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Kimihia | Te Aratai College: November 2022

Upcoming Events

23-25 November - BP Challenge

23 November - TAP shopping trip

24 November - Board Meeting 4 p.m.

Monday 28 November and Tuesday 29 November - Accord Teacher Only Days

30 November - 9TAP Library trip

30 November - Junior Assessment week

6 December - 9K Willowbank trip

6 December - Emerge Year 9/10 lunchtime dance show

12 December - Year 7/8 Activity Day Halswell Pool

12 December - Year 9/10 Activity Day - various activities

13 December - Junior Prizegiving, school concludes 11:30 a.m. 

13 December - Term 4 ends

Contents

As our first Te Aratai end-of-year nears...

by Richard Edmundson

1954 Linwood High School, 1996 Linwood College, 2019 Linwood College at Ōtākaro, 2022 Te Aratai College.

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Proxime Accessit and Dux Awards

by Nick Colville

Our runner-up to the Dux for 2022 was Alex Ibasitas. The Dux, awarded to our top academic student, went to Rowan Templeton.

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Impressive Result for our Student Scholarship Winners for 2023

by Dan Russell

This year we celebrate the achievements of our scholarship winners.

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Waiporoporo Senior Dean's Report

by Lukas Davidson

Kia ora, it has been a busy few weeks.

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Karaka Senior Dean's Report

by Erin Chamberlain

Kia ora, talofa.

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Kākāriki House Senior Dean's Report

by Nick Colville

Kākāriki reflections - 2022 in a nutshell, with a lovely bow on it.

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Kōwhai Senior Dean's Report

by Marco Guglietta

Celebration season: it’s been a busy few weeks, here’s what we’ve been up to.

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Year 9 Junior Dean's Report

by Pania Watson

Kia ora e te whānau.

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Year 10 Junior Dean's Report

by Siegrun Koop

Making Te Aratai College our space - off to a great start in 2023.

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Introducing our Student Leadership Team for 2023

by Deborah Young

Our new Head Students and Prefects were awarded their ties at Senior Prizegiving.

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Hui Whakapūmau

by Nick Colville

In Week 3 of this term, we held our first Senior Graduation ceremony.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream

by Samantha Boyce-Da Cruz

Te Aratai trip to see Shakespeare in August.

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Te Aratai House Competition

by Deborah Young

2022 at a glance.

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Te Aratai Music Rocks the Mount Pleasant Food Truck Alley

by Ben Russell

Sun, fun and wicked tunes.

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Students Gain their Drivers Licence

by Dan Russell

Te Aratai College students celebrate their success in gaining their learner licence, an important step toward independence and employment.

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Elizabeth Stapleton Coffey, Zach Derham, Lena Norton and Leon Pobjoy-Wymer - recipients of the Harrison Trophy for Champion Junior Team in Canterbury Secondary Schools Orienteering.

Te Aratai College Sports Awards

by Jesse Harding

The first-ever sports awards under the name Te Aratai College were a success.

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Te Aratai Senior NCEA Drama Productions

by Samantha Boyce-Da Cruz

Level 2 and Level 3 "Heavenly Bodies" and Level 1 "Rosie."

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He Puna Pūtaiao

by Melanie Blomfield

A programme for Year 10 Māori students from a selection of Christchurch schools.

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Photography by Alexsandra Laufiso

Celebrating Achievement in the Senior Visual Arts

by Kirsten Anderson

NCEA success and celebration.

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Pacific Emerging Leaders Celebration

by Natasha Powell

Te Aratai College was represented by our 2022 Pasifika Prefects Noeline Laufiso and Fane Ngauamo.

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Te Aratai Theatresports

by Samantha Boyce-Da Cruz

Competition held by the Court Theatre.

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Wāhine Wednesday

by Nicky Flewellen

Every Wednesday at lunchtime we invite our wāhine to participate in recreational activities in Te Kuru.

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Celebrating Learning in the Visual Arts

by Kirsten Anderson

Junior Visual Arts learning mixed with a bit of fun this year.

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Amazing Opportunities Abound

by Richard Jolly

Kia ora all whānau of our Year 10 and 11 ākonga.

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Not So Sports Club

by Nicky Flewellen

The Forward Foundation offers a group of wahine at Te Aratai College an opportunity to be active without having to be in a sports team.

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Art Exhibition- Year 9 and 10 Visual Arts

by Kirsten Anderson

The Year 9 and 10 Visual Arts invite you to come to celebrate their art and learning.

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All Stars Kids Club Needs Volunteers

by Allstars

We are looking for student volunteers to work with children with special needs.

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