2018 St Paul's Year Book

EDITORIAL

2018 has been an incredible year for the St Paul’s community with so much to celebrate and so many new initiatives enriching the lives of our students.

From our Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Learning, to the new Mary Hornsby music block extension complete with recording studio, to the renovations of the Clark House Boarding facilities, St Paul’s is always moving forward while still upholding those traditions and values that set us apart. Many of these events and changes are highlighted in this year’s Collegian - so be prepared for a few surprises.

This is my first time as magazine editor and would like to begin with a massive thank you to all staff who have been incredibly encouraging of my endeavours. To Andrea Dela Rue, who has compiled the magazine for the last 8 yearsyou have my total respect and gratitude for your guidance and support.

We have seen so many exciting new groups being formed this year, involving more creative aspects of the education process. Most of these are the brainchild of the students themselves who have launched into their chosen endeavours with real commitment and drive. With an incredible number of students enthusiastically participating in these ventures, plus the amazing focus from our students on serving our community in a number of innovative ways - it is vital that these new initiatives are brought to the attention of the entire school community. This way they will continue to grow and flourish as more students hear of them and choose to become involved.

Hopefully I have managed to celebrate this new focus. There may be a few less sporting pages this year to make room for these newer activities, but be assured all achievements are still highly valued and acknowledged.

It has been a real pleasure to see how integral to the St Paul’s ethos the whole idea of service and student leadership has become. I truly believe we are leading the way in this area and that we are sending our students out into the world with a genuine concern for others and a willingness to get involved in helping those less fortunate in a very tangible way. Our school does not just teach students to strive for top grades and academic success. Instead it focuses on nourishing the whole person - creating strength of character and encouraging students to look beyond the self - for the potential betterment of society.

I sincerely hope some of these ideals are captured within the pages of this Collegian. It has been a real pleasure to work on this publication. I send it out to you now and trust you will enjoy the reports and photos it contains. Our students are an amazing group of young people - with so many talents. Let’s celebrate them and the year as it was. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas season and a fulfilling and rewarding 2019. State in Fide.

Karen Johnson

COVER ART: The striking artwork on our magazine cover was created by year 13 student, Alice Emeny. Alice is incredibly skilled in this area and generously uses her talent to encourage others to explore art. This year it was the residents of St Joans’ rest home. Next year she is taking her talents across the other side of the world - volunteering in Africa. We wish her well.

James Sandford Charlie Saxton Ben Scaramuzza Edward Sclater Genevieve Scott-Jones Piripi Seaman

Niamh Shalloe Anjandeep Singh Priya Singh Sumer Singh Dylan Smethurst Harry Smith

Matthew Spence Xavier Staheli Tyler Steer Lucy Street Yutong Su Dallas Taikato

Siobahn Taute-Collier Ethan Taylor Tao Te Ua Thanyatorn Thaviyonchai Keith Thorburn Lane Tims

Jessica Tod Tevita Tohi Louise van Bysterveldt Jack Walters Yingjun Wang Grace Watson

James Webster Herman Wei Tayla White Alice Williams Kaleb Williamson Matthew Winefield

Dylan Woodhouse Carter Wrathall Tony Wu Zihao Yan Xueying Ye Zihan Zhong

HEADMASTER’S WELCOME

From my own life experiences, most of us tend to take our health and wellbeing for granted. It is only when faced with a significant health threat that we really realise how precious an asset we previously possessed.

In the PE and Health curriculum, we often refer to and learn about the concept of Hauora, which in Mason Durie’s Te Whare Tapa Whā model incorporates the physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social aspects of wellbeing. Almost everyone spends time attending to the physical aspects of wellbeing: through playing sport, running, walking, going to a gym and trying to exercise self-control and good judgement about what we eat and drink. But how many of us spend much time appropriately preparing for the mental, emotional, spiritual or social aspects of wellbeing?

We all recognise that in current times many of our young people are experiencing mental health issues. In previous prize-giving speeches, I have talked about the importance of fostering grit, resilience and gratitude in order to successfully work through challenges. Teenagers today grapple with ever more complex social, cultural and environmental conditions. There is no doubt that being 13 to 19 years old today is much harder than it was when we adults were growing up. In fact, it is hugely more complex than when I started my tenure as Headmaster here in 2010.

Young people on the whole at St Paul’s Collegiate are doing pretty well when faced with the huge temptations and challenges posed by technology and screen addiction. Today there is also increased awareness and exposure to risk due to instant online accessibility to information. In addition we face huge economic, parental and societal pressure. We have helicoptered or bubble-wrapped children, over busy families who exchange quality regular daily time for super-charged holiday experiences plus the potential risk of affluenza on anxiety, narcissism, personal expectation and boundaries. In the last ten years, we have invented a whole new vocab, cyber predators, sexting, cyberharassment, revenge porn, online grooming, E-mental health, blue light, teen sleep … the list goes on.

But if these then are the problems, what are the solutions or the preventative measures we need to deliver, in order to help our young people develop a more holistic approach to the wellbeing challenges they will face over their lifetimes?

One of the strategies that we have initiated at St Paul’s has been to empower and inform parents and caregivers. Currently, it is clearly evident that there is an authoritative imbalance in the relationship between many parents and their teenagers. Children in families have the upper-hand as they often seem to know more about technology. As a result, it is creating a tangible and genuine generation gap. By bringing in speakers such as Nick Kardaras (Digital Technology); Caroline Adams-Miller (on growing grit and resilience) and in March 2019, Paul Dillon (on drugs and alcohol), we hope to better inform parents so that they in turn can offer greater support for their sons and daughters.

From the start of next year, St Paul’s parents will be able to access SchoolTV through our website - an effective, online toolbox of resources, produced by Dr Michael Carr Gregg. This programme aims to streamline information from leading Australasian specialists and organisations, into a single, easy to understand set of practical facts and strategies on modern day issues and challenges –a resource package which is updated ten times a year. Instead of having a significant portion of our families bemused over the challenges of parenting teenagers, we hope that by working in partnership, you will feel more knowledgeable and empowered, as new generic issues and challenges arise.

However, we have increasingly also recognised that we need to do even more and in a greater cohesive manner to address this challenging ‘Hidden Curriculum’. We need to ensure our teens feel well supported, educated and empowered heading into the future.

Happiness is a state of mind or mood. Happy teenagers are usually teenagers who are satisfied with their lives and relationships. Happiness and wellbeing, while related, aren’t necessarily the same thing. Developing a strong sense of wellbeing is an important part of being healthy, happy and getting the most from life.

Wellbeing has proven to be important in helping teenagers manage the challenges of the developmental years. It can be a key protective factor against mental illness.

At St Paul’s we are committed to continually reflecting on, reviewing and striving to improve the Wellbeing toolbox that we are providing for the young people in our care. With the increasing pace of technology and societal changes faced by our youth, the wellbeing tools and strategies have to be constantly refreshed and modernised. What is constant however, is the importance placed on wellbeing to allow us to feel emotions such as happiness, contentment and satisfaction as well as to effectively function and master the challenges before us.

It seems unbelievable that in attending the IBSC Conference at Southport School this year, myself and the other nine St Paul’s delegates were confronted by the unbelievable information that New Zealand is leading the world in negative statistics around the health and wellbeing of young people. We live in what for many overseas visitors seems like a paradise. We enjoy some of the best living conditions in the world. We seem to have some of the best healthcare and an amazing lifestyle, and yet, for some of us, we are so troubled that we seemingly can’t see a way out.

Some struggling circumstances during a lifetime is the norm. Having the odd bad day, month or even year is normal. While being unhappy sometimes is normal, feeling like you can’t face it is something we all need to own and to do something about. We can’t be complacent that 15-24 year olds are struggling increasingly with mental health issues – 5% five years ago, 8.8% in the period 2015/16 and an appalling 11.8% in the past year.

As a school, we want to help each of our students to develop their own personalised toolbox to manage the challenges life will undoubtedly throw at them. We want to encourage our youth to talk more openly about their feelings – something that some of our older generation weren’t so good at. I’d like to think that every young person would have someone at this school that they felt comfortable to talk to and that they view that person as safe, confidential and ready to support them if they needed it. No one has to feel like they are going it alone; that there isn’t the help.

We also need to actively promote and encourage a sense of gratitude. Through active service in helping others we foster a greater focus beyond ourselves -

on “we” rather than “me”. This sadly though won’t happen by accident. It requires purposeful teaching and learning opportunities to explore personal identity, social relationships, interpersonal skills and to take a holistic approach to wellbeing.

I really like this quote, attributed to Maya Angelou, which I think fits nicely into the theme of this address as a parting piece of advice to our leavers:

“You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them. Try to be a rainbow in someone else’s cloud. Do not complain. Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way that you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.”

Over 2018 we can reflect on some absolutely remarkable achievements of the young men and women of St Paul’s. These are achievements at a local, national and international level in a wide range of activities - all from a relatively small school, in a small city and from a small country on the outer edge of the world, which should in turn fill us with feelings of satisfaction and pride.

We are currently blessed with one of the best support and teaching teams in the country. People who show a genuine interest in the young people in their care: who are prepared to go the extra mile to assist and help when there is a need, even when such support is facilitated well outside normal school hours. At a time when much has been said about the morale and conditions of work within state schools, there is an excellent positivity and sense of a team culture within both our Tihoi and Hamilton campuses. ‘Professionalism’, ‘Goodwill’ and ‘Extraordinarily Commitment’ are words which we see in daily play out in so many aspects of the St Paul’s experience. Our collective thanks go to all the staff of our school for the extraordinary lengths they go to help enable our young men and women to fulfil their potential.

I want to take this opportunity of also thanking my wife Judith, for her unfaltering support, love and understanding over the past year. On behalf of both of us, we wish you an enjoyable and satisfying Christmas break with your friends, family and loved ones. Until we meet again, may Christ, Our Lord guide over each and every one of us and provide us with the strength, wisdom, resilience and a sense of gratefulness and fulfilment for everything we do and aspire towards. May God bless you and give you his enduring support.

Grant Lander Headmaster

CHAPLAIN’S REFLECTIONS

Kia Ora Koutou

St Paul, the Saint, Apostle and legend of the Christian faith was not only a passionate witness and disciple of Jesus of Christ, he was also a great traveller and someone who continued to “visit” the communities that he started through a programme of prolific and rigorous letter writing. The Epistles of St Paul are deep and profound; a theological wisdom and challenge as relevant to us today as they were to the early Christians of the Roman Empire.

St Paul wrote to one such fledgling community whilst he himself was in prison for his faith in the late 50s AD: “Whateveryoudo,inwordordeed,doeverythinginthe nameoftheLordJesus,givingthankstoGodtheFather throughhim.”

These are words pertinent and relevant to school chaplaincy particularly. They are also words that are both important and sentimental to myself and indeed to my friend and former Chaplain Revd. James Stevenson. We were both at the same theological college in Oxford, although at different times, and for our 3 years at Oxford we both would have prayed these words before each meal in the dining hall there. In this magazine last year James wrote generously of me and I must begin this article by speaking with admiration and thanksgiving for all that he achieved during his time here at St Paul’s as school chaplain. This has been a remarkable year for me personally and indeed for the school in a large number of areas that the chaplaincy touches, not least in the area of the service programmes which Rev James was a significant instigator of amongst a team of others. We stand on the shoulders of our brothers and sisters who come before us.

Going back to these quoted words of St Paul to the Colossian church in the late 50’s AD; they are both a challenge to our words and actions as well to the source of our strength and motivation and the subsequent acknowledgement of that source. In chaplaincy we are called to be the hands, the feet and the voice of Jesus, acknowledging that we can only do so with the power and strength of God through the Holy Spirit.

It has been a remarkable year! It’s been a blessing and a privilege to work with the most incredible team of chapel prefects I think the school probably has ever had. Genevieve, Anna, Grace, Heath, Harry, Sam and Jack have been exemplary role models for the chapel and chaplaincy. They have constantly amazed me with their passion, maturity and enthusiasm to engage the school community with the things of God and their service to God’s people and world. They have certainly set the bar high for subsequent years. I thank them sincerely for their incredible leadership and support this year.

The school prayer encourages us several times a week to thank God for the blessings and privileges that we daily enjoy as members of the school. This prayer has taken on such meaning for me this year. Returning to St Paul’s after an almost 15 year “sojourn” in prisons, parishes and cathedrals has been such a blessing. I would like to thank everyone for your encouragement and support.

As we look to the future, we will continue to strive to continue with our remarkable service programmes, to extend them and to improve upon them. We will continue to offer stimulating, creative and engaging chapel services so that the whole community can have the opportunity to begin and continue their adventure of faith. The religious studies classroom will strive to be a place of integrity, openness and engagement with all traditions. I will continue to strive to play my part amongst our remarkable pastoral team at school as we all seek to meet the needs of our students in a variety of diverse contexts.

So “whatever you do in word or deed “, whoever you are called to be, do it well and to the best of your ability. Let us too continue to give thanks for the blessings and privileges that are afforded to us as a member of this school community.

“State in Fide”

Revd Peter Rickman - Chaplain

HEAD BOY’S REFLECTION

Four years ago I heard a person I deeply respect say ‘There is no one moment in which a boy becomes a man, as a man is the sum of his experiences’.

I have very little experience. There is no way I can stand up here and give a speech on how to live life or how to be successful. I can’t truthfully preach to you because I am still figuring it out as well. Instead, I would like to offer you, from my undeveloped prefrontal cortex, three concepts that will hopefully help all of you, all of us, in the discovery of our own experiences.

1. Be kind

Most of you here will have read Sarah’s sermon which went viral over the last few weeks. She spoke about kindness - to others and yourself...how your legacy as a person is far more valuable than the material successes in your life, which coming from one of the most competitive people I know, was as amusing as it was enlightening. Personally it made me think. There been times this year where I could have been kinder to others… my family, friends, even strangers. As Dr Simmond’s has drilled into me over the past two years, every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This holds true for the way you treat others. Rev would call it karma. When you get delivered a bad package, of any size at any time, choose to take it in your stride. There’s no point crying over spilt milk.

2. Listen to the Music

Of all the great philosophers, the most relevant are, and always will be, the musicians still writing, still expressing their beliefs, their opinions. Some of my favourites are the modern day Socrates and Aristotle, Anthony Kiedis and Flea from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Their music often has an underlying theme of seeing things as they are, no drama, no exaggeration, just staying honest and true. One of their quotes “Choose not a life of imitation”, really hit home for me over the last two and a half years. Now I’m not saying you all must listen to the Chilli’s as you go through life. Music is intimate, it’s personal; we all have different tastes and sounds that we will relate and resonate with. What I’m suggesting is finding something that helps you explore your own morality, something that aids in sculpting the virtues you want to live by. For me, music and whitewater kayaking help me do that, a type of adrenaline fuelled meditation. Joseph Campbell wrote ‘All the gods, all the heavens and all the hells are within you’. That quote is what I’m trying to convey, that all of us have destructive and constructive potential. Make sure that as you live, as you experience new things, that you reflect on yourself as a person. Choose the constructive path. Use a third party you look up to as inspiration. Just make sure that third party sets the bar high.

3. Sometimes you just gotta send it!

Yes I mean pedal to the metal, no looking back, sending it like you are Johnny Utah jumping out of that plane with no parachute. There’s a passage written from Theodore Roosevelt. It summises why I say to take action. ‘It is not the critic who counts; The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.’

This shows the pointlessness of remaining a spectator throughout your life. It is easy for us to criticise those attempting new things. Yet those same people are the ones who deserve the praise, whose names will be remembered. So before you age too much, make sure you spend your fair share of time in that arena.

So, thank you - all of you.

To the Year 13’s, five years has gone and I’m thankful to have spent those five with you.

To the staff, I know how many of you have helped me over my time here, thank you.

To Williams House, both housemasters and brothers, you have been my home for the past five years. Thank you for having my back.

To the Prefect group, you’ve all done an incredible job with your respective portfolios and added immensely to this school.

A huge thank you must go to Sarah, the most organised person in my life over the past 10 months, you have been an incredible leader and amazing to work with.

To Vic the kindest, your words are always uplifting and have always shown a positive attitude towards life.

To Kaenan, you sure add a dose of realism and humour - seemingly simultaneously. Thank you for always saying it how it is.

So, it has been a privilege to represent you all and remember, this summer be kind, blast that music as loud as your speakers will go, and don’t be silly, just send it.

by Lane Tims - Head Boy 2018

HEAD GIRL’S REFLECTION

one lesson this year, one of the worst culprits visited our engineering class … where I subsequently taught HIM how to weld. So, think before you speak.

This year, I tried a few new things. Perhaps most notably, I dropped physics and picked up metal work. I found that when I started learning metalwork, or “engineering”, it is actually a lot like life.

Life is like a year 13 engineering class. I think this should be some pretty original content. The top 10 things I learnt in engineering this year, that can also be applied to life.

Lesson number one: Doing things that scare us builds our character. At first, walking down to that classroom was pretty intimidating, as everyone was surprised to see me there. All these boys had been doing engineering or woodwork since year 9 and I definitely hadn’t. But for a few days of nerves, I got so much out of the year. I learnt new skills and always looked forward to that class where I wasn’t just sitting and listening.

Lesson number two: Everyone has to start somewhere. Even if you’re behind, just remember that everyone was a beginner at some stage. Embrace how much you have to learn and be grateful for the opportunity to do so.

Lesson number three: Do whatever you want to do and whatever makes you happy, even if you’re terrible. Because, if instead of engineering I’d kept doing physics this year, I definitely would have enjoyed my year less.

Lesson number four: Do not listen to Bennet Groube when he says “she’ll be right”. ‘She’ probably won’t ‘be right’, and your teacher probably won’t be happy.

Lesson number five: Ask questions, no matter how stupid you feel. Better to ask, have people laugh at you and gain the knowledge - than to never know, just to avoid looking stupid.

Lesson number six: Don’t give up. If you drill a hole in the wrong place or cut something too short; it’s not the end of the world. Starting again may cost a bit of time and money, but just start again, learn from your mistakes and do better next time. Giving up isn’t going to make it happen.

Lesson number seven: A lot of people think they know everything that goes on in your life when in reality they have no idea what they are talking about. Take what they seem to know about your life with a pinch of salt. Don’t get fired up.

Lesson number eight: It’s never too late to prove people wrong. Since I started school here in year 11 many boys in my year found it absolutely hilarious to say sexist things in order to get me fired up. I won’t name names here but

Lesson number nine: We should all be a little prouder of ourselves and stop stressing over the minor details. Even though you can see the flaws in your creation, to the eyes of most, this is not evident. We are our own toughest critics, and generally when we look back on the things we have achieved, we see flaws that many others don’t.

Finally; lesson number ten: There are always people willing to help. So I’d like to thank my engineering teachers; Mr Harries and Mr Hewitt for all your help and patience in engineering this year.

But I’d also like to thank engineering teacher equivalents of the last 3 Years - that is Mrs Lock and Mrs Lilley and all the other Harington staff, for keeping me sane in boarding and doing everything they could to help me along the way, Mr Lander and Mr Robson for giving us the freedom to try our wacky ideas, but also for sharing so much of your knowledge about leadership with us. And every teacher I’ve been lucky enough to learn from - especially this year - for all your help, encouragement and understanding.

This year, Lane has been awesome to work with. Victoria and Kaenan have also been so unbelievably onto it and organised and such amazing friends. I am so grateful for these three and all the help they have offered this year.

Thanks also goes to the prefect team for all their input this year. And also to all the year 13’s and the rest of the student body who have supported our initiatives, made contributions and backed us this year.

And my last and most important “Thank You” goes to the parents. Without such amazing rocks as my mum and dad and all the sacrifices they have made to support me, my last three years would not have been possible. I love you both so much. Everyone here has a support crew of some sort and everyone here is loved. So be grateful and share that love with others, and do whatever you can to give back to them.

All the best for your future everyone. Who knows what the future will hold for us all. But I hope that you have a happy life, full of love and laughter and learning. And a bit of engineering.

by Sarah Jackson - Head Girl 2018

Students, parents, staff and friends, my name is Sarah and it has been my privilege to be the Head Girl for 2018.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND STAFF

Board of Trustees

AD Johnson (Chair)

JH Jackson (Deputy Chair)

Archbishop Sir David Moxon

PJ Morgan QC

GA Brown

RG Brown

TL Brown

AD Grigg

RJ Mandeno

BW Miller

MJ Smith

School Executive

Headmaster

GW Lander BA Auckland, DipSchMan, DipTeach

Associate Headmaster

PA Robson BSc(Tech) Waikato, PGDipEdLead, DipTeach

Deputy Headmaster - Academic

PG Hampton BSc MEd Waikato, DipTeach

Deputy Headmaster - Pastoral

J Rowlands BA Otago, DipTeach

Assistant Headmaster - Junior School

HM Bradford BA Massey, MEdLead(Hons) Waikato, DipTeach

Assistant Headmaster - Co-curricular

PC Gilbert DipSportRec, DipTeach

Chaplain

Rev. PA Rickman BTh Oxford

Housemasters

Clark House

NW Muirhead HDE, FDE

Fitchett House

CJ Lewis BEd South Africa

Hall House

CH Neethling BEd(Hons) Johannesburg

Hamilton House

IS Campbell BA Otago, DipTeach

Sargood House

RR McCarthy BPhEd Otago, GDipTeach

School House

ADR Gibbs BEd Massey, DipSchMan, DipTeach

Williams House

CM Hardman BSpLS BTeach Waikato

Harington Day

JJ Lock BSc(Hons) Pretoria, MEdLead(Hons) Waikato, HDE

Harington Boarding

KL Lilley BEng(Hons) Loughborough, PGCE

Boarding Administrator

AJ Constable BSocSc Waikato, BLitt Deakin, MA Macquarie, DipEdSt, LRPS (Librarian)

Academic Staff

RJC Aldridge BA(Hons) Victoria, DipSLT, DipArts, DipTeach, CELTA

KR Allen BPRTM Lincoln, MEnvEd Griffith, DipTeach (Director of Agribusiness Curriculum)

NC Austin BA(Hons) Victoria, DipTeach

MA Basel BA(Hons) Liverpool, MEd Waikato, PGDipEd, PGCE

RG Bell BEd Waikato, DipTeach

AJ Bromwich BCom Auckland, DipTeach, NDBE

TJ Carpenter BMus Waikato, MMus(Hons) Auckland, GDipTeach, GDipMus, LRSM (Director of Choral Music)

HR Chileshe BA Canterbury, DipTeach

PA Clement DipTeach, AdvTradeCert

CA Coates BFA Auckland, DipTeach

BG de Beer BSc Auckland, GDipEng, GDipTeach

JJ Coley BA Waikato, DipEd (Director of Teaching and Learning)

AJ Dela Rue BMS(Hons) MMS Waikato, GDipTeach

BC Emslie BA Cape Town, PGCE

M Flint BEd(Hons) Derby, PGDipMusicEd, ALCM, AVCM (Director of Instrumental Music)

CJ Foot BSc(Hons) Cape Town, GDipTeach

CR Gibbs BSc Massey, GDipTeach

MP Groom BEd Waikato

DW Harper BSportRec AUT, GDipTeach

AS Harries DipTeach, AdvTradeCert

TA Hastie MEdLead(Hons) Waikato, HDE

JM Hay BSpExSc Wintec, GDipTeach (Director of Sports

Development)

MR Hewett GDipTeach, GDipEng

KB Hogg BSc Waikato, DipTeach

JDF Howard BA Waikato, GDipTeach

SA King BA Waikato, GDipTeach

H Lewis BEd Kwa-Zulu Natal

JE McGrath BSc MSc(Hons) PhD Waikato, GDipTeach

CI Morton BA Massey, DipTeach

CH Nicolaas BTeach BA(Hons) MEd(Hons) Waikato

EJ Pitu BCom Auckland, PGDipAcc, DipTeach

MW Rameka BSpLS BTeach Waikato

BI Rawson BA Waikato, GDipTeach

I Rudkin BTechEd(Hons) Glasgow

KL Saunders BDes Victoria, DipTeach

NM Schollum BSc BTeach Waikato

MC Simmonds BEng(Hons) PhD Salford, GDipTeach

MC Simmons BA Massey, PGDipScTech, GDipTeach

ME Simoncelli

DD Smith BSc(Tech) Waikato, DipTeach

DW Sole BA Massey, DipTeach

JE Spenceley BSc MSc Waikato, GDipTeach

KT Stewart BSc Waikato, GDipTeach

B Summerfield BA BTeach Waikato

D Teka BBA(Fin) Waikato, GDipTeach

TT Thompson BA Auckland, GDipTeach, DipAdvMaoriLang

B van Meygaarden BSc MSc Auckland, DipTeach

AL Visagie BSc Potchefstroom, HDE

SB Ward BSc(Tech), GDipTeach (Director of Digital Learning)

SJ Wilkinson BSpLS Waikato, GDipTeach, UEFA A Licence

DH Williams BA Canterbury, DipTeach

PJ Wilson BEd Waikato, DipTeach (Careers Advisor)

Academic Support

MS Foulds BSc, MLIS, DipTeach (Teacher Aide)

SP Konui BSocSc (Teacher Aide)

JM Clark (Assistant Librarian)

RF Keene NZCE (Science Technician)

ZH Anderson-Smith DipComp (IT Technician) – until July

LJ Green (IT Technician) – from August

DL Martin (IT Systems Engineer)

International Centre

HM Richardson DipBusMan (Director of International Students)

LM Elliott BTeach, DipEd, CertTESOL

MEA Benefield (Homestay Coordinator)

Tihoi Venture School

CJ Smith BPRTM, PGDipEdLead, DipTeach, NZOIA (Director)

CW Findley BSRM, DipTeach, DipTraumaManagement, PGCertGuid, NZOIA (Deputy Director)

DG Firth BEd, DipTeach, NZOIA (Chief Instructor)

MC Cloonan BSportRec, NZOIA

AJ How BPhEd, DipTeach

RD Malcolm DipOutdoorLead, NZOIA

BE McManus BBusSt, PGDipBusAdmin, DipTeach, NZOIA

DG Riggs BPhEd, NZOIA

S Tukerangi BSportRec, DipTeach, NZOIA

JK Simpson (Catering Manager/Chef)

JP Frost (Administrator)

Itinerant Tutors

H Bryant BMus(Hons) (Singing)

I Campbell (Singing)

E Cardwell BMus, ATCL (Trombone/Lower Bass)

J Dawson BMus(Hons) (Piano)

A Grady (Drums)

C Greenslade BMus(Hons), PGDip, AIRMT (Piano)

A Hayward BMA, GDipTeach (Drums)

A Hepburn BSc, GDipTeach, ATCL (Performance Violin)

KM Johnson DipTeach, ATCL, DTM (Speech & Drama/

Communication Skills)

Sam Koretz BA (Guitar)

Simon Koretz (Guitar)

K Orbell BMus(Hons), LTCL, FRSM (Flute)

D Shaw (Guitar/Rock Band/Guitar Group)

W Stoneham BMus (Trumpet/Upper Brass)

K Trigg (Singing)

Health & Wellbeing

BR Heaton BFA, GDipTeach (Counsellor)

LE Gillanders, BNurs, MCouns (Counsellor)

JM Williams RN (School Nurse)

AK Begovich RN (Relief Nurse)

MR Oehley MBChB, PGDipTravMed, FRNZCGP (School Doctor)

High Performance

M Badenhorst BA(Hons) Free State (Fitness & Conditioning)

PS Hodder (Cricket & Rugby)

Boarding Support

Matrons

LF Morris (Clark House)

GM Thompson (Williams House)

BT McCarthy (Sargood House) – until June

MJ Rowlands (Sargood House) – from July

Duty Staff

C Bastion

E Dunlop

D Groom

Z Hartley BSpExSc, GDipTeach

K Lock

T Pieters BSpExSc

B Rutter

D Scanlon

G Taoho – until May

D van den Berg – from August

F van der Merwe MSpExSc

Prep Tutors

J Davies; B Morgan; S Schofield; E Smith

Gap Tutors

C Dimitrov; R Tilt; A Waller BSc – until March

J Martindale – until June

S Babb; J Turinsky; D Skipper BSc – from July

M Austin; T Kerr – from October

Administration

Business Manager

PB Welham BCom, BCompt(Hons), CA

Marketing & Development

MC Smith DipPR, AdvCertGraphicDesign (Director of Marketing & Development)

RE Fitness BMA

AJ Harper BSpC

RL Robinson BA

Accounts

PE Nicholls BCompt, AIMTA (Accountant)

A Tan BMS, PGDipBusAdmin, GDipBusSt (Assistant Accountant)

SE O’Keefe (Creditors)

JG Stewart (Creditors)

B DuPlessis (Debtors) – until September

JL Wardrop (Debtors) – from October

Administration

DM Chapman (Receptionist)

KA Conaghan DipSocSc (Human Resources; Health & Safety)

JM Purvis (Headmaster’s PA)

MJ Rowlands (Sports & Database Assistant)

DM Shalloe (Management Secretary)

PM Ure (Academic Secretary)

Collegians’ Association

SJ Miller GCertMC (Executive Officer)

School Shop

SA Koopman (Manager)

C Temple (Assistant Manager)

Amenities & Services

AM Robinson BBus (Facilities Manager)

CA Warner (Catering Manager)

Facilities

OJ Koolen; CJ Price

Catering

R Lacey; MJ Hickey; PA Berkers; RG Derix; PG Gaffeney; SB Gerrand; E Jones; S Kaur; LA Sigley; SW Singh; G Weherua; J Wilson; P Barthwal; C Patena

Construction

G Jakes; J Singh

Cricket Curator

IJ Boyle BA(Hons), MA(EnvPlan)

Grounds & Gardens

MD Bailey; AJ Beet; AM Dela Rue; WD Goodman; A Maltrotto; DJ Reidy; DA Scanlon; JM Towers

Housekeeping

LM Iane (Supervisor); FA Faauila; JA Gleeson; MA Grajales Jurado; M McIntosh; EA Nelson; S Nygren; AN Pussedeniya; L Ramos; RRL Rangi; S Rangi; DK Robinson; LTP Scott; T Tihi; PR Wanasinha Mudiyanselage; QS Weherua; DB Williams;

LM Wilson

Laundry

MH Larsen (Supervisor); JA Poultney; GJ Ruiz Olaya; IM Strangwick

ACADEMIC RESULTS 2017

NCEA

Our NCEA results were consistently high across the board for 2017. The pass rates for all three levels continue to reflect the expertise, commitment and quality of our teaching staff.

A summary of pass rates is as follows:

Level 3 93%

(93% in 2017, 96% in 2015, 92% in 2014, 93% in 2013, 86% in 2012)

University Entrance 76%

(78% in 2017, 83% in 2015, 80% in 2014, 91% in 2013, 91% in 2012)

Level 2 96%

(98% in 2017, 95% in 2015, 96% in 2014, 97% in 2013, 89% in 2012)

Level 1 95%

(98% in 2017, 98% in 2015, 98% in 2014, 96% in 2013, 94% in 2012)

Certificate Endorsements

The academic focus in 2017 again was to improve our endorsement statistics. As can be seen from the comparative table below we improved in all the Excellence categories, and had a major increase in Level 2 Merit endorsements (up from 30% to 41%).

For the rigorous roll-based data, indicates our pass rates, in comparison to the average for Decile 8-10 schools

These results are only interim and we are not able to compare the performance of our students against the national averages until March. The Scholarship results become available in the second week of February.

Roll-based by gender indicates that our boys are considerably out-performing boys in a similar Decile (by around 20%):

While our girls are also well above (by around 10%):

Pleasingly our Maori students are on a par, if not better than our European students and way above their counterparts in similar Decile schools:

EXCELLENCE ENDORSEMENTS

Excellence Endorsements and Subject Centurions

To gain an Excellence Endorsement, you need to achieve 50 Excellence credits at that level. To achieve Centurion Status, you need to get Excellence grades in all of the Achievement Standards for that particular subject or an ‘A*’ grade in an IGCSE subject or an A grade in AS Cambridge.

Year 13 (Level Three Excellence Endorsements): (27 compared with 29 in 2016, 23 in 2015, 12 in 2014 and 14 in 2013)

Sarah Best Oliver Saunders

Fergus Burke

Donna Smit

Zacharias Campbell Proud Srisa-An

Kathy Hastie Alicia Stace

Jessica Hood Madison Tims

Matthew Jayasuria Lucy Tustin

Catherine Joe

Grace Li

Emi Ng

Talitha Patrick

Kaitlyn Varga

Benjamin Wheeler

Daniel Wheeler

Jordan Wise

Aidan Phillips Millie Yarrall

Maggie Powell Gavin Yip

Level 3 Centurions:

Sarah Best Advanced Physical Education

Fergus Burke Advanced Physical Education

Shaun Campbell Automotive

Zacharias Campbell Calculus, Physics

Sophie Carr Paterson Advanced Physical Education

Shay Dickson Advanced Physical Education

Kathy Hastie Computer Science

Jessica Hood

Advanced Physical Education

Benedict Johnson Automotive

Grace Li Calculus, Chinese

Kate Littlejohn Advanced Physical Education

James Mitchell Automotive

Sasha Patil English

Talitha Patrick Classics

Maggie Powell Agribusiness

Oliver Saunders Agribusiness

Proud Srisa-An Art Design

Madison Tims Computer Science

Lucy Tustin English

Benjamin Wheeler Computer Science

Jordan Wise Music

Millie Yarrall Advanced Physical Education

Year 12 (Level Three Excellence Endorsements)

Victoria Chanwai Sasha Patil

Tony Wu

Year 12 (Level Two Excellence Endorsements): (37 compared with 23 in 2016, 24 in 2015, 27 in 2014 and 12 in 2013)

Katie Begbie

Conor Horrigan

Christa Brandt Sarah Jackson

Jansen Cao Patchara Jirapanyayut

Briana Cardon Alex Johnson

Victoria Chanwai Heath Johnson

Raymond Chen Samuel McClay

Temwa Chileshe Toby McDonald

Zachary Collier-McCabe Holly Morrison

Sophie Egan Bevan Muirhead

Alice Emeny Divakrin Naicker

John Flood Sasha Patil

Oliver Goldfinch Lucy Phibbs

Madeleine Gordon James Sandford

Timothy Grigg

Genevieve Scott-Jones

Sarah Gurnsey Niamh Shalloe

Anna Hamilton Lucy Street

Joseph Harris Keith Thorburn

Isabella Heskett Herman Wei

Scott Hitchcock

Level 2 Centurions: (* = Academic Colours)

Christa Brandt Photography

Jansen Cao Sports Science

Briana Cardon History

Victoria Chanwai Sports Science

Raymond Chen* AS English, AS Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics

Zachary Collier-McCabe Computer Science, Sports Science

Connor Downey Sports Science

John Flood Computer Science

Oliver Goldfinch AS English, Computer Science

Anna Hamilton History

Conor Horrigan AS English, Economics

Michael Hunter AS English

Sarah Jackson

Sports Science

Patchara Jirapanyayut AS Mathematics

Alex Johnson Chemistry

Samuel McClay Computer Science

Toby McDonald* Art Painting, AS English, Chemistry

Holly Morrison French

Bevan Muirhead AS Mathematics

Divakrin Naicker AS Mathematics

Zahyra Osborne Sports Science

Lucy Phibbs Chemistry

Jonathon Porritt Photography

Genevieve Scott-Jones AS English

Priya Singh

Sports Science

Jack Walters Music

Herman Wei AS English

Kaleb Williamson Computer Science

Dylan Woodhouse AS English

Carter Wrathall Sports Science

Tony Wu

Level 3 Calculus, Level 3 Statistics

Year 11 (Level One Excellence Endorsements): (22 compared with 29 in 2016, with 24 in 2015 and 24 in 2014)

Jess Allen Henry Mandeno

Marnie Best Julia McLean

Alice Cao Max McLean-Bluck

Jack Deane Jack Morton

Madeleine Dickie Dillon Mulgrew

Sarah Gajzago Sam Ogilvy

Adam Jefferis Angus Orsler

Nicholas Karton Christopher Penno

Olivia Knowling Campbell Smith

Michelle Kong Jana Stokes

Sarina Liang Aaron Taylor

Level 1 Centurions: (* = Academic Colours)

Jess Allen Art

Marnie Best Agriculture/Horticulture

Louis Brown Sports Science

Alice Cao* Level 2 Biology, Level 2 Chemistry, Level 2 English, Level 2 Physics

Mayson Coffin Art Design

Madeleine Dickie IGCSE Chemistry

Galen Fan Computer Science

Fengyuan (Simon) Han* IGCSE Chemistry, IGCSE Mathematics, IGCSE Physics

David Hancock History

Kate Healy Art Design

Adam Jefferis IGCSE Mathematics, IGCSE Physics

Fritz Jooste IGCSE English

Nicholas Karton Sports Science

Charleis Kingston-White Level 2 Sports Science

Yat Him (Marcus) Li Level 2 AS Mathematics

Henry Mandeno* Accounting, IGCSE Chemistry, IGCSE Mathematics, IGCSE Physics

Hannah Mayer Music

Julia McLean Geography

Jana McLeod Sports Science

Jack Morton Mathematics

Dillon Mulgrew Mathematics, Music

Lucy Simmonds* IGCSE Biology, IGCSE Chemistry, IGCSE Mathematics

Holly Skelton Sports Science

Campbell Smith Computer Science, Mathematics

Jana Stokes IGCSE English, Agriculture/ Horticulture

Aaron Taylor IGCSE English, IGCSE Physics

Orla White Music

Kaiden Yearbury Computer Science

Yao Zhong IGCSE Mathematics

Cambridge Examination Results

Another outstanding year with a 93% pass rate in IGCSE and 100% in AS.

AS English and Mathematics

Raymond Chen was our top student, gaining A grades in both English (89%) and Mathematics (87%).

English

An outstanding result. Eight students gained A grades, our best ever. Dylan Woodhouse 91% …

Mathematics

Six students gained A grades, another outstanding result. Marcus Li 91% …

IGCSE Results

Our overall results were down this year. The overall pass rate was 93% (96% in 2016). 12% of our students gained an A* grade (i.e. 90% or above) and 28 % of our students gained A grades or better.

Individual Highlights

Henry Mandeno: 96% Chemistry, 98% Mathematics, 94% Physics

Simon Han: 94% Chemistry, 97% Mathematics, 95% Physics

Lucy Simmonds: 92% Chemistry, 92% Biology, A grade in AS Mathematics

Top Subject Performers

Chemistry: Henry Mandeno 96%

Physics: Simon Han 95%

Biology: Lucy Simmonds 92%

Mathematics: Henry Mandeno 98%

English: Jana Stokes 94%

Subject Highlights

English

3 students gained an A* grade (compared to 10 in 2016 and 7 in 2015) and 10 students gained grades of A or better (compared to 18 in 2016 and 14 in 2015)

Chemistry

4 students gained an A* grade (compared to 8 in 2016 and 8 in 2015) and 8 students gained grades of A or better (compared to 20 in 2016 and 19 in 2015)

Physics

4 students gained an A* grade (compared to 7 in 2016 and 8 in 2015) and 9 students gained grades of A or better (compared to 13 in 2016 and 14 in 2015)

Mathematics

4 students gained an A* grade (compared to 4 in 2014 and 7 in 2013) and 7 students gained grades of A or better (compared to 19 in 2016 and 20 in 2015)

Biology

one student gained an A* grade (compared to 1 in 2016) and 4 students gained grades of A or better.

