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Issue 18/14
Monday 23 June
Thursday 19 June 2014
Principal’s Message
The Kavanagh PFA has kindly supported a learning initiative
at Kavanagh College.
Greetings. Tena Koutou Katoa
The PFA has given $1000 to the College for the purchase of
senior subject study guides for NCEA Level 1, 2 and 3. These
It's been an action packed week of sport and
study guides will be kept on close reserve in the library to be
culture for Kavanagh College.
available for all Year 11 - 13 students. This will allow students
Congratulations to our junior sports teams on winning the access to these study guides without having to go to the
Catholic Quadrangular Sports tournament held here in expense of purchasing one themselves.
Dunedin on Wednesday. It is the third time in four years that
we have won this competition but the first time we have won
outright. More importantly it's a great occasion and all of our
southern region Catholic schools should be proud of the way
they played and sportsmanship and goodwill shown. Thanks
to our Sports guns for their great organisation etc.
Last night two Kavanagh choirs competed in the Regional "Big
Sing" competition. Both the A Cappella and Kavanagh Pasifika
Singers sang with pride and distinction. It was particularly joyful
to see a Pasifika Choir from Kavanagh for the first time. Well
done to all and especially to Mr Kelly and Ms Watts who put in
hours of work for this competition.
In a recent newsletter I put out some NCEA data that showed
how well Kavanagh College was performing against single sex
schools in Dunedin. I must have had the 6th sense working as
a new report out this week shows that on average single sex
schools perform better in NCEA than Co-ed schools. The
debate lives on and always will. At the end of the day it's a
horses for courses argument. Both systems have much to
recommend them. The beauty of NZ education system is it's
diversity-long may that continue-Amen!
Pictured having a look over
the study guides are Mrs
Kathleen O'Kane (Head of
Learning Support), Oscar
German, Jerry Kumar,
Michelle Moore (PFA),
Adam Beckwith, Alysha
Clayton-Fraser, Mackenzie
Foster and Ellie Grubb
(partially obscured)
DRAMA DEPARTMENT NEWS
The Level One students will perform
“Dastardly Deeds on the High Seas”
A melodrama
Toitu Otago Settlers Museum
Thursday 26 June at 5.30 and 6.30pm
Come along to boo the villains, cheer the heroes and sigh at the
young people in love.
Everyone is invited. Free admission
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Passengers to a ne
Tracy O’Brien
Parents and caregivers of
senior students please see page
3 for information on an initiative from the University of
Otago for local students.
country
The Wallace
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2014 NCEA Exam Fees
Payment of NCEA fees is due by Friday 15 August 2014.
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$76.70 entry fee. (all National Qualification Framework
standards and up to three Scholarship subjects)
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Financial Assistance forms are available from the Bursar’s
Office for those with Community Services Cards
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Late payments will incur a $50 late fee, with the fee payable
directly to NZQA
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Additional Scholarship entries $76.70 per subject
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Telebanking number Kavanagh College
06 0901 0107876 00
Kavanagh College will proudly present the
2014 major production
NCEA Guide App coming
soon
“A Dream To Share”
From July 1 – July 4
Tickets on sale from Monday 23 June from the school office. No phone
bookings available.
Rehearsals continue
Tickets on sale from Monday 23 June from the
school office. No phone bookings available.
C
“OC” - Opportunity Class Report
Last Wednesday the OC class (and others) had the privilege of
having Ms Vanda Symon speak on the process of writing and
publishing a novel. Vanda has written a series of NZ crime
novels, plus one stand alone piece, set in Dunedin. Her novel
"Containment" was a finalist for the Best Crime Novel in 2010
and "Bound" debuted on the Number 1 Best Seller List for 2011.
She is also Chair of the Otago Southland Branch of the NZ
Society of Authors.
Her huge love of reading started Vanda writing and she spoke to
us about how to build believable and likeable (or not!) characters
such as the strong crime fighter 'Sam Shephard'. Vanda draws on
character traits from books she has read in the past and even
from family. Characters that evoke emotion makes readers want
to get to know them as people and they look forward to the next
story in the saga. "Writing is supposed to be a pleasure" she said,
be kind to yourselves and look for ways to get objective feedback
on what you write.
