SPORTS NEWS - Columba College

Dear Parents and Students, 

September, 2012 

“Oklahoma!” is being performed at the Mayfair Theatre on three nights of this week (Thursday, 13th to 

Saturday, 15th September at 7.30 p.m.). It is a well-loved musical, and the girls and boys involved 

(from Otago Boys’ High School) have worked very hard to put on a quality production. 

Tickets are available from the School Office, by reserving them by telephone or email (03 467 5188), 

jirvine@columbacollege.school.nz) or by door sales at the Mayfair Theatre on the night. 

$12.00 adults, $7.00 students. 

Direction is by David Corballis and Musical direction by Richard Madden (the same team that directed 

“The Sound of Music” 2010 and “Oliver” 2008 – both very enjoyable productions). 

National Secondary Schools’ RoboCup Championships 

A great result from Columba’s team in the Premier Search and Rescue event with its second place 

nationally. Warm congratulations to the students involved: Ailsa Carroll, Ryely Burtenshaw-Day, Holly 

Hanson, Year 11 and Annabelle Ritchie, Year 9. 

There were also two Columba students in the Independent team that was placed 2nd nationally in 

Senior Dance: Annabelle Ritchie and Caroline Moratti in Year 9. Well done to this team as well. 

Alice German, Year 8 also did very well to gain a 4 th place nationally in Junior Search and Rescue. 

Alice German, Annabelle Ritchie, Holly Hanson, Ailsa Carroll, Ryely Burtenshaw-Day and 

Caroline Moratti

Staff News 

Mrs Chris Cheyne, BA, GradDipTch(Prim), AMusTCL has been appointed to a full-time permanent 

position at Year 7 level, taking effect from the beginning of next year. Mrs Cheyne who has been on 

our staff in a fixed term capacity up until now will continue as a Year 7 Form teacher and will teach 

Year 7 English (both classes) and Years 7 and 8 Religious Studies (as well as one or two other 

classes). 

Mr Gary Corbishley, BA, DipTchg has been appointed to the full-time Year 8 position for 2013, 

teaching mainly Social Studies but also possibly one or two English classes at secondary level. Mr 

Corbishley who has been Acting HOD English this year (pending Miss Joanne Weggery’s 

commencement as HOD English Years 7 to 13 next year) has a History major in his degree. 

We have received with regret the resignation of Mrs Julia Anstey from her position as HOD 

Languages and Classical Studies following her husband’s appointment to a Chair in Philosophy at 

Sydney University. Mrs Anstey has been on the staff since 2007 and has been an excellent Head of 

Department and teacher and will be missed by students and colleagues. 

Mrs Janine Southby has confirmed her acceptance of the position of Coach of the Southern Steel 

next year and has therefore to our regret resigned from her permanent part-time position at the 

College (Mrs Southby has been on leave this year). We have therefore advertised a full-time fixed 

term position in Physical Education at the College for 2013 (as well as a full-time fixed term position in 

Mathematics for 2013). Mrs C. Nicol, Mathematics teacher, is likely to continue on maternity leave 

into next year. 

Gift of a Lipp 

Piano by Honor 

McKellar 

Honor McKellar, one of 

Columba’s 2012 

Distinguished Alumni, 

has very kindly given 

her Lipp piano to the 

College. It has been 

placed in one of the 

sitting- rooms of 

Bishopscourt where it 

can be enjoyed by 

boarders and also be 

available for piano 

lessons. 

Ania Kowalewski who is 

a Year 9 boarder 

learning the piano is 

pictured with the Lipp 

piano.

Confucius Classroom opened at Columba College 

The first Confucius Classroom in the South Island of New Zealand has been established at Columba 

College. The Confucius Classroom Opening Ceremony was held at the College on Friday, 29 th June. 

China, through the Confucius Institute, has established non-profit public institutions which aim to 

promote Chinese language and culture in foreign countries such as New Zealand. Three hundred and 

sixty-nine Confucius Classrooms across ninety-six countries have been opened since 2004. 