Impressive Scholarship Results

This year, 18 of our senior students gained a total of 28 subject scholarships – three of which were Outstanding Scholarships.

Three of our students gained three subject scholarships each:

Talitha Patrick (Year 13), Dylan Woodhouse (Year 12) and Alice Cao (Year 11). One of the real features of the 2017 results was that 14 of the scholarships were gained by our Year 12 and 11 students Scholarship is the most demanding and prestigious of secondary school examinations and is sat in subjects studied by the candidate.

The full set of results was as follows – Note that (O) = Outstanding Scholarship:

Callum Herbert: Technology (Computing)

Talitha Patrick: English

Geography

History

Conor Horrigan (Year 12): English

Geography (O)

Genevieve Scott-Jones (Year 12): English

Physical Education

Jordan Wise: English

Benjamin Wheeler: Earth and Space Science

Daniel Wheeler: Chemistry

Alice Cao (Year 11): English Biology

Statistics

Dylan Woodhouse (Year 12): English (O)

Geography (O)

History

Toby McDonald (Year 12): Chemistry

Zacharias Campbell: Chemistry

Physics

Josh Grindlay: Chemistry

Michael Turnbull: English

Geography

James Sandford (Year 12):

Geography

Emi Ng: Music

Samuel Dean: Geography

Raymond Chen (Year 12): Statistics

Sasha Patil (Year 12): Biology

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT

Young Leaders Come Together at Asia-Pacific Convention

In the spirit of cooperation and collaboration, a group of six St Paul’s students flew to Singapore, accompanied by Headmaster Mr Grant Lander and teacher Mr Duncan Smith, to attend the AsiaPacific Young Leaders Convention (APYLC), held at Nan Chiau High School from April 8-13.

APYLC is for promising student leaders who have demonstrated a commitment to serving society. “It acts as a platform for these students to network and discuss global issues” says Mr Smith.

Representing New Zealand and St Paul’s, the selected students – Sarah Gajzago, Harris Moana, Simon Han, Chris Penno, Jasmine Fountaine and Isabel Mallett (all Year 12) – were joined by delegates from Singapore, China, Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan.

The theme of this year’s convention was ‘valuing diversity and embracing unity’. Before embarking on the trip, each group prepared a presentation on how their school and country supports this theme. These presentations were then delivered during the opening ceremony.

While the convention was largely centred around discussion, the students also had the opportunity to embrace Singaporean culture. They visited the Singapore Philatelic Museum, Fort Canning, Gardens by the Bay and FusionWorld.

CREATIVE WRITING

High above the trees, heavy clouds drizzle what’s left of an almighty torrent on the shadowed field. The souls below droop their heads, soaked and miserable. Withstanding the cold, their bodies paralysed by the heavy marinade of rain. Masks cover their faces. Truths are hidden beneath their fluffy white surface. The flock is afraid to be honest in this twisted world, hopeless and broken. I watch as they brave on—wanting to shake them like a child until they can no longer breathe. The razor won’t solve their problems, no amount of comfort can be achieved by overworking, and excessive stress is inadequate to ease any doubt. They have privileged lives, with loving parents. Nevertheless, all I see are poor, wild, haunted creatures.

Succumbing to the world’s pressure, they hide their pain through laughter. But, sitting on the edge of his seat—secluded from the flock, staring at a screen—a boy works his mistakes away, knowing he’s hurt someone unnecessarily. Corrected by his friends, and told off for his shameful actions, he removes his glasses to reveal dark panda features like an unintentional Hampshire sheep. Sleep deprived, he frets over things he cannot change— brown shriveled pastures sets him into a disquieted rest. He rises well before dawn. Determined to secure the future he’s always wanted, and where does it get him? Here. Sitting in front of a computer screen, mulling over his mistakes. His mind churns and grinds. Slowly, he moves a hand towards his eyes as if to wipe away the humiliation of failures, but all he can do now is hide. While the reasons for his outbursts are masked, his repressed emotions are obvious. He bolts at the sight of my crook, he is lost without my guidance.

Amongst the grinding chatter of the lost sheep, a shy ewe hides her discomfort. Her demeanour boasts her failures, if only she were smarter, prettier, more athletic. She finds comfort in complaining. Unfortunately, no amount of whining can solve her problems. One tiny mistake could cost her all she has worked for. Wrapped in overwhelming doubt, her brain constantly throbs and aches. Scarcely, she takes small steps of faith towards a righteous path, but not for long, as insecurity crowds her thoughts. “I’m terrible at this, and that”, she is skeptical in all aspects of life. Her relationships are compromised because of intolerant behaviour; more so, her friends’ toleration. A ewe with potential, but born to be stray, feeling unwelcome in the flock, and no shepherd to ease the worry. Stress eats her up. Nothing anyone ever says is enough, she is blind from her worth. With no one to lead her home safely, she could fall off a cliff—at any moment—and never return. Living out of fear blinds and paralyses the innocent like her.

Further down the field wander two young sheep, near the dark deathly valley. Little more than lambs, their emotions exceed the years of carbon bones. The young rams wait for the razor, ready to shed their winter coat. Truthfully, they are waiting to be groomed, which unknowingly decreases their worth. Wishful thinking inhibits their ability to stop each other from cutting. Foolishly, they ignore wisdom. Immaturity evades their ability to deal with the hatred, cultivated from lies. Tangled in a dark valley, they are surrounded by unfamiliar echos of their conscience. Black, stone cold eyes of fury hold them back from what is inevitably true, they are misinformed believing lies. I see their souls. They have been falsely accused and hurt by people around them. Their innocence, lost, not because of what others said, but because of how they view the world.

The creatures will never confront their mistakes. They are cowards. I pity them. Grazing in a field of rejection and lies, the forlorn animals are bound to die young. Despite the physical movement of their bodies, they lack energy. Striped of all dignity, their souls will be sold and locked in a cage—each an individual hell. The lost will not receive comfort from friends and family because they will be alone. Yet, there is hope. Voluntarily, I leave my flock behind to save each one of them. Every lost sheep will be rescued: no treacherous windy paths can avert me, I am determined to redeem their souls. The skies delight in their return, they will no longer suffer for I will guide them near peaceful streams, they will find refuge in me, and reside in my house, forever.

by Louise Van Bysterveldt - Year 13 - Winner of the Creative Writing Cup

She’d been sitting there for what seemed like years, decades it might have been, staring out at that barren landscape. Time dragged on slowly when the only living - sometimes - breathing thing you shared your entire life with sat inconspicuously in the corner, never ever moving. The silence of the room was deafening. The only relief the scuff of my shoes against the worn wooden floors; the creaks and groans of the boards struggling under my weight. Even her in the corner didn’t make a sound...

She’d had the same routine for what seemed like years, decades it might have been, back and forth around the house; washing, drying, dusting. Time dragged on slowly when the only living - sometimes - speaking thing you shared your entire life with left you solitary in the corner. The silence of the room consumed me, not a word was uttered, the only relief my thoughts, which ran

rampant and aimlessly inside my head. It still amazed me how each new day brought forth a new idea, a new story, I wondered how that working woman could survive without them in this god-forsaken house, I knew I couldn’t.

I don’t dare break the silence. Don’t dare speak as I carry out my duties. Years of cleaning has worn away at my delicate and fragile hands, once soft and gentle, now calloused with the age of labour. The soft glow of the morning sun radiates through the cracks of the blinds, illuminating the dust I must have missed during my morning dusting. Task by task I continue through my day of work, wondering whether or not she moves from that spot in the corner, I myself have never seen it. My arms strain under the weight of the basket I hold, bringing my wandering mind back to the present. I have noticed, over the years, that it has become seemingly more difficult to focus on the tasks at hand, each second passing by as if it were hours as I mindlessly flow through the mundane activities of life...

It was my thoughts that kept me sane. As I sat there for days on end, retreating only from my spot by the window when the final cracks of sunlight faded from view as the sun took haven from the night. It was my thoughts that kept me grounded here. For so many years I witnessed the endless array of colours that came alongside the rising and falling of the sun, they plagued my thoughts, wove colour into my vivid dreams. Radiant hues of yellow and gold twirling downwards from the sun, spiralling and spiralling until they encompassed the earth, leaving a layer of warmth so thick it was seemingly fog. A fog that acted as a barrier between my eyes and the truths the world held.

Some say that I am trapped here, chained to the woman in the corner. It is I who has to remind them all that she is the one held hostage, not just by this house but by her mind. I find it incomprehensible, how she can sit there so still, so unmoving, her frail body appearing to be like a corpse in the corner. How dull her life must be, watching over the Oak tree that stands lonely in the garden; branches twirling upwards into the sky; leaves coming and going with the seasons; each detail must be ingrained within her very memory...

She has never been aware of the way the world truly works, always been too infatuated with the idea that the quality of your life is limited only by your physical ability to live it. Never once has she questioned her captivity within this house. But I know, I know that it is not only her body chained within these walls, but her mind. How dull her life must be, with little imagination, and the same routine day in and day out.

Everyday I wake up to thousands of city goers making the daily commute in and out of the city. Everyday I hear the abrasive blare of stereos and engines interlaced with the dulcet busking of a group on the sidewalk, producing a composition of city life. Everyday is identical to the last and I am unable to escape the confinement of normality. I must remind myself of the truth, that I am not trapped

like the woman in the corner, but I have found that as the days, months, years pass with the same routine that I have began to lose grip of that truth. I cannot remember the last time I talked to a person, god knows I can’t talk to her, does she even speak? I am alone in this cold and unforgiving world...

From the outside it may appear that there is nothing left of my life, that my confinement to this chair has stripped me of my ability to live. Yet everyday I wake to the warm feeling of sunlight slipping through the cracks of my blinds, filling my mind with the day’s wonders. Each day I recall a memory that twists and turns and bends to form an idea so vivid that it seems as though I am living in that moment. I may not be physically capable of living in that woman’s cold and unforgiving world, but she is not capable of living in the world that is formed within a mind like mine. The world that relieves us of our own harsh realities.

by Abby Payne - Year 12

Snap Hooked

Possibly one of life’s most perfect imperfections. A seemingly innocuous recreation that can disturb the physical and physiological presence of even the staunchest man. Similar to that of a cheap thrill, yet it brings nothing but frustration and grief to those regarded as ‘stupid’ enough to partake.

Week after week after week.

They say time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time, but I beg to differ. Even those most immune to the harshness of its wonders, cannot escape punishment when poor decisions are made, or the minds fail to connect adequately to the body.

My personal experience brings to mind a series of mixed emotions. The indescribable rush felt when mental and physical preparation combines harmoniously to produce something simply majestic. Something which lies at the root of addiction. A feeling so uplifting and empowering, it remains in your system through the brutal realities, giving you no way out. You become enslaved. Trapped, confined and under a hopeless ilusion that things will change.

Insanity begins.

I guess it’s just a pattern I’m destined to follow. My Mum’s a feind, so’s my Dad, and his Dad. My grandfather’s been enslaved for 60 years, the longest serving victim in the my area. He has become unconscious to his success and failures. But after 60 years, the failures far outway the success. Perhaps it’s physical, after all he is 83. But we know the virus has spread throughout his mind and and body. He is far beyond rehabilitation. No medical science or spiritual counselling known to man, can revive

I am trapped, I am not free I am not trapped, I am free.

his soul. It is lost. Somewhere deep inside the rolling hills, thick pine and carpet like disconfigured circles of the engulfing landscape he calls his part time home.

Of all hazards, fear is the worst. Fear can distort the mind and flood it with negative thoughts. Painstakingly uprising gloomy memories to assist with ruining routine. To this day it remains a mystery why one cannot control the inner happenings of the mind. What enters the mind is uncontrollable. The gates are open, and entry is free.

Addicts describe the beauty of it, as the chase. The endless chase that you’re always after. Anyone who’s ever tried it, has had that one moment, and felt like, “why can’t that happen again?” That’s the beginning of the chase. With complete disregard for the inevitable deficiency of ability to kick in and tear down what has promised to be a turn around of fortune.

A hopeless illusion.

It’s almost been a year now. From a neutral perspective I’ve come a long way. Hours and hours spent on shaping ability doesn’t go to waste. However the disullisonal spell cast upon me the day I became hooked, has distorted my view on progress. The countless occasions where mental visualizations fail to match the physical reality has flooded my mind with doubt. The floods soon boil into frustration and anger as I become enclosed on the treadmill which lies along the path of the chase. I have been disciplined enough to pursue the chase, and on occasion been greeted by tiny rewards along the way. Not huge, but enough to keep me going and boost enthusiasm, if only for a short while.

People describe it as a lifelong skill, something that you’ll do when your 90 and half artificial, or maybe to close a salient business deal. Standing up between the boxes and graciously landing your little white friend somewhere between the vast tree line is of utmost desire.The sound of steel on plastic rings out in an exhibition of warning to those in its surroundings. Soggy sneakers cover the socks containing pale shrivelled up feet, trudging relentlessly back, forth and along the strategic nightmare which lies innocuously on the remote countryside.

I believe it links closely to life. You get bad breaks from good shots, and good breaks from bad shots. But you have to play the ball where it lies. Call it fate, call it fortune, and describe it like life, call it whatever you want. Most call it golf.

by David Hancock - Year 12

He’ll Never Know

4:30am

It’s cold outside. A thin layer of winter ice has formed on the surface of the puddles, each slate of grass stiff, stuck, stagnant. The sparrows are snuggled up in the comfort of their woven nests, no sign of stirring, not yet. Outside, its frigid and dingy, only the toughest face the elements this raw. The clock hands slot into place alerting the clock it’s time to wake up. “Bring bring, bring bring”. So he - my dad - wakes, although cold, dark and early, he wakes.

5:00am

His rosy firelit cheeks meet the harsh outside elements. Reality. His blood turns cold, his veins start to freeze. But dad’s used to it, it’s nothing new. Day in day out, woolly socks and a beanie are essentials. However I notice no gloves, his hands are cracked and run down. The consequence of layers of dirt, mud, and pure work. Each scratch, graze and scar portraying the hardship he has learnt to love.

5:30am

The machine comes to life - it lights up. Outside of our own little manor the world sleeps - it’s dark. The cowshed, a place that runs my dads life and he runs its. The home to my upbringing. I like to think it holds my dad’s most precious possessions - his love for me, my sisters and my mum. Caught up in the electronics of life, I often forget that the real machine lights up the morning with a smile. His toothy, green eyed smile. The kind that makes me feel like I belong, the smile that assures me his reason for living - us.

8:30am

By now he has company - the birds have ventured from their nests, the newborns cry out in hunger - a new day. It’s mid-morning on the farm, Jack Frost has moved on and the damp salt air creeps its way up the valley wrapped in the soothing sounds of the coast. Yet, another reason he fell in love with the rolling hills he grew up on. You’d find it hard to understand, but I do. Early mornings like these, when the air’s crisp, I’ve never felt so free, so surrounded by life.

1:00pm

It’s nap time. The afternoon sun pierces through the wooden farmhouse window. He lays where many generations have before him. The weather beaten frames rattle as he snores. Catching up on the past 20 years, he never will. It’s rare to see him be still like this, his face prickled with slightly grown whiskers. I can feel the funnily comforting whiskers brush against my cheeks, mum hates them. But me, they’re a memory of my childhood, a memory of teasing, laughter and love one I wouldn’t trade. The rise and fall of his chest underneath a rugged ridgeline sweater, a belly or a muscle as he calls it. A small bald patch behind his head is a friendly reminder of his growing age. A friendly reminder that were all just seconds on a clock, getting less and less - were ticking time bombs - all the more reason to appreciate.

7.00pm

Night takes over, the darkness and cool breeze sweep up the lonely valleys fresh from the sea. A long day behind him, he’s tucked in for the night. The red sparks of the farmhouse wood fire crackle and fly as he sprawls out soaking up the heat. He can finally relax, it is night after a long day. Post the usual 15hr daily slogg he manages to scrape together a couple of hours to spend with ushis girls.

7:30pm

The house is filled with a lingering scent of a farmhouse favourite; roast lamb. Each nook and cranny, corner and hall a sweet taste of a true Watson feast. By tradition, dad carves the meat. Mum, takes care of the gravy. And a brawl breaks out as to who has to set the table. After much anticipation, we crowd around the counter plucking the best bits of meat and pinching the crispiest spuds. Between bites we chatter, I observe as the youngest giggles at a dad joke. He doesn’t know it, but he’s her rock. Her eyes light up as he asks about her day, excitement sparks at the sound of his voice. He doesn’t know it but he - dad - he’s our most precious. This, a typical and personal favourite end to a lengthy day.

8:30pm

Still early, he hits the hay. Exhausted from another day the clock resets. The hands waiting to click into place once again. The house is quiet, a shallow snuffle rattles under the crack in the door lurking its way down the house. Creating a safety blanket, as long as I can hear the soft snore I feel safe.

9:30pm

I lie grateful, happy and loved in the comfort of my sheets as I imagine the nightmare I’d have to live without my dad. Such a horror thought lingering in my head, I too nod off.

by Grace Watson - Year 13

“Amen.” Silence falls. We realize that 6 months have flown by for this. The coach’s expectations weigh down my shoulders and bottom lip. With the realization that there are 45 minutes away from the end of our season, everyone’s face grows completive. We trained more often than professional rugby players for half a year and sacrificed countless hours for six minutes. Six minutes is the whole race; the difference between whether the whole rowing season is worth it, or has been thrown away.

As we get ready, the minutes tick over. I begin to bite my nails. My drum like fingers makes a contagious beat, fiercely tapping against my leg.

Our skin tight row suits hold my chest together, preventing my heart from exploding out from my chest. We get hands on the rowing boat and lift it to our shoulders. The boat seems heavier than usual; our fears are weighing it down.

The coach goes to each athlete, secretly chatting with specific reminders. When he came to me the only game a simple nod. I know the entire race lies in my

hands because I have the most important job- I am the coxswain, the brains. If I make a mistake, we have failed. My throat is burning- I am afraid. Afraid of failure, afraid of disappointment, and most importantly, afraid of messing up. Nervously, I moisten my lips. I feel trapped and overwhelmed like I am losing control. Edged with tension, my foot taps against the floor in a quick rhythm.

I’m unwilling to do something I had enjoyed doing before. Trying to make my emotions more discrete, I smile. It’s important the crew is not overwhelmed.

I remember last year, racing meant nothing to me. Now my chest tingles, like a virus it spreads to my head. Warmth wells up inside, and my vision blurs. The coaches always say that nerves are good because it means something to me.

We lean out, push off. I wipe the below zero degrees water away from my rough skin full of goosebumps. Everyone seems optimistic, but they don’t think about our other races or the pressures of this race. I feel like lying down and giving up, but everyone relies on me to do well and to stay positive.

Feet in, we rowed away. We can distinctly hear the other crews, laughing at us. In disappointment, we continue the war against ourselves.

From the bank, a four-eyed lady wearing a black dress yelled out to us. “You deserve this.” Every moment of the season has made us wonder what is to come, and what more can we do. Every erg, every session every stroke, every minute that we had rowed has led to this. We do deserve it. Confidence grew amongst the crew; heads lifted.

Coming into the blocks, my already chewed nails dug into the side of the boat. We’re just two minutes away from the biggest test- the race. Trying to keep my features discreetly composed, I peer up the boat. Everyone’s toes are curled in their shoes. They gaze into each other’s head with a tight strain on their faces. The rowers are the fittest they have ever been and my coxswain skills are the best they have been.

With just seconds left, my stomach contracts into a ball. My heart stumbles over its own beat. “Quick start, attention…..”

The buzzer went and we all sprung up. We know what we have to do.

by Gus Hanman - Year 12

I lay on a broken beach. Broken seashells whisper a forgotten song. Crushed sea creatures rest in the wreckage.

Miles upon miles of jet black sand fill the vastness. The stench of grey rotting weed suffocates the sea scape. It all replaces the view of what I wish was home. A place or a person to call home.

The claustrophobia is setting in. Fingers of icy thick fog feed on the misery around me. Growing larger and larger as what once was the most beautiful thing slowly dies away.

Panting hard, I feel my lungs wanting to give up, wanting to shut down, wanting to give up.

As I collapse to the ground I feel as crushed as the sea shells. Every choice I ever made, person I ever knew, suddenly holds me down haunting me from my past. I feel a dark presence pushing me deeper and deeper into the once soft sand. I fight harder, but all my strength feels as though it’s been sucked out of me. I feel as though my fight is over. The sand covers me like a blanket of needles. My eyes shut. Sleep engulfs me.

Time passes. Dark thoughts become shadows. Shadows become whispers. Whispers fade into the morning. This sandy depression releases its hold. Sounds change, the anger of the waves now speaks of times past. The terror of the gulls now lilts a greeting. Lost sea creatures now find a home among the new brightened beach. I finally decide to wake up. I’m no longer being held into the ground but the feeling of freedom is what allows me to get out of my sandy depression. Looking around as I pull myself up I notice that I’m not alone anymore. Creatures crawl out of their hiding spots and come closer to me to help me out of what once was holding me down. Trying to rise to my feet I feel every muscle and bone giving up on me, but I don’t give up, I won’t allow my body to, everyone else has, but I refuse to.

The sun magically parts the sea of the black clouds as it does it’s best to warm my aching limbs. As the restorative heat makes its way up my confined prison, warming each body part at a time I force myself to stand, commanding each limb at a time to do so. As I look towards the sky I no longer see the black icy thick fog that consumed me. I can see blue sky spread for miles. Fields of pink jewels and luscious grass grow around me, standing tall to support my fragile body.

I remember through life feeling invincible, like nothing can stop me from achieving the impossible, but sooner or later I realised that is not true. We are not invincible. We break, both mentally and physically. But we have a choice. We have a choice in how we handle these situations, whether we let certain situations have that big of an effect on us or not. At times the deadly fog can get to us, but can allow the positive warmth to always be there to lead us out of the cold and smothering sand to a person we can call home.

by Isabella Bayley - Year 13

My God

Why would I need a god when I am perfectly capable of making a life for myself?

I haven’t always loved God. I loved being blessed—not having to worry about safety or security. Never going hungry because I am fortunate enough to have been given a family who can provide for me. I enjoyed— and even took for granted—this blessing that I have lived with, but I didn’t thank the one providing for me and looking after me. God is that provision. He is my emotional steadfastness, my healing and my reassurance. He is the one who I can always turn to, who is always there beside me, leading me down a path of hope and joy; down a path of love.

“The LORD is My shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul.”

Through life, it is my goal to become the best person that I can possibly be: to be a man of empathy, a man of compassion. God has opened up a pathway of service in my life, something which He knows is addictive like a drug. I have been given a taste of what it means to give to others and I have fallen in love with this feeling. The gift that gives back—service is but one of the ways in which God has led me down a path which makes me a better person. This path of service has also opened my eyes to the injustices and suffering which occurs in this broken world. That greed, jealousy, and self-interest have consumed some people to the point that they would leave some of their fellow human beings in a state of misery or struggling survival.

“He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

It makes me weep to think that while 9-year-old Sam was having breakfast with his family, somewhere else, a child was waking up bruised after another night of drunken domestic abuse, that while young Sam was walking to school with his brother and sister, a child his age was begging for money on the streets of Bangkok, while still others flee, as refugees, from their war-stricken countries, or slave away in Chinese sweatshops, earning mere cents in a day. It is a powerful thought to realise that in the comfort of my own life, I often failed to recognise the privilege that I have lived with, in that I never had to face anything nearly as scary as what so many kids around the world go through. I also know that no matter what I come up against in life, God is my safety, my hope, and my strength.

“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;

You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever. ”Psalm 23

Struggle is a part of life. Whether it is adversaries or adversities, I know that my journey is not guaranteed to be one of smooth sailing. I have already faced struggles; struggles to succeed, struggles to learn lessons, struggles for acceptance; but to get through these past and future challenges I hold firm to a gospel of hope. The good news that I am valued: that I don’t have to concern myself with what peers think of me. That am fortunate: I am given gifts, even while I sleep. That I am secure: I have a shepherd who is constantly looking over me, caring for my every need and protecting me from whatever life throws my way. With this security comes a promise. A promise which I can rely upon; that God will show me grace and mercy for the rest of my life. In His word and truth, I know that I can find wisdom, I can find joy in its most wholesome and complete extent, and I can find a peace that sets my soul free. Yet with all this joy that God brings to my heart, even more is brought by this one truth: that my God is not mine alone.

by Sam McClay - Year 13

It was always the same, the magnificent theatre trimmed with gold, the formidable ceiling, a conflagration of lights. An endless pit of unknown eyes stared out all fervently waiting, champagne flutes in their hands. The curtain languidly rises and there I stand before the tremendous sound of hands. Which is soon followed by a suspended silence.

I inhale slowly and the burdensome pressures consumed my mind. I try to push the voices down that echo in my head, telling me I can’t do it, the teachers who said I didn’t have the ability, the face, the durability, my fellow competitors who continually struck the nerve of doubt, in sighting the fear of impossibility. Were they right?

The chords of music interrupt the stillness, the strains of the notes vibrate on the velvet walls. The sounds encompassing the enclosed space. Suddenly the rhythm of my heart falters as I ask the question that dozens had asked before can I do it?

I am caught in an endless cycle of anxiety, fuelled by my desire to move. My brain experiences a blockade as I frantically try revoke the moves. Suddenly a blank state of mind settles and a happiness drifts over me as my arms begin to rise.

The melody encircles me, my feet moving without thought. The moves feel effortless, as my body takes me naturally through the motions. Feeling weightless as the wind brushes through me and I feel within reach of the immense ceiling.

The feeling inside me is like nothing I have experienced before. This was my shot, my defining moment, everything that I had experienced was to aid me in this performance.

The eyes follow my every step, entranced as they watch, envying my twisting body but I am oblivious, my mind drifts to where all this started, the first time I walked into the burnished bronze studio, that soon became my home. When I first performed an arabesque, my first pair of canvas shoes, the cardinal performance on that meager old stage. So insignificant at the time but those moments have become my most treasured. More importantly I remember the pain I had felt to get here, the childhood that had been lost, the people who I had conceded. All a journey which had allowed me to take refuge to a life in the theatre. So that I could express and divulge my thoughts, through dancing.

I squint past the blaze of lights, and there in the foremost seats lie the awed faces of those I love. Who without fail supported me whenever I tumbled, were there the times that progress seemed impossible. Ready to take the weighing doubt that I bore which sometimes felt like an impossible load, those eyes had shielded me from the negative souls that came with any success. Above all the sacrifices each and everyone had made.

All too soon the music begins to perish away, the adrenaline of the performance vanishes and there I stand before the clapping hands.

My chest heaves in and out, in time with my puffing breaths, my heart beats echo in my head, as the reality of the movement sinks in. The eyes watch each looking at my smile that is brighter than any glare of lights.

The hands begin to get faster, slowly each face begins to rise in recognition of the uphill battle of impossibilities I had faced for so many years. Slowly I acknowledge the restless crowds and bend forward in a bow. My smile never dwindles and I look around me at the dream I live. Dancing, what was it that I loved? The constant ability to get lost in joy even when life seemed in an endless storm of melancholy. Or was it because it was the only place I could truly express how I felt.

I abruptly sit up, and look around the imprisoning room and like every morning I ask the same question, was it worth it?

by Sarah Gajzago - Year 12

PRIME MINISTER’S AWARD

In July, St Paul’s was awarded the Prime Minister’s Education ‘Excellence in Leading – Atakura Award’. This award celebrated leadership and influence that has strengthened professional capability and created a change in conditions, leading to improved and sustained outcomes for children and young people.

St Paul’s was selected from 129 entries, for their collaboration with primary sector businesses in devising an innovative and groundbreaking agribusiness programme for Year 12 and 13 students. This has resulted in the school leading change within the primary industries and education sectors.

At a gala function held in the Beehive, the award was presented by Acting Prime Minister Rt Hon Winston Peters, Minister of Education Hon Chris Hipkins, Associate Ministers of Education Hon Jenny Salesa and Hon Tracey Martin and Associate Minister of Māori Education Hon Kelvin Davis.

“We are delighted with the national recognition for this incredibly exciting agribusiness initiative,” said Headmaster Grant Lander.

As guardians of the school, the role of a Fellow is the same as that of the original founders. If the Board should ever have difficulty in functioning then it is the Fellows’ role to step in to assist. On Wednesday 4 April, four new Fellows took on the highly respected honour, joining 38 others who have been inducted over the years.

• Archbishop David Moxon: From 1993, as the newly appointed Bishop of Waikato, David established a close relationship with our school, providing crucial pastoral support to our school’s leadership team and also to its student body, in his regular visits.

• Mr and Mrs John and Christine Furminger: John was appointed as the third Director of the Tihoi Venture School in August 1992 with his wife Christine at his side. He brought a high degree of professionalism, vigour and enthusiasm, along with his exceptional skills in outdoor education.

“Over the past four and a half years, the school has worked closely with businesses in the primary sector to ensure the programme is relevant and engaging to attract quality young people to the huge number of opportunities available to them in this sector. It has shown what schools and businesses can achieve through collaborative practice,” says Mr Lander.

This group of business partners, who are financial contributors to the programme, include: DairyNZ, Beef + Lamb NZ, Gallagher, BNZ, Zoetis, NZ National Fieldays Society, AGMARDT, Greenlea Premier Meats, Waikato Milking Systems, AgrowQuip, Waitomo Petroleum, Campbell Tyson, Tetra Pak and Fairview Motors.

NEW FELLOWS

• Mr John Oehley: Over his 21 years at St Paul’s, John held many roles including Master-in-Charge of Cricket, Senior Boarding Housemaster and Assistant Principal. John worked to raise the profile of academics in the school, arranging for the installation of the Academic Honours Boards.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT

Alice Cao Undertakes Research Trip

A unique research trip gave Year 12 student Alice Cao an insight into the ecological systems of lakes in Africa.

Alice participated in a two-week expedition that took her to Tanzania and Malawi where she took part in collecting research data and studying breeds of fish, in particular cichlids.

The opportunity to take part in the trip was a result of Alice’s selection for the International Bio Olympiad – an annual Biology competition for secondary school students.

The five students and two teachers joined Operation Wallacea (Opwall), an organisation that runs a series of biological and conservation management research programmes for tertiary students, for this expedition.

“In Tanzania, we stayed at a local high school near an untouched crater lake. Our focus was collecting data from the lake – mapping its bottom surface, testing water pH and oxygen content, measuring water visibility and counting fish populations,” says Alice.

“In Malawi, we focused on memorising different varieties of cichlids and diving along 50m transects to count abundance of each type of fish. Lake Malawi is an ecological hotspot, with the highest rate of species formation in the world. This makes it very interesting to scientists internationally.”

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT

Agribusiness Students Named Young Inventors of the Year

A team of St Paul’s Agribusiness students were named ‘Young Inventors of the Year’ at Fieldays 2018.

Year 13 students Edward Sclater, Thomas Nicholson, Spencer Clayton-Greene and Jarrod Mealings designed the product ‘Gudgeon Guard’ – a device that fits over a gate gudgeon to help lift it off the ground.

“The gudgeon extension is good for farmers of dry stock and dairy who experience a lot of problems with gates that slump or scrape across the ground due to wear and tear,” says Thomas.

“Rather than having to replace the entire gate system, these guards can be fitted over the top of each gudgeon to help lift the gate up and get it swinging properly again.”

The group of young innovators developed the product in one of their Agribusiness classes at St Paul’s and exhibited it at this year’s Fieldays.

The prize for the Young Inventor of the Year award is $1000 cash, which the students planned to use towards developing their product further.

FRENCH TRIP TO NEW CALEDONIA

Bonjour, tout le monde!

On Friday, April 20th, 14 French students flew to Noumea, New Caledonia to experience French culture and improve our own understanding of the French language. Students involved in this amazing opportunity were Max Shi, Joshua Gullery, Joshua Gibbs, Harry, Derry, Amelia Hunt, Kitty Storey, Sammy Bryant, Hannah Dawson,Sam Kalma, Gustav Jooste, Vikram Rajan, Isabel Mallett, Julia McLean and Max Watson.

On our arrival at our host school, Lycee du Grand Noumea, we were separated and billeted individually with a New Caledonian host family, all with varying English speaking abilities.

We spent a full weekend travelling to local markets, festivals and theatre shows, and becoming fully immersed in the French language and some very interesting French cuisine, such as escargots, all very kindly provided by our host families.

Monday morning we joined our host students attending their classes at Lycée du Grand Nouméa. This highlighted first hand the similarities and differences between New Caledonian and New Zealand schools. We tried our best to keep up, and most of us had quite an enjoyable time. Later that afternoon, we departed from the school as a group to visit the town centre and hunt for souvenirs.

Next we geared up to attend our first Creipac lessons - (teaching French to foreigners). Luckily it was not too difficult, and we were able to gain a much firmer grasp of the French we already knew, and learn a few new words as well. Later that day, we visited Ile aux Canards, where we had an amazing experience snorkeling and swimming in the ocean.

The following day we once again attended Creipac lessons before visiting the New Caledonia Museum. Here we learnt about the lives of the Kanak, the indigenous people of New Caledonia. It was certainly intriguing to see how the French and Kanak cultures had mixed and developed.

Our final day in New Caledonia involved a trip to Amedée Island, where we were accompanied by our French homestay students. The island was an amazing experience - a truly a tropical island, poisonous snakes and all. It was also home to a 56m tall lighthouse with a total of 247 steps to the top. From there, the entire island was easily visible and you could see right out to the Great Barrier Reef. We also enjoyed a trip on a glass bottom boat, viewing some amazing sea life. Later on in the day we were given a tropical meal, buffet style, with a choice of exotic salads and meats, as well as a very interesting but delicious dessert. After all of this, we had a calm cruise back to the mainland, and all enjoyed a final night’s sleep before we departed Noumea very early on Friday morning.

The trip to new Caledonia was one almost all of us would love to repeat in the future. We were able to experience both a completely different culture and language, which has contributed greatly in bolstering our French speaking capacities.

I would like to sincerely thank Mr Aldridge, our French teacher, for organising this incredible trip to New Caledonia for us. We certainly appreciated you taking us on this amazing cultural journey.

Thank you (merci)

by Gustav Jooste - Year 12

GRANDPARENTS’ DAY

Grandparents have always played a vital role in our school community - and Grandparents Day is a great way to say Thank You and share a little of what students have achieved during the year.

GOOD VIBRATIONS

The Good Vibrations concert is always a key highlight on the St Paul’s cultural calendar. This year’s show was a resounding success in front of a record crowd.

The Big Band opened the show with 3 lively numbers and Louise van Bysterveldt followed up playing acoustic guitar and singing “Hills and Valleys”. Simon Han then performed a master class on his piano accordion and the newly formed acoustic guitar group played 3 numbers arranged by tutor Derek Shaw.

Michelle Kong was exquisite on piano and the boys’ and girls’ choirs wowed the audience with two challenging pieces, “Dulaman” and “Emoni Ennen”. Sarah Gajzago danced beautifully to “Second Hand Baby” and the first half of the concert concluded with Veronica Bagley playing Cello superbly.

The Concert Band skilfully opened the second half with 2 popular numbers under the direction of Miss Jane Spenceley. Next, the audience was witness to Jack Walters, David Su, Patchara Jirapanyayut, Michelle Kong, Orla White and Dion Xue all playing together on just two pianos a fun

medley from “Game of Thrones”, “Jupiter” and “Star Wars”. Hannah Dawson performed a beautiful piece on Harp which was followed by master guitarist Dillon Mulgrew playing his own composition entitled “Rain”.

Two incredible musicians were next up. Renowned violinist Victoria Chanwai was technically and musically perfect with her performance of “Czardas” by Verdi and Anna Hamilton’s voice was matchless in her performance of “Una Donna” by Mozart.

The school Rock Band calling themselves ‘Pacific Meadow’ played one of their own compositions entitled “Hallucinogenic” to rapturous applause from especially the younger members of the crowd. The String Orchestra was next and they played “St Paul’s Suite” extremely well.

To finish the concert our El Coro Choir then joined the strings in what was a jaw dropping Grand Finale. Under the baton of Mr Tim Carpenter, they performed an incredible rendition of “Luminous Night of the Soul” by Gustav Holst.

Producer Mr Peter Gilbert was again so very proud of the standard of performance of all the students who took part in this musical showcase.

CULTURAL HIGHLIGHTS

Joso Visit

On Tuesday the 29th of October, 42 Japanese students arrived at St Paul’s for the annual JOSO school visit and a day of educational and cultural interaction.

St Paul’s students first took their “buddy” JOSO students around the school and introduced them to the Kiwi way of learning in a regular classroom lesson. Next was lunch, where our dining staff had prepared a very unique culinary experience for our Japanese visitors. After this, the JOSO students participated in a variety of sporting and cultural activities.

Finally, it was photos and gift giving - a great end to an amazing day.

Altrusa Youth Awards

Exemplifying the four cornerstones of St Paul’s –academic, sport, culture and service – Year 12 student Julia McLean was the recipient of the 2018 Altrusa Youth Award.

Nominated by Associate Headmaster, Ainsley Robson, the award recognises outstanding all-round Year 12 students from across Hamilton. Julia was presented with her award at a ceremony held at the Hamilton Gardens in November.

“Julia is a student with a strong work ethic who aims to achieve her best in all aspects of school. Her constant positive attitude and hard work is reflected in her exceptional school grades,” says Mr Robson.

Students Perform at Carnegie Hall

Two of our most talented student performers, one a singer, the other a violinist appeared earlier this year on the most famous stage of all - Carnegie Hall in New York.

Anna Hamilton (year 13) and Victoria Chanwai (year 13) were selected from over 12,000 high school students world wide on a global programme known as the “Honours Performance Series”. This programme offers students from around the world the opportunity to come together to rehearse for an intense 4 day schedule under world renowned conductors - and then perform on the Carnegie Hall stage in a full-on concert programme.

Le Quesnoy Liberation Celebrations

St Paul’s Collegiate was unexpectedly represented at official liberation celebrations in a small French town with very special significance to New Zealand. From November 1st - 9th, Geoffrey Smith (Y9), Campbell Smith (Y12) and their father Duncan Smith (teacher) , were privileged to be part of the WWI Centenary celebrations for the liberation of Le Quesnoy, France. They were there as members of the Cambridge Brass Band who were taking part in special commemorative events - a humbling experience and a great honour.

The liberation of Le Quesnoy was the New Zealand Division’s final action of the First World War.

