Nor'West News: August 01, 2017

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The Palms gives back to schools
WITH HELP from the nearby
mall, Banks Avenue Primary
School will soon be able to
improve its new radio station.
The Palms Shopping Centre’s
“Shop for your School” competition
drew entries from 11
primary schools, with each planning
to use the prize money for a
different goal.
Throughout June, families who
signed up were able to exchange
their shopping receipts from The
Palms for points for their school.
In first place was Banks
Avenue School, which received
$3000 for its efforts, Mairehau
Primary School came in second,
winning $2000, and third was
Queenspark School with $1000.
Marshland School and Shirley
Primary School each received
$500.
“It’s been a great competition
for getting the whole school
involved in a common cause,
and the prize money is an added
bonus,” said Toni Burnside, principal
of Banks Avenue School.
“We have encouraged the
children to bring their receipts
to school to get a heart token,
and when they earn 50 tokens,
they get a values wrist band for
togetherness.”
As for the prize money, Mrs
Burnside said the fun has already
been had.
“As a school, we are always
short of money so spending it
would not be difficult. We have
just set up a school radio station
and would love to use the money
for two chairs for our radio
hosts,” she said.
But how the rest of the money
is spent is up to the children and
their families, who did all the
hard work.
Runner-up Mairehau Primary
School also enjoyed the school
spirit of the competition.
Bridey Hentschel, chairwoman
of the Mairehau home
and school committee, said the
school encouraged students to
bring in their receipts and the
school donated them collectively.
“We are so grateful for the
prize money and hope to use it
for more sports equipment and
for school trips,” Ms Hentschel
said.
Queenspark Primary School
hopes to use the money for
learning resources.
Janet Vincent, The Palms
Shopping Centre marketing
manager, said the mall really
wanted to reward these schools
for supporting their local shopping
centre and community.
“Our relationship with Banks
Ave is a very special one and they
are close to our hearts,” she said.
•More schools, page 10
WINNERS:
Banks
Avenue
Primary
School
pupils with
receipts
they
collected
as part of
a Palms
Shopping
Centre
promotion.
SCHOOLS
PERCUSSION: Jasmine
Ward will play in the national
secondary schools brass
band.
St Bede’s, CGHS
musicians join
national brass
• By Julia Evans
A ST Bede’s College student
has earned a spot in this year’s
national secondary schools brass
band.
Jean-Luc Pitcaithly will join
Christchurch Girls’ High School
student Jasmine Ward who will
play timpani for the band. Jean-
Luc will be on the cornet.
The pair had to audition for
a place in the prestigious band,
which consists of 42 of New Zealand’s
most talented high school
brass and percussion musicians.
They will head to Napier Boys’
High School in October for a
week-long course run by musical
director Mark Davey.
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