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Nations Glendowie College 2019

The weekend just passed, a select few students from Year
12 and 13 represented Glendowie College at the East
Auckland Rotary Club’s Model United Nations Assembly
for district 9910. The event works in such a way that the
students are placed in groups of three and allocated
a country to represent during the model UN General
Assembly. Glendowie Students were lucky enough to
be assigned Cuba, Monaco, and Zimbabwe. The idea of
the weekend was to possess the persona, morals, ethics,
and values of the respective nations, and to do so in a
diplomatic and orderly fashion.

Held at Auckland Girls Grammar School, the students
arrived and took their seats in the auditorium set out in an
identical fashion to that of the General Assembly in New
York. The day was spent debating a selection of remits
(including children’s rights, hate speech, disarmament,
climate change and regulations on internet platforms)
set forth by Rotary designed to evoke conversation about
issues incontestably relevant to today’s society and chosen
with the purpose of encouraging meaningful conversation
among politically minded students from schools as far
north as Kerikeri. One of the students summed up the
event when she said, “It was a full on two days that were
spent listening, speaking, laughing, clapping and arguing.
It was amazing to spend those days in the atmosphere
full of people who speak up, demand change and are the
future leaders of tomorrow. We made friends and learned
a lot.”

Walking away from the event, the Cuban team, closely aided
by Zimbabwe and Monaco, from Glendowie College had
been pivotal in initiating an ultimately successful vote to
remove the United States from the United Nations Security
Council (UNSC) and later entirely dissolve the UNSC on
the grounds that the five powers were found to be abusing
their positions of power and not acting in favour of global
democracy and instead prioritising the advancement of
individual political agendas. Alongside this, the delegates
of Glendowie College backed amendments to remits
which supported the progression of international children
and women’s rights, as well as initiating a peacekeeping
treaty to ensure global disarmament became a high priority
among member states and establishing a new state called
“Soviet Union 2: The Electric Boogaloo”

At the end of the two days the Cuban team was awarded
Most Engaging Speakers and Zimbabwe was likewise
announced as the runners-up in the award of Best Overall
Team.

On behalf of all the students involved, “We, the delegates
of Cuba, Monico, and Zimbabwe are grateful for being
invited to take part in this event and most importantly for
Mrs. Harding’s help, guidance, and supervision in making
this event a reality!.”

52 Amnesty International

STUDENTS Amnesty International is an organisation dedicated under the age of 18 being executed between 1990 and
to protecting human rights around the world. Here at 2018. This violates international law as children should not
Glendowie College, we have over 40 members that have have to be punished for their mistakes with death.
been involved in our action to end pre-trial detention in
Madagascar, as well as ending the child death penalty in We gathered over 200 paper signatures from teachers
Iran. and students alike. These petitions were addressed to
Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling on him to halt plans
In Term 1, we focused on ending the cruel conditions in to execute any of the 90 child offenders on death row and
Madagascar’s prisons. People who have not been found commute their death sentences to terms of imprisonment
guilty of any crime are awaiting trial in Madagascar. These as well as to work towards abolishing the death penalty for
people are dying in terrible conditions, with lack of food all crimes.
and medical care, having caused 52 deaths in 2017. These
prisons are only supposed to house 50 people, but have To raise awareness about this topic, we hosted interesting
been found as housing over 200. Even children as young activities such as making origami candles modelled after
as six years old have been imprisoned in these camps. By the Amnesty logo, Kahoots, a post-it note mural of ‘One-
promoting and signing an online petition that gathered Liners’ where participants wrote why the death penalty
nearly 3000 signatures so far, we raised awareness on this should be abolised in one line, and a debate.
horrific subject.
Although our time with Amnesty has come to an end,
In August, we participated in the Freedom Challenge 2019, there will always be a need for more youth to campaign
a New Zealand wide event for schools and communities to for human rights. So join Amnesty next year and be part
take action for human rights. This year’s topic was focused of the change!
on ending the child death penalty in Iran. Iran is the top
executioner of children in the world, with at least 97 people Amnesty co-leaders - Olivia Bing, Irene Xue and May Gan

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Young Enterprise Scheme 53

This year we had two business teams participating in STUDENTS
theYES programme; CloudMass founded by Matthew
Bilby, Adam Jonkers & Sean Gibbs and Jandalisation • Janadalisation and CloudMass both made it to the top
founded by Lydia Edgeworth and Mayna Tse. Both are 8 teams in the East Auckland Region
sustainable enterprises with a quadruple bottom line.
CloudMass are developing a miniature, real-time, tracking • On the 22nd of October CloudMass was announced
device for the care of dementia patients. They donate 5% the company of the year for the East Auckland Region
of their profits to Dementia New Zealand to support more and the members will be flying with Mrs Harduar to
research into potential cures for dementia. Jandalisation Wellington on the 4th of December to compete in the
are creating custom jandals with the aim to donate a pair Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme National
of socks to City Mission for every pair of jandals sold. Competition

Highlights of the YES students: • Sean Gibbs was announced EY Individual of the Year

• In June, Matthew (12TBS) traveled to Wellington for • CloudMass was presented with the “One to Watch”
the annual Entrepreneurs in Action weekend award

• In July, Sean (12PTW) traveled to Argentina with Acknowledgements:
seven other New Zealand students and experience
international business in Latin America. At the end of a • Mrs Harduar and Mrs Christopher (Glendowie College;
busy week Sean was awarded the Best Speaker Teacher guidance and support)

• CloudMass is selected for the Global Kaikitantanga • Andrew Joyce (St Andrews Retirement Village; Product
Project, a 14-month project with four other teams in Validator)
hopes of going to the World Expo in 2020. In September
2020 all five teams will pitch, and the winning team • Mr. Simon O’Connor (National Party; Advisor/
will go to Dubai and present their business at the Consultant)
New Zealand pavilion. One of the opportunities for
this project was for Adam to travel to Thailand for a • Mr. Andrew Thompson (TVD; Mentor)
week and immerse himself in Thai business and gain
knowledge of sustainability • Mr. James Sleigh (SEQEL Partners, Mentor)

• Madi Barnett and Yasmin Grey (YES East Auckland
Regional Coordinator and Roaming Teacher)

• Peta Fraser (Global Kaitiakitanga Project Mentor,
NZTE)

• Terry, Colin and the team at YES HQ (YES Administration)

• Kelly Hanlon and the team at NZTE (Global
Kaitiakitanga Project Administrator, NZTE)

• Tim and the team at KiloNZ (Support for client
meetings location and meal-wise)

• James Hunt (Ex-Student of Glendowie College;
Mentor)

• The Auckland Business Chamber

2020 is shaping up to be an extremely exciting year for
Glendowie College and our Business Department. Watch
this space!

SEAN GIBBS (12PTW)

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54 Creative Writing Group

STUDENTS Creative Writing Club was again a great success this year, with new events and members being added to the club.
Although we had difficulty in the first term trying to balance meetings, due to members in the club (including myself)
having different commitments at different lunchtimes, we were able to get back into it by term 2. During our Tuesday
lunchtime sessions, we would do writing prompts and discussions on aspects of story and poem writing in terms 1 and
2, and focused on finishing our pieces for our annual magazine in term 3. In term 4, we will be finalizing and publishing
our magazine, titled “Using Your Right Brain”, which will include writing pieces and illustrations by students.

On the last Thursday of term 2, we had our first Creative Writing Club school event: we had the privilege of having the
amazing Ayobami Adesanya come to GDC and speak to us about creative writing, especially poetry. The group she
spoke to comprised of Creative Writing Club members and others who signed up. She shared with us great pieces of
wisdom around self-expression around creative writing, such as using images and the world around us to inspire us, how
we can approach poetry, and how each of us are different. We thank Ayo again for taking her time out to speak to us.

Next year, the club will be led by the current Year 12 students. We hope that the club will continue to grow and develop
in their leadership.

Below are some photos from our Term 2 event with Ayobami, and excerpts from pieces written by Creative Writing
Club students.

“She sits on the deck and peers out towards the horizon, the sky draping over her like an endless crochet quilt.” -Mayna
Tse
“Innocence had drifted from a man’s heart to a world beyond, and a religion of hate coupled with the sins of power and
greed dominated a civilisation.”-Anudi Thilakarathne
“Dearest diary, it’s me, President Lyndon Johnson.” -Dash Hunter
“A lie spewed like oil/Coating our tongues and slurring our speech.” -Sophie Newton
“Glancing below we saw a large school of fish all covered with vibrant orange scales swimming around, freely exploring
the vast streambed.” -Santhuri Naicker
“On certain days, the river of time stops.” -KohEun Lee
“‘We sang...Sorrowful, merciful and beautiful tunes to the moon night sky.” -Arbel Tenembaum
“We live, love and die/For those moments that make it” -Zoe Clark

KOHEUN (CATHERINE) LEE, LEADER OF CWC

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The Makerspace Club 55

The Makerspace Club is the future of learning. The STUDENTS
Makerspace Club develops critical thinking, coding and
problem solving skills at Glendowie College through
STEAM projects. These projects provide challenges and
opportunities for students to problem solve, collaborate
and think outside the box. Students can choose to work
on group projects, which will allow them to interact and
socialise with new people. Some current year projects that
were completed by the Makerspace Club members are an
RC car, line follower robot, a full racetrack for line following
robots and a robot that walks! As well as this we have many
more fun and challenging projects planned for the future!

