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Two huge wins for the Year 7 & 8 boys softball team was certainly something to celebrate, as the group put up a spirited effort at the recent South Eastern Zones Softball Tournament at Meadowlands Reserve.

We had two successful days at the Auckland Championships last week. The boys had a long first day playing 4 games. They had a strong first game against the Aorere College and just went down in a close two set game. They went on to grab one win from their pool over local rivals Ormiston Senior College.

Our track and field team had a great day at the Counties Manukau Secondary School championships last week. They produced a number of top 20 finishes and 8 championship performances.

In this series of articles we find out about our student leaders, their background, roles and ambitions. Today we feature our Sport Prefects, Holly Maunsell-Young and Graham Remedios.

Sancta Maria Primary and College had the privilege of hosting a conference for teachers about the future of education last Wednesday and Thursday. Teachers from all over New Zealand were invited to learn from the US Harvard professor Charles Fadel about the increasing presence of artificial intelligence (AI) in education. In addition, 5 students from both Elim Christian College and Sancta Maria College were lucky enough to attend the first day of the conference to represent the student perspective.

An enjoyable afternoon was had when all the international students were invited to play sports together in our gymnasium. It was an amazing opportunity for all the international students from different year levels to get to know each other and have fun.

One thousand years ago, Hape first landed at Te Puketāpapatanga a Hape in Ihumātao. This unique mountain can show geological evidence of the first Maori occupation.

On Thursday, the Year 11 Geography went on a trip to visit the Otuataua Stonefields which they have been studying for the past few weeks.

In this series of articles, we find out about our student leaders, their background, roles and ambitions. Today we feature our the Waitemata House Prefects, Josh Benito and Isabella Foliaki.

Sean Hancock is the student mastermind behind the recently formed Outdoor Club. Reporter Kayleigh Pieters interviewed Sean to find out what is happening and what are the plans for the future.

The school community gathered together in faith to observe the beginning of the Lenten season yesterday by celebrating Ash Wednesday. It was yet another successful and eye-opening experience.