Our school was given three 40cm square boards on which to create an artwork that celebrated the 40th birthday.

The works were arranged and mounted together and exhibited in the Aigantighe Gallery for a month. The works were for sale to the public, with one work, by Ben Robinson purchased for an undisclosed amount. It was an art work of forty nails and string forming a map of New Zealand.

The other works were, a sculpture of colouring pencils in the form of a portrait by Jack Winsley, and a double image work by Oli Anderson and Logan Hope. 

There were 19 students who volunteered their time on a Thursday morning to help Y8’s at Bluestone and Y9’s at Timaru Boys. There are 12 students who help those at Bluestone, with the balance at our school. Each spend time selecting books their buddies might like to read and then spend time encouraging them to read aloud and understand the storyline. This is done in our Y12’s own time and the leadership and commitment shown being a real credit to them alongside the POWER values we uphold in our school lives. Students gain in confidence with the written word and hopefully enjoy their reading more in the future.