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Page 24, Ashburton's The Courier, Thursday March 12, 2020 Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Ashburton College Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment News Issue 6 12 March 2020 DeputyPrincipal Message Working Together to Grow Fine Young Adults As Iput thoughts down on paper for the first time in 2020, Iamaware that the honeymoon period for AshColl 2020 isover for afew of our students. We, here, are inthe quest of growing fine young adults and accept that the rate of development isdifferent for all. Inthe last few days we have had some incidents of concern aroundbehaviour and attitude. Letmebereally clear herethough,Iamtalking minority! What Do YouBelieve? Iguess one of the conundrumsthatfaces some young people is knowing who to believeand who to ignore–and thatwould go foradults at times too. Thereallyimportantmessagethatweare working hardtopromote at AshColl (and this goes back to the misty days when Iwas aboy too) is to make sure that what your friend told you, was really true. Chinese whispersisadangerous gamethatwreaks havocifunchecked. All too often our Pastoral Deans and Counsellors work hard tosupport our staffand students as theymanage challenging situations thatevolve as aresult of‘he said –she said’ syndrome. I have dealt with acouple of incidents that got out of control because of this, and this isoften aggravated byso- called ‘friends’ delivering messages toboth parties thatonly fuel the unrest. Triple Filter Test Socrates, the greatGreek philosopher,had atest that hasstood the test of time, and we encourage our young people to follow his ‘Triple Filter Test’, beforeacting on whataperson tells you. It’s simple andeasilyapplied: Test 1 ‘Is it true?’ If the answer is yes, then- Test 2 ‘Is it good?’ Another yes, and - Test 3 ‘Is it useful?’. If the answer to any ofthe tests is not adefinite yes, then rethink your next action.Getting it wrong could be adisaster. This aligns well with the AshColl WayValues of Pride,Qualityand Respect whichwecontinuallypromote. ExpectedBehaviours Campaign We are just in the process of launching our ‘Expected Behaviours’ campaign. This is made upoftwo elements, the first one being ‘All Settings’.This outlines some of the behaviours that are expected tobe observed in all areas of astudent’s life. It would greatly help if youwereable to supportour work by reinforcing thesebasic values in your homeaswell. Remember! When in doubt about what you hear, apply the Socrates ‘Triple Test Filter’. AllSettings Pride • Wear uniformcorrectly –look good • Keep all spaces presentable and clean • Celebrate the success of others Quality Respect NewStaff –Welcome • Be in the rightplaceatthe righttime • Giveand receivesupportand help • Always tryyour best • Be collaborativeand open-minded • Come prepared and willing to participate • Use polite and appropriate language and volume • Follow instructions from AshColl staff and studentleaders • Useequipmentappropriately • Be considerateand non-judgemental • Address people by their name Ron Cresswell,DeputyPrincipal •TumuakiTuarua Jorjia Colton Learning SupportAssistant Internal Appointment Pete Lee –Teacher of Scienceand Chemistry, has been appointedtoAssistantHead of Faculty, Science. AshburtonCollege Netball Three Additional Coaches and Managers Required Duetopleasingly highnumbers of College students choosingtoplayfor the College Clubwe have players forten teams. We arenow looking forCoachesand Managers forthree of the Year 9and 10 teams. Coaches andManagers arewell-supported within the Club and thereare coaching programmesavailable forCoaches,and for Managers, throughMid Canterbury Netball. If youcan help,please contact Karen Burrowes – karen_burrowes@bnz.co.nz Information Mufti Day–Monday16March Being organised at College by the StudentExecutiveColour Your Day is beingheld to commemoratethe anniversaryofthe 15 MarchChristchurchtragedy. This dayprovides an opportunityfor youngpeople to paytheir respects and sharetheir love. Allproceeds aredonatedtothe St John First Responders, Students are askedtobring agold coin donation. Congratulations AshDance2020 AshColl’s DanceShowcase •All styles of Dance –fromBallettoHip Hop •Class groups,Culturalgroups, Solo performances Performancenight: Next Thursday19March, 7:00pm, College Auditorium. Tickets: $3.00 