Principals Message

Dear Parents and Friends of St Kevin's

Paul Olsen has been attending the Aoraki Principals Meeting, so it is my pleasure to write the blog this week.

As the school comes to the end of Assessment Week and I have seen students coming to and from their examinations, it has made me think of the End of Year examinations where students often have a three hour chance to alter their lives. Doors are opened in both subject choice for the following year and in a students choice of career. It is often difficult to get this idea across to students so parents can help with discussions at home and encourage visits to Mrs Manson [Career Guidance], these are essential from now on. The term 3 examinations are such good preparation in terms of reflection and what is now needed for revision to achieve to the levels that will give tour students options.

Last weekend students of the College and Parish were able to share with the Christchurch Youth Mission Team during their visit to Oamaru.  We celebrated together at our Sunday Vigil Mass and our thanks to everyone who facilitated and contributed to the visit.

The nominations for the upcoming Sports Awards have been announced and I would like to encourage all of the St Kevin's College Community to support this gala evening as a celebration of sporting success in the College.  It will be a special evening where we can celebrate and enjoy our community. Please ensure you have purchased tickets from the school office, if you need further information please read the advertisement in this blog.

With many winter sporting successes, our teams are in good stead as they head away on Tournament Week and we wish them all the best of luck as they take to the fields and courts in the spirit of competition.  

May God Bless You

Kerry Ryan

Deputy Principal

Sports Awards Nominations (Ngaahi Pale he Va’inga Sipoti)

ST KEVIN'S COLLEGE SPORTS EVENING

FRIDAY 14TH SEPT

7pm - 9.30pm
At the St Kevin's College Hostel Dining Room

With guest speaker and cricketing legend

WARREN LEES

Admission by ticket (including St Kevin's College students)
$15 each, available from the School Office
(complementary nibbles and non-alcoholic beverages)

Cash Bar from 6-7pm
(No school students will be served at the bar and as St Kevin's College school rules apply students will be prohibited from drinking alcohol at this event)

All of the St Kevin's College Sporting Prizes will be presented at this special evening.

Tickets will be limited, so be in quick!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW ST KEVIN'S COLLEGE SPORTS AWARD NOMINEES

Kolisi Sangato Kevini Sipoti

Falaite 14 ‘o Sepitema

Taimi 7pm- 9:30pm

Falekai Hositolo Kolisi Sangato Kevini

‘E kau fakataha ai mo e lea fakaafe makehe mo e taha ‘iloa he mala’e ‘o e sipoti kilikiti ko

WARREN LEES 

Hu  tikite (kau atu ki ai mo e tamasii pe ta’ahine ako)

$15 ki he tikite ma’u atu ia mei he ‘Ofisi ‘o e ako

(‘I ai mo e fakaifo kai pe a moe inu- ikai ko ha kava malohi)

Fakatau mei he pa e ava ia he taimi 6pm ki he 7pm

( Ko e tamasi’i pe ta’ahine ako ‘e ‘ikai ngofua ia ke fakatau mei he pa o fakatatau ki he lao ‘o e ako fekau’aki moe tapu ma’u kava malohi ‘i ha ngaahi katoanga pehe ni).

Ko e ngaahi pale kotoa pe ‘o e mala’e ‘o e Sipoti ‘e foaki ia he polokalama makehe ‘o e po ko ‘eni.

‘Oku fakangatangata pe e tikite, fakatau ha’o tikite he vave taha na’a ke tomui.

Lomi heni ke ke sio ai he kau sipoti kuo fili ke nau maupale. 

Heartland Rugby Representaiton

Congratulations to Year 13 student Tim O'Malley who has been named in the North Otago Heartland Rugby Team to play Buller at the Whitestone Contracting Stadium tomorrow afternoon in the Heartland Championship.  

This is an outstanding achievement for a secondary school student. The College is very proud of Tim and look forward to following his rugby career and his continued success.

