B CAMBRIDGE AWARD FOR 1ST IN NZ SCHOLAR A fascination with figuring out how people’s minds work has paid off for an Avondale College student who has topped New Zealand in her Cambridge AS Psychology exam. Jesslyn Chen (17) was presented with her award at the national Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards Ceremony held at Eden Park on Thursday 22 February. Jesslyn says she was delighted by the news that she had come first in the country – especially as she had picked up the subject for the first time last year while in Year 12. “I didn’t think I had done as well as I had,” she says. “The first paper was pretty hard, but the second involved applying your knowledge, evaluating and using critical thinking skills and I was happier with that one.” Psychology teacher Mrs Grace Williams says that the award is well deserved. “Jesslyn worked really hard throughout the year. She should be very proud of herself.” Mrs Williams also has cause to be proud of her own self – Jesslyn is the second of her students to top the country in AS Psychology in the past two years.
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Mrs Aleishia Davis dva@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Mrs Grace Williams wmg@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Mr Matt Bennett bnn@avcol.school.nz Dean
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Avondale College has a growing reputation for success in the subject area. Jesslyn is the sixth Avondale College student to have come first in New Zealand’s Cambridge Psychology exams since 2012 – with two also coming first in the world. Avondale College’s Psychology teachers take an active role in professional leadership within the subject area and in developing resources for other schools.
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“We hear from the universities that our courses really set up our students well for success in their tertiary studies,” says Mrs Williams. “The stage one Psychology classes are full of Avondale College students who are doing extremely well.”
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Avondale College's Māori students have good reason to feel proud of their academic success, especially following the release of achievement data for NCEA and UE. (Continued on page 3.)
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Javiyah Nikoia (Year 12); Olivia Jacobson-Pepere (Year 13); and Olivia Mallon (Year 11) - shining examples of Māori achievement.
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UPCOMING EVENTS Week 5 Term 1 2018 Friday 2 March 11GEC Mangere Mountain and Auckland Museum Trip 12HTT trip to International Travel College
Week 6 Term 1 2018 Monday 5 March Athletics Central Western Zone @ Mt Smart Stadium Tuesday 6 March Class Photos 11SCI trip to Karamatura and Shadbolt Park (SPH) Thursday 8 March Volleyball Senior Championships (8 – 10 Mar) (TBC) Sunday 11 March Ultimate Frisbee Auckland Summer Tournament (Ultimate Championships) at Pulman Park
Week 7 Term 1 2018 Monday 12 March Year 9 Polyfest Assemblies pds 4-5 in PAC Student group from Kogakkan High School, Japan at Avondale College (12 - 19 Mar) Drama trip to Mangere Art Centre (NWD) Tuesday 13 March Year 9 Polyfest Assemblies pds 4-5 in PAC CW Zone Swimming meet at Westwave Wednesday 14 March Polyfest 2018 (14-17 Mar)
Week 8 Term 1 2018 Monday 19 March Taurewa Trip 4 (Year 13s)
SPORTS DRAW WEDNESDAY 28 FEBRUARY ARCHERY Avondale Archery vs St Peter’s C @ Auckland Archery CRICKET 1st XI Girls vs Northcote @Avondale 1a THURSDAY 1 MARCH VOLLEYBALL Senior Girls vs Lynfield @ Avondale 1 Senior Girls vs Auck Girls A @ Avondale 1 Senior Boys vs Dilworth 1 @ Kelston Boys 1 Senior Boys vs Auck Grammar A @ Kelston Boys 1 FRIDAY 2 MARCH WATERPOLO Senior Mixed vs Green Bay Boys @ West Wave 25m SATURDAY 3 MARCH CRICKET 1st XI Boys vs Howick 1st XI @ Lloyd Elsmore G5 Year 10 Boys vs Lynfield Junior A @ Avondale 1a Year 9 Boys vs Mt Albert Blue @ Avondale 2a TENNIS Senior Girls vs One Tree Hill Blue @ Avondale 1-3 Senior Boys vs Waitakere @ Waitakere 1-2 MONDAY 5 MARCH ATHLETICS Central Western Zone Athletics @ Mt Smart Stadium, Penrose TOUCH Senior Mixed vs James Cook @ Cornwall 3 Senior Mixed vs Tangaroa @ Cornwall 2 WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH ARCHERY Avondale Archery vs King’s B @ Auckland Archery CRICKET 1st XI Girls vs Waiuku @Waiuku 1a
Tuesday 20 March 12BIO to Arataki (4 classes) (RNY) Wednesday 21 March Maori Tertiary Careers Evening in Whare
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Thursday 22 March 12GEO &12GEC Karamatura Stream Trip (STH) (TBC) Friday 23 March 13GEC Muriwai Beach Trip (STH) 12HTT trip to International Travel College (LIS) Jazz Combos to Titirangi Festival 4-6pm (RBN)
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MĀORI ACHIEVEMENT [CONT] (Continued from page 1.) In contrast to national trends which saw overall achievement rates in NCEA and UE drop last year, Avondale College’s results continued to rise, with a notable increase in the success of our Māori students. Not only did Avondale's Māori students achieve well above the national pass rate for Māori, they also achieved above the pass rates for ALL New Zealanders, regardless of ethnicity. According to figures released by the Ministry of Education, 96.5% of Avondale College’s NZ Māori achieved NCEA in Level 1 last year compared to the national NZ Māori average of 75%, and the national achievement of all students of 84.2%. Avondale’s Māori students also achieved better results than most New Zealand students at Levels 2 and 3, and in University Entrance, their pass rate of 62.5% is significantly higher than the national Māori rate of 39.7% and also higher than the national average for all New Zealanders of 59.9%. Congratulations to all these students and their teachers, on achieving these outstanding results.
