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JUNIOR, MIDDLE & SENIOR SCHOOL

SCHOOL Principal's Report ..............................2 Trust Board Chairperson's Report.4 Old Girls' Association Report... ......5 PFA Report .........................................6 Staff Report .........................................7 Staff List ..............................................

8 Business and Community Relations ..........................................11 Catering ............................................12 Cleaning ...........................................12 Grounds and Maintenance ........... 13 Administration ...............................13 IT Department... .............................14 Maggie's Shop .................................14 Junior School Committee ............. 15 Middle School Committee ........... 15 Community Committee ................ 16 Development Committee ............ 16 Environment Committee .............. 17 Academic Committee ................... 17 Chapel Committee .........................18 Head and Deputy Head Report ... 19 Library ..............................................21 Duke of Edinburgh .........................22 Prizegiving 2012 .............................23

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MIDDLE SCHOOL 7CA ...................................................52 7FR ....................................................53 8FM ...................................................54 8MH ..................................................55 Queen Margaret College/ St Margaret's College Exchange .. 56 Year 7 Camp ....................................57 Year 8 Camp ....................................58 Year 9 Boyle River Camp ............. 59 Year 10 Camp ..................................62

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SENIOR SCHOOL

Year 12 Geography Trip ................63 Year 12 IB Camp .............................64 Year 11 APE Camp .........................65 Year 11 ABL Day .............................66 Year 11 Development Day ............ 67 Year 12 PE Camp ............................68 Year 13 PE Camp ............................69 Year 13 French Trip .......................70 Year 12 Leadership Camp .............72 Creative Writing .............................73 Senior Ball........................................75 Year 11 Semi Formal .......................76 International Club ...........................

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JUNIOR SCHOOL Holiday Programme .......................44 Year 1 and 2 ....................................46 Year 3 and 4 .....................................47 Year 5 ................................................48 Year6 ................................................49 Junior Sport .....................................50 J-Rock ...............................................51

Arts in 2012 .......................................87 Arts Council ......................................90 Music ..................................................

92 Dance ..................................................

96 Drama ..............................................100 Visual Art ........................................104 Arts Groups ....................................108 2012 Arts Awards ..........................111

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Academic Review ...........................32 Science Department ......................34 Myers' Cup Speech Competition 36 Debating ...........................................37 Poetry Competition .......................38 Year 8 and 9 Technology ...............40 Year 11 and 12 Technology .......... 41 Maths Department... ......................42 Rite Journey .....................................43

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Sport in 2012 ..................................114 Archery ...........................................115 Football. ...........................................115 Athletics ..........................................116 Sailing ..............................................117 Dragon Boating .............................118 Triathlon & Duathlon ..................119 Swimming .......................................120 Tennis ..............................................121 Rowing .............................................122 Touch ...............................................124 Volleyball ........................................125 Water Polo ......................................126 Samoan Netball Tour ...................127 Australia Netball Tour .................128 Aerobics ..........................................129 Climbing .........................................129 Badminton ......................................130 Basketball ........................................131 Cross Country ...............................132 Cycling .............................................133 Lifesaving ........................................133 Equestrian .......................................134 Rugby ...............................................135 Skiing ...............................................135 Hockey ............................................136 Netball .............................................138 Sports Teams ..................................144 Sports Awards ................................150

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PHOTOS Tutor Groups .................................153 Year 13 Leavers' Profiles ............. 164 Daughters of Old Girls ................ 176 2012 .................................................177

REFL..EGTIONS OF2012 EXCERPTS FROMTHE EXECUTIVE PRJNCIPAL/S 2012 SENIORPRJZEGiVIN<i' SPEECH: "We gather to reflect on 2012, to celebrate student and staff achievement and to farewell our leavers.

While we acknowledge the admirable efforts of our prizewinners across service, academic, sporting and cultural endeavours and celebrate with them tonight, we also acknowledge the tremendous efforts of those who support them.

We farewell staff who have given great service and loyalty to the College and wish them well as they move on from St Margaret's with our love and thanks.

To our senior girls and your teachers. What a dynamic partnership you have here where teachers give so much and where the girls take that and focus on achieving outstanding academic results at all levels and a record number of tertiary scholarships, triple Canterbury titles and many regional and national sports awards and admirable cultural achievements and performances in a time of continuing upheaval around you.

Congratulations to you all.

To our leavers - the class of 2012. Over your last two years you have had to dig deep and rise to challenges that one would never have wished upon you. You have had to compromise and adapt all the way in the uncertainty of the times. You have watched the rise of buildings knowing you will not have classes in them. You have led the school and I thank Caroline Turnbull and Jessica Page, the prefect team and all the year 13 group for your leadership and motivation of the girls at St Margaret's.

You have had to be accommodating, innovative and creative with the normal traditions and you have shown resilience, fortitude, tolerance, acceptance, persistence and selfless service in the way you reach out to our wider Christchurch community. There is no doubt that our world is and shall be better for your presence.

Your theme for this year has been of Heroes - "finding the hero inside yourself and in others around you" You girls are our heroes and we salute you and thank you for the light you have brought into our lives.

We also pay tribute to St Margaret's unsung heroes - our hard working Trust Board, our loyal, committed and

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generous staff and our many new friends we have made through the current construction and management projects.

What an unbelievable two years this has been for our school and for our city.

We are all still living in unprecedented and extraordinary times!

Never before have we needed the resilience, the adaptability, the courage, the creativity and the compassion that we need right now in Canterbury.

St Margaret's has a responsibility and a duty to grow and embed these attributes in our people.

Our college community is doing really well and we are coming through this as better people with a new understanding of what is important in life and a desire to make a difference.

The strength of our community, the excellence of our teaching and pastoral care and our shared vision is reflected in the high numbers we are blessed to have on both boarding and dayschool rolls for 2013 and beyond.

The key to rebuilding our school on a vital and sustainable foundation is people. The soul and heartbeat of this school is palpable wherever members of our community meet and whenever one steps onto the campus.

We are now blessed to be in a position where we have certainty about delivering our Campus Directional Plan - to provide our teachers and students with state of the art buildings which will enable current excellent teaching and learning to thrive.

Educators talk about the paradigm shift in education as we prepare for 21st Century education in a world of ubiquitous technology and exponential change - ladies and gentlemen we are 12 years into the 21st century and St Margaret's is already embracing this massive shift in attitude and practice. We are blending our learning and flipping our classrooms! We are not preparing for a revolution, we are in the thick of it and at St Margaret's we are well prepared and at the cutting edge of change. Being at the cutting edge does mean bravely putting your head above the parapet or sticking your neck out and handling the odd cuts and abrasions along the way.

This is an interesting and challenging platform on which to be poised holding the tension between embracing the best of the past and preparing our girls to make the best of their future.

It is a privilege to work with you the Trust Board and an extraordinary Leadership Team. We have had to make some tough and courageous decisions and I thank you for your support in those and in the way governance and management work in excellent and productive synergy at St Margaret's.

At St Margaret's we are embracing creative and innovative developments in pedagogy and at the same time holding on to the best of current and past practices and traditions. An example of this is our new Library and e-learning centre where we will continue to nurture a love of books and reading while in the same space sharing classes with other schools in our video conferencing unit, embracing the new research and information gathering and sharing opportunities of the internet.

We want our girls to be happy and that is when they thrive and learn and grow emotionally into the adults that will lead and care for our world. We want our girls to be good citizens, good workers, good employers, good colleagues, good friends and good mothers.

One of our school wide goals for 2013 is to refresh and embed in our community a knowledge and understanding of the history, values and traditions of a St Margaret's education. The uplifting traditional Founders Day and Carol services reminded us of these.

Being in a real church - in fact being in a building at all also reinforced that we are not sorry to say goodbye to the marquees!

Our thanks to all who have been so tolerant and continued to provide excellent sports and arts programmes, assemblies and chapel services in the tents - we will have indelible memories of those shared times.

New buildings will offer opportunity to create new traditions in new spaces and the year 13 for 2013 are charged with that responsibility!

The theme chosen by next year's leaders is about "living the dream" Our vision for the school is no longer a dream or a wish but is now a reality.

We are all part of that reality. Live it, use it and celebrate it.

Thank you all for your tremendous support and belief in our special school. We wish our leavers much love and happiness as they leave us today taking a little piece of St Margaret's in their hearts forever:' GILLIAN SIMPSO EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL

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Tino Rangatiratanga Tino rangatiratanga is an enormously powerful concept from the Treaty of Waitangi which can be loosely translated as self-determination, chieftainship or governance.

In the context of St Margaret's College, I frequently reflect on how fortunate we are to have self-determination and independence in planning and problem solving.

Throughout the year, I've attended several emotionally charged Ministry of Education meetings and have read the press releases and distressed reaction to 'proposed' changes. While it is undeniable that the earthquakes have changed the number of students in Christchurch, and where they reside, it's impossible not to have sympathy for the people that see the heart of their communities being down sized, merged or in some cases, closed.

Thankfully the terms Recovery, Rejuvenate and Renewal bear no relevance to our campus revival.

St Margaret's College sustained similar damage to many of the most affected state schools. Where red tape and confusion undeniably reign for many schools, the outstanding efforts of Mrs Gillian Simpson and her staff supported by a dedicated group of hand-picked professionals have allowed us to get on and create solutions.

During the darkest of days of 2010 and 2011, emergency planning reduced the impact on our girls by getting them back into the routines of school (and all on one site).

Looking forward, 2013 will herald the opening of the new Jean Crosher Centre which is set to be followed swiftly by the opening of the Chapel and Gym. Better yet, we have a cohesive long term plan for the future of the campus.

Vision becoming reality - what a great example of tino rangatiratanga at work.

While a school is about so much more than buildings, as a parent, St Margaret's College's progress gives me comfort that my daughter will soon have access to world leading facilities to help her become all she can be. And yet, when I swap 'hats' to my Board responsibilities, I can honestly say that the College's leadership and Board feel a weight of responsibility to grow on our rebuild momentum. There is absolutely no complacency as we look to give students and staff the tools they need to flourish. We are here for the girls and this clarity underpins all that we do.

Pleasingly, a cult~re of tino rangatiratanga has appeared in the girls too. While plenty of excuses exist; academic, artistic, musical, sporting and cultural results remain outstanding. This is almost certainly because daily the girls witness teachers, grounds-people, cafe staff, cleaners, support staff, administrators and leaders walking the talk by driving results rather than issuing excuses.

2012 has been a positive year, and I have every confidence that 2013 will be even better. With so much positivity in our community it is little wonder that our student roll has held up well. I encourage you to share our positive story because we must recognise that our 'St Margaret's Family' is the most powerful asset we have to ensure the roll grows and our visions are realised.

I'd like to thank the 2012 staff and Board members for their tireless efforts during the year. Just as importantly, I want to thank their wives, husbands, partners and children for allowing us to have access to their time and skills. This year we farewell key Board contributors Jill Comley-Forbes and Kevin Arthur who have each brought vital skills to our group through their professional and personal skills, most notably in the critical fields of insurance and construction respectively. The school is much improved for your efforts.

Finally, thanks to you; the student, the fee payer, the old girl, and the parent for supporting us in growing the nation's future right here and right now. It is a genuine privilege to educate your daughters, grand-daughters and loved ones.

ANDREW MCGILL BOARD CHAIR

2012 was extremely busy for the St Margaret's College Old Girls' Association, with new initiatives and new faces.

Cranmer Lunch was again well attended at the beginning of May, as was the Bridge Tournament at the end of May. In June the fantastic 'Up She Rises' debate, between three very talented St Margaret's Old Girls and three equally talented Christ's College Old Boys had us in fits of laughter. This was a hilarious and fun-filled evening, which we may repeat in the future.

We welcomed Gillian Blackler to a new position of Community Relations Administrator in October, combining administrative roles of both the Foundation and Old Girls'. Gillian is a Cantabrian who was looking to return to Christchurch to assist in the earthquake rebuild.

A huge thank you to all the Old Girls who generously donated to the Earthquake Appeal and Old Girls' Atrium naming rights. Next year we plan to welcome guests into our beautiful new Old Girls' Atrium stunningly located between the new Chapel Gymnasium complex. We greatly look forward to hosting functions for many years to come in this wonderful modern facility.

The 2011 Leavers' Ball was a stunning occasion, held in the Chapel Marquee. We are very grateful for the School's support in hosting the event around prizegivings, and chapel services. A huge thank you to everyone involved in making the evening such a success.

The Janet Storry and Betty Thomas tennis tournaments highlight the start of our Old Girls' Events calendar. Both were highly successful and although we did not win a trophy we have a challenge for next year!

Huge thanks to the committee for all their time, effort and dedication for without them, the OGA would not function.

A new initiative in 2012 was a very successful school luncheon, for Old Girls with daughters currently attending St Margaret's. This was a chance for Old Girls, who may have recognized each other around the school, to meet up and will be hosted annually.

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PARENTS' ANDFRIENDS' ASSOCIATION

Normality returned in 2012 for the PFA with a busy programme and thankfully no interruptions.

Once again the Committee have sourced inspiring and interesting speakers for the Father Daughter Breakfasts, also showcasing the excellent fare available from the Cafe.

This continues to be a valuable time for initiating and maintaining friendships and a time for the girls to show their fathers the ever-changing face of St Margaret's!

Our bank account remains healthy even after some significant purchases beginning in Term 4 of last year with the purchase of The Twisted Cities Sculpture by Leah Fraser Henderson now in its new home at Winchester Village. A Broil King Barbecue was purchased for the Boarding House and christened by the PFA hosting a very enjoyable Maggie's Dinner. A Torro Workman now enables the Ground staff to access the everevolving new layout of St Margaret's, carrying tools and equipment into those hard to reach places. Our significant financial contribution this year

was assisting the school to purchase a new school van, complete with eye-catching logo. Our Social Functions began with The Year 9 Parents Cocktail Evening on a warm summer's evening on the Cafe terrace and a sausage sizzle at the Twilight Concert, with the outdoor stage decorated with fairy lights purchased by the PFA for the event. We provided funds for the Primary School Fish and Chip Night and served warming mulled wine and savouries at the Midwinter Arts Extravaganza.

Committee Members helped organise and provided manpower at the very successful Night at the Trots, Arts and Sports Dinner Functions.

The PFA wishes to thank all of the Committee Members for giving generously of their time and the parents and friends for their financial contribution, allowing us to support the girls to enrich their experience at St Margaret's College.

DEBORAH KERRY, WILLIAM MARSHALL AND MOZ BUTTERWORTH

STAFF REPORT

The start of a new year is always exciting so it was with some anticipation that we all gathered together at Clearwater for the day before the term began. We spent time hearing about the campus developments, thinking about the year ahead, setting goals for our Houses and generally enjoying the time together in beautiful surroundings.

Best of all was meeting our wonderful new staff including Kerri Boon, Christine Campbell, Anne-Marie Clarke, Cheryl Colley, Mary Davison, Ceri de Boo, Kathryn Gray, Betsy Macdonald, Felicity McDonnell, Monica Richards, Julie Rogers, Mark Saunders and Courtenay Washington.

Later in the year we also welcomed Kim Oorschot and Gill Blackler. Looking back the new staff have done incredibly well to settle in quickly and navigate the campus. I thank all staff who have contributed to making them feel welcome.

It has been fantastic to have a settled year and though we still live with the aftermath of a natural disaster, the academic, sporting and cultural programmes, have continued to the best of our considerable efforts for the girls. Seeing Peg in full chaplain's regalia to bless the new pool then swim a length set the scene for a positive year.

We have enjoyed meeting the daughters of Ali and Sarah.

Evie is into dance and Annabelle is into rowing already!

We are still waiting for the arrival of Jess' baby and our best wishes go to her.

Our Prefect team, ably lead by Caroline Turnbull, has been brilliant this year. Their strong leadership has kept alive the spirit of the whole student body at a time when community has never been so important. "Heroes'; finding the hero in yourself and others, has been their theme. This has resonated with so many and we have had plenty to be thankful for. A new initiative this year, lead by them and paralleled in the staff room, has been the introduction of Good Sorts awards. How great it is that we are never short of someone to thank, recognize for selfless service or a kind act.

The death of Claudia Wysocki, former Principal to many of us, was a particularly sad time. She took St Margaret's on the most amazing journey and we give thanks for her

legacy. Generations of students and staff will remember her tireless energy and appreciate her vision at a critical time in our history.

The adventures of international travel by Stace, Paulette and Peg, the prowess of athletes Sada and Mike have inspired us but so have so many others with their collegiality, humour and care of each other.

Friday Frolics, The Mad Hatters (not quite tea) party and the Hi-Vis farewell party to the Marquees were great times to unwind and have a few laughs together. While we have reflected that there is something spiritual about chapel in a tent, dealing with the reality had lost some of its' charm!

Peg, Gillian, and the PE Department deserve medals for making marquees seem the perfectly natural space to teach and meet in for two years!

Some staff showed dedication and commitment in the extreme, in "Staff in Your Eyes''.This extravaganza extraordinaire tested even the most talented performers and gave a new appreciation of what it means to be a learner when totally out of one's comfort zone. The student teachers were demanding taskmasters. Spice Girls, Abba and Lady Gaga among others will be remembered for a long time.

As staff leave us we acknowledge the very valuable contribution they have made to our community. We thank Adrian, Andrea, Anna, Caroline, Chris, Christine, Felicity, Heidi, Kelly,Lynette, Monica, Natasha, Shirley and Yvonne for all they have given us.

Everyone has coped admirably with being amidst a building site. The Gymnasium and Jean Crosher Centre are nearing completion, ready for 2013. The Chapel/ Auditorium will be completed by the end of Term One, appropriately in the heart of our school. The recent announcement of the exciting, innovative campus development will ensure we have wonderful facilities for our 21st Century learners. The staff at St Margaret's College is most fortunate to be in the position of having the 'dream' turn into 'reality'.

CHRIS WYETH ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

STAFF WST I-EAOERSHIP TEAM Executive Principal Mrs G Simpson BSc, Dip Tchg, Dip Edu Man Associate Principal Mrs CWyeth BSc, Dip Tchg, Pastoral Care Business Director Mr A South BCom,NZICA Director of Community Relations Mrs J Brady Dip Mktg, Cert DMA Deputy Principals Mrs JPeterson BA, Dip Tchg, Dip Hort Distn, Deputy Principal Teaching and Learning Mr G Belcher BA (Hons), Dip Tchg, Deputy Principal Assessment and Reporting Head of Middle School Ms K Gray Dip Tchg, BEd Head of Junior School Mrs P Sheldon Dip Tchg, Junior Year 6 Chaplain Rev Peg Riley BA, Dip Tchg Director of Boarding Mrs S Newton Dip Nursing (Comp) College Nurse Mrs A Beeney RGN Counsellor Ms D Mcfadyen M.A Psyc (Hons), NZPsS Deans Mrs S Harlow BT ChLn, Dip Tchg, HOD Health,

Dean - Year 13 MsLChong BPhEd, Dip Tchg, HOD Physical Education, Dean - Year 12 Mrs J Laney BA, Dip PE, PG Dip Oenology + Viticulture, Dip Tchg, Fitness Co-ordinator, Dean - Year 11 Ms L Williams BPhEd (Otago), Dip Tchg, Physical Education - Associate Head of PE, Dean - Year 10 Ms K Gray Dip Tchg, BEd, Head of Middle School, Dean - Year 9

1B Coordinator Ms B Rouse BA, MSc, Dip Tchg, Mathematics Careers Advisor Ms A Archer MA (Hons), Dip Tchg, Careers, Lifeskills, RE Dean of International Students Miss C Chambers BA, CELTA, Dip Tchg Staff Mrs J Allan BHSc, B Theol, English Miss N Allen BA, Dip Tchg, History, Social Science Ms K Anderson BA, BFA, Dip Tchg, MT TchLn Degree, HOD Art Mrs J Ardagh ATCL, BA, Dip Tchg, ENSS, Literacy, Learning Support Miss S Ashton BA, Dip Tchg, French, Japanese, HOD International Languages Mr D Atkin BSc (Hons), MSc, Dip Tchg, Physics, Science MsKBoon BA, Dip Tchg, History, Social Science Ms H Bryant Associate Director of Sport & Netball Coordinator Ms C Campbell Dip Tchg, Lead Teacher Year 7/8 Mrs N Carson BSc, Dip Tchg, Science, Chemistry

Ms L Chambers BEd PE, Dip Tchg, PE Health Lifeskills Mrs J Chen MSC, Dip Tchg, Chinese Mrs K Chittock Dip Tchg, CELTA (Cambridge Eng Lrng and Tchg to Adults), Junior Years 3 &4 Mrs A Clarke BA (Joint Hons), PGCE, TEFLA, Spanish Mr B Clarke BA (Joint Hons), PGCE, TEFLA, English, Theory of Knowledge Ms N Coventry Dip Tchg, BJL, IB Japanese, Japanese Ms M Davison BA, TEFL, Postgrad Dip Ed, Dip Te Ara Rea Maori, Arts Facilitator Ms C de Boo BA (Hons), Dip Tchg, Materials Technology, Design Technology Ms S Donovan BA, Dip Journ, Dip Tchg, English, ENSS Mrs P Double Dip Tchg, Junior Year S Miss N Douglas Dip Tchg, Junior Years 1 and 2 Mrs R Drummond BFA, Dip Tchg, Photography, Art Mrs K Englebretsen BSc, Dip Tchg, Science Mrs S Fazio-Smith BSc, Dip Tchg, Geography, Social Sciences Mrs R Fraser BA, Dip Tchg, Middle School Year 7 Mrs R Henschel BA, Grad Dip Tchg Technology and Engineering, Technology Ms K Harmer-Campbell BFA (Hons), Dip Tchg, Art Ms P Henriksen Dip Tchg, Dip Home Economics, HOD Food Technology Mr J Hermans Dip Tchg, NZCE (Mechanical), TIC Graphics, Dr S Hickford BA, BSc, MSc (Hons), PhD, LTCL, Grad Dip Tchg, Music Dr S Hossbach PhD, MA, Dip Tchg, IB French, French

MrMKauKau Kaumatua (Maori Adviser) Mrs J Matthews BPSA Grad Dip Tchg, Dance Mrs T Keys NDBE, Dip Tchg, Dip Business Studies, Digital Technology, Technology Mr G Leighton MEd, BSc, Dip PED, Dip Teaching, Chemistry, Science Mrs L Lightfoot Com Teachers Cert, Dip Tchg, Dip Info Tech in Ed, HOD Business Studies Mrs B Macdonald Bsc, Dip Tchg, Mathematics Mrs J Macdonald BCom, TTC, Accounting, Economics MrsLMackay BA, Dip Tchg, English Mrs CMarsh BA, Dip Tchg, English Mrs H Marshall Dip Tchg, Middle School Year 8 Miss F McDonnell BA, Dip Tchg, Catechetical Cert, Middle School Year 8, Junior PE, Junior School French & Japanese Mr K McDonnell BSc (Hons), PGCE, Mathematics Ms J McKerrow BPSA Contemporary Dance, Dance Ms J McLaughlin BA, Dip Tchg, English, ENSS, TIC Debating MrsSMene Comm Teachers Cert. Dip Tchg, Director of Sport Mrs T Miles BTchg, Middle School Year 7 (Term 4)

Dr P Millican BSc (Hons), PhD, Physics, Chemistry, Science Msf Monney BA, Dip Tchg, Literacy Mrs L Moscrop Bsc (Hons), PGCE, Maths Mrs CMutch BSc, M Ed L, Dip Tchg, Maths, Acting HOD Maths MrsHNewman BA, Dip Tchg, HOD Classical Studies and History of Art

Ms I( Parkes BA, Dip Tchg, English Mrs L Parsons BA, Dip Tchg, History, Social Science Ms CRayward BA (Hons), MEd (with Dist) Dip Tchg, English, Literacy, HOD English (left Term 3) Ms M Richards BSc, Dip Tchg, Mathematics MsSRod BSc, Dip Tchg, Biology, Science, HOD Science Mrs! Rogers BA, ATCL, Cert Gifted Ed, Dip Tchg, Gifted and Talented Coordinator Mrs A Rossiter Dip Tchg, HOD Dance Mr M Saunders BEng (Hons), Grad Dip Tchg & Lrng (Secondary), Mathematics, Technical Design MsDScott Dip Tchg, BSc, Postgrad Dip, Science Mrs W Shannahan BEd PE, Dip Tchg, Physical Education Mrs R Spiers Dip Tchg, RAD Teachers, Drama Mrs/ Strang BA, Dip Tchg, Mathematics Mr M Summerlee BSc (Hons), Dip Tchg, Biology, Science Mrs TTaylor BPhEd, Dip Tchg, Physical Education Ms J Todd-Molineaux BFA, Dip Tchg, Art Mrs P Vesty BSc (PE), Dip Tchg, Physical Education Ms C Washington BA, Grad Dip Tchg & Lrng, HOD Drama Mrs Y Wedlake BA, Dip Tchg, MA Linguistics, Spanish MsA Woods MEd Admin (Hons), BMus, Dip Tchg, Director of Music MrB Woods NZCB, NDip Bus, DBEd, Dip Tchg, Cert Mgt, Economics, Information Technology

IT Department Mr L Keane MA Mr B Richardson Technical Services Manager, HOD Mr H Shustak BSc Technicians Mrs J Isles NZCS, Qualified Technician's Certificate Learning Support Mrs J Ardagh ATCL, BA, Dip Tchg, ENSS, Literacy Mrs C Fletcher Ms P Harvey BA, Dip Tchg, HOD Learning Support Mrs C Lindsay MsNLowe Teacher Aide Cert ESOL Ms Mary Dollin Dip Tchg, TRINITY, Dip Horne Economics Library Miss J Borkus Library Assistant Mrs D White ALAA, Librarian After School Care / Holiday Programme Mrs C Fletcher Speech and Drama Ms T Minns LTCL Instrumental Itinerant Music Staff Piano Mrs M Barrell BA, BTheo, LTCL, ATCL, AIRMT Miss K Hashimoto BMus (Hons) Flute Mrs D Russell BA, LTCL, DipLibSch, AIRMT

STAFF WST Clarinet & Saxophone Mr G de Lacey BMus, LTCL, Dip Tchg, AIRMT Mrs C Oliver LTCL, Cert. Jazz(Polytechnic) Violin & Viola Mrs B Dimitrova MMus (Perf), Grad Dip TL Jennie Goldstein BMus Cello Mrs J Davey Mus B, LRSM, AIRMT Drums Mr J O'Connor Jazz School Voice I Choral Music Mrs J Hewson MA(Hons), LTCL, LRSM, Dip Tchg (Barbershop Tutor) Mr J Densem BA (Director of Pop Choir) Miss A L Barker Jazz School MrLDiSomma (Musical Director of Chamber Choir), BMus (Hons), MFA (New York) Mrs H Libeau-Dow (Year 1-8 Choral Tutor) Guitar Mrs M Wells Dip Bus Studies, Dip NZMSM Mr B Banks Dip Jazz, Dip Teaching Mr B Lewis Diploma of Jazz Studies Jazz Tutor Mr R Derrick (Jazz Band Tutor) Administration Mrs J Burrell Secretary to Management Team Mrs T Cartwright Enrolments Mrs T Fleete School Secretary Mrs Y Gallagher Office Manager (left Term 3)

Mrs M Garbutt Receptionist Miss W McPhail PA to Executive Principal Ms K Oorschot BSc, Database Administrator Community Relations Office Miss G Blackler Bsc, MSc (Hons), Post Grad Cert Tert Tchg, Community Relations Administrator Mrs G Pickles BA, Archivist Business / Accounts Office Mrs K Jenkins Financial Assistant Mrs C Laughton Financial Assistant Mrs N Sales Assistant to Bursar Boarding School Staff Miss P Benton Prep Tutor, Julius House Ms E Cook Night Supervisor, Julius House Ms M Davis Weekend Supervisor, Kilburn House Miss M Holden Prep Tutor, Julius House Mrs K Jones Supervisor, Kilburn House Mrs N Langley Manager, Middle School Boarding Mrs J Laugesen Assistant House Manager, Senior Boarding Ms R Lough Supervisor, Julius House Ms R Meadowcroft Prep Tutor, Julius House Miss C Notley Supervisor, Julius House Miss K Owen Weekend Supervisor, Julius House Miss L Pouri Robinson Prep Tutor, Kilburn House Miss P Sutton Supervisor, Cranmer House Mrs J Whitfield Assistant House Manager, Julius House Miss J Young Supervisor, Kilburn House

Catering Heather Adcock Tracey Bain Kristina Dodd Sally Hayes Angela Hayward Heather Khan Mike Lester Sonja Lurajud Philippa McIntyre Mrs P Moore Catering Manager Leonie Rangi Chris Roberts Maintenance Staff Mr P Carroll Mr R Derry Mr R Hill Mr S Lavill Cleaning Staff Beverly Bennett Shona Dixon Trudy Oury Chontelle Harman Sharon Harman Cleaning Manager Christine Manahi Sandra Purdon Tuupo Scarlett Carol Street Maggie's Shop Mrs Jo Bland (started Term 4) Mrs Nicky Cocks (left end of Term 3) Ms D Thomas BSc Mrs L Wright BSc, Shop Manager GAP Students Georgina Palmer Kathryn Stewart Eleanor Summers

THEBUSINESS ANO COMMUNITY REIJ\TIONS OFFICES The changes have continued to ring through the 2012 year as we have all had to dig deep at times to find the Superhero within us. Whether it be the Green Lantern showing the way, the Wonder Woman multi-taskers or those cloning Superhero suits - and the odd leopard covered hardhat - to keep the School operations, ICT, marketing, communications and events running.

We were fortunate to settle our claim with our Insurer's midyear and are now planning the next stages of the Campus Directional Plan for 2013 and beyond. The IT team will move to the new Jean Crosher Centre early in 2013 and we are sure they will enjoy their new surroundings, as will the Teaching and Learning departments that will be alongside them.

This year the archives were removed from the Molly Mullan building and safely housed in two on-site containers. Shelving has ensured they can be accessed as usual and they have been steadily used for displays, school projects and research enquiries from within and outside of the school.

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2012 has been another productive year in the catering department.

It still is very rewarding seeing the dining room, conservatory and courtyard area being used for so many different functions/classes and dinners. We really are starting to make great use of these wonderful spaces.

We continue to provide our boarders with a variety of nutritional meals for breakfast lunch and dinner. In Term 2 I met with the boarders in their year groups and I asked them for their feedback and ideas of what they would like

In the cleaning department we have nine staff members who clean the boarding houses and the school campus.

This year has been very eventful preparing the boarding houses for sports teams over the holidays and springcleaning the school. I am very proud of the cleaning team as ll0% effort has been put in to keeping the school looking great throughout the year.

for breakfast, lunch and items for sale in the cafe. Our girls continue to amaze me, they are honest, thoughtful and appreciative of the efforts my staff. Thanks girls for your feedback.

In October Kristina Dodd, our Team Supervisor, had been with us 10 years. Kristina is a very valued member of my team, thanks Kristina for all your hard work over the last 10 years.

PAULA MOORE CATERING MANAGER

Peter Jarvis retired from our staff and although he will be missed we wish him all the best in his retirement. We are looking forward to the New Year and the new buildings.

SHARON HARMAN CLEANING MANAGER

fiROUNOS ANOMAINTENANCE

Yet again another extremely busy year for the maintenance and grounds department with various projects happening at the same time and at different ends of the college. The closure of the Molly Mullan and Stephanie Young blocks, also the Student Support building, involved a lot of moving and lifting and a great deal of thought.

Saying goodbye to the Chapel and Gym marquees, along with the demolition of Warren House, marked the end of one era and heralded a new beginning and an exciting change for the future. The new swimming pool is a wonderful addition to the college as will be the new Chapel

and Gymnasium along with the Jean Crosher Centre.

