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From the Principal
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2013: Since the L ast Issue…
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Top Achievers
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Indoor Pool Opened
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Making a Splash
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George Hermans and the IB Diploma
Challenge
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Europe Fashion and Visual Arts
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Design Tour
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Schools for Africa
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Foundation
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St Peter’s Parents’ Association
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Alumni News
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The Chapel Organ
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Cambridge, New Zealand
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Editor: Lindsay Clark
Graphic Design: Katherine MacLeod
Cover Picture: Stained glass window, School Chapel
Photography: Tineke Montgomery
f rom t h e pr i nc i pa l
2013 SCHOOL YEAR
2013 has been another buzz
year for the school.
gained the ¿rst award (Scholar’s
Drama and dance continued to thrive
Tie), 55 students gained the second
with
award (Silver Owl) and nine students
Stage Challenge was superb with
gained the third award (Founder’s
another enchanting presentation.
Scholarship Medal). There was much
The
introduction
of
professional
learning time for academic staff
each
Friday
has
seen
teachers
working together to seek out best
practice, test ideas in the classroom
and discuss educational topics.
We
have
also
sought
feedback
and ideas via surveys to students
and
parents
on
topics
such
as
personalised learning, assessments
for
learning,
addressing
learning
needs such as dyslexia, student
engagement, gifted and talented,
homework
and
strategies
for
nurturing self-management.
The
Professional
Learning
for our dynamic learning community
as we report back on this cycle in
March 2014.
academic
year
began
with
Baccalaureate (IB) students would
be honoured at Government House
for their 40 plus (out of 45) scores.
Other highlights included IB Diploma
94%; Cambridge Mathematics 99%;
NCEA Level 1 93.2%; NCEA Level 2
98.8% and NCEA Level 3 90.3%.
We had record numbers achieve
Scholars’
Awards
(students
achieving a 75% plus average in
their best ¿ve subjects). 99 students
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continued
to
and
thrive
many achievements:
The Waikato Science Fair saw the
supreme
performances
throughout the year. Among our
award
and
several
top
z
The rowing team won six
prizes won by St Peter’s students.
medals at Maadi Cup, ¿ nishing
Our exchange programme continued
and third in the President’s
to grow international understanding
Sculling Trophy.
under the experienced eye of Lauris
Crook, Academic Dean. Tours were
eighth overall (110 schools)
z
held to Japan (Prep and Japanese
language),
Europe
team bronze at the national
(Design),
secondary school ¿ nals.
Australia (cricket) and Rarotonga
(Music).
z
the U18 women’s cross country
title, representing NZ at the
dancing their merry way across the
Australian Youth Olympics,
stage, much to the delight of our
Oceania Championships and
biggest ever audiences.
the Waikato/Bay of Plenty Band and
Australian Cross Country
Championships.
z
Tim Seifert captained the NZ
place as the standout music school
Best and Red Nite Sky were regional
U19 team.
z
The U20 girls’ time trial
team won silver at the North
¿nalists in the Smokefreerockquest,
Island Cycling Championships
with Sunday Best going on to ¿nish
and bronze at the national
third at the national ¿nal. Red Nite
competition.
Sky won the Music Planet Battle
of the Bands and Waimarie Smith
In cricket, the 1st XI placed
fourth at the Gillette Cup and
Orchestra Festival, cementing our
in the region. School bands Sunday
Arianna Lord won the national
senior girls 1,500m title and
this year, with 40 cats singing and
three gold and two silver awards at
On the tennis court, our mixed
team won silver and our girls’
Our music once again shone with
news that two of our International
the
better!
Sports
CATS was a “purrfect” production
Community will see further gains
The
to celebrate and it will only get
regular
z
Focus Jonglikit won the New
won the Hook, Line and Sing-a-long
Zealand U13 golf title by 30
national song-writing competition.
strokes.
z
z
Niki Crombie was selected for
endeared
the NZ U19 and Open women’s
and parents alike as he has been
touch teams.
so caring, fair and approachable in
Our swimmers had numerous
successes, making us the top
ranked Waikato school and
staff,
students
delivering the complexities of the
timetable.
Ross
will
continue
as
timetabler into Term 1, 2014.
We congratulate Jessica Sloan and
country. Paige Flynn and Sam
Rebecca
with Sam achieving NZ team
selection.
Gibson
who
have
been
nominated as outstanding teachers
for the NEITA Excellence in Teaching
Awards!
Ella Hassall represented NZ at
the Junior Fed Cup in Mexico.
z
to
the top co-ed school in the
Perry both won national titles,
z
him
We also thank Fiona Anderson (10
years), Kathryn Samson (13 years),
The 1st XI boys’ football team
Amanda Thorburn (6 years), Andrew
placed third at nationals, with
Spittle
two players selected for the
Courtney
NZSS U15 team and four boys
outstanding service to our school
touring the UK with the U19
community.
(8
years)
(16
and
years),
Lorraine
for
their
NZSS team.
z
z
Marcus Barclay competed with
the NZ team at the Archery
The introduction of the Bring Your
Youth World Championships in
Own
China.
has contributed to a huge growth
(BYOD)
programme
have actively engaged in what is
a valuable learning tool for the
NZSS judo competition and
represented NZ at the Oceania
Championships.
z
Device
in e-Learning. Staff and students
Shawnee Felton won gold
in the U63kg division of the
z
BYOD
21st century. Moodle, our virtual
learning
network,
has
grown
to
provide a more Àexible environment
Mixed touch placed third at the
for learning on and off site. The
national tournament.
availability of wireless broadband
throughout the school has resulted
Golf, equestrian, karate,
basketball, kayaking, netball,
lacrosse, squash and touch all
won titles and medals at many
national, North Island and
Waikato events.
STAFF
Such achievements do not come
by chance. We are grateful for the
tireless work performed by our staff,
parents and supporters in allowing
our students to shine.
thank
Ross
Porter,
Deputy
down from his role in December.
servant
is having a positive effect on the
school.
As the new Junior School Block takes
shape, we are excited about the
educational possibilities opening up
for our Year 7, 8 and other students.
The state of the art building, with
outstanding sustainability features,
will be a major addition to what we
offer our students.
Principal (Curriculum), who steps
Ross’
staff and this major tool for learning
JUNIOR SCHOOL
SALUTING OUR OUTSTANDING
We
in a massive uptake by students and
leadership
has
Roll on 2014!
Stephen Robb, Principal
Introducing 2014 Head Boy Jacky Tsao and
Head Girl Sarah Fairweather
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St Peter’s band SundayBest
SEP
2013
JULY
since the last issue…
Year 13 student Emily Anselmi
Emily was selected for the New
Zealand schools delegation to the
international conference following
her participation in the national
Model UN in July.
“I’m a pretty keen debater, so I like
being able to argue current and
global issues,” said Emily, who also
won the 2013 UN Waikato Branch
Speech Competition. “I like being
able to debate about something
that really matters – such as who
has the responsibility to give aid
to impoverished countries and
whether developed countries are
more or less responsible for global
warming.”
AUG
St Peter’s students excelled
at the NIWA Waikato Science
Fair in August, scooping up 25
awards in total, including the
two top prizes.
Thomas Duncan (Year 9) was
the overall winner of the fair
Year 13 student Hayley Haskell was
overall runner up with her entry
‘Determining Dissolved Oxygen’.
Phunk (jazz funk band), while Petra
Uke (ukulele group) and the Guitar
Orchestra received silver awards.
a study trip through Europe prior to
In addition, Petra¿ed Phunk
received a Merit prize, which places
the band as one of the region’s top
the conference.
jazz/funk groups.
“I’m extremely excited,” said
representatives from all over the
world and people from the UN
Development Of¿ce – it’s going to
be massive.”
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members Charlie Verberne (lead
vocals and electric guitar), Chris
Milson (vocals and drums) and
Jesse Austin (vocals and bass).
The band scooped up the Lowdown
best song award at the competition,
earning them the exciting
opportunity to have their music
professionally recorded, in addition
to their third place prize of $3,000
worth of music gear.
The judges said they were
impressed by Thomas’ ability to
present his results in an interesting
and informative way. He won a gold
medallion and $500.
Gold awards were presented to Viva
Stringendo (string orchestra), Petra
Musica (orchestra) and Petra¿ed
Emily. “Going to Europe, talking
in the Hague, meeting of¿cial
¿nal.
with his project ‘Ko Te Waihou
Te Awa – My river is the Waihou’,
which investigated changes in the
turbidity of the Waihou River using
a homemade turbidity meter.
Five St Peter’s groups
performed at the Waikato/Bay
of Plenty Band and Orchestra
Festival with superb results.
THIMUN attracts over 3,000
students and teachers from around
the world to The Hague each year.
Emily’s experience will also include
September, placing third in the
national Smokefreerockquest
national ¿nal appearance for band
in January, when she will
Netherlands.
crowd at Auckland’s Raye
Freedman Centre on 28
It was the second consecutive
is looking forward to the
experience of a lifetime
be attending The Hague
International Model United
Nations (THIMUN) in the
played in front of a capacity
Year 11 student Ella Hassall
received the exciting
opportunity to travel to Mexico
in September as part of the New
Zealand team to compete at the
Junior Fed Cup ¿nals.
The tournament, held in San Luis
Potosi, featured some of the world’s
best under 16 tennis players, with
16 nations taking part including
Australia, Mexico, Brazil and the
USA.
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Marcus Barclay travelled to
The Prep Eco Warriors won the
intermediate section of the
Tui School Garden Challenge,
a competition to ¿nd the best
school gardens in the country.
China to represent New Zealand
at the Archery Youth World
Championships in Wuxi.
DEC
Marcus has previously represented
New Zealand in trans-Tasman
archery competitions but this was
Thirteen boys and two staff
members travelled to Queensland
his ¿rst world championship event, a
fantastic experience for the Year 12
at the start of December for a
1st XI cricket tour, visiting the
student.
Sunshine Coast and competing at
Competing in the men’s compound,
the Southern Skies tournament in
Brisbane.
Marcus sat on 23rd place after
quali¿cations but was knocked out in
the 1/24 eliminations when he came
up against Russian Alexey Artemkin.
Marcus also partnered with Elizabeth
Randle in the mixed team event,
where the New Zealand pair were
beaten in the 1/8 eliminations by the
Mexican team by two points.
