2017 SMC Yearbook by St Margaret's College Foundation

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MARGARET'SCOLLEGE JUNIOR, MIDDLE & SENIOR SCHOOL

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Contents SCHOOL 2 Principal’s Report 4 Chairperson’s Report 6 PFA Report 7 Old Girls’ Association 8 Descendants of Old Girls 9 Foundation Report 10 Staff Report 11 Staff List 12 Staff Photo 14 Leadership Team 16 Chaplain’s Report 16 Finance Office 17 Catering 17 Cleaning & Property 18 IT Office 18 18 Maggie’s Shop / Café 19 Community Relations 19 Administration Office Archives 20 Head Girl / Deputy Head Girl 22 23 Academic Environment 23 24 Junior School Committee 24 Middle School Committee 25 Community Relations 25 Global Relations Service 26 Chapel 26 EGG 27 Boarding 28 33 Student Exchange ACADEMIC 34 Prize Giving 36 46 Academic Review 48 Library & E-Learning Centre 49 Centre for Innovation 50 Science Faculty 52 Language Faculty 53 Maths Faculty 54 English Faculty Debating 55 Myer’s Cup Speech Competition 56 57 Creative Writing 58 PE / Health Faculty 59 HASS Faculty 60 Creative Technology Faculty Learning Enhancement Faculty 62

Future Problem Solving US Trip 64 Arts Faculty 65 JUNIOR SCHOOL 76 Pre-School 78 Year 1 79 Year 2 80 Year 3 81 Year 4 82 Year 5 83 Year 6 84 Junior Performing Arts 85 Junior School Production 86 Junior Sport 87 MIDDLE SCHOOL 88 7ENSS 90 8ENSS 91 Performing Arts Showcase 92 William Pike Challenge 94 Year 7 Camp 95 Year 8 Camp 96 Year 9 Camp 97 Year 10 Rite Journey 98 SENIOR SCHOOL 100 12 IB Camp 102 Geography Field Trips 103 Year 12 PE Camp 104 Year 13 PE Camp 105 USA Humanities Trip 106 China Trip 108 Antipodean Abroad Trip 110 New York Performing Arts Trip 112 International Club 114 Duke of Edinburgh 115 Semi Formal 116 Senior Ball 117 HOUSES 118 Konini 120 Kowhai 121 Manuka 122 Matipo 123 Rata 124 Rimu 125 THE ARTS 126 Arts Overview 128 Arts Council 133 Dance 134 Drama 137 Music 140

‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Production 146 Visual Art 148 Photos – Arts Groups 150 Arts Awards 156 SPORT 158 Director of Sport’s Report 160 Sports Captains’ Report 161 Athletics 162 Karate 164 Rugby Sevens 164 Waka Ama 164 Badminton 165 Basketball 166 Climbing 167 Cycling 167 Cross Country 168 Multi-Sport 168 Equestrian 169 Football 169 Hockey 170 Netball 172 174 Kayaking Lifesaving 174 174 Polo Sailing 175 Skiing 175 Squash 175 Rowing 176 Rugby 178 Summer Quad 178 Winter Quad 179 Swimming 180 Tennis 181 Touch 182 Volleyball 183 Water Polo 184 Gymnastics 184 Sports Dinner 185 Sports Awards 186 Photo page 188 Photos – Sports Teams 189 SCHOOL PHOTOS 196 Photos – Tutor Groups 198 Year 13 Profiles 212 Year 13 Leadership List 221 Year 13 Group Photo 222 2017 Timeline 223

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Principal’s Report Capture the Moment 2017 At the end of each academic year we celebrate student and staff achievement in our prize givings. We thank our parents and caregivers for the sacrifices so many of them make to send their daughters to St Margaret’s. We also acknowledge and thank our loyal, hard-working and professional St Margaret’s community – our Trust Board, our committed and generous teachers, boarding staff, finance office, administration, cleaning, property and catering staff and our growing number of generous donors and business partners. I often wonder how we can find a true measure of human potential. What does true success look like? The New Zealand Qualifications Authority sees itself moving towards as an accrediting body rather than an examining body. Recent PISA results show New Zealand students starting to fall in the rankings when it comes to solving complex problems rather than memorization and recall. Experiential design thinking, collaborative pooling of collective experience and knowledge cannot be measured by the current examination systems and rigidly controlled qualifications. Certainly challenging, interesting and exciting times ahead and SMC has a strong platform from which to deal with these. There is a global drive to support the empowerment of women and there is no better time than now to be flourishing in the supportive and formative environment of an all-girls school. The world is seeing the rise of a new feminism. Not an aggressive and anti-male feminism, but strong women and men supporting a woman to be the best she can be, insisting and ensuring that she is treated fairly and with equity, recognizing the gifts she has and what she can bring to the table. New Zealand has been a leader in this area, but despite a few women currently in high profile roles, we are falling behind again particularly in the commercial space at governance level. This must change to diversify and strengthen our economy and quality of life. Successful and influential women need to reach behind and pull young women through. And girls, you have to get rid of the ‘imposter syndrome’

which hinders so many of us – the default to ‘I’m not good enough’. We are committed at St Margaret’s to providing a haven where every young person, from our preschooler to our Year 13 graduate, will grow to develop and maintain positive relationships and acquire transferrable social and emotional skills for a successful and happy life. No girl is open to new learning or embracing new challenges and experiences if she is not happy. Here at St Margaret’s when we talk about ‘happiness’ we are referring to a state of deep wellbeing and personal awareness – the state of wellbeing that Māori call ‘hauora’ and that Aristotle called ‘eudomonia’. We do not give value to hedonic happiness which is fleeting and superficial and yet so often all that is celebrated and portrayed in our lives, both real and virtual, as important for wellbeing. Our Year 13 leaders have ‘captured a moment’ in the history of St Margaret’s and we thank Ella Wells, Georgia Lund and their band of ‘merry women’ for the magic they have weaved into the lives of the students and staff of the College. They leave their legacy in the young women who they have pulled up behind them. We value the importance of always being compassionately mindful of the needs of others and being in the ‘moment’ rather than always looking to the next best thing. An ability to be mindful of the needs of others and mindful of our own state of being at any time is key to positive growth and mental health. How often do we lose the moment, lose that opportunity and only realize it when it has gone? In the end, we only regret the moments we didn’t capture, the chances we didn’t take, the hard conversations we didn’t have, the relationships we were afraid to form and the decisions we waited too long to make. Words from the 2017 leavers’ song, Little Wonders: “…time falls away but these small hours still remain… It’s the heart that really matters in the end!” Always remember the reason this great school was founded – to always offer yourself in the service of others. She who is given so much has so much to give those who have not. Gillian Simpson – Executive Principal

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Chairperson’s Report Activities such as end of year exams, prize giving and other celebrations remind us that the 2017 school year is almost at an end. This past year has been another very successful year for the college. Academically, St Margaret’s continues to place highly in national NCEA and IB achievement rankings, and our young women continue to excel in sports, service activities, the arts and in other national competitions. These are successes that we can all be pleased with. The Trust Board has continued its planning for the future, to make sure that the college continues to grow and adapt to the changes we are seeing in the world around us. We are fortunate that the great work of our teaching and administrative staff has positioned St Margaret’s so well in our community. The outcome is that we continue to see growth in enrolment at all levels. A strong roll and careful management provided a healthy financial operating surplus this year which allowed us to continue to pay down the debt incurred in recovering from the 2010/2011 earthquakes. Our strong financial position also allows us to begin discussions about the next stage of campus development that will include new facilities for the creative arts and developing technologies. We are also considering how to balance the financial benefits of high enrolment with the desire to preserve the values and sense of family at St Margaret’s.

One 2018, after 10 years of outstanding service to our school community. The accomplishments of Gillian and her leadership team during her tenure have placed the school in a very strong position, perhaps the strongest position in its long history. Whether dealing with major events like the 2010/2011 earthquakes, working with her team on educational or technology developments, supporting our young women during sporting or cultural events or dealing with disciplinary issues, Gillian will long be remembered for her unique combination of strength, professionalism, compassion and grace. She has been a consistent role model for those values and ideals that we hold very dear at St Margaret’s. The Trust Board has taken advantage of the long notice period that Gillian has given us. We are well on the way to recruiting a new Executive Principal with a passion for educating and empowering young women, and who will connect with the staff and the wider school community as Gillian has. During this process, we have been heartened by St Margaret’s reputation, both nationally and internationally.

This past year has not been without challenges, big and small. But in each instance, the staff, the Trust Board and the wider school community have worked together, learned together and reconfirmed the importance of our strong pastoral care programmes for our students and staff.

All of us owe a debt to many dedicated people who continue to support the college in many ways, whether serving on the various school associations or volunteering to support sports or cultural activities. I would like to thank my fellow Trustees for their hard work this past year, particularly Janine Morrell-Gunn who retired from the Trust Board this year, and Ingrid Taylor and Jules Fulton, who will be retiring at the end of this year. They have served the school well during difficult times over the past few years, and they have played an integral part in maintaining the academic and community standards of St Margaret’s College.

In June, Gillian Simpson decided to retire from her position as Executive Principal at the end of Term

Albert Brantley – Chairman, St Margaret’s College Trust Board

PFA Report

The newly established Parents’ House Warming Social function, at the beginning of the year, and the Supper after the House Chapels were well supported and we were very pleased to have helped at these new events. We have also helped out at many others including the Arts Soiree, Sports Dinner, Rowing Dinner, Orientation days and the Steve Hansen dinner for the Foundation. The Father/Daughter breakfasts were once again well supported this year and because of this we decided to add a Year 1-8 Breakfast. This was a great success Father / Daughter breakfast

and will now become a regular addition to the Father/Daughter breakfast events. Some of the items the PFA have contributed to this year include the purchase of a new minivan, choir dresses and prizes for the school prize giving. We have also funded removable bench seats for the Chapel, two new BBQ’s, a water fountain near the hockey turf, a shed for the Junior School for sports equipment and the Rite Journey talking circle.

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The year has yet again flown by and the PFA have had another busy year. This great committee is all about helping out at many events throughout the year and bringing the community together. It is also a way to meet new people throughout the school.

I would like to thank all the PFA members and the community for their wonderful help and support throughout 2017. I look forward to being part of a great team again next year. We are always keen for new members and if you are interested, please find our details on the school website. Tania Burden – PFA President Helping out at the Arts Soiree

New choir dresses

St Margaret’s College Old Girls’ Association 2017 saw another year where Old Girl relationships were created and nurtured. The Cranmer Chapel and Cranmer Assembly, now annual events, were greatly enjoyed by many of our senior alumni. At the Cranmer Lunch, guests were entertained by Julie Cunningham, one of the first women in New Zealand broadcasting and Year 9 recipient of the Jean Croshier Scholarship, Jenna Borthwick. The Connections Dinner was well attended by Old Girls in our business community. Guests were inspired by the very talented emerging author and Old Girl, Chessie Henry. At our Descendents’ High Tea we acknowledged and celebrated our whakapapa and a shared sense of belonging associated with the school. The new afternoon format was a huge success. During reunion weekend we were thrilled to welcome over 160 of our Old Girls back to the school. It began with a wonderful buzz at the cocktail party where old friends reconnected. At a moving chapel service, Gillian Simpson shared the school's journey since the earthquakes and we were treated to the beautiful voices of the Chamber Choir.

At this year’s sports dinner, Sue Gibson was presented with the 2016 Old Girls’ Sports Award. Sue spoke with humility regarding her opportunity to represent New Zealand in alpine skiing and shared with the girls her experience of attending the 1976 Olympic Winter Games. Our Margaritas event was once again popular with our younger alumni, and our annual Leavers’ Dinner Ball, now co-hosted with the school, was greatly enjoyed by our newest members. This year we were ably chaired by Anne Zwart, who together with Eleanor Burt, streamlined systems and formalised our strategy for the next three years. We thank them and other outgoing members Jilly Polson, Diana Marshall and Caroline Usher for their enormous contribution. We look forward to welcoming all Old Girls to our events in 2018 – please be sure to update your details via the school website or contact our Association Coordinator, Wendy Groves… and we will be in touch! Samantha MacGibbon – SMCOGA President

Desendants of Old Girls SCHOOL Inserts: Rosa Turner (Shona Rhodes, Caroline Borrie), Georgia Marchant (Amanda McBeath, Rosemary McBeath), Lilliana Murray-Orr (Alison Dendle), Amelia Timiani-Dean (Judith Miller, Anna Mason), Emily Zhou, India Horrey (Kate & Liz Wright), Hollie Tribble (Virginia Timperley), Eve Sutherland (Julianne Innes Sutherland, Sandra Innes, Shirley Jarman, Christine Innes Kane, Rachael Innes Court). Back Row: Millie Pavey (Elizabeth Ackland, Poppy Pavey), Poppi Hamilton (Megan Greenwood, Jacqui & Virgnia Hamilton). Fourth Row: Alexandra Leighs (Jane Gebbie), Georgiana House (Angela Stock), Madison Dalgety (Christina Butt, Fay Moffat), Molly Leckie (Margaret Sladen), Elysie Calder (Rebecca Cockram), Jasmine Tomuli-Sii (Samantha Sii), Piper Smith (Penny Cope), Lucy Vaughan (Susan Whitehead, Janet Whitehead), Eva Jackson (Raechelle Cridge), Georgia Mackay (Frances Godfrey), Katherine Ellis (Rachel Wells, Katherine Wickham, Katherine Reeves), Hazel Montgomery (Angela Davidson), Jemima Pavey (Victoria Scott, Elizabeth Acland), Henrietta Bullen (Diana Hope, Anna Luisetti, Tonia Spang, Sarah Bullen, Sara Hope), Amelia Tillman (Anna Clark). Third Row: Rosa Davidson (Marianne Davidson), Virginia Macdonald (Diana Austin, Margaret Young), Charlotte Lee (Julie Logan), Annabel Norris (Diane Copland), Charlotte Bush (Nicola Warren, Bridget & Virginia Bush), Isabella Leighs (Jane Gebbie), Olivia Dyer (Elizabeth Rebbeck, Charlotte & Sophie Rebbeck), Sophie Calder (Wendy Gray, Noni Thompson, Penny & Emma Calder), Lucy Ryan (Katherine Croft), Caroline Wells (Leith McPherson, Margaret Moffat), Kate Baird (Donna Stewart), Sophie Davis (Susan Foster), Victoria Voice (Julie Paterson), Sophie Rutherford (Pamela Steel, Joanna, Kirsty & Debbie Rutherford). Second Row: Lily Cockram (Wendy Mauger, Rebecca Calder), Isabella House (Angela Stock), Francesca Wiliamson (Bridget McCallum), Harriet Bush (Nicola Warren, Bridget & Virginia Bush), Lydia Tothill (Elspeth (Jimmo) McAlphine), Sophie Thomson (Sarah Todd, Carol Wilson), Olivia Pinckney (Jan Broadhead, Pamela Watson), Sarah Wigley (Kathryn Hunt), Sophie Macfarlane (Emma Bethell), Sophie Norris (Heather Campbell), Lucy Roberts (Amanda Geddes), Caroline Murdoch (Barbara Jaine), Amy Bourner (Jo Francis). Front Row: Alexandra Baird (Donna Stewart), Alice McLeod (Eileen Benjamin), Amelia Dyer (Elizabeth Rebbeck, Charlotte & Sophie Rebbeck), Holly Haig (Sarah Ann Holliss), Hannah Glassey (Kirsty Watson), Georgia Lund (Ingrid Taylor, Kirsten Taylor), Ella Wells (Leith McPherson, Margaret Moffat), Lucy Davidson (Virginia Norris), Sophia Neill (Sara Hope), Susannah Harper (Jenny Dawson), Gemma Armstrong (Amber Topschij), Samantha March (Jeanette McKeown), Sydney Hall (Alison Dendle, Myrtle Corrider, Anna Hall). Colour Code: Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, Great Great Grandmother, Aunt

Foundation Report 2017 has been a very busy year for the St Margaret’s College Foundation. The start of the year saw Nicky Averill take on the role of Foundation Manager under the leadership of Board Chair, Brett Gamble. Brett retired from the Board in September – the amount of work he put into re-establishing the Foundation was enormous. I am honoured to have been elected as the new Chair and look forward to being part of the Foundation. This year, donations to the Foundation funded six scholarships. The generosity of those giving to the Annual Appeal and other fundraising activities has allowed the Foundation to introduce a seventh scholarship for 2018 with plans to introduce at least two more scholarship opportunities for 2019. A number of new initiatives were undertaken by the Foundation to provide support to our school community. The SMC Business Club was officially launched in August and now has over 20 members. Member businesses enjoy a host of benefits while supporting the Foundation for the benefit of current and future generations of students. Next year, we hope to set up a business directory that will be available to the school community. If you would like to join the SMC Business Club, take a look at the website or contact Nicky Averill.

The Foundation’s major fundraising event for the year was An Evening with Steve Hansen held on 21 September. Steve Hansen along with Andrew Mehrtens and Jason Gunn drew a capacity crowd of 400 in the school’s gymnasium. The banter between the three speakers provided much amusement, however the more serious message around effort being just as important as raw talent struck a chord with many whose children were about to enter the exam season. Special thanks must go to the principal sponsor of the event, Armstrong Motor Group, as well as the generous sponsors who provided outstanding mystery balloon and auction items. Thanks also to the SMC Stock Scheme Manager, Bob Davidson for being auctioneer on the night. This event raised $57,000 which enables the Foundation to continue to support existing and future St Margaret’s College students with scholarships and improvements of facilities. Thank you to the members of the St Margaret’s College community who give up their time voluntarily to the Foundation – Board members, Stock Scheme members, Bob Davidson and Business Club Members. Your support has ensured that the Foundation is in a strong position for 2018. Mark Cox – Chair, St Margaret’s College Foundation Board

Staff Report

Change is inevitable but we are so grateful for the gifts of everyone who have worked with us. We farewelled Carolina Tornero-Martos, Mark Saunders, Kate Denton, Ruth Henschel, Sarah Coursey, Sue Ashton, Michelle Hill and Michelle Garbutt through the year. Sue, Michelle and Michelle must be acknowledged for their many years of service. Sue taught French, Japanese, and more recently ENSS and Maori. She gave us the confidence to explore our bi-cultural heritage further and our SMC practices and protocols. Michelle Hill has been involved with SMC for 10 years, coaching hockey, working in the Sports Department and leading Middle School boarding. Her Julius girls will remember her very fondly. Michelle Garbutt has also been a ‘rock’ in reception. A welcoming smile aways at the ready, dress-up themes no problem on any mufti or House Days, she brought a special atmosphere and dedicated work ethic to the School Office. Special thanks are also given to Immacolata Volpe (Technology), Johanna Lescure (Languages), and Charlotte Walker (Mathematics) for their commitment to their classes and extra-curricular activities this year. Our best wishes for the future go with Philippa Booney (Gap student) as she returns to the UK.

We cannot thank everyone enough for the contribution they have made and wish them the very best as they ‘capture their moments’ elsewhere. Baby girls seemed to dominate this year. We welcomed Briar (daughter of Sarah Coursey), Alice (daughter of Kim Englebretsen), Kennady (daughter of James Evans), Stella (daughter of Kristina Koole), Micah (daughter of Kim & Will Sze) and special welcome to Freddie (son of Caroline Price).

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It is always exciting to welcome new staff into our community and this year it was our delight to meet Nicky Averill (Foundation), Victoria Murray-Orr (Community Relations), Sophie Beaumont (English), Rosemary McTaggart (English), Amy O’Loughlin (Science), Amanda Surridge (Learning Enhancement), Charlotte Walker (Mathematics), Schira Withers (English/Social Science), Immacolata Volpe (Technology), and Sarah Smallman (Science) returning from leave. Later in the year we warmly welcomed Jean Thomson (Julius House), Katherine Tyson-McPhillips (Languages), Barbara Lucas (Science) and Karen Hampton (School Office).

Our hearts went out to the Clarke family when we learned of Anna’s passing in July. So warm, vibrant and positive, she was greatly loved by staff and students alike and her legacy will long be remembered among us. Gillian took us by surprise when she announced she would retire from SMC at the end of Term One, 2018. We have time to reflect on her extraordinary tenure as Executive Principal, appreciate the incredible journey we have experienced with her and be truly grateful for all she has given us. While change happens, we never miss a chance to ‘capture the moment’. Friday interval continues as a time for celebration and great fun. However, a few staff took this to the next level when they signed up for the ‘EGGs Factor’ Concert. Under the guidance of our student mentors we gave performances worthy of the full house on the night! Most of us were well outside our comfort zones and we had to keep reminding ourselves of the great cause we were supporting. Dame Edna (Janet Molineaux) stole the show in the finale! As the year ends, I thank the whole staff at SMC for the dedicated work and passion they bring to our community every day. Each area of the school contributes positively to make our school such a special place. Chris Wyeth – Associate Principal

Staff List Leadership Team Executive Principal Mrs G Simpson

BSc, Dip Tchg, Dip Edu Man

Associate Principal Mrs C Wyeth BSc, Dip Tchg

Pastoral Care Deputy Principals Ms J Nairn

MEdL, Dip PE, Dip Tchg

Deputy Principal Teaching & Learning Mr G Belcher BA (Hons), Dip Tchg

Deputy Principal Assessment & Reporting Chaplain Rev Peg Riley BA, Dip Tchg

Religious Education Head of Junior School Mrs J Calder M EdL (Hons), BEd, Dip Tchg

Head of Middle School Ms K Gray Dip Tchg, BEd

Director of Pre-School Ms S Gleeson BEd, Dip Tchg ECE, Dip Montessori Education

General Manager – Business Director Ms L Archibald CA

Director of ICT Mr B Woods

NZCB, NDip Bus, DBEd, Dip Tchg Cert Mgt

Economics, Information Technology Director of Boarding Mrs N Langley Director of Community Relations Mrs V Murray-Orr

College Nurse Mrs S Rowe-Lucas

RCompN

Counsellor Ms D McFadyen

M.A Psyc (Hons), NZPsS

Deans

Ms D Scott

BSc, Postgrad Dip Science, Dip Tchg

Biology, Science Dean – Year 13 Mrs P Vesty

BSc (PE), Dip Tchg

Physical Education Dean – Year 12 Mrs R Drummond

BFA, Dip Tchg

Design, IB Visual Art Dean – Year 11

Ms L Williams

BPhEd (Otago), Dip Tchg

Physical Education – CL Health Dean – Year 10 Dr S Hickford

BA, BSc, MSc (Hons), PhD, LTCL, Grad Dip Tchg

IB Music, Music, Chemistry Dean – Year 9 Mrs E GodfreyChatterton BA, Dip Tchg

Year 7 Dean – Year 7 & 8 IB Coordinator Ms B Rouse BA, MSc, Dip Tchg

Mathematics Career Pathways Advisor & Facilitator Ms J McLaughlin BA, Dip Tchg, PGCE (Careers Ed)

Careers, LifeSkills, TIC Debating Dean of International Students Miss C Chambers

BA, CELTA, Dip Tchg

Staff

Mrs J Ardagh

ATCL, BA, Dip Tchg

Ms C Cain

BSc (Hons), PGCE

BA, Dip Tchg

Year 7/8, ENSS, Maths, Science Miss S Goldsworthy

BA, Dip Tchg, PGCE (Careers Ed)

BSc, Dip Tchg

Dance Ms A Hardy

BEd PE, Dip Tchg

Physical Education Mrs F Hartland

TIC DVC Technology Miss R McTaggart

ESOL Ms P Henriksen

English Dr P Millican

Curriculum Leader of Dance Ms C Carreno

BA, Dip Tchg

IB Spanish, Spanish Ms N Carson

B Tch (ECE)

Science, Chemistry Ms L Chambers PE Health, Assistant HOF Physical Education Dr A Chapman BSc (Hons), PhD, Dip Tchg

Science, Biology, Chemistry Mrs S Chapman BEd, Dip Tchg

Year 7 & 8 ENSS Mrs J Chen MSC, Dip Tchg

IB Chinese, Chinese Ms L Chong BPhEd, Dip Tchg

Junior Performing Arts and Music Miss S Beaumont BA, Dip Tchg

English, ENSS Mr G Belcher

BA (Hons), Dip Tchg

Geography, Environmental Systems and Societies Ms C Bell Dip Tchg, PGDipED (LitEd) Dist

Head of Learning Enhancement, English Ms K Boon

BA, Dip Tchg

ENSS, ENSS, Social Science Mrs E Buckler

BA (Hons), PGCE, ACTL

Drama Ms M Buhrkuhl

MFA, BFA, Dip Tchg

Photography and Art Mrs M Callaghan Advanced Dip Tchg

Junior Year 2

Curriculum Leader Food Technology and Home Economics Mrs R Henschel

BA, Dip Tchg Technology, Dip Engineering (Tchg)

IB Design and Materials Technology Mrs M Herd

BA BTeach

BSc (Hons), PhD

Physics, Chemistry, Science Mrs S Mitchell BA (Hons) QTS

Mathematics Ms J Nairn

MEdL, Dip PE, Dip Tchg

Physical Education Mrs B O’Callaghan BEd, Dip Tchg

English, Theory of Knowledge Ms N Coventry

BA, BSc, MSc (Hons), PhD, LTCL, Grad Dip Tchg

IB Music, Music, Chemistry Dr S Hossbach

Physics, Science Ms C Pyne

BA (Joint Hons), PGCE, TEFLA

BA, TEFL, Postgrad Dip Ed, Dip Te Ara Reo Maori

BA, Dip Tchg

Dip Tchg, Dip Home Economics

BA, Dip Tchg

New Entrants (Term 4) Ms A O’Loughlin

HOF Visual Art Mr D Atkin

Physics, Science Mrs S Bates

BEd PE, Dip Tchg

Careers, LifeSkills, TIC Debating Ms J McNaught

BA, Dip Tchg

Dip Tchg, BJL

BSc (Hons), MSc, Dip Tchg

BPhEd, Dip Tchg

Mathematics Ms J McLaughlin

HOF Centre for Innovation Mr B Clarke

Learning Enhancement Mr C Arnold MFA, BFA Hons, Dip Tchg

Mr K McDonnell

Mrs E GodfreyChatterton

BDance, Dip Tchg

IB Japanese, Japanese Ms M Davison Arts Facilitator Mrs A Demaine BA, Dip Tchg

English, ENSS Ms K Denton BSc, Dip Tchg

Mathematics (Term 1 & 2) Mrs P Double Dip Tchg

Junior Year 5 Miss N Douglas Dip Tchg

Junior New Entrant & Year 1 Mrs A Drayton BCM, Dip Tchg

Economics, Business Studies, Social Science Mrs R Drummond BFA, Dip Tchg

Design, IB Visual Art Mr J Evans BA, BTchg, DipGrad (Christian Thought)

History, Geography, Economics, Social Science, ENSS Mrs S Fazio-Smith BSc, Dip Tchg

Geography, Social Sciences

Drama and Theatre Arts Dr S Hickford

PhD, MA, Dip Tchg

IB French, French, IB German, HOF International Languages Mrs T Keys NDBE, Dip Tchg, Dip Business Studies

Digital Technology, HOF Creative Technology Miss J Laird

BE (Hons), Pg Dip Tchg BSc, M Ed L, Dip Tchg

Maths, HOF Maths Ms K Paterson

BPhEd (Hons), Dip Tchg

Health and Physical Education Ms A Robertson

BA, Dip Tchg

IB English, English and ENSS, HOF English Ms S Rod BSc, Dip Tchg

Year 5 (Term 4) Mr G Leighton;

Biology, Science, HOF Science Ms D Scott

Chemistry, Science Miss J Lescure

Biology, Science Mrs J Seymour

B TchLn (Primary)

MEd, BSc, Dip PED, Dip Teaching MA

French Mrs B Macdonald

Bsc, Dip Tchg

Mathematics Mrs H MacDonald MA (Hons)

BSc, Postgrad Dip Science, Dip Tchg

BEd, Dip Tchg, Level 2 Fitness Cert

Physical Education Ms J Sharman

BSc (Hons), Dip Tchg

ATCL Mathematics Mrs P Sheldon Dip Tchg

History, Social Science, ENSS Mrs J Macdonald

Junior Year 6 Mrs S Smallman

Accounting Ms J Madden

BioTechnology, Science Mrs J Strang

HOF Physical Education Ms J May

Mathematics Mr M Summerlee

BCom, TTC

BPhEd, Dip Tchg

BA (Hons), MA (Oxon), Dip Tchg

English

BSc, MSc, Pg Dip Tchg BA, Dip Tchg

BSc (Hons), Dip Tchg

Biology, Science

Ms A Surridge BA, Dip Tchg

BPhEd, Dip Tchg

Physical Education, Health Mr D Thompson

BA (Hons), Dip Tchg

CL Classical Studies, Art History, RE, Social Science Ms J Todd-Molineaux BFA, Dip Tchg

Art Mrs S Tokona

Adv Dip Exultant Music, Dip Tchg

Curriculum Leader of Middle School Performing Arts Miss C Tornero Martos IB Spanish, Spanish (Term 1) Mrs K Tyson-McPhillips BA, Grad Dip Tchg, CELTA

Spanish, IB Spanish ab initio (Term 2-4) Mrs P Vesty

Centre for Innovation

Sport Department

(Term 3-4) Ms L Chong

BSc

Mrs H Belcher Director of Sport Mrs S Lloyd Assistant Director of Sport Mrs J Seymour Sport Fitness/ Administrator Mr G Thompson Strength & Conditioning Coach

Technicians

Ms H Hilgendorf Food Technician Mrs J Isles

NZCS, Qualified Technician’s Certificate

Dr B Lucas

BSc (Hons), PhD

Learning Enhancement Mrs J Ardagh

BSc (PE), Dip Tchg

ATCL, BA, Dip Tchg

BA (Hons), Dip Tchg

Dip Tchg, PGDipED (LitEd) Dist

Physical Education Mr C Walker

History, Social Science, ENSS, HOF Humanities and Social Sciences Mrs R Wilford

Literacy Ms C Bell

Head of Learning Enhancement Mrs V Fitzgerald

MAAT (Hons), BEd, Dip Tchg

BA, Dip Tchg

Mrs C Fletcher

BA (Hons) Psych, Dip Tchg

Ms V Hanna Mrs C Lindsay Mrs B O’Callaghan

Music Mrs S Withers Year 8 ENSS Ms A Woods

MEd Admin (Hons), BMus, Dip Tchg

HOF Performing Arts Mrs P Woolford BA Tchg & Lrng

Junior Year 4

Pre-school

Miss G Bolton

BTchg & Lrng (ECE)

Mrs S Bradley

BTchg & Lrng (Primary), Dip Tchg (ECE)

Ms S Gleeson

BEd, Dip Tchg ECE, Dip Montessori Education

Director of Pre-School Ms E Henderson BTchg (ECE)

Miss R Messervy Mrs A van de Water

Grad Dip Tchg (Primary), BTchg & Lrng (ECE), Dip Tchg (ECE)

IT Department Mr L Keane MA

Mr V Pathuri (End Term 3, 4)

NNEB

BEd, Dip Tchg

Mrs L Pickles BEd, Dip Tchg

Ms A Surridge BA, Dip Tchg

Head of Middle School Learning Enhancement, GATE Co-ordinator Ms J Symon BA (Hons)

Library and E-Learning Centre Ms S Coursey

BSc, PGDipIS (LIBS)

Library and e-Learning Centre Manager (Term 1) Ms Yu Lee An Library and e-Learning Centre Manager (Term 2) Mrs F McKay

Library and e-Learning Centre Assistant Mrs V Ward Archivist and Digital Library Assistant

Ms A Campbell

BEd (Hons), PGDip Tchg (Primary), PGCert Digital Tech BPhEd, Dip Tchg

HOF Centre for Innovation

After School Care/ Holiday Programme Mrs C Fletcher

Speech and Drama Ms D Bevers

RTSCA, LSB Speech and Drama, LSB Public Speaking

Ms T Minns LTCL

Mrs R Spiers Dip Tchg

RAD Teachers, Speech & Drama

The Dance Academy Mrs A Rossiter Dip Tchg

Instrumental Music Staff (All Part-Time) Bagpipes Liz Drury Cello Naomi Hnat Clarinet & Saxophone Claire Oliver Flute Elvira Dommisse Guitar Rhys Bell (& Drums) Stephen Fowler Andy Genge James Rose Harp Helen Webby Jazz Band Lara Law Connor Matthews (& Trombone) Oboe Ian Thorpe Piano Marie Barrell Keiko Hashimoto Carolyn Johnson-Wu Saxophone Vincent Leahy Trumpet & Contemporary Piano Slade Hocking (Trumpet) Alex van den Broek Violin & Viola Bistra Dimitrova Jennie Goldstein Anne Robinson

Voice/Choral Music Georgie Clifford (Vocals)

Jonathan Densem (Director of Pop Choir) Jillian Hewson (Barbershop Tutor) Shelley Spang Rosemary Turnbull (Vocals) Kimberley Wood (Barbershop)

Performing Arts Technician Jamie Thomson

Administration Miss G Blackler

MSc (Hons), Cert Tert Tchg

Database Manager Mrs J Burrell Secretary to Management Team Mrs T Fleete School Secretary Mrs M Garbutt Receptionist (Terms 1-3) Ms K Hampton Receptionist (Term 4) Ms W McPhail EA to Executive Principal

Finance Office

Mrs A Evernden Finance Manager Mrs K Jenkins Financial Assistant Mrs C Laughton Financial Assistant

Community Relations Office

Mrs N Averill Foundation Manager Mrs A Boyd Database Administrator Mrs L Dyer Registrar Mrs W Groves Events and Old Girls’ Association Coordinator Mrs J Hutton Graphic Designer Mrs V Murray-Orr Director of Community Relations Miss S Platt Community Relations Assistant Mrs J Symon BA (Hons)

Facilities Hire Manager

Boarding School

Staff

Ms J Atkinson Weekend Supervisor Miss C Blair Assistant House Manager (Kilburn), Year 13 Supervisor Miss B Daniels Prep Tutor (Term 1) Miss C Davis Year 11 Supervisor Miss B Dryden Prep Tutor

Miss C Button Prep Tutor (Term 3) Ms M Gibbons Weekend Supervisor Miss G Harnett Prep Tutor (Terms 1-3) Mrs M Hill Middle School Boarding Manager (Terms 1-2) Mrs N Langley Director of Boarding Miss C Luisetti Year 12 Supervisor Mrs J Mehlhopt Assistant House Manager (Julius) Ms J Thomas-Hiddleston Supervisor (Term 1) Mrs J Thomson Middle School Boarding Manager

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Learning Enhancement Mrs T Taylor

Mr B Richardson Technical Services Manager, HOF Mr H Shustak

Catering

Katy Bankovsky Stephen Byrne Shaun Clutterbuck Ange Culling Kristina Koole Lise French Sally Hayes Angela Hayward Vicki Hutchinson Heather Khan Mary Malolot Mrs P Moore Catering Manager

Maintenance Staff Mr P Carroll Property Manager Mr R Hill Mr S Lavill Mr G Marra

Cleaning Staff

Beverly Bennett Sandy Clarke Shona Dixon Trudy Dury Shirley Greig Sharon Harman Campus Supervisor Sandra Purdon Tuupo Scarlett Carol Street

Maggie’s

Mrs J Bland Mrs F Eaton BSc

Mrs S Fulton Dip Phys

Ms Kathryn Lister Café Barista Mrs Kimberly Sze Café Barista Mr Wilfred Sze Lead Barista Mrs L Wright BSc Shop and Café Manager

St Margaret’s College Staff

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Leadership Team The Leadership Team, represent all key areas of the school. They have continued to work closely to ensure SMC functions exceptionally, to provide the outstanding educational experience our girls have from day to day and with a focus into the future. Led by Gillian Simpson (Executive Principal), there is

a collective discussion to guide the culture of St Margaret’s College and any current and future developments. The team of Lynette Archibald (General Manager), Peg Riley (Chaplain), Chris Wyeth (Associate Principal), Grant Belcher ( Deputy Principal - Assessment and Reporting), Jennie Nairn (Deputy Principal - Teaching and Learning), Kathryn Gray (Head of Middle School), Julie Calder (Head of Junior School), Sue Gleeson (Director of Pre-School), Nicky Langley (Head of Boarding), Brian Woods (Head of ICT), Victoria Murray-Orr (Director of Community Relations), have worked to ensure the vision ‘educating young women to live and lead’ is alive and well. This ensures our girls have the best opportunity to build a strong foundation for life based on St Margaret’s Graduate Profile Attributes. Jennie Nairn – Deputy Principal Teaching & Learning

Chaplain’s Report This has been a wonderful year of whole school chapels. Some very special God filled moments have happened and though they may be a different moment for each of us, I pray that we have each ‘captured our moment with God’. Our weekly chapel services have been planned, written and brought to us by the Chapel Committee, which is made up of Year 12 and 13 students who have given their time and support. These students led the morning and after school services throughout the year. At our service for Preparation for Confirmation, Vincent Kenworthy and Hannah Langley spoke about faith and what it means to them. This important message underpins all our services, and is beautifully expressed by Hannah, from her sermon she gave at that service: “I am a person of faith. That can mean many things. You may think that it means I believe in God, and

I do. But, I believe that it means that I am constantly working. You see, faith is not something you just have; it is something you constantly have to work toward. Faith is not a feeling it’s a decision you have to make every day. The definition of passion is a strong and barely controllable emotion. This is what religion is to me, passion. Some people in this room may disagree, some people may agree with slightly less passion than myself, but religion can be viewed in many different ways. Some people view religion as hope and faith, or the belief in something greater and they would be right. There are many definitions of religion and I'm not here to tell you what is the right one or the wrong one. I’m here to give you some insight into how I view faith. At my lowest, God is my hope. At my darkest, God is my light. At my weakest, God is my strength. At my saddest, God is my comforter.” Rev Peg Riley – Chaplain

Finance Office Looking back on 2017 and the previous few years, it is evident that the focus and commitment to our financial strategy is enabling us to deliver on our goals. The education of our students and the well being of staff and students is paramount. In addition to this, building financial resilience is necessary to ensure we continue to be innovative and deliver in all our areas of focus. This enables us to build a secure future. In addition to providing education to our students at the level and in the manner we desire, we are progressing well with our loan repayments, making improvements to the school grounds and considering our future requirements. In planning for the future we are looking at what we do, how we do it, and the facilities we require. The Trust Board and Management are working together on this. As this plan unfolds over the course of the year we look forward to communicating with you on this.

From a Health & Safety perspective we have made significant improvements throughout the year. We have provided training opportunities for staff members, worked closely on making improvements in developing our processes, embraced the expert advice of a Health & Safety coordinator and we are in the process of implementing an application to assist with our reporting.

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Celebrating a robust and action packed 2017, St Margaret's is in a healthy position as 2018 is about to commence.

Thank you to everyone involved in St Margaret’s College and for your contributions towards providing a fabulous environment and for delivering a high quality education. Lynette Archibald – General Manager

Catering A day in the life of the Catering Department…. An early start for some, staff here by 6am as we have 150 hungry boarders to feed – we offer a variety of hot and cold foods each day, which we make on site daily. Throughout the terms we have Father Daughter and Mother Daughter breakfasts, that can be up to 250300 people to cater for by 8am. A day like this starts at 5.30am as we juggle breakfast for 150 boarders, as well as the additional event with 150 guests. Once tidied up, tables cleared, it’s onto setting up the café for the whole school, where we serve a wide range of food, including two different hot dishes, a selection of sushi and rice balls, a variety of freshly made sandwiches and filled rolls, salads and homemade baking, to name just a few, for the next three hours.

morning teas, faculty lunches, staff dinners (parent/ teacher interview days) and a large range of Community Relations events off site. Then it’s on to boarders afternoon tea and often a Trust Board meeting, Foundation meeting or Old Girls’ event to cater for. At 5.30pm it is dinner for our gorgeous boarders, sometimes it may be a special dinner where the girls dress up and we cook to a theme e.g. international dinner or the girls will wear their PJ’s to dinner and we serve breakfast food. Rounding off the day, supper for the boarders. The Catering Department sign off at 7pm. That is just a small look at one day. Paula Moore – Head of Catering

Throughout the day, staff will be serving at an event or delivering food to various places around the school including staff morning tea (120 people twice a week), our growing Pre-School of close to 40 students for morning tea lunch and aftenoon tea five days a week, and other events which may include quad lunches, afternoon teas, dinner swaps for boarders, HOF

IT Office This year we have seen some exciting upgrades in the IT Department. We upgraded our wireless system to support the latest Gigabit speeds as well as support the ever increasing amount of student devices. We

have also upgraded our internet speed to 1 Gigabit as we move towards more web based applications. Network monitoring was a big focus in our department for the year. We have installed Meraki 10 Gigabit network switches which have given us ten times the increase in network speed as well as provide a much better picture of what is happening on our network. We have also deployed some software called PRTG which provides in depth monitoring of our equipment. We hope 2018 brings more exciting times and we look forward to what new technology lies ahead. We wish the Year 13 leavers all the best for the future.

