Student Life
Whole School Events
Whaka maua kia tina –
Pursue excellence so that it becomes permanent.
Athletics Day
Another very successful Athletics day was held on Wednesday 3 March 2021 at Athletic Park.
Age Group Champions
- U14 – Brooke Harper (Opaoa)
- U15 – Paige O’Brien (Awatere)
- U16 – Delyth James-Sitters (Kaituna)
- U19 – Eleri James- Sitters (Kaituna) and Mya Wiapo (Wairau)
Records Broken
New mark set in the U19 Shot Put of 11.03 m by Mya Wiapo (Wairau)
House Points
The winning House for 2021 Athletics was Kaituna on 1271 points. Congratulations Kaituna!
Swimming
MGC Swimming Sports held on Tuesday 30 March 2021.
Age Group Champions
- U19 1st Sioobhan Keay (Ōpaoa)
- 2nd Meg Flanagan (Awatere)
- 3rd Mya Wiapo (Wairau)
- U16 1st Minnette Richards (Awatere) – set 3 records
- 2nd Jessica Bennett (Ōpaoa)
- 3rd Lexi Timpson (Ōpaoa)
- U15 1st Zoe Adams (Wairau)
- 2nd Jessica Bennett (Ōpaoa)
- 3rd Hazel Glover (Kaituna)
- U14 1st Kyla Thorstensen (Kaituna) – set 4 records
- 2nd Jessica Lovell (Kaituna)
- 3rd Eliza Glover (Kaituna)
House Points
Congratulations to Awatere who took the competition outscoring 599 points on the day, followed closely by Kaituna with 574 points, Wairau 392 points, and Ōpaoa with 367 points.
Cross Country
It was another perfect day for the annual “Great Race” on Friday 6 May 2022 as students and staff took to the hills to run (or walk!) the 3 km course at the Wither Hills Farm Park.
Age Group Champions
Under 14
1st Isla Tilbury (Wairau) 13.11s (Fastest time of the day)
2nd Sophia NIcholas (Ōpaoa) 13.20s
3rd Katie Pugh (Ōpaoa) 13.22s
Under 15
1st Lily Smith (Wairau) 14.21s
2nd Mia Lindfield (Ōpaoa ) 14.27s
3rd Lilly McMillan (Ōpaoa) 14.47s
Under 16
1st May Smith (Wairau) 14.49s
2nd Ella Sowman (Kaituna) 14.53s
3rd Charlotte Thomas (Awatere) 15.04s
Under 19
1st Jazz Howes (Kaituna) 14.34s
2nd Delyth James-Sitters (Kaituna) 15.04s
3rd Emily Flynn (Ōpaoa) 15.22s
House Points
In the highly contested House competition, students and staff can earn points for their House by competing in the run or walk. Points are given based on the top 3 finishers in each age group as well as the best 3 person and 6 person finishers from each house in the run, as well as house spirit and tidiness of areas.
It was a tight race between houses this year but coming out on top – just – was Ōpaoa with 391 points. Go Ōpaoa! Close behind in second place was Wairau with 382 points. And tied for third was Awatere and Kaituna with 308 points.
Congratulations to all our competitors and thanks to everybody else who participated and supported our rangatahi on the day.
