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Kate Sung claimed three top three finishes in the New Zealand National Karate Championship held in Auckland on July 14.

While most students were relaxing and catching up on lost sleep during the holidays, Enzo Ropers was away in Samoa refereeing touch rugby in the Pacific Games. He refereed in the gold medal mixed game and the Men’s bronze medal playoff.

Guiding teenagers through the various career and study options available to them in the modern world can be a challenge. They see so many choices and hear different views from peers and others – it can be hard to know how to decide what is right for them.

AIMS Games fundraising went well on Sunday outside the school auditorium. The weather was good and we had a great sales team and response from Mass-goers. We made a profit of $484.00 in 3 hours, serving both the 8:30 and 10:30 Masses.

This last weekend the North Island Schools orienteering event was held in Hawkes Bay, with approximately 30 schools and more than 300 competitors attending the gruelling 3 day event.

Although the holiday tempo is still on with lazy mornings and sleep ins, the Year 7 and 8 netball players woke up early Saturday morning to get ready for their netball game. Some teams had organized training during the holidays to hone the players skills.

Year 9 student, 13-year-old Olivia Selemaia, has won double gold in the Commonwealth and Oceania Youth Championships being held at the Pacific Games in Samoa.

On Friday, July 5, 8GNS had a delicious Obentoo Japanese lunch. We had chosen our order and Kevern Sensei brought it in for us at Friday lunch time in CU1. I ordered a chicken teriyaki bento box with two spring rolls, 1 dumpling, rice, pasta and delicious marinated chicken teriyaki.

Wow what a movie! Today the Year 8s had our Pink Day reward. We got to watch a movie and have either a shared lunch or pizza.

From US politics to Nazi Germany, Sancta Maria College’s two Year 13 history scholarship students spent Wednesday learning about the role of populism as a historical force. Zoe Chou and Danica Loulie-Wijtenburg joined with students from 28 other Auckland schools to discuss, analyse and dissect this provocative topic at the University of Auckland’s (UoA) Social Sciences Building. This fantastic event was organised by the Auckland History Teachers’ Association in conjunction with the UoA student-led History Society.