On Tuesday 21 February Pāpāmoa College held its first full-school Mana Waka Competition. Everyone had a great day, with outstanding participation and positive attitudes from all students.

Congratulations to the following students who have been named overall champions for 2023.

Year 7 Girls - Milani Wilson
Year 7 Boys - Tiaki Dayberg

Year 8 Girls - Malia Hough and Molly Brosnahan (1st equal)
Year 8 Boys - Mason Farquhar

Junior Girls - Stella Isbister
Junior Boys - Evan Mandeville-Palmer

Intermediate Girls - Stella Riley and Alex Tilby-Adams
Intermediate Boys - Cove Keenan

Senior Girls - Leila Midwood
Senior Boys - Daniel Hitchens

Mana Waka Competition points: 

Te Arawa - 1595
Mataatua - 1512
Takitimu - 1420
Tainui - 1275

A big thank you to all the staff and students who helped out to make this day a success.

BOP Athletics Champs

41 students qualified to compete for Pāpāmoa College at the Bay of Plenty Secondary School Champs. 

Notable results: 

Relays Teams

JNR Girls 2nd

JNR Boys 3rd

INT Boys 2nd 

Gabe Pidduck - 2nd INT Long Jump, 

From BOP Champs we had the following students qualify to compete at the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Champs which are being held on Tuesday 21 March - Best of luck.

Samuel Adkins (Y10), Stella Isbister (Y9), Keanu Jakeman (Y9), Evan Mandeville-Palmer, Leila Midwood (Y12), Valencia Nguyen-Morrison (Y9), Gabe Pidduck (Y12), Bjorn Smart (Y9), Stefan Stephens (Y11), Riley Walker (Y9), Jaxon Woolley (Y12).