GATEWAY at St Kevin's

This year St Kevin's College is funded for 12 students to study GATEWAY as one of their subjects.  The aim of GATEWAY is for the students to do industry training by studying a programme supplied by the Industry Training Organisation (ITO) while experiencing one day a week Work Experience.  

Henry Wallace applied to be placed on the GATEWAY programme and set up his own Work Experience placement with Mr Russell Bryant at Laser Electrical.  Every Wednesday Henry goes out for a full day Work Experience and works on his ETITO programme.  This has been a positive experience for Henry and has the potential to lead to and Electrical Apprenticeship when he leaves school.

Young Farmer Winner!

Michael and his wife Kelly celebrate his win at the Grand Final in Dunedin 

Congratulations to ex-pupil Michael Lilley who won the National Bank Young Farmer for 2012.  Michael graduated from the College in 2003 and went on to study Veterinary Science.  He lives in Murchison where he works as a rural veterinarian and represented the Tasman region in the competition.  

View all the details at : GRAND FINAL, Young Farmer Contest

Upcoming Sporting Draws

OTAGO RUGBY

SATURDAY 2 JUNE

Highlanders 1st XV Competition

St Kevin's v Otago Boys' - Dunedin

U16

SKC Blue v Waitaki Boys - WBHS, 4pm on Tuesday 5th June

U14

SKC v Waitaki Boys - WBHS, 4pm, 4 on Tuesday 5th June

SOUTH CANTERBURY FOOTBALL - BOYS

SATURDAY 2 JUNE

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BECAUSE OF QUEENS BIRTHDAY WEEKEND WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO NETBALL, GIRLS FOOTBALL OR HOCKEY THIS WEEK

Quad Tournament RUGBY Cancellation

Due to weather forecast of WINTERY SHOWERS and SNOW to 500m - Kavanagh have decided to cancel the Rugby for Jnr Quad tomorrow. 

Sorry Boys!

Netball and Basketball still on as listed.

Junior Quad Tournament Timetable

Please find below the timetables for the upcoming Junior Quadrangular Tournament on Wednesday 30th May, Dunedin.

BASKETBALL - EDGAR CENTRE

NETBALL - EDGAR CENTRE COURTS

RUGBY - BAYFIELD RUGBY GROUNDS 1 & 2

If the weather forces the cancellation of the rugby, this will be advertised on Port FM Cancellations, the College Blog and our Facebook page.  Thank you.

Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Friends of St Kevin's College

This week at the College there has been something for all of our students with a range of curriculum activities, the annual St Bede's inter-school as well as rehearsal for the upcoming House Drama Evening.

Senior students in particular have had the opportunity to fine tune career options, beginning on Monday with the Aoraki Careers Expo in Timaru which was attended by our Yr12 students.  Our thanks go to Mrs Manson for co-ordinating this for our students as it is an extremely valuable day and is always enjoyed by those who attend.  Liaison visits with Victoria University and the Otago Law Faculty were also available for Yr13 students interested in these areas of study.

Some extra time during lunch on Tuesday enabled students to support our boys playing in the St Bede's Winter Sports Exchange.  There were some pleasing results and images from the day are shared later in this blog.  However, it must be said that the Special Character of the College that was displayed both on and off the field was pleasing to see.

We were delighted to welcome Karen Healey, a talented young adult author, to the College to speak with Yr13 English students in a Writing Workshop and our thanks to Mrs Austin for arranging this wonderful opportunity.

Please note on your calendars the upcoming House Drama Evening, which will be held on Thursday 21st June. While it's a little way off, rehearsals are well under way and it already looks to be a great evening.

Finally we look forward to Confirmation on Sunday and hope that many of you will be able to join us at the Basilica, at 9.30am.

God Bless You All

Kerry Ryan - Deputy Principal

Special Character - Confirmation

This weekend we have seven students who are being confirmed by Bishop Colin in the Basilica at 9.30am.

Mrs Austin has prepared the students for confirmation and we congratulate the following students:

Joseph Anderson, Rose McCarthy, Camrin Sidon, Brittany Tiffen, Terenui Tapi, Terehau Tapi and Allyson Woock.