Maggie’s Café & Shop The shop has been, as usual, a hive of activity from uniform purchases to girls looking for the elusive missing items in lost property – there is always something happening. The shop staff of Liz, Jo, Sue and Fiona have been joined this year by Louise Eder

Blake Richardson – Technical Services Manager

who helps out when required. As always it is a real privilege to be a part of the girls lives and see them mature into confident young women. We said farewell to two baristas this year. Firstly Jacinta and then Jackson who has left to take up a football scholarship in the States, we wish them every best wish for the future. Kathryn Lister has joined us and has already proven to be a much-valued addition to the team. Our barista staff also have a new addition this year – the precious daughter of our wonderful baristas Wil and Kim; little Micah Olive, arrived in July. Somehow Wil manages to juggle the Café, a new baby and study and still run the very successful Barista School in weekends and holidays. This enables our girls to gain valuable and very marketable skills in their breaks and it’s lovely to see these students go on to get jobs at other cafés as a result. Liz Wright – Manager of Maggié’s Cafe & Shop

Cleaning & Property Yet again another year draws to a close and as always, it has been a busy year for maintenance, grounds and cleaners. The grounds are now looking more established and with the school field fully irrigated, we should have rich green grass all summer long. The day to day maintenance and cleaning is a never ending process, especially with the busy school schedule and facility hire but there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel. With a big push on numerous projects over the Christmas break and with a painting and building-wash maintenance plan in place, the college should look cared for all year round.

Peter Carrol – Property Manager

Community Relations

Encompassing the Old Girls, the Foundation, admissions, marketing and PR, events, graphic design, publications and the database, Community Relations looks after all the external facing aspects of the school. 2017 saw our new Director of Community Relations, Victoria Murray-Orr join the team, an exciting new website launched and a great new facelift for Evergreen Magazine. One of the highlights of the Community Relations year was ‘An Evening with Steve Hansen’. This fundraising dinner, featuring the All Blacks’ coach and former All Black Andrew Mehrtens, raised over

$57,000 for the St Margaret’s College Foundation. Every donation to the Foundation goes towards supporting the College to continue to build on and develop opportunities that make a difference in the lives of girls, both now and in the future.

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There is never dull moment in the Community Relations office. Students, teachers, Old Girls, benefactors, parents, film crews, photographers and journalists all venture to our little white villa in the corner of the campus. Each year we have the honour of meeting so many wonderful people, interviewing them, discussing school projects that need support, celebrating success and telling the world about it all!

We also really enjoyed our time on the road, visiting a number of South Island communities, as well as heading to Auckland and Singapore to catch up with Old Girls, past and present parents and to meet with possible new parents. We’re planning to visit even more areas in 2018 so look for an event near you! A special thanks must go to the incredible volunteers who help us at our events, particularly the tireless members of the PFA and Kate Jenkins and her Community Relations Committee. We’re looking forward to what 2018 will bring – see you then! Victoria Murray-Orr – Director of Community Relations

Main Office Administration As I write this report we are rapidly hurtling towards the end of term – each year the terms seem to wizz by in a flash! This year we farewelled Michelle Garbutt who has been our wonderful receptionist for the last nine years. Michelle and her husband have gone off to explore the world – we wish them well for their adventures ahead. The teaching staff spent Michelle’s final month treating her with special thoughts/gifts every day to show their appreciation of her ‘specialness’.

Karen Hampton has joined the team and she has taken on the receptionist role with a calm assurance and has already proved to be an extremely valuable member of the team. It is always a joy to come to work and to see the lovely girls and staff and the members of the wider school community that pop into the office – you all really do make our jobs interesting and enjoyable. Gill Blackler – Database Manager

Archives The first order of business, after starting as the SMC Archivist in September 2016, was to sort the boxes that were stored in the school garage. Ms Janet Molineaux had organised for shelving to be added to the container that is located at the boarding house end of the school. A day was set aside and Ms Molineaux arranged for some girls to be released from class so they could help with the big move and learn a little bit about the archives along the way. We managed to get all of the boxes into the container in proper numerical order and recorded the shelf location of each one. We were also able to take any material that was more delicate or potentially high use to the Community Relations House for storage where Ms Molineaux had also organised shelving to be completed. Over the course of the year, there have been a range of archive displays, the most recent being a display that fits in with this year’s theme of ‘Capture the Moment’. The Dodwell twins, Nicola and Amanda, attended SMC until 1990. In 1992 Nicola was killed in a car accident. The display showcased the girls’ blazers and photos from their home and school lives. It was a privilege to work with Mrs Dodwell, learn about her beautiful daughters and then create a display to share their story. There has been a focus on scanning archive material with the ultimate aim being to make photos and documents available for current students, staff and Old Girls to be able to access these items through an online portal. There have been some very interesting pictures found along the way including a very early photo of the school in the 1900s with boys, as well as a number of images from the 80’s and 90’s! I have heard some amazing stories from Old Girls as they visit the archives to drop off donations. We now have an almost perfect run of photos of prefects from 1920 through to 1960. These have all been scanned and Janine Hutton from the Community Relations team has been working on restoring the images that are blurry or damaged. Amber Gazzard is a volunteer and Old Girl who comes in on a regular basis to sort through photos with the aim of updating our records with accurate dates and names of girls. This is a tedious task, but Amber chips away at the pile and we celebrate the wins when the information is found.

Along with scanning photos and documents, we are also working on a new database to create a user interface that current students, staff and old girls can search to find information about their time at St Margaret’s or other areas of interest. The database is being used on a day-to-day basis for entering new information and items. The next step is to create a user interface that will be user friendly. Ongoing projects include the restoration of the bronze plaques from the seats in the old chapel that was first commissioned in 1949. These bronze plaques have been restored and are now nice and shiny. They are being remounted onto boards that will be framed and displayed above the old chapel altar that resides currently in the Old Girls’ Atrium. There are lots of names that many will recognise instantly that have had a very long association with St Margaret's College. This is just one example of how we can put the rich history of St Margaret's College in front of our current students who miss out on this sense of history with the modern campus. Another ongoing research project is recording the history of the wonderful cups and trophies that are presented at Junior, Middle and Senior school prize givings. Some of these trophies date back to 1926 and have been awarded for a variety of achievements including academic, community and cultural endeavours. Mrs Chris Wyeth asked if we could create a record of the cups and the people who donated the awards. As an extension of this program we are creating cards with archive images on the outside and the inside detailing some of the history of each cup or trophy presented at each year’s prizegiving. This means the girls who are awarded the cup or trophy are able to hold onto a small piece of history from St Margaret's College. It has also been a pleasure contributing to the Evergreen issues for 2017. Keep an eye out for future articles as we are often requesting specific photos, such as those of the prefects that we are missing. We love receiving items from Old Girls including photos, crockery, cutlery and any other memorabilia that is relevant to the history of St Margaret's College. Vickie Ward – Archivist

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Head Girl / Deputy Head Girl Report 2017 was a year full of many amazing moments and we had the privilege of seeing everyone in the St Margaret's College community, capture them all. This year, through our chosen theme of ‘Capture the Moment’ we put emphasis on making the most of opportunities given and using those opportunities to shine in a unique way. We also explored the concept of being grateful for the moments we are given and appreciating the community around us. Both of us started off our year by heading over to the Gold Coast to a Student Leaders Conference where we met girls from all around the world who also held leadership positions. The privilege of being around so many like-minded girls was fantastic and both of us took away many lessons regarding teamwork and inspiring others, that we were excited to share with the St Margaret's community. Even after coming home we are still in contact with girls from not only New Zealand but from all over the world who we can talk to when we need to bounce ideas off or even just to talk. This year we made a massive effort to incorporate EGG into the school community and also into the wider community as we continued to raise funds and awareness for girls’ education. We hope that this support is continued in years to come. We would like to thank our Year 13 group of 2017. A lot of us have been together since Year 9 and we could not have asked for a better year group to spend our school days with. Thank you for supporting us and for your constant enthusiasm. We wish you all the best as we all go our separate ways. You guys rock. Also to our prefect team who have helped us organise numerous events and provided support throughout the year. We couldn’t have done it without your talents and empowering energy. 2017 has been an amazing year and we both feel very sentimental about leaving the St Margaret's community. The St Margaret's family is one unlike

any other and we owe our thanks to everyone that has helped and guided us. Firstly the staff, thank you for the effort and energy you put into giving us a top-class education, you will never know how much it means to us. Secondly, to Mrs Scott and Mrs Wyeth. It has been a privilege to work alongside you both, we can’t thank you enough for your support and belief in us. Also to Mrs Simpson, thank you for having faith in us in everything we do. There will be a Mrs Simpson sized hole in the school next year and we wish you all the best for the future. And finally the girls, without whom St Margaret’s wouldn’t exist. From Pre-School to Year 13 your talent, spark and passion radiates throughout the school and we will never forget the memories we have shared together. Thank you all for an amazing year, we are grateful for all the experiences and moments that we have had the chance to capture. Ella Wells – Head Girl, Georgia Lund – Deputy Head Girl Mandy Manson, Ella Wells, Georgia Lund, Nenah Milne

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The largest event for us was ‘SPEAK Week’. Each letter of the word speak stands for a different aspect of the school; Service, Purpose, Empower, Acceptance and Knowledge. This new initiative was set up to incorporate the school’s theme ‘Capture the Moment’ in the various aspects of the school. This event put the committee to the test as we organised many activities such as the staff vs student debate, the

‘capture your moment’ frame and the periodic table cupcake bake sale raising money for EGG. Along with this new initiative we introduced the celebration of our teachers on Teachers’ Day which was held on 18 September. As the committee, we believed that it was important to appreciate our teachers who go over and above to ensure that we reach our full potential. This day involved writing positive notes to our teachers, decorating the staff room and also holding the 2017 Faculty Awards in assembly. Thank you to the committee and Ms Nairn for all the support and help throughout this year!

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2017 has been a highly successful year for the combined Academic Committee (Year 12 and 13). This year, as a team, we have motivated and supported St Margaret’s girls in their learning and their enjoyment of academics at school. We have been very busy with new initiatives such as ‘SPEAK Week’ and Teachers’ Day celebrations, as well as the peer tutoring programme. Pairing tutors with tutees was a huge task for the committee. It has been great to hear feedback regarding the positive impact the programme has had on the students that participated.

Abida Denny –Y13

Environment This year the Environment Committee began Term One with a focus on environmental awareness. We organised activities for the Junior, Middle and the Senior School that would make the students think about environmental issues. The juniors were enthused with a recycled art competition and blew the Environment Committee judges away with everything from bird feeders to spaceships. Whilst the middle schoolers captured environmental moments for their photo competition and the senior school participated in an ‘awareness kahoot’. Following this the Environment Committee organised a fundraiser for Project Jonah as we were impressed by the work they had been doing to save the whales stranded at Farewell Spit, they were very thankful to receive our donation after this busy time. In Term Two we had the first ever ‘SPEAK Week’ which was jam packed with fun service, environment, global and academic related events. The Environment Committee organised a mural where students were able to write an environmental message that they

thought was important. The goal of this was to make more people think about their impact on the environment. In Term Three we have been focusing on our environmental awareness through the ‘Paddock to Plate’ concept. We were super excited to get some fruit trees planted in the school grounds which we hope will be enjoyed and nurtured by future SMC students. Currently we are working with Ms Chong from the Centre for Innovation, to get the ‘FarmBot’ project up and running, another sustainably aware, future focused project for the school that will grow fruit and veges, this time using technology not humans to do the work! It has been a privilege working with the Environment Committee and Mrs Faz to help increase environmental awareness. It’s great to see the school embrace the concepts and challenges we have come up with this year. And to the future, let’s hope “a good tree bears good fruit.” Penny Chapman – Y13

Junior School Committee What an incredible year it has been in the Junior School. So many fantastic new memories and experiences have been made with the help of Mrs Calder, the wonderful Junior School teachers and the Year 13 Junior School Committee.

interacting and connecting with all the girls and I hope that the big sister-little sister bond continues within the school. Thank you so much to the incredible Junior School staff, parents and students for their endless support this year.

The annual easter egg hunt was a huge success. The girls were in year groups and had to find the easter eggs that were hidden all around the junior school, together. With the help of the Year 13 committee girls and Maggie Bear they ended up finding all of the easter treats!

I wish all the junior girls the very best and will hopefully see you in the near future. XX Biddy Tothill – Y13

Maggie Bear also spent time with the girls at the Teddy Bear Picnic, the chapel run by the junior girls, at house day events and during lunch time activities, just to name a few. Throughout the year the Year 13 committee has been making the junior school girls’ dreams/ wishes, that they made at the start of the year, come true. The production was an incredible highlight where the girls performed phenomenally. It has been an absolute privilege to be involved with the Junior School community this year. I have loved

Middle School Committee 2017 has been an action packed year for the Middle School as the girls have worked hard to ensure they enable themselves and their peers to ‘capture their moments’, following the school’s theme for the year. Alongside the regular events of the year, such as Athletics Day, Swimming Sports and House Day, the girls strived to ‘capture their moments’ and make the most of the opportunities presented to them at school through a range of activities organised specifically for Middle Schoolers. We loved hearing what the girls wanted to have in the Middle School, and at the request of the Year 7’s a lunchtime pool party was organised to make the most of the beautiful March weather.

As Term Two came about the Middle School Committee led a range of lunchtime activities to get the girls involved, including Zumba in the chapel and initiating sports on the quad. Term Two also meant that it was time for the annual Year 7 and 8 Quiz Night, where the girls put their knowledge to the test while making new friends with the students from Medbury. A cooler Term Three led to lunch time screenings of movies for the Year 7 and 8’s to enjoy while excitement built for the 80’s themed Year 9 and 10 Dance.

This year’s new initiative of having a Middle School Council has been a great way for us to know what Middle School students are thinking, allowing us to organise activities and opportunities that are relevant to them. We’d like to congratulate and thank the girls on the council who were voted in to represent their peers and did an excellent job. We can’t wait to hear about all of the incredible things the Middle School girls continue to achieve in coming years and wish them the best of luck for the rest of their time at St Margaret’s. Sophie Macfarlane – Y13, Lucy Adams – Y13

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Thanks to the efforts of the Committee and all the amazing volunteers, this year’s Open Day was a resounding success. The Year 11-13 guides were excellent ambassadors for the school who thoroughly embodied the St Margaret’s spirit in their friendliness and honest enthusiasm for welcoming our guests.

the Committee, hope will develop further over the next few years. Overall, I am so grateful for the efforts of all the wonderful volunteers who have helped out this year and, especially, for the incredibly supportive and enthusiastic girls in the Community Relations Committee. I couldn’t have done it without you!

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The amazing group of girls who have made up the Community Relations Committee this year have worked hard helping to bring together some of the biggest social and promotional events in the school calendar including the Senior Ball, the Mother Daughter Breakfasts, Open Day and various Old Girls’ and fundraising events. We’ve been busy!

Kate Jenkins – Y13

The Year 12 and 13 girls who volunteered as waitresses, guides and general helpers at a wide variety of community events provided much needed help, without which, these events would not have been the great successes they turned out to be. Those who volunteered at Old Girls’ events contributed greatly to the building of an even stronger relationship between the Old Girls and the school — which I, and

Global Relations This year the Global Relations Committee has definitely captured this year in many moments! The 2017 Committee was full of passionate girls who worked together, which allowed us to work within the school as well as the global community. Throughout the year the Committee have been exploring ways which we can ‘capture other peoples’ moments’. Our main aim was to educate the girls in St Margaret’s about the importance of a cultural understanding. We wanted the girls to explore their own background, as we wanted girls to understand that to a certain extent we are all international students, as nobody is originally from New Zealand. In Term One, on 21 March it was International Race Day. We organised an assembly surrounding the idea of diversity and the importance of unity within our school community.

Service/ Chapel and Academic. We created ‘SPEAK Week’ which was very successful. Each letter stood for a different word which was the theme for each day. In Term Three we had ‘International Week’, this year we decided to have each day of the week representing one continent. Monday was Africa, Tuesday was Asia, Wednesday was Europe, Thursday was Oceana and Friday was the Americas. One of the activities we did in International Week in Term Three was creating the New Zealand Flag as a school. Thank you to my committee I definitely could not have captured these moments without you! Hopefully the role of the Global Relations Committee continues to ‘capture’ other fantastic moments in years to come! Nicolette Oosterhuis – Y13

In Term Two we organised a car wash and a bake sale to raise money to buy solar lamps for rural families in Kenya that did not have access to electricity. It was a great experience for all the Committee members and we raised a decent amount, which allowed us to supply a couple of families. The Global Relations Committee also worked with other committees such as the Environment, Community,

Service Relay for Life, SMC Blood Drive, the 40 Hour Famine, Christmas Boxes and many other smaller events such as the SPCA Cupcake Day have delivered tremendous success in 2017 for the Service Committee with all of our wonderful community. Relay for Life – not only the greatest number of participants from all schools but over 100 girls involved in 13 teams ranging from Year 7 right to Year 13! An amazing effort, an amazing team building experience and most important of all, an amazing amount of money raised for this incredibly important cause. Our awesome community spirit raised a total of over $4600. The team spirit shared by Senior students and Junior students truly shone through.

experience it was for us to give directly to the community and support the wonderful caring services of Canterbury. Last but by no means least, $3200 to support our brothers and sisters in Syria. The 40 Hour Famine was yet another special opportunity for us all to make the world a better place and help those in need. There is no doubt that 2017 has seen amazing team building love shared across our community, through service. Sheryll Kamat – Y13

A first for St Margaret’s, the Blood Drive saw us ‘bleed’ the love with 31 units of blood, equivalent to 93 lives saved. What a rewarding

Chapel This year the Chapel Committee wanted to ‘Capture the Moment’ when the school was wholly connected to God’s wifi of faith. Not only did we achieve this within the Senior School, but alongside the newly established Middle School Chapel Committee, and with the incorporation of the Junior School in our annual house services and fundraising for lenten appeal, we were able to connect with the younger students within our St Margaret’s family. This allowed every student to capture their ‘God Moments’. Throughout the year we referred to our faith as the ‘wifi’, because I believe that faith is like wifi. It is invisible but it has the power to connect you to anything and everything from anywhere. The two Chapel Committees came together to support and encourage the school to develop their faith further, empowering them to ‘capture their moments’ and to hold them tightly in their hearts.

This year we also discussed religion being a passion and faith being a choice that had to be made everyday. We defined passion as a strong and barely controllable emotion, and were able to discover it within faith. We also found that it was something we experienced in everyday life through moments such as musical performances, including Mr Thompson attending after school chapel services encouraging the girls

to come together in song and the ukulele bands support in singing the school’s waiata before each Tuesday morning service. We have been blessed this year with endless support from the two Chapel Committees, the teachers, and the students allowing us to listen to one another and constantly offer guidance. Nobody allowed for anyone to dim their lights just because it was shining in their eyes. Hannah Langley – Y13

EGG (Educating Girls Globally)

This year our aim was not only to raise funds for these girls, but also to raise awareness in the community. We started off the year by getting together our very own EGG committee. These were a group of dedicated Year 12 and 13 girls who were eager to help out. We arranged an EGG raffle just in time for Easter. The prizes were very fitting - packs of eggs! To create more student interaction we ran a sticker designing competition where girls from the senior and middle school could create a design with the chance for their design being made into an official EGG sticker to be sold for fundraising. Our senior school winner was Tori Bayliss and our middle school winner was Millie Dobson. We also used Claudia Perkin’s design to make badges. These designs were made into sticker and badge merchandise which was sold in the school cafeteria in Terms Three and Four.

As well as this, the EGG committee and other girls who were willing to help out, organised community collection days at The Palms and Westfield Malls. During these days girls took turns in shifts to not only sell stickers and badges but also give out pamphlets and talk to people. Our aim of these days was to gather funds but also to make an effort to make the community more aware of EGG and the situation of girls’ education in other countries.

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This year has been an amazing year for EGG! This charity, set up by our Head and Deputy Head Girl Gussie Cohen and Lucy Tothill in 2013, was given the name Educating Girls Globally, EGG for short. The aim of this charity is not only to raise money to help provide education for girls who do not get the opportunity for a full education, but also to empower them and give them the tools they need to share their gifts with the world. This year our funds are going towards Kabuthu School in Malawi. The funds have allowed a boarding hostel to be completed and the girls at Kabuthu will soon be moving into safer, more hygienic and more comfortable living conditions. The school Principal has said that enrolments for girls at this school has already increased greatly, since construction began on the boarding hostel.

Perhaps our biggest event of the year was EGGs Factor. This event was taken on by our Co-Heads of Arts, Nina Hogg and Sammy McDonnell. Here is what they had to say about the event, “On Friday the 11th of August St Margaret’s College held their biggest bi-annual fundraiser for EGG, the teacher talent quest ‘EggsFactor’. 13 acts were solo, duo or group performances, by teachers at SMC who were mentored by girls (from the Arts Council). The tickets alone raised $7200 and with other sales the total is estimated to be around $8000. We applaud all of the performers who participated to raise money for EGG and thank them for their bravery and selflessness to get up on stage and step far out of their comfort zone. The night was something amazing to be a part of, full of laughter, cheering and joy, all united around the passion for female empowerment and girls’ education.” Big thanks to Caroline Pine, Sinead Mitchell and Mary Davison for their help with this event. A massive thank you to everyone that has donated to EGG this year. You have contributed funds to give girls over in Malawi a better education so that their futures may be bright. Also a big thanks to our EGG Committee who without, we couldn’t have made any of this happen. Ella Wells – Y13, Georgia Lund – Y13

Lucy Tothill, Georgia Lund, Gussie Cohen, Ella Wells

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Boarding Report Creating a warm, caring, home away from home atmosphere is no easy task when catering to the needs of 145 very dynamic individuals. When school finishes for the day the boarding houses come to life with the sounds of many voices and a lot of laughter. This time of year our Year 13’s are reflecting on friendships they have made across their year group and the countless memories they’ll cherish for a lifetime. As staff we once again have had the privilege of watching these delightful little girls grow and blossom into incredible young women. These are truly special moments we capture. Warm, open relationships develop over the years; we share their highs and lows, encourage, celebrate and nurture as we all journey through life together. I appreciate the dedication and commitment made by the boarding team to the holistic needs of every young lady. By successfully providing this home away from home we are giving our girls the opportunity of a first class education while building strong relationships and learning lifelong values.

year. The students learnt how to make some interesting goodies and then donated these items to agencies in Christchurch supporting those in need. This was a fantastic initiative and we look forward to continuing this next year. We have continued to grow our involvement with Rowley School and have developed a wonderful relationship with the children. The girls treasure their time each term at Rowley. The themed dinners have been particularly lively this year and seem to develop quickly into very loud dance parties. Thank you to our wonderful catering team for putting up with our antics. We regularly update the SMC Boarding Facebook page giving us the opportunity to keep our families well informed and involved with activities and achievements happening for all three houses and our boarding community. Nicky Langley – Director of Boarding

This year the girls have continued to embrace our community care focus. They have worked hard, specifically with community support projects; this has involved working together, organising fundraisers and being involved in working alongside external communities. The ‘Cooking with College’ programme has become a community-cooking programme this

Julius The girls in Julius House, who are in Years 7-10, have had a fun eventful year. Starting of with a bang we had the boarders’ ‘Big Weekend In’. This was a great opportunity for the new girls who were coming into the SMC boarding community to get to know the other girls and bond, whilst doing fun interactive activities at The Groynes. As many of these girls are starting their SMC journeys it has been exciting to get to know them and seeing them all bond together.

The wonderful House Manager, Michelle Hill, finished at the end of Term Two. Moving in, to take over the daily care of Julius, was Jean Thomson. The girls are enjoying getting to know Jean and they love her hot chocolates.

Over this year we have seen many activities and fun occasions which the girls have been involved in. During the weekends Janelle Atkinson has arranged many exciting outings for the girls including ski trips to Mt Lyford, outings to New Brighton beach and a trip to Alpine Ice where the girls could show off their ice skating skills. All of these activities have encouraged the girls to step out of their comfort zones, challenge themselves, learn new skills and, of course, explore the amazing opportunities Christchurch has to offer. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as Julius House leader. Sarah Wigley – Y13

Kilburn

Cooking with Christ’s College is a tradition for Year 11 boarders and is always a highlight of boarding life. This year the Year 12 boarders also had their own ‘Cooking with College.’ This year Chelsea decided to change the programme slightly so that the food we cooked was donated to various charities in Christchurch. These included the Christchurch City

Mission, Ronald McDonald House and the Cancer Society's Daffodil House. This was found to be a very rewarding experience, especially as we learnt a few extra cooking skills.

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This year Kilburn has housed all Year 11 and 12 boarders as well as a few Year 13 boarders, allowing for more opportunities of friendships between year groups. The staff in Kilburn have remained the same as last year with the hardworking Director of Boarding Nicky Langley, Assistant House Manager and Year 13 Supervisor Chelsea Blair, Year 12 Supervisor Colleen Luisetti, Year 11 Supervisor Casey Davis, the Weekend Supervisor Maree Gibbons and our helpful Prep Supervisor Belinda Dryden. Our staff helped the new Year 11’s transition from the dorms of Julius House into rooms of two, three or four people in Kilburn. Within these smaller rooms the girls are able to develop their independence and conquer new challenges, such as NCEA.

Another important highlight of the Year 11 and 12’s boarding year was the Semi Formal and the Senior Ball events. The Year 11’s first Semi Formal occasion was thoroughly enjoyed by all as it was an opportunity to dress up and spend a fun night out together as a year group. On the other hand, the Year 12’s appreciated their combined formal opportunity with the Year 13’s at the Senior Ball. These events are successfully run each year for the senior girls and Kilburn House hallways turn into catwalks for the girls to practice walking in their high heels. As the year comes to a close and the Year 12’s move into their leadership positions, we know that the current Year 11’s will help the Year 10’s transition into Kilburn. Kilburn is an awesome place to tackle NCEA, gain independence and grow as an individual. Sarah Bassett – Y13, Lucy Bird – Y13

Cranmer This year has been action packed for the members of the Year 13 boarding community! The time we have spent together this year has been made more special by the fact that this has been our last year together as a boarding group. We have not been short on spirit and participation, making the most of our final year at SMC. We kicked off the year with the ‘Big Weekend In’. The Friday night included a delicious dinner and whole boarding house movie, followed by a change of location to The Groynes picnic area for a fun-filled day of activities on the Saturday. The paddle boating, treasure hunts, tug of war, music and laughs that this day provided made it an exciting and enjoyable time for all. There was plenty of competition and spirit shown in a fight for house points, with even the staff getting involved and trying their hand at a game of tee-ball, in the staff vs students match. We were lucky that the weather was on our side, allowing everyone to make the most of their day out before coming home for a well earned rest! With the help of our Community Care Leaders, Lucy Adams and Penny Chapman, the Year 13 boarders’ relationship with Rowley Avenue School has continued to blossom throughout 2017. This year we have provided the students with many baked goods, as well as gifting them each a badge to wear, symbolising our bond with them. We have also continued our work in the wider community, baking food for the firefighters battling the Port Hills fires and continuing to fundraise for our sponsor child in Wellington. Lucy Green – Y13, Sophia Neill – Y13

This year, the new role of Head of Dining has made dinner more enjoyable. Together the Year 13’s organised the food eating competition, which allowed for many laughs and competitiveness from the girls. The breakfast dinner in Term Two flipped the clock and left the girls rubbing their tummies as we chomped down on hash browns, sausages and eggs ... for dinner! Then, the birthday dinner in Term Three gave every girl a chance to celebrate their birthday and enjoy some ice-cream cake. For the Cramner girls, the past five years of boarding have raced past before our eyes. Every moment we have shared together will be cherished as something very special. Being apart of this tight community is what has raised us to be strong, independent young women, as well as giving us the opportunity to create lifelong friendships. We cannot thank the staff enough for their endless efforts. We would especially like to thank Nicky Langley who has been with us since Year 9 in Julius House and has always cared for and supported us. Thank you also to Chelsea Blair, the Year 13 Supervisor, who has also been a huge influence on our last year in the boarding house. As we enter our new paths beyond St Margaret’s, the Cramner girls will continue to make the most of any opportunities and capture any moments we can. Liv Burns – Y13

Student Exchange – Chile

The city was absolutely beautiful, with many colourful buildings and tiny alleys all over the hills fitting into a vibrant and friendly city. One of our favourite places was a tiny macaron shop with the most amazing food hidden down a tiny alley filled with fairy lights. We also visited the house of famous poet Pablo Neruda and saw his collection of trinkets from all over the world. It was trips like this that allowed us to understand the Chilean culture like a local and we began to live and see the city like locals would. We also developed our Spanish massively and while it was a challenge at first to understand and speak,

by the end of the exchange we were so much better at Spanish. This experience also introduced us to new friends on the other side of the world, who we still keep in contact with and a whole range of people who would be willing to host us should we ever return to Chile. When the Chilean girls came to New Zealand in September, we got to return the favour and show them all around our city and country. The girls always told us how lucky we are to live in a country like New Zealand, which is very safe and well-off compared to Chile and we realised just how lucky we are. This was especially true after volunteering at an underprivileged school in Chile and seeing first-hand the struggles that the kids had to deal with, it made us feel so lucky for ourselves. Overall, Chile was amazing and we would absolutely recommend it.

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Our trip to Chile was a once in a lifetime experience. For five weeks, we lived in an entirely different culture, spoke a different language, ate different foods and attended a different school in order to experience a different lifestyle. We stayed in Viña del Mar on the coast of Chile, and attended St Margaret’s British School for Girls.

Aisha O’Malley – Y12, Virginia Macdonald – Y12

ACADEMIC

Prize Giving – Junior School CLASS PRIZES

YEAR 5

YEAR 1

Academic Progress Eve Tayler Academic Excellence Sophie Mounce Spirit of St Margaret’s Angelina McCullough

Academic Progress Aaliyah Wu Academic Excellence Methuli Wijayasena Spirit of St Margaret’s Harriet Gough

YEAR 2 Academic Progress Beatrix Smulders Academic Excellence Isobel Masters Spirit of St Margaret’s Alice Murfitt

YEAR 3 Academic Progress Lexie Boon Academic Excellence Ivy Mehrtens Spirit of St Margaret’s Senuli Wijayasena

YEAR 4 Academic Progress Lucy Mitchell Academic Excellence Anjali Selvarajah Spirit of St Margaret’s Lucy Holdaway

YEAR 6 Effort in Art Maddie Pfahlert Achievement in Art Emily Zhou Academic Excellence India Horrey Academic Progress Annabel Smith Spirit of St Margaret’s Iliana Sarri

SPECIAL PRIZES Junior School Excellence in Mathematics Emily Zhou Excellence in Choral Music Emma Ford Excellence in Performing Arts India Horrey Cleo Nicholas Anjali Selvarajah Excellence in Instrumental Music Nevaeh Shand

Library Service Award Lily Griffiths Lyn Kennedy Cup Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton Pru Watson Cup for Excellence in Literacy India Horrey The Class of 1961 Environmental Initiative Award Anjali Selvarajah Carr Girls Trophy for Junior Sports Participant of the Year Eve Tayler Carr Girls Trophy for Junior Sports Participant of the Year Rosa Turner Phoebe Steele Cup for Excellence in Sport Hollie Tribble Kai Manawanui ‘Strong of Heart’ Trophy Emma Ford The Friendship Cup Emma Ford The Philanthropy Cup for upholding the Principles of Philanthropy Lucy Holdaway St Margaret’s Cup Rosa Turner

Prize Giving – Middle School YEAR 8 ACADEMIC PRIZES

YEAR 9 ACADEMIC PRIZES

Progress in ENSS Katerina Bell Progress in Art Mikaela Bruce Achievement in Music Hailey Crisp Hughes Achievement in Science Mia Fraser Achievement in ENSS Sydney Hall Achievement in Creative Technologies Gemma Hardcastle Progress in Music Emily Harris Achievement in Physical Education and Health Alice Hawkesby Achievement in ENSS Claudia Hundleby Achievement in Mathematics Claudia Hundleby Progress in Science Claudia Hundleby Progress in Physical Education and Health Nina Lowry Progress in Mathematics Maija Martin Achievement in Art Alexandra Nicolaou Progress in ENSS Alexandra Nicolaou Achievement in Performing Arts Sorell Shand Progress in Performing Arts Neve Thomas Progress in Creative Technologies Hannah Wylie

Achievement in Physical Education and Health Jemma Burrowes Progress in Performing Arts Jemma Burrowes Progress in ENSS Holly Fairclough Progress in Physical Education and Health Lauren Healey Achievement in Music Gabrielle Kitley Progress in Music Bianca Koleda-Yamamoto Achievement in Art Gene Krairiksh Progress in ENSS Gene Krairiksh Progress in Art Natasha Lukonina Achievement in ENSS Holly McMahon Achievement in Creative Technologies Janvi Puri Achievement in ENSS Janvi Puri Progress in Science Janvi Puri Progress in Mathematics Grace Roxburgh Achievement in Mathematics Bella Spear Achievement in Performing Arts Olivia Studholme Progress in Creative Technologies Emelia Surridge Achievement in ENSS Holly Whitaker Achievement in Science Holly Whitaker

Achievement in Literacy Alexandra Baird Achievement in Physical Education and Health Ella Ballantyne Progress in Art Mila Ballin Progress in Creative Technologies Mila Ballin Achievement in French Jessica Bassett Progress in Mathematics Rosie Bushell Progress in Music Rosa Davidson Progress in Physical Education and Health Bridie Finch Achievement in Art Jess Franks Achievement in Creative Technologies Zoe Fulton Achievement in Te Reo Māori Zoe Fulton Progress in Spanish Poppi Hamilton Progress in Drama Sammy Hood Achievement in Japanese Julia Hughes Achievement in Music Lucy Johnston Progress in ENSS Georgia Lassen Progress in Drama Alexandra Lehmann Progress in French Alexandra Lehmann Achievement in Spanish Abby Mason

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YEAR 7 ACADEMIC PRIZES

YEAR 10 ACADEMIC PRIZES Progress in Science Abby Mason Achievement in Dance Alice McLeod Achievement in Science Alice McLeod Progress in Japanese Claudia Meads Progress in Chinese Marcie Pannett Progress in Dance Brooke Parnell Achievement in Creative Technologies Chelsea Parrett Achievement in ENSS Jiya Puri Achievement in Mathematics Jiya Puri Progress in Music Jiya Puri Progress in ENSS Lydia Pye Achievement in ENSS Sofia Rofe Achievement in Music Sofia Rofe Achievement in Drama Izzy Smith Achievement in Chinese Mia Stuart Achievement in Drama Lucy Vaughan Progress in Science Lucy Vaughan Achievement in Science Sabrina Wong

Achievement in English Sophie Benson Achievement in Science NCEA Level 1 from Year 10 Sophie Benson Achievement in Dance Sophie Berrill Achievement in Design and Visual Communication Sophie Berrill Achievement in French Sophie Berrill Achievement in Materials Technology – Interior Creations Holly Blackburn Progress in Science Samara Brown Achievement in Digital Technology – Media Hattie Compton-Moen Achievement in Product Design Hattie Compton-Moen Achievement in Science NCEA Level 1 from Year 10 Hattie Compton-Moen Achievement in Social Science Hattie Compton-Moen Progress in Science Sophie Davis Achievement in English Grace Dreaver Achievement in Drama Feya Durkin Progress in Materials Technology – Interior Creations Feya Durkin Achievement in Music Evie Eaton Achievement in Rite Journey Hannah Ferguson Progress in Digital Technology – Media Hannah Ferguson Progress in Japanese Hannah Ferguson Progress in Art Maisie Gallagher Progress in English Maisie Gallagher Achievement in Science Lucy Hadden

Progress in Music Lily Heywood Progress in Drama Birna Lif Hilmarsdottir Progress in Mathematics Maddi Holden Progress in Social Science Millie Horton Achievement in English Lucy Jessep Achievement in Mathematics Lucy Jessep Achievement in Social Science Lucy Jessep Achievement in Rite Journey Maya Kelly Progress in Dance Georgina Lange Progress in Food Technology Sophia Lawrence Achievement in Dance Rylie MacGibbon Achievement in Spanish Rylie MacGibbon Achievement in English Grace McMahon Achievement in Japanese Grace McMahon Achievement in Food Technology Rosie Milne Achievement in Rite Journey Rosie Milne Achievement in Materials Technology – Fashion Amelia Parker Progress in Science NCEA Level 1 from Year 10 Amelia Parker Achievement in Art Olivia Parker Progress in Design and Visual Communication Olivia Parker Achievement in Physical Education and Health Josie Persico Progress in Physical Education and Health Sophie Rutherford Progress in French Hannah Seymour

YEAR 10 SERVICE Hannah Cowles Katie Gluyas Maddison Griffin Zelle Logan Mia Wright

YEAR 10 LEADERSHIP Sophie Berrill Anna Cropp Elizabeth Cross Charlotte Darry Sophia Lawrence Ashley Marfell Eleanor McVicar Kate Zarifeh

YEAR 10 LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE Hattie Compton-Moen Feya Durkin Lucy Jessep Rosie Milne Hannah Seymour

ARTS AWARDS Rossiter Cup for Best Emerging Dancer Anna Cropp Contribution and Service to School Music Katie Gluyas

Outstanding Musical Performance Julia Hughes St Margaret’s College Award for Most Promising Instrumentalist Caitlin Rea Year 8 Cup for Achievement in Performing Arts Bella Spear Minns Spiers Cup for Performing Arts Rosie Milne Molineaux Cup for Outstanding Achievement in Middle School Art Zelle Logan

BOARDING AWARDS Wilson Cup for Best Boarder in Year 7/8 Olivia Studholme Neve Thomas Morris Cup for Best Boarder in Year 9 Jenna Borthwick Sutherland Cup for a Positive Contribution to the Boarding House in Year 10 Mackenzie Haycock

SPORTS AWARDS Hegarty Family Cup for Year 7/8 Sportsmanship Anna Marra Fay Mangos Cup for Year 9 Sportsmanship Chelsea Parrett Dalziel Family Trophy for Year 7/8 Sports Particpant of the Year Jemma Burrowes

SPECIAL PRIZES Debating Nga Kete Cup Caitlyn Wickham Yani Rutherford Rosie Lester Junior Regionals Debating Shield Elizabeth Cross Sophie Benson Lucy Jessop Friendship Cup Emelia Surridge

Library Service Award Lucy Jessep St Margaret’s College Science Fair Cup – Best Science Fair Investigation Year 7 / 8 Janvi Puri Ballantyne Essay Competition – Highly Commended Lucinda Kippenberger Ballantyne Cup Essay Winner – Year 7/8 Claudia Hundleby Toomer Trophy for Public Speaking Jordan Mealings Watson Girls Cup for Outstanding Achievement in Writing Lucy Jessep Middle School Philanthropy Cup Georgiana House Smart Memorial Prize for Courage Tessa Sitjes Rite Journey Cup Mia Wright

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Progress in Product Design Hannah Seymour Progress in Science NCEA Level 1 from Year 10 Claudia Snow Achievement in Literacy Aimee Sparks Progress in Social Science Aimee Sparks Achievement in Science Kimberley Spekreijse Progress in Materials Technology – Fashion Maddie Stead Progress in Spanish Maddie Stead Achievement in Drama Mia Wright Progress in English Kate Zarifeh

