2022 TE KĀRETI O MĀNGERE SEEK THE HEIGHTS MĀNGERE COLLEGE YEARBOOK 2022
Māngere College - 2022 1 Contents The Principal's Report 2 Staff Photo 3 Staff List 4 Haere mai to new staff 5 Ka kite ano au i a koutou 6 Head Girl’s Report 7 Head Boy’s Report 8 Student Leaders 9 Year 11 and 12 Prizegiving 10 Year 13 Prizegiving 12 Support Staff 15 Queen’s Honours for Mrs Ah Sam 16 Cook Islands Group 57 Karen Dance 58 Samoan Group 59 Tongan Group 60 School Activities Departments PLEASE NOTE: All artwork labels are to be read clockwise from top left. Front Cover: Siale AsI Back Cover: Siale AsI Inside Front: Meh Reh, Aaron Fruean, Hserku Hser, Hserku Hser, Mairangi Gilbert, Eh Htaw Kue Wah Inside Back: Oumaima Ahmet Abdullah, Tamera Sale, Alosina Moeai’a Toleafoa, Alosina Moeai’a Toleafoa Sports Sports Awards 62 Basketball 64 Netball 66 Rugby 68 Volleyball 70 FEATURED ARTWORK: 68 26 10 30 Form photos 80 Sponsors & Advertisers 90 PRODUCTION Editor: Joanne Latif Proofreading: Deb Ward Printing and Design: Repro Graphics Achievement Centre 18 Business Department 19 Careers 20 English: Creative Writing 22 ESOL 24 Languages 26 Learning Support 29 Mathematics & Statistics 30 Performing Arts 31 Physical Eduction 35 Science 36 Social Sciences 37 Technology 39 School Leavers 2022 Year 13 Students 72 Leavers Quotes 73 Ball Photos 78 Polyfest Library 43 Manawa Whenua Hauora Leaders 45 Media and Debates groups 46 Refugee Activities 47 Ko Maui Hangarau 48 Cultural Day & Film Academy 49 Diversity Programme 50 Te Ara ki te Whare Wananga 51 Pink Shirt Day 52 P-Tech 53 Te Ahurea Tino Rangatiratanga 54 Sisters United 55
2 Māngere College - 2022 After an unsettled week in Term 3 this year I spoke to students at assembly about the pride that I feel in coming to work each day, the pride I feel in driving through the gates and seeing our school sign on the side of the auditorium. This is the same pride that I feel seeing our students each day in school, or when they perform or represent our school. When I think about this pride and what makes this school so special I think about the important concepts that we value at Māngere College: MC Whānau, Respect and Responsibility and Seek the Heights. In some ways we have not done enough to celebrate these ideas over the past few years. We have not always been able to come together to celebrate when students Seek the Heights or recognise those students who live by the values of respect and responsibility. This is why next year we will be putting in extra effort and work to celebrate the success of our students in the classroom and in other aspects of school. We will be bringing in a house system to school. Those of you that know the history of the school will know that this is not new but it is something that has died away over recent years. We will have four houses, Rangimārie, Whakapono, Tūmanako and Manaaki, and all students will be placed into one of the four houses. Houses will provide leadership opportunities and allow students to represent their house in school competitions. We will also be renewing our badge system to strengthen our recognition of student success. Students will be able to earn badges that represent their achievements in different areas of school life. Both of these initiatives together with other work in school will help us to acknowledge student success in more and varied ways and allow students to compete and perform in school as well as representing us outside of school. We also want to recognise students when they demonstrate our values of respect and responsibility or show that they are seeking the heights in different areas of their school life. Respect and Responsibility and Seek The Heights are all underpinned by the strong relationships that we have at this school and bind us together in what we call the MC Whānau. These relationships are never stronger or more important than in challenging times. We have seen that this year in the loss of two students who passed away during the year. These were both tragic events but I am very proud of the response of the students and staff. We were able to support each other in grief and get through the tough times. This is when the MC Whānau makes a difference. We have also seen these relationships being even more important in the classroom over the past few years. Despite lockdowns and disrupted attendance our students have still managed to achieve some of the best results we have had as a school and we continue to work hard to support our students to achieve the heights. This year we launched a new programme of mentoring for students - Te Ara ki te Whare Wānanga. The aim of this programme is to support students through to a tertiary pathway. Taking students from Year 10 onwards, mentoring them and supporting them and ensuring that they are on track to reach their goals. We have also introduced a new fortnightly Awhinatanga period this year to support and guide all students through the year. So 2022 has been a challenging but productive year. We look forward to 2023 and what that brings for our students to continue to SEEK THE HEIGHTS. - Tom Webb Principal The Principal's Report
Māngere College - 2022 3 Māngere College Staff Back Row: Kathleen Beazley, Neville Padavatan, Caris Lo, Parwati Reddy, Nancy Robertson, Satend Sharma, Louise Reade, Moana Ormsby, Abtesam Salim, Michaela Watson 4th Row: Misato Watanabe, Elizabeth Lavea, Asariah Potini, Nicky Haeata-Ruwhiu, Christine Lee, Tai Uamaki, Tipalelupea Lalaosalafai Tuua, Melissa Tualaulelei, Kathleen Beaton, Paul Campbell, Leah Mettam, Huni Fifita, P.J Campbell, Siosi Taukolo 3rd Row: Subrail Naidu, Vaipa Gasologa, To’asavili Telea, Karlo Jackson, Alexander Upokokeu-Henry, Mohammed Sameem, Kevin Davis, Joshua Good, Jon Bennett, Alisi Tatafu, Levi Manhire, Frances McIntosh, Ngatokorua Teina, Fuatino Nuusavili, Daniel Wong 2nd Row: Samer Hormes, Rosalie Kwan, Amera Franso, Elizabeth Tupua, Sally Hay, Raselin Imraan, Emily Heeney, Kirita Leniu, Xuan Yu, Lizzie Sullivan, Mohammed Zaim, Malae Aloalii, Maryam Akhlaqi, Pauline Monteiro Kumar, Fisiitotoa Bloomfield Front Row: Lynn Keating, Margaret Karanga, Anuradha Lakhan, Mike Christo, Ben Euden, Vivian Maskell, Helen Faamoe, Jonathan Hardy, Tom Webb, Melegalenuu Ah Sam, Aidyn Rasmussen, Katalina Ma, Savitri Nadan, Michael Darragh, Roshni Singh, Viliami Bloomfield
4 Māngere College - 2022 Staff List SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM PRINCIPAL T Webb, BA (Oxon), PGCE, MEdLd (Hons) DEPUTY PRINCIPALS M Ah Sam, PCT, ACTD, Dip T D Ward, MA (Hons), MProfStuds (Ed) (Hons), Dip T J Hardy, BA Hons, PGCE K Ma, MProfStuds (MathEd), BSc, Dip T) (Assistant Principal) A Rasmussen, MEd, BA, BSc (Hons), PGDip, PGDipSpecTchg (Acting Deputy Principal) OPERATIONS MANAGER H Faamoe, Dip. HP, NCAE, Dip. LM, PGCEM POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY Achievement Centre N Haeata-Ruwhiu, B Ed in PE & Health, Dip T Art M Christo, MFA, Dip T Careers D Ward Commerce S Nadan, PGDE, BA, Dip Ed English L Keating E.S.O.L S Hay, MA (Hons), PGrad Dip (Language Teaching), Dip Tchg (Secondary), BA Languages M Ah Sam Learning Support R Singh, MEd(Hons), PGDE, PGD - SNRT, PGCE, BA, GDip Mathematics A Lakhan, BEd, PG Cert AP S Taukolo (Assistant HoD) Performing Arts B Euden, BMus, PGCE Physical Education & Health M Darragh, BA (Hons), MEdLd (Hons) A Potini, BPhEd (Assistant HoD) Science V Bloomfield, MEdL, BSc, Dip T, PGCertAP D Wong, BSc, Dip T (Assistant HoD) Social Sciences A Rasmussen Student Services P Campbell, MC, BSc, Dip T Technology V Maskell, TTC, Dip SS DEANS Year 9 E Tupua, MA(Hons), Dip TESL, Dip T S Sharma, BEd, Dip T, PG Cert DCL Year 10 T Telea, MTEL, BCA L Manhire, Dip T Year 11 A Tatafu, BA, Dip A, PGDT, PGCertAP T Lalaosalafai Tu’ua, (MA)Honest BA, Dip T Year 12 M Aloalii, BEd, Dip Ed, Cert TESL E McCosh, Year 13 N Padavatan, BA, HEDip, FDip Ed, PG Cert DCL A Potini BPhEd TEACHING STAFF M Aloalii B Aubrey, B.Ed, Dip T J Bennett, BIT F Bloomfield, BA, Dip Ed, Dip T K Davis, BSc, Dip T H Fifita, BA, Dip T V Gasologa, BA, Dip T J Good, Dip T A Franso, Dip T S Hormes, BSc, Dip T R Imraan, PGCE, BSc, Dip T A Kumar K Latif C Lee L Manhire, Dip T F McIntosh, MSc (Hons), Dip T M McLeod L Mettam, B SpRec, Dip T S Naidu, BA, Dip T F Nuusavili, BA, Dip T M Ormsby, B App Sci T Rahim P Reddy, BCom, Dip T, Grad Dip TESL, PGDip AT M Sameem, Dip Arch, PGDip AT, BEd Tech, Dip T N Samu, MProfStuds (Ed) (Hons), BA, Dip T N Singh, BEd, PG Cert DCL T Teina MTEdLshp, BSC L Tu’ua M Tualaulelei, BphEd, PGTC A Upokokeu-Henry, BDanSt, PG Dip DanSt, Dip T R Wade, BVA, Dip T M Watson X Yu, BA, Dip T, MA M Zaim, BA, Dip AS, Dip T SUPPORT STAFF Accounts & Payroll Administrator E Sayasaya (Term 1) L Lin (Term 2-4) Achievement Centre H Arp Education Mentor Caretaker B McMaster Careers Support Administrator A Lafoou Lusa Check & Connect Mentor D Patea Communications Manager J Latif, BCMS, Dip T, Dip CA Community Liaison & Mentor K Leniu Counsellor N Robertson, DipRS, BCouns Data Manager J Lafo’ou Groundsman A Beazley IT onsite Newera Technician M Singh Librarian P Kumar, GradDipAdultLnTchg Marketing & Communications Assistant S Fukava Nurses E Hunt, L Sullivan, S Lyne Office Administrator K Beazley Performing Arts Technician E Heeney, LTCL, AIRMT Principal’s PA & School Administrator F Wong Receptionist E Lavea (Term 1 & 2) M Ahsei (Term 3 & 4) Refugee Bilingual Tutor M Akhlaqi & Liaison Support Worker Refugee Support Worker R Kwan Resource Room Manager A Salim Science Technician S Narayan Student Services’ Administrator K Beaton Social Worker K Jackson (Term 1 & 2) C Alataua (Term 4) Sports’ Coordinator T Uamaki Staff Support Technician R Siulangapo Star and Gateway Coordinator L Reade Teacher Aides U Funaki, C Masoe, N Palelei, N Toomata, P Tusa, PJ Campbell M Watanabe Technology Technician K Maskell ITINERANT TEACHERS Drum Tutor E Whyte Piano/Strings Tutor E Allen Vocal/Woodwind Tutor E Heeney Guitar Tutor N Loo BOARD OF TRUSTEES Chairperson Joe Glassie-Rasmussen Deputy Chair Martin La’a Elected member Le-Seminale Fata Elected member Joshua Tomuli Staff Rep Nicky Haeata-Ruwhiu Student Rep Caylis Masinamua Principal Tom Webb
Māngere College - 2022 5 Haere mai to new staff MARIKA AH SEI Receptionist SIMI FUKAVA Communications & Marketing Assistant UALESI FUNAKI Teacher Aide VAIPA GASOLOGA Social Sciences teacher ARTI KUMAR Teacher ALFIELAFOOU LUSA Careers Support Administrator KATRYNA LATIF Teacher & Marketing Assistant CHRISTINE LEE Performing Arts Teacher LI LIN Accounts and Payroll Administrator SIOBAHN LYNE Nurse KEVIN MASKELL Technology Technician LEAH MATTAM PE & Health Teacher MOANA ORMSBY Te Reo Māori Teacher DANIEL PATEA Check and Connect Mentor TOOFAN RAHIM Teacher NANCY ROBERTSON Counsellor MANI SINGH IT onsite New Era technician assistant LIZZIE SULLIVAN Nurse SIOSI’ANA TAUKOLO Assistant HOD Mathematics PETER TUSA Teacher Aide
