In the early hours of Tuesday, the 22 June, Sanctus Choir were buzzing with excitement and nerves as they loaded onto the bus. Headed towards the Town Hall for the Big Sing Regionals, the major event that Sanctus has been working towards for the year. After a quick refresh the singers were seated and watched […]
Two Level 3 Biology classes were given the opportunity to attend Massey University for a hands-on experience in a science lab. There, they had the chance to perform Gel Electrophoresis, which was a technique they learnt for an Internal Standard in Term 1. This technique is used to separate DNA into fragments according to their
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Starting mid Term 2, our Young Vinnies team organized a can drive for Auckland St Vincent De Paul Society. With amazing promotion, some volunteers went around every second homeroom to collect these cans! As a bonus to this, every person who brought in 5 cans received a house point and the homeroom with the most
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On Wednesday the Year 12s had the privilege to hear from Mohammed, an Islamic teacher. This visit from the Islamic community was to educate us about their religion. The Year 12s are to compare and contrast Catholicism and a chosen religion for our internal assessment. The Islamic religion is among the options. The main focus
On Tuesday the 22nd of June, from 6:15pm till 8pm the majority of year 11-13 students arrived at the Sancta Maria auditorium. Inside there were stalls with information on any career option you could imagine; from trades, to university courses, to priesthood, to makeup. As well as many stalls, there were talks hosted by the
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On Monday, 17th of May, the year 10s had an new retreat experience! This retreat was definitely different from any other previous retreats which had been about team building with our new homeroom. This year’s focus was on building our faith and understanding God’s love for us. For this discovery of God’s love, we were
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Students were quickly lining up, eager to start Sancta Maria’s new cross country course! the track was 3km long with interesting turns and scenery. Everyone was dressed in their house colours, making the school so bright and colourful! Teachers and staff were placed throughout the course, encouraging students to keep going and try their hardest.
A long hour trip to SnowPlanet, with all the year 13 PE Studies students crammed into the three school vans. A day full of laughter, with lots of falls during their time skiing orsnowboarding. Many of the students had never skied or snowboarded before, so having this lesson really helped them get the hang of
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Friday 4th of June brought along the much-anticipated Year 12 Leisure and Recreation Day. This is a part of the Level 2 Social Responsibility standard, where students are assessed on their levels of leadership, participation, and self-direction. Students were split up into PE classes and rotated between three exciting activities throughout the day, consisting of
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The 40 Hour Famine is fast-approaching, where the first fundraiser took place at Bunnings with the sought-out Sausage Sizzle! Starting on a chilly 8 am, the lead students of the 40 Hour Famine Student Committee attracted customers with their smiling faces and groovy music. With tongs in hand, 300 sausages were cooked up for hungry
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