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Thursday 18 November 2021

Friday 19 November: BOPSS Junior Tennis Champs
Monday 22 November: NCEA exams start
Monday 22 November - Tuesday 23 November: Year 10 Exams
Monday 22 November - Wednesday 24 November: Year 9 Science Practicals
Friday 26 November: Teacher Only Day - school closed
Thursday 2 December: Junior reports to whānau
Tuesday 7 December - Wednesday 8 December: Year 9 and 10 Activity Days
Tuesday 14 December: Virtual Junior Prizegiving 10:00am - 12:00pm, last day for Juniors

Contents

Senior Awards

Senior Prizegivings Monday 15 November 2021

by TGC

This week we celebrated the academic efforts and success of our senior students as well as their commitment to service and giving back to their kura and community.

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Sports Celebration

by TGC

On Thursday 28 October we held our annual Sports Awards.

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Arts Celebration

by TGC

On Tuesday 2 November we held our annual Arts Celebration.

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Te Moana nui a Kiwa Supreme Award Winners

Te Moana Nui A Kiwa Prize Giving

by TGC

On Thursday 4 November we celebrated Te Moana Nui a Kiwa prize giving. This is always a special event and this year did not disappoint.

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Community Scholarships

Community Scholarships

by TGC

Congratulations to the following students who received a community scholarship. There is a lot of hard work that the girls put into these applications. There were a large number of applications, and the community judges had a hard decision to make, given the calibre of the candidates.

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Video: TGC Year 13 Leavers 2021

Farewell to the Class of 2021

by TGC

Over the last two years they’ve zoomed, skyped and studied online, last week our Year 13's said goodbye to school, albeit COVID-style!

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Tara Kanji, Tumuaki / Principal

Kia ora koutou

by Principal

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Featured Artist

by Art

Lily Nijssen - Year 11 Contemporary Art

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Winner of the International Youth Silent Film Festival NZ 2021...

by Art

... is our very own, Asher Wadsworth, for her three minute stop motion silent film “Insomnia”.

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NCEA Timetable

by TGC

Attached is the timetable for the upcoming NCEZ exams. Good luck to all our students.

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2021 Board of Trustees Update

by BoT

Usually I would provide everyone with an update from the Board of Trustees at the final assembly. With the slightly different spin on the celebrations this year the 2021 update has moved to the newsletter.

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Market Day

by TGC

On Wednesday 10 November eight classes of Year 9 and 10 Business Studies students had an opportunity to sell their products at Market Day.

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Featured Artists at Ara Rau - Priority One Tauranga Moana

by Art

Ruby Handley and Lily Nijssen are the featured artists at Ara Rau - Priority One in Grey Street.

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Māori Achievement Inquiry

by TGC

Following our Māori Achievement Inquiry from last year we have gathered whakaaro from Students, Whānau, Iwi, Kaumatua, BOT and Staff through Term 2-3 workshops to contribute to action planning our aspirations for tauira Māori at TGC.

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International Farewell Dinner

by International

This year the International Department’s Farewell dinner was held at Volare, an Italian restaurant on the Strand.

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Rising Hibiscus Pasifika Group

by TGC

Week 4 saw the final Rising Hibiscus get together for the year. This, in conjunction with the Pasifika Homo Haia homework club, wrapped up what has been a fantastic year of participation and fun for many of our Pasifika and Māori students.

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Spirit of Adventure Trophy Voyage

by TGC

10 girls travelled on a Year 10 Trophy Trip from 5-10 November.

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TGC Cricket Juniors v Mount College Juniors

by Cricket

The TGC summer cricket season began with a solid win for our Junior 1st X1.

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Diwali

Diwali 2021

by Alymayu Ramirez Lema

On 9 November, we celebrated Diwali in our kura with dance performances, hand henna art and traditional Indian food.

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Whānau Voice on Student Wellbeing (Te Mahau)

by Te Mahau

Te Mahau / Te Tai Whenua (Ministry of Education) are wanting to engage with community stakeholders, parents and caregivers and whānau to hear their voices into the discussion on what student wellbeing looks like.

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TGC Breakfast Club

by Breakfast Club

A reminder that our TGC Breakfast club runs daily in Kaileys restaurant thanks to the support of Kickstart Breakfast. Weetbix, milk, toast, and milo are available and kai donations are welcome.

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Property Projects

by TGC

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Video: 2021 Whina house Lip Sync

Whina takes out House Lip Sync!

by TGC

Congratulations to Whina house who won the inaugural House Lip Sync competition.

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Charlotte Wild

Student Volunteer Army

by TGC

Congratulations to Year 11 student Charlotte Wilde who has gained a Bronze Award through the Student Volunteer Army.

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Shepperd House

2021 House Champions

by TGC

Let's hear it for your 2021 house champions... 💜 💜 𝑺𝑯𝑬𝑷𝑷𝑨𝑹𝑫 💜 💜

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Lily Pearce and Sara Esterman

2021 Arts Lip Sync Competition

by TGC

The 2021 Arts Lip Sync Competition was so much fun!!! Huge congratulations to Lily Pearce and Sara Esterman for taking out first place with ‘Timmy T and Pete’ and thank you to all groups for providing some great entertainment! 🎤

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BOP Secondary School Badminton Championship

by Sport

Our two senior Badminton teams finally got to play in the BOP Secondary school Badminton championship on Friday 29 October.

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Police Pathway Program students

External Courses Finished 2021

by Careers

As 2021 external courses come to a close, the Police Pathway Programme students were able to attend a graduation ceremony at the end of Term 3, with certificates being handed out by Senior Sergeant Rob Everitt.

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Infrastructure Industry Presentation

by Careers

We were fortunate enough to have three inspiring women with established careers in the Infrastructure industry to come to share their journeys!

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Futures Academy Successes

by Careers

Two of our 2021 Futures Academy students have taken the cake!

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Alumni Spotlight - Minardi Daniel

by TGC

The New Zealand Army held their Recruit Regular Force 404 graduation at Waiouru Military Camp online this week.

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Alumni Spotlight - Megan Robson

by TGC

Classical guitarist Megan Robson is one of two deserving recipients of this year's Christine Tustain Classical Music Award.

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Alumni Spotlight - Lydia O'Donnell

by TGC

A great article in the latest Newsroom series on female athlete wellbeing.

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