Year 12 Retreats

Year 12 Retreats

Week 8: Term 2            13^th to 15th of June

Dear Parents/Caregivers

The Year 12 retreats are almost upon us.  Year 12 students will be split into two groups; while one group is on retreat the other group will attend classes as usual.  Year 12 retreats are from 13^th to the 15^th of June.  The retreat team will include Mrs Burton, Mr Farrell, Mrs Dooley, and Mr Mullally. 

Group 1 will travel to Gunn’s Bush for an overnight stay at 9.30am on Wednesday 13^th and return for 3.15pm on Thursday 14^th of June.

Group 2 will travel to Gunn’s Bush for an overnight stay at 11.00 on Thursday 14th and return for 3.15pm on Friday 15^th of June. 

This notice will allow students to arrange any job commitments, remembering attendance at retreats is compulsory for Year 12.  Group lists will be displayed on the school noticeboard.           

Costs: Pay to the school office with permission slip.  The price difference is the cost of the food which is supplied by the hostel and already paid for by boarders in their fees.  

Boarders        $55.00             Day Students             $75.00 

If your son/daughter has a health or dietary concern, then please contact me at school.  Any concerns about payment should go to the same number.  Students should bring sleeping bag, torch, pillow, towel and change of clothes. Please do not bring items of technology like ipods, MP3 players or other music players.  The landline number for Gunn’s Bush is 03 689 8033.  St Kevin’s supplies a cellphone.  Any student bringing any valuable item (like a cell phone) does so at their own risk.

Please remember that school rules apply at all times.

Tiernach Farrell                                              

Retreat Coordinator                                        

Phone Extension 777                                      

tfarrell@stkevins.school.nz   

Margaret Burton

Year 12 Dean

Phone Extension 734

mburton@stkevins.school.nz

Going In Leaps And Bounds

All the best to Year 12 student Stacey Kerin who has been selected to represent New Zealand at the Australian Trampoline Championships, beginning in Sydney this coming weekend.  

Her hard work has lead to some fantastic results and secured her place in the National Team.  Most recently at a meet in Auckland Stacey placed 3rd in the Jnr Int Tramp and 4th in the Jnr Int DMT.

Photo courtesy of Dan Tasker at the Oamaru Mail

Performing Arts Festival

Last weekend we had several St Kevin's students in the speech section held in the Ink Box Theatre.  Congratulations to:
Karan Ratgali who won the cup for the male with the most points in the U14 Section.
Brooklyn Johnson who won the U14 Section.
Sarah Kearns who won the Open Section.
There were also a number of students performing in the Vocal and Dancing Sections.

NCEA Update

There are many resources on the NZQA website aimed at helping students with both their Internal and External assessments.

Included are all the standards across Levels 1, 2 and 3.  Also exemplars, practice papers and clarification of standards.       Click here

Sporting Draws For The Coming Week

NORTH OTAGO NETBALL

SATURDAY 26 MAY

Division 1.1
SKC Snr A v WGHS Lightening Strike - 1.00pm, LJ Hooker Court
SKC Snr B v Eastern Snr A - 2.00pm, LJ Hooker Court
Division 1.2
SKC Int A v Papakaio - 3.00pm, Wilson Sports Court
Division 1.3
SKC Snr Red v SKC Jnr A - 2.00pm, BNZ Court
Division 1.4
SKC Snr Yellow v Papakaio 2 - 2.00pm, RD1 Court
SKC Int B v WGHS Snr Green - 12.00noon, RD1 Court
Division 1.5
SKC Jnr B v Excelsior Spinners - 1.00pm, Physio Med Court
Division 2
SKC Jnr Red v WGHS Jnr Blue - 3.00pm, Belle Visage Court

