Term 1 2015
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Principal
Mr Gary Moore
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Principal’s Message
Mr Gary Moore
Top Scholars 2014
Associate Principal
Ms Judy Farrar
Deputy Principal
Mr Bryce Wills
Deputy Principal
Ms Moira Kopittke
Achievements
Woolf Fisher Fellowship
Prime Minister’s Award
Youth Ambassadorship
Events
Deputy Principal
Mr Carl Gibbons
Director of Internationals
Mrs Miriam Sprague
Dean of Internationals
Mrs Julie Sibthorpe
Year 9 Dean
Mr Michael Tan
Subjects
Drama
Showdown Awards
Special Education
Year 10 Dean
Mr Darren White
Wider Living Week
Year 11 Dean
Mrs Fiona Bridges
Sport
Sports Dinner
Touch Tournament
Rutherford Happenings
respect understanding tolerance
honesty excellence responsibility
fairplay opportunities reliability
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Year 12 Dean
Miss Rosie Simpson
Year 13 Dean
Ms Lindy Cumming
Director of Deans
Mrs Lee-Anne Taylor
On the cover :
Students whitewater rafting
on the Tongariro River during
Wider Living Week.
Photo: Rafting New Zealand
Principal’s Message
2015 Year 9
Principal Gary Moore with BoT Chairman Derek Van Beynen Photo/ Mr Beguely
Dear Parents, Caregivers and the Wider Rutherford College Community.
Academic Progress
Congratulations to all students who were acknowledged at both junior and senior
prizegivings at the end of Term 4.
At senior prizegiving the following students picked up the award as the top academic student for their year group;
Year 11 Maria Lisaca
Year 12 Oxana Repina and Abby Shen (first equal)
Year 13
Peter Robinson and Carlin Osborne (joint Dux Litterarum)
At junior prizegiving the following students were awarded most promising
students in the year group;
Year 9 Boy Reuben He
Year 9 Girl Jessica Bridges
Year 10 Boy Sang Hyun Kim
Year 10 Girl Shelley Huggins
Head Prefects for 2015
The two students selected to lead the student body for 2015 are Niamh Swannack
and Mitchell Bridges. They both fully deserve the award of Head Girl and Head Boy
respectively. Niamh and Mitchell have Te Atatu and the Rutherford College community pulsing in their veins.
They have a strong leadership team to support them with Abby Shen and Ruth
Huang as Deputy Head Girls and Tain Ducat and Sang Woo Kim as Deputy Head Boys.
It is my pleasure to welcome our new
Year 9 students and their families and
whanau. Expectations are that we are
nice to each other, we understand the
importance of manners and we work
hard and strive for personal excellence
in all that we do. There is a further expectation that you get involved in activities
and events outside the classroom so that
you can fully enjoy the holistic learning
environment that provides a wonderful
foundation for our school.
Successful, happy people live with
integrity, which involves being honest
with others and most importantly with
the person in the mirror; it is upon that
person’s judgement that you must pass.
Live with courage. The type of courage
I mean is moral courage: having the
strength to do what you know to be
right.
We want you to enjoy your five years
and leave knowing who you are, where
you are from and what you believe in,
and never compare yourself to the best
others can be – always be the best you
can be.
A final message to remember is that
excellence is not an act but a habit and
you build up trust and respect one day
at a time. Nobody is born good or great;
it is their choices that determine this
outcome. We should all aspire to be GRP,
Great Rutherford People.
Best wishes
Gary Moore
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Junior Top Scholars
top scholars
Most Promising Junior Students
These students, by their attitude, commitment to their
studies, involvement in the wider school programme and
community activities show most promise of achievement and
service.
