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1COLLEGE TIES C O N T E N T S

2 From the Principal

4 From the Board

6 Values in Action

10 Student Achievement

14 Centenary Wrap

16 Junior School

18 Middle School

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Contents

24 Senior School

28 Development

32 Sports Shorts

36 Parents and Friends’

40 Old Girls’ Association

50 Archives32

Calendar datesTERM 1 2016JANUARY Monday 25 January• Year 13 Leadership Camp

(until January 28)

FEBRUARY Monday 1 February• Auckland Anniversary Day

Tuesday 2 February• Term 1 begins

Wednesday 3 February• College photo day

Monday 8 February• Waitangi Day (observed)

Thursday 18 February• Senior School Swimming

Sports

Thursday 25 February• Senior School Athletics Day

Monday 29 February• Year 8 Camp (until March 4)

MARCH Sunday 6 March• Reception – Year 6 Family

Picnic

Tuesday 15 March• Year 6 Trip to Wellington

(until 17 March)

Friday 18 March• House Flowers

Saturday 19 March • St Cuthbert’s Open Day• Old Girls’ Chapel Service and

AGM

Thursday 24 March• Staff Only Day

Friday 25 March • Good Friday

Monday 28 March• Easter Monday

Tuesday 29 March • Easter Tuesday

Thursday 31 March• Year 4 Camp (until April 1)

APRILMonday 11 April• Senior School Cross Country

Friday 15 April• Term 1 ends

World Vision Ambassador, Rachel Smalley and Claire Sullivan with our Year 8 girls and their teddies for Syria

Book Swap for Mobility Dogs in the Junior School

The Development Committee’s annual fashion parade to raise funds for College scholarship programmes

Foodbank for Presbyterian Support Northern

2 ST CUTHBERT’S COLLEGE MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2015

From the Principal

LAST MONTH A GROUP of students

emailed me to ask for a time to meet to

discuss an idea they had about some

fundraising to support a local charity. In

the course of a lively and wide-ranging

discussion, I asked them why they had

become so involved in service projects

at the College. Their answers were

interesting; they said:

“I was pretty reluctant the first time and

my tutor teacher kind of pushed me into it,

but I when I did it I really liked doing it, so I

did it again”.

“The counsellor said it might help me

see things from another point of view”.

“It felt really good afterwards”.

“Working with the little kids was good –

they really wanted to learn”.

“My grandmother is in a retirement

village in Australia – she loves the kids

who come in and do stuff – so I thought it

might be ok to try”.

“We can’t give a lot so this way I can do

something”.

“I know that if I want to have a

leadership role in the future I have to have

done service because it’s part of it”.

I thought they were great reasons. We

know that volunteering is an intrinsically

good thing to do, that it is a practical way to

help others and to work towards realising

concepts of social justice and social

responsibility. We also know it is good for

us as individuals.

I was really pleased when one of the

girls said it was part of becoming a leader,

as that is a concept we have been working

on in the Learning2Lead programme – that

is a natural, logical expectation that those

who want to lead others should have had

prior experiences of serving others, of

seeing things from other perspectives and

of building their ability to have empathy.

Recently I saw a list of the 10 reasons

why it is good for us to volunteer, put

together by UC San Diego.

#10: IT’S GOOD FOR YOU

Volunteering provides physical and

mental rewards. It:

• Reduces stress: Experts report that

when you focus on someone other

than yourself, it interrupts usual

tension-producing patterns.

• Makes you healthier: Moods and

emotions, like optimism, joy, and

control over one’s fate, strengthen the

immune system.

#9: IT SAVES RESOURCES

Volunteering provides valuable

community services so more money can

be spent on local improvements.

• The estimated value of a volunteer’s

time is $15.39 per hour.

#8: VOLUNTEERS GAIN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

You can try out a career.

#7: IT BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER

As a volunteer you assist in:

• Uniting people from diverse

backgrounds to work toward a

common goal.

• Building camaraderie and teamwork.

#6: IT PROMOTES PERSONAL

GROWTH AND SELF-ESTEEM

Understanding community needs helps

foster empathy and self-efficacy.

#5: VOLUNTEERING STRENGTHENS

YOUR COMMUNITY

As a volunteer you help:

• Support families (daycare and

eldercare).

• Improve schools (tutoring, literacy).

• Support youth (mentoring and after-

school programs).

• Beautify the community (beach and

park clean-ups).

Instilling Values for a Meaningful Future

Cupcake sale for SPCA in the Junior School

Middle School Blankets on Beds initiative

College poppy laying ceremony

Year 12 IB students serving Christmas lunch at Ronald McDonald House

3COLLEGE TIES F R O M T H E P R I N C I PA L

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

#4: YOU LEARN A LOT

Volunteers learn things like these:

• Self: Volunteers discover hidden talents

that may change their view on their self-

worth.

• Government: Through working with local

non-profit agencies, volunteers learn

about the functions and operation of

government.

• Community: Volunteers gain knowledge

of local resources available to solve

community needs.

#3: YOU GET A CHANCE TO GIVE BACK

People like to support community resources

that they use themselves or that benefit

people they care about.

#2: VOLUNTEERING ENCOURAGES CIVIC

RESPONSIBILITY

Community service and volunteerism are an

investment in a community and the people

who live in it.

#1: YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Every person counts!

Source: UC San Diego

Reason #1 to volunteer is that what we

do counts; this is a critical understanding

for children and adolescents, especially

in complex and challenging times. The

examples set by people like Nelson Mandela

and Mother Theresa are moving and

compelling but for 99.9% of us they are so

daunting and so far beyond our capacities

that they can become barriers to us doing

anything. Our mantra is that every little

bit helps; if we start with the little things –

remembering to bring an item for Foodbank,

doing a beach clean-up, spending a lunch

time at Elizabeth Knox - the cumulative

impact of those things makes a difference.

We want the act of doing service – in our

world, being By Love Serve – to be an

ingrained habit, a part of everyday life,

normal, usual. So from Reception onwards,

the girls are involved in Values projects.

Wherever possible, we look for ways for

them to be involved in “doing” more than

just “giving”. Asking Mum and Dad for money

to bring to school is fine, but the learning

is much more powerful when parents get

girls to do things such as chores so that they

can earn some money to give. The level of

support we get for this is fantastic as we

know that it is often just easier/cleaner/

tidier/less hassle to give them a gold coin!

In 2015 our Senior School girls have

contributed:

• 744 hours planting at Motuihe Island

• 680 hours building for Habitat for

Humanity in New Zealand and Fiji

• 350 hours providing companionship at

Elizabeth Knox Home

• 418 hours collecting in charity street

appeals

• 128 hours supporting sick kids and their

families at Ronald McDonald House.

This is just a small snapshot of the

time our students have invested in giving

back. Our Junior School girls spent many

hours doing chores at home and helping

neighbours as part of their Helping Hands

fundraising drive. Students in the Middle

School have also spent hours hand making

teddies for children in Women’s Refuge and

Syrian refugee camps.

The programmes are led by Values

Programme Manager, Mrs Anna Wong, who

has the overview of the College programme

and manages whole school undertakings

like Foodbank, by Mrs Sue Porter in the

Junior School and by Mrs Sarah Stevens in

the Middle School. We get fantastic support

from the Parents and Friends’ Association

and from the Families in Touch group.

Student leadership comes from the

Values Representatives and for the Year

13 Service Committee (with Mrs Vicky

Binedell); many of the Year 13 committee

activities have a service component, for

example the Performing Arts Committee

directs the funds it makes from the Talent

Quest to their project enabling the students

of our partner school Manurewa East

Primary to see a live drama performance.

I believe the students in our schools

today are the most actively engaged in

service of any generation; and when they go

beyond the College gates they continue to

be involved at university and then in their

first jobs.

Mrs Lynda Reid, Principal

LEFT: Trust Board 2015. BELOW: Head of Junior School Julie Gifkins and Trust Board members Rachel Walsh and Nina Hood.


From the Board

I IMAGINE THERE IS not a single

St Cuthbert’s College student – past or

present – who is not aware of the College

motto, By Love Serve. The beauty of this

motto is that it extends well beyond just

awareness; St Cuthbert’s girls also live and

breathe what this motto represents.

But it’s not just the students who

embrace By Love Serve. Old Girls go

on to take these values into the wider

community. The extraordinary staff at

the College frequently goes above and

beyond to ensure each student reaches

her full potential. Numerous volunteers,

parents, Old Girls and friends all work

hard - and often behind the scenes - for

the benefit of the College and its students.

By Love Serve extends to the St

Cuthbert’s Trust Board too - with 11 Board

members dedicating many voluntary

hours each month to having robust

discussions and making decisions on

matters such as student achievement

and wellbeing, financial management,

policies and procedures, campus

planning, allocation of resources, and a

long term vision for the College – all in

close collaboration with the Principal and

Senior Management Team.

One former Board member who was

a shining example of By Love Serve

was Elizabeth Caughey, who sadly

passed away in October. Mrs Caughey

dedicated decades to the College she

loved – she was a St Cuthbert’s Old Girl,

a member of the Robertson Circle and

served on the College’s Trust Board

for 19 years, including as its Chair from

1998-2000. The Board extends its sincere

condolences to Mrs Caughey’s family.

Malcolm Hope has retired from

the Board after providing six years

of invaluable input and expertise.

He was involved with numerous

building projects including the recently

completed Centennial Centre for

Wellbeing, the Performing Arts Centre,

the Jean Hunter Building renovation and

Runciman Bath demolition to name just

a few. We welcome Old Girl Nina Hood

as a new Board member. Nina brings

extraordinary educational expertise

to the Board with her Doctorate of

Philosophy (Education) and a Master of

Science, Education (Distinction) from

the University of Oxford, a Graduate

Diploma of Teaching (Secondary)

from the University of Auckland as

well qualifications from New York

University, the University of London and

Sorbonne University. She has taught at

Mt Roskill Grammar School and Epsom

Girls Grammar School and is currently

a Research Fellow at the University

of Auckland.

Last, but certainly not least, is

acknowledgement of Lynda Reid’s 20

years of outstanding leadership and

By Love Serve to St Cuthbert’s students

and New Zealand education. Lynda

Reid’s significant contribution will be

acknowledged and celebrated before

she steps down as Principal at the end of

Term 3, 2016.

Thank you to each and every one of

you for your energy, commitment and By

Love Serve attitude that has contributed

to many wonderful achievements in 2015.

Wishing everyone safe and happy

holidays.Mr Simon Allen Trust Board Chair

The Joy of Serving Others

5COLLEGE TIES VA L U E S I N A C T I O N

By Love Serve


Values in 2015


VALUES IN ACTION

Junior School ValuesMOBILITY DOGS AND SPCA

This year we continued to help two

worthwhile organisations as part of the

Junior School Values programme. Over

the years we have developed a wonderful

relationship with both Mobility Dogs and

the SPCA, the Reception – Year 3 and Year

4 – 6 charities respectively.

In Term 3 our girls had a wonderful two

weeks doing lots of jobs to raise funds for

their year group’s charity as part of pour

Helping Hands drive. The girls’ enthusiasm

was amazing and the wide range of

jobs they did to raise their donations

was impressive. There was lots of bed

making, dishwasher clearing, car cleaning,

sweeping, dusting and vacuuming but there

was also a variety of other lovely initiatives.

To encourage the girls to complete as

many jobs as possible Dr and Mrs Peebles

came to visit us with Hugo, our special

canine friend.

Hugo showed us some of the amazing

things he can do, such as opening and

closing doors, barking when he sees ‘speak’

on a card, picking up a pen from the table

and keys off the floor.

Dr Peebles also had a wonderful slide

show of some of the puppies that are being

trained as Mobility Dogs. The girls were

delighted as they were very cute and they

were able to see how they begin to train the

dogs at a very early age.

Caitlin Powell for the SPCA also visited

to talk to our Year 4 – 6 girls and brought

her Samoyed, Selena, with her. Selena

was rescued by the SPCA and this special

dog is a tangible example of the incredible

work the SPCA does. When Selena who

came into care weighing only 8kg and she

now weighs 25kg and is just beautiful!

JAMMERS

At the end of each term, our little

Jammers walked across to Elizabeth

Knox Home where they sing songs to

the residents. This has become a lovely

tradition carried out each term, not only

for those who live and work at Knox

Home, but also for our littlest choir at the

College. We were especially happy to be

able to give them boxes filled with Easter

treats in Term 1 and a Christmas hamper

at the end of the year.

A BOOKBANK FOR SAMOA

Latafale Auva’a, the current Miss Samoa,

is an Old Girl of St Cuthbert’s and, as part

of her reign, she decided to give back to

her community. How best to facilitate

this, she decided, was through Books

‘n’ Schools. This is a programme that

distributes books to primary schools on

the islands of Upolu and Savai’i.

The Junior School was very happy

to help her and we held a bookbank for

Samoa on Wednesday, 6 May. The girls

placed dozens and dozens of beautiful

books at the entrance of the chapel. These

were placed into boxes and transported

to Samoa. I wish to thank all the girls for

sharing the treasure of books with other

children who may not readily hold them in

their hands.

BOOK SWAP FOR ROOM TO READ

On Wednesday 24 June girls brought

a book to school that they wanted to

donate to our book swap for Room to

Read, a special organisation that helps

less fortunate schools across the globe to

set up their own libraries. After donating

their books the girls also brought $2 for

books they wished to purchase from the

wide selection of donations.

On the day, the Year 5 break-out space

was transformed into a book shop and

everyone had a wonderful time buying

books! The girls raised $680.50 for Room

to Read and this money has helped a

school in Vietnam to set up its library

with appropriate books for children.

Mrs Sue Porter Junior School Values Co-ordinator

Hugo from Mobility Dogs

Book Swap for Room to Read

Caitlin Powell from the SPCA and her rescued dog, Selena


Middle School ValuesVALUES PLAY A BIG ROLE in the life of

a St Cuthbert’s Middle School girl. Our

motto, By Love Serve, is dear to our hearts

and once again this year we are very

proud of the learning and the work our

girls have done to make the world a better

place for so many people less fortunate

than themselves.

Equality and ecological sustainability

are issues that are constantly on top

for our girls. As well as supporting their

year level Values projects, this year we

have seen some of our Year 8 teddy

bears going to Syrian refugee children.

This really brings home for our girls

the enormity of issues facing refugee

children as they grapple with the realities

of dislocation, a topic we also addressed

as part of our Year 8 social action

segment, Girl Rising.

