The Star: September 30, 2021

More documents

Recommendations

Info

22 The Star Thursday September 30 2021 Villa Maria College Learn To Prize What Is Of Value TERm 3 UPdaTE Villa makes Girls’ Rugby Grand Final We are incredibly proud of our Rugby team, who made it through to the Miles Toyota Cup Grand Final at Linfield Park on Saturday 18 September. The girls came up against defending champions, CGHS. Neither team has lost a game this season, and missed the chance to play each other due to bad weather - so the final was the first time this season that they met on field. Congratulations to CGHS on a great win and a big congratulations to our team. It was a great competitive final game and we never gave up. A big thanks to our amazing coaches Richard Arnott, Pete Cahill, James Jowsey, Ben Crawford and Georgia. We couldn’t have done it without you. Bring on 2022! Winter Woollies for those in need Earlier this term, Villa’s Young Vinnies loaded up the results of the successful Winter Woollies drive into the St Vincent de Paul van. This group of girls have worked hard throughout the year to support those in our community who are less fortunate, by holding clothing and food drives. This particular project saw our Young Vinnies collecting high quality warm clothing from the Villa community to be donated to the Hornby shop for those in need. Villa turns yellow for R U OK? day Thursday 9 September was R U OK? Day, and students were invited to come to school dressed in yellow to show their support. R U OK? is a harm prevention charity that encourages people to stay connected and have conversations that can help others through difficult times in their lives. It also encourages people to invest more time in their personal relationships and building the capacity of informal support networks – friends, family and colleagues. Thanks to our student leaders, who have been busy shining a light on this important subject. Year 12 Retreat: prayer and connection Just before the country went into Alert Level 4 Lockdown, our Year 12 girls went on their annual Retreat, a much-anticipated event for our students. The Retreat was a fantastic experience for the girls, with two days of prayer, liturgy, yoga, nature, personality testing, team building, and understanding Catherine McAuley – the founder of the Sisters of Mercy. Happy 20th Birthday to our beloved Library Term 3 marks 20 years since the opening of Villa’s Library and Information Resource Centre. While the technology in the Library has changed dramatically over the past two decades, it remains a much-loved, warm and welcoming space at Villa - a favourite spot for many students and staff over the years. In 2000, the new Library was constructed over the old central netball court and was completed in August 2001. The new Library was officially opened by Sister Pauline O’Regan in whose honour the new building was named. Villa Cycling - named Top Girls’ School Overall Congratulations to our Villa Cycling Team, named Top Girls’ School Overall for this season’s points. This is an outstanding achievement in a very competitive field. Special mention to Sammie Hawthorne- Walker, who placed third Overall U20 Girls; and Jade Richardson, who placed first Overall U14 Girls. Well done also to our Senior Girls’ Time Trial Team, who placed third in the Litolff Cup this year. Villa’s past pupils shine at the Olympics! It was exciting to watch two Villa past pupils fly the New Zealand flag at the recent Tokyo Olympics. Villa past pupil, rower Grace Prendergast and her partner Kerri Gowler won Gold in the women’s pair, and then Grace went on to win Silver in the Women’s Eight. With both finals taking place during the school day, the College Hall was packed with students to cheer Grace and the Kiwi rowers on! Did you see us on One News? Another Villa past pupil, Maddie Davidson has made history at the Tokyo Olympics, as New Zealand’s first ever female trampolinist to go to an Olympics. Maddie finished tenth in the world at her first Olympics, and we are incredibly proud of her. 21 Peer Street, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch 8041 Phone: 03 348 4165 Email: villa@villa.school.nz
Thursday September 30 2021 The Star Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz CONTENT MARKETING 23 It’s time to let the sun in, Canterbury TO CELEBRATE the opening of its Christchurch solar hub, Lightforce is gifting a $30,000 solar system and battery to a local organisation that does great things in the Canterbury community. Lightforce is committed to partnering with organisations that align with its goals so, as part of its Solar for Good Luke Nutting programme, it’s asking Cantabrians to nominate a deserving charity or not-forprofit that could do more good work with the money it will save on electricity. Environmental appeal and energy independence have long been major selling points of solar and they are becoming even more appealing as we shift away from fossil fuels and towards lowercarbon energy sources. Residential power prices have also gone up by 48 per cent since 2000, far in excess of the rate of inflation, and the price of solar panels has come down dramatically in recent years, so going solar also makes financial sense, especially in a sun-soaked region like Canterbury. Chief executive Luke Nutting says a lot of Lightforce customers are not paying anything for their power and are often getting credits from their power companies because they sell energy back into the grid. Lightforce is the country’s fastest-growing solar installer and has delivered world-class solar solutions to over 6000 residential, commercial and agricultural customers around the country. Around 80 per cent of the systems Lightforce now installs include batteries, which means solar energy can be used when we need it most – peak usage times in the morning and at night. And, in what Nutting sees as a big endorsement of the company and its vision, it recently signed an exclusive distribution deal with global battery powerhouse Energizer Homepower. •Nominate a deserving Canterbury organisation for the Solar for Good giveaway by visiting lightforce.co.nz. Entries close on October 21. FINISHED PRODUCT: A solar system fitted to the roof of a house. Far right – The Lightforce team. Allied Press (The Star / North Canterbury News / Ashburton Courier) - Half Page - 18cm x 8 col (180mm x 263mm) GIFT: As part of a Solar for Good initiative, Lightforce is asking for nominations so that a deserving charity can receive a free solar installation. WIN a free solar system for your favourite charity it’s time to let the sun in the solar for good project to celebrate the opening of our new solar hub in Christchurch we are gifting a $30k solar system to a local organisation that you think does great things in your community. to nominate scan this QR code or visit www.lightforce.co.nz entries close Thursday 21st October Robert Webb of The Whangarei Native Bird Rescue Centre - Lightforce Northland charity winner
Page 1 and 2: said she wants i to be easier to ge
Page 3 and 4: • By Chris Barclay KAIKOURA’S
Page 5 and 6: Latest Canterbury news at starnews.
Page 7 and 8: arena The health board has joined w
Page 9 and 10: Thursday September 30 2021 The Star
Page 11 and 12: time I’d see him’ ACCUSED: Davi
Page 21: OPINION 21 Latest news at starnews.
Page 25 and 26: SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN Kids visit half
Page 31 and 32: Beaten 4-2 by Selwyn United, Coasta
Page 33 and 34: 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan TSi h tp: /k
Page 37 and 38: The Star Classifieds Trades & Servi

The Star: September 30, 2021

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?