Congratulations to Braden Kendall and Mackenzie Cleland from the 400 Block who have been selected to participate in the Special Olympic Trans Tasman Tournament in Hamilton in November. Braden will compete in the athletics event and Mackenzie will compete in the swimming event.
Congratulations to Drew Wirihana who competed in the National Gasshuku Karate Champs recently. Drew won 1st place in both the Brown Belt Kata and Brown Belt Kumite. She also recently received her Black Belt. This is a great accomplishment for which Drew receives an Awatapu College Gold Achievement Award in Sport.
Congratulations to Jessica-Burgess Smith and Kerrin Stuart who have been selected in the North Island Junior Shooting Team. Jess has also been selected in the North Island Women’s Shooting Team who will shoot against the South Island team in Rangiora over the weekend of 20-21 August.
Jess and Kerrin have competed in several regional competitions recently.
Jess competed in the A-grade level, gaining 2nd place in both the Southern Hawkes Bay Open and Manawatu Open.
Kerrin competed at the C-grade level, gaining 1st place in the Horowhenua Open, Wairarapa Open and Southern Hawkes Bay Open, 2nd place in the Manawatu Closed Champs, Wellington Open and Manawatu Open and 3rd place in the Wanganui Open.
Kerrin was also the winner of the graded final in the Manawatu Open and won C grade at the National Indoor Championships with an amazing score of 298.17 out of a possible 300.30 (winning by 9 points from 2nd place). Jess shot very well in a tough A grade field, finishing 7th with a score of 394.19 out of a possible 400.40.
Three students from Awatapu College, Helen Liu, Emma Muir and Patrick Sumadi, recently competed in the Massey Manawatu Mathematics and Statistics Competition. This competition has over 20 schools from all across the Manawatu-Wanganui region.
Our team lead from the start all the way to the final question, where they were only narrowly beaten by Dannevirke High School by 1 point.
Well done, Helen, Emma and Patrick - you should be very proud of your achievement.
The Seeking Success Op Shop officially opened at the end of Term Two. The store has been extremely popular. Thanks to all the very generous clothing donations.
The Op Shop is open every Friday lunchtime with all clothing priced at $2.
So far, sales from the Op Shop have reached over $500. All proceeds go directly to Seeking Success - a fund that has been set up by Awatapu College students for the direct benefit of their fellow pupils.
Click here to read the Manawatu Standard interview with Year 12 student, Jess Burgess-Smith