KC Newsletter 7th edition June 16

7th Edition
June 2016
Cultural Tour of ten European
countries, for 45 students, in July of
2017. Equally as exciting is our
initial talks, with a school in Asia,
around establishing a sister city
arrangement from 2017.
E ngā mana huia, nau mai, haere mai,
whakatau mai.
What an incredibly busy month it’s been!
With the Talent Quest finals, Academic
Counselling, Term 2 Soiree, School
Rage, Attitude Programme, Haka Wero
wānanga, Winter Sports programme,
Mid-year examinations and our annual
tertiary trip, much has been asked of our
school community. As we move closer
to July more major events loom on the
horizon. Senior Reports, due out at the
end of the term, will provide a crucial
snapshot of your child's progress thus
far. These reports will allow us to target
support for those that need it most.
Ensuring that all of our tamariki achieve
success in 2016.
The end of the term will also mark the
departure of our senior netball squad to
Australia. The netball squad is currently
in great form in the schools and local
competitions and is well worth a watch
on Thursday nights. This tour will
represent our first International Sports
Tour in some years and will be followed
up by a History Trip to South Africa in
the Christmas holidays and a four week
As we head into the heart of winter it
is important that all of our tamariki
continue to maintain high standards
in regard to their uniform. In our
junior school, our students have a
range of choices to keep themselves warm. The school fleece,
jacket or woollen V neck sweater
provide
protection
from
the
elements. On top of this all of our
students are allowed to wear black
waterproof jackets outside. We are
conscious that many of our students
may have grown out of their options
or have difficulty acquiring warm
gear. For junior students we are
more than willing to loan school
fleeces for the duration of the winter.
This can be arranged through the
student centre office.
As always whanau, our kura is your
kura. Please feel free to come in at
any time to see us. Whether it be to
discuss something specific or just to
catch up on what is happening in
this exciting space.
Nā reira, tēnā koutou, tēnā koutou,
tēnā rā tātou katoa.
RESULTS FROM THE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES ELECTIONS.
Mrs Agnes Allen
Mrs Maralize Bamber
Mr Barry Murray
Mrs Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn
Mr William Pomare
Wednesday, 22nd June
2016 NCEA and Whānau Workshop
6.00pm-7.30pm
Kai provided from 5.30pm
To register please phone the main
office or leave your name on the
Kaitaia College Facebook page.
Van pick up is available - need to
register by 20th June
Saturday, 25th June
Senior Cabaret
Theme:
A Knight Amidst the Sakuras
Friday, 1st July
Teacher Only Day
Tuesday, 5th July
Haka Wero
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MUNA 2016
Model United Nations Assembly
The Model United Nations Assembly competition was recently
held at Auckland Girls’ Grammar. Kaitaia College entered four
teams representing Ethiopia, Monaco, Myanmar, and the
United States of America.
Pupils studying History were selected to play the role of
diplomats representing these countries at the United Nations.
United
States
of
America
Jacinta
Van der Linden
Elloise
Jennings
Andrew
Van der Linden
A former Deputy Speaker of the House was the
Secretary General, and the countries then debated remits on
behalf of their countries.
The representatives were expected to dress in the ‘national dress’
of their respective country. The event is run by Rotary as a service to education, and for this we thank them.
The Kaitaia College team of Andrew and Jacinta Van der Linden
and Elloise Jennings, representing the United States of America
were dressed as native Americans and indicated their support for
a possible future president by declaring their support for Donald
Trump. The inevitable
result was ongoing and consistent attacks from many of the other countries. So consistently well did
these pupils respond that they won a special prize for the manner
of their reposts. Well done to them all!
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Over the past two years four ex-Kaitaia College students have spent
time researching different aspects of the Kaitaia Mission Station.