The Confucius Classrooms not only provide a place to teach Chinese language and culture but they 

have also become a platform for cultural exchanges between China and other countries as well as a 

means of encouraging friendship and co-operation between China and the rest of the world. 

Dunedin City Councillor Mr Andrew Noone, on behalf of the Dunedin Mayor and Mr Xie Baoming, on 

behalf of the Consul General of the P.R. China officially opened the classroom together. It was good to 

welcome other distinguished guests to Columba College such as Professor Hong Hu and Dr Adam 

Lam, Directors of the Confucius Institute at the University of Canterbury and Ms Susan Bouterey, 

Member of the Advisory Board of the Confucius Institute Canterbury, Mr Malcolm Wong, Chairman of 

the Dunedin Shanghai Association, Mr Steven Spelman, President of Dunedin Branch of NZ China 

Friendship Society, Dr Paola Voci, Senior Lecturer in Chinese at the University of Otago, Ms 

Stephanie Evans, Division of Humanities at the University of Otago, and Dr Margot Skinner, Chairman 

of the Columba College Board of Trustees. 

Columba students and their teachers, Ms Ivy Ding and Miss Pan Chen, sang “Welcome to Columba” 

in Chinese, to start the opening ceremony programme. After enjoying the students’ speeches, a flute 

performance, singing and dancing programmes and a slide show of the recent school trip to China, the 

Columba College Confucius Classroom was officially opened. Then the guests visited the new 

Chinese Confucius classroom and saw a Chinese class in action. 

Julia Anstey 

HOD Languages and Classics

Opening of the Confucius Classroom at Columba College 

Third row: Amy Wang, Jiaying Shi, Hannah Pearson, Monica Bae, Kara Bethune, Elysia 

Shettler, Josephine Williamson, Emily Cao. 

Second row: Briar Topp, Holly Hanson, Karla Robb, Miss I. Ding, Miss P. Chen, Tayla 

Ashworth, Jamie Wood, Rachael Jannink. 

Front row: Professor Hong Hu, Ms Stephanie Evans, Mr Malcolm Wong, Ms Susan Bouterey, 

Dr Margot Skinner, Mr Xie Baoming, Miss Elizabeth Wilson, Dr Adam Lam, Mrs Julia Anstey, Dr 

Paola Voci, Dr Nicholas Khoo. 

Mr Andrew Noone representing the Mayor of Dunedin

Umbrellas with School Uniform 

The Uniform Committee has approved an amendment to the regulation umbrella to be 

used with school uniform. 

In future, students may use plain navy blue or plain dark green umbrellas with school 

uniform as well as plain black umbrellas.

Extra! Social Studies Quiz Results 

The Year 8 Team of Helena Chen, Isabella Lau and Rebecca MacDonell was placed 2nd equal in the 

Intermediate Competition with a score of 94/100. Tahuna Intermediate Team 1 was 1st with a score 

of 97/100 and the Tahuna 2 Team came 2nd equal with our girls. 

In the Years 9 and 10 Competition our Year 9 team of Maxine Bainbridge, Selena Ballantyne and Alice 

Jones came 3rd (90/100) after John McGlashan College (95/100) and King’s High School (91/100). 

Good results and well done to the girls in the teams. 

Helena Chen, Isabella Lau and Rebecca 

MacDonell 

National Chinese Essay Competition 

Alice Jones, Maxine Bainbridge and Selena 

Ballantyne 

It was very pleasing to see three Columba College students featuring as prize-winners in the 2012 

competition. They were: Holly Hanson, Julia Isoyama and Kim Schultz, Year 11. 

Other schools with prize-winners were Lincoln High School, St. Margaret’s College (Christchurch) and 

ACG Strathallan College (Auckland). 

