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Winter Sports

Winter Sport is underway! The sports on offer this term are: Badminton, Basketball, Canoe Polo, Football, Hockey, Netball, Rugby, Squash and Table Tennis.

Information/registration forms for winter sports will be sent home via email to interested students and their caregivers. Please sign and return these ASAP as no student will be placed into a team without the correct registration form completed and health/permission form signed.

Students and parents/caregivers are also reminded of the College's expectations for players:
• Players must uphold the principles of fair play at all times
• Fees must be paid at the school office in a timely manner
• Players must wear their sports uniform correctly - both on and off the playing fields
• As representatives of the College, players must reflect in the community the standards that are upheld within the College

Any queries regarding sport can be directed to the Director of Sport, Mrs Daysh, by phoning 356 4817 or emailing daysh@awatapu.school.nz

Cross Country 2017

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the School Cross Country held on Wednesday 10 May. We had a record number of entrants in both the competitive and non-competitive events. Special congratulations to our winners and the Junior Boys’ Football team who won the teams challenge.

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The Miracle Worker

Earlier this term, the Awatapu College Drama department staged a moving production of "The Miracle Worker" by William Gibson. The play details the interwoven journeys from despair to hope of the two main protagonists, the brave Helen Keller, struck dead and blind from the age of 6 months, and her inspirational teacher, Annie Sullivan (played by Aimee Dredge and Matilda Fyles, respectively). In a complex, emotional play, they and the family of Helen Keller (played by Karl Werner, Britney Lewin, Kobi Shearer and Zoe Taylor), not only took their audience into their despair, but showed them what was needed to find the gateway out.

The Manawatu Standard recently interviewed the lead actors of the play. To read the full article, please click here.

Such a production could not have been possible without our dedicated team of performers, costume designers, and stage crew - thank you. Thanks also to our talented students in the Hard Materials department for creating such an impressive set.

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Year 12 RYDA Course

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On Tuesday 9 May, Year 12 students attended a five-hour Rotary Young Driver Awareness course held at the Central Energy Trust Arena. This coincided with Road Safety Awareness Week. During the course, students learnt about hazards, distractions and risks while driving. While the first is out of the driver’s control, the second two can be minimised by the decisions the driver takes. They saw, at first hand, how if a vehicles speed increases by 50%, the stopping distance doubles - as represented by a dummy flying over a car roof on impact. Students also listened to stories about the impact that road accidents have on lives - a powerful and important message all drivers should be reminded of.

The students were provided a booklet about road safety, access to the road safety website and space to provide thoughts on each of the six workshops. We encourage parents to have a discussion with their student about this.

Awatapu would like to thank Horizons for the funding provided, the Rapid Response Team for the BBQ lunch, to Rotary who provided staffing, and the RYDA team for a thought provoking day. Hopefully, our young people will make good choices around road safety.

USA Scholarship

Congratulations to former student, James Scott, who has been awarded a four year golf scholarship at the Wesleyan University of Iowa, USA. James will travel to Iowa in August to study a Business Degree. Congratulations, James. We wish you the best of luck.