11 DHS Dispatch 17 December 2018

THE DHS

DISPATCH Wisdom through learning : Akona to matauranga kia mĹ?hio

17 DECEMBER 2018

DHS PRIZE GIVINGS

2019 Head Prefects

DHS Artwork in the Local Community

Merry Christmas.

Wishing everyone a safe and restful break.

their secondary schooling. Together, we have had our highs and lows; our wins and our tears. We have got most things right and we have made mistakes, too. I hope you reflect on our time working together to support your children as a partnership that has grown and changed over the years, from uncertain beginnings to the pride of handing them over to the world.

Principal’s Comments As the 2018 school year draws to a close, so does my tenth year as Principal at Darfield High School. Schools are in a state of constant change.

In the last 10 years at Darfield High School: • Our roll has grown from 680 to 830 students • 1200 students left school and 1350 have arrived • 60% of the staff are new; • Our parents have changed too (although many are still here 10 years later) • The BOT has changed—nobody on the Board today was there 10 years ago; and • We’ve also had new buildings, new technology, and new systems We must manage change; it is a fact of life. Change brings new opportunities and also new issues. The challenge is to hold on to what we value, respond to the things we are concerned about, and not assume that the way things were last year is how they are now. What worked

before may not be what is best now.

Change is hard work.

With all of this change, it is easy to get worried and confused that things are not happening as we would want. We are bombarded with news stories, social media, and comments from those around us about problems and issues locally and nationally in education. It is human nature to notice the failures rather than the successes. This is not to say challenges do not exist, but it can be easy to lose sight of the vast array of positives that happen at school. I hope our communication, through things such as the newsletter and school magazine, as well as your participation in school events, give you all some insight into the cool things your children do at school.

In farewelling this year’s leavers, we also mark the end of a more involved school relationship for many parents. We have worked with you and your children to nurture them through to this, the end of

As the year ends, we also farewell staff who are moving on to their next chapter as they head off to new adventures: • • • • •

Mrs Pratt: Our Careers Assistant this year, is returning to teaching Ms Prior: Year 8 Homeroom teacher this year, moves to Clearview School Mrs Hamilton: DTG teacher for the last two years, moves to Hornby High Mrs Ellena: Mathematics teacher for the last two years, is retiring after 40 years teaching Ms Watherston: HOD PE and Year 13 Dean, has been at DHS for five years and moves to Rangi Ruru Girls’ School

Thank you to all our staff for their contribution to a successful year.

The success of our students is strongly linked to the high quality of our staff, so we applaud you all for the range of ways you have found to go the extra mile for our students.

Thank you for your hard work, patience and focus on the learning and achievement of our children.

James Morris

Staff Changes It has been a pleasure to spend the last two years of my long teaching career at Darfield High School. It has always been my plan to leave with regrets and, I have plenty. January 2019 will have me thinking “what have I done?” This job has always been about relationships for me, helping young people to gain confidence and do their best. My plan is to look for a job that is less mentally demanding and has no homework so I have the energy to enjoy evenings and weekends again. Thank you to the students and staff who have shared this part of the journey with me.

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Hi, I am Sarah Grenfell.

Originally from South Africa, I spent many years travelling before settling in New Zealand 11 years ago.

I have been lucky to call Darfield home for the past six years while my husband and I have been raising our three wonderful children.

In addition to being a mum, I have enjoyed working for our family business, volunteering in the community, and making new friendships. I am enthusiastic about the arts and working with others in the community. I am excited to be moving in a new direction as the Arts Co-ordinator at Darfield High School.

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HOUSE CAPTAINS CHANGEOVER

CONGRATULATIONS

TAWERA! WINNING HOUSE FOR 2018

Congratulations 2019 Head Prefects

Back Row, L to R; Corien Blom: 2019 Head of Well-being; Zoe Spinks: 2019 Head of Sport; Kate Morris: 2019 Deputy Head Girl; Kieran McKay: 2019 Deputy Head Boy; Hanako Wilson: 2019 Head of Culture; Front Row, L to R; Michelle Bruce: 2019 Head Girl; Katie Sharp: 2018 Head Girl; George Brown: 2018 Head Boy; and Jackson Proud: 2019 Head Boy. ISSUE 11 / DHS DISPATCH

L to R: Kate Morris, Michelle Bruce, Jackson Proud and Kieran Mckay

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STUDENT SUCCESSES Celebrating the successes of our students is important.

There are a number of areas that students excel in. Whether this is part of or outside of the DHS community, please feel free to let us know, so we can celebrate their achievements with the whole community.

Year 8 student, Mikayla Wycliffe, has been selected in the New Zealand show team to complete in Australia.

coveted Champion Working Hunter and Champion Rider on her pony, NS Hey Mickey, at the New Zealand Agricultural Show.

It has already been a fantastic season for Mikayla winning the

Congratulations, Mikayla.

Nathan Carter did incredibly well bringing home a gold medal, representing Darfield High School at the recent New Zealand Secondary Schools AthleticsChampionships.

Nathan also did a Personal Best 2 km run in seven minutes and 16 seconds and was well up with the top senior runners.

Well done, Nathan!

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ATHLETIC CHAMPIONS 2018 Year 7 Boys CHAMPION

Samuel McConnell

Year 7 Girls CHAMPION RUNNER-UP

Jody McCarthy-Dempsey Thrixy Badua

Year 8 Boys CHAMPION RUNNER-UP

Cole Atutolu Casey Taylor

Year 8 Girls CHAMPION

Lily Champion-Smith/Zara Mclean

On 10 November, at Christchurch’s new Athletics track, Nga Puna Wai, I broke the high jump record. I put the bar up to that height myself.

My coach Brian said, “Believe in yourself, you will be able to get over it.”

When I cleared the bar, I was relieved that the bar was still up and I cheered as soon as I realised.

It was amazing. The record hadn’t been broken in 33 years and I did it!

Jody McCarthy-Dempsey

RECORDS BROKEN 2018 Year 7 Girls 100 metres Long Jump High Jump Shot Put Discus

Thrixy Badua Jody McCarthy-Dempsey Jody McCarthy-Dempsey Jody McCarthy-Dempsey Jody McCarthy-Dempsey

Old Record (2002) Old Record (2017) Old Record (2017) Old Record (2017) Old Record (2018)

Year 8 Girls Shot Put (2.00 kg)

Kirsty McCarthy-Dempsey

New Record

Year 8 Boys High Jump Long Jump

Cole Atutolu Cole Atutolu

Old Record (1989) Old Record (1983)

14.48 sec 4.14 m 1.30 m 9.748 m 22.96 m

New Record 14.35 sec New Record 4.44 m New Record 1.35 m New Record 9.76 m New Record 26.49 m

10.18 m 1.46 m New Record 1.47 m 4.77 m New Record 4.88 m

CANTERBURY PRIMARY SCHOOLS ATHLETIC CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018 YEAR 7 GIRLS Relay team FIRST PLACE: Thrixy Badua, Georgie Veronese, Kate Hefferon, Mya McDonnell Discus FIRST PLACE: Jody McCarthy-Dempsey - 27.15 m High Jump FIRST PLACE: Jody McCarthy-Dempsey - 1.36 m 100 m THIRD PLACE: Thrixy Badua YEAR 8 GIRLS Shot Put FIRST PLACE: Kirsty McCarthy-Dempsey - 9.88 m Discus FIRST PLACE: Kirsty McCarthy-Dempsey - 25.63 m YEAR 8 BOYS

CANTERBURY PRIMARY SCHOOLS TRIATHLON CHAMPIONSHIPS YEAR 7 BOYS 24th Joe Cookson 30th Charlie Blackburn YEAR 7 GIRLS 7th Holly Smith 23rd Kiana Buechele 36th Kimberley Harris YEAR 8 BOYS 15th Dylan Butler 22nd Ben Smith YEAR 8 GIRLS 20th Charlise Miller 39th Rory Perrin

Long Jump THIRD PLACE: Cole Atutolu - 5.19 m All the students who represented DHS performed well and beyond expectations.

NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

DHS Students Nathan Carter won gold in the 2 km run. Zoe Spinks was .1 second short of third in 100 m and Emma Wason got 5th in javelin.

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Every Wednesday for six weeks during Term four, four teams travelled to Hagley Park to play in the Term Four Ultimate Frisbee Schools Tournament.

There were two Year 10 teams Darfield Girls X and Darfield Boys X, and there were two Year 9 and 10 mixed teams, Darfield Girls Y and Darfield Boys Y.

Ultimate Frisbee

Overall, Darfield Boys X came out with only one loss after a tough but competitive game against Riccarton High School Boys and the Darfield Girls X came out with two losses.

Jess and I both recommend you sign up for Ultimate Frisbee as all of us enjoyed our term playing. The game of the season would have been Darfield Boys X vs Riccarton High School Boys, as that was the repeat of the South Island Championship finals.

