House Banner Competition

Congratulations to all four Houses for producing some fantastic banners for the House Banner Competition. The winners of the competition are as follows:

1st: Hillary
2nd: Sheppard
3rd: Rutherford
4th: Ngata

Year 12 RYDA Programme

On Wednesday 11 April, our Year 12 students attended the Rotary Young Driver Awareness (RYDA) course held at the Central Energy Trust Arena. The purpose of the course is to provide road safety information that challenges students to change the way in which they think about road safety, both as drivers and as passengers. This is the second year Awatapu has offered this course and it would not have been possible without generous sponsorship from Horizons, COGS and The Warehouse. Check out the Manawatu Standard article here.

Biology Trip to Wellington

Toward the end of Term One, a group of Year 13 Biology students and Senior International students travelled to Wellington to visit Te Papa and the Wellington Zoo. For the biologists, the visits provided an opportunity to explore aspects supporting their learning of evolution, and with the large number of primates visible at the zoo. Our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees, were cooperative and seemed to enjoy the sunny Wellington weather as much as the humans did. Not only was use made of the wide range of human ancestor skeletal material at the zoo school, but we were also privileged to be able to watch an anaesthetised gibbon receiving its biennial health check-up. For the International students, the visit was one of a range of opportunities the College provides for them to expand their kiwi experience and leave them with fond memories of NZ.

From The Board of Trustees

Due to the resignation of one of our Parent Representatives who has left the Manawatu, the Board of Trustees recently appointed Leigh Sage as a Parent Representative. This is in accordance with NZSTA criteria. If 10% or more of eligible voters ask that a by-election be held, the Board must hold a by-election within the required timeframe. At the same meeting, the Board of Trustees also co-opted Vili Igatia.

Badminton News

Congratulations to Christina Stuart who has been selected in the Central Regions No. 1 Team to compete at the 2018 Australasian U17 Championships, incorporating the team event (June Bevan Trophy) and the Individual Championships. This event will be held in Invercargill from 15-22 April 2018. As well as this, Christina has also retained her position as the top ranked female in the Manawatu U17 Team and has been selected in the Manawatu Division 5 Senior Team to take part in the North Island Inter-Association Tournament. Well done, Christina.

Congratulations also to William Feasey who has been selected in the Manawatu Division 5 Senior Team and the Manawatu U19 No. 2 Team.

Powerboat Champion

Congratulations to former student Mason Dunlop who was recently named New Zealand Powerboat Champion for his class at the NZPBA Nationals held in Rotorua. Mason convincingly won both of his heats to be awarded the overall title for the 2017/2018 season.