Congratulations to our International Football Team who won the 2016 Manawatu Secondary Schools 16th Grade final.
Congratulations to our other football teams - Awatapu College Boys 1st XI, Awatapu College Girls 1st XI and Awatapu College Junior Boys. The teams played well and should take pride in their successful season.
If you are interested in coaching or managing a football team in 2017, please contact Ian Scott at the College by phoning 356 4817 ext 8818.
Congratulations to the Under 14 Rugby Team who won the Under 14B grade! The boys had a convincing win against Wanganui Collegiate in the final, winning 59-10. Well done!
Congratulations also to our 1st XV Rugby Team who won the Prem 3 grade! The boys played extremely well throughout the game, winning 48-10 against a tough Feilding side. Congratulations!
And finally, congratulations to Hannah Parsons who has been selected for the Manawatu Rugby Secondary Schools Girls Development Squad.
Congratulations to all of our netball teams - Senior A, Senior Social, Junior A, Year 11, Year 10 and Year 9. Our teams played well throughout the season and should be very proud of their efforts. We look forward to an even better season next year.
Congratulations to Myca Pabellon and Ella Keenan who have been awarded their Netball Manawatu Centre Umpiring badges recently. This is a great achievement and means we now have five qualified netball umpires in the Awatapu College Netball Umpiring Squad. Well done to all of our umpires who have worked so hard this season.
On Friday, 26 August, two of our promising speed skaters, Sam Portch and Tuata-Nukingi Reweti-Migo, participated in a speed skating demonstration in front of the Prime Minister in Wanganui. The demonstration was part of a proposal to build a new international skating track and covered cycling velodrome for the region. Good stuff, boys!
Congratulations to our Boys Hockey Team who won their Division 4 final! The boys have gone from strength to strength this season, winning the final against Palmerston North Boys High 2-1. Congratulations!
Congratulations also to our Girls Hockey Team who won their Division 2 final! The girls played brilliantly against a very tough Tararua side. Thank you to all the supporters who came down to watch.
And finally, congratulations to our regional players who did well this season:
We also acknowledge the following students who have been selected into regional teams:
On Wednesday, 24 August, the Year 11 Business Studies class put their theory into practice and held a College Market Day - selling their cleverly marketed goods and foods to fellow studies. The idea behind the Market Day was to give the business students a taste of the business world; learning trade principles and discovering the secret to creating a succesful business. The event was a huge success and the students involves should be very proud of their efforts.
