Ashburton Courier: December 19, 2019

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Ashburton College
Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment
News
Issue 43
19 December 2019
Congratulations
Galletly Awardfor Leadership,Initiativeand Innovation
Jordan Green
This award isfor aYear 9or Year 10 student showing the above
attributes and reflecting the College Values of Quality, Pride and
Respect intheir actions at College. Melvin Galletly was Head Boy at
AshburtonCollege in 1974.
This award isfor aYear 9orYear 10student
showing the above attributes and reflecting
the College Values of Quality, Pride and Respect
in their actions at College. Melvin Galletly was
Head BoyatAshburtonCollege in 1974.
Asignificantcontribution by Jordan washis work
as programmer in initiating the Mihi Pai App
for use at College. This App involves teachers
awarding students a Mihi Pai Award when
they behave in positive ways, such as helping
other students, working well in class and being
courageous.The students also introduced the idea of sponsors donating to
charities when aMihi Paiwas earned.
Jordan is described as athoughtful, creative and capable student. He has
brought essential programming skills to the Creative Forest team and
enjoyed developing aproject that has apurpose and aclient, rather than
games which he has normallydesigned and coded.
Jordan has evolved as aleader in the team and he is very well-respectedby
the others who he workswith and who oftenseek his feedback.
Inaugural Memea Cultural Leadership Award
to Fred Belford
This inaugural award was initiated and presented onbehalf of the
sPACPAC(sPacifically Pacific) Collective, at aceremony onTuesday 03
December at theMinistryofEducation Office.
sPACPAC’s purpose is to sow the seeds of Pasifika success so that they can
REAPthe rewardsofthe futurebyfocussing on:
• Reconnecting their Education communitywith their PasifikaCommunity;
• Education aspirations, collaborations andsuccess;
• Accelerating achievement using Pasifika identities, languages and
cultures;
• Pathwaysthatlead to tertiary education, careers and business ownership
There aretwo scholarships:
TheServiceLeadershipAwardrecognisesastudentwho has demonstrated
serviceleadership at the highest level in their school and community.
The Cultural Leadership Award recognises astudent who has given
significanttimeand effortfor theirschool and wider community,specifically
in displaying leadership in acultural area.
To be eligible to applyfor one of these scholarships astudentmust:
· beaPasifika school leaver in2019 and enrolled at Ara for the 2020
academic year
· meet the academic requirements of their chosen qualification atAra
· havebeen involved in sPACPACevents
· havethe endorsementoftheir school
Fred, in the words ofCollege’s Head of Senior School Claire Bubb, is
described as the epitomy ofwhat true service means, and he is aperson
with acompleteunderstanding of whattrue empathyis.
(Pictured left, leftand right):
At the ceremonywith
ClaireBubb,Head of Senior
School,Fred, Joanne
Wakelin, Teacher of English.
Hisscholarship was awarded
forhis contributions
across each of his church,
communityand school,
inclusiveofhis leadership
roles.
Within College alone Fred wassignificantly involved,including -asaStudent
Executive member and leader of the Canteen/Environment Committee;
hugely involved in the student Duty Monitor system assisting above and
beyond his allocated times; involved in the sPACPACPolyfest events and a
performer at the recent fundraising concertfor André vanRooyen.
In 2019Fredwas also the recipientofthe Lions of AshburtonCounty Award
forCitizenship and CommunityInvolvement; recognised at sPACPACAwards
for Pasifika Leadership atAshburton College; recipient ofthe Principal’s
Commendation for work as a Community Service Library Volunteer;
World Vision Youth Conference attendee; Student Learning Support Unit
Swimming DayVolunteer and involved in Lip Sync.
At home, Fred isacarer for his severely disabled younger sister and it
was superb that she and family members could join Fred at the Awards
Ceremony, making it avery special occasion. With his mother having died
three years ago Fred is ayoung man who has faced many challenges and
yetstill givestoothers.
Fred shows greatsocial awareness and concernfor those around him and,as
such, he is knowntowillingly go out of his waytoimprovesomeone’s day.
Next year Fred is off to Ara Institute inChristchurch to commence training
foraBachelor of Nursing,with the benefit of this scholarship which enables
aYear Twofee reduction of $5,000.
Fred has enhanced the lifeand work of AshburtonCollege in his time here.
We congratulate him sincerely, and wish him well with his future career
choice.
