Principal's Commnent

 Kia Ora Kevinians and Supporters of the College,

Just a quick blog post to welcome our new Top 6 for 2025 and offer a few reminders. As is tradition, the 'old hands' took the newbies out to dinner today to share some of the secrets and tricks of the trade for surviving their year as school leaders. Working alongside teachers as prefects is a whole new world for school student leaders. They become part of the staff when they are in prefect positions and we have high expectations that they will perform responsibly in that role.

Just a quick reminder that the ceremony that inducts our new Top 6 takes place at our Senior Prizegiving this week at 6:30 on Thursday night. There is an expectation that families will attend both Mass and prize giving as our Catholic identity is our first and foremost reason for existing as a College. When Year 9's enter the College they do so by being welcomed to the chapel. It is fitting then that we farewell our students from it.

I look forward to seeing you at the prizegiving and wish all our graduates the very best of luck in their future endeavors.

God Bless

Jo

Principal's Comment

Kia Ora Kevinians and Supporters of the College,

Next week will be the final week at school for our senior students. This is a bittersweet time for many as they want to leave us, but they do not always feel they are quite yet ready. An important message we want to send to all of our graduates is that on the first day they attended the College they were welcomed as new Kevinians, and they will always be part of our history.

Over the past few days Kara Cox , Paul Olsen and myself have been in Auckland and Wellington visiting with Alumni from the College. The purpose of these visits is to keep them connected with our College community. These events remind us of the wide range of opportunities there are in the world for motivated, community oriented people who have made the most of their opportunities whilst at the College.

My plea to our graduating students every year is the same. Please finish in a way that adds to your mana and makes you feel good about ending your time with us. Please keep in contact and, where you can, engage with the College. Please remember that you have written your name in the history of our school and it is now part of your history.

I wish all our graduates the best for the coming final week and remind all families that our prizegiving is the week after on the 31st October starting with Mass at 6:30pm.

God Bless

Jo