We would like to
sincerely
thank
Vanda for giving up
her time so generously. Her enthusiasm
for her writing shone
through and was an
encouragement for
all.
ongratulations to Hamish Prince and his saxophone
quartet "Suite Saxes" for their achievement at the
Chamber Music Festival at the weekend.
His quartet received the NZ Music Awards (in association with
SOUNZ and CANZ) Award for the Best Performance of a New
Zealand Work. This award is presented with the assistance of
the estate of the Auckland composer Keith Statham. They also
received a Highly
Commended award
"which is basically
second". A fantastic
result.
Suite Saxes were up
against 45 other
ensembles from
schools in Dunedin.
Koodos groups at Kavanagh College
The Power Puffs are the first koodos
group at Kavanagh. This CHALK
EFFECT is a collection of their places to
chill!
Koodos is a very cool programme
focusing on providing Life Skills for
Teenagers.
Being a teenager can sometimes be confusing and this
program enables creative ways to learn skills to gain
Emotional Power! Be a social guru, have great career plans
and be able to survive when you leave school.
Visit us on Facebook.
"Dare to Succeed" Pacifika
Homework Centre
Monday 3.00-5.00pm in our school library
CALLING ALL ADVERTISERS FOR THE
YEARBOOK/MAGAZINE 2014
Every year at Kavanagh College we produce a
yearbook/magazine, recording the history and
achievements of our school year. Last year’s
magazine ran to 148 pages. This year is of particular importance
because we are celebrating 25 years.
Students who attend our College come from the whole of the greater
Dunedin area, from Port Chalmers to Mosgiel, so the magazine
reaches a very wide circulation area. We exchange with other schools
and copies are lodged with the Dunedin Public Library, the Hocken
Library and the Government archives in Wellington. It is also on line
via the school website.
Such a publication is a major financial undertaking and to assist once
again with this we offer interested organizations the opportunity to
advertise.
Please contact Mrs Ireland-Kenny through the School Office for
details. Copy closes on Monday, 1 September.
Southern Catholic Secondary
Schools Junior Winter
Tournament
What a fantastic day we had on Wednesday 18th June when we
hosted the Junior Catholic Schools tournament at Bayfield Park
and the Edgar Centre, the weather was great and the competition
was fierce at both venues.
Four sports were competed for over the day with rugby, football,
netball and basketball all taking centre stage. Out at Bayfield our
football teams all competed very well winning most of their games.
The rugby teams also competed very well with coach Shawn Haig’s
Year 7/8 team winning all their games. We were treated to some
great running rugby and some excellent skills which should all
bode well for the future of Kavanagh College rugby.
Back at the Edgar Centre the netball was in full swing with our
Year 7 girls doing particularly well winning all three of their games,
as did our Year 8 girls. Congratulations to everyone involved in
those teams for a fantastic effort throughout the day. The Year 9
and 10 teams did not fear quite so well but I’m sure learnt a lot
from the day.
In the basketball our best performing team was the Year 9/10 girls
team winning two out of three games. All the other teams competed very well in some tight games.
Overall Kavanagh College won the trophy with the most wins on
the day. Kavanagh 20 wins, Verdon and St Kevin’s 17 and
St Peter’s 16. All in all a very tight competition right throughout
the day, but good to see the right school came out on top!
NETBALL RESULTS
Senior A v Charlies Angels B
I would like to thank all the staff that helped out on the day with
various codes, the referees who officiated in matches, the catering
staff from our canteen for the food—it was delicious and lastly to
the students who made the day a very successful one on and off
the court/field.