6 Māngere College - 2022 Ka kite ano au i a koutou NICKY HAEATA-RUWHIU She returned to Māngere College in 2018 after previously teaching here from 2005-2016, this time around as a Teacher in the Achievement Centre. When the Centre’s powerhouse leader Ms Erica Wilson retired, Nicky took her place from 2019 on. Yes, she was the ACH leader during the Covid-Years, where she stood strong and brave. For Nicky, it has always ever been about the students. She worked her magic, to support many students who were on the very edge of dropping out of high school, stay on, work hard and graduate at Year 13. Her ‘magic’ was no real secret, but if you were lucky enough to witness it or even whaikorero with her over a small container of keto-friendly KEVIN DAVIS In Term 2 we farewelled one of our Social Science teachers Mr Kevin Davis, who started teaching at MC in 2012. We would like to thank Mr Davis for all the help and support he has given the department over the years. Your students will never forget your valuable contributions and sound advice. We wish you all the best. ARIHANA HAKIWAI In April we farewelled our Te Reo Māori Teacher and Head of Languages Whaea Arihana. Whaea Arihana has been at MC since 2018, and has been instrumental in building our Māori subject and furthering our knowledge of Māori tikanga. Nga mihi nui Whaea for your mahi with our Māori students. and the Language Department. LAURA WILLIAMS Laura joined us in 2018 as our School Nurse and the school won’t be the same without her. She has brought enthusiasm, humour and many fond memories. Laura helped take charge when we went into Covid-19 lockdowns with vaccinations and planning for our students and staff safety. Laura was well respected by all. KYLIE FRANKLIN We farewell our wonderful receptionist Kylie. She was a valued member of the Admin team and a welcoming prescence to all. noodles from Satay Noodle House, you would’ve been in awe of it. For our Achievement Centre students, who were and are predominantly Māori and Pasifika, Nicky knew it was imperative to use the Te Whare Tapa Wha and its Pasefika equivalent – fonofale models to health & wellbeing in Education. By doing so, barriers to learning crumbled, both in and out of the school gates. She had the full support and respect of parents and families. From all of us, and mainly from our Achievement Centre students, past and present, thank you for your magic. Wherever you go Ms HT may you “TRUST YOUR POWER” and God’s Blessings. - Mr Arp MILO WEST We farewell Ms West who has been a dedicated and committed English teacher. She joined us in 2018 and made it her mission to motivate, inspire and encourage her students to believe in themselves and ‘seek the heights’ of success. We wish her all the best and are glad that we were able to be a part of her journey. NANCY ROBERTSON We appreciated Nancy’s time here as a school counsellor. Nancy built a great rapport with our students and we wish her all the best. NUMIA TOOMATA It was wonderful to see one of our alumni students returning as a Teacher Aide in Learning Support. Thank you Numia for helping also with our Samoan group. PETER TUSA Peter was another alumni student who returned as a Teacher Aide. Thank you Peter for bringing your enthusiasm and for also helping with our sports teams. MARGARET KARANGA Our Head of Careers, Margaret Karanga left us in Term 1. We wish her all the best and thanks for your service to Māngere College. EMILY HEENEY Emily joined us in 2017 when the Performing Arts Department was newly formed. Thank you Emily for your mahi as the Performing Arts Technician and always seeking to provide opportunites for our students. Emily wrote the MC anthem ‘We Will Rise’, a special taonga for our school.
Māngere College - 2022 7 First, I’d like to acknowledge the village it took to raise me. They are the reason behind everything I do and they made me who I am today. When I started at this school, I was a very different person. I had just come to Aotearoa NZ from California in the midst of a pandemic and I had virtually no plans for the future. I was given two options; go to school or find a job. And so I enrolled at Māngere College as a Year 12 student. That one decision completely changed my life. I’ve been to 11 schools all over the world but Māngere College is by far my favorite. Being Samoan and Māori, MC has been the first school where I’ve been able to celebrate both of my cultures, which has been an experience that I am so grateful for. In these past 2 years I’ve learned so much, not only academically, but about life in general. This school has taught me what it means to be a good leader. My favourite part of being Head Girl was being a mentor to younger students. It was so important to me that they were listened to and understood. When interacting with them I always wanted to make sure that they felt supported and appreciated and I hope I achieved that. There’s an alaga’upu (proverb) that says “O le ala i le pule o le tautua” (the pathway to leadership is through service). I chose to serve by speaking up on behalf of my fellow students and making change within the school. What I’ve learned about change is that it takes time. Real, lasting change doesn’t happen overnight and so my goal was to lay a foundation for the next students to build upon. The foundation is laid and I can’t wait to see what gets built. My parting advice is the whakatauki (proverb) my mum always says to me. “Tūwhitia te hopo, mairangatia te angitū!” Feel the fear and do it anyway. I originally wasn’t going to apply to be Head Girl because I was sure I wasn’t going to get it. If I let that fear of failure cloud my decisions, I wouldn’t have discovered the true extent of what I’m capable of. If you aim high, you achieve high, so Seek the Heights. My name is Rain Te’i and it was an honor being Māngere College’s Head Girl for 2022. - Rain Te’i ‘If you aim high, you achieve high, so Seek the Heights’ Head Girl’s Report
8 Māngere College - 2022 Tena koutou katoa, he mihi nui, he mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa. First and foremost, I want to express my gratitude to our Heavenly Father for the endless blessings he bestowed upon myself and the students of Māngere College 2022. Proverbs 3:5-6 reads, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, do not depend on your own understanding. Seek his will in all you do and he will show you which path to take”. This is the verse my mum taught me growing up as a kid and this verse has led me on an awesome academic journey with Māngere College thus far. The year 2018 is when I started my MC journey as a Year 9 student, I couldn’t possibly imagine I would have made it this far, let alone becoming the Head Boy. I struggled to fit in during my early years, as I was that kid that didn’t seek attention. However, as time advanced my confidence grew, and teachers started noticing my potential which ultimately led me to pursue roles that were out of my comfort zone. Fast forward to 2022 the role of Head Boy was available. I was afraid of this huge responsibility, but I found that there’s more value in risk. This year as Head Boy of Māngere College has presented many challenges, and extra responsibilities to service, mentor, lead and be a role model for my fellow students of Māngere College. It was a challenge I accepted and gratefully was honoured to represent and hold that position. To our Student Leavers of 2022, it has been an awesome journey growing with you over these last couple of years here with our Māngere College Family. I commend you for making it this far despite the challenges and difficulties we’ve faced these past few years. We have made it, whether it’s from Year 9 till now or if you started later than others, the fact still stands, we made it. Whatever your goals, aspirations and the path God has in store for you I encourage you to hold the lessons, memories and values our great school of Māngere College has instilled in you to keep close to your hearts. As our school motto goes “Seek the Heights” so don’t confuse this achievement as the finish line but consider it as another milestone to add under your belt, the next step toward your future - because we have more mountains to conquer, heights to seek, haters to prove wrong, girls to impress ;) and our families to provide for and support. Finally, I would like to thank Principal Mr Webb and the Māngere College Staff for entrusting me this year as your Head Boy, thank you for being there for not only myself but for all our students of Māngere College. It’s just the beginning… Mauri Ora! - Makarini Puiri “Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself, when you become a leader, success is all about growing others’’ Head Boy’s Report
Māngere College - 2022 9 Student Leaders Starting the year with welcoming the Year 9 cohort of 2022, Student Leaders have embraced the important roles of transitioning their Year 9 buddy classes from Intermediate to High School. They have attended morning Awhinatanga, Shared Kai time and attended assemblies. Back Row: Krizzia Mae Quinones, TeAmorangi Nuku, Ngaire Biddle, Temaleti Sinani, Fatima Hussaini 2nd Row: Sifila Palu, Tai Puiri, Sylas Wilson, Loreal Urika Filifilia, Mr Alexander Upokokeu-Henry (Teacher) Front Row: Genesis Poko, Mele Lelenoa, Makarini Puiri (Head Boy), Rain Te’i (Head Girl), Gardenia Lemoa Other highlights for 2022 Student Leaders include: Year 9 Day Out in the beginning of the year, the planning and preparation of this year’s Senior Ball, Pink Shirt Day by dressing appropriately and being exemplary role models around the school. Presenting in Toko Manawa Whenua Hauora Leaders, and the active participation of cultural activities throughout the whole year with Polyfest, language weeks and our first ever Cultural Day at Māngere College. As the year ends, we would like to say that it has been a great honour to have contributed to the school as Student Leaders. We wish everyone well for your future journeys and ventures. Seek the heights. - Krizzia Mae D Quinones
