Year 13 Drama Production - The Crucible

When: Thursday, 13 October and Friday, 14 October

Where: Awatapu College Auditorium

Door Charge: $5 per person

The Performing Arts Department warmly invites friends and family to attend the Year 13 Drama Production - The Crucible. The Auditorium doors will open at 6.30pm with the production starting at 7pm. Tickets will be available from the school office closer to the time. The show promises to be an entertaining evening so be sure to mark this date in your diary and come along!

Board of Trustees Student Election

Declaration of Student Election Results 2016

Votes:
   • Jodie Evans - 101
   • Ophelia Fishsimmons - 65
   • Shannon Mihaere - 138
   • Teuila Nosa - 160

I hereby declare Teuila Nosa duly elected.

"As a Year 12 student about to enter my final year at Awatapu, I am looking forward to a year of learning and growth as the student representative. My goal is to effectively voice the interests of my peers in collaboration with the Principal and student council".

Congratulations, Teuila. A special thank you to Cindy Liu, our outgoing Student Rep. The commitment and contribution you have made to the Board of Trustees is greatly appreciated.

Elizabeth Shand
Returning Officer

Snow Camp

On Sunday 18 September, seventeen students travelled to Summit Ski Lodge on Mt Ruapehu for the annual Snow Camp. Of the seventeen students, fourteen were beginners.

Monday dawned bright and sunny and we were all organised into rentals, lessons and exploring the slopes. Tuesday produced a second bluebird day and the boarders who were progressing well on their second day, tackled more intermediate slopes with confidence. Skiers had lessons and made good progress. Everyone rode to the top of the chairs to enjoy the view of the magin Mountain.

Each evening, groups prepared dinner and other teams cleaned up. Roast beef was delicious as was the ambrosia dessert made by the junior boys. Wednesday was snowing. Some had snowball fights while waiting for the lift. By lunchtime all were tired, wet and ready to return to Awatapu. What a marvelous mountain experience! 

Congratulations

Congratulations to the students involved in the 2016 BCITO Build Ability Challenge. Their "Crooked Playhouse" won the Dulux Award for Best Decorated Playhouse, 2nd place in the Supreme Award and 3rd place in the People's Choice Award. Well done!

The judges commended the students on the technical aspects of the design and their creative concept. They also praised them on their descriptive weekly blog which included many photos and videos. The students put a lot of thought into the end client and used a fantastic selection of Dulux paints to create a striking design. 

As part of the award, Dulux will be awarding Awatapu College $1,000 of painting materials for the school and individual prize packs for the students. 

Cullinane Junior Sports Exchange

On Wednesday, 7 September, five of our junior sports teams travelled to Wanganui to compete in the annual Cullinane College Sports Exchange. 

The teams were:
Junior A Netball
Year 10 Netball
Junior Girls Basketball
Cavaliers Boys Basketball
U14 Rugby

Congratulations to all students involved. You represented the College with pride and should be pleased with your efforts.

Winter Tournament Week

In Week 6 of Term Three, two of our top sports teams competed in the Secondary Schools Winter Tournament Week. This is an annual event for Secondary Schools across the country.

The Senior A Netball Team competed at the Lower North Island Secondary School Netball Tournament held in Wanganui, and the 1st XI Girls Hockey Team competed in the Rosemary O'Brien Tournament hosted by Hockey Manawatu. Well done, girls! It is always pleasing to see students represent the College and themselves so well.