MAORI BAY FIELD TRIP On Friday, two Year 13 Science classes went on a Geology field trip to Maori Bay, Muriwai. It was here, around 20 million years ago, that New Zealand's largest volcano was erupting off the West Coast. Accompanied by Mrs Lamb, Mr Stephen, Mr Irwin and Mr Lobo, the students were tasked with uncovering the explosive past of Maori Bay. Students completed sketches, described the rocks present and applied the geological principles learnt in the classroom to determine the various processes forming the cliff section.
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MULTIPLE MEDALS FOR LUCY MAKAEA
Doing what she loves has seen surf lifesaver Lucy Makaea come away from the Surf Lifesaving Northern Regionals with a fistful of medals - 20 in total! The Year 13 Avondale College student won 17 golds, two silvers and a bronze at the weekend event in Under 19 and Open Women's events, competing for her Piha club. It's a big year for Lucy - last year she broke a New Zealand record in the U19 Manikin Tow and was selected for the New Zealand Youth Lifesaving Squad. From this squad a team of just five boys and five girls will be chosen after the nationals in March to compete at the Lifesaving World Championships in Adelaide at the end of the year. Lucy's commitment to the sport is huge - she trains twelve times a week, with swimming sessions before school and surf training after school. The 2018 Avondale College Senior Girls' swimming champion also swims competitively for Mt Eden Laser, and says this helps keep up her fitness in the surf. Lucy is coached by legendary Olympian Steve Ferguson, and says she loves the atmosphere of the sport. "I love surf lifesaving so much," she says. "The training sessions are so fun - you're outdoors in the ocean - I love everything about it." 3
SPORTS REPORT Monday 19th February – Sunday 25th February
ARCHERY
The Archery team competed in their first competition round on Wednesday 21 February. They came up a little short, losing to Baradene College by two points. The final score was 861-859 to Baradene. Nuala Edmundson led the way with an individual score of 273 (5th overall). Grace Minturn wasn’t far behind her, with a score of 258. Louis Duckworth had an individual score of 206 and Mereem Dewerse scored 122.
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AVONDALE COLLEGE SWIMMING GALA
Over 50 students participated and competed in the Avondale College Swimming Gala which was held at West Wave Aquatic in Henderson last week. There were many standout performers who will go on to represent Avondale College at the Central Western Zone Swimming Meet in a few weeks’ time. Please see over the page for the top three placings per event.
CRICKET
The 1st XI Girls Cricket team won their first game of the season by default to Howick College. We look forward to seeing them out on the field this week against Northcote on home turf. The 1st XI Boys Cricket team had back to back games over the weekend, playing matches on Saturday 24 February and Sunday 25 February. We came up against Botany Downs Secondary College who batted first and were all out for 110 runs. We batted second, chasing 110 but fell short, scoring 97 all out. Their second match on Sunday saw the team come away with a convincing win against Liston College. Liston scored 77 all out, Vatsal Gajjar taking five wickets throughout the game. We came out firing, with Arsalah Azimi scoring 33 runs not out. We reached 78 runs, Avondale College winning by nine wickets. Congratulations, boys! The Year 10 Boys Cricket team lost to St Peters by six wickets on Saturday 25 February. We batted first and were all out for 93, then they chased us down and ended up with 98/4. The team are still in high spirits heading into the playoff rounds of the competition. The Year 9 Boys Cricket team won confidently in their match against Auckland Grammar School. Auckland Grammar batted first and were all out for 50 runs. We caught them up easily, attaining 51 runs in five overs.