OTAGO RUGBY

SATURDAY 26 MAY

Highlanders 1st XV

SKC v Gore High School - Gore

U18

St Kevin's v TBHS - SP

U16

St Kevin's v Waimate - Waimate

U14

St Kevin's v Harlequins - Mt View

YOUTH GIRLS FOOTBALL

SATURDAY 26 MAY - 9.30am KICK OFF

SKC v WGHS 1 - St Kevin's College

SKC Red v SKC White - St Kevin's College

OTAGO SECONDARY GIRLS HOCKEY

MONDAY 28 MAY

St Kevin's College v Columba 1st XI - Pavilion

BASKETBALL - SENIOR DRAW

MONDAY 28 MAY AT THE REC CENTRE

Main Court

5.00pm - SKC Gee Squad v WBHS Angry Beavers

5.50pm - SKC Senior 1 Scorebench, SKC Senior 1 Ref, SKC Gee Squad Ref

6.40pm - SKC Senior 1 v South Hill Hustlers

Back Court

5.15pm - SKC Thornberries v SKC WGT Swagged

6.05pm - SKC Thornberries Scorebench, SKC Thornberries Ref, SKC WGT Swagged Ref

7.45pm - SKC Senior 2 v Blues Brothers

8.35pm - SKC Senior 2 Scorebench

BYE - SKC Sweaty Beasts

BASKETBALL - COLLEGATE DRAW

WEDNESDAY 30 MAY AT THE REC CENTRE

Main Court

6.25pm - SKC B10 1 v WBHS Y9 V

7.15pm - SKC G10 2 v WGHS Pink, SKC B9 Scorebench and Ref

8.05pm - SKC B9 v WBHS The Gav's, SKC G10 2 Scorebench

Back Court

6.55pm - SKC G10 1 Ref

8.35pm - SKC G10 1 v WGHS Red

St Kevin's Gym

5.00pm - SKC B10 2 v WBHS Red, SKC 9 3/4 Ref

5.50pm - SKC 9 3/4 v WGHS Black, SKC B10 2 Scorebench, SKC B10 2 Ref

BYE - SKC G9

Visiting Author

Today Mrs Austin and Mrs Garvan treated their Yr13 English students to a writing workshop with young adult author Karen Healey.  Although living in Australia Karen was educated and grew up in Oamaru, where her family live.  Her published works include "Guardian of the Dead" and "The Shattering", with a forthcoming sci -fi adventure "When We Wake".  Karen is currently working on her PhD in English Literature.  Students were enthusiastically engaged throughout the workshop and the College thanks Karen for sharing her time and words of wisdom about the path to literary success.

St Bede's Winter Sports

This week the College welcomed sports teams from St Bede's College in Christchurch for the annual inter-school.  Our 1st XI Boys Hockey team were triumphant over the visitors scoring 5 goals against their 1.  Congratulations on an exciting game!  The score on the rugby fields did not do justice to the commitment and passion of the St Kevin's teams.  There were some exceptional performances by some of our up and coming players with a number of senior players out of the starting lineups due to injury.  Well done to all of the boys who represented the College on the sports field. 

St Bede's Exchange Programme Update

Please note the change to kick off 

for the 1st XV game.  Thank you.

Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Friends of St Kevin's College,

I am pleased to report that the Art Auction held last Saturday evening was a great success. Sandra and I were  honoured to be able to open Redcastle to the community and wish to formally thank the Home and School Association for the tremendous amount of work that they put into decorating and beautifying the residence. I would like to echo the thank-you to the team mentioned later in the blog. With your help, skill and attention to detail, the evening had an air of panache and  flair.  My special thanks go to Anne Marie Forgie, our gracious and hard working coordinator. The $10,000 raised will go directly into projects that befit students. 


For the last few days I have been representing the Otago and Southland Principals at the Secondary Principals Council held in Wellington. I have returned with a clearer insight into a number of issues facing secondary schools nationally. The Minister of Education's pre-budget announcement of the intended introduction of performance pay and altered class sizes prompted considerable debate. I am personally keen to continue to raise teacher capability in a profession that already produces some of the top results for the OECD countries. As always with this type of announcement, more detail is required before we will be able to understand how this policy will impact on the St Kevin's College community. The group was also briefed by Dr Stoop, Head of  the Education Review Office. He highlighted his concern of under achievement of Maori and Pasifika students nationally.  As a College, the Board of Trustees acknowledges these priorities and is looking at how to work with our community to respond to these challenges. I have returned encouraged that St Kevin's College has its focus in line with national priorities and our latest initiatives will improve student outcomes.