10 Māngere College - 2022 Year 11/12 Prizegiving Excellent Attendance for 2022 Year 11 Joseph Agafili Shwe Ko (100% for 2 years) Danielle Mancer (100% for 3 years) Excellent Attendance for 2022 Year 12 Hserku Hser Caylis Masinamua (100%) FORM AND SUBJECT PRIZES YEAR 12 Key Reh L1 Design & Product Development L1 Mechanical Engineering Technology Maaria Karika Nuku L1 Māori Leta Aleni L1 Music Tulei Salū L1 Geography L1 Physical Education 11BE Form class Benjamin Temu L1 Sports Science Kamaliya Sirazu Islam L1 Accounting Talita Ake 11 CS Form class Siale Asi L1 Art L1 Digital Studies L1 Mathematics with Statistics Avi Narayan Reihana L1 Building & Construction & Allied Trades L1 Physical Education Shwe Ko L1 English Academic L1 Fashion Focus L1 Hauora Most improved in L1 Science 11DA Form class Mafi Latu L1 Tongan Language Lily Funaki L1 Economics Fay Keniseli L1 Dance Perenise Lam L1 Drama Mee Cho Shwe L1 Mathematics with Calculus 11ML Form class Ramona Tomuli Pritchard L1 Business Studies L1 Mandarin L1 English L1 History Charlie Nguyen L1 Mathematics Chantelle Pairama L1 Mathematics - LSC Danielle Mancer 11ND Form class Mekarenna Fidow L1 Business Studies L1 Catering Henry Mataora L1 Cooks Islands Māori Monica Lemalu L1 Samoan L1 Multi Level 1 ESOL 11NU Form class Ane Po'uliva'atu L1 Science Claire Tauia L1 Catering Christine Leatioo L1 Samoan ATTENDANCE FORM AND SUBJECT PRIZES: FORM AND SUBJECT PRIZES YEAR 12 Yetshi Oleko L2 Automotive 12FR Form class Sela Alofaki L2 Biology Meh Reh L2 Building Construction & Allied Trade Skills donated by White Cliffs Timber L2 Mechanical Engineering Technology Shalom Faalau Pasese L2 Geography L2 Samoan Language Silia Palenapa L2 Tongan Language Antonio Tanginoa 12GA Form class Jaedyn Farrell L2 English Academic L2 History Almeera Shah L2 Chemistry L2 Dance L2 Career Development Grace Iuta L2 Mathematics with Calculus Ina Stewart L2 Mathematics Lautusi Siaosi 12SE Form class Lovien Lemalu Togai Multi Level 2 ESOL Sharon La’ai L2 Accounting Mahdi Barbari L2 Business Studies L2 Physics Tavake Kamana L2 Cook Islands Māori Aqila Rajab Ali L2 Hospitality L2 Mandarin Mikayle Barbulal L2 Sustainability Zahra Nusrat L1 Most improved ESOL Andrew Fruean 12TN Form class Hserku Hser L2 Art L2 Art Printmaking L2 English L2 Fashion Focus L2 Design & Product Development Honehina Leleifi L2 Catering Josiah Ah Lam L2 Digital Studies L2 Sports Science Anaseini Vuki L2 Hauora Reipai Murupaenga -Falwasser L2 Māori Caylis Masinamua L2 Mathematics with Statistics Ricardo Samuelu L2 Music L2 Sports Leadership Michael Tuilimu 12TU Form class Nila Tupou L2 Tourism studies Lupemua Kaufusi 12WG Form class SCAN FOR PHOTOS
Māngere College - 2022 11 (Above) Sela Alofaki Mikayle Babulal Grace Iuta Tavake Kamana Jasmine Lemoa Caylis Masinamua Ricardo Samuelu Lautusi Siaosi Antonio Tanginoa Michael Tuilimu Lilio Vea Roanna Wah Eh Htaw Kue Wah Kasey Wehi SPECIAL AWARDS Year 11 top R2 Winner of the Year Shwe Ko Year 12 Top R2 Winner of the Year Jaedyn Farrell Year 11 Student of the Year for 2022 Mee Cho Shwe Year 12 Student of the Year for 2022 Caylis Masinamua Year 11 Top Scholar for 2022 Ramona Tomuli Pritchard Year 12 Top Scholar for 2022 Jaedyn Farrell The Year 11 Speech Award Mee Cho Shwe The Year 12 Speech Award Mikayle Babulal The Senior Debating Prize Mikayle Babulal The Library Prize Hserku Hser Emily Heeney Cup for Best Vocalist Seti Savele Performing Arts Supreme Showcase Award Leta Aleni The Renouf Cup for Musical Performance Caylis Masinamua The Pedder Cup for Outstanding Achievement in the Performing Arts Caylis Masinamua Opeloge Ah Sam cup for senior composer of the year Ricardo Samuelu Most improved student in the Learning Centre Chantel Pairama The Senior Manawa Whenua Hauora Award Tavake Kamana The Puhoro Student of the year George Akaiti Contribution to Student Council Lautusi Siaosi Board of Trustees Student Representative Caylis Masinamua First Foundation Scholarship Mahdi Barbari 2022 STUDENT LEADERS
12 Māngere College - 2022 Year 13 Prizegiving Excellenct Attendance for 2022 Oumaima Ahmat Abdallah Courteney Prize for Commerce Lua Omoregie The Writer's Award Grace Terepai The Achievement Centre 'Trust your power Award' Tufele Tapueluelu The Pedder Cup for Most Progress in the Achievement Centre Maria Pompey The Pedder Cup for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts Alosina Moeai'a Toleafoa ARA Masonic Arts Award Makarini Puiri Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme - Individual of the Year Award Krizzia Mae Quinones The Ryder's Cup for Achievement with Distinction in Gateway programme Manoa Teata The Robson Cup for Achievement in the Vocational pathways programme Charlotte Vili Senior Dance Award Suli Petaia Thwaites Cup for the Most Improved Senior Music Student Lexus Walters SPECIAL AWARDS Mathew Tonga L3 Chemistry L3 Mechanical Engineering L3 Physics D'nadcyn Matia L3 Music Siaosi Kofe L3 Samoan Language L3 English Literacy Brandon Reid 13BF Form class Pulotu Kaifa L3 Tongan Language Christian Angaa'elangi L3 Automotive Pearl Taisi Scholarship Samoan L3 Careers Development Monique Webster L3 Māori Oumaima Ahmat Abdallah L3 Art L3 Careers Development 13BM Form class Alosina Moeai'a Toleafoa L3 Art Printmaking (Digital) YEAR 13 SUBJECT PRIZES Lakai Maea L3 Building & Construction & Allied Trade Skills prize Rain Te'i L3 Catering Veronica Teinaki L3 Design & Visual Communication Technology Xavier Tumai L3 Tourism Studies Makel Puiri-Tuia Vocational Pathways - Mathematics Gardenia Lemoa 13HE Form class Afizah Sirazul Islam L3 ESOL L3 Hauora L3 Mathematics Krizzia Mae Quinones L3 Business Studies L3 Geography L3 History L3 Mathematics with Calculus L3 Mathematics with Statistics The Anavatausi / Ethnic Cup Siaosi Kofe Measina / Ethnic Value Cup Vaipuna Talo The Senior Samoan Oratory Trophy sponsored by 5 Star Motors Pearl Taisi Sarita Narayan & Family Cup for Top Science student Mathew Tonga Ngaa Ao e Rua Award Monique Webster Contribution to Student Council Fatima Hussaini Leadership of Student Council Krizzia Mae Quinones Outstanding contribution as a Student Leader Rain Te'i Principal's Prize for Deputy Head Student Gardenia Lemoa Principal's Prize for Deputy Head Student Genesis Poko Principal's Prize for Head Student Rain Te'i Principal's Prize for Head Student Makarini Puiri The Top Y13 R2 Winner of the Year Makarini Puiri The Year 13 Student of the Year for 2022 is Pearl Taisi
Māngere College - 2022 13 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS: SPECIAL AWARDS - DECIDED BY THE STAFF OF MĀNGERE COLLEGE: Glenys Erickson Memorial Cup Gardenia Lemoa For the senior student that has been at Māngere for at least five years and has best demonstrated a high standard of achievement, participation and perseverance throughout their time at Māngere College. The recipient has indeed lived up to the School Motto - Seek The Heights David Gock Cup for the Spirit of Rotary Fatima Hussaini The person who receives this award will uphold the Rotary Four Way Test: - Of the things we think, say or do, is it the TRUTH, is it FAIR to all concerned, will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS and will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned? Stan Kepa Prize for Leadership in Cultural Activities Siaosi Kofe This award is in honour of Stan Keepa, who was a prominent Māori business man who was on the Board of Governors from 1981 to 1986. The winner of this award will have shown Leadership and Role Model qualities in one, or across a range of cultures. Williams and Cunningham Prize for Courtesy Fatima Hussaini This award was donated by the parents of Kaye Williams, one of the College’s foundation students and goes to a student who is polite, courteous and cheerful; showing respect for others yet retaining their own personal strength. Watson Prize for Service to the Community Gardenia Lemoa This award is named after Mr Watson, who used to own the pharmacy in Māngere Town Centre and donated this award to someone who puts themselves forward to help out in the school and the wider community. Benson Award for Service to Others Rain Te’i This award is named after Cliff Benson, who was on the Board of Governors from 1973 to 1980. The winner of this award cheerfully helps staff and other students in a range of activities without being asked. Lambie Prize for Leadership Rain Te’i This award is in honour of Hugh Lambie, who was Mayor of Manukau City from 1965 to 1968. The person who receives this award is looked up to by the student body as a role model by demonstrating leadership qualities. Māngere College Leavers' Scholarship Fatima Hussaini Māngere College Leavers' Scholarship Siaosi Kofe Māngere College Leavers' Scholarship Honora Lynch Māngere College Leavers' Scholarship Vaipuna Talo Māngere College Leavers' Scholarship Rain Te'i Māngere College Leavers' Scholarship Loreal Urika Filifilia University of Auckland Vaka Moana Scholarship Loreal Urika Filifilia University of Auckland - DWC Scholarships Mathew Tonga Auckland University of Technology - Find your Greatness Scholarship Fatima Hussaini & Makarini Puiri University of Otago - Pacific Peoples Entrance Scholarship Honora Lynch University of Otago - Pacific Peoples Entrance Scholarship Lorreal Urika Filifilia University of Waikato - Ko Te Tangata School Leaver's scholarship Pearl Taisi University of Waikato - Ko Te Tangata School Leaver's scholarship Crystal Poto Fineaso University of Waikato - Ko Te Tangata School Leaver's scholarship TeAmorangi Nuku Ema Piutau Scholarship Krizzia Mae Prime Minister's Vocational Excellence Award Ngaire Biddle Sifila Palu L3 Fashion Focus Ngaire Biddle L3 Advanced Sports Leadership Neomai Tamo'ua 13LA Form class Meni Fono Vocational Pathways - English Lua Omoregie L3 Accounting Makarini Puiri L3 Digital Technology L3 Sports Science L3 English Martha Peo 13MI Form class TeAmorangi Nuku L3 Dance Honora Lynch L3 Biology L3 English Academic Manoa Teata L3 Cook Islands Māori Izaiah Maki 13ZA Form class Kiana Webster L3 Hospitality & Customer Services
14 Māngere College - 2022 Proxime Accessit: Mathew Tonga DUX 2022: Krizzia Mae Quinones TOP ACADEMIC AWARD FOR 2022: SENIOR SCHOLAR/DUX 2022 Krizzia Mae Quinones THE PROXIME ACCESSIT Mathew Tonga This cup is awarded to the year 13 student who has achieved the best results in NCEA assessments this year. UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO DUXSCHOLARSHIP 2022 Krizzia Mae Quinones Trish Smith Prize for Courage and Achievement Katherine Pio Trish Smith was a student here from 1986 to 1988 who sadly died of cystic fibrosis on Dec 31, 1988. This award goes to a student who has achieved in the face of severe medical difficulties. Bader Trophy Ngaire Biddle The recipient of this prestigious award will have overcome a significant hurdle in their life to become a model citizen of the school and make considerable progress in their education. Māngere College Scholarship Makarini Puiri This Scholarship has been made possible by an anonymous donation to the school. It is for up to $6000 for one year’s tertiary fees. Elizabeth Ellett Scholarship Recipient 2023 – 2025 Pearl Taisi This Scholarship is made possible by a bequest from the estate of Elizabeth Ellett, a long time supporter of the College. The Scholarship is for $4000 per year for 3 years of University study.
