Last Wednesday, we had a gold coin mufti day to fundraise for Caritas. There was more in store for the Year 9s as they were participating in the Caritas challenge. This challenge was to raise awareness for their mission around the world, mainly focusing on South Sudan. The day started with prayers on the turf. […]
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The excited chatter from the Year 8 students filled the auditorium Tuesday morning as they got ready to depart Sancta Maria College. This four-day camp at YMCA Camp Adair in Hunua, is a great opportunity for the students to develop skills in a different learning environment through a range of activities. The activities were: Super
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Peter Brzozowski is heading to New Plymouth this weekend as one of approximately 35 students, selected from all over the country, to be part of the New Zealand Secondary Schools Brass Band. The week-long course will include mentoring by leading musicians, practising group pieces and conclude with two concerts, to be performed at New Plymouth
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As Wellbeing Week comes to a close, on Thursday we remembered women who are fighting the battle against violence. Sancta Maria College displayed their support as students and teachers wore white ribbons, showing they were unwilling to tolerate violence towards women. By wearing white ribbons students and teachers, showed their support for those women across
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On Monday Mrs Goddard ran a session in the Quiet Room on ‘Dealing with school and study stress’. This was followed on Tuesday by Jump Jam in the gymnasium at lunchtime. Our Wednesday our regular Mass in the Chapel, led by Fr Kevin Murphy, had a wellbeing theme, while earlier in the day there had
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On Tuesday it was South African Heritage Day, a public holiday in South Africa to celebrate the different cultures and the diversity of the country. To acknowledge this and to thank the staff for everything they do at the school and for taking care of the students, staff enjoyed traditional and typical South African food
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Another successful year flies by for the music department of Sancta Maria College as our talented musicians played their hearts out at the 2nd Annual Sancta Maria College Jazz Night. This year, the concert featured combos such as bronze winning groups Melomaniacs and Beginner Jazz Combo, silver winning groups Junior Jazz Orchestra and The Septapollos,
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Only five months into her weightlifting career, Year 10 student Brooke Gallagher is already moving up the national secondary school rankings. Brooke went to The Upper Hutt Weightlifting Club in Wellington for the recent secondary school tournament week to represent Sancta Maria College in weightlifting. In her first big competition Brooke achieved two personal bests,
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The vibrant colours of red, blue, yellow and green flooded Sancta Maria College as the students celebrated a new annual event, House Day. The Year 13 house prefects have created a day where all the students come to school dressed in their house colours. Kororareka (red), Waitemata (green), Hokianga (blue), and Akaroa (yellow). Students had
This year’s Cultural Festival will bring everyone together to celebrate our diverse cultures on Friday, October 18. Beginning with a Cultural Mufti Day it continues with a Traditional Costume Fashion Show, music and guest performances during the school day. At twilight there will be food stalls from 4.30-6.15pm, followed by a multitude of cultural performances
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