Ashburton Courier: September 24, 2020

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Ashburton College Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment News Issue 27 24 September 2020 Message From ThePrincipal Term Threeand Adjustments On the day that this article appears inprint we will have only two days ofTerm Three left and we,along with all communities,havefaced many challengesthis term. We were fortunatetobeabletohold our College Ball beforethe returnofCOVID-19, Level2. Additionally wemanaged to get all our major sports through their local competitions but there were noregional or nationalcompetitionstofollow. We held our College exams, but two weeks later than had been earlier scheduled. Wewere also able tohost our second round ofAko interviews. All ofthese achievements required adjustment, re-organisation and uncertainty. My thanks goes to all staff who worked around these challenges, and to all who coached and managed our various sports teams. Impacts Therewereanumber of College events thatcouldn’t go ahead this term, including the parent-teacher-studentinterviewsatthe Hotel Ashburton, our Lip Sync and Music Evenings and House Waiata competitions - although the Lip Sync competition washeld via video competitions. It is unfortunate thatthese events didn’t occur, but we had to followall health guidelines. It is worth noting that interruptions due to COVID will continue inthe future, with the news that the bulk of the Ashburton A&PShow won’t be happening, as scheduledatthe endofOctober. Like many secondary schools, weare planning for amajor reduction in our international student numbers next year. Ahandful ofour current students will remain with us over the summer break and bewith us for 2021, however there will be no new arrivals to start the year.This does mean thatwelose our international cross-cultural flavour and inputthat students bring into our College, and there are financial implications for the College andcommunity. AttendancePatterns Another challenge caused by COVID is to have our students back into moreregular attendance patterns. In anormal term our overall attendance isatabout 85%, and this was the rate post-lockdown. However, our data for this term indicates that the level hasdropped to 76%for allstudents,with greaterconcerns for someethnicities. We believe this trend has been caused by two factors. Some of our studentshavebeen required to carefor younger siblings so that parents can take on extra work, plus some parents have been anxious about COVID and are keeping their children at home to ensure their safety, despite knowing there has been no community transmission in the South Island. TheSprintthatisTerm Four Next term is averitable sprint for our senior students. The first day of term is Monday 12October and our Year 13 Graduation Ceremony is scheduled to be held on Thursday05November,atthe Ashburton Trust EventCentre. This is followed byour Year 11/12 Prize-giving to be held on Tuesday 10 November. This year we are holding acombined year level event in the EA Networks Centre. Of course, weare planning for these events on the assumption that weremain at COVID Level 1.There are various options beingconsidered if we returntorestrictions on gathering sizes. Good Wishes forthe StudentHolidayBreak Have agreat break and thanks to everyone who has supported us throughthe challengesofthis term. Many thanks Ross Preece Principal •Tumuaki Information AshburtonCollege Year 9 Academic Scholarships Criteria and application forms arenow available from your child’s school. TheClosing Date forapplications is Thursday05November 2020, 3:30pm. Theacademic examinations willbeheldatAshburton College on Monday16Novemberfrom9:00am–11:15am. Enquiriesand applications to be madetoSheenaTyrrell, ManagementAdministrator, Email: ts@ashcoll.school.nz Phone: 308 4193, extension 812; 027 247 8003. Please notethatthese Scholarships are Academic ExcellenceScholarships. AshColl Way Information Transition DepartmentNews Scholarshipsthrough AshburtonCollege Information and application forms for scholarships administered through AshburtonCollege were made available to students this week. These scholarships are offered each year by local businesses and organisations, and AshburtonCollege. Closing dates vary (starting from early next term), so please check application formscarefully. Booklets containing the information and criteria canbecollectedfromthe Transition Office (T12). Events LibraryStudy Nights in August /September an UnprecedentedSuccess Study Nights in the Library (Te Whare Pukapuka Matauranga) have been operating for agood number of years, asaway of supporting students in their preparation