May God bless you all

Paul Olsen, Principal

Roncalli Photos and Results

Thank you to everyone who came out in support of teams playing in the Roncalli Winter Sports Exchange held at the College this week.  The polar blast did not undermine the determination of our teams and we congratulate all students who were exemplary in their conduct both on and off the field.  Final results show SKC 7/Roncalli 11, giving Roncalli the Cup for 2012.

Soccer
Junior Boys - SKC 1/RC 2
Senior Girls - SKC 0/RC 5
Senior Boys - SKC 3/RC 2
Hockey
Senior Girls - SKC 4/RC 0
Basketball
Senior Boys - SKC 36/RC 50
Senior Girls - SKC  33/RC29
Junior Boys - SKC 46/RC 19
Junior Girls - SKC 9/RC 45
Netball
Senior A - SKC 27/RC 24
Senior B - SKC 21/RC 6
Senior C - SKC 15/RC 20
Intermediate A - SKC 19/RC 21
Intermediate B - SKC 14/RC 34
Junior A - SKC 12/RC 32
Junior B - SKC 12/RC 22
Rugby
2nd XV - SKC 24/RC 29
U16 - SKC 7/RC 15
U14 - SKC 24/RC 22

Uniform Reminders

During these colder winter months students are advised to wrap up warm, especially coming to and from school and they are reminded that a navy blue regulation jacket is the only jacket to be worn while in school uniform.

These are available from Jack Sutherland Menswear in Oamaru at a cost of $69.00.  

Art Auction Thanks

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the Art Auction on Saturday night such a big success.

We are so lucky at St Kevin's to have an amazing Home & School Committee.  Thank you to the sub committee of Bronwyn Hannigan, Leanne Kingan, Mandy Farrell, Judy Robertson, Michelle Sintmaartensdyk and Debbie Robinson who worked really hard to put the Art Auction together.

A special thanks to our sponsors who gave so generously: Forgie Hollows & Associates, Oamaru Physiotherapy Clinic, Laser Electrical, LJ Hooker, Dooleys Masonry and Grant Slater Building.  Your support is really appreciated.

The night itself could not have been as fantastic as it was without the amazing input of our food extraordinaire Linda McLelland who is simply an unflappable marvel and her sidekick Jane McCone who can put her hand to anything, working tirelessly doing at times not the nicest of jobs.  Thanks also to the girls who helped create and serve the food on Saturday, Liz, Gai and Debbie.  The food was delicious and looked amazing - thanks so much for your hard work.

Thanks must also go to the beautiful "art models" Michelle, Bronwyn and Judy, the wrappers Kerry and Linda L and the bar staff, Mr Farrell, Lyndal and Sarah.

The Debra and Leanne, the money girls, thanks so much ... your systems make counting and keeping track of the money so much easier.

To Gus our Auctioneer, thank you so much.  We wouldn't have an auction without you - you did an amazing job.

All the above helpers also spent Friday and Saturday setting up the Redcastle and part of their Mothers Day morning dismantling their handywork.  So I think they all deserve a huge CONGRATULATIONS and WELL DONE TEAM!

The student art is a very important part of the auction and a big thank you must go to Mr Peter Burton for organising this for us.  Mr Burton puts hours of his own time into helping the Home & School, not only with this fundraiser but also the upcoming School Ball.

We would also like to sincerely thank Paul and Sandra for opening up their home for this fundraiser and letting the Home & School take it over for several days.  It was a very generous offer and you were so accommodating and welcoming.  Thank you on behalf of the St Kevin's College Community.

Thanks also to our wonderful office staff Sue, Cathy and Mrs Rae who sell tickets for us, print stuff and just keep us bouyed up when things are maybe not looking so good.

Thank you to everyone who came to the Auction or brought tickets as a donation - even if you couldn't come.  Without this support, we could not have made the night such a success.

Finally, a massive thank you to Alan, our fabulous caretaker - without you the Home & School could never do what we do.  You work tirelessly for us, always have a smile and never complain.  You are awesome Alan and we really appreciate all that you do for us.

Anne Marie Forgie - on behalf of the St Kevin's College Home & School

Winter Sports Underway

The winter sports season is now well underway and our faithful photographer Father Wayne was out and about last week capturing the action.