We want our girls to be change agents,

making the world a better place locally

and globally and with this in mind, we

have created our strongly Values-focused

programmes in Year 7 and 8. The Sharing

Shed project run by the Service Committee

and Christmas Giving are further examples

of the focus our girls have on making the

world a better place for children. Once

again we are so proud of our girls.

MAKE A WISH, WOMEN’S REFUGE

AND SYRIAN REFUGEES

Middle School students worked hard

to raise money for our Values charities

Women’s Refuge (Year 8) and Make a

Wish (Year 7) this year by holding mufti

days, bake sales and collections at Family

Chapel Services. Nick Redstone from Make

a Wish, came to visit our Year 7 students

in Term 4 to collect the $2689 the girls had

raised for sick kids. The girls were thrilled

to hear that their money would make a

difference by going towards creating nine

wish boxes for children who were too sick

to leave hospital.

As well as raising money our Year

8 girls have each sewn a teddy (in

some cases two or three) for children

without toys in Syrian refugee camps

and at Women’s Refuge. World Vision

Ambassador, Rachel Smalley, came to the

College to collect these special bears in

person. Our girls were very humbled to

hear that toys are so scarce in the refugee

camps that their handmade bears would

be shared by many children, not given to

just one little boy or girl.

FILLING THE SHARING SHED

Our Service Team, led by Keying Huo-

Smith and Amelia Barrett, introduced

a new initiative named Fill the Sharing

Shed this year. In Term 3, each class

had a week to fill the shed with

good quality used items, suitable for

emergency housing for Presbyterian

Support Services. This proved to be very

successful and it is likely that it will be

come an annual event.

BLANKETS ON BEDS

Hayley Minturn introduced a new

initiative in 2015 called Blankets on Beds.

Hayley encouraged girls and staff to bring

extra blankets and linen to school to help

the families of East Tamaki through winter.

Over 75 blankets were donated by Middle

School families and the event was so

successful we are hoping to combine this

with the Jammies in June appeal in 2016.

DUFFY BOOKS IN HOMES

The profits from the annual Year 7 and

8 Social were donated to Duffy Books

this year. Grace Mora and Molly Want

represented the Middle School at a special

assembly at Manurewa East Primary

School, where our donations were passed

over to eager pupils who couldn’t wait to

receive their new books.

Mrs Sarah Stevens Middle School Values Co-ordinator

World Vision Ambassador, Rachel Smalley, and our Year 8 girls with their teddies

Presenting a cheque to Make a Wish Donation for Blankets on Beds Bake sale for Syria


VALUES IN ACTION

THE SENIOR SCHOOL VALUES programme branches out each

year to be involved with new and exciting projects happening

in the community. One such project saw our Senior students

volunteering before school with ‘Eat My Lunch’; an initiative

where generous people can buy a lunch for themselves and

a free lunch is given to a child in need. In addition to these

projects, the Senior School has developed and strengthened the

long-standing partnerships we have which include sponsoring

Duffy Books in Homes for Manurewa East Primary, helping with

the planting on Motuihe Island, running holiday programmes at

Ronald McDonald House and building homes with Habitat for

Humanity in Auckland and Fiji.

MOTUIHE ISLAND

Each month this year, groups of 30-40 students and staff have

planted trees, worked in the nursery, weeded and collected

seeds on Motuihe Island. On the island we are very honoured

to have a patch nicknamed ‘St Cuthbert’s Bush’, with trees and

scrubs planted by College students over the years. In April

this year, the 400,000th tree was planted on the island and

‘St Cuthbert’s Bush’ makes a significant contribution to this

number.

A donation is made at the end of each year to the Motuihe

Trust, using funds raised from mufti days, Chapel giving

and tutor group fundraising. In 2015 this money was used to

purchase additional monitoring cameras, which have been

installed on the island. The monitoring cameras are placed

outside kiwi, tuatara, and penguin burrows, as well as potential

seabird nesting sites to monitor their activity.

Senior School Values

RONALD MCDONALD

HOUSE

Ronald McDonald House

Auckland (RMHA) celebrated

its 21st birthday in 2015. For

seven of those years, the

College has been running

holiday programmes during

term breaks. Senior Academy

students amuse the children

at RMHA with baking sessions,

crafts and games over a two

week period. In addition our

Year 12IB students held a

pre-Christmas party in early

December at RMHA, which

involved cooking lunch for 150

people, making decorations for

Christmas trees, face painting,

games, music and lots of fun.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

Habitat for Humanity is a

not-for-profit organisation

whose ultimate goal is to

eliminate poverty housing in

New Zealand and overseas.

The Habitat for Humanity

Auckland build team has

hosted groups of Senior

Academy students and

staff from the College each

month on their build sites in

Weymouth and Massey. Our

association with Habitat for

Humanity has now spanned 11

years, and we have expanded

this partnership by sending

teams to build with Global

Village in Fiji.

TUTORING PROGRAMMES

This year Senior students

have volunteered in a number

of tutoring programmes,

including:

• Braveheart/InZone for

Auckland Grammar and

Epsom Girls students

• Reading/literacy

programme for Orakei

Primary pupils

• Peer tutoring for Year 7-11 St

Cuthbert’s College students

Our girls very much enjoy

being able to share their

knowledge to help others

succeed academically and it

is rewarding for them to see

the ‘a-ha’ moment when their

charges understand a key

learning concept.

Mrs Anna Wong Senior School Values Co-ordinator

Eat My Lunch preparation

Habitat for Humanity Duffy Books in Homes


Student Achievement

Dux a DoubleCONGRATULATIONS TO OUR JOINT Dux recipients in 2015,

Soo Kyung Choi and Victoria Lowe. Both girls are deserving

winners with Soo Kyung serving the College as a Prefect

this year and receiving a range of awards at this year’s

Prize Giving, including the Bews Prize for Reading and Top

Academic Excellence in International Baccalaureate.

Victoria was appointed as a Deputy Head Girl this year and

throughout 2015 has worked hard to be awarded prizes in Biology,

English and Literature Writing, French and the Old Girls’

Association Irene Fife Prize for Geography. Victoria has also

represented the College as a member of our Premier Netball

Team and has recently been awarded the Sydney University

St Andrew’s College Merit Scholarship. Congratulations to both

girls on this outstanding achievement!

Junior School AchieversYEAR 6 STUDENT BRENA MERZ has

been awarded the Junior School Merit Cup

for citizenship and all-round excellence

after a busy 2015, which has seen her

win the 6IRE class prize, lead Kelso as a

Junior School House Captain, receive a

special award for music at the College,

play chess competitively to win two chess

championships and achieve the top score

in New Zealand in the ICAS Mathematics

Competition. Congratulations on an

exceptional final year in the Junior School

Brena.

Sophia Toes received the Remuera Lions

Club Junior Citizenship Award, meeting 12

different criteria to be respectful, friendly,

generous, loyal and positive among many

other wonderful attributes recipients

display. Well done Sophia on being such a

constructive member of our Junior School

community.

The Year 6 Outstanding Achievement in

Sport Award was given to Madeline Leigh

who has been heavily involved in hockey,

swimming and cross country this year,

competing in zone competitions for all

three codes.

Helen Cai and Yelena Huo were awarded

the Year 6 Prize for Excellence in Music

and the Year 5 and 6 Prize for Excellence in

Speech respectively. Eloise Page received

the Sir Peter Blake Young Leaders Award.

Congratulations to all Junior School

girls recognised at our 2015 Prize Giving

ceremony, you have all worked extremely

hard to achieve these excellent results.

Middle School Shining StudentsTHIS YEAR’S RECIPIENT OF the Year 8

Prize for Academic Excellence is Keying

Huo Smith who was also recognised at

Prize Giving with the Year 8 Prizes for

Excellence in French and Music, as well

as the 8PSN Class Prize. Keying shared the

Trust Board Scholar’s Award with Millicent

Caughey, who has contributed to the

Middle School community as a Librarian

this year and was acknowledged with

an award for Service to the Library and a

Class Certificate for 8MAS.

The Sydney Old Girls’ Award for

citizenship and all-round excellence

was given to Rebecca Greenwood who

has represented the College proudly in

orienteering this year and as a member

of Song Squad. Rebecca also won a

Class Certificate for 8CRK and a Subject

Specialist Award for Year 8 French.

The Award for Outstanding

Achievement in Sport went to Georgia

Milne who was also the Year 8 Athletics

and Cross Country Champion. Georgia

received the Year 8 Prize for Excellence

in Physical Education and in 2015 has

represented the College in cross country,

multisport and swimming at a zone level.

Well done to all our Middle School girls

recognised at this year’s Prize Giving.

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STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT

COLLEGE TIES S T U D E N T A C H I E V E M E N T

UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLANDUniversity of Auckland ScholarshipSophie ReesCindy LinKayla FairbairnAmelia KendallGabriele Maffey

Jubilee AwardMelody KimHannah Ko

Faculty of Arts ScholarshipElla Brownlie

AUT UNIVERSITYAUT Vice Chancellors Scholarship Natalie Spratt

AUT Pat Hanly AwardJaime Scott

UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURYUC Emerging Leaders ScholarshipChloe Fuge

International First Year Scholarship Sylvia Sun

MASSEY UNIVERSITYMassey VC High Achiever Academic & Arts ScholarshipRosa Shand

Massey VC High Achiever ScholarshipIsobel Loseby

Massey Academy of Sport Scholarship Holly White

Massey VC High Achiever Academic ScholarshipEmily Ball

Yes - Enterprise in Action ScholarshipRose Qiao

UNIVERSITY OF OTAGOAcademic Excellence ScholarshipNeha Kasture Cindy Lin Sophie Rees

Leaders of Tomorrow ScholarshipSruthi Navaneethan Mackenzie Morrison Rose Fitzgerald Charlotte Hardie Boys Noella Farrell Juliet SutherlandShez MihlarTahlia Strachan

Maori and Pacific Island Entrance ScholarshipTinei Nua Chloe Fuge

Performance ScholarshipIsla Bint

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON

Excellence ScholarshipPhoebe Craig Madeleine Judd Lily Quin Mackenzie Morrison McKenzie Collins Millie Macdonald

Michaela Hing Charlotte Hardie Boys Ella Brownlie Rosa ShandGabriele Maffey Mallory Christie Kate Cross Lisa Huang Hannah King Victoria Lowe Sonia Wang

Achiever ScholarshipMina Sheck

UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO Sir Edmund Hillary ScholarshipHolly White

UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEYSt Andrew’s Merit ScholarshipVictoria Lowe

US UNIVERSITIES University of Michigan (Swimming)Millie Macdonald

Boise State University (Swimming)Georgia Zacest

Temple University (Hockey)Madison Merton

Wake Forest University (Hockey)Isla Bint

University of Oregon (Golf)Brooke Hamilton

OTHER SCHOLARSHIPSPricewaterhouse Coopers (Accelerate Award)Charlotte Hardie Boys

2015 Dr. Joseph J. Jacobs Global Scholarship Kayla Fairbairn

Seaview ScholarshipChantelle Wallbridge

Tertiary Scholarship SuccessCONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING College leavers, who have been offered scholarships to top tertiary institutions for 2016.

Some students have been offered more than one scholarship, which is exceptional. It is very pleasing to see all the hard work our girls

put into their studies resulting in significant financial assistance as they begin the next phase of their learning. The list below is correct at

the time of printing; scholarships yet to be announced will be acknowledged in the first College Ties of 2016.

Interactive Installation Awarded

YEAR 13 STUDENT JAIME SCOTT has won

a Pat Hanly Art Award from the Auckland Art

Gallery, recognising students who demonstrate

outstanding commitment to and passion for the

visual arts and community awareness.

In her submission for the award Jamie

showcased pieces from her Year 13 photography

portfolio, which explored the theme of physical

transformation by morphing a girl into a doll

using animation techniques.

Jaime says, “I utilised a variety of traditional

animation techniques such as thaumatropes,

phenakistoscopes and traditional lenticular

displays, as well as good old fashioned flip

books. The photography installation was

interactive and I encouraged students to move

the separate pieces to become a part of bringing

the animations to life.”

Jamie credits the support she receives from

her family and St Cuthbert’s art teacher, Diane

McKissock-Davis, for helping to make her

creative concepts a reality.

As part of the award Jamie will be taking up

a scholarship at AUT University, which she will

apply to a digital design degree next year.


Team Awards

NZSS Junior Cross Country

NZSS Senior Cross

Country

NZSS Year 9 Road Race

Premier Water Polo

NZSS U16 Triathlon

1st XI Hockey

Senior Swimming Relay

Junior Swimming Relay

Individual Awards

Caitlin Mary Parker Allen

Isla Bint

Ailsa Connolly

Georgia Danford

Madison Don

Sophie Dixon

Megan Greensmith

Ella Harford

Kate Herdson

Sophia Howard

Kate Ivory

Bryony Manning

Estella Matthewson

Emma Moriarty

Isabelle Robinson

Gina Robson

Kelsey Snelgar

Sophia Stokes

Miranda Stuart

Tahlia Strachan

Mary Tate

Ellie Tomoana

Kendall Vaughan

Allegra Zacest

Georgia Zacest

Colours with Distinction

Kayla Fairbairn

Brooke Hamilton

Millie Macdonald

Sophie Rees

Holly White

Antonia Young

Double Colours

Madeline Falconer

Warrior Inspires Colours RecipientsNEW ZEALAND RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER, Shaun Johnson, was the guest speaker at this year’s

Sports Colours - an annual event honouring the top

sportswomen within the College.

Shaun shared with the girls his secret to success and

encouraged our students to stop at nothing in their

pursuit of greatness. Congratulations to our 2015 Sports

Colours recipients.

Congratulations to Sophia Stokes, who received a

Significant Scholars’ Badge in April but was mistakenly

not included in our previous edition.

OUR ANNUAL CULTURAL HONOURS marks the calibre of talent within

the Performing Arts here at the College. This year’s recipients and their

parents were treated to performances by our cultural groups, Saints Alive

and the Stage Challenge girls. It was a fabulous evening and the perfect

way to mark such fantastic achievements. Congratulations to our 2015

recipients!