New Zealand Senior Mathematics 

Competition 

Holly Hanson, Kim Schultz and Julia Isoyama 

Meng Li in Year 12 has been awarded a Top 100 Certificate in this 

very challenging competition. 

This placed Meng Li second in Otago after a student at Bayfield 

High School who was among the group of ten finalists for 5th place 

nationally. Congratulations to Meng Li on her fine result. 

Meng Li

Junior School Playgrounds 

We asked Mr Bill Roxburgh (Level 2 Operational Playground Inspector, University of Technology, 

Sydney) of Adventure Southland Ltd. to inspect the two Junior School playgrounds and to write a 

report for us on their safety and to make recommendations on improvements/repairs that may need to 

be made. 

We have now received that report and remedial action as recommended by Mr Roxburgh is underway. 

In addition to a number of more minor repairs, the major recommendation is to increase and maintain 

the depth of the bark chips. 

The Parents’ Association has generously indicated its willingness to pay for the repairs and the bark 

chips and this is appreciated by the College. 

We also plan to ask Mr Roxburgh to undertake an annual check of the three outdoor playground 

structures as a precautionary measure. 

Parents of Gifted and/or Talented Pupils 

Parents of students who are gifted and/or talented will find updated information on the Ministry of 

Education website link below. There is also a link to Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI). This website has a great 

reading list at the end. In particular, I recommend the ‘Revised profiles of the gifted and talented’ 

reading. You will see in the first, second and fourth columns (Feelings and Attitudes, Behaviours, and 

Adult/Peer Perceptions of the gifted and talented child) a category or categories that relate to your 

child. 

http://www.minedu.govt.nz/Parents/YourChild/SupportForYourChild/GiftedAndTalented.aspx 

http://gifted.tki.org.nz/For-parents-and-whanau 

Anna Togneri 

GATE Co-ordinator 

2012 Strathcona/Columba Exchange 

Left to right: Emily Holding, Grace Wilson, Keely Simpson-Bull and Sarah Dippie 

Columba College has an annual student exchange with Strathcona Baptist Girls’ Grammar School in 

Melbourne. Grace and Sarah have just returned from their visit to Strathcona which they thoroughly 

enjoyed, and Emily and Keely are on exchange at Columba at present.

NZ Transport Agency “Safer Journeys for Children” Primary Years’ 

Competition 

Well done to Rose Abdul Aziz in Year 7 on gaining a Highly Commended in the competition. 

As part of the competition, students were required to create a digital resource about road safety. Rose 

chose to make a video about road safety with the help of some of her friends. 

Rose received a number of fiction and non-fiction books about road safety as her prize, and has 

shared these with the girls who helped her with the video and has also donated the balance to the 

Library. 

Thirza Smith, Sophie Cochrane, Rose Abdul Aziz, Marie Meglinski and Nicole Samuel 

2012 ICAS Writing Competition Results (entered by students from 

Year 4 to Year 8) 

Year 8 

Distinction Shanti Girande and Ella Porter 

Credit Silkie Alliott, Clare Cocks, Georgina Couper, Isabella 

Lau, Indiana Williams and Claire Yang 

Year 7 

High Distinction Janice Chu and Kate de Lautour Janice Chu 

Distinction Sophie Cochrane and Erin Dailey 

Credit Lydia Christensen, Claudia Gallagher, Lydia Joseph, 

Nicole Samuel, Fiona Schultz and Kate Truman 

Year 6 

High Distinction Isabella Johansson 

Distinction Emily Hill and Charlotte Wheeler 

Credit Rowena German, Galina Mandich and Meg Sycamore Kate de Lautour 

Year 5 

Distinction Hannah Liyanarachchi 

Credit Piper Charteris and Holly Friedlander 

Year 4 

Distinction Grace Togneri and Georgia Wong 

Credit Emma Davis Isabella Johansson

2012 ICAS Spelling Competition Results (entered by students from 

Years 4 to Year 8) 