These areas are to be landscaped soon. The next project to commence is the extensions to Cranmer House and all of these projects have involved the maintenance department.

It is really busy and really interesting as we see the college a better and wonderful environment for students and staff alike.

RAY DERRY/PETER CARROLL

AOMINISTRATION The Administration team has had another exceptional year in 2012, albeit with a few changes in staff, position and locations. In July this year we said farewell to our ever-efficient Office Manager, Yvonne Gallagher and welcomed a great, new member to our team - Kim Oorschot, our Student Database Administrator and office support person.

We have adapted & embraced our new 'environments' like everyone at St Margaret's College, and indeed in Christchurch, in recent years - with acceptance, flexibility and a lot of humour. Visitors to our portacom offices often describe them as 'cosy; 'cute' and 'compact' but they are temporary, meet all of the necessary requirements and we find them a great compromise to the alternative desks in the great outdoors.

Regardless of our 'abodes' we are happy to be part of the wonderful community that is St Margaret's College and are very appreciative of the tremendous consideration taken in keeping our campus operational and user

friendly. The staff and the girls are delightful, making it a real pleasure to come to work each day. We look forward to a bright future for St Margaret's College and another remarkable year in 2013.

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ITDEPARTMENT What a busy year we have had this year, thankfully 2012 has been a lot more settled than the previous year. We have had time to focus on improving IT in the college and carry out a lot of needed maintenance compared to last year when we were just trying to keep things going with all of the demolition.

The earthquakes have provided us with some positives, we have been able to install new cable tunneling most of the way through the college as well as upgrade a large portion of our fibre optic network. We have also been heavily involved in the planning on the Chapel and Gymnasium and the new classroom block in regards to IT. We have also spent a lot of time this year looking at our crucial systems, ie phones, email, internet security as well as other projects and look forward to deploying these in early 2013. The release of the new iPad models has kept us busy working on systems to support these devices so students and staff can make the most of them.

We look forward to the challenges that lie ahead in 2013 and wish everyone a safe and happy break.

BLAKE RICHARDSON TECHNICAL SYSTEMS MANAGER

2012 saw the consolidation of some positive changes to the girl's uniform. The school skirts are now firmly embedded in the girl's wardrobes. Over 400 have been sold to date meaning that well over 80% of the eligible girls now own a skirt. The longer, skinnier version of the senior scarf has also been popular - more 'wrap-ability' was much appreciated in the winter terms. More recently, now that the new pool is operational, we have added swimsuits and goggles to the stock carried at the shop.

Leaver's and Boarder's clothing were both extremely popular this year (more so than any previous year) and the girls involved with organizing this were a pleasure to work with, thank you Caroline, Jessica and Lara.

The other major change for Maggie's has been the establishment of lost property at the shop from Term 3. The old laundry room at the shop was converted to become an efficient sorting and storage area. In the first term of operation nearly one hundred items were returned to their owners. The girls (and parents) appreciate the girls receiving an email when any named item is sent to lost property. The key, of course, is to name items clearly, enabling us to often contact the girls before they even realize the item is missing!

Sadly the lovely Nicky Cocks left us at the end of Term three but the equally experienced and lovely Jo Bland has filled that position. Recently returned from Dubai; Jo worked for Moontide and ran her son's school second

hand shop there. The well loved Deb Thomas continues to complete our staff. A huge thank you also to the volunteers; I would need a separate article to exalt the virtues of these wonderful women, we are truly grateful for their ongoing support.

LIZ WRIGHT MANAGER

JUNIORSCHOOL, COMMITTEE Collaborating the theme of heroes with the relentless energy and enthusiasm of every girl in the Junior School meant 2012 proved to be a fun and extremely successful year in the Junior School.

The Junior School Committee, working with the six members of the Junior School Council, had many exciting prospects and ideas for the year ahead.

Starting with a mufti day celebrating St Patrick's Day and activities such as finding the pot of gold and colouring in competitions. This event also helped fundraise for our Lenten Appeal.

Next, we celebrated Easter with a special treasure hunt around our school grounds with the help of some senior students.

In Term 2, Years 5 & 6 we were lucky enough to have a sleepover at school, watching movies, playing games and eating pizza. This was a great night for the girls and helped strengthen the relationship between the junior girls and the senior girls supervising.

Maggie Bear joined us for our Teddy Bears Picnic in Term 3. Each girl brought along their favourite teddy and enjoyed a shared-lunch as well as many fun games, stories and some friendly competitions. Nude Food Day and the much-anticipated Junior School Talent Quest also proved to be successful events in the Junior School.

With the help and support of Ms Sheldon and the Junior School teachers, activities have run smoothly and it has been a fantastic year in the Junior School. The girls have been cooperative, cheerful and an absolute pleasure to spend time with.

CLARE FAIRGRAY

MIOOL.E SCHOO~COMMITTEE The Middle School plays a significant role in the St Margaret's College community and despite the hardships of this year, 2012 has been no exception. The Middle School has effectively contributed to the future of the school by building both relationships and academic stimulus to strive for future results in many different areas.

Life long friendships are often formed at an adolescent age and within the Middle School we have made it a goal to nurture these bonds to allow them to develop. With various year group activities and social nights, this year has not only been a chance to get to know one another, but to form relationships with our brother schools.

Activities such as barbeques and pizza nights have initiated, the connection between both Christ's College and Medbury School strengthening.

Service and contribution to both the St Margaret's and wider community have remained a crucial initiative within the Middle School. Starting off the year with the great initiative 'Care, Share and Wear; the Middle School Committee are proud to say we serviced a growing issue in the wider community. This flourishing voluntary programme empowered our girls by giving them the

opportunity to care for others through donating their pre-loved clothing to support those less fortunate. The initiative was highly successful and lead to two huge collections. We hope that this can continue to be an annual initiative within the school and that the developing future of St Margaret's College can continue to be shaped by the wonderful students of the Middle School.

LUCY DALLISON

COMMUNITY COMMITTEE This year, the Services to Community Committee was teamed with the hero Optimus Prime and given the power of transformation. With a huge committee rearing behind me, we were ready to tackle the year and transform the lives of as many as possible. The year began with the Lenten appeal; we saw a great response from the school community following an inspiring talk by Michael Gorman. Girls collected cans and blankets for the Christchurch City Mission throughout the duration of the term. It was so heartening to see the generosity of the girls and their families who themselves were going through the struggles that now accompany residing in Christchurch.

Our second project for the year was the 40-hour famine for World Vision, which again was extremely successful with a huge number of girls from the junior, middle and senior schools willing to go 'Hard out for the hungry: The next project for the year was the ponytail chop. This was a new event this year, which allowed us to raise money for Canteen as well as donating hair to be made into wigs for those undergoing chemotherapy. The three girls brave enough to cut off their locks were a fabulous daily reminder of the importance of giving to others.

Term 3 saw us tackle SADD week, which was a highlight. It was a full on 5 days, which demonstrated the dangers of drink driving while also emphasizing the importance of keeping yourself and others safe. This week was made possible by the support of the local police, fire brigade, St John and AMI insurance. Again it was wonderful to see the generosity of those in our struggling community. At the conclusion of Term 3, Canteen was in our sights again as we conducted the bandana appeal.

All in all 2012 has been a very busy and successful year for the Services to Community Committee. It has been refreshing to see the passion with which the school got behind each of the events and contributed to transforming the lives of others in our community.

KIMBERLEYTWINE

O&EL..OPMENTCOMMITTE With Wonder Woman as our super hero, the Development Committee have accomplished great things using our superpower of determination. We have been determined to create enjoyable and memorable events for our St Margaret's Community and make 2012 a year like no other.

Open Day was the first major event of the year and we had over 600 visitors through the school. There was high interest in the school's new developments and thanks must go to the over 100 student guides who gave visitors a feel for what it means to be a part of the St Margaret's Community. The performances of choirs, musical ensembles and drama students showcased the amazing talent of students and the welcoming spirit and smiles made this event very much a success.

The Senior Ball, a highlight of the year, was held at the highly sought after venue of Wigram Airforce Museum.

Surrounded by a number of planes and motor vehicles dating from as far back as the 1920s; our Year 12 and 13's were welcomed via runway into the 'War-time Glamour' themed event. The night was filled with dancing, photography (on the stairs of a Dakota used in the Royal Tour 1953-54), socialising and fun. The evening was a huge success and enjoyed thoroughly by our resilient Senior Students.

In August, girls and their Mums were welcomed into the Cafe for our annual Mother Daughter Breakfast. Our guest speaker, Old-Girl Kristin Stewart of the Kristin Stewart School of Makeup, shared with us her journey since leaving St Margaret's and the channeling of her passions into a career. Having worked around the world and as a part of various major fashion events, she reminded us to strive for our personal goals.

Under the guidance of Mrs Jo Brady we have organised and seen through many successful events and the Committee's unfailing enthusiasm and innovative, 'can-do' attitude have certainly made this year one to remember.

HONOR KERRY

ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE This year, the theme of super heroes saw the Environment Committee adopt Captain Planet as our superhero and the super power of care for one another and our school environment.

Term 1 saw an eager group of Year 9 students eased into school life with the help of peer support leaders and Year 13 buddies who were always on hand if problems were to arise. Consequently, a very confident year group has evolved who are seen and heard from anywhere in the school grounds.

Term 2 brought the introduction of tile project to be completed over the coming years. Middle school girls were invited to design tiles representing the history or culture of St Margaret's College. Designs ranged from boarding house activities, classroom antics and sports and cultural activities that are offered at St Margaret's. Over the next few years girls who move into the Middle School will

be invited to design a tile with the culmination of them placed as a wall installation in the landscaping, present around the Jean Crosher Centre. It is exciting times ahead with the hand over of the classroom and library block at the end of 2012 and the gymnasium and atrium complex due to be complete in Term 1 of 2013. The facilities that St Margaret's will have to offer will be first class and something the students deserve after the resilience they have shown throughout the last two years of turmoil in Christchurch.

I wish the Environment Committee for 2013 and years beyond the best of luck and have confidence that you will strive to make St Margaret's College and the Christchurch community an even better place both socially and environmentally for the future.

LYDIA MILNER

The academic year at St Margaret's well and truly began with the outstanding NCEA and 1B results. It was great to see the hard work put in by these students reflected in their results despite challenging circumstances, with many Silver Ties awarded and a 100% 1B pass rate, many of which were awarded diplomas with Distinction.

our British GAP students. She was involved in the Camp Romania sector of the Epiphany Trust, through which they travel to Romania to support and financially contribute to the running of the Lugoj orphanage. With the generous support from St Margaret's, $850 was contributed to the Epiphany Trust.

The focus of the Academic Committee was to promote individuals' achieving, and furthering their potential by simply doing their best. The enthusiastic Committee of Year 13s and Year 12s, and the many people volunteering for the Peer Tutoring System alone was evidence of students' willingness to support each other's academic pursuits.

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Academic Week, quite often dubbed 'Geek Week: was the main event for the Academic Committee. The week's principal event, Brainiest House, saw students representing their House and being tested across three areas: General Knowledge, Pop Culture and Obscure Knowledge. One worrying outcome from Brainiest House was that more people knew which member of One Direction had a phobia of spoons, than the person who discovered gravity.

We were able to use Academic Week not only to make academia accessible for the whole school, but to support a worthy international charity. The Epiphany Trust UK is a charity which was brought to our attention by one of

GHAPE~ COMMITTEE 2012 was a fantastic year for chapel, and for students to get involved.

The Chapel Committee met weekly, and as a team we worked to keep enthusiasm for chapel going. The chosen 'hero' for chapel this year was Aang the Avatar (Last Air Bender). We chose this as we thought that the four elements of wind, fire, earth and water relate to life at St Margaret's College, and how we maintain the spiritual elements in our own lives.

Chapel band was also a big part of chapel this year. The 15 members from Years 11- 13 met weekly to practice. They performed at all end of term services. They performed mostly contemporary worship songs, with singers and instrumentalists.

Throughout the year we had many diverse events from all the committees. We could always rely on Miles to share a song, and have a yarn, and Peg could always be relied on to find the sentimental meaning, having a wee 'moment'.

I can proudly say that many young leaders have come forward this year, and I am feeling very positive for next year's team, and what they will achieve in the beautiful new Chapel!

JESSIE AHEARN

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REPORT

This year the focus has moved from rebuilding our school, to rebuilding our school spirit, so the Year 13s of 2012 decided on the theme of superheroes. We wanted every person to recognise that they not only can be, but also that they are superheroes. The success of the year has stemmed from the continuous enthusiasm displayed by our own year group with the intention of making this year distinctly our own. Our commitment to school spirit and our theme of super heroes was shamelessly displayed at swimming sports and athletics where

we arrived wearing our skin tight, and hence extremely unflattering morph suits in the colors of our houses. We not only encompassed fully the physical traits of superheroes, but we also took time to appreciate the more important things that make up a superhero. Each prefect committee found a different superhero and superpower for and encouraged the rest of the school to utilize these powers in everything they did. It wasn't long before these super powers became not only part of our theme for the year, but part of the spirit of St Margaret's College. In every event we had, we saw the girls finding their inner super power, not only in individual academic, sport and cultural success but also for the weekly recognised 'good sorts' who helped their peers.

Over the past two years it has been difficult to fully display what our school is really about, with many of our traditions being put on hold or interrupted because of the earthquakes. However this year we were able to hold all the events that we, as senior students remember from our first years of St Margaret's College but that many junior girls, not only the Year 9s, had unfortunately missed out on. These events began with swimming sports, where we bought back the chants and friendly competition, between houses, teachers and students alike. Following this was an energy filled athletics day and house day, but our year group and prefect team adapted them to make them something special, something super. These modifications ranged from hijacking the loudspeaker and creating a dance floor in the middle of the St Andrew's College fields on athletics day, to introducing new activities to house day, such as painting and wearable arts, to join the traditional sports activities. A combination of 'good sorts' awards, hilarious house plays and prefects' assemblies kept the staff on their toes with our

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chapel marquee always in good spirits. An unforgettable highlight of the year being when the marquee tent was transformed into a stage for the 'Staff in their Eyes' competition. This was evidence of the enthusiasm by the entire school community, staff and students alike, that is the driving energy that keeps St Margaret's a strong community even in the times of big change.

This year wouldn't have been a success without the dedication and commitment, as well as enthusiasm of our amazing prefect team, with the support of Mrs Wyeth, Mrs Harlow and Mrs Simpson. But this leadership also extends into the wider senior year groups where this special year group of Year 13s with their incredible attitude, as well as groups of very talented and

committed individuals in the year group, who made all the school events, performances and sports a success. The Year 12s were also key in reminding the school about the importance of service, with many students getting on board "The Concert" initiative and giving back to the community with the ongoing support of Ronald MacDonald House throughout the year.

2012 has been a year very different from any other. It has been exciting watching the cranes piece together what is going to be an amazing setting for St Margaret's success in years to come and you can't help but feel a little jealous of the girls who get to enjoy these top class facilities next year. But as the school outside changes dramatically, one thing that has remained constant is the strong community spirit that has always made St Margaret's unique.

This year individual strengths were discovered as every hero was appreciated, and success ultimately coming down to much more than a leadership team. It has been a direct result of the constant enthusiasm from our entire year group, who handled every scenario with an abundance of positive energy.

CAROLINE TURNBULL AND JESSICA PAGE

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COLLEGE 2 QJ2 LIBRARIANS

We are now very close to our target with the completion of our new library. The walls are up and we are confident that it will be a calm, resourceful, quiet place for the girls to study and work. The girls can sit, read and work at tables, which is even better for the seniors facing the daunting prospect of NCEAs and IB. The books and furniture will be moved to their new location over the Christmas holidays ready for the girls to return the following year. As always, the vertical files, fiction and non-fiction resources will be available. We also have a range of DVDs and magazines from National Geographic to Creme that the girls can enjoy when not studying for the upcoming externals. So make sure you're one of the first to check out the library and check out a book!

Classes We encourage our girls to take advantage of the knowledge and resources found in our library, as they are a priceless source of information for school projects and assignments. Therefore, our staff regularly have lessons in the library to show the students what is available to them, as well as encouraging the girls to read.

ROBYN BEDDARD AND AMELIA MARSDEN

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OUKEOFEOIN8URG+I "The mission of the Award in New Zealand is to have young people, regardless of cultural, ethnic and socioeconomic background, participating in an exciting, flexible and individually-tailored programme, to build skills, identity and self-esteem:' In 2012 there were approximately 100 students involved in the Award at St Margaret's College at the Bronze, Silver and Gold levels. The Award is entirely voluntary and participants choose their own activities within each of the four areas and set their own goals. Guidance is always available, but the value of this internationally recognized Award is the challenge that each young person sets themselves and their persistence to achieve this goal.

There are four sections that must be completed at each level:

SERVICE - to learn how to give useful service to others This is regular service in any area of the community (eg assisting children/ elderly, helping at events, lifesaving) or at school (eg committee, peer tutoring, helping with teams).

SKILL - to encourage the development of personal interests and social and practical skills of a non-physical nature This can be any hobby, skill or interest (eg reading, singing, art, music, drama). Guidance about the level and presentation is available from the coordinator or website.

PHYSICAL RECREATION - to encourage participation in physical recreation and improvement of performance.

This can be any form of exercise (eg swimming, walking, team sport, dance) that is done on a regular basis.

EXPEDITIONS - to encourage a spirit of adventure and discovery This section involves tramping a distance, and staying overnight in huts or tents with a group of 4-7 young people. The expeditions may also be completed on horseback, kayak, or cycle. Training must be completed prior to any journeys to ensure the group is safe, self-sufficient (cook their food, plan their route, carry equipment), and can work together as a group to complete the tramp.

Congratulations to all the girls who have achieved their Bronze, Silver or Gold Award this year. We are delighted with the success of students completing their Gold Award, ex-students Miranda Fraser and Rebekah Masterton, and current students Kimberley Twine, Kirsten Miller, Katherine Pearse and Caroline Turnbull.

Good luck to everyone involved in 2013!

JOANNE MONNEY AND NADINE ALLEN DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S HILLARY AWARD COORDINATORS

2012PRIZEGiVINGS JUNIORSGHOOI-.

YEAR1-6 PRIZES

Kia Manawanui Cup Georgia Mackay Kia Manawanui means ''strong of heart."

Olivia Peter Spirit of St Margaret's

The St Margaret's Cup Petra Green

Paris Armstrong Creativity and Leadership

Excellence in Performing Arts Victoria Voice

YEAR1 &2

Yuki Jay Spirit of St Margaret's

Lyn Kennedy Speech Cup Sophie Benson

Charlotte Bleeker Environmental Awareness and Leadership

YEAR l>

Excellence in Choral Music Yuki Jay Excellence in Instrumental Music Natalie Hutton

Year 3 and 4 Speech Competition Sophie Kennett

Leila Newton Spirit of St Margaret's

Pru Watson Cup Petra Green The Friendship Cup Katie Tunstall

Nataliia Lukonina Academic Excellence

Petra Green Academic Excellence Katie Tunstall Academic Effort Abby Oliver Spirit of St Margaret's

MIDDL..E SGHOOL..

YEAR7 ACAOEMIG PRIZES Sophie Baker Progress in Technology Hannah Bartram Progress in Mathematics Grace Beckwith Achievement in ENSS - English Yi Yun Chon Achievement in Mathematics Progress in Music Katherine Ellis Achievement in Art Achievement in Technology Sarah Fulton Progress in ENSS - Inquiry Eugene In Achievement in Music Achievement in Physical Education and Health Achievement in Science

Sophie McClean Achievement in ENSS - Inquiry Progress in Art Progress in Physical Education and Health Progress in Science Taygen Salt Progress in ENSS - English

Kate Jenkins Achievement in ENSS - Inquiry Minns Spiers Cup for Achievement in Performing Arts Sophie Macfarlane Progress in ENSS - Inquiry

YEAR8 AGADEM/G PRIZES

Sophie Norris Progress in Physical Education and Health

Maisie Bonifant Achievement in Art Achievement in Science Progress in Performing Arts Progress in Technology

Juliet Samandari Achievement in ENSS - English Achievement in Mathematics Achievement in Music

Georgiana Craw Progress in Art

Ella Wells Cup for Achievement in Performing Arts

Mikayla Green Achievement in Technology Progress in ENSS - English Progress in Music

Georgie Wells Progress in Mathematics Serena Willis Achievement in Physical Education and Health Progress in Science

YEAR 9 AGAOEMIG PRIZES Aswini Batchelor Achievement in Music Sierra Bayley Achievement in French Georgia Bell Progress in Japanese Emily Britt Progress in Dance Grace Cocks Progress in Spanish Sophie Grigg Progress in Music Faith Gunn Progress in Drama Eun Ji Hong Achievement in Mathematics Achievement in Spanish Bridget Jaggar Achievement in Literacy Saskia Klinkenberg Achievement in ENSS Gabrielle McDonald Achievement in Dance Progress in Science Progress in Technology Toni McKee Achievement in Japanese Makayla Montgomery Achievement in Science Progress in Physical Education and Health Piera Neill Achievement in Technology Progress in Art Progress in ENSS Amelia Perkins Progress in Mathematics Grace Sullivan Achievement in ENSS Emma Trafford Progress in French Georgia White Achievement in Physical Education and Health

Gabriella Woodman Achievement in Drama Kendra Wyke Achievement in Art Progress in ENSS Progress in Music

Madison Lloyd Achievement in Food Technology Achievement in Rite Journey Nora Maarleveld Achievement in English Achievement in French

YEAR 10ACADEMIC PRIZES Sarah Macfarlane Emma Alderton Progress in Spanish

Achievement in Materials Technology - Interior Creations

Jemma Ballard Achievement in Materials - Fashion

Olivia Mendonca Achievement in Physical Education and Health

Emily Barltrop Achievement in Drama Laura Chen Progress in Digital Technology Progress in Mathematics 119 NCEA Level 1 from Year 10 Progress in Science Emma Clucas Achievement in Chinese Achievement in Digital Technology Achievement in Graphics Achievement in Music Achievement in Science NCEA Level 1 from Year 10 Achievement in Social Science Gabriela Coates Progress in French Nicole Dove Achievement in Mathematics Progress in Dance Madison Earle Progress in English Caitlin Early Progress in Music Rachel Fulton Achievement in Dance

Jessica Mitchell Progress in Art Progress in Graphics Ivana Moreton Achievement in Literacy Progress in Mathematics Claudia Murdoch Progress in Drama Frances Redmond Achievement in Physical Education and Health Achievement in Science Sophie Smith Progress in Materials Technology - Interior Creations Chrisanne Tarry Achievement in Art Rose Taylor Progress in Japanese Progress in Materials - Fashion Progress in Science NCEA Level 1 from Year 10 Lucy Thomson Progress in Food Technology

Frances Heslop Achievement in Spanish

Natalie Vaughan Achievement in Science NCEA Level 1 from Year 10

Nicole Kean Progress in Music

Courtney White Achievement in Rite Journey

Iris Keizer Progress in Chinese Rebecca Lilley Achievement in Japanese Wendy Lin Progress in Social Science

Alice Whittle Progress in Dance Hyun-Jee Yoon Achievement in Mathematics 119 NCEA Level 1 from Year 10

ARTSPRIZES

SPORTS PRIZES

Yi Yun Chon St Margaret's College Award for the Most Promising Instrumentalist

Serena Willis Sports Participation Year 7 /8

Eugeneln St Margaret's College Award for the Most Promising Instrumentalist Gabrielle McDonald Alexandra Pettit Memorial Prize for the Most Promising Chorister Sophie Patient Rossiter Cup for Best Emerging Dancer Emma Clucas Contribution and Service to School Music

Lily Marshall Year 9 Sportsmanship Gabriela Coates St Margaret's Cup for Outstanding Junior Sporting Achievement Madison Lloyd St Margaret's Cup for Junior Sportswoman of the Year

MIOOL..E SCHOOL..

COL..OURS IN THEAR.TS Bridget Beadle

Aswini Batchelor Toomer Trophy for Public Speaking Lucy Green Friendship Cup

RITE JOURNEY 2012 Zoe Williams Rite Journey Cup

ACADEMIC EKCEL..t.£NCE Sophie McClean Academic Excellence Year 7 Juliet Samandari Academic Excellence Year 8

Emma Clucas Nicole Dove

Aswini Batchelor Outstanding Musical Performance

Serena Willis Best Science Fair Investigation

Nora Maarleveld Yifat Majgaonkar

Eun Ji Hong Academic Excellence Year 9 Emma Clucas Academic Excellence Year 10

Lillian McCormick Outstanding Musical Performance

Emma McClean

80AROIN~PRIZES

Caroline Pearson

BESTAU...ROUNOPRIZES

Helena Roake

Madison Eder Wilson Cup for Best Boarder in Year 7/8

Rose Taylor

Eugeneln Best All Round Year 7

Bree Thomson Morris Cup for Best Boarder in Year 9 Fiona Blue Sutherland Cup for a Positive Contribution to the Boarding House in Year 10

Sophie Patient

Hyun-Jee Yoon

SPECIAL..

PRIZES

Serena Willis Best All Round Year 8

Ella Wells Ballantyne Essay Winner Year 7 /8

Gabrielle McDonald Best All Round Year 9

Georgia Bell Watson Girls Cup for Outstanding Achievement in Writing in Year 9

Olivia Mendonca Best All Round Year 10

SENIORSCHOOL-.

YEAR11AGAOEMIC PRIZES Bryony Aitken-Fincham Progress in Visual Arts Aida Azlan Progress in French Elise Batt Achievement in Spanish

Hannah Beadle Achievement in Music Progress in Mathematics 129 from Year 11 Autumn Bleeker Progress in Music Natalie Bocock Achievement in Materials Technology Achievement in Science

Ella Boyd Achievement in Business Introduction Tanaya Boyd Achievement in English 101 Kate Butt Progress in Digital Technology

YEAR 11ACAOEMIC PRIZES (GONTINUEO)

Sara Miura Achievement in Japanese

YEAR 12ACAOEMIG PRIZES

Julia Chamberlain Progress in Mathematics 119

Lucy Morton Achievement in Drama

Savannah Adams Achievement in IB English Higher Level Achievement in IB French

Catherine Chen Achievement in Mathematics 119

Sophie O'Brien Achievement in French Achievement in Mathematics 129 from Year 11 Achievement in Physics Belinda Thompson Cup for Achievement in Chemistry Lyn Kennedy Cup for Achievement in English

Emma Clarke Gosset Cup for Public Speaking Progress in Business Introduction Lyllie Colway Achievement in Science Maria Court Achievement in Home Economics Madeleine de Lautour Achievement in Dance Lauren Duke Achievement in Japanese Breanna Earl Progress in Materials Technology Progress in Mathematics 112 Beatrice Fulton Achievement in Visual Arts Georgina Fulton Achievement in Geography Progress in Physics Ella Gorton Achievement in Mathematics 112 Joanna Peat Memorial Cup for Improvement in Japanese

Rebecca Read Major Levy Cup for Achievement in History Beatrice Rogers Progress in Science Prue Silva Achievement in Physical Education with Health Progress in English Progress in Graphics Eliza Staniland Achievement in Mathematics ll5 Progress in Dance Clementine Stoner Progress in Spanish Rebecca Tang Achievement in Visual Arts

Alice Bennett Achievement in Health Education Jessica Bucknell Achievement in IB Spanish Georgia Cameron Achievement in Classical Studies Mills Cup for Achievement in Geography Vanessa Cheong Achievement in IB Chemistry Achievement in IB Chinese Rebecca Christeller Achievement in Design Augusta Cohen Achievement in French Achievement in Mathematics 129 Laura Martin Cup for Achievement in Chemistry McGibbon Cup for Achievement in Biology (joint) Miss Edward's Cup for Achievement in English Abigail Collin Achievement in IB Japanese

Greer Te Kahu Progress in Mathematics ll5

Alice Darry Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Accounting Isabella Eaton Achievement in Classical Studies

Emma Henderson Progress in Physical Education with Health

Poppy Varley-Clapp Achievement in Digital Technology Kimberley Wood Achievement in Music

Sawini Gamalath Achievement in IB Biology

Estelle Koens Progress in Chemistry

Fiona Wright Progress in Geography

Philippa Gates Achievement in IB Visual Arts

Hannah Lindo Progress in History

Ai Jun Zhong Achievement in Graphics Progress in Visual Arts

Holly Greenslade Shona Begg Cup for Excellence in Design

Gemma Green Progress in Drama

LauraMcKie Progress in Physical Education Emma McNicoll Achievement in Physical Education

Sophie Hamilton Achievement in English 201

Katelyn Inch Achievement in Physical Education

Hazel Redmond Achievement in Photography

Madelaine Ingham Achievement in 1B Economics Alice Kozanic Achievement in Music

Isabella Roake Achievement in Materials Technology Miss Edgar's Cup for Achievement in Visual Arts

Alexandra Laming Logos Cup for Most Promising Classical Scholar

Geraldine Roche NZ China Friendship Society Excellence Award for Chinese

Olivia Lissaman Dr Mann Prize for Achievement in Physics McGibbon Cup for Achievement in Biology (joint)

Amelia Samandari Storry Essay Cup for Achievement in Creative Writing

Henrietta Mannering Achievement in Drama Grace Mayson Marshall Trophy for Academic Persistence Elise McLeod Achievement in Digital Technology Achievement in Mathematics 125 Emma Moore Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Economics NhuNguyen Achievement in 1B Mathematics Higher Level Kira Oldfield Achievement in 1B English Standard Level Achievement in 1B Physics Achievement in 1B Theory of Knowledge

Thitapha Sornkosa Achievement in ENSL Ashleigh Sparks Dorothy Robinson Cup for Achievement in Computer Technology Lucy Tothill Achievement in Practical Art Isabella van Woerkom Penney Cup for Achievement in History Helen Vincent Achievement in 1B Mathematics Standard Level Jessie Wang Achievement in ENSL Kaitlyn White Achievement in 1B Geography Achievement in 1B History Achievement in 1B Mathematical Studies

Lily Cain Achievement in Dance Roy Smith Cup for Achievement in History Casey Carsel Achievement in 1B Design Technology Achievement in 1B English Higher Level Achievement in 1B Japanese Hallum Cup for Individual Excellence in Art Waltenburg Cup for Achievement in Languages Courtney Churchill Achievement in Photography Alessandra Clarke Achievement in 1B Biology Achievement in 1B Chemistry Achievement in 1B Mathematics Standard Level Achievement in 1B Physics Dr Mary Tolley Prize for the Highest Achieving Year 13 Science Student Spirit of 1B CAS Award Lucy Dallison Achievement in History of Art Ellen Dick Old Girls' Association Prize for Achievement in Art Jessica Fitzjohn Achievement in 1B Mathematics Higher Level Nicole Friend Achievement in English 301 Holly Geddes

Caitlin Paterson Achievement in Mathematics 122 Lucy Peebles Achievement in Statistics and Modelling Annabelle Priddy Achievement in Dance Lauren Proud Achievement in Graphics Alabaster Cup for Achievement in Home Economics

YEAR 13ACADEMIC PRIZES Achievement in Health Education India Ashmore- Price Achievement in Printmaking Cara Askew Achievement in French Stine-Lise Budge Achievement in 1B Theory of Knowledge

Katherine Grayson Achievement in 1B English Standard Level Lara Harris Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Accounting Kate Idiens Achievement in Dance

Mackenzie Keenan Achievement in Design Honor Kerry Achievement in 1B Geography Achievement in 1B Visual Arts Larcombe Cup for Achievement in IB French Lisa Lamers Achievement in Japanese Copland Cup for Excellence in the Social Sciences Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Economics Myers' Cup for Public Speaking Stock Cup for Achievement in Geography Wellington Old Girls' Association Cup for Achievement in English Sarah Lilley Austin Cup for Achievement in Biology Corsbie Cup for Achievement in Chemistry Hoy Prize for Achievement in Calculus