BENJAMIN HUNT & SUJAANAN JEYASEELAN

Spoken Word Poetry Team

This year, the Spoken Word Poetry Team, comprised of Any students with an interest in this art form, regardless
Ava Franklin, Holly Timmins, Toby Osborne and KohEun of experience level, are encouraged to come along to the
Lee, competed in an Auckland-wide competition Spoken Word Poetry meetings. Our goal is to put forward
known as WORD: the Frontline. After weeks of careful two competitive teams in 2020.
preparation, they performed their original material at the
Allen Brewster Leisure Centre in Papatoetoe, in front of a As Carol Ann Duffy once said, “You can find poetry in your
sizeable gathering of students, parents, and local poets. everyday life, your memory, in what people say on the bus,
in the news, or just what’s in your heart.”
Ava and Holly performed as a duo, collectively addressing
issues of colonisation, race and power in Aotearoa with MR REYNOLDS
conviction and gravitas. Toby mused about stereotypes
in an entertaining poem about vehicles and the sort of Running Club
people we expect to drive them, and KohEun delivered a
powerful, meditative piece on the nature of dreams. For decades the running club has been one of the most
prestigious and influential groups in the school. The
Although the team did not place in the finals, they numen infused guiding hands of the leaders have trained
represented themselves and Glendowie College with utter and morphed godlings into the pinnacle of stamina and
pride. The standard of competition was extremely high, as speed. The attendees rival the X-43 in terms of power and
most of the other poets were seasoned participants of the extent. A special thanks to our head of gender relations,
competition. The judges emphatically praised our team’s treasurer and (ex)vice treasurer for allowing our team to
effort and creativity and urged them to continue honing triumph. What we have done in the past year has been
their poetic skills. nothing short of spectacular and we shall continue to run
through and succeed in life.

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56 TECHS

STUDENTS The TECHS are a community service group that is run by
a group of students that have a wide variety of technical
expertise in either computer hardware or software. Their Techs
role in the school community is to provide assistance to
both students and staff with IT related problem solving Back Row: Kieran Mahon, Callum Boag, Lewis Azzopardi,
and advice regarding using the various ICT facilities Kieran Joe
at the school. Some members of the team are also Front Row: Benjamin Miller, Anthony White, Avneet Sharma, Patrick
responsible for the audio visual presentations during Collier, Vicki Mercer (Teacher)
school assemblies.
a ‘coding club’ for students who are interested in learning
Each year one of the team’s main responsibilities is how to develop virtual reality programs using Unity for the
providing an ICT induction assembly for the new Year 9 coding and Blender for creating the graphics. They hope
students. This assembly covers a wide variety of topics, to get this running on a weekly basis in 2020.
including some cyber safety advice, instructions for getting
the logins set up for the school’s cloud based facilities and This year the team is sadly losing several of the senior
instructions for accessing the Wi Fi at the school. team members. Anyone who is interested in joining this
community service team should see Ms. V. Mercer, ICT
In term two, the team worked with one of the school’s Manager.
guidance counsellors (Ms. Andrea Curtis) to provide some
presentations to the Year 9 students regarding the topic
of “Connections.” The team shared some advice about
online interpersonal connections and relationships.

Each Tuesday during lunchtime, the TECHS were readily
available to provide technical assistance to any students or
teachers that required assistance with their use of personal
devices at school.

A subcommittee of the team are in the process of starting

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Group DND is part of the gaming club which is held on STUDENTS
Wednesdays and Thursdays, with Mr Hayden So as the
Diversity Group is a safe space for all students to come and supervisor and game enthusiast. DND is a game of
participate in group discussions, games, and charity events fiction, where you make up characters with unique stats,
that support Rainbow Youth and the LGBT community. It is class and race, that go on an adventure with the other
not only for LGBT students but for allies and other students member’s characters. The adventure is called a campaign,
just looking for support. This year we sold rainbow ribbons, and as of the publishing of this article, we have multiple
ran a ‘guess the skittles in the jar’ and took part in the day campaigns running with several DM’s (dungeon masters,
of silence. We raised funds for Rainbow Youth and many basically narrators). One campaign we have is run by Dash
students took part in their fortnightly meetings to meet Hunter, which is an adventure of intrigue, ghosts, god-
other diverse students from around auckland. Our group killing poison and secret societies. Where the player have
met up each week and we had the amazing support of to foil a millenia old wizard from ascending to godhood.
Andrea Curtis, one of the school counsellors. We look Another campaign we have is Miss Thomson’s campaign,
foward to what diversity group brings next year. which included a small group of warriors going up against
a mighty Kraken! Will Massam has been running the
NINA HARDING AND MAIA DE KLERK Curse of Strahd campaign where the players must go on
a journey to collect relics and people to overthrow the
Interact reigning lord, the vampire Strahd. This is and great and
immersive campaign and takes a whole range of creative
2019 for Interact has been a very successful year. With over skills as well as time by the students and teachers involved.
50 students involved, we fundraised for both Starship and Long may this continue!!
the Cancer Foundation. We also had Alexia Hilbertidou, a
young social entrepreneur in to speak to all the Glendowie Caption required
College students, as well as run two workshops for a
select 70 students. Interact was also lucky enough to be
able to send 6 students to the Rotary Youth Program of
Enrichment (RYPEN) Camp, where our students learnt
valuable leadership and communication skills for the future.
Overall, this year has been a busy, but very successful year
for Interact.

Of course, this could not have happened without the
time and effort of all of our Interactors. A special thanks
to this year’s leaders, Sophie Newton (vice president), Avi
Richardson, Gena Shimoda, and Bella Semmens.

NINA HARDING, PRESIDENT

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58 Rūaumoko

STUDENTS We won!!! Rūaumoko has really stepped it up a notch this
year with both the success we have seen and the number
of people participating. The year started off in Roturoa
for year nine camp. This was an amazing opportunity for
our new year 9’s to get to know the year 13 leaders, as
well as their form teachers who they will be spending the
next 5 years with. The start of the term was busy as our
new leaders began building up our house pride as well
as our values of being proud, ambitious, loyal and strong.
We started the year off well, swimming sports was the first
major competition of the year in which we came second.
Next was athletics day. Our participation was immense
and we blanketed the field in red, leading to us coming
first! Next was cross country where we saw yet another
win! Lastly, was the haka competition. This provided an
awesome opportunity for the year 12’s to step up into
leadership roles and perform the most beautiful waiata
and a strong, united, powerful haka.

For our house charity we successfully raised just under
$2000 through donations and a mufti day for Heart Kids
New Zealand. While monetary donations are helpful we
thought it would be more meaningful to gift the charity
with kid’s toys which they can play with to help them
through difficult treatments. As well this, a couple of
students went to Ellerslie Events Centre to cook 169 meals
for the parents and family of those suffering from life-
changing heart conditions.
These students will remember this opportunity as a lasting,
meaningful impact to help those in need and making a
difference.

Rūaumoko also had a very successful year academically!
We had great participation in the two major academic
events; the maths week and reading competitions. It was
awesome to see so many students proudly supporting
Rūaumoko with thier participation. None of the success
we saw this year would have happened if it weren’t for
our deans Mr Keshav and Mrs Harduar, as well as the
prefects and all those who stepped up throughout the
year. Hopefully, they will continue to see success in years
to come.

EILISH WOOD
YR13 RŪAUMOKO PREFECT

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60 Tāne Mahuta

STUDENTS Tāne Mahuta has been lucky enough to have another busy
and exciting year. From the very first day of school, we
were involved with house activities. First, the peer support and a key event in our calendar.
leaders of Tāne Mahuta introduced the year nines to
Glendowie College and their fellow Tāne Mahuta students The success of our house charity was immense. We
in their form class. With our new Tāne Mahuta students, fundraised for St John led by Arbel and her service
we took on swimming sports and athletics day. It was committee as they organised the selling of key rings, a
awesome seeing everybody representing Tāne Mahuta bake sale, a CPR competition and mufti day. We were able
in their green outfits. Although we didn’t manage to win to raise over $1500 for St John, an amazing feat. Thanks to
these significant events, we definitely made up for it in everybody who supported us with fundraising!
house pride and participation with everybody swimming,
running, throwing or jumping at least once. This year Tāne Mahuta put a massive amount of effort
towards the Haka and Waiata competition. With weekly
Tāne Mahuta’s year nine camp was at Marsden Bay practices, the Haka and Waiata soon became competition
Christian Camp. The camp was the perfect environment ready. There was a lot of work put in by students throughout
for the year nines to get to know their peers and make Tāne Mahuta with everybody having to pull their weight
some great friends for the year. The activities at the camp on the completion day. We gave our best performance on
were heaps of fun not only for the students but teachers the day of competition which, in the end, really paid off.
as well with a flying fox, water slide, bubble soccer, and We won the competition and our first event of the year!
trust course. It was an excellent experience for the year We couldn’t have had such a great result without all the
nines to learn what it means to be a part of Tāne Mahuta! students in Tāne Mahuta putting in the time and energy
The peer support leaders and prefects were able to get devoted towards the event. We have been lucky enough
involved with all the students and demonstrate our house to experience Tāne Mahutas’ first two years as a house and
values of strength, growth, nurture and adaptability. Great all we have achieved and experienced together.
memories were made and shared between the year nines, We look forward to the great experiences that our house
student leaders, and teachers. It was a fantastic experience will provide for future students. Go Tāne!!!

