2015 SMC Yearbook

-u0 T. MARGARET'S COLLEGE JUNIOR, MIDDLE & SENIOR SCHOOL

The Year in Review

Coverart by EileenWu and LisaZhang The drawing by Eileen Wu and Lisa Zhang that appears on the front cover of the Yearbook represents the 2015 theme of 'Up, Up and Away'.

The hot air balloon represents us, and is fuelled by a burner, which represents the help of others. This is a reminder that we will constantly need the help of others and also illustrates how our education fuels us to fly high.

At the bottom of the hot air balloon is a row of the pattern of our school crest which symbolises that while we travel around the world, we still remember St Margaret's College in our hearts. The crests, suspension cables and basket are coloured gold to symbolise the importance and the power of this community.

A row of koru is next, which symbolises the St Margaret's College ethos to help those in need. The centre of the koru (those who need support, which can also symbolise our junior and middle school students) are protected by the stronger parts of the koru around it. We support them because we want them to grow up, be strong and support and help those who are in need, just as the centre of the koru grows out to be part of the stem of the koru.

The following layers represent the trees and flowers that our six houses were named after, together with our six house colours. The colours are mixed up and scattered randomly around the rows as our whole school together is a united community.

Hot air balloons can take us to many places around the world. Just as aviation technology has evolved through the help of many, eventually reaching up into the outer universe, we can also 'evolve' through the hard work of ourselves and the help of others, and eventually break what used to be our unbreakable boundaries and soar higher. The sky is the limit. Up, Up and Away!

Contents SCHOOL

MIDDLE SCHOOL

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Principal's Report............................... 2 Chairperson's Report ......................... 4 PFA News ......................................... 5 St Margaret's College Old Girls' Association (SMCOGA)...................... 6 Daughters of Old Girls ....................... 7 Leadership Team ............................... 8 Chapel Report .................................. 8 Business Office.................................. 9 Community Relations......................... 9 Administration ................................. 10 Catering .......................................... 1O Cleaning.......................................... 11 Maintenance.................................... 11 IT Office ........................................... 12 Maggie's Shop and Cafe ................. 12 Library and e-Learning Centre ......... 13 Staff List 2015 ................................ 14 Head and Deputy Head Girl Report 16 Academic Committee ...................... 17 St Margaret's College Staff 2015 ..... 18 Staffroom Notes ............................. 20 Junior School Council ...................... 21 Middle School Committee ............... 21 Community Relations....................... 22 Global Relations .............................. 22 Service Committee .......................... 23 Chapel Committee........................... 23 EnvironmentCommittee .................. 24 Digital Communications and InnovationsGroup ........................... 24 Prizegiving....................................... 25 Global Exchange Programme ......... 35

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Academic Review ........................... 36 Science ........................................... 38 InternationalLanguages Faculty....... 40 Mathematical Highlights................... 41 Technology...................................... 42 Humanitiesand Social Sciences ...... 44 EnglishOverview of 2015 ................ 45 Debating.......................................... 46 Myers' Cup Speech Competition .... 47 CreativeWriting ............................... 48

JUNIOR SCHOOL Year 1 .............................................. 50 Year 2 .............................................. 51 Year 3 .............................................. 52 Year 4 and 5 .................................... 53 Creativity in the Year 6 class ............ 54 Junior Production ........................... 55 Junior Arts ...................................... 56 Junior Sport..................................... 57

7AD/7GC ........................................ 58 7AD/7GC ........................................ 59 8TH ................................................. 60 8WF ................................................ 61 Middle School Performing Arts ........ 62 Rite Journey .................................... 64 Year 7 Camp - Hanmer Springs ...... 65 Year 8 Camp .................................. 66 Year 9 Camp ................................... 67 Year 10 Camp ................................. 69 Gifted and Talented Programmes..... 70

SENIOR SCHOOL Geography Field Trips ..................... 73 Year 12 IB Camp ............................. 74 Year 12 Physical Education Camp ... 75 Year 13 Physical Education Camp Sea Kayaking .................................. 76 Year 12 Leadership.......................... 77 USA History Trip .............................. 78 World Challenge Nepal - Team 1 ..... 80 World Challenge Nepal - Team 2 ..... 81 China Trip ........................................ 82 Duke of Edinburgh's Hilary Award ... 83 International Club ............................ 84 Year 11 Semi-Formal ....................... 85 Senior Ball ....................................... 86

BOARDING Boarding.......................................... 87 Julius ............................................... 88 Kilburn ............................................. 89 Cranmer ......................................... 90

HOUSE REPORTS

Year 11 Visual Art .......................... 121 Year 12 Design/Photography ......... 122 Y12-Y13 Painting & Printmaking ... 123 Year 13 Photography/Design ......... 124 Arts Awards ................................... 130

SPORTS Sports Captain Report ................... 132 Athletics ........................................ 133 Archery.......................................... 135 Tennis............................................ 135 Rowing.......................................... 136 Touch ............................................ 138 Volleyball ...................................... 139 Water Polo..................................... 140 Sailing ........................................... 140 Water Skiing .................................. 140 Golf ............................................... 141 Skiing and Snowboarding .............. 141 Polo............................................... 141 Aerobics ........................................ 142 Lifesaving...................................... 142 Surfing .......................................... 142 Badminton..................................... 143 Basketball...................................... 144 Climbing ........................................ 145 Equestrian..................................... 145 Cycling .......................................... 146 Football ......................................... 146 Cross Country ............................... 147 Hockey .......................................... 148 Multi Sport ..................................... 150 Swimming ..................................... 151 Netball .......................................... 152 Summer Quad ............................... 154 Rugby ........................................... 155 Sports Awards ............................... 156 Sports Dinner ................................ 159 Sports Teams ................................ 160 Director of Sport Report ................ 168

■ Konini .......................................... 91

Kowhai ........................................ 92

PHOTOS

□ Manuka ....................................... 93

■ Matipo ........................................ 94 ■ Rata............................................. 95 ■ Rimu ............................................ 96

THE ARTS Up Up & Away with the Arts ............. 97 Arts Council ................................... 101 Dance Faculty Summary................ 102 Drama ........................................... 107 Music ............................................ 112 The Invisibles................................. 117 Visual Arts ..................................... 119 Visual Art Middle School ................ 120 Visual Art Middle School ................ 121

Tutor Groups ................................. 169 Year 13 Leavers' Profiles................ 182 Timeline......................................... 190 Winchester Precinct. ...................... 198 Centre for Innovation ..................... 199 St Margaret's Pre-school ............... 200 Autographs .................................... 201

Reflectionson 2015 from the Executive Principal "UP, UP AND AWAY!" Our senior girls chose the St Margaret's College theme for this year and we certainly have been moving "up and up" and now our leavers are "away"! This yearbook gives a glimpse of the daily lives and achievements of our girls and staff over twelve months.

A myriad of opportunities exist in the choice of learning pathways and extracurricular programmes. It is awesome to see how many of you embrace these opportunities and try new things, pushing your confidence limits. What a colourful action packed magazine to remember a great year. You girls are the reason we, as your teachers and families, start each day with gratitude and why we are motivated to be in a place we care about with people we care about.

The campus rebuild is certainly moving "Up, up and away" and it is heartwarming to see the green spaces returning to the northern frontage. While this place is all about the people, the last few years have also been all about building

new buildings for teaching and learning - the silver lining of the earthquake cloud.

I enclose excerpts from my speech at the blessing and moving opening of the new Winchester Precinct and Cranmer Quadrangle.

"Today is a significant moment in history to gather together as the community of St Margaret's College on this campus, in this place; to reflect on the earthquake years and to acknowledge and celebrate the collective courage, grit and vision of our people.

This ground on which we gather is the place to where over 700 staff and girls evacuated on Feb 22nd 2011 at 12.50pm -terrified and yet calmed by the support of each other. It is significant and symbolic that we are in this place today, surrounded by safe new buildings. The South Block houses the Middle School, Mathematics, Humanities and Social Sciences, The Centre for Learning Enhancement, The Science Centre and The Centre for Innovation.

The North Block houses Reception and Administration, the Matson Board Room, Staff Room, Dance, Drama, the St Margaret's Theatre Dance Academy, Maggie's Cate and Retail Shop and the new St Margaret's Pre-school.

We celebrate and give thanks that we have managed to save our 105 year old school and rest in the knowledge that in another 100 years St Margaret's will, true to our Founders' vision, still be caring for and educating young people and contributing in a meaningful way to our city and our country.

In a technological age of challenge and disruption to traditional linear thought processes, the Trust Board and staff of St Margaret's have embraced the opportunities from the disruption caused by the earthquakes and used them to rethink how we teach and learn and to create new spaces and facilities to remain flexible in a rapidly changing education environment. We need to keep our thinking open, nimble and flexible."

We have not only bounced back - we are bouncing forward!

We are so proud of our "earthquake babies" - our young women whose school was turned inside out and upside down. The Year 13 girls who leave this year have experienced and seen it all. The human cost, the incredible journey and the physical changes in your city and on this campus. The fear, the sadness, the disruption, the distraction, the uncertainty, and then the positivity, adaptability, the resilience,the leadership, the excitement and the creativity.

You leave a unique legacy in this place and I know the stories will grow as you meet together in the future!

Now we send you off "up, up and away" as amazing young women who by "living and leading" will change the world for the better.

My wish for every young woman is that you find true meaning, contentment, and passion in your life. I hope you navigate the difficult times and come out with greater strength and resolve. I hope you find whatever balance you seek with your eyes wide open. And I hope that you have courage and the ambition to follow your inner soul.

Because the world needs you to change it.

GILLIAN SIMPSON

Chairperson'sReport

The most visible sign of progress at St Margaret's College in 2015 came with the opening of the 7 ,000m 2 Winchester Precinct. We can all be very proud of the two buildings in this outstanding complex that accommodate classrooms, labs, performing arts resources, staff facilities and administration. They also house two fresh initiatives, Maggie's Pre-school and Maggie's Cafe.

Maggie's Pre-school welcomes two to five year old girls and boys (yes, boys!) and has been a resounding early success with enrolments trumping our early expectations.

The St Margaret's approach of big sister/little sister (and now little brother), has seen fresh learning opportunities for students from our smallest through to our biggest.

Our littlest people are a wonderful addition to the campus with the excitement and energy evident to all visitors to the Winchester St entrances.

Maggie's Cafe welcomes the general public, parents and staff alike who drop in for a sweet treat and a real coffee either in the cafe itself or while on drop off or pick up duty. It's true that we see an opportunity to earn revenue from non-educational activities, but the more relevant motive is that St Margaret's now welcomes the wider Christchurch public onto our campus at an increasing rate. Our long term success relies on forming new relationships and being seen for our welcoming, fun and professional character while sharing our facilities with typical St Margaret's warmth.

Our students continue to impress with their academic, sporting, artistic and community contributions. They are well mannered, well-groomed and courteous citizens that we can be very proud of. In the current era of increased media interest in student behaviour, it is pleasing that our students buy in to our expectations of behaviour and accountability. Well done girls - we maNel at your abilities, successes and discipline.

All good businesses recognise they are in the people

business. Staff inspiration cuts both ways for us where Mrs Gillian Simpson and her outstanding leadership team inspire our staff who reciprocate by selflessly dedicating themselves to our girls' best interests. Staff engagement was illustrated by their enthusiasm to entertain the girls, parents and the community during the '2015 EGGs Factor' student led variety performances that raised thousands of dollars for a girls' school in Africa. The collective staff talent was eclipsed only by their sense of humour. Personally, if I ever need a personal 'pick me up', I need only go to the St Margaret's staff room for a cup of tea and a chat that invariably ends in laughter. People are always the key.

The Trust Board is the College's compass. We provide direction and governance by both supporting and challenging management. I would like to recognise the efforts of our Board members for their skill and dedication over the past year with special mention of Mrs Ingrid Taylor, Vice Chairperson, for her support in 2015. This year we farewell some key Board Members. Two are long seNing members of our Finance Committee, Mr Brent Bartram and Mr Michael Aitken (current Chairperson), the third, Mr Caleb Ballin, has been a pivotal member of the rebuild programme. All three deseNe some down time and we thank their families for lending them to us.

Special thanks go to our fee payers and donors. You invest in St Margaret's College because you believe that we offer something special. We believe that St Margaret's College must improve the learning outcomes of every student and grow great careers around the lives of our staff.

Finally, I'd like to thank the Parents' and Friends' Association, the Old Girls' Association and the Foundation for their efforts in maintaining and growing the connections that make us strong. Beati Mundo Corde could very well have been penned for you.

ANDREW MCGILL, BOARD CHAIR

PFA News I have been a part of the Parents' and Friends' Association for two years and became President this year. The PFA are a wonderful team who are happy to help out at a number of events that happen throughout the school during the year. Some of those events include the Sports Dinner, Arts Soiree and Year 9 Orientation Day. This year the PFA has funded the Red Ribbon Seating in Cranmer Quad, the School Motto in stone at the Winchester Gate, robotic kits for the Centre of Innovation, three spin bikes, framing of archive photos, side lighting for the Chapel, a mixing desk for the new Ngaio Marsh Black Box Theatre and furniture for Warren House Boarding and Year 12 common rooms. The PFA has also contributed to the Art Room, Junior School and sponsorship for the school production.

The annual Big Night Out was once again a great success.

We decided to follow the school theme for the year of 'Up, Up and Away'. A lot of balloons were popped that night as everyone danced the night away to the band "Puree".

This has become a popular event and will be held again in 2016, so make sure you book this night in your diaries.

The Father Daughter Breakfasts have been well supported which is no wonder with the amazing speakers that we have had and the wonderful breakfast the cafe puts on.

We are well underway organising an Art Exhibition for 2016. This will be taking place at the end of August and will be the PFA's contribution to the Phoenix Campaign for the new buildings. We would encourage you all to put this in the diary as it will be an amazing event.

I would like to thank all the PFA members for their help during 2015 and please note we are always keen for more members to join. If you are interested, please look at our link on the school website.

TANIA BURDEN PFA PRESIDENT

St Margaret's College Old Girls' Association(SMCOGA) SMCOGA Centenary 2016 Planning behind the scenes and attending a wide variety of school openings and events has kept SMCOGA very busy throughout 2015. Next year, 2016, is the 100-year Centenary of the Old Girls' Association, with its first AGM held in 1916. Preparations are well underway to celebrate this magnificent milestone, which marks a huge achievement for all Old Girls.

Our sports' tournaments in 2015 were thoroughly enjoyable and it was great to see recent school leavers represent SMCOGA. Our Descendants' Breakfast, for Old Girls with families currently at St Margaret's, continues to grow in numbers. Our guest speakers were 3 generations of Doreen Byrne's family - Bridget Carr, Samantha MacGibbon and SMC student Sophie MacGibbon.

SMCOGA worked with the school on a number of initiatives, including the fabulous "Gather" cookbook. Students, with special help from Suzy Tutton, treated the older Old Girls to a delightfully elegant bone china afternoon tea, which was photographed for the cookbook. The committee also hosted tours of the recently opened, stunning Winchester Precinct after the annual Cranmer Lunch, showing over 100 Old Girls and the wider community through the stateof-the-art facilities.

The hugely successful Business Dinner, "Connections", organised by Anne Zwart and her team, provided a fantastic opportunity to network with potential business associates and mentors. Old Girl and Australian Human Resources lnstitute's Dave Ulrich HR Leader of the Year in 2013, Fiona Michel gave a superb talk on "Resilience, Courage and Determination in our Lives and in Business" The Hawke's Bay Branch further maintained St Margaret's connections by welcoming Mrs Julie Peterson, Executive

Principal of Woodford House and past SMC Deputy Principal, to the Hawke's Bay region, with a delicious culinary tasting event.

This year former Silver Fern and Commonwealth Games gold medalist Anna Harrison (nee Scarlett), was the recipient of the SMCOGA Sports' Award.

Laura Hitchon and Lucy West joined our committee at the recent AGM and we farewelled Sally Vilsbaek, who has given many years of service to the Association.

The 2015 Leavers' Ball, a very special St Margaret's tradition and a real highlight for girls and their families, was held onsite in the stunning school gymnasium.

To the Leavers of 2015: like us on the Old Girls' facebook page, update us with your permanent email address, and "Stay Connected". We love to hear what you are up to. If traveling overseas to study or work, now or in the future, notify the Community Relations Office and we can connect you with Old Girls who could provide business connections or mentoring opportunities for you.

Finally,a huge thank you to all our volunteers and helpers, as we excitedly anticipate celebrating the SMCOGA Centenary next year.

JULIET VAN KUIJK

Daughters of Old Girls

Back Row:

Rebecca Bush (Nicola Warren), Lily Cockram (Wendy Mauger), Paris Bruce (Melanie Bills), Lucy Vaughan (Sue Whitehead), Holly Haig (Sarah Holliss), Ella Miles (Trudy Loe), Henrietta Bullen (Diana Hope, Anna Luisetti), Olivia Hubber (Mandie Foster), Georgia Sattherwaite (Gina Gough, Lesley Glasson, Diana Wood, Rhona Commings), Lucy Roberts (Amanda Geddes), Katie Workman (Liza Minty), Alice Abraham (Deborah Abraham), Jemima Pavey (Victoria Scott, Elizabeth Acland), Claudia Perkins (Vivien Smith), Amelia Perkins (Vivien Smith), Briar Bellaney (Jan McCormick) Fifth Row: Kate Baird (Donna Stewart), Isabella House (Angela Stock), Victoria Voice (Julie Paterson), Molly Leckie (Margaret Sladen), Madison Dalgety (Christina Butt, Faye Moffatt), Hazel Montgomery (Angela Davidson), Lucy Ryan (Katherine Croft), Billie Leiataua (Sue Wilkinson), Caroline Wells (Leith McPherson, Margaret Moffat), Kari Bellaney (Jan McCormick), Sarah McKeegan (Margot Ferguson), Maggie Morris (Kathleen Hawkins), Lucy Brownie (Lynley Armitage) Fourth Row: Lily Marshall (Jane Eddington), Olivia Pinckney (Jan Broadhead, Pamela Watson), Harriet Bush (Nicola Warren), Susannah Harper (Jenny Dawson), Lydia Tothill (Elspeth McAlpine), Georgia Voice (Julie Paterson), Ruby Turnbull (Helen Stringer), Charlotte Bush (Nicola Warren), Annabel Watts (Jane Faulls), Annabel Norris (Diane Copland), Isabel Preist (Rebecca Robertson), Maria van Kuijk (Juliet Sanders), Hannah Chamberlain (Jocelyn Gill), Isabel Goddard (Emma Gilroy) Third Row: Ella Wells (Leith McPherson, Margaret Moffat), Sophie Macfarlane (Emma Bethell), Caroline Murdoch (Barbara Jaine), Sophie Thomson (Sarah Todd, Carol Wilson), Sophie Norris (Heather Campbell), Sarah Wigley (Kathryn Hunt), Georgia Lund (Ingrid Taylor), Eva Jackson (Raechelle Cridge), Georgia Mackay (Frances Godfrey), Rosa Dunlop (Annabel Thomas, Jenny Boanas), Victoria Wells (Jocelyn Blackler), Alice Mitchell (Rachel Milne, Janet Croft), Brooke McKay (Penny Calder) Second Row: Lucy Davidson (Virginia Norris), Fionnuala Lowry (Jane Mackenzie), Francesca Hayman (Frances Walker), Annabelle Lee (Julie Logan), Emily Peebles (Kathryn Hunt, Barbara Todd), Lucy Thomson (Sarah Todd, Carol Wilson), Bridget Beadle (Joanna Hadfield, Judith Hobbs), Cara Donaldson (Belinda Harre, Susan Gebbie), Sophia Neill (Sara Hope), Rebecca White (Jennifer Vickery, Freda Cooper), Madeleine Tilley (Amanda Nuttall), Daisy O'Connor (Lorelei Mason) Front Row: Annabelle March (Jeanette March), Samatha March (Jeanette March), Alice McLeod (Eileen Benjamin) Key: (Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother)

LeadershipTeam The strength of the St Margaret's College Leadership Team lies in the wide range of skills and competencies we bring to our roles. We are a dynamic group with similar values who strive with passion and purpose to achieve common goals.

Up, up and away, the theme of Year 13 for 2015, is certainly applicable to this group as we, together with all staff and girls, continue to aim for greater heights.

PEG RILEY AND CHRIS WYETH

We began the New Year welcoming Nicky Langley,Director of Boarding, to the team and soon learned that Julie Peterson would leave us for the north. Julie's contribution to St Margaret's College has been truly valued.

In Term 2, we welcomed Jennie Nairn to the south as Deputy Principal Teaching and Learning, and further exciting changes were to come. The opening of the PreSchool brought Sue Gleeson to the team as Director, beginning a new era in our history. The Junior School continues to grow under the guidance of Julie Calder, who brings a wealth of expertise and experience as Head of the Junior School, to complement the work of Paula Sheldon. We thank Paula for her dedication and service.

Chapel Report The Chapel continues to be the heart of our community where we gather for special and sacred moments, to encourage the connections, community to Chapel. Our Chapel Prefect - Rachel Fulton, is gracious, creative and confident in encouraging students from across the three schools at St Margaret's to participate and take leading roles in the various Chapel occasions and services.

This year we created the space for everyone at the Carol Services by holding two services, based in Year 1-13 House groups. We continue to find innovative ways to express our faith in creative services. St Margaret's students are brave and generous with their talents, singing, playing their instruments and sharing their light with the community. God is praised through all these gifts.

This year we held a St Margaret's ANZAC commemoration service. It is important for us to remember in our community, those people who have served in the Australia and New Zealand Army Corps - through all the international military events. Those Old Girls and Boys are precious to us, and their memory forms part of our heritage too.

Peace was our theme as we participated in the 24-hour prayer vigil ASPiRe (Anglican Schools Prayingfor Refugees) in October, to provide an opportunity for the students and the community to demonstrate their understanding and be involved in supporting refugees in Europe.

Acknowledging our history and our traditions are important to St Margaret's, and it is from these foundations of knowing who we are, and who we belong to - that our

community, led by our students with the support of all the staff at the College, go out into the world to make a difference.

Grace and peace be with you all.

PEG RILEY, CHAPLAIN

BusinessOffice Our students are at the heart of everything we do, and their vitality and enthusiasm is infectious. The calibre of teaching and support is excellent here at St Margaret's College and students are thriving in the St Margaret's College environment. Our student roll is increasing, and our Catering, Cleaning, Finance, IT, Maintenance and Maggie's Shop & Cafe teams are pleased to be able to support the growing St Margaret's College community. As always, it has been a year of change, with the impact on these areas significant. Our teams have been managing the changes well and supporting the transition to the new facilities in many different ways. From managing the physical move, to opening Maggie's Cafe, right through to ensuring the facilities and grounds are well maintained.

Working in our new building is fabulous. The Finance Team are embracing the change, and benefiting from being in a different location on the campus, and in a space where we can work closely with our colleagues.

St Margaret's College is in a sound financial position and is well placed to manage the growing student roll. A huge thank you to everyone involved in making 2015 a successful year for St Margaret's College. We look forward to the opportunities that 2016 will bring.

LYNETTE ARCHIBALD GENERAL MANAGER - BUSINESS DIRECTOR

CommunityRelations Have you met Amber Gazzard? Amber is a truly delightful Old Girl who attended SMC from 1956-1958 and who generously volunteers her time to help fill in some gaps in the school archives. She is one of a number of Old Girls, current and past parents and friends of the school who can be found from time to time in the Community Relations office, situated in the white villa at 28 Winchester Street.

In 2015 our amazing volunteers have done everything from assisting in the production of the quintessential 'Gather' cookbook, to data entry, to hosting tours of the campus, to packing 300 bags for the annual Open Day and assisting at the A&P Shows. We sincerely appreciate the support of those who have invested their resources and expertise into the Phoenix campaign. We take our hats off to the Old Girls Association and the PFA who run amazing events such as the inaugural 'Connections' business dinner, and the 'Big Night Out'. We have enjoyed working alongside the various businesses and groups who are

increasingly choosing our amazing world-class facilities as their venue of choice.

Thank you to all of you who assist us in promoting the brand and culture of the College, we are truly grateful for the strong and enduring relationships that have been created and look forward to working with you again in 2016.

RACHELLE MATHEWS MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Administration

The Administration team is absolutely thrilled with our new homes within the impressive new Winchester buildings and surrounds. It has always been an awesome place to work and now we have the backdrop and atmosphere to complement it. It has been so lovely over the last six months having activities and festivities taking place in the Cranmer Quad just outside our doors and windows - Open Day,the Prime Minister's Grand Opening of the Winchester Precinct, 4:30 Show filming, House Day shenanigans, and more - the excitement goes on and it's all happening right in our own 'neighbourhood'. Delightfully,the girls seem to visit more regularly now that we are not quite so far away plus with the staffroom right around the corner, seeing our colleagues on a daily basis is genuinely wonderful. We are grateful to again be encompassed in the every day life of St Margaret's College.

Tina Cartwright, our lovely Registrar for the past seven years, officially a member of the Community Relations team, but an honorary Admin Office associate, left us in May. The bright and breezy Lizzie Dyer has joined us in her place. It was sad to see Tina go but also nice to welcome Lizzie on board. She too is officially part of Community Relations but is a pleasure to work with.

Kim Oorschot, our Database Administrator, moved on to new endeavours early in November and as we write our round up of this year's happenings, we wish her luck and welcome Gill Blackler from Community Relations to our team.

We remain thankful for the opportunity to be part of the amazing community that is St Margaret's College and appreciatethe leadershipand visionthat makes it all possible.

MICHELLE GARBUTT - RECEPTIONIST

Catering 2015 has seen some additional catering with the Preschool opening middle of the year. We supply morning and afternoon teas and lunch for the growing numbers.

We continue to work closely with our Dietitian - Nicola Fraher from Nourish Nutrition Ltd. A focus this year has been implementing a new food control plan and an audit in December will see this plan put into action.

Together my team are continually coming up with new recipes and ideas for our boarding meals, from breakfast through to supper. I thank them for their enthusiasm and commitment to St Margaret's College.

Feel free to contact catering@stmargarets.school.nz if you have any questions regarding your daughter's food/ eating requirements.

PAULA MOORE CATERING MANAGER

Cleaning Hello from the Cleaning Department. We have been very lucky to have had the privilege of cleaning all the lovely new buildings provided for us. Gone are the days of marquees and portacoms. I would like to thank the cleaning team for all of their hard work making sure the girls and staff

have clean classrooms and boarding houses to teach and learn in. The cleaners and I have had a great year and look forward to what next year will bring for us.

SHARON HARMON - CAMPUS SUPERVISOR

Maintenance Another busy year has been and gone for the Maintenance staff. The logistical problems of moving from the portable classrooms to the new Winchester Precinct went better than anticipated, thanks to the teaching staff and pupils all working together.

Now that the school field is free from classrooms, we can now set about to reinstate the new field. This is a perfect opportunity to have the school fully irrigated so this will

provide lush green grass throughout the summer months.

Hopefully we will be using the field for Term 1 of 2016.

It is also nice to have the Andover car park handed back to us after five years, no more worrying about traffic wardens.

We are looking forward to 2016 which should be a little bit more settled, but no doubt we will still have plenty to do.

PETER CARROLL - PROPERTY MANAGER

IT Office 2015 has seen normality return to St Margaret's with the completion of the Winchester Precinct. The new building features state of the art interactive ultra short throw projectors as well as brand new 802.11 AC gigabit wireless access points.

We have also been involved with the setup and opening of St Margaret's Pre-School and Maggie's Cafe. Both of these spaces have involved specialist software and equipment which were deployed with very little hassle and have been operating without any major issues.

While 2015 has been an extremely busy year filled with achievements, we have enjoyed the challenges it has given us and we look forward to a busy and challenging

2016. We have plenty of projects and work planned for the next 12 months which will increase the capacity and reliability of the systems we use.

BLAKE RICHARDSON, TECHNICAL SYSTEMS MANAGER

Maggie's Shop and Caf8

What a year for Maggie's Shop! The shop's move to the new Winchester Precinct in July was a major milestone for retail staff and the beautiful new space has been receiving very positive comments from present, past and future families. The move has enhanced the seNice the shop provides and customers are certainly appreciating the easier access compared to the previous "10 day trek from base camp".

While many fittings and fixtures were recycled from the old shop, the girls are particularly thrilled to see one item that made the journey from the other end of the school.

The old "magic measuring door", which over the years has tracked many girls' heights, has now been skillfully up-cycled by the maintenance staff to be reinstalled as a piece of art at the rear of the shop.

The final stage of Maggie's exciting transformation has taken place in November; Maggie's Cafe opened. We are fortunate that the talented Hannah Lamb has returned from working in Melbourne to become our Lead Barista.

Maggie's Cafe will further enhance the seNice we provide for staff, the school, SMC families and the local community.

A huge thank you to all the SMC staff who have helped to transform this space into a modern, stylish retail and cafe area; Lynette Archibald, David Simpson, our IT staff, our incredible maintenance team; Peter, Steve, Ray and Grant and especially the shop staff; Jo Bland and Sue Fulton. Bring on 2016!

LIZ WRIGHT - SCHOOL SHOP MANAGER

Libraryand e-Learning Centre The Library and e-Learning Centre staff and student committee have enjoyed another busy year as a place for our SMC community to collaborate, create, research and read.

e-Learning Centre Committee, something that has not happened since before relocating after 2011. These girls are very enthusiastic helpers for our busy lunch times in the Library.

We love supporting the learning that happens at SMC and have continued to welcome class visits from every year level and a wide range of faculties, including the youngest members of our community from our new Pre-school.

Sessions with classes range from telling stories, making personalised eBooks, assisting with wide-reading choices, avoiding plagiarism by citing sources correctly and helping our students to navigate the wealth of information that is available to them in this modern world.

Lead by Caitlyn Earlyand Juliet Samandari, the Library and e-Learning Centre committee organised a fabulous Book Week in August. We saw the school really get on board with amazing book character costumes and competition entries. A highlight was welcoming to SMC renowned storyteller and author Tanya Batt, who entertained the Junior School, Pre-school and some lucky older English and Drama students with her dynamic performing ability.

Providing all-day-every-day access to reliable information sources remains a focus for us. Our online space on SMC Live has continued to evolve with a dynamic new web OPAC (catalogue) from which girls can search our physical and online resources as well as log in to reserve books and check their library accounts. From our online space you can access databases, on line newspapers and magazines, encyclopedias, biogs, information and tips for study and research and, at the beginning of the year, we also introduced a Wheelers ePlatform which allows you to borrow and lend eBooks 24/7.

At the beginning of the year we were very pleased to welcome ten girls from Years 5 and 6 to the Library and

To encourage creativity and to foster skills such as problem solving and working collaboratively, we have run a series of lunchtime craft workshops throughout the year. As well as papercraft and upcycling book projects, some of these workshops have been in conjunction with Mrs Chen, our fabulous Chinese teacher, and tied into events such as the Chinese New Year and our school Language week.

The girls seem to have really enjoyed these opportunities for hands on learning and creating.

We have had a wonderful time this year and I am absolutely sure that we can look forward to another exciting year in 2016!

SARAH COURSEY LIBRARY AND E-LEARNING CENTRE MANAGER

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BA,DipTchg

Ms D Scott

IB Spanish, Spanish

Mrs R Henschel

BA,DipTchg

BSc,Postgrad DipScience, DipTchg

Mrs N Carson

BA,DipTchgTechnology, Dip Engineering (Tchg)

IB English, English and ENSS, HOF English

Biology, Science Dean - Year 13

Science, Chemistry

IB Design and Materials Technology

Ms S Rod

Mrs P Vesty

BEdPE,DipTchg

Mrs M Herd

BSc(PE),DipTchg

PE Health, Assistant HOF Physical Education

BA,DipTchg

Biology, Science, HOF Science

Drama and Theatre Arts

Mrs J Rogers

Mrs J Chen

Dr S Hickford

BA,ATCL,CertGiftedEd, DipTchg

Ms C Carreno

LEADERSHIP TEAM Executive Principal Mrs G Simpson,

BSc,DipTchg,DipEduMan Associate Principal Mrs C Wyeth

BSc,DipTchg Pastoral Care Deputy Principals Mrs J Peterson

BA,DipTchg,DipHortDistn (Term 1) Ms J Nairn

MEdL,DipPE,DipTchg Deputy Principal Teaching and Learning (Terms 2-4) Mr G Belcher

BA(Hons), DipTchg Deputy Principal Assessment and Reporting Chaplain Rev Peg Riley

BA,DipTchg Religious Education Head of Junior School Mrs P Sheldon

DipTchg Junior Year 6 (Terms 1-3) Mrs J Calder

Postgrad EdEndorsed Ldrshp,BEd,DipTchg

Physical Education Dean - Year 12

BSc,DipTchg Ms L Chambers

Ms J McLaughlin

MSC,DipTchg

BA,DipTchg

IB Chinese, Chinese

English, ENSS, Step Up, TIC Debating Dean - Year 11 Ms L Williams

BPhEd(Otago), DipTchg Physical Education - CL Health Dean - Year 1O Ms K Gray

BEd,DipTchg Head of Middle School Dean -Year 9 IB Coordinator Ms B Rouse

BA,MSc,DipTchg Mathematics Careers Advisor Ms A Archer

MA(Hons), DipTchg Careers, Lifeskills,Step Up Dean of International Students Miss C Chambers

BA,CELTA, DipTchg

Ms L Chong

BPhEd, DipTchg HOF Centre for Innovation Mrs A Clarke

BA(JointHons),PGCE, TEFLA IB Spanish, Spanish Mr B Clarke

Mrs w Shannahan

Bsc,DipTchg

BEdPE,DipTchg

Mathematics

Physical Education

Mrs J Macdonald

Ms J Sharman

Ms M Davison

BA,TEFL, Postgrad DipEd, DipTeAraReaMaori Arts Facilitator Ms S Donovan

BA,DipJourn,DipTchg English, ENSS Mrs P Double

DipTchg

MFA,BFAHons,DipTchg

Mrs R Drummond

RCompN Counsellor Ms D McFadyen

M.APsyc(Hons), NZPsS

Mrs A Drayton

HOF Visual Art

BFA,DipTchg

Miss S Ashton

Photography, Design Mrs K Englebretsen

BSc,DipTchg

Ms J McKerrow

BPSAContemporary Dance Dance Ms J McLaughlin

BA,DipTchg English, ENSS, TIC Debating Dr P Millican

BSc(Hons), PhD Physics, Chemistry, Science Mrs S Mitchell

Mrs S Fazio-Smith

Mathematics

BSc,DipTchg Geography, Social Sciences Ms J Gilbert

BA,DipTchg

Mrs E Buckler

IB English, English, Literacy Mrs E Godfrey-Chatterton

Ms M Buhrkuhl

BA,DipTchg

MFA,BFA,DipTchg,

Year 7, Junior School Mrs F Hartland

Mrs M Callaghan

BEdPE,DipTchg

Advanced DipTchg

Spanish

Junior Year 2

Junior Year 6

Maths, Science

ENSS, History

Photography and Art

HOF Physical Education

Mrs A Sibson Digital Learning Facilitator

Mr C Arnold

Drama (Terms 3-4)

Mrs P Sheldon

DipTchg

Mathematics

DipTchgEGE,Dip Montessori Education

College Nurse Mrs s Rowe-Lucas

Ms J Madden

BPhEd, DipTchg

BEd,DipTchgandLearning

Economics, Accounting, Social Science, Step Up

BA(Hons), PGCE, ACTL

Accounting, Economics

BSc(Hons), PGCE

BCM,DipTchg

Director of Boarding Mrs N Langley

BSc(Hons), DipTchg ATCL Mathematics

Mr K McDonnell

ENSS, Learning Support

BA,DipTchg

BCom,TTC

Junior Year 5

ATCL,BA,DipTchg

Ms K Boon

Biology, Science

Physical Education

Director of PreSchool Ms s Gleeson: BEd,

Economics, Information Technology

Ms D Scott

DipScience, NDBE, DipTchg,DipBusiness BSc,Postgrad DipTchg Studies

Mrs B Macdonald

IB Japanese, Japanese

Mrs J Ardagh

Physics, Science

Mrs T Keys

Chemistry, Science

DipTchg,BJL

DipTchg,Bed

BSc(Hons), MSc,DipTchg

Mathematics, Technical Design

BEd,DipTchg,Level2 FitnessCert

Junior New Entrant & Year1

NZCB,NDipBus,DBEd,Dip Tchg,CertMgt

IB French, French, HOF International Languages

MEd,BSc,DipPED,DipTchg

BA,DipTchg

Mr D Atkin

PhD,MA,DipTchg

Ms N Coventry

Miss N Douglas

Director of ICT Mr B Woods

Mr M Saunders

BEng(Hons), GradDipTchg& Lrng(Secondary)

Dr S Hossbach

Mrs J Seymour

DipTchg

French, Japanese, CL Te Reo Maori, CAS,

Gifted and Talented Coordinator

Mr G Leighton

Miss N Allen

CA

BSc,DipTchg

Technology

TEACHING STAFF

BA,DipTchg

IB Music, Music, Chemistry

Ms A Robertson

English, Theory of Knowledge

Head of Middle School Ms K Gray

History, Social Science

BA,BSc,MSc(Hons), PhD, LTCL,GradDipTchg

BA(JointHons), PGCE, TEFLA Digital Technology,

(Term 4)

General Manager Business Director Ms L Archibald

TIC Materials Technology

HOF Food Technology, Home Economics

BA(Hons)QTS Mrs C Mutch

BSc,M EdL, DipTchg Maths, HOF Maths Miss E Nevin

BDes,DipTchg CL Design & Visual Communication Ms K Parkes

BA,DipTchg

Mrs S Smallman

BSc,Mastersof Science, Pg DipTchgandLearning Science, Chemistry, Biology Mrs J Strang

BA,DipTchg Mathematics Mr M Summerlee

BSc(Hons), DipTchg Biology, Science Mrs T Taylor

BPhEd, DipTchg Physical Education, Health Mr D Thompson

BA(Hons), DipTchg CL Classical Studies and Art History, RE, Social Sciences Mrs E Thompson

BEd(Hons), DipTEFLA

English

English, ENSS, Literacy, Step Up

Mr N Potts

Ms J Todd-Molineaux

BA(Hons), DipTchg Assistant HOF English

BFA,DipTchg Art

Mrs S Tokona

AdvDipExultant Music,Dip Tchg Drama Mrs P Vesty

BSc(PE),DipTchg Physical Education Mr C Walker

BA(Hons), DipTchg HOF Humanities and Social Sciences Miss A Whitaker

BMus,DipJazz,DipTchg Mrs R Wilford

BA,DipTchg Music Mrs J Wilson-Fouracre

BPHEd, Bed,DipTchg Year 8 ENSS, TIC Netball, Assistant Dean Year 9 Ms A Woods

MEdAdmin(Hons), BMus, DipTchg,

LEARNING ENHANCEMENT

Drums Mr C Burnett

BUSINESS OFFICE

Mrs J Ardagh

Flute Mrs D Russell

Mrs A Evernden Finance Manager

ATCL,BA,DipTchg ENSS, Literacy

BA,LTCL,OipLibSch, AIRMT

Ms C Bell

Guitar Mr B Banks

DipTchg,PGOipED (LitEd) Dist Head of Learning Enhancement {Term 3-4) Mrs C Fletcher

NNEB Ms P Harvey

BA,DipTchg HOF Learning Enhancement {Term 1-3)

Miss R Messervy Mrs A van de Water

GradDipTchg(Primary), BTchg& Lrng(EGE), DipTchg (EGE)

IT DEPARTMENT Mr L Keane

MA Mr B Richardson Technical Services Manager Mr H Shustak

BSc

Ms H Bryant Director of Sport Mrs S Lloyd Assistant Director of Sport

Heather Khan Mary Malolot

Mrs R Crossland

BA,DipTchg,GradDipEvent Management

LTCL,BMus(Hons) & MPerf (Dis0

Advancement Manager

Violin & Viola Mrs B Dimitrova

BA,OipMiss, PGOipMgmtSt

Mr P Carroll Property Manager

Marketing and Communications Manager

Mr S Lavill

Ms KOwen

Mr G Marra

Teacher AideCert Mrs L Pickles

BEd,DipTchg Mrs B O'Callaghan

BEd,DipTchg

MMus(Pert),GradDipTL

LIBRARY AND E-LEARNING CENTRE BSc,PGOiplS (LIBS)

Mrs F McKay

BA Library and e-Learning Centre Assistant

AFTER SCHOOL CARE/ HOLIDAY PROGRAMME Mrs C Fletcher

SPEECH AND DRAMA Ms D Bevers

RTSCA, LSBSpeechand Drama,LSBPublicSpeaking Ms T Minns

LTCL Mrs R Spiers Speech & Drama

Ms J Goldstein

BMus Sandra Smith

VOICE / CHORAL MUSIC

THE DANCE ACADEMY Mrs A Rossiter

DipTchg

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC STAFF (ALL PART-TIME)

TECHNICIANS

Cello Gayna Avery

Clarinet, Saxophone & NZCS,Qualified Technician's Saxophone Ensemble Certificate Mrs C Oliver LTCL, AIRMTCertof Jazz Mr A Tie AV Technician Studies

Ms R Mathews

BSc

Mrs P Moore Catering Manager

MAINTENANCE STAFF

Mr R Hill

Community Relations Administrator

CLEANING STAFF

Mrs G Pickles

Shona Dixon

BA

Beverly Bennett

Trudy Oury

Ms J Bailey Post Grad Dip Tchg

Archivist

BAPsych,BAHonsMusic

BOARDING SCHOOL STAFF

Chontelle Harman

Ms J Atkinson Weekend Supervisor

Sharon Harman Campus Supervisor

Miss K Blakey Year 12 Supervisor

Sandra Purdon

Mrs J Hewson

LTCL,LRSM,MA(Hons), Dip Tchg Barbershop Tutor Mr J Densem

BA Director of Pop Choir Mr L Di Somma

Shirley Greig

Miss B Daniels Prep Tutor

BMus(Hons), MFA(NewYork) Miss C Davis Musical Director of Chamber Choir

ADMINISTRATION Mrs J Burrell Secretary to Management Team Mrs T Cartwright

DipTchg

Mr G Thompson Strength & Conditioning Coach

Mrs J Isles

Miss G Blackler

MSc(Hons), CertTertTchg

BMus(Hons)

DipTchg,RADTeachers

SPORT DEPARTMENT

Vicki Hutchinson

Trumpet MrT Eves

Library and e-Learning Centre Manager

Director of Pre-School

BA,BTheo,LTCL, ATCL, AIRMT, DipTchg

Sally Hayes Angela Hayward

Mrs C Lindsay

Mrs S Bradley BTchg& Lrng(Primary), Dip Ms S Gleeson

Piano Mrs M Barrell

Kristina Dodd Lise French

Ms N Lowe

PRE-SCHOOL

BEd,DipTchgEGE, Dip Montessori Education

Mr D Young

COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE

Shaun Clutterbuck

Community Relations & Facilities Hire Manager

Ms S Coursey

Tchg(EGE)

Mr C Hiku

BMus,DipJazz(BassGuitar)

Mrs C Laughton Financial Assistant

Katy Bankovsky Stephen Byrne

Miss K Hashimoto

HOF Performing Arts Mrs P Woolford BATchg& Lrng Junior Year 4

Mr B Eldridge

Mrs K Jenkins Financial Assistant

CATERING Tracey Bain

Registrar Terms 1-3 Mrs L Dyer Registrar Terms 3-4

Ms M Gibbons Weekend Supervisor

Mrs J Bland

Miss G Harnett Prep Tutor

DipPhys

Mrs S Fulton

Mrs M Hill Middle School Boarding Manager

Ms H Lamb Shop Cafe Barista

Mrs N Langley Director of Boarding

BSc

Mrs M Garbutt Receptionist

Ms O Proctor Year 11 Supervisor

Ms W McPhail PA to Executive Principal

BAHons,GradDip

Database Administrator

Carol Street

MAGGIE'S SHOP AND CAFE

Mrs T Fleete School Secretary

Ms K Oorschot

Tuupo Scarlett

Prep Tutor

Mrs J Mehlhopt Assistant House Manager (Julius), Year 9 Supervisor

BSc

Nicole Harman

Miss P Sutton Assistant Senior Boarding Manager, Year 13 Supervisor Mrs J ThomasHiddleston Year 1O Supervisor

Mrs L Wright Shop Manager

Head and Deputy Head Girl Report

In keeping with our theme of 'Up, Up and Away', 2015 took off with a bang, in a flurry of activity and excitement felt throughout the school. We knew the year was going to fly by, but we must admit that we underestimated the speed at which it would progress to this point, where we find ourselves reflecting on the busy months past and the limited time we have left to enjoy our final year at St Margaret's.

