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Western Springs College - Ngā Puna o Waiōrea| Seddon High School | SMTC
Issue 13 | 2021
WSC-NPoW

Principal's Notes

Top Scholar Awards, Grand Hall, Parliament Buildings, Wellington The Top Scholar Awards ceremony celebrates the academic achievements of the highest achieving secondary school students in the New Zealand Scholarship Examinations.  This year Springs students were again represented with Caspian Rive receiving the Top Subject Scholar Award for History.  Our photo shows Caspian, the Prime Minister and Graeme Moran (his History Scholarship teacher) …

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Principal's Notes

Tatau practitioner Tyla Vaeau - inspired by the resilience and strength of Moana peoples.

Tyla Vaeau is a tatau practitioner, artist and researcher of Samoan (Sale'a'aumua, Aleipata and Safune, Savai'i) and Pakeha (NZ European) descent. After attending Western Springs College she went on to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Elam School of Fine Arts. More recently she completed a Master of Arts in Art History at the University of Auckland which focused …

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Tatau practitioner Tyla Vaeau - inspired by the resilience and strength of Moana peoples.

A Generous Donation

A gift of $27,000 has been donated to the College by someone who has watched the school from afar and admired the direction and essence of our education practices and the well-rounded young adults we guide into the world.  We are very grateful for this gift and believe scholarships are a wonderful way to give back to deserving students and …

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New focus for Ninja Kiwi co-founders Chris and Stephen Harris

Alumni Chris Harris and his brother Stephen are co-founders of Ninja Kiwi, who created the globally popular computer game Bloons. In March the company was sold to Swedish game company MTG for NZ$203 million. Chris and Stephen attended Seddon High School and then Western Springs College in 80s and early 90s, then went on to do various things before a …

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New focus for Ninja Kiwi co-founders Chris and Stephen Harris

Alumnus, Edward Liu

Music Producer, Audio Engineer & High School Teacher Edward Liu (AKA EDYONTHEBEAT) completed his LTCL Trinity College of London Piano Recital diploma at age 16, and went on to complete his Bachelor of Music majoring in Popular Music (2019) as well as a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Secondary Education) (2020).  His musical journey began at age five, with private piano …

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Alumnus, Edward Liu

Smokefree Rockquest

After COVID forced the competition online last year, this year's Smokefree Rockquest was very much a live event. The Auckland Central regional heats had 32 bands competing. A fabulous show of performance commitment and songwriting creativity, 10 of those were from Springs!  It was a slick, high standard, supportive and professional event. Previous winners said the standard was 'scarily high'! …

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Smokefree Rockquest

Breakfast Clubs in WSCW 2021

It's free and for any student who wants some food before tackling the day ahead of them.    We are very grateful to have already received very generous contributions from a few parents and Countdown. If anyone in our community would like to support, here are the ways to do so: 1. Monetary donation to cover the cost of ingredients - ASB …

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Breakfast Clubs in WSCW 2021