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There’s a quote that says, “You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you just need to breathe, trust, let go and see what happens.” And for Year 12 student, Ellen Fromont, this quote really resonates. Because although her stellar cross country results over the years hasn’t been something she thought she could actually achieve or ever planned to achieve, her can-do approach and willingness to just give it her all without knowing what may happen has been what’s taken her to new and greater heights.

The Year 7 girls Orienteering team, accompanied by Mr Hunn attended the Auckland Interzone Orienteering Competition recently and finished 10th in their category with some awesome individual results.

Last Wednesday, our Year 12s were enlightened about the exploitation of young children, particularly girls in various parts of the world.
Child Rescue speaker, Stacey Mitchell, came to talk and help raise awareness about the serious issue of sex trafficking which is happening around the world, most especially in South East Asia and in Central America. Stacey has been speaking at schools around New Zealand helping to gain support and raise our awareness of what is happening in our world.

Being a bystander to bullying changes nothing. We notice it happening around us yet we never do anything to stop it. As Albert Einstein once said, “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.”

On Wednesday the Year 8 students went on Retreat. It was a special time to reflect on their faith and thoughts. The theme for the Retreat was “Friend in me” and the students did a lot of activities relating to the theme. The activities consisted of: Building bridges, an Infinity War Maze and making an anchor.