2015 was a time of change for all students at St Margaret's College, while also maintaining our rich tradition and core values. Throughout the year, we were presented with the opportunity to develop new traditions within the beautiful and almost completed St Margaret's campus.

The beginning of Term 2 saw the grand opening of the long awaited Winchester Precinct. The sense of relief,pride

and excitement was palpable as we embraced the solid future, following years of temporary upheaval. It wasn't long after this that we began to hear the pitter-patter of tiny feet as we welcomed younger students, both girls and boys, to the new Pre-School, which will form an integral part of our school community.

St Margaret's commitment and sisterhood with Lilongwe Girls' School, Malawi was continued through our many fundraising efforts; from bake-sales and mufti days, to the full-scale spectacle of EGGs Factor 2015. It was not just the students, but the staff as well who showed their passion for improving girls' education globally, displaying many of their secret talents along the way ... The beautiful performances were testament to the organisation and hours of planning that Rachel Fulton, Head of Chapel,

and the EGG Committee dedicated to the cause. Our success in raising a grand total of $9,800 highlights the willingness of St Margaret's College to unite under such a worthwhile and relevant cause.

School pride was not only shown in our dedication to EGG, but in the fierce competition between houses, and of course inter-school rivalry. Looking back on our final year, we appreciate more than ever the hours spent in our sports teams, in lengthy production rehearsals, and of course on the dance floor at our final school ball. All this exemplifies the St Margaret's experience, one that is as unforgettable as the memories we have made over the past five years.

2015 has been a different year for the two of us, to say the least. The experience of leading the school has given us the opportunity to reflect not only on what SMC has

given to us in terms of leadership skills, but also what we anticipate returning to in years to come. We are extremely excited for the younger generations of St Margaret's girls to grow and learn in the new and improved campus, and to continue the many traditions of the school. We can't wait to return and see all the wonderful things that you will undoubtedly achieve!

The successes of 2015 could not have been possible without the ongoing and tremendous support of Year 13, the Prefects, and the wonderful staff and students of the school. Their enthusiasm and dedication are responsible for every victory, large or small. We extend a heartfelt thank you to Mrs Simpson, Mrs Wyeth, and Ms Scott, who succeeded in keeping us sane.

Once a St Margaret's girl always a St Margaret's girl!

NORA MAARLEVELD AND LUCY THOMSON

Academic Committee With a voluntary committee of Year 12 and Year 13 students, the Academic Committee has worked together all year to support staff and students with celebrating academic success, encouraging healthy study habits, and other exciting informal and formal events.

The largest creative task the Academic Committee faced was 'Academic Week', which occurred towards the end of the second term. This was an amazing opportunity for the committee to design and organise a jam-packed week of inclusive, fun events for all students and staff.

This included aspects such as general knowledge quizzes, daily riddles and a fundraising bake sale. With the theme of understanding different learning abilities, we focused the chapel service during Academic Week around persisting through struggles with the support of our friends, family, and the school.

St Margaret's College recently opened the wonderful 'Centre for Innovation' that provides students with the opportunity to get ahead in our rapidly developing digital world. With this incredible opportunity in mind, we promoted its benefits with a captivating guest speaker from the Engineeringfaculty at the University of Canterbury, Dr Chris Pretty.

A new initiative was established within Academic Week in association with the United Nations Youth Regional Council, where we organised a 'Model United Nations' conference with Christ's College students to debate rights to internet access.

The Academic Committee was also responsible for organising the year-long peer tutoring programme, which helps foster the nurturing learning environment within St Margaret's College. This programme depends on reliable participants - so every student's involvement that helped make this programme successful is greatly appreciated.

EMMA CLUCAS HEAD OF ACADEMIC

St Margaret's College Staff

StaffroomNotes Another momentous year for staff with further milestones reached.

Change is the one constant in education. At the start of the year,still based in Winchester Village,we welcomed: Callum Arnold (Head of Visual Arts), Candice Cain (Performing Arts), Jacq Gilbert (English), Julia Madden (Head of Physical Education), Eloise Nevin (DVC-Technology), Nick Potts (Assistant Head of English), Caroline Price (Materials Technology), Serena Tokona (Performing Arts), Rachel Wilford (Performing Arts), and throughout the year: Jennie Nairn (Deputy Principal Teaching and Learning), Julie Calder (Head of Junior School), Catherine Bell (Head of Learning Enhancement) and Lizzie Dyer (Registrar).

Opening a Pre-school, a long held dream, is now a reality.

Sue Gleeson (Director of Pre-school), Sarah Bradley, Renee Messervy and Alison van de Water are warmly welcomed to our community as this exciting phase in our history takes off.

It is always sad to farewell staff. We owe Sue Harlow a great deal for all she has given us. Besides being one of the initiators of Friday Frolics, she has taught us what it truly means to care for each other in both ordinary and extraordinary times. Jo Manney moved to Hamilton after many years leading Japanese, managing the Duke of Edinburgh scheme and, more recently, caring pastorally for the senior students as a Dean. Her joyful laughter still echoes in our corridors. Sue Newton, together with Justin and family, moved to Sydney. Sue has been outstanding for our boarding community and many staff and girls will keep in touch with her.

Our congratulations were extended to Julie Peterson on becoming Principal at Woodford House. While at St Margaret's, we have been guided and challenged professionally to enhance our teaching and learning under the new structure of Faculties. We miss her beautiful word

images, her ability for clear thinking and her stunning shoes!

Pam Harvey has guided many girls through Learning Support. They will be forever grateful to her for enabling self-belief and courage to continue their learning with greater confidence. Pam has been involved in many camps and sports and her legacy of accompanying and teaching our school waiata lives on. Tina Cartwright has been the first to greet new parents and girls over the last eight years, welcoming many new families to our midst. We are so grateful for her meticulous care of them and wish her well in the future. Our thanks and best wishes also go to Kim Oorschot and Emma Thomson in their new ventures.

Besides welcoming wonderful new staff into our community and opening a Pre-school, the other major highlight of the year was to be reunited in our fabulous new staff room in Winchester North. The energy and laughter has continued amongst us but there is a pervading sense of gratitude and joy after the past unsettled years. We certainly appreciate the purpose-built spaces we have been given campuswide to enhance the excellent teaching and innovation.

Now as summer approaches we are looking forward to the final phase of our rebuild, the return of the green spaces to highlight the magnificent walnut tree nearby and having our refreshments on the patio in the sun.

CHRIS WYETH, ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL

Junior School Council What an incredible year in the Junior School we have had! So many wonderful new memories and experiences have been made with the help of Mrs Calder, Mrs Sheldon and the Junior School Council. The year kicked off with a Valentine's Day mufti day with cookie decorating where girls demonstrated their skills with icing and sprinkles.

This was closely followed by an Easter dress up day combined with an exciting Easter egg hunt throughout the Junior School. There have been many other activities and events as well, including St Patrick's Day, Nude Food, Movie Monday and numerous dress-up days. However, I think the highlight of the year was the Medbury and St Margaret's Disco. How enjoyable it was to watch everyone decked out in glow sticks dancing and having fun. Seeing the parents get involved was also very special.

201 5 has been an unforgettable year and one that has been enjoyed by all. How great it has been with the completion of the new buildings to now have the Junior School girls back playing in the senior school.

This has been fantastic for strengthening the big and little sister bond within the school. It has been a privilege to

be involved with the Junior School community and has brought back many fond memories of my own time in the Junior School. Thank you very much to the wonderful Junior School staff, parents and students for their endless support this year.

EMMA ALDERTON

Middle School Committee Wow! What an incredible year it has been. Right from Week 1 when we met all of the Middle School parents and their daughters, we knew that we were privileged to get to work with some amazing people. A fun filled pool party for the Year 7 and 8s kicked off the year with a splash and prepared the girls for their first two whole school activities: Swimming Sports and Athletics Day. These were both successful events and a chance for Middle School to truly come together while having lots of fun.

To go along with our infamous Middle School Maggie Bear, which gets awarded to a girl at every Middle School Assembly, we got the girls involved in a competition to design a badge. The winning design was then made into a badge and presented at each assembly to a group of girls whose outstanding attitudes or behaviour were noticed by their teachers. The design of the girl being carried away by balloons perfectly represents the 2015 theme of UP, UP AND AWAY which we correlated with the Disney Pixar movie UP, the source of many inspirational assembly themes for the year.

Our committee has been so helpful and we've all really enjoyed the fun projects that have been organised over the year. These ranged from decorating the Middle School on Valentine's Day, to multiple shared lunches, to a Year 7 and 8 Quiz night with Medbury, which we know was a

favourite for the girls.

It has been amazing to work with such a great bunch of girls over the last year. We have learnt so much from them and wish them all the best for the rest of their schooling life.

CLAUDIA MURDOCH

Community Relations In 2015 the Community Relations Committee was busier than ever, assisting at many social, promotional and fundraising events including the Senior Ball, the Mother Daughter Breakfast, Open Day and the Old Girls' Reunion Weekend, as well as playing an important role in the Phoenix Fundraising Campaign.

The "Breakfast at Tiffany's" themed Mother Daughter breakfast was held in the Old Girls' Atrium with music from the movie and soft lighting creating a delightful ambience.

Each guest also received a delicious blue macaroon in a Tiffany's themed box as a departing gift. We owe our sincere gratitude to Pippa Hayward, our very resonating guest speaker, who has no doubt motivated many of our girls.

Open Day was a major success this year as we were able to display to the wider community our amazing new facilities. The majority of our Year 11-13 girls volunteered as tour guides, providing an authentic St Margaret's experience for our visitors and displaying the familial environment we pride ourselves on.

Our final event was the Old Girls' Reunion Weekend which provides our girls with the opportunity to celebrate and learn more of our heritage. I would like to thank the Committee for their creativity, innovation and sheer

enthusiasm, without which these events would not be successful. Finally,I would like to thank Rachelle Mathews for her never-ending support and guidance. I hope that you continue to inspire our St Margaret's community, as you have inspired me, in years to come.

GABBY COATES HEAD OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Global Relations The Head of Global Relations position is a new role which made for an exciting and challenging start to the year for the Global Relations Committee as we were faced with a huge range of opportunities.

To set us in the right direction we made our goal for the year "To place St Margaret's in a global perspective." Our first move was on World Day for Cultural Diversity which was marked with the subtle replacement of cutlery in the cafe for chopsticks, an opportunity for the staff and students to better understand the challenges people are faced with when living in a different culture.

In International Week we worked with the international Club and Languages Department to celebrate all the different cultures and languages in our community through arts, food, a dress up day supporting Educating Girls Globally (EGG), and the annual boarding international themed dinner. It also saw the first attempt at a whole school "Kahoot" Quiz, both supported with fitting prizes from Hachi Hachi, Spice Paragon, Ace Wasabi and Chinwag restaurants.

Our next event is a "Pink Day" to support the global issue of Breast Cancer through a Mean Girls inspired, "On Wednesday we wear pink," mufti day.

I look forward to this position growing to continue the fun and celebratory spirit and to develop to support the global opportunities we are so lucky to be offered at St Margaret's.

FRANCES HESLOP HEAD OF GLOBAL RELATIONS

Service Committee This year the Service Committee aimed to help people both locally and internationally,while maintaining the fun aspects of altruism. At St Margaret's we see volunteering as an everyday activity and have programmes to encourage it such as CAS and the Duke of Edinburgh award.

Many passionate girls raised over $2000 for the Cancer Society by partaking in the Relay for Life in Term 1 and walking through the night. We were motivated by our affection for Senora Wedlake. The event was a balance of loving remembrance of those taken by cancer, and an entertaining night punctuated with live performances and Zumba.

A great effort in Term 2 led to St Margaret's raising over $4000 in the 40 Hour Famine, and we were acknowledged as one of the top fundraising schools. We were then awarded four scholarships allowing our younger students to be further involved in the World Vision community.

The mentoring programme was developed further this year, with useful changes added to make it an easy way for students to connect. We also started a few smaller projects, such as selling daffodils for the Cancer Society, and collecting items for Vanuatu. We also held our first

ever 'Pink Shirt Day' to collect money for anti-bullying programmes, and talk to our students about kindness.

Peg has been an amazing mentor to the Service Committee, eager to lend her wisdom to all of our projects.

Without her loving support, the Service Committee could not have made such a considerable difference.

NATALIE VAUGHAN HEAD OF SERVICE

Chapel Committee The Chapel Committee's focus for 2015 has been to use current topics and events both internationally and within the SMC community to inspire, teach and share knowledge of God's love to uplift our Chapel services. 'Frozen' reaffirms one of the most significant values of St Margaret's College being "love is an open door". Whether an Anglican or not, one thing that I think everyone believes in is love - and it is this mutual love that unites our community.

This year we have been blessed with numerous opportunities such as the confirmation process, holding the Anglican Schools' Conference, and attending SYNOD. I have been blessed with the love and support from a fantastic Committee of 12 girls spanning from Year 9-13. Together we met weekly to discuss the atmosphere of the community and new methods to rejoice in good times as well as finding the best way in negative times to "shake it off".

As with the events around the world, we never quite know what to expect. In doing so we have incorporated singing and dancing into our services including Chapel dancers, senior singers and the Oxford Scholars. It was an honour to take part in opening and blessing the new Winchester

Precinct and it has been an honour and privilege to work with Peg and the Chapel Committee to lift "Up" school spirit in celebrating 2015.

God Bless you all.

RACHEL FULTON HEAD OF CHAPEL

EnvironmentCommittee World Environment Day, one of the major events for St Margaret'sCollege, was a massive success. In accordance with this globally recognisable event, we held an "Under the Sea" mufti day, where as an alternative to a gold coin donation, we collected pre loved clothing, including hats, scarfs, shoes and blankets. This was then donated to the local Christchurch City Mission, to help many families in need, prepare and survive the winter blast. The Mission were more than appreciative for the 30+ recyclable waste bags, that were filled with clothing and housing items.

As Head of Environment, I was fortunate enough to have been invited to the local shop in the City Centre to help unpack and sort various items we had collected.

In addition to this, the inter-collegiate bond with neighbouring Christ College has been increasingly strengthened, through the combined Tree Planting efforts in Hagley Park. We have plotted 3 new areas of plants, shrubs and trees amongst the park, and I hope to see this tradition carry on into the future.

In the rapidly looming closure of this year, the Environment Committee would like to thank the support from the school, staff and wider Chrislchurch for embracing our ideas and helping us achieve our goals for the year that was, 2015.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead MADISON EARLE

Digital Communications and Innovations Group The most exciting thing about entering a new prefect role is the ability to decide what my key tasks are in my developing portfolio. This year I have had a sense of discovering what is possible in the timeframe.

Through discussions with students and committee members, we decided that the Digital Communications and Innovations group would focus mainly on the social media aspect of St Margaret's College. We recognised that technology is developing at a fast rate and that we wanted to merge more social media and apps to enhance the sophisticated and loving St Margaret's environment.

We decided after some research, that a St Margaret's College lnstagram would be a great step in this direction.

It would help merge SMC culture with today's social media and make it more accessible to students our age. This lnstagram ["SMCGRAM"] celebrates the family culture of SMC. For example, the best costumes at mufti days or amazing art works by students that wouldn't ordinarily feature in the newsletter.

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the development of a school app. We want to make communication between the school, students and staff easier and more convenient.

The proposed app would include live bus timetables, the weekly school cafeteria menu, as well as links to Kamar and NZQA to make access to these easier and quicker.

In summary, Digital Communications and Innovation is well underway in improving the awesome St Margaret's College culture that we all know and love. I have been proud to develop the introduction of this Prefect role and I hope that the digital communications role will continue to play a fundamental part in the development of technology used through the college and wider community.

KATE HELLINGS

2015 Prizegivings Junior School Marnie Bell

Pru Watson Cup for Excellence in Literacy

Academic Excellence - Year 1

Gabrielle Kitley

Lola Roberts

Lyn Kennedy Speech Cup

Spirit of St Margaret's - Year 1

Harriet Laing

Genevieve Surridge

Phoebe Steele Cup for Excellence in a Sport

Academic Excellence - Year 1

Natasha Lukonina

Anjali Selvarajah

St Margaret's Cup

Academic Excellence - Year 2

Annabelle March

Anneliese Surveyor

Excellence in Future Problem Solving Trophy

Spirit of St Margaret's - Year 2

Jessica Pitt

Ashley Bonne

Excellence in Choral Music

Spirit of St Margaret's - Year 3

Emelia Surridge

Imagen Masters

Academic Excellence - Year 3

Carr Girls Trophy for Junior Sports Participant of the Year

Cleo Nicholas

Emelia Surridge

Academic Excellence - Year 3

Excellence in Instrumental Music

Rosa Turner

Emelia Surridge

Spirit of St Margaret's - Year 4

The Friendship Cup

Lauren Warne

Scarlett Wilson

Academic Excellence - Year 4

Kia Manawanui 'Strong of Heart' Trophy

Charlotte Bleeker

Spirit of St Margaret's - Year 5 Stella Foulds

Academic Excellence - Year 5 Caitlin Blair

Academic Progress - Year 6 Annabelle March

Academic Excellence - Year 6 Brooke Moodie

Spirit of St Margaret's - Year 6 Charlotte Bleeker

Library Service Award Holly Hanson

Excellence in Performing Arts Lucinda Kippenberger

Junior School

Middle School Performing Arts

Year 7 Academic Prizes

Charlotte ldiens Progress in Technology

Mimi Dyer Minns Spiers Cup for Performing Arts

Grace McMahon Achievement in ENSS Progress in Science

Lily Gamble Progress in Art

Lilly Neale Progress in Physical Education and Health

Cadance Gan Achievement in Music Progress in Physical Education and Health Progress in Technology Tayla Hardy Progress in ENSS Kennedy Jones Progress in Mathematics Progress in Performing Arts Sophie Lanyon Achievement in Science Renee Martin Achievement in Technology Alice McLeod Achievement in Physical Education and Health Holly O'Connor Achievement in ENSS Charlotte Parker Progress in Science Abby Smith Achievement in Art Amelia Speight Progress in ENSS Lucy Vaughan Achievement in ENSS Caitlyn Wickham Achievement in Mathematics Progress in Music

Year 8 Academic Prizes

Josie Persico Achievement in Physical Education and Health lvanka Pileff-Fasso Progress in Art Progress in Mathematics

Loveday Mossman-Catchpole Progress in Japanese Lydia Munro Achievement in ENSS Scarlett O'Brien Progress in ENSS Brianna Odering Progress in Dance Rosa Pattie Achievement in Japanese Paige Pawson Achievement in Dance

Year 9 Academic Prizes

Jordie Plunkett Achievement in Physical Education and Health

Emily Barron Progress in Mathematics

Siobhan Regan Progress in Mathematics

Jessica Bayliss Progress in Spanish

Emma Taylor Achievement in ENSS

Aspen Berry Achievement in Drama

Emma Taylor Achievement in Technology

Amy Chung Achievement in French

Year 1O Academic Prizes

Sarah Cosgrove Achievement in ENSS Achievement in Science Paris Counsel!

Progress in Chinese Rosie Foulds Achievement in Spanish Mia Gamble Progress in Technology Petra Green Progress in Art Kate Harris Achievement in Chinese Grace Horsbrugh Progress in Physical Education and Health

Sophie Benson Achievement in ENSS Achievement in Mathematics Achievement in Science Achievement in Technology

Sujean In Achievement in Mathematics Achievement in Music Achievement in Science

Anna Cropp Progress in ENSS

Meg James Progress in Drama

Elizabeth Cross Progress in Performing Arts

Kate Martell Progress in French

Maggie Cui Achievement in Art

Elise Mason Achievement in ENSS

Millie Dunlop Progress in ENSS

Ruby McCallum Achievement in Art Achievement in Technology Progress in Music Progress in Science

Maddison Griffin Year 8 Cup for Achievement in

Ella Miles Achievement in Literacy Progress in ENSS

Ruby Anderson Progress in French Lucy Barltrop Achievement in Drama Progress in Music Julia Beker Achievement in Dance Ashleigh Benson Achievement in French Achievement in Science NCEA Level 1 from Year 10 Emma Bone Progress in Dance Sarah Brantley Achievement in Japanese Emily Burke Progress in Social Science Victoria Clark Progress in Materials Technology Interior Creations Anna Doak Achievement in Social Science Progress in Food Technology Katie Ellis Achievement in English Progress in Science NCEA Level 1 from Year 10 Sophie Ferguson Progress in Japanese

Ivy Gyde Progress in Digital Technology - Design Felicity Hamilton-Hill Achievement in Mathematics Achievement in Rite Journey Achievement in Science Progress in Art Samantha Harcourt Achievement in Materials Technology - Fashion Progress in Physical Education and Health Amelia Harris Achievement in Digital Technology - Media Sophia Kaewphaleug Achievement in English as a Second Language Alexandra Lay Achievement in English Progress in Digital Technology - Media Charlotte Lee Achievement in Physical Education and Health Stephanie Lee Achievement in Materials Technology - Interior Creations Sophie McClean Progress in Design and Visual Communication Ella Miles Achievement in Literacy Taylor Moreton Progress in Mathematics

Achievement in Design and Visual Communication lzzie van der Hoorn Achievement in Digital Technology - Design

Year 10 Service Jess Ellis Year 10 Leadership Year 10 Service

Jemima Vaughan Achievement in Food Technology

Katie Ellis Year 10 Leadership Year 10 Service

Victoria Wells Achievement in Art Progress in Chinese

Alexandra Lay Year 10 Leadership Year 10 Service

Year 1O Leadership And Service Prizes Service Sophie Butler Year 1O Service Sarah Fulton Year 1O Service Saskia Houchen Year 10 Service

Aisha O'Malley Year 10 Leadership Year 10 Service Taygen Salt Year 10 Leadership Year 10 Service Emily Stewart Year 10 Leadership Year 1O Service

Arts Awards

Lucy Jenkins Year 10 Service

Poppy Cox Rossiter Cup for Best Emerging Dancer

Amy McMurray Year 10 Service

Natalie Hutton Outstanding Musical Performance

Milly O'Brien Year 10 Service

Sujean In St Margaret's College Award for the Most Promising Instrumentalist

Lucy Robinson Year 10 Service Katy Silva Year 10 Service lzzie van der Hoorn Year 1O Service Ella Williams Year 10 Service

Alexandra Watson Contribution and Service to School Music

Boarding Awards Emma Chiang Wilson Cup for Best Boarder in Year 7/8

Heather Newbound Progress in Mathematics 119 NCEA Level 1 from Year 10

Sophie Baker Year 10 Leadership

Milly O'Brien Achievement in Music

Anna Doak Year 10 Leadership

Aisha O'Malley Achievement in Mathematics 119 NCEA Level 1 from Year 10 Achievement in Spanish

Jessica Majgaonkar Year 10 Leadership

Lucy Robinson Sutherland Cup for a Positive Contribution to the Boarding House in Year 10

Sophie McClean Year 1O Leadership

Sports Awards

Emily Sunderland Year 10 Leadership

Tayla Hardy Hegarty Family Cup for Year 7/8 Sportsmanship

Lucy Robinson Progress in Spanish Taygen Salt Progress in English Katy Silva Progress in Materials Technology - Fashion Emily Stewart Achievement in Rite Journey Progress in Drama My Dear Suwannarat Achievement in Chinese Progress in Science Mia Thomson

Leadership

Leadership and Service Ruby Anderson Year 10 Leadership Year 10 Service Ashleigh Benson Year 1O Leadership Year 1O Service Poppy Cox Year 1O Leadership Year 1O Service Alessandra Demarchi Year 1O Leadership

Libby Millar Morris Cup for Best Boarder in Year

9

Alex Cooper Fay Mangos Cup for Year 9 Sportsmanship Charlotte ldiens Dalziel Family Trophy for Year 7/8 Sports Particpant of the Year

Special Prizes Alice McLeod and Charlotte Parker (Year 7) Middle School Philanthropy Cup

Paris Armstrong Friendship Cup Sophie Benson Best Science Fair Investigation Maddison Griffin The Class of 1961 Environmental Initiative Award

Academic ExcellenceBar Ashleigh Benson Academic Excellence Bar Katie Ellis Academic Excellence Bar

Amelia Harris Rite Journey Cup

Alexandra Lay Academic Excellence Bar

Virginia Macdonald Excellence in Future Problem Solving

Millie O'Brien Academic Excellence Bar

Sophie McClean Excellence in Future Problem Solving Claudia Meads Ballantyne Essay Winner - Year 7/8 Lydia Munro Watson Girls Cup for Outstanding Achievement in Writing in Year 9 Mia Stuart Library Service Award Ruby Williams Toomer rrophy for Public Speaking

Academic Excellence Holly O'Connor Year 7 Sophie Benson Year 8 Sujean In Year 9 Katie Ellis Year 10

Aisha O'Malley Academic Excellence Bar Jemima Vaughan Academic Excellence Bar

Best All Round Sophie Lanyon Angela White Cup for Best All Round Year 7 Elizabeth Cross Sue Oliver Junior Cup for Best All Round Year 8 Sujean In Middle School Cup for Best All Round Year 9 Jemima Vaughan Sue Oliver Cup for Best All Round Year 10

Senior School Year 11 Academic Prizes

Year 12 Academic Prizes

Sarah Bassett Achievement in Mathematics 119

Margot Allais Achievement in IB French

Caitlin Bonne Achievement in Business Introduction Achievement in Chinese

Ashy Batchelor Achievement in Music

Harriet Bush Achievement in Physical Education with Health Penny Chapman Achievement in Geography Rina Comerford For diligence and perseverance in the face of adversity Abida Denny Achievement in Mathematics 129 from Year 11 Belinda Thompson Cup for Achievement in Chemistry Lauren Dunlay Achievement in Mathematics 115 Meg Fulton Achievement in Physical Activity Mikayla Green Achievement in Physics Nina Hogg NZ China Friendship Society Excellence Award for Chinese Sophie Holland Achievement in Mathematics 112 Kate Jenkins Major Levey Cup for Achievement in History Billie MacGibbon Lyn Kennedy Cup for Achievement in English Joanna Mainwaring Achievement in Spanish Courtney Manera Achievement in Technology - Creative Media Hannah Marriott Achievement in Materials Technology Sammy McDonnell Achievement in Music Charlotte McGill Achievement in English Literacy Achievement in Mathematics 112 Anna Pacey Achievement in Health Studies Tigerlily Perry Achievement in Drama Achievement in French Gosset Cup for Public Speaking Olivia Pinckney Achievement in Design and Visual Communication Achievement in Visual Art Mel Puckett Achievement in Home Economics Achievement in Science Ella Wells Achievement in Drama Serena Willis Achievement in Dance

Sierra Bayley Achievement in IB Spanish (ab initio) Achievement in IB Visual Arts Georgia Bell Achievement in Japanese Dr Mann Prize for Achievement in Physics McGibbon Cup for Achievement in Biology Starry Essay Cup for Achievement in Creative Writing Lauren Bennett Achievement in Mathematics 129 Achievement in Physical Education Millie Barren Achievement in IB Chemistry Achievement in IB Mathematics Higher Level Achievement in IB Physics Achievement in IB Theory of Knowledge Madeline Bradley Achievement in Design and Visual Communication Star Davidson Achievement in Mathematics 125 Georgia Doyle Achievement in Drama Mackenzie Figgitt Achievement in Materials Technology Islay Fowler Miss Edwards' Cup for Achievement in English Lucy Fulton Laura Martin Cup for Achievement in Chemistry Clara Gan Achievement in IB Chinese Achievement in IB Design Technology lzzy Goddard Achievement in Practical Art Bridget Jaggar Miss Edgar's Cup for Achievement in Visual Arts Dinuki Karunasekera Achievement in IB Biology Achievement in IB Economics Achievement in IB English Standard Level Achievement in IB Mathematical Studies Melissa Kennett Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Accounting Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Economics Anna Macdonald Alabaster Cup for Achievement in Home Economics Gabby McDonald Achievement in Design Sarah McKeegan Achievement in Classical Studies Piera Neill Shona Begg Cup for Excellence in Design

Ami Ockey Achievement in IB English Higher Level Achievement in IB History Achievement in IB Spanish

Holly Gibson Achievement in History of Art Emma Green Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Accounting Stock Cup for Achievement in Geography

Madison Orange Achievement in Technology - Creative Media lssy Randall Achievement in Dance

Francesca Hayman Achievement in Painting Hallum Cup for Individual Excellence in Art

Bella Storer Achievement in Mathematics 122

Kate Hellings Copland Cup for Excellence in the Social Sciences

Grace Sullivan Achievement in IB Mathematics Standard Level

Rebecca Lilley Achievement in Japanese Wellington Old Girls' Association Cup for Achievement in English

Bree Thomson Achievement in Health Studies Penney Cup for Achievement in History Madeleine Tilley Achievement in IB Theory of Knowledge Myers' Cup for Public Speaking Maria van Kuijk Achievement in Spanish Sophie Westenra Mills Cup for Achievement in Geography

Wendy Lin Achievement in IB Japanese Madison Lloyd Achievement in Home Economics Achievement in Physical Education Fionnuala Lowry Achievement in IB History Spirit of IB CAS Award

Georgia White Achievement in Photography

Nora Maarleveld Achievement in IB Theatre Arts Larcombe Cup for Achievement in IB French

Year 13 Academic Prizes

Sarah Macfarlane Achievement in Design and Visual Communication

Monique Arthur Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Economics Taylor Prize for Achievement in Commerce Emily Barltrop Achievement in Drama Achievement in Health Studies Bridget Beadle Achievement in Music Fiona Blue Achievement in Design Achievement in Printmaking

Katelyn Manson Achievement in Dance Grace McCarthy-Raw Sarah Fell Cup for Achievement in Photography Lily McCormick Logos Cup for Most Promising Classical Scholar Jordan Mcivor Achievement in Classical Studies Ivana Moreton Marshall Trophy for Academic Persistence

Joyce Chen Waltenberg Cup for Achievement in Languages

Emily Peebles Hoy Prize for Achievement in Calculus

Laura Chen Achievement in IB Economics Achievement in IB English Standard Level Achievement in IB Mathematics Higher Level Achievement in IB Physics

Shara Quin Achievement in IB Design Technology Chrisanne Tarry Achievement in IB Visual Arts

Gabriela Coates Achievement in IB Biology Achievement in IB Chemistry Achievement in IB English Higher Level Achievement in IB Mathematics Standard Level Achievement in IB Theory of Knowledge

Rose Taylor Achievement in Physics Achievement in Statistics Austin Cup for Achievement in Biology Corsbie Cup for Achievement in Chemistry Dr Mary Tolley Prize for the Highest Achieving Year 13 Science Student

Nicole Dove Achievement in IB Spanish

Natalie Vaughan Wedlake Cup for Achievement in IB Spanish (ab initio)

Neve Duston Achievement in Spanish

Courtney White Old Girls' Association Prize for Achievement in Art

Roy Smith Cup for Achievement in History

Alice Whittle Achievement in Materials Technology

Madison Earle Achievement in IB Mathematical Studies Caitlin Early Dorothy Robinson Cup for Achievement in Creative Media

Lisa Zhang Achievement in IB Chinese

Gold Duke of EdinburghHillary Awards Bridget Beadle Rachel Fulton Rose Taylor

CharacterAward Amelia Reed David Browning Cup for Perseverance

BoardingAwards Faza Azharashid Inglis Family Cup for Contribution to Boarding by a new Senior Boarder Ella Davies Julius Cup for a Positive Contribution to the Boarding House in Year 11

Hyun-Jee Yoon St Margaret's College Award for a significant contribution to Instrumental Music Courtney White Nicola Dodwell Cup for a significant contribution to Choral Music Emma Clucas Martin Cup for Musical Performance Francesca Harris McKerrow Award for Choreographic Innovation Sophie Patient St Margaret's College Dance Trophy lssy Randall Matson Family Cup for the Most Promising Emerging Dancer Kate Hellings Minns Prize for Initiative and Leadership in Drama Nina Hogg Rachel Gardner Cup for Services to Technical Drama

Sophie Westenra Wendy Nicholls Memorial Trophy for a Positive Contribution to the Boarding House in Year 12

Rebecca Lilley Fiona Dowie Cup for Most Improvement in Drama or Debating Uoint award)

Mackenzie Neal Bradley Zino Cup for a Positive Contribution to the Boarding House in Year 13

Claudia Murdoch Fiona Dowie Cup for Most Improvement in Drama or Debating Uoint award)

Kowhai Boarding House Cup 2015

Natalie Vaughan Cooper Cup for Debating

Arts Awards

Nora Maarleveld Corder Cup for Achievement in Drama Ngaio Marsh Prize for Outstanding Promise in the Arts

Ashy Batchelor Excellence in Contemporary Music Gabby McDonald Excellence in Contemporary Music Emma McClean Alexandra Petit Memorial Prize for the Most Promising Chorister

Rachel Fulton Poutama lti a Hato Makere - the Artistic Trophy for Ability, Performance, Leadership and Spirituality in the Arts

Sports Awards

Meg Glading Principal 's Award for Service

Biddy Tothill Sally Mene Tanoa for Aspiring Leadership

Bridget Beadle Service Award for Head of Choir

Lily Marshall St Margaret's Cup for Excellence in Sport

Caroline Pearson Stokes Cup for Service to School Music

U18 Eight Chris Arthur Cup for the St Margaret's College Presented to Olivia Mendonca

Sophie Patient St Margaret's College Award for Commitment and Service to the Arts

Madison Lloyd Jocelyn Freeman rose Bowl for Leadership in and Dedication to Sport

Emily Barltrop St Margaret's College Award for Commitment and Service to the Arts

Olivia Mendonca Hiatt Cup for the Post Outstanding Sporting Achievement

Claudia Inch Best Family Cup for Head Boarder

Olivia Mendonca Reeves Trophy for Sportswoman of the Year

The Bates House Cup Rebecca Lilley The Bates House Cup 2015 - Rimu

ServiceAward Chrisanne Tarry Mollie Copper Cup for Sportsmanship and Service to School Sport Sophie Cawood Te Maanaki Nga lwi Katoa (Supporting Cultural Diversity) Kate O'Neill Library Service Award Neve Duston Principal's Award for Special Service to Chapel

Francesca Hayman Ashburton Old Girls' Prize for Support of the Head Boarder Nepal Fete to Fill a Crate presented to Frances Redmond and Isabella Fanselow The Philanthropy Cup for upholding the Principles of Philanthropy Lucy Thomson St Margaret's College Award for Commitment to the College

UniversityScholarships Universityof CanterburyScholarships Rebecca Lilley Engineering Top Scholar Emerging Leader Edna Waddell Undergraduate for Women

Rachel Fulton Thacker Sacristan's Cup

Laura Chen Engineering Top Scholar Emerging Leader

Caitlin Early Principal's Award for Service

HyunJee Yoon Electrical Power Engineering

Jia Xu International First Year Bridget Beadle Emerging Leader Claudia Inch Emerging Leader Emily Peebles Emerging Leader Anna Percy Engineering High Achievers Award

LincolnUniversity

Sports Scholarships- USA Stanford University, California Emma Alderton - Hockey North Eastern University, Boston Alice Batt - Hockey University of Tulsa, Oklahoma Taylah Eder - Rowing Duke University, North Carolina livia Mendonca - Rowing Oregon State University Caroline Pearson - Rowing

Kiana Gallon Netball

MajorAwards

Sophie Schrader Basketball

Abida Denny Academic Excellence in Year 11

Universityof Otago

Dinuki Karunasekera Academic Excellence in Year 12 - IB

Gabriella Coates Academic Excellence

Georgia Bell Academic Excellence in Year 12 - NCEA

Fionnuala Lowry Academic Excellence

Molly Crossland Marlene Bell Cup for Best All Round Year 12 Student

Rose Taylor Academic Excellence

Natalie Vaughan Watson Salver for Dedication and Commitment to the IB Programme

Kate Hellings Performance Annabelle Lee New Frontiers (Science) Frances Helslop New Frontiers Annabelle Lee New Frontiers Sarah Allan Leaders of Tomorrow Rachel Fulton Leaders of Tomorrow Lily McCormick Leaders of Tomorrow

The Universityof Auckland Emma Clucas University of Auckland

VictoriaUniversity Nora Maarveld Excellence (Vice Chancellor's - pending)

Overseas SCAD (Savannah College Art & Design) - USA Shara Quin Student Exchange Aus / NZ to Paraguay Natalie Vaughan

Nora Maarleveld St Margaret's College Award for Head Girl

SupremeAwards Joyce Chen MacBrayne Cup for Proxime Accessit (runner-up to Dux) IB Uoint award) Gabriela Coates MacBrayne Cup for Proxime Accessit (runner-up to Dux) IB Uoint award) Rebecca Lilley MacBrayne Cup for Proxime Accessit (runner-up to Dux) NCEA Uoint award) Laura Chen Virginia Christie Cup for Dux of St Margaret's College 18 Uoint award) Rose Taylor Virginia Christie Cup for Dux of St Margaret's College NCEA Uoint award) Rachel Fulton 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

Global Exchange Programme

ll has been another successful year with international exchanges.

Arisa Tsuruoka from St Margaret's School, Tokyo, arrived in January and we were sad to farewell her at the end of Term 3. She has been an outstanding ambassador for her school and her family. Arisa has been fully involved in school and boarding life and we have been privileged to know her and thank her for all her help in Japanese classes. Our best wishes go with her for the future.

GenerallySt Margaret's College students travel to Australia in Term 2 while the exchange 'buddy' returns to us in the second half of the year. The exception to this is the rowing exchange with St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School, Brisbane, because of the timing of our rowing seasons.

Ally Taylorand Cate McArthur have had a most memorable term in Queensland and will bring their experience to our current rowing season.

Other students who have had wonderful exchanges include Sophie Baker and Ashleigh Benson at Lowther Hall, Melbourne; Jessica Majgaonkar and Grace Budge at St Margaret's School, Berwick, Victoria; Poppy Cox and Ruby Anderson at Ravenswood School for Girls, Sydney; Emma Bone at St Michael's Collegiate, Hobart; and Annabel Norris and Emily Evans at St Mary's Anglican Girls' School, Perth.

It was exciting this year to welcome two Australian girls who have had previous family members with us on exchange. These connections are valued and give greater meaning to the Global Exchange programme.

CHRIS WYETH

Academic Review Focused commitment and a love of learning culminated in an outstanding year of academic success at SMC during 2014. NCEA and 1Bachievement, along with an exceptional number of Scholarships across seven subjects provided a wonderful celebration for the start of the year and a broad foundation for the Academic Programme of 2015.

We look forward to 2016, further developing a passion for ongoing learning based on relationships, connectedness and excellence in teaching and learning at SMC.

