Kia Ora Kevinians and Supporters of the College,
It was wonderful to see the number of bright young faces who attended our Open Day yesterday and our Open Night last night. Every year when I see our older students acting as tour guides for our potential enrolments for the following year it really hits home just how quickly the secondary school years fly by and how much our young people change in those short five years. To all of you parents and caregivers out there wrestling with the decision of where to send your young person, I wish you all the best.
Anyone walking around the grounds at the moment will notice that there is a lot of building and maintenance activity occurring at the moment. We are very conscious after the repeated flood events which have hit the North Island of our need to ensure that we minimize the potential impact of any flooding events over the course of the winter. To that end Ken McCallum and his Construction class have been laying extra drainage and the Foundation has initiated major work on the hill behind the hostel to clear debris and insert drainage. I would like to thank Ross Robertson and Eugen Dupu as well as the grounds' staff and contractors for all of their work on this so far.
In addition to this we are embarking on a programme to plant more intensive native bush areas to help manage soil erosion. The added bonus of this is that our tui population is increasing every year and is a beautiful sound track to our school environment.
At this stage, it looks as if next week will bring more industrial action with years 9 and 10 both being flagged as being rostered home. We will also have our Year 12 PE class away on their bike trip and will finish the week with our Pink Shirt Mufti day on Friday. Please keep a close eye on notices as they appear over the course of the next few days.
Have a great weekend
God Bless
Jo
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