Year 9Top Class Competition
Over the final weeks of this term Year 9Ako classes fought for final
supremacy as they battled it out over aseries of seven challenges for
the prestigious title of‘Top Class 2019’.
Competition categories were Master Chef, Volleyball, Quizco,Technology
Challenge, AshColl’s Got Talent, Handball and Community Service, with set
criteria foreach event.
The MasterChef Challenge required teams of two students toproduce a
dish withegg as the hero ingredient in justforty minutes. The disheswere
judged on nutritional value,presentation and taste, as well as the teamwork
of the pair of budding chefs. This challenge was taken out by 9BRM with
Taylor Shaw and Sarah Bradley (pictured below, left and right): creating
some delicious little egg,bacon and cheese treats.
The Volleyball Challenge was played over two days to accommodate all
sixteen Ako classes. Teams of six players played rally point inround-robin
competitions of tenminutes per game. Therewas athree-waytie at the end
of this challenge with 9RSY,9RPL and 9OHA taking maximum points.
TheQuizco wasatest of the depth of general knowledge in each class and
there was afierce battle for the win. 9RHL was the champion class in this
challenge.
TheTechnology Challenge asked teams of three students from each class
to build adevice to retrieve aball from abox 1.5m away. The materials
available to build the device included newspaper, sellotape, string, card
and paper clips. Most teams struggled to build adevice that could bridge
the 1.5m gap and still be manipulated topick up the ball. However,
Lahsinee Laki-Sooialo from 9BMF,won thisfor her class with adesignthat
scooped up the ball in just twenty seconds.
(Pictured below, leftand right): Brooklyn McHaffie and Janelle Galos from
9RCH race the clock to construct their deviceinthe Technology Challenge.
TheYear 9s GotTalent
Competition had some impressive
entries including singing,
instrumentalists and lip sync.
RereStrickland from 9GES won
this section forher class with a
beautiful rendition of ‘All of Me’.
TheHandball Challenge was
createdbyYear 9student
Allisa Mellish, with supportfrom
staff member,Jayne Cornelius.
Teams of six competed over eight
minutegames in around-robin
competition, with the winner being
the class with amember in square
six at the end of the game.
Twoteams were tied forfirst placeatthe end of the challenge -9BMF and
9BPT.
CommunityServiceChallenge
AllAko classes which completed some communityserviceworkduringthe
Top Class Competition were eligible for abonus 30 points. Itwas great to
see the rangeofideas thatclasses had to supportothers in the community,
particularly those in need. Challenge activities included food hampers
for the Salvation Army Food Bank, participation in the ‘Toot for Tucker’,
purchasing Christmas giftsfor children in need,making Christmas cards for
the elderly in our community, organising agames afternoon for Phoenix
Preschool,and so much more!
9OHA collatedafood hamper to donate to the SalvationArmyfor families in
need this Christmas (pictured below):
9BMF studentsWill Rollinson and LaraShierlawbaked forresidentsatRonald
McDonald House,and the class donatedmoney to purchase aboardgame
to put under the McDonald’s Christmas Tree,delivered by Jayden Williams.
At the end of the TopClass Competition, the results were:
1st - 9BMF; 2nd - 9BRM; 3rd - 9OHA.
Thewinning class, 9BMF,received atrophyand afreelunch fortheir first
Akotime in 2020. Theywerealso invited to sit with the staffonstage at
the Year 9Prizegiving on thefinalday.
NewZealand SecondarySchools’Track,
Field and Road Championships
This prestigious year-culminating event was held at Newtown Park in
Wellington from 06-08 December, with Lusungu Mbambo College’s only
representativethis year.
Lusungu competed in the 100m, long jump andtriple jump.
Lusungu competed well, qualifying through to the quarter-finals in the
100 metres event. During the weekendLusunga didsustain an injury also,
receiving help from Timaru’s Craighead Diocesan School physiotherapist.
(Pictured above): Lusungu in full long jump flight.
College Office Beginning-of-Year Hours
Please note that, at the start of2020, the College Office will be open
from 8:30am-3:30pm fromMonday20January.
Some Key2020 StartofYear Dates
Monday27, Tuesday28, Wednesday29January
Course Confirmation days (for selectedstudents,who will be
contacted by the College).
Wednesday 29January New International StudentEnrolments/
Orientation
Thursday 30January New International StudentEnrolments/
Orientation
Monday 03 February First dayfor Year 9and Year 13 students
Tuesday 04February First dayfor Year 10 students
Wednesday 05February First dayfor Year 11 andYear 12 students