The Academic Committee has been instrumental in offering peer tutoring and a fun filled Academic Week.

This student body has worked effectively alongside the teachers, offering support for outstanding learning programmes.

Two years of learning, sharing and caring forge strong bonds and create a group of "internationallyminded people who, recognising their common humanity and shared guardianship of the planet, help to create a better and more peaceful world". This mission statement of the International BaccalaureateDiploma programme is also a good descriptor of the young women here who have chosen to study the 1B.2015 has flown by, the girls tell me, and what a lot they have done, experienced and contributed to in this time, both our Year 13s and those girls in Year 12 who are on the earlier part of the journey. A time to remember, and a time that has set them on the road to exciting years ahead. Go well, girls. Our future really is in your hands!

As the girls now work towards their final assessments, the Head of Faculties are analysing their programmes and reviewing their goals for 2015 against the Strategic Educational Priorities set for the year. There has been continued growth through programmes offered in the library, the integration of IT in learning has seen further development, and all curriculum areas work tirelessly to provide current learning programmes for the girls. Regular school-wide professional development has been a focus now teachers and students are well and truly settled into the wonderful new classrooms.

Achievement in NCEA and 1Bcoupled with service to the school and success in competitions running alongside classroom programmes, is recognised through the awarding of Academic Honours. The red blazer is a prestigious award and congratulations must go to the 2015 recipients Rose Taylor, Laura Chen, MadeleineTilley, Aminah Ockey and Georgia Bell.

JENNIE NAIRN, DP TEACHING AND LEARNING

InternationalBaccalaureate

BETH ROUSE, 1BCO-ORDINATOR

NCEA We got ourselves off to a flying start this year. All our hard work last year ensured that coming into Year 12, nearly all of us had Level 1 and that well over 90% of us had our certificates endorsed with Merit or Excellence. And coming into Year 13 we all had Level 2 and over 80% of us had a certificate endorsement. So even though we're very humble about our success, we'd have to say that we've gone way past "quite good" to be right up there with spectacular!

We could have just sat around looking back at those glory days with a self-satisfied grin but that's not our style.

Instead, ambitious to ensure that we continued on the road to success, we launched ourselves with unflagging commitment at everything the agents of QA (teachers) could find to throw at us.

A festival of researchassignments, speeches, experiments, close readings, further away readings, comprehensive explanations, and revealing analyses sprang from our left hemispheres then danced from our laptops. From the right came intricate compositions, and insightful, mesmerising performances. Ms Woods and Mrs Herd will be raving about us for years to come!

What might have been interpreted as the occasional procrastination was actually us taking stock before crafting a thing of beauty. The apparently endless river of nervous questions about what on earth it all meant was actually us engaging in meticulous preparation, and it was only by working all night that we discovered that's when we peak, even if the peak is quite early in the proceedings.

Having given it our all, we now look forward to enjoying the fruits of our labour, and hope that they don't turn out to be feijoas. Some of us leavers already have generous scholarships to universities in New Zealand, and in some of the larger offshore continents. Those of us who remain strive in anticipation of our own magical futures.

GRANT BELCHER, IN CELEBRATION OF PREPARATION, PROGRESS, PERFORMANCE. UP, UP AND AWAY.

Science New Science Laboratories The shift to the new science facilities on the top floor of Winchester South has been a highlight of the year. While the temporary laboratories built after the quake have been perfectly adequate, nevertheless it has been wonderful to have eight new spacious laboratories, an assignment room, three specialist prep rooms and a glasshouse.

ScienceICAS Com etition

Isabella Fanselow, Saskia Klinkenberg, Anna MacFarlane, High Distinction: Millie Barren, Maria Van Kuijk Year 11:

Distinction: Samandari

Kate Jenkins, Billie MacGibbon,

Juliet

Y8 CanterburyWestlandScience FairAchievement Sophie Benson Best exhibit related to Health Sciences Which chopping board makes the cut?

Maddison Griffin Environment Canterbury School Award: Soil Liquefaction

BrainBee Neuroscience Challenge Joanna Mainwaring, Prathe Chandru, Tigerlily Perry, Olivia Damiano, Anna Rietveld, Georgia Hamilton, Kate

These students gained Distinction in the ICAS Science Competition.

Year 13: Natalie Vaughan Year 12: Saskia Klinkenberg Millie Barren Year 11 : Juliet Samandari Year 10: Jemima Vaughan Year 9: Isobel Gould Sujean In Year 4: Layren Narne

AustralianChemistryResults Year 13:

Distinction: Rebecca Lilley, Zoe Williams Hyunjee Yoon, Lisa Zhang High Distinction: Gabriela Coates, Natalie Vaughan Year 12:

Distinction: Sophie Adams, Georgia bell, Sophie Cawood,

Jenkins and Juliet Samandari competed in the the South Island Brain Bee Neuroscience competition, held at Otago University in Dunedin. The full story can be found in the Gifted and Talented pages.

BiologyOlympiad Crystal Li, Aryn Azlan, Sophie Cawood and Grace Sullivan have gained entrance to the New Zealand Biology Olympiad Programme. Girls will work toward selection in the International Biology Olympiad team in 2016.

Scienceand TechnologyForum For two weeks in January 2015, Madison Earle and Emma Clucas had the wonderful opportunity to attend the National Rotary Science and Technology Forum in Auckland. The forum was full to the brim with exciting activities and fascinating modules with the University of

Auckland, Auckland University ofTechnology and Massey University. Participants attended over 25 modules in areas such as Psychology, 30 Printing and Sports Science.

For exposure to the latest technological development, participants visited places such as the Auckland Police Station to look at forensic technology and to biotechnology companies to see the development of, and try on, prototypes of robotic leg structures for paraplegics.

Participants were exposed to the amazing potential of science and technology. 180 students from all over New Zealand attend this forum every year, and this forum inspired young minds to dedicate their studies to areas of science and technology. All participants and leaders lived together in the University of Auckland's O'Rorke Hall of Residence, giving participants a taste of living in a hall of residence. This forum creates an amazing social environment where participants make friends for life. The combination of being surrounded by so many interesting, like-minded people and being involved in so many amazing activities create a two-week experience that all participants highly recommend. This forum can really help anyone who finds science or technology interesting but are unsure how to apply this interest to tertiary education.

EMMA CLUCAS YEAR 13

AstronomyConference In May this year I had the privilege of being chosen as one of 1O secondary school students to attend the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand conference held at Tekapo. We were presented with talks about GAIA, Space Law, Pulsating stars, astro-seismology and had a tour of the University of Canterbury owned research telescope.

I'd like to thank RASNZ for the opportunity to attend this conference, an experience I won't forget.

CLARA NEWBOUND YEAR 12

InternationalLanguagesFaculty We celebrate the diversity of languages and cultures around the globe every day. Students from Year 7 to Year 13 make frequent contributions to school events and assemblies, they establish links between languages, explore the world beyond the classroom context, and build friendships through exchange programmes. In short, they become knowledgeable, well-rounded and open-minded global citizens and they are having fun learning!

2015 was another colourful year. Spanish, French, Japanese and Chinese students participated in a range of cultural and language activities inside and outside school, such as film festivals, restaurant visits, crafting and baking activities. A number of students successfully participated in competitions. Nora Maarleveld and Joyce Chen were the top students in Canterbury in the internationallyrecognised French proficiency exam, DELF, at B1 level.

Our Chinese students were extremely busy. They took part in the New Year celebration, the Dragon Festival and Chinese Language week. They made lanterns and bracelets and were also offered Taichi Fan classes after

school. The Chinese Language and Culture Immersion Day was another highlight.

The Spanish classes enjoyed their time with Brahim, the language assistant, who added colour to the department (not only because he is also a hairdresser!) and helped many girls to improve their speaking skills.

The French Years 7 and 8 students made a trip to the bakery Le Panier,conversed in French and tasted delicious pastries. Our Year 11 cooking team was successful again and came second in the annual Alliance Franc;aiseCooking Competition with their delicious menu. Our school's contribution to the Shared Histories project that started in November 2013 to commemorate the link between New Zealand and France through World War I has further evolved. This year we focussed on the production of a bilingual recipe book with historic recipes from France and New Zealand. The book is produced in conjunction with our partner school in Amiens, and will be published in 2016, thanks to the funding we received from the Ministry.

STEF HOSSBACH - HOF LANGUAGES

Mathematical Highlights Cantamath

Maths Challenge During Maths Week, students and staff took part in the annual Maths Challenge. This year the Science Faculty took out the trophy, closely followed by the Maths Faculty.

CAROLYN MUTCH

Always a highlight in the mathematical calendar is Cantamath, again this year we had a team represent us at each year level.

Maths Week This year there were challenges for all levels during Maths week. The Junior School created fantastic chalk drawings. Year 7 and 8 made wonderful designs using tessellations. Year 9 and 10 took part in a paper plane making competition.

Technology

Humanitiesand Social Sciences It's been a spectacular year for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

This year the major movers and shakers have been the business students. In August St Margaret's entered two teams into the Canterbury-wide Bizninja Competition, hosted by CPIT. This was the first time this competition had been held in the South Island and the Year 10 team of Jess Ellis, Aysha O'Malley, Milly O'Brien and Ashleigh Benson won after an excellent display of problem-solving and entrepreneurial skills. The BP Challenge followed, an enterprise activity for all Year 10 students, which involved them working in teams to develop and market a new product. The feedback from this three day event was very positive and we are hoping to run this again in 2016.

The centenary of the Gallipoli landings was a focus as Term 2 began. A chapel service was held to remember the sacrifices of those who served overseas where Chris Walker spoke on remembering war and living in peace.

Remembrance was also a major focus in classes around that time, with Year 11 History students' major research assignment focusing on retelling the stories of individual New Zealanders who served in overseas wars, whilst 9ENSS (English and Social Science) classes focused their attentions on the Gallipoli campaign and New Zealand's part in that.

At the beginning ofTerm 3 we held the inauguralHumanities and Social Sciences Week. Students were engaged in daily challenges in Business, History, Geography, Religious Studies, History, Classics and Art History, focusing on fact-finding and information skills in each of these areas. A poster making competition was held for younger students, the whole school was invited to a Kahoot Quiz and Sam Fazio-Smith spoke in chapel about why Humanities and Social Sciences are vital to understanding today's world.

Term 3 also brought the EGGS Factor competition in Term 3 and an opportunity for a bit of team bonding. Our staff team of Egg Sheeran (Mr Thompson), Eggy Azalea (Ms Faz), Charlie Eggs-C-Eggs (Ms Allen), Katy Peggy (Mrs Drayton) and Jemaine Clemegg (Mr Walker) put a lot of hours into an all-singing, all-dancing item, which was well-received by the judges (except Mr Woods). We were expertly mentored by student dance experts Rose Taylor and Iris Keizer.

Back in our day jobs, staff were also active in taking part in a variety of professional development events during the year. Staff attended IB Training Courses, a Religious Education teachers' conference during Term 3 and the national Social Sciences Conference (SOCCON) during the September holidays.

The study of Humanities and Social Sciences has taken students to a wide variety of places this year. The biggest event was the USA Tour, which took place in the Easter holidays and was the first of what we hope will be a regular biannual event. There is a full report on this trip elsewhere in the yearbook. Other field trips closer to home included the regular Geography trips to study coastal processes and the natural environment of the West Coast, the Classical Studies and Art Historians trip to the PG Gallery to view the classically-inspired art works of Marian Maguire, and a series of Accounting class trips to local businesses. Our thanks to Ballantynes and Printers Inc and Flora Max flower market for giving our students a real world encounter with business practice. We are looking forward to the next overseas tour, which will be to Greece and Italy during the Easter break in 2016. Exciting times ahead for the students and staff involved.

CHRIS WALKER HEAD OF FACULTY HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

EnglishOverview 2015 has been exciting year. I would like to acknowledge the commitment, dedication and spirit of an outstanding faculty. As a faculty, this year we have experienced some changes. Firstly, I would like to personally acknowledge the tremendous effort, skill and expertise of Ms Kath Parkes who leaves us in 2015 after seven years of relief and permanent teaching with us to follow her passion for floristry. We wish her all the best in her new career. The faculty will miss her charisma, knowledge and humour.

This year, we have also seen Ms Emma Thompson leave us to take up another career path in marketing at CPIT after being with us for three years. Emma's energy, bubbly spirit and dedication to St Margaret's has been incredibly strong. We again, wish her all the best and will miss her vibrant and heartfelt nature in the faculty.

CreativeWriting 2015 has been another outstanding year for creative writing at St Margaret's College. We were particularly strong in the Regional Peter Smart Creative Writing Competition. In the Senior Prose section, St Margaret's was extremely strong taking out first and second placings: First Place: Tigerlily Perry 'Spot the Symbolism' Year 11 Second Place: Hannah Chamberlain 'Like Stars' Year 12 We were very privileged to hear Tigerlilly read her short story out to the school in an assembly. Everyone enjoyed Tigerlily's sophisticated and well-crafted style.

In the Junior Prose section we dominated again, taking out all three top placings:

A special thanks to all teachers who have encouraged and supported creative writing at St Margaret's College.

ANGEE ROBERTSON - HOF ENGLISH

EveryoneEnviousof Tourists The best combination is boy, girl.

One of each, you very lucky.

I plough the rooms of the wealthy, wearing a scratchy 50,000 rupiah top.

I wanted to be a teacher, lbu told me I can't afford it.

I grew up in East Bali My ibu worked three days a month in tourist guide shop.

My bapa unemployed.

We no money.

Opportunities limited.

My neighbor works at a stall, "Please madam 100,000 for dress I have big family."

My own family has three girls, lrirana, Marshanda and myself.

It is very unlucky we have no son to support family.

All daughters married off.

Both sisters unemployed.

Third Place: Katie Ellis 'The Very Small-Minded Pathological Liar' Year 10

When I am old I will have no money.

My hotel does not put away money in saving account.

If I have children they will support me.

Finally, St Margaret's College was also successful in the Junior Poetry section with a first place: Anna Doak with her poem 'Everyone Envious of Tourists'. Year 10

Everyone envious of tourists.

My cousin worked in a hotel in Java.

He is in prison.

A special congratulations to all students. Well done on a stunning effort. We can't wait to read more from you in the future.

I cannot say what for.

First Place: Ruby Anderson 'The Ripper' Year 10 Second Place: Sujean In 'Touching the Wall' Year 9

ibu = mother bapa = father

Aside from the Peter Smart Writing Competition, a number of girls have produced some mature and highly skilled pieces in their classroom programmes. This year, we are very proud to acknowledge the following recipients: Storry Essay Cup for Achievement in Creative Writing Georgia Bell Year 12 Watson Girls Cup for Outstanding Achievement in Writing in Year 9 - Lydia Munro.

Note: I wrote this poem after a holiday in Bali. I decided to write about the experiences the Balinese people recounted regarding their lives.

ANNA DOAK YEAR 10

Debating This year started with a bang for St Margaret's debating, with record numbers of signups meaning we were able to enter 11 teams into the Canterbury competition! St Margaret's College is currently the school with the most debating teams in Christchurch, and our girls are always a formidable presence at competitions!

Students have lots of opportunity to debate throughout the year, with most girls participating in 6 Canterbury debates per year. Seniors usually have around 45 minutes to prepare a 7 minute speech. This time constraint makes preparing and speaking stressful, but an incredible team building experience as well.

The Annual Junior House Debating Competition was a chance for new debaters from Year 9 and 10 to hone their skills in a relaxed, yet competitive environment. Peer leadership is always present, with Year 11s coaching, and Year 12s and 13s adjudicating rounds. In the final, Rimu convinced the adjudicator that that the sale of organs should be legal, and therefore won the competition.

The Student vs Teacher debate is a highly anticipated event, and this year saw a team of Ms Robertson, Ms Sharman and Mr McDonnell arguing that Disney has done more for society than Shakespeare. The adjucators weren't convinced, however, and the students maintained their winning streak! Another showcase debate against Christ's College had the Year 12s arguing that 'Fashion is for the foolish'. Although the Christ's College team managed to narrowly win this round, our girls definitely won the best dressed award in our books!

The Seniors have done well this year, with SMC 1 coming second in both Canterbury Regionals and the Canterbury Schools competition, and two students debating for Canterbury at Nationals. This team also won the Summer Quadrangular competition, where they backed interesting motions such as 'There is such thing as a just war'. SMC came a close second in the Winter Tournament.

The Juniors have had an equally awesome year, with 6 teams entered in each round. We are continually amazed by the confidence and problem-solving ability of these younger students. Two teams reached the semi-finals in the Junior Regionals, and both the Year 10 team and the Junior Novice team won the Canterbury Schools competition.

Debating at St Margaret's would not be the same without the fantastic Ms McLaughlin, the Teacher in Charge, and Ms Donovan, the Junior Debating Coach. These teachers have put in countless hours both organising teams and the logistics of competitions, and also coaching girls by brainstorming motions.

The success of debating in this school is something that we should be proud of. Debating is an enjoyable and worthwhile pursuit for those interested in exploring important issues. It teaches girls how to advocate for their opinions eloquently, deal with stressful situations, and work in a team. I'm positive that the debaters we see at St Margaret's will be those making a change in 20 years.

NATALIE VAUGHAN HEAD OF DEBATING

Myers' Cup Speech Competition

On the afternoon of Monday 25 May our Chapel was once again filled with excitement and anticipation, as we gathered for the annual St Margaret's Myers' Cup speech competition.

The audiencewas treated to a range of wonderful speeches by 13 very talented girls and young women. There were a delightful range of speeches and presentations, which were entertaining, inspiring, at times challenging and at other times hilarious.

Mr Micheal O'Brien was our judge for the first time and he was impressed by the high calibre of the speeches and the fantastic talents of the girls.

Our 2015 winners are: Lyn Kennedy Cup: Gabrielle Kitley Toomer Trophy: Ruby Williams Gosset Cup: Tigerlily Perry Myers' Cup: Madeleine Tilley

I would like to take this opportunity to especially thank all those people who made this competition happen.

This acknowledgement includes our very talented Ashy Batchelor and Gabby McDonald who performed a beautiful Taylor Swift 'Mash-up'. A grateful thanks also goes to Nora Maarleveld and Lucy Thomson our Head and Deputy Head Girl and MCs for the occasion. Special thanks also goes to Mr Michael O'Brien our invited judge.

Finally, thank you to the wider school community. We are very proud of the work done in the classrooms by the Junior, Middle School and English Department teachers.

Their efforts and expertise are evident in the girls' output and achievement. We also appreciate and applaud the help and encouragement of parents and other family members who have supported their daughters in the essential art of speechmaking.

ANGEE ROBERTSON - HOF ENGLISH

Creative Writing The Ripper I have seen many things, but I am still baffled by the cruelty of humans.

The chilling wind licked through the Whitechapel markets, knocking discarded crates over like dominoes. Shadows crawled out of alleyways, painting grotesque shapes on the uneven brick sidewalk. There was a horse fastened to a tall wooden pole, demurely sipping dirty water. A drunken man giggled in the gloom, clutching at a bottle of ale as if it was his lifeline. His titter echoed through the deserted landscape of night.

I navigated my way through the labyrinth of misshapen houses and ended up outside a disintegrating room in Millers Court. The door was left unlocked, so I entered silently. A woman lay spread-eagled on the unmade bed.

She was dressed in only a sheer corset, creamy as her complexion. Her blonde nest was ragged, her crimson lips were pursed. A grandfather clock's mechanical heartbeat pounded alongside my own; candlelight illuminated the bold hands as they made eternal circles. There was a desolate wardrobe containing nothing more than a salmon petticoat. At first, I did not notice the man in the corner.

He was muttering, in non-sensual whispers that snaked throughout the barren room. His gait was awkward as he stumbled to the bedside.

"My name is Jack," he rasped, as his ghostly hand disappeared into his navy coat. "I am going to be famous one day ... " The woman lay, a befuddled expression crinkling her gorgeous face like it was paper. "I should thank you, Mary, for making this possible for me ... " Jack withdrew his hand, in which a polished silver knife was clutched. Her sapphire eyes widened as she finally realised what was happening. The first stab pierced her body, just as her mouth gaped in a silent scream, an eternal starless cavern.

I collected her soul gently, prising her glistening memories with care. Jack continued to slice the poor girl, exposing the delicate framework that makes up a person.

Derangement flamed inside his eyes, hysteria made his mouth curl upwards. He worked carefully. The scarlet flesh was spread across the bed, like rubbish cascading from a bin. By now, I should of moved on. I had collected what I needed to, but somehow I could not bring myself to leave. I was so intrigued by this display of insanity.

Rose had begun to shoot through the sky. Jack sedately cleansed the blade and deposited it inside his coat once again. He opened the door and surveyed the carnage surrounding him. The expression on his face was impossible to read, a soup of condensed emotion. But then he smiled, a ghastly smirk. Jack scurried from the room and disappeared into the rising sun. He was a rat returning to the sewer. I followed him cautiously, so shaken up that I had forgotten he couldn't see me. The five plump souls in my arms weighed a ton. Five lives wasted, destroyed and mutilated. Would there be more casualties?

I was confused - which was confusing in it self because I do not feel emotion. Should I take him, a pitiable sinful person that was completely at my mercy? But he was not really a human. Jack was a beast.

A SMALL SIDE NOTE Even after 200 years, Whitechapel continued the hunt for the ripper. He was never found. Jack died in an "unfortunate accident" on the night of Mary's death. He died alone ... but he was with me. I encaged him in the most permanent jail; death.

I am still haunted by humans.

RUBY ANDERSON Y1 O

Swansdown Midsummer's morning. Curly-headed cows doze under a newborn sun. Blinking away a flurry of sticky insects, honey eyes below chestnut lashes. Strewn carelessly across the yellowing landscape are hollow tubes of translucent hay, packed into compact rectangular bales.

Coarse blue ropes are stretched around tightly as if to tame them, sharp ends escape like flyaway hairs. Golden fibres of brittle grass burn under the sun's intense glare.

In the next paddock, painted posts shed a thin layer of cracked bleach white, capable wood standing to attention, foundations encompassed by pale, grey soil. Restless, an army of twisted vines, gnarled limbs and tangled arms circle thin, metal wire. These branches lie unburdened now, from the heavy weight of juicy purple grapes punctuating bright garlands of green leaves.

Distant shadow mountains slice through the vivid sapphire sky. The imposing silhouettes of smooth gum trees are defined by snowy-white clouds, descending to meet the horizon. Look closer, and their peeling skin forms a swirling mosaic of burnt browns, chalky creams and sooty grey.

Caramelised orange sap oozes from fissures travelling across each marbled face. Its crisp, honey scent dances through the dense air. Behind me, a patchwork of tilted tin and scavenged timber rises from the dusty earth. Stained red with age, the corrugated sheets blend seamlessly into the scorched hills beyond.

Life on the small farm drifts peacefully into the noon.

Animals meander amongst grasses swaying gently in the warm current. Broad trees cast immense shadows upon the smouldering earth, populated by lethargic cattle relishing the refreshingly cool breeze.

Look deeper, and a frenzied undercurrent of electrified energy seeps through crumbling soil, sparked by the distant click of a engine key. Fighting through lazy layers

of thick air and climbing animal limb, It spreads, bathing every worn paddock in intoxicated anticipation. Muffled growls tumble across the rugged terrain, skirting crumbling carcasses of rusted machinery.Still, a graveyard of rot and rust and bewildered chickens. Hissing and spitting, the gaudy blue beast skids along worn stone tracks, eagerly craving a sprint across the golden horizon. Perched upon it is a slight figure, hair like blonde strands of hay, knuckles white on thick rubber handles, brow furrowed in deep concentration. Man and machine dash for the open paddock, gates thrown open like wiry hands beckoning them forward.

Slap. The bike tears through sun streaked air, my brother's hair whipped around relentlessly. Panting, small figures gallop eagerly in the wake of destruction, their raw, pink tongues lolling, soft fur slick from the invisible force. Flash, startled pukekos flee from precarious perches of waxy green flax, pure white feathers stark against a backdrop of green and brown. The engine's dull roar rises as it attacks the stockbank, desperately searching for traction against mean, pointed pebbles in shades of monotonous grey. Climb, and a new world emerges from the horizon, featureless silhouettes of large farm houses ascending from paddocks that stretch for years, in every direction.

In the muted afternoon light, the world is flushed golden.

Perfect. With a quick click, the animal is silenced on the summit. As rapidly as it progressed, the energy coursing below the worn earth dissipates, and content silence settles over the farm once again. Calm. A lone figure watches the newborn sun erupt into a brilliant spectrum of fiery light, before tumbling over the edge of the world.

Lost, until the next midsummer's morning. Night.

GEORGIA BELL Y12

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Creativity in the Year 6 class There are many ways students are allowed to be creative in a Junior School classroom. The Year 6 girls are no exception. After their camp at Living Springs, they were asked to join two very dissimilar ideas together in poetry form. The two ideas were an ice cream cone and a volcano. Here is a sample of their writing.

MIDDLE OF NOWHERE An ice cream cone In the middle of nowhere Spewing out sprinkles uncontrollably.

Air bubbles form.

Pop. Blop.

Flop.

Melting away By the cold water flow.

A waffle cone being formed.

Hole by hole.

SCARLETT WILSON

SPITTING ICE CREAM Cookies and cream Spitting out of the super volcanoes Heat melting the hot stone To magma.

Bubbles of orange and chocolate chip.

Lick the vanilla sweet.

Eat the happy overflow.

JESS PITT

SINGING FURY A rocky road volcano sings in fury Out into a swirling mass of anger.

Slowly a sherbert pyroclastic flow Comes.

Choking its victims.

Fanta lava fizzing.

Hot chocolate geysers scream, A bellowing howl.

LUCINDA KIPPENBERGER

UPSIDE DOWN Upside down cone Spitting out Orange chocolate ice cream.

Lava of different flavours, Chocolate.

Vanilla.

Strawberry sorbet.

Like fire.

LILY JONES

In the Novel Study completed in Term 3, many of the girls created a model of their novel. Each child was given a novel to study. Activities included creating a plot sequence, explanation of the theme, a character study, an author profile and a character web.

PAULA SHELDON

JuniorProduction - The Innkeepers Story The Junior School presented a slightly different version of the traditional nativity scene this year. This delightful Christmas story, told from the point of view of a grumpy innkeeper and his grumpy wife, with many interruptions keeping them from their sleep, was warmly received by the audience at matinee and evenings shows in the Charles Luney Auditorium. Carols and other songs sung energetically by the girls, with accompaniment from a

student-staff band, were interspersed throughout the performance and lead by pianist and Musical Director Rachel Wilford. Year 6 girls in lead roles did a superb job, with very convincing characterisation, and the host of animals, angels, shepherds and stars added a festive, fun element to this very entertaining show. Congratulations to Director Sarena Tokona, and the Junior School students.

Junior Arts

The Junior School have had a fun and entertaining year in the Arts. The girls have enjoyed visiting performances including 'Jack Flash and the Jumping Beanstalk' (NZ Playhouse Theatre), an adaptation of 'The Barber of Seville' (NZ Opera), 'Compose Yourself!' from the CSO, 'Ballet in a Box' (Royal NZ Ballet), and 'Biggest Little Circus' (Zane & Degge). The Junior girls also had an action packed Arts Week, participating in 'Try an Instrument' day, Jump Jam and face painting.

The Junior Choir sang in Chapel Services and at Grandparent's Day, and the older girls performed in the Christchurch Schools' Music Festival with over 2,000 other voices, with Alexandra Nicolaou in the prestigious Junior Special choir. The Year 3 girls have made excellent progress on their violins throughout the year, and the Kapa Haka group have given rousing performances in Chapel services and at the opening of the Anglican Schools' Conference.

In Art, the girls created a New Zealand native bird collage woodcut with feather textures made from their own fingerprints then used the new 3D printers in the Centre of Innovation, working on collaborative projects combining learning from three different areas (Maori, Visual Art and Digital Technology) to create a sculptural work based on personal connection and relationships.

In addition, Gabrielle Kitley (Year6) won the Lyn Kennedy Cup for Junior Speaking, a Junior Rock Band was

mentored by Year 9 students Natalie Hutton and Petra Green, and the Year 5 and 6 Junior Performance Group gave their annual performance in Junior Prizegiving.

SARAH HICKFORD

Junior Sport

Term 1 for the Junior School saw the girls competing in the Swimming Sports. Milly Gallagher and Tineke Hinton set four new school records and Emelia Surridge qualified to represent St Margaret's College at the Canterbury Primary Schools Swimming Championships. The Year 1-4 girls delighted in competing in their races overseen by Mrs Shannahan and her team of student helpers.

Term 2 and off to Hagley Park for the Cross Country, a whole school event where the Senior Girls run alongside the younger girls - how cool is that!

At the Zone Cross Country Milly Gallagher Year 5 placed 2nd and Emelia Surridge Year 6 was 3rd.

Term 2 also heralded the start of Winter Sport. There were two netball teams from the Junior School. The Year 6 team played on Saturday mornings in the Under 11 grade and the Year 4 and 5 team played on Friday afternoons. The Year 6 Netball team qualified to represent the Independent Zone at the Canterbury Primary Schools Winter Tournament.

Junior Hockey had four teams from Year 1-6 all playing as part of the 'Small Sticks' programme developed by Hockey NZ. Our Year 1-2 girls were coached by the 'Fun Sticks' programme, two Year 3-4 teams played in the 'Mini Sticks' competition and the Year 5-6 girls in the 'Kiwi Sticks' competition.

St Margaret's College hosted the Year 5 & 6 Zone Hockey tournament, competing against teams from St Andrew's College, St Mark's and Selwyn House Schools.

Term 4 and we were back at Christ's College for the Year 1-8 Athletic Sports. The Year 1-4 enjoyed their circuit, designed and executed by Mrs Shannahan and her band of student helpers. A huge 'Thank You' must go to Mrs Shannahan for her organisation of this.

Nine girls from the Junior School went to the Zone Athletic Sports and as a result of gaining a top two placing. Milly Gallagher, Tineke Hinton and Harriet Laing will be competing in the Canterbury Primary School Championships in Ashburton at the end of the year.

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7AD/7GC Our 2015 Year 7 ENSS classes have been filled with exuberance, enthusiasm and strong friendships. We have been fortunate to work closely with the Centre for Innovation and the girls have had the opportunity to develop their own ideas and see them materialise. The

year's hard work culminated in our hugely successful Market Day where we raised over $2000 for a charity which is close to our hearts - Kidney Kids.

ELSPETH GODFREY-CHATTERTON

8TH What we have enjoyed and learnt this year in ENSS: I've learnt a lot about writing and I've enjoyed the optional extension tasks.

SOPHIE B

I have learned that our elders aren't boring; they are really interesting and have amazing stories. Also they can have a bit of a laugh. I have enjoyed going to see our older people because they have amazing stories. It was an amazing experience.

HOLLY

I liked the way we did lots of different topics because we got to learn lots of different things.

SOPHIE BK

It's been good fun and I've also learnt a lot.

SOPHIA

In ENSS this year I've learnt a lot under the topics of advertising, celebrating older people, poetry and much more, as well as learning writing techniques and speech presenting. I've enjoyed 'Animal of the month' because we learnt not only about animals but also note taking.

INDIA

This year in ENSS I have learnt more about figures and parts of speech. I have learnt how to use punctuation properly and correctly. I have managed to push myself that little bit extra by doing all of the optional extensions tasks offered. I've enjoyed spending time with different people for different activities, I have overall loved ENSS this year!!

MARIJKE

8WF I loved doing the Country Inquiry. It was really cool to learn about all the animals in Zimbabwe.

MILLIE DUNLOP

I really enjoyed the Celebrating the Aged topic. I found that meeting the elderly people and hearing all about their amazing adventures was a really cool experience and I looked forward to visiting them each week. We wrote a memoir and gave it to them on our final visit.

AMELIA PARKER

I enjoyed the Our World unit because I learnt a lot about the country I chose. I also enjoyed 30 printing my original country symbol that I had designed.

SKYE TURNER

I really enjoyed visiting the old people's home because I liked hearing about their background.

LIBBY PARKINSON

My favourite unit was Celebrating the Aged. I loved listening to their stories and presenting them with their memoir at the end was great.

ANNABEL FRANCIS

I loved doing our Country Inquiry and learning about a different culture and all its amazing features !SABELLA HOUSE

I enjoyed visiting the elderly people. I also liked the 30 printing and learning all the processes to create shapes and print.

LILLY NEALE

I enjoyed learning about 'Who am I?' I liked learning about my history and that has inspired me to look up ancestry. corn and find out about family who I didn't know existed!

MADDISON GRIFFIN

I really enjoyed studying a country independently. I loved the freedom we were given when it came to the research and presentation of our projects.

The most interesting part of this year was meeting my elderly person. They were really lovely, they gave us food and we made a great presentation about them.

MAGGIE CUI

My favourite activity this year was visiting the elderly person. It was a really interesting experience because I had never been to a retirement home and I loved it. Millie and I got some apple crunch from Elsy!

RAHMAH TAWFEEK

I enjoyed doing the Country Inquiry because I got to learn about another country and I also got to learn from the others about their country when they presented. I also like the fact that we got to use the 30 printers, that was a cool experience.

EMMA CHIANG

I enjoyed the Celebrating the Aged unit because I was very interested in what growing up for them was like without any modern technology. The elderly we met were sweet and kind.

MEG BARNES

My favourite topic was Our World. I got to learn about a country I was interested in and discover new things. It has helped me with my presenting skills and I learnt some new IT skills. I was also fascinated by the presentations of others.

HOLLY BLACKBURN

SOPHIE BENSON

I loved the Celebrating the Aged unit. I liked learning about their lives and what life was like 'back in the day'. I also learnt how to ask effective questions. My partner Hazel and I got along well and are good friends now.

RAHAWALKER

I really enjoyed finding out about who I am and where I come from. I had the opportunity to ask my grandparents questions about their loves and it made us closer as a family.

BRIANNA ROMERIL

My favourite activity was 30 printing the symbol of my chosen country that I had designed. 30 printers fascinate me and it was great to see it printing my design!

HANNAH FERGUSON

I enjoyed the Country Inquiry because I got to find out about Italy and its culture. I also learned how to use Google slides. It was really interesting to compare New Zealand and Italy.

CHARLOTTE IDIENS

Middle School PerformingArts We have had a superb year in the arts at Middle School Level. The Year 7 and 8 classes participated in "Strike Strum & Blow" - a ukulele, recorder and marimba festival held in the Horncastle Arena. They learned a wide range of songs on the ukulele and marimba, then joined with other schools from around Canterbury to make one big sound to a packed arena. Lara Chiswell and Sophie Lanyon successfully auditioned for the highly competitive Christchurch Schools' Music Festival Senior Special Choir that performed stunningly over three nights at the end of October in the Horncastle Arena, and all the Year 7 girls had the wonderful experience of performing on the opening night of this vibrant Festival as part of the massed choir.

Middle School Drama students have had another great year participating in the many groups St Margaret'sCollege has on offer. Year 7 &8, 9 and 10 Middle School Drama groups have been run by our Senior Drama Leaders.

They have been meeting weekly throughout the year, nurturing a love of performance and fun. The Middle School Theatresports team competed in the regional Theatre Sports Competition in November with great skill, poise and class. Students from all year levels have worked very hard for their Speech and Drama lessons and exams and have the privilege of working with some of the country's leading tutors in this field - Roz Spiers, Trish Minns and Dinie Bevers.

Our Middle School Dance Company has performed at a

variety of school events including Twilight Concert, Open Day, Performing Arts Showcase and for the first time at NCEA Dance Night. They have been working on their technique in a range of genres this year. The girls also had the opportunity to see Footnote Dance Company perform and had their eyes opened to what has been happening in the NZ contemporary dance scene over the last 30 years. Special thanks goes to Julia Beker for contributing choreography for the Jazz number that was performed at the Middle School Arts Awards Assembly.

Pop company, a new dance group lead by our student Dance leaders, has been a huge success this year. It aimed to provide Middle School girls who had little dance experience with the chance to perform and learn new skills. The girls have definitely succeeded in this with Pop Company performing two gorgeous pieces at the Twilight Concert, the Performing Arts Showcase and a middle school assembly. Rose, Rachel and Sophie have really enjoyed leading this group, and they hope to see it or a similar group continue once they have left St Margaret's.

Congratulations to Ruby Anderson, Sophie Baker, Poppy Cox and Alexandra Lay, who were selected as Year 1O Arts Leaders for this year. All four girls helped waitress at the Arts Soiree and have been very involved in a number of co-curricular Arts groups. They are pouring their energy into organising the Middle School Talent Quest as we write this, something we all look forward to enjoying!

MIDDLE SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS STAFF

Rite Journey It has been another fantastic year for The Rite Journey programme, and Year 10 have experienced beginning and end of year ceremonies, challenges that have pushed them mentally,emotionally, spiritually and physically,many discussions surrounding life and the culmination of a 5-day camp week that has included 18-hour solos, service to the community, learning how to surf and completing a First Aid Course.

Congratulations to Ms Chambers' class who won the Health Challenge competition with an outstanding performance. This continues to be a highlight for both students and teachers.

Our winning entry into the 2016 Workbook Cover Design competition really does depict what the programme encompasses. Congratulations to Nadia Edmond. Also to Sophie McClean for her design of the winning badge.

Nadia Edmond's winning Rite Journey Workbook Cover Design explanation ....

"This design represents the struggles that run through a developing girl's head as she battles with various social situations, challenges and events that may effect how

she sees herself. The face is central in the middle to represent the two faces that girls talk to themselves, the lighter shade is the relaxed chill side and the dark/black side is the cynical who always second guesses herself, who continually picks at every aspect of her personality and features in a negative way.

The petals labeled 'I love me - I love me not' show the playful game to see if your crush likes you. It is the game girls play inside their own heads. Do I love me, Do I love me not, is a constant pick and mix thought running through their thoughts - some say I do, some say I don't. At the bottom of the flower, night sky represents the dark night sky for the negative dark side but with elements of light (stars and moon) and the sky who is generally happy except with the clouds that block out the sun. Both are the states of mind where happy environment or not there will always be positive and negative aspects to it. I chose the flower shape as the petals represent all the massive thoughts running through a teenage girl's head. Lots of second guessing and confusion when knowing if they value themselves enough to be loved."

LISA WILLIAMS YEAR 10 DEAN

Year 7 Camp - Hanmer Springs Despite the shock of finding out just before we left Christchurch that Mrs Ardagh was in hospital and couldn't join us, our Year 7 camp turned out to be loads of fun.

The teachers have commented all year about what a wonderful, cohesive group of girls we are and this was shown on camp, even when we were still getting to know each other. Firm friendships were formed and no one was ever left out. Bees were out in force this year and whilst

some of us got stung, we kept smiling. Our activities ranged from fashion designing through to bush skills and of course hydro-sliding. We even went to sleep when we were asked to, which Mrs GC is still struggling to believe.

She even said we were the best-behaved campers she had ever seen.

YEAR 7 GIRLS

Year 8 Camp The ChocolateFactory The bus pulled up outside the Dunedin Chocolate Factory.

All the Year 8 girls subconsciously sat forward in their seats. But of course, before we could get off, the rules were outlined. When the teachers finished issuing their instructions, the girls rushed towards the doors like waves slamming onto a beach.

The tour of the factory started with a video and .... chocolate! Undoubtedly everyone was far too interested in their chocolate to notice what the video was about.

We were then led outside, past one of the old Cadbury cars. Our guide brought us into the building and up a flight of stairs. Apparently there was a 'surprise' awaiting us at the top. A deafening roar ricocheted off the walls of the narrow cylindrical building we were in. Liquid chocolate tumbled through the air, down into the funnel below us. We continued our tour, listening to our guide explain the process of making chocolate and where all the ingredients were imported from. After trying a sample of liquid chocolate, the tour finished. We wandered through the huge chocolate shop towards the exit with sad expressions of longing on our faces.

Despite the distraction a bag full of chocolate causes, I think we all managed to learn something about the process of making chocolate and found it very interesting and fun.

SOPHIE BENSON

Mount Cook In the crisp morning air We wake to the rumbling of vans Off to the mountains they go Mumbles from bunk rooms as we see the light Cries to climb And pleas to explore All denied as we tour the paths Windy bridges And crystal slopes At the day on Aoraki Mount Cook PAIGE CAREY

Year 9 Camp Camp 2015 will go down in our memories as the supersized version of Camp. Everything was upsized this year to cater for our largest Year 9 cohort! 150 students this year provided a challenge for the facilities and the chef - aka Lisa Williams!

We had to order additional buses, arrange additional staff to support and even resorted to playing musical bunkrooms to enable this class of 2015 to enjoy all the favourite activities the Boyle has to offer! The week was full of high ropes, abseiling, tramping, the mud run and amazing food!

2015 saw the introduction of a new event - Canyoning at Sylvia Falls - this was instead of the usual tubing due to incredibly low water levels - and quickly became a hit with all students even though the water temperature was more akin to melting ice! So the thrills were supersized too!

And that is not all, of course just to top it off the number of mice was also supersized. Due to this, 2015 saw a new chore on the list of chores to be done in the morning!

Clearing the mousetraps!

One thing that will go down in Ms Gray and Ms Williams' memories is sleeping in the dining room due to no available beds anywhere and believe me when the lights go out the mice like to party. It's hard to do justice to the sound effects we endured but something like ... skitter, scatter ..... THWACK. But wait there's more, this was followed by tip, tap, tip, smack as the mouse - now three legged danced a little more around the room. Now usually we are woken by a student but not this year, instead a small mouse eyeballing- a bit too up close and personal for my liking! Thank goodness the experts tell me the supersized mouse population comes around only every 7 years!

