2019 SMC Yearbook by St Margaret's College Foundation

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2019

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

CONTENTS SCHOOL

Executive 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 Report 16 Chaplain’s Report 16 Business Office, Finance & Property 17 Catering 17 IT Department 18 Maggie’s Shop & Café 18 19 Community Relations 19 Administration Office Archives 20 Head Girl / Deputy Head Girl 22 23 Paper Chains of Love 24 Academic Environment 24 25 Junior School Committee 25 Middle School Committee 26 Community Relations Global Relations 26 Service 27 Chapel 27 Technology 28 Wellbeing 28 Student Exchanges 29 EGG 30 EGGs Factor 31 Boarding, Julius, Kilburn, Cranmer 32

ACADEMIC

Prize Giving 40 Academic Review 49 Library & Study Centre 51 Science 52 Centre for Innovation 54 Languages 55 Mathematics 56 English 57 Debating 58 Myers’ Cup Speech Competition 59

Creative Writing PE & Health Humanities & Social Sciences Learning Enhancement Creative Technologies Future Problem Solving Dance Drama Music Visual Art

JUNIOR SCHOOL

Pre-School Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Junior Sport Junior Performing Arts

60 61 62 63 64 66 67 68 69 70

82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

MIDDLE SCHOOL

SENIOR SCHOOL

104

7ENSS 94 8ENSS 95 SMC Challenge 96 Middle School Performing Arts 97 Year 7 Camp 99 Year 8 Camp 100 Year 9 Camp 101 The Rite Journey 102 Year 12 IB Camp 106 Geography Field Trips 107 Year 12 PE Camp 108 Year 13 PE & LEAP Surf Camp 109 Sony Foundation Holiday Camp 110 Costa Rica Trip 112 China Trip 114 International Club 116 Duke of Edinburgh’s Award 117 Semi Formal 118 Senior Ball 119

HOUSES Kōnini Kōwhai Mānuka Mātipo

120

122 123 124 125

Rata Rimu

126 127

THE ARTS

128

SPORT

162

SCHOOL PHOTOS

198

Arts Overview Arts Council Dance Senior Drama Music Junior Cultural Celebration Middle School Production Senior School Production Visual Art Photos – Arts Groups Arts Awards

130 134 135 138 141 146 148 150 152 154 160

Director of Sport’s Report 164 165 Sports Captains’ Report Athletics 166 Badminton 168 Basketball 169 170 Climbing, Cycling 171 Kayaking, Cross Country 172 Equestrian, Football 173 Korf Ball, Life Saving, Polo Hockey 174 Netball 176 Rowing 178 Skiing, Waka Ama, Water Skiing 181 Swimming 182 Tennis 183 Touch 184 Volleyball 185 186 Water Polo 187 Summer Quad 188 Winter Quad 189 Sports Dinner 190 Sports Awards 192 Photos pages 195 Photos – Sports Teams Photos – Tutor Groups Year 13 Profiles Year 13 Group Photo Year 13 Leadership List 2019 Timeline

204 218 232 234 235

SCHOOL

EXECUTIVE PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

Sustainability education offers something for everyone involved at SMC, as it aligns our thinking and actions to safeguard the well-being of people and the planet. This year demonstrated the terrific momentum growing across the SMC community in support of the four aspects of sustainability – environmental, social, cultural and economic. One of the highlights of the 2019 school year was the creation and adoption of our SMC Sustainability Charter. Thanks to the input from the students, the College staff, the Trust Board, the Old Girls’ Association, and our Parents and Friends’ Association, this document certainly ignited action in its first year and will be a compass for the years ahead. SMC made incredible gains in our rubbish management practice and our revegetation efforts. While there is still room for improvement, we no longer stock single-use plastic water bottles and our sale of takeaway cups at Maggie’s has reduced from

98% to 40% of total sales. We have planted over 1,000 trees at Beacon Street Wetlands and now look forward to ongoing stewardship of this area, thanks especially to the girl-power of the Boarding House and the support of Eco-Action Nursery and Christchurch City Council. This year we realised a publication outlining our whole school Wellbeing Programme. Reflecting the numerous initiatives already in place across St Margaret’s, from the early years through to senior, was an important first step and it highlighted the breadth and depth of opportunities already in place for the girls. Organising our offerings under the five strands of service, positive psychology, hauora, faith and character inspired the choice of a stylised camellia to provide a visual icon for these important wellbeing areas at SMC. Our social conscience and service culture were enhanced this year through the philanthropic work of our SMC Foundation, regular charitable

Archbishop Desmond Tutu

connections across the school and hosting Sony Camp in conjunction with Christ’s College. Our aspirations to educate young women, thereby empowering girls, got a boost as we spearheaded the final stage of the work of EGG (Educating Girls Globally) in Malawi. 2020 will offer us some amazing opportunities to continue our positive outreach into local, national and international communities. Culturally, we enjoyed a performance celebrating the 18 different nationalities represented in the Junior School and modified our Middle School language curriculum to offer flexible pathways for the girls. It is terrific to see the number of girls studying Te Reo Māori is growing across the school, as is the popularity of Kapa Haka. The College leadership team was welcomed to the Tūāhiwi marae this year and we look forward to continuing to strengthen our relationship with Ngāi Tūāhuriri. The next couple of years will be challenging financially as we adapt to higher salary costs and less government

SCHOOL

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.”

funding. Our venue hire and Maggie’s Cafe continue to assist with alternative income streams, and we hope to realise opportunities through short term boarding and our holiday programmes. Building on our improved waste management, we are looking forward to greater efficiencies and adopting practices that will reduce our carbon footprint. We acquired our first electric vehicle this year, modernising our campus transport and taking another step towards greater sustainability. When I reflect on this first year of enacting this Sustainability Charter, it is gratifying to acknowledge the large number of people who have been involved in some way. SMC will continue to consider planning, decision-making and governance frameworks to enact this Charter. In doing so, we will develop active, competent students, staff and community members who are aware of the possibilities and our responsibilities for a sustainable future. Diana Patchett – Executive Principal

CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

In 2019, St Margaret’s College has continued its long tradition of academic, sporting and cultural achievements that we are all so proud of. Throughout the year we have also developed an increasing awareness of social issues in our community. Our students strongly supported recent climate change demonstrations, were very involved in Christchurch’s response to the 15 March terrorism attack, and have continued to explore and contribute to many areas of community service. It is vital that we, as a Board and management team, continue to understand the needs and expectations of our wider community. This year we undertook externally-facilitated parent focus groups to increase our knowledge of what our community values most about their daughters’ education at St Margaret’s College. This research highlighted that parents generally view the College as very good at encouraging individuality and getting the most out of each girl’s capabilities. It also reinforced the importance of our strong foundations, ethics and values. The priority we place on pastoral care at SMC is also highly valued, as is the diverse nature of the school community itself, and the range of resources and opportunities available to students. We received very positive feedback on how the transition to the new leadership of the College has been managed, and for the way the lockdown procedures were handled during the critical time period on 15 March. The focus groups also identified issues that we need to work on, such as celebrating every student’s successes, managing the pressure to succeed against the desire to excel, and increasing efforts to broaden diversity. While we have invested significantly in physical improvements in the Junior School and the boarding facilities identified in previous community surveys, we also clearly have more work to do. The Trust Board has been concerned for the past several years about the Government financial support

for the private school sector being held at a constant level, despite inflationary pressure. Unfortunately, the student subsidy has now formally decreased by 4% for the coming year. The combined effect of the recently agreed salary increases for teaching staff which will be spread over the coming three years and the reductions in State aid put significant pressure on the school’s financing. We can no longer take for granted the operating surpluses of the past few years. As a Trust Board we have continued to investigate ways we can strengthen our enrolment, including international and boarding students, so we can maintain the diversity that adds to the St Margaret’s experience. It is always a challenge balancing the financial benefits of strong enrolment with the retention of the special character and culture of St Margaret’s College. It has been a very busy year for all of us, and as always, we owe a great deal of gratitude to many people. We have staff who consistently go above and beyond their normal duties, and many volunteers who dedicate their time and efforts to support St Margaret’s College. I would particularly like to thank Diana Patchett and the Leadership Team for their continued guidance in leading the school so effectively, the staff for their ongoing dedication, and my fellow Trustees who give freely of their time to govern St Margaret’s College. A special thanks is due to long-serving Trustees, Richard Carey and Fiona Bush, who retired from the Board this past year, and to Peter Flannery who leaves the Trust Board at the end of this year. I look forward to catching up with you at the many school events throughout the coming year. Once again, thank you for your ongoing support of St Margaret’s College. Albert Brantley – Trust Board Chairman

PFA REPORT SCHOOL

2019 has proved to be another successful year for the St Margaret’s College Parents and Friends Association. We are thankful for your donations towards the PFA Fund and also with your personal time; we are really grateful for the support we receive. You have donated your time at so many of the regular school events, from Chapels, Open Days, donating baking for Staff Morning Tea. We continue to support the wonderful tradition of Father Daughter Breakfasts which are enjoyed by fathers and daughters from Years 1-13. We are also particularly grateful for the time given to help staff the Foundation’s very successful House and Garden Tour. This is all possible with the support of PFA volunteers. As the year drew to a close, the PFA Executive Committee took some time to assess the value the PFA gives our girls during 2019. Our Treasurer, Roger Martin, presented in his September report that we have donated in the region of $250,000 over the past seven years to all departments of the School. This year has been no exception. Our donations have supported the purchasing of board games to keep the Junior School entertained in break times when raining; landscaping projects around the school, we have bought a range of sporting equipment; financed the first year of School TV and also purchased one of the high end broadcast cameras so our Chapels, and Prize Giving events can be live streamed to friends and family who cannot attend the event in person.

Earlier on in the year we had a PFA day trip to see Paterson Lodge which is a property St Margaret’s have rights to use on land close to Cass on the Waimakariri River. The school has had access to the property for over 40 years. The Lodge was widely used a number of years ago for tramping trips and camp, but post-earthquake, the use of the lodge has dropped away. The renovation of the Lodge has been a recurring topic at meetings in 2019, and the PFA have been supporters of looking to see how the Lodge could be brought back to its former glory. The success of our group is reliant on the participation of parents, grandparents and friends. Please do come along to our monthly meetings to find more out about what we do and your chance to hear directly from Diana and her Leadership Team on what is going on in the school in real-time. We also welcome parents to give us feedback on what else we could be doing to improve your daughter’s SMC experience. All feedback is welcome! If you have any issues you wish to raise to the PFA, please email Flavia Timiani-Dean pfa@stmargarets.school.nz In summary, may I take the opportunity to thank my colleagues on the PFA Committee for their invaluable support. Roger Martin (Treasurer), Rachel Murrell (Secretary) and Jayne Foster (Junior School Representative). Our continued aim is to connect parents and grandparents into our network. We would love to see you in person in 2020. A list of future meetings is held on our PFA webpage https://www. stmargarets.school.nz/pfa/ Flavia Timiani-Dean – President of PFA

OLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION

2019 brought a continued focus on staying in touch with our younger OId Girls. At the Leavers’ Dinner/ Ball, we welcomed over 100 new members, and for a second year we teamed up with the Christ’s College Old Boys’ Association to host regional Margarita events in Auckland and Dunedin. In May we farewelled our Association Co-Ordinator of four years, Wendy Groves. Wendy was much-loved by our alumnae, in particular our Cranmer Old Girls. We have since been thrilled to appoint Old Girl and current parent, Emma Bradley into the role. Emma has hit the ground running with her high levels of energy and enthusiasm.

Our calendar of events continues to ensure Old Girls stay connected. At Reunion Weekend in November, we welcomed a record number of 200 Old Girls back to the School. Cranmer Old Girls again enjoyed attending school congregations, and our Old Girls’ Sports Award was this year presented to World Rowing Champion Olivia Loe at the School’s Sports Award Ceremony.

We recognise the sacrifices that so many families make to send their daughters to St Margaret’s and how family circumstances can change suddenly. This year the Association has provided one fees-assisted scholarship for the descendant of an Old Girl to complete her education and has also responded to requests from the School for one-off discretionary funds. As I complete my two-year tenure as President, I would like to thank our Patron, Diana Patchett for her generous support and sense of partnership. I am also greatly indebted to each member of our committee for their commitment and time volunteered so generously, especially Susan Mohammed, Annabelle Cohen, and retiring member Juliet Manson. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to serve the Association over the past seven years and I step down knowing that the important work of reconnecting Old Girls with each other, and with the College, will continue. Samantha MacGibbon – SMCOGA President

DESCENDANTS OF OLD GIRLS SCHOOL Fifth Row: Emily Zhou (Kylie Bisman), Alice Davidson (Virginia Norris, Ian Davidson, Sarah Stace, Marianne Davidson), Molly Roberts (Amanda Geddes), Amelia Gibbons (Victoria Halliburton), Charlotte Brown (Christena Johnson, Loma Luney) Fourth Row: Rosa Davidson (Sarah Stace, Ian Davidson, Marianne Davidson), Tess Morgan (Emma-Jane Berry), Jasmine Tomuli-Sii (Samantha Sii), Lucy Paterson (Kylie Saunders), Lucille Smail (Annabel Verity, Leonie Little, Andrea Twyneham, Annabel Smail), Hazel Montgomery (Angela Davidson, Caroline Davidson, Gillian Davidson), Jemima Pavey (Victoria Scott, Elizabeth Acland), Sophie Rutherford (Pamela Steel, Joanna Rutherford, Kirsty Rutherford, Deborah Rutherford), Sophie Davis (Susan Foster), Paris Bruce (Melanie Bills), Alexandra Baird (Donna Stewart), Emily Garden (Philippa Waghorn), Georgia Dawson (Rosemary Hamer), Poppi Hamilton (Megan Greenwood, Jacqui Hamilton, Virginia Hamilton), Millie Pavey (Elizabeth Acland, Caroline Pavey), Mila Ballin (Miranda Astley, Lanie Astley, Pieta Astley), Piper Smith (Penny Cope), Alice McLeod (Eileen Benjamin), Amelia Timiani-Dean (Judith Miller, Anna Mason) Third Row: Charlotte Scott (Hen Hilgendorf, Prudence Hilgendorf, Charlotte Hilgendorf ), Amelia Tillman (Anna Clark), Holly Backhouse (Wendy Grice), Maddie Pfahlert (Victoria Maling, Hannah Maling), Georgia Marchant (Amanda McBeath, Rosemary Woods, Lettie Hervey), Lilliana Murray-Orr (Alison Dendle), Lily Beaumont (Alexandra Yellowlees), Jenna Borthwick (Anna Rainey, Diana Reid, Fiona Rainey), Amelia Dyer (Lizzie Rebbeck, Charlotte Rebbeck, Sophie Rebbeck), Isabel Wilding, Georgiana House (Angela Stock, Susannah Stock), Lily Keenan (Emma Bradley, Christine Percival), Emma Graham (Margaret Graham, Sally Graham), Zoe Smith (Penny Cope), Maddy Meates (Emily Stokes), Sahara MacFarlane (Nicola George), Sydney Hall (Alison Dendle, Myrtle Corrider, Anna Hall), Isabella Bullen (Diana Hope, Anna Bullen, Tonia Bullen, Sarah Bullen, Sara Hope) Second Row: Eve Tayler (Charlotte Rebbeck, Lizzie Rebbeck, Sophie Rebbeck), Ellie Hale (Jasmine Lochore), Beatrice McGlashen (Deanna Campbell, Rachel Campbell, Monique Campbell), Holly Griffin (Philippa Douglas), Isabella House (Angela Stock, Susannah Stock), Henrietta Bullen (Diana Hope, Anna Bullen, Tonia Bullen, Sarah Bullen, Sara Hope), Lucy Roberts (Amanda Geddes), Izzy Leighs (Jane Gebbie), Madison Dalgety (Fay Moffatt), Molly Leckie (Margaret Sladen), Olivia Dyer (Lizzie Rebbeck, Charlotte Rebbeck, Sophie Rebbeck), Ella Miles (Trudy Loe, Gretchen Loe), Olivia Hubber (Mandie Foster, Terrie Foster, Lyndie Foster), Kate Baird (Donna Stewart), Georgia Dobson-Cox (Sally Dobson, Janette Dobson) Front Row: Peata Baldwin-Smith (Veronica Baldwin, Elanor Herd), Anjali Morar (Yvonne Jenkins, Jennifer Jenkins), Harriet Gough (Penny Munns, Lesley Glasson, Amy Dixon, Gina Satterthwaite), Georgia Satterthwaite (Gina Gough, Lesley Glasson, Diana Wood, Rhona Cummings, Penny Munns), Ava Fitzsimons (Jacqueline Ann Armstrong), Nina Cunningham (Lois Walker), Ruby Cookeson (Maureen Goddard), Eva Grace, Katherine Nichols (Virginia Christie), Poppy Blakely (Jessica Bradbury, Isobel Wright, Virginia Matson, Vivien Bradbury, Emma Bradbury, Hannah Blakely), Emily Griffin (Philippa Douglas), Rosa Turner (Shona Rhodes, Caroline Borrie), Antoinette Mortensen (Georgina Hamilton, Elise Trevella, Susan Mortenson), Courtney Prebble (Emily Stopforth), Stella Ashcroft (Jill Hunter-Wright), Hannah Bayliss (Ann Wilkinson, Mary Wilkinson). Key: Mother • Grandmother • Great-grandmother • Great-great-grandmother • Aunt

FOUNDATION REPORT

At the end of another successful year for the St Margaret’s College Foundation there are so many people to thank. Our generous donors, the great businesses who contribute to the Business Club and give generously of their services, stock scheme donors and the many volunteers who give up their time to help our events run smoothly.

The fundraising year ended on a high with another hugely successful House and Garden Tour. Thank you to everyone who supported this sold-out event and to the very generous homeowners and their families for letting us admire and covet their wonderful homes and gardens. Thanks also to our volunteers for helping at each house.

In March we were pleased to have Bishop Peter Carrell consecrate St Mark’s Chapel, and delighted that in November we could officially finish this immense project with the installation of stained-glass windows designed by SMC’s talented artist and art teacher, Janet Molineaux-Todd, and crafted by Master Stained-Glass Craftsman, Graham Stewart. The entire chapel project was made possible by the generous donations we received from the St Margaret’s community, and we are very proud to have saved and restored this historic building for future SMC generations.

Thank you also goes to our Board of Mark Cox, Lizzie de Lambert, Annabel Shand, Greg Anderson, Charlotte Smulders, Kerry Wells, Cindy McEwan, Diana Patchett, Fionn Moore and Victoria Murray-Orr and to our charismatic and very successful Foundation manager Nicky Averill. A special thank you to recently retired trustee, Suzanne Bell. She has been a huge support to both the Foundation and the school.

In August we held a very enjoyable evening at the Art Gallery for the Winter Wonderland Ball, proudly supported by the Armstrong Motor Group. Thank you to everyone who attended and also to those who generously supported the silent auction by donating and purchasing.

We are looking forward to many more fun and successful events in 2020 as we continue to raise funds to build an endowment to provide an education for girls to attend St Margaret’s College. We also look forward to continuing to grow strong and effective relationships between the Foundation and school Trust Board who we are aligned with. Nick Pfahlert – Foundation Board Chair

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STAFF REPORT SCHOOL

“Set the Scene” was the wonderful theme set by Year 13 this year. Each member of our community could create their own scene and contribute to the SMC Movie of 2019. We welcomed several new actors to the set as our saga continued: Lucy Mackie (Visual Arts), Gabby Farrar-De Wagt (Social Science), Deborah Matheson (English), Adam Smith (English), Louise Eder (Sport), Katy Upston (Maths/LEC)), Gemma Davidson (Social Science), James Tarbotton (Performing Arts), Belinda Cuzens (Human Resources), Anne Carne (Nurse), Cherie Rangi (Administration), Sarah-Jane Evans (Facilities), Emma Bradley (Old Girls) Alexandra Priest (English), Kathryn McBride (Finance) and Taylor Ravenscroft and Florence Lunnon (Gap Students). Karen Paterson also returned from maternity leave. What better way to begin Scene One than with a team building activity, building 20 bicycles and donating them to Heart Kids families. The emotional scenes we witnessed when the children arrived with their families will remain with us for a long time. Wellbeing was one area of focus this year. Staff briefings provide the opportunity for Faculties and Departments to share a reflection. Glimpses into diverse support acts within the school have enabled us to appreciate the wonderful talents of our staff and girls. Singing waiata together every week in the staffroom in Term 2 was a highlight. The simple art of singing is one of the top activities a person can do to promote their wellbeing. Not only did we appreciate the joy of singing with beautiful harmonies but also the uplifting collective energy and the new learning that increased our confidence and competence in Te Reo. We were fortunate to be able to bring international experts to upskill us in our roles. Maree Crabbe with her Reality and Risk programme confronted us with “It’s time we talked”, Paul Dillon gave us insight into recent Drug and Alcohol research and Michael Carr-Gregg, renown psychologist, provided parenting support through the wealth of up to date information on SMC School TV, launched at the same time.

The EGGS Factor concert loomed large on our horizons in Term 3 with many different groups choreographing and producing amazing cameos. The student mentors were master directors as staff practised their pieces to produce wonderful performances for the community, in the process raising significant funds towards our long-term charity, EGG. Special mention must be made of the multiple appearances of our own Executive Principal! Her poetry performance was memorable. Our lives changed forever on 15 March with the tragedy that unfolded in Christchurch. We are hugely grateful to all the staff who shouldered the responsibility of looking after the girls in their care that day while wondering about their own families and friends. We were so proud how everyone responded and grateful for the contribution made to the wider community, especially with the Chains of Love initiative from our Head Girl. We welcomed baby Henrietta, daughter of Jenny May who is on maternity leave, and congratulated Gabby Farrar-De Wagt on her marriage. There are three more babies on the horizon which we are excited about. Happy events such as these give cause for celebration. However, we don't need major events to celebrate! Friday Frolics continue to be legendary, entertaining and dramatic! Our grateful thanks and very best wishes for the future are extended to Christine Lindsay (LEC), Kerri Boon (Social Science), Felicia Tanzer (Gap Student) AnnMarie Evernden (Finance), Laura Watson (English), Rosie McTaggart (English), Janette Strang (Maths), Schira Withers (Middle School), Fiona Patterson (Middle School), Annie Wynne (Wellbeing), Mary Davison (Performing Arts), Maaka Kahukuranui (Te Reo), Taylor Ravenscroft (Gap Student) and Lizzie Dyer (Registrar). Each has given tremendous dedication to their role and contributed in their own unique way to the main feature. 2019 has been a block-buster year and the total cast have performed their parts exceptionally well. Chris Wyeth – Associate Principal

– Year 11 STAFF LIST Dean Mr James Evans; BA,

Ms Candice Cain;

Leadership Team

Mrs Michele Callaghan;

Executive Principal Mrs Diana Patchett; MEdSt, BSc, DipEd, MACEL

Associate Principal Mrs Chris Wyeth; BSc, Dip Tchg Pastoral Care

Deputy Principals Ms Jennie Nairn;

MEdL, Dip PE, Dip Tchg Deputy Principal Teaching and Learning

Mr Grant Belcher;

BA (Hons), Dip Tchg Deputy Principal Assessment and Reporting

Chaplain Rev Peg Riley;

BA, Dip Tchg; Religious Education

Head of Junior School Mrs Julie Calder; M EdL (Hons), BEd, Dip Tchg

Head of Middle School Ms Kathryn Gray; Dip Tchg, BEd

BTchg, DipGrad (Christian Thought)

Dean – Year 10 Ms Sarena Harrison;

Adv Dip Exultant Music, Dip Tchg; CL Middle School Performing Arts

Dean – Year 9 Dr Sarah Hickford;

BA, BSc, MSc (Hons), PhD, LTCL, Grad Dip Tchg; IB Music, Music, Chemistry

Dean – Year 7 & 8 Mrs Elspeth Godfrey-Chatterton; BA, Dip Tchg; Year 7

General Manager – Business Director Mr Fionn Moore; BA

(Hons), CA

Director of ICT Mr Brian Woods; NZCB,

NDip Bus, DBEd, Dip Tchg; Cert Mgt; Economics, Information Technology

Director of Boarding Mrs Nicky Langley Human Resources Mrs Belinda Cuzens; BA College Nurse Ms Anne Carne; DipN Wellbeing Coordinator and Counsellor Ms Annie Wynne; BEd, Dip Tchg

Counsellor Ms Deborah McFadyen; M.A Psyc (Hons), NZPsS

Dean – Year 13 Mrs Paula Vesty; BSc

(PE), Dip Tchg; Physical Education

Dean – Year 12 Ms Deborah Scott; BSc,

Postgrad Dip Science, Dip Tchg; Biology, Science

Ms Audrey Campbell; BEd (Hons), PGDip Tchg (Primary), PGCert Digital Tech; Centre for Innovation Ms Nikki Campbell; Dip Fine Art, Dip Secondary Tchg; Materials Technology

Miss Claudia Carreno;

BA, Dip Tchg; IB Spanish, CL Spanish

Ms Ngaire Carson; BSc,

Dip Tchg; Science, Chemistry

Ms Leanne Chambers;

Career Pathways Advisor and Facilitator Ms Jenni McLaughlin;

Dr Anna Chapman; BSc

MSc, Dip Tchg; Mathematics

BA, Dip Tchg, PGCE (Careers Ed); Careers, LifeSkills, TIC Debating

Dean of International Students Miss Chris Chambers; BA, CELTA, Dip Tchg

Staff

BA, Dip Tchg; Learning Enhancement

Mr Callum Arnold; Dip Tchg ECE, Dip Montessori Education

Advanced Dip Tchg; Junior Year 2

IB Coordinator Ms Beth Rouse; BA,

Mr G Adams; Director of Community BA, Dip Tchg; French Relations Mrs Victoria Murray-Orr Mrs Julie Ardagh; ATCL, Director of Pre-School Ms Sue Gleeson; BEd,

BDance, Dip Tchg; Curriculum Leader of Dance

MFA, BFA Hons, Dip Tchg; HOF Visual Art

Mr Darren Atkin; BSc

(Hons), MSc, Dip Tchg; CL Physics, Science

Mrs Samantha Bates;

BA, Dip Tchg; Junior Performing Arts and Music

Miss Sophie Beaumont;

BEd PE, Dip Tchg; PE Health, Assistant HOF Physical Education

(Hons), PhD, Dip Tchg; Science, Biology

Mrs Sandra Chapman;

BEd, Dip Tchg, Junior Year 5

Mrs Jian Chen; MSC, Dip Tchg; IB Chinese, Chinese Ms Linda Chong; BPhEd, Dip Tchg; HOF Centre for Innovation Mr Byron Clarke; BA

(Joint Hons), PGCE, TEFLA; English, Theory of Knowledge, CAS

Ms Nicola Coventry;

Dip Tchg, BJL; IB Japanese, Japanese

Ms Ruve Crawford; BFA, Dip Tchg; Design, IB Visual Art, CL Design Miss Gemma Davidson;

BCom, Dip Tchg; Accounting, Business Studies, Social Science

Ms Mary Davison; BA,

TEFL, Postgrad Dip Ed, BA, Dip Tchg; English, ENSS, Dip Te Ara Reo Māori; EPIC Arts Facilitator

Mr Grant Belcher; BA

(Hons), Dip Tchg; Geography, Environmental Systems and Societies

Ms Catherine Bell; Dip Tchg, PGDipED (LitEd) Dist; Head of Learning Enhancement, English

Ms Kerri Boon; BA, Dip

Tchg; ENSS, Social Science (Terms 1-3)

Mrs Angela Demaine;

BA, Dip Tchg; IB English, English, ENSS

Mrs Paulette Double; Dip Tchg; Junior Year 5

Miss Nicky Douglas; Dip Tchg; Junior New Entrant & Year 1

Mrs Andrea Drayton;

Ms Bridie Boyd; BA;

BCM, Dip Tchg; Economics, Business Studies, Social Science

Mrs Elayne Buckler;

B TchLn (Primary); Junior Year 4

Chaplain’s Assistant (Terms 3-4)

BA (Hons), PGCE, ATCL; Drama

Ms Maria Buhrkuhl;

MFA, BFA, Dip Tchg, Photography and Art, CL Photography

Miss Gabby Farrar-De Wagt; BA,

Mr Keith McDonnell;

Mrs Samantha Fazio-Smith; BSc, Dip

Ms Genna McLaughlin;

Dip Tchg; ENSS, EPIC, RE Tchg; CL Geography, Social Sciences

Mrs Elspeth Godfrey-Chatterton;

BA, Dip Tchg; Year 7 ENSS, Maths, Science B Tch (ECE), Dance

Ms Amanda Hardy;

BPhEd, Dip Tchg; Physical Education

Ms Sarena Harrison;

Ms Jenni McLaughlin;

BA, Dip Tchg, PGCE (Careers Ed); Careers, Life Skills, TIC Debating

Technology

Miss Rosemary McTaggart; BA BTeach;

English

Dr Paul Millican; BSc Adv Dip Exultant Music, (Hons), PhD; Physics, Dip Tchg; CL Middle School Chemistry, Science Performing Arts

Mrs Sinead Mitchell; BA Mrs Fiona Hartland; BEd (Hons) QTS; Mathematics PE, Dip Tchg; ELL, Spanish Ms Jennie Nairn; MEdL, Ms Pauline Henriksen; Dip PE, Dip Tchg; Physical

Dip Tchg, Dip Home Economics; Education CL Food Technology and Mrs Bindy O’Callaghan; Home Economics BEd, Dip Tchg; Junior School Mrs Megan Herd; BA, Ms Amy O’Loughlin; BE Dip Tchg; Drama and (Hons), Pg Dip Tchg; Physics, Theatre Arts Science Dr Sarah Hickford; BA, Ms Karen Paterson; BSc, MSc (Hons), PhD, BPhEd (Hons), Dip Tchg; LTCL, Grad Dip Tchg; IB Health and Physical Music, Music, Chemistry Education; (Terms 3-4)

Dr Stefanie Hossbach;

PhD, MA, Dip Tchg; IB French, French, IB German, HOF Languages

Mrs Heather Jackson-Jones; BA, Grad Dip Tchg, Grad Dip ICT; (Term 4)

Matua Maaka Kahukuranui; BA (Hons)

Mrs Fiona Patterson;

BTchLn (Primary); Year 7 and Year 8 ENSS

Mrs Lillian Pickles; BEd, Dip Tchg; Year 7 Māori, Junior School

Ms Kirsty Pierson; BSc, Postgrad Dip Science, Dip Tchg; Mathematics

Sociology & Māori, Grad Dip Tchg; Māori

Ms Carolyn Pine; BSc,

Dip Tchg, Dip Business Studies; Digital Technology, HOF Creative Technology

BA Hons Textile Design, PGCE Art and Design, CL Materials Technology

Mrs Helen MacDonald;

Ms Beth Rouse; BA, MSc,

Mrs Trudy Keys; NDBE,

M Ed L, Dip Tchg; Mathematics

Mrs Caroline Price;

Mr Gavin Leighton; MEd, Ms Alexandra Priest; BSc, Dip PED, Dip Teaching; BA, Dip Tchg Chemistry, Science Mr Sam Ramsey; BSc, Miss Nicole Lloyd; BCom, Dip Tchg; Mathematics, Statistics Dip Tchg; Year 7 ENSS, Maths Ms Stacey Rod; BSc, Dip Tchg; Biology, Science, Mrs Betsy Macdonald; Bsc, Dip Tchg; Mathematics HOF Science MA (Hons); History, Social Science, ENSS

Mrs Lucy Mackie; BFA, Dip Tchg; Art, Painting

Dip Tchg; Mathematics

Ms Deborah Scott; BSc, Postgrad Dip Science, Dip Tchg; Biology, Science

Dip Tchg; Dip Recreation and Sport; (Terms 1-2)

Mrs Julie Seymour; BEd, Dip Tchg, Level 2 Fitness Cert; Physical Education

BA, PGDip Guidance, Dip Tchg, CELTA; HOF English

BEd PE, Dip Tchg; Physical Education, Health

MA (Oxon), Dip Tchg; English (Terms 1-3)

(Hons), Dip Tchg; ATCL Mathematics

Mrs Jane Marshall; Adv

Miss Kim Englebretson;

Ms Deborah Matheson;

Mr James Evans; BA, BTchg, DipGrad (Christian Thought); History, Social Science

BEd PE (Hons); Physical Education

Ms Jana McNaught; Miss Stacy Goldsworthy; BA, Dip Tchg; CL DVC

Mrs Jennifer Eastwick;

BSc, Dip Tchg; Science

BSc (Hons), PGCE; Mathematics

Mrs Wendy Shannahan;

Ms Jenny May; BA (Hons), Ms Jane Sharman; BSc

Mrs Paula Sheldon; Dip Tchg; Junior Year 6

Mrs Sarah Smallman;

Ms Emily-Kate Henderson; BTchg (ECE) Miss Brydie Jones; BTchg

Ms Fran Pashby;

Performing Arts

Mrs Jenny Mehlhopt

Miss Taylor McDrury;

Mrs Vickie Ward

Administration

Ms Aimie Mills

(ECE); (Terms 1-2)

CertArts, PGCAP, GradDipArts, GDipTchLn; English & ENSS

Miss Stephanie Rogal;

Mr Adam Smith; BA,

Ms Julia Smith; BPhEd,

Dip Tchg; HOF Physical Education

Mrs Janette Strang; BA, Dip Tchg; Mathematics

Mr Mike Summerlee; BSc (Hons), Dip Tchg; Biology, Science

Ms Amanda Surridge; BA, Dip Tchg; GATE Coordinator, Learning Enhancement

Mr James Tarbotton;

BPA (Music Theatre), Dip Tchg; Theatre Arts, Music

Mrs Toni Taylor; BPhEd,

BTchg (ECE); (Terms 3-4) (Terms 3-4)

Centre for Innovation

Tchg (ECE)

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

Mrs Tracy Willets; Dip Mrs Alison van de Water; Grad Dip Tchg

BA (Hons), Dip Tchg; CL Classical Studies, Art History, RE, Social Science

Ms Janet Todd-Molineaux;

Ms Audrey Campbell;

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

Ms Linda Chong; BPhEd, Dip Tchg; HOF

Mr Leif Keane; MA Mr Veera Pathuri Mr Blake Richardson;

After School Care/ Holiday Programme Mrs Caroline Fletcher

IT Department

Technical Services Manager, HOF

Mr Henri Shustak; BSc

Sport Department Mrs Helen Belcher;

Centre for Innovation

Speech and Drama Ms Dinnie Bevers;

RTSCA, LSB Speech and Drama, LSB Public Speaking

Miss Gill Blackler; MSc

(Hons), Cert Tert Tchg; Database Manager and the Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Co-ordinator

Mrs Jennie Burrell Administration

Mrs Tracy Fleete School Secretary

Ms Karen Hampton Receptionist

Ms Wendy McPhail

EA to Executive Principal

Mrs Cherie Rangi Administration

Finance Office

Mrs Karen Jenkins Financial Assistant

Mrs Elayne Buckler; BA

Mrs Christine Laughton Mrs Kathryn McBride

Assistant Director of Sport

Ms Trish Minns; LTCL Ms Ami Minns Mrs Roz Spiers; Dip Tchg; RAD Teachers

Fitness/Administrator

Dance Academy

Foundation Manager

Director of Sport

Ms Louise Eder; BEd

Dip Tchg; Physical Education, (Hons) History, Sport Health Administration

Mr David Thompson;

Archivist, Library and Study Centre Assistant

Mrs Sharon Lloyd;

(Hons), PGCE, ATCL

Mrs Julie Seymour; Sport Theatre Mr Greg Thompson;

Mrs Ali Rossiter; DipTchg Strength and Conditioning Instrumental Music BFA, Dip Tchg; Art Coach Staff (All Part-Time) Mrs Katherine Tyson; Technicians Cello BA, Grad Dip Tchg, CELTA; Spanish, IB Spanish ab initio Mrs Joanne Isles; NZCS, Gerald Oliver Qualified Technician’s Chamber Music Miss Katy Upston; BSc, Certificate Susan McKeich MS (Ed), GDip TchLn; Dr Barb Lucas; BSc Jennie Goldstein Learning Enhancement, (Hons), PhD Roanna Funcke Maths Mrs Georgia Nery; BA, Saxophone and Clarinet Mrs Paula Vesty; BSc CELTA Claire Oliver (PE), Dip Tchg; Physical Learning Flute Education Enhancement Elvira Dommisse Mr Chris Walker; BA Mrs Julie Ardagh; ATCL, Guitar (Hons), Dip Tchg; History, BA, Dip Tchg Literacy Stephen Fowler ENSS, CAS, HOF Humanities Ms Catherine Bell; and Social Sciences Harp Dip Tchg, PGDipED (LitEd) Helen Webby Ms Laura Watson; BA, Dist; Head of Learning LSB, Dip Tchg; English Jazz Band Enhancement Lana Law Mrs Rachel Wilford; BA, Mrs Valerie Fitzgerald; Dip Tchg; Music Oboe MAAT (Hons), BEd, Dip Tchg Ian Thorpe Ms Lisa Williams; BPhEd Mrs Caroline Fletcher; Piano (Otago), Dip Tchg; Physical NNEB Marnie Barrell Education – CL Health Ms Vivenne Hanna Keiko Hashimoto Mrs Schira Withers; BA Mrs Bindy O’Callaghan; Kimberley Wood (Hons) Psych, Dip Tchg; Year BEd, Dip Tchg Marina Vivas 8 ENSS, Maths Mrs Lillian Pickles; Percussion Ms Amanda Woods; BEd, Dip Tchg Roanna Funcke MEd Admin (Hons), BMus, Ms Amanda Surridge; Violin and Viola Dip Tchg; HOF Performing BA, Dip Tchg; Head of Bistra Dimitrova Arts Middle School Learning Jennie Goldstein Pre-school Enhancement, GATE Anne Robinson Co-ordinator Mrs Sarah Bradley; BTchg Voice / Choral Music & Lrng (Primary), Dip Tchg Ms Jo Symon; BA (Hons) Jonathan Densem (ECE) Library and Jillian Hewson Ms Sue Gleeson; BEd, Dip Study Centre Kimberley Wood Tchg ECE, Dip Montessori (Barbershop) Mrs Felicity McKay; Education, Director of Zara Ballara BA; Library and Study Pre-School Sacha Vee Centre Manager

Financial Assistant Accountant

Community Relations Office Mrs Nicky Averill

Ms Emma Bradley Old Girls’ Association Coordinator

Mrs Lizzie Dyer Registrar

Mrs Sarah-Jane Evans Venue Manager

Mrs Janine Hutton Graphic Designer

Mrs Nicki McDonald Communications Assistant

Mrs Victoria Murray-Orr Director of Community Relations

Boarding School

Staff

Ms Janelle Atkinson

Weekend Supervisor (Term 1)

Ms Julie Dawson Day Supervisor

Miss Belinda Dryden Y11 Supervisor

Ms Maree Gibbons

Weekend Supervisor (Term 1)

Assistant House Manager (Julius) Weekend Supervisor

Ms Mary Quinn Weekend Supervisor

Mrs Jean Thomson

Middle School Boarding Manager

Catering

Lucy Baleikasavu Katy Bankovsky Shaun Clutterbuck Ange Culling Lise French Sally Hayes Angela Hayward Vicki Hutchinson Grace Ignacio Heather Khan Mary Malolot Carolynne McAnelly Mrs Paula Moore Catering Manager

Maintenance Staff Mr Peter Carroll Property Manager

Mr Steve Lavill Mr Grant 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 Sarah Caldwell

Shop and Café Manager

Mrs Fiona Eaton; BSc Mrs Louise Eder; BEd (Hons) History

Mrs Sue Fulton; Dip Phys Mrs Louise Glossop; BA LTCL, Dip LAMDA

Ms Fran Pashby; BA Dip

Ms Lydia Harper

LIS

Ms Frances Heslop

Lead Barista

Prep Supervisor

Mrs Chantelle Symons

Prep Supervisor

Mrs Nicky Langley

Miss Maisie Blakeborough

Miss Hannah Langley

Miss Jamie Blaxall

Miss Hanna Lyford

Miss Emily Bolt

Director of Boarding Prep Supervisor

Assistant House Manager (Kilburn), Year 13 Supervisor

Miss Colleen Luisetti Year 12 Supervisor

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BSc, MSc, Pg Dip Tchg; BioTechnology, Science

BA, Dip Library/Information Technician Studies; Library and Study Stephen Fowler Centre Assistant

Café Assistant Café Assistant Café Assistant

Miss Mikayla Choat Café Assistant

Miss Sophie Ensor Café Assistant

SMC STAFF 2019

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LEADERSHIP TEAM REPORT ‘Setting the Scene’ was the theme chosen for 2019 by the Year 13 cohort – as the Leadership Team, that’s something we aspire to do every day, whether in the classroom, behind our desks or out and about at co-curricular activities.

to 2020 and the celebrations, challenges and learning it brings. Victoria Murray-Orr – Director of Community Relations

With representatives from every area of the school, collectively we work to ensure St Margaret’s College maintains its reputation as one of New Zealand’s leading girls' schools, encouraging individuality and excellence in both staff and students and celebrating success at all levels. As a team we also work to deliver the Strategic Priorities we set each year in Organisational Excellence, Relationships and Connectedness, Excellence in Professional Learning and Excellence in Teaching. Throughout the year we were inspired by the remarkable people this school holds as part of its community and it’s a privilege to lead that community with a supporting cast of hundreds! We look forward

Back Row: Jennie Nairn, Nicky Langley, Grant Belcher, Kathryn Gray, Fionn Moore, Julie Calder, Brian Woods, Victoria Murray-Orr Front Row: Peg Riley, Chris Wyeth, Diana Patchett

CHAPLAIN’S REPORT The Chapel is the true heart of the College where we “Set the Scene” for our community. We gather weekly as a whole school community and from the Mihi Whakatau at the beginning of our year, to the Founders’ Day Service near the end of our Year 13s year, we gather as a whole community. The most important moment for our school’s tradition comes in our Founders’ Day service. Our virtues are our foundations, and to have all our Y13s wearing veils and carrying the light, surrounding the prefects as they pass the light of our virtues down through the school, is always moving and

a memorable scene. This is an important scene which was captured by the words of Mrs Young who wrote in her Headmistress’s report of 1943; “in the flickering candlelight, is sung the school hymn and for a moment perhaps we catch a vision of God, which may come to the pure in heart. But the lights go on and we come to earth and get on with the jobs of everyday life.” Let us continue to carry the light in our hearts, to help us be clearer, simpler, more humble people – and God’s divine spirit does indeed dwell within us! Amen. Peg Riley – Chaplain

BUSINESS OFFICE 2019 has flown by and as I reflect back on the year it is very satisfying reviewing what has been achieved by all the support services teams. Key to the progress has been the implementation of the Business Services Review recommendations enabling appropriate and effective team structures to be established. With these foundations in place we are in a good position to continue reviewing and improving our internal controls and business processes as well as seeking further opportunities to extract value from the School’s facilities and business units. At the beginning of the year we defined our Financial Stability Strategies as part of the School-wide three-year Strategic Planning process and our key interventions and initiatives will continue to be guided by these. Our long-term financial forecasting has highlighted the increased cost pressures that we are facing, demanding greater focus on the 2020 budget and subsequent control and reporting against this benchmark. Despite these pressures we continue to invest in the Campus with the completion of a number of projects including the new Year 12 Common Room, Visual Arts upgrade, Improvements to the Kilburn Boarding facilities and Junior School, and the retractable seating for the Ngaio Marsh theatre. All these, along with regular maintenance, have kept our Property and Maintenance teams very busy. All of the above and many other improvements have all been possible due the dedication and hard work of all support staff who will certainly deserve their rest and relaxation in the coming holiday break. Fionn Moore – General Manager

CATERING This year I was lucky enough to visit four incredibly amazing schools in Australia – Walford College in Adelaide, Melbourne Girls’ Grammar, St Margaret’s in Brisbane, and Somerset College in Surfers Paradise. I selected these schools because each had a preschool, junior school, Years 7-13 and, all but one, boarding. I wanted to be able to compare what we do to what they are offering and it was a professional highlight of the year. I left each school buzzing with many new ideas, food items to try out on our boarders and with a different perspective on what we do in the catering department at SMC.

