10 Tuesday <strong>June</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2018</strong> Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Medbury pupils move tonnes of rice for charity MEDBURY SCHOOL pupils have gained an insight to what life is like for refugees after they moved 118,082kg of rice and water on Friday. The whole school event ‘Strength for Sudan’ had a goal of moving 40,000kg over 40m to raise funds for World Vision’s 40- Hour Famine. School spokeswoman Rachelle Mathews said this goal got “totally obliterated” when the boys moved close to triple that amount. The pupils were sponsored per kilogram moved, Amos Pilgrim total kilograms moved, or by a lump sum amount. The rice and water used was purchased by the school and will be donated to the Salvation Army and Christchurch City Mission. A similar event, ‘Stroll for Syria’ took place last year, which saw the school raise almost $23,000, the second highest amount raised by a group in the South Island. The event on Friday was run by year 8 house leaders, head of community service Amos Pilgrim, and student head of community service LIFT: Year 8 Medbury School pupil Jack McKenzie carries rice on his head as part of the school’s World Vision challenge. Sam Moorhead. Mr Pilgrim said community service events like this were fast becoming a highlight of the school’s calendar. “Money raised from this event will be used for child-friendly spaces such as playgrounds and classrooms. Our boys will get to make a meaningful difference in the lives of other children their age. We were able to come together as a school community and continue to develop a culture of having fun together while helping those less fortunate than ourselves,” he said. The money raised in this year’s 40-hour famine will go towards supporting the refugee children of south Sudan and their families with food, clean water, toilets, education, emergency response items, a place to live and a place to play in child-friendly spaces. • By Sophie Cornish AN “EMOTIONAL insight” into the United States in the 1950s was given to St Margaret’s College history students by a member of The Little Rock Nine, Minnijean Brown-Trickey. Little Rock Nine was formed by a group of African-American teenagers who attended a segregated school, Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, which they helped to desegregate. Ms Brown-Trickey talked about her personal experiences of being met by a mob of protesters outside the school when she was 15-years-old. For the SCHOOLS NOR’WEST NEWS EXPERIENCE: St Margaret’s College pupils attended a talk by Minnijean Brown-Trickey, a member of The Little Rock Nine, who spoke about her experiences in the 1950s during the civil rights movement. St Margaret’s students hear from civil rights campaigner whole school year, on orders from US President Dwight Eisenhower, members of the Arkansas National Guard were assigned to protect the African- American students. Sixteen year <strong>12</strong> and 13 students attended the civil rights talk at St Margaret’s, which was organised through the Canterbury History Teachers’ Association. Ms Brown-Trickey also told personal stories about the racism she faced and the bullying she endured while attending school and her experience on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where some of her peers apologised for their treatment of her. WHY COBHAM FOR 2019? Here are two opportunities to find out why! Fun, hands-on, and interactive! Spend the morning at Cobham with staff and students. Have fun participating in activities that Cobham students experience each day. Meet students from other schools. They might be in your class next year! Informative and engaging! Meet students and staff. Discover what Cobham has to offer. View our great facilities. 20 OR 22 JUNE 9:15am – 1:00pm RSVP OFFICE BY 18 JUNE P: 351 6381 OR E: office@cobham.school.nz 24 JULY 3:30pm – 5:30pm OR 6:30pm – 8:30pm Please visit www.cobham.school.nz for more information. 294 Ilam Road, Burnside, Christchurch PHONE 03 351 6381 Cobham INTE RME D I AT E
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