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<strong>Ashburton</strong> College<br />
Individual ExcellenceinaSupportiveLearning Environment<br />
News<br />
Issue 22<br />
<strong>20</strong> <strong>August</strong> <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong><br />
Events<br />
Dunedin TertiaryOpenDay<br />
Information providedbyYear 13 student Maria Costas<br />
On Monday 10<strong>August</strong> agroup of Year 13 students hopped on abus at<br />
5:00am to head down to Dunedin to explore the University ofOtago and<br />
Otago Polytech Campuses and Residential Halls, returning at 8:00pm on the<br />
same day.<br />
During this daywehad from 9:00am-3:00pmtoindividually investigate the<br />
very widerange of degreecourses available and the Halls.<br />
Therewas also theopportunitytoattend presentations and lectures,and be<br />
part ofvarious tours. Overall it was avery useful and informative day, that<br />
helpedmanystudents decide on their future endeavours.<br />
Congratulations<br />
(Pictured left, leftand right):<br />
WillowDiedricksand<br />
Seluvaia Ratoul walking roundthe<br />
wonderful university precincts.<br />
(Pictured below): Inside the Unipol<br />
Recreation Services wherestudents<br />
can access asignificant range of<br />
recreational ea<br />
al activities.<br />
itie<br />
ies.<br />
TopTen HighlyCommended Awardfor<br />
StudentMoMeehan in Weta Workshop<br />
Rising StarsAward<br />
Last week we reported that Year 10<br />
studentMoMeehan wasselectedasone<br />
of the Top<strong>20</strong>finalists forthe Rising Stars<br />
Award, in the Earth Guardians Character<br />
DesignCompetition.<br />
Organisers of this competition were<br />
searching for Aotearoa’s best young<br />
concept designers and students were<br />
given the brief of designing a character<br />
to defend the earth using nature and the<br />
elements toinspiretheir designs.<br />
The twenty finalists were selected by<br />
Weta Workshop Team Members,fromover300 entries. From this number,<br />
determined by popular vote, ten were selected asfinalists onTuesday<br />
04 <strong>August</strong>. Mosaid she was‘pretty excited and shocked to be announced in<br />
the TopTen’. She said,while watching the voting numbers thather placings<br />
had movedupand down abit,to11and 12. However, at the final count, she<br />
wasranked sixth equal within theTopTen with her graphic Konohanasakuya,<br />
her wind/fireguardian.<br />
TheTop Tenfinalists receivesome funding towardstraveltoattend the Weta<br />
Workshop experience, over one-two days in theSeptember/October school<br />
holidayperiod.<br />
Mo has visited Weta Workshops once, as a‘tourist’ but is really looking<br />
forwardtothis morein-depth opportunity.<br />
Further National Title Success forDiego<br />
Quispe-Kim at Kiwi Indoor Championships<br />
In last week’s newsletter we outlined that<br />
DiegoQuispe-Kim was, at that time,competing in<br />
the <strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong> Kiwi Indoor Championships at Wilding<br />
Park,Christchurch.<br />
Played over three days from 07-09 <strong>August</strong>, Diego<br />
dropped only six games over his four matches. In<br />
the final,Diego said thathis opponentwas unable<br />
to finish the match, in the second set. However,<br />
Diego had already won the first set 6-1, sowas<br />
well-poised at that point for awin over the best<br />
of three sets.<br />
(Pictured above,right): Diego with his Kiwi Trophy<br />
this year. Diego said thatlast year’s Kiwi Trophywas abrown kiwi!<br />
The tournament involves New Zealand’s top sixteen players and, this year,<br />
Diego was playing in the Under 16 age group, having turned fourteen in<br />
December <strong>20</strong>19. Hisrelativeyouth within this age group is aclear indicator<br />
