and Waterpolo (Reaward)
Laura Carruthers, Athletics and Cross-
Country
Samara Dalziel, Athletics and Hockey
Olivia Dodds, Swimming
Emma Eckhoff, Badminton (Re-award)
Shannon Edgar, Multisport
Sian English, Athletics and Tennis
Tori Hall, Waterpolo (Re-award)
Naomi Ireland, Athletics and Touch
Hannah Johnston, Equestrian
Stephanie Lambie, Waterpolo (Re-award)
Stephanie Lee, Athletics
Pippa Lucas, Equestrian
Claire McCorkindale, Soccer
Gabrielle McFarlane, Equestrian
Kate Manson, Touch
Nicole Martyn, Swimming
Harriet McDonald, Umpiring
Sophie Napper, Athletics
Emily Poon, Swimming (Re-award)
Biddy Skerten, Athletics (Re-award)
Bridget Thayer, Cricket
Jessica Todd, Wrestling (Re-award)
Olivia Wilson, Athletics
Friday, 11th December
• Teacher Only Morning for Years 7 to 13,
8.30 a.m. to noon.
• Year 7 up students may attend school with
supervision available until noon.
• Years 1 to 6 pupils attend from 8.30 a.m. to
noon.
• 2.30 pm. Junior School Concert and Prize-
Giving in Constance Hall.
Start of School 2010
School Office
Re-opens on Monday, 18th January.
Boarders
• Years 7, 8, 9 and 13 Boarders return on
Sunday, 31st January. Years 7, 8 and 9 by
2.30 p.m. Year 13 by 2.00 p.m. Buffet tea
at 5.00 p.m. for parents, boarders and
House staff.
• Years 10, 11 and 12 Boarders return on
Monday, 1st February. Year 12 by 2.00
p.m., Year 11 by 2.30 p.m. and Year 10 by
3.00 p.m.
Everyone (Years 1 to 13)
Tuesday, 2nd February at 8.30 a.m. for a full
school day with full days to follow for the rest of
the week.
Year 13 Contribution to Sport
Rebecca Duff, Equestrian
Samantha Edgar, Netball
Tori Hall, Badminton and Waterpolo
Alice Hunter, Netball and Tennis
Sophie Hutchison, Basketball and Soccer
Naomi Ireland, Athletics, Multisport, Netball,
Tennis and Touch
Hayley Jenkins-McCaw, Basketball, Hockey
and Rowing
Christine Kirkland, Netball
Stephanie Lee, Athletics, Netball, Touch and
Soccer
Gemma Lindsay, Netball and Tennis
Pippa Lucas, Equestrian and Hockey
Kate Manson, Netball and Touch
Alice Marsh, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis and
Volleyball
Georgina Martin, Equestrian and Netball
Harriet McDonald, Hockey
Courtney Morton, Hockey, Netball and Touch
Jessica Napper, Athletics, Netball and Touch
Charlotte O'Leary, Athletics, Badminton,
Cross Country, Multisport, Netball, Tennis and
Waterpolo
Madeleine Reith, Badminton and Cricket
Libby Richards, Netball
Rebecca Taylor, Basketball, Netball and
Touch
Alice Waterman, Soccer
Rachel Wilson, Netball and Rowing

Otago A Rep Badges
Sophie Borland
Charlotte Boyce
Jamie Boyce
Alice Brown
Holly Cadzow
Zoe Cadzow
Laura Carruthers
Jessie Chapman
Gemma Cowie
Hannah Cowie
Samara Dalziel
Olivia Dodds
Emma Eckhoff
Jessica Elsom
Sian English
Tori Hall
Renée Hodgkinson
Naomi Ireland
Abbey Jenkins-McCaw
Stephanie Lambie
Stephanie Lee
Hannah Lowe
Kate Manson
Kimberley Martyn
Nicole Martyn
Claire McCorkindale
Sarah McDonald
Sophie Napper
Charlotte O'Leary
Emily Poon
Biddy Skerten
Megan Summers
Vienna Sutherland
Bridget Thayer
Heather Thompson
Olivia Wilson
U17 Softball
U16 Waterpolo
U16 Waterpolo
Otago Goldrush Women’s Basketball and U19 Women’s Basketball
U18 Basketball and U16 Waterpolo
Otago Goldrush Women’s Basketball, U19 Women’s Basketball, U17
Netball and U18 Girls' Waterpolo
Otago Cross Country Team and Otago Road Relay Team
U15 Cricket
U17 Netball
U15 Netball
U15 Athletics, U16 Hockey and National Hockey League
Otago Swim Team
U19 Badminton
U15 Basketball and U14 Netball
U13 Athletics and U14 Tennis
U18 Waterpolo
U16 Waterpolo
U17 Touch
U20 Inter-provincial Rowing Squad
U16 Waterpolo and U18 Waterpolo
U17 Athletics and U17 Soccer
U14 Athletics
U17 Touch
U14 Netball, U14 Surf Lifesaving, U14 Waterpolo and U16 Waterpolo
U18 Waterpolo
U14 Soccer
U16 Waterpolo
U17 Touch
U18 Waterpolo
Otago Swim Team
U17 Athletics and U17 Netball
U14 Waterpolo
U14 Waterpolo
U15 Cricket, U17 Cricket and U15 Netball
U17 Cricket and U14 Waterpolo
U13 Touch
Coaching/Refereeing Awards
Samantha Allen Mini Volley (re-awarded – 2nd year) Coaching
Sophie Borland Miniball Coaching
Jamie Boyce Netball Coaching
Ashleigh Brenssell Netball Coaching
Michelle Bridson Touch Coaching
Alice Brown Basketball (re-awarded – 2nd year) Coaching
Georgia Callander Basketball and Volleyball Coaching
Gemma Cowie Netball (re-awarded – 2nd year) Coaching
Hannah Cowie Netball Coaching
Emma Eckhoff Badminton (re-awarded – 3rd year) Coaching
Samantha Edgar Netball and Volleyball (re-awarded – 2nd year) Coaching
Sian English Tennis Coaching
Emma Funnell Touch Coaching
Tori Hall Waterpolo (re-awarded – 3nd year) Refereeing
Alana Hanning Netball (re-awarded – 2nd year) Coaching
Renée Hodgkinson Waterpolo Refereeing
Naomi Ireland Touch (re-awarded – 4th year) Coaching
Abbey Jenkins-McCaw Basketball Coaching
Ashleigh Keen Netball (re-awarded – 2nd year) Coaching