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Claudia Hundleby Holly Whitaker Jiya Puri Lucy Jessep

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE BAR Sophie Benson Hattie Compton-Moen Elizabeth Cross Lucy Jessep Grace McMahon

BEST ALL ROUND AWARD Anglea White Cup for Best All Round Year 7 Mia Fraser Sue Oliver Junior Cup for Best All Round Year 8 Bella Spear Holly Whitaker Middle School Cup for Best All Round Year 9 Abby Mason Sue Oilver Cup for Best All Round Year 10 Elizabeth Cross

Prize Giving – Senior School YEAR 11 ACADEMIC PRIZES Achievement in Physical Activity Rosie Averill Achievement in Human Biology Aspen Berry Achievement in Spanish Sarah Cosgrove Major Levey Cup for Achievement in History – joint award Rosie Foulds Achievement in Level 2 Spanish Rosie Foulds Achievement in Accounting Petra Green Achievement in Music Sujean In Achievement in Physics Sujean In Achievement in Mathematics 119 Maddy Kerr Achievement in Chinese Abigil Lai Achievement in Science Abigil Lai Belinda Thompson Cup for Achievement in Chemistry Abigil Lai Achievement in Drama Isabella Leighs Achievement in Design and Visual Communication Kate Marfell Achievement in Physical Education with Health Kate Marfell Gosset Cup for Public Speaking – Joint Winner Kate Marfell Achievement in Visual Art Ruby McCallum

YEAR 12 ACADEMIC PRIZES Achievement in Mathematics 115 Hazel Montgomery Joanna Peat Memorial Cup for Achievement in Japanese Rosa Pattie Achievement in Geography Kate Smith Achievement in Health Studies Kate Smith Achievement in Economics Emma Taylor Achievement in French Emma Taylor Achievement in Mathematics 129 Emma Taylor Achievement in Technology – Creative Media Emma Taylor Lyn Kennedy Cup for Achievement in English Emma Taylor Achievement in Home Economics Katie Tunstall Achievement in Mathematics 112 Katie Tunstall Achievement in Dance Hannah Ward Major Levey Cup for Achievement in History – joint award Hannah Ward Gosset Cup for Public Speaking – Joint Winner Ruby Williams Achievement in English Literacy Katie Workman Achievement in Textiles Technology Katie Workman

Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Economics – joint award Emma Anderson Achievement in IB Economics Elizabeth Andre Achievement in IB Biology Ashleigh Benson Achievement in IB English Higher Level Ashleigh Benson Achievement in IB French Standard Level Ashleigh Benson Achievement in IB Mathematics Standard Level Ashleigh Benson Achievement in Mathematics 122 Grace Budge Achievement in IB Chemistry Adeline Chau Achievement in IB Chinese Standard Level Adeline Chau Achievement in IB English Standard Level Adeline Chau Achievement in IB Mathematics Higher Level Adeline Chau Achievement in IB Physics Adeline Chau Achievement in IB French ab initio Poppy Cox Achievement in IB Spanish ab initio Alessandra Demarchi Achievement in IB Psychology Jess Ellis

Achievement in IB Mathematical Studies Neena Hill Alabaster Cup for Achievement in Home Economics Gemma Holden Achievement in Design Charis Hyde Achievement in Design and Visual Communication Charis Hyde Achievement in in Photography Tara Keenan Achievement in IB Chinese ab initio Minji Kim Achievement in IB Design Technology Minji Kim Achievement in Chinese Anna Ko Achievement in Classical Studies Alexandra Lay Achievement in French Alexandra Lay Penny Cup for Achievement in History Alexandra Lay Achievement in Physical Education Charlotte Lee Achievement in Textiles Technology Stephanie Lee Achievement in Practical Art Sophie MacGibbon

Achievement in IB German ab initio Molly Mackenzie Shona Begg Cup for Excellence in Design Rosie McCarthy-Raw Achievement in IB Visual Arts Sophie McClean Achievement in IB Theory of Knowledge Lily Montgomery Achievement in IB Spanish Standard Level Aisha O'Malley Achievement in Health Studies Georgia Robinson Achievement in Mathematics 125 Georgia Robinson Achievement in in Technology – Creative Media Charlotte Shepherd Achievement in IB Theatre Arts Emily Stewart Hoy Prize for Achievement in Level 3 Calculus Mia Thomson Myer’s Cup for Public Speaking Jemima Vaughan Achievement in IB Music Alexandra Watson Achievement in Dance Annabel Watts Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Economics – joint award Annabel Watts Achievement in Music Ella Williams

ACADEMIC

Miss Edward’s Cup for Achievement in English Katie Ellis Storry Essay Cup for Achievement in Creative Writing Katie Ellis Mills Cup for Achievement in Geography Katie Ellis Dr Mann Prize for Achievement in Physics Katie Ellis Laura Martin Cup for Achievement in Chemistry Katie Ellis McGibbon Cup for Achievement in Biology Katie Ellis Godley Cup for the Highest Achieving Yr 12 Science Student New cup – Godley Cup donated by the Laing Family Katie Ellis Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Accounting Alice Elworthy Achievement in Drama Polly Forbes Miss Edgar’s Cup for Achievement in Visual Arts Felicity Hamilton-Hill Achievement in IB Environmental Systems and Societies Neena Hill Achievement in IB History Neena Hill

YEAR 13 ACADEMIC PRIZES Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Economics Lucy Adams Achievement in Home Economics Rebecca Adolph Achievement in Design Tori Bayliss Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Accounting Caitlin Bonné Taylor Prize for Achievement in Commerce Caitlin Bonné Achievement in Photography Katie Borrill Stock Cup for Achievement in Geography Penny Chapman Roy Smith Cup for Achievement in History Olivia Damiano Achievement in IB English Standard Level Abida Denny Anna Clarke Cup for Achievement in NCEA Spanish New cup – Anna Clarke Cup donated by the van Kuijk Family in memory of Anna Clarke, SMC Spanish teacher Tamara Dick Logos Cup for Most Promising Classical Scholar Sophie Early Achievement in IB Chinese Standard Level Vivien Emile International Baccalaureate Excellence in History Cup Vivien Emile Achievement in Drama Lillian Fata International Baccalaureate Excellence in Visual Arts Cup Emma Fu Achievement in Chinese Nina Hogg

Achievement in IB Spanish Standard Level Kate Jenkins International Baccalaureate Excellence in Literature Cup Kate Jenkins Knowledge Cup for Excellence in IB TOK New cup Kate Jenkins Waltenberg Cup for Achievement in Languages Jenny Jiang Achievement in IB Mathematics Standard Level Hanah Kim Dr Mary Tolley Prize for the Highest Achieving Year 13 Science Student – joint award Hanah Kim International Baccalaureate Excellence in Chemistry Cup Hanah Kim International Baccalaureate Excellence in Physics Cup Hanah Kim Achievement in Design and Visual Communication Erica Laing Corsbie Cup for Achievement in Chemistry Erica Laing Achievement in History of Art Hannah Langley International Baccalaureate Excellence in Design Technology Cup Joyce Liang Copland Cup for Excellence in Social Sciences Georgia Lund International Baccalaureate Excellence in Theatre Arts Cup Billie MacGibbon Achievement in Classical Studies Mandy Manson

Achievement in French Hannah Marriott Achievement in Statistics Hannah Marriott Achievement in Health Studies Vanessa Martin Dorothy Robinson Cup for Achievement in Creative Media Vanessa Martin Achievement in Music Sammy McDonnell Achievement in Printmaking Charlotte McGill Sarah Fell Cup for Achievement in Photography Ella McIntosh Achievement in IB Film Studies Lily Mirfin Old Girls’ Association Prize for Achievement in Art Sophia Neill International Baccalaureate Excellence in Biology Cup Tigerlily Perry Larcombe Cup for Achievement in IB French Standard Level Tigerlily Perry Achievement in Painting Olivia Pinckney Achievement in Dance Sophia Priddy Achievement in IB Mathematical Studies Anna Rietveld Achievement in IB Psychology Anna Rietveld Achievement in Physics Juliet Samandari Austin Cup for Achievement in Biology Juliet Samandari Dr Mary Tolley Prize for the Highest Achieving Year 13 Science Student – joint award Juliet Samandari

BOARDING AWARDS

DUKE OF EDINBURGH HILLARY AWARDS

Music Prize – joint award Lucy Barltrop Ruby Turnbull Martin Cup for Musical Performance Abida Denny Alexandra Pettit Memorial Prize for Most Promising Chorister – joint award Billie MacGibbon Izzie van der Hoorn

Inglis Family Cup for Contribution to Boarding by a new Senior Boarder Adeline Chau Julius Cup for a Positive Mike Pero Entrepreneur of the Contribution to the Boarding Year House in Year 11 Aimee Taylor Georgia Benton Achievement in Textiles Technology Wendy Nicholls Memorial Trophy Serena Willis for a Positive Contribution to the Achievement in Physical Education Boarding House in Year 12 Emily Wium Skye Lowry International Baccalaureate Bradley Zino Cup for a Positive Excellence in Economics Cup Contribution to the Boarding Audrey Zeng House in Year 13 International Baccalaureate Lucy Adams Excellence in Mathematics Cup Boarding House Cup 2017 Audrey Zeng Rimu – presented to Lucy Davidson Wedlake Cup for Achievement ARTS AWARDS in Ab Initio Spanish Audrey Zeng Contemporary Performance

Victoria Boyd Emily Burke Sarah Fulton Alexandra Watson

CHARACTER AWARD David Browning Cup for Perseverance Lucy Davidson Marshall Trophy for Academic Persistence Charlotte McGill For diligence in the face of adversity Mya Reid

Nicola Dodwell Cup for a significant contribution to Choral Music – joint award Sammy McDonnell Lillian Fata

St Margaret’s College Award for a significant contribution to Instrumental Music Sammy McDonnell St Margaret’s College Dance Trophy for Outstanding Achievement in Senior Dance Mandy Manson McKerrow Award for Choreographic Innovation Amy Duckmanton Matson Family Cup for Most Promising Emerging Dancer Grace Mitchell Minns Prize for Initiative and Leadership in Drama Nina Hogg Rachel Gardner Cup for Service to Technical Drama Nina Hogg Corder Cup for Positive Achievement in Drama Alice Taylor Fiona Dowie Cup for Most Improvement in Drama and Debating Ruby Anderson Cooper Cup for Debating Milly O'Brien Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand Young Shakespeare Company Tigerlily Perry Ngaio Marsh Prize for Outstanding Promise in the Arts Mandy Manson Poutama Iti a Hato Makere – the Artist Trophy for Ability, Performance, Leadership and Spirituality in the Arts Sammy McDonnell

ACADEMIC

Hallum Cup for Individual Excellence in Art Lulu Sullivan Wellington Old Girls' Association Cup for Achievement in English Lulu Sullivan

SPORTS AWARDS

Stokes Cup for Service to School Music Sally Mene Tanoa for Aspiring Sammy McDonnell Leadership St Margaret’s College Award for Jemima Vaughan Commitment and Service to the Arts St Margaret’s Cup for Excellence Nina Hogg in Sport Chorister’s Prize for Service Melanie Puckett Juliet Samandari Chris Arthur Cup for the St Ashburton Old Girls’ Prize for Margaret’s College Support of the Head Boarder U 18 8 Sophia Neill Jocelyn Freeman rose Bowl for Best Family Cup for Head Boarder Leadership in and Dedication Lucy Green to Sport Principal’s Award for Services Ella Wells to the School Council Hiatt Cup for the Post Outstanding Georgia Lund Sporting Achievement Mollie Copper Cup – Emily Wium Sportsmanship and Service to Sport Reeves Trophy for Sportswoman Stephanie Beattie of the Year Miles Kau Kau Award – Te Emily Wium Maanaki Nga Iwi Katoa HOUSE CUP (Supporting Cultural Diversity) Meg Fulton The Bates House Cup Principal’s Award for outstanding Kowhai – presented to Lillian Fata service to the St Margaret’s INNOVATION AWARD College Community June Pallot Award for Innovation Sophie Early Olivia Hutton Alexandra Lay Vanessa Martin SERVICE AWARD St Margaret’s College Award Library Service Award for Commitment to the College Juliet Samandari – joint award Thacker Sacristan’s Cup Lucy Adams Hannah Langley Lillian Fata Principal’s Award for Special UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS Service to Chapel Lillian Fata Lincoln University Service Award for Head of Choir Penny Chapman – Academic Lillian Fata Biddy Tothill – Sports (hockey)

Melanie Puckett – Sports (rugby) University of Otago Tori Bayliss – Leaders of Tomorrow Abida Denny – Leaders of Tomorrow Sophie Early – Leaders of Tomorrow Olivia Hutton – Leaders of Tomorrow Sheryll Kamat – Leaders of Tomorrow Hanah Kim – Leaders of Tomorrow Erica Laing – Leaders of Tomorrow Sophie Macfarlane – Leaders of Tomorrow Lulu Sullivan – Leaders of Tomorrow Serena Willis – Leaders of Tomorrow Kate Jenkins – Academic Excellence Lucy Davidson – Performance (rowing) Tigerlily Perry – Maori and Pacific Peoples Susie Wilding – Maori and Pacific Peoples Olivia Pinckney – New Frontiers University of Canterbury Lucy Adams – College of Business & Law Scholarship High Achievers Caitlin Bonné – College of Business & Law Scholarship High Achievers

Victoria University Lucy Green – Excellence Nina Hogg – Excellence Sophie Macfarlane – Excellence Sophia Neil – Excellence Ella Wells – Excellence Overseas Universities Emma Clarke – University of Houston – football Ilaria Earl – University of Alabama – rowing

MAJOR AWARDS

SUPREME AWARDS

St Margaret’s College Award for Head Girl Ella Wells Lindo Cup for Academic Excellence in Year 11 Emma Taylor Deputy Principal’s Cup for Academic Excellence in Year 12 – IB Adeline Chau Deputy Principal’s Cup for Academic Excellence in Year 12 – NCEA Katie Ellis Watson Salver for Dedication and Commitment to the IB Programme Alexandria Bagot Marlene Bell Cup for Best All Round Year 12 Student Emily Stewart

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 Abida Denny MacBrayne Cup for Proxime Accessit (runner up to Dux) – IB Hanah Kim MacBrayne Cup for Proxime Accessit (runner up to Dux) – NCEA Juliet Samandari Virginia Christie Cup for Dux of St Margaret’s College – IB Kate Jenkins Virginia Christie Cup for Dux of St Margaret’s College – NCEA Georgia Lund

ACADEMIC

Faza Azharashid – International First Year Scholarship Lillian Fata – John Waller Memorial Scholarship Juliet Samandari – Engineering Top Scholars Hannah Marriott – Emerging Leaders

Academic Review ‘The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but creativity’ (Albert Einstein) has been the message that has been a common thread through the 2017 academic journey. The importance of the critical skills and creative, flexible thinking has been a feature of this year’s success. The student leaders, Abida Denny (Academic Prefect) and her Academic Committee, have done an exceptional job of leading peer tutoring, assisting during school interviews contributing to ‘SPEAK Week’, a wonderful new initiative combining several important areas of the school to provide a focus for the week. Teacher’s Day, another initiative, involved a Faculty Academic Assembly where Abida presented all the faculties with the equivalent of a Red and Green Workbar with an entertaining twist. Academic Honours have been regularly reviewed to provide the highest standard of academic recognition for senior students. This year, 13 students received their blazers at the time of achieving their points, in the second half of the year, enabling them to enjoy their Honours Blazers. Congratulations this year to Susannah Harper, Vivien Emilie, Alexandra Lay, Ashleigh Benson, Aisha O’Malley, Sujean In, Emma Taylor, Jemima Vaughn, Katie Ellis, Hanah Kim, Billie MacGibbon, Lulu Sullivan and Juliet Samandari (Reaward). Congratulations also to this years recipients of the Principal’s Outstanding Learning Awards: Hannah Seymour, Amelia Harris, Mia Wright and Holly MacDonald. Our teachers are constantly role modeling life-long learning with growth through professional learning and development, to ensure we are providing the best practice in classrooms. Alongside individual staff attending conferences and courses, there has been a consistent programme of professional learning

school-wide, presented through our regular Monday meetings and teacher only days. Exciting new developments in teaching and learning programmes are growing every year, within subjects, as our teachers review and challenge their course design to provide the most engaging, relevant learning. New opportunities introduced in 2017 have been Level 3 Business Studies, Year 8 and 9 Biotechnology, Year 9 Te Reo Maori and the introduction of all Year 9 students working through a personal inquiry which will lead to an evening of sharing with families. Planning is currently in place for a new Level 1 programme we have named EPIC - Empowered, Personalised, Inspired, Challenge. Learning will be contextualized across four subjects and built on a co-constructed programme with students and two teachers. This year has also seen the introduction of a combined St Margaret’s College, Christ College and Rangi Ruru Te Reo Maori evening course which has been positively received. Heads of Faculties are looking at creative ways to accommodate learning across curriculum areas with a range of assessment methods while retaining the integrity of both learning and assessment. Developing flexible approaches in learning supports our students to consider real-life situations with meaningful assessment opportunities to support existing programmes. This flexible approach to specific students’ learning strengths has also 32 students studying through outside providers, ensuring they stay connected with areas of passion. Continued exceptional standards in achievement in NCEA and IB, give us many reasons for celebration. Providing the regular academic pathways, along with new, flexibly planned programmes remains our focus to best support our girls to prepare them for their future. Jennie Nairn – DP Teaching & Learning

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We continued to try spectacularly hard to do the best we could to live up to the award as the year progressed. For some of us long nights followed long days and

International Baccalaureate Justin Trudeau, Canadian Prime Minister, Lupita Nyong’, actress with a starring role in ‘Twelve Years a Slave’, Dustin Moskovitz, Facebook co-founder, Julie Payette, former astronaut and now Canada’s Governor General, singer and songwriter Lorde (until the demands of recording and performing caused her to abandon her last year of high school … ). What do these people all have in common? They are all former International Baccalaureate students! Our own IB students of 2016 gathered for the graduation ceremony in February. Lauren TylerHarwood joined us as speaker, sharing some of her experiences from the time of completing her IB Diploma in 2012. Lauren attended the University of Auckland to study Law, Economics, and International Trade, then headed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade in Wellington on her way to further study at University of Canterbury this year. And the girls we honoured on that day? They are now finishing their own first post-IB year, in various places around the globe.

As November approached and the threat of externals came around, some of us eventually noticed that we had more credits than the universe has stars and so we decided to ease up a little and liberate some of the standards from the shackles of our future plans. The forces of reactionary conservatism looked on aghast, but they need not have since we had met the milestone and were ready to leap at the next set of possibilities.

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The year began exceptionally well. Dozens of us received our Silver Ties for achieving our NCEA level certificate endorsed with Excellence and some of us a Gold Academic Excellence Bar for having achieved way beyond the minimum. We wore these with pride, since they reflect a year long commitment to doing well across a large number of standards in a variety of subjects.

we presented our teachers with multiple practice essays to get feedback just to make sure we were on the path to glory.

Grant Belcher – DP Assessment and Reporting The Year 12 and Year 13 girls are now in the throes of their examinations; these inevitably are the major topics of conversation at the present time! As I reflect on how much these girls have achieved in the academic arena and beyond, I share with you some reflections from the Y13 girls this year. “The IB has made me realise what I am capable of achieving and how much I love to learn.” “The IB made me find the balance between passion and diligence in my studies.” “TOK helped me look at the world in a totally different way. I started questioning and asking why.” “It has definitely given me a more holistic view of the world. I now think deeper and also try to apply the knowledge I have gathered.” “My EE has helped me develop my motivation and enjoyment in doing work early and thoroughly” We applaud the girls for their efforts thus far and look forward, with real interest, to hearing news of the many successes to come. Beth Rouse – International Baccalaureate Coordinator

Library & E-Learning Centre Report It’s been another exciting and eventful year in the library! We have had our biggest library committee yet, consisting of 50 Year 7-13 members as well as our Year 5 Junior School committee. New and exciting events such as ‘World Book Night’ have meant that participation at the library has been at an all time high. An integral part of the library is the class visits that take place from the Pre-School up to Year 13. We work to foster a love of reading and learning amongst the youngest members of our school community as well as assisting seniors to research and reference effectively. We’ve had many initiatives in the library this year and among those was St Margaret’s inaugural ‘World Book Night’ celebration. Spearheaded by the senior members of the committee we had a lovely evening of book scattergories, book discussions and pizza. This was well received and hopefully will become an annual event held at the library. The largest event for the library was Book Week, an annual event celebrating books and reading which took place in Term Two. It was a week filled with lots of activities and competitions as well as an assembly where the library committee were able to share their love of reading with the whole school. A definite highlight was the dress up day and parade on the Friday where we were able to see lots of fantastic costumes as girls dressed as their favorite book character. Throughout the week we had the scholastic book fair running in the library and as a school community we spent over $3000 on books that will be read and loved at home. This event is very worthwhile to our school, and as a result we got to spend $1300 on new books for the library.

It has been a wonderful and memorable year in the library and I would love to thank my lovely library committee members for helping to make all of these wonderful events possible. We have missed Miss Coursey, who left at the start of the year to start her family and look forward to her return next year. I cannot close without thanking Mrs McKay, who has stepped into the role of Library and E-Learning Centre Manager, and Mrs Ward, for their tireless work and energy in ensuring everything is running as it should in the library. I know that I have captured many moments this year that I will treasure and I hope that every other member of our community has done the same! Juliet Samandari – Y13 Head of Library and e-Learning Centre Committee

Centre for Innovation

The Centre for Innovation has had a creative buzz all year. The Junior School continue to thrive on the use of specific digital tools that enhance their programmes. In Year 6, the girls have pioneered the process of learning to code and programming using the Hummingbird Kits. Students successfully managed to make their endangered animal have moving ears, wings, tails and flashing lights. The addition of the laser cutter has opened the design possibilities, particularly for our senior students involved in DVC, Digital Technology and Creative Design courses. The 3D printers have also been utilised to add another dimension and material for senior artists.

At the start of Term Three, we welcomed an additional staff member to the Centre for Innovation team. Audrey Campbell joins Felicity McKay and Linda Chong to work alongside students and staff in co-constructing engaging activities that enhance student learning.

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The Centre for Innovation values a hands-on approach where students get to learn through doing. We are integrating curriculum knowledge and providing students with the opportunity to think innovatively. Students are encouraged to ‘fail forward’. This concept gives students permission to fail and to recognise that this is a crucial step in the learning process.

Two new opportunities offered to the community are the Techsperts group aimed at 7-10 year old boys and girls after school on Wednesdays. This group has had an introduction to a range of tech activities. The other project is the robotic farm that we have named ‘Tech to Table’. A keen group of people from the wider community are constructing and programming a robot to plant and tend the raised garden bed at St Margaret’s College. We are looking to partner with businesses to enable our girls to stretch their minds and skill levels even more. Almost everything we use daily has an element of technology. Technology is disruptive, but it also provides us with a world of possibilities. Linda Chong – Head of the Centre for Innovation

Science Faculty Canterbury-Westland Schools Science and Technology Fair The following students gained Science prizes at the NIWA Canterbury-Westland Schools Science and Technology Fair. Hanah Kim

Senior Science First Prize NZ Microbiological Prize Alex Bagot Senior Science Second Prize Abida Denny Senior Science Third Prize NZ Institute of Chemistry Prize Holly Macdonald Best Application of Scientific Method

Biology Olympiad Tigerlily Perry gained entry into the Biology Olympiad tutorial programme last year. She worked through a large amount of online biology learning material, followed by further tests and successes and finally was invited to attend the week long training camps at Auckland and Massey University during the May holiday. Tigerlily was named as the reserve for the New Zealand Biology Olympiad team – a wonderful result. Katie Ellis, Samantha Capon, Sarah Cosgrove, Madison Dalgety, Cara Donaldson and Sujean In have gained entrance to the New Zealand Biology Olympiad Programme. These girls will work toward selection for the Biology Olympiad team in 2018.

Australian Chemistry Competition Distinction Year 11: Cara Donaldson, Rosa Dunlop, Petra Green, Sujean In, Maddy Kerr, Elise Mason, Ruby McCullum and Emma Taylor Year 12: Ashleigh Benson and Katie Ellis Year 13: Distinction: Vivien Emile and Hanah Kim Brain Bee Competition team: Ruby McCallum, Pieta Surridge, Madison Dalgety, Sujean In, Cara Donaldson, Elise Mason, Sarah Cosgrove Grace Flint, Maddy Kerr

High Distinction Year 11: Abigil Lai Year 12: Adeline Chau Year 13: Kate Jenkins

ICAS Science Congratulations to all students who entered the ICAS Science competition. The following students gained Distinction in the ICAS Science: Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10

Year 11

Year 12

Mia Fraser Claudia Rose Hundleby Janvi Puri Holly Whitaker Lucy Vaughan Rylie MacGibbon Lucy Jessep Grace MacMahon Ruby McCallum Abigail Lai Kaitlin Burden Ashleigh Benson

Brain Bee Competition Sujean In, Sarah Cosgrove, Grace Flint, Madison Dalgety, Pieta Surridge, Cara Donaldson, Elise Mason, Maddy Kerr and Ruby McCallum qualified and competed in the 2017 South Island round of the Australian and New Zealand Brain Bee in Dunedin. As part of the trip the girls also visited the Otago Museum and participated in a number of other activities as part of the competition. The highlight was the NEURO 101 laboratory session at the Otago University. Stacey Rod – Head of Science B students at Orana Park: Faza Azharashid, Livey Burns, Nicolette Oosterhuis

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Canterbury Science Fair: Abida Denny, Alex Bagot, Tigerlily Perr

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Y10 Science – Alyssia Nicolson and Anna Cropp

Hannah Kim – winner of Senior Science at Canterbury Science Fair

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Y7 Science in Hagley Park

Tigerlily Perry at the NZ Biology Olympiad training camp, Massey University

IB field study at Hanmer Springs: Aisha O’Malley, Izzie van der Hoorn

Year 9 Science

Language Faculty Chinese, Japanese, French and Spanish are taught from Year 1 to Year 13. In 2017, we shared some special moments, such as International Week, the China trip and exchanges with our sister schools in Japan and Chile. In truth, we share special moments every day, when the girls take the next steps on the way to becoming future global citizens. So what exactly did they do in class? Well… they talked about family and friends and where they live. Some discussed world history or current events. Others spoke about what Alliance Française Concours de Cuisine: Second place for the Year 10 team (Sophie Berrill, Feya Durkin, Elizabeth Cross and Sophie Benson)

Year 5 Chinese class performing at the Chinese Language Immersion Day

they do in their free time and how they earn pocket money. The girls learned about school, sport and festivals in other countries. Many sang and danced and even did some maths. The older students discussed global issues. Everyone watched movies. Some talked about health issues and other problems. The younger ones ran around the school, ate delicious food and had dress-up parties. All of them learned lots about English grammar - and had lots of fun. Stefanie Hossbach – Head of International Languages Year 3 girls dressed up ready for a Japanese festival

A group of Year 10 girls grocery shopping in Japanese

Year 11 Chinese students are making Chinese decorations on the Dragon-boat Festival day.

Chilean exchange students from St Margaret’s British School for Girls in Concón, Chile, sharing cultural practices in class.

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Competitions Well done to the following girls who did extremely well in the following competitions:

Otago University Junior Maths Competition Top 200 – top 7% of entrants Sujean In - Y11 Merit – top 15% of entrants Sabrina Wong – Y9 Elizabeth Cross – Y10

ICAS Distinction Mia Fraser – Y7 Claudia Hundleby – Y7

Bella Spear – Y8 Holly Whitaker – Y8 Hana Nakajo – Y9 Caitlyn Wickham – Y9 Elizabeth Cross – Y10 Lucy Jessep – Y10 Anna Wilson – Y10

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It is great to see so many smiling faces in all levels of Mathematics. We have had another fantastic year and are very proud of our girls.

Casio Senior Maths Competition Top 200 Adeline Chau – Y12

Australian Maths Competition Distinction Audrey Zeng – Y13 Adeline Chau – Y12 Ailing Liu – Y12 Caroline Pine – Head of Maths

English Faculty “Mā te rongo, ka mōhio; Mā te mōhio, ka mārama; Mā te mārama, ka mātau; Mā te mātau, ka ora.” -Through resonance comes cognisance; through cognisance comes understanding; through understanding comes knowledge; through knowledge comes life and well-being. English as a subject and a skill, allows us to understand the world and its people. It is important to note that the study of literature (prose, poetry, drama, film, etc.) is like any other subject; it attempts to understand a select piece of our world. However, in an increasingly digital age with falling ‘reading’ rates, as English teachers we often reflect upon the following: How do the youth of today think of literature? Are they convinced of the ‘life-giving’ power of literature? Of what relevance is this text to our world and the student’s life? As a Faculty, we pride ourselves on choosing texts that allow us to explore the depth and breadth of the human experience and the world. In our Middle School programmes, the English Curriculum is focused on learning for enjoyment, modern learning skills and English foundations. This includes looking at how to, read, view, interpret, and evaluate a range of spoken, written and visual texts. Strong global and multicultural influences are placed on topics and themes in these years.

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In Senior levels, students build upon skills learned in earlier years to analyse an author’s or director’s craft. Across these levels, students reflect upon the context of the text, appreciation of the author’s and director’s style, stylistic elements of genres, characterisation, narrative structures, and intertextuality. The focusing angle in our Senior courses is on how literature is not just about the story. What’s even more important is how we think about these texts and how and why they are created. Curriculum aside, there have been a lot of laughs in the English Faculty this year; the competitive mufti-day dress ups have become - ICONIC! This year we have welcomed two new staff members into the Faculty, Ms Sophie Beaumont (from Darfield High School) and Ms Rosemary McTaggart (who has taught in the United Kingdom and at Buller High School). Both have been incredible additions to our strong and passionate Faculty. Angee Robertson – Head of English

Debating

This year all of our debaters have been very busy, with dozens of girls competing in regular Thursday night Canterbury Schools Debating Council (CSDC) rounds, both at junior and senior level. We also fielded teams at both Quad competitions, and a Teacher vs Student debate where the appropriateness of disenfranchising the over 50’s was a hotly contested topic. Luckily, the students won with the argument that we couldn’t do without our wise elders. Throughout the year we have also run our usual Junior House Debating Competition. It was great to see so many new students give debating a go for their house, and there was such a great amount of talent to be seen each round. Well done to Kowhai for placing first in the competition. Our achievements in regional competitions include our Y10 Team 2 wining the Junior Regionals in August (Sophie Benson, Elizabeth Cross, Lucy Jessep). Our Y10 Team 1 won the CSDC Junior Competition in September (Hattie Compton-Moen, Grace McMahon, Zelle Logan and Lucy Jessep), beating the previously mentioned Y10 team in the final! Our Y12 team won the CSDC Senior Competition in September (Milly O’Brien, Aisha O’Malley and Ruby Anderson). These girls were also in the final of Senior Regionals competition back in March and did extremely well, but sadly lost in the final to Christ’s College. However, Milly O’Brien was selected to be one member of the Canterbury Debating teams to go to Nationals, and Aisha O’Malley and Ruby Anderson were named in a Development Squad. Congratulations also to the recipients of Arts Badges, Pockets and Honours in Oratory this year; this

requires not only excellent achievements, but also dedication, commitment and service. I also want to congratulate all the debaters at SMC from Year 9 to Year 13. Congratulations, girls, because debating takes courage, passion and most importantly, creativity. The sheer talent and dedication of the girls in debating at SMC never ceases to amaze me, and I cannot describe the immense feeling of pride I get from witnessing our girls grow in confidence, not only as debaters, but as young women. Our girls speak about our world with such great knowledge, understanding and compassion. It is going to be a pleasure to watch them take on the world.

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It is extremely difficult to describe in words what an amazing year St Margaret’s Debating has had. Our debaters have not only achieved highly, but have created a year of debating that has been creative, rewarding, explosive, inclusive and exciting.

When reflecting on SMC Debating in 2017, I have to express my gratitude to our Year 9 TIC, Ms McTaggart, who has supported our junior debaters in CSDC and held Debate Club for our Year 9s. Also my heartfelt thanks to Ms McLaughlin, who this year has not only taken on the role of new Careers Advisor, but has also managed to be an amazing source of leadership and support to myself and all the SMC debaters. As a Year 13 reflecting back on five years of debating, I realised just how much this sport (yes) has taught me. Debating has taught me how to speak with confidence; to adopt clarity and engagement in my presentation and belief in the content of my argument. However, a more surprising lesson that debating has taught me is, in fact, how to lose — and lose like a winner. I learnt that it feels better to lose a debate I felt passionate about, than to win one carelessly. Debating taught me that wins only feel good when you have people you care about by your side — that being part of a team is everything. And most importantly, debating has taught me that other people’s victories are not my failures. So here’s to another great year of SMC debating and to feeling like winners! Vivien Emile – Y13 Head of Debating

TOPICS

Myer’s Cup Speech Competition Toomer Trophy – Years 7–9 ‘Capturing the Moment’, ‘Grit’, ‘Making a Difference’, ‘Techno Girl’ Gosset Cup – Years 10–11 ‘Stranger than Fiction’, ‘I have Faith in that’, ‘Our Voices’, ‘She’s The Man’

FINALISTS

Myers’ Cup – Years 12–13 ‘Perfect’, ‘Artificial Intelligence’, ‘The Road Less Travelled’, ‘Get Off the Grass’ Lyn Kennedy Finalists Bella Harris, Cleo Nicholas & Monica Koleda-Yamamoto – Year 5 Iliana Sarri, Amelia Timiani-Dean, Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton & Grace Zhou – Year 6 Toomer Finalists (Years 7–9) Jordan Mealings, Sofia Blackburn, & Isabella Taylor – Year 9 Gosset Finalists (Years 10–11) Kate Marfell, Emma Taylor, & Ruby Williams – Year 11

WINNERS

Myers’ Finalists (Years 12–13) Milly O’Brien, Jemima Vaughan, & Georgia Lund – Year 13 Lyn Kennedy Cup: Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton – Year 6 Toomer Trophy: Jordan Mealings – Year 9 Gosset Cup: Katherine Marfell & Ruby Williams – Year 11 Myers’ Cup: Jemima Vaughan – Year 12 Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton

Jemima Vaughan

Jordan Mealings

On the morning of 25 May our Chapel Auditorium was filled with excitement and anticipation, as the School gathered for the annual St Margaret's Speech competition. Speech competitions are well established and respected at our school; each year, we are enthralled by our students, as they present entertaining, inspiring, at times challenging and at other times hilarious speeches. This year, we were very excited to welcome back Professor Ursula Cheer, the Dean of Law at University of Canterbury, to be our guest judge. It was clear from her comments, that she was was most impressed by the high calibre of the speeches and the fantastic talents of the girls. Ms Cheer, who is herself an exceptional debater and former legal adviser to the Prime Minister and to the Lord Chancellor in the United Kingdom was most impressed by all the finalists and chose the winners based on the speeches that had a strong argument, impressive presentation skills and audience engagement. I would like to especially thank all those people who made this competition happen. This acknowledgement includes our very talented musicians: Billie Leiataua, Natalie Hutton, Milly O’Brien and Ruby Williams who delighted us with stunning musical interludes. An appreciative thanks also goes to Ella Wells (Head Girl) and Abida Denny (Head of Academic) for acting as the MC for the occasion. Finally, thank you to the wider school community. We are very proud of the work done in the classrooms by the English Department teachers, ENSS teachers and the Year 5–8 teachers. Angee Robertson – Head of English Katherine Marfell

Ruby Williams

Creative Writing SEAGULLS

This silence around me.

Often children find our feathers, but forget to take them home.

It pushes me back, and when I want to scream my thoughts at the top of my lungs, it breaks. It disappears, and leaves me with my own voice bouncing back at me from these four walls, only to return and suffocate me again. And when I close my mouth, it becomes hard to open it, and the silence takes over again. Only, in my head, there is no such thing as silence. My thoughts explode with colour and vibrancy; they want to enter the world and make it something more… something better? Only, the silence forces my mouth shut, and in doing so, sucks all the colour from my world. So I try again; I shout. Loud and clear, wanting everyone to hear. Only silence suppresses my thoughts and confines them to my muted conscience. And after a while, I stop trying. I cannot keep going; I cannot shout out. No one is there to listen, and silence surrounds me once more. So I sit… and I wait. When the silence becomes unbearable; when it has leached into my very being, I reach over to my bag; I pull out my headphones and plug them in. And my world explodes with colour once more. The voices, the instruments they fill my head with a new sense of being. They wake me up, and push me forward, and when I start to sing along, the silence doesn’t retaliate. It sinks into the shadows and disappears, leaving me with music in my ears and a smile on my face. It takes me to a new place; to another world; where the silence is a thing of the past. I feel invincible like nothing could bring me down; I feel like I could do anything, and be anyone like I could fly across water on wings of silver, and no one and nothing, could ever bring me down. This silence. What silence? By Charlotte Shepherd – Y12

We are shooed away from every corner of our beach.

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SILENCE

Our elongated tongues swallow the air, taste hunger, encrust with salt. Our high-pitched squawks are misinterpreted. We subsist on scavenged food. Others come and go. We never leave. By Abby Mason – Y9

PLUM PUDDING It’s pier-side, is the house in which his story fruited. Like the plums creamed and sallow in his pudding the inside lives were pitted and bruised purple by the heigh-ho wind and rain. Not odd to this bird house, of weathered weatherboard and figure eight freight scrap of which the roof is fashioned. One day the family ran out of timber. Wood to burn, would if shown a blackened flint fume the most poor pauper’s chimney with mirth, birth illicit visages of a toy box privilege. At times like these, the mailbox was a graced statue and the wedge of bricks was a hedge of trees linking arms against the sea Spreading like a blanket across the glinted horizon, edged with a silvery lining that marks the end of some strange, droopy world. His childhood, adulthood, entire livelihood is parcelled with brevity, stamped in the red blood of many storms, many seasons, the exact same postcard horizon Forever framed in the gallery of his quiet thoughts. He dips his spoon into his pudding and pulls out a plum, pitted, creamed and sallow. He pops it against his palate. He drinks the cream. The clock ticks. His chair tocks. Outside the window the horizon is locked in the same configuration The pier, the sky, the heavy eyelid of the sun. By Tigerlilly Perry – Y13

PE / Health Faculty “In Health and Physical Education learning is achieved by accepting challenges in health-related and movement contexts, where students have the opportunity to reflect on the nature of well-being and how to promote it. As they develop resilience and a sense of personal and social responsibility, they are increasingly able to take responsibility for themselves and contribute to the well-being of those around them” (NZ Curriculum). With the ever-increasing demands of time and expectations of success in all areas of our students’ lives, our Faculty has a strong focus on the importance of students developing an appreciation and understanding of finding balance in their lives. We aim to teach and develop this through programmes which promote an appreciation for movement and mindfulness, in order to nurture their total wellbeing (social, mental and emotional, physical and spiritual). The unique nature of Physical Education is that we offer specialised teaching from the Pre-School through to Year 13. At all levels students participate in units which allow them to learn in, through and about movement. They learn to understand, appreciate

and move their bodies, relate positively to others and demonstrate constructive attitudes and values. Our subjects offer students opportunities to grow and develop self-awareness and self-responsibility in varied contexts to promote lifelong learning. Across year levels we are focussing on teaching the students the importance of looking after their whole self, this has been done through experiences in yoga, meditation, silence and stillness, recreational activities and growth and physical development activities. Some highlights from the year include: • Year 1 and 2 – Aquatics • Year 3 – Aquatics • Year 4 – Wheels and Gymnastics • Year 5 – Creative Movement and the incorporation of Te Ao Kori • Year 6 – Student led Sports Education unit • Year 7 – Creative movement unit • Year 8 – Change it Up • Year 9 – Experience This • Year 10 – Fit for Health and Skate Park • Year 11 – Self Defence Julia Madden – Head of PE and Health

Humanities And Social Sciences Faculty to Ballantynes, giving our students a real world encounter with accounting practices.