Availablefromthe College Office. South Island SecondarySchools’ Tennis Championships The ‘best of the best’ hit the courts in Timaru for the annual South Island Secondary Schools’ Tennis Championships over the last weekend of February. Coach/Manager Michael Clark said that College entered a boys’ and agirls’ team, both of whom came up against some stiff opposition. In their first match ofthe tournament, the boys' team went down against Christ’s College before succumbing to St Bede’s College later that day. However, they followed that loss up with avictory against Timaru Boys’ High School on the Sundayand then anarrowloss against John McGlashan College,with the result decided on acountback of games. The girls’team fared similarly with St Margaret’s College and Rangi Ruru Girls’ High School proving dominant. The matches, however, were more evenly matched against St Hilda’s College but their Dunedin opponents proved tobetoo strong in the end. Ashburton had more success in their match against Columba College but, with both Ashburton College teams sporting young players, the experience ofsuch high calibre opposition, including playing New Zealand representatives, will serve them well in tournaments to come. Team members (pictured left, back row lefttoright): Angel Spooner, Matthew Hopkins,Ollie Bubb,Holly-Jane Feutze, Tyler Leonard, RubyGray. (Front row,holding rackets,leftand right): Henrik Tawatao,Ila Cabalse. Year 12 AkoClasses –‘Matesand Dates’ College is excited to be introducing the ‘Mates and Dates’ programme into Year 12 Ako time this year, with the first three classes having started the programmeonWednesday04March. Head ofSenior School Abbey Bruce said that this programme isaimed at teaching young people healthy relationship skills and behaviours. The programme istaught over five lessons by specialist facilitators (two per class) with teachers present. Akoclasseswill undertake theprogramme on astaggered basis throughoutthe year. Matesand Datesisdesigned to notonlyincrease knowledge and awareness of sexual and dating violence but also to help change attitudes and behaviours. Allparents/caregivers of Year 12 studentshavebeen sent an email withmoredetail,and youcan go to www.matesanddates.co.nz. Events Students to CanterburyJapanDay 2020 40 Japanese language Senior and Year 10 students (pictured below) attendedThe Canterbury Japan DayinRiccarton EventParkonSunday 01 March. Hiromi Horsley, teacher of Japanese,said that the Canterbury Japan Dayisan eventorganised annually by The Japanese Society of Canterburywith the aim of sharing authentic Japanese culture with Cantabrians.The themefor the daywas 'WinterinJapan'. The inaugural Canterbury Japan Day was held on 11 March 2012 to celebrate the 20th anniversary ofthe Japanese Society ofCanterbury and the 60th anniversary ofdiplomatic relations between New Zealand and Japan. It alsomarked the anniversaryofthe 2011 East Japan earthquake and tsunami. The day proved very popular and has become an annual event, attracting up to 20,000 visitors. Included in the day was a Kimono display, Origami, Calligraphy, Tea Ceremonyand agiftshop in the Cultural Hall,Bonsai,Flowerarrangement, Japanese Artdisplayinthe EventHall,and Cosplayand Anime in the Anime Hall. Additionally, there were over thirty Japanese food and drink stalls outdoors. (Pictured above,lefttoright): Sama Sooialo, JanelleGalos, Lani Fifita,Orpah Sildo. (Pictured left, lefttoright): Molly Meehan, CharlotteMcKenzie, CharlotteClifford, Amelia Harris. Students enjoyed various foods such as sushi, ramen, takoyaki, mochi rice cake, candy floss, and similar. At the outdoor play area, there were martial art, games,music,dancing,and Japanese Drums Takumi performances. Ashburton College students enjoyed the day and tried lots of Japanese culture and food. For the Year 10 students this was their first Japanese cultureexperience, and they said the eventwas fantastic! Hiromi said the students’behaviour wasabsolutely great, andthatthe event wasverycrowded but thatitwas good practicefor some students who are traveling to Japan nextyear.Now they areready to visit the Japan Day2021!
