Welcome to term two.

I would like to open by extending my sincere gratitude to those students who represented the school at the ANZAC services last Friday. Special thanks to Head Boy Lucah Morresey and Student Leader Jess Sheaff for their meaningful speeches at the Civic Memorial Service, and to Lyla Courtney for her beautiful renditions of the Australian and New Zealand national anthems at the Dawn Service. It was a strong showing from Mount Maunganui College on the day, and it was a privilege to have witnessed it. It was also wonderful to see other students representing their youth military units throughout the ceremonies, including at the Chiefs' game on Friday night.

There have been some very impressive sporting results, with many sports having national events over the break. Special congratulations to our Girls' 3x3 Basketball team for taking out the national title. The 21-13 result in the final against St Andrew's College underscored the girls' dominance in this event. Our boys were also represented and narrowly lost a very hard-fought semi-final. Thanks to all of our coaches and volunteers who supported our students over the break. A full round-up of recent results is available below.

This Thursday, over 50 students from around the region descended on Mount Maunganui College for the Model United Nations event. This is the second time we've hosted this event, and I want to extend a huge thank you to Year 13 student Maggie Reaves for organising it. Congratulations to all Mount Maunganui College students involved.

Well done to Head Girl Sienna Lagerberg, Montana Cullwick, Skye Faile, and Milan Brown on their recent dance success with Space Studio. Sienna earned the Dancer of the Year Award. A full update is available below.

Term two is an important term for students as they should be well settled into their subjects and making academic progress. Year 10s and some Year 11s are working toward the NCEA Common Assessment Activities, and seniors should see their credit tally increase toward their respective NCEA goals. Families can support their children by checking in regularly with them about their academic progress. This can be as simple as asking them how many credits they have and how many are available throughout the term. If your child can’t explain or show you how they're progressing, that's a good indicator to get in touch with us here at school. Your first port of call is the subject teacher, followed by Raukura teacher, Dean and Senior Leader.

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The following eight weeks are a busy time with Arts, Sports, Cultural, and Academic programmes in full swing. It is vital that we work together to ensure our young people balance the competing demands of an active schedule.

Here’s to another great term.

Ngā mihi,

Alastair Sinton
Principal

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CONGRATULATIONS …

ProTeam's Stellar Performances at Auckland Competitions

Over the school holidays, the Space Hip Hop crew, ProTeam, showcased their incredible talent on the national stage, competing in two major competitions in Auckland. This talented group includes our Head Girl, Sienna Lagerberg, as well as Montana Cullwick, Skye Faile, and Milan Brown.

ProTeam’s first achievement came at the World Dance Crew Championships, where they placed an impressive 2nd in the Youth Super Crew division, securing silver medals in a highly competitive field.

Just days later, ProTeam triumphed at the Hip Hop International World Qualifiers, winning first place in the Junior Varsity Mega Crew division. This victory earned them the honour of representing New Zealand at the World Championships in Phoenix, Arizona, in July – an incredible opportunity to showcase their talent on a global stage.

Sienna Lagerberg, our talented Head Girl, was awarded Junior Varsity Dancer of the Year by the judges, a well-deserved recognition for her outstanding performance and dedication.

We are incredibly proud of Sienna, Montana, Skye, and Milan for their achievements and wish them the best of luck as they prepare to represent New Zealand at the World Championships! Their hard work, dedication, and passion for dance continue to inspire us all.

SPORTS NEWSLETTER Dan Meade
Director of Sport

Kia ora koutou,

The best place to get all the information regarding muster and trial dates is the daily notices. Although we encourage students to take responsibility for themselves, parents and caregivers can access these at:
https://www.mmc.school.nz/NEWS-1/Daily-Notices.

Off-field Sports Uniforms
Off-field sports uniforms are available online at
https://mountmaunganuicollege.nzuniforms.com/catalog/mmc-sports-uniform-1106695.htmx
or in store at 94 Elizabeth Street. It is important to have all our sports players looking the part and we encourage students to buy a long sleeve or short sleeve tee and / or hoodie if they don’t already have an off-field uniform.

Sponsorship
A massive thank you to our amazing group of sponsors who make a genuine difference to our school sports programme. Please reach out on danm@mmc.school.nz if you’re interested in joining our sponsorship team who make a genuine difference to sport at Mount Maunganui College. We have a range of packages and sponsor benefits available and would love to hear from you.

High Achievers
Congratulations Mani Catanach on some great results at NZSS Canoe Slalom Champs held in Twizel over the holidays.

Gold in the senior boys C1 teams category
Silver in the senior boys K1 teams category
Bronze in the senior boys freestyle category.