CYT Mission Team Visit

The Youth Group (St Patrick's) and some St Kevin's students had an awesome time with Delbert, Viani, Olivia and Emily from the Christchurch Youth Mission Team.  They talked about how they had found God and what it means for them to keep their faith every day.  Our jamming session was really cool and they taught us heaps of new songs.  It gave us lots to think about and we thoroughly enjoyed hanging out with the Christchurch Mission Team - Chelsea Seddon 

The Mission Team join with the Edmund Rice Singers during Mass on Sunday

Tournament Week Draws

We will continue to update and post draws and information as they come to hand.  Good luck to all of our teams, coaches and managers as they head off the represent the College on the sporting field.

GIRLS HOCKEY (JENNY MCDONALD CUP)

Please CLICK HERE to view the draw

BOYS HOCKEY (COACHES CUP)

Please CLICK HERE to view the draw

U15 BOYS RUGBY 

Please CLICK HERE to view the draw

BOYS AND GIRLS FOOTBALL

Please CLICK HERE to view both draws (click on the Sport icon to select either BOYS-"Jim Wishart 2012" or GIRLS-select GRADE "Lotto Sportswear 2012")

NETBALL

Please CLICK HERE to view the draw

Netball Premier Champions

There has been a few years between Premier titles but 2012 has proven to be St Kevin's year with multiple netball wins for the trophy cabinet.

The big game for the day saw the Senior A team up against defending champions Excelsior.  The girls stood their ground from the beginning of the first quarter and with outstanding shooting, slick passing and controlled centre court work they steadily built their lead to a final 29-21 victory.

Not to be outdone the Senior B team defeated Waitaki Wildfire to win the Premier Bottom Four title and the Junior A's took down Waitaki Junior Red in their final match-up.  SKC Intermediate A are also credited with an excellent game in their Top Four Division 2 final despite a loss to Athletic Gold.

Congratulations to all of our netballers for 2012. The future of St Kevin's netball is full of hope and promise and the achievement of our Premier Champions is a testament to the hard work of all of the girls, as well as team managers and coaches.

Senior Exams

Today we are mid way through our Senior Assessment Week and it is pleasing to see students paying attention to the high expectations surrounding these practice examinations.  This week is important for all year levels but in particular Year 11 students who must prepare and organise themselves so they can experience the conditions they will face in the NCEA End-of-Year Examinations. As winter sports begin to finish it is well timed for students to start to put their attention toward the academic part of the year.

SKC Piper Abroad

Year 13 Cultural Captain Nick Parsons recently spent three weeks in Glasgow, Scotland preparing for the World Pipe Band Championships.  Nick travelled with the South Canterbury Highland Pipe Band of which he is a current member.  Whilst there, they had a pre-world competition in North Berwick where they were placed 1^st out of 15 bands.  During the build up week to the world Competition the band were invited to play at the Piping Live Festival in George Square and also attended a lunch invitation from the Mayor of Glasgow.  At the World Championships the band played exceedingly well clinching a 2^nd in the qualifying round out of 18, then onto the final where they placed 9^th overall out of 45 bands.  

"It was a fantastic experience and thanks all who have supported me over the past twelve months along with Mr Olsen and staff of the College".

Principals Message

Dear Parents and Friends of St Kevin's

The school has been engaged in a Green Week. If you look on the school calendar published on the website you will find through out the year weeks that are filled in green. These weeks are designed to focus the school on teaching and learning. They are weeks with little in the way of class time disturbance. It is no coincidence that this Green Week occurs the week before school examinations. Senior students have been briefed on the examinations and the high expectations around behaviour and equipment allowed in the examinations e.g clear plastic bags, no cellphones etc. The Year 11 students in particular must prepare and organise themselves so they can experience the conditions they will face in the NCEA End-of-Year Examinations. As winter sports begin to finish it is well timed for students to start to put their attention toward the academic part of the year. 

We have had a set of visitors in the school and were pleased to welcome the Youth Mission Team based in Christchurch. They have been working with the Religious Education classes with their theme based on the Ten Commandments.