Local news at www.starnews.co.nz Ashburton's The Courier, Thursday March 12, 2020, Page 25 Ashburton College Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment News Issue 6 12 March 2020 Congratulations TopSuccess at sPACIFICally PACIFIC Supreme AcademicAwards This prestigious eventwas hostedbyAvonsideGirls’and ShirleyBoys’ High Schools on Tuesday03March. TheChristchurchsPACIFICally PACIFIC Supreme Awards has been organised to bring together the education community and Pasifika community to inspireand celebrate Pasifikaidentity, language,cultureand achievement. Each Canterbury secondary school had the opportunity tonominate their top two Pasifika Academic achievers, from their 2019 Level 2(or higher) results.The overall topacademic male and female students areawarded the Amosa Fa’afoiPasifikaAcademicHigh AchieverCups. sPACPACaims aretosow the seedsofPasifikasuccess in ordertoREAP the rewards of the future by focussing on: • Reconnecting ourEducationcommunitywith our PasifikaCommunity; • Educational aspirations, collaborations and success; • Accelerating achievementusing our Pasifika identities,languagesand cultures; • Pathways that leadtotertiaryeducation, careers and business ownership. Success forCollege StudentEstēe Aiolupotea Joseph Collins and Estēe Aiolupotea, as Year 12 students, were eligible for nomination for these Supreme Academic Awards. Inaddition, College student Easterlin Faamausili was part ofthe contingent supporting the students. As aYear 11 student Easterlin, although high-achieving, was not eligible fornomination. All three studentsare of Samoan ethnicity. Being nominatedaloneindicatesahigh level of achievement, as the criteria requires aminimum of aMerit EndorsementinNCEA Level2. (Pictured right, lefttoright): TheCollege students at the event– Easterlin Faamausili, Joseph Collins and Estēe Aiolupotea. Coming Events Estēe (pictured left) was the female top scholar of the evening with an impressive 69 ExcellenceCredits atNCEALevel 2. Estēe hassaid she plans to studylaw in the future. It is notable that this is the second time in four years that anAshburton College student has captured this title, thattimeby Deputy HeadGirlUatiSaofai. Joseph indicatedthatitwas a‘prettygood night’,agreat experiencefor him, and the first time of receiving such amajor award infront of acrowd. All Year 12 nominees were finalists,each receiving apresentation certificate. Estēe said she was‘really nervous’throughout the whole ceremony, and that she was pleased to have the two other College students and her parents therewith her. She said she wasjust happytorepresentour school at such abig ceremony. When announced as the female winner of the Amosa Fa’afoi Pasifika Academic High Achiever Cup she was‘really shocked‘ and stayed‘glued to her seat’not believing it washer. Estēe said she wasverythankfultoreceivethe awardand appreciatedbeing nominated. She also noted that being outside of Christchurch and still able to achieve the award was significant. Estēe’s subjects last year were English, Law, History and Classics combined, Geography, Business Studies and Tourism. Theevening wasalso live-streamed,reaching an even bigger audiencethan the capacityaudiencepresentonthe night. March 13 Aoraki SecondarySchoolBowls Championships,Oamaru 13-15 South Island SecondarySchools’ Rowing Championships, Lake Ruataniwha 14 CanterburyPolyfest 2020, Christchurch RedZone 14-27 Nichidai Buzan Girls’School (Japan) visit –now CANCELLED 15 Aoraki SecondarySchools’ Futsal,Timaru 18 Year 13 Otago Polytech liaison visit,Auditorium Mountain Biking –Singletrack series week 3, Halswell QuarryPark, Christchurch Aoraki SecondarySchools’ Athletics,Timaru WorldVisionConference, Christchurch 19 Year 12/13 HistorytriptoAkaroa Year 11 GeographytriptoMtHutt Postponementday:AorakiSecondarySchools’ Athletics,Timaru 19-20 Year 11 Outdoor Education, Woolshed Creek TwoCollege Rowers at Rocket Food NewZealand Rowing Nationals Held at Lake Karapiro from 18-22 February the brother and sister duo of Ged Wall and Isabel Wall were College students competing as part ofthe AshburtonRowing Clubcontingent. Isabel said this was her first para event and that she had alot of fun and enjoyed it. She will also be competing at the upcoming South Island Championships in Twizel. Their training regime, with other rowers, isstringent. It covers training on the rowing machines Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings from 6:15am-7:30am, while the afternoon sessions areonthe wateronthe same dayfrom5:30pm-7:45pm. Both days of theweekends,ifnot at regattas,see rowers training from 