Holly Lloyd Achievement in Home Economics Achievement in Physical Education

Desi Soetanto Achievement in IB Spanish (ab initio)

Georgia Marchand Achievement in Music

Eve Stockley-Smith Taylor Prize for Achievement in Commerce

Emily McGregor Achievement in Computer Technology Fiona McLachlan Achievement in Painting Kirsten Miller Achievement in Classical Studies Lydia Milner Achievement in Materials Technology Grace Palmer Achievement in Digital Technology Georgia Royle Achievement in Graphics

Ella Stoner Sarah Fell Cup for Achievement in Photography Henrietta Thomas Achievement in Drama Caroline Turnbull Achievement in IB Chinese Kimberley Twine Achievement in Physics Lauren Tyler-Harwood Achievement in IB Economics Achievement in IB History Achievement in IB Mathematical Studies

2012SENIORPRJZEGfVIN~ Kirsten Miller Katherine Pearse Caroline Turnbull Kimberley Twine Gold Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Awards 2012

CHARACTER AWARDS Nina Murnane David Browning Cup for Perserverance

Cooper Cup for Debating Honor Kerry Jessica Calder Matson Family Cup for the Most Promising Emerging Dancer Samantha Brown Dance Trophy Hikaru Toyama Kimberley Wood Martin up for Musical Performance

BOAR.DIN~ HOUSE PRIZES Emma Turnbull Inglis Family Cup for a Positive Contribution to the Boarding House in Year 11 Jessica Calder Wendy Nicholls Memorial Trophy for a Positive Contribution to the Boarding House in Year 12 Alexandra Staples Bradley/Zino Cup for a Positive Contribution to the Boarding House in Year 13 Matipo (Presented to Poppy Surridge) Boarding House Cup

ARTS PRIZES Jessica Bucknell Minns Prize for Initiative and Leadership in Drama Emma Pratt Corder Cup for Achievement in Drama Courteney Pannett -~---Dana Thomson Fiona Dowie Cup for Most Improvement in Drama or Debating

Lauren Proud Nicola Dodwell Cup for making a significant contribution to Choral Music Olivia Rogers St Margaret's College Award for a significant contribution to Instrumental Music Sophie O'Brien The Alexandra Pettit Memorial Prize for the Most Promising Chorister Annabelle Priddy Ngaio Marsh Prize for Outstanding Promise in the Arts Grace Palmer "Poutama Iti a Hato Makere" the Artistic Trophy for Ability, Performance, Leadership and Spirituality in the Arts

SPORTS PRIZES Katelyn Inch St Margaret's Cup for Excellence in Sport Under 18 Eight (Presented to Anna-Liese Calder) Chris Arthur Cup for the St Margaret's College Sports Team of the Year

Anna- Liese Calder Jocelyn Freeman Rose Bowl for Leadership in and Dedication to Sport Holly Greenslade Hiatt Cup for the Most Outstanding Sporting Achievement Holly Greenslade Reeves Trophy for Sportswoman of the Year Matipo (Head of House - Ruby Hauschild) The Bates House Cup 2012

SER\f IGEAWARDS Robyn Beddard Librarian Award Augusta Cohen Hazel Redmond The Class of 1961 Environmental Initiative Award Holly Lloyd Mollie Copper Cup for Sportsmanship and Service to School Sport Jessica Ahearn Principal's Award for Special Service to Chapel Jessica Ahearn Thacker Sacristan's Cup Lara Harris The Best Family Cup for Head Boarder Sophie Blair Ashburton Old Girls' Prize for Support of the Head Boarder Sophie Blair Chorister's Prize for Service

SER.WGE AWAR.OS (GONTINUEO) Felicity Ryan Service Award for Head of Choir Gabriella Donaldson Stokes Cup for Service to School Music Honor Kerry St Margaret's College Award for Commitment and Service to the Arts and the College Casey Carsel Principal's Award for Service to the College Jessica Page Principal's Award for Services to the School Community

Katherine Pearse College of Business Excellence Award School of Law Bursary Kimberley Twine Emerging Leaders, All Round Excellence

Victoria University Excellence Scholarships

Cara Askew Lucy Dallison Mackenzie Keenan Lisa Lamers Emily Wood Lisa Lamers PricewaterhouseCoopers Commerce Scholarship

University of Canterbury Engineering Scholarships Jessica Fitzjohn Emerging Leaders, All Round Excellence College of Engineering High Achiever

MAJOR. AWAR.OS 2012

Charlotte French Emerging Leaders, All Round Excellence College of Engineering Top Scholar

Katherine Grayson Watson Salver for Dedication and Commitment to the IB Programme

Emily Doyle Marlene Bell Cup for Best All-round Year 12 Student

Kate Stuart UNIVER.Sf1Y SCHOL.AR.SHIPCollege of Engineering High AWAR.OS Achiever

Lisa Lamers St Margaret's College Academic Excellence in Year 13 NCEA

Lincoln University Scholarships Jessica Page Future Leader's Scholarship

Caroline Turnbull St Margaret's College Award for Head Girl

Sophie Cocks Sports Scholarship (Hockey) University of Canterbury Scholarship Stine-Lise Budge Emerging Leaders, All Round Excellence College of Business Excellence Award

Holly Faulkner School of Law Bursary Kate ldiens Emerging Leaders, Maori/Pacific

Caroline Turnbull Emerging Leaders, Dr Ngau Boon Keat College of Engineering High Achiever University of Auckland Scholarships Caroline Coates University of Auckland Scholarship

Honor Kerry Faculty of Arts Scholarship Faculty of Law Undergraduate Prize University of Otago Scholarship Alessandra Clarke Academic Excellence Scholarship Massey University Scholarship Leigh Blair High Achiever (Arts)

SUP~MEAWAR.OS 2012 Caroline Turnbull St Margaret's Cup for the Senior Student who, in all aspects of school life, most clearly expresses the spirit of St Margaret's College Alessandra Clarke Lauren Tyler-Harwood MacBrayne Cup for Proxime Accessit (runner-up) to Dux Casey Carsel Virginia Christie Cup for Dux of St Margaret's College

ACADEMIC REVIEW

Despite the many unforeseen physical challenges that 2011 presented, we have experienced a much more settled and routine academic year in 2012. Staff and students have continued to find creative new ways to connect and share. We have adapted to the use of shared spaces, temporary rooms, a somewhat modified Library and lessons in the Boardroom to mention a few! However, we continue to achieve order within disorder and celebrate another year of academic excellence at St Margaret's College.

The girls can be proud of their perseverance, focus and positivity. Staff and students have made a determined commitment to prepare for and succeed in national and international competitions and examinations. The successes have been significant at all levels. Alongside the annual award of silver ties, academic blazers, workbars and academic prizes, individual students have continued to gain outstanding awards and accomplishments. We also introduced the new NCEA gold excellence awards in 2012 and will extend this to the 1B Diploma in 2013.

the year. Stine-Lise Budge has ably led this group and we place a high value on these student voices. Through service and commitment, the girls learn the value of teamwork. They recently gave generously of their time and talents to support the St Margaret's Parent/Teacher interviews and the Senior Curriculum Evening.

The academic life of the school is strongly supported by the members of our senior committee who keenly contribute to the numerous events hosted throughout

DEPUTY PRINCIPAL - TEACHING & LEARNING

Alongside their own academic demands, members of the committee are helping to mentor and tutor other students as well as shaping new initiatives for our school.

Alessandra Clarke initiated an IB student led seminar in 2011 and continued to offer this to students grappling with the dual academic pathway. Casey Carsel has very generously gifted the school her time and talents to produce two amazing pieces of art to adorn our new buildings. As the external examinations take center stage, we look forward to celebrating another round of outstanding academic results with the girls.

JULIE PETERSON

GiFTEO ANOTAL-ENTEO EOUGATION (G-ATE) It has been rewarding to begin my time as the Gifted and Talented Coordinator at St Margaret's College. My main aim has been to identify and get to know many of our able students in the various domains of school life as they use the available opportunities to develop their gifts into talents. Gradually, new initiatives are being developed to offer extension and challenge for these girls.

Future Problem Solving is now offered from Years 5 - 10.

This is a course wherein the girls have studied the topics of the future world of work, coral reefs, human rights and trade barriers this year. At the same time they are advancing both their critical and creative thinking ability. In Term 3 the Year 5/6 girls were commended with certificates of excellence for their levels of thinking and creativity.

Three teams qualified for the National Finals in Auckland in November studying the challenging topic of Trade Barriers - the current world situation and what this may look like in thirty years time. The teams won seven awards.

Year 7 Team Ruby Anderson, Sophie McClean, Ashleigh Benson, Eugene In. Reserve: Madison Eder Global Issues Booklet 2nd place NZ Drama 3rd place NZ Year 8 Teams 1. Ella Wells, Sophie Macfarlane, Gabrielle Zelter, Hannah Marriott. Reserve: Kate Jenkins

Global Issues Booklet Drama

3rd place NZ 3rd place NZ Creativity Award

2. Juliet Samandari, Lara Smith, Prathe Chandru, Anna Rietveld. Reserve: Kate Jenkins Global Issues Booklet Drama

2nd place NZ 2nd place NZ

Congratulations to Year 8 FPS, which has been invited to represent New Zealand at the International Finals in Indiana, USA in 2013.

The GATE course for Year 9 is a new initiative in 2012.

The top ENSS class has studied aspects of the Theory of Knowledge, Philosophy and each girl has undertaken a Special Project ready for presentation in Term 4. This project focused on a passion of each student. This course will evolve into the Future Scholars Programme in 2013.

There have been multiple extension opportunities for students in 2012 including attending the Julie Arliss Forum, Model UN - local and national, scholarship classes now running in most subjects in addition to normal classes, a variety of music, technology, The arts and sporting opportunities and leadership forums.

The academic life of the school is strong in heart and rich in opportunities for the girls.

JULIE ROGERS GATE CO-ORDINATOR

INTERNATIONAL. 8AGGALJ\UREATE What a year we have all had, full of successes, surprises, setbacks and an ever-changing school! Our 1B girls who are finishing in November 2012 faced a first year like no other.

Their leadership, strength and commitment to their goals have provided so much throughout this second year of their Diploma study.

The first high point of 2012 was 1B graduation in February. Erin Jackson, President of the Canterbury Students' Association, and 1B graduate from St Margaret's in 2006, was a delightful speaker, as we celebrated the achievements of our November 2011 Diploma candidates. A remarkable NINE earned the exceptional '40 plus' Certificate of Distinction! Gracious and polite as they were in shaking the hands of SMC staff, I am sure these 40+ers were much more thrilled to shake the hand of the Governor General, Sir Jerry Mateparae as they gained further recognition at Governor House in Auckland the following week!

1B Camp for Y12 girls followed in March, and the year was in full swing! And again, what a year. In every area - drama, music, fantastic art, sport, service to the community, representing SMC in foreign travel and of course the academic arena - the achievements, efforts, and contributions of our 1B girls are constantly in the spotlight.

As the list of scholarships continues to grow, we applaud the Year 13 girls soon to leave their school years behind.

We wish them every success in the future, and we wish those remaining a great year to come!

BETH ROUSE 1B COORDINATOR

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT IGASSGIENGE RESUL..TS The ICAS international competition is conducted annually in more than 20 countries. It awards a Distinction Award to the top 1% of students.

These students gained Distinction in this year's ICAS competition: Year7 Sophie McClean Eugene In Year8 Kate Jenkins Year9 Dana Hong Aminah Ockey Georgia Bell Aryn Azlan

Year 10 Quinn Watkins Natalie Vaughan Olivia Mendonca Emma Clucas Year 11 Sophie O'Brien Gabriella Donaldson

AUSTRAWAN NATIONAL. GHE.MISTR.Y QUIZRESUL.TS These students gained High Distinction: Year 11 Sophie O'Brien

Year 13 Caroline Coates Sarah Lilley

Year 12 Umaya Gamalath 0 livia Lissaman

These students gained Distinction: Year 11 Hannah Beadle Meghan Laing Rebecca Read Kelly Zhong Year 12 Abigail Collin Dana Thomson Maddi Ingham Emma Pratt Year 13 Katherine Harper

CANTERBURY WESTI-AND SCIENCE FAIR The following Y8 students represented the school at the Canterbury Westland Science Fair: Serena Willis, Rosie Gorton, Claudia Weiss, Lucy Green, Lara Smith, Maisie Bonifant and Prathe Chandru.

OUTANDABOUT Various enjoyable and educational trips during the year included Orana Park to study mammals, Hanmer for field studies, to the Science Fair exhibition, to parks, industries and to Lincoln and Canterbury Universities.

Year 11 Physics and Chemistry classes joined a LEARNZ virtual field trip visiting Glenbrook steel mill in Auckland.

They participated in a LEARNZ audio conference in which students were able to ask the metallurgist a wide variety of questions relating to the chemistry and physics of iron and steel making.

Professor Jan Evans-Freeman, Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Engineering at University of Canterbury, visited us to talk about engineering at UC and her role. Jan's research interests are in semiconductor physics and she is an excellent role model for women considering options open to them when they have an interest in maths and science.

Y13 Biology gained insight into human evolution from Yaan-Pierre Montelle, anthropology lecturer from the University of Canterbury and the ethics of animal experimentation from a visitor from SAFE. STACEY ROD HEAD OF SCIENCE

MYERS• CUPSPEECH COMPETITION On Thursday 24 May in the Chapel marquee, an eager, excited audience of Middle School students, parents and staff were wowed by 14 very talented young women. Over the course of one and half hours we were challenged and entertained by a delightful range of speech topics and delivery approaches.

The Myers' Cup Grand Final is a long-standing tradition at St Margaret's College, where every year girls from Years 5 - 13 compete for four separate trophies. Just under 90 girls proceed to the second round, the Semi-finals, and then the Grand Final is a battle between the final four in each section.

Our judge this year, Ms Nicola Allely, an experienced public speaker and debater herself, was once again highly impressed with the standard of speaking. In her concluding comments, Nicola noted that when hearing these speeches she knows that Christchurch is in good heart - for these students are outstanding examples of young people who can clearly and convincingly articulate their ideas and views. It is people such as these young women who will play an important role in the re-build of Christchurch.

Our warm congratulations to all the students who made our competition so memorable and worthwhile.

THE2012WINNERS ARE: Lyn Kennedy Cup: Sophie Benson (Year 5) Toomer Trophy: Ashy Batchelor (Year 9) Gosset Cup: Emma Clarke (Year 11) Myers' Cup: Lisa Lamers (Year 13) I would also like to take this opportunity to especially thank all those people who made this competition happen. This acknowledgement includes the talented soloist Lauren Proud and the spine-chillingly beautiful Barbershop Quartet, featuring Gabriella Donaldson, Hannah Beadle, Sophie O'Brien and Kimberley Wood.

Grateful thanks also to Caroline Turnbull, our MC, who put her own personal touch on the proceedings; I am sure her humour and thoughtful comments helped all of the speakers feel a wee bit more at ease, especially in such challenging circumstances!

And finally, thank you to the wider school community. I am very proud of the work done in the classroom by the English Department and the Years 5-8 teachers. Their efforts and expertise are evident in the girls' output and achievement. I also appreciate and applaud the help and encouragement of parents and other family members who have supported their daughters in the essential

2012

skill of speechmaking.

Myers' Cup Winners

CHRIS RAYWARD HEAD OF ENGLISH

DEBATINGIt was once said, "We are never so likely to settle a question rightly as when we discuss it freely''. Yes, debating is an awesome art that develops students' confidence, stimulates inquiring minds and raises awareness of current affairs. This year, not only have the girls developed a global perspective from the interesting motions, but they have also proved their advanced skills with many successes.

In line with our goal to share the fun of debating more widely throughout the St Margaret's community with many entertaining events, we began by playing some debating games to enhance the girls' ability to think on their feet and speak confidently and convincingly. A random motion is given such as 'This house believes that the police should be armed' and each girl has to give an idea without knowing whether they will speak for or against the motion! What a thrilling game it proved to be with much laughter as well as many relevant and insightful ideas. This weekly club encouraged girls to question, listen to each other and explore even the most challenging subjects openly, respectfully and cooperatively. The impressive attendance levels confirmed an increased popularity.

Perhaps the highlight showcase debate was Christ's College vs St Margaret's, with the motion this year decided by the girls: "A man wouldn't last a day in a woman's shoes''. Christ's College had to affirm the moot, and we negated it. Our team comprised the very talented Year 12 debaters, Savannah Adams, Lucy Tothill and Kaitlyn White, who were up against Year 13 College debaters. I think the audience will agree that both teams provided us with many laughs! The guys turned up in lavish heels, scarves and hats, but went home defeated by the excellent SMC team, and were sent off with a generous collection of Vogue magazines to help them better educate themselves!

We've also had success at the annual Royal Commonwealth Society debate against St Bede's, where our team argued that the Commonwealth isn't past its use-by date. One cannot help but notice the irony here, what with the state of the financial system in the Commonwealth, but despite this, our Year 12 debaters managed to remain victorious!

This year also saw debating involvement in both the summer and winter Quadrangular Tournaments. In the summer, the competition was stiff and our team of Honor Kerry, Lisa Lamers and Alessandra Clarke came a close third. We had better success in the winter tournament when we travelled to Dunedin. Our very skilled Year 13 debater, aptly named Honor, along with two highly promising Year 11 debaters, Sophie O'Brien and Meghan

Laing, won all of their debates and helped St Margaret's win the overall competition.

There was also our second annual Junior House Debating competition, which saw a huge influx of new interested debaters in Years 9 and 10 take to the microphone and debate in front of lunchtime school audiences. They showed great promise, and we are very excited to see the abundance of debating talent develop over the next few years. The competition included added excitement as it earned house points. The winning house was Rimu, whose team was Kate Hellings, Mikayla Montgomery, and Nora Maaleveld. They took out the final in what was a very entertaining and insightful debate about the media abusing their power, and I'm sure Kate Middleton may have agreed with our winning team; the media do abuse their power.

Lastly, I would like to thank the spirited group of debaters for the brilliant year we have had. Also the amazingly organized and enthusiastic teacher in charge Ms McLaughlin, and Ms Donovan for coaching the junior debaters. We have made such promising progress this year for our highly talented Year 11 and 12 debaters to carry on promoting and succeeding.

Don't worry, I will not disturb you by leaving with some traditional, passionate and fiery debating rebuttal, but rather the brilliant quote from the beginning that demonstrates the many benefits of debating, "It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating ALESSANDRA CLARKE HEAD OF DEBATING

POETRY COMPETITION The second episode of the St Margaret's College Poetry Writing Competition took place this year and we were again spoilt with a wide range of fantastic poetry written by many girls from Years 1 to 13. It is wonderful to see so many girls enthusiastic about writing and the level of talent in our school is remarkable. Many subject areas were explored, ranging from butterflies and grandparents, to holocaust pieces and quite emotional and personal poems. Thank you to everyone who entered - although you didn't make it easy to judge, you all wowed us with your talents!

LUCY TOTHILL YEAR 12

Winner of the Senior School section: Amelia Samandari Runner-up: Savannah Adams Winner of the Middle School section: Aryn Azlan Runner-up: Emily Wildy Winner of the Junior School section: Caroline Wells

SENIOR. SGHOOL. SEGTION Winner: Amelia Samandari

Runner-up: Savannah Adams

I am from wooden honey bears, Diane Fries fashions, and white chocolate rabbits that crack when they fall off refrigerator tops.

The Wind Sung To Me The wind sung to me; a sweet melody of secrets that are twirling in the trees, that will swirl away on the sea.

from the home surrounded by apple orchards. the apartment on the other side of the earth. the haven in which I was always protected, Since the day of my birth.

The wind whispered to me; what was untold, what was escaping me, oh, what I will never behold!

Belonging to the plum tree, the rose bush promising endless pleasures. cool summer mornings that smelled like the sea.

I am from huge family reunions occurring only when a loved one is lost, and things left unsaid. from always find and correct your mistakes be assertive. stand up straight. there can be harmony of religions, And oneness of humanity I believe born in New Zealand, raised in America.

Among laugher, endless voyages, and a house filled with all our friends.

I am from planet earth. in grandma's living room sits a china cabinet where all my childhood memories belong. every excursion, every rainy day is placed with precision and care.

The wind teased me; with what I could not have, nor see, nor savor, touching me but it will never appease me.

The wind kissed me weaving knots in my hair brushing by my ear telling me it missed me, only to disappear.

The wind called to me in the dark dreamland of the night where you & I were free your voice, now a bittersweet memory The wind was I, the life of me, the death of me the wind was in my blood, the love was in my heart So, when the wind was gone, so was I, lost in the still white winter, just a fire choking on it's own ashes, torn apart.

MIDDI-£SGHOOf_r SEGTION Winner: Aryn Azlan

Runner-up: EmilyWildy

We Were Not Told A poem about the Jewish victims of World War 2

Discrimination is a poison Leaking into the thoughts of society Seeping into their veins Hypnotizing victims

We were not told That our lives will be stripped from us Easy That we would suffer Hard That we would have eyes But not see the future That life is dark Blocking the light that we deserve We were not told That we are not human Lesser than Distinguished Banned From our rights But Even if we were told this That doesn't make it right To allow death and darkness When we should have love and light

Discrimination is a seed Planted in your mind Fertilized by unpleasant thoughts It slips its roots into your sub-conscious Growing swiftly before it can be uprooted Discrimination is a snake Slowly sinking its fangs Into the minds of its blind victims Distorting their views on society Filling them with thoughts of Death Discrimination is a dagger Piercing the hearts Of innocent citizens Causing revolt Starting war

JUNIORSGHOOf_r SEGTION Winner: Caroline Wells Storm Shaded purple, The sky is angry.

Taking out its anger on us.

The lightning illuminating the sky in a bright light.

A strange rumble comes through the cloud An aftershock of weather.

A hard bang falls on to the tin roof.

Hail!

Getting quieter it stops.

It's over.

Mother Nature has finished her tantrum.

YEAR8 AND9 TEGHNOL..O<i'Y

YEAR 11ANO12TEGHNOL..Oti-Y

MATHS DEPARTMENT

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT This year we started Lhe year celebrating wonderful results in NCEA from 2011. The girls at all levels performed extremely well and made us very proud. Well done girls.

Maths Week this year was exciting with the introduction of our very own Maths Challenge. The Maths teachers only just won, with a couple of other staff teams and the year nine team coming up very close behind them ©

SUGGESS ATGANTAMATH 2012 The Year 9 Cantamath Team placed third out of 57 teams in the annual Maths Problem Solving Competition on 8 August. They competed strongly with the Christ's College and Burnside High School teams to become the prize winners on the night. The twenty problems were challenging and required intense focus in an exciting and noisy atmosphere. The girls progressed steadily through the problems completing all twenty problems and narrowly missed second place by two seconds. They were one of only three teams to score the perfect score of 100 points. Our congratulations go to Georgia Doyle, Maddison Abbott, Dana Hong and Aryn Azlan.

Year 8 Maths class - Mrs Richards - Excellence Class project on the golden ratio

GANTAMATH OISPL.AY COMPETITION

Year 7 - Taygen Salt - Highly Commended Poster

Students also displayed excellence in their mathematical understanding with a variety of entries in the display competition.

Year 9 - Dana Hong - Excellence Investigation and model Year 8 - Olivia Hutton - Highly Commended Individual project Year 7 - Ruby Anderson, Yuna Chon - Highly Commended Rogo puzzles

Year 7 - Grace Beckwith - Highly Commended Written Work

RITE JOURNEY When asked what Rite Journey is, every Year 10 will give you a completely different answer. This year, Rite Journey has meant something individual to everyone as we took on challenges throughout the year and expanded on our skills and knowledge.

To me, Rite Journey has been a passage full of highs and lows, full of opportunities to learn new skills, gain new information on a range of relevant topics and allow me to become closer to my peers and mentor throughout the year. The skills I have learnt will stay with me for life, even if I won't be using my new expertise in juggling in my future professions, learning it tested my patience and filled me with tremendous satisfaction when I finally found the vault of coordination. From protestingly hauling ourselves out to New Brighton pier at a ghastly hour some of us didn't know existed, I look forward to being able to stand in the evening to end our journey and appreciate the path we travelled this year.

Every Year 10 has climbed their own mountain this year, whether it be mastering control of knitting needles, or secretly making gifts find their way to our secret teachers desk, we have all persevered through moments of defeat and completed our own personal goals. Making the effort to spend precious time with my mentor has given me a greater appreciation of our relationship and the strong impact she has on my life getting hours of life lessons spoken from experience.

The Rite Journey program gave me the opportunity to push myself and set goals to personally challenge me. As the sun sets on Year 10, the path we have walked this year will strengthen and guide us on the road ahead.

REBECCA LILLEY YEAR 10

HOWDAY PROGRAMME ''Never before has a holiday programme been so much fun!"

2012 started with glorious weather that meant no changes had to be made to our planned outdoor activities. Over the course of the first two weeks of2012 the youngsters experienced many new and varied activities ranging from surfing lessons and Adrenalin Forest High Wire Course to visits to the movies and Creative Junk.

These are just some of the wonderful activities on offer.

The Easter holidays started with a day to Hanmer Springs and as usual the group launched themselves enthusiastically towards the hydro slides the moment they stepped out of the minibus. The following week, orienteering through Spencer Park, proved a challenge as we navigated our way, with the use of maps, through the forest to find clues. This was a new skill for many and an enjoyable one for most! A visit to Castle Park was a first for the Holiday Programme and will certainly be a place we will revisit. It offered a choice of activities for the children to take part in. Laser tag and the climbing walls were a favourite on a very hot day. I think it would be fair to say the highlight of this holiday would be sailing at Pegasus Lake. The instructors were fantastic at finding a balance between serious teaching of water safety and sailing skills while at the same time making it a fun experience. By the end of the day every child felt confident enough to sail around the lake alone. Some of the youngsters also tried their hand at kayaking just as successfully. Heading out to lunch is the order of the day on the last Friday of each holiday.

The July holidays are always packed full of Kidsfest activities from the ever-popular Kids In The Kitchen Workshop to Kite Making, then flying their kites, in Hagley Parle The weather was appalling but we were largely unaffected because our week was full of indoor activities starting with Impact Gym. This provided the children with an organized programme where they could run, jump, bounce and generally let off steam for two and a half hours. The Creative Junk Wearable Arts Workshop allowed the children to show their creative side by creating a costume from junk material. They were then invited to take part in a Costume Parade at the dome in Hagley Park to show off their creations. A birthday celebration at Garden City Bowl brought these holidays to an exciting end.

It's always a pleasure to welcome new faces to the Holiday Programme and throughout the September/October holidays we welcomed many new children.

The programme for these holidays proved to be as popular as ever. Paintballing was a hit with the boys in particular and ceramic painting at Go Potty was enjoyed by both the girls and boys alike, with fantastic results.

On a beautiful spring day during the first week we walked down to Hagley Park and made the most of the IceFest skating rink. This was a first time experience for one or two of the children proving so enjoyable that by popular demand we returned again later in the holiday. Hagley Park was the venue again, later in the week, for a one and a half hour bike ride which was so successful that we have already booked a similar activity for the summer holidays. Having bikes dropped off at McLeans Island and doing the 2km loop will be something to look forward to for the Christmas holidays.

The rain arrived on the last Monday of the holidays but it didn't matter because we were off to Clip and Climb where all the children attempted most of the climbing walls and the brave ones amongst us had a go at the 'Leap of Faith: At the St Margaret's College Holiday Programme we aim to provide a safe and stimulating environment in which children aged 5 to 12 years can challenge themselves and try new things while their parents work or just have "me" time.

CAROLINE FLETCHER AND CHRISTINE LINDSAY, HOLIDAY PROGRAMME COORDINATORS

QUOTES FR.OM THEGHIU)~N "I have been coming to the Holiday Programme for six years. I enjoy it most when the teachers come and play ball tag with us because that makes it really fun. I also enjoy going to Pegasus Lake to sail and swim." - Stef "I really enjoy the Holiday Programme because we do fun activities everyday and the teachers are really nice and funny." - Ashy

'1 enjoy coming to the Holiday Programme and going ice skating. I love it!" - Lei/ah "I've been coming to the Holiday Programme since I was S years old. I love going to the movies and the teachers 'shout' us popcorn. I also like going sailing, paintballing and to Chipmunks:' - Jared "The Holiday Programme is awesome. We go in a school minibus to fun places every day. We go to the movies on a Tuesday and we go to different places like Spencer Park, mini golf, Chipmunks, swimming and Clip and Climb."

-Emily

YEAR1AN02

YEAR3AND4 In Term 3 the Year 3 and 4 class joined with the Year 6 class to learn about energy and electricity. This was exciting for me as my little girls soaked up as much knowledge as the Year 6 girls. We had a box of leads, batteries and bulbs in our classroom and the girls would try to make circuits that would light up as many bulbs as possible, they would problem solve between themselves if the bulbs didn't light up. Co-incidentally at the same time Christchurch experienced Mother Nature's force again, not by way of another earthquake but by the most amazing and dramatic electrical storm. The girls were able to explain to their parents just exactly what lightening was due to learning about it the previous week.

We had experts visit us during our unit; Stacey Rod (Head of Science) came to talk about electrons and their role in making electricity. A Science Alive teacher came and helped the girls make a cute little night-light - furthering their understanding of electricity. To finish this unit off the girls made a steady hand game using batteries, wires and buzzers. I was continually amazed at their depth of

understanding of electricity and how they were able to explain and show their parents and grandparents about circuits.

KELLY CHITTOCK

YEAR5

YEAR6 EL£GTRJCAL. ENERGY IN A YEAR6 GU\SS The Year 6 class, full of energy anyway, embarked on their study of Electrical Energy. How much more encouragement was needed to demonstrate their knowledge of energy in electrical form? Not much!

They joined in with the Year 3 and 4 class to mentor them in their learning. Mrs Chittock was hoping that not too much sparlding was going to disrupt her wee class. Stacy Rod HOD Science was enlisted to teach the idea of electrons, resources and expertise from Science Alive were also used to aid the learning.

And to top it all off Nature itself provided the best example in the form of a gigantic electrical storm over Christchurch one evening, on the second anniversary of the 2010 September earthquake. The children were txt (yay for modern communication) and warned that poetry writing would be happening the next day.

Storm Shaded purple The sky is angry.

Taking out its anger On us.

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A strange rumble comes Through the cloud An aftershock of weather.

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JUNIORSPORT Sport, in its many forms, is thriving in the Junior School.

During the year all girls compete in the Swimming Sports, the Cross Country and Athletics. This year, for the first time since 2009, the five, six, seven and eight year old girls were with the bigger girls at the Athletic Sports held once again at Christ College.

As well, sport is offered as an extra-curricula activity in both the summer and winter terms. The two main winter sports of hockey and netball are well supported by girls from Years 3 to 6, so much so that the younger students play both codes. Those girls ·entering Year 6 in 2013 have to choose between netball and hockey for their winter sport, a difficult decision for some.

The parents of our Junior girls are there on the sidelines supporting their daughters regardless of the weather.

JUNIORSGHOOL. NEfMU,., This year two teams were entered in the Christchurch competition: a Future Ferns team of Years 3, 4 and 5 players. These team played at the Hagley Netball Courts on Friday afternoons. Two parents, Char Benson and Toni Carey coached this amazing team. For the first time in memory this team played in the final of their grade at the Independent Zone Tournament, narrowly beaten to gain second place. A number of these players also competed in hockey on Saturday as well.

"Punching Above Our Weight:' This was the motto for the Year 6 team which played in the Under 11 Grade on Saturday mornings. Ably coached by Belinda Dryden and Alice Barnett, this team of only seven played very physical netball. A mixture of new and more experienced players was spread around the court so that all abilities were catered for. No one was allowed to be ill or go on holiday during the season! This team came second in the Independent Zone Tournament, so it was off to the Central Zone for the second year in a row. Unfortunately two players were injured so other Year 6 students were called in on the day. Seven players to play eight games!