Year 8 

High Distinction: Rebecca MacDonell 

Distinction Alice German and Isabella Lau 

Credit Sasha Alexeichik, Silkie Alliott, Georgina Couper, 

Sophie Hoogewerff, Ellena Khoo, Clara Kwon, Ella 

Porter, Clora Quinlan-Thompson, Genevieve Walker- Rebecca MacDonell 

Radich and Claire Yang 

Year 7 

High Distinction Lydia Christensen 

Distinction Janice Chu, Claudia Gallagher and Nicole Samuel 

Credit Rose Abdul Aziz, Kate de Lautour, Fiona Schultz and 

Nirhjah Selvarajah 

Year 6 

Distinction Raunaq Bhabra, Emily Hill and Galina Mandich 

Credit Brielle Alliott, Joshua Chu, Lisa Enochs, Rowena 

German, Neil Hutton, Saffron Lai, Sennah Lee, Timothy 

Scott, Meg Sycamore and Savanna Westgate 

Lydia Christensen 

Year 5 

High Distinction Tessa Campbell and Hannah Liyanarachchi 

Distinction Hannah Clarke Tessa Campbell 

Credit Zhiyuan Qi 

Year 4 

Distinction Oscar Sycamore, Grace Togneri and Georgia Wong 

Credit Kennedy Dailey, Ali Dohan, Leah MacDiarmid, Luka 

Mandich and Emily Wilson 

Whooping cough update 

Hannah Liyanarachchi 

New Zealand is currently experiencing an increase in rates of Pertussis (whooping cough) among 

all age groups, but particularly the young and the elderly. Whooping cough is a potentially serious 

illness for infants under 1 year of age. 

The best protection is timely immunisation of children, as per the national immunisation schedule. 

By the time a child starts school they should have had 4 Pertussis-containing vaccines (at ages 6 

weeks, 3 months, 5 months and 4 years). 

At age 11 children are offered another Pertussis-containing vaccine which will boost and prolong 

their immunity. 

If you think your child is not up-to-date with any vaccinations, please phone your practice nurse. 

Vaccinations are free. 

It is particularly important to keep children fully immunised if there is a baby in the house, or there is 

regular contact with babies. 

If your child has a persistent and severe cough, please keep the child at home and make a time to 

see your GP.

Year 9 Ski Camp 

This year’s Year 9 Ski Camp was held a little earlier than usual, which is just as well as, until this 

week’s late fall, the snow was thinning fast and we had Spring conditions for most of the week, 

meaning reasonably firm in the morning and pumpkin-soupish by the afternoon. With 83 students, six 

teachers and seven parents, it was one of our biggest groups to date. We set off on Monday, 20 th 

August, and managed to get to Coronet Peak in time to get everyone fitted and issued with their skis 

or snowboards and boots, before settling into the Otago, Vincent and Southland Ski Club Lodges, 

which were to be our home for the week. Lessons began at 9.00 a.m. each morning and lasted for 1½ 

hours and it was great to see the progress that the girls made over the week, with all able to use the 

chairlifts and ski down various slopes by the end of the four days. Fortunately we didn’t have too 

many trips to the medical centre and only needed to travel down the mountain twice to have students 

x-rayed at the Lakes District Hospital, with one broken arm needing to be set and plastered. The 

weather was kind to us and we managed to ski right through until 3.00 p.m. on Friday, 24 th September. 

After a quick stop for fish and chips in the park in Alexandra, we arrived back at school very close to 

the scheduled 8.30 p.m. with a tired but happy group of girls. 

This was the second year that we had two Year 9 students from Turakina Maori Girls’ College in 

Marton join our Ski Camp. We were very happy to have Kohu Thomas and Sativa Mataia with us for 

the week. They fitted in beautifully with our girls who, in turn, learnt a lot about their school in the 

lower North Island. 