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FINANCE & PROPERTY

I learnt that we are holding our own, doing alot of the same things really well but also different things that set us apart, for example our boarders get choices for their lunch but at each of the schools I visited, boarders were only offered one choice for lunch. And we are the only school that caters three meals a day for their preschool. It was amazing talking to the other like-minded Catering Managers and seeing how they operate their kitchen. Back home we continue to review and revise and adjust menus and recipes, adapting to ever-changing food requirements. My amazingly talented team continue to show an outstanding amount of dedication to our team and St Margaret’s College. I thank them very much for always going above and beyond what is expected. Feel free to contact catering@stmargarets.school.nz if you have any questions regarding your daughter’s food or eating requirements. Paula Moore – Catering Manager

IT DEPARTMENT 2019 has been a year of firsts for us, we live-streamed our first event and we implemented our first ever online digital NCEA exams. For us much of 2019 was spent reviewing the systems that we use on a daily basis and looking at ways we can improve our service and efficiency. We also said goodbye to Veera who took on a new role at RevIT. We wish the Year 13 leavers all the best for the future and look forward to 2020. Blake Richardson – Technical Services Manager

MAGGIE’S CAFÉ & SHOP It’s hard to believe that I am writing to conclude the year that was, 2019. Maggie’s has had another unbelievably busy year. We have taken on the challenge of reduce, reuse and recycle and have made huge inroads in reducing our environmental footprint. We have introduced Keep Cups, recycled paper products and either totally recyclable or biodegradable packaging and products for the café. In the Uniform Shop we now recycle all of our coat hangers and plastic wrap, have introduced sustainable and locally manufactured merino jerseys and sustainable cotton blend school hoodies and reduced or totally eliminated some of our clothing that is plastic wrapped. It has been especially exciting to do this, alongside the passion and enthusiasm of the girls as we all take steps to make a difference. We still have a long way to go, but we are well on the way

to creating a more sustainable environment within the school. None of this is possible without the support of the wonderful team at Maggie’s – Chantelle Symons as Lead Barista, Sue Fulton, Louise Glossop, Fran Pashby and the fabulous backup of Louise Eder and Fi Eaton. Chantelle has continued to grow Maggie’s Café with her team of Jamie Blaxall, Emily Bolt, Sophie Ensor, Maisie Blakeborough and Mikayla Choat. We have re-introduced Barista Courses for the Year 13 girls and five successful courses will be completed in 2019. It is very exciting to see that some of the girls have already secured jobs in cafes over the summer months. We are all incredibly lucky and privileged to be part of your daughter’s schooling life and it’s a delight to enjoy their energy and positivity. Sarah Caldwell – Manager of Maggie’s Café & Shop

It’s been another wonderful year of meeting the extended SMC family all over the country at our many regional events, A&P Shows and of course events here in Christchurch. It’s with a huge sense of pride that we introduce new families to the school at these events, and also hear about the achievements by our alumni. We celebrate these achievements, along with those of our inspirational current students, through Evergreen, social media, the newsletter and the web site, sharing success with our wider SMC community. And our job would be impossible without you, our community – the incredible support received from donors, parents, past and present, and students, old and new also must be celebrated. It’s community that sets SMC apart and we can’t thank everyone enough for your incredible support.

Speaking of support, special mention goes to our Year 13 Community Relations prefects, Rosie Averill and Maddy Kerr and their committee – the time you gave to make so many events a success was greatly appreciated, and you were always a joy to work with! Thank you! Finally, we were delighted to welcome two new members to the Community Relations team. Sarah-Jane Evans came on board to further develop the Venue Hire revenue streams and Emma Bradley has joined us as Old Girls’ Co-ordinator, replacing Wendy Groves who we bid a sad farewell to. We also said good-bye to Lizzie Dyer, our registrar extraordinaire who has helped 100s of girls settle into the St Margaret’s family – we will all miss her but wish her well in her new role.

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See you in 2020! Victoria Murray-Orr – Director of Community Relations

ADMINISTRATION As our school continues to grow and develop our students and teaching staff, we have also had to grow to cater to the demands that this brings to the administrative team. It started with an analysis by an outside consultant and many one-on-one consultations on our responsibilities and where we would see required improvements. The results are a new position of a Human Resources Manager, Belinda Cuzens, and additional administration assistance from Cherie Rangi. They have both been welcomed by our existing team of Wendy McPhail, Gill Blackler, Karen Hampton, Tracy Fleete and Jennie Burrell. We are excited for how this new ‘super team’ will be able to provide efficient support for St Margaret’s College in the future. Jennie Burrell – Staff Relief / Administration

ARCHIVES

This year has been another busy year in archives with various projects under way. There is continued building on the work done in the previous year with more photos being scanned, restoration work being completed on photos to preserve them into the future, and continuing work on the development of the database to make access to archived material easier. The biggest project of the year for archives was the moving of the container from up near the Student Health Centre to beside the Community Relations House, where archives is located, and the running of power to, and subsequent installation of lights and a heat pump. This endeavour was made possible with the very generous support of the SMCOGA. Having a light in the container is just amazing as no matter

how wide you opened the doors before power and lights were installed, it was too dark to read anything and there had to be torches or the light on phones used. The addition of the heat pump allows us to bring a measure of control to the temperature and humidity in the container, either of which have the potential to cause great damage to the different types of objects stored in the archives. The moving of the container became a priority after I attended a professional development session earlier in the year that looked at the different types of photos from across the years and the special care that each different era needs. Realising that there was a much bigger picture to consider with the entire archives collection having objects and documents that

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have the potential to be adversely affected by poor environmental control.

inspired me and given me confidence that the archives here at SMC is heading in the right direction.

After being the lucky recipient of a scholarship offered by the Archive and Record Association of New Zealand (ARANZ), and professional development from St Margaret’s College, I was able to attend a large conference in Adelaide entitled Designing the Archives 2019. This was an international archives conference presented by the Australian Society of Archivists (ASA), Archives and Records Association of New Zealand Te Huinga Mahara (ARANZ), the International Council on Archives (ICA) and the Pacific Regional Branch International Council on Archives (PARBICA). Attending the conference has

Oral histories and informal photographs continue to be a focus and with the assistance of Emma Bradley, SMCOGA co-ordinator, we now have several recordings and a lovely array of informal photos from various eras of the school’s history. None of the above activities would be possible without the support of SMCOGA, Amber Gazzard – an SMC Old Girl who spends time in the archives each week, and the SMC management team who understand how important our history is to our future. Vickie Ward – Archivist & Library

HEAD GIRL / DEPUTY HEAD GIRL REPORT

Ready.. Set… Action! 2019 has been nothing short of a blockbuster composed of the various scenes created by the St Margaret’s community. Our opening sequence this year was definitely one for the memory books with our very first St Margaret’s Family Picnic, Boarders’ Big Day In, Valentine’s Day, EGGs Factor and International Womens’ Day. This year also saw the introduction of ‘never-seen-before scenes’ of the Wellbeing Week & Conference, Middle School Run Club, SMC Cheerleading Club, Tree Planting Day and the Teddy Bears’ Picnic. The ‘St Margaret’s Blockbuster’ built up to its climax with other initiatives such as the Faculty Feud, the Female Empowerment Seminar, Grandparents Day and International Week. Immersed in the various amazing events and initiatives provided over the course of the year, our school community formed a strong sense of whānau and sisterhood #girlgang. Establishing this sense of community, and a positive environment for growth was a focal point for our school this year. Through the school theme of ‘Set the Scene 2019’, we wanted to empower each and every girl to become individual leaders, or ‘directors’ of their lives. By transforming our school to become a place for girls to

be inspired and empowered, we wanted to give every girl the opportunity to flourish. However, like every ‘good movie’, we faced some challenges during the year. But, it was these adverse times that united our school community and brought in so much love. Through these opportunities, we learned critical lessons on the power of love, as it always triumphs over hate. It is due to these ‘out-takes’ that we have been able to produce such a memorable movie this year. We could not have had such a successful year without the assistance of our ‘behind-the-scenes’ helpers. We would like to extend a massive ‘thank you’ to all of the staff, students and members of the wider St Margaret’s community for contributing to the production of so many ‘highlight scenes’. Nothing would have been achievable without a fantastic crew. As the St Margaret’s movie has approached its ‘ending scene’ for 2019, we would like to remind all girls to go out and conquer the world, because the end of the movie is never really the end. What aren’t we going to do, ladies? Sujean In & Madison Dalgety – Head Girl & Deputy Head Girl

PAPER CHAINS OF LOVE SCHOOL

“Love conquers hate”

On 15 March, our beautiful home saw an ugly act of hate. However, we should choose to remember the beautiful. So much humanity, kindness, and love arose from our community to combat the hate. We stood alongside one another, united as a whānau. It was this unity and support for each other that allowed us to triumph hate. Hate and fear can only have power temporarily, and only in the absence of love. Love is all around us and indeed stronger than hate. They tried to tear our city down like paper, but what they didn’t realise was that we are stronger than that. We are strong chains, interlinked and supported by one another. We are all part of the same family that forms this community. And so, we are unbreakable because our chains are bound by love. Love is the strongest remedy for hate. Love can conquer hate. To show our love and support for the victims and the affected Muslim community of Aotearoa, the #paperchainsoflove movement was formed. The movement encouraged students all around New

Zealand to make paper chains with messages of love for the affected community. These paper chains were displayed at the memorial sites, schools, tertiary institutions to showcase aroha. The chains were decorated with messages of support for our Muslim brothers and sisters, Christchurch and New Zealand community. The #paperchainsoflove movement was successful in gaining involvement from 40+ schools/ tertiary institutions from around New Zealand, Australia, East Asia, and Canada. By making the paper chains, the youth were given a medium to project love into the community. Alongside the #paperchainsoflove movement, the funds raised from the annual Lent Market were donated to the GoFundMe page for the victims of the attack. Through our efforts, we were able to stand up to hate by showing our love. Love is diverse, love is strong, and to love means community. And we should choose to love. Sujean In – Head Girl

ACADEMIC This year has been very rewarding for myself and the Academic Committee, as we have been able to have a lot of fun whilst creating some successful and entertaining academic activities. We have had peer tutoring available at lunchtimes, a spelling bee, two sets of parent-teacher interviews and a special assembly all about the teachers’ academic regalia, to name but a few of the tasks we have undertaken this year. During SPEAK week we also held our very first faculty feud as a part of Teachers’ Day, where the teachers participated in a game-show style assembly for a bit of light relief. This was a big endeavour, as we had to survey the Year 13s to get the questions, organise the technology, and make sure that all of the teachers were on board. I was very pleased with how smoothly the event ran. I have really loved all the opportunities I have had this year to implement these new, and pre-existing, endeavours. I would like to extend a huge thank you to my Committee for being so positive and hardworking, and to Ms Nairn for being extremely supportive and encouraging in all aspects academic – I couldn’t have done it without them! Sarah Cosgrove – Head of Academic

ENVIRONMENT This year we have had girls from Years 1-13 playing a significant part in the development of our environmental change at St Margaret’s College, staff members included. Early in the year we had our Enviro Week where we held many activities including a rubbish display. This was the key event of the week to raise awareness of the amount of waste we produce at school. This set off a chain reaction! When we came back in Term 2 every classroom had a recycling bin, a rubbish bin and a paper box. We are now looking to implement compost bins around the school. We also took a group of approximately 30 girls to the School Strike 4 Climate on 15 March. It was amazing to see so many passionate girls standing up for their future. On 9 June we had our first tree planting at Beacon Street and continued with the planting on 18

August. We have had beeswax wrap workshops, repotting of seedlings for Beacon Street planting and our Junior School EnviroWarriors have gone into battle picking up litter in morning tea and lunch times as well as planting and caring for their very own garden. Continue to watch SMC’s environmental journey! Pieta Surridge – Head of Environment

JUNIOR SCHOOL COMMITTEE encouragement. Working with the Junior School has been so rewarding and I wish the girls all the best for 2020. Georgia Hardy & Mya Reid – Joint Heads of Junior School

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2019 has been a great year in the Junior School, we have celebrated a large range of successed and achievements by the girls. Our focus has been to form stronger “Big Sister, Little Sister” relationships. The committee has been fantastic organising different events to promote and foster these relationships. The year started with our traditional Teddy Bears’ Picnic, our first opportunity to connect with the girls. The Junior School Disco was a highlight, our theme was ‘Under the Sea’. The girls’ costumes were amazing. We, as Big Sisters, loved seeing them dance the house down. The girls also enjoyed House Day. Watching them participate enthusiastically alongside their Big Sisters in House events was awesome. The House Plays were another highlight and the relationship we were fostering was alive and well. It was awesome seeing the girls’ smiles as they took the stage. Precious memories were created for us all. We have enjoyed working with the Junior School watching them grow and learn each day. A huge thank you to Mrs Calder for her ongoing support and

MIDDLE SCHOOL COMMITTEE 2019 has been a very successful year for the Middle School, from staging an incredible Middle School production to starting up two new clubs at St Margaret’s: the SMC Run Club and Middle School Spice Club. The school’s theme for this year was “Set the Scene 2019”. We carried this theme throughout all of our Middle School assemblies this year, using the idea of a metaphorical phone as a way to communicate different messages in each assembly which we felt were beneficial for the girls. We used different apps to represent each of the different messages. In Term 2 we

held the annual Year 7 and Year 8 Medbury and SMC Quiz Night which was really great and enjoyed by all. At the beginning of the year we wanted to encourage another way for girls to be active at lunchtimes. This generated the Year 7-13 Run/Jog/Walk Club. The club has grown increasingly in size over the year, with up to 25 girls with us on any one day. We are delighted that the Run Club has become a regular feature in the school diary and we are thrilled to know that it will continue on in the years to come. Georgia Mackay & Henrietta Bullen – Joint Heads of Middle School

COMMUNITY RELATIONS 2019 has been a full-on year for the Community Relations team. We have planned and managed and been host to a variety of events. Our events calendar kicked off with the annual Open Day which had a sense of fun and community. The girls showcased our school through their artistic talents. Our Senior Ball truly was a Night at the Oscars, where Hollywood glamour came to life through striking outfits and atmosphere on the dance floor – we hope this was an unforgettable night for everyone. The two Mother-Daughter Breakfasts took on a floral theme this year completed with arrangements of beautiful fresh flowers which nicely complimented our gorgeous guest speakers; The Two Raw Sisters and Chessie Henry, who spoke with eloquence and inspired the ladies who attended.

wouldn’t have been able to achieve such success this year without our incredible committee members and our teacher in charge, Victoria Murray-Orr, who has truly been our mentor who has never failed to steer us in the right direction – we will forever be grateful. Maddy Kerr & Rosie Averill – Joint Heads of Community Relations

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We’d like to thank all the girls who had taken time to help at Cramner events this year and who have no doubt put smiles on the faces of our Old Girls. We

GLOBAL RELATIONS ‘Setting the Cultural Diversity Scene 2019!’ Learning about other cultures makes us more appreciative and inclusive of them. During Term 1, Lunar New Year was celebrated, a ‘Glutinous Rice Ball Workshop’ (symbolising reunion) and a ‘Red Envelope Hunt’ (symbolising the passing on of good-will) were held. Our SMC girls definitely developed a cultural appreciation whilst kneading the glutinous rice dough. Patience was also rewarded when searching for the chocolate-coin-containing envelopes. The most festive celebration was International Week in Term 2! An enchanting array of global cultures were displayed. Students prayed in various languages and performed ethnic dances in Chapel. Students and staff had the opportunity to dress up in cultural costumes

and everybody was able to enjoy cultural cuisines provided by numerous food trucks. Biculturalism, the foundation of NZ’s multiculturalism, was acknowledged and enjoyed. A ‘Freerice’ competition, a game developed by the World Food Programme, was held in which we triggered sponsorship to raise rice for those in communities where hunger is an issue. The Global Committee also collaborated with the Chapel Committee to produce orange ribbons (a symbol of cultural diversity) as a fundraiser to support the Muslim community after the mosque terror attack. 2019 was an action-packed globally diverse extravaganza! Renee Ren – Head of Global Relations

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In Term two we focused on World Vision by fundraising for the South Sudanese Refugee Crisis and raised $6,000 through our fundraising evening, the 40 Hour Famine, raffles, badges, bake sales, and a Wheelie Wednesday in the Junior School. Sixteen

girls participated in the Blood Drive and our Female Empowerment Seminar was attended by 100 girls and staff members in which we focused on local and globally engaged feminist charities that empower girls in less fortunate positions and donated $200 to Women’s Refuge. We also raised awareness for Dress for Success, Days for Girls and Project Uplift in which we donated 70 bras to the Pacific Islands. Later on this year we will also have Sony Camp.

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Service definitely set the scene at St Margaret’s this year! At Relay for Life, we raised $2,000 for the Cancer Society, we also collaborated in the Secondary Schools Service Project and supported Pink Shirt Day. Ferndale Fair was another incredible event! And following the devastating Christchurch Mosque Attacks, many girls brought donations pledged to NZ Gifts of Love, an honourable cause to support.

I am incredibly proud of the generosity and atmosphere of gratitude and selflessness we have fostered this year. Rosie Foulds – Head of Service

CHAPEL In Chapel this year, we have been empowering every girl to set their scene and be a “blessing” as well as encouraging us all to receive God’s blessings in our lives and be grateful. There have been highs and lows throughout this year and we have seen God’s blessings. The Mosque attacks shook us all though, with God’s help, Mrs Patchett’s and Peg’s guidance, we were able to come through this as a community. We strived to “not be overcome by evil, but [to] overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21). We did this through the Lent Market, fundraising for the families affected.

With Peg leaving us on sabbatical, we were blessed to have Toby and Bridie. Their passion, drive and tender-heartedness were much loved. Soon after coming to SMC, with enthusiastic readiness, they joined the chapel committee in our Flash mob. In our chapels we tried to explore some of the big questions about purpose, when bad things happen and faith. My aim was to allow every girl to ask these questions and to search for answers to get a greater depth of meaning and direction. it has been a wonderful year for Chapel, full of teaching, learning, service and most of all, blessings. Emma Taylor – Head of Chapel

TECHNOLOGY Students have had many opportunities to get involved in technology and innovative activities this year. In Years 4-10, students competed in the EPRO8 competition. This tested their engineering, problem-solving and communication skills, to complete a variety of tasks. The girls were under pressure to perform against the clock as well as other teams.

The Technology Team who run the sound desk, projection and capture events on video have introduced a mentoring system, sharing knowledge in a supportive environment helps to develop leadership and teamwork in a strong team. We’ve set the scene in 2019. Holly Macdonald – Head of Technology

A small group had the chance to attend Space Camp in July. Being at NASA for the 50th Anniversary of the lunar landing was one of many highlights. Three teams competed in RoboCup, with Millie Edwards winning the Senior Theatre and Jessika Sanders, Lucy Eyre-Walker, Tessa Sitjes, and Mel Leatherland winning the Premier Rescue. This competition requires immense dedication, perseverance and flexible thinking. New clubs introduced this year are Minecraft club and the Construction club. These clubs help to build student creativity and problem-solving skills. We are also proud to offer girls-only code clubs and there are girls from at least four other schools who attend these weekly clubs.

WELLBEING This year has seen many exciting initiatives in Wellbeing. We held our annual Wellbeing Week, regular Peer Support sessions for the incoming Year 9 students and organised the first-ever Wellbeing conference with Christ’s College, St Margaret’s College and other Canterbury Year 11 school students. Our first Peer Support session was the Year 9 Camp Day where the Year 13 Peer Support Leaders had the pleasure of getting to know the new Year 9 students in their House groups. There were numerous activities run throughout the day, including Top Town and a shared lunch. Leading on from this, the Year 9 students and Year 13 Peer Support Leaders have met regularly to strengthen the “sisterly bond” that the SMC Peer Support programme aims to create. At the beginning of Term 2, we held Wellbeing Week. The Wellbeing Committee organised numerous activities throughout this week to celebrate the different areas of Wellbeing; including yoga, a smoothie bowl making workshop, food trucks, Pink Shirt Day and a school-wide assembly.

We also organised the Wellbeing conference with the Christ’s College Wellbeing Prefect, Matias Biraben Clough. At this event we had the pleasure of listening to several inspirational speakers, including Australian psychologist, Michael Carr-Gregg. Harriet Kennelly & Olivia Willems – Joint Heads of Wellbeing

STUDENT EXCHANGES SCHOOL

I was lucky enough to be able to go to St Mary’s in Perth, Australia in April/May of 2019. It was an absolutely incredible experience and I loved every single second of it. My host family was so lovely and made me feel extremely welcome. With them, I was able to experience so many new things and go to a completely different school. I travelled all around Perth but also outside of the city to places like Yallingup and Rottnest Island which enabled me to see more of stunning Western Australia. I gained so many new skills and became a much more confident person. This exchange was truly a life-changing experience and I feel extremely privileged to have had the chance to travel to a new country and experience everything I did. Annabelle March – St Margaret’s College, Year 10 Going on exchange to St Margaret’s was definitely one of the best experiences of my life. It was really cool to be able to experience a different school life and all of the teachers and students helped me settle in really easily because they were so welcoming and kind. My wonderful host family took me all over the place, including the Marlborough Sounds and Napier in the North Island. I have formed friendships and strong bonds that I hope will last well into the future and I also hope that I will be able to come back one day and experience New Zealand all over again! Kate Lucas – St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School, Perth Recently we got the opportunity to travel to Australia to partake in a rowing exchange with St Margaret's School in Brisbane. In July, with the next three months ahead of us, we had no idea what we were in for. We had met our exchange buddies in Term 1, Emma and Lucie as they came over and spent time with our rowing crews, so we knew the girls we would be staying with. Once we had settled in with our crews, we kicked off with a rowing camp in Maclean, three hours drive south of Brisbane. The girls were very welcoming and made us feel really at home. During the week we

trained on the Brisbane River, waking up at 4:30am to go to training which started at 5:30am before school. The school we attended was in a suburb called Ascot, 10 minutes from the CBD and overlooking the Brisbane skyline. We went to six regattas and St Margaret’s crews usually placed in the final races. We also participated in Head of River and the Queensland State Regattas, but it wasn’t all school and rowing. We were lucky enough to go for a weekend to Sydney with 16 other exchange students to visit the tourist spots. We also went to Goondiwindi, four hours from Brisbane, where Grace’s exchange lived on a large cotton farm. We also got to meet other exchange girls from South Africa, Germany, Japan during our exchange. Now, looking back, we can see it was one of the most amazing experiences we will never forget. It taught us so much about ourselves and we have made so many lifelong friends. Alana Cawte and Grace Farrell – Year 10

EDUCATING GIRLS GLOBALLY (EGG)

Educating Girls Globally is a charity striving to give girls all around the world better accessibility and higher standards of education. The charity began here at St Margaret’s College by our very own Head and Deputy Head girls of 2013, Gussie Cohen and Lucy Tothill. St Margaret’s has continued to be a driving supporter of the charity, shown this year through the multitude of events organised including bake sales, a staff versus student egg and spoon race and the much anticipated EGG’s Factor. EGG’s Factor was a concert where the roles between staff and students were reversed, the staff took to the stage to perform musical and dance numbers whilst the students took the behind the scenes role of organising the show. So many of the wonderful staff here at St Margaret’s stepped out of their comfort zone and put themselves through many rehearsals and preparation hours in support of EGG. All of the profits raised were donated to the charity to complete the girls’ hostel at Kabuthu Secondary School. The incredible show could not have gone ahead without the behind the scenes work of the EGG Committee, Arts Council, Mrs Mitchell, Ms Blackler, Ms May, Ms Woods, Mr Woods, Ms Sharman, and all of the staff who performed – a reflection of the passion St Margaret’s has for girls’ education. Through our work this year we aim for our younger SMC students to be inspired to be advocates for girls’ education and we hope to continue seeing our community supporting this incredible charity in the years to come. Maddi Dalgety – Deputy Head Girl

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BOARDING

SCHOOL

BOARDING

There are so many wonderful memories of times we have shared, and joys and triumphs we have celebrated. The busy girls fill their days with numerous events but there is always plenty of time for a chat with staff. The boarding house offices are always busy with many girls, lots of laughter and some wonderfully entertaining conversations. These are special times in the boarding houses and times we look back on over the years, remembering the wonderful girls and their families whose lives we are privileged enough to be a part of. This year saw the inaugural NZBSA, New Zealand Boarding Week introduced to the boarding calendar. To share the St Margaret’s boarding heart, staff and girls got together to bake over a thousand cookies, individually wrapped and sealed with a personalised heart label, packaged and delivered to every boarder at Christchurch schools. This was quite an effort but this act of kindness from our boarding family was greatly received by other boarding communities.

We marked the end of another year together with our Boarders’ Christmas Dinner. This night we celebrated the end of our Year 13s journey. An occasion filled with a lot of laughter as we reminisced over memories made. Emotions were high as they anticipate their next chapter. Our Year 7, 8 and 9s remember the trepidation they were feeling this time last year as they were due to come in for their sleep-over orientation into boarding. Our Year 10s are saying goodbye to Middle School and are excited as they prepare for the move to Kilburn House. Our girls are encouraged and supported by a dynamic team of staff who bring a variety of talents, skills and humour to our Boarding Community. I appreciate the commitment, and dedication they make to the holistic needs of our girls. Our relationships with our girls are truly unique and the familiar, warm and genuine people they are enable our girls to flourish. Nicky Langley – Director of Boarding

JULIUS SCHOOL

The boarders in Julius House have had a great year, beginning with the ‘Boarders Big Day In’, which entailed a trip to the Botanic Gardens where the girls participated in an Amazing Race and inter-house competitions. This was a great way for our new boarders to learn a bit more about Christchurch and enjoy themselves with their new friends. We have enjoyed welcoming the newest boarders at the beginning of the year, who have integrated seamlessly into the St Margaret’s Boarding community, while the older girls have become leaders and role models to the younger girls. This year we farewelled our weekend supervisor, Janelle Atkinson, and welcomed Aimee O’Neill. The girls have enjoyed many fun and exciting weekend

activities, thanks to Janelle and Aimee, including ice skating, movie nights, museum visits and more and have also been involved in other activities such as ski trips and dinner swaps with Christ’s College boarders. We had a lot of fun at the Mid-Winter Christmas Dinner at which we placed second for our ‘Silent Night’ performance. And Thursday night peer tutoring with myself and other Year 13 boarders was a great way for us to support the younger students in their academia. Thank you for the opportunity to be Head of Julius. I have had an amazing year, you girls make me so proud! Rosa Pattie – Head of Julius House

KILBURN

This year has been very rewarding for the Year 11 and 12 boarders of Kilburn House. They have stepped up into senior boarding and dealt with the pressures of school workload and exams, whilst getting involved with activities such as Cooking with College and House Singing. Cooking with Christ’s College has been an awesome experience for the girls to socialise with the boarders from our brother school. The delicious baking produced was donated to the City Mission, teaching the girls that a small effort from them can be appreciated by many others. 2019 was the first year of the inter-boarding house singing competition. The Kilburn girls were enthusiastic in creating a memorable performance and the preparation leading up to this event allowed the girls to form greater bonds with one another and, most importantly, have a lot of fun. A huge thank you to the Kilburn staff who have consistently been involved with the Kilburn girls this year; Nicky, Hanna, Maree, Colleen, Belinda and Frances. The Year 11s have been able to settle into senior boarding with ease and the Year 12s have been supported through the extra workload that NCEA Level 2 brings. We sadly had to say farewell to our weekend supervisor, Maree, and Year 12 supervisor, Colleen. However, we were pleased to welcome Mary as our new weekend supervisor who has fitted straight into the SMC boarding community. We also welcomed Julie, a new addition to the boarding house, allowing Kilburn to be open during the school day. A massive thank you to Nicky, our Director of Boarding, she keeps the wheels spinning and helps the girls feel welcome and loved. We would be lost without her and are truly grateful for her constant love and support. Alex Cooper & Kate Harris – Heads of Kilburn House

CRANMER SCHOOL

This year in Cranmer, the Year 13s have had a fun-filled time, making the most of our last few terms in the SMC boarding community. We have loved the independent living of the Cranmer flats! It is an awesome introduction to the self-management the future will require, but with the guidance and support of the boarding staff. We have loved getting to know and live with these girls over the past five years, it has been a special experience and a highlight of our time at St Margaret’s College. The 2019 boarding year kicked off with ‘Boarders’ Big Day In’. Friday night was a movie in the cafe, and Saturday was based in the Botanic gardens, where we competed in a range of activities, including a photo challenge, egg and spoon race and a tug of war. These were all done in house groups to allow a range of year groups to work together to create relationships between Junior and Senior boarders. The afternoon was spent Ten Pin Bowling at Garden City Bowls – a great way to end the day and a good opportunity for the boarding community to come together at the start of the year. Hazel Montgomery and Claudia Perkins were named Heads of Community Projects and this year they have worked with the boarders to encourage involvement in the Beacon Street Wetlands tree planting days. Minnie Summerfied and Claudia Bethell in their Head

of House roles organised a very successful food drive for the Christchurch Women’s Refuge and Jemima Pavey as Head of Dining organised some fun themed dinners for us. Rosa Pattie as Head of Julius has been a dedicated friend and support to the Julius girls. She has assisted with prep and with the help of some of her Year 13 friends she has established weekly peer tutoring in Julius. Rosa’s time and effort has been greatly appreciated in Middle School boarding. Another highlight this year was the Year 13s competing in a game of multisport with Year 13 boarders from other schools around Christchurch. This event was an awesome opportunity for boarders to come together and get to know each other through some friendly competition. Further highlights for Cranmer include an ice cream night, a range of themed dinners and finally winning house singing which resulted in a pizza night for the Year 13s. All of these events were great opportunities to come together as a boarding year group and create memories for our last year at St Margaret’s College. Boarding in Cranmer has been action packed and as we enter our future beyond St Margaret’s College, we will look back fondly on our time here. Sophie Green & Kate Baird – Heads of Cranmer House

ACADEMIC

PRIZE GIVING – JUNIOR SCHOOL YEAR 1 Mollie Levenger Academic Excellence Zoe Manenge Academic Progress Isla Hughes Spirit of St Margaret’s

YEAR 2 Claire Kang Academic Excellence Elva Wang Academic Progress Soraya Johnston-Storrier Spirit of St Margaret’s

YEAR 3 Sienna O’Connell Academic Excellence Sabrina Macdonald Academic Progress Methuli Wijayasena Spirit of St Margaret’s

YEAR 4 Katherine Nichols Academic Excellence Achievement in Art Bella Chang Academic Progress

Alicia An Spirit of St Margaret’s Athena Wu Progress in Art

Lilly Eastmure

YEAR 5

The Friendship Cup

Ivy Mehrtens Academic Excellence Progress in Art Annabel Scott Academic Progress Senuli Wijayasena Spirit of St Margaret’s Genevieve Surridge Achievement in Art

YEAR 6 Hannah Millar Academic Excellence Mathilda Smulders Academic Progress Sophia Govan Spirit of St Margaret’s Masha Lukonina Achievement in Art Qiaoyu Guan Progress in Art

SPECIAL PRIZES Jessica Blair Pru Watson Cup for Excellence in Literacy

Phoebe Steele Cup for Excellence in Sport

Victoria Gomes Lira Sophia Govan

Excellence in Performing Arts Emily Griffin

Excellence in Choral Music Emily Griffin

Kia Manawanui “Strong of Heart” Trophy

Qiaoyu Guan Lyn Kennedy Speech Cup Qiaoyu Guan

St Margaret’s Cup Lucy Holdaway

Principal’s Award for Special Service to Chapel Ella Liu

Excellence in Instrumental Music Samantha March

Library Service Award Charlotte Maxwell

Carr Girls Trophy for Junior Sports Participant of the Year Hannah Millar

Excellence in Music

PRIZE GIVING – MIDDLE SCHOOL Madison Ashworth Achievement in Creative Technologies Scarlett Austin Progress in Performing Arts Sophie Booth Achievement in Physical Education and Health Progress in Mathematics Emily Chambers Achievement in Science Millie Edwards Progress in Creative Technologies Emily Fradd Achievement in ENSS Yoyo Fu Achievement in Art Zara Gamble Achievement in Art Achievement in Mathematics Achievement in Performing Arts Holly Griffin Achievement in ENSS Cesca Harris Progress in Music Sophie Maxwell Progress in Physical Education and Health Progress in Science Angelina McCullough Progress in ENSS Anna Qiu Progress in Performing Arts Gemma Sitjes Achievement in Art Achievement in ENSS Achievement in Performing Arts Sophia Van Vianen Progress in ENSS Rebecca Wang Achievement in Music Michelle Yang Progress in ENSS

YEAR 8 ACADEMIC PRIZES Abi Croft Achievement in Performing Arts

Holly Earl Progress in Creative Technologies Kara Gooding Achievement in Creative Technologies Progress in Science Olivia Hawkes Achievement in ENSS Achievement in Performing Arts Achievement in Science India Horrey Achievement in ENSS Amy Jones Achievement in Art Achievement in Physical Education and Health Progress in Music Sophie Landis Achievement in Art Achievement in Music Harley McVicar Progress in ENSS Brooke Mullinger Progress in ENSS Holly Ross Achievement in ENSS Progress in Physical Education and Health Zoe Roxburgh Progress in Mathematics Amelia Timiani-Dean Achievement in Art Emily Zhou Achievement in Mathematics Grace Zhou Progress in ENSS Progress in Performing Arts

YEAR 9 ACADEMIC PRIZE Anita Avia Progress in Drama Progress in Spanish Henrietta Aynsley Progress in Creative Technologies Eve Barnsley Achievement in Art Ella Bloy Achievement in Te Reo Māori Ally Booth Progress in ENSS

Mikayla Donaldson Progress in Drama Caitlin Dufty Progress in Te Reo Māori Emily Harris Achievement in ENSS Progress in Science Makayla Hulme Progress in Chinese Polly Jacobs Progress in ENSS Mila Kotzikas Achievement in Drama Emma Mason Achievement in Spanish Kate McCully Progress in French Sophie McGhie Achievement in Dance Achievement in French Mika Neil Achievement in Art Alexandra Nicolaou Achievement in ENSS Harriet Norris Progress in ENSS Progress in Physical Education and Health Lucy Sawyer Achievement in Drama Sorell Shand Achievement in Music Achievement in Physical Education and Health Achievement in Science Tessa Sitjes Achievement in Creative Technologies Achievement in ENSS Achievement in Mathematics Achievement in Science Sasha Stedman Achievement in Chinese Charlotte Sweney Progress in ENSS Sophie Thomas Progress in Mathematics Hellen Wang Progress in Music

ACADEMIC

YEAR 7 ACADEMIC PRIZES

Paris Wiese Achievement in ENSS Progress in Dance Hannah Wylie Progress in Science Ruby Young Achievement in Mathematics Achievement in Physical Education and Health

YEAR 10 ACADEMIC PRIZES Millie Adams Progress in Materials Technology – Interior Creations Caitlin Blair Progress in Mathematics Georgia Brand Progress in Music Sophie Brown Progress in English Mia Cleugh Achievement in Drama Achievement in Science NCEA Level 1 from Year 10 Achievement in Spanish Danielle Coles Progress in English Bess Gallagher Progress in Biotechnology Emma Graham Achievement in Materials Technology – Interior Creations Hannah Hadden Achievement in Chinese Lauren Healey Achievement in Rite Journey Progress in French Progress in Science NCEA Level 1 from Year 10 Emily Hodges Progress in Science Progress in Spanish Bridie James Progress in Food Technology Amy Kelly Achievement in Science Ella Kippenberger Achievement in Material Technology – Fashion Gene Krairiksh Achievement in Creative Solutions Progress in Dance

Harriet Laing Progress in Drama Tehya Laws Achievement in Art Achievement in English Achievement in Science NCEA Level 1 from Year 10 Progress in Japanese Sarah Leadley Achievement in Rite Journey Progress in Creative Solutions Progress in Social Science Alex Leighs Achievement in Dance Natasha Lukonina Progress in Science Sahara MacFarlane Progress in Science NCEA Level 1 from Year 10 Trinity Mackley-Flutey Achievement in Te Reo Māori Olivia Marfell Progress in Mathematics Sienna McEwan Achievement in English Achievement in Social Science Milly Mitchell Progress in Te Reo Māori Risa Nakamura Achievement in English as a Second Language Achievement in Mathematics Achievement in Science Progress in Physical Education Lani Nolan Progress in Social Science Emily O’Connor Achievement in Physical Education Tess Roberts Achievement in Design and Visual Communication Achievement in Food Technology Achievement in French Achievement in Music Emily Shivas Progress in Chinese Jordan Silcock Achievement in Japanese Ophelia Staniford Achievement in Dance Progress in Design and Visual Communication

Chloe Taylor Achievement in Drama Olivia Timbs Achievement in Art Lily Webb Progress in Materials Technology – Fashion Holly Whitaker Achievement in Social Science Molly Williams Achievement in Physical Education Stella Wright Achievement in Literacy Sienna Wu Achievement in Biotechnology

PRINCIPAL’S OUTSTANDING LEARNING AWARD Mia Cleugh

ARTS AWARDS Emma Cawood Rossiter Cup for Best Emerging Dancer Katy Buttle Contribution and Service to School Music Chloe Taylor Contribution and Service to School Music Danielle Coles Outstanding Musical Performance Mia Cleugh St Margaret’s College Award for Most Promising Instrumentalist Molly Backhouse Year 8 Cup for Achievement in Performing Arts Jasmin Bartram Year 8 Cup for Achievement in Performing Arts Bianca Koleda-Yamamoto Minns Spiers Cup for Performing Arts Gene Krairiksh Molineaux Cup for Outstanding Achievement in Middle School Art

BOARDING AWARDS Zoe McBain Wilson Cup for Best Boarding in Year 7 & 8 Hannah Jones Morris Cup for Best Boarding in Year 9

SPORTS AWARDS Cara Mustchin Junior Sportswoman of the Year Ruby Young Outstanding Junior Sporting Achievement

