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Principal’s Notes: It was a pleasure to host Richie Hardcore at a junior school assembly last week. Our photo shows Richie with his audience of 600 Springs kids. His anti-bullying message was simple but powerful. “Stand up, don’t stand by!” Being an “upstander” rather than a “bystander” can sometimes be a challenge so Richie proposed the “5D’s” as a way …
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School Dress and Appearance
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Here at Springs we are proud of our non-uniform policy. Students value the sense of freedom from conformity that it gives them, and our parents and staff frequently comment on the ‘campus feel’ of this place. We are one of the few secondary schools in New Zealand that has successfully maintained such a policy – one that is much more …
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Staying connected to your teen
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Being a teenager (and parenting one) is renowned for being challenging. This year has thrown our kids all sorts of challenges, adding even more stress. Dr Sue Bagshaw, a primary care adolescent and sexual health doctor at 298 Youth Health, has enormous experience working alongside teenagers. We picked her brain for some tips: Know that as a parent ‘good enough’ …
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NCEA Exams 2020
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NCEA exams start on the 16th November and finish on the 9th December. Students have been given their exam slips this week. Some reminders for students: You must have your A4 size NZQA examination admission slip to be able to enter your exams You line up using the Exam Code from the top right hand corner of your admission slip. …
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Bring your own Devices - BYDO
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Western Springs College operates a fully wireless network and is integrated into the high speed Network 4 Learning providing an always on internet connection. As a result of this we are able to support a full BYOD learning environment for students at all levels. All students are expected to bring a suitable device to school with them to support their …
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Fundraiser for SPCA's cupcake day
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Last term, Florence Rodgers (Year 9) organised a bake sale fundraiser for the SPCA's Cupcake Day. She gathered her friends to help bake and organise the stall on the day (as pictured). A total of $330 was raised for the SPCA - Great work Flo!
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Due to the second Covid lockdown our annual event did not happen, much to our disappointment. On our return we decided to run the Form Class Quiz since it was up for House Points. This year we had a huge response with 64 form classes participating. It was great to see groups of students grabbing books off the shelves as …
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North Island Secondary Schools' Orienteering Championships
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Like most sports, it's been a difficult year for Orienteering with most events postponed or cancelled. And so it was to the credit of the organising Counties Manukau Orienteering Club that they finally managed to hold this event after two previous postponements. It was a lovely weekend to be outside, with a good number of participants attending the Sprint race …
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NZ Schools' Swimming Championships 2020
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The Western Springs College swim team performed brilliantly at the New Zealand Secondary Schools' Championships in Hamilton from Thursday 15/10 – Sunday 18/10 (and were a pleasure to manage!) The team was Henry Williams 17-18 yr boys; Sam Kenny 14 yr boys; Tobias Beaumont 15 yr boys; Tess Whineray 15 yr girls, Nauatea Crosswell 16 yr girls, and Hereata Crosswell …
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Inner City School Cricket is Alive & Kicking
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On Tuesday 20th October, the WSCW 1st XI Cricket team played a T20 match against St Paul's College at their school. St Paul's are rebuilding their cricket programme and are very fortunate to have ex Black Cap Dion Nash heading their programme. We won by 60 runs but more importantly the match was played in a great spirit and sportsmanship …
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Matariki Career Evening 2020
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This was a special, still, warm spring evening event for our Māori and Pasifika whanau and tauira. Not only was the event informative and enjoyable, but it also gave an opportunity to showcase our beautiful Whare Tapere. Hosts enjoyed meeting our tauira and sharing their own varied career journeys. Photos include just a few of many of our hosts; …
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Wow! Final showcases of senior work in drama and dance are underway. The Dance Department celebrated the work of all seniors with ‘Re-Collect’ and most recently with Year 13 in their final showcase ‘Impressions’ featuring the WSCW Chamber Group. Take time to enjoy the incredible performance photography by Nina Gastreich capturing the 2020 Dance Showcase ‘Re-Collect’ at TAPAC Theatre. Commanding …
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News from the International Department
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We had two amazing dance showcases by our Dance students at the end of Term 3 and the beginning of Term 4. Dance is one of the popular subjects for our international students, and seven of them performed at the showcases. It was awesome to see all the hard work they had put in along with the domestic students supported …
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Community Notices
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Imperfect Offering presents the music of Leonard Cohen in two shows at Pumphouse Theatre on the North Shore on Friday 30 October and Saturday 31 October. Come and support local music with this acclaimed band (and support one of our parents) Bookings Pumphouse.co.nz/ ph 09 489 8360
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BISC - Building in Service of Community
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100 Motions Rd, Western Springs,
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Auckland 1022, New Zealand
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