They have worked in conjunction with St. Saviour’s Anglican Church
on having the site of the Mission being acknowledged as a Historical
Precinct. Their ongoing efforts have recently resulted in a monument
to acknowledge the signing of te Tiriti o Waitangi in Kaitaia being
erected outside the Church. Further, the first three of a planned 10 or
12 information boards have been erected in the church yard. One
tells the story of the rangatira Panakareao; another tells the story of
the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi at Kaitaia; and the third relates
the tale of the first raupo church at the mission site. Valentino Eyer,
Anaru and Evangeline Liddicoat, and Malcolm Tatnell have been
invited to attend the blessing and official unveiling of the culmination
of their efforts on July 3rd. Congratulations to them all!
In late 2015 Brendan Bell, Leighton Harvey, Elloise Jennings,
Simon Neighbour and Hannah Wetzel entered and won a competition
sponsored by the Kaitaia War Memorial Rededication Committee.
Using material researched by the 2015 History pupils they prepared a
Memorial Book for display at Te Ahu dedicated to the soldiers of the
Mangonui County who died during World War 1. Each will receive a
scholarship to be used for tertiary study, and it is intended that their
work will be edited and produced in book form. Well done, indeed!
Monacco
Jos
Spaans
Brendan
Bell
Hannah
Wetzel
Ethiopia
Mayanmar
Ila
Llewell
McLarnon
Odette
Jennings
Leighton
Harvey
Morgan
Dolfing
"I'll woo her with some spirit when she comes."
The spirit of Kaitaia College was on full display at this year's 20th annual Talent Quest
hosted on the 3rd of June. The event revealed the immense talent of Kaitaia College's
student body with performances ranging from poetry to dancing, Shakespeare to
Hakuna Matata; it was a Talent Quest like no other.
Odette Jennings and Paris Booth took the stage as the MC’s for the evening,
introducing the first performance, "Master Blaster," a respectful tribute to
Stevie Wonder performed by a group of senior music students that has been prolific
on the school stage over the past four years.
Following Master Blaster came a line-up of fantastic performances. Some highlights
include Sam Hokianga's rendition of "Hakuna Matata," complete with crowd
involvement, Annaleah Cassidy-Taylor and Faith Dawson's haunting performance of
"Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley, and a heart-touching original poem by Dakota Kingi.
After much deliberation, the skilled judges finally had to choose the winners of the
evening. While they were making their decisions, a few impromptu acts took the
spotlight.
The winner of the individual section was Teagan Kerapa singing “At Last” by
Etta James. Dakota Kingi followed up with her aforementioned poem, and
Turoa Adams came third with a very smooth bass version of "Isn't She Lovely," another
song by Stevie Wonder!
The winners of the group section were Odette Jennings and her crew, Morgan Dolfing
and Shannon Greenall, performing a Shakespeare mash-up arranged by Odette
herself. In second place for the group section were Morgan Dolfing and
Shannon Greenall again, with their rendition of the poem called 'When Love Arrives.'
Third in group was Teagan Kerapa, Kahu Wiki and Breeze Arano with a fantastic
performance of "Draw Me Nearer," by Jireh.
This year we also had an important new award, Crowd Choice. The lucky favourite of
the audience was Breeze Arano with her performance of, "Who You Are," by Jessie J.
All in all the event was a huge success. Big congratulations to all the prize winners, and
a thank you to all the performers, you literally made the evening! Thank you to
everyone who helped set up and run the event, especially this year’s student stage
manager, Annaleah Cassidy-Taylor. Also a special thank you to our judges,
Carolyn Taueki-Stott, Ashley Waitai-Dye, Rukuwai Allen, and Erin Bradburne.
It was a fantastic evening and we hope to see everybody back again next year.
Report written by Morgan Dolfing and Elloise Jennings, Year 12, Kaitaia College
Photographs by Katie Payne, Year 13, Kaitaia College
GIRL’S SOCCER
Kaitaia College Two Girls’ Soccer (Yellow ) Team (The Rebels) scored a 6-2 win against
Huanui College on Wednesday, 1st June, putting them at the top of the table in the NSSSA
Soccer Division 1 at this stage of the competition.
