Western News: December 20, 2016

WESTERN NEWS Tuesday December 20 2016 13
SCHOOLS
Funding for Rio ‘baby’
WARM WELCOME: A fence in Halswell was decorated by
Halswell School pupils last weekend. ​
Election hoardings
put to good use
OLD CAMPAIGN boards from
the local elections have been
put to good use, giving people
a warm welcome as they drive
into Halswell.
A plain site at the corner of
Halswell Rd and Sparks Rd had
a makeover last weekend with
pupils from Halswell School
decorating a fence.
The campaign boards were
donated by Halswell-Hornby-
Riccarton Community Board
chairman Mike Mora, community
board member Debbie
Mora and councillor Jimmy
Chen.
The Halswell Residents’ Association
and year 8 student
Amelia Ledingham also helped
to organise the project to beautify
the section.
Ms Mora said it was great the
project was given to a student
and she grabbed the opportunity.
“She did an incredible job
to collate all these art students
together to do this product,” she
said.
Ms Mora said the community
will look at doing more projects
like this around Halswell.
“It is just really admirable
to look at it when you are
sitting at the traffic lights,” she
said.
Resene Paints pitched in
donating paint and lollies for the
project.
HIGH PERFORMANCE Sport
New Zealand has committed to a
two-year investment in Halswell
gymnast Courtney McGregor.
The 18-year-old was the baby
of the Olympic team in Rio,
where she finished 13th in her
specialty apparatus of vault.
“As far as we are aware, Courtney
is the first artistic gymnast
to be funded by HPSNZ. This
is a great achievement for both
Courtney and for the sport of
gymnastics in New Zealand,”
said GymSports NZ chief executive
Tony Compier.
HPSNZ is hoping to see Mc-
Gregor grow on her performance
at Rio, with an eye toward the
2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
McGregor is now a student
athlete in the United States at
Boise State University and is on
a four-year scholarship under
head coaches Tina Bird and Neil
Resnick. The two led the college
team to a record 15-meet unbeaten
regular season last year.
“I’m learning so much here
at Boise and to know that my
hard work and goals are being
recognised and supported from
home is fantastic. It also helps to
justify all the time and money
that my parents have invested
in my gymnastics over the years
to get me here. I’m stoked,” said
McGregor.
She is at her family home in
Halswell for Christmas and will
return to Boise in the new year.
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SPORTS
FUTURE INVESTMENT: Courtney McGregor’s 13th place
finish in the vault at the Rio Olympics has resulted in High
Performance Sport New Zealand investing in the gymnast for
the next two years.
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
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