of his tennis strength.<br />
This year’s success was arepeat of <strong>20</strong>19 when Diego won the Under 14<br />
Singles and Doubles titles at the Kiwi Indoor Tennis Championships.<br />
COVID-19 constraints have meantthatplans to competeinITF (International<br />
Tennis Federation)Competitions in New ZealandinOctober areessentially<br />
on hold. Asahigh-performing Under 18 year old, Diego iseligible to<br />
compete inthe junior levels of the ITF circuit. Currently his entry level<br />
would be J5, the firstlevel, and wheremost14and 15 year oldplayers would<br />
compete. Points gained at each level determine movements up through<br />
the grades. Within theNew ZealandITF competitions most competitors are<br />
from Australia, and other Oceania countries. Diego said last year therewere<br />
twocompetitors from Switzerland.<br />
Congratulations<br />
CanterburySecondarySchools’One Day<br />
Horse Trials<br />
Held at the National Equestrian Centre, McLean’s Island, onSunday<br />
09 <strong>August</strong>, teacher Karen McKenzie said that twenty-two teams from<br />
sixteen schools competed.<br />
All competitors completed aDressage test, Cross-country Jumping and a<br />
Show Jumping course, with the goal being tofinish with the least amount<br />
of penalties.<br />
The AshColl Four Member Team and7th Placing Results were:<br />
RubyThomas on Chico Dressage: 35.7; Cross-country: clear;<br />
ShowJumping: clearinthe 95cm section; foranoverall total of 35.7 points.<br />
Sami Mead on NightBeetle Dressage: 37.6; Cross-country: clear;<br />
ShowJumping: clearinthe 95cm section; foranoverall total of 37.6 points.<br />
Taylah Ward on Micha Dressage 35.3, <strong>20</strong> penalties;<br />
Cross-country: clear; ShowJumping: in the80cmsection;for an overall total<br />
of 55.3 points.<br />
SarahMattson on Windward Legacy Dressage: 36.3; Cross-country: clear,<br />
4penalties; Show Jumping: in the 80cm section; foranoverall total of 40.7<br />
points.<br />
The top three combined scores make upeach team’s final score and<br />
placing, which for <strong>Ashburton</strong> College was avery commendable 114<br />
total points,for 7th placing.<br />
Karen said they were very pleased with their final result, especially given<br />
the team is young. Sami Mead and Taylah Ward are both Year 9students,<br />
RubyThomas Year 10 and SarahMattson Year 11. Their competition results<br />
auger well forfuturesuccesses.<br />
(Pictured left): TaylahWardand<br />
Micha in the Dressage Arena.<br />
(Pictured below): Sami Mead<br />
and Night Beetle making a<br />
good job of their clear Crosscountryround.<br />
Best Presented Team Awardfor the Second ConsecutiveYear<br />
The AshColl team did themselves proud also in the presentation aspect<br />
being awarded the above title. Togain this outcome ajudge, who was<br />
different tolast year’s, inspects the ponies which have to be clean and<br />
plaited; and the riders tidy and wearing matching uniformitems.<br />
(Picturedabove,lefttoright): Best-presentedteam members Taylah Ward on<br />
Micha; Sami Mead and Night Beetle; RubyThomas and Chico; SarahMattson<br />
on WindwardLegacy.<br />
Appreciation<br />
Our appreciation goes to the accompanying parents, who were all given<br />
tasks on the daytoassist in helpingtorun the event. AOne DayEvent needs<br />
over 100 volunteersfor it to be run.<br />
Tucker TrophySki Competition –<br />
Error Correction<br />
In our newsletter of 06 <strong>August</strong> we<br />
wrongly attributed third placing in<br />
the female ski results – the third<br />
placed skier should have read as<br />
Year 9student Izzy Harris (pictured<br />
right). We do apologise forthis error.<br />
Senior Girls’ Basketball Team TakesOut<br />
Championship<br />
The AshColl Senior Girls’ Basketball took out the inaugural Aoraki Senior<br />
