On Monday Mrs Goddard ran a session in the Quiet Room on ‘Dealing with school and study stress’. This was followed on Tuesday by Jump Jam in the gymnasium at lunchtime. Our Wednesday our regular Mass in the Chapel, led by Fr Kevin Murphy, had a wellbeing theme, while earlier in the day there had […]
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On Tuesday it was South African Heritage Day, a public holiday in South Africa to celebrate the different cultures and the diversity of the country. To acknowledge this and to thank the staff for everything they do at the school and for taking care of the students, staff enjoyed traditional and typical South African food
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Another successful year flies by for the music department of Sancta Maria College as our talented musicians played their hearts out at the 2nd Annual Sancta Maria College Jazz Night. This year, the concert featured combos such as bronze winning groups Melomaniacs and Beginner Jazz Combo, silver winning groups Junior Jazz Orchestra and The Septapollos,
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Only five months into her weightlifting career, Year 10 student Brooke Gallagher is already moving up the national secondary school rankings. Brooke went to The Upper Hutt Weightlifting Club in Wellington for the recent secondary school tournament week to represent Sancta Maria College in weightlifting. In her first big competition Brooke achieved two personal bests,
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The vibrant colours of red, blue, yellow and green flooded Sancta Maria College as the students celebrated a new annual event, House Day. The Year 13 house prefects have created a day where all the students come to school dressed in their house colours. Kororareka (red), Waitemata (green), Hokianga (blue), and Akaroa (yellow). Students had
This year’s Cultural Festival will bring everyone together to celebrate our diverse cultures on Friday, October 18. Beginning with a Cultural Mufti Day it continues with a Traditional Costume Fashion Show, music and guest performances during the school day. At twilight there will be food stalls from 4.30-6.15pm, followed by a multitude of cultural performances
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Saturday was the big day for our Primo Orchestra, as they performed at the Lewis Eady Junior Music Contest at Ponsonby Primary School. The annual event saw us among 40 acts of primary and intermediate school age and our youngest orchestra, featuring Year 7 and 8 players (some of whom only started learning instruments this
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On Wednesday, our Year 11-13 Drama students headed to the ASB Waterfront Theatre to watch ‘Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead’. Tom Stoppard’s play made for a brilliant and curious experience, especially for the Year 13 students, as it their final theatre trip while at the College. True to the stylistic form of theatre of the
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At last night’s Family Mass we recognised those students who have gone above and beyond to answer our Lord’s call to serve, by awarding them Mother Teresa Service Medals. Homeroom teachers selected our recipients by weighing up the significance of the service, the amount of service, and the depth of their written reflection on their
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Service is a value that is greatly recognised here at Sancta Maria College. At the annual Family Mass, we rewarded and recognised the compassion and kindness demonstrated by our students in their various acts of service throughout the year. Though not everyone was congratulated publicly, there is no doubt that in the eyes of God
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