MOUNTAIN BIKING
Paige Weir competed in her first mountain biking race on Sunday 25 February at Riverhead Forest. She ended the race in second place, only missing out by a few millimeters. We look forward to following her progress in the upcoming races throughout the year.
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The Senior Girls Tennis team performed well during their match over the weekend, beating Rutherford College 8-1. This was the second game of the season and the girls are enjoying developing their own strategy and technique. The Senior Boys Tennis team also played Rutherford College this week and came away with a worthy win, 7-2. They are now sitting top of the table. We are very proud of their efforts and look forward to next week’s performance.
TOUCH SWIMMING RESULTS 100m Freestyle Junior Boys Noah Makaea 1st Jacob Laurence 2nd Alex Dunkley 3rd Intermediate Girls Whitney Dai 1st Bronwyn-Fifa Buller 2nd Vienna Samuels 3rd Intermediate Boys Javiyah Nikoia 1st Senior Girls Lucy Makaea 1st Jordan Phillips 2nd Senior Boys Ikko Shibuya 1st Sam Charles 2nd 50m Backstroke Junior Girls Lily Hanlan 1st Alicia Snow 2nd Junior Boys Noah Makaea 1st Jacob Laurence 2nd Alex Dunkley 3rd Intermediate Girls Vienna Samuels 1st Maraea Whiu 2nd Bronwyn-Fifa Buller 3rd Intermediate Boys Javiyah Nikoia 1st Senior Girls Lucy Makaea 1st Senior Boys Ikko Shibuya 1st Sam Charles 2nd 50m Butterfly Junior Boys Noah Makaea 1st Alex Dunkley 2nd Jacob Laurence 3rd Intermediate Girls Bronwyn-Fifa Buller 1st Maraea Whiu 2nd Grace King 3rd
Senior Girls Lucy Makaea 1st Brooke Whiu 2nd Zoe Hanlan 3rd Senior Boys Ikko Shibuya 1st Sam Charles 2nd 50m Breaststroke Junior Girls Yana Yemelyanova-Petrenko 1st Rosemary Moore 2nd Brooke Payne 3rd Junior Boys Noah Makaea 1st Jacob Laurence 2nd Alex Dunkley 3rd Intermediate Girls Whitney Dai 1st Vienna Samuels 2nd Chelsey Whiu 3rd Intermediate Boys Javiyah Nikoia 1st Jakob Grunwell 2nd Alexander Schreiner 3rd Senior Girls Jordan Phillips 1st Brooke Whiu 2nd Zoe Hanlan 3rd Senior Boys Ikko Shibuya 1st Sam Charles 2nd 100m Individual Medley Junior Boys Noah Makaea 1st Alex Dunkley 2nd Jacob Laurence 3rd
Intermediate Girls Whitney Dai 1st Vienna Samuels 2nd Maraea Whiu 3rd Senior Boys & Girls Ikko Shibuya 1st Sam Charles 2nd Lucy Makaea 3rd (Senior Girl) 50m Freestyle Junior Girls Yana Yemelyanova-Petrenko 1st Rosemary Moore 2nd Lily Hanlan 3rd Junior Boys Noah Makaea 1st Jacob Laurence 2nd Alex Dunkley 3rd Intermediate Girls Whitney Dai 1st Vienna Samuels 2nd Chelsey Whiu 3rd Intermediate Boys Javiyah Nikoia 1st Jakob Grunwell Alexander Schreiner 3rd Senior Girls Lucy Makaea 1st Jordan Phillips 2nd Brooke Whiu 3rd Senior Boys Ikko Shibuya 1st Sam Charles 2nd
The Senior Mixed Touch team played their first games of the season at Cornwall Park on Monday 19 February. They put out a good effort and ended the day with one win and one loss. They lost in their first game to Rangitoto College 0-3, then came through with a confident win against Marcellin College 8-1.
VOLLEYBALL
The Senior Girls Volleyball team won one and loss one game on Thursday 22 February. They beat Waitakere College in a convincing win 2-0 with standout performances by our setters Grace Nee-Nee and Uso Ofati. In their second game, they came up against tougher competition and lost 2-0 to Rutherford College. The Senior Boys team won both their games on Thursday 22 February. In their match against Marcellin College they won in straight sets 2-0. They are now sitting at the top of the table with Kelston Boys and it is evident they are coming into good form as the competition progresses.
WATER POLO
Our Senior Mixed Water Polo team played in their first games this past week. We put up a good fight, but ended up losing 8-2 to Liston College on Friday 23 February and going down in points against Westlake High School on Sunday 25 February.
