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The Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is on a mission to ensure Nayland College can keep school nursing services into the future.

Two weeks of prizegivings culminated on Thursday with our Senior Prizegiving, recognising students who have gained first place in their subjects, and students whose contribution to the academic, cultural or communal life of the school has been exemplary.

At Tuesday's Academic and Service Awards, staff and students got the opportunity to thank our student leaders for their service to the school and to be introduced to next year's group of leaders.

Stuff reporter Martin De Ruyter visited Nayland College earlier in the week to meet the staff and students involved in Kōkohu Kai. A huge thank you to local producers and suppliers who have donated products and to staff who purchased a Kōkohu Kai bag. All funds raised go towards supporting Pūaha Te Tai performing at the Kapa Haka Regionals this afternoon!

Just a friendly reminder that submissions close at noon on Friday 13 November. Thank you to everyone who has already made a submission. These will be collated by the Board of Trustees and forwarded to the Ministry of Education.

Year 12 student River Day was one of only seven chosen to decorate a cabinet in the region as part of Chorus's cabinet art initiative.

Although the events of 2020 may have interrupted many scheduled performance opportunities, students at Nayland College have continued to shine and excel within dance, drama, music and kapa haka. Our Arts Awards on Thursday night celebrated our top achievers and performers as well as those who have served and contributed in a variety of ways behind the scenes. Well done to everyone!

Congratulations to Renz Alvez, Liv Tregidga and Shaun Chalmers-Banks of ATTYR who won the 'Connect and Collaborate Award' at the Young Enterprise Scheme Regional Finals last Thursday night. It was not just their sandals made from recycled tyres that impressed the judges, but also the way they have conducted their business.

If 2020 felt like it had been lacking the sparkle and fizz of live performance for Nelson students due to COVID-19 restrictions, Nayland College certainly put that right last Tuesday with its outstanding Gala Concert.

At lunchtime on Monday a large crowd of students, family and friends packed the Nayland College school hall to support Year 12 student Brodie Seelen and 27 other staff and students who participated in 'Shave for a Cure,' raising over $25,000 for the Leukaemia & Blood Cancer Foundation

Nayland College are delighted to introduce you to our newest Deputy Principal Ms Rowan Taigel who will be joining our Senior Leadership Team in January 2021.

The Nayland College Senior Girls Basketball team capped off a fantastic undefeated season by beating Waimea A 38-35 in the final. Our Senior Boys Basketball team came second in the Men’s B Grade after a loss to the Stoke Raiders in the final. And for the first time, our Girls Rugby Team made it through to the final, losing to Motueka in a closely fought match.

In a recent long distance skating competition in Timaru, Year 11 student Holly Ward was the only female to finish the 100km race. Well done Holly!

During Term Three, Year 9 and Year 10 students in Health Education have been developing their understanding and competency regarding positive sexuality.

There are some important changes coming next year to the junior curriculum, the timetable and our new extended tutor programme. Here are the key things you need to know and the thinking behind these developments.

In early October, a group of mountain bikers from Nayland College competed in the National School MTB Championships in Wellington. It was a successful competition for Nayland with two of our students gaining podium finishes.

Nayland has traditionally had a strong arts program, which over the years, has produced some fantastic young talent. This year has been no exception. Today we profile two Year 12 Students whose works are about to be exhibited in the North Island: photographer Emma Barnes-Wetere and sketch artist Fabian Strauch.

3 Nayland students took on the Commonwealth last week when they represented the school at the National Student Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.

In a new initiative, spearheaded by our student leaders, the college has enjoyed a week of art, food, performance, and sport, celebrating the cultural diversity amongst our student body.

In Term 2, we reported on the new water tanks that Nayland College had won a grant to build. They were built over the July school holidays.

Multi-talented student Natania Ngawhau has featured in our newsletter many times over the last few years for her impressive achievements in music and sport. Last week the Nelson Mail and the Nelson Weekly caught up with Natania to reflect upon what has been another fantastic year for her. You can read their articles below.

Last Friday, Nayland students and staff took part in Pink Shirt Day, a global initiative to raise awareness about bullying.

Year 13 student business studies student Renz Alvez is on track towards a bright future in business after his recent 2nd place in the Entrepreneurs in Action event held in Wellington last month. Renz was one of 80 students who were chosen from 4000 nationwide to compete in the event.