SERVICE AWARDS Georgia Dobson Cox Bess Gallagher Tehya Laws Annabelle March Chloe Taylor Kate van Peer

LEADERSHIP & SERVICE AWARDS Lauren Healey Tessa Sitjes Bella Spear Ophelia Staniford Molly Earl Emma Cawood Olivia Hawkes

OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO MIDDLE SCHOOL Isabella Bullen Mia Cleugh

Lucy Eyre-Walker Emily Harris Lily Keenan Sophie McGhie Sorell Shand Tessa Sitjes

SPECIAL PRIZES Emma Ford Friendship Cup Anna Qiu Library Service Award Lauren Healey Principal’s Award for Special Service to Chapel India Horrey St Margaret’s College Science Fair Cup – Best Science Fair Investigation – Y7/8 India Horrey Ballantyne Cup Essay Winner – Year 7/8 Gemma Sitjes Toomer Trophy – Winner Alexandra Nicolaou Watson Girls Cup for Outstanding Achievement in Writing Sahara MacFarlane Middle School Philanthropy Cup Danielle Coles Rite Journey Cup

Sienna McEwan Risa Nakamura Tessa Sitjes

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE BAR Katy Buttle Mia Cleugh Tehya Laws Sienna McEwan Risa Nakamura Bella Spear

ACADEMIC

Victoria Clark Sutherland Cup for a Positive Contribution to the Boarding House in Year 10

BEST ALL ROUND AWARDS Gemma Sitjes Angela White Cup for Best All Round Year 7 Amy Jones Sue Oliver Junior Cup for Best All Round Year 8 Emma Mason Middle School Cup for Best All Round Year 9 Katy Buttle Sue Oliver Cup for Best All Round Year 10

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Emily Chambers Olivia Hawkes

PRIZE GIVING – SENIOR SCHOOL YEAR 11 ACADEMIC PRIZES

Maya Laws Achievement in Spanish Alexandra Lehmann Achievement in Drama Gosset Cup for Public Speaking Abby Mason Major Levey Cup for Achievement in History Ella Munro Achievement in Accounting Achievement in Mathematics 129 Georgia Reed Achievement in Physical Education with Health Sofia Rofe Achievement in Music Abby Smith Achievement in Economics Sabrina Wong Achievement in Physics Belinda Thompson Cup for Achievement in Chemistry

Mila Ballin Major Levey Cup for Achievement in History Jessica Bassett Achievement in Home Economics Tessa Bennett Achievement in Visual Art Sofia Blackburn Achievement in Mathematics 115 Georgie Burdon Achievement in EPIC – English and Humanities Molly Campbell Achievement in Mathematics 112 St Margaret’s College Cup for Achievement in Visual Art Ava Coates Achievement in Mathematics 119 Belinda Thompson Cup for Achievement in Chemistry Amelia Evans YEAR 12 ACADEMIC PRIZES Achievement in English Literature Katherine Ellis Cup for Achievement Mia Allison Achievement in LEAP – in Year 11 Geography Leadership, Exercise, Attitude Zoe Fulton and Performance Achievement in Te Reo Māori Hannah Azharashid Cadance Gan Achievement in Textiles Technology Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Economics Maddie Jeffries Hoy Prize for Achievement Achievement in EPIC – Science in Calculus and Mathematics Eliza Barltrop Grace Jenkins Alabaster Cup for Achievement in Achievement in Dance Home Economics Lucy Johnston Sophie Benson Lyn Kennedy Cup for Achievement Achievement in IB Mathematics in English Standard Level Millie Kearney Sophie Berrill Achievement in Design and Visual Achievement in IB French Communication Standard Level Achievement in Science Holly Blackburn Sohyun Kwon Achievement in Classical Studies Achievement in Chinese Achievement in Textiles Technology Heather Laing Sabrina Chau Achievement in French Achievement in IB Biology Georgia Lassen Achievement in IB Chemistry Achievement in Economics Achievement in IB Economics

Achievement in IB English Standard Level Achievement in IB Mathematics Higher Level Achievement in IB Spanish ab initio Godley Prize for the Highest Achieving Year 12 Science Student Madi Christian Achievement in IB Chinese Standard Level Hattie Compton-Moen Achievement in IB English Higher Level Achievement in IB Physics Achievement in IB Spanish Standard Level Achievement in IB Theory of Knowledge Achievement in IB ITGS – Information Technology in a Global Society Higher Level Harriet Cottrell Commitment to Geography Penny Cup for Achievement in History Anna Cropp Achievement in Dance Miss Edward’s Cup for Achievement in English Elizabeth Cross Achievement in IB Mathematics Standard Level Evie Eaton Achievement in Music Achievement in Practical Art Tessa Holley Achievement in Dance Millie Horton Shona Begg Cup for Excellence in Design Lucy Jessep Achievement in IB History Achievement in IB Psychology Standard Level Marina Kenton-Smith Achievement in IB Geography Achievement in IB Mathematical Studies Zelle Logan Achievement in IB Theatre Arts Achievement in IB Visual Arts

YEAR 13 ACADEMIC PRIZES Kate Baird Achievement in Design and Visual Communication Old Girls’ Association Prize for Achievement in Art

Bella Belcher International Baccalaureate Excellence in Design Technology Cup International Baccalaureate Excellence in Environmental Systems and Societies Cup International Baccalaureate Excellence in Theatre Arts Cup Henrietta Bullen Achievement in Design Tiffany Cheng Achievement in IB Japanese ab initio Amy Chung Waltenberg Cup for Achievement in Languages Millie Crossland Canterbury Modern Quilt Guild Cup for Innovation and Creativity in Textiles Technology Madison Dalgety Achievement in IB French ab inito Rosie Foulds Anna Clarke Cup for Achievement in Spanish Isobel Gould Achievement in Classical Studies Petra Green Austin Cup for Achievement in Biology Corsbie Cup for Achievement in Chemistry Dr Mary Tolley Cup for the Highest Achieving Year 13 Science Student Wellington Old Girls’ Association Cup for Achievement in English Alex Hamilton Achievement in Photography Olivia Hubber Achievement in Business Studies Natalie Hutton Achievement in Music Sujean In Achievement in IB English Standard Level Annālida Jaeger Achievement in Dance Meg James Achievement in Painting Sophie Jensen Achievement in Chinese Rewi Alley Memorial Award

Maddy Kerr Logos Cup for Most Promising Classical Scholar Eva Kotzikas Hallum Cup for Individual Excellence in Art Abigil Lai Achievement in IB Chinese Standard Level Achievement in IB Mathematics Standard Level International Baccalaureate Excellence in Biology Cup International Baccalaureate Excellence in Physics Cup Maya Laing Storry Essay Cup Achievement in Creative Writing Dana Leadley Andre Senior Statistics Cup Eric Wills Memorial Prize for Achievement in Economics Taylor Prize for Achievement in Commerce Elise Mason Achievement in Textiles Technology Ruby McCallum Achievement in History of Art Achievement in Printmaking Atkin Cup for Achievement in Physics Lexie Mealings Copland Cup for Excellence in the Social Sciences Loveday Mossman-Catchpole Achievement in Health Studies Achievement in LEAP – Leadership, Exercise, Attitude and Performance Achievement in Physical Education Lydia Munro International Baccalaureate Excellence in History Cup Knowledge Cup for Excellence in IB TOK Olivia Paterson International Baccalaureate Excellence in Visual Arts Cup Claudia Perkins Sarah Fell Cup for Achievement in Photography Renee Ren Wedlake Cup for Achievement in Spanish ab initio

ACADEMIC

Grace McMahon Godley Prize for the Highest Achieving Year 12 Science Student Laura Martin Cup for Achievement in Chemistry McGibbon Cup for Achievement in Biology Miss Edward’s Cup for Achievement in English Rosie Milne Achievement in Drama McGibbon Cup for Achievement in Biology Alyssia Nicolson Achievement in IB Psychology Higher Level Enya O’Malley Achievement in IB Business Management Higher Level Amelia Parker Dr Mann Cup for Achievement in Physics Emma Parker Miss Edgar’s Cup for Achievement in Visual Arts Olivia Parker Achievement in Design Achievement in Design and Visual Communication Sophie Rutherford Achievement in Mathematics 125 Achievement in Physical Education Aimee Sparks Achievement in Mathematics 122 India Surridge Achievement in Health Studies Jade Tiller Achievement in IB French ab initio Victoria Voice Achievement in Photography Raha Walker Achievement in IB Mandarin ab initio Achievement in IB Design Technology Myers’ Cup Winner Jasmine Ward Achievement in Music

Laura Simcock Achievement in IB Mathematical Studies International Baccalaureate Excellence in Geography Cup Kate Smith Stock Cup for Achievement in Geography Emma Taylor International Baccalaureate Excellence in Chemistry Cup International Baccalaureate Excellence in Economics Cup International Baccalaureate Excellence in Literature Cup International Baccalaureate Excellence in Mathematics Cup Larcombe Cup for Achievement in IB French Standard Level Katie Tunstall Achievement in Home Economics Hannah Ward Roy Smith Cup for Achievement in History Ruby Williams Dorothy Robson Cup for Achievement in Creative Media Olivia Wilson Achievement in Drama

DUKE OF EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL AWARD Ruby Smith Gold Award

CHARACTER AWARDS Renee Ren Chambers’ Cup Harriet Kitchingman Smart Memorial Cup for Courage Olivia Hubber Marshall Trophy for Academic Persistence Abby Theobald David Browning Cup for Perseverance

BOARDING AWARDS Millie Kearney Julius Cup for a Positive Contribution to the Boarding House in Year 11

Aggie Burgess Wendy Nicholls Trophy for a Positive Contribution to the Boarding House in Year 12 Olivia Wilson Bradley Zino Cup for a Positive Contribution to the Boarding House in Year 13 Sabrina Chau Inglis Family Cup for Contribution to Boarding by a new Senior Boarder Minnie Summerfield Boarding House Cup – Rata

ARTS AWARDS Hattie Compton-Moen Cooper Cup for Debating Rylie MacGibbon Matson Family Cup for Most Promising Emerging Dancer Annālida Jaeger St Margaret’s College Dance Trophy for Outstanding Achievement in Senior Dance Hannah Ward McKerrow Award for Choreographic Innovation Kaitlin Burden Minns Prize for Initiative and Leadership in Drama Hannah Ferguson Rachel Gardner Cup for Service to Technical Drama Olivia Hubber Corder Cup for Positive Achievement in Drama Georgia Satterthwaite Fiona Dowie Cup for Most Improvement in Drama Amy Chung St Margaret’s College Award for a significant contribution to Instrumental Music Maddy Kerr St Margaret’s College Award for a significant contribution to Instrumental Music Meg Shatford St Margaret’s College Award for a significant contribution to Instrumental Music Billie Leiataua Contemporary Performance Music Prize

Isabella Leighs Contemporary Performance Music Prize Henrietta Bullen Nicola Dodwell Cup for a significant contribution to Choral Music Billie Leiataua Nicola Dodwell Cup for a significant contribution to Choral Music Olivia Willems Alexandra Pettit Memorial Cup for Most Promising Chorister Natalie Hutton Martin Cup for Musical Performance Annalida Jaeger Ngaio Marsh Prize for Outstanding Promise in the Arts Natalie Hutton Poutama Iti a Hato Mākere – the Artist Trophy for Ability, Performance, Leadership and Spirituality in the Arts

SPORTS AWARDS Mia Allison Sally Mene Tanoa for Aspiring Leadership Anoushka Chiswell St Margaret’s Cup for Excellence in Sport U18 8, presented to Claudia Bethell Chris Arthur Cup for the Best Performed Team Lina Pale Jocelyn Freeman Rose Bowl for Leadership in and Dedication to Sport Abby Mason Hiatt Cup for the Most Outstanding Sporting Achievement Reeves Trophy for Sportswoman of the Year

SERVICE AWARDS Sofia Rofe Library Service Award Emma Taylor Thacker Sacristan’s Cup Jasmine Ward Principal’s Award for Special Service to Chapel Music

SPECIAL AWARDS Elise Mason June Pallot Award for Innovation Emma Taylor June Pallot Award for Innovation Pieta Surridge The Class of 1961 Environmental Initiative Award

HOUSE AWARDS Emily Dobbs Hutton Cup for House Spirit Georgia Benton Bates House Cup – Matipo

UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS OTAGO UNIVERSITY Ruby McCallum Academic Excellence Scholarship Kaitlin Burden Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Sarah Cosgrove Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Madison Dalgety Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Cara Donaldson Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Sophie Green Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Maddy Kerr Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Loveday Mossman-Catchpole Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship Rosie Averill Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship Grace Flint Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship Isobel Gould Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship Georgia Levey Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship Holly Macdonald Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship Kate Marfell Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship Hannah Ward Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship Olivia Willems Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship Olivia Wilson Leaders of Tomorrow Entrance Scholarship Alice Floyd Performance Scholarship Emily Dobbs Performance Scholarship Gaby McKellar Performance Scholarship

Lydia Munro Performance Scholarship Hannah Price Performance Scholarship Dana Leadley New Frontiers Excellence Entrance Elise Mason New Frontiers Excellence Entrance Olivia Paterson New Frontiers Excellence Entrance Lucy Ryan New Frontiers Excellence Entrance

ACADEMIC

Sujean In Stokes Cup for Service to School Music Harriet Kennelly Chorister’s Prize for Service Billie Leiataua Service Award for Head of Choir Kaitlin Burden St Margaret’s College Award for Commitment and Service to the Arts Rosa Pattie Ashburton Old Girls’ Prize for Support of the Head Boarder Kate Baird Best Family Cup for Head Boarder Sophie Green Best Family Cup for Head Boarder Kaitlin Burden, Madison Dalgety, Natalie Hutton, & Sujean In for EGGS Factor The Philanthropy Cup for upholding the Principles of Philanthropy Kate Baird & Loveday Mossman Catchpole Mollie Copper Cup for Sportsmanship and Service to Sport Henrietta Bullen Principal’s Award for outstanding service to the St Margaret’s College Community Georgia Hardy Principal’s Award for outstanding service to the St Margaret’s College Community Paris Counsell Te Manaaki Ngā Iwi Katoa (Supporting Cultural Diversity)

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON Ruby Williams Tangiwai Scholarship Katie Workman Tangiwai Scholarship

UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY Nadia Edmond Emerging Leaders (class of 2018) Laura Mann Emerging Leaders Lina Pale College of Education, Health & Human Development Pasifika Scholarship

UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND Olivia Hubber Academic Potential tier two scholarship Billie Leiataua Faculty of Creative Arts and Industries Entry Level UG Scholarship

LINCOLN UNIVERSITY Olivia Dyer Sports Scholarship

OVERSEAS UNIVERSITIES Anoushka Chiswell Sports Scholarship from University of Maryland

OTHER / PRIVATE / INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIPS Alice Abraham Keystone Property Scholarship

MAJOR AWARDS Georgia Lassen Best All Round Year 11 Student Sabrina Wong Lindo Cup for Academic Excellence in Year 11 Hattie Compton-Moen Deputy Principal’s Cup for Academic Excellence in Year 12 – IB Lucy Jessep Deputy Principal’s Cup for Academic Excellence in Year 12 – IB Grace McMahon Deputy Principal’s Cup for Academic Excellence in Year 12 – NCEA

Elizabeth Cross Marlene Bell Cup for Best All Round Year 12 Student Kaitlin Burden Watson Salver for Dedication and Commitment to the IB Programme Madison Dalgety St Margaret’s College Award for Commitment to the College and for Services to the School Council Sujean In St Margaret’s College Award for Head Girl

SUPREME AWARDS Abigil Lai MacBrayne Cup for Proxime Accessit (runner up to Dux) – IB

Dana Leadley MacBrayne Cup for Proxime Accessit (runner up to Dux) – NCEA Emma Taylor Virginia Christie Cup for Dux of St Margaret’s College – IB Ruby McCallum Virginia Christie Cup for Dux of St Margaret’s College – NCEA Emma Taylor 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

As our girls enter St Margaret’s College, their learning journey begins on an exciting, varied and robustly planned path. Margaret Thatcher’s quote ‘One only gets to the top rung of the ladder by steadily climbing up one at a time, and suddenly all sorts of powers, all sorts of abilities become within your own possibility’, the academic quote for this year, is very apt when considering educational opportunities at SMC. One of the most valuable characteristics of our school is the recognition and appreciation of learning experienced reciprocally between staff and students, and the respect placed on learning in the classroom, service opportunities and co-curricular activities. Each experience is a rung in a ladder. The 2019 Academic Committee, led competently by Sarah Cosgrove, has strengthened the smarter not harder approach this year. The committee members were all academically focused but also very involved in a range of school opportunities, so developing and applying this approach was important for them as individuals but also leaders through the committee. Their help in peer tutoring and parent-teacher interviews was much appreciated. Their special design of Faculty Feud was entertaining and a creative way to spotlight the faculties and thank all staff for their hard work and support throughout the year. During the year we recognised a number of students with Academic Honours. Outstanding achievement, identified with the red blazer, is an exceptional achievement. This year we made the first award in February, recognising points earned from the achievement of NCEA Excellence grades. Awards were also made in Terms 2 and 3. The following girls were recipients of Academic Honours for 2019:

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Y13 Madison Dalgety, Petra Green, Maddi Kerr, Ruby McCallum, Ruby Williams

Y12 Sophie Berrill, Elizabeth Cross, Grace McMahon RE-AWARDS: Hattie Compton-Moen, Lucy Jessep The Principal’s Outstanding Learning Award has been awarded twice during the year and was received by four very worthy recipients. The girls are recognised for their positive, engaging and self-motivated approach to their learning. This year’s recipients were: Tess Roberts, Mia Cleugh in Middle School and Pieta Bell and Zelle Logan in the Senior School. In 2019 there have been many developments within programmes across faculties and this will continue in 2020. Julie Calder and her Junior School team have been revising the maths curriculum from Years 1-6 across all strands to ensure that it continues to meet the needs of the students. This will extend through to next year. A review of the Middle School curriculum led by Kathryn Gray has led to some restructuring and the inclusion of new options. Throughout 2020 developments linking learning between curriculum areas will continue to reform the Middle School programme. The Year 11 learning and assessment programme will also be under review next year. We will consider the best learning opportunities and structure to develop the SMC Graduate Profile attributes in our students, while also considering the changes in NCEA for 2021. 2019 has been a year that has started the process for exciting change so we all look forward to the continuation of this journey in 2020. Jennie Nairn – Deputy Principal Teaching & Learning

NCEA Most of us immersed ourselves fully in the quest for academic glory by working our way successfully through paddocks full of achievement standards, while some of us decided to be strategic and just plough the back 40, while leaving the rest fallow. Both these strategies seemed to work and the harvest was rich enough to enable us to move on to greater things.

Anyway that's all for another day and in the meantime we're making the most of the current plan so that we can confidently face the challenges we choose to place before ourselves. Grant Belcher – Deputy Principal Assessment & Reporting

Meanwhile in the background, the government was changing the rules for subsequent generations of earnest academics. Very soon each subject will have just four standards – two internals and two externals. It looks like they're going to encourage us to sit externals in all our subjects. Cheerfully, for those of us who run in terror at the mention of examinations, an "external" won't necessarily be a test. It could be a portfolio, a presentation, or a work of art. Level 1 Literacy and Numeracy won't come from a range of standards, as it does at the moment, but instead be a separate event.

INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) PROGRAMME At a meeting of IB Coordinators, there was discussion about NZ universities and what they say on their websites… and what they do not say. Universities know that IB students adapt easily to tertiary study. They know that IB students can write a research paper in an academic style. They know that IB students through TOK and CAS (in the words of former IB students of our own), “think deeper” and, “look at the world in a totally different way… questioning and asking why”. Through the IB Diploma Programme we support students in becoming balanced, reflective risk-takers, who are caring, open-minded and principled. They are knowledgeable inquirers, thinkers and communicators. These are the qualities described in the IB Learner Profile; these are the qualities that our IB students demonstrate as they develop as students and as young adults. Our IB girls have achieved much in the academic arena and beyond, and we wait to hear news of the success that lies ahead for them. Beth Rouse – IB Co-ordinator

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2019 was an exciting year for the Library Committee, as we had more students sign up then we have had for many years! They all worked hard to organise our Book Week, which is the highlight of the Library Calendar. We enjoyed a variety of competitions, a book chapel, book quiz and our classic mufti day at the end of the week in which girls dressed up as their favourite book characters. The Library Committee also enjoyed our second Murder Mystery night, which had the theme of Murder Under the Big Top. The girls enjoyed getting into character and trying to figure out who the

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murderer was. The PAWS-to-Read initiative was also a success with dogs coming in to read books with some of our younger students. Throughout the year the committee has been supported by our amazing librarians, Mrs Ward, Ms Pashby and Mrs McKay, who have supported the committee, organised great initiatives and worked hard to make sure the library is as incredible and supportive an environment as ever. I’m very proud of our committee and all the hard work they put in throughout the year. Lucy Jessep – Head of Library and Study Centre

SCIENCE

CANTERBURY-WESTLAND SCIENCE FAIR Congratulations to all of the girls who represented the school at this year's Science Fair. A number of students won prizes, including third place overall and all three Senior Science prizes: Emma Taylor – scooped many awards with her Chemistry investigation on the effect of ocean acidification on shellfish, with third place overall in the Canterbury Westland Science Fair, first in Senior Science, the Environment Canterbury prize, University of Canterbury Chemistry prize, Royal Society prize, NZ Institute of Chemistry prize and the Sustainability prize. Sujean In – awarded the Institute of Food Science and Technology Cup for her project on the lactase enzyme and milk digestion. Sarah Cosgrove – project on the effect of heavy metals on plant growth won a Horticulture and Agriculture prize, Statistics prize, and Biological Science prize. Amy Chung – project on temperature and antibiotics was awarded the glorious Kiwanis Science trophy and third place in Senior Science Bella Belcher – project on the effect of acid rain on plants was awarded second place in Senior Science.

YEAR 7 At Year 7 students get to experience science in a ‘real lab’, learning about a range of different ideas and concepts. One of the most memorable moments, was visiting Orana Wildlife Park to learn about animals and their adaptations. The girls also learnt that giraffes are very hungry animals.

YEAR 8 SCIENCE FAIR Science Fair is a rite of passage for our Year 8 scientists and it was once again great to see the range of ideas being investigated and then presented with creativity. This year we had judges from the University of Canterbury come in and look at our projects to help decide our award winners. These girls, along with some seniors, represented St Margaret’s College at the Canterbury-Westland Science Fair; Sophie Wilson, Holly Earl, Olivia Adams, Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton, Payton Edmundson, Brooke Manson, Olivia Paterson, India Horrey, Olivia Hawkes and Charlotte Coughlan. Congratulations to India Horrey for winning the SMC Year 8 Science Fair with her project investigating how different waters can affect algae growth.

EPIC The EPIC programme in Year 11 allows students to learn in a more contextual format. This year it included looking at the effect exercise can have on our support and movement system. The girls put theory into practice by participating in a ‘fatiguing’ work-out at Papanui Anytime Fitness.

AUSTRALIAN CHEMISTRY RESULTS Distinction: Year 11 – Cadance Gan, Georgia Reed, Abby Mason, Emma McClure, Caitlyn Wickham, Sabrina Wong

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Year 12 – Jin Wa, Sabrina Chau Year 13 – Emma Taylor Credit: Year 11 – Ava Coates, Zoe Fulton, Maya Laws, Lucy Flint, Hana Nakajo, Chelsea Parrett, Issy Story, Haruka Tokiwa, Ellie Withers Year 12 – Sophie Benson, Grace McMahon Year 13 – Yu-Ting Chen, Abigail Lai, Laura Simcock

BROOKLANDS REVEGETATION PROJECT Students from many levels have contributed to the planting at Brooklands lagoon, including potting up plants ready for next years winter planting.

STUDENT INVESTIGATIONS The IB programme provides opportunities with science subjects and for their extended essay for students to complete their own individual student-led investigation. With support of staff and our technicians, students have completed impressive research and experimental work.

NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL BIOLOGY OLYMPIAD Year 12 IB Biology students Elizabeth Cross, Lucy Jessep and Sabrina Chau completed the entrance exam for the New Zealand International Biology

Olympiad. They were all successful and will now embark on further study toward the Biology Olympiad competition.

BRAIN BEE In early July, Yani Rutherford, Sohyun Kwon and Maya Laws attended the South Island Brain Bee competition at the University of Otago. They were excellent SMC representatives, answering many difficult neurological questions. During their time in Dunedin they also visited the Anatomy Museum at the School of Medicine and attended a lab lesson that involved stimulating a nerve in their arms using an electric pulse.

TRIPS Numerous trips were had during the year including field trips to streams, shorelines and forests, trips to Orana Park and Willowbank, to the University of Canterbury, Ara and Lincoln University, to Brooklands, and to the museum, Botanic gardens and Rutherford’s Den. Stacey Rod – Head of Science Faculty

CENTRE FOR INNOVATION

We are ready to implement the Digital Technologies-Hangarau Matihiko curriculum in 2020. This covers two new key areas, "computational thinking" and "designing and developing digital outcomes" for all students. This curriculum is about teaching students how technology works, and how they can use this knowledge to solve problems. Digital technologies are electronic tools, systems, devices and resources that generate, store or process data. Computational thinking is a process to solve problems. Our Year 1 and 2 students are learning all about computational thinking and regularly ‘put on their computer science hats’ to act like robots and think like computers. They are developing sequencing skills that are the foundation for computer science. Our girls are learning to solve problems when designing digital projects. Students check that the app or programme is fit for purpose and are able to understand how data is stored and transferred. Portable green screens have been a newly acquired resource, which has been used extensively. In Year 9,

one class has created an advertisement using green screens and animation. An example of this can be found at https://bit.ly/2MfB7Q7. A similar process was used in the Year 12 history class. The topic of ‘Histories Mysteries’ was researched. Events such as the assassination of JFK and the disappearance of Madeleine McCain, were analysed and presented as visual documentaries. NCEA students have been using digital tools to create their static image. Students have been manipulating images in layers and incorporating a quote from the book to create their own original image for Level 1 English. Technology For the 3rd Age (T3A) is a safe place for adults to build their confidence and learn more about the effective use of digital devices. This group has created a personal learning network to support each other. This course moves at a pace determined by the group and involves lots of laughter, friendship and great kai. Linda Chong – Head of the Centre for Innovation

Kia Ora! Hola! Konnichiwa! Bonjour! Ni hao! In 2019, the Languages faculty continued its colourful journey through the Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese and Te Reo Māori speaking world. The girls have discovered many facets of the language of their choice. After all, this learning area is inherently cross-curricular. In our classrooms we dance and sing, we draw and play. We study vocabulary, grammar and literature and compare these with the English language. We discuss global issues and ethics as well as questions about science and technology. We learn

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about the geography and history of countries. The girls take part in speaking and cooking competitions. Ultimately, we aim to enable our students to use their communication skills beyond the school years. Exchanges bring students from different cultures together, and this year our girls could practice their language skills firsthand again with the girls from our sister schools in Chile and Kyoritsu, Japan. The China trip was a great experience and the Chilean and French trip 2020 planning is well underway. Stefanie Hossbach – Head of Languages Faculty

MATHEMATICS

The SMC Mathematics Faculty has several reasons to be proud of their students this year, from their positive effort and achievement in class to the huge progress that most have made in their attainment. As a teacher of mathematics at several levels, I am always heartened when a student perseveres to understand a new concept or gains confidence in their ability to challenge new problems.

like to especially congratulate the girls listed below, who have achieved to a very high level:

Albert Einstein once said: “Pure Mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.” As the need to consider how a subject can cross into different curricula, I feel that the strength of mathematics at St Margaret’s is preparing our students to be the thinkers and innovators of tomorrow. Integral to this process is the teacher. It is with sadness that this year we farewell one of our finest practitioners, Mrs Strang, who has inspired many students and developed in them a love for mathematics over her 19 years at St Margaret’s College. Mrs Strang has taught a variety of Year levels but her main focus has been the middle school years, where her patience and ability to lay down positive foundations for the future, has been valued by her students and by the staff who teach them in senior years. Mrs Strang has had the responsibility of overseeing Years 7 and 8 over the past few years and I, personally, would like to thank her for the hard work in this position. The Mathematics Faculty wishes her a happy and relaxing retirement filled with opportunities to travel and the enjoyment of her grandchildren.

High Distinction: Emily Zhou (Y8) Distinction: India Horrey (Y8), Y9 – Claudia Hundleby, Anita Avia, Jessica Geng, Tessa Sitjes, Tehya Laws (Y10)

At the start of the year, we welcomed Mr Sam Ramsay to the Mathematics Faculty, who has proved to be a wonderful asset, and next year we welcome Mr John Schreurs, who has had several years’ experience teaching Mathematics as well as management positions.

Each year students participate in several Mathematics competitions and events. Many girls have gained Credit and Merit in these competitions, but I would

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High Distinction: Emily Zhou (Y8) Distinction: Zara Gamble (Y7), Claudia Hundleby (Y9), Katy Buttle (Y10)

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Top 100: Claudia Hundleby, Christina Wang, Caitlyn Wickham Top 200: Tehya Laws, Bella Spear Merit: Katy Buttle, Dian Hermi Each year our Middle School participates in Cantamaths, which has team competitions and a variety of visual displays. This year our Year 8 team of Charlotte Coughlan, Holly Ross, Hannah Wareing and Emily Zhou, gained 3rd equal placing, making them the only all-girls team to make the podium. While our Years 7, 9 and 10 teams did not place, they all performed very well, finishing in the upper half of the many teams competing. In the projects competition, Millie Edwards and Charlotte Brown (Year 7) were awarded a Highly Commended for their board game. Charlotte Brown was also awarded a Highly Commended for her written work on the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Madison Ashworth won a Highly Commended Award for her scale model of the Earth, and Millie Edwards was awarded an Excellence for her very impressive scale model of the London Eye. With so much success from our younger students, the future looks bright for Mathematics at SMC. Jane Sharman – Head of Faculty

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The New Zealand Curriculum document states that English is, ‘the study, use, and enjoyment of the English language and its literature…’. Across all year levels, the English Faculty teaching staff encourage and inspire students to enjoy literature in all of its forms. Often, we have a narrow view of the study of English as a subject that teaches written literature in the form of novels, short stories, plays and poems or worse that it is all about grammar and spelling! But, more and more often, English teaching includes the study of vlogs, blogs, podcasts and films – a plethora of media forms.

Connecting with students and their cultural narrative is at the heart of teaching English and this continues to be of importance in the English Faculty. The study of New Zealand’s unique literature and the study of world literature in the International Baccalaureate programme, contributes to students’ developing sense of identity and their understanding of the world. The whakatauki below couldn’t be more relevant to the importance of the study of English literature.

Understanding, using, and creating oral, written, and visual texts of increasing complexity is really at the heart of English teaching and learning. Our speech competition enables students to become skilled and articulate speakers. The history of literature unit taught in our Year 10 classes gives students the skills to understand how the way in which we tell stories can change over time. Senior students are taught to think critically about texts in all their forms. All students across every year level have the opportunity to create meaning through the visual presentation of their ideas and most importantly, students are able to apply their knowledge to a range of contexts through collaboration. It is through the study of literature that we learn to empathise with others, solve problems and to grapple with the essence of what it is to be human through the myriad of ways we share our stories across cultures and continents.

The English Faculty has welcomed several new teaching staff this year and we have sadly farewelled three teaching staff. As the new Head of Faculty, I have thoroughly enjoyed the collegiality and collaboration of the teaching team. I thank the members of the English team for their words of wisdom and I am appreciative of their help and guidance over the course of the year. In August, Ms Jenny May departed on maternity leave. In November, Mrs Laura Watson departed for Hamilton to start a family and we thank her for her two years of dedication to the English Faculty. In December, we also farewelled Ms Rosemary McTaggart who has been instrumental to the success of the Sheilah Winn competitors, as well as the Junior Debaters. Ms McTaggart is leaving us to live in Melbourne and we wish her all the best in the future. In 2019 the English Faculty welcomed Mr Adam Smith as well as, Miss Alexandra Priest in Ms Jenny May’s maternity position and Ms Heather Jones-Jackson in a permanent position. In 2020, we look forward to the arrival of Ms Sarah Reid in a permanent position. I feel very fortunate to work alongside such a dedicated team and I look forward to 2020.

Our Year 11 students this year were treated to a poetry reading and performance by esteemed New Zealand writer Apirana Taylor. Apirana Taylor is an award-winning poet and prose writer and he wowed the audience through reading his poetry utilising the power of traditional Maori instruments and by actively involving his audience in the performance.

Ko te reo tōku tuakiri | Language is my identity. Ko te reo tōku ahurei | Language is my uniqueness. Ko te reo te ora | Language is life.

Deborah Matheson – Head of English Faculty

DEBATING

It has been another amazing year for SMC debating in 2019. Our girls have all been busy competing regularly in both the Junior and Senior Canterbury Schools’ Debating Competitions, as well as regional and national competitions. We are so excited to see what next year has to hold for our up and coming debaters. Most of our SMC debaters enjoy taking part in the regular Thursday night CSDC competitions. This year, we have had numerous teams involved across novice, junior, and senior competitions. Unfortunately, we didn’t have any of our senior teams break to the finals this year, but our Year 9 novice team of Anita Avia, Emily Harris, Claudia Hundleby and Hannah Wylie made the semi-finals at the junior inter-school competition, which is held here at SMC. This team also had a great competition at Junior Regionals, winning all three of their heats and making it through to the semi- finals, which is an amazing achievement for their first year of debating. Our novice Year 10 team of Sara Gillman, Emily Hodges, and Lauren Healey also had a great day of debating, winning two of their three debates up against some far more experienced teams. Unfortunately, our Year 12 and 13 teams were unable to attend Senior Regionals this year due to the postponed date clashing with our Senior Ball, but our Year 11 team of Phoebe Jennings, Alexandra Lehmann, and Yani Rutherford stepped up and won one of their three debates against some difficult senior teams. SMC also had several teams involved in the Canterbury Impromptu Debating competition, a day long tournament in which debaters have five minutes, in two person teams, to prepare a case and speeches. Although we did not break to the finals, all teams

involved had a great tournament and it was certainly different from our usual debating experiences. Very excitingly, this year we had Hattie Compton-Moen (Year 12) selected into the Canterbury Debating team, and Lucy Jessep (Year 12) selected as reserve for the team. The two attended nationals in May, and all of us are so very proud of them. It was an amazing opportunity for them to learn new skills and gain experience debating against teams from all over the country. We also had great competitions at both Summer and Winter Quad tournaments, held at St Hilda’s and Craighead respectively. Our Summer Quad team of Sujean In, Sarah Cosgrove, and Lydia Munro came first equal, in a three way tie after several close debates. During Winter Quad our team of Lucy Jessep, Hattie Compton-Moen, and Lydia Munro took second place. A highlight of this year was definitely our annual showcase debate against Christ’s College, in which we debated the satirical moot, “This House would raid Area 51”. Our Year 13 team of Sarah Cosgrove, Sujean In, and Lydia Munro had a great time at our final debate as a team after five years together, with a huge turnout from all members of the SMC debate club. Unfortunately, we narrowly lost, but hopefully next year’s Year 13s will enjoy the home advantage and retake the trophy! Debating has been amazing this year for everyone involved, and it could not have been possible without our wonderful teachers in charge, Ms McLaughlin, Ms McTaggart, and Ms Watson, whose dedication does not go unnoticed. We are looking forward to many more exciting years for debating at SMC! Lydia Munro – Head of Debating

As in recent years, the build-up to the Myers’ Cup Competition has seen students from the Junior to the Senior school selecting topics, planning, researching and writing speeches, as well as delivering them in front of their peers in the first two weeks of Term 2, all with the hope of performing to the best of their ability and to reach the goal of making it to the finals. This well regarded event is strongly anticipated by the audience of students and staff keen to see the finalists perform to their best.

Ms Brodie Kane is a well-regarded TVNZ presenter of the sports news on the Breakfast Show and she has been a reporter for Seven Sharp and Fair Go. As an award-winning journalist and a woman who clearly loves to communicate, she was the perfect guest judge for our competition. Not only that but as our topics this year had a decidedly social media theme, her experience in the world of media was very much welcomed. Her closing remarks to the finalists were both incredibly informative and entertaining.

At St Margaret’s College, we actively encourage and develop speaking skills in our students because to speak confidently is an essential life skill that fosters self-esteem and develops confidence. Although we realise that for many, speaking in front of our peers is dreaded, we also believe in the benefits of public speaking. It provides each participant with the opportunity to form a connection with their audience, to compel their audience to think about a topic that is important to them, as well as motivate or inspire their listeners to take action.

What a difficult task she had deciding on the winners but audience engagement as well as the effective presentation of convincing ideas resulted in the winners below:

Once again, the auditorium was filled with students excited to hear ten courageous young women speak on a variety of topics from hashtag to distraction as well as influence and many more. I am of no doubt that every member of the audience was impressed with the exceptional quality of the speeches not only for being thought provoking but for being entertaining. Our media savvy guest judge, Ms Brodie Kane, was absolutely thrilled with the high quality of the speeches.

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LYN KENNEDY CUP – Qiaoyu Guan, Year 6 TOOMER CUP – Gemma Sitjes, Year 8 GOSSET CUP – Alexandra Lehmann, Year 11 MYERS’ CUP – Raha Walker, Year 12 The event was jointly emceed by Deputy Head, Girl Madison Dalgety, and the Academic Prefect, Sarah Cosgrove. We were treated to fabulous musical performances by Billie Leiataua and Georgia Benny. I thank all the students who were involved in making this event so successful. I would also like to extend my gratitude to the Head of Performing Arts, the English Faculty, the Tech Crew and all of the Year 5 to 8 teachers who encourage their students to participate with such enthusiasm. Deborah Matheson – Head of English Faculty

CREATIVE WRITING 14 METRES AWAY... 14 metres, Cowardly, I had nudged the corroded gate open. As it screeched on its rusted hinges, a bloodcurdling whine was released that had undesirably announced my intrusion. 12 metres, Aimlessly, the dim sphere hung beneath the mouldy blanket of grim smudges that suffocated the sulking sky. I reluctantly sauntered deeper into the darkness. An unwelcomed howl of piercing winter air ricocheted throughout the bitter domain. It bit at my exposed ears and blushed my full cheeks, blood red. Brutal winds sprinted between the sharp splintering branches on bare vulnerable trees. It pulled deceased leaves from their limbs, forcing them to fall to the dry earth. 10 metres, Slowly, I edged closer to the house. My pale bare ankles scratched past crowds of lifeless shrubs that retired upon the infertile soil. I passed discomforting clumps of rigid thorns, which bulged out of corrupted rose bushes. They grasped...reached...gripped helplessly at the fragment of moonlight that escaped through the barricade of ominous clouds. A devious cackle from a murder of crows echoed from one edge of the fractured fence to the other. It disrupted the deafening silence. It shattered the uncomfortable stillness. It rumbled to the symphony of my heartbeat that pulsed through each vein in my feverish body. 8 metres, Curiosity had possessed my feet. They trembled down the carpet of broken cobblestones and surfaced tree roots, which carved through the ominous darkness and led up to a dishevelled porch. Beams of splintering oak wood quivered and creaked out of exhaustion as they held up the moth-eaten awning. An archway of residential spiders coiled silver string banners from one column to the other. Crippled steps met the dilapidated porch which was exploited

with neglected floorboards that broke apart from tired nails. 6 metres, Approaching nearer, I had reluctantly glanced upwards and saw it, through the smog-filled night. Monstrous, it stood. Powerless overgrowth shivered effortlessly in the hostile breeze as the demented house glared down upon it. Unkempt, mouldy bricks sculpted the silhouette of the hellish house, that climbed high into the abundant abyss. Clusters of diseased vines struggled their way up each surface of the crumbled walls. They had only hoped to simply grasp a portion of pale moonlight, yet, some grew old and thus collapsed to meet the bleak soil. 4 metres, DRIP, Drip, drip. Rancid windows dripped with damp rust on each towering floor and were hidden by shredded drapes, that hung dismally from flimsy rods. A humble glow escaped out of the top floor panes, through the dishevelled tears and rips in the grey fabric. It had exposed the charred ground in the sorrowful domain below which I had reluctantly crossed. Gushes of icy wind poured through the house and carried a stench of rotting mildew so pure it assaulted my curled up nose. 2 metres, Abruptly centred within the collapsed jaw of the house stood a clumsy door. Imposing, crippled and abandoned, rested this barrier which isolated me from the mystery that lurked inside. Its wood was an unburnished silver with a collection of filth and damp mildew spots which had encroached upon the tarnished hinges. 0 metres, With one quivering blue hand, I reached for the grimy handle. As I opened the distressed door it screeched in aching protestation, revealing... Amelia Evans – Year 11 Evie Johnson won first prize in the NZ Poetry Society's Haiku Competition Secondary School Division. First blossom on the gosling's tongue Evie Johnson – Year 9

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Melinda Gates

This year, the Health and Physical Education Faculty decided to revisit the vision for our area of the school. We wanted to create a living vision that our girls and visitors can see, feel and understand within each lesson that we teach. We wanted to tighten up and reaffirm our purpose. What is our ‘why’ for doing what we do? Why do we believe that it is so important that St Margaret’s College students take part in a strong Health and PE programme every day? And what do we want them to come away with from lessons in our subject areas of Health, Physical Education, Life Skills and Rite Journey. As a faculty we have created the following acronym for our vision of Health and Physical Education at SMC.

