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Queen's News Issue 14 2020

Calendar of events

August

26 - 28 Senior PE/OE Ski Trip

30 - 1 Netball and Football Tournaments

September

Showcase of Dance

3 Careers and Option Evening

4 - 6 Year 13 Ski Trip

14 – 18 Senior School Examinations

Contents

Our Winning Cross Country Team

Principal's Address

by Barbara Agnew

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Junior Individuals

Aerobics Success!

by Helen Lowther

Recently all the Queen's aerobics team members competed successfully at the NZCAF Otago Schools Aerobics championships. All of the students qualified for Nationals and gained medals in their categories.

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Queen's Crews at the regional competition

Hip Hop

by Nicole Rogers

2020 has been a successful year so far for Hip Hop at Queen’s. All three crews competed in the Otago/Southland NZ Schools competition which was held last Friday in Invercargill at Stadium Southland.

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King's and Queen's Combined Jazz Band

Otago Jazz Festival Success

by Maddy Sinclair

Last Friday the Queen’s and King’s combined Jazz Band competed in the Otago Jazz festival.

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2020 Smokefree Rockquest Finalist

by Georgia Caldwell (Arts Prefect)

Congratulations to Cai Heperi-Smart who recently competed in the regional finals of the 2020 Smokefree Rockquest. She performed with her band Fool of Stars. As well as being awarded 2nd place in the competition and securing a place in the National finals, Cai was also presented with the musicianship award. Good luck for the finals!

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Our Winning Cross Country Team

First Place for Cross Country Team

by Anna Cross

Congratulations to the Queen's Cross Country team (Neve Darlington, Emmy Stedman, Zara Ward, Gracie Young) who placed 1st in the Under 15 category at the Otago Cross Country Championships.

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Emily Gordon-New Zealand Fulbright Award Recipient

by Queen's High School

Congratulations to ex Queen's student Emily Gordon who has just been awarded a Fulbright New Zealand award. She will now complete a PhD in Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. Emily graduated with a BSc in Physics and Electronics in 2017, and a BSc (Hons First Class) in Physics in 2018 from the University of Otago. Well done Emily, what great news!

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Year 13 History visit to the Hocken

Year 13 History visit to the Hocken

by Steph Meronek

Our Year 13 History class visited the Hocken Library last week. They were guided by Amanda Mills, an AV and Music Archivist who was incredibly helpful.

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Cross-Curricular study on Sustainability topics

Year 10 Cross-Curricular study on Sustainability topics

by Lesley Signal-Cambridge

As part of their investigation into sustainable energy sources, Ella Lawson, Ella McBride and Chloe Skaf visited the home of Bill and Kim Currie. Bill is a director of Powerhouse Wind, the company that developed the Thinair Wind Turbine - a single blade wind turbine system, which is used in various parts of New Zealand and in the Pacific.

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9 Abbott Pebbles of Happiness

9ABB Pebbles of Happiness

by Lesley Signal-Cambridge

9Abb are currently studying the novel The Bone Sparrow in their English classes. The novel is set in a refugee detention centre, and the protagonist is a Rohingya child, born in the camp. Subhi struggles with things that make him feel powerless and/or anxious, and with utter boredom.

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Year 10 French Fashion

by Noeline Burden

To make an oral assessment more fun, Ms Burden had the Year 10 French class describe what they chose to wear for their fashion parade on Tuesday.

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Living with Diabetes

by Liv Rawlings

My name is Liv Rawlings and I am a new student at Queen's. I also live with Type 1 Diabetes. This is my journey so far.

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Supported Learning - Teacher Aides in Action

Supported Learning - Teacher Aides in Action

by Sonya Finnie

Our Teacher Aides have been busy both in and out of the classroom.

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Clean and return last years trophies

Sports Corner

by Lily-Mae Watt

Information regarding sport under Level 2, active August, breakfast running group and players of the day.

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Queen's Hip Hop Crews

Showcase of Dance

by Nicole Rogers

The Showcase of Dance is always a great night for the Queen’s Dance community. This year it is on 2nd September at the Queen's and King's Performing Arts Centre.

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PSTA Cheese Roll Fundraiser

by Executive Secretary - Sharon/Jo

The PSTA are holding a Cheese Roll Fundraiser this month.

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Board of Trustees Student Representative

by Executive Secretary - Sharon/Jo

Nominations now open

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Entertainment Book App

by Executive Secretary - Sharon/Jo

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