Jessica Nielsen and Arbel Tenembaum

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62 Tangaroa

STUDENTS The honour of being a Tangaroa leader was like watching
a foreign movie without subtitles. You don’t know what’s
going on and your kind of scared but you find yourself it was a hard fought battle and our spirit remained firm.
enjoying it. We wanted to leave a legacy of house values Athletics day was the next house competition and we
for the future in our leadership. These values were didn’t disappoint. Everyone wore blue and participated
Resilience, Inclusion, Confidence and Energy or RICE. in plentiful numbers. We showed plenty of juicy plays and
Values so simple anyone could grow them. some firm sportsmanship.

One of the new things that happened that enabled us Cross Country was another event that the school hosted.
to spread our ideas to the new generation of students We had a great time running the course with either a
was Year 9 Camp. It worked wonders teaching the year fun or competitive spirit. The Haka competition was also
9s to learn new skills, make new friends and it overall a tantalizing event this year. Every house gave it their all
helped transition them into a new stage in their lives. We in terms of power and presentation. Tangaroa was no
all had an amazing time in Mangawhai and we all made exception. We showed our strength, and spirit but due to
lasting memories on the waterslide, kayaking, Burma the skill, and flare of other the houses we did not achieve
trail and ziplining. We then shared our house values and victory. At the netball house competition we defended
an invigorating story behind the figure of our house of our championship from last year and annihilated the
Tangaroa. competition securing an easy win. They were no match for
us.
We made Glendowie College history by being the first
house to support two charities at once. We teamed up with That all being said, seeing everyone perform this year,
Keep New Zealand Beautiful and Sustainable Coastlines having a good time and dominating the other houses we
to raise awareness of environmental issues and ocean really enjoyed leading the house. It will be an experience
pollution. We had a good turnout at the beach clean-up none of us will ever forget. We want to say thank you to
at Tahuna Torea Reserve. Where we cleaned up 8 massive Ms Smith and Ms Bassin for being the hardworking and
bags of trash on the coastline, each bag weighing a supportive guides we needed to show us the way.
monumental total of 20kg. We also hosted a mufti day with
the theme being silly attire. We raised an approximately So on behalf of the Tangaroa Prefects; Liam Ng, Nathan
1.5k. All in all they were really successful events and they Philipiah, Tom Hayward, Michael Hope, Lydia Edgworth,
expressed the House spirit. Michaela Ivanier, Brianna Green, Jessie McIntosh and
Ed Blair, we thank the whole house for an amazing and
Swim Sports was the first house competition of the year memorable year. We hope that the year meant as much to
and Tangaroa showed it’s endearing pride from the get you as it did to us. Eh noho rā
go. We had very large participation from the house and
everyone gave it their all. For a large part of the day we Kawea mai te Whakaoranga o Tangaroa
held first place but relented it for the other houses to feel - Liam Ng and Nathan Philipiah, Tangaroa Academic
better. We shouted our chant, simple as it was we rallied
ourselves to keep going. In the end we came third but Prefects

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64 Tāwhirimātea

STUDENTS God of storms and weather and purple power. Our year
began with Tāwhirimātea returning to Lake Whakamaru for
the year 9 camp. This was a great experience for our staff, As a prefect team, we chose to continue our support for
leaders and juniors to blend themselves into our house. the Mental Health Foundation by nominating them as
Over this camp, any reservations our younger students felt our house charity for the year. Just as last year, we share
over their transition into college quickly disappeared. The the same value for the “support of a cause that provides
week away created a lot of new friendships, as all members comfort and assistance to those experiencing their own
of our house got to know each other. Our success at camp internal storms.” We had great success with our house
was continued with a first-place result at swimming sports. fundraiser where we managed to raise more than $1200 for
The thunder rolled in later in the year with a fourth place the Mental Health Foundation. The tradition of ‘Positive
finish for athletics day, despite a great sense of house Postcards’ was another favourite amongst the school this
pride on display. The year held many other results for our year. It was so well received that we ran out of postcards,
house, notably second place in the Haka competition, reflecting the strong sense of family and positivity felt at
with mixed results in Cross Country and Maths Week. the college. Being only the second year of the new house
This year Tāwhirimātea re-established its reputation as a system, the prefect team are proud to have contributed to
well rounded house in both academic and athletic fields. the legacy of the house and hope to see it grow with the
help of the next wave of leaders.

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66 Duke of Edinburgh

CO-CURRICULAR Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award

Gold Duke of Edinburgh has been a great experience and at Onetahuti and tramped the rest of the coastal track for
we have had many challenges along the way from Bronze two days. We are so privileged to be able to travel to the
Duke of Edinburgh where we had no clue how to set up a South Island as previously we have travelled within the
tent or that there would be no toilets at the campsites to upper North Island and for some this was their first time
then Silver Duke of Edinburgh where we got lost tramping experiencing the South Island. If you were to ask us before
through the Kaimai ranges. To now the peak of our journey we left what we thought we would get out of this trip, we
which is the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award where we wouldn’t of been able to even touch on what we learnt,
completed five rewarding days of tramping and kayaking. experienced and did as a team.
This expedition required our group to kayak and tramp
for five days, this pushed everyone’s mental and physical Duke of Edinburgh is not only about the tramping and
limits. But the 5 days down at the Abel Tasman made our kayaking around New Zealand but giving back to the
group realise that we were stronger than we ever thought community, learning a new skill, playing a sport and a
and we actually had the ability to complete this expedition. residential project. All these factors helped us as individuals
It took teamwork, strength, motivation and perseverance. gain opportunities and life skills that we can take with us
Our small group of 10 students on the final journey to Abel forever. Although this award made each person push
Tasman was one of the most amazing groups of people. themselves to their limits, get them out of their comfort
From tramping with each other through Silver and Bronze zone and learn what the actual meaning of perseverance
we have gotten to know each other very well and formed is, I truly believe that by doing this for my years at college
a great basis for support and friendship to get us through helped shape who I am today. So to anyone who is
the final journey. wanting to give this a go I would highly recommend as the
friendships you make and the experience you gain can last
Our first challenge of this expedition was catching the a lifetime.
flight from Auckland to Nelson and making sure we had
time for the all important Krispy Kreme stop at Auckland We would love to thank Ms Smith and Ms Barrack for
Airport. Once we got to Nelson we made our way to our taking us on this once in a lifetime experience it couldn’t
campsite. The next morning we got our kayaks prepared have happened without you.
and packed for the long journey ahead. We then kayaked
for two days seeing some amazing greenery and marine Tayla Clark and Jessica Nielsen
animals such as dolphins and seals. We then left our kayaks

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November and
Award hope it will be CO-CURRICULAR
just as, if not more
During our time completing Duke of Edinburgh Bronze, enjoyable as this
we made new friends, learnt new skills and were pushed far one.
out of our comfort zones, we took wrong turns and forgot
water purification tablets, however, we wouldn’t swap our Throughout the
experience completing this award for the world. We started
off this year by putting on our (previously clean) tramping year we completed
boots and heading to Karangahake Gorge. Initially
climbing out the van, we remember looking up at the different areas
summit of the mountain and having no doubt in our minds
that there was no way we could walk to the top in just one of Community
day. Sure enough, we were proven wrong, just a few hours
later we were standing at the summit pointing out the van Service, Skills
we left behind in the carpark. We were lucky enough to
receive a beautiful sunny day, which made walking with and Physical
the weight of the supplies we needed for two days on our
back a great deal more pleasant. We believe that we speak Recreation
for everyone when we say we all made new friendships we
never thought we’d make. It was amazing to see everyone teaching us how
put their differences aside to encourage and support one
another while climbing such an insane hill. Once arriving to work with
at the campsite and building ourselves a seemingly
stable shelter for the night we were also challenged with people of all
the task of making ourselves a mediocre dinner with the
minimal ingredients we brought in our packs. This tramp ages, creating
was an experience we will never forget. Sitting in the
most beautiful gully sharing embarrassing stories with our good habits
groups and sprinting across wobbly bridges will be hard to
beat. This trip taught us to be resilient, diligent, and helped and maintaining
discover confidence in ourselves. We are all so excited for
consistency. From playing cards with elderly to running

birthday parties and coaching netball teams we learned

how to be more responsible with our actions and become

more independent. Completing the Community Service

created new connections between us and the people

we had never met. It taught us to be more outgoing and

encouraged us to show leadership. The Skill category was

really beneficial as it allowed everyone some freedom to

choose anything new we wanted to give a go. It allowed

us to be experimental and try new things. Although most

students already did some form of sport, it motivated

students who did not do such a thing to become more

active. These challenges also inspired teenagers to get off

their devices and become more involved in the community

and physical recreation.