Our Vision is that students in HEPE will be: H – Healthy E – Empowered P – Positively E – Engaged Young women, growing S – Sustainable M – Meaningful C – Connections

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“Deep human connection is… the purpose and the result of a meaningful life – and it will inspire the most amazing acts of love, generosity, and humanity.”

Our next step is to ensure we are offering classes that allow our students to thrive in these areas. At the forefront of our intentions is the theme of connections. We will continue to promote an atmosphere where the use of effective interpersonal skills is essential and girls will work collaboratively and cooperatively towards personal and group development. Leanne Chambers – Assistant HOF Health and Physical Education Faculty

HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

2019 has been another action-packed year for the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

collected assessment data from New Brighton beach in the most inclement weather conditions.

It has been a particularly eventful time for the Business arm of the Faculty, with some notable student successes that we have celebrated. Year 13 Business Studies student Oliver Hubber was selected to travel to Thailand as part of a small group of New Zealand students involved in the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) to attend the Bizventure Study Tour investigating opportunities for entrepreneurship and sustainability in that country. Year 13 YES groups were involved in successful enterprise ventures which produced products that sold well in the community and will feature in St Margaret’s catering and promotions in the future. Two teams also finished in the Top 10 of the Canterbury Region YES Pitch, which is a ‘Dragon’s Den’ style event. Business is clearly booming and, with a new Year 10 Business Studies option course being introduced for students in 2020, that looks to be a continuing trend.

The Art Historians have taken in the sights at the Christchurch Art Gallery and enjoyed the hospitality of Canterbury University at the Art History open day. Year 13 Classical Studies scholarship students were also given the opportunity to visit the Teece Museum at the Arts Centre, where they encountered death and the afterlife through the lenses of Greek and Roman sculptors. We were also privileged to have input from Alison Holcroft, a Dean at the University who contributed to our learning programme.

The Faculty took a break from running international trips this year for the first time in five years, although efforts have gone into the planning of the history-focused Humanities USA 2020 Tour, which will be followed in 2121 by the Greece and Italy Tour. On the local scene, the Geographers have been particularly active. The Year 11s visited the UC Civil Engineering Earthquake Laboratory and the Geography Science Lab Facilities to see the latest research equipment and facilities. Level 3 NCEA girls travelled along the Canterbury Coastline for their beach research inquiries, whilst the IB Geographers

Another highlight of 2019 was the visit to Christchurch of Elizabeth Eckford, one of the original Little Rock 9, a group of African-American students who were enrolled in a whites-only school in Arkansas in 1957. Elizabeth spoke to groups of students and staff about the trials and trauma of that year of change. She was accompanied when speaking to staff by some former members of the Polynesian Panthers group, who provided some compelling local civil rights connections to Elizabeth’s story. We welcomed two new teachers to the Faculty this year. Gabby Farrar de-Wagt joined as a teacher of “EPIC and ENSS, whilst Gemma Davidson followed at mid-year in Accounting and ENSS. Both have fitted into the Faculty vibe very comfortably and the staff team has benefited from their energy, ideas and collegiality. This was never more evident than at the biennial ‘Eggs Factor’ competition, where Gabby and Gemma contributed to an all-singing, all-dancing ‘HASS Club’ team effort for a fantastic cause. Chris Walker – Head of HASS Faculty

LEARNING ENHANCEMENT ACADEMIC

It has been extremely rewarding to see the progress our girls have made this year, not only in terms of their academic progress but their growing maturity and belief in themselves. When students learn differently the hardest concept for them to come to terms with is that it is just that. Different but not wrong. With each student, the LECK team goes on a journey with them as they discover their strengths and explore how they can support their own learning. The use of metacognitive strategies has been a focus of the faculty this year. Metacognition is effectively thinking about our thinking. This is not to be confused with mindfulness. Instead, it is our ability to reflect on the task before us and apply appropriate strategies of self-regulation to get the job done to the best of our ability. According to edutopia.org, ‘When students practise metacognition, the act of thinking about their thinking helps them make greater sense of their life experiences and start achieving at higher levels.’ Our faculty underwent an intensive review this year and one of our objectives was to ensure that we are encouraging metacognition. The external reviewer noted, ‘One-on-one and small group sessions demonstrated targeted learning to meet the needs of the individuals in the group. Learning was responsive to where students were placed according to data and also to student responses at that time. Every lesson in the small group setting demonstrated metacognitive strategies.’ We were thrilled with this feedback as we work so hard to tailor our programmes to individual needs.

We were fortunate to welcome Miss Katy Upston at the beginning of Term 2 this year. Katy has a Bachelor of Science, a Masters in Education and a Post-Graduate diploma in education. Whilst she is relatively new to the world of secondary teaching, her strengths in mathematics and science complement our already experienced team. Our GATE programme continues to evolve and strengthen as we constantly refine our practice. Our processes are research-based and the identification of students is now very robust. Recently five Year 9 girls participated in the Middle School Ethics Olympiad at St Andrew’s College and after intense preparation was thrilled to be awarded first place against strong competition. It is always hard to farewell our Year 13 girls at the end of the year as we have all developed strong relationships with them. However, they are ready to go and we believe they have everything in their toolboxes to meet their next academic experiences with confidence. It is also amazing how next year’s Year 13 will comfortably take the role of mentoring our younger students and the LECK classroom provides an environment where girls across all ages feel welcome. Even better the girls are proud to be associated with the Learning Enhancement faculty and we are proud to work with them. Catherine Bell – Head of Learning Enhancement

CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIES HIGHLIGHTS Mission Sustainable Innovation Challenge, Lincoln University November 2019 123Tech Challenge Regional Winners – competing at Nationals in Wellington 5 December 2019 Senior Display in the Atrium – Week 1, Term 4 Holly Blackburn 2nd place – Sheliah Winn Shakespeare Costume Design Competition Kendal Engraving Supplies Laser Cutting Competition – 3 student entries

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FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING (FPS)

This year we had students from Year 7 through Year 12 participating in this growing programme. Students have explored a range of diverse issues such as Mission to Mars, Drones, Food Loss and Waste, and De-Extinction. One four-person team of Year 9 students qualified for national finals and another Year 9 team made it to the semi-finals.

Year 9 middle division national finalists – Cara

Birch, Evie Johnson, Emma Mason, and Mel Leatherland

Year 9 middle division national semi-finalists – Katherine Babington, Claudia Hundleby, Tessa Sitjes and Hannah Wylie Betsy Macdonald – Mathematics teacher

FPS NATIONAL FINALS AUCKLAND In November, the national finalists travelled to Auckland to compete. The topic was Coping with Stress. FPS requires up to date research on the given topic and then being able to solve the problem set approximately thirty years into the future. The girls gave their best and also managed to have a great time despite a demanding schedule. With a taste of success, the girls are eager to compete again in 2020.

FPS INTERNATIONAL FINALS USA It all began in November 2018, at the FPS national finals. Sujean and I were both lucky enough to

qualify for the International Competition as a team member and individual respectively. Fast-forward about 6 months and we’re getting ready to jet off to the United States to compete with students from all around the world. Our topic was “de-extinction”, the process of resurrecting an extinct animal through developments in genetic engineering. This year, the competition was held at UMass Amherst, a college in Massachusetts. We travelled through some pretty incredible places to get there, seeing some amazing sights. It was a truly unforgettable experience. The journey that began in November culminated in our Lock Up – the competition part of FPS, in which you must solve challenges related to the topic and identify an action plan. Being only given two hours, it’s hard work. You have to solve problems that don’t even exist yet! But we made it through, with great success. Although Sujean’s team didn’t place, they did a fantastic job of their booklet. I was absolutely stoked myself, placing fifth in the world for the Senior Individual Division! Achievements aside, it was an incredible opportunity to be a part of the FPS community internationally and to delve deep into each fascinating topic. Hattie Compton-Moen – Year 12

2019 has been a wonderful year for Dance. The ‘Momentum’ Dance show on 14 September saw the senior dance students come together to perform their assessment work from throughout the year. This year’s show was bigger than ever with a record number of performance items. The students of Year 11 Dance had the pleasure of being taught a Tap number by SMC old girl, Amy Duckmanton, as well as learning a range of different dance styles and choreographic processes. Our Year 12 dancers were introduced to Flamenco, taught by specialist tutor Emily Napolitano and also went to the Christchurch Art Gallery to find inspiration for their own solo choreographies. Year 13 students learnt an intricate Modern Jive number by Deb Robinson which contrasted well with their

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other performance pieces. We are so grateful to be able to have specialist tutors come and work with our girls. Year 13 students Brianna Odering, Hannah Ward, Georgia Hardy, Annālida Jaeger and Rylie MacGibbon spent Term 3 developing and staging their own choreographic work. Their final choreographies showed not only their depth of understanding of choreographic processes but were also striking and emotive as they were inspired by thought-provoking concepts. SMC Dance students have really shone this year and that is due to their hard work, discipline and willingness to support each other and give everything a go. Candice Cain – Curriculum Leader of Dance

DRAMA

Our Drama students in Years 11-13 have had another wonderful year creating, performing and working together. Each year group has showcased their work to audiences with Level 1 students sharing their ‘Children’s Theatre’ performances with our Junior School, Year 12 students performing in the Drama and Music Evening ‘I AM’ and our Year 13 students entertaining audiences in the Senior Production of ‘Grimm Tales’.

at the Cardboard Cathedral, The Ugly Shakespeare Company’s ‘Taming of the Shrew’, Simple Truth’s ‘An Unseasonable Fall of Snow’ in the Charles Luney Auditorium and ‘The Pink Hammer’ at The Court Theatre.

Our Drama students have also viewed a wide range of theatre including ‘Earthquakes and Butterflies’

Megan Herd – Senior School Curriculum Leader of Drama

Our girls have grown to become a big theatre family, and they have all worked very hard together this year to produce outstanding results.

It has been another really good year in the Senior music classrooms this year. I am always amazed by the wealth of musical talent on display when it comes to solo and group performance time, and this year was no exception. Taking to the stage and performing pieces in front of an audience is a really challenging task and I was so proud of the confidence that was shown throughout all the performance assessments – well done girls, you are all stars. We have again loved working with Sacha Vee our resident composition tutor who is super talented and empowers our students to become wonderful composers. There have been some stunning songs written this year by our senior girls, along with a brilliant new initiative that has seen the Year 12 Epic class make videos to go with original songs written by music students. The end result was amazing – really good professional music videos! Music technology has been another area of growth this year. We are very lucky to be working with Steve

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Fowler for our music tech work, and there have been some really awesome original recordings created using cool music software and being recorded in our own studio. An exciting project for Year 12 this year was the ‘I AM’ project that was done in collaboration with the Year 12 drama classes. For two evenings, audiences were entertained by an array of talent. There were some really engaging, colourful and entertaining drama pieces followed by some wonderful music interludes that ranged from beautiful solos and duets, to small band items. It was such a great learning opportunity for our Year 12 students. It was a wonderful creative process for them to be involved in, one where they were able to take ownership of the project and really lead the direction the show took. All students involved should be really proud of what they achieved. So, another great year – can’t wait to see what 2020 has in store. Amanda Woods – Head of Performing Arts

VISUAL ART

This year has seen Lucy Mackie joining the Visual Art faculty alongside Janet Molineaux-Todd, Ruve Crawford, Maria Buhrkuhl and myself. The Art club, Art Extension and Photo Clubs have worked on a number of projects both in the St Margaret’s campus and the wider community. Henrietta Bullen, our student head of Visual Art, and Rosa Dunlop have worked diligently organising art projects, engaging and encouraging more students to become involved in the creative arts. Minor works have made the art buildings more user friendly and fit for purpose with new sinks, flooring and furniture, aiding the art students to continue to make amazing works of art.

In September we had a very successful IB Exhibition in the Chapel Atrium where Olivia Paterson and Rebecca Yan each exhibited a series of work in a range of media. In October the seniors presented their NCEA folios to students, parents and teachers, showcasing a 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. It has been a very successful year for Art at St Margaret’s College which has been due to the dedication and commitment of the students and teachers in the Art Faculty. Callum Arnold – Head of Visual Art

JUNIOR ART ACADEMIC

Masha Lukonina – Y6

Ivy Mehrtens – Y5

Alice Murfitt – Y4

Genevieve Surridge – Y5

Victoria Gomes Lira– Y6 Ivy Mehrtens – Y5

Emily Griffin – Y6

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Athena Wu – Y4

Amelia Mitchell – Y6

YEAR 7 & 8 ART

Christina Vassilieva – Y8 Emily Fraud – Y7

Abi Croft – Y8

Sophie Wilson – Y8

Ameila Timiani-Dean – Y8

Lilliana Murray-Orr – Y8

Avelynn Curley – Y7

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Kara Gooding – Y8

Zara Gamble – Y7

YEAR 9 & 10 ART ACADEMIC

Lucy Walker – Y10

Alexandra Nicolaou – Y9

Mila Kotzikas – Y9

Henrietta Aynsley – Y9

Eve Barnsley – Y9

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Gene Krairksh – Y10

Tehya Laws – Y10

YEAR 11 ART

Claudia Meads

Amelia Lin

Allessandra Kitley

Annabelle Goodwin

Caitlin Rea

Isla Fulton

Hana Nakao

Maya Laws

Molly Campbell

Mila Ballin

Lucy Flint

Lola Astle

Jasmine Russell

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Millie Kearney

Millie Pavey

YEAR 12 & 13 DESIGN ACADEMIC

Courtney Prebble – Y12

Abby Oliver – Y13

Ruby Williams – Y13

Sarah Frizzell – Y12

Kate Baird – Y13

Henrietta Bullen – Y13

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Millie Horton – Y12

YEAR 12 & 13 PAINTING

Sophie Brettkelly – Y12

Evie Eaton – Y12

Eva Kotzikas – Y13 Rosa Foster – Y12

Tayla Marshall – Y13

Mia Faneslow – Y13

Maisie Gallagher – Y12

Hannah Smith – Y13

Meg James – Y13

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Rosa Foster – Y12

YEAR 12 & 13 PHOTOGRAPHY ACADEMIC

Alex Hamilton – Y13

Georgia Hardy – Y13

Ella Edrige – Y12

Kate Baird– Y13

Claudia Perkins – Y13

Hannah Ferguson – Y13

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Kate Baird– Y13

Niamh McCormick– Y13

YEAR 13 PRINTS

Niamh McCormick

Eva Jackson

Ruby McCallum

Maisie Gallagher

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Billie Leiataua

Rosa Dunlop

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Olivia Paterson –Y13

Sophie Lawrence –Y12

Olivia Paterson –Y13

Jade Tiller –Y12

Rebecca Yan –Y13

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Zelle Logan –Y12

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In the Pre-school we are fortunate to have the support of not only our families and their whānau, but also the St Margaret’s community and beyond. The children have regular interactions with the Year 1s, who enjoy coming and sharing their accomplishments with our children. We have a number of SMC girls who visit us regularly after school or during their lunch breaks to play with or read to the children. The senior IB girls come weekly to teach a variety of languages during the year, and the children all love seeing Abby arrive to share her love of Highland dancing. Abby has been coming to the Pre-school regularly over the last two years to teach the children some basic moves, and the pre-school children eagerly follow her movements and enjoy her enthusiasm and interactions.

We have also had members from community organisations come and visit the pre-school. St John and the NZ Fire Service were highlights for the children. The children have been invited to share in many experiences with the school and enjoyed watching NZ Playhouse show “The Tortoise and the Hare”, percussion show “Kaboom” and “Mr Fungus” the mime artist. We have welcomed our children’s families who have joined us for Grandparents’ Day, brought in new pets and puppies to show the children, cheered us on during Athletics Day or been a keen audience for our end of term celebrations. To be part of this family and community is a blessing for us all. Sue Gleeson – Director of Pre-School

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Stepping back in time at Ferrymead Heritage Park

Digital Technology Pirate Day

Teddy Bears’ Picnic

Favourite Book Characters

Learning about the 1900s at the Canterbury Museum

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Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day – Zoe with her family

YEAR 2

Our trip on the tram

Olive on pyjama day sharing a story with her big buddy

Girls on the Penny-farthing at the museum

Making lanterns at the art gallery

Harriet, Anjali, Chyna, Soraya in the General Store at Ferrymead

Caitlin and Claire using a coding programme called Osmo at Tūranga (Central Library)

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Iya and Julia having fun blowing bubbles

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YEAR 3

The Year 3 girls raised $830 for a school in Nepal. The photos above and below show the class before the sale and afterwards totalling the money. We became authors because we published a “Little Miss” narrative and a narrative inspired by Beatrix Potter.

We learnt a lot about the Deans family of Riccarton in the 1850s and we visited the Deans’ cottage and Riccarton House.

Miss Hegge was our student teacher in Term 1. Miss Hegge came from the USA.

We joined with the Year 1 girls to plant, harvest and cook vegetables. In the photo we are harvesting an enormous cauliflower.

YEAR 4

Riccarton House visit.

Book character day. Making pinhole cameras at the Art Gallery.

Botanic Gardens and Museum visit to learn about Christchurch 100 years ago.

Cultural Celebration dresses. Interviewing members of the community about technology before the internet.

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YEAR 5

Remember the feel of Evie the cow’s sandpaper-like tongue creeping along your arm and the touch of the warm milk dripping down into the metal bucket? Remember the taste of the peppery Kawakawa leaves and your tongue going so numb you could barely talk? That was Living Springs Camp. Poppy Blakely

Remember feeling your toes grip onto the bouldering wall like crab pincers?

Remember feeling the hard, bouncy hail banging on our heads?

Remember the sound of Pricilla yelling ¨Shark Attack!” running and holding on for dear life so you didn’t turn into shark food?

Remember animal survival and running like the wind while the large herbivores chased us?

That was Living Springs Camp.

Sarah Kang

Senuli Wijayasena

YEAR 6

REDS IN THE JUNIOR SCHOOL In 2009 four primary teachers worked together to create a new vision for the newly reopened Primary School, soon to be renamed the Junior School at St Margaret’s College. This was the beginning of REDS… R – responsible citizen, E – effective communicator, D – dynamic thinker, S – self manager. Every girl in the Junior School works and plays as a REDS student. So much so that our academic bars now encompass those REDS values. The students in Year 6 wrote how they used their REDS whilst on camp at Living Springs in October.

REDS ON CAMP

I started in the Junior School this year so REDS was new to me. But during the year I soon learnt my REDS and the importance of them. At camp it was very important to use them, especially when everything was wet and cold. There was a lot of advantages of not slipping over, or giving up since it was hailing, especially in the Initiatives challenge. To be honest we kept trying over and over again in lots of different ways to solve the problem. We were the real Dynamic Thinkers! Emily Griffen

I have been a REDS girl at St Margaret’s since I was in Year 1. As I have moved through the Junior School it has become more and more important as I am expected to be a leader. When I was at camp I noticed a Year 6 student struggling on the bush walk. She was scared because the path was slippery, muddy and narrow. So I walked through the whole walk with her and talked calmly to her. I held her hand so she wouldn’t slip and so she knew I was there for her.

Being a REDS girl in the Junior School is very important. When I was on camp at Living Springs I was REDS all the time, especially when we were allowed to read at night for a while. When I was told to go to sleep Maddie and I listened and went to sleep straight away. When there were distractions we ignored them and just focused on going to sleep. It was important to look after myself and get to sleep and make sure other people looked after themselves too.

Masha Lukonina

Molly Walker

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JUNIOR SPORT

JUNIOR PERFORMING ARTS

The Junior School have had a fantastic year of participating in the Performing Arts. They have performed on a number of occasions including: the Twilight concert, Grandparents’ Day, the Kapa Haka Festival, Kids for Kids, Christchurch Schools’ Music Festival and the end of year Cultural Celebration. The Violin programme in Years 4, 5 and 6 has continued this year in conjunction with their regular music programme. Thanks to Dr Sarah Hickford for teaching the girls. The Junior students have been treated to a number of performances by visiting artists including this year: The Tortoise and the Hare by NZ Playhouse Theatre, Mr Fungus Physical Theatre and Mime, African Dance workshops by Ra McRostie, Chinese Dance workshops with Lisel Zhang and Sri Lankan dance with Wasitha Rangana. A huge thanks to their Performing Arts and Music teachers Mrs Samantha Bates, Miss Stacy Goldsworthy and Mrs Rachel Wilford. Thank you also to Sonny for leading the girls in Kapa Haka this year. Samantha Bates – Junior Performing Arts teacher

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MIDDLE

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7ENSS

WOW! This year has been absolutely incredible, with so many amazing opportunities we have had the chance to do. Early in the year we went to Glenroy Lodge for a two night camp and we had some of the most enjoyable times and made memories that we’ll never forget! One of the thrilling things we enjoyed most at camp was attempting to cross the freezing Rakaia river with our clothes and backpacks on, but this wasn’t so successful! It was a great time to get to know everyone better throughout all of the activities we were involved in. This year has also been very innovative, and we have been working on lots of fun, creative activities. We learnt all about Amazing Animals and we got to write a report on an animal that helps humans out in everyday life. We also did a Cupcake Day to raise money for the SPCA. Following on from selling cupcakes, we hosted a Market Day. We sold

homemade goods or provided services and in the process raised $2,243 for the Chalky Carr Trust. In between our marketing and class studies we were all involved in the music festival and the school production where we went on a journey following the yellow brick road and put our singing skills to work. Then of course there was the Medbury quiz! There were lots of conversations between the two schools, it was a very fun night and we made so many memories. To finish off the year, we participated in the MASH Tough Kids Mud Run, which was so much fun and VERY muddy! This year has been so entertaining and we have formed so many great bonds, it feels like we’ve known each other forever! We can’t wait for what the future years hold for this amazing group of girls we’ve come to know! Gemma Sitjes, Zara Gamble & Emily Fradd – Year 7

Knowledge in brain, wisdom in ear

Globally change, globally sustain, globally enjoy

Creating masterpieces worth reading every day Earhart flew hers, now fly yours! The students were challenged to distill their “essence of self ” into just six words as part of our Memoirs study. The resulting six-word memoirs are a testament to the impact that can be created within an incredibly short piece of writing. The girls then applied this same concept to come up with a six-word summary of their year in ENSS.

Defending our past, present and future

Passion is a spark of happiness

Fiona Patterson – ENSS teacher

Learning skills while making unforgettable memories

Collaboration and teamwork, learning new skills

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A look into a different perspective

Living in peace with the world

Threading and thinking for our future

SMC CHALLENGE

The SMC Challenge is a new programme to St Margaret’s College, designed in 2019 by our Middle School teachers, to provide our Year 8 students with a unique experience to discover their passion, grow their confidence, and develop resilience. This Award is a yearlong programme, and is achieved by completing three areas:

START: Beginning new hobbies and developing

their skills in certain areas.

MAKING: Making a difference in their community, giving back.

CONNECTIONS: Connecting to the environment

and world around them. Challenges them in the outdoors, and pushes them out of their comfort zone.

Students can complete the challenge with four different endorsements – Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum – depending on the number of activities completed in each area. Examples of activities completed by 2019 students:

Reduce your waste in your lunch box – “Knowing that I was doing my part to help save the environment and even though it’s small, if everyone does their bit, we can make a big difference.”

Walked up Mount Isabel – “When you turn around and you see how far up you are, you feel proud. Everyone was getting tired and wanted to give up because we went up the longer and steeper way. We solved this by having breaks and motivating each other.” Showquest – “My highlight would be performing at the Town Hall and when we got third place, another part was seeing our teacher so happy. I also loved doing chants with all of the other schools in the competition.” Congratulations to our award winners for 2019!

BRONZE – Payton Edmundson, Ava Fitzsimmons, Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton, Olivia Hawkes, Evie Leeson, Martha Luisetti, Lilliana Murray-Orr, Maddie Pfahlert, Holly Ross, Sophia Sare, Jessica Shivas, Annabel Smith, Rosa Turner, Christina Vassilieva, Hannah Wareing, Sophie Wilson, Emily Zhou SILVER – Nelly Bascik, Emma Ford, Kara Gooding, Frankie Jack, Lia Jenkins, Brooke Manson, Georgia Marchant, Poppy McNeill GOLD – Holly Earl Nicole Lloyd – ENSS teacher

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MIDDLE SCHOOL PERFORMING ARTS

“If you don’t have shadows, you’re not in the light.” 2019 has been a year packed with singing, acting and dancing, outstanding performances, show quests and showcases, printmaking and painting, monologues and melodramas, wizards and Totos, flying monkeys and forest-dwelling Gruffalo creatures, with guest performers Kaboom Percussion and Mr Fungus. Year 7 Performing Arts students have developed their drama skills through process learning, with devised pieces based on the story Home and Away. Music has involved ukulele and keyboard, creating jingles on Garage Band, and the girls have learnt different styles of dance from Jive to Bollywood. Year 8 students have been exposed to a wide variety of music, dance and drama experiences within their Performing Arts classes. This year’s highlight was undoubtedly competing in the regional Showquest competition, placing an impressive third behind two high schools with the girls’ chosen theme of You can’t auto-correct humanity. The girls worked very hard during rehearsals, enjoyed getting to perform in the Christchurch Town Hall, and even created their own costumes.

Lady Gaga In the Year 9 Performing Arts programme the girls complete a term each of music, dance and drama, and in Year 10 select two of these. They explore diverse activities and skills, working both independently and collaboratively to construct meaning, produce works, and respond to and value others’ performances. They use their imaginations, senses and feelings, are challenged and encouraged, and develop their confidence to perform. Many of our Middle School girls are involved in our performing arts groups which rehearse and create throughout the year, performing at both school celebrations and within the community. The Middle School Dance Company have had a stellar year with a record number of members, our Middle School Choir sang at Prizegiving and once again a small group of Year 10 actors dressed in animal finery to entertain thousands at the annual Gruffalo Walk. The many talents of our middle schoolers have been showcased in the sensational Wizard of Oz, creating lasting memories for our Year 7-10 girls. Middle School Performing Arts Team

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My most YEAR 8 HANMER SPRINGS FOREST CAMP memorable moment was getting stuck on the Super Bowl Hydroslide.

My most memorable moment was with Poppy and the chocolate sauce. She had me rolling all over the floor with laughter.

I loved playing the night time games because we got to stay up late.

I enjoyed all the tricks Mrs Gray and Mrs Patterson played on us.

I loved getting to know others from out of my class and being the one to make the first step in making a friendship.

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I enjoyed the hot pools and hydroslides the most, especially when Miss Beaumont went on the water slides with us.

I really enjoyed washing the dessert dishes because we were all dancing and singing; even Mrs Withers and Mrs Patterson.

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YEAR 9 CAMP

The Year 9 camp week was in Week 4 of Term 1. We rotated around three different day activities, and also spent two days all together as a year group.

a souvenir to a tourist, picking up rubbish, a random act of kindness, and travelling on public transport. It was a great day!

We planted, watered and mulched a total of 500 native plants at the “Mahinga Kai” Anzac Drive Reserve wetlands. It was muddy, but we had gloves and old clothes on. Everyone worked really well together and got it done. The final product looked so good and green! It made everyone feel good about themselves, and it is definitely helping our earth! We also toured the Travis Wetlands, and finished the day at Taiora QE II for a swim and a hydro slide.

On Wednesday we did ‘Top Team’ challenges in our Houses, made House banners, and had a yummy BBQ lunch. It was fun to be in a different group of girls, and to get to know our Year 13 Peer Support leaders better.

Surfing in Sumner was a big highlight of camp week. Everyone was excited to get out in the surf. It was so much fun, and Winnie Bagoes delivered really yummy pizza for lunch.

Finally on Friday we all went to Ferrymead Heritage park. We dressed up, and learnt what life was like for the early settlers, trying out washing on boards, sawing wood with a two person saw, and had a lesson in an authentic school room with a really strict teacher and had yummy Subway wraps and cookies for lunch. We also went up the Gondola to see the Bridle Path that the early settlers walked over to get from Lyttleton to Christchurch, and went through the time tunnel. It was a fabulous way to end an action-packed week.

For the Amazing Race day, we had to complete tasks in small groups (with a teacher) for points, such as giving

Alex Rees-Thomas & Marlee Clarkson – Year 9 Dr Hickford – Year 9 Dean

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THE RITE JOURNEY It has been another busy year for the Rite Journey programme, where we had 6 classes with students full of confidence and willingness to embrace the programme. Year 10 have experienced beginning and end of year ceremonies, personal leadership day and challenges that have pushed them mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically, many discussions surrounding life and the culmination of a 5-day camp week that has included the now infamous Abyss Challenge and the 18-hour solos, a new tramp up to Packhorse Hut and then down into Orton Bradley Park, learning how to surf and completing a first aid course. The class challenge day where each class had to complete a series of challenges around Christchurch

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was the beginning of the class challenges. Each class had to work together, show support and be creative in solving problems. Congratulations to Ms Hardy’s class who won the fundraising competition with an outstanding performance. A total of almost $3,500 was raised for the following charities: Kidscan, Days for Girls, Canteen, St John, Cancer Society and Child Cancer. Tehya Laws was selected as the winning design for the 2019 Rite Journey graduation badge. Congratulations to Jessica Becker who is the winner of the 2020 guidebook design competition. Her design will now be on the front cover of all female guidebooks throughout Australia and New Zealand. Lisa Williams – Curriculum Leader Rite Journey

Much like this flower, through The Rite Journey, girls are taught many different ideas, and if they feel necessary they adapt themselves. If accepted, The Rite Journey allows young women to grow not only their personalities but views and ideas on life. In this image, the girl blows on this dandelion, allowing some of her little flowers to float away, the background a splash of colour. This is the ideas and impact of the girl spreading to others, the splash of colour influencing the entire world, her personality infecting each country until there is nothing but flowers.” Tehya Laws

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“In this badge, I have incorporated a young girl blowing on a dandelion. This dandelion can be followed to the image of a world filled with flowers. Flowers are a symbol of both happiness and hope and in this badge, the flower represents the growing values and personality of this little girl. Dandelions change often, their alternative forms and appearances depending on their growth.

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YEAR 12 IB CAMP

On 4 March the Y12 IB girls (@smcibgalsclassof2020) got up bright and early to set off on our three-day escapade to Hanmer Springs for the well-known IB camp. Our first activity was met with high anticipation and enthusiasm at the Library for a passionate debate about the safety of the hot pools, sparking strong competition between the two sides. Afterwards, we made our way towards the Forest Lodge to have lunch, analyse a poem and present our interpretations to the rest of the cohort through skits and dances! Up next was our stream study which involved us all attempting to stay dry whilst collecting tiny invertebrates from the stream. Then we measured, analysed, and classified them! That day concluded with us all snuggling up on the couches in the common room for an entertaining introduction to pseudoscience, the topic of our Group 4 project.

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On day two, our groups started creating ‘Bad Science’ with ideas ranging from magnets that help you grow taller, to trees that actually grew gold! In the afternoon we got to ask any questions we had about the upcoming two years and started to learn about the extended essay. That night, we headed off to the hot pools – whether or not we were on the side that argued that the hot pools were safe or not! Groups were then allowed to go around the township for their choice of dinner and dessert, meeting later on to head back to the lodge.

The last day of camp involved some very entertaining presentations of our Group 4 projects before piling back into the bus for a sleepy ride back to Christchurch. On behalf of all of the Year 12 IB girls, we would like to thank everyone who made our camp such a memorable experience and also a great introduction to IB. Mrs Rouse, Dr Chapman, Ms Rod, Peg and Mr Clarke, thank you! Alyssia Nicolson & Enya O’Malley – Y12

There’s a whole lotta shakin’ going on! Techno sandpit

A new ‘spin’ on coastal geomorphology

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GEOGRAPHY FIELD TRIPS

Fluvial frolics The St Margaret’s Next Top Geographer competition

Does the anemometer work like this?

These geographers didn’t miss the boat!

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YEAR 12 PE CAMP

In March, the Year 12 Physical Education class for 2019 headed into the beautiful Lake Clearwater area to participate in two days of physical challenges which would be the fifth annual “Amazing Race”. Competition is always fierce and both teams arrive with nervous anticipation about the events to unfold. This year the two teams – The Vowels and Black Attack, were smaller in size but strong in heart and spirit. The focus of the camp was group processes – how groups or teams form, develop and function. Preparation began early in the term at school with the girls participating in a range of group challenges to discover how to get the best out of each other and to form some bonds. At Lake Clearwater, the girls competed in a variety of events – scavenger hunts, rafting, mountain biking, hiking, map reading and

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creative challenges such as building rafts. Both teams won different parts of the race, however the final victors were The Vowels. A E I O U, that’s us, we are fierce and feisty We got the plan, we'll make a stand We are here to win, so get in the bin Bin, bin, bin A E I O U ... 'that's us' A E I O U ... 'that's us' A E I O U ... 'that's us' We're full of heart we are very smart We got the skill, we have the will So back away cause your our prey A E I O U ... ‘that’s us’ Paula Vesty – PE & Health

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YEAR 13 PE & LEAP SURF CAMP

“Courage doesn’t mean you don’t get afraid. Courage means you don’t let fear stop you”

Bethany Hamilton

What a perfectly fun and challenging way to spend the day, experiencing the joys and frustrations of learning a new and complex lifelong skill. Surfing lessons and camp offered our Year 13 Physical Education and LEAP students the experience of learning to catch waves and reading the conditions in order to keep themselves safe and achieve success in an ever-changing environment. As a part of these courses, the students participated in five surfing sessions and a two-day surf camp at Sumner Beach. Leaving school at lunch time and surfing through the afternoon, improving their skills in a sport that can nourish all four dimensions of wellbeing. Throughout these sessions, and our two-day surf camp the girls demonstrated determination and focus to learn a range of complex skills. Socialising with

friends, being physically active, learning a new skill and enjoying the bliss of being out there, in nature, when the conditions were ‘just right’ were some of the highlights of this experience. But most of all, the best learning was obvious when you could see the girls pushing on despite the challenges the waves were throwing their way and when fear and frustration could have got in the way of them achieving their goals. Skills, we hope, they will carry with them into their lives beyond the classroom. We had some awesome surfers in the group and hope a number will continue hanging ten now that they have learnt this skill. Knowing that some of these girls might choose to continue surfing as part of their lifelong physical activity, brings a great sense of joy to us as educators. Julia Smith & Leanne Chambers – PE & Health

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THE SONY FOUNDATION CHILDRENS’ HOLIDAY CAMP PROGRAM

The Sony Foundation Children’s Holiday Camp Program is a unique respite programme that sees high school students take on the responsibility for the care of children with special needs, allowing their families to have a valuable weekend off. Sony has been supporting children’s holiday camps in Australia for over 20 years and St Margaret’s College and Christ’s College were delighted to take on the challenge of running New Zealand’s first Sony Children’s Holiday Camp in December 2018.

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There were over 80 students from St Margaret’s College and Christ’s College who volunteered for various roles – Companions who were responsible for all aspects of care of the campers 24/7; Activities & Operations who pulled together an amazing three-day event; and the incredible Media & Memories team who worked tirelessly to record the priceless moments of the camp both digitally and physically in beautiful scrapbooks that were presented to the families at the end of the camp. All students were required

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to undertake 20+ hours of training (both face to face and online) to ensure they were all prepared to care for the Campers. This was a significant commitment both before and during the camp. Our incredible Companions were very ably supported by a professional medical team who were responsible for the Campers’ medical needs. Parents and friends of the schools who had nursing and medical qualifications volunteered their time and expertise in this area.

We are so thankful to the parents of the Campers who trusted us with the care of their 14 beautiful children for three days. We may have thought we were giving something to them, but for us it was a gift! Many of our students said that the experience was “life changing” and they have made indelible memories of their time at the 2018 inaugural NZ Sony Children’s Holiday Camp! Thank you to the staff and students who all contributed to the success of this experience. Annie Wynne – Wellbeing

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COSTA RICA ANTIPODEANS TRIP

On 4 April, 17 St Margaret’s girls, two teachers, and one Antipodeans leader set off to Costa Rica for a 24 day expedition. After 21 long hours of travelling we finally landed in San José. Our Antipodeans leader, Keira, helped guide us through our expedition and helped us learn tips for smart travelling when we are moving from place to place frequently. Our trip was student led so we got to decide what we wanted to do. It was divided into three parts – trek, community project and exploration. Our first five days were spent trekking up a Volcano (Mount Irazu). We camped indoors and outside and had our first experience in a cabana. Our amazing tour guide, Manuel, and cooks, Erik and Memo, gave us fresh fruits for breakfast, lunch and dinner along with other yummy foods. Manuel taught us all about the local wildlife and environment, and introduced us to some of the locals. On our first day of trekking we visited Murella Waterfall. After five days of walking we finally reached the top! It was such a rewarding experience. We then travelled to Cahuita by bus to spend two days relaxing before we headed to our community project

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in Gandoca. In Cahuita we explored the town, met some of the friendly locals and did some souvenir shopping. We also went snorkelling in the Caribbean Sea where we got to see some amazing tropical fish. Our next part of the trip was our Community Project. We chose to help with painting classrooms at the school in Gandoca and with a beach clean-up and beach patrol during the nesting season for the leatherback turtles. This was definitely a highlight for most of us, as we got to spend the afternoon with the children at the local school and we got to see a turtle nest. Gandoca is a little village about 4 hours away from Cahuita. We experienced how the locals celebrate Easter, as they invited us to attend their cultural celebration. We performed our school waiata and they performed their school songs. We spent the afternoon playing football with the children. We stayed in dorms for the five nights we were there where we got served traditional Costa Rican Gallo Pinto (rice and beans) every night for dinner. We spent our first two days at the school painting the classrooms and creating an outdoor area with games

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and a basketball hoop for the kids to play on. Each night we went out to the beach at around 8pm to do beach patrol and to try and spot a turtle. Sadly we were unsuccessful with the turtle spotting but we enjoyed walking along the beach each night. The last three days of our project included a beach clean-up and painting signs to inform people what littering on the beach does to the turtles and some general information on them. The last part of our trip was the Exploration. We spent the last week travelling to places such as Puerto Viejo where we went to the Jaguar Rescue Centre. This was definitely a highlight of the trip as we got to see some of the endangered animals that they take care of and some of the native animals like sloths and toucans. We went back to San José where we visited the local artisan market, spending hours bartering for souvenirs. We also went to La Fortuna where we went to a waterhole for a refreshing swim. We then spent the rest of the day at the Los Lagos Spa Resort where we all wiped out on the waterslides and then relaxed in the hot pools and finished the day off with a nice buffet dinner.