TRIPLE HONOURS

Francesca Browne Drama Re-Award, Music Re-Award, Theatresports

Re-Award

Kirsty Cameron Dance Re-Award, Drama Re-Award, Speech Re-Award

Min-Yao Chen Debating, Drama, Music

Amelia Kendall Kapa Haka - Re-Award, Writing Re-Award, Music Re-award

Amalia Schroeder Drama, Music, Theatresports

Rebecca Tang Chinese Culture, Drama Re-Award, Music Re-Award

Danielle Taylor Drama, Music Re-Award, Production

Denise Wong Drama Re-Award, Music Re-Award, Thai Culture Group

Crystal Wu Debating, Drama Re-Award, Speech Re-Award

QUADRUPLE HONOURS (Photo above)

Ella Brownlie Debating Re-Award, Drama, Kapa Haka Re-Award, Speech

Phoebe Craig Debating Re-Award, Drama Re-Award, Production, Speech

Re-Award

Gabrielle Maffey Cook Island Culture, Dance Re-Award, Debating

Re-Award, Drama Re-Award

Mackenzie Morrison Dance, Drama Re-Award, Music Re-Award, Speech

Rachel Roberts Drama Re-Award, Music Re-Award, Theatreports,

Tibetan Culture

Melissa Wang Debating, Drama, Music, Production

Jaime Scott Dance Re-Award, Drama Re-Award, Music, Production

QUINTUPLE HONOURS (Photo above)

Gina Svensen Dance, Debating, Drama, Music, Speech

Vivian Qiu Debating, Drama, Korean Culture, Music, Writing

Cultural Achievements Celebrated

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A CENTENNIAL GALA OF STUNNING performances by College

music, dance and drama students was the perfect way to bid farewell

to our Centenary year, as well as a great excuse to parade the fashions

of yesteryear and enjoy our Centennial Theme, composed by Mr

Stewart Allan, once more.

April’s Shadows, a musical piece composed by Andrew Baldwin, was

commissioned by the College especially for our Centennial Gala and

was performed beautifully by the Sebastian Squad and the College’s

massed choirs from Junior to Senior School. The work reflected

another major milestone that coincided with our Centenary, the

100th anniversary of the Anzac battle at Gallipoli and the title of the

work echoes the shadows that Gallipoli cast on our country just as St

Cuthbert’s started.

A Thanksgiving Service for staff and students the following day

officially marked the close of a year’s worth of celebrations with the

lowering of our Centenary flag.

Our thanks go to the team at ICG for their assistance with our

Centenary memories project and to our Centenary sponsors

Fuji Xerox and Crockers Real Estate who supported our year of

celebrations. A special thank you to parent Marco Zhi for capturing

these beautiful images.

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Members of the Chess Team practising moves

Junior School

DURING THIS SECOND SEMESTER

the words ‘commitment and opportunity’

resonate.

Our girls love to be involved and

automatically possess a ‘have-a-go’

attitude. In our Junior School we nurture

this by providing a wide range of

opportunities for our girls to be involved

in. During these early years of schooling

it is important for girls to make informed

decisions about what activities they like

and how they like to learn.

It is essential that our girls commit

to their chosen activities for practices

and also the various performances or

events. This is also important in building

understanding about teamwork and

each girl being part of something greater

than themselves. This semester we

have seen many fine examples of girls

taking up opportunities and displaying

commitment.

MUSIC GROUPS

The Junior and Middle School Music

Showcase was held in Term 4. It was

inspiring to see the multi-leveling of our

girls in the many and varied choral and

instrumental groups. As an audience it

was evident to see the joy and happiness

in learning the girls experience in these

groups, with thanks to the skill and

passion of our music specialist staff.

It was a pleasure to see our Junior

Black Watch Singers perform at the

annual Kids Sing competition in Term 3.

Many thanks to Amelia Giles for her work

with these talented young girls. JBWS

were awarded Gold, Best Primary Choir,

Best Performance of a New Zealand Work

and Best Performance of the Test Piece.

This is an outstanding achievement due

to this choir’s commitment and many

weekly practices.

CHESS

Our Year 6 team of Kimberley Yuan, Brena

Merz, Jaclyn Wang, Helen Cai and

Commitment and Opportunities

Yelena Huo won the Auckland

Interschool Chess Competition and the

New Zealand Girls Interschool Chess

Championship. These girls practice every

week over the year and continue to

support each other.

YEAR 5 AND 6 SPEECH COMPETITION

All Year 5 and 6 girls developed and

delivered speeches for the Year 5 and

6 Speech Finals in Term 3. Each of our

finalists delivered well-structured and

interesting speeches. Congratulations

to our winner Yelena Huo and Arabella

Spencer, runner up.

WINTER SPORTS ACTION

I have been thrilled to see our winter

sports teams in action this season. The

skill development and strong sense of

team showed through in the weekly

games. From Year 3 - 6 each team in

netball, hockey, football and flippaball

showed commitment to their practices

and games no matter the weather. Our

gymnastics and ski girls have also worked

hard throughout the season to achieve

wonderful results, which you can read

more about in our Sports Shorts section

on page 32.

CROSS COUNTRY

It was so pleasing to see the girls in action

at our Junior School Cross Country.

Their resilience, hard work, preparation

and training during PE this term showed

through in every race. Many thanks to our

parents and staff for their huge support

at this event. This community spirit was

highlighted with girls, parents and staff

cheering on all girls and recognising their

individual efforts. Congratulations to our

Year 5 team who were placed first in the

Remuera Zones competition. These were

tremendous results in very muddy and

wet cross country conditions.

STUDENT COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY

CIRCLE

The Year 4 - 6 Student Council and

Reception - Year 3 Community Circle

groups meet with me every Thursday

morning to discuss how things are going

in our Junior School. These girls have

demonstrated commitment in turning

up every week and representing their

classes so that we can celebrate and

continuously improve.

These are just some of the many

opportunities our girls have in the Junior

School to be part of a group.

Thank you to the parents and the

many staff who continue to support

our girls in taking up opportunities and

committing to them. It has been such a

fun and enjoyable semester seeing our

girls fully involved in an exciting range of

opportunities.

From all of us here at here at the

Junior School, we wish you a very merry

Christmas and a safe and happy New

Year.

Ms Julie GifkinsHead of Junior School

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JUNIOR SCHOOL

As everyone began singing Silent

Night, Clouston Hall was suddenly

filled with the love of God and the

beautiful sound of harmonised

voices! The congregation helped

us to sing all the carols.

Isabel Chan, Year 4

Action! The Nativity began!

We sang Silent Night with the

congregation with joy in our

hearts.

I had butterflies when it was my

cue to go on stage. I shyly walked

to the microphone and said, with

happiness in my heart, what I had

to say.

Mia Reddy, Year 4

When I began singing I

remembered the first time I was in

the Nativity.

My favourite song was Out On

The Hillside.

My family says they loved how

I smiled all the time when I sang

and even when I sat.

This Nativity is my last one and

the most special. I will always

keep it as a memory.

Hershal Randhawa, Year 4

I am staring at the congregation.

All eyes are on me – expecting

me to speak!

I begin speaking and get to that

word I don’t know very well.

Yay! I said it! Done!

I hear the music starting and

walk back to my place, slowly.

Now it’s time to sing!

Maddy Proctor, Year 4

Nativity Reflections


The Banquet “HURRY UP, COME ON, we’re

going to be late!” I yelled these

words as my mum finished getting

ready. That’s one of the first things

I remember. My pearly white dress,

tightly tied up by a spotless pale

blue sash, is the second thing. I wore

it with a matching pair of shoes the

colour of silver stars.

It was wonderful! The whole

night, from 5.30pm to 11.15pm, was

very special, but a few things in

particular were my favourites.

One of these was the Gay

Gordons. It was actually very

funny, as most of the time when

I was dancing with my dad, I lost

him, because I was half stuck in a

crowd of 63 girls and 63 mums or

dads. By the end of the dance I was

confused, partly because I had no

idea who I was meant to be dancing

with, what I was doing and where

my dad was.

Another thing I enjoyed was

seeing all the decorations. There

were crisp white tablecloths

adorning each table, with a bouquet

of pretty white roses in the middle.

I remember when I first touched

my plate, knife, and fork and

found out they were plastic. They

looked so realistic.

Though one of the most

memorable moments was when we

were called up for our medals and

certificates. It was really intense.

Standing up there, waiting until my

name was called out, I was really

nervous. What if I forgot to curtsey?

Or if I stumbled on the stairs? I was

so scared I would make a mistake

but to my relief I didn’t.

The banquet was the best night

of my life. I enjoyed every second

of it. By the very end of it all I

was exhausted because of all the

costume changes, running and

acting, but I was incredibly happy.

Sarah Barclay, Year 6

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JUNIOR SCHOOL

The Centenary Banquet WALKING INTO THE HALL, I loved the silky

curtains, the gorgeous shiny dresses and the

beautifully decorated stage ready for action.

Singing and dancing to The Little Red Poppy

was so magical. It really felt like I was back in

1915, sending the soldiers to war.

Firstly, the feeling of anxiousness came

as I lined up to march in for the first piece of

the banquet, the Anzac piece. Backstage, we

put our helmets on, then marched down the

stairs to destroy Le Quesnoy. I was a German.

As I started ripping the paper with the

message of the Anzac soldiers wanting us to

surrender, my nervousness went away.

Secondly, the dancing. White dresses

swaying as we danced, lyrical dancers

with bright red poppy hats, classic Scottish

highland fling, the Gay Gordon and the

waltz. Step by step we danced the waltz,

hand locked on our partner’s shoulder,

dresses swaying, side by side. I was one

of the lyrical dancers, and hearing the

music really put me in the mood for lyrical

dancing. Pirouettes, holding my leg in the air

gracefully, and moving my arms like the wind

was controlling me, were part of this dancing.

I loved watching the Scottish highland fling,

with Black Watch tartan themed costumes,

pointed feet and balanced arms in the air.

The Gay Gordon, where I danced and taught

my mum the steps, was so fun. And then

dancing with my friends’ parents was even

more fun because I had to teach them how to

do it as well.

Finally one of my favourite things, the

graduation. That feeling of excitement

walking down the gold elegant staircase,

Mrs Reid carefully placing the shiny gold

medal on my neck, while I swayed my silky

hair out the way, was so special. I will never

forget it. Seeing all my team, most of whom

I have been with for over five years, was

incredible. The sound of chatter and laughter

in the room, the bright colours, the amazing

performances, the beautifully dressed people

and the incredible decorations added up to a

perfect banquet.

Sophia Ralph Year 6


Middle School

IT HAS BEEN A MOST enjoyable year in

the Middle School, celebrating our 100th

birthday. Our Principal, Mrs Reid, led us

in style as we celebrated with dress-ups,

a picnic, many soirées and valuable

learning about what the College may

have been like a century ago. All of this

has kept us engaged and focused us on

how far we have come in girls’ education.

Our girls have taken on so many

new and varied challenges both within

and outside the classroom as they

learnt about themselves. This year we

added the Have-a-Go Triathlon to our

programme and it was a great success.

We have also added a new dimension

to the playground with a table-tennis

table, basketball hoops, four-square and

more. We had another wonderful AIMS

Games and saw the girls develop so

much in their sporting codes over the

week of competition.

Our Year 8 girls set out to answer

the question “Do all girls in the world

deserve an education?” in their Girl

Rising inquiry and Year 7 had a focus

on children in conflict. Our Year 7s had

the incredible experience of seeing Lisa

Reihana’s In Search of Venus exhibition

at the Auckland Art Gallery, a visit to

Mangere Mountain and a full day at

Orakei Marae. We also bid farewell to

Reverend Telford this year and the girls

gave her a lovely send off.

The Year 7 play The Lion the Witch

and the Wardrobe was extremely

entertaining, and I can see that there

will be no shortage of both talent and

enthusiasm in the drama department

in years to come. These girls made their

teachers very proud and their audiences

laugh hard. Year 8 girls have worked

collaboratively in drama and music to

provide entertainment for us all at their

performance showcase and at their

graduation. They were responsible for

their costuming, choreography, set and

more as they stepped up from Year 7.

Their individuality shone through

as we saw them perform their short

scenarios.

Our student leaders have worked

hard and have set very high standards

by rising to the occasion beautifully

when we have an event. This year

Grandparents’ Day was a remarkable

celebration with so many happy

girls and their beloved grandparents.

The Kapa Haka group performed

for everyone and this set the tone of

celebration for the day.

Music plays a very important role

in the lives of our Middle School girls

and once again this year our Song

Squad performed beautifully at Kids

Sing, winning gold. The Year 7 and 8

girls involved in the Honours Band

Exchange with King’s showed us what

almighty results can be achieved in just

a couple of days, as they performed

collaboratively and in such a polished

manner at the concert. We very

much value our close connection

with King’s School.

The end of the year sees us reflect

on what we have all achieved as we

hand our Year 8 girls over to the Senior

School and welcome current Year 6

girls into our Middle School. The Year

7 girls are thinking about leadership

opportunities and what they can do

in 2016 to make the Middle School an

even better place. But before all of that

happens, we will all have a well-earned

rest and reflect on what an incredibly

successful year we have had as

students, teachers and parents. So from

our Assistant Head of Middle School,

Deborah Lean, and myself, thank you

for everything you have said and done

to support us in 2015. We appreciate it

so much and wish you a very merry

Christmas and happy New Year.

Ms Margaret TalbotHead of Middle School

Year in Review

21COLLEGE TIES M I D D L E S C H O O L

THE ROOM WAS FILLED with

excitement as we waited anxiously to

find out who we would be in our Year

7 play, Narnia. Who would we be Lucy,

Peter, the White Witch or even

Mr Tumnus?

We immediately set to work learning

our lines and our scenes. Leading up

to the play we worked with Ms Warne,

completing activities, getting to know our

character, dress rehearsals with costumes

and the whole set, it was amazing.

The train station was the first set, the

curtain and Narnia magically appeared.

The wardrobe had intricate carvings,

the beds looked so real, all the props

added something extra special to the

show. The characters’ costumes really

complimented the set.

The big night finally arrived. The room

was buzzing with anticipation. Make up,

hair and finally costumes. Our hearts

were beating as we entered the stage. The

props brought the whole show together.

The play went by very quickly and before

we knew it, it was over, the night had

finally come to end. The curtain call came

and each row took a bow to end the night.

The audience applauded us. Altogether

the evening was fantastic.

Mathilda Howson and Kathryn Budge, Year 7

The Year 7 Show


Classics New and Old at King’s Band Exchange ST CUTHBERT’S YEAR 7 AND 8 Concert

Band attended the King’s Honours Band

Exchange again this year. We were

lucky enough to have a new school

come and join us this year – Te Atatu

Intermediate, along with their band leader

Mr Davenport, came to become a new

member of our team. St Cuthbert’s College,

ACG Strathallan and Kohimarama School

took part in this event along with their

skilled bandmasters Mrs Keys and our

very own Mrs Tibbles. Mrs Featherstone,

the King’s band director, has generously

hosted this occasion for many years.