The Southern Secondary Catholic Principals recently had a meeting and following the great success of the Catholic Schools Sporting Tournaments earlier in the year Roncalli College will be joining the other four schools next year. The Junior Tournament will take place at a similar time as this year, during Term Two. The Senior Tournament will shift to a time at the end of Term One. St Kevin's will be hosts next year and this will provide us the opportunity to set a new standard. 

Another important initiative announced recently has been the creation of Education Waitaki where in conjunction with Aoraki Polytechnic, St Kevin's, Waitaki Boy's and Waitaki Girls' will be offering trade courses next year. The first courses will be a Level 4 qualification in Carpentry and a Level 3 qualification in Hospitality focused on Cookery. These courses will be mainly offered to Year 13 students and will provide students the opportunity to study an alternate course while still participating in a full range of school activities e.g sport, ball etc

I wish students well in their examinations next week. I am thankful for all of the well-wishes over the course of my treatment and it has been refreshing to be back in school and to see the energy with which our teachers encourage and support our students. St Kevin's is truely a family.

May God Bless You

Kerry Ryan

Deputy Principal

Welcome Back Johannah

Johannah Kearney, our Deputy Head Girl, was officially welcomed back today.  We are all so proud of Johannah's achievement in winning a Bronze medal at the World Rowing Junior Championships in Bulgaria (as the applause indicated!!).  

Johannah raced in the Women's Four and has been away training over the past three months.  

Johannah is a role model to all students of the results that can be gained combining talent and training.  Go Johannah!!!

St Kevin's College Sports Evening

ST KEVIN'S COLLEGE SPORTS EVENING

FRIDAY 14TH SEPT

7pm - 9.30pm
At the St Kevin's College Hostel Dining Room

With guest speaker and cricketing legend

WARREN LEES

Admission by ticket (including St Kevin's College students)
$15 each, available from the School Office
(complementary nibbles and non-alcoholic beverages)

Cash Bar from 6-7pm
(No school students will be served at the bar and as St Kevin's College school rules apply students will be prohibited from drinking alcohol at this event)

All of the St Kevin's College Sporting Prizes will be presented at this special evening.

Tickets will be limited, so be in quick!

Youth Mission Team

The Christchurch Youth Mission Team who are in the Parish have been working in the College since Thursday evening.  Delbert, Viane, Olivia and Emily have been working in Religious Studies classes and taught us a new hymn "Come to the Table".  They are staying in the Hostel and will be joining with us at our Sunday Vigil Mass.

NCEA Parents Information Evening

World Championship Medal

Congratulations to Johannah Kearney and crew-mates Kelsi Walters, Sophie Shingleton and Holly Greenslade who will return from the Junior World Rowing Championships with a bronze medal.  

In their semifinal on Friday the girls were pipped into third behind Germany and China, but this was good enough to see them in the top 6 and secure a place in the A final.  

An amazing row in the final saw the girls lead early on.  They were overpowered by  favourites China (gold) and the US (silver) but managed to keep the Australians at bay to claim their place on the podium and the bronze medal.

Well done Johannah!  This is a fantastic result and very deserving for many hours of training.

If you are feeling inspired by Jo's success, or perhaps by the gold-medal winning ways of New Zealand's Olympic rowers, now is the time to try rowing for yourself! Go on - become part of St Kevin's successful rowing history!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW DETAILS FOR THE UPCOMING LEARN TO ROW PROGRAMME AT THE OAMARU ROWING CLUB.

Sporting Representations

Several of our students have successfully secured places in representative teams recently.  Congratulations to:

Sophia Alaloto, Kaleisha Jones, Sam Robins and Nicole Dowling for selection to the Hanan Shield Rugby Team.

Sinnead Flannery, Tahlia Green and Kaleisha Jones for selection to the Otago U15 Girls A Hockey Team.

Tim O'Malley for selection to the North Otago Rugby Development Team.

Well done!

Netball Finals This Saturday

Congratulations to all of our teams this year, it's been a great season.  It would be wonderful to see as many people as possible at the netball courts this Saturday to support the girls, especially those in finals - Senior A, Senior B, Intermediate A, Junior B and Junior Red.