The team came third in its division. What exhilaration!

They played off for 5th and 6th place, and after a very hard fought "final" they came 6th. This was a fantastic result for the team, and ended a great winter season.

JUNIORSGHOOL. HOGl(E( As the Junior School gets bigger, so does the number of hockey teams. And although we are still combining with Selwyn House, there were three hockey teams playing this season. This included an llAside A, llAside B and a Super 8A. Nine girls from Years 5 and 6 played hockey this year. Annabel Coates, Year 6 and in the llAside A team was picked for the Canterbury Development Training Squad.

What a fantastic sport to play and each Saturday saw gutsy performances from the girls, particularly on those very cold wintry mornings.

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7FR Middle School, a bright new class Chasing our dreams to the last, New mates, friendly teachers, Lots of cool educational features.

In 7FR we've come so far, All a blossoming on our tree, Shining out for folks to see.

Our class keeps growing, friendships flowing.

Camp by train to the Coast was amazing, Photography aplenty and lots of gazing, Coal, gold and dairy farms too, So little time and so much to do.

Languages we've got excited about, Sampling their culture and special foods too.

RE with Peg is always fun, Getting to know God the Father and the Son. FR buddies will always get you through, Even when you are crying boo - hoo, The class hug when you don't feel strong, A girl won't feel bad for very long.

Our sporting prowess is second to none, Many a trophy and award we've won, Swimming, cross country, hockey to name a few, Enough for a top ranked netball team too.

Speech and drama we simply adore, For some music is to the fore, Chorale, choir and orchestra too, Creative streaks - that's our crew.

Together we have gone on great adventures, And started on our business ventures, Amazing home teachers to guide our journey And many others who spark our learning.

What an awesome time it's been for all here, We will remember it year after year.

In FR we work and play finding strength, One big happy family together, that's us.

8FM We're a half and half class half one way, half another the quiet and the boisterous the studious and the athletic the crazy and the practical Lasting friendships, fond memories, and a bundle of laughs, 8FM is definitely not your average class!!

JULIET SAMANDARI

My memory of 8FM was when I was in Maths on a mufti day. You had to dress up as a celebrity. I dressed up as Amy Winehouse and I had an empty wine bottle as a prop. I got thirsty so I filled up my bottle with water and the teacher thought I was drinking real wine!! - Anna Rietveld Learning sidestroke and managing to swim in a circle seven times before realizing what I had done! Everyone was laughing- I was basically a complete flop at it. Gabrielle Zelter I will always remember when we were in science and doing our science fair and I was kneeling down and Miss Englebretsen had her laptop in her hands. She was talking to someone and I stood up and I bashed my head on her laptop and it sounded like she smacked me on the head!! I stood up and started laughing and she said ''I'm so sorry Sophie" but it was so funny! - Sophie Norris My favourite moment this year with 8FM was how for a treat, we would throw random tutor parties at the end of every term and watch movies! - Georgie Wells My highlight in 8FM this year was having the opportunity to work with lots of different people in interesting projects throughout the year. It was also fun bonding more with current and new friends, and strengthening your trust. - Ella Wells

My highlight from 8FM was having an exciting and cooling water-fight after an exhausting day at athletics with my friends. - Lara Smith My highlight from this year was the snow days at school, they were lots of fun!!! - Maisie Bonifant My highlight from 8FM this year was having the Queen Margaret Exchange and meeting all the new friendly girls. - Tessa McKellar My highlight from 8FM this year was meeting all my new friends. They have been so nice and helpful with things I <li<ln'll 11uw. - Rosie Gorton My best memory of 8FM was when we all went to Medbury together to see their play, 'Sir Ed; You're a Legend: Then we came back and made them an awesome, big, pink, love heart card. - Meg Fulton My highlight in 8FM this year was being in a class with all my friends and helping out looking after the little kids in the Junior School! - Olivia Hutton

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THEWHo•sWHOOF BMH Most Original - Jenny Beddard, Molly Tiller, Mrs Marshall Most Competitive - Ana Craw, Kate Jenkins, Serena Willis Most Athletic - Serena Willis, Olivia Damiano, Ana Craw Class Clown - Ella Davies, Kate Jenkins, Molly Tiller Best Voice - Charlotte McGill, Mrs Marshall Class Artist - Charlotte McGill, Tabitha Woolhouse, Prathe Chandru Most Friendliest - Ella Davies, Lucy Green Most Adventurous - Olivia Damiano, Charlotte McGill Most Musical - Mikayla Green, Serena Willis Most Energetic - Jenny Beddard, Molly Tiller Most Creative - Ella-Rose McGrath, Ana Craw

Most Dramatic - Claudia Weiss, Ella Davies, Prathe Chandru

Class Angel - Mikayla Green, Mrs Marshall

Most Talkative - Ella Davies, Serena Willis

Most Loveable - Mikayla Green, Lucy Green, Sarah White

Most Random - Kate Jenkins, Tabitha Woolhouse

Best Dressed - Claudia Weiss

Most Humorous - Ella Davies, Molly Tiller, Sarah White, Tabitha Woolhouse

In August we hosted Queen Margaret College, Wellington, for the Annual Sports Exchange. Some of our girls took billets resulting in firm friendships. Games were played at Nunweek hockey turf and the YMCA courts. St Margaret's College won all three codes of hockey, basketball and netball. We finished off as the overall winners of the Exchange.

The hockey matches proved the most contentious. Our girls won by just one point! Gracious in defeat, Queen Margaret College were perfect guests and we look forward to being hosted by our Wellingtonian co next year.

Thanks to all parents who so generously billeted our visiting players. We also appreciated having R • Ruru playing in the basketball and Cathedral Gramma viding teams in netball and hockey.

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Billeting was a very fun experience for me. Having been through all this before last year, I understood how it felt to be in my Queen Margaret billet's position. To be in a new environment and to be away from home was a first for many girls.

My billet was a really nice girl called Laura. She was really lovely and easy to talk to. It was really cool to be able to make a new friend you probably would not meet in everyday situations.

On the second night of their visit a group of us went bowling. The purpose of this was to get to know our billets and vice versa. All in all I thoroughly enjoyed my billeting experience!

ELLA WELLS

ar I took part in the hockey games for the Queen ret's Exchange. I hosted four billets and we all got really well and had a great time. Our first game of ey was against Cathedral Grammar. It was a tough tle, but we ended up drawing with them. Next we yed Queen Margaret's- I ended up facing my billets! It a hard and challenging game but we came out on top nd won!! Overall Saint Margaret's won the exchange but it did not change the fact that we met and played with so any lovely girls.

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basketball and netball girls jumped on the red bus tedly and headed off to the YMCA to compete. etball was first up and we kicked off with a game t our guest school, Rangi Ruru. All games were ontested but we came out on top and beat Rangi the following game. st, we went were grea ames. How we came out first and

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--1atched awestruck at the slowly sinking sun. The clou s were on fire as its rays shone through the foggy veil, -:parkling on the water's surface.

The train rushed into the darkness, leaving the tranquility of the Southern Alps scenery behind. A sudden shriek was uttered, piercing the ears of passengers. Flickering lights on board were the only illumination, showing on the girls' faces expressions ranging from exhilaration to fear, claustrophobia to excitement. Some guessed at how long it would take to be out - 20 seconds or even 5 minutes? Murmurs of relief were echoed as we glimpsed, literally, the light at the end of the tunnel.

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The s y was turning dark red, like a wound leaking blood.

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We s owly strolled back, savouring the moment for the final I ime with one last photo.

SOPHIE MCCLEAN

Fun c======:::n the Platform out onto the platform, the wind whipped As I ~~~stepped my h ir in different directions and made my eyes water.

Surr unding me was beautiful scenery filled with skyhigh ountains and never-ending lakes, rich green grass with iny old shacks and bare bone trees. gave in to the coldness and returned to our We ~~----·ally carri ges. I slumped into my comfy seat and let the warm air b ing feeling back into my numb fingers and frozen cheel s.

SOPHIE BAKER

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Blood Red at the Beach The half moon sparkled as we crunched down the stony path, pale pink light shimmering onto my face. It wasn't that cold, but I felt myself shiver, drawing my coat in closer. Spiders seemed to dance up my spine as we approached our destination.

Blood red and orange blinded me, blurring my brain into a mish-mash of colours. The sunset was beautiful, reminding me of a rainbow. We clicked our cameras, relishing the moment. What a night this had been!

RUBY ANDERSON

YEARBCAMP Ella Wells and I stood up and walked behind the back of the blue tarpaulin hung in front of the patch of green grass. Another girl called Rosie and I introduced ourselves and then the other girls followed suit. Rosie and I were the bad evil witches and the main idea was that we had to steal their 'Rata spirit: However, they beat us off with their chant. The play turned out to be great, everyone cheered and clapped. It was fantastic!

ROSIE GORTON 8FM

After a few hours of games and trips to the viewing decks where we could release all our screams, we finally arrived on the West Coast. Everyone was grinning from ear to ear. We were all so pleased to get off the stuffy train. Now we were ready for a West Coast adventure!

TESSA MCKELLAR 8FM

I opened my eyes. As I sat up in bed, a wave of anxiety overcame me ... today we were going on camp. I crept around the boarding house carefully, trying not to wake anyone up. We dared not to make a noise as we got dressed and slowly made our way over to breakfast. All of us were buzzing with excitement. We stuffed our faces with food as if it was the last meal we were going to have for days.

MAISIE BONIFANT 8FM

We went up and down that waterslide until we grew bored of it. Next we jumped onto a massive inflateable and floated off to the other side of the pool. My friend and I jumped on the other one but it flipped me high into the air. I just about did a back flip at the same time!

I frantically swung my arms and legs around and landed safely... thank God for that!

CHARLOTTE MCGILL 8HM

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THEACflVITIES Year 9 Boyle River camp 2012 was fantastic. As you may have guessed, it was held at the wonderful Boyle River, nicknamed 'The Boyle'. Surrounded by lofty mountains, beautiful New Zealand bush and sandflies at every turn, this was the perfect place for an adventure.

The first camp had great weather. It was sunny, with a small breeze to carry the sandflies on their way and a blue sky that held no trace of a cloud. But as the week progressed and a cold snap hit the camp, rain burst from the heavens like there was no tomorrow. That was it for camp number two and they spent their time attempting to evade the cold and wet of the outdoors, but to no avail. Forced to carry on, they decided to make the most of their time at the Boyle and thoroughly enjoyed themselves to the very last wasp-sting. Overall this was an amazing camp. We all learnt a lot and made friends that will last a lifetime.

Everyone participated fully in a wide range of teamworkbased activities and we enjoyed all of it. There was a river crossing, tubing, rock climbing, the lovely mud run and half day tramp, campout, 'high poles: flying kiwi and last but not least, camp concert. The mud run consisted of a grueling hike up half a mountain, back down again and then squelching across a kilometre of swampy grassland to a mud pit, where we were expected to throw ourselves in with gusto. When we got back it was hot showers, milo and retreat mode with a Winnie the Pooh bedtime story read by the lovely Peg. Another fantastic activity was the campout. The campsite was set deep in the Lewis Pass hills surrounding the Boyle and there was lovely scenery on the walk up. We cooked our own dinner, roasted marshmallows and sang campfire songs until it was time for bed. This was one of the favourite things about camp and we hope it will be able to happen again.

PAM HARVEY,

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KIDS•WTQUIZTHESPORT OFT{EADIN~

This is an annual international competition which aims to motivate young people to read for pleasure and develop the habit of sustained reading. It offers them irresistible challenges and enormous fun, with a competitive element and great team building opportunities.

On 12 May, 220 Year 7 and 8 students enthusiastically answered questions in the regional finals on a wide variety of themes from children's literature, including clocks, transport, vegetable and super heroes.

St Margaret's College was ably represented by two teams of literary experts. Kate Jenkins, Olivia Hutton, Georgie Wells and Sophie McClean were pleased with their placing in the competition. Our number one team, Ella Wells, Juliet Samandari (Year 8), Grace Beckwith and Ruby Anderson (Year 7), finished a close second to Cobham Intermediate so they were invited to Parliament buildings in Wellington for the National Final on 14 June.

Ella Wells and Juliet Samandari write .....

"As we stepped on to the wet tarmac in windy Wellington, we could all feel the nerves setting in. Our shuttle wound its way through the city to our destination. Entering the Old Legislative Chambers we heard the excited

chattering of the 13 other teams. No-one seemed to eat much though the food looked yummy, but we had other things on our minds ...... We were guided around to the Beehive atrium where tables were set up, each with a big electronic buzzer in the middle. After a practice, the MP for Napier, Hon Chris Tremain came and welcomed us all. Then the quiz began.

There were some really hard questions and it was a torn decision on whether to press the buzzer as you lost a point for every mistake made. In the end we were happy with our achievement, it was a lot of fun and we've now got loads of recommendations for books that we know we'll love. Overall it was a great experience and we enjoyed meeting the other teams:' We sincerely appreciate members of our wider College community who assisted with organisation of the Canterbury event and helped out on the day. Thanks also to our families who gave sponsorship - Ferrymead Paper Plus and The Reading Bug. We look forward to hosting this popular event back at St Margaret's in 2013.

RAE FRASER COACH CO-ORDINATOR KIDS' LIT QUIZ CANTERBURY

YEAR 10CAMP This year all students selected a journey of their choice, which all included a range of activities that would challenge them physically, mentally and emotionally. This included an overnight solo as part of their challenge.

The purpose of each Journey was to give the students opportunity to grow by stepping outside their comfort zones whilst gaining knowledge, skills and experience in the outdoors.

Coast to Coast 21 students were joined by Helen Bryant and Lisa Williams on a 5-day adventure that started near Mt White Bridge and involved tramping, yakking (a type of kayak) and rafting.

Coast to Coast 22 students were joined by Toni Taylor and Wendy Shannahan on a 4-day adventure that started at Pete Stream and involved tramping, yakking and rafting.

Ultimate Adventure 20 students were joined by Leanne Chambers and Ceri de Boo on a 5-day challenge that started with yakking and rafting down the Rakaia River, mountain biking from Lake Clearwater to Lake Emily to Woolshed Creek, tramping Mt Somers and abseiling at Washpen Falls.

Glenroy Adventure 22 students were joined by Paula Vesty and Samantha Fazio-Smith on a 4-day adventure that included yakking and rafting the Rakaia River, tramping up Mt Somers and abseiling at Washpen Falls.

Wainui Journey 16 students were joined by Linda Chong and Trudy Keyes on a 5-day challenge which begun with sea kayaking for 2 days around beautiful beaches, and tramping in the region.

Thank you to all the staff that made this amazing experience possible for the students. The photos say it all.

LISA WILLIAMS YEAR 10 DEAN

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1B Camp, or Nerd Camp - an eagerly awaited event! We organised our rooming arrangements and food, then on the appointed morning loaded the enormity of bags, chilly bins and suitcases onto the bus and set off.

On arrival, the dedicated biologists of the group were thrown into an icy stream, armed with ice cream containers and a net for capturing organisms. Knees, feet and hands slowly froze as we collected our numerous bugs for this valuable first biology practical!

This was followed by in-depth discussions of different poems with Mrs Mackay, and preparation for our first unfamiliar written commentary. And so to the Nerd Camp's version of a camp concert: 8-10 minute orals in groups.

Meals that night were varied - quiche, vegetable curry, pasta of all shapes and sizes with tempting sauces, complex salads, and even glorious steaks, cooked to perfection and served with greens. The food that survived burning rather exceeded our expectations. Perhaps teachers

should always leave the cooking to the students at camps!

The long-awaited trip to the hot pools eventually rolled around, but not before Theory of Knowledge! In groups, we scoured Hanmer, seeking information on the safety of the pools - was it wise to venture into them? Even the Hanmer ghosts (from a source, "to be known only as Bon Qui Qui") infiltrated the discussions which followed, and later looked over our shoulders at the pools.

The next day we took part in a very informative CAS session, were introduced to the Group 4 Project, learned about the TOK essay and presentation, IOPs and of course, extended essays. Looking at all the components of 1B terrified us slightly, but we are still looking forward to the long road ahead, with some understandable trepidation. The camp brought us all together, making us a much closer group - which will prove to be beneficial as the course progresses. It was definitely a camp like no other.

ALEX GORDON AND BRIGHID MORGAN

YEAR 11APPWED PECAMP The Year 11 Applied PE students attended a camp at Hanmer Springs for three days from 4-6 April. The purpose was to complete an internal assessment involving keeping yourself safe in the outdoors. Over the three days the students had to demonstrate and show understanding of responsible behaviour across a range of activities.

The weather was fantastic and the girls participated in mountain biking, mini golf, hot pool activities and the 'Hanmer Challenge'.

This was an event that the girls completed in teams, and after three hours the three teams were just seconds apart! Well done to all the girls involved, and a very successful camp.

YEAR 111\DVENTURE BASED L.EARNINGDAY

Whenever we plan an outdoor activity, I am conscious that no matter how precise the preparation, the weather can always meddle with it. The projected long-range weather forecast for the Year 11 Adventure Based Learning Day was for snow to low levels. As we approached the morning of the activity, I woke in the dark and heard rain falling. To my absolute surprise, not only did the day turn out to be a gorgeous sunny winter's day in Canterbury but there was not a breath of wind either. The Year 1ls had a wonderful opportunity to experience an introductory Self Defence course with instructor Lynda Maindonald.

This course is designed to empower the girls to make wise decisions and gain self-confidence. It's about changing what we feel and what makes us powerless to be more in control of situations. The girls engaged in many discussions that highlighted the awareness of what to do in a variety of unsafe situations. We looked at the New Zealand statistics of domestic violence and heard stories of actual events. In contrast, another part of the day was spent at Adrenalin Forest. Students challenged their fears of height and problem solved their way through a number of physical challenges high up in the trees by Spencer

Parle Some individuals couldn't work out if it was just their knees shaking or whether they had felt an earthquake. A magnitude 4.3 struck as we were at the course but everyone was safe and continued on (almost without a blink of an eye). At the end of the day, many students felt very proud of their achievements.

LINDA CHONG YEAR 12 DEAN

YEAR 11OEVEI-.OPMENT DAY On Monday 14 June, Year 11 experienced an inaugural Leadership Development day, organised by the Full On Company - a company that specialises in youth development and team building.

The theme of the day was "Success Secrets for School:' There were a number of workshops, all of which encouraged students to reflect on their values and the perspective they bring to their learning. Throughout the day there was a mix of indoor and outdoor experiential activities to reinforce the concepts that were discussed. The highlight of the day came with the wood splitting activity, when each student was given the opportunity to split a piece of wood with her hand, to emphasise the power of one's thoughts over one's actions. With a lot of encouragement, the girls stepped out of their comfort zone and individually attempted the wood split. They were delighted with the success and sense of achieving what looked to be impossible.

JENNY LANEY YEAR 11 DEAN

YEAR 12PECAMP The Year 12 PE Class went on camp to Boyle River in the last week of Term 1. It was an amazing way to challenge yourself mentally and physically and learn skills we wouldn't know otherwise.

The girls completed four days of many different Adventure Based Learning Activities which involved trust in yourself and others, taking risks and pushing past different fears. It was always very rewarding when you or someone would finish the activity when they were adamant they couldn't do it but with the trust and reassurance of others they did.

Long days in the outdoors and draining activities meant that the four days were very busy and packed with fun and adventure. The camp ran very smoothly with everyone completing their duties, setting achievable goals and encouraging others.

Overall it was a great experience which everyone enjoyed.

JAMIE PATERSON

YEAR 13PECAMP

The 2urpose of our camp was to give the students an experience which impacted on their wellbeing. The three-day camp this year put us out on the water in sea kayaks. Our trip starte in Sumner, and after a night on Horomaka in Port Levy we ventured down Lyttelton Harbour to Quail Island. We were very fortunate with perfect sea kayaking weather. The seas were flat and the sun shone on us from time to time. Although the skies looked dark, the light drizzle abated when we had to stop for lunch or make camp. The biggest treat was when two Maui Dolphins played around our boats as w - entered

Lyttelton Harbour - almos as if they were escorting us in. The food was extravagant and the company in good voice with high spirits.

It was a pleasure to introduce the Year 13 PE students to sea kayaking - an activity that they were unfamiliar with, and an. adventure these students would not ordinarily choose to p rticipate in.

PAULA VESTY

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On 2 April, twenty-one Year 12 and 13 French students departed Christchurch International Airport for France.

We were destined to visit a variety of cities, all different and unique. We travelled to Singapore, then after a fourteen-hour flight, we arrived in Paris where we took a domestic flight to Toulouse. There, we were warmly welcomed by our excited correspondents, with whom we had been talking to over Facebook for the previous six months. Toulouse was to be our home for the next week where we would attend school, practise speaking French and explore the "pink city" of Toulouse. There were many differences between French and Kiwi cultures, such as students smoking at the school entrance and longer school days. We were lucky enough to spend the morning of Easter Sunday in a traditional French cathedral. It was truly magnificent. Overall, the long days made it harder to adjust to the time difference, we all felt extremely tired.

However, after many memorable experiences (the legendary rugby game for one!), we departed Toulouse to continue our adventure in Avignon. Avignon was a papal city during the Middle Ages, so it is home to beautiful architecture and scenery, being particularly famous for the Palais des Papes (The Pope Palace). We felt as if we were emerged in a fairytale. From Avignon, we went on multiple day trips, including Orange, Marseilles, Uzes, Pont du Gard and Nimes, where we learnt about French history and visited amazing monuments.

After several days in Avignon, we took the TGV to Lyon and then another train. We found ourselves in the city of Clermont-Ferrand, in the centre of France. We had a relaxing first day, exploring the city, especially the dramatic, gothic cathedral and spending the evening at the Royatonic Thermal Pools. While in Clermont-Ferrand, we also visited Vulcania - an educational theme park for everyone. We were astonished to be caught in snow whilst being at Vulcania, especially since we were visiting during Spring. Next stop: Chartres, an hour southwest

of Paris. While staying here, many of us became famous whilst taking part in a macaron baking class, which featured in the local newspaper. The final day in Chartres, we travelled to Versailles, where we visited the famous Palace of Versailles. This truly was a breath-taking experience as we were surrounded by so much history - as well as the amazing palace itself and its famous gardens.

Marie Antoinette lived an incredibly lavish lifestyle.

Next, the bucket-list location: Paris! We had six days here to see as much (or do as much shopping) as possible in the beautiful city. Paris is such a diverse region; the people, things to do and places to see all have their own charisma and special atmosphere. Some of the many places we went to were the famous Notre Dame Cathedral, Eiffel Tower, Musee d'Orsay, Louvre, a wax museum, Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysee. We ate unbelievably good food (especially the pastries and strawberry tarts), met some lovely people and did a record-amount of shopping.

We left Paris on 25 April on a flight bound for Singapore.

In Singapore, we were overwhelmed by the heat. We spent the day dozing in the sun and swimming in the sea at the beautiful Sentosa Island. We then took our final flight home and we were welcomed back into the arms of our parents on 27 April.

We're all so glad we had the opportunity to explore France as a school group with some great teachers. Our French has improved drastically and we have also gained memories and friendships that would never have been possible otherwise - so 'merci beaucoup' to all involved and to the rest of the girls on the trip who made it so fantastic! We will never forget this journey of a lifetime.

SAVANNAH ADAMS, JESS HANN, LUCY PEEBLES, CHARLOTTE ROSS & KAITLYN WHITE

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YEAR12L-EI\DERSHIP CAMP

"The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers . ... Leaders, followers and goals make up the three equally necessary supports for leadership?' G Wills As part of the process of preparing our senior students to be leaders of our school all Year 12 students have had a chance to undergo a day session with David Garb and an overnight camp at Living Springs. David took the year group through a number of activities which looked at their fears and dreams. The girls went on a whirlwind emotional tour throughout the day and came out with a much better appreciation of each other. They now all have a common language of responsibility which should enable them to individually work more effectively with one another.

For part two of the leadership programme, we took the girls to Living Springs in September. Interactive workshops highlighted the wonderful wealth of talent and skills that our senior students already possess. From the reality television programme "The Block NZ" we invited the girls to use the tools from their toolbox to work through a number of challenges. We feel that the class of 2013 are ready for the next challenge and we look forward to supporting them in their roles as leaders next year.

LINDA CHONG & SUE HARLOW YEAR 12 AND YEAR 13 DEANS

GREI\TfVE WRJTIN~ SOMETHINGWORTH SEAR.CHINGFOR. Written by Lucy Tothill, Year 12

In my hiding-hole, I am larger than life and smaller than a mouse. The ground is dense and damp beneath me as I balance on my knees, and last night's rain seeps through the fabric of my jeans. I can hear It counting down, from higher in the garden. '3, 2, 1 ... Ready-Or-Not, here I come!' is bellowed, and I tense. Edging further into the bush, I camouflage myself with my surroundings. For a moment, the trees rustle and threaten to give my spot away, and then there is silence. A sparrow flies overhead, directs my attention upwards. Through the trees, the sky is startlingly blue. I have to blink to take in the colour, but I'm already absorbed by the memory.

Lying high in the afternoon sky, the sun is a shining coin.

The sky is so blue, it's as if the sun has run an electrical current through it. Crowning the sky, the mountains are raw and broken, fragments of creamy china plates. They grasp hungrily for the coin in the sky, driving it towards the west.

Ripples of wind create constellations on the lake's surface, and I can't wait to get in the water. A breeze passes through the trees. In, out. In, out. In. I hobble over hot rocks, awkwardly turkey-running to those protected by shade. My sister's in the water already. I strip quickly and join her, diving off a rock with a splash.

The alpine air is crisp and clean, but does nothing to restore me as I lie, sweaty and tired on the sticky tramping hut bunk. I focus on the sound of breathing coming from below me. In, out. In, out. In - my concentration is dashed when the door swings open with a defiant creak and excited chatter scatters the silence. It's the boys.

Before we know it, we are outside, where the brightness hurts and I have to squint to see their faces. I snatch only snippets of sentences off my brother as he leads us into the bush.

The water shocks me. I'm instantly cloaked with a liquidpure layer of the most pristine water I've ever touched.

It's cold, but incredibly refreshing. The rest of my family joins us. We take turns diving off rocks, a family of grebes. In, out. In, out. In. The water is beautifully clean, the seemingly holy liquid rejuvenating our weary bodies.

We shake off the effects of alpine chill by sunning ourselves on hot, flat rocks. We are humbled by this hidden treasure.

At last the trees fall away, and so does my breath. A small lake lies beneath us. Green-blue, it reflects the sky above and mystifies it. Clean and smooth, the water is sliced from a mirror, it's craggy edges cutting cracks in an otherwise perfectly oval pool. The blue above binds earth to sky. I have to blink to take in the colour.

In my hiding-hole, I am larger than life and smaller than a mouse. I know that the best things in life are worth searching for. Worth crashing through the bush for.

I want to show myself, but maybe I'm a treasure in the bush - something worth searching for, for somebody else. A weka in the undergrowth, I'm waiting to be found.

CREATIVE WRITIN~ 1-EAMING-TON DOWNS Written by Gussie Cohen, Year 12 It is spring. Leamington Downs is waking. The baby-boyblue sky frames the rolling hills; they are a voluptuous nursing mother. Feeding, nurturing, protecting. Farm tracks are an unraveled ribbon, weaving into the hues of green patchwork paddocks. See stoic pines in structured lines forming the pinstripes, whilst winter-white fleeced merinos are the spatter paint, polka-dot pattern. Not quite daring to show its luminescent face, the sun peeks through the hillside. Streaks of light cut through pure, pungent air.

Listen. It is the warble of a magpie signaling the new day.

It is a mismothered lamb baaaa-ing in dismay. It is the farmer hollering to his Huntaways. The ancient tractor coughs, splutters, chokes on smoke, boot-black smoke, inhales, exhaust ed, finally falling into the monotonous beat of the engine. It has seen too many seasons.

It is Sunday morning. The sapphire sphere watches over.

Dew-licked grass reaches up to the morning sun, erasing Jack Frost's signature. Moss-laced fences slump, sleepily enclosing the million sheep which meander, finding comfort in the thick, green-carpeted roly-poly hills. The sweaty farmer clods along in his all-weather Red Band gumboots; they are always prepared to wade through cow-trodden muck, battle torrential rain and deflect sweltering heat, leaving skin sun-slapped, beetrooted, with customary tan-lines. His eyes are trained on his loyal companions as they lope towards the creek; it runs like a lifeline through the intricate maze of paddocks. Blinding you with diamond eyes, rays diffuse across a puddle.

Long tongues ladle mercury, quenching tired, dehydrated

bodies. Smell the crisp country air, sweet, fermented silage and raw-earth aroma. Sun sears the landscape like an alcohol fueled fire - its light encompasses every turn of her body. The scalding sun is mid-sky now, melting away the seasonal crowns, worn by the majestic peaks in the powdered horizon.

Look. Proudly, the oak flourishes, making a spectacle of its newly formed leaves. Surrounding its sturdy waist, new life. Daffodils waking, their wayward heads waving to you in God's breath. See the lambs competing, racing adjacent along the fence line, springing, bounding from tussock to tussock. Watch the new born colt marching with the conviction of a serving soldier and showcasing his gallant, floating strides. Sinking lower into the horizon, the sun casts long shadows.

Feel the bone-chilling easterly breeze biting at your skin, whipping through your hair. Freeze. The wind whispers secrets to you. Secrets of the hard-lived land. Leaving only a single shaft of light, the copper sun melts into the protection of the looming mountains. Silence. The landscape holds its breath. Only you can hear the entire farm sigh, as it is engulfed by darkness.

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The Senior Ball for 2012 was held on Saturday 19 May at the highly sought after Wigram Airforce Museum.

We were most graciously hosted there at short notice when we were unable to proceed with our initial doublebooked venue.

The 'War-time glamour' theme aptly fitted with this venue and complete with 1940's entrance music, a runway to walk in on and our dutiful supervisors well costumed as pilots, transportation to a classy event of the 1940's was complete, save perhaps for dubstep and skyscraper heels.

Presentation of awards to those 'High Flyers' of the evening was of course met with much anticipation. 'Belle of the Ball' went to the splendidly dressed Emily McGregor who received a beautiful gift basket generously donated

by Nicola Quinn. 'Prince and Princess' went to Josh Mehrtens and Georgia Cameron and 'King and Queen' to Connor Mercer and Ellen Dick.

In all, the Ball was a fabulous night of glamour and fun for our senior students who were well deserving of a fabulous night out.

HONOR KERRY HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT

YEJ\R11SEMIFOR.MA~

The Year 11 Semi-Formal was held on 16 June at the Showgate Lounge in Riccarton Racecourse. The Committee, a group of nine Year ll's that had been voted in by their peers, chose the theme "Here's to the Night''. We split into smaller groups and made the decisions towards the tickets, decorations and music using all of our talents. Large pink, black and silver rose pompoms hung above the tables and above the dance floor.

Helium balloons were floating on the ceiling, people quickly learned to retrieve them by the strings and play with them.

Girls with their partners stepped inside to be greeted with a Year 13 photographer taking a polaroid picture, which was then pinned on a board for people to take home as a souvenir. Everyone danced and had an amazing time, with great teachers supervising and joining the dance floor to show off their moves! The girls all wore beautiful dresses and the boys looked very smart in their suits. It was truly a night to remember.

BRYONY AITKEN-FINCHAM

INTERNATIONA~ GL-U8

Our very capable leaders this year were Desi Soetanto and Kara Choi. These two students were excellent role models. Their drive and enthusiasm for the task motivated our students to attend meetings and willingly participate in activities during the year.

