Berwick, camp survival for Year 7
Wow, what a fantastic week at Berwick camp, aided by outstanding parent helpers and the stunning weather.
Visit this articleEvery year the John McGlashan College Fete is a highlight of our social calendar. This year our fete was a tremendous success and is a credit to the hard work put in by the many parents, teachers, and students involved. Check out the article here.
Term 4 is already flying by, and we have a busy few weeks ahead. Senior Prizegiving is this Thursday evening in the Davies Sports Centre, then we move into senior externals, junior exams, Year 10 camps, and Arts week, to name but a few. There will be one final 2017 issue of The Pilkington Press before the term ends, so until then, enjoy this fine spring weather we are having, put your feet up, and enjoy reading this instalment.
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Fete 2017 - a tremendous success!
Each year the fete improves on the standard set the year before, and this year has been no exception.
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What has been happening in languages this year?
The short answer is; a lot. The longer answer can be found in the article below.
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Mana Pounamu Awards 2017
These awards celebrate the achievement of rakatahi Māori in secondary schools across Otago. Who are this year's winners?
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Senior Prizegiving 2017
The college's Senior Prizegiving will be held in the Davies Sports Centre on Thursday 2nd November 2017, starting at 7.00pm.
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John McGlashan Swimming Sports
The 2017 swimming sports were unusual in the fact that they clashed with the New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming Sports.
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Winter Blues 2017
As I have said on a few occasions the call has been for a tightening of the criteria for Blues. This has been listened to and the term ‘Excellence’ is now embedded in the criteria.
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Ichikawa Gakuen High School - John McGlashan College
A longstanding friendship and partnership.
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Otago Polytechnic Pacific Island Recognition Awards 2017
These awards recognise high-achieving students who are of Pacific Island descent.
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The Hall Boys are the 'Karate Kids' of John McGlashan
Riley and Keegan Hall competed in a world event in Croatia earlier this year.
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National Secondary School Swimming Championships
Continuing from the excellent results in Blenheim South Island Champs, four John McGlashan boys travelled to Hamilton to compete in the NZ secondary school champs.
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Study Packs - Stimulus for Study
Over 150 study packs have been produced and distributed to Y9 and 10 students ...
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John McGlashan students in the top 1% for academic performance in Australasia.
John McGlashan students have earned High Distinction (top 1%) and Distinction (top 10%) Certificates in the ICAS Exams held during 2017.
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NZQA Exam Tutorials 2017
When and where? Needing some expert help and extra motivation before your end of year exams? Then come along to our "Get Help in Gilray" tutorial programme.
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Old Collegians Catch-up
On Thursday 26 October, we hosted approximately 40 old collegians at New New New.
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Social Media at McGlashan
Keep up to date with life at the College by joining our Social Media networks.
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