Term One was dominated by preparations for the Humanities Tour of the USA. This saw 25 students and three staff travel to North, South, East and West of the USA in a whirlwind two weeks, taking in incredible amounts of history and culture along the way. Olivia Wilson’s full report on the trip can be found elsewhere in the Yearbook, but thanks to Mrs Drayton, Mrs McDonald and Mr Walker for making this trip happen. Preparations are now at an advanced stage for the Classics trip to Greece and Italy, taking place in Easter of 2018.

Students have been active in competitions and challenges related to the curriculum. The high point this year was Alexandra Lay’s success in the Battle of Passchendaele Competition through the Ministry of Education. This involved her preparing a series of resources to help teach Middle School students about New Zealand’s costliest battle. Alexandra was awarded flights to Belgium to be part of the events marking the Centenary of the 1917 battle. Special mention is also given to Lucy Adams, whose efforts in the competition were highly commended. At the time of writing, we have several students entering the Just Talk Speech Competition, which involves students preparing and delivering speeches based on their understandings about justice issues learned in class.

Back on the local scene, different subjects carried out their regular field trips, including the regular Geography trips to study local coastal processes and the natural environment of the Southern Alps. The Art Historians made several trips to the Christchurch Art Gallery. Classical Studies students were also given the opportunity to attend the Classics Day at the University of Canterbury, where they experienced lectures and workshops to help their understanding of the Ancient World. These students achieved a second place finish at the UC Classics Quiz. They also visited the Teece Museum, which houses a number of inspiring ancient art works. In the Commerce area, Year 11 Economics students visited the Coca Cola Amatil bottling plant in Christchurch. They learned about how large companies make production decisions about resources, staff and marketing. There was also an Accounting class trip

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2017 has been another action-packed year for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Staffing-wise, we were very pleased to welcome Helen McDonald and James Evans into the Faculty this year. Mrs McDonald is the new Curriculum Leader for History and Mr Evans is teaching a combination of Economics, History and ENSS. 2017 has also seen the successful introduction of the Year 13 Business Studies course by Mrs Drayton, which allows students to explore some of the realities of running a business in New Zealand. In addition Mr Belcher has taught a new International Baccalaureate course called ‘Environmental Systems and Societies’, looking at environmental issues from scientific, ethical and societal perspectives. Chris Walker – Head of Humanities & Social Sciences

Alexandra Lay (second from right) in Belgium

Classics Students at UC

Coca Cola Bottling Plant

Creative Technology Faculty 2017 Highlights • Two students achieved highly at the Science Fair this year. Emma Taylor received University of Canterbury– Research & Innovation Award for the project with the most commercial potential and an award for Excellence by a Female Maori or Pacifica student. Holly Macdonald received three prizes; Best Project – Senior Girls – $120, first place for Y11–13 Technology – $150 and University of Otago Best Application of Scientific Method with an all expenses paid trip to Otago University working for one week with the students and professors. • Barbara Lee Materials Room dedication. • 2017 also saw our faculty change its name to ‘Creative Technologies’. The name change has come

about because of the wide range of contexts that are being taught through the technologies curriculum. Creative Technologies give students the opportunity to develop skills in creative thinking, problem solving, communication and collaborative work as a member of a team. Students have welcomed the new option of BioTechnology at Years 8 and 9. • The acquisition of a new Laser Cutter has enabled students to access a more diverse range of materials in their work. This technology opens a plethora of options for students in their creation of products and in their presentations. • Hosted TENZ/ICTE conference – the theme was ‘Technology: An Holistic Approach to Education’. Trudy Keys – Head of Techonology

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Learning Enhancement Faculty Whilst preparing this article, I could not help but look back at the 2016 year book. What struck me was the power behind the words of various contributors. One used words and phrases such as, “empowering our young women” to be “effective communicators, confident, collaborative, self managers and flexible, critical thinkers.” Another spoke of their programme focusing on wellbeing, “developing resilience and a sense of personal and social responsibility.” Regardless of the innovations of 21st century teaching and learning, what has not changed is the modern learning environment we seek to provide our girls. We want our girls to be happy, mindful, well-balanced and active contributors to the world in the future. This is the philosophy of Learning Enhancement. This Learning Enhancement Faculty, or ‘Leck’ as it has become fondly known, is very focused on building these qualities in our young women. Leck is now very much one of the central influences in many of our students’ learning journey. Just like the constant world-wide evolution of learning profiles and differences, our programmes and teaching staff are also constantly evolving and developing. Mrs Amanda Surridge joined us at the beginning of 2017. She has brought with her a wealth of knowledge about students who require learning support and is now our Head of Middle School Literacy. She is also the Gifted and Talented (GaTE) programme facilitator and is currently developing a positive, research-based programme for our gifted and talented girls. This involves informally meeting with girls on the GaTE register, as well as offering support for staff in identifying new students and differentiating within the classroom. Mrs Valerie Fitzgerald has joined us

as an experienced educator in learning support in the Middle School. Having led two learning support faculties in two previous schools, she certainly contributes significant wisdom and knowledge to our programme. Along with our wonderful Julie Ardagh, who oversees the Year 7 and 8 learning support programme, we are certainly very busy. Lillian Pickles continues to work in the Junior School and is providing excellent support for girls through the Reading Recovery programme. Teaching assistants continue to work in classes to support teaching staff across various subjects. We are very fortunate that right from the beginning our girls develop very strong relationships with this nurturing team and needs are catered for. This year we have been focusing on developing a specific programme for Year 9 and 10 students. The design of these Learning Enhancement Classes (LEC) is to help girls to understand their learning differences and assist them in ways to manage this. There is a strong focus on planning and organisation, revision skills, and strategies to support underpinning difficulties in areas such as auditory processing, working memory and processing. The girls love the environment and we have now started an extra voluntary lunchtime session for girls who wish to work on something specific. Alongside the small group tuition lessons the girls have, it is certainly a growing programme. Our international students continue to have excellent support from our International Dean, Chris Chambers and we now have Mrs Fiona Hartland working specifically on developing the girls’ English. Catherine Bell – Head of Leck Centre for Learning Enhancement

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International Future Problem Solving Competition We began our FPS journey in Term Four 2016, when we qualified for the international competition as NZ representatives for the FPSPI after placing 2nd in the National Finals. We then commenced our six months of hard work and training before our departure for the USA. Our topic was Biosecurity, and countless hours of work and study in and out of school time was put into the competition, with invaluable guidance from our coach Mrs Wyeth. Our first destination was Minneapolis, where we finalised research, adjusted to America and relaxed while we bonded as a team. We then began the drive to La Crosse, Wisconsin! As competitors, we experienced the life of a typical college student, as we stayed in their dorms and spent time on the university campus. The competition was held over several days and we were involved in various activities. We also got to meet our international buddies from Minnesota, many of whom we still keep in contact with today. The competition was hard work but rewarding, as we had dedicated over half a year

to these 2 hours in the booklet. We achieved an overall placing of 19th internationally; an achievement of which we are very proud. We then flew to Washington and experienced the culture within the Capital, which we’d only seen through a screen, including the White House, Smithsonian and Lincoln Memorial. It was a magical experience - especially the baseball game! We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our dedicated coach, Mrs Wyeth, and our card-enthusiast chaperone, Ms May. Mr and Dr Taylor did a huge amount for us, and were our ‘parents’ for the two weeks we were abroad and we appreciate everything they did behind the scenes as well. We also thank the many biosecurity experts who we had the privilege of learning from and a huge thank you to the school for giving us this opportunity. Lastly, a lot of love to our supporting family and friends, whom we couldn’t have made it without! Sarah Cosgrove – Y11, Sujean In – Y11, Rosa Pattie – Y11, Emma Taylor – Y11, Grace Flint –Y11

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The Year 11 Dance class began their year by learning a Musical Theatre performance piece inspired by ‘Mein Herr’ from ‘Cabaret’, before heading out in the sunshine to create their own site specific choreography. Term Two focused on learning about the stylistic features of contemporary dance and choreographing duets based on different types of relationships. The wonderful Miss Goldsworthy also visited us in class to teach a tap routine. Prior to this, only two students had learnt tap and we are very proud of the determination of the students to learning the routine to such a high standard. The Year 12 Dance class spent their year learning about post modern dance and creating group and solo choreography. The students learnt choreography inspired by Trisha Brown’s Newark and Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker’s Fase. Both choreographies challenged the students to analyze the stylistic features

of the choreography and reproduce them in their own performance. In Term Three, guest tutor Jackie Jones, taught the class a highland fling. This is a dance style that has not been previously included as part of our curriculum and one we hope to include in the future. The students were required to show their understanding of the dance style through their performance as part of our dance show.

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2017 has been another wonderful year for Senior Dance. This year students continued to be introduced to dance styles and important periods in Dance History that they had not experienced before. Dance students from Level 1 - 3 came together to perform in our annual dance show ‘Tihei Mauri Ora’. This show was well received by our audience and became one of the highlights of the year for Dance.

The Year 13 Dance students focused on solidifying their understanding of performance and choreography practices. Students are required to produce a dance to realise a concept. This is a huge body of work that draws on their previous and current learning to create and stage a dance. Many Sundays were spent in the dance studio developing and perfecting their choreography. The resulting choreographies were thoughtful, visually striking and of a very high standard. This year the students also learned about New Zealand dance history and how Maori culture and artists have positively influenced the type of work New Zealand dancers and choreographers are known for worldwide. We were lucky enough to have Old Girl Jessica Bucknell and her dance partner, Jeremy Hobbs come into teach a modern jive for the girls to perform as part of our dance show in Term Three. Candice Cain – Dance Teacher

Arts Faculty – Drama “Drama is an art form, a practical activity and an intellectual discipline highly accessible to young people. In education, it is a mode of learning that challenges students to make meaning of their world. A drama education which begins with play … Drama has the capacity to move and challenge values, cultures and identities.” – Drama New Zealand 2017 Drama and Theatre Arts at St Margaret’s College continues to thrive. Our curriculum Drama programmes in NCEA and International Baccalaureate offer our girls the opportunity to devise and create their own performance works. Students practically engage with theatre forms and texts from a variety of genres and traditions. Each class from Years 11-13 has the opportunity to perform to invited audiences in a range of contexts including performing to friends and family and to younger year groups within the school. In Term One the Year 12 NCEA class performed the comedy ‘Sure Thing’ by David Ives and the Year

12 Theatre Arts class performed ‘Chook Chook’ by Fiona Farrell. Term Three saw the Year 11 NCEA Drama classes perform in a festival of One Act plays by New Zealand Playwrights, they presented eight plays in total. Our IB Theatre Arts students also presented their assessment performances to receptive audiences in Term Three. ‘Love Through the Ages’ was performed by the Year 13 NCEA Drama class in Term Four and this was their final drama performance at St Margaret’s College. Megan Herd – Drama Teacher

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Visual Arts Artwork It has been a very successful year for students within the Visual Arts, we have had outstanding results in both IB Visual Art and NCEA. The Visual Arts Faculty continues to focus on students developing capabilities in critical and creative thinking as they learn to generate and evaluate knowledge, clarify concepts and ideas, consider alternatives and possibilities, and use these ideas to solve problems. Students are encouraged to apply this in all learning areas at school and to look towards their next challenges in tertiary study and the global context. The student Head of Visual Arts Olivia Pinckney and her deputy, Sophia Neill have worked diligently organizing art projects along with a new position; Nenah Milne as student Head of Design/Photography. Their roles have involved engaging and encouraging more students to become involved in the creative arts. The annual IB Exhibition in the Old Girls Atrium included Emma Fu, Alex Bagot and Nicolette Oostehauis showcasing a series of works in a range of media. Most of the work sold to various staff, parents and public.

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The Senior Art Exhibition presented 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 of the Visual Arts students. The school’s permanent art collection continues to grow with the selection of 12 new works from students across a range of year levels from the junior, middle and senior school. These have been professionally framed and will be going on display throughout the school in Term Four. This has been a new initiative to showcase the talent of young artists at SMC and is set to continue over the next few years. The Visual Arts Faculty has worked diligently to contribute and enhance the profile and appreciation of art at St Margaret’s which has been due to the dedication and commitment of the students in painting, printmaking, design and photography. Callum Arnold – Head of Visual Art

Year 7– 8 Visual Art Kate van Peer – Y8

Gene Krairiksh – Y8

Maia Godfrey-Chatterton – Y7

Mikaela Bruce – Y7

Sophie McGhie – Y7

Emily Forrest – Y8

Anna Marra – Y7

Lauren Healey – Y8

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Georgiana House – Y8

Year 9 – 10 Visual Art Zelle Logan – Y10

Feya Durkin – Y10

Sophia Lawrence – Y10

Isla Fulton – Y9

Paris Armstrong – Y10

Caitlin Rea – Y9

Maddie Thorley – Y9

Hana Nakajo – Y9

Year 11 Visual Art Mizuki Nagatakidani

Eva Jackson

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Henrietta Bullen

Lucy Ryan

Elise Mason

Ruby McCallum

Henrietta Bullen

Ruby Williams

Elise Mason

Rebecca Yan

Hannah Smith

Year 12 – 13 Visual Art Sarah Bassett – Y13

Gabrielle Zelter – Y13

Tara Keenan – Y12

Olivia Pinckney – Y13

Sophie Holland – Y13

Felicity Hamilton-Hill – Y12

Hattie Richards – Y12

Lulu Sullivan – Y13

Hannah Marriot – Y13

Sophie MacGibbon – Y12

Year 12 – 13 Design Charlotte O’Brien – Y12

Ellen O’Malley – Y12

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Tori Bayliss – Y13

Emily Taunt – Y12

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Sophia Neill – Y13 Victoria Wells – Y12

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Emma Clarke – Y13

Year 12 – 13 Photography Tara Keenan – Y12

Samantha McDonnell – Y13

Ella McIntosh – Y13

Ella Hesselwood – Y12

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Saskia Houchen – Y12 Rosie McCarthy – Y12

Year 12 – 13 IB Visual Art Alex Bagot – Y13 IB

Nicolette Oostehauis – Y13 IB

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Sophie McClean – Y12 IB

Emma Fu – Y13 IB

Molly Mackenzie – Y12 IB

Minji Kim – Y12 IB Sophie Ferguson – Y12 IB

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Pre-School 2017 was another year full of new events and new people at the Pre-School. Emily-Kate, a newly qualified teacher, joined our teaching team and we introduced a new dance class into our programme. The children have loved visiting Stacy in the dance studio and learning new moves, as well as developing their own freestyle movement to music. This year we invited parents to join us for an open afternoon so their children could demonstrate a variety of activities that are a regular feature of our week. Parents watched the children use the Beebots, play Letter Bingo, join in a music session and participate in our morning greeting.

In November this year we loved being part of the Junior Athletics and the children raced down the track in their own series of races as well as trying a variety of field events. The Pre-School children then encouraged their Mums, Dads and Grandparents to have a go in the adults’ race. We have also enjoyed being invited to Junior School performances, having the ‘big girls’ come and teach us languages and have been VERY willing participants in the Year 3 biscuit testing inquiry. Life at the Pre-School has never been busier or as much fun for us all. Sue Gleeson – Director of Pre-School

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Year 1 Technology unit – designing a biscuit for the pre schoolers

Favourite Book dress up day

Julia, Isla, Chyna, Isabelle, Atanui and Claire learning how to be REDS girls

Atanui, You You and Annabel at the Art Gallery

Mackenzie, Aaliyah, Harriet and Methuli reading to Harriet’s dog ‘Bunny’

Omega with her grandparents on Grandparents’ Day

Matipo girls enjoying House Day. Mackenzie, Annabel and Hannah

Swimming Sports

Year 2 Enjoying Autumn

Belle and Alice making slime

Beatrix with the beetbot

Book Character Dress Up Day

Yan Yan and Alice on Grandparents’ Day

Hollie with her parents at Celebration of Learning

Year 2 swimmers

Isobel the leprechaun!

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Year 3 Book Character Dress Up Day

Learning about caring for our 50 baby salmon from Mr Robinson (Fish and Game)

We visited the Canterbury Aero Club to listen to Mr Grace, an Air New Zealand pilot

Sustainability Dress Up Day

Year 4 Waggle Dance

At one with nature in Hagley Park

Christmas tradition Kotane Willowbank

Studying bees with Dr Chapman

The paper plane face off

Camp at Living Springs

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Year 6 – Celebration of Learning The Year 6 students benefit hugely from the teaching and learning provided by specialist teachers. These highly skilled teachers bring out the best in their curriculum area for your girls. This year the work taught by specialist teachers have included: Art (Ms Burhkuhl), Science (Dr Millican), Robotics (Ms Chong), Filming, QR Coding and Blackout Poetry (Miss McKay). Ms Valerie Humrich, a third year Teachers’ College student, introduced

Story Board to the girls and also began the writing process for the Novel Study. What your daughters’ learning shows is a deep cross-curricular integration. This is possible as a result of collaborative planning between teachers. This year’s Junior School Production, ‘Museum Alive!’, is based on the Year 6 inquiry, ‘A lot to lose for so little’, studied in Term One. Paula Sheldon – Year 6 Teacher

The Junior School have had opportunities in the Arts this year.

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The Year 1-4 students were visited by NZ singer/ songwriter Kath Bee in Term One. Kath brought along her guitar, dressed in a bumble bee skirt and sang many of her original songs to the girls. They enjoyed singing and dancing with her. NZ Opera came in March to perform a memorable adaption of Don Pasquale for the Year 3-8 girls. Year 1 and 2 choir have performed in two chapel services. They always win the audience over! Our Year 3-6 choir rehearse once a week and sing a variety of songs throughout the year. They performed enthusiastically in the Christchurch Schools’ Music Festival in October. Imogen Masters (Y5) successfully auditioned for the Junior Special Choir and sang beautifully.

The Year 3-5 girls have continued their excellent progress on the violin this year. The Year 3’s love to play Twinkle Twinkle, the Year 4’s are working towards Jingle Bells, and the Year 5’s are playing rounds and Vivaldi. The whole of the Junior School has been part of the Kapa Haka group this year. The Year 4-7 girls performed with enthusiasm and skill on multiple occasions including at the Tuhono Kapa Haka Festival. We are thankful to Sonny for his expert tuition.

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Junior Performing Arts

The Year 6 Art class have been focusing on a theme of portrait this year. They have integrated drawing, collage, painting, photography and digital technologies to create meaningful artworks about themselves and the world around them. This year they have also produced short moving image artworks based on the animated films of NZ artist Len Lye. Sam Bates – Junior School Performing Arts Teacher

Artwork by Christina Vassilieva, Year 6

Junior School Production The whole Junior School performed ‘Museum Alive!’ in front of two big audiences. This show was an original play devised by Junior Performing Arts teacher, Sam Bates, Junior Choir and Music teacher, Rachel Wilford. Senior Drama teacher, Elayne Buckler, wrote the script. The play was inspired by the Junior students’ studies about endangered animals and a growing global awareness of the environmental issues facing our planet. New Zealand singer-song writers wrote many of the songs. All the hard work in rehearsals paid off in the students’ brilliant performances. The girls enjoyed the

experience of performing for an audience with stage lights, microphones, makeup and costumes. The audience were taken on a magical journey around the world via a globe found in the museum and they learned about the animals’ stories through song and dance. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the show and they were moved by the very strong message that was communicated. The Junior School is thankful to all the parents, teaching and workshop staff who helped with costuming, set and backstage. Sam Bates – Junior School Performing Arts Teacher

Once again, the Junior School is a testament to the passion and commitment shown by our girls who participate in the variety of codes offered at school – cheerleading, gymnastics, cross country, hockey, netball, swimming, equestrian, to name a few. This year, we were excited to add more sports to our repertoire. A ski team was entered into the Independent Primary Schools Ski Competition at Porters Ski Field. The entrants were made up of a team of four from any Year group from Year 1-8. Our team was placed 6th overall! A mighty achievement! Congratulations to Libby Mounce, Sophie Mounce, Angelina McCullough (Year 5) and Lucy Holdaway (Year 4). Congratulations also go to our Year 6 netball team who were successful in making it to the Canterbury Zones netball competition. They were first equal in their wins, but on count back placed second overall.

All our teams represented our school extremely well in fair sportsmanship, team spirit and pride. It was a great day for all the girls involved and the smiles and enjoyment that the girls were having was obvious. Thanks go to the managers of our teams, especially Belinda Charteris and Rhonda Blair. The encouragement and guidance that you provide is hugely appreciated.

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Junior Sport

Added to this was our winter sports programme. Nearly all our Year 3-6 students were involved with this, with some of our students participating in both codes! This is a great example of our ‘Big Sister, Little Sister’ programme within our school. Having our older students being role models, coaches and mentors has a tremendous effect on our girls in the school. Without parental support and encouragement, these weekend and after school sports would not be possible. Julie Calder – Head of Junior School

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7ENSS (English and Social Sciences) Being in Year 7 ENSS is an experience we will never forget! It has been an action packed year from when we walked through the SMC gates to our first Middle School Prize Giving. Our first experience of being in the Chapel was the welcoming powhiri for all newcomers. An amazing experience. Our first day continued in a whirlwind; meeting the teachers that would be our tutors for the next four years, getting our diaries and timetables, and beginning to make some lifelong friends. Soon enough it was time to leave and we were all tired but ready to tackle the next day. In Term One we explored a book called the Matchbox Diary, a story about a boy who immigrated from Italy to New York. He wasn’t able to write so he put trinkets into matchboxes that represented special memories in his life. This led to our first experience with 3D printing, designing, prototyping and problem-solving to create an object that represented a memory special to us. This was a challenging and fun part of ENSS. The fun continued in Term Two when we completed a survival unit. This was another busy term

Mia Fraser, Emily Harris, Tessa Sitjes and Hannah Wylie

researching people with inspiring stories of survival, reading survival themed novels, writing journal diaries recounting our amazing stories after being stranded on a deserted island and creating a 3D island using Tinkercad. Luckily we all survived the first half of the year! Term Three was all about animals. The highlights for the term was making and selling delicious cupcakes to raise money for the SPCA, getting to meet Ellie a therapy dog and of course the two guinea pigs who visited from the SPCA. Oh, we did do some reading, writing and research too. The year flew by and to finish we learnt about creating a business as we worked towards selling our goods and services at the SMC Year 7 Market Day. Sponge the teacher, lip scrubs, sweets, lemonade, fudge, honey, games, popcorn, candy, cookie dough, pet treats and so much more. The 10 periods a week of 7ENSS helped us to make new friends and discover many new and interesting learning experiences. Emily Harris – Y7, Tessa Sitjes – Y7

Kids’ Lit Quiz Our Year 7 Lit Quiz team tested their knowledge of books and literature, competing against 72 teams in the Canterbury heats. Competition was fierce and our team can be very proud of their result, placing 4th. It was a great learning experience and we loved being able to socialise with children from other schools. We are incredibly happy with our result, being the highest scoring team and although we did not win a spot prize, we got a stack of books as the prize for 4th. Can’t wait for next year’s competition!

Hannah Wylie – Y7

This year was one to remember, wild ride of things to do, Self management, Chapman and Withers that one’s for you! Way back at the beginning, We went on camp, We got to know each other, Just a little more on each hike or tramp, If Paul didn’t tell you, Suck it up princess! You weren’t doing it right, After dinner they told a horror story and we all got a fright, Adventures and friendship, Could be found on this trip, By the time we got back, Our ties with each other had strengthened a bit, Next came speeches, While some of us were nervous Some of us were not, But no matter how we felt we all gave it a shot, We talked about making a difference and capturing the moment,

Grit and how to be a techno girl, But term two was over in a whirl, Kaitangata Twitch, Was a favourite for all, It took up a whole term, Sometimes creepy and magical

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We watched the series, Cliff hangers were everywhere, When we watched the final episode, Everyone made sure to be there, Term Three was the start of a new project, This time it was competitive, And we all worked hard, Everyone played their personal trump card, The ideas were amazing, But in the end the winners were chosen, From tables to phone cases, So many people showed so much devotion, It’s the end of the year, We’ve all learnt so much, Soon going to high school, We will all keep in touch! Bella Spear – Y8, Holly Whitaker – Y8

Georgina House, Holly McMahon, Caitlin Parrett and Holly Whitaker

Kids’ Lit Quiz Our Year 8 team competed in the annual Lit Quiz this year. This fun competition tests the knowledge about all things related to books and literature. With 72 teams competing, our Year 8 team should be very proud of their results. This year’s Lit Quiz was an exciting challenge for both teams. Beforehand we trained and read and ate some chocolate to prepare ourselves. The day came and we were in the Cobham Intermediate hall. The hubbub of

72 teams was in the air. As our specialty section, we chose ‘pigs’, an odd choice but one we were confident in. The quiz started. The questions were challenging and by halftime we were mentally exhausted. Georgia House won $5 and a pack of goodies from Whitcoulls for answering a question that our quizmaster had asked in the WORLD finals last year. We dived back in and at 1:30 the competition wrapped up. Out of 72 our team came 24th! We were very proud of the efforts each of us made towards the team. Not even the rain could dampen our spirits! Holly Whitaker – Y8

Performing Arts Showcase The Performing Arts are a vital part of St Margaret’s. Through this the girls create new friendships, develop collaborative skills and immerse themselves in the wonderful world of performance in a supportive and creative environment. We are excited to see the Middle School Arts programmes continue to flourish.

Middle School Arts Committee. Hattie Compton-Moen, Feya Durkin, Katie Gluyas, Alice McLeod, Sophie Lanyon and Bianca Koleda– Yamamoto have done a fantastic job in their role of promoting and supporting the arts for our Year 7-10 girls this year. In Term Two they organised a very successful Cushion Cabaret to ‘Make the Middle School Great Again’ which filled our Ngaio Marsh Theatre and raised nearly $300 for Maddie Collins. The girls also contributed in creating incredible rugby boot centrepieces for the Steve Hansen fundraising dinner.

Middle School Pop Company. This year The Pop Company was led by the Head and Deputy of Dance, Mandy Manson and Faza Azharashid. Year 7-9 students learnt dances to their favourite pop music and performed in the Twilight Concert, Cushion Cabaret and the Performing Arts Showcase. The Pop Company is a fun and relaxed opportunity for all girls.

Middle School Vocal Group. This is an all-comers- welcome choir for students from Year 7-10 who met once a week. This year they worked on three part harmony and building a repertoire of popular music. They performed at the Middle School Cushion Cabarets and the Arts Awards.

Middle School Dance Company. The Dance Company has been in full flight this year.

Performances included the Old Girls Assembly, NCEA Dance Night, Performing Art Showcase, Cushion Cabaret and the debut of a classical contemporary piece in collaboration with the SMC String Orchestra who gracefully played live for the occasion. The company was invited to perform in Bouncing to Bulgaria where they presented two of their choreographies.

Middle School Drama. Middle School Drama has been on fire this year and interest in Drama is going from strength to strength. The Middle School Drama groups, run by our inspiring Senior Drama Leaders, developed new skills while exploring theatre games and scripts. The Middle School Theatresports team performed at the Cushion Cabaret, competed in the regional Theatre Sports Competition in November with great skill, poise and much hilarity, and performed at the Middle School Arts Awards Assembly for the first time. A group of outstanding drama students also performed as part of The Gruffalo story for the Walking Festival at Bottle Lake Forest during the October holidays. Many of our Middle School students have achieved outstanding results with their Speech and Drama exams.

J-Rock.

As part of their Performing Arts classes, our Year 8 students learnt a stunning choreography based on ‘Inclusiveness in Dance’ for their J-Rock performance at the Horncastle Arena and brought home nine awards! Sarena Tokena – Drama Teacher Rachel Wilford – Music Teacher Stacy Goldsworthy – Dance Teacher

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William Pike Challenge This year we were fortunate enough to take part in the William Pike Challenge. The William Pike Challenge is a challenge that encourages young kids to step out of their comfort zones by doing lots of new things. It is divided into three categories: community service, passion project/new activity and outdoor activity. Outdoor activity involved doing five activities, which we did on our awesome camp at Glenroy Lodge. We abseiled, slept in tents, walked through the Rakaia Gorge, went tramping and made rafts. We had to do 20 hours of a new activity, which we could mix up to do a variety of different things. Some people

learnt origami, how to play new musical instruments, how to knit and many more new activities. Along with this, we had to do 20 hours of community service. This was a very difficult but rewarding part of the challenge. We loved seeing the people who benefited from our work and it really showed us how lucky we are to be in the position we are. Overall, the challenge taught us new skills, introduced us to exciting new activities and most importantly, showed us the benefit to both sides when giving a helping hand to people who really need it. Holly McMahon –Y8, Georgiana House –Y8

Outdoor Activities – Abseiling – Jemma Burrowes and Amelie Lewis

Community Service – Bake sale for World Vision Pacific Water Project

Passion Project – Gabrielle Kitley – Interior Design

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Year 8 Camp – Glenroy Camp Imagine being suspended 30m off the ground. You're dangling off the edge of a cliff with a rushing stream below you. The only thing stopping you from slipping is a 3cm wide rope. This is going to be a challenge. You start to slide down the cliff, but still you hold onto the rope for dear life. Soon, you are half way between the ledge at the top of the cliff and a babbling stream below. You want to give up and just go home, the fear

of heights taking over your body. But you won’t give up and you can't give in. As you get closer and closer to the bottom, more cheers surround the scenery. They yell your name, boosting your confidence. You reach the bottom, so proud of yourself that you made it. Grit and determination were essential for Year 8 to ‘capture our moment’ abseiling at Washpen Falls. Bess Gallagher – Y8

This year we tried something completely different for camp. We had an in-school version.

to kayaking, designing a gratitude journal to getting to know Christchurch.

This meant the girls went out and about each day between 9am and 3pm. Every Year 9 student could go home to her comfy bed each night.

The Amazing Race proved to be a very popular event. The girls in teams were given a number of challenges in various locations to complete. Busking to raise money proved popular as did interacting with others in the community. My favourite part of this was the random acts of kindness the girls were asked to do - whether it was to gift money to a charity, buy a kiwi souvenir to give to a tourist or pre-paying for a stranger’s coffee - the idea was to spread joy and I think we can say we achieved this!

The girls also got the chance to be mixed up and work in different groups with different teachers. This was a highlight of the camp for many as they spent time in their tutor group, House group or English and Social Sciences (ENSS) class. Christchurch turned on the weather and we were able to enjoy many sights and activities from surfing

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Year 9 Camp

Y9 students

Year 10 Rite Journey It has been another fantastic year for the Rite Journey programme. We had five classes with students full of confidence and willingness to embrace the programme. 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 five day camp week that has included the now infamous Abyss Challenge and the 18 hour solos, service to the community, learning how to surf and completing a First Aid Course. Congratulations to Ms Vesty’s class who won the Health Challenge competition with an outstanding performance. This year, again, proved that Year 10 students are very creative and produced outstanding performances. This year’s topics included perspective and choice, strategies for teens dealing with stress, what motivates us to succeed, standards and expectations of a SMC girl and being MY own best self. A big congratulations to Elizabeth Cross whose design won the 2017 Rite Journey graduation badge competition. “My design has two mountains as I wanted to show the challenges that life presents to us, and how it is possible to overcome them if

you put your mind to it. This message has really been shown in the Rite Journey this year because we have had a lot of challenges that require persistence, such as the mentor challenge and juggling. Because there is a second mountain after the first, it shows that even when we think we have accomplished everything, there sometimes is still more we can do to become better. It is always important to strive for more and to be the best you can be. I have shown a ‘climber’ at the start of their journey because the Rite Journey is a program that introduces us to the responsibilities of growing up. Although we are nearing adulthood, we have a long journey ahead of us before we are truly ‘grown-up’, just like the climber in the badge. I chose the colours of blue and pink merged together to make purple, because in the Rite Journey we focused on gender stereotypes and why they shouldn’t exist because anyone can do anything. Lastly, I chose the circular badge because to me a circle encompasses acceptance which has been a key theme in the Rite Journey – accepting everyone regardless of whoever and whatever they believe in.” Elizabeth Cross. Lisa Williams – Year 10 Dean

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Year 12 IB Camp What is IB camp? An exploratory experience integral to the completion of the Diploma Programme! Day one started with a Theory of Knowledge (TOK) session at the library, debating the safety of hot pools. Then we were quickly into some intensive literary analysis back at the Lodge. Lunch, then off to the stream study, collect and document samples of insect life in different areas of the stream. This was a fun activity for us as we got to get a bit messy in the stream as we collected the samples. Many of us were shocked to find out just how many insects can be found in the stream. Over the next two days, we studied the heavy use of pseudo-science in our society, and used this knowledge to create advertisements for pseudoscientific products. On the last night, Mrs Rouse rewarded our hard work with a fun trip to the Hanmer Springs hot pools, after which we explored the town and had some dinner. All in all, IB camp is an experience we will never forget! Neena Hill – Y12, Sophie Ferguson – Y12

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Pegasus Bay-watch

Water we doing now?

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Geography Field Trips

Getting hooked on geography

Who said Birdling’s was Flat?

Mountains aren’t just funny, they are hill areas!

Hanging out with the locals

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Year 12 PE Camp The Year 12 Physical Education class headed to Lake Clearwater in March to compete in an Amazing Race. These two days based in one of the most beautiful parts of the South Island tested the girls’ physical stamina, mental determination, tenacity and perseverance. The focus of the camp was group processes – how groups or teams form, develop and function. The girls competed in a variety of events – scavenger hunts, rafting, mountain biking, hiking, map reading and creative challenges such as building rafts. Many points were won and lost along the way and roadblocks were available but never used.

Two teams competed in the Amazing Race – The Care Bears and the Assassins. Each had their strengths and each team was categorized according to this. The Assassins jumped to an early lead in the race, but the Care Bears later came back and pushed through a massive mountain biking leg to take the lead. Day Two proved to be the leveler with the race being drawn for the first time in Year 12 PE history. Every member of each team left Lake Clearwater tired, satisfied, and rich with knowledge and experience from the camp. Paula Vesty – PE Teacher and Year 12 Dean

Care Bears’ Motto – ‘We’re fluffy but fierce’

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What a difference a day makes, from our beautiful Friday afternoons of sunshine surfing, to our two day camp where we were faced with a cold, cold front, but some sweet, sweet waves and the opportunity to continue developing and demonstrating the skills the girls had learned previously. The girls participated in four Friday afternoon surfing sessions at Summer beach and their skills improved tenfold. The constant enthusiasm and willingness to challenge themselves and give anything a go was impressive. The Year 13 PE class certainly demonstrated determination and focus to achieve as well as they did over the five sessions and during the two day camp.

The girls worked to challenge themselves, some working hard to stand up and consistently catch waves on their own, and others pushing it out the back and dropping down the face of some clean, sweet waves. It was fantastic to watch. It was a physically challenging, yet enjoyable camp and each of the girls should be proud of the learning that took place over the course of the unit. We have some awesome surfers in the group and I hope a number will continue hanging ten for a number of years to come.

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USA Humanities Trip On 8 April at 3:10am we set off for the adventure of a lifetime, flying from Christchurch to Sydney then to Los Angeles. With a total of 15 hours flying time, we were glad to make it to LA. For the first day the group split up, half of us going to Disneyland and the other half going on a Hop-on-Hop off bus around LA. The Disneyland girls explored California Adventure Park and Disneyland, enjoying the ‘happiest place on earth’. The LA bus girls got to see the Hollywood Walk of Fame and some landmarks like Beverley Hills and Sunset Boulevard. Day two in LA consisted of a trip to Santa Monica, where we got to do some shopping, relaxing on the beach and visiting the Santa Monica Pier, which was full of the buzz of live music, performers and great views out to sea. That night we flew from LA to New York. The first day in New York we were all feeling a bit jetlagged but excited to see the city that never sleeps. The group split in two for a visit to the Natural Museum of History or Metropolitan Art Gallery and a stroll through Central Park. We had a guided tour around the neighborhood of Harlem and got to ride the subway. The next day in New York included the 9/11 Twin Tower Memorial Museum, a trip to the Statue of Liberty on the boat, more shopping time, The Bronx Tale Broadway show and taking in the night time buzz in Times Square. This was definitely a highlight. We had an early morning train

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to Washington DC, which included getting to witness Pennsylvania Station in rush hour. Washington DC was a bit quieter than the previous places but had the most amazing buildings. While in Washington we got to do a bike tour of all the National Monuments including the Abraham Lincoln monument. We also visited the Capitol Building, Library of Congress, the Smithsonian and the Newseum. As well as getting to eat out at Hard Rock and to have some relaxed time to look around the city and shop. At 4:30am we left Washington bound for Atlanta and heading into the South. Once in the South we definitely could feel the change. Everything was quieter, the people were so friendly and this seemed like true America. While in Atlanta we visited the Olympic Park and got a tour of the CNN headquarters. On our last day in Atlanta, we visited the Ebenezer church for the Easter Sunday service. It was amazing to see how passionate and energetic they all were and we felt so welcomed. We did lots of singing and dancing, and also paid our respects at Martin Luther King Jr’s grave site. We then hopped on the bus bound for Montgomery and into the state of Alabama. Montgomery town was very quiet but was the true South. We visited the Rosa Parks Museum and Civil Rights Memorial and Centre. We enjoyed meeting the people of the South

When we arrived in Selma we were surprised to find that it is still a very segregated town. We took part in a non-violence workshop where we talked and learned problems in society and had a guided tour of Selma. We witnessed so much history and walked over the Edmund Pettus Bridge where the events of 1965’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ and ‘Turnaround Tuesday’ took place. Our last stop in the south was Birmingham, where we stayed in the famous Tutwiler hotel and got to eat at John’s Diner – famous for its deep fried chicken waffles. We looked around the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute and got to go inside the 16th Street

Baptist Church, the sight of the 1963 Sunday School bombings that killed four girls. That evening we bussed back to Atlanta in time for the Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals baseball game. From there we took our final domestic flight across the country to San Francisco. San Francisco was the last stop on the tour and we took a trip out to Alcatraz Island and got to spend some time along Pier 39. The last day in the USA included a bike tour to the Golden Gate bridge and along the rolling streets. Some girls biked across the bridge. That afternoon was spent time doing some long-awaited shopping and encountered an Earth Day Pro-Science march. It was then goodbye to the USA and homebound for Christchurch, after an an 8-hour stopover in Sydney.

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and looking at the riverboat on the Alabama river. We went to Dexter Ave, King Memorial Baptist Church and traveled along the path of the Selma voting marches, stopping at the Lowndes County Interpretive Centre to gain more information about important Civil Rights protests.

Whilst away we meet so many interesting people, saw so many amazing things and took a step into American History. Olivia Wilson – Y11

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China Trip In the April holidays, a group of six Chinese language students were given the wonderful opportunity to travel to China for two weeks. We visited seven different cities across different regions and provinces of China, each with their own different culture and society. Our first stop was Beijing, where after nearly 24 hours of travelling, we visited the Olympic Village and the Summer Palace, as well as The Forbidden City, and the Great Wall. We later took an overnight train to Xi’an, where we cycled the city wall, tried ‘Hot Pots’ and many different kinds of dumplings and visited the Terracotta Army Museum. We then flew to Chengdu, where we were given the amazing opportunity to volunteer at a Panda Reserve in Dujiangyan over the Easter weekend. We were given tasks such as cleaning out the enclosures and breaking up bamboo and making panda-cakes for them to eat. We were also given pieces of bamboo, which we were allowed to feed to the Pandas ourselves! We then went back

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to the city of Chengdu, where we went shopping at an Ancient Shopping street and watched a famous Face-Changing show. We visited the Sanxingdui Museum, and learnt a lot about the history and culture behind the area. We got to try Sichuan cuisine, famous for its’ spiciness. Most of the other girls didn’t like it, but I found the food to be very delicious. The next morning we took the train to Chongqing, where we visited a smaller city called Wulong. We visited a park called Fairy Mountain and some large gorges. It was raining very heavily and we all got soaked, but I found it very fascinating to walk through the gorges and see all of the scenery and hear all of the history behind them. We returned to Chongqing the next day, and boarded a river cruise along the Yangtze River for three days. Each day, we took an excursion off the boat to a different place. We visited a small town and their Ancient Pagoda, we also took a small trip on some smaller boats

The last excursion was on the final day, when we disembarked from the boat. We visited the famous Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River learned all about how it was built and how it worked. We then travelled into the city of Yichang. They considered it to be a ‘small’ city but the population was still over four million people. We boarded a bullet train, and although it was going very fast, it still took us 8 hours to arrive at our next, and final, destination; Shanghai. Shanghai was very modern, there were lots and lots of skyscrapers and while walking on the street, I saw electronic signs that

gave information on things like the weather or the stock market. We visited the Shanghai Tower, the second tallest building in the world, and took a fast elevator up the tower, above 120 stories. We had a view of the whole city and learnt a lot about how Shanghai is developing to be a modern, futuristic city. Later that night, we took a nighttime cruise along the river and got to see the beautiful Shanghai skyline, all bright and lit up. On the last day, we visited Nanjing Road, a very famous shopping street, as well as the Cheng Huang Miao markets, before flying to Guangzhou and back to Christchurch.