Year 9 Boy Reuben HE
Year 9 Girl
Jessica BRIDGES
Year 10 Boy Sang Hyun KIM
Year 10 Girl Shelley HUGGINS
Top Junior Academic Scholars
Based on a grade point average of 90% + in their end of year
exams (English, Maths, Science and Social Studies) the following students have achieved the distinction of being the top
academic scholars of their year group
Senior Top Scholars
Year 11
Maria Lisaca
First in Economics
First in English Prize Donated by Aba Books
Merit in Art
Merit in History
Te Atatu Bible Chapel Award
for the Top Year 11 Student
Oxana Repina
Photo/ Mr Raine
Year 12 (First equal) Oxana Repina First Equal in English
First in Geography
First in Physics
First in Year 13 Biology
First in Year 13 Chemistry
Merit in Mathematics
The Terry Laver Cup for Excellence in Science
Joint Top Year 12 Student
sponsored by Grant Allen Plumbing
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Year 9
Georgia BERRY
Oliver BONNER-HUTTON
Jessica BRIDGES
Reuben HE
Meg NOWAK
Harry OLDHAM
Year 10
Leo BALLANTYNE
Lucky DAO
Cross GARCIA
Brendan GUMTAU-RYAN
Rawiri HOHEPA
Ada HOR
Tanvi KEMKAR
Rex KENNEDY
Sang Hyun KIM
Jennifer LOWE
Kelly LUO
Morgan O’LOUGHLIN
Zara OSBORNE
Sabrina WONG
Top Junior Scholar 2013
100% GPA across core and option subjects
Kelly LUO
Year 12 (First equal) Abby Shen First Equal in Chinese
First in Computer Programming
First in Year 13 Calculus
First in Year 13 Physics
First in Year 13 Statistics
Merit in Year 13 English
Joint Top Year 12 Student
sponsored by Grant Allen Plumbing
Abby Shen Photo/Mr Raine
Joint Dux Litterarum
Carlin Osborne Merit in Chemistry
Merit in Physics
Merit in Calculus
Merit in Statistics
Eric Clark Award for Dux Litterarum
Joint Dux Litterarum
Peter Robinson Aurelian Cup for
First in Classical Studies
Merit in English
Eric Clark Award for Dux Litterarum
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Special Prizes
Graham Cowley Award for Dux Ludorum Brahm Richards
Graham Cowley Award for Dux Artium Petmal Lam
Litsa Shaw Memorial Award for Contribution to School
ProductionsFiona Smith
Doug Tawhiti Award for All Round Contribution to the
SchoolAngelia Maligi
Contribution to the Māori Cultural Group
Senior: Wiremu Paniora
Junior: Ezra Pirika & Peter Purukamu
Lion’s Club Award
Cathy Han
Eric Clark Award for Head Students
Deputy Head Boys Manil Ballu & Travis Hansen
Senior Oratory Awards
Year 11
Kristin Paulse
Year 12
Niamh Swannack
Year 13
Kimberleigh Murray
Rutherford Family Trophy of Excellence in Original
Scientific Research
Stephanie Murphy
Deputy Head Girls
Kimberleigh Murray & Annika Van Vliet
Head Boy Head Girl Renata Ioane
Angelia Maligi
Cliff Edmeades Commemorative Scholarship
Corey Wadsley
Rutherford College Values Awards
Year 11Georgia Muller
Year 12
Mohammed Al-Diery
Year 13 Do Hee Kim
Scholarships
Rotary Scholarship
Abby Shen
Smith and Partner Law Scholarship
Kimberleigh Murray
Unitec Success Pack Scholarships
Hiral Patel, Stacey Collis
Unitec Partner School Scholarship
Lauren Jarman
The Trusts Community Foundation Non-Degree
Scholarships
Diego Echeveste Silvera
Sam Hutton
Chas Dunsmore
The Trusts Community Foundation Academic Scholarships
Janelle Callaghan
Cathy Han Stephanie Murray
Nigya Pokhrel
Carlin Osborne
Caitlin Taylor
Nijal Topiwala
Victoria University Excellence Scholarships
Yotam Zionov Do Hee Kim
University Of Waikato Vice-Chancellor’s Academic
Excellence School Leaver’s Scholarship
Kimberleigh Murray
Kimberleigh Murray Photo/Mr Raine
Auckland University of Technology Vice Chancellor’s
Scholarship
Emma Gordon
University Of Auckland Jubilee Award
Corey Wadsley
University of Auckland Award for top Māori or Pasifika
Student Angelia Maligi
University of Auckland Faculty of Business and Economics
Scholarship
Kimberleigh Murray
University of Auckland Scholarship Peter Robinson
Outstanding Cultural Performers
Do Hee Kim, Fiona Smith and Petmal Lam Photo/Mr Raine
The cultural awards dinner was held in the school hall in late
October. Over 70 students recieved awards.