Also, we will be having our last parents forum of the year on Monday 27th August, 7pm in the St Kevin's staffroom.  It would be great to see lots of people there to round-out our season.  Please keep checking the netball website for updates on netball at St Kevin's College.  Thank you all for your positive comments and help this year.

Snowboarding Sweep

Tiree and Sydney go head to head down the slopes!

This week Mr Hitchcock and the SKC Ski and Snowboard team headed to Mt Dobson for the Aoraki Ski Championships.  Well done to all of the team but a special congratulations to our girls who took a clean sweep in the snowboarding!

1st - Sydney Telfer

2nd - Tiree Ballantyne

3rd - Tarentaise McLeod

4th - Katherine Hope

Visiting Missionary

Fr Daniel O'Connor enjoying the company of family: Cecelia, Janet and Mike O'Connor

The College was privileged to have Fr Daniel O'Connor celebrate mass on Sunday evening.  He is based in Pakistan but Fr Daniel returns home every now and then to catch up with friends and family, sharing his mission work with the a variety of church groups and organisations.  

Sporting Highs And Successes

The good ol' days of grassroots rugby came to St Kevin's on Saturday when the 1st XV faced Gore High School in the middle-four final.  The wet conditions suited the Southland visitors and they came away with the win, 32-18.  However, there should be nothing taken away from the St Kevin's side who have had an excellent season this year.  Well done boys!

The Senior A Netball team will go up against Excelsior in the Premier Netball Final this coming Saturday, their first Premier Final since 2008.  The girls won against Eastern with a comfortable 31-23 win and have shown excellent form all season.  Also facing up in final this Saturday are the Senior B team who will play Waitaki Girls Wildfire.

Academic Excellence and St Dominic's Mass

On the 15th of August the College gathered in the Chapel to celebrate the Feast of St Dominic, who founded the Dominican Order.  It was the Dominican Sisters who founded both St Thomas' and Teschemakers, the two girls' schools that are part of our tradition.  It is their motto "Veritas" that we have at the College today.  We were delighted to welcome the local Dominican Sisters to the Mass and recognised the Dominican focus on the importance of education with the presentation of the Dominican Academic Awards during the Mass.  Congratulations to all those students who received awards.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL LIST OF RECIPIENTS

Principals Message

Dear Parents and Friends of St Kevin's

The College celebrated the Feast of the Assumption of Mary with a special liturgy in the Chapel on Wednesday.  Fr Wayne challenged us to look deeply at the personal qualities that Mary displayed - persistence, presence and the unconditional love made her a tower of strength that we can model our relationships on. Thank you to Fr Wayne and Helen Mulheron for their contribution to the liturgy.

During the week I had the pleasure of meeting with Brother Joe Lauren who is on the Oceania Leadership Team of the Christian Brothers. As they are the proprietor of the College, it was an excellent opportunity to show Br Joe some of the property developments in both the College and Hostels. We shared with him current challenges and future plans. I would like to acknowledge the contribution that the Christian Brothers have made to the College and thank Br Joe for his continued interest in St Kevin's. His insight and commitment have ensured that the Edmund Rice Legacy lives on in the hearts and minds of the current staff and students.

Plans are now being finalised for the sports awards evening on 14 September. The tickets will be available from the Office on Monday at $15 each. We are looking forward to superb community evening celebrating sporting achievement. Our guest speaker is Warren Lees and there will be a social hour for parents before the formalities begin. l would like to see a good turn out of students, parents and supporters of sport in the College.

Finally, we wish Johannah Kearney and the members of the New Zealand Junior Rowing Team every success in their semi-final later today, New Zealand time. They were placed third in their heat on Thursday and have progressed to the semi-finals of the Womans 4 in the Junior World Championships at Plovdiv in Bulgaria. 

God Bless
Paul Olsen, Principal

Year 7 and 8 Technology

Students from St Joseph's were at the College today as their Block Technology Unit continues for Term 3.  This is a very successful collaboration between St Kevin's and the local Catholic primary school and the children are enjoying coming to the College to continue this area of learning.

Victorian Makeover

Room 13 took on a different role today when a handful of Year 9 and 10 girls acted as models for Aoraki Polytechnic Makeup Artistry students during an assessment for Victorian Makeup as part of their course studies and overall results.  

Edmund Rice On Tour

The Edmund Rice Singers took to the road today with Choir Director, Helen Mulheron to perform a concert item for the Stroke Foundation at their meeting today.   The students and Miss Mulheron regularly entertain local groups as this is part of the Ricean charism.

U18 Basketball Representation

At just aged 15, Helena Graham (Yr 11) has been selected as a reserve for the New Zealand U18 Basketball squad ahead of a 2013 tour.

As part of her selection Helena will attend the Koru Camp later in the year to continue her personal basketball development at a national level.

Congratulations!

Assumption Liturgy And Our Obirin Visitors

Yesterday the College gathered in the Chapel to celebrate the feast of the Assumption, the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, where we commemorate Mary's departure from this life and the assumption of her body into heaven.  Just as Mary had faith in Jesus, students reflected on those people who have had faith in them during their lives and have empowered them to have the confidence to achieve.

We were joined by our visitors from Obirin High School, who were presented with their commemorative certificates - a memento from their time with the St Kevin's College Community.  Our thanks to Mrs Campbell and Mrs Phillips for co-ordinating a range of lessons and activities and also to the many families who welcomed students into their homes during their stay in Oamaru.  They return home this coming weekend having enjoyed a very positive international cultural exchange.

Senior Examination Timetable

TO ALL PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS

NCEA practice exams are in week 7 this term which is fast approaching.

These practice exams are critical for students for not only practice at sitting their subject exams but will be the result we refer to in-case a derived grade is required at the end of the year.  A derived grade is when a student is unable to sit an exam due to sudden illness or an accident.  

During exam week, students should be either studying for exams or completing Internal work.  We are also encouraging students to come to school to take the opportunity for tutorials offered by subject teachers.

TO VIEW THE FULL EXAMINATION TIMETABLE  PLEASE CLICK HERE

(It is also on the college website under the calendar link)

Principals Message

Dear Parents and Friends of St Kevin's,

This week the Director of Religious Studies - Mrs Austin, Board of Trustees Representative - Mrs Van der Salm and I attended the Catholic Education Convention in Wellington.  This national gathering is held every three years and is an excellent professional development opportunity, with world class keynote speakers inspiring us.  I was grateful that in our absence, Mr Ryan was able to support the administrative team.

Mrs Eatherley and Mr Fleury were invited to represent the College when the St Kevin's LEO Club was initiated on Wednesday evening.  I am excited to see our students taking up the challenges that the international LEO Club has to offer and thank Mr Murray Linwood and the Waireka Valley Lions Club for their support.

Our congratulations go to Mr Fleury who has been appointed to the position of Deputy Principal of East Otago High School in Palmerston.  Whilst there will be a period of time before he takes up this position we are thankful for his excellent management skills and wish him all the best.

I am pleased to report that our sports administrators have now confirmed that the Sports Awards Evening will be held on Friday 14th of September.  Note that the event has been transferred to the Friday evening in order to avoid a clash with the Dunedin All Black/South Africa Test.  Our Guest Speaker for the evening is well known cricketer and coach, Mr Warren Lees.  Warren is an engaging and entertaining speaker and we look forward to a superb showcase of sporting achievement in the College.  Please mark the date in your dairy and we will email and blog details closer to the date.

Finally, on behalf of everyone at the College I wish the best of luck to Johannah Kearney and the members of the New Zealand Junior Rowing Team as they compete in the Junior World Championships at Plovdiv in Bulgaria.

God Bless
Paul Olsen, Principal

Idea Services Visit

Last week the College and Hostel Dining Room had the pleasure of hosting Idea Services clients and staff who joined hostel students for lunch before heading to the Music Department for a concert, with students performing as part of their NCEA assessments.

It proved to be a great experience and Mrs Haig was proud of the five Level 1 music groups, stepping it up for their appreciative audience who encouraged students with their nodding, smiling and clapping.  One singer commented that she "got into it" more because of this and all of the students enjoyed sharing their music with people who haven't heard them practicing all year!  After the concert the Idea Services clients and staff joined students in a sing-along before being invited to play the drum kit, electric guitar and piano.  

Overseas Netball Tournament 2014

St Kevin's College Netball is organising a netball trip to a tournament on the Gold Coast in 2014.  All girls that will be playing netball in 2013 & 2014 and are in Years 9-11 this year are eligible.  

If you would like your daughter to be considered for the trip please return the Letter of Intent to the school office by Friday 17th August.

CLICK HERE to download the Letter of Intent.

Leo's At St Kevin's

Last night at the College Auditorium the Waireka Valley Lions Club hosted the celebration and initiation of the first St Kevin's LEO Club.  LEO was founded in 1957 in the US and is now a widely known organisation with hundreds of clubs spread across the world and the College is proud to have this unique club in it's student body.  LEO stands for Leadership, Experience and Opportunities, with an aim to promote service activities among the youth of the community and developing the LEO qualities.  It unites it's student members in friendship, fellowship and mutual understanding and reflects the Special Character of St Kevin's. 

Shooting Success

Congratulations to Year 10 student Georgia-Kate Blair who had a successful day at the Timaru Clay Target Club last weekend, bringing home a number of awards for her efforts.  

Georgia-Kate shoots and travels with the team from Waitaki Boys High School and is proud to fly the SKC colours!  Well done.

Champion Dancer

Year 9 dancer Riley Chandler was on a winning streak at the Taieri Competitions Society last weekend.  Competing in Ballet/Modern Jazz Riley entered a total of 13 sections and placed 1st, 2nd or 3rd in each one.  

She also placed 1st in the Intermediate Ballet Championship, 3rd in the Senior Jazz Championship and received the Trophy for Most Promising National Character Dancer.  Congratulations Riley.

Principal's Message

Dear Parents and Friends of St Kevin's College

A big thank you from myself and the staff to those who came to school interviews last week. This was an opportunity for reflection on progress and more importantly gave everyone a shared understanding of the next steps for learning. The staff, parent and student triangle is valuable for effective communication, so there are no surprises. Parents make a huge investment in education and at St Kevin's we want to effectively support them. If you missed the opportunity to meet with staff, call the office to make a time to catch up with us. If you have any suggestions for improvement of the format, feel free to email me at the College. 


On Saturday evening students were transformed into elegantly turned out young men and women in preparation for the College Ball. The evening was a grand occasion with a great band, sumptuous food and a stunning venue. My grateful thanks go to Anne-Marie Forgie and the Home & School Team who transformed the dining hall into a majestic ballroom, befitting the "Enchanted"  theme. The students were a credit to both their parents and the College. I was particularly pleased to see students putting into practice the formal dancing learned from their lunch time lessons. On behalf of the staff and students I would also like to formally thank the catering team, most ably lead by Linda McClelland as well as the parent Security Team. 


The Catholic Secondary Schools Quadrangular Tournament has held on Wednesday in Invercargill The southern weather was fine but brisk, making for a excellent fixture. The Special Character connection between our Colleges was evident in the spirit of fair play displayed in all codes. Our thanks go to our hosts, Verdon College and we look forward to taking our turn next year in Oamaru.

Please keep encouraging past students of the College to add their names to the Past Student Register on our website. The Links tab has the AlumniConnect address. 

Mr Ryan is making a steady recovery back in Oamaru and is looking forward to being able to catch up with everyone in the near future. Thank you for your continuing support and prayers for both Mr Ryan and Andrew Easton.

God Bless You All
Paul Olsen, Principal

Aoraki Mathematic Champions

On Wednesday eleven Year 9 and 10 students traveled to Timaru with Mrs Potter to compete in the Aoraki Mathematics Competition.  Our Year 10 team were victorious defeating 23 other teams to win the Year 10 trophy.  

The team members were Georgia Malcolm, Eva Liardet, Mitali Singh with Year 9 student Jino Kunnethedam standing in at the last minutes as the team runner due to illness.  The team lead from the start and answered 19 out of 20 questions correctly in 30 minutes. Each team member won a Graphics calculator.  

The two Year 9 teams were placed 13th equal from a field of 24 teams.  Congratulations!

Senior Quadrangular Success

This year’s ‘Catholic Schools Quadrangular Tournament’, hosted by Verdon College, actually became a ‘Triangular Tournament’ as Kavanagh chose not to participate.  However, this did not dampen spirits, with St Peter’s and St Kevin’s students travelling to Invercargill to compete fiercely in 10’s rugby, netball, boys’ hockey, and boys’ and girls’ football and basketball games.  Southland turned on perfect weather for a brilliant day of sports, with St Kevin’s having particularly good wins in both of the boys’ football  games (8-0 against Verdon and 7-0 against St Peters), and in boys’ hockey (4-0 against Verdon).  There was tight competition in some sports, such as the girl's basketball, where St Kevin's had a narrow 39-37 win over St Peter's.  All teams played hard and fair, and their efforts paid off, with St Kevin’s finishing the day as overall winners, on 31 points compared to Verdon’s 28 and St Peter’s 24 points.  Well done to all of those who took part, and many thanks to all of the staff, coaches and parents who made the long trip to Invercargill to make sure the day was a success.  We look forward to defending the trophy when the tournament is held at home in Oamaru next year!

CLICK HERE TO VIEW FULL RESULTS

An Enchanting Evening

Enchantment was the theme for our College Ball and this began at the Ball Parade with Helen Mulheron playing "Some Enchanted Evening" as the students paraded.  Ball gowns of every design and colour were amazing.  However the "wow factor" had to be the girl's shoes - high heels took on a different meaning.  Many of the boys wore ties to match their partners dresses and all looked very smart in their suits and tuxedos.

Following the Ball Parade the students were piped up to the Dining Room by piper, Chris Olsen.  The Home & School had organised a candlelit walkway up past Redcastle and on to the "Enchanted" Dining Room where students were greeted by the official reception party before dancing the night away.  Queues of students lined to be photographed,with the enchanted swing and rotunda being very popular.

Congratulations to all those who's tireless efforts went towards a truly magical evening.  Thank you to Anne Marie Forgie, the Home & School members and the Ball Committee for transforming the Dining Room into a wonderful Enchanted Ball Room.  Once again Linda McLelland and her team provided a superb meal.

Netball Trip 2014

The St Kevin's College Board of Trustees is supporting a 2014 netball trip to Australia.  This trip would take part in April and be to a tournament on the Gold Coast for one week at a cost of approx. $2000.  There will be a meeting on Monday 6th August 7pm in the School Staff Room.

This meeting will give information on the trip as well as try and answer questions on issues such as elibility and whether there is enough support for the trip to go ahead.  Due to the trip being in 2014 we would be looking at current Year 9 to Year 11 students.

If you can not make the meeting but you have any questions or would like to indicate a positive or negative response to the trip please email Athena Evans at aevans@stkevins.school.nz

Welcome To Obirin High School

Visitors from Obirin High School are welcomed to the College with a Powhiri on Monday morning.

We are pleased to welcome to the college this week, 16 students, along with their School Principal, Mr Eiichi Honda and deputy Principal, Mrs Kimiko Sugimoto, from Obirin High School in Japan.  The group arrived on Sunday and will leave on the morning of Saturday 18^th August.

The students are staying with local families and we are grateful to them for opening their homes to these young visitors.  During their visit the students will study English language with Mrs Phillips, join St Kevin’s “Buddies” in their own classes and have excursions.

Obirin High School is located in Machida City, Tokyo, Japan and includes students at Junior High, Senior High and Junior College levels.  Including the University area, up to seven thousand students study there.  It derives its name from “beautiful cherry orchard”.  

Ball Parade Highlights

A small "Enchanted" selection from the Ball Parade, held in the College Auditorium on Saturday evening.