Year 10 Camp Year 10 camp week underwent some big changes from previous years. The big bonus of this unexpected change was that each Rite Journey class was able to complete everything together for the week.

Each class attended a two day Abyss Challenge which included completing a 17 -hour solo experience and a raft challenge activity on the lake. The solo allows for the girls to push themselves well outside their comfort zones and for many it is their first extended period of time by themselves without any digital technology, music or books. This allows time for reflection and thought about the year and the future.

Also completed was a First Aid Course, Surf and Beach Safety Day and a Service Day in the community. Each class organised their own Service Day which ranged from painting fences for the Christchurch City Council, gardening and tidying up at Orana Park and Aroin Park and helping out with a range of tasks at the Community Gardens in Harewood.

A fantastic and enjoyable week that showed Year 10 they were capable of greatness.

LISA WILLIAMS, YEAR 10 DEAN

Gifted and Talented Programmes Across St Margaret's College, many programmes are developed to cater for the needs of our gifted students from Year 1-13. Some highlights of 2015 were:

Science:BrainBee

It was on the second day that the competition truly began.

St Margaret's had outstanding results in both the individual and team competitions. In the individual challenge, Kate Jenkins came in first place - an amazing achievement that now makes her eligible to compete in the Australasian championships to be held in Sydney in December, 2015.

This will determine the NZ Champion.

Final placings in the South Island final were: 1st Kate Jenkins, 3rd Prathe Chandru, 4th Tigerlily Perry, 7th Joanna Mainwaring.

The team of Kate Jenkins, Tigerlily Perry, Prathe Chandru and Joanna Mainwaring finished in third place.

The Brain Bee Challenge was a fantastic experience that was both enlightening, enjoyable, and an amazing opportunity.

Brain Bee is an international competition about neuroscience for Year 11 students. This is learning outside of the NZ curriculum. It requires students to be motivated to learn about the brain and its many functions in their own time with tutorials run by Ms Rod and Mrs Rogers. Topics range from neurotransmitters to brain-imaging techniques to brain disorders. Initially students sit an online test in April with the one hundred top competitors in each island progressing to the finals in Dunedin and Auckland in June.

2015 was St Margaret's second year of involvement in Brain Bee. Twelve students sat the initial round with eight qualifying for the final in Dunedin. These students were Prathe Chandru, Georgia Hamilton, Olivia Damiano, Anna Rietveld, Juliet Samandari, Joanna Mainwaring, Kate Jenkins and Tigerlily Perry. These students competed in the individual competition and in the team competition.

Tigerlily Perry: Our first day in Dunedin was spent visiting the Otago University Anatomy Museum, which contained several fascinating displays of real life anatomical structures, such as real human brains and limbs. This was a very hands on experience, and we were privileged to see and examine items usually reserved for Medical School Students.

FutureScholars'Programme Two Year 9 ENSS classes have, in 2015, been part of the Future Scholars' Programme. This programme involvesan introduction to the theory of knowledge, a precursor to 1B, Philosophy and in Terms three and four, a special project.

Mrs Julie Rogers and Mr Byron Clarke led the programme working with ENSS teachers Mrs Jenni McLaughlin and Ms Nadine Allen.

The special project involves the girls following a passion with the objective of exploring: 'What's the Difference' through exploring an issue, through creative problem solving or through creativity.

Each girl's learning journey culminated in a presentation to key staff outlining their learning journey and eventual finishing point. Parents and the community were then invited to share in the girls' presentations at a formal afternoon showcase.

Some of the memorable Special Projects for 2015 were: Lydia Munro - 'Through the Hospital Window', a short story collection about sick children, which will be able to be downloaded with people encouraged to make a donation to Starship Hospital for children livingwith serious medical conditions.

Aspen Berry- Cyber Bullying: The message of the impact of cyber bullying told through a short story and sculpture.

Rosie Foulds - Exposure Journalism: A look into the writing styles of journalists and the level of influence this has on the reader.

Madison Dalgety - Gender Equality: An investigation into pay parity and what the reasons are for the discrimination that exists.

LiteratureQuiz Students have explored a range of diverse topics which are already impacting our world and which have the potential to greatly affect the future world our girls will live in and lead. In 2015 these included the impact of social media, processed foods, propaganda and enhancing human potential.

While the focus of the programme is on the wide range of thinking, reading and writing skills that the students develop, eighteen students also qualified for national finals and five students competed at the international finals.

In March 2015 two teams from St Margaret's College competed in the Canterbury heat of the Kids' Lit Quiz.

This is an annual literature competition for students aged 1Oto 13. St Margaret's students worked very hard in their lunchtimes and at home to build their book knowledge. In the competition, teams of four battle it out with questions ranging from popular fiction and classics to humour.

NATIONAL FINALS OF FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING, AUCKLAND - NOVEMBER. The following girls competed in the FPS National Finals in Auckland with excellent results.

Year 7 Junior B Division Annabel Surveyor, Alice McLeod, Holly O'Connor and Piper Eder - first in the Team Presentation of Action Plan.

Team 1: Anna Cropp, Alice McLeod, Annabelle Goodwin and Alessandra Kitley. Reserve: Mia McCauley

Claudia Meads, Lucy Vaughan, Lucy Flint and Sophie Lanyon second in the written Team Global Issues Problem Solving.

Placed 61 st.

Year 8 Junior Division

Team 2: Raha Walker, Grace McMahon, Paige Carey, and Elizabeth Cross. Reserve: Maisie Gallagher.

Sophie Benson, Grace McMahon, Amelia Parker and Elizabeth Cross - third in the written Team Global Issues Problem Solving and second in the Team Presentation of Action Plan.

Emma Thompson, Felicity McKay and Katie Ellis coached the two teams. The students did extremely well in this competitive event and enjoyed preparing and competing.

Placed 7th.

FutureProblemSolving(FPS) 'The formulation of a problem is often more important than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill. To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires imagination and marks real advance.'

Einstein and lnfeld.

Future Problem Solving asks students to form the problem before working through a process to come up with a future solution and action plan. In 2015 students from Years 411 have been part of this growing, extension programme.

Students have taken part in regular university seminars.

Paige Carey was place third in the written Individual Global Issues Problem Solving and second in the Team Presentation of Action Plan.

Year 9 Middle Division Grace Flint, Georgia Mackay, Amy Chung and Sujean In - first in the Team Presentation of Action Plan.

dramatic presentation. We gave our best and succeeded in both competitions. We made the finals in the presentation of action plan and narrowly missed placing in the top ten in the academic booklet.

Year 1 1 Senior Division Anna Rietveld - third in the written Individual Global Issues Problem Solving Division.

INTERNATIONAL FINALS OF FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING In June the St Margaret's College Year 10 team of Sophie McLean, Virginia Macdonald, Aisha O'Malley and Alexandra Lay and Alternate Competitor Katie Ellis travelled to Ames, Iowa to compete against the world's top future problem solvers. The topic for the finals was intellectual property, a topic which required intensive learning and considerable knowledge to be gained during the preparation period. This included working with lawyers and IP experts in person, through Skype calls and at the University of Canterbury, experts who Mrs Rogers had managed to source.

FPS requires up to date research on the given topic and then being able to, after being presented with a future scene, determine the key issue and then being able to solve the problem set approximately thirty years into the future. IP is a challenging topic to creatively solve but that was our challenge.

We travelled to Des Moines where we studied for three days before moving on to the University of Iowa in Ames.

The competition involved sitting the two-hour written competition followed immediately by preparation for the

STUDENT REFLECTIONS Sophie: I had a lot of fun on this trip and it was such a great experience! I really enjoyed the competition and it was interesting to meet lots of new people from all over the world. Washington DC was amazing, and was probably the highlight of my trip. While still being a spectacular place we all learnt a lot from our stay there. It was so special having a tour in the Pentagon and the Capitol building!

Virginia: Going to FPS Internationals helped me gain thinking processes that I will now be able to use across all my subjects. It also helped me understand FPS a lot more and I felt that my skill set has greatly improved. I loved meeting people with the same passion for learning. I felt I gained knowledge and memories that I will never forget.

Aisha: I found FPS Internationals an amazing experience.

I feel my academic studies have benefited from the study and exam techniques I learnt and used during FPS and the experience of travelling overseas was incredible. My team and I really developed our teamwork skills and have become such close friends now. Visiting places in America such as the Pentagon and Congress was an incredible opportunity. It reallywas a once in a lifetime experience and I was so privileged to have had the chance to represent New Zealand and St Margaret's College at an international competition. It is something I will never forget.

Geography Field Trips

Year 12 1BCamp On 9 March, Year 12 IB set off on the bus from school to Hanmer Springs, unaware of the adventures that awaited us. Upon arrival, we were met by our TOK teacher, Mr Clarke, with a challenge: determining the safety of thermal pools through debate. This was an interesting way to begin the camp, especially since the outcome would determine if we would be visiting the hot pools during our stay! (Yes, we went!)

groups, and had an evening to fend for ourselves in town, which included going to the Hot Pools and out for dinner. This was not only fun, but a great test of our independence and responsibility skills, which are two of the main focuses on the 1Bjourney. We really appreciated these opportunities to build them in not only an academic setting but also a social one. Everyone stepped up to the challenge, making the camp a great experience overall!

The major events of the camp were introducing the Extended Essay, the stream study, and the Group Four Science Project - our first IB assessment. Group Four was a great way to begin the course as we not only learnt about pseudoscience, we also worked with girls we didn't know as well as others, helping us to strengthen the bonds within the 1Bgroup, and forming new ones.

MIRIAM TOFAN AND GRACE SULLIVAN

The biggest highlight of this camp was the free rein we were allowed. We cooked our own food in the cabin

Year 12 Physical Education Camp For the second year, the Year 12 Physical Education class headed to Lake Clearwater for an "Amazing Race". This camp is designed to test and challenge the girls physically but also mentally as they perform a range of physical tasks.

The focus of the camp is around group development and the girls experience real life scenarios of how groups form, bond, face conflict, succeed and sometimes fail. All of these situations are then used to complete a written reflection for one of their Level 2 Achievement Standards.

As always the girls shone in their levels of physical fitness

and their abilities to lead each other in group tasks. They ran, walked, hiked, biked, swam, made rafts, and paddled.

Beyond the physical tasks, they learned more about each other, individual strengths and weaknesses, and made genuine efforts to appreciate any differences there were in the group. It was a very "full on" and exhausting two days which the girls handled magnificently.

The girls also sat and appreciated the amazing views and the calm and beauty that exists in the backcountry.

PAULA VESTY

Year 13 Physical Education Camp Sea Kayaking Camp this year was held in Week 4 of Term 2, in the hope of taking advantage of the wonderful weather the summer had given us. We were not disappointed and we basked in glorious sunshine for most of the three day trip.

On Wednesday morning we headed to Cass Bay to begin our preparations for our three day kayaking adventure on Lyttleton Harbour. The excitement and anxiety levels were high in anticipation of what lay ahead. Prior to departure we learnt how to pack our kayaks to ensure all our necessities (snacks, lunch, water, rain jackets, snacks ... ) were correctly stowed and readily available should we need anything. We were teamed up in double kayaks with one member of the team responsible for steering the kayak using the rudder.

From Cass Bay we paddled to Quail Island where we spent our first night. Keen members of the group took off on a run around the island, taking in the beautiful views and learning of the history of the Island. A highlight for all on this day was meeting and supporting a group from a Christchurch Retirement Village back to the wharf. The girls transported the group's gear, chatting with members of the group and gaining a great deal from the experience.

We were blown away by the determination and stamina of the group making the climb up and then down the hill to the wharf.

Day two was a long paddle from Quail Island, past Ripapa Island, and onto Port Levy. The wind was in our favour and the girls made excellent time, paddling up harbour towards the Heads. Another big highlight was seeing the rare Hector's Dolphins in the harbour. On arrival at Port Levy students had the opportunity to take a break for lunch, wander around and refillwater bottles before heading back in our kayaks to spend the night on Horomako Island.

The biggest challenge of the trip for most was dragging the kayaks to the top of Horomako Island where we camped for the night. This proved to be both mentally and physically challenging at the end of a big day paddling.

Once there we settled in for the night, cooked meals and experienced our first patch of wet weather. Spirits were not dampened and the decision for an early night with an even earlier start the next morning was made. The decision to rise early on the final day paid off and we were able to finish our three day adventure in Sumner as planned. Again, the weather played into our hands and the girls positive attitudes, hard work and determination paid off. To finish the camp where we intended was a real bonus and a 'pat on the back' for all the effort that had been put in by the girls over the three days.

For many students this was a new experience but one that on reflection was a great achievement and a whole

lot of fun. The instructors leading the camp, Dave and Mark, set the tone and made for a very safe, yet 'laugh a minute' experience. The girls worked fantastically together over the three days. Many will not do an adventure like this again, but they can be so proud of the ways in which they handled themselves and what they achieved over the course of the camp.

JULIA MADDEN

Year 12 Leadership "One tall tree does not make a forest. Unless other trees grow to the same height, you cannot have a large grove.

A true leader is devoted to raising capable people to who the future can be entrusted".

Leadership development is a concept that is developed through the trinity of schools here at St Margaret's College in many different curriculum areas. It fits in all the key competencies of the New Zealand Curriculum and is highlighted in Year 12 as the girls progress into being role models and leaders of the whole school in Year 13. This year's leadership training for Year 12 has been centered around the concepts of both leadership and followership.

In June we sent thirty Year 12s to an Emerging Leaders Conference hosted by Christ's College. This one-day event had a mixture of plenary speakers and workshops targeting leadership and how the girls could make a difference in their local community and abroad. As someone once said, "There are a million ways to get from birth to death, and every one works". How we live our lives and the contribution we make to others along the way is what matters.

At the beginning of Term 3 the girls had a day with David Garb, who has training in counselling, psychology and sociology. His focus was on listening, knowing your strengths and weaknesses, recognising your fears, and

developing relationships within a group. This was followed up in September with an overnight camp to Living Springs.

This camp focused on highlighting some of the skills that will be necessary to lead the whole school in 2016.

The girls did activities that made them think about how they communicate, negotiate, listen, create, and work effectivelywith others. They also spent time in small groups looking at the core values of their year group and how they want to be remembered at the end of their school lives.

They have come up with a great theme for 2016 which will be revealed early in the new school year.

Already we have a large number of Year 12 girls who act as role models and leaders for others. We have captains, coaches and umpires in many sporting codes. The girls tutor and mentor in academic subject areas. In the Arts, we have choreographers, mentors and performers who lead by example. The girls can lead within their tutor groups, and with the linking of Middle School and Senior tutor groups, many have taken up the opportunity to take control and create fun and exciting opportunities to strengthen bonds between the year groups.

We look forward to seeing our Year 12s shine in 2016 as leaders of the whole school.

PAULA VESTY

USA HistoryTrip Forming a sea of blue in their matching hoodies, 16 students and two teachers gathered in Christchurch airport on April the 3rd ready to embark on a trip a year in the making. After some last minute "Are you sure you have everything?" and comparing of suitcase sizes, we said our farewells.

Our first stop was San Francisco and Alcatraz Island where some girls got their first taste of American food with giant pretzels or even better, giant pretzels filled with cheese!

We were able to wander through the buildings and learnt about the landmark's use as a prison. Our bus tour led us to the Golden Gate Bridge where we were able to walk up onto the historic landmark and admire the city by night.

Our second day began at 5am and after a 5 hour flight and several time zone changes we arrived in the unique but chilly city of Boston. The next morning we made our way to Harvard Square to check out the iconic Harvard University.

Walking around the historic buildings, sneaking into a dorm room, the grand theft of a discarded economics paper and an impromptu performance of the school waiata on the steps were undisputed highlights. Later that day the JFK Museum and President Library gave us a look into both the former president's private and political life.

After a kind upgrade into the business carriage (where the free wifi was greatly appreciated!), we arrived in the lively and fast paced city of New York! We were toured by horse and carriage around the beautiful Central Park where our drivers entertained us with facts and interesting information and the fountain from Friends provided excellent photo opportunities. Then it was back to the hotel for some much needed sleep.

Ready to make the most of our 'extensively planned' (more or less) exploration day, both student-led groups made their way along the New York high line before splitting off and visiting a range of sites with both historic and retail significance including the Twin Towers memorial and the ever popular Top Shop. Under the bright lights and amongst the crowds of Times Square, we regrouped for the Broadway production of Matilda.

In Washington DC we were met with polar weather conditions and our amazing travel agent Kristy, who accompanied us for most of the rest of the trip. We were dragged to our bike tour of the National Monuments and despite being exposed to the harsh conditions we all thoroughly enjoyed it. Seeing the historic sites we had studied in classes and being able to walk in the footsteps

of many influential figures such as Martin Luther King Jr made those lessons come alive. Other highlights in DC were the Pentagon, the White House, the Spy Museum, Arlington Cemetery and the numerous Smithsonian museums.

We then flew into the Southern States. In Atlanta we toured the CNN headquarters before the baseball game supporting the Atlanta Braves vs New York Mets! The spirit and energy was something we had never experienced in NZ and we all made the most of the experience, two girls even making the big screen during the party at the end!

The Ebenezer Baptist Church service the next morning was unforgettable, their welcoming spirit and passion was truly incredible.

Over the next four days we coached down through Alabama and embraced the Civil Rights Movement. In Montgomery we were shocked to find The Southern Poverty Law Centre still receives daily threats for their work promoting equality and justice. In Selma we were given a tour by veteran activist Joanne Bland and took the opportunity to walk across the historically significant Selma bridge.

Our final day was spent sightseeing and shopping in Santa Monica. While we were all glad to be home there are still times we would rather be back there. On behalf of the students I would like to thank both our teachers Mr Walker and Miss Allen for giving up their holiday and time, and our families. Without them we would have never had this unforgettable opportunity.

KATE MCVICAR

World Challenge Nepal - Team 1 We arrived in Kathmandu with our accommodation booked for one night, and from there on, it was completely up to us to organise everything. Our wonderful teachers and leader made sure we didn't get into too much trouble, but otherwise we were completely in charge, which was an exciting challenge that pushed us outside of our comfort zones!

We were fortunate enough to spend 4 days pre-earthquake in Kathmandu, and visited many of the sights that are now no longer there; spending our days exploring ancient temples in Durbar Square, relaxing at the Garden of Dreams, and taking in the incredible culture of Nepal.

We planned an amazing race which was very successful, 4 teams raced around Kathmandu, completing challenges such as "perform a yoga pose with a local," and "drive a rickshaw."

Trekking was another fun challenge, we trekked for 10 days, and reached an altitude of 4200m. Trekking in Nepal is so different to New Zealand, it is their form of transport,

so you trek from village to village, staying in tea houses, which beat camping, but are far from luxurious! At our highest destination we had about 30cm of snow which we loved, as we didn't have to walk! We were very happy to meet many yaks along the way, but unfortunately we didn't have any yeti sightings.

The final phase of our trip was volunteering. We were at a construction site for a new primary school, where we stacked bricks, dug ditches and laid floors. This was hard, yet very rewarding work and we loved interacting with the children of the school.

Our trip came to a somewhat shaky end, but aside from that we loved every minute of it. Many of us would be on the next plane back to Nepal if we could, however, we all feel extremely fortunate to have arrived home safe.

April 2015 was a crazy, exciting, challenging month, and certainly one that we will never forget! !SABELLA FANSELOW AND ANNIE LARKIN

World Challenge Nepal - Team 2 Twelve girls, two teachers (Mrs Taylor and Jennie Burrell) and our World Challenge leader Dulkara left NZ on Easter Saturday. We were excited but scared of what the next month would hold for us. The first day was an orientation day in Kathmandu. We enjoyed shopping, and experiencing Kathmandu's culture. The next day we travelled to Pokhara on a tourist bus, the 204km journey took us 8 1/2 hours, over a mountainous road. The driving in Nepal is a bit scary - they don't seem to follow the road rules like we do!

We started our 12-day trek through the Annapurna Sanctuary the next day with our guides Lakpa and Pasang and the porters who carried our packs. We walked for up to 8 hours each day, up hills and down valleys, climbing hundreds of stone steps, through Nepalese villages and rhododendron forests. One morning half the group got up at 3am to watch an amazing sunrise at Poon Hill which is 321 Ornhigh. It was a tough climb but well worth the effort. We stayed in teahouses, which are like bed and breakfast places - Nepalese style! The highlight of the trek was climbing up to the Annapurna Base Camp

through snow and glaciers. It was really high - 4130m so it is higher than Mt Cook in NZ. At the end of the trek we shared many laughs and tears with our guides Lakpa and Pasang who danced for us with their traditional music.

We had a few days of rest and relaxation in Pokhara followed by our 5-day volunteer project at Shree Mashina Primary School. During the day we taught the children English, dug foundations for a new classroom block, and painted their new classroom block. At night we played with the local children. Back to Pokhara and then the earthquake hit! It was very scary and brought back memories of Christchurch earthquakes. Luckily we were all safe. There were aftershocks over the next few days and we hung out at the lakefront, waiting to leave. We had a 13-hour bus trip back to Kathmandu, over the same mountainous road. Seeing the damage to Kathmandu and the loss of so many lives was a shock to us all and it was very sad. We had an amazing experience in Nepal that we will never forget.

ANNABEL BLACK

China Trip In the April holidays ten girls and three teachers from St Margaret's College went on a trip to China. I can definitely say from my experience in China that it was not at all what I was expecting. You could definitely tell that China has a huge population as there were people everywhere that you looked and it took so long to get anywhere.

We visited Wuhan first which is where we spent a week in the HUST university with the Confucius Institute learning Chinese, visiting schools and families and learning the history of China.

After the week in Wuhan we continued on to Beijing, which was definitely the highlight of the whole trip for me.

In Beijing we visited the Temple of Heaven, The Forbidden City, local markets and the Great Wall of China. In Beijing I definitely got my fair share of photos taken of me because everyone acted like they had never seen a blonde person in their life! Everywhere we went I felt like I was famous as everyone would have their cameras out and ask to take photos!

In the remaining time we stayed in the Chengdu area where we visited an ancient irrigation system and buried village, a Giant Buddha, Emei Shan (a sacred mountain), and of course the adorable Giant Pandas.

Shanghai was a popular destination for the last 3 days, where we enjoyed the sights and the shopping!

I absolutely loved my time in China and I have so many great memories. I have made so many new friends from other schools which made my time in China so much more memorable. The trip was certainly life changing and I learnt so much about Chinese culture that I never thought I would be able to experience in my life. I saw just how shockingly different China is from New Zealand and it has made me appreciate everything that I have so much more. I will never forget this trip and I hope that I have the opportunity to travel back to China one day and see it all again!

JORDYN BLAKE

Duke of Edinburgh'sHillaryAward Hannah and I have loved taking part in the Duke of Edinburgh's (DofE) Hillary Award over the past few years. Hannah has just completed her Bronze Award and I am currently starting my Gold Award. For us, the DofE programme is more than just something that looks good on your CV, it is an incredible experience to meet new friends, give back to the community and challenge ourselves.

So far my highlights from DofE have been the four-day tramp I did with my good friend Tori Bayliss, who also takes part in the programme, along with ten other students from Christchurch. Not only did we learn more about the dos and don'ts of tramping but we learnt about each other and ourselves. The Duke of Edinburgh Award has made us more rounded people and we've enjoyed developing our sporting, community and personal skills.

For me (Hannah), DofE has been a wonderful experience in which I have developed strong friendships with many people that I know will last for years to come. The service that I have carried out within my community has been the highlight of my experience. It feels like a great pleasure to give back to the community and DofE really helped me to understand this.

We have loved the programme so far and are looking forward to completing it. Hopefully more St Margaret's students will join us as we continue on this incredible experience.

LUCY ADAMS AND HANNAH LANGLEY YEAR 11

InternationalClub Every year the club members participate in a vote to choose their Club Captain & Deputy Captain, who then work hard to plan and action a variety of fun activities for our international students throughout the year. This year's highlights included many exciting activities such as going to Taylor's Mistake (Sumner beach) in February.

The outing has given the chance for everyone to become closer, including the new students. Following that, the club had a movie night and a shared Indian dinner with the Christ's College International students.

In Term 2, the club members have also joined the "Game Day" organised by Christchurch Educated Global Student Club with Christ's College. Some new but long lasting friendships have formed, as the girls had the opportunities to meet and socialise with the students from other schools.

Apart from this, a short trip to Kaikoura and Hanmer Springs was organised for the younger girls in Term 3 holidays. Despite the wet and cold weather in Kaikoura, the girls have shared so many unforgettable memories with their St Margaret's College sisters.

In 2015, St Margaret's College has also welcomed many exchange students from Australia and Japan. For example, every year Kyoritsu High School in Tokyo visit us for 2 weeks. This is really enjoyed by not only the visitors from Tokyo, but also the St Margaret's College community plus the fabulous homestays who welcome these girls.

The International club is looking forward to welcoming the new students next year from China, Korea, Japan, Austria and Switzerland.

HA TRANG NGUYEN

Year 11 Semi-Formal The Semi-Formal this year was on Saturday 1 August at The Showgate Room, Riccarton Racecourse, and was an awesome night for all. The room was decorated in a Parisian style, with sparkly hanging fairy lights and pretty greenery throughout. We were entertained by an excellent DJ, who made sure many of us spent most of the night on the dance-floor. The photo booth was very successful, it always had a long line, as did the photographer, Maria

Buhrkuhl, who produced some great photos of us all. The food was great, although some of us spent all our time dancing and no time eating. We ended the night with an Awards Ceremony, where we awarded prizes for the Cutest Couple, Best Dressed and, of course, the King and Queen. All in all, it was a great night enjoyed by everyone.

KATE JENKINS & THE YEAR 11 SEMI COMMITTEE

Senior Ball The Senior Ball, this year held at Wigram Airforce Museum, was an unforgettable evening for staff and students alike.

Over 350 students attended this event, where the food, music, backdrop and even costumes for some teachers, was constructed around the theme of Arabian Nights.

Throughout the evening, Liz Wright gave out very generous spot prizes to our budding dancers, eventually taking to the stage to present our Prom King and Queen, Prince and Princess, and best dressed, the latter receiving a rose and special video message from Art Green, the bachelor himself.

Dinner of Moroccan chicken and Persian lamb kebabs, spiced meatballs, pita bread, hummus and tabbouleh was served along with specially designed purple and gold

cupcakes. Each guest on their departure also received a ba~ of golden gumballs to provide a delicious way to end the social evening of the year.

GABBY COATES HEAD OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Boarding Our girls are particularly fortunate to have the considerable support of an eclectic group of multi talented staff. The Middle School Team is headed up by Michelle Hill and comprises of Jenny Mehlhopt, Jo Thomas-Hiddleston, Janelle Atkinson, Georgina Harnett and Brooke Daniels.

The Senior Boarding Team for 2015 consisted of Nicky Langley, Philly Sutton, Katie Blakey, Libby Proctor, Maree Gibbons and Casey Davis. Jude Laugesen retired at the end of Term 1 after four years of wonderful care of our girls. Jess Whitfield finished at the end ofTerm 2. Jess had been caring for the Julius girls for over four years. With new staff dynamics this year, the transition was smooth and with a strong academic structure base, our girls are well supported during prep time both in the library and in-house. Aiming to support the holistic needs of every young lady, we have successfully developed a positive home away from home environment.

This year has been particularly busy, with the girls throwing themselves into school and community activities. The Year 13s have worked together to give back to the community, organising fundraisers and cooking for the Christchurch City Mission and Daffodil House. The Year 9s and 10s have enjoyed their annual dinner and movie nights with Christ's College, with a similar tradition developing in Year 8. This year saw the first Year 8 dinner and movie night with Selwyn House and Medbury. The girls thoroughly enjoyed themselves and we hope to continue this in the future.

The Year 11s partook in 'Cooking with College', learning to cook a variety of meals under the careful instruction of Dan from Balanced Health.

Janelle has once again excelled in fihding new and exciting activities for the girls to take part in on the weekends.

From movie nights and cup cake making, to horse treks, rugby games and clip and climb, there is never a dull

moment. Philly has further contributed to these events, organising trips to the ballet, movies, netball and hockey finals, school production, and skiing on the weekends.

These are complemented by our usual themed dinners and vibrant boarder chapels.

The introduction of the St Margaret's College Boarding Facebook page has been well received. Regularly updated with the happenings of the girls this has given us the opportunity to keep families well informed.

NICKY LANGLEY

Julius This year began with many changes for us all, be it staff wise or adapting to a new environment. The Year 10s have transitioned easily from having Nicky Langley as Julius House Manager, warmly welcoming Michelle Hill as the two swapped boarding houses. Nicky was not the only one who fled to Kilburn, with Katie Blakey becoming Year 12 Supervisor. St Margaret's Old Girls Brooke Daniels and Georgina Harnett joined the Julius team as Prep Supervisors and have been a great addition to the boarding house. Term 1 was a challenge for our new Year 9 girls, as they coped with making the move from living at home to boarding. Despite some initial homesickness, the girls have all been superstars, helping to support one another through the ups and downs. Every weekend Janelle Atkinson organises an outing, which the girls may choose to partake in. In Term 1 they all went on a horse trek along the Waimakariri River which was a fantastic experience, with many choosing to do this again in Term 3.

The beginning of Term 2 brought with it many exchanges, one of them being with Waikato Girls' Dio. Initially corresponding by letter with Waikato, Brooke McKay chose to travel up north, while Lily and Alice came to Christchurch. The girls had a wonderful time and strengthened the ties between our two boarding houses.

We also had exchanges with girls from Perth, Australia.

During the term the girls also attended their beloved dinner swaps, a well loved tradition between St Margaret's and Christ's College. To conclude the term, Jess Whitfield announced she was leaving, and whilst we have missed her, we were introduced to the wonderful Jenny Mehlhopt.

Jenny has been great and the girls all love having her around. Term 3 was kicked off with the internationaldinner, which many participated in. Nobody could out-dress Philly, but they certainly all tried! During this time, Julius

Council was also established. The council comprises of Lilli Thacker, Elise Mason, Olivia Wilson, Jemima Pavey, Leilana Elms, Caro Murdoch and Jemmima Colbran.

These girls continue to do a wonderful job, helping to organise fundraisers, outings, a dress up box and buying sports gear for the house! Another exciting event for the girls was the Year 7 & 8 dinner and movie with Selwyn House and Medbury.

The girls have had an enjoyable year, with many of the girls facing their first set of exams. We farewell the Year 1 0s from Julius as they move to Kilburn and send good luck to all girls with exams. Thanks to everyone for such a smooth year!

MACKENZIE NEAL

Kilburn 2015 has brought with it many changes in staff. We farewelled at the end of 2014 the Director of Boarding Sue Newton, Year 11 Supervisor Pip Allan, and Year 12 Supervisor Josie Young. This resulted in familiar face Nicky Langley stepping in as Director of Boarding, Philly Sutton as Senior Assistant House Manager/Year 13 Supervisor, Libby Proctor as Year 11 Supervisor, Katie Blakey as Year 12 Supervisor and Casey Davis as Prep Supervisor. Maree Gibbons has also joined as the Weekend Supervisor. We also fare welled the well-loved Jude Laugesen as she retired at the end of Term 1.

So to say change has been in the air is an understatement!

It is also always a massive change for the Year 11s who move from the Julius House dorms to Kilburn House, and into the senior school with their first year of NCEA. The support of the staff in Kilburn has always been appreciated and most nearly every prep time there is some proof reading going on!

It has also been great to see the Year 12s become the leaders in Kilburn, being able to grow further as individuals and enjoy their last year in Kilburn. Their group outings to Vic's Cafe for breakfast help to build these friendships into life-long bonds.

This, of course, was aided at the start of the year by the Boarder's Day Out. This is an annual affair and was changed up a bit from the previous years by a trip to Spencer Park and the beach, organised by our fabulous Head and Deputy Head of Boarding, Claudia Inch and Frankie Hayman. It was a fun and relaxing day, filled with activities and topped off with some delicious BBQ food!

From that day so many early friendships were formed and really helped to ease the new girls into the big boarding family.

Organised events such as the popular 'Cooking with College' allow for some great interactions with the lovely Christ's College boys over some yummy meals, led by the fantastic Dan, this is always an enjoyed event! Especially helpful in earning the girls the vital 'Semi Ball date'!

As the end of the year fast approaches and the girls get into study mode for externals we wish the girls the best of luck with their preparation for exams!

CLAUDIA PETRIE

Cranmer It's been an exhilarating, action-packed and cherished five years for the leavers of 2015. For the senior boarders, our final year was full of activities and events in which we have established valuable memories that will take permanent residence in our hearts. As a boarding community we have established healthy, strong relationships with one another, making those precious memories that little bit more special.

The boarding year however is not complete without the themed dinners. This year we held a 'famous couples/ groups' as well as an international themed dinner. They were of great success, the girls getting thoroughly into the spirit and coming up with some creative and humorous ideas. Being our final year, the Year 13s were not short of participation and involvement, producing some of the best outfits yet.

Our first event of the year was our Boarders Big Day Out in which the Year 13s were encouraged to step up and guide our new boarding members, easing them into our positive atmosphere.

As part of a Year 13 initiative, we decided to make an effort and get involved in the community. We held a car wash over a weekend in which we raised $1000. With this money we made dinner for the City Mission, Daffodil House and are yet to use the remainder. Our efforts were encouraged by our Assistant House Manager, Philippa Sutton, which would not have gone ahead without her.

This year we took a plunge and ventured out of the school grounds, much to the surprise of the girls. Despite the weather being not so welcoming, Spencer Park was a great place for all year groups to come together and interact in a way that couldn't have been offered in other circumstances. With music blasting and participation in crowd surfing growing, the Year 13s were encouraging and never short of a smile, providing each girl with the opportunity to be themselves and flourish in the supportive environment. We begun the morning with some jump jam, a fun way to get everyone - staff included - feeling energetic and buoyant. A range of activities were carried out throughout the day such as an amazing race, party games, a very large game of sardines and many dance parties. We couldn't finish the day without our traditional House competition of tug of war. Despite the obvious competition between the six Houses, there was no real winner, proving the community spirit our boarders hold.

The year is almost up and the girls of Cranmer house are excited to venture out into the big wide world. Even with an exciting future ahead of us, we will still remember the memorable five years or more spent within St Margaret's Boarding. All the girls have created strong friendships that they know will last forever. It has been a privilege for us to serve the boarding house this year and it will be extremely sad to say goodbye to all the staff and girls. We have to remember though that we will be back in years to come to reunite with all our boarding sisters. To Nicky and the staff, thank you for being our second parents and we cannot begin to thank you for all that you have done for us. St Margaret's Boarding has had a huge part in our lives and have shaped us into the people we are today.

The memories we have made will last forever.

FRANKIE HAYMAN & CLAUDIA INCH

Konini What a year it has been for Konini! It has been my privilege to lead the House for 2015 and I have had the best time watching my purple people have fun in all the House events we have had this year!

From our triumphs at House Day and Theatre Sports to the elite skill displayed in House Swimming and Athletics Day, I am proud to have been able to watch over the girls and see them succeed in all manner of disciplines. I have seen some of the best runners, swimmers and actors triumph for the pride of their House, and it has been overwhelmingly satisfying to see the girls fully encompass the Konini spirit, and show our school how important that purple light is.

The House system is such an asset to St Margaret's College, and gives our girls the chance to interact with those in other year groups, as well as feel as though they belong to a larger group working towards a common goal, and I have really seen the spirit of friendship and support shine within our House this year. I would like to

especially thank my Year 13 Koninians for helping me in more ways than can be mentioned, especially when it came to organising the House Play, our most important event for the year. This year our House Play was a roaring success, and despite coming in 4th place, we without a doubt, entertained the audience and showed them the more hilarious, albeit not entirely accurate, side of how St Margaret's College was created.

I have had an experience like no other this year, facing new challenges that surround leadership and teamwork.

But I could not have had a more spectacular group of girls who proved to me that a little purple magic can make even the most stressful situation a breeze. I want to thank all my Konini girls, because you are the reason I could work so hard this year, as I was able to see you work with me. I can't wait to see what my Koninians do next year, because it is only up from here!

LILY MCCORMICK HEAD OF KONINI

Kowhai Kowhai kicked off the year with by showing our bright colours, House spirit and our competitive side at Athletics Day where we won our first House event. Our next House event to tackle was swimming sports, were we came away with another great result of second place as a House.

This year would have been impossible without the help of my supportive fellow Year 13 Kowhains, as well as the help and support from the wonderful staff who are part of our Kowhai family. This support was paramount to the successes that the House achieved together.

The main event for Kowhai House this year was the annual House Day. Everybody in the House contributed hours to producing an energetic and entertaining House play which placed first, as well as participating in many different activities such as netball, orienteering and grid portrait. A group of girls who participated in theatre sports, which entertained the whole school.

Kowhai has had another successful year attaining a number of first placings in a number of events. Through hard work, determination and positive Kowhai House spirit, Kowhai has had another amazing year where individuals have come together to work as a House full of pride and spirit.

As a House we embraced our relationships within our House as well as with the other Houses in the school.

Our House Chapel was combined with Manuka where we embraced the theme of friendship and laughter.

K.OW.H.A.I Here we are and we're Kowhai.

HENNIE TUTTON HEAD OF KOWHAI

Manuka This year Manuka has taken the school by storm. The theme for the year of 'Up, up and away' has been represented by Manukans of all ages. Up, up and away we went into a year that was bound to be full of excitement, chants and great dance moves.

audience how important it is to be a well-respected and respectful person. This was shown through the incredible work of the year groups through dance and dialogue. Our on stage orchestra and singers proved our musical skills were better than the rest.

We have had an eventful year starting with a bang with athletics sports, as we sprinted through the day, filling it with laughter, loudness and music. It was great to see the House spirit flowing through the next day at school by the sunburnt 'M's' and white stripes on the girls' faces.

Swimming sports was next on the agenda, with everyone getting involved by doing a compulsory length, and our champions swimming as fast as they could for our House.

Cross-country always makes us bring our House spirit to the day, cheering and supporting our runners as they endeavour to complete that final straight.

Theatre sports was most definitely memorable for our Manukan crew this year. They enraptured the audience with their witty performance and proved that their vocabulary extended far beyond what the spectators and judges were expecting. Nevertheless, they proved that Manuka is the House that always manages to provide a great laugh at any event.

Our main event for the year was House Day. We blew the crowd away with our stunning House play. The 'Royal Institution of Manukan Manners' taught Lucinda how important it is to treat others well, which is needed for her to be a successful, admirable queen. She taught the

All in all, it has been an absolute pleasure to lead this fantastic, enthusiastic group of girls. I'd like to thank them for their participation and the effort they put in throughout the year. Alongside this, thank you to Dr Hickford for always being there with a helping hand and the other teachers who have been involved in making this year exceptionally successful. Until next time .....

FRANCES REDMOND HEAD OF MANUKA

Matipo 2015 was a crazy and exciting year for the Matipo girls!

The new Year 9s were introduced and accepted with enthusiasm and now fit into the House like family. The peer support leaders supported the Year 9 girls during their transition into SMC life, providing a wonderful array of games and advice for them to settle into our school.

Matipo House has had a strong year, with the girls showing passion in their sporting, art and academic pursuits throughout.

Athletics saw us all snacking on pineapple lumps and participating in a wide range of events. Although some of us walked away with sunburn, it was a successful day nonetheless. The House relays were a highlight of the day, with our keen sprinters showing their stuff on the field.

During swimming sports the girls showed off their energy and speed in the pool. Spirits were high among Matipo House, our chanting fierce and unwavering throughout the day.

Next came House Day, where our girls excelled greatly in each of their chosen activities. We shouted our praises and chanted loudly at the announcement of our win of the wearable arts competition. Our own Anneke was our model, sporting a lovely handmade newspaper dress reminiscent of Katniss Everdeen with cleverly folded expandable wings. With determination, co-operation and pride, Matipo House achieved 1st place overall for House Day. The Matipo House Chapel this year was combined with Rimu House, during which the girls sported their brown clothing with pride! The service taught us about the value of Love within our lives, and to not only love your friends but to love yourself!

I am so incredibly proud of the Matipo girls this year and their ongoing enthusiasm, diligence and passion in their pursuits. And I wish you good luck in 2016! Gooooooo Matipo!

HOLLY GIBSON HEAD OF MATIPO

Rata Rata has had a super year inspired by the school theme "Up, up and away." We started off the year with a bang, with the amazing Peer Support Leaders team helping out the Year 9s getting into the groove of high school life, and of course introducing them to their home base for the next five years, Rata House. The Year 9s adjusted and got involved in Rata House soon enough and the classic Rata House spirit was underway in no time!

Athletics day was great fun for all of the girls and a huge success for Rata House as a whole! For the Year 13s, coming second in the long awaited Year 13 tug of war was a special highlight for the girls and a memory we can keep forever. Rata spirits were extremely high with the sun shining allowing the house to let loose with the House chants to support the other girls in the house.

Throughout the year we have had many House events including swimming sports which was an awesome day for Rata coming 3rd overall, and all of the girls did such a fantastic job in participating and trying their best! Cross Country was a huge success for Rata, with the girls running at their best ability and with a great result coming in 1st place overall!! Other house activities have included: House debating, House quizzes, House rowing, our House Chapel which had a theme of 'Ridiculous' encouraging the girls to stay ridiculous through the stresses of the final weeks/terms of the year, and of course the hugely anticipated - House Day!

House day was a huge success for the girls, with spirits extremely high. The day started off with some very entertaining theatre sports and the Rata House team did a fantastic job in playing the game and delivering a fantastic improvisation to the game they were given. Then followed House sports, which everyone got so involved in, and a few people's competitive sides came through.

