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WCOBSERVER 2023 school news
The McEvedy Shield is one of the most iconic events on Wellington's college sport calendar.
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The annual athletics meet on the first Tuesday of March saw the top athletes from Wellington College, Rongotai College, St Patrick’s College Town and St Patrick's College Silverstream gather at Newtown Park to compete, as fellow students packed out the stand and banks, for a fun day of top athletics and school pride.
The event celebrated its 100th edition, with Wellington College taking out the title for the eighth year in a row with 214 points, 58 points ahead of second-placed Silverstream.
Adam Cooper (Class of 2010) and Operations Manager and Sports News presenter with Wellington's Newstalk ZB was joined in the studio by the victorious co-captains, Guy Lees and Leo Yousuf, along with Wellington College's Head Coach, Mark Tinkle (Class of 2004). Click HERE for the interview.
Fill The Bus
It was a real community (and very humbling) day at Wellington College in mid-February when students, staff, parents, Old Boys, and the Wellington community worked and donated supplies to fill a bus to help out those affected by Cyclone Gabrielle in Hawke's Bay. So many amazing people called in to donate an array of goods
A great team of volunteers coordinated the donated goods - so much in fact that an additional bus was needed (and arrived) plus the NZ Airforce took a freight load of nappies, formula and medicines by plane.
In the end, two Go Bus New Zealand buses and a filled plane headed north that same evening, with further trips north over the next week with additional goods.
On behalf of the team, who put this together in a relatively short time - thank you. And a big shout out to those who worked tirelessly all day to be so organised. A further shout-out to Old Boy, Jono Cox of the 1852 Bar and Restaurant who put on drinks and dinner for the volunteers at the end of the day.
A few days later, the school ran a Mufti Day to raise funds that went directly to Napier Boys' High School to assist their students who were affected.