We would 100% recommend signing up and completing
the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award because at the
end of the day completing your skill or having that much
needed shower after two days of tramping, leaves you
feeling rewarded and with a sense of completion which
will be hard to find anywhere else. Bronze is the start of a
journey of many tramps and skills to complete, where you
can grow as individuals and make friendships which last a
lifetime.

Sophie Campbell-Patston and Lisa Schubert

Glendowie College 2019

68 World Challenge 2019

CO-CURRICULAR Nineteen students from Glendowie College are going
on a World Challenge Trip to Nepal in December 2019
for one month. The Challengers have been fundraising, you to everyone who has supported and helped with the
preparing and training for the trip for the last 18 months. group’s fundraising activities.
The Challengers have the responsibility for leading the
team, managing the budget, liaising with local guides and FIONA SMITH
successfully achieving their objectives with the guidance WORLD CHALLENGE SCHOOL LEADER
of the School Trip Leader (Ms Fiona Smith) and the World
Challenge Leader Mike Grimmer. The trip involves
orientation days in Kathmandu where the students will
adapt to the culture, climate, terrain, food and smells!
Next it is the physical challenge of completing an 11-day
trek though one of Nepal’s finest high mountain valleys
between the Langtang range and Everest range where
the students will camp or stay in teahouses. The group
will trek through forests and glaciers before reaching Tso
Rolpa and it’s here that the notorious Yeti is supposed to
have made his home. In the next phase the group have the
opportunity to get their adrenaline pumping in white water
rafting the rapids of the Trisuli River where the group can
enjoy the scenic valleys, terraced rice fields and impressive
gorges. The group will then head to the city of Pokhara
known as the centre of adventure to celebrate Christmas.
Here the group will get to enjoy its beautiful lakes, stunning
panoramic views of the Himalayan peaks and go souvenir
shopping. The last phase is the community project work at
a rural school near Kathmandu – a chance to interact with
the local community, gain an insight into the Nepalese
culture, enjoy cultural exchange, complete some
community work, while helping to put into perspective
the groups’ privileged lives. The group then return to
Kathmandu where they will bring in the New Year before
then starting the return journey back to New Zealand. The
students are very enthusiastic about the trip and have
some fun final fundraising activities planned for the end of
the year before they head off on their expedition. Thank

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2019 Glendowie College 2019

The biennial China Trip continues to be a highlight
of student lives. It is a life changing experience and I
hope it will be a part of those “when I went to China
……” reminiscences in years to come. The trip has many
facets – language, cultural, networking, business and
camaraderie. Team China 2019 had the most amazing
joie de vivre and zest for life. A special thank you
to Ms Harduar and Mr Shi for giving up their time to
accompany the group.

MRS BRIDGET ROTHBART,
SOCIAL SCIENCES FACULTY

During the April school holidays, a group of twenty senior
students from Business Studies, Economics and Chinese
travelled to China for a two-week cultural immersion. This
trip had been in planning for over a year and everyone was
extremely excited for it. We took off from New Zealand
at midnight on the second last day of term 1 to start our
adventure. We arrived in Hong Kong thirteen hours later
and waited for an hour for the connecting flight to Beijing.
After a 120km drive from Beijing Airport, we arrived at
our first location, a small oriental hotel next to one of the
Great Wall’s tourist locations. The majestic mountains are
like those we see in New Zealand countryside, the only
difference being the Great Wall in the background. On the
second day we walked a small section of the Great Wall.
After two exciting days in Beijing shopping and visiting
cultural heritage sites such as the Forbidden City and
Tiananmen Square, we headed to our next destination,
Ningbo. We stayed at local students’ houses in Ningbo
for the week and went to school with them. This was the
biggest cultural shock for the group. School begins at
7:35am and lasts until 5:15pm with ten classes per day of
40 minutes each. Many local students continue to study at
school until 9pm. We were lucky to have classes created
specifically for us, from kite making to conversational
Chinese. An eye-opening daily activity at school was the
morning run at 9:35am where the entire school would turn
up at the running track and run two laps before going
back to class. After the week at school, we farewelled
our homestays and their families and headed off to our
final destination, Shanghai. We explored many imitation
markets with lots of “genuine” high-end products costing
less than NZ$10! One highlight was visiting New Zealand
Central, where we had the opportunity to meet some New
Zealanders working in China, who shared their experiences
with us. Thank you to Ashwin Pillay (Red Fern Consulting)
and Greg Romney (Walt Disney Company) for talking to
us. On the final day in Shanghai (and China), we all went
to Disneyland for the day. Many of us enjoyed the Tron
ride, while Mr. Shi got lost in the ‘Alice in Wonderland’
maze. The trip to China was an incredible experience and
one that none of us will ever forget. Huge thanks to Mrs
Rothbart, Mrs Harduar and Mr Shi as well as everyone who
made the trip possible for us.

谢谢. SEAN GIBBS, YEAR 12 STUDENT

70 Haka Competition

CO-CURRICULAR Tāwhirimātea worked really hard for the Haka competition.
Jaxson’s leadership and the whole houses enthusiasm
made practice enjoyable. Of course it wasn’t for everyone,
but even those who weren’t as involved still gave it a go.
Our performance on the day showed how much work went
into it, we left everything on the floor and were proud of
ourselves. Next year will be even better, we have formed a
solid platform for us to keep building on.

- Caleb Jarvis/Kaihaka (Year 11)

Winning the haka and waiata competition was no easy feat
for Tāne Mahuta this year. With plenty of hard mahi (work)
going on behind the scenes, both the haka and waiata
leaders stepped up in a major way to put all of our effort
into this year’s competition. The competition brought Tāne
Mahuta together in a very special way and it was so good
to see everyone giving it their all.

- Nelson McKenzie/Kaitakitāne (Haka Leader)

In five weeks the girls learned waiata words and actions,
and the boys enhanced the school haka to best represent
their house. House Deans rallied and inspired students
to learn and respect this amazing culture of which I love,
and house leaders put everything on the line to deliver a
winning performance. Yes, there were students who refused
to participate, however when ‘Game Time’ arrived, each
house delivered! The girls looked and sounded beautiful,
and the boys were Glendowie’s ferocious warriors! I’m
so glad I wasn’t a judge because it was crazy difficult to
place each performance. Thankfully that role went to Kerei
Paki-Winitana, ngā mihi manaakitanga ki a ia, he tangata
hūmarie nāna (Thank you for your kindness, humility and
beautiful wairua).

The teachers performed a waiata and a poi which was a lot
of fun, and fyi, we did good!

Ka mutu, he mīharo tērā wheako. Nau mai haere mai ki te
tau rua mano ma rua tekau. (It was an amazing experience.
Bring on 2020!).

Kaua e mate wheke, he mate ururoa

Don’t fight like an octopus, fight like a shark

(A whakataukī/proverb to encourage strength in times of
struggle)

- MELISA CHASE/KAIAKO REO MĀORI
(TE REO MĀORI TEACHER)

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72 Music Department

Big Band

CO-CURRICULAR some of the best secondary school musicians in Auckland.
The Big Band was also fortunate enough to participate in
Caption required several other school events including: Summer Fest, the
Gala Concert, Whakaatu Toi and the Annual Arts Awards.
It seems like every year brings a change for Glendowie
College Big Band. Being a predominantly senior ensemble, All the musicians have given up their time to participate
featuring some of the most able musicians in the school, in morning practices. Additionally, they have given up
it’s always a bit of a mission rebuilding at the start of each their afternoons to practice and perform. All Big Band
year. Fortunately, this year, with a new infusion of talent students should be proud of what they achieved over
we formed our ‘new’ Big Band. Under the guidance of Mr. the course of this year. The GDC Big Band is a massive
Callum Passells, the saxophone itinerant teacher, the Big part of music culture within the school and provides a
Band managed to construct a repertoire of 9 songs. This potential motivating factor for young musicians entering
repertoire featured jazz standards such as ‘Sidewinder’, year nine. Big Band offers a chance for young musicians
‘Just a Closer Walk’, ‘Angel Eyes’, ‘How High The Moon’, to travel outside of their comfort zone, to be exposed to
‘Take the A-Train’, ‘Caravan’, ‘Chelsea Bridge’, as well as different cultures of music and to build lasting friendships
new complex arrangements such as ‘Boogie Lou’, ‘Critical with peers over multiple year levels. I wanted to personally
Mass’ and ‘Bari Bari Good’. take the time to thank all my peers for their commitment to
the band and give a warm thank you to Mr. Passells whose
Over the course of the year the Big Band was fortunate guidance and oversight allowed us to achieve what we did
enough to participate in multiple performance this year. I have no doubt that all the students leaving now,
opportunities, the pinnacle of which was the KBB Music or in future years, can carry music and these experiences
Festival at which the Big Band received a Silver Performance with them forever and I wish them all the best.
Award. This is the best result the GDC Big Band has had
in the past few years. In conjunction with the KBB Music Joshua Sain
Festival, three of our musicians were accepted into the
KBB Honours Orchestra and Big Band, a select group of

