Ashburton Courier: August 20, 2020

Ashburton College
Individual ExcellenceinaSupportiveLearning Environment
News
Issue 22
20 August 2020
Events
Dunedin TertiaryOpenDay
Information providedbyYear 13 student Maria Costas
On Monday 10August agroup of Year 13 students hopped on abus at
5:00am to head down to Dunedin to explore the University ofOtago and
Otago Polytech Campuses and Residential Halls, returning at 8:00pm on the
same day.
During this daywehad from 9:00am-3:00pmtoindividually investigate the
very widerange of degreecourses available and the Halls.
Therewas also theopportunitytoattend presentations and lectures,and be
part ofvarious tours. Overall it was avery useful and informative day, that
helpedmanystudents decide on their future endeavours.
Congratulations
(Pictured left, leftand right):
WillowDiedricksand
Seluvaia Ratoul walking roundthe
wonderful university precincts.
(Pictured below): Inside the Unipol
Recreation Services wherestudents
can access asignificant range of
recreational ea
al activities.
itie
ies.
TopTen HighlyCommended Awardfor
StudentMoMeehan in Weta Workshop
Rising StarsAward
Last week we reported that Year 10
studentMoMeehan wasselectedasone
of the Top20finalists forthe Rising Stars
Award, in the Earth Guardians Character
DesignCompetition.
Organisers of this competition were
searching for Aotearoa’s best young
concept designers and students were
given the brief of designing a character
to defend the earth using nature and the
elements toinspiretheir designs.
The twenty finalists were selected by
Weta Workshop Team Members,fromover300 entries. From this number,
determined by popular vote, ten were selected asfinalists onTuesday
04 August. Mosaid she was‘pretty excited and shocked to be announced in
the TopTen’. She said,while watching the voting numbers thather placings
had movedupand down abit,to11and 12. However, at the final count, she
wasranked sixth equal within theTopTen with her graphic Konohanasakuya,
her wind/fireguardian.
TheTop Tenfinalists receivesome funding towardstraveltoattend the Weta
Workshop experience, over one-two days in theSeptember/October school
holidayperiod.
Mo has visited Weta Workshops once, as a‘tourist’ but is really looking
forwardtothis morein-depth opportunity.
Further National Title Success forDiego
Quispe-Kim at Kiwi Indoor Championships
In last week’s newsletter we outlined that
DiegoQuispe-Kim was, at that time,competing in
the 2020 Kiwi Indoor Championships at Wilding
Park,Christchurch.
Played over three days from 07-09 August, Diego
dropped only six games over his four matches. In
the final,Diego said thathis opponentwas unable
to finish the match, in the second set. However,
Diego had already won the first set 6-1, sowas
well-poised at that point for awin over the best
of three sets.
(Pictured above,right): Diego with his Kiwi Trophy
this year. Diego said thatlast year’s Kiwi Trophywas abrown kiwi!
The tournament involves New Zealand’s top sixteen players and, this year,
Diego was playing in the Under 16 age group, having turned fourteen in
December 2019. Hisrelativeyouth within this age group is aclear indicator
of his tennis strength.
This year’s success was arepeat of 2019 when Diego won the Under 14
Singles and Doubles titles at the Kiwi Indoor Tennis Championships.
COVID-19 constraints have meantthatplans to competeinITF (International
Tennis Federation)Competitions in New ZealandinOctober areessentially
on hold. Asahigh-performing Under 18 year old, Diego iseligible to
compete inthe junior levels of the ITF circuit. Currently his entry level
would be J5, the firstlevel, and wheremost14and 15 year oldplayers would
compete. Points gained at each level determine movements up through
the grades. Within theNew ZealandITF competitions most competitors are
from Australia, and other Oceania countries. Diego said last year therewere
twocompetitors from Switzerland.
Congratulations
CanterburySecondarySchools’One Day
Horse Trials
Held at the National Equestrian Centre, McLean’s Island, onSunday
09 August, teacher Karen McKenzie said that twenty-two teams from
sixteen schools competed.
All competitors completed aDressage test, Cross-country Jumping and a
Show Jumping course, with the goal being tofinish with the least amount
of penalties.
The AshColl Four Member Team and7th Placing Results were:
RubyThomas on Chico Dressage: 35.7; Cross-country: clear;
ShowJumping: clearinthe 95cm section; foranoverall total of 35.7 points.
Sami Mead on NightBeetle Dressage: 37.6; Cross-country: clear;
ShowJumping: clearinthe 95cm section; foranoverall total of 37.6 points.
Taylah Ward on Micha Dressage 35.3, 20 penalties;
Cross-country: clear; ShowJumping: in the80cmsection;for an overall total
of 55.3 points.
SarahMattson on Windward Legacy Dressage: 36.3; Cross-country: clear,
4penalties; Show Jumping: in the 80cm section; foranoverall total of 40.7
points.
