Well done to the cast and crew of Alice in Wonderland. You put on a spectacular and very polished show over four nights in late October.

At Pāpāmoa College, we are committed to ensuring that all of our people remain safe from COVID-19, and that we operate in accordance with the regulations and guidance provided by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education.

On Thursday 28 October the Puke, Maunga, and Puna Wai Learning Communities put on a fashion show entitled "One Mans' Trash is Another Mans' Treasure".

The Lower Middle School Athletics Day was held on Friday 5 November.

Congratulations to the Evolicity Challenge Winning Team "When a Man Loves a Wooden".

Year 13 students ended the year in a colourful fashion before the NCEA exams begin.

During November all Lower Middle School students will attend Deep Water Survival Courses at Dive Zone Tauranga.

Congratulations to former Papamoa College student, Shuari Naidoo, for being nominated as a Young Leader finalist in the 2021 Women of Influence Awards.

The 2021 yia! Awards evening was held on Thursday 28 October.

Congratulations to James Long Y12 who is the newly elected Student Representative for the Board.

Abbas Nazari recently met online with students, from Pāpāmoa College, and all over New Zealand, who were interested to hear his story as a refugee to New Zealand.

Senior Prizegiving will take place on Monday 15 November.

On the last weekend of Term 3, a "Family Ski/Board Weekend" was offered to all of the Wairākei Learning Community. Seven Year 10 students and their whanau took advantage of the offer and had a great time away.

Every year the students in Te Toka Ahuru (formerly Learning Support) have the opportunity to choose to do work experience in the community.

Have you checked out Papamoa College Music on Spotify yet?

Each term we focus on one of four core school values; Whanautanga - Relationships, Whai Whakaaro - Respect, Whai Kaha - Participation, and Whai Mana - Excellence.

This year we had two Year 13 students, Jaimee McGahey and Alexander Dunn, attend the Police Pathways Programme.

This a reminder to everyone that we have an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on campus in the case of sudden cardiac arrest.

We are looking for 2 staff to work in the Papamoa College Uniform Shop over the busy January period.