Kaitaia started strongly with a great
passing game, hitting the back of the net three times in twenty minutes, proving that their
trainings are paying off.
Huanui put pressure on in the second half scoring two goals, but the Kaitaia girls continued to
play excellent football, knocking three more into the net.
Jayde Florian and Victoria Walters-Price were goal scorers, who were well-supported by great
team work from the rest of the team.
Player of the Day was A Team Effort.
Kaitaia College One Girls’ Soccer (Red) Team closely follow in second place on the table.
Also hitting their straps and sitting at the top of their table is Kaitaia College Senior Boys’ Soccer
(Green) Team who have started strongly with two wins from two games.
WRESTLING
Arapo travelled to Hawera over
Queen’s Birthday weekend to
compete for the NZSS title in the
58kg Junior U15.
This confirms his spot on the
New Zealand team to travel to
the Down Under’s which will be
held on the Gold Coast from
July 14th to July 18th.
Congratulations Arapo.
KAITAIA COLLEGE SOCCER TEAMS TOP OF THE LADDER
CLAY TARGET SHOOTING
The Kaitaia College Clay Target Team competed in the Secondary Schools Competition on
Wednesday, 8th June in Kaikohe. With extremely strong cold winds, making shooting very
difficult, the team still managed to place fourth in the days competition.
Taz Snelling shot very well to score 12/15 in the Boys’ Single Barrel, resulting in third place
after the shoot off and Mikayla Gardner also shot well to place second in the Girls’ Single
Barrel. The next competition will be in Dargaville on Wednesday, 3rd August.
The results are:
20 Single Rise
20 Points Score
15 Single Barrel Rise
Total
Mikayla Gardner
16
40
09
65
Ben Ulkeman
12
30
06
48
McVay Lloyd
11
38
08
57
Taz Snelling
15
42
12
69
Catherine Gray
10
22
07
39
Team Total
278
SENIOR COUNCIL CABARET
After weeks of endless preparations and planning, Kaitaia College's
Senior Council have finally made it to the week of setting up for this year's
Kaitaia College Cabaret. The chosen theme for this year's Cabaret is
"An Evening Amidst the Sakuras", a Japanese inspired theme centred
around the magnificent Cherry Blossom tree.
Our council as a whole has worked very hard in preparing for the largest
social event of the year, and we are pleased to say our tickets have sold
out completely. We are looking forward to enjoying the night with you all.
The Cabaret runs from 7:00pm to 10:30pm and will be filled with music,
pictures, food & drink and dancing! We hope for a successful night and
we shall see you there.
If you are looking for a last minute
nail appointment, call or text
Shenaye Olsen of Wild Beauty on
021-441-252
who
does lovely
Gel Manicures at $45 each.
If you're still looking for the perfect
touch to add to your or your partner's
outfit
on
the
night,
contact
Andrea Panther for either a
corsage or a button whole at
Essentially Flowers on 408-0930 or
txt 021-084-119-27
R Tucker Thompson Trip 2016
It all started with a poster and a will to experience the unknown.
Two Year eleven students, Ashley Ujdur and Beverly Thompson,
created a poster on sea safety, which scored them a fully funded seven
day voyage at sea on board the R Tucker Thompson.
The R Tucker Thompson provides life changing opportunities for young
people. The pair represented our school as Team Kaitaia. They
sailed alongside teams from five other Northland schools, all competing
for the winning trophy.
They participated in challenges and activities throughout the week .
“We went fishing, rowing, hiking and snorkelling,” explained Beverly,
“and there were knot tying competitions and heaps of quizzes.” Ashley
further elucidated. The two appeared passionate as they recalled the
highlights of the trip, and seemed especially enthusiastic when telling
us about their experience on the rope swing and trapeze – they even
showed us a video.