Highest contribution to Performing Arts
Do Hee Kim
Performer of the Year
Junior Female
Emily Parkinson
Junior Male
Sang Hyun Kim
Senior Female
Fiona Smith
Senior Male
Izak Kennedy
Dux Artium
Petmal Lam
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Joint Dux Litterarum: Carlin Osborne
Carlin is self-motivated and
Joint Dux Litterarum: Peter Robinson
Peter is an exceptional aca-
has developed excellent time
demic and his talent is peerless
management and independent
within the cohort. He is an
learning skills and this coupled
outstanding academic who
with his desire to produce his
combines top academic ability
personal best has produced top
with a passion for the pursuit of
academic results in NCEA Level
personal excellence in all that he
1 and 2. At Level 1 and 2 he
does.
endorsed with Excellence and
Peter’s academic per for-
already has Level 3 endorsed
mance throughout his five
with Excellence. One of the
years at Rutherford College has
most impressive facets of Carlin’s
always resulted in him being at
success has been that he has
the top of his year group. His
continued to improve and his commitment to continual improve-
performance in ICAS examinations and equivalent external compe-
ment is the key to his ongoing success.
titions always has him featuring in the top 1%. He achieved NCEA
Carlin has embraced the opportunity to be involved in the wider
Level 1 and 2 with Excellence and has already achieved Level 3
life of the school having played tennis and squash for the school. It
with Excellence. He is pursuing six individual subjects in the NZQA
is in football where his sporting passion lies and he has been an inte-
Scholarship examinations.
gral part of our successful 1st XI during the past two seasons. Carlin
In sport he has represented the school in Football, Squash and the
is also a passionate and talented musician who has represented the
Get to Go Challenge. He was Intermediate Athletic Champion and has
school at the Smokefree Rockquest on a number of occasions. He has
been a finalist in the Orienteering Sprint series in the past three years.
performed extensively at various school shows and events including
He is a talented musician, playing the piano accordion and is also
LUV Music, School Production and Rutherford Day.
in the school’s Choir and A Capella group. He is part of a five piece
In addition, he has been a peer mentor in the STARS mentoring
ensemble/band called Books in the Wild within the school who have
programme for younger students. His leadership and all-round con-
regularly performed with distinction at school events. Peter some-
tribution to the school were rewarded with the office of prefect for
how has also found the time to develop himself as an artist and has
2014. He has been part of an exceptional student leadership group.
had his work exhibited recently at the Piha Art Gallery.
Dux Ludorum: Brahm Richards
Dux Artium: Petmal Lam
Brahm Richards has had
Petmal Lam is an actor,
another remarkable year across
dancer and singer. In his time at
multiple sporting codes in
Rutherford he has been involved
2014 and this has seen him be
in productions, studio shows,
awarded with the Dux Ludorum
Luv Music concerts, Samoan
award.
Group, Ruthervocals and Earnest
It is rare for a Year 12 student
Rutherfordian choir, the Sheilah
to be chosen for this award, but
Winn Shakespeare festival, and
few would argue with the deci-
the You Dance Festival. Oh, also
sion. Brahm is the New Zealand
Bring It On, Collegiality, Tempo
age group champion in both
Dance festival, the Big Sing, and
Judo and Wrestling.
Rutherford’s Got Talent.
In March 2014, he picked up
Petmal also assumes a lead-
two Gold medals and a Silver at the Oceania Wrestling Championships
ership role in the school. He has served in the Pasifika Students
in American Samoa.
Association, and somehow found time to be a prefect as well! He
On the back of these results, Brahm was selected to represent New
Zealand at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China in August.
is a positive role model and takes pride in showing people that it’s
“okay to be different.”
The competition was incredibly tough, but gave Brahm an idea of
In 2013, he won the AMI Showdown award for Best Male Soloist
what it is going to take to be successful when he hopefully competes
in a Minor Role for his role in the school production of The Wedding
at future Olympic and Commonwealth Games.
Singer.
Recently, he was again awarded with a Don Oliver Youth Sport
Petmal is described as bright, creative, passionate, kind, honest
Foundation Scholarship, this year upgraded to Silver from Bronze in
and non-judgemental. He is an outstanding performer and a worthy
2013. Alongside these fantastic achievements, he still found time to
recipient of the Dux Artium title.
be part of the 1 XI Football team and perform very well academically.
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s ta ff ach i e v e m en t s
Woolf Fisher Fellowship
Photo/ Mr Beguely
The Board of Trustees is thrilled to announce that
Principal Gary Moore has received a prestigious Woolf
Fisher Fellowship.
The Woolf Fisher Trust was established in 1960 by Mr Woolf Fisher for
the advancement of Scientific and General Education. Mr Fisher was
a very successful industrialist who together with Mr Maurice Paykel
founded Fisher & Paykel in the early 30’s.
Since 1961 the Woolf Fisher Trust has awarded fellowships to outstanding Secondary Principals. The Fellowship awards are made by a
process of confidential recommendation from several sources such as
Board of Trustees of selected well performing schools and past Woolf
Fisher fellows.
