Ashburton Courier: July 09, 2020

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Ashburton College Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment News Issue 17 9July 2020 Message From ThePrincipal School HolidayBreak Formanyofusthis has felt like atwentytwo week school term so the vacation will be very welcome. I would like to acknowledge the combined efforts of all College staff during this term, and particularly interms ofteaching staff supporting our students back onto the academic track whilst at the same time supporting those who needit. The exciting thing about this break isthat staff and parents can look forward toamore traditional time out from normal school routines, so please enjoythis break as much as your family and work circumstances allow. Challenges In talking with our College Counsellors, itisapparent that anumber of our students and whānau are struggling, particularly with either concerns around immigration status or employment security. If you or your child are feeling the pressure ofthe current challenges, please ensure that you seek support from either an appropriate agency or ourselves. Support can beprovided by either our Counselling team or the Heads of School. Looking Ahead to Term Threeand OpenNight Our Term Three promises to be very busy. We are making decisions about what events need to happen because it is impossible tohave all the events deferred from last term added into next term’s event schedule. Akey event for our Collegehappens in Week 1with our Open Night on Thursday 23 July This is targeted specifically at Year 8students who are considering enrolling with us for2021. Itisachancetocome along and see classes in action andtalk to anumber of our senior studentsand staff regarding your child’s future. There are two welcomes and guided tours, both commencing in the Auditorium -one at 5:30pm and the other at 6:15pm. During the evening thereisthe opportunitytomix and mingle in the staffroom where you have afurther chance toask questions and meet staff. Learning Options One of ouradvantages is thesizeofour student population. This allows us to offer two models of learning in Years 9and 10. Our Traditional Stream is very similar tothe education that weexperienced, whereby students attend classes and the emphasis is on subject content and vocabulary. Our other option is the Innovation Stream where subjects work in collaboration to develop students’ understanding ofconcepts. Staff working with these classes plan in across-curricular manner and the emphasis forthe students is developing their creativityand their ability to connect and collaborate. Sportfor College Teams One of the pleasing aspects of agreater return tonormality isthe reintroduction of school sport. We have alarge number of teams competing in regular competition across numerous codes. My thanksto all the members of our wider Ashburton community who are Coaches, Managers and Taxi Drivers (transport executives!). Onbehalf of all our studentscan Ithank youfor the giving of your time. Enjoythe break. Ross Preece Principal •Tumuaki Information College Students’Art Work on Display at the AshburtonArt Gallery Ashburton College Year 9 and 10 students have responded to the Discover Art in Ashburton, Intersecting Views Exhibition, currently showing at the AshburtonArt Gallery. HeadofArtsFaculty MillyBrown said that the ArtDepartmentstaff are excited to be featuring the work of some of our very talentedYear 9and 10 students.Featured works arebyFinn Brown, MegFord, Steven Harris, PoppyJemmett, Molly Meehan, TalithaNel andHannahWhite, with arange of other Year 9 students’ work also on display. Theexhibitionfeatures apaintedtime-capsule of placesaroundCollege and the townofAshburton (pictured above), capturing amoment in our time. Urbanscapes shift, rise and disappear, and our students responded to this and some of the amazingartworksinthe ArtGallery collection by painting some oftheirown, and capturing places in Ashburton which maynot exist in the years to come. Milly said they have enjoyedthe artisticjourney and the students have done afabulous job. (Pictured right): TheworkofHannahWhite (upper) andFinn Brown (lower). TheExhibition is open until 19 July at the AshburtonArt Gallery 327 West Street. Phone 308 1133. BoardofTrustees News ... COVID-19 Impacts on Education Nationwide,education has been hitveryhard by COVID-19 through the lockdown ofour borders. Statistics New Zealand estimated that international students studying for fewer than twelvemonths spent$3.9b in theyear to March2019. Ashburton College is not immune. Wehave had an active programme ofshort and longterm stays for both groups and individual studentsfromall corners of theglobe. Profits from our International Department Programme have been used to support two extra teachers over and above Government funding, enabling lowerstudent-to-teacher ratios,especially at Year 9. Feedback from teachers andparents is that this hasbeen very successful. Withthe International Programme onhold, wenow have more challenges than ever to balancethe budget. However, we are confident that