LOSS
14-27
Senior B v Bayfield Snr B
WIN
27-17
Senior Gold v Columba Cobras
WIN
28-08
Senior Pink v QHS Steelers
WIN
44-10
Michael MacKenzie
Senior Navy v LPHS Snr B
Int 10A v Columba 9B
WIN
WIN
29-22
39-20
Sports Co-ordinator
Int 10B v LPHS Int A
WIN
23-09
Int 10 Green v Columba 10C
LOSS
05-29
Int Mixed Blue v St Hilda’s Bellbirds
LOSS
09-11
Junior 9A v QHS Jnr A
LOSS
10-26
WIN
16-15
Year 8 Gold v Balmacewen Int Gold
LOSS
15-18
Year 8 Ruby v Columba 8B
LOSS
04-16
Year 8 Red v Tahuna Steel
WIN
19-01
Year 8 Blue v Tahuna Pulse
WIN
11-02
Year 7 Gold v Kava 7 Navy
WIN
26-02
Year 7 Navy v Kava 7 Gold
LOSS
2-26
Year 7 White v Balmacewen Int Green
LOSS
06-08
Year 7 Maroon
BYE
Junior 9B v St Hilda’s Ruby
K A V A N A G H C OL L E GE N E T B A LL
Keep up to date with what’s happening on the field!
Nutrimetics Shower Gel Fundraiser
A reminder to get orders and money into the Bursar, the
junior teams again this year are leading the way! A big thank
you to parents and caregivers who have already sent in their
orders. This is our only fundraiser for the season so we hope
you will all get behind it. Money raised will go towards
equipment for practices and new team bags for players.
2014 Otago Cross Country
On Thursday June 12th five Kavanagh College athletes
headed to Kaikorai Valley College for the Otago Cross
Country. This was the first time it was held at KVC in very
wet and boggy conditions. We had three runners in the
U14 Boys race and one in each of the U14 Girls race and
U16 Girls race.
Below are all the results:
Under 14 girls 3Km
Brigid Corson 18:48 : placed 24th
Under 14 Boys -3km
Nathaniel Peacock : 14:11 placed 12th
Will Christophers : 15:13 Placed 23rd
Sean Stewart : DNF
Under 16 girls
Jessie Murphy 14:32 Placed 2nd
Congratulations to all
passion.
Jessie on her way to 2nd place in
the U16 Girls race
Congratulations
to
the
following
Kavanagh boys who have been selected
for Otago Futsal teams to take part
in July’s Youth Championships in
Wellington
Under 16
Conrad Sinclair
Jebin Jaimon
Niko Cockerell
Tim O'Farrell
Kavanagh College U15s vs Logan Park 1st XV
Kettle Park
Final score: Kavanagh 67 - Logan Park 5
After a loss the previous week, the U15s were fizzing all week
at training to make up for the poor performance against
OBHS. Playing on Kettle Park No. 1 is a big deal and the team
knew that they had to win and win well. From the first whistle,
it was very clear that Kavanagh was going to dominate the
match. In front of our loyal supporters, the team scored some
outstanding tries. David Makasini was in electric form and
Glen Cathro had a big game. The Tongan torpedo aka Sione
Pule was in top form and Callum MacArthur tackled his heart
out. A huge thank you to Mrs Deb Webb for donating two test
match tickets to the MVP. David and his father certainly
enjoyed watching the All Blacks win at Forsyth Barr stadium.
Kavanagh College U14s vs Kings Panthers U14s
Kettle Park
Final score: Kavanagh 7 - Kings 27
This game was our best team performance yet. Having been
beaten by 50+ points in our previous game the boys wanted to
make amends and they played with true spirit and determination. Down 22-0 at the break the team came out with much
more purpose and won the second half 7-5. Some real signs
of progress are starting to emerge and the boys now understand what is required to compete and win games in this tough
U14 competition.
Congratulations to Soni and Kaleb for their player of the match
performances. Well done to all the lads keep up the good
work.
competitors for representing
Kavanagh College with pride and
Saturday, 14 June
Kavanagh College 1st XV—Bye
Under 19
Ben O'Farrell
Ben O'Farrell was also selected in the NZ
Football U17 training squad last week.
Well done Ben.
Taekwondo
On the 7th June Chelsea Guthrie (Year 10) travelled to
Invercargill to compete at the 2014 South Island
Taekwondo Championships.
Chelsea received a Silver Medal in team
Poomsae (patterns). This is Chelsea's 6th
Medal from four tournaments at Island
and National Level. She will be competing later in the year at National Level in
Christchurch. Good luck Chelsea.
Winter GYMSPORT Holiday Programme
Monday 14th--Friday 18th July
For full details and to register please visit our website:
dunedingymnastics.co.nz/holiday-programmes
Bookings are essential to guarantee a spot.