The Prep Eco Warriors, with the
help of their fellow students and the
guidance of teacher Becki Botherway,
transformed the area behind the
school shop into a Maori cultural
The team came away with ¿ve wins
from seven matches, playing against
several strong Australian schools
such as Brisbane Boys College
and Anglican Church Grammar
School, often in very hot and humid
conditions.
garden for the competition.
The garden impressed the judges
with the many links made to the
central theme, from the thoughtful
planting to the garden art which
included traditional designs and
elements from Maori myth and
legend.
Rhys Duncan (Year 10) was one
of 20 students selected to attend
Realise the Dream, a national
awards event which celebrates
excellence in science, technology
and engineering.
The prestigious week-long event, run
by the Royal Society in December,
aims to reward and encourage
talented students by involving them
in exciting science and technology
taking place in New Zealand.
Rhys was nominated for Realise the
Dream by Sarah Hay, head of our
Science faculty, for his project ‘Aroha
Air’ which investigated air quality in
his home town Te Aroha.
“Rhys’ project was collecting data
that had never been collected before,
which made it unique and it was
completed in a methodical and wellreasoned manner,” said Sarah on
what made Rhys’ project stand out.
This was a fantastic learning journey
for the students, who demonstrated
great teamwork as they took
ownership of the project. Their
win earned them gardening prizes
including garden vouchers, a worm
farm and seedlings.
“The team performed with great
heart and a high skill level to be
very competitive against some
traditionally high-powered Brisbane
cricketing schools,” said manager
Marty Seifert.
Marty said that the boys all had
their own personal goals and many
showed marked improvements, with
some of the individual highlights
including Aidan Crayton’s 5 wicket
haul, Ben Richards’ 4 for 32 off 9
overs, batsmen Tim Seifert’s innings
of 155 and Brandon Weal’s 121.
Brandon Weal was also named in the
tournament All Stars team.
Year 13s Tim Seifert , Ben Richards
and Lewi Hopkins played their
last games for the school 1st XI,
while the 10 other players are all
returning for what promises to be an
exciting time ahead for cricket at St
Peter’s. The team won the Waikato
Secondary Schools competition in
commanding fashion at the end of
November.
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top ac h i e v e r s
At senior prizegiving in November we took the opportunity
to celebrate the many achievements of our students in Years
11 to 13. We caught up with Chelsea McCraith, Dux of the
School, and Hayley Haskell, Proxime Accessit, to talk about
their time at St Peter’s and their plans for the future.
DUX OF T HE SC HOOL
C h e l se a McC r a i t h
Every
morning
when
Chelsea
McCraith wakes up and opens her
blinds, she sees her goals laid out on
her bedroom window.
Hard-working and driven, Chelsea
believes in the power of positive
thinking – but she also knows that
accomplishments don’t come by
chance.
It’s important to have a vision in
your mind of what you want, says
Chelsea – and then you need to back
it up with hard work.
The work paid off for Chelsea when
she was named Dux of the School
in November. “I always had the
goal of Proxime Accessit; I never
thought I would be able to get Dux,”
said Chelsea. “But just having that
Proxime goal in mind helped me
work harder.”
2013 was a jam-packed year for
Chelsea, and she ¿nds it hard to
single out what she most enjoyed.
“It’s hard to pick one highlight
because every achievement I’ve had
this year, everything I’ve done, has
had a different kind of satisfaction
to it,” she says.
“Being a prefect and speaking at St
Peter’s events in front of hundreds
of people is an achievement I’m
really proud of and it was a highlight
because it was such an honour.”
“Getting
Dux
was
a
good
achievement because it was a lot
of hard work, and coming ¿fth at
lacrosse nationals because it was all
about team work.”
Achieving a balance has proved one
of Chelsea’s biggest challenges –
and a key reason for her success this
year. “I’ve found that too much of one
thing is detrimental to my success,”
she says. “Last year I studied so
much and I got really stressed out.
This year I’ve studied about three
quarters of the amount I did last
year and I’m doing better, but still
having fun on the weekends.”
Chelsea says that in addition to
managing her time better, she
learned how to study ‘smarter’ in
Year 13. “I feel really well prepared
going to uni after this year,” she
said. “I’ve done more independent
study this year; learning how to
think instead of learning content.”
Chelsea, who has a keen interest
in business, plans to attend the
University of Auckland next year to
study a conjoint degree in commerce
and law.
Taking part in challenges such as the
Lion Foundation Young Enterprise
Scheme (YES) this year was a big
learning curve, helping Chelsea to
realise that she has a future in the
business sector.
She relished the challenge of
planning and carrying out a business
activity for YES and was thrilled
to be part of ‘Noctiluca’, the St
Peter’s team which claimed the
awards for innovation and the best
business plan at the Waikato awards
ceremony.
Another highlight for Chelsea was
Enterprise in Action, a competition
for which 80 students from YES
nationwide are selected. Chelsea
was delighted to have her ¿nancial
analysis commended by the KPMG
judge at the event.
“It’s hard to pick one
highlight because every
achievement I’ve had this
year, everything I’ve done,
has had a different kind of
satisfaction to it”.
“Those kinds of things are what
helped me realise what I want to
do,” said Chelsea. “We had six hours
to make a business plan and I just
loved it. I loved being under the time
pressure and having to come up with
something.”
Chelsea says she’s keeping an open
mind about what will come next
after her degree, but she potentially
sees herself starting out with an
international accounting ¿rm.
Having been at St Peter’s since Year
7, Chelsea takes with her a raft of
memories and experiences. “High
school and these seven years have
all been about ¿nding my way,” she
said. “I’ve just tried everything; I’ve
done sport and I’ve done cultural
and academics and I’ve been able
to ¿nd my way and St Peter’s has
supported me through that.”
PROX IME ACC ESSI T
h ay l e y h a sk e l l
If you’ve never met Hayley Haskell
big achievement. Once I was one of
but her face is familiar, it’s probably
not surprising.
25 medal winners in the world so it
From the classroom to the stage,
was pretty cool; I was really happy
with that.”
at events such as Dance Showcase
Being named Proxime Accessit was
or Wearable Arts, Hayley has made
her mark during her four years at St
Peter’s.
an added bonus. “My main goal this
year was just to do my best and
improve on what I’d done last year,
so it came as a side thing; I was
pretty proud and happy when I was
awarded it,” she said.
The 16 year old has scooped up a raft
of academic accolades, particularly
excelling in Maths and Science.
Hayley has won the Waikato Science
Fair twice and was runner-up this
year, earning herself the NIWA
Work Experience Scholarship for
her project ‘Determining Dissolved
Oxygen’.
Hayley also made news this year
when she won Miss Teen Hamilton
and placed third at the Miss Teen
New Zealand pageant.
The multi-talented teenager topped
off her accolades in 2013 by being
named Proxime Accessit at St
Peter’s, scooping up three individual
NCEA subject prizes.
She faced no less than 12 exams
at the end of the year, taking six
Level 3 subjects and opting to sit
scholarship exams for each.
Hayley takes it all in her stride. “It’s
de¿nitely the challenge; I’ve always
wanted to push the boundaries, try
something different and just take
advantage of the opportunities
available,” she said.
Highlights for her include her science
fair wins and being selected twice for
Realise the Dream, a national event
that recognises students for their
science, technology and engineering
projects.
“Only around 20 people get selected,
so it was a big achievement for me
to be selected twice in a row,” she
said. “Also, being the top of NZ in
three of the maths competitions that
I’ve been involved in, was a pretty
Outside of school, Hayley particularly
enjoyed Miss Teen Hamilton and
her other pageant experiences.
“At the competitions you’re mixing
with people from other schools and
as a result I’ve made a few really
good friends, it’s a good way of
socialising,” she said. “A cool part
of being able to do it is that it does
make people see me in a different
way.”
Hayley will be attending the
University of Auckland next year,
where she will start a Bachelor
of Engineering and a Bachelor of
Commerce, a path which she feels
came naturally to her.
“I’ve
always
been
interested
in
maths and I’ve always enjoyed it.
Most kids hate it! But it’s just been
something that’s come to me quite
easily so I guess I’ve been on this
path.”
Beyond her degree, Hayley hasn’t
ruled out the option of further study.
“After getting that degree, I’d really
like to go overseas and possibly get a
PhD at one of the world’s prestigious
universities,” she said, but she is
Àexible to what the future holds. “I
think I’ll work it out as I go.”
“I’ve really enjoyed this year and my
teachers have been so supportive;
when I’ve struggled with something
they’ve always made themselves
available,” she said.
“It’s deÀnitely the challenge;
I’ve always wanted to push
the boundaries, try something
different and just take
advantage of the opportunities
available,”
Her advice to the Year 13 students of
2014 would be to manage their time
wisely. “It’s a very busy year with all
the activities going on and also the
school work is obviously a lot harder,
so just make sure you manage your
time and structure how you’re going
to achieve all the things you want to
do in the year,” she said.
She also encourages Students to
get involved in everything they
can during their ¿nal year. “Take
part in all the activities available,
enjoy things like the Leavers ball
and synchronised swimming and
all those kinds of things,” she said.
“Take advantage of it because it’s
your last year and it goes so fast.
Make the most of it while you can.”
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I N DOOR POOL
OPE N E D
When we opened the
In January this year, work began
The St Peter’s swimming
much-anticipated Brock
on a new facility and remarkably,
programmes now involve more
just four years after the opening of
than 900 swimmers, the large
Pool at St Peter’s in
the Brock Pool, we have a heated
majority of whom are not St Peter’s
indoor pool to add to our list of
students.
2009, we were little
enviable facilities.
aware of the extent to
The Perry Pool, so named for the
by various groups including St
Peter’s extensive Learn to Swim
which our Swimming
Brian Perry Charitable Trust, was
of¿cially opened on 23 October
programme, sports groups,
2013 and is already being well used
students and members of the
by not only St Peter’s students
community who have joined the
but also swimmers throughout the
adult ¿tness programme.
Academy programmes
would take off.
It is testament to
community.
The pool is already being used
In addition to the tremendous
“Our school, and the wider
support of the Brian Perry
the strength and
community, are much richer for this
Charitable Trust, the school would
like to acknowledge the Perry Pool
incredible growth of
project,” said school principal Steve
Robb at the opening.
sponsors:
these programmes that
“The impetus for this pool has come
PRINCIPAL SWIMMING SUPPORTER
demand soon exceeded
Trust and as a school we thank
available lane space.
from the Brian Perry Charitable
and acknowledge them for their
generous philanthropy,” he said.