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This year, the student musicians of GDC concert band advice we obtained from the workshop, and walked out
welcomed our fantastic new conductor, Mr Lile, to the with a sensational Silver award at the KBB Festival.
concert band. With piles of new music sheets distributed
across the practice room in February, and pencils at We’ve had our good and bad times but overall the
the ready for taking down any notes, we made our first improvement of the quality of music the band produced
attempts at the iconic “Pirates of the Carribean” piece and as a whole over the course of this year was thanks to all
“Bohemian Rhapsody”, showcasing the very beginning these hardworking students, workshop guest conductors,
sparks of our soon-to-become musical magic in the hall adjudicators, and our wonderful conductor Mr Lile.
when it rained during our not-so-summery “Summerfest”.
From the delightful shared experiences throughout the
Term 2 opened up a new event at GDC, the Whakaatu Toi year to the enthusiastic endeavours towards Silver, it was
Arts Faculty Showcase night, where we showcased our another successful and fulfilling year of the GDC Concert
unique repertoire, including “Sunrise and Safari”, “Jazz it Band.
up”, and again “Pirates of the Carribean.” As we neared the
action-packed mid-year period of performances in term 3 By Mayna Tse
with the New Zealand Concert Bands’ Association Festival
(NZCBA), Gala Concert and KBB Festival all over the course String Orchestra
of a densely packed few weeks, we increased the hours of
work we put in, with extra rehearsals at lunchtimes, after The year 2019 has been very good to the String
school, before school, and during weekends and holidays. Orchestra.

Despite our slight disappointment at our performance We had a great time at the gala concert this year at
at NZCBA, the workshop we had the privilege to attend the school. Every year this is the String Orchestra’s
with a guest conductor immediately after our performance best opportunity to play for our most passionate
on the same day helped us to tackle the issues we had in supporters and this year we put on a magnificent
our music, from emphasizing the right parts of a phrase, programme as a prelude to the KBB Music Festival.
crescendo and decrescendo-ing as a band rather than
as 25 different individuals each with different instrument This year we participated in the KBB music festival for
timbres, to conveying the mood of the piece to the the second time. It was our first time in the competitive
audience. section where we performed well and were given a
bronze award. There were strong performances by
From the Gala Concert to Assembly performances, Ethan Qi and Michael Tran as concerto soloists and
weekend rehearsals continued, creating more bonding the orchestra performing “It Takes One To Tango”
time for our band members uniting juniors and seniors. (with Damon Herlihy-O’Brien as cello soloist) was one
Time spent working hard to get through the whole of the few contenders for the Chairperson’s Command
piece without stopping converted into focusing on our Performance.
technique, timing and tuning.
Things are looking good for us heading into next year
Shiny instruments in hand, we walked onto the stage of because we have a strong backbone of musicians that
the Holy Trinity Cathedral to a significant improvement in will continue to keep the string orchestra alive well
our performance since the NZCBA, applying the valuable into the future.

By Sebastian Simpson and Mr. Lile

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74 Choir

CO-CURRICULAR The Glendowie College Choir is an all girls group that
meets on Monday mornings every week. 2019 was anoth-
er great year for the choir, kicked off by our performance Choir
during Summerfest. Next, we competed in the Auckland Back Row: Reyna Paul, KohEun Lee, Yu Yue, Helena Quirk
region’s Big Sing at the Auckland Town Hall, an event we 3rd Row: Shuting ouyang, Qingyun Zhao, Lou Lou Penman, Aleisha
look forward to each year. Our performance included the Folu, Tessa McLaren, Anika Mulye
pieces ‘Skye Boat Song’, ‘Skyfall’ and a composition using 2nd Row: Milla Taylor-Mangan, Sage Carruthers, Zoe Clark, David
words from Shakespeare by the New Zealand Composer Yuan, Hannah Watson, Lauren Blakey, Mrs Celia Fnn (Teacher)
Janet Jennings, ‘Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind’. The choir Front Row: Luna Fukuchi, Abhi Puthigae, Oshaani Khetarpal, Mercy
also performed in the school’s Whakaatu Toi Arts Show- Gorero, Sylvie Manning, Emma Herbert, Bomei Lu
case where we sang ‘Forty-Second Street’ and another Absent: Bella Curzon Bavin
Janet Jennings piece for female voices called, ‘Sigh no
more, Ladies’. These opportunities in addition to assem- great for beginners seeking a co-curricular for fun and also
blies, Leavers Concert and Prize Giving helped us improve seasoned singers. This has been a year of tremendous
our performance skills. growth and I’m sure the choir will continue to improve in
the future.
Thank you to our amazing choral director, Mrs Finn, for
her endless support and guidance. Also thank you to the MERCY GORERO
dedicated choir members who have made early morning
practices worth-it. I’ve been fortunate to be surround-
ed by talented students who share the same passion for
singing and have developed a close bond with the choir
members. The learning environment is light and positive,

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Theatresports is one of the many thriving artistry based CO-CURRICULAR
clubs of Glendowie college consisting of competitive
improvisation. This year went off with a bang and we had Caption required
many newcomers introduced to the club all willing to
participate and have fine. We also established three new team. We believe we’ve left the team in good hands and
leaders and coaches after our dear boy Hamish left the we hope that the future shows more fun and creativity
team last year. Michael, Louis and I have been pushing for along the way.
an inclusive and fun environment and I believe we did a Thank you GDC and have a great 2020!!
pretty swell job.

Our first players night of the year was a testament to how
far we have come as a team. We secured our first win in
three years against three other schools. St Cuthberts,
Onehunga High School and the Botany Downs Junior
Team. With several new games and styles being taught to
us we had an absolute blast for our first game of the year.
In the end we held the victory and our hearts warmed like
the feeling of a proud father.

Our second players night in botany downs we came
second by two points to the national champions of the
Botany Downs theatresports club and. It was a hard game
but with lots of fun and participation was involved. Both
Botany Downs and Kelston Boys were fantastic and they
showed a serious skills. Huge thanks to Paneh Espiritu
who joined the team in my absence and helped secure the
victory.

Our third and Final Players Night consisted of Auckland
Grammar and Kelston Boys. We came third out of the three
teams but we grew as a team and learned new skills to
take us into the future. It was also the first time the Junior
team, with the help of Michael, really had a chance to shine
and they should they could hold their own in a competitive
game. In the end, everyone grew from this experience and
we hope to secure the victory next year.

The Glendowie college theatresports team went through
many changes this year with people coming in and out
always having fun. We constantly worked with our teacher
and show runner Ms Thompson to make this happen.
Of course the Theatresports team wouldn’t be anything
without the main man Mr So who’s always been the best
administrator. Without both of you, theatresports wouldn’t
be the same.

It’s our last year in Glendowie for Michael, Louis and I and it
would be the last time we are able to lead the theatresports

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76 Co-Curricular Dance

CO-CURRICULAR Senior Co-Curricular Dance Junior Co-Curricular Dance
Troupe
Troupe
Junior co-curricular dance is a group for year 9 and 10
Spots for the senior co-curricular Dance troupe were students. The students met twice a week throughout
auditioned for in term one by the year 13 students. 2019. We really enjoyed performed in Whakaatu Toi
They met bright and early every Tuesday morning at and the Dance Showcase. This year, two dance works
7:30am to choreograph, practise and polish dances to were performed: Fall on Me and Game of Survival. 17
be performed at various Dance festivals and showcases students took to the stage and developed their dance
throughout the year. The choreography of the two skills – I’m very proud of them and I look forward to
pieces ‘Rain’ and ‘Cry’ were both joint efforts between working with them again next year.
Mr Humphries and the senior students. ‘Rain’ took
inspiration from the idea of a storm brewing with the Nina Harding (leader)
dancers embodying racing clouds, thunder and lightning,
and as the name suggests, buckets of heavy rain. ‘Cry’
looked at different relationships between people and
how our actions can impact on others, often without us
realising the consequences. The highlights of the year
included performing at the YouDance festival alongside
many other Auckland schools, and at Glendowie’s own
Dance Showcase evening. Every time the girls took to the
stage, they threw everything into their performances and
impressed the teachers and audiences from around the
Auckland region.

Mr O Humphries, Teacher of Dance

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78 Summerfest A huge thank you to the staff and students who contributed
to the event. It certainly was a collaborative event which
CO-CURRICULAR In the week of 4 March 2019, the Arts Faculty enjoyed went brilliantly, celebrating the Arts
hosting the annual celebration of the arts – Summerfest through the theme of festivity, colour and fun.
2019. The week opened with the reveal of the completed
house panels, which were painted in 2018 and which MS CLARE JENNINGS,
are now proudly displayed in the Quad. Throughout FACULTY LEADER ARTS
the week, students enjoyed participating in a range of
lunchtime activities, including sculpture making, theatre
sports demonstrations, rock painting, and many musical
performances. The Dance students took over the Quad
on Tuesday with a flash mob from High School Musical,
and Art students spent the week painting the house
canvases, which are now on display in Student Services.
A large number of students took part in the daily Arts
Quiz which was shared through the daily notices. Our staff
also enjoyed the Inter-Faculty Arts Challenge with the
Languages Faculty taking our first place, followed closely
by the Science Faculty. The weather joined in the fun for
most of the week, but rain sent us inside for our final Friday
activities. The Concert Band did not let this dim their spirit
and performed their summery tunes in colourful costumes
for a large crowd in the hall.