I would especially like to thank the parents who gave up their time to help with the camp: Mrs Anne 

Parker, Mr Callum Reid, Mr Craig Foley, Mr Graeme Thompson, Mr Edward Fields, Prof. Anthony 

Ritchie and Mr Evan Baddock, who has helped with many school camps and also made a DVD of 

each for the girls to keep as a memento. Also, many thanks to the teachers who helped and who also 

skied or snowboarded with the girls – Mrs Anstey, Ms Boek, Miss Wright, Mrs Skerten, Mr Stevenson 

and Mr Williams. I would also like to add that this was a particularly pleasant group of girls to take 

away and it was lovely to see them all supporting and encouraging one another, both on the slopes 

and back in the huts. 

I’ll finish with the words of Emily Ward: “My friendships grew a long way throughout this camp, and I 

cannot thank Columba enough for having such an awesome camp! I wish I could go back �.” 

Jenness Riethmaier 

Year 9 Dean and Teacher in charge of Ski Camp

Hockey News 

SPORTS NEWS 

South Island Tournament Week 

Samara Dalziel (awarded Columba’s Most Valuable 

Player of the Hockey Tournament), Bridget Thayer of 

the Senior A Netball Team who was named in the 

South Island Netball Tournament Team, and Kate 

Guildford (awarded Columba’s Most Valuable Player 

of the Soccer Tournament). 

The First Xl Hockey Team has had a very impressive season in 2012. It claimed the Dunedin 

Secondary Schools` Premier title beating Otago Girls` First Xl 9- 1 in the final, Columba last held the 

trophy in 2007. The team won fifteen games in a fifteen week season, scoring 109 goals which is the 

highest on record. 

This provided an excellent platform for tournament week, where the team competed in the Jenny 

McDonald South Island Tournament in Invercargill. 

At this tournament the team was able to step up to a higher level and remain unbeaten in the seven 

games, scoring 53 goals, and winning the gold medal and bringing home the Jenny McDonald cup, 

beating Southland Girls’ 6-2, in a fantastic final. 

The power of teamwork, goal setting, excellent preparation, quality leadership (by Samara Dalziel and 

Jessie Chapman) and tremendous parental support provided the pathway to success. This group of 

committed girls have had extra practices and have succeeded in achieving their season’s goals. 

Parental support has been amazing on a weekly basis and for the duration of tournament. To the 

marvellous parents, you have helped the team reach its potential and assisted your daughters and 

myself extremely well. Thank you all. 

Scores from the tournament were: 

V Southland Girls’ 6-6 

V St. Peter’s College 4-1 

V St. Margaret’s College 5-0 

V James Hargest High 8-0 

V South Otago High 17-0 

V Waitaki Girls’ 7-0 

Final v Southland Girls’ 6-2 

Samara Dalziel was the Most Valuable Player of the tournament for Columba College. Phoebe Steele 

will join Samara at a high performance ISAP camp in Auckland during the September holidays.

As the team coach I am so very proud of what the girls have achieved this season. Individually and as 

a team their improvement has been amazing. Well done to each and every player for a most 

memorable season. 

First Xl Team members: Samara Dalziel (Captain), Jessie Chapman (VC), Laura Becker, Grace 

Brosnahan, Mackenzie Cassie, Sian English, Tyler Jeffries, Rose Johnston, Lily Le Brun, Anna 

McFarlane, Alexandra Menzies, Toni Mulholland, Phoebe Steele, Emma Stackhouse and Tyla 

Toheriri-O’Neill. 

Shona Harvey 

First Xl Team Coach 

Columba College First XI Hockey Team with the Trophy for winning the 

2012 Dunedin Secondary Schoolgirls’ Premier A Grade Competition 

Back row: Alexandra Menzies, Phoebe Steele, Grace Brosnahan, Laura Becker, Rose 

Johnston, Tyler Jeffries, Jessie Chapman, Toni Mulholland, Lily Le Brun (kneeling) 

Front row: Mrs S. Harvey (Coach), Samara Dalziel, Emma Stackhouse, Tyla Toheriri-O’Neill, 

Mackenzie Cassie, Anna McFarlane. Not pictured Sian English. 