LANE SUPPORTERS
The 25m, six lane pool has been
Fisher Heaslip Chartered Accountants
built alongside the Brock Pool and
the complex includes additional
changing rooms, an of¿ce space
and a lounge for parents and
swimmers, with parking space at
the Robb Sports Centre extended to
cope with the increased traf¿c.
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In February 2010, we held our
“Just the sense of accomplishment –
“You just have to adapt because
¿rst Learn to Swim (LTS) class
there’s a girl who a couple of weeks
every lesson is going to be different;
the kids will be different as well and
with eight children. Today,
ago wouldn’t even put her head
underwater and now she’s going
we have approximately 750
under on her own, it’s really cool;”
swimmers enrolled in our
she says.
LTS programmes, ranging
Claudia and Carly, both boarders
in Beaufort House, ¿nd the on-
from water babies to adults.
site work ideal and ¿t it around
their other commitments such as
academics and sport.
Behind these programmes is
a dedicated network of staff,
which includes Year 12 students
Carly Baars and Claudia Hobbs,
who work at the new Perry Pool
as LTS instructors.
It’s not often that teenagers go to
work after school with smiles this
big on their faces. But Claudia Hobbs
and Carly Baars, Year 12 students
at St Peter’s, love their jobs. For 12
hours a week, these girls ditch their
school bags, change into their togs
and jump into the pool armed with a
bevy of À otation devices, toys and –
most importantly – big smiles.
Keeping lessons fun is an integral
part of the LTS experience and
with their friendly attitudes and
enthusiasm, the girls are an instant
hit with the young swimmers.
Both former Swimming Academy
swimmers, the girls jumped at the
chance for part-time work at the
pool.
Claudia, who has been helping with
LTS since the beginning of Term 3,
says she saw it as an opportunity
to gain great experience. “I want
to work with kids when I’m older,
hopefully as a paediatrician,” she
says. “I just enjoy working with kids
so it’s a good time.”
Carly, like Claudia, started working
at the pool last term and says
working with the swimmers
seeing them progress from
to day is the best part of the
that
and
day
job.
“Their schoolwork and exams come
¿rst,” says Roger Scott, the Swim
School’s Community Programmes
Co-ordinator, who oversees the LTS
team.
Roger has been blown away by
Claudia and Carly’s work in the pool.
“We’re always looking out for good
instructors and these girls are a
breath of fresh air coming in here,”
he says. “They have fun at work but
they back it up with great skills.”
you never know how they’re going to
react,” says Claudia. “I think it helps
my awareness because you have
to be so aware of everything that’s
going on around you.”
“The little kids don’t have a long
attention span, so patience is
de¿nitely a big thing, and just being
fun with them,” says Carly on what
it takes to be an LTS instructor.
“They tend to listen more if you
are really fun with them – play with
the toys and shark ¿ns, have little
competitions and that kind of thing.”
“I love seeing them progress and
playing with them,” says Claudia.
“It’s honestly so rewarding and
every time I walk out after teaching
I’m always smiling; it makes me so
happy.”
“One thing I told them from the ¿rst
time I met them was that they must
smile all the time with the kids and
I think that’s stuck, they’re so warm
and approachable,” he adds. “You’ve
got to see them in action and see the
expressions on the children’s faces;
you can see from their reactions that
they’re really enjoying the classes.”
The Swim School caters for all levels
of learners and the girls work with
a range of ages; from swimmers
starting their ¿rst lessons without
their parents in the water with them,
to Level 3s who swim lengths.
“It’s actually so much fun, I love
working with the different ages,”
says Carly. “I work with mainly four
to ten year olds, teaching different
levels.”
No two days at the pool are the same
and the girls say they’re always kept
on their toes.
To ¿nd out more about the
St Peter’s Swim School, contact
Rachel Tutheridge:
Ph: 07 827 9899 ext. 692 or
e-mail: [email protected]
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George
Her mans
and the IB Diploma
Challenge
George Hermans had little
idea when he joined
St Peter’s in Year 12 that he
was about to begin a journey
that would introduce him to
challenges and opportunities
previously unimagined.
His parents Margie and Richard believed St Peter’s was an
environment where George would thrive. The academic
options here appealed, George electing to participate in
the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma programme
– an alternative pathway to NCEA.
And after six years of boarding in Hamilton, he was
looking forward to being a day student again, catching
the bus each day from the family’s home in Putaruru.
George recalls his ¿rst day as a blur of new faces, a
rush of nerves and a huge campus that often left him
bewildered as to his bearings. “I was really worried about
starting in Year 12 because you assume that everyone’s
already established their friend groups,” says George.
His concerns quickly dissipated.
“Everyone was really keen to help me out and show me
around,” says George. Two years on, he describes ¿tting
in at St Peter’s as “easy” and he is parting with close
friends at the end of Year 13.
The IB journey saw George take on not only academic
challenges but also personal ones, tackling six subjects,
a 4,000 word essay, a course in the Theory of Knowledge
and 150 hours of creativity, action and service.
“It’s not that it’s a massive workload, but you’ve got
a lot of other things that you have to be doing at the
same time,” says George. “It’s been good to learn how
to prioritise between set schoolwork and other things I
needed to be doing.”
Outside the classroom, cycling has been a passion for
George and a highlight of his time here. “I’ve got a really
good group of friends from cycling,” says George. “It
doesn’t matter where you are, if you’ve got a good group
of people you’ll be ¿ne – and I’ve de¿nitely met a really
good bunch of people here.” Cycling tops a list of sports
that George enjoys in his spare time including swimming,
windsur¿ng, mountain biking and sailing – a sport which
he was able to learn during time spent at the family’s
bach at Lake Tarawera.
George was happy to be able to incorporate his passion
for sailing into the community service element of the IB
Diploma, volunteering his time at the Tarawera Sailing
Club.
Indirectly, sailing also led to the conception of ‘B Sharp’, a
model boat of epic proportions. For someone who “didn’t
George Hermans with the ‘B Sharp’ model boat he built for the
CAS element of the IB Diploma
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sing or dance” the Creativity, Action and Service (CAS)
component of the IB Diploma presented a dif¿culty
for George, who didn’t see himself as conventionally
creative.
However, taking this challenge head on, he spent hours
transforming a plank of wood from the garden into a
magni¿cent model boat that he’s justi¿ably proud of.
He worked with a book he bought on the Internet and
enjoyed hours ¿guring out how all the intricate parts
¿tted together. The project proved the ideal test for
George, who says he’s always enjoyed pushing himself
in different ways.
Someone who has always seen himself as an independent
person, George says that IB has further developed his
level of independence and time management skills.
“I think I’ve been prepared well with IB,” he says. He
feels ready to take on tertiary study next year, hoping
to be accepted into the Health Sciences programme at
Otago University and becoming a surgeon. “It’s a lot of
work but it’s by far the best decision I think I’ve made.”
George’s career aspirations were de¿ned by a moment
in his childhood. “My mother had a car accident when
I was quite young and had to have a spinal fusion
which basically enabled her to walk again,” he explains.
“That made me start realising what surgery can do to
someone’s life.” Hours spent observing his father’s work
as a vet only cemented his desire to be a surgeon.
As he anxiously awaits the results of his ¿nal exams,
George acknowledges that wanting to study medicine
has added an extra degree of pressure, particularly
around ensuring his results were good – and doing well
hasn’t always come easily for him.
While he jokes that some other students seem to have
a “secret method” that he hasn’t come across yet for
achieving good marks, George’s strengths have been
hard work and perseverance – something to which Deputy
Principal Julie Earl attests. “George is an outstanding
member of our school community – he epitomises the
essence of St Peter’s,“ she says. “His tenacity, work ethic
and ‘never give up’ attitude are to be admired.”
“A big thing for me was to ¿nish this year and look back
knowing that I’ve done everything I could,” says George,
who says that he’s satis¿ed he’s given it his all; and he’ll
accept whatever results come.
On George’s last day at St Peter’s, his emotions are
very different to when he arrived. The familiar nervous
anticipation of what’s to come is there once more, but
he leaves knowing that he has made the most of his
time here, con¿dent that he’s prepared for whatever
challenges come his way.
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E u rope
Fa sh ion a n d V i su a l
A rt s De sig n Tou r
It was an unforgettable journey
A
for the 12 students and three staff
provided
members who travelled to Europe
gondola rides and a ferry trip to
in the Term 2 school holidays for
Murano Island, famed for its glass
the Fashion and Visual Arts design
making.
tour.
weekend
excursion
experiences
to
Venice
such
as
Returning to Florence, the group’s
The main purpose of the tour was
second week in the city was all about
to attend the renowned Istituto
fashion, with visits to the Gucci and
Europeo di Design (IED), a design
Salvatore Ferragamo shoe museums
school in Florence. In addition to
as well as visits to local artisans to
their IED course, the tour group
view their exquisite products. The
took in the sights, art and culture of
students then got a taste of styling
Barcelona, Paris, Florence, Venice
fashion photos at a professional
and Milan.
photo shoot.
First stop for the group was hot
Next it was the city of Milan and its
and sunny Barcelona, where they
beautiful Duomo, after which the
visited the Sagrada Familia, Gaudi’s
group enjoyed a fabulous end to
gardens, the Picasso Museum and
their tour at Bellagio on Lake Como.
Las Ramblas.
The wonderful group of students
They then travelled to Paris, taking
were
in iconic sights such as the Eiffel
Peter’s. Thank you to the group’s IED
Tower, Louvre, Champs Elysées and
representative and assistant tour
Arc de Triomphe.
planner, Sandra McCullum, and to
A special experience was a dinner
with Ben Mazey, who works as a lead
designer at Kenzo. Ben shared his
knowledge of the fashion industry
and his inspirational journey from
Taumaranui school boy to head of
a 38-designer team at a leading
fashion house.
After Paris, it was time for the
students to go back to school at the
IED. Their ¿rst week at the design
school was based on Visual Design
and included lectures, workshops
and museum visits.
The
students
used
their
new
knowledge to produce an incredible
stop motion movie, using Illustrator
tools and sketches to create an
animated video.
great
ambassadors
for
St
staff members Michelle Macdonald,
Jodie Blackwell and Trish Steel.
