A beautiful sunset, hidden behind grey clouds could be seen as the year 13 students from Sancta Maria College arrived at Eastern beach. Students arrived at 7 am and headed to Willow Park Christian camp. The wet weather prevented the students from having what would have been a mass on the beach, watching the sun […]
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On Saturday, Stella Cranwell, Jennifer Zeng, and Samara Anubhav had the privilege of participating in the UN Youth Training Hui for High School Ambassadors. These 3 students have been offered a leadership role to spread awareness of global affairs in Sancta Maria College. Therefore, Saturday was an opportunity to learn about how they can fully
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They say that it is good to both start and end with a song and five singers from Sancta Maria College have done just that. Three of our singers signed off 2020’s musical activities by giving a performance at Our Lady Star of the Sea’s open evening. Senior Choir members Hannah Dangatan, Harini Pushpakumar and
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A good way to end off this year was to recognise and acknowledge the many achievements of the Year 7 and 8 students in our annual prizegiving. We congratulate the following students for their achievements in specific areas and for winning the Year 7 and 8 trophies for this year. Sportswoman of the Year
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2020 has been a challenging year for patients and staff at Totara Hospice. While volunteers were off duty for most of the year due to the COVID-19 restrictions, some students and staff at Sancta Maria College have still managed to catch up in between lockdowns, and in the last few weeks of Term 4 to
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Year 9 and 10 Prizegiving recognised the hard work and dedication of several junior students. Major Prize recipients were: Sportswoman: Anais Bebleman Sportsman: Morgan Baker Cultural Girl: Aloyze Tafu Cultural Boy: Benjamin Botting St Catherine Award: Jennifer Zeng Navigator Award: Alexandria Lazatin During this event the Junior Kapa Haka, Junior Music Groups – Jazz
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“What will you bring to your family this Christmas? Hopefully, hope, love, faith and peace” – HoD of Religious Education, Mr Tamayo. On the final day of school, Sancta Maria College celebrated its annual Christmas Liturgy. As a cohort, we managed to witness the joy Christmas brings into lives, and reflected on the effort that
After a week of activities and outings, the Year 9 EOTC week finished with a film making competition. The students were given 4 hours to shoot and edit a 1 minute film. It was an exciting way to bring out the creative side of Year 9. They were grouped in their PBL (Project Based Learning)
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The Year 9 started their week of learning outside the classroom with cleaning the Otara Creek Underpass on Te Irirangi Drive. After learning about the topic ‘Ecology’ in Science, and ‘Caring for God’s Creation’ in Religious Education, we teamed up with the Manukau Beautification Charitable Trust with cleaning up the underpass, while also gathering service
On the 28th November, after a long camp, the Year 10 French Class went out to celebrate the year with a dinner. Eating at a restaurant in St Heliers called ‘La Fourchette’ (meaning, ‘The Fork’), it had everything one could desire. Only allowed to speak in French, the students had a grand time! With snails, duck liver, pears, and baguettes as our Entrees, and with pizza,