In Monteverde we did a chocolate, coffee and sugar cane tour at El Trapiche, learning about the process of how everything was made, making our own sugar and chocolate and tasting the coffee. We visited the cloud forest where we also got to see some cool wildlife and stand on the continental divide (the middle of the Caribbean and the Pacific oceans). Our last stop before we headed back to San José to come home was Quepos. Our last full day in the country was spent getting wiped out by waves and sunbathing on the beach at the Manuel Antonio National Park. Then we headed back to San José where we spent our last night before we went to the airport to head home. We would like to thank Ms Gray and Ms Williams for coming with us on this trip – you made the experience so much more unique. Thank you so much to the school for giving us this opportunity. We made special friendships and had some amazing life experiences that will stay with us forever. Georgia Hardy – Y13 Evie Eaton – Y12

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CHINA CULTURAL EXPERIENCE TRIP

In the early morning of April 8, a group of eight Chinese language students, with Ms Chen and Mr and Mrs Rouse, gathered at the Christchurch Airport ready to fly to China for a three week exciting Chinese cultural experience trip. It was a long day flying, when we got to Chengdu – our first destination, it was already midnight of the same day and China is four hours behind us. The trip was split into two parts, in the first week we were in the Chengdu area just with ourselves and for the second part we attended a two week Chinese Cultural Immersion Camp with 40 other students and teachers from the South Island. In the Chengdu area we carried out volunteer work in the Bifengxia Panda Research Centre and tea picking

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in Mending Shan – the early tea was planted here thousands of years ago. And we visited the world famous irrigation/flood control system at Dujiangyan, which was constructed over 2000 years ago. In Chengdu we visited a big shopping mall and a very cultural alley – Jinli Market. On the way to the Bifengxia Panda Research Centre we stopped off at an ancient town – Shangli. The buildings there are of a very traditional style, and many ancient bridges cross over the river, the main street was full of local markets, some even selling bamboo shoes. We had our lunch in the town, we were given many dishes of food made of bamboo with different flavours. Bamboo is the favourite food of the panda, so before we saw

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pandas we first experienced what panda food is like – not too bad! When we got to the Panda Research Centre, where we sorted our registration and got our worker uniforms for the next day’s work. We had a lot of fun feeding the pandas, making the pandas cake, preparing bamboo and clearing their den and playground. We learned a lot about these wonderful animals. We then took a bullet train trip to Wuhan on April 15. There we did language and culture lessons at Huazhong Science and Technology University, visited schools and sights in the big city. Then we went to Beijing to visit Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City and to climb the Great Wall. We saw a very stimulating acrobatic show and also visited Hanban –

the head centre of the Confucius Institute. The most exciting thing we did was to go to the NZ Embassy in Beijing to attend the ANZAC day ceremony in the very early cold dawn. Then we headed to Shanghai by bullet train, which reached a speed of 350km/hr. In this huge city we took an evening boat trip on the river with the city lights providing splendid colour. We also visited the famous Pearl of Orient Tower and the City Museum before we flew back to NZ. It was a great trip! Jian Chen – Chinese Language Teacher

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INTERNATIONAL CLUB

This year, many students have joined the international club, both international students and domestic students. As head and deputy head, Raha and I take pride in leading the international students and aim to support the girls throughout the year. This year we have students from China, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Dubai and more. This year, we had our first ever combined event with St Andrew’s College. The students really enjoyed the multisport event and picnic and all made a lot of new friends. It also pushed them to step out of their comfort zone and try new things. We also had combined activities with Christ’s College and went out for dinner as a club in Term 3. Near the end of Term 3, a couple of the girls travelled to Little Akaloa with our amazing International Dean, Miss Chambers and Ms Hartland, and stayed a night. During the trip, the girls went on treks, picnics, had a campfire and watched the sunrise. It was an amazing opportunity for them to see more of New Zealand and its culture and they thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Many of the girls also took part in the international chapel during International Week, and read out prayers in their own languages. I have continued the International Club instagram@smc_ internationals this year to highlight what life as an international student at St Margaret’s College is like. 2019 has been very busy for Raha and I so it has been very challenging, however, we have gained many new skills from leading the International Club and have done our best to support the girls as we understand how tough being in a new country can be. I would like to thank Ms Chambers and Ms Hartland who have supported and encouraged us, and the girls, every step of the way. Gem Krairiksh – Year 13

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DUKE OF EDINBURGH’S INTERNATIONAL AWARD

From left: Tayla Hardy, Amelia Evans, Tess Roberts, Issy Storry, Ava Coates, Georgia Lassen Not all learning happens in the classroom! Today more than 130 countries have adopted The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award programme with over eight million young people having participated worldwide. SMC offers the Award to all girls over the age of 14, here are some insights from a selection of the 45 girls that are taking part… Tayla Hardy – I got into Duke of Ed this year due to my friends and I wanting to set ourselves a new challenge. I have loved the sense of accomplishment and enjoyment that has come from learning new skills. For example, I started korfball this year as a new skill and have really grown to love it and it is something I will continue to do and enjoy doing. I’ve loved learning about the game, growing knowledge for it that I wouldn't really have known before, and picking up new skills. Tess Roberts – It has been so much fun and such a privilege to complete the Award in 2019. I have really enjoyed spending much more time on my music, and having the opportunity to help out around the community more. I have taken music mentoring and lessons with two very talented people, and these have both helped me so much in the long run. The tree planting days with St Margaret's were successful, and I had a great time talking with others and walking around the area during this experience. Overall, I would highly recommend being part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award in the future, as it encourages you to spend more time with the community and others.

Georgia Lassen – I have really enjoyed my experience participating in the Duke of Ed challenge this year. It pushed me to step outside of my comfort zone and participate in new activities. Since completing my Bronze Award I have come away with a load of new skills, including time management, organisation, leadership, and communication. I would definitely recommend the Duke of Ed challenge to other students! Amelia Evans – The Award has gifted me with so many opportunities. Over the time of 26 weeks, I was able to focus on myself and my own self-improvement. For my physical activity I did netball, for my skill I did piano and for my service, I helped out in the Junior School. I thoroughly enjoyed helping out at the Junior School as I was able to be a role model for the kids through playing games and helping them with school work. Duke of Ed has allowed me to become more time managed and engaged with my school community. Ava Coates and Issy Storry – This year we went on our practice Silver tramp in January which we really enjoyed as it was a new experience for both of us and we met new people. We are doing our qualifying tramp in December which we are looking forward to. We have both made progress on our skills, service and physical activities for the Silver Award this year, and have been inspired to learn new things. We are excited to see how our skills improve in the future. We are so happy that there are more girls getting involved in Duke of Ed this year, and we really encourage people to participate as it is a great way to have fun, give back to the community, develop skills and learn new things.

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The year of 2019 at Kōnini was filled with lots of purple and lots of pride!

Kōnini dove into Term 1 with Swimming Sports and Athletics where the girls dressed in their craziest purple outfits and won best creative warm-up routine. Rumour has it, Kōnini was also the loudest and had the most spirit at both events. In June our main House event finally arrived, House Day! This day consists of competitive House sports and arts events in the morning, a shared lunch followed by the student written House Play. Our House Play rewrote Sleeping Beauty as we followed the school theme of ‘Set your Scene 2019’, as Sleeping

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Beauty realised she did not need her Prince to be happy. With some amazing actresses and a powerful performance to the infamous song ‘Girl Gang’, Kōnini was proud to land third! Our final House event for the year was the Kōnini/Kōwhai chapel where we celebrated all House members and reminded girls of the importance of the values kindness, love and patience. Overall Kōnini had a very positive and successful year, with help from an amazing group of Year 13s, Kōnini very much set their own scene in 2019! Annabel Coates – Head of Kōnini

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the song ‘We Are EA Family’, seeing everyone with their arms around each other, this showed how close all the Kōwhai girls had become.

I have loved every minute of this role and couldn’t have done it without the help of Mrs Fazio- Smith, the Year 13s, the Kōwhai leadership team and every girl in Kōwhai.

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Kōwhai girls are some of the best, always showing great sportsmanship, being supportive, positive and always trying their best while having a smile on their face. Thank you to everyone who has helped Kōwhai set their scene this year.

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We started the year with a bang, taking out second in Swimming Sports and first place in Athletics. The Kōwhai girls were so supportive, loud and enthusiastic on both of these days, which made our House atmosphere so fun and vibrant. I was so impressed with the way our girls took part in almost every event and cheered on each other.

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Mānuka. The house of legends. What a fun year it has been! 2019 for Mānuka has been a year of growth. From last place to first, Mānuka have shown how hard work and determination can pull a team from the bottom, to victory!

Starting off the year with swimming sports, I’ve never seen so many Mānukans set their scene in the pool. The proudness I felt when the senior school girls went to every swimming event, was one of my favourite moments as Head of Mānuka. Athletics Day may have been a scorcher, but the participation from the House was amazing. The House play was next, showcasing our outstanding

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enthusiasm, but maybe not our time management skills (Sorry for going over time). The House spirit and positivity this year has been electric! Sixth place has become my favourite placing, and I have been honoured to wave the flag for the mighty sixth. I would like to thank Dr Hickford for her incredible guidance throughout the year, as well as the encouragement from my fellow Year 13s. I’ve never had a sister before, but this year I feel like I’ve gained 136! Goodbye my friends. Kate Marfell – Head of Mānuka

Mātipo mana has been in full swing this year. The spirit of Mātipo is unrivalled, the memories we have shared are unmatched and most importantly our outfits reign supreme.

We started the year with a splash for Swimming Sports. The temperature was high but our spirits and participation levels were even higher which secured us as champions for the third year running. Athletics Day was filled with pride, achievement and cocoa powder! The incredible involvement and performance of the girls earned Mātipo second place! We continued running at Cross Country where we crossed the finish line placing first overall. These achievements were down to the amazing attitude of the whole House from Year 1 through to Year 13.

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The next thing on the House calendar was the much anticipated House Day. Every Mātipo-ian was a star on the stage and the sports field. Hard work does pay off because Mātipo came second overall and won House Plays! I am honoured to have had the opportunity to lead a group of amazing young women. I extend my gratitude to the Year 13s and Mātipo staff for the continual support and enthusiasm on keeping the Mātipo machine thriving. A special thank you to Mrs Taylor for the never-ending support and guidance throughout the year. I will miss our Mātipo family but can’t wait to see where this powerhouse will go! Georgia Benton – Head of Mātipo

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I have had the privilege of leading Rata House for 2019. This year I wanted to encourage every girl to ‘Set their own scene’ and recognise the talents of girls that often go unnoticed. The year has been jam packed with several events such as Swimming Sports, Athletics Day, Cross Country, House Day and House Chapel.

Athletics Day was one of my personal favourites showing the new students what the contagious House spirit is all about. One of the highlights of my time at SMC was taking the title of Year 13 tug of war, that was one mighty effort and a dream of mine since Year 7. In Swimming Sports and Cross Country the Rata girls never failed to shine! The pool and running track was soon filled with red as people from all ages encouraged everyone along.

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Later in the year we had the much anticipated House Day! This was the pinnacle House event of the school year. This year our House play was inspired from ‘The Incredibles’ showing girls that they can create their own movie, and set their own scene. After all House activities and the shared lunch we watched others and then performed our play. This was the highlight of my year, watching everything come together, and just to top it off a second place! I am so immensely proud of all the girls in Rata for the ongoing spirit and fun we have had this year. I would like to thank all Rata Year 13s and Ms Beaumont for the encouragement and support throughout the year, I couldn’t have done it without you! Liv Paterson – Head of Rata

2019 has been a brilliant year for Rimu as they set their scenes with green paint, enjoyment and House spirit! The year kicked off with Year 9 and Year 13 buddy day learning chants and embracing the colour green. This was an opportunity for our Year 13s to get to know their buddies and to answer any questions that they had. Swimming Sports was the first House event with fierce chanting and amazing participation! Athletics Day followed with everyone doing as many events as possible to gain valuable House points. In the heat we were covered in green paint running, throwing and

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jumping. My highlight was seeing 100% participation! The year rolled on and finally, it was House Day! This was a huge success as the girls put their all into every activity coming first in the filming and wearable arts. After a shared lunch, we launched into our House play that included The Grinch as the main character. The Grinch found his true self and set his own scene! Thank you to everybody who participated this year and let their green colours shine bright! 2019 was a good year for the Rimu Rangers to set their scenes. Claudia Bethell – Head of Rimu

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“Art is to the community what the dream is to the individual”

Thomas Mann

We Are One, our rebranded Twilight Concert dedicated to the victims of the horrendous terror attacks, celebrated the values of inclusivity, diversity and unity with our community, and set us up for a year of purposeful arts events promoting different causes. It is heart-warming to see how this awful act inspired our girls to compose, choreograph and create, presenting tribute pieces showing their love and support at this terrible time for our city. The Arts can be instrumental in helping our rangatahi express and develop as well as providing the perfect platform for learning and collaboration between students and staff. This year our musicians also performed against climate change and our staff braved the stage once again for Eggsfactor. One of the event’s instigators and ex-SMC Deputy Head girl Lucy Tothill updated us on recent improvements to our supported girls’ school in Malawi, making a fun evening even more meaningful. This year’s student Arts Council were implicit in the success of Eggsfactor, encouraging and leading the staff artists in their groups. They also brought us an energetic and fun-filled Arts Week and the magnificent St Margaret’s the Musical Arts Soiree, with a cast of colourful characters. As if this wasn’t enough, the team introduced new initiatives for younger students to engage in the arts through a mentoring programme pairing up Senior and Middle School girls, as well as Have-a-go days and performances in the quad. Our most heartfelt gratitude goes out to this enterprising and talented team, with special thanks to Heads Kaitlin Burden and Natalie Hutton, who have shown themselves to be exceptional leaders and role-models. Collaboration and respect are core principles within our school productions, and both the darkly hilarious senior production Grimm Tales, and the delightfully joyful Middle School Wizard of Oz have been wonderful vehicles for the personal growth of girls and staff and the strengthening of those relationships,

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on top of their outstanding entertainment value. It has been especially gratifying to see how our Middle School girls stepped up with such skill and professionalism, and we commend our newest member of the Performing Arts team, James Tarbotton, for his superb vision and direction. We are continually awed by our girls’ successes, and 2019 has been no different, with strong representation in national orchestras, bands, Hip Hop crews and Robotics, and a host of awards in Music, Drama, Dance, Painting, Debating and Technology. At Middle School level, nine girls have received Colours and 10 an Arts badge, while 21 seniors were presented Honours and 40 a Pocket in the Arts. We are extremely proud of these high-achieving students who give so much time and expertise, but also of the hundreds who participate in our co-curricular groups, some of whom demonstrate enormous courage in stepping onto the stage for the first time. Many thanks to our ever-supportive SMC whanau, for all that you do in helping our arts programmes and events stay healthily afloat and for your encouragement of the girls. Huge thanks to our stalwart PFA, who are always there when we need them, happy to woman the bar and guide the guests. Lastly, to the powerhouses behind the scenes, the tremendously committed and talented Arts staff; we are so very thankful to have this quirky, passionate and dedicated bunch of amazing folk, all holding hands firmly around the taonga that are our girls. Change is a-coming, and I will be moving on after eight years at St Margaret’s. I will miss you all, particularly our wacky Arts team, and an especially big hug for our commander-in-chief Ms Amanda Woods, for her heart of gold and outstanding leadership. I wish my replacement all the joy I have experienced in this role and smooth sailing into 2020. Aroha mai, aroha atu. Mary Davison – Arts Facilitator

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We believe that art exists and can be created in everyday life, even when it may not be showcased or in the spotlight for others to admire. Our goal for 2019 was to unite the school, as a whole, through the arts. We achieved this by our newly introduced peer arts mentoring programme, quad performances, school showcases and other performance opportunities. With 50+ co-curricular groups this year, we have had a great number of students sharing their talents with the school community. Alongside school events such as the Twilight Concert and Performing Arts Showcase, many of our groups have also competed in competitions and gained fantastic results, including regional and national achievements! The opportunities given to students within the arts this year have been immense, particularly with the school producing both a Senior School production of Grimm Tales and the Middle School production of The Wizard of Oz.

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One of the highlights of our year was Eggsfactor. We produced this event alongside the Egg Committee run by Sujean In and Madison Dalgety. It was incredible to be able to showcase the talent many of our staff have and we were fortunate to see them perform even though this was a scary idea for some.

We finished Term 3 with Arts Week which was an absolute hoot! It was a full-on week of activities such as jump jam and karaoke, performances from a range of areas, and potentially the best bouncy castle the world has ever seen! On the Thursday night we held our ‘St Margaret’s College The Musical’ themed Arts Soiree. This was a time to recognise the efforts and achievements of our students as well as to celebrate the Arts as a whole for the year. Our year as joint Head of Arts could not have run so smoothly without the help of the fabulous girls who were members of the Arts Council this year. These girls helped plan events, set up new initiatives and spread their creativity throughout the school. We would also like to thank the St Margaret’s College Arts staff for their continued support and encouragement of our ideas, particularly to Amanda Woods for her direction in our endeavours. The Arts at St Margaret’s have made up a large part of our time at school and we are incredibly thankful to have been able to be Arts leaders for 2019. We have been amazed by the talent and dedication of the girls to the Arts and we hope that this will continue for many years to come. Kaitlin Burden & Natalie Hutton – Joint heads of Arts

DANCE THE ARTS

What a fantastic year 2019 has been for Dance. Our Head of Dance, and Deputy Head of Dance, Annālida Jaeger and Brianna Odering have lead our dancers with enthusiasm and creativity. This year we have focused on supporting and growing our dance co-curricular group options. We have seen dancers from all year groups come together to learn movement, create choreography and perform. Term 1 got quickly underway with auditions for the Senior and Middle School Dance Company and also dancers interested in taking part in the Senior Production ‘Grimm Tales’. Our other dance groups, Pop Company, Jazz, Hip Hop and Highland plus our Senior Development group also started swiftly at the beginning of the year. We are always amazed at how many wonderful dancers put themselves forward for all of our co-curricular dance options and how each year the numbers continue to grow. This year our Open Day plan evolved to include Senior and select Middle School dancers who were given the opportunity to create and perform their own work alongside our co-curricular dance groups and senior NCEA classes. This was once again a great opportunity to showcase SMC Dance to prospective students and families. The term finished with the annual Twilight Concert. This concert is always special as we see such versatility from our dancers who are from all year levels and dance a wide range of styles. The Senior production showcased just how talented our dancers are with choreography created for them by Alison Rossiter. This was a joyous experience for all involved. The baton was then passed to the Middle School Dance Company who learnt choreography for the very successful ‘Wizard of Oz’ Middle School production, choreographed by Stacy Goldsworthy. In Term 3 the Senior Dance Company focused on learning two new choreographies that contrasted hugely; a stylised ballet piece inspired by Degas’ ‘The Blue Dancers’ painting and a very swishy and moody contemporary piece. These, along with a new Middle School Dance Company choreography, were showcased at our Senior NCEA Dance Evening ‘Momentum’. This year’s show also included a special

guest performance by the Jazz Dance Group who performed a stunning lyrical choreography by senior students, Anna Cropp and Sophie Berrill. We congratulate our SMC Highland Dance Group who have gained first place in both the Highland Reel and the Irish Reel at the Christchurch Caledonian Competitions this year. Well done to Ashley and Olivia Marfell and Abby Smith who have brought home the Rosemary Armstrong Challenge Shield for Highland Reel (Open) and the Brian Nelson Challenge Cup for Irish Reel (Open), both for the fourth year running! They were also awarded a very special Innovation award, presented by the Piping and Dancing Association of New Zealand. It is awarded to a group that is championing Highland dancing or piping in the community. The end of the term finished with our Performing Arts Showcase and Arts Soiree events. Once again our co-curricular dance groups came together to showcase what they had been working on and performed with poise, commitment and passion. It is always enjoyable to see how each group has developed over the year. The year has concluded with a special performance by the Middle School Dance Company for the Middle School Prize Giving and a Founders Day Service duet performed by Annālida Jaeger and Georgia Hardy. We say goodbye to a great bunch of Year 13 dancers who have been involved in co-curricular Dance during their time at SMC this year: Henrietta Bullen, Brianna Odering, Victoria Kay, Hannah Ward, Olivia Wilson, Georgia Hardy, Annālida Jaeger, Rylie MacGibbon, Ella Miles and Grace Mitchell – we will miss you! Dance at St Margaret’s continues to flourish because of the hard work and dedication from the teachers, student leaders and students involved in Dance. Their love of dance is evident in everything they choose to do. They give up their time and energy to bring an inclusive, dynamic and creative spirit to St Margaret’s College and have made 2019 another wonderful year in Dance. Candice Cain – Curriculum Leader of Dance

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SENIOR DRAMA

Every year our girls throw themselves into the thriving co-curricular Arts opportunities that are available at St Margaret’s College. The photos on the next few pages speak for themselves. The year in co-curricular Drama was filled with fun, positivity, creativity and dedicated student leadership. Special mention goes out to Kaitlin Burden who was our Head of Senior Theatre Sports, Feya Durkin and Rosie Milne our Heads of Middle School Theatre Sports, Cara Donaldson and Sam Capon our Heads of Drama and leaders of the Middle School Drama Group and to our passionate student directors and performers for the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival. Massive congratulations to all students who participated in our co-curricular Drama groups in 2019. Extra special congratulations to all students who participated in the amazing Senior Drama Production of ‘Grimm Tales’ directed by our very own Mrs Buckler. What a fantastic journey we had! Also to the very many girls who take itinerant

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Speech and Drama lessons and achieve excellent results – congratulations! This year, once again our Drama girls achieved huge success in the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival. St Margaret’s College won the best 15 minute scene at the Regional Festival with ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ masterfully directed by Georgia Benton and Izzy Leighs. In June, the cast performed their scene again and gave an energetic and powerful performance at the Michael Fowler Centre at the National Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival in Wellington. Izzy Leighs’ performance of Katherina Minola was recognised with a prestigious Assessor’s Award from University of Otago Associate Professor Hilary Halba, for “Playing a difficult female role with integrity and presence”. The girls all got to experience an unforgettable weekend celebrating Shakespeare in the capital. They were courteous, bubbly and beautiful throughout and did SMC and Shakespeare proud! Megan Herd – Senior Drama teacher

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2019! One of the fastest years yet!!! Co-curricular music has continued to flourish, and it has been fantastic to see the addition of some new rock bands and cappella groups added to our ever-growing co-curricular music opportunities. Co-curricular groups have, again, been involved in lots of performance opportunities – there have been wonderful SMC concerts, and many other opportunities to perform at other special school events throughout the year. There have also been all the regular annual music competitions happening with fabulous SMC music groups taking part in these musical celebrations. 2019 has seen many wonderful celebrations of student achievement at a national level throughout the year, as well as a number of students gaining music Honours and Pockets – huge congratulations to you all, we are very proud of you. Let’s take a closer look at some of the other amazing achievements:

NEW ZEALAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS’ SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

CLIMATE CHANGE PROTEST PERFORMANCE

Mimi Dyer and Izzy Smith performed for the hundreds of students protesting against climate change in Hagley Park.

THE BIG SING

The SMC Chamber Choir and combined CC-SMC Collegium choir sang extremely well at The Big Sing Secondary Schools’ Choral Festival. The Chamber Choir were awarded Most Outstanding Performance of a Maori/Pasifika Text

CHRISTCHURCH MUSIC FESTIVAL

Cesca Harris and Imogen Masters from Year 7, were selected for the Senior Special Choir, and Connie Newton, Year 5, for the Junior Special Choir.

LION FOUNDATION SONGWRITING COMPETITION

Natalie Hutton’s song, Sound of the Stars, was chosen along with 12 others, as a finalist in this year’s songwriting competition.

BILLIE LEIATAUA’S “MIND”

Sujean In (first violin), Meg Shatford (cello), Amy Chung (cello), Jasmine Ward (percussion) and Hellen Wang (french horn) were all selected to be members of this special orchestra.

Billie Leiataua’s recently released single Mind, made the September list for NewTracks as part of NZ On Air.

ARTS AMBASSADORS

NATIONAL YOUTH BRASS BAND

Sujean In & Jasmine Ward have been wonderful CSO ambassadors.

ROCKQUEST

Natalie Hutton won the National Rockquest solo-duo final, alongside Minnie Robberds from Christchurch Girls’ High as the duo act, There is a Tuesday Between a Monday and a Wednesday.

ARA SONGWRITING COMPETITION

Mimi Dyer, was selected as one of 12 finalists in the 2019 Ara Music Arts Songwriting Competition.

Jasmine Ward, Year 12, was once again selected for the New Zealand Youth Brass Band, as one of four percussionists. Wow, St Margaret’s girls what a tremendously busy year you have had – you give so much and you add so much to our school culture. Well done on a great 2019. We are looking forward to helping you create more magic next year. Amanda Woods – Head of Performing Arts

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The Junior School was excited to present their Cultural Celebration of folk dance and music from around the world. The programme included songs and dances from Aotearoa, England, Ireland, Scotland, France, Czech Republic, China, Japan and the Congo. It was a joyful evening followed by a lovely picnic dinner with their families.

Well done to Year 6 students Sophia Govan, Emily Griffin and Aisha Ellwood who MC’d the event and a big thanks to Toby Cammock Elliot, a Y9 student from St Andrew’s who lead the procession onto the stage with the bagpipes. All funds raised from the evening were donated to Educating Girls Globally (EGG). A huge thank you to the Junior Performing Arts and Music teachers Mrs Bates, Miss Goldsworthy and Mrs Wilford for organising this event. Samantha Bates – Junior Performing Arts teacher

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MIDDLE PRODUCTION: WIZARD OF OZ

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SENIOR PRODUCTION: GRIMM TALES

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PERFORMING ARTS GROUPS

A CAPPELLA CHOIR

Back Row: Amanda Woods, Francesca Harris, Georgia Lassen, Sofia Rofe, Sienna Wu, Chloe Taylor, Grace McKenna, Danielle Coles, Emily Chambers Front Row: Mimi Dyer, Jemima Pegg, Youyu Zhang, Amelia Lin, Natalie Hutton, Billie Leiataua, Amy Bourner, Isabella Shatford Absent: Charlie Freeman

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A CAPPELLA EMSEMBLES

Back Row: Molly Campbell, Rhiannon Cutler, Sofia Rofe, Amanda Woods, Amelia Lin, Chloe Taylor Front Row: Yani Rutherford, Lucy Johnston, Alexandra Lehmann, Mia Cleugh, Emma Cawood, Youyu Zhang

ARTS COUNCIL

From Left: Henrietta Bullen, Rosa Dunlop, Zelle Logan, Callum Arnold, Maya Kelly, Zara Gamble, Claudia Meads, Lily Griffiths, Valeria Bankovskaya, Allessandra Kitley, Bea McGlashen, Emma Taylor, Hannah Graham, Sohyun Kwon, Emily Cunningham, Chloe van der Ree, Millie Kearney

Back Row: Meg Shatford, Rosa Dunlop, Hattie Compton-Moen, Hannah Ferguson, Jasmine Ward, Hannah Ferguson Middle Row: Henrietta Bullen, Sophie Berrill, Cara Donaldson, Holly Macdonald, Zelle Logan, Amanda Woods, Mia Wright, Billie Leiataua, Lydia Munro, Sujean In Front Row: Sophie Benson, Olivia Willems, Rosie Milne, Natalie Hutton (Head), Kaitlin Burden (Head), Sam Capon, Sarah Cosgrove, Brianna Odering, Annālida Jaeger

CELLO ENSEMBLE

CHAMBER CHOIR

From Left: Meg Shatford, Maya Laws, Hattie Compton-Moen, Sarah Back Row: Lucy Johnston, Haruka Tokiwa, Annabel Coates, Amy Bourner, Hickford, Amanda Woods, Emma Mason, Amy Chung, Issy Story Amelia Tillman, Yani Rutherford, Sofia Rofe, Amelia Lin, Natalie Hutton, Anna Morris, Harriet Cottrell, Hannah Ferguson, Rachel Wilford Second Row: Sabrina Wong, Harriet Kennelly, Henrietta Bullen, Zelle Logan, Mia Cleugh, Lara Chiswell, Arabella Vinnell, Billie Leiataua (student leader), Olivia Willems (student leader) Front Row: Emily Harris, Chloe Taylor, Michelle Du Absent: Emma Cawood, Jasmine Tomuli-Sii

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CHAMBER MUSIC

From Left: Sujean In, Ella Kippenberger, Amelia Lin, Chloe Taylor, Meg Shatford, Sarah Hickford, Sienna Wu, Katie Gluyas, Mia Cleugh, Jasmine Ward, Hellen Wang Absent: Caitlin Rea

COLLEGIUM

Back Row: Harriet Kennelly, Amanda Woods, Sofia Rofe, Amelia Lin, Natalie Hutton, Anna Morris, Georgia Benton Front Row: Henrietta Bullen, Zelle Logan, Youyu Zhang, Lara Chiswell, Billie Leiataua, Olivia Willems

CONSTRUCTION CLUB

Back Row: Bindy O’Callaghan, Mel Leatherland, Grace Millar, Lexie Boon, Mille Edwards, Lucy Eyre-Walker, Leilah Pukepuke, Sienna Choat, Ivy Mehrtens, Senuli Wijayasena, Poppy Blakely, Alisha Arora, Hannah Millar Front Row: Katherine Nichols, Lucy Mitchell, Qiaoyu Guan, Isobel Masters, Anjali Selvarajah, Gemma Sitjes, Emma Wong, Tessa Sitjes, Allie Boon, Emily Fradd, Marnie Bell, Sophia Govan Absent: Audrey Campbell, Vickie Ward, Hannah Wylie, Cara Birch, Genevieve Surridge

CODE CLUBS

Back Row: Eva Johnston, Alexandra Nicolaou, Holly Macdonald, Jessica Becker, Lucy Johnston, Anna Qiu, Sydney Hall, Hattie Compton-Moen, Emily Harris Front Row: Katy Buttle, Katherine Babington, Tessa Sitjes, Anjali Selvarajah, Anita Avia, Gemma Armstrong-Scott

COMBINED SMC–CC ORCHESTRA

Back Row: Sarah Hickford, Grace McKenna, Sienna Wu, Hellen Wang, Jasmine Ward, Katie Buttle, Maddy Kerr Front Row: Sujean In, Meg Shatford, Katie Gluyas, Amy Chung, Mia Cleugh, Michelle Du Absent: Hannah Ward

DEBATING

Back Row: Hattie Compton-Moen, Anita Avia , Emily Harris , Alexandra Lehmann Second Row: Lucy Jessep, Jenni McLaughlin, Maggie Cui, Hannah Wylie, Emma Cawood, Phoebe Jennings, Sujean In, Sohyun Kwon, Rosemary McTaggart Front Row: Zelle Logan, Sophie Benson, Amelia Parker, Lydia Munro, Sarah Cosgrove, Yani Rutherford, Caitlyn Wickham, Lauren Healey Absent: Elizabeth Cross, Grace McMahon, Raha Walker

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HIGHLAND DANCERS

From Left: Olivia Marfell, Ashley Marfell (student leader), Abby Smith

HIP HOP TRIO

From Left: Grace Jenkins, Soph Kingi, Tessa Holley

JAZZ COMBO

From Left: Jasmine Ward, Mia Cleugh, Laura Simcock, Claudia Meads, Caitlin Rea, Billie Leiataua, Natalie Hutton, Cadance Gan

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Back Row: Annabel Allen, Payton Edmundson, Lucy Tod, Holly Ross, Emily Zhou, Hannah Wareing, Nevaeh Shand Third Row: Fran Pashby, Anna Qiu, Yoyo Fu, Jessica Macdonald, Laura Gearry, Frankie Jack, Holly Earl, Olivia Hawkes, Olivia Adams, Amelia Timiani-Dean, Nelly Bascik, Vickie Ward, Felicity McKay, Georgia Marchant Second Row: Charlotte Coughlan, Christina Vassilieva, Kara Gooding, Ceire Roche, Millie Edwards, Emma Hoskins, Brooke Manson, Maddie Pfahlert, Zara Gamble, Gemma Sitjes Front Row: Emma Ford, Maggie Tyler, Sophie Maxwell, Emily Fradd

HIP HOP

From Left: Abby Drayton, Sophie McGhie, Soph Kingi (student leader), Eve Barnsley, Ayla McLeod Front Row: Clara Gomes Lira, Jasmin Bartram, Lucy Tod, Ava Fitzsimmons, Fredrica Greening, Caitlin Duffy, Hannah Wareing

JAZZ DANCE

Back Row: Nikita Bloy, Molly Payne, Hannah Wylie, Kate Adams, Abby Houchen Second Row: Samantha Ross-Murphy, Henrietta Osborne, Georgia Buchan, Gemma Hardcastle, Ella Bloy, Ayla McLeod, Abby Smith Front Row: Sophie Berrill (student leader), Polly Jacobs, Anita Avia, Sophie McGhie, Bree O’Malley, Petra Lewis, Charlotte Parker Absent: Anna Cropp (student leader)

LIBRARY COMMITTEE – SENIOR

Back Row: Molly Campbell, Alexandra Lehmann, Lucy Johnston Second Row: Fran Pashby, Felicity McKay, Maya Kelly, Samara Brown, Lucy Jessep, Hattie Compton-Moen,Yani Rutherford, Vickie Ward, Sienna Wu Front Row: Hannah Wylie, Petra Lewis, Zelle Logan, Emily Harris, Anita Avia, Jessica Becker, Tessa Sitjes, Eve Barnsley, Sofia Rofe, Caitlyn Wickham

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KAPA HAKA

Back Row: Constance Lee, Georgia Dobson Cox, Holly Fairclough, Karereatua Williams, Sophie White Second Row: Poppy Williams, Ruby Williams, Isabel Wilding, Milly Mitchell, Abby Drayton Front Row: Caitlin Dufty, Eve Barnsley, Maaka Kahukuranui, Paris Counsell, Zoe Fulton, Nicky Averill, Chloe Taylor, Sarah Leadley

MIDDLE SCHOOL CHOIR

Back Row: Olivia Hawkes,Victoria de Costobadie, Bianca Koleda-Yamamoto, Sarena Harrison, Sophie McGhie, Mia McMath, Monica Koleda-Yamamoto, Tessa Sitjes, Ruby Hardacre, Molly Backhouse, Nevaeh Shand Front Row: Sophia Van Vianen, Kara Gooding, Olivia Adams, Emma Ford, Aneira Salt, Danielle Coles, Scarlett Austin Absent: Clara Gomes Lira

MIDDLE SCHOOL DRAMA CLUB

MIDDLE SCHOOL ART EXTENSION

Back Row: Anna Marra, Harriet Norris, Nevaeh Shand, Charlotte Brown Middle Row: Harley McVicar, Jessica Geng, Sorell Shand, Natalie Whitteker, Avelyn Curley, Janet Todd-Molineaux Front Row: Emily Zhou, Sophie Landis, Holly Earl, Jasmin Bartram, Eve Barnsley, Tessa Sitjes, Emily Harris, Victoria de Costobadie, Hellen Wang

MIDDLE SCHOOL DANCE COMPANY

Back Row: Chloe Taylor, Gemma Hardcastle, Claudia Hundleby, Sasha Stedman, Ayla McLeod, Cara Birch Third Row: Ellese Haigh, Ella Kippenberger, Kate Adams, Bree O’Malley, Eliza Smith, Ava Fitzsimmons, Shari Ross, Ella Bloy Second Row: Bianca Koleda-Yamamoto, Georgie Opie, Lilliana Murray-Orr, Abi Croft, Emma Cawood, Bella Spear, Christina Vassilieva, Abby Houchen, Sophie McGhie Front Row: Sophie Landis, Brooke Mullinger, Sana Fujii Absent: Ophelia Staniford

MYERS’ CUP SPEECH WINNERS

PHILOSOPHY CLUB

Back Row: Zara Gamble, Hannah Wareing, From Left: Deborah Matheson, Back Row: Yani Rutherford, Rhiannon Cutler, Phoebe Jennings, Sofia Rofe, Lucy Johnston Gemma Sitjes, Aneira Salt, Hannah Wylie Qiaoyu Guan, Gemma Sitjes, Front Row: Sophia Sare, Sam Capon Alexandra Lehmann, Raha Walker Second Row: Lucy Jessep, Heather Laing, Alexandra Lehmann, Caitlyn Wickham, Jenny May, (student leader), Cara Donaldson (student Hattie Compton-Moen leader), Makayla Hulme, Tessa Sitjes Front Row: Rosie Lester, Molly Campbell, Mia Stuart Absent: Tess Roberts, Lucy Paterson, Charlotte Sweney, Bree O’Malley

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POP COMPANY

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

Back Row: Laura Gearry, Rosa Turner, Lilliana Murray-Orr, Olivia Adams, Georgia Marchant Second Row: Ava Fitzsimmons, Brianna Odering (student leader), Georgie Opie, Nicole Harcourt, Holly Griffin, Molly Backhouse, Annālida Jaeger (student leader) Front Row: Amelia Rowe, Kate Adams, Gemma Hardcastle, Ceire Roche, Monica Koleda-Yamamoto, Zara Gamble, Emily Fradd, Abi Croft, Sophie Wilson

Back Row: Millie Kearney, Brooke Parnell, Allessandra Kitley, Hannah Ferguson, Mila Ballin, Angelina Hamilton, Maria Buhrkuhl, Hannah Seymour, Emily Gibb Front Row: Kate McCully, Caitlyn Wickham, Ashlee Tacon, Anna Marra, Gemma Hardcastle, Syvannah Stark, Cadance Gan Absent: Amy Bourner, Maddie Thorley, Lucy Mackie

ROBOTICS

Back Row: Jessica Geng, Jessica Macdonald, Sophie Maxwell, Victoria de Costobadie, Hannah Wylie, Lucy Eyre-Walker, Jessika Sanders, Hellen Wang Front Row: Mel Leatherland, Millie Edwards, Caitlyn Wickham, Holly Macdonald (student leader), Hattie Compton-Moen (student leader), Tessa Sitjes, Annabel Allen

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ROCK BAND (Y7)

SENIOR DANCE DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

Back Row: Nikita Bloy, Samantha From Left: Gemma Sitjes, Laura Gearry, Zara Gamble, Holly Griffin, Ross-Murphy, Alice McLeod Front Row: Syvannah Stark, Georgia Maggie Tyler Buchan, Molly Payne, Caitlyn Wickham, Henrietta Osbourne, Meg Shatford

Back Row: Enya O’Malley, Hannah Azharashid, Sophie Berrill, Georgina Lange, Anna Cropp, Abby Smith, Candice Cain, Molly Payne, Grace Jenkins Front Row: Rylie MacGibbon, Tessa Holley, Rosie Milne, Annālida Jaeger, Brianna Odering, Georgia Hardy, Hannah Ward, Alyssia Nicolson

SHEILAH WINN SHAKESPEARE

Back Row: Cara Donaldson, Meg Shatford, Olivia Wilson Third Row: Paige Carey, Holly Blackburn, Feya Durkin, Emily Blackmore, Rosie Milne, Sam Capon, Natalie Hutton, Georgia Benton, Georgia Lassen, Yani Rutherford Second Row: Olivia Hubber, Mia Wright, Kaitlin Burden, Jenny May, Rosemary McTaggart, Izzy Leighs, Annālida Jaeger, Lucy Johnston Front Row: Alexandra Lehmann, Georgina Lange

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SMC ORCHESTRA

STRING ORCHESTRA

Back Row: Katie Gluyas, Jasmine Ward, Mia Cleugh, Bianca Koleda-Yamamoto, Katy Buttle, Michelle Du, Sabrina Wong, Abby Mason, Tehya Laws, Hellen Wang, Sarah Hickford, Sienna Wu, Grace McKenna, Sorrell Shand Front Row: Hannah Ward, Sujean In, Maddy Kerr, Maya Laws, Meg Shatford, Amanda Woods, Emma Mason, Amy Chung, Issy Story, Isabella Shatford Absent: Claudia Hundleby, Caitlin Rea

Back Row: Grace McKenna, Abby Mason, Sujean In, Sorell Shand, Michelle Du, Tehya Laws, Sarah Hickford Front Row: Maya Laws, Hattie Compton-Moen, Amanda Woods, Meg Shatford, Emma Mason, Amy Chung, Issy Story Absent: Claudia Hundleby

TECHNICAL TEAM

THEATRESPORTS

Back Row: Molly Campbell, Sofia Rofe, Jessica Geng, Hellen Wang, Back Row: Shari Ross, Neve Thomas, Kaitlin Burden, Feya Durkin, Zoe Fulton, Yani Rutherford, Lucy Johnston Michelle Du Middle Row: Hannah Wylie, Georgia Lassen, Rosie Milne, Sam Third Row: Georgia Lassen, Maya Kelly, Zelle Logan, Rylie Capon, Chloe Taylor, Cara Donaldson, Lani Nolan, Sammy Hood, MacGibbon, Trudy Keys, Lucy Eyre-Walker Makayla Hulme Second Row: Grace McKenna, Holly Macdonald, Hattie Front Row: Olivia Hubber, Bella Belcher, Emma Hoskins, Compton-Moen, Hannah Ferguson, Emma Chiang, Caitlyn Wickham Katherine Babington, Emma Richards, Zara Gamble, Millie Front Row: Yani Rutherford, Rosie Lester Edwards, Charlotte Brown, Annabel Leete, Petra Lewis

UKULELE GROUP

Back Row: Anna Cropp, Sophie McGhie, Jessica Geng, Mia McMath, Mikaela Bruce, Makayla Hulme, Emily Chambers, Emily Cunningham, Chloe Taylor Front Row: Sophia Van Vianen, Amy Crozier, Sophie Jensen, Scarlett Austin, Imogen Masters, Mary Davison, Francesca Harris, Yoyo Fu Absent: Maisie Haines

YEAR 13 CHOIR

Back Row: Sujean In, Rosie Foulds, Olivia Dyer, Annabel Coates Third Row: Caroline Wells, Billie Leiataua, Sam Capon, Olivia Wilson, Sarah Cosgrove, Meg Shatford, Sophie Jensen, Brooke Connolly, Lexie Mealings Second Row: Izzy Leighs, Olivia Willems, Kate Marfell, Minnie Summerfield, Henrietta Bullen, Emily Dobbs, Sophie Green, Maddy Kerr Front Row: Rosie Averill, Georgia Benton, Natalie Hutton

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ARTS AWARDS

MIDDLE SCHOOL ARTS AWARDS

SENIOR ARTS AWARDS

CERTIFICATES

HONOURS DANCE

Most Dedicated to Middle School Art: Holly Earl, Anna Marra & Emily Zhou Most Promising Musical Performance: Mia Cleugh & Danielle Coles Most Committed to Middle School Dance: Sophie Landis & Sophie McGhie Most Promising Year 9 Debater: Anita Avia Most Committed Year 10 Debater: Sara Gillman Most Dedicated & Committed to Technology: Lucy Eyre-Walker & Tessa Sitjes Most Outstanding Contribution to Middle School Production: Bianca Koleda-Yamamoto

BADGES

Katy Buttle Emma Cawood Mia Cleugh Danielle Cole Gemma Hardcastle Claudia Hundleby Sorell Shand Bella Spear Chloe Taylor Emily Zhou

COLOURS

Katy Buttle Emma Cawood Mia Cleugh Danielle Coles Bianca Koleda-Yamamoto Sophie McGhie Tessa Sitjes Chloe Taylor Hannah Wylie

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Nikita Bloy Georgia Hardy Tessa Holley Rylie MacGibbon Alice McLeod Rosie Milne Molly Payne Abby Smith Olivia Wilson

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Olivia Hubber Annālida Jaeger

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Amy Chung Natalie Hutton Sujean In Meg Shatford Jasmine Ward

ORATORY

Hattie Compton-Moen Lucy Jessep

TECHNICAL Maya Kelly Mia Wright

SERVICE TO THE ARTS & TECHNOLOGY

Hannah Ferguson

POCKETS DANCE

Hannah Azharashid Nikita Bloy Georgia Buchan Tessa Holley

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Alice McLeod Henrietta Osborne Charlotte Parker Molly Payne Samantha Ross-Murphy Abby Smith Alex Traylen Hannah Ward Olivia Wilson

DRAMA

Sammy Hood Olivia Hubber Lucy Johnston Georgia Lassen Alexandra Lehmann Rosie Milne Yani Rutherford Olivia Wilson

MUSIC

Lara Chiswell Lucy Johnston Maya Laws Sofia Rofe Yani Rutherford Amelia Tillman Sabrina Wong

ORATORY

Mila Ballin Alexandra Lehmann

TECHNICAL

Georgia Lassen Zelle Logan Caitlyn Wickham Mia Wright

VISUAL ART

Mila Ballin Henrietta Bullen Molly Campbell Allessandra Kitley Sophia Lawrence Zelle Logan

CERTIFICATES DANCE

Most Outstanding International Achievement in Dance: Soph Kingi Most Promising Dancer: Grace Jenkins Outstanding Performance in Dance: Rylie MacGibbon & Tessa Holley

DRAMA

Heroic Contribution to Major Production: Kaitlin Burden & Zelle Logan Most Promising Student Directors: Izzy Leighs & Georgia Benton Service and Commitment to Major Production: Maya Kelly & Hannah Ferguson

MUSIC

Contribution & Commitment to Choral Music: Sofia Rofe & Zelle Logan Contribution & Commitment to Instrumental Music: Katie Gluyas, Maddy Kerr, Hannah Ward Outstanding Musical Performance: Natalie Hutton & Billie Leiataua Outstanding Promise in Performing Arts: Lara Chiswell

ORATORY

Most Promising Year 11 Debater: Yani Rutherford Contribution & Commitment to Debating: Sophie Benson & Elizabeth Cross

TECHNICAL

Technology Award for Service, Commitment & Leadership: Holly Macdonald Commitment & Support to the Technical Team: Hattie Compton-Moen & Yani Rutherford

VISUAL ART

Dedication & Commitment to Visual Art: Rosa Dunlop Contribution & Commitment to Visual Art: Hannah Graham Outstanding Recognition in Visual Art: Ruby McCallum & Ruby Williams

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DIRECTOR OF SPORT REPORT

There have been many, many inspiring moments in sport at SMC this year and I could devote many pages of this Yearbook to those moments. Believe me when I say that our girls continue to inspire me every day with their participation, personal development and performance. As well as our own athletes there are two other inspiring people who I have crossed paths with this year that I do want to mention:

Olivia Loe – SMC Old Girl Sport recipient for 2019. We welcomed Liv to the 2019 Sport Awards in early November to hear her story. Olivia Loe wouldn't be told she was too small and not good enough to be a great rower. Despite constant knock-backs, she's now a world champion. Over the course of her career, Loe has been discounted and dismissed by selectors numerous times, but also credits those experiences for her mental toughness and huge work ethic. “I love a challenge. If someone says I’m not good enough or says I can’t do it, I just feed off it." “I wasn’t going to get in on natural talent or potential. It wasn’t going to be handed to me. I knew that because, on paper, I wasn’t anybody’s favourite.” Despite constant knockbacks Liv is now a world champion and continues to write her own story and inspire many others.