This year we performed six pieces.

Jupiter conducted by Mrs Featherstone is

a very grand piece and it’s lovely to listen

to, and it was specially chosen for the All

Blacks, wishing them luck!

Tap Out conducted by Mrs Tibbles, is a

fun, energetic piece chosen specially for

the percussion. The snare drum players

definitely had a good time with that.

FAST TALKING WINS IMPROMPTU SPEECH COMPETITIONYEAR 7 STUDENT, Lauren Sharma,

has won the APPA Champion of

Champions Year 7 and 8 English

Impromptu Speech Competition.

Lauren won the Remuera Zone

Championship which qualified

her to enter the APPA competition

where her speech was The Best and

Worst of Summer.

Lauren is looking forward to

participating again next year

and continuing with her speech

competitions. Well done Lauren on

your fantastic achievement!

The next piece was Bohemian

Rhapsody by Queen which was released

in 1975 and was the top hit in those

days. This song is quite tragic and Mrs

Featherstone helped get us into the

mood.

Korobushka is another great piece

chosen by Mrs Tibbles. This piece is

very march-like and was enjoyed by the

audience and the players.

Song for Friends was a piece chosen

by Mr Davenport. It is a slow and mindful

piece, which made people really think

about all the details.

Last but not least we had Mrs Keys

conducting Shake It Off by Taylor Swift

and of course everyone liked this piece

and it sounded great! Overall, this

two day workshop was a great way of

developing our skills as a whole band.

Alexandra Lee, Year 7

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

The Year 8 Graduation was an amazing

experience. All of us sat excitedly

waiting to go up on stage and receive our

graduation certificate and autograph

book. After everybody had received their

books and certificates the House Captains

each gave a speech about the year and

what they had enjoyed about being

House Captain. The House Captains then

invited the 2016 House Captains up and

wished them good luck. We then ended

the formal section of graduation in prayer,

wishing everybody luck for the Senior

School, and saying goodbye to those

leaving the school. Year 8 Graduation

then ended, and everyone signed each

other’s books and got ready for the show.

After the formal part of the graduation,

we had our Year 8 Show. We were all

excited as we quickly changed into our

costumes before we headed back to the

hall. We had 10 different dances, songs

and plays. We were incredibly nervous

to do our dances but we mostly were just

excited because we knew that we had a

lot of audience members to entertain. My

personal favourite item was the nightclub

dance at the end of the show because we

all got to dance along and grab Year 7s

and audience members to dance with us.

The show was such a fun experience, and

I am sure everyone will remember this

graduation day forever.

Sarah White and Alayna Willis-Baker , Year 8

Dance Celebration to End Year 8


Senior School

Volunteering Good For AllI RECENTLY TALKED TO our Year 9

and 10 students about some of the

experiences I had in Nepal, after

travelling there to help in some small way

following the devastating earthquake in

April this year, which killed over 9,000

people and injured scores more.

The girls realised the sheer scale and

significance of the devastation and were

struck by the courage of the Nepalese

people as they try to rebuild. ‘Being

courageous’ is the Habit of Virtue in Term

4 and this was a particularly poignant

example of courage in action.

Seeing the struggles of people who

didn’t have much to begin with and have

now been left with nothing, added a new

dimension to the mufti day students

participated in earlier in the year. Almost

$5,500 was raised for relief in Nepal and

it was important for girls to see the area

where their mufti donations are in action.

This caused me to think about the

significance of service in the lives

of young people and what follows is

research into how volunteering is not

only beneficial for the recipients but also

the volunteers.

Service and Values are demonstrated

in the action of volunteering, which

is defined as an activity that involves

spending time, unpaid, doing something

that aims to benefit the environment,

individuals or groups other than (or in

addition to) close relatives.

Studies show beneficial qualities for

young people who volunteer, including:

1. PERSONAL SKILLS:

• Self-confidence – strongly linked to

improved communication skills, e.g.

writing in various formats, public

speaking, leading group discussions

and communicating to specific groups

like the elderly or children.

• Self-awareness – youth identify with

volunteering leading to major changes

in their lives, better understanding of

values, being more business minded,

valuing life and feeling positive.

• Self-management – better time

management and improved behaviour,

including patience and the ability to

deal with stress and anger.

• Planning – ability to set goals and

identify how to achieve them.

• Taking responsibility – seeing projects

through and recognising when

people are dependent on a result.

Some youth with learning disabilities

identify benefits in terms of increased

independence.

• Improving own learning – focus on

reviewing, evaluating and learning

from experience and developing an

awareness of strengths and areas for

growth.

• Problem solving and decision making

– improved analytical skills, ability to

respond flexibly to changing situations,

weigh up the options for making

judgements and work with others to

solve problems.

2. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

• Teamwork – getting things done,

developing trust and making friends,

support thorough challenges,

improving the quality of the work and

working through disagreements.

• Managing relationships – working with

different people and recognising their

needs.

• Listening skills – strongly associated

with mentoring and peer support.

• Leadership – volunteering can offer

opportunities not available in other

areas of life.

• Negotiation – ability to make

judgements about situations, resolve

conflict, and compromise to achieve

desired results.

Throughout the College, students

are encouraged to be involved with

volunteering opportunities, within the

College Values programme and in the

community, truly being By Love Serve.

I wish everyone a safe and happy

holiday season with the chance to be

generous of their time for those who are

in need of it.

Ms Helen RobertsonHead of Senior School

References:1. Young People’s Volunteering and Skills Development – The National Youth Agency (UK) (Research Report No.RW103)2. https://www.nationalserviceresources.gov/benefits-community-based-service-learning

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SENIOR SCHOOL

St Cuthbert’s Teacher Aces History with Award ST CUTHBERT’S COLLEGE Head of

History, Lisa Mave, received an ISNZ

Honours Award for Service to History

at a special assembly in her honor on

September 7.

Lisa’s colleagues in the History

Department nominated her for the

award, because Lisa has, quite simply,

made history at the College come to

life, with students describing her as an

“inspirational” teacher.

Not only has she increased the number

of students taking History as a subject, but

also boosted student achievement. 60%

of NCEA History students are endorsed at

Excellence and 55% of IB History students

gain a grade of 7 out of 8, while only 5%

achieve this internationally.

Lisa’s focus is to ensure that the young

women emerging from St Cuthbert’s are

leaving confident and able to identify their

place in society. She says, “The students

at the College go on to do really important

things and it’s crucial they get a balanced

view of different groups in society to

broaden their world view. History is a

really important way to encourage our

young women to be strong.”

With robust views about women’s

role in society, Lisa uses her time to

educate girls about history’s important

role in feminism today. “Given that I am

a feminist I want my students to have a

strong social conscience, so if they think

I’m an inspiration then they got

the message.”Lisa and students laying a wreath at Menin Gate in Belgium. All had family members serve in WWI.

YES Offers Valuable Business Experience

MOBELLABeing involved in the Young

Enterprise Scheme this

year has been an extremely

eye opening experience

that has given us insight

into what the real business

world is like. The eight of us worked together and collectively

developed a blanket that we called a Mobella. Our Mobellas

are just a bit different to your normal rectangular shaped

blanket. We produced a blanket with sleeves so that one

could go about their everyday activities in winter, such as

eating a meal or reading a book, without their blanket falling

off. Our company, Mobella, was honored to receive a Highly

Commended Sales Award at the Central Auckland Awards

ceremony. We were incredibly happy with this as sales and

marketing was an area that our business had focused on.

From initially choosing our product to actually producing

and selling it has been a journey full of many high and a few

low points. It was an unforgettable experience that has taught

us all much more than we ever imagined.

Emma Holland, Year 12 – Mobella

CHARITEAChaiTea is a tea company that set out to make a difference.

We partnered with a well-known New Zealand tea company

called Tea Total, in order to create a unique and limited

edition tea, to be sold alongside three other Tea Total top

sellers. Our aim from the beginning was to use the opportunity

Young Enterprise gave us to give back to the community and

we did so by donating 25% of our profits to the Auckland City

Mission. We had two significant successes throughout our

business year. We came 3rd in the Auckland Central Dragon’s

Den Competition, where our business plan was presented and

judged, and at the YES Auckland Central Awards our company

received the Business Management Award. Overall, the Young

Enterprise Scheme has been eye-opening for all directors in

our company, as it gave us a large insight into the business

world, something we all hope to be a part of some day.

Lauren Sheed, Year 12 - ChariTea

Green Thumb Leads to WinAlice Emeny has been named as

one of only 20 winners nationwide

in the Outlook for Someday Film

Challenge for her film Do You Want

A Bag?.

The challenge encourages students

to look at sustainability and tackle

environmental issues through film.

This year there were 156 entries

to the film challenge, involving

over 530 young people. Alice

experienced the glitz and glamour

of film at a red carpet ceremony

on 30 November, where she won

the Public Service Announcement

category. A big (green) thumbs up to

you Alice!

SHERILYN WHITE SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEDCOLLEGE CYCLIST, GEORGIA DANFORD, is the 2015 recipient of

the Sherilyn White Scholarship. Georgia impressed the interview

panel with her clearly articulated cycling ambitions and measured

approach to ensuring both academic and sporting success in the

future.

She began competitive cycling as a result of a dare when she was in

Year 10, and showing a natural flair for the sport, achieved a podium finish

at nationals that same year. As a cyclist she holds more individual national school

and club titles than any other Kiwi U17 cyclist.

Georgia says, “The scholarship will really make a huge difference because I will be

able to update and improve my equipment. Currently I’m on equipment that is pretty

much accepted as out-dated. I am so excited and grateful to be able to update that

and hopefully this means I will be producing faster times and better placings.”

Congratulations to Georgia, a very deserving recipient.


Girls Embrace Tech LearningST CUTHBERT’S COLLEGE DIRECTOR of Technologies, Klaris Philipson, has long

recognised the need for girls across New

Zealand to learn to code and in doing so

break down the gender stereotypes of the

IT industry. This inspired her to create the

#GirlsInnov8 Code Camp, giving young

women the opportunity to build with

digital technology.

“I knew that if girls were denied the

chance to explore, learn and create

with technology, a traditionally male

dominated area, then there was little

chance of them choosing to pursue it as a

study or career path,” she says.

After a hugely successful inaugural

camp in January 2015, #GirlsInnov8

Code Camp is back in January 2016.

This year’s camp will see girls exploring

coding languages; game, app and website

development; robotics and 3D design

with a variety of industry experts.

Self-confessed gadget girl Klaris, says

the goal of the #GirlsInnov8 initiative is

to help girls to realise that technology

can be fun, challenging, rewarding,

collaborative and exciting.

“Ultimately, if girls are curious, enjoy

strategising, problem solving, learning by

doing and can be resilient when failure

comes, then technology is a field in which

they have great potential to excel and the

#GirlsInnov8 Code Camp is a great place

to start.”

Registrations for #GirlsInnov8 Code Camp

are now open:

• Wednesday 20 - Friday 22 January 2016

• 50 places available for Year 9 – 13

female students

• Full details are available at www.

girlsinnov8.net

LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL RECOGNISEDElla Brownlie has been pegged as a future leader after

representing the College at the Fuji Xerox Next Generation

Leaders Programme earlier this year. Developed in partnership

with the Sir Peter Blake Trust, the programme is focused on

recognising and inspiring the potential leaders of tomorrow.

Ella did us all proud as one of four students to win the Purposeful

Acts of Leadership Challenge for her special project, which saw students from

Manurewa East Primary and St Cuthbert’s Junior School contribute short stories for

a published book. The win will see the College receive a $1,500 grant to help keep

Ella’s project going in years to come.

Girls on Stage DEBATINGThe St Cuthbert’s Junior Debate

Team has won the ASD Junior Debate

Championship. Kassandra Wang, Sarah

Cheng and Celine Goh won the final

against King’s College, negating that

the next James Bond film should have

a female lead. Christine Liu, Rosanna

Wu and Angela Cheng made the semi-

final but could not advance past King’s

College in their debate.

In the Advanced Premier

Grade, St Cuthbert’s 1, won the

quarterfinals against Saint Kentigern

1. Congratulations to Soo Choi, Phoebe

Craig and Xiwan Wei, who took the

highly contested win against some

tough rivals.

DRAMAThe Year 13 Drama class taken by Mrs

Waalkens performed the play To See

the Stars by Cynthia Mercati earlier in

the year. The play follows the true story

of a group of women who work in a

shirtwaist factory in 1909 New York. The

women decide to go on strike to achieve

equal rights for all female workers, who

have to put up with poor workplace

conditions. The play struck a cord with

the girls, as they explored, throughout

the year in Drama, women as a social

class. The girls put on a wonderful

performance that was enjoyed by all.

The Peter Hall adaption of George

Orwell’s classic Animal Farm was the

play of choice for Mrs Waalken’s Year

11 Drama class this year. This allegory

uses the animals on an English farm

to tell the story of Soviet communism

and explores the themes of oppression

and dictatorship. The girls took on

the demanding task of becoming the

animals and should be proud of their

stunning and funny performances.

Actress Phoebe Craig was nominated

for Best Supporting Actress in a Play

in the Showdown Awards for her role

in Wheeler’s Luck. Wheeler’s Luck was

also nominated for Best Direction, Best

Props and Best Sound Design. At the

Auckland Secondary School Production

Competition, Wheeler’s Luck won Best

Prop Design, Best Sound Design, and

the ultimate award – Most Outstanding

Production for 2015. Congratulations to

all involved!

TALENT QUEST 1st Place

Sofia McClelland - Dance

– Everybody Wants to Rule the World

2nd Place

Rebecca Fala and Isabella Richardson -

Dance

3rd Place

Arabella Patrick - Singing

- Part of the World

THEATRESPORTS The Theatresports final for Auckland

was held here at the College, and was

a hilarious evening for both spectators

and competitors. Saint Kentigern and

Auckland Grammar were knocked out

in the first round, with St Cuthbert’s

placing third behind Kelston Boys’ High

School and eventual winners Dilworth

School. St Cuthbert’s was presented with

a special award for Best Host School.

MUSICSebastian Squad has been selected to

perform for The Gala, which means they

are one of the best chamber orchestras

in the city. Well done girls!

