Southern View: April 17, 2018

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SCHOOLS
HOME & HEATING
SOUTHERN VIEW
• By Sophie Cornish
WINNERS: Olivia
Altenburg-
Carey, Katie
Ryan, Louise
Daly, Jodie
Worthington,
Ngahiraka
Dallas, Taylor
Fasi-Fidow,
Grace Hintz,
Izzy Bloxham
(head girl),
Sarah McKenzie
and Rozyczka
Schimanski
were all part
of the Bishop
Lyons’ Shield
competition
winning team.
Marian wins public
speaking contest
MARIAN COLLEGE is “buzzing” after
proving itself to be the best Catholic
school in the Canterbury Catholic Diocese
for public speaking, said principal Mary-
Lou Davidson.
The school finished first overall out of
seven schools in the Bishop Lyons’ Shield
competition held at Villa Maria College.
The team of 10 won the debating and
senior speech sections, were first equal in
scripture reading and junior speech, and
third equal in religious questions.
Mrs Davidson said the event was highly
anticipated and celebrated the spirit of
competition and camaraderie between
participating schools.
“The result was an amazing effort by
the whole team. The Marian community
is buzzing with news of the win, we have
had past students and parents contact us
to congratulate the girls. All the hard work
that was put in leading up to the competition
from both students and coaches has
paid off.”
The competition was established by
Bishop Lyons in 1947 when he was bishop
of Christchurch.
Mrs Davidson said it was the second
year this particular Marian College debating
team had won its event.
“Some of the team had older sisters who
had competed and won in past Bishop
Lyons’ Shield events, so it is lovely to see
family traditions continuing,” she said.
This year the scripture reading event
was held in Te Reo Māori for the first
time. Students read a scripture passage
in Te Reo as well as answered questions
about what the passage means and how it
applies to young people today.
Year 12 student Ngahiraka Dallas was
awarded first equal in scripture reading
with a St Bede’s College student.
This is the fourth year Marian College
has won the shield. It previously won it in
1995, 2009 and 2015.
Lesson in practical science
TESTING:
Middleton Grange
School student
Oscar Purdie took
part in an agility
exercise under
the guidance
of Lincoln
Recreation
Centre fitness
consultant
Callum Brown.
Students at
the school
participated in
various activities
at the centre
for National
Biomechanics
Day. The day
aimed to give
high schoolers
an understanding
of the research
associated
with science,
technology,
engineering and
mathematics.
Choosing the
right heat pump
for your home
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a retrofit, most homes include
at least one heat pump, if not a
whole heating solution. They can
provide cheap, clean heat and are
much more convenient than a log
burner as you just need to press
a button. But how do you decide
what is best? Choosing the right
sized heat pump is key to ensuring
optimum comfort levels. Every
situation varies and it is therefore
important to get professional
advice from heat pump experts.
The range varies from wall mounted high
walls, floor mounted systems, multi systems,
ceiling cassettes, right through to ducted
central heating systems allowing you to have a
very discreet way of heating your whole home
to a constant temperature throughout.
Firstly, you must select a heat pump that
is suitable for the size of the space you wish
to heat. Usually a site visit is the best way to
ascertain this. Not only is the size of the area
taken into consideration but also, insulation,
building orientation, windows and ceiling
space. There are a wide range of heat pumps
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important to select
the correct size for
Heating is a major
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and it is vital to get the
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your requirements
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