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St Bede’s College Newsletter - May 2023

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Champions: Matthew Glen, left, and Sam Woodgate hold the Maadi Cup with the winning team from St Bede's.

Oarsome duo bound for Paris

by Reuben Spicer

Sam Woodgate and Matthew Glen, along with St Bede's rowing coach Dale Maher, will represent New Zealand at the U19 World Champs in August.

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St Bede's College Rector Jon McDowall

Rector's Report

by Jon McDowall

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New monthly newsletter

by Tracey Ruddenklau

Welcome to the St Bede's College newsletter, a monthly celebration of the achievements, activities and events that are happening in our school and community.

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On par: Cooper Moore, left, and St Bede's College old boy Dan McCormick taking two of the three 36-hole titles at the Waitikiri Senior Mens Club Golf Championship.

Moore aces club champs and NZ selection

by Tracey Ruddenklau

Cooper Moore has been selected to represent New Zealand at the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan, on the back of winning the Senior Men's Club Championship at Waitikiri for the third year in a row.

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Head prefect Christian Ioane.

Student Voice

by Christian Ioane

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Simon Curnow, second from right, with other members of the NZSCC.

Curnow is on song in national choir

by Simon Curnow

Simon Curnow is the first student from St Bede's College to make the New Zealand Secondary Schools Choir. He spent his April school holidays in Wellington making music and new friends.

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Preparation underway for sacramental programme

by Rachel Pitcaithly

Every member of the St Bede’s College community lives their own faith journey. During their time here at the College, we help them to develop and nurture their faith in different ways.

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Remembrance: Students laid crosses in the College Quad to remember those Bedeans who lost their lives in World Wars I and II.

In Review: ANZAC memorial

by Rachel Pitcaithly

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Gold standard: Students that received Academic Gold at the Pocket Assembly, from left, Callum Creagh, Liam Speechlay, Connor Johnston, Tyler Mawhinney, Oliver Couch, Isaac Jones, and Ryan Wilson.

Academic success rewarded at Pocket Assembly

by Tracey Ruddenklau

On Tuesday, 16 May, 53 students were awarded Academic Pockets for their NCEA results in 2022. Of these, seven received the highest honour, Academic Gold.

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Egg-cited: Trent Youngman with his haul from the Easter egg hunt.

Life as a boarder

by Kurt Paterson

Term One ended on a high in the boarding house with one of our infamous tribe nights.

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Artificial Intelligence and internal assessments

by Emma-Louise Cooper

Unfortunately, there has been a rise of authenticity breaches as students are increasingly using AI programs to assist them with their work.

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Silverware: Connor Stewart, left, with the St Pats Town Captain earlier this year.

Howzat! Stewart smashes his way into NZ U19s

by Tracey Ruddenklau

First XI captain Connor Stewart has been selected as a non-travelling reserve for the New Zealand Under 19 cricket team, which is heading to Darwin next month.

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Need for speed: Kase Thoms in action at the 2023 MotoSouth NZ Junior Motocross Nationals in Invercargill.

Thoms races to national title

by Jo James

Kase Thoms overcomes fierce competition to win Junior Motocross Nationals.

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Reflections: A history of rowing

by Emily Rosevear and Kathryn Eagle

In honour of the success of our rowing crew at the recent Maadi Cup, here is a look back at the evolution of rowing at St Bede’s.

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Lunch rush: Deb Buckland, left, and Sara  Borcoskie keeping up with demand at lunchtime.

New tuck shop hits the spot

by Tracey Ruddenklau

In Term 2, the college dining hall team took over the running of the tuck shop. We take a look at how the new menu has been received.

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Workshop: Vaping, alcohol and other drugs

by Jo James

Upcoming event: Registrations open now

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Battling it out: First XI's Tyler Mawhinney in action against Christ College.

Football season kicks off

by Peter Curnow

The football season is underway, and after a couple of hiccups we have settled on five Saturday teams and the First XI and Junior XI who play in their respective mid-week competitions.

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College Calendar

by Tracey Ruddenklau

May to June 2023

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Stage presence: The team from Life Education trust used theatre to deliver their message around safe alcohol use and peer pressure.

Workshop delivers powerful message

by Diarmuid McMahon

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