AND CONGRATULATIONS TOO…Year 11 student, Tèa Aleksich’s dance

group Dynamix, won the Wellington

Regional Dance Brandz Competition,

placing 1st in the Hip Hop Category and

winning awards for Most Entertaining

Dance and Best Choreography. They also

placed 2nd in the Auckland Nationals

and will be representing New Zealand

in Hawaii at the Global Dance and Cheer

Games 2016.

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SENIOR SCHOOL

COLLEGE TIES SENIOR SCHOOL

Animal Farm

To See the Stars

Wheeler’s Luck

Talent Quest Winner Sophia McClelland

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5

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6

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DevelopmentWarm Welcome to New Parents THE COLLEGE WAS THRILLED to welcome parents with daughters starting in 2016 at a morning tea and formal cocktail party on

4 November. Staff enjoyed getting to know parents, while current students showed new starters the ropes with a tour of the College

during the day.

1. Andrew Thomspon, Cath Harbour, David Short and Thyra Nelson

2. Peter Erhard and Jenny Erhard

3. Helen Robertson and Nina Hood

4. Mark Ingram and Michelle Holt

5. Claire Bruford, Anthoney Bruford, James Warren and Helen Warren

6. Hannah Anderson, Clare Mitchell and Gail Morrison

7. Julie Gifkins, James Burt and Anna Burt

8. Rebecca Thompson, Russell Thompson and Lynda Reid

9. Michelle Hayman, Nigel Richarson and Katie Vujcich

10. Sanitoa Lolosa, Karen Leuschke and Lynette Mottram

11. Ann Louise Jordan, Sissy Du, Stella Zhang and Julie Drew

12. Amanda McGeorge, James McGeorge and Vas Lala

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DEVELOPMENT

We’re helping the next generation go even further.

At Fuji Xerox we’re fostering sustainability and leadership, so that we see more young Kiwis making big waves in the future. For more information about our investment in youth phone 0800 FUJI XEROX or visit fujixerox.co.nz

Agri Scholarship Taking College Leavers to New PlacesTHE SEAVIEW TERTIARY SCHOLARSHIP has been established

in 2015 by Old Girl Juliet Maclean

(1982 alum), the current Co-Founder

of OnSide. With a total value of up to

$30,000 (over 3 years) this scholarship

will be awarded to a St Cuthbert’s

student who intends to take an

Undergraduate Degree at a New Zealand

University in area/s leading to a career

in the agriculture sector, for example

Bachelor of Agricultural Commerce,

Agricultural Science, Veterinary Science,

or similar.

After completing an agricultural

degree at Massey University (in farm

management and rural valuation) Juliet

commenced a career as a successful

dairy farmer. Her extensive knowledge

of all aspects of dairy farming and

abilities to constructively evaluate,

organise and communicate are well-

recognised. As a founding Executive

Director of Synlait Ltd, a dairy farming

and milk processing company, Juliet

has been involved in many facets of

agri-business and she is passionate

about farming, innovative management

systems and effective team leadership.

Recently Juliet completed her role as

CEO of Synlait Farms and is currently

establishing an agri-tech business to

provide technology-based solutions

to support rural people in achieving

improved health and safety outcomes.

Juliet is a Massey Scholar, a Nuffield

Scholar and a

member of the IOD.

The inaugural winner of the Seaview

Tertiary Scholarship is Year 13 student

Chantelle Wallbridge, who is planning a

career in Veterinary Science. Chantelle

believes that New Zealand’s future lies

in developing our farm animal care

and ensuring this primary industry

continues to prosper. She wants to

work in this sector, because New

Zealand is a world leader in agricultural

resourcefulness and entrepreneurship.

Juliet’s generous financial and

mentoring support will enable Chantelle

to pursue her dream and we hope it will

result in more Juliet Macleans in the

agri-business world!


Honour Roll 2015A Ahmed & W Al-Rahim

B Ali & A Singh-Ali

Elizabeth Alison

Steve Allen & Donella Parker

Margaret Atkin

Helen Axtens

T & A Baird

M & J Ballantyne

Cushla Bamford

Betty Barclay

G & A Barclay

J & W Barron

L & M Battersby

Bill Birnie & Jo Goode

Darko & Andrea Borich

The Bowden Family

Philip & Vanessa Bramley

P Brockie & J Waters

Bromleywear Clothing Ltd

J L Brooks

Margaret Brothers

Hamish Brown & Alison Preston

Sarah Browne

A & C Bruford

Helen Buchanan

John & Lyn Buchanan

P Bullen & R Stoney

John & Di Button

Jan Byrne

Cameron Family

Hanwen Cao & Henin Cao

Elizabeth & David Caughey

Mary Challis

Yi Ning Chen

Carolyn Chitty

Joy Clark

Stephanie Clark

P & V Clarke

The Clarke Family

Clayton Charitable Trust

Rod & Jenny College

Philippa Collins

P & J Connolly

Debbie & Greg Cook

Peter Coote

Grant & Tracy Copland

Craig Family

Crockers Property Group

Melinda Crookenden

P Dacre QC & R Thomson

A Dallas & S Parker

Anne Dijkstra

Graeme & Ngaire Douglas

C Dun & S Kuo

J Duncan

J & S Dunkley

Elliffe/Millar Family

Michael & Ursula Elliott

Alison Ellison

Lee & Nivedita Findlay

Hamish & Donna Firth

Irene Fisher

Elizabeth Frankland

Fuji Xerox

John & Christine Furminger

Parry & Leanne Ganda

Helen & Stan Gao

Henry & Serena Gao

M Gardner & S Duncan

Fiona Geary & Neville Lyne

K George & S Clark

H Goh

Max & Colleen Goode

Goodfellow Family

Christine Gordon

Bevan & Angela Gracie

Gloria Griffen

Hadden Family

John & Judy Hall

A & K Hamilton

David & Mary Hamilton

J & P Hanson

H Hargrave

Anne Hargreaves

Rosemary & Grant Harris

Garyn & Rachael Hayes

Pat Hayes

MaryJane Hayward

Sarah Heady

Janette Henry

Henwood Family

Janet Hepi

Judith Higham

B Hill & J Nelson

T Ho & C Pong

C & C Hood

Liberty Horrocks

Lisa Hoskin

J Howson & P Sellar

M Hua & G Zhao

D Huang & W Yao

Terrilian Hui

Wendy Innes

The Jackson Family

V Stoddart & M Jagusch

Ross & Florence Jennings

Barbara Jones

Chris & Joanne Hayes

Mrs R Jones

Ann Louise Jordan

M Kaing

Ashleigh Kendall

Seraphina Kim

Klein Family

Kathy Ladd

Tony & Judy Laity

Deepak & Sadhna Lala

Vas & Kanta Lala

Richard Lange & Kristen Jones

Robyn Larsen

Mr J & Dr H Lee

M Legget & C Hobson

Duncan & Melanie Leigh

Jade Leung

Jane Leung

Diane & Vernon Levy

X Li & X Wang

F Lin & N Liu

Phillip Lindberg

Gillian Ge

A Lloyd

Joan-Mary Longcroft

Thomas & Fong Loo

Graham & Maree Lord

Emma Lowery

James & Jessica Lu

Luxton Family

Margaret MacDonald

Laura (Allen) Mahon

Graham Manning Estate

B Maposua & K Gifford-Maposua

M Martin

Margaret & Graham Mathieson

McCutcheon Family

Mrs Robert C McDermond (Beverley)

Sue & Tony McInness

Charles & Carolyn Meade

Leigh Melville

J Miao & X Xiong

R & B Miller

Michael & Anna Milne

S & L Milne

Mary Mitchelson

Sandra & Hamish Morrison

Liz Morrow

A Mortimer & P Thomson

Janet Motion

Prof John Murray

G Napier & H Clifton

Ali Nelson

Okabe Family

Maggie Ouyang

Poppie Pack

Peter & Michelle Pan

Crandall & Beverley Parkinson

Jodie Parkinson

Adarsh & Rashida Patel

Maureen Peacock

Fiona Peacocke

Ross & Elizabeth Peters

Philpson Family

Popping Family

Dr D and Mrs I Poratt

James & Priscilla Power

Annette Prebble

Jack & Betty Qiu

Akram & Humaira Qureshi

E Rao & A Li

Lynda & Murray Reid

Sarah Reid

Renata Family

Sarah Renshaw & Stephen Robb

Gillian Robertson

Mary Robinson

Yvonne Robinson

Heather Robson

C & M Rose

Elise Salt

Kylie Salt

Dr Sylvia Rosevear in memory of Jacqueline McClew

V & M Scott

R Shao & Y Jin

Grant & Shirley Shirreffs

Angela Sinclair

Margaret Sinclair

Drs Ellis Situe & Nina Vasan

Brian & Barbara Smith

Suzanne Smith

Virginia Spicer

St Cuthbert’s Old Girls’ Association

N & D Starrenburg

Phil & Robin Stevenson

Anna Stewart

Sarah Stewart

Sophia & Lucy Stokes

K Suen & S Wong

Mrs R Sumner

Rosemary Switzer

Jenny & Jim Syme

Vanessa Syme

Marie Taylor

Film Titapa Thongsuk

Kathryn Chrystal & Maurice Toes

Mike & Margaret Tomlinson

Sophie Tredget

Siaki & Julie Tuala

Elizabeth Utting

Annabelle Valentine

Miles & Sheryl Valentine

Louise Vidak

Jude Virtue

Jenny Wadsworth

Dallas Waite

The Waller Family

Rachel Walsh

A G Walter

X Wang & L Han

Sandra Warren

Ben & Sue Waymouth

The Wilby Family

RB & JM Wills

Pat Wilson

Jackie Wise

R Wiseman

Mr & Mrs Geoffrey Wong

Margaret & Michael Wood

Woodfield Family

Irvine & Woodhams Families

Sarah Woodhams

Wen Xie

N Yang & L Liu

P Yang & X Lan

Development Committee

2015

Year 13 2015

Sustainability Committee 2015

Dr & Mrs Robert Young

Yu Family

Christina Yu

Yu Yan Family

G Yuan & W Zhang

Zacest Family

Hang Zhang

Linda Zhang

Emma & Amanda Zhao

J Zhao

Natasha Xia Chen & Marco Zhi

J Bu & J Zhou

Ting Zhou

29 Anonymous

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DEVELOPMENT

COLLEGE TIES D E V E L O P M E N T

A Bequest from Graham Manning The St Cuthbert’s College Trust Board was very grateful to receive a bequest from Graham Manning who sadly passed away in

February this year. The bequest will be applied to a scholarship for existing students. Graham was married to Julie who now

lives in Kerikeri and his daughters’ Georgia (1992 alum) and Jennifer (1994 alum) both attended St Cuthbert’s. Graham coached

cricket at the College for many years, as well as being an active member of various committees.

Graham loved St Cuthbert’s and always said that sending his daughters here was the best decision he ever made.

Our condolences to Julie, Georgia, Jennifer and all the family.

Toasting Our VolunteersON NOVEMBER 10 we raised a toast to all our College volunteers

at a special event hosted by the Trust Board in recognition of the

outstanding contribution the St Cuthbert’s army of helpers has

made in 2015. Thank you to all our volunteers this year, we couldn’t

have done it without you.

1. Jennifer Ballantyne, Justine Mahon, Charlotte Hellaby and Simon Allen

2. Helen Robertson, Angela Toms, Fi Geary and Anshu Singh Ali

3. Kenny Wen, Sarah Woodhams and Nancy Mai

4. Margaret Talbot, Xiaozhen Huo, Gillian Ge, Kit Odlin, Stella Wu, Eric Rao, Alex Yang and James Sutherland

5. Donald Melville, Fiona Geary and Georgina and James Robertson

6. Anna Stewart, Helen Robertson and Sarah Weenink

7. Mary Challis, Gillian Ge, Sarah Woodhams, Kit Odlin and Stella Wu

8. Sarah Stewart, Liz Lewis and Kathryn Chrystal

Year 5 and 6 Gymnastics Students


Sports Shorts

ATHLETICS

On November 5 the Year 3-6 Athletics Day

was held on the College field. All students

participated in sprints, relays and field

events. Congratulations to our overall

champions, those who broke records

and to Melrose for taking out the House

competition.

Overall Champions

Year 3

1st Grace Meredith

2nd Nuria Hocken Cubi

3rd= Samantha Bradley

and Jazmin Robinson

Year 4

1st Alexandra Fletcher

2nd Samantha Kellock

3rd Renee Zhang

Year 5

1st Elizabeth van Wijk

2nd Sasha Situe

3rd Victoria Jagusch

Year 6

1st Olivia Power

2nd Madeline Leigh

3rd= Renee Findlay and Sonya Ha

The Reception – Year 2 Athletics Day

on 24 November was a day of fun and

participation for all girls who took part in

relays races, sprints, long jump and high

jump while showing their House spirit!

At Remuera Zone Athletics our Year

5 and 6 girls placed top three in all field

events and 8 track events – well done!

CROSS COUNTRY

The Remuera Zone Cross Country saw

some brilliant results for the College from

Junior School our youngest runners. In the Individual

Event our Year 5 girls took out the entire

podium with Charlotte Greenwood taking

1st place, Sofia Kelliher 2nd and Olivia

Greenwood 3rd. In the Team Event St

Cuthbert’s took 1st place in the Year 5

competition.

College Cross Country Results

Year 3

1st Eleora Lau

2nd Samantha Bradley

3rd Mia Kelliher

Year 4

1st Sophie Robb

2nd Alexandra Fletcher

3rd Renee Zhang

Year 5

1st Charlotte Greenwood

2nd Sofia Kelliher

3rd Olivia Greenwood

Year 6

1st Madeline Leigh

2nd Zara Stewart

3rd Jaime Lewis

FOOTBALL

Our Year 5 Team entered the Remuera

Zone Football Tournament as one of the

only girls’ teams. The girls played five

pool play games, drawing one and losing

four. In the final crossover the girls played

St Mary’s and St Kentigern girls and won

1-0 in both games.

GYMNASTICS

Our Year 6 girls placed 2nd overall, in the

Champ of Champs Gymnastics, which

took place in Auckland. The team was

Madeleine Leigh, Ella Nesdale, Renee

Findlay and Lilyana Lu. Lilyana placed

3rd and Sofia Kelliher was placed 10th

individually.

At the Remuera Gymnastics Zones our

Year 3-6 students team placed 1st overall.

