Pegasus Post: May 14, 2019

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Tuesday May 14 2019
News
Residents’
association
for Prestons
• By Matt Slaughter
A RESIDENTS’ association
in Prestons has been formally
established.
The Coastal-Burwood
Community Board approved
the formation of the Prestons
Residents Association last week.
The association had existed
previously, but had not been
officially recognised under
the city council’s Residents’
Association Formation and
Recognition Policy.
Residents called for it for some
time and community board
members agreed this would create
a more active voice for an area,
which had been through a lot
since the earthquakes.
Board member Linda Stewart
was appointed to liaise with the
association and provide feedback
to the community board and city
council.
The association’s boundaries
include Prestons Rd, Marshland
Rd and Dunlops Rd and extends
to Lower Styx Rd, near Spencerville.
An information leaflet about
the purpose of the association and
its boundaries was delivered to
residents last month.
Local
News
Now
Quizmasters battle it out
• By Jess Gibson
MORE THAN 200 keen spellers
put pen to paper at the Otago
Daily Times Extra! Canterbury
quiz at Christchurch South
Intermediate.
Pupils from schools across
the city teamed up in threes
last Tuesday and were tested on
spelling, grammar, abbreviations,
matching words with their
country of origin and dictionary
skills.
Selwyn House won the year 5
and 6 section of the quiz with 95
points out of a possible 100.
Their victory followed a
suspenseful tie-breaker with
Fendalton Open-Air School,
which came second with a score
of 94 points.
The St Martin’s School group
in third was not far off, with 93
points.
Selwyn House champions
Penelope Sutton, 8, Amelia West,
9, and Serena Mackle Bayley, 9,
were ecstatic after their win.
Penelope said the quiz was
“nerve-racking but fun.”
“The tie-breaker was the hardest
part. We got really confused
with one word – rhythm,” she
said.
The Cathedral Grammar
School team won the year 7 and
8 quiz with 86 points out of 100.
Harry Long, 11, Liam Hume,
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WINNERS: Amelia West, 9, Penelope Sutton, 8, and Serena
Mackle Bayley, 9, after their victory in the year 5 and 6
section of the Otago Daily Times Extra! Canterbury spelling
quiz.
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11 and Tor Chiles, 12, “did not
expect it” when their team was
called as the winners, as they
only practised once on the day of
the quiz.
Liam said the team got caught
on one of the mystery questions,
but breezed through most of the
others.
“The anticipation while waiting
for them to read out the
votes” was his favourite part of
the event.
Cobham Intermediate
School and Christchurch South
Intermediate were tied for
second place at 81 points.
Extra! editor Tricia Rowe was
pleased with how the night went.
“It’s the first time South
Intermediate had run the quiz
and I was really happy with
them,” said Mrs Rowe. She said
it was challenging making sure
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everything ran smoothly, but the
support of South Intermediate
volunteer runners was a big help.
Teams were chosen by their
schools to compete in the
competition.
The quiz was run by the
Otago Daily Times through
Extra! – its monthly Newspapers
in Education publication for
primary, intermediate and
junior secondary school pupils.
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