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PAGE 20 Wednesday September 27 2017 BAY HARBOUR Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi SOUTHERN JAM WELLBEING FEAST DAY Message from the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch Our Diocese is proud of Marian College. The school is thriving at its inner-city campus location alongside the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. Marian College shows us clearly that the heart of a Catholic school lies not in its buildings, but in a strong, supportive community built around faith. Marian College belongs to the Catholic Kāhui Ako Community of Learning, one of our 13 schools in Christchurch. Each school has an affiliated parish and networks contributing to the Diocese. Alongside our Diocese earthquake rebuild and repair programme, our parishes have been offered the chance to focus on spiritual renewal as we wait for a new Bishop to be appointed. The process for the rebuild of Marian College’s campus will be a priority for our new Bishop, who will ultimately make the decision on Marian College’s permanent site. This decision will not be made in isolation however, there are many factors to consider and groups to consult with, given the changes in our communities since the earthquakes. The Diocese looks forward to keeping the community updated on progress. In the meantime, Marian College continues to achieve excellent results and to thrive. A special thank you goes to the Marian College community – students, parents, staff and leadership, for your ongoing patience, support and cooperation. Fr Rick Loughnan Catholic Diocese of Christchurch Administrator The Marian College Principal Marian College is very fortunate to have a small, friendly, family atmosphere which comes from teachers and students knowing each other well. I am delighted to share that our students and teachers are making the very best of our current site – opportunities for collaboration are plenty and the benefits that come of an inner-city location are taken up with enthusiasm. At Marian College our special Catholic character is built into everything we do. Our earthquake recovery journey has taught us, that while brand new buildings and facilities are an exciting proposition, it is our faith, our community and our people that matter. I am excited about the future of Marian College – we can all look forward to a bright, sparkling new start. I hope you enjoy reading about some of our recent happenings. Mary-Lou Davidson, Marian College Principal Feast Day Festivities One of the most anticipated events on the Marian College calendar is Feast Day – recognised every year to celebrate the Assumption of Mary. This year, Feast Day began with a whole school Mass, which included the blessing of the new music department, featuring practice spaces and a multipurpose room. Traditional Feast Day activities involve Marian College’s house groups coming together in Xavier Hall to compete in a talent quest and house group chant competition. Rivalry between the four Marian College houses – Brodie, Deans, Seymour and Takahe – is strong and overwhelmingly positive. Students have been known to rehearse their chants and performances for up to six weeks in advance, polishing their acts ready for competition. Each performance is judged and awarded house points which are tallied throughout the year. The house with the most points earned – for academic, sporting, cultural, service and cultural achievements – is awarded the annual Inter-House Shield at the end of year school prize giving. Aiming for France Football talent Rebecca Lake (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Irakehu) could be heading to France next year to represent New Zealand and play in the 2018 U20 Women’s World Cup. The Year 13 Marian college student helped captain the New Zealand U19 Football team to victory in the Oceania Football Confederation championships in Auckland recently, securing the team’s spot in France, 2018. Rebecca captained the team twice over the five game campaign which saw the team win all their games convincingly. Rebecca is a member of the Football Ferns development squad and has played with Mainland Pride (the National Women’s regional team) for three years. RIA KNEY Judo medallist Congratulations to Ria Kney (Ngāti Kahungunu) who won a gold medal in the U52kg girls category at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Judo Tournament last term. She won all five of her fights in the one day tournament held at Lincoln High School. Ria also won gold in two categories at the Auckland International Judo Open tournament held three weeks later at ASB Stadium in Auckland. One of her fights lasted just ten seconds! Wellbeing and service A priority for Marian College this year has been student and staff wellbeing. This year, Marian has introduced two new courses: Kia Maia and Mana Wahine. Kia Maia is a course for Year 9 students which focuses on wellbeing, character strengths, use of money, cyber safety and developing study and life skills. The Mana Wahine course aims to promote strong Marian women. Especially for year 12 students, the course teaches wellbeing, study