Mary Hornsby Music Centre Opening

The Mary Hornsby Music Centre extensions were officially opened by Dame Malvina Major on the 4th of April this year. This event was eagerly anticipated by all music students and staff who were keen to show off the facilities. Attendees enjoyed mini concerts from a range of our talented student musicians including performances by the Big Band, El Coro Choir, Guitar Group, Concert Orchestra and the newly formed Drum Line.

This purpose built extension now contains 5 specialist teaching rooms, a massive classroom/ band practice room, a recording studio and a large foyer area that doubles as an indoor reception space.

Youth Declaration Delegate

Earlier this year, Elliot Leighton-Slater (year 12) was selected to represent Waikato and NZ youth at the 2018 Aotearoa Youth Declaration. This is UN Youth’s flagship education conference where participants develop policy recommendations on issues in New Zealand for the Youth Declaration – a document distributed to politicians, civic leaders and government officials which represents the primary voice of Aotearoa Youth.

The conference is a great opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how youth can actively contribute to decision making at a national level. Elliot’s selection was a huge honour and a well deserved recognition of his enthusiasm for taking action on matters of global concern.

PRODUCTION - LEGALLY BLONDE

What is the definition of a successful school production? Is it one that the students enjoy? Is it one that sells a lot of tickets? Is it one with a good message for the audience to take home? The answer is yes to all. Most importantly, it is one in which each student involved grows as a person and as a performer. This year’s production of “Legally Blonde” provided all of this and more.

The rehearsals started with a real sense of excitement from everyone. There were many students new to productions at St Paul’s and this was great to see. With nearly 70 students on and off stage, we had a great cast and crew to work with. The hardworking backstage crew definitely showed their quality and value as we moved closer to show time.

Opening night rolled around, and we were all so proud of the results. Kudos must go to Macy Coffin for the hard work she put in to such a large and demanding part. We had a great number of memorable performances including a cameo from first time actor, Head Boy, Lane Tims as Kyle - the UPS guy.

Huge thanks have to go to Mr Carpenter for his remarkable work with our students as Musical Director, Leona Robinson for her quality choreography, Miss Spenceley for her amazing costuming and Miss Dela Rue for producing the show and managing all of us. To everyone else who helped out as well, thank you very much, we couldn’t have done it without you.

by Bruce Rawson - Director

At the conclusion of opening night, the looks on the faces of cast and crew was disbelief. Their faces spoke “We actually did it! And we did it amazingly!” Although we didn’t think it was possible - because we already started so well - every night the show got better. Every night the students gave it their all. Every night the audiences loved it.

On top of being an incredible experience it has also provided us an opportunity to gain new skills. We are all more confident on stage and secure in all our abilities as far as performance is concerned. It has also provided an opportunity to learn commitment, communication and leadership.

Thank you to all who supported the St Paul’s Production of “Legally Blonde”. Whether it was watching the show, supporting a friend, or giving up so much of your time to make the show a success. To the students that were involved this year, as Dr Seuss once said “Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened” and we certainly had plenty of laughs putting this show together. Legally Blonde was a success because everyone gave it their all. To any student considering being involved in next year’s production, I encourage you to go for it. It could be the event that makes your high school experience so memorable.

by Anna Hamilton - Year 13

“Legally Blonde” was going to be a success before it was even cast. Its contemporary, energetic, spunky nature that brings to light current issues (such as the “Me Too” movement) ensured that it would relate to students and adults alike.

MILLENNIAL MASQUERADE BALL

May 31st 2018 - the St Paul’s Collegiate Millennial Masquerade. This year the ball committee was inspired to create a ball like no other. With the school gym being a blank canvas, the team put their creative minds to work. To celebrate this years babies of the year 2000, the decorations and theme were based around the golds and lights associated with this celebration.

A masquerade theme was chosen to increase the class and sophistication of the ball, also adding mystery and magic to the evening. In the end, the school gym was unrecognisable, filled with swirling lights, thrilling music and exquisite food. Packed full with well over 400 staff and students, the night was overflowing with laughter, dancing and celebration. We crowned our King and Queen - Eddy Sclater and Libby Clayton and partied into the night. This social highlight of the 2018 year did not disappoint.

Endless hours of work were dedicated to this event in order to make it a success. Special mention must be made of Mrs Lock, Mr Wilson, Mr Gilbert and the ball committee led by Maddy Gordon and Cameron Coull. Their hard work and dedication did not go unnoticed, and in the end all the effort was well worth it.

The result was nothing short of a stunning event which exceeded all expectations. It truly was a ball like no other.

by Maddy Gordon - Year 13 (Co Head Ball Committee)

The result was nothing short of a stunning event which exceeded all expectations. It truly was a ball like no other.

CHOIR

2018 was a highly successful and satisfying year for the choral programme at St Paul’s Collegiate, full of quality and quantity. By the end of term 3, the 50 students involved had formed four ensembles: the ‘El Coro’ massed un-auditioned mixed choir; a boys choir and girls choir (as yet unnamed), and lastly a Chamber Choir of 14 singers, ‘The First XV’. This tight ensemble of motivated and passionate young singers designed and purchased T-Shirts with numbers 1-15 printed on the back. I was the 15th member!

Both ‘El Coro’ and the ‘First XV’ choirs competed in the Waikato Bay of Plenty BIG SING competition held in June, each claiming a ‘Very Highly Commended’, winning them a top 4 place. ‘First XV’ also won the ‘Best NZ Song’ award. These achievements and accolades are a testament to the work and progress of the choral programme at St Paul’s but what is far more satisfying from a director’s point of view is the positive and supportive culture the students have engendered over my time at St Paul’s.

I would like to acknowledge the leadership from our dedicated and talented senior choristers over the past year and in particular the choir leaders Anna Hamilton and Heath Johnson, who as well as running warm ups and rehearsals, were of considerable help in the administration of the choir. I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to choir administrator Stacey King, accompanist Chris Greenslade and vocal consultants Ian Campbell and Hannah Bryant. Their patience, loyalty and expertise have been much appreciated by myself and the students.

Next year, the choral programme at St Paul’s is set to expand further with the addition of both a boys and girls barbershop quartet. Furthermore, in addition to the BIG SING, the choir will be travelling to Brisbane to attend and compete at the international ASPIRE choral festival.

by Tim Carpenter - Choir Master

At the start of 2017 our main school choir El Coro had just 6 members. By the end of 2018 however, that number has expanded to over 50. This is a testament to not only the students but the staff as well.

Whilst our “Top 4” success at the Big Sing is not something to be taken lightly, this alone does not signify the passion we have in the choir room. From our Hamilton Farmers Market appearances to Mr Carpenter’s skiing analogies, it was these appearances and learning opportunities that mattered most. Whether our audiences were 200 or 2, the vocal lessons we learned during these events were invaluable. Thank you to every student that put their neck on the line to join the choir, I’m hoping it proved to be a rewarding experience.

Thanks Ms King, Mr Greenslade, Mr Campbell and Miss Bryant for going the extra mile. Your organisation and expertise have been invaluable. And finally, thank you to the creative genius of Mr Carpenter. Your patience is unrivalled. The quality output of the students involved in the choir is evidence of the sincere impact you have made on St Paul’s Collegiate.

by Anna Hamilton - Year 13 (Head Chorister)

Following the success achieved by our main ‘El Coro’ choir in 2017, a team of 14 senior students led by choirmaster Tim Carpenter grouped together in term one of this year to form a new ensemble with a goal of performing more complex four to six part choral music. Thus, the ‘First XV’ chamber choir was established. Soon after, practice began towards the target of competing alongside El Coro in the 2018 Big Sing competition held in Tauranga. As a group we decided on a repertoire of three songs that were both challenging and fun to perform; Greensleeves, A Sound Came From Heaven, and Fair Phyllis I Saw.

When the Big Sing competition finally arrived, the First XV was among the top choirs to compete. We were further recognised with the honour of ‘Best New Zealand Song’ for our acapella rendition of ‘A Sound Came From Heav’n’, by Douglas Mews.

Watching the progression of this newly established group has undoubtedly been the highlight of my 5 years as a chorister.

My sincere thanks go out to the choir staff who have all played an integral part in allowing us to achieve success at a national level - Choirmaster Tim Carpenter, accompanist Chris Greenslade and vocal coaches Hannah Bryant and Ian Campbell.

It has been a privilege to be part of this amazing team in its inaugural year and I look forward to seeing how next year’s choir members take up the mantle of the leaving students as they explore new and exciting music.

by Heath Johnson - Year 13 (Head Chorister)

CONCERT AND BIG BAND

2018 has seen our Concert Band and Big Band go from strength to strength. With our beloved maestro, Mrs Michelle Flint out of action for the majority of the year, Miss Jane Spenceley has done a fantastic job of continuing rehearsals and ensuring the Concert Band is equipped with the necessities for performances and festivals. We are also hugely grateful to have had Mr Bill Stoneham take over the Big Band, following Mr Parson’s departure in 2017.

Throughout the year we have been lucky enough to attend various concerts and festivals including: a dress rehearsal concert at the Salvation Army prior to the Hawke’s Bay Festival of Bands, the Tauranga Jazz Festival (Big Band), the Waikato ITM Festival and our own Good Vibrations concert at St Pauls.

Hawke’s Bay Festival of Bands:

Prior to this festival, the Concert Band and Big Band were invited by the Waikato Youth Symphonic Band to a friends and family concert at the Waikato Salvation Army as a dress rehearsal. This was a fantastic opportunity to perform to the public and also watch the Waikato Youth Symphonic Band in action, which certainly inspired a number of our aspiring musicians.

After a very long bus ride we arrived at Lindisfarne College, ready for the festival itself. The Concert Band, directed by Mrs Flint, received a bronze award and the Big Band, directed by Mr Stoneham, received a gold award.

Waikato ITM Festival

The Big Band was directed by Mr Bill Stoneham for this important event in the musical calendar. As the crowd boogied in their seats, the boys blasted out both classic big band numbers and pop music favourites. Solos on alto saxophone and trumpet were well received. Of the eleven groups who played in this section, only three received gold awards. Tauranga Boys’ College took out top spot, along with Otumoetai College and St Paul’s!

The Big Band, being a bunch of perfectionists who can always find something they should improve on as individual players, were ecstatic to receive gold, and are looking forward to challenging Tauranga Boys’ for top band next year.

With their courageous leader, Mrs Flint on extended sick leave, the Concert Band had three different conductors during term three and were feeling the pressure after a disappointing bronze award in May. The promise of donuts and pizza if they got a gold award spurred them on. Our band finally took to the stage right at the end of the day to a small, but enthusiastic crowd. The four pieces conducted by Jack Walters (Year 13), and Miss Jane Spenceley, went off virtually without a hitch and the band left the stage knowing they had played the best they could. Then the anxious wait for results began. Only three gold awards were handed out among the twelve concert bands in the section. Bethlehem College took out gold and top band, along with Tauranga Girls’ College and... the St Paul’s Concert Band! Our Concert Band also received a merit award for the most inclusive and diverse programme.

As the co-head of Culture at St Paul’s, I’m extremely proud of how our amazing bands have done in 2018. Despite the number of challenges we have faced regarding staffing, all students have helped drive our successes. It has been a pleasure to work with such a motivated and willing group of musicians. A massive thanks goes to Mrs Flint, Mr Stoneham and Miss Spenceley for keeping us all on track this year. We certainly could not have done it without you!

by Jack Walters - Year 13 (Co-head Cultural Portfolio)

STRING ORCHESTRA

2018 for our String Orchestra was definitely full of intense music-making and fun memories - even if our time together was rather brief.

The highlight of the year, was certainly the ITM Music Festival. Two weeks prior to the performance there was a great deal of cramming, but the result proved that our hard work had paid off. Our programme consisted of Palladio by Karl Jenkins, which was a favourite amongst the group, followed by Mendelssohn’s infamous String Octet. This was a real challenge, but an enjoyable one, that stretched the musical abilities of all the members in the group. The last piece to finish off our performance programme was the invigorating first movement Jig, from St Paul’s Suite by Gustav Holst.

The String Orchestra also enjoyed performing at various events such as the annual St Paul’s Good Vibrations concert. A memorable moment from this concert was when we combined with the St Paul’s El Coro Choir to perform Luminous Night of the Soul, by Ola Gjeilo. This piece definitely proved to be a special one for both the Orchestra and Choir as it was the finale to the concert and a truly moving experience.

A huge thanks goes to Mr Carpenter for sharing his invaluable knowledge with the group, and providing musical insight.

by Victoria Chanwai - Year 13 (First Violin)

DEBATING

“You do debating. So speaking must be your thing, right?” Well...kind of. What the whole debating squad has learned this year is that speaking is only half of it. Listening matters even more. And the icing on the cake is teamwork.

Our first tournament - Russell McVeagh - was a rigorous five rounds of debating, and our skills were definitely put to the test. Congratulations to Conor Horrigan who was selected as part of a combined schools team seeking regional representation.

On to the Waikato SS Debating Championships where our successes, when we were all present, were phenomenal.

Our three senior teams certainly enjoyed their year, but their potential to take out the competition was hindered

by clashing school commitments and forfeited debates, so victory remained beyond their reach. Our juniors also had an excellent season and performed most impressively as a novice team, learning the basics of structure and debating etiquette.

Thank you to Mrs Lewis and Mr Williams, who not only spent lunchtimes moderating the caucuses but also acted as on-call taxi drivers. We could not have done it without you.

FOOTNOTE

This year we farewell four of our most experienced debaters: Alice Cao, Anna Hamilton, Conor Horrigan and Tony Wu. Their dedication to debating and the time spent honing their skills means they are well prepared for whatever the future holds. We wish them well as they journey into success.

DRUMLINE

2018 brought a new element to the St Paul’s music department. Excited to make use of the new building, and develop the upcoming talent, Adrian Hayward—itinerant drum teacher—brought students of all skill levels together to form the St Paul’s Drumline. Music camp was the beginning of our year, learning the bass-ics and inspiring our drummers to respect the discipline and technicality of professional stick tapping.

Starting the year strongly with a deafening performance, we opened the concert presentation for parents on the last day of music camp, showcasing what we had learned over the last few days.

The years’ swift crescendo also resulted in the opportunity to open the ‘Relay for Life’ cancer run, held at the Cambridge race track in March. Our experience of playing under pressure and in front of a crowd proved to be of extreme value in preparation for the Waikato university ITM festival—held near the end of term three— where we gained a bronze award for our efforts.

The formation of this group is inevitably a march in the right direction for our St Paul’s music department, as we incorporate a wider range of cultural opportunities to our school life. We hope this new group will become even more popular in the years to come, possibly proving to be the core to enhancing the spirit for sports days in the future.

by Louise van Bysterveldt - Year 13

GUITAR GROUP

This year the St Paul’s acoustic guitar group consisted of Arthur Yearsley, Bobby Chungsuvanich, Max Schoen, David Su, Dillon Mulgrew, and Ben Urlich. It’s been great to have so many talented players involved, meaning we have been able to tackle some more difficult music this year. This included the crowd favorite “Flamin’ Goat”.

Led by Mr Derek Shaw, we have met on a regular basis each Thursday morning in the Music Block, and played a variety of music including Spanish, classical, and some of Mr Shaw’s own compositions. There have also been many other lunchtime and after school “jamming” sessions, often with an enthusiastic audience. As a group we have finished the year composing our own song, which is sounding awesome.

The highlights of our year include music camp, achieving bronze at the ITM music competition and performing at the “Good Vibrations” concert. Sincere thanks to Mr Shaw for a seriously fun year.

by Dillon Mulgrew - Year 12

ROCK BAND

Our very own rock band ‘Pacific Meadow’ created quite a buzz in the 2018 Smokefree Rock Quest earlier this year.

The band, comprising Joshua Hood (year 13), Charlie Crawford (year 13), Net Boonwipas (year 11) and Bobby Chungsuvanich (year 11) performed in the competition’s regional final in June after months of energetic and enthusiastic practice in the music block.

Named ‘Pacific Meadow’, these boys took to the stage performing their own original songs and for their efforts they were rewarded with the ZM People’s Choice Award, based on votes submitted by the public. It was wonderful to see the St Paul’s community get in behind the band and support them in such a tangible way.

HARINGTON HOUSE FASHION SHOW

On the 11th of May, Harington House had their annual Harington Fashion Show. The girls had been working diligently to construct outfits made purely from recyclable and reusable materials. The garments needed to clearly convey this year’s theme of ‘Childhood Aspirations’, chosen specifically to allow the girls to relive their childhood in a fun and creative way.

Along with the outfits, each house crafted an intricately designed baking item to capture their house’s subthemes in a tasteful fashion.

Following the showcasing of their ensemble, each house then performed a skit item, to demonstrate the many artistic talents present among the girls.

In keeping with school tradition, proceeds from the Fashion Show went towards a charity of our choice. Wanting to retain the Childhood theme, as well as support a locally operated charity, Homes of Hope was the organisation we chose this year. Founded in 2003, this New Zealand charity aims to provide the very best foster care, to the abused and neglected children within our community. They strive to keep siblings together, as well as to offer ongoing support. We felt this was a fitting organisation and were certainly pleased to offer our support to such a worthy cause.

135 girls worked collaboratively on their various creations, putting heart and soul into scoring a win for their house.

The results were as follows:

Baking category:

1st – Fitchett, 2nd – Hall, 3rd – Williams

Skit category:

1st – Williams, 2nd – Fitchett, 3rd – Sargood

Speech + Catwalk category:

1st – Hall, 2nd – Fitchett, 3rd – Sargood

Garment category:

1st – Fitchett, 2nd – Hall, 3rd – School and Sargood

Best Model Partnership:

1st – Hall

OVERALL HOUSE:

1st – FITCHETT , 2nd – Hall, 3rd – Sargood

Congratulations to all the houses on their fine efforts!

The 2018 Harington Fashion Show was a huge success. Our thanks to the judges: Ezekiel Crawford, Holly Miller and Ethne Mahoney, for giving up their time to view and critique our creations. Thanks also to the Harington staff, who played such a vital role behind the scenes, ensuring the night went off without a hitch: Mrs Lewis, for organising such wonderful judges, Mrs Lock and Mrs Lilley, for your relentless encouragement of the girls. Your efforts to motivate everyone to give it their all for Harington’s biggest calendar event really shone through in what the girls presented. Thank you for being the backbone of this show, and enabling it to run so well year after year.

A huge thank you also goes out to the IT team: Jack and David, as well as our stage crew. We couldn’t have managed the night without your help.

I’d also like to thank my Heads of Houses: Maddy Gordon, Sophie Egan, Briana Cardon, Genevieve Scott-Jones, Ariana Halley, Priya Singh, Grace Watson and Victoria Chanwai. I know how much work you put in alongside all your other commitments and I am so grateful to have had such strong support to ensure this night ran so smoothly.

Finally, a huge thank you to the rest of the Harington Girls, for putting on such a wonderful competition. It was an amazing night and you should all be so proud of yourselves!

by Sasha Patil - Year 13 (Head of Harington Day)

TE KAPA HAKA O HATO PAAORA KI

KIRIKIRIROA

This year’s Kapa Haka campaign featured three noho marae and regular mid-week practises. Attendance was strongly encouraged for our senior Te reo Maaori students and as always was open to mainstream students. In total, the group boasted on average 15 students throughout the campaign. By all accounts, this was a difficult campaign owing to Ngaa Whakataetae o Waikato (senior kapa haka competition). This meant that the pressure was really on and the team had to use our time effectively.

Another key focus for this year was the development of the understanding of Haka across the wider school. This has definitely born fruit with a number of senior students. What a pleasure it is to see our houses grow and develop in such a short space of time.

“Ko tō manawa, ko tōku manawa. - Your heart and mine are one.” Students dedicated their performances to all our tupuna who have passed on. “Ekore rātou e warewaretia - they will not be forgotten by us.”

The team gave their all and brought passion and ferocity to bear upon all that witnessed. They embodied the long held arts of their tupuna Tane-Rore (eponyms ancestor male Maori dance) and Hine-te-Rehia (eponyms ancestor female Maori dance). The new year will hold challenges and promise aplenty with new uniforms, another gruelling noho marae programme and ever rising performance expectations.

“Ki te kotahi te kaakaho ka whati, ki te kaapuia e kore e whati - if there is but one strand I will fail, but if we bind many strands we will not fail ”.

by Matua Tahau Thompson

Inter-house Haka

He aha raa teenei mea te haka?

What is this thing we call the haka?

Tis, Tane-Rore, ‘tis Tane-Rore!

Tane-Rore is the god of haka, the progeny of Tama-nuite-raa (the sun) and Hine-Raumati (the summer maiden).

As such he embodies all that is the art of haka - to be low in stance, to let the sinews stand, the quivering appearance of the air on hot summer days is a sign of Tānerore dancing for his mother, and this light, rapid movement is the foundation of all haka, with the trembling hands, in particular, representing his dance.

This year marks the 8th SPCS inter-house haka competition. and oh, the progress we have made. However, this is more than a competition, but, a celebration of house pride, school pride, and cultural pride.

Ngaa mihi ki ngaa manu taki - to you the leaders of your respective houses, this year you truly stood up and stood out, by giving your all, and projecting your mana, and as such allowing those around you to do the same. Ngaa mihi.

The overall undisputed, winner of the 2018 SPCS interhouse haka competition with a total of 92.6 pointsWILLIAMS HOUSE

Again another year draws to a close and we take time to reflect on the journey that was 2018 for Te Kapa Haka o Hato Paora.

PUBLIC SPEAKING

Public Speaking is alive and well at St Paul’s. Whilst it has often been said that public speaking is one of our greatest fears, here at St Paul’s that negative mindset is certainly changing, as more and more students face this challenge and succeed beyond their wildest expectations.

According to Warren Buffet, well known orator and investor, skill in public speaking can add 50 percent to a person’s future value. He believes that if you can learn to speak confidently in public, your success in life is practically guaranteed.

Throughout the year there have been numerous occasions that have seen our students step up and speak out.

David Koshy was one of just 6 national finalists in the Race Unity Speech Awards in Auckland and was shortlisted for Youth Parliament, despite still only being in year 11.

Hetekia Te Ua , a year 9 student, placed third in the Nga Manu Korero Waikato Regional Speech Competition. Hetekia competed in the Sir Turi Carroll Junior English section, delivering a speech titled - ‘Trust ME, with OUR Future’.

Dylan Woodhouse, year 13, had the honour of delivering a speech at the commemorative service marking the 101st anniversary of the battle of Passchendale. The service was held at the Auckland War Memorial Museum and was attended by politicians and consuls from around the world.

The recent speeches from our Head Boy, Head Girl and Valedictorian are just a few examples of what can be achieved with the right mindset.

During the year, several school prefects have been involved in a “Communication in Leadership” programme here at St Paul’s. The course focuses on four key areas of

communication - delivering a persuasive speech, a social speech, an impromptu speech, and leading a discussion group. It was a real pleasure to watch our school leaders confidently use these skills on a host of occasions both at school and out in the wider community.

Congratulations to Thomas Brown, Patchara Jurapanyayut and Anna Hamilton who sat the NZ Speechboard course examination as well - all gaining either an Honours or an Honours Plus grade.

Distinction grades were also awarded to Jack Bowick, Christa Brandt, Harry Forte, Elliot Leighton-Slater, Julia McLean, Hannah Mayer, Christopher Penno, Bryn Singers and Max Watson who all sat their Trinity College of London Speech exams in November. Fabulous results all round.

Our Senior Speech Contest, held in the school chapel, saw 3 incredibly brave seniors stand in front of 700 of their peers and speak from the heart. Izzy Bayley urged us to consider” The Importance of Self Worth”. Her speech was delivered in a sincere and natural manner that resonated well with the audience. Matthew Winefield, speaking with clarity and personal conviction, certainly stirred things up a little when he stated that “Male Privilege is a Myth” and that men need more compassion. Contest winner, Anna Hamilton, presented a very polished note free performance, speaking on how we must strive to overcome the “Tall Poppy Syndrome” rife in this country and own our successes, because we are all pretty awesome.

The Junior Speech Contest saw just two finalists whittled down from a field of eight enthusiastic junior competitors. Year 9 students Riley Jones and Max Fletcher were evenly matched with their command of the English language, development of their ideas and their confident awareness of purpose and audience. However, it was Riley Jones with his speech on “Accepting those who are Different” who was the eventual winner.

These are all excellent examples of our St Paul’s youth standing up and speaking out with confidence.

ENTERPRISE STUDIES

Enterprise Studies, a course available to all year 10 students at St Paul’s, is a junior business course which combines aspects of financial literacy such as budgeting, lending, spending and reading financial documents with more creative skills such as racing carrot cars and making models from cardboard. The early part of the course also examines what it is to be an entrepreneur and examines case studies from TV shows such as Dragon’s Den and The Crocodile Pit.

The course culminates in the second term of the two term course with a Product Launch evening where the boys are charged with making a product to sell to a market of parents, relatives, staff and friends. The boys go through the process of researching and designing a product, which includes costing the product out. They then present their product to the audience of potential buyers via a 90 second “infomercial”.

The Enterprise Studies course is a lead in to the commerce subjects at level one of Accounting and Economics and for the first time in 2018, Business Studies.

DVC

David Tohi - winner of the David Harries Memorial Trophy for outstanding graphics

Jess Allen

Heath Johnson - winner of the Photolife Studios Graphics Art Award for excellence in graphics and art design

OEXHIBITION NLINE GALLERY

This year the Art department explored a new digital application – Exhibbit - that gave us the tools to create stunning online virtual galleries of the students’ work. These exhibitions could be shared, via a link, with our parents and local communities where the audience could ‘walk-around’ the virtual gallery and zoom-in on any work of their choice on any internet capable device. We have had three virtual exhibitions this year: ‘Who am I?’ (13Photo), ‘Mauri Mahi, Mauri Ora’ – (12Photo), and ‘Making the Impossible Possible’ (11Design / Photography). These are samples from those exhibitions.

Max Dobbe

Hannah Dawson

Daniel Rickman

Seth Peake

Charlotte Dingemans

Jonathon Porritt

Christa Brandt

George Wilson Abbie Crow

Cameron Coull

Our ‘Senior Art Exhibition’ held in the lower Art Block was another great success with a high attendance rate.

On display were the external folios from the Year 11-13 Art Design, Painting and Photography courses. On the large screen TV we played a guided virtual tour of the Year 11 Design / Photography course‘Making the Impossible Possible’.

Guests enjoyed the chance to view and discuss the students’ art amidst a fabulous range of folio boards that have formed a huge chunk of the student NCEA visual art programme this year.

SENIOR ART

EXHIBITION

JUNIOR ART

Year 9 Art

The year 9 art program was based around students learning core art making skills. Students began by practising observational drawing, influenced by the art works of American pop artist Jim Dine. Next was traditional etching practise, informed by the engraving and etching works of Albrecht Durer and Rembrandt.

Year 10 Art

The year 10 students explored a diverse range of dry and wet art making materials. They completed observational drawings and tried to create a sense of realism with tonal shading. More abstracted artworks allowed the students to explore their creative imagination – in use of nonnaturalistic colours and distortion of forms.

Milan Hood

Dylan Fletcher

Gabe Pinvanichkul

Gabe Pinvanichkul

James Smith

Ben Sturm

Kenzo Robcke

Jeffrey Shi

Jeffrey Shi

Hamish Saunders

Lachie Scott

Jacky Liang

Frazer Tam

Painting students have worked across a range of themes, and painting styles over the course of the 2018 academic year. As always, time management has proven to be the biggest challenge, when striving to show their creativity and skill in painting within a given timeframe. However, the finished results are a wonderful reflection of our remarkable students’ talents.

Toby MacDonald, Year 13

Xavier Staheli, Year 13

Xavier Staheli, Year 13

Toby MacDonald, Year 13

Harry Forte, Year 13

Samuel McNaughton, Year 12

Mark Iamthitikun, Year 12

Michelle Kong, Year 12 Jai Fitzwalter, Year 11

Bobby Chungsuvanich, Year 11

Sophie Hine, Year 11

Jess Allen, Year 12

Lily-Rose Andreef, Year 11

Charlotte Dingemans, Year 13

Lewis Candy, Year 12

SPHOTOGRAPHY

This year’s photography internals focused on exploring a conceptual idea as the basis of the body of work: from the idea of floating (11Design /Photography), to communicating a whakataukī - “Do the mahi, get the treats” (12Photography) to exploring the concept of personal identity - ‘Who am I?’ (13Photography). Each unit pushed our students to think beyond the expected.

For their folio boards, the Year 12 / 13 photographers explored topics ranging from documenting the process of making a piece of clothing, to visually investigating a cafe interior, to examining mental-health issues as a photo essay.

Kaiden Yearbury, Yr 12

Christa Brandt, Yr 13

Josh Cane, Yr 11

Hannah Dawson, Yr 12

Thomas Dela Rue, Yr 11

George Wilson, Yr 12

Nikky Cho, Yr 11

Nikki Parrott, Yr 11

Ayla Hall, Yr 11 Sarah Stewart, Yr 11

Byrun Day, Yr 13

Kate Healy, Yr 12

Jonathon Porritt, Yr 13

2018 saw all of our students working with the ‘Campaign Design’ genre for their internal assessments... looking beyond their own worlds to produce ‘artwork with a conscience’. These topics included environmental campaigns to ban single use plastic bags in NZ (11 Design/Photo)and saving our seas from plastic pollution (12 Design). The Year 13 designers had freedom to explore topics that were important to them, from social media overuse to women’s rights.

The external folio boards highlighted a range of themes - from fashion and lifestyle magazines, to an anti-fur campaign, to creating promotional print media for eateries.

SART DESIGN ENIOR

Isabella Ibbetson, Yr 11

Nikki Parrott, Yr 11

Jack Russell, Yr 13 Sorcha Miles, Yr 12

Nikky Cho, Yr 11

George Wilson, Yr 12

Katie Begbie, Yr 13 Ayla Hall, Yr 11

Kate Healy, Yr 12

Josh Kane, Yr 11

Katherine Naylor, Yr 13

ARTS DAY

In 2018, it was decided to try a new format for two of the most well-received and popular inter-House events, by combining Arts Day with the House Music solo and groups events and on Friday, 3 August that is what happened.

St Paul’s has an extremely unique culture of celebrating every aspect of a child’s life. This August, arts-inclined students had the opportunity to showcase their creative talents at our annual Arts Day. Comprised of a music video, wearable arts, slam poetry, painting, pencil drawing, photography, string art and chalk art categories, the seven houses presented their most artistically talented students to showcase their creative genius. Working around a theme of “Appearance versus Reality”, many outstanding artistic creations quickly took shape.

A very special thank you to Mrs Saunders and Mrs Coates who spent numerous hours organising the day. All the students who participated and supported their peers should be immensely proud of the results.

Overall winners were Hamilton House, with Fitchett second and Williams third.

Also on Arts Day was an event that allowed more musically inclined students to showcase their talents: House Group and Solo Music Competition. For weeks, students had practised to perfection in anticipation for the event. That Friday morning, the House Solo musicians (who were elected by their House) performed, with

repertoires ranging from classical to musical theatre, to contemporary, and instruments that included voice, piano and violin. It was extremely impressive to see how vastly talented our school is. Due to the wide range of skills on show, the adjudicators (Maria Colvin and Corinne Schuitemaker) had their work cut out for them. In the end, the top three placings were Macy Coffin (Hall) 3rd, and with only a point between them, Victoria Chanwai (Hamilton), 2nd and Anna Hamilton (Clark) 1st.

High on adrenaline, the school came to support their peers in the highly anticipated House Group Music Competition. Presenting numbers from all eras - jazz, classical, hip hop, pop and country, meant that the school was thoroughly entertained as their House band each presented a “mash-up” of three songs. Yet again, the top three placings were extremely close with Hall (Dillon Mulgrew, Dallas Taikato, Charlie Downey, and Michael Brandt) in 3rd; Clark (Veronica Bagley, Bobby Chungsuvanich, Net Boonwipas, Harry Forte and Anna Hamilton) placing 2nd; and Williams (Ariana Halley, Cameron Coull, Mark McCluskey, Christian Collingwood, Hamish McKinley and Jack Walters) taking out 1st place.

Every house gave it their all and the standard this year - from every house - exceeded all previous year’s competitions. A special thank you to Mr Gilbert and Mr Carpenter for ensuring the music side of the day ran smoothly and for assisting the students with their musical brilliance. It was an awesome and fun day for everyone. Finally, thank you to all the students who spent weeks preparing - you did your houses proud.

by Anna Hamilton - Year 13 (Co-leader Arts Portfolio)

CONSTRUCTION

This years’ project was the most ambitious to date: a two-storey hockey pavilion. We had a strong group of students who had already demonstrated their enthusiasm for the project while completing the foundations.

This required them to undertake a significant amount of digging out footings, levelling and preparing steel reinforcing in preparation for the 80 cubic meter concrete pour. The students were relieved to now be working above ground level manufacturing the industrial framing that would support the upper level.

Once again, Gavin Jakes managed the project, closely supervising the students’ progress on site. Gavin was supported by Phil Morgan. The team also had the benefit of support from Jeevan Singh, a former St Paul’s construction student and now St Paul’s first apprentice.

The construction site was officially opened on February the 20th with a blessing from Reverend Peter Rickman. The students were presented with their individual tools by Matthew Reynolds, the Manager of Thompsons ITM, who are generous supporters of St Paul’s Collegiate School.

Projects of this nature would never be possible without the support of the wider St Paul’s community. The Year 13 students worked closely with a group of builders who gave up a day each month to assist. Special thanks go to Mr Trent Andrews of Tranda Construction, Mr Martin Dobbe of Urbo Homes, Livingstone Building, Steve Ross of Stewart Hannah Building and Mark May of Mark May Buildings.

We are very proud of this very successful/on-going school – industry partnership. Many of the young men who have participated have gone on to get sought after apprenticeships in the various building/ support trades All involved have gained a real sense of satisfaction. We are particularly thankful to those who have given up their time and expertise to share their knowledge and experience with our senior Technology students.

Students

Matthew Bond, Bennet Groube (Foreman), William Navanua, Callum Prosser (Foreman), Piripi Seaman, David Tohi, Ethan Taylor

Bennet Groube, Yr 13

Tiaki Rhodes, Yr 12

Josh Hood, Yr 13

Daniel Johnson, Yr 13

Bailee Bell, Yr 11

Oliver Hickman, Yr 12

Sam Reeves, Yr 13

Luke Finlayson, Yr 11

William Cowan, Yr 11

Will Moss, Yr 11

Thomas Bayley, Yr 11

Michael Brandt, Yr 13

Sarah Jackson, Yr 13

Jonathon Porritt, Yr 13

FURNITURE

Bailee Bell, Yr 11

Jack Laycock, Yr 12 helped by Lachie Cowley

Constantin Gebhard, Yr 11

Carlin Vollebregt, Yr 12

Sean Craig, Yr 11

Dominic Chaplin, Yr 11

Devon Robinson, Yr 11

Havila Molia, Yr 11

Fergus McDonald, Yr 11

Finn Holmes, Yr 12

Lachie Cowley, Yr 12 Tino Tahitua, Yr 12

Hawaiki Te Ruki, Yr 12

TECHNOLOGY

The aim of our Technology courses is to allow our students to use and apply practical skills to produce high quality projects.

As our students progress, the range of skills and complexity of projects increases. Once the foundation knowledge is established, students gain the ability to be creative and innovative. Practical and design problem solving, plus management of a project are experiences that our students face on a daily basis. These attributes can be easily transferred into Industry or any practical or design University degree.

Yr 10 paddling proud

Students at work

Students at work

Josh Gullery, Yr 10

Daniel Williams, Yr 9

James McLanachan, Yr 10

Students at work

Sam Ward, Yr 10

Logan Orsler, Yr 9

ADVENTURE RACING

Tough Mudder

Saturday November the 3rd had Arna, Lily and Victoria amped for what was about to be their toughest challenge yet- Tough Mudder 2018, a race which is not about the time in which it is completed, but rather the way you complete it.

It is a mud-filled 8km race where teams have to overcome a number of challenging obstacles, including an ice cold water dunk, a 2m ramp climb, and the toughest yet- the electric shock jungle.

The team ran through the numerous puddles, trenches and rivers and with help from other members of the race managed to overcome every single one of the difficult but fun tasks. Alongside Dot Carr, all 3 girls finished the race with wonderful memories, many new friendships and ruined clothes. It was a race like no other.

by Victoria Tucker - Year 12

Motu Challenge

On the last day of the Term 3 holidays, the St Paul’s Adventure Racing team attended the Motu Challenge, regarded as the North Island’s premier multisport event.

We entered two teams - SPC Black consisting of Angus Riordan, Nathan Ingham, Jeremiah McDonald and Max Dobbe - and SPC Gold made up of Henry Carr, Arna Morris, and Waikato Dio student Lucy Farrell.

The challenge consisted of a 65 kilometre mountain bike, 17 kilometre trail run, 52 kilometre road cycle, 27 kilometre kayak, and a shorter 8km cycle and 3km run. Nearby snow and freezing winds did not stop the teams from competing with true determination.

A chain breakage caused SPC Gold to fall behind early into the race. The team was forced to work harder, but this was recognised with a 1st in the mixed 3-4 person school team, and 3rd in the overall school teams category, with a time of 9 hours 54 minutes.

SPC Black also competed strongly and finished the race with a time of 8 hours 52 minutes, placing them 1st in the 3-4 person male school team, and second overall in the school teams category.

Both teams definitely competed extremely well and the challenge was great preparation for their main competition in May next year.

by Arna Morris - Year 11

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT

Hillary Challenge success! Speed, skill and endurance were put to the test by our team competing in the Torpedo7 Hillary Challenge Final in May.

Get2Go

Get2go is an adventure racing competition for year 9s and 10s that includes many team based events like kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, mountain biking, raft building, problem solving, rock climbing, orienteering, rogaines and plenty of running.

This year we trained on Tuesday mornings (fitness) and most Wednesday afternoons (teamwork and problem solving). All the challenges require considerable physical and mental strength.

At the regional competition there were five different activities that we had to complete...kayaking, stand up paddle-boarding, mountain biking, rogaine and problem-solving challenges. We ended up with one team winning the event, 18 points ahead of HBHS and HGHS…..an amazing result.

Next was a camp at Tihoi Venture School where we undertook many different activities including high ropes and raft making. One of the last things we did was a 12km road run - great for our fitness and confidence.

After three more weeks of training we had a 6 hour Lactic Turkey rogaine in Auckland. This event was excellent for testing Gu, gels and chew energy snacks, ready for Great Barrier.

We are now preparing for the main event at Great Barrier at the end of December. Our trainings are harder again as we strive to improve on our skills. Our sincere thanks go to Mr Stewart (St Paul’s) and Mrs Steel (Dio) for these great experiences.

by Sam Peoples - Year 9

The team made up of Sarah Jackson, Briana Cardon, Lane Tims, Tom Brown, Henry Carr (all Year 13), Lily Carr Paterson, Miah McDonald (both Year 12) and Arna Morris (Year 11) finished in a remarkable sixth place overall.

