Ashburton Courier: September 10, 2020

Ashburton College
Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment
News
Issue 25
10 Septembr 2020
Message From ThePrincipal
AkoInterviews
Today weare hosting our second Ako interviews
for the year. This involves interviews with the
learner, their Akoteacher and their whānau.
The focus isonbuilding relationships between
the three, monitoring both academic and pastoral
progress andsettingfuture career goals.
Iwould like to thank all those whānau who made
appointments to attend,asthese interviewshaveproventheir worthon
previous occasions and today’smeetings shouldreinforcethe benefits.
SubjectTeacher Interviews forSenior Students –Now Cancelled
Please notethatthese have, regretfully,had to be cancelled due to
remaining at COVIDLevel 2. Tuesday15September will be anormal
school day.
If you have concerns please contact your child’s Ako orsubject teacher
in thefirst instance, by email is best as afirst contact.
Winter SportsCodes –AorakiSportsAwards
Ourwintersports codes have been busy with local competitions which
are now drawing to aconclusion. Unlike previous years, there isno
representativesportavailableinmost codes.
With this in mind, the Aoraki Sports Awards, which are normally a
highlight for our secondary school sporting codes, will not be taking
placebecause athletes have not had the opportunitytocompeteatthe
toplevel. This is areal shame forthose individuals and teams who have
achieved highly this year.
However, students who have gained New Zealand Honours will be
recognised,and College has students in this category.
Ateam Iwould like to acknowledge the feats ofisour Smallbore
Rifle Shooting team. For the last two years they have been national
champions and are highly placed to repeat their top ranking this year.
We have been blessed to have shooters of the calibreofShania Harrison-
Lee who is currently the top-ranked New Zealand female secondary
school shooter. This isateam which has competed outstandingly well
over anumber of years.
Once again, I have got around many of our sports teams and I am always
impressed with the demeanour and efforts of our competitors. Iwould
like to thank all those parents and supporters who have been involved
with our winter teams throughout this season. We can only offer the
huge number of teams across multiple codes because of the level of
communitysupportweenjoy.
Iwould also like to acknowledge our Sports Director, Darion Gray,for her
calm and efficientorganisation thatenables all our sports activities and,
especially this year,for managing the multiple changes.
College PropertyUpgrade
In termsofour new build,the MinistryofEducation has acknowledged
thatthis will occur in twostages. The first stage will be planning for1350
students and the second stage forapeak roll of 1600.
As part ofthe first stage build, key areas such as the Staffroom and the
Library will be built to accommodate the maximum number. Once the
positioning of the classroom blocks has been finalised we will sharethis
with our community.
Ross Preece
Principal •Tumuaki
Information
Parent-Teacher-StudentInterviews for
Year 11-13 Students: Tuesday15September
Pleasenote: this daywill onlyoperate if weare at COVID Level1.
On Tuesday 15 September parent-teacher-student interviews are
scheduled at theHotel Ashburton, from 2:30pm-8:00pm.
This is an opportunity to meet with individual subject teachers and itis
especially recommended that you catch upinany subjects which your
child maybefinding moredifficult.
College will closeat1:20pmon thisday (no Period5classes).
CANCELLED -DUE TO COVID LEVEL 2
Normal classtimetable forall students
Transition Department–EventsUpdate
TertiaryStudy Information
We are atthe time ofyear where students going to tertiary study in 2021
are gathering information, making decisions, and completing application
processes,asfollows:
Universityand PolytechHalls of Residence Applications
Halls ofResidence applications are open online, and should have been
completed by now to allowtimefor areferenceto be completed, as partof
the application process.
Course Planning for 2021
University liaison staff are visiting College this term to help students plan
theircourseofstudyfor 2021.
The Remaining Date is:
Otago University – 16September
Remaining2020UniversityOpenDays
The current COVID conditions have resulted in amendments to Open Day
information previously publicised.
Please go to the websites forthe latest updates:
•CanterburyUniversity
www.canterbury.ac.nz
•Auckland University
www.auckland.ac.nz
•MasseyUniversity
www.massey.ac.nz
•AUT University
www.aut.ac.nz
Information
Please notethatall events aresubjecttoany COVID restrictions which
mayberelevant atthe time.These implications areadvisedassoonas
is possible.
Studylink TertiaryEvening:
Information on StudentLoans and Allowances
Monday14September 2020, 7:00pm College Staffroom
This is an eveningfor Year 13 students and their parents/caregivers to hear
information about student loans and allowances for tertiary study next
year,accommodation costs and various deadlines.
We are very fortunate to have staff from Studylink attend and be able to
answer your questions first-hand.
RSVP required:
Information forms have been emailed,orare available from the
TransitionOfficeorthe College Office.
Please return aform so thatweknownumbers attending.
These should have been returned by yesterday,
Wednesday09September.
Year 9AcademicScholarships
Criteria and application forms arenow available from your child’s school.
TheClosing Date forapplications is
Friday06November 2020, 3:30pm.
Theacademicexaminations willbeheldatAshburton College
on Monday16Novemberfrom9:00am–11:15am.
