B NETBALL CHAMPIONS! Our Premier Netball team won an outstanding victory in the finals of the Western Zone competition at Te Pai Courts last night, defeating Waitakere College 41-28 to win the gold medal! Congratulations to all girls involved, and to coach Rachel Rasmussen and the management team on achieving such a great victory. We wish them all the best for their upcoming tournament in Tauranga next week!
TERM 3 WEEK 6 29 August 2018
DEPUTY PRINCIPALS' AND DEANS' CONTACT DETAILS
DEPUTY PRINCIPAL All levels
Ms Sarah Drew drw@avcol.school.nz
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
YEAR 10 Dean
ext 534 820 1702 820 1738
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
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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
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Dean
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
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absences@avcol.school.nz
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YEAR 12
YEAR 13
Out of more than 120 teams from over sixty schools, a team of four Year 10 Avondale College students claimed sixth place at the Mathex Competition last week! Hundreds of enthusiastic and talented young mathematicians took part in the annual competition held at the Barfoot and Thompson Stadium on Wednesday 22nd August. Students had to answer as many of the 20 questions as possible in a half-hour time period, with a maximum score of 100. The questions contained a mixture of problem-solving, lateral-thinking and mathematical knowledge skills, and encouraged students to collaborate on strategies and work together as a team. Avondale College entered two Year 9 and two Year 10 teams, with both of our Year 9 teams putting in very respectable performances, scoring around the 50 point mark, which meant they ranked in the middle of the teams. One of our Year 10 teams also managed a similar score and position, which once again was very commendable, given such tricky questions under such time pressure. However, the Year 10 team of Abigail Shin-Kelso, Aldous Schollum, Victor Bao and Atul Kodla (runner), put in a truly outstanding performance, managing to score an incredible 80 points! This placed them 6th, out of the 120 plus teams, and they were only a solitary question away from a Top 3 finish. This was a great result - well done, team!
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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
YEAR 11
MATHEX COMPETITION
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ABSENCE LINE
ext 539 820 1720
ext 560 820 1707
ext 540 820 1728
ext 542 820 1701 ext 586
GATEWAY Gateway 2019 applications are now open! Gateway is an opportunity for Year 12 & 13 students to have work experience in a career of their choice. We will place them with a company for 5-10 days, to see if it’s the career for them. Each student can also gain, on average, 20 NZQA credits while being on the Gateway programme. If your child is thinking about a career and they would like to give it a go, please collect a form from Mrs Lee in the Careers Department. Spaces are limited so please get your forms in by Friday 7th September. For more info, please view our video online here
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