The top three combined scores make upeach team’s final score and
placing, which for Ashburton College was avery commendable 114
total points,for 7th placing.
Karen said they were very pleased with their final result, especially given
the team is young. Sami Mead and Taylah Ward are both Year 9students,
RubyThomas Year 10 and SarahMattson Year 11. Their competition results
auger well forfuturesuccesses.
(Pictured left): TaylahWardand
Micha in the Dressage Arena.
(Pictured below): Sami Mead
and Night Beetle making a
good job of their clear Crosscountryround.
Best Presented Team Awardfor the Second ConsecutiveYear
The AshColl team did themselves proud also in the presentation aspect
being awarded the above title. Togain this outcome ajudge, who was
different tolast year’s, inspects the ponies which have to be clean and
plaited; and the riders tidy and wearing matching uniformitems.
(Picturedabove,lefttoright): Best-presentedteam members Taylah Ward on
Micha; Sami Mead and Night Beetle; RubyThomas and Chico; SarahMattson
on WindwardLegacy.
Appreciation
Our appreciation goes to the accompanying parents, who were all given
tasks on the daytoassist in helpingtorun the event. AOne DayEvent needs
over 100 volunteersfor it to be run.
Tucker TrophySki Competition –
Error Correction
In our newsletter of 06 August we
wrongly attributed third placing in
the female ski results – the third
placed skier should have read as
Year 9student Izzy Harris (pictured
right). We do apologise forthis error.
Senior Girls’ Basketball Team TakesOut
Championship
The AshColl Senior Girls’ Basketball took out the inaugural Aoraki Senior
Championship on Sunday 09August, inTimaru. Due to season COVID
restrictions and no WinterTournamentweek, this one-day tournamentwas
setuptoenable additional competition play.
Four teamscontested the Championship rounds –Timaru Girls’High School
Aand 10A teams, Waitaki Girls’ High School and Ashburton College. A
Festival section was also run alongside, featuring Mackenzie College,
Mountainview High School, Timaru Girls’ High School 9A and St Kevin’s
College.
Results
Coach Mark Douglas said that AshColl was dominant throughout the day
with the closest game being the title decider, which the team won by
fourteen points over Timaru Girls’High School.
Round Robin wins over Waitaki Girls’High School (37-10),Timaru Girls’High
School A(25-10) and Timaru Girls’High School 10A (37-13) bysignificant
margins allowed all the team to experience good court time and allowed
Coach Mark Douglasopportunitiestoplaydifferentrotations.
This was described as arewarding day out for the team, who played well
throughout the dayand deservedthe winner’s medalsaspresented.
(Pictured above, back row, left to right): Mark Douglas (Coach),
Claudia Thomas, Cat Anderson, Sophie Adams, Hayley Tallentire,
MichelleAdams(Manager).
(Front row, left to right): TC Trusler-Clark, Roi Makutu, Mae Patterson,
PoppyKilworth.
Coming Events
Anyalterations due to the currentCOVID-19 situation will be advised
directly to those involved
August
20-23 NZSS Swimming Championships,Hamilton
21 Boys’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch
South Canterbury WinterBasketball Competition,
SouthernTrustEventsCentre, Timaru
MuftiDay –Money towards ‘Spirit of Gold’, supporting the
New Zealand Paralympic Team to Tokyo2021.
22 Rugby–UCround 10 MC Combined vShirley Boys High School
(home)
24 Postponementday -AorakiSecondarySchools’SnowSports,
Mt Dobson
25 AGS1 Farmbikes Day2,Year 12 ACAD Group 1,
AshburtonShowgrounds
Thomson/Whelan Basketball Trophy, AshburtonorChristchurch
26 AGS2 Farmbikes Day2,Year 12 ACAD Group 1,
AshburtonShowgrounds
Girls’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch
Girls’1st XV Rugby–Semi-Finals,Timaru
Supernet –AshburtonCollege vStMargaret’s, Christchurch
(Round 6)
27 Level2Hospitalitytrip, Hotel Ashburton
Girls’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch
28 Boys’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch
South CanterburyWinterBasketball Competition,
SouthernTrustEventsCentre, Timaru
Some KeyForthcoming Dates
August
31-04 Sept Year 11, 12, 13 College Exams
November
05 Year 13 Awards Ceremony, AshburtonTrust EventCentre, 7:00pm
10 Years 11 and 12 Prize-givings,EANetworksCentre, 7:00pm
16-09 Dec NCEA Exams
Term Dates2020 –Terms Two, Threeand startofTerm Four
Term Three Monday20July -Friday25September
Term Four Monday12October -Thursday05November (Year 13)
-Tuesday10November (Years 11 and 12)
-Thursday03December (Year 10)
-Friday04December (Year 9)
Term Dates2021 –
Term One Year level datestba -Friday09April
Term Two Tuesday 27 April - Friday02July
Term Three Monday19July -Friday24September
Term Four Monday11October -Friday10December –year levels tbc