10 Tuesday <strong>November</strong> 7 <strong>2017</strong> Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi WINNERS: Maggie Craw and the year 7 and 8 Selwyn House Jump Jam group came out on top at the national final. LIGHTS, CAMERA, pizazz. Selwyn House year 7 and 8 pupils Maggie, Jessica, Reed, Charlotte, Sophie, Emma, Yasmin, Eliza, Hannah, Catherine, Siobhan and Eloise were part of the national jump jam competition. Selwyn House entered the team of 12 in the year 7 and 8 open division, competing to ABBA’s Dancing Queen. Against the best of their age group in New Zealand, the Selwyn House girls came first overall with four distinctions (distinction being the highest) and one excellence. The girls finished with a stunning result and got the overall SCHOOLS Selwyn pupils win age group at jump jam final Selwyn House year 8 pupil Maggie Craw writes about her experience at the recent jump jam national final highest mark through all age groups. The group got into the competition final after submitting a video to Brett Fairweather, the creator of the jump jam. They were up against all of New Zealand. Mr Fairweather chose the top eight entries to compete in each division at the nationals at Westlake Boys’ High School, Auckland. Selwyn House coach Megan Marsh was allowed to alter the jump jam choreography by 33 per cent to change it up a little. All the pupils competing put in lots of hard work, dedication and enthusiasm. St Margaret’s mega birthday cake • By Julia Evans IT TOOK more than 1000 eggs to make the 750 slices of cake dished out during the recent founder’s day service at St Margaret’s College. The school celebrated its 1<strong>07</strong>th birthday with the giant cake. It was founded in 1910 by Bishop Churchill Julius, who convinced the Diocese of Christchurch synod of the need to establish a school for girls to match that already set up for boys. St Margaret’s was opened at 28 Armagh St with 50 pupils. In 1913, with a roll of more than 100, it moved into a new building on the corner of Cranmer Square and Chester St West. The college moved to its current Merivale site in 1986. •More schools, page 13 CELEBRATE: Year 5 pupil Eve Tayler takes one of the 700 slices of cake made to celebrate St Margaret’s founder’s day. SERVICE: The whole school attended the annual founder’s day ceremony. NOR’WEST NEWS A SPRING CLEAN FOR YOUR HEARING Could your ears or hearing do with a spruce up? Ear problems occur gradually, just like dust building up on a skirting board. It’s only when you deal with them that you realize just how significant they have become. We can remove the cobwebs for you! FREE NO OBLIGATION INITIAL HEARING CHECK FREE CLEAN & CHECK FOR YOUR HEARING AIDS FREE TEST DRIVE OF THE VERY LATEST DEVICES FULLY INDEPENDENT UNBIASED ADVICE EAR WAX REMOVAL BY MICROSUCTION LOWEST COST HEARING AID BATTERIES BOOK YOUR SPRING CLEAN TODAY, CALL: 03 974 1658 Chris and Neil will make you feel very welcome at our Hornby Clinic. They have over 15 years experience of helping people with hearing difficulties to live the life to the full. With limitless patience, they will be happy to help you rejoin the conversation, and HEAR AGAIN Clinic: The Hub, Hornby, Christchurch (opposite ) Web: www.hearagain.co.nz Email: info@hearagain.co.nz
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