The voyage took place, beginning in Opua, and after visiting the
fascinating beaches of the North and touring the Bay of Islands, it
concluded at Marsden Arena, Whangarei. Beverly and Ashley spoke
exuberantly of the new friendships that had formed over the seven day
period and showed off the custom coloured bracelets they received.
Team Kaitaia placed 3rd overall in the competition experience.
According to the girls, the only negative aspects were the bathrooms,
and 7:00 am wake up calls followed by an early morning swim. The trip
was deemed a great bonding experience, and was highly
recommended.
Head Girl 2016
Comment
Kia ora Everyone
It is hard to believe that we are
already in Week 7 of Term 2!
These last few weeks have
definitely proven Term 2 the
business term of the year, and the
school calendar is booked up with
cultural,
social,
sporting
and
academic events. Last week we
had the talent quest which was a
great success. It was a proud
moment to see the amazing talent
we have within our school, and to
see students giving their all in
something they are truly passionate
about.
Over this term we will all be
representing this school in one way
or another. This could be in social
events such as the Cabaret or the
rage, sporting teams that are
continually travelling away, and the
tough guy and girl challenge in the
near future, which involves many PE
students from this kura. And, not to
forget one of the most important
cultural events of the year, the
whanau group haka wero. This
school belongs to us. It is our home
ground. Our pride shapes who we
are as a school. With events like
the haka wero, it is our chance to go
out
there
and
represent
Kaitaia College, and our whanau
groups.
Not all of us are going to be in our
comfort zone, and some might fear
the idea of performing in front of
others, but while supporting one
another I hope that everyone goes
out there and gives it their best shot.
It is events like these you will
remember from your time at
Kaitaia College, so let's all make the
most of it.
No reira tena koutou, tena koutou,
tena tatou katoa.
QUEEN’S SERVICE MEDAL FOR SERVICE TO MĀORI AND
EDUCATION IN THE FAR NORTH
Fifty one years ago Mrs Pareaute (Polly) Nathan arrived as a first year teacher
at Ahipara Native School. She taught at a number of schools where her
expertise in working with Maori children was recognised and she was promoted
to be Itinerant Māori Advisor back in the 1980’s. She visited and supported
schools in Te Tai Tokerau and was instrumental in establishing the annual
Far North Schools Multi-cultural Festival. It was back in 1989 when Pare and
her team of college teachers took a group of 45 students along with some of
the parents on a three week tour of the USA. The thrust of the trip was about
new experiences to expand young minds and their horizons. The benefits of
this tour is still evident today as many of the students have gone on to become
amazing adults in a variety of professions..
Pare was Head of Māori at Kaitaia College from 1985 until her retirement in
2003, and was central to hosting Regional Kapa Haka, speech competitions
and school visits, along with the National Manu Korero speech competitions in
2005. Pare was in the twilight of her teaching career, but she was very much
the matriarch amongst staff at the college. She ensured that our Kapa Haka
represented our school with respect, humility and pride.
Whaea Pare, of Tainui decent, and her late husband Buddy spent many hours
running and maintaining Roma Marae, introducing ideas and initiatives to
ensure that it was utilised. After her retirement she returned to her other
passion: weaving. She established Te Whare Whiri Toi in 2009, working
tirelessly to host the successful National Weaver’s hui in Ahipara 2015.
“Whiria te tangata ka puta he oranga, whiria nga mahi toi ka puta he tino
rangatiratanga.” “By weaving, people promote well-being, by weaving, the arts
promote excellence.” Pare’s purpose, drive and vision to preserve this ancient
art form, has inspired generations of children, teenagers and adults both Māori
and Pakeha. Te Whare Whiri Toi stands as a legacy to her lifelong
commitment toward holding fast to our creative traditions. “I have always
enjoyed working with people, nurturing tamariki, mokopuna and thriving on the
challenge of improving our people, our way,” she says.
Congratulations Whaea Pare and God bless.
By Alyssa Cribb