wecan continue to fund the two extra teachers and keep our books balanced, and the Board has made the decision to continue this supportfor 2021. Ensuring Year 9students have the extrasupporthas proven to be beneficial in the long-termregarding results,and is showing when tracking studentlearning. PropertyFace-lift Ministry of Education funding has been approved to give parts of our College aface-lift and tidy-up. The Board isconscious that areas of the school are not in the best shape for our students and staff. Anamount of funding has been released bythe Ministry through the 5YA property funding entitlement and SIP (School Investment Package) funding in order to catch uponsome urgent maintenance tosee our school through to the rebuild, and to provide an acceptable environment for the current five-year generation of students. ALong Term One! Ashburton College teachers and staff, along with all counterparts of course, have just endured the longest term ever in their careers – twenty two weeks. Teachers worked through the Easter break and ‘school holiday’ period getting ready to deliver on-line learning to their students during the lockdown phase. This was followed upwith apretty challenging period of teaching students in anew format and with differing dimensions, while evaluating where each student was at with their learning and well-being, on return. As for many workers this timewas oftenwhile meetingthe needs and demands of family life with theirown children. Iamsureall will enjoyawell-earned break,and maybeable to take the chance to be atouristinour ownback yard,asafepieceofparadise down under. JeremySavage,Chairperson Events StudentExecutive Football Challenge to Staff: 1-0 to Staff! Further to the StudentExecutivevStaff Volleyball MatchonFriday20March, prior to social distancing and lockdown times, last Friday saw aFootball challenge take placeonthe Chessboard. This provided an entertaining,endof-term lunch-hour in very pleasant weather, enjoyed byagood crowd of spectators. (Pictured above): Deputy Principal Jono Hay inhot pursuit of the ball, fractionally ahead of Head BoyHenryChapman. The keen and able footballers for both sides were out in force, and no quarter given by the staff to the students or vice versa. Having won the volleyball match, the staff teams are now in danger of believing their invincibilityasthey came away with a1-0 win this time,offagoal scored by football exponentLuke Martin. (Pictured above): Theteams at the conclusion of the match. (Front row, left toright): Harriet Leverton, Poppy Kilworth, Jane Cribb, SapphireKururangi, Isaac Bazley,LiamSullivan, Kyle Cabangun. (Row two, left to right): Tom Kitchen, Mike Pearce, Riley Vessey, Joseph Collins,Maria Costas. (Rowthree, lefttoright): Patrick Sandrey,Hayley Tallentire, Chelsea Stockdill, Jason Vannini, James List,Jack Hanrahan, HenryChapman, Jono Hay. (Back row, left toright): Ross Preece, Victor Ji, Jayne Cornelius, Luke Martin (partly obscured), Pete Lee. Information Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment OpenEvening Thursday23July 2020, 5:30pm –7:30pm TheAshColl Way Quality Pride Respect Futurestudents,parents/caregivers,whānau and communitymembers are warmly invited to attend our OpenEvening. Aparticular welcome,and encouragementtoattend, is extended to students who will be in Year 9in2021, and family members Duringthe evening youwill havethe opportunityto – • Meet and talk with the Principal, staffand students. • Hear and see whatthe Collegecan offer your child and family. • View our facilities,and Innovation and Subjectdisplays. • Meet with BYOD Retailers -College is aBYODschool (Bring Your OwnDevice) • Enjoyasausage sizzle,coffee, tea, juiceinthe staffroom. To make decisions readyfor Enrolment Week (27-31 July)– Therewill be information available on: 0 Innovation and Traditional Classes. 0 Option Subjects for2021 (Year 9students). Option subjects: nine subjects to be takenfromtwelveavailable: – Choose at leastone from TheArts: Art, Drama,Music. – Choose at leastone from Languages: German, Japanese,Māori. – Choose at leastthree from Technology: Agriculture, Design and VisualCommunication,Digital Information Technology,FabricTechnology,Foodand Nutrition, HardMaterials Technology. • Note: all Year 9students take English, Mathematics, Physical Education and Health, Science, Social Studies. • Additionallyavailable: English as an additional language for students for whom English is asecond language. Presentations startinthe CollegeAuditorium at 5:30pm and6:15pm. These arefollowedbyguidedtoursofthe College, or youmay choose to self-tour by following the signs. EVERYONE MOSTWELCOME Transition Department–EventsUpdate Year 13 Testimonials Each Year 13 studenthas theopportunityto receiveaTestimonial (ahistory of their time at AshColl) atthe end of the year.This process requires input from teachers as well as students. Students arecurrently completing an Achievement Statementtowardsthis, and it is to be returnedtothe Transition Office by Friday24July forthe Testimonialprocess to continue. TertiaryStudy Information We are atthe time of