This year, the Sancta Maria Tōtara Hospice group mentored by Dr Laux is joining forces with the Sancta Maria College Young Vinnies community. This means more students can learn about the work Tōtara Hospice are doing for the South and South-East communities in Auckland. Tōtara Hospice mainly supports people of the community with life-limiting illnesses, […]
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On the chilly morning of Friday 3 May 2024, the Pompallier Candle was set ablaze, symbolising the start of the annual Pompallier Shield competition. This year, select students from Sancta Maria College and fifteen other Catholic schools in Auckland gathered to compete in various categories revolving around our Catholic faith. With the hosting school rotating
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We start with a quote from our 2024 Head Boy and Head Girl, Avram Taguinod and Jemma McGregor, “It costs nothing to love, so choose love, pursue your passions, and spend time with the people you cherish.” Avram and Jemma are our Head Boy and Head Girl for 2024. They are quite excited to be
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If you like to challenge yourself and you like reading books, the Readers Cup should come to your mind. It is an intense and close competition of a quiz for Year 9 students which began in the library at Sancta Maria College late in term 1. Five teams of avid readers fought for the winning place,
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Sancta Maria College’s Youth Ministry Group participated in the “Praise and Pizza” event during term 1 of 2024 hosted at St. Peter’s College, alongside 15 other Catholic schools from the Auckland Diocese. The event started with a special Mass led by St. Peter’s chaplain, involving different students from different colleges. After that, it was time
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Lorraine O’Carroll Recently, Lorraine O’Carroll has been welcomed into the school as the new Head of the Mathematics and Statistics Department. This year, she hopes to contribute to the school community and help students achieve their utmost best in Mathematics and Statistics. Furthermore, she is eager to help students excel in their learning, ensuring that
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In remembrance of ANZAC Day on the 25 April, Sancta Maria College was invited to create a visual and informative display for the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association (RSA) Howick to exhibit in the Howick Library. This task integrated into our Year 10 Social Sciences unit for term one – ‘Serving the Empire
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Congratulations to a number of Sancta Maria College students, who have put in hours of training in their given sports and have delivered the following personal successes within Athletics. The following students achieved the amazing results at the recent College Sport Auckland Secondary Schools Championships in March: Cesar Garcia Soto – Junior Boys: 1st 300m,
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Our jazz department recently competed in the National Youth Jazz Competition in Tauranga. After rehearsing and practicing for weeks throughout the term our bands proudly performed their pieces and received outstanding awards. The 46th year of this annual competition consisted of 23 big bands and 48 combos competing, making the competition intense. Our school sent
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Mr Bacon left us at the beginning of March to pursue his career closer to home and whānau. He was a valued teacher for the last nine years, and member of the SLT. With his great presence and respect, he spearheaded a number of initiatives throughout the school that we hope will continue to flourish
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