2019 House winners were:
Canvas Painting Tāne Mahuta
Photobooth Competition Tangaroa and Tāne Mahuta (first
place equal)

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On Tuesday 12 March 2019, we hosted the year 9 and
10 social evening with the theme of ‘Carnival’! It was a
successful night filled with lots of fun, plenty of food and of
course, some killer dance moves. It was a great opportunity
to bring the two year groups together, and where they
were able to express themselves outside the classroom
and socialise with their peers in a stress-free environment.

BRIANNA GREEN,
YEAR 13

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Senior Ball

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CO-CURRICULAR of Art

On Monday the 24th June the school had the opening
of the exhibition. We estimated almost 500 pieces of
work from students in year nine through to year thirteen.
There was photography, painting, drawings, and mixed
media works on display. The opening went very well with
students, parents, teachers and friends all coming along to
see the work. Live music was provided by the students and
food and drinks served by the Arts council. We had invited
Melissa Wallace from Turua Gallery who judged the works
for us. There was also people’s choice voting on the night.

Congratulations to our winners:
Photography: Double Exposure by Yuxin Xie
Painting: Peice 2 by Yean Chhit and Serenity by Charlotte
Lambert
Drawing: Birds by Chloe Diprose
Junior Art: Steven Adams by Zakk Haddon
Senior Art: Ready to Sew by Paun-Charn Maung
People’s Choice: Twinning by Zoe Moltschaniwskyj

Thanks to the students that helped on the night. Thanks
also to the teachers who worked hard to get all the work
ready, and for an awesome event: Mr Patrick Carrigan, Mrs
Sarrah Shapley, Ms Teri Shin.

MS ADELE WHITTAKER
HOD VISUAL ARTS

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featured performances from 139 students in Drama,
Music and Dance. The programme included work from
the performance arts at all year levels, including NCEA
assessment pieces and co-curricular groups (the Choir,
Concert Band, Big Band, Theatresports demonstrations,
Scholarship Drama, and the Junior and Senior Dance
Troupes). Memorable moments of the programme included
the band ‘Ragaire’ (3rd place in Rockquest 2019), the one
act play ‘Out of Your Mind’, directed by Miss Clare Thomson
and Michael Hope, and Louis Carrier delighted the crowd
in his role as the Masters of Ceremonies. Highlights of the
visual arts exhibition were on display in the back of the hall,
and the winners of the exhibition awards were announced.
The audience (of over 250!) enjoyed watching the students
present their learning and enthusiasm for the arts both
on stage and on canvas. Particular thanks to Miss Clare
Thomson, Mr Oliver Humphries and Mr Andrew Lile for
their work towards the event and on the night.

MS CLARE JENNINGS,
ARTS FACULTY LEADER

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Ruaumoko’s year 9 camp kicked off with an early 6:45am
start with everyone gathering in front of the Riddell Road
gate, and quickly getting on the bus. Then the concert
began with fifty kids jamming the whole way to Tui Ridge
Adventure Camp, Rotorua! Nestled in 170 acres of land,
the facilities at Tui Ridge are beautiful and well organised.
After a quick briefing from the Tui Ridge staff, we made
our way to the three spacious dorms. We even had air
conditioning! The camp was packed full of amazing
activities, such as the flying fox, high ropes, abseiling down
a 15-metre rock wall and the giant swing which hauled you
up 15 metres high and dropped you, letting you swing. All
these activities challenged the students and allowed them
to discover new things about themselves and each other,
whilst having fun at the same time. The camp provided
a great opportunity for year 9’s to bond with each other
in their house as well as being able to meet and get to
know their 2019 leaders. At night, we had prefect and peer
support run activities, including a dress-up and a mathex-
style quiz, where students learnt more about Rūaumoko
house and our culture. All of this would not have been
possible if it were not for our fabulous deans, Mr Keshav
and Ms Harduar, and all the other teachers and year 13
leaders who came along to make this camp the best it
could be.

EILISH WOOD (13SOH),
DEPUTY HEAD PREFECT

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Glendowie College 2019 Tāne Mahuta

Marsden

Camp

My experience at Marsden bay camp was great. I had so
many great moments to share. There were so many fun
activities that we all took part in such as bumper balls, flying
fox, airsoft, kayaking, archery and of course the Burma
trail. My favourites had to be the bumper ball, airsoft, and
kayaking. It was cool how everyone came together and
bonded when there were no activities to take part in for
the rest of the day. I personally liked playing volleyball and
watching my mates playing Ping-Pong. The food wasn’t
good or bad, since it is a camp. My cabin had a really
cool vibe, but the only downside was that it smelled pretty
bad at times, but I adapted to it. I loved my experience at
camp mostly because I got to spend time with my friends,
and I will never forget my memorable experience I had at
camp.

BY CAESAR NOTEN

Year nine camp was a blast for me, my mates and everyone
else that came along. For Tane Mahuta Camp we went
to Marsden Bay Christian Camp which took around 2 1/2
hours driving north to get there. At Marsden bay we were
close to a beach which we enjoyed. It was a fun filled trip
with lots of activities, delicious food and lots of games.
Some of the activities included Archery, Hunting rifle
shooting, ziplining. My favourite one was when you were
inside these Zorb balls and you had to play soccer, most
of the time we were just running at each other trying to
bump each other over. My favourite part of camp though
was the Burma trail at night. Out of everyone there I think
I was the most scared, just cause of the fact that you were
blindfolded with year 13s not knowing when they would
pop out, making weird sounds to scare us. One of the Year
13s at camp was Julian, he lifted me up near the end and
ran with me all the way to the finish making the scariest
noises. There would be much more to tell but it would
take a while to explain how much fun we had.

BY MICK PEARSON

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Camp was a once in a lifetime experience. Everyone had
an extraordinary time there meeting new people and
doing great activities. As well as that, we learnt so many
new skills along the way. Skills including team working,
confidence building, risk taking, showing empathy and
learning to be resilient. Tangaroa camp was run by the
most amazing teachers and such supportive year 13’s. The
teachers gave us great help and support when we needed
it and the year 13’s provided us with the best games and
activities. The year 13’s I had in my dorm were so kind
and treated us like friends and this made me and all the
other girls in the dorm feel happy and comfortable around
them. We shared secrets and stories about school and
camp, it was a very enjoyable time. There were also some
great people that met us at Mangawhai Morris Point. The
cook, Rob Mcarthur made us delicious meals and desserts;
my personal favourite were the yummy muffins and the
amazing chocolate mousse. The managing director of the
camp was Thomas Hayden who kindly gave us the amazing
facility and dorms to stay in. Camp gave me and so many
others an opportunity to meet many new people that we
wouldn’t have even talked to if it wasn’t for camp. I made
so many new friends and became closer with the ones I
already had. I explored new things and tried different
activities. I shared all of this with the most amazing people.
Being risk takers together and encouraging each other
the whole way through. When we suffered loss against
other teams, we would bounce right back up and we all
showed resilience and at the same time, showing good
sportsmanship and being happy for other teams. When
we experienced triumph, we were proud! However, we
showed modesty towards other teams in respect for their
feelings. 2019 Tangaroa camp will be a time I and all the
others will never forget.

AKASHA SHROFF
- 9 KAR, 9 INDIGO

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Tāwhirimātea
Camp
Whakamaru

“Being a family means you are a part of something very
wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest
of your life.”

–Lisa Weed.

Over four hours from Auckland, a group of Year 9’s tested
their limits and their comfort zones as they bonded through
group exercises. Through these exercises, the Year 9’s and
some Year 13’s of Tawhirimatea became a house, a family,
learnt about one another and supported each other. Even
though we were intensely tested with our fears of heights,
falling and the dark, our friendship came through and we
overcame those fears while making new friends. Camp
Whakamaru provided so many amazing opportunities
for us to push boundaries. These included a Burma trail,
kayaking, zip lining, archery and a confidence course. Our
house friendship was formed, along with our individual
friendships.
Let’s just say that we went home really tired on Wednesday.
Still, we had such an amazing three days and those
memories and friendships will last forever.

JORJA KANE
9CHS

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Athletics Day 2019 89

Athletics day 2019 was a showcase of GDC’s outstanding SPORTS
sportsmanship and team spirit. What I enjoy most about
the day is that everyone participates and has a fantastic
time, regardless of their physical abilities. Those who
shine on the track get cheered on by eager spectators.
Those who excel in field events get to go for gold and
try to beat school records. But most importantly, even the
students who don’t think of themselves as athletes get a
chance to give everything a go with the support of the
school community. Another thing I noticed was the pride
in the new houses, and the friendly competitiveness all the
houses had towards giving it their all and winning team
points. Everyone enjoyed dressing up in their house colours
and parading across the field with their mates. In the end
Ruaumoko snatched the win, but regardless all houses
exhibited courageous team spirit and house patriotism that
made me proud to be a part of Glendowie.

