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Columba College Newsletter - June 2018

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Zara Galliven, Emily Hill, Ms Riethmaier, Laura Hamilton and Grace Blackie

Message from the Acting Principal

by Ms Riethmaier

Tēnā koutou kātoa! We are now nearing the end of Term 2, with Years 9 – 13 students having completed their Mid-Year Exams. This is always the time of year when anxiety and stress levels among students start to rise.

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Ellie Duncan

The Last Word

by Ellie Duncan (Sports Prefect)

It is about this time of year where you will hear those individuals chosen to do the Last Word go through the general “so exams are coming up and you need to prioritise rest and sleep and get heaps of study in” we’ve all heard it.

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Otago Southland debating team members 

Arguing her way around the world!

by Mrs Rowe

Columba’s track record in debating continues with Head Prefect Lydia Joseph selected to represent New Zealand at the world debating championships in Croatia.

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Zoe and Thandie after their fundraising efforts.

Raising funds for childhood cancer

by Mrs Pollard

Congratulations to Zoe Trotman and Thandie Chiruka in Year 6 who raised over $336.10 from a Bake Sale in the Junior School.

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Video: International Assembly 2018

International Assembly 2018

by Mrs Medary

Check out the highlights from this year's International Assembly

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Watch out for their up and coming documentary from their experience in NZ. 

Green frenchies visit our keen kiwis!

by Miss Gardiner

Year 12 and 13 students of French were invited to a lunchtime talk with 'green' travelers Solene Trinquet and Héloïse de Bokay. It's always a treat to have French guests in class but these girls were something special. This year they are on the road travelling 5000kms up, down and around the country...all in an electric camper van.

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Hannah Prout won 1st place for the senior division.

2018 Otago region Chinese Speech Competition

by Miss Gardiner

Four Columba students participated in the 2018 Otago region Chinese Speech Competition at Tahuna Intermediate School.

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The team wit Zoe the Winemaker at Mt Difficulty

Agribusiness news

by Mrs Bishop

Recently the Year 12 Agribusiness class went on a field trip to Central Otago.

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Kuchen!

German Camp 2018

by Miss Gardiner

On 9 - 10 May, 25 students of German in Years 11, 12 and 13 went to Camp Tirohanga Mosgiel to take part in the annual German Talkfest.

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Savvy Seven

Young Enterprise Competition

by Mrs Suzanne Bishop

The Young Enterprise team is called Savvy Seven - not surprisingly, there are seven in the team. The product is pretty cool and the formal launch on 25 June - at which time we will have product to sell.

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Parent Evening - Robert Pereira : Bullying Prevention Seminar

by Ms Lindsay

Our Parents' Association has very generously funded Robert Pereira from Australia to come to Columba College to do intervention work with our school community.

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Winter Sports Exchange

by Miss Turnbull

Columba College and John McGlashan College combine to attend the annual STAC exchange with St Andrew's College.

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Drama at Dusk

by Jody Syme (10Be)

On Tuesday 29 May, Columba College’s drama department put on a magnificent showcase of Shakespearian and melodramatic performances as a campaign for Sophie Baron’s upcoming drama expedition. The evening went brilliantly with five acts being performed in our very own Caroline Freeman Theatre.

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Sophie Barron at Parliament

Sophie Baron’s Trip to Wellington

by Jody Syme (Year 10)

Sophie Baron with her winning performance as Othello thoroughly enjoyed her sojourn in Wellington. Sophie, as well as all the other winners and regional representatives across the country, got to travel up to Wellington for five days.

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Twelfth Night

Shelia Winn Shakespeare Festival

by Jody Syme (Year 10)

At the end of Term One, two Shakespeare groups from Columba travelled to the Kings and Queens Performing Arts Centre to partake in the annual Sheila Winn Shakespeare Festival.