The Fellowship allows Principals to travel overseas for an extended
period. As part of this award Mr Moore will be attending a seven day
leadership course at the Principals’ Centre, Harvard Graduate School
of Education, Cambridge, Boston.
The Board recognises this is a huge honour for Mr Moore and are
extremely proud he has been rewarded for his hard work and enthusiasm. More importantly this award is recognition of the fantastic work
that has taken place in the school over a number of years by our teaching and support staff. Derek van Beynen
Chairperson
North & South Photography Win
Mr Steve Beguely, HoF Social Sciences, who retired
at the end of 2014, will be remembered not only for
his presence in the geography classroom but also for
his photography. Mr Beguely was an ubiquitous presence at school events and his photographs provide a
moving record of the life of the school.
Dancers perform ReloadPhoto/ Mr Beguely
Mr Beguely
In 2014, Mr Beguely entered North & South
Magazine’s ‘Essence of New Zealand’ photography
competition. His entry was a stunning photo taken at
the second Studio Show of the year and featured Year
12 Dance students performing Miss Exeter’s choreography ‘Reload’.
Mr Beguely writes, “The piece was called Reload and was based on
the idea of new beginnings and the sunrise. The school is located in
Te Atatu, meaning The Dawn, so in many ways the shot epitomises the
school and our vibrant, multicultural community.”
The photo appeared in the calendar that came with the December
2014 issue of North and South.
We cannot reprint Mr Beguely’s winning photo here for copyright
reasons but he has kindly supplied “the most similar one I could find.”
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achievements
Youth Ambassador to Gallipoli
Congratulations to Jacinta Hirst, Year 13, who has been selected
as one of 25 Youth Ambassadors nationally to accompany the Prime
Minister’s delegation to Gallipoli in April, 2015, for the ANZAC centenary commemorations. This is an amazing achievement and an
experience Jacinta will never forget. Jacinta says, “I am so thankful and extremely excited. This opportunity is massive and I hope to represent our country and youth
community at a high level. I will return with speeches, so I am able to
share the experience through my own voice.”
“I am going to have an experience of a lifetime. I want to thank
Veteran’s Affairs, The Ministry of Youth Development, Jacki, Aaron and
everyone else working behind curtains, and finally and most importantly, Anastasia Meredith at TYLA.”
In January 2014, Jacinta was chosen as the keynote
speaker at the Prime Minister’s Youth Awards dinner.
Her speech was so well received that Jacinta was
invited to Parliament to address the House.
Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Awards
On December 8, Rutherford’s 2014 Senior Sportswoman of the year,
Paxton Maligi, received the Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Award for
Sports and Fitness.
There are five awards: Business and Enterprise, Leadership and
Inspiration, Learning and Teaching, Arts and Creativity and Sports and
Fitness. Each is worth between $6000 and $10000.
Paxton’s award is worth up to $6000 for tuition and course-related
costs, sponsored by the New Zealand Institute of Sport.
Paxton has been recognised for her contribution to netball. In 2014
she was co-captain of the Waitakere City Rugby Netball Club Premier
team. She has also led the club’s Pasifika team to its highest finish, in
the Trans-Tasman Secondary Schools Competition.
She has also captained the Auckland Samoa under-17 team, and
helps to coach the side’s younger girls.
She was also captain of the Rutherford College premier netball team
Student Council Can Drive
By Rex Kennedy
During the week of November 22-26, the Year 10 Student Council
held a can drive to collect cans for the Auckland City Mission to help
people less fortunate then us over the Christmas period. The idea was
raised by the current head prefects who had done a similar fundraiser
three years ago.
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Photo/ Mr Beguely
and led the very young team to a third place finish in
the UNISS netball tournament in September 2014. The
team made Rutherford history and was promoted to
A grade.
Paxton intends to study toward a degree this year
at the Institute of Sport in Greenlane.
The Student Council approached the idea with
enthusiasm and quickly began organizing posters
and gathering boxes. An idea for a mufti day also
raising money for a charity was soon included and
organized.
The week of collecting cans started off slow but
quickly increased in momentum with some classes
bringing in 20 or even up to 30 cans in one day. At
the end of the week, a total of over 310 cans were
collected which were much appreciated by the City
Mission.
The Year 9 and 10 classes that brought in the
most number of cans were 9WO and 10AM bringing around 90 cans between them. The mufti day
raised over $400 which went towards CanTeen.