Māngere College - 2022 15 Support Staff 2020 and 2021 embedded in our memories a time and lived experience of a global event that halted the world with a torrent of lockdowns and a new way of living and learning. Our school was excellent in modelling the nationwide messages of kindness, aroha, and support and this certainly shone through to our students and wider community. At the start of 2022, under the Covid-19 traffic light system, staff and students became more familiar with these processes and gradually we encouraged and welcomed students back into a year aimed to bring normalcy from start to finish. And there has been much to celebrate throughout the year and support staff have been part of that. The roles of support staff are many and being part of the MC Family environment has seen many staff remain committed to service to the school and their work with others and particularly with the students at the heart of everything we do. Support staff are a diverse group of individuals with skills, qualifications, and experiences that have added value to student lives, school programmes and often are the unseen leaders throughout the school. The broad and worldly lens of our support staff has contributed to the on-going provision to schoolwide systems and teacher-led programmes towards student achievement aligned to the school motto of “Seek the Heights.” Support staff are visible in every area of the school from Careers, Sports, Science, Technology, Learning Support, Library, Student Services and Nursing, Senior Leadership Team, School Admin Office (also includes Payroll and Accounts, Data Management, Resourcing) Achievement Centre, ESOL and Refugee, Communications and Marketing and Music. If there is an ethos for support staff, it could be described that each member. • Seek the heights to • Understand working effectively to support students and staff; to always be • Positive and • Proactive in supporting the school vision of “Excellence in Education”, relish the importance to be • Open-minded and flexible to learn and to be • Resilient, alert and • Tenacious in making the difference for our students. Support staff embraced professional learning opportunities as small groups to plan, coordinate, facilitate, contribute to the school vision and strategic goals. There has been fun and engaging team activities which has seen a range of skills brought to the fore among support staff. Key themes in the forums have included • Working in teams - Myers Briggs Personality types • Problem solving / Creative learning • De Bono – Six Thinking Hats • Cultural learnings – Visit to Ihumatao and understanding the cultural connections in our community • Trust and Change management – understanding fear and barriers to change • Wellbeing and stress levers – strategies to managing time to name a few Support staff shared their talents in unleashing fun icebreakers, the spotlight feature continued as a platform for staff to provide insights into their department and also new programmes delivered, other activities included design challenges of building a home with sweets, tasks negotiating differing viewpoints, participation and inclusivity a focus for all and much more… We welcomed new support staff • Teacher Aides - Numia Toomata, Uaealesi Funaki, Peter Tusa, PJ Campbell • Careers Administration Support – Alfie Lafoou Lusa • Technology Technician – Kevin Maskell • Nurses – Lizzie Sullivan and Siobhan Lyne • Receptionist (Parental leave cover) – Elizabeth Lavea and Marika Ahsei • Check and Connect Mentor – Daniel Patea We celebrated support staff’s new babies • Receptionist – Kylie Franklin • Senior Nurse – Laura Williams We farewelled the following support staff during the year • Numia Toomata • Elizabeth Lavea • Laura Williams • Peter Tusa Volunteers provide invaluable community service, and we acknowledge and thank them in their support throughout the year in sports coaching, school garden and other areas. Our school has been enriched by the work you tirelessly do with passion and interest. An acknowledgement to Tom and SLT for their support of on-going staff professional learning opportunities and recognising the value to strengthen and enrich support staff knowledge and skills. Thank you to the administration office staff who tirelessly continue to work behind the scenes completing end of year processes and new planning and preparations for the new year. We must also acknowledge the Property and Grounds team who keep our school tidy and operational throughout the year. Thank you to all support staff who turn up for our students and school, your commitment to work excellence and continuing to seek the heights is appreciated. Enjoy the Xmas break with your families and have a wonderful New Year. - Helen Faamoe
16 Māngere College - 2022 NZ Order of Merit for Mrs Ah Sam Congratulations to Deputy Principal Mrs Melegalenuu Ah Sam for receiving her Queen Service medal in August from the Governor-General of NZ, Her Excellency The Rt Hon Dame Cindy Kiro. Mrs Ah Sam is now a member of the NZ Order of Merit for services to Pacific language education. Melegalenuu Ah Sam established Samoan language teaching at Māngere College, later driving the addition of Cook Islands Māori and Lea Faka-Tonga, and led the establishment of the Languages ‘L Block’ as a hub for Māori and Pacific learning. She is a founding member and executive officer of Fotu o Malama, the Association for Teachers of Samoan Language and Culture in secondary and tertiary sectors. She is lead coordinator of the Samoan stage and a member of the ASB Auckland Polyfest organising committee and Trust Board. Mrs Ah Sam is Treasurer of EFKS New Zealand New Vision Church. Mrs Ah Sam has worked tirelessly to ensure that our students are all given the opportunity to enrich and enhance their knowledge of Pacific languages. Our school is proud of her accomplishments and Mrs Ah Sam is admired and respected by students and staff alike. For our Staff Only Day during Term 2, we enjoyed a truly special time at Makaurau Marae, Ihumātao. Our staff were welcomed formally onto the Marae with a Pōhiri and we listened to the stories and history of Makaurau Marae and the people who belong to that Iwi. Pania Newton shared stories and led us on a hikoi to the site where the Ihumātao occupation first began in 2019. Further kōrero from Pania taught us about the history of Ihumātao with its many injustices and we learned more about what happened with the Save Our Unique Makaurau Marae visit Landscape/ #protectihumatao campaign. Our staff finished the day with a workshop on the Curriculum Refresh, which has a strong focus on honouring Te Tiriti and how we can apply changes to our curriculum areas in a genuine way for our tauira.
Māngere College - 2022 17 DEPARTMENTS
18 Māngere College - 2022 Dear World We accept the fact that we collectively have had to sacrifice 5 long years in the Achievement Centre in Māngere College, for past moments in our lives when ‘school’ was just not for us. But we think you’re crazy to make us write an article telling you about who we think we are today. YOU will see us how YOU want to see us – the labels that have been imposed on us, in simplest terms, in the most convenient of definitions. But what we have found out is that each of us: - Are ACADEMIC Elizabeth Cocker was on a mission to be on top of all her classes, doing work online from home. She showcased her cultural talents in Tongan Language Week performances and was always willing to help others with their work. She is preparing now to enter Auckland University of Technology – in the Midwifery program. - Are ATHLETIC This year, Taniela Makisi set out to play in as many high school sports teams as he could, having not played in any school teams in previous years. He made it into the 1st XV Rugby team and also the Senior Boys Volleyball team. He ended the year being named in the Auckland Under 18 Rugby team. He is preparing now to enter the University of Auckland – in the Accounting program. - Are RESILIENT Brandon Reid has been on more field trips and camps than anyone else, and walked away with a wealth of knowledge, leadership skills and an understanding that he has a voice, and he can use it to positively influence others. He is finalizing preparations to enter Police training in 2023. - Are CREATIVE Maria Pompey juggled employment and schooling and ultimately made the decision to finish out The Achievement Centre the school year. Her work ethic made the decision difficult because she excelled in her employment and also when she focused on her classwork. She is exploring her options including a return to employment. - And…We Will SURPRISE YOU Tufele Tapueluelu was also named in the 1st XV Rugby team, and he took advantage of the year-long Trades work experience for two days each week, in preparation for life outside the high school gates. He is also preparing for Tertiary studies in 2023. TRUST YOUR POWER, even when you don’t see it or believe it. Because you’re going to need it. From our earliest days, rejection and labels followed us and we know that it will be there through every step of our journey. It will come from people who love us… and people who don’t think we belong. But rejection and labels does not mean that we have failed. No! It means that we have ARRIVED It means that we have greater things to achieve. Sincerely yours, The Achievement Centre Graduates of Māngere College 2022
Māngere College - 2022 19 Business Department YOUNG ENTERPRISE SCHEME The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) is an opportunity for students to unleash their inner entrepreneur and experience the start-up world firsthand. It is an experiential programme where students set up and run a real business. Each YES company creates their own product or service and brings this to market. Our Year 13 Business students took part in the Young Enterprise Scheme and designed their own products. They then produced, promoted and sold their products while gaining NCEA credits. This year there were AUT - WORLD REFUGEE DAY On the 21st of August, our Māngere College Year 13 Business group consisting of 13Teen and Jinglez, went to sell our products at AUT to commemorate World Refugee Day. It was an amazing experience hearing people’s stories, viewing the fashion show and interacting with customers and other stall holders. - Krizzia Mae Quinones WELLINGTON TRIP In August our Level 3 Business students had the exciting experience of travelling to Wellington for the annual Wellington Commerce trip. Places visited: Parliament House, Te Papa Museum, the Weta Cave, Young Enterprise Head Office and the Reserve Bank of NZ. The students planned and led the daily activites and it was a fun filled learning experience for all. 3 business groups who took part. These groups were: 13Teen, Alchemist Candles and Jinglez Key Chains. 13Teen’s product were hand warmers. Alchemist’s product were hand-made scented candles and Jinglez product was individualised key chains. At the Auckland South Regions Awards in October we came away with three awards. 13Teen was the Auckland South Regional Finalist, Krizzia Mae Quinones received ‘Young Enterprise Individual of the Year’ as she was the CEO of 13Teen. Mrs Nadan also received the ‘Most Inspiring Teacher of the Year’ award from Young Enterprise Scheme.
20 Māngere College - 2022 LINK ALLIANCE TUNNEL EXPERIENCE During Term 2 some of our students had the opportunity to visit the new tunnel for the City Rail Link. It was a requirement for all attending to wear full safety gear including the emergency breathing apparatus pack (weighing around 3 kg) plus all the extra gear we had to don including the cool pink hard hats which the boys just loved. The students were issued with trackers as well. We had 3 check-in points before we even got onsite in the This year for Careers at MC has been action-packed and it’s been great to get our students out and about to various courses and work experiences after previous covid constraints. This year we have had a new staff member Alfie Lafo’ou Lusa join the team as the Careers Administrator. Below are just a few of the highlights from the year. CAREERS EXPO During Term 3 we held our annual Careers Expo in the evening our Parent Student Teacher Conferences. There were many great interactions between tertiary education and career providers and students. Having caregivers alongside students provided further opportunities and understanding for our families. Be sure to follow Careers 2022 tunnelling area. We were always attended by 2 staff members and had another staff member following at a distance to ensure we were safe at all times. To get to the tunnel, we had to scale depths of over 30 metres including ladders, scaffolding, mud and water to get down to the tunnel. The team at Link Alliance were amazing, our students are so lucky to have had this incredible experience. - Ms Reade RE: UP LUNCHTIME EXPO It was great to see our students engage with our visitors from the RE: UP EXPO during Term 2 and talk about pathways when they leave school. The expo was an MC collaboration with MIT, QES, Connected and MSD. @mangerecollegecareers Instagram page for more upcoming career opportunities, and check out the new Careers Calendar which is on our school website under the ‘News & Events’ tab.