Jess and Harley

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SECONDARY SCHOOLS

ATHLETICS

CHAMPIONSHIPS AT NGA PUNA WAI

COACHING SUPPORT BY

HIGH PERFORMANCE ATHLETES

FULL DAY ATHLETIC PROGRAMME • GREAT LEAD UP TO CANTERBURY CHAMPS TIPS FROM EXPERIENCED ATHLETES

For Year 9, 10, 11, 12 & 13 students TO ENTER, contact your School’s Sports Co-ordinator

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2018 SENIOR

PRIZEGIVING

SENIOR CULTURAL AWARDS Caitlin Warrington: The T & H Drama Trophy for an Emerging Talent who Demonstrates Initiative and Enthusiasm at Year 11 Michelle Bruce: The Kirwee Players’ Trophy for Contribution to Drama in Years 12/13 Jessica Galletly: Senior Drama Trophy Viktoria Derik-Westaway: The Carran Cooke Cup for Best Performance in a School Production Aiko Sakurai: The Darfield High School Award for the International Student who Participates Most Fully in the Life of the School Liz Peng: The Darfield High School Award for the International Student who Achieves the Greatest Academic Progress in a Language other than their Native Tongue Kanon Oka; Joe Lipipattana: The Darfield High School Award for the International Student who Shows Consistent Effort and Application Across All Subjects Brittany Hewitt: The Lorraine Jacobs Cup for the Student who has shown Outstanding Effort in Senior Art

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Hayley Murray: The Jessica Penn Clark Memorial Art Award for the Senior Art Student with the Most Potential Elyse Kerr: The Hatton Cup for Excellence in Correspondence Michelle Bruce: The Lilly Cup for Services to the Darfield High School Library Alex McGregor: High Achievement Award: 1st in New Zealand for Showquest Choreography Jemma Dalley; Aeryn McMillanDa Via: The Show Quest Trophy for Performing Arts; High Achievement Award: 1st in New Zealand for Showquest Choreography Caileigh Peaufa: The MKB Buchart Cup for Public Speaking in Year 11 Georgia Allison: The Avery Cup for Public Speaking in Year 12 Jodie Rollings: The J Paul Cup for Public Speaking in Year 13; The Jebson Trophy for the Best Public Speaker Aiko Sakurai: The Malvern Community Arts Council Metronome for the Most Promising Instrumentalist James Stead: The Grenell Family Trophy for Best Performer of Contemporary Music

Asit Lappradtana: The Hayes Trophy for the Most Improved Music Student in the Senior School Hanako Wilson: The Malvern Community Arts Council Prize for the Best Contribution to School Music SENIOR SPORTS AWARDS Jonathon Sims: The Addington Cup for Under 15 Boys' Cross Country Champion Caitlin Rayne: The Darfield High School Cup for Intermediate Girls' Cross Country Champion Ben Francis: The Darfield High School Cup for Intermediate Boys' Cross Country Champion Niamh Rayne: The Staff Rose Bowl for Senior Girls' Cross Country Champion Ged Roessink: The Mr C S Ell Cup for Senior Boys’ Cross Country Champion Ethan Taylor: The Diane Baird Trophy for Intermediate Boys’ Swimming Champion; High Achievement Award: 3rd place in the 15 years; 100 m Freestyle at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Swimming Championships Micaela Curtin: The Skinner Cup for Senior Girls' Swimming Champion 17 DECEMBER 2018

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PRIZEGIVING Hunter Benbow: The Coley Cup for Senior Boys' Swimming Champion Zoe Spinks: The David Baird Trophy for Intermediate Girls' Athletics Champion; High Achievement Award: 2nd place in both the 100 m and 200 m at the South Island Secondary Schools Athletics Championships Harrison Buck: The David Baird Trophy for Intermediate Boys’ Athletics Champion Aaliyah Van der Heyden: The Cup for Senior Girls' Athletics Champion Jackson Proud: The Charles Family Cup for Senior Boys' Athletics Champion; High Achievement Award: 3rd place in the U19 Boys Javelin at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Athletics Championships Callum Murdoch: High Achievement Award: 2nd place in the U19 Boys Javelin at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Athletics Championships Ashleigh Cridge: High Achievement Award: 2nd place in the U16 Girls High Jump at the Canterbury Secondary School Athletics Championships Nathan Carter: High Achievement Award: 2nd place in both Canterbury Secondary Schools Road Race and 400 m Caitlin Rayne: The Trophy for Senior Girls’ Individual Triathlon Champion Samuel King: The Rosanowski Family Trophy for Senior Boys’ Individual Triathlon Champion Paige Hunter: Darfield Garden Centre and Florist Trophy for the Most Valuable Girls’ Rugby Player; High Achievement Award: selection for the Canterbury Women’s U18 Rugby Team Hayley Murray: The Darfield Rugby Club Trophy for the most improved Girls Rugby Player Xavier Holland: The Broughton Cup for the Most Improved Rugby Player Daniel Felipe: The 1994 1st XV Trophy for the Best Contribution to 1st XV Rugby Samuel King: The Darfield High School 1st XV Trophy for the Most Valuable Player as selected by the 1st XV Team; Players Player Cup for XV Rugby Rozlyn Doherty: High Achievement Award: selection for the Canterbury Women’s U18 Rugby Team ISSUE 11 / DHS DISPATCH

Dylan Bamford: High Achievement Award: selection for the Canterbury Country U16 Rugby Team

George Brown: The Malvern AFC Trophy for the Senior Player of the Year

Thomas Welch: High Achievement Award: the most promising first or second year Referee in the Canterbury Region

Jennifer Walter: The Taylor Cup for the Girls Football Player making the Best Contribution

Lucy Glassey; Olivia Lemon: The Taege Family Netball Cup for the Most Valuable Player in Senior Netball Emma van der Wilt: The Malvern Netball Association Trophy for the Most Improved Netball Player Lucy Glassey: High Achievement Award: selection as a Talented Player at the South Island Secondary Schools Netball Championships Oliver Sutherland: The Malvern Basketball Trophy for the Most Improved Player Kerryn Tomlinson: The Darfield High School Trophy for the Most Improved Girls Basketball Player Niamh Rayne: The Rayne Family Cup for the Most Valuable Senior Basketball Player Katherine Hadler: High Achievement Award: 3rd place individual and 1st in a team in the Canterbury Secondary Schools Artistic Gymnastics Championships Katie Griffiths: High Achievement Award: 3rd place individual and 1st in a team in the Canterbury Secondary Schools Artistic Gymnastics Championships Oliver Pooler: High Achievement Award: 1st place in the South Island Secondary Schools Motocross Championships Brooke McKay: The S M Forsyth Trophy for Services to School Hockey; High Achievement Award: NZ Hockey Umpire Abigail Tuhill: The Horndon Cup for the Most Improved Girls Hockey Player

Georgia Allison: The Darfield High School Equestrian Trophy; High Achievement Award: Winner of NZ Junior Equitation Series Niamh Rayne: High Achievement Award: 1st place in Team Dressage and 2nd place in the One Day Event at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Equestrian Championships Rosa Buist-Brown: High Achievement Award: National Pony Grand Prix Champion Sophie Townsend: High Achievement Award: representing New Zealand in the CSIJ-B event at The Princess Cup in Bangkok and 2nd place in the National Junior Riders Series Katherine Hadler: High Achievement Award: 1st place in Team Dressage and 2nd place in the One Day Event at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Equestrian Championships Nik Hodgman; Jesse Gray; Ben Francis; Jesse Sutherland; Cameron Mills; Brianna Longdin; Stefanie McKenzie: High achievement award for 1st place at the South Island Secondary School Ultimate Frisbee Championships PREMIER SPORTS AWARDS Thomas Welch: The Neil Thomas Cup for the Best Off-the-Field Contribution in any Sport or Recreation Sophie Townsend: The RoachWilson Trophy for the Sportsperson of the Year for Excellence and Contribution

Benjamin Sharp: The B & E Smart Trophy for the Individual Claybird Shooting Champion; High Achievement Award: South Island High Gun Champion Viktoria Derik-Westaway: High Achievement Award: 2nd place in the South Island Secondary Schools Skiing Championships Ryan Hughes: The C Jenkins Cup for the Most Improved Player in the 1st XI; The Duncan Stone Trophy for Cricket Administration and Playing Performance

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PRIZEGIVING SENIOR ACADEMIC AWARDS YEAR 11 SUBJECT PRIZES Asit Lappradtana: 3rd= for English for Speakers of Other Languages Alexandra Walker: 3rd in Home Economics Andre A’Court: 3rd in Design and Visual Communication Caileigh Peaufa: 3rd in Engineering Caitlin Hool: 3rd in Digital Technologies Jessica Galletly: 3rd in Drama Katie Griffiths: 3rd in Music Rebecca Inch: 3rd in History Alex Gerritsen: 2nd in Rural College Benjamin Sharp: 2nd in Engineering Celestianne Liwag: 2nd in Japanese Darren Thornley: 2nd in Design and Visual Communication Ellie Knights: 2nd in Home Economics Jay Lipipattana: 2nd for English for Speakers of Other Languages Natalia Little: 2nd in Soft Materials Rebecca Manifold: 2nd in Art Sophie Palmer: 3rd in Commerce; 3rd in Rural College Claire Langlands: 3rd in Mathematics; 2nd in Music Caitlin Gibb: 2nd in History; 2nd in Digital Technologies Ella Roessink: 2nd = in Physical Education; 2nd in Health Nathan Carter: The Te Whare Koru Trophy for gaining a significant goal Star Chalmers: The T and J Gallagher Trophy for consistent effort and good example in Special Programmes Caitlin Warrington: The Taege’s Foodcentre Prize for Drama Casey Roessink: The Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for Physical Education George McIntosh: The National Trade Academy Cup and Darfield High School Prize for Excellence in Practical Assessments in Rural College James Miles: The Barnhill Engineering Trophy and Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for Engineering 10