Overall, it was a successful fundraiser and the student
council would like to thank everyone who helped
support these great causes.
events
Massey University Tertiary Taster Day
By Shelley Huggins
On November 25, 14 Year 10s represented our school at a
Year 10 Massey University taster day so we could experience
two courses of our choice. Lots of different schools around
Auckland arrived at the Albany Campus looking forward to
trialling and experiencing what it’s like being a University student but also to see what we personally would be interested
in when we’re older.
Massey is quite a small campus compared to other
Universities but compared to our school I would get lost!
The different courses ranged from Human Nutrition,
Expressive Arts to Engineering. Most of us did the Psychology
course which we thought was very interesting because it was
about understanding different ways people react to different situations but also we were surprised because we didn’t
know there were so many jobs that involved understanding
the human brain.
It was a great day getting a better understanding of what
careers and opportunities are out there. A big thank you to Mrs
Sykes and Mrs Black for taking us and giving us this opportunity which we can lead off from.
Moe mai rā Luke
In November of last year, former Rutherford College student
Luke Tipene, 17, was killed. HoD Māori Studies, Matua Wiremu
Flavell, shared this tribute.
E te hunga mate, te hunga kua whetūrangitia moe mai rā,
moe mai rā, moe mai rā, haere ki te huinga o te kahurangi, ki
Hawaiki nui, ki Hawaiki roa, ki Hawaiki pamamao, haere, haere,
haere atu rā. I tēnēi wā ka tuku au i ōku mihi aroha ki te whānau
Tipene.
I remember my first day at Rutherford College when this
boisterous red head Māori boy approached me, proceeded
to give a hongi and asked, “Matua, nō hea koe?” I smiled and
Luke Tipene (right) pictured with Charvez Watts-Ikitule and Mac Kaisuva at
Kōtuku Marae in 2013.
against deep sea oil drilling and fracking. However, what was
clearly noticeable was the beginning of a promising professional league career where he represented New Zealand junior
league teams and recently had been chosen for the New
Luke Tipene (center) performs with Te Kōtuku at Polyfest 2013.
replied, “Nō Te Tai Tokerau ahau – I am from the north” and
then he responded, “Me ahau hoki – I am too”.
Luke was a passionate, humble and driven young man who
was immensely proud of his Māori language and culture. He
participated strongly in Te Kōtuku Kapa Haka in both Polyfest
and Ahurea. Luke was also a fierce advocate for the environment where he regularly got involved in numerous protests
Zealand Warriors Junior squad.
Luke had left Rutherford College in 2013 and finished his
schooling at Ngā Kākano o te Kaihanga Kura in Henderson
where he was Kaitātaki Tane for their Kapa Haka group and
had won sportsman of the year for two consecutive years. We
were all immensely proud of his academic, cultural and sporting successes.
The hundreds of people that were present at his service and
tangi was testament to the aroha and enduring friendships
that he had developed. I know that our students are grieving
and missing their good friend, their cousin, and their brother.
We send our love to his whānau: Whaea Terry, Vina, Shawny,
Kristina and Waikeri. Luke was a pleasure to teach and I have
no doubt that his strength and determination are qualities that
will help inspire the next generation of young Māori leaders.
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subjects
iTicket Showdown Awards
By Mrs Sykes
iTicket Showdown is the Auckland Secondary Schools competition to
find the best practitioners of performing arts staging plays and musicals.
This is the fourth year that Rutherford College has entered the awards,
and the team who worked on our school show this year was astounded
to find that Arabian Nights had been nominated for 16 of the 17 awards
available for musicals.
A large group of family, friends and supporters attended the awards with
our nominees for a wide range of awards.
The atmosphere in the venue was great as nominations were read out
and awards given, with every school supported by enthusiastic and noisy
supporters.
Everyone who was nominated deserved to win their category, especially
as our show had more nominations than any other school, but we were
absolutely delighted to win Best Properties in a Musical, which reflected
the enormous amount of work by Mr Thompson, Mr Raine, Mr Greaney and
many members of the Arabian Nights cast.
iTicket Showndown Nominations for Arabian Nights
Theresia van Wingerden - Best Costume Design in a Musical
The Team - Best Properties in a Musical
Mark Thompson/Simon Raine - Best Set Design in a Musical
Mark Thompson - Best Lighting Design in a Musical
Sam Humby - Best Sound Design in a Musical
Best Performed Choreography
Best Performance by a Chorus
Keegan Tunks - Best Male Soloist in a Minor Musical Role
Tessa Johnston - Best Female Soloist in a Minor Musical Role
Keegan Tunks & Mohammed Al-Diery - Best Male in a Supporting Role – Musical
Kristin Paulse - Best Female in a Supporting Role – Musical
Fiona Smith - Best Female in a Leading Role – Musical
Kerry Taula - Best Musical Director
Perri Exeter - Best Choreographer
Leigh Sykes (with Lindsey Brown & Raven Faifua-Young) - Best Director – Musical
Year 11 Production: Rites of Passage
By Mrs Sykes
The two Year 11 Drama groups brought two very different performances
to the stage at the beginning of Term 4.