All of our favourite Dr Seuss characters were brought to life
students
on stage this October by the talented Year 7 and 8 stu
udents
involved,
of the Prep School. Congratulations to everyone involv
ved,
stage, for a fantastic production
production.
both on and off stage
Sc hool s for A fr ica
A dream of building three new
schools in Tanzania brought
former headmaster Richard
Morris back to St Peter’s this
year to share his vision with
It’s
but
Richard took Peter’s words to heart
Richard brings with him a wealth
an
ambitious
and, after leaving his post at St
of
previously
Peter’s, he travelled to Tanzania in
Mvumi
1996 and dedicated ten years to
experience,
successfully
School
in
– is a huge task, which Richard
tackles with admirable passion
and dedication.
His hope is that Njombe will be
able to open its doors in 2015
another
area
of
the
Mvumi School today is a resounding
success story. The school enrols
approximately 500 students aged 12
conversation with his brother, Peter,
to 18, with access to resources that
who was an engineer working in Dar
few Tanzanian schools can lay claim
es Salaam in the 1990s.
to, including about 20 computers.
Richard
African
recalls
journey
the
moment
vividly. “He’d rented out this house
overlooking the Waitemata Harbour
and we were sitting at the front
This
is
a
huge
accomplishment
considering that in Dodoma, the
capital city, just one of the 18
schools has a computer.
looking out when he said ‘Richard,
Several of Mvumi’s students have
why don’t you come to Tanzania?’”
gone
Peter explained that the education
system in Tanzania was in dire need
of help. “He told me that there are
and eventually enrol up to 700
no computers, the teacher’s the only
children.
one with a textbook and the students
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developing Mvumi.
set in motion by a life-changing
Raising pro¿le and funds for the
primary and secondary school
developed
was
Richard’s
– comprising a pre-primary,
having
country.
pupils and staff.
Njombe International Academy
project,
are just writing down material and
on
to
attend
college
or
university, a feat that would have
been unthinkable for them a decade
before.
Watching
develop
aspirations
the
children
to
become
teachers, doctors and lawyers is a
source of immense pride for Richard.
regurgitating it back again without
“My great aim is to give those
learning to think for themselves,”
children
says Richard.
Richard. “And they’ll only get that
a
chance
in
life,”
says
chance in life through education if
farming. Anne Makinda, the ¿rst
they’re aiming for a job beyond just
woman speaker of the Tanzanian
being out in the ¿elds.”
parliament,
“My passion is to give those children
who don’t want that kind of life to
have the opportunity, and the choice,
to be in a classroom with wonderful
teachers
and
not
feel
excluded
because of where they were born.”
The location of the new school at
Njombe has been carefully selected,
positioned between 44 neighbouring
villages
in
the
Iringa
region
of
Tanzania’s southern highlands.
“HIV/Aids
is
15%
higher
in
the
Tanzania and because of that there
many
orphan
children”
says
Richard.
be comprised of at least 60% orphans
and other vulnerable children.
discussions
Tanzanian
acres
with
prime
former
minister
John
were
granted
to
the
project.
eventually be self-suf¿cient, with
most of the land used to grow
pines
and
apples,
red
vegetables,
eucalyptus
trees.
With a school roll comprising many
disadvantaged
children
and
only
around 40% fee-paying students,
the
income
her
and
the
Njombe Town council and village
communities will also be involved in
the establishment of the school.
Despite
this
support,
a
huge
challenge still remains in funding
the project. As yet, there are no
buildings and Richard has worked
tirelessly to try to ensure that they
can raise the money needed to
begin the ¿rst phase of the project,
At an age when most people are
thinking about retirement, Richard
has committed himself to return to
Tanzania to act as headmaster while
Despite the dif¿culties they face in
raising funds, Richard is unwavering
“Imagine me retiring in 2006 after
ten years at Mvumi and knowing in
the back of my mind that there were
so many orphans in Tanzania who
had no schooling and that I didn’t try
to help them,” he says.
Richard’s aim is for the school to
avocados,
dedicated
project
in his dedication to the project.
Malecela, two plots of land totalling
208
has
the
Njombe ¿nds its feet.
He’s determined that Njombe should
After
to
planting the orchards next year.
Iringa region than anywhere else in
are
support
generated
from
the
land will be integral to funding the
running of the school.
“To go to Africa and see that people
who have so little ¿nancially can
be happy and can share so much
with each other is an overwhelming
experience,” he says.
“I think we need to recognise that
in this world there are millions of
people who need us to reach out to
help them because they cannot help
themselves.”
The remaining land will be used for
school buildings, playing ¿elds and
15
Investing in
our future;
honouring
our past
St Peter’s School
Fou n dat ion
From the Chairman
Some thoughts and resolutions - exciting times
This year has marked a whole new
level of activity in the St Peter’s
School Foundation.
While
we
have
continued
our
normal activities with the awarding
of grants and scholarships, this
year has seen the formation
of
the
Foundation
Investment
Committee.
Developing
an
investment committee has always
been one of our aims and it is
satisfying to see this realised, as
covered in the article by Chris
Saville (see below).
The Foundation made their ¿rst
grants in 2003 and up untill the end
of 2012 had made total grants to
the school of $3,223,376 (including
$2,484,000 in scholarships).
With the structures now in place
to responsibly manage our Capital
Funds, we can now concentrate
on growing those funds and
formulating a clear policy on grants
and the use of income generated
from those funds. The Foundation
is reviewing and documenting clear
guidelines so that there will be real
accountability for the monies held.
Coupled with this is a series of new
initiatives led by Grant Metcalfe
(the Community Relations Manager)
aimed at further growing the reach
and membership of the Foundation.
These initiatives include the ‘Friends
of St Peter’s’ and the ‘1936 Club’ of
which I am an enthusiastic member.
In my thirteen years of involvement
with the Foundation this is certainly
one of the most satisfying as at last
the Foundation is gaining traction
and support from all levels of the “St
Peter’s family” and I would like to
thank all involved and invite enquiry
from anyone who would like to be
involved. Please contact myself or
Grant Metcalfe for more information.
Neil McLaughlin, Chairman, St Peter’s School Foundation
E: [email protected]
P: +64 21 619 171
Investment Committee
A substantial fund has now been
protect the Capital Fund and to
created through the very kind
earn suf¿cient income to achieve
donations of parents and past
objectives
students.
The secondary object is to grow
Therefore
the
St
Peter’s
Foundation Committee has formed
an investment sub-committee to
oversee and manage the fund. This
sub-committee consists of Chris
Saville
(Chairman,
Foundation
Investment
Committee),
Neil
McLaughlin
(Chairman,
St
Peter’s Foundation), David Heald
(Chairman,
St
Peter’s
Trust
Board), Steve Robb (Principal),
Marc Scott (Business Manager)
and Grant Metcalfe (Community
Relations Manager).
The underlying philosophy behind
any of our decisions is to ¿rstly
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the
Capital
of
the
Fund.
Foundation.
Expressly
the
Foundation is seeking to maximise
returns (both income and capital
growth) without taking undue risk
in a manner that is consistent with
best practice portfolio management.
These objectives can best be met
by a balanced portfolio approach
where the mix of equities (higher
risk, higher return) is balanced by
similar levels of ¿xed interest and
cash securities (lower risk, lower
returns).
Chris Saville, Chairman,
Foundation Investment Committee
Steve Jobs, Bill Gates... who’s next?
Entrepreneur 2013
Years 12 & 13
Each year, the Foundation
picture’. He had also identi¿ed
presents an award to the
risks, and had terri¿c
student who best demonstrates
presentation skills, all of which
entrepreneurial skills during
secured him the award.
their time at St Peter’s.
There is an expectation that
This year we had two excellent
the planned new Business
propositions, from Krin (Book)
and Entrepreneurial Centre
Yongvongphaiboon and Lauren
will increase interest in the
Hitchcock. Both presentations
‘Entrepreneur of the Year’
were of a very high standard
awards.
and showed ‘outside the square’
thinking. In both cases, our
young entrepreneurs had
existing businesses which
had proved pro¿table. It was
interesting to note that they
were both very conservative
around pricing.
Book had a real entrepreneurial
talent for seeing ‘the big
Recommendations for the
future would be to brand the
entrepreneur award along the
lines of popular themes such as
‘Dragons’ Den’ and to use this
as an opportunity to improve
students’ public speaking and
PowerPoint presentation skills.
We look forward to seeing next
year’s entries.
Thanks to our Foundation Members:
Charles & Patricia (Louise) Adams
John & Beverley Gentles
Paul & Denise Balvert
Rosalind & David Graham
Bidvest Foodservice
Brent & Louise (Lou) Gillovic
Alan Blackman
Alan Jones
Tim & Karen Bodle
Mohan & Jenny Lala
Doug Brown
Graham & Lynley Lawry
Cambridge Travel Lines
Livingstone Building NZ Ltd
Bruce Cochrane
Gavin Loye
Coles family
John Luxton
Robert (John) Collinson
Simon & Jane Makgill
Bruce & Lauris Crook
Neil & Sally McLaughlin
Angela Davies
John Moodie
Robert Emery
Harry & Linda Mowbray
Colin Eyre
The Naabihill Trust
Frances Skeet Charitable Trust
James & Leslie Otway
Tim & Lynne Fookes
Simon Perry & Marlene Julian
Dynes & Corali Fulton
Brian Perry Charitable Trust
Sir William & Lady Judy Gallagher
Gareth Pryce
Gallagher Group Ltd
Pub Charity
Marius & Linda Rademaker
Michael Reid
Ricoh NZ Ltd
Steve & Claire Robb
Rodmor No. 2 Charitable Trust
Grant & Maria Ryder
Christopher Saville
Matt & Nikki Smith
St Peter’s Alumni Association
Brent & Cherry Taylor
Trust Waikato
University of Waikato
Richard (Dick) Valentine
Pieter & Joy van Dongen
Elizabeth Wallace
John (Grey) & Joy Whitney
Graham & Sue Wrigley
Ian Young
“St Peter’s appreciates the support received from our partners:”
Hamilton Branch
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S t Pe t e r’ s PA R E N T S ’
A s soc i at ion
MAGGIE HAMILTON E VENING AN
OVERWHEL MING SUCC ESS
St Peter’s parents and members of the wider community received an insight
into the world of teenage girls during a talk at the school by social researcher
Maggie Hamilton. The New Zealand author has written numerous books,
including ‘What’s Happening to Our Girls?’ which she wrote after spending
two years researching the issues facing teenage girls. Her presentation
was organised by the parents association and sponsored by Cambridge
Rotary. Association member Sue Kohn-Taylor says Maggie Hamilton was
recommended by researcher and social justice advocate, Celia Lashlie, who
spoke about ‘Growing Gorgeous Boys into Good Men’ in an event organised
by the Association earlier this year. More guest speakers are planned next
year.