Joe Lipipattana: The Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for English for Speakers of Other Languages Oliver Sutton: The Trevor Wall Design Prize for Furniture Making Samuel Cunningham: The New Zealand Agriseeds Limited Prize and the Forrester Family Cup for Agriculture for Conscientiousness and Diligence in Theory and Practical Work Monique St Clair-Newman: 3rd= in English; 3rd in Health; 2nd= in Physical Education Jesse Sutherland: 3rd= in English; The Trevor Wall Design Prize for Design and Visual Communication Michael Bruce-Sheppard: 3rd in Japanese; The Canterbury Education Services Cup and Darfield High School Prize for History;

YEAR 12 SUBJECT PRIZES Anna Lovelock: 3rd in Rural College Corien Blom: 3rd in Commerce Ellouise Day: 3rd in Home Economics Mereana Gilmour: 3rd in Art Painting Penelope Mitchell: 3rd in French Lexie Purvis: 3rd in Japanese Lucy Glassey: 3rd in Science Bridget Freer: 2nd in Engineering Cassandra Hart: 2nd in Mathematics – Statistics Cleo Searle: 2nd in Home Economics

Stefanie McKenzie: 3rd in Economics; The Peter Jebson Family Prize for Geography

Eboni Lawrence: 2nd in Art Painting

Emily White: 2nd in Commerce; The Diedrichs Family Prize for Home Economics;

Emma van der Wilt: 2nd in Rural College

Sophie Townsend: 2nd in Economics; The Darfield High School Prize for Health Caitlin Rayne: 3rd in Geography; 3rd in General Science; 2nd in Drama; 2nd in English Kanon Oka: 3rd= for English for Speakers of Other Languages; The Taege’s Foodcentre Prize for Japanese; The Darfield High School Prize for Soft Materials Technology Hayley Murray: 2nd in Mathematics; 2nd in General Science; 2nd in Geography; The Fior Consulting Prize for Commerce; The Andrew John Kennedy Memorial Prize for Art Katherine Hadler: The G M Ridgen Prize for English; The Macartney Prize for Mathematics; The Christchurch Cleaning Supplies Prize for Economics; The Mitchell Brothers’ Prize for Digital Technologies; The AK Scott Cup and The Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for Music; The Fior Consulting Prize for General Science

Jemma Dalley: 2nd in Health Sam Clark: 2nd in Digital Technologies Alex McGregor: 3rd in Outdoor Education; 3rd in Physical Education Beowulf Scott: 3rd in Chemistry; 2nd in Physics Edward Manson: 3rd= in Physics; 2nd in Computer Programming Liz Peng: 2nd for English for Speakers of Other Languages; 2nd in Soft Materials Jennifer Bell: The Courtenay A&P Association Prize for Home Economics Elizabeth Laws: The Darfield High School Prize for Outdoor Education Kelsey Parsons: The Neil Stott Memorial Trophy and Prize donated

by Federated Farmers Malvern Branch for Outstanding Performance in Class and Practical Work in Rural College Studies Jackson Proud: The McDonald and Horton Architects Limited Prize for Design and Visual Communication

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2018 SENIOR

PRIZEGIVING Madeleine Berge: The Pinnacle & Co Prize for Art - Painting Thomas Welch: The Darfield High School Prize for Outdoor Education Alexander Stiles: 3rd= in Physics; The Pinnacle & Co Prize for Computer Programming Sarah Kellock: 3rd in Design and Visual Communication; The Rachel Ridgen Memorial Cup and Darfield High School Prize for English Georgia Allison: 2nd in Physical Education; The Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for Excellence in Economics Hanako Wilson: 3rd= in History; 2nd in Biology; 2nd in Japanese Saskia Kremers: 3rd in Biology; 3rd in Economics; 3rd in Computer Programming; 2nd in English

Kieran McKay: 2nd in Design and Visual Communication; 2nd in Mathematics – Calculus; The Darfield High School Prize for Chemistry; The Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for Physics

YEAR 13 SUBJECT PRIZES Harry Pooler: 3rd in Business Studies

Aiko Sakurai: The Darfield High School Prize for Music; The Hayakawa Trophy and Darfield High School Prize for Japanese; The Darfield Bakery Prize for English for Speakers of Other Languages; The Darfield High School Prize for Soft Materials

Katherine Buck: 3rd in Art

Kate Morris: 2nd in Chemistry; The Darfield High School Prize for Biology; The Logan Friedman Trophy and Taege’s Foodcentre Prize for Year 12 History; The Darfield High School Prize for French; The Darfield High School Prize for Mathematics Calculus

Jeroen Breunisse: 3rd in Rural College

Laura Wong: 3rd in Science Natasha Young: 3rd in Mathematics – Statistics Viktoria Derik-Westaway: 3rd in Drama Aeryn McMillian Da-Via: 2nd in Drama Eron Boado: 2nd in Engineering Giorgia van der Wilt: 2nd in Art Jacob Spence: 2nd in Classical Studies

Abigail Tuhill: 3rd in Drama; 3rd in Mathematics - Calculus; The Booth Trophy and Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for Digital Technologies

Laura Brown: 2nd in Home Economics

Chantelle Rod: 3rd in Geography; 3rd in Health; The Rural Women New Zealand Prize for Commerce

Adrian Nolan: 3rd in Physics; 3rd in Classical Studies

Benjamin Millar: 3rd in Engineering; 2nd in Economics; The Darfield High School Prize for Mathematics - Statistics Jesse Smith: The Barnhill Engineering Cup and Darfield High School Prize for Engineering; The Darfield High School Prize for Furniture Making Zoe Spinks: The Taege’s Foodcentre Prize for Drama; The Darfield High School Prize for Physical Education Brooke Robinson: 3rd in Mathematics – Statistics; 2nd in Geography; 2nd in Commerce; The Darfield High School Prize for Health Rachel McLean: 2nd in History; 2nd in Science; 2nd in Music; The Pearson Family Cup and Rosanowski Family Prize for Geography Michelle Bruce: 3rd= in History; 3rd in English; 2nd in French; 2nd in Drama; The Darfield High School Prize for Science

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Samuel King: 2nd in Rural College

Ashley Coleman: 3rd in Design and Visual Communication; 2nd in Geography Brittany Hewitt: The Helen Moore Trophy and the Trevor Wall Design Prize for Excellence in Art/Painting in the Senior School Jodie Rollings: The Malvern Community Arts Council Prize for Drama Shae Read: The Class of 1954 Trophy and the Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for Outstanding Performance in Class and Practical Work in Rural College Studies Hunter Benbow: 3rd in Media Studies; The Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for Engineering Olivia Lemon: 3rd in Physical Education; The Darfield High School Prize for Health Bridget Leach: 2nd in Business Studies; The Southern Hospitality Prize for Home Economics

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PRIZEGIVING YEAR 13 SUBJECT PRIZES (Cont)

Caleb Banks: 2nd in History; The Darfield High School Parent Teacher Student Association Prize for Mathematics – Statistics Kate Sutton: 2nd in Health; The Darfield Pharmacy Prize for Science Poppy Lloyd: 2nd in Science; The Darfield High School Parent Teacher Student Association Prize for History Esther Blain: 3rd in Calculus; 3rd in Chemistry; 3rd in Biology; 2nd in Economics George Gibb: 3rd in History; 3rd in Geography; 2nd in Calculus; The Darfield High School Prize for Physics Zara MacDonald: 3rd in Health; The Darfield High School Prize for Physical Education; The Darfield High School Prize for Outdoor Education Courtney Newell: 3rd in Economics; 2nd in Physics; The I and A Cullen Prize for Mathematics – Calculus; The Rosanowski Family Prize for Chemistry Niamh Rayne: 2nd in Chemistry; 2nd in Physical Education; The Darfield ITM Prize for Biology; The Darfield High School Prize for Geography Ethan Haines: 2nd in Digital Technologies; 2nd in Media Studies; The Trevor Wall Design Prize for Design and Visual Communication; The Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for Computer Programming Elyse Kerr: 2nd in Mathematics – Statistics; 2nd in Biology; The Torlesse Travel Limited Cup and Prize for Economics; The Darfield High School Prize for Business Studies; The Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for French Jack McConnell: 2nd in Design and Visual Communication; The Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for Classical Studies; The Darfield High School Prize for Digital Technologies; The Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for Media Studies

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SENIOR PREMIER AWARDS Celestianne Liwag: The Darfield High School Ex-Students' Association Cup and Darfield High School Prize for Consistent Application and Effort in the Senior School Angel Taylor: The Patricia Henderson Plate and Darfield High School Prize for Consistent Effort and Application in Year 12 Michelle Bruce: The Office Max Prize for Service and Co-operation for Years 11 to 13 Zara MacDonald: The William Broughton Plate and Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for the Student who Realises their Potential by Making the Most of their Opportunities Niamh Rayne: The 1993 Malvern Suffrage Celebrations’ Committee and Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for a Female Student in the Senior School who Participates Fully in the Academic, Cultural, Sporting and Social Life of the School Katie Sharp: The 1993 Malvern Suffrage Celebrations' Committee Trophy and Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for a Female Student who Demonstrates Exceptional Leadership Skills both at School and as a Representative of the School in the Wider Community George Brown: The Dennis Cullen Memorial Trophy and Torlesse Travel Limited Prize for the Male Student in the Senior School who Participates Fully in the Academic, Cultural, Sporting and Social Life of the School Katherine Hadler: The B & E Smart Prize for High Academic Achievement – 2nd in Year 11 Hayley Murray: Mr and Mrs R L Bennetts’ Trophy and The Malvern Community Board Prize for General Excellence – 1st in Year 11 Michelle Bruce: The B & E Smart Prize for High Academic Achievement – 2nd in Year 12 Kate Morris: The Sonia Early Memorial Trophy and The Malvern Community Board Prize for General Excellence – 1st in Year 12;

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PRIZEGIVING Courtney Newell: The University of Otago New Frontiers Entrance Scholarship recognises academic ability in secondary school study. This is a $5000 scholarship George Brown; Olivia Lemon; Jodie Rollings: The University of Otago Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship recognise proven academic ability and outstanding leadership qualities. These are $6,000 scholarships George Brown: Frews Sponsorship assists a Student to gain a Heavy Trade Licence Esther Blain; Katie Sharp: The Selwyn District Council Education Fund Bursary is to assist a student in meeting their fees in their first year of tertiary study George Brown: The Lions are active in our local, national and international communities fundraising and supporting a wide range of projects.

