“We’re on the same boat”. Eight Year 11 Sancta Maria College students attended the Pacific Island Leaders of Tomorrow (PILOT) programme, held at the University of Auckland (Manukau campus) on the 31 August 2023. The programme was led by a variety of people from different tertiary providers and involved two workshops which included health and […]
On 14 September 2023, ten Year 11 and 10 female students, who are interested in a career in IT, went to Southern Cross Travel Insurance to learn and experience a “day in the life” in this industry. Led by Alex Smart, the Chief Technology Officer, they talked with various female IT engineers, and learnt about how they reached the career they have
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The University of Otago Junior Maths Competition for Year 9-11 students has been running for the last 38 years. This year there were 4,800 participants across 117 schools around New Zealand. Remarkably, Aaron Santoso achieved the rare feat of an Outstanding award by finishing in the Top 30 students in Year 10 in New Zealand.
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Congratulations to all our students who participated in this year’s AIMS Games tournament held in Tauranga. We had 50 Year 7&8 students representing Sancta Maria College at this year’s event and we entered four team codes: boys’ basketball, boys’ football, girls’ football and girls’ netball. Congratulations to our basketball boys who placed 21st
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Johannah memories from the event: I originally made my dress for the school ball as part of an assessment. When we were told that there was an opportunity to enter our designs into the ‘Walk the Line’ fashion show competition, I participated so I could get an experience of modelling my own clothes on the
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On the 30 July 2023, five Sancta Maria College’s jazz groups went to compete in the highly anticipated, annual Auckland School Jazz competition. Organised by the Auckland Jazz and Blues Club and hosted in the Point Chevalier RSA, this event brings together schools from across the region to compete and display their jazz talents. Our
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Another annual music competition a success for Sancta Maria College students, making their presence heard at this year’s Stand Up Stand Out competition. Stand Up Stand Out is a competition that encourages students from around Auckland to showcase and improve their musical skills on the stage. This helps aspiring, young musicians to get the chance
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Students, caregivers and teachers gathered at Christ The King Catholic Church in Owairaka to celebrate the Catholic Caring Foundation’s Annual Caring Mass, celebrated by Msgr. Bernard Kiely. This Mass was initiated by the Catholic Caring Foundation, whose mission is ‘To promote the dignity of persons…to fulfil the command of Jesus Christ to love one’s neighbour…to
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Eucharistic ministry is a very sacred ministry that few are called to do. The Eucharistic ministers assist the priest in distributing the precious body and blood of Christ (Holy Communion) to Catholics or giving a blessing to children (who have not yet received their sacrament of First Holy Communion) and blessing non-Catholic people who may
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The auditorium was packed with eager Year 7-10 students, ready to take on any challenge presented to them, as the Mathex competition begun. Each year group had their allotted time to compete, and they had been busy preparing leading up to the much-anticipated event, which occurs during Maths Week (7-11 August 2023). The competition got
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