Maia Tay-Morrison

Maddi Blincoe and Abby Tay Morrison take on a unique challenge – cutting hair for charity! The 40 Hour Famine is the largest youth fundraising campaign run by World Vision to raise money and awareness for those in need. For 2021, the 40 Hour Famine challenge happened last weekend – June 25-27th. Maddi Blincoe was […]

Kia Orana! There is a small population of Cook Island students and teachers at Sancta Maria College. Mrs Rehu and Mr Rimamate wanted to acknowledge the culture of these people. From t 2nd – 6th August was the celebration of Cook Island Language and Culture. Mrs Rehu was born in Rarotonga (Cook Islands) while Mr

As our world begins to advance in technology at an exponential rate, newer gadgets become more accessible to people, one of them being virtual reality. The year 8s get to experience this new thrilling adventure, travelling around the coastal waters of NZ, right from their seats! A group called BLAKE, came to our school to

  ‘I AM HOPE’ is a foundation aiming to make available 24/7 professional counselling services for young people. An opportunity where young people are able to have someone to talk to about our challenges. We know that life is pretty rough at times and we are unable to navigate our way through the difficulties. In

Hundreds of years ago Aotearoa was discovered by Polynesian voyagers travelling aboard their wakas. This term the Year 8 cohort are researching about what it was like in pre-European Aotearoa. Luckily we had the opportunity to go and learn from some experts at the Maritime Museum about the ways of the early Polynesians that discovered

During the last week of the holidays, three Sancta Maria Jazz Combos: The Keas, The Fantails and The Kererus took the stage at the Wednesday Night Market. As the final 40 Hour Famine fundraiser for the year, busking proved to be an entertaining way of getting the community involved in the cause. Each combo used

“Inner peace for outward action.” – this was the theme for the annual Peace Symposium. Sixteen Sancta Maria College students were fortunate enough this event and which provided the inspiration to create interesting activities throughout the week at school. These activities were to help students reflect on their idea of peace and to spread love.

The 3rd and 4th of August saw the annual Science Roadshow take place in the auditorium. Students from Years 7-10 got the chance to experience hands-on science at its best! The roadshow showcases science in a fun and practical way. After each show, students had time to go around the auditorium and do the hands-on

This year, the 40 Hour Famine Student Committee brought back socials and made them BIGGER, BOLDER and BETTER than ever! The school auditorium was jam packed with glow sticks, face-painting and posing at the photo booth. There was also no stopping the dance moves when it came to ‘Chris the DJ’s’ energetic music. An extra

As the last in-school fundraiser for 40 Hour Famine, the Year 12 and 13 student leaders from the committee planned a Movie Night. The auditorium was made comfortable as it was transformed into a cinema for the night. Sizzling sausages and buttery popcorn were sold fresh, and snacks and drinks were available throughout the movie.