Cambridge Rotary President Shona Devoy says parenting is a challenge in
today’s world and parents need to understand the environment that children
are growing up in and the inÀuences in their everyday life.
“Maggie Hamilton has some powerful messages, along with tools and
coping strategies to help parents understand their daughter’s world,” Shona
says. “Rotary Cambridge felt it was important to give the parents in our
TEAMWORK: Cambridge Rotary
community the opportunity to hear her speak. We believed sponsoring
President, Shona Devoy (left) with media
Maggie’s presentation was a natural ¿t as Rotary runs many programmes
commentator Maggie Hamilton and St
that have an emphasis on helping our young people reach their potential.”
Peter’s Parents Association member,
Sue Kohn-Taylor.
UP UP AND AWAY!
Rockets made out of cardboard and powered by gunpowder are being built
by the school’s rocket club with help from a donation from the St Peter’s
Parents’ Association. The donation has been used to purchase a tool for
cutting and shaping ¿ns and fuselages. Science teacher David Gilmour
says the students have been learning the basics of rocketry, developing
construction skills that will enable them to build larger rockets that can
withstand the forces they experience in Àight.
“At the moment we have limited the power of the rockets so they are Àying
to an altitude of 100 metres,” David says. “As the students prove their
ability to make safe rockets, we will begin using rockets with higher power.
We are developing carbon ¿bre and ¿breglass rockets that we’ll launching
off site on a rocketry range.”
The rocket club members are also working on the production of a 3D rocket
and are machining some parts on lathes and mills, with the help of tech arts
teacher Peter Fulton. The club recently featured in the TVNZ programme
‘The Erin Simpson Show’ which was ¿lmed at the school. Year 8 students
also complete a rocket unit as part of their science studies.
BLAST OFF: Patrick Mills lights one of the
rockets, watched by some of his fellow
rocket club members.
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ASSOCIATION
DONATION INCREASES
EQUESTRIAN SAFETY
The school’s equestrian academy has used a donation from the Parents
Association to buy equipment which increases the safety of both the
riders and their horses. The school’s Director of Equestrian, Kay Hogan,
says the donation was used to purchase cups, which are ¿tted into a track
on each jump stand and hold the jumping rails securely in place.
FURTHER DONATION
FOR NATIONAL PARK
SITE
The construction of the ¿rst chalet at the
school’s National Park Outdoor Learning
Centre has moved a step closer with a further
donation
from
the
Parents
Association.
“They are precision made at the correct width and depth to allow the rail
The Association has donated an additional
to fall if it is knocked at certain strength. This minimises injury to the
$70,000, bringing the total donated by the
horse, helps prevent falls and broken rails and gives all horses and riders
association towards the development of the
a fair chance,” Kay says.
site to $175,000, and aims to contribute
The equestrian centre also used the donation to buy breakaway cups,
another $25,000 next year.
which are designed for the back rail of a spread fence. If a horse fails
The centre will be used for around 80% of
to clear the width and comes down on the back rail the breakaway cup
St Peter’s camps and trips, ranging from
allows the rail to fall straight down, again preventing injury and falls. The
year group camps and music retreats to
breakaways are precision made and have a spring release inset into them.
More than 130 riders attended the North Island Secondary Schools Show
Jumping Championships in October, which was hosted by St Peter’s. “It
was great to have enough jump cups to easily build the two rings and the
practice fences, and we had enough breakaways to be able to use two on
the back rails of the spread fences instead of just one,” Kay says. “This
went a long way to ensure the safety of horse and riders.”
The new safety equipment has won the admiration of visiting international
rider and coach Chris Chugg, who described it as “a dream to use.”
science trips and ¿eld trips for subjects such
as biology, geography and agriculture. The
school is currently working on easements
and resource consent for the 40ha bush
clad site. Once these have been granted,
work
will
begin
on
improving
the
electricity, the water supply and waste
and sewerage systems will all be upgraded
ahead of construction of the chalets getting
underway next summer.
PLANS FOR 2014
We’ll be dipping into our database of
volunteers to look for helpers for the
school’s athletics day in February.
The Association will also be working
on a number of fundraising activities,
including a quiz night, an art tour,
a mid-winter Christmas dinner and
more talks from guest speakers.
SAFE JUMP: St Peter’s Rising Stars Squad member, Drew Carson, takes her
horse Gandolf over one of the jumps that is supported by the new jump cups,
which are visible on both the jump stands.
For more information about the St Peter’s Parents Association
Contact Chairman Gary Verberne (+64 29 838 5224 or [email protected]),
visit our web page www.stpeters.school.nz/current-families/Parents-Association/
or check the Association pages on the community portal.
site
infrastructure. The access road, along with
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A LU M N I N E WS
For t h e lov e of g ol f
WE TALKED TO PAST STUDENT HANA-R AE SEIFERT ABOUT THE CHALLENGES OF BAL ANCING SPORT AND STUDY.
2014 promises to be an exciting
Hana-Rae’s love affair with sport
year for Hana-Rae Seifert.
began early. She recalls growing
Currently Waikato’s top women’s
up in school boarding houses, ¿rst
at Wanganui Collegiate and later
amateur golfer, the 21 year old
in Scotland at Edinburgh’s Loretto
is poised to take her career to
School where her dad, Marty, was a
house director. As a consequence,
the next level in the coming
Hana-Rae grew up with a healthy
months.
sibling rivalry with not only her
brother Tim, but also what she
New
describes as her “other brothers”,
Zealand team selection as her biggest
the boarders at the schools where
achievement thus far and is itching
her Dad worked.
Hana-Rae
cites
her
recent
to test herself on the big stage. She
plays her ¿rst tournament for NZ in
January at the Australian Women’s
Amateur championship – and that’s
just the start of what the year holds
in store.
“With 50 older brothers you learn to
catch quickly, and it’s a hard and fast
ball coming at you!” she says. With
sports facilities on their doorstep
and plenty of opportunities to play,
both
Hana-Rae
Tim
2013 was a year of ‘almosts’ for
Hana-Rae,
abilities at a young age.
with
a
host
of
close
results that included runner up at
the NZ Amateur and runner up at the
Charles Tour events in Muriwai and
Tauranga. 2014, says Hana-Rae, is
the year she hopes to step into the
winner’s circle.
Campbell, NZ golfer and US Open
winner, con¿rmed another exciting
opportunity for Hana-Rae. Michael
her
natural
quickly
sporting
Hana-Rae grew up “giving everything
a go” from hockey to lacrosse to
tennis, which she started playing
competitively.
It wasn’t until the family moved to
A phone call in October from Michael
informed
their
and
developed
that
she
was
one
the Waikato, when dad Marty took
up a job at St Peter’s – where he
still teaches – that Hana-Rae was
introduced to golf as a student at
the school.
of three golfers selected for the
It came to a point in her sixth form
2014 Michael Campbell Foundation
year (now Year 12) when she felt
Scholarship,
will
she had to choose between golf and
be heading to Marbella, Spain in
tennis. “In the end it was the never
September for a training camp with
ending hunt for perfection that golf
Michael.
gives you; you can always get better
meaning
she
“To meet Michael Campbell, spend
time with him and his coach and learn
more about life as a professional
golfer will be an amazing experience,”
she says.
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and I like that about the sport. I
think it’s a game I can play for life
and hopefully make a career out of,”
says Hana-Rae.
“Being able to attend a school like St Peter’s has
opened up massive opportunities, like the support
I got from the teachers and the golf academy.”
Hana-Rae still maintains her tennis
Hana-Rae
Hillary
will involve a lot more work, a lot
connections
time
Scholarship programme at Waikato
more commitment and a lot more
work with the tennis academy at
University for playing a big part in
overseas experience.”
St Peter’s and balances this with
her ability to balance golf and study.
her other part-time work, her golf
“I’m so grateful for the opportunity
and
to be able to do both, play golf and
study.
University
by
doing
Currently
student,
part
a
Waikato
Hana-Rae
credits
the
is
still chip away at a degree,” she
working towards a conjoint degree
says. “The Hillary Scholarship has
in Law and Sport and Leisure.
been a huge help for that; it’s been
“Funding is a huge factor, as I’m
sure it is with most sports,” she
adds. She is currently approaching
sponsors and trying to lay as good
a
foundation
as
possible
before
the best thing for my studies.”
turning pro.
can be tenuous. “I get to the end of
The
“2014 is going to be an awesome year
each year and never know quite how
promoted to her by the careers
I managed to ¿t everything in,” she
advisor at St Peter’s, one of the
says. “Obviously, time management
many opportunities Hana-Rae took
is key and I like being busy, which
advantage of during her time here.
experience pre turning pro, which
“Being able to attend a school like
do, lots of planning, lots of training
Her golf takes her away from class
St Peter’s has opened up massive
but it will de¿nitely be worth it in the
for days or even weeks at a time.
opportunities, like the support I
end.”
Hana-Rae
on
got from the teachers and the golf
top of her uni work with the help
academy,” says Hana-Rae, who was
of online course work and friends
Head Girl at St Peter’s in 2009. Hana-
recording lectures or material for
Rae said the experiences and skills
her. “Technology is helpful in that
she gained at St Peter’s, particularly
respect; I don’t necessarily have to
during her year as Head Girl, were
be sitting at Waikato University in
invaluable. “You don’t even notice at
Hamilton, I can be in Australia and
the time how much you’re gaining
listening to a lecture or looking at
from it, but how much that’s helped
lecture slides,” she says.
me now is just amazing.”
Hana-Rae hopes to complete her
Hana-Rae
degree two years from now, but
connection
is realistic that it will depend on
particularly as a member of the golf
her golf schedule and international
academy, where she is coached by
travel.
Simon Thomas. “These are world
It’s a balancing act which she admits
helps!”
manages
to
keep
It may be tempting for someone
in her position to forgo studying
while she focuses on launching her
golf career but she maintains that,
scholarship
still
was
has
with
originally
a
the
with
which
without
through law school.”
get
my
way
“I love golf, that is what it comes
down
to.
There’s
nothing
that
gives me the mix of challenge and
satisfaction that golf does and I’m
absolutely dedicated to seeing if I
can do it.”
relationship,” she says.
plan!”
to
her goals?
