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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Saturday was the big day for our Primo Orchestra, as they performed at the Lewis Eady Junior Music Contest at Ponsonby Primary School. The annual event saw us among 40 acts of primary and intermediate school age and our youngest orchestra, featuring Year 7 and 8 players (some of whom only started learning instruments this
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On Wednesday, our Year 11-13 Drama students headed to the ASB Waterfront Theatre to watch ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’. Tom Stoppard’s play made for a brilliant and curious experience, especially for the Year 13 students, as it their final theatre trip while at the College. True to the stylistic form of theatre of the
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At last night’s Family Mass we recognised those students who have gone above and beyond to answer our Lord’s call to serve, by awarding them Mother Teresa Service Medals. Homeroom teachers selected our recipients by weighing up the significance of the service, the amount of service, and the depth of their written reflection on their
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Service is a value that is greatly recognised here at Sancta Maria College. At the annual Family Mass, we rewarded and recognised the compassion and kindness demonstrated by our students in their various acts of service throughout the year. Though not everyone was congratulated publicly, there is no doubt that in the eyes of God
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If there were three words to describe the Special Characters newly introduced fellowship sessions, it would be: fun, meaningful and safe. Monday came to see a turning point in afterschool time, where everybody was able to feel included and safe through the forging of new friendships in our faith. With the experience of Aislinn Manuyag
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Filled with the Holy Spirit, the Year 10s made their way to the Korean Church full of excitement. All students were eager for a day off from school to relax and enjoy a great day of prayer and reflection through fun activities. “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord
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Analysing a gorilla’s skull, comparing modern human feet with an ape’s and understanding how tools were made millions of years ago. These were some of the activities that the Level 3 Biology students were able to experience on their biology trip to the Auckland Zoo on Tuesday. The trip was organised to aid the biology
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