Holly Harding
Athletics Day was held on Friday, 1 March 2019, the weather
was perfect for the day. Participation rates at all levels
was high, with excellent involvement and performances
from both junior and senior students. House colours
were proudly displayed right from the start in the House
March In and this created the foundation for a positive and
competitive atmosphere throughout the day. The House
relays at the end of the day were a highlight for everyone.

MR DAVID STORRIE, FACULTY LEADER
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

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90 2019 Cross Country Results

Junior Girls Race - Top six placings Junior Boys Race - Top six placings

SPORTS Place Name Form Class Place Name Form Class
10THR 10NAI
6th place Phoebe Wild 9HUM 6th place Serge Carroll 10THR
10SAN 9WAL
5th place Rebecca McLaren 9GRY 5th place Kieran Smith 9GRY
9 WAL 10SAN
4th place Hannah Barclay 9HUM 4th place Henry Davis 9COM

3rd place Helena Quirk 3rd place Benjamin Hawken

2nd place Lou Lou Penman 2nd place Matthew Calvert

1st place Sarah Butterworth 1st place Henry Gibson
Champion Champion

Intermediate Girls Race - Top six placings Intermediate Boys Race- Top six placings

Place Name Form Class Place Name Form Class

6th place Alyssa Peters 11LWS 6th place Evan French 11PVN

5th place Erin Walshe 10KHN 5th place Luke Barter 11KIM

4th place Chelsea Ferguson 11HEN 4th place Rowan Warren 12KAU

3rd place Emma Goodall 10THR 3rd place Benjamin Hunt 11PVN

2nd place Gia Jeffery 10GEE 2nd place William Atkinson 11SIM

1st place Holly Harding 11JON 1st place Angus Monro 10NAI
Champion Champion

Senior Girls Race- Top six placings Senior Boys Race - Top six placings

Place Name Form Class Place Name Form Class
13NFS 12COO
6th place Zoe Moltschaniwskyj 13NFS 6th place Toby Smit 12BAR
13IFR 13WHI
5th place Jodie Dickens 13SOH 5th place Avinaash Krishnan 13NFS
13WBR 13LIU
4th place Mayna Tse 13LIU 4th place Patrick Collier 13NFS

3rd place Tayla Clark 3rd place Almog Herscho

2nd place Jessie McIntosh 2nd place Yannik Boehm

1st place Olivia Hay 1st place Samuel Calvert
Champion Champion

Form Classes with Highest Participation levels House Points and placings for the 2019 Cross Country

Form Class House 4th Place Tangaroa 566 points

Year 9 9 CGN Tangaroa 3rd Place Tawhirimatea 620 points

Year 10 10 SAN Tangaroa 2nd Place Tane Mahuta 772 points

Year 11 11PVN + Tane Mahuta 1st Place Ruamoko 817 points
11LWS Tangaroa

Year 12 12BAR Ruamoko

Year13 13NFS Ruamoko

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91

CO-CURRICULAR

Swimming Sports

Champs

The annual Inter House Swimming Sports event was held
at the Sacred Heart College pool on Monday, 11 February
2019. Despite the humid conditions, lots of fun was had
and there were some great performances. Congratulations
to Tāwhirimātea who finished first in a very closely run
competition.

Well done to our individual champions!
Junior Girls – Lou Lou Penman
Junior Boys – Finlay Walker
Int Girls – Jenna Watt-Wyness
Int Boys – Josh Hughes
Senior Girls – Alanna Chen
Senior Boys – Sean Gibbs

House Results:
4th – Tane Mahuta
3rd – Tangaroa
2nd – Ruaumoko
1st - Tawhirimatea

Thanks to all those who helped make this a successful
event.

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92

SPORTS

Central Eastern Zone
Athletics Championship

On Tuesday 5 March 2019, a group of athletes represented younger athlete. Both Sophie Court (Year 9), Junior Girls
Glendowie College at the Central Eastern Zone Athletics High Jump and Holly Harding (Year 11), Intermediate Girls
Championships. In a very competitive zone, our athletes 3000m, were very competitive finishing in fourth place in
achieved some outstanding results. Highlights were their events.
Charles Devlin (Year 13) winning both the Senior Boys High
Jump and the Triple Jump. Alice Webster-McNamee (Year MR JEREMY ADAMS, SPORTS COORDINATOR
12) winning both the Senior Girls Discus and Shot Put and
placing 3rd in the Javelin. Aimee Court (Year 12) finished
2nd in Senior Girls High Jump, Hope Makiri-Hennings
(Year 11) was 2nd in Intermediate Girls Javelin and Lila
Baroumandi (Year 10) was 3rd in Intermediate Girls Long
Jump. Angus Monro (Year 10) also captured 3rd position
in the Intermediate Boys 3000m, an excellent result for a

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Table Tennis 93

Did you know that Glendowie College had a table tennis SPORTS
team? Three, actually! With our Glendowie 1 (Binghao
Xue, Evan French and Clifford Duan) and Glendowie 2 Table Tennis
(Daniel Clark, Andrea Eng, May Gan, Emily Zou) teams
placing second in their respective B2 and C1 grades, we Back Row: Theo Thompson-Rikys, Binghao Xue, Bar Avni, Ethan
are proud to have grown and strengthened our bond as Bakkerus, Evan French
a team. Front Row: May Gan, Irene Xue, Clifford Duan, Emily Zou, Andrea Eng
Absent: Mr Hayden So (Coach)
Our Glendowie 1 team performed spectacularly, getting
first place in the inter-school regionals in Term 2. This is
a huge accomplishment. Well done to all those involved!

Our Glendowie 3 team consists of Bar Avni, Ethan
Bakkerus, and two new players, Theo Thompson-Rikys and
Irene Xue. Under the supportive eye of our coach, Dinyar
Irani, they have improved immensely.

To prove that we’re not making this up, here is a testimonial
about how great table tennis at Glendowie College is:
“Joining table tennis this year was the best decision
I’ve ever made! It’s such a welcoming and encouraging
environment and I’ve enjoyed every second of the table
tennis season. Farewell, table tennis, we will meet again in
the near future” - Irene Xue

The journey we have undertaken through table tennis has
been long and suffering, with many trials and tribulations.
Being overshadowed by mainstream sports, forced to
move training grounds and considered recreation instead
of a sport are some of the adversities we have faced. Thank
you to Mr So, Mr Keshav and Mr Shi for helping us through
these times and driving us to our competition venue every
Friday. We owe it all to you!

See you all next year,

Table Tennis Co-leaders - Andrea Eng, May Gan and
Emily Zou

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94 Football

SPORTS Girls Football

Girls football at GDC has grown massively since year 9 I will take with me throughout life. Making GDC history
and has gotten better with each year. The development in winning our tournament week would definitely be a
of our players and coaches has been noticed as results highlight of my schooling and I hope to hear about more
are proving players hard work and dedication. Football is successes in the future.
a major sport at GDC as there are many teams traveling
to the fields each Wednesday across the junior and senior Caitlin Adams
school. These teams would not be able to compete and
participate without the help of volunteers to drive the vans,
the coaches, and support from the school, Jeremy, Kylie
and David James. The support from parents is also greatly
appreciated as it boosts the team’s spirits when they come
along to watch the games.

This year I was lucky enough to captain the XI Girls Football
team alongside our amazing coach Kellie. Our experience
in the A1 grade was up and down but overall finishing 4th
in our grade. Tournament week was were we had put all
our effort and training into and had made a goal of making
the top 3 at the Kathy Seaward football tournament in
Whangarei. This is where our team proved that we were
the team to beat. After getting into the final unbeaten
we knew that Christchurch Girls would be a tough game.
In the end we scored in extra time making the score 1-0
and we finished the tournament in the first place. I am so
fortunate that I was able to be captain in my final year with
a great bunch of girls and make memories memories that

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Hockey 95

Girls Hockey 1st X1 SPORTS

The Girls Hockey 1st XI were entered into the B Grade Caption Required
in the 2019 season and started nervously but played
competitively in their round of pool matches with two wins Caption Required
and a draw, setting up a quarter final against Papatoetoe The final game against Kuranui was another tense game
which unfortunately they lost 2-0. Not all was lost as with only one goal deciding the result. With a change to
finishing 5th would earn promotion to the A/B grade which the normal penalty corner routine, captain Niamh Johnson
the girls had their sights firmly on. A narrow win against entered the circle and received a well-placed pass before
Dio 3rds set up the 5th/6th promotion match against slotting home past the keeper. GDC would take the win
Sancta Maria. This was a bizarre match that the GDC led and finish 7th overall.
1-0 at half time before having to play the second half on a
different pitch after a 20 minute break. A goal from Sancta
levelled the match and promotion would be decided by
penalty strokes. Sancta Maria scored two and GDC scored
one, leaving the girls in the B grade where they finished
8th the season before. The new objective for the girls was
to win the B grade after only missing out on promotion by
one goal.