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to a natural river canal, surrounded by tall mountains, where we were educated by some knowledgeable local guides on their culture and what it was like to live on the mountains. They then performed a song and dance from their local area, which I found to be very entertaining to watch.

This was an amazing trip and I loved learning about the Chinese culture and all about China. I want to thank everybody involved with organising the trip. I know that one day I would love to return to China. Scotia Keen – Y13

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Antipodeans Abroard – Thailand & Laos During these April school holidays, a group of 16 Year 11 and Year 12 St Margaret’s students, Kathryn Gray, Lisa Williams and an Antipodeans leader departed on a three and a half week expedition to Thailand and Laos. Through the Australasian expedition company, Antipodeans Abroad, we were assigned a leader, who taught us a lot about smart travelling, and living on the go. From bustling cities to isolated, simplistic villages, we did it all. The trip was divided into three sections, trekking, community project and exploration, all created by a student-led itinerary. The trip first took us to the populated Bangkok, where we explored and went to the main sights, such as the grand palace and Reclining Buddha. For our trek we chose a four-day bamboo rafting experience in a jungle in Northern Thailand. We experienced sleeping in local village homes where we were guided by the locals to cook local cuisine. The rough terrain even bought Ms Williams to a tumble that sadly resulted in a broken leg. We bathed in the river with the village buffalos, met the community spirit man and learnt local tribe languages.

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departed to our community project, two hours away from the city. In this small village we were kindly greeted with flowers and singing. We were split among four home stays where we stayed for four nights. It was an eye opener for us to see how these people live such a simple life but yet, are so happy and kind towards each other. It was a challenge to live in a home where people don’t speak your language; a barrier that we faced througout the trip The purpose of the community project was to build a water tank to supply clean, running water to a village who were struggling with the water demand. We worked alongside the locals to make this happen, as well as playing with the children and attending local home cooking lessons. The last part of our trip, involved us staying four nights in the beautiful Luang Prabang. We experienced beautiful sunsets over the distant mountains, a bustling night life at the night markets, local temples, as well as the famous Kuang Si Falls (a spectacular waterfall).

Coming back to the populated Chiang Mai, we encountered water, water and more water. It was the Thai New Year celebrations of Sakram where the whole city have one big water fight. It was a highlight of the trip for all. Feeding and bathing mama and baby elephants was another exciting experience. Onto Chiang Rai where we visited tourist sites such as the Golden Triangle, where three countries’ borders all meet, as well as local temples.

We would like to thank our marvellous teachers who came with us on this trip, Ms Williams and Ms Gray. They were a great help on the whole trip, especially during difficult stages. Their determination and strength was shown to us when they both received injuries during the trip. We would also like to thank the school, for offering these trips away. It was an amazing experience for all of us and we speak on behalf of everyone that will remember it forever and have learnt important life and travel skills which we will use for the rest of our life.

A two-day boat tip down the famous Mekong River lead us to Luang Prabang, Laos. Shortly after, we

Maddi Dalgety – Y11 Kate Marfell – Y11

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New York Performing Arts Trip 19 senior girls and accompanying staff went mad in Manhattan, walking the Broadway Theatre district, the famous High Line and the Brooklyn Bridge (along with a black Jewish protest march!) as well as visiting the MOMA gallery and the East Village for a tour of incredible street art. The eight Broadway shows made us laugh and cry, with favourites being Waitress, Kinky Boots, and Hamilton (for a very select few) and we were placed outside our comfort zones at off-Broadway’s iconic revamped play Torch Song. We cruised past Liberty and visited the very moving 9/11 Memorial Museum and plaza, the Lincoln Centre with Juilliard School of Performing Arts, and the beautiful Art Deco Radio City. The girls filmed a short programme at NBC Studios and took the supersonic lift up to the One World Observatory, climbing 102 stories in 47 seconds! The girls enjoyed five master classes in improvisation, scene study, stage combat, musical interpretation and learnt choreography from a member of the Wicked ensemble

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as well as a day of classes at the Broadway Dance Centre where they worked their voguing and stiletto style in with the hip hop, contemporary and jazz. Every morning we practised our Spanish at the diner across the road for breakfast before filling the water bottles and heading out for the day. The girls maintained their energy throughout the intense itinerary but still struggled to keep to the right on the busy New York sidewalks and squish up against strangers on the sweaty subway, where we only got lost once! The ambulance and fire-truck sirens competing with the tooting horns kept us alert during the day and awake at night, the jets of steam streaming from tubes in the ground set the Big Apple scene and a multitude of different faces, accents and salad bars meant we were constantly stimulated and challenged in this vibrant, exciting, cosmopolitan city. We loved it! Mary Davison – Arts Facilitator

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International Club International girls compose an essential part of the SMC community. We bring our unique cultures to turn SMC into an amazing multi-cultural school. Girls come from South Korea, Singapore, Japan, China, Germany, Kenya, just to name a few. Throughout the year, we also have short-term exchange students joining our community, e.g. five girls from Japan and nine girls from Chile. Every Wednesday lunchtime we gather to not only share food, but also the interesting stories in our lives and provide support for each other. Sometimes we discuss about planning fun events in which to enjoy being in New Zealand. This year our club leaders organized an outing to watch La La Land to kickstart the year. The Japanese exchange students who had come for a term were invited as well. It was a great bonding time with them. Then there was the school’s annual festive International Mufti Day, when everyone dressed up in their traditional cultural apparel and shared and understood different cultures. The election of 2018 International Club leaders was held at the end of Term Three, four candidates entered the election

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and addressed their convincing speeches. Minji Kim and Chelsea Qi were selected as the Head and the Deputy Head of International Club, respectively. The girls went out for a celebratory dinner after the election of 2018 International Club leaders, everyone was very engaged and had a great evening. The food was particularly delicious being Japanese sushi, donburi and ramen. In Term Four, meanwhile at the time when they went to Clip ‘n’ Climb happily before the school exams, we were discreetly arranging a farewell party for Tinka and Karen – they were about to go home after a year at SMC. The leaders collected signatures and comments from the girls on a large farewell card for them as gifts. It was a success and a huge surprise with everyone tucking into pizzas, drinks, chips and sweets. The two guests were delighted. This year the activities held by the International Club have succeeded in uniting and supporting all our girls. Next year the leaders will continue to maximize the benefit of the International Club - being supportive of the international girls and working to integrate this group into our wider school community. Renee Ren – International Student, Y11

This year Maddie and myself completed the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award. We completed our sport, skill and service requirements, coaching a Year 3 and 4 netball team. We completed our adventurous journey in early April, tramping the Townshend Track in the Lees Valley. Luckily the weather held out for our tramp and we had no rain to battle through. Overall it has been a rewarding experience and I would encourage future students to partake in the Duke of Edinburgh Award.

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Duke of Edinburgh

Penny Chapman – Y13

The Bronze Duke of Edinburgh has challenged me to complete three months of service and skills and six months of physical recreation. All of these sections have taught me to persevere, give back to the community and be involved in out-of-school activities. Hannah Ward – Y11

Doing direct entry for the Silver Duke of Edinburgh award allowed me to challenge myself and complete many things I would usually not do in everyday life. All aspects of service, skill, physical recreation and the adventurous journey were thoroughly enjoyable. Completing the trek in Thailand was a highlight, as it was something new that I would never otherwise experience – getting to know my peers as well as the locals along the journey whilst living in homestays villages. Jessica Majgaonkar – Y12 Completing the Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Hilary award was an incredible feeling and I am very pleased to have done so. After overcoming many challenges in the process of the award, it was great to finally be in Government House getting my award presented to my by the Governor General. I have found having the Gold Award on my CV incredibly valuable when applying for scholarships and first jobs this year as the award is recognised internationally. I would highly recommend doing the award to all girls as you learn so much about yourself and your community, while getting to meet awesome, likeminded people. Lucy Adams – Y13

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Semi Formal – Year 11 The 2017 Year 11 Semi-Formal was held on Saturday 5 August at the beautiful Showgate Room, Riccarton Racecourse. It was an amazing night for everyone, enhanced by the elegant theme of Winter Wonderland. The venue was decorated with magical decorations of white streamers, frosted wood center pieces, green ivy and twinkling fairy lights throughout. A runway welcomed the girls and their dates; everyone looked amazing all dressed up! The atmosphere was lively and upbeat as everyone was entertained by the DJ who kept many of us on the dance floor most of the night. With the largest year group to date, the photo booth and fantastic photographer, Maria Buhrkuhl,

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were very busy and both produced great photos for all of us. Vouchers and certificates were given out for awards; winning Best Dressed was Abby Oliver in her gorgeous dress, Emily Hobbs took home Best Dancer after dancing the whole night and Victoria Kay and her partner Max Rimmer deservingly won Semi Queen and King. Overall it was an incredible night that is sure to be well remembered by everyone. A huge thank you to Mrs Drummond and the Semi Committee for organising a great evening. Cara Donaldson – Y11

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Konini 2017 for Konini House began with the introduction for the new Konini Year 9s through the peer support programme. This was led by Vanessa Martin and Livey Burns and both the Year 13 House Committee and the Year 9 students enjoyed these valuable moments of mentorship. The first major house event was Athletic Sports. Congratulations to Violette Perry for being awarded U14 Champion and claiming two new school records and Bella Belcher for being awarded U15 Runner Up Champion. Notable individual performances included Tayla Hardy, Abby Theobold, Millie Edmond and Olivia Allen and a great win for the Year 7 relay team. The next major event was Swimming Sports. Konini achieved in both effort and on the podium. Thank you to all those who braved the water to get valuable house points. Special mention to Violette Perry runner up U14 Champion and Josie Persico U15 Champion and to the girls who won the Year 10 relay. Konini’s biggest achievement was placing 2nd overall in the Cross Country! Amazing individual performances resulting in a superb team effort.

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‘House Plays’ was a great opportunity to involve everyone in Konini in a large scale ‘Capture the Moment’ production. The Junior School Konini performance was a highlight. Thanks to all who took on a lead role – Annie Coates, Alice Elworthy, Livey Burns, Skye Turner, Emma Clarke, Emma Kay, Aimee Taylor, Caroline Murdoch, Lucy Adams, Natalie Whitteker, Ruby Spencer and the amazing soloists – Jordan Mealings, Zelle Logan and Lucy Barltrop. Other events included inter-house book quiz, the piñata competition, the pancake race and house rowing. The theme for house chapel was perseverance a very relevant topic around prelim week! Thanks to my Year 13 committee for all their outstanding support and I would like to acknowledge our fantastic teacher in charge, Leanne Chambers. Although I was privileged to have the title of House Leader I truly believe that this role depends upon team effort and collaboration as a group. I cannot wait to see what the future for Konini holds in 2018! I am certain it will be exceptional! Tigerlilly Perry – Head of Konini

Kowhai

The first half of the year is always jam packed with house events! Starting the year off with Athletics Day – win, followed by Swimming Sports – third, was a great way to get the girls spreading the Kowhai cheer at the beginning of the year. The first week back of Term Two saw the Kowhai girls participating and spreading their cheer in Cross Country – win. Another fantastic day full of house spirit! House Day is the biggest event for the Houses in the school year. The morning saw everyone enthusiastically participating in house activities – win,

followed by the presentation of ‘House Plays’ in the afternoon – fourth. Kowhai produced a story which challenged the stereotypical expectations and not only carried out the school’s theme, but also empowered the girls through the lives of several inspirational New Zealand women. These ‘Kowhai Ansisters’ showed the steps and challenges that they faced and overcame to be able to produce the moments and achievements that they are recognised for, today.

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WOOOHOOO!! Another year done and dusted! From beginning to end, both the Kowhai staff and students have maintained endless amounts of House spirit throughout the year. With the school’s theme for the year being ‘Capture the Moment’, as a house our goal for the year was to focus on participating and enjoying the moment, alongside supporting both our fellow Kowhai girls and friends within the other houses, to help them to create and capture their moments too.

2017 has been another successful year for Kowhai. My goal for the year was to encourage each and every girl to participate to the best of their ability, to have fun, and to create and capture their moments. Kowhai has done an amazing job at spreading house spirit, and it’s just been an added bonus that we have been able to have some wins as well. Good luck to all my Kowhai girls for next year! Keep up the Kowhai spirit and continue to capture your moments! Lillian Fata – Head of Kowhai

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Manuka Where do I begin? Manuka has whipped up a storm this year, not necessarily coming out on top, but definitely not going down without a fight. We started the year kicking and screaming and we’ve maintained our energy the whole way through. If we’ve proved anything this year, it’s that you don’t need talent to achieve, just a little bit of spirit. I couldn’t possibly mention just one highlight from 2017 as there have been far too many, but I can most definitely outline a few. We started the year off strong, drawing with Kowhai in the annual pancake race. Some will argue it shouldn’t have been a draw, that a particular house might’ve cheated, but I can admit that being able to begin the year with even half of a first placing felt good. We then went on to win the visual arts component of House Day and WOW! The seven years I’ve been at St Margaret’s we’ve never once won this competition, always being robbed, landing just short of first place. But this year, this year, we pulled through. And I don’t know if I ever clapped harder or smiled wider than I did in that moment. The ‘House Play’ results weren’t what everyone expected with Manuka pulling in a solid second. However if there’s anything I can say, it’s that my girls, you girls,

truly deserved it. You put up with my barely-there script and worked with my harsh and to the point directing and you turned it into a play that most definitely deserved top three. Congratulations chicas. It was all you. Standing on the stage every week leading the waiata, I can honestly express that nothing brings me more joy than being able to pick out all my little Manukan faces singing their hearts out in the front few rows. Not only do these girls demonstrate amazing commitment to their House, but to their School, and the Junior School Manuka girls continue to inspire me everyday. Girls I will admit, you induced a little stress. But all that stress did was make it feel so much better when you gave me love and energy. There were times I raised my voice just a little too much to get your attention, or even sent out the odd passive-aggressive email, but in return you continued to show me the utmost kindness and respect and I cannot thank you enough. Manuka you are amazing. Continue to capture your moments. Meg Fulton – Head of Manuka

“We are going to CONQUER ! Who are we? MANUKA ! What’ve we got? WE’VE GOT SPIRIT…. now hear us scream OOH AAH!!”

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In Term One we welcomed all the new girls to our big Matipo family and the year kick started with Athletics Day. This was a chance for us to show all the other Houses what us Matipoians are made of. Everyone got amongst the house spirit both on and off the track, and participated in as many events as possible (what we are best at), finishing up with a solid third placing. Then it was time to hang up the running shoes and pull on the swimming togs. Swimming Sports saw us take like fish to water, coming out on top and giving us bragging rights to the other houses. This win was not necessarily due to our amazing swimming capability, but more the amount of participation that all the Matipo girls showed throughout the day, something that I was incredibly proud of. It was then time to bring out the running shoes again in preparation for Cross Country. Fair to say that this wasn’t Matipo’s strong point this year, however the spirit was still

high as everyone made the most out of this wonderful afternoon. Come House Day, the Matipo spirit was at a peak and we were all ready to tackle this big day. The Junior, Middle and Senior school were able to share together the great house spirit that we all have. This day consisted of house activities, both sports and arts, as well as the big job of the house play in the afternoon. Everyone ‘captured the moment’ on stage and it was amazing to see the energy and passion that all the girls had. The spirit and competitive drive that the Matipo girls had allowed us to come first equal on points for House Day, a great success by all.

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This year the Matipo girls have taken every opportunity to ‘CAPTURE THE MOMENT’, allowing us to reach new levels as a House. I have had the best time leading the girls of Matipo and watching them embrace house spirit, have fun, smile and get involved in all events this year.

Matipo has reached a new level this year, and I can’t wait to see what the girls do in 2018. I would not have been able to lead this wonderful group of girls without the drive and support of my fellow Year 13 Matipoians. I simply cannot thank these girls enough. Mrs Taylor has been a big part of Matipo’s success this year, thank you very much for your support!! Matipo memories are ones that I will remember forever and I know and trust that next year will be just as awesome. Olivia Hutton – Head of Matipo

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Rata Rata’s year in 2017 has been energetic, improving and without doubt spirited. My girls have given their everything in all areas of house competition, maintaining a constant positivity regardless of our placing on the charts. Rata’s performance this year however, has proven to be a commendable effort. Our highlight this year has no doubt been our performance in Swimming Sports where we placed second overall. It was truly a thrilling moment as a House Captain to see Rata taking out nearly every relay, showing sublime

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teamwork and house spirit. The girls worked so hard to achieve a whole house play I was hugely proud of. We have some tremendous talent in our midst, and a wonderful number of girls willing to step out of their comfort zones in order to assist the process of creating this house play. Every girl, and parents of girls, should be proud of the effort put into achieving this huge endeavor. It’s been a huge privilege leading this wonderful group of young women. Susannah Harper – Head of Rata

Rimu Starting off with Peer Support, the awesome Year 9 students were buddied up with a Year 13 and shown the ins and outs of SMC through games and fun activities, as well as welcoming them into the fantastic house that is Rimu. We then kicked off our whole house spirit with Athletics Day. Starting with extraordinary participation, out of this world athletes dressed head to toe in green, as well chants that could be heard for miles, the girls of Rimu took out second place overall, setting the tone for an awesome year. We then dove head first into Swimming Sports, voices growing hoarse as we chanted and cheered for our green companions making their way up and down the pool. The highlight of the rimuian calendar then shortly approached… House Day. More than ready to ‘capture

our moments’, the girls took to the netball courts, art rooms and technology blocks, among many other environments, to compete against the others houses for glory and house points.

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2017 has been a intense, wonderful and spirit filled year for all green queens within Rimu.

As well as the competition part of the day, our greatest victory lay in the auditorium that afternoon, as we went head to head with the other houses in ‘House Plays’. The commitment and talent of the girls shone, as the hard, strenuous rehearsals well and truly paid off. The pride and awe I felt of the Rimu girls was almost overwhelming, as each and every girl, from the smallest map, to the oldest flamingo, performed their heart out, helping us to place first. A massive thank you to the Rimu staff and committee for making this year so wonderful and green. It has been a complete honour to lead such a great house this year and I am so grateful for the opportunity to do so. Mandy Manson – Head of Rimu

“Once a Rimu girl, always a Rimu girl”

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Arts Overview Many moments captured in the Arts Carpe diem has been our guide this year and many moments have certainly been seized in the Arts! We have had a wonderfully dynamic year of events across our Arts areas and I would like to thank our Arts staff who continue to give so generously of their time and energy, supporting and guiding our students. Thank you too, to our whanau, for your encouragement and care of our girls. SMC girls are representatives in national choirs, orchestras, debating teams, dance and theatre companies, and are winning awards in all areas of the Arts. We have had 22 seniors gain Honours this year in recognition of their skill and service and it is worth remembering that not only do we acknowledge their incredible achievements but also their leadership initiatives, teamwork and dedication to supporting others. Our student Arts Council has worked very hard this year, giving us a fun-filled Arts Week full of activities for the whole school, mentoring staff for the hugely successful ‘EGGsFactor’ fundraiser and presenting a stupendous Cirque du Soiree as a last artsy knees-up. Enormous thanks to the team and especially our incredible Heads of Arts Sammy McDonnell and Nina Hogg who have done an outstanding job leading by example with dedication and aplomb. Credit also to our newly formed Middle School Arts Committee who have energetically and resourcefully taken up every leadership project thrown at them. Participation remains high for our almost 50 co-curricular arts groups on offer and student leadership continues to be a focus for us in the Arts as we pursue our tuakana-teina (big sister-little sister) philosophy. This is reflected not only in our Arts Council and Committee, but also in the many co-curricular groups and projects led by the girls themselves. New student-led proposals this year have included slam fam poetry, hip hop, cheerleading, Junior drama and dance, barbershop, and waiata for the Pre-School. Our girls have been busy taking part in all the usual interschool competitions and festivals, the combined

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Christ’s College-St Margaret’s concerts and a number of charity events. Of particular note is the recently successful CC-SMC film collaboration ‘A Perfect Child’ which won an Australasian industry award in the secondary schools’ section, and the silver award gained by our Chamber Choir at the Big Sing National Finale. We thank our community for supporting events such as the Twilight Concert, Performing Arts Showcase, ‘EGGsFactor’, NCEA and IB art exhibitions, Senior Dance and Drama evenings and the fabulous musical ‘Singin’ in the Rain’. New initiatives this year have included our very popular Cushion Cabarets, held in the smaller, more intimate setting of our Ngaio Marsh Theatre. These evenings, organized by our Arts Council (Seniors) and Middle School Arts Committee (Middles), have provided a platform for soloists and smaller group performances and also function as fundraisers (St John’s and Year 9’s Maddie Collins). Our hope is that we can hold more occasions such as these, to offer further performance and fundraising opportunities for the community and to take the pressure off our larger showcases. Every year we enjoy a plethora of arts events in and out of school. While some of these are competitive, so many others are events that are held to celebrate and enjoy the talents of our students within the community, and often used as platforms to raise funds for those in need. Our ‘EGGsFactor’ concert is possibly the most successful of such events, raising thousands for our charity EGG (Educating Girls Globally) but successful for other reasons as well. This kind of show, where students and staff work together for a greater good, where staff are the nervous performers and students the encouraging guides, where the auditorium is packed to the rafters, morale is boosted and problems are forgotten, this kind of gig is the kind to be truly proud of. Thank you St Margaret’s community; aroha mai aroha atu. Mary Davison – Arts Facilitator

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Cushion Cabarets were a performing arts showcase created by us this year and aimed to allow performers of all ages and abilities to shine in a space that is slightly more intimate and less intimidating. Through these we raised funds for St John’s and SMC student Maddie Collins in her search for a kidney. Both the Senior and Middle School Cabaret (organised by our delightful Middle School Arts Committee) promoted fun and fostered a supportive community for new performers. We are both so proud of this new initiative of ours and what it has become this year. We hope that the Cushion Cabarets will be continued for years to come! Arts Week was five days of entertainment and festivities that our Council worked so hard to provide for all of SMC from the Pre-School’s ‘HaveA-Go Day with Musical Instruments’ to the Senior Theatre Sports vs Christ’s College competition, it was a packed week for all involved. EGGsFactor; easily the most stressful time of our lives, this was the Arts Council’s biggest gig this year. With an audience of over 700, over 20 teacher

performers, 17 student mentors and over $8000 raised for EGG – it was a huge undertaking for all those involved. We were lucky enough to have teachers, Sinead Mitchell and Carolyn Pine, on our organisational team, and student leaders, Georgia Lund, Ella Wells and Nicolette Oosterhuis, who each lent their time and expertise to our show. It was awesome to see so much of our community rally behind EGGsFactor in support of female education and empowerment.

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BANG! We thought we’d start this off with a bang. This year the Arts has been busier than ever with a record 60+ groups, eight showcases, amazing achievements and inspiring performances across the board. Our 2017 Arts Council worked so hard to bring the Arts into the spotlight this year with a special focus on inclusion.

Lastly we would like to thank Mary Davison, between the tears, laughter and coffee vouchers Mary has kept us both going throughout this busy year. She is an amazing support person, always backing our ideas and it is a blessing to have her ‘can-do’ and encouraging attitude leading the Arts Council. And of course, who could forget our amazing team. Our Arts Council girls are amongst the most talented at SMC, they devote their lives to their arts and we are so grateful to all of them for extending themselves and their time and efforts to our Council this year. They continue to astound us with their talent, inspire us with their work and lastly support us in all we do. Arts Council, we hope that you have enjoyed your time as much as we have this year and we know that we will miss you next year as you go on to form the next Arts Council or find your place in the world. We can only hope the Arts continue to be a part of it. Nina Hogg and Sammy McDonnell – Co-heads of Art

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Dance Once again Dance has thrived here at St Margaret’s College. Our Head and Deputy Head of Dance, Mandy Manson and Faza Azharashid have led our dancers with passion and commitment. This year we focused on continuing our established extra co-curricular groups and trialling two new groups for Middle School students. The first was a jazz group led by Anna Cropp and Sophie Berril and secondly a hip hop group led by Soph Kingi and Sophie Brettkelly. We are looking forward to these groups adding to their membership in 2018. 2017 started off with two performance opportunities for our dancers. Arts Week saw our Senior Dance Company perform to Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shape of You’ to entertain the whole school during assembly. Later in the term we saw performances from the pop company, highland dance group, Middle School Dance Company and Senior Dance Company during our annual Twilight Concert. This concert is always special as we see such versatility from our dancers who are from all year levels. The Senior Dance Company continues to go from strength to strength. In Term Two, the idea of creating a collaborative performance involving dance and cellos came to life. Sammie McDonnell arranged the music and it was played by teachers, Amanda Woods and Sarah Hickford and two students, Meg Shatford and Amy Chung. The choreography was inspired by the music and the whole process was very rewarding. We are hopeful that more projects between music and dance can happen in the future. Senior Dance Company time this year has also been used to create effective and thoughtful choreography, a collaborative process that is just as rewarding as the final performances. Other performances this year included Open Day, NCEA Dance Show ‘Tihei Mauri Ora’, Performing Arts Showcase, Arts Soiree and Mandy and Faza also performed as a special part of our Founders’ Day Service.

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Our Middle School Dance groups also continue to grow in number and strength. More information about the Middle School Dance Company and Pop Company can be found in the Middle School Section. Our Highland Dance Group, led by Annabel Watts, entered the Christchurch Competition Society, Highland and National Dancing competition as a school group again this year. They gained first place in both the Highland Reel Team and the Irish Reel Team dances, winning trophies for each event. We congratulate Abby Smith, Annabel Watts and Ashley Marfell on this fantastic result and look forward seeing this group continue in 2018. This year the SMC Junior Cheerleading team has been working hard on their first ever cheerleading routine that they were able to perform at the All Star Pride Showcase. The girls have been learning all about the different aspects of the sport including jumps, stunts, dance and a little bit of tumble. They even got their very first cheerleading bow! It has been great to see them come in with such great attitudes and the excitement to learn. This group is very lucky to be under the guidance of Year 12 student Alessandra Demarchi. Mandy Manson has been one of our shining stars of Dance for the last few years. This year we were able to support her through the audition process in the lead up to her moving onto tertiary dance education. A huge congratulations to Mandy for being accepted into Brent Street's contemporary classical programme in Sydney. We are excited to see where the future takes Mandy and wish her all the best. St Margaret’s Dance students are hardworking and dedicated. Their passion and love for Dance is evident in everything they do. Dance at SMC would not be the same without our wonderful teachers and student leaders who continue to push and inspire our students every day. Thank you to everyone who has supported Dance in 2017. We could not do it without you. Candice Cain – Dance Teacher

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We have a very successful co-curricular Speech and Drama programme at St Margaret’s College and our girls consistently achieve outstanding results in their examinations each year. St Margaret’s College continues to experience success in the SGCNZ University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival. In 2017 we entered three

student directed scenes which explored ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘Timon of Athens’ and ‘A Winter’s Tale’. This year our 15-minute student directed team and their performance of ‘Timon of Athens’ was selected to attend five days of the SGCNZ National Festival in Wellington. Both student directors, Tigerlily Perry and Kate Jenkins, were selected to attend SGCNZ National Shakespeare Schools Production – a weeklong intensive course with workshops, rehearsals and culminating performances. Tigerlily Perry was then chosen to form SGCNZ Young Shakespeare Company and have the opportunity to travel to the Globe in London and Stratford Upon Avon for two and a half weeks in July 2018. This is a huge honour and we congratulate Tigerlily and all of the girls involved in The Shakespeare Festival.

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Our co-curricular Drama programme in the Senior School celebrates student participation and leadership. This year we have seen Middle School Drama groups, run by our Senior Drama Leaders, and our Senior School Theatre Sports team, participate in regional competition. In Term Two our students were lucky enough to have the opportunity to take part in the 2017 Major Production of ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ which wowed audiences during the week-long season.

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Music 2017 – where have you gone? It’s incredible how quickly this year has gone, and what an action packed year it has been. Co-curricular Music has continued to thrive and it has been great to see so many students involved in the numerous groups. Let’s now take a quick trip into the fantastic year in Music that 2017 was… In March it was fabulous to welcome a new initiative by our Heads of Arts Sammy McDonnell and Nina Hogg – the Cushion Cabaret. It was a marvelous evening in the Black Box where we were entertained by many different musical items. This was a special night as it gave many new performers the opportunity to perform in a supportive and very non threatening environment – it was a great night!! In April all of our orchestral players were lucky to be involved in a new initiative with Rangi Ruru and Christ’s College – an orchestral extravaganza. It was a fantastic night – each school orchestra performed and then the grand finale was a wonderful performance by all three schools combined to make one very impressive sound. The following week we also celebrated our musical performances with another great Twilight Concert. It was fabulous to see how many groups were up and running and performing with such confidence and enjoyment. In the April school holidays we celebrated Amy Chung, Sujean In and Sammy McDonnell being chosen for the NZSSSO course, a great achievement! In May we were lucky to be the hosts for the annual combined concert with Christ’s College. It was a lovely concert and a wonderful celebration of the musical talent of our students. The Big Sing Competition was soon upon us and our Chamber Choir performed beautifully, totally earning their place in the Big Sing Finale. Also in June, three groups competed as part of the Chamber Music Competition and Billie Leiataua and Natalie Hutton competed in the Rockquest Competition.

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The beginning of July saw the culmination of many weeks of extremely hard work by a number of students and staff. ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ was the combined school production with Christ’s College and what a magnificent show it was. July also saw a Middle School Cushion Cabaret which was a highly successful and joyful evening. In August the Chamber Choir performed in the Big Sing Finale where they were awarded a Silver Award – a huge and very well deserved achievement. Special thanks goes to our gem of a Director Rachel Wilford, we are so lucky to have her at SMC. The Voices Festival was held later in August and what an incredible sound the Senior Pops Choir made – just fantastic. Also in August we had our two Barbershop groups The Bellbirds and The Unfourgettables perform at the Young Singers in Harmony competition. Both groups represented the school so well, gaining second and third place respectively. In September we held a Performing Arts Showcase concert which was another musical feast. These concerts are always lots of fun and really do showcase the wealth of talent that we have at SMC – so well done. The Christchurch Schools’ Music Festival was held in late October and as expected it was another showcase of amazing talent from our young students. Soon after this the combined orchestra had their final performance at the annual Sedley Wells Competition. For many music students the show is not over until the very last day of school – many girls give so generously of their talents. The Christmas Services and the Prizegivings are all formal occasions where music is such an important part… a huge thank you to the students that are involved in these occasions. Phew! Another big year for Music at St Margaret’s – well done on a fabulous year girlies. Huge thanks to all people that are involved with musical groups/events at SMC, we are so lucky to have you here as part of the Music Team! Amanda Woods – Head of Performing Arts

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‘Singin’ In The Rain’ Production This year our production was in collaboration with Christ’s College. St Margaret’s teachers formed a large part of the team with Elayne Buckler as Director, Alison Rossiter as Choreographer and teachers in our performing arts faculty giving much appreciated support, including Stacy Goldsworthy as tap dancing coach and Peg Riley as hair stylist. The show is known as a ‘Dance Show’ and our senior dance company added an element of polished extravaganza to the production, executing the brilliant choreography with flair and passion. Adding to the ‘wow factor’ were the two hundred costumes designed, sourced and put together by Rosanna Winkleman.

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The show tells the story of the advent of sound in 1920’s Hollywood Films and of the effect of this new technology on both film making and actors themselves. Our girls surpassed themselves in every department of this production; including props making, stage management, sound, make up and microphone management. High praise must be given to the girls in the wonderful ensemble and to the acting of all roles with particular mention of the brilliance of Sophie McClean and Nina Hogg. Elayne Buckler – Drama Teacher

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A CAPPELLA

Back Row: Ruby McCallum, Ella McIntosh, Samantha McDonnell, Georgia Lund, Sophia Priddy, Emily O’Brien Second Row: Ms Amanda Woods, Emily Stewart, Natalie Hutton, Meg Fulton, Nadia Edmond, Emma Kay, Georgia Benton, Billie Leiataua Front Row: Vivien Emile, Nishtha Denya, Lara Chiswell, Emily Pearson, Katherine Ellis, Sophie Early, Yoonseo (Amy) Chung Absent: Anna Doak, Annie Larkin

MS ARTS COMMITTEE

Back Row: Katie Gluyas, Alice McLeod Front Row: Bianca Koleda-Yamamoto, Harriet Compton-Moen, Sophie Lanyon, Feya Durkin

BARBERSHOP ENSEMBLES

Back Row: Georgia Benton, Caroline Wells, Jemima Vaughan, Samantha McDonnell, Sophie McClean, Georgia Lund, Susannah Harper, Mrs Jillian Hewson Front Row: Sophie Baker, Lillian Fata, Natalie Hutton, Nadia Edmond, Emily Stewart, Emily O’Brien, Billie Leiataua Absent: Alice Elworthy, Isabel van der Hoorn

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ART CLUB

Back Row: Zelle Logan, Sophie Ferguson, Amelia Persson Second Row: Sophia Neill, Tara Keenan, Ruby McCallum, Sophie Holland, Shanshan (Chelsea) Qi, Rylie MacGibbon, Mr Callum Arnold Front Row: Jessica Magjaonkar, Harriet Compton-Moen, Jiayin (Emma) Fu, Maya Kelly, Tzu-Lin (Emma) Chiang, Ailing Liu

ARTS COUNCIL

Back Row: Sophie McClean, Samantha McDonnell, Sophie Ferguson, Abida Denny Second Row: Lillian Fata, Harriet Cox, Alexandra Lay, Nenah Milne, Vanessa Martin, Juliet Samandari, Ms Mary Davison Front Row: Sophia Neill, Siti (Faza) Mohamed Azharashid, Emily Stewart, Nina Hogg, Nadia Edmond, Mandy Manson, Vivien Emile Absent: Sophie Early, Olivia Pinckney, Alice Taylor

CHAMBER CHOIR

Back Row: Georgia Lund, Samantha McDonnell, Sophie McClean, Henrietta Bullen Third Row: Harriet Kennelly, Lillian Fata, Juliet Samandari, Kate Smith, Arabella Vinnell, Nadia Edmond Second Row: Billie Leiataua, Emily Stewart, Georgia Benton, Natalie Hutton, Rylie MacGibbon, Emily O’Brien, Eleanor McVicar, Mrs Rachel Wilford Front Row: Amy Bourner, Sophie Baker, Zelle Logan, Billie MacGibbon, Olivia Willems, Lucy Johnston, India Surridge, Harriet Compton-Moen Absent: Hannah Ferguson

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CHAMBER MUSIC

Back Row: Dr Sarah Hickford, Sujean In, Alexandra Lay, Samantha McDonnell, Abida Denny, Imogen Maynard, Ms Amanda Woods Front Row: Meg Shatford, Madeline Kerr, Tzu-Lin (Emma) Chiang, Katie Gluyas, Yoonseo (Amy) Chung Absent: Briar Bellaney

CODE CLUB AND INTERNET OF THINGS

CHESS CLUB

Back Row: Mr Keith McDonnell Front Row: Sophie Early, Hannah Langley, Juliet Samandari, Lillian Fata Absent: Erica Laing

COMBINED SMC – CC ORCHESTRA

Back Row: Rev. Peg Riley, Mia Wright, Holly Macdonald, Maya Kelly, Ms Linda Chong Front Row: Tessa Sitjes, Lucy Johnston, Harriet Compton-Moen, Jessica Becker, Mia Fraser Absent: Lily Jones, Lucinda Kippenberger, Meihui (Grace) Zhou

Back Row: Dr Sarah Hickford, Alexandra Lay, Samantha McDonnell, Abida Denny, Sujean In Front Row: Yoonseo (Amy) Chung, Nishtha Denya, Jing Yi (Adeline) Chau, Hanah Kim, Hannah Ward, Madeline Kerr, Julia Hughes Absent: Nicolette Oosterhuis, Alexandra Watson

DEBATING TEAMS

FILM CLUB

Back Row: Ruby Anderson, Maggie Cui, Kate Jenkins, Abida Denny, Back Row: Vanessa Martin, Zelle Logan, Nina Hogg, Kaitlin Burden, Hazel Brooks, Zelle Logan, Ashleigh Benson Yani Rutherford Third Row: Lydia Munro, Emma Taylor, Yani Rutherford, Holly Front Row: Caitlyn Wickham, Heather Laing, Lucy Bird, Harriet Blackburn, Sujean In, Madeline Kerr, Sofia Rofe Compton-Moen, Feya Durkin, Syvannah Stark Second Row: Ms Rosie McTaggart, Mia Wright, Raha Walker, Aisha Absent: Rosie Lester, Lily Mirfin, Holly Rainey, Alice Taylor O’Malley, Grace McKenna, Amelia Parker, Lucy Jessep, Harriet Compton-Moen, Alexandra Lehmann, Ms Jenni McLaughlin Front Row: Caitlyn Wickham, Claudia Meads, Sarah Cosgrove, Vivien Emile, Lucy Johnston, Rosie Lester, Elizabeth Cross Absent: Lillian Fata, Emily O’Brien

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FLUTE CHOIR

Front Row: Nishtha Denya, Madeline Kerr, Briar Bellaney, Hannah Ward, Gyda Heidtke, Ms Amanda Woods

HIGHLAND DANCERS

Front Row: Abby Smith, Annabel Watts, Ashley Marfell

JUNIOR PHILOSOPHY CLUB

Back Row: Mia Wright, Ms Jenny May Front Row: Harriet Compton-Moen, Lucy Jessep, Emma Taylor, Feya Durkin

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JAZZ BAND

Back Row: Mr Connor Matthews, Billie Leiataua, Emily O’Brien, Samantha McDonnell, Alexandria Bagot, Alexandra Lay Front Row: Millie Edmond, Natalie Hutton, Laura Simcock, Nadia Edmond, Mia Gamble, Caitlin Rea Absent: Violette Perry

Back Row: Panthita (Gene) Krairiksh, Harriet Compton-Moen, Emma Taylor, Holly Macdonald, Mia Wright, Maia Godfrey-Chatterton, Mia Fraser, Ms Linda Chong Front Row: Tessa Sitjes, Sydney Hall, Caitlyn Wickham, Jasmine Tomuli-Sii, Janvi Puri, Emily Harris, Gemma Armstrong-Scott, Sorell Shand Absent: Lily Jones, Hannah Wylie

SMC SPEECH WINNERS

Back Row: Kate Marfell, Ruby Williams, Jemima Vaughan Front Row: Jordan Mealings, Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton

MS ARTS EXTENSION

Back Row: Sophia Neill, Maia Godfrey-Chatterton, Zelle Logan, Sophia Lawrence, Ms Janet Molineaux Front Row: Nina Lowry, Mikaela Bruce, Panthita (Gene) Krairiksh, Mila Ballin, Alexandra Nicolaou, Rory Brickman

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Back Row: Alice McLeod, Rylie MacGibbon, Lily Cockram Second Row: Isla Fulton, Rosie Milne, Sophie Berrill, Abby Smith, Anna Cropp, Enya O’Malley Front Row: Sophie McGhie, Henrietta Osborne, Bella Spear, India Surridge, Ashley Marfell, Karen Uchida, Molly Payne