Samara Dalziel, Anna McFarlane and 

Jessie Chapman (the three Year 13 

students in the First Xl Hockey Team) with 

the Jenny McDonald Cup 

Samara Dalziel, Hockey Captain, in action in the 

Premier final against Otago Girls’ First Xl

Back row: Mrs Shona Harvey (Coach), Laura Becker, Emma Stackhouse, Rose Johnston, 

Phoebe Steele, Tyler Jeffries, Grace Brosnahan, Mrs Lisa O’Neill (Manager). 

Middle row: Alexandra Menzies, Samara Dalziel, Jessie Chapman, Tyla Toheriri-O’Neill. 

Front row: Toni Mulholland, Anna McFarlane, Mackenzie Cassie, Sian English, Lily Le Brun. 

Basketball 

The Year 7A Basketball Team completed a very successful season with a win in the final of the local 

Year 7 Competition. They played in the final against St. Hilda’s with a score of 36-32. 

The girls in the 7A Basketball Team have been very ably coached by a parent, Mr Brett Dailey. 

Left to right: Milly Nesbit, Madeleine Foster, Paris Nurse, Amelia Willis, Erin Dailey, Maddison 

Gamble, Kate Macbeth, Nicole Samuel and Nirhjah Selvarajah.

Cross Country 

Junior School pupils did very well in 

the Hills Cluster Cross Country held 

on the 28th August. 

Year 6 Girls 

1st place Meg Sycamore 

3rd place Isabella Johansson 

Year 6 Boys 

3rd place Drew Schievink 

The following pupils have also 

qualified for the Otago Cross Country 

Championships on 14 th September: 

Tessa Campbell and Maia Joseph, 

Year 5. 

Equestrian 

Left to right: Drew Schievink, Meg Sycamore and Isabella 

Johansson 

Well done to Hannah Johnston in Year 12 on her selection to attend a clinic with international 

Equestrian coach, Jeremy Steinburg, who is the USA Olympic Youth Coach. 

Netball Season 2012 

Another successful netball season has come to an end. Columba had fifteen teams in the Secondary 

School competition – four senior competitive teams, three senior social teams, three Year Ten teams 

and five Year Nine teams. The Columba Senior A netball team competed in the top club grade in 

Dunedin. The Senior B netball team won the top Secondary school grade, beating off a spirited St 

Hilda’s 10A team in the final. The team was coached by Mrs Lauren Piebenga and led very capably 

by Jessie Chapman. Most of the team will return for 2013. 

The Columba 9A netball team won the Premier B grade (second top Secondary school grade), beating 

OGHS Year 10A team in the final. The 9A netball team put in a very gutsy performance given that 

they had been away at the Year 9 Ski Camp all week in the lead-up to the final. The 9A team also 

received the trophy for the top Year 9 netball team in Dunedin. 

Other notable performances for the netball season include: Columba Senior Blue winning the Senior 

Two grade, Columba Senior Green placed 3 rd in the Senior Four grade, Columba 10B placed 3rd in 

the Intermediate Two grade, Columba 9B placed 3rd in the Junior One grade, Columba White and 

Columba 9D placed 2nd and 3rd respectively in the Junior Four grade. 

Columba College netball is in a very strong position with 14 girls (Years 9 to 13) being named in 

Dunedin Netball Centre representative teams, the Senior A netball team winning the Senior Section of 

the Otago Secondary Schools’ Netball Championships, 10A coming third and 9A being placed 2nd. 

The 9A and 10A netball teams competed at the South Island Secondary School Development Netball 

Tournament in the July school holidays. Both teams learnt a huge amount from the tournament and 

came away from the games, much better teams as a result. Congratulations to Maddy Spence who 

was named one of the ten Year 10 girls in the South Island identified as Talented Players. 

