B JAPAN TRIP
DEPUTY PRINCIPALS' AND DEANS' CONTACT DETAILS DEPUTY PRINCIPAL All levels
In the last week of Term 1, 24 Year 10 to 13 students departed Auckland for Tokyo, Japan, in the Daito Bunka Dai-Ichi High School exchange. The exchange has occurred for the past 29 years and sees our students immerse themselves in Japanese life for sixteen days. Each student lived with a Japanese family, attended school with their homestay and took part in yoga and calligraphy lessons. Students involved themselves in judo and handball clubs and even cleaned the school, as is customary, with their Japanese counterparts. Alongside the school exchange our students also had the opportunity to sightsee in Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara and Hiroshima where they gained insights into the cultural and historic sides of Japan. The trip included a shinkansen (bullet train) ride past the awe inspiring Mt Fuji, temple visits, shopping and plenty of walking! The sightseeing culminated in an emotive trip to the Peace Memorial and Museum in Hiroshima. We look forward to hosting the Japanese staff and students in the return trip in July and August of this year.
TERM 2 WEEK 1 2 May 2018
Ms Sarah Drew drw@avcol.school.nz
820 1700
YEAR 9 Dean
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
820 1708 ext 534 820 1702
YEAR 10 Dean
Mr David Dewsnap dsp@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Miss Helena Pattison ptn@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Mrs Lynne van Etten vtn@avcol.school.nz
820 1738 ext 539 820 1720
YEAR 11 Dean
Ms Rhonda Donaldson dsn@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Miss Ashleigh Earwaker ekr@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Mrs Lyndy Watkinson wtn@avcol.school.nz Dr
820 1706 ext 560 820 1707
YEAR 12 Dean
Mrs Naomi Parker prk@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Miss Joy Yallop ylp@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Dr Terry Brown bwn@avcol.school.nz
820 1710 ext 540 820 1728
YEAR 13 Dean
ANZAC DAY Twenty three Avondale College prefects and staff represented the school with pride at the Anzac Day service held in Avondale on 25 April. Head prefects Matthew Manukuo and Tiffany Sua both spoke at the event, and a wreath was laid at the memorial on behalf of the College.
Mrs Megan Miller mrm@avcol.school.nz Associate Dean Mrs Pritika Patel ptl@avcol.school.nz Deputy Principal Mr Phil Hill hil@avcol.school.nz Acting Deputy Ms Emma Joynes jyn@avcol.school.nz Principal
820 1709 ext 542 820 1701 ext 586
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