Simon ever since I started
a professional golfer; an ambition
challenge
What keeps her motivated to achieve
here, so that’s a pretty special
“being a lawyer is not a bad back-up
great
I really need. Lots of organising to
class facilities and I’ve been working
Hana-Rae’s ultimate goal is to be
“I enjoy studying; it’s been another
international campaign to get that
strong
something she enjoys and jokes that
in sport is guaranteed,” she says.
I’m de¿nitely hoping for a pretty big
school,
while golf is her passion, studying is
“I realise that obviously no career
for me; I’m really excited about it.
she
realises
its
share
won’t
of
trials
come
and
commitment. “My absolute passion
is to play golf professionally and
ultimately give myself the chance of
being one of the best female golfers
in the world,” she says. “I love to
challenge
myself,
get
out
there
and give it the best shot I can. It
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T h e C h a pe l
Orga n
AFB Broadhurst was the founder and headmaster of St Peter’s School in 1936.
How extraordinary for a man to cash in his inheritance and spend it on a new
school in a new country on the other side of the world. It was state of the art,
with seemingly no expense spared.
For all its gleaming magni¿cence AFB chose not to live in his own home but had
a bed-sit room overlooking the front courtyard. If there was one indulgence
that he allowed himself it was the purchase of the magni¿cent pipe organ.
The chapel organ was built by Lawton and Osborne of Onehunga and Aberdeen
and installed in the St Peter’s Chapel in 1936. Considered the ¿nest organ in
the province (outside Auckland itself) it features 32 stops in total on the Swell,
Great, Choir and Pedal organ including a full range of couplers. Today it is still
one of only two three-manual pipe organs in the Waikato – the other being in
St Peter’s Cathedral in Hamilton.
Right through until the 1970s boys went to Chapel twice a day every day and
the organ was an integral part of school worship. In addition there were regular
recitals on the organ.
Like a car, the organ has required regular tuning and maintenance and the
occasional overhaul. The action (the mechanics of pressing a key at the console
and having a pipe play on the other side of the building) was originally tubular
pneumatic (air blown down a pipe). As the organ aged, the action became more
and more sluggish. In the 1970s the ¿rst part of an overhaul was initiated to
install an electronic solid-state system (along the lines of a transistor radio).
The Old Boys’ Association at this time voted to preserve the Chapel and organ
and began fund-raising. The overhaul of the organ was completed in the
1980s by Ken Aplin (formerly of George Croft and Sons). The Choir organ was
extended to include an ‘unboxed’ section.
The pipe organ at St Peter’s remains an important part of Chapel services.
It has huge historical signi¿cance and it is important to preserve this ¿ne
instrument.
Now that the organ is 82 years old it is time to overhaul the instrument again to clean it, replace the leather and reduce the size of the organ console cabinet.
The biggest expense is to remove the brittle, out-dated solid-state system and
replace it with a digital capture system to ensure its reliability and take it to its
centennial celebration.
We appreciate your support in raising funds for the organ restoration, if you
can help, please contact Grant Metcalfe, Community Relations Manager on
07 823 3755, or 021 074 3413, or e-mail [email protected]
Mark Eyre
ORGAN FUNDRAISER CONCERT - 13 APRIL 2014
Join us at St Peter’s in April for a variety of music performances
in support of the organ restoration. Details will be posted on our
website and Facebook page in the new year.
A LU M N I
c e l e br at i ng e x t r aor di na ry l i v e s
J e r e m y Dav i d P ope
9 OCTOBER 1938 - 29 AUGUST 2012
Jeremy Pope died in Wellington
on 29 August 2012 aged 73.
Regrettably St Peter’s did not learn
of his passing until 2013 and it is
with respect that we publish this
belated obituary.
A lawyer and writer, Jeremy led a
varied career and was a passionate
human rights and anti-corruption
advocate. Born in Wellington in 1938,
Jeremy attended St Peter’s between
1947 and 1952 before proceeding to
Wanganui Collegiate School. During
his school years he was involved in
all aspects of school life, including
cricket, drama and music, which
remained a lifelong passion.
When
considering
further
study,
music just lost out to law, and
Jeremy obtained an LLB from Victoria
University. In 1963 he married Diana
Miller, with whom he was incredibly
close. The couple co-authored bestselling travel guides to New Zealand
in the 1970s.
Jeremy quali¿ed as a barrister and
solicitor and spent ten years in
private practice in New Zealand,
during which time he was appointed
as editor of the New Zealand Law
Journal.
Jeremy’s
During his time there, his many
Jeremy parted with TI in 2003 and
assignments
co-founded
included
helping
to
a
foreign
to
Eminent Persons, which was sent to
corruption
movement
South Africa in 1986, and serving
direction.
Observer
Group
which
oversaw
correspondent who reported on the
Zimbabwe’s independence election
Chinese revolution and the Korean
in 1980.
and Vietnam Wars, sparked Jeremy’s
interest in global affairs. Jeremy
consistently sought to bring human
rights issues to public attention and
in the 1970s he denounced New
Zealand’s
sporting
contacts
with
apartheid South Africa.
the
in
antia
new
In 2007 Jeremy was made an of¿cer
of the New Zealand Order of Merit
for services to international affairs.
he was appointed a Commissioner
International (TI), an anti-corruption
on the New Zealand Human Rights
organisation based in Berlin. He
Commission
was TI’s ¿rst managing director
served until his death in 2012.
from 1993 to 1997, after which he
stepped down to head a research
and development unit in London. He
was appointed an anti-corruption
advisor to the World Bank president
assistant director of the legal and
in 1995.
division
organisation
Jeremy returned to Wellington when
London to take up the position of
affairs
taking
In 1993, he co-founded Transparency
In 1976 Jeremy made the move to
constitutional
an
dedicated
as secretary to the Commonwealth
father,
Tiri,
set up the Mission of the Group of
in
2008,
where
he
Jeremy is survived by his wife Diana
and
their
three
children
Adam,
Jemima and Samuel.
of
the Commonwealth Secretariat. He
became director of the division in
1980 and ended up staying at the
secretariat for 17 years.
See overpage for a short story by Jeremy Pope
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In the early days of St Peter’s School when it was a prep school, the
avuncular headmaster, Mr Broadhurst, always sent a teacher down to
l e w i s dr e w
Wellington by train to bring the boys back to Cambridge for the start
13 JANUARY 1943 - 14 AUGUST 2013
of the school term. One such schoolboy was Jeremy Pope (1947-1952)
who wrote this short reminiscence some years after he had left supplied by Diana Pope.
Home for the Holidays
A short story by Jeremy Pope
Wellington stood at the very end of the line. There was an inde¿ nable element
of mystery about its station, a huge brick building that stood astride the railway
lines and seemed to defy oncoming trains to do their worst. Beyond the station
lay the heart of the capital, its harbour and the tempestuous waters of Cook Strait.
In 1947 there were only two trains a day to Auckland, a city some ¿ve hundred
miles away. One, the curiously named “Express”, left at 3.30pm to stop at every
byway as it inched painfully northwards. The other, the “Limited”, was faster
but still took nearly fourteen hours. It left at 7.10pm and on a wintry evening,
at 6.30pm, it was standing at the station in readiness for departure, half-bathed
in station lights, half enveloped in the gathering gloom. Smoke streamed
continuously from its funnel into the weak, bleak sky, saturating the platform
with the smell of burning coke. Periodically, too, with neither rhyme nor reason,
its engine would suddenly erupt into spasm, exhaling a huge cloud of steam as it
seemed to gasp desperately for one ¿ nal breath of air.
The crowd on the platform was growing steadily; trunks and suitcases were being
trundled in from all directions; a stall was doing brisk business in barley sugar
and newspapers; and a pensioner presided over a high pile of crisp, white pillows,
for hire at a shilling a time. Everywhere voices assumed increasing levels of
urgency, even stridency, as the time for departure approached.
The rising tension seemed to permeate the little group of anxious small
schoolboys, with their parents, more than the rest. Huddled around the teacher
assigned to escort them back to boarding school, boys ill at ease in caps and ties,
affected to hang on his every word as steam and smoke swirled around them. But
they had heard it all before.
“Don’t get out at any station....”
“Don’t throw anything out the windows....”
“Don’t leave the carriage without my permission, even to go to the lavatory....”
“But Sir, what if you’re asleep, Sir ?” It was always the same question.
“Then wake me up!” It was always the same answer.
There was a feeling of fellowship among the parents that was almost
incongruous. An elegance, a wit, a sense of joyous reunion. Almost a sense of
occasion. Yet all these elements were strangely lacking among the boys, as each
fought his very private battle to hold back the tears of homesickness that would
blight the nights ahead. In the dormitories, a single unstiÀed sob escaping from
beneath the blankets of one seven-year-old could, and would, trigger twenty
or more into despair. But not here. Not in front of parents. Here was a time for
bravery, and for a stiff - if quivering - upper lip.
Clutching pillows, games, magazines... one by one the boys ¿led into the
carriage. Final hugs, ¿ nal kisses, and ¿ nal chances to ¿ nd the words of love that
would never, could never, be spoken.
Suddenly doors banged, whistles blew, Àags Àuttered. Inside a dozen tiny noses
pressed Àat against the impassive windows. Parents on the platform disengaged
from each other to erupt into a waving mass before increasingly glazed and
tearful eyes. The engine let out one ¿ nal screech and the train lurched forward.
Twelve unremitting, unforgiving weeks of boarding school half a thousand miles
from home were about to begin.
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Lewis Drew passed away on 14 August
2013 in Lincoln, England after a short
¿ght with lung cancer. He will be dearly
missed by his two children Glyn and
Victoria as well as his ¿rst wife Sara and
second wife Elizabeth.
Lewis was always caring and supportive
and
will
be
fondly
remembered
by
many pupils of the Prep School for the
guidance and support he gave while
he was Prep School house master and
school Chemistry teacher between 1980
and 1988.
He
travelled
the
world,
living
and
teaching in the UK, Zambia, Zimbabwe,
South Africa and New Zealand. He left St
Peter’s and returned to the UK with his
family in 1988.
Lewis had a passion for theatrical lighting
which was used to its full advantage in the
school plays and the Cambridge Amateur
Dramatic Society. West Side Story, The
Mikado and Annie Get your Gun are a
few of the many plays he designed the
lighting effects for, his attention to detail
bringing a ¿nesse to the productions that
was much admired.
He was always ready to step in and help.