MS VOCAL GROUPS YR 7 – 10

Back Row: Alexandra Lehmann, Holly Blackburn, Anna Morris, Yani Rutherford, Lara Chiswell Second Row: Mrs Rachel Wilford, Amy Bourner, Sofia Rofe, Samantha Hood, Marcella Pannett, Harriet Frye, Sabrina Wong, Ms Sarena Tokona Front Row: Tessa Sitjes, Isabella Watson, Gemma Armstrong-Scott, Hailey Crisp-Hughes, Jasmine Tomuli-Sii, Millie Edmond, Isabella Shatford Absent: Sofia Blackburn, Mia Wright

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

Back Row: Alex Traylen, Ms Maria Buhrkuhl Front Row: Maya Laws, Mila Ballin, Brooke Parnell, Rhiannon Cutler

MS DRAMA CLUB

Back Row: Emily Stewart, Virginia Macdonald, Lucy Barltrop, Ruby Anderson Second Row: Feya Durkin, Samantha Hood, Neve Thomas, Yani Rutherford, Anabelle March, Olivia Studholme, Amy Bourner Front Row: Tessa Sitjes, Syvannah Stark, Mia Fraser, Harriet Frye, Heather Laing, Emily Harris, Bianca Koleda-Yamamoto Absent: Hannah Wylie

MUSICAL THEATRE

Back Row: Rosie Milne, Sophie Berrill, Alice McLeod, Rylie MacGibbon, Anna Cropp Front Row: Sophie McGhie, Enya O’Malley, Alexandra Lehmann, Ella Miles, Annalida Jaegar, Ashley Marfell

POP COMPANY

Back Row: Amanda Manson, Gabrielle Kitley, Emily Forrest, Siti (Faza) Mohamed Azharashid Front Row: Bianca Koleda-Yamamoto, Sabrina Wong, Kate Piper, Marcella Pannett, Georgiana House

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ROCK BANDS

Back Row: Emily Harris, Billie Leiataua, Olivia Paterson, Natalie Hutton, Evie Eaton, Georgia Benton, Panthita (Gene) Krairiksh, Lily Heywood Front Row: Monica Koleda-Yamamoto, Fleur Duddy, Poppie Dowson, Montse Moya-Carreno, Gemma Armstrong-Scott, Isabella Shatford, Tessa Sitjes, Imogen Masters Absent: Hannah Wylie

SENIOR DANCE COMPANY

Back Row: Sarah Knopp, Harriet Cox, Sophie McClean, Annabel Watts, Ms Candice Cain Front Row: Siti (Faza) Mohamed Azharashid, Julie Beker, Grace Mitchell, Lillian Montgomery, Amanda Manson

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SAX ENSEMBLE

Front Row: Laura Simcock, Nadia Edmond, Natalie Hutton, Alexandra Lay

SENIOR POP CHOIR

Back Row: Natalie Hutton, Ella Wells, Samantha McDonnell, Katharine Tiedtke Third Row: Lillian Fata, Georgia Lund, Ella McIntosh, Stephanie Beattie, Charlotte Shepherd, Juliet Samandari, Mr Johathan Densem Second Row: Emily O’Brien, Emma Kay, Minji Kim, Alexandra Taylor, Sophia Priddy, Isabella Leighs, Meg Fulton, Adeline Chau Front Row: Sophie Jensen, Katherine Ellis, Billie Leiataua, Charis Hyde, Ella Williams, Emily Pearson, Lucy Robinson Absent: Georgia Hintz, Ruby Slattery

SLAM FAM POETRY

Back Row: Mrs Megan Herd, Samantha Capon, Virginia Macdonald, Front Row: Nina Hogg, Ella Wells, Ms Jenny May, Georgia Lund, Cara Donaldson, Georgia Lund, Kaitlin Burden, Lillian Fata, Meg Fulton Anna Rietveld Front Row: Aisha O’Malley, Adelaide Perry, Ruby Anderson, Nina Hogg, Nadia Edmond, Kate Jenkins, Emily Stewart Absent: Alexandra Bagot, Victoria Bayliss, Meg Fulton, Ms Jenny May, Alice Taylor, Isabel van der Hoorn

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SMC ORCHESTRA

Back Row: Hannah Ward, Hanah Kim, Samantha McDonnell, Abida Denny Second Row: Ms Amanda Woods, Sarah Cosgrove, Madeline Kerr, Meghan Shatford, Sujean In, Katie Gluyas, Nishtha Denya, Dr Sarah Hickford Front Row: Isabella Shatford, Bianca Koleda-Yamamoto, Sabrina Wong, Maya Laws, Yoonseo (Amy) Chung, Julia Hughes, Hailey Crisp-Hughes, Claudia Hundleby Absent: Briar Bellaney, Ashleigh Benson, Adeline Chau, Harriet Compton-Moen, Caitlin Rea, Isabella Story, Alexandra Watson

TECHNICAL TEAM

Back Row: Mrs Trudy Keys, Zelle Logan, Vanessa Martin, Billie MacGibbon, Samantha McDonnell, Nina Hogg, Hannah Ferguson, Maggie Cui, Maya Kelly Front Row: Caitlyn Wickham, Harriet Compton-Moen, Lucy Jessep, Rylie MacGibbon, Kimberley Spekreijse, Grace McKenna, Tzu-Lin (Emma) Chiang, Sophie Early

UKULELE ORCHESTRA

Back Row: Ms Kate Denton, Ms Linda Chong, Mrs Sinead Mitchell, Ms Mary Davison, Rev. Peg Riley Front Row: Sophie Jensen, Hang (Audrey) Zeng, Sophie Ferguson, Samantha McDonnell, Mia Gamble, Shanshan (Chelsea) Qi, Emily O’Brien Absent: Anna Cropp, Minji Kim, Ailing Liu, Lydia Tothill

SMC STRING ORCHESTRA

Back Row: Ms Amanda Woods, Violette Perry, Sophie McClean, Samantha McDonnell, Abida Denny, Alexandra Lay, Sophia Priddy, Dr Sarah Hickford Front Row: Maya Laws, Claudia Hundleby, Grace McKenna, Adeline Chau, Hanah Kim, Sujean In, Julia Hughes, Yoonseo (Amy) Chung Absent: Harriet Compton-Moen, Abby Mason, Isabella Story

THEATRESPORTS SENIOR AND MS

Back Row: Hazel Brooks, Kaitlin Burden, Bella Belcher, Georgia Lund, Cara Donaldson, Samantha Capon Third Row: Yani Rutherford, Lisa Chahine, Holly Blackburn, Nina Hogg, Adelaide Perry, Sophia Lawrence, Amelia Parker Second Row: Alexandra Lehmann, Rosie Milne, Harriet Compton-Moen, Raha Walker, Mia Wright, Caitlin Rea, Marcie Pannett, Ms Sarena Tokona Front Row: Syvannah Stark, Claudia Snow, Feya Durkin, Birna Lif Hilmarsdottir, Samantha Hood, Olivia Burns, Elizabeth Cross, Heather Laing

Y13 CHOIR

Back Row: Ms Amanda Woods, Georgia Lund, Ella Wells, Samantha McDonnell, Abida Denny, Stephanie Beattie, Ella McIntosh Front Row: Sophie Early, Emily Pearson, Olivia Hutton, Juliet Samandari, Billie MacGibbon, Lillian Fata, Sophia Priddy Absent: Meg Fulton, Annie Larkin

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Most Dedicated to Middle School Art: Zelle Logan Most Promising Musical Performance Award: Evie Eaton and Lily Heywood Most Improved Middle School Dancer Award: Enya O’Malley Most Outstanding Contribution to Middle School Debating: Lucy Jessep Technology Dedication and Commitment: Hannah Ferguson Most Outstanding Contribution to Middle School Drama: Feya Durkin

MIDDLE SCHOOL ARTS BADGES Sophie Berrill Amy Bourner Hattie Compton-Moen Elizabeth Cross Feya Durkin Katie Gluyas Lucy Jessep Maya Kelly Sophia Lawrence Zelle Logan Ashley Marfell Rylie MacGibbon Eleanor McVicar Rosie Milne Amelia Parker Abby Smith Caitlyn Wickham Mia Wright

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Sophie Berrill Amy Bourner Lara Chiswell Hattie Compton-Moen Anna Cropp Elizabeth Cross Katie Gluyas Lucy Jessep Zelle Logan Ashley Marfell Rylie MacGibbon Rosie Milne Mia Wright

HONOURS Faza Azharashid Julia Beker Sophie McClean Lily Montgomery Annabel Watts

POCKETS Sarah Knopp Sophie McClean Lily Montgomery Annabel Watts

CERTIFICATES Most Promising Dancer: Grace Mitchell Dedication and Commitment to Dance: Mandy Manson and Faza Azharashid

DRAMA HONOURS Kate Jenkins Georgia Lund Tigerlily Perry Anna Rietveld

POCKETS Ruby Anderson Kaitlin Burden Cara Donaldson Izzie van der Hoorn Emily Stewart

CERTIFICATES Most Outstanding Actor: Nina Hogg Most Promising Actor: Sophie McClean Dedication and Commitment to Drama: Georgia Lund and Meg Fulton

MUSIC HONOURS Briar Bellaney Amy Chung Abida Denny Natalie Hutton Sujean In

POCKETS Georgia Benton Amy Chung Sujean In Maddy Kerr Hanah Kim Billie Leiataua Izzie van der Hoorn

CERTIFICATES Outstanding Commitment and Service to Co-Curricular Music: Sammy McDonnell Contemporary Music Performance Award: Natalie Hutton and Billie Leiataua

ORATORY HONOURS Ruby Anderson Milly O’Brien Aisha O’Malley

POCKETS Sarah Cosgrove Sujean In Emma Taylor

CERTIFICATES Dedication and Commitment to Debating: Vivien Emile and Ashleigh Benson Most Promising Year 11 Debater: Lydia Munro

Commitment to Debating at Y11: Maddy Kerr

TECHNICAL POCKETS Holly Macdonald Emma Taylor

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Technology Award for Service, Commitment and Leadership: Vanessa Martin Commitment and Support to the Technical Team: Sophie Early

VISUAL ART HONOURS Emma Fu

POCKETS Tori Bayliss Sammy McDonnell Nenah Milne Sophia Neill

SERVICE TO THE ARTS & TECHNOLOGY HONOURS Nina Hogg

SPECIAL AWARD SMC Medal for Ongoing outstanding service and excellence in the arts: Sammy McDonnell

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Director Of Sport’s Report It is November again and the time of year when I question what sport really is, what does it mean, what is our mission, what has 2017 been for sport at SMC, what will 2018 bring? 2017/2018 Vision: 1 Health and wellbeing 2 Developing physically literate teenagers 3 Success

Health and Wellbeing – We have provided the

Sport Accelerator Programme again this year which includes individual and group learning opportunities in mental skills, life balance, nutrition, personal management, vision, values and leadership. Students will feel better prepared and supported as they transition into St Margaret’s College top sports teams and/or compete in individual sports. The girls will be provided with the tools to help them become high performance athletes and to reach their sporting potential. Students in Year 10-13 are able to apply for a position in the programme.

Success - What is success? What does it look like?

For the Sport Department, this means providing a quality sporting experience for every student. This may be at any level, whether an athlete is aspiring to play backyard cricket or to wear the Silver Fern. The road to success doesn’t travel in a straight line, there will always be set backs, corners to turn and obstacles to climb over. Have the courage to weather the storms and momentarily bask in the glory of a great achievement. Success for us, is about looking out the window at teams and individuals being fully engaged and having fun.

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Developing Physically Literate Teenagers –

Our vision is to develop students who are motivated, confident, physically capable and who have the knowledge and understanding to value and choose to take responsibility for engagement in physical activities now… and for life.

There are many sporting opportunities at SMC for our girls and we encourage all students to participate and to enjoy the benefits of an active lifestyle.

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Looking back on 2017 it is with a sense of pride that we can reflect on our major events. House spirit was alive and well at Athletics Days, Cross Country and Swimming Sports. Our regular exchanges and tournaments have produced many outstanding results. SMC participation levels have again been particularly high. I encourage all our students and staff to lead an active, healthy and well balanced lifestyle. Helen Belcher – Director of Sport

Sports Captains’ Report

The girls were met at the start of Term Two with the most loved event in the school calendar – Cross Country! This year saw the new initiative of incorporating a fun run into the event, which saw a substantial rise in participation and enjoyment levels! Next on the sporting calendar was Sports Week. This was a week fully dedicated to showcase and highlight sport at SMC. The week was jammed with fun activities and games for girls to enjoy. One particular event that stood out was the Bubble Soccer. This was a very popular event among the girls and staff and had everyone smiling from ear to ear. A special mention to the Sports Council girls for fundraising to make this event happen! It was also great to have the boys from Shirley Boys’ High School join us for a friendly game of Prefects’ Basketball. This provided great entertainment for all spectators. We were lucky enough to host the Winter Quadrangular Tournament for 2017. This entailed

a tournament of hockey, netball, debating and badminton with St Hilda’s, Columba, Craighead and St Margaret’s competing against each other in a round robin tournament to decide the respective winner. As most of the games were played onsite, there was a lot of support from the SMC students as they were able to get behind their peers and cheer on our senior teams. As the tournament came to a close the players, coaches and managers indulged in a feast put on by the St Margaret’s catering staff.

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Mel and Harriet had the privilege of being your Sports Captains for 2017. The year was action packed, kicking off with Athletics Day the first week back. The girls embraced the house spirit with an eventful day down at Christ’s College. This was closely followed by Swimming Sports where Matipo cleaned up with their amazing participation levels! The Sports Council also managed to run a sausage sizzle to raise funds for Sports Week which was held later in the year.

Term Four saw the final big sporting event of the year, Sports Dinner. With over 200 people attending, the night was all about celebrating sport at SMC. We were fortunate enough to have the talented Gemma McCaw as our guest speaker to share her knowledge and wisdom of what it takes to be a high-performance athlete. A big thanks to the amazing Sport Council for all the hours of hard work you have put into sport at SMC this year and your endless amounts of enthusiasm. Also a massive thank you to Helen, Sharon and Julie who have worked tirelessly to ensure everything runs smoothly and all girls at St Margaret’s have the ability to shine in their sporting area. Lastly, we would like to thank Mr and Mrs Simpson for their dedication to, and support of, sport at SMC over the past ten years. Best of luck for the future! Melanie Puckett & Harriet Bush – Co-Heads of Sport

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Athletics The athletics season started off at the end of 2016, when the girls headed off to Auckland to compete in the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Athletics Champs, with one of St Margaret’s biggest athletic teams taking on New Zealand’s best. In the junior grade, former student Maddie Wilson jumped to gold in the junior girls’ high jump, clearing the bar at 1.64m. In the senior ranks, Sophie Thomson progressed to the final of both the 100m and 200m, where she showed a blistering turn of pace to finish up 8th in both finals. Harriet Bush managed to snatch bronze with a fast finish in the senior girls 1500m. In the field events, Caitlin Bonne took home the gold in the senior girls’ javelin throw. Her javelin pierced the ground at 40.82m to take her to gold over a metre ahead of the rest of the field! Next on the athletics calendar was the annual St Margaret’s College School Athletic Day held at our brother school Christ’s College. Christchurch turn on a beautiful day and Kowhai snagged both a win in the contentious house tug-o-war and the overall Sally Mene cup for most points. Records were flying out the door with Violet Perry breaking the discus and javelin record and Caitlin Bonné also breaking the discus record. Due to the horrendous weather conditions, Christchurch’s grass track was unable to withstand mother nature and both the Canterbury Secondary School prelims and finals were cancelled. Qualifying times were used to determine which girls headed down to Dunedin for the South Island Champs. Despite having only 12 members, the team pulled in a whopping total of 20 medals, with nine being gold.

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In the U14 grade, Violette Perry smashed out gold in both the javelin and discus events. Not only did she win but she also took home a South Island record in the javelin with a massive throw of 38.97m, 5m metres ahead of the second-place competitor. Violette’s U14 compatriot, Lily Cockram also claimed gold in the 200m. The winning streak continued with our U15 grade, as Francesca Williamson won the 100m and was third in both the 80m hurdles and 200m. The U16’s did not disappoint either. Eniselina Pale took out third position in the shot put. Anoushka Chiswell must be congratulated for her outstanding achievements at this meet; she took home five medals, three of which were gold! She won the long jump, 100m and the 80m hurdles. Her fellow class member Victoria Wells came in a close second. The placings kept rolling in, in the U19 grade. Sophie Thomson placed second in both the 100m and 200m. Harriet Bush repeated that in the 800m and 1500m with two silvers as well. Olivia Allan took home the bronze in the gruelling 300m hurdles event. Caitlin Bonné, our field specialist, carried on that gold winning momentum to win both the javelin and discus titles for 2017. Finally, our relay teams performed well, taking home bronze in the U16 4x400m (Victoria Wells, Anoushka Chiswell, Bella Belcher and Abby Theobald) and a silver in the U19 4x100m team (Francesca Williamson, Anoushka Chiswell, Victoria Wells, Sophie Thomson). Overall, it has been a hugely successful season. We are hoping to continue this momentum towards National Champs in Napier at the end of the year. Harriet Bush and Sophie Thomson – Athletics Captains

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Karate It has been a busy karate year. With karate recently being accepted into the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the sport has become a lot more professional. There

has been a big push to increase the quality of our New Zealand athletes so we can be competitive internationally. This means the sport is going to increase its numbers and popularity, which is exciting for me as a competitor. If you are interested in karate, my club Jitsuei Kai will warmly welcome you and if there is interest I would love to take a class here at SMC. The highlight of my year was representing New Zealand at the recent Junior World Championships in Tenerife, Spain. A lot of hard work and training was done before this event and I learnt so much just by watching the skill and speed of the top competitors. It was a phenomenal experience.

Rugby Sevens This year, 7s rugby has shown massive growth in both participation and knowledge within our school. In Term One, St Margaret’s attended the South Island

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7s in Timaru, showing lots of promise and improving with every game to gain a well deserved fifth place after a hard fought plate final. All girls involved had an amazing and enjoyable tournament. In Term Four, we hope to boast two teams in the School Girls 7’s competition. After narrowly missing out for the past two years we will be aiming to qualify for the Condor National 7s competition in December. Congratulations to Melanie Puckett, Lucy Jenkins and Evie McPherson who gained selection to trial for NZ U17/U18 teams. Thank you to all those who have helped this year, we hope to make you proud in Term Four.

Waka Ama On 4 March, nine girls from SMC took part in a competition for Waka Ama. This included a team of five Year 13s - Alexandria Bagot, Victoria Boyd,

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Tigerlily Perry, Georgia Rance and Anna Rietveld, as well as a Year 11 team including Sarah Cosgrove, Grace Flint, Maddy Kerr and Olivia Wilson. Both teams did extremely well at our first competition after only one practice on the water. The Year 11 team placed first, while the senior team placed third overall. Individual races included three first and two third placings. The day finished with a race in which our two teams joined together in one larger boat. The result of this? – SMC won the overall event! Georgia Rance – Y13, Victoria Boyd – Y13

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Badminton

In June, two teams comprised of A and B grade players competed in the Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Teams Competition. Settling for third and fourth overall, everyone had fun and left with further motivation to improve their talents. Following many hours of extra training, four premier grade girls competed in the Annual Quadrangular Tournament in August, this year hosted by SMC. These girls faced some remarkably tough competition with a number of intense matches, achieving third place overall. This was a great learning opportunity and the girls really rose to the occasion and proved that they will only continue to become stronger players in the future.

In September, several girls competed in doubles and singles matches at the Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Individuals and Pairs Competition. The day was a fantastic success, with Alexandra Lay and Ailing Liu placing second and third respectively in singles, and Kelsey Norrie and Alexandra Lay securing second place in the doubles.

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2017 has been a successful year for badminton at St Margaret’s College, providing players with many opportunities to advance their abilities. Our teams achieved exceptional results in the weekly inter-school competition, with many making the top three in their grade division. It was wonderful to watch how much the girls enjoyed the sport and to see so much improvement throughout the season.

This year we were fortunate enough to have William Wu from Burnside High School volunteer to coach our A grade players. He taught girls tactics and techniques which proved valuable in many matches. Next year we plan to extend coaching to all grades, providing further opportunities for the girls and building stronger foundations for future successes. We would like to thank Mr Clarke, Ms Hardy and Sharon Lloyd for coordinating and organising badminton this year. Thank you also to the staff who regularly transported and supported our girls throughout the season. Finally, a huge thank you to all the dedicated and committed girls who are all remarkable and talented individuals, making them delightful to work with. We know you will continue to leap from strength to strength in the future. Kelsey Norrie – Captain

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Basketball Basketball is a sport that is continuously growing at SMC, with fourteen teams entered for the season – two Year 7 and 8, three Year 9, six intermediate, and three senior teams. Several teams made top four in their respective grades, which is an outstanding achievement. All of the girls improved throughout the season and developed new skills, as well as improving old ones. This year we had nine girls represent Canterbury, showing the depth of basketball at SMC. The Senior A girls were driven by American basketballer, Ashely Gayle, who played for the Canterbury Wildcats. The team improved remarkably over the season and managed to take out the Whelan Div 2 trophy, with an intense win over Avonside. Following the inter-school competition, they got on the road and travelled to Dunedin for the South Island Secondary Schools’ Tournament. The team put their skills and teamwork to the test when they had some very close, hard-fought games. This was Ashley’s last

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season with the girls, and we appreciate all the time and effort she has put into the team. We wish her the best as she heads back to Miami. All of the girls involved in basketball at SMC have embraced fair play and have given their all throughout the season. I would like to say a huge thank you to Amanda Hardy for the support that she has shown to all the teams over the season and the time that she has put in to every team. She was also an amazing manager for the Senior A team while on tournament. Another massive thank you to Betsy MacDonald, who is floor controller every Friday night for all of our teams. We would like to thank all coaches, managers and the sports department for the support and encouragement they give to SMC basketball. I wish all the girls the best of luck for next year, and may basketball continue to grow and become a major sport at SMC. Olivia Hutton – Captain

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Throughout the year, our climbers have pushed themselves to the limits, improving their grades and learning techniques to better their skills. Top rope climbing has been the priority for most, but bouldering had also been of interest. Girls have ranged in age from Year 7-13 and of all abilities. We have had many climbing sessions throughout the year and were even given the opportunity to have a fun end of term session in the ‘clip'n'climb’ sector of the gym. At the SISS Competition, passionate climbers, Vanessa Martin, Emily Pearson and Mikayla Green were placed second in the female team section. Mikayla was also placed third individually. This was a fun and fast paced experience competing against and meeting other amazing climbers. We encourage younger students to take advantage of this opportunity in the future Thanks to Ms Henschel and Ms Rod for helping with transport and being the climbing teachers for 2017. Mikayla Green – Climbing Captain

Cycling 2017 St Margaret’s cycling started with Wednesday racing at Tai Tapu at the beginning of Term Two, ending late Term Three. Throughout the Canterbury schools racing series we consistently had two girls in A grade, Hannah Bartram and Charlotte McGill and one in B, Jenna Borthwick. The SMC girls have progressed hugely throughout the cycling season, gaining important bike handling skills and knowledge of safety through the practice of bunch riding. The Tai Tapu schools racing series was great for the team to mix and meet a wider range of riders from different schools and age groups. Commitment and dedication to their cycling allowed the girls to overcome adversity, build resilience and overall make them much stronger riders. It was a very successful cycling season, with our riders often placed in top three for the weekly Tai Tapu racing series. Hannah Bartram placed third overall in the girls’ General Classification for the

points series. We also had success in the South Island Schools Road Championships with Hannah Bartram third U17 girls Individual Time Trial. Jenna Borthwick earned a bronze in both the U15 girls Individual Time Trial and the U15 girls scratch race. A small but talented team of just three girls enrolled in Canterbury Schools Cycling. Canterbury Schools Cycling recently looked at applying the national points system to our Tai Tapu racing results to show how large schools are dominating the schools points system. Their analysis showed that if St Margaret’s had four riders, our school would have won the overall points trophy, even if that rider scored zero points. Overall I would like to thank the parents Gavin Borthwick and Andrew McGill for their help supporting the SMC girls. My future aspirations for cycling would be to see more involvement in the promotion and support of the SMC cycling team. Charlotte McGill – Y13

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Cross Country St Margaret’s annual Cross Country event, which is the only whole-school sporting event, was held promptly at the start of Term Two. This year we introduced a ‘fun run’ category to encourage girls to participate and get involved in their house spirit. The day turned out to be a great success both in the ‘non- competitive’ and ‘competitive’ categories with Kowhai taking out the champion house. From the competitive races, girls were then selected to represent St Margaret’s at the Canterbury Secondary Schools Road Race and Cross Country Championships. In the junior team event, the girls managed to place second at the Road Champs and third at the Cross Country Champs. This momentum continued onto the senior girls team with an

outstanding first place win in both races! In the individual placings, SMC’s Amelia Persson and Harriet Bush placed second and third in the senior girls grade. After the excellent results produced in the Canterbury Champs it was great to see a full senior girls team take on New Zealand's best at the New Zealand Secondary Schools Champs. With hometown advantage, it was great to see newcomer Chelsea Parrett tackle the large field in the Year 9 grade! The senior six-person team was just shy of the medals finishing fourth, but it was a gutsy run from all who participated! Harriet Bush gained selection into the New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country Team for 2017! Harriet Bush – Captain

Multi-Sport 2017 was a successful and fun year of tough competition and challenging race conditions. The first event was the South Island Secondary Schools Triathlon and Duathlon at the start of March, in Oamaru. SMC came away with a gold medal as Amelia Persson won her U19 individual race. The Canterbury SS Triathlon was held for the first time at Sumner, with a 300m swim in the ocean, a 9km bike and 3km of running through Scarborough Park. Despite the colder and choppier conditions, Molly Leckie took fifth in U16 Girls individual race and Amelia was the U19 individual Girls’ Champion.

They both went on to race in Whanganui nine days later for the NZSS Triathlon and Team Time Trial. This was a testing, fast course, with the Whanganui river adding extra challenge through the river currents and debris on the surface. Amelia was second in the Senior Girls’ Triathlon, and Molly was 21st, persevering through to the end despite coming off her bike halfway through. Amelia went on the next day to win a bronze in the Senior Girls’ Aquathlon and with her Canterbury Triathlon Academy squad win the Team Time Trial. In August, the Duathlon season started and all SMC racers achieved placings at the Canterbury SS Duathlon held at Ruapuna. The windy race course didn’t stop Harriet Bush and Olivia Hutton from placing second in the Senior Girls Team race and Amelia from winning the Senior Girls individual category. A big thanks to Mr Summerlee and all the parents who supported SMC triathletes in 2017 – next year I hope that more athletes can compete with us at future Canterbury events and show their dedication and passion for Multisport, no matter how big or small.

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Equestrian commitment and hard work of the girls is to be celebrated for giving it a go and some girls placed well as individuals.

Inter-schools show jumping was the first event where four teams of four competed. Out of 29 teams, we achieved a creditable second, eighth, ninth and tenth place overall. There were also some individual place getters.

A successful equestrian day run by SMC, Rangi and Girls’ High was an opportunity for everyone to get out and compete in their chosen disciplines. We look forward to more riders joining us in the future.

Two teams competed in the inter-schools dressage and were placed fifteenth and twentieth out of 28. The

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This year the equestrian girls have been very successful and competitive, both in and out of the inter schools competitions.

Unfortunately due to the wet winter we were unable to make a team for the Inter-schools One Day Event. Katy Silva – Captain

Football We’ve had an amazing season of football this year, with great results from both teams. The 2nd XI has had their most successful season ever – coming fourth in their division and winning more games than any season before. We are grateful to captain Erica Laing for helping the girls achieve these incredible results! The 1st XI also had a successful season, narrowly missing out on winning their final. Another team also

attended the Gary Sowden tournament in Blenheim, finishing fourteenth. The trip included an impromptu stay in Murchison after the Lewis Pass closed and a potato truck tipped over closing the road home. Thanks to McDee, Dr Millican and Mr Walker for their continued support of football at SMC. Hannah Marriott – Captain

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Hockey What a successful and enjoyable season it has been for the St Margaret’s hockey community. The strength of hockey at St Margaret’s has once again been displayed by the amazing results in all divisions in the Canterbury hockey competition and the respective tournaments in which our 1st, 2nd and 3rd XI teams participated. Seven senior teams participated in the local secondary school and Canterbury club competitions this year. The green team was placed fourth in the Secondary School League (SSL) while the white team was placed 1st in the same division. The gold team was placed 8th in the Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Competition. The 4th XI came fifth in the SSL Div 2 and the 3rd XI placed seventh in the SSL Div 1. The 2nd IX had a very strong season placing first in the SSL Div 1 and the 1st XI also had a very strong season, placing second in the Secondary Schools’ Premier League. The current hockey players at SMC are all so thankful and grateful for the hard work and commitment by their respective coaches, and umpires who have excelled at controlling the games. The 2017 1st XI had a successful and enjoyable year starting our campaign at the Anzac tournament in Auckland, playing four North Island teams. This was a fantastic opportunity playing against teams we do not encounter in the Christchurch competition. We played Rangi Ruru in the Press Cup final in front of a large home crowd, which all the girls really enjoyed. Federation Cup was held in Hawkes Bay and after a full-on week of hockey, we finished third in New Zealand. We encountered St Cuthbert's in our semi final, losing 1-0. Although disappointed at not being able to play for the gold medal we picked ourselves up for the bronze medal match against Villa Maria College and won in extra time ‘drop off ’, 3-2. We had a fantastic season and played some great hockey. The 2nd XI, coached by Kellie-Lee James and managed by Trudy Keys, had a very successful year

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in 2017, finishing winners of the SSL Division 1 Girls Championship, by scoring the only goal in the last minutes of the game for a 1-0 victory over Lincoln High School’s 1st XI. At the Chris Arthur Cup, held in Westport, another intense final was unfortunately lost on shoot-outs, 2-1, resulting in a silver medal. For the 10 years this tournament has been held, St Margaret’s has been in the final eight times. This team consisted of a wide range of ages showing much potential for the future. The 3rd XI started the season in SS Division 2 but were quickly promoted to the Division 1 alongside our 2nd XI following dominant first round games. This promotion not only shows the depth and skill of hockey at St Margaret’s but also our girls’ courage as the only 3rd XI team in that grade. Highlights through the season were; the party atmosphere warm-ups, strong defence from our backs, quick sprints from the strikers, awesome attacks from our mid-fielders and legendary saves from Liv Dyer as Goalie. Chris Goldsworthy deserves a huge ‘thank you’ for his endless support and coaching, developing skill and confidence with much humour. The 4th XI had an outstanding season finishing fifth in Div 2 of SSL, a division filled with some 2nd and 1st XI school teams. Although challenging, the team improved with each game against other very talented school sides. Grace Horsbrugh was a standout player showing great form throughout the season. Finishing eighth in their competition, our gold team had an enjoyable season, representing St Margaret’s on Monday nights at Nunweek Park. They showed great progress as the season went on. The white Team also proved themselves this year, winning the Secondary School league in Division 4 and the Green team finished fourth in the same grade, also showing teamwork and much improvement throughout the season. Melanie Puckett – Captain

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Netball What a year for netball it has been! We had a record number of girls sign up to play this season and this resulted in a record number of teams. As well, congratulations to the following girls who made representative teams for their respective age groups. Christchurch Primary: Emily Forrest Christchurch U15B: Caroline Wells Emma Parker Olivia Parker Grace Mains Charlotte Darry (Reserve) Christchurch U17: Ella Wells Jem Vaughan Seane Pieterse Christchurch U19: Sophie Thomson This season has been full of triumphant wins and successes but also some hard losses. Despite this, girls have always managed to come off the court with a smile. Sometimes we learn more from the losses than we do from the wins. Speaking of success, our Year 6 team attended the annual Zone Tournament where they played some amazing netball and came second. This was an amazing achievement. Next up our Year 9A and 10A teams both had very successful results at the Junior South Island Tournament held in Christchurch in the Term Two holidays. While the weather was very temperamental (from sun to snow) both teams did very well over their four day campaign with our Year 9 team coming fifth and Year 10 team coming thirteenth. Congratulations to Olivia Parker who was named in the tournament team. Quadrangular Tournament saw our Senior A team playing against teams from Craighead, Columba and St Hilda’s. We were happy with our three wins. Well done to Lina Pale for getting MVP for the tournament. As the season neared the end a number of teams made playoffs. In our Wednesday competition we had seven

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teams in finals. Our Year 9B, 11A and Senior B teams came second in their respective grades and our Year 9 Tigers, 10C and 12A won their finals. Well done to these teams! Our Senior A won the first round of their SuperNet Wednesday competition and came a respectable second place overall. In the Saturday competition we had two teams who made the grand finals for their grade - Year 11A, who won by a large margin against Villa and our Year 13A, who won a nail biting match against Papanui by one goal! Congratulations to these teams. Our Senior A team who played on Tuesdays evenings came third in their Premier 2 grade. Tournament week arrived and we sent two teams to South Island Secondary Schools, which was held in Christchurch. Our invitational team was offered the opportunity to play in the C grade. They performed very well and came through the tournament unbeaten. The Senior A team competing in A grade made it through to the semi finals where we lost a close game against St Hilda's, but we were able to take the win in the playoff for third and fourth. This result qualified us for Nationals in the Term Three holidays. We were awarded the best goal differential trophy for the fourth year in a row and Jem Vaughan and Sophie Thomson were both named in the tournament team. In the Term Three holidays our Senior A team attended New Zealand Secondary Schools in Rotorua where we came eleventh. A huge thanks to our coaches Helen Belcher and Julie Seymour for all their hard work, input and valuable advice. The success of all the netball teams would not have been possible without the support of Amanda Hardy, TIC. We are grateful for all she has done for the netball players. We would also like to thank all coaches, managers, umpires and parents who have been a part of St Margaret’s netball this season. We could not have competed during this season without you. Well done to everybody and we can’t wait to follow St Margaret’s netball in the future. Ella Wells and Sophie Thomson – Netball Captains

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Kayaking This season I competed at Blue Lake in Rotorua and managed to win every event in U16 categories and also help my team to gain placings in the U18 team events.

This year's Nationals, U18 and Open Oceania championships were in February at Lake Karapiro, Cambridge. This was a very successful event for myself and I picked up first and second placings in the U16 individual and team events. Following Nationals I was invited to attend the national performance camps which are held in Cambridge. These camps are to help us prepare for the high performance life and to track athletes from an earlier age. Kayaking is a great sport and I recommend it to anyone who is interested in giving it a go. It is full of amazing opportunities.

Lifesaving 28 intrepid, committed, confident and caring souls meet once a week to learn how to save others. The girls are participating in four different levels of

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lifesaving. These are Bronze Star, Bronze Medallion, Bronze Cross and Award of Merit. Our lifesavers gain increasing competency in search and rescue, CPR, survival techniques and having fun. Special thanks must go to Renée Messervy for training, coaching and encouraging all our lifesavers. Lifesaving is a great life skill and if anyone else wants to give it a go, then get involved. For those of you who are not qualified in lifesaving you should consider doing a course as you never know when you might be required to save someone – even a friend. Biddy Tothill – Captain

Polo We have had a very successful year for polo so far. In Term One we had 12 girls going out to play at Waireka each week for training. Although there was a range of different playing abilities everyone put in a great effort and saw huge improvements in riding and hitting skills. At an inter-schools’ tournament earlier in the year our A team won their grade and the B team played well in some tough games. It is great to see everyone enjoying the sport and we are looking forward to another great term of polo. We also hope to have a polo camp over the summer holidays as we often see huge improvements in everyone’s playing over these days. Suzie Wilding – Captain

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While sailing at St Margaret's is not officially a school sport, this year we have had two fiercely competitive girls who have been training very hard throughout the year and their results show it! Katie Hadfield in Year 7, has been selected for the New Zealand Optimist girls’ team which will travel to Australia to compete in ‘Sail Melbourne’ at the end of the year. She is also currently ranked 72/173 of Optimist sailors in New Zealand – a huge achievement for someone her age! Best of luck for next season Katie! Alice Floyd in Year 11, was selected in March to represent New Zealand and attend the 420 class World Championships in Fremantle, Perth at the end of the year. She will be competing in the U17 fleet. Alice Floyd – Y11

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In the early hours of Thursday 24 August Paige Causer, Serena Willis, Evie Eaton, Maria Todhunter, Sarah Wigley, Caro Murdoch and Charlotte Hutchinson set off on a bus with the Christ’s College skiers up to Mt Hutt. The weather was very welcoming – a warm and bright day which definitely required some sun screen! The day went very smoothly and the racing even smoother. The girls all raced very well with some great results seeing St Margaret’s placing second overall in the girls category, out of a total of 19 schools, which is a great result. Also a great second place in the girls category from Paige Causer. Sarah Wigley – Skiing Captain

Squash Squash players at St Margaret’s College continue to have success regionally and nationally. Ruby Turnbull, who is our top squash player, has won four of the five Open squash tournaments in Canterbury this season.

The same three players also competed in the SISS tournament with Ruby winning all her games and combined with Hazel and Syvanna’s results, the team finished fourth.

Ruby also won the Canterbury U23 Championship and was runner-up in the NZ Junior Classic tournament in Tauranga. Ruby is currently ranked seventh in New Zealand in the U19 age group.

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Ruby Turnbull, Hazel Webster and Syvannah Stark entered as a team in the Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Squash tournament. All three won games and Ruby was the eventual winner of the Girls’ section, making her the Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Girls Champion.

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Rowing Our season started off with the annual ‘have a go’ day run from our base in Kaiapoi. This is a day when novices can come and have a go at rowing. From there, our SMC squad for 2017 was born and the season was underway. This year we had a new addition to the programme – a camp based at Blue Skies, Kaiapoi. This was an opportunity for all age groups to get one step ahead and remember what it was like being in the boat. After this camp we were into the usual routine of school and training. This consisted of ergs, gym and of course on the water training. As the weeks went on, fitness levels, as well as technique, was improving and the season was well underway. The term came to an end, but it wasn’t quite holidays for us as we were about to depart on our first major camp in Cromwell. During our time in Cromwell many kilometres were rowed on Lake Dunstan and in no time at all everyone was back on the bus heading home, ready to do their own summer training. Mid January came and the senior rowers all arrived in Twizel for Canterbury Club Champs. This regatta was an opportunity to see how we would go against the other schools/clubs heading into Term One. We had a lot of success at this regatta gaining four golds and one silver. A couple of weeks later we went into January Camp where a lot of seat racing and training was completed.

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We made a lot of progress throughout the week and while it was hard, it gave us the competitive edge we needed to race well at South Island Clubs. For some, this was their first shot at racing and it was a great chance for us to see how we matched up against some of the crews we would be racing at Maadi. Then came South Island Secondary Schools in Twizel. This was our last regatta before Maadi. It would show us where we sat against all the other South Island crews. The racing was tough and fierce but we managed to walk away with one gold, three silvers and three bronze – giving us the confidence we needed to hit the ground running when we arrived at Maadi. The weekend before Maadi we all piled on a bus and took the 8-hour ride to Blenheim to complete our seasonal Super Comp. We worked really hard and pushed our bodies to the max! Finally we were at the airport and en route to Lake Karapiro in Cambridge! During the week, we managed to make one D final, one C final, three B finals and seven A finals. At the end of the week we came away with two bronze in the U15 8 and the U16 8 and two silver in the U15 4 and the U18 8! We are so proud of the immense effort and energy the whole squad gave to make Maadi a success! A huge thanks to all the coaches and parents for making this season run so smoothly! Ella Wells – Rowing Captain

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Rugby Rugby has continued to develop at St Margaret’s in 2017, playing throughout Term Two and Three. Five girls represented SMC in the Forward Foundation combined schoolgirls’ rugby team, including three new Year 9s. The team placed third overall after

a tough set of matches at the season end. Lucy Jenkins played in the winning Under 15 team at the South Island School Girls rugby festival in Oamaru. Lucy was named in the tournament team. Lucy and Melanie Puckett were selected in the Canterbury SS Girls Rugby Team to compete for the South Island School Girls title in the Term Three holidays. Both Lucy and Melanie completed strong rugby seasons playing in different teams in the Christchurch Senior Women’s Competition. Lucy was a member of the Christchurch Women’s team who took out the 2017 title after beating Melanie's team, Varsity, in a tight fought final. Congratulations to them both on being named in the Canterbury Senior Women’s FPC squad. A massive thank you to all those who have helped rugby at SMC this year, including coaches, managers, team mates and parents who carted their children to each and every game. We really appreciate all you have done for the growth and success of rugby at St Margaret’s. Lucy Jenkins – Captain

Summer Quad The annual Quadrangular Tournament was hosted by Craighead Diocesan this year. The girls competed against Craighead Diocesan, Rangi Ruru and St Hilda’s Collegiate in debating, swimming, tennis, touch and volleyball. Quad Tournament is always a great opportunity for girls to make new friends as well as gaining valuable game time in preparation for South Island and National tournaments. There was intense competition again this year with some very close results. The super touch team placed second after being overtaken by a very strong St Hilda’s team and our

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swim team performed well placing second. The St Margaret’s debating team dominated this year with some topical arguments from both sides. Our young slick tennis team battled some great matches and took first place over the two days, as did the A volleyball team. As a result, St Margaret’s was the overall winner of the 2017 Summer Quad. This is a credit to the time and determination every athlete and coach has put into their respective team. Melanie Puckett – Sport Co-Captain

Winter Quad games. Our badminton and debating teams contested strongly and both took out third place. All players, officials, coaches and managers were brought together over a lunch in the dining room. The results were then announced, with most of the room silenced as an overall three-way tie for first place between St Margaret’s, St Hilda’s and Columba was the overall result for 2017.