Helen Kent Miniball Coaching
Stephanie Lambie Waterpolo Coaching
Stephanie Lee Touch Coaching
Katie Love Netball (re-awarded – 2nd year) Coaching
Alice Marsh Mini Volley Coaching
Kimberley Martyn Netball Coaching
Nicole Martyn Waterpolo (re-awarded – 2nd year) Coaching
Waterpolo
Refereeing
Harriet McDonald Hockey (re-awarded – 3rd year) Refereeing
Sarah McDonald Netball Coaching
Jessica Napper Volleyball Coaching
Amanda Navaratne Netball Coaching
Melanie Noone Mini Volley (re-awarded – 2nd year) Coaching
Charlotte O'Leary
Badminton and Tennis (re-awarded – 2nd year)
Waterpolo (re-awarded – 4th year)
Coaching
Waterpolo (re-awarded – 3rd year)
Refereeing
Anna Oliver Volleyball Coaching
Sarah Robertson Tennis Coaching
Georgia Smith Netball (re-awarded – 3rd year) Coaching
Vienna Sutherland Netball Coaching
Rebecca Taylor Touch (re-awarded – 2nd year) Coaching
Katie Whitefield Basketball Coaching
Equestrian Successes
Well done to Isabella Kloogh in Year 8 who with her pony Brookfields Dream Maker won Champion
14.2 Pony, the NZ Pony Breeders’ Sash and the Supreme Pony 2009 Award at the Ashburton A & P
Society Show held recently. The Show this year was a Royal Event, and Isabella was the recipient of
a Commemorative Medal and the Supreme Pony 2009 wool rug and sash.
Congratulations also to Ellie Nesbit in Year 9 on the successful season she has had with her ponies.
She has had two outings on a young pony that she has done all the work on herself and has come
home with a Champion and a Reserve Champion Sash, and has also won the best rider class each
time.
Isabella and Ellie also competed at the Canterbury Royal A & P Society Show last week. We will
include news from the Canterbury Show in the next newsletter.
Tennis
Rileigh Fields was called in to play for the Otago Tennis
12s girls’ team as one player had fallen ill. This was a
great opportunity and achievement for Rileigh who is in
Year 6, even though she has represented Otago at 10s
level. Also in the 12s girls’ team was Amy Logie from
Year 7.
The tournament was a quad tournament involving
Otago, Southland, Southern Lakes, North Otago and
South Canterbury. The 12s girls’ and boys’ teams came
2nd overall to South Canterbury and Otago won the
tournament overall.
Ryan Whelan won the Year 6 Division of the Southern
Primary/Intermediate School Tennis Championships
held on the 28th October at Logan Park.
Ryan has also been selected to attend the Metro Junior
Golf Development Programme to be held during
November and December this year.
Otago 12s Team
Amy Logie, centre front and
Rileigh Fields front right.

First Prize Winners – Years 7 to 10 ShortFilmFest Competition
Year 10 German Class
Back row: Jessie Burgess, Chloë Anson, Rebecca Doré, Hannah Cowie, Jacinta Dunn, Sasha Coghill.
Middle row: Ms J. Riethmaier, Alexandra McKenzie, Anna-Claire Barker, Bridget Thayer, Emma
Lloyd, Emily Metzger, Kimberley Martyn.
Front row: Emily Poon, Laura Barton, Annabel Drummond, Michaela Little, Charlotte Boyce,
Anna McFarlane and Mackenzie Whitaker.
It was great news this week to have the decision made by the Parents’ Association to go ahead with
the preferred, larger design of the Outdoor Fitness Centre – this will be a real asset to the School, to
P.E. classes (including the Junior School), to the girls at interval and lunch-time and for boarders at
weekends. The strength of our Parents’ Association is a real strength for the School, and on behalf of
everyone I acknowledge their hard work and generous support.
Just over three weeks remain of the term with a number of important functions ahead to close the
2009 school year. We hope you will be able to attend them.
Good wishes to you all,
Elizabeth Wilson
Principal
18th November, 2009