Lilyana Lu placed 2nd individual in the

Year 6 age group, Ella Nesdale was 5th,

Renee Findlay was 8th and Madeleine

Leigh was 10th. In the Year 5 competition

Sofia Kelliher placed 2nd in the individual

competition, Milana Henderson placed 4th

overall in the Year 4 and Rebekah Breed

was 10th overall in the Year 3 competition.

HOCKEY

Our teams had a fantastic finish in the

Auckland Junior Hockey Competition

with nearly every team ending their

competition in the top three. The Year

4 Michelsen Team finished 1st in the

Opal 2 Central Grade and the Year 4

King Team was 1st in the Opal 1 Central

Grade. Our Year 5 Slick Sticks were 1st in

the Diamond Girls’ Grade and the Year 6

Unbelievable Sticks finished 3rd in the

Premier Girls’ Grade.

SKIING

Our Junior School Ski Team took 1st

prize in the Auckland Primary and

Intermediate Ski Championships, held

at Snow Planet. Congratulations too

Arabella Spencer, Amelie Stow, Kate Lin,

Sui Brooking and Anna Hamilton.

Our Junior School girls entered the

North Island Primary School Ski Champs

at Mt Ruapehu and came away the

highest ranked team of three and with

and overall school ranking of 18 out of 64.

AND CONGRATULATIONS TOO…

Sasha Situe who represented Auckland

in the Primary School and Intermediate

Tennis New Zealand Tournament. Sasha

won against the number 1 seed to take the

North Island title!

Members of the Junior School Ski Team Year 5 Cross Country Team

Isabella Richardson Georgia Milne

Robertson Hockey Team

Year 7 and 8 Athletics Day

AIMS Netball Team

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SPORTS SHORTS

ATHLETICS

The Year 7 and 8 Athletics Day was held at

Mt Smart on November 2 with girls enjoying

a variety of fun and competitive events.

Congratulations to the winning House,

Dunblane, and our overall winners of Year 7

and 8 College Athletics Day in 2015.

At Central Zone Athletics Isabella

Richardson set a new Year 7 800m record

with a time of 2.38min and Georgia

Milne set a new high jump record with

a 1.50m jump – congratulations!

Year 7 Winners

1st Isabel Allen

2nd Isabella Richardson

3rd Charlie Francis

Year 8 Winners

1st Georgia Milne

2nd Ella Greenwood

3rd Leilani Faaiuaso

CROSS COUNTRY

The Middle School had two teams of

representatives at the Central Zone Cross

Country. The girls finished 2nd in the

Year 7 and Year 8 team events and had

two podium finishes, with Georgia Milne

placing 2nd in the Year 8 race and Isabella

Richardson placing 1st in the Year 7 event.

College Cross Country Results

Year 7

1st Isabella Richardson

2nd Peyton Leigh

3rd Isabel Allen

Middle School

Year 8

1st Georgia Milne

2nd Ruby Gibson

3rd Anna Duston

HOCKEY

Our Year 8 Robertson Team placed first in

the Auckland Hockey Kwik Sticks Premier

Girls grade for 2015. The team played 15

games, winning 13 and drawing 2, which

means they did not suffer a loss all season.

The St Cuthbert’s Auckland Collier Trophy

Team placed 5th at Collier Nationals in

Palmerston North. Congratulations girls,

on a fantastic hockey season.

ORIENTEERING

Congratulations to the Year 7 and 8

orienteering teams who travelled to

Shakespeare Park on 20 October to

compete in the pairs rogaine. 30 girls

represented the College at the event and

Rebecca Greenwood and Anna Duston

took 1st place ahead of Hannah Stewart

and Eva Matheson who were 2nd.

AIMS Games Our girls had a fantastic week at AIMS

Games in Mount Maunganui at the end

of Term 3, achieving some impressive

results against competitors from around

New Zealand.

Congratulations to India Swney who

won gold in the 50m Butterfly and

Georgia Fyfe who is the NZAIMS Games

Squash Champion for 2015. Our AIMS

Hockey Team placed 3rd in the Premier

Grade Tournament. Our AIMS Netball

Team won the B Grade Tournament

with an outstanding victory against

Sommerville Intermediate. Isabella

Richardson placed 3rd in the Year 7 Cross

Country and Charlie Frances finished

30th in tennis. Our water polo team took

away 5th place and our football team

was 23rd.

Congratulations to all competitors who

represented the College.

SQUASH

Congratulations to Georgia Fyfe who is

the U14 College Squash Champion for

2015. Briar Evans was runner up in this

hotly contested competition.

TENNIS

Congratulations to our 2015 College

Tennis Champions:

Year 7 Singles

Charlie Francis

Year 8 Singles

Megan Hutchinson

Year 7 and 8 Doubles

Lucy McLaren and Sasha Travers

Charlie Francis and Molly Want

Our Junior A1 Tennis Team placed 2nd

in the Auckland Secondary School Junior

Tennis Championships. Our Junior 2

Tennis Team won the A2 Grade, the

Junior 3 Team placed 3rd in the Girls’ A2

Grade and our Junior 4 Team placed 3rd

in the Girls’ A3 Green Grade.


BADMINTON

Congratulations to our College

Badminton Champions for 2015:

Senior - Kitty Ji

Intermediate - Christina Du

Junior - Emily Tian

Emily Tian attended the U15 Inter-

Association Badminton Championships

where her team placed 4th in the 1st

division. Emily will be representing

Auckland in the U15 Nationals Individual

Event later in the year. Linda Wang and

Christina Du attended the U17 Inter-

Association Championships where their

teams placed 5th in the 1st division and

1st in the 2nd division respectively. Both

Linda and Christina will compete at the

Individual Event at the U17 Nationals.

CYCLING

Our cycling girls competed in the NZSS

Individual Cycling Nationals in Auckland

in September. This event involved three

races over the two days, an Individual

Time Trial (ITT), a Hill Climb and a

Criterium Race. Holly White was 2nd in

the U20 girls ITT, Georgia Danford was

2nd in the U17 Hill Climb and 1st in both

the U17 ITT and U17 Criterium. Georgia’s

results placed her 1st Omnium, which

is the overall top performer in the age

group over the three events. Georgia also

competed in each of the three road race

events this year and won every U17 event.

DUATHLON

A small group of multi-sport athletes

competed in the NZSS Duathlon at

Pukekohe Raceway in Term 3. The girls

did really well, with our U16 team coming

3rd. In the individual events Emily Hacket

Pain was 8th in the U14, Emma Hamilton

was 9th in the U14 and Megan Greensmith

was 6th in the U16 competition.

FOOTBALL

St Cuthbert’s 1st XI Football Team had a

fantastic week at Winter Tournament and

placed 5th in the Kathy Seaward Cup. Our

Senior School

Junior A Team finished 2nd overall in the

Greater Auckland Football Championship

in a toughly fought final against Mt Albert

Grammar. Well done girls!

GYMNASTICS

Estella Matthewson competed in the

National Secondary Schools Artistic

Gymnastics competition and placed

1st All Round in the International

Competition. She was 1st in the

individual beam, bars and floor and 2nd

in the vault. Estella has also recently

competed at Auckland Manakau

Gymnastics Championships in the Junior

International Competition and was 1st in

the beam and vault.

Jonti Matthewson competed in the

International Level 9 Competition and

was 2nd All Round, on the uneven bars

and floor, as well as placing 1st in the vault

and beam. Zoe Demmler was 3rd in the

uneven bars, beam and vault and 2nd All

Round in the Sub Junior Elite.

HOCKEY

Congratulations to the 2nd XI Hockey

Team who won the silver medal at the

NZSS Chris Arthur Cup in Ashburton

during Tournament Week. Our 1st

XI Hockey Team was 3rd at the New

Zealand Secondary Schools Federation

Cup. Isla Bint received the Most Valuable

Player Award at the tournament.

The 1st Xl Hockey Team was also 2nd

in the Super-City competition against

Westlake Girls. Well done to all players

on a fantastic season!

LACROSSE

The St Cuthbert’s Senior Lacrosse Team

took part in the Auckland Secondary

Schools Lacrosse Tournament. Their

final game went into overtime and

Danielle Taylor scored to win the game

and take 9th place.

NETBALL

St Cuthbert’s was well represented at the

Secondary Schools Netball Competition

week with five teams finishing at the

top of their table: Senior Blue, Senior 5,

Senior Yellow, Senior White and Year 9

Team 3. Both Senior 7 and Year 10 Team

1 were runners up. Our Premier Netball

Team had a great week with some big

wins and took 20th place out of 150

teams from around the country.

College cyclists Eva Newell and Georgia Danford

Victoria Hartland a 2015 College Tennis Champ

Junior A Football Team post-match

Lucy King represnting New Zealand in Cricket

35COLLEGE TIES S P O R T S S H O R T S

SPORTS SHORTS

St Cuthbert’s College hosted three teams

from Wenona School in Sydney as part of

their New Zealand tour. Both our Senior

1 and 2 teams won convincingly in their

games against the tough teams. Wenona

came back and took the win against our

Premier Team winning by one goal.

TENNIS

Congratulations to our Senior School

College Tennis Champions for 2015:

Junior Singles

Sarah Weekley

Intermediate Singles

Victoria Hartland

Senior Singles

Elsie Brown

Open Doubles

Sarah Weekley and Harriet McElroy

Victoria Hartland and Isobella Ng

RUNNING

At the Auckland Secondary School Road

Champs our Intermediate Girls Team

finished 1st in the 3 and 6 person teams.

Madeline Falconer finished 3rd overall in

the Individual Girls’ Grade.

SKIING

St Cuthbert’s had a great week at the

NZSS Ski Champs and took home and

impressive 6th place against some

tough competition.

SQUASH

Congratulations to the St Cuthbert’s

College B1 Squash Team, which won the

Auckland Secondary Schools B Grade

Girls Central Competition and to our

College Squash Camps for 2015:

Junior

Georgia Fyfe

Intermediate

Emily Fitzgerald

Senior

Kayla Fairbairn

SWIMMING

St Cuthbert’s took 2nd place at NZSS

Swimming Championship in a closely

fought battle. Only four points separated

us from 1st place and over 200 points

separated us from other challengers.

Well done to our swimmers!

WATER POLO

Our Junior Water Polo Team competed

in the North Island Junior Secondary

Schools Water Polo Championships and

placed 2nd overall.

Premier Melbourne Tour Team with their billets from Genazzano

Senior Lacrosse Team celebrate a great season

2nd XI Hockey Team with their silver medals

AND CONGRATULATIONS TOO…

Shelby Brothers, who at the

Commonwealth Festival of

Synchronized Swimming in Perth

placed 7th in the Junior Figures

Competition and 8th in her Solo.

Senior student, Lucy King, who

made history at the Cricket Junior

World Cup in Australia. In her

partnership Lucy hit an impressive 59

against Australia and was ranked 3rd in

the world on statistics.

St Cuthbert’s College hockey

players who represented Auckland

at the National U15 Tournament in

Whangarei.

The team defeated Canterbury 5-0 in

the final.

Isla Bint, who has been named in

the Auckland Women’s Hockey Team

and also the New Zealand Future Black

Stick Women’s Squad. Players named

in this squad are identified as having

the potential to be a Black Stick within

1-3 years.

Sophia Howard, Miranda Stuart and

Kate Ivory who have been selected

into the New Zealand Junior Black

Sticks Women’s Squad. Players named

in this squad are identified as having

the potential to be a Black Stick within

3-5 years. Sophia, Miranda and Kate

have been invited to the New Zealand

Juniors Camp, which will be building

for games against Australia next year.

Victoria Hartland who has been

selected for the Auckland 16s Tennis

Team, which will compete in the 2016

New Zealand National Teams Event in

Wellington.

Sarah Weekley who has been

selected for the Auckland 14s Tennis

Team competing in the New Zealand

National 14s Teams Event in Auckland.


Parents and Friends

By Love Serve: Getting RealSOMETIMES LIFE can be tough, it throws

us all kinds of curve balls – illness,

death of loved ones, work pressures,

relationship stressors. Part of being in

a vibrant and real community means

offering a helping hand to those of us

struggling under these challenges.

P&F are thrilled to be introducing a

Pastoral Care Initiative, dedicated to

serving the parent and staff community

and offering practical support to families

during hard times. It might mean a meal,

flowers, a card or practical assistance. It is

By Love Serve in action.

If you would like to be part of this great

new opportunity to care for each other

as part of the St Cuthbert’s community

please email Pastoral Care Facilitator,

Catherine Patrick, at parents.friends@

stcuthberts.school.nz.

THANK YOU AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

FROM P&F

On behalf of the Parent & Friends’

Association Executive and Committee we

would like to extend our sincere thanks to

parent volunteers for their hard work and

effort during the year. We know everyone

is busy with work and family life and we

are grateful that you so willingly make

time to support our girls, fellow parents

and the College.

This year we welcomed some new

faces as P&F volunteers and said goodbye

to some parents who have contributed

over many years. The P&F continues

to have strong support from the Junior,

Middle and Senior Schools and for this

we thank you.

2015 has been a busy year and we wish

you a safe and happy holiday with your

families and look forward to seeing you

in 2016.

James Sutherland, P&F ChairCatherine Patrick, Deputy P&F Chair

Save the DateSUNDAY 6 MARCH 2016

The P&F Junior School Picnic and Water Carnival will be held on the College

field and in the Centennial Centre for Wellbeing. The day is a fun family event

with a chance to swim in our new pool and enjoy games on the field.

FRIDAY 20 MAY 2016

The P&F Quiz Night will be held in Clouston Hall. This event is for parents only

and is a fun, themed evening with a chance to dress up.

37COLLEGE TIES PA R E N T S A N D F R I E N D S

PARENTS AND FRIENDS

Father and Daughter Breakfast ON SEPTEMBER 4 our Junior and Middle

School fathers and daughters were

entertained over breakfast by police dogs

in action. As anticipated it was a sell-out

event, with over 500 enjoying the action

with our canine friends Kubo, Ted and

Wess.

The morning was presented by Senior

Sergeant Pete Pederson who is in charge

of the Auckland Police Dog Squad.

The dogs and their handlers are very

important to New Zealand police work

and they respond to more than 30,000

incidents each year.

The use of police dogs in New Zealand

has grown from a single fully-trained dog

and some puppies brought over from

England in 1956, to over 100 patrol and

detector dog teams in 2015.

A huge thanks to Jane Sheetz, the

P&F Committee and Year 7 and 8 girls

for their wonderful hosting. Jane also

worked tirelessly to secure this engaging

demonstration and make the breakfast a

great success.