Art Auction Highlights

The Redcastle set an elegant atmosphere to the evening as the auctioneers hammer came down on an amazing array of artworks on offer at the 2012 Art Auction.  Once again the Home & School have worked tirelessly to ensure the success of the evening and the College extends it's sincere thanks to Auction Co-ordinator Anne-Marie Forgie and the Committee for fantastic night, and also to the many artists who gave so generously for the occasion.

Term Two Technology Classes

Last Friday we welcomed back the Year 7 and 8 students from St Josephs Primary School for their Term 2 block technology classes, with lessons in Art, Food Technology, Soft and Hard Material Technology.

Roncalli Programme Change

SENIOR A NETBALL

Change to start time - This game will now begin at 1.30pm.

All other as previously advised.

Thank you.

Roncalli Winter Exchange Programme

Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Friends of St Kevin's College,

Term 2 is now flowing freely with the full list of activities that we have come to expect in our school. I am always heartened by the way our students live our values. This was evident by the way the young men in our First XV took it upon themselves to raise money in support of the Cancer Society. They volunteered to have their hair shaven by the good people at Razors Edge. This was done at lunchtime in the auditorium with good humour and around one thousand dollars was raised by the boys. Quinn McNab and Tim O'Malley did a fine job organising the event and will present the money at a date arranged for next week.

On Monday a large group of our students traveled to Dunedin to participate in the ASB Stage Challenge. Our theme of Bonnie and Clyde, was a superb platform for our student directors, Shannon MacMillan and Albert Hailes, to showcase the rich talent of the cast.  The standard of competition was exceptionally high and again St Kevin's, under the guidance of Mrs Evans and Mrs Taylor, produced what has been referred to as our "most polished performance ever". Well done, to all involved and I had a most enjoyable evening.

I look forward to the Art Auction this weekend. Staff and students have been preparing for this event for a number of months. The quality of the art and the venue at Redcastle should make the auction a highlight of the year. 

May God bless you all

Paul Olsen, Principal

Special Character - Foodbank Donations

Last week Service Captains Lou Clemens and Jamal Vira, together with Mrs Austin and Mrs Eatherley, delivered around a dozen boxes packed full of non perishable items for the Oamaru Foodbank. Students donated food as part of a Lenten appeal. A little healthy competition between Houses resulted in Magee being the most generous. Reverend Wilkinson and his team were very grateful for the boost to supplies.

2012 Art Auction

(a sneak preview of some of the art works on offer this Saturday...)
2012 ART AUCTION!!

The 2012 Home & School Art Auction is on THIS SATURDAY, 12 MAY, IN THE CASTLE STARTING AT 7PM.  This is the major fundraiser for St Kevin's College for 2012 and there are wonderful works of art in a variety of mediums on offer!  So please support the College, buy a ticket and join us for an entertaining night out!

Tickets are $15 single and $25 double and are available from the School Office or by phoning Anne Marie on 437 2289.  Door sales will be available.

On-line payment options are also available:  ANZ 010964-0008920-02 (please note "ART AUCTION" and your name as a reference)

Geography Field Trip

A MESSAGE FROM MR BRAND, GEOGRAPHY

Given the weather forecast for Sunday and Monday in conjunction with DOC and the Acting DP we have made a call to cancel the Field Trip this weekend.  The new date is Sunday 23rd of September - 24th September 2012.  Thank you.

A Hair-raising Effort

After putting their golden locks on the line for the Cancer Society on Friday, the College 1st XV were rewarded with a win against Kavanagh on Saturday:  24-20

The boys rattled collection buckets at Student House Meetings and then at the Parent/Teacher Interviews later in the afternoon and have raised in excess of $1000, with some sponsorship money still to come in.  What a fantastic effort!!  The results of the inter-house competition saw Treacy with the most donations, followed closely by Magee, Clancy and Whyte - all for a great cause.

NCEA Update

The following link will take you to information about University Entrance.

This NZQA website gives an explanation of the current requirements for University Entrance and the new requirements effective from 2014, hence effecting our current Y11 students.

