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Young Women in Leadership

Congratulations to the Awatapu Children’s Ward Fun Raisers - Vaniza Nacion, Jodie Evans, Janae Brown, Helen Liu and Teuila Nosa! Their goal was to raise funds to provide activity packs to give to sick children in hospital. Together with the Palmerston North Youth Council grant they applied for, and their efforts with the Give A Little page and bake sales, the girls will be able to provide 100 packs. Whitcoulls have also come to the party and are providing activity books and stationery at discounted prices. If you would like to support this cause, donations are welcome at the school office.

Year 10 Camps

A reminder to all families that Year 10 Camps run in the second to last week of Term Four (Monday 28th November - Friday 2nd December). The camps are an important part of the Curriculum and are usually the highlight of our Year 10 students’ year. These camps range in price and must be paid in full before the end of Term Three. Many families take advantage of the automatic payment system to pay in advance for these camps. If you would like an automatic payment form, please contact the school office by phoning 356 4817. For more information on Year 10 Camps, please contact Mrs Newton.

Junior Dance

On Thursday 11 August, the Senior A Netball team ran a highly successful Junior Dance as a fundraiser for their trip to the Lower North Island Netball tournament in Wanganui - raising just under $1000 for their trip! Thanks to everyone who everyone who supported the fundraiser.

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Language Perfect World Championship

Congratulations to the following students who excelled in the Japanese Language Perfect World Championships recently:

Elite 10000+ Frances Darlington Sarah Lewis Sean Butcher

Gold 3000+ Emma Beattie Shima Byres William Feasey Dylan Clark Jay Plazuelo	Bex Ellery Noah Macdermid Joriel Magno Khukhushee Henery	Ellie Kilty Ellie Bartosh William Kilty Phoenix Reid	Jessie Ladd Abii Bingle Jethro Thomas Joel Pulman

Silver 2000+ Kobi Shearer Kaylee Vauderbyl Zia Macdermic

As a school, Awatapu College also excelled, coming first in New Zealand out of 109 schools who had less than 100 students entered.

Success in Science

In June, some of our top Science students participated in the Otago Senior Science Competition. This challenging quiz tested their knowledge of many aspects of Science. We are very proud of Frances Harnett-Darnlington, William Kilty, Frank Lawton and Phoenix Reid for gaining Merit Certificates in this, and especially to Ted Trewick for gaining 2nd place in the Year 11 Competition.

Congratulations also to Shima Byres in Year 13. Shima took part in the Science Perfect Challenge and was placed in the top 2% of students nationwide. This is an excellent result. Well done, Shima.