John Wooden – The first person ever to be enshrined and inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player and as a coach. Wooden was renowned for his short simple inspirational messages to his players, including his ‘Pyramid of Success’. These were often directed at how to be a success in life as well as in basketball. Wooden won 10 NCAA National Championships in a 12-year period as head coach at UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles).

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I was fortunate to recently visit UCLA and the home of John Wooden as part of an inspection tour organised by Tour Time to the United States. Inspirational moments of this trip include: • Mamba Sports Academy – where we were exposed to technology and facilities to enhance human performance including cognitive training, nutrition, sports psychology and cryotherapy treatment for recovery. • Mater Dei High School (the most prestigious Sporting High School in the USA). • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, commissioned in 1921 as a memorial to LA veterans of World War One and where two Olympic Games have been held. • Staples Centre which was an overall highlight to watch a NBA game with the LA Clippers playing and winning against the Portland Trailblazers. • The home of David Beckham’s LA Galaxy, the most successful Major League Soccer team. • University of Southern California with facilities that we only dream of. • Los Angeles Dodgers’ Training Academy, a youth sports training facility with values that resonate with St Margaret’s College Sport – they support all levels of play and are driven to reach the whole athlete, the player and the person. • Manhattan Beach with Beach Volleyball courts for as far as the eye can see. • Ice Hockey game between the Anaheim Ducks and the Chicago Blackhawks.

Be Inspired Do something today that your future self will thank you for Helen Belcher – Director of Sport

JOINT HEADS OF SPORT SPORT

Caroline and Lina had the privilege of being joint Heads of Sport for 2019. Sport in 2019 was focused around participation and enjoyment while creating opportunities for girls of all ages. From the Year 3 hockey team to badminton and climbing we saw students setting their scene and having fun. The dedication and hard work paid off for individuals and teams as they reached their goals and achieved highly. Our aim at the start of the year was to build on the support around sport and it was great to see family, friends, teams and even the odd pet cheering us on on the sideline. This year was no doubt action-packed. Starting off the school sporting calendar with Athletics Day. Athletics Day is a great way to create those friendships at the start of the year while getting in the spirit with the rest of your House. This year offered a scorcher of a day, which created an exciting and fun environment to be in. Swimming Sports was up next, swimming sports is a fun event which saw participation from across all Houses. The day was filled with sun, chanting and House spirit. Term 1 was also packed with Summer Quad and tournaments for our teams in volleyball, touch, swimming, tennis, debating and more. Term 2 started with everyone’s ‘favourite’ events Cross Country. It was great to see Year 1 to Year 13 students getting involved, even if it was just running the 2km fun run. Tournament week came fast and saw teams travelling all across New Zealand, from Auckland, down to Dunedin. Both senior and junior teams competed at their respective codes and had some

awesome results throughout the week. The teams wore the red and white with pride and showed just what SMC is made of. This year, alongside Christ’s College, the new ‘Be a Sport Pass it On’ initiative made its way into the sporting community. This involved students bringing pre-loved sports gear such as shoes, netballs or cricket bats along on collection mornings. The goods were then distributed to schools in need around Christchurch. The last event on the sporting calendar was the Sports Awards. This year there was a change in format, and instead of the three-course meal, we ran an Awards night. We had a large turn out from students, parents and staff, with over 300 attending the evening. Drinks and nibbles started the night off, which then lead to celebrating the achievements, effort and dedication of the girls. We also announced leadership roles for 2020. Thank you to the Sports Council for your efforts and hard work into making this night a success. A huge thank you to Helen, Sharon and Julie in the Sports Office. Thank you for the endless support and hard work that you show towards sport. What a lot of people don’t see is the amount of time that goes into the organisation and running of sport at SMC. Another thank you for all the work you do behind the scenes and making everything possible this year. We would also like to thank Mrs Patchett for her ongoing support. We don’t know how you manage to be at so many sporting events, and we love getting the updates on Instagram. Good luck to you all for 2020! Caroline Wells & Lina Pale – Joint Heads of Sport

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ATHLETICS

The 2018-2019 athletics season has been very successful for the St Margaret’s College athletics team. We have had girls coming away with placings at Canterbury Secondary Schools’ and South Island Secondary Schools’ in Nelson and also our team who attended the National Secondary Schools’ in Dunedin at the end of 2018. Alongside this was the National Road Race, which we also had girls competing in. The 2019 SMC athletics season started off with a colourful bang at our Athletics Sports Day at Christ’s College. As usual, this proved to be a very competitive and fun day with the House spirit running high in all the events. It was great to see the Year 7 and 8s coming in to join the Seniors at the end of the day for the relays. The staff vs student relay is always one of the best events of the day with the staff giving the students a run for their money, however our Year 13s took the win in the end. Finally, the highly anticipated results for the House points were released and Kowhai took home the trophy with Rata winning the very competitive Year 13 Tug of War. The girls who were successful at the school athletics were selected to represent the school at the Canterbury Secondary Schools’ located at the new track and field facility of Nga Puna Wai. SMC had girls competing across all types of events with those who did well in their events being selected to compete in finals. Results from the Canterbury Secondary Schools Finals:

U14:

Alexander Rees-Thomas – 8th 200m, 6th long jump Hayley Douglas – 10th 1500m Ophelia Crozier – 7th shot put Charlotte Sweney – 3rd discus

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Emelia Surridge – 7th 200m, 6th 400m Jemma Burrows – 2nd 800m, 5th long jump, 7th discus Maddie Thornley – 10th 800m Olive Tuipulotu – 2nd high jump, 6th 4x100m relay Scarlett Kirby – 2nd discus

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U16:

Lily Cockram – 4th 200m, 3rd 400m Lily Gamble – 7th 400m Elizabeth Cross – 3rd 800m, 5th 1500m Charlotte Gilray – 4th 1500m, 5th 3000m, 7th 4x100m relay

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Anoushka Chiswell – 3rd 100m, 5th 200m, 5th long jump Lydia Munro – 5th 400m, 6th 800m Hannah Bayliss – 5th 1500m, 2nd 3000m Natasha Faga-ieti – 5th javelin, 4th 4x100m relay, 3rd 4x400m relay Following a successful campaign at the Canterbury Secondary Schools’, we had a team travel up to Nelson to compete at the final meet of the season, the South Island Secondary Schools’. At this meet, I would like to mention Hannah Bayliss. During her race, someone tripped over and Hannah stopped to make sure she was OK even though it wasn’t her fault. This takes a lot of courage to stop, as it meant sacrificing her own race in order to help someone else. Below are the results from this meet.

U14:

Alexander Rees-Thomas – 8th long jump

U15:

Olive Tuipulotu – 5th high jump Scarlett Kirby – 4th discus

U16:

Lily Cockram – 4th 200m, 3rd 400m Lily Gamble – 10th 100m Elizabeth Cross – 4th 800m, 8th 1500m

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Anoushka Chiswell – 6th 100m, 5th 200m, 5th long jump Hannah Bayliss – 5th 1500m, 3rd 3000m Enselina Pale – 7th shot put, 7th 4x100m relay In December we have a large contingent of girls travelling to Wellington to compete in the National Secondary Schools’ Athletics. We wish all the girls the best of luck and we are looking forward to seeing their results. Anoushka Chiswell – Captain

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BADMINTON

2019 has been a stand-out year for badminton at St Margaret’s College. Many of our teams achieved exceptional results in the weekly inter-school competition, with most teams making the top three in their grade division. A huge credit goes to the girls’ badminton coach, Desmond, who has put endless hours of time and effort into ensuring the girls’ success. It has been amazing to witness the great enjoyment that our girls have had for badminton and see so much improvement over all the different age groups. In June, our Senior A, B1 and B2 teams competed in the Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Teams Competition. Our Senior A girls came away with second in Canterbury and our B1 and B2 girls improved greatly over the one-day tournament. Following many extra hours of training our Senior A team competed in the Annual Quadrangular Tournament in August, this year hosted by Craighead

in Timaru. These girls faced tough competition and had very close matches, one match coming down to sets and the other points. Achieving third place overall was an excellent achievement and the girls should be extremely proud of their efforts. In September our Senior A girls were fortunate enough to travel to Wellington to compete in the YONEX New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Championships 2019. This was the first time a St Margaret’s College badminton team has competed in this Tournament. The girls had five days of tough competition and came away with great memories. We would like to thank Mr Clarke, Ms Hardy, Sharon Lloyd and the staff, for coordinating badminton this year and supporting our girls throughout the season. Finally, a huge thank you to the dedicated and talented girls, we know you will continue to grow and develop your skills into the future. Kate Baird – Badminton Captain

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BASKETBALL SPORT

2019 has been a busy year for basketball, with a total of 20 teams entered into weekly competitions. Basketball here at SMC is constantly growing. It’s been amazing to be able to see girls from all ages playing from Years 5 and 6 right through to Year 13. Congratulations to our Intermediate A Team consisting of Year 9 and 10s, who travelled to Dunedin during Tournament week to compete in the Junior South Island Competition, coached by Scott Edwards. They worked hard throughout the season to prepare for this tournament which gained them an overall placing of sixth. A special mention to those who made Representative Teams this year, Lia Jenkins, Evie Leeson, Ivy Brown, Karereatua Williams and Olive Tuipulotu. Our Senior A Team began the year under the coaching and guidance of ex Tall Ferns player Erin Rooney. Erin’s basketball career started here in Christchurch at Marian College. She went on to play for Fordham University Rams in the USA. Erin

brought a wealth of knowledge and experience to our Senior Team. Unfortunately, towards the back-end of the season, Erin had to leave the team to pursue her career, however a thank you to Magnum Tuipulotu who took over the reins. Despite the change in coaches, the girls continued to play and show SMC spirit throughout the rest of the season. They too had the privilege of travelling as a team to Tournament which was held in Nelson, to compete in the Schick South Islands AA Schools’ Tournament, placing 15th overall. We would like to thank all coaches, managers, referees, volunteers, teachers and parents who gave up their time to support every girl who played basketball this year. Without these people, basketball wouldn’t have been able to run as smoothly as it has this year. We look forward to coming back to SMC to support girls involved in basketball. Go Bears!! Tash Faga-Ieti & Casey Bennett – Captain & Vice-Captain of Basketball

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CLIMBING

Climbing is an amazing opportunity St Margaret’s College offers to all ages from the Senior and Middle School. Climbing takes place at The Roxx, also known as ‘Clip n Climb’ and has had an awesome turnout this year. 2019 has been the most successful as our SMC climbing team came first in the South Island

Secondary Schools’ climbing competition. Climbing is a different, but great, sport offered at SMC and encourages all girls to be involved no matter what skill level. Alex Hamilton – Captain

CYCLING

This year at St Margaret’s College, for the first time in a while, we had a proper Cycling Team with coaches Terry Gyde and Graeme Litt, and two time trial teams. We competed in the Wednesday schools’ racing out at Old Tai Tapu Road and at the South Island Secondary Schools’ Champs, where I won the road race and time trial. The other girls had a really good crack at the racing in their age groups and did extremely well! We also had a team in the team time trial who did a really

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good time and the girls gained loads of experience. The next big event was the school Track Cycling Nationals and South Island Champs. I was the only rider to attend, winning the South Island Title as well as the National Title. I really enjoyed racing with all the girls this year and I hope the strong team will continue next year. Jenna Borthwick – Captain

KAYAKING SPORT

2019 has once again been a big year for my paddling career. I was selected to race in two International Regattas including the Asia Pacific Cup and Junior World Championships in Romania, as well as New Zealand Nationals doubling as Oceania Championships. I have had a successful year in the domestic season as well as gaining many podium finishes at the Asia Pacific Cup and also being competitive on the world stage. I now look forward to the summer season and doing it all over again! I am so thankful to have had my SMC family behind me for the last five years with continuous support. Pieta Luthi – Captain

CROSS COUNTRY Term 2 began with a bang at the annual St Margaret’s College Cross Country at Hagley Park. A perfect crisp day with the sun shining saw the girls embracing their House spirit and colours throughout the ‘fun run’. The day was filled with excitement as we had huge successes both in the non-competitive and competitive races for each age group. Matipo took out the overall championship. Girls were selected from their competitive races to then take on the Canterbury Cross Country and Canterbury Road Champs. We had a large number of keen SMC girls and the Junior girls managed to place 3rd in the team event at the Cross Country. After the outstanding results at both of these races, Hannah Bayliss in the Senior Girls, Lily Keenan in Junior Girls and Claudia Hundleby in the Year 9 race took on the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Cross Country in Timaru. The course was grueling, but the conditions were ideal. These girls did outstandingly well and should be proud of their efforts. What an awesome season of cross country! Abby Theobald – Captain

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EQUESTRIAN

2019 for the equestrian girls has been a great year! We kicked off with the Interschools’ show jumping, having had two great teams put together! The two teams came away with SMC Red in sixth place and SMC Green in 23rd place out of a larger number of teams. Next was the dressage, which was another awesome day with two teams, SMC Red being placed 11th and SMC Green finishing in 15th place. Lastly the One Day Event with a young team who finished with a very impressive fifth placing. Individually SMC has some very talented younger riders coming along. A huge congratulations goes to Millie Harris for her amazing showing achievements, Supreme Champion Pony at the Canterbury A&P Show and also being selected to

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A huge thank you goes to Lizzie Dyer and Kirsty Pierson for all the hard work they put into the equestrian girls in order to make these events work, we wouldn’t be able to do it without you. I wish the future girls involved with equestrian here at SMC good luck. Mya Reid – Captain

FOOTBALL

Football at SMC this year has been full of excitement, hard work and dedication. We started the season with some new recruits to our 1st XI who fitted into the team perfectly, bringing their incredible skills and speed. We started the season with enthusiasm and thanks to the great weather have been able to get out on the pitch every Wednesday and play against some good competition.

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represent New Zealand in Australia in the Rider 15-17 years. Sophie Thomas and Fabriana McQuarrie, two Year 9 students competed in the New Zealand Pony Club Eventing Champs in Auckland, placing third overall. Fabriana also won the overall MT Secondary School Rider. Lastly to Makenzie Causer who was selected to compete in Australia in October in the Junior Rider Team.

Over the season I have seen the players develop and refine their skills, improving every game. We played a range of teams, each game bringing new challenges but also new ways to show off our skills. Our strong defense has made sure we were well protected, and the midfield continued to support our quick attackers who scored goal after goal. Everyone on

the team managed to score this season with a total of 59 goals. We had some tougher games against Christchurch Girls’ High, drawing in the rounds but in the end, it was Avonside Girls who came through the semi-finals with a win and we played them in the final. Our final game was one to remember, we won 7-0, taking out our division and ending the season on a high. I can’t wait to see what the girls can achieve next year with their overwhelming potential. Overall the season has been a success and on behalf of the girls, we would like to thank Mr McDonnell for his constant motivation and coaching and Dr Millican for his dedication as a referee. Amy Cawte – Captain

KORF BALL SPORT

In Term 1 this year, SMC made their debut in the High Schools’ Korfball Competition. Korfball is a sport played by four girls and four boys, however as an all-girls school we played against both all-boys and mixed teams. Playing in the Junior Grade, the girls managed to finish in third place, with Korfball Captain, Tayla Hardy, the runner up top goal scorer in this competition. At the end of Term 3 we participated at the South Island Secondary Schools’ competition. Playing in the B grade with an all-girls team again, we finished the first round robin in second position. After a strong showing in our semi-final, we made it through to the final, and after scores locked 8-8 at full time, we managed to take out the trophy in an extra time penalty shoot-out! A fantastic achievement in our first year, with Tayla Hardy and Jamie Marshall being selected in the Tournament Team. Nicole Lloyd – Coach

LIFE SAVING 2019 has been an extremely successful year for the 33 girls who participated in lifesaving at St Margaret’s College. During Term 1 the girls from all year levels worked very hard, training at lunchtimes and in the morning, to learn the components of water safety and achieve their Royal Lifesaving Award. They developed an understanding of the key steps in lifesaving such as staying calm, judging the situation, resuscitation, first aid and, most importantly, how

to keep themselves safe when saving someone else. I am so proud of how much effort and dedication the girls put in and the 100% pass rate in their exam results showed this. A huge thank you to Ms Scott for all her help and encouragement behind the scenes. Emily Barron – Captain

POLO The 2019 season has been a great time for polo. We have had seven new girls join polo, and all of the girls have come a long way since the beginning of Term 1. Each week on Monday the girls travel out to Sefton to train. They have been working hard to develop their polo skills, working on their shots and their game tactics. We have had polo teams entered in both the two SUPA Tournaments this term, with our B Team coming third in the E Grade! We would like to say a big thank you to Charlie Wood and his team for their time and commitment to training us and supporting polo at St Margaret’s. Georgia Levey – Captain

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HOCKEY

It has been another great hockey season for St Margaret’s. We had eight Senior Teams and six Junior Teams playing in the Canterbury Competition with 120 girls from the Junior school to Year 13 demonstrating the strength of our hockey programme. Our 1st XI played in SPL where they placed second and the 2nd XI placed third in SSL Div 1 grade. We had two teams in the SSL Div two grade who placed third and fourth and the Gold team placed sixth in the CSS competition. In the SSL Div 3 the Blue team placed second, and the Green team placed fourth. In the Div 4 grade the Silver team finished third. There were two 11-aside teams, two kiwi sticks teams – Magic and Wizards and two mini sticks teams – Stingers and Wildcats. The Gold team was coached by SMC Old Girl and Junior Blackstick Millie Calder. The Silver team was coached by current students and U18 Regional Canterbury Representative players Sophie Calder and Francesca Williamson. The Green team was coached by Michelle Vann who has a vast knowledge of the game and has coached for St Margaret’s previously. The Blue team was coached by Rob McGregor

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who also has developed many of our great players. Coaching our White team was Old Girl and Canterbury Cat, Charlotte Lee. Chris Errington, a current player picked up the Red team this season. Luckily, for another season, our 2nd XI were coached by Canterbury Masters player and teacher, Wendy Shannahan. And our 1st XI were lucky to have Head Coach, Sunjay Ganda, who has coached since 2016. At the start of the season the girls had current Blackstick, Rachel McCann as an assistant coach and for the last few weeks of the season and tournament week SMC Old Girl and current Blackstick, Leah Butt. The Junior Teams were coached by current students; Olivia Dyer, Anoushka Chiswell, Jordie Plunkett, Isabella House, Alice Ritchie, Issy Story, Mezzy Surridge, Maddi Dalgety, Liv Paterson and Pieta Surridge as well as Kim Englebretsen who coached the Primary A Team. During the pre-season, 14 girls were selected to play five games in the ANZAC Tournament at St Cuthbert’s in Auckland, playing against North Island 1st XI teams. It was an awesome opportunity to play different styles of hockey and meet other players.

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This group was coached by Sunjay Ganda and Wendy Shannahan. The 2nd XI went to Stratford, Taranaki to play in the Chris Arthur Tournament. They placed second after a draw at full time but then losing in shoot outs. The girls were led by their leadership team of Maddi Dalgety, Emma Roberts and Laura Simcock. The 1st XI went to Auckland this year to play in the Federation Cup. They were challenged early on playing Auckland Dio in pool play. The girls then won their quarter-final but lost their semi-final against Christchurch Girls’ High School. The team played Auckland Dio again in the third and fourth play off where they drew at fulltime but won on shootouts to place third in NZ. The 1st XI consisted of 11, Year 13 players; Kate Marfell, Molly Leckie, Olivia Paterson, Lucy Roberts, Meg James, Gaby McKellar, Jordie

Plunkett, Pieta Surridge, Sophie Calder, Anoushka Chiswell and Olivia Dyer. The girls were led by Captain, Jordie Plunkett and Vice-Captain, Sophie Calder. Congratulations to the 17 students selected to represent Canterbury, five girls in U18 Regional, six in U18 Association, two in the U15 A team, two in the U15 B team and two girls in the U13 B team. There were also two girls in the New Zealand U18 Blackstick Squad; Anoushka Chiswell and Francesca Williamson. From all of the current St Margaret’s players we are so very grateful to everyone who volunteers their time and continuously supports us. Also to Amanda Surridge and Wendy Shannahan who put hours of time into organising, planning and leading the way for all of us. Pieta Surridge – Captain

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NETBALL

What another great season it has been for netball at SMC. A year with participation numbers again being very high. A huge congratulations to the following girls who made representative teams for their respective age groups.

Christchurch U14:

Josie Seymour, Ophelia Staniford (Training Partner)

Christchurch U15 Red:

Bridie James, Cara Mustchin

Christchurch U15 Black:

Victoria Clark

Christchurch U17 A:

Georgia Reed, Jess Milne, Laura Mann, Ellie Withers

Christchurch U17 B:

Caroline Wells, Mia Allison, Jaymee Smith, Emma Parker (Training Partner)

Christchurch U19:

Lina Pale, Liyah Faga-Ieti (Training Partner) We wrap up the 2019 netball season acknowledging some successful wins and at times some hard fought

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battles on the court. Although the results haven’t always gone our way, we are always proud of the efforts the girls displayed. Highs of the season include our Year 3-8 netball teams that attended the Zone Tournament where they played some amazing netball and did us proud. This saw our Year 7/8A team qualify for the Koru Games where they continued to come away with a number of wins. Next up was the Junior South Islands Secondary Schools’ held in Christchurch during the Term 2 holidays. This saw our Year 9A and 10A teams compete against schools from all over the South Island. Both teams had successful results over the four days of competing with our Year 10A team placing third after missing out on a spot in the finals. The Saturday netball competition saw a number of our teams compete with 40 coaches coaching our 24 teams plus 12 managers. Of the 40 coaches there are 22 student coaches. Congratulations to our Year 10A team, who won the final of the U19 grade this year, by a large margin. Our Senior A team started their season

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off in the Senior 1 grade, progressing up to Prem 2 where they finished fifth.

Congratulations to Jess Milne and Lina Pale who were both named in the South Island Tournament Team.

In the Christchurch Supernet Competition, our Senior A team had an awesome semi-final against last year’s winners Villa Maria, which gained them a place in the Supernet Final. The team went on to play eventual winners Christchurch Girls’ High School, losing an incredibly close match, and placing an awesome second place overall.

During the Term 3 holidays the Senior A Netball Team attended the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Championships, once again up in Nelson, where they placed 10th. A massive thank you to coaches Helen Belcher and Julie Seymour, and managers Jane Marshall and Jeanette Kitchingman for your hard work, valuable knowledge and effort.

Tournament week arrived which saw the Senior A team heading to Nelson for the South Islands Secondary Schools’ Tournament. The team competed in the A grade competition and made it through to top eight. They just missed out on a semi-final, but were able to play off for fifth and sixth. The team fought hard and the girls had a successful win taking out fifth place against St Andrew’s. This saw them taking the last spot for Nationals. Overall, they played consistently throughout the tournament only losing one game to Villa Maria. This result qualified them for Nationals in the Term 3 holidays.

The success of the netball season would not have been possible without our Netball Convenor, Amanda Hardy. We are so grateful for the hard work, and tireless hours she puts into the sport, and ensuring the year ran well. We would also like to thank all of the coaches, managers, umpires and parents who have been part of this netball season. We thank you for the time and effort that you put into netball. Yet again, another huge congratulations to everyone and we are excited to watch SMC netball in the future. Liyah Faga-ieti & Lina Pale – Co-Captains

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ROWING

Our first camp was based in Kaiapoi, with the girls staying at Blue Skies camp and biking down to the river each day. This was a great opportunity for the novices to experience rowing life and to connect with girls from different age groups, while also learning the key foundations of the rowing stroke.

As the Term drew to a close, we headed away to our training camp up at Lake Rotoiti. We started our camp at Kaiteriteri racing at Rabbit Island against Nelson and Marlborough crews. This was a good chance for everyone to be in a regatta environment and to learn valuable skills while also having downtime at the beach. While this was a very challenging camp, we managed to balance the hard rows with fun activities such as Secret Santa, a mixed regatta with parents and coaches and the traditional year group skits. Finishing the camp with our eight kilometre race highlighted the technical and physical gains we had made over the week.

After this camp, we settled into our usual weekly routine which consisted of three to four on-water sessions per week, ergs, and gym/fitness sessions. As the rowers progressed through the term our fitness levels improved and we continued to form our connections throughout the squad.

We were given a tough training regime to complete over the Summer holidays, but we found ways to make these more fun by getting together in groups to complete sessions. We then regrouped in Twizel for Canterbury Champs, although bad weather prohibited us from racing in the finals on that Sunday.

We kicked off the season in Term 4, with our rowing ‘Have a go day’, which allowed girls to come and experience rowing at our base in Kaiapoi. From there, girls decided if they would like to join our rowing squad and embark on the season ahead. And our 2019 season was born, with a squad of 53 girls and a group of dedicated coaches.

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After this regatta, we stayed at the High Country Lodge to complete our second major camp. We had many windy days which made the coaches come up with other ways to get in our fitness, such as hill sprints and ergs and as always they mixed in fitness-based team activities. We were then back in Twizel for South Island Clubs which was a great chance to see how we had improved as a result of our January camp training, while also racing against crews we could potentially race at Maadi. The last regatta we attended before Maadi was South Island Secondary Schools’ which is a great opportunity to see how we are ranked against top crews. We rowed well at this regatta which set us in good stead for the weeks coming. We then headed away for the final bit of hard work before Maadi. Supercomp was set to push our bodies to the limit and test our abilities mentally and physically. The coaches worked us hard and it was no

easy feat but the week of rest following prepared us for the final hurdle. It was exciting that Maadi was up in Cambridge, Lake Karapiro. Half of our squad had never been there before so there was a lot of new rules and ideas to learn as the week went on. Maadi is the pinnacle of our season and it was rewarding to be able to take the whole squad of girls who had been working so hard and could finally see everything fall into place. We had a very successful campaign coming away with three Golds and a Silver, also taking out Top South Island Girls’ School. We competed in eight A finals, 11 B finals and our single scullers competed in C and F finals which was an outstanding result. We would like to thank the coaches for their hard work and dedication, but also the girls for making it such a fun season! Caroline Wells – Rowing Co-Captain

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RUGBY This year we had six girls play for the Combined Schools Girls’ Rugby Team – Forward Foundation in the Christchurch Competition during Terms 2 and 3. We were very privileged to have a new Black Fern, Grace Brooker, coach us alongside Michael Lightbourne. After a steady season with five wins and three losses, we finished up third. This is a great effort as a few of the girls were new to the game. Thank you to all the students, staff, supporters and coaches that helped out, your commitment and assistance has been invaluable. Congratulations to Sophie Lightbourne, who made the Canterbury U18 Development Team, competing at the South Island Secondary Schools’

Competition in October. Rugby is a fantastic, fun and physical sport, I would encourage anyone considering it to give it a go! Lucy Roberts – Captain

RUGBY SEVENS With no competition available at the start of the year, Sevens started up in Term 4 where we trained twice-weekly for seven weeks. The South Island Secondary Schools’ Tournament was a great trip away to Timaru. We were very lucky to have Canterbury Women’s Sevens Coach, Dallas Seymour fill in as coach for the tournament. We learnt a wealth of knowledge from him and were placed fifth overall. We were also very lucky to have SMC Old Girl, Lucy Jenkins coaching us during the term. We had four competition games and one team entered. As we continued to improve, we made the final at the Condors qualifying competition, finishing second

to Christchurch Girls’ High. A special thank you to our manager, Sharon Lloyd, for all her help this season. Lucy Roberts – Captain

SAILING During the year, Alice Floyd has been involved in both school sailing and competitive club racing. While part of the Christchurch Combination Teams’ Racing Team, Alice finished second at Nationals held in Algies Bay north of Auckland. From this result, the girls were then invited to attend a trans-Tasman competition in Hobart but had to decline due to prior commitments. Through competitive club racing, Alice qualified for both the open 420 European and World Championships in Portugal and Spain respectively. While at Europeans Alice received a result of fourth, on tied points with third. At the World Championships, she came in at 19th. Following

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these two overseas results, she finished the season ranked the 420th team in Oceania. Alice Floyd – Year 13

SKIING SPORT

Once again, St Margaret’s College had a very successful day at the Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Ski Race. A group of 13 girls got up early to meet bright skies and a lovely bluebird day up at Mt Hutt on 15 August. The day consisted of each girl successfully completing two runs down a Giant Slalom course, where we had four girls finishing in the top 10 out of 67, Paige Causer took out the girls individual fastest time and our top team of Paige Causer, Mari Henderson, Evie Eaton and Victoria Clark won the overall girls’ fastest team. It was fantastic having our SMC girls up the mountain proudly representing the school and enjoying the fabulous conditions. Evie Eaton – Year 12

WAKA AMA Waka Ama and dragon boating have really taken off this year, going from strength to strength. We train on the Avon, Lake Rua and in Lyttelton Harbour. Our favourite trainings were always on the sunny days and if we were lucky we would sometimes see dolphins! We had some great successes with Waka Ama, winning gold in the W12 and the W6. This year in dragon boating, SMC boats took out the top three places in the 250m races at Aoraki Secondary Schools. A huge thank you to Julie Seymour for all the time and effort she puts into Waka Ama and dragon boating. Also, thank you to Teagan Killick and Peter Lowe for coaching. Sarah Cosgrove & Olivia Wilson – Year 13

WATER SKIING It has been a busy year for our two amazing water skiers, Lydia Munro, Year 13 and Emily Milner, Year 11. Both have gained medals this year in their respective classes, including Slalom, Trick and Jump. It takes a huge amount of guts and determination to whizz across the water at breakneck speed. This sport has seen the girls travel overseas to Australia and America this year and they are building up to being selected for the Junior World’s Competition next year in Florida. We wish them all the very best for 2020. Louise Eder – Sports Co-ordinator

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SWIMMING

Swimming this year was all about exploring and embracing opportunities. From our participation in the annual Summer Quadrangular Tournament, School Swimming Sports, Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Championships and New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Competition, there were plenty of events to decorate our ‘highlight reel’ this year. Alongside these, the Years 7-8 and 9-13 Swim Clubs were also an added highlight to our year. These clubs had a focal point of implementing a sense of inclusivity and community within the sport. The swimming season for 2019 kicked off with a memorable ‘opening scene’ of Swimming Sports. With the introduction of a revised programme of events, this year’s competition boasted a high level of participation and enjoyment from the school. The new programme allowed for our students of every level to get involved. Events included the Great Mat Race, House Crocodile Race, and the much-loved Staff vs Student Relay. The event united the school community for an awesome day filled with House

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spirit – an honourable mention to Matipo House for winning the Swimming Sports House Trophy! February was a busy month with our representative swimmers competing at Summer Quad. This year’s tournament took place in Dunedin and was hosted by St Hilda’s Collegiate School. Our swim team had some impressive results, placing second – contributing to the overall first that our school achieved! Senior Year 13 swimmer, Rosie Averill, was awarded the Swimming Award for our school. A strong team of swimmers lead the school at the CSS Championships, obtaining some amazing results. Also a small group of swimmers represented SMC as they headed to the NZSS Competition to race against the nation’s best! Swimming is a team sport as much as it is an individual one, and all of our girls’ achievements are a reflection of the outstanding ‘behind-the-scenes’ team we have. Thank you to Chris Lindsay, Sharon Lloyd and Helen Belcher for all of your ongoing support! Sujean In – Captain

TENNIS SPORT

Tennis has always been a popular, fun and successful summer sport at SMC, with 2019 our best year yet. We had multiple social and competitive teams from various year groups entered in our Canterbury competition on a Wednesday after school, with each girl competing in a singles and doubles match. Andrew Falck, head coach of Burwood Tennis Club has coached the Year 1-8 SMC tennis players this year during lunch times. The Hot Shots programme is used to develop the skills of these young tennis players by using smaller nets, balls and spaces. The Senior A and B teams have also been lucky enough to work with our coach Andrew who won the ‘Coach of the Year’ award at the SMC Sports Dinner in 2018. In addition to practicing twice a week with Andrew, our Senior teams competed in the Canterbury Premier Secondary Schools’ Competition each Wednesday. To start our spectacular year, our Quad team consisting of Abby Mason, Annie Coates,

Ruby Young, Sophie White, Emma Mason and Kate Smith travelled to St Hilda’s in Dunedin. There they competed for the first time as a team and became champions beating Rangi Ruru 8-1 in the final. Our Senior A team beat Rangi 4-2 in the final to win South Islands, extending our South Island winning streak to an impressive five years. During Tournament week, the girls had an outstanding time as they made it to the Top four for the second time in SMC history and were placed third overall. A special congratulations to Abby Mason as she won her first ITF in Singapore against many older girls from all around the world! She was also selected into the New Zealand Junior Fed Cup Team which travelled to Sri Lanka to compete in a teams’ event. We are so proud of Abby and look forward to watching out for her continued success. Annie Coates & Sophie White – Captain & Vice-Captain

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TOUCH

2019 started off with a lot of players returning to the sport and others starting it as something new, allowing nine teams to be entered in a range of different competitions. This season consisted of a lot of successes, fun and learning for all girls taking part. The annual Summer Quad Tournament hosted by St Hilda’s was the first hit out of the season for the Super Touch team. This was a great opportunity for the girls to put their newly learnt skills to the test and bond as a team in preparation for the season. The South Island Secondary Schools’ Tournament was an amazing two days for the team where they got to showcase a season’s worth of training and work. With four from five wins on day one the team secured a spot in the top four. Following a tough game against Columba College which resulted in a loss, the team played off for third and fourth against Burnside High. At full time the score was tied and a drop off took place to decide the winner. Down to three players the team’s endurance and fitness was put to the test but unfortunately, we were unable to come away with the

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win and finished fourth. This was great experience for a young team and the results we received reflected the growth and improvement of the team throughout the season. As well as having a very successful Senior team, there is plenty of talent coming through. The Junior B team finished their season unbeaten and the Year 7/8 A team also had an impressive season taking out their competition and remaining unbeaten. This talent coming through ensures great promise for the future of touch rugby at SMC. Many players gained Canterbury Representation:

U18 girls – Emily Dobbs U16 girls – Georgia Reed, Cara Mustchin U14 mixed – Ellese Haigh U12 development – Chloe McNeill, Amy Jones Cara Mustchin was also selected in the New Zealand U16 girls team who toured Australia in September 2019. Emily Dobbs – Captain

VOLLEYBALL SPORT

2019 has been a record-breaking year for SMC volleyball with 16 teams from Year 7-13. This development is due to amazing coaches, managers and staff who ensure every player has the opportunity to improve whilst having fun! A massive thank you for helping us set the scene for SMC volleyball. We had five teams of Y7 and 8s involved in the Kiwi Volleyball League. Congratulations to the SMC Volley team, who came second in this competition! Although Term 4 is the major term for our Juniors, these lucky girls got the opportunity to play in Term 1 against our Senior B team at Senior SI, CSS and Satellite Tournaments. Both teams competed in SI Division 3, CSS Division 2. Our Senior B came sixth in Div 1 at Satellite with our Junior A picking up an awesome fourth in Div 2. Our Senior A team had an action-packed term with six tournaments. The first one in the North Island competing against Division 1 teams. We also got

sandy on the beach playing at NZSSBVC. A massive congratulations to Rosa Davidson and Ella Ballantyne second in the Y10 and 11 Grade. Our team came first at Quad Tournament held in Dunedin against three of our sister schools. Our next two tournaments were local, unfortunately just missing out on semis at SI placed us fifth. However, at CSS after a tense five-set semi-final, SMC made the final for the first time, becoming runners up. This gave us a very good seed for Nationals where we made history coming 12th in Division 1 out of 98 teams, the best result SMC has ever had. Several girls gained recognition at Regional and National level. Ella Ballantyne (Y11) was selected into the New Zealand U17 team and the NZ U17 Beach team; Mia Fanselow and Loveday Mossman-Catchpole (Y13s) were selected into the Canterbury Camps Tournament Team. Loveday was also selected to trial for the NZ U23 Women’s team. Loveday Mossman-Catchpole – Captain

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WATER POLO

St Margaret’s water polo has had a great year with over five teams from Year 7-13 competing and a number of Canterbury and South Island titles have been won. The Senior A team won the weekly Canterbury Secondary Schools’ Grade undefeated. This team also attended South Island Secondary Schools during summer tournament week in Term 1, in which they placed first in a final against Rangi Ruru. Team members Josie Percio, Tayla Marshall and Georgia Reed were announced in the Tournament team and our Senior A were undefeated for this tournament. These girls also attended Division 1 Nationals for the first time in St Margaret’s History, coming away with 10th place in an extremely close, intense and interesting game and they had to play with one down in the pool for the majority of the game. St Margaret’s Year 9 and 10 team have also done extremely well this season, being placed first in the Canterbury Year 9 and 10 grade and second in the Year 9 and 10 South Island Competition. Year 7 and 8 Water Polo have also done well this year, entering two teams into the Year 7 and 8 Canterbury Competition. Both teams had fun and did very well. The Year 5 and 6 Flippa Ball team have continued to learn new skills and rules of water polo, with hopes to enter a Flippa Ball team in a Christchurch league later in the year. All St Margaret’s teams continue to improve and learn more about water polo. Hannah Price – Captain

