Ashburton Courier: July 29, 2021
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<strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />
Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment<br />
News<br />
Issue 23<br />
<strong>29</strong> <strong>July</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Events<br />
Year 12PhysicsClass to RutherfordBuilding<br />
With information input from Lana Clark-Powell and Heer Giroti<br />
On Wednesday 16June, MrBell’s Year 12 Physics class of close to thirty<br />
students went to the Rutherford building at the University ofCanterbury<br />
(UC), Christchurch, to gain further knowledge about radioactivity.<br />
We worked with experts in the Physics field and built on the knowledge<br />
about the origin of atoms, how radioactive material can be identified and<br />
howitworks.<br />
(Pictured above): Students enacting Rutherford’s Gold Foil experiment<br />
where he discovered the structure of an atom. (Left back, left to<br />
right): Conner Stewart (back to camera), Cairo Hawkes, Dillon Rogers.<br />
(Students sitting/standing, left to right): Heer Giroti, Lana Clark-Powell,<br />
Maddy Young (standing).<br />
(Studentsinhi-vizvests/hats,lefttoright):MatthewAshdowne,CharlesSavage,<br />
Mitchell Taylor.<br />
Our favourite part ofthis trip was the demonstrations of the bed of nails,<br />
how momentum affects aspinning chair, playing ping-pong with ahandmade<br />
air hoverboardand howliquid nitrogen works.<br />
(Pictured right): Howoften<br />
doyou getthe chance<br />
tostand on your teacher<br />
(BryanBell) who is lying on<br />
a bed of nails?<br />
Charles Savage got this<br />
honour,while Luke Pasion<br />
(left) and Neiv Sol (right)<br />
look on, with Graeme Plank,<br />
UCTutor,managing the<br />
activity.<br />
(Pictured below, lefttoright): Measuring the radiation absorption of organic<br />
material (a carrot) are Matthew Ashdowne, Hamish Lyth, Amy Stilgoe<br />
(obscured), and Matthew Wong.<br />
We would like to thank the staff of <strong>Ashburton</strong> College who made this trip<br />
possible as well as the tutors from Canterbury University -Cliff Franklin,<br />
Graeme Plank and those from the Christchurch Arts Centre -who took the<br />
time to help us understand moreabout radioactivityand nuclear physics.<br />
The NewRutherford Centre<br />
At the centre of UC’s SciencePrecinct, the new Rutherford Regional Science<br />
and Innovation Centre (RRSIC) creates ahub for Canterbury’s science and<br />
innovation network.<br />
Stage 1 of the $220 million RRSIC, the Ernest Rutherford building,<br />
was opened in early 2018. Named for renowned UC Alumnus Ernest,<br />
Lord Rutherford, it includes specialist teaching and research laboratories for<br />
physics,astronomy, chemistry, geology,geographyand biological sciences.<br />
The Centre has been purposefully designed to encourage innovation and<br />
supportflexible learning and teaching methods,with key features including<br />
state-of-the-art laboratories, UAV/drone room, 3D medical imaging; cloud<br />
chamber; radioactivity lab; superconduction magnet lab; herbarium;<br />
informal social and study spaces.<br />
The building’s design enables easy interactions between departments,<br />
and supports face-to-face teaching methods, individual and small<br />
group investigative laboratory work, online research, and learning either<br />
individually or in groups.<br />
Year 11 Students on Field Trip to Christchurch<br />
As partofThe Foundation Studies Course,Year 11 students areencouraged<br />
andsupportedtoconsider optionsfor further education.<br />
Liz Carrick -Assistant Head ofSenior School/Senior Dean and Head of<br />
Department for Foundation Studies –advised that, on Thursday 08<strong>July</strong>,<br />
coursestudents travelled to Ara Institute Christchurch, andwereintroduced<br />
to some of the courses available.<br />
One group (pictured below) visited the Woolston Campus tosee different<br />
Trades courses; while the second group viewed Hospitality at the Madras<br />
Street Campus. These visits werethenfollowed with agroup activityfor one<br />
of theirassessments, requiring students to work as ateam.<br />
Students were<br />
teamed up to<br />
take partin<br />
Laser Tagand<br />
had to come up<br />
with aplan, and<br />
then tryand<br />
defeatthe other<br />
team.<br />
(Pictured right): The<br />
team building stage,<br />
before working outteam<br />
strategies,showing<br />
(lefttoright):<br />
James Emerson,<br />
Sophie Livingston<br />
(obscured),<br />
TasmynCameron-<br />
Neighbour,<br />
Alastair Kilgour,<br />
HenryGoodes,<br />
Jonathan Kilgour.<br />
Teachers KarenStrijbis and Liz Carrick were very impressed with this group<br />
of young people who representedthe College extremely well.<br />
Congratulations<br />
Strong CyclingResults forMaddiLowry<br />
South IslandSchools’Road Championships<br />
Maddi rode well at these Championships, held at Ruapuna Raceway in<br />
Christchurch on Saturdayand Sunday10-11 <strong>July</strong>.<br />
Maddi, as aYear 12 sixteen-year-old, was competing in the Under 20 Year<br />
Girls,representing <strong>Ashburton</strong>College.<br />
Maddi’s results were -<br />
5th placed in the Individual Time Trial.<br />