Māngere College - 2022 21 BUSINESS OF TOURISM COURSE Year 13 students completed a Business of Tourism course this year with International Travel College. Every Monday they studied at the campus located in Botany. One Monday, they were out and about doing a scavenger hunt around Auckland Domain with other students from James Cook High School and Howick College. This was an incredible work experience during Term 2 for our Year 12 girls at Auckland Airport that could potentially lead to full time work. The Auckland Airport Guest Experience Gateway is the ideal insight into that world and the host of opportunities on offer. Students will also gain NCEA credits that can also be used towards a range of nationally recognised NZ Certificates in aviation and other industries. STAR AND GATEWAY These courses are a great way for students to attend work experience during school time and/or the school holidays. Students will also gain credits. It is great for our students to get a first hand experience in the workforce, but also learn and obtain useful practical skills. BENEFITS for students who participate in GATEWAY: • Gain credits towards NCEA and a nationally recognised award. • Get new industry knowledge and experience in a real workplace. • Enjoy the camaraderie from working as part of a team. • Gateway provides pathways towards future training, study, employment and/or apprenticeship • Students learn industrybased skills and gain valuable experience and knowledge. AIRPORT EXPERIENCE
22 Māngere College - 2022 This report will respond critically to the statement that relationships are at the core of strong texts. This idea is developed in each text. The texts that I will be analyzing are; “The Child” and “Fire on Greenstone’’, both written by Witi Ihimaera. As well as “Requiem in a Townhouse” by Owen Marshall and “The Bath” by Janet Frame. In “The Child” by Witi Ihimaera, the relationship between Tawhai and his Grandmother who suffers from dementia, causes the audience to develop an emotional connection to both characters. This connection makes Nani’s eventual demise that much more impactful. The entire story is based around their relationship, but we get a very intimate look into their dynamic in this quote “Sometimes, late at night, I’d hear Nani crying because she was lonely. I’d creep softly down the corridor to her room and brush her tears away with my hands, ‘You’re too old to cry’ I’d growl her. But she’d keep weeping, so I’d hug her for a while…I’d whisper ’I’m here, don’t be afraid’. And sometimes, I’d stay with her until she went to sleep again.” In this we see more of the role reversal that’s so prevalent in their relationship. Instead of the adult comforting the crying child, it is Tawhai who comforts his Nani. Tawhai tries to be stern since that’s what works normally, but he realizes that this cry is different; It’s a cry of utter sorrow. He quickly understands that all Nani needs is for him to be there and that his presence alone is enough for her. Through his relationship with Nani, Tawhai learns to be compassionate and empathetic. The author does this to show how Nani is grieving. Before this point, Nani’s sadness was only talked about but now we see how lonely she truly feels after her husband’s passing. Tawhai couldn’t relate to Nani’s feelings because he had never experienced true loss. The effect this has on the reader is that they form a connection with the characters. They sympathize with Nani’s mourning and they come to realize that Tawhai will soon experience the same. This makes the reader more engaged in the story and what becomes of their beloved characters. The takeaway is that showing such a tender moment makes the characters feel real. When Nani dies at the end of the story, the audience mourns because they care for not only Nani but Tawhai as well. He has never had to mourn a loved one before. How will he cope with such a significant loss? We are only left to hope that Tawhai’s whānau will support him, just as he supported his Nani. Not everyone is privileged enough to have such strong familial relationships. We see this in the next text. In a short story by Janet Frame called “The Bath’’ we see an elderly woman struggle with her loss of independence in her old age. The relationship between Mrs. Harroway and her bath develops the idea that ageing is a natural process that’s part of life. We see this in, “If I shout for help, she thought, no one will hear me. No one in the world will hear me. No one will know I’m in the bath and can’t get out… If she made the effort quickly she could first take hold on both sides of the bath, pull herself up, then transfer her hold to the chair and thus pull herself out. She tried to do this; she just failed to make the final effort… She began to call out but as she had predicted there was no answer. No one had heard her, no one in the houses or the street or Dunedin or the world knew that she was imprisoned. Loneliness welled in her. If John were here, she thought, if we were sharing our old age, helping each other, this would never have happened. She made another effort to get out. English Department Relationships are at the core
Māngere College - 2022 23 about. Nani Tama’s relationship with his late wife makes the audience ponder the idea that positive whānau relationships are enduring. We see this in, “ ‘You want a feed?’ I shook my head. ‘No Nani,’ I said. ‘I have to go soon.’ He nodded his head. Then his eyes grew serious. He motioned me to a cupboard and brought out a wakahuia, a small carved box. ‘You remember this?’ he asked. I nodded. I opened the box. Inside was the greenstone… ‘Yes, I remember,’ I said to Nani Tama, ‘I remember.’ That’s when Nani Tama looked around the room and asked, ‘Shall I give it to him now, Miro?’ For a moment there was silence. Then Nani Tama nodded, turned to me and firmly put the greenstone in my hands. ‘Your Nani Miro told me to give this to you when you were ready. Are you ready, Tama?’ When you are, come home and, this time, stay.’ “ In the story, the pounamu is a symbol for rangatiratanga. Whoever owns the pounamu, leads the family. Through context clues, we can deduce that the pounamu was Nani Miro’s. Tama is the clear successor but since Miro is unable to give Tama the pounamu herself, it is up to Nani Tama to pass on the heirloom. And so Nani Tama takes a minute to ask his late wife for advice when giving Tama the pounamu. In the Māori culture, it is customary to acknowledge the dead when doing a Mihimihi or Karanga. It’s important to acknowledge those who came before when in a formal setting. This small interaction shows us that Nani Tama still talks to his wife. The pounamu acts as a “passing of the torch” from Miro to her mokopuna via Nani Tama. The author included this to show that Nani Tama knows his wife is still with him. They can still communicate even though she’s crossed over the veil between living and dead. Ihimaera wants us to know that Nani Tama is not alone, despite how he appears. What we can learn from this is that Nani Tama & Nani Miro’s love for one another made it possible for their relationship to endure their separation. Love is the most powerful force on earth and it’s able to conquer even death. For what is grief, if not love persevering. By reading our final text, we are able to see an opposing side of married life. In “Requiem in a Townhouse” the negative relationship between Mr. Thorpe and his wife drives the plot and narrative structure of the story. It’s because of his relationship Again she failed… she struggled again to get out; and for over half an hour she stayed alternately struggling and resting until at last she did succeed in climbing out and making her escape into the kitchen. She thought, I’ll never take another bath in this house or anywhere. I never want to see that bath again. This is the end or the beginning of it. In the future a district nurse will have to come to attend me. Submitting to that will be the first humiliation. There will be others, and others. “ This shows us the protagonist getting stuck in her bathtub. As she struggles, she calls for help and no one responds. In her state of peril, she fantasizes about her husband being alive. For if only he were there, all her problems would disappear. But he’s not, and she’s forced to lie in the bath until the water goes cold and her breath becomes shallow. Mrs. Harroway is growing old and her mobility is becoming more and more limited. Her struggle with the bathtub acts as a wake up call and she comes to the realization that she’s getting too old for independent living. The experience leaves her traumatized and pessimistic about her future. The author did this to show that despite Mrs Harroway’s aversion to getting help, she needs it. For her, getting help is a humiliation and is in direct conflict with how she views herself, but deep down she knows the solitary life she’s living is not sustainable. She always envisioned that she would live out her days with her husband, and that they would help each other. Getting outside help not only goes against her plans, but it also stands as a testament to how truly alone she is. So alone that she’ll be forced to rely on a stranger to complete even the most mundane of tasks. This makes the reader understand why Mrs. Harroway acts the way she does. This loss of her independence is frustrating and explains why she lashes out at her niece who’s just trying to help. The takeaway is that ageing is inevitable and Mrs. Harroway’s resistance to it only makes her life harder. Mrs. Harroway’s only comfort is found when she visits her husband’s grave. It helps her feel connected to him and soothes her loneliness. This is common in widows and we see another example of this in our next text. In the short story “Fire on Greenstone’’ by Witi Ihimaera, relationships are used to develop deeper ideas for the reader to think with Mrs. Thorpe that Mr. Thorpe must move away from his beloved homestead, thus kicking off his gradual downward spiral into depression. We see this in, “Mr. Thorpe came off sixteen hundred hectares of hill country when he finally retired, and his wife found a Town House for them in Papanui… Mr Thorpe made no complaint to his wife when he first saw the place of his captivity. She had accepted a firmament of natural things for forty years, and he had promised her the choice of their retirement. Yet as the removal men brought those possessions which could fit into the new home, Mr Thorpe stood helplessly by, like an old, gaunt camel in a small domain.” Papanui loosely translates to bountiful earth, making “Town House in Papanui” an oxymoron. This reflects the inner conflict Mr Thorpe feels about his new home. After 40 years on his farm, Mr Thorpe assumed it would never end. Him and his wife made a transactional living arrangement disguised as a compromise. Mrs. Thorpe’s willful ignorance towards her husband’s plight shows that she is resentful towards him, and views this as “payback”. We can infer that the couple got married young and stayed married due to societal pressure and fear. Fear of starting over with someone new. This text lacks dramatic events and has no climax. The author did this to illustrate how dull Mr. Thorpe’s life has become since leaving the farm. As we follow the minutiae of Mr. Thrope’s everyday life, we feel his isolation and helplessness. We sympathize with him especially as those around him, including his own wife, do not. The takeaway from this is that when relationships are made from obligation and not love, they eventually become more detrimental than they are beneficial. The disconnect between the Mr & Mrs Thorpe is apparent, they feel more like roommates than they do a married couple. Whether they know it or not, their relationship will be the death of them. Through critical analysis, I have responded to the statement that relationships are at the core of strong texts. This idea was developed in each text. The texts that were analyzed were; “The Child” and “Fire on Greenstone’’, both written by Witi Ihimaera, as well as “Requiem in a Townhouse” by Owen Marshall and “The Bath” by Janet Frame. - Rain Te’i
24 Māngere College - 2022 Some of these pieces are written by students from the ESOL Department. ESOL stands for English as a Second Language and is also known as EAL (English as an Additional Language). ESOL Department Materials: Soil, plastic, container, water. 1. Break the soil into pieces 2. Put the soil in the plastic container and add water. 3. Mix the soil and the water. 4. Pot - put the soil into the pot. 5. Put the seed on top of the soil. 6. Cover the seeds with soil. 7. Put the label into the pot. - Samir, Ali and Mohammad 9AU On Friday I play volleyball but other students play badminton. I like to play volleyball and soccer because they are my favorite sports. I don’t like badminton. I like going to the gym with my friends. I enjoy spending time with my new friends., it is fun to run around with them. - Mohammad Bashardost 9AU Hi, I’m Samir, a student at Māngere College. I go to the gym on Friday and I play football with Mahdi. Mahdi is good at playing football. By watching how he plays I have learnt some new skills. Today is very hot. I played at lunch time. I like football and volleyball. Just today I played football. I enjoy Friday sports because there is nothing to do at lunch time. I can make new friends, have fun and play other sports. Sometimes we play volleyball and badminton. My friend Ali plays badminton and Mohammad plays volleyball. - Samir Ahmadi 9AU Congratulations to Madina Salem Khel, a former ESOL student with Huni and Sally who graduated this year from the Manukau Institute of Technology. Madina now has a NZ Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Care. Here she is pictured with her Mum and sister Sadia. It was a memorable and overwhelming moment watching Madina receive her Diploma. Thanks to our Māngere Family for all your support for our students. - Rosalie Kwan KEEPING ACTIVE MADINA GRADUATES FROM MIT LITTLE GARDENS How we made the Little Garadens from New World.
Māngere College - 2022 25 of sandwiches, doritos and fruit. A good time was had by all. There are many fishing rod holders on the new bridge and nice seats. Many thanks to Maryam and Rosalie for all their help. -Sally Hay In Term 3 we took the junior ESOL students to the library at Māngere Bridge where we issued them with library cards and they had a tour around the library so they could choose a book. We were lucky that our guide could speak Samoan Ngā mihi to Mr Aubrey for this wonderful work he has done with these new students who have only been at Māngere College for a few weeks. Here they are standing above proudly with their sisters holding their new wooden stools. From the left Zohra Ahmadi, Samir Ahmadi, Ali Reza Bashardost, Mohammad Bashardost and Tawos Bashardost. STOOL MAKING PROCESS First, we marked a circle on the wood and cut the circle out of the wood. We cut out one circle, 3 support blocks and 3 long rectangular shaped wood pieces for the legs. Then, we had to sand them all. We put glue on the support blocks and at the top of the long leg. We drilled a screw hole at the top of the support block with a cordless drill. We used a screw driver to fasten the screws to the legs. We glued and nailed the legs to the underside of the Top. We drew our names and a pattern with a poker burner tool. Lastly, we painted the stool with polyurethane, sanded it and polyurethaned again. - Zohra Ahmadi, Samir Ahmadi, Ali Reza Bashardost, Mohammad Bashardost and Tawos Bashardost (and Maryam came to help the Farsi speakers) so questions were answered about borrowing books and using the libraries in Auckland. Then we took a walk over to the new Māngere Bridge - Ngā Hau Māngere - where we had a snack TRIP TO MĀNGERE BRIDGE SCHOOL GARDEN In the afternoon I went to the Māngere College garden with my small class. It was Maryanne, Kapeli, Say Na, Ms. Sally and Rosalie. When we first entered the garden we saw a lot of vegetables and fruit. We saw cabbage plants, silverbeet, capsicum, chillies, lettuce, and lemon. Also we saw blackberry, kiwi fruits, strawberries, guava, and an orange. We planted the beetroot and then we watered them. We covered them so the birds couldn’t eat the plants. Today we took pictures of watered plants. - Maryanne Paongo 9SI FURNITURE FOR NEW FAMILY
26 Māngere College - 2022 This year’s theme for ‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani – Cook Islands Language Week was ‘Ātuitui’ia au ki te Oneone o tōku ‘Ui Tupuna which means, ‘connect me to the soil of my ancestors’. This is a reflection on the journey of Cook Islands peoples in New Zealand, as well as the longing of young Cook Islanders to connect with their language, culture, and identity. This year the MC alumni Samson family who are also from the successful group Samson Squad - were the face of the MPP Cook Islands Language Week and you Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani COOK ISLANDS Languages Department can check out the poster of them to the right. Meitaki ma’ata to everyone who helped celebrate Cook Islands Language Week at Māngere College this year. A special mention to our Cook Islands students for running the events and entertainment all week. Meitaki to all of our Cook Islands staff - Mr Teina, Ms Wade, Mr Upokokeu-Henry and Tai. A final mention to our amazing Master of Ceremonies Tavake Kamana.
