On Wednesday 18 September 2024, the Sancta Maria College Year 7 & 8 debating final took place. The two teams, Team Twinkle and Team Barbie, had been preparing for almost five months, and their talent, dedication and skill was illustrated in this final debate. This was an impromptu debate, where the students received the moot […]
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This is an open letter which criticizes procrastination and intends to encourage the reader to make the most of their life, aimed at people who procrastinate. To whom it will eventually concern, Everybody is more than familiar with how the fable of the Tortoise and the Hare goes. In a simple competition, the two animals
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After their recent success in the Auckland Debating Quarterfinals at Dilworth College, our senior school team debated in the Auckland semi-finals on 27 August 2024 with Sofia Bryan, Bernadette-Rose Tominiko, and Jermaine Daclan argued the affirmative side of the moot, that ‘immigration to New Zealand should be decided by random ballot rather than by skilled
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Three of our students recently took a Level 1 Chamber Music exam with the New Zealand Music Examinations Board. Year 8 students Ceron Zheng and Damon Eu (violin), Year 10 student Ryan Massey, (clarinet), assisted by pianist Tomaz Zheng, performed Gershwin’s Summertime, a medley of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and ABBA’s Money, Money, Money. Their examiner
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On Tuesday, 13 August 2024, eight Year 11 and 12 students competed in the Auckland Debating Quarterfinals at Dilworth College. This consisted of the eight best teams in Auckland fighting for a place in the semi-finals. Representing our school, Sancta Maria 1 won their debate against St Dominics and will move on to the next
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Congratulations to Shaylee Fonua and Ruiqi Jiang who represented Sancta Maria College in the Year 9&10 Eastern Schools Zone Speech Competition, held on Thursday night (29 August 2024) in Botany Downs Secondary School. Both speeches were amazing and kept the audience spellbound, so much so, Ruiqi came away as the winner of the Year 10
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On the morning of Friday 23 August 2024, the annual Year 9 and 10 speech competition commenced in the school’s auditorium. Eleven contestants were selected as the top speakers from each class: Myiesha Enriquez, Nelle Villeran, Shaylee Fonua, Jaydn Borromeo, Inez Robinson, Zoe Martis, Ayesha Joby, Ruiqi Jiang, Kayla Jones, Jade Howse, and Lusia Koloamatangi.
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In a thrilling display of creativity and technical prowess, senior students from Sancta Maria College’s math and physics departments participated in the University of Auckland’s Engineering Science Competition. The competition took place on Saturday 10 August, where the participants were faced with the question: “How many airships would be required to replace the Cook Strait
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From 5-9 August 2024 our Library transformed into the hustle and bustle of what can only be likened to Victoria Street Station, London. There were students ‘escaping’, building, quizzing, reading and learning! The Mystery of the Golden Pen kicked off on Monday and continued throughout the week – students had to solve clues around the
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Our chess team displayed a great effort at the East Auckland Secondary Interschools chess competition. Held at Bucklands Beach Memorial Hall, our players fought valiantly against the tough competition, achieving some impressive feats. The playing field was tough, with over 80 players in 22 different teams. With the time set at 15 minutes and 5
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