First, we had a devised piece created and performed by Olivia Crump,
Anton Karnick, Demi Thomson and Keegan Tunks, with a guest appearance by Raven Faifua-Young. The piece was based on Hone Kouka’s play
Waiora, and investigated themes of dislocation and loss with a modern
and unexpected twist.
Rites of Passage followed a large group of characters from a young age
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Keegan Tunks
Photo/Cathy Betty
Almost before we had recovered from the
excitement of gaining this award, Keegan Tunks
was announced as Best Male Soloist in a Minor
Musical Role. Keegan’s speech as he accepted
the award was funny, heartfelt and extremely
gracious.
In the second half of the show, we were ecstatic
to hear Fiona Smith announced as Best Female
in a Leading Role – Musical. Once again, Fiona
accepted with grace and humility, bringing
honour to the Performing Arts Department and
Rutherford College.
Winning three major awards is such an achievement for the cast and crew of Arabian Nights, and
I am so proud of everyone involved. The fact that
our shows are able to take on other schools in
Auckland with larger budgets and better facilities,
just shows how much talent and commitment
Rutherford College has in Performing Arts.
until their final year of high school. As leaders of
the Boys and Girls gangs, Saxon Crowther and
Paige Ngarotata spent much of the time fighting
each other before realising that they were meant
to be together. Helping them to figure it out was
a large and diverse group of friends, including
Karim Gohar, who kept the audience laughing
through the trials and tribulations that occurred.
Commenting on the action, Kristin Paulse and
Sasha Sadlier as the Chorus kept the audience
fully involved and helped them to predict what
might happen next.
The energy and focus that the cast members
brought to the production were appreciated by
the audience, who had a thoroughly enjoyable
evening. I look forward to what this cast will produce in 2015.
s u b j e c t s­­
Lifelong learning with Community Education
Night school, evening classes, continuing education – call it what you
may, people are still coming to their
local secondary school in the evenings and weekends to learn together;
it’s been a New Zealand tradition for
over a century. It may be to gain new
skills, meet new people, follow a passion or to become more involved in
your community – there are many reasons why adults come to courses and
Rutherford College has been proud to
provide after-hours programmes for
longer than anyone can remember.
It’s a part of our culture.
In this digital age, there are many
different opportunities available for
ongoing study but getting together
with a group of like-minded people
to learn something new is hard to
beat. This year we have many of the
community’s favourites and we’re
Adult and
Continuing
Education
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range of areas: from computer to cooking
and other languages, financial literacy to
NCEA or Boating Education, Māori flax
weaving to mould-making and casting, business law to cheesemaking
– there’s something for everyone and
perhaps things you didn’t even know
you wanted to learn.
Grab a copy of our 2015 programme
and take a look at what’s available
throughout the year – if you still can’t
find what you want, give us a call and
we’ll do our best to set it up. All of
our tutors are qualified in teaching to
adults – many of them specialists in
their particular field – and you’ll find
that learning is easy in a relaxed sociable atmosphere. Our programme also
has a range of family-friendly courses,
designed for students 13 years or
older accompanied by a parent or caregiver. If you would like a programme
booklet posted to you give us a ring
on 834 4099 or visit www.rutherfordcomed.co.nz
Special Education field trips
In Term 4 2014 the Special Education
Department had two great trips. In
October we visited the Interact 2014
Disability Arts Festival at Corban
Estate. Some students performed on
stage as part of their Star Jam group,
and others participated in a portrait
painting workshop. A few lucky students were also able to join in with
a wearable art parade. There was a
range of ‘drop in’ art activities for everyone to have a go at, including print
making, tape art, crafts, badge making and face painting.
In December we had a great day
out on Auckland’s waterfront. We
took the ferry from West Harbour to
the downtown ferry terminal and had
fun exploring Britomart, the Maritime
Museum and the Wynyard Quarter.
It was a great day out and the brief
torrential downpour and hail we got
caught in couldn’t dampen our spirits.
