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Kia ora tātou e te whānau, Welcome to our final newsletter for 2023. The focus of the newsletter is academic achievement. 2023 has been a huge year for our students academically, with many remarkable achievements. Congratulations to every student who earned recognition at our Junior Prizegiving today. As you move into senior school, you will build on the impressive legacy of those before you. Special note must go to Nathan Appleton and Lucy Greene for earning first and second in Year 9, respectively. Congratulations to Rain Denyer for earning our Junior Proxime Accessit and Olivia Verryt, who took out our top Junior Award as Junior Dux for 2023. We celebrated our 2023 Graduation on Wednesday afternoon, farewelling our current Year 13s. This cohort of students has faced an interesting time through secondary school and has emerged as one of our strongest groups of students academically and in the co-curricular space. This year, our students have walked away with nearly half a million dollars worth of community and academic scholarships, proving their grit, commitment and contribution to Mount Maunganui College over the past five years. Lists of Scholarship awards and Junior Prizegiving recipients are available further along in this newsletter. We have also reproduced our list of students who have completed university papers this year, as the University of Canterbury has recently released their results. Congratulations to Sam Orsler, who scored 86 out of 90, and Luca Ririnui, who scored 89 out of 90 in the UC 199 Mathematics Paper. Both are exceptional results; based on this and their year of work, they earned an A+ average. Pivoting slightly, I acknowledge all students who made the most of Year 10 camps and Year 9 Activities this week. It was great to see so many students engaged pro-socially during this time, making the most of the opportunities, developing new skills and building positive relationships. Some of our camps were only possible because of our parents, who came along and shared their resources, time and expertise with our Year 10 Camps. I extend a sincere thank you to all of you. Finally, I would like to highlight the recent release of our school album. This is the fourth album we have released. It is filled with many genres and plenty of talented student work that will provide a great summer soundtrack. Enjoy a safe summer break.  |
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______________________________________________________________ SENIOR GRADUATIONCongratulations to the following university bursaries recipients: Toi Ohomai Secondary School Leavers Awards
University of Canterbury Scholarships
Massey University Scholarships
University of Otago Scholarships
University of Waikato Scholarships
COMMUNITY AWARDS
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______________________________________________________________ JUNIOR PRIZEGIVINGCongratulations to the following prize winners: AGGREGATE LEARNING CLASS
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______________________________________________________________ 2023 UNIVERSITY PAPERSCongratulations to the following Year 13 students, Unistart Trimester B and Full Year - University of Waikato:
Congratulations to Year 13 students, Canterbury of University
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______________________________________________________________ WRITING GROUP UPDATE
.... . .-.. .-.. --- . ...- . .-. -.-- -... --- -.. -.-- --..-- Can you decipher Morse Code? That’s a challenge the MMC Writing Group had to conquer, whilst simultaneously solving a riddle. Convening weekly, the Writing Group was launched in mid-2021 by Miss Flett, the Head of English at MMC. It has been run exceptionally well by our wonderful student leaders, Sarah Adlam and Jenna Adlington. The group has continued to grow exponentially; this year in particular saw a large number of up-and-coming writers join the group. The Writing Group regularly offers opportunities to share your writing with your fellow students, gaining personal feedback so you can continue to develop your pieces of writing. Whether you’re a confident writer or just beginning, the group is open to everyone. Contrary to what people often believe, the Writing Group doesn’t sit in silence for an entire lunchtime, hunched over pads of refill. We have a variety of creative and engaging challenges which offer many opportunities for the group to explore their creativity and gain confidence in their writing. Cycling between personal projects and group activities, writers of all year levels come together for a fun opportunity to learn, grow, and support each other. Over three years, we have participated in numerous activities exploring many genres and styles of writing. Group favourite challenges that we often repeat include unique murder mysteries, unconventional TED Talks, scripting advertisements, prompted stories, playwriting, two-sentence horror stories, and collaborative fiction. As well as lunchtime activities, the Writing Group encourages participation in writing competitions, and we invite guest speakers to share their writing journeys with those willing to listen. Here is a snippet of writing from one of the group’s members, Elliot Melville. Elliot recently published his first poetry book, ‘No Hard Feelings’, which can be found in the Mount Maunganui College library. Breathe, by Elliot Melville The weight of dread |
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2024 Term Dates (click to view)
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