Link

Sporting Draws

NORTH OTAGO NETBALL

SATURDAY 12 MAY

Division 1.1

SKC Snr A v WGHS Wildfire - 2pm, LJ Hooker court

SKC Snr B v Craig MacKay Valley Gold - 12noon, LJ Hooker court

Division 1.2

SKC Int A v WGHS Snr White - 3pm, Wilson Sports court

Division 1.3

SKC Snr Red v Milligans Valley White - 3pm, BNZ court

SKC Jnr A v Athletic Zinc - 2pm, BNZ court

Division 1.4

SKC Int B v SKC Snr Yellow - 3pm, RD1 court

Division 1.5

SKC Jnr B v WGHS Jnr Black - 1pm, Physio Med court

Division 2

SKC Jnr Red v WGHS Snr Yellow - 3pm, Amcal North End court

OTAGO RUGBY 

SATURDAY 12 MAY

Highlanders 1st XV

St Kevin's v King's - Oamaru

U18

St Kevin's v MacKenzie College - Fairlie

U16

St Kevin's v TBHS White - Oamaru

U14

St Kevin's v TBHS Panthers - SP

FOOTBALL WAITAKI - YOUTH GIRLS

SATURDAY 12 MAY, 9.30AM KICK OFF

SKC Red v Waimate Juniors - Waimate

SKC Blue v SKC White - St Kevin's College, Oamaru

Bonnie & Clyde

Congratulations to everyone involved in the ASB 2012 Stage Challenge performance in Dunedin on Monday.  What a great night!  St Kevin's College was well represented by all of our cast and crew who were exemplary in their conduct and displayed the Special Character for which the College is known.  Year 13 students Shannon MacMillan (Director), Albert Hailes (Choregrapher) and Kimberly Ramsey (Student Representative) were proud to receive the following awards on behalf of the team - Award of Excellence for Concept, Award of Excellence for Soundtrack, Award of Excellence for Set, Design and Function, and Award of Excellence for Student Achievement to Jashiv Narayan (Specialist Choregrapher).  Our thanks also to all of the staff who have supported the students and helped to bring their creative vision to the stage.

(Official photos of the performance are available for purchase through Quikpix Event Photography. Click HERE to follow the link and enter the password: ROCK to view)

Sporting Kevinians

WOMENS SEVENS

Congratulations to Kaleisha Jones Yr 11 who has been selected for the Otago Womens Sevens Development Programme.  This programme is an NZRFU Go4Gold Programme which is in lead up to the 2016 Olympics where Womens Sevens will be included.  We wish Kaleisha all the very best for the programme ahead.

BASKETBALL

Continuing his basketball representations, Hamish Robertson has made the Otago U17 Boys A Basketball Team which will travel to the National Competition.  Well done Hamish!

CYCLING

Following on from her Road Cycling success in the school holidays Holly Edmondston has won the U17 Girls 15km Time Trial at the Nationals in Waipawa by an impressive 25 seconds - awesome work Holly!!

Kaleisha, Hamish and Holly - Congratulations!

Principal's Comment

Dear Parents and Friends of St Kevin's College,

Thank you to both the staff and the many parents who attended the parent-teacher conferences this week. The College gymnasium was rich with conversations, providing the opportunity for feed back, sharing of concerns and goal setting. If anyone missed the opportunity to catch up with staff and stall have concerns, please contact the College office to arrange a time to meet or alternatively we can arrange for a Dean to give you a telephone call.

Last weekend, Karen Austin, Paula Eatherley and I together with seven Year 13 students attended the Edmund Rice Conference. This was hosted by St Thomas of Canterbury College in Christchurch. The conference title was “Reach out with Your Hands”.

The weekend was well attended and had a strong social justice theme focusing on our youth. Speakers included; MP- Jacinda Ardern, Entrepreneurs, International Consultants, Lawyers, Teachers, Social Workers, Police, the Urban Maori Authority – John Tamihere and the Young New Zealander of the Year. The weekend was very successful, despite the Principal  putting petrol in the diesel van and receiving the "wooden spoon" on Monday.

Following on from the Edmund Rice Conference the week itself has also been packed with activities that foster our Special Character.  At Wednesday's Assembly we celebrated "excellence in serve" presenting Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Awards and having local Lions Club members speaking to the College. This resulted in a meeting on Thursday establishing a Leo Club sponsored by the Waireka Lions Club.  On Friday we held the  Edmund Rice Feast Day Mass and the Head Shaving for Cancer which are reported later in the blog.