Our main focus for the year was International Week held in August. The activities of this week are an opportunity to showcase other cultures to the SMC community and to reiterate that we are truly a global society. The staff will always remember Kara and Desi's talk about "match fixing" if they did not dress up for International Week. Kara organized and guided students to participate in a chapel service. Students of all ages recited lines from the Lords Prayer in their own language. Desi conducted proceedings at assembly and got the students to choose the stand out entries from the students and staff who had entered into the spirit of wearing costumes from another country.

Well done to Ms Todd-Molyneux who was a clear winner amongst the staff.

The highlight of International Week was the opportunity to offer some fantastic ethnic food to the wider SMC community to try. Some of the delicacies were sushi, Vietnamese spring rolls, Indonesian salad, Chinese noodles, Korean hotpot and Thai sugar cakes. Thanks to the support from our international parents and guardians who helped out with preparation of these foods.

At the end of Term 3 we farewelled Haruna Usui, our Japanese exchange student. Haruna was a very popular member of the International Group and provided the expertise for sushi making. She was very outgoing and fun to have in our group. We all got together and had a fabulous lunch to say good-bye to her.

Well done Desi, Kara and all the students who played a part in our group. We loved having Kate and Paris involved with the group this year.

MARYDOLLIN ESOL

JUWUS This year started with a lot of mixed emotions in the boarding house. We had the Year 10 girls coming back into the house excited to see each other and the supervisors and be introduced to the new girls. On the other hand we had the new Year 9s coming into the boarding house who were nervous and uncertain as to what they should expect. There were also new and old Year 7 and 8s who were looking forward to the start of the term. We had a great start to the year with the boarders' weekend in. Although it was a bit cold, the weekend was a hit, everyone still had great spirit for their house and everyone was very competitive. This was great for the new Year 9s and other new girls who were starting as it gave them a chance to settle into the boarding house as they could get to know everyone and the boarding house ways.

Term 2 was a hit! We came back to the treat of having a new container common room after losing ours to the earthquake damage! Everyone was buzzing and full of excitement as we finally had a good hang out location.

The Year 9 and 10s had a dinner swap with Christ College which everyone enjoyed as they got to know the boys.

The highlight of the term was when it snowed. We were pretty gutted not waking up to snow, but as the day went on the snow fell heavier and school got called off. When it snows while we are in the boarding house, everyone goes crazy! We had many snow ball fights and made snowmen. Nicky our matron joined in and nailed a few girls with her snowballs. Turns out she has a pretty good arm.

It was definitely one of the many memories that we will remember.

We had a couple of themed dinners throughout the term, which everyone loved. Firstly we had the international dinner. This night is always a hit with everyone dressing up and putting a lot of effort into their outfits. The dinner was made even more enjoyable as we where given delicious international foods. This was followed by the boarders' big birthday bash dinner, which was a whole lot of fun. We sung one big loud happy birthday to everyone!

Later that term there was another themed dinner, which was themed talk and dress like a pirate. There were some cool outfits and realistic voices. It was a laugh and a half.

By the end of the term everyone was tired and ready for a holiday. So they could refresh and get ready for a busy, exciting last term!

This year has been full of action and has been really busy.

The girls have enjoyed their time in the boarding house and getting to know everyone. The Year 8s are nervous to move onto Year 9, the Year 9s are looking forward to moving upstairs and being leaders of the house and the Year 10s are nervous for NCEA but really excited to be moving into Kilburn. The supervisors have been great this year and we thoroughly appreciate the time and effort they put in the house to make it as homely and inviting as possible.

FRANCES REDMOND, STAR DAVIDSON AND SOPHIE MACFARLENE

What an amazing year it has been for the girls in Kilburn house! Following the devastating earthquakes in 2010 and 2011, Kilburn House underwent a makeover. We arrived back into the fully refurbished house that had a new paint job, new carpet and new rooms. For the Year 11 girls it was a big change coming from the eighteen girls in a dorm to the smaller eight, four, three and double rooms.

The Year 12s were able to come back into Kilburn after living in the Adelphi motels whilst Kilburn was under construction. For both year groups it was a nice change in the environment and enabled us to have a more private space for studying. By being all together in Kilburn, we have been able to form closer relationships with each other and our boarding sisters. We were welcomed by our new supervisors Josie Young for Year 12, Kat Jones for Year 11, Jude Laugesen as the assistant house manager and Michelle Davis as our weekend supervisor.

Our exciting boarding year started with Boarders' Weekend In where we found ourselves running through Tothill's mazes, trying to find a way out. Throughout the weekend we participated in many games and it was a success thanks to Lara our student head of Boarding and Sue, our Director of Boarding. We were all prepared for NCEA but little did we know what would hit us 'like a ton of bricks or could I say a ton of books: Thanks to our supervisors we have worked very hard this year and are hoping to get the results we want.

Many of us have now experienced the ride home in the taxi back from the tanning salons in preparation for the Senior Ball and Semi-formal. The highlight of the year was the many orange toned girls falling around the boarding house trying to be able to walk in the high heels they bought. Both nights were very successful and everyone looked gorgeous strutting through the boarding house taking photos with each other. In Term 4, the Year 12s went to Vivace and took part in Barista training. They learnt how to make different types of coffee and work on the perfect extraction from the coffee grinds. The course set them up for summer employment and thanks to Josie Young for organising this for us. In early October, Kilburn house won the Civic Award for a renovation of a historical building.

I'm not sure whether the Civic Award took into account the interior design of the house as it seemed to be sponsored by One Direction. The walls have been plastered with the boy band posters and it was always timely project to take down the posters at the end of the term.

For the Year lls, we are all looking forward to another fabulous year in Kilburn with the younger girls. For the Year 12s, we are sad to leave Kilburn but excited to move into Cranmer as Year 13s. We both are looking forward to our future years boarding and the memories that will stick with us forever.

COLLEEN LUISETTI AND ELIZA MATTHEWS

CRANMER

It was only a short eight months ago when we all arrived back to school for our fifth and final year of our St Margaret's journey. Boarding is an experience in which you will never forget. A time when you will make friends for life and gain memories that will forever last in your mind. It just feels like yesterday that we all walked through the Julius House arches leaving our parents for the first time as little Year 9s, compared to now as we go to leave venturing into the big wide world as young women, prepared for what ever our future may bring.

This year in boarding we have focused on building stronger relationships within all members of the boarding houses and regaining normality after the natural disasters we experienced last year. We have worked at building a support system where there is always someone for you to go to when you're having a tough time. We have also worked at maintaining what has already been started in the previous years such as set tables and sister family groups.

The year started off with the "boarders' big weekend in" where all the Year 13 girls got the chance to show their leadership skills and help the new Year 9s to ease into the boarding house. We headed off to the Tothill's Maze on the Friday night where everybody enjoyed running around the corn maze and competing against each other to complete all the tasks set. As Saturday rolled on each house was involved in designing and constructing three outfits solely out of newspaper and small decorations. This was followed by a very entertaining fashion parade where many of the Year 9s got the chance to show their true colours. As well as this there was an interhouse challenge-amazing race involving milk chugging, marmite eating and swimming lengths of the pool fully clothed. There was a very competitive apple bobbing and tug of war, or better known as lets see how quickly we can snap all of the PE department's ropes. Without a doubt big weekend in was a great opportunity for everybody to get to know each and have a crazy fun time.

As winter rapidly approached we experienced yet another snowstorm. We all enjoyed getting out in the snow and having the odd snow fight. Although this was fun many of us were stuck without gumboots or waterproof jackets making the experience not so enjoyable. Through winter we all enjoyed numerous themed dinners and supervising the Year 9 and 10 girls to the dance and dinner swaps at Christ College. In Term 3 we warmly welcomed our new supervisor Phillipa Sutton.

This year has been full of many ups and downs for everybody. We have really grown to be a very tight knit group of girls and have all enjoyed each other's company. It will be sad to leave each other at the end of the year, but I know that we will always remember the times that we have had through SMC boarding and will laugh at all of the memories for years to come.

LARA HARRIS

KONINI KO KO KO! Armed with our hero, the Genie from Aladdin, our superpower of imagination, and a tonguetwister of a new chant ("brick wall..."), the Konini girls were, as always, filled with the spirit that has come to be synonymous with our house.

We kicked off the year with Peer Support, Swimming Sports, Athletics, and Cross Country. As always, the Konini girls gave everything their best, and we had a very impressive turnout for all the open events! The teachers, of course, looked very dashing in their fabulous purple capes.

Then, it was time for House Day. We started this off wilh a bang by getting second place in the theatre sports with the daring tale of how the circus lion ate Jeremy. Then it was out to the fields to show our purple power in events such as hockey, petanque, and table tennis. We also had an excellent trivial pursuit team and competed in the new SMC House Art events, managing to wow the judges in the Wearable Arts. The famous costume of our mascot, Genie, made Konini the inaugural winners of this competition! After a delicious lunch, we all channeled our inner Chris Lilley in order to put on a show of "We Can Be Heroes'; in which Snooki, a One Direction fan, Harry Potter, Tinky Winky, and Rebecca Black all competed to become the hero of the year. I just want to thank everyone for all the effort that you put into this. You gave up so much of your free time, girls, and it certainly showed.

This pop culture-filled house play was filled with energy, and showed just how dedicated Konini girls are to their house.

The year was not over, however, as there was still House Rowing to come. As always, it was great to see so many Koninians turn up for this event and give their best for 500 metres. With our purple army stripes, we were, of course, a force to be reckoned with at the house relay.

First of all to the Year 13 Koninians: You girls are amazing. Thank you so much for all the work you did for the house play and at other events like Peer Support. I never could have done it without your help. I also want to thank the lovely Ella Davies for her work with the Koninians in Years 1-8. Scotty Dee, you've been more help that you can imagine. Finally, to everyone in Konini, you are amazing and it has been an honour to be your Head of House. Let's keep up that Konini spirit next year: I know that your new Year 13s have energy to spare.

By the way, the House Cup that we were meant to share with Matipo has accidentally on purpose been in Mr Woods's office all year (whoops)! NINI NINI NINI! CAROLINE COATES

KOWHAI

With Pikachu as our sidekick and bucket loads of ENERGY, Kowhai has powered through another fantastic, action-packed year of house events. Drowning in yellow including the Tellytubby Lala and a multitude of morphsuits, we certainly made a splash at the House Swimming Sports, blitzing the competition receiving first place.

At our new venue of St Andrews College, Kowhai girls were out in force all over the field trying their hand at various track and field events. Although not everyone's most favoured House event, Kowhai continued to sprint ahead of the rest receiving a well-deserved second place at Cross Country.

Kowhai were certainly something to talk about after receiving first place at the Myer's Cup in its first year as a House Points competition and continued to pit their brains and put their academic side on the line in the Brainiest House and Junior Inter- House Debating Competitions.

House Eucharist gave a well-needed opportunity to be gathered together as a House to reflect on loving one another and letting our little lights shine before we launched into an action packed House Day. With the previous House Day being cancelled due to seismic activity, the senior Kowhai members certainly showed our new Kowhai girls what it was all about delving into the variety of sports on showcase. With new initiatives such

as wearable arts and grid portrait, it was fantastic to see Kowhai's creative juices flowing and incredible to see the end results our talented girls had produced. Kowhai continued to thrive in the Theatre Sports taking out first place and with a mixture of musicians, multimedia, singers and dancers in a Who Wants To Be A Millionaire format House Play with our hero Pikachu making a fantastic entrance, we took out second place proving the talent Kowhai girls all have.

We certainly ended the House events with a bang, powering through the House rowing one stroke at a time. I was absolutely blown away by the support for the Kowhai House rowers on the final's day when I found myself struggling for a spot to see with Kowhai girls literally bursting out of the tent, surrounding the erg and certainly putting their lungs on the line to support their fellow Kowhains.

All the hard work paying off with a fantastic third place finish!

It has been an absolute privilege and joy to be your Head of Kowhai this year. I could always rely on the fantastic year 13s and Kowhai teachers and I cannot thank them enough for their continued support. To all the Kowhai girls: you are all heroes because you never cease to amaze me with the spirit and ENERGY you throw into everything you do. Good luck for 2013 and from what I've seen this year, Kowhai House has a bright future ahead!!!

LISA LAMERS

MANUKA

The house theme for Manuka this year has been persistence, and all the girls have well and truly stuck to it! Our superhero, Kung Fu Panda reminding us to always stick to whatever goals we had se for ourselves, so we aimed high at the House events and gained great results.

Peer support this year was a great success, we had an enthusiastic bunch of Year 9s come into the house who gained confidence among their peers quickly allowing them to make the most of their time spent with the Year 13 peer support leaders.

With all house events back up and running after a few years of disruption we started the year off in our new pool at swimming sports. After a day of house colours on show and plenty of screaming we finished with a well-deserved third place.

Athletics was a new experience for us all with the venue being at St Andrew's and it turned out to be an amazing day. All the girls in the House got involved in the fun activities such as sack races and a fun 60m run, as well as the points building up, the house spirit only increased throughout the day!

House day was a big one for Manuka, all the girls turned up in their craziest whites and we started off with theater sports in the chapel, after many laughs and a great performance from all the Houses we headed out to play our sports. This is where Manuka really showed its house spirit, everyone really got into their sports and had lots of fun doing it! Next came House plays ... girls put lots of effort into practicing and learning these roles which provided a relatively polished performance. This hard work paid off as we won the house plays as well as house day overall!

Last but not least we had House rowing, with a bit of a slow start to the weel things picked up and after some very good performances by the girls we came out with another overall win!

A huge thank you goes out to all the Manuka girls for the huge amount of work you bave all done to contribute to the amazing year we have had!

ABBY SILVA

MATIPO

What a great year it has been for Matipo. Our first event of the year was the inter-house swimming sports which were held in the new school pool. It was a hot day perfect for swimming and even better for the brown power to shine. The Year 13s in Matipo swam in their brown morph suits which made them look like floating poos.

We took out the placing of 2nd for the second year in a row to Kowhai.

This followed with cross country held at Hagley Parle After many red cheeks and sore legs Matipo performed amazingly and took out first place. Luckily this year we were able to have athletics day at STAC. This day was fulfilled with plenty of chanting and a house warm up run around the grounds. All Matipo girls put in a huge effort and kept the brown house spirit firing. Matipo performed really well and proved their determination to take out the athletics champions for 2012.

House day came around quicker than expected. Which meant that it was house plays time. After not been able to do them last year held a lot of excitement for those younger ones that hadn't yet experienced the St Margaret's culture of house plays. Matipo followed the theme of Pocahontas as their superhero and helping Pocahontas to grow through her years at school in becoming the perfect SMC girl. After a long house day the final event of the day arrived, House Plays. All of the Matipo girls performed amazingly and Matipo shocked the audience when we finished with a guessed appearance of Christ College boys and a surprise kiss. Matipo was placed an amazing 3rd in house plays and 2nd overall.

Overall I would like to say thank you to all the Matipo girls and teachers who helped to make this year fantastic! A huge thank you to all the Year 13s for the endless amounts of support which made this year run successfully.

RUBY HAUSCHILD

AATA

Inspired by the superheroes 'The Incredibles' Rata was ready for an outstanding year! The year began by introducing our new recruits (Year 9) to the House with a fun day out at Spencer Park and around school, helped by the fantastic Year 13 peer support team. It wasn't long before they picked up Rata's awesome atmosphere and amazing spirit.

Swimming sports in week one gave everyone the opportunity to have a dip in our amazing new school pool. As well as a chance to unearth their crazy red gear and summon our voices ready for a full-on day supporting our swimmers.

A variety of activities followed throughout the year including: Athletics Day, Cross Country, House Debating, House Chapel, Brainiest House and the long-awaited House Day. The morning of House Day was packed with netball, badminton, table tennis, hockey, art and wearable arts - just a few of the superb activities that girls could choose to participate in. The talent and perseverance in each of the areas was incredible! Our artistic flair is one to watch, coming first place in the art category (an inaugural event) and coming oh-so close in many of the other areas shows the evident skill, talent and perseverance in Rata House!

A House lunch followed, before House Plays. While many were disappointed with our result, I was so proud of the

effort that every single Rata girl put in, not to mention the energy that everyone brought to House Day! We must remember that it is not always the result, but the journey that is most important. We have had a funfilled, exciting and fabulous year. A quote from a High School Musical song that was in our House Play finale epitomises this: "Everyone is special in their own way we make each other strong, each other strong We've arrived because we've stuck together Champions one and all We're all in this together And it shows when we stand, hand in hand Make our dreams come true:' As we have just completed our final House event for the year - House rowing with gusto, I would like to thank the truly phenomenal Year 13 girls who were so positive with their amazing, unfailing support.

To all the Rata girls, thank you for your upbeat attitude and getting involved in every House activity and most of all for chanting so loudly and proudly!

Good luck and all the best for the future!

KATHERINE PEARSE

RIMU

The Rimu girls have been amazing this year! Right from the start our theme has been support which went alongside with our superheroes the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Our "super power" of support was shown by all the Rimu girls right from the start whether it be in the volume of our chants or the individual encouragement displayed by the girls to participate and do well.

We began the term with peer support, this is where Rimu Year 13s spend time getting to know the newest members of the house, the Year 9s. We had a lot of fun in the process participating in many activities such as an outing to Maccas and got to know each other really well. With peer support well under way it was time for our first house event, swimming sports! The energy that Rimu brought to this event was fantastic and it was great to see everyone getting into it in their crazy green gear. We wrapped up the first term with Athletics, held at St Andrews College.

It was a sunny day and it was great to see everyone getting involved whether it be in a heat, final or fun activity, with a smile on their face.

The rest of the year flew by filled with many house activities like debating, which Rimu won and other competitions such as brainiest house. And I can't forget House Day, where we were able to get involved in sport, theatre sports and the house play. It gave everyone the chance to showcase their different talents and it was awesome to see everyone enjoying themselves and working together.

Thank you Rimu for giving it your all and trying your best! I also want to thank the Year 13s for all their hard work this year leading the house! I wish Rimu the best for next year and know that you will continue to be amazing!

I could not be prouder of Rimu for their efforts this year, you have been SUPER! ARABELLA BONIFANT

AR.TS IN 2012 EVENTS & THEARTS VISUAL..

ANDPERFORMIN<t ARTS SGHOOL.. ~-~The arts are rocking at St Margaret's! New members to the team include Courtenay Washington as Head of Drama and Mary Davison as Arts Facilitator. Together with Heads of Department Alison Rossiter /Jess Matthews (Dance), Amanda Woods (Music), Kathy Anderson (Visual Arts) and a team of passionate and enthusiastic staff members, the Arts are in very capable and dynamic hands.

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SHOWS The first event held at school took place on the Winchester Village lawn. The "Twilight Concert" was enjoyed by a large crowd of family and friends; a mixed programme across the arts, with fundraising stalls and picnics on the grass.

(Monies will go towards the new facility's lighting rig). Term 2 took us into our fancy tent, or chapel marquee, for the Arts Extravaganza, with a 2-hour programme of music, dance and drama, artworks on display. In the third term the Middle School students presented their very own Arts Concert showcasing groups and soloists from all arts areas including Kapa Haka and Aerobics. At the end of the term, a magnificent "Staff in Their Eyes" took place in the marquee, hosted by Jason Gunn, with three star judges and a cast of 26 staff who strutted their stuff supported by a large student dance and singing team. Newcomer and Maths teacher Betsy MacDonald won the trophy with a brilliant Adele impersonation, and the PE/ Admin team as the Spice Girls were voted People's Choice. Big thanks go to the school Parents and Friends Association for their continued support at all our arts events.

VISITIN~ARTISTS Despite our tent and construction noise we have managed to house at least one visiting performance each term.

First up was Andy Jones and his Electric Music Concert, followed by mime artist Svargo. Emerging Christchurch boy bands The Make Believe and Moorhouse have both been in, and the Auckland-based Excel School of Performing Arts presented a dynamic 20-minute promo show. Acclaimed singer Will Martin came to sing for the school, as well as workshopping with our Year 7 /8 Chorale.

Open Day involved many of our performers and artists, with musicians, vocalists, music groups, dancers and actresses showcasing their talents out on the quad outside reception. This year we also had performers dotted around the circular path on campus, providing surprise entertainment for guests as they walked around the school. House Day saw two new art activities emerge: the creation of a grid portrait in groups, and a wearable arts project with newspaper. Both activities proved extremely popular and the results were displayed for the school to see.

ARTSWEEK The last two weeks of Term 3 were a whirlwind for the arts, with at least one performance every evening, including daytime shows and events to celebrate Arts Week. An Interpretive Dance Competition b r o u g h t many to the stage and the celebritythemed mufti day helped raise spirits and funds. Pocket and Honours award winners were celebrated at the Arts Assembly, with guest speaker Jeremy Elwood from "7 Days" fame, and the Arts Soiree, themed "Broadway': provided a night of entertainment and fun with music and dance performances, speaker Amanda Billing from Shortland Street, and candy floss. Thanks go to our energetic Arts Council lead by Grace Palmer.

IJJOKIN~TOTHEFUTURE New York on the horizon! A group of 40 senior girls will travel to the Big Apple during the April school holidays as part of a two week performing arts tour that we are all very excited about. Next year will also see us move into our new chapel-gym-auditorium. After a year of making do with limited facilities, it will be a joy to be in a purpose-built venue. However, I have to say that the spirit, enthusiasm and talent demonstrated by our girls throughout this year has shown that the arts are alive and well and will make their presence felt wherever and however. Tu meke St Margaret's Arts!!

MARY DAVISON ARTS FACILITATOR

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entertaining Staff In Their Eyes. Not only were these gutsy teachers immensely amusing, but unexpectedly very very talented. Seeing our Principal dressed as an extremely convincing Lady Gaga was something we will never forget.

Arts Week required a lot of planning and organizing from all of the girls in the Arts Council. Regardless of stresses Term 3 always presents us with, every girl stepped up to the mark and allowed us to experience an unforgettable week. Renowned comedian Jeremy Elwood spoke at our annual Arts Assembly and was loved by the staff and students. This assembly epitomized what the Arts is all about, as we acknowledged each cultural achievement and saw dance, drama and musical performances.

2012 has been a fabulous year for the Arts. I have been ever so lucky to work along side a fantastic group of hard working girls who are incredibly passionate about dance, drama, visual art, music and debating. Despite the ongoing construction and limited facilities, we have achieved so much this year and have thoroughly enjoyed ourselves along the way.

We all know that girls love to talk, and considering our ability to digress, our weekly meetings were surprisingly very productive. However, we did have Mary to keep us on track. We kicked off the year with the Twilight Concert, which was a great evening consisting of a wide range of performances. This event was also an ideal fundraising opportunity for the Arts Council, as all donations went towards the new lighting rig for our soon to exist Performing Arts Complex.

Throughout the year we have had various cultural opportunities including Sheila Winn, The Big Sing, House Plays and House Theatre Sports, The Soloists Concert, The Arts Extravaganza and who could forget the highly

That night was the glamorous Arts Soiree, which after much discussion we decided would be Broadway themed. This genre allowed guests to really 'dress to impress'. Amanda Billing, also known as Dr Sarah Potts on Shortland Street, spoke to us about her experiences as a geography teacher at St Margaret's and her interesting journey to becoming an actress. The Arts Soiree was a wonderful way to conclude the always-busy Term 3.

Every girl in 2012's Art Council is responsible for the cultural successes this year. Without this amazing group of likeminded girls, these events would not have happened.

I am so proud of each and every individual who has participated in the Arts in some way, shape or form this year, and I will miss seeing all the fabulous performers who come through our school. The Arts at St Margaret's has giving so many girls the drive to explore their limitless capabilities and true potential. YOLO. GRACE PALMER STUDENT HEAD OF ARTS

MUSIG 2012 has been another busyyear for the Music Department.

It has been fabulous to see the Co-Curricular programme continue to evolve, and great to have been able to further develop the programme so that new performance groups could begin. This year has seen the following new groups start up: Flute choir, String Orchestra, Pop Choir, Year 9 chorale, Year 7 /8 chorale, Chamber Groups and Musica Belissima. All of these groups have had opportunities to perform throughout the year, and they have all done so well.

So ... a brief synopsis of all things musical at St Margaret's College in 2012. Charity concerts this year included performances by Musica Belissima who sang, along with the Barbershop Quartet and soloists, for the Anglican Members' Lunch. The quartet also performed together with a collection of musicians out at Arion Farm Park to support the Canterbury Charity Hospital Trust Family Fun Day. A very successful Twilight concert was presented on the Winchester Village lawn in March, featuring a wide variety of buskers, solo items, ensembles and choirs. Then in early April, the Choirs of St Margaret's College and Christ's College combined to perform John Rutter's "The Lord bless you and keep you" in the memorial service for our past Executive Principal Claudia Wysocki.

NZ Music Month in May kicked off with the popular 'The Make Believe' concert. Ashy Batchelor sang for the boarders and their families, and our Chamber Choir, Musica Belissima and String Orchestra performed at the annual Christ's College Combined Music Evening, together with a St Margaret's-Christ's Colleges' Combined Orchestra and Jazz Band.

At the annual Big Sing Competition, our Chamber Choir was awarded Best Performance of a Maori/Pasifika song for Toni Randle's arrangement of "Hine e Hine''. In June four groups competed as part of the Chamber Music Competition, and Ashy Batchelor, with band "Aftershock" was awarded 4 th place People's Choice at the National Rockquest Competition. Ashy also won first place for seniors at the Christchurch "Starquest" Competition with an original song, and reached the second stage of "NZ's Got Talent''.

July saw our Barbershop Quartet "Sweet Notes" make it through to the final of the Barbershop Competition, winning Third Place and travelling to compete at Nationals in Auckland. The SMC Jazz Band gained a Bronze award at the Southern Jam Youth Jazz Festival held in Marlborough in August, after which the Chamber Choir travelled to Melbourne for a week of music-making as part of the Festival of the Sisters of the Church, with

newly appointed Musical Director Luke Di Somma. Also in August, a wonderful concert featuring a wide variety of solos, ensembles and choirs from the Middle School was presented by the Year 10 Arts leaders.

In September, Olivia Rogers and Felicity Ryan started up a new music initiative by organizing a Music Soloist and Small Group Concert. It was wonderful seeing so many talented St Margaret's students performing. Also in September, the Combined St Margaret's-Christ's Colleges' Orchestra played the opening item at the Christ's College Sedley Wells Music Competition.

The Year 5-8 girls took part in the Christchurch Schools' Music Festival in October, along with five singers and four instrumentalists who successfully auditioned to be part of the prestigious Senior Special Choir and Festival Orchestra, respectively.

In November, the Year 7 and 8 Chorale performed in a concert featuring the New Zealand singer Will Martin, and the Junior School presented an Arts Extravaganza concert. Finally, in early December members of the Year 7 and 8 music classes participated in the Ukulele Festival at Cowles Stadium.

Hikaru Toyama and Gabriella Donaldson became Ambassadors for the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra.

They also, along with Emma Clucas, were members of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Orchestra, which is a fabulous achievement! Hikaru and Gabriella then topped off a great year by earning themselves the very prestigious red honours blazer for outstanding national achievement in Music - a wonderful achievement at Year 11.

So, all in all, it's been a great year for Music, and as expected, Dr Hickford and Ms Woods are already planning some new groups for next year ... watch this space!!!

AMANDA WOODS HEAD OF MUSIC

01\NGE 2012 has been another eventful and exciting year for dance. 'TDA - The Dance Academy' has enabled both students of St Margaret's and the wider community to participate in syllabus dance classes ranging from BBO Ballet, American Jazz and Contemporary. You can all be very proud of your examination results and superb performance in the end of year Showcase.

After another grueling audition process our SMC Senior Dance Company 2012 was selected. The following girls have worked extremely hard in developing dance works, performing and choreographing for various events. Thank you for your commitment. Kate Idiens, Samantha Brown, Leigh Blair, Lily Cain, Ellen Dick, Georgia Marchand, Annabel Priddy, Annie Theis, Nina Hall, Madeleine de Lautour, Jessie Park, Lucy Peebles, Greta Caird, Jessica Hann, Bonnie Brady, Sophie Patient, Kimberley Kovacs-Wilks, Jessica Calder, Emily French, Jaime Patterson, Lucy Dallison, Olivia Guillen-Ireland, Ellen Dove, Dana Thomson, Katelyn Inch A major feat for our dancers this year was creating the epic event - 'Staff in their Eyes'. What an accomplishment. Staff in their Eyes saw everyday teachers, chefs, support staff, and auxiliary staff performing as their favourite celebrity. The student choreographers and staff have shown incredible self- motivation, dedication, care and love for each other and of performance!

Our middle school and senior school dance companies have continued to make an impact in the community. Dancers performed for the annual Children's Day Festival at the Groynes, alongside Maggie Bear in a tutu and roving cupcakes! Our senior company performed a 1920's medley for the Koru Care Charity Ball at Wigram, amidst feathers and sequins and performed creatively amongst the containers and cranes for our 2012 Dance photo shoot with Justin Newton.

The SMC Hip Hop Crew - lead by Leigh Blair, performed at Villa Maria auditorium early August in the NZCAF Competition and successfully secured a place at Nationals in Wellington. Hip Hop, Zumba and Aerobics classes, all very popular, were set up at school by Leigh Blair, Kate Idiens and Lucy Dallison, respectively.

Thank you to our Student Dance Leaders for 2012, Kate Idiens, Leigh Blair and Samantha Brown. Thank you for your passion, initiative and

leadership. And to our Dance teachers Jessica Matthews and Julia Mckerrow, thank you for your vision and commitment to dance. We wish Jessica all the best as she prepares for the birth of her own wee dancer!

ALISON ROSSIT[R HEAD OF DANCE

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Drama at St Margaret's has been action packed this year.

Although it has proved challenging to only have a limited space in which to rehearse, the students have demonstrated that they can work almost anywhere!

The first competition of the year was the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare. In true 'girls can do anything' style, our girls tackled Titus Andronicus, which is a play that is almost always performed by a male-driven cast. Their commitment to their roles was outstanding and garnered comments from the judges as such, with Emma Pratt getting a special mention for her impressive acting skill.

Theatresports featured this year, with the help of senior coach Chris Parker and Year 12 student Jess Bucknell at the helm of the Senior and Junior teams respectively.

Under the watchful eye of Chris Parker, the senior team competed in the inter-schools competition run by the Court Theatre and came up with some real magic moments. Jess Bucknell has been the driving force behind

the junior team who have been working hard for most of the year developing their skills.

The New Zealand Theatre Federation Canterbury/ Westland regional competition was held at the start of Term 3 with another impressive offering from the Drama students. Once again, Emma Pratt was singled out by judges and awarded "Excellence in Acting" which made more impressive considering the competition is also open to adult actors. The team also picked up a "Magic Moments" award to top off the success of the weekend.

Needless to say that with the opening of our new performance space next year 2013 promises to be another full-on year for SMC Drama!

COURTENAY WASHINGTON HEAD OF DRAMA

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This year saw the rise of Greenwich Village from the demolition dust of the old art rooms, which were pulled down over the Christmas break. The aptly named Greenwich Village is evolving into an artsy area and the development of the mural project lead by Casey Carsel is bringing the area to life. The main stencil of two students pushing an earthquake crack together featured recently on the cover of Evergreen.

Throughout the year students have been involved in art competitions and exhibitions and been motivated and supported by our art leaders, Casey Carsel and Fiona McLachlan. In February, several students from South Canterbury exhibited at the Zonta Art Exhibition in Ashburton. In August, Thao Vu and Casey Carsel had work selected for the Bryce Gallery, Secondary School Exhibition. Casey Carsel also won first prize in the Gifted and Talented Art Competition. The 1B art Exhibition at CPIT, in September was also a great success. The quality of the work was very strong and there was a wide variety of styles, techniques and media. All of the students sold some of their work and the opening was well supported by students, staff, family and friends.