A special highlight was Rata coming first in the portrait challenge showing Rata's creative side. Then followed a yummy house lunch and preparation for the House plays! House plays were huge fun for all of the girls, and all of the girls demonstrated huge spirit while performing it. I was so proud of the girls' effort and enthusiasm with performing house plays in all year groups. All of the Rata girls have such House pride on House day, and of course a Rata twinkle in their eye!

Coming towards the end of the year, I would like to thank the Rata Year 13s especially and also Mrs Thompson for the ongoing help and support and of course the gorgeous Rata girls. It has been my utmost pleasure to lead the Rata chicks this year, and the spirit and upbeat attitude you all have had at every event has been amazing. For the future, keep the Rata spirits high as usual and in true Rata fashion have a blast!

JACQUETTA HAZLETT HEAD OF RATA

Rimu The mighty Rimu House spirit has been displayed triumphantly by our enthusiastic, passionate and wildly talented Green Queens this year.

We're incredibly proud of the intelligent presentations from our winning Junior House Debating team of Milly O'Brien, Ashleigh Benson and Lydia Munro.

Ricardo, Rhonda and I have loved seeing our girls become more confident and happy as the year progressed, our inter-House competition beginning with some beautiful weather and fierce contest at Athletics Day. High levels of passionate participation and fantastic flair were repeated at swimming sports where the Senior School battled in the drizzly morning before the very spirited relays, and Middle School events in the afternoon which were headed by the wonderful Jem Vaughan. Everyone's efforts were rewarded with a very well deserved first place!

Our combined House Chapel with Matipo in Term 3 was a celebration of love. Events including House rowing and cross country have also provided great opportunities for our girls to get involved and really push it for House pride.

The creme de la green of spirit was paraded on House Day where it was fantastic to see our Junior, Middle and Senior School girls getting stuck into morning activities, competing with the sportsmanship Rimu is proud to support. Our girls painted the town green as dancing McDonald's workers, slithering snakes and even sassy weather girls in our House Play, hours of practices and costuming were reflected in a stunningly soulful performance!

It has been a pride inducing and fun-filled year for our Rimu Rangers. I have loved leading my Green Queens and am endlessly thankful to every girl who made my final year so memorable. A special thank you must be extended to my Rimu Year 13 leaders and teachers, without you, Rimu certainly wouldn't have enjoyed the successful and enthusiastic year we've had. I wish every Green Queen the very best, I know the love, optimism and talents you all hold will see you go up, up and away!

RIMU RIMU RIMU! REBECCA LILLEY HEAD OF RIMU

Up Up & Away with the Arts New Faces

Arts in the community

This year we have welcomed new staff Callum Arnold, Head of Visual Art Faculty, Candice Cain, Middle School Dance & Senior & Middle School Dance Companies, Sarena Tokona, Junior Performing Arts, and Rachel Wilford, classroom Music, Chamber Choir, Junior Choirs & vocal tuition.

It's heartening to see our staff and students out supporting the community with the Arts. Art Club members made stencils for the Hawthorden Kindergarten to paint the Kowhaiwhai around their doorways, a highly successful EGGsfactorfund raiser brought our community together for a superb evening's entertainment, as well as the fundraiser for the Nurses' Memorial Chapel 'Roses of No Man's Land'. The Senior Dance Company, having participated as part of the Body Festival's "Outstanding Feet", performed at a fundraiser for the 298 Youth Health Centre.

Big SisterLittleSister Many of our girls are involved in leading or mentoring groups of younger students. In Dance, senior girls run Pop Company and direct Intensity. Senior and Middle School Theatresports are student-lead, and seniors run both Middle School Drama groups. Actors' Company is student-directed, as were two entries in this year's Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Competition. Our senior Technical leaders mentor junior technicians, and senior debaters coach younger teams. Seniors help out at Art Club and also take leadership roles in music groups, some of which are completely student-run.

lnterschoolCompetitions We strive to offer our girls as many opportunities to perform and compete as we can throughout the year. This year has seen participation in Music for the Big Sing Choral Competition, Chamber Music Contest, Voices Festival, JazzOuest, RockQuest, Strike Strum & Blow, Secondary Schools' Orchestra Festival and Christchurch Schools' Music Festival. Drama groups took part in the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival, and in the Junior and Senior Theatresports Competitions, and we competed at all levels in the Canterbury Debating Council Competitions as well as Nga Kete.

SchoolArts Events We endeavourto create a variety of performance occasions in order to share our students' achievements and talents with our families. This year we have presented our annual Twilight Concert and Performing Arts Showcase, along with NCEA evenings Triplex (Dance), DNA and Love & Information (Drama) as well as exhibitions for Year 13 18 and NCEA Visual Arts. With brother school Christ's College, we have enjoyed showcase debates and the yearly Combined and Sedley Wells Music concerts. Our school Arts Council, under the very able leadership of Emily Barltrop, presented a fun-filled Arts Week and wonderful Wizard of Oz Arts Soiree, and musical 'The Invisibles- the NZ Anti High School Musical' triumphed.

SMC Facilities& Civic Exchange Our brand new facilities are stunning! The dance studios are in use every afternoon and evening with Theatre Dance Academy (TOA)classes and are also hired out externally, along with the Ngaio Marsh Theatre, making the second floor of Winchester North a very busy and creative place.

The external hire of our performance facilities (including the Charles Luney Auditorium) gives our students many opportunities to experience classes and shows from visiting professionals whilst helping build relationships in the performance community. We have been able to offer workshops to our senior Dance and Drama students from the likes of Sydney Dance Co and Shakespearean expert Dr Miles Gregory, as well as a free master class and performance from the Royal NZ Ballet for the whole school. We have also hosted the Voices Contemporary Music Festival, Chamber Music NZ, Christchurch Arts Festival and Body Festival shows.

LuckyOld Us We have come a long way from the tents, prefabs and containers of four years ago. But way more importantly, we are lucky to have a school full of creative souls, of staff and students who are willing to be brave and take risks, to be open and honest, to create, express and share their work in the Arts. Creativity takes courage, said the artist Henri Matisse, and our girls and staff have this in spades, along with a hugely supportive community that backs us all the way. Arohanui to you all.

MARY DAVISON ARTS FACILITATOR

Arts Council 2015 has been a year of significant achievement and celebration within the Arts at St Margaret's College. I have been incredibly privileged to work alongside the energetic and passionate girls in the Arts Council. Their hard work and dedication to the Arts can be seen in their efforts to ensure the smooth running of events and in the sense of fun and enjoyment that was felt by all. Thank you girls, you truly are all amazing.

The first significant event to organise was Arts Week, which was held in Week 8 of Term 1. Arts Week began with a lovely Chapel Service on Sunday. On Monday morning we had the whole school Arts Assembly where we had SMC's favourite boy band 'Nomad' perform for us. This resulted in having the entire school from Years 1 to 13 up on their feet singing and dancing, one of my favourite moments from this year! On Tuesday we had the Staff vs Student Debate where three very determined staff members battled three Year 13s. The students had a close win. On Wednesday we had Karaoke and a hand print mural created, and that evening was the very thought provoking Senior Drama Evening. Thursday was our mufti day to the theme of 'Childhood Television Shows' which inspired some outstanding costumes! On Friday we had 'Just Dance' in the Chapel which was a lovely way to finish off the sensational week! Throughout the week we also had face-painting, try-an-instrument & Jump Jam for the juniors, music in the classrooms, collaborative artwork and several entertaining dance and music performances.

In Term 3 we had our second significant Arts event for the year, the Arts Soiree. The evening was designated to the theme of 'The Wizard of Oz' which coincided with the

2015 theme of 'Up, Up and Away' beautifully. With the cafeteria adorned with a yellow brick road and a sparkling emerald Oz city, the venue looked stunning and everyone had a marvelous evening.

Lastly, I would like to say a very big thank you to Mary Davison, the Arts Facilitator at St Margaret's College.

Without your continuous support for our crazy ideas and never ending passion for the Arts, this year would not have been as successful as it was. We absolutely could not have done it without you Mary!

This year has been incredibly rewarding for myself as Head of the Arts. It was an honour to be placed in this position and I have had a fantastic time immersing myself in the Arts at St Margaret's throughout my years here. I am going to miss this school and its vibrant Arts staff and students immensely. Don't ever stop being creative girls, for it is when we are creative we have the most fun!

EMILY BALTHROP HEAD OF THE ARTS

Dance Faculty 2015 has been an exciting year in the dance faculty.

Superbly led by our student leaders, Sophie Patient and Rose Taylor, new initiatives have resulted in even more student involvement, as well as the whole school being treated to a performance by the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company.

After a very large group of eager dancers turned up for Middle School Dance Company auditions, Sophie, Rose and Rachel Fulton realised the need for an all-comers group in the Middle School. They took the initiative, and started the now very successful Pop Company, who committed to training before school once a week.

Impressive stuff!

Another new initiative, Senior Musical Theatre Company (aka The St Margaret's Tappers) saw senior girls going outside of their comfort zone and putting on tap shoes for the first time and accompanying Gabby McDonald's Singing in the Rain.

Middle School Dance Company were polished and professional in their stunning performances at Twilight and Showcase, as well as the NCEA Dance Night. Their progress and commitment throughout the year has been evident in the calibre of their performance.

Senior Dance Company, under the outstanding leadership of Rachel Fulton, kept themselves very busy with numerous performances during the year. These included Twilight, Open Day, Showcase, Outstanding Feet, The Invisibles, and the 298 Fundraising Gala. They have explored their own choreography, and have been incredible ambassadors of the thriving dance community here at St Margaret's College.

The Chapel Dancers continue to make a meaningful contribution to St Margaret's Chapel, performing choreography by Julia McKerrow that is thoughtful and inspired.

In Term 2 the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company came and offered the school an insight to a day in the life of a professional ballet dancer. They set up a studio in the Charles Luney Auditorium and took us through a class, as well as some short performances, and a time for questions and answers. An incredible opportunity the whole school got to be a part of.

Another huge part of Term 2 was the production of "The Invisibles" which saw Senior Dance Company bring the icing on the choreographic cake, as well as a tap dance choreographed specifically for the show by Madeleine Tilley and Sophie Patient.

Sydney Dance Company made a stop in Christchurch in Term3, and offered a free workshop for the senior girls. This was an incredibleopportunity to work with an internationally renowned company, and to experience a different way to create interesting and thought provoking work.

Term 3 concluded with Triplex, a celebration of NCEA Dance which featured works from our three year levels, highlighting their performance and choreographic skills.

Our Level 3 dance students Frankie Harris and Katy Manson both produced exciting new works which utilised the space and additional production elements with flair.

This year we have seen students investigating and making decisions to pursue further training and careers in Dance, accepting opportunities to dance at the lnterlochen Arts Academy USA and Ministry of Dance in Australia.

All of these opportunities wouldn't be possible without the hard work from our department and student leaders.

Candice Cain, Julia McKerrow, Rachel Fulton, Rose Taylor and Sophie Patient have produced outstanding work and opportunity for the girls, and I thank them for making 2015 such a wonderful, inclusive and creative year for dance at St Margaret's College.

ANNA WHITAKER

Drama In 2015 Drama and Theatre Arts have flourished at St Margaret's College with the many and varied performance and learning opportunities availablefor our girls in this area.

Term 1 saw three teams compete in the regional Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival with great success. Year 13 student directors Kate Hellings, Claudia Murdoch and Holly Gibson are to be congratulated on their entries, which were clever interpretations of some of The Bard's most popular works.

Our teams picked up three awards. Kate's team received a Judges Award for 'Best use of 21st Century Technology'.

Sammy McDonnell (Year 11) received an award for her original composition for our 15 minute scene 'Romeo and Juliet.' Nora Maarleveld was also selected as a direct entrant into the SGCNZ National Shakespeare Schools Production 2015, which is a huge honour and testimony to her exceptional talent as a performer.

Also in Term 1, Year 12 and 13 Drama students performed in the Senior Drama Evening in the Charles Luney Auditorium to a very appreciative audience. The Year 12 classes presented two scenes exploring aspects of WW1 and II. The Year 13 NCEA Drama class presented their devised play 'Ten' which allowed them to demonstrate their amazing abilities as young actors. The Year 13 IB Theatre Arts class performed their extremely effective devised assessment piece 'Cover,' which explored the theme of domestic violence. Nora Maarleveld entered her monologue from this piece into the NZ Playwriting Competition 'b425' and received a commendation for Best Play Under 18 years of aLle. In Term 2, audiences were wowed by the Major School Production 'The Invisibles' by Luke Di Somma and Dan Bain. Students from Years 9 - 13 enjoyed the amazing opportunity to participate in the world premiere of an original, relevant and edgy NZ musical. Congratulations to all who were involved in this very special occasion - show tunes from this production were heard echoing down the corridors long after closing night.

Term 3 saw the much anticipated opening of the new Ngaio Marsh Theatre. Year 12 and 13 Drama and Theatre Arts students enjoyed the privilege of "treading the boards" for the first time with their performances of 'DNA' by Dennis Kelly directed by Kate Hellings and 'Love and Information' by Caryl Churchill, directed by the Year 12 Drama class. These evenings were a great celebration of student leadership and talent.

Also in Term 3 our Senior School Theatre Sports Team lead by the amazing Emma Clucas (Year 13) were selected as wild card entries in the regional final. The team took out second place and Holly Gibson, Lily McCormick and Emma Clucas were invited to participate in The Court Jesters development squad workshop sessions.

In Term 4, the Year 11 NCEA Drama class presented the play 'Roses of No Man's Land' written and directed by our very own Mrs Elayne Buckler. This play was a beautiful and moving tribute to the true story of the ANZAC nurses from Christchurch who died in WW1 . The production was also a fundraising event to help in the rebuild of the Nurses' Memorial Chapel. Audiences were very affected by the authenticity of this production and the relevance of this important NZ story.

Congratulations to the large number of girls doing Speech and Drama lessons. Our students have again achieved outstanding results and this is credit to our fantastic team of itinerant teachers.

Student commitment, dedication, participation, service and leadership in Drama at St Margaret's College has been enormous this year. It is wonderful to offer so many opportunities for girls to explore, learn and develop through engaging with the arts. I do hope those girls who are leaving us this year, and who have given so much to Drama over their time here, find themselves on stage in the future.

MEGAN HERD

Music It seems unbelievable to me that we are nearing the end of yet another school year, but when one reflects on all that has happened, what a fantastic, exciting and hugely busy year it has been.

We have had wonderful celebrations of student achievement at national level throughout the year, as well as a number of students gaining music honours - bravo to you all, we are very proud of you. We have continued to be a part of many musical events throughout the year, and have also held some great concerts where there is always such a variety of talent on display.

We have also ventured into unknown territory as well! The Invisibles school production was a world premiere and saw our students working with two wonderful directors Luke Di Somma and Dan Bain. To be a part of such an extraordinary show, to be involved in the creative process, and to learn from Luke and Dan's expertise - what a rare

and unique opportunity this was for our students. This will definitely become a treasured and special artistic memory for all who were lucky to be involved.

So .... Music continues to flourish at St Margaret's. What a fabulous group of students we have to work with! Our philosophy of allowing all students the opportunity to be involved in the Arts is definitely alive and well in the Music Department. It is fantastic to see so many students have the courage and confidence to get up on stage and perform. One of the absolute joys of teaching is encouraging students to take risks and to experience and achieve more than they ever thought was possible.

I would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU to each and every music teacher and director who have worked so hard creating all these wonderful opportunities for our girls.

AMANDA WOODS

The Invisibles

VisualArts This year has seen a few changes within the Visual Art faculty at St Margaret's College with myself as the new Head of Faculty and the new senior Art studio. The Art Club has expanded to include Middle and Senior School students who have worked on a number of projects both in the St Margaret's campus and the wider community. Frankie Hayman, the student head of Visual Art, and Fiona Blue have worked diligently organising art projects, engaging and encouraging more students to become involved in the creative arts.

The senior Art studio opened in Term 3 which has been well received by students and provided them with individual work spaces and allowed them to work in an environment of creativity and collaboration.

In September we had a very successful 1B Exhibition in the Old Girls' Atrium where Chrisanne Tarry, Ella Stokes and Lauren Choi each exhibited a series of work in a range of media.

Ella Stokes - Year 13

In October the senior Art Exhibition presented the NCEA folios to students' parents and teachers and showcased the diversity of approaches across the art disciplines. Senior work in Painting, Design, Photography and Printmaking demonstrated the talent and creativity in the Visual Arts students.

Ms Buhrkuhl, our specialist photography teacher, has achieved a GOLD award in the 'Classic Portrait' category and a Silver Award in the 'Landscape' category in the 2015 Iris ProfessionalPhotography Awards.

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A Cappella Back Row:

Sophia Priddy,GeorgiaLund, Emma Mcclean, SammyMcDonnell,LillianFata,AshleighMiles,NadiaEdmond Second Row: Gabby McDonald,Sophie Early,CourtneyWhite, Meg Fulton,NatalieHutton, BillieLeiataua,Caitlin Early Front Row: Amy Chung,AnnalidaJaeger,Annie Larkin, Ashy Batchelor,Anna Doak, HarrietKennelly,EvelynSayers

Art Club Back Row:

Francesca Hayman, Laura Chen, Makayla Montgomery, Isabella Fanselow, Chrisanne Tarry, Gabby McDonald Second Row:Mrs RuveDrummond,MollyTaylor,Rosa Dunlop, Hannah Ferguson,MadisonOrange,KateWild, Ms Maria Buhrkuhl Front Row: Sophie Adams, Lauren Choi, Anna Lovelock, Claudia Button, Fionnuala Lowry, Emma Fu

Arts Council Back Row:

FrancescaHayman,LilyMcCormick,RebeccaLilley, CarolinePearson,SophiePatient,LauraChen,GeorgiaDoyle Second Row: Ms Mary Davison, Courtney White, Madeleine Tilley, Natalie Vaughan, Rose Taylor, Emma Clucas, Gabby McDonald, Claudia Murdoch Front Row: Hyun-JeeYoon,RachelFulton,CaitlinEarly,EmilyBarltrop, ArynAzlan,BridgetBeadle,Ashy Batchelor

Barbershop Back Row:

Nadia Edmond, Georgia Lund, Jemima Vaughan.

Lillian Fata Second Row:Emily Stewart, Natalie Hutton, Olivia Wilson, Meg Fulton Front Row: Milly O'Brien, Sophie Baker, Billie Leiataua, Annie Larkin, Georgia Benton

Chamber Choir Back Row:

DaisyO'Connor,MollyCrossland,EmmaMcclean, SammyMcDonnell,JemimaVaughan,JulietSamandari Third Row: CourtneyWhite,HannahFerguson,NadiaEdmond, LillianFata,EmilyStewart,NatalieHutton,AnnieLarkin SecondRow: MillyO'Brien,SophieBaker,GeorgiaDoyle,BillieLeiataua, NeveDuston,BillieMacGibbon FrontRow: JoyceChen,Alexandra Watson,HarrietKennelly, BridgetBeadle, Samantha Morris,Isabelvander Hoorn,AshyBatchelor Absent: SophieMcClean

Chamber Music Back Row: Sammy McDonnell, Caroline Pearson, Abida Denny Second Row:Ms Amanda Woods, Eileen Wu, Jia Xu, Hyun-Jee Yoon, Briar Bellaney,Sujean In, Dr Sarah Hickford, Front Row: Amy Chung, Clara Gan, Wendy Lin, Joyce Chen, Juliet Samandari, Alexandra Watson,

Chapel Dancers Back Row: Front Row:

Mrs Julia McKerrow, Katelyn Manson, Anneke van Heyningen, Isabella Randall Nicole Dove, Sophie Patient, Rose Taylor, Rachel Fulton

Collegium Back Row: Front Row: Absent:

Combined Orchestra Back Row:

Caroline Pearson, Emma McClean, Sammy McDonnell, Abida Denny, Emma Clucas Second Row:Alexandra Watson, Ella Williams, Hyun-Jee Yoon, Sujean In, Ye Jin Cho, Dr Sarah Hickford Front Row: Maddy Kerr, Nishtha Denya, Neve Duston, Georgia Bell, Jia Xu, Amy Chung

Intensity Dance Back Row:

Susannah Wilding, Sarah Knopp, Anneke van Heyningen, Isabel Priest, Lily Mirfin Second Row:Amy Duckmanton, Paige Pawson, Poppy Cox, Charlotte Bush, Sophie Macfarlane, Maria Cropp Front Row: Saskia Houchen, Mandy Manson, Julia Beker, Alessandra Demarchi, Serena Willis, Brianna Odering

Juliet Samandari, Emma Mcclean, Daisy O'Connor, Ms Amanda Woods, Bridget Beadle, Billie MacGibbon, Courtney White, Alexandra Watson, Joyce Chen Laura Smith

Flute Choir Back Row: Front Row: Absent:

Ms Amanda Woods, Ella Williams, Rose Taylor, Ye Jin Cho, Briar Bellaney Jia Xu, Neve Duston, Grace Sullivan, Anneke van Heyningen, Hannah Ward, Gyda Heidtke Eileen Wu

Jazz Band Back Row: Caitlin Early, Caroline Pearson, Natalie Hutton, Second Row:Miss Anna Whitaker, Clara Gan, Claudia Petrie, Gabby McDonald, Ella Stokes, Emily Pearson, Sammy McDonnell Front Row: Claudia Murdoch, Laura Simcock, Lillian Fata, Kate Baird, Harriet Ireland, Rachel Fulton

Kapa Haka Back Row: Front Row:

Miss Sue Ashton, Maeva Poaru, Saskia Klinkenberg, Kayla Placid, Millie Borren, Sophie Cawood Evelyn Sayers, Kate Jenkins, Lillian Fata, Susannah Harper, Tigerlily Perry, Maddison Abbott

Middle School Arts Leaders Left to Right: Sophie Baker, Ruby Anderson, Poppy Cox Absent: Alexandra Lay

Middle School Choir BackRow:

Natalia Crestani, Hannah Ferguson, NadiaEdmond, LucyBarltrop, Charlotte Shepherd, Leilana [lms,RubyAnderson, Mehalah nichardson FourthRow: RubyMcCallum, Georgia Mackay, Heather Newbound, Emma Kay, AbbyTheobald, Laura Simcock, Alessandra Demarchi, Sophie Baker ThirdRow: MissAnnaWhitaker, Georgia Benton, Amelia Tillman, Henrietta Bullen, AnnaDoak,Sophie Butler, Nishtha Denya, Olivia Willems, Victoria Voice Second Row: Renee Martin, Victoria Kay,Natalie Hutton, EllaWilliams, Tessa Wisbey, Emily Stewart, BillieLeiataua, AbbySmith FrontRow: Cadance Gan,LaraChiswell, KatieWorkman, LexieMealings, PiperEder, Sarah Brantley Absent: KatieEllis,Georgia Satterthwaite, Sophie McClean

Middle School Dance Company Back Row: Isabel Priest, Amy McMurray, Sarah Knopp, Annabel Watts Second Row: Paige Pawson, Poppy Cox, Emily Stewart, Ms Candice Cain Front Row: Brianna Odering, Pieta Luthi, Julia Beker, Saskia Houchen, Sarah Fulton

Middle School Drama Back Row:

Emily Davison,Siobhan Regan, Cara Donaldson, Ruby Roberts, TessaWisbey, Rosa Dunlop, Angelique Bruce Second Row: Harriet Kennelly,Emily Barron, Molly Taylor,Lisa Chahine, Millie Morgan-Petrie,Mia Gamble, Grace McCone Front Row: Lara Chiswell, Ella Munro, Claudia Murdoch, Emily Barltrop, Lilly McCormick, Georgia Hardy, Jessica England

Pop Company Back Row:

Front Row:

Rachel Fulton, Sophie Patient, Mizuki Nagatakidani, Angelique Bruce, Ruby Roberts, Mehalah Richardson, Rebecca Yan, Anna Lovelock, Rose Taylor Ariana George, Lucy Flint, Grace McCone, Ruby McCallum, Holly O'Connor, Lilly Neale

Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Saxophone Ensemble Back Row: Front Row:

Claudia Petrie, Lillian Fata Laura Simcock, Claudia Murdoch, Ella Stokes

Back Row:

Lily McCormick, Molly Crossland, Sammy McDonnell, Merryn Solloway, Emily Barltrop Third Row: Daisy O'Connor, Madeleine Tilley, Sophie McCracken, Lillian Fata, Jacquetta Hazlett Second Row: Nora Maarleveld, Kate Jenkins, Eva Dallison, Rebecca White, Miriam Tofan, Rebecca Lilley Front Row: Sheryll Kamat, Claudia Murdoch, Ashy Batchelor, Faith Gunn, Prathe Chandru, Holl Gibson, A n Azlan

SMC Orchestra Caroline Pearson, Lillian Fata, Abida Denny, Sammy McDonnell, Emma McClean, Anneke van Heyningen, Emma Clucas Second Row: Ms Amanda Woods, Ruby Smith, Ami Ockey, Sophia Priddy, Hyun-Jee Yoon, Ye Jin Cho, Sujean In, Wendy Lin, Dr Sarah Hickford Front Row: Amy Chung, Nishtha Denya, Briar Bellaney,Georgia Bell, Ashlei h Benson, Jia Xu, Alexandra Watson Back Row:

Senior Dance Company Back Row:

Miriam Tofan, Madeleine Tilley, Gabby McDonald, Grace Sullivan Second Row:Ms Candice Cain, Iris Keizer, Rose Taylor, Mandy Manson, lssy Randall, Front Row: Yifat Majgaonkar, Francesca Harris, Sophie Patient, Emily Peebles, Rachel Fulton, Bridget Beadle

Senior Musical Theatre Back Row:

Front Row:

Miss Anna Whitaker, Susannah Wilding, Sophie Patient, Anneke van Heyningen, Madeleine Tilley, Rose Taylor, Lily Mirfin Sophia Neill, Mandy Manson, Bridget Beadle, Emily Peebles, Gabby McDonald, Briar Bellaney

Senior Pops Choir Back Row:

Abida Denny, Sammy McDonnell, Sophie Patient, Ella Wells, Juliet Samandari Second Row:Meg Fulton, Ashleigh Miles, Sophia Priddy, Gabby McDonald, Courtney White Front Row: Bridget Beadle, Serena Willis, Peyton Calvert, Billie MacGibbon, Ashy Batchelor Absent: Nicole Kean

Technical Team

String Orchestra Back Row: Front Row:

Dr Sarah Hickford, Ami Ockey, Emma Clucas, Caroline Pearson, Hyun-Jee Yoon Sujean In, Ms Amanda Woods Amy Chung, Emma McClean, Sammy McDonnell, Abida Denny, Alexandra Watson

Back Row:

Vanessa Martin, Makayla Montgomery, Sammy McDonnell, Tessa Fulton, Ruby Roberts Second Row:Mr Al Tie, Holly Macdonald, Laura Chen, Hannah Marriott, Mrs Trudy Keys Front Row: Sophie Early, Caitlin Early, Nina Hogg, Meg Fulton, Tigerlily Perry, Vivien Emile

Theatre Sports The Bellbirds Left to Right: Billie MacGibbon, Susannah Harper, Sammy McDonnell, Billie Leiataua

Back Row:

NadiaEdmond,LilyMcCormick,EllaWells,SammyMcDonnell, Tabitha Woolhouse, Lillian Fata, Tigerlily Perry Third Row: Billie MacGibbon, Rosa Dunlop, Kate Jenkins, Ruby Anderson, Rosie Averill, Emma Taylor Second Row: HarrietKennelly,Bella Belcher,Sheryll Kamat, MillieMorgan-Petrie,Mia Gamble, Alice Taylor,Amy Chung Front Row: Holly Gibson, Emma Clucas, Claudia Murdoch

Ukulele Orchestra Front Row:

Ms Mary Davison, Anna Cropp, Biddy Tothill, Maria van Kuijk, Clara Newbound, Sophie Jensen

Year 13 Choir Back Row: Front Row:

Bridget Beadle, Lily McCormick, Emily Barltrop, Frances Redmond, Ms Amanda Woods Eileen Wu, Neve Duston, Nicole Kean, Courtney White, Caitlin Early

Arts Awards 2015 Senior Arts Awards

Tigerlily Perry Anna Rietveld

Dance

Alice Taylor

HONOURS

Rebecca White

Maria Cropp Iris Keizer Mandy Manson Grace Sullivan Madeleine Tilley Miriam Tofan Anneke van Heyningen

POCKETS Maria Cropp Katelyn Manson Mandy Manson Sophia Priddy Alice Taylor Miriam Tofan

CERTIFICATES Most Promising Dancer Mandy Manson

Most Dedicated to Dance lssy Randall

Outstanding Commitment to Dance

Madeleine Tilley

CERTIFICATES Most Outstanding Senior Performer Nora Maarleveld Most Promising Actor Lily McCormick Dedication and Commitment to Drama Claudia Murdoch and Holly Gibson

Choral Award: All round service & dedication to choral music Bridget Beadle and Courtney White

Instrumental Award: All round service & dedication to instrumental music Hyun-Jee Yoon and Caroline Pearson

Most promising performer Emma Clucas

Oratory HONOURS

Most Versatile Actor Aryn Azlan

Rebecca Lilley

Actor with the Most Potential Georgia Doyle Outstanding Ensemble Player Rebecca White and Jacquetta Hazlett Most Outstanding Student Director Kate Hellings

Music

Emma Clucas Natalie Vaughan

POCKETS: PUBLIC SPEAKING Yejin Cho Tigerlily Perry

POCKETS: DEBATING Abida Denny Vivien Emile Dinuki Karunasekera

HONOURS

Choreographic Contribution Sophie Patient & Rose Taylor (combined)

Ashy Batchelor

Emily Peebles

Claudia Murdoch and Ella Stokes

The Spirit of Theatre Award Emily Barltrop

Rachel Fulton

Outstanding performance in Dance

Most dedicated and valuable Jazz performer

Maria Todhunter

Abida Denny

CERTIFICATES

Emma McClean

Most Valuable Debater

Sammy McDonnell

Natalie Vaughan

Caroline Pearson

Dedication and Commitment to Debating

POCKETS

Rebecca Lilley

HONOURS

Briar Bellaney

Service to Debating

Emily Barltrop

Joyce Chen

Nora Maarleveld

Yejin Cho

Claudia Murdoch

Neve Duston

Drama

POCKETS Aryn Azlan Ashy Batchelor Tori Bayliss Prathe Chandru Molly Crossland Eva Dallison

Lillian Fata Billie MacGibbon Sammy McDonnell Claudia Murdoch

Nina Hogg Sammy McDonnell

CERTIFICATES

Sophia Priddy Juliet Samandari

CERTIFICATES Outstanding commitment to Co-Curricular Music

Sheryll Kamat

POCKETS Laura Chen

Technology Award for Service, Commitment & Leadership

Faith Gunn Kate Jenkins

Technical

Daisy O'Connor

Georgia Doyle Jacquetta Hazlett

Emma Clucas

Sammy McDonnell

Caitlin Early and Laura Chen

Commitment & Support to the Technical Team Sophie Early Tessa Fulton Vanessa Martin Makayla Montgomery

Visual Art POCKETS Fiona Blue Lucy Brownie Lucy Fulton Islay Fowler Francesca Hayman Bridget Jaggar Sarah Macfarlane Piera Neill Madison Orange Chrisanne Tarry Courtney White

CERTIFICATES Dedication & Commitment to Visual Art Francesca Hayman Most Promising Artist Piera Neill

Most Promising Year 1O Novice Debater Ashleigh Benson Most Dedicated & Committed Y1O Debater Jess Ellis

Annabel Watts

Music

Ella Williams

Most Potential Nadia Edmond, Ruby McCallum, Ruby Turnbull

MiddleSchool Arts

Most Valuable and Dedicated Laura Simcock, Alexandra Lay, Katie Ellis Most Supportive and Dedicated Sophie Baker, Sophie McClean

Service

Most Versatile Performer Alexandra Watson

Certificates of Recognition

Drama Most Potential Millie Morgan-Petrie Most Supportive Georgia Hardy Most Dedicated Siobhan Regan Most Promising Mia Gamble Performance Award Kaitlin Burden

VISUAL ART

Dance

Most Valuable Sophie McClean, Victoria Voice, Rebecca Yan

Most Potential Page Pawson

Most Supportive Charlotte Shepard, Emma Kay

Most Dedicated Julia Beker

Most Dedicated Paris Armstrong, Anna Doak

Most Outstanding Poppy Cox

Most Promising Henrietta Bullen, Leilana Elms

Dance Leadership Award Alessandra Demarchi, Sophie Mcclean

Most Improved Cadance Gan, Emily Stewart

Amy McMurray

lzzie van der Hoorn

Excellence in Performance Award Natalie Hutton, Sujean In

Middle School Arts Awards

Saskia Houchen

Most Dedicated & Committed Yr 9 Debater Maddy Kerr

Most Supportive Artist Faith Gunn

HONOURS

Sarah Fulton

Aisha O'Malley

Most Innovative Artist Gabby McDonald

Caitlin Early

Jess Ellis

Most Promising Yr 9 Debaters Lydia Munro, Sujean In

Most Promising Lucy Barltrop, Milly O'Brien, Jemima Vaughan

Service to the Arts & Technology

Nadia Edmond

MiddleSchoolArts

Technology/ Audiovisual

Badges

No certificates this year

Ashleigh Benson

Oratory

Kaitlin Burden

Most Valuable Year 10 Debater Milly O'Brien

Paige Carey

Nishtha Denya

Isabel Priest

Caroline Wells

Colours Ruby Anderson Sophie Baker Julia Beker Poppy Cox Alessandra Demarchi Anna Doak Natalie Hutton Sujean In Alexandra Lay Sophie Mcclean Milly O'Brien Emily Stewart Alexandra Watson

Sports Captain Report The year that was ... Filled with some incredible highs, and amazing experiences, the 2015 St Margaret's College Sports year was definitely one for the history books.

The school theme for the year, 'Up Up and Away' was greatly applicable to all sporting codes at St Margaret's.

All Houses dressed UP for the occasion at our annual Athletics Day, where friendly rivalry was witnessed, and there was never a dull moment, with House chants and bursts of House coloured outfits sprawled across the St Andrew's field. A windy and cold day was provided this year for Swimming Sports, where the girls had to toughen UP and brave the conditions at the outside pool. For House Rowing and Cross Country, girls had to show UP to get their house points, as these are two of the more challenging sports events of the year. And we could never forget all our SMC sports teams who trained immensely over the year, showed UP, and never gave UP. With a new intake of 145 Year 9s into the school, the Sport's Council were faced with the daunting task of raising the sporting profile within the school, and encouraging all of our new students to get active and get involved with sport. This resulted in the development of SMC's first ever sports week, which was a great success. With a Junior School obstacle course, quizzes, a bake sale, Zumba, and basketball, there was plenty on offer to keep the girls entertained throughout the week. A highlight of the week was Sports Assembly, where we had two ex pupils, Sophie Cocks and Jordy Grant, two members of our current NZ Women's Black Sticks team, come in and speak. A memorable quote from Jordy certainly left many of the girls inspired: "Don't limit your challenges, challenge your limits." We were shown just what hard work and sacrifice can lead to, and that you can never set your sights too high.

2015 came with many highlights that were celebrated throughout the school at different stages of the year. All of our achievements would not have been possible without

the constant support, wisdom, and commitment from all coaches, managers, umpires, and volunteers for sport at SMC. I would personally like to thank everyone for putting in so much work and time, and making the 2015 sports year one to remember. To the Sports Council, Helen and Sharon, thank you for your efforts over the year. You guys are the rocks of sport here, and you have all helped to continue the amazing legacy that is sport at St Margaret's College. Go well girls, I can't wait to see what the future holds for you all.

MADISON LLOYD SPORTS CAPTAIN

Athletics The 2014-2015 athletics season began in December as a competitive group of St Margaret's athletes travelled up north to compete in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Athletic Championships held in Whanganui. The weekend proved to be a huge success with many girls achieving personal bests and qualifying for semi-finals and finals in both their individual and relay events.

The senior 4x400m relay team, consisting of Jemima Tennekoon, Harriet Bush, Lucy Thomson and Sabine Keenan ran a strong race to come home with the silver medal, while the junior 4x400m team consisting of Tara Keenan, Jordyn Blake, Sophie Thomson and Susannah Harper, came home in third place. Amongst some great relay success, Harriet Bush showed style as she took home a gold medal in the Junior Girls 3000m and a bronze medal in the Open Girls 2000m Steeplechase.

Another talented junior athlete, Caitlin Bonne, gained a silver medal in the Junior Girls Javelin and a bronze in the Junior Girls Discus Throw.

Athletics day was a fantastic way to kick off the 2015 year as all girls in Years 9-13 headed down to St Andrew's College ready for an action packed day. Stunning weather conditions saw all girls getting amongst it, competing in numerous events and displaying incredible team spirit and enthusiasm. Strong house rivalry was demonstrated by all staff and students and the day was made a lot of fun as the girls showed creativity through their house costumes and chants. The annual tug-of-war event was hotly contested again this year with Konini house coming out on top!

In addition to this, there were a number of outstanding performances displayed on the day with records broken

by Anoushka Chiswell, in both the U14 60m and 100m, Jordyn Blake, in the U 15 100m and Caitlin Bonne in the

U15 Discus and Shot Put throws. Defending the 'Mene Trophy', for the most house points for another year was Kowhai, closely followed by Rimu, Matipo, Rata, Manuka and Konini.

Following this event a number of girls qualified to compete at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Athletics Championship, held at Rawhiti Domain later in the term.

There were a number of fantastic performances on the day and a total of ten individual titles and three relay titles achieved. Caitlin Bonne excelled at this event, breaking the Canterbury Secondary Schools Junior Javelin Throw record. The Senior Girls 4x400m team also managed to break the record and place first in the event. The weekend was another huge success as St Margaret's was named the top girls school with the most number of points out of all the Canterbury Girls schools for 2015.

A large number of athletes then went on to compete in their respective events at the South Island Secondary School Championships held in Nelson. This weekend was a lot of fun with some outstanding results achieved by all athletes.

Once again, it was a very successful weekend for Caitlin Bonne, as she broke the U15 Girls Javelin record as well as placing first in both the Shot Put and Discus Throws.

Another stand out performance was displayed by Harriet Bush who won both the U16 2000m Steeplechase, the 3000m and was placed 2nd in the 1500m. The senior 4x400m team placed third overall in the Open Grade while both the junior and senior 4x1 00m teams placed 1st, with the junior team breaking the record and the seniors only marginally missing out.

Congratulations to everyone who took part in yet another successful athletics season.

JEMIMA TENNEKOON & LUCY THOMSON CAPTAIN & VICE CAPTAIN OF ATHLETICS

Archery I'm delighted to report that St Margaret's Archery is back again. It was a tough task to get it up and running this year but we got there in the end with a far more convenient and all weather venue. Based at CGHS gymnasium, all equipment supplied and with Maria Tucker being our instructor. We meet every Monday after school. With most of the girls new to archery,scores were not always high but

kept improving. There was always a friendly atmosphere.

As well as our competitive sessions we also had our fun times shooting at balloons and Justin Bieber posters.

The future of Archery at St Margaret's looks bright.

AMELIA REED ARCHERY CAPTAIN

Tennis It has been a very successful season for St Margaret's Tennis amongst all teams, both Senior and Junior.

We started the year with a record number of sign ups and ended up fielding 20 teams in the Wednesday competitions. The Senior A, B and C teams were privileged to be trained by our new Head Coach Andrew Falck.

Andrew has launched an exciting new Australian tennis programme this year, Hot Shots. On Friday mornings at 6:45am, our junior girls would come to the gym, eager to learn from Andrew and some senior girls the basic skills needed to develop their Tennis. These specially designed sessions were of immense benefit to our girls and we look forward to seeing how Tennis can grow even more in the school when they come to the senior school. The Senior A team had a great season, achieving on both the local and national stage. Members included Gabriela Coates, Annabel Coates, Sarah Allan, Annabelle Lee. Ruby Spencer and Alice Batt, who was unfortunately unable to attend South Islands and Nationals. The team were winners of the Quadrangular Tournament, placed 2nd at South Island Secondary Schools in Timaru and 6th at the National Secondary Schools in Wellington. Our Senior B team must be mentioned as these girls were definitely the strongest B team in Christchurch, even having a win against Rangi Ruru Senior A This team included Ruby Spencer, Elizabeth Andre, Caroline Murdoch and Emily Wium. Sophie White and Annie Coates must also both be congratulated for making their Canterbury age group teams that competed at the 2015 National Junior Teams Championships. Suzie Wilding and Emily Wium were winners of the Year 11 Canterbury Secondary Schools Doubles Championships.

In March, the annual Betty Thomas Championship was held against our Old Girls, where we were excited to come away with the win! This tournament is an important part of our school's history and is a great opportunity to connect past and present SMC tennis players. Both Alice and I have been so proud of all the tennis girls this season. Your dedication was reflected in the excellent results shown and we are excited to see how Tennis continues next season with so many talented young players coming through.

Special thanks must go to Jean McDonald, our fabulous teacher in charge who somehow every week managed to run all of these teams with such a smile on her face! We also are so grateful to Sharon Lloyd, who stepped in at the last minute to accompany us to Nationals in Wellington and became the best 'camp mum' any of us have ever had! Bring on Tennis in Term 4 and 2016!

GABRIELA COATES TENNIS CAPTAIN

Rowing The 2014/2015 rowing season officially began in September, where we hopped on a big red bus with two dozen keen novices who wanted to give rowing a go.

Little did they know the weeks of training that they were in for: three water sessions, two ergs, two gym sessions and an early morning run.

We started off our racing season at Lake Hood, a 10 minute drive out of Ashburton. It was great for the novices to be able to experience their first ever races and give them a taste of what the rest of the season would entail.

