Tuesday 31 July 2018
5.30pm to 7.30pm
Awatapu College Auditorium
Students and Parents interested in joining Awatapu College in the year 2019 are warmly invited to attend the Awatapu College Open Night (including Special Needs Block) on Tuesday 31 July 2018 at 5.30pm. Please assemble in the College Auditorium. Enquiries at all year levels are welcome.
Applications for the AMP Study Start Scholarship are now open!! Every year AMP gives a Study Start Scholarship worth up to $10,000 to young Kiwis with a dream. The criteria to apply for this scholarships is simple: it’s open to any Year 12 or 13 student (must be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident) who is planning on attending a tertiary institute the following year. Being a straight A student isn’t expected, only a passion and determination to pursue a dream and make a positive difference in New Zealand. For more details about the AMPT Study Start Scholarship, visit www.amp.co.nz/scholarships/scholarships/study-start-scholarship.
At the end of Term Two, 16 Awatapu College students attended the Japanese Matsuri/Immersion Day hosted by Massey University. The day included a Japanese archery demonstration, a speech contest, a trivia quiz, a manga contest and an origami challenge. Thank you to the local Japanese teachers for organising the event and to Sushi MaMa and the Sasakawa Foundation for providing the sushi lunch. It was a fun day and hopefully a motivating factor for students studying Japanese.
Awatapu students were once again exemplary in their behaviour, being the only students to stay behind at the end to clean up! Awatapu College also took out 1st place in 4 out of the 6 categories:
▪ Year 12 Speech - Abii Bingle (1st place)
▪ Year 13 Speech - Matilda Fyles (1st place)
▪ Manga Contest - 1st place
▪ Trivia Contest - 1st equal
Congratulations to Ben Meneghini who has been selected as a Rotary Youth Ambassador. The Youth Ambassador programme is a major project of the Rotary Club of Palmerston North - focused on developing citizenship and leadership in young people aged 5-25 years. Youth Ambassadors are selected based on their leadership potential, communication skills and willingness to make a positive difference in society. As a Youth Ambassador, Ben will work alongside Rotarians to promote the principles of Rotary to youth and address the issues that affect them.
Congratulations to Year 12 students Abii Bingle, Thomas Budd and Bex Ellery for achieving 3rd place at the M3S Massey Manawatu Maths and Statistics Competition held at Massey University last term. The competition, in its fifth year, saw 22 teams from as far as Taranaki and Kapiti take part. Students were required to solve complex maths problems using a variety of maths skills, team work and time management skills.