Māngere College - 2022 27 At the end of September was the annual Chinese Language Week - in the language of Mandarin. This year we held a lot of activities to help immerse our students in another culture and language. Activities included a quiz just for students, with prizes to be won for those who are lucky to be drawn. Also every day during break 2 there were different activities for students to try in the library from calligraphy to origami. In August our Mandarin Language students had Chinese dumpling workshops. Students really enjoyed the experience and impressed our facilitators with their good manners and passion for the language. This year our Level 3 Samoan students took part in a historical event in Māngere. It was the 60th Independence celebrations for Samoa which included a march through the Māngere Town Centre on Monday 6th June. Samoa’s first female prime minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa was also present, and given the full traditional Samoan welcome at the 60th Independence celebrations at Fale o Samoa on Monday. MANDARIN (CHINESE LANGUAGE WEEK) SAMOAN INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATIONS Our students marched with the wider Samoan community to celebrate the last day of the Anniversary of Samoan Independence and then they performed in the Fale o Samoa in front of many Samoan dignitaries. It was a special morning of celebrations for our Samoan community, as well as celebrating with Mrs Ah Sam on her Queen’s Birthday honours list achievement.
28 Māngere College - 2022 Vaiaso gagana Samoa (Aso Sa, 29 Me i le Aso Toanai, 4 Iuni) Samoan language week is very important this year as Samoa celebrates 60 years of independence. This is the year of Samoa in the Pacific and we begin this week in Aotearoa with the celebration of “Le Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa”. This year the theme of Le Vaiaso o le Gagana Samoa – Samoa Language Week is Fa’aāuāu le Folauga i le Va’a o Tautai, which translates as ‘Continue the Voyage with Wayfinders of the Ocean’. This theme aligns with the Pacific Language Weeks overarching theme of sustainability, and the start of the UNESCO Decade of Indigenous Languages, which recognises the right to preserve, revitalize and promote languages, and linguistic diversity in sustainable development. Since it is Samoan Language Week, the students SAMOAN LANGUAGE WEEK studying gagana Samoa decided to do some fun activities and some items to celebrate our language. On Monday 30 May, Samoan Language week was opened with breakfast in the hall with Samoan cuisines. Students in Y13 gagana Samoa class opened the Staff briefing with a prayer, sang the Samoan National Anthem and a presentation with the Road to Independence in 1962. Each Samoan class participated in this event through performing a Samoan Siva in front of the school at the hotspot every lunch & interval time throughout the whole week. The Year 13 gagana Samoa class prepared breakfast for the week which was Samoan food, eg Kokoalaisa, kopai, supo esi etc. The staff were given tuition by Ms Tualaulelei and Mr Toomata on how to perform a Samoan siva and staff performed in front of the school during one of the breaks. A big feast prepared by Samoan teachers and support staff was held on Friday to conclude Vaiaso gagana Samoa. - Gardenia Lemoa
Māngere College - 2022 29 Learning Support Centre To empower our students to develop skills to become independent lifelong learners in an inclusive environment is the vision of our Learning Support Department. We support students with a range of learning and behaviour needs, so that they experience success at Māngere College. In our dedicated space, the additional support ranges from specialist support in literacy and numeracy, transitions, Teacher Aide support: in-class, 1-1, small group, mentoring, tutorial help to students who need assistance, constructive support to students whose behaviour affects learning and provide access to external agencies where appropriate. - Roshni Singh STUDENTS’ COMMENTS: ‘I love coming to LSC because they are very helpful and make you understand what is required. I love 1-on-1 teaching because it makes more sense. Every day is special at LSC with amazing learning support staff – they are the best in school. My writing has improved because I used Google Read and Write – it is awesome! Wishing Peter all the best for his future as he was my Maths and English learning support teacher.’ - Nale Uluga and Marltinez Afoa FIKA IT OUT On Wednesday of Tongan Language Week we held a special Mathematics competition called ‘FIKA IT OUT’. The comp was special as it was the first ever inter-school Mathematics competition where questions and answers were all in Tongan. What a fun way to enhance the Tongan language and build relationships with local schools. Well done to Ms Ma and the Mathematics Department for this initiative. This year’s theme for Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea faka-Tonga - Tonga Language Week - is: Ke Tu’uloa ‘a e lea faka-Tonga ‘i Aotearoa, which means Sustaining the Tonga Language in Aotearoa. Ke Tu’uloa ‘a e lea faka-Tönga′ ‘i Aotearoa has a positive and progressive connotation. To support the overarching Language Weeks theme of Sustainability, the word TU’ULOA in the theme this year means to continuously grow, nurture, and sustain a valued idea, practice, event, or memory in an enduring way. TONGAN LANGUAGE WEEK Malo ‘aupito to our Tongan students for an awesome week of celebration during Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e lea faka-Tonga - especially to our MC’s Taniela and Meliame. During the week we saw many of our students and staff of all cultures proudly wearing ta’ovala and kiekie to celebrate the Tongan culture. A special mention to our families who came along to dress and support our Tongan students in their performances and to pass on important cultural traditions.
30 Māngere College - 2022 Mathematics Yet another fun-filled year for Mathematics and Statistics at Māngere College with new and exciting inclusions to both the department and learning opportunities for students. With changes in the department due to promotion, we have been blessed to have the experience and expertise of our new Assistant HoD Miss Taukolo. She joined us at the beginning of the year from Ōtāhuhu College. We also welcomed back Ms McCosh who returned from maternity leave and parted ways with Mr Good. CONGRATULATIONS • Miss Ma for being awarded the 2022 Margaret and John Kalman Charitable Trust Mathematics Teaching Prize award. • The Maths department won graphics calculators from Casio worth $1000. • The Maths department was part of promoting the 2023 Census for Stats NZ EVENTS • Interform Math quiz during Maths Week • Team competition in Samoan Language during Samoan Language Week • Inter-school Maths competition in Tongan Language during Tongan Language Week • Inter-school Maths competition for South Auckland primary schools CLASSROOM LEARNING This year, we were able to make some changes to our courses which gave students more opportunities to expand their understanding of the subject and create more options in terms of pathways. With the new changes happening in 2024 for NCEA, the department has been proactive with planning units so that our students in Year 9 are better prepared when they experience the new NCEA package as Year 11 students. However, due to Covid, attendance has been an issue. But like last year our students were given access to LearnCoach provided by AUT and free tutorials for students by the University of Auckland. Exciting developments through modified units are on the way for 2023 and we hope that it makes the learning more relatable for our students. We want to wish our Year 13 students all the best with their future endeavours and we look forward to another great year in 2023.
Māngere College - 2022 31 This year’s Performing Arts Showcase was a celebration of excellence in dance, music and drama at MC. Held at our very own auditorium, the Showcase highlighted the diversity and creativity of our senior performing arts students. Many thanks to The Rock Factory who transformed our auditorium into a magnificent theatre space, and to all the staff, students and whānau who supported this event. And most importantly, congratulations to all the performers who gave it their all and performed spectacularly. Performing Arts 2022 Performing Arts Showcase
32 Māngere College - 2022 We celebrated our talented rising creative artists at our annual Performing Arts Awards Night on Wednesday 24th August. Our Music, Dance and Drama award winners were honoured for their hard work and commitment to their craft which has resulted in excellent results this year. We also enjoyed stunning performances from vocal groups Belle Ame and Niu Sound, vocal soloist Lexus Walters (feat. guest cellist Leo Shin), and we welcomed back MC Alumni musicians Reupena Kilipati aka Samoan Cowboy, Unaloto Leleifi, Johnathon Lemalu and Levi Tavai. 2022 Award Winners Most Improved Dancer : Mairangi Gilbert Most Promising Dancer : Cassie Lualua Most Promising Drama Student : Nise Lam Choreography Award : Almeera Shah Team Player Award in Dance : Pypher Tohilima-Franklin Instrumental Award - Piano : Benitio Henry Instrumental Award - Guitar : Mairi Nikau Instrumental Award - Drums : Dennis Sofara Instrumental Award - Vocals : Lexus Walters Most Promising Musician : Seti Savele Songwriting Award : Ricardo Samuelu Showcase Tech Team Award : Alamoni Matangi Showcase Crew Award : Lakai Maea Showcase Leadership Award - Dance : Mele Lelenoa Showcase Leadership Award - Music :Caylis Masinamua Showcase Excellence in Music : Ricardo Samuelu Showcase Excellence in Dance : Pypher Tohilima-Franklin Showcase Excellence in Drama : Nise Lam The MC Way Award : Leta Aleni 2022 Leadership in Music : Temaleti Sinani 2022 Leadership in Dance : Mele Lelenoa 2022 Leadership in Drama : Leta Aleni Future Star Performer Award - Music : D’nadcyn Matia Future Star Performer Award - Dance : Fay Keniseli Future Star Performer Award - Drama : Henry Mataora 2022 Supreme Performing Artist Award : Leta Alen Congratulations to all our 2022 award winners and performers: Performing Arts Awards Night
Māngere College - 2022 33 Our Year 10 Music Students had the opportunity to watch the Rhythm and Blues Review Band when they visited MC from the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. They were highly entertaining, coming dressed in the style of the Blues Brothers and having our students up dancing and singing along to their familiar tunes. This performance complimented the work and exploration Year 10 have done this year on Blues Music and was an inspiration to all who got to witness where music can take you and the variety of styles there are to play with. The first week of August saw our vocalists head out to OMAC for the 2022 Stand Up Stand Out Competition. Vocalists D’nadcyn Matia, Temaleti Sinani, Pypher Tohilima-Franklin, Luisa Lualua, Caylis Masinamua and Seti Savele competed in the Solo Vocal Category on Monday 1st August, while our vocal groups Niu Sound, JML, Legacy, Belle Ame and Expressionz competed in the Group Vocal category on Friday 5th August. Huge congratulations to Caylis Masinamua who progressed to the Solo Vocal Semi-Final, with her original song, “Butterflies”. She then performed at the Aotea Centre’s Herald Theatre on Saturday 3rd September with another original, “Dear Younger Self”. The judges were so touched by the song and were in tears by the message that she brought forth in her spoken word. Competing against the Top 30 Solo Vocalists on the day, Caylis held her own and was announced as a Finalist, progressing to the Top 6 vocalists to perform at the Town Hall. Congratulations also to vocal group ‘Expressionz’ (Ricardo Samuelu, Seti Savele & Caylis Masinamua), performing Ricardo’s original song, “Loveaholic”, who were selected in the Top 5 vocal groups and performed at the Final at the Auckland Town Hall on Saturday 24th September. Congratulations to Caylis Masinamua and Ricardo Samuelu who’s original songs were selected to be featured on the 2022 SUSO Compilation album. They will have the opportunity to head into the studio at OMAC and professionally record their songs - Caylis’ song “Dear Younger Self”, and Ricardo’s song “Sick”. APO Rhythm & Blues Review Band Visit Stand Up Stand Out 2022 SUSO Compilation Album 2022
34 Māngere College - 2022 Play It Strange Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition Congratulations to Year 12 Music Student, Ricardo Samuelu, who is a winner in the 2022 Play it Strange Lion Foundation Songwriting Competition. This is a huge achievement, as this is the biggest songwriting competition in NZ, with thousands of entries from Year 9-13 students from all over NZ, judged by Mike Chunn, CNZM. As a winner, he receives Rockshop money in addition to a professional recording studio package where he will record his winning song, “Loveaholic”. The song will be mastered and released on the 2022 Play it Strange Album and will be available for download on all streaming platforms. Ricardo, along with his Expressionz group members Seti Savele and Caylis Masinamua, headed into Crescendo Studio on Thursday 22nd September with renowned producers Reece Muir and Nesian Mystik’s David Atai to record ‘Loveaholic’. APO Rhythm & Blues Review Band Visit On Thursday 13th October, a group of our performing arts students and leaders attended the opening performance of Alatini at the Q Theatre. Alatini was a spectacular show - an original take on Disney’s Aladdin that encompassed music, dance and drama, all with a Pasifika flair. We were proud to see MC alumni student, Adyhana Urika Filifilia, in the lead female role of ‘Kalani’. In particular, it was very special to see her performing her original song ‘Justice Please’ (which was first performed at our Performing Arts Showcase in 2021), in a climatic moment in the show. coLAB 3 - Unitec Dance Show at TAPAC On Friday 16th September, a group of our senior dance students had the privilege of attending an exciting selection of group works by Unitec’s Year 3 contemporary dance students. It was full of energy and diversity that celebrated live movement, sound and design. Performing Arts Leaders 2022-2023 Our new Performing Arts Leaders for 2022 - 2023 are: MUSIC: Caylis Masinamua & Ricardo Samuelu DANCE: Cancy Maro & Almeera Shah DRAMA: Nise Lam & Henry Mataora 2022 Supreme Performing Artist Award : Leta Aleni Alatini at the Q Theatre