6:00am-9:00am. Thereare no weekend lie-ins forthese athletes. Weights also form partofthe fitnessprogramme. Results: Both performed well, with Isabel and her rowing double sculls partner Anthony Spiikerman from Rotorua gaining a Gold Medal in the Para Double Sculls event. This was raced with the Singles Scullers also, with Isabel and Anthony coming in in second place, but gaining the Doubles Gold. Ged also had commendable success over the weekend. Inthe Double Sculls with Jed McArthur they finished a close 4th placing, although the satisfaction at this was tempered alittle by having entered the A Finals as top qualifier. Ged (pictured right) gained a second place inthe BFinal in the Singles Scull and the same place in the Quadruple Sculls rowing with Michael Wall, Jed McArthur and Nicolas Cestarr. CanterburySecondary Schools’ Rogaine Championships Year 12 students Ellie Lawn and Emma Scammell competed in this event, at CharterisBay,onSunday01March. Rogaine is acompetitive event where runners find their way across open countrybymeans of amap and compass. Fifty-one teams contested the four-hour event, and eight inthe secondary school teams’section. The day was reported asareal fun day, with some steep hill-climbs and creek-crossing en route toasmany checkpoints as possible within the four-hour time limit. The College pairing came eighth in the secondaryschool eventbut gained good experience. (Pictured right): Emma deciding whether this is the rightrouteornot. (Pictured left): Isabel (thirdfrom left) and rowing partner Anthony Spiikerman (second from left) on the dias having received their Gold Medal. (Pictured left, leftand right): Ellie and Emma in the map study phase. CanterburyJunior Rowing Regatta Information provided by Harriet Leverton, Cox This event was held at Lake Hood over the weekend of 29 February- 01 March. Harriet said the rowers were fortunate to have thisregatta at LakeHood,as not having to travelmeantthey were able to have asleep-in, and be at the lake for6:30am! (This timing still maynot constitutea‘sleep-in’for many!). Considering Lake Hood’s windy conditions,Harriet noted they were able to get through the whole regatta schedule,which wasa‘miracle’. Notable is the developmentofaboys’eightcrew, being afirst forAshburton College. (Pictured above, front to back): Harriet Leverton (Cox), Matthew Pearce, Parker Bradford, Mitchell Taylor, Henry Wallis, Tim Connelly-Whyte, Charles Savage,Zane Cameron. Riley Harris. Photoby: SteveMcArthur -Rowing Celebration Results College had eleven crewsinthe finals, with fiveearning placings. AFinalsPlacings were: 1st Placings Boys’Under 17 Single Sculls GedWall (pictured below) Photoby: SteveMcArthur -RowingCelebration 2nd Placings Boys’Under 18 Single Sculls GedWall Boys’Under 18 NoviceCoxedFour Matthew Pearce,Mitchell Taylor, HenryWallis,Parker Bradford, Jed Amos (Cox). 3rdPlacings Boys’Under 18 NoviceCoxedEight Matthew Pearce,Parker Bradford, Mitchell Taylor,HenryWallis,Tim Connelly-Whyte,Charles Savage, Zane Cameron, Riley Harris, Harriet Leverton (Cox). Boys’Under 18 CoxedQuad (Pictured right, lefttoright): Charles Savage, Matthew Pearce, Zane Cameron, Riley Harris, Harriet Leverton wasCox,but is absentfromthis photo. 4th Placings Boys’Under 18 NoviceDouble Sculls Mitchell Taylor,Zane Cameron. Boys’Under 18 NoviceCoxedFour TimConnelly-Whyte,Riley Harris, Zane Cameron, Charles Savage, Claudia Thomas (Cox). Boys’NoviceCoxedQuad TimConnelly-Whyte,HenryWallis, MitchellTaylor,Parker Bradford, Jed Amos (Cox). 5th Placing Boys’NoviceUnder 18 Double Sculls Matthew Pearce,HenryWallis. 7thPlacings Girls’NoviceUnder 18 Double Sculls Meagan Binnie,RubyLeverton. Girls’NoviceUnder 19 CoxedQuad Isabel Wall,RubyLeverton, LauraJensen, Meagan Binnie,Harriet Leverton (Cox) Heats: 5th Placing Girls’Under 15 CoxedQuad Isabel Wall,Mia Chambers RubyLeverton, Meagan Binnie,Harriet Leverton (Cox). Boys’NoviceUnder 18 Double Sculls TimConnelly-Whyte,Riley Harris. 7th Placing Girls’NoviceUnder 18 Double Sculls Claudia Thomas,LauraJensen. 8th Placing Boys’NoviceUnder 18 Double Sculls Parker Bradford, Charles Savage. Girls’NoviceUnder 18 Double Sculls Isabel Wall,Mia Chambers. Therowers arenow preparing forthe South Island SecondarySchools’ Championships being held on Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel,mid-March.
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