Olivia Verryt and Bella Davoren have been selected in the New Zealand Surf Lifesaving Junior Squad. Well done, girls.

What’s been happening?
Tauranga U18 Hockey Squads
Congratulations to all Mount Maunganui College students who made the Tauranga Under 18 Rep teams
U18 Men's Team
Frank Danby
Hezekiah Gould

U18 Men’s Development Team
Ollie Gillingham
Corban Wilson

U18 Women’s Team
Riley Ramshaw
Eva Watherston

U18 Women’s Development Team
Mila Watherston

NZSS Div 2 Water polo Champs
Our MMC boys and girls water polo teams competed over Easter weekend in the Div 2 NZSS Water Polo tournament in Hamilton/Cambridge.

There was huge success across the tournament, with our girls finishing 4th and boys bringing home the silver medal.

NZSS 3x3 Basketball Champs
Our senior boys and senior girls 3x3 Basketball teams competed in the National Champs held in Tauranga over the holidays. The teams performed incredibly well with the boys finishing fourth in the country and the girls securing the national title. This is a magnificent achievement and a great springboard into the winter basketball season.

NZSS Sailing Champs
Congratulations to our school sailing team who attended NZSS Sailing Champs for the first time. They came 5th in the silver fleet, a great achievement, sailing very strongly against stiff competition.

NISS Mountain Biking Champs
NISS MTB Champs were held in Tauranga at the beginning of the school holidays. We sent a large team and they raced well.

RESULTS
XCO
Ellie Renwick - Under 15 - 12th
Mayson Snow - Under 15 - 6th

DH
Ryder Hall - Under 15 - 31st
Enzo Graham - Under 16 - 44th
Miles O’Neill - Under 16 - 17th

ENDURO
Mayson Snow - Under 15 - 30th
Ryder Hall - Under 15 - 45th
Enzo Graham - Under 16 - 13th
Miles O’Neill - Under 16 - 17th
Reid Smith - Under 16 - 43rd
Toby Bowling - Under 16 - 49th
Ellie Davis - Under 17 - 7th
Christopher Harte - Under 17 - 22nd

Swimming
Congratulations to Ryleigh McEwan who was 1st overall Intermediate Male in the 2025 BOPSS Swimming Champs and Mackenzie Jury who was 2nd overall Intermediate Female. Mount Maunganui College placed 2nd school overall.

What’s coming up?
Cambridge High School Exchange
Unfortunately, the Cambridge High School Exchange, which was scheduled for the last week of term one, was postponed due to bad weather. We will now travel over to Cambridge on Tuesday 6 May.

Move Well
The school “Move Well” day and cross country is being held at school next Thursday 8 May, led by the PE Department. The day allows our competitive athletes to compete and puts a modern spin on the traditional cross country for the non-competitive runners as they can walk or run in gumboots to gain extra house points, while also raising funds and awareness for the mental health charity, Gumboot Friday. Sign up information will be in the notices early next week.

J. I Manihera Golf Tournament
This will be held on 6 May at the Kawerau Golf Club. Sign up at the Sports Office.

BOPSS Mountain Biking Championships
Summerhill will host the BOPSS MTB Champs on 16 and 17 May. We currently have thirteen riders registered and registrations are still open.

BOPSS Cross Country Champs
BOPSS Cross Country Champs will be held at Waipuna on Wednesday 14 May. The top five runners in each division at our school cross country will be invited to attend.

Winter Sports Season
Best of luck to all our winter sports teams as they kick their season off this week or next.

Social Media
Please follow us on;

Facebook: Mount Maunganui College Sport
Instagram: Mount Maunganui College Sport

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UNIFORM

Thanks to all our families who ensure our students head off to school in the correct school uniform. We know you have high expectations of how our students present themselves, so we appreciate your support.

Occasionally, students present to school in incorrect uniforms, and it can be disappointing for staff to have to start the day by having a negative conversation with a student about uniforms.

Here are some reminders to help ensure your child has a positive start to the day:

Uniform guidelines.
As per the Board approved uniform the school skirt is not to have the length modified (eg shortened).
If sandals are worn they must be black and have a back strap.
If shoes are worn they must be completely black and polishable.
Please ensure your child also adheres to our jewellery standards. No septums or rings are permitted on the face.
Eyelash extensions are not permitted.
We would like to remind families that only Mount Maunganui College trousers are to be worn. These can only be purchased from NZ Uniforms.
Students can wear a non-regulation waterproof jacket to and from school on wet days.
Discipline and defiance procedures will be used to deal with ongoing uniform issues if not resolved promptly.