Well done also to Bridget Thayer, Year 13 who was named in the “Tournament Team” at the recent 

South Island Secondary Schools’ Netball Championships held last week in Dunedin. 

We have had very good coaching for each of our netball teams this year and this has paid off with the 

girls improving their strategies and overall technique. I look forward to another rewarding and 

successful netball season next year. Thank you to the parents, families, friends and supporters who 

have all helped the netball teams to enjoy the season and be successful this year. 

Christie Sinclair 

Teacher in charge of Netball

The Senior B Netball Team – Winners of the top Secondary Schools’ grade, 

2012 Dunedin Netball Season 

Back row: Georgia Nichol, Shannon Morton, Laura Saville, Lauren Williams, Alice Hoogvliet 

and Mrs Lauren Piebenga (Coach). 

Front row: Georgie Wood, Jessie Chapman, Jessica Elsom. 

Absent: Kimberley Martyn. 

The 9A Netball Team – Winners of Premier B grade (second top Secondary Schools’ 

grade), 2012 Netball Season 

Back row: Briar Crosbie, Lily Cunningham, Olivia Anderson, Jenna Chisholm and Phoebe 

Swale. 

Front row: Tania Savery, Olivia Jones, Anna Macdonald and Ella Wood. 

The 9A Netball Team also won the trophy for the top Year 9 Netball Team in 

Dunedin.

Soccer 

After having had an extremely successful after-school league season where they achieved second 

place, the First XI soccer team took part in the “Lotto Satellite” Secondary Schools Girls’ Tournament. 

From the start of the tournament the team performed with flair, intelligence, pace and resilience. Out of 

the six games played Columba won 4, drew 1 and lost 1. In the end, the team finished fifth out of 16 

teams and drew a great deal of praise from opposing coaches and spectators. Particularly pleasing 

was the ability of the side to repeatedly come back from adverse situations. On a number of occasions 

the team found itself under pressure but, in each case, all of the players maintained their composure 

and trusted in their own skills. 

All of the members of the team contributed positively – a fact reflected in the team’s goals being 

shared around so many players. The player who was voted MVP by opposing coaches was Kate 

Guildford. This achievement justifies a special mention as Kate’s enthusiasm, ability and positive 

attitude impacted positively on the rest of the team throughout the season. 

This extremely young team has established an extremely good foundation. By continuing to improve and 

develop as a group there is every reason to be hopeful of genuine tournament success in the near future. 

Well done to all the girls in our First X1 soccer team: 

Tara Bennett, Charlotte Calder, Kate Campbell, Caitlin Doran-Taylor, Hanna English, Kate Guildford, 

Charlotte Hall, Reiko Ishihara, Gaby Magnuson, Claire McCorkindale, Caitlyn McMillan, Caitlin Robb, 

Sandy Reid, Kelsey Shaw, Maddy Spence, Cindy van Leeuwen and Emma Wylie. 

Nicholas Lee 

First Xl Soccer Coach 

Back row: Caitlyn McMillan, Tara Bennett, Caitlin Robb, Sandy Reid, Cindy van Leeuwen, Kate 

Campbell, Kate Guildford, Hanna English, Mr Nicholas Lee (Coach). 

Front row: Gaby Magnuson, Kelsey Shaw, Charlotte Hall, Claire McCorkindale, Caitlin Doran- 

Taylor, Emma Wylie, Maddy Spence, Charlotte Calder (Absent Reiko Ishihara). 

Taekwondo National Championships 

Chelsea Guthrie, Year 8 is to be congratulated on her 2nd placing in New Zealand at the Taekwondo 

National Championships in her Height, Weight and Belt division.

Ice Hockey 

Congratulations to Holly Barclay Year 11 on 

being named a member of the New Zealand 

Ice Ferns Squad. The Squad begins its 

training schedule with a camp in Christchurch 

in October, followed by another in Auckland in 

December. 

Holly competed as a member of the Southern 

Women’s Ice Hockey Team in the National 

Competition held recently in Auckland, 

gaining 2nd place. 