for practice and external exams. Teacher Librarian Anne Williams said thatthe latter years of amoreformal arrangementofaccessing teaching staff volunteers,and advertising the evenings to the studentbody has paid dividends in termsofnumbers of students attending. Thelibrarystaffare certainly acknowledged fortheir managementofthis programme. Anne said that, in the early years, it wascelebratedwhen thirty students attended –onagood night. This has changed over the years and the uptake by both staff and students this year hit an all-time high. Over the seven nights, there were 537 sign-ins by students and twenty eightstaff members supporting the students. Putting these numbers in perspective, attendance atStudy Nights leading up to external exams last year,held 394 sign-ins over tennights. On Tuesday 02October alone, 94 students signed in, with asecond room being opened up to accommodate everyone. These evenings provide an opportunity for students to ask questions of staff,learn howtorevise effectively,tocollaboratewitheach other and staff, and to adopt positiveexam preparation procedures. We acknowledge the students’commitment and mahi (work) by staff, not just for making Study Nights happen but also meeting students outside of the Study Nights to provide revision support during free periods, intervals and lunchtimes,across departments. College HospitalityCourse: Off-SiteExperiencefor Students At the end of August,eighteen Year 12 students from theCollege'sLevel 2 HospitalityCourse were hosted by staff at the HotelAshburton, foratwohourpracticalsession. Students weregiven atour of thefacilitiesand were involved in anumber of activities including table setting, order taking and beverage service. As they were setting upfor lunch and dinner service, hygiene and accuracy were emphasised. Teacher KentSlocombe saidthatfortunately allsurvived having their drink order served to them,although not without the odd scare! Ashburton College thanksthe Hotel Ashburton Managementand Staff for their supportofthis programme. (Pictured right): Charlottedelivers the order to ‘guest’ GabbyNaylor. (Pictured left): CharlotteThomas takescarewithher drink order under the close supervision of the Hotel Ashburton’sEvent Co-ordinator Paige Lott. Events Studylink TertiaryEvening at College On Monday14September, approximately seventy Year 13 students and their parents/caregivers attended a presentation in the College Staffroom, given by Matt Heaney from Studylink. Studylink,aserviceofthe MinistryofSocialDevelopment, helps students make informedchoices about their studentfinance, howtoapply foritand manage it online. Head ofSenior School Abbey Bruce said that those attending were given information on how toapply for student loans and allowances for their tertiarystudy, accommodation costs and various deadlines. Matt gave the following threekey points: 1. Fees Free Scheme: If starting tertiarystudy forthe first time,there may be eligibility to have fees paidthroughthe Fees Free scheme. Ayear'sfull-timestudy ‘fees-free’can happenifstudying at one of a: · TechnicalInstitute (Polytechnic) · University · Wānanga · PrivateTrainingEstablishment 2. Student Loan: The Student Loan is to help with paying fees for study, buying course-relateditems and withday-to-day expenses/livingcosts, if notable to getaStudentAllowance. 3. Student Allowance: The Student Allowance isaweekly payment not required to be paid back. However, fortertiarystudents under 24 years old it is generallybasedonparents/caregivers’income. College is very fortunate to have staff from Studylink attend and answer questions first-hand. Forfurther information: www.studylink.govt.nz or 0800 88 99 00 Year 11 OutdoorEducation Students to Mt Thomas Mt Thomas lies in the foothills of the Southern Alps, inthe Oxford area. Made up of 10,800 hectares of nativetawhai/beech and scatteredpodocarp forests,this is an area of interest and information. On Friday11August, Phys Ed teachers RachelDonaldson and Luke Martin, with adozen Outdoor Education class students tackled this tramp upthe 1023metrehigh Mt Thomas. Regardedasanadvancedtramping track,this is a4-7 hourouting! Rachel said they had agreat day, completingthe walk in avery good time and, with snow falling atthe top ofthe mountain, there were great scenic views, albeitaverycold temperature. (Picturedabove): Group membersheading up the track into thefalling snow. (Pictured above, left to right): Trying to keep warm atthe summit are Ethan Gray, William Makutu, Danny Glanville, Oakley Gairns, Jamie Larter, Guy Stanway, BaileyGleeson, GeorgiaHart, ElizabethHastie,BrodynGabites. (Pictured above): Heading downhill withthe plains’view ahead.