He rebuilt and reinstated the Prep School
monorail which many students remember
as a fun and thrilling break time and after
school activity. He was also an integral
part of the design of the Science labs
that were built in 1988/89. Lewis also
became the ¿rst netball manager for the
school. As a novice netball manager he
took guidance and instruction from the
team players, much to the delight of his
daughter Victoria who was one of the
founding girl pupils at St Peter’s. Lewis
was also an active member of the school
choir.
In his ¿nal days, Lewis looked upon his
time at St Peter’s School very fondly and
said it was among the best times of his
teaching career. He had many cherished
memories of the pupils he taught, the
boys in the Prep School and the many
colleagues who provided their services
to
a
unique
environment.
and
exceptional
school
sh ay l e se a r l e
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Shayle Searle pictured with his daughters Heather (L) and Susan (R) after receiving an honorary doctorate from
Victoria University.
On 18 February 2013, at the age
for the United States where he went
Shayle made an honorary fellow of
of 84, Shayle Robert Searle passed
to Cornell University and earned his
the Royal Society of New Zealand and
away in his home in Ithaca, New
Ph.D.
was awarded an honorary doctorate
York after a short ¿ght with cancer.
Shayle married Helen Mary Croshere
Shayle leaves behind a legacy as
and the couple returned to New
a distinguished mathematician and
Zealand for three years, living in
is survived by his two daughters,
Wellington, where their daughters
Susan
were born.
and
Heather,
and
their
families, who remain in the United
States.
In 1962, Cornell invited Shayle back
to work in the university’s computing
Born in New Zealand, Shayle grew
centre. Shayle moved back to Ithaca,
up in Wanganui and attended St
which was his home for the rest of
Peter’s between 1937 and 1941.
his life. He subsequently joined the
He
graduated
from
Victoria
University in 1950 with an M.A. (First
class Honours in Mathematics). After
working for a year as an actuarial
faculty as an assistant professor,
was promoted to associate professor
in 1965 and became a professor of
biological statistics in 1970.
assistant, he left Wellington for
A respected statistician, Shayle is
Emmanuel College at Cambridge
well-known for his work in the ¿eld
University, where he earned a post-
of linear and mixed models. He has
graduate Diploma in Statistics.
authored or co-authored eight books
Shayle returned to Wellington in
1953 and worked as a Research
Statistician for the New Zealand
Dairy Board. In 1956, after receiving
a Fulbright Travel Award, he once
more left New Zealand, this time
by Victoria University in 2005 after
he established a Visiting Fellowship
in Statistics which enables leading
statisticians
to
visit
Victoria
to
undertake research and seminars.
Following his wife Helen’s death
in 1992, Shayle enjoyed spending
three months a year in New Zealand,
where he still has extended family.
He maintained his connections to St
Peter’s, bringing his family to the
school on several occasions, and
was a guest at the school’s 75th
jubilee in 2011 where he met with
other 1937 students.
Our thanks to Susan Searle Thomas
for supplying the information for this
obituary.
and around 140 academic papers, is
a fellow of the American Statistical
Association and the Royal Statistical
Society and received the prestigious
U.S. Senior Scientist Award from the
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
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A LU M N I
C h a i r m a n ’ s R e p ort
It’s
year
enrol your interest for the 2014
Finally, I’m proud to lead the Alumni
for the Alumni with some exciting
been
a
really
positive
event, whether playing or spectating
Committee and the great work that
events taking place.
- there are some great games to
they have undertaken so far. Next
watch.
year will be an exciting one I’m sure
When I was on the St Peter’s stand
at the Fieldays I was really humbled
by the number of former students
who dropped in to say hello and talk
with the events we have planned
DUNEDIN ALUMNI REUNION
and a strategic need to enhance our
I was lucky enough to Ày down to
connections with former students. I
Dunedin
teacher
would like to thank our committee
and legend Mike Kilgour to host the
members for all the support and
Dunedin reunion. The tickets for this
time each of them gives to be a part
event included seating at the rugby,
of this group. To Grant Metcalfe,
something to eat and a couple of
Mike Fleming, Lindsay Clark, Shae
drinks – great value for a starving
Brophy, Kath Macleod and everyone
student! We met at the Scenic Hotel
at St Peter’s – thank you for your
Alumni.
bar and then proceeded to watch
hard work. I know that we will
continue this collaboration so that
You will see that we are expanding
Otago versus Southland in the local
derby. We had a great time watching
we can make even bigger gains next
in what is the best stadium I have
year.
ever been in; it’s quite stunning.
To all you past students out there,
about their time at the school. We
are a school with its own dairy farm
and a proud rural heritage. Meeting
so many past students and hearing
the pride in their voices when talking
about the school really brings home
the importance and value of our
the
opportunities
for
former
St
Peter’s students to connect. I would
like to touch on a couple of events:
with
St
Peter’s
Providing valuable meet and greet
opportunities like this is something
SCHOOL PRODUCTION
that we want to develop in future
FUNCTION
years.
is
the
something
school
that
we
production
hope
will
become an annual ¿xture for our
past students. This is a chance to
reconnect and enjoy the hospitality
provided before going on to attend
the show. In 2014 the Alumni will be
able to host this on the opening night
of the school production PIPPIN;
I urge you all to attend as the St
Peter’s shows are brilliant. Please
see page 31 for details and register
your interest for this popular event.
There are so many ways you can
do this - Facebook, the website or
by sending your current details to
The Alumni ‘mix and mingle’ just
before
please remember to stay in touch.
[email protected].
ORGAN FUNDRAISER
A fundraiser is planned in April 2014
to help with the refurbishment of
the school chapel’s organ. I won’t
Thank you and we look forward to a
great 2014.
Phil Coles, Alumni Chairman
go into much detail as there is an
article
from
Mark
Eyre
for
you
to read on Page 18, but I will say
that the chapel provides a place of
peace and contemplation from our
busy lives at school. For students
and staff of any year at St Peter’s
the chapel and the music played in it
have provided us all with some very
KEY EVENTS
Keep an eye out for details of these
events in 2014:
April
13 April: Alumni AGM
special memories. I urge you join
13 April: Organ Fundraiser Concert
us for the concert planned at school
June
The Alumni Games featured even
on 13 April 2014, from which all the
11 – 14 June: Fieldays - come and
more teams this year representing
pro¿ts, pledges and donations will
visit the St Peter’s stand
netball,
and
go towards the refurbishment of
20 June: School production - opening
touch with good support from the
the school organ. We will keep you
night ‘Mix and Mingle’ function
current students who came down to
posted for further details.
July
ALUMNI GAMES
football,
basketball
watch during the day. My hat goes
off to all of you who participated.
Well done to Nitin Khare and the
team from St Peter’s who all worked
so hard to set up this event. Please
3 July: London reunion – hosted by
Steve & Claire Robb
August
Date TBC: Wellington reunion
November
Date TBC: Farm Tour
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A LU M N I
EQUESTRIAN
Massey Equine Student of the
Year
Ashleigh Flett (2007 – 2011), who
is currently studying a Bachelor
of AgriScience degree at Massey
University,
was
the
Massey
2013
honoured
at
University
Agriculture Awards Dinner on 11
October.
Ashleigh was named the ‘Equine
Student of the Year’ at the event,
an award which is presented to
the student with the best grades
overall in the compulsory equine
papers of the Equine major of the
AgriScience degree.
This was a
special achievement for Ashleigh
as the award normally goes to a
third year student and she is only
in her second year.
RIDER ON OLYMPIC JOURNEY
“I just wanted to say a huge
In our last magazine we mentioned the eventing success of one of our
past students Jesse Campbell (2003 – 2007). Thank you to Jesse for
thanks to Kay Hogan for all the
support and guidance she gave
me while I was at St Peter’s as it
gave me good study habits and a
great foundation of knowledge to
take to uni,” said Ashleigh.
contacting us to clarify his equestrian achievements and ¿ll us in on his
career over the past few years.
In January 2011, Jesse was selected onto the NZ Eventing High
Performance Squad, a squad based in the UK, to better prepare for the
London Olympics and world eventing championships. His squad consisted
of nine riders including Sir Mark Todd and world number one event rider
Andrew Nicholson. “My horses were too young for London, which made my
inclusion in the squad an honour, as I was 21 years old and the youngest
member of the New Zealand senior squad,” said Jesse.
What followed for Jesse was a number of outstanding results, most notably
his wins at Tattersalls in Ireland, the Nunney International in Lignieres,
France and recently at Aston-le-Walls where he won by a decisive 15 marks
– the highest marked rider from 260 advanced international competitors.
These results have come on the back of several wins and top ¿ve ¿nishes
at key events targeted as lead-in events to these championships.
Earlier this year, Jesse was selected to the NZ Eventing High Performance
Accelerator Squad, as one of four riders aiming for Olympic selection for
the Rio games. He was also selected to ride for the New Zealand team at
the British Eventing Nations Cup championship, where he achieved a top
ten placing and was the second highest placed Kiwi in a team of Olympic
and World Championship riders.
Jesse says that 2014 will see him target key international championships
and focus on a bid to make the New Zealand team to contest the World
Championships in Normandy, France.
If you’d like to read more and support Jesse’s Olympic campaign, check
out his Facebook page or website: www.jessecampbelleventing.com
www.facebook.com/JesseCampbellEventing
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A LU M N I
ALUMNI SPORTS DAY
2013 marked the 10th year of the
The results for the games were as
We would also like to take this
annual Alumni Games and the Alumni
follows:
opportunity
Committee planned the biggest ever
Men’s Basketball: Alumni 78 – 74
people
sports day on 5 July in celebration
Men’s Football: Alumni 7 – 4
running the sports day this year:
of this milestone. Men’s basketball
and mixed touch were introduced for
the ¿rst time this year in addition to
netball, men’s football and women’s
football.
Women’s Football: Alumni 7 – 3
Netball: St Peter’s 40 – 27
Mixed Touch: St Peter’s 5 – 4
to
involved
thank
in
of
the
planning
all
and
Alumni volunteer coaches and St
Peter’s coaches, Shae Brophy, Grant
Metcalfe,
Kath
MacLeod,
Lindsay
Clark, Linda Pelham, Tim Fookes,
Many photos were taken to document
Lynne Fookes, Ross Duder, Julie
the event and can be viewed on our
Graham, St Peter’s ground staff, and
Facebook page.