We wish the Stage Challenge team every success for their performance on Monday evening in Dunedin and hope they reap the benefits of the intensive practice they have been doing.

May God bless you all

Paul Olsen, Principal

Edmund Rice Feast Day

Today the College gathered in the Chapel to celebrate Edmund Rice Feast Day and reflect on the work of the Christian Brothers, the Dominican Sisters and the charism of Edmund Rice whose teachings continue to provide a role model for us about the habit of persisting in the face of adversity and the importance of service to our community.

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

It will be a very streamlined 1st XV who take to the field tomorrow after the team put their hair on the line, all in the name of the Cancer Society.  Inspired by Mr Ryan the boys have sought sponsorship as well as "rattling the buckets" in an inter-house competition (results are pending!).  Mr Ryan had the privilege of shaving the first head with the staff from Razors Edge taking over to finish the job.  Well done boys, what an awesome effort.

NCEA Update

STUDENT RESULTS

The following link will take you to information about receiving results. Contained in the link is information about how a students can login in to see their own results and how to request a copy of a level certificate they may have gained.

Link

Health Promoting Schools

This year St Kevin’s College is moving forward with the Health Promoting Schools programme.  Mrs Fowler along with Olivia Pope, Libby McGee, Rodney Bungard, Henry Ahomana have created a Health Council.

The purpose of the council is to increase the Hauora (total wellbeing) of our SKC students, staff and the community.

We have identified several key areas that we will focus on this year:

- Walking up the driveway – we want all students to walk up and down the driveway.  STUDENTS – this may mean getting up five minutes earlier to be at school on time.   PARENTS – please encourage your children to walk up the driveway unless they are injured.

We want to reduce the number of cars and the congestion they create in the morning and afternoon. It is also a simple way of getting a little bit more exercise.

- Biking to school – we want to encourage students to bike to school, we will look at having a bike to school day once a week with incentives.

- SADD – we will be promoting this along with current  SADD members.

- Smokefree – World Smokefree day is 31^st May and we are having a day of activities on Fri 1^st June.

- CANTEEN – we will be raising funds for CANTEEN including selling bandanas.

We look forward to your support throughout the year.

Stage Challenge

The countdown to Monday night is on and the Stage Challenge crew have been putting in a lot of rehearsal time to fine tune the dance moves and dramatics that will transform our 21st century students back in time to the "Roaring Twenties" in a Bonnie and Clyde inspired performance.
Tickets are available through Ticket Direct - click here to follow the link.

Sports Draws

NORTH OTAGO NETBALL

SATURDAY 5 MAY

Division 1.1

SKC Snr B v Symes Building Excelsior - 2pm, LJ Hooker court

SKC Snr A v Craig McKay Valley Gold - 3pm, LJ Hooker court

Division 1.2

SKC Int A v Excelsior Blue - 3pm, Wilson Sports court

Division 1.3

SKC Snr Red v Maheno Black - 1pm, BNZ court

SKC Jnr A v Valley Blue - 12noon, BNZ court

Division 1.4

SKC Int B v Twizel Angles - 1pm, RD1 court

SKC Snr Yellow v Athletic Copper - 3pm, RD1 court

Division 1.5

SKC Jnr B v Maheno Havoc - 2pm Physio Med court

Division 2

SKC Jnr Red v WGHS Jnr White - 1pm Belle Visage court

OTAGO RUGBY COMPETITION

SATURDAY 5 MAY

Highlanders 1st XV 

St Kevin's v Kavanagh - Dunedin

Under 18

St Kevin's v Geraldine - Oamaru

Under 16

St Kevin's v TBHS Colt - SP

Under 14

St Kevin's v TBHS Cheetahs - Oamaru

OTAGO HOCKEY - SECONDARY GIRLS COMPETITION

MONDAY 7 MAY

St Kevin's College v Logan Park High School - 6pm, Pavilion

Home & School Thank You

A huge thank you to all the Home & School members who helped with our amazing working bee clean up under the Hostel Dining Room on Saturday. Many hands sure did make light work!!

The effort was certainly aided by the wonderful efforts of Mr Dave More of MCM Contracting who provided the team with a "big truck and a loader".  Thank you so much Dave, you are truely a superstar!