The Malvern Lions Scholarship is for students intending to study full time for a recognised qualification. The all-round aspects of each applicant are considered Julia Trushin: The Malvern Health Trust works in the Malvern Community to provide the community nurses and also supports a number of local health initiatives. The Malvern Health and Community Welfare Trust Scholarship is for students who intend to study in health related areas James Stead: The Malvern Youth Trust Award. This award is presented to a student who would most benefit from the experience to develop leadership that comes from a Spirit of Adventure voyage Jessica Galletly: The Malvern Youth Trust Award. This award is presented to a student who has contributed greatly to leadership in the school

George Gibb; Teri Jackson; Olivia Lemon; Adriana Cornelissen: The Hickman Family Trust Scholarship Niamh Rayne: Mrs M Thompson’s Trophy and Malvern Community Board Prize for the Best All-Rounder Jack McConnell: The Christopher Cullen Memorial Trophy, the World Travellers Prize, the Challenge Darfield Prize and the Malvern Community Board Award for 3rd in Year 13 Niamh Rayne: Mr & Mrs Ryburn’s Prize, the Torlesse Travel Limited Prize, and the Rosanowski Family Trophy for Proxime Accessit to the Dux Elyse Kerr: The Darfield High School Parent Teacher Student Association Prize, the Darfield High School Prize and The Malvern Community Board Award for Dux

Emma May; Olivia Shinn; Harriet Watson; Mariah Glasson; Paige Heselwood; Tessa Mitchell: Elizabeth Richards Scholarships for exstudents Harry Pooler; Brooke McKay; McKenzie Alfeld; Jeroen Breunisse; Samuel King: 2018 Elizabeth Richards Scholarships for current students ISSUE 11 / DHS DISPATCH

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2018 JUNIOR

PRIZEGIVING

FORM CLASS AWARDS – YEAR 7 7AM Joshua Wilson: Always works hard and is willing to help. Shows initiative and is a natural leader Chloe Baylis: Works hard and is a willing helper. Kind and respectful at all times Annabelle Souter: Hard worker.

Kind and thoughtful at all times.

Very positive attitude towards her learning, staff and peers Caitlin Smith: Shows initiative and willingly helps out when needed.

Kind and thoughtful

7KK Katy Newbigging: Kind, caring individual who always puts her best effort into every area of work.

Is always willing to go above and beyond to help others Isobel Knights: Polite, diligent worker with a wonderful sense of humour. Kind and caring classmate to all Felix Jennings: Shows respect in all areas of school life, inside and outside of the classroom. Works hard to always put 100% effort into his work

Ella Marsh: Responsible and caring.

Works hard and makes the most of her opportunities

Samuel McConnell: Completes work to a high standard first time.

Is kind and caring to all classmates and is willing to lend a hand where needed

7CC Ella Flynn-Miers: A positive attitude towards work and a kind, helpful student

Poppy McClimont: Always completes work to the best of her ability with a positive attitude and a wonderful smile

Harrison Mair: A kind and caring student with a great work ethic Ella Hunter: Respectful student with a diligent work ethic William Judd: Polite and respectful student who attempts work with a positive attitude Kezia Sutton: A positive attitude towards all aspects of school life 7PL Chloe Kilday: Always works hard and completes tasks quickly and efficiently. She is always kind and helpful to others Caleb Gundry: Has a positive attitude to everything. Is very caring and considerate, works hard in class Cass Williams: Kind and helpful, works well and likes to do her best.

Responsible and natural leader Ella Lagan: Friendly, kind, cheerful.

Completes all of her tasks to a high standard Anna Roberts: Loves drama and performance, lovely sense of humour. Lots of positive energy.

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7RC Alissa Slaven: Works hard in all areas and is always respectful to others Cameron Cullen: Always works to the best of his abilities and is always willing to help others Joshua Franklin: Very high standard of work. He works hard in all areas Rebekah-Mae Kalweit: Consistently high standards and a wonderful work ethic Jakob Coleman: Show respect, wonderful personality and always has fun in class FORM CLASS AWARDS – YEAR 8 8DK Aden Warrington: Kind and caring nature, supporting his classmates Serena Carney: Shows respect in all areas of school life, inside and outside of the classroom. Works hard to always put 100% effort into her work

Daniel Lloyd: Positive attitude, fantastic work ethic, respectful to everyone Charlotte Brett: Outstanding effort in all her assignments in class Nathan Croy: Positive, happy attitude 8MP Tom Chaffey: Consistently completes work to a very high standard and is always respectful, helpful and cheerful Brooke Stevenson: Shows responsibility beyond her years. Accepts and thrives on challenges positively Tyler Wiremu: A kind caring classmate who is always making the most of the opportunities he is given Jaida Banks: Absolute diligence in all areas of school life and positively assisting others Jessica Olds: Consistently working to a high standard and always having a positive attitude 8JP Chloe Cameron: Excellence, diligent and hard working Liam Barnhill: Citizenship, diligence and hard working Levi Turpin: Hardworking, kind and caring nature Jessica Langridge: Diligent, respectful and kind Carter Moore-Woodward: Kind and caring classmate who always helps others 8SJ Billy Norton: Striving hard to improve his behaviour and work habits Jack Slater: Hard working, industrious and being generally amazing Oscar Lochore: Considerate, humorous and a good friend and great role model 17 DECEMBER 2018

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PRIZEGIVING Abbi Wilson: Kind, respectful and caring. A positive role model Jayden Lancaster: Has a positive attitude and will give anything a go 8CT Rylee Shepherd: Consistent effort and application in all areas Isla Blaber-Hunt: Hardworking attitude in all classes; Chloe Cadman: Consistently hardworking and helpful to others; Lilly Gilbertson: Consistent positive attitude and always helping others Lucas Hickey: Hardworking and kind, caring nature FORM CLASS AWARDS – YEAR 9 9CM Charlotte Moana: Dedicated to doing her best Vaughan Smart: Positive, willing to help with a mature approach to school Rose Williams: Positive attitude and always kind and friendly Piper Benbow: Positive attitude and making the most of her opportunities Jackson Hill: Showing resilience and pride in his approach to school 9NS Travis Abraham: Positive attitude, excellent worth ethic and willingness to help others Bernadette Campbell: Kind, respectful and caring, positive role model and excellent work ethic Bianca Duncan: Diligent, kind, positive attitude and willingness to help others Jack Gillians: For his positive attitude and willingness to help Emily Morrison: Positive attitude, excellent worth ethic and willingness to help others 9BE Hailey Barker: For her leadership and for always being inclusive and respectful of others Belinda Inch: For being diligent, responsible and willing to take on leadership ISSUE 11 / DHS DISPATCH

Scott Curd-Bourgeois: For being hard working and for being willing to help others Peter Curd-Bourgeois: For his great work ethic, reliability, and for always including others Aneliz Gardner: For being diligent and for always being inclusive and willing to help others 9JR Erika Dela Pena: For stepping outside of her comfort zone to get involved in wider areas of school life such as becoming a librarian and international buddy Heidi Hamilton: For consistently working hard in all her classes, as well as participating in areas in school outside of the class Johnny Millar: Always keen to do well and seeks advice for improvement as well as always having a positive attitude May Sweeney: For her friendly nature and improved positive attitude towards her learning Max Whyte: Always friendly, helpful and caring while showing a sincere interest in how people are 9MC Ella Forrester-Rolton: Consistently completes work to a very high standard and is always respectful, helpful and cheerful Charlotte Roberts: Always gives her best. Friendly and helpful to others Jessica Townsend: Works hard.

Willing helper. Kind and respectful at all times Connor Palmer: Shows initiative and willingly helps out when needed.

Considers others Hayden De Burger: Conscientious, hard-working student. Always on task

FORM CLASS AWARDS - YEAR 10 10CQ Matthew Ashworth: For being diligent, responsible and willing to take on leadership Paris Taylor: Conscientious, hardworking student. Always on task Jayden Crawford: Works hard.

Willing helper. Kind and respectful at all times Kayla Rosel: Always gives her best.

Friendly and helpful to others Paula Smith: For being hardworking and for being willing to help others 10HC Lily Cameron: Diligence in all subject areas. She is a helpful, reliable and trustworthy student Brooke Winter-Reid: Always keen to help. Works hard and is kind and respectful Katie Molloy: Conscientious, hardworking student, who is helpful and friendly William Brown: Hard working student who is always respectful and willing to help Rosa Dunnlogan: Conscientious student who gives everything her best 10SG Jonathon Taylor: A positive attitude and motivation in all classes Lachlan Adams: Showing a consistent effort to achieve in all areas Ria Kelly: A positive attitude and good work ethic in all classes Jessica McKenzie: Consistent effort and positive attitude at all times Caitlin Knowles: A positive attitude and diligence in all classes 10VR Vincent Mandapat: Upholding the school's respect value Zoe Van de Pol: A positive attitude Sophie Jarvis: A good work ethic in all classes Ben Knowles: Friendly and kind to others Heidi Lovelock: Perseverant in all subjects 15

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PRIZEGIVING Lucy Mitchell: The Darfield High School Creative Writing Award Year 10 Leah Hamilton-Cross: High Achievement Award: Published and awarded honourable mention for short story “Unpoppable” in the Young NZ Writers Competition Niamh Guy: The Johnston Family Trophy for Excellence in Japanese Years 7 to 10 Teresa Barnhill: High Achievement Award: Performer in the Nutcracker Royal New Zealand Ballet; High Achievement Award: 2nd place in the Lyrical Solo and 3rd place in the Contemporary and Jazz Solo at the NZ Dance Awards

CULTURAL AWARDS

Caitlin Knowles: High Achievement Award: 1st in New Zealand for Showquest Choreography

YEARS 7 and 8 Holly Smith: The Worsfold Cup for Year 7 Speech Competition

Rebecca Bruce: The Darfield High School Junior Drama Trophy for Years 7-10

Nikki Alinar: The Tecorian Cup for Year 8 Speech Competition

Teresa Barnhill: High Achievement Award: 2nd place in the Darfield/ Ellesmere Talent Quest

Amy Allan: The Darfield High School Creative Writing Award for Year 7 Jessica Langridge: The Darfield High School Creative Writing Award for Year 8 Eddie Adams; Liam Morris; Barnaby Maude: High Achievement Award: Winners of the Dafield/ Ellesmere Talent Quest Earl Boado: The Hayes Trophy for the Greatest Contribution to Music in Years 7 & 8; Mrs Wilson-Coutts' Cup for the Most Promising Musician in the Junior School

Emily Waters: The Hayes Trophy for the Greatest Contribution to Music in Years 9 & 10 Ashlee Kala: The Malvern Community Arts Council Cultural Trophy Isabella Kennedy; The Christchurch Music Centre Cup for Years 9 and 10 Music Emily Cullen: Mrs Wilson-Coutts' Cup for the Best Contribution to Vocal Music in the Junior School

Rhyan Manson: The Malvern Community Arts Council Trophy for Enthusiastic Participation in Cultural Activities - Years 7 and 8 Blake Woolley: The Christchurch Music Centre Cup for Years 7 and 8 Music YEARS 9 and 10 Mya Moore: The Post Office Cup for Year 9 Speech Competition Heather Hamilton: The Lee Cup for Year 10 Speech Competition Vaughan Smart: The Darfield High School Creative Writing Award Year 9 16

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PRIZEGIVING SPORTING AWARDS YEARS 7 and 8 Kate Hefferon: The Julie Battersby Cup for Year 7 Girls' Cross Country Champion Charlie Blackburn: The Darfield High School Trophy for Year 7 Boys' Cross Country Champion

Benjamin Smith; Aden Warrington: High Achievement Award: Canterbury Hockey Representative Charlise Miller: Junior Girls’ Triathlon Champion Dylan Butler: Junior Boys’ Triathlon Champion

Charlise Miller: The Early Cup for Jody McCarthy-Dempsey: The Year 8 Girls' Cross Country Champion Lesley Hurst Trophy for the Most Improved Junior Netballer Dylan Butler: The Blackburn Cup for Year 8 Boys' Cross Country Charlotte O’Reilly: High Champion Achievement Award: Representative in the U13 Girls Canterbury BasSamuel McConnell: The W & M ketball Team which placed 2nd in Broughton Cup for Under 12 Boys' the South Island Championships Athletics Champion Holly Smith: Collinton Cup for Jody McCarthy-Dempsey: The R Under 13 Girls' Tennis Champion Adams Cup for Under 12 Girls’ Athletics Champion; High Achievement Benjamin Smith: Collinton Cup for Award: 1st place in Year 7 High Under 13 Boys' Tennis Champion Jump and Discus at the Canterbury Primary Schools Athletic ChampionBlakely Bruce-Sheppard: High ships Achievement Award: 1st place in the Bars at the Canterbury Primary Cole Atutolu: The Hill Challenge Schools Gymnastics Championships Cup for Under 13 Boys’ Athletics Champion; High Achievement Award: Edward MacRae: High Achievement 3rd place in the Year 8 Boys Long Award: 3rd place in the Rings at the Jump at the CPS Athletic ChampionCanterbury Primary Schools Gymships nastics Championships Zara McLean; Lily ChampionSmith: The Miller Cup for Under 13 Girls' Athletics Champion Kirsty McCarthy-Dempsey: High Achievement Award: 1st place in Year 8 Shot Put and Discus at the Canterbury Primary Schools Athletic Championships Thrixie Badua: High Achievement Award: 1st Place in the Year 7 Girls Relays Team at the Canterbury Primary Schools Athletic Championships; High Achievement Award: 3rd place in the Year 7 girls 100m at the Canterbury Primary Schools Athletic Championships Mya McDonnell; Georgie Veronese; Kate Hefferon: High Achievement Award: 1st Place in the Year 7 Girls Relay Team at the Canterbury Primary Schools Athletic Championships Brody Warrington: High Achievement Award: Canterbury Hockey A Representative

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Charlise Miller: The Mrs A Cullen Trophy for Under 13 Girls' Swimming Champion; High Achievement Award: 3rd place in the Year 8 relay and 1st place in the Year 8 Girls 50m Breaststroke Benjamin Smith: The Malvern Jaycee Cup for Under 13 Boys' Swimming Champion; High Achievement Award: 3rd place in the Year 8 relay at the Canterbury Primary Schools Swimming Championships Reuben Bromley: High Achievement Award: 3rd place in the Year 8 relay at the Canterbury Primary Schools Swimming Championships

Holly Smith: High Achievement Award: 3rd place in the Year 7 girls 50m freestyle and 1st in the 50m Breaststroke at the Canterbury Primary Schools Swimming Championships Mason Thompson: Steele Family Cup for Excellence in Sportsmanship in Years 7 and 8 Rugby; High Achievement Award: Representative in the Canterbury Country U48kg Team Dylan Butler; Casey Taylor: High Achievement Award: Representative in the Canterbury Country U48kg Team and selected as a talented player MacKenzie Butler: The Malvern AFC Trophy for the Junior Player of the Year Eddie Adams; Lachlan Galletly; Kiana Buechele-Herekotukutuku; Barnaby Maude; Jordan Yaxley: High achievement award for 2nd place in the Team Event at the Canterbury Primary Schools Skiing Championships PREMIER SPORTS AWARDS Tyler Wiremu: The Darfield High School Trophy for Outstanding Male Sportsperson in any Code; YEARS 9 & 10 Emily Waters: The Adams Cup for Under 14 Girls' Cross Country Champion Matthew Ashworth: The Trophy for Under 14 Boys' Cross Country Champion Caitlin Knowles: The Mitchell Brothers Cup for U15 Girls’ Cross Country Champion Anna McKenzie: The Chamberlain Cup for Under 14 Girls' Athletics Champion Tyler Tapa-Wither: The Dickens Cup for Under 14 Boys' Athletics Champion William Brown: The Frew Brothers Trophy for Junior Boys' Athletics Champion Teresa Barnhill: The Dickens Cup for Junior Girls' Athletics Champion

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PRIZEGIVING SPORTING AWARDS (Cont) Emma Wason: High Achievement Award: 2nd place in the U14 Girls Javelin at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Athletics Alexis-Rose Sinclair: Intermediate Girls’ Triathlon Champion Angus McPherson: Intermediate Boys’ Triathlon Champion Charlotte Roberts: High Achievement Award: 3rd place in the U14 girls South Island Secondary Schools Cycling Road Race Championships Nathan Carter: High Achievement Award: 2nd place in both Canterbury Secondary Schools Road Race and 400 m Lucy Mitchell: The G and L Beattie Cup for Intermediate Girls’ Swimming Champion Chloe Newbigging: The Clucas Trophy for Under 14 Girls’ Swimming Champion; High Achievement Award: 2nd place in the 12-13yr Girls 50m Backstroke at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Swimming Championships Angus Marsh: The Webster Cup for Under 14 Boys’ Swimming Champion Ben Knowles: High Achievement Award: 1st place in the 25m breaststroke at the AWD Canterbury Secondary Schools Swimming Championships Lucas de Burger: High Achievement Award: 2nd place in the 25m breaststroke at the AWD Canterbury Secondary Schools Swimming Championships Mitchell Calcott: The Sportsmaster’s Trophy for Contribution to Rugby below 1st XV Hannah King: High Achievement Award: selected for the Canterbury Women's U18 Rugby team and the Canterbury Country U15 Girls Sevens team Tyler Tapa-Wither: High Achievement Award: Representative in the Canterbury U16 Mixed Touch Team

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Izak Derik-Westaway: The Porters Cup for Excellence in Skiing; High Achievement Award: Team placed 2nd in the South Island Secondary Schools Mixed Team Skiing Championships Mari Henderson: High Achievement Award: Team placed 2nd in the South Island Secondary Schools Mixed Team Skiing Championships and 2nd in the South Island Slopestyle Championships Rebecca Bruce: The Milne/Mulholland Netball Trophy for Sportsmanship Alexis-Rose Sinclair: The Rayne Family Cup for the Most Valuable Senior Basketball Player; High Achievement Award: Representative in the U15 A North Canterbury Basketball team which placed 2nd Ella van der Wilt; Georgie Sarginson; Maia Adams; Aidan Strowger; Zahara Sutton; Rebecca Bruce; Jessica McKenzie; Jordan Atutolu; Lucy Mitchell; Brooke Winter-Reid; Melissa Duncan; Rozena Sutton: High achievement award for being the Winner of the Year 9/10 combined competition at the Junior South Island Secondary Schools Netball Championships

Charlotte Thomas: High Achievement Award: Part of the Winning Team and the Highest Individual Rider at the Springston Trophy Georgie Sarginson: High Achievement Award: Represented NZ in the Trans Tasman Barrel Racing Team Melissa Duncan: High Achievement Award: Team placed 1st overall at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Artistic Gymnastics Championships Alexis-Rose Sinclair: High Achievement Award: 2nd in Sparring and Poomsae at the Tae Kwon Do South Island Championships PREMIER SPORTS AWARDS Teresa Barnhill: Te Piko Trophy for Outstanding Female Sportsperson in any Code

Piper Benbow: The Woodward Trophy for the Smallbore Shooting Champion; The Darfield High School Trophy for the Most Improved Smallbore Shooting Score; High Achievement Award: selected for the New Zealand Target Shooting team Ethan Rose: High Achievement Award: Oceania Mountain Bike Champion Maia Adams: High Achievement Award: 3rd in the South Island Enduro U16 Girls Mountain Biking Championships Brooke Winter-Reid: High Achievement Award: 1st Place overall in the U16 Girls South Island Secondary Schools Mountain Biking Championships Sophie Jarvis: High Achievement Award: 2nd place in the Team one day event at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Championships

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PRIZEGIVING ACADEMIC AWARDS YEAR 7 Cass Williams; Claire Booth; Ella Boyes; Ella Lagan; Micayla Dering; Olivia Williamson; Samuel McConnell; William Judd: High Achievement Award in Year 7 Health Blake Woolley: 3rd in Year 7 Te Reo Maori Charlie Blackburn: 3rd in Year 7 Japanese Liam Stanbury: 3rd in Year 7 Mathematics Kimberly Harris: 2nd= in Year 7 Art Iroquois Ross: 2nd in Year 7 French Kayla Holland: 2nd in Year 7 Technology Noah Whiteside: 2nd in Year 7 Mathematics Zane Kelly: 3rd in Year 7 Physical Education; 3rd in Year 7 Social Studies Georgie Veronese: High Achievement in Year 7 Health; 2nd in Year 7 Te Reo Maori Alexandra Taylor: The Five Star Paints Ltd Cup and National Art Supplies Prize for Year 7 Art Carmelyn Payne: The Prime Foods New Zealand Limited Cup for engagement and participation in Year 7 International Languages

Barnaby Maude: High Achievement in Year 7 Health; 3rd in Year 7 English; 2nd in Year 7 Science Nami Kelly: 2nd= in Year 7 Art; 2nd in Year 7 English; 2nd in Year 7 Japanese Eddie Adams: 3rd= in Year 7 French; 3rd in Year 7 Science; 2nd in Year 7 Physical Education; The Bob Hayward Cup for Year 7 Technology; First in Year 7 Japanese YEAR 8 Alicya Cook; Jessica Stewart; Kate Adams; Khalani Brightwell; MacKenzie Butler; Mikayla Wycliffe; Rory Perrin; Rylee Shepherd: High Achievement Award in Year 8 Health Daniel Lloyd: 3rd= in Year 8 French Alexander Wright: 3rd in Year 8 Music Kirsty McCarthy-Dempsey: 3rd in Year 8 Technology Liam Morris: 3rd in Year 8 Science Megan Chillingworth: 3rd in Year 8 English Neve Molloy: 2nd in Year 8 Social Studies

Edward MacRae: The Stuart Frew Cup for Year 7 Science

Penny White: 2nd in Year 8 Technology

Jody McCarthy-Dempsey: The Judd Family Cup for Year 7 Physical Education

Shimee Araguas: High Achievement in Year 8 Health; 3rd= in Year 8 French

Juliet Ridgen: The Delys Addington Cup for Year 7 Mathematics Rylee Kilsby-Port: The Collins Family Cup for Year 7 Social Studies

Blakely Bruce-Sheppard: High Achievement in Year 8 Health; 3rd in Year 8 Te Reo Maori

Etienne Bourhill: High Achievement in Year 7 Health; First in Year 7 French

Mason Thompson: High Achievement in Year 8 Health; 3rd in Year 8 Physical Education

Kevin Fagan: High Achievement in Year 7 Health; Te Roopu o te Aka Tawera Taonga for Te Reo Maori Te Tau Tuawhitu

Emma Cunningham: High Achievement in Year 8 Health; 2nd in Year 8 Physical Education

Maurine Basu: High Achievement in Year 7 Health; The Roger Hart Memorial Cup for Year 7 English Jemma Cook: 3rd= in Year 7 French; The Five Star Paints Ltd Cup and National Art Supplies Prize for Year 7 Art

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Amy Allan: High Achievement in Year 7 Health; 3rd in Year 7 Technology; 2nd in Year 7 Social Studies

Erianne Alinar: 3rd in Year 8 Social Studies; 2nd in Year 8 English Emma Ozanne: 2nd in Year 8 Japanese; 2nd in Year 8 Music Charlotte O’Reilly: The Milne Family Cup for Year 8 Physical Education

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PRIZEGIVING ACADEMIC AWARDS (Cont)

Hayden de Burger: 3rd in Year 9 Japanese

Jeremy Bourhill: The Darfield High School Cup for Year 9 French

Vaughan Smart: 3rd in Year 9 English

Joe Veronese: The Darfield High School Cup for Year 9 Music

Holly Borham: First in Year 8 Japanese

Cameron Newell: 2nd= in Year 9 Music

Kelly Rod: First in Year 9 Rural College

Jadore Bonner: The Brian Connell Cup for engagement and participation in Year 8 International Languages

Charlie Chambers: 2nd= in Year 9 Art

William Morgan: The Woodhouse Family Cup for Year 9 Science

Dwight Felipe: 2nd= in Year 9 Art

Lily Champion-Smith: Te Roopu o te Aka Tawera Taonga for Te Reo Maori Te Tau Tuawaru

Charlotte Roberts: 2nd in Year 9 Rural College

Tess Jenkins: The Darfield High School Cup and National Art Supplies Prize for Year 9 Art; 3rd in Year 9 Social Studies

Gemma Clucas: The Darfield High School Cup and National Art Supplies Prize for Year 8 Art

Samuel McCallion: First in Year 8 French Dylan Butler: High Achievement in Year 8 Health; The Elizabeth Blackburn Cup for Year 8 Mathematics Jessica Kilday: High Achievement in Year 8 Health; The Taege Engineering Cup for Year 8 Technology

Kendal Moore: 2nd in Year 9 Soft Materials Max Whyte: 2nd in Year 9 Japanese Shere-Kahn McLaren: 2nd in Year 9 Te Reo Maori Ava de Rooy: High Achievement in Year 9 Health; 3rd in Year 9 Mathematics

Earl Boado: 3rd in Year 8 Japanese; First in Year 8 Music

Melissa Duncan: High Achievement in Year 9 Health; 2nd in Year 9 Design and Visual Communication

Arran Armstrong: 2nd in Year 8 Te Reo Maori; 2nd in Year 8 Science; 2nd in Year 8 French

Sophie Tiede: High Achievement in Year 9 Health; 2nd in Year 9 French

Mackenzie Morgan: The Stone Cup for Year 8 English; The Kellie-Ann Headifen Cup for Year 8 Science; The Darfield High School Cup for Year 8 Social Studies YEAR 9 Bianca Duncan; Hannah Hunter; Megan Allan; Rozena Sutton: High Achievement Award in Year 9 Health Ericka Dela Pena: 3rd= in Year 9 French Sarah Gerritsen: 3rd= in Year 9 French

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Tierlina Payne: High Achievement in Year 9 Health; 2nd in Year 9 English William Reynolds: 2nd in Year 9 Science; 2nd in Year 9 Mathematics Alexis-Rose Sinclair: The S Gardner Cup for Year 9 Physical Education

Jessica Henderson: 2nd in Year 9 Physical Education; First in Year 9 Design and Visual Communication Emma Wason: High Achievement in Year 9 Health; 3rd in Year 9 Physical Education; 3rd in Year 9 Rural College Emma Miles: 3rd in Year 9 Design and Visual Communication; 2nd= in Year 9 Music; First in Year 9 Soft Materials; First in Year 9 Food Technology Sophie Dance: High Achievement in Year 9 Health; 3rd in Year 9 Science; 3rd in Year 9 Soft Materials; The Shaw Cup for Year 9 English; The Katsui Okamoto Memorial Cup for Year 9 Social Studies Hamish Thornley: 2nd in Year 9 Social Studies; The Oliver MÏ‹llerCajar Cup for Year 9 Mathematics; The Trevor Glasson Memorial Cup for Year 9 Technology; First in Year 9 Digital Technologies

Ashlee Kala: Te Roopu o te Aka Tawera Taonga for Te Reo Maori Te Tau Tuaiwa Daniel Holland: The Darfield High School Cup for Year 9 Japanese