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This year, St Margaret's was lucky enough to host the inter-school Winter Quadrangular tournament in which four schools battled it out over a two-day tournament, in four different sporting codes. St Margaret’s hosted girls from St Hilda’s, Columba and Craighead Diocesan who were all competing in their top senior team of their respective code. The two days consisted of a round robin competition in hockey, netball, debating and badminton. The St Margaret’s 1st XI hockey and Senior A netball teams represented our school in dazzling form by winning all of their

Harriet Bush and Melanie Puckett – Co-Heads of Sport

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Swimming The swimming year started off strongly at the summer Quadrangular Tournament in February with a small team heading to Timaru for the brief competition in Craighead's school pool where we raced swimmers from St Hilda’s, Columba and Craighead. We finished a close second overall to St Hilda’s with a great team effort. An exciting and high-spirited school Swimming Sports was held on 10 March. Participation was key in winning the house competition for this event with girls participating in as many races as possible, in order to gain house points in addition to their individual success. Congratulations to Matipo house for taking out the trophy! A number of long-standing school records were also broken. Well done to the following swimmers who were the Champions and runners-up for their respective age groups – U14 U15 U16 Senior

Champion Abby Mason Josie Persico Emily Barron Olivia Damiano

Runner-Up Violette Perry Genevieve Watson Sujean In Amelia Persson

This momentum carried over to a successful day at the CSS Championships in May with the following ‘top 3’ individual placings:

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13 Year-Old Events Violette Perry 2nd Abby Mason 1st Bridie Finch 2nd

50m backstroke 50m freestyle 100m freestyle

15 Year-Old Events 1st Emily Barron 2nd Rosie Averill 3rd Sujean In 2nd

50m backstroke 100m backstroke 50m freestyle 50m butterfly

The girls also won both the 12-13 year old and 15 year old relays. These outstanding results were backed up by a number of other ‘top 5’ finishes in both individual and relay events. Recently Bridie Finch, year 9, traveled to Hamilton for her first New Zealand Secondary School Championships. This big meet, with top swimmers from schools all around the country, was a tough few days of racing. Bridie had a great meet achieving a number of ‘top 20’ placings and personal bests. Congratulations! A massive ‘thank you’ to Christine Lindsay for managing, supervising and encouraging us through these events, resulting in a very successful year. Olivia Damiano – Captain

Tennis

The Senior A, B and C teams were thrilled to be coached by Andrew Falck for the third year in a row. Practice was every Tuesday morning and Thursday lunchtime and the Year 1 to 8 girls have been involved in the Hot Shots programme also being run by Andrew Falck. Our senior teams this year have done exceptionally well with three teams playing in the premier Wednesday division. They have performed to a very high standard considering most of them are still very young. Our annual Summer Quad was held in Timaru this year. We competed against Rangi Ruru, Craighead and St Hilda’s. It was great to compete against schools we do not usually come up against in our local competition. We had a very successful Quad winning every tie and having great singles and doubles matches.

The Quad team consisted of Annie Coates, Abby Mason, Ruby Spencer, Elizabeth Andre, Charis Hyde and Olivia Parker. This year the Senior A girls managed to win South Islands for the second year in a row which is an enormous achievement. We met our old foe Rangi Ruru in the final. The girls really wanted to secure a win as they had placed second to them in the Canterbury Championships earlier. Fortunately we secured the win by winning three singles and one doubles match. It was a great achievement.

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St Margaret’s tennis has had another very successful season. Tennis is the biggest summer sporting code at SMC, having multiple teams in each year group and a record number of teams being entered in the various interschool competitions.

During tournament week the team travelled to Auckland and played in the National Secondary Schools Championships. Although there were some very close matches we ended up coming sixth. A special congratulations needs to go to Abby Mason (U14), Ruby Spencer (U16) and Annie Coates (U16) who all played in Canterbury Representative Teams. Bring on Tennis for Term four and for 2018! Ruby Spencer – Tennis Captain

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Touch In December 2016, the super touch team (known as the SMC ‘Bears’) competed at the Secondary Schools’ National Championships which was held in Auckland. This was a milestone for the ever-improving team as this was the first time the Bears had qualified for Nationals since 2011. Nationals was a huge tournament as the team was very young, with only one Year 13 holding down the reins. The team placed thirteenth in New Zealand, playing some exceptional touch and looking strong for the next upcoming season. The team farewelled Islay Fowler after Nationals. Islay has been a key player in building the super touch legacy at SMC. Quadrangular tournament was the first tournament of the 2017 season. By the end of the tournament, the Bears had found their niche again and were playing flowing and exciting touch. The girls ended up second, only losing to St Hilda's in a very tight game. Canterbury Championships was the next tournament that the team set out to conquer. They met CGHS in the final. The Bears had a point to prove and a goal to achieve which is exactly how they played. The team played with determination which resulted

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in them beating CGHS. Back to back champions – an unbelievable feeling. The South Island tournament was an up and down two days for the Super Touch team. They had many outstanding performances but lacked consistency. Unfortunately, losing their last game on day one to STAC meant they could no longer qualify for Nationals. However they have since been awarded a wildcard into the tournament. We would like to acknowledge Jimmy Sinclair and Joshua Sprott. Both these coaches were a huge part of the foundation and building of the super touch team. We would like to thank Ms Williams, our manager, who tirelessly gives up her time to support and encourage us through the best and worst times. Canterbury Representative Players U18 Girls: Aimee Brown, Melanie Puckett, Sophie Macfarlane, Charlotte Lee, Lucy Jenkins, Polly Forbes (Injured) U16 Girls: Charlotte Bush, Emily Dobbs U16 Mixed: Ayla Goodwin-Lister Melanie Puckett – Captain

Volleyball

A new chapter began this year as we saw both our Senior A and B teams attending Nationals. The B team won Division 2 at Canterbury Championships. One thing that stood out for the B team was that they did not drop a set, including in the final, even though they lost their setter half way through and had to reshuffle the mid-set. The way they held it together was awesome and the result was a bonus. The girls continued to play exceedingly well at Nationals. Our A team, despite injury setbacks, held their own and

had an amazing season. They won the annual Quad Tournament and placed third in Division 3 at Nationals. A massive thank you to our awesome coach, Michelle, and manager, Mrs Vesty, for their ongoing commitment and love for the game. With their guidance many of our players gained recognition at provincial and national levels. Serena Willis and Mia Thomson were selected in the Canterbury tournament team. Mia Fanselow, Rosie Gorton, Loveday Mossman-Catchpole and Mia Thomson were selected to trial for the South Island team. Georgia Bonne was selected in the U17 NZL squad! In December last year, Rosie Gorton was also selected to trial for the U17 NZL team. The girls have had a blast this season, with many laughs and stories along the way.

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Term One has been an extremely successful season for volleyball at SMC. Thanks to the coaches and amazing sports facilitators we have record numbers of girls involved this year. Our Junior A team certainly set a high standard in 2016, winning the South Island Secondary Schools’ Tournament. George and Dina have continued to drive our Junior volleyball this term through training and games, as well as coaching the Senior B team. One of our junior teams made their division final. They played great volleyball, but unluckily lost 2-1.

We sadly say goodbye to our Year 13's, Serena and Rosie, and wish them the best for future volleyball. We are getting set for an action packed Term four, with our Junior girls stepping up to the plate. Rosie Gorton and Mia Thomson – Captains

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Water Polo The 2017 season has been an exciting one for water polo. The Senior A team performed well throughout the weekly Canterbury competition, winning the A Grade competition in the final 20 seconds of a very intense final with the final score being 3-2 against Burnside High School. This year we also had a Senior B team who came out on top, winning the B Grade of the weekly Canterbury competition, with this team progressively improving throughout the term. The Senior A team went on to participate in South Island’s at the end of March, winning the silver medal in yet another close encounter in the final against Burnside. At the completion of the SISS tournament, three of the Senior A team members were named in the tournament team; Josie Persico, Annabel Norris and Tayla Marshall.

Gymnastics Renee Martin and Natasha Lukonina were both selected to represent Canterbury at the National Trampolining Championships in Christchurch during October. This is Renee’s second year competing for Canterbury and this year she placed first overall, in the 13-14 women’s Trampoline category and third overall in the 13-14 women’s Double Mini Trampoline. Renee also competed for SMC at the CSS trampoline competition and placed first and Natasha placed second at the Canterbury Intermediate Schools Competition. Natasha and Renee train four times a week at the Christchurch School of Gymnastics. They look forward to another successful year competing for SMC and their club in 2018.

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Renee Martin – Y9

The Year 9 and 10 team won gold at Junior South Island’s in November in a nail-biting final, with the final score being 5-4 against Columba College. We also had a Year 7/8 team place third in the C Grade of their weekly competition, as well as two senior Year 9-13 teams competing. Annabel Norris was selected into the NZ Water Polo team for those born in 2001. She represented NZ at the Sydney Youth Water Polo event in July. Overall, this season has been a very successful one for St Margaret’s College. It continues to develop with the generous help and experience from the coaching team of Lachie Marshall and Zoli Boros and manager Mrs Jane Sharman. Annabel Norris – Waterpolo Captain

Sports Dinner

Julie Seymour (MC) and Gemma McCaw (Guest Speaker)

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Emily Wium

Harriet Bush and Amelia Persson

Harriet Laing, Emelia Surridge, Emily Forrest and Jemma Burrowes

Mackenzie Haycock and Olivia Parker

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Sports Awards Sport Athletics

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Trophy Most Promising Athlete Fiona Morrison Cup for Outstanding Performance in Track and Field Badminton Clibborn Cup Basketball O'Connell Prize for Most Valuable Player Climbing Wesley Climbing Cup For Leadership and Commitment Rebekah Masterton Cup – Most determined and enthusiastic climber Cross Country Most Improved Runner Margot Gibson Cup for Most Outstanding Performance Cycling Beryl Burton Trophy for Most Valuable Team Member SMC Cup Most Promising New Rider Equestrian Susan McCaul Cup for Equestrian Performance Murdoch Cup for Outstanding Achievement Football Most Valuable Player Taylor Trophy for Competition Results and Coaching Joanna Brinkman Cup for Most Improved Player Hockey Chris Arthur Cup for Leadership and Dedication to Hockey SMC Hockey Award for the Player who Displays the Greatest Commitment Most Valuable Player Dedication and Commitment Life Saving Cartridge Cup for Most Improved Netball Player Netball Chambers Trophy for Most Promising Junior Player Cranmer Cup for Best Performed Team Sharyn Pratley Cup for Best Senior Player Sarah Masterton Cup for Service to Netball Trudy Keys Cup Most Dedicated Rower Rowing Jo Zwart Cup for Leadership and Enthusiasm B. Macdonald Shield for Rower of the Year Hilgendorf Cup for the Most Promising Novice Fechney Cup – Contribution to the Success of Rowing Pierce Aubrey – Most Successful Crew Rugby Smith Cup for Player of the Year St Margaret's Cup for Skiing Skiing Wigley Cup-Progress in Skiing Most Promising Swimmer (Year 9) Swimming Most Outstanding Swimmer Over All Age Groups Contribution to School Tennis Tennis Performance and Sportsmanship Touch Most Valuable Player Wright Cup for All Round Contribution to Super Touch Jane McDonald Cup Triathlon/ Duathlon Most Valuable Player Volleyball Most Promising Junior (Y9/10) Waterpolo Dedication and Commitment to Water Polo Davie Family Cup for Player of the Year

Name of Nominee Violette Perry Caitlin Bonne Ailing Liu Madison Eder Mikayla Green Vanessa Martin Tamara Dick Harriet Bush/Amelia Persson Charlotte McGill Jenna Borthwick Mikayla Green Harriet Laing Annabel Surveyor Renee Martin Meg James Biddy Tothill Olivia Allan Emily Wium Biddy Tothill Eniselina Pale Olivia Parker/Mackenzie Haycock Senior A Aimee Brown/Jemima Vaughan Ella Wells/Sophie Thomson Olivia Hughes/Olivia Hutton Ella Wells Lucy Davidson Kate Harris Stephanie Beattie/Georgia Lund U18 8 Melanie Puckett/Lucy Jenkins Paige Causer Evie Eaton Abby Mason Emily Barron Ruby Spencer Abby Mason Melanie Puckett Sophie Macfarlane Amelia Persson Rosie Gorton/Serena Willis Olivia Parker Annabel Norris Tayla Marshall

MAJOR AWARDS Achievement

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St Margaret’s Cup St Margaret’s Cup Sally Mene Tanoa Jocelyn Freeman Rosebowl Mollie Copper Cup Chris Arthur Cup Excellence in Sport Award Hiatt Cup Reeves Trophy

Outstanding Junior Sporting Achievement Junior Sportswoman Aspiring Leadership Leadership In and Dedication to Sport Sportmanship and Service to Sport Best Performed Team More Than One Sport Outstanding Sporting Achievement Sportswoman of the Year

Jenna Borthwick Violette Perry Jemima Vaughan Ella Wells Stephanie Beattie Rowing U18 8 Melanie Puckett Emily Wium Emily Wium

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NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVES Competed for New Zealand in a specific event or named in a NZ Team (NZ Development Squads may be considered depending on numbers and intent of Squad)

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Athletics Cross Country Football Karate Table Tennis Sailing Water Polo

Violette Perry Harriet Bush Emma Clarke Nadia Edmond Emily Stewart Alice Floyd Annabel Norris

NZ Children’s Athletics Team NZSS Team NZ U19 Team NZ Secondary Schools Team NZ Junior Female Team NZ U18 Team NZ Open Worlds 420 Team U17 Fleet NZ 2001 Born Team

MIDDLE SCHOOL COLOURS

ONGOING EXCELLENCE IN SPORT

Sport

Y13’s who have been awarded Honours in previous years and who have continued to excel in their sport

Athletics Hockey Gymnastics Hockey Hockey Netball Rowing Rowing Rowing Tennis Water Polo Water Polo

Recipient Francesca Williamson Francesca Williamson Renee Martin Isabella House Isabella Story Olivia Parker Charlotte Darry Rosa Foster Amelia Parker Abby Mason Violette Perry Ella Frazer

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Athletics Athletics Cross Country Football Hockey Officiating Volleyball

Caitlin Bonne Sophie Thomson Harriet Bush Emma Clarke Emily Wium Olivia Hutton Rosie Gorton

YEAR 11-13 HONOURS Honours awarded during the year

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Honours awarded at Sports Dinner

Sport

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Netball Netball and Rowing Rowing Rowing Rowing Rowing Rugby

Sophie Thomson Ella Wells Lucy Davidson Ilaria Earl Olivia Hughes Olivia Hutton Melanie Puckett

Karate Hockey Netball Rugby Table Tennis Touch Touch Tennis Tennis Water Polo

Nadia Edmond Biddy Tothill Jemima Vaughan Lucy Jenkins Emily Stewart Aimee Brown Charlotte Lee Annabel Coates Ruby Spencer Annabel Norris

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ATHLETICS Y9-13 SISS

Back Row: Mrs Sharon Lloyd (Manager), Harriet Bush, Sophie Thomson, Eniselina Pale, Violette Perry, Victoria Wells Front Row: Anoushka Chiswell, Lily Cockram, Caitlin Bonné, Olivia Allan, Abby Theobald, Bella Belcher, Francesca Williamson

BASKETBALL Y7 & 8 A

Back Row: Ilaria Earl (Coach), Elise Walker, Kate van Peer, Polly Forbes (Coach) Front Row: Amelie Lewis, Olivia Studholme, Lauren Healey, Scarlett Kirby, Harriet Laing

BADMINTON A

Back Row: Kelsey Norrie, Alexandra Lay Front Row: Ailing Liu, Jiayin (Emma) Fu, Tayla-Rae Paulsen

BASKETBALL 9A

Back Row: Eve Meyer, Lola Astle, Annabelle Goodwin, Miss Polly Hill (Coach) Front Row: Samantha Hood, Emily Milner, Jenna Borthwick, Charlize Stick, Ruby McCrystal, Tayla Hardy Absent: Piper Eder

BASKETBALL INTERMEDIATE A

Back Row: Sophie Ness, Evie Eaton, Kate Harris, Alice Floyd Front Row: Claudia Bethell, Emily Dobbs, Jemima Pavey, Kate Zarifeh, Eleanor Sharp Absent: Ella Bennett, Alexandra Cooper, Millie Ness

BASKETBALL SENIOR A

Back Row: Harriet Kitchingman, Eniselina Pale, Skye Lowry, Susannah Harper Front Row: Natashia Fage-Ieti, Sophie Macfarlane, Olivia Hutton, Emily Evans, Emily Stewart, Liyah Faga-Ieti Absent: Casey Bennett, Madison Eder, Miss Ashby Gayle (Coach)

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CROSS COUNTRY Y5-8 ISSA

CROSS COUNTRY/ROAD RACE CSS

Back Row: Hayley Douglas, India Horrey, Jemma Burrowes, Emelia Surridge, Holly McMahon, Caitlin Parrett Front Row: Eve Tayler, Anna Marra, Georgia Marchant, Sorell Shand, Emma Ford, Annabel Smith, Rosa Turner

EQUESTRIAN

Back Row: Lucy Davidson, Abby Theobald, Charlotte Darry, Amelia Persson, Harriet Bush, Gabriella McKellar, Annabelle Goodwin Second Row: Mrs Sharon Lloyd (Manager), Amelia Harris, Sophie Rutherford, Zinnia Price, Penelope Chapman, Ella Ballantyne, Charlotte Gilray, Molly Leckie, Melanie Puckett Front Row: Millie Edmond, Chelsea Parrett, Holly Bridgman, Pieta Surridge, Isabella Story, Elizabeth Kinney, Elizabeth Cross

Back Row: Parabha (Gem) Krairiksh, Jordie Plunkett, Holly Macdonald, Grace Glassey Second Row: Mrs Lizzie Dyer (Convenor), Grace Horsbrugh, Mya Reid, Evie McPherson, Olivia Dyer, Lucy Roberts, Olivia Cochrane, Sophie Rutherford Front Row: Mikayla Green, Amelie Harris, Petra Green, Katy Silva, Sophie Calder, Amelia Dyer, Emma Anderson, Panthita (Gene) Krairiksh

POLO

Back Row: Lucy Roberts, Susannah Wilding, Katherine Marfell, Skye Turner, Madeline Mann Front Row: Chloe Wheelans, Mia McDonnell, Sophia Lawrence, Jenna Borthwick, Petra Green

FOOTBALL A

Back Row: Mr Keith McDonnell (Coach), Lucy Ryan, Nicolette Oosterhuis, Lillian Fata, Maria Todhunter, Hannah Marriott, Dr Paul Millican (Referee) Front Row: Gyda Heidtke, Emily Taunt, Amy Cawte, Lucy Jenkins, Valeria Bankovskaya, Elizabeth Kinney Absent: Annabel Surveyor

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HOCKEY 1ST XI Back Row: Jordie Plunkett, Olivia Allan, Meg James Second Row: Melanie Puckett, Lucy Roberts, Lydia Tothill, Tessa McKellar, Ruby Spencer, Ayla Goodwin-Lister, Ms Jennie Nairn (Manager) Front Row: Pieta Surridge, Emily Wium, Rebecca Adolph, Georgia Bonné, Ivy Gyde, Sophie Calder, Anoushka Chiswell Absent: Charlotte Lee, Mr Sunjay Ganda (Coach)

HOCKEY 2ND XI Back Row: Katherine Marfell, Katharina Tiedtke, Emma Roberts Second Row: Olivia Paterson, Jordyn Blake, Cara Donaldson, Gabriella McKellar, Evie McPherson, Francesca Williamson, Mrs Trudy Keys (Manager) Front Row: Charlotte Idiens, Madison Dalgety, Molly Leckie, Isabella House, Isabella Story, Chelsea Parrett Absent: Kellie-Lee James (Coach)

HOCKEY 3RD XI Back Row: Olivia Dyer, Tara Keenan, Ella Heselwood, Hannah Smith, Laura Simcock, Mrs Angee Robertson (Manager) Front Row: Maya Laws, Mila Ballin, Alexia Kerr, Paris Armstrong, Lucy Hadden, Ella Cowles, Molly Dougherty Absent: Abby Mason, Rosa Foster

HOCKEY PRIMARY A Back Row: Nataliia Lukonina, Holly McMahon, Maia Godfrey-Chatterton, Jessica Becker Second Row: Maija Martin, Mia Fraser, Olivia Studholme, Annabelle March, Harriet Fryem, Lily Webb Front Row: Chloe Wheelans, Claudia Hundleby, Lucinda Kippenberger, Isabella Watson, Lauren Warne, Katie Hadfield, Harriet Norris

HOCKEY YR 3 & 4 HOCKEY YR 5 & 6 Back Row: Isabella Wilson, Samantha March, Lola Roberts Back Row: Meihui (Grace) Zhou, India Horrey, Sienna Second Row: Lexi Boon, Genevieve Surridge, Madeline Mitchell, Godfrey-Chatterton Lucy Mitchell, Connie Newton, Mathilda Smulders Second Row: Rosa Turner, Ashley Bonné, Sophie Mounce, Emily Zhou, Maddison Bleeker, Bella Harris, Mrs Paulette Double (Manager) Front Row: Hazel Hanrahan, Leilah Pukepuke, Sienna Choat, Mariia Lukonina, Marnie Bell, Ivy Mehrtens, Senuli Wijayasena Front Row: Elleanor Bell, Angelina McCullough, Jaslyn Young Absent: Amelia Mitchell Brooke Manson, Libby Mounce, Fleur Duddy, Imogen Masters Absent: Lucy Charteris, Lilliana Murray-Orr

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NETBALL SENIOR A Back Row: Mrs Helen Belcher (Coach), Ella Wells, Hannah Glassey, Eniselina Pale, Jemima Vaughan, Mrs Jane Marshall (Manager), Mrs Karen Paterson (Manager) Front Row: Liyah Faga-Ieti, Kari Bellaney, Caroline Wells, Sophie Thomson, Aimee Brown, Charlotte Bush Absent: Mrs Julie Seymour (Coach)

NETBALL SENIOR B Back Row: Mrs Naomi Faga (Manager), Harriet Kitchingman, Olivia Hughes, Skye Lowry, Miss Zoe Walker (Coach) Front Row: Natashia Faga-Ieti, Kate Harris, Emily Evans, Charlotte O’Brien, Sophie Macfarlane Absent: Amy Duckmanton, Alexandra Cooper, Meg Fulton

NETBALL 11A Back Row: Ella Wells (Coach), Minnie Summerfield, Casey Bennett, Mrs Nicky Averill (Manager) Front Row: Claudia Bethell, Rose Averill, Hazel Montgomery, Alice Floyd, Kate Baird Absent: Ruby Williams, Sophie White

NETBALL 10A Back Row: Mrs Hayley Saunders (Coach), Grace Mains, Charlotte Darry, Samara Brown, Miss Lily Marshall (Assistant Coach) Front Row: Emma Parker, Mackenzie Haycock, Josephine Persico, Kate Zarifeh, Olivia Parker Absent: Marijke Hinton

NETBALL 9A Back Row: Grace Glassey, Ellie Withers, Bridie Finch, Lola Astle, Mrs Sharon Lloyd (Coach) Front Row: Lily Gamble, Charlize Stick, Ella Ballantyne, Eve Meyer, Tayla Hardy Absent: Miss Nicole Lloyd (Coach)

NETBALL 7/8A Back Row: Miss Lucy Thomson (Coach), Lydia Pye, Elise Walker, Tineke Hinton, Sophie Thomson (Assistant Coach) Front Row: Maggie Craw, Scarlett Kirby, Emily Forrest, Grace Roxburgh, Caitlin Parrett

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NETBALL YR 5 & 6 Back Row: Harriet Kitchingman (Coach), Montse Moya-Carreno, Sophie Mounce, Lucy Tod, Amelia Timiani-Dean, Annabel Smith, Emma Ford, Christina Vassilieva Second Row: Mrs Jill Evans (Manager), Cleo Nicholas, Eve Tayler, Maddison Bleeker, Ashley Bonné, Bella Harris, Libby Mounce, Mrs Paula Sheldon (Manager) Front Row: Monica Koleda-Yamamoto, Lily Griffiths, Jaslyn Young, Angelina McCullough, Fleur Duddy, Alice Forrest, Georiga Laing, Imogen Masters Absent: Lucy Charteris, Lilliana Murray-Orr

NETBALL YR 3 & 4 Back Row: Mrs Paula Sheldon (Manager), Emily Young (Coach), Amelia Parker (Coach), Lucy Davidson (Coach), Penny Chapman (Coach), Madeline Mann (Coach), Mrs Michele Callaghan (Manager) Second Row: Amelia Mitchell, Allie Boon, Lola Roberts, Connie Newton, Mathilda Smulders Front Row: Leilah Pukepuke, Marnie Bell, Sienna Choat, Madeline Mitchell, Genevieve Surridge, Ivy Mehrtens, Lexie Boon Absent: Jessica Blair, Lucy Mitchell

ROWING – MAADI MEDAL WINNERS Back Row: Alice Elworthy, Olivia Hughes, Ella Wells, Charlotte Darry, Emma Roberts Second Row: Kate Harris, Olivia Hutton, Caroline Wells, Harriet Kitchingman, Ilaria Earl, Millie Crossland, Mrs Trudy Keys (Convenor) Front Row: Claudia Bethell, Olivia Paterson, Lucy Botting, Gabriella McKellar, Lucy Davidson, Madeleine Stead, Amelia Parker

ROWING – MAADI UNDER 18 8 Back Row: Alice Elworthy, Ella Wells, Olivia Hughes, Emma Roberts, Mrs Trudy Keys (Convenor) Front Row: Gabriella McKellar, Kate Harris, Ilaria Earl, Olivia Hutton, Lucy Davidson

SEVENS RUGBY Back Row: Mrs Sarah Lloyd (Convenor), Evie McPherson, Eve Sutherland, Gemma Holden, Ruby McCrystal, Lydia Tothill Front Row: Millie Edmond, Melanie Puckett, Georgia Lassen, Lucy Jenkins, Annie Larkin, Maddison Read, Emma Anderson

SQUASH Front Row: Syvannah Stark, Ruby Turnbull, Hazel Webster, Mrs Jane Sharman (Convenor)

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SPORTS CAPTAINS/VICE CAPTAINS Back Row: Mrs Helen Belcher (Director of Sport), Harriet Bush, Ella Wells, Sophie Thomson, Olivia Allan, Mrs Sharon Lloyd (Asst Director of Sport) Second Row: Ruby Spencer, Olivia Hutton, Susannah Wilding, Vanessa Martin, Alexandra Lay, Lydia Tothill, Kelsey Norrie Front Row: Mikayla Green, Melanie Puckett, Olivia Damiano, Emily Wium, Lucy Jenkins, Katy Silva, Sarah Wigley

SPORTS COUNCIL Back Row: Mrs Helen Belcher (Director of Sport), Jemima Vaughan, Harriet Bush, Susannah Wilding, Mrs Sharon Lloyd (Asst Director of Sport) Front Row: Melanie Puckett, Charlotte O’Brien, Lydia Tothill, Aimee Brown, Polly Forbes

SWIMMING YR 9 – 13 CSS Back Row: Mrs Sharon Lloyd (Manager), Rosie Averill, Ella Frazer, Violette Perry, Evie Eaton, Emma McClure, Hannah Price Front Row: Georgia Dawson, Olivia Damiano, Sujean In, Josephine Persico, Bridie Finch, Emily Barron, Holly Bridgman

SWIMMING YR 5 – 8 ISSA Back Row: Maia Godfrey-Chatterton, Emily Forrest, Emelia Surridge, Jemma Burrowes, Ally Booth Front Row: Rosa Turner, Claudia Hundleby, Lily Webb, Lucy Tod, Georgiana House, Christina Vassilieva

SUPER TOUCH Back Row: Ms Lisa Williams (Manager), Josephine Persico, Charlotte O’Brien, Aimee Brown, Charlotte Bush, Evie McPherson, Lucy Jenkins Front Row: Melanie Puckett, Natashia Faga-Ieti, Sophie Macfarlane, Polly Forbes, Emily Dobbs, Ayla Goodwin-Lister, Liyah Faga-Ieti, Ivy Gyde Absent: Charlotte Lee

TOUCH YR 7 & 8 A Back Row: Lucy Hamilton, Jemma Burrowes, Emelia Surridge, Holly McMahon, Kate van Peer, Scarlett Kirby Front Row: Amelie Lewis, Georgiana House, Caitlin Parrett, Holly Whitaker, Bianca Koleda-Yamamoto

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TENNIS PREMIER TEAMS Back Row: Olivia Parker, Sophie Ness, Charis Hyde, Ruby Spencer Front Row: Ashley Marfell, Elizabeth André, Emma Parker, Caroline Murdoch, Isabella Story Absent: Millie Ness, Annabel Coates, Abby Mason, Sophie White, Mr Andrew Falck (Coach)

TRIATHLON CSS, SISS & NZSS Front Row: Molly Leckie, Amelia Persson

VOLLEYBALL SENIOR A T1 Back Row: Skye Lowry, Rosie Gorton, Mia Fanselow, Mrs Paula Vesty (Manager) Front Row: Mia Thomson, Loveday Mossman-Catchpole, Katie Hamilton, Holly Wild, Georgia Bonné Absent: Marijke Hinton, Serena Willis

VOLLEYBALL JUNIOR A T1 Back Row: Rosa Davidson, Lola Astle, Ellie Withers Front Row: Piper Smith, Arabella Vinnell, Annabelle Goodwin, Ella Ballantyne, Anna Wilson

WATER POLO A Back Row: Mrs Jane Sharman (Manager), Tayla Marshall, Violette Perry, Amy McMurray, Emma McClure, Ella Frazer Front Row: Riley Marshall, Taygen Salt, Jessica Mills, Hannah Price, Josephine Persico, Aisha O’Malley Absent: Annabel Norris, Adelaide Perry

WATER POLO YR 7 & 8 Back Row: Riley Marshall (Coach), Lucy Hamilton, Holly McMahon, Jemma Burrowes, Emelia Surridge, Kate van Peer, Maia Godfrey-Chatterton, Tayla Marshall (Coach) Front Row: Claudia Hundleby, Georgiana House, Mia Fraser, Olivia Studholme, Scarlett Kirby, Emily Harris, Anna Marra

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Mrs M Callaghan Alice Murfitt, Isabelle Cadman Constanza Moya-Carreno, Leah Moore, Isobel Masters, Hollie Tribble, Beatrix Smulders

PDB TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Mrs P Double Leilah Pukepuke, Genevieve Surridge, Lola Roberts, Lexie Boon Senuli Wijayasena, Sienna Choat, Ivy Mehrtens, Marnie Bell, Alisha Arora, Hazel Hanrahan

NDS TUTOR GROUP

JEV TUTOR GROUP

PHOTOS

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Ms N Douglas Methuli Wijayasena, You You Tang, Annabelle Smallman, Omega Spencer-Berry, Aaliyah Wu Rose Griffiths, Annabel Close, Annabelle Foster, Maisie Diver, Hannah Tian, Mackenzie Crampton

Mrs J Evans Maddison Bleeker, Lucy Charteris, Sophie Mounce, Montserrat Moya-Carreno, Ashley Bonné, Cleo Nicholas Second Row: Angelina McCullough, Alice Forrest, Libby Mounce, Poppie Harwood-Dowson, Eve Tayler, Bella Harris, Jaslyn Young Front Row: Elleanor Bell, Monica Koleda-Yamamoto, Georgette Laing, Lily Griffiths, Fleur Duddy, Imogen Masters, Maia Stanbury Teacher: Back Row:

PSH TUTOR GROUP

Mrs P Sheldon Amelia Timiani-Dean, Lucy Tod, India Horrey, Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton Second Row: Georgia Marchant, Emily Zhou, Meihui (Grace) Zhou, Lilliana Murray-Orr, Emma Ford Front Row: Iliana Sarri, Brieana Colway, Christina Vassilieva, Annabel Smith, Rosa Turner, Brooke Manson Teacher: Back Row:

PWO TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Absent:

Mrs P Woolford Amelia Mitchell, Isabella Wilson, Samantha March, Allie Boon, Jessica Blair Mariia Lukonina, Anjali Selvarajah, Madeline Mitchell, Lucy Mitchell, Anneliese Surveyor, Matilda Smulders, Layla Martin Lucy Holdaway

199

MIDDLE SCHOOL ACH TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row: Absent:

Dr A Chapman Lola Astle, Arabella Vinnell, Sofia Blackburn Lily Webb, Allessandra Kitley, Maya Kelly, Francesca Damiano, Amelie Lewis Annabel Francis, Sophie Ness, Meg Goodland, Emma McClure

ADM TUTOR GROUP

Mrs A Demaine Hazel Webster, Meg Kinder, Jenna Pannett, Rylie MacGibbon, Lily Heywood Front Row: Rory Brickmann, Elysie Calder, Sofia Rofe, Kirsti Fox, Tzu-Lin (Emma) Chiang, Isla Fulton, Jasmine Russell

Teacher: Back Row:

ASU TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Absent:

Mrs A Surridge Bella Spear, Katie Burke, Rosa Cocks, Rosa Foster, Amelia Parker, Sophie Kingi Lauren Warne, Jasmine Tomuli-Sii, Charlotte Parker, Nataliia Lukonina, Kate Piper, Amy Bourner, Stella Foulds Brèagha Beggs

CCB TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

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Miss C Chambers Grace McMahon, Angelique Bruce, Grace Dreaver, Jenna Borthwick, Ella Munro Katie Hadfield, Elizabeth Kinney, Raha Walker, Grace McKenna, Harriet Compton-Moen, Caitlin Rea, Charlotte Bleeker Grace Mains

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Ms C Carreno Emelia Surridge, Sophia Lawrence, Isabelle Scrymgeour, Maggie Cui, Eleanor Sharp, Lily Gamble Lily Jones, Natasha Eastmure, Samantha Hood, Feya Durkin, Sacha O’Connell-Johnstone, Lucy Horton

CPR (IVO) TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Mrs C Price Back Row: Ellie Withers, Emily Garden Second Row: Ms I Volpe, Rosie Milne, Anna Cropp, Abigail Drayton, Brianna Romeril, Zoe Fulton, Front Row: Chloe Wheelans, Sophie McGhie, Maya Laws, Holly O’Connor, Georgia Hague, Juliet Knowles Absent: Isabella Watson

CWA TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Mr C Walker Maddison Griffin, Francesca Williamson, Rosa Davidson, Aggie Burgess, Hannah Seymour Scarlett Wilson, Kate Wylie, Olivia Peter, Josephine Duncan, Georgia Buchan, Rosie Lester

PHOTOS

CCR TUTOR GROUP

CWK TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Ms C Walker Brooke Parnell, Emma Parker, Aimee Sparks, Madeleine Stead, Annabelle March Claudia Hundleby, Janvi Puri, Rhiannon Cutler, Sophia Wheelans, Sabrina Wong, Nina Lowry

201

EGC TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Mrs E Godfrey-Chatterton Paris Armstrong, Lucy Flint, Genevieve Watson, Kimberley Spekreijse, Holly Fairclough Isabella Story, Jessica Bassett, Mila Ballin, Piper Eder, Lilli Scully, Lauren Healey, Syvannah Stark Mackenzie Haycock

HMD TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Mrs H MacDonald Back Row: Skye Turner, Ella Corner Second Row: Isabella Taylor, Renee Martin, Isabella Gibson, Zinnia Price, Caitlin Blair Front Row: Anna Marra, Panthita (Gene) Krairiksh, Jordan Mealings, Emily Young, Ava Coates, Hayley Douglas Absent: Harriet Laing, Maddison Holden, Maia Colenso

JES TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

JMA TUTOR GROUP

Mr J Evans Teacher: Marcella Pannett, Zelle Logan, Eliza Barltrop, Back Row: Violette Perry, Amelia Dunlop, Isabella Marra Sydney Hall, Millie Edmond, Alana Cawte, Front Row: Tayla Hardy, Elizabeth Cross, Caitlyn Wickham, Natalie Whitteker Absent:

202

Miss J Madden Lily Cockram, Olivia Wells, Marijke Hinton, Hazel Brooks, Sophie Davis, Alex Traylen Emily Gibb, Maia Godfrey-Chatterton, Sophie Lanyon, Madeline Jefferies, Jessica Becker, Tamika Maier-Gant, Holly Whitaker Chloe Bale

Teacher: Mrs J Strang Back Row: Yani Rutherford, Holly Blackburn, Eve Meyer Second Row: Lara Chiswell, Emily Forrest, Eleanor McVicar, Isabella Ferguson, Kate van Peer Front Row: Harriet Norris, Millie Burden, Sophie Benson, Lucy Johnston, Alice Hawkesby, Bianca Koleda-Yamamoto

JSR TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Absent:

KDE TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Ms K Denton Charlotte Gilray, Ruby McCrystal, Kate Zarifeh, Anna Wilson, Maddison Thorley Caitlin Parrett, Holly Caunter, Ally Booth, Bess Gallagher, Holly Bridgman, Karen Uchida, Maija Martin

PHOTOS

JSG TUTOR GROUP

Ms J Sharman Mia Wright, Ella Frazer, Alice McLeod, Alexandra Lehmann Alexandra Nicolaou, Mia Fraser, Olivia Studholme, Millicent Dobson, Charlotte Idiens, Daniella Bandasak India Surridge, Abby Mason, Charlotte Darry, Lucy Hamilton KPT TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Ms K Paterson Kate Flanagan, Valeria Bankovskaya Samara Brown, Heloise Clark, Lucy Botting, Lilli Thacker Julia Hughes, Tawa Grace, Emily Milner, Jessica Pitt, Gabrielle Kitley, Alexandra Rees-Thomas, Annabel Surveyor

203

LCS / PVS TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Ms L Chambers / Mrs P Vesty Charlize Stick, Josephine Persico, Georgie Burdon, Sophie Brettkelly, Alexia Kerr Gemma Hardcastle, Amelia Harris, Grace Hale, Sophie Rutherford, Jemima Pegg, Amelia Dyer, Jessica England

LWI TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Absent:

RMT TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Absent:

204

Miss R McTaggart Hana Nakajo, Birna Lif Hilmarsdottir, Mia Stuart Molly Payne, Paige Carey, Millie Horton, Hannah Cowles, Sophie Geddes, Heather Laing Isabella Kotzikas

Ms L Williams Georgia Lassen, Tessa Bennett, Millie Ness, Jessica Yockney Gemma Lawson, Lucy Vaughan, Lucy Hadden, Katie Gluyas, Grace McKee-Cripps Anna Morris

