Weekly Wrap 1 November 2024

Kia ora koutou

Prize-givings

This has been a week of celebration and one in which we have recognised the tremendous achievements of our Year 11, 12 and 13 students in 3 award ceremonies. On behalf of the Paraparaumu College Board and all staff I would like to congratulate all our award winners and their families. We are very proud of our students and of all that they have achieved. In particular I would like to acknowledge our graduating Year 13s who were celebrated at Southwards last night. This was a fabulous occasion which saw over $465,000 awarded in University Scholarships; many congratulations to all our award winners and thanks to all who attended. We send our very best wishes to all our graduates and their whānau, and we would love for you to keep in touch and let us know how life after PC is going! Please see below for a list of major award winners in Years 11, 12 and 13, with a reminder that the top academic awards for Year 11 will be presented in Term 1 2025 once all the results for external examinations are known.

Year 11

Torrance Trophy for All-round Excellence in Year 11 - Sophie Meikle
Toka Tu Moana Award (demonstrating passion, integrity and leadership in uplifting kaupapa Maori) - Isabelle Faulkner and Kyle Pomare

Year 12

The Timperley Family Cup for Overall Academic Excellence in Year 12 - Rosa Topliff
The Johnston Family Cup for Consistent Academic Excellence in Year 12 - Manav Gandhi
Principal’s Award for being a top scholar in Year 12 - Sid Dorling, Manav Gandhi, Jerry Li, Ruby Shaw and Rosa Toplifff
Inaugural Board of Trustees Trophy for Overall Excellence in Year 12 - Joshua Ray

Year 13

Campbell Trophy & Leslie Family Trophy for Dux - Sophie Pound
Lynskey Cup for Proxime Accessit - William Hobson
Principal's Prize for being a Top Scholar in Year 13 - Georgia Grant, William Hobson, Joe Popham, Sophie Pound and Michaela Southcombe
David Tunley Trophy for All Round Excellence in the Senior School - Sylvie Minnaar
Te Ako Patuia Award for Learning and Leadership - Aaliyah Thompson
Te Ara Tu Matauranga (someone who has led and supported others on the pathway of Matauranga Maori) - Zahira Masters
The Tuilagi-Tanielu Pasifika Island Award (An all-rounder award recognising a Pacific Island student who has contributed significantly to Paraparaumu College and to the Pasifika community) - Odette Vaeluaga
Milne Trophy & Leslie Family Scholarship for Citizenship and Contribution to College Life - Anika Kelly
Freemasons Citizenship Award & Trophy for School and Community Service - Oscar Moore
Paraparaumu RSA Memorial Scholarships - Jamie Brown, Edward Hargreaves and Kiera Headifen

Unfortunately, as yet, we do not have photos available. These will be available on our Facebook page once we have received them and also some in our newsletter next week.

Toi Mahara Young Persons Exhibition

This weekend our students are a part of an exhibition at Toi Mahara, Waikanae - It will be open from 2 November which coincides with the Arts Trail.

This includes work by talented students such as Michael Tanirau, Farin Hadfield, Georgia Doyne, Lola Thompson, Isla Fellows, Charlie Dale-Low and a good many others!!!

As usual it will showcase individual choice and points of view unique to each student.

This also features Farin Hadfield's short film along with other media, which won a prize last year.

https://toimahara.nz/exhibitions/toi-mahara-young-artists-exhibition/

We also have some students who have put work for sale into the Kāpiti Arts Trail at Kāpiti Youth Support (KYS) which starts this weekend for the next two weekends.

NCEA Exams commence Tuesday 5 November

Senior students will have received comprehensive information around exams earlier this week. The link to the document can be found here.

Key points are:

arrive at your exam 30 minutes before it is due to start
have your exam admission slip with you
if you are doing a digital exam, make sure that your device is fully charged and that you know the login details for your your NZQA student account

Good luck to everyone taking exams.

Canteen open all day for exam students

The College Canteen will be open all day for students involved in exams. We will be open from 8:00am to 2.30pm during the exam weeks. A good place to meet up after exams to keep noise away from the exam rooms.

Students with a credit on Kindo AND are NOT coming back next year are advised to use this credit as this cannot be paid back to a bank account. For students returning next year, the credit will roll over.

Some basic stationery items eg pens, pencils etc are available for sale for those 'just in case moments'. Plain water bottles are also available.

COMMUNITY NOTICES

Waitohu School Fireworks Extravaganza - Friday, 8 November 2024 - Haruatai Park, Ōtaki

Our awesome community Fireworks Extravaganza event is just a few weeks away!

Time: Gates open 6.30pm

Entry: Pre-purchase: Adults $5 / Children $5 / Pre-school Free

On the night: Adults $8 / Children $5 / Pre-school Free

TICKETS AVAILABLE AT:

Waitohu School
Main Street Bakery - Ōtaki
Joe & Joy Eatery - Waikanae
Mobil – Ōtaki & Levin
Novella Cafe, Iver Trask Place, Paraparaumu
As well as at the gate on the night

Kenakena Festival of Fun - Saturday 9 November

Time: 10:30am - 2pm

Check out all the information on their Facebook Post. Lots of fun to be had by all. https://www.facebook.com/share/RbCBu96dRV8ZqDUT/