Principal's Comment

Mālō e lelei Kevinians and Supporters

Congratulations to Isobel Ryan and Christopher Kearney who yesterday were presented with their Class Act Awards by Prime Minister John Key at a ceremony in Dunedin. Our Head Boy and Girl have received these accolades for their outstanding contribution to the College in the areas of academic, sporting, cultural and special character endeavour.

On Monday evening, the Home and School Committee held their monthly meeting. At this meeting I acknowledged the hard work and dedication that they have put into the recent Art Auction. I am pleased to report that they have raised close to $8000 for the College. On Wednesday I presented the student artists, who sold work at the event, with their commission cheques. Thank you to everyone who so generously put forward their work for sale.

This week we farewell the students from Obirin High School and wished them safe travel. We have been honoured to host these enthusiastic learners and hope that their English language acquisition continues as they return to Japan. Thank also to the families who have supported this programme. Next week the school welcomes students from Gong'an No1 School, China. These students are being hosted in the College Hostel.

Finally, I would like to remind parents and caregivers of the enhanced Careers and Parent-Teacher afternoon next Friday (22 August). This is a departure from the standard meeting in the gymnasium. Careers forums will be held in the auditorium during the afternoon and parents can book meetings with teachers in their classrooms to get feed back on progress to date as well as advice on future educational pathways. This innovative approach is hopefully going to focus students on the importance of vocational pathways planning so that course selection is informed by up to date information. Thank you in advance to the past pupils and supportive careers panel members who have volunteered to help. Parents may wish to revise their bookings if they are accidentally at the same time as a particular forum that my be of interest.

May God bless you all
Paul Olsen, Principal