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On the very frosty morning of Monday 31 May, 12 Papamoa College and 12 Mount Maunganui College senior students departed Tauranga on a three-day sailing adventure on board the Lion New Zealand, a yacht built for Sir Peter Blake's fourth attempt at the Whitbread Round the World Race.

We are pleased to introduce Abbie Jacob Y11, who will be playing Alice in our upcoming production of Alice in Wonderland.

PC students excel at local surf lifesaving awards.

On Wednesday 30 June, Year 9 -10 students presented some of their terms work for parents and peers to see.

We are pleased to introduce Evva Proudlock Y13, who will be playing The Queen of Hearts in our upcoming production of Alice in Wonderland.

We are pleased to introduce Valeria Gomez-Sandoval Y10, who will be playing the White Rabbit in our upcoming production of Alice in Wonderland.

Papamoa College 1st XI Girls hockey team is holding preloved clothing and bake sale fundraising event on Saturday 3 July. This fundraiser will help towards the hockey trip in September.

The UMS Ambassador Wellness Leaders recently organised an Anti-Bullying Poster Competition for students in each age bracket.

Four Papamoa College students competed in the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships in Kihikihi on Wednesday 9 June.

On Wednesday 23 June, the LMS students (Years 7/8) had a special visit from Nicola Coles, an ex-Olympian rower. She is a New Zealand Olympic Ambassador and visits schools to talk about her experience as a rower.

The Year 12/13 School Ball is on Saturday 14 August. and the theme is CASINO!

The One News Breakfast Team recently presented this informative article on the impacts of vaping and e-cigarettes in teens, and what's happening in school to educate youth about the potential dangers to their health.

Thankfully the Bay of Plenty Tsunami Alert on Friday 5 March, didn't result in anything more than unusual tidal behaviour and larger than normal waves. However, the tsunami alerts were real and we all responded accordingly.

Wednesday 11 August is a Staff Only Day. The school is closed for instruction on this day.

Recently Year 12 student Brianna Dalziell-Froude visited the Coastal Marine Field Station in Sulphur Point with Careers Coordinator Mrs Bronwin Severinsen.

To help with their career choices, students are offered training opportunities outside the classroom through the Gateway Programme.

Our students got to experience something completely new by competing in the Ultimate Athlete obstacle course held at Mount Main Beach on Friday 11 June.

Five of our students are currently doing Level 1 Taster Courses at Toi Ohomai, through the BoP Futures Academy, and really enjoying the experience.

Papamoa College students had great success at the WBOP Tennis prize-giving on Wednesday 9 June.

Nga Tuahine is a group of female students who meet every Friday at lunchtime. On Tuesday 1 June, the group got to experience scuba diving at Dive Zone Tauranga.

We take the health and safety of all personnel on the school campus very seriously. We have a range of processes in place to ensure that in the event of an emergency, we are able to manage the situation as best as we can and keep all personnel on campus safe and secure.

Young people, Sexting, and the laws you need to know.

On Friday 4 June the LMS leaders walked down to Te Akau ki Papamoa school for a leaders hui with their amazing student leadership team.

Special thanks to everyone involved.