Both Casey Carsel and Thao Vu received their welldeserved Honours in Visual Arts in Term 3 and these were presented at Arts Dinner.

Next year we will continue to occupy the Greenwich Village area but we will have more teaching and office space, which will be much appreciated by students and staff.

KATHY ANDERSON HEAD OF ART

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A Cappella

Backstage Bats

Barbershop Quartet

Barbershop Quartet

Chamber Choir

Chamber Music

Combined Orchestra

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Musica Bellissima

Senior Dance Co

String Orchestra

Year 9 & 10 Choir

Year 9 Chorale

2012ARTS AWARDS VISUAL.ART Honours Casey Carsel

Outstanding Leadership in Dance Hip Hop Dance Crew: Leigh Blair

Thao Phuong Vu

Outstanding Service to Dance Kate Idiens

Pockets Olivia Lissaman Ai Jun (Kelly) Zhong

Most Promising Dancer Ellen Dove Annabelle Priddy

Service to Visual Arts (Joint Fiona Mclachlan Hazel Redmond

Most Improved Dancer Katelyn Inch

Most Dedicated Ellen Dick Most Supportive Alice Walker

OANCE Honours Jessica Hann Lucy Peebles Bonnie Brady Ellen Dove Pockets Emily French Dana Thomson Madeleine de Lautour Great Caird Kimberley Kovacs-Wilks Jessica Calder Annabelle Priddy Lucy Peebles Jessie Park

Support & Commitment to Dance Lily Cain Outstanding Mentor in Dance: Samantha Brown

OE8ATIN<i& ORATORY Honours Lisa Lamers Lucy Tothill Pockets Emily Doyle Meghan Laing Sophie O'Brien Rebecca Read Dana Thomson Dedication and Commitment to Debating Alessandra Clarke Outstanding Contribution to Debating Honor Kerry

Debating Coaching Awards Kaitlyn White Savannah Adams Lucy Tothill

OR.AMA Pockets Lauren Proud Eve Stockley-Smith Genevieve Redwood Jessica Bucknell Emma Pratt Achievement in Acting Emma Pratt Most outstanding Senior Perfomer Grace Palmer Most Promising Actor Henrietta Thomas Contribution to Drama Jess Bucknell

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Pockets Philippa Gates Technology Award for Service, Commitment & Leadership Philippa Gates Commitment & Support to the Technical Team Kira Oldfield Eliza Cowey Rebecca Read

Honours Gabriella Donaldson Hikaru Toyama Pockets Georgia Marchand Genevieve Redwood Alice Kozanic Hannah Beadle Sophie O'Brien Hikaru Toyama Kimberley Wood Gabriella Donaldson

Outstanding Commitment to Co-Curricular Music Gabriella Donaldson Kimberley Wood Jazz Award-Most Valuable & Dedicated Jazz Performer Casey Carsel Geraldine Roche Colleen Luisetti Choral Award-All round Service & Dedication to Choral Music Lauren Proud Jessica Hann Alexandra Gordon Emma Pratt Sophie O'Brien Hannah Beadle Sophie Blair Felicity Ryan Grace Davie Instrumental Award-All round Service & Dedication to Instrumental Music Hikaru Toyama Umaya Gamalath Olivia Rogers Charlotte French Honor Kerry Caroline Turnbull

SPORT IN 2012 To summarize sporting success at St Margaret's for 2012 is both exciting and challenging. This is arguably the most successful year since I took over the position as Director of Sport.

The work of our hugely dedicated coaching staff along with the commitment of our talented students secured the following results. In Rowing we were the best girls' school in New Zealand and this recently saw St Margaret's named as the Winning Junior team at the Hadlee Sports Awards. Trudy Keys, TIC, was a finalist in the Administrator section and one of our departing students, Sophie Cocks, along with five past pupils, was in the Canterbury Cats Hockey team that won the Senior Team of the Year division. Sophie was also a finalist as a member of the Canterbury Under 18 team in the Junior Team of the Year.

The Zonta Sports Awards saw students from all over Canterbury judged across a huge range of sports. Emily Wood won the Category for 'most valued contribution to a team by a young sportswoman who is not eligible for nominations in categories 4 or 6' (outstanding individual performance and outstanding in more than one sport). Holly Lloyd was also acknowledged with Highly Commended in this Category. Lucy Dallison was Highly Commended for her 'contribution to sports administration in a position of umpire, referee, coach or tutor' in Category Two. Holly Greenslade was Highly Commended for her 'outstanding individual achievement by a young sportswoman specialising in one sport' (Category Four) and in Category Five the Ul8 Rowing Eight, U18 Pair and U18 Lightweight Four were all Highly Commended.

Holly Greenslade (Rowing), Sophie Cocks (Hockey) and Mackenzie Keenan (Athletics) were winners of the 'Best in Individual codes' in Canterbury.

Such was the strength of the finalists in all achieving sections our most successful ever netball team failed to be selected despite the fact that they were the highest

finishing South Island team at the NZSS Championships finishing in 4 th place out of the best 16 teams in New Zealand.

Competitive sport involvement for students in Years 7 & 8 included Triathlon, Swimming, Cross Country, Netball, Basketball, Hockey, Skiing, Touch & Athletics. Others have tackled Climbing and some developed skill in a Kelly Sport option in Term 4.

The annual exchange with Queen Margaret College saw St Margaret's triumph in all codes and retain the Simpson Cup. We appreciated the efforts of Year 10 students and parents who coached girls at this level.

Serena Willis had an outstanding year as Swimming, and Athletics (13 years) Champion and also represented New Zealand in Skiing gaining 4 th place in the Kinder Kombi race and 9th overall in the Slalom against 70 International competitors.

We look forward to ongoing success in 2013 when our wonderful new gymnasium complex will give us a central training venue without having to hire facilities all around Christchurch in order for teams to train.

SALLYMENE DIRECTOR OF SPORT

ARCHERY The sport of Archery is developing at St Margaret's with our team having grown to twelve through the year.

Unfortunately after the earthquake, AimTru, our old venue was closed due to damage, but this year we have found a new venue located at Rawhiti Domain. We have a relaxed and inclusive environment where we all have fun while still striving to do our best in this enjoyable sport. During Terms 1, 2 & 3 we have had coaching in

The St Margaret's Football team of 2012 was made up of girls from Years 9-13. Each girl, whether a new or a more experienced player had a different strength, which positively contributed to the team's success over the season. We kicked off the season with a pleasing win against Kaiapoi High School. Our following games resulted in five wins, three losses and a draw. The progression and improvement of our team was clearly demonstrated when we beat Hornby High 2-1 after previously losing to them 2-nil earlier in the season. Unfortunately persistent rain postponed our final game for a total of four weeks.

Playing in a local oneday Football tournament reminded us of what we had missed out on. The highlight of our tournament was beating Greymouth High School 9-nil, making this our highest scoring game of the season. I am very proud of the achievements of our 2012 football team, and hope to see all players continuing with this fantastic sport in future years.

It was because of the efforts and improvements of every player that St Margaret's College had its most successful Football season yet.

CARA ASKEW CAPTAIN OF FOOTBALL

a variety of different techniques, and a number of new archers have developed their skills remarkably. Recently a number of our team entered their results in the Term 3 Inter-School competition and we should have our results by next term.

AMELIA MARSDEN CAPTAIN OF ARCHERY

ATHLmE1IGS The Athletics season started off strongly with nine girls representing St Margaret's in the 2011 Secondary School Nationals held in December at Newtown Park, Wellington. At this event we had some outstanding performances. I would like to congratulate the Juniors for an excellent first competition with many girls placing in the top 10 at this event with another four years to go.

One of the highlights was the win in the Girls 4 x 400m Junior Relay with the team of Lauri Watt, Sabine Keenan, Jemima Tennekoon and Lucy Thomson. The Finalists of the meet were Lauri Watt 200m/80m Hurdles, Sabine Keenan 400m, 4 x 100m relay, and Mackenzie Keenan Long Jump.

Mackenzie also won both the 100m Senior and 300m Open Hurdles titles with her times allowing her selection into the Rio 2016 Silver squad. We have had an extremely successful athletics season this year despite losing our track due to the devastating earthquakes at QEII. This reduced our training facilities to only Papanui and Boys High both only 60m tracks.

The year we began with a fun day at St Andrew's College for the Athletics sports and from this selected a great team to represent the school at the Canterbury Schools event at Rawhiti Domain.

Following on from these championships ten girls competed in the SISS Championships at Nelson.

This team also produced some amazing results with many girls making the finals. Lucy Thomson 3rd 200m, Sabine Keenan 2nd in the 300m Hurdles, 4 th 80m Hurdles, Melissa Romeril 4th 1500m, Mackenzie Keenan 1st 400m and 100m Hurdles (record), Jessie Park 4th Long Jump & 3rd triple jump and Izzy Brown 4 th Javelin. Jemima Tennekoon (400m), Georgia Doyle (Javelin) and Julie Briden (Triple Jump) also finished in the Top 8. The 4 x 400 relay team of Mackenzie, Lucy, Jemima & Sabine won the title, only 0.1 off the record and the team of Jessie Park, Mackenzie, Lucy and Jemima also won the Under 19 4 x 100m relay.

I am extremely proud of the results that have been produced in the 2011-12 season. Special mention again to the amazing Juniors who have lead by example and show huge potential to become successful athletes. I look forward to hearing positive things about St Margaret's College Athletics in the future.

MACKENZIE KEENAN CAPTAIN OF ATHLETICS

It was a wet start to the season with several cancellations but this only increased our anticipation for the course to begin. We started off in optimists learning how to tack, jive, reach and capsize safely and effectively, then once we had mastered the basics we moved on to firebugs and practicing the skills we would need for racing.

The instructors where incredibly patient, tolerant and showed us loads of new skills. A lot of laughs were had and I would thoroughly recommend learn to sail as a fun introduction to yachting.

As Sir Peter Blake once said "very importantly we must enjoy it at the same time" and I can say all of the girls who participated in sailing this term enjoyed it immensely.

BRONTE NORTON CAPTAIN OF SAILI G

2012 has been a big year for dragon boating! The season started with us training at our new venue, Kaiapoi, in the oldest boat on offer, which the Year 13s had managed to fall out of by the end of the season. Even Mrs Simpson, staff and Maggie had a turn in the famous boats!

In the Early Bird Regatta held at Lake Pegasus Year 13 had the biggest shock of the season when beaten by the Year 12 crew. Early signs of being an excellent year group with their stellar 'spatchie-stealing' abilities were evident and 1st in the 'B' final in their first regatta confirmed this.

After a few pool trainings where they did laps and we did something that resembled Bollywood - aerobics-aqua jogging, we realised that maybe we were destined to be more of a social team.

Our long-awaited Wellington trip saw us unprepared for the choppy waves and wind of Wellington Harbour that rocked our boat, drenching us all. We were however still proud to achieve the fastest time of any St Margaret's Crew at this event only missing 1st place in the 'B' final by a mere 0.03 of a second.

After singing "Call Me Maybe" until the entire city knew every word, meeting and tackling Maggie's doppelganger, and the famous nail polish incident, it was time for us to go home. The general consensus was that this was possibly the most entertaining school trip any of us had experienced.

Early morning trainings in our new school pool certainly paid off with the Year 12s being narrowly beaten to gain 2nd in the '.A:grade final at South Island's and the staff crew proved they were a force to be reckoned with at the Nationals at Lake Hood!

A huge 'thank you' to Mrs Harlow, Rick Harlow and Rick Smith for all their hard work, dedication and commitment to both dragon boating crews. Good luck to the Year 12 team, one of the best we have had in years. Show how 'Red Hot' you are in 2013!

LISA LAMERS & CAROLINE COATES

TRIATHL-ON & DUATHL-ON We started the year with a great team at the CSS Triathlon.

Our best individual result was Ella Harris 2nd. Julie Briden finished 8th in the junior race and Emily Wood 4th in the senior race. Our Intermediate team came 9th and our senior team came 5th.

Not long after this a smaller team went down to Oamaru to compete at the SISS Triathlon, where Julie Briden was 5th junior girl, Ella Boyd was 2nd intermediate girl and Emily Wood was 5th senior.

The opportunity to compete against the best schoolgirl triathletes at the NZSS Triathlon at Lake Karapiro was taken up

by Ella Harris, Ella Boyd and Emily Wood. Ella Harris had an amazing performance placing 6th in the Ul 4 race. Ella Boyd placed 18th in the Intermediate

race and Emily Wood placed 12th in the senior race. Later that afternoon we also competed in the teams event, where, despite a torn calf, Wallis Marshall still man' aged to compete with Emily Wood & Ella Harris, placing 7th.

A small team competed at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Duathlon, where Ella Harris placed 1st in the Junior race. Ella Boyd and Sabine Keenan came 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Intermediate race, and Emily Wood came 3rd in the Senior race. To finish the year these same girls competed at the National Secondary Schools Duathlon in Taupo where both Ella Harris and Emily Wood narrowly missed bronze medals by a fraction of a second.

EMILY WOOD CAPTAIN OF MULTISPORT

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SWIMMINGWe started off the year with Peg blessing our brand new pool and swimming the first length to start off the day in her robes! It was a freezing day and getting into the pool in such cold conditions was difficult but everyone competed well with the houses getting behind their swimmers and showing their house spirit! Age Group Champions and Runners Up were - Under 14, Julie Briden & Toni McKee, Ella Boyd and runners up Victoria Lisle and Olivia Mendonca, Under 16, Greer Te Kahu and Lucy Morton, Senior Courtney Churchill and Grace Rapley.

Our team competed really well at the Canterbury Secondary Schools claiming eight 'top 3' finishes. St Margaret's also won the swimming at the Quadrangular Tournament. Our success was carried through to South Islands in June where Grace Rapley came 3rd in 50 fly and won the 50 free and Ella Boyd came 3rd in 100 breast.

Our freestyle relay of Grace, Courtney, Wallis and Julie won and so did the medley relay of Brittany, Grace, Ella and Courtney.

In September a small team went to Hamilton for the second year of National Secondary Schools competition.

There was a huge turn out with Olympic Swimmer Matt Stanley coming to support the meet. The 16-18 years freestyle relay team consisting of Courtney Churchill, Wallis Marshall, Julie Briden and Grace Rapley won bronze completing a fantastic school year in the pool.

Our thanks must go to Mrs Christine Lindsay for all the work she puts into swimming at St Margaret's and for making it possible for us to attend these meetings.

COURTNEY CHURCHILL CAPTAIN OF SWIMMING

TENNIS

After a season disrupted by earthquakes last year, tennis at SMC thrived again with many collective and individual successes being achieved. We had an impressive nine teams competing in Canterbury secondary schools Term 1 competition, with eight of these teams being placed in the top three! This is a remarkable achievement, which was accompanied by the girls' impressive sportsmanship and fair play.

The tennis season began in Term 4 2011 with some credible successes in the Canterbury Secondary Schools Championships. Highlights included the outstanding performance of Gabriela Coates in winning the prestigious Open Girls Singles competition. Doubles combinations of Gabriela Coates and Lauren Tyler-Harwood, Alice Batt and Hazel Redmond, as well as Shara Quinn and Annabelle Lee, also reached the doubles finals in their respective grades.

After these impressive individual results, the combined 'N.team of Gabriela Coates, Lauren Tyler-Harwood, Alice Batt, Julia Newsome-White and Hazel Redmond, went on to accomplish many meritorious results in Term 1. These

included achieving first place in the Summer Quad, winning the Betty Thomas Cup against the SMC old girls' and finishing runner up at the South Islands. Despite losing our number one player to injury, Shara Quinn, was brought into the team and the girls went on to finish a respectable fifth place in the National Secondary Schools Championship. This was a superb effort with the hard work and dedication leading up to the event contributing to the result.

Special thanks must go out to Jean Macdonald (TIC) who gave so much of her time and effort to assisting all teams.

Also thanks to coach Matthew Meredith who provided valuable guidance to the players and to all the parents for their generosity and support during our trips away. And finally, a huge thank you to all the girls who gave their best and made this such an enjoyable season. Well done and we look forward to what promises to be another excellent season next year.

LAUREN TYLER-HARWOOD CAPTAIN OF TENNIS

ROWING-

The season started slowly as we all came back into it, introducing rowing to the novices. This is a sport that involves only you, your crew, the blade, boat and the water, there were no balls involved and this is no ordinary sport. As a squad starting off we had a lot to learn and hours of fitness ahead of us. Following last season's unforeseen circumstances we headed to Ashburton to find some water time to give the novices a taste of rowing.

We spent many weekends there until we finally moved to our more permanent location in Kaiapoi.

For the first couple of weeks we trudged and slipped through mud struggling to get our boats on the water, though thankfully we were gifted with a shingle beach.

We experienced extreme high and low tides and the strength of the mighty Waimakariri River. After spending a few more weekends at Lake Hood we headed off

to Lake Rotoiti Camp. On our arrival we were welcomed with sunny, blue skies and flat water. Reality soon kicked in when we woke the next morning to pounding rain, sandflies and a long day of training. Seat racing was enjoyed and the novices finally got a feel of what rowing is really all about. Aside from the rowing, the camp was full of much laughter and fun with a camp concert, baby shower, secret Santa and loads of competitive matches in foosball and table tennis.

After some relaxing and our own training over Christmas we then rejoined as a team and headed to Twizel. Despite over half of the seniors injured and most of the novies falling ill with a stomach bug we still managed to pull ourselves together and get great results at the South Island Club regatta, taking home eleven medals.

After more training on our home ground we then headed back to the town of trees for our South Island Secondary Schools regatta where we achieved fifteen medals and took out top South Island school. This was a great confidence-boost heading into Maadi. In the weekend prior we again headed to Twizel for our last hard yards of training, in our Super Comp camp. This camp, although long and tough, proved an ideal preparation as the results at Maadi showed.

many awesome results with a haul of five golds, one silver and three bronze medals. St Margaret's also won the 'executive sweep oar trophy' for top sweep oar school and second overall school in the whole competition.

Everyone was full of different emotions that carried through to Maadi. Girls were full of excitement, nerves and relief that we had finally made it. After doing some light training for the first couple of days, everyone settled down and started to enjoy their week. We soon settled into the serious stuff and did what we had to do. The week was an amazing experience where we achieved so

ANNA-LIESE CALDER AND LARA HARRIS

We would like to congratulate Holly Greenslade who was best female school rower in Canterbury and who was selected into the NZ Junior four, to compete in Bulgaria later in 2012.

CAPTAIN & VICE CAPTAIN OF ROWING

TOUGH St Margaret's has many touch players ranging from Year 7-13. Year 7 and 8 competed on a Friday after school at St Andrew's College where Super Touch players coached and reffed. This is a fantastic way to develop a better understanding for the game. Three Year 9 teams played in the Wednesday CSS competition.

Our Super touch team this year is full of 'newbies; but they immediately proved to us that age means nothing. We are rapidly developing as a team and are becoming closer and closer each game. Our new, yet very experienced coach, Ivan, has taught us the importance of communication throughout the game, and helped us to recognize each other's strengths.

The Wednesday Super Touch competition was very interesting this season. After finishing in 1st place after a great final with Rangi Ruru last year we lost five very valuable players and had to rebuild our team. This young team finished 5th in this competition and at Canterbury Championships in 2012.

For many of our new teammates, the South Island Tournament, to which we gained a 'wildcard' entry, was their first. On Day One we played four games in scorching heat starting with a 2-4 loss to St Hilda's. Despite losing to this experienced team we were pleased with our game and won our next two games against Craighead and Rangi. Losses to Christchurch Girls' High and to Burnside saw us playing Southland Girls for 7th and 8th. We were happy to take a win on this final game.

The eager young Super Touch team developed hugely through the season supported by Ms Williams, manager and Miss Stewart, our substitute coach. Their help and organisational skills were very much appreciated.

GRACE PALMER CAPTAIN OF TOUCH

In December 2011 our Junior A team played in the Junior South Island Secondary Schools Tournament in Christchurch. For most of the team, it was their first introduction to volleyball and the girls really grew as a team as the tournament went on. They ended up 7th in Division 2 which was a great result for their first tournament as a team together. The girls gained a lot of experience and really enjoyed the tournament.

Our Senior A team for Term 1 was made up of most of these girls. With such a young team it was to be a rebuilding year for us and the progress was evident over the season. Team results fluctuated and with 6th place at Canterbury Champs and 20th at South Islands we ventured to Palmerston North in Tournament Week to compete with about 130 other teams at National Championships. This was a massive event and a great experience for everyone. Much was learnt from this experience where we finished 61st. With having a young

side this year, the team will be set up for next year and can hit the ground running.

A second Senior team, a Junior team and a Year 9 team competed in the Monday night competition. All teams coped with the extra travelling time training at Riccarton High School and having to always travelling to games.

We look forward to the new Gymnasium and hope that a brand new facility will allow the sport to grow at St Margaret's.

I'd like to thank the coaches and managers for all their hard work this season. We all really appreciate the time and effort you put into volleyball at St Margaret's. You give up your own time to help us and develop us as players and we're so grateful for that.

HOLLY LLOYD CAPTAIN OF VOLLEYBALL

WI\TERPOUJ This year we have had an outstanding turnout with nearly enough players to make two teams. A number of Year 7 & 8 girls also got involved in the training sessions.

The Senior 'X team finished runner-up in the Canterbury Schools mid-week competition, losing by only 7-10 to Christchurch Girls' High in the final. This was a huge achievement for our new and talented team.

Having our own pool facilities made trainings worthwhile. We were privileged to have Zoli Boros giving his time to coach us for yet another year.

Our goal for the next five years is to win nationals and with the new committed Year 9s, and younger talent coming through, this is a realistic and achievable goal.

Hopefully we have the opportunity for a combined Year 9 & 10 team compete in the South Island competition at the end of the year. This would be a great experience to help enhance our water polo development for the future.

TIANA PLACID CAPTAIN OF WATER POLO

NETM~ TOUR TO SAMOA In the April school holidays the Senior A Netball Squad had a pre season trip to Samoa. On the way over we played three games in Auckland before jetting off to Apia.

The heat was overwhelming as we stepped off the plane and made our way to Aggie Grey's Hotel.

One of the highlights for the girls was the school visits to Vaigaga and St Mary's Primary schools. While the girls taught netball skills some of the fathers played rugby with the boys. Both visits were very humbling experiences and many of us wanted to go back and spend more time with them. All of the children loved having photos taken with us and were extremely appreciative.

While in Apia we played two games outside on grass courts. This was very different from what we are used to and also extremely hot. We were fortunate to play Samoa U18 and the Samoan National team. Both these games were a great test of our skills with fantastic results. Samoa Netball hosted us at an entertaining evening with Mt Hutt College who were also in Samoa. We performed our school haka and waiata in response to a Samoan dance.

On the Saturday we travelled to Lalomanu with no idea of what to expect except that we were staying in fales (huts) on the beach. Dressed in our lava lava's and lei's the Taufua family entertained us with a fia fia night including the men doing slap dances and fire dancing while the women performed several traditional Samoan dances (siva). The next morning we attended church and then

went back to the village for a traditional Samoan lunch.

The whole group had loads of fun, swimming as well as relaxing for the next two days on a beautiful beach - it was hard to believe the devastation and loss of lives that had occurred three years previous. The Taufua's had lost 14 family members in the tsunami but still managed to be the most welcoming and caring hosts. It was humbling to be able to donate three sun loungers to the family.

Tuesday back in Apia saw us playing a game of basketball, another highlight of the tour, especially being presented with a foi and to'oto'o from the Mormon school.

Samoa was a lifetime experience for all our team. Learning about their culture as well as getting to know one another made the trip worthwhile. An amazing experience which we will never forget.

HELEN BRYANT ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF SPORT

AUSTMWA NETM~ TOUR

On 4 April, the Year 10 A Netball Team travelled to Australia for our 2012 Netball Tour. Some of us handled the flight well, where as others were nervous for what was to come in the days ahead. As we arrived in Brisbane, we got an overwhelming welcome from the scorching Australian temperatures. The whole team was a bit tired from the flight, but excited to get playing! We drove to Caloundra and settled into our 'new homes' for the week, with a stunning view of the beach.

Early Thursday morning the team travelled back into Brisbane to play the Brisbane U15 team. We got off to a shaky start after a hot and tiring warm up, and went on to win the game 42-31. This was a great start to the tour for us as we then went on to win against two Caloundra Rep teams. We also played the Sunshine Coast mixed age team, and two Matthew Flinders Anglican College teams.

Even with two losses and a draw, we still took away some vital lessons and skills.

It was important that we had the right treatment to recover from the hard work that we had put in. We were given the reward of going surfing with one spunky surf instructor! Apart from the sore arms and chaffed legs, it was a great experience. We spent a day in Noosa with lots of tanning, shopping and swimming! Now that the netball part was over, we got down to the serious stuff ... a lot of shopping, beaches and Theme Parks! Movieworld was a breeze for some and a frightening experience for others. Dreamworld was amazing as some attempted the Giant Drop an impressive 10 times, while others only just made it up the Tower of Terror.

This tour was a rewarding opportunity to improve our skills and develop as a team.

MADISON LLOYD - CAPTAIN, OLIVIA MENDON(A AND HENRIETTA TUTTON - VICE CAPTAINS.

RISBANE NETBALL

AEROBICS This year at St Margaret's College I have been delighted to see an aerobics team in which all the competitors have done tremendously well. In a competitive Aerobics routine, athletes complete a 2-minute fast-paced routine that involves skilled jumps, strength, fitness and flexibility. This combination may seem unusual but the credibility of the sport is increasing worldwide. Although it is not a sport locally recognised, it is gradually building a strong reputation in the school and wider community. This year the competitors, Alice Whittle, Yifat Majgaonkar, Zoe Williams and Iris Kezier have competed at both Canterbury Champs and the NZCAF Regionals. Yifat Majgaonkar and Zoe Williams both won their grades at CSS Champs and Yifat then won 1st place in Junior Open Novice and gaining the 'Most Promising Individual' trophy at the NZCAF Champs. Zoe was placed 2nd in this same grade.

I was more than happy to finish off my time at St Margaret's by winning the Senior Open grade.

Aerobics has progressed dramatically this year and we hope to see even more enthusiasm in the years ahead.

LUCY DALLISON CAPTAIN OF AEROBICS

GWM8INGThis year was a really successful year for the SMC rock-climbing team. We entered two teams in both the Canterbury Secondary School Competition and the South Island Secondary School Competition. Our team received 2nd and 3rd places in the female category in the Canterbury event and there was a lot of awesome encouragement and effort put in for both competitions.

Seeing the girls grow this year has been an awesome experience. Their tough and determined attitude has shown through especially in some of the junior students. It has been great getting to see all of the climbers bond this year and I have no doubt that they will continue to surprise us with their awesome determination and climbing skills.

The new captains Paris Marshall and Catlin Roberts will be an awesome team next year and are going to make sure everyone already involved will continue to uphold the SMC climbing reputation next year.

JESS SWAIN CAPTAIN OF CLIMBING

BADMINTON Once again the season was set to be a big one with six St Margaret's College teams entered in the Canterbury Secondary Schools Wednesday competition.

The teams really proved their worth over the winter Terms, with excellent attendance and punctuality showing real commitment and effort throughout the season. Through hard work and determination the teams improved immensely.

Congratulations go to our Brown team who gained third place in the Girls B grade Division 2.

Although some team changes were made through the season based on ladder placement, all girls continued to compete well in their altered team format showing high spirit, great sportsmanship and perseverance. The premier team faced tough competition in the semi-finals and narrowly missed out on a chance to play off for third place in the Premier A Grade.

The Green and White teams also proved that they were a force to be reckoned with winning many games throughout the season. Both teams have greatly enhanced their skills through diligent practice sessions. The Pink team displayed impressive commitment levels and this paid off through some of the intense matches that they played.

Congratulations to the Red team for their improvement in both skills and spirit through their first season.

The success throughout the season would not have been possible without the enormous time and effort of our amazing coach, Johanna King for giving us an insight into the competitive world of badminton. Mr Clarke stepped up to the challenge of coaching the Premier team halfway through the season and provided us with a knowledgeable source of skills.

A huge 'thank you' to Ms Harvey, teacher in charge, who organized, directed and managed throughout the season along with support from other staff members.

We hope to see many of you return next year keep going hard and have fun.

DESI SOETANTO & MADELEINE MARK CAPTAIN & VICE CAPTAIN OF BADMINTON

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The year 2012 was similar to that of 2011 in terms of facilities for the St Margaret's Basketball teams. With no gym on campus our teams were once again restricted to an hour's training each on a Sunday night at the Rangi Ruru Gym. We had a total of four teams taking part in the Friday night competition and two teams competing in the primary competition based at Pioneer Stadium.

The Senior A team under the guidance of Rebecca Lough enjoyed some great wins this year finishing 5th in the Open grade, and for the first time in three years attended the South Island Secondary Schools Championship. Here they finished a creditable 10th having struck a tough pool with both teams who beat them in pool play making semi finals. The team enjoyed their season and made the most out of every opportunity.

This year we also had the chance to send a Junior Year 9 and 10 Team to a Junior South Island Secondary Schools Tournament. The team, coached by Justin Newton, gained much from their tournament experience finishing a commendable 7th after losing their quarter-final in the dying seconds.

The Intermediate A team had an enjoyable season with a mix of Year 10 and 11 girls. Coached by Andrew Beadle, the girls grew as basketball players and learnt so much over the season. The Year 9A team coached by Holly Lloyd finished third in Year Nine Division One. These girls had a very successful season, with all of the girls improving on their previous basketball experience.

The Year 9B team coached by Grant Belcher and Polly Hill was 4th in their grade. These girls improved throughout the season and as their skills developed they became more confident and achieved some great end of season results.

The Year 7 & 8 team coached by our younger Senior A team members, Frances Redmond, Olivia Schrader and Sophie Schrader won their final convincingly. They improved greatly over the season and enjoyed the input from their talented middle school coaches.

This year we had four girls representing Canterbury and one representing Buller. All of the girls had successful seasons, with some still to be completed.

Under 19 Canterbury, 3rd South Islands, 7th Nationals Holly Lloyd Under 19 Buller, 1st South Islands, 5th Nationals Polly Hill Under 17 Canterbury, 1st South Islands, 5th Nationals Maddy Lloyd Under 15 Canterbury, 1st South Islands Olivia and Sophie Schrader

We thank Sharon Lloyd who has devoted huge hours to Friday night basketball as the 'X team manager and appreciate the sterling efforts of Sue Harlow for her van driving and positive attitude at tournament. Thanks to Holly Lloyd for her continued contribution to Basketball at St Margaret's over the five years and we recognize the efforts of our departing players Holly and Stine- Lise Budge and wish them all the best for their future endeavors. We look forward to the rebuild completion which no doubt will help with the continued growth and development of basketball over years to come.

HOLLY LLOYD AND POLLY HILL CAPTAIN & VICE CAPTAIN OF BASKETBALL

GROSS GOUNTT<Y

We started the season off with our school Cross Country at Hagley Park, with Ella Harris winning the Ul 4 race, Ella Boyd winning the Junior race, Wallis Marshall taking out the Intermediate and Emily Wood winning the senior race. This was a great occasion involving girls from all levels competing mainly for House Points. Matipo was placed 1st, Kowhai 2nd, Manuka 3rd, Konini 4th then Rata & Rimu 5th equal.

Next up was the Canterbury Secondary Schools Road Race, also at Hagley Park, where our Ul 4 team came 3rd, the Junior team came 2nd, the Intermediate team came 4th and the Senior team came 2nd. Some of the outstanding individual results included Ella Harris 5th, Ella Boyd 9th Emily Wood 4th and Olivia Lissaman 7th. The Canterbury Secondary Schools Cross Country at Halswell Quarry resulted in the U14 team finishing 4th, the Junior team 2nd and the Senior team winning. The outstanding results at this event included Maggie Morris who finished 8th, Ella Boyd 9th, Emily Wood and Olivia Lissaman finishing 4th and 7th respectively.