year where students going totertiary study in2021 are gathering information, making decisions, and beginning application processes,asfollows: Universityand Polytech HallsofResidence Applications Halls of Residence applications open online on Saturday 01 August. Year 13 students will receive information on the application process, including deadlines,atAko timeatthe beginning of Term Three. Datesknown so farare: UniversityofCanterbury – 12August Victoria University of Wellington – 09 September Auckland University – 09September 2020University OpenDay in the schoolholidays – Further Information AvailableontheirWebsite • LincolnUniversity Virtual Open Day – Online: Friday17July Coming Events July 04-19 Studentterm break 11 Rugby–UCChampionship Round 4, MidCanterburyCombined v RangioraHigh School (Ashburton) 17 1st XI Boys’Hockey,Christchurch 18 Rugby–UCRound 5, Lincoln Combined v MidCanterburyCombined (Lincoln) 20 StartofTerm 3
Ashburton College Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment News Issue 17 9July 2020 Congratulations Awards Recognition forKarateExponent Tayla Davidson Year 9studentTayla Davidson has received twonotable awards recently. Rakaia Outstanding Junior Sportsperson Awardfor 2018/2019 At the Rakaia SportsAward eveningonFriday26JuneTayla wonthe above awardfor herimpressive Karate achievements, whichincludes twonational titles won inthe 12-13 years category atthe National Championships held in Auckland, July 2019. One title is in Kumite (Sparring), the other inTeam Kata (Pattern of Movements). (Pictured right): Tayla having been presentedwith her awards by MayorNeil Brown (left) and Lions President Mark Malcolm (right). The week prior, Tayla was awarded the Junior Team of the Year Orix Canterbury Sports Awards Trophy (pictured left) for Martial Arts. This evening was scheduled tobeheld on Friday03Aprilatthe WigramAir Force base but the public event was cancelled duetoCOVID lockdown. Subsequently, the Awards were held online via streaming onsocial media, from 17-19June. Tayla has been aKarate participant for the past six years, training in Christchurch at Kofukan Karate. Tayla started Karate when living in Christchurch and afterthe earthquakes,aspartofincreasing her confidence. With the lifting of COVID restrictions, training inChristchurch has resumed and there is hope of maybe two regional competitions now being able to be held. Tayla, with the New Zealand team, was scheduled to compete at the Oceania Championships inNew Caledonia from 12-14 June this year. However, this event also became aCOVID casualty, ashas the National Championships. There ishope that the National Championships can be held later inthe year and the Oceania Championship organisers are trying to schedule anew date. AshColl MathsCompetition The AshColl Year 9 and Year 10 Maths Competitions took place at lunchtimes during the last week of term. The teams offour had twenty minutes to answer fifteen problem-solving questions. Assistant Head of Faculty Liz Cabout said although there was asmall number of entrants, they were keen and enthusiastic, with some good outcomes achieved. Results were - Year 10 Competition 1st placed Andreea Ciora, Angela Ciora,BradenLuxtonand Cedrick Orena –with thirteen questions correctly answered. 2nd placed Mollie Elvy, BenRushton, Maddy Soal,Isabel Wall - eleven questions correct. (Pictured above,front and left): Twogroups of Year 10 students working on their questions. (Front group, clockwise from front right): Ben Rushton, Mollie Elvy, Isabel Wall,Maddy Soal. (Group back left, lefttoright): Cedrick Orena, Braden Luxton, Andreea Ciora. (Right): At the Marker’s Table (clockwise from back left): Angela Ciora (delivering her team’s answers) toGemma Taylor, Easterlin Faamausili (obscured) and Mahina Pongia. Year 9Competition 1st placed NicDalgety,StevenHarrisand Luke Hay–impressively with all fifteen questions answered correctly in tenminutes! 2nd placed Ella Rickard, RubyRobinson, MelissaWilson - thirteen questions correct. (Pictured above): Threegroups of Year 9students working on their questions. (Front, left and right): Luke Hay, Steven Harris(obscured) NicDalgety. (Middle,clockwise from left): RubyRobinson, Ella Rickard, Melissa Wilson. (Back group,lefttoright): Dante Mitchell,Maafala Faamausili, Jack Bull (back), Ken De Lara. Year 13 AshburtonCollege Academic Blues and PerformanceAwardsAssembly The second of our two recognition assemblies was held in the College Auditorium on Wednesday 01July, with recipients acknowledged in frontofthe year levelpeergroup and family members. Again, this celebration of success wasaverypositiveoccasion. DeputyPrincipal Jono Hayintroduced the assemblyand welcomedparents, caregivers, students and staff to the occasion, and outlined the criteria for the awards. Principal Ross Preecespoke, saying he looked forwardtothisassembly with pleasure. Therewas anoteofcaution forthe Year 13 students as he outlined that the clock was ticking, and asked what significance there might bein the number 70. Rightly answered was the fact thatYear 13 students have 70 school days remaining before