The girls started the B grade with three straight wins before
facing unbeaten Selwyn who they only narrowly beat 3-2 in
the opening game of the season, this time around though
it was a comfortable 3-0 win for GDC. With two more wins
Dio 3rds were the only other unbeaten side in the league
and next in the girl’s sights. Once again a narrow 2-1 victory
sealed the win and the league as GDC comfortably won
their final two games to remain unbeaten in the B grade
scoring 35 goals and conceding two.

The 2019 tournament was for the Rosemary O’Brien Cup
held in Levin. A nervous start in the first game saw GDC
concede three goals in the first ten minutes before going
down 5-0 to the eventual winners of the tournament,
Cambridge High. This was followed up by a win and a draw
however a loss against eventual finalists Matamata sealed
our fate in the 5-8th playoffs. A very hard fought and
physical game against Awatapu ended 0-0 with the GDC
girls playing the best hockey of their season, the result
would be decided by a shootout which Awatapu won 4-2.

Boys Hockey Overall it was another successful year at Glendowie Hockey,
the heart and drive shown by the boys was commendable
Coaching the First XI Boys Hockey team was an absolute and truly inspiring. Our graduating class of players led
pleasure this year. As usual, the team started the year with the team admirably and leave a good momentum for
a focus on team culture and ethics; a practice which has Glendowie Hockey going forward.
served us well over the past few years. We started the
season with our eyes set on the end-goal of tournament Caption Required
and powered through the formative first months of the
regular season with a consistent drive to improve our skills,
teamwork and attitude.

Approaching tournament, we were really shaping up and
looking good; finally, we were approaching the peak of the
season. We started tournament well, winning all our pool
games and going on to win the quarter final against Howick
College in shootouts. Unfortunately, we were bested in the
semi-final, losing to Kamo College, but came back to take
3rd place in the third and fourth play-offs against Hamilton
Boys!

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96 Rowing

SPORTS The 2018/19 Rowing season saw the biggest squad ever
at GDC with 70 rowers joining up for the season. What
has been great was the big increase in Girls rowing over College’s first Gold Medal since 2015/16 season with other
previous years. Our squad captains were Olivia Hay and ‘A’ finalists being the Boys U17 Quad and Girls U18 single.
Cairo Stark who led our squad to an enjoyable and exciting The Girls U18 Double won the ‘B’ final.
season.
Individually, Thomas Broderick was selected for the
Our Spring and Summer Camps held at Karapiro provided Auckland Light Blues Rowing program while Olivia Hay
great opportunities to get in lengthy training sessions trialled for the NZ Junior Rowing Squad - these are a great
that were at times painful yet worthwhile and were lots reflection on the GDC Rowing Program.
of fun with many laughs and memories made along the
way. Highlights were Zak Everitt (an ex Glendowie College During the season we again had great support from our
rower who represented NZ in U23 level in 2018) presenting sponsors – NZ Fire Doors, GJ Gardiners, Gleeson Builders
the squad with our row suits. At Summer Camp we were and Pengelley Engineers. New Balance very generously
visited by some of the New Zealand Men’s and Women’s sponsored the club with a full training and travelling kits
Olympic Rowing crew and enjoyed hearing from them and - we are very lucky to have all the support we had during
absorbing their knowledge and experience. the season.

In early February we competed at The Auckland As always, we’d like to thank all the parents and coaches
Championships, or ‘Head of Harbour’ at Lake Pupuke for their support and leadership during the season. We
which resulted in 5 medallists – with 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 would have not had the experience we did without those
Bronze Medallists. behind the scenes making sure we were all well feed and
hydrated, able to race and train and had boats kept in
At the North Island Championships at Lake Karapiro the racing condition! For those of us leaving GDC Rowing it’s
Girls U18 Quad won Silver while Olivia Hay won Bronze in been a huge part of our high school lives we will miss and
the GU18 single - 9 other crews competed in ‘A’ finals and treasure. But it is great to see the Club in strong shape
11 competed in ‘B’ finals and only continuing to grow into a larger family than it was
before.
Finally, we reached the culmination of the season – the
‘Maadi Cup’ – the NZ Secondary School Championships Jessie McIntosh
held at the end of March at Karapiro. A squad of 34
attended with the Girls U18 Quad winning Glendowie

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Rugby 97

5th Grade Rugby Ben Webb was also invalided out with what medical staff SPORTS
described as a dodgy knee thing.
The 5th Grade season started well, with a seemingly
complete squad assembled before the first game. It From there on the boys continued to give it everything
finished pretty well too with an overall record of 8 wins and and though we lost a couple more top of the table clashes
3 (close) losses, and a group that seemed to have enjoyed we recovered to beat MAGS and Grammar for the second
the experience enormously. time each. Stand-in assistance came from Sulaiman Farhat,
and year 13’s Willem Scott, Sam Calvert (until concussion
In between we had a few challenges with injuries and struck), Simon Mashingaidze, and Jackson Godfrey until he
absences. The coach spent most of the season behind got a better offer playing Underwater Hockey in Europe;
the posts with just the one substitute for company, fair enough. Caleb and Keegan had also come up from 6th
sometimes none. And so when the opposition rolled out grade to assist, both playing well and helping us avoid any
their full complement of 7 sets of fresh legs around half defaults. Jaxson returned for the last 3 games.
time, Glendowie were left to make our single change and
have the rest suck it up for the entire game. On the plus All in all, we gave it a good crack. Kudos to two lads playing
side, not too much fretting over who to put on where, no their first season (Rotem and Max), and Matthew who was
challenges selecting a team, more a case of finding one. new to 5th Grade but became Mr Reliable. Thanks to the
other guys returning from last year; Liam, Isaac, Ben, Kahu,
The run of poor luck started early. Very early. Ed Blair Caleb G-H, Marcus (Capt.), Jack, Cooper, Jaxson, Ethan,
broke both bones in his forearm about 30 seconds into the Jordie. Thanks also to Tim, who had a busy season as
first game. Not sure the hockey team were too impressed team ambulance, Simone for managing the rabble, and
either, though he did make it back for Tournament Week. the parents for all their support. See you next year.
We then lost Alex, our first five, after 2 ½ games (dislocated
shoulder), and our back up playmaker, Jaxson (broken The team and parents voted to determine the awards.
hand) after 4. We were still unbeaten by then, including 2 Most Improved - Caleb Gaul-Harris, Best Forward - Jack
wins against a strong Dilworth side, but numbers took their Jessiman, Best Back - Jordie Herbert, Most Outstanding
toll and we lost to Kings with a reshuffled backline towards Player – Marcus Moody.
the end of Term 2. At that point Mateo and Vincente, two
Chileans who had made a fantastic contribution, went
home despite our best efforts to steal their passports.

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98 6th Grade Rugby Roundup

SPORTS This year we were delighted to start with a squad of 28
young men for the 6th grade team. School moves still left
us with 25 at the end of the season. A fabulous show of powerhouse with the front 5 taking on some far heavier
dedication from the whole squad. packs with a fitness and strength to match any. Robbie
Bass impressed the coaches, fearless and tireless. The
Huge thanks to Gary Thomas and Simon McConnon for ability to learn new positions and perform well showed
their coaching which really produced some great Rugby a great team spirit by the team. Nick Sali Pearson (prop
through the season. Big shout out too to Lianne Thomas and Flanker), Jack Parish (Wing, No 8 and Flanker) Ben
our fabulous Manager and great photographer. Much Hargreaves (Centre and Flanker) Keegan Graham (prop,
appreciation too to Grant Doorey, Tongan Coach for his Flanker and Wing). Nick in particular relished being freed
assistance in defensive drills and to Auckland Rugby for from the front row and played some first-class rugby as an
their session on speed passing. Open Flanker. Another star was Otis McKenzie whose work
rate and speed saved many a try and set up quite a few
We played 12 games, winning 6 of them and scored 261 too.
and conceded 188 points. 111 of those points scored in
the first 4 games. With such a strong start expectation was What makes a great team is how we work together and it
high for the team. We trained hard and the team was led was a joy to see this band of young men gel as the season
ably by Caleb Jarvis supported by Jace Thomas with the progressed. We had some high’s, some great feeds on the
pack led largely by Hugh Neville. side lines and earned a well deserved Semi-Final place at
the end of season. As coaches our aim to safely encourage
Once again, the coaches and parents have been impressed your skill in the game of rugby. We hope you all go on to
continue playing and supporting the game. Thank you all
for a most enjoyable season.

Gwynn Rees - Coach

with the development of our young men. With some
playing for their first season, we had some real stars on
the pitch. Well done to Micah Fitton-Higgins who earned
a regular spot as well as Keegan Graham who made some
fantastic runs too. There were days when our backs were
completely on fire with some outstanding defence and
lightening fast hands and feet. Stars of the backs were
many but we have to mention our Captain Caleb for his
crunching tackles and development of some great game
plan execution. Other players who rattled our opposition
on a regular basis were Cooper McConnon with some
outrageous tries running almost of the length of the
pitch on several occasions and Jacob McKinnon for his
lightening pace off the mark and indefatigable ability to
rip the ball from players twice his size. Jace Thomas too, as
we have come to expect, ran our opposition ragged with
his sniping runs, great tackles and a good development of
his kicking game.

Not to be left out; our forwards developed into quite the

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