Enquiriesand applicationstobemade to SheenaTyrrell,
ManagementAdministrator,
Email: ts@ashcoll.school.nz
Phone:308 4193, extension 812; 027 247 8003.
Please notethattheseScholarships are
Academic ExcellenceScholarships.
Annual College Music Evening
Setaside this nighttoenjoyour annual festival of music,which always
showcases amazing student talent.
Ashburton College Music Evening 2020
Thursday24September,7:00pm,
AshburtonCollege Auditorium,
Tickets $8.00 –doorsales only (eftpos available)
This year the House Fest component has had to be taken out of the
programmebut,intrue House spirit,students who audition will gain House
points. Naturally,aswith all events,this issubject to the COVID restrictions
as they areonthatnight.
Congratulations
The Triple SCompetition is an annual New Zealand Secondary Schools’
Shooting Championship. Itisapostal shoot competition and, atthe time
of writing this newsletter, three of four rounds had been completed, with
competition forthe topspotshotting up. Round 4had to be completed by
last Sunday, 06 September.
With some information provided by Shania Harrison-Lee
MovementintoFirst Place
Ashburton College had wonderful Round Three results which put the
Ateam into first place by2points, with atotal of 392.19 points, placing
us just ahead of Palmerston North Girls' High School who we have been
battling forthe topspotduring the prior tworounds.
College Team 1 Members are – Shania Harrison-Lee (Master Grade
Shooter), Emma Smith (A Grade Shooter), Charlotte McKenzie (B Grade
Shooter), Jack Jones (C Grade Shooter), Jack McIntosh (C Grade Shooter).
Oursecond team is alsoholding their owninthe middleofthe pack of the
thirteen teams at place seven, which is awesome to see as it is filled with first
and second-year shooters who arestill being shown the ropes of secondary
school competitions.
College Team 2Membersare –
Bronston Cudmore, Bree Greer,Tane Moore,
Sama Sooialo,Madi Tourle
(all DGrade Shooters).
Individual Entry-Claudia Cudmore
(D Grade Shooter).
Honourable Mentions
Other honourable mentions are
CharlotteMcKenzie (pictured right) who,
afterRound Three, is sitting at the topofBGrade
with a292.13, just 1.02 above the next person,
Nathan Allison from Cambridge High School.
Acknowledgement
StudentLibrarians and LibraryVolunteers
The Ashburton College Library, Te Whare Pukapuka Matauranga, has a
marvellous team of studentlibrariansand volunteers.
Anne Williams, Teacher Librarian and eDean, said that every year
approximately twenty five students volunteer to become student librarians
at Ashburton College. The students apply for the positions and train for a
term, before being assessed and
earning their ‘Librarian’ badge.
Their role involves working
at intervals or lunchtimes to
help the Librarians with tasks
such as issuing and returning
items, helping other students,
answering library-based queries,
shelving books and items and
helping with displays.
(Pictured right): HenryGoodes
shelving books.
Alongside this team our Library
staff is also fortunate to be
supportedbysixteen Year 13
volunteers.Thesestudents give
up oneoftheir study times each
week to run the libraryfront desk.
This is agreat experienceand
away to give back to the College
communitytheyhavebeen partof
forfour years.
OurStudentLibrarians and
Volunteersareaninvaluablepart
of the libraryteam.
(Pictured left): StudentLibrarian
Hannah Kuipers at the Issue
Desk organising apile of books
to return.
(Pictured below, leftand right):
LaurraineAperocho and
Yvangeline Radan, Year 13
Volunteers,shelving books on the
Returns Trolley.
Those involved in 2020 are:
Student Librarians: Emily Annear, Ethan Annear, Irish Bernarte,
Rachel Clement, Rebekah Clement, Miar Diab, Jessalene Eclipse, Ines
Forster Lobato de Faria, Olivia Fox, Emily Greer, Hannah Kuipers, Hayley
Luxton, Rona Malabuyoc, Iela Mangubat, Harrison McKee, Lara Shierlaw,
ElianeVinculado,Shasha Watagedara, Paige Williams.
Library Volunteers: Laurraine Aperocho, Anna Bennett, Irish Bernarte,
Chloe Blake, Crystal Brown, Nadine Cabanatan,Joshua Cameron-Neighbour,
Hayley Dickson, Klara Harrison, Lily Lyu, Rona Malabuyoc, Lottie Norton,
Yvangeline Radan,Zoila Suyat, Winonalei Tupa, AmyZhen.
TightCompetition within NewZealandTriple STargetShooting2020 Competition
Anything can happen with the final
double card(20 shot card as opposed
to a10shot cardinthe firstthree
rounds) to be shot beforeSunday06
September,asall grades areclose at
the topand thereare three school
teams all with achanceoftaking out
the 2020 title.
Shania Harrison-Lee (pictured right)
is in atight tussle also,with only
three points separating the topthree
individual shooters –Stephanie
McNair from Palmerston North Girls’
High School and Abby Pierce from
Cambridge High School.
Madi Tourle (pictured left), who is aYear
9student, is sitting second in her grade
(D), with ascore of 288.13, only 1point
behind the first placed shooter.
As can be seen there are tight scores
all over the Leaderboard, from team
results to graded individuals, so the
final results will be very interesting to
see in just over aweek.