Ashburton College Individual Excellence in aSupportive Learning Environment News Issue 27 24 September 2020 Congratulations Lip Sync 2020 As advised in aprevious newsletter the changing COVID requirements necessitated achange to the customary live performance evening, which was scheduled for Tuesday 18 August. This evening was instead replaced by video entries. The Junior and Senior Sections were judged by Teacher of Drama Jack Hanrahan, and the HouseFest by our ever-versatile House Sports Co-ordinatorand Withdrawal Room Supervisor Jayne Cornelius. PerformanceDirectorand Teacher of Drama ClaireBubb said thatauditions wereheld beforeCOVID restrictions createdthe need to change to on-line, but that these were very well attended. From these auditions fourteen groups were selectedtogothrough to the finals competition. Resultsfrom the on-line competition were: Junior Competition: 1st Dancing Queens – Ollie Bubb,Eddie Galbraith, Kasey Higson and Molly McKenna. 2nd Sisters of the Heart Junior Competition winners (pictured right, lefttoright): Molly McKenna, Ollie Bubb, Eddie Galbraith, KaseyHigson. – Danielle Faichnie and Tasmyn Cameron-Neighbour. Senior Competition: 1st SandraD –Brooke Miller,Hannah O’Reilly,Olivia Lill and Hayley Tallentire. 2nd RedMash Mix – Hannah O’Reilly,Christian Juntilla, Joseph Collins, Olivia Lill,Caleb Ward, HayleyTallentire, Arnold Pantojaand Brendan Fleming. 3rd Better When I’mDancing –Jessalene Eclipse. Excitement ishigh amongst the College Team Shooters with the recent announcement of the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Shooting Competition (NZSSS) confirmed results. This competition is shot throughout the length and breadth of New Zealand and demands ahigh standard towin. With five member teams, the process really tests the depth of aschool’s talent. AshburtonCollege should be rightly proud to not only have won, in anew record result,but to have their Number 2team beating out other schools’first teams. The result is avery real credit to the students, totheir dedication and talent, and especially in such atrying year. This competition is a postal shoot and is run over four rounds of shooting, being 3 x 10 shot matches and a final ‘double card’ round of a 1 x 20 shot match. This makes it a significant competition throughout which, to be successful, teams have to consistently produce quality results over a long period of time. Overall the twoteams gained aremarkable set of results,with Ashburton College having medallists in four of the fiveindividual grades. Jack Jones was perhaps the hard luck story, finishing with an excellent score, for a close4th in CGrade,just out of the medals. AshburtonCollege 1Team The winning team members were: Shania Harrison-Lee (Captain), Jack Jones,Jack McIntosh, CharlotteMcKenzie and Emma Smith. Shania Harrison-Lee as Captain led from the frontand the other shooters have all met the challenge head-on, with fantastic results. More than impressively, this is the sixth consecutive year that Ashburton College has won this title.While there isaconsistency ofteam members, there are also new shooters in the mix which speaks hugely well for the depth of talentwithin the MidCanterburycommunity. Gold Medal and Champion Team with aRecord-Winning Score Theteamgained this win with amorethanimpressiverecordscore of 1954.102, which the co-ordinator ofthe event noted ‘would take some beating’inthe future. Second-placed was Palmerston North Girls’High School,on1941.81 which Manager Nina McKenzie said wasascore that, in manyother years,would have wonthe competition. Thirdwas Cambridge High School with 1919.70 points. To give some idea of how strong this final winning team score was, the team’s average across the targets wasataMasterGrade level (the highest grade of shooting in New Zealand), which is simply exceptional for secondarystudents. In the final double card round, which is generally considered to be demanding of secondary students, the Ashburton College 1 team produced an average of 196.75/200, which is phenomenal shooting on any day, let alone under pressure. This level sealed the victory for the team, afterentering the finalround with only aslimtwo pointlead! ImpressiveIndividual Results were: In amongst the College 1Team result, were also impressive individual results: Shania Harrison-Lee Gold Medal Master Grade Champion, and second Overall Individual, after a very close tussle with her Palmerston North counterpart, Stephanie McNair. Senior competition winners (pictured left, lefttoright): Brooke Miller, Hayley Tallentire, Olivia Lill. (Front): Hannah O’Reilly. House Fest Placings were: 1st – Blue House; 2nd – RedHouse; 3rd–Orange House; 4th – Green House. The victorious Blue House members (pictured above, backrow,lefttoright): RileyTindall, Molly Milmine, KaseyHigson, Ella Shanks,RubyLeverton. (Middle row, lefttoright): Mikayla Roulston, Caendal Harris, Coty Cuadrado, Harriet Leverton (Blue House Co-Captain), Lily Davidson, Will Rollinson, PoppyKilworth, Mollie McKenna. (Front row, left toright): Lusungu Mbambo, Bailey Gray, Liam Sullivan (Blue House Co-Captain), NahteshiyaWatene. AshburtonCollege Triple SSS Winning Team for Amazing Sixth Consecutive