Māngere College - 2022 35 SENIOR PE In our Senior PE programme we offered 4 Achievement Standards looking at building and improving on the students’ knowledge from Year 9 & 10. In our first standard, we focus on our interpersonal skills and the students create and work within teams to coach and officiate each other. This challenges our students to listen and understand each other’s views. In our second standard, we challenge the students to participate in a variety of different games and activities many of which they have not experienced before or are not familiar with such as archery, lawn bowls or soccer. Students are then asked to consider some of the factors that influence their participation and how and why they participated. We also have a Performance Standard where students are required to perform an activity or sport to a high standard regularly. SPORTS SCIENCE Our Sports Science students this year got to experience two fantastic days at Tree adventures and Wero Water Park for white water rafting. This was part of our assessment looking at Outdoor Activities and the risks involved. SPORTS LEADERS This year our Sports Leaders classes have supported and contributed to our local community and local schools’ soccer and volleyball tournaments, which includes our local feeder schools- Koru, Viscount, Māngere Central and Robertson Rd. The students were involved in setting draws for the competition, refereeing and tournament administration. The participating schools were extremely complimentary about how we have facilitated the smooth running of the events. JUNIOR PE Our Junior PE programme is about developing and improving skills and learning to work within a team. This year we had an emphasis on using and developing our interpersonal skills to help others and ourselves and to understand the importance of physical activity and how it relates to our hauora. Throughout the year our students have participated in a variety of different sports and activities including, athletics, fitness, games, gymnastics and swimming. This year we introduced our new PE uniform for Year 9s, which looks great. Our focus in athletics is all about personal best and being the best we can be. We take part in different athletic events such as sprinting, middle distance, long jump and throwing and consider how we can improve our scores through good techniques. In the Fitness component, we look at how the body responds to exercise and ways to improve our fitness. We consider different training methods and the best ways to meet our personal needs. We also consider how regular exercise and good eating habits can improve our hauora. In the Games component, we explore how different strategies and tactics can help to gain an advantage over our opponents. We looked at offensive and defensive strategies and how creating space, marking and losing a player plua good techniques all play a part in helping our team succeed. We look at different games including invasion games, striking and fielding and net and wall games. We also look at different games from around the world and consider how these differ from what we are used to and the influence they have on society. Physical Education & Health Department 2022 A busy and fun-filled time within the PE dept this year. Here are just some of our highlights.
36 Māngere College - 2022 Ngā mihi nui to our Pūhoro Kaihautū: Whāea Sina, Whāea Wai, Pā Karl and Pā David for mentoring our students this year. The Pūhoro Kaihautū have weekly visits to our kura to support with STEMM (last M is Mātauranga). The photo above right is of the end of term wrap-up. We shared kai and reflected on our term goals and how our subjects are going heading into Term 4 exams. On Wednesday 31st August, the Pūhoro STEMM Academy received recognition for the collective mahi they do to improve equitable access to STEMM education and employment. At the NZ Diversity Awards they were the winners of two awards – The Ngā Āhuatanga o te Tiriti Award for small to medium business/organisation and, at the end of the evening they were acknowledged with the NZ Diversity Supreme Award. Congratulations to the Pūhoro roopu! This year has been a challenging but rewarding year for the students in the Science department. Our learners and teachers are what makes our department special, each year I look back at what the students have achieved. The department had students engaged in Science trips to the Zoo, Arataki and to Auckland University of Technology for the Puhoro Science Wananga. The University of Auckland through Dr Neil Broderick and Mr Andy Wang brought their knowledge to our deptment to help our L2 Physics on their Fibre Optics research and our L3 Physics and Chemistry through tutorial sessions. They also provided mentoring sessions to our students through their Tuakana outreach programme and Scholarships for students who will be studying Physics/Chemistry/ Maths at University of Auckland. George Magdalinos and Tammy Rush from Nanogirl visited our school and provided Science experiments and demonstrations to teachers and students with an aim to inspire students to build superpowers through science. I want to thank the Science team and congratulate all our Year 13 Science students for achieving a great milestone in your life and wishing you all the very best for your learning journey in 2023. Next year we will see further development and improvement something which I am excited and passionate about. - Viliami Bloomfield, Head of Science Science Department
Māngere College - 2022 37 This year has been an exciting year for the MC Social Sciences Department. We have continued on our track record of improving our Merit and Excellence attainment. Pre-covid on average 5% of all credits in our department were Excellence, in 2021 it was 10% and so far in 2022 we are at 17%. We are proud to be on track to exceed the school’s target of ‘40% of grades at Merit or Excellence level’. We have also had a great year with our new course ‘Sustainability’. Read below for some highlights This year we launched our new course Sustainability. In this course, we look at ways people’s actions have consequences for the future. Some highlights of our first year include: Michael and Mikayle presenting to Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Schools Panel in Term 2, working with Hateni from Unitec on building climate change resilience in Māngere through the use of GIS mapping, teaming up with SUSTAINABILITY Social Science Department from this. In 2023 we are planning a trip to Japan, and in Term 3 and 4 this year our students have been fundraising - you may have seen our drink stall in S block or visited us at a sausage sizzle, thank you for your support! We want to take a moment to thank Mr Davis who left Māngere College in Term 2, all the best for his future. We are also saying haere rā to Mr Rahim and Mr MacLeod who have been with us for part of this year, all the best for your future. Project Island Song to assess risks to our native birds and plants and assisting them with their work in the Kororāreka / Bay of Islands, and the list goes on! We have been fortunate enough to have our voices included in the refreshed curriculum for the new Achievement Standards, which is a huge privilege and pretty cool to have our stamp on the development of the new curriculum.
38 Māngere College - 2022 This year has been another interesting year for Geography at Māngere College. This year our Year 12 class went with 2SUS to Kororāreka / Bay of Islands to participate in an ‘action project’ to improve outcomes for our native birds and plants. One thing we would like to do is bring some of our new learnings back to MC to create a native garden at school. Like our department our Merit and Excellence results have been the best ever, we would like to thank Ms Tatafu for her mahi in this space. This year in History we have continued our examination of events of the past and how these influence how we see the world today. Our History classes had exciting trips that influenced how we look at the world. This year we continued our (new) tradition of starting Term 1 by looking at ourselves and our identity. Our ‘Indigenous History’ unit focuses on looking at how history can be recorded, passed on and preserved. Often when we think of ‘History’ we don’t think of moments when we are sitting in the whare or fale and sharing stories or past times which could include legends or practices. This is History. We are excited about the introduction of the new NCEA Pacific Studies standards which will complement what we are already doing. - Aidyn Rasmussen, Head of Department GEOGRAPHY HISTORY
Māngere College - 2022 39 The year 2022 has certainly been a challenge for the staff and students who spend a lot of their time in the Technology department. Term 1 saw a number of staff and students out with Covid – this meant that time spent doing practical work was severely reduced and we have been playing catch-up for the remaining 3 terms. Technology Department We welcomed back the Year 8 students from Viscount Primary School and they spent their Wednesday afternoons learning new skills from Mrs Franso, Ms Singh and Mr Aubrey. The workshop Technology classes have been full and very busy which is fabulous – it is always great to see students demonstrating the skills they have been taught by Mr Padavatan, Mr Sameem and Mr Aubrey. We welcomed our part time Technician at the beginning of the year – Mr Maskell has been a great support to our hard working teachers. On entering D Block you cannot help but notice the yummy smells coming from the kitchen, where students have been demonstrating their cooking skills, mostly supervised by Mrs Franso and Mrs Maskell. The experiences of D Block would not be complete without the smell of coffee and the sound of the grinders and barista machines hissing, steaming and producing the coffees and hot chocolates for staff and students to enjoy. Our Digital Technology students have continued to thrive and embrace the new skills that they have learnt under the guidance of Ms Singh and Mr Bennett. Mr Bennett leaves us at the end of the year to take up a new position at Mana College which is closer to his family in Wellington. It has been a busy but fulfilling year and we look forward to the challenges and rewards of 2023 after a refreshing holiday and hope that our students continue to work hard and reach their potential. - Viv Maskell, Head of Technology
40 Māngere College - 2022 In Design and Product Development, students continue to enjoy designing and developing products and buildings. During the year, they learnt a range of design skills and visual communication techniques to produce concepts and prototypes and they found it fun and rewarding. Over the past two years we have developed this new subject option in the Technology Department called Design and Product Development (DPD). DPD is made up of a combination of Design and Visual Communication, Graphics and Multi-materials. This has proved to be a great opportunity for students to be able to learn new skills in designing and making useful products within one subject. The Year 10 DPD class focuses on their visual communication skills early in the programme. Students learn free-hand sketching techniques to design products that they will make later in the year. Students follow a design process and make products using a range of materials such as pewter, plywood and sheet metal. They have enjoyed designing and making personalised pendants, clocks and jewellery boxes using the tools and machinery from our well-equipped Technology workshops. They are able to take their products home and show it to their Whānau. In the senior DPD and DVC classes, students have been working on their chosen spatial design topic. They have been redesigning our local bus stop, a social space for students to study and learn, and a sports and recreation centre. Students have been introduced to Pacific and Māori architecture with some choosing to research these cultural designs further. Students have found this to be a very interesting topic as we explored some of the heritage of New Zealand architecture. As we look to look grow and strengthen this option, we are looking to include more digital tools that will encourage more innovation and creativity. - Neville Padavatan DESIGN & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Māngere College - 2022 41 Our Engineering students are enrolled in the specialist Manufacturing Pathway Skills (MaPS) programme and these are the skills they have learnt over the course of this year: • Able to demonstrate knowledge of drawing principles; • Can interpret mechanical engineering drawings; • Students can produce mechanical engineering orthographic drawing in third angle projection; • Able to construct geometric details either manually or through CAD. - Mohammed Sameem FASHION It’s been an exciting year for Fashion at MC. One of the highlights has been taking my Level 1 and level 2 Fashion girls to the holiday programme for Fashion during the first week of Term 2 holidays in July at the Whitecliffe Fashion Example 1 Given below is the development of a Truncated Cone. Development by Radial line Pictorial sketch of Truncated Cone RADIAL LINE DEVELOPMENT Two Basic Rules for finding True Lengths Given below is the 'stretch out' of a Cone Tech in Manukau. The girls learnt to use an industrial sewing machine and stitched a basic Kimono for themselves. Rosalie (our teacher aide) helped in transporting the girls from school to Whitecliffe Fashion Tech. Check out the photos of the girls wearing the Kimino they stitched. The students who attended the holiday programme were: Mee Cho, Mem, Dayna, Hserku, Shwe, Shriti and Aqila. Every week we also have Year 8 students from Viscount Primary School coming along and engaging in Fabric Technology as well as the other Technology subjects. Check out the photos of a fun flag making project for our Viscount visitors. - Nalini Singh ENGINEERING
42 Māngere College - 2022 SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Māngere College - 2022 43 Our Library We commemorate events like Library Week, a fun week for students to go to the library and participate in activities led by students of their year level on different days of the week. We also celebrated Music Week with a display of instruments and books. LANGUAGE WEEKS Language weeks are commonly supported weeks where over the year Mrs Kumar and the student librarians dress up mannequins and display books in the library according with the culture of the week. This is to highlight to everyone they are “welcome” to the library and experience the diversity we have in our school. DAFFODIL DAY A social activity we support through the library is Daffodil Day. Student librarians sell little flowers and stickers for a donation. This contribution helps support cancer research. The donations to the Cancer Society show Māngere College’s willingness to support this particularly worthy cause. The library is a place where students go to have classes, gain knowledge, feel the warmth and safety in a school. The library is a prominent place for students and teachers alike. Come along and visit us, as we aim to help you ‘Seek the Heights’. - Michael Tuilimu The library is often the warmest place during the earlier hours of the day. This being a fact it entails students and teachers who arrive early to school to finish schoolwork, to find warmth or just see their friends. It has been another busy year for the library and librarians with teachers and students alike constantly using the library throughout the day for classes, issuing and returning books.