At the beginning of December, we packed up our boat trailer and headed on a long, six-hour bus ride up north for Marlborough Champs, located on the Wairau River. The tricky course, with many tight corners and ropes instead of starting blocks, proved difficult for both rowers and coxswains alike. We managed to get some great results for such an early regatta of the season and the coaches were content as we packed up once again and headed west to Lake Rotoiti.

Rotoiti was kind enough to supply us with some sunny weather, although this was set back with the amount of sandflies that swarmed us before every row. We got plenty of kilometres under our belt on the gorgeous Nelson Lake, as well as keeping up the fun with a Secret Santa and the famous 'Rotoiti Skits' where everyone's true colours were revealed.

After a month apart over Christmas and New Year, we assembled down in our second home, Twizel,for our first training camp of 2015. Everyone followed their summer training schedules well and returned in great shape.

January Training Camp lived up to its reputation, with long 2-hour water sessions and seat races that seemed like they'd never end. We got through it however with the help of some delicious delights that would greet us after every row, made by the amazing parent helpers on the camp. Although it was a tough camp, we made great improvements and crews began to form.

As the term progressed, training continued steadily until we hit South Island Secondary Schools. All crews that raced did the school very proud and the coaches were very happy about how the squad performed, both on and off the water. Everyone was starting to get very excited as Maadi Cup was just around the corner.

Before jetting off to Cambridge, we headed down to Twizel for one last training camp: Super Comp. Standing for super compensation, this camp was both mentally and physically tough for the girls as we were all pushed out of our comfort zones. Crews for Maadi Cup were finalised and the camp gave everyone confidence as we headed into the final days of preparation.

Suddenly, we were all on a plane heading up to Lake Karapiro. Being the novices first and the senior girls' last Maadi Cup, the whole squad was buzzing! Nerves began to kick in, especially for the finals later on in the week. Our squad made 12 A finals and from that gained 3 gold and 3 silver medals, a great success for the school.

We were so pleased to end the season on such a high note. Our success would not have been possible without the help of our incredible coaches and all of the parents and supporters we had throughout the season.

Congratulations to the squad who had such an amazing season.

OLIVIA MENDONCA ROWING CAPTAIN

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Touch This season we had improved participation numbers in Touch across all year levels with a mix of competitive and social teams. The Supertouch team stood out as having high potential for years to come. Set with a new coach and a number of enthusiastic players experiencing the higher level of competition for the first time, the season looked promising. The season started off on a high, placing 2nd at the annual Summer Quad tournament. Through this tournament, the team gained confidence and trust in each other, while establishing positive team culture. Next came Canterbury Champs, where after a tiring day of six games, we narrowly lost to our rival school Rangi Ruru to end the tournament 4th place. However, this earned us a spot at the South Island Secondary School Champs hereby meeting one of our team goals. After a weekend of tough competition, we ended up 8th place out of the top 11 teams in the South Island. We were disappointed with this result, however we are excited for future prospects of this young team even though the atmosphere the senior players brought will be missed.

The other senior Touch teams held their ground on the playing field, learning through game experiencethroughout the season. At junior level, it was exciting to see the potential these young players show as they improved week by week. This is hugely promising for the future of

Touch at SMC, and we hope to steer these players in the direction of Canterbury Rep Teams and Supertouch.

Thank you to Ms Chambers for ensuring the success of Touch in the school. Also shout out to the student coaches for volunteering your time into the development of junior players.

A special thanks to Ms Williams and Jimmy Sinclair for their support of the Supertouch team.

St Margaret's College Touch Representatives Canterbury U13 Mixed - Josie Persico Canterbury U15 Mixed - Charlotte Lee Canterbury U15 Girls -Aimee Brown, Lucy Jenkins, Evie McPherson Canterbury U 17 Girls - Sophie Macfarlane, Islay Fowler, Georgia White Canterbury U21 Women - Frances Redmond New Zealand U17 Development Academy - Islay Fowler New Zealand U15 Development McPherson

Academy - Evie

GEORGIA WHITE, CAPTAIN ISLAY FOWLER, VICE CAPTAIN

Volleyball What a term it has been for St Margaret's College Volleyball.

A big increase in numbers this year has meant the addition of two new teams, a Year 9C and Senior C team.

Special recognition goes out to these teams that placed top three in their divisions.

Senior A: 1st, Div 2 Senior C: 3rd, Div 3, Section 2 Year 9A: 1st, Div 1 Year 9B: 3rd, Div 2, Section 2 Year 9C: 1st Div 3 The Senior A team has had a fantastic season this year with six junior girls stepping up to fill in the gaps of the players lost last season. The team came second at Quad with a close loss to our tough rivals Rangi Ruru.

At Canterbury Mainland Competition, the team placed seventh, and at South Island Secondary School Champs the team finished eighth. With a quick break, the team was then off to take on teams at the New Zealand Volleyball Secondary Schools in Palmerston North, where they entered the competition in 58th position. Through a tough week including wins and five set losses, the team finished in 45th position. The girls did so well considering the average age of the team was Year 11 . Big thanks to Mrs Vesty and Michelle Livingstone.

Kayla Placid has excelled this year, making the Canterbury Mainland tournament team and being selected for the New

Zealand Under 19 Development Team. Mia Thomson and Ana Craw also had a successful trial for the South Island Under 17 team, with Mia being selected into the team and Ana as a non travelling reserve. Both of these teams travel to Canberra, Australia to compete in the Australian State Championships in late September.

We would like to thank everyone that has had input into the success of volleyball at St Margaret's College this year. With such a great junior programme up and running, we look forward to see the progress of the girls coming into the senior teams. These results could not have been possible without the help of our fant.astic coaching staff, who are so amazing at their jobs. They contribute so much time and energy into the teams. Big thanks to Mrs Vesty as the convenor of volleyball. This wouldn't be possible without you.

REBECCA BUSH, CAPTAIN

Water Polo The 2015 season of Water Polo started off on the right foot with an influx of new Year 9s interested in joining the team. Because we lost many of our senior players in the last few years, things have been a bit shaky but the influx of new players has been a breath of new life for the team and has given the older players a chance to step up. This year we were really focused on growing our Year 9 and 10 players and developing their skills and fitness. Our main goal through the term was to get the team strong enough to compete at the South Island Tournament and improve on the result from last time we attended. The girls worked hard, attended swim trainings in the morning and pushed themselves at afternoon trainings with Zoli. In the end, all of our hard work paid off and we were able to hold our own against some more experienced teams coming 3rd equal in the Canterbury Secondary Schools Competition

in Christchurch and 8th at the South Island Tournament in lnvercargill. The improvement that our team has made this season as well as the enthusiasm displayed by the girls is very exciting and promises a bright future for St Margaret's Water Polo in years to come.

EMILY WILDY, CAPTAIN

Sailing Sailing this year has been based at the Navel Point Yacht Club.

With a variety of different sailing experiences and skill level among our sailors, everyone had lots of fun while being introduced to different boats and skills. The more experienced of our sailors have been sailing 420s and Sunbursts as they are focusing on racing and competing.

Whereas the girls learning to sail have been based in the Optimist class where they can gain key sailing knowledge and skills.

The St Margaret's College girls have enjoyed sailing with students from Christchurch Girls' High School and St

Andrew's College. As well as learning to sail, the girls have enjoyed the capsizing practice and swimming.

MAKAYLA MONTGOMERY

Water Skiing This year has been a full-on year for Water Skiing. At the start of the year I was lucky enough to be chosen to represent New Zealand in the Under 17 age category for the Australia versus New Zealand Championships in Mayuna Bay, Australia. Although I didn't get the placings I'd hoped for I managed to jump a 3 metre personal best of 24.1 metres. My next big competition was the New Zealand Nationals held in Wanganui. I managed to gain 4 National titles as well as being selected to jump in the open category (top 6 female skiers in New Zealand for Jump). The Canterbury team also took out the Team's Trophy event. This year has also introduced another up and coming water skier to St Margaret's, with Lydia Munro in Year 9 taking after her older sister. Lydia managed to qualify for Nationals in the U14 event in Slalom at the Canterbury Regionals in which she came 2nd.

Gabriella Woodman's Results: Australia vs NZ: 6th overall Canterbury Regionals: U17 Slalom, Trick, Jump and Overall Champion New Zealand Nationals: U17 Trick, Jump and Overall Champion, U17 Slalom Runner Up, 6th in Open Women Jump GABRIELLA WOODMAN

Golf Every Wednesday afternoon a small group of us walk to Hagley Golf Club with Miss Ashton for our weekly golf lesson. Our coach, Toni Batey has been teaching people how to play golf for years and she's great. We learn how to do something new every week. This week we learnt to chip, last week we worked on improving our putting skills.

When the lesson finishes we play two holes. We play with two Rangi Ruru girls and two Girls' High School girls. When we get a bit better we can start playing on our own with the Boys' High boys.

SUE ASHTON GOLF CONVENOR

Skiing and Snowboarding A world away from the hustle and bustle of Christchurch lies Mount Hutt, which rises to the west of the Canterbury Plains above the braided upper reaches of the Rakaia River and 80 kilometres west of Christchurch.

there were a couple of falls on and off the racecourse, but in the end we saw some great results.

REBECCA BUSH SKIING CAPTAIN

On 13 August at 5:30am the SMC Ski team got ready to leave from school. The weather on the mountain was awesome although a little chilly with a high of -2° degrees throughout the day. The six-seater chair lift was closed for about 30 minutes during the middle of the day due to high winds. The snow was better then expected and the view from the top was spectacular. The A team placed 3rd in the girls teams event which was an amazing achievement.

Also a big congratulation to Serena Willis who placed 3rd overall in the women's skiing event. The girls did amazing,

Polo This year the number of St Margaret's girls playing polo has increased considerably. We now have enough girls to enter three teams in tournaments. St Margaret's has been involved in two SUPA tournaments so far this year and they have gone very well. In the first tournament we had two teams entered. The A team consisted of Charlotte Jones, Ella Holland, Maria Van Kuijk and Victoria Levey and a composite B team which consisted of Suzie Wilding and Sarah Basset. The A Team came first in the B-grade and the composite B team ended up second in the C-grade. In the second tournament we had three teams entered, the A Team consisting of the same girls came second in the C-Grade, the B team which consisted of Emma Anderson, Petra Green, Suzie Wilding and Skye Turner and the C team consisting of Sarah Basset, lzzy Leighs, Makenzie Causer and Ella Bennett. Not only have our teams done well placing at the tournaments but we also have had two players receive awards, Ella Holland was awarded Most Valuable Player in the B-grade in the first tournament and Victoria Levey was awarded Most

Valuable Player in the C-grade in the second tournament.

Polo is a fun sport and it has been amazing to see Polo start to thrive at St Margaret's. This would not be able to happen without Roddy Woods supplying us with horses and his amazing facilities and coaches. We would also like to thank the SUPA committee for organizing the amazing polo tournaments.

ELLA HOLLAND CAPTAIN

Aerobics 2015 has been a successful year for St Margaret's College Aerobics. Hard work and dedication produced amazing results both regionally and nationally. Results from the annual NZCAF Christchurch Regionals were: FreyjaHarris placed 4th and Rosie Gorton 5th in Secondary Novice Saskia Houchen 1st in Junior Open Novice Suzie Wilding 3rd in Senior Open Novice Zoe Williams and Yifat Majgaonkar 1st Senior Pair Zoe Williams 1st in FISAF Senior Six girls made up the SMC Nationals team with results including: Freyja Harris 11th Saskia Houchen 4th Briar Bellaney 7th Suzie Wilding 3rd Yifat Majgaonkar and Zoe Williams 3rd in Pair Zoe Williams 1st

All girls were coached throughout the year by Alice Whittle, Yifat Majgaonkar and Zoe Williams.

ZOE WILLIAMS AEROBICS CAPTAIN

Lifesaving 2015 has been a great year for St Margaret's College Lifesaving as thirty-six girls sat their exams. We had a 100% pass rate over the Bronze Star, Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross and Award of Merit exams. The girls were able to learn and develop skills required for their exam that will aid them in the future. In their exam they had to demonstrate resuscitation, defensive techniques, survival skills and accompanied rescues. Many of the girls had not done any of this before and were open-minded and willing to learn. The exams were held in late March in our school pool, which was earlier than in previous years. This

would not have been possible without the commitment of the girls involved and the help from Tina Cartwright.

EMILY PEEBLES LIFESAVING CAPTAIN

Surfing Philly Sutton from the Boarding staff has now taken over the coordinator's role for surfing. With a huge number of girls having signed up, we have managed to have two days a week with twenty girls on each day. The first of four sessions went well with four enthusiastic teachers greeting us and teaching the basics, wetsuits on and then straight out into the water. Which although was pretty cold, the surf and weather was incredibly kind to us on the Tuesday. With an array of abilities we all managed to stand up on the first day, even if it was only for three seconds! Thursday bought a windy and fairly chilly day with messy waves, but all twenty girls got out and had a go, an impressive attitude after being told Christ's College only lasted half an hour.

The girls have three more sessions and may become pro surfers by then, but with smiles on our faces and a determined attitude we might just manage to make five seconds and even a turn in the wave!

PHILIPPA SUTTON SURFING CONVENOR

Badminton 2015 has proved to be a very successful year for Badminton, not only in terms of results, but also in regards to the dedication and commitment that players have maintained throughout the season. With three St Margaret's teams competing in each of the three divisions of the inter-school competitions, an overwhelming number of girls filled the courts for each training, reflecting the genuine passion exhibited by the girls.

Highlights of this year's Badminton season include the annual winter Quadrangular tournament which the Gold team had been persistently training for in the weeks leading up to the tournament. The team faced many tough matches and close three-setters but came home with first place and, more importantly, gained an invaluable experience that allowed each individual to be stretched as a player. The Gold team followed up this success with an intense final at the inter-school competitions, proving the many weeks of training to be worthwhile after winning the A grade division of the competition.

The spirit of badminton has grown throughout the year, as new members were welcomed even after the season had started. What has been most impressive is the willingness to learn and the positive attitude displayed by girls across all year levels. Two of our Year 9s, Rosie Foulds and Emelia Paulsen, stepped up to the challenge of competing in the Canterbury Secondary Schools' Badminton Championships. Both girls achieved

outstanding results, with Rosie coming third in singles and Emeliafourth, additionally winning girls' doubles together.

This is just one example of the growing potential within St Margaret's which I believe will only continue to develop in the following years.

JOYCE CHEN BADMINTON CAPTAIN

Basketball What a great year we have had in Basketball!

We had a fantastic start with having a record amount of sign ups from eager, enthusiastic girls, ranging from Year 7 to 13. We had 12 teams this year with a standard of completely competitive teams through to teams who have the drive to do their best and win as well as just having a good run around. What other way would you want to spend your Friday nights?

This year we had 3 senior teams, which was great to see.

Our senior students lead by example, by givirig their all, and playing with great sportsmanship. The Senior A team had an impeccable season, winning all of their games by substantial amounts. However they were pipped at the post in their final against St Andrew's College who won by one goal in over time, therefore placing 2nd in the Premier Grade, Division 2. They went on to compete in the South Island Secondary Schools Tournament in September, where they placed 13th. Although it may not have been the result they wanted, it was still a fulfilling end to such an exceptional season. With a substantial amount of girls being Year 13 in the team, and for the Schrader twins having been in the team for four years, it was a fantastic final send off for them.

Our Senior B team blew teams out of the water taking out the final of the Open Section, Division 2. It was a great achievement for the team and il st1ows how hard work truly pays off.

We have some great talent coming through the Year 9 and intermediate teams, which is great to see. The Intermediate A team was a very lethal side due to their speed and hustle. This saw them playing off for 3/4 in the Intermediate, Division 1 grade.

Our Year 9 A team showed some promising skills throughout the season playing very well and placing 3rd

in Year 9 grade, Division 1. Our Year 7 and 8 teams had a fun season enjoying learning new and basic skills, setting them up well for their future years in Basketball.

All in all, it has been a successful season full of laughs, sweat, wins and losses. It has been a pleasure for us to Captain and Vice Captain the code. What a way to finish our final winter season at St Margaret's College!

FRANCES REDMOND, CAPTAIN SOPHIE SCHRADER, VICE-CAPTAIN

Climbing Climbing at SMC this year has been exciting. Following the closure of the YMCA, we have moved to The Roxx, where we have continued to learn new techniques to enable us to climb new routes. With more coaches, the girls have a wide range of people to ask for help, which has allowed them to climb harder grades and for some, improve their lead climbing skills. At the climbing wall, the girls have been able to practice their belaying each week to make sure they climb safely as well as communicating with each other to get advice on various moves in the route. In September, Emily Pearson, Vanessa Martin, Mikayla Green and Millie Notley competed in the South Island Secondary Schools competition, where they gained 3rd place in the female teams category. Mikayla also placed 3rd in the South Island U18 individual female section and 3rd in the National Bouldering Series. We would like to say a huge thank you to Miss Rod and Miss

Henschel for driving us to and from climbing each week and encouraging us to do our best, as well as everyone who has coached SMC climbing at the Roxx. Without these people, climbing wouldn't have the same fun and relaxed atmosphere that we all love.

JORDAN MCIVOR CLIMBING CAPTAIN

Equestrian All the Equestrian girls have had a very busy year, competing not only at inter schools competitions, but also pony club, A & P,and Equestrian New Zealand events throughout the year. Show jumping was held in February where St Margaret's had three teams competing who were placed 13th, 15th and 18th out of 24 teams. It was a very tough competition.

The second event was the inter schools dressage in March. One team competed, achieving 7th place out of 25 teams, which was a very good result considering our team which was made up mainly of eventers rather than dressage riders.

On the first day back of Term 2 we had the combined schools event. This was a fun day, where St Margaret's College joined with Rangi Ruru and Christchurch Girls High School to host an event. The day consisted of many activities, from Dressage, Show Jumping, Cross Country, a Games demonstration and 'have a go yourself', showing and unity. There were fabulous results from this event.

In the 75cm class, 1st Charlotte Bush, 3rd Maria van Kuijk, and 4th Breagha Beggs. In the 85cm class, 1st Georgia Levey, 3rd Olivia Dyer (combined training), 5th Emma Anderson, and 6th Katy Silva. Georgia Levey rode extremely well also winning Junior Unity plus showing classes, while Maria van Kuijk won the Senior Unity. Mimi Dyer won two showing classes, and Jessica Yockney and Millie Barber were both placed. There was an amazing turnout of riders who all represented St Margaret's wonderfu Ily. The last school event was the inter schools one day event where our team of Monique Arthur, Mikayla Green, Victoria

Levey and Maria van Kuijk won overall and claimed the Jane Sullivan Trophy.

We also had riders achieving excellent results throughout this year outside of school. At South Island Show Jumping Championships, Victoria Levey was a member of the team who came 3rd, and Emma Anderson was in the team placed 5th. Maria van Kuijk came 2nd on the Eventing New Zealand Junior Rider Series, and 5th on the Young Rider Series, and also represented Canterbury at NZPCA horse trials, where she was placed 2nd in the DC section.

Monique Arthur has also travelled up to the North Island to compete in events.

Throughout the year the girls have worked extremely hard, achieving awesome results.

A huge thank you to Mrs Lightfoot, the Equestrian Convenor, for her amazing organization and the time she dedicates to the sport. A big thank you too, to all the parents and care givers for their continual support of the girls and help in running these events. Well done and good luck to everyone for the coming season.

Cycling We started our St Margaret's cycling season at the beginning of Term 2 with the girls progressing rapidly with their confidence, road safety and bike handling skills.

This year we had also incorporated our Tuesday training sessions with the St Andrew's College cycling team. This allowed us to push ourselves with more competition, and gain new skills in riding in bigger bunches.

Wednesday racing at Tai Tapu started on 13 May, where the girls were faced with a number of challenges with trying conditions, cancellation and changes of courses. In true St Margaret's spirit the girls were able to adapt and work through the set backs. We have had a very successful season at Secondary School racing on a Wednesday with nearly every week one or more of our riders placing in a top 3 position. Huge improvements were also shown as everyone progressed through the grades. ParisArmstrong made a massive improvement moving from F grade to now racing in B grade. By the end of the season we had two of our riders racing A grade, one in B grade and one in D grade. Hannah Bartram took out the individual hill time trial, and breaking the record in a time of 4:15 was an incredible achievement.

The last weekend of Term 2 we had three riders competing at the South Island Secondary Schools event. We were lucky enough that this year we had no rain and the sun was out. Charlotte !diem, raced in the U13 grade and had a gutsy ride finishing 12th in the Road Race and 11th in the Individual Time Trial. Hannah Bartram competed in the competitive U14 age group smashing the Individual Time Trial in first place, and a very close second in the Road Race.

Over tournament weekend Hannah travelled to Blenheim to compete in the Cuddon Tour. She had an impressive tour picking up 3 golds in the Individual time trial, hill time trial and road race. Also winning the overall of GC for the U14 girls.

We would like to thank our coach Paul Odlin, Convenor Mrs Smallman, and parents for supporting us throughout the season. I would also like to thank the girls for their amazing commitment, attitudes and determination to keep going when things got challenging. I have thoroughly enjoyed captaining an awesome bunch of girls, anc.Jwish you all the best and cannot wait for another eventful season.

GEORGIA VOICE CYCLING CAPTAIN

Football Football was a hugely successful season for the 1st XI team. Although, at the start of the season, we did not qualify for the Premier Division, the 1st XI team went on to have an unbeaten record in the Senior Division.We scored a total of 88 goals and only conceded 6. We finished the Wednesday tournament by hammering Kaiapoi 6-2 in the final, our first time winning the Division. The 2nd XI Football team proudly placed 4th in Senior Division Two, which is their best achievement yet with more to come in the future.

Following this, the 1st XI team went on tournament to Ashburton. Here, six well-battled and exhausting games were played. After the first two days the team was in the top half of the second pool. The team had two wins the next day. The final day was the play off for 9th and 10th place against Ashburton College. The score was 1-1 when the whistle blew so it then went into penalty shoot out, which we unfortunately lost.

Overall this season has been full of enjoyment, positivity and supportive team dynamics. Thank you to Mr McDee, Mr Walker and Dr Millican for their organisation and ongoing support for Football at St Margaret's College.

CHRISANNE TARRY, FOOTBALL CAPTAIN

Cross Country Cross Country day, a day always filled with angst and anticipation. The excitement, nerves and enthusiasm always seems to parade through the Houses as they cheer for their fellow House members. The achievement of a top ten placing in each age group meant the opportunity to represent St Margaret's at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Cross Country held at the mighty Halswell Quarry, a course that challenges all of its competitors.

When nationals rolled around, the girls were well prepped and pumped for the big day hosted down in Dunedin.

Although the weather did not permit the warmest of occasions, AKA it was freezing and the track seemed to resemble more a mud pit, all the girls braved the cold weather giving it their all and this showed with some extraordinary results, including the senior girls' 6-man team achieving a 3rd place!

This year, although I was unfortunately unable to compete in the school cross country, I know the day produced exciting results with some outstanding efforts by Genevieve Surridge, Anneliese Surveyor, Angelina McCullough, Rosa Turner, Milly Gallagher, Emelia Surridge, Lily Cockram and Elizabeth Cross all successfully taking out first placings from Years 1-8. Bella Belcher, Nadia Edmond, Harriet Bush and Maggie Morris won the Under 14, 15, 16 and senior divisions respectively. Road Race also proved a great day with Harriet Bush placing 2nd in the U16 division and Maggie Morris 3rd in the Senior grade.

Congratulations to all girls on another fantastic year and an outstanding effort by all. Both personal and team goals were reached this season and the girls should be proud of their accomplishments. Cross Country is going from strength to strength in the school with each season looking even more promising than the last. Looking forward to hearing more great results in the years to come!

SOPHIE SCHRADER CROSS COUNTRY CAPTAIN

Hockey What an exciting and busy year it has been for St Margaret's College Hockey, with a total of seven senior teams and many more junior teams. It has been great to additionally see so many students getting involved with refereeing, coaching and assisting younger teams.

The 1st XI had their fair share of highs and lows this season, and showed consistent performances making the final of Porritt Cup, Press Cup and Federation Cup. In the Canterbury Schools Competition there was plenty of rivalry with both Rangi Ruru and Villa Maria College.

Finals time arrived for the Press Cup against Villa Maria but unfortunately this title was handed over after a thrilling final that saw the SMC girls go down 2-1 . St Margaret's College had held the cup for 12 years. At Quad, the team put out a great performance beating all teams reasonably comfortably to attain the title for Hockey as well as contribute to the overall winnings of Quad tournament 2015 for St Margaret's College. The final hurdle for the team was the newly formatted Federation Cup-Marie Fry Trophy, which consisted of double the amount of teams and a longer tournament, which made it all th~ more exciting to reach our final goal. With a solid pool play performance where we finished top of the pool, our first cross-over game was against St Hilda's which we won 5-0. This put us into top 8, with our quarterfinal against Kristin College proving to be a lot tougher than previous games. With a great effort from the team we came away with the win 2-0 to put the team into semi-finals. The semi-final is definitely one we will not forget. St Cuthbert's College are a tough opposition and at the final whistle they managed to score to take the game into extra time.

After being put under a lot of pressure in defence to begin with, we managed to get into our attacking circle and earn ourselves a penalty corner that we scored off taking the team into Federation Cup final against our old foes, Rangi Ruru. Both teams defended very well in the game, not letting each other score with a score of 0-0 at full time, taking the final into drop-off extra time. Still, no one could score in the first two periods of extra time, but come the third period, Rangi were able convert. It was a nail-biting game that could have gone either way, and the team gave it everything. We would like to thank our coaches Mandie Godliman and Kellie-Lee James, our manager Miss Nevin as well as our fitness trainer Greg Thompson for all of their hard work throughout the season.

We couldn't have achieved what we did without them.

The 2nd XI showed great dominance throughout this season with many upcoming young stars to look out for in the future. They won their Division 2 competition with a significant score of 6-0. Their final stop of the season was down in Ashburton to defend the Chris Arthur Cup • title. They had a great start to the week finishing top of their pool. Their semi-final against Whangarei Girls proved to be a very tough and intense one and with the score

tied at full time they went into drop-off and were unluckily scored against. In the bronze medal match they played Christchurch Girls High School and won 2-1 to claim third place. This was a tremendous effort as they finished as the top South Island team. A big thank-you to Coach, Shirley Haig and Manager, Trudy Keys who maintained a tremendous effort throughout the season.

The 3rd XI also had a very successful season winning Porritt Cup in their division at the beginning of the season, which resulted in their promotion to the division above.

Here they showed a lot of improvement throughout the season despite many injuries, but with such a great team environment and cohesiveness they were able to finish second in this division, behind our 2nd XI, which was a great effort. A big 'Thank You' to Mrs Shannahan for coaching and managing this team.

Success was also forthcoming for both the SMC Red and Green teams, who finished top of their divisions. Our junior teams also had an amazing season. It has been fantastic to see such great support from friends and family at the turfs from the early frosty mornings to the dark cold evenings. A huge thanks must be given to all parents for the countless hours you spend transporting your daughters to and from trainings, cheering them on at games and supporting them throughout the season. Another huge thanks to all of the coaches and managers who gave up their time to help our teams throughout the year.

Overall it has been a very successful season for St Margaret's College Hockey and on behalf of all hockey players at St Margaret's College, I would just like to give a special mention and thank you to Wendy Shannahan and Kim Englebretsen for helping the season run so smoothly.

SARAH ALLAN, MADISON EARLE AND EMMA ALDERTON

Multi Sport On 17 February a group of eight strong girls headed to Pegasus to compete in the Canterbury Duathlon. Due to the dry weather conditions, there was to be no swim leg.

Two teams and three individuals were entered to compete.

St Margaret's had great results with Molly Leckie getting 4th in the Under 14 age group with a very good race.

Lauren Bennett and Taylor Moreton performed well to be placed 4th and 6th respectively in the U16 division. The Under 16 team put up a good race with Emily Stewart running, Hannah Bartram cycling and Jess Ellis doing the final run, taking out 3rd place. The top team in the Under 19 grade team finished 1st, with Maggie Morris doing both legs of the run and Georgia Voice cycling. This was a great day of competing with a huge effort from all girls.

A similar team then headed to Oamaru to compete at the SISS Triathlon where again the girls raced amazingly with full dedication. The same team from CSS Duathlon of Emily, Hannah and Jess competed to gain a 4th in their race. The individuals competed with huge stamina and saw Molly Leckie gaining a 4th in a highly competitive field and Lauren Bennett gaining a 4th, also with a great finish. Annabel Norris, Georgia Voice and Maggie Morris took out 2nd in the team Under 19 race.

Multi Sports results have been astonishing for Term 1. A very big 'Thank You' to Mr Summerlee, Sharon Lloyd and the parents for always helping, supporting and organising.

Without your help, the races and competitions would not be able to happen.

MAGGIE MORRIS CAPTAIN OF MULTI SPORT

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Swimming We started the swimming season off with the school swimming sports, it should have been a brilliant day weather-wise but it wasn't to be. Cold, showery weather meant trying to keep warm between races, but this didn't dampen the girls spirit or chants for Houses and swimmers. Despite the weather many school records were still broken as follows: Sujean In U14 50m butterfly, 100m medley Emily Barron U14 50m backstroke, 50m freestyle Olivia Damiano U15 50m breaststroke, 50m freestyle Felicity House U15 50m backstroke Julie Briden Senior 50m butterfly, 50m backstroke, 50m freestyle, 100m medley Julie Briden Open 100m freestyle 2015

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Emily Barron

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Annabel Norris

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Arisa Tsuruoka

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A team of high-spirited enthusiastic swimmers took on the Canterbury Secondary Schools Swimming Champs held at Jelly Park. The team had a great meet with Emily Barron coming 1st in the 50m Backstroke and Sujean In 2nd in the 50m Freestyle 12-13 years, Olivia Damiano 2nd in the 15 years 50 Breaststroke, Annabel Norris 2nd in the 50m Freestyle and Julie Briden 1st in the 16-18 years 50m Freestyle. Our relays did exceptionally well with our 12-13 years coming 1st, 14 years 3rd, 15 years 3rd and 16-18 years 2nd.

Our good form was then continued on into South Island Secondary Schools which saw a small team of 5 travelling to Greymouth to compete. Margot Allais and Madeline Bradley narrowly missing finals in their races in the 15 and over age group with Arisa Tsuruoka making the 50m

Breaststroke final in the 15 and over age. Annabel Norris competed well finishing 1st in the 400m Freestyle, 3rd in the 100 Freestyle, 4th in 50m Freestyle and 50m Butterfly in the U15 age group. Julie Briden also competed well finishing 3rd in the 50m Freestyle, 50m Backstroke and 100m Backstroke and 4th in the 50m Butterfly, 100m Butterfly and 100 Freestyle in the 15 years and over. The girls all swam in relays coming 2nd in the open 4x50m Freestyle and 3rd in the open 4x50m Medley. We all had a good time supporting each other and the results were pleasing. Our return home was eventful taking longer than anticipated with vehicle issues.

Elite swimmers from all over New Zealand converged in Hamilton to finish off the season in September for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming, possibly the highest numbers ever, with approximately 50 swimmers in most races. We were lucky enough to have eight swimmers qualify and represent the school. Our talented junior swimmers Sujean In and Emily Barron broke into the top 10. Sujean In narrowly placed 4th in the 13 years 50m Butterfly while our top swimmer Emily Barron placed 3rd in the 14 years 100m and 200m Backstroke, a great achievement for these girls. We had seven top 10 finishes overall with our Open 4x50m Freestyle relay placing 4th in a nail biting finish missing 3rd place by 0.2 seconds!

All eight girls swam pb's and made themselves proud.

Our Thanks go out to Christine Lindsay for all her organisation and encouragement of the team, also her time put into the swimming club and lessons. Without her, none of this would have been possible.

JULIE BRIDEN SWIMMING CAPTAIN

Netball The 2015 netball season began with a record number of sign ups, resulting in 25 competitive teams ranging from Years 5-13. With having an influx of 145 Year 9 students, this heavilycontributed to the rise of participation of Netball at St Margaret's College. Paired with this increase of players, there were also a staggering number of coaches, managers, and umpires that joined the SMC netball community to make the season possible for all of our players.

The Christchurch International High School Netball Festival, hosted by St Margaret's College and Rangi Ruru Girls' School, was a great way for our Senior A team to gather for the first time, and set the scene for the rest of the season. With teams from both Australia and New Zealand chasing the inaugural title, the girls embraced the Trans-Tasman rivalry. With the girls settling for third, and having to give the trophy up to our Aussie counterparts, this only made our Senior side hungry for victory in the season to come. Although the trophy wasn't in the hands of St Margaret's, the tournament provided the opportunity to raise awareness for our school charity, with all proceeds going towards EGG. Meanwhile, our Development side made their way to the Wairarapa for the Inaugural Super Six Tournament where they faced stiff competition among a number of tough North Island teams. It was a great opportunity for this team to have some pre-season games before heading into their home competitions.

All of our budding junior netball players never fail to impress us with their enthusiasm and energy throughout the season, qualities the senior girls are very jealous of at times! Our girls displayed great commitment and team spirit while representing St Margaret's, which we are

very proud of. Our Year 7 and 8 teams also displayed admirable determination throughout their season, with the A team competing in both the ISSA and the Koru games at Selwyn for the first time. The Year 7 and 8 A team narrowly lost their final of the 31 team competition 14-11 , against Ellesmere College. A great feat considering it was their first year in the competition.

With an abundance of Year 9 and 10 netball talent at SMC, the 2015 season was inevitably going to be successful for these young and upcoming teams. All seven Year9 teams, and four Year 10 teams displayed exceptional enthusiasm and sportsmanship on and off the court. The Year 10 A team was coached by an old girl of St Margaret's College, Julie Seymour, throughout the season and at the annual Junior South Island Secondary School's Tournament.

Julie brought a wealth of knowledge and wisdom to the side, and led them to victory in the tournament over a determined Villa Maria A team. Despite the weather, and a momentary pause in the game for the hail to pass, this didn't stop our girls' momentum, which eventually resulted in a thrilling 18-15 win. The support the girls received throughout the tournament was appreciated, especially those who braved the cold to cheer our girls to gold. For our Year 9 team, this was the first taste of a tournament environment. With having to adjust to not only the weather conditions, but also facing tough competition, the girls thoroughly enjoyed the experience, and took away key learnings from the week.

Our Senior B team is well known for their team spirit and positive approach to every game. They exceeded expectations again this year, coming a close second to CGHS in the final of the Christchurch Netball Competition.

With a partnership of talented players and supportive parents, this is the recipe for this side's success.

Christchurch Representative Selections:

Under 19 Squad: Lucy Thomson Under 17A: Georgia White, Lily Marshall, Harriet Bush, Kiana Gallon, Brooke Pope Mccaw Under 17B: Anna Macdonald, Sophie Thomson Under 15: Ella Wells, Jemima Vaughan, Aimee Brown Under 14: Charlotte Bush Primary: Josie Persico Independent Schools: Marijke Hinton, Maisie Gallagher, Amelia Parker With the outstanding success of our Senior A team in 2014, our new 2015 side were challenged to uphold their reputation. The new outfit played their way through to the final of the local Supernet competition, and bet Ashburton convincingly 28-13. South Island Secondary Schools were held in Timaru this year, which provided stiff competition for our girls. They were undefeated throughout the tournament, and ended up meeting local rivals Cashmere High School in the final. At half time, the girls seemed to be in control leading

17-10. The game took a turn when Cashmere fought back, and the game looked to be over for SMC with the score being 26-25 to Cashmere and their possession, with less than a minute to go. With the controlled, calm head of SMC, they managed to get two vital turnovers, and shot a goal with seconds to go, to be in front 27 -26 at full time and claim the South Island Secondary Schools' title for the third successive year.

Without the ongoing commitment and support from all the coaches, managers, umpires and parents, Netball at SMC simply would not be possible. We thank you all for giving up your time to make our netball experience at school one to remember. A big congratulations to all players and umpires who gained recognition for all their hard work and achievementthroughout the season. As we finish our time here at St Margaret's, we look forward to witnessing the ongoing success of present and upcoming netball players at the school. Set your sights high, and keep working hard to achieve your goals. You never know ... It may take you Up Up and Away!

MADISON LLOYD & LUCY THOMSON-CAPTAINS OLIVIA MENDONCA-VICE CAPTAIN

Summer Quad The 2015 annual Summer Quadrangular Tournament was hosted by St Hildas Collegiate in Dunedin. With the tournament being so early in the year, this was a true test for all teams adaptability and versatility to perform in a tournament setting with only being together for a short amount of time. This aside, our team did incredibly well, winning both Debating and Tennis. St Margaret's College came second in Touch, Volleyball and Swimming. This was a very successful campaign for St Margarets, which led to us earning 1st place in the overall standings, beating St Hildas in second place by 3 points. The camaraderie and fair play shown by all teams throughout the tournament was strong as usual, and contributed to the spirit of the tournament. We would like to thank St Hildas for hosting us for the tournament, and would like to congratulate the following award recipients for effort,fair playand team spirit: Natalie Vaughan - Debating, Toni McKee - Swimming, Annabelle Lee - Tennis, Frances Redmond - Touch, Mia Thomson - Volleyball

WinterQuad This year saw the Senior A Netball, 1st XI Hockey, A Badminton and Debating teams make their way south to Craighead Diocesan School in Timaru for the annual Winter Quadrangular Tournament. After a short drive down, the teams were very keen to meet their billets and go to their home away from home for the next two days. The tournament started strongly, with wins in all 4 codes, which set up a promising remainder of the tournament. Although being down 6-0 to Columba, the Senior A Netball Team made a great comeback to beat their opponents 31-20.

Netball went on to win their next two games, with having a convincing last game win against Craighead 56-10.

Similarly, Hockey won all their three games, with an outstanding first game, beating opponents Columba 12-0. They also had a convincing last game win against Craighead, 9-0. Our Badminton team played all their games on Monday, and got the job done throughout the day by winning 3 out of 3 games, and taking home the 1st place title. Their determination and persistence in all of their games was highly admirable, which was reflected in their impressive results. Our Debating team also had a win in their first debate against Craighead, negating "That inaction in the face of injustice makes individuals morally culpable."They went on to losetheir second debate against Columba, and won their last debate against St Hildas, leaving them in 2nd place overall.

2015 Winter Quad was the first time that all three St Margaret's College sporting codes took out first place, which is a remarkable achievement by all the athletes. The 50th Jubilee Shield is now proudly in our trophy cabinet until it is challenged again in 2016. We would like to thank Craighead for being such welcoming hosts, as well as all the organisers who made the event possible.

MADISON LLOYD SPORTS PREFECT

Rugby This year rugby has shown huge promise with a growth in student participation at St Margaret's College. In Term 4 2014, St Margaret's fielded a 7-aside rugby team for the first time in the Canterbury Condor Sevens qualifying series. This team placed 1st on overall points, however a loss in the final meant they did not qualify for the National Condor 7's Championships. St Margaret's have entered two teams into the 2015 series in the hope of securing the qualifying spot in December. During the winter season, five St Margaret's girls played for the Forward Foundation Combined Schools rugby team made up of students from all across Christchurch who didn't have a school team to play for. Forward Foundation is an organisation which provides pathways for females who participate in minority sports. This team placed 2nd in the Canterbury Secondary Schools UC Cup competition, 2nd in the Canterbury 7's tournament and 2nd in both the 15-aside and 7 -aside competitions at the Oamaru Girl's Rugby Festival.