Bronze Medal in the 31km Road Race, achieving this from abunch sprint<br />
at the end of the race.<br />
(Pictured above, centre): Maddi during the<br />
Road Race.<br />
National Schools’Track Championships –<br />
4th Placing Overall<br />
Straight after the Road Race, Maddi flew<br />
to Auckland to compete in the above<br />
championships held at the Avantidrome in<br />
Cambridge,onMondayand Tuesday12and<br />
13 <strong>July</strong>, making for abusy and competitive<br />
fewdays.<br />
Racing wasoverthree events in the Omnium<br />
style, where points are awarded for each<br />
race in relation to finishing positions, to<br />
then determine overall points.<br />
Maddi’s results were as follows,also in the<br />
Under 20 Year Girls:<br />
• 5th 5kmScratchRace<br />
• 4th Keirin Heats<br />
• 9th Keirin Final<br />
• 2nd 30 lap Tempo Points Race<br />
Being competitive in all races enabled<br />
Maddi to secure 4th placeoverall.<br />
(Pictured above): Maddi ready forthe startofthe Keirin.<br />
(Pictured above): Maddi<br />
with her BronzeMedal.<br />
Congratulations<br />
Roncalli Netball DevelopmentTournament<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> College Year 10A, 9A and 9B teamscompeted inthis tournament,<br />
held in Timaru on Sunday 27 June, whereafoggy, cold startheralded in the<br />
day, but the players reportedly enjoyed the challenge of playing outside,<br />
and the tournamentwas enjoyable and well-run.<br />
College Year 10A Team<br />
In the Year 10A Grade, six teams competed: being <strong>Ashburton</strong> College,<br />
St Hilda’s Collegiate, Timaru Girls’ High School, Waitaki Girls’ High School,<br />
Roncalli College and Craighead Diocesan School.Each game was20minutes<br />
long,comprised of twoten minutehalves.<br />
As for all teams the Year 10A team had to battle against the cold, wet and,<br />
at times, windyweatherintheirgames. Allplayers playedtotheir potential<br />
in these elements that they are completely unused to, due tobeing so<br />
privilegedastoplayinsideatthe EA Networks Centrein<strong>Ashburton</strong>.<br />
The team took losses with each game but Coach Sarah Lassen said they<br />
playedhardand were able to walk away withtheir heads heldhigh, adding<br />
that it was a wonderful opportunity<br />
to play against teams of their own age<br />
group, including some which had boys<br />
playinginthe team.<br />
Team membersare – ChloeBraas,<br />
BriarClark, Sophie Gibson,<br />
Izzy Harris,Selaima Loloma, Holly Ngutu,<br />
Siasini Satui, Pairu Teokotai,<br />
MoungaUlupano,Sasha Williams,with<br />
ManagerMichelle Adams.<br />
(Pictured right): Goal Attack Chloe Braas<br />
putting up the shot, with Goal Shoot<br />
Sophie Gibson ready for arebound, if<br />
needed.<br />
(Pictured above, left toright): In action against Craighead Diocesan School,<br />
aredefences Siasini Satui (GK),SelaimaLoloma (GD) and Izzy Harris(WD).<br />
College Year 9A Team –Second Placed<br />
The Year 9A team competed against St Hilda’s Collegiate School, Columba<br />
College,Roncalli College,Timaru Girls’HighSchool and Craighead Diocesan.<br />
Coach Jasmin Strawbridge said the team was quite successful, winning<br />
three games,losing one,and drawing one.<br />
These results placed them in the topthree teams. Jasmin said they started<br />
off well with astrong warm-up in the morning,leading to the first three wins,<br />
but thatfatigue didcome into playinthe afternoon forthe last twogames.<br />
However, the girlswerecredited forgiving it 100%, as always.<br />
Team members are – Grace Johnston, Taylor Lamont, Meg Lill,<br />
Milla Overend,PennySmollett,Makeleta Ula, Marnell Vaaelua, Lucy Williams,<br />
RubyWilliams,Torry Wilson-Brown, with Manager Leisel Lambert.<br />
Special mention was made ofMarnell Vaaelua, who slipped on ice/water a<br />
couple times,for getting straightback up with asmile on her face.<br />
Overall, agreat day was had and the day ‘definitely prepared’the girls for<br />
what toexpect when playing outside, and in preparation for the South<br />
Island TournamentinChristchurch.<br />
The players appreciated the yoga session Sarah Lassen organised for the<br />
following Mondaytoreplacetraining!<br />
College Year 9B Team<br />
Coach and Manager, Paula Strawbridge and Ellie Hill said the players<br />
were disappointedtowin only the one game,but took heartfromkeeping<br />
the other scored to within only afew goals,which is encouraging forfuture<br />
competition matches. Congratulations were given toCraighead Diocesan<br />
School,winners of the six-team grade.<br />
Team members are – Isla Hart (Captain), Sabrina Cassineri,<br />
Zoe Dalton, Sophie Davis, Hariett Hill, Kelly Paterson, Kaedia Reuben,<br />
Lucy Rotch, Faith Tait,Elsie Vlaanderen.<br />
Results –Animpressive14-4 win over WaitakiGirls’High School,while the<br />
losses were against Craighead Diocesan School (7-12), Timaru Girls’ High<br />
School (8-13), St Hilda’sCollegiate School (6-10) and Roncalli College(5-11).<br />
(Pictured left): Goal Attack<br />
Elsie Vlaanderen reaches fora<br />
high ball,inthe game against<br />
Timaru Girls’HighSchool,<br />
while Wing Attack Harriet Hill<br />
prepares to move forwardfor<br />
the next stage of play.