Our students joined 11 other New Zealand schools at Hillary Outdoors Tongariro for the 18th annual challenge, held May 7-11, that seeks to find the top Secondary School outdoor adventure team in the country.

The first two days consisted of 12 one-hour challenges which were a mix of physical, mental and team work challenges such as running, mountain biking, high ropes, rafting, kayaking and navigation.

The expedition rogaine took place on days three and four, where the students loaded up their packs (20+ kg each) and headed into National Park to get to as many checkpoints as possible. They camped overnight as part of this expedition.

On the final day, they completed a 50km multisport race which included rafting, running and mountain biking.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT St Paul’s Athletes Represent New Zealand

ATHLETICS

North Island Secondary School Athletics

Whanganui, April, 2018.

A small group of St Paul’s athletes travelled down to Wanganui to compete for WAIBOP in the North Island Secondary Schools athletics champs.

The first day proved to be a real challenge with some very difficult weather conditions.

Despite this, St Paul’s achieved three 1sts, one 3rd, loads of new personal bests, two new school records, and every competitor making the final of their event.

Outstanding results included...

Caroline Kolver - 1st in intermediate girls shot put. New PB 12.89m.

Toby Robb - 1st in junior boys Javelin. New PB 40.57m.

Sitiveni Lose - 1st in junior boys high jump 1.76m.

Sam McClay - 4th in 110m hurdles senior boys. New pb of 17.02 secs.

Brooke Batters - 3rd in Int girls 80m hurdles. New PB of 12.60 secs.

Weather conditions were much better on day two. Outstanding results on this day included...

Caroline Kolver - 6th in intermediate girls hammer. Season’s best and new school record. 33.95.

Brooke Batters - 4th in intermediate girls high jump 1.59m.

Angus Orsler and Amelia Hunt - both 5th in their steeplechase events. Amelia 8:18. Angus 7:20.

Sam McClay - 4th in Senior Boys Javelin. 40.88m 4th in 300m hurdles 43:41. Looked good to take first until a fall at the final hurdle.

Matthew Winefield - 5th in Senior Boys Javelin. 40.83m

Caroline Kolver (Year 12) and Mattheus Pio (Year 13), two stars of our school athletics team, were selected this year to join a team of 28 New Zealand athletes competing in the Oceania Polynesian Regional Championships. Both returned from their trip victorious - complete with medals.

Mattheus won both the U18 100m and 200m and took away silver in the 4x100m relay; and Caroline won the hammer throw (with a personal best of 40.01m!) and claimed bronze for discus. Fantastic results for both these athletes. Congratulations on an outstanding achievement.

School Athletics Champs, Wednesday 21st February 2018

Porritt Stadium

Our 2018 School Athletics Championships were a great success. The inclement weather from cyclone Gita that was forecast the previous week didn’t arrive, and we were lucky to get through the day with no wind to speak of, and only a few drops of rain.

There were some outstanding performances during the day, with some epic battles on both the track and in the field. Students could compete in a maximum of 4 events (not including relays) with 36 points up for grabs.

Records broken:

Sitiveni Lose broke the Junior boys’ High Jump record, jumping 1.76m, beating the previous record by 3cm.

Caroline Kolver threw the discus 29.38 beating the previous record by 1m 10cm. Caroline also beat the shotput record by 2m 5cm, throwing 12.72cm.

Field event cups:

Girls - Caroline Kolver

Junior Boys - Toby Robb

Intermediate Boys - Harry Coxhead

Senior Boys - Temwa Chileshe

Championship Cups:

Girls - Amelia Hunt (32), Brooke Batters (31), Caroline Kolver (29)

Junior Boys - Sitiveni Lose (33), Isaac Reay (27), Toby Robb (24)

Intermediate Boys - Travis Cashmore (34), Harry Coxhead (33), Ben Strang (25)

Senior Boys - Temwa Chileshe (36), Lane Tims (32), Samuel McClay (30)

BADMINTON

This has been one of the most successful years for Boys’ Badminton at St Pauls.

Two boys teams were entered into Division 2, and after a series of round robin matches, both of our teams met in the finals, having won their Group A and Group B sections respectively. A home playoff for first and second place in the Waikato Secondary Schools Competition then took place.

True to form, St Paul’s A beat St Paul’s B to take out the title. The A Team players: Steven Wen, Simon Han, Oscar Da and Tom Da, were undefeated all season – an outstanding effort! The runners-up B players: Gabe Pinvanichkul, Nic Kyon, Min Jae Seong and Poom Junhaman, also had a fantastic season. Congratulations

to both teams. Not only have they had enthusiastic success on the courts, they are a close-knit and fantastic group of students to work with.

This year the Girl’s Badminton team: Kaya Yokoyama, Sarina Liang, Ruja Pattana-Arun and Lavina Chong, made the move up into Division 2. This turned out to be a great decision as the girls definitely improved in their general play. However they faced stronger opposition and, after a series of round robin play in Group A, did not make it through to the later knock out rounds. They did still manage to win five out of their seven interschool matches however. The girls were always upbeat, positive and reliable in representing St Paul’s, and we look forward to next year!

by T. Hastie – Manager

The St Paul’s premier Boys Basketball Team had an incredibly busy season.

The team did exceptionally well getting into the Premier division through dominating the Division 2. However, once in the Premier division we failed to achieve any wins in the top flight. Despite this we pushed teams and never gave up. We should be proud of the effort in our local competition.

As part of the TBC Sports Exchange our premier team also headed over to Tauranga Boys in what was set to be a highly competitive game. Despite an incredibly intense effort, this wasn’t enough to claim a victory and the boys went down 70-60 to TBC at full time. However, all the players should be proud of emptying the tank and giving their best!

Another basketball challenge for our team was the AA Secondary School Regional Basketball Tournament. This tournament involved the team in 7 games. SPC achieved a final placing of 15th in this tournament but their determination and effort were excellent throughout.

BASKETBALL

There were eight teams in this year’s CNI tournament and play involved two pools of 4, starting with a round robin then moving into semi-finals and finals. We were victorious in all our first 3 games, which then saw us take on arch rivals - St Peter’s - in the semis. This was the game we all really wanted to win - a goal that we achieved with a final score of SPC 40 -St Peter’s 38. The boys were pumped after a great match against St Peter’s but knew the finals against Francis Douglas Memorial College would be a really tough test. In the end, FDMC played the better basketball. winning the match FDMC60 -SPC 38.

Overall, our boys should be very proud of their growth over the duration of the year. They have proven to themselves that they are a top league competitor and have a solid chance at being one of the top regional teams. This has come from the chemistry on and off the court.

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To the boys who played their final game for the school: Captain Reid Elkington, Dylan Bartels, Dylan Smethurst, Mike Hunter, Blake Ryan, Ryan Phillips, Matthew Spence, Jarrod Mealings and Clay Richardson, they should feel justifiably proud of their efforts over the year and giving it their all. To the boys returning, next year promises much and we hope we can go a few steps further.

A1 Senior Basketball

The A1 senior team competed in the 2nd Division of the Waikato Secondary School Competition this year. Comprising of players just starting out in the sport and a number of fringe Premier Team players, the team worked hard to gel on game nights with limited practice time together. The team was often overmatched, both skill and size-wise during the competition, but was able to lock-down defensively on many occasions, working hard in man-to-man and zone defensive patterns.

Many of the team’s goals throughout the season were set during games. Basketball basics such as boxingout and screen-setting showed marked improvement. Half-court offensive sets were not the strength of the team. However, the team was rewarded for their efforts with a couple of very good wins during the season, built around dogged defensive displays leading to fast-break opportunities.

A big congratulations to all our A1 Senior players. Hopefully, many of the new players will continue to develop their game over the summer and rejoin the more experienced players in the team again next year.

Junior Basketball

The Junior A1’s basketball team was a squad based team. They would float between the A1’s and the top Junior Premier side. It was thoroughly enjoyable to see the boys suit up for the A1’s and a lot of enjoyment was had on the court. Typically, we would play: St John’s, Fraser High School, Tai Wananga, Hillcrest High School and Raglan to name a few. The mainstays of the team were: Ryan Mitchell, Tane Aitken, Harry Trumm, Fabian Wairepo, Layken Tua and Ethan Jeffs. Others such as A J Thomas also played with real heart.

The majority of the games were played at The Peak. The boys played a motion offence and looked to push it at every opportunity. Harry and Tane showed very good fundamental ball skills and looked to attack the hoop whenever possible. Elliot Dixon was a terrier in defense and picked up the game quickly having had limited experience previously. I sincerely hope the boys had an enjoyable season and look to return in Year 10.

premier boys team would like to sincerely thank Coach Jono Kraenzlin and Blake Phillips for all the time and effort they exerted to help the team improve and develop as men.

CRICKET

Lodge Real Estate 1st XI

2018 was a year of good progress for our 1st XI both on and off the pitch. The 1st team performed strongly, winning the T20 1st XI division, and coming runners up in the Gillette Cup Qualifier. With a the core group coming back next year we should be in a position to challenge for the Gillette Cup in 2019. This season reflects the strengthening and growth of our cricket at St Paul’s Collegiate.

Lodge Real Estate 1st XI Awards -

Most Improved 1st XI Player, The Littlejohn/ Johl Cup : Bennet Groube & Declan O’Sullivan

1st XI Fielding 2018, The Smithells Cup: George Ott

1st XI Best Bowling Average, The Headmaster’s Cup: Jarrod Mealings

1st XI Best Batting Average, The McKean Cup: Kuwyn Price

Most Memorable Performance: The Blackett Cup: George Ott

The Vettori Bat, Awarded for Loyalty: Angus Orsler Player of the Year, The Littlejohn Cup: Jarrod Mealings

Development XI

Development XI was a team comprised of keen cricketers who had a point to prove. Overall the boys had a wonderful cricket season, learning and developing new skills and bonding as a team. Campbell Robb did a fine job as captain, who was also one of the top wicket takers within the team. Shiv Achary displayed excellent all round skills, with steady bowling, batting and reliable fielding.. Matthew Waddell played a couple of important innings and Hugo Shale carried out wicket keeping efficiently, as well as getting runs when needed. Huge thanks to Coach Mr Rameka for all the energy, time and wisdom he puts into the team.

Development XI Awards

Most Improved Player, The Waide’s Family Cup: Shivam Achary & Hugo Shale

Most Valuable Player, The Shale Family Cup: Campbell Robb

Leadership/Service Award, The Boyle Cup: Campbell Robb & Dylan Bartels

Colts XI

While we didn’t win many games this season, the statistics proved that the boys’ were unlucky not to have won a few more of the close games. Despite the results it was a great season of developing skills and bonding as a team. A special mention has to go to Neelay Mistry for taking the most wickets in the term 1 season.

Mr Emslie, only in his rookie season, demonstrated great leadership in our cricketing community. Mr Paul Hodder continues to give the boys the one on one individual coaching that our other coaches just don’t have the time to do.

Colts XI Awards

Most Improved Player, The Robb’s Cup: Dylan Fletcher

Most Valuable Player, The Sclater Cup: Neelay Mistry Leadership/Service Award, The Distinction Hotel Cup: Laurence I’Anson & Toby Robb

Junior A XI

Junior A XI was a team comprised solely of Year 9 boys - some of whom had not played cricket before. Overall the boys had a wonderful cricket season, learning and developing new skills and bonding as a team.

The team was very reliable in coming to practices and being organised in the field. George McNeil did a fine job as co captain with Cormac Hodson, who was also the top wicket taker. Daniel Strang displayed excellent all round skills, with steady bowling, batting and reliable fielding. Ben Allen played a couple of important innings and Phelix Van Der Nest carried out wicket keeping efficiently, as well as getting wickets and runs when needed. The team pulled together well, parent support was much appreciated and players can now look forward to the rest of their cricket experience at St Paul’s Collegiate.

On behalf of everyone involved with cricket this year we would like to thank our boys for a great season of cricket. Not only are they an awesome bunch of cricketers, they are a great bunch of young men. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank our coaches Mr Mark Bailey, Mr Harper, Mr Rameka, Mr Emslie, and Mr Hodder for all the effort, thought and planning they have put into coaching.

2017/2018 Cricket Special Awards

The following students excelled in the sport of cricket this season. Congratulations on your individual accomplishments.

Laurence I’Anson - for scoring 104 off 112 balls vs HBHS Silver

Campbell Robb - for taking 5/28 against Hillcrest High School

Jarrod Mealings - for taking 6/35 in the Two Day Competition vs Te Awamutu

George Ott - for taking 6/39 in the Two Day Competition vs Te Awamutu

Declan O’Sullivan - for taking 5/9 in the T20 Final vs St Peter’s Cambridge

Neelay Mistry - for winning the best bowling award, Hamilton Colts Competition taking 14 wickets. Best figures 4/5, Ave 7.93, 3.93 runs per over.

Development XI - for winning the Austin Trophy Lodge Real Estate 1st XI - for winning the Waikato 1st XI T20 Competition

Sir Ian Boyle - for winning the Contribution Presentation Bat - (Outstanding contribution to St Paul’s Cricket)

Ollie O’Meeghan - for scoring 121 off 112 balls vs Tauranga Boys High School

Ollie O’Meeghan - for scoring 122 off 141 balls vs Te Awamutu Sports CC

Our cricket pitch – Way’s Oval – has been named club/ school pitch of the year by New Zealand Cricket. It is the first time this particular award has been presented at a national level.

CHESS

2018 has been an eventful year for our chess team. The first chess tournament of the year for St Paul’s was the annual Tauranga exchange on Tuesday 12th June, actually held at St Paul’s.

The following students played as part of the St Paul’s team: Galen Fan, Aaron Taylor, Michelle Kong, Stanley Meyer,Troy Martin and Kit Maguire. Tauranga Boys’ College produced a very strong team and won the exchange convincingly, despite our best efforts.

The St Paul’s students picked their spirits up after their defeat at the Tauranga exchange and looked forward to the Waikato Regional Interschool Chess Tournament held on Sunday 5th August in the Student Centre at St Paul’s. The winning team in the secondary division went on to the national finals in the holidays at the end of term three. Congratulations to our A team, consisting of Galen Fan, Aaron Taylor, Michelle Kong and Kit Maguire, who placed third.

The House chess competition was held in the dining room annex on Saturday 15th September. This was a very competitive morning with students exiting the building heard to be saying “woah, the pressure is SO intense in there”. Placings were close with a House winner being decided only in the last round. School House was triumphant with 27.5 points, while Fitchett House took out second place with 26 points.

We were fortunate this year to have Mr Gary Judkins return to St Paul’s to help run the chess tournaments. Thank you Gary for all your encouragement and commitment to our students.

Chess at school was generally held on Tuesdays at lunchtime. This was where the real action happened with one of the most memorable lunchtimes being the day there was a four-player chess board brought in. We will miss our year 13’s players who are leaving.

Most outstanding junior chess player for 2018 was Kit Maguire. Top male chess player was Galen Fan. Top female chess player was Michelle Kong.

CYCLING

2018 was an exciting year for Cycling with a great camaraderie amongst the riders.

Holly Rowan-Sanders started the year competing in the Track Nationals at the Avantidrome, finishing 11th in the Omnium. In May the WBOP Schools Championships took place in Paterangi in cold, wet weather. Riley Wills in his first competition, raced to the line to come 4th in the U15 race. In the U16 race, Oliver Larcombe came a comfortable 3rd and Thomas McAdams 8th. Angus Riordan, giving road cycling a go, was 4th in the U17 race, less than 1 second off 3rd.

At the North Island Championships in Karapiro, Riley, Oliver and Matthew Waddell formed an U16 time trial team. Despite having just 3 riders and 1 riding up a grade they came 13th out of 38 teams. In the individual road race, Oliver and Angus finished in sprint finishes amongst the peloton with seconds separating the first 30 riders.

In September, Riley and Thomas competed in the Northern Tour in Auckland. After a day comprising an individual time trial and a short but brutal hill climb, Thomas had made the A grade for the criterium on Sunday, and Riley the B grade. This being Riley’s first experience racing on a tight course in the bunch, he did extremely well to finish 3rd overall in the B grade, while Thomas came 24th in the A grade.

At Nationals in Christchurch, Thomas was part of a composite team of only 3 riders that came 15th in the U16 team time trial. After a race stoppage, he was forced to sprint to 12th in the U16 B grade road race. Well done to all of the riders this year!

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT

Judo Success for Ben

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT

Luke Lempriere Scores National Title

2018 saw Ben Davies continue his run of Judo success by winning gold in the North Island Judo Championships. Fighting in the U50kg division, Ben then worked towards competing in the National champs this October.

Congratulations to Ben, who then also claimed a gold medal at the National Secondary Schools Judo Championship, held recently in Tauranga. Representing St Paul’s, Ben was the winner of the U50kg category. Ben also received silver at the Waikato Bay of Plenty Open and will compete in a number of judo competitions over the next few months including the Auckland International Open and Nationals.

Luke took out a national motorbike title at the 2018 National Cross Country Championships. He placed first in the 12-16 years 85cc division. He also placed third in the junior team event. The national championships was made up of four rounds that were held in Huntly, Napier, Taupo and Mosgiel.

FOOTBALL

2018 promised to be a good year for premier football at St Paul’s Collegiate School. Many of the players were entering into their second or third season, providing much needed continuity and experience.

Under new coach Sam Wilkinson, the aims for the year were to finish in the top three of the local competition and qualify for the national tournament. Both of which were achieved. Out of 27 games the team scored 12 wins, 1 draw and 14 losses - a mixed bag of results that does not truly reflect the commitment and enthusiasm of the boys. However, under the tutelage of Sam Wilkinson there are some exciting times ahead.

Lotto Premier National Tournament

Result – 16th in New Zealand

St Paul’s was placed in a tough pool, with Hutt International (current Wellington champions), Mt Albert Grammar (a powerhouse within NZ Football) and Cashmere College (second in the Christchurch competition).

Game 1 vs Hutt International. The weather was atrocious! St Paul’s out muscled their more fancied opponents and gradually took control of the game. Final result a 2-1 win.

Game 2 vs MAGS. St Paul’s went into this game as massive underdogs, but this seemed to be all the motivation that the team needed. Final result a 2-1 win (MAGS went on to finish 2nd in the Tournament).

Game 3 vs Cashmere. With qualification for the Top 16 already secured, the boys went into the final pool game with no pressure. However, Cashmere pushed hard. Final score 1-4 loss.

Top 16 vs Sacred Heart (Auck) Fate placed us against Sacred Heart, who were coached by Collegian and former 1st XI coach, Michael Built. SPC stayed disciplined in their approach and worked extremely hard both on and off the ball. Final result 0-2 loss. (Sacred Heart went on to win the tournament)

While the boys always played with passion and purpose, losses to St Andrews 0-5, Nelson College 1-5 and Kings High 1-2 saw the team finish in 16th place. Overall a fantastic achievement. Thanks needs to go out to coach Sam Wilkinson and fill in coach Simon Tyndell.

Players Caps: George Ott (2017), Jasom Khatkar, Jacob Rae, Jakob Merson, Jansen Cao, David Hancock.

Jasom Khatkar proved to be a fantastic captain. His work rate, tempo and energy where always of the highest standard. In conjunction with Jakob Merson, they provided the hard edge to the team. They demonstrated the commitment required to compete at the highest level. Both boys will be missed next year. Of the other Year 13s departing, thank you to Jansen Cao, Jacob Rae, John Flood, Zac Collier-McCabe, Ed Sclater, Matthew Winefield and Ben Scaramuzza. You have all made fantastic contributions to this team. Thank you for your efforts, and the best of luck in your future endeavours.

Football appears to be in good hands. With the three playmakers, George Ott, Callum Donlon and David Hancock all returning for their final year, the school is confident it can build a successful programme around them. Under the tutelage of Sam Wilkinson there are some exciting times ahead.

by Mr Ainsley Robson

1st XI Girls

Coaching and managing the Girls First XI Football Team this year has been a privilege. With most of the team, coach and manager included, being new it was a chance to start afresh.

A highlight of the season, and a testament to the girls’ improvement, have been our games against Te Awamutu College. The first time we played them on the 9th June we lost 5-1, we then versed them again on the 4th August and won 3-1. In between these games we lost our Coach Lucia Ramos to injury, but the girls continued to put their all into each game. Luckily the whole team will still be here next year, so it is a chance for us to go from strength to strength, and I cannot wait to see how the girls take on the new challenges. Our most valuable player went to Holly Rowan-Sanders, our amazing goalie who saved us so many times I lost track. She was so good she even got player of the day for the other team! Our ultimate team player went to Holly Skelton who kept the team going strong through those highs and lows showing true leadership. A huge thanks to Lucia Ramos who, although she could not continue to coach the whole season due to injury, managed to help light a fire under the girls at the start and give what would have to be called the most inspirational before game speeches. Special thanks to Mike Groom for helping take Thursday practices when our coach was out of action. To Mike Simmonds and Kerry Allen, thank you for answering my many, many questions about football. Thank you to Holly Skelton our amazing Captain and Orla White our CoCaptain for really stepping up when our Coach became injured; and last but not least to the girls! Thank you for making this season what it was. Bring on 2019!

by Miss Nicole Schollum

2nd XI Boys

Lionel Messi once claimed that he preferred to win titles with the team ahead of individual awards or scoring more goals than anyone else and that he was more worried about being a good person than being the best football player in the world. The sentiment of Messi’s message is clear and more than indicative of the culture of the St Paul’s 2nd XI Football team this year.

The post-grading games draw certainly presented the 2nd XI with a formidable task of achievement: the team were placed in the Waikato Senior Division 3 competition along with 1st XI teams from Te Awamutu College, Hauraki Plains, Hamilton Christian School and Fraser High. Nevertheless, the players were able to spectacularly rise to the occasion and through a combination of skill, tenacity, finesse and emotional maturity, were able to overcome opponents much more able than themselves. The style of football that the team embodied was often referred to as guerrilla warfare. This ‘ugly style’ was relatively successful, affording the team the impressive stats of playing 10, winning 8, drawing 2 with 34 goals for and only 9 against which saw the team winning their division - reportedly a feat that a St Paul’s 2nd XI has failed to accomplished for the past 10 years or so.

The team are to be congratulated on an impressive season and a willingness to acknowledge the importance of the continued development of the ‘holistic’ footballer: for although it is skill, tenacity and the ability to win titles that make a team good, culture however, is what makes a team great.

by B. Summerfield

3rd XI Boys

This year we carried a huge squad of 21 players. The team was ably lead by Joe and Kaenan, our year 13s. Being placed in Division 7 was always going to make it a tough year but the team impressed every week with their positive attitude and hard work. The improvement shown by the team was amazing to see. We went from losing by 12-15 goals in the first round of competition to losing at the death to the same teams in the second round! Angus Woore, our deserved MVP was immense in goal, making some tremendous saves to keep us in games. In front of him Ben Tustin and Patrick Wood tackled their hearts out. Our engine room of Charlie Downey, Gus Hanham and Lewis Candy ran non-stop for the entire game. Up front George Smith scored regularly. Overall it was a most enjoyable year. A special thanks must go to Mr Grant Wood who refereed all of our matches which allowed the coach to focus. Being a very young team, if they can stay together they will be a force to be reckoned with next year! Thanks for an awesome year lads.

by Mr Stewart

Colts A

The 2018 Colts A football season can be described by everyone involved as an extremely enjoyable one. The team experienced many challenges throughout the season, the most significant being the loss of nine experienced year 10 players to Tihoi. However the boys adapted, lifted their heads up and moved forward. With mixed results in the first three games of the season, the boys went on to be recognized as one of the top junior teams in the region by playing in division one for the 2018 season. This was a great achievement for the team as they would then be competing against the best teams and the best players in the Waikato.

Beating Cambridge High School Junior A 5-4 was a game that set the tone for Colts A. The team showed determination and fight to come back from being a goal down on many occasions in this game, and it must be highlighted that this was a team that beat us just three weeks earlier.

The second half of the season saw the Colts A team lose 9 of the more experienced players. Again the team showed fight. The boys that returned from Tihoi led the team well and the team played with maturity and were always willing to learn. The standout performance for the second half of the season was when the team played against St Johns Colts A. The boys did extremely well in this game with the final score 4-0.

All players can be proud of the way they performed this season. We may not have won many games or been high up on the points table, but it was a very successful season.

Colts B Boys

The SPC Colts B football team commenced the season with a squad of 17 year 9 and 10 players with quite a significant range in skill level, yet their commitment and enthusiasm for improving and playing competitively was equally shared. Training in all weathers paid off and even with some significant changes of squad members due to Tihoi, they improved almost match by match. This improvement was born out by the weekly result. Across the season the Colts B team saw a reverse in their fortunes by turning previous heavy losses into near misses, a few draws and some glorious victories in the latter half of the season.

The team was magnificently captained by Jack Tournier; his commitment and leadership were exemplary both on and off the field. Our reluctant hero in goal, Cory Goodwin, kept us in many a match during the season and he was very ably assisted by Rohit Rajan. Centre forwards Spencer Mexted, Jack Quinn, Gabe Pinvanichkul all had a great season, scoring some stunning goals particularly in its latter half. Out on the wings, Jack Simmond’s and Nick Evison’s soccer skills were honed and improved in the heat of many an attack on goal. Our midfielders Dee Simaroj, George Stace, Jacky Liang, Karson Smith, Pun Keerasuntonpong, Theo Ludbrook, Sam Meban, driven on by skipper Jack Taurnier, battled furiously in the centre ground of the pitch for most of the season. Defenders Harry Jack, James Smith, Kieran Cox, Tyler Cooper, Keyan Asadi and Joshua Toon saw their ability to repel most of the attempts at our goal improve weekly as they forged together as an integral part of the team in the fires of the opposition’s strikes towards our line.

Throughout the year Colts B were ably coached, managed and led by two of England’s finestDr Simmonds and Rev Rickman.

by Revd Peter Rickman

HOCKEY

Boys Hockey Report

The 1st X1 Hockey team, managed by Paul Wilson, had an excellent season in 2018, playing 35 games - winning 22, losing 9 and drawing 4. Players in our top team in order of caps were Shantanu Rawal, Bevan Muirhead, Callum Prosser, Aidan Lee, Trey Lincoln, Lane Tims, Bennet Groube, Jamie Sandford, Scott Hitchcock, Sam McClay, George Greenhill, Sam Lints, Jonathon Porritt, Marcus Ratcliffe, Bryn Crawford, Jai Fitzwalter, Hector Munro, Constantin Gebhard, Toby Grindlay, Ollie Rasmussen, Ben Scanlon, Louis Brown, Mac Parker

The season was certainly full of challenging competition for our boys and gave them plenty of scope to hone their hockey skills.

From the 26-28 April, St Paul’s hosted 13 of the top hockey schools from around the country for the Anzac Tournament. This was a busy three days of top quality hockey action with St Paul’s scoring 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw.

With only 4 teams in the A grade Waikato Secondary Schools Competition, St Paul’s played every team twice. We lost to HBHS both times in pool play despite dominating in these games, but met again in the final earning a well-deserved win - the first time in four years that SPC has won the Waikato title.

The team also enjoyed a trip to Christchurch to play three games – against St Andrews, Christchurch Boys and Christ’s College. While St Paul’s were definitely

competitive in their first two games, the last game against Christ’s was not great and a lack of focus led to a heavy defeat.

The Midlands Intercity competition this year was round robin with the winner being decided on points. After having gone through the round robin competition with one loss, St Paul’s played HBHS for the fourth time this season for the inter-city title. Despite not gaining the win, the match was great preparation for future challenges.

This year the National Rankin Cup tournament was held in Tauranga and Mount Maunganui. Our team was based at Papamoa close to the beach which was great for relaxation time. The first 2 games against Rathkeale and Southland Boys both resulted in victory for St Paul’s. However the 3rd game against King’s College saw the team lose their chance to be top of their pool. The following game against Timaru saw the boys put in great effort - but they were simply beaten by the better team on the day. The team then faced Westlake Boys’ and went down 0-8. Pride was regained with a score of 4-2 against Burnside with the final game of the tournament against New Plymouth Boys’, the Super 8 champions, seeing a 2-0 final score.

George Greenhill was named MVP for the St Paul’s team Thanks also to coaches Matt Reese- Gibbs and Craig Hardman.

2018 was certainly a bit of deja vu for the 2nd XI Boys hockey team, who ended the season in 5th place, same as last year. Once again, the boys played in the B division of the Waikato Secondary Schools league. This is a competitive league where many schools play their 1st XI teams. The boys started the season slowly with a draw against a very competitive team. From here the team continued to play some great hockey over the season, now winning the majority of their games, with some close losses and a couple more draws. The top goal scorers were Justin Su and Tom Whiting with 6 goals each. Thanks to Daniel Scanlon and Brad Coxon for coaching the team and the boys themselves for their dedication to the game.

The Boys Junior A had a season of mixed results complicated by Tihoi disruptions. Despite this, the team was able to quickly establish itself as a cohesive unit.

Playing in the D Grade of the secondary boy’s competition, the team managed to win the majority of their games, which placed them just below the middle in the final rankings for the season.

Teams in this competition were from schools all around the Waikato and the majority of them were composed of players who were more senior than our Junior Boys. Nevertheless, our boys did extremely well and in most matches were able to be very competitive. In several games the scores were quite close and with more accurate finishing, could easily have produced a more favourable result.

The whole team can be congratulated for the fine manner in which they represented the school and the sportsman-like spirit they brought to each match. They all showed real enthusiasm and great commitment to the game. Special thanks is also owed to coach, Jamie Sandford and to manager, Mr David Sole for their unwavering support.

Girls’ Hockey Report

Our 1st X1 girls Hockey team for 2018 featured a strong line up of players. Captain for the team was Genevieve Scott-Jones. She was ably supported by Tyler Steer, Sukhneet Kaur Rehill, Niamh Shalloe, Alice Williams, Maddy Gordon, Mia Bradford, Kate Healy, Darcy Hunter, Cate Wilson, Charleis Kingston-White, Ayla Hall, Arna Morris, Molly Nelson, Nikki Parrott and Sophie Chisholm.

For tournament week this year the girls travelled to Pukekohe to take part in the Chica Gilmer Trophy. Early wins against Pukekohe 8-0 and Nelson College 3-1 guaranteed a top 8 finish, but Baradene, eventual tournament winners, proved too good taking a 3-1 win and placing our team 2nd in our pool. A tough crossover game against Taupo-nui-a-tia resulted in a 2-1 loss, leaving St Paul’s to play off for positions 5-8. However, the girls then played their best game of the season against Midlands arch rivals Rosehill College winning 3-0. The final game on Friday against Wanganui High School was a battle of the midfield where Darcy Hunter was able to secure an early 2-0 lead. St Paul’s held their lead throughout this tough game to take a 3-2 win and 5th place – the highest placing for a St Paul’s Girls’ Hockey team at a national tournament.

Tournament players of the day awards: Ayla Hall, Cate Wilson, Tyler Steer and Niamh Shalloe.

Tournament top goal scorer: Tyler Steer

The girls finished the season 5th equal with St Peter’s in the Waikato Secondary Schools A Grade and also achieved 1st place in the Midland Inter-Secondary Schools Girl’s Division 2. Thanks must go to head coach Reiner Vellinga who tirelessly encouraged and coaxed the girls into achieving their best in hockey throughout the season. Thanks also to Daniel Scanlon who helped out in the first half of the season, Alia Jacques who assisted for the second half and tournament week and Elizabeth Pitu, the team’s manager.

1st X1 awards and recognition:

Waikato Under-18 representatives: Ayla Hall, Cate Wilson, Darcy Hunter

Thames Valley Under-18 representative: Tyler Steer Hockey caps 50+ games: Genevieve Scott-Jones, Tyler Steer, Sukhneet Kaur Rehill

Hockey prize giving

Most improved player & Queen of the Court: (Year 11) Ayla Hall

Commitment to Girls’ Hockey: Genevieve Scott-Jones

Player of the Year and top goal scorer for the season: Darcy Hunter

The girls 2nd XI Hockey team consisted of Christa Brandt, Sammy Bryant, Sophie Chisholm, Kenzie Coffin, Sophie Colquhoun, Libby Deadman, Alice Emeny, Sarah Gurnsey, Anna Hamilton, Emma Kelliher, Beth Lankshear, Phoebe McColgan, Jana McLeod, Arabella Mitchell and Lucy Phibbs. Coach for this team was Neil Muirhead, assisted by his son Bevan.

2018 saw St Paul’s field three girls hockey teams for the first time. The 2nd XI was registered in the C – division and started the season against Morrinsville 1st XI with a 4 – 0 loss. The girls, however, rose to the challenge and it was not too long before a pattern of play developed. The only losses all season were to Morrinsville and Te Awamutu 1st XI’s. Overall the team won 10, lost 4 and drew 1 - finishing the season 3rd in the division!

The girls developed both as individuals and as a team which was most encouraging. The 3rd term especially, there were periods of play in their games that illustrated the skill improvement and evolution of their collective skills. Once again 2018 proved a thoroughly enjoyable season. Thanks must go not only to the girls, but to Neil and Bevan for their contributions to such a successful season.

2nd X1 awards and recognition:

Most improved player - Libby Deadman

Most valuable player - Sophie Colquhoun and Sophie Chisholm (joint award)

Special recognition - Kenzie Coffin

Tanner Cup Report 2018

It was great to have the Invitational Under 15 Hockey tournament, also known as the Tanner Cup, back at St Paul’s Collegiate. It was the 9th Year that St Paul’s has run this tournament. Tanner Cup continues to develop young hockey players from all over the country with previous years hosting many future Black Sticks.

St Paul’s finished the tournament in 6th place out of 12 teams - a great effort from a side that is mostly Year 9 players. Our young men should be commended for their efforts, improvement and their success over the tournament and the 2018 season. The future of St Paul’s Hockey looks bright with these young stars. Standout players within the squad included, but not limited to; Toby Grindlay, Campbell Colquhoun, Harrison Bond, Cameron Hopping, Thomas Scanlon, Cameron Bird and Ben Allen.

Praise and thanks go to the coaching staff. Mr Dan Harper and Tony Hopping provided great insight and values throughout the season. Mr Andrew Harries’ game management and organisation remains at an outstanding level and is an asset to our hockey programme. The entire team were well supported by some fantastic and loyal supporters throughout the season. This kept our boys motivated and eager to ‘empty the tank’.

LACROSSE

The St Paul’s Girls’ Lacrosse team had another amazing season in 2018 taking first place in the Div A grade of the 2018 High School Girls’ Winter League Lacrosse finals which were held on the 1st September at Tamahere. They faced Te Awamutu and won convincingly with a score of 13-5.

The team consisted of Maddy Gordon (captain), Sophie Egan, Insia Merchant, Sasha Patil, Charleis KingstonWhite, Olivia Knowling, Alice Cao, Molly Clements, Alexandra Gothorp, Maddie Dickie, Amelia Hunt, Veronica Bagley and Sophie Hine.

Throughout the Lacrosse season the Girl’s have played 14 games, losing only once, which was a remarkable achievement. A big thank you to coach Sammy Quintal and captain Maddy Gordon for their guidance throughout the season.

Other highlights included Charleis Kingston-White and Amelia Hunt both being selected for the U18 Waikato Lacrosse Development Team and Maddy Gordon being awarded her Girls’ Lacrosse Cap for 2018.

Maddy is a passionate Lacrosse player who makes a huge contribution to the team both on and off the field. A considerable number of games over the last three years have been won because of Maddy’s ability to lead the team, even when the stakes were down. As captain of the team in 2018, Maddy has shown her leadership skills, being a true role model – always striving to improve her game and giving advice to the other players so that they can improve their game.

Maddy is a worthy recipient of her cap for Lacrosse.

MOUNTAIN BIKING

Waikato Bay of Plenty Mountain Bike Championships

Angus Riordan also competed in the Waikato Bay of Plenty Mountain Bike Championships at Te Miro near Cambridge. The Cross County course was a grueling 6 laps. Angus was the best rider on the course for the U17 grade and finished in 1st place.

The National Schools Mountain Biking Championships

This challenging event was held in Rotorua during the International Crankworx mountain bike competition.

The first event was the 23.6km Cross Country. Riley Wills had a good ride to come 9th out of 35 riders in the U15 grade. Angus Riordan was 1st in the U17 grade against 28 other riders.

The Downhill event was held at Rotorua Skyline. Results were as follows...

Luke Hanna - 7th U14

Logan Orsler - 12th U15

Marcus Ross - 3rd and Toby Carr - 5th in U16

Tom Brown - 13th and Keith Thorburn - 14th in U20

Some great results were achieved from our riders, with 5 students being in the top 10 in the country across the two events.

North Island Mountain Biking Cross Country Championship

Two students represented our school during this event, with very different results.

Riley Wills had a great start to the race and was holding 7th place until late in the race when he had gear failure causing him to drop back to 25th to finish. A hard day on the bike.

Angus Riordan also had a great start to his race, fighting right to the finish line to win by 1.2 seconds. This adds to Angus’ already impressive year with a National title, Waikato/Bay of Plenty title and now North Island Champion for his age in cross country mountain biking. In addition he came first in the crosscountry under-17 division at the Professionals National School Mountain Bike Championships in Rotorua.

Captain Maddy Gordon

NETBALL

Open A Netball

11 girls were selected into the SPC Open A team for 2018 – 8 returning girls, and 3 new to the team.

The season started strong, as we hosted the TransTasman Annual Quad Tournament. Ably led by Libby Clayton and Ariana Halley as co-captains, 9 consecutive wins from the three-day tournament which included both Premier and Development teams from Kristin (NZ), Ballarat and Pembroke (Australia), guaranteed that the Championship trophy remained with St Paul’s Collegiate for the fourth straight year. With experienced campaigners in Briana Cardon (at NZ Touch trials) and Anahia Noble (attending Aotearoa Maori Netball Secondary School trials) joining the team later in the tournament, the all-round wins looked promising leading into the 2018 netball season.

Newcomers to the team in Priya Singh (Y13), Abby Payne (Y12) and Caroline Kolver (Y12) ensured the team was full of exciting new energy as they joined the incumbents in Abby Bartels (Y12) Katie Begbie, Briana Cardon, Libby Clayton, Ariana Halley, Anahia Noble and Siobahn Taute-Collier (all Y13’s).

Briana Cardon (captain) and Anahia Noble (vicecaptain) led the team for the start of the Hamilton City Netball Centre competition, until Briana suffered a season ending knee injury in the Secondary School Monday Night League competition in May. The team, reeling from the skill and experience gap which Briana left – rallied together to finish a commendable third in the Monday Night League competition beating rivals Waikato Diocesan for the placing. This was a true testament to the culture within the team – one of support, grit and do what it takes attitude. This culture became more evident as the season unfolded.