Canterbury Secondary Schoolgirls (1st place SI Secondary Schoolgirls tournament) Lucy Jenkins Islay Fowler Julie Briden (vice captain) Siobhan Regan (wider squad) South Island Secondary Schoolgirls tournament team Julie Briden Forward Foundation Ambassadors in Rugby Islay Fowler Lucy Jenkins ISLAY FOWLER, CAPTAIN

2015 Sports Awards Individual Sports Awards Sport

Trophy

Recipient

Aerobics

Achievement and Service

Zoe Williams

Athletics

Most Promising Athlete

Caitlin Bonne

Fiona Morrison Cup for Outstanding Performance in Track & Field

Senior4 x 400m RelayTeam (Harriet Bush,LucyThomson, Sabine Keenan, AnnaPercy, Jemima Tennekoon)

Badminton

Clibborn Cup

Joyce Chen

Basketball

O'Connell Prize for Most Valuable Player

Sophie Schrader

Climbing

Wesley Climbing Cup For Leadership & Commitment

Jordan Mcivor

Rebekah Masterton Cup - Most determined and enthusiastic climber

Mikayla Green

Most Improved Runner

Maggie Morris

Margot Gibson Cup for Most Outstanding Performance

Harriet Bush

Beryl Burton Trophy for Most Valuable Team Member

Hannah Bartram

SMC Cup Most Promising New Rider

Charlotte ldiens

Susan Mccaul Cup for Equestrian Performance

Mikayla Green

Murdoch Cup for Outstanding Achievement

Maria van Kuijk

Football

Fairest and Best Player

Emma Clarke

Gymnastics

Mackintosh Award for Service

Mackenzie Figgitt

Hockey

Joanna Brinkman Cup for Most Improved Player

Mel Puckett

Chris Arthur Cup for Leadership and Dedication to Hockey

Sarah Allan

SMC Hockey Award for the Player who Displays the Greatest Commitment

Kendall Holland

Most Valuable Player

Alice Batt

Life Saving

Dedication and Commitment

Emily Peebles

Netball

Cartridge Cup for Most Improved Netball Player

Kiana Gallon

Chambers Trophy for Most Promising Junior Player

Jemima Vaughan

Cranmer Cup for Best Performed Team

Senior A

Sharyn Pratley Cup for Best Senior Player

Lily Marshall

Sarah Masterton Cup for Service to Netball

Madison Lloyd

Trudy Keys Cup Most Dedicated Rower

Taylah Eder

Jo Zwart Cup for Leadership and Enthusiasm

Henrietta Tutton

B. Macdonald Shield for Rower of the Year

Olivia Mendonca

Hilgendorf Cup for the Most Promising Novice

Genevieve Lyall

Fechney Cup - Contribution to the success of rowing

Tessa Fulton/Sophie Taylor

Cross Country

Cycling

Equestrian

Rowing

Pierce Aubrey - most successful crew

U18 8

Rugby

Smith Cup for player of the year

Julie Briden

Skiing

St Margaret's Cup for Skiing

Serena Willis

Wigley Cup-Progress in Skiing

Sarah Wigley

Most Promising Swimmer (Year 9)

Emily Barron

Most Outstanding Swimmer Over All Age Groups

Julie Briden

Swimming

2015 Sports Awards Individual Sports Awards Sport

Trophy

Recipient

Tennis

Contribution to School Tennis

Annabelle Lee

Performance and Sportsmanship

Gabriela Coates

Most Valuable Player

Frances Redmond

Touch

Wright Cup for All Round Contribution to Supertouch

Islay Fowler

Volleyball

Most Valuable Player

Kayla Placid

Water Polo

Dedication and Commitment to Waterpolo

EmilyWildy

Davie Family Cup for Player of the Year

Toni McKee

Senior School Honours

Middle School Colours I

Sport

Name

Sport

Name

Athletics

Caitlin Bonne

Athletics

Caitlin Bonne

Athletics

Harriet Bush

Athletics & Netball

Sophie Thomson

Athletics

Anna Percy

Cycling

Hannah Bartram

Basketball

Sophie Schrader

Football

Emma Clarke

Equestrian

Monique Arthur

Football

Sophie Norris

Equestrian

Maria van Kuijk

Karate

Nadia Edmond

Hockey

Sarah Allan

Netball

Harriet Bush

Hockey

Annabelle Lee

Netball

Samantha Molloy

Hockey

Libby Morris

Netball

Grace O'Loughlin

Hockey

EmilyWium

Netball & Rowing

Ella Wells

Netball

Kiana Gallon

Olivia Hutton

Rowing

Millie Borren

Netball Officiating & Rowing

Rowing

Grace Cocks

Rowing

Biddy Tothill

Rowing

Star Davidson

Rowing

Meg Fulton

Rowing

Taylah Eder

Tennis

Elizabeth Andre

Rowing

Saskia Klinkenberg

Water Polo

Annabel Norris

Rowing

Lily Marshall

Rowing

Caroline Pearson

Rowing

Biddy Tothill

Rowing

Georgia Voice

Rugby & Touch

Islay Fowler

Rugby & Swimming

Julie Briden

2015 Sports Awards Ongoing Outstanding Service To and Excellence In Sport (Year 13 - beyond achieving Honours) Name

Sport

Emma Alderton

Hockey

Sarah Allan

Tennis

Alice Batt

Hockey & Touch

Joyce Chen

Badminton

Gabriela Coates

Tennis

Madison Earle

Hockey

Meg Glading

Softball

Kendall Holland

Rowing

Sabine Keenan

Athletics

Madison Lloyd

Netball

Olivia Mendonca

Netball & Rowing

Kayla Placid

Volleyball

Frances Redmond

Touch

Jemima Tennekoon

Athletics

Lucy Thomson

Athletics & Netball

Zoe Williams

Aerobics

NZ Representatives Medals Name

Sport

Kiana Gallon

Korfball

Olivia Mendonca

Rowing

Major Awards St Margaret's Cup Outstanding Junior Sporting Achievement

Ruby Turnbull

St Margaret's Cup Junior Sportswoman

Aimee Brown

Sally Mene Tanoa

Biddy Tothill

Aspiring Leadership Jocelyn Freeman Rosebowl Leadership in and Dedication to Sport

Madison Lloyd

Mollie Copper Cup Sportsmanship and Service to Sport

Chrisanne Tarry

Chris Arthur Cup Best Performed Team

Rowing U18 8

Excellence In Sport Award

Lily Marshall

(More than one sport) Hiatt Cup Outstanding Sporting Achievement

Olivia Mendonca

Reeves Trophy

Olivia Mendonca

Sportswoman of the Year Old Girls' Association Award

Anna Harrison (nee Scarlett)

Sports Dinner

Sports Teams

Badminton A

Athletics Back Row:

Sabine Keenan, Anna Percy, Sophie Thomson, Lucy Thomson, Susannah Harper Second Row:Mrs Pip Keenan, Sophie Schrader, Caitlin Bonne, Amy Duckmanton, Harriet Bush, Jordyn Blake Front Row: Jemima Tennekoon, Georgia Bonne, Tara Keenan, Victoria Wells, Georgia Mackay, Anoushka Chiswell

Left to Right: Joyce Chen, Ha Trang Nguyen, Lisa Zhang, Eileen Wu

Basketball - 9A

Basketball - Year 7/8 A Back Row: Front Row:

Amelia Parker, Victoria Voice Lilly Neale, Tayla Hardy, Lily Gamble, Charlotte Parker

Back Row: Front Row:

Basketball - Intermediate A Back Row: Front Row:

Mr Max Wright (Coach), Lucy Jenkins, Emily Evans, Skye Lowry, Aimee Brown, Melanie Puckett, Sophie Macfarlane, Biddy Tothill, Emily Stewart, Madison Eder, Polly Forbes

Lucy Ryan, Casey Bennett, Harriet Kitchingman, Alice Floyd, Emily Dobbs Alex Cooper, Caroline Wells, Kate Smith, Jemima Pavey, Claudia Bethell

Basketball - Senior A Back Row: Front Row:

Ella Davies, Rebecca Bush, Kayla Placid, Maggie Morris, Libby Booth Grace Davies, Maeva Poaru, Olivia Schrader, Frances Redmond, Sophie Schrader, Henrietta Tutton

Cross Country - Year 5-8 ISSA Back Row: Front Row:

Charlotte ldiens, India Surridge, Paris Armstrong, Emelia Surridge, Annabelle March, Lucinda Kippenberger, Brooke Moodie, Gabrielle Kitley, Millie Burden, Milly Gallagher, Lily Jones

Cross Country / Road Race - CSS Back Row:

Nadia Edmond,Victoria Wells, Sophie Schrader, LaurenBennett, SusannahHarper,Maggie Morris, Harriet Bush, Jessica Ellis,SusannahWilding Second Row: Mr Mike Summerlee,GabriellaMcKellar,EmilyWium, Abby Theobald,GeorgiaVoice,Julie Briden,TaraKeenan, MelaniePuckett, Lucy Davidson Front Row: Molly Leckie, ElizabethAndre, TaylorMoreton, Lucy Roberts, Sujean In, Bella Belcher,Katie Workman

Cycling Back Row: Front Row:

Mrs Sarah Smallman (Convenor), Paris Armstrong, Georgia Voice, Hannah Bartram, Charlotte ldiens

Back Row:

Sarah Bassett, Susannah Wilding, Skye Turner, Charlotte Jones, Ella Holland, Gem Krairiksh Isabella Leighs, Petra Green, Mehalah Richardson, Victoria Levey, Maria van Kuijk, Emma Anderson

Equestrian Back Row:

Charlotte Bush, Millie Calder, Graccin Plunkett, Isobel Gould, Jordie Plunkett, Ella Holland, Evie McPherson Second Row: Monique Arthur, Laura Dalgety, Maria van Kuijk, Victoria Levey, Katy Silva, Mya Reid Front Row: Maia Colenso, Jessica Yockney, Emma Anderson, Georgia Levey,Sophie Calder, Petra Green, Breagha Beggs

Polo Front Row:

Football A Back Row:

Tessa Fulton, Emma Clarke, Kate Evans, McKenzie Watson Second Row: Mr Keith McDonnell, Chrisanne Tarry, Hannah Marriott, Sophie Norris, Kirsten Blair, Dr Paul Millican Front Row: Fionnuala Lowry, Claudia Murdoch, Shara Quin, Caitlin Early, Hyun-Jee Yoon

Hockey - 2nd XI

Hockey - 1st XI Back Row:

Millie Calder, Sarah Allan, Emma Alderton, Nicole Pope, Kendall Holland Second Row:Ms Mandie Godliman (Coach),Miss Eloise Nevin(Manager), Alice Batt, Biddy Tothill, Madeleine Story, Rebecca Adolph, Meg Glading, Libby Morris, Kellie-Lee James (Assistant Coach) Front Row: Charlotte Lee, Emily Wium, Madison Earle, Annabelle Lee, Melanie Puckett

Back Row:

Meg James, Emma Roberts, lzzy Goddard, Jordie Plunkett, Claudia Petrie Second Row: Mrs Trudy Keys (Manager), Ruby Spencer, Ayla Goodwin-Lister, Tessa McKellar, Bridget Jaggar, Pieta Surridge Front Row: Ivy Gyde, Anoushka Chiswell, Caitlin Bonne, Gabriella Woodman, Lucy Roberts Absent: Ms Shirley Haig (Coach)

Hockey - Primary A

Hockey - 3rd XI Back Row:

Front Row:

Mrs Wendy Shannahan (Coach), Jordyn Blake, Evie McPherson, Lucy Fulton, Graccin Plunkett, Olivia Pinckney Sophie Calder, Sophie Taylor, Kate Martell, Georgia Bonne, Gabriella McKellar, Sophie Grigg, Mia Thomson

Back Row: Sophia Lawrence, Ella Frazer,Lily Cockram, Libby Parkinson Second Row:Mrs Elspeth Godfrey-Chatterton (Manager), Bella Storer (Coach), Lara Chiswell, Paris Bruce, Annabelle Goodwin, Renee Messervy (Coach) Front Row: Sophie Lanyon, Gemma Lawson, Skye Turner, Meg Barnes, Claudia Meads Absent: Madeleine Collins

Hockey- Year 5 & 6 Back Row: Front Row:

Caitlin Blair, Annabelle March, Natasha Lukonina, Jessica Pitt, Jessica Becker, Gabrielle Kitley Harriet Norris, Stella Foulds, Rory Brickmann, Maija Martin, Isabella Watson, Lucinda Kippenberger

Hockey- Year 3 & 4 Back Row:

Biddy Tothill, Emily Wium, Rosa Turner, Emily Zhou, Sophie Mounce, Brieana Colway, Julia Chamberlain, Kendall Holland Second Row: Libby Mounce, Cleo Nicholas, Ashley Bonne, Lucy Charteris, Front Row: Elleanor Bell, Fleur Duddy, Maddison Bleeker, Angelina McCullough, lmogen Masters

Netball - Senior A Back Row:

Front Row:

Mrs Christine Laughton (Manager), Ms Wendy McPhail (Manager), Kiana Gallon, Ella Wells, Lily Marshall, Sophie Thomson, Ms Helen Bryant (Coach) Harriet Bush, Madison Lloyd, Lucy Thomson, Georgia White, Anna Macdonald

Netball - Senior B Back Row: Front Row:

Netball - 1OA

Netball - Senior C Back Row: Front Row:

Daisy O'Connor, Saskia Klinkenberg, Millie Borren, Cecilia Foster Georgia Bell, Lauren Bennett, Holly Mcleish, Ella Holland, Laura Dalgety

Back Row: Front Row:

Netball - 9A Back Row:

Front Row:

Mrs Jane Wilson-Fouracre (Coach), Kate Harris, Casey Bennett, Harriet Kitchingman, Caroline Wells, Katie Hamilton Georgia Benny, Paige Pawson, Kari Bellaney, Kate Baird, Sophie White

Ms Kathryn Gray (Coach), Claudia Inch, Laura Muckle, Toni McKee, Maggie Morris, Maeva Poaru (Manager) Frances Redmond, Rebecca Bush, Henrietta Tutton, Brooke Pope-Mccaw, Grace Davies

Mrs Julie Seymour (Coach), Aimee Brown, Gemma Holden, Jemima Vaughan, Skye Lowry Caroline Murdoch, Nadia Edmond, Charlotte O'Brien, Charlotte Bush, Kate Duckmanton

Netball - Year 7/8 A Back Row: Front Row:

Amelia Parker, Marijke Hinton, Victoria Voice, Isabella Gibson Tayla Hardy, Hazel Webster, Lilli Thacker, Josephine Persico, Maisie Gallagher, Brianna Romeril

Year 6 Netball Back Row:

Front Row:

Mrs Rhonda Blair (Coach}, Annabelle March, Holly Fairclough, Emily Cunningham, Jessica Pitt, Mrs Paula Sheldon (Manager) Holly Hanson, Mikaela Bruce, Caitlin Blair, Brooke Moodie, Lily Jones

Year 4 & 5 Netball Back Row:

Front Row:

Hockey- Year 1 & 2 Back Row: Front Row:

Jessica Blair, Isabella Wilson, Samantha March, Lola Roberts, Lucy Holdaway Layla Martin, Anneliese Surveyor, Annabelle Harvey, Masha Lukonina, Anjali Selvarajah

Rowing Squad Back Row:

lzzyGoddard,Genevieve Lyall,CarolinePearson,EllaWells,StarDavidson, LilyMarshall,StephanieBeattie,SaskiaKlinkenberg, MillieBarren FourthRow: TessaFulton,CharlotteHutchinson, GemmaHolden,CateMcArthur, JemimaVaughan,AliceElworthy,GeorgiaLund,SophieMacGibbon Third Row: TaylaDuff,MegFulton,BiddyTothill,OliviaHutton,CeciliaFoster, Alexandra Taylor, Madeline Mann,NadiaEdmond,Madison Eder,MrsTrudyKeys SecondRow: SarahWigley,GeorgiaVoice,SophieTaylor,CharlotteMcGill,RileyMarshall, PollyForbes,JemmimaColbran,GeorgieWells FrontRow: GydaHeidtke,AlexandraWatson,GraceCocks,HenriettaTutton, LucyDavidson,SophieBaker,Isabelvander Hoorn Absent: TaylahEder,OliviaMendonca

Charlotte Bleeker, Mia Gamble (Coach), Georgia Hardy (Coach), Alexandra Nicolaou, Mrs Michele Callaghan (Manager) Brieana Calway, Emily Zhou, Rory Brickmann, Lauren Warne, Rosa Turner

Rowing Squad - Medal Winners Back Row:

lzzy Goddard, Millie Barren, Star Davidson, Lily Marshall, Caroline Pearson, Saskia Klinkenberg Third Row: Georgia Lund, Alice Elworthy, Cate McArthur, Charlotte Hutchinson, Cecilia Foster, Mrs Trudy Keys Second Row:Riley Marshall, Nadia Edmond, Olivia Hutton, Biddy Tothill, Meg Fulton, Georgia Voice Front Row: Gyda Heidtke, Grace Cocks, Lucy Davidson Absent: Ta lah Eder, Olivia Mendonca

Rowing - U18 Eight Back Row: lzzy Goddard, Mrs Trudy Keys, Caroline Pearson Second Row: Millie Borren, Star Davidson, Lily Marshall, Georgia Voice Front Row: Grace Cocks Absent: Taylah Eder, Olivia Mendonca

Sports CaptainsNice Captains BackRow:

MaggieMorris,EmilyWildy,Georgia White,KaylaPlacid,LucyThomson, Henrietta Tutton,JordanMcivor ThirdRow: SophieSchrader,Rebecca Bush,Gabriela Coates,EmmaAlderton, Madison Lloyd,Chrisanne Tarry, SecondRow: MsHelenBryant(Director of Sport),MadisonEarle,JulieBriden, EmilyPeebles, IslayFowler, SarahAllan,Georgia Voice,AliceBatt, MrsSharonLloyd(Assistant Director of Sport) FrontRow: ZoeWilliams, JoyceChen,AmeliaReed,MariavanKuijk,WendyLin, Frances Redmond, Jemima Tennekoon

Sports Council Back Row:

Front Row:

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

Ms Christine Lindsay, Arisa Tsuruoka, Toni McKee, Annabel Norris, Anna Macdonald, Madeline Bradley Emily Barron, Margot Allais, Julie Briden, Emily Stewart, Olivia Damiano, Sujean In

Year 5-8 lnterschool Swimming Back Row: Front Row:

Lara Chiswell, Josephine Persico, Natasha Lukonina Holly Hanson, Charlotte ldiens, India Surridge, Emelia Surridge, Scarlett Wilson

Back Row:

Victoria Voice, Lilli Thacker, Paris Armstrong, Josephine Persico, Isabella House, Lilly Neale, Kate Flanagan, Brianna Romeril, Lily Cockram, Charlotte ldiens

Super Touch Back Row:

Susannah Harper, Maggie Morris, Georgia White, Aimee Brown, Charlotte Bush Second Row: Ms Lisa Williams (Manager), Lucy Jenkins, Evie McPherson, Islay Fowler, Alice Harris, Emily Dobbs Front Row: Charlotte Lee, Madeleine Story, Frances Redmond, Sophie Macfarlane, Melanie Puckett

Mrs Sharon Lloyd (Assistant Director of Sport), Lucy Thomson, Lily Marshall, lzzy Goddard, Sarah Allan, Ms Helen Bryant (Director of Sport) Jemima Tennekoon, Grace Davies, Madison Lloyd (Sport Captain), Islay Fowler, Frances Redmond

Year 7 & 8 Touch Front Row:

Tennis A Back Row: Front Row:

Mrs Jean Macdonald (Convenor) Ruby Spencer, Annabelle Lee, Gabriela Coates, Sarah Allan, Annabel Coates

Triathlon - CSS & SISS Back Row: Front Row:

Volleyball - Senior A Back Row: Front Row:

Kayla Placid, Rosie Gorton, Isabella Fanselow, Rebecca Bush, Ana Craw, Serena Willis, Tigerlily Perry, Maeva Poaru, Hannah Marriott, Mandy Manson, Mia Thomson

Volleyball - 9A Back Row: Front Row:

Water Polo A Back Row:

Annabel Norris, Emily Wildy, Toni McKee, Amy McMurray Second Row: Holly Wild, Grace Budge, Jessica Mills, Emily Stewart, Ms Nikki Lowe (Convenor) Front Row: Annalida Jaeger, Grace Flint, Tayla Marshall, Tigerlily Perry, Sarah Cosgrove

Mr Mike Summerlee, Jessica Ellis, Annabel Norris, Maggie Morris, Lauren Bennett, Molly Leckie Hannah Bartram, Emily Stewart, Julie Briden, Georgia Voice, Taylor Moreton

Casey Bennett, Minnie Summerfield, Isobel Gould, Mia Fanselow, Harriet Kitchingman, Caroline Wells Georgia Bonne, Katie Tunstall, Eva Kotzikas, Katie Hamilton, Loveday Mossman-Catchpole, Amy Cawte

Water Polo - Year 7 & 8 Back Row:

Josephine Persico, Ella Frazer, Genevieve Watson, Angelique Bruce, Paris Armstrong, Victoria Voice Second Row:Annabel Norris (Coach), Lucy Flint, Gemma Lawson, Isabella Gibson, Isabella House, Maddison Griffin, Tigerlily Perry (Coach), Ms Nikki Lowe (Manager) Front Row: Charlotte ldiens, Holly O'Connor, Ella Munro, Lara Chiswell, India Surridge, Ariana George, Sophie Lanyon

Director of Sport's Report It is with a sense of pride that I am sitting here reflecting on the 2015 year in Sport. I am very proud of how our girls have conducted themselves throughout the year, both on and off the playing field. Sport will often throw out curve balls and varying challenges. The girls are required to have the skills to deal with selections, injury, the opposition and many other challenges, as well as balancing their academic commitments. Our girls have all embarked on their sporting journeys at different times and have chosen varying pathways to help them achieve their goals. Along with this year's theme most students have stepped UP as they have embarked on their journey.

I was fortunate to have a road trip this year during Summer Tournament Week and took in the sights of the North Island along the way. I landed in an unusually calm Wellington airport, then onto the Renouf Tennis Centre to watch the Senior A Tennis team contest the New Zealand Secondary Schools Championships. Gabriela Coates, Annabel Coates, Sarah Allan, Annabelle Lee and Ruby Spencer played some strong Tennis and were placed a very creditable 6th.

I then ventured north and into Palmerston North late in the day to be greeted by an enthusiastic group of senior Volleyballers. The New Zealand Volleyball champs can lay claim to being one of the largest sporting events in the secondary schools calendar with over 155 teams entered. Our girls were ranked in 58th place starting the tournament and after a long week, many hard games, lots of fun, and great meals we were thrilled to improve our ranking and finished in 45th place from 95 girls teams.

The commitment from coaches and players has ensured that Volleyball is definitely on the way UP at SMC. The journey continued and I arrived in Cambridge to our close-knit group of rowers. Lake Karapiro has elevated natural grandstands from which boats going down to the start line can be viewed. On a good day you can actually see the start line, however by the time the big boats converged on the lake for the finals on the Saturday, we struggled to see through the mist and had to rely on the commentary to know how our U18 8 boat was tracking.

Our girls powered their way to the front in the rain to bring home the Levin Jubilee Cup. The final leg of the journey was a quick trip up to Auckland, marred only by torrential rain approaching the airport, where visibility was extremely low and included a very wet wall closely attached to the front bumper.

Other highlights over the past 12 months have included our Senior 4 x 400m-relay team placing second at NZSS in Wanganui in December 2014. We wish all our athletes loads of success at this event in Timaru this year.

Another incredibly proud moment occurred when watching the 1st XI Hockey team play in the final of Federation Cup in Tauranga. With the score locked up at 0-0 at full time

both teams went into a drop off situation. It took three lots of extra time before a result was found. Such are the vagaries of sport that a winner needed to be decided in this manner. Congratulations to Rangi Ruru for coming out the eventual winner.

Netball has had another successful year, where we saw our Year I 0A team win the Junior South Island Tournament for the first time. The team was fortunate to have been coached by Julie Seymour. In only the second year that Koru Games has been running our 7/SA team competed and finished in second place. The Senior A team won the Supernet title for the 5th year in a row, won the South Island title for the 3rd year in a row and qualified to compete at Nationals for the 5th consecutive year.

The annual Zonta awards were held in late October.

Our U18 8 crew was Highly Commended in the 'Most Outstanding Team of Young Sportswomen' category. Olivia Mendonca was Highly Commended in the category for 'Most Outstanding Achievement by a Young Sportswoman specialising in one Sport'.

Our major accolade is the 'Sportswoman of the Year' and was presented at the Sports Dinner to Olivia Mendonca for her achievements in rowing. Olivia was selected as a reserve in the New Zealand Junior Rowing team and competed at Rio de Janerio, Brazil in August, where she was placed 6th in the A final in the pairs event.

HELEN BRYANT DIRECTOR OF SPORT

Tutor Groups AC Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Ms Anne Archer Shuqin (Jenny) Jiang, Emma Trafford, Iris Keizer, Hang (Audrey) Zeng Jia Xu, Fionnuala Lowry, Mackenzie Neal, Miriam Tofan, Sarah Duncan, Sophie Early

AD Tutor Group

Ms Kathryn Gray, Mrs Julie Ardagh Lucy Jenkins, Ruby Turnbull, Olivia Caddick, Paige Pawson Second Row: Emma Taylor, Caetana Langston, Polly Forbes, Grace McCone Front Row: Madeleine Collins, Isabelle Chudleigh, Isabella House, Maisie Gallagher, Sophie Jensen

Teacher: Back Row:

AE Tutor Group

Ms Nadine Allen Amelia Parker, Ruby McCallum, Tara Keenan, Taylor Moreton, Hannah Ward Second Row: Gyda Heidtke, Emily Burke, Makenzie Causer, Isabella Leighs Front Row: Priyanka Ravji, Breagha Beggs, Molly Dougherty, Lilly Neale, Charlotte Parker Absent: Hannah Collins Teacher: Back Row:

AR Tutor Group

Mr Callum Arnold Annabelle Turnbull, Anna Macdonald, Tessa McKellar Second Row: Molly Crossland, Emma McClean, Millicent Notley Front Row: Georgie Wells, Michelle Ng, Margot Phillips, Maria van Kuijk, Trisha Suresh Absent: Francesca Harris, Alice Taylor Teacher: Back Row:

AS Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Miss Sue Ashton Samantha Capon, Jessica Mills, Rosa Pattie, Myah Klinkenberg, Aspen Berry Second Row: Lilli Thacker, Ashleigh Benson, Lydia Munro, Olivia Willems Front Row: Evelyn Sayers, Kate Flanagan, Claudia Bethell, Victoria Clark, Annabel Surveyor

BU Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row: Absent:

Mrs Elayne Buckler Jessica Campion, Caitlin Bonne, Madeleine Story, Erica Laing Faith Gunn, Serena Willis, Rachel Fulton, Annabel Black, Jessica Wiles Libby Booth, Maria Cropp, Yifat Majgaonkar, Sophie McCracken

AT Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Mr Darren Atkin Maggie Morris, Genevieve Lyall, Henrietta Tutton Second Row: Claudia Murdoch, Sarah Anderson, Ilaria Earl, Lillian Fata, Meg Glading Front Row: Clara Newbound, Peyton Calvert, Rebecca White, Caitlin Early, Laura Dalgety, Molly Robinson

CA Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Mrs Michele Callaghan Miss Laura Finn, Lucy Holdaway, Samantha March, Isabella Wilson, Jessica Blair, Miss Renee Messervy Anjali Selvarajah, Anneliese Surveyor, Annabelle Harvey, Mariia Lukonina, Layla Martin

CB Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Miss Chris Chambers Minnie Summerfield, Ella Heselwood, Mia Fanselow, Alice Floyd Second Row: Angelique Bruce, Isabelle Dwyer, Alexandra Cooper, Ayla Goodwin-Lister, Front Row: Raha Walker, Sujean In, Hannah Smith, Amelia Harris, Grace McMahon, Ella Munro Absent: Elena Pileff-Fasso

CL Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Absent:

CO Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Ms Linda Chong Isabella Fanselow, Lily Marshall, Kayla Placid, EmilyWildy Second Row: Olivia Schrader, Hannah Langley, Grace McEwen, Tutemaeva Poaru Front Row: Emily Wium, Amelia Perkins, Emma Alderton, Sophie Schrader, Georgina Macfarlane Absent: Hannah Clarke

Mr Byron Clarke Victoria Levey, Tessa Fulton, Taylah Eder, Meg Fulton, Joanna Mainwaring Melissa Kennett, Sophie Grigg, Ruby Slattery, Tayla-Rae Paulsen, Gabrielle Zelter Emilia Barber, Annabelle Lee

CR Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Ms Claudia Carreno Mia Gamble, Julia Beker, Eva Kotzikas, Emily Dobbs, Maggie Cui, Sophia Lawrence Kennedy Jones, Lily Gamble, Nikita Yates, Taygen Salt, Madison Dalgety, Charlotte ldiens

CS Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Ms Leanne Chambers, Mrs Paula Vesty Holly Wild, Siobhan Regan, Cate McArthur, Lucy Barltrop, Hannah Bartram Second Row: Sophie Green, Freyja Harris, Brooke McKay, Sophie Brettkelly Front Row: Georgia Hardy, Josephine Persico, Amy Cawte, Alexandra Mealings, Jessica EnylancJ Inset: Amelia Dyer Absent: Mrs Paula Vesty

DB Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

DS Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Ms Nicki Douglas Lola Roberts, Genevieve Surridge Isobel Masters, Marnie Bell, Leilah Pukepuke, Alisha Arora

Mrs Paulette Double Libby Mounce, Ashley Bonne, Sophie Mounce, Cleo Nicholas, Lucy Charteris, Maddison Bleeker Imagen Masters, Angelina McCullough, Fleur Duddy, Poppie Dowson, Georgette Laing, Elleanor Bell

DY Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Mrs Andrea Drayton Jordan Mcivor, Olivia (Star) Davidson, Stephanie Beattie, Laura Dennehy Second Row: Enya Engelbrecht, Sarah Bassett, Graccin Plunkett, Tayla Duff, Sophie Tunstall Front Row: Melanie Puckett, Claudia Button, Frances Redmond, Jiayin (Emma) Fu, Lara Smith

EB Tutor Group

Miss Kim Englebretsen Victoria Morton, Casey Bennett, Felicity Hamilton-Hill, Evie McPherson Second Row: Allessandra Kitley, Georgia Robinson, Rebecca Yan, Dana Leadley, Front Row: Francesca Damiano, Alice Abraham, Ella Miles, Courtney Richards, Meg Goodland Absent: Annabel Francis Teacher: Back Row:

FZ Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

GC Tutor Group

Mrs Elspeth Godfrey-Chatterton Victoria Kay, Ella Bennett, Genevieve Watson, Jordie Plunkett, Lisa Chahine Second Row: Katy Silva, Alexandra Hamilton, Paris Armstrong, Kimberley Spekreijse Front Row: Lucy Flint, Emma Anderson, Charlotte Lee, Grace Horsbrugh, Piper Eder

Teacher: Back Row:

Mrs Sam Fazio-Smith Madison Fleming, Harriet Bush, Rebecca Bush, Anna Percy, Sophie Thomson, Ella McIntosh Yen-Ling (Eileen) Wu, Victoria Bayliss, Madison Lloyd, Joyce Chen, Mackenzie Figgitt, Natasha Thomas Maddison Flannery, Melissa Romeril

GI Tutor Group

Ms Jacq Gilbert Caroline Wells, Ruby Anderson, Charlotte Shepherd, Rosie Averill Second Row: Laura Simcock, Emily Stewart, Natalie Hutton, Ga-Eun (Anna) Ko, Claudia Perkins Front Row: Elise Mason, Victoria Voice, Emmeline (Lou Lou) Fanselow, Sophie Baker, Annabelle Goodwin, Holly Haig Inset: Sophie Mcclean

Teacher: Back Row:

HB Tutor Group

Dr Stefanie Hossbach Georgiana Craw, Katherine O'Neill, Sabine Keenan, Anneke van Heyningen Second Row: Hannah Marriott, Kate McVicar, Rosa Horncastle, Ella Holland Front Row: Faza Azharashid, Neve Duston, Piera Neill, Holly Gibson, Georgia Turner

Teacher: Back Row:

HD Tutor Group

Dr Sarah Hickford Sophie Smith, Francesca Hayman, Georgia Hamilton, Courtney White Second Row: Abida Denny, Samantha McDonnell, Juliet Samandari, Ha Trang Nguyen Front Row: Samantha Morris, Hoieng (Crystal) Li, Aswini (Ashy) Batchelor, Sheryll Kamat, Sophie Adams

Teacher: Back Row:

HK Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Absent:

Ms Pauline Henriksen Isabella Storer, Marina Comerford, Makayla Montgomery, Nicole Pope, Maddison Abbott Lucy Davidson, Emily Pearson, Ella Ahearn, Sophie Macfarlane, Sophie Westenra, Anna Pacey Ms Pauline Henriksen, Olivia Damiano, Alice Whittle

KY Tutor Group

Mrs Trudy Keys Penelope Chapman, Lucy Fulton, Isabel Goddard, Maria Todhunter, Lauren Bennett Second Row: Poppy Friend, Olivia Turner, Ashleigh Miles Front Row: Alice Sunderland, Grace Lamont, Nina Hogg, Sophie Norris, Amelia Reed Absent: Fiona Blue

Teacher: Back Row:

LI Tutor Group

Teacher: Ms Christine Lindsay Back Row: Ella Wells, Sophie Patient, Laura Smith Second Row: Sarah Macfarlane, Annabelle Burns, Amy Duckmanton, Georgia Voice Front Row: Harriet Ireland, Pratheeksha Chandru, Cen Xi (Clara) Gan, Maddison Read, Jiarong (Lisa) Zhang Inset: Lydia Harper

LT Tutor Group

Teacher: Mr Gavin Leighton Back Row: Kiana Gallon, Lucy Thomson, Millie Clifton Second Row: Libby Morris, Nenah Milne, Daisy O'Connor, Tabitha Woolhouse Front Row: Wendy Lin, Susannah Wilding, Lydia Tothill, Lucy Brownie, Charlotte McGill, Julie Briden Absent: Olivia Mendonca

LO Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Ms Nikki Lowe Natalia Crestani, Victoria Wells, Aimee Brown, Mehalah Richardson Mia Stuart, Millie Morgan-Petrie, Katie Hamilton, Courtney Peter, Paige Carey

MA Tutor Group

Miss Julia Madden Hannah Graham, Marijke Hinton, Sophie MacGibbon, Hazel Brooks Second Row: Gabriella McKellar, Jemima Pavey, Samantha Harcourt, lmogen Maynard Front Row: Katie Workman, Ivy Gyde, Kate Duckmanton, Lily Cockram, Sophie Lanyon Absent: Elizabeth Andre, Olivia Paterson

Teacher: Back Row:

MD Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Mr Keith McDonnell Sophie Holland, Toni McKee, Ni-Sha Ho, Brooke Pope-McCaw, Olivia Hutton Second Row: Olivia Pinckney, Isabelle Bartucci, Lauren Dunlay, Madeleine Tilley Front Row: Sarah Wigley, Grace Cocks, Madison Earle, Sophie Taylor, Olivia Stewart

ML Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Dr Paul Millican Ivana Moreton, Millie Borren, Lily Mirfin, Claudia Inch Second Row: Scotia Keen, Amelia Calder, Zoe Williams, Shanshan (Chelsea) Qi Front Row: Ella Stokes, Sophia Chen, Dinuki Karunasekera, Holly Rainey, Mikayla Green Absent: Aimee Williamson

MT Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Mrs Sinead Mitchell Cara Donaldson, Emma Roberts, Isabella Lavery, Rosie Foulds Second Row: Mya Reid, Hannah Ferguson, Meg James, Sophie Butler Front Row: Claudia Meads, Sophie Calder, Pribphandao (My Dear) Suwannarat, Georgia Benton, Paris Bruce Inset: Aisha O'Malley

MU Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Ms Carolyn Mutch Susannah Harper, McKenzie Watson, Rosie Gorton, Frances Heslop, Sierra Bayley, Grace McCarthy-Raw Tamara Dick, Monique Arthur, Anna Macfarlane, Rose Taylor, Jacquetta Hazlett, Sarah McKeegan Vivien Emile, Alice Murray

MX Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Inset: Absent:

Ms Janet Todd-Molineaux Jessica Mitchell, Lydia Clarke, Ella Davies, Molly Maclean, Hsin-Ying (Daphne) Chiang Ella-Rose McGrath, Gabriella Woodman, Isabella Broughan, Rebecca Adolph, Joo Yeon (Lauren) Choi, Isabella Randall Kate Wild Alice Harris

PO Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Mr Nick Potts Ellen O'Malley, Alice Elworthy, Ruby Williams, Gemma Holden, Kate Smith Second Row: Rosa Dunlop, Alice Mitchell, Amelia Speight, Alessandra Demarchi Front Row: Hazel Webster, Madeleine Dewe, Sarah Cosgrove, Ashley Farrell, Rahmah Tawfeek

PR Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Mrs Caroline Price Grace Flint, Grace Budge, Harriet (Poppy) Cox, Alice Anderson Second Row: Georgia Levey, Mia McDonnell, Emma Anderson, Amelia Tillman Front Row: Jessica Majgaonkar, Anna Cropp, Emelia Paulsen, Brianna Romeril, Holly O'Connor Inset: Zoe Fulton

RB Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Mrs Angee Robertson Georgia Lund, Saskia Klinkenberg, Caroline Pearson, Charlotte Jones, Madeline Mann Second Row: Emily Peebles, Nora Maarleveld, Kate Hellings, Natalie Vaughan Front Row: Lucy Bird, Caitlin (Daisy) Hemmingson-White, Grace Sullivan, Silke Weil, Amanda Manson

RD Tutor Group

Teach er: Back Row:

Ms Stacey Rod Madeline Bradley, Yao (Laura) Chen, Kate Evans, Rebecca Lilley, Arisa Tsuruoka Second Row: Aminah Ockey, Kelsey Norrie, Margot Allais, Maisie Bonifant Front Row: Lucinda Sullivan, Michaela Hogg, Jemima Tennekoon, Georgia Bell, laylor-Jane McNicholl Absent: Ms Stacey Rod

RY Tutor Group

Rev. Peg Riley Caroline Murdoch, Ruby-Louise Spencer, Skye Turner, Kari Bellaney, Olivia Hubber Second Row: Annabel Coates, Tessa Mccann, Parabha (Gem) Krairiksh, Lucy Ryan Front Row: Maia Colenso, Jemmima Colbran, Isabella Gibson, Renee Martin, Mia Thomson Inset: Olivia Dyer

Teacher: Back Row:

SA Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Mr Mark Saunders Madison Eder, Leilana Elms, Annabel Norris, Holly Macdonald, Annabel Watts Second Row: Katie Tunstall, Molly Taylor, Hannah Ferguson, Grace McKay Front Row: Sarah Brantley, Isabel van der Hoorn, Frederica Diver, Georgia Bonne, Margaret Barnes

SG Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Mrs Janette Strang Katherine Ellis, Virginia Macdonald, Jemima Vaughan, Kaitlin Burden, Paris Counsel!

Second Row: Emily O'Brien, Anna Lovelock, Billie Leiataua, Emily Barron Front Row: Millie Burden, Holly Blackburn, Harriet Kennelly, Sophie Benson, Lara Chiswell

SH Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Mrs Paula Sheldon Jessica Pitt, Holly Fairclough, Emily Cunningham, Nataliia Lukonina, Annabelle March, Mrs Lillian Pickles Second Row: Harriet Laing, Emelia Surridge, Jessica Becker, Caitlin Blair, Scarlett Wilson Front Row: Lily Jones, Brooke Moodie, Gabrielle Kitley, Holly Hanson, Lucinda Kippenberger

SL Tutor Group

Mrs Sarah Smallman Charlotte O'Brien, Skye Lowry, Sophie Ferguson, Harriet Kitchingman, Scarlett O'Brien Second Row: Niamh McCormick, Emma Bone, Emily Evans, Henrietta Bullen Front Row: Petra Green, Taylor Moodie, Libby Millar, En Re (Constance) Lee, Holly Gaunter

Teacher: Back Row:

SR Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Ms Jane Sharman Heather Newbound, Charlotte Bush, Alexandra Taylor, Isabel Priest, Olivia Wilson Second Row: Mizuki Nagatakidani, Madeline Kerr, Daniella Thomas, Ella Frazer Front Row: Lucy O'Connor, India Surridge, Molly Leckie, Alice McLeod, Maisy Snowden

SU Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Mr Mike Summerle Sophie Cawood, Laura Muckle, Cecilia Foster Second Row: Ye Jin Cho, Kendall Holland, Emma Clucas, Chrisanne Tarry Front Row: Sophia Neill, Anneliese Caddick, Courtney Manera, Jordyn Blake, Kate Jenkins Absent: Mr Mike Summerlee, Merryn Solloway

TH Tutor Group

Mrs Emma Thompson Kate Harris, Yan (Amber) Teng, Ruby Roberts, Millie Crossland, Rosie McCarthy-Raw Second Row: lvanka Pileff-Fasso, Jennifer (Georgia) Satterthwaite, Loveday Mossman-Catchpole, Emily Taunt Front Row: Sophie Berrill, Isabella Smith, Georgio. Bonny, Georgia Hintz, Yue Yi (Cadance) Gan Absent: Stephanie Lee Teacher: Back Row:

TM Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

WA Tutor Group

Mr Chris Walker Jessica Bayliss, Charlotte Hutchinson, Brodie Morris, Sarah Knopp, Ella Williams Second Row: Lucy Roberts, Pieta Surridge, Tayla Marshall, Riley Marshall, Lucy Robinson Front Row: Maddison Griffin, Olivia Peter, Aggie Burgess, Ella Cowles, Kate Wylie

Teacher: Back Row:

Mr David Thompson Alice Batt, Bridget Jaggar, Eilish Hargen, Lillian McCormick, Anna Rietveld, Nicole Dove Bree Thomson, Madison Orange, Grace Davies, Georgia White, Aimee Taylor, Shara Quin, Kirsten Blair Claudia Petrie

WD Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Ms Amanda Woods Eva Dallison, Islay Fowler, Vanessa Martin, Gabrielle McDonald, Sophia Priddy, Nicole Kean Aryn Azlan, Briar Bellaney, Millicent Ferguson-Wilson, Billie MacGibbon, Emma Green, Katelyn Manson Adelaide (Tigerlily) Perry

WF Tutor Group

WH Tutor Group

Teacher: Back Row:

Mrs Jane Wilson-Fouracre Catherine Reitveld, Emma Kay, Emily Davison, Abby Theobald Jaeger, Second Row: Bella Beld 1er,Ar 111aliua Sophie White, Amelia Dunlop Front Row: Caitlyn Wickham, Tayla Hardy, Alexandra Watson, Sophia Kaewphaleug, Ariana George Inset: Alexandra Lay Absent: Elizabeth Cross

WI TutorGroup

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Ms Lisa Williams Anoushka Chiswell, Harriet Richards, Hazel Montgomery, Hannah Price, Abby Oliver, Georgia Mackay Brianna Odering, Lucy Vaughan, Emily Sunderland, Gemma Lawson, Pieta Luthi, Saskia Houchen Amy McMurray, Jessica Yockney

Teacher: Back Row:

Miss Anna Whitaker Eva Jackson, Jessica Ellis, Isobel Gould, Nadia Edmond, Tessa Wisbey Second Row: Abby Smith, Kethcrinc Mo.rfcll, Kate Baird, Anna Doak Front Row: Sarah Fulton, Libby Parkinson, Nishtha Denya, Yoonseo (Amy) Chung, Ruby Smith Absent: Miss Anna Whitaker

WOTutorGroup

Teacher: Back Row:

Mrs Pauline Woolford Alexandra Nicolaou, Milly Gallagher, Mikaela Bruce, Charlotte Bleeker Second Row: Isabella Watson, Rory Brickmann, Maija Martin, Stella Foulds Front Row: Brieana Calway, Harriet Norris, Lauren Warne, Yan Jie (Emily) Zhou, Rosa Turner Absent: Tineke Hinton

WS TutorGroup

Teacher: Back Row:

Mr Brian Woods Geneva Pitt, Emma Clarke, Emily Barltrop, Lucy Adams Second Row: Brittany White, Holly Mcleish, Sarah Allan, Gabriela Coates, Georgia Doyle Front Row: Bridget Beadle, Hannah Chamberlain, Annie Larkin, Lucy Green, Hyun-Jee Yoon

Year 13 Leavers' Profiles Emma Alderton Lincoln University -

Stanford University, USA -

B.Ag.Science or B. Commerce (Ag)

Hockey Scholarship

University of Otago -

University of Otago or

Health Sciences First Year

University of Canterbury -

Isabelle Bartucci 2016 GAP - work/travel.

