Here we celebrate student achievement and showcase activities our students are involved in around college.

LEVEL ONE OUTDOOR PURSUITS

A great afternoon with a class of level 1 OP students kayaking this week.

PERFORMANCE 

Congratulations to Lenni Miller and Paige Gawn for auditioning and gaining spots as cast members of the Queenstown Christmas Show. The will be showcased at the QEC Stadium on 13 December at 1.00 pm and also 5.00 pm. 

YEAR SEVEN 

A wonderful result for one of our Year Seven students, Nico Pettit  has received a highly commended for her entry in the Queenstown Writers Festival Competition. Well done Nico! 

Soar awards

Back: Tama Huston-Jefferies, Connor Eley, Jack Fair, Huxley Acland, Shay Hampson, Logan Van Niekerk. Front: Georgia Davies, Mabel North, Alice Porter, Charlotte Mavor, Jake O'Conner

YEAR 12 FIRST AID COURSE 

Our Year 12 students participated in a First Aid course this week generously provided by the A&P Society and St John. We are exceedingly grateful for this fantastic opportunity for our students. 

LEVEL THREE OUTDOOR PURSUITS 

Pictured below are our Level 3 Outdoor Pursuits students on their last trip of the year exploring a river canyon over the Haast Pass.

The shot of the group shows Ebony Kinney, who is wearing a pounamu pendant that was gifted by Tai Poutini Polytechnic for a student we felt deserving. Ebony epitomises all of the values that we uphold in outdoor pursuits, such as curiosity, determination, kindness, personal excellence, and a genuine passion for the outdoors. The pendant represents a shaped chisel called a "toki", which symbolises how the recipient might then carve out their chosen career pathway. In 2021 Ebony is heading to Tai Poutini Polytechnic on the West Coast to undertake tertiary studies in Outdoor Education. We think it is fitting that she wears her toki back to the place of its origin and we wish her all the best of success for her chosen career path. 

WILLIAM PIKE CHALLENGE

Year 8 students had an awesome time completing the Wild Wire challenge as part of their William Pike programme.