Injuries are all too common within secondary school sport, and the 2018 season for the Open A team was no different. The team’s ability to cope under pressure, deal with adversity, and take opportunities became the norm as injuries persisted.

Heading into the major milestone event of the secondary school netball calendar – Upper North Island Secondary School Championships (UNISS), the team headed

away to Mt Maunganui to compete in the Waikato Bay of Plenty Secondary School Tournament held at Harbourside Netball Centre in early August. With Anahia and Libby at the player leadership helm, and Briana contributing off the court, the team dug deep to finish runners up in the A grade – behind Hamilton Girls High School Premier team. With more consistent performances shown throughout the day the team were looking promising for UNISS.

The pinnacle event of the year UNISS, was held at the same venue, Harbourside Netball Centre, where the team was bolstered with the inclusion of Ellis Watson (Y11) into the shooting circle and provided the depth needed in the team, with Anahia Noble and Siobahn TauteCollier returning from injuries. The five-day tournament was brutal for the team who managed to score vital wins over St Peter’s Premier and St Cuthbert’s, securing them a very reputable 10th place.

St Paul’s Collegiate is one of the smallest girls secondary school’s competing at the 130 plus secondary school team tournament. Placing in the A Grade top 10 for the third year running is a success in itself and a true testament to not only the characters of the 12 contributing players, but also their parents, whanau, and school community.

A big thank you to our team sponsor, Kerry Monahan and the team at Stirling Sports in Chartwell Hamilton and also our good friends at Skoda Ebbett Holden for sponsoring a team car for the Upper North Island Secondary School Championship.

Best wishes must be extended to our seven Year 13’s leaving this year, Braina Cardon, Anahia Noble, Libby Clayton, Katie Begbie, Priya Singh, Ariana Halley and Siobahn Taute-Collier – may you continue to excel in your chosen areas, and live life to the fullest.

Bring on the 2019 netball season.

Most Improved - Priya Singh

Biggest Contribution - Libby Clayton & Briana Cardon

Most Valuable - Anahia Noble

Sonya Noble, Open A Coach

Development Netball Team Report

As the start of the season most people underestimated the strength of the St Paul’s Development netball team. With no training and very little time to get to know each other, our season began with the Trans Tasman Quad Tournament. For most of the girls this was the first time we played in this tournament. The first day saw us win all three of our morning games, giving us confidence as a team heading into our semi final. The second day of the tournament consisted of two 7s games in the morning where we lost one and won one. In the afternoon all the teams went caving at Waitomo - some great time out to socialize together. On our third and final day we won our semi final in the morning and progressed through to the final - again scoring a convincing win. Not only did we win the development division but we also won the 7s division combined with our Open A. This is the first time ever a St Paul’s development team had won the quad tournament.

Throughout term 2, the majority of our Saturday games were won securing a place in this same pool for term 3. As a team we were aware that the intensity was going to be higher and games were going to become tougher. Despite this, we brought our A game to every week and played to the very best of our team’s ability. As the finals round approached, we had gained a place playing off for 5th and 6th in our division. The amazing efforts throughout this season from the team were reflected in our convincing 12 goal win. This meant we gained 5th place overall.

One thing that stood out from this year’s season was that the development team created new history

results. This was the first year St Paul’s had seen the development team win the quad tournament, the first year the development team had secured a place in a Monday night league final and the first year the development team can be seen playing in the top secondary school pool.

These results would not have been possible without help from many others during the season. I would like to thank both of our amazing coaches, Sarah and Marg. Your constant efforts and commitment to our team were truly incredible and our results were a reflection of your coaching. To our team manager Mrs Lock, who held the team together - thank you for constantly reminding us of trainings, game times and taking care of all the girls both on and off the court. To Karen, Anahia and Leila, our umpires this season -without you our games wouldn’t have been possible. To our supporters and parents - thank you for always being there in all weather conditions to watch and support us during our games and for your commitment to drop off and pick up your daughter for trainings and games. Without you this season wouldn’t have been possible. And lastly to all the girls who played this season in the development team - your contribution to trainings and games were shown on the court and played a huge role in the results we produced as a team this season. You all have many talents in different aspects of the game and I wish all those returning to netball next season all the best.

Most Improved - Lucy Fullerton-Smith

Biggest Contribution - Ellis Watson

Most Valuable - Libby Deadman

by Jana McLeod - Year 12 (Team Captain)

Trans Tasman Netball Tournament

This year St Paul’s hosted the Trans Tasman Quad Tournament, beginning with a powhiri on Saturday evening.

Sunday was the first day of play. The development team went ahead in their first game beating Kristen 30-16, and continued with another good win against Pembroke School from Adelaide 20-14. Our third game saw a closely fought game against Ballarat, winning by six goals to come away with a successful three wins for the day.

Paralleling this performance, the Open A also took three good wins against Kristen 52-20, Pembroke 41- 11 and Ballarat 32-25.

That evening we played a separate competitionPremier versus Development. Points were awarded for attaining goal targets. It was an opportunity for the girls to play out of position and show how versatile they are.

Monday morning saw the competition continue with the results going in St Paul’s favour - earning medals for both teams.

A trip to Waitomo that afternoon provided the opportunity for all girls to get to know each other and a bit of time to rest.

Tuesday was semifinals and finals day.

The development team played their semi final in the morning against Kristin. The girls led from the start and kept the intensity throughout the whole game, winning 31-16. For the first time ever the development team was in the final against Ballarat. With accuracy on attack and a lot of turnover ball from the defence we came out of the game winning 30-12. - The Open A team also went into Tuesday unbeaten and convincingly beat Pembroke 39-14 in the semi final. The final was a much closer game eventuating in a good win over Ballarat 39-19.

All the girls should be extremely proud of their effort. Well done to the following girls who gained selection as members of the tournament team: Libby Deadman, Ellis Watson, Brooke Batters and Lucy Fullerton-Smith for Development and Libby Clayton, Katie Begbie and Ariana Halley for the Open A.

ROCK CLIMBING

Rock climbing at Hamilton’s Extreme Edge climbing centre proved to be a very popular activity.

Fifty two students had the opportunity to enjoy the sport over the course of the year, taking full advantage of the facilities on offer at the centre twice a week, allowing them to step out of their comfort zones, achieve personal goals set each term, and participate in the group challenges.

Year 12 student Stefan Thomson took up the role of club captain organising students climbing schedules, setting weekly climbing problems and offering support to all novice climbers. Vice captain Luke Finlayson specialised in motivating less enthusiastic students throughout the colder winter months.

At a competitive level St Paul’s entered a team into the locally run Waikato Bouldering Championships. Team captain and seasoned climber Stefan placed second in the under 16 boys division.

Overall 2018 was a fun filled year, enjoyed by all who took part.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT

Louise Shooting for Gold

Year 13 student Louise van Bysterveldt outgunned her fellow female competitors taking away gold at the inter school clay target shooting competition in Matamata earlier this year – a first for St Paul’s.

Louise scored 85/90 across the competition’s three events. Not only did she dominate the female competition, her combined score also placed her second equal in the boys’ competition.

For Louise, clay target shooting runs in the family. “My dad and four older sisters are all into the sport,” she says.

Louise practises her shooting each week at the Waikato Clay Target Club. At home, her parents have a clay target shooting range that comes in handy for getting in extra practice.

This shooting success in Matamata follows on from the Taupo competition where Louise and Jonathon Porritt (also Year 13) teamed up for the mixed doubles event and won gold.

Rowing

On the back of a season where the School won a record seven medals at Maadi Cup, including the prestigious Dawn Cup for the U18 girls four, the club experienced significant growth in rower numbers to around 70 for the bulk of the season.

Only a month out from the start of the season Head Coach Nick Barton accepted a senior position at the Waikato Regional Performance Centre (RPC). In addition, at Christmas, our remarkable Director of Rowing, the Reverend James Stephenson returned home to the UK after a stellar two seasons at the helm.

Luckily the club was able to secure the services of young and enthusiastic Head Coach James Harvey who boasted significant recent experience in the successful St Andrew’s programme. Another significant appointment was Mr Martin Simoncelli joining St Paul’s as a Spanish teacher and with considerable coaching success at international level for both New Zealand Junior and U23. Mr Garth Littlejohn stepped up post Christmas as interim TIC for Rowing. Senior students Grace Watson and Adam Jefferis became club captains, motivating and encouraging crews brilliantly and providing an effective link back to coaches.

Five rowing camps were held during the season, mainly at Mangakino, but also based out of the boarding houses at St Paul’s with rowing at Karapiro. The use of social media over the Christmas break to post the results of rowers holiday workouts was a new initiative and ensured the rowers returned to the first camp of the year in excellent shape.

The club competed in the following regattas during the season:

- Te Awamutu Regatta

- Spring Regatta

- Karapiro Christmas Regatta

- Cambridge Town Cup

- New Zealand Club Championships (selected crews)

- North Island Secondary Schools

- The Maadi Cup (selected crews)

North Island Secondary Schools at Karapiro, Cambridge

In the first of the two really “big” regattas of the season, the club made 12 A and 2 B finals surpassing the efforts of last year’s very successful teams. The big result of the regatta was the novice girls four of Priya Singh, Ellis Watson, Arna Morris, Jana McLeod and cox Molly Flavell who, despite being fourth qualifiers and 18 seconds off the top crew in the heats, produced the race of their season so far to claim gold from Hamilton Girls by 2 seconds.

The Maadi Cup at Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel

St Paul’s raced extremely well in the early stages of competition with 10 crews advancing to A finals later in the week. Six other crews also made B finals on Saturday. Unfortunately, a change in weather conditions meant all finals were raced in just one day on the Saturday, with St Paul’s making the difficult choice not to scratch any crews and race every final.

In the A finals for the girls, the under 17 girls four finished seventh, while the under 17 eight produced a very gutsy performance to win bronze. In the under 18 girls, Grace Watson and Kate Littlejohn kicked the finals day off with a superb row to gain silver in the under 18 pair. The under

18 four narrowly missed a medal finishing fourth, while the under 18 eight also produced a gutsy effort in the prestigious Jubilee Cup to finish fifth best crew in the country at school girl level.

In the boys, the under 16 four finished a creditable fifth in their A final, while the under 16 eight finished sixth. In the under 17s, the four narrowly missed a medal In finishing fifth after being in contention for most of the race, while the under 17 eight also finished fifth in New Zealand. The boys novice eight also did well to make an A final finishing seventh, while the novice boys four A crew did really well in winning their B final for a top-10 finish overall.

At the conclusion of the regatta we received the fantastic news that Max Dobbe, Sam Harcourt, Miah McDonald and Gus Hanham had all received North Island trials in the under 17‘s, with Max, Miah and Gus all gaining a place on the team. Grace Watson and Kate Littlejohn also gained New Zealand Junior Trials at under 18 level.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Rowing for glory

Grace Watson (Year 13) (above, second from left) was successful in making the New Zealand Junior women’s four for the second year in a row - once again representing New Zealand on the international stage. An outstanding rower with unbelievable potential and skill, Grace’s crew was successful in winning a bronze medal at the World Rowing Junior Championships held in Racice, Czech Republic...a remarkable and well deserved achievement.

Kate Littlejohn also went on later in the year to represent New Zealand at U21 level against Australia and Canada at Karapiro, winning two of her three events against the Australians.

Trophy Winners for St Pauls Rowing Club 2017-18

Les Varney Trophy - (Most Improved Novice): Arna Morris

Coxwain’s Cup - (Best Coxwain): Gus Hanham

Most Conscientious Member Cup - (Contributions from a Non-Rower): Garth Littlejohn

Veteran’s Trophy - (Best Support from a Rower - outside Captains): Reuben Hunt

St Paul’s Shield - (Most Improved Rower): Adam Jefferis

Nick Winkelmann Trophy - (Loyalty, Dedication and Commitment): Lachie Crean

School Oar - (Most Successful Crew of the season : GU182 - Grace Watson / Kate Littlejohn

The Boys ERG Trophy - (Best ERG time over entire season): Sam Harcourt

The Girls ERG Trophy - (Best ERG time over entire season): Grace Watson

1X Trophy - (Best Sculler in all grades): Veronica Bagley

Seath Cup - (Best Rower in all grades): Grace Watson

Steiner Trophy - (Outstanding Leadership from a Girl): Grace Watson

President’s Cup - (Outstanding Leadership from a Boy): Adam Jefferis

RUGBY

1st XV

Preseason was the beginning of a rough time for our 1st XV team as, due to continued injuries, we lost the first 5 games. However, both coaches and players remained focussed and positive. Everyone continued to work hard on developing the skills needed for the upcoming CNI (Central North Island) Competition, one of the strongest secondary school competitions in New Zealand.

The first three games of the CNI saw solid wins against Wanganui Collegiate (36-25), St John’s Hamilton (40-10) and Rathkeale College (39-21). We then lost narrowly to arch rivals St Peter’s (19-22) in a tough, well-contested battle. With our key players returning from injury, the team proved hard to beat over the last six round robin games. Wins came against Francis Douglas Memorial College (38-10), Feilding HS (27-22), then Wesley College (59-14), Lindisfarne College (35-12), St John’s Hastings (75-12) and the final game against Te Aute College (535). The team also lifted the much coveted Rick Francis Memorial Shield along the way.

This result meant we had scored 46 out of a possible 50 points, giving us a home semi-final against Wesley College - which we then won 41-27. We were now ready to face Feilding in the finals.

After 20 minutes of our finals match, the score was 3-3 but we were starting to work our attacking magic. This pressure resulted in an end score of 24-17 and victory for St Paul’s. It was a great way to finish the season.

Big thanks must go to Mr Jed Rowlands (Head Coach), Mr Cody Price (Asst Coach), Mr Paul Hodder (Technical Advisor), Mr Dennis Brown (Scrum Coach), Mr Chris Foot (Manager), Mr TJ Pieters (Trainer), Ms Bridgette Hampton (Physio) and Mrs Maree Rowlands (Administrator). Thanks also to Liam Allen who captained the side incredibly well, both on and off the field.

Top Try Scorer: Havila Molia 10

Top Points Scorer: Tepaea Cook-Savage 135

U55kg Gold

The U/55kg teams are an important focus in the St Paul’s rugby programme. Both Mr Neethling and Mr Morton were extremely excited with the depth of talent at their disposal this year.

The official season for the Gold team started with wins over St Peter’s (35-12) and HBHS Red (41-0). We played one of our best games of the season to beat St John’s (36-7) and the following week Cambridge High (44-5). The team then had three tough games, but continued on their winning ways with victories over HBHS White ( 22-5), HBHS Black (24-7) the strong Te Awamutu team (26-14).

Our next game was against St Paul’s U55 Black, who showed just what a talented side they were. Luckily, the Gold team were eventual winners (38-12).

In the quarter-final the team had to work hard against Cambridge, but won (24-0). In the semi-final we faced a much improved HBHS Black. We had to dig deep but eventually managed a 24-19 win.

The final was played on the main ground which certainly motivated the boys, and victory was sealed with a 29-17 final score.

The boys dedicated the game to Mr Morton who inspired the team over the whole season with his ceaseless passion for rugby. Sam Pepper, Daniel Strang and Harrison Cullen also lead the team superbly.

Our thanks must go to the U/14 team and their coaches who helped us every Thursday with a “live” training session. Going through the 2018 season unbeaten in 12 games is something the team is incredibly proud of.

U55kg Black

The under 55Kg Black team proved one of the strongest ‘B’ teams that we have fielded in this grade for quite a number of years.

With an excellent pack of forwards, the team made tremendously positive field territory through strong one off ‘pick and goes’, with Bailee Bell, Malachi Donnelly and Daniel Bates being the most effective in this area of play. Lock, Ashton Robinson, formed a great relationship with Hooker, Nathan Walters and they comfortably won almost all our ball at the front of the lineout. Ashton was our player of the season, showing gutsy determination in every phase of play. Kiel Kleuskens showed the greatest improvement, while George McNeil, at first five eight, grew in confidence and controlled our possession with increasing effectiveness.

The season started with two great successive wins against Hamilton Boys’ High School’s team and finished with a respectable effort against our SPC Gold side and wins against Cambridge and St Peter’s School, to finish in sixth place. We came away with considerable pride and pleasure from the positive manner in which we contested the fixtures. An enjoyable and encouraging season, with a spirited and energetic group of young men.

Under 65kg

The 2018 U65kg team consisted of a group of enthusiastic yet inexperienced young rugby players. Early matches proved challenging with score lines that often blew out to heavy losses. To the team’s credit, morale at training was always high.

A relatively experienced combination between Henry Mandeno and Jahan Singh provided the team with some tactical stability and accuracy in set piece plays. The mid field often struggled to manipulate opposition defence. However, centre Jack Sturm (new to rugby) proved extremely solid and dependable. Energy and enthusiasm were provided in the forward pack by Ryan Foote, the ever dependable Will Moss at prop, and the attacking threat of Harry Johnstone at lock. Importantly, collective efforts in spirited defence proved to be the team’s genuine strength. To finish the season in such a positive manner was testament to a team who had clearly achieved their goals. The boys would like to thank their coaches - Mr Gilbert and Mr Heaton, plus their families for their continued support and encouragement.

Under 16

The U16 Rugby team were fit and ready for the 2018 season, with former 1st XV coach Mr Gibbs at the helm. Pre-season started early in term 2 with closes to Hamilton Boys High school U16 Red and Hamilton Boys High School U15A 12-0, and finished with an encouraging 30-12 win over a big physical Tokoroa U16.

This good form continued with impressive wins over Hillcrest, HBHS U16 white and HBHS U16 red. Unfortunately, we were brought down to earth with a tough inter-school game against a skillful Tauranga Boys High School team 42-20. The boys came back on track with a strong win over a large but unskillful Te Kuiti team 59-0, then slipped up against a much bigger Tokoroa High School team.

Beginning Term 3 was always going to be tough and we were certainly put to the sword by a clinical HBHS U15A first week back. We then drew the same team in the semi final a week later. However, the boys went out firing and their courageous defence was inspiring. Sadly we suffered a 31-14 defeat. We then finished the season going down 6-5 in a close 3rd and 4th play off against HBHS U16 Red.

Many players impressed throughout the season. However, special mention must go to captain Niah Church-Jones for his outstanding leadership. A big thank you to Mr Shale, Mr Gibbs and Mr McCarthy for their coaching and guidance through the season.

Under 14

Our U14 squad comprised of 28 players, making the formation of meaningful combinations rather challenging. However, once we simplified our options, the boys showed strong improvement in this area.

The backline proved to be our greatest weapon, combining the essential elements of speed, skill and strength. Our midfield was also particularly powerful and resulted in many long range tries. Our back three developed tremendously and as they grew in confidence and understood their roles better, their performance as a unit improved.

Early season form allowed us to secure a place in the semi finals. Unfortunately we let a home semi opportunity slip away from us and were forced to travel away to play Hamilton Boys’ U14B. Hamilton Boys took control of the game right from the beginning and dominated throughout. They ran out deserved winners and drew our season to a close.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Outstanding Rugby Performance

Congratulations to Gideon Wrampling, Tepaea Cook-Savage and Shiven Dukhande who, based on their outstanding performance during the season, earned selection for top level teams.

Following a development camp in Palmerston North and being named in the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ rugby team, Gideon travelled to Brisbane for three matches against Tonga Schools’, Australia Schools’ Barbarians and Australia Schools.

While making his mark on the field as a member of the NZ Under 18 Maori team, Tepaea Cook-Savage faced the New Zealand Schools Barbarians and Fiji Schools in Wellington in a two-match series.

International student Shiven Dukhande was selected earlier this year to represent Hong Kong in the World Rugby U20 Trophy tournament. This was a very great honour for Shiven who travelled to Romania for the tournament in which eight teams played off against each other for the championship title.

What makes these achievements even more impressive is that all three are year 12 students.

I would like to acknowledge the fantastic contribution Mr Daniel Teka made to the team this season. His expertise in back play and attacking shape was extremely valuable. I would also like to thank Mr Ange Walker for his extra conditioning work. The 2018 team was superbly led by Layken Tua, our top try scorer and a mature, dedicated leader. Finally, I would like to wish all 28 boys the very best of luck for their future careers.

SCUBA CLUB

The St Paul’s Scuba Diving Club resurfaced this year under the leadership of Rev Peter Rickman who is a qualified PADI scuba instructor.

In partnership with Get Wet Waikato, 38 students signed up to join the club and the first 10 students completed their open water course at Lake Taupo in October. During 2019 more open water courses will be offered as well as advanced diving courses and trips to some of the most amazing dive sites in the world - that just happen to be here in New Zealand.

SHOOTING

Our St Paul’s Shooting team, consisting of Jonathon Porritt, Dylan Woodhouse, Louise van Bysterveldt, Stanley Meyer and Taotahi Te Ua with juniors Alex Purdie, James McLanachan and Harry Meyer—journeyed to Canterbury for the NZ South Island and National Clay Target Championships.

The team had performed well this year, with Nationals promising to be a great opportunity for our juniors to compete and our veterans to go out with a bang.

The support from parents and Mr and Mrs Campbell was a major contributing factor in our shooters’ success. Arriving at the historic Belfast Gun Club in the misleadingly named McLean’s Island—which was neither Ireland, nor an Island—the team engaged in friendly North vs South rivalry in the South Island Champs. Single rise saw Dylan score 19 of 20 whilst Jonathon, Stanley and Taotahi all shot impressive scores of 18. The seniors then headed down to watch the juniors with James scoring a cracking 19. Points score saw Dylan shooting 57 of 60. Our juniors shot good scores, with James gaining us 56 and Alex bringing in 53. Harry is building his experience during his first season. Single barrel saw Dylan dusting 9 of 10 while Jonathon and Stanley took down 8. This was a performance Stanley could certainly be proud of. James’ score of 9 also bodes well for the future.

Nationals was the last chance for our shooters to succeed before many of them left Secondary school competition. With the pressure on and the practise trap broken, it was up to the individuals in our teams to remain focussed. The scores were excellent -much to the delight of the support crew. Taotahi and Dylan shot the first round flawlessly—hitting all 20. Jonathon’s respectable score of 17 was encouraging and the juniors proved they could last the two days with James’ 19 and

Alex’s 18. Conditions proved problematic in points score with the sun and wind making the squad seem very emotional as they struggled to see the targets. Alex matched his previous 53. In the single barrel, we had one shot, one opportunity; to qualify. Taotahi shot well scoring 8, leaving only Dylan and Jonathon still shooting clean. Jonathon misfired on his last shot. He was given one last chance, and calmly dusted his target. Dylan also qualified—seeing both shooters into the shoot offs. Alex took 9 and James shot 8.

Veterans of four years together, Jonathon, Dylan and Taotahi were determined to go out on a high. Around 325 shooters from the 65 other squads had been whittled down to 27 for this shoot off. Dylan was knocked out early leaving Jonathon alone. Jono shot well but also dropped out. Next up, Taotahi and Dylan placed in the top ten in single rise shoot offs against the 23 others that qualified. Taotahi placed 8th and Dylan 9th. Louise stayed on to shoot the Skeet Nationals placing 4th in the ladies South Island competition. Louise was a reserve shooter for the, ‘Fish and Game’ shoot, and was two points off making the Waikato ladies team.

Having given their all to the competition, our shooters returned to Hamilton —with the seniors leaving behind five years of great memories. Our talented juniors are an encouraging sign of things to come and are now looking for new team mates. Throughout their years together, our shooters formed a strong bond; a tight knit, yet inclusive team - which welcomed and supported the juniors. Without a doubt, shooting is unforgiving, yet the work of our coach and parents - for which we are very grateful - along with our camaraderie, made our time as a team unforgettable.

by Dylan Woodhouse - Year 13

SKIING

The SPC Ski Team competed at this years North Island Secondary School’s Ski Competition at Whakapapa with two teams.

Each team had 5 racers made up of 3 senior boys, 1 senior girl, 1 junior boy and 3 reserves.

Due to poor visibility and weather, this annual two day competition usually comprising of Giant Slalom, Dual Slalom and Slope Style Competitions had to be squeezed into just one day of racing. With the Dual Slalom event cancelled, the SPC ski teams, along with over 550 other competitors from around the North Island, had only the Giant Slalom in which to compete.

The team punched above their weight, performing very competitively against schools who have long and well established ski team race training programmes and often comprised of racers from a variety of race training institutions around the country.

Sam Cox was our best performing skier who finished a very impressive 11th out of 157 racers in the Junior Boys division.

Other outstanding racers were:

Lucy Phibbs - 34th out of 81 (Senior Girls)

Henry Mandeno - 14th out of 134 (Senior Boys)

Callum Shepherd - 19th out of 134 (Senior Boys)

Jack Russell - 29th out of 134 (Senior Boys)

Tim Grigg - 42nd out of 134 (Senior Boys)

As a result of these outstanding individual performances, the SPC Ski A Team was awarded 59 points which saw us placed 14th overall out of 121 competing North Island Secondary Schools.

The SPC B Team was awarded 29 points which saw them placed 83rd out of 121 North Island Secondary Schools.

These are impressive results for the SPC ski teams this year. A winter of training on the mountain paid off and we conclude the season with a real sense of achievement.

Well done everyone.

by Revd Peter Rickman

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT

Squash Star Represents New Zealand Once More

SQUASH

In the Waikato Championships, the boys individual championship was comfortably taken out by star player Temwa Chileshe, while Luke Henderson, Mark McCluskey and James O’Callaghan also won their respective Divisions.

Rachael McLanachan won the Division 3 girls and for the first time St Paul’s had a representative in the girls open division with B2 graded Nicola Boyd who finished 6th.

In the teams event the Girls A team of Nicola Boyd, Jessica Tod and Rachael McLanachan played some outstanding squash - finishing runner up, the highest ever finish for our girls in this event. Daisy Wang. Shelly Huang and Lamer Li, playing in their first ever competition, were also runner up in Division 3.

The Boys A Team of Temwa Chileshe, Jack Collins and Brendan Hunt saw St Pauls retain the Waikato Boys open title for the 4th straight year. The Boys number 3 team of Raymond Chen, Herman Wei and Divakrin Naicker and the Boys number 5 team of Josh Gullery, Mark McCluskey and James O’Callaghan also won Divisions 2 and 3 respectively, meaning St Paul’s won 3 out of the 4 boys divisions.

Year 13 student, Temwa Chileshe, has been a real star this year on the squash court. He represented NZ at the Oceania Championships, one of just two Under 19 boys to travel to Queensland. There they won the Trans-Tasman Trophy, beating Australia convincingly. He was also selected for the New Zealand Junior World Championship squash team. Temwa travelled with the team to Chennai (India) in July for two weeks of intense competition. He played extremely well under difficult conditions. The team placed 9th in their event, beating higher seeds Colombia and India on their way and just missing out on a quarter final spot to the US.

In addition, Temwa was part of the New Zealand Secondary Schools squash team who won the Trans-Tasman Test held in Sydney. Temwa, playing at number one for New Zealand, won all his singles and doubles matches. He is the first person to be selected for the squad for all five years of his Secondary schooling. Finally, Temwa was selected as a member of the Waikato Senior Mens’ Squash team, who created history by winning the Senior National title for the first time ever. We wish him well as he furthers his squash career.

This year St Paul’s sent two boys teams and one girls team to the Nationals event which was held in Palmerston North in August. The A team of Temwa Chileshe, Jack Collins, Brendan Hunt, Lachlan Cowley and Pat Jirapanyayut finished a very creditable 6th in New Zealand. The B team of Raymond Chen, Luke Henderson, Charlie Jackson, Herman Wei and Divakrin Naicker also performed well, winning the Consolation Plate. The girls made up of Nicola Boyd, Tyler Steer, Jessica Tod, Rachael McLanachan and Daisy Wang after an initial defeat still managed to win their other matches and bring home the girls Consolation Plate, an outstanding effort.

Many thanks to coach Brendon Woodhead who gave our players such positive and passionate encouragement.

Mr Garth Littlejohn

SWIMMING

“Team of the Year”. Well, who would have thought at the beginning of the 2018 swimming season that members of our St Paul’s Collegiate School Swimming squad would hold this title at the end of the year.

They claimed this accolade through many hours of dedicated training. There is no doubt that the impact of Graham and Vicki at the St Paul’s Swimming Club and Michiel Badenhorst at the St Paul’s gym contributed significantly to this phenomenal accomplishment. The following sections cover the swimming highlights for this year.

St Paul’s Inter-house Swimming Championships (held in March).

Competition was once again intense between the houses. By the end of the day’s programme, the following results had been determined;

Senior Girls Champion - Charlotte Dingemans

Junior Boys Champion - Samuel Peoples

Intermediate Boys Champions - Ben Littlejohn and Thomas Griffin (1st =)

Senior Boys Champion - Brendan Hunt

1500m Boys Champion - Thomas Griffin

1500m Girls Champion - Charlotte Dingemans

Champion of Champions - Ben Littlejohn

Winning House - Hamilton

Waikato Secondary Schools Championships (held in April)

St Paul’s swimmers had already established a fine tradition of highly successful performances as a team at this annual meet. Never out of the top 4 of the usual 26 competing schools, 2018 was no exception. By the end of the day’s racing Ben Littlejohn had broken three Waikato records in the Intermediate Boys 50m and 100m Butterfly and 100m Freestyle, plus the team had secured 8 golds, 5 silvers and 5 bronzes. Of the 23 schools competing, our boys finished 2nd overall for boys’ schools, our girls finished 9th overall for girls’ schools and our combined scores for co-ed schools placed us 4th overall. Podium results from finals were:

Ben Littlejohn

Thomas Griffin

Brendan Hunt

Sam Peoples

Jacob Gibbs

Adrian Wong

Isaac Reay

Henry McLean-Bluck

3 x 1st (3 Records) and 2 x 2nd

3 x 1st and 2 x 2nd

1 x 1st and 4 x 2nd

1 x 1st and 3 x 3rd

3 x 2nd

4 x 3rd

2 x 3rd

2 x 3rd

New Zealand Secondary Schools Swimming Championships (held in September). Meeting qualifying times from Swim NZ sanctioned events was a requirement for entry to this meet. Six fine young men (Brendan Hunt, Thomas Griffin, Jacob Gibbs, Ben Littlejohn, Sam Peoples and Ben Haskell) managed to do so. By the end of the meet St Paul’s had achieved national rankings of 8th (Overall in competing boys’ schools), 8th (Overall relay points for boys schools) and 5th (Overall for co-ed schools). Fantastic results were achieved by all the boys. Although still a year 11 student and just 16 years old, Ben managed to win the open title for 16 to 18-year-olds in both 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly, plus take home 3 additional silver and 2 bronze medals as well - a remarkable feat.

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT Ben Littlejohn

One of our top St Paul’s swimmers, Ben Littlejohn, has been busy making his mark in the water once more this year. After a spectacular display of skill at our annual Swimming Champs, Ben again went on to wow selectors in the wider community, achieving a host of personal best times.

He was understandably selected to compete in the Australian State Championships held in Canberra, as part of the New Zealand junior swim team, where he broke the Waikato record for 16 year olds in the 50m butterfly. An outstanding accomplishment.

On the national and international stages

More swimming glory followed at the NZ Short-Course Championships. Brendan Hunt achieved two PB’s from his four events and Thomas Griffin, who qualified for 10 events, gained Bronze medals in the 200m Freestyle and 200m Butterfly and a Silver medal in the 1500m Freestyle. Ben’s achievements saw him selected to represent his country across the Tasman in yet another amazing display of swimming skill.

There is no doubt that this 2018 swimming season has been one for the record books. It will be sad to farewell our Year 13 students, Brendan Hunt, Charlotte Dingemans and Kate Littlejohn from our illustrious squad. We wish them all the best in their future sporting endeavours.

Roger Bell - Master-in-charge of Swimming

TENNIS

The tennis teams have enjoyed another successful season with all teams in the Wednesday competition winning all but two or three matches.

At the Waikato/King Country/Thames Valley Champs they gained the following results:

In the Junior Boys singles Brad Foster was runner up and Ashton Robinson was 3rd

In the Intermediate Boys event Simon Han came 3rd and in the Senior Boys Nic Kyon and Dallas Taikato won the doubles with Jack Russell and Charlie Saxton 3rd. In the Intermediate girls Charleis Kingston-White and Nikki Parrott were 3rd in the doubles and in the senior girls Sarah Jackson came runner-up.

The St Paul’s mixed team comprising Sarah Jackson, Lily Carr Paterson, Simon Han and Carlin Vollebregt won through in the Central North Island champs to qualify for the National Secondary School Championships where they played with real determination and skill.

On day 1 the team were defeated by Ashburton College by 5 matches to 1. On day 2 the team had to play St

This year we had quite a large number of students electing to play touch rugby in Term 1 and we ended up entering 5 teams in the local competition

The local touch association did not start the competition until we were well into Term 1. This, combined with clashes from school based arrangements, meant it was a short season for the St Paul’s teams. In the end, all teams played just 4 or 5 competition games.

While the teams all achieved mixed results, it was good to see each squad approach their competition matches with enthusiasm, a determination to do their best and most importantly the desire to simply enjoy the game. The majority of the players can also be complimented for their reliable attendance and willing participation in the practice sessions. As representatives of the school they were always well turned out in the correct gear and played in a very sporting spirit.

We are extremely grateful to all the coaches/managers for the dedicated and enthusiastic support of their various teams. Special thanks must also go to the following staff who all assisted with weekly trainings: Mr Thompson, Ms Bradford, Ms Lilley and Mr Hay.

by Mr D. Sole, Touch Co-ordinator

Kentigerns, who were the eventual winners, and fought hard against nationally ranked players going down 6 to nil. However the next day they defeated Hawera College convincingly winning all matches. Simon and Carlin won both of their singles, conceding only 3 games. The 2 girls lost their singles but played brilliantly in the doubles to win and to give the team a real chance of victory overall. Unfortunately, due to weather, the boys doubles was cancelled. However the result saw St Paul’s finish a creditable 5th place.

by Peter Gilbert

TRIATHLON/DUATHLON

National Schools Triathlon Champs

This event was held at Rabbit Island, near Nelson on the 19th and 20th March, 2018.

St Paul’s was represented by Isaac Reay in the U14 age group and by Oliver Larcombe in the U16’s who both competed in the individual triathlon event, consisting of a 400m swim, a 12k bike and a 3k run.

They also competed in an aquathon, involving a run followed by a swim and finished with another run.

Isaac enjoyed an outstanding success by finishing 3rd in the aquathon. He also achieved a highly creditable 6th placing in the triathlon.

Oliver, competing for the first time in a new age group, placed 4th in the triathlon and 5th in the aquathon.

Waikato / Bay of Plenty Individuals Duathlon Championships

On Wednesday, 1st August St Paul’s had three students participating in this regional championship held at Karapiro Domain near Cambridge. The fields for each age group were relatively small but extremely competitive and the weather was warm and dry with very little wind.

A duathlon consists of a run leg, followed by a bike leg and then a second run leg. All competitors had to run 2.5 kilometres, bike 16 kilometres and then run 2.5 kilometres. Angus Riordan was consistently up with the leaders throughout the race and finished in third place in the U16 race; Riley Wills and Toby Finlayson also put in strong performances to finish 6th and 9th respectively in the U14 race.

U14 Aquathon Isaac Reay 3rd Bronze Medal

U16 Angus Riordan 3rd Bronze Medal

Waikato Individual Triathlon Championships

The Waikato Schools Individual Triathlon Championships took place on Wednesday, 7th March at the Mighty River Domain at Karapiro in relatively cool, overcast conditions.

St Paul’s was represented by two students in the U14 age group: Isaac Reay and Matt Dawbin. Their race consisted of a 300m swim; a 12k bike leg and a 3k run.

Isaac was first out of the water but second to finish the bike leg. Through strong running he was able to take the lead during the bike leg and hold that placing to finish first. Matt, in one of his first triathlons, put in a very credible performance to finish 6th.

Oliver Larcombe competed in the U16 age group race which consisted of a 400 metre swim, a 17k bike and a 4k run. In a small but highly competitive field, Oliver performed very strongly to place second.

Well done to all competitors in taking on the challenge of completing this very demanding endurance event.

Isaac Reay U14 - Gold Medal

Oliver Larcombe U16 - Silver Medal

Waikato/BOP Schools Teams Triathlon Championships

Six St Paul’s teams competed in this event, held at the Lake Karapiro Domain on Wednesday, 4th April.

In the U14 division we were represented by Daniel Chang in the 300m swim, Henry McLean-Bluck in the 12 km bike and Connor Irving in the 3 km run. The boys raced solidly to finish mid –field in their age group.

We had two boys teams and one girls team competing in the U16 age group. Their race consisted of a 500 metre swim, a 17 kilometre cycle and a 4 kilometre run. The Boys A team, consisting of Ben Littlejohn in the swim, Oliver Larcombe in the bike and Trey Lincoln in the run gave it their all to win their race. The B team involving Matthew Waddell, Thomas McAdams and Angus Riordan were close behind in 2nd place. The girls team consisting of Carlia Muir, Veronica Bagley and Amelia Hunt placed 7th.

In the U19 division we were represented by Thomas Griffin, Jack Deane and Angus Orsler. Against very strong competition, this team secured 3rd placing. The girls team, consisting of Charlotte Dingemans, Holly Rowan-Sanders and Sarah Jackson put in a very creditable performance to finish 4th .

U16 Boys: Ben Littlejohn; Oliver Larcombe; Trey LincolnGold Medal

U16 Boys: Matthew Waddell; Thomas McAdams; Angus Riordan - Silver Medal

U19 Boys: Thomas Griffin; Jack Deane; Angus Orsler - Bronze Medal

VOLLEYBALL

This year has been an amazing year for volleyball with four teams competing in various competitions throughout the year.

The Girl’s and Boy’s social teams competed in the Waikato Social competition held at Te Rapa Sportsdrome on Monday nights. The Girl’s played with great spirit in a challenging division. The Boy’s played brilliantly throughout the season, winning their final match to be champions of their division.

We also had two competitive girl’s teams competing in the Waikato Secondary Schools Competition at The Peak. While the Senior Girl’s B team struggled to compete at this level the Senior Girl’s A team managed a creditable 3rd in division 2, which is an outstanding achievement for the school’s first time in this competition. The greatest individual achievement for the season was Libby Clayton being selected for the Waikato Women’s U20 team.

The Senior Girls Volleyball team also travelled to Palmerston North in March for the New Zealand Secondary Schools Volleyball Nationals. We were

The 2018 water polo season proved a most memorable one. It began with a new coach, Josh Martindale, who managed to blend the existing talent of the senior players with the eager excitement of the junior boys. It soon became clear that a core group of players had the experience and skill set required for a successful season.

On the basis of early victories the coach entered the team into the North Island Secondary Schools’ Championships (NISS Champs). In late March the first water polo team from St Paul’s to enter the tournament in over a decade travelled to Auckland. This proved to be a wake-up call, but everyone gave their best and learnt a lot from the experience.