University of Canterbury -

2017 - University in NZ

B.Health Sciences(Maori Health+Psych)

(Boston) -

CPITB.Medical Imaging

Business Management

or University of Canterbury -

Hockey Scholarship

B.Sc (Biochem)

North Eastern University

Fiona Blue AUT University B.Design

Claudia Button Lincoln University -

University of Canterbury -

B. Agricultural Science

B. Engineering(Hons)

Joyce Chen Sydney University AUT, Massey or CPIT-

B.Arts

Laura Chen

LaurenChoi

Imperial College, London -

Melbourne University -

Civil Engineering

BArts/BCommerce

or University of Canterbury B.Eng(Hons)/8.Com

University of Auckland B.Sc (Biomed)

Gabriela Coates

Laura Dennehy

University of Otago -

University of Otago -

Health Sciences First Year

LLB/8.Sc

or Australian University Medicine

Columbia University, New York-

University of Canterbury -

8.Sc

B.Sc + Cert. Languages

Or University of Otago -

(Spanish)

Health Sciences First Year

Harvard, USA-

Victoria University -

B.Biomed/8.Neurobiology

BA (Music + Film)

(Hockey Scholarship)

University of Tulsa (Oklahoma)

University of Otago -

- Psychology of Sport

Health Sciences First Year

Management Rowing Scholarship

Therapy

or B.Medical Radiation

Poppy Friend Ferguson-Wilson

2016 - GAP. 2017 CPIT-

Veterinary Science

B. Broadcasting Communications

Tessa Fulton University of Otago -

University of Canterbury -

Health Sciences First Year

B. Engineering(Hons)

Kiana Gallon Lincoln University -

GAP - Newton School,

B.Sport & Recreation 2017 Victoria University

Meg Glading University of Canterbury -

Victoria University -

B. Sport Coaching

B. Com/B.Tourism

Lydia Harper GAP - St John's College

AUT University -

School, Cambridge, UK.

B. Communication Studies

2017 University of Otago

Francesca AUT University B. Early Childhood Education

University of Otago 2016 - GAP.

B.Commerce/B.Arts

2017 - Massey B.Des(Hons) or AUT- B.Design

Frances Heslop University of Otago -

University of Otago -

LLB/ BA (Theatre/Film and

LLB/ BSc

University of Otago Health Sciences First Year

Employment

Rosa Horncastle Victoria University -

University of Canterbury -

B.Design Innovation

Nicole Kean

Sabine Keenan

2016 - GAP.

Melbourne or University of

2017 - University

Auckland Arts +Law

AnnabelleLee University of Auckland BA(Chinese) /

University of Otago LLB/ BSc

BCom(Economics)

University of Canterbury -

University of Canterbury -

B. Engineering(Hons)

B.Science(Biochemistry)

Madison Lloyd

Fionnuala Lowry

CPIT - B. Broadcasting

University of Otago -

Communications

Health Sciences First Year

Nora Maarleveld Victoria University -

Victoria University -

LLB/BA

B.Architectural Studies

Yifat Majgaonkar

Katelyn Manson

University of Otago -

2016 - Working in Perth.

Health Sciences First Year

2017 probably return to study in NZ

Grace McCarthyRaw Victoria University -

Lily McCormick University of Otago LLB/BA

LLB/BA

Sophie McCracken Victoria University -

Jordan Mcivor University of Canterbury BSc (Biochem + Genetics)

LLB/BA

Olivia Mendonca

Ashleigh Miles

Duke University, North Carolina, USA - Sciences +

2017 Victoria University -

Business/Rowing Scholarship

B.Com/LLB

Jessica Mitchell

Ivana Moreton

Victoria University -

Victoria University -

B.Commerce

B.Tourism Management

Claudia Murdoch

Mackenzie Neal

Victoria University -

CPIT-

B.Arts (Psychology + Theatre

Cert. Human Services,

Arts)

then B.Social Work

Michelle Ng University of Adelaide -

McGill University,

Dentistry

Montreal, Canada Marketing + Human Resources

Kate O'Neill

Sophie Patient

CPITDiploma Interior Design

Ministry of Dance, Melbourne Diploma Elite Dance

Caroline Pearson

Emily Peebles

Oregon State University -

University of Canterbury -

BSc (Psychology &

B.Engineering(Hons)

Microbiology) Rowing Scholarship

Claudia Petrie University of Canterbury B. Engineering (Hons)

2016 GAP - Horizons Unlimited 2017 CPIT B. Outdoor Education + Sustainability

University of Otago -

Lincoln University -

B.A. (Communication Studies

B.Tourism Management

+ Tourism)

AUT University B.Health Sciences (Paramedic) or Armed Services

University of Canterbury -

Shara Quin SCAD(USA), BFA Industrial Design

Frances Redmond University of Auckland B.Health Sciences

Amelia Reed

Olivia Schrader

2016 GAP - Working

Lincoln University -

2017 CPIT-

B. Tourism Management

B.Design

Sophie Schrader

Sophie Smith

Lincoln University -

University of Canterbury -

B. Agribusiness + Food

B.Commerce

Ella Stokes Diploma Vet Nursing

2016 GAP - Camp USA 2017 - University of Auckland - B.Fine Arts

Alice Sunderland

Trisha Suresh

Cert. Animal Management

Veterinary Science

University of Sydney -

Rose Taylor University of Auckland -

University of Otago -

B.Health Sciences

Health Sciences First Year

CPIT or Otago Polytechnic -

Jemima Tennekoon Griffith University (Gold Coast) B. Business

HenriettaTutton CPIT - B.Broadcasting

University of Otago -

Communications

B.Sc(Psychology)

Silke Weil 2016 GAP - Spanish

AUT University -

Scholarship, Argentina

B. Communication Studies

2017 Victoria University or University of Auckland BA/LLB

Rebecca White University of Canterbury BA (Psychology + English)

University of Otago LLB/BA(Communications + Theatre)

Alice Whittle Massey University -

University of Auckland -

B.Design(Hons) Fashion

B.Health Sciences

Zoe Williams University of Otago -

Chung Yuan or Asia University

Health Sciences First Year

(Taiwan) Interior Design

University of Auckland or University of Canterbury -

University of Auckland B.Sc (Biomed) or University of Canterbury B.Engineering (Hons)

University of Melbourne or

USA - B.BioMed

2015 Timeline Date

Event

26 January 2015

Teacher Only Day. 9.00-9.30am - Full Staff Meeting/ Chapel Service, Chapel, followed by introductions and campus update. 12.30pm - Staff Lunch, Dining Room (All Staff to attend). 1.00pm - Cranmer House Open for Y13 Boarders.

5.30pm - Y13 Boarders' and Parents' BBQ, Dining Room Courtyard.

New storage shed completed.

27 January 2015

Teacher Only Day. 9.00-9.30am - Staff Meeting for Teaching/ Teaching Support Staff, Chapel. 9.30am-12.00noon - Y13 Leadership Training - Part 1, WV Dance Room. 11 .00am - Houses open for Y7-9 Boarders and new Boarders.

12.00noon - New Boarders Parents' Meeting and Lunch. 1.00pm - Boarding Houses open for returning Y10-12 Boarders, Julius House and Kilburn House.

1.00pm - New Y1 -6 Parents' Meeting, Junior School. 1.00-3.30pm - Y9 and Y13 Peer Support (Powhiri practice at 2.30pm), Chapel. 1.30-3.30pm - New Y1012 Orientation. 2.00pm - New Y8 Orientation and new Y7 students who missed Orientation. 4.00pm - Boarder Parents' Afternoon Tea, Courtyard.

6.00pm - Boarders' Dinner, Dining Room (compulsory for all Boarders).

28 January 2015

8.25-10.1 0am - Powhiri / Welcome in Chapel

29 January 2015

5.30- 7 .30pm - Y7 and 8 BBQ and Pool Party - hosted by the PFA

30 January 2015

1.00-3.45pm - Y13 Leadership Training - Part 2 (Off site) 2.00pm - Rowers depart for Twizel

31 January 2015

South Island Rowing, Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel (-1 February) Supertouch Qualifying Tournament

1 February 2015

7 .00pm Y11-13 Eucharist, Chapel (compulsory for Y11-13)

2 February 2015

10.20am - Y7-13 House Meetings

3 February 2015

9.25am - Leadership Induction, Chapel - Whole school attends.

Y13 in Tussore uniform. Arts, Sports Leaders badges and blessing for all Y1 0 and Y6 Leaders. 4.45pm - Junior School Meet the Teacher, Junior School

4 February 2015

Principal moved into new home previously known as "The White House" Andover Street.

5 February 2015

Y10 Leadership Day (all Y10 students out for the day)

6 February 2015

Waitangi Day

9 February 2015

1.50pm - Jackflash, Chapel (Y1-6 to attend). Summer Hockey 1 Volleyball Qualifying Tournament, 5.00- 7 .00pm - Y9 Parents' Social Function, Old Girls' Atrium (hosted by the PFA). Summer Hockey 1

10 February 2015

Y9-13 Athletics Sports, St Andrew's College all day. 12.00 noon - Y7 and 8 to Athletics Sports, St Andrew's College for House events. Mufti Day for Y1-8 ($5.00 to support scrub fire victim). 12.00noon-3.45pm - Y12 Biology Field Trip to Orana Park. 7.00pm - PFA Meeting, Staff Room

11 February 2015

10.10am - IB Graduation Ceremony, Chapel. Supertouch 1. Volleyball Qualifying Tournament. 5.00pm - Janet Starry Tennis, Elmwood Tennis Club, SMCOGA. 40+ IB Awards Night, Auckland

13 February 2015

5.30-8.45am - Rite Journey Ceremony (Y10 girls to meet in the Gym at 5.10am - Parents/ Caregivers meet in the Old Girls' Atrium at 7.15am for breakfast and ceremony. Touch Junior National Championships, Auckland (-15 February). Volleyball Qualifying Tournament. Hockey Trials

14 February 2015

Boarders' Big Day In

15 February 2015

8.30am - Y9 Camp 1 departs for Boyle River (9PK, 9WA, 9BN and 9AE).

3.00-5.00pm - Y7 and 8 Hockey Trials- 11 a-side. 3.00-6.00pm - Y11-13 Netball Trials. 4.00pm - Junior School Chapel Service and BBQ, Chapel (compulsory for Y1-6 students followed by a BBQ hosted by the PFA).6.00-7.30pm - Y10 Netball Trials

Date

Event

16 February 2015

Y9 Camp at Boyle River (9PK, 9WA, 98N and½ 9AE). Y9 Camp 2 - In School Programme (-17 February), Chapel 10.00am-12.30pm. Y1 -6 Swimming Sports.

Senior Tennis Championships, Wilding Park (-17 February). Summer Hockey 2.

Volleyball 1. 4.00pm - New Staff Orientation, Staff Room.

17 February 201 5

9.00am - Health and Safety Meeting, Cate Conservatory. CSS Triathlon, Pegasus.

12.00noon-3.45pm - Y12 Biology Field Trip, Orana Park. 4.00-6.00pm - Y7-13 Tutor Goal Setting Interviews.

18 February 2015

8.00am - Ash Wednesday Service, Chapel (Voluntary). 8.30am - Y9 Camp 2 departs (9ON, 9MG, 9RB and½ 9AE). 9.00am - Y13 PE Camp, Sea Kayaking at Lyttelton Harbour. 3.30pm - Y9 Camp 1 returns. Summer Sport - Week 1 Supertouch 2.

19 February 2015

Y13 PE Camp continues. Bankstream National Rowing Championships, Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel (Seniors only) (-21 February). Y9 Camp 1 - In School Programme (-20 February)

20 February 2015

Y13 PE Camp continues

21 February 2015

3.30pm - Y9 Camp 2 returns

22 February 2015

11.00am - Depart for Quad Tournament, Dunedin

23 February 2015

Summer Quad Tournament, St Hilda's Collegiate, Dunedin (-24 Feb) 9.30-10.30am New Zealand Opera Performance, Barber of Seville, Auditorium (Y3-8 students to attend)

26 February 2015

Y7 -13 Swimming Sports 5.00pm - Prefects' and Parents' Function, Principal's Home.

27 February 2015

7.00am - Y13 Father/ Daughter Breakfast, Dining Room. SISS Volleyball, Christchurch (-1 March). SMC Golf Tournament, Harewood Golf Course

28 February 2015

CSS Touch Championships, Belfast

1 March 2015

SISS Duathlon and Triathlon, Oamaru 7 .00pm - Y7-10 Eucharist, Chapel (compulsory for Y7-10)

2 March 2015

Y7 Camp, Hanmer Springs 4.00pm - Staff Meeting (Planning for moving into new buildings), Chapel

3 March 2015

9.00am-2.30pm - Junior School visit to Kate Valley Landfill 12.00 noon-2.00pm - Ferndale Fair, Winchester Village Lawn

5 March 2015

Matipo House BBQ for all Y1-13 Matipo students, grass area between Chapel and Turf

6 March 2015

8.30-11.30am - Kapa Haka groups to Te Matatini, Hagley Park. IB French Immersion Camp (-8 March). Rowers depart for Twizel. SISS Tennis, Timaru (-8 March)

7 March 2015

SISS Rowing Championships, Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel (-8 March).

Wellington Dragon Boating, (-8 March).

9 March 2015

6.00am - Y12 PE Camp, Lake Clearwater. Y12 18 Camp (In-house camp 8.309.45am on Monday. Bus departs at 10.00am) (-11 March)

10 March 2015

7.00pm - PFA AGM, Staff Room

11 March 2015

Supertouch Finals

12 March 2015

HPV Vaccinations for Y10 students. 10.00am - Academic Awards Assembly, Chapel (Silver Tie and Gold Academic Bars). 5.00pm - Betty Thomas Tennis, St Margaret's College. 5.00-8.30pm - CSS Junior Debating - Round 1, St Margaret's College

13 March 2015

CSS Volleyball, Pioneer Stadium (-15 March). 1.00-4.00pm - Parent/ Teacher Interviews. Rowing Training Camp, Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel (-16 March) 4.00-5.30pm - Winchester Precinct open for staff viewing

14 March 2015

CSS Volleyball, Pioneer Stadium Regional Debating Champs, University of Canterbury Law Faculty (-15 March)

15 March 2015

3.00-5.00pm - Winchester Precinct open for families, staff viewing (meet in Chapel) 4.00-6.00pm - Y1-8 Hockey Trials (Fun Day plus Information Session) 7.00pm -Arts Chapel Service, Chapel

Date

Event

16 March 2015

Arts Week. 10.10am - Arts Assembly, Chapel. 4.00pm - HoF Meeting, Principal's Home

17 March 2015

CSS Athletics Prelims, Rawhiti Domain 4.15-8.15pm - Y7-13 Parent/ Teacher Interviews

18 March 2015

Independent Zone Swimming, Wharenui Pool. 12.30pm - SMCTU AGM, Staff Room. 7.00pm - Senior Drama Evening, Charles Luney Auditorium (Y12 and 13 NCES and IB Theatre Arts).

19 March 2015

Mufti Day (Theme - Childhood TV Shows). 4.00pm - Middle School PD Slam, CG201 and CG202. 5.00-8.30pm - Canterbury Schools' Debating - Junior Round 2, St Margaret's College JC Block/ Library

20 March 2015

Rowers depart for NZSS Champs, Lake Karapiro, Cambridge. South Island Super 6 Hockey (-22 March). 8.45am-12.30pm - Y9 FPS University Morning, University of Canterbury. 10.00am - Special Assembly for Y7 -13, Chapel (Guest speaker Claudia Batten). 4.00-5.30pm - Y7 and 8 Basketball Trials 4.00-5.30pm - Y9 Netball Trials

21 March 2015

CSS Athletics Finals, Rawhiti Domain

22 March 2015

FPSNZ Evaluators Workshop. SISS Water Polo, lnvercargill (-25 March) 2.00-6.00pm - Y9-13 Basketball Trials. 3.00-5.00pm - Y2-6 Hockey Trials (6 a-side)

23 March 2015

Summer Tournament (a variety of sports are being represented throughout NZ).

NZSS Rowing/ Maadi Cup, Lake Karapiro, Cambridge (-28 March).

NZSS Tennis, Wellington (-26 March) NZSS Volleyball, Palmerston North (-27 March).

SISS Water Polo, lnvercargill(-25 March). Y8 Camp (-27 March).

7.00pm - Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival, Middleton Grange (-27 March).

24 March 2015

4.00-5.30pm Y2-6 Hockey Trials (6 a-side). 4.00-5.30pm Y7 and 8 Netball Trials.

4.00-7.00pm Y9-13 Badminton Trials.

25 March 2015

3.00-4.30pm Y7 and 8 NetballTrials.4.00-7.00pm Y9-13 Hockey Trials,SMC Hockey Turf.

26 March 2015

Canterbury Schools' Debating - Senior Round 2, St Thomas of Canterbury College.

4.00-7.00pm Y9-13 Badminton Trials.

27 March 2015

NZSS Triathlon, Taupo. SISS Athletics, Nelson (-29 March).

28 March 2015

SISS Touch, Belfast (-29 March). Rowers return from Maadi. 4.00-5.30pm Y5-8 Netball Trials. 7 .00pm - Palm Sunday Service, Chapel (compulsory for Y7-13).

30 March 2015

CPS Swimming, Selwyn Aquatic Centre. 4.00-7.00pm - Final Netball Trials (Y10 A/B - 4.00-5.00pm, Senior B/C -6.00-7.00pm). 5.00pm - Farewell to Julie Peterson and Pam Harvey. 7 .00pm - Y12 IB Parents Evening, Staff Room

31 March 2015

4.00-5.30pm - Y5-8 Netball Trials. 6.00pm - Rowing End of Season Dinner, Dining Room. Start of Leadership team and Business Office move to Winchester Precinct

1 April 2015

4.00-8.00pm - Y9-13 Basketball Trials. 5.00pm - Twilight Concert, Charles Luney Auditorium

2 April 2015

10.10am - Maundy Thursday Service. 2.00pm - Boarder Parent Committee, Julius Common Room. 5.00pm - Boarding Houses close. Last day of term - during the break, teachers and staff will shift to new rooms in Winchester Precinct.

3 April 2015

Good Friday. Development Hockey and Netball Tournament, Wairarapa (-6 April).

USA trip departs.

4 April 2015

World Challenge to Nepal departs

5 April 2015

China trip departs (returning 28 April)

9 April 2015

Demolition of Winchester House (24 Winchester Street)

25 April 2015

Earthquake in Nepal - SMC World Challenge students and teachers safe

27 April 2015

ANZAC Day Holiday. 1.00pm - Boarding Houses open 3.00pm - Boarder Parents' Afternoon Tea, Kilburn Common Room 6.00pm - Boarders' Dinner, Dining Room (compulsory dinner for all boarders) 7.00pm - Boarders' Chapel Service (compulsory service for all boarders)

Date

Event

28 April 2015

8.25am - Term 2 begins -whole school meet in Chapel for Service. 8.45am - Flag Raising and Blessing of new buildings. 10.05am - ANZAC Servicefor Y1-13, Chapel (Guestsand Old Girls attending).ANZAC Displayin Atrium. China trip returns to New Zealand. 7.00pm - PFA Meeting, Staff Room.

30 April 2015

Y 4-6 visit to Ferrymead. Otago University Problem Challenge. CPS Duathlon, Ruapuna. 4.45-8.30pm - CSDC Junior Debating Round 3, SMC JC/ Library

1 May 2015

Y1-13 Cross Country, North Hagley Park. World Challenge teams return to NZ.

4 May 2015

7.00am - Prefects' Breakfast, Conservatory

5 May 2015

5.30pm - Boarders' Themed Dinner, Dining Room (Famous People)

6 May 2015

Y12 Geography Field Trip, West Coast (-8 May). Yi -3 Ferrymead visit.

7 May 2015

CSS Road Race, Hagley Park

10 May 2015

5.00pm - Y7-10 Chapel Service, Chapel (compulsory service for Y7-1 O students - formal uniform to be worn)

11 May 2015

10.30am-1 .00pm - Open Day- Principal's Address: 11.45am, Chapel

12 May 2015

ISSA Netball Trials. NYLD for Middle School.

13 May 2015

Winter Sport Week 1

14 May 2015

Y13 Geography Field Trip. 4.45-8.30pm - CSDC Senior Debating, Round 3, St Thomas of Canterbury College

15May2015

5.00pm - 40 Hour Famine Sleepover, Chapel (-16 May at 8.00am)

16May2015

Waikato Diocesan Exchange (-14 June). 7.30pm-12.00am - PFA Big Night Out, SMC Gymnasium

18 May 2015

ISSA Cross Country, Hagley Park.

19 May 2015

Chopsticks Day, Cafeteria

20 May 2015

12.15-1 .15pm - Final Flu Vaccine/ Meningococcal C Vaccine for Boarders

21 May 2015

Otago University Problem Challenge. Y11 ABL Day (Adventure Based Learning) Y?-13 Assembly - USA Trip. 12.55pm - SMC Prefects vs CC, Basketball.

4.45-8.00pm - CSDC Junior Debating - Round 4, Principals Centre /Library

22 May 2015

7.00am - Y9 Father/ Daughter Breakfast, Dining Room. Pink Mufti Day (supporting Anti-bullying). Senior Debating Championship Nationals (-25 May)

24 May 2013

7.00pm - Y11-13 Chapel Service, Chapel (compulsory for Y11-13 students) Affirmation of students preparing for Confirmation

25 May 2015

9.25am-1 .45pm - Myers' Cup Speech Competition, Chapel

26 May 2015

CPS Indoor Tournament. CSS Cross Country, Halswell Quarry. SMC/ Rangi Old Girls' Bridge Tournament, Christchurch Bridge Club. 7.00pm - PFA Meeting, Staff Room

27 May 2015

1 .00-2.30pm - Whole school to attend Royal New Zealand Ballet - 'Ballet in a Box', Charles Luney Auditorium 7 .30pm - Combined Concert with Christ's College, Christ's College

28 May 2015

10.20am - Y?-13 Assembly - Nepal trip. 5.00pm - Boarding Houses close.

Andover Village on the move - start of removal of temporary buildings.

29 May 2015

8.30am-3.00pm - Teacher Only Day. Foundation Breakfast.

1 June 2015

Queen's Birthday Holiday - school closed

2 June 2015

Environmental Week. Farewell to Pam Harvey.

3 June 2015

2016 Sports Scholarships (-5 June). z9.00am-12.00noon - 2016 Academic Scholarship Examination (for students entering Y7 and Y9 in 2016)

4 June 2015

7.00pm - The Big Sing Gala Concert, Isaac Theatre Royal (Recitals at Knox Church). 10.30am - Chamber Choir, 3.15pm - Collegium).

5 June 2015

Mufti Day (World Environmental Day) - Sea theme. 10.20am - Environmental Assembly. 2016 Performing Arts Scholarships Auditions and Interviews 6.00-8.30pm - Boarder Parents' Mid-Winter Drinks, Dining Room Farewell to Tina Cartwright.

Date

Event

6 June 2015

8.00pm-12.00am - Senior Ball, Wigram Air Force Museum

7 June 2015

FPS team depart for International Finals, USA

8 June 2015

Y7 visit to Orana Park

9 June 2015

CSS Gymnastics. Photographs with Langwoods, Chapel.

10 June 2015

Chamber Music Contest, Christchurch (-12 June). CPS Cross Country, Halswell Quarry.

11 June 2015

10.00am - Winchester Precinct Official Opening by the Prime Minister, Rt Hon John Key. The Jean Crasher Centre renamed The Principals Centre

12 June 2015

1.00-5.00pm - Nepal Fundraiser- Fill-a-Crate (Farmy Army and other groups involved) Papanui Road entrance.

13 June 2015

1.00pm - SMCOGA Cranmer Lunch, Kilburn House Dining Room.

Waikato Diocesan Exchange ends

14 June 2015

Confirmation Service, TransitionalCathedral (students and staff invited to attend to support our students being Confirmed).

16 June 2015

House Day

18 June 2015

10.10am - Y13 Honours Assembly, Chapel

19June2015

FPS team returns from International Finals. 9.25am - Y7-1 0 Academic Bar Assembly, Chapel. 10.00-11.00am - Staff Morning Tea, Staff Room (hosted by the PFA) 10.20am - Y11-13 Academic Bar Assembly, Chapel 6.30pm - TOA Dance Share, Charles Luney Auditorium (TOA Mid-Year Showcase.)

20 June 2015

Chamber Music Contest, Christchurch.Independent Schools' Conference (-21 June) NZSS Cross Country, Dunedin

23 June 2015

Academics Week. CPS Rhythmic Gymnastics. 8ENSS classes to Merivale Retirement Village. 4.00pm - Middle School PD Slam

24 June 2015

CPS Cross Country - Intermediatevs Primary

25 June 2015

7 .00-8.30pm - Y8 Quiz Night with Medbury, St Margaret's College

26 June 2015

Y1-6 SMC/ Medbury Disco, Medbury School (5.00-6.00pm for Y1-4 and 6.15-7.30pm for Y5-6). Rockquest Final, Isaac Theatre Royal

28 June 2015

CSS Team Badminton

29 June 2015

7.00pm - The Invisibles (-2 July). Brain Bee National Finals, Dunedin (-30 June) 8ENSS classes to Merivale Retirement Village

30 June 2015

Emerging Leaders' Conference, Christ's College (selected Y12 students to attend) 5.30pm - Boarders' Birthday Dinner

June 2015

2 school properties sold - 36 Shrewsbury St and 2/31 Shrewsbury St- they were identified as not required as part of the Campus Future Directional Plan.

July 2015

Property at 63 Andover St sold

2 July 2015

10.20am - End of Term Service, Chapel

3 July 2015

Red Socks Day. SISS Swimming, Greymouth (-5 July). 12.00noon - Classes finish for Term 2. 1.00-3.45pm - Teacher Only Afternoon. 2016 - Acceptance of Place 5.00pm - Boarding Houses close.

4 July 2015

SISS Cycling, Ruapuna (-5 July)

6 July 2015

SISS Girls' Rugby Festival, Oamaru. SISS Junior Netball, Christchurch (-8 July)

9 July 2015

7.30am - St Margaret's Pre-school opened

19 July 2015

Boarding Houses open. 6.00pm - Boarders' Dinner (compulsory for all boarders).

20 July 2015

8.25am - Term 3 begins. 8.30am-3.30pm - Y12 Leadership - Part 1, Chateau on the Park. (Presenter: David Garb) - No classes for Y12

21 July 2015

10.20am - Chapel. 6.30pm - NZ Opera, 'Madam Butterfly', Theatre Royal (Y11-13 Music students to attend). 7.00pm - PFA Meeting, Staff Room.

23 July 2015

Australian Chemistry Quiz. Otago University Problem Challenge.

24 July 2015

7.30am - Prefects' Breakfast, Cafeteria

Date

Event

26 July 2015

3.00pm - Kyoritsustudents arrive.5.30-8.00pm - Y13 Get-together,Staff Room.

27 July 2015

International Languages Week. Maori Language Week. Deadline for SMC Photography Competition entries. 4.00pm - 18 Meeting, Staff Room.

28 July 2025

FPS University Seminar, University of Canterbury 10.20am - Chapel and welcome to Kyoritsu students 6.30-8.00pm - Junior School Parents' Function, Old Girls' Atrium

29 July 2015

12.15pm - Union Meeting

30 July 2015

Mufti Day (International theme). Australian Maths Competition 10.1 0am - International Assembly, Chapel 4.15-8.00pm - Y7-13 Parent/ Teacher Interviews

31 July 2015

7 .00am - Y10 Father/ Daughter Breakfast, Dining Room. 1.15-4.00pm - Y7-13 Parent/ Teacher Interviews. CPIT JazzQuest (-2 August).

1 August 2015

Y11 Semi-formal, Showgate Room, Riccarton Park

2 August 2015

Depart for Quad Tournament, Dunedin. 5.00pm - Y7-10 Chapel Service, Chapel

3 August 2015

Book Week. Winter Quad Tournament, Timaru (-4 August)

4 August 2015

10.20am - Chapel and Kyoritsu item. 10.20-11.05am - HoF (Heads of Faculties) Morning Tea. 3.30-6.00pm - Y1 -6 Student-Led Conferences 5.00- 7 .00pm - Senior Curriculum & Careers Evening, Atrium

5 August 2015

Anglican Schools' Conference, St Margaret's College (-7 August)

6 August 2015

Whitebait Studios filming on-site for 4.30 Show TVNZ2.

3.30-6.00pm - Y1-6 Student-Led Conferences. 4.45-8.45pm - CSDC Debating Junior - Round 6, Principals Centre / Winchester South

7 August 2015

Mufti Day (Book character theme). 3.00-5.00pm - Farewell for Kyoritsu students.

7.00pm - EGG's Factor: Staff Edition.

9 August 2015

9.30am - Kyoritsu students depart

10 August 2015

Sports Week and Maths Week

11 August 2015

CSS Duathlon, Ruapuna. ICAS Mathematics. 5.00-6.30pm - Y7 & 8 Quiz Night with Medbury, CG classrooms, Atrium.

13 August 2015

CSS Ski and Snowboard Champs. 8.30-1 0.00am - SMC Junior School Kapa Haka performing at Commodore Hotel for Educate Plus Conference.

The Big Sing National Finale - Wellington (-15 August).

14 August 2015

7.00am - Mother/ Daughter Breakfast, Old Girls' Atrium 5.00pm - SMC vs CC Showcase Debate, Old Boys' Theatre, Christ's College

15 August 2015

9.00am-4.00pm - CSDC Debating Junior

19 August 2015

Winter Sport concludes

20 August 2015

Senior Exams (-26 August). Y3 visiting EcoDrop, Bromley.

10.20am - Assembly (led by Junior School)

21 August 2015

Y1 and 2 visiting EcoDrop, Bromley. Basketball concludes.

23 August 2015

4.00pm - Senior Theatresports Regionals, Performing Arts Centre, Heaton Intermediate

25 August 2015

7.00pm - PFA Meeting, Staff Room

26 August 2015

8.30am-3.00pm - Y7 and 8 Strike,Strum and Blow Music Festival,HorncastleArena.

Woodford Housevisit. Lunchfor AshburtonOld Girls in CommunityRelationsBoardroom

27 August 2015

Bandquest Regional Heats, Aurora Centre (-29 August). CPS Winter Tournament (Hockey and Netball). 3.00pm - Opening of Jill Kerr Room in Music Block (invited guests only).

28 August 2015

7.00am Y11 and 12 Father/ Daughter Breakfast, Dining Room

29 August 2015

Canterbury One Day Horse Trials, McLeans Island. NZSS Swimming Champs, Wellington (-1 September). SISS Cycling Tour, Blenheim (-30 August)

30 August 2015

NZSS Duathlon, Taupo. 3.30-5.00pm - Boarding Open House. 4.00pm - Junior School Chapel Service, Chapel (compulsory service for Years 1-6)

Date

Event

31 August 2015

Winter tournament week

1 September 2015

The Voices Festival, Charles Luney Auditorium (SMC Middle School Choir perform on 3 September.

Rehearsal and sound checks, 4.45pm, concert 7.15pm) (-3 September)

3 September 2015

11 .30am- 7 .00pm - Model European Union at University of Canterbury 7.00pm - Y13 Drama Performance, 'DNA', Black Box Theatre

5 September 2015

7.00pm - NCEA Dance Evening,CharlesLuneyAuditorium (Triplex:Dance in Three Parts)

6 September 2015

5.00pm - Y?-13 Chapel Service,compulsory (formal uniform to be worn)

7 September 2015

House Rowing (-10 September). 7.00pm - Performing Arts Showcase, Charles Luney Auditorium.

9 September 2015

7.00pm - Senior Drama Evening, Ngaio Marsh Theatre

10 September 2015

10.20am - Academic Honours Assembly, Chapel. 2.00-3.45pm - Y12 Leadership Camp, Living Springs (-11 September).4.30-5.30pm - Middle School Curriculum Afternoon, Atrium and Winchester South

11 September 2015

NZSS Swimming Champs, Hamilton (-13 September). SISS Ski and Snowboard Champs, Cardrona (-13 September). 10.20am - Prefects' Assembly, Y7-13 attending, Chapel. 4.45-8.45pm - CSDC Debating Junior and Senior Finals

13 September 2015

Badminton Singles

14 September 2015

18 Art Exhibition, Old Girls' Atrium (-18 September). Exhibition Opening Monday 14 September, 5.00-6.30pm). 9.25am - Y7-1 0 Academic Bar Assembly, Chapel.

10.20am - Y11-13 Academic Bar Assembly, Chapel

15 September 2015

Secondary Schools' Orchestra Festival,Aurora Centre. (CC/ SMC Combined Orchestra Rehearsalat 4.45pm - Gala Concert at 7.30pm). Y7 and 8 Netball at Koru Games, Selwyn (-17 September). 10.10am - Senior Arts Awards Assembly, Chapel

16 September 2015

Methodist Ladies College visit (Sports Exchange from Melbourne). Basketball at SMC, Hockey at Nunweek, Football at STAG.8.30-11.00am - Junior School Grandparents' Morning.

17 September 2015

10.10am - Winter Sports Assembly,Chapel (Y1-13 to attend). CSS Winter Sports Awards. 6.00-9.00pm - Arts Soiree, Dining Room.

18 September 2015

8.30-10.20am - Y10 Rite Journey Challenge, Chapel. 10.45am - End of Term Service, Chapel. 5.00pm - Boarding Houses close

19 September 2015

9.00am-4.00pm - CSDC Debating Senior Impromptu

26 September 2015

NZSS Road Cycling, Palmerston North (-28 September)

6 October 2015

NZSS Netball Championships, Ashburton (-9 October)

9 October 2015

Y7 and 8 Water Polo Tournament, Christchurch (-11 October)

11 October 2015

1.00pm - Boarding Houses Open. 6.00pm - Boarders' Dinner, Dining Room (compulsory dinner for all boarders).

12 October 2015

Term 4 begins

14 October 201 5

Summer Sport - Week 1

15 October 2015

3.00pm - Prayer Relay (until 3.00pm, 16 October). Launch of cookbook, "Gather".

16 October 2015

5.00-6.30pm - NCEA Art Exhibition, Old Girls' Atrium

18 October 2015

5.30-1 0.00pm - Sports Dinner, Gymnasium (Guest Speaker: Sarah Cowley)

19 October 2015

6.00pm - Leavers' Dinner, Transitional Cathedral

21 October 2015

Year 4-6 Camp, Living Springs

22 October 2015

"Roses of No Man's Land", Charles Luney Auditorium (Y11 NCEA Drama Production) (-23 October).

23 October 2015

10.00am - Leavers Assembly, Chapel

27 October 2015

7.00pm - Founders' Day

28 October 2015

7.00pm - Christchurch Schools' Music Festival, Horncastle Arena (Y5-7 and some Y8 students).

29 October 2015

Zonta Awards

Date

Event

30 October 2015

FPS NationalsAuckland (-1 November).SMCOGAReunionWeekend (-31 October).

1 November 2015

Rowing - 1st Pennant Regatta, Lake Hood

3 November 2015

Y13 IB External Exams (-24 November). 6.00pm - Boarders' Christmas Dinner, Dining Room. 7.00pm - PFA Meeting, Staff Room

4 November 2015

Y1-8 Athletics Sports, Christ's College. 2.30pm - NCEA Study Leave commences.

5 November 2015

Y9 and 10 Exams (-9 November)

6 November 2015

3.45pm - 10.30am - Y9, 2016 Boarders' Sleepover,Julius House (Morning tea for new Boarding parents, 9.30-10.30am). 6.00pm - Old Girls' Business Dinner,Dining Room.

9 November 2015

Y12 IB Internal Exams (-12 November)

10 November 2015

5.30-7 .30pm - Volunteer Thank You Drinks, Old Girls' Atrium

11 November 2015

Y7 Market Day

12 November 2015

Middle School Arts Assembly

16 November 2015

Year 10 Camp (- 20 November). Independent Zone Athletics.

19 November 2015

Junior School Open Day

20 November 2015

8.30am - 3.30pm - Y7 Orientation Day. Year 7/8 2016 Boarders' Sleepover - Julius House. Morning tea for new Boarding parents 9.30-10.30am.

24 November 2015

PFA Function

25 November 2015

CSS Junior Tennis Championships

26 November 2015

CPS Triathlon Pegasus. Junior School production.

27 November 2015

SISS Junior Water Polo (-29 November) - Dunedin

28 November 2015

Ashburton Rowing Regatta (-29 November) - Lake Hood

29 November 2015

Rite Journey Ceremony

30 November 2015

5. 00pm and 7.00pm - Carol Services

1 December 2015

10.30am - Middle School Prizegiving. 7.00pm - Senior Prizegiving.

2 December 2015

6.00pm - Leavers' Ball - SMC Gymnasium

3 December 2015

End of term. 10.00am - Junior School End of Year Celebration. Staff Lunch

4 December 2015

10.00am - Rowers depart for Marlborough Championships

5 December 2015

NZSSAthletics and Road Race(- 6 December). MarlboroughRowing Championships.

Winchester Precinct The Official Opening of the Winchester Precinct took place on 11 June 2015 in the Cranmer Quadrangle, facing the brand new Winchester Precinct, on the same ground where over 700 staff and girls evacuated following the earthquake on 22 February 2011 at 12:50pm.

In her opening address, Executive Principal Gillian Simpson said "We celebrate and give thanks that we have managed to save our 105 year old school and rest in the knowledge that in another 100 years St Margaret's College will, true to our Founders' vision, still be caring for and educating young people and contributing in a meaningful way to our city and our country".

Centre for Innovation I have been delighted to be involved in the launch of the opening of the Centre for Innovation. We are very fortunate to have this space that has been resourced with 3-D Printers and Robots. To date, the space has being heavily used by Middle and Junior School students.

There have been some exciting projects taking place as we begin to integrate technology into existing curriculum programmes. The Year 7 students have grappled with the problem of bringing bird life back to our urban environment and they produced perches, feeders and houses to attract bird life. In Health Education, they have also been introduced to a coding language called 'Scratch' to create their own story about eating habits. A range of students have used the 30 printers in creative projects involving producing charm bracelets in the Year 9 Product Design course; souvenir badges as part of their country inquiry in Year 8 ENSS; Maori pendants and fridge magnets in collaboration with Year 6 Art and Maori; and in Year 8 Art, students have continued their theme of flight to make Christmas decorations. Some science students have had an opportunity to create periscopes and use electrical circuits to illuminate model houses in relation to their work

on 'Light'. The Makey Makey kits have helped to deepen engagement and learning of some Year 9 girls as part of their 'Conductivity' unit in science. Gummy snakes and marshmallows were popular conductive materials used to create joysticks for movement and keyboards that made music.

Alongside the integration of technology in the curriculum, we have also offered students opportunities to join various clubs held after school and at lunch time. Gadget Girls is a keen group of students at Year 9 and 10 who have taken their interest in 30 printing further to design and produce items for the Pre-school. The Internet of Things, Robotics, and Code Clubs are girls-only groups which give these students a chance to extend their skills and knowledge through problem solving, creativity, working collaboratively and in the process of trying repeatedly to achieve a desired outcome.

For updates on the Centre for Innovation see: http:// smccentreforinnovation 1.blogspot.co. nz LINDA CHONG - HOF CENTRE FOR INNOVATION

St Margaret's Pre-school Our Pre-school opened on Thursday, 9 July 2015 with our very first child, Annabel Close. It was a quiet first three days before our first boy Luka Mathews, joined her the following week. Since then we have welcomed many new boys and girls and now the playground and classroom is abuzz with 26 happy children.

use the Bee Bots in the Centre for Innovation and visit the kitchen to see who's working there and making our delicious meals. Renee takes us for Art once a week in the Art Room and our weekly Yoga session in the dance studio is an opportunity to practice relaxation techniques, develop body awareness and improve our core strength.

Getting to know each other, becoming familiar with this new environment and learning how to relate to others and develop relationships has been the main focus of our inquiries this year. We have explored our new environment and visited different areas of the school to get to know teachers, staff and students throughout the school. We have been taught Spanish by some of the Year 12 1Bgirls, and Chinese by Jin and Clara. Caroline from Year 9 visits us every Friday lunchtime and has been composing a song about friendship that we can weave into our inquiry. We

When we go to the field for PE, we have had Year 12 girls volunteer to help us in small groups as we tackle challenge courses, learn new skills and practice our gross motor control. On our weekly trip to the library, our friends in the 'big school' always come up to us, wave out to us or smile when they walk past with their friends. We have become a visible part of this amazing community and the Pre-school children value these relationships and the friendships they have made across the entire school.

SUE GLEESON - DIRECTOR OF PRE-SCHOOL

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