A few weeks later a small team went up to Auckland for the National Secondary Schools race at St Kentigern's College. The Year 9 team did an excellent job of coming 8th and Melissa Romeril came an excellent 34th out of approximately 100 competitors. Unfortunately all members of the senior team were sick and/ or injured so they did not produce the results that they had trained so hard for this year.

EMILY WOOD CAPTAIN OF CROSS COUNTRY

Cycling has had a great year this year, with a large number of new riders, who have all improved greatly over the season. At the weekly Canterbury Schools' racing our team came 9th overall with Alice Bennett getting third in overall points for girls over the season. We have had students competing in the SISS Cycling at Ruapuna in the July holidays as well as the Litolff Cup, the Cuddon Tour of the South Island in Blenheim and National Secondary Schools in Auckland.

At the SISS eight girls took part and there were some excellent results from Sabine Keenan and Alice Bennett who both placed 3rd in their age group in the road race.

We had a great result at the Litolf Cup, both teams placing 3rd in their categories. At the SISS Tour of Blenheim, which had both North and South Islanders competing, Alice Bennett came 5th in the road race and 4th in the Time trial and Ella Harris came 6th in the time trial and an excellent 1st in the hill climb.

The National Secondary School Individual Championships resulted in Emily Wood being placed 1st in the Hill Climb, and 8th in the overall classifications.

EMILY WOOD CAPTAIN OF CYCLING

WFESI\VING' Lifesaving this year has been very successful! We have had a group of girls complete their Bronze Star award, a group complete their Bronze Medallion award and another awarded their Bronze Cross award. We are very proud of all the girls who have taken up lifesaving as a sport this year as we have had 100% pass rate. This is such a high achievement as many of the girls were new to the sport. As a coach and captain it was exciting to see many new faces and to know that lifesaving is such a growing sport at St Margaret's College.

I would like to thank Tina Cartwright for her support and pool supervision. Tina brought her knowledge of Royal

lifesaving to our training sessions in Term 1 which was much appreciated by myself as coach as she provided great skills and support to the girls and myself. Another member of staff that I would like to thank is Deborah Scott who has been the teacher in charge of lifesaving.

Her role has also included some very early starts doing pool supervision on cold winter mornings.

I am looking forward to next year to see the girls take on their next Royal lifesaving award challenge.

BONNIE BRADY & JAMIE PATERSON CAPTAIN & VICE CAPTAIN OF LIFESAVING

Equestrian has been very successful this year with a lot of achievements both individually and within teams. We have had a lot of new and talented riders join us and it has been great to see them all getting involved. Teams competed in all three the Interschool events and gaining consistent places. The dressage team rode some lovely tests and ended up gaining fourth place at Interschools dressage. Three St Margaret's teams and a composite team with riders from other schools competed at the Interschools showjumping with the composite team winning. Another of our school teams gained sixth place, a very good result at such a competitive event. Just recently we had another team competing at the One Day Event competition winning the dressage and finishing second overall, also winning the turnout prize.

Overall it has been a very successful season with many of our girls achieving highly throughout the season at their club and ESNZ events. Jessie Fitzjohn was a member of the winning Springston Trophy, where top teams from all over the South Island compete. She also was placed first in her division as an individual rider.

We are really proud of our riders and wish them the best of luck in the future.

JESSIE FITZJOHN CAPTAIN OF EQUESTRIAN

This season has been difficult for rugby, many cancellations and changes to our pool lead to only a handful of games being played. Despite this we have managed to make our season a memorable one, beginning with a seven-aside tournament where many of our girls played their first game of contact rugby. After being thrown in the deep end, it was upwards from there.

We entered the College Day tournament where we played many hard fought games and began to see the potential of our young team. Despite our small side we ·competed in the Girls' Rugby Festival in Oamaru with help from students from other Christchurch schools and Kavanagh College. This tournament was the highlight of our season for both skills development and team bonding; giving us the intensive rugby experience that lead to our success later in the season, winning our plate final.

The girls have had an incredible season despite the circumstances and there is a lot of potential for success in the future for rugby, with much young talent shining through.

JESSICA PAGE CAPTAIN OF RUGBY

SKIINGIt has been a successful season for the St Margaret's ski teams.

Unfortunately we had no snowboarding team this year, but the skiers managed to succeed within their fields.

On the 7th of August the senior ski team - Samantha McKendry, Charlotte Wigley, Bella Eaton and Harriet Lange competed in the Secondary Schools Ski Champs at Mt Cheeseman. Despite the snowy and cold conditions the day was very enjoyable with a fabulous result of 2nd place in the Girls Team category.

Our intermediate team also had a successful season. The team came third in the Independent Schools Ski race held at Porters ski field. Serena Willis won fastest overall skier at this race. This was an incredible result but no surprise after her multiple wins at other National races throughout the season.

We are excited for the 2013 season which will hopefully bring better snow and another successful season!

HARRIET LANGE & BELLA EATON CAPTAIN & VICE CAPTAIN OF SKIING

HOCKEY

Once again St Margaret's College has enjoyed a very successful hockey season. The 1st XI had an amazing start to the season. Although we had lost a number of senior players at the end of last season and were now a young team, we did not allow this to deter us. In the early weeks of the season, we met two of the strongest teams in the Sunday competition - Rangiora and Hornby. We beat them both, which greatly enhanced our confidence and made us realize that we had many skillful, young players.

Shirley Haig, our coach, had the same high expectations and worked hard at improving our skills and tactics.

When our annual Quadrangular Tournament took place, we won all our games against St Hilda's, Columba and Craighead, winning the hockey section for the ll th year in a row. In the Sunday competition, we had some great wins but also a few losses. Our final placing in the overall competition was 2nd. We did however, go on and win the Press Cup in the Wednesday competition.

The 2nd XI captained by Anna-Liese Calder and Becky Christeller, had a successful Sunday competition finished

in 3rd place. With a new coach, Mandy Godliman, the team was straight into the hard work to achieve their aim to win the Chris Arthur Cup. They improved from last year and won the CSS Monday Competition. The girls stepped up when it came to tournament and fought hard against Christchurch Girls' High for 2nd place at the Chris Arthur National 2XI tournament, held in Wellington.

After tournament the girls came back for their last game of the season against Rangi Ruru 1st XI. This was a very close match and all girls stepped up. They battled off for the title of the Porritt Cup Senior women Division Two winners but unfortunately lost in a close 2-0 score. These girls have had a great season and have worked really hard as a team, to build on past performances.

The 3rd XI captained by Bella Bonifant also had a great season, finishing 1st in the Wednesday competition and 3rd in the Sunday competition. With ex St Margaret's girls Pippa Hayward and Jordy Grant coaching them, they were off to successful start. The girls worked really hard at their trainings and made a large improvement

over the season. They attended the Jenny Macdonald Cup tournament in Invercargill and came out in 7th place.

The 4th XI had a very successful year wining their Sunday competition and coming second in the Porritt cup final.

This team was captained by Renee Messervy and coached

by Rob McGregor. The girls finished their season with a well-fought, solid third place in their Wednesday competition.

This year St Margaret's has persisted to perform to a high level in the junior grades. The junior teams have coaching support from members of the first XI, who help them to improve their basic skills whilst having fun. In this division of hockey, there are three teams where St Margaret's and Selwyn House girls combine. This enables girls to make new friends and raises the standard of hockey.

Overall, the junior school teams have had a successful and enjoyable season.

This year many senior girls made representative Canterbury teams. The Under 18 .N.s which included Sophie Cocks, Ruby Hauschild, Leah Butt and Bella van Woerkom were particularly successful, winning the Ul8A National Premier title.

Special mention must be made in this report to Sophie Cocks who has had an outstanding season; making the Canterbury Cats hockey team that won the National Hockey League, being selected for the Under 18 New Zealand Tiger Turf team and being named in thunder 21 New Zealand Junior Black Sticks squad.

Overall this year has been a great year for St Margaret's hockey. All teams have continued to perform to a high standard. This couldn't be done without the help from our amazing coaches and managers. A huge 'thank you' to them and the parents and sports department for their ongoing support and guidance.

RUBY HAUSCHILD CAPTAIN OF HOCKEY

NEIM~ 2012 has been an extremely busy year for netball at St Margaret's College. With 23 teams and over 200 girls competing in the Wednesday and Saturday Competition, it was a season full of participation, enthusiasm and talent. Netball is the biggest sport at St Margaret's College and this season will be one to be remembered, not only for our successes but also for the hard work and dedication of the girls, coaches and managers.

In the April holidays the Year lOA team travelled to Australia for a pre-season development trip. This trip allowed the girls to build as a team and experience a different style of play. When the Year 10s returned from Australia they were brought back down to earth with the freezing Christchurch weather. It was now the turn of the Senior A Squad and their support crew to experience a change in climate, as well as another culture. This adventure to Samoa enabled the squad to learn about each other along with a new culture. The girls were fortunate enough to have the support and knowledge of Mr and Mrs Mene on the trip. Both of these tours were extremely beneficial for the season ahead.

Our Year 9A and Year 10A teams both had successful seasons starting with the South Island Junior Netball Tournament, held in the July School Holidays.

After some strong performances from both sides, both teams qualified for top eight. Year 9 narrowly lost to the eventual winners Christchurch Girls' High in their quarter-final by one goal. In the Year 10 quarter-final our team also came up against the eventual winners of that grade, Cashmere High School, going down by five goals. The Year 9 team finished a credible 5th place and the Year 10s finished in 7th place in their respective grades. Congratulations goes to Lily Marshall and Toni McKee (Year 9) and Olivia Mendonca (Year 10), who were all identified as Talented Players, as well as Katelyn Inch for being recognised as a Talented Umpire.

From here the Year 9As went on to win the Year 9 Grade in the Wednesday Competition, beating Christchurch Girls' High in the final, and came 2nd in the U14 Division One Grade of the Saturday Competition. The Year 10s lost to Cashmere in the semifinal of the Wednesday Competition, but redeemed themselves by making the final of the U15 Division One Grade of the Saturday Competition, where they played Cashmere High once again. In a thrilling match that went into overtime our Year lOA team came away with the win.

We would like to thank everyone who helped out with Netball at St Margaret's in 2012. Netball would not be possible without all the coaches and managers who give up their time for our girls. A huge thank you must go to TIC Helen Bryant, for all her organisation and behind the scenes work that she does. We wish netball at St Margaret's all the best for the coming years and look forward to hearing about future successes.

REPRESENTATIVE TEAMS 2012 U21 Tiana Placid

Ul6 Bianca Iggo

Ul7 Samantha McKellar Ashleigh England Katelyn Inch Neena Woodgate

UIS Lucy Thomson Ella Greenslade Olivia Mendonca

Canterbury Metro Primary Ana Craw Talented Player - South Island Secondary Schools Netball Anteisha O'Connell Tiana Placid Neena Woodgate Junior South Island Secondary Schools Development Tournament Lily Marshall Toni McKee HOLLY LLOYD & TIANA PLACID CAPTAINS OF NETBALL AND NEENA WOODGATE VICE CAPTAIN OF NETBALL

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SPORTS TEAMS

Aerobics Front Row:

Alice Whittle, Zoe Williams, Iris Keizer, Yifat Majgaonkar, Lucy Dallison

Back Row: Front Row:

Charlotte Ross, Alessandra Clarke Madeleine Mark, Ms Pam Harvey, Desi Soetanto

Athletics Champions Back Row:

Mrs Sally Mene, Sabine Keenan, Lucy Thomson, Jessie Park, Isabella Brown, Ella Boyd Front Row: Georgia Doyle, Julie Briden, Mackenzie Keenan, Wallis Marshall, Ella Harris, Jemima Tennekoon

Badminton A

Basketball Intermediate A Back Row: Front Row:

Basketball Senior A Back Row: Front Row: Absent:

Katelyn Inch, Madison Lloyd, Alice Darry, Polly Hill Samantha McKellar, Stine- Lise Budge, Holly Lloyd, Frances Redmond, Madelaine Ingham Olivia Schrader, Sophie Schrader

Belinda Dryden, Henrietta Tutton, Fiona Wright, Emma Henderson, Olivia Mendonca Hannah Beadle, Meg Glading, Alice Harris, Ella Robinson, Bridget Beadle

Cycling Back Row:

Lucy Brownie, Bronwyn Walsh, Sabine Keenan, Ella Boyd Front Row: Ella Harris, Georgia Voice, Bridget Jaggar, Alice Bennett, Laura Dalgety

Dragon Boating Year 13 Fourth Row: Honor Kerry, Amanda Ott, Laura Copland, Ashleigh England, Caroline Turnbull, Nicole Friend Third Row: Anna Jarman, Eve Stockley-Smith, Kate Stuart, Bronte Norton, Jessica Ahearn India AshmorePrice, Olivia Rogers Second Row: Alexandra Staples, Katherine Grayson, Caroline Coates, Lisa Lamers, Clare Fairgray Katherine Pearse, Kimberley Tyrrell First Row: Ella Stoner, Gabriette Beckett

Equestrian Holly Geddes, Star Davidson, Prue Silva, Breanna Tapp, Beth Turner Second Row: Harriet Redmond, Amelia Calder, Graccin Plunkett, Augusta Cohen Front Row: Laura Dalgety, Jessica Land, Abby Silva, Jessica Fitzjohn, Shannon Brien Back Row:

Football

Hockey 1st XI

Kate McVicar, Brighid Morgan, Lauren Duke, Kate Evans, Sala Miura Second Row:Mr Keith McDonnell, Hyun-Jee Yoon, Genevieve Redwood, Shara Quin, Dr Paul Millican Front Row: Chrisanne Tarry, Elizabeth Featherstone, Cara Askew, Sarah Smith, Isolina Waghorn

Grace Curtis, Isabella Forbes, Gabriella Coates, Kendra Wyke, Isabella Brown, Leah Butt Amelia Calder Front Row: Alice Batt, Isabella van Woerkom, Sophie Cocks, Ruby Hauschild, Francesca Silvester, Kate Butt Absent: Emma Alderton, Emily McGregor

Back Row:

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Hockey 2nd XI Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Alexandra Leck, Elise Batt, Helen Dunn, Julia Newsome-White, Julia Chamberlain Gabriella Beckett, Alexandra Hazlett, Mrs Trudy Keys Madeleine Story, Olivia Lissaman, Rebecca Christeller, Anna-Liese Calder, Annabelle Lee, Madison Earle Nicole Kean, Emily Doyle

Hockey 3rd XI Ruby Adams, Georgina Fulton, Olivia DalyLemon, Lauren Duke, Sabine Keenan Beatrice Fulton, Ms Nikki Lowe Front Row: Tayla Duff, Meg Glading, Isabel Goddard, Arabella Bonifant, Terian Le Compte, Annabel Caldwell Back Row:

Junior Hockey

Maadi Medalists

Ruby Anderson, Rosie Gorton, Sophie McClean, Katie Tunstall Second Row: Polly Forbes, Annabel Coates, Natalie Hutton, Mia Thomson, Gabrielle Zelter Front Row: Ruby Smith, Victoria Voice, Paris Armstrong, Hannah Ward, Petra Green, Yuki Jay

Fourth Row: Henrietta Mannering, Alice Darry, Kirstyn Hay, Ella Greenslade Third Row: Lara Harris, Isabella Eaton, Anna-Liese Calder, Tessa Fulton, Madelaine Ingham, Mrs Trudy Keys Second Row: Alexandra Hazlett, Poppy Varley-Clapp, Natalie Vaughan, Fiona Wright, Olivia Lissaman, Olivia Mendonca Front Row: Nicola Wright, Natalie Bocock, Lydia Milner

Back Row:

Multi Sport Sabine Keenan, Fiona Wright, Emma Henderson, Bronwyn Walsh Front Row: Ella Harris, Julie Briden, Alice Bennett, Ella Boyd, Wallis Marshall Back Row:

Netball lOA Back Row: Front Row: Absent:

Mrs Kay O'Donnell (Manager), Libby Booth, Claudia Inch, Kayla Placid Frances Redmond, Olivia Mendonca, Henrietta Tutton, Laura Manning Sophie Schrader, Olivia Schrader

Netball 9A Daisy O'Connor, Toni McKee, Lily Marshall, Maggie Morris, Ms Nicole Lloyd (Asst Coach) Front Row: Grace Davies, Tayler Cousins, Georgia White, Alice Murray, Molly Robinson Back Row:

Netball Senior A Mrs Sharon Lloyd, Fiona Wright, Ashleigh England, Jessica Prosser, Bianco Iggo, Mrs Helen Bryant Neena Woodgate, Katelyn Inch, Anteisha O'Connell, Holly Lloyd, Madison Lloyd, Lucy ThomsonSamantha McKellar Tiana Placia

Rowing

N ethall Senior B Hayley Muckle, Alice Darry, Ella Greenslade, Ms Kathryn Gray (Coach) Front Row: Lily Cain, Caroline Turnbull, Madelaine Ingham, Kimberley Twine, Hazel Redmond Absent: Alice Barnett Back Row:

Fourth Row: Third Row:

Second Row:

Senior Rugby Belinda Dryden, Lucy Tothill, Emily Wildy, Katelyn White, Clementine Stoner Second Row: Mr Bruce Pendrey (Coach), Ella Stoner, Rachel Gudopp, Sara Stanojevic, Isobel Grice, Miss Sue Ashton Front Row: Denver Adams, Julie Briden, Jessica Page, Fiona Wright, Islay Fowler, Natalie Bocock Back Row:

Sport Colours Anna-Liese Calder, Jessie Park, Kirstyn Hay, Emily Wood, Kimberley Twine, Lara Harris Second Row: Leah Butt, Neena Woodgate , Polly Hill Courtney Churchill, Kirsten Miller Front Row: Holly Lloyd, Nicola Wright, Alexandra Hazlett, Olivia Lissaman Isabella van Woerkom Back Row:

Sports Council Madelaine Ingham, Sophie Cocks, Emily Wood, Samantha McKellar, Emily Doyle Front Row: Olivia Lissaman , Alexandra Hazlett, Holly Lloyd, Ruby Hauschild, Leah Butt, Isabella van Woerkom, Neena Woodgate Back Row:

Olivia Mendonca, Henrietta Mannering, Alice Darry, Jessica Prosser, Kirstyn Hay Emma Henderson, Fiona Wright, Ella Green lade Lara Harris, Isabella Eaton, Julia Chamberlain, Anna-Liese Calder, Henrietta Tutton, Tessa Fulton, Madelaine Ingham Poppy Varley-Clapp, Alexandra Hazlett, Breanna Earl, Elise Batt, Laura Manning, Belinda Dryden, Fiona Blue, Mrs Trudy Keys Madison Earle, Olivia Lissaman, Eilish Hargen, Natalie Vaughan, Sophie Taylor, Terian Le Compte, Annabel Caldwell, Brittany Neal Lucy Morton, Nicola Wright, Natalie Bocock, Lydia Milner

Super Touch Kirsten Miller, Georgia White, Samantha McKellar, Neena Woodgate, Isabella Forbes Second Row: Isabella van Woerkom, Alice Harris, Grace Curtis, Frances Redmond Front Row: Jessica Page, Islay Fowler, Grace Palmer, Madeleine Story, Gabriella Woodman Back Row:

Swimming Year 9-13 Champions Back Row: Front Row:

Brittany Masters, Christine Lindsay, Ella Boyd Julie Briden, Grace Rapley, Courtney Churchill, Greer Te Kahu, Wallis Marshall

Volleyball Senior A & Junior A Back Row: Front Row:

Emma McNicoll, Emma Turnbull, Ella Gorton, Lauren Vermeeren, Madison Lloyd Taylah Eder, Polly Hill, Holly Lloyd, Rebecca Christeller, Madeleine Mark

Cross Country & Road Racing Back Row:

Julia Chamberlain, Ella Greenslade, Elise Batt, Jessie Park, Maggie Morris Second Row: Olivia Lissaman, Ella Boyd, Sabine Keenan, Beatrice Fulton, Frances Redmond Front Row: Wallis Marshall, Madeline Story, Alice Batt, Annabel Caldwell, Ella Harris, Jemima Tennekoon

Tennis A Back Row: Julia Newsome-White, Gabriela Coates Front Row: Alice Batt, Lauren Tyler-Harwood, Hazel Redmond

WaterpoloA Back Row:

Kate Evans, Toni McKee, Lily Marshall, Fiona Wright, Emily Wildy Second Row: Julia Briden, Isabel Goddard, Jessica Ahearn, Emma McNicoll, Lucy Morton, Ms Nicki Lowe Front Row: Wallis Marshall, Greer Te Kahu, Madison Lloyd, Katherine Harper, Holly Donald, Harriet Ireland

Year 5-8 Independent Cross Country Back Row:

Maisie Bonifant, Madison Eder, Sophie Macfarlane, Meg Fulton, Olivia Damiano, Eugene In Second Row: Lara Smith, Mia Thomson, Serena Willis, Tessa McKellar, Pieta Surridge, Caroline Wells, Georgia Mackay Front Row: Ruby Smith, Sophie Benson, Hannah Ward, Paris Armstrong, Victoria Voice, Annabel Francis

Year 6 Netball

Year 4 & 5 Netball Back Row: Front Row:

Emily Cunningham, Sophie Benson, Paris Armstrong, Victoria Voice Paige Carey, Brianna Romeril, Kimberley Spekreijse, Yuki Jay, Aysha Jay

Ms Paula Sheldon (Manager), Abby Oliver, Jessica Mills, Belinda Dryden (Coach) Front Row: Caroline Wells, Courtney Peter, Samara Ajjam, Catherine Rietveld, Georgia Mackay Alice Barnett (Coach) Back Row:

Year 7 & 8 Netball A & B

Year 5-8 Inter-school Swimming

Sophie Macfarlane, Ella Davies, Ana Craw, Olivia Hutton, Ella Wells, Anna Rietveld Second Row: Madelaine Ingham, Maisie Bonifant, Madison Eder, Kate Jenkins, Meg Fulton, Lucy Green, Lily Cain, Mrs Leith Wells Front Row: Yuna Chon, Ashleigh Benson, Lucy Duff, Peyton Calvert, Serena Willis, Taygen Salt

Back Row: Ella Davies, Ella Wells, Sophie Mcfarlane Second Row: Christine Lindsay, Meg Fulton, Rosie Gorton, Olivia Damiano, Jessica Mills Front Row: Georgia Mackay, Annabel Coates, Pieta Surridge, Eugene In, Serena Willis, Caroline Wells

Back Row:

Year 7 & 8 Basketball A Back Row: Front Row:

Frances Redmond, Lucy Barltrop, Ana Craw, Olivia Hutton, Ella Wells, Sophie Macfarlane Lucy Green, Eugene In, Rosie Gorton, Ella Davies, Kate Jenkins, Maisie Bonifant, Lara Smith

Year 7 & 8 Touch Rugby Kate Jenkins, Sarah White, Olivia Hutton, Ella Wells, Ella Davies, Sophie Macfarlane, Meg Fulton Third Row: Isabella Forbes (Coach), Tessa McKellar, Maisie Bonifant, Madison Eder, Olivia DamianoSophie MacGibbon, Lucy Green, Lucy Duff Second Row: Felicity Hamilton-Hill, Hannah Bartram, Sophie Baker, Prue Lange, Sophie McClean, Hannah Collins, Lara Smith Front Row: Polly Forbes, Mia Thomson Back Row:

SPORTS AWARDS Individual Sports Awards Sport

Trophy

Recipient

Aerobics

Achievement and Service

Lucy Dallison

Athletics

Most Promising Athlete

Sabine Keenan

Fiona Morrison Cup for Outstanding Performance

Mackenzie Keenan

Basketball

O'Connell Prize for Most Valuable Player

Holly Lloyd

Climbing

Wesley Climbing Cup for Leadership & Commitment

Jessica Swain

Rebekah Masterton Cup - Most Determined and Enthusiastic Climber

Jessica Swain

Cross Country

Most Improved Runner

Emily Wood

Cycling

Beryl Burton Trophy for Most Valuable Team Member

Emily Wood

Dragonboating

Harlow Trophy for Outstanding Contribution

Eve Stockley-Smith

Equestrian

Susan McCaul Cup for Equestrian Performance

Beth Turner

Murdoch Cup for Outstanding Achievement

Jessie Fitzjohn

Football

Fairest and Best Player

Cara Askew

Gymnastics

Taylor Trophy for Competition Results and Coaching

Mackenzie Figgitt

Hockey

Joanna Brinkman Cup for Most Improved Player

Isabella Brown

Chris Arthur Cup for Leadership and Dedication SMC

Ruby Hauschild

Hockey Award for the Player who Displays the Greatest Commitment

Emily McGregor & Leah Butt

Most Valuable Player

Sophie Cocks

Life Saving

Dedicalion and Commitment

Bonnie Brady

Netball

Cartridge Cup for Most Improved Netball Player

Katelyn Inch

Chambers Trophy for Most Promising Junior Player

Lily Marshall

Best Performed Team

Senior A

Best Senior Player

Tiana Placid/Neena Woodgate

Sarah Masterton Cup for Service to Netball

Holly Lloyd

Trudy Keys Cup Most Dedicated Rower

Kirstyn Hay

Leadership and Enthusiasm

Anna- Liese Calder

Rower of the Year

Holly Greenslade

Hilgendorf Cup for the Most Promising Novice

Ella Greenslade

Fechney Cup - Contribution to the success of rowing

Lydia Milner /Lara Harris

Pierce Aubrey - most successful crew

U188

Rugby

Smith Cup for player of the year

Jessica Page

Skiing

St Margaret's Cup for Skiing

Charlotte Wigley

Wigley Cup- Progress in Skiing

Serena Willis

Most Promising Swimmer (Year 9)

Julie Briden

Most Outstanding Swimmer Over All Age Groups

Grace Rapley

Rowing

Swimming

Individual Sports Awards Sport

Trophy

Recipient

Tennis

Contribution to School Tennis

Lauren Tyler-Harwood

Performance and Sportsmanship

Alice Batt

Most Valuable Player

Bella Forbes

Wright Cup for All Round Contribution to Supertouch

Kirsten Miller

Jane McDonald Cup

Emily Wood

Volleyball

Most Valuable Player

Holly Lloyd

Waterpolo

Dedication and Commitment to Waterpolo

Emma McNicoll

Player of the Year

Tiana Placid

For Endeavour, 'to a girl who has embraced the opportunities at SMC and who has grown as a person through sporting involvement' \

Lara Harris

Touch Triathlon/ Duathlon

St Margaret's Cup

I

Senior School Colours

Middle School Colours

Name

Sport

Name

Sport

Cara Askew

Football

Emma Alderton

Hockey

Emily Doyle

Rowing

Alice Batt

Hockey & Tennis

Isabella Eaton

Rowing

Julie Briden

Swimming

Jessie Fitzjohn

Equestrian

Millie Calder

Hockey

Isabella Forbes

Touch

Gabriela Coates

Hockey

Katelyn Inch

Lawn Bowls & Netball

Grace Curtis

Hockey

Madelaine Ingham

Rowing

Tessa Fulton

Rowing

Emily Mcgregor

Hockey

Ella Harris

Multisport

Grace Rapley

Swimming

Jacquetta Hazlett

Rowing

Nicola Wright

Rowing

Sabine Keenan

Athletics

Awarded at Mid-year Elite Assembly:

Madison Lloyd

Basketball & Netball

Anna-Liese Calder

Rowing

Olivia Mendonca

Netball & Rowing

Lara Harris

Rowing

Caroline Pearson

Rowing

Kirstyn Hay

Rowing

Frances Redmond

Touch

Kirsten Miller

Touch

Olivia Schrader

Basketball

Jessie Park

Athletics

Sophie Schrader

Basketball

Jemima Tennekoon

Athletics

Lucy Thomson

Athletics

Natalie Vaughan

Rowing

Georgia White

Touch

Serena Willis

Skiing

Kendra Wyke

Hockey

Hyunjee Yoon

Table Tennis

(CONTINUED) SPORTS AWARDS Ongoing Commitment and Excellence in Sport Year 13

New Zealand Representatives or Named in Selected New Zealand Teams or Squads

Name

Sport

Name

Sport

Courtney Churchill

Swimming

Gabriela Coates

Tennis

Sophie Cocks

Hockey

Sophie Cocks

Hockey

Lucy Dallison

Aerobics

Mackenzie Figgitt

Gymnastics

Ruby Hauschild

Hockey

Holly Greenslade

Rowing

Alexandra Hazlett

Rowing

Kirstyn Hay

Rowing

Mackenzie Keenan

Athletics

Katelyn Inch

Lawn Bowls

Holly Lloyd

Netball

Mackenzie Keenan

Athletics

Lydia Milner

Rowing

Jessie Park

Ice Figure Skating

Jessie Park

Ice Figure Skating

Neena Woodgate

Netball

Tiana Placid

Netball & Water Polo

Serena Willis

Skiing

Kimberley Twine

Netball Umpiring

Lauren Tyler-Harwood

Tennis

Neena Woodgate

Netball

Emily Wood

Cycling & Multi-Sport

Major Awards St Margaret's Cup Outstanding Junior Sporting Achievement

Gabriela Coates

Junior Sportswoman Outstanding Achievement/sin

Runner up: Winner:

more than one sport

Lucy Thomson Madison Lloyd

Jocelyn Freeman Rose Bowl Leadership in and Dedication to Sport

Anna- Liese Calder

Mollie Copper Cup Sportsmanship and Service to Sport

Holly Lloyd

Chris Arthur Cup - Best Performed Team Highly Commended

'X Netball & Ul8 Pair

Winner

U18 Eight

Excellence in Sport Award (all round sportsperson excelling in more than one sport) Highly Commended

Holly Lloyd

Winner

Katelyn Inch

Hiatt Cup (Outstanding Sporting Achievement) Highly Commended: Winner:

Mackenzie Keenan Holly Greenslade

Reeves Trophy Sportswoman of the Year

Holly Greenslade

TUTOR CiROUPS AC Tutor Group

Ms Anne Archer Amelia Marsden, Kate Idiens, Bianca Iggo, Julia Newsome-White, Courtney Churchill, Cecelia Enright Iris Keizer, Anna Rankin, Mackenzie Neal, Emma Trafford, Tayla Messervy, Isolina Waghorn Shayla Vanstone

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

AE Tutor Group

Second Row: Front Row:

Absent:

AN Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row:

Front Row:

Mrs Kathy Anderson Kate Stuart, Beatrice Rogers, Emma McClean, Kirsten Corbett Sophie Hammond, Annabelle Turnbull, Samantha Brown, Margot Phillips, Brittany Arthur Kate Checkley, Rebecca Collins, Mishalla Allen, Francesca Harris, Anna French

Miss Nadine Allen Katherine O'Neill, Brooke McCaw-Hurrell, Rosa Horncastle, Katherine Harper Julia Rockell, Piera Neill, Virginia Casey, Neve Duston Caroline Caldwell, Wallis Marshall, Terian Le Compte, Alexandra Gilmour, Georgia Turner Alice Kozanic, Phuong (Thao) Vu, Courtney Wright

AS TutorGroup

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row: Absent:

Miss Sue Ashton Nora Maarleveld, Saskia Klinkenberg, Annelise Theis, Sarah Lilley, Emily Tapley Alexandra Staples, Charlotte Jones, Rebecca Hastings, Emily Peebles, Atiya Dein, Vanessa Cheong, Haruna Usui, Louise Jacks Caroline Pearson

AT Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row: Absent:

Mr Darren Atkin Abigail Fleming, Henrietta Tutton, Kirsten Miller, Alice Walker, Milly Dixon Kimberley Wood, Rebecca White, Lucy Morton, Claudia Murdoch Laura Dalgety, Molly Robinson, Holly Lloyd, Ella Harris, Kate Flannery Madelaine Parker