St Paul’s eventually won the Waikato Water Polo Schools’ Mixed Division in impressive style by remaining unbeaten in the local competition. At the presentations Jack Morton was named Most Valuable Player of the Tournament in the Mixed Division. St Paul’s also had several players selected for Waikato teams: Sam Peoples (U14), Aaron Taylor (U16), Jack Morton (U18), and Josh Martindale (U20).

accompanied by our coach Stacey Niao and manager Mr Hogg.

This is the largest indoor sports event in New Zealand with 173 teams competing this year. As a first time school competing in this event, we were put into pool T for division 5 and 6 qualifying games. With a mixed bag of results we eventually placed 7th in our division with 5 wins and just 4 losses.

Overall, the teams can be extremely proud of their achievements.

WATER POLO

The local league then resumed and we used the experience gained at the NISS Champs to end the local round robin unbeaten. After the Easter break, the team came back rejuvenated and full of excitement for the playoffs. We secured a win in the semi-final against Hillcrest in a comfortable 11-0 victory.

We went into the final against Fraser as favourites to win but knew it would be a close affair. The game did not disappoint. With the scores tied at 3-3 at full time, it came down to an intense penalty shootout. A diving save by goalkeeper Kaleb Williamson secured our victory, 5-4.

A fabulous end to an exciting season.

HOUSE COMPETITION

CHAPEL HIGHLIGHTS

It has been a truly remarkable year in so many different ways: in the chapel, classroom, the houses, local community and indeed in the whole variety of different venues where programs of service have been carried out.

COMMUNION SERVICES

We have had 4 whole school communion services this year. These generally occur at the end of the term and are an important part of our school life and witness together. Through the sharing of bread and wine: the body and blood of Jesus Christ, we gather in a profound and deeply unique spiritual way as a community to be fed by the bread from heaven. I’m always encouraged by the hundreds of students who come to receive the sacrament and/or a blessing.

WAITANGI DAY

This Year Kaumatua Tahau Thompson with Mr Defyd Williams and Rev led the service in both Te Reo Maaori and English; it was both a thoughtful and important service to remember the place of the Treaty of Waitangi in our unique history.

GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE SERVICE

This poignant and important service is held annually to remember and to give thanks for all those who died while here as members of the St Paul’s Collegiate community, staff or student. This year we gathered to remember, among others, Mrs Deborah McCrae, a much loved and missed member of our marketing team.

HOUSE SERVICES

During the course of the year all of the boarding and day houses are expected to create, prepare and lead a chapel service at least once. The services this year from all the houses were of exceptionally high quality and we were all engaged and challenged through a multitude of different themes and ideas. We were also able to join with the boarding community of Waikato Diocesan School for Girls on two occasions this year, both “home and away”.

EASTER SERVICE

At the end of term one we held our service of Holy Communion for Easter. This is always one of the highpoints of the liturgical year and certainly the most significant season of the year for the Christian church. During the service, prefects complete the “flowering of the cross”... a symbolic image of resurrection whereby the weapon of destruction is turned into a thing of beauty.

ANZAC DAY

In the year that the world commemorates the passing of a century since November 11th Armistice Day of 1918, it was good to gather as a school community to commemorate Anzac Day at the beginning of term 2. On Anzac Day itself during the school holidays the school was represented at civic events and services by members of staff or the school Prefects.

FOUNDERS DAY

Standing on the shoulders of those who came before us - at a special service in June - we remembered the founders of the school and gave thanks for their dedication and pioneering work that saw the creation of St Paul’s almost 60 years ago.

MATARIKI

Rev and Kaumatua Tahau spoke of the significance, history and the meaning of this important New Year celebration for Maaori.

MAAORI LANGUAGE WEEK

In the Chapel we were able to acknowledge and celebrate this important week for Aotearoa New Zealand with services and events celebrating Te Reo Maaori.

RAA MAUMAHARA

This national day of commemoration for the New Zealand Land Wars of the 19th Century was marked in Chapel for the first time this year, acknowledging our nation’s unique history and the impact of historical events upon us today.

SENIOR SERVICE TIES

This was the first year we formally acknowledged those senior students who have done an exemplary job of service out in the general community. These students were awarded their service ties during a special full school chapel service.

INTERNATIONAL WEEK

In chapel all these important events and commemorations were marked with thoughtful reflection, readings, music and the celebration of language and culture.

NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS - CHRISTMAS

Albeit slightly ahead of time, the school community gathers for this Christmas service which has almost become the jewel of our liturgical crown. Through the power and beauty of scripture and music, the school celebrates and retells the story of the Nativity of Jesus and the birth of the hoped for Messiah.

LEAVERS SERVICE

During the service we once again gather as a whole school community to farewell and to thank all those who have been a part of our school community as students or staff. As each prepares to leave Saint Paul’s they are presented with a Bible and sent on their way encouraged by our prayers as they begin new chapters of their lives.

With the support of several senior students, a St Paul’s ALPHA Group started in term two of this year. ALPHA is a group for young people who are exploring the big questions of life and seeking some answers to those questions in the context of the Christian faith.

The ALPHA group met most Thursday nights in the chapel and enjoyed the opportunity to explore life, faith and God in a friendly, open and informal environment.. complete with snacks and drinks. The evenings were full of energy, humour and great discussion.

As the weeks progressed a number students started to consider making a public expression of faith through the Christian sacraments of BAPTISM and CONFIRMATION. After much prayer, discussion and preparation eight students made a public declaration of Christian faith through the Baptism and Confirmation service.

On Sunday, August 19th. Archbishop Philip Richardson, Archbishop of the New Zealand Dioceses of the Anglican Church led the service. All candidates were presented with certificates, candles and bibles in recognition of their public commitment.

This occasion is one of the highlights of the Christian year for the school and is repeated annually.

Revd Peter Rickman

ALPHA, BAPTISM AND CONFIRMATION COMMUNITY FRIDGE

Another new initiative we were able to implement this year was the establishment of a community fridge.

Led by year 13 student Genevieve Scott-Jones, we were able to team up with the Fairfield community house to donate food to families in need in the local community. The venture started at the beginning of term three and we have already seen major buy-in from our St Paul’s families.

The staff at the Fairfield community house have communicated with us how the generous donations have made a huge difference to many families around our local area, allowing them to not only eat a meal but a nutritious and healthy one.

A major reason that the community fridge has worked so effectively is through the hard work of our international students. They have been selling food every Monday morning tea since the fridge was launched to raise money to buy boxes of fruit and vegetables for the fridge. These students have regularly been donating around ten boxes of food every week and their hard work is certainly greatly appreciated.

Anyone looking to donate food can bring it to the chapel and leave it behind the chorister area.

CAMBODIAN SERVICE TRIP

Working with slum-living children in Cambodia is definitely an experience a dedicated group of St Paul’s students who took part in the Cambodia service trip last December will never forget.

“I have seen poverty and struggle before but didn’t really take in the difficulties these people face in their daily lives. It broke my heart to see a young child begging on the streets or driving a tour boat trying to make a living for their family. As a child in New Zealand, that kind of life never crosses your mind,” says Mike Hunter (Year 13).

Mike, along with 23 other students, four staff and one parent, finished their school year, then travelled to Cambodia to spend a fortnight working among the slums of Phnom Penh.

The trip was part of the school’s service programme, introduced in 2016. The travelling group worked alongside charitable organisation Flame who operate a number of activity centres in Phnom Penh that allow children to attend classes if they missed out on government-provided schooling.

“It was inspiring to see the children and teens who Flame are helping. It is obvious that these kids come from nothing and have nothing. However, this certainly doesn’t stop them. Each and every one of them was eager to learn, to grow, to change the way they lived and change their nation.” says Elliot Leighton-Slater (Year 12).

When the St Paul’s partnership with Flame was established, key projects for the students on these service trips involved helping to renovate one of the activity centres, along with fundraising to establish a book tuktuk service to the slums. This group continued the work that was started the previous year, along with teaching English, art and music to Cambodian children. They also handed out 250 fundraised backpacks, filled with stationery and toys.

“I now understand that this kind of poverty exists across the world and it breaks my heart. It makes me so incredibly grateful for the opportunities I have been given in what I now realise to be an incredibly privileged life. I desperately wish I could give those opportunities to every amazing kid I encountered in Phnom Penh,” says Alice Emeny (Year 13).

During their time abroad, the students were also given an in-depth education of Cambodia’s dark history, which included a visit to the Tuol Sleng Museum of Genocide (formerly the infamous S-21 Prison) and the killing fields.

To round off the trip there was an opportunity for some touristy experiences, including visits to Silk Island and Angkor Wat, but by far the highlight for all was the service aspect in Cambodia’s slums.

All students involved wished to thank the school and members of the board for granting them this opportunity to see the reality of poverty first hand. They believe it has truly influenced their actions this year and will continue to do so into the future.

by Rebecca Robinson

COMMUNITY GALA

The exciting Community Gala rolled around once more and this year we managed to raise over $10,000, an incredible result.

This money will go towards supporting our “Over the Fence” initiatives at both Fairfield and Bankwood Primary Schools. It will also contribute to maintaining the success of the Fairfield Community Fridge, and also to financially assisting the Refugee Centre to purchase a minivan.

The gala committee, consisting of Genevieve ScottJones, Cameron Coull, Siobhan Read, Sam McClay, Harry Forte and Heath Johnson, dedicated endless hours to organise this gala. They worked tirelessly on tasks from marketing and designing posters, gaining sponsorships, organising House stalls, buying over $3000 worth of groceries, renting out candy floss machines, right through to staying up late the night before setting up the monster garage sale.

By far our biggest achievement was the amazing smiles on the faces of so many young children and their families from our neighbourhood. It was also incredible to see how much our own students enjoyed their involvement

in this fundraising and community event. We sold 300 crepes, 500 hot dogs, 300 servings of tacos, 300 servings of totillas, 1000 servings of chips, 500 sausages, 200 toffee apples, 500 servings of chicken curry and 500 servings of candy floss. As well as tasty treats we had popular activities such as face painting, sponge throwing, and the coconut shy.

All of us on the gala committee are extremely grateful for the opportunity to be part of this amazing project. We have acquired life long skills including: directing, peer managing, sorting, co-ordinating, corporate letter writing, fundraising, event managing and so much more. The success of this Gala event was in large part because of the support and help of Mrs Michelle Smith and our amazing sponsors. Thank you all so very much. Our Platinum Sponsors were Rototuna New World and Waitomo Adventures.

Overall, we believe that this year’s Biennial Community Gala was a huge success and we are incredibly grateful that we have been able to give back to the wider community in such a positive and fun manner.

by Siobhan Read - Year 13 (Gala Committee)

The St Paul’s Hospital Chaplaincy initiative has continued to thrive throughout the 2018 year.

Our students work in collaboration with the Waikato DHB and are rostered on monthly to assist in transporting patients to Sunday morning hospital chapel services. Patients are collected from the wards with wheelchairs or beds by our dedicated team of senior students, who engage in conversation and support them on their journey to and from the chapel. This is a fantastic chance for our students looking to gain experience in pastoral care and to learn about the operation of a major healthcare facility.

My thanks extend to the hospital Chaplains and Chaplaincy Staff for their dedication in providing support and a calm place of worship for patients. This year we have been fortunate to have the added assistance of

students from Waikato Diocesan on our Sunday morning hospital visits. This relationship began as part of the combined SPC/Dio ‘40 Hours of Service’ weekend and it has been great to see the two schools continuing to work together in service of the community.

HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY HEAR AND CARE CONCERT

The second facet to this student run service programme is an annual musical showcase to raise funds for the hospital Chaplains.

Once again this year’s ‘Hear and Care’ fundraising concert was a huge success. The event was held in our own Chapel of Christ the King and featured both St Paul’s choirs as well as year 13 violinist, Victoria Chanwai. These performances formed part of a varied and enjoyable programme including other soloists and groups from the Hamilton community.

A real highlight of the evening was guest speaker Dame Malvina Major, who talked about her own musical experiences and admiration for the work of Chaplaincy volunteers.

The smooth running of such an event was made possible thanks to our awesome team of St Paul’s student helpers who gave up their Saturday afternoon and evening to take part in sound, lighting, stage management, ticket sales, parking and ushering. Their cheerful assistance was greatly appreciated by concert organisers and audience alike.

by Heath Johnson - Year 13 (Student Co-ordinator)

This year has seen many successes for the year 11 service programme.

Around 40 students have worked with the Refugee Orientation Centre, based in Frankton, supporting refugee children living in New Zealand.

This centre is in desperate need of a van to transport these children to and from their after-school programme. Four days a week, our students give up their afternoons to assist in a variety of learning opportunities. Our year 11 service students also held a stall at this year’s Community Gala in which 1/3 of the profits went towards this project. A board game appeal for the centre’s children was another one of our successful initiatives.

The year ends with a festive and fun Christmas party. This party gives the children experiences they may not have had before and the chance to celebrate together with new friends.

All of our thanks go to Rev, Mr Foot, parents and caregivers and especially to all of the students in the service team for giving up your time to help make someone else’s life better.

It has been a great year for all those involved and we hope that next year’s service programme will be just as successful.

YEAR 11 SERVICE PROGRAMME THE SERVE

by Ben Scanlon & Sophie Stocker - Year 11 (Service Leaders)

During the Forty Hours of Service weekend, our students had the chance to participate in something called “The Serve”.

This organisation cooks a hot evening meal, 365 days a year, for those in need - from Hamilton’s countless homeless, to broke university students.

The Serve is run by an inspirational lady known as Aunty P along with her team of volunteers. After St Paul’s very first ‘Serve’ experience it became clear that this was something we definitely wanted to keep doing. We met all the volunteers and learned why they were involved. Now, on a monthly basis, as a team, we go down to the Serve to feed those in need. We offer a meal that we have cooked and prepared ourselves. This meal is definitely appreciated by a group of people who would otherwise go hungry.

As well as cooking and serving a meal, we are able to interact with those who come to the Serve. This can be anything from sharing a good laugh, jamming it out on ukuleles or just generally having a relaxed time together. Returning home, we all feel a real sense of fulfillment.

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Many thanks to the Rev, and Chef Chris Warner for making this experience a possibility.

Daniel Rickman - Year 12 (‘Serve” leader)

WORLD VISION

Every year St Paul’s Collegiate School support the work of World Vision in a variety of different ways and of course their major significant annual initiative is the World Vision 40 hour famine weekend held in June of each year.

However, this is not an example of one-way traffic as World Vision also assist us by providing regular visits from their school support team. This year the school raised a magnificent $6000 which aided the work of World Vision in South Sudan refugee camps. Congratulations to all those involved.

One of the significant Mission, Outreach and Service (MOS) initiatives of this year was to find a way to participate in the 40 hour famine in a unique and rewarding manner. This was achieved by engaging in 40 hours of service. During the second weekend of June,12 students, 12 “disciples” of Service from St Paul’s and Dio, led by Rev, engaged in 40 hours of service across a wide variety of different community projects in the city.

It all began with an opening film night for students from both schools who watched a thought-provoking documentary which went some way to highlight the plight of the world’s refugees. Students also experienced service with Kaivolution, Fairfield School, Bankwood School, Te Whare O Te Ata/Fairfield Community House, The Serve, Hospital Chaplaincy and St Joan’s Rest Home/Hospital. They concluded the 40 hours by leading a chapel service together for the combined boarders of both schools reflecting back over the weekend. It was a remarkable weekend of sincere and rewarding community service. Life changing and life-giving, this weekend was an incredible way to not only raise funds for the refugees of the South Sudan but also to engage with community organisations operating in our local area and city.

We look forward to continuing this work next year and we would like to thank all those involved in leadership and support for the 2018 World Vision initiatives.

Blessings

Revd Peter Rickman

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT

Service students:

Genevieve Scott-Jones, Heath Johnson, Sam McClay, Alice Emeny, Priya Singh, Daniel Rickman, Harry Forte, Hassen Kadhem, Siobhan Read, Cameron Coull, Elliot Leighton-Slater and Jana Stokes

A group of St Paul’s Collegiate School and Waikato Diocesan School for Girls students were recognised for their outstanding contribution to the 2018 40 Hour Famine.

The students were awarded ‘best 40 hour event’ in the North Island by World Vision New Zealand and were presented with the award at a 40 Hour Famine Awards evening held at St Matthews in the CityAuckland, in September. St Paul’s School Chaplain Reverend Peter Rickman spoke proudly of the initiative. “As a team we set ourselves a demanding challenge – to complete 40 hours of service over one weekend in a very diverse and engaging range of community projects. All the students involved committed themselves wholeheartedly to this task.”

ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE

This year, to add a little humour and competition to the 40 hour Famine fundraising initiatives, the prefect teams of SPC and Dio challenged each other in respect of their fundraising total. The highest earning school could set a forfeit for the prefect body of the other school. The race to raise the most funds was on! Regretfully, despite some admirable and genuine fundraising effort on the part of our students...St Paul’s lost. As a result, 4 brave students from our prefect team were sent off to Dio to undergo their forfeit . In front of a large number of gathered girls, all highly amused, Sam, Heath, Harry and Dallas were “ice bucketed”. Their reaction to a drenching with ice cold water is clearly visible in the accompanying photos. We certainly congratulate them on their commitment to the challenge and their good humour.

ST JOAN’S ART GROUP

Every Wednesday from early this year, a group of our students have ventured out to St Joan’s, our local rest home, to run an amateur art club.

Together with some beautiful elderly people, we worked to paint everything from orchards to mountains to circus grounds, all to the accompaniment of Victoria Chanwai’s stunning violin. We brought colour, smiles, music and conversation with us through the sliding doors every week.

St Joan’s Art Club, however, is more than just about the painting. Art is simply an excuse we use to get over there. We also share stories, laugh a lot and give the elderly residents something to look forward to! As “art teachers” we, the students, have learnt much more from the wise words of the residents than we could ever venture to teach them. It’s amazing the difference that so little of your time each week can make in people’s lives.

It has been an amazing year of art and laughter and remnants of these memories can be spotted stuck up or framed all through the hallways and rooms of St Joan’s. With the help of Mrs Coates, we were even able to create an exhibition of our work in Chartwell Shopping Centre.

Next year, Sophie Hine and Phoebe McColgan will be taking charge of the art club to continue this much valued initiative.

Through a connection made at St. Joans Rest Home at the end of 2017, I discovered that there was an untapped love of music among the elderly residents. So, as an extension of our Over the Fence Ministry, the Ukulele Club was formed.

by Alice Emeny - Year 13 (Founder of the St Joan’s Art Club)

UKULELE CLUB

We started small, meeting a group of just 4 - 6 residents. However the infectious joy of the group spread quickly, and soon 10 - 15 regular residents would meet an increasingly large group of enthusiastic St Paul’s students every Tuesday lunchtime, for a lively sing along. Many of the songs were from well before our time - so much research and practice has at times been necessary.

It has been incredibly inspiring to see the change in residents through the music provided by our ukulele group. Blank, unresponsive faces gradually light up and show happiness and engagement. The programme has particularly affected the many dementia patients, who are able to remember song lyrics from their childhood. It has been most touching to talk with the families of residents who have seen their loved ones come alive during these sessions.

Many thanks to the Rev, and Chef Chris Warner for making this experience a possibility.

by Harry Forte - Year 13 (Leader of the Ukulele team)

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

CULTURAL ACCEPTANCE SPEECH

Imagine... a world without culture. Imagine a world where we are all the same, carbon copies of each other in terms of looks, behaviour and lifestyle. Now, imagine how boring that world would be. In the words of Robert Alan, an American Social Activist from the 1920’s, “Cultural differences should not separate us from each other. Rather, cultural diversity should bring a collected strength that can benefit all humanity.”

Yes, we are all different. The range of cultures around the world is absolutely massive. And it truly does affect every aspect of your life and beyond. I am here today to convince you that cultural acceptance is vital to the wellbeing of any society.

Culture. What exactly is culture? Well, according to Lincoln Barcon, “Culture can be defined as the languages, beliefs, values and norms that combine to make up the way of life of any society”.

Let’s briefly look at the death process as an example of cultural rituals and customs. There are so many different ways your body can be treated following death, according to your race or religious belief. We havecremation, burial, being carried away by lamas, or eaten by vultures on a remote mountaintop. You may even have your skull kept on the shelf - all according to the traditions of your personal culture.

Look around you. As a school, a community, we need to embrace the cultural diversity of how each and every one of us sitting here is different and unique. Here at St Paul’s we certainly speak multiple languages - English, Thai, Maori, Chinese, even Afrikaans. And many of us are bilingual as well. In addition, many of us sitting here have different belief systems, - Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, even atheist. So many differences, but still one school community.

My name is Patchara Jirapanyayut. I am from Thailand, a beautiful nation often known as the land of smiles. My main language is Thai, not Chinese or Taiwanese. And I am proud to represent my own unique culture here at St Paul’s Collegiate. I firmly believe that cultural diversity is a real bonus in any society.

According to the 2013 census, only 74% of New Zealand residents are of European descent - approximately 3 million. So yes, nearly 3 quarters of the population identifies as having mainly European ethnicity. However, this means that 26% of the population are from completely different culture groups. That’s over 1 million people - 1 million people who must be made to feel at home in New Zealand. 1 million people whose cultures must be acknowledged in a positive manner. In fact, Auckland is

one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world, with the 4th highest foreign born population. 39% of Auckland’s population is born overseas, making it more culturally diverse than Sydney, Los Angeles, London...even New York.

Imagine for a moment - living in a different country, talking a completely different language and surrounded by customs and even belief systems so foreign to your own. It is certainly not easy, I should know!

According to “Statistics NZ”, there are more than 220 recorded ethnic groups now living in Auckland. And we are just down the road, only 2 hours away. We are now seeing similar patterns of ethnic residency here in the Waikato as well. It is vital, therefore, that race awareness and cultural acceptance are key components of our growing society.

Here at St Paul’s we must be better informed about the cultures that surround us on a daily basis. We need to embrace and celebrate all the different cultures that exist within our nation and our school - all 220 of them.

Racism simply has to be eliminated if we are to live harmoniously and efficiently. Because we do look at the world differently according to our cultural upbringing and beliefs, but that diversity brings so many rewards. The world is always on the move, constantly changing... and as a part of the global population, we need to be able to adapt and embrace cultural differences, or else we are no better than animals.

So I challenge each and every one of you, no matter if you are an international student or not, to step out of that negative mindset and embrace the diversity between us. I am different from you. You are different from me. Yes - we are all different…..and that’s what makes the world a better place!

I have had to step outside of my comfort zone to embrace your kiwi culture... have you done the same for me?

by Patchara Jurapanyayut - Year 13 (Co-Head International Portfolio)

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

As the popularity of our school has surged with our local families, it has also grown with our international families. In addition to our traditional markets of China, Thailand and Hong Kong, Japan and Korea, we are now seeing increased interest from European countries as well as South America.

Five Chilean students have recently joined the school for the last four weeks of the year to participate in our Term 4 programme developed for senior international students not sitting exams.

These wonderful young people bring with them different cultures, life experiences, and languages. They are keen to learn, share, and grow, embracing our school and all that it represents.

Throughout the year, we have seen our international students involved in all aspects of school life, excelling in the classroom, participating in music, sport, culture and facing the challenges of Tihoi.

Community service has been a major area of focus for the international department this year. Our students have taken it in turns to bake items to sell to other students and staff during morning tea. Items are sold for usually $2 -$3 and to date they have raised over $700. Each week the money raised is used to purchase boxes of fresh fruit and vegetables for the Community Fridge project. The boxes are distributed to families in need of extra support in the local Fairfield community.

Inspired by a friend suffering from cancer, Lamer Li, one of our students from China decided to take the plunge and along with other St Paul’s students, shaved her hair for a cure. Lamer raised over $280.00 for this deserving cause.

Prefects Patchara Jirapanyayut and Matthew Winefield have led the International portfolio for 2018. Their passion and enthusiasm for the tasks at hand was to be admired. Both boys were great role models for our International student representatives, meeting with them regularly to plan our annual events and activities. Race Relations Day, Happy Birthday morning tea and our International week were all well planned, executed without issue and enjoyed by all. With their calm ‘can do attitudes” they were a pleasure to work with.

Our International representatives were kept on their toes and had the task of keeping in touch with each of the international students in their house, advising them of activities or events, as well as assisting their Housemaster with any new international students. Our end of year function was a fun filled evening, with a Christmas themed dinner and awards. It is with much sadness we now say goodbye to our international leavers at the end of every year. It is a bitter-sweet time, however we do know that we have done our very best to prepare them for the next step of their journey through life and we do wish them every success for the future.

by Helen Richardson - Director of International Students

CLARK HOUSE

Housemaster: N. Muirhead

Deputy Housemaster: D. Harper

Assistant Housemaster: B. Emslie

Matron: L. Morris

Tutors: C. Bastion, E. Dunlop

Gap tutors: R. Tilt, T. Flink, J. Turinsky

Head of House: T. Brown

2018 in Clark House was a year of growth. We saw our student numbers grow in line with our new extension. Our year 9 intake increased from 10 in 2017 to 18 this year with our total student number rising from the 60’s last year to 80 in the first half of this year (at the Hamilton campus). We also welcomed Mr Harper, Mr Emslie and Ezra Dunlop to our boarding staff team.

The ongoing building programme became, by its very nature, rather intrusive in the daily routine. The boys certainly rose to this challenge and their growth in tolerance, if it could have been measured, would have been huge. I would once again like to commend our boys on how smoothly things were able to move while dealing with a full-on worksite. Whatever we may have felt that we had to put up with has definitely all been worth it to now be accommodated in what is the new Clark House environment. We are truly spoilt!

Through all of this we have maintained a reasonable daily routine, found our way to the dining room even when it was the long way round, and have turned up in wonderful spirits at every house competition to give each our best shot, as the boys say…to bleed blue!

We may not have produced quite the same results overall as last year, but we have still been right at or near the top in our stronger pursuits; athletics, crosscountry and rowing. Our most notable improvement was house music where we placed second overall. Again the whole house can take a pat on the back for their superb efforts!

A very big thank you to the house staff, the school and boarding staff, parents for your support of the house and your sons and lastly to the boys themselves for this year especially, but also for those years that I have spent as part of the Clark House ‘live-in’ family. As the year 13’s had engraved on their gift to me, I’m sure I will continue to “bleed blue”!

Third Former (year 9): Rik Hoogstra

Junior Sportsman: Isaac Reay

Senior Sportsman: Gideon Wrampling

Contribution to house competition: Harry Forte

Year 11 Dux: Caleb Weck

Year 13 Dux: Pat Jirapanyayut

Service to House: Tom Brown

To the year 13 leavers: Luka Benseman, Tom Brown, Toby Coupar, Byrun Day, Turi Edmonds, Harry Forte, Gus Garza Valdez, Pat Jirapanyayut, Sam McClay, Jarrod Mealings, Rhys Paynter, Jack Russell, Blake Ryan, Charlie Saxton, Edward Sclater, Piripi Seaman and David Tohi – we from Clark House wish you all the very best as you head off into the next chapter of your lives; “C’s up”.

Finally - parents, be proud of your boys – we are! To the parents of leavers – hopefully we’ve had a bit to do with them leaving as a better version of the boy who started in Clark House. Thank you for entrusting them to our care. To those boys remaining next year – I hope you can take what you have gained from Clark House thus far and continue to grow, support and further the entity that is CLARK HOUSE.

by NW Muirhead - Housemaster

2017 House Prize Winners

FITCHETT HOUSE

Housemaster: Mr C. Lewis

Assistant Housemaster: Dr J. McGrath

Mentor Teachers: Ms A. Visagie, Mr R. Aldridge, Mr A. Harries, Mr S. Ward

Head of House: Callum Prosser

Deputy Heads of House: Bevan Muirhead and George Greenhill

Harington Leader: Priya Singh

In 2018 Fitchett House has done the best that we have ever done in the past 5 years I’ve been at St Paul’s Collegiate School. This has been a real challenge as we have relatively small numbers compared to other Houses. However this shows that, no matter how small you are, you can still be competitive.

We started off slowly in the House Competition by picking up fifth place in athletics, but a motivational speech from Mr Lewis drilled into our heads that from now on, this would be the worst place we would get for the remainder of the year.

Swimming Sports showed our true potential with Ben Littlejohn and Thomas Griffin breaking multiple records on the day. We were untouchable and defended our 2017 title. Not only did we win Swimming Sports, but we were also the most spirited House on the day - a definite highlight of the year!

Haka proved a challenging time as we all had to learn new actions. But with the whole school in the same position, this meant it was now an even playing field. The boys worked hard - ably led by Fritz Jooste - and it showed on the day as we placed fourth.

In Cross Country, Fitchett pulled through and took second place. This was thanks to everyone in the House being fully committed and giving it their all.

House Music would have to be the longest 4 minutes of our lives, with endless practices and long nights perfecting our respective song. “Pompeii” by Bastille is definitely the most challenging song we have ever attempted, but it was worth it in the end. We performed the song like a real choir and received fourth place.

We had some stand out performances on Arts Day, including the Year 13’s short film creation, and slam poetry, to name a few. Good results throughout the day saw us take second place overall.

Everyone in the House has participated fully throughout the year, which helped to make Fitchett such an enjoyable and entertaining House to be in. We‘ve managed to maintain the Fitchett House spirit and our House atmosphere this year has stayed true to that.

I would like to thank Mr Lewis, Dr McGrath, and the Fitchett House Year 13’s for all of the support you have given me. I wish all the boys that are staying in Fitchett all the best for next year. It has been an honour being the Head Prefect of Fitchett House this year.

by Callum Prosser - Year 13

HALL HOUSE

Housemaster: Mr C. Neethling

Deputy Housemaster: Mr B. van Meygaarden

Mentors: Mrs C. Coates, Mr M. Groom, Mr P. Clement and Mrs T. Hastie

Head of House: Alex Johnson

Deputy Head of House: Connor Downey, Dallas Taikato

2018 has been another exciting year for Hall House. House spirit continues to be strong and the boys and girls always wear the “Cambridge Blue” with pride. The atmosphere that exists in Hall is positive, caring, tolerant and supportive - essential qualities in any successful community.

In terms of the house competition we got off to a slow start at Standards and Athletics. We quickly turned things around in the pool though, finishing third in Swimming. Unfortunately we could not back this up in any of the other events, except for in the Haka where our mana shone through.

Dallas Taikato, supported by Te Waiti Rawiri led an inspirational Haka and the passion displayed by the boys and girls was outstanding. Arts Day was a fun day but I was most impressed by the way in which the boys and girls organised themselves and producing some quality work.

The contribution of the girls this year went a long way towards the success in the House competition.

We finished the year with a very successful House dinner. Mr Mike Groom as guest speaker delivered a most inspirational talk on “Inspiration”.

At the dinner we handed out some awards. Fergus Hunt received the trophy for the Hall House “Good Bloke”. Nathan Walters was the recipient of the trophy for the biggest contribution by a Year 9 student. The Mana-trophy was rightfully awarded to Alex Johnson.

We also announced our House prefects for 2019. They are: Charlie Downey, Dillon Mulgrew, Isaac West, Jacob Gibbs, Te Waiti Rawiri, Jess Allen, Aaron Taylor and Elliot LeightonSlater.

We look forward to an even more successful 2019, building on the legacy left by the Year 13 Hall House men of 2018.

HAMILTON HOUSE

Housemaster: Mr I. Campbell

Deputy Housemaster: Mr K. Hogg

Mentors: Miss Spencely, Mr Morton, Mr Sole and Mrs Elliott

Head of House: Temwa Chileshe

Deputy Head of House: Kaenan Ferguson

Harington Leader: Victoria Chanwai

There are house events where we excel, and others where we don’t do so well. Ironically this year, the events in which I personally had little input into the organization of, were the ones that we placed very high in. This shows how important it is for the entire Yr 13 group to step up and help lead in their own areas of expertise.

This year I was away a lot for squash tournaments. But having the deputy head boy Kaenan along with the help of the deputy head of house Reid, everything ran smoothly. Jansen, Toby and Joe also stepped up immensely behind the scenes.

Also, shoutouts to Brendan who did an outstanding job of organising house swimming where we placed 2nd overall, Joe Harris again who organised house quiz where we placed 2nd, Jack Bowick who as a year 12 led our house haka where we finished 4th, Jansen again

for your contribution with athletics day and lastly Toby McDonald, who organised our only winning house event this year, Arts Day.

We had a relatively successful start to the house competitions with the athletics season, with some stand out performances at athletics champs. Our main carries were Sam Peoples, Toby and Campbell Robb, and Matt Spence who all gained first places in events on athletics day.

House Music brought its usual drama with decisions about which song to perform. A debatable 5th placing was disappointing, however we were missing our talented pianist David Su, so we had a small excuse.

At the end of the day, it’s been teamwork that has put us in a top 3 position on the leaderboard for the house competitions.

It’s been an absolute pleasure being surrounded by my fellow year 13’s here in Hamilton House. Accordingly, I’d like to recognize some of the great things that these boys managed to achieve this year.

We have Brendan Hunt, who became a New Zealand short course swimming qualifier and finished in the top 10 at the national junior age group championships.

We also have two very talented shooters this year. Jonathon Porritt, achieving a top 20 placing in the

National single barrel shooting competition, along with Taotahi who placed an incredible 8th in the National single rise shooting competition.

In the highly competitive athletics scene, we had Matt Spence who won the Waikato / Bay of Plenty long jump competition with a jump of 6.11 meters.

Toby McDonald made the Chemistry Olympiad camp consisting of the top 30 chemistry students in New Zealand.

Along with Toby’s academic success, we have Raymond Chen who received a $36,000 academic excellence scholarship to the University of Otago for next year.

Dylan Bartels placed 2nd at the under 22 indoor cricket nationals.

Jansen Cao was a member of the St Paul’s 1st futsal team that finished 14th at Nationals and a member of the St Paul’s 1st 11 football team that finished 16th at the respected national secondary schools competition.

Jansen, Dylan and Reid also managed to secure a sports cap for playing over 50 games for their chosen sports teams.

Good luck to the year 12’s for next year, hopefully all of you can add your own input into the house and work together as seniors to lead by example.

I’d like to thank Miss Spencely, Mr Morton, Mr Sole and Mrs Elliott for all the wonderful things that they have done this year with our mentor groups. I’d also like to thank Mr Hogg and Mr Campbell, without you two the house wouldn’t have been able to function as well as it has this year.

I am proud to have been Head of House this year. I have learned a lot from this role and I hope that you have all enjoyed your year. May 2019 bring even better things for us all.

Thank you

by Temwa Chileshe - Year 13 (Head of House)

HARINGTON HOUSE

HARINGTON DAY

Housemaster: Mrs J. Lock

Deputy Housemasters: Ms E. Pitu and Mrs H. Lewis

Head of Harington Day: Sasha Patil

Deputy Head and Head of Hall: Madeleine Gordon

Head of Fitchett: Priya Singh

Head of Hamilton: Victoria Chanwai

Head of School: Sophie Egan

Reflecting on our memories from this year, we have certainly highlighted the many talents, personalities and special successes we hold as the Harington Day Girls of 2018.

The year began with the reputable Tihoi Orientation Camp. Enthusiastic and energetic, girls enjoyed a camp that was filled with fun activities - such as the Year 11’s overnight tramp, Year 12’s sea kayaking, and the Year 13 Tongariro Crossing expedition. As per tradition, Tihoi ended with the infamous skit night - full of laughs, songs and musical items - with Hall House taking the win.

Term One began with no shortage of house events, including House Music, Swimming, Athletics and Haka. Our new leaders stepped up into their roles to ensure that their girls performed to the best of their abilities. Later in the year, we saw the house rivalry return for House Football, Rowing, Hockey and Cross Country. As house leaders, we are extremely proud of the commitment all of our girls have shown to our houses and the competitive nature that has been embraced in the name of house spirit.

Term Two saw the annual Harington Fashion Show testing the limits of many within the house.

I can truly say that we should all be very proud of our efforts to pull off such an amazing and entertaining

night. Congratulations go to Fitchett House for a stunning performance in all categories to result in a welldeserved win!

The final event on the Harington calendar was the End of Year Dinner. With the introduction of the ‘Best of Harington’ video as an opportunity to travel down memory lane, the girls reminisced on all the memories from the year that was. Fitchett House successfully won the house trophy, the Fitchett Young Trophy (displaying the best of Harington Spirit) went to Priya Singh, and the Jane Bryant Trophy (exhibiting the most loyalty and commitment to Harington) was awarded to Sasha Patil. Full of laughter and tears, this dinner was certainly an event to remember, a memory to treasure, by our 53 Harington leavers.

The unique setting of Harington results in a tight-knit house, lasting friendships across the year levels and a level of comfort which generally isn’t found at any allgirls school.

All of this would not be possible without some very special people. Mrs Lewis and Mrs Pitu, you have both been wonderful Deputy Housemasters of Harington Day. Mrs Lilley, I know that you are an incredible Head of Harington Boarding.

Mrs Lock - our phenomenal Housemaster of Harington Day - you are a woman of many talents, with the most important one being your ability to be a second mother to 135 sometimes emotional teenage girls. By consistently looking for the best within each girl, your passion for your role as Housemaster of Harington Day is unparalleled.

It has been a privilege being the Head of Harington House for 2018. You are an amazing group and I know you will all go very far in life. I wish you all the very best for your futures, wherever they may take you!

by Sasha Patil, Year 13 (Head of Harington)

HARINGTON BOARDING

Housemaster: Mrs Lilley

Deputy Housemaster: Mrs Lock

Assistant Housemaster: Karen Lock

Tutor: Beth Rutter, Hinehou Te Ua

Gap Tutor: Scarlett Babe

Head of House: Briana Cardon

Deputy Head: Ariana Halley

House Prefects: Grace Watson, Sarah Jackson, Genevieve Scott-Jones, Anna Hamilton

As the saying goes “time flies when you’re having fun”, and it couldn’t be more true in Harington Boarding. With 53 loud, energetic and enthusiastic girls all living together under one roof, it is always fun. Tihoi, was once again a great start to the year and set the bar high for how busy a year we had ahead of us. Some highlights included the Harington formal dinner we hosted for the rest of the boarding houses in term 1. We had fun with the Chiefs theme, transforming the dining hall with red, black and yellow decorations from wall to wall and even having the privilege of hosting guest speaker, Chiefs rugby player Dom Bird.

Throughout the year we enjoyed many exciting ‘in weekends’ as boarders. Sargood and Clark spent one together at Waitomo adventure park, whilst Williams went luging in Rotorua. We all got to participate in the 8 hour relay, fundraising for ‘Flame’ and a few trips to the movies were added in for good measure. Work hard, play hard, we say. In between all of the busy school events, we have also had some incredible individual success amongst the boarding girls.

