New Sports website for fixtures, draws and events! 

To kick off the winter sports season, we have launched our new Sports Website, which is accessible from the Rangi Hub via the Sports + Draws link, or which you can access via this link https://sport.rangiruru.school.nz/. You might want to save this address in your favourites.

To see at a glance what’s on, where and when, there are a couple of choices:

• Navigate to the Sports Calendar via the main menu ( Rangi Ruru Girls’ School | Sports Calendar). This will provide an overview of the fixtures, trainings or events that are happening that day
• Navigate to the Sports & Teams Fixtures & Results from the main menu (Rangi Ruru Girls’ School | Sports, Teams, Fixtures & Results)
  • Select a particular sport and team to see past results and upcoming fixtures.
  • Clicking on the ‘details’ tab under Fixtures for a specific team will provide information on where and when teams are meeting and how transport is being arranged.
  • From any team’s Fixtures & Results listings you can also download the entire fixture list to your personal calendar on your PC or mobile device (such as an iPhone or iPad). Any changes we make to our fixtures will be synchronised with your personal calendar whenever you connect your PC or mobile device to the Internet.

If you visit our sports website on your mobile phone you will notice it loads up as a Mobile Web App. Full instructions for how to get the most out of the Web App can be found online by clicking here.

Finally, the beauty of the new sport website is the alignment with the school calendar. Using the filters in the school calendar, you will be able to select the sports fixtures you wish to follow and sync to your calendar.

We hope you find this platform useful for finding out where and when your daughter is playing.

School Cross Country – Wednesday, May 3

The School Cross Country took place on a splendid autumnal afternoon last Wednesday, May 3. A huge shout out to everyone who took part – whether for fun, clan points or championship placings, it was a magical afternoon for a job/walk/run around the park.

Below are the top ten placings across age groups:

Yr 7/8 

1 Cleo Newman

2 Zoe Hurring 

3 Lucy Peoples 

4 Maddie Cooney 

5 Suraya Johnson 

6 Mia Tucker 

7 Libby Weastell 

8 Evie Fowler 

9 Daisy Fitchett 

10 Everly Gilmore

Yr9

1 Nicole Ridd 

2 Sylvie France

3 Kate Sharpe

4 Toia Sheed

5 Charlotte Gorman

6 Natsuki Hastie

7 Zoe Willis

8 Grace Brooking

9 Bessie Barry

10 India Barnett

U16 

1 Tallulah Nelson 

2 Sophie Sara 

3 Jessica Drury 

4 Blaise France 

5 Annabelle Britt 

6 Eliza McDonnell 

7 Zara McDonnell 

8 Emma Allan 

9 Tilly O'Sullivan 

10 Vesper Woodfield 

U19

1 Charlotte Chiles

2 Alyssa Buchan

3 Juliet Freeman

4 Nicole Vance

5 Bex Skinner

6 Finella Guttmann

7 Lucy Vance

8 Beth Heywood

9 Georgie Bethell

10 Honor Barry

Pocket and Colour Applications – Term 2 Awards Assembly

The link for term 2 pocket & Colour applications is now open. Students can submit an application here: TERM 2 AWARDS ASSEMBLY

Please ensure that you/your daughter read the Awards Handbook to check the criteria, before submitting your application. If you wish to talk through your application or have any questions, please contact the relevant staff member.

The link will remain open until Friday, May 26 at 2.30pm.

Celebrating Our Wahine

Gaby Smith (Yr 12) – Paraswimming

Based on her achievements at the NZ Swimming Championships in April, Gaby has qualified for the World Para Swimming Champs in the UK in August.

Most recently Gaby was named a joint winner in the Lincoln University Outstanding Youth in Sport Award at the Sport Canterbury Sport Recreation Awards evening.

At the Citi Para Swimming World Series in Singapore, alongside earning individual medals and breaking more records, Gaby was also a member of the silver medal winning NZ relay team – creating history in the process. Check out the article here: Para Relay Teams Make History in Singapore (swimmingnz.org)

Congratulations Gaby.

Emily Burt (Yr 8) - Fencing

Emily recently had the opportunity to compete in the New Zealand National U15 and U17 Fencing Championships which took place in Auckland during the April term break. Emily achieved some impressive results, placing 2nd place in the U15 Epee, and 5th place in the U17 Epee. Following this, Emily was selected for the Mid-South Regional A teams in both U15 and U17, achieving 2nd place in both.

Last weekend Emily competed in the Mid-South Regional Competition and achieved two 1st places – in the U15 and U17 Epee.

Congratulations Emily!

Vanessa Lim (Yr 8) - Golf 

Congratulations to Vanessa who recently won the Canterbury Golf 2022/2023 Order of Merit & Tour Championship (Under 16 category). 

Canterbury Representatives

The winter representative season is kicking into action. Congratulations to the following students whom we know have been named in representative teams so far this season:

Canterbury Hockey

Eight members of our 1st XI hockey team have been named in Canterbury Hockey U18 teams for the coming season. Congratulations to:

U18 A – Phoebe Inkson, Arabelle McGuckin, Caitlin Muir

U18 B – Mila Hastie

U18 Development – Meg Edwards, Isabella Pringle, Marisa Reeg, Lucy Vance

Christchurch Netball Centre

Congratulations to the following Senior netball players who have been in the Christchurch Netball Centre’s U16 teams for the representative season.

U16 Red – Ava Rattray

U16 Black – Ruby Giera, Emma Lavery

Sports Staff Overview

Ms Mandy Anderson Director of Sport

Mrs Melissa Brooks Assistant Director of Sport

Mrs Nicole Sinclair Sports Coordinator – Head of Yr 7/8 Sport

Miss Trisha Hopcroft Sports Coordinator

Mrs Anna Kennedy Sports Coordinator - Netball

Mrs Sally Goldsmith Equestrian Manager

Ms Olivia Ling Rowing Manager

Mr Ross Kennedy Strength & Conditioning Coach

Ms Paula Rule Mental Skills Coach

Mrs Lesley Joyce Fitness Centre Manager