SBM TUTOR GROUP

Miss S Beaumont Lily Devereaux, Emmeline Fanselow, Isabelle Cox Second Row: Lucy Jessep, Olivia Cochrane, Annabelle Goodwin, Ella Ballantyne, Victoria Voice, Juliet Summerfield Front Row: Henrietta Osborne, Scarlett Kirby, Hannah Wylie, Emma Graham, Tessa Holley, Holly Haig, Mikaela Bruce Teacher: Back Row:

Ms S Chapman Ivanka Pileff-Fasso, Evie Eaton, Monique Graham, Millie Pavey Second Row: Holly McMahon, Tineke Hinton, Isabella Smith, Sophie Berrill, Jemma Burrowes Front Row: Maisie Haines, Gemma Armstrong-Scott, Yue Yi (Cadance) Gan, Georgia Dawson, Emily Harris, Lucinda Kippenberger Teacher: Back Row:

SSL TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

SMT TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

PHOTOS

SCM TUTOR GROUP

Mrs S Mitchell Lydia Pye, Georgia Holland, Hannah Ferguson, Rosie Bushell, Paris Bruce Isabella Shatford, Hailey Crisp Hughes, Ashley Marfell, Grace Roxburgh, Enya O’Malley, Georgina Lange, Claudia Meads Caitlynne Hill, Claudia Snow STK TUTOR GROUP

Mrs S Smallman Teacher: Ms S Tokona Maisie Gallagher, Paige Causer, Piper Smith, Back Row: Grace Glassey, Bridie Finch, Elise Walker Emily Cunningham, Grace McCone, Second Row: Sarah Frizzell, Olivia Parker, Emily Blackmore, Isabella House Tessa Wisbey, Abby Smith, Neve Thomas Alexandra Leighs, Katerina Bell, Harriet Frye, Front Row: Tessa Sitjes, Jiya Puri, Alyssia Nicolson, Eliza Bates, Chelsea Parrett, Poppi Hamilton, Nikita Bloy, Alexandra Baird, Georgiana House Gloria Kingston

205

SENIOR SCHOOL ADY TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Mrs A Drayton Lisa Chahine, Sarah Bassett, Ella Bennett, Alexandra Hamilton, Grace Horsbrugh Jiayin (Emma) Fu, Marina Tanimura, Melanie Puckett, Katy Silva, Emma Anderson, Mioko Mitsubori

AOL TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent: ARB TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Ms A Robertson Back Row: Rosa Pattie, Victoria Boyd, Georgia Lund Second Row: Lydia Munro, Jessica Mills, Madeline Mann, Myah Klinkenberg, Samantha Capon Front Row: Evelyn Sayers, Olivia Willems, Ashleigh Benson, Amanda Manson, Aspen Berry, Claudia Bethell Absent: Charlotte Francis, Lucy Bird

206

Ms A O’Loughlin Loveday Mossman-Catchpole, Annabelle Burns, Ruby Roberts, Millie Crossland, Kate Harris Georgia Benny, Maddison Read, Jennifer Satterthwaite, Amy Duckmanton, Rose McCarthy-Raw, Emily Taunt, Georgia Hintz Ella Wells, Pratheeksha Chandru AWD TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Ms A Woods Bella Belcher, Sophia Priddy, Alexandra Lay, Vanessa Martin, Abby Theobald, Chikako Negishi Ella Rushbrook, Alexandra Watson, Emma Kay, Catherine Rietveld, Billie MacGibbon, Adelaide Perry, Annalida Jaegar Briar Bellaney, Sophie White

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Mr B Clarke Meg Fulton, Katie Borrill, Holly Macdonald, Annabel Watts, Annabel Norris, Hannah Ferguson, Joanna Mainwaring Sarah Brantley, Madison Eder, Molly Taylor, Charlotte Lee, Ruby Slattery, Grace McKay, Katie Tunstall, Tayla-Rae Paulsen Georgia Bonné, Frederica Diver, Isabel van der Hoorn, Gabrielle Zelter

BWS TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

CAR TUTOR GROUP

Mr C Arnold Ella Heselwood, Mia Fanselow, Hannah Glassey, Alexandra Cooper Second Row: Tessa McKellar, Alice Floyd, Minnie Summerfield, Hannah Smith, Millicent Notley Front Row: Georgie Wells, Sujean In, Alice Taylor, Ayla Goodwin-Lister, Amelia Harris, Elena Pileff-Fasso Teacher: Back Row:

PHOTOS

BCL TUTOR GROUP

Mr B Woods Caroline Murdoch, Ruby Spencer, Olivia Dyer, Lucy Adams, Olivia Allan, Kari Bellaney, Parabha (Gem) Krairiksh Mia Thomson, Lucy Green, Annie Larkin, Olivia Hubber, Liyah Faga-leti, Annabel Coates, Olivia Burns, Jemmima Colbran Emma Clarke, Lucy Ryan CCA TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Ms C Cain Georgia Levey, Eva Jackson, Caitlin Bonné, Harriet Cox, Alice Anderson, Grace Budge Jessica Majgaonkar, Mia McDonnell, Jessica Campion, Maria Cropp, Amelia Tillman, Serena Willis, Lillian Montgomery Grace Flint, Erica Laing, Emelia Paulsen

207

CMU TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Ms C Mutch Emily Stewart, Rose Averill, Charlotte Shepherd, Rosie Gorton, Sophie McClean, Caroline Wells, Ruby Anderson Vivien Emile, Ga-Eun (Anna) Ko, Laura Simcock, Natalie Hutton, Elise Mason, Claudia Perkins, Sophie Baker Tamara Dick, Susannah Harper

DTM TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

GLT TUTOR GROUP

Mr G Leighton Susannah Wilding, Tabitha Woolhouse, Nenah Milne Second Row: Charlotte McGill, Charis Hyde, Lydia Tothill, Isabel Priest, Charlotte Bush, Hanah Kim Front Row: Haoming (Renee) Ren, Madeline Kerr, Heather Newbound, Molly Leckie, Olivia Wilson, Mizuki Nagatakidani, Lucy O’Connor

Teacher: Back Row:

208

Mr D Thompson Freyja Harris, Anna Rietveld, Cate McArthur, Lucy Barltrop, Aimee Taylor, Hannah Bartram Abigal Lai, Georgia Hardy, Kirsten Blair, Amy Cawte, Grace Armstrong-Hill, Natashia Faga-Ieti, Sophie Green, Neena Hill Holly Wild, Alexandra Mealings JMG TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Ms J McLaughlin Georgia Rance, Shuqin (Jenny) Jiang, Alexandria Bagot, Mae MacDonald, Eve Sutherland, Hang (Audrey) Zeng, Eva Kotzikas Ailing Liu, Taygen Salt, Julia Beker, Mia Gamble, Emily Dobbs, Sophie Early, Madison Dalgety Ms McLaughlin, Brooke Connolly, Katharina Tiedtke

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

Ms J Todd-Molineaux Amelia Greig, Ellen O’Malley, Alice Elworthy, Ruby Williams, Gemma Holden, Rosa Dunlop Madeleine Dewe, Alice Mitchell, Kate Smith, Alessandra Demarchi, Rebecca Adolph, Isabella Broughan, Sarah Cosgrove

JMY TUTOR GROUP

Ms J May Ilaria Earl, Amelia Persson, Genevieve Lyall, Aimee Brown Second Row: Sarah Anderson, Natalia Crestani, Victoria Wells, Lillian Fata, Katie Hamilton Front Row: Peyton Calvert, Maya Laing, Minji Kim, Grace Mitchell, Seane Pieterse, Courtney Peter Absent: Millie Morgan-Petrie Teacher: Back Row:

KMD TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row: Front Row:

PHOTOS

JMX TUTOR GROUP

MCR (SHB) TUTOR GROUP

Mr K McDonnell Teacher: Lucy Jenkins, Emily Evans, Olivia Caddick, Back Row: Eniselina Pale, Sophie Holland, Olivia Hutton Sophie Jensen, Isabelle Chudleigh, Caetana Langston, Olivia Pinckney, Front Row: Emma Taylor, Polly Forbes, Sarah Wigley Absent:

Ms M Craw Makenzie Causer, Hannah Ward, Isabella Leighs, Ruby McCallum, Hannah Marriott Gyda Heidtke, Emily Burke, Jing (Adeline) Chau, Bella Wilson, Siti (Faza) Azharashid, Molly Dougherty Tara Keenan, Priyanka Ravji

209

MSU TUTOR GROUP

Mr M Summerlee Charlotte O’Brien, Skye Lowry, Sophie Ferguson, Harriet Kitchingman, Henriette Bullen Second Row: Niamh McCormick, Emma Bone, Courtney Manera, Scarlett O’Brien, Libby Millar, Yuriko Kato Front Row: Sophia Neill, En Re (Constance) Lee, Kate Jenkins, Jordyn Blake, Petra Green, Joyce Liang PHK TUTOR GROUP Teacher: Back Row:

NCN TUTOR GROUP

Teacher: Back Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Ms N Carson Hannah Graham, Sophie MacGibbon, Hannah Langley, Grace McEwen, Molly Mackenzie Katie Workman, Elizabeth André, Samantha Harcourt, Emily Wium, Jemima Pavey, Olivia Paterson, Ivy Gyde Kate Duckmanton, Imogen Maynard, Gabriella McKellar PML TUTOR GROUP

Ms P Henriksen Teacher: Dr P Millican Evie McPherson, Casey Bennett, Back Row: Emma Roberts, Isabella Lavery, Victoria Morton Rosie Foulds Second Row: Scotia Keen, Shanshan (Chelsea) Qi, Second Row: Emily Pearson, Lucy Davidson, Dana Leadley, Rebecca Yan, Olivia Damiano Cara Donaldson, Meg James, Lily Mirfin, Front Row: Anna Pacey, Georgia Robinson, Mya Reid Sophie Macfarlane, Courtney Richards, Front Row: Mikayla Green, Aisha O’Malley, Ella Miles, Alice Abraham Sophie Calder, Holly Rainey, Absent: Felicity Hamilton-Hill Sophie Butler, Georgia Benton, Pribphandao (Mydear) Suwannarat

Teacher: Back Row:

210

Ms S Fazio-Smith Charlotte Hutchinson, Sophie Thomson, Brodie Morris Second Row: Victoria Bayliss, Tayla Marshall, Harriet Bush, Nicolette Oosterhuis, Ella McIntosh, Sarah Knopp Front Row: Millie Williamson, Lucy Robinson, Pieta Surridge, Riley Marshall, Lucy Roberts, Ella Williams, Ella Cowles Teacher: Back Row:

SHF TUTOR GROUP

Dr S Hickford Georgia Hamilton, Abida Denny, Samantha McDonnell, Isobel Gould Second Row: Ruby Smith, Kate Baird, Jessica Ellis, Juliet Samandari, Nadia Edmond, Katherine Marfell, Meghan Shatford Front Row: Nishtha Denya, Claire Cutler, Kurumi Uemura, Sheryll Kamat, Anna Doak, Yoonseo (Amy) Chung, Sarah Fulton Teacher: Back Row:

SRD TUTOR GROUP

Ms S Rod Virginia Macdonald, Jemima Vaughan, Kaitlin Burden Second Row: Amelia Fawcett, Paris Counsell, Emily O’Brien, Kelsey Norrie, Billie Leiataua, Harriet Kennelly Front Row: Emily Barron, Taylor McNicholl, Lucinda Sullivan, Maisie Bonifant, Katherine Ellis, Michaela Hogg

Teacher: Back Row:

PHOTOS

SFZ TUTOR GROUP

TKY TUTOR GROUP

Mrs T Keys Penelope Chapman, Maria Todhunter, Olivia Hughes, Amy McMurray, Harriet Richards Second Row: Hannah Price, Nina Hogg, Sophie Norris, Hazel Montgomery, Olivia Turner, Abby Oliver Front Row: Saskia Houchen, Pieta Luthi, Emily Sunderland, Anoushka Chiswell, Georgia Mackay, Brianna Odering Teacher: Back Row:

211

LIV

Rebecca Adolph

University of otago: Bachelor of physed & commerce

SARAH

Olivia Allan

faza Faza Azharashid

“Yes, my name “Siti Faza Nadhirah Putri Mohamed Azharashid” is long.”

“Yes, I did go missing.”

Alex

University of Otago: Health Sciences 1st Year

Victoria Bayliss

“If one fails, there’s always a backup.”

AUT / Curtin University, Perth: Physiotherapy

Massey University: Bachelor of Veterinary Science

Sarah Bassett

“13 years of school and I’m still stupid.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Commerce

Sarah Anderson

212

“Life is short, smile while you still have teeth.”

sarah

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Product Design

“Is that another muffin, Alex?” Alexandria Bagot - Everyone.

steph

BEX

Lucy Adams

“Turns out Kiwis don’t fly.”

Gap then university in Ireland: Naturopathy & Herbal Medicine

tori

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Commerce & Bachelor of Law

“No I don’t tan, believe me I’ve tried.”

GAP YEAR then University of Otago: Health Sciences 1st Year or Bachelor of Science

“Climb aboard the

Stephanie Beattie Beattis mobile.”

briar

LUCY

YEAR 13 PROFILES

Victoria University: Bachelor of Architectural Studies

Briar Bellaney

“Gluten is my favourite food.”

USA Uni / Gap / UC: Bachelor of Commerce

Jordyn Blake

“Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?”

maisie

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University of otago: Bachelor of Commerce

caitlin

Maisie Bonifant

“Always remember to treat yourself.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Commerce & Bachelor of Law

Caitlin Bonné

katie Victoria Boyd

“Sheeps and Cows.”

“Make America great again!”

“If I have to parallel park, don’t invite me.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Law

izzy

Kirsten Blair

Vic

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Arts

Katie Borrill

“No act of kindness, big or small, is ever wasted.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

“From what I’ve learnt in the movies, the real Isabella Broughan fun starts now.”

livey annabelle

lucy jordyn kirsten

Lucy Bird

“No, sorry, I cannot be your free Wanaka accommodation for New Years.”

GAP YEAR then Ara: Diploma of Veterinary Nursing

PHOTOS

University of Otago: Bachelor of Science (Ecology)

GAP YEAR working then ara or Otago Polytechnic: design

Annabelle Burns

“Prepare for trouble...”

Victoria University: Bachelor of Arts (Psychology & Education)

Olivia Burns

“Make it double.”

213

Harriet Bush

employment

maria

“You’re a unit of power, Harry.” “I’m a Watt?”

Maria Cropp

Lincoln University: Bachelor of Agricultural Science

“Prath, Pratay, Pretti, Prithy, Priddy...Prada? It’s Pratheeksha but I’ll probably respond Pratheeksha Chandru to whatever.”

emma

Penelope Chapman “Work hard, play hard.”

214

University of Houston, USA (football scholarship): Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)

Emma Clarke

“Hannah Montana said “Nobody’s perfect”, but here I am.”

lucy abida

University of auckland: Health Sciences1st year

“If you don’t listen, you won’t know” - Mike Summerlee.

University of otago: Bachelor of Science

Lucy Davidson

“A cox rocks.”

University of otago: Health Sciences 1st year

Abida Denny

amy tamara

jess prathe

“I’ll get over it; I just gotta be dramatic first.”

penny

Jessica Campion

“Has been released from her five year sentence.”

gap year: focus on swimming

Olivia Damiano

Peyton Calvert-White “Ten years too long!” University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Law

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Arts (Psychology & Sociology)

liv

peyton harriet

Usa university: Bachelor of Science

“No, my parents are not doctors, engineers or owners of a dairy, and no, I don’t speak Hindu. Do you speak Christian?”

GAP YEAR then Ara: Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication Design)

Tamara Dick

“Salt water doesn’t fix everything...but it’s a good place to start.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Law / Bachelor of Criminal Justice

Amy Duckmanton “WAG of the year.”

NZ Defence Force: Army Medic

vivien

Sophie Early

university of Melbourne, Monash or Sydney: Bachelor of Commerce & Bachelor of law

Lillian

Vivien Emile

emma

“Don’t blame it on the sunshine... Blame it on the boogie.”

London College of Fashion: Fashion Design

Jiayin Fu

“IB is my boyfriend. But I’m definitely going to break up with him this year.”

Hannah Glassey

Rosie Gorton

“I’m going to stand outside. So if anyone asks, I’m outstanding.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Law & Bachelor of Criminal Justice

Lillian Fata

- ...

“Glad I got my quote in Early.”

“If I’m 1/16 Scottish, do you think I can get a Scottish scholarship?”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Criminal Justice

Lucy

sophie

“#yeahtheray” - The Ray when we didn’t lose @maadi2k17.

Meg Fulton

rosie hannah

The University of Alabama, usa (rowing scholarship): Bachelor of Science (Astronomy & Astrophysics)

Ilaria Earl

meg

“Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow.”

“Yes, the weather is nice up here.”

USA University: Business & Chinese

“Harold the Giraffe.”

Victoria University: Bachelor of Commerce (International Business)

Lucy Green

georgia mikayla

Lauren Dunlay

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Law & Bachelor of Criminal Justice

PHOTOS

lauren

gap year

“My proudest moment was when Konini came 5th not 6th.”

Massey University: Bachelor of Veterinary Science

Mikayla Green ff

“Hakuna Matata.”

University of otago: Health Sciences 1st year

“This wasn’t like High

Georgia Hamilton School Musical at all.”

215

Michaela Hogg

Victoria University: Bachelor of Arts (English Literature & Theatre)

sophie

Nina Hogg

“She can’t act, she can’t sing and she can’t dance. A triple threat!”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (Primary or Early Childhood)

liv

Sophie Holland

olivia

University of otago: Health Sciences 1st year

Olivia Hutton

kate jenny

“#matiponation yeowzzaaa.”

“Jenny, I am kidding!”

University of otago: Health Sciences 1st year

Sheryll Kamat

“Getting a Merit in Chem changed me.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Arts (Chinese & German)

Scotia Keen

“I’m so dense :)))) !!!!! Lol @frank.”

“Do you even coffee?”

London School of Economics or University of British Colombia, Toronto or Edinburgh: Finance, Economics & Psychology

Shuqin Jiang

“oompa loompa.”

University of Otago or USA (Rowing Scholarship): Bachelor of Science (Biology)

Olivia Hughes

216

“I have lost my chain of thought.”

Scotia Sheryll

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Science (Psychology & Biology)

Kate Jenkins

Hanah

nina michaela

Susannah Harper

“Call 0800 SUSANHARPER for legal advice.”

University of Otago: Health Sciences 1st Year

“No, this is Patrick.”

University of NSW or Monash University: Medicine

Hanah Kim

erica

suz

Victoria University: Bachelor of Law

“Sleep? I’ve never heard of such a thing.”

University of otago: Health Sciences 1st year

Erica Laing

“Magumba - 2013.”

Joyce

Annie Larkin

University of Melbourne or Monash: Architecture

G Georgia

Joyce Liang

“- Where is Joyce? Lost in the traffic of Joyce’s land.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Law & Bachelor of Arts

Georgia Lund

“Year 13... may leave... Literally...”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Commerce (minor in Psychology)

Genevieve Lyall

sophie

“Annie Larkin, please stop talking.”

Billie Mandy Maddie Courtney joanna

Victoria University: Bachelor of Law & Bachelor of Commerce

Billie MacGibbon

“I am not messy,

Sophie Macfarlane I am just busy.”

University of otago: Health Sciences 1st year

“Does it count

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Science

Courtney Manera “They lost my photo...” Lincoln University: Bachelor of Agribusiness & Food Marketing

Madeline Mann

“Hectare Hunter.”

Brent St Dance Academy, Sydney: Diploma in Dance (Elite Classical Performance)

Amanda Manson

“Cya.”

University of otago: Bachelor of Law & Bachelor of Commerce

“Anything can happen if you let it” - Mary Poppins.

Joanna Mainwaring for CAS?”

Hannah

Hannah Langley

“I would never sacrifice three things: my family, my heart or my dignity.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of science

PHOTOS

Annie Hannah

Ara Institute or University of Otago: Bachelor Medical Imaging or Bachelor Radiation Therapy

“Basically what we’re gonna do is dance” - Vanessa Hudgens.

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing, Economics, Politics)

Hannah Marriott

“Passionate about engineering.”

217

“Have you tried turning it off and on again?”

GAP YEAR as school assistant in the uk, then Otago University

taylor

Vanessa Martin

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (Primary)

Nenah

Sammy Vanessa

Ara Institute: Bachelor of Broadcasting Communication (Screen Production)

NZ Institute of Business Studies: Diploma Life Coaching then the NZ Police Academy

“Taylor, learn to whisper” Taylor-Jane McNicholl - Everyone.

“Yearbook quotes

Nenah Milne

i.liiL..!

Otago Polytechnic: Bachelor Architectural Studies

Charlotte McGill

Aut: Bachelor of Communication studies

tessa

Ella McIntosh

218

“I didn’t choose the thug life, the thug life chose me #rookie2”

University of otago: Bachelor of Applied Science (Consumer Food Science)

Tessa McKellar

“Hey, so Tessa, did you cook in Home Ec today?”

“Pay close attention to people who don’t clap when you win.”

Victoria University: Bachelor of Design Innovation

...

Sophia Neill

“I’m so out of it!”

“Skid skid vanilla.”

GAP YEAR in France then AUT: Bachelor of Communication & Bachelor of Business

Lily Mirfin

Sophia

Ella Charlotte

.....ail:

“There’s always next year.”

kelsey

Grace McEwen

Lily

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Commerce

“Let me take you to the kids section” - Every shop owner.

GAP YEAR then Massey University: Bachelor of Veterinary Science

Kelsey Norrie

Sophie

Grace

Samantha McDonnell aren’t really my forte.”

“Mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell.”

New Zealand Institute of Sport: Diploma in Sport Management Exercise

Sophie Norris

“Don’t follow your dreams ...follow my instagram @sophiexnorris.”

Niki

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Lincoln University: Bachelor of Environmental Management

“If you’re from Africa,

liv Olivia Pinckney

sophia

Millicent Notley

“IB was like riding a bike except the bike was on fire, the ground was on fire and everything was on fire because it was Purgatory.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Criminal Justice or Bachelor of Arts

Mel

“I only exist on weekends.”

Melanie Puckett

“Don’t give up on your

tigerlily

Emily Pearson

“No regrets.”

university of otago: Health Sciences 1st year

Adelaide Perry

“Riddle: Begin with 500, after the end of answer, one follows, in nothing it starts, then a change in quay. Two of one to eight.”

maddie georgia

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Arts

“I hate sport.”

Victoria University: Bachelor of Comm Design

Holly Rainey

Tayla-Rae Paulsen dreams. Keep sleeping.”

“Sophie, Sofa or Soph-i-a, pick one.”

Lincoln University: Bachelor of Sport and Recreation Management

holly

Anna emily Tayla-Rae

Anna Pacey

“Can you paint this?”

gap year then University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Teaching & Learning (Primary)

Sophia Priddy

Nicolette Oosterhuis then why are you white?” University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Commerce

University of otago: Bachelor of Applied Science (Consumer Food Science)

PHOTOS

Millie

University of otago: Health Sciences 1st year

“I’m always in class.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

Georgia Rance

“Just run at her” - B Team.

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Law & Bachelor of Criminal Justice

Maddison Read

“Treat everyone with kindness, even those who are rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are.”

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Victoria University: Bachelor of Health

lara

Ruby Slattery

lulu

eve

GAP YEAR working then Police Academy

Eve Sutherland

“I think I am going to have a quiet weekend in.”

“When things don’t go right, go left.”

aimee alice

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Science (Psychology & Biology)

Olivia Turner

“When’s this due?”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Teaching and Learning (Early Childhood)

Sophie Thomson

“I was in the art room.”

“You can always resit a test, but you can’t re-live a party.”

Lincoln University: Bachelor of Land & Property Management & Bachelor of Commerce

Lydia Tothill

“I eat food while looking for more food.”

University of otago: Bachelor of Arts & science

Lucinda Sullivan

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“This is the first school photo I’ve ever actually attended.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Arts

Lara Smith

Alice Taylor

olivia

ruby

Juliet Samandari

“The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens” - Baha’u’llah.

“Better late than never #schol.”

Victoria University: Bachelor of Arts (Theatre)

Biddy

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Engineering

Aimee Taylor

sophie

juliet

Anna Rietveld

“I refuse to be sick. I’m wearing Valentino, for crying out loud!”

International College of Hotel Management: Bachelor of International Hotel Management and Bachelor of Business

Maria

anna

aut: Bachelor of Communication studies & Bachelor of Business

“All those years of getting horrible school pictures was just society’s way of preparing you for your driver’s license photo.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Engineering

Maria Todhunter

“My Chemistry teacher threw sodium chloride at me... that’s a salt.”

“If you don’t fall, you’re not trying hard enough.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Commerce

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Serena Willis

“After a day of football, a gymnast would be bruised. After a day of gymnastics a football player would be dead.”

University of otago: Health Sciences 1st Year followed by NZ College of Chiropractic

Sarah

University of otago: Health Sciences 1st year

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Fine Arts

“Fendalton girls drive Range Rovers but Clarkville girls drive Susannah Wilding ‘85 Land Cruisers.”

“I have a 100% attendance rate.”

“Of course I’ll keep

Tabitha Woolhouse in touch.”

“Wait, we have a school uniform?”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Science (Geography & Environmental Science)

Emily Wium

suzie

Georgie Wells

Sarah Wigley

“Tattoos? Honey, would you put a bumper sticker on a Bentley?” - Kim Kardashian.

GOOB Tabitha

millie Georgie

Auckland / Victoria / Ara: Bachelor of Architectural Studies

Millie Williamson

Emily Serena

“There is no angry way to say bubbles.”

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Product Design

PHOTOS

Ella Wells

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Forestry Science

Gabrielle Zelter

Audrey

Ella

Victoria University: Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Law

“I’ll leave tomorrow’s problems to tomorrow’s me.”

University of Sydney: Bachelor of Law

Hang Zeng

Year 13 Leadership

Head Girl Ella Wells Head of Junior School Deputy Head Girl Georgia Lund Joint Heads of Middle School Head of Academic Abida Denny Head of Service Joint Heads of Arts Samantha McDonnell & Nina Hogg Joint Heads of Sport Head of Boarding Lucy Green Head of Konini Deputy Head of Boarding Sophia Neill Head of Kowhai Head of Chapel Hannah Langley Head of Manuka Head of Community Relations Kate Jenkins Head of Matipo Head of Environment Penny Chapman Head of Rata Head of Global Relations Nicolette Oosterhuis Head of Rimu

“Sorry, where is your name?” “Ah go to the last page of the name list and... it’s the last one!”

Bidd Tothill Lucy Adams & Sophie Macfarlane Sheryll Kamat Melanie Puckett & Harriet Bush Tigerlily Perry Lillian Fata Meg Fulton Olivia Hutton Susannah Harper Mandy Manson

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2017 Timeline Description of Event

25 January 27 January

Leadership Meeting Chapel Service – All Staff Picnic BBQ for All Staff, BOT and Families Perfects Workshop Y13 Boarders and Parents BBQ All Staff Health and Safety Session Parents’ Meeting for Y10 Extension Students Parents’ House Warming Party! (Konini, Manuka, Rata) Welcome/Powhiri Parents’ House Warming Party! (Kowhai, Matipo, Rimu) Y7 – 13 New International Student Welcome Sports and Arts Sign-Up Day Leadership Induction, Chapel Rowing Camp, Blue Skies, Kaiapoi Waitangi Day Y9 – 13 Athletic Sports, Christ’s College Junior School Meet the Teachers PFA Meeting, Staff Room Tennis Qualifying for SISS Volleyball Qualifying IB Graduation, Chapel New Staff Orientation, Staff Room Assembly, Chapel Winter Sports Trials for Y9 – 13 Students Rite Journey Parent Information Evening, Chapel Junior School Swimming Sports, Pool GATE Parents’ and Students’ Meeting, WN207 Summer Sport Starts Rowing Nationals, Lake Ruataniwha Rite Journey Ceremony Goal Setting Interviews for Y7 – 13 NZ Playhouse Performance for Y1 – 6 Students Y7 – 9 Camp Week Senior Tennis Champs Summer Quad Tournament, hosted by Craighead (- 21 Feb) Health and Safety Meeting with Staff Reps, Conservatory Y10 Leadership Day Shrove Tuesday and Pancake Race Ash Wednesday Service, Chapel Young Enterprise Scheme E-Day, University of Canterbury SSIS Tennis Champs (- 5 Mar) SSIS Volleyball Champs (- 5 Mar) Boarders’ ‘Big Day In’ (- 4 Mar) Y12 PE Camp (- 7 Mar) IB Camp (- 8 Mar) CSS Athletics NCEA Y11 Information Evening, WN207 (For Parents) International Women’s Day

29 January 30 January 31 January

01 February 02 February 03 February 04 – 06 February 06 February 07 February

08 February

09 February 10 – 12 February 13 February 14 February 15 February 16 – 18 February 17 February

20 February

21 February 24 February 28 February 01 March 03 March

06 March 07 March 08 March

PHOTOS

Date of Event

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09 March 10 March 13 March

14 March 15 March 16 March 17 March

20 March 21 March 22 March 23 March

24 March 26 March 27 March

30 March

01 April 02 April 03 April 04 April

05 April 06 April

07 April 08 April 09 April 18 April 24 April

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Caroline Adams-Miller – Session on ‘GRIT’ for Y10 and Y11 Caroline Adams-Miller Presents, SMC and RR combined Parent / Daughter Evening Swimming Sports Caroline Adams-Miller Presents, Staff Meeting, Rangi Ruru Rowers Leave for SISS Champs, Lake Ruataniwha NZ Opera for Y3 – 8 Y12 IB Parents’ Meeting Scholar’s Evening with Christ’s College, Kilburn Dining Room Silver Tie Assembly (Guest Speaker, Margot Gibson) PFA AGM, Staff Room Kath Bee Performance with Y1 – 4 Students USA Trip Quiz Night and Silent Auction, Kilburn Dining Room Prefects’ and Parents’ Drinks, the Simpson’s House Y13 Father / Daughter Breakfast Zone Swimming Rowing Pre-Maadi Camp, Blenheim (- 20 Mar) NCEA and IB Drama Production, ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night’, Court Theatre International Race Relations Day NMA Visit Swimming and Athletics Cups Presented, Chapel Y7 – 13 Parent / Teacher Interviews CSDC Junior Debating Y7 – 13 Parent / Teacher Interviews SISS Touch / SISS Water Polo Tournament Week NZSS Tennis, Auckland SISS Sunburst Yachting SISS Water Polo Volleyball Satellite Rowing - Maadi Cup Cushion Cabaret WN207 NZ Schools Triathlon SISS Athletics Dunedin CSDC Senior Debating Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Competition Palm Sunday Service, Chapel Arts Week Mufti Day – Film or TV theme CSS Tennis Champs (- 5 Apr) Arts Assembly, Chapel Antipodeans Abroad Trip (- 28 Apr) Twilight Concert, Charles Luney Auditorium CPS Swimming SSC Summer Sports Awards Staff Professional Development Last Supper with Bishop Victoria, Chapel Humanities Trip to USA (- 24 Apr) China Trip (- 25 Apr) NZSS Water Polo Champs, Div 2 18, Hamilton (- 23 Apr) 11A Netball and Hockey, Wairarapa (- 27 Apr) NZSSO Workshop, St Margaret’s College

02 May 03 May 04 May

05 May 08 May 09 May 10 May 11 May

15 May 18 May 19 May

22 May 23 May

25 May 26 May 29 May 30 May 31 May 01 June

02 June 05 June 07 June 08 June 09 June 13 June 14 June

15 June

ANZAC Hockey, Auckland (- 28 Apr) Boarding Houses Re-Open Waikato Boarding Exchange. SMC / RR / CGHS One Day Horse Event Easter Service, Chapel Cross Country Y1 – 13 students World Vision Famine Leader’s Day CSDC Junior Debating Summer Sports Awards Assembly Ferndale Fair at Ferndale School Y13 Geography Field Trip Open Day Arts Chapel / Cranmer Chapel, Old Girls’ Atrium Philosophy Conference, Cashmere High School CSDC Senior Debating CSS Road Race Y12 Careers Expo, Horncastle Arena Outliers Workshop Drama students Y11 ABL Day CSDC Junior Debating Y9 Father / Daughter Breakfast J Rock Y8 Scholarship English Trip to Writers Festival, Auckland Junior School Differentiation Medbury Anglican Schools’ Conference, Auckland CPS Tournament USA University Evening Angus McKenzie Myers’ Cup Chapel CSDC Senior Debating Boarder Parents’ Function Dining Room Academic Scholarship Exams and Auditions CSS Cross Country I CAS Science Breast Cancer Morning Tea Growing NZ, Ara Institute SGCNZ Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Nationals Y13 Combined Honours Assembly, Chapel Teacher Only Day Teacher Only Day Queen’s Birthday Welcome Jean Thomson, Julius House Manger Y5 – 7 STAC Exchange Netball and Hockey House Day 40 Hour Famine Weekend Connections Dinner – organised by the OGA Middle School Talk – Guest Speaker, Eve Palmer PFA Meeting, Staff Room CMNZ Chamber Music Regional Competition CPS Artistic Competitive Gymnastics Combined Concert with Christ’s College, Charles Luney Auditorium Y12 NCEA Performance ‘Sure Thing’, Ngaio Marsh Theatre Middle School Academic Bar Assembly

PHOTOS

26 April 30 April 01 May

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16 June 19 June 20 June 22 June 26 June 27 June 29 June 30 June 03 July 04 July

05 July 06 July 07 July 25 July 26 July 30 July 01 August 03 August 04 August 07 August 08 August 10 August 11 August 14 August 15 August 17 August 18 August 21 August

24 August

25 August

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Mother / Daughter Breakfast Japanese Trivia Quiz Night, Charles Luney Auditorium Book Week Y7 – 13 Kahoot Quiz for Book Week Chamber Choir Big Sing Recital Big Sing Gala Concert, St Mary’s Cathedral Y7 / 8 Quiz Night with Medbury Kilburn Dining Room School Production Week – ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ PFA Morning Tea for All Staff Lunchtime Lecture – Marian Maguire Blood Drive NZ Blood Service. Senior Academic Bar Assembly, Chapel Y10 Father / Daughter Breakfast Prefects Assembly, Chapel Y12 Leadership Day, Christ’s College Middle School Cushion Cabaret, Ngaio Marsh Theatre Senior School Cushion Cabaret, Ngaio Marsh Theatre Cross Country Intermediate vs Primary USA History and Antipodeans Assembly, Charles Luney Auditorium End of Term Service, Chapel SISS Swimming, Blenheim Naming Ceremony, Barbara Lee Materials Technology Room Lunchtime Lecture – Katie Hinsen Patrick Sherratt Exam Preparation and Learning for Success Kyoritsu Students Arrive Junior School Student – Led Conferences IB Parent Gathering, Old Girls’ Atrium Y7 – 13 Parent / Teacher Interviews Mother / Daughter Breakfast, Kilburn Dining Room Y7 – 13 Parent / Teacher Interviews Quad Tournament, hosted by St Margaret’s College CSS Skiing Senior Learning Pathways Evening, Winchester South CSDC Senior Debating Honours Red Rose Awards Assembly ‘EGGsFactor’ Concert, Charles Luney Auditorium. International Week Y7 SPCA Cupcake Fundraiser Voices Festival, Charles Luney Auditorium International Week Mufti Day Cranmer Assembly, Charles Luney Auditorium Y11 / Y12 Father / Daughter Breakfast, Kilburn Dining Room ALC Language Examination CSS Duathlon NZ Army Band Performance. Parents’ Evening ‘Selfies, Snapchat, Sarahah and Surfing the Net’ Big Sing National Finale, ASB Theatre Auckland Senior Exams CPS Winter Tournament Hockey / Netball Nga Tawa Staff Visit CSDC Senior Debating Senior Exams

28 August

30 August 31 August 01 September 04 September

07 September 08 September 11 September 12 September 14 September 15 September 18 September

19 September

21 September 22 September 25 September 02 October 10 October 16 October 17 October 18 October 19 October 20 October 23 October 24 October 25 October

26 October 27 October

PHOTOS

29 August

Senior Exams Y1 – 10 IB Chapel Service Senior Exams Arts Festival, St Margaret’s College Lunchtime Lecture – Angeline Moneda Senior Exams Chilean Cultural Exchange Visit Begins Middle School Curriculum Meeting. Descendants’ High Tea, Kilburn Dining room Selwyn Dramafest, Lincoln High School Winter Tournament Week Chris Arthur Cup – Hockey, Westport Federation Cup – Hockey, Napier Gary Sowden – Football, Blenheim NZSS Badminton, Napier SISS Netball, Christchurch Middle School Curriculum Information Pastoral Presentation, Chapel Christchurch Schools’ Music Festival – Rehearsal Y5 – 7 Boarders’ Birthday Dinner, Kilburn Dining Room CSDC – Debating Semi Finals National Robocup Competition, Dunedin (- 17 Sep) Y13 Academic Honours Assembly, Charles Luney Auditorium Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day, Junior School Grandparents’ Day Service, Chapel Grandparents’ Day Morning Tea Y3 – 6 Celebration of Learning, Junior School Koru Games (- 21 Sep) Senior Academic Bar Assembly, Charles Luney Auditorium Orchestra Festival, Charles Luney (- 20 Sep) Senior Arts Awards Assembly An Evening with Steve Hansen, SMC Gymnasium End of Term Service, Chapel Michelle Garbutt’s Farewell New York Performing Arts Trip (- 7 Oct) NZSS Basketball (- 7 Oct) NZSS Netball, Rotorua (- 13 Oct) Welcome to the Exchange Students from St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School, Perth Chapel Service, (Old Girl, Brooke Bishop speaking) Leavers’ Assembly/Service, Chapel Y5 and 6 Camp, Living Springs (- 20 Oct) Mufti Day – Environment Theme IB Study Leave Begins Labour Day Founders’ Day Rehearsal and Birthday cake. Founders’ Day Service, Chapel Y5, 6 and 7 at Christchurch Schools’ Music Festival Rehearsal, Horncastle Arena Swivel Careers Evening, Charles Luney Auditorium Y13 Parent Drinks, Old Girls’ Atrium CSM Festival, Horncastle (Performance night Y5-7) Y1 – 10 Academic Bar Assembly Y7 Trip to Canterbury Museum

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29 October 30 October 31 October 02 November

05 November 06 November 09 November 10 November 13 November 16 November 20 November 21 November 23 November

24 November 27 November

30 November 01 December 04 December

05 December 06 December

07 December

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SMCOGA – School Tours Old Girls’ Association Reunion Weekend Begins (- 28 Oct) Y13 Drama Performance – ‘Love Through the Ages’, Ngaio Marsh Theatre Sports Dinner, Gymnasium and Old Girls’ Atrium IB Exams Begin (- 17 Nov) Y13 Drama performance – ‘Love through the ages’, Ngaio Marsh Theatre Sedley Wells Combined Christ’s College/ St Margaret’s College Concert, Christ’s College Hall Y1 – 8 Father / Daughter Breakfast, Kilburn Dining Room Boarders’ Christmas Dinner, Kilburn Dining Room Boarders’ Skits Rowing – First Pennant Regatta, Lake Hood Middle School Exams (- 8 Nov) NCEA Exams Begins (- 1 Dec) Y9 Boarders’ Sleepover in Julius House Zone Athletics Junior School Teacher Only Day Y7 Market Day STEM Guest Speakers PFA End of Year Function Nga Kete Debating Junior Production Performances Y8 Independent Schools’ Dance, Riccarton Park Racecourse SISS Junior Water Polo, Christchurch (- 26 Nov) Y10 Camp (- 1 Dec) SISS Junior Volleyball, Christchurch (- 30 Nov) CPS Triathlon, Pegasus CSS Junior Tennis Y9 Passion Project, WS L2 NZSS Athletics, Hastings (- 3 Dec) Y11 – 13 Sign-Out Day Carol Service Rehearsal Carol Services Last day of Classes for Y1 – 10 Students Senior Prizegiving, Chapel CPS Athletics Teacher Only Day Middle School Prizegiving, Chapel Junior School Prizegiving, Chapel Julius Boarding House Closes Leavers’ Dinner and Ball Teacher Only Morning Staff Photo, Café Steps Staff Lunch, Kilburn Dining Room