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SUMMER QUAD SPORT

In February St Margaret’s travelled to Dunedin for the Annual Summer Quadrangular Tournament hosted this year by St Hilda’s Collegiate. The Senior A Tennis Team, Senior A Touch Team, Volleyball A Team, and the top Swimmers and Debaters were competing against Rangi Ruru, Craighead and St Hilda’s. For most of the teams, it was the first opportunity for them to play together and put hard work from training into games, allowing us to display our sportsmanship and skill. Over the two days, St Margaret’s did extremely well, gaining first places in Tennis, Volleyball and Debating. In Swimming the SMC girls also did very well finishing with a strong second placing. Our Touch girls left it all out on the field and had some very close matches finishing third. We were hosted by the families from St Hilda’s whilst we were in Dunedin. The SMC girls were extremely

lucky to create new friendships and be hosted by such lovely families allowing us into their homes for two nights and taking good care of us. A big thank you goes to St Hilda’s for putting on a wonderful event where all four schools were together competing, showing sportsmanship, fair play and talent. To conclude the Annual Quadrangular Tournament a lunch was put on where all players, managers and coaches were welcome. At this lunch, the awards and results were announced. Special mention to Lydia Munro, Rosie Averill, Sophie White, Georgia Reed and Loveday Mossman-Catchpole who were awarded Certificates of Contribution for ‘Effort, Fair play and Team Spirit’. St Margaret’s placed first overall which is an exceptional result and a great way to start the 2019 sporting year. Sophie White – Year 13

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WINTER QUAD

On Sunday 4 August, the 1st XI Hockey, Senior A Netball, Badminton Senior A and St Margaret’s College Debating teams drove down to Timaru to compete in the traditional annual Quadrangular Tournament. This involved us competing against our sister schools Columba College, St Hilda’s Collegiate and Craighead Diocesan. During the course of the three days, we were billeted out with families from Craighead, which was a great opportunity to get to know some of the girls from other schools. The Badminton Team, captained by Kate Baird, had two very close games that resulted in a countback which had them placing third overall. The Debaters spoke on a range of controversial topics including the importance of promoting NZ values in the school curriculum. The Debaters finished well, winning two out of three debates convincingly to settle them into second place overall. The Senior A Netball Team suffered two very close losses which resulted in gaining two crucial bonus points and a win on Tuesday

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helped them secure second place overall through goal differential. The 1st XI Hockey had an outstanding campaign coming away with three out of three wins which put them in first place overall. The team had zero goals scored against them, saved by goalie Olivia Dyer and efficient defense which sets them up nicely for their up and coming tournaments and games. After the competition had finished, we shared a lunch with all the schools involved which was a rewarding way to end the Tournament. Final placings were as follows: Columba College first, St Margaret’s College and St Hilda’s Collegiate second equal and Craighead Diocesan fourth place. Special congratulations go to Kate Baird (Badminton), Anoushka Chiswell (Hockey), and Lina Pale (Netball) for gaining the Effort, Fair Play and Team Spirit Awards. Congratulations also to Lucy Jessep (Debating), for achieving the Best Speaker Award. Caroline Wells & Lina Pale – Joint Heads of Sport

SPORTS DINNER SPORT

Anoushka Chiswell

Abby Mason

Penny Gordon, Olivia Loe, Diana Patchett

Lina Pale, Julie Seymour, Helen Belcher, Sharon Lloyd, Caroline Wells

Olivia Wilson, Emily Dobbs, Annie Coates

Charlotte Coughlan, Evie Leeson, Payton Edmundson, Rosa Turner, Emma Ford, Georgie Opie, Aneira Salt

Sophie White, Kate Baird, Mya Reid

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SPORTS AWARDS SPORT Athletics Badminton Basketball

TROPHY Most Promising Athlete Clibborn Cup O'Connell Prize for Most Valuable Player Evans Family Cup for Most Improved Player Climbing Wesley Climbing Cup For Leadership and Commitment Rebekah Masterton Cup for most determined and enthusiastic climber Cycling St Margaret’s College – Best Sprinter Beryl Burton Trophy for Most Valuable Team Member SMC Cup Most Promising New Rider Dragonboating Harlow Trophy for Outstanding Contribution Equestrian Watutsui Trophy – Effort & Assistance at One Day Event Susan McCaul Cup for Equestrian Performance Murdoch Cup for Outstanding Achievement Football Most Valuable Player Hockey Joanna Brinkman Cup for Most Improved Player Chris Arthur Cup for Leadership and Dedication to Hockey SMC Hockey Award for the Player who Displays the Greatest Commitment Most Valuable Player Netball Cartridge Cup for Most Improved Netball Player 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 Rowing Trudy Keys Cup Most Dedicated Rower 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 Life Saving Dedication and Commitment Rugby Smith Cup for Player of the Year Skiing St Margaret's Cup for Skiing Wigley Cup-Progress in Skiing Swimming Most Promising Swimmer (Year 9) Most Outstanding Swimmer Over All Age Groups Tennis Contribution to School Tennis Performance and Sportsmanship Touch Most Valuable Player Wright Cup for All Round Contribution to Super Touch Trampolining Administration and Service (Competition Results) Most Valuable Player Volleyball Most Promising Junior (Y9/10) Waterpolo Dedication and Commitment to Water Polo Davie Family Cup for Player of the Year

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NAME OF NOMINEE Lily Keenan Kate Baird Casey Bennett Olive Tuipulotu Alexandra Hamilton Katherine Babington Jenna Borthwick Jenna Borthwick Anna Wilson Sarah Cosgrove/Olivia Wilson Mya Reid Sophie Thomas Fabriana McQuarrie Valeria Bankovskaya Kate Marfell Jordie Plunkett Sophie Calder Anoushka Chiswell Ellie Withers Karereatua Williams 10A Eniselina Pale Sophie White Caetana Langston Gabriella McKellar/Caroline Wells Charlotte Darry Alice Davidson/Olivia Studholme Claudia Bethell U18 Eight Emily Barron Sophie Lightbourne Paige Causer Victoria Clark Emma Mason Emily Barron Annabel Coates/Sophie White Abby Mason Georgia Reed Emily Dobbs Renee Martin Loveday Mossman-Catchpole Emily O’Connor Hannah Price Georgia Reed

MAJOR AWARDS TROPHY

ACHIEVEMENT

RECIPIENT

SPORT

St Margaret’s Cup Outstanding Junior Sporting Achievement Ruby Young St Margaret’s Cup Junior Sportswoman Cara Mustchin Sally Mene Tanoa Aspiring Leadership Mia Allison Jocelyn Freeman Rosebowl Leadership In and Dedication to Sport Eniselina Pale Mollie Copper Cup Sportmanship and Service to Sport Kate Baird/Loveday Mossman-Catchpole Chris Arthur Cup Best Performed Team U18 Eight Excellence in Sport Award More Than One Sport Anoushka Chiswell Hiatt Cup Outstanding Sporting Achievement Abby Mason Reeves Trophy Sportswoman of the Year Abby Mason

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) SPORT

AFL Carriage Driving Cycling Kayaking Polo Rowing Sailing Softball Tennis Tennis Touch Volleyball Water Polo Water Skiing Water Skiing

NAME

Mia Allison Hannah Ferguson Jenna Borthwick Pieta Luthi Skye Turner Charlotte Darry Alice Floyd Trinity Mackley-Flutey Abby Mason Ruby Young Cara Mustchin Ella Ballantyne Josie Persico Emily Milner Lydia Munro

TEAM

NZ Women’s Premiership team and NZ Youth girls team Miniature Horse Youth team NZ Youth Track Cycling team Represented NZ at the Junior World Champs in Romania NZSS team NZ Women’s Coxless Four NZ Youth Grade at 420 World Championships NZ U15 team NZ Jnr team and NZ Jnr Fed Cup team NZ U13 team and NZU14 team NZ U16 team NZ U17 team NZ U18 team NZ U17 team NZU21 team

YEAR 11-13 HONOURS

SPORT

Y11-13 Honours awarded at Sports Dinner Y13 Honours awarded during the year

Hockey Netball Polo Rowing

Skiing Tennis Touch Volleyball Water Polo

Water Skiing AFL & Netball

RECIPIENT

Isabella House Jessica Milne Skye Turner Lucy Botting Charlotte Darry Rosa Foster Anna Wilson Paige Causer Abby Mason Georgia Reed Ella Ballantyne Josie Persico

Emily Milner Mia Allison

Badminton Hockey

RECIPIENT

Kate Baird Sophie Calder Anoushka Chiswell Olivia Dyer Meg James Olivia Paterson Jordie Plunkett Lucy Roberts Netball Laura Mann Rowing Claudia Bethell Kate Harris Emma Roberts Softball Liyah Faga-ieti Natashia Faga-ieti Swimming Emily Barron Volleyball Loveday Mossman-Catchpole Water Skiing Lydia Munro

MIDDLE SCHOOL COLOURS SPORT

Athletics Basketball Equestrian Marching Futsal Netball

Swimming Tennis Water Polo Basketball & Netball Cricket & Hockey

RECIPIENT

Scarlett Kirby Ivy Brown Fabriana McQuarrie Chloe Taylor Sara Gillman Emily Lambie Bridie James Trinity Mackley-Flutey Josie Seymour Sienna McEwan Maisy Perriam Emma Mason Ruby Young Jemma Burrowes Olive Tuipulotu Niamh McKenzie

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ONGOING EXCELLENCE IN SPORT

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

SPORT

Athletics Hockey Kayaking Netball Rowing Sailing Tennis Touch

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RECIPIENT

Anoushka Chiswell Pieta Surridge Pieta Luthi Eniselina Pale Gaby McKellar Alice Floyd Annabel Coates Sophie White Emily Dobbs

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SPORTS TEAMS SPORT

ATHLETICS – SISS YEAR 9 –13

Back Row: Elizabeth Cross, Jemma Burrowes, Anoushka Chiswell, Emelia Surridge, Lily Keenan, Lily Cockram, Ivy Brown, Charlotte Sweney Middle Row: Ophelia Staniford, Lydia Munro, Scarlett Kirby, Charlotte Gilray, Jordan Mealings Front Row: Hannah Bayliss, Mila Ballin, Lily Gamble

BASKETBALL – YEAR 7 & 8 A

Back Row: Evie Leeson, Rosa Turner, Chloe McNeill, Charlotte Coughlan Front Row: Amy Jones, Lia Jenkins, Sophie Wilson, Hannah Wareing, Poppy McNeill

BASKETBALL – INTERMEDIATE A Back Row: Bridie James, Olivia Studholme, Charlotte Prebble, Paris Hague Front Row: Ivy Brown, Cara Mustchin, Allie Lowry, Scarlett Kirby, Bree O’Malley

BADMINTON A

From left: Nonny Panyarachun, Kate Baird, Parabha (Gem) Krairiksh, Jasmine Russell

BASKETBALL – YEAR 9 A

Back Row: Tayla Hardy (Coach), Lucy Maynard Middle Row: Natashia Faga-Ieti (Coach), Mila Kotzikas, Ally Booth, Victoria de Costobadie, Olivia Mazey, Alex Rees-Thomas, Amanda Hardy (Manager) Front Row: Liberty Perkins, Milly Farrell, Anna Marra, Lucy Horton, Charlotte Sweney

BASKETBALL – SENIOR A Back Row: Sophie Ness, Casey Bennett, Kate Zarifeh, Courtney Prebble, Piper Eder Front Row: Millie Ness, Natashia Faga-Ieti, Alex Cooper, Emily Milner, Tayla Hardy, Olive Tuipulotu

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CLIMBING

CROSS COUNTRY / ROAD RACE – CSS

CYCLING

DUATHLON / TRIATHLON

Back Row: Sarah Smallman (Manager), Anna Wilson, Isla Fulton, Sophie Lanyon Front Row: Georgia Dawson, Isabella Marra, Jenna Borthwick, Holly Bridgman

Back Row: Frances Dougherty, Niamh McKenzie, Molly Williams Front Row: Ellese Haigh, Emma Mason, Cara Birch, Claudia Hundleby, Lucy Maynard

EQUESTRIAN

FOOTBALL SENIOR A

Back Row: Polly Jacobs, Stacey Rod (Manager), Katherine Babington, Back Row: Isabella House, Olivia Parker, Sophie Rutherford Alexandra Hamilton, Emily Pitts, Emily Wain Third Row: Evie Johnson, Ruby Young, Hannah Wylie, Charlotte Front Row: Jasmine Devine-Smith, Isabella Shatford, Harriet Norris Gilray, Amelia Gibbons, Emily Stewart, Hannah Bayliss, Elizabeth Cross, Alice Davidson Second Row: Ellese Haigh, Cara Birch, Frances Dougherty, Molly Williams, Lily Keenan, Molly Roberts Front Row: Victoria Clark, Claudia Hundleby, Lydia Munro

Back Row: Lucy Roberts Back Row: Valeria Bankovskaya, Keith McDonnell (Coach), Bianca Front Row: Antonia McPherson, Elysie Calder, Fabriana McQuarrie Koleda-Yamamoto, Libby Millar, Elizabeth Kinney, Amy Cawte, Katie Gluyas, Emily Lambie Front Row: Madison Christian, Ruby Young, Lucy Sawyer, Lucy Ryan, Allessandra Kitley, Ruby Smith, Katherine Babington

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SPORT

HOCKEY 1ST X1

HOCKEY 2ND X1

Back Row: Anoushka Chiswell, Molly Leckie, Isabella House, Olivia Back Row: Maya Laws, Grace Horsbrugh, Charlotte Gilray, Emma Dyer, Olivia Paterson, Meg James, Gabriella McKellar, Lucy Roberts, Roberts, Wendy Shannahan (Coach) Jennie Nairn (Manager) Middle Row: Anneliese Millard, Madison Dalgety, Abby Mason, Middle Row: Niamh McKenzie, Francesca Williamson, Jordie Plunkett, Chelsea Parrett, Mila Ballin, Laura Simcock, Trudy Keys (Manager) Emelia Surridge, Kate Marfell Front Row: Alice Ritchie, Piper Smith, Sorell Shand, Ava Coates, Front Row: Isabella Story, Sophie Calder Molly Williams, Molly Dougherty Insert: Pieta Surridge

HOCKEY – YEAR 3 & 4

HOCKEY – YEAR 7 & 8 A

Back Row: Olivia Dyer (Coach), Jordie Plunkett (Coach), Annabelle Smallman, Cony Moya-Carreno, Leah Moore, Julie Calder (Manager), Omega Spencer-Berry, Isabella House, Scarlett Smith, Anoushka Chiswell (Coach) Middle Row: Annabelle Foster, Sabrina Macdonald, Ruby Cookeson, Isobel Masters, Methuli Wijayasena, Queenie Qu Front Row: Emily Tan, Alice Murfitt, Maisie Diver, Mackenzie Crampton, Yixuan (Athena) Wu

Back Row: Kim Englebretsen (Coach), Rosa Turner, Eve Tayler, Lucy Tod, Frankie Jack, Fredrica Greening, Brieana Colway, Payton Edmundson, Holly Ross, India Horrey Front Row: Sophie Wilson, Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton, Brooke Manson, Molly Backhouse, Nelly Bascik, Angelina McCullough, Georgie Powell

HOCKEY – YEAR 5 & 6

KORFBALL

Back Row: Emelia Surridge (Coach), Ivy Mehrtens, Amelia Mitchell, Back Row: Eve Meyer, Molly Williams, Cara Mustchin, Jordan Paulette Double (Manager), Poppy Blakely, Madeline Mitchell, Mealings, Victoria de Costobadie, Lily Gamble, Amelia Evans Charlotte Maxwell, Molly Walker, Isabella Story, Alice Ritchie Front Row: Ophelia Staniford, Josie Seymour, Scarlett Kirby, Tayla Front Row: Genevieve Surridge, Lola Roberts, Lucy Mitchell, Senuli Hardy, Tessa Wisbey Wijayasena, Annabel Scott, Sienna Choat

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NETBALL SENIOR A

NETBALL SENIOR B

NETBALL SENIOR C

NETBALL – 10A

NETBALL – 9A

NETBALL – YEAR 7 & 8 A

Back Row: Charlotte Sweney, Bree O’Malley Middle Row: Poppy Eradus, Antoinette Mortensen, Milly Farrell, Ivy Brown, Ellese Haigh, Anna Marra Front Row: Fabriana McQuarrie

Back Row: Hannah Bayliss (Coach), Charlotte Coughlan, Dee Renai (Coach), Sophie Wilson, Hannah Wareing, Amelia Parker (Coach) Front Row: Emma Ford, Evie Leeson, Lia Jenkins, Brooke Mullinger, Georgie Opie

Back Row: Sharon Lloyd (Manager), Rose Averill, Eve Meyer, Bridie Back Row: Helen Belcher (Coach), Caroline Wells, Jessica Milne, Eniselina Pale, Georgia Reed, Ellie Withers, Jane Marshall (Manager) Finch, Josephine Persico Front Row: Liyah Faga-Ieti, Mia Allison, Emma Parker, Laura Mann Front Row: Francesca Molnar, Ella Sharp, Olivia Parker, Claudia Bethell, Samara Brown Insert: Karereatua Williams

Back Row: Hazel Montgomery, Olivia Wilson, Lily Gamble, Courtney Back Row: Bridie James, Grace Farrell, Olive Tuipulotu, Trinity Prebble, Kathryn Gray (Manager) Mackley-Flutey, Julie Seymour (Coach) Front Row: Minnie Summerfield, Madeleine Stead, Emily Young, Front Row: Pearl O’Brien, Victoria Clark, Josie Seymour, Jamie Amelia Parker, Tayla Hardy Marshall, Cara Mustchin

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SPORT

NETBALL – YEAR 5 & 6

Back Row: Sandra Chapman (Manager), Eve Meyer (Coach), Poppy Blakely, Madeline Mitchell, Genevieve Surridge, Aisha Ellwood, Amelia Mitchell, Paula Sheldon (Manager), Madeleine Stead (Coach), Emily Young (Coach) Middle Row: Qiaoyu Guan, Hannah Millar, Isabella Wilson, Lola Roberts, Amélie Scrymgeour Front Row: Ivy Mehrtens, Lucy Mitchell, Sophia Govan, Sarah Kang, Victoria Gomes Lira, Charlotte Maxwell Absent: Connie Newton, Leilah Pukepuke, Ruby Wells

POLO

Back Row: Georgia Levey, Paris Bruce Front Row: Isobel Gould, Skye Turner, Rosa Turner, Claudia Hundleby, Sophia McKendry

ROWING – U17 FOUR – U18 PAIR – U16 EIGHT

Back Row: Trudy Keys (Manager), Victoria Voice, Grace Mitchell, Isabelle Scrymgeour, Charlotte Parker, Georgia Dawson Front Row: Claudia Bethell, Grace Glassey, Isla Fulton, Rosa Foster, Lucy Botting, Anna Wilson

NETBALL – YEAR 3 & 4

Back Row: Harriet Kennelly (Coach), Georgia Mackay (Coach), Jennifer Eastwick (Manager), Na (Naye) Yoon, Harriet Lee, Annabelle Smallman, Sienna O’Connell, Michele Callaghan (Manager), Isabella Gibson (Coach), Maisie Gallagher (Coach) Middle Row: Alice Murfitt, Isobel Masters, Yixuan (Athena) Wu, Ruby Cookeson, Leah Moore, Alicia An, Yu-Chen (Bella) Chang, Summer Donaldson, Constanza Moya-Carreno Front Row: Omega Spencer-Berry, Emma Wang, Nina Cunningham, Maisie Diver, Emily Tan

CROQUET

Back Row: Alice Anderson, Hazel Montgomery, Georgia Satterthwaite Front Row: Petra Lewis

ROWING – U18 EIGHT

Back Row: Trudy Keys (Manager), Anna Wilson, Lucy Botting, Rosa Foster, Sophie Lightbourne Front Row: Claudia Bethell, Emma Roberts, Gaby McKellar, Kate Harris

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SWIMMING – YEAR 9 - 13

Back Row: Sienna McEwan, Tess Morgan Third Row: Emily Barron, Ella Frazer, Amelia Evans, Eve Barnsley, Bridie Finch, Josie Persico Second Row: Emma McClure, Sujean In, Maisy Perriam, Cara Birch, Jemma Burrowes, Mezzy Surridge Front Row: Charlotte Sweney, Victoria de Costobadie

TENNIS – SENIOR A

From left: Sophie White, Annabel Coates, Ruby Young, Abby Mason, Emma Mason

TOUCH – JUNIOR A

Back Row: Paris Hague, Fiona Patterson (Manager), Allie Lowry, Harriet Simpson, Emily Forrest, Milly Farrell, Erica Shipley (Coach) Front Row: Scarlett Kirby, Maddy McNeill, Niamh McKenzie, Molly Williams, Charlotte Haycock

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SWIMMING – 5 - 8 ZONES

Back Row: Jessica Macdonald, Sophie Maxwell, Samantha March, Hannah Millar, Payton Edmundson, Isabella Wilson, Sophie Wilson, Amelia Timiani-Dean, Charlotte Coughlan Front Row: Sienna Choat, Charlotte Maxwell, Aneira Salt, Poppy McNeill, Nevaeh Shand, Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton

TOUCH – SUPER TOUCH

Back Row: Molly Dougherty, Mia Allison, Jessica Milne, Georgia Reed, Jamie Marshall, Victoria Clark, Issy Story, Sophie Beaumont (Manager) Front Row: Eve Meyer, Ellese Haigh, Cara Mustchin, Emily Dobbs, Frances Dougherty, Kate Zarifeh

WAKA AMA

Back Row: Emma Taylor, Brooke Connolly Front Row: Olivia Willems, Lucy Ryan, Olivia Wilson, Hazel Montgomery

SPORT

VOLLEYBALL – SENIOR A

Back Row: Frankie Molnar, Mia Fanselow Middle Row: Mackenzie Haycock, Millie Ness, Paula Vesty (Manager), Sophie Ness, Ellie Withers, Annabelle Goodwin Front Row: Loveday Mossman-Catchpole, Ella Ballantyne, Rosa Davidson, Grace Mains, Katie Hamilton

WATER POLO – SENIOR A WATER POLO – SENIOR A

Back Row: Frances Dougherty, Tayla Marshall, Jane Sharman (Manager), Emma McClure, Georgia Reed, Tessa Wisbey, Jemma Burrowes, Hannah Price Front Row: Nicola Crosbie, Isla Gath, Niamh McKenzie, Emily Garden, Ella Frazer, Josie Persico

SPORTS CAPTAINS

Back Row: Mya Reid, Loveday Mossman-Catchpole, Tash Faga-Ieti, Caroline Wells, Lina Pale, Abby Theobald, Emily Dobbs, Sophie White, Annabel Coates, Amy Cawte, Gem Krairiksh Front Row: Lucy Roberts, Anoushka Chiswell, Tash Faga-Ieti, Katie Hamilton, Hannah Price, Kate Baird, Gaby McKellar

VOLLEYBALL – JUNIOR A

Back Row: Emily Forrest, Josie Seymour, Meg Downs, Ophelia Staniford, Fiona Hartland (Coach) Front Row: Bridie James, Allie Lowry, Charlotte Haycock, Olive Tuipulotu, Emily O’Connor, Petra Musinszki

WATER POLO – YEAR 7&8

Back Row: Holly Earl, Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton, Charlotte Coughlan Third Row: Josie Persico (Coach), Ella Frazer (Coach), Lucy Tod, Holly Ross, Amelia Timiani-Dean, Maggie Tyler, Hannah Price (Coach) Second Row: Jessica Macdonald, Sophie Maxwell, Brooke Mullinger, Hannah Wareing, Kara Gooding Front Row: Aneira Salt, Annabel Leete, Brieana Colway

SPORTS COUNCIL

Back Row: Helen Belcher (Director of Sport), Caroline Wells, Lina Pale, Kate Zarifeh, Josie Persico, Annabel Coates, Sharon Lloyd (Asst Director of Sport) Front Row: Lucy Roberts, Liyah Faga-Ieti, Emma Parker, Mackenzie Haycock, Olivia Parker

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PRE-SCHOOL

Tracy Willetts (Teacher), Alison van de Water (Teacher), Jayden Gong, Sue Gleeson (Director of Pre-School), Sarah Bradley (Teacher), Thomas Holloway, Ali Bare (Teacher aide) Fourth Row: Duoduo Wang, Nora Grace Kanis, Hudson Bayliss, William Fleetwood, Flynn Stratford-Bevins, William Parkison, Scarlett Andrews, Emily-Kate Henderson (Teacher), Honor Ferguson, Ben Bradley, Melvena Geng, Jaemin Kim, Hugh Whittleston, Evie Blakely, Olive Kane, Harriet Kane, Audrea An Third Row: Holly Donaldson, Arthur Ellis, Harper Lee, Ayla Xu, Simon Wang, Benjamin Rorke, Rosa Smallman Second Row: Eric Gao, Iris Xiao, Elodie Gear, Jasper Demaine, Fergus Cunningham, Levi Tucker, Billy Arnold, James Wilson, Robert Dy, Charlie Smallman, Rupert Arnold, Ravi Morar Front Row: Henry Dy, Aria Willetts, Stella Lee, Amīria Baldwin-Smith Absent: Archer Dreaver, Charley Bennett, Ryder Chang, Alexandra Hasson, Xavier Hasson, Brydie Jones (Teacher) Back Row:

JUNIOR SCHOOL YEAR 1 • NDS

Back Row:

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Mollie Levenger, Xiao (Iris) Xiao, Melvena Geng, Back Row: Violet Chambers, Zhilin (Carina) Su, Eva Sun, Front Row: Siyu (Olivia) Guan Sophie Foster, Isla Hughes, Ms Nicki Douglas (Teacher), Amelia O’Connell, Milliana Moffatt, Zoe Manenge, Nora Grace Kanis

YEAR 2 • MCA

Candice Tan, Chyna Jiang-Simpson, Soraya Johnston-Storrier, Olive Bascik Henrietta Williamson, Anjali Morar, Mrs Michelle Callaghan (Teacher), Harriet Gough, Iya Gear, Julia Nguyen, Peata Baldwin-Smith, Elva Wang, Claire Kang

YEAR 3 • PDB

YEAR 4 • JEA

PHOTOS

Back Row:

Front Row:

Nina Cunningham, Mrs Paulette Double Back Row: (Teacher), Omega Spencer-Berry, Ruby Cookeson, Annabelle Smallman, Summer Donaldson, Sienna O’Connell, Sabrina Macdonald, Harriet Lee, Miss Kari Hegge Front Row: You You Tang, Mackenzie Crampton, Portia Ferguson, Na (Naye) Yoon, Aaliyah Wu, Methuli Wijayasena, Maisie Diver, Annabelle Foster, Brooke Wendelken, Rose Griffiths

YEAR 5 • SCM

Back Row:

Front Row:

Ivy Mehrtens, Amélie Scrymgeour, Charlotte Back Row: Maxwell, Connie Newton, Genevieve Surridge, Ruby Wells, Poppy Blakely, Lola Roberts, Sienna Choat, Alisha Arora, Lexie Boon, Sarah Kang Front Row: Marnie Bell, Senuli Wijayasena, Mrs Sandra Chapman (Teacher), Leilah Pukepuke, Isla Curley, Annabel Scott, Hazel Hanrahan, Lilly Eastmure, Layla Martin Absent:

Alicia An, Grace Millar, Alice Murfitt, Queenie Qu, Yixuan (Athena) Wu, Katherine Nichols, Emily Tan, Leah Moore, Eva Grace, Isobel Masters, Emma Wang Scarlett Smith, Mrs Jennifer Eastwick (Teacher), Constanza Moya-Carreno, Beatrix Smulders, Yu-Chen (Bella) Chang, Shuang (Sophia) Wu

YEAR 6 • PSH

Emily Griffin, Lucy Holdaway, Samantha March, Amelia Mitchell, Isabella Wilson, Aisha Ellwood, Hannah Millar, Jessica Blair, Allie Boon Sophia Govan, Mrs Paula Sheldon (Teacher), Masha Lukonina, Victoria Gomes Lira, Lucy Mitchell, Mathilda Smulders, Molly Walker, Madeline Mitchell Qiaoyu Guan

205

MIDDLE SCHOOL ACH TUTOR GROUP

ADM TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Sana Fujii Back Row: Caitlin Dufty, Charlotte Brown Middle Row: Hannah Hadden, Lily Webb, Dr Anna Middle Row: Laura McDonald, Rory Brickmann, Mrs Angela Chapman (Tutor), Eva Johnston, Abby Houchen Demaine (Tutor), Isabella Beirne, Ava Beaumont, Front Row: Francesca Jack, Emma Richards, Katherine Lily Beaumont, Harriet Simpson Babington, Jasmin Bartram, Sorell Shand, Front Row: Libby Thompson, Elysie Calder, Bella Harris, Ruby Hardacre, Emma Ford, Molly Williams Lilliana Murray-Orr, Monique Cosgrove, Mia Cleugh

AHA TUTOR GROUP

Back Row:

ASM TUTOR GROUP

Mujia (Michelle) Du, Payton Edmundson, Back Row: Isabella Bullen, Bess Gallagher Lucinda MacPherson, Violet Fulton, Sydney Hall Middle Row: Caitlin Parrett, Ally Booth, Mr Adam Smith Middle Row: Harriet Thompson, Sahara MacFarlane, (Tutor), Emma Cawood, Felicity Pye Ms Amanda Hardy (Tutor), Genevieve Johnson, Front Row: Cara Birch, Poppy McNeill, Zara Gamble, Victoria Clark, Emily Chambers Ava Fitzsimmons, Sophia Van Vianen, Brooke Front Row: Holly Ross, Sylvia Thorpe, Pieta Cosgrove, Manson, Amelia Timiani-Dean, Phoebe Spear Ceire Roche, Natalie Whitteker, Alana Cawte

206

CCB TUTOR GROUP

PHOTOS

ASU TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Zoe Snelder, Nataliia Lukonina Back Row: Yuxi (Jessica) Geng, Siyao (Sienna) Wu Middle Row: Jessica Macdonald, Jasmine Tomuli-Sii, Eliza Middle Row: Ashlee Tacon, Olivia Hawkes, Chayada (Ada) Smith, Milly Farrell, Ruby Young, Bella Spear, Sasomsub, Petra Musinszki, Madeline Meates, Stella Foulds Lucy Maynard Front Row: Lauren Warne, Lucy Paterson, Erin Nesbitt, Front Row: Jiayi (Angel) Ni, Georgia Marchant, Angelina Ms Amanda Surridge (Tutor), Molly Backhouse, McCullough, Risa Nakamura, Yu-Tung (Isa) Fredrica Greening, Cassidy Causer Chang, Anna Qiu, Polly Jacobs Absent: Olivia Marfell Absent: Miss Christine Chambers (tutor) CCR TUTOR GROUP

CWA TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Eibhlin (Evie) Leeson, Lucille Smail Back Row: Sophia McKendry, Emily Zhou, Mila Kotzikas, Middle Row: Señorita Claudia Carreno (Tutor), Meg Downs, Amelia Rowe Natasha Eastmure, Marlee Clarkson, Sacha Middle Row: Charlotte Sweney, Emma Arnott, Mr Chris O’Connell-Johnstone, Lucy Horton, Walker (Tutor), Josie Seymour, Grace Farrell, Emelia Surridge Lucy Sawyer, Alana Nolan Front Row: Julia Holmes, India Kennard, Georgia Connolly, Front Row: Emily O’Connor, Zoe McBain, Aneira Salt, Abi Croft, Grace Knoyle, Tessa Roberts Sophia Sare, Amy Crozier, Maisy Perriam Lily Jones Absent:

207

FPT TUTOR GROUP

GFW TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Gemma Armstrong-Scott, Emily Harris Back Row: Ella Bloy, Jordan Silcock, Katy Buttle Middle Row: Grace James, Stella Copplestone, Mrs Fiona Middle Row: Isla Gath, Holly Fairclough, Paris Hague, Patterson (Tutor), Hannah Elkington, Tehya Laws, Miss Gabby Farrar-de Wagt (Tutor), Lucy Walker Jiayi (Yoyo) Fu, Victoria de Costobadie, Bridget Smith Front Row: Lily Dreaver, Liberty Perkins, Emily Fradd, Nicole Harcourt, Anjali Selvarajah, Lucinda Front Row: Lauren Healey, Charlotte Wylie, Lily Griffiths, Kippenberger, Rebecca Wang, Jemma Burrowes Brooke Mullinger, Scarlett Austin, Georgie Opie

GML TUTOR GROUP

HMD TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Alexandra Rees-Thomas Back Row: Harriet Laing, Hannah Jones, Sara Gillman, Mika Neill Middle Row: Poppy Williams, Jessica Pitt, Miss Genna McLaughlin (Tutor), Gabrielle Kitley, Amy Kelly Middle Row: Panthita (Gene) Krairiksh, Mrs Helen MacDonald (Tutor), Ellie Hale, Caitlin Blair, Front Row: Sarah Leadley, Madeline Pfahlert, Monica Koleda-Yamamoto, Jaslyn Young, Olivia Bree O’Malley Ferguson, India Horrey Front Row: Kate Adams, Amelia McMath, Poppie Dowson, Miya Hartstonge Rosa Turner, Anna Marra, Hayley Douglas, Absent: Olivia Adams

208

Back Row: Harriet Kinney, Mikayla Hulme, Holly Whitaker Back Row: Middle Row: Ayla McLeod, Mrs Julia Smith (Tutor), Olive Tuipulotu, Emily Gibb Front Row: Cleo McLeod, Annabel Smith, Kara Gooding, Front Row: Madison Ashworth, Lily Keenan, Jessica Becker Absent:

KEB TUTOR GROUP

JSR TUTOR GROUP

PHOTOS

JSM TUTOR GROUP

Sophia Stewart, Charlotte Scott, Ms Jane Sharman (Tutor), Anneliese Millard, Olivia Studholme Sophie Wilson, Chloe Tong, Melanie Leatherland, Cleo Nicholas, Dian Hermi, Alexandra Nicolaou Cara Mustchin

KTN TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Emily Cunningham, Allie Lowry, Amelia Adams Back Row: Alice Hawkesby, Sienna McEwan Middle Row: Zoe Smith, Alexandra Leighs, Miss Kim Middle Row: Antonia McPherson, Tess Morgan, Englebretsen (Tutor), Katerina Bell, Mrs Katherine Tyson (Tutor), Bianca Mikayla Donaldson Koleda-Yamamoto, Fabriana McQuarrie Front Row: Harriet Frye, Zoe Roxburgh, Georgiana House, Front Row: Emily Forrest, Georgiana Powell, Jasmine Christina Vassilieva, Emily Wain, Chloe Devine-Smith, Annabel Allen, Harriet Norris, McNeill, Hannah Wareing, Ellie Rogers Holly Earl, Emma Hoskins, Olivia Timbs Kate van Peer Absent:

209

LCS TUTOR GROUP

LWA TUTOR GROUP

Charlotte Prebble, Georgia Dobson-Cox, Back Row: Juliet Knowles, Sophie McGhie Grace Hale, Laura Siegert Middle Row: Henrietta Aynsley, Trinity Mackley-Flutey, Ms Laura Watson (Tutor), Karereatua Williams, Middle Row: Kate Curle, Niamh McKenzie, Amelia Gordon, Ms Leanne Chambers (Tutor), Kate McCully, Jessika Sanders Siobhan Hoare Front Row: Paris Weise, Holly Griffin, Beatrice McGlashen, Sophie Landis Front Row: Francesca Harris, Iliana Sarri, Eve Tayler, Georgette Laing, Emily Hodges, Martha Luisetti, Absent: Ruby Dorrance Chloe Taylor, Gemma Hardcastle Back Row:

LWI TUTOR GROUP

NLD TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Ophelia Staniford, Chloe van der Ree Back Row: Amy Jones, Annabel Leete Middle Row: Sophie Brown, Sasha Stedman, Ms Lisa Middle Row: Charlotte Haycock, Meg Glassey, Jamie Williams (Tutor), Lia Jenkins, Clara Gomes Lira Marshall, Miss Nicole Lloyd (Tutor), Annabelle March, Lucy Eyre-Walker Front Row: Emily Lambie, Nevaeh Shand, Emily Pitts, Maia Stanbury, Alice Davidson, Front Row: Brieana Colway, Sophie Thomas, Gemma Sitjes, Antoinette Mortensen Amelia Gibbons, Jessica Shivas, Claudia Hundleby

210

SBM TUTOR GROUP

PHOTOS

RMT TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Stella Wright, Harley McVicar Back Row: Ivy Brown, Emma Graham Middle Row: Emma Mason, Amy Smith, Miss Rosemary Middle Row: Bridie James, Poppy Eradus, Aimee Hammond, McTaggart (Tutor), Isabel Wilding, Eva Wyllie, Miss Sophie Beaumont (Tutor), Mikaela Olivia Mazey Bruce, Hannah Wylie, Annabelle Barnes Front Row: Ellese Haigh, Charlotte Bandasak, Millie Front Row: Scarlett Kirby, Sophie Maxwell, Maggie Tyler, Edwards, Avelynn Curley, Molly Roberts, Nelly Bascik, Sienna Godfrey-Chatterton, Meihui (Grace) Zhou Danielle Coles SMT TUTOR GROUP

SWI TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Lucy Tod, Grace Roxburgh Back Row: Asher Scully, Ella Kippenberger, Polly Aynsley, Shari Ross Middle Row: Pearl O’Brien, Melia Mitchell, Iris McCrystal, Mrs Sinead Mitchell (Tutor), Georgia Holland, Middle Row: Hellen Wang, Neve Thomas, Mrs Schira Charlotte Coughlan, Madison McNeill Withers (Tutor), Emily Shivas, Tilli Letton Front Row: Frances Dougherty, Katie McAlister, Imogen Front Row: Georgia Brand, Tessa Sitjes, Petra Lewis, Laura Masters, Sophie Booth, Isabella Shatford, Gearry, Emily Stewart, Anita Avia Eve Barnsley

211

SENIOR SCHOOL ADY TUTOR GROUP

AOL TUTOR GROUP

Back Row:

Alexandra Hamilton, Kimberley Spekreijse, Back Row: Lisa Chahine, Victoria Kay Middle Row: Mackenzie Haycock, Piper Eder, Mrs Andrea Middle Row: Drayton (Tutor), Paris Armstrong, Isabella Story Front Row: Lucy Flint, Lilli Scully, Jessica Bassett, Yang (Sally) Gao, Syvannah Stark, Mila Ballin, Ella Front Row: Bennett, Grace Horsbrugh Absent: Jordie Plunkett AWD TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Middle Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

212

Amelia Dunlop, Bella Belcher, Isabella Leighs Catherine Rietveld, Charlotte Freeman, Ms Amanda Woods (Tutor), Amelia Kearney, Isabella Marra Eliza Barltrop, Tayla Hardy, Jasmine Ward, Elizabeth Cross, Annalida Jaeger, Marcella Pannett, Sophie White, Zelle Logan Abby Theobald

Ivanka Pileff-Fasso, Kate Harris, Sophie Berrill, Loveday Mossman-Catchpole, Millie Pavey Georgia Benny, Renee Penney, Ms Amy O’Loughlin (Tutor), Jennifer Satterthwaite, Isabella Smith Millie Crossland, Evie Eaton, Georgia Dawson, Yue Yi (Cadance) Gan, Maisie Haines, Yu-Ting (Tiffany) Cheng, Madison Christian, Monique Graham BCL TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Middle Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Hannah Ferguson, Harriet Cottrell, Zoe Fulton Emma Parker, Phoebe Jennings, Mr Byron Clarke (Tutor), Molly Campbell, Madeleine Stead Holly Macdonald, Sabrina Wong, Rhiannon Cutler, Sohyun Kwon, Brooke Parnell, Aimee Sparks Frederica Diver, Molly Taylor, Katie Tunstall

Back Row: Middle Row:

Front Row:

Absent:

Caetana Langston, Lydia Pye, Ho Yi (Melissa) Lau Back Row: Paige Causer, Isabelle Chudleigh, Mrs Betsy Macdonald (Tutor), Maisie Gallagher, Middle Row: Emma Taylor Rosie Bushell, Eniselina Pale, Claudia Meads, Front Row: Caitlynne Hill, Sophie Jensen, Charlotte Parker, Olivia Caddick, Emily Blackmore Paris Bruce Absent: CAR TUTOR GROUP

Grace Dreaver, Angelique Bruce, Hannah Back Row: Smith, Alice Floyd Middle Row: Ella Munro, Harriet Compton-Moen, Middle Row: Mr Callum Arnold (Tutor), Elizabeth Kinney, Grace Mains, Francesca Molnar Front Row: Front Row: Minnie Summerfield, Alexandra Cooper, Raha Walker, Grace McKenna, Caitlin Rea, Sujean In, Mia Faneslow, Grace McMahon Jenna Borthwick Absent: Back Row:

BWS TUTOR GROUP

PHOTOS

BMD TUTOR GROUP

Isabella Gibson, Jordan Mealings, Olivia Dyer, Zinnia Price Renee Martin, Lucy Ryan, Mr Brian Woods (Tutor), Olivia Hubber, Parabha (Gem) Krairiksh Maddison Holden, Maia Colenso, Liyah Faga-Ieti, Emily Young, Ava Coates, Annabel Coates, Isabella Taylor, Skye Turner Kari Bellaney CCA TUTOR GROUP

