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Kia ora e te whanau,
Last weekend we held our annual school Ball for Year 12 and 13 learners at the Pullman Hotel. Not only did our learners look amazing, but they were amazing ambassadors of our school, whanau, and the wider community. Congratulations and thank you to all our Ball attendees for making the evening an incredibly positive and memorable evening.
You may have read in the press regarding the liquidation of Actura and the cancellation of trips to Space School. We had a number of learners registered to attend Space Camp in 2025, and are communicating directly with the families affected.
We have had a huge range and number of successes in the last few weeks for our learners. The details are within this newsletter, but I want to highlight the amazing work of our Performing Arts learners and staff. We have had such positive feedback, not only about their performances but also the way in which they conducted themselves around the events and once again, the way they represented our school and community.
Inside the classroom, there has been a lot happening too. At the recent whole school assembly, I highlighted to learners that this is a really important time in the school year to solidify the learnings from class activities. It is vital they work to their fullest potential and give themselves the best chance of embedding knowledge. The results at the end of the year will be determined by the work they do now. As parents, continue to encourage your learners to strive for success, and support them where possible in doing so.
The forthcoming Learner-Led Conferences are a great way for you to support your learner with their school work and get a greater sense of need for progress from your learner’s Kaiarahi. Please try to make this evening a priority to attend when the bookings open next week.
We would also like to take this opportunity to invite our whole community to our Matariki Festival on 27 June from 12.30pm. This is a bi-annual event held between our school and Orewa College. It gives an amazing opportunity for our Māori communities to come together and celebrate Matariki through Kapa Haka. This year we will be hosting five secondary schools from the wider region, in our school Gym.
Ngā mihi nui
Steve McCracken
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June
27 Matariki Fiafia Festival - School finishes at 12:30pm
28 Matariki
July
1 - 5 Year 7 & 8 Sports Camp
2 Learner Led Conferences (LLC's) - School closed for instruction
3 Learner Led Conferences (LLC's) - School finishes at 1:35pm
4 Year 9 Winter Formal
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Recent News
School BallSaturday, 15 June Whangaparāoa College hosted yet another
successful School ball!
All our learners looked and behaved incredibly.
A wonderful evening at the Pullman Hotel.
Information on how to view the photos have been emailed out to those who attended. | |   |
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Year 9 Mid Winter FormalYear 9 learners!
Tickets are now for sale through Kindo $10
Drinks, Pizza, Chips, Lollies available for purchase on the night - cash and eftpos available | |  |
National Dance ChallengeOur National Dance Challenge results from Friday evening
UNITY (Senior Hip Hop)- Awarded Gold placed 6th. Out of about 18 schools. Nod to Lily Stiven and her work ethic and amazing gift at choreography.
SUPER TROOPERS (Y8 and 9’s Jazz) - received Special Troupe Award and placed 8 out of 16.
High fives to Aimee Beard for leading her first sQuad this year, 16 juniors, who worked hard to fulfill Aimee's vision.
ESCALATE (Contemporary) - Awarded a Challenger Certificate.
They received great feedback from the judges who loved their originality.
Thanks to Ava, Shilei and Madison for their conceptual & innovative work.
AMITY (Junior Hip Hop) - Also awarded a Challenger Certificate, great stuff for the girls debut! Hats off to Grace Kennedy for her hard work and persistence with the girls.
Whangaparāoa College won the "Future Entertainers Award" | |  |
2024 RockQuest North ShoreWhangaparāoa College students perform at the Smokefreerockquest, the biggest live original music event for young musicians around Aotearoa. This year there were a massive 49 North Shore bands competing at the Northshore Heats and performing their original songs on Friday 17th May at the Dorothy Winstone Centre at Auckland Girls Grammar.
Two of our Whangaparāoa College bands were combined schools bands with Long Bay College, Ethanol and Shallow Dive and our third band The People from Whangaparāoa College also competed. All bands performed their original song in front of the RockQuest Northshore community. All bands performed extremely well with great feedback comments from the judges . We are very proud of all of our bands who all represented us well. | |  Ethanol with Whangaparāoa College students : Nick Bennett,
Shane McLellan and Jude Ralston,who combined with Long Bay College this year.  The People with Whangaparāoa College students : Liam Aalders,
Caleb Gardner,Jake McKenzie,Jess Quayle and Tui Whatling.
 Year 13 student Lily Stiven competed in the Solo/Duo RockQuest Northshore Heats at Tapac, Performing Arts Centre, and she will be releasing her Album soon after receiving a scholarship at the end of last year. |
ShowQuestWhat an amazing night!
We placed 3rd amongst some extremely stiff competition!
It’s amazing to see all our fellow schools performing and enjoying the moment.
We took out Best Styling, the coveted School Spirit Award (go Whanga) and Aimee was named Whetū Rangatahi (Star of the Show!)
We also received Highly Commended in Choreography and Lighting.
What a haul - exhausting fun had by all.
Thank you to the amazing parents who came to support and of course our learners for all their hard work. | |  |
Matariki CelebrationsJoin us to celebrate te Mātahi o te tau hou, the Māori New Year!
Thursday 27 June, 12.30pm - Whangaparāoa College Gymnasium
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CongratulationsOn Friday, 14 June our year 8 learner Isaac Goswami’s band Shallow Dive won the Rockshop Electronic Assist Performance Award at the Rock Quest Northshore Regional finals.
Congratulations Isaac! | |  |
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Hosting an International StudentKia Ora Whānau
We have had a fantastic return to welcoming our wonderful international students to the coast.
Welcome to all our new families who have joined our hosting whānau and hello to future homestays.
We are asking for expressions of interest for hosting 2024 and beyond.
This is a great opportunity for you to experience hosting a student from another country and share with them your family and community.
If you would like to be considered for this opportunity please email Sue McKay [email protected] to discuss further. Alternatively, you are welcome to visit our college website and explore the information listed in the International tab.
We would love to hear from you. | |  |
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