44 Māngere College - 2022 Sitting on the floor (left to right): Silone Leatioo, Shaziyana Shafeez and Sumaiya Mohamed Faiz. Sitting on the chairs: Caylis Masinamua, Oumaima Ahmat Abdallah, Krizzia Mae Quinones, Mrs. Kumar, Fatima Hussaini, Hserku Hser and Katherine Pio. Standing behind the chairs: Nale Ulunga, Danielle Mancer, Mahnaz Barbari, Jade Peniuesi, Michael Tuilimu, Roanna Wah and Josiah Ah Lam. Standing, Last row: MeeCho Shwe, Shwe Ko, Nargis Hussaini, Ato Mamea, Mary Ainiu, Sameme Mamea and Lautusi Siaosi. Absent: Ehsan Ahmadi, Moubarack Abdallah, Marltinez Afoa, Faleaka Davobalavu, Benjamin Galo, Fuard Mohamed Faiz, Matina Nauer, Zechariah Pio, Aaeza Shameer, Ethan Taia, Losa Tonga, Detu Lau, Christine Leatioo, Avi Narayan Reihana, and Latai Tonga. 2022 STUDENT LIBRARIANS
Māngere College - 2022 45 Manawa Whenua Hauora Congratulations to the students involved in the 2022 Manawa Whenua Hauora programme! They completed a very successful year honing their leadership skills while exploring different aspects of hauora and mental wellbeing. It’s been wonderful seeing students step up to the mark and taking on the roles of facilitators and guest speakers. Handy tips about developing confidence were shared by Student Leader Fatima Hussaini, Deputy Head Girl Gardenia Lemoa and past Hauora leader PJ Campbell. Lautusi Siaosi facilitated a workshop on Respect, and Head Girl Rain Te’i plus Head Boy Makarini Puiri elaborated about Māori culture in celebrating Matariki. Group work on Resilience kickstarted Term 3 followed by Mr Alex Henry making a guest appearance to discuss Positive Connections. Next, Mr Hermann Arp and his film academy team comprising of Caylis Masinamua, Perenise Lam (Best Actress winner) and Michael Tuilimu, ran a communication activity before discussing how to express themselves through filmmaking. Ane Poulivaati, Henry Mataora and Tulei Salu presented a session on Connections and Semisi Poli Pakalani and Taniela Takisi led the students through an active Tongan dance workout. Head Girl Rain Te’i returned with fellow student leader Te Amorangi Nuku to share the importance of culture referencing tikanga Māori, while Mr Paul Campbell, Lautusi Siaosi and Jasmine Lemoa led scenarios handled by peer support leaders and showed video interviews of staff and MC students, commenting about wellbeing. Toko clinical psychologist, Pauline Taufa, rounded off Term 3 promoting mental health awareness week. Highlights this year were the fundraiser held in June, the holiday trips in July and October, the finalisation of a permanent badge, the presentation of the badges to the leaders by Mr Webb and the support of the Manawa Whenua Hauora programme by the Ministry of Education, with funding, until June 2023. - Marina Potter LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME
46 Māngere College - 2022 This year has been a very eventful year for Māngere College and as a result of this, we’ve had some awesome moments captured by the skilled MC Media crew. If you’ve seen epic photos of school events such as the Performing Arts Showcase, the Film Academy Awards night, sports games and many more, chances are they were taken by our amazing Media Crew. Although the crew is exceptionally good at taking photos, their capabilities do not end there. The MC Media Crew even have their own Instagram account (@mangerecollege.media) that centres around documenting the life of a Māngere College student and events happening around school. On the topic of social media, the team has also been working on a super exciting project, titled “The Hero Project’’, where students talk about the heroes in their lives and why they consider them to This year has been an especially busy one for our MC Debating Team. Wrapping up the debating season in Term 2 this year, their last debate was particularly memorable when there was a power outage as the team was preparing for the debate. However, when given the alternative to forfeit, the team refused and decided to continue on with the debate. The team ended up completing the debate outside the Māngere Town Centre library be heroes. You can check this out on both the MC Media Instagram account and the 275 Times Instagram account. 2022 has been a highly active year for our MC Media Crew and we look forward to seeing more things from them in 2023. MC Media Photography: • Sports games • Tongan Language Week • Cook Islands Language Week • Film Academy Awards Night • Performing Arts Showcase • Performing Arts Awards Night • Sports awards night • ASB Polyfest - Manuia Fox-Romia MC Media MC Debating Team on a mobile phone, using the wifi. Despite how challenging debating in these circumstances was, the team ended up taking the win! Our debate team has also been attending training sessions with the De La Salle debate team on the weekends. Training with De La Salle has benefited the team greatly, as they have learnt a range of different skills as well as formed beautiful friendships along the way. For the debate team, this year has been full of laughs, challenges and most importantly, teamwork. Debating at MC will continue next year so if this sounds like something that interests you, we highly encourage you to try out for the team next year! Also, a huge congratulations to most of the senior debate team on becoming student leaders for next year: Eh Htaw Kue, Mikayle Babulal, Roanna Wah, Lillio Vea and Lautusi Siaosi. And a huge acknowledgement to debates coach and Year 10 dean, Mrs Telea for being an amazing mentor for the team this year. - Manuia Fox-Romia
Māngere College - 2022 47 REFUGEE WEEK + MATARIKI DAY OUT During Term 2 our students celebrated Refugee Week with a range of festivities during the 20th to the 26th of June. On Monday we had a guest speaker from RASNZ (Refugees As Survivors NZ) speak about refugee arrivals. Teachers and students learnt about refugees’ experiences and challenges. During the week we also had an amazing shared morning tea with refugee students and staff. On Tuesday there was a Healing Hands Workshop to go with the theme of ‘Healing’. Some of the hands read: ‘Make happiness a habit’, ‘Diversity is a strength’, ‘Life is short-be happy’, ‘You can do it!’ ‘The more you smile, the better you look’, ‘We are one & We are family’. On Friday, our refugee students visited the Matariki Dome at David Lange Park. We started at David Lange Park with the Te Reo class inside the Matariki Dome. There was a very informative video about Matariki then we did the macarena to the names of the stars. Later outside students took Our MC Refugees part in outdoor games. At 11am we went across the public library in the Māngere Town Centre where we were taught how to weave flax, the students enjoyed this. At 12.45pm we jumped on a bus and went ten-pin bowling. For some of us, it was the first time and some people became very competitive. A memorable day out for our refugee students and staff. CAREER PATHWAY EVENING In October we held our annual Career Pathway Evening for our students and whānau from refugee backgrounds. There were current students and alumni students who attended. We were inspired to listen to some of our alumni refugee students who were our guest speakers, as well as speakers from various educational institutions. The evening was finished with an amazing dinner cooked by the families of our students. “Last night, there was a refugee programme dinner at Māngere College, where some teachers and immigrant students were present. It was a great night for all of us. Students and their families cooked the local food of their country and also people from MIT, AUT, Auckland University, the Afghan community, and a variety of people were present. It was still a great night with them, and everyone’s food was delicious. I hope we will spend this beautiful night again next year.” - Zahra Nusrat 12TN KARENNI DEEKU FESTIVAL Rosalie and Sally were privileged to be invited to the Karenni Deeku festival that was held in September by the community in the school auditorium. It was a wonderful celebration and it was great to see these students performing dances, and fashion shows depicting their traditional dress and songs. You might remember Me, a rather shy student from a couple of years ago. He got up and sang a duet with someone. We discovered he is not shy when performing in his own language. The Deeku Festival celebrates the rice cake which is boiled and wrapped in bamboo leaves. This rice cake is a symbol of freedom for the Karenni people. The current students performing were Ree Meh, Ku Meh, Sae Meh, Key Reh and Meh Rey. - Sally Hay
48 Māngere College - 2022 Whaea Moana, Ms Tualaulelei and Ms Potini took 20 students from all year levels to Ko Māui Hangarau on Thursday 16 June. Ko Māui Hangarau is a highpowered summit featuring some of the best Māori Tech Innovators and Entrepreneurs from around the country. The aim of the programme was to awaken, inspire and ignite our Rangatahi into pathways in tech, innovation and entrepreneurship. Our students had the opportunity Ko Māui Hangarau to meet so many different people who are top of their field such as rocket builders/launchers, augmented reality game makers, and crypto/block chain makers. After lunch, our students were allowed to have a play on virtual reality headsets and games, PlayStation and Xbox consoles as well as asking many questions to professionals in the field. The highlight of our day was winning multiple prizes including anime hoodies and t-shirts, PlayStation vouchers and even brand new ear pods. - Ms Potini Ngā Rangatahi Toa - MANAWA ORA: TE HĪHIRI In July, our Māngere College Ngā Rangatahi Toa students performed in the sold-out show - ‘Manawa Ora: Te Hīhiri’ at Q Theatre. Manawa Ora showcases a creative whakaaturanga told through dance, music, circus, drama and rap. This year saw the cast exploring the concept of ‘Te Hīhiri’ which points to the idea of a ‘spark’ igniting empowerment and action. The show was a raw and honest retelling of real life experiences of an ensemble of brave and extra special rangatahi. We are proud to see our students excel during this production, and we are grateful to Huia and the team from Ngā Rangatahi Toa for mentoring our MC rangatahi through this process and the continual mentoring throughout the year. Make sure to see our students performing next year in the annual production of Manawa Ora. Photos from Shelly Te Hara