Year Emma Smith Bronze Medal in A Grade, and 5th Overall Individual. CharlotteMcKenzie Gold Medal B Grade Champion, and 4th Overall Individual. Jack Jones Fourth placed in C Grade and 13th Overall Individual. Jack McIntosh Tenthplaced and 22nd OverallIndividual. AshburtonCollege 2Team Team members were: Brontson Cudmore, Bree Greer, Tane Moore, Sama Sooialo and Madi Tourle. Claudia Cudmorecompeted as an individual. Nina reported that the results of the Ashburton College 2 Team were excellentalso with Year 9studentMadi Tourle leading from the front. IndividualResultswere: Madi Tourle Silver Medal (Runner-up Champion) in DGrade, andanimpressive 15thOverall Individual. The balance ofthe team, plus Claudia shooting as an individual, had good individual finishes in DGrade, being: Claudia Cudmore 8th; Brontson Cudmore 11th; Sama Sooialo 25th, Bree Greer 35th, and Tane Moore41st). Very SoundTeam2Result Madi Tourle helped steer the Ashburton College 2team to 9th placing overall, impressively beating first teams of some other schools and showing exciting potential, particularly given the majority ofthe team is made up of junior students. Congratulations go also to neighbouring Mt Hutt College shooters, who finished avery creditable 8th placing overall, with their shooters being Amelia Swan, Eddie Millichamp,HunterLill, Jess Heavenand Jess Lill. BatonChanges Ahead andContribution Appreciations This will be both Shania’s andEmma’sfinal year forthis match, as they are Year 13 students this year. Their contribution to the team, in their time at Ashburton College, has been enormous. They leave Ashburton College in good stead though, with all three other members of the first team only being Year 10 and,together with Madi and manyothers,thereisperhaps the strongest contingentcoming through thatthe College has ever seen, which bodes well forcontinued success. Medals and Certificatesfor both the Teams matchesand Individual Grades, areontheir waytoAshburtonCollege forpresentation. In ayear thathas been very disrupted,this group has worked consistently hardinthe time available to them, andthoroughly deserve their successes. Girls1st XV Rugby The AshHutt Girls’ 1st XV Rugby Team plays in the South Canterbury competition, at the end of whichaTownversus Countrymatchis held,asa pre-cursor to theHananShieldteam announcement. This event took place on Sunday 13 September atAlpine Stadium,Timaru, resulting in adecisive points-win to theTownteam by 58-17. The Town team was made up of players from Craighead Diocesan,Timaru Girls’High Schooland RoncalliCollege; whilethe Countryteam wasformed from AshHutt College, Geraldine High School and Waitaki Girls’ High/ St Kevin’s College players. AshColl GirlsSelectedfor the Countryteam were: TC Trusler-Clark, Nesha Thompson, Naumai Terekia, Lauren Taylor, Gemma Taylor, Steph Geeson, Emma Rollinson, Roi Makutu, Khalani Brightwell. Megan Hurley was also selected but was unable to play due to injury. Absent from the game were Roi Makutu duetoatangi; Khalani andNaumaidue to illness. Hanan Shield Team Announcement Ashburton College students announced in this team were Steph Geeson, Emma Rollinson and TC Trusler-Clark (ViceCaptain). TheHanan Shield team is apaper team. Coming Events AshHutt players namedin CountryTeam (pictured left, back row,lefttoright): Steph Geeson, NeshaThompson, Emma Rollinson, TC Trusler-Clark, Megan Hurley. (Front row, lefttoright): Lauren Taylor, GraceBleach (Mt Hutt College),Gemma Taylor. Photocredit: Tania Trusler-Clark September 25 Boys’1st XI Hockey,Christchurch Final DayofTermThree 26-28 National Schools’Road Cycling,Palmerston North South Island and New Zealand Clay Target Championships, Christchurch Target Shooting New Zealand Interschools’Shoot,Ashburton October 02-04 National Schools’MTB Championships,Wellington 06-07 SISS Cycling Track Championships,Invercargill 14 AGS2TractorsDay2,Year12ACADGroup1, AshburtonShowgrounds 15 ACAD1 Tractors Day 2, Year 12 ACAD Group 1, Ashburton Showgrounds 16 Staff vs StudentExecutiveChess Match Some KeyForthcoming Dates November 05 Year 13 Awards Ceremony, AshburtonTrustEvent Centre, 7:00pm 10 Years 11 and 12 Prize-givings,EANetworksCentre, 7:00pm 16-09 Dec NCEA Exams Term Dates2020 –Terms Two, Threeand startofTerm Four Term Three -Friday25September Term Four Monday12October -Thursday 05 November (Year 13) -Tuesday 10 November (Years 11 and 12) -Thursday 03 December(Year 10) -Friday04December (Year 9) Term Dates2021 – Term One Thursday 04 February (Years 9and 13) Friday05February (Years10and 12) Tuesday09February (Year 11) - Friday16April Term Two Monday03May -Friday09July Term ThreeMonday26July -Friday01October Term Four Monday18October - Thursday 28 October(Year 13) -Tuesday02November (Years11/12) -Thursday09December (Year 10) -Friday10December (Year 9) (Pictured lefttoright): Jack Jones (Team 1), Shania Harrison-Lee (Team 1), Madi Tourle (Team 2) and CharlotteMcKenzie(Team 1). (Pictured above, left to right): Ready for action Charlotte McKenzie, Jack Jones,Shania Harrison-Lee and Madi Tourle. (Absent): Emma Smith, Jack McIntosh, Sama Sooialo, Bree Greer, Tane Mooreand Broston Cudmore.
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