A very special thank you too Madison

Woo, who provided us with stunning

photographs of the memorable day and

thanks also to David Burton from Jack’s

Coffee for the morning’s caffeine hit.

38

Seen Off in StyleCELEBRATING CONFIDENT YOUNG St Cuthbert’s women on

the precipice of their future is what the Leavers’ Dinner is all

about. P&F begin planning this major event early in the year

and on the day volunteers help set up, decorate and transform

Clouston Hall for this special night.

This is the occasion when girls have opportunity to share

their special memories of their time at the College with their

parents. It is always a memorable and emotional experience for

all who attend and this year it was even more so, being the final

Leavers’ Dinner with Lynda Reid as Principal.

Thanks to the P&F organising committee of Jane Small,

Helen Kim, Murray MacDiarmid, Jerome Salmon, Marg Wood,

Katharine Rutherfurd, Rachel Luisetti and convenor Sharon

Seeto for their enthusiastic and significant attention.

COLLEGE TIES O L D G I R L S ’ A S S O C I AT I O N

Graduation Ball - Fi Geary and Helen Craig

Girls’ Night Out - 1993 Peer Year

Old Girls’ Lunch - Sonia Hinton (Fulton), Monia Aplin (Heard), Lorraine Hawkins (Barker), Marie Lovrich (Lee) and Janette Wallace (Ross)

Coffee and Dessert Evening - Catherine Heron, Helen Robertson, Marg Talbot, Leigh Melville, Vanessa Playle


Old Girls’ Association

President’s ReportIT HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY special

and a great privilege to lead

the Old Girls’ Association at

such a significant time in the

College’s history. The Committee and I

have thoroughly enjoyed meeting and

reconnecting with Old Girls and the St

Cuthbert’s community at the Centenary

events and at our annual functions,

ranging from the highly spirited (and

loud) group of nearly 1000 Old Girls at our

reunion cocktail party in Clouston Hall,

to the intimate group of Old Girls whom I

was delighted to host at my home for our

annual Coffee and Dessert Evening.

This final term seems to have flown

by. In October we hosted 78 ladies at our

Club 50 morning tea for Old Girls who left

the College over 50 years ago. Highlights

included charming performances by

Junior School students, ably supported

by Mrs Glenys Waller and Mr Andrew

Stewart, and Joan Slowman (aged 100)

receiving the limited edition St Cuthbert’s

College Centenary badge from Ms Helen

Robertson. In November I attended the

Bay of Plenty Branch AGM and high tea at

the stunning home of Patricia Chancellor.

Anna Finlayson-Smith and her committee

ran a lively and efficient day, which

included scrumptious treats and a spirited

rendition of the College song accompanied

by Ingrid Wicksteed on the piano. I

encourage Old Girls in the Bay of Plenty to

join this fun group of Old Girls next year –

you won’t be disappointed.

The Graduation Ball is a key event in

our calendar where we welcome the

newest members to our Association. I have

enjoyed finding out more about the history

of the debutante and graduation balls and

am very grateful to Mrs Beverly Miller for

all her assistance, including her photos and

newspaper clippings from the social pages

of the first St Cuthbert’s Debutante Ball in

1955, and to Glenys Griffiths from Archives.

See page 47 for a taste of what I discovered.

Thank you also to those who, as both

Old Girls and mothers of current Year 13

students, secretly gave me photos of their

Graduation Balls. I revealed these – to much

laughter – at our first Year 13 Graduation Ball

briefing.

Next year we will be awarding the second

Centennial Scholarship. This scholarship

enables a new student with Old Girl

connections (a daughter, granddaughter or

niece of an Old Girl) to attend the College for

two years starting in 2017 in Year 12. We also

fund a post-graduate study grant, the Violet

Wood Advanced Studies Grant. Information

about these can be found on page 42.

In addition to the Centennial Scholarship

we fund five other students under the

Kathleen Goulding Scholarship. The

intent of the Kathleen Goulding bequest

was to enable new students who would

otherwise be unable to attend St Cuthbert’s

to enjoy the benefits of a St Cuthbert’s

education. As you will appreciate this is

a big commitment, so next year we are

planning a significant fundraising event to

raise funds for our scholarship programme.

I am therefore delighted to announce that

we will run a St Cuthbert’s Old Girls’ House

Tour on 11 November, 2016. Please save the

date and encourage your friends and family

to come and enjoy what will be a superb

day of viewing beautiful homes, gardens,

architecture and art.

Finally, I would like to thank Mrs Lynda

Reid and her team for all their support over

the year, and to Vice President Georgina

Robertson and my fabulous committee

of hard working Old Girls, thank you for

all your efforts, support and laughter.

Your generosity of spirit is very much

appreciated.

On behalf of the Old Girls’ Association

I wish you and your family a very happy

festive season and a safe and restful holiday.

Fiona Geary President, Old Girls Association

centenary2015

HIGHLIGHTS

41COLLEGE TIES O L D G I R L S ’ A S S O C I AT I O N

OLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION

Your 2015 CommitteeThank you to each member of our hard working and busy Old Girls’

Committee who generously give up their time to contribute to the

Association and the College. Our special thanks also to Sophia Jones,

Sarah Powrie (Alumnae Manager), Sarah Townsend and past committee

member Sarah Wilby for their assistance and continued support.

ELIZABETH CAUGHEY (SHEAF) was

highly regarded by the College community.

She carried out wide-ranging and valued

roles both within the College and the wider

community, earning the love and respect of

all who worked with her.

A student of the College from

1948 – 1951, school friends remember

Elizabeth as a friend to everyone and

an enthusiastic participant. On leaving

school she trained as a nurse at Waikato

Hospital, where she graduated with

Honours.

Elizabeth became an active member

of the Old Girls’ Association and she was

President from 1977 – 1978. She initiated

a volunteer team of Old Girls who

prepared meals for the needy, taught first

aid lessons to Year 7 classes and helped

with remedial reading classes in the

Melrose Centre. In 1985, she was made an

honorary member of the Association.

Elizabeth was on the establishment

committee of the Development

Foundation and in 1987 was on the

Jubilee Fundraising Committee. She had

a key role on the editorial committee

for the St Cuthbert’s Register and in

establishing the College Archives.

Together with Beverley Parkinson,

Rosemary Harris and Marie Taylor,

Elizabeth spearheaded the planning

for the Old Girls’ Chapel and she found

particular joy in the beauty of the new

Chapel’s windows.

A member of the St Cuthbert’s

Educational Trust Board from 1981 –

2000, Elizabeth became the second

female trustee and had the distinction

of being the first woman Chair from 1998

– 2000. The Board benefited from her

understanding of every facet of College

life and the wealth of experience gained

from her ten years on the executive of the

Independent Schools’ Council. Among

her many portfolios on the Trust Board

Family Notices BIRTHS

Sarah Brooke (Khouri, 2000) and Michael Brooke,

a daughter, Hayley. Sister to Jemma.

Andrea Auld (McKeown, 2002) and Jamie Auld, a

daughter Amelia May Auld, born on 13.10.15

DEATHS

Dorothy Wilson (Hart) – 1933

Margaret (Peggy) Burton (Moodie) – 1938

Pamela McIntyre (Henley) – 1939

Mary Smalley (Bailey) – 1939

Marjorie Winifred Holt (McKendrick) – 1941

Barbara Larsen (Tollerton) – 1945

Gwen Butler (Phillips) – 1946

Elizabeth Caughey (Sheaf) – 1952

Janet Margaret Motion (Pacey) – 1953

Patricia Welch – 1956

Annmarie Andrew (Grey) – 1959

Lynette Beare – 1961

Frances Dale Jack (Wood) – 1966

were Admissions, Boarding, Policy and

Procedures, Education, Building and Old

Girls’ liaison.

In recognition of her role, the Elizabeth

Caughey Wing in the Junior School was

opened in 2001. The College is deeply

grateful to Elizabeth for her outstanding

wisdom and commitment.

Remembering Elizabeth Caughey

marking service


Calling For NominationsOLD GIRLS’ HONOURS BOARD 2016

If you wish to nominate an Old Girl for Old Girls’ Honours, the criterion for selection

is that the award be for any Old Girl who has made an outstanding contribution,

nationally or internationally in any field including (but not limited to) the arts,

commerce, education, military, the professions, public service, research, science

and technology and sport.

Old Girls’ Honours have been awarded since 2003 to the following recipients:

2015: Susan Paterson (Taylor) ONZM – for services to corporate governance

2014: Polly Olivia Powrie MNZM – for services to sailing

2013: Professor Margaret Bedggood QSO – for services to human rights

2012: Eleitino Paddy Walker (Halliday) – for services to music and the women and

children of the Pacific

2011: Dr Gillian Greer – for services to women’s health

2010: Bridget Liddell (Coates) MNZM – for services to business

2009: Gillian Mellsop – for services to Unicef

2008: Judith Trotter CNZM – for services to diplomacy

2007: Rosemary Nalden – for services to music

2006: Dr Mere Roberts (Middleton) ONZM – for services to science and Maori

education

2005: Heather Robson (Redwood) – services to badminton as NZ representative and

administrator

2004: Pamela Allen (Griffiths) MNZM – children’s book author and illustrator

2003: Christine Fletcher (Lees) QSO – politician, Mayor of Auckland

If you wish to nominate an Old Girl, please write to Fiona Geary, President, St

Cuthbert’s Old Girls’ Association, PO Box 26 020, Epsom or email [email protected]

by 1 May 2016. Information supporting your nomination must be provided.

MAKING THEIR MARK AND MARKING SERVICE 2016

We are looking for remarkable Old Girls for our Making their Mark and Marking

Service Award.

The Making Their Mark Award recognises women who are making their mark

in their chosen field, have realised outstanding achievements in the community

and demonstrated belief in the extraordinary with courage and determination.

As we have taken our inspiration from the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Awards, our

nominees also show leadership qualities and the age group target is around 20-45

years old.

The Marking Service Award was inspired by the St Cuthbert’s College motto

By Love Serve and by a desire to celebrate women in the College family who have

taken the spirit of our motto into their life and work for the greater good of

our society.

Please visit the Old Girls website for the application form: www.stcuthberts.

school.nz/oga/awards

Scholarship Applications Now Open VIOLET WOOD ADVANCED STUDIES

GRANT 2016

This grant is available to any Old Girl

for post-graduate study in any field -

academic, music, sport or art. Special

conditions apply.

Application forms are posted on the

Old Girls’ website (www.stcuthberts.

school.nz/oga) or alternatively, please

contact Fiona Geary at fi.geary@xtra.

co.nz or 0274445630 for an application

form.

Send the application form to:

St Cuthbert’s Old Girls’ Association

PO Box 26 020

Epsom

Applications must be received no later

than 31 January 2016.

CENTENNIAL SCHOLARSHIP 2017

The Centennial Scholarship is awarded

every second year to a new student

with Old Girl connections (e.g. daughter,

granddaughter or niece of an Old Girl) to

attend the College in the Senior Academy

in Year 12 and 13. The Senior Academy

recognises maturity and growth in

students and offers opportunities

to realise leadership potential. This

scholarship is offered to a student who

has not previously attended St Cuthbert’s

College.

We ask Old Girls to encourage

family members who would value

this opportunity to apply. Our next

Centennial Scholar will join the College

in 2017 in Year 12. Application forms and

the scholarship criteria will be available

on the College website (www.stcuthberts.

school.nz) from 1 February 2016.

Alternatively, please contact Julie Drew,

Admissions and Scholarship Manager at

[email protected].



Club 50 CelebrationsTHE CLUB 50 MORNING TEA was held in the Performing Arts Centre on 22 October. The Old Girls attending were treated to captivating

performances by the Reception class and a Year 6 class. Ms Helen Robertson, Head of Senior School, presented Joan Slowman aged

100 with a St Cuthbert’s Centenary badge. President, Fiona Geary updated the group on the Association’s activities. Our special thanks

to committee member, Kate Morgan Rees, for ensuring the morning was a great success.

Pam Long (Ede), Joy Clark (Thomas) and Junette Wrathall (Mossman) Robin Hardley, Lois Luke (Clarkson) and Carole White (Spraggon)

Margaret Hook (Agar), Pamela Garlick (Cooper), Sheryl Blakey (Cowperthwaite), Diana Wood (Milne) and Pamela King (Carpenter)

Helen Robertson and Joan Sloman (Crouch)Wendy Innes (Nairn), Diana Wood (Milne) and Liz Dawson (Keesing)

Lynette Smallbone (Gilberd), Faith Grausch (Gilberd) and Mere Roberts (Middleton)

Patsy Laird (Lichtenstein) and Mary Bell (Johnston)

Marie Taylor (Lindberg) and Liz Morrow (Wildman)

Carolyn Chitty (Orton) and Hessey Hargrave (Dey)


A Reunion to RememberA cafe nestled among trees and the quiet streets of Mosman on Sydney’s North Shore was

unusually decorated with Black Watch tartan on Saturday 14 November. Being ‘across the

ditch’ didn’t stop a group of Old Girls catching up over bubbles and a gourmet high tea

to mark the College’s Centenary celebrations. Women recalled the war years to some of

our newer Old Girls, and many stories were shared. Everyone had a great time talking

about school days, life since and the specialness of being part of the St Cuthbert’s College

community. Another social function will be held in early 2016. To hear more about the

Sydney network contact [email protected].

Bay of Plenty Old Girls Connect On a beautiful blue sky day in November, it was the Bay of Plenty St Cuthbert’s Old

Girls’ opportunity to gather together to celebrate the Centenary of St Cuthbert’s

College. Our AGM was held at the wonderful hilltop home, of Patricia Chancellor.

