College Ties December 2016

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2 F ROM THE PRINCIPAL

24 MIDDLE SCHOOL

4 FROM THE BOARD

28 SENIOR SCHOOL

5 ROZ MEXTED REVEALED

34 SPORT SHORTS

10 AROUND THE COLLEGE

38 OLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION

20 JUNIOR SCHOOL

52 COLLEGE CALENDAR DATES

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EDITOR Jenna Edwards, jenna.edwards@ stcuthberts.school.nz, Ph: +64 9 520 8375 PRINCIPAL WRITER AND PHOTOGRAPHER: Maree Peterson, maree.peterson@stcuthberts.school.nz ADVERTISING Maree Peterson, maree.peterson@ stcuthberts.school.nz, Ph: +64 9 520 4159 ext 7446 SUBSCRIPTIONS Sarah Powrie, sarah.powrie @ stcuthberts.school.nz OLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION Fi Geary, fi.geary @ xtra.co.nz PARENTS & FRIENDS’ ASSOCIATION James Sutherland, p.f @ stcuthberts.school.nz DESIGN & PRINT ICG, info@icg.co.nz FRONT COVER Ms Roz Mexted. Photo by Simon Watts NEXT ISSUE April 2017

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Year 9 Planting with Trees for Survival

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

A Connected College TERM 4 HAS DRAWN TO A CLOSE AND WITH THE HOLIDAYS UPON US THIS IS A TIME FOR US TO REFLECT

We are all very busy leading very busy, lives but the College focus in Term 4 of Connected Community meant that we were able to look beyond ourselves, networking in different ways and asking questions that provoked discussion around what change can be achieved when we all come together with a common purpose.

Coming together to implement change will be a strong theme for 2017 as newly appointed Principal Ms Roz Mexted takes the helm and brings with her fresh ideas and experiences, that can be interwoven with College traditions to enhance the experience of all members of the College community students, staff and parents alike.

We began Term 4 by welcoming Roz to our community with a very special Mihi Whakatau recognising the significance of this moment in time for the College. Meetings with many individuals and groups since then have drawn her into the heart of our community.

This is a time to reflect on the experiences of the girls at all year levels over the last term. They have done so well in their sports and cultural pursuits and academically but also, and perhaps most importantly, in their service to others. The ON THE PAST WEEKS AND MONTHS.

Each of us is a living system within a greater living system, connected to each other in more ways than we can fathom.

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hundreds of hours of time they have given to support a wide range charity organisations has made a difference to so many and is at the heart of By Love Serve. As well all know, it is actions that speak louder than words.

It has been my pleasure to experience the many cultural and sporting activities that help to develop our students in all dimensions these past few months. Middle School students have all taken a turn on stage, working hard to learn lines, construct props, get in character and project their voices.

Parents were treated to wonderful performances of Peter Pan and We’re All In This Together by their daughters and everyone involved should be very proud of their achievements. In the Junior School the Nativity was a chance for girls to learn the story of Christmas and celebrate it with song and dance. It is wonderful to see every girl given the opportunity to experience the creativity and collaboration born of these performances.

The importance of effort came to the fore at the Athletics Days of the Junior and Middle Schools. Girls showed great House spirit, participating in a wide range of events to earn points, with everyone working together for the benefit of their House. The photos of students from each day show every ounce of determination that girls put into doing their very best.

The last few weeks of term are all about rites of passage -

A foodbank collection for Presbytarian Support Northern

the special events and celebrations that mark the end of a year level, moving on to a new school within the College and ultimately leaving the College altogether as education is completed.

Year 13 girls have experienced many rites of passage in their final days as students of the College – Prank Day, Leavers’ Service, Leavers’ Dinner and the Graduation Ball. Strawberries and Cream with Mrs Waller is always a highlight for our Year 13s who can remember back to the days in her classroom as Reception girls. Each celebration is tinged with sadness as we draw one step closer to farewelling the girls, but we also know that our Year 13s are prepared to go out and take on the world.

Year 6 and Year 8 have also marked the finish of their primary and intermediate educations with special ceremonies that celebrate their learning with parents and special family friends. We look forward to welcoming these students to the next phase of education at the College.

These are very special events that define us and mark us apart from others. They honour tradition but focus on moving forward. They acknowledge individuals but celebrate the contributions of all. They bring the College together and ask of us that challenging reflective question - given all that you have had and done over this year have you made a difference for others? As we look back over this year I would hope that we can say that we have.

Best wishes for a wonderful Christmas with family and friends and a very happy New Year.

Ms Helen Robertson Acting Principal

Year 3 - 6 Athletics Day

Prank Day - a rite of passage and day of fun for Year 13

Mr Eddie Hudson, Ms Helen Roberston and Mr Carlin Shaw at the Mihi Whakatau

Year 8 Athletics Day

A Christmas Blessing As we celebrate Christmas we give and receive gifts.

We have time off work and school, time to be with family and friends. We relax and play, hopefully we enjoy some sunshine and good food. And we are also celebrating a story that tells of a broader picture.

Our presents and feasts, our rest and play speak of deeper hopes – for peace in our homes and lives; for there to be joy in being together and for this holiday time to refresh and restore us for the year ahead.

Whatever you do and however you celebrate, may the gentle light of Jesus shine upon you. May the hope of the Christ child bring us home – to ourselves, to each other and to God. May you and all your whanau know peace, hope and joy this Christmas.

Rev Roxy Gahegan

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FROM THE BOARD

New Board Members

APPOINTING A LEADER IN 2016, THE BOARD HAD TO MAKE ITS BIGGEST DECISION OF THE LAST 20 YEARS: THE APPOINTMENT OF ST CUTHBERT’S NEW PRINCIPAL. IT WAS AN AWESOME RESPONSIBILITY THAT WAS NOT LOST ON ANY BOARD MEMBER AND SO CONSIDERABLE TIME AND ENERGY WAS PUT INTO SCOPING THE ROLE AND INTO THE SEARCH PROCESS.

We found an outstanding candidate in Ms Roz Mexted and we were delighted to welcome her to St Cuthbert’s on 1 November.

Roz is a vibrant, innovative leader and educator with a deep commitment to, and vision for, girls’ education. She is known for her inclusive and open approach to staff, students and parents, as well as her down-to-earth style and keen sense of humour. Roz brings with her considerable experience and results achieved in leadership roles at other schools, the ability to think strategically and creatively about the future of St Cuthbert’s, an appreciation of By Love Serve, and an innovative approach to education while still being respectful of College traditions.

Roz’s approach will ensure St Cuthbert’s continues to encourage every girl to reach her full potential – to be a well-rounded, articulate, smart, confident, resilient and compassionate person.

Our girls are in good hands with such an extraordinary team of passionate and skilled educators and support staff, ably led by Roz. Roz’s first couple of months at the College have been spent getting to know staff, students and the wider St Cuthbert’s community before assuming full Principal duties in Term 1 2017.

Thank you for the guidance and leadership of Acting Principal Helen Robertson, together with the Senior Management Team, throughout Term 4.

Wishing you all a merry Christmas and safe and happy holidays.

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We are pleased to welcome Paul Nickels and Louise Binns as members of the College Trust Board.

Paul and his wife Emma have three daughters at St Cuthbert's: Harriet (Year 11), Grace (Year 6) and Evie (Year 2).

Paul, a partner at PwC for the past 14 years, works as a strategist and advisor to senior executives within commercial and public sector organisations, mainly in the education, dairy and finance sectors.

As Managing Partner of PwC NZ’s consulting businesses, Paul sits on the New Zealand firm’s executive team and PwC’s Asia Pacific Consulting business leadership team.

He enjoys supporting his clients with growthoriented strategies, helping to redefine their strategic positioning in the face of challenging or changing industry structures and dynamics.

Paul is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Accounting and Financial Management.

Louise is a former student of the College from 1969 to 1974, Louise’s mother (Val Fraser nee Batts) and daughter are both Old Girls of St Cuthbert’s and her husband, Mark, was a Trust Board member from 2005 to 2012.

Louise has been a barrister for 32 years in family law, specialising in family violence and care and protection of children and sits as an adjudicator in the Tenancy Tribunal. She was the Board Chair of the anti-family violence organisation, Shine, for 14 years; a Trustee on the (Drug and Alcohol Addiction facility) Odyssey House Board for 14 years; an Advisory Council member of Bethany (the Salvation Army facility for unsupported mothers) for 22 years; and is currently a trustee on the Ballet Foundation of New Zealand and the Blue Dragon Trust (New Zealand), an organisation working to get children off the streets in Hanoi.

Louise has three adult children Matthew, Joshua and Hannah. Hannah was a student at St Cuthbert’s from 1999 to 2005.

Louise brings a strong knowledge of the College through her experiences as a student, Old Girl and past parent. She has a Bachelor of Law from the University of Auckland.

Roz Mexted Revealed “Responsible risk taking and failing well is integral to developing confident, resilient women.�

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ROZ MEXTED REVEALED

NEWLY APPOINTED PRINCIPAL MS ROZ MEXTED WILL LEAD THE COLLEGE FROM TERM 1 2017. SHE HAS BEEN A KEY PLAYER IN GIRLS’ EDUCATION FOR THE PAST TWO DECADES, LEADING NGA TAWA DIOCESAN SCHOOL IN MARTON AND WESTLAKE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ON THE NORTH SHORE. HERE SHE DISCUSSES HER PAST EXPERIENCES IN EDUCATION AND THE PHILOSOPHIES THAT WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF ST CUTHBERT’S.

You have led girls’ schools in the past, what is it that drew you to apply for the Principal role at St Cuthbert’s?

I considered obvious challenges and opportunities ahead for St Cuthbert’s College. Having worked collegially and strategically with Boards and staff in two girls’ schools, St Cuthbert’s College is a very natural progression for me and I'm really looking forward to working with the community.

Having served on the board of the Australasian Alliance of Girls’ Schools it’s clear you believe in girls’ education. What challenges do you see facing single-sex education for girls in the future?

The increasing fragility of girls is an emerging concern. During their formative years and while developing identity, girls often reference media manipulated images of women as a gauge. We need a different narrative for our girls, about identity, fulfilment, what being real means and measuring personal success across a range of disciplines.

Responsible risk taking and failing well is integral to developing resilience and tension exists when we attempt to remove disappointment from girls’ lives. I have been exposed to best educational practice and visited dozens of schools around the world. My experiences further reinforced the need to weave some failure into the development of resilience in girls.

Conversely, what changes in the past decade do you think have had a positive impact on girls’ only education?

Increasingly, integrated technologies enhance learning and create real time feedback, while accessing multiple modalities. Learning should be fun, interactive and energising, with young 6

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women looking forward to learning in a globally connected world. St Cuthbert’s College has educated hundreds of women who are now leaders in their field. That key resource is on tap for our students and I’d like to explore and strategically encourage intergenerational links and mentoring.

What fundamental skills do you believe students, young women in particular, need to be equipped with to succeed after school?

A holistic education will develop EQ, flexibility, inquiry, reflection, resilience as well as being articulate and good with numbers. I know firsthand that employers are looking for these skills. Research into highly effective CEOs in leading global companies usually points to the same leadership skills. They include adaptive, creative approaches, interpersonal skills, talent development and the ability to mentor others. While soft skills can be taught, they have not always been measured in examinations. I’m keen to start with a 2017 review of the Year 7-10 curriculum and see where we could strengthen our soft skills education.

Academic results are obviously an important part of what schools offer, but co-curricular activities are just as vital. How important are sports, music and cultural opportunities in preparing students for future challenges?

Arts and music education encourage personal expression, an appreciation of cultural heritage, creative and critical thinking as well as the enjoyment that stems from creating or appreciating a work of art or music. Sport is equally valuable for a number of reasons, especially for learning team skills and collaboration. I look forward to learning more about sport at the College and to ensuring that we’re providing the right support, encouragement and resourcing for all sports women, irrespective of code or level played.

Recently the Ministry of Education introduced plans for “communities of online learning”, which could see less students physically present in classrooms. Is there a role for traditional classroom learning in the future and will technology support or supersede this?

Continuous improvement, combined with an unwavering aim to re-vision, reframe where necessary and even transform how we approach teaching and learning is all part of the conundrum.

Technology used well can dramatically enhance learning and the future will, no doubt, provide more virtual classrooms in a 3D sense. I am not sure how the socio-cultural capital of physically being at school and physically interacting with others would be catered for. However, as a

progressive school St Cuthbert’s will undoubtedly explore COOLs and consider how COOLs might extend education for students in remote locations or living out of New Zealand.

As an educator, which achievements give you the most satisfaction?

I often read about graduates who felt like a ‘square peg’ at school but gave everything a go, morphing into brilliant leaders, innovators and international influencers. Education can be transformational and so very important at any age. Growth comes through experiences, challenges, new responsibilities and through service. Experiential education is valuable and we are very fortunate to have Kahunui, our remote campus. It is a real point of difference for St Cuthbert’s.

When leading a school, what does success look like to you?

Success is when the whole school community understands what we stand for and why and values every person, irrespective of ethnicity, cultural heritage or family background. Success is observing students energised and excited each day and staff as exemplary practitioners focused on student development. Success is the consistent demonstration of By Love Serve from the Trust Board right through to the youngest student and, finally, seeing graduates exceed personal expectations.

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You have spent considerable time studying educational practices overseas. What in your opinion is New Zealand doing right, in particular the independent school sector?

Delivering a quality education starts with knowing each girl and her specific learning needs and catering for those. Many schools promise personal learning, however it is something that requires a whole school commitment and not just the work of a few dedicated teachers.

Independent schools are in a unique position to create an exciting and engaging curriculum, with fewer constraints placed on them when compared with the state school sector. I am excited about the future for St Cuthbert’s College and to be working with dedicated staff as we explore new possibilities in wide ranging disciplines.

Leading a school with students from Reception to Year 13 is a first for you. What do you see as some of the benefits of this integrated system?

I’m looking forward to observing new entrants develop from Junior through Middle, to Senior schools. Educating the whole child is a significant advantage over a Year 9 - 13 school, where prior learning can be varied.

You’ve now met the staff of St Cuthbert’s College. What strikes you most about the teachers here?

Teachers love working at St Cuthbert’s, right throughout the College. They are dedicated to supporting, engaging and challenging our girls to

find their personal best. They are also very happy to share their ideas and have genuinely appreciated the opportunity to meet me personally. I am grateful to Helen Robertson who has been Acting Principal in Term 4, which has allowed me to gain an understanding of St Cuthbert’s through these staff meetings, without the pressures of running daily operations.

You returned to education in the 90s after a number of years in the fashion industry, as an Ambassador for the New Zealand Wool Board and running your own knitwear design business. Do you feel this experience has had an influence on your leadership-in-education style?

I am a creative thinker and as a result of those experiences I approach everything from a design perspective: systems, strategies, landscaping, spaces, programmes, staffing and uniforms to name a few examples.

At the age of 8, how would the phrase ‘When I grow up I want to be…’ have ended for you?

At 8 years of age I totally lacked confidence and certainly had no clue what I would become.

Being tall and uncoordinated, I attracted some rather cruel comments at times from the boys in my primary school. I wish I’d been at St Cuthbert’s then!

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New Principal Welcomed with Mihi Whakatau In Term 4 the College embarked on a new chapter, welcoming Ms Roz Mexted into St Cuthbert's with a Mihi Wakatau. It was a poignant ceremony in which Roz farewelled Westlake Girls High School and joined the St Cuthbert's community.

Official welcomes were extended by Board Chair Mr Simon Allen and Head of Maori Mr Carlin Shaw, while a select group of staff and students performed a special song of welcome. Kapa Haka members played an important part in the ceremony, with Amy Boroevich calling Roz onto the campus with a kai karanga and Leah Watt delivering a kai korero in fluent Te Reo. Ngati Whatua representative, Rowena Dunn, spoke in a moving speech of “mana wahine”, the power of women and how important that is in a place of learning such as St Cuthbert’s. It is a concept that as a College we look forward to carrying on through our new Principal.

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In one of her first acts as the new Principal of St Cuthbert’s, Ms Roz Mexted met with parents and staff of the College at a coffee morning and drinks evening on 8 November.

It was an opportunity for the College community to get to know Roz and she generously shared the personal experiences that have shaped her path to St Cuthbert’s. Roz believes that girls need the opportunity to fail well and she openly shared with parents and staff some of her own failures, which have made her stronger and more resilient overall.

Roz was pleased to be able to meet many of our parents and looks forward to meeting even more when she officially takes up the mantle of Principal in 2017.

Welcoming New Parents to Our Community We always look forward to introducing new parents to the College community and this year Acting Principal, Ms Helen Robertson, and newly appointed Principal, Ms Roz Mexted, were on hand to extend a warm welcome alongside Heads of School, Deans and members of the Trust Board.

Parents enjoyed a chance to connect with the staff who will be looking after their daughters in 2017, while during the day, girls relished the opportunity to meet new friends as they were shown around the College by current students.

We can’t wait to see you all again in 2017!

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Nanogirl Reveals Superpowers at P&F Mother and Daughter Breakfast Michelle Dickenson, known as Nanogirl, came to our school to speak to us at the Mother and Daughter Breakfast. I was very excited to be asked to give the thank you speech, because she makes science so much fun and I love science so much too!

She told us that she wants to inspire girls to do science using our superpowers. When she was young she used to take things apart, like her computer and TV. Her superpower was pulling things to pieces and that is what her job today is all about.

I also helped Nanogirl with an experiment, working out how to make a light work on a light-up bracelet. Then she gave it to me to keep - so cool!

The time had come for me to say thank you. I was meaning to tell her which part of her speech I liked best, but it was all so interesting I couldn’t choose just one bit.

Nanogirl has shown me that big careers start off with ideas and we need to dream big for our future careers, because girls can do anything using our superpowers.

Thank you Nanogirl, and thank you Parents and Friends’ Association for giving us the opportunity to meet her.

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Thanks to Maude Wilcox for heading the event and to her committee: Megan Fala, Caroline Rolls, Catriona Moore, Victoria Amos and Kathryn Chrystal. The team transformed Clouston Hall into a science lab with periodic tables, giant molecules and test tubes and the mad professor photo booth was a great hit, thanks to Kate Liddell.

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A Night to Remember for Year 13 The evening was a chance to look back at days gone by, with playground crazes and some questionable haircuts featuring prominently during the evening. The Communications Committee filmed and edited together a snapshot of highlights from this final year at school, which girls are sure to treasure in the future.

Thanks to all the wonderful P&F volunteers who stepped up to assist creating this very special annual event for our Year 13 girls and their parents.

We’d particularly like to acknowledge Sharon Seeto convenor of the Parents and Friends’ Leavers’ Dinner Committee and her team Marg Wood, Helen Kim, Jane Small, Murray MacDiarmid, Bruce Darwin, Jerome Salmon and James Sutherland.

Goodbyes are never easy, but thanks to the efforts of the Parents and Friends’ Association Year 13 girls were able to celebrate the conclusion of their time at the College with their parents and all St Cuthbert’s friends.

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Thank You P&F Volunteers On behalf of the Parents and Friends’ Association Executive and Committee we would like to extend our sincere thanks to parent volunteers for their hard work and enthusiasm during the year.

The P&F plays a vital role in keeping us all connected. It is important for our girls that we have a vibrant, genuine and interested parent community. It’s not all hard work for parents who volunteer, you’ll make some lovely new friends and become an integral part of the College community.

We would like to give special thanks to Marg Wood, one of our most active and creative volunteers, whose daughter Dasha, has just completed Year 13. Although you may not know Marg personally, you’ll certainly have enjoyed her stunning floral arrangements at events including Leavers’ Dinner, Mother and Daughter Breakfast and the Year 6 Graduation Banquet. Amongst many other P&F activities, Marg has also championed the student art exhibitions providing delicious afternoon teas to our girls and their parents at these events. Thank you Marg for the incredible support.

Au Revoir Mrs Reid In September we bade farewell to former Principal Mrs Lynda Reid, after 20 years outstanding service at the College. The Old Girls’ and Parents and Friends’ Associations banded together for a memorable event in the Frances Compton Library, a space officially opened in Lynda’s second year as Principal of the College.

The Trust Board hosted an event attended by the Reid family, local MPs and many principals from around Auckland, which is testament to the standing Lynda holds in the educational community. It was a final chance to raise a glass and say thank you for all the hard work and dedication given to the College over two remarkable decades.

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The Last Hurrah The Gala Concert held for former Principal Mrs Lynda Reid on 22 September was a fitting farewell for a champion of literature and the performing arts. There were tears, laughter and above all a massive outpouring of love as students and staff saw Lynda off in exceptional style. Her 20 years at the College were encapsulated in an amusing and insightful poem, while St Cuthbert’s musicians and choristers performed some favourite pieces. The return of Old Girl Sara Jane Elika (nee Auva’a) to perform Je Vole was the perfect way to finish an evening of celebration.

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Singing Smart in Junior School Music Parents who have recently attended a Sharing of Learning session in the Junior School, will have seen girls having lots of fun with music – singing, listening carefully and dancing. What a great way to learn!

This approach to music learning is based on the Kodály method, which Junior School Director of Music, Mr Andrew Stewart, has a thorough grounding in after travelling to Canada on a staff scholarship to attend a 10-day workshop at the University of Alberta.

The focus of the conference was how primary students can learn music through a skill-based programme of singing and song learning, teaching girls the complexities of music in very simple, graduated and practical ways. This singing approach to learning music gives students a head start when taking up new musical instruments and becoming members of College bands and choirs.

Our Junior School girls are applying their new knowledge by playing classroom instruments with modern songs, which is proving popular with them all!

Peer Recognition with PENZ Honour

Ms Monique van Groenewoud, Director of Health and Physical Education, has been honoured with the annual Te Iho-Takaro Ringawera Award for her role as Auckland Chairperson of Physical Education New Zealand (PENZ).

The award acknowledges the many years of voluntary service she has given to accomplish work that is highly valued, yet often done in obscurity. In particular, Monique’s leadership of initiatives such as the Scholarship Workshop Series and her support of professional learning for PE teachers across Auckland has been recognised with this special award.

President of PENZ, Margot Bowes, says “Monique is highly respected and the Auckland PENZ is a stronger professional organisation because of what she has brought to the role.”

Students at the College benefit from Monique’s passion for experience-based learning every day.

Her approach to teaching encourages girls to extend themselves in many ways whether it be trying a new sport, setting performance targets or experiencing leadership through coaching younger girls.

Exceptional Leadership Rewarded Kahunui directors Mr John and Mrs Christine Furminger were presented with the Skills Active Supreme Award at the 2016 New Zealand Recreation Association Outdoor Awards on 1 September. The award celebrates individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in the outdoor recreation and education sector.

NZRA Chief Executive Andrew Leslie said the pair has contributed a massive amount of personal time and effort into creating better environmental outcomes and ensuring people have the necessary skills and facilities to enjoy the outdoors.

“This, in turn, leads to stronger communities, safer outdoor experiences and happier, healthier people. It is only fitting that these people who have devoted their lives to making the world a better place receive some portion the recognition they deserve.”

Congratulations to John and Christine on this significant achievement.

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HELPING HANDS BUILD Our Senior School students are taking on their biggest Values project yet! They’ll be donning hard hats, tool belts and hi-vis gear to help with the construction of a home for a Northland family in housing need.

In partnership with Habitat for Humanity and the Rotary Club of Newmarket, St Cuthbert’s girls will be providing practical help throughout the build, which is taking place on a vacant section under the motorway viaduct in the centre of Newmarket. The project will begin early April 2017 with a planned 3-week construction period that will see part of Broadway transformed into a community build site.

There will be a number of innovative and fun ways for the College community and local businesses to be involved and show support for the build. A 1920s themed supper and auction has been planned for March 2017, with the aim of raising additional funds to provide building materials and fittings for the home.

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Student Achievement DUX TOPS SCIENCES Dasha Shieff has been awarded Dux for 2016, excelling in Science to take the premium honour. Dasha was top in Biology, Chemistry and Physics at the College, with her grades being recognised by the University of Auckland, which has offered her a Top Scholar Achievement Scholarship. Dasha plans to study Engineering after graduating from the College.

The Proxime Accessit is Vivian Qiu, who also received an award of Academic Excellence in International Baccalaureate. Vivian served as a College Prefect this year and had her strong writing skills recognised in Prize Giving with the Joan Holland Award for Poetry.

She plans to study in the US next year.

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STUDENT SUCCESSES CELEBRATED

Amelia Wilby, Katya De Silva, Hayley Minturn

Katya De Silva has been awarded a number of prizes at Middle School Prize Giving including top awards, the Year 8 Prize for Academic Excellence and the Trust Board Scholar’s Award. In addition, Katya also took home the 8WLS Class Prize, Year 8 Prizes for Excellence in English, Music and Social Studies and was recognised in specialist subjects French, Digital Technology and Science.

The Sydney Old Girls’ Award for citizenship and all-round excellence was awarded to Hayley Minturn, who has epitomised By Love Serve with her Blankets on Beds initiative as part of the Values programme. Hayley has also represented the College in Song Squad, water polo and Kapa Haka.

Amelia Wilby was named the Middle School’s top athlete with the Award for Outstanding Achievement in Sport. She is the College swimming champion for Year 8, representing St Cuthbert’s at Central Zone, Interzone and AIMS Games competitions. Amelia is also a key member of the Year 7 and 8 water polo team and has served on the Games Committee in 2016.

ACHIEVEMENTS RECOGNISED IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL Elizabeth van Wijk is the 2016 recipient of the Junior School Merit Cup for citizenship and all-round excellence. Elizabeth has served as the House Captain for Kelso this year and has been recognised with distinction and excellence in many external competitions for Maths, English and Science.

She is a top athlete and regularly represents the College in cross country and athletics. As further acknowledgement of these achievements Elizabeth has also been awarded the Remuera Lions Club Junior Citizenship Award.

The Outstanding Achievement in Sport Award was won by Sasha Situe, who was also awarded the Sir Peter Blake Young Leaders’ Award this year.

Sasha put her sporting prowess to good use as the House Captain for Melrose and has represented the College in gymnastics, hockey and swimming.

Zoe Guan was awarded the Year 6 Prize for Excellence in Music and was part of this year’s award-winning Junior Black Watch Singers.

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Zoe Guan, Elizabeth van Wijk, Sasha Situe

CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS HONOURED Cultural life at the College is alive and well with a record number of students receiving Cultural Honours this year.

Girls and parents sampled a taste of the cultural opportunities at the College with performances by our String Quartet, the Korean Cultural Group and dance and drama groups. Awards are now as diverse as Tibetan Culture and Stagecraft and it is absolutely wonderful to be able to recognise girls for their contributions both on and off the stage.

Special congratulations must go to our Quadruple Honours recipients – Ekta Gangakhedkar, Amalia Schroeder and Melissa Wang – and our Quintuple Honours recipients – Vivian Qiu, Gina Svensen and Amy Zhang. Well done girls on your outstanding contribution to the cultural life of the College.

OLYMPIC DREAMS SHARED AT COLOURS AWARDS Current College athletes have celebrated their 2016 successes with three Olympian Old Girls at the annual Sports Colours awards. Rio silver medalists Polly Powrie (sailing) and Theresa Fitzpatrick (rugby sevens) were joined by Black Stick Liz Thompson, who shared the ups and downs of their Rio campaigns with MC Sam Harris.

It was a wonderful opportunity for our elite athletes to hear first-hand the triumphs and heartbreaks of sport and see how these three Old Girls maintain their focus and remain resilient in the face of challenges.

Congratulations to all Sport Colours recipients this year; you have all worked extremely hard to be match fit, giving your all at every training and every game.

Some of you may join our Olympian Old Girls in Tokyo in 2020 and we hope that the experiences gained at the College will see you in good stead for the hurdles ahead.

TERTIARY SCOLARSHIPS UP St Cuthbert's students have scooped 69 tertiary scholarships to date, up on the 62 granted at this time last year.

Scholarships have been awarded by seven New Zealand tertiary institutions, with large numbers of our girls being recognised as exceptional talent by Auckland, Victoria and Otago universities. Three students have been recognised by international tertiary institutions in Australia and the US, which Head of Careers Mrs Marianne Duston, expects to grow as US and UK universities award scholarships before their academic year concludes in May 2017.

Marianne says, “It’s wonderful to see our girls recognised in this way and it is important to emphasise that universities look at more than just academic results. The students receiving these scholarships have all distinguished themselves in some other way whether it be leadership experience, a particular talent for music or sport, or a passion to better their communities.”

For a full list of scholarship recipients please visit stcuthberts.school.nz.

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Mathex Wins

The Happiest Learners A WARM WELCOME TO MS ROZ MEXTED, OUR NEW PRINCIPAL. THE MIHI WHAKATAU FOR ROZ WAS A VERY SPECIAL OCCASION. MY SINCERE THANKS TO YEAR 5 TEACHER MRS LEIGH KNIGHT WHO WORKED WITH OUR GIRLS FROM THIS YEAR’S TE REO STRETCH GROUP TO REPRESENT THE JUNIOR SCHOOL FOR THIS SPECIAL WELCOME. WE LOOK FORWARD TO AN EXCITING YEAR AHEAD WITH ROZ AT THE HELM OF OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY.

In the Junior School happiness in learning is the enabler for each girl’s character development, self-efficacy, academic buoyancy, resilience and risk taking. Each are dispositions that help grow intelligence and ignite a girl’s ability to learn. In my meetings with our girls across the Junior School there have been many common themes discussed when it comes to happiness in their learning. These include: • Fun in learning, with girls sharing that “camps are awesome” and that their “teachers make it fun.”

• A By Love Serve attitude that teaches girls "how to be good friends to others" and that they are "not alone."

• Creativity and trying new things. It is a pleasure to hear girls telling me that “every day I like Maths a little more” or “I enjoy problem solving” as part of their homeroom and Stretch learning.

• Being involved in regular celebrations, with students particularly enjoying speaking and performing at assemblies and the comradery of our special House lunches.

• The ability to move. Foundation Fitness, Jump Jam, Zumba, PE and co-curricular sports all encourage our girls to incorporate movement as part of a healthy daily routine for optimum learning.

• Leadership and service opportunities. It is wonderful to hear our students feeling so positively about the impact they have in the Junior School, with girls telling me “I like making decisions” and “we all do our jobs well.”

• Homeroom classes are the final key to students’ happiness in learning, with girls enjoying the privilege of “learning where we like in groups or the breakout space” and “reading our class opinions on our my College page.”

Our girls learn in a supportive and communicative, personalised environment so that they continue to love being curious and to know the “power of yet” in their learning journey. What pleases me most is that our girls are using more can-do vocabulary and addressing what they struggle with in a positive light rather than using finite, fixed mindset vocabulary. This flexible learning mindset will continue to be a goal in the Junior School in support of each girl’s happiness in learning.

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St Cuthbert’s teams achieved excellent results in the recent Mathex competitions held at ASB Stadium in September. The Year 5 A team took out first place by reaching the top score of 100 with a full eight minutes left on the clock. Year 5 B also did exceptionally well, finishing with 85 points.

The Year 6 A team made it a clean sweep for the St Cuthbert’s Junior School, placing first by reaching 100 points with five minutes to go. The Year 6 B team came joint third with 85 points.

Staff were impressed with the depth of knowledge shown by the girls and how well they worked together in their teams. All the girls left the competition wearing huge smiles and it was great to see their efforts translate into such fantastic results.

Top Honours at Kids Sing Junior Black Watch Singers (JBWS) returned to the College somewhat weighed down with awards after their performance at the Auckland Regional Kids Sing Primary and Intermediate School Choir Festival in August.

In a truly outstanding display the group won a Gold Award, the Lawson Award for Best Performance of a New Zealand Composition, Best Performance of the Competition Test Piece and finally, Best Primary School Choir.

Both Junior School choirs, Voichestra and JBWS, enjoyed to opportunity to perform on stage in a large venue with beautiful acoustics and the girls’ dedication to practice was evident in every song they performed.

Year 5 A Mathex Team (below)

Junior Black Watch Singers

DEVELOPING PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY In the Junior School we are working hard to instil personal responsibility in all our girls to ensure they are increasingly taking the lead in organising their own belongings, whether it be preparing themselves for an overnight camp experience or keeping track of their blazer throughout the day.

As part of this focus, Assistant Head of Junior School, Mrs Liz Clarkson, received a staff scholarship to take part in the Growing Great Leaders course at the University of Auckland Centre for Educational Leadership. The course is a review and critique process for teachers and centres around one key question – what is going on for learners?

In order to answer this effectively our teachers gauge where students are at in terms of taking responsibility for themselves and their belongings, identifying students who need more development in this area. They also note what is going on for our learners academically, socially and even in the daily schedule.

Girls are then given regular opportunities to demonstrate personal responsibility, like our Year 3 girls did on a recent walk through the Totara Park Forest where they carried their own backpacks the whole way. As part of this approach parents, students and staff are all encouraged to give feedback on education outside the classroom experiences, ensuring they present girls with challenges of an appropriate level, which in turn continue to develop personal responsibility.

FUTURE FOCUSED LEARNING Year 4 teacher, Mrs Victoria Maeataanoa, has been looking into the future of technology in classrooms this year thanks to a staff scholarship to attend a MindLab course specialising in digital and collaborative learning.

The Unitec-backed course focused on the future path of education and the upskilling of teachers in digital technologies for application in the classroom.

Victoria says, “My passion was ignited by the unit covering 21st century learners and the skills they require now and in the future. In the present our girls require a growth mindset, where staff support the concept that learning is an ongoing process and not fixed; that girls can improve their spelling or Maths with practise and effort.

“This growth mindset in turn encourages students to be more curious and open to the skills they will require in the future to learn and work, some of which may not even be imagined yet.”

The focus on these two areas in Junior School classrooms shows real promise for our students, who all have the opportunity to work collaboratively and build a vast range of technological skills for use inside and outside the classroom.

HELPING HANDS IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL As part of our Values programme, girls completed their Helping Hands projects last term. They worked hard to earn their donations for Mobility Dogs and the SPCA. Girls needed to decide what jobs they could do in return for sponsorship and mucked in around their neighbourhoods walking dogs, washing cars and helping in the garden.

Over $7,500 was raised in total. Well done to the girls for all your hard work, and thank you families for your support.

HELPING HANDS School combined Hands to the rescue SPCA, Mobility Dogs Wonderful warm-hearted work Positive personalities As busy as a bee Parents relaxing Happy animals Let’s do MORE! Isabella Toms, 4AMS

HAND TO PAW Hand to paw, a special bond, between animals and human, father and son.

If you help them, they’ll help you, in simply whatever you decide to do.

No matter what things you may be going through, joyful times, struggling times or even strife, your pet will always stick by you. For life.

Arabella Harris, 5THO

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THE GRADUATING MOMENT My white dress flowed in the breeze as I ran to catch up with my friends. My parents were casually strolling up behind me, but I decided to speed up. As I slowed down, I could hear the sounds of laughter and chatter drifting from the parents and girls.

The hall seemed very different to when we practised. It almost felt surreal, as if I couldn’t believe the graduation was actually happening. My mind was full of nervous anticipation, I really hoped everything would go smoothly!

After an evening of enjoyable items, the graduation was drawing to an end and it was time for the ceremony. The people who were left in Melrose and York stood in lines behind their House flag with me. Now I had to wait for my name to be called. My white dress was swaying ever so slightly because of the way I walked to the top of the stairs.

Smiling, I really hoped I wouldn’t ruin the moment by tripping down the stairs.

Cate Tipler, 6LEW

ROYAL RECEPTION The lights blinded my eyes as Dunblane, Durham, Elgin and Iona were called onto the stage. My dress was flowing around me.

The girls looked like elegant princesses, as they rushed onto the large wooden stage.

My feet froze in the Iona line. My hands moved everywhere, as I was restless and nervous.

Suddenly it was my moment to shine and no one could take it away from me.

I moved to the edge of the stage, as Mrs Lewis called out my name. I went down the red carpet with a large smile.

As I gracefully made my way down the stairs, the smell of the food wafted through the air. Ms Robertson shook my hand and I received a cold metallic medal. I moved to the left and greeted Ms Gifkins, and we exchanged a handshake for a diploma. What a deal!

As I made my way back to my table, Sahana greeted me with a warm smile. We felt as though we were on top of the world.

Lizzie Hardiman, 6LEW

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YEAR 5 CAMP REFLECTIONS During Stack’em my legs felt like squashed jelly after I tried 13 blocks, but it was definitely worth it.

Arabella Harris I loved going boogie boarding, it was just like sliding on a wave.

Caroline Reichenbach My partner and I went on the giant ladder. Michelle bent down and told me to step on her knee to help me reach the next level. Then I had to help Michelle get up. When we got to the top there was a loud cheer from my group at the bottom…then we had to get down!

Ella Cham The dinghy games were awesome. My favourite was the washing machine. It’s when the excellent instructors rock the boat and icy water rushes in and chills our bones.

Scarlett Sills Abseiling is not as easy as you think! We had to clip on a million carabiners and then shuffle down the deeply slanted blue cliff.

Angelina Nahkle

SHOWCASE DANCE Click! Click! Click! The cameras were on me as I was floating onto the stage. I was feeling excited but also nervous at the same time. I was on the stage and surrounded by friends. With my graceful wings floating behind me, I felt like I was dancing my heart out.

Then the spotlight was on me. I was a butterfly dancing around in the light. I heard people all around me standing up and cheering for us. Whew! That was really hard. Feeling all those nerves inside. It was hard for me to believe that I did it!

Ashley Gabriel, 3BOY

SWISHY, FISHY Butterflies fluttered in my stomach and I was bouncing up and down like a crazy bunny waiting for the show to begin. I had changed into my bright colourful fish costume. I then got a silky blue ribbon put in my hair and some face paint painted on my face in squiggly lines. As the music started we rushed onto the stage and began dancing and grooving to the music. The whole time I felt like I was going to explode with laughter. I was having so much fun! When we finished our dance the crowd burst into applause and I felt like I was going to scream with excitement.

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Our Girls Have Engineered a Win!

Enriching Programmes & Learning Environments MIDDLE SCHOOL STAFF AND STUDENTS HAVE REALLY ENJOYED MEETING NEW PRINCIPAL MS ROZ MEXTED AND GETTING TO KNOW HER OVER THE LAST TERM. WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE ROZ JOIN THE COLLEGE AND WE ARE IN VERY GOOD HANDS MOVING INTO 2017.

This year some very significant changes have taken place in the Middle School. The range of enrichment programmes being offered to our girls has increased to include Philosophy for Children in Year 8 and in 2017 we will extend this programme into Year 7. Our Future Problem Solving programme has been running for a number of years and in 2016, we added Community Problem Solving to our enrichment programme, alongside Young Engineers (for more on this group see right).

The very modern and colourful furniture upgrade in Year 7 has been a great hit. We are looking forward to seeing the impact of a similar upgrade in Year 8 early next year. As well as updating the furnishings in Year 8 classrooms during the summer break, the Science Lab in Wells A will be completely refurbished. We are really looking forward to our Middle School girls having this new facility in 2017.

Our Year 7 girls did a great job in their Peter Pan productions in October, and it was very entertaining to see such enthusiasm and talent on stage. Our Year 8 girls then showed us their talents and skill as they too amused us all in November. We value the opportunity every girl has to be on stage in a production in her Middle School years and we know it sets them up well for their acting adventures as they transition into the Senior School.

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Our Young Engineers, under the guidance of Ms Deborah Lean, have developed a superb new seating area for the Middle School and in the process have nabbed a $1,000 prize in the 2016 Transpower Neighbourhood Engineers Awards.

Organised by the Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand, prizes are given to the most innovative collaboration between students, teachers and volunteer engineers with the aim of creating a greater awareness of the profession and to encourage innovative thinking in engineering and technology.

Our Young Engineers design of a “Middle School Outdoor Campus” was an example of true collaboration. A survey of current users found issues around shelter and shade. The team also spoke with former Principal Mrs Reid who shared concerns around health and safety, natural pathways and the use of College branding. Part of the development process was a visit to Wynyard Quarter, a successful shared city space with an abundance of clever seating options. The girls were assisted with specifications and product information for their own design by the seating designer for Wynyard Quarter.

Also assisting the girls throughout the process and providing valuable presentation ideas was Melanie Wood, Structural Engineer at Harrison Grierson Consultants and Old Girl.

The Young Engineers were extremely excited to welcome Melanie back to the College and apply her engineering knowledge to their own project.

The Trust Board will review the project in 2017, with plans expected to be finalised in Term 1. None of this would have been possible without the generosity of the P&F, who through fundraising, provided $10,000 to Senior, Middle and Junior schools for the purpose of enhancing the outdoor areas of each school.

Young Engineers Team with Ms Deb Lean, Old Girl Melanie Wood and Geoffrey Farquar of IPENZ.

PERFECT PAN PERFORMANCE An hour before the start. Costumes donned, briefing given. Swords passed out, lines being recited. Nerves bundled in the pit of my stomach.

In a whirl of motion, the first scene burst into life.

The rest of us waiting backstage could hear the appreciative laughter and applause of our families, and our confidence grew as the play progressed.

It was time for my first scene. The set was being changed, and my heart fluttered as we stepped onto the stage, my sword locked into an engaging fight with Tootles. In that moment, just before the lights rained down on my face, I stepped into the character of Twin One, one of Peter Pan’s six faithful brothers, loyal to the flag. I couldn’t feel the audience; I couldn’t feel the nest of nerves that had gathered at the pit of my stomach, because, that night, the story of Pan unfolded, with me retelling it with my character, and, piece by piece, the play flowed smoothly on through me, it felt so real.

The curtain falls. That was the moment I turned back into me. I felt the exhilaration fade slowly, but surely, as the deafening roar of the audience filled my ears. A grin stayed on my lips as I trailed back to get changed and to later meet up with my family.

Those two nights I got to act were two of the most exciting nights in my life. This play has given me a lot more confidence in myself and a better bond between my friends and classmates. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I cannot wait to see the plays of future Year 7s.

Amber Lee 7ELG

WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER! A COLLECTION OF PLAYS ABOUT LIFE Imagination is the coolest part of drama and in this production our minds were able to run wild as we discovered how we could interpret our individual parts. Creating the character, for me, turned out to be quite simple as I related to my character Alice. She was a child with a strong will, was feisty but sweet at the same time and she was always curious and eager to learn. This enabled me to connect with her emotions and feelings and to relate to how she felt, being at a tea party where she was the only normal person, as the others were all mad.

As Alice, I had a wide range of feelings – some moments I was curious to learn something new, sometimes I was confused as to what to listen to from the other characters and how to find my way back home. Towards the end, my character begins to get fed up with the nonsense of the other characters behaviour at the Tea Party and really all Alice wants to do is to return home.

Having an audience is a thrill, as you want to give a strong performance for them to enjoy. The buzz of the lights signals all your hard work and preparation is going to be rewarded with hopefully a good performance. When you hear giggles from the audience, you know they are enjoying your performance and it makes it easier to engage with them.

Creating a play with actors of different levels of confidence was interesting. We all had something to improve on and those with less confidence suddenly gained much more. The icing on the cake was the audience appreciation of everyone’s efforts.

I thoroughly enjoyed working together with my group and it brought us together as a class, developed our acting abilities and we also developed stronger friendships within our groups. It was fun to see how, with the music and lighting, the theme, “Were all in this together!” came true.

Hayley Minturn 8STN

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WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER! Year 8 Drama Production

Joan Holland Auditorium Monday 21 November, 6.30pm - 8WLS Tuesday 22 November, 6.30pm - 8MAS, 7.45pm 8STN Wednesday 23 November, 6.30pm - 8CRK, 7.45pm 8VUJ

FIRST PLACE IN FAST MATHS St Cuthbert’s teams achieved excellent results in the recent Mathex competitions held at ASB Stadium in September. Our Year 7 A team took first place with a perfect score of 100 and six minutes still on the clock, while the Year 7 B team finished with an impressive 80 points on the board. The two Year 8 teams both finished high up the order of teams competing, with a score of 65 for the A team and a score of 70 for the B team.

Mathex is a challenging and fast-paced mathematics contest with teams competing to answer questions as quickly as possible.

Each competition has 20 questions worth five points each. The winner is the first team to reach 100 points, or the team with the highest score at the end of 20 minutes. Congratulations girls on these outstanding achievements.

7A Mathex Team

KIDS SING 2016 Members of the Middle School Song Squad relished the opportunity to sing in the Auckland Town Hall at the beginning of August, experiencing the thrill of public performance in a building of beautiful acoustics.

Our girls did exceptionally well, with the Year 7 and 8 Song Squad being awarded one of only three Gold Awards given to intermediate choirs. This is a fabulous achievement against some very strong competition. It is wonderful to see such strong musical talent coming through the College.

TEDDY BEAR BLESSING FOR REFUGEES A By Love Serve attitude was evident last term, when Year 8 students created teddies for children in need, with all girls raising the money to buy the fabric and the stuffing themselves.

Each teddy was hand-sewn from scratch, which involved learning a number of skills including cutting out a pattern, pinning and stitching. Girls were amazed to see the teddies come to life and the different personalities that each had, even though they were cut from the same pattern.

More than 50 teddies were taken to a farewell ceremony held at Mangere Refugee Centre. Isla Slade and Niescina De Heer distributed them to the refugee children, who were leaving that day to start their new lives in various parts of New Zealand. The girls were moved to see how much the teddies meant to the children cuddling them, who had left behind everything when they came to New Zealand.

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Westlake Girls High School representatives farewell Roz Mexted

Welcomes & Farewells THE HIGHLIGHT OF TERM 4 HAS BEEN THE ARRIVAL OF INCOMING PRINCIPAL MS ROZ MEXTED AT ST CUTHBERT’S. REPRESENTATIVES FROM ACROSS THE COLLEGE, INCLUDING OUR HEAD GIRLS, WELCOMED MS MEXTED WITH A MIHI WHAKATAU, IN WHICH THE

represent New Zealand in a full cap national team while still at school. Her playing position is goal keeper.

In addition, we are receiving almost daily notifications of university scholarships our Year 13 girls have won, with more international scholarship results due in 2017.

STRONG AND JOYFUL BACKING FROM A KAPA HAKA GROUP COMPRISING STAFF AND STUDENTS WAS A DELIGHT TO HEAR.

In addition to welcoming Ms Mexted, it has also been a pleasure in recent months to meet many of the new students and their families joining the Senior School next year. We warmly welcome all new members of our community, staff and students alike, as we know from experience that every one of them will add to the rich fabric of our College by contributing their own unique skills, talents and personalities.

At the close of another year, I have also been reflecting on some of the outstanding achievements of our senior students across a range of disciplines. The hard work, determination and effort our girls put in to reaching their goals is truly impressive.

Sophie Barrell is one of our students reaching great heights, being named as one of 24 students chosen to form SGCNZ Young Shakespeare Company and travel to the Globe Theatre next year.

Earlier in the year, Head Girl Antonia Young earned a position in the New Zealand Women’s National Water Polo team, competing in the Olympic qualifying tournament held in the Netherlands. Able to demonstrate a range of qualities necessary to achieve on the world stage, Antonia is the first St Cuthbert’s College water polo player to 28

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In this issue I feel compelled to mention the departure of someone who is widely regarded as a St Cuthbert’s legend! Mrs Karen Leuschke, Durham’s daredevil cyclist, began as a student at St Cuthbert’s College in 1950, leaving in 1962 as the College Dux and returning as a staff member in 1967. With a depth of scholarship in a wide range of subjects, French, German and Accounting to name a few, Mrs L, as she is fondly called, has been a teacher widely sought after.

She understands that Aristotelian principle, that educating the mind without educating the heart, is no education at all. Generations of students have benefitted from Mrs L’s patient, compassionate, inclusive and perceptive approach.

She is quite simply, the epitome of our College motto By Love Serve and will be sorely missed. She leaves the College with our love and best wishes for her retirement ahead.

I wish you all a very happy and safe Christmas holiday and look forward to a successful start to the 2017 year.

Ms Justine Mahon Deputy Principal

STORYBOOK ENDING FOR SHAKESPEARE STUDENT Year 13 student Sophie Barrell is about to discover that “all the world’s a stage” as one of 24 students selected to travel to the Globe Theatre in London as part of the SGCNZ Young Shakespeare Company in 2017.

Sophie heads to the home of Shakespeare in July next year where she will experience two weeks of intensive training with professional Shakespeare actors and directors, before treading the boards in a performance at the Globe.

Accomplished performances as Olivia in Twelfth Night and Cassius in Julius Caesar this year, have earned Sophie this coveted experience. She distinguished herself amongst 5,500 students participating in the Sheilah Winn National Shakespeare Festival in Wellington to become one of 44 students selected for the SGCNZ National Shakespeare Schools Production in Dunedin, before receiving a phone call to say she would be one of 24 off to London.

Sophie has participated in the College’s Shakespeare Soirée since Year 9 and says it is the challenge of Shakespeare that draws her to his plays, “Translating the character from the page to the stage is quite demanding, especially when trying to make them relatable for a modern audience. Actors need to be very expressive in their tone and actions.”

Congratulations to Sophie on this outstanding achievement.

SHERILYN WHITE HONOUR FOR NZ WATER POLO REP Congratulations to New Zealand water polo representative and 2016 Head Girl, Antonia Young, who is this year’s recipient of the Sherilyn White Scholarship.

Antonia certainly embodies the spirit of the scholarship. She has juggled exam study and Head Girl duties, while keeping up a rigorous training schedule in the lead up to the Women's Water Polo World’s, which were held in Auckland this December. As a goalie in the National Women’s Open Water Polo team, Antonia will continue to represent New Zealand in 2017 at the World’s Senior Women’s Championships in Budapest and the University Age-Group Championships in the USA. Antonia is honoured to receive the scholarship, saying “The Sherilyn White Scholarship is here because of the loving, warm and charming person that she was, not just for the dedicated and talented sportswoman. Each one of us will be remembered by our friends and our school for our achievements, sporting and other, but the real legacy each of us leaves behind will be the place that we’ve earned in the hearts of the people we know.”

The scholarship is given annually to a senior girl who has achieved outstanding success in her chosen sport, enabling the winner to fund travel or specialist training to the value of $10,000. Antonia plans to channel her scholarship into representing New Zealand at international events.

COMMUNITY SERVICE PLUNGE REAPS AWARD A buoyant performance in 2016 by social enterprise, Float, has seen the group named winners of the Social Enterprise Award at the Young Enterprise Scheme Auckland Central Awards.

This community-minded group of Year 12 students facilitated theory and practical water safety lessons for nearly 250 primary school children during Term 2. The girls decided to take action against the high number of drownings reported in the media last summer by combining education and experience for young children without ready access to a pool. Feedback from both students and schools has been overwhelmingly positive and even Prime Minister John Key has commended Float for their “fantastic community service.”

In November the girls were back in the community, giving local foster children an enjoyable and educational Christmas pool party. This is truly By Love Serve in action.

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MAKER MONDAYS CREATION MAKES KIDS SMILE Maker Mondays is a collaboration of Year 3-13 students who meet weekly in the Technology rooms after school with the aim of creating something together – in this instance a dolls' house for a very worthy cause, as Year 13 student Rhea Vara shares: “With the dolls' house being made from scratch, much planning and accurate measurements were required to cut wood and assemble it. Initially some volunteers helped girls design furniture and explore how it could be made with the resources available, which helped us to think about what design would work best before making something immediately.

“When the finished dolls' house was painted and decorated, we were able to start placing the completed furniture into the different rooms, which was very satisfying as it had all come together and looked nice and colourful.”

The dolls' house will be donated to Ronald McDonald House in Auckland for sick children and their siblings to play with during treatment. We wish them as much enjoyment in using it as our girls had in making it.

Premier Platinum winner, Melissa Wang & Junior Scientist Gold winner Rhea Vara

OUTSTANDING RESULTS AT THE NIWA SCIENCE FAIR Five St Cuthbert’s girls have achieved incredible results at the 2016 NIWA Science and Technology Fair. This is an annual event rewarding excellence in scientific and technological investigations carried out by Year 7 to Year 13 students in Auckland.

In the Senior School, Year 13 student Melissa Wang has won the Premier Platinum Award for her study on kiwifruit acidity relating the softness of fruit as it ripens. Winning this award means she is now nominated for the Prime Minister’s Science Prize. Melissa also won a University of Auckland Junior Scientist Gold Award, was placed first in her category and receives a $1000 scholarship to the University of Auckland. Rhea Vara (Year 13), also won a University of Auckland Junior Scientist Gold Award, was placed third in her category and won a further Gold Award for the Best Exhibit Involving Optics.

Following the Gold awards, both Melissa and Rhea were selected to attend the prestigious Powering Potential forum held in Wellington over four days in mid-December. The forum focused on STEM learning and students were given real world problems to solve using their existing knowledge base and expertise.

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HITTING THE RIGHT NOTES AT BIG SING NATIONALS Saints Alive took Dunedin by storm at the end of August as they arrived in town for the Big Sing Finale.

Twenty-four finalists were selected from more than 200 competing choirs around New Zealand.

Saints Alive did the College proud, taking home a Silver Award in the female category, in which 13 choirs competed and were judged by an international panel of adjudicators.

The finale was an opportunity for our girls to listen to some of the best young voices in the country and at the end of the event they participated in a huge massed choir, taken by Andrew Withington, conductor of the New Zealand Secondary Students Choir.

The experience encouraged our girls to apply for the prestigious New Zealand Secondary Students Choir, which has a stringent selection process. Congratulations must go to Saints Alive members Sophia Yang (Year 12) and Elizabeth Hayman (Year 10) who have been selected for the choir in 2017.

KBB FESTIVAL SHOWCASE Five musical groups from St Cuthbert’s participated at the KBB Music Festival in August, taking home a swag of awards for truly exceptional performances from a wide-ranging and imaginative repertoire.

With well over 100 groups taking part, competition was fierce. Black Watch Orchestra and Sebastian Squad were stand-out groups, each receiving a Gala Performance Award, placing them in the top four within their categories. Sebastian Squad was also honoured with the award for Most Outstanding Performance of a New Zealand Work.

Concert Band put on a fantastic show to take home a Gold and Stage Band received a Bronze. B Band soaked up the public performance atmosphere, but did not play competitively.

Well done to all College students who took part, especially Amy Zhang, Sena Ogawa-Bracey, Anna Elisara, Amy Boroevich, Mikaela Wong, Hanna Friedlander, Sandy Niu and Sarah Cheng who were all named in the KBB Music Festival Honours Programme. The programme includes a concert band and chamber orchestra, comprised of top student musicians in Auckland and acceptance represents a very high standard of achievement.

EXPLORING THE AMERICAN DREAM The American Dream has been in the headlines a lot recently, thanks to an at times caustic US presidential campaign in which emotional rhetoric won the day. It is something our Head of Social Sciences, Mrs Lisa Mave, experienced first-hand during six weeks spent studying at the University of Illinois after she was awarded a scholarship from the US State Department.

The programme’s focus was on how history shaped the national character within the framework of the American Dream and Lisa participated in lectures and workshops at the university, as well as hearing from visiting speakers including the mayor, local judges, lawyers, television news producers, activists and politicians.

Lisa is looking forward to bringing her deepened understanding of American history to the classroom. She says, “We have just experienced a piece of history with the election of Donald Trump to the US presidency. The American people I met expressed feelings that the American Dream was lost amongst the social and economic problems their society faces. It will be interesting for our History students to explore the role these issues played in the election and the extent to which they are responsible for bringing Trump to the White House.”

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HONOUR ROLL Thank you to all those who have made a donation in support of the College during the last year.

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Akram & Humaira Qureshi Ralph Family Alisa Rao Lynda & Murray Reid N Richardson & M Hayman Mary Robinson Heather Robson The Scotts Samantha Selkon Barry Simmonds Margaret Sinclair Drs Ellis Situe & Nina Vasan Brian & Barbara Smith St Cuthbert's Old Girls' Association Kathryn Mary Stanley (nee Dowling) Jacqueline Stevens Phil & Robin Stevenson Rosemary Stewart C Stuart & J Benson Marie Taylor Jason & Fiona Tobin Mike & Margaret Tomlinson Stephen & Angela Toms Charlotte Valentine Peter & Rosalind Vickers Chris & Debbie Waalkens Jenny Wadsworth Philippa Walker The Waller Family A Walter Anna Wang Eveline Wang Vera Wang The Wilby Family Jackie Wise R Wiseman Peter & Rebecca Wong Margaret & Michael Wood Sarah Woodhams Dr & Mrs Robert Young The Zhao Family Ting Zhou 37 Anonymous

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Overall Champions Year 3 1st Emily Martin 2nd Zoe Knight 3rd Julia van Wijk and Olive Wignall Year 4 1st Grace Meredith and Nuria Hocken Cubi 2nd Azul Gutierrez Hania 3rd Amelia Jones Year 5 1st Alexandra Fletcher 2nd Renee Zhang 3rd Sophie Robb and Bella Knight Year 6 1st Elizabeth van Wijk 2nd Sasha Situe 3rd Victoria Jagusch and Charlotte Greenwood 34

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Year 5 Alexandra Fletcher - 1st place in High Jump, 60m and 100m Sophie Robb – 1st 800m Year 6 Elizabeth van Wijk 1st place in 60m, 100m and 200m Sasha Situe – 3rd High Jump and 60m Our relay teams won both the Year 5 and 6 4 x 100m relays as well - congratulations girls!

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our Year 5 and Year 6 cross country teams, which were both named overall winners at the Remuera Zone Cross Country competition in September. There were also some brilliant individual achievements with Sophie Robb and Renee Zhang claiming 1st and 2nd respectively in the Year 5 Girls’ event. Charlotte and Olivia Greenwood took 1st and 3rd place in the Year 6 Girls’ category.

GYMNASTICS Congratulations to our Year 3 team which won the Remuera Zone Gymnastics Championships, where Scarlett Robb was also winner of the Year 3 Individual event.

Our Year 6 team received 1st place in the Champ of Champs Gymnastics competition held in Auckland, where Sofia Kelliher also claimed 1st place in the Year 6 Individual event.

HOCKEY Hockey had a very successful year in the Junior School with a

CONGRATULATIONS TO… Up and coming tennis star SASHA SITUE who competed and won the Tier 2 final at the Southern Junior Indoor Open in Dunedin in July.

Well done Sasha!

Unbelievable Sticks 2nd in Premier grade and 3rd in the A grade of the Remuera Zone Hockey Tournament.

Hot Shots 1st place in Diamond grade Slick Sticks 1st in Opal grade King Team 1st in the Opal Mini grade SKIING A group of 10 girls went away for the North Island Primary Skiing Championships at the end of August. The girls had a great week with the Alpine Carvers placing 19th and the Summit Carvers team coming 23rd. All that practice on the slopes clearly paid off because the girls finished the season on a high with 2nd place in the Auckland Primary and Intermediate Schools Ski Championship.

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ATHLETICS Year 3 - 6 There were close and exciting finishes in the sprints and relays and all students took part in a variety of field events including the popular House versus House tugo-war. Congratulations to Lindisfarne, winners of the House competition.

Reception – Year 2 Our littlest girls showed a great deal of resilience in November to participate in their Athletics Day despite spring winds providing trying conditions. The main goal of the event is fun, participation and having a go, with the obstacle course and parent activities proving to be favourites with the students.

House places are as follows:

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3rd 800m Madeline Leigh 2nd 800m, High Jump 3rd 1500m Tiana Brown 1st 100m Sonya Ha 3rd 100m Year 8 Isabel Allen 1st 400m 2nd High Jump 3rd 200m Amelia Thompson 3rd High Jump Olivia Power at Year 7 - 8 Athletics Day

Overall Champions Year 7 1st Olivia Power 2nd Jamie Lewis 3rd Madeline Leigh Year 8 1st Isabel Allen 2nd Charlie Francis 3rd Rose Parkinson New records were produced by: Olivia Power (Year 7) 100m Run, 400m Run, High Jump and Long Jump Tiana Brown (Year 7) Shot Put Charlie Francis (Year 8) 100m Run Isabel Allen (Year 8) 400m Run Central Zone Athletics Championships The 19 Year 7 and 8 girls that represented the College at Central Zone Athletics and produced some amazing results: Year 7 Olivia Power 1st 200m, 400m, High Jump 2nd 100m Jamie Lewis 2nd 1500m

Both our 4 x 100m relay teams came 1st as well - congratulations girls!

CROSS COUNTRY On a very cold day in August all girls gave their best and it was good to see that the tradition of distance running at this College is in good hands in the future.

Cross Country Champions Year 7 1st Jaime Lewis 2nd Madeline Leigh 3rd Zara Stewart Year 8 1st Isabella Richardson 2nd Peyton Leigh 3rd Isabel Allen

Schools Orienteering Championships where Jamie Lewis was 1st in the Long Distance Standard and Sophia Wood, Peyton Leigh and Zara Stewart came second in the Relay event.

SKIING Two teams were entered into the North Island Intermediate School Ski Championships. The Alpine Rockets came 5th overall, with Charlie Francis placing 8th, followed by Sophia Reade in 13th and Amélie Stow in 16th.

Our Snow Shredders placed 31st out of 120 teams, with Lucia Lundon placing 21st.

Our skiers also claimed medals at the Interfield Championships 2016 at Whakapapa in September with Anna Hamilton taking silver in the U12 category and Amélie Stow claiming silver in the U14s.

In the recent Auckland Primary and Intermediate Schools Ski Championships our Middle School team came 2nd overall. Charlie Francis also put in a strong performance to take 3rd in the Girls' Intermediate Individual grade.

Isabella Richardson went on to place 3rd at the NZAIMS Games cross country race in Tauranga. Well done Izzy!

SWIMMING Amelia Wilby in Year 8 represented the College in the pool at NZAIMS Games.

She brought home a silver in the 100m backstroke – well done Amelia!

ORIENTEERING The Year 7 and 8 Rogaine Championships is a paired event with teams participating in a 90 minute run. Zara Stewart and Sofia Toes placed 1st with Jaime Lewis and Jade Holmes placed 3rd.

Our girls then progressed to the National Secondary

WATER POLO Our Year 7 and 8 water polo team earned a fantastic 2nd place at the Tim Sonderer Memorial Tournament playing against mixed teams.

Amelia Wilby was also named Most Valuable Player at the tournament and went on to claim the same award

at the Year 7 and 8 Winter Water Polo Festival and North Island Championships.

CONGRATULATIONS TO… LILYANA LU in Year 7 who attended the New Zealand Gymsports Championships in Invercargill winning a gold medal in Uneven Bar and bronze medal in the Teams event.

CHARLOTTE MARVIN and MACKENZIE ROSS for representing the Auckland Football Federation at the Weir Rosebowl tournament.

ZOEY BELSHER, MADELINE LEIGH, ROSE PARKINSON and EMMA THOMPSON who were selected for the Auckland Collier Trophy U13 hockey team. The team beat Northland 4-1 to take out the U13 national title – well done girls!

ISABEL ALLEN, KAEA ELLIOT, JADE HOLMES, JAMIE LEWIS and TARA NUZUM who have been selected for the Auckland Collier Trophy U13 Development hockey team.

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BADMINTON Emily Tian placed 3rd at the Auckland Secondary Schools Badminton Junior Girls’ Singles Championship, an outstanding result.

Congratulations also to Christina Du, Gayadre Bhakhavan, Linda Wang and Georgia Odlin, in the St Cuthbert’s A team who came 1st in the Mixed B grade Auckland Secondary Schools Badminton Championships for 2016.

CYCLING Georgina Danford placed 2nd in the U20 Girls' Points Race at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cycling Championships in Palmerston North, before

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riding to 3rd place in the Elite Women's Criterium Nationals in November – a fantastic achievement!

Georgia is off to Melbourne this month to represent New Zealand as a Junior Track Cyclist in the Oceania Games. Georgia also competed in the North Island Secondary Schools Cycling Championships in Cambridge earlier this year and put in a credible performance to place 1st in the U20 A Girls’ Criterium. Fellow College cyclist Georgie Waters placed 2nd in the U16 B Girls’ event.

HOCKEY The 1st XI hockey team defeated Diocesan 3-0 to take the Super-City final

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for 2016. First half goals to Ailsa Connolly and Harriet Cory-Wright set the scene for a dominant second half by the green St Cuthbert’s machine. Ailsa completed the scoring to put the icing on a wonderful season for this year’s 1st XI side, who were unbeaten in regulation time, amassing 117 goals and conceding only 9 in their 21-match schedule. The result completed a 3-win clean sweep over close rivals Diocesan this season.

The team went on to win the Auckland title (our fourth in five years) and finished runners up for the national title, which they lost by a single goal in double overtime.

ORIENTEERING Our girls competed in the recent Auckland Secondary Schools Rogaine Championships held at Shakespeare Regional Park. Teams of two had 90 minutes to navigate to as many control sites as possible, with 10 minutes beforehand to see the map and plan their routes. In the

Junior Girls’ grade, three teams finished in the top 10, with Hannah Stewart and Rebecca Greenwood taking out 2nd place.

Following this successful result, Rebecca took part in the Australian Orienteering Championships Carnival in Queensland, as part of a New Zealand Junior Development team. Rebecca’s best results were a 4th placing in the Australian Under-14 Sprint and 3rd in the Under-14 Relay Championships – well done!

SKIING The North Island Secondary School Skiing Championships were held in Turoa in September. Lauren Sheed, Alice Crisp and Gina Svensen finished 12th, 14th and 15th respectively, while our total team placed as the 3rd girls’ school and 10th team overall out of 120 schools. The senior women’s course was very difficult after becoming extremely icy and rutted, but the girls supported each other in good St Cuthbert’s spirit.

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SQUASH The College B1 squash team won their Open B Central Zone Division 1 grade this season.

Congratulations to Annabelle Lindberg, Nicole Blackett, Jennifer Shin and Taylor Hitchcock for this result.

SWIMMING Congratulations to the following girls who represented the College so well in the NZSS Swimming Championships in Wellington during September: Under 14 Girls Emma Moriarty 2nd 50m Breaststroke Allegra Zacest 1st 50m Backstroke 1st 100m Backstroke 3rd 200m Backstroke Under 15 Girls Madison Don 1st 100m Butterfly 3rd 200m Butterfly Madeline Falconer 2nd 50m Freestyle 2nd 100m Freestyle 3rd 200m Freestyle Under 17 Girls Mary Tate 3rd 50m Breaststroke 1st 100m Breaststroke 2nd 200m Breaststroke

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Madeline Falconer went on to win two Open Relay team gold medals and two silver medals at the NZ Short Course Age Group Championships. She had some exceptional results in her age group: Under 15 Girls 1st 100 Individual Medley 2nd 50m Freestyle 2nd 100m Freestyle 2nd 200m Freestyle 3rd 50m Breaststroke 3rd 50m Backstroke WATER POLO Well done to our Junior A water polo team which competed in the Challenger Cup tournament in October. The girls were one of the youngest teams in the competition and ended up finishing a very credible 8th.

HOWARD and KATE IVORY in the Junior Black Sticks team. What a superb achievement girls!

CONGRATULATIONS TO… ROSE DICKSON and her sailing partner who placed 4th out of 160 competitors at the RS Feva Sailing World Championship in Santander, Spain. An amazing result on the world stage!

LUCY KING who has been selected for the New Zealand U22 Women’s Indoor Cricket team and was named the highest scoring batsman in the recent 2016 Trans-Tasman competition across both men’s and women’s teams.

MADI DOAR for her selection into the Black Stick Women’s TransTasman Touring Squad. This comes just a month after

BREANA CATLEY, KATIE DOAR, ELIZA HAY, ABIGAIL JACKSON, GRACE PARKINSON, CHARLOTTE PENNY and HANNAH STEWART who have all been selected into the Auckland U15 A hockey team. The team took out the bronze medal at the National U15 Hockey Tournament in Tauranga. Well done to the girls and coach Victoria Methven, who also coaches the College 2nd XI. KEITA ELLIOTT, ELLA GREENWOOD AND LUCY STOKES for their selection into the Auckland U15 Development hockey team.

BERNADETTE DOYLE, MALIA JOSEPHSON, CAITLIN MARY PARKER ALLEN, KELSEY SNELGAR and ANTONIA YOUNG who were all named in the squad for the water polo World Youth Championships in December.

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President’s Report 2016 HAS BEEN ANOTHER MONUMENTAL YEAR FOR THE ASSOCIATION. ALONG WITH OUR ANNUAL EVENTS SUCH AS THE REUNION WEEKEND, THE COFFEE AND DESSERT EVENING, BRIDGE DAY AND CLUB 50, WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH AN OLD GIRLS’ FOCUS GROUP, FAREWELLS TO PAST PRINCIPAL MRS LYNDA REID AND OF COURSE OUR MOST SIGNIFICANT FUNDRAISER IN RECENT YEARS, THE ST CUTHBERT’S HOUSE TOUR.

The House Tour was a wonderful success, providing a fabulous day of inspiration and creativity while raising $168,000 for the Kathleen Goulding Scholarship. Our committee is so grateful to our generous homeowners, sponsors and all the volunteers, including the hard-working House Tour Committee, for their outstanding contribution.

Please see the pages following for photos and more details of this event.

In October we hosted 42 ladies at our Club 50 Morning Tea for Old Girls who left the College over 50 years ago.

Highlights included a charming performance by our youngest students, ably supported by Mrs Glenys Waller, and an update from Acting Principal Ms Helen Robertson.

In November Anna Finlayson-Smith and her committee held their Bay of Plenty Branch AGM and a lunch at the home of Janeen Wilson. In November the Queensland Old Girls enjoyed a Christmas lunch full of laughter and smiles.

Thanks to Trish Cotterell who organised the event.

A highlight of our calendar is organising and hosting the Graduation Ball (formerly known as the Debutante Ball) on the final day of school. This is a key event for the Association and is particularly special as we welcome our newest members. The girls looked stunning and many followed tradition, wearing long white or pale-coloured ball gowns. Thank you to those who, as both Old Girls and mothers of current Year 13 students, secretly gave me 38

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photos of their Graduation Balls. I revealed these – to much laughter – at our first Year 13 Graduation Ball briefing.

Next year the Old Girls’ Association celebrates our Centenary. We start our celebrations at St Cuthbert’s Weekend with a cocktail party celebrating the arts.

Please see page 46 for further details. To commemorate this important milestone we have created a number of collectable Centennial pieces of jewellery, available to all members of the College community. See page 46 for pictures of these beautiful pieces.

The Committee and I have thoroughly enjoyed meeting and reconnecting with Old Girls and the St Cuthbert’s community at our events.

I would like to thank Lynda Reid, Helen Robertson and the Senior Management Team for all their support over the year.

We warmly welcome incoming Principal Ms Roz Mexted to the College and we look forward to working with her in 2017.

The Association would like to recognise the huge contribution of Old Girl and staff member Karen Leuschke for her lifetime commitment to the College. Thanks also to Sophia Jones and Sarah Wilby for their ongoing and frequent support of the Association.

Finally, it has been a great privilege to lead the Old Girls’ Association over the past year and to work with such a dedicated and fun committee. All members are busy people who have generously given their time and expertise to the Association, the College and our community. I would like to acknowledge the tremendous support they have given me personally. Thank you for all your efforts, time and laughter.

Your generosity of spirit is very much appreciated.

On behalf of the Old Girls’ Association I wish you and your family a very happy festive season and a safe and restful holiday.

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The House Tour The Association had a number of objectives with the House Tour.

The first and most important objective was to raise significant funds for our Kathleen Goulding Scholarship; secondly, we wanted to create an event which would involve and engage a wide group in our community.

After 18 months of planning, our House Tour was blessed with a sunny Auckland day. Members of the community thoroughly enjoyed seeing the diverse range of houses in the Tour. Guests soaked up the creativity in the homes and gardens while catching up with friends, and many commented on how welcoming, knowledgeable and friendly all our volunteers were. Our cafe was exceptionally popular, with the delicious food that our amazing cafe team whipped up (after months of careful planning and taste testing) going down a treat.

The Tour Shop was busy all day with guests buying up large for Christmas from the wide selection of items from our sponsors and retailers. The goodie bags were also warmly received. The day finished with a highly spirited thank you party for homeowners, sponsors and volunteers.

Thanks to: Kim and Rob Hamilton, Sarah and George Evangelidakis, Jacqui Keeling and Kerry Farmer, Carole Andrews and Robert Railey, Andrea and Nick Gordon, Kate Davenport and Tim Christmas, Bridget and Ben Snelling, Alice and Adam Sharp, Catherine and Alasdair Patrick, Linda Alpe, Neville Lyne and Fiona Geary.

Thanks also to: Tina and Bruce Quin, Sue Gault, Georgina Robertson, Sarah Townsend, Penelope Peebles, Sarah Paykel, Sarah Clarke, Ruby George, Felicity Rosenberg, Sarah Powrie, Sophia Jones, Vanessa Playle, Nicky Pennington, Sarah Reid, Mary Fitzgerald, Sarah Wilby, Anna Stewart, Sarah Weenink, Kristel Bowden, Nicky Bason, Georgie Clatworthy, Claudia Clatworthy, Sarah Hutchings, James Sutherland, Leanne Hegan, Fran Wai Shing, Rhian Vaughan, Natasha Klink, Nicki Boswell, Sonia McConnell, Fiona Ellis, Caroline Simons, Lianne Pretty, Rachael McLaren, Bronwyn Trevenen, Gretchen Hawkesby, Helen Yerex, Bev Frankham, Wendy Bradley, Jane Wang, Leigh Melville, Nikki Gapes, Ursula Elliott, Rosie Winter, Annie Coney, Sue Parton, Jo Chaplin, Jo Goode, Caro Ralph, Joan Hanson, Kate Morgan-Rees, Lisa Krukziener, Megan Fala, Victoria Amos, Maude Wilcox, Tracey Andrews-Smith, Marg Tomlinson, Charlotte Macdonald, Brigit Christie, Jen Matthews,

Family Notices DEATHS Hilda Mary Ford (Astley) - 1945 Beatrice Carter (Whittome) - 1942 BIRTHS Sara-Maria Sarvicens and Justin St Vincent, a baby girl Maxima.

Rebecca Bailey, Amanda Dunlop, Diana Kruckenhauser, Julyan Lawry, Mary Van Wijk, Nina Vasan, Marion Cato, Kristen Lange, Pip Collins, Tracy Copland, Anna MacArthur, Tori Clark, Kate Kemble, Amanda Deane, Gill Don, Shannon Doell, Samantha Harsved, Jane Morris, Bridget Doell, Lisa Marvin, Sara-Maria Broekhoff, Jane Morris, Lisa Bates, Lisa Dorushkin, Tanya Green, Ali Foyed, Erin Hill, Lorna Richardson, Dayle Bygrave, Victoria Fletcher, Sarah Woodhams, Roddy Fletcher, Sara Robin, Sarah-Lee Wilson, Megan Jennings, Lisa Knight, Caroline Simpson, Anita Latta, Christine Lai, Wei Wei Zhang, Sandra Warren, Janet Dillion, Christine Plamus, Michelle Spencer, Pattie White, Francis Russell, Margaret Bailey, Amy Alpe, Kim Williams, Nicky Elliot, Emma Littlewood, Katie Battersby, Nicola Thomas, Donald Melville, Sarah Don, Andrea Steffenson, Cath Costello, Susie Kebble, Hilary Chaytor, Denise Pollard, Athena Kelliher, Julie Earwaker, Leigh Nelson, Henry Hall and Simon Hall.

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NOTICE OF AGM The Annual General Meeting of the St Cuthbert’s Old Girls’ Association will be held in the Joan Holland Auditorium on Saturday 18 March 2017 at 11.00am.

Agenda: 1. Election of officers for the coming year 2. Annual financial statements presented for approval 3. Nominations 4. General business

WEDDINGS Emma Hancock (nee McWhannell) and James Hancock 16 April 2016. Jennifer Ford (nee Allan) was Chief Bridesmaid.

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Thank you!

Thank you to the homeowners who so generously agreed to open their homes in support of the Kathleen Goulding Scholarship.

Thanks also to our Major Sponsors, Spark, Principle Homes and Continental Cars Audi; to our House Sponsors, Prescription Skin Care, Janice Sommerville Orthodontist, Seneca, ECC, Panasonic, Made4Kids, Cavit&Co and Hedgerow; to our Product Sponsors, Hawkins&Co, Matrix Security, Te Rere Vineyard and Blush; to the House Tour Team, the St Cuthbert’s Old Girls’ Committee and to all the amazing volunteers who worked so hard to make the House Tour a success.

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CALLING FOR NOMINATIONS VIOLET WOOD ADVANCED STUDIES GRANT 2017

MAKING THEIR MARK AND MARKING SERVICE

This grant is available to any Old Girl for postgraduate study in any field: academic, music, sport or art. Special conditions apply.

Application forms are posted on: • stcuthberts.school.nz/oga/scholarships/violet-wood-grant Alternatively, please phone Sarah Powrie 09 520 4159 ext 7607 or email sarah.powrie@ stcuthberts.school.nz for an application form.

Send the application form to: St Cuthbert’s Old Girls’ Association, PO Box 26 020, Epsom.

Applications must be received no later than 31 January 2017.

We are looking for remarkable Old Girls for our 2017 Making Their Mark and Marking Service Award.

The Making Their Mark Award recognises women who are making their mark in their chosen field, have realised outstanding achievements in the community and demonstrated belief in the extraordinary with courage and determination. As we have taken our inspiration from the Sir Peter Blake leadership awards, our nominees also show leadership qualities and the age group target is around 20-45 years old.

The Marking Service Award was inspired by the St Cuthbert’s College motto By Love Serve and by a desire to celebrate women in the College family who have taken the spirit of our motto into their life and work for the greater good of our society.

Please visit the College website for the application form: • stcuthberts.school.nz/oga/awards/making-their-mark-awards • stcuthberts.school.nz/oga/awards/marking-service-awards If you wish to nominate an Old Girl, please write to Sarah Powrie at either sarah.powrie@ stcuthberts.school.nz or St Cuthbert’s Old Girls’ Association, PO Box 26 020, Epsom by 1 May 2017.

Information supporting your nomination must be provided.

OLD GIRLS’ HONOURS BOARD If you wish to nominate an Old Girl for Old Girls’ Honours, the criterion for selection is that “The award be for any Old Girl who has made an outstanding contribution, nationally or internationally in any field including (but not limited to) the arts, commerce, education, military, the professions, public service, research, science and technology and sport.”

To nominate an Old Girl, please write to Sarah Powrie at either sarah.powrie@ stcuthberts.school.nz or St Cuthbert’s Old Girls’ Association, PO Box 26 020, Epsom by 1 May 2017. Information supporting your nomination must be provided.

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Above Margaret Dickinson (Stedman), Davina Johnston (Lusk), Rosemary Delamare (Broun), Joan Hanson (Winstone), Anne Hargreaves (Challinor).

Below Jeanette MacKinnon (Trenwith), Margaret McMeekin (Murray), Bernice McGregor (McGinty).

Above Left Lola Fowler (Hindley), Lenore Burton (Johnson).

Above Right Pene Buchanan (Smith), Susan Parton (Waygood).

Below Left Jill Bignell (Glenie), Gay Scaniglia (Cox).

Below Right Junior School performers.

CLUB 50 CELEBRATIONS The Club 50 Morning Tea was held in the Performing Arts Centre on 20 October. The Old Girls attending were treated to a captivating performance by the Reception class; dressed in colourful bug costumes, they completely charmed their audience. Ms Helen Robertson, Acting Principal, then addressed the group with an entertaining and informative speech, and Old Girls’ Association President Fiona Geary updated the group on the Association’s activities and future events. Our special thanks go to Old Girls’ Committee member Kate Morgan-Rees for ensuring the morning was a great success.

Above Carolyn Chitty (Orton), Adelene Ormsby (Wilson). Below Anne Coney (Tattersfield).

Above Marie Taylor (Lindberg), Val Fraser (Batts). Below Kate Morgan-Rees.

Above Left Ila Murray (Rowan), Dorothy Morgan (Hare).

Below Left Beverly Frankham (Lane), Annette Prebble (Macdonald). Below Right Thora Taylor (Malcolm), Pamela Garlick (Cooper).

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GRADUATION BALL HEAD GIRL: Antonia Young DEPUTY HEAD GIRLS: Emma Holland, Minerva Peters, Gina Svenson Lunisi Ahoatu, Florence Ainley, Mary Allen, Greer Amos, Sarah Baird, Gargi Bansal, Sophie Barrell, Sara Beetham, Anna Blair, India Blood, Victoria Blue, Jayde Booker, Amy Boroevich, Elsie Brown, Louisa Brunt, Ella Bryning, Sophie Burns, Lucy Caiger, Georgia Callaghan, Isabella Charman, Minyao Chen, Rosa Clark, Georgia Clarke, Claudia Clatworthy, Stella Clifford, Ailsa Connolly, Jienwern Cook, Madeleine Copland, Harriet Cory-Wright, Nicola Cosmann, Georgia Couper, Ella Currie, Sarah Egerer, Gyorgika Farrelly, Stef Ferguson, Julia Fraser, Claudia Ganda, Michaela Getley, Tiffany Goh, Connie Gong, Veronica Gregan, Saba Haghi, Katie Hansen, Cameron Hardy, Ruby Harrison, Gabriele Hawkins, Sabina Hawkins, Lucy Hay, Mia Haysom, Eleanor Herbert, Katerina Hond, Sophie Hunter, Kate Ivory, Olivia Jackson, Yena Jang, Georgina Jones, Isabelle Jung, Megan Jury, Sabela Kardo Turkmarni, Agnieske Keenan, Sehej Khurana, Vanessa Kou, Sophia Lange, Tiffany Lee, Kris Lian, Grace Lowery, Devon Lowyim, Kelly Luo, Kenzie Lynas, Amelia Marshall, Olivia Martin, Maria McCoy, Jess McDougall, Samantha Moriarty, Emily Morris, Lizzie New, Sandy Niu, Zoe Ooi, Kajol Patel, Pauline Potter, Aimee Potter, Arabella Poulsen, Rose Qiao, Vivian Qiu, Riddhika Ram, Tate Renata, Anna Roberts, Georgia Robertshaw, Evie Robinson, Olivia Salmon, Amalia Schroeder, Lauren Sheed, Dasha Sheiff, Denise Shih, Katie Sinisa, Alice Sleep, Kelsey Snelgar, Tessa Stevenson, Isabelle Stewart, Gyllian Taei, Mary Tate, Sarah Tomlins, Amy Tommas, Jane Tuhiwai-Pou, Tatyana Vakatini, Rhea Vara, Claudia Von Sturmer, Molly Walters, Melissa Wang, Zhouai Wang, Emma Westbrooke, Hanna White, Amalia Wickstead, Pieter Wilkinson, Madeline Wilson, Dasha Wood, Tessa Wylie, Fiona Xu, Angela Yao, Keyi Yin, Polly Young, Isabella Yu, Lucy Zhao, Booky Zou

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CELEBRATING 100 YEARS 2017 marks the centenary of the St Cuthbert’s Old Girls’ Association, and in honour of the occasion the Association is hosting a cocktail party for all Old Girls. To be held in the elegant surrounds of the College Atrium, this cocktail party will be a celebration of the arts: you will be entertained by beautiful music, as well as learning about the many stunning and diverse artworks which comprise the St Cuthbert’s College art collection. Artwork from existing students will also be on display. This is a wonderful opportunity to catch up with former classmates while enjoying an evening of sophisticated entertainment.

OLD GIRLS’ ARTS COCKTAIL PARTY

OTHER REUNION EVENTS

Friday 17 March 2017 6.00pm St Cuthbert’s College, Information Centre Atrium Cost: $58 per person (price includes drinks and canapés).

Saturday 18 March Old Girls’ Chapel Service AGM Morning Tea Lunch 1951, 1961 alumnae year

ALL OLD GIRLS ARE INVITED. For further information phone Sarah Powrie 09 520 4159 or email alumnae@ stcuthberts.school.nz, or to book visit www.stcuthberts.school.nz/oga.

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This is available to all members of our community, not just Old Girls.

Pendants are priced from $38, chains from $22 and rings start from $100. To view the jewellery please visit Orsini Jewellery at 241 Parnell Road or visit www.orsini.co.nz

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Please note: due to the Centenary Arts Cocktail Party on Friday 17 March there will be no reunion dinner on Saturday 18 March.

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NEWS OF OLD GIRLS

The Honourable Justice Christine Gordon Auckland Queen’s Counsel Christine Gordon, Trust Board member and past Chair of the Trust Board, has been appointed a Judge of the High Court.

Justice Gordon graduated with a BA in History from the University of Otago in 1974 and completed an LLB from the University of Auckland in 1983. She joined Russell McVeagh McKenzie Bartleet & Co in 1984.

In 1986 Justice Gordon joined the Auckland Crown Solicitor’s office Meredith Connell where she specialised in criminal law. She became a partner in October 1987 and remained at the firm until 2015.

Justice Gordon was appointed a Senior Counsel (now Queen’s Counsel) in 2008.

She held the office of Deputy Prosecutor for the Pitcairn Islands from 2001 until 2014 when she was appointed Public Prosecutor for the Pitcairn Islands.

In 2015 Justice Gordon joined the independent bar and later that year was made Special Counsel at Kayes Fletcher Walker, the Manukau Crown Solicitor's office.

Throughout her career Justice Gordon has had extensive experience prosecuting serious criminal cases in both the District Court and High Court and has made numerous appearances in the Court of Appeal.

Bronwyn Anderson (nee Sneddon) A huge thank you to Bronwyn Anderson who has looked after the Old Girls in Brisbane for the past two decades. She has given generously of her time and energy, helping new Australians to settle and offering a sympathetic ear to many Old Girls arriving in unfamiliar territory. On many occasions, Bronwyn welcomed us to her lovely home, where we were able to relax, chat and enjoy her fabulous cooking.

Bronwyn epitomised the spirit of St Cuthbert's - By Love Serve - and for that many Old Girls will be forever grateful.

Simone Nathan In 2014, Simone (a 2009 College leaver) gained entry to Tisch, New York University and moved to the US to pursue a Masters of Fine Arts in Dramatic Writing. Throughout her studies, Simone worked on Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer as well as a variety of indie films.

Upon graduating, she was awarded NYUs Venable Herndon Award for Excellence in Screenwriting and, since then, has been working as a Writer’s Assistant on the Netflix show, Bloodline. This month Simone became the most recent recipient of the Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship and will be moving Los Angeles to train and pursue her goal of becoming a TV comedy writer.

Lisa Bates Since completing her tenure as President of the Old Girls in 2011, Lisa Bates has been busy in the New Zealand arts scene. As well as championing the appeal for Auckland's Q Theatre and fundraising major gifts for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal, Lisa is in her fifth year as a board member of the New

Zealand Symphony Orchestra and four years into a term on the board of Regional Facilities Auckland, where she is part of a diverse team bringing entertainment, events and culture to the city. Lisa is also a trustee of the Mackelvie Trust, which looks after some of the city's most precious artworks and rare books.

Lisa has two daughters at St Cuthbert's: Sabina in Year 13 and Octavia in Year 8. She is married to Doug Hawkins and they also have a son, Dom, two dogs and a design and brand company (Hawkins & Co). She is looking forward to Sabina joining the Old Girls at the Graduation Ball.

Jill Worrall (nee McCarthy) Jill left school at 16, qualified as a nurse, and later became a social worker. She went to university as an adult and achieved a BA degree, followed by a Masters in Social Work. She taught social work at Massey University for over 11 years, leaving to go to Tajikistan to teach social work to doctors and teachers working on a de-institutionalisation project there.

In 2010 she was awarded the MNZM for Services to Social Work and has now achieved a PhD. Her PhD topic is “The Role of Women in Upholding Care and Protection Legislation in Aotearoa/New Zealand – A feminist and autobiographical analysis”.

OLD GIRLS AT THE RIO OLYMPIC GAMES Polly Powrie (far left), along with team mate Jo Aleh, won a silver medal in sailing, and join an elite group of Kiwi sailors with two Olympic medals to their name. They showed great tenacity and fortitude to win the silver medal as halfway through the regatta, it looked like an impossibility.

Theresa Fitzpatrick was part of the Olympic Rugby Sevens team which won silver at the Olympic Games. The team were convincing through the knock-out stages and played an exciting gold medal match against a strong Australian side.

Liz Thompson (left) and Stacey Michelsen were part of the NZ women’s Black Sticks hockey team. The team missed out on an Olympic medal – they were beaten 2-1

by Germany in the play-off for the bronze medal. However, they demonstrated some brilliant play, put pressure on their opponents and amassed 16 shots on goal to Germany’s five.

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CALENDAR DATES REUNION WEEKEND

OGA COFFEE AND DESSERT EVENING

March 17 6.00pm OGA Centenary Cocktail Party – Information Centre Atrium

March 18 10.00am Old Girls’ Chapel Service – Old Girls’ Chapel

Midday Light Lunch – Staffroom –1951 / 1961 alumnae year

11.00am OGA Annual General Meeting – Joan Holland Auditorium

From 12.30pm St Cuthbert’s College Open Day

Contact Sarah Powrie: 09 520 4150 / alumnae @ stcuthberts.school.nz

WAIKATO - KING COUNTRY AGM & LUNCHEON

March 26 11.00am The Boatshed, Amber Lane, Karapiro, Cambridge Cost: TBC Contact Sylvia Bethell: 07 866 5699 / 027 227 6515 / t4teds@ yahoo.co.nz

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May 11 8.00pm President’s Home BRIDGE DAY

June 9 10.00am Auckland Bridge Club, Remuera Cost: TBC MARKING THEIR MARK AWARDS

June 27 7.00am Joan Holland Auditorium Cost: TBC CLUB 50 MORNING TEA

October 26 10.00am Performing Arts Centre

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Mrs Leuschke Bids Adieu As our 2016 Year 13s departed the College for a final time on December 9, their Year 9 Dean Mrs Karen Leuschke kept a pledge she made to them back in 2012; this was also her last day at St Cuthbert’s after a relationship spanning more than 60 years.

You could say she’s graduating to retirement and, like every other phase of this dynamic woman’s life, it will be full and varied. Students and staff are regularly in awe of Karen’s boundless energy. She has channeled her drive and passion into creating more opportunity for St Cuthbert’s girls, from initiating the ever popular dragon boating teams to running the biennial College musical for many years. And of course, no student who has passed through the College in the past 30 years could forget the sight of her zipping along Market Road on her trusty bike.

For a woman who has become a St Cuthbert’s institution, Karen’s calling to teaching was not straightforward. A student at the College under former Principal Miss Violet Wood, Karen was adept at languages and gained a degree in French and German after school. Her graduation coincided with a vacancy at St Cuthbert’s and she found herself somewhat grudgingly agreeing to teach French for a year at St Cuthbert’s as a favour to Vi, as the Principal was known.

The rest is history. Karen has taught on and off at the College ever since, picking up relief work when her children were small, before joining the staff full time again in 1986 and variously teaching French, German and Language Studies alongside her Dean duties.

Karen says that it is the special connections within the College that have kept her here. The ability to connect is something Karen strives to instill in every student she meets. Whether it be through the Kidsline or Big Sister / Little Sister programmes, she places importance on students connecting with others in ways that support and nurture, just as she has done for countless girls.

Karen has touched the lives of so many at St Cuthbert’s. Generations of staff and students have found themselves richer for having known her and their memories will continue to keep her connected to the College in hearts and minds for years to come.

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