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VEHICLE SAFTEY

Kia ora Students and Whanau

If your child drives to school in their car or on their motorbike/ moped, please have a conversation with them about the appropriate use of their vehicle.

We have noticed a few things at school.
Students on restricted licenses are bringing passengers to and from school.
Students on mopeds are taking up multiple parks around the streets when there is a designated area for mopeds.
A small number of students are not following road rules when leaving school, particularly in Macville Park, which poses a danger to themselves and others, often speeding or swerving between cars on scooters.

A reminder that our school area is very busy at the beginning and end of each day with neighbouring primary schools, early childcare centres and many members of the public. It is great to see our students working towards and obtaining their licence, but that also comes with great responsibility.

Our priority is keeping our students and those who use adjoining roads safe, so we appreciate your support with this.

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SCHOOL ACCESS AND VISITOR PARKING

We acknowledge that the new school development will mean additional difficulties for some families accessing the school during drop off and pick up times.

The previous ‘main’ school carpark has now only one point of entry and exit, thereby making it inappropriate for drop off and pick ups and is now restricted to visitor parking only. If you do have to use this gate when visiting the school, be mindful of cars entering and exiting. See the map below that designates visitor parking.

The new staff carpark now has barrier arms and is limited to staff parking only. The arms will be down from 7:30 am through to 3:20 pm during weekdays. Outside of these hours the carpark will remain open to all.

If you plan on picking up and dropping off your child before and after school, this needs to happen on the surrounding streets.

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ATTENDANCE MATTERS

Please see attached the revised attendance codes from the Ministry of Education, which have come into full effect this year. You will see that these attendance codes now fall into the three categories.

The only category contributing to our student's present attendance percentage is the codes under “Present for ½ day calculations”.

The other codes under “Justified absence” and “Unjustified absence” do not contribute towards the Ministry of Education’s present percentage. This allows schools and whānau to see an accurate indication of a student's presence at school.

Helpful links:

Guidance for Parents and Caregivers - Knowing if your child is well enough to go to school

Student Attendance - A guide for parents and caregivers

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SCHOOL BUS SERVICE

This is a reminder to families that the school has a very efficient bus service. This service will ensure your child arrives at school on time and is ready for period 1 classes.

While students can use the commercial bus service free during school hours provided they have a BEE card they cannot guarantee that they will arrive ready for an 8.45 am start. Many of these services mean that students are missing up to 30 minutes of learning time each day.

Please encourage your child to use the school buses each day. This may mean they need to leave the house earlier, but it guarantees they are ready for the start of school.

Up-to-date information on the school buses is on the school website https://www.mmc.school.nz/key-info/bus-information

The afternoon buses leave the school grounds promptly at 3pm each day. The 712a buses are now arriving at 3 pm and the later one arrives at approximately 3.10pm.

Clarifying Bee Card changes – No action needed right now

How you travel or how your Bee Card works today is not changing right now.

The update to Bee Card terms and conditions is just to prepare for the future introduction of Motu Move, the new national public transport payment system.

What does this mean for you?

You can keep using your Bee Card as usual – no action is required.
Bay of Plenty won’t transition to Motu Move until later in 2025 – we’ll provide you with plenty of notice before any changes take effect.
When the Bee Card scheme is eventually replaced, new payment options will include:
- Contactless debit or credit card
- Digital payments on mobile phones and smart watches (including Apple Pay and Google Pay)
- A prepaid Motu Move card

What do you need to do now?

Keep using your Bee Card as normal – nothing is changing yet.
If you keep a higher balance on your Bee Card, may want to consider running it down to avoid any inconvenience when we do transition later in 2025.

For now, there’s nothing you need to do - just keep travelling with your Bee Card as usual.

For more information on Motu Move go to motumove.govt.nz

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HONOURS BOARDS

Mount Maunganui College is looking to display our past achievements.

If you are a former student or know of someone who represented New Zealand or earned a national title while attending Mount Maunganui College and would like your name displayed, please complete the Google form.

We are also interested in former students who have represented New Zealand or earned a national title as adults.

While all information is appreciated, we are particularly interested in information from the 1960s to 2000.

All submissions must include any verification possible to ensure the information is correct. Achievements can be in Sports, Arts, Culture or Academia.

HONOURS BOARD LINK

CONGRATULATIONS …

UNIFORM

VEHICLE SAFTEY

SCHOOL ACCESS AND VISITOR PARKING

ATTENDANCE MATTERS

SCHOOL BUS SERVICE

STUDENT ID PHOTOS

HONOURS BOARDS

ALUMNI

KEY DATES