We formally farewelled our Year
13 graduating students with a lovely
afternoon tea (prepared by our students)
in the Whare Kai. We wish the graduating
students all the best for their future endeavours. They will be greatly missed by staff and
students.
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wider living week
auckland adventurers
Jessica Mitchell-Milner: For Wider
Living Week I went on the Auckland
Adventurers trip because I decided to
step outside my comfort zone. The
activity I enjoyed most was bike riding
because you never really notice how
circus arts
auckland art tour
golf tramp surf
water rats
Khan Rangiwha: Wider Living Week was fun for me because I had mates doing Water Rats too. It
was good because we weren’t bossed around by the teachers, we could just do what we wanted.
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pretty our city is till you see it like
that. The only thing I was scared
about was Tree Adventures, I am
very scared of heights but thanks
to my friends I gave it a go and I
actually enjoyed it.
wider living week
masterchef tongariro crossing
pasifika art panels tour de auckland
combat cafe
Photos/Mr Beguely
year 10 camp
Photos/Miss Chiang
Peter Purukamu: I thoroughly enjoyed camp. I
think it was a great bonding experience for me.
The fact that we had to bring our own food was
fascinating to me. I liked it but we did end up
eating noodles and spaghetti so by the end of
the week I couldn’t wait to eat proper food. My
favourite part of the camp was the overnighter.
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sport
Welcome to Rutherford College Sports
The college recognises that students
participate in sports for different reasons whether with the intention to
win, learn new skills, make friends or
just have fun. All students should be
encouraged and given the opportunity
to participate in sport at the level of
their interest and ability.
We hope that your child will take
advantage of the opportunities that our
sports programmes provide. All sports
are advertised in our daily notices and
on our Facebook page “Rutherford
College Sports.”
Swimming Sports is held on Friday
February 13. Participation is not
compulsory. Non-participants will
attend classes as usual.
Athletics Day is Thursday February 19.
All students must enter a minimum of
one track and two field events.
These two events provide a great
atmosphere and build school spirit.
If there is anything that you would
like to know regarding the Rutherford
College sports programme or any sports
that are not listed please contact the
sports department and we will be willing to assist you.
Gill Bloxham
Sports Coordinator
[email protected]
Sports available for Year 9 students
Term 1
AthleticsCricket
Equestrian
Lawn bowls
OrienteeringRowing
SwimmingTennis
Water polo- Introductory round
Term 2/3
BadmintonBasketball
Football
Hockey
Netball
Rugby League
Rugby
Squash
Table Tennis
Term 4
Softball
Touch
VolleyballTennis
Mixed Touch National Tournament
By Maxine Tipa - Manager
In December 2014, the Mixed Touch
team travelled to the NZ Secondary
Schools’ Touch Nationals. Competing
against the top twenty teams in NZ was
always going to be a difficult task, but
the team came away with a commendable ninth placing.
The first day of pool play resulted in
one draw, one loss and one win. This
was enough to get the team into the
first division championship round. The
first game up in the second day of the
tournament saw the team play out a
nail-biting 4-5 loss to last year’s champions, Alfriston College. Unfortunately,
the team wasn’t able to maintain that
standard for the rest of the day’s games.
This meant they ended up playing in
the Plate round on the third day. Both
games resulted in a draw at full time with
a drop-off, getting down to three players
each side, determining the final result in
Rutherford’s favour.
Coming ninth in NZ was a huge
achievement, considering Rutherford
has not had a Mixed team enter into the
NZ Secondary Schools National tournament for 15 years. The top try scorer
and Captain was Nathan Rollinson with
eight tries, followed by Paxton Maligi
with four. A special highlight of the
tournament was Jennifer Rose Reu and
Lydia Turua-Quedley being named in
the NZ Secondary School Tournament
team. Both girls had an outstanding
tournament.
Their coach Hugh Reu did an outstanding job drilling and preparing them for
the tournament. Mr Gibbons also trained
the team each Wednesday after school
with a rigorous fitness regime and was
the team’s physio at the tournament.
A special thank you to the two helpers
who came away for the weekend – Bryar
Crewther-Abraham and Karli Hansen.
Next year the team will look to build
on the solid foundation that they have
already and aspire to make the national
tournament again.
2014 Sports Awards
On October 31 last year, the annual Rutherford College
Sports Awards dinner was held in the school hall. Nearly 350
athletes, coaches, parents and supporters crammed into
the school hall, which had been wonderfully dressed and
decorated by Sports Coordinator Gill Bloxham and the hard
working Sports Committee.