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PRIZEGIVING Tamzin Brunton: 3rd in Year 10 Food and Nutrition; 2nd= in Year 10 Art Carwyn Chaffey: 1st= in My Tech Campbell Barrett: The Evans Cup for Year 10 Digital Technologies Ella Van Der Wilt: The J & A Scott Cup for Year 10 Physical Education YEAR 10 Ria Kelly; Rowan Hickey: High Achievement in Year 10 Health James Baylis: 3rd= in Year 10 Digital Technologies Angelo Barrimond: 3rd in Year 10 Physical Education Caleb Steele: 3rd in Year 10 Soft Materials Technology Callum Watson: 3rd in Year 10 Music Gareth Lomas: 3rd in My Tech Jordan Atutolu: 3rd in Year 10 Performing Arts Kayla Rosel: 3rd in Year 10 French Paris Taylor: 3rd in Year 10 English William Davidson: 3rd in Year 10 Japanese Lauren Boot: 2nd= in Year 10 Art Amanda-Jane Jones: 2nd in Year 10 Soft Materials Technology Brooke Muirsmeath: 2nd in Year 10 Performing Arts Cortan Mitchell: 2nd in Year 10 Music Reece Carney: 2nd in Year 10 Digital Technologies Zahara Sutton: 2nd in Year 10 Food and Nutrition Jessica McKenzie: High Achievement in Year 10 Health; 3rd= in Year 10 Rural College

Ethan Rose: The Darfield High School Prize for Year 10 Engineering

Emily Waters: 3rd= in Year 10 Rural College; 2nd in Year 10 French; 2nd in Year 10 English; The Dr Mary Warren Cup for Year 10 Science; The Gavin and Pam Henderson Cup for Year 10 Mathematics

Hannah King: The Selwyn District Council Trophy for Rural College Isabella Kennedy: The R L Bennett Cup for Year 10 French Niamh Guy: The Searle Family Cup for Year 10 Japanese Rebecca Bruce: The Mary Smith Trophy for Year 10 Performing Arts Teresa Barnhill: The Ridgen Family Cup for Year 10 Design and Visual Communication Sophie Clarke: 3rd in Year 10 Mathematics; The Healey Family Trophy for Year 10 Commerce

PREMIER AWARDS

Lucy Mitchell: 1st= in My Tech; The Selwyn District Council Cup for Year 10 Soft Materials Technology

YEARS 7 and 8 Eddie Adams: The School Council Cup for Service and Co-operation in Year 7

Emily Cullen: 3rd in Year 10 Social Studies; 2nd in Year 10 Japanese; 2nd in Year 10 Commerce

Edward MacRae: The Class of 1953 Cup for Consistent Effort and Application in Year 7

Charles Blom: 3rd= in Year 10 Design and Visual Communication; 3rd= in Year 10 Digital Technologies; The Taege Engineering Award for Excellence and Application in Hard Materials Technology – Wood in Year 10

Eddie Adams: High Academic Achievement - 3rd in Year 7

Z’Arn Payne: 3rd= in Year 10 Design and Visual Communication; 3rd in Year 10 Science; 2nd in Year 10 Mathematics; The Dennis Family Cup for Year 10 Music Maia Adams: 2nd= in Year 10 Art; 2nd in Year 10 Physical Education; 2nd in Year 10 Design and Visual Communication; The Alan Blackburn Cup for Year 10 Social Studies Delta Saint John Pedler: High Achievement in Year 10 Health; 3rd in Year 10 Commerce; 2nd in Year 10 Rural College; The Diedrichs Family Cup for Year 10 Food and Nutrition

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Leah Hamilton-Cross: 2nd in Year 10 Science; 2nd in Year 10 Social Studies; The Rebecca Halkett Memorial Cup for Year 10 English; The Claire Hughes Award for Year 10 Art

Amy Allan: High Academic Achievement - 2nd in Year 7 Juliet Ridgen: The Creed Brothers Ltd Award and Darfield High School Trophy for the Highest Academic Achievement in Year 7 Mackenzie Butler: The School Council Cup for Service and Co-operation in Year 8 Lily Payton: The School Council Cup for Consistent Effort and Application in Year 8 Megan Chillingworth: High Academic Achievement - 3rd in Year 8 Zara McLean: High Academic Achievement - 2nd in Year 8

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PRIZEGIVING PREMIER AWARDS (Cont) Mackenzie Morgan: The Creed Brothers Ltd Award and Darfield High School Trophy for the Highest Academic Achievement in Year 8 Eddie Adams: The Milne Trophy and the Selwyn Sawmills Ltd Award for the Best All-Rounder in Years 7 and 8 Jack Slater; Abbi Wilson: The Hororata-Malvern Returned Services Association Scholarship YEARS 9 and 10 Maia Adams: The Malvern Suffrage Committee Trophy for Good participation in school life and Bond Frew Ltd Award for the Junior School Emily Cullen: The Darfield High School Ex-Students' Association Trophy and the for Consistent Application and Effort in Year 10

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Emma Wason: The Class of 1953 Cup and the for Consistent Effort and Application in Year 9 Niamh Guy: The Wooster Cup for Service and Co-operation in Years 9 and 10 Sophie Tiede: High Academic Achievement - 3rd in Year 9 Hamish Thornley: High Academic Achievement - 2nd in Year 9

Emily Waters: High Academic Achievement - 2nd in Year 10 Leah Hamilton-Cross: The Creed Brothers Ltd Award for the Highest Academic Achievement in Year 10 Maia Adams: The R H White Trophy and the Selwyn Sawmills Ltd Award for the Best All-Rounder in Years 9 and 10

Sophie Dance: The Creed Brothers Ltd Award and The Darfield High School Trophy for the Highest Academic Achievement in Year 9 Maia Adams: High Academic Achievement - 3rd in Year 10

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On Thursday 6 December, seven groups of Year 10 Social Study Students got to present their ideas for something new in the community, to Sam Broughton the Mayor of Selwyn.

Our groups were chosen as the ones with the most potential from earlier presentations done in our classes.

We all had very cool ideas like a dog park, new sports stadium, life sized chess game for the reserve areas beside the 4 Square, new footpaths and zebra crossings between the High School and Primary School, electric car chargers and a high ropes course in McHugh’s Forest.

Breakfast Club with the Mayor

We all got to spend the morning presenting our ideas and eating pancakes with the Mayor. Sam asked us some great questions and also explained how the processes worked with the council and how they have three-year and ten-year plans for the district.

It was a great experience as we got some great tips on whom to contact and some next steps to take. He

also has invited the group to the Rolleston Council buildings for morning tea with the other councillors and to pitch our proposals again. He felt they had real potential and at least one of them could be included in their future planning.

Thank you to Mrs Lee for organising this great experience.

Niamh Guy

LIBRARY

Maker Space Madness activities were very successful with Years 7 and 8 students.

Winner of the Marbles and Magnets Challenge was 8MP with their marble pathway lasting a massive 50 seconds. Second was 7KK with 43.8 seconds. The library was a hive of activity with many book art projects, paper circuit cards, and sphero balls.

Ebooks and Audiobooks are available throughout the holidays—go to dhslibrary.nz The library has been busy this week issuing books for summer reading. We encourage our students to keep up with reading over the holidays because it is fun and it is also well documented that for some students there can be a reduction in their reading level over the long summer break. This 'summer slide' can make it difficult for students to catch up during the following year.

Another interesting study that has emerged this year is from researchers at the Australian National University and University of Nevada in the US. This study revealed which countries are the world’s biggest bookworms and discovered that having more books growing up improves educational outcomes. "Adults with university degrees, but who grew up with fewer ISSUE 11 / DHS DISPATCH

books, had the same level of literacy as those who left school in Year 9, but who had a lot of household books as a teen.

The study, published in the journal Social Science Research, found the number of household books at age 16 had a direct positive relationship with literacy, numeracy and IT skill in later years – independent of how much tertiary study a person did, or how often they read as an adult."

Link to article from “The Guardian”, 12 October 2018 Happy Summer Reading!

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RURAL COLLEGE

These last two terms I have taken part in Rural College. We have done many different practicals and learnt loads. During Term 3, we learnt about ruminants and different animal diseases like Mycoplasma Bovis and Bovine Tuberculosis. We also did projects like our wire boards where we learnt how to do different knots on different types of wire.

Then, for the second term, we did practicals like electric fence, quad bike, battening, wire work and water pipes. We did these in small groups and then peer-assessed each other to see how much we knew about each practical. These last two terms have been really great as I have learnt so much and had heaps of fun.

Niamh Guy

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Welcome Year 6 students who currently attend one of the eight local Primary schools in the Malvern District were invited to DHS for a transition visit.

The purpose of this visit is to help with their transition to the High School at the beginning of next year.

The day is organised for the students to learn their way around the school, and meet their teachers for next year and, of course, their future classmates and new friends.

A wonderful day was had by all. We welcome you all and look forward to seeing you at the start of 2019.

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The second day of Year 10 activities was for full-on surfing. The weather was perfect and the waves sure were, too. At Sumner Beach, we met a pretty cool team of surfing instructors who guided us through the surf and what to be watchful for while being out in the rough environment of the sea. For most of the Year 10s, it was our first time surfing; however, that didn’t stop us from having a good time. To the Year 9s: I highly recommend you get amongst surfing because it is an opportunity not to be missed!

Emily Cullen

YEAR 10

ACTIVITY DAYS

On Friday 23 November, I took the bike out of the garage, took it to school and threw it on the back of the Transit. We headed straight to Spencer Park where would ride one of the best bike tracks in Christchurch, Bottle Lake Forest.

Bottle Lake is a 10 km bike track that consists of flat land tracks and downhill. I think it is one of the best beginner tracks anyone could do, especially when it also challenges your skills and abilities. All eleven of us found the track a fun experience; it displayed the skill a lot of us had, including those on push bikes. Mr Mac showed us the way of the track and kept an eye on us the whole way. There were some hard sections of uphill that really tested our skills physically.