Alice Anderson, Mia O’Connell, Georgia Levey, Eva Jackson Abigail Drayton, Mia McDonnell, Ms Candice Cain (Tutor), Amelia Tillman, Anna Cropp Grace Flint, Ellie Withers, Rosie Milne, Georgia Hague, Maya Laws, Emelia Paulsen, Lily Julian, Emily Garden

213

CPI TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Middle Row: Front Row:

Charlotte Gilray, Holly Bridgman, Holly Caunter, Anna Wilson Libby Millar, En Re (Constance) Lee, Ms Carolyn Pine (Tutor), Kate Zarifeh, Niamh McCormick, Scarlett O’Brien Ruby McCrystal, Henrietta Bullen, Stella Ashcroft, Angelina Hamilton, Petra Green, Ming Hui (Sunnee) Wei, Harriet Kitchingman, Maddison Thorley

CPR TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Middle Row: Front Row:

Absent:

DMA TUTOR GROUP

Lucy Botting, Valeria Bankovskaya, Kate Flanagan, Georgia Reed Middle Row: Lydia Munro, Olivia Willems, Ms Deborah Matheson (Tutor), Jade Tiller, Grace Jenkins Samara Brown, Heloise Clark, Emily Milner, Front Row: Evelyn Sayers, Tawa Grace, Claudia Bethell, Rosa Pattie, Samantha Capon Back Row:

214

Tessa Wisbey, Sarah Frizzell, Olivia Parker, Kate Baird Abby Smith, Alyssia Nicolson, Mrs Caroline Price (Tutor), Meghan Shatford, Ruby Smith Bridie Finch, Isobel Gould, Greer Thomas, Alexandra Baird, Yoonseo (Amy) Chung, Nikita Bloy, Abbie Wylie, Katherine Marfell Ella Edridge, Grace Glassey DTM TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Middle Row:

Front Row:

Georgie Burdon, Alexandra Mealings, Sophie Rutherford, Freyja Harris Sophie Green, Georgia Hardy, Mr David Thompson (Tutor), Amy Cawte, Natashia Faga-Ieti Courtney Prebble, Jemima Pegg, Sophie Brettkelly, Jessica England, Amelie Harris, Abigil Lai, Amelia Dyer, Josephine Persico

Back Row: Middle Row:

Front Row:

JMG TUTOR GROUP

Madeline Kerr, Millicent Dobson, Haoming Back Row: Middle Row: (Renee) Ren, India Surridge Olivia Wilson, Mizuki Nagatakidani, Mr Gavin Leighton (Tutor), Molly Leckie, Front Row: Mia Allison, Alice McLeod Ella Frazer, Charlotte Darry, Jessica Franks, Lucy O’Connor, Daniella Bandasak, Alexandra Lehmann, Abby Mason, Mia Wright Absent: JMY TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Middle Row: Front Row:

Absent:

Courtney Peter, Hana Nakajo, Mia Stuart, Heather Laing Isabella Kotzikas, Holly Hufflet, Ms Jenny May (Tutor), Maya Laing, Feya Durkin Grace Mitchell, Sophie Lightbourne, Millie Horton, Paige Carey, Molly Payne, Hannah Cowles, Katie Hamilton, Natalia Crestani Sophie Geddes

PHOTOS

GLT TUTOR GROUP

Eleanor Sharp, Isabelle Scrymgeour, Maggie Cui Libby Downs, Samantha Hood, Emily Dobbs, Ms Jenni McLaughlin (Tutor), Eva Kotzikas, Amelia Evans, Jaymee Smith Sophia Lawrence, Mia Gamble, Lily Gamble, Chloe Derry, Pitchayapa (Nonny) Panyarachun, Madison Dalgety, Brooke Connolly, Tiegan Miller Yunning (Ellie) Liu MBK TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Middle Row:

Front Row:

Ella Ballantyne, Victoria Voice, Laura Simcock Natalie Hutton, Emmeline Fanselow, Ms Maria Buhrkuhl (Tutor), Lucy Jessep, Claudia Perkins Rose Averill, Caroline Wells, Henrietta Osborne, Tessa Holley, Juliet Summerfield, Holly Haig, Annabelle Goodwin, Elise Mason

215

NCN TUTOR GROUP

PHK TUTOR GROUP

Sophie Lanyon, Lily Cockram Back Row: Back Row: Middle Row: Madeline Jeffries, Imogen Maynard, Ms Ngaire Carson (Tutor), Alex Traylen, Hannah Graham Middle Row: Front Row: Laura Mann, Jemima Pavey, Olivia Paterson, Tamika Maier-Gant, Gabriella McKellar, Front Row: Sophie Davies Absent: Chloe Bale, Hazel Brooks, Olivia Wells, Katie Workman Absent:

216

Sofia Blackburn, Rouxue (Amelia) Lin, Sophie Ness Dana Leadley, Alice Ritchie, Maya Kelly, Arabella Vinnell Lola Astle, Allessandra Kitley, Alice Abraham, Ms Pauline Henriksen (Tutor), Ella Miles, Rebecca Yan, Emma McClure, Xutong (Cassie) Fu Casey Bennett, Meg Goodland

RCR TUTOR GROUP

SFZ TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Jenna Pannett, Sarah Cosgrove, Meg Kinder Middle Row: Rosa Dunlop, Rylie MacGibbon, Isla Fulton, Ms Ruve Crawford (Tutor), Lily Heywood, Hazel Webster, Ruby Williams Front Row: Kate Smith, Madeleine Dewe, Sofia Rofe, Caitlyn Wickham, Jasmine Russell, Tzu-Lin (Emma) Chiang, Kirsti Fox

Back Row: Aggie Burgess, Tayla Marshall, Nicola Crosbie Middle Row: Lucy Roberts, Hannah Seymour, Mrs Samantha Fazio-Smith (Tutor), Francesca Williamson, Maddison Griffin Front Row: Pieta Bell, Pieta Surridge, Josephine Duncan, Kate Wylie, Ella Cowles, Samantha Ross-Murphy, Georgia Buchan, Rosa Davidson Rosie Lester, Brodie Morris, Olivia Peter Absent:

Katie Burke, Rosa Foster, Ruby McCallum Back Row: Middle Row: Rosa Cocks, Haruka Tokiwa, Dr Stefanie Hossbach (Tutor), Molly Dougherty, Amelia Parker Front Row: Hannah Ward, Jing Wai (Sabrina) Chau, Priyanka Ravji, Amy Bourner, Kate Piper, Hannah Azharashid Absent: Makenzie Causer, Sophie Kingi

SRD TUTOR GROUP

Back Row: Middle Row: Front Row:

Absent:

SSL TUTOR GROUP

Back Row:

Piper Smith, Meg James, Rosie Foulds, Emma Back Row: Roberts, Cara Donaldson Middle Row: Chelsea Parrett, Isabella House, Mrs Sarah Middle Row: Smallman (Tutor), Georgia Benton, Sophie Calder Front Row: Mya Reid, Hannah Ferguson, Ashley Marfell, Front Row: Eliza Bates, Poppi Hamilton, Georgina Lange, Grace McCone, Enya O’Malley Absent: Madeleine Collins

PHOTOS

SHB TUTOR GROUP

Hannah Bayliss, Emily Barron, Eleanor McVicar Lucy Johnston, Yani Rutherford, Ms Stacey Rod (Tutor), Billie Leiataua, Paris Counsell Youyu Zhang, Kaitlin Burden, Millie Burden, Lara Chiswell, Amelia Fawcett, Sophie Benson, Holly Blackburn, Eve Meyer Harriet Kennelly, Isabella Ferguson TKY TUTOR GROUP

Georgia Lassen, Hazel Montgomery, Tessa Bennett Jessica Milne, Georgia Mackay, Katie Gluyas, Mrs Trudy Keys (Tutor), Jessica Yockney, Abby Oliver, Millie Ness Anna Morris, Anoushka Chiswell, Grace McKee-Cripps, Brianna Odering, Pieta Luthi, Gemma Lawson, Lucy Hadden, Hannah Price

217

Alice Abraham

University of Auckland: Bachelor of property

Alice

YEAR 13 PROFILES

Some girls park by my house but I’ll still be driving to school #lessthan500m

Emil

University of otago: Bachelor of Health Sciences (Community Health)

Yes, I have finally moved on from being left behind at a retirement village in Year 8.

I’m so much more of a West Coast girl than an East Coast girl.

Emily Barron

Bella Belcher

University of otago: Bachelor of Commerce (Economics)

University of otago: Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in Human Relations)

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Health Sciences

Word limit? I thought it was just a suggestion.

Georg

I’m vegetarian but I eat chicken.

Ella Bennett

Monash /Melbourne/Auckland: Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Global Studies

No, I am not related to Mr Belcher.

Case

Kari

Kari Bellaney

Ella

Dear Mrs Patchett, I sincerely apologise for sucking the helium out of the balloons that you kindly gifted to the boarding house.

gap year: Camp America UC or Ara: Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) and Business

I have special exam conditions because chronic fatigue is a real thing.

218

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Commerce (majoring in Human Relations)

Kate Baird

Kate

Rose Averill

Bella

Rosi

Alice Anderson

Casey Bennett

University of otago: Bachelor of BioMedical Science (Biology)

1072 #recordbreaker

Georgia Benny

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Arts (media & communications, marketing)

Are you even gluten free.

Sheilah Lose.

e k a M nz

University of otago/uk universities: Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Arts (Political Science & Psychology)

Henrietta Bullen

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Arts & Bachelor of Science

Olivia Caddick

University of canterbury: Bachelor of criminal justice and bachelor of arts

The early bird gets to cry on Andover Street for a little longer.

“It’s noice, it’s different, it’s unusual” – Kath & Kim.

Sophie Calder

Samantha Capon

University of Auckland/otago: Health Sciences First Year

Sa m

gap year

People say I’m never here but I’ve only had 52 half days and 30 full days off.

I left this quote until the last day like all of my internals.

Makenzie Causer

Amy Cawte

Education is important, but riding my horses is importanter.

Lisa Chahine

Li s a

Skipped Year 13 but still gets a quote.

‘Sick days’..... more like sick days skiing.

victoria University: Bachelor of Commerce

Amy

Kaitli

S o ph

Kaitlin Burden

nriett e H

University of otago/aut: Bachelor of Science (Exercise & Sports Science / Sports Development & Management)

Attending University of Otago: (entering into second year) Bachelor of Arts majoring in Philosophy & Education. Otago University Excellence Scholarship Recipient

Olivi

Claudia Bethell

There is no script. Live your life. Soak it all in.

A s pe n

University of Auckland/otago: Health Sciences First Year

Aspen Berry

University of canterbury/ massey: Environmental Science (first year) then Veterinary Science

I’ve had my last name mispronounced so many times I’m not totally sure if I’ve been saying it correctly?

T if f a n

Claudi

Georgia Benton

PHOTOS

Georgi

Still a boarder.

Yu-Ting Cheng

Otago/Auckland/Melbourne/ JCU/Monash: Health Sciences First Year

Yes, I’m Taiwanese but I don’t speak Thai.

219

University of maryland, usa

Broo

Sara

Anni

“I have come to love myself for who I am, for who I was, and for who I hope to become.” – BTS RM.

Brooke Connolly

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Criminal Justice & Bachelor of Arts (Psychology & Sociology)

Alexandra Cooper

University of otago: Bachelor of Commerce (Human Resource Management)

Sarah Cosgrove

Paris Counsell

University of otago: Health Sciences First Year

Nata l

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Commerce & Bachelor of Laws

Ella

University of otago: Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Arts

”You can retake a test but you can’t relive a party” – Scotty.

Ella Cowles

Millie Crossland

massey University: Bachelor of Design (Honours)

220 *has a tick

M a dd

If I can’t remember it, it didn’t happen!

Milli

Annabel Coates

The closest I ever got to wearing red was when I did Dragon Boating.

“Sometimes you gotta work a little so you can ball a lot” – Tom Haverford.

University of otago: Bachelor of Science (Zoology)

Contact me for garage remodeling.

Alex

Amy

University of otago: Health Sciences First Year

Isabelle Chudleigh

“I knew exactly what to do. But in a much more real sense, I had no idea what to do”. – Micheal Scott, The Office.

Everyday is leg day when you’re running from your problems.

Yoonseo Chung

Isabel

Anoushka Chiswell

Paris

Anoush

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Teaching & Learning (Primary)

Glandular fever twice, anemia three times, 93 days off and 28 doctors appointments but I think I’m just sick of school.

Natalia Crestani

University of sunshine coast: Bachelor of Social Work & Bachelor of Criminology & Justice

Aussie here I come!

Madison Dalgety

University of otago: Bachelor of Science majoring in Neuroscience & Psychology

IB has taught me to be so stressed but not care at the exact same time.

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Science (Psychology)

Freddi

Madeleine Dewe

Frederica Diver

Emil

Emily Dobbs

University of otago: Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of science

Cara

I have to leave early, I have coaching

I joined the one arts group that didn’t require an audition #year13choir

Mia

Libb

university of canterbury/ auckland: bachelor of arts & either bachelor of criminal justice or bachelor of global studies

Libby Downs

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Science (Enviornmental Science & Geography)

Rosa Dunlop

Olivia Dyer

University of canterbury: Bachelor of engineering

Liv

My brain hurts – 8:25am.

Green suits me better than blue and white. #beenherefor5min

Lincoln university: Bachelor of AgriBusiness & Food Marketing

Bird watching goes both ways.

Does this quote get charged to my account?

Liyah Faga-Ieti

Natashia Faga-Ieti

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Health Science (majoring in Psychology)

Tash

Liya

Molly Dougherty

University of otago: Health Sciences First Year

I just wanted to win a kahoot.

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Criminal Justice

I’m only 1 minute younger…

Best 1 minute of my life.

Mia Fanselow

Amelia Fawcett

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Criminal Justice

Never have I ever injured myself while studying in the library.

Amelia

R os a

Moll

Cara Donaldson

PHOTOS

Mad d

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Health Sciences (Public Health & Psychology)

Smile and wave boys, smile and wave.

221

Hannah Ferguson

Grac

Hanna

massey University/ara: Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication)

One less Hannah Ferguson at SMC.

Alice

Alice Floyd

Rosi

Katie

Petra Green

University of melbourne: Bachelor of Science (engineering) majoring in Chemical systems

Izzy

So I just learnt that Y12 English doesn’t give you all your literacy credits...

The most valuable thing I learned in Bio this year was how to make scones.

Sophie Green

Alexandra Hamilton

University of otago/victoria: Bachelor of Commerce

Imagine being a Boarder for 5 years when you only live 20 minutes away!

222

Petr

gap year: working in Australia University Bachelor of Engineering / Product Design / Agricultural Science

Definitely was the 0.2% that failed level 1.

Katie Hamilton

victoria university: Bachelor of arts (criminology & psychology)

“I’ll cry at the end of the day. Not with fresh makeup” – Kim Kardashian

Ara Institute of Canterbury: Pre-Health semester then Bachelor of Nursing

Alex

Sophi

University of otago: Health Sciences First Year

Should we just go back to mine for lunch?

Hannah Graham

gap year: World Vision Human Rights Ambassador US university (political science & human rights law)

Isobel Gould

Georgi

Mia

H a n na

Rosie Foulds

I’m almost done with IB and I still use google to spell Baccalaureate.

Mia Gamble

University of Auckland: Bachelor of Commerce & Bachelor of Property

University of otago: Health Sciences First Year

Whips out the SPF 100.

University of otago: Bachelor of Arts & Science (Political science & Geography)

I don’t think any of my teachers realised I moved to Dio for a term because my time spent in class was pretty much the same.

Grace Flint

Yes Climbing Captain is a thing.

Georgia Hardy

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Teaching & Learning (Primary)

I promise….. I do have friends my own age!

Freyja Harris

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Criminal Justice

Kate Harris

Kate

Freyj

University of otago/ canterbury/lincoln: Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Arts

Grace Horsbrugh

University of Otago / Lincoln: Bachelor of Applied Science (Environmental Management)

Olivi

Gr a c

Tutor time on the third floor should be illegal!

Natalie Hutton

N at

University of Auckland/ victoria

Sujea

I don’t tan, I freckle.

Eva Jackson

Eva

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Fine Arts

Annālid

We called our barbershop quartet the Senior A Flats.

Meg James

Meg

University of otago: Bachelor of Oral Health or Bachelor of Dental Technology

Sop h

Live....Laugh….Love.

AUT: bachelor of communications

Best thing I did at SMC was drop out of IB and become a boarder.

H a r ri e

Victori

Victoria Kay

University of Auckland: Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing) & Bachelor of Arts

To my cafe card, you will be missed...

Sujean In

University of Auckland: Bio-Medical Science pre-med programme

“Life is like a graph. It’s not always a straight line, sometimes it’s a curve” – Batkin.

Annālida Jaeger

gap year: full time employment University of victoria/otago/ canterbury: Bachelor of Communications

I’ve got the moves like Jaeger.

Sophie Jensen

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Teaching & Learning (Early Childhood)

God only lets things grow until they are perfect. Some of us didn’t take as long as others.

Sorry my original quote got taken down for pc reasons.

Olivia Hubber

PHOTOS

“Has potential, easily distracted” – Every report I’ve ever had.

Harriet Kennelly

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Arts

“Does anyone else need to go to the toilet?” – Me at every social event!

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Eva Kotzikas

Yes, I speak Thai but I’m not from Taiwan.

Abigil Lai

Maya Laing

University of otago: Health Sciences First Year (Dentistry)

Moll

Media Design School, Auckland: Bachelor of Creative Technologies (Game Art)

...is 10 minutes late to every class…..

You can’t always be a strong cowboy… but sometimes being an alive cowboy is enough.

Caetana Langston

Dana Leadley

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Sport Coaching & Bachelor of Commerce (Business Economics)

Molly Leckie

University of otago: Bachelor of Commerce (Tourism & Marketing Management)

20 MINUTE BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

224

deakin/monash/auckland/ victoria: bachelor of commerce or bachelor of arts (international relations)

Hoodies never coming off now.

“I don’t know what I’m doing here but I can promise you it won’t be boring” – David Bowie.

University of Otago/Canterbury: Bachelor of Applied Science (Data Science) or Bachelor of Commerce

Parabha Krairiksh

Maya

Harriet Kitchingman

Who knew you could get so many compliments for walking!

Dana

C a et a n

Abig

Eva

Otago Polytechnic: Bachelor of design (communication)

H a r ri e

“Maddy you’re a diamond because you shine under pressure” – Mr Atkin.

Ge m

University of Otago: Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)

st a n n o C

Maddy

Maddy Kerr

University of otago: Bachelor of Commerce (Finance, Accounting, Psychology)

“Wake me up when I care” – Squidward.

En Re Lee

I am not Rebecca!

Billie ia

Sorry did my jewellery distract you from reading this quote?

I go so white in winter that you can’t even tell I’m Samoan.

University of otago:

Sophi

Georgia Levey

lincoln university: bachelor of agribusiness & food marketing

Pieta Luthi

Holly Macdonald

gap year: Training & competing in Europe ara/massey/lincoln university

Holly

Christchurch is cool, but Timaru is cooler.

I should get 50% off my school fees since I’m only here 50% of the time.

Georgia Mackay

University of Auckland: BioMedical Science First Year

University of otago: Bachelor of Commerce

Sorry I have sweaty hands.

Laura Mann

University of canterbury: bachelor of communications / arts / commerce (marketing)

Don’t follow your dreams, follow my tik tok @harrietandlaura

Tayl

Katherine Marfell

otago/auckland University: Health Sciences First Year / biomedical Science

“The comeback is always stronger than the setback” – Unknown.

My tan was actually fake!

Kate

Sophie Lightbourne

I’m 82% more neanderthal than the average person.

Laur

Georg

Pieta

Georgi

gap year: camp america

Izzy

university of Auckland: bachelor of music & bachelor of arts

Isabella Leighs

PHOTOS

Billie Leiataua

Tayla Marshall

University of otago: Bachelor of applied science (environmental management)

“You don’t really do any work, or go to class, but I just can’t help but like you” – Scotty.

225

University of otago: Bachelor of Science (NeuroScience & Psychology)

Imoge

E li s e

Elise Mason

Imogen Maynard

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Criminal Justice & Bachelor of Laws

The only thing worse than the Rite Journey solo was getting left behind on the Rite Journey solo.

Mia McDonnell

Libb

Gabriella McKellar

Your mum’s a …

Live, laugh, love.

Alexandra Mealings

Ella Miles

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Arts

massey University: Bachelor of Veterinary Technology

One step at a time can lead to an entire journey.

Sorry I couldn’t come up with a good quote, I was sick.

Libby Millar

University of Otago/canterbury: Bachelor of Arts (Education & Geography)

Life doesn’t have any hands, but it sure can give you a slap sometimes.

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Niamh McCormick

It only took me 5 years to get a workbar!

Ella

Lexie

Mia

University of canterbury/ massey: Bachelor of Design (Hons) / Bachelor of Fine Arts (majoring in Graphic Design)

Ni a m

University of otago: Bachelor of Science (Mathematics)

Gaby

Ruby McCallum

Grac

Ruby

I did grade 8 flute and no one even noticed.

Grace Mitchell

University of otago: Health Science first year

Only test I ever had to re-sit was the one at senior ball.

Lydi

Loveday Mossman-Catchpole

I know I’m lovely! – Thanks Autocorrect.

Mizuki Nagatakidani study in japan

B ri a n a

University of otago: Health Sciences First Year

University of canterbury: Bachelor of criminal justice

Lydia Munro

University of Auckland/otago: Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Health Sciences / ppe & Biochemistry

Imagine crying in Year 12 because you were jealous of people doing exams. Pathetic!

Scarlett O’Brien

Ara Institute of Canterbury: Bachelor of Nursing

Gets an academic effort bar and merit endorsement two years in a row for a class I don’t attend.

Briana Odering

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Arts & Science (Psychology & Sociology)

13 study periods a week makes time fly by.

Somehow I’m always late yet I live on Andover Street.

Abby Oliver

Eniselina Pale

University of Canterbury Ara: Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication)

The only time you will see me run is when the cafe has cinnamon scrolls.

L i na

Abby

Lucy

2019 I’m a queen chosen by the world ;)

Lucy O’Connor

Brodie Morris

The best class of my life is the one I don’t remember.

Head of Boarding.

University of otago: BAppSc majoring in Physical Education, Activity & Health

Brodie

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Social Work

Scarle

H az e Loveda

Mizuk

Hazel Montgomery

PHOTOS

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Health Science (Psychology)

Aunty Helen’s favourite.

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Rosa

Does my $288 worth of parking tickets come out of my school fees?

University of Auckland/otago: BioMedical Science OR Health Sciences First Year

My parents really should have put a limit on my cafe card. #2Kin1term

Renee Penney

gap year Ara Institute of Canterbury: Bachelor of social work

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)

Jemim

Emelia Paulsen

Cl a u d

University of otago: Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Applied Science (Environmental Management)

Rosa Pattie

Hi if you don’t already know me, my name’s Renee.

Courtney Peter

Ara Institute of Canterbury: Bachelor of Nursing

I hope my future is as bright as my car.

Hannah Price

University of otago: Bachelor of Arts & Science (Sociology & Ecology)

Out of all the verses in the Bible, one got me through the year – ‘Lunch 12:40’.

I miss my sheep @lucythesheep534

Jemima Pavey

victoria University: Bachelor of laws & bachelor of Arts (majoring in Criminology & Psychology)

Not feral.

Claudia Perkins

lincoln University: Bachelor of Land & Property Management

Hectare hunter.

Jordi

Courtn

Rene

Emeli

Olivia Paterson

P ri y a n

Olivi

Jordie Plunkett

University of Auckland: Bachelor of Engineering / Science / Agricultural Science

I’m lucky if I average 2 out of 5 tutor times a week. What are they going to do, take my prefect role off me?

Priyanka Ravji

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)

I was put in a house based on the colour of my skin. #upthematipo

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Rene

Haoming Ren

victoria University/canterbury: Bachelor of Arts (Politics & International Relations, Development Studies)

Eat, sleep, and Geography.

Emma Roberts

Ara Institute of Canterbury / Victoria: Bachelor of Broadcasting Communications (Journalism)

Never knew how many people notice parking techniques.

Lucy Roberts

Lucy Ryan

Lincoln University: Bachelor of science (animal science)

L uc y

Your secrets are safe with me, I wasn’t listening anyway.

There’s no such thing as a stupid question.

Jennifer Satterthwaite

Don’t have my L plates because I don’t take ‘L’s’.

Meg

Emm

Catherine Rietveld

Meghan Shatford

I got all the knowledge I’ll ever need from the Godwits.

University of otago: Bachelor of Science & bachelor of commerce

Life is soup and I am a fork.

Evely

Georg

L uc y

h e t ri a C

I’m leaving school at the end of Year 12 but…. I’m still here!

Laur

Mya

lincoln University: Bachelor of Commerce (Agriculture)

PHOTOS

Mya Reid

Evelyn Sayers

National School of Aesthetics: Diploma in Beauty Therapy

“Evelyn, a hair tie is not a bracelet” – Mrs Robertson

Laura Simcock

gap year University of auckland: Bachelor of Global Studies & Bachelor of Arts conjoint

IB taught me how to write an essay on a book I’ve never read.

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Hannah Smith

University of otago: Bachelor of Science (Energy Science and Chemistry)

Ruby Smith

University of Canterbury: Bachelor of Commerce

University of otago: Bachelor of Science

Minni

R ub

“So long Gayboys” – Mr Chow.

Kate Smith

Kate

H a n na

University of Auckland: Bachelor of Global Studies & Bachelor of Science conjoint (Ecology)

A bb

The favourite Surridge.

Abby Theobald

University of otago: Bachelor of arts & Science (Pharmacology, biomed, history))

Emm

Pieta Surridge

Amel

Pieta

Been skating to school since 2010.

Kati

Katie Tunstall

*Day before I fake tan and get my lashes done* “Are you sick?” – Everyone.

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H a n na

I’m not ranga, I’m strawberry blonde.

I’m going home for the night. #fulltimetempboarder “Game. Set. Match. Next.”

Minnie Summerfield

University of otago: Bachelor of Applied Science (Sport & Exercise Nutrition)

Attention, “Hit it Min”, ROW!

Emma Taylor

Cambridge / LSE / Auckland / Canterbury: Commerce: Economics / Global Politics / International Relations

SMC girls: “Kind heart, Fierce Mind, Brave Spirit”

Amelia Tillman

University of canterbury: bachelor of communications

I have to live with the fact that my mum got a red blazer and I didn’t.

Hannah Ward

University of otago: Bachelor of Arts & Science / bachelor of laws

Mrs Smallman called me a sly dog.

R e be c c

Oliv i

Olivia Willems

University of otago: Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Arts

Sophi

Sophie White

University of otago: Bachelor of commerce (accounting & finance)

Dear teacher, I talk no matter where I am. Moving me will not help.

Ru b

Olivi

My schooling career peaked when I beat Nat and Billie in the Year 7 Talent quest.

Ruby Williams

Victoria university: Bachelor of Design Innovation

Does anyone else need to go to the toilet?

You’re looking down at this quote like I looked down on you.

Olivia Wilson

Katie Workman

University of otago: Bachelor of Science (Genetics)

Sucker for a sunset!

K a ti e

Caro

University of canterbury: Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Arts

PHOTOS

Caroline Wells

Victoria University: Bachelor of Design Innovation (Interaction Design with minor in Marketing)

Yeh I’m late, I got here when I wanted to.

Rebecca Yan

I am not Constance.

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YEAR 13 2019

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YEAR 13 LEADERSHIP

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HEAD OF RIMU

Claudia Bethell

HEAD OF RATA

Olivia Paterson

HEAD OF MATIPO

Georgia Benton

HEAD OF MANUKA

Kate Marfell

HEAD OF KOWHAI

Olivia Wilson

HEAD OF KONINI

Annabel Coates

JOINT HEADS OF WELLBEING

Harriet Kennelly & Olivia Willems

HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY

Holly Macdonald

JOINT HEADS OF SPORT

Lina Pale & Caroline Wells

HEAD OF SERVICE

Rosie Foulds

JOINT HEADS OF MIDDLE SCHOOL

Georgia Mackay & Henrietta Bullen

JOINT HEADS OF JUNIOR SCHOOL

Georgia Hardy & Mya Reid

HEAD OF GLOBAL RELATIONS

Renee Ren

HEAD OF ENVIRONMENT

Pieta Surridge

JOINT HEADS OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS

Rosie Averill & Maddy Kerr

HEAD OF CHAPEL

Emma Taylor

JOINT HEADS OF THE ARTS

Natalie Hutton & Kaitlin Burden

HEAD OF ACADEMIC

Sarah Cosgrove

JOINT HEADS OF BOARDING

Kate Baird & Sophie Green

DEPUTY HEAD GIRL

Madison Dalgety

HEAD GIRL

Sujean In

2019 TIMELINE

EVENT DATE 28 January 29 January 30 January

31 January 01 February 04 February 05 February 06 February 07 February 11 February 12 February 14 February 15 February 18 February 19 February 20 February 21 February 22 February 25 February 28 February 01 March 04 March

05 March 06 March 07 March 08 March 12 March 13 March 14 March 15 March

19 March

DESCRIPTION

Teacher Only Day Prefects’ Retreat Prefect’s Breakfast Y13 Boarder’s BBQ Volleyball, Tauranga (– 3 Feb) Boarding house opens for boarders, lunch for new boarders and their parents New Y10-12 student orientation Day 1 with students, Welcome/Mihi whakatau, Chapel Rowers leave for SI Rowing Champs (– 3 Feb) House Warming Family Picnic Leadership Induction Service, Chapel Junior School evening Boarders’ Big Day in IB graduation Ceremony Age Group Rouch Nationals (–11 February) CSS Tennis (–12 February) SMC Swimming Sports Prefects’ and Parents’ with Mentors Start of Year Function Y7-13 Assembly – Introduction to Prefects Rite Journey Ceremony Summer Quad, St Hilda’s Collegiate (–19 February) Y7 and 9 Camp week (– 22 February) Foundation AGM Junior School evening Y11-13 NCEA Parents’ Evening Y13 Father/Daughter Breakfast, Dining Room Y10 Leadership Day Y8 Hanmer Overnight trip Silver Tie Assembly Mufti Day – Enviro Week and Aviva IB Camp Teddy Bears’ Picnic Y1-3 Y4-6 Swimming Sports Shrove Tuesday Service Maree Crabbe Parent Session Ash Wednesday Service SMC Athletics SISS Rowing Regatta, Twizel (-10) International Women’s Day Kanagawa Girls’ School Visit Y12 PE and Y13 LEAP Camps (-13 March) PFA AGM Canterbury Kids’ Lit Quiz Y12 LEAP Field Trip Y9 Father/Daughter Breakfast CSS Volleyball (– 17 March) Rowers leave for Twizel (– 18 March) ISSA Swimming CSS Athletics Prelims

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EVENT DATE 20 March 21 March 22 March

23 March

25 March 26 March 28 March 29 March 30 March 31 March 01 April 02 April 03 April 04 April

05 April 13 April 15 April 20 April 28 April 29 April 01 May 02 May 06 May 07 May 09 May

10 May 11 May

13 May 14 May 15 May

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DESCRIPTION Ucan Volunteer Programme with UC’s SVA Lent Market Cranmer Assembly – Presentation of Swimming and Athletics trophies CSDC Debating Lent Market Vigil in Chapel Rowers leave for Maadi Cup, Lake Karapiro SISS Touch (-24 March) CSS Athletics Finals SISS Dragon Boating, Ashburton Open Day Tournament Week National Track Cycling (-27 March) Volleyball Satellite (-28 March) SISS Water Polo (-31 March) Y12 IB to Mt Pleasant Primary School NZSS Triathlon (-30 March) SISS Athletics, Nelson (-31 March) Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Regionals Consecration of St Mark’s Chapel Y10 Challenge Day Rowing Dinner Orchestral Extravaganza Antipodeans Trip to Costa Rica (-28 April) CPS Swimming Twilight Concert I AM HOPE’ Gumboot Friday CSS Swimming NZSS Water Polo, Auckland (-16 April) ANZAC Hockey (-17 April) Basketball Easter Tournament (-22 April) Spirit of Adventure (-3 May) Loves me not (All Y12) SMC Cross Country Ferndale Fair CSDC Debating Y13 Geography Field Trip Unseasonable Fall of Snow (Drama Performance) Yoobee Workshop for Y12 Photography Students (-08 May) CSDC Senior Debating CSS Road Race Foundation Donor Thank You Event Combined Honours Assembley Y12 Careers Expo Canterbury Senior Debating Regionals (-12 May) Cranmer Lunch Debating Senior Impromptu Competition Academy Conference – GATE, STAC Sports Captains’ Seminar Y12 NCEA Drama and Music Production Y5 and Y6 Christchurch Historical Walk for the morning

EVENT DATE 16 May 17 May 18 May 20 May 21 May 22 May 28 May

30 May

31 May 04 June 05 June 06 June 07 June

09 June 10 June 11 June 12 June

14 June

15 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 19 June 20 June 21 June 24 June 25 June 28 June 01 July

DESCRIPTION Y12 NCEA Drama and Music Production CSDC Debating Pink Shirt Mufti Day Rockquest Regional Heats Senior Ball Y12-13 ISAA Cross Country Show Quest for Y8 students Anglican Schools’ Conference (-23 May) L2-3 Agriculture Field Trip Myers’ Cup Final CSS Cross Country Combined Concert with Christ’s College Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Finals National Young Leaders’ Day Teacher Only Afternoon Teacher Only Day Spanish Immersion Day, UC Middle and Senior Schools Cushion Cabaret, Ngaio Marsh Theatre Junior School Literacy Open Morning Chamber Choir Concert, Nurse Maude Hospital House Day! Ethics Olympiad, Christchurch Town Hall Mother/Daughter Breakfast The Big Sing Regional Heats World Vision Fundraiser Confirmation Service, (compulsory for all Y11-13) International Week Chamber Music Regional Heats The Tortoise and the Hare for Y1-6 students (presented by Play House Theatre) EGG fundraising activity CPS Gymnastics Chamber Music Contest Y7 and 8 Quiz Mufti Day – International attire or Flag colours Y10 Dance, Christ’s College Rockquest Regional Finals Chamber Music District Final NZSS Cross Country Y7-10 Choral Evensong, Transitional Cathedral Book Week CSS Gymnastics CPS Cross Country Independent Schools’ Middle School Choral Festival Concert, Christ’s College Middle School Academic Awards Assembly Paul Dilon SMC Teacher/Teacher Support Meeting Book Week Mufti Day Y1-Y6 Discos CPS Rythmic Gymnastics – Novice CPS Rythmic Gymnastics – Competition Y10 Father/Daughter Breakfast Grimm Tales (- 3 July)

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EVENT DATE 02 July 05 July 06 July 08 July 21 July 22 July 25 July 26 July 28 July 29 July 30 July 01 August 03 August 04 August 05 August 08 August

09 August 10 August 11 August 12 August

13 August 14 August 15 August

16 August 18 August 20 August 22 August

23 August 24 August 27 August 28 August 30 August 31 August

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DESCRIPTION Y4 to Turanga Emerging Leaders’ Conference Senior Academic Awards Assembly SISS Road Cycling (-7 July) SISS Junior Netball (-10 July) U19 Netball Nationals, Invercargill (-11 July) Boarders’ Dinner Michael Carr-Gregg Seminars for various years, Staff and Parents (-23 July) CSDC Debating ISSA Netball and Hockey Tournament Kyoritsu Girls’ School visit (-11 August) CPS Indoor Tournament – Basketball/Volleyball Y1 and Y2 to Canterbury Museum Boarders’ Mid-Winter Christmas Dinner EGGS Factor Concert CSDC Debating Regionals Winter Quad departures Winter Quad Tournament Y7 and Y8 Ski Trip, Porter Heights CSDC Debating Senior Learning Pathways Evening Maatangi Whenua Geography Competition, UC Y11 and Y12 Father/Daughter Breakfast Y11Semi-Formal NZSS Duathlon One Day Horse Trial CPS Indoor Tournament – Basketball/Volleyball Y7 Cupcake Day supporting SPCA ePro8 Competition for Y7 and Y8, Cobham Intermediate Y1, 2, 4 Art Gallery Visit New Parents’ Afternoon Tea epro8 Competition for Y5 and Y6, Chch South Intermediate STAC Exchange for Y7 and Y8 Netball and Hockey Leadership Team @ Tuahiwi What is happening for our teens behind the screens? Middle school info evening Angel Barnett presenting to Y9 and Y10 Y10 Rite Journey Fundraisers Beacon Street Wetlands Planting Y1 and Y2 to Ferrymead Heritage Park Senior Exams (-28 August) CPS Winter Tournament – Netball and Hockey First high School of Gong An visit Chilean Exchange students arrive (until end of term) SMC Foundation Ball, Christchurch Art Gallery Y7-10 and Y12 chapel with Cranmer Old Girls UC Women in Leadership Breakfast Zone Ski-ing Y5-6 ISNZ Conference, Wellington (-31 August) Mr Fungus Theatre Workshop and Show Cycling Southern Tour, Blenheim (-1 September) 2019 DELF

EVENT DATE 02 September 05 September

06 September 07 September 09 September

12 September 13 September

14 September 15 September

16 September 17 September 18 September

19 September 20 September 21 September 22 September 27 September 28 September 17 October 22 October 23 October 24 October 25 October 29 October

30 October 31 October 01 November

DESCRIPTION

Winter Tournament Week Schick Southern Cup Basketball (-7 September) Placement testing Y9s Curriculum Evening for student Y7-9 in 2020 Mother/Daughter Breakfast African dance workshops for Y3-5 Senior Theatresports Māori Language Week / Wiki o te Reo Māori Wizard of Oz matinee MSP – Wizard of Oz (-11 September) Y2 and Y3 Celebration of Learning Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day Y1 Celebration of Learning Y1-6 Kapa Haka group to the Tujono Festival NCEA Dance night Robocup Nationals SISS Ski-ing Camps (-17 September) IB Art Opening (-20 September) Winter Sport Prize-giving Y11-13 Service of Blessing, Compulsory Chapel Arts Week SMC vs CC Student Debate Koru Games Performing Arts Showcase Concert Prefect Voting Orchestral Festival Workshops Y11-13 Academic Bar and Honours Assembly Winter Sports Assembly Arts Soiree Combined Schools Equestrian Event Chile group and Ravenswood girls depart Canterbury/Westland Science Fair Judging Orchestral Festival Concert School Strike for Climate Change National Schools Road Champs (-30 September) Leavers’ Assembly/Service Founders’ Day Rehearsal/Birthday Cake/Service Y5 and Y6 Camp, Living Springs (- 25 October) Y13 Dress Up Days (-25 October) Zonta Awards Y1-8 Father/Daughter Breakfast Y13 IB Study Leave begins Y1-8 Athletic Sports NCEA Art Exhibition Sedley Wells Concert, Christs’ College Ford Foundation Cricket Competition (-31 October) Middle School Academic Awards Assembly Boarders’ Christmas Dinner NZFPS Final (-3 November) SMCOGA Reunion (-2 November) NCEA Study Leave begins

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EVENT DATE

DESCRIPTION

02 November 03 November 04 November

Junior Theatresports heats Sports Awards Y 13 IB Exams (-22 November) Y 9/10 Exams (-5 November) CSM Music Festival Rehearsal and evening performance, Year 5-7, Chch Town Hall Mufti Day – Bright Colours Junior School Bake Sale Junior School Awards Assembly Volunteers Thank You Drinks Year 9 Orientation afternoon/Boarders’ Sleepover House and Garden Tour Year 12 IB Exams (- 15 November) NCEA Exams (- 3 December) ISSA Athletics Middle School Arts Awards Assembly Middle School Ethics Olympiad, Year 9 Year 7 Market Day Canterbury Show Day Year 1-3 Swim Carnival Year 7-8 MASH Tough Kid Event Junior Cultural Celebration SISS Junior Water Polo (- 24 November) Year 7 & 8 2020 Orientation and Boarders’ Sleepover 2009 Leavers’ Time Capsule Function Year 10 Camp (- 30 November) SISS Junior Volleyball Year 12 IB Special Programme (- 3 December) Year 7 & 8 Top Team Challenge Year 8 Tree Planting CPS Triathlon Year 9 ENSS Curiosity Challenge Year 8 Independent Schools’ Dance Year 7-9 House Haka-off Rite Journey Ceremony NZSS Condors 7s (- 2 December) Carol Services Year 11-13 Boarder and Parent Function Senior Prizegiving CPS Athletics Middle School Boarder and Parent Morning Tea Middle School Prizegiving Junior School Prizegiving Leavers’ Ball and Dinner Staff Lunch NZSS Athletics Sony Camp begins (- 9 December) NZSS Touch (- 15 December)

05 November 06 November 07 November 08 November 10 November 11 November

12 November 13 November 14 November 15 November 19 November 21 November 22 November

24 November 25 November

26 November 27 November 28 November 29 November 01 December 02 December 03 December 04 December

05 December 06 December 07 December 13 December

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