This third instalment celebrating our academic successes focuses exclusively on the NZEST (Scholarship) examinations.

10Fs & 10Wg used everyday items to model the electron configuration of atoms. If you want to do this at home your shopping list needs to include biscuits, writing icing and silver balls.

Our Year 9 students have been heading to our "Classroom by the Sea" at Warrington for the past couple of weeks.

We celebrate another success for Campbell and his band who performed at the Tamworth Country Music Festival in Australia. M.A.C won the 2018 'Senior Aristocrat Country Entertainer of the Year’ Award. M.A.C is made up of Campbell, his sister Alyssa and friend Michelle Hendricks. They won $2000 and 10 hours studio recording at Tamworth, Australia.

Mrs Sharma's Year 9 Art class were working on creating depth and tone in their drawings during art last week.

Taine Hand has been selected for the NZ U16 Boys' Team after some strong performances for the Otago U16 at the National Provincial Tournament. Logan Wilson has been selected to attend NZ U16 Development Camp later in the year.

Congratulations to Gabe Cook-Bonney from 10Gr who won two medals at South Island Surf Championships. He received a Bronze in the individual 'Surf Race' and a Silver in 'Tube Rescue'.