After the ride, the whole group was exhausted and chuffed with themselves, comparing their battle scars from the ride at the airport McDonald's.

Overall, I really recommend this to anyone who wants to have a fun ride or to anyone who wants to do the activity days for Year 10 next year.

Campbell Barrett

On Wednesday 21 November, some Year 10 students went to Adrenaline forest for our Activity Day. About 50 students went and we had so much fun. There were activities for each skill level and age. Some students got up to Level 6, the highest level.

This activity was really fun and I highly recommend it to next year’s Year 10s. We were able to climb the trees where there were lots of obstacles to climb over to get to the end of the levels. It was a great day and I think everybody thoroughly enjoyed it. In our opinion, the best level was Level 5b, which had 16 flying foxes. It was a great opportunity.

Becky Bruce and Ella van der Wilt

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On Tuesday 11 December, Mrs Ferguson-Brown's Year 9 English class held the world premiere of a short film entitled The Highwayman. The film was a collaborative project based on Alfred Noyes's ballad by the same title. Students worked in small groups on a section of the story and had to write their own, original voice-over narration, design and make their sets, craft a storyboard/shooting plan, and then film and edit their scene. The scenes were all edited together to make the final short film.

In addition to this, students also designed and made invitations, awards, voting sheets and accessories for the film's premiere. The red carpet (or, in this case, a "ribbon of moonlight" to reflect the original poem) saw lots of imaginative and stylish designs, ranging from buttonhole flowers, clutch purses, top hats, bow ties, and headbands, to lots of dark red love knots tied into the students' hair in tribute to the film's tragic heroine, Bess.

The finished film is testament to the students' learning over the past two terms, and the premiere screening was greeted with a standing ovation from the audience.

WORLD PREMIERE

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Itinerant Music Trip

DARFIELD HOSPITAL

On 3 December, some Years 7 to 10 music students from Darfield High School got a chance to perform and entertain the residents at Darfield Hospital. For some of them it was their first experience of performing to an audience.

It was a great outing and a wonderful experience for the music pupils.

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Malvern Kapahaka Festival

Darfield High School Kapahaka group performing at the recent Malvern Kapahaka Festival at the Recreation Centre. Darfield was one of many participating schools from around the Malvern area.

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Leaving Our Legacy This year, we were the first Year 7 students to be in J Block for a whole year. So, to leave our legacy, our teachers decided to create an indoor and an outdoor group to improve on our learning spaces.

The first few lessons we learnt about our legacy and how important it was to leave our legacy for others. Throughout the term, we worked on our booklets and deciding what we would like to do to improve the space for future Year 7 students. We had to come up with an idea, plan it and record all the details we might need to complete it. Once we thought we had the final designs, we had Mr Morris come in and check them. He told each group whether they were able to complete their ideas or whether they needed to go back and rethink some of their them.

We all had really interesting ideas and it was a perfect way to leave our legacy and to make J Block unique and fun.

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MyTech CREATIONS For the first time in a long, long time, a new subject was released: MyTech. It is a subject for projects

by Year 10 students, whose progress was assessed by teachers (and self) as they finished their creations. The subject started in Term 3 and, throughout the two terms, students worked on their projects and filled their portfolios.

There were many impressive creations. For example, some people chose to make bike track tools that cut up tracks, or to make shelves. I decided to create a laptop from scratch. I am astonished by what some people have created this year and, on Monday 10 December, we displayed the projects in the DVC room for all the staff to see. If you are a Year 9 student this year, you should consider taking MyTech next year.

Campbell Barrett and Ria Kelly

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Year 9 Social Studies DRAGONS' DEN Friday 30 November dawned with much anticipation and trepidation for our Year 9 Students: this was the day they were pitching their innovative and enterprising ideas to a panel of expert judges. The students had two weeks in class to come up with a unique product or innovate an existing one. Their pitch needed to include a clear marketing plan with target audience identified, advertisements made, a brand name/logo and a functioning prototype. There was a huge range of ideas put forward, such as kicking tees with speakers and lasers to guide the rugby ball over the post, solar powered steam cleaning apparatus for farmers boots, flexi protractor to stop them snapping in your pencil case, and heated gumboots for dairy farmers.

It was a very difficult job for the judges to decide on the overall winners, and the following groups were placed first in class: •

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9BE: Gortex Shoe liners by Daniel Holland, Peter CurdBourgeois, Izak Derik-Westaway, Wilson Bell and Beau Beadle 9CM: Umbrella Hooks by Isabella Stevenson, Emma Miles, Arjana Kremers, Emily Mangels, Piper Benbow and Jack BuistBrown 9MC: Bench’ize by Anna Smith, Charlotte Roberts, Emma Wason and Emma Coyle 9JR: Smart Pen by Sarah Gerritsen, Jemma Horn, Jess Henderson, Ericka Dela Pena and Heidi Hamilton

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9NS: Suction Pencil Case by Marcel A’Court, Tiger MacRae, Shere-Kahn McLaren, Cameron Dickson

The top three groups of the whole year group were: Overall Winners: Thermal Phones

by Charlotte Moana, Ashlee Kala, Cameron Newell, Vaughan Smart, Jeremy Bourhill and Logan Hindle Runners up: Monster Away Spray

by Ava De Rooy, Sophie Dance, Hannah Hunter and Kohbyn Ross 3rd Place: Cuppa Umbrella by Megan Allan, Melissa Duncan, Bianca Duncan, Emily Morrison and Chloe Newbigging Cuppa Umbrella is an umbrella with a cup holder attached, which freed up your hands; really useful when watching sport or for professionals commuting to work on public transport.

Monster Away Spray group were inspired when babysitting preschoolers who didn’t want to settle at bedtime. The spray is a mixture of essential oils to help calm and sooth your senses, and the judges said it smelt amazing and felt this product had real market potential.

Thermal Phones used ground breaking technology for a phone case that can charge your phone using thermal energy. The group had an almost working prototype but the school 3D printer kept jamming.

However, Vaughan Smart gave a

very convincing demonstration of how the technology worked, complete with am amp meter to measure the electricity; the science behind it was very impressive.

A huge thank you to our expert judges, Mrs Harrington, Miss McIntyre and Mr Quinn, and also for all the hard work from our Year 9 Social Studies teachers who helped prepare the students for their presentations.

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Mural Brightens up Darfield Community Pool In July. the Selwyn District Council approached the Art department with a request for a mural to be painted for the Darfield Swimming Pool. The brief was very open, with the suggested theme of “What does Malvern look like?”.

The Year 10 Art class took on this project and began brainstorming within this brief and applying their ideas in a painting spanning 10 panels.

Once the subject matter had been established, six students—Mai, Rira, Leah, Rowan, Maia and Emily—took on the big job of composing each panel.

For inspiration, students looked at both traditional and contemporary mural painting, and spent a lot of time devising a palette of colours which would unify the ten panels, but also keep within a budget. When it came time to finally paint the mural, the whole class worked together over five days in the Art room.

Painting the mural was an amazing opportunity for students to work on a large scale project, to work collaboratively and to create a piece of public art.

A small ceremony, with the Art students and members of the Council, celebrated the installation of the mural on Wednesday.

Artists involved: Mai Takata, Rira Takahashi, Leah Hamilton-Cross, Rowan Hickey, Maia Adams, Emily Cullen, Lauren Booth, Kristana Bonner, Tamzin Brunton, Brooke Thomason, Paris Taylor, and Emma Daniel-Wilson.

Louise Carey

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School and Community Notices TERM ONE 2019

Visitors To The School If you are visiting our school during the school day please visit reception on arrival at our campus. Our friendly office staff will then assist you from there.

January 28 Staff Only Day 29 Year 7 Students attend 30 Whole School attends

School Bank Account • Darfield High School – ASB Bank Limited, Riccarton – 12-3147-0207317-00 • Please include the student’s name and the reason for the payment, eg Camp Fees This information is also on the Contact Us page of the school website.

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Parking Outside the School

Outside the school on McLaughlins Road, is a no stopping zone. We need parents to observe the ‘No Parking or Stopping Zone’ between the School’s front gate and bus bay.

To keep students safe, we need this area clear before and after school. There are signs indicating the restrictions.

Opposite Darfield High School on McLaughlins Road, car parks are marked out and broken yellow lines are painted outside residents' driveways. Please ensure you park within the allocated carparks and not in front of residents’ driveways. The carparks outside the school hall are reserved for staff and visitors coming into the school.

Your co-operation in this matter is appreciated. There is usually plenty of space around the bend towards Bangor Road, or south-west on McLaughlins Road.

Last day Term One First day Term Two

Proposed Speed Limit Changes Have your say about proposed speed limit changes. The main focus has been speed limits on roads fronting schools. www.selwyn.govt.nz/speedlimitchanges If there are issues in relation to improvements to the school frontage these should be addressed to Stephanie Hautler (School Road Safety Coordinator) in the first instance. Council may have funding in the future for these types of improvement projects so we are collating and then evaluating them to determine if they are appropriate to be implemented.

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Cantastic Tree Donate a can, build a tree and help those in need!

Put your donation on the Cantastic Tree at your local library and service centre between 23 November–19 December.

Donations must be in cans, non-perishable, within the use by/best by date, and with original label.

Donations will be given to Ellesmere Food Bank Trust which covers all of Selwyn.

Thank you to everyone who brought in donations for the Courtenay A & P Show.

A successful day was had at the show, despite the weather.

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