Western News: September 12, 2017

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Pastor to lead new school board
• By Emily O’Connell
SOUTH WEST Baptist Church
pastor Warren Read has been
appointed board of trustees
chairman for the new primary
school which will open in
Halswell.
Pastor Read, Sarah Lowe
(deputy chairwoman), Amanda
Wall, Giarne Harrison and
Rodney King make up the
board for the school, which
will be sited in Knights Stream
Park.
The school will open in
January 2019.
The school, which has not yet
been given a name, will cater
for up to 450 pupils from year
1-8.
Mrs Lowe is a preparatory
music director at The Cathedral
Grammar School, Mrs Wall is
a senior adviser at Regenerate
Christchurch, Mrs Harrison is
a mother of two children with
a background in education,
advocacy, community service
and administration and Mr
King is a guidance counsellor at
Oxford Area School.
Mr Read said he’s “excited
to be part of a great team who
have been appointed to set up
the new school. I look forward
to meeting the community in
the days to come.”
Mr Read said his family
built their house in the area
three years ago and they love
being part of the Halswell
Community.
He said he has had significant
experience serving on a school
board and a number of other
trusts. Mr Read explained the
school was needed due to the
projected population growth in
the Halswell area.
A second stage is already
planned for when the school
expands.
The second stage would cater
SCHOOL: The recently appointed board
of trustees for the new school in Knights
Stream Park. (Left to right) Rodney King,
Amanda Wall, Warren Read, Giarne
Harrison and Sarah Lowe.
for a roll of 700 pupils and
would include more teaching
spaces.
The board of trustees has a
busy 18 months in front of it.
It will decide on the school’s
values, buying resources and
appointing a principal.
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games give 11,12 and 13-yearolds
an opportunity to compete
as an individual or in a team
against the best in their age at 20
different sports.
SPARKS RD FOOTPATH
The Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
Community Board may pull
the plug on the new footpath
proposed for Sparks Rd. After
a negative response during the
community engagement process,
city council staff recommended
the board not build a footpath for
the area. The board will discuss
other options tonight at its
meeting.
BOYS’ HIGH OPENS HALL
The first step in Christchurch
Boys’ High School’s $32 million
upgrade is finished. The school
has unveiled its new $4.66
million hall, which has seating
for 1350 students. Headmaster
Nic Hill said the hall was an
important milestone in the
school’s overall rebuild. He said
the school is aiming to create
spaces that won’t date. The next
step is in the upgrade is designing
the classroom block.
“Now is the moment we’ve been
waiting for. It’s time. This is our
opportunity to build a better, fairer
future for New Zealand. To fix our
healthcare, grow our economy,
respect our environment and to look
after our towns as much as our cities.
It’s time to change things for the
better. I’m ready. We’re ready.”
Jacinda Ardern, Labour Leader
Ruth
Dyson
for Port Hills
As your local Member of Parliament, I listen to
people, work hard and get things done. We need
affordable housing, better mental health services
and truly swimmable rivers and lakes. I want to
be part of a Labour-led government that delivers
these things for all New Zealanders.
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