***Cricket***Cricket*** 

Holly Barclay in action 

New Zealand Ice Ferns Squad 

Kaikorai Junior Cricket Club registration sessions are: 

� Saturday, 15th September 10.00 a.m. – 12.30 p.m., and 

� Tuesday, 18th September 6.00 p.m. – 7.30 p.m. 

Both days at Kaikorai Rugby Club, Lynn St. 

Fun skills sessions for ages 5-6, 

soft red ball cricket for ages 7-9 and 

hard ball cricket for older age groups. 

See www.sportsground.co.nz/kaikoraijuniorcc 

or contact Andrew Taggart at Kaikorai.Cricket@gmail.com 

for more details. 

The 2013 Course and Careers Handbook will be posted at the end of next week to all parents of 

girls in Years 9 to 13 next year. The girls’ option choices for 2013 are to be returned to school by 

Monday, 15th October at the latest. 

On Thursday, 27th September at 7.00 p.m. we are holding our Course Information Evening in 

Constance Hall. HODs will be available also our Careers Adviser, NCEA Co-ordinator and 

representatives of the city’s tertiary institutions. A separate reminder about this evening will be 

included for present parents with the Course and Careers Handbook. 

The 2013 Term Dates have now been settled and a copy of the dates will be posted on SchoolLinks 

prior to this weekend. School starts on Tuesday, 29th January next year. 

We hope you have enjoyed reading recent news from the College and about student activities and 

achievements. We are proud of everything our students accomplish and of their endeavours in a very 

wide range of activities. 

With good wishes, 

Elizabeth Wilson 

Principal 

Columba College 

12th September, 2012

COLUMBA COLLEGE 

2013 TERM DATES 

International boarders may enter the Boarding-House from Friday, 25th January 2013. 

Thursday, 24th January 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon. New Staff induction in the Rose Room, 

Sports Centre. 

Friday, 25th January 9.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Years 11, 12 and 13 students to confirm 

courses in 

Girton. 

Sunday, 27th January � Year 13 boarders to return by 2.00 p.m. 

� Years 7, 8 and 9 boarders to return by 4.00 p.m. 

� 5.30 p.m. Buffet tea for parents, the Years 7, 8, 9 and 13 boarders 

and House Staff. 

Monday, 28th January � 9.00 a.m. Years 1 to 13 staff-meeting in Girton. 

� 1.00 p.m. Staff lunch. 

� 2.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m. Boarders’ course confirmations, Years 11 to 

13, plus late returners to Dunedin (HODs to be present). FRC. 

� Return times for Years 10, 11 and 12 boarders: 

2.00 p.m. Year 12 

3.00 p.m. Years 10 and 11 

Term One Tuesday, 29th January to Friday, 19th April 

8.30 a.m. School starts on Tuesday, 29th January for Years 0 to 10 

students (a full day) and at 12 noon for Years 11 to 13 students. Full days 

for all Year levels follow. 

Term Two Monday, 6th May to Friday, 12th July 

Term Three Monday, 29th July to Friday, 27th September 

Term Four Monday, 14th October to Wednesday, 11th December 

Public Holidays The College will be closed in 2013 on the following public holidays: 

Waitangi Day Wednesday, 6th February 

Otago Anniversary Day Monday, 25th March 

Good Friday Friday, 29th March 

Easter Monday Monday, 1st April 

Easter Tuesday Tuesday, 2nd April 

Anzac Day Thursday, 25th April (in school holidays) 

Queen’s Birthday Monday, 3rd June 

Labour Day Monday, 28th October 

Teacher Only Day in 2013 

Tuesday, 26th March Otago NCEA Jumbo Day for secondary schools. It is 

likely that School will be closed for Years 9 to 13, but 

classes will continue to operate as usual for Years 0 to 8 

on the 26th March. 

E.L. Wilson 

Principal 

14th September, 2012

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