Championship on Sunday 09<strong>August</strong>, inTimaru. Due to season COVID<br />
restrictions and no WinterTournamentweek, this one-day tournamentwas<br />
setuptoenable additional competition play.<br />
Four teamscontested the Championship rounds –Timaru Girls’High School<br />
Aand 10A teams, Waitaki Girls’ High School and <strong>Ashburton</strong> College. A<br />
Festival section was also run alongside, featuring Mackenzie College,<br />
Mountainview High School, Timaru Girls’ High School 9A and St Kevin’s<br />
College.<br />
Results<br />
Coach Mark Douglas said that AshColl was dominant throughout the day<br />
with the closest game being the title decider, which the team won by<br />
fourteen points over Timaru Girls’High School.<br />
Round Robin wins over Waitaki Girls’High School (37-10),Timaru Girls’High<br />
School A(25-10) and Timaru Girls’High School 10A (37-13) bysignificant<br />
margins allowed all the team to experience good court time and allowed<br />
Coach Mark Douglasopportunitiestoplaydifferentrotations.<br />
This was described as arewarding day out for the team, who played well<br />
throughout the dayand deservedthe winner’s medalsaspresented.<br />
(Pictured above, back row, left to right): Mark Douglas (Coach),<br />
Claudia Thomas, Cat Anderson, Sophie Adams, Hayley Tallentire,<br />
MichelleAdams(Manager).<br />
(Front row, left to right): TC Trusler-Clark, Roi Makutu, Mae Patterson,<br />
PoppyKilworth.<br />
Coming Events<br />
Anyalterations due to the currentCOVID-19 situation will be advised<br />
directly to those involved<br />
<strong>August</strong><br />
<strong>20</strong>-23 NZSS Swimming Championships,Hamilton<br />
21 Boys’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch<br />
South Canterbury WinterBasketball Competition,<br />
SouthernTrustEventsCentre, Timaru<br />
MuftiDay –Money towards ‘Spirit of Gold’, supporting the<br />
New Zealand Paralympic Team to Tokyo<strong>20</strong>21.<br />
22 Rugby–UCround 10 MC Combined vShirley Boys High School<br />
(home)<br />
24 Postponementday -AorakiSecondarySchools’SnowSports,<br />
Mt Dobson<br />
25 AGS1 Farmbikes Day2,Year 12 ACAD Group 1,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>Showgrounds<br />
Thomson/Whelan Basketball Trophy, <strong>Ashburton</strong>orChristchurch<br />
26 AGS2 Farmbikes Day2,Year 12 ACAD Group 1,<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>Showgrounds<br />
Girls’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch<br />
Girls’1st XV Rugby–Semi-Finals,Timaru<br />
Supernet –<strong>Ashburton</strong>College vStMargaret’s, Christchurch<br />
(Round 6)<br />
27 Level2Hospitalitytrip, Hotel <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Girls’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch<br />
28 Boys’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch<br />
South CanterburyWinterBasketball Competition,<br />
SouthernTrustEventsCentre, Timaru<br />
Some KeyForthcoming Dates<br />
<strong>August</strong><br />
31-04 Sept Year 11, 12, 13 College Exams<br />
November<br />
05 Year 13 Awards Ceremony, <strong>Ashburton</strong>Trust EventCentre, 7:00pm<br />
10 Years 11 and 12 Prize-givings,EANetworksCentre, 7:00pm<br />
16-09 Dec NCEA Exams<br />
Term Dates<strong>20</strong><strong>20</strong> –Terms Two, Threeand startofTerm Four<br />
Term Three Monday<strong>20</strong>July -Friday25September<br />
Term Four Monday12October -Thursday05November (Year 13)<br />
-Tuesday10November (Years 11 and 12)<br />
-Thursday03December (Year 10)<br />
-Friday04December (Year 9)<br />
Term Dates<strong>20</strong>21 –<br />
Term One Year level datestba -Friday09April<br />
Term Two Tuesday 27 April - Friday02July<br />
Term Three Monday19July -Friday24September<br />
Term Four Monday11October -Friday10December –year levels tbc