St Peter’s Alumni Committee.
to be part of this event, with many
This event seems to grow stronger
We look forward to seeing you all
friends and family members visiting
every year and the committee is
next year. A con¿rmed date will be
to spectate. The additional sporting
excited
published soon, so there will be no
events helped boost the number
Planning is already underway for
of alumni attending from previous
the 2014 sports day and there is
years and the weather was much
interest for new sporting events to
more
There were roughly 45 alumni who
travelled from all over the country
accommodating
next
year’s
games.
year,
be included. If you have any ideas
which was a welcome reward for the
or suggestions for the event, please
players and supporters.
contact the committee by e-mail
The
games
good
spirits
were
with
a
this
for
played
in
number
of
accomplished players in the alumni
teams – half of the women’s football
team members were either regional
or national representatives!
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([email protected]) or on
our Facebook page (facebook.com/
stpetersalumni).
excuse not to be there!
Nitin Khare, Alumni Committee
A LU M N I
MUSIC
Songstress Anna Hawkins
– 2004) is currently in
SCHOLARSHIPS
(2001
Tokyo
performing the lead role of Christine
in Ken Hill’s Phantom of the Opera
Six St Peter’s alumni are currently on Hillary Scholarships at the University
of Waikato:
Matthew Dunham (2008 - 2012), Rowing
this December.
Bachelor of Management Studies
Anna also released her ¿rst fulllength album earlier this year, which
Kylie Jens (2008 - 2010), Football
she recorded in Poland and London.
Titled Journey On, the “classical
crossover” album features ¿ve of
Anna’s own songs.
Bachelor of Social Sciences/Bachelor of Laws
Jonathan Merchant (2006 - 2011), Tennis
Bachelor of Management Studies/Bachelor of Laws
Georgia Perry (2007 - 2011), Rowing
Bachelor of Media and Creative Technologies
Hana-Rae Seifert (2005 - 2009), Golf
Bachelor of Sport and Leisure Studies/Bachelor of Laws
Mikayla Woods (2006 - 2011), Equestrian
Bachelor of Environmental Planning
With the vision of “inspiring excellence, all-round development and
leadership”, the Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship Programme provides fee
support and development opportunities for students at Waikato University.
In order to be selected, scholars must excel in academia, leadership and
either sports or creative/performing arts.
CYCLING
Cyclist Rushlee Buchanan (1999
– 2005) was back in New Zealand
this November and picked up some
great results at the Oceania Track
Cycling Champs in Invercargill.
Rushlee won the 10km women’s
scratch race and picked up another
gold medal in the 4,000m women’s
team pursuit, alongside team mates
Lauren Ellis, Jaime Nielsen and
Georgia Williams.
Rushlee spent most of the year
overseas, racing in road cycling
events for Team TIBCO in both
Europe and America, basing herself
in Asheville, North Carolina.
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ROWING
FOOTBALL
World Rowing Championships
Christopher Morrison (2006 –
Helen Collins (2005 – 2006) has completed two more tours
as part of national women’s football team the Football Ferns.
2010) won a silver medal as
part of the New Zealand men’s
quad at the World U23 Rowing
Championships held in Linz,
Austria in July.
Eloise Dowse (2009 – 2012)
placed ¿fth in the women’s
coxless fours at the World Junior
Rowing Championships in Trakai,
Lithuania in August.
Georgia Perry (2007 – 2011)
competed in the World Rowing
Championships in South Korea in
August as part of the NZ women’s
quadruple sculls team.
Gallagher Great Race
Several past students competed
in this annual event on the
Waikato River on 8 September.
Briar Murphy was part of the NZ
U21 Women’s 8+ that beat the
Australian U21 Women’s 8+.
In September, the Ferns clinched their ¿rst trophy outside
Oceania in 38 years when they beat China 4 – 0 in the ¿nal
of the Valais Cup in Switzerland. They had earlier achieved
a stunning 1 – 0 upset against Brazil. Helen even earned
herself an appearance in the “Smashed ‘em bro!” segment
of TV show The Crowd Goes Wild!
In October the team travelled to the United States, where
they recovered from a 1 – 4 loss in the ¿rst game against the
USA to score a 1 – 1 draw in the second match, the team’s
best result against the world no. 1 ranked team since 1987.
Helen topped off the year by being named ‘Sportswoman
of the Year’ at the Waipa Networks District Sports Awards.
ATHLETICS
Camille Buscomb (2005 – 2008) continued her running success this year,
winning the women’s 10km title at the national road championships in
Dunedin on 31 August. Camille, who is normally a track runner specialising
Caitlin Lawry (cox), Georgia
Perry, Danelle Murphy and
Jess Ria were all part of the
winning University of Waikato
Women’s crew, which defeated
the University of Sydney and
University of Melbourne Crews in
the Bryan Gould Cup race.
in the 3,000m, recorded a time of 34 minutes 22 seconds for the race, which
Kelsea Morrow formed part of
the winning Corporate Eight
from Fonterra to beat Fosters
Construction in the Corporate
race at Hamilton’s Round the Bridges on 17 November.
Challenge Final.
was run over a hard course with lots of sharp turns around the outside of
Forsyth Barr Stadium.
Camille retained her national 3,000m track title earlier this year and was
runner-up in the 1,500m senior women’s race. She was also part of the
Hamilton Hawks ladies’ team which placed third in the NZ Road Relay
Championships in Canterbury on 5 October, and won the 12km women’s
Javelin thrower Stuart Farquhar (1995 – 1999) ¿nished third at the Lausanne
Diamond League in Switzerland in July and tenth at the World Athletic
Championships in Moscow in August.
GOLF
NZ Long Drive Champion
Alex Lunn (2007 – 2011) won the REMAX Long Drive Championship at the Remuera Golf Club on 17 November.
Alex’s winning drive of 377m was the longest drive of the three day event.
Alex is currently studying a Diploma of Agriculture at Lincoln University.
Alumni Golfers
James Hamilton (2005 – 2007) won the Charles Tour Harewood Open in Christchurch in October.
Compton Pikari (2010 – 2012) is in the New Zealand Development squad and will be playing for the Waikato senior
men’s team along with Daniel Graham (2005 – 2009) at the NZ Inter-Provincial in December.
At the time of writing, Dong Woo Kang (2005) was playing in the ¿nal tournament to gain his Japanese Tour card
and Emily Perry (2005 – 2008) was in Morocco continuing her bid to qualify for the European ladies tour.
Sarah Bradley (2005) has quali¿ed for limited starts on the Symetra Tour in the USA after turning professional
earlier this year.
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AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY
Natasha Crosby
Adelle Rodda
Ashleigh Milne
MASSEY UNIVERSITY
Lauren Dombroski
Isobel Ewing
Jessica Grinlinton
Michelle Henderson
Lara Jones
Kelsey Kosoof
Sarah le Grove
Tyler Martin
Julie Mikkelsen
Zoe Pert
Renee Trestrail
Flynn Watson
UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO
William Bus¿eld
Timothy Calder
Roland Daniher
Harry Forster
Michaela Hickey
Tamara Jack
Dominic Jones
Anthony Karl
Charlotte Levings
Brittany Morison
OF TECHNOLOGY
Bachelor of Education
Bachelor of Science
Graduate Diploma in Secondary
Teaching
Bachelor of Veterinary Science
Graduate Diploma in Journalism
Bachelor of Sport & Exercise
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Design with Honours
Bachelor of Design with Honours
Bachelor of Business Studies
Bachelor of Agricultural
Commerce
Bachelor of Agricultural Science
with Honours
Diploma in Photography
Bachelor of Veterinary Science
Bachelor of Nursing (Student
Nurses)
Bachelor of Arts with Honours
(Politics & Sociology)
Master of Business
Administration
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology &
Psychology)
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)
Bachelor of Science (Psychology)
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Commerce &
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Science with
Honours (Physics & Physiology)
Bachelor of Science with
Honours (Psychology)
Bachelor of Applied Science
(Human Nutrition & Consumer
Food Science)
UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO
Stephanie Anderson
Bachelor of Social Sciences
Colin Barrett-Hogg
Bachelor of Arts
Casey Boshier
Bachelor of Sport & Leisure
Studies and Bachelor of Teaching
(Secondary)
Nick Brooks
Bachelor of Laws with Honours
Caitlyn Brown
Bachelor of Social Sciences
Christopher Bulteel-Adams Bachelor of Arts
Simone Burnett Lanauze
Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of
Laws with Honours
Tim Carpenter
Bachelor of Music
Louise Dreyer
Bachelor of Social Sciences &
Bachelor of Teaching - Primary
UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO (continued)
Lilah Fleming
Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)
Michael Gassner
Bachelor of Management Studies
Georgina Glenn
Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)
Matthew Glenn
Graduate Diploma in
Management
Haylie Gray
Bachelor of Computer Graphic
Design with Honours
Cameron Gray
Bachelor of Social Work
Robert Greed
Bachelor of Business Analysis
Jiyue (Eve) Hu
Bachelor of Communication
Studies
Fraser Kilgour
Graduate Diploma of Teaching
(Secondary)
Richard Levings
Bachelor of Social Sciences
Sophie Lloyd-Hermann
Bachelor of Management Studies
Cassandra MacDonald
Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Kelly Mathews
Bachelor of Communication
Studies
Malcolm Matthews
Bachelor of Management Studies
Michael May
Bachelor of Computing &
Mathematical Sciences with
Honours
Rebecca McGuire
Graduate Diploma of Teaching
(Secondary)
Holly Morrell
Postgraduate Diploma in
Mathematics Education
Grace Murray-Cawte
Bachelor of Teaching (Primary)
Rachel Nixon
Bachelor of Management Studies
with Honours
Jordan Telfer
Bachelor of Management Studies
Geoffrey Tulett
Bachelor of Business Analysis
Emma Williams
Bachelor of Social Sciences
Naria Woods
Bachelor of Social Sciences
VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON
Jonathan Bell
Graduate Diploma in Teaching
(Secondary)
Tara-Lee Carden
Bachelor of Architectural Studies
Toby Foster
Bachelor of Arts
Jonathan (Flinn) Gendall
Bachelor of Music with Honours
Marie Groenendijk
Bachelor of Arts
Katherine Powell
Bachelor of Arts with Honours
Sarah Powell
Graduate Diploma in Museum &
Heritage Studies
Samantha Smith
Bachlor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
Thomas Stannard
Bachelor of Music
David Sullivan
Bachelor of Architectural Studies
Michiel Verkade
Postgraduate Diploma in
Information Studies
Mary van Dongen
Certi¿cate of Contemporary
Policing
These lists have been supplied by the universities; we apologise for any omissions or errors.
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