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Success for Columba College at The National Council of Women Dunedin Branch Dawn Ibbotson Essay Competition 2018

by Mrs Togneri

Columba College won several awards at the presentation ceremony in the Dunningham Suite at the Dunedin Public Library on Thursday 7 June.

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Councillor Aaron Hawkins speaks with Year 11 English students

Visiting City Councillor

by Mrs Togneri

Civics education incorporated into the English Curriculum.

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From the Parents' Association

by Mrs Johnston

The Columba College Parents’ Association AGM was held on 7 May 2018.

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Year 11 Geography Field Trip

Year11 Geography Field Trip – Disappearing Sands from Ocean Beach

by Ms Wafer

The Year 11 Geography classes have been investigating the current geographic issue of coastal erosion at Ocean Beach. We have been trying to understand different perspectives on this issue, looking for a solution moving forward.

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Boston

A Boarders' Best Friend

by Lily Newton (Year 13)

If you've visited the House weekdays recently, you may have met Boston. While Boston ordinarily lives with Mary (House Supervisor), we have also adopted him as the House dog.

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Year 7 Kids Lit Quiz Team 

Kids Lit Quiz Team success

by Mrs Walker

Recently the Kids Lit Quiz team travelled to Wellington to compete in the National finals for NZ as the regional winners for Otago. There were 16 regional winners in the competition and we were thrilled to win second place.

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Columba College Physics students with Colonel Mike Hopkins

Out of this world

by Mr Duckett

It's not every day that Columba College students get to meet an astronaut.

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Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award Participants

Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award

by Mr Duckett

One of the key components of the Hilary Award is the Adventurous Journey section. This is an opportunity for participants to learn more about the wider environment, as well as learning teamwork skills.

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Singing 'This Little Light of Mine'

Junior School Chapel

by Dr Macleod

Coinciding with the season of Matariki, the Junior School had a special Chapel on the theme of light.

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Nora Paicu - Junior Artist Division 1st Prize

Junior artist award

by Mrs Rowe

Congratulations Nora Paicu (Year 8) who won the Junior Artist Division 1st Prize for her work at the inaugural Regent Theatre’s Books as Art Exhibition and Sale. Her work not only won the top prize but all three pieces sold for their full amounts. An artist to watch in the future!

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Harlow and Molly (Year 4) with their class tapa cloth they created with Mrs Janice Tofia as part of Samoan Language Week.

Junior School Assembly

by Mrs Hogg

These are some of the items shared at our recent Junior School Parents assembly that was held on 1 June.

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Junior School in national costumes for International week.

International dress

by Mrs Hogg

The Junior School enjoyed being involved with the national costume day for international week.

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Year 4 Art Gallery Trip

by Jane Pollard

The Year 4 Class visited the Dunedin Public Art Gallery and explored the printmaking process and also Christianity in Artworks.

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Congratulations to all the winners of the 2018 Photography Competition!

by Ms Field

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"Practice What YOU Teach" Art Exhibition by Ms Dixon and Ms Field at the Daily Coffee Co, 366a Princes St.

Art Exhibition - Practice what you teach

by Ms Field

"Practice What YOU Teach" Art Exhibition by Ms Dixon and Ms Field at the Daily Coffee Co, 366a Princes St.

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2018 Otago Big Sing Festival

by Ms Field

Congratulations to Year 13 student Lydia Christensen for winning the Most Promising Student Conductor Award at the Otago Big Sing Festival. Lydia conducted the Columba College Junior Choir.

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2018 NZ Music Month Competition

NZ Music Month Competition

by Ms Field

Year 13 student, Georgia O'Halloran is the winner of the NZ Music Month Competition! Georgia has won a $100 voucher. Thank you to all students who got involved with this competition.

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Rugby jersey (ages 4-10)

Uniform items on sale!

by Ms Hope

We have a small number of Columba College Merino tops (women's sizes 10-18) and Columba College Rugby Jerseys (ages 4-10) available at sale prices.

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