techniques, life skills, careers, financial literacy and service. Marian College has a strong commitment to providing service to the community. Not only students, but staff members are also actively involved. Marian College staff members rolled up their sleeves recently, to spend an afternoon participating in a range of service activities including assisting at Christchurch City Mission and St Vincent de Paul, cleaning up a beach, gardening for the Beatitude sisters, making goods for Christchurch Hospital’s neo-natal unit and other children in need. Southern Jam Marian College’s Jazz Band travelled to the Southern Jam Jazz Festival in Blenheim recently – taking part in the showcase and celebration of the South Island’s secondary school jazz bands. Marian College’s Jazz Band performed at eight public venues and took home a bronze award. Band director Frances Daly is a Marian old girl currently studying at Ara Jazz School. Frances inspired the Jazz Band to compose an original song ‘Dirty Window’, which won Best Original Song at this year’s Christchurch Jazz Festival. Visit our website for further information: www.mariancollege.school.nz Ph: 03 385 8449 | E-mail: exec@mariancollege.school.nz | 122 Barbadoes Street, Christchurch 8640, New Zealand
Wednesday September 27 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi BAY HARBOUR PAGE 21 SCHOOLS ENVIRONMENTAL: Pupils from Diamond Harbour School’s environment and future problem-solving groups. Diamond Harbour pupils focus on the environment Year 3-5 teacher at Diamond Harbour School, Muriel Haines, reflects on a recent visit from Enviro Schools Canterbury Diamond Harbour School’s environment group, the Green Diamonds, and some of the school’s future problem-solvers recently welcomed Toni and Andrea from Enviro Schools Canterbury. The pupils sang the school waiata for their guests and then talked about what the school is doing to embed the five Enviro School principles. They include: •Empowering pupils by giving them opportunities to work together for the betterment of the environment. •Helping to develop sustainable communities through initiatives like the school garden and hen house. •Ensuring Diamond Harbour School encourages understanding about sustainability, •And supporting the values of manaakitanga (generosity) and diversity. Pupils took Andrea and Toni for a walk around the school to show what takes place. After all agreeing Diamond Harbour is at the Enviro Schools silver level, we celebrated with some kai. We would like to thank Ms Pears for all her support along this journey, Nat for making our visual-vision picture a reality, Denissa for coming along as our board of trustees member, Rob our caretaker, who we hope we have not frightened with the projects we would like to bring to fruition, and also Niki and Lisa for reflecting with us on the day. Next generation robotics A Diamond Harbour School all-girl group has taken out second place in the theatre section of the national RoboCup Junior competition in Dunedin. The ‘Bobbleheads’ robotics team of Poppy (left), Molly, Abby, Anna and Fern, created and presented a performance involving three robots (Allison, Captain Bobina and Digital Flowers), which acted out an original story created by the team. It was an exceptional achievement for the girls, who were competing in the competition for the first time. Still Pedalling! A BRANCH OF True Who thought DENTURES and false! could look this natural? Trevor Crowe’s been involved with cars for a while. You can benefit from his experience at... Subaru Specialists Full Workshop services WOF’s | Service Checks | Wheel Alignment | Brakes | Clutches | Tyres etc Great range of Subarus & other makes from $5,000 - $35,000 View at www.crowesport.co.nz Michael Toomey mft@younghunter.co.nz Proudly providing legal advice to the community for 25 years VEBITE Michelle Rossiter mjr@younghunter.co.nz • Full dentures • Metal partial dentures • First-time immediate dentures • Implant supported dentures STUNNING: A beautiful new denture for a young female patient AGING GRACEFULLY: Natural teeth for a gentleman patient in his 80’s HOLLYWOOD: It’s all white for this female patient in her 60’s These stunning lovebite full upper and lower dentures have been expertly crafted by internationally-recognised dental technician Richard Greenlees at his Christchurch studio. The combination of Richard’s skill, experience (including 15 years in London’s prestigious Harley Street) knowledge and revolutionary techniques allow him to create beautiful bespoke false teeth that truly resemble those in nature and reflect each patient’s individuality and unique character. 402 Montreal Street Christchurch | P. 379 1222 By appointment only. Consultation fee applies. lovebite.com 518 Moorhouse Ave (East end) Phone 379 7615 or email: service@crowesport.co.nz P. 384-5350 www.younghunter.co.nz Richard will personally guide you through the entire process to create teeth with small nuances in the fabrication, colour and shape. Your beautiful new lovebite dentures will boost your confidence and make you look and feel year’s younger!
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