2018 Avondale College Swimming Champions Noah Makaea – Junior Boys Yana Yemelyanova-Petrenko – Junior Girls Whitney Dai – Intermediate Girls Javiyah Nikoia – Intermediate Boys Lucy Makaea – Senior Girls Ikko Shibuya – Senior Boys
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ALUMNI: TRIPLETS GAIN THREE AUT SCHOLARSHIPS
Sisters Chanel, Chloe and Roselle Samaratunga were featured in a NZ Herald article yesterday after having been awarded scholarships to AUT University worth $6500 a year for the next three years. The three sisters were in Year 13 at Avondale College last year, where they were involved in a variety of activities including curling, the Environmental Council and the Amnesty Group. Read more about them in the NZ Herald's article here
ALUMNI: SAMMIE CAMPBELL ON STAGE IN MAMMA MIA Former Avondale College alumna Sammie Campbell will once again take to the stage in a new production of Mamma Mia to be held at the Bruce Mason Theatre from March 24 to April 14. Sammie was the lead in Avondale's 2016 production of Hairspray, and was also involved in the Auckland Theatre Company's production of Sister Act last year.
HOMESTAY FAMILIES needed Avondale College International Department is currently looking for new Homestay families for 2018, for short and long-term stays. You may like to include a student in your family life, or perhaps you know of someone who would like to - a friend, relative or retired couple. The experience is enriching and rewarding for both students and homestay families.
PARKING SAFETY NOTICE The front gate of the school is a NO STOPPING zone. Please DO NOT drop your children off directly outside any gates or inside the school grounds. Drivers who stop in the wrong place to drop off passengers put the safety of the students, staff and school property at risk. Thank you.
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What is the benefit of hosting a student?
What is the expectation of a homestay family?
• A chance to meet students from all over the world • A great opportunity for your children to learn a
A homestay family is expected to provide a clean and comfortable bedroom with bed, wardrobe (built-in or free-standing) and drawers, linen and towels, desk and lamp, heating in the room, meals and laundry.
• Share your culture while learning about your student’s culture and country • Prompt fortnightly payment of $560 ($280 per week) • Short and long term students available
We are looking for families who speak English as
We are always happy to hear from prospective host families, so if you would like more information please call or email today.
Amanda Brophy & Toni Richardson | International Homestay Co-ordinators zbra@avcol.school.nz or zrct@avcol.school.nz | Ph 09 820 1712
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TAUREWA TRIPS UNDERWAY Whether kayaking down a river, tramping in the Tongariro National Park or cooking a massive chocolate self-saucing pudding, the first Taurewa trip was an action-packed week full of highlights! 10WLA was first of many classes to head down to Avondale College's very own campsite at Taurewa, where they spent time experiencing a variety of activities and challenges in the great outdoors. Activities around camp included a low ropes course, a walk through the local stream, and the Fairy Falls walk where students had the opportunity to stand behind the waterfall. Other days saw the students kayaking at Tokaanu, walking the Taranaki Falls track in the Tongariro National Park and circumnavigating Lake Rotopounamu. Taurewa camps are available for all students in Years 10, 12 and 13. For more information on these, see page 8.
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TAUREWA CAMP 2018 Year 10, Year 12 and Year 13 students have the opportunity to go to Taurewa Camp. We encourage families to start making early regular payments towards the Taurewa Camp fee, as the camp fee must be fully paid prior to departure. Year 10 students will receive their first briefing for their camp approximately 10 weeks before departure, but students are encouraged to tell their parents early that their camps are coming up this year.
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Year 13
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Week 11
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09 – 13 Apr
Year 13
$425
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Week 1
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30 Apr – 04 May
Year 12
$415
Tue 27 Mar
Week 2
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07 – 11 May
Year 12
$415
Tue 03 Apr
Week 4
8
21 – 25 May
Year 10
$400
Tue 01 May
Week 5
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28 May – 1 Jun
Year 10
$400
Tue 08 May
Week 7
10
11 – 15 Jun
Year 12
$415
Tue 22 May
Week 8
11
18 - 22 Jun
Internationals
$500
Tue 29 May
Week 9
12
25 – 29 Jun
Year 10
$400
Tue 05 Jun
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TRIP
TRIP DATES
YEAR LEVEL
Week 4
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13 – 17 Aug
Year 10
$410
Tue 24 Jul
Week 5
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20 - 24 Aug
Year 10
$410
Tue 31 Jul
Week 7
15
03 – 07 Sep
Internationals
$500
Tue 14 Aug
Week 8
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10 – 14 Sep
Year 10
$410
Tue 21 Aug
Week 9
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17 – 21 Sep
Year 10
$410
Tue 28 Aug
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Week 1
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15 – 19 Oct
Year 10
$400
Tue 11 Sep
Week 3
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29 Oct – 02 Nov
Year 10
$400
Tue 25 Sep
Week 5
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12 – 16 Nov
Year 10
$400
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