Grace Watson, won a bronze medal at the Junior Rowing World Cup in Lithuania as a part of the New Zealand under 18 Coxless four. Anna Hamilton had the honour of performing at Carnegie Hall New York with the International Choir, and Hannah Simpson won a Silver medal at the IRB U21 Nationals. It is fair to say we have a pretty talented and busy bunch. In order to capture a little bit more of 2018 in Harington Boarding, here are a couple of reflections from some of my boarding sisters.

Phoebe McColgan - Year 11, Sargood

Being a part of the Harington boarding house this year has been an awesome experience full of many amazing memories. It’s times like singing our hearts out in the dorm, making up dances and playing hockey in the hallway that have truly made my year. Becoming a boarder at St. Paul’s was one of the best decisions I have ever made and I will treasure all the memories made with the lifelong friendships I’ve formed.

Kate Healy-Year 12, Williams

This year was the ever dreadful Level 2, “The year that counts. The year that you need to get your act together”. It has certainly been one full of ups and downs, twists and turns and a fair few tumbles. Yet it has led to friendships that just can’t be broken and I can’t wait to make more memories with this amazing group of girls.

Lily Carr Paterson, Year 12 Williams

2018 - A new year, a fresh beginning. The familiar faces of old friends and old rooms were comforting, while the arrival of new friends and some new rooms were what made 2018 in Harington Boarding one to remember. This year has been full of many laughs, accomplishments, tears and sadly as the year is coming to an end, many farewells to our year 13 sisters. I am very excited about what 2019 brings in Harington Boarding.

I have been incredibly honoured to lead such a diverse group of girls this year. I have learnt so much from the girls and the experiences we have shared will be with us forever. Finally farewell to our year 13 sisters.

by Briana Cardon - Year 13 (Head of Boarding)

...the unique setting of Harington results in a tight-knit house... with lasting friendships across all year levels

...I will treasure all the memories made...

SARGOOD HOUSE

Housemaster: Mr R. McCarthy

Deputy Housemaster: Mr M.l Rameka

Assistant Housemaster: Mr Hartley

Matron: Mrs M. Rowlands

House Tutors: Daniel Van De Berg, Dylan Groom

Gap Tutors: Josh Martindale (Term 1 & 2 ) Daniel Skipper (Term 4)

Mentors: Mr B. Summerfield, Mr D. Smith, Mrs A. Dela Rue, Miss S. King, Mrs C. Gibbs

Head of House: Liam Allen

Deputy Head of House: Matthew Winefield

Harington Leader: Grace Watson

Throughout my years in Sargood I have grown so much as a person. Sargood has taught me many things. The consistent routine of boarding can at times push you to wits end but it has made me a far more organised and proactive person. These routines have a positive impact on all the boys in Sargood as well. Being in a boarding community gives so many opportunities for learning. I will definitely miss next year not being able to just go to a mate down the dormitory and asking for help.

The most important thing I’ve learnt in Sargood is not about making my bed every morning or doing my homework (which is quite rare to see me doing anyway), but it is learning how to live with 90 other boys and how to interact with one another. You don’t know how crucial in this day and age this can be and Sargood is an awesome place to learn.

This year we farewell two important staff members of Sargood House. Firstly - Matron (Bev McCarthy) has been our Matron for 31 years, offering advice, mending clothes and running us to medical appointments. Matron will be dearly missed but we trust she will enjoy her well deserved retirement.

Our Housemaster Mr McCarthy will also be hugely missed. Mr McCarthy has been a huge part of the boys growth whether they have had him as a Housemaster for 1 year or the whole time. He will be missed by not just the staff but by the students as well. Mr McCarthy is like a brother to us and he is always keen on a yarn no matter what time of the day - and extra brownie points if it’s about CrossFit. I certainly wish him well with the future.

My final year in Sargood and at St Paul’s has been the most enjoyable. The house has been awesome all year and we have been very strong contenders in most house competitions. However, House singing wasn’t one of our best competitions. The boys worked hard to fight back from our slow start to this year, with a 2nd in Rowing and a win in House Cross- country. Over all, for the house as a whole and for myself, it has been a very successful year. Sargood is such a cool place to live. It has been a fantastic second home to me and all the boys here. I’d like to thank all the boys and staff in Sargood for making my last year one to remember and best of luck for next year. I know you’ll do well.

by Liam Allen - Year 13 (Head of House)

SCHOOL HOUSE

Housemaster: Mr A. Gibbs

Deputy Housemaster: Mr C. Foot

Mentors: Mathew Hewett, Nicole Schollum, Roger Bell

Head of House: Jamie Sandford

Deputy Head of House: Matthew Bond and Shantanu Rawal

Harington Leader: Sophie Egan

It’s fair to say 2018 has been a bit of a mixed bag in the house competition.

We started the year off well with a strong showing in Athletics standards.

Then, on Athletics Day, Mr Foot was treated to the rare sight of School House competing not just in the stands but on the track as well. Thanks to the efforts of Matt Bond, George Ott and several others we managed to gain an unfamiliar 2nd place in athletics and 4th overall with standards.

School House also proved this year that Swimming Sports is more than just about participation, with a creditable 4th.

Next up was House Music. With a massive effort from

choir conductor Tony Wu, and soloist Liam Waide, we managed to secure our first win of the year.

Brigham Moeakiola, Hawaiki Te Ruki and Carter Wrathall prepared us well for a crucial Haka competition. However, we simply couldn’t pull it together on the day.

The School House men sought revenge in the form of Cross Country. Unfortunately, the house was devastated by mysterious last minute illnesses, contributing to another middle of the table finish.

Our next victory came in House Quiz, cementing our position as the intellectually superior house, largely thanks to Conor Horrigan’s impressive general knowledge.

Next up was Arts Day, where there were some stand out performances. Tony Wu’s controversial disqualification from slam poetry was a travesty by all accounts. However, he bounced back, assisting Liam Waide in a classy group and solo performance. Combined with house choir, this allowed us to take out the House Music competition.

Sports Day was another promising day for the house. A footballing master-class from seasoned pro Jasom Khatkar helped secure us the win.

Chess victory was always assured thanks to young talent, Lucas Goodwin and GOAT, Tony Wu.

The school House spirit was once again on display in House Rowing and we managed to pull the house to a respectable 4th position to round out the house events.

At the end of the day it’s not really important where we finish in the house competition, it’s the friendships you make and the experiences you share.

To the year 9s, I hope you enjoyed this year and are excited for Tihoi next year. It’s definitely one of the best parts about St Paul’s.

To the year 10s, next year is a big step up for you guys with NCEA and girls in your classes. Make sure you focus on one and not the other.

To the year 11s and 12s, the next year can seem pretty important and get really busy. But don’t sweat the small stuff and make sure you know what your goals are.

To the year 13s, there’s an old saying “leave something a little bit better than you found it”. I certainly think we’ve done that. It’s been a great final year at St Paul’s.

I’d like to thank some key people who helped made 2018 such a success. Firstly, the house prefects, Brigham, Carter, Jakob, Conor and Tony - thank you for all the work you’ve put in over the year.

Shanti - your massive yarns, and Matt - your articulate reading skills have made this year extremely enjoyable.

A huge thank you to Mr Foot. Once more you have helped to grow the School House ethos and we are certainly very appreciative of your dedication to us all. School House will certainly miss you.

Finally to Mr Gibbs, thank you for all your support and encouragement throughout this year. All the year 13s will miss your trademark, dry sense of humour.

Thanks for all those incredible memories School House and I look forward to hearing about your successes in the future.

by Jamie Sandford - Year 13 (Head of House)

WILLIAMS HOUSE

Housemaster: Mr C. Hardman

Deputy Housemaster: Mr B. Rawson

Assistant Housemaster: Mr F. van der Merwe

Matron: Mrs G. Thompson

House Tutors: TJ Pieters, Daniel Scanlon

Gap Tutors: Tim Wellen (Term 1 & 2 ) Tom Kerr (Term 4)

Mentors: Mr A. Constable, Angela Bromwich, Helen Chileshe, Daniel Teka

Head of House: Christian Collingwood

Deputy Head of House: Cameron Coull and Jack Walters

Harington Leader: Ariana Halley

It is always hard having to back up good house performances. However, this works very well with our motto - “Better than before”. Regardless of the results it is important that the house runs better and we make improvements. 2018 has seen the bar raised again.

This year the House Competition was run by the Head of the House, Christian Collingwood and our Deputy Head’s Jack Walters and Cameron Coull. Our heads were well supported by an able group of prefects. Christian’s enthusiasm inspires others and his approachability makes students feel safe that they can talk to him like a big brother.

We started the year with a 1st placing in Athletics and Standards and this was followed by a 5th in swimming, 1st in the Haka Competition, 1st in Cross Country, 3rd in Music, 3rd in Arts Day and 1st in House Rowing. To finish in the top 3 placings in every house event except for two events, two years in a row, is an achievement that the whole house should be proud of. This is a testament to the spirit of the students who proudly turn up to each event wanting to be better than before and wanting to compete for every person in the house. As this is being written, Williams House has a slight lead going into the final house competition, academics.

This year we have raised money through the 8-hour relay and our prefects did an exceptional job to organise and run the school gala day. The component of service is well ingrained in our boys as they also continue to give hours to the Over the Fence initiative.

As Housemaster of Williams House, I couldn’t be more proud of what we have achieved this year. What makes me proud is that every Williams Houseman buys into creating a positive atmosphere and is willing to give their best. We have taken good steps forward in creating a home away from home and we have again taken out the number one boarding house position.

Williams House is an amazing place with lots of history. Who goes before you leaves the mould for those who are currently an active member of Williams. Just like any mould, this can be made better. As a staff body, we will continue to work hard to make this a safe and enjoyable place for your young men to call their second home. Well done to the leavers of 2018 who have left the house in a better place than when they came into Williams. Thank you to all those who have put effort into helping the house be so successful in 2018.

TIHOI - INTAKE 1

Tihoi has operated at capacity in 2018. Intake one enjoyed term one of settled weather and lots of adventure in the bush, on water and on land. The students adapted to the intense busy 24/7 programme of Tihoi. Winter expeditions were a highlight with trips heading out to go white water kayaking, rock climbing / caving, sea kayaking, mountain biking and a mixed trip.

Intake 2018/1 Major Prize Winners

Seton Trophy for Most Outstanding Student: Frazer Tam

Most Outstanding Student nominations: Josh Gullery and Frazer Tam

Murray Harington Cup for Most Improved Student: Hamish McKinley

Most Improved Student nominations: Uenuku Heremaia & Hamish McKinley

Director’s Awards—for a consistent and positive effort in all aspects

of Tihoi:

Campbell Colquhoun, Alec Kusabs, Jayden Law and Anton Tynan

Furminger Award— (respect shown to staff and other students):

Tom Matthews

Coulter Cup (representing and upholding the virtues project ideals):

Shaw Trophy for bush craft: Hamish Saunders

Frazer Tam

Community Service and Environment Award: Jakob Williamson

Cross CountryCcup: Finn Reece

Expedition Awards—for all round excellence on expedition -

White water kayak: Toby Finlayson

Mountain bike: Thomas Matthews

Sea kayak: Joshua Gullery and Robert Radu

Rock climbing : Lorenzo Glendining

Cave: Olly Jackson

Tramp: James McLanachan

Mixed: Jack Mickell

Most Valued House Members: Hart: Robbie Crawford; Jocks: Luther Yates; Purple: Tom Haycock; Mollys: Frazer Tam; Mortz: Josh Gullery, Villa: Hamish Saunders; Gills: Jacob Sharman; Franks: Sam Lints.

Academic excellence:

Frazer Tam: English, Math, Science, SocialStudies, Physical Education; Josh Gullery: English, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education; Jayden Law: English, Physical Education, Social Studies and Science; Hamish Saunders: Math; Robbie Crawford: Math; Jeffrey Shi: English

Tihoi Masterchef Award: Hamish McKinley

Chef’s Awards: Zavier Donaldson, Campbell Colquhoun, Hamish Saunders, Luther Yates

Kingham Cup—Top Sports House: Purple House: Campbell Colquhoun, Riley Foster, Tom Haycock, Josh Levin, Thomas Matthews, Alex Mumby, Joshua Toon,

Luder Trophy - Overall Winning House: Mortz House— Zavier Donaldson, Jacky Liang, Toby Finlayson, Josh Gullery, Jack Mickell, Kyle Fraser, Sam Ward

Villa House

Jocks House

Hart House

Purple House

Mollys House

Mortz House

Franks House

Gills House

TIHOI - INTAKE 2

Pollys House

Gills House

Franks House

Mortz House

Jocks House

Again, the boys quickly adapted to the Tihoi way of life - up at 6am and busy till 9pm. Starting in winter is always a challenge and the boys embraced the opportunity. Highlights of the intake were expedition trips in white water kayaking up the Mohaka river, Heli tramping and fishing up the Mohaka, rock climbing and canyoning in the central North Island, mountain biking the Timber Trail and Redwoods and a sea kayak mission to the Marlborough Sounds. The centre welcomed new classrooms onto the property - offering state of art learning spaces for all students.

Intake 2018/2 Major Prize Winners

Mortimore Trophy for Most Outstanding Student: Dean Stewart

Most Outstanding Student nominations: Harry Derry, Oliver Larcombe, Dean Stewart, Matthew Waddell

Murray Harington Cup for Most Improved Student: Brandon Anderton

Most Improved Student nominations: Brandon Anderton, Aedan Morrison, Toby Rickman, Jacob Wilson

Director’s Awards—for a consistent and positive effort in all aspects of Tihoi: Ben Back, Laurence I’Anson, William Savage, Ben Storey

Furminger Award— (respect shown to staff and other students):

Joe Grigg

Coulter Cup (representing and upholding the virtues project ideals):

Shaw Trophy for bush craft: Fletcher Clark

Dean Stewart

Community Service and Environment Award: James Barr

Cross CountryCcup: Oliver Larcombe

Expedition Awards—for all round excellence on expeditionWhite water kayak: Matthew Waddell

Mountain bike: Harry Derry

Sea kayak: Kuwyn Price

Rock climbing : Dean Stewart, Jae Broomfield

Tramp: Brandon Anderton

Most Valued House Members: Hart: Matthew Waddell; Jocks: Oliver Larcombe; Pollys: Niah Church-Jones; Mollys: Dean Stewart; Mortz: Harry Derry; Villa: Jack Seath; Gills: Joe Grigg; Franks:Malachi Wrampling-Alec;

Academic excellence:

Dean Stewart: English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education; Harry Derry: Math, Science & Social Studies; Matthew Waddell: English & Science

Jae Broomfield: Social Studies; Nick Healy: Math, Joe Grigg: Physical Education, Fletcher Clark: Physical Education. Seb Bodle: Science

Tihoi Masterchef Award: Lewis Yetsenga

Chef’s Awards: Seb Bodle, Toby Carr, Thomas Came, Jahnie Hohaia, Neelay

Mistry, Toby Robb, Lincoln Winter

Kingham Cup—Top Sports House: Mortz House: Seb Bodle, Harry Derry, Charlie Desbonnets, James Findlay, Laurence I’Anson, Kuwyn Price and Isaac Reay

Luder Trophy - Overall Winning House: Mollys House: Jae Broomfield, Nick Healy, Aminio Manu, Aedan Morrison, Toby Robb, Hunter Singh, Ben Storey and Dean Stewart

Mollys House

Hart House

Villa House

CLARK HOUSE

Back Row: Temple Beauchamp, Trey Lincoln, Reagan Anson, Joshua Cane

6th Row: Kalem Cardon, Jack Seath, Luke Gurnick-Palmore, Lachie Crean, Blair Wells, Edwin Wills, Gideon Wrampling, Charlie Walsh, Piripi Seaman, Kieran Cox

5th Row: James Smith, Dean Stewart, Callum Donlon, Jack Russell, Caelen McClay, Jarrod Mealings, Angus Woore, Blake Ryan, Turi Edmonds, Toby Coupar, Henry Brown, Caleb Weck, Zac Prince

4th Row: Ethan Jeffs, Taius Gallichan-King, Lincoln Winter, Kit Maguire, Isaac Reay, Tino Tahitua, Dominic Chaplin, William Moss, Samuel McNaughton, Mac Parker, James Mahoney, Gus Garza Valdez

3rd Row: Charlie Leng-Uch, Ngakau Benseman, Borway Wong, Jahnie Hohaia, Charlie Desbonnets, Ben Back, Dylan Fletcher, Bobby Chungsuvanich, Nathan Ingham, Rhys Paynter, Max Campbell, Jack Laycock, Bailee Bell

2nd Row: Hunter Scott, Ashe Phillips, Riley Rolton, Tui Ngatai, James Brown, Sam Watters, Alex Zhong, Oscar Falconer, Marcus Pomare, Sam Waterman, Luke Lempriere, Ben Davies

Front Row: Edward Sclater, Harrison Phillips, David Tohi, Mr R. Tilt (Cap Tutor), Harry Forte, Mr D. Harper (Deputy Housemaster), Tom Brown, Mr N. Muirhead (Housemaster), Luka Benseman, Mr B. Emslie (Assistant Housemaster), Patchara Jirapanyayut, Samuel McClay, Charlie Saxton

Absent: Mrs L. Morris (Matron), Adrian Kennedy, Jordon Rush, Angus Riordan, Simon Han, Rik Hoogstra, Net Boonwipas, Tem Duangratana, Josh Gullery, Harry Jack, Benny Pease, Finn Reece, Jonathan Surry, Luther Yates

FITCHETT HOUSE

Back Row : Jack Sturm, Morgan Dunn, Harry Smith, Joe Harcourt, George Smith, Jack Rich, Shivam Achary, Ronan Fuller, Wes Hitchcock, Stefan Thomson

5th Row: Callum Shepherd, Kobe Young, Galen Fan, Ben Littlejohn, Jack Morton, Seth Peake, Sam Harcourt, Jack Collins, Bryan Chap, George Elstob, Lucas Taumoepeau

4th Row: Samuel Jackson, Juntong Wei, Ben McGregor, Benedict Scanlon, Vikram Rajan, Joseph Grigg, Steven Wen, Matthew Forward, Oscar Reed, Thomas Griffin, Max Fletcher, Dion Xue

3rd Row: Thomas Scanlon, Hassen Kadhem, Aminio Manu, Fritz Jooste, Jamie Carter, Oscar Da, Campbell Smith, Tom Da, Jai Fitzwalter, Seb Bodle, Joseph Dean, Ben Sturm, Max Shi

2nd Row: Jack Basel, Geoffrey Smith, Spencer Mexted, William Savage, Riley Jones, Gustav Jooste, Jack Thomson, Rohit Rajan, David Jin, Harry Derry, Ben Allen, Daniel Williams, Mrs A. Visagie

Front Row: George Greenhill, John Flood, Mr. R Aldridge, Jacob Rae, Mr J. McGrath, Callum Prosser, Mr C. Lewis, Marcus Ratcliffe, Bevan Muirhead, William Heng, Mr A. Harries, Christian Neethling, Tim Grigg

Absent: Simon Ward (Mentor Teacher), Jahan Singh, Hayden Fladgate, Johnny Li, James Kolver, Cooper Bennett

HALL HOUSE

Back Row : Nicholas O’Neill, Thomas McAdams, Isaac West, Aaron Taylor, Travis Cashmore, Sam Ogilvy, Thomas Dela Rue, Oliver Hickman, Te Waiti Rawiri, Tyler Dalton, Sam Kalma

4th Row: Jess Allen, Dillon Mulgrew, David Koshy, Toby Hafliger, Ben Kimpton, Youhao Zhang, Troy Glasson, Lachlan Coleman, Jordan Soo Choon, Matthew Johnson, Lachlan Townsend, Patrick Fisher, Ryan Young, Sebastian Morgans

3rd Row : Reuben Hunt, Ollie O’Meeghan, Jack Mickell, Kenzo Robcke, Andrew Teale, Cody Pierce, Charlie Downey, Tab Hickmott, Mitchell Clark, Yash Mann, Kyle Fraser, Alex Mitchell, Elliot Leighton-Slater, Keyan Asadi, Alex Mumby

2nd Row: Matt Dawbin, Dhiren Naicker, Karson Smith, Harry Trumm, Ben Kalma, Patrick Wood, Quinlan Ingoe, Divakrin Naicker, James Wang, Nick Evison, Nathan Walters, Lachlan O’Neill, Cameron Hopping, Matthew Herbert

Front Row: Fergus Hunt, Herman Wei, Zihao Yan, Dennis Qiu, Mr P. Clement, Dallas Taikato, Mr B. Van Meygaarden, Alex Johnson, Mr C. Neethling, Connor Downey, Ms C. Coates, Heath Johnson, Luke Henderson, Ryan Phillips, Michael Brandt

HAMILTON HOUSE

Back Row: Nic Kyon, Campbell Robb, Tim Lamb, Douwe de Boer, Kent Davidson, Jack Bowick, Justin Su, Gagan Singh, Brooklyn Howard, Jamie Robinson

4th Row: Curtis Sheeran, Riley Foster, Matthew Singers, Hugo Shale, Christopher Penno, Nico Mitchell, Carlin Vollebregt, Devon Robinson, Max Schoen, Ethan Bidois, Bryden Vollebregt, Steven Hsu

3rd Row: Kazuhiko Yonekura, Lachie Steer, Constantin Gebhard, Jakob Williamson, Riley Dance, James Hogg, Bryn Singers, Rico D’Anvers, Drew Walker, Eddy Yip, Matthew Jones, Lachlan Scott, Max Watson

2nd Row: Jack Quin, Ashton Robinson, Hetekia Te Ua, Cameron Bird, Andrew Yip, Anton Tynan, Robbie Crawford, Kiel Kleuskens, John Zhou, Jack Simmonds, Jayden Law, Hunter Doull, Fergus Williams, Phelix Van Der Nest

Front Row: Anakin Froggatt-Turner, Ben Scaramuzza, David Su, Kaleb Williamson, Ms J. Spenceley, Reid Elkington, Mr C. Morton, Kaenan Ferguson, Mr K. Hogg, Jansen Cao, Ms L. Elliott, Joe Harris, Charlie Crawford, Matthew Spence, Raymond Chen

Absent: Mr I. Campbell (Housemaster), Mr D. Sole, Temwa Chileshe, Dylan Bartels, Brendan Hunt, Jonathon Porritt, Taotahi Te Ua, Toby McDonald, Samuel Peoples, George Forte, Alex Purdie, Harris Moana

HARINGTON HOUSE

Back Row : Sorcha Miles, Sophie Chisholm, Ashleigh Kroef, Alexandra Gothorp, Siobahn Taute-Collier, Lucy Street, Zahyra Osborne, Alice Williams, Libby Clayton, Abby Bartels, Caroline Kolver, Anahia Noble, Bella Heskett, Mia Bradford, Jessica Tod, Macey Walsh, Madison Bailey, Jana Stokes, Sophie Stocker

6 th Row: Julia McLean, Isabella Bayley, Nikky Cho, Jasmine Fountaine, Ellis Watson, Madeleine Dickie, Arabella Mitchell, Darcy Hunter, Jana McLeod, Bethany Lankshear, Olivia Knowling, Niamh Shalloe, Cate Wilson, Alice Cao, Carlia Muir, Christa Brandt, Amelia Hunt, Michelle Kong

5th Row : Abbie Crow, Libby Deadman, Marnie Best, Louise van Bysterveldt, Amelia Reid, Holly Morrison, Daisy Wang, Nicola Boyd, Sammy Bryant, Iris Ye, Brooke Batters, Lamer Li, Georgia Hopkins, Ruja Pattana-Arun, Elizabeth Madgwick, Lily-Rose Andreef, Alex Flood, Arna Morris, Lucy Gray

4th Row: Molly Clements, Mei Chew, Victoria Tucker, Megan Barr, Lucy Simmonds, Ayla Hall, Abby Payne, Kitty Storey, Molly Nelson, Teaghan Singh, Veronica Bagley, Lucy Phibbs, Lily Carr Paterson, Katie Grant, Sarah Gajzago, Hannah Mayer, Rachael McLanachan, Shannon Lemon

3rd Row: Monique Lawrence, Joanna Lin, Kaya Yokoyama, Isabella Ibbetson, Annie Hantz, Orla White, Kaley Caulfield, Hannah Simpson, Lucy Fullerton-Smith, Macy Coffin, Sophie Colquhoun, Jordan Grace, Sophie Hine, Isabel Mallett, Joydenn Ratana, Hannah Dawson, Shelly Huang, Phoebe McColgan, Nikki Parrott

2nd Row: Sukhneet Kaur Rehill, Sarah Stewart, Charlotte Miller, Nanthaphat Suwanthanasin, Sarina Liang, Sophie Dyer, Charleis Kingston-White, Emma Kelliher, Kate Healy, Holly Skelton, Jenny Nguyen, Molly Flavell, Mollie Dyer, Sophie O’Meeghan, Holly Rowan-Sanders, Jaby Lau, Belle Thaviyonchai, Lavina Chong

Front Row : Charlotte Dingemans, Katherine Naylor, Sophie Egan, Alice Emeny, Priya Singh, Siobhan Read, Ms E. Pitu, Briana Cardon, Ms K. Lilley (Housemaster Boarding), Sasha Patil, Ms J. Lock (Housemaster Day), Madeleine Gordon, Ms H. Lewis, Ariana Halley, Genevieve Scott-Jones, Anna Hamilton, Grace Watson, Hannah Bethel, Katie Begbie

SARGOOD HOUSE

Back Row: Fergus McDonald, Harrison Stace, Harry Coxhead, Adam Jefferis, Charlie Jackson

6th Row: Ben Chungsuvanich, Harrison Cullen, Christiaan McAllister, John Palmhof, Cormac Hodson, Miah McDonald, Joshua Hood, Havila Molia, Dylan Smethurst, David Hancock, Blake Walker, Robert Merryweather, George Kingsnorth, Layken Tua

5th Row: Xavier Radonich, Tepaea Cook-Savage, Mark Iamthitikun, Sean Craig, William Cowan, Zavier Donaldson, Hamish Walton, Giovanni Glendining, Hector Munro, Declan O’Sullivan, Sam Cox, Poom Junhaman, Ryan Tyndall, Ben Tustin, Ben Strang

4th Row: Ivan Grozovsky, Kaiden Yearbury, Matthew Brooks, Quinn Murphy, Cole Brennan, Finn Holmes, Jake Alloway, Ethan Thompson, Riley Wills, Blue Wynn, Oliver Rasmussen, Tom Matthews, Hamish Patel, Gus Hanham

3rd Row: Hugh Williams, Lorenzo Glendining, Sam Lints, Joshua Hurst, Elliot Dixon, James O’Callaghan, George Stace, Lewis Candy, Angus Wilson, Olly Jackson, Finn Reece, Daniel Strang, Brady Terlesk, Toby Grindlay, Mark Pooley

2nd Row: Samuel Ward, Tane Aitken, Daniel Bates, Tom Stokes, Adrian Wong, Joe Gray, Spencer Clayton-Greene, Troy Martin, Thomas Nicholson, Rhys Peterson, AJ Thomas, Gabe Pinvanichkul, Ayton Brown, Jacob Wilson, Mr D. Groom (RA)

Front Row: James Webster, William Navanua, Mr D. Skipper, Anjan Singh, Mrs C. Gibbs, Bennet Groube, Mr M. Rameka (Deputy Housemaster), Liam Allen, Mr R. McCarthy (Housemaster), Matthew Winefield, Mrs M. Rowlands (Matron), Ethan Taylor, Mr D. Smith, George Fullerton-Smith, Will Porritt Absent: Mr Z. Hartley

SCHOOL HOUSE

Back Row : Louis Brown, Neelay Mistry, Marcus Ross, Boston Scott

5th Row: Dominic Dumble, Daniel Rickman, Henry McLean-Bluck, Brandon Anderton, Chris Skinner, Sitiveni Lose, Oliver Goldfinch, Ryan Mitchell, Max Robinson, Ethan Sipsma, Sanraj Dhaliwal, Daniel Pearse, Arthur Yearsley

4th Row: Baljit Singh, Cooper Robinson, Carter Wrathall, Liam Waide, George Ott, Lucas Goodwin, Brigham Moeakiola, Max McLean-Bluck, James Findlay, Hawaiki Te Ruki, Keith Thorburn, Zachary Collier-McCabe, Joshua Slattery, Joshua O’Donoghue

3rd Row: Ryan Foote, Thomas Bayley, Samuel Taylor, Harlyn Forbes, Alfie Goldfinch, Aidan Nelson, Nevada Vaofanua, Falcon Prout, Fabian Wairepo, Ben Urlich, Toby Rickman, Sam Metcalfe, Alex Hooper

2nd Row: George McNeil, Aedan Morrison, Jonathan Chong, Connor Irving, James Anderson, Cory Goodwin, Will Miller, Primo Singh, Li Kun Cao, William McNeil, Raja Sandhu, Oscar Smith, Jack Tournier, Ben Grant Front Row: Jasom Khatkar, Mrs M. Flint, Conor Horrigan, Mr R. Bell, Matthew Bond, Mr A. Gibbs, Jamie Sandford, Mr C. Foot, Shantanu Rawal, Miss N. Schollum, Tony Wu, Mr M. Hewett, Jakob Merson

WILLIAMS HOUSE

Back Row: Jacob Hobbs, Lucas Mark, Aidan Leuschke, Mercedes Hodge, Marcus Li, Luke Wetere, Max Roach, Marcus Kereopa, Levi Davidson, Tom Whiting, Nicholas Karton, James Barker, John Hustler, Mark McCluskey

5th Row: Lachie Cowley, Tiaki Rhodes, Finley Skelton, Jack Deane, Clay Richardson, George Wilson, Joel Cox, Tom Haycock, Logan Spencer, James North, George Hayward, Stark Sun, Jeff Lester, Jack Caldwell, Sean Anson

4th Row: Valynce Crosby-Te Whare, Marcus Rogers, Neitana Trueman, Toby Finlayson, Luke Finlayson, Tyler Cooper, Harry Johnstone, Charlie Oliver, Dylan Thomas, Jacob Fraser, Edward Ludbrook, Tyler Brown, Ben Beveridge, Gareth Guscott

3rd Row: Andrew Hung, Taiki Lynn, Hamish McKinley, Jack Davies, Malachi Donnelly, Jack Hutchinson, Jimmy Kwok, Ollie Storey, Julian Harker, Lui Skelton, Ollie Edmonds, Nikolai McCabe, Min Jae Seong, Henry Cawson, Zihan Zhong

2nd Row: Ken Wu, Finn Watson, Milan Hood, Connor Reeves, Alec Kusabs, Henry Mandeno, Henry Carr, Scott Hitchcock, Kelvin Noe, Tyreece Ouyang, Zainal Wong, Hamish Saunders, Logan Orsler, Luke Hanna Front Row : Max Dobbe, Leigh Punivalu, Mike Hunter, Aidan Lee, Mr K. Stewart, Cameron Coull, Mr B. Rawson, Christian Collingwood, Mr C. Hardman, Jack Walters, Ms G. Thompson, Lane Tims, Mr D. Scanlon, Sam Reeves, Daniel Johnson

VALEDICTORIAN SPEECH

Good evening everyone: Mr Lander, staff, families, and most importantly the 2018 leavers. My name is Harry and it is my privilege tonight to give a summation of the last five years here at St Paul’s Collegiate and to reflect upon the unique experiences of secondary school life.

It’s really a very special night tonight - to have everyone gathered here with their families: everyone who has made this journey possible. We are incredibly grateful that you could join us to celebrate the end of our secondary school career. It’s largely because of the people here tonight that we, the 2018 leavers, are the young men and women we are today. I would like to acknowledge and thank all of you for contributing so heavily to the growth of such wonderful young people. I would particularly like to thank the staff for their commitment to the students and for guiding all of us so thoughtfully and carefully over the past five years. We have had such a wonderful team supporting us all the way through.

For myself and for quite a few of us here, the journey started in January 2014.

Entering boarding at St Paul’s seemed like a very strange decision for me. I had been homeschooled and had just a few years at a primary school in Tauranga before making the shift to boarding. At the time it seemed to everyone an unlikely secondary school for me to attend. But I want to say a huge thank you to my Mum, Dad, Grandad, and all my family for having the courage to let that small homeschooled year 8 go off into what seemed at the time to be a very different and somewhat daunting school.

Shy, quiet, and polite: these qualities did not last long amongst the entrance students of 2014, who very soon began challenging the boundaries. Detentions and other punishments had no effect whatsoever on my year nine peers. They seemed almost to be encouraged by the prospect of getting in trouble.

Personally I was overwhelmed upon entering the St Paul’s student body - as a small plankton in a sea of sharks. The school seemed so huge and the older students so intimidating. I remember on my first day of school being completely lost, but Mr Lander had said we could ask any prefect where to go and they would help us. Unbelievably, the first prefect I asked didn’t even know D block existed and I was left waltzing around the school for half a period. Luckily I had the wits of my fellow classmates in 9CN.

Possibly the most memorable aspect of Year 9 was maths because Mr Neethling was our teacher. As many of you know, Mr Neethling has a pathological need for banter and can talk about hunting for almost an entire period - an excellent distraction from algebra.

Recently the Year 9’s in my dorm at Clark house have been completely obsessed with one thing - Tihoi: who’s in who’s intake, how cold the creek is. One boy became quite emotional at the idea of missing out on motocross for six months. Tihoi stories fly around like an airborne infection and it was exactly the same for us when we were Year 9’s. We were told they wake you up at 4am to light the fire, they punish you by making you run until you cry, and it doesn’t matter where you sleep - the Tihoi slasher will find you. Amazingly, not a single rumour about Tihoi was true.

Tihoi appeared to be the best infomercial ever. “Become a man in six months while hanging out with your mates”. This sounds pretty perfect to a 15 year old. Of course, we know infomercials are full of lies. Hanging out with mates for six months is not as easy or enjoyable as it seems and if I learnt one thing it’s that everyone has a dark side. Tihoi released a crude, animalistic beast inside everyone. Even the most calm and thoughtful people who appeared to be so respectable ended up showing their alter ego. Some would fight, cry, scream, or mirthlessly laugh alone in the cold shower. Heath Johnson beheaded a mouse that got too close to his Weetbix and Caleb Williamson somehow became a strangely nocturnal creature. What a fantastic opportunity to push the boundaries and test yourself as a person though. It was undoubtedly life changing for all those who went.

Now any St Paul’s girl here tonight will tell you that the worst part about the boys’ Tihoi experience is the stories they come back with, which they have now heard many, many, many times over the last three years.

Year 11 brought with it a host of changes. There were new students. The Tihoi intakes were reunited, and obviously there was the addition of female students to the year level. This led to the most notable change: the rise in testosterone levels. Having such a skewed male to female ratio meant that there wasn’t time to waste as the year kicked off. The boys got stuck in to impressing the girls on day one. Most took it upon themselves to recount exaggerated moments of masculinity from their Tihoi experience, while others found that comparing biceps, living in the gym, or spontaneously yelling and fighting was more successful. Saying this, I can’t help but notice how similar our behaviour was to the antagonistic ritualised fighting behaviour often displayed by animals to assert dominance and impress a potential mate!

Credit goes to the girls however. They were, for the most part, unaffected by these exaggerated displays of dominance. They provided competition never seen before by the males. Most of us were left wondering how so many girls could be so much better than us at almost everything.

It took awhile for everyone to calm down a bit about the presence of the opposite sex. Just when it all seemed to be settling down, ball season appeared on the horizon and Year 12 arrived.

Finally comfortable with our place in school as senior students, we were able to knuckle down and get to work. Some would say this is because we matured and realised how important our grades were to university applications and scholarships. However the truth is that the race was on to get Prefect. Students suddenly immersed themselves in an array of activities; from service programmes to organising house events. The desire to be a Prefect was a force that drove people to endless lengths. On a more serious note, our year 12 group genuinely contributed hugely in their houses and to St Paul’s in general, while also putting in countless hours towards extracurricular activities and NCEA Level 2. How on earth did we manage to be so awesome? Well done to all of you for having such an amazing year.

And now we’re here after our final year of secondary school. It seems like I’m standing in front of a whole new group of people. We’ve all achieved incredible things this year. We’ve successfully gained NCEA. We’ve excelled on the sports field and on the court. We’ve performed on stage. We’ve run portfolios. We’ve won scholarships. We’ve decided our plans for next year - most of us anyway. We’ve been through university applications and been constantly hassled by people saying “So, what are your plans for next year?” - all with the best intentions of course.

So I now want to say to all of you - well done. Well done for finishing on such a high. Well done for sticking it out. We’re here now at the end. We’ve finally made it. Beneath the surface however, I’m not entirely convinced much has changed since those first weeks in Year 9. Three Williams House boys, including our Head boy, have been involved in a game of tag for the last 6 weeks. Edward Sclater has remained a Messiah figure to the school for the entire five years of his kingly presence, and shockingly, the boys are still trying to impress with the same exaggerated Tihoi stories. It gives me hope for our future to see that even as we grow into such incredible, talented, and lovely young men and women, we are able to retain some of our youthful exuberance.

Secondary school really is a very strange period of life. It’s the halfway point between being a child and becoming an adult. We are all familiar with its challenges: puberty, peer pressure, and lack of development in the prefrontal cortex. This combination obviously has huge potential for disaster. I’m sure our staff here would be familiar with many of the shortcomings of teenagers, but I think it’s fair to say that these factors have led to a unique and unrepeatable experience. Never again in our lives will this dissonant triad of adolescence meet in such abundance. So try to hold on to just a little bit of that teenager inside as you continue to grow. Cherish these memories and cherish each other as we part.

And remember - State in Fide. Thank you.

by Harry Forte - Year 13

PRIZEGIVING AWARDS

TIHOI PRIZES

THE PAVLOVICH CUP

Awarded to a student who showed real development at Tihoi – Intake 1.

Hamish McKinley

MURRAY HARINGTON CUP

Awarded to a student who showed real development at Tihoi – Intake 2.

Brandon Anderton

SETON PRIZE

Awarded to a student who was outstanding in most areas of activity, academic and others, at Tihoi – Intake 1.

Frazer Tam

MORTIMER PRIZE

Awarded to a student who was outstanding in most areas of activity, academic and others, at Tihoi – Intake 2.

Dean Stewart

SPORTS AND CULTURE AWARDS

ST PAUL’S AERONAUTICAL TROPHY

For student continuing in an Aeronautical field.

Turi Edmonds

GOLD DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD

Sasha Patil

GOLD DUKE OF EDINBURGH

AWARD AND DAN BRYANT MEMORIAL TROPHY

Lucy Phibbs

THE GUMMER GAVEL

For excellence in Debating

Anna Hamilton

THE JANET COLE CUP

For excellence in Performing Arts.

Anna Hamilton

Victoria Chanwai

THE RODNEY HAMEL CUP

For the most significant contribution to Culture.

Jack Walters

PARR MUSIC TROPHY

For excellence in Orchestral Music

Patchara Jirapanyayut

COWAN PLATE

For continuous service to the Choir

Heath Johnson

THE WAYNE O’BRIEN TROPHY

In recognition of all-round personal success in sport and the contribution towards others reaching their potential.

Madeleine Gordon

THE DIRECTOR OF SPORT AWARD

For the most outstanding Team of the year.

Swimming Team:

Jacob Gibbs

Thomas Griffin

Brendan Hunt

Ben Littlejohn

Samuel Peoples

THE PETER GILBERT TROPHY

Awarded to the most outstanding Sportsman of the year.

Temwa Chileshe

TE TUPUWAI “EXCELLENCE IN SPORT”

Awarded to Top Maaori Sportsperson of the Year

Grace Watson

THE MARGARET FORSYTH TROPHY

Awarded to the most outstanding Sportswoman of the year.

Grace Watson

THE COLE CUP

To the most outstanding individual sportsperson.

Grace Watson

SUPREME CULTURAL AWARD:

Victoria Chanwai

ACADEMIC PRIZES

YEAR 9

Industry Awards - Industry Awards are made to students who have narrowly missed winning a prize in a number of subjects, or who are recognised for their consistent effort in the classroom throughout the year.

James Brown

Kiel Kleuskens

Thomas Scanlon

Benjamin Urlich

Drama

Riley Rolton

Materials Technology

Jake Alloway

Physical Education

Harry Trumm

Religious Education

Riley Jones

Spanish

Thomas Stokes

Te Reo Maori

Dylan Fletcher

Social Studies

Third in Subject Spanish

Yashnoor Mann

English

Third in Subject Drama

Third in Subject French

Third in Subject Science

William (Max) Fletcher

Art

Second in Subject Religious Education

Milan Hood

French

Music

Third in Subject Social Studies

Keyan-Sam Asadi

Mathematics

Science

Second in Subject English

Second in Subject French

Third in Subject Music

Jack Simmonds

Design & Visual Communication

Social Studies

Second in Subject Science

Second in Subject Te Reo

Maori

Third in Subject English

Third in Subject Religious Studies

Daniel Williams

YEAR 10

Industry Awards

Tem Duangratana

Toby Finlayson

Joseph Grigg

Lewis Yetsenga

Design & Visual Communication

Dean Stewart

Drama

Lachlan Scott

Physical Education

Sam Lints

Physical Education

Lincoln Winter

Te Reo Maori

Te Tapuwae o Uenuku

Heremaia

French

Third in Subject English

Harrison Derry

Materials Technology

Second in Subject Social Studies

Alec Kusabs

Music

Second in Subject English

Third in Subject Science

Campbell Colquhoun

Social Studies

Second in Subject French

Second in Subject Science

Third in Subject Mathematics

Third in Subject Physical Education

Joshua Gullery

Art

English

Mathematics Science

Spanish

Third in Subject Social Studies

Frazer Tam

Year 11

Industry Awards

Kaley Caulfield

Nathan Ingham

Aidan Leuschke

Sarah Stewart

Agriculture/Horticulture (shared)

Holly Rowan-Sanders

Art

Kemachart (Bobby)

Chungsuvanich

Art Design/Photography

NIkky Cho

Engineering

James North

Furniture Making

Constantin Gebhard

History

Ethan Bidois

Sports Science

Arna Morris

Te Reo Maori

Third in Subject Engineering

Thomas Bayley

Computer Applications

Third in Subject Art Design/

Photography

Ayla Hall

NCEA English

Third in Subject IGCSE Physics

Ben Littlejohn

Music

Third in Subject Computer

Applications

Dion Xue

NCEA Mathematics

Third in Subject Computer Science

Andrew Yip

Computer Science

Second in Subject Engineering

Luke Finlayson

Spanish

Second in Subject IGCSE

Biology

James (Arthur) Yearsley

IGCSE Mathematics

Second in Subject NCEA

English

Third in Subject Science

Lucas Goodwin

Science

Second in Subject NCEA

Mathematics

Second in Subject IGCSE

Physics

Lachlan Coleman

Accounting (shared)

Second in Subject IGCSE

Chemistry

Second in Subject Economics

David Gough

Accounting (shared)

Second in Subject Graphics

Second in Subject IGCSE

Mathematics

Third in Subject NCEA English

Caleb Weck

IGCSE Chemistry

IGCSE Physics

Lachlan Lamont

Agriculture/Horticulture (shared)

Geography

Hannah Simpson

Art Design/Photography (shared)

Graphics

Third in Subject NCEA English

Trey Lincoln

Economics

IGCSE English

Second in Subject Level 2

History

Third in Subject Accounting

David Koshy

IGCSE Biology

Drama

French

Gustav Jooste

YEAR 12

Industry Awards

Madison Bailey

Seth Peake

Teaghan Singh

Max Watson

Art Photography (shared)

Abby Payne

Earth and Space Science

Jeremiah McDonald

Electronics

Oliver Hickman

Engineering

Rico D’Anvers

Furniture Making

Lachan Cowley

Spanish

George Ott

Sports Science

Jacob Gibbs

Level 3 Spanish

Victoria Tucker

Te Reo Maori

Third in Subject Mathematics with Calculus

Sam Ogilvy

French

Second in Subject Geography

Julia McLean

Computer Science (shared)

Second in Subject Mathematics with Calculus

Campbell Smith

History

Second in Subject Geography

Third in Level 3 Subject Physics

Fengyuan (Simon) Han

Economics (shared)

Second in Subject AS

Mathematics

Third in Subject Physics

Adam Jefferis

Music

Second in Subject Biology

Third in Subject Chemistry

Orla White

Drama

Second in Subject English

Second in Subject Media Studies

Sarah Gajzago

Art Painting Graphics

Jess Allen

Agriculture/Horticulture

AS English

Jana Stokes

NCEA English (shared)

Mathematics with Calculus

Aaron Taylor

Geography

Physics (shared) (Dave Woodley Physics Cup)

Second in Subject Chemistry

Lucy Simmonds

Computer Science (shared)

Physics (shared) (Dave Woodley Physics Cup)

AS Mathematics

Henry Mandeno

Accounting

Economics (shared)

Mathematics with Statistics

Benjamin Tustin

Art Design

Art Photography (shared)

Media Studies

Third in Subject Mathematics with Statistics

Kate Healy

Agribusiness

Biology

Chemistry

Computer Applications

NCEA English (shared)

Second in Subject

Mathematics with Statistics

Marnie Best

YEAR 13

Industry Awards

Sophie Colquhoun

Auke (John) Palmhof

Matthew Spence

Jessica Tod

Accounting (shared)

Fergus Hunt

Agribusiness (shared) (P W

Johnstone Memorial Trophy)

Sophie Egan

Agriculture/Horticulture

Libby Clayton

Art Photography (shared)

Christa Brandt

Computer Science (shared)

Oliver Goldfinch

Computer Science (shared)

Zihan Zhong

Construction

Bennet Groube

Drama (shared)

Harry Forte

Earth and Space Science

Matthew Winefield

Engineering

Joshua Hood

French

Holly Morrison

Graphics

Tevita (David) Tohi

Music

Jack Walters

Te Reo Maori

Dallas Taikato

Sports Science (Wintec Sports Studies Trophy)

Second in Subject Earth and Space Science

Sarah Jackson

Art Design

Second in Subject Graphics

Heath Johnson

Drama (shared)

Second in Subject English

Second in Subject Geography

Anna Hamilton

Economics

Second in Subject Classical Studies

Second in Subject A Level English

Conor Horrigan

Chemistry (shared)

Second in Subject Biology

Second in Subject

Mathematics with Calculus

Second in Subject Physics

Raymond Chen

Agribusiness (shared) (P W

Johnstone Memorial Trophy)

History (shared)

Briana Cardon

Accounting (shared)

Art Photography (shared)

Jonathon Porritt

Computer Applications

Tourism

Thanyatorn (Belle)

Thaviyonchai

Classical Studies

A Level English

Dylan Woodhouse

Geography (Waikato

Geographical Society Trophy)

History (shared)

Third in Subject Mathematics with Statistics

James Sandford

Art Painting

Chemistry (shared)

Mathematics with Statistics (Gary Judkins Trophy)

Third in Subject Biology

Toby McDonald

Level 3 Biology

Level 3 NCEA English

Level 3 Mathematics with Calculus

Level 3 Physics

Third in Subject Level 3

Chemistry

Alice Cao

SPECIAL AWARDS

SPECIAL AWARDS

DAN BRYANT MEMORIAL CUP

Top Gold Duke of Ed and Outdoor Pursuit student

Lucy Phibbs

THE MIKE POWELL MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING CRAFTSMANSHIP

Joshua Hood

ST PAUL’S GRAPHICS & TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT/WAIKATO MASTER BUILDER’S AWARD

Bennet Groube

DAVID HARRIES MEMORIAL TROPHY FOR OUTSTANDING GRAPHICS

David Tohi

BECKETT PRIZE FOR LITERATURE

Awarded to the student who excelled in the study of Literature in Level 3 English.

Dylan Woodhouse

CREATIVE WRITING CUP

Awarded for the most outstanding piece of writing produced by a student during the school year.

Louise van Bysterveldt

SENIOR ORATORY PRIZE

Awarded for the most outstanding public speaker in the School student body.

Anna Hamilton

ST PAUL’S COLLEGIATE ICT CUP

Awarded to a member of the iTeam who has displayed dedication and commitment to ICT support.

Lachlan Coleman

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PRIZE

Awarded to the student who has contributed most positively to fostering international relations in the School.

Patchara Jirapanyayut

HAWAIKI RISING SCHOLARSHIP

Awarded to Emerging Leaders in Tikanga Māori in Year 11 and Year 12.

Tepaea Cook-Savage

KAUERANGA PLAQUE

Awarded to the student who has excelled in the area of Practical Science.

Alice Cao

DELOITTE PRIZE

Awarded to the top student in the Business Sciences area who is continuing with his/her study of the Economic Sciences at University.

Bunnarath (William) Heng

THE PHOTO LIFE STUDIOS GRAPHICS ART AWARD

For excellence in Graphics and Art Design.

We acknowledge the generous donation of this prize from Photolife Studios.

Heath Johnson

THE THORNTON GALLERY TROPHY

Most promising artist who is continuing studying Art.

Heath Johnson

JOHN VAN GROOTEL MEMORIAL TROPHY

Awarded for outstanding diligence and persistence in the Junior School. This trophy was donated to the School by the Goldsbury family and is dedicated to the memory of staff member John van Grootel.

Riley Jones

ST PAUL’S PARENTS’ ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP

Awarded to a Year 12 student who started at St Paul’s in the lower band and has now qualified for a full NCEA Level 3 (Achievement Standards) course next year.

Max Watson

MANUKURA ARIKI “MAAORI ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE”

Awarded to the top academic Maaori scholar.

Briana Cardon

ST PAUL’S AWARD FOR YEAR 9 AND THE LANDER FAMILY TROPHY

Awarded to the top Year 9 student who has excelled in all areas of School life, academics, sport, culture and leadership.

Logan Orsler

Samuel Peoples

ST PAUL’S AWARD FOR YEAR 11 AND THE HAYLETT-PETTY MEMORIAL TROPHY

Awarded to the top academic Year 11 student who has excelled in all areas of school life, academics, sport, culture and leadership. The Haylett-Petty Memorial Trophy was donated to the School by the Oliver family and is dedicated to the memory of former staff member, Paul Haylett-Petty.

David Koshy

ST PAUL’S AWARD FOR YEAR 12 AND THE JOHN OEHLEY CUP

Awarded to the top academic Year 12 student who has excelled in all areas of School life, academics, sport, culture and leadership.

Campbell Smith

HEADMASTER’S PRIZES

Awarded for outstanding service to the school in a wide variety of areas, academics, leadership, sporting, cultural and/or service – each of these students has made an extraordinary contribution to the School in their respective areas.

Tom Brown

Cameron Coull

Kaenan Ferguson

Maddy Gordon

Patchara Jirapanyayut

Siobhan Read

Priya Singh

Grace Watson

Dylan Woodhouse

BNZ AWARDS

Awarded to Year 13 students who have excelled academically and/or in leadership, sport and cultural areas.

Victoria Chanwai

Alice Emeny

Heath Johnson

Sasha Patil

Dallas Taikato

DE JONG TROPHY

Awarded to the student who has put in a really consistent effort in all areas of School life. Someone who always gives of their best in everything they do.

Genevieve Scott-Jones

Anna Hamilton

THE LUMAN FAMILY TROPHY

Awarded in recognition of outstanding leadership both inside and outside of the classroom.

Sarah Jackson

THE FITCHETT TROPHY

Awarded to the most outstanding female leader in the School.

Briana Cardon

ANDREA JEAN JENKINS CUP FOR THE HEAD GIRL

Awarded to the Head Girl for her outstanding leadership and commitment in all areas of school life.

Sarah Jackson

LEGGATT PRIZE & OLD COLLEGIANS’ TROPHY FOR THE HEAD

BOY

Awarded to the Head Boy for his outstanding leadership and commitment in all areas of School life.

Lane Tims

THE G W LANDER RESILIENCE TROPHY

Awarded to the student who has shown real Courage and Tenacity in the Face of Adversity

Aidan Lee

GALATIANS TROPHY

Awarded to the student who in the opinion of the staff, displays the following qualities: patience; kindness; faithfulness; humility and self-control - a decent young man or woman who has proven to be an excellent and influential citizen by the strength of their character.

Jack Walters

SEAVILL CUP

Awarded to the student who has contributed most to the School in a wide variety of activities.

Harry Forte

THE EVAN MCCULLOCH TROPHY FOR PROXIME ACCESSIT

Dylan Woodhouse

KATRINA L WARD CUP FOR DUX OF THE SCHOOL

Alice Cao

SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau – Forestry Scholarship (MPI)

Thomas Brown

Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) - Scholarship

Conor Horrigan

University of Otago – New Frontiers Entrance Scholarship

Katie Begbie

University of Otago – New Frontiers Entrance Scholarship

Sophie O’Meeghan

University of Otago – New Frontiers Entrance Scholarship

Niamh Shalloe

University of Otago – New Frontiers Entrance Scholarship

Keith Thorburn

University of Otago – Māori Entrance Scholarship

Ariana Halley

University of Otago – Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship

Sarah Jackson

University of Otago – Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship

Patchara Jirapanyayut

University of Otago – Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship

Alex Johnson

University of Otago – Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship

Divakrin Naicker

University of Otago – Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship

Lucy Phibbs

University of Otago – Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship

Jamie Sandford

University of Otago – Leaders of Tomorrow Scholarship

Genevieve Scott-Jones

University of Otago – Academic Excellence

Raymond Chen

Lincoln University – Sports Scholarship

Liam Allen

Canterbury University – Emerging Leaders and Waikato Tainui Scholarship

Briana Cardon

Massey University – Business Future Leader Scholarship

Madeleine Gordon

Massey University – Agricultural Leadership Scholarship

Thomas Nicholson

Massey University – Business Future Leader/Agricultural Leadership Scholarship

Troy Martin

AUT University – Significant Student Scholarship

Heath Johnson

University of Auckland – Academic Potential Scholarship

Kelliher Economics Foundation Scholarship

Tony Wu

University of Auckland – Top Achievers Scholarship

Alice Cao

University of Auckland – Top Achievers Scholarship

Anna Hamilton

University of Auckland – Top Achievers Scholarship

Sasha Patil

University of Waikato – Ko Te Tangata

Christa Brandt

University of Waikato – Ko Te Tangata

George Greenhill

University of Waikato – Ko Te Tangata

Sarah Gurnsey

University of Waikato – Ko Te Tangata

Brendan Hunt

University of Waikato – Ko Te Tangata

Yutong (David) Su

University of Waikato – Ko Te Tangata

Jack Walters

University of Waikato – Te Paewai o te Rangi Scholarship

Bevan Muirhead

University of Waikato – Te Paewai o te Rangi Scholarship

Dylan Woodhouse

University of Waikato – Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship

Temwa Chileshe

University of Waikato – Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship

Grace Watson

PRIZEGIVING

Congratulations to all students whose outstanding achievements were acknowledged at our annual prizegiving ceremony.

PREFECT PROFILES

Lane Tims

Head Boy

Academic Portfolio, Sport Portfolio

Highlights: This year has been action packed with my role as Head Boy. House competition, as always, has provided a massive incentive throughout the year to work hard. My personal sports of Athletics and Hockey added to this mind-set. I have loved every minute at St Paul’s, and while I will miss the companionship of my William’s House brothers, I am ready for the next challenge and chapter of my life. I want to thank all the Prefects for a fantastic 2018 and wish them the best of luck as they too move into the next phase of their journey.

Next Year: Next year I will be attending Canterbury University to study Engineering.

Sarah Jackson

Head Girl

Spirit Portfolio, Boarding Portfolio

Highlights: “The plain fact is that the planet does not need more successful people. But it does desperately need more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers, and lovers of every kind. It needs people of moral courage, willing to join the fight to make the world habitable and humane. And these qualities have little to do with success as we have defined it”- David W Orr.

I’ve learnt a lot from this year and the leadership skills I have developed will be ones I will benefit from for the rest of my life. One of my personal highlights was competing in the Hillary Challenge final where we were pushed to the max both physically and mentally and we all became very close as a team and shared a lot of laughter and good times.

Next Year: I am going to be a GAP tutor at Tihoi, while I decide what my next step will be.

Kaenan Ferguson

Deputy Head Boy

Co-Chair Junior Portfolio

Highlights: After five years of life at St Paul’s, there are memories that shall stay with me forever. Playing alongside the great Groomski in the Formidable Corinthians Football team has really shown me what’s important to my own life and happiness, and has been a true honour over the past year. My biggest personal achievement from the year was becoming a volunteer recruit firefighter at Chartwell Fire Station where I gained some of my greatest experiences, friends and values and a career I look to further pursue. The skills I am able to take away from my time as Deputy Head Boy are invaluable. Cheers to everyone I have got to know over the past five years.

Next Year: I am attending the University of Canterbury to study Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering.

Victoria Chanwai

Deputy Head Girl

Head of Hamilton House, Social Portfolio

Highlights: My most humbling experience during my past 3 years at St Paul’s has been visiting St Joan’s Rest Home every week to play violin to the residents. It is extremely gratifying to be able to contribute to the wider community and gain invaluable insight into what transformational-service really means. Alongside this, winning the Dawn Cup for the Girls U18 Coxed Four and Bronze in the Coxed Eight at the NZSS Rowing Championships (Maadi Cup) in Year 12 was a once-in-a-lifetime feat. I was also privileged to perform violin at Carnegie Hall in New York City in February this year, which was another extraordinary experience and one that will be cherished forever.

Next Year: Studying a Bachelor of Biomedical Science at University of Auckland.

Genevieve Scott-Jones

Chapel Prefect

Co-Chair Mission & Outreach Portfolio

Highlights: It’s been amazing being head of the Mission and Outreach portfolio over this past year. My personal highlight was establishing the community fridge in which members of the St Paul’s community donate food to families in need around the Fairfield area. It has been incredible to see the amount of support the fridge has received and I’m sure it will be a long lasting staple of the service programme. Another real highlight was the Community Gala which was a huge success. All the staff, students, and parents contributed so much to making it such a fun event. It was great to welcome members of the wider community into our school and provide an enjoyable experience for them as well as raising $10,000.

Next Year: I am taking a gap year to work, volunteer and travel before returning to NZ to study Psychology and Law.

Anna Hamilton

Chapel Prefect

Co-Chair Arts Portfolio, Academics Portfolio

Highlights: Looking over the last two brief years at St Paul’s my highlights have included being part of the choir and seeing it go from strength to strength, the Year 9 boys who grew with confidence as their debating skills increased and having Year 12 boarding girls realise that they are phenomenal at creative writing. This collegiality the school has instilled in me has made me realise that when others succeed, we all succeed. What matters is that Sarah has discovered her love for the outdoors, David has pursued music, TJ has gone on to be the best nanny. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter what you’ve done, what matters is the impact that you’ve made on others.

Next Year: It shouldn’t surprise anyone that I am going to study professions that will give me lifelong opportunities to speak: law and music at the University of Auckland.

Grace Watson

Chapel Prefect

Head of Sargood House, Co-Chair Sports Portfolio

Highlights: This year I have been humbled to lead a group of enthusiastic, quirky, bleeding red girls as Head of Sargood House. Also, as Co-head of the Sports portfolio I have seen my fair share of victory, loss, injury, pain, sweat and tears. My favourite part of this role is watching the journey of our St Pauls athletes. Success as I know isn’t restricted to winning a final or being a national champ. Success is the little things. Being a prefect of the Chapel of Christ the King is the role that has taught me the most this year. I have learnt what true happiness is - what it feels like to be fulfilled. Working with the most passionate people I know to build an understanding of religion and culture within our school has been a privilege.

Next Year: I am deciding between The University of Waikato, The University of Washington or Yale University to study a bachelor of Environmental Sciences/Ecology and Biodiversity.

Heath Johnson Chapel Prefect

Mission and Outreach Portfolio, Arts Portfolio

Highlights: During my time as a prefect I have been fortunate to have been given many leadership and service opportunities. Taking part in a combined SPC/Dio World Vision ‘40 hours of service’ weekend, coordinating the hospital chaplaincy programme, and organising a community gala alongside a team of passionate students and staff have all been highlights of a greatly fulfilling final year. I will look back on my time as a senior student with fond memories.

Next Year: In 2019 I plan to study at AUT towards a Bachelor of Design degree majoring in industrial design. I look forward to pursuing a career very much in line with my hobbies and interests.

Harry Forte Chapel Prefect

Co-Chair Mission & Outreach Portfolio

Highlights: Undoubtedly the highlight for me this year has been working with the local Fairfield and Bankwood community. Volunteering, particularly at St Joan’s Resthome has been an incredibly uplifting experience and something I will always cherish. I have also hugely enjoyed working with so many amazing people to achieve such wonderful goals this year.

Next Year: I will be working as a GAP tutor in the United Kingdom.

Jack Walters Chapel Prefect

Co-Chair iTeam, Co-Chair Arts Portfolio

Highlights: During my time as a 2018 prefect, I’ve carried out several projects. I have thoroughly enjoyed helping within the music department and fundraising for new equipment which will be visible for years to come. As deputy head of the “Mighty Green Machine” - Williams House, I’ve enjoyed getting to know my younger brothers and helping out those who need it. Musically, I’ve loved performing in our school bands, particularly the production orchestras. My ultimate highlights were performing my 12 hands piano arrangement at the celebration of music, conducting the Concert Band at festival and for my own composition “The Fast Paced Spirit” which I’ve written and have gifted to St Paul’s Collegiate.

Next Year: I am attending Waikato University to study a conjoint degree in Music and Chemistry.

Sam McClay

Chapel Prefect, Mission & Outreach Portfolio, Environmental Portfolio

Highlights: Being named as a mid-term prefect, and then as a chapel prefect on top of that was the biggest honour of my year. I thoroughly valued and enjoyed taking on the challenge of developing my public speaking skills in front of the school in chapels and assemblies as well as other events. These newly learnt skills will help me endlessly in my future when I am faced by challenges like these. Representing the school and region at the zone and North Island Athletics as well as in the 1st XI and Waikato U18s Hockey teams was another huge highlight of the year. Planning the Community Gala as well as other service events as part of the Mission & Outreach Portfolio was yet another aspect of this year that has left me with more skill and experience to carry beyond St Paul’s Collegiate and into my future.

Next Year: I am heading down to Canterbury to study Engineering at UC.

Thomas Brown

Head of Clark

Co-Chair Boarding Portfolio, Arts Portfolio

Highlights: Being part of the Boarding portfolio has been a big learning experience for me in terms of helping to run a ‘micro community’. However, the biggest highlight would have to be representing SPC at the National Hillary Challenge where we placed sixth - an amazing placing - but it was the incredible memories that I shared with awesome people that will stick with me forever.

Next Year: I will be continuing my study at the University of Canterbury where I have been awarded the Ministry for Primary Industries, Ngā Karahipi Uru Rākau – Forestry Scholarship to double major in civil and forestry engineering.

Callum Prosser

Head of Fitchett House

Co-Chair Junior Portfolio, Sports Portfolio

Highlights: I have really enjoyed being a full school prefect. It has been a challenging year trying to meet and exceed the expectations of student leadership. Fitchett has done really well this year in the house competition and fully deserves to be contending for the top spot for the first time in a number of years. My most significant achievements of the year include being Captain of the first XI hockey boys’ team and being selected to play for U18 Midlands hockey.

Next Year: I am joining the Australian Army.

Briana Cardon

Head Harington Boarding, Co-chair Boarding Portfolio, Head of Clark House, Sports Portfolio

Highlights: I have found the experience of Head of Harington Boarding especially rewarding. Returning ‘home’ every afternoon to 52 amazing girls has kept me positive and motivated. I can truly say these friendships have blossomed into a lifelong sisterhood. Another opportunity I am extremely grateful for is being a part of the dynamic Hilary Challenge team that placed 6th at Nationals earlier in the year. I was pushed to my absolute limits but with the support of the whole team we all made it through the week. Being surrounded by the diverse nature of the St Paul’s community has been enlightening and humbling and I will forever remember my time here.

Next Year: I am attending Canterbury University to study a conjoint Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Artsmajoring in Psychology.

Temwa Chileshe

Head of Hamilton House Spirit Portfolio, Sport Portfolio

Highlights: Being head of Hamilton House for 2018 was a challenging role. Thankfully, Hamilton House had a fantastic year. I have also learned that you don’t always have to lead from the front - sometimes leading from behind and just doing the best you can is enough. By guiding others to be the best that they can be is some of the best leadership you can provide. Overall, the opportunities that I have been offered this year have been exceptional and I have tried my best to make the most of them. My biggest achievement was when I made the World Junior Boys Squash Team that travelled to India in mid-July to play in the Junior World Championships.

Next Year: I am planning to go to USA for University where I will do a chemistry degree and play on the Inter University Squash Circuit. I am hoping to follow this passion of mine as long as I can.

Sasha Patil

Head of Harington Day

Environmental Portfolio

Highlights: Through my role in leading Harington House, I have really enjoyed the many lessons learnt this year. Consistently being pushed out of my comfort zone has developed me as a person as I have learned to handle many different challenges which I believe will help me well into the future. A highlight for the year would have to be the Harington Fashion Show - pulling off such a remarkable night is certainly a memory I will treasure. Another highlight would definitely be the End of Year dinner - a trip down memory lane - which will always be one of my fondest memories of my time at St Paul’s Collegiate.

Next Year: I am unsure of where exactly I will be studying but plan to study pre-med.

Liam Allen Head of Sargood

Boarding Portfolio

House

Highlights: Throughout this year there have been so many highlights. One of my fondest memories is the interaction with the juniors in Sargood House. It’s been awesome to see them grow physically and mentally into slightly more mature boys. Another highlight was the speeches I had to do at Sargood House dinner and the rugby dinner. These two occasions challenged me, but also encouraged me to be confident with speaking in front of a large crowd. My biggest achievement throughout 2018 was making Chiefs U18 and being nominated for New Zealand rugby secondary schools. I believe the leadership of being a prefect has helped me a lot with rugby.

Next Year: I am attending Lincoln University, assisted with a rugby scholarship, where I will be studying Agricultural Sciences and Commerce.

Jamie Sandford

Co-Head of School House

Co-Chair Environmental Portfolio, Academic Portfolio

Highlights: Representing the school for the 1st XI cricket and 1st XI hockey has been an honour. The Waikato and Midlands secondary schools championships stand out as memorable moments as does an amazing hockey tour of Argentina. School House’s inter-house music victory this year will always remain a fond memory of my time at St Paul’s. I think the fun and entertaining atmosphere of school house created an awesome spirit and camaraderie.

Next Year: I’m taking a gap year to be a tutor at Wellingborough School in England.

Christian Collingwood

Head of Williams House

Co-Chair Spirit Portfolio, Boarding Portfolio

Highlights: I have enjoyed what this school has offered to me throughout the time I have been here. Coming over from Fiji was a daunting experience, but from day one the brothers of Williams House welcomed me and it quickly became a second home. As Head of Williams, I have particularly enjoyed the interactions with the younger boys, sharing with them the energy and passion I have for this this great House and hopefully instilling the same desire and determination to compete.

Next Year: I am planning on studying at Victoria University, although I am still to confirm what my major will be.

Alex Johnson

Head of Hall House Spirit Portfolio, Social Portfolio

Highlights: My time at St Paul’s this year has been filled with a remarkable amount of amazing memories. Most of these have revolved around the friendships that I have made, but touring Argentina and winning the CNI 1st XV competition has also been at the pinnacle of my most cherished moments at St Paul’s. While attending this school, I have been provided with an excessive amount of life-changing opportunities. Because of this, I will forever be grateful.

Next Year: I plan on studying Pre-med down in Otago University.

Luka Benseman

Co-chair Sports Portfolio, Boarding Portfolio, Social Portfolio

Highlights: I have really enjoyed being able to organise different events within the school such as the various sporting events (Athletics) and socials for the juniors. Being in Clark House with a group of students that I have been with since year 9 has been thoroughly enjoyable. I hope to keep these friendships as I head into the future. The 1st XV Rugby team was a major part of my year, going from a huge low at the start of the season to a huge high by the end, winning the Central North Island 1st XV competition. I have many positive memories as a border and student of St Paul’s Collegiate and I will cherish and remember these in years to come.

Next Year: I am attending Otago University where I will be studying a Bachelor’s degree in Business, hoping to major in either International Business or Accounting.

Patchara Jirapanyayut

Co-Chair International Portfolio, Co-Chair iTeam Portfolio, Academics Portfolio

Highlights: This year has been a fantastic year for me, being able to make a difference in the school body and the community around St Paul’s Collegiate. Leading the international committee we have set up multiple events and activities that were able to help with the integration of international students adding to the diversity of the school body and contributing to the school’s work in the community. This allowed me to improve my time management as well as leadership skills which will be extremely useful to me in my future endeavours, no matter what they may be.

Next Year: I’m attending Otago University and studying Health Science and Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery.

Dallas Taikato

Co-Chair Te Kaea Portfolio, Junior Portfolio, Spirit Portfolio

Highlights: I Whāia te iti kahurangi ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei. Seek the treasure you value most dearly: if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain. St Paul’s has encouraged me to aim high, set lofty goals and work hard to achieve them. More importantly it has highlighted the importance of persistence and determination. Both as a boarder and as a day student; in the classroom and on the sports field; as a member of this school and as a young Māori, St Paul’s has provided me with many diverse life lessons. I am proud of the person I have become and am excited about what the future holds. The friendships that I have made for life are my fondest memories of St Paul’s Collegiate.

Next Year: Undecided.

Alice Emeny

Co-Chair Environmental Portfolio, Mission & Outreach Portfolio

Highlights: This year I’ve loved the opportunities that being a prefect has given me. Being in a position of leadership helped me to make changes in areas of school life that I am really passionate about. It was exciting to see our work in the Environmental Portfolio pay off as new ideas to reduce waste at school were implemented in the dining room and classrooms! I have also loved leading the St Joan’s art group this year as it has taught me so much.

Next Year: I am taking a Gap Year in Ghana, West Africa and volunteering in a school and a medical centre, before continuing to University to continue my education.

Madeleine Gordon

Co-Chair Social Portfolio, Head of Hall House, Environmental Portfolio

Highlights: A huge highlight for me was the opportunity to organise the school ball for 2018. The evening was a massive success and it was amazing to see all the hard work and creative ideas come to life. As a house leader it’s been inspiring having an opportunity to lead and support others in my house especially seeing Hall House’s success in Harington Fashion Show.

Next Year: I am going to the UK to be a GAP tutor.

Priya Singh

Co-Chair Spirit Portfolio, Head of Fitchett House, Social Portfolio

Highlights: The endless opportunities I have been honoured to have a part in during 2018 has seen the year finish somewhat too quickly. A series of regattas, house events, assignments, netball games, along with many other experiences have allowed me to form memories and friendships that will surely last many years to come. Amongst the chaos the year has provided, the most rewarding part has been my involvement with St Joan’s Hospital and the 40 Hours of Service. There is truly something special about giving your time and energy to a worthy cause. Thus, I can easily say that 2018 has been more than just above mediocre. It has been superb.

Next Year: I am attending the University of Otago in Dunedin to study a Bachelor of Science majoring in Psychology.

Matthew Winefield

Co-Chair Academics Portfolio, Co-Chair International Portfolio

Highlights: Without a doubt, this year as a School Prefect has been one to remember and has been my most enjoyable year at St Paul’s. A highlight has to be going to the National Football tournament in Christchurch and North Island Athletics in Whanganui. Being able to represent the school in high-level competitions is something I will cherish. Saliently, my favourite achievement during my time at St Paul’s was destroying all stereotypes and being part of the first Sargood House team to win house quiz in 2017.

Next Year: I will be doing a Bachelor of Science at either The University of Melbourne or University of British Columbia.

Shantanu Rawal

Co-Chair Academics Portfolio, Sports Portfolio, Spirit Portfolio

Highlights: Although my parents taught me many valuable life lessons when I was a child, they emphasized the importance of hard work and determination for success. However, in my own experiences I have come to find that teamwork is an essential factor for bigger success. Sharing knowledge and leading others with confidence creates bonds and connections otherwise lost. This year has undoubtedly been a successful year, and I am proud to say that the initiatives established by the prefect body have affected many people in a positive manner. Unquestionably the greatest accomplishment over my time at St Paul’s is winning the New Zealand Secondary Schools National Anon Rankin Cup in 2016, an unforgettable experience that cemented my pride for the crest.

Next Year: I look forward to studying Health Sciences in my first year at the University of Otago.

Cameron Coull

Co-Chair Social Portfolio, Boarding Portfolio, Environmental Portfolio

Highlights: During my time as a Prefect in 2018, I have really enjoyed being a role model to both members in the house and also the entire school. Helping lead Williams House through various competitions and activities was also a task that I thoroughly enjoyed. I really appreciated helping organise events like the Ball and various other socials but aiding in the organisation of the school gala with such a strong group of friends and fellow prefects will stand with me as one of my main highlights for 2018.

Next Year: I am attending Canterbury University where I am studying Engineering.

Aidan Lee

Junior Portfolio

Highlights: There have been many highlights throughout my last year at St Paul’s, but to pick a few, they would definitely have to be playing for the 1st XI Hockey team and being a part of the success of Williams House in 2018. My highlight throughout my time at St Paul’s would definitely be winning the national hockey title in year 11, and raising over $2500 throughout the school for a Fijian village that was affected by a hurricane. These two particular memories will be the fondest when I think about my time at St Paul’s.

Next Year: I am departing for England in January to do a gap year where I will be working as a school assistant at Wellingborough School.

Bevan Muirhead

Academic Portfolio

Highlights: This year has been thoroughly enjoyable. In the early parts of the year I had the opportunity to lead Fitchett House’s item at House Music, which was a challenge that I am glad I took on. In the latter parts of this year I had the privilege to play once again for the First XI Hockey team which has created many great memories. My most significant achievements through my time at St Paul’s have been my academic success and being a part of the First XI Hockey team in 2016 where we were national champions - my biggest highlight during my attendance at St Paul’s.

Next Year: I will be attending Waikato University with the intention of completing a Bachelor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences with Honours.

Ariana Halley

Co-Chair Te Kaea Portfolio, Head of Williams House, Sport Portfolio, Spirit Portfolio

Highlights: As my third and final year draws to an end, I can reflect fondly upon memories made as a student at St Paul’s Collegiate School - specifically, being given the opportunity to lead and work alongside so many promising leaders while serving as the Head of Williams and Deputy Head of Harington Boarding. I can genuinely say that it has been a humbling experience. Getting to know all of the girls in the house on such a personal level, they have become my sisters.

Next Year: I am attending The University of Otago to study a conjoint degree of Commerce and Law.

Siobhan Read

Environmental Portfolio, Worship Team

Highlights: In 2018 I have thoroughly enjoyed being a full school prefect, a position which has enabled me to be an integral part of the School Gala committee. This role has really allowed me to grow in confidence and develop my event management skills. I have also been honoured to help out in the wider community by participating in the World Vision 40 hours of Service and feeding the homeless at The Serve. A personal achievement for me was performing as Enid in this year’s school production of ‘Legally Blonde’. This character had a vastly different personality to my own and really saw me grow in terms of my stage performance abilities.

Next Year: I am attending the University of Canterbury in Christchurch where I will be studying a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology.

LEAVERS 2018

Liam Allen Taylor Balme

Dylan Bartels

Isabella Bayley

Katie Begbie Luka Benseman

Hannah Bethel Matthew Bond

Mia Bradford Christa Brandt Michael Brandt

Thomas Brown

Jansen Cao Briana Cardon

Henry Carr

Victoria Chanwai

Raymond Chen Mei-Lin Chew

Temwa Chileshe Chanin Chungsuvanich Libby Clayton Spencer Clayton-Greene

Mackenzie Coffin Zachary Collier-McCabe

Christian Collingwood Sophie Colquhoun Cameron Coull Toby Coupar

Charles Crawford Valynce Crosby-Te Whare

Hai Da Shan Da Byrun Day Joseph Dean

Charlotte Dingemans Max Dobbe

Connor Downey Morgan Dunn Mollie Dyer Sophie Dyer

Turi Edmonds Sophie Egan

Reid Elkington

Alice Emeny Kaenan Ferguson John Flood

Harry Forte Anakin Froggatt-Turner

George Fullerton-Smith Jose Garza Valdez Giovanni Glendining Oliver Goldfinch

Madeleine Gordon Jordan Grace

George Greenhill Timothy Grigg

Bennet Groube Sarah Gurnsey

Gareth Guscott Ariana Halley

Anna Hamilton Joseph Harris

Luke Henderson Bunnarath Heng

Isabella Heskett Gunn Hickmott

Scott Hitchcock Joshua Hood Conor Horrigan Pak Wing Hung Brendan Hunt Fergus Hunt

Michael Hunter Quinlan Ingoe Sarah Jackson Patchara Jirapanyayut Alex Johnson Daniel Johnson

Heath Johnson Hassen Kadhem Sukhneet Kaur Rehill Emma Kelliher Jasom Khatkar Aidan Lee

Shannon Lemon Marcus Li Troy Martin

Samuel McClay

Toby McDonald Rachael McLanachan

Holly McRae Jarrod Mealings Insia Merchant Jakob Merson

Stanley Meyer Brigham Moeakiola

Holly Morrison Bevan Muirhead Divakrin Naicker

William Navanua

Katherine Naylor Carl Neethling

Thomas Nicholson Anahia Noble Sophie O’Meeghan Zahyra Osborne

Auke Palmhof Hyun Park

Sasha Patil Matthew Paynter Lucy Phibbs Ryan Phillips

Mattheus Pio

Jonathon Porritt

William Porritt Callum Prosser Leigh Punivalu Hao Teng Qiu Jacob Rae Joydenn Ratana

Marcus Ratcliffe Shantanu Rawal Siobhan Read Sam Reeves

Jack Russell Blake Ryan