The guest speaker for the evening was Commonwealth
Games gold medal winning weightlifter from the Glasgow
games, Richie Patterson. He provided us with some inspirational words and interesting stories from his experiences of
attending various Commonwealth and Olympic Games.
The major awards for the evening were hotly contested, particularly for team of the year given the successes our teams
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Junior Sportswoman of the Year, Tayla Harold, with Richie Patterson
Photo/Mr Beguely
had in 2014.
A great evening was had by all and we look forward to celebrating more sporting success and excellence in 2015.
sport
2014 Sports Awards
Player of the Year
Outstanding Contribution to Sports
Badminton
Oxana Repina
Basketball Junior Boys Kyle McCamish
Basketball Junior Girls Tayla Harold
Basketball Senior Boys Blake Nyenkamp
Basketball Senior Girls
Kimberleigh Murray
Cricket Boys
Manil Ballu
Cricket Girls
Kaylee Smith
Football Junior Boys
Dino Botica
Football Junior Girls
Liana Sabetain
Football Senior Boys Daniel Gates
Football Senior Girls
Yulia Hallwright
Hockey Girls
Caitlin Taylor
Hockey Boys
Cameron McIntosh
Netball Junior
Abigail Urlich
Netball Senior Paxton Maligi
Orienteering Alex Burden
RowingAlex MacKenzie
Rugby Boys
Emelio Tavite
Softball Boys
Jett Watson
Softball Girls
Ashleigh Foley
Special Olympics
Sarah Hall
Squash Boys
Noel Prakash
Table Tennis
Jackson Bray-Taylor
Tennis Boys
Daniel Haynes
Tennis Girls
Yulia Hallwright
Touch Boys
Nathan Rollinson
Touch Girls
Jennifer-Rose Reu
Touch Girls
Lydia Turua-Quedley
Volleyball Boys
Carlos Veigagina
Volleyball Girls
Hine Makoare
Water Polo Senior Boys Cameron Banks
Water Polo Senior Girls Shanae Jansen
Water Polo Juniors
Maia Smith
Cameron Banks
Amber Lloyd
Shanae Jansen
Madison Spraggs
Maxine Barrowman
Abby Shen
Blake Nyenkamp
Ana Tolovaa
Josiah Van Beynen
Ashleigh Foley
Kaylee Smith
Athletics Champions
Junior Boys
Junior Girls
Intermediate Boys
Intermediate Girls
Seniors Boys
Seniors Girls
Oliver Bonner-Hutton
Zoe Taylor
Mohammad Al-Diery
Aimee Grogan, Renee Silvester
Stefan Saecker-Battley
Paxton Maligi
Swimming Champions
Junior Boys Junior Girls
Intermediate Boys
Intermediate Girls
Senior Boys Senior Girls
Cody Cleary
Renee Darrah
James Ogilvie
Anita Semmons
Brahm Richards
Anahera Hakiaha
Water Polo/Squash
Netball
Netball/Water polo
Netball
Netball
Squash
Basketball
Netball
Volleyball
Softball
Cricket
Team of the Year
1st XI Boys Football Team
Nathan Rollinson, Daniel Gates, Nickolas Haggo, Thomas
Banks, Tyler Murphy, Dino Botica, Josip Botica, Saxon Crowther,
Jason Auger, Callum Kemp, Stefan Saecker- Battley, Hewahd
Nassery, Carlin Osborne, Liam Still, Jayden Howdle, Cameron
Brown, Brahm Richards, Rafael Sabo, Jonty Epskamp
Team of the Year - 1st XI Boys Football
Photo/Mr Beguely
Coach of the Year
Redver Viliamu
Sports Coordinators Award for Service and Contribution
Moira Kopittke
International Student Sportsperson of the Year
Mami Higashi
Junior Outstanding Achievements in the Sporting Field
Matthew Oxenham
Senior Outstanding Achievements in the Sporting Field
Brahm Richards
Junior Sportswoman of the Year
Tayla Harold
Junior Sportsman of the Year
Oliver Bonner- Hutton
Senior Sportswoman of the Year Paxton Maligi
Senior Sportsman of the Year Nathan Rollinson
Dux Ludorum Brahm Richards
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rutherford happenings
year 13 leavers dinner
Photos/ Mr Beguely
senior prizegiving
Photos/ Mr Raine
sports dinner
Photos/ Mr Beguely
cultural awards
Photos/ Mr Beguely
dragon race
Photos/ Mr Beguely
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