NCEA exam time. Continuing this theme Ross notedthere can be pressures, andstressedthe importanceofseeking support–whether from the College Counsellingteam, Teachers,orfromthe Careers Co-ordinator. He advised itwasn’t wise to answer ‘Yes, I’m fine’ if this wasn’tcorrect. Also reinforcedwas the importance of enjoyingchosen pathways, employment ortertiary education, saying that aprobable fifty year working lifeistoo long to be in anon-enjoyable occupation. Jono Hay read the Performance Awards, and Abbey Bruce, Head of Senior School, the Blues Awards; with all students receiving their awards from the Principal. Year 13 TopScholar and Colours Badge Recipient The Top Scholar is the student who achieves the greatest number of ExcellenceAwardsinthe Level22019 NCEA results. Top Scholars also receiveaColours Badge. Level2TopScholar PennyStilgoe Impressively, Pennywas TopScholaratLevel 1in2019. Academic Blues AwardRecipients To receive aBlues Award badge astudent has achieved 30ormore Excellence Credits. LevelTwo Academic Blues Recipients Estēe Aiolupotea KyleCabangun HenryChapman Eddie Davis Hayley Dickson WillowDiedricks Brendan Fleming Shania Harrison-Lee PoppyKilworth SamKuipers Lily Lyu Ivan Mangubat Logan Moore Wendy Sheng Jonty Small PennyStilgoe DeputyHead Boy Kyle Cabangun and BoardStudent Representative WillowDiedricks leave the stage with their certificates and Academic Blues badges. Academic PerformanceAward Recipients To receive aPerformance Award Certificate astudent achieved atotal of 50 or more Excellence and Merit Credits combined. LevelTwo PerformanceAward Recipients Josh Ackerley Sophie Adams Phoenix Andrew Laurraine Aperocho Joshua Apoldo Marshall Ashdowne IsaacBazley Crystal Brown MacBurdett Jed Cameron SamChamberlain Joseph Collins MariaCostas Shikarna Delore Bailey Gray Ngakau Howell JayJung Dredgewell Madla Brooke Miller Lucy Moore GeorgiaMuir Kotiti Patea George Rosevear (Pictured above): Crystal Brownreceives heraward from Principal Ross Preece, with Jono Hay (left) and Abbey Bruce (right). (Above right): Dredgewell Madla receives his award. Target Shooting NewZealand Successes forCollege Students Information suppliedbyShania Harrison-Lee Waitomo Championships–June 2020 TheWaitomo Championshipswereheld as aPostalShoot, meaningShania competed from her home range and then sent the scores away to be evaluated incompetition against the rest of New Zealand. This approach ensured that the championship was available to shooters from all aroundNew Zealand, in factbroadening thecompetitivefield. Results Shania Harrison-Lee 1st place Open Championship,with 200.14. 2nd place MasterGrade,with 299.24. Total score 499.38. Charlotte McKenzie 1st place BGrade,two pointsahead of her nearestcompetitor, withascore Jack Jones Jack McIntosh MadisonTourle of 295.13. 3rdplace CGrade,only 0.01 away from second placing. CGrade,only 1.04 points behind JackJones. 2nd place DGrade,with 281.09 in this,her first individual competitiveyear. Shania said that gaining a1st place in the Open Grade was an astounding achievementfor her,given she wascompeting against seniorshooters New Zealand-wide,each with decadesofexperience. This outcome is certainly evidence for Shania of her improvements as she risesinthe ranksofNew Zealand’sbest current shooters. Ashburton College’s Junior shooters, Shania said, are just warming into their year of shooting with phenomenal results at their first competition. This puts College inhighspirits as they preparefor,and lookforwardto, the SecondarySchools’PostalShootingCompetitionstarting as students return in Term Three. (Pictured above,leftand right): CharlotteMcKenzie and Shania Harrison-Lee shooting indoors, last year). Otago ProvincialChampionships Success for Shania Harrison-Lee The Otago Provincial event was ashoulder-to-shoulder match held atthe Otago Range on 27 June, with twenty three shooters attending from all around the lowerSouth Island. First Placings andClose-to-PerfectResults for Shania Shania gained first placings in both the Master Grade with 300.21, and the Open Championship with 199.14, foratotal scoreof499.35. This eventwas Shania’s firstcompetitive300 match. From this herscore of 300.21 was only 0.09 away from aperfect score which was animpressive outcome and one which Shania described as agreat achievement for her so earlyinthe year. Shania Harrison-Lee in action at the Outdoor Nationals, 2019. Target ShootingNew Zealand2020 Season TheTarget Shooting New Zealand Indoor Season is currently going ahead almost as per normal, with competition dates pushed out to extend the season by twomonths,intoOctober 2020. Shooters are applauding this as a great development for their sport, meaning thatcompetitors don’t miss out on their full competitiveseason. Information AshburtonCollege Course Confirmation Evening Tuesday04August,6:00pm -8:00pm, HotelAshburton Setthis nightasidetodiscussand confirmsubjectcoursesfor 2021. This evening is forall our currentYear9–12 students, parents and caregivers. Further information availableatthe startofTermThree.
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