Nor'West News: May 09, 2017

10 Tuesday May 9 2017
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ST MARGARET’S College
students Virginia Macdonald
and Aisha O’Malley, both year
12, are on a cultural exchange at
St Margaret’s British School for
Girls in Con Con, Chile.
The schools belong to the
Queen Margaret network and
the exchange has taken place for
several years.
While in Chile for a month,
Virginia and Aisha will visit
Valparaiso, Santiago, and
other well-known cultural
areas famous for art or
pottery.
They will also attend a
SCHOOLS
SAFETY: Year 6 pupils, Maddy Lamb (above), Lachlan Laney,
Jack Barltrop, Hayley Parnell and Meg Buckler took part
in the city council’s Cycle Safe programme at Harewood
School. The pupils had their bikes checked for safety, learnt
new skills and spent time practicing with trained supervisors.
St Margaret’s duo in Chile
OVERSEAS: Virginia
Macdonald and Aisha
O’Malley are currently in Chile.
university language course for a
week and have the opportunity
to do community service.
The girls from Chile will arrive
for their exchange in term 3.
Keir Wesley
(right) and Mac
McLaughlin-Forbes
make up part
of the new road
patrol at Elmwood
Normal School. The
20-strong team is
there to make sure
pupils and parents
can safely cross
before and after
school.
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Elmwood
pupils
road
safety
patrol
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break the cycle?
For young people who have been exposed to family violence
getting the right support is important.
Aviva’s Youth Service gives young men and women the tools to
create safer and healthier relationships in the future.
Will you help break the cycle of family
violence by making a donation to
Aviva’s annual appeal?
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