B RETIREMENT OF PRINCIPAL ANNOUNCED After 40 years in the education sector, and nearly twenty of these as Principal of Avondale College, Brent Lewis has announced his decision to retire at the end of the year. A passionate advocate of education, Mr Lewis's tenure at Avondale College has been characterised by his commitment to giving every student the opportunity to reach their fullest potential. Chairperson of the Avondale College Board of Trustees, Dave Erson says Mr Lewis cares deeply for the College's diverse community and has worked tirelessly to bring about positive change across the entire school. "As Principal, Brent has successfully led an amazing transformation of the College. He drove the multi-million dollar rebuild of the College and has been instrumental in many more positive changes, including the dramatic increase in achievement rates across the entire school." The school will officially acknowledge Mr Lewis's outstanding leadership and immense contribution to the life of the College in Term 4.
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GREEN JAM SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE On Monday 5 August the Environmental Council leaders and Mr White attended the Green Jam Sustainability Conference, hosted by the Auckland Zoo. It was a very inspiring day with lots of great talks and workshops. The key take home message was to not get overwhelmed with the current state of the earth, but to stay positive and lead by example with small individual changes. This may be as simple as using a reusable coffee cup, eating less meat, switching to a dairy free milk for breakfast cereal, growing your own vegetables, taking public transport and planting bee friendly flowers in the garden. The Environmental Council have left with lots of great ideas for future projects.
TERM 3 WEEK 3 7 August 2019
YEAR 13 Dean
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Mr Phil Hill hil@avcol.school.nz
820 1701
Miss Ashleigh Earwaker 820 1709 ekr@avcol.school.nz Mr Nicholas Smit ext 542 smi@avcol.school.nz Ms Sarah Drew 820 1700 drw@avcol.school.nz Mrs Grace Williams wmg@avcol.school.nz Mrs Brooke Nicholson nsn@avcol.school.nz Mr Matt Bennett bnn@avcol.school.nz
820 1708
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820 1738
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Ms Rhonda Donaldson 820 1706 dsn@avcol.school.nz Miss Hannah Stewart ext 560 srt@avcol.school.nz Mrs Lyndy Watkinson 820 1707 wtn@avcol.school.nz Mrs Joy Yallop ylp@avcol.school.nz Mrs Carolin Dale dlc@avcol.school.nz Dr Terry Brown bwn@avcol.school.nz
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820 1071
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