It has been a phenomenal year for our music department, who continue to grace our halls and classrooms with their beautiful sounds. They have achieved the following awards and accolades this year: National Youth Jazz Competition, Tauranga Big Band – Bronze Peach Mango Pie combo – Gold Pickled Jam combo – Silver Mac n Cheese […]
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On Wednesday 18 September 2024, the Sancta Maria College Year 7 & 8 debating final took place. The two teams, Team Twinkle and Team Barbie, had been preparing for almost five months, and their talent, dedication and skill was illustrated in this final debate. This was an impromptu debate, where the students received the moot
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In partnership with Arts Out East, UXBRIDGE Arts & Culture, and Te Tuhi, the Howick Youth Council’s Youth Visual Art Showcase is back this year. They are showcasing the best of our young visual artists, between the ages of 18 – 24yrs living in East Auckland. Whether it be painting, sculpture, animation, photography, or mixed media,
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Our aspiring beginner musicians worked endlessly for the upcoming Playing In South Orchestra concert on the 27 August 2024, held in Manukau Auckland Stadium. They were required to learn the songs Strauss’ Radetsky March and Brahm’s Hungarian Dance No.6 Photo credit: Thomas Hamill. Now known as our future Festival Orchestra, in preparation for the upcoming
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Our junior Festival Choir performed at The Kids Sing in Parnell’s Holy Trinity Cathedral, bringing home a bronze award for their efforts. The event’s organisers were very impressed with our Year 7 and 8 choir for boasting a different student conductor for each of their three songs. Senior Choir music leaders Gianna Cordiero, Ariane Cordiero
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NZQA BEST ACTRESS – Kaylah Matano of Sancta Maria College for TAIMI! As an aspiring filmmaker, I decided to get in touch with Poporazzi Productions earlier this year, to find out when the next film festival was. Poporazzi Productions is an organisation that I was aware of for a couple of years, but just didn’t
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After their recent success in the Auckland Debating Quarterfinals at Dilworth College, our senior school team debated in the Auckland semi-finals on 27 August 2024 with Sofia Bryan, Bernadette-Rose Tominiko, and Jermaine Daclan argued the affirmative side of the moot, that ‘immigration to New Zealand should be decided by random ballot rather than by skilled
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Three of our students recently took a Level 1 Chamber Music exam with the New Zealand Music Examinations Board. Year 8 students Ceron Zheng and Damon Eu (violin), Year 10 student Ryan Massey, (clarinet), assisted by pianist Tomaz Zheng, performed Gershwin’s Summertime, a medley of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and ABBA’s Money, Money, Money. Their examiner
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On Tuesday, 13 August 2024, eight Year 11 and 12 students competed in the Auckland Debating Quarterfinals at Dilworth College. This consisted of the eight best teams in Auckland fighting for a place in the semi-finals. Representing our school, Sancta Maria 1 won their debate against St Dominics and will move on to the next
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The Auckland Jazz and Blues High School competition is an annual event for colleges around Auckland to compete and present their jazz bands and talents. Held at the Birkenhead RSA, this event is run by the Auckland Jazz and Blues Club. This year our school took three jazz combos and our Big Band to compete. Competing in
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