CA Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Second Row: Front Row:

CH Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row: Absent:

Mrs Kelly Chittock Olivia Peter, Emily Cunningham, Arizona Candy Nataliia Lukonina, Trinity Hill, Sophie Kennett, Aysha Jay Amelia Dyer

Ms Christine Campbell Sophie McClean, Lucy Barltrop, Jessica Williamson, Amy McMurray, Ashleigh Benson Ruby Anderson, Tara Keenan, Sophie Baker, Katy Silva, Alice Mitchell Meg Calvert-White, Charlotte Francis, Yi Yun (Yuna) Chon, Rose McCarthy-Raw, Polly Forbes, Taygen Salt

CL Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Absent:

Mr Byron Clarke (absent) Abbey Sutherland-James, Taylah Eder, Victoria Levey Lauren Duke, Mary Hill, Sophie Blair, Tessa Fulton Melissa Kennett, Annabelle Lee, Sun Ah (Rebekah) Kim, Sophie Grigg, Quynh (Nhu) Nguyen Hannah Lindo, Holly Greenslade

DB TutorGroup

Mrs Paulette Double Kimberley Spekreijse, Sophie Benson, Paris Armstrong, Victoria Voice, Yuki Jay Paige Carey, Maddison Griffin, Brianna Romeril, Rahmah Tawfeek, Annabel Francis

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

DE TutorGroup

Second Row: Front Row: Absent:

DN TutorGroup

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row: Absent:

Miss Sarla Donovan Georgia Morton, Deborah Chen-Green,

Grace Lamont Alice Bennett, Sarah Churchward, Hikaru Toyama, Breanna Tapp Sophie Westenra, Isabella Storer, Lauren Taylor, Amelia Reed, Alice Whittle Samantha Garbarini McKendry, Amelia Reed, Desi Soetanto, Rebecca Lilley

Ms Ceri de Boo Jessica Swain, Eliza Cowey, India Ashmore- Price, Meg Elston Samantha Haywood, Grace Mayson, Oksana Cottrell Sophie Adams, Rachel Fulton, Holly Faulkner, Annabel Black, Faith Gunn Titaya (Amy) Sasomsub, Charlotte Lindo, Eleyna Rider

DS TutorGroup

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Miss Nicki Douglas Charlotte Bleeker, Leila Newton, Rory Brickmann Maddison Bleeker, Brieana Colway, Madeline Donaldson, Cleo Nicholas, Angelina McCullough

EB Tutor Group

Miss Kim Englebretsen Madeleine de Lautour, Kate Butt, Diana Chen, Grace Davie, Isabella Forbes, Paige Robertson Jessica Page, Sophie Taylor, Amelia Calder, Ruby Adams, Kate Caldwell, Francesca Lee Poppy Surridge, Cecilia Foster

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row: Absent:

FM Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Second Row: Front Row:

Absent:

FR Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Mrs Rae Fraser Prue Lange, Sophie MacGibbon, Madison Eder, Katherine Ellis, Eugene In Mia Thomson, Lucy Duff, Hannah Collins, Nishtha Denya Jessica Majgaonkar, Hannah Bartram, Grace Beckwith, Felicity Hamilton-Hill, Heather Newbound, Sarah Fulton

Ms Felicity McDonnell Roisin Yates, Rosie Gorton, Sophie Macfarlane, Olivia Hutton, Juliet Samandari, Ella Wells Hannah Marriott, Anna Rietveld, Meg Fulton, Sophie Norris Gabrielle Zelter, Maisie Bonifant, Peyton Calvert-White, Georgie Wells, Tessa McKellar, Lara Smith Vanessa Martin

FZ Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Absent:

Mrs Sam Fazio-Smith Annie Cliff, Amber Cooke, Madeleine Mark, Georgia Cameron Rose Pinckney, Madison Lloyd, Breanna Earl, Lucy West Yen-Ling (Eileen) Wu, Jessica Bucknell, Chunhua (Catherine) Chen, Madison Fleming, Mackenzie Figgitt, Maddison Flannery Rebecca Bush

HB Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Dr Stephanie Hossbach Julia Chamberlain, Sophie Cocks, Leah Butt, Madeleine Egnot Katelyn Inch, Kate McVicar, Lauren TylerHarwood, Sabine Keenan, Anna Jarman Holly Gibson, Augusta Cohen, Ella Holland, Francesca Silvester, Annabel Caldwell Olivia Guillen-Ireland

HD Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Absent:

HE Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Mr John Hermans Georgia Royle, Caroline Turnbull, Laura Smith, Sarah Weddell Maria Court, Emma Clarke, Sarah Macfarlane, Harriet Ireland Lauren Proud, Kendra Wyke, Ellen Dick, Alexandra Gordon, Grace McCarthy-Raw

Dr Sarah Hickford Meghan Laing, Amelia Samandari, Greta Caird, Thitapha (Am) Sornkosa Anna Little, Grace Palmer, Jessica Bremner Nele Pridmore, Courtney White, Aswini (Ashy) Batchelor, Francesca Hayman, Samantha Morris Sophie Smith

HK TutorGroup

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row: Absent:

Ms Pauline Henriksen (absent) Shannon Clark, Makayla Montgomery, Alexandra Leck Ashley Hyland, Jemma Ballard, Rebecca Christeller, Sophie Richards Arabella Bonifant, Pippa Spencer, Felicity Ryan, Georgina Fulton, Georgia Pickering Maddison Abbott, Charlotte Ross (pictured)

KY Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Absent:

Mrs Trudy Keys Lucy Fulton, Larelle Bogdalski, Lauren Vermeeren, Polly Gilroy Ella Stoner, Nicole Friend, Fiona Blue, Jessica Ahearn Poppy Friend, Isabel Goddard, Belinda Dryden, Genevieve Redwood, Natalie Bocock Alice Sunderland, Lauren Bennett

LF Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Absent:

LT Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Second Row:

Front Row:

Mr Gavin Leighton Lucy Thomson, Gabriella Donaldson, Lisa Lamers, Olivia Mendonca, Katherine Potts Daisy O'Connor, Sophie Hamilton, Casey Carsel, Rebecca Read, Hannah Adams, Wendy Lin, Laura McKie, Alisha Duncan, Julie Briden, Sawini (Umaya) Gamalath, Alessandra Clarke

Mrs Linda Lightfoot Laura Dennehy, Star Davidson, Prue Silva, Jessica Fitzjohn Graccin Plunkett, Anna Scott, Holly Geddes, Natalie Crowther, Lyllie Colway, Tayla Duff, Georgina Harnett, Erin Harrison, Claudia Button, Emma Moore Grace Ratahi

LYTutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Absent:

Mrs Jenny Laney Henrietta Thomas, Emily Wildy, Harriet Lange, Kayla Placid Madelaine Ingham, Alexandra Hazlett, Isabella Eaton Georgina Macfarlane, Sophie Schrader, Katherine Pearse, Grace Manning, Emily French Faith Mitchell, Ai Jun (Kelly) Zhong, Emma Alderton, Elizabeth Featherstone (pictured)

MD Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row:

Front Row: Absent:

Mr Keith McDonnell Geraldine Roche, Ni-Sha Ho, Emma Henderson, Toni McKee, Ruby Hauschild Kate Stewart, Anna Rutherford- Falconer, Jamie Paterson, Eve Stockley-Smith Madeleine Tilley, Tanaya Boyd Olivia Stewart, Madison Earle, Emma McNicoll, Charlotte Wigley, Grace Cocks Isabella Barfucci

ME TutorGroup

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Absent:

MG Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Ms Jenni McLaughlin Emma Pratt, Beth Turner, Helen Dunn, Amanda Ott, Lucy Peebles Natalie Vaughan, Sophie O'Brien, Kate Hellings, Beatrice Fulton, Harriet Redmond Gemma Green, Anna Hood, Silke Weil, Katherine Grayson, Caitlin HemmingsonWhite, Grace Sullivan

Mrs Sally Mene Lily Marshall, Alexandra Wooton, Emily McGregor, Ella Gorton, Fiona Wright Anteisha O'Connell, Lillian Woodgate, Jessie Park, Isabella Fanselow Autumn Bleeker, Amelia Perkins, Samantha McKellar, Olivia Schrader, Grace Curtis Tiana Placid

MH Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Mrs Heidi Marshall Ella Davies, Sarah White, Tabitha Woolhouse, Georgiana Craw, Kate Jenkins Claudia Weiss, Molly Tiller, Olivia Damiano, Charlotte McGill, Lucy Green Jennifer Beddard, Serena Willis, Pratheeksha (Prathe) Chandru, Ella-Rose McGrath, Mikayla Green

ML Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Dr Paul Millican Nicola Wright, Claudia Inch, Hayley Muckle, Thornton Lanauze- King, Ella Robinson, Jessica Land, Ivana Moreton, Shannon Brien Aimee Williamson, Sophia Chen, Dinuki Karunasekera, Ella Stokes, Zoe Williams

MN Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

MT Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Mrs Jessica Matthews Anna Sands, Annabelle Priddy, Lara Harris, Kimberley Twine, Sophie Patient, Nina Hall Julia Bullen, Molly Crossland, Sophie Heenan, Frances Heslop, Tori Pfeifer Georgia Voice, Bryony Aitken-Fincham, Maria van Kuijk, Emily Britt, Michelle Ng, Denver Adams

Mrs Betsy Macdonald Robyn Beddard, Maggie Morris, Aine Yates, Lillian Callaghan, Brooke Daniels Renee Messervy, Sierra Bayley, Lucy Tothill, Brittany Neal, Caitlin Early Kimberley Tyrrell, Meg Glading, Henrietta Hutchinson, Alice Darry, Jia Xu, Clara Newbound

MU Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row: Absent:

Mrs Carolyn Mutch Jessie Wang, Rachel Gudopp, Charlotte French, Emma Turnbull, Isobella Partleton Sarah McKeegan, Monique Arthur, Rose Taylor, Anna Macfarlane, Alice Murray Isobel Grice, Jacquetta Hazlett, Seo Jin (Kara) Choi, Helen Vincent, Stine-Lise Budge, Phajaraprabha (Pear) Limpawattanasiri

MX Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Ms Janet Todd-Molineaux Christina Greenwood, Megan McKay, Fiona Mackenzie, Cara Askew Eilish Hargen, Kimberley Kovacs-Wilks, Georgia Francis, Peerayachan (Fon) Noichaiboon Consuello D'Azevedo, Isabella Randall, Jessica Mitchell, Jessica Hamilton, Rebecca Tang Molly Maclean, Lydia Clarke

PN Tutor Group

Second Row: Front Row:

RD Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Absent:

Ms Stacey Rod Clementine Stoner, Kate Evans, Jessica Hann, Laura Copland, Bronte Norton Laura Chen, Caitlin Paterson, Jasmine Adams, Madeline Bradley Jemima Tennekoon, Olivia Pickering, Olivia Lissaman, Georgia Bell, Aminah Ockey Beth Brodie, Alice Barnett

Mrs Lynette Parsons Belinda Todd, Sophie Bonnington, Kirstyn Hay, Rose Robinson, Olivia Daly-Lemon Lucy Brownie, Laura Manning, Ella Boyd, Millie Clifton Holly Donald, Grace Rapley, Lydia Milner, Sala (Sara) Miura, Tianxiang (Alyssa) Liang

RI Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Ms Monica Richards (absent) Sarah Smith, Geneva Pitt, Caitlin Roberts, Elise Batt, Millie Peers Shara Quin, Abigail Collin, Isabella Roake, Georgia Marchand Helena Roake, Alice Harris, Dana Thomson, Georgia Doyle, Gabriella Woodman

SA Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Mr Mark Saunders Jordan Mcivor, Philippa Gates, Olivia Rogers, Ella Greenslade, Kaitlyn White, Frances Redmond, Hazel Redmond, Henrietta Ashmore- Price, Ashleigh Mulholland, Sophie Tunstall, Eun Ji (Dana) Hong Yifat Majgaonkar, Enya Engelbrecht, Sara Stanojevic

Front Row:

Absent:

SH TutorGroup

Teacher: Back Row:

Second Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

ST Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Second Row: Front Row:

Absent:

Ms Deborah Scott Honor Kerry, Nina Murnane, Colleen Luisetti, Brighid Morgan, Emily Ferguson Grace Davies, Bridget Jaggar, Fiona McLachla, Kathryn Jaggar Aida Azlan, Madison Orange, Hannah Beadle, Alice Batt, Nicole Dove, Ellen Dove Lillian McCormick

Mrs Paula Sheldon Loveday Mossman-Catchpole, Pieta Surridge, Jessica Mills, Katie Tunstall, Abby Oliver Annabel Coates, Natalie Hutton, Samara Ajjam, Courtney Peter, Catherine Rietveld Ruby Smith, Hannah Ward, Caroline Wells, Georgia Mackay, Petra Green, Sophie Jensen Olivia Dyer

SU TutorGroup

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Mr Mike Summerlee Sophie Cawood, Emily Wood, Elise McLeod, Bronwyn Walsh Chrisanne Tarry, Mackenzie Keenan, Eliza Matthews, Poppy Varley-Clapp Jessica Calder, Emma Clucas, Tayler Cousins, Merryn Solloway, Kate Grady, Bonnie Brady

VS/CS TutorGroup

Teacher: Back Row:

Second Row:

Front Row:

Mrs Paula Vesty, Mrs Leanne Chambers (pictured) Georgia White, Ashleigh England, Jessica Prosser, Henrietta Mannering, Gabrielle Beckett Rachel Basher, Ashleigh Sparks, Isabella van Woerkom, Louise Turner, Victoria Livingstone Bree Thomson, Nicole Kean, Hannah Tawfeek, Eva Dallison, Megan Bird

WD TutorGroup

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row:

Front Row:

WG TutorGroup

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Absent:

Ms Courtenay Washington Anna-Liese Calder, Libby Booth, Alexandra Laming, Lily Cain Jasmine Musson, Abby Silva, Melanie Kennedy, Paris Marshall Melissa Romeril, Sophie McCracken, Greer Te Kahu, Madeleine Story, Emilia Barber Helena Kirby, Holly Parbery, Morgan Baddeley

Ms Amanda Woods Brittany Masters, Estelle Koens, Tabatha Cook, Letitia Farrell, Zoe Boyce Millicent Ferguson-Wilson, Crystal Esposito, Quinn Watkins, Gabrielle McDonald, Courteney Pannett Islay Fowler, Samantha Blair, Leigh Blair, Clare Fairgray, Emma Green, Aryn Azlan

WS TutorGroup

Teacher: Back Row: Second Row: Front Row:

Absent:

Mr Brian Woods Emily Barltrop, Caroline Coates, Isabella Brown, Gabriela Coates Amber Waples, Kira Oldfield, Savannah Adams, Brittany White Hyun-Jee Yoon, Emily Doyle, Lucy Dallison, Bridget Beadle, Hannah Chamberlain Alice Rutherford, Ehza Staniland

YEAR13LS\VERS' PROFIL£S Jessica Ahearn BA History/LLB Canterbury

BA/BCom - Auckland

India Ashmore-Price B Teaching & Learning (Primary) - Canterbury

Fine Arts/Psychology

Cara Askew

Gabrielle Beckett

B Architectural Studies or Buliding Science - Victoria

LLB/BA Politics - Otago

- Canterbury

Sophie Blair Communication - Massey

B Veterinary Science Massey

scorn/LLB - Otago

BCom - Canterbury

BCom/LLB - Otago

Samantha Brown

Stine-Lise Budge

B Performing & Screen Arts in Contemporary

Canterbury or Victoria

Dance - Unitec

Anna-Liese Calder LLB - Canterbury

Camp America

Lilly Callaghan B Architectural Design - Monash University, Melbourne

Auckland or overseas

Diana Chen

Kara Choi

Health Science - Otago

BCom - Auckland

Courtney Churchill B Vet Tech - Massey

B Biomedicine/Science - University of Melbourne

Shannon Clark

Alessandra Clarke

BEd (Physical Education)

Health Science - Otago

- Canterbury

Caroline Coates LLB/BA Political Studies

Gap Year (hockey in

-Auckland

Europe) or BCom - Lincoln

Tabatha Cook

Amber Cooke

BCom Marketing/BA Psychology - Canterbury

- Te Tari Puna Ora

Early Childhood

Health Science - Otago

• •

2013 Hagley 2014 CPIT or Otago

Lucy Dallison LLB/BA Art History & Politics - Victoria

B Communication Studies -AUT

Criminology - Canterbury

Certificate in Health

•

2013 Gap Year

- Otago Polytechnic

•

2014 BNLLB - Otago

BNLLB - Canterbury

LLB - Canterbury

Charlotte French B Engineering (Hons)

B Engineering (Hons)

- Canterbury

- Canterbury

Nicole Friend

Holly Geddes

Bachelor of Nursing -

B Agriculture Science -

CPIT

Lincoln

Katherine Grayson BSc Pyschology/BA Criminology - Victoria

Architecture - UK

Rachel Guddop BA Psychology - Victoria

BCom Accounting Canterbury

Katherine Harper Health Science - Otago

Lara Harris BCom - Canterbury

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2013 - Camp America/ Gap Year 2014 Hotel & Tourism Management

• •

2013 - Gap Year 2014 - PE Teacher training

BCom Economics & Human Resources Canterbury

ldiens

LLB/BA Political Studies -Auckland

LLB/BCom Economics -Victoria

B Biomedicine - University of Melbourne

Livingstone BCom International

Health Science - Otago

Business - Canterbury

Health Science - Otago

B Musical Arts - CPIT Jazz.

Health Science - Otago

School

Emily McGregor B Nursing - Otago Polytech

BSc - Canterbury or Otago

Fiona Mclachlan Health Science - Otago

Health Science - Otago

Lydia Milner

Faith Mitchell

2013 - Rowing Coach/

BA - Canterbury

Gap Year, 2014 - Health Science - Otago

Nina Murnane

Peerayachan Noichaiboon

BA - Canterbury

Communication of Art, University in Thailand

•

2013 - Gap Year

scorn Accounting/BSc

•

2014 - BA French

Chemistry - Otago

& Geography Canterbury

Acting courses - Sydney,

Jessie Park Employment, part-time

BA - Canterbury

Canterbury University

Peers BCom/LLB - Canterbury

•

2013 - Gap Year UK

•

2014 - BA Psychology/ Criminology - Victoria

•~~~ I • 2013 - Employment 2014 - CPIT Health

Management & Evaluation

related studies

- Lincoln

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2013 - Gap Year

Health Science - Otago

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2014 - University

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BCom - Canterbury

B Nursing - Otago Polytech or Massey

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Anna Sands B Nursing - Otago Polytech or CPIT

BCom/LLB - Otago

BCom - University of

B Engineering (Hons) -

Kate

Eve Stockley-Smith

LLB - Canterbury

BCom - Canterbury

Drama Directing &

B Engineering (Hons) -

Scriptwriting - South Seas Film & Television School

Abbey SutherlandB Nursing or Pre Health Sciences - CPIT or Otago

BCom Management &

B Design (Fashion) -

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2013 - Rotary Exchange Belguim

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2014 - BApSc- Otago

Economics - Canterbury

Henrietta Thomas LLB or BA Psychology Otago

B Engineering (Hons) Natural ResourcesCanterbury

Kimberley Twine •

2013 - Gap Year

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2014 - Architecture -

B Engineering - Auckland

Design & Arts College, or BSc - Canterbury

Lauren Tyler-Harwood

Kimberley Tyrrell

BCom - Queensland or

BA Political Science Canterbury or Victoria

Shayla Vanstone

Thao Vu

Royal New Zealand Navy

B Communication Design - Monash University, Melbourne

Emily Wood

Neena Woodgate

Architecture - Auckland or Victoria

B Nursing - CPIT

DAUGHfERS OF01-0 <ilRl-5

YEARS 1-8 Back Row: Front Row:

Back Row:

Fourth Row:

Third Row:

Second Row:

Front Row:

Sophie Norris (Heather Campbell), Sophie MacGibbon (Samantha Carr, Bridget Mosley, Doreen Byrne), Sophie Macfarlane (Emma Bethell), Ella Wells (Leith McPherson, Margaret Moffat), Alice Mitchell (Rachel Milne, Janet Milne) Georgia Mackay (Frances Godfrey), Katherine Ellis (Rachel Wells, Katherine Wickham), Tara Keenan (Phillipa Townshend), Caroline Wells (Leith McPherson, Margaret Moffat), Victoria Voice (Julie Paterson)

Lucy Thomson (Sarah Todd, Carol Wilson), Julia Chamberlain (Wendy Jenkins), Emma Henderson (Susie Vernon, Mary Russell), Georgia Francis (Mandie Foster), Lucy Tothill (Elspeth McAlpine), Polly Hill (Sarah Hill), Julia Bullen (Tonia Spang, Lesley Luisetti), Lily Marshall (Jane Eddington), Samantha McKellar (Amanda Hazlett, Anne Todd) Maggie Morris (Kathleen Hawkins), Rebecca Christeller (Margot Chaffey), Lucy Brownie (Lynley Armita e), Ruby Hauschild (Jane Jenkins), Mackenzie Keenan (Phillipa Townshend), Kate Idiens (Susan Mohammed) Isabelle Goddard (Emma Gilroy), Rebecca Read (Elizabeth Hamann), Amanda Ott (Jocelyn Dowland) Fiona Wright (Val Mackenzie), Caroline Caldwell (Joan Clarkson, Thelma Gee), Amelia Perkins (Vivien Smith), Daisy O'Connor (Lorelei Mason), Georgia Voice (Julie Paterson), Rebecca Hastings (Hilda Nicholls) Fiona McLaughlin (Deborah Chambers, Betty Croft), Lucy West (Angela Banks, Juliet Courage, Elizabeth aling), Madeleine Tilley (Amanda Nuttall), Lucy Peebles (Kathryn Hunt, Barbara Todd) Annabelle Lee (Julie Logan), Jessica Mitchell (Rachel Milne, Janet Croft), Rebecca White (Jennifer Jones), Maria van Kuijk (Juliet Sanders), Emma McNicoll (Kate Rattray, Pamela Jones), Laura Dalgety (Faye Moffit), Francesca Hayman (Frances Walker), Hannah Beadle (Joanna Hadfield, Judith Hobbs), Charlotte Wigley (Kathryn Hunt) Piera Neil (Sara Hope), Bridget Beadle (Joanna Hind.field, Judith Hobbs), Emily Peebles (Kathryn Hurt, Barbara Todd), Sarah McKeegan (Margot Ferguson, Jane Ferguson)

2012 Date

Event

4 January 2012

Tennis courts painted

9 January 2012

New roof on Kilburn and cafeteria

12 January 2012

New wall on back of dance studio

13 January 2012

Landscaping and asphalting around Leadership Team's portacabins

15 January 2012

First pile driven for chapel and gymnasium

27 January 2012

Kilburn House open

28 January 2012

Prefects' and Parents' Function

29 January 2012

Year 13 Boarder/Parent BBQ

30 January 2012

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31 January 2012

Term 1 begins

2 February 2012

Leadership Induction Service

2 February 2012

Certificate for public use of the swimming pool issued

3 February 2012

Official opening and blessing of the swimming pool

9 February 2012

1B Graduation Ceremony

9 February 2012

Warren House, Molly Mullan and Stephanie Young buildings closed to all access

10 February 2012

Yl2 Biology Field Trip

10 February 2012

Boarders' Weekend In

12 February 2012

Y7-10 Eucharist, Yll-13

16 February 2012

Test piling for the new Jean Crosher Centre

Yl0-13 Morning Tea Y7-9 Boarders arrive New Y7-8 Meet the Teacher Boarders' Dinner

Eucharist

2012 Date

Event

19 February 2012

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20 February 2012

Start of demolition of Administration Block

21 February 2012

2.55pm - Christchurch Earthquake Memorial Service for all of St Margaret's College staff and students

21 February 2012

Triathlon Champs, Corsair Bay

22 February 2012

12.51pm - 2 Minutes silence to observe Earthquake Anniversary

23 February 2012

Chapel and gymnasium - Stage 2 permit granted

24 February 2012

YlO Leaders' Day

28 February 2012

Y9-13 Athletics at STAC

29 February 2012

Y4-8 Swimming Sports

1 March 2012

Archives taken out of Molly Mullan into containers

2 March 2012

Y13 Father/Daughter Breakfast

2 March 2012

Boarder Parents' BBQ

6 March 2012

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7 March 2012

Leighs Construction setout of building profiles for the Jean Crosher Centre

7 March 2012

Old Girls' lunch (relatives of current students)

8 March 2012

Silver Tie Assembly

12 March 2012

Yl2 IB Camp, Hanmer Springs

13 March 2012

Visit from Bob Parker and Michael Gorman

13 March 2012

Claudia Wysocki passed away

13 March 2012

Piling started for new Jean Crosher Centre

20 March 2012

Claudia's Wysocki's funeral, Christ Church Cathedral, Nelson

22 March 2012

Summer Twilight Concert, Winchester Village Lawn

26 March 2012

Start of Summer Tournament

27 March 2012

Earthworks/excavation started - Jean Crosher Centre

30 March 2012

Y9-13 to Chapel - Guest speaker, Katy Hutchinson

31 March 2012

Dance Company performing at Koru Care Charity Ball

2 April 2012

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3 April 2012

Yll APE Camp, Hanmer Springs

4 April 2012

Netball Band lOA trip to Australia

5 April 2012

End of Term 1

19 April 2012

Piling completed for new Jean Crosher Centre

26 April 2012

Site concrete first pour for new Jean Crosher Centre

30 April 2012

Start of Term 2

5 May 2012

Cranmer Old Girls' Luncheon

6 May 2012

Yl-6 Eucharist

Quad Tournament Y9 Boyle River Camps start Yl-6 Eucharist

Y7&8 Camp, West Coast PFA AGM meeting

French trip for Yl2 and Yl3 students Yl2 PE Camp Boyle River Yl3 PE Camp Lyttelton Harbour Memorial Service for Claudia Wysocki at Christ's College Chapel Sheilah Winn Festival

2012 Date

Event

7 May 2012

Open Day

9 May 2012

Yl2 Geography Trip, West Coast

11 May 2012

Kids' Lit Quiz, Cobham Intermediate

15 May 2012

First major concrete pour for new Jean Crosher Centre

17 May 2012

John Key visits and speaks at Assembly

18 May 2012

Y9 Father /Daughter Breakfast

19 May 2012

Senior Ball, Wigram Air Base

21 May 2012

PFA Morning Tea shout for Staff

23 May 2012

Last pile installed for the Chapel/Gym Complex

24May2012

• Combined Music Concert, Christ's College ,__ • Myers' Cup Speech Finals

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25 May 2012

5.2 aftershock

26 May 2012

Chilean Exchange Students arrive

27 May 2012

Yl 1-13 Confirmation Service, Christ's College Chapel

28 May 2012

Ground floor concrete final pour for new Jean Crosher Centre

29 May 2012

Chapel and gymnasium - Stage 3 permit granted

31 May 2012

Big Sing - SMC Chamber Choir and SMC Musica Bellisima

31 May 2012

Yl 1 and Yl2 Father-Daughter Breakfast

6 June 2012

Snow fall

8 June 2012

Mufti Day - Storybook Character and Gold Coin proceeds to Cholmondeley Home

12 June 2012

Gym structural slab - 346 cubic metres of concrete poured

12 June 2012

Chamber Music Festival, Middleton Grange

15 June 2012

Installation of precast wall panels started for new Jean Crosher Centre

17 June 2012

• Y7-13 - Kowhai and Konini combined Eucharist ,__• Y7-13 - Rata and Rimu combined Eucharist

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Yl3 Geography Field Trip Chocolate Mufti Day

21 June 2012

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SMCOGA v CCOB Debate, Christ's College Mid-Winter Night at the Trots, Addington Raceway

21 June 2012

House Day

22 June 2012

Ponytail Chop, Chapel Marquee (to support Child Cancer)

25 June 2012

Mufti day to support Romanian Orphans (Ellie Summers, GAP)

28 June 2012

Honours Assembly - Lorelei Mason guest speaker

28 June 2012

Arts Extravaganza, Chapel Marquee

29 June 2012

New school van delivered

1 July 2012

"Wall of Support" Campaign concludes

6 July 2012

Maggie's Dinner Club lunch (Staff)

18 July 2012

First floor concrete floor complete - new Jean Crosher Centre

24 July 2012

Yl3 retreat (Pudding Hill Lodge)

24 July 2012

Chapel structural slab - 417 cubic metres of concrete poured

26 July 2012

Christ's College v St Margaret's College Debate

2012 Date

Event

29 July 2012 11 August 2012

Japanese students visit

1-3 August 2012

Queen Margaret College, Wellington v St Margaret's College Y7-8 tournament

3 August 2012

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6 August 2012

Start of International Languages Week

8 August 2012

Boarders' International Dinner

13 August 2012

Start of SADD (Students Against Driving Drunk) Week

17 August 2012

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17 August 2012

Structural steel erection started on new Jean Crosher Centre

19-26 August 2012

Melbourne Music Festival at St Michael's Grammar School

23 August 2012

Y8 Pizza Night with Medbury, Cafeteria

29 August 2012

Boarders' Birthday Party Dinner, Cafeteria

29 August 2012

First exterior windows fitted in new Jean Crosher Centre

3-8 September 2012

NZSS Winter tournament

8 September 2012

Exterior Chapel concrete panel with school crest installed

10 September 2012

Y12 Leadership camp, Living Springs

12 September 2012

Junior School's Grandparents' and Special Friends' morning tea

12 September 2012

Roof started on new Jean Crosher Centre

14 September 2012

Staff in Their Eyes, Chapel Marquee

17 September 2012

Start of Arts Week

20 September 2012

"Moorhouse" perform in the Chapel

21 September 2012

Last day of term - Mufti Day - Superstars theme

30 September 2012

Start of Warren House demolition

9 October 2012

Roof of the gymnasium started

11 October 2012

Maggie's Dinner Club lunch (Staff)

11 October 2012

Interior Gib board linings started on new Jean Crosher Centre

14 October 2012

Leavers' Dinner, Chateau on the Park

15 October 2012

Start of Term 4

19 October 2012

Sports Dinner

23 October 2012

Leavers' Service and time capsule burial

26-27 October 2012

SMCOGA Reunion Weekend

29 October 2012

Founders' Day Service, Christ's College Chapel

31 October 2012

YS and 6 Camp, Kaikoura

2 November 2012

Staff party "Farewell party to the Marquees"

5 November 2012

Campus Directional plan shown to staff

6 November 2012

Will Martin concert, Chapel Marquee. Boarders' Christmas Dinner

7 November 2012

Chapel marquee dismantling begins

14-16 November 2012

St Margaret's College at Canterbury A&P Show

PFA YlO Father/Daughter breakfast Y7-13 Parent/Teacher interviews

Mother /Daughter Breakfast Mad Hatters Staff Party Reopening of Kilburn House

2012 Date

Event

14 November 2012

Yl-6 visit Canterbury A&P Show

19 November 2012

YlO Camp

21 November 2012

Y9 Speech and Drama evening

22 November 2012

Junior School Arts Extravaganza, Cafe Courtyard Steps

23 November 2012

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25 November 2012

Y7 BBQ, West Melton

27 November 2012

Last outdoor chapel service

29 November 2012

Junior School Open Morning

30 November 2012

Rite Journey ceremony

3 December 2012

Carol Services, Christ's College Chapel

4 December 2012

Senior Prizegiving, Christ's College Hall

5 December 2012

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SMCOGA Leavers' Ball at Larcomb Vineyard Middle School Prizegiving, Christ's College Hall

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Junior End of Year Celebration Staff End of Year Lunch End of Term 4

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SMC Golf Tournament, Harewood Golf Course Y7 Orientation Day. Y9 Orientation Afternoon Last pre-cast panels for chapel installed

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