We talked, we caught up with our St Cuthbert’s friends and simply celebrated

being part of St Cuthbert’s history and acknowledging our old College. Adrienne Lambert (Parker) and Glen Cole (Parker)

Isabelle McKissock (Daniel) and Dawn Davenport (Paton) Glennis Best (Forsyth), Patricia Chancellor (Walton), Erica Anderson (McKinnon), Anna Finlayson-Smith (Smith) and Alys Ingrid Wicksteed (Revfeim)

Barbara Jones (Gow) and Judith Bennett (Davenport)

Robyn Hains (Ebbett) and Kay Howes (Ebbett)

1976 School Leavers: Dearwyn Caulfield (Innes-Smith), Judith Bennett (Davenport), Cecilia Mole (Reeves), Sarah Powrie (Macky) and Gillian MacColl



2016 Diary Dates REUNION WEEKEND

Friday 18 March

Cocktail Party – Information Centre

Atrium – 6.30pm - 9.30pm

(2000 and 2010 alumnae years only)

Saturday 19 March

Old Girls’ Chapel Service

– Old Girls’ Chapel – 10.00am

OGA Annual General Meeting

– Joan Holland Auditorium – 11.00am

Light Lunch

– Staffroom – 12.20pm

St Cuthbert’s College Open Day

– from 12.30pm

Decade Reunion Dinner – Violet Wood

Dining Hall – 7.00pm (for 1950, 1960,

1970, 1980, 1990 alumnae years only)

Contact: Sarah Powrie ph (09) 520 4150,

[email protected]

WAIKATO - KING COUNTRY AGM & LUNCHEON

Date: Sunday 10 April 2016

Venue: Dalton’s Gardens and

Homestead, 280 Hinuera Road West,

Matamata

Time: 11.30am

Contact: Sylvia Bethell, t4teds@yahoo.

co.nz or 07 866 5699 or mobile

027 227 6515

OGA COFFEE AND DESSERT EVENING

Date: Wednesday 18 May 2016

Venue: President’s home

Time: 8.00pm

BRIDGE DAY

Date: Thursday 9 June

Venue: Auckland Bridge Club, Remuera

Time: 10.00am

CLUB 50 MORNING TEA

Date: Thursday 20 October

Venue: Performing Arts Centre

Time: 10.00am

BAY OF PLENTY AGM AND REUNION - 2016

Date: Saturday 5 November

Venue: Home of Patricia Chancellor,

Te Puna, Tauranga

Time: 12.00pm

Contact: Anna Finlayson-Smith:

[email protected] or 07 579 2265

HOUSE TOUR

Date: Friday 11 November

Time: 10.00am – 4.00pm

Save the Date: St Cuthbert’s Old Girls’ House Tour

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGNotice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the St Cuthbert’s

Old Girls’ Association will be held in the Joan Holland Auditorium on Saturday,

19 March 2016 at 11.00am.

Agenda:

1. Election of officers for the coming year

2. Annual financial statements presented for approval

3. Nominations

4. General business

WE ARE DELIGHTED to announce

that next year we will be running

a St Cuthbert’s Old Girls’ House Tour on

Friday 11 November. St Cuthbert’s has a

long tradition of house tours, they have

always been very popular and successful

with our community and we are

extremely excited about the properties

that will be included.

The St Cuthbert’s Old Girls’ House

Tour is a major fundraiser for our

scholarship programme. The Old Girls’

Association helps fund six students

through the College each year. All funds

raised will go into our Kathleen Goulding

Scholarship fund. Please put aside Friday

11 November, 2016 in your diary for what

will be an exciting and beautiful house

tour. More details to follow on our website

and future editions of College Ties.

House Tour: Friday 11 November 2016


OUR 2016 DECADE REUNIONS are for

students who were in a year group whose

3rd Form or Year 9 ended in a ‘6’ or would

have left the College in a year ended in

a ‘0’ if they had five years in the Senior

School. Therefore, we will host the decade

groups for the 3rd Form or Year 9 groups

from 1946, 1956, 1966, 1976, 1986, 1996 and

2006 (or alumnae years 1950, 1960, 1970,

1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010). Our decade

reunions take place during St Cuthbert’s

Weekend on 18 and 19 March 2016.

We begin with a Cocktail Party on

Friday 18 March for alumnae year groups

2000 and 2010.

On Saturday we hold the Old Girls’

Chapel Service and AGM followed by

a light lunch. The College is open all

afternoon so you can see St Cuthbert’s in

action and view the outstanding facilities

and enjoy the many and varied cultural,

music and drama groups. The Reunion

Dinner for the alumnae year groups 1950,

1960, 1970, 1980 and 1990 will be held in

the Violet Wood Dining Hall.

As we base our search on the alumnae

year ending in a ‘0’, we may miss some

girls who left earlier. Please let us know

if you wish to attend as you are very

welcome. We encourage you to advise

classmates who left before the 7th Form

or Year 13. Some Old Girls attend two

consecutive years as they had six years in

the senior school and had classmates in

both year groups, you are very welcome

to attend both year groups. As formal

class lists were not printed before 1952,

some lists will not be completely accurate.

Please call Sarah Powrie 09 520 4159 ext

7607 or email sarah.powrie@ stcuthberts.

school.nz to book or if you have any

questions. You can also book for any of

the events below, by going to the Old Girls’

website www.stcuthberts.school.nz/oga

and click on the events tab.

Year Group Co-ordinators are:

1950 – Marie Taylor, marietaylor@xtra.

co.nz

1960 – Jan Russell, [email protected]

1970 – Penny Guy, [email protected]

1980 – Sally Schnauer, schnauerfamily@

gmail.com

1990 – Nicole Brdanovic,

[email protected] and Leigh

Melville, [email protected]

2000 – Kim Archibald, kimarchibald1@

gmail.com

2010 – Maddison Forde, maddisonforde@

gmail.com

Decade Reunions – Friday 18 and Saturday 19 March 2016

CLASS OF 1950Joan AndrewsAlison BarclayPrue BassettMiranda BatchelorDorothy BeamishAilsa BennettKay BlackBetty BradburnPatricia BrockettMargot BrookVeina BrownMarie CallinanRosemary CampbellJean CandyKathleen CareyJocelyn ColeAnne ColeJennifer CookeAudrey CoombesNgaire CooperPamela CorsonMarie DealAlannah DroughtHelen DrummondRosemary DruryGillian DuthieCynthia ElleryRobin EllisPatricia FoxPatsy GunnBarbara GuthreyRomola HankinsJudith HargreavesJanis HookerMargaret HooleColleen HuntLynette JenkinMary JohnsonLyndsay JohnstonEstelle KatzLesley KeeneHilary KellyAlison LawNaomi Le ClercElaine LeeJoan LeesMarie LindbergTrish MannionLeigh MarryattPatricia McCrystal

For complete class lists from 1980 onwards please visit www.stcuthberts.school.nz/oga.

Nell McGlynnJeanette McGregorGwenda MclarenMargot McLennanMargaret McLeodMargaret MeikleJeanette MellsopBarbara MillerFrances MortonFay NicholsonBeverley NilssonKathleen PhillipsRita PicklesAlwyn PilcherPam PrestonMarie PurcellZarene RamsayPamela RaphaelDiane RhodesNorma RiestererDorothy RogersJeanette RooseRosemary RossJennifer Ross-SmithAnn RussellKarine SalekPamela SalmonPeggy ShinerJudith SmithHelen SmythCarole SpraggonGillian St John-HillJune ToddDawn TrotterAnna WavishHelen WeirBetty WilliamsBerris WilsonFaith WilsonMavis WilsonAnne WisemanMoira Young

CLASS OF 1960 Rosalind AbbottJuileen AdamsLoraine AllenSue ArchibaldAlison BainStephanie Bale

Susan BallardJane BartleyCatharine BelcherSarah BiddlesJane BlackleyPhilippa BlakelyJennifer BollardNicola BoydStephanie BrookeAlison BrownLinda BuckinghamRosemary BunkerBronwen BurgeAntoinette CalverJennifer CampbellCarole CarpenterSally CoombesZoe CopseyMarilyn CorrigallFrances CraigChristine Cramer-RobertsMarion DaleSally DaltonDebra DaviesLeigh-Ann DerrettSusan DowneyHeather DuncanJean EgglestonDenise EgglestoneDiane EmeryAnna EwenDeborah FarisJacklin FisherHeather ForsythSue FreemanCaroline GatenbyWendy GeddisPhilippa GemmellTrish GodfreyChristine GordonRobyn GouldRosemary GowDilys GrantDiana GreigKathryn GriffinAnne GriffinAnna HammondKristin HarperDiana HartnellAnna Hartshorn

Penny HeavenSusan HitchonHelen HoltCarole HornerDinah HowdenVivienne HudsonJoanne HughesPauline HuntMargaret IngletonLesley KingBeverley LaidlawCelia LuskAnn MacartneyJustine MahonJannis ManningMeredith MayCatherine McCabeAlex McCannKaren McDowellDiane McGregorFrances McNabRobyn MillerJane MillsGail MitchellElizabeth MoncktonVayle MontroweRuth MorganRosemary NicholasJane NicholsonDeborah NicholsonRoberta PageAnn PearlYolande PoppingVictoria RhodesJulia RichardsonJulie RichardsonJulie RobinsonAnn Rolph-SmithElizabeth RossAnnette RowlandsAnn SadgroveJennifer Sai LouieGwenda ShawJanette ShawJane SimmonsChristine SlyPaula SlyFelicity SmeedLindy SmithDeborah Smith

Pip SmithBronwyn SneddonJuliet SolerJanice SommervilleLinda StanleyJanet StathamSharman StevensClarissa StoneChristine TaylorRosemary ThomAnna ThompsonBarbara ThomsonAmanda TimpanySusan ToddRosemary TurnerAlys TyeLesley VandersandeAlison WallaceRosalind WestDiane WhistlerMaggie WhiteheadRachel WildingChristine WilsonAlison YarntonJennifer Young

CLASS OF 1970Colleen AbbottJudith AdamCarene AitkenJulie AnthonyJudith ArnottJanice BaillieVena BartlettShirley BassettJudy BeauchampJudith BehanJudy BerryDiane BlakeyAnn BrowneJan BurnsMargaret CameronPatricia CampbellChristine CanavanSally CarterCarol ChandlerSusan ClearyBarbara CoxLesley CrawfordJanet Crawford

Maria CurrieJacqueline DaleDiana DavenportDorothea DavisonHillary Debden-WilkinsJoslyn DicksonWendy DoyleMaureen DudmanVeronica EndresJanet FinlaysonJill FletcherCarole FosterJeannie FowlerJanet FrankhamLynn FultonElizabeth GilfillanMildred GlasgowDiane GraftonMaureen GubbJanet GummerGabrielle GuthrieColleen HammondJanet HendersonElaine HillGaynor HingstonAnn HislopJuliet HooperDiane HorrocksJoy HunterJennifer HunterSally-Lou HutchinsonSusan InsullMargaret JonesJennifer KealsMargaret KedgleyPatricia KennedyClaire KeysDiane LeachPamela LeesMarilyn LevySally LockhartRosemary LowryBarbara LucasDorothy LustyJudith MackneyJill MartinColleen McGloneDiana MiddlebrookJan Middleton

Ronda MinnittElizabeth MizenJan MortonAnne MutchDiana MynottMary NobleBev OnionSusan PaceyRobin PalmerJudy PearsonEthelwyn PeartRobyn PhillipsSue PollardElizabeth PowerElizabeth PriceShirley PriestJennifer RendellMargaret RenshawSuzette RopeBarbara SaddingtonRosamond SageNatasha SaundersJillian SawbridgeSally ShawDiane ShorlandPenelope SibsonBeverley SimmonsElizabeth SmithVirginia SmithLynette SmithRachel SmythGlenn StevensRobin StotterHeather TaylorRobyn TuckerHelen VanstonePamela VosperAdrienne WainDawn WallaceGlennis WhiteAnnabell WilsonKristen WindusRhonda WoollamsLeila Wubbe

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COLLEGE TIES O L D G I R L S ’ A S S O C I AT I O N

St Cuthbert’s Debutante Ball and Graduation BallFOR 62 YEARS, the Old Girls’ Association has

hosted a ball to welcome our newest members.

Originally this was called the Debutante Ball

and was held in May following the final year of

school. In 1981, it was renamed the Graduation

Ball and was moved to the last day of school so

all the girls had the opportunity to attend before

leaving Auckland.

Debutantes wore full-length gowns with

long white gloves. The College Principal

presented them to the President of the Old Girls’

Association. The first ball was themed around

the College Houses. Details of the ball were

reported in the newspaper and detailed what

the President, the Principal and each of the

debutantes wore.

Years later the rules were relaxed a little and

pastel colours were accepted, although white

still remained the most popular choice. During

the 1970s the St Cuthbert’s Debutante Ball

continued to be reported in the social pages of

the New Zealand Herald.

The Association no longer insists that the

girls wear full-length gowns but they ask the

graduates to consider the tradition and the

possibility of a long gown if they decide to wear

a new dress.

The Graduation Ball is still a formal occasion

and the girls continue to be presented to the

guests. All graduates enter the ballroom with

a parent or guardian in a procession line, after

which their name is called out and they are

presented. At the completion of the presentation

there is a first waltz for the student and

presenting parent or guardian.

Please help us build a collection of Debutante

and Graduation Ball photos.

We are keen to collect photos of Old Girls at

their Debutante and Graduation Balls. Please

send your photos (as high res as possible) to

Fiona Geary at [email protected] or post copies

to Fiona Geary, PO Box 26 020, Epsom.

St Cuthbert’s College Debutantes 1953. Photo supplied by Beverly Miller (nee McDermott)

Mrs Harvey (President of the Association) wore a gown of shell pink organza with pink quilted flowers on the bodice and in trails on the skirt. Miss Wood (Principal) was in royal blue ring velvet. Auckland Newspaper 1953

Photo supplied by Julie Earwaker

Graduates Presented at the 2015 Graduation Ball

HEAD GIRL: Mackenzie Morrison DEPUTY HEAD GIRLS: Sacha Lala, Victoria Lowe, Millie Macdonald

Georgia Arnold, Hannah Atkinson, Alice Averill, Emily Ball, Madeleine Beagley, Emma Beggs, Isla Bint, Francesca Browne, Ella Brownlie, Summer Busch, Millie Cadman, Kirsty Cameron, Sophia Catley, Tiger Chen, Soo Choi, Myfanwy Christensen, Mallory Christie, Rebecca Clark, Tesi Clark, Phoebe Craig, Sarah Cronin, Kate Cross, Annabel Crossan, Grace Cullinane, Eva d’Antal, Melody Deng, Eve Dixon, Kayla Fairbairn, Jenny Fang, Noella Farrell, Jane Fenton, Rose Fitzgerald, Analise Fleury, Chloe Fuge, Salamasina Fuimaono, Imogen Gentles, Samantha Grieve, Olivia Hall, Charlotte Hardie Boys, Helen He, Holly Hender, Michaela Hing, Alexandra Hong, Annie Huang, Lisa Huang, Charlotte Hunter, Par Jamfa, Laura Jarrett, Kitty Ji, Lucy Johnson, Ellen Jose, Madeleine Judd, Harshita Jyoti, Neha Kasture, Amelia Kendall, Melody Kim, Irene Kim, