As the much-anticipated KBB schools competition edges closer, the music groups from Sancta Maria College and Edgewater College held a warm-up concert to display their talents and hard work. Featuring our very own Big Band, Concert band, Symphonia, Festival Orchestra and Stage Band, there was a large variety of music to enjoy. As well as […]
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On 20 June 2023, the Sancta Maria College Senior Choir, otherwise known as Sanctus, sang three pieces at the Auckland Town Hall for the yearly ‘Big Sing’ competition. We sang Jubilate Deo, an acapella piece arranged by Kirby Shaw, Je sais vierge Marie by Jenny McLeod, and The More I See You by Mack Gordon.
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Wednesday 31 May 2023 marked a very memorable day for 45 Sancta Maria College music students. The annual APO discovery concert held in the town hall took students from around Auckland on a journey through the world exploring music and dance. Starting our journey off in France, the audience were introduced to an orchestral style
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The International student’s Northland trip was one of the events I was looking forward to most in Term 2. I was apprehensive to go at first, but it was a ‘once in a blue moon’ journey for me. I was delighted to venture outside of Auckland for the first time the day we left for
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As part of Writer’s Week (24-30 July 2023), senior students were very fortunate to have author Russell Meek come in to speak about his journey that inspired his book series “The Khalada Stone”, a fantastical Arabic-Nordic inspired four book series with a fifth one in the works. Holding several occupations ranging from writer to photographer
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Sancta Maria College and Botany Downs Secondary School joined us on stage for a mesmerising show of musical fusion on 22 June 2023, giving concertgoers an unforgettable evening. Our Symphonia performed La Califfa, the Concert Band performed bahumba and cloud dancing, our Festival Orchestra performed frolic, and Botany Downs took the stage to grace us
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Join us on Thursday 27 July 2023 from 6-8pm for an evening of sharing and learning. This is a chance for parents, students (of Year 10 and above) and whānau to meet our Heads of Departments and listen to mostly ex-students talk about their career pathway since leaving school. This year, this evening will replace
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Matariki is a celebration of the incoming Māori new year, celebrated across Aotearoa, and is a time of reflection and celebration. On the final day of term two, Sancta Maria College celebrated Matariki by participating in a whole school liturgy and numerous enjoyable, hands-on activities and performances. To begin the morning, all students headed to
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Connecting with nature is one of the best things we can do to help improve wellbeing and mood – combine this with pausing and taking a moment to notice what surrounds you, particularly birdlife, and you have a recipe for success. The school enjoyed a presentation in assembly on Tuesday, 27 June on how we
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During one of their rostered days off, the Year 13 Classics class took a trip to the Auckland War Memorial Museum. Currently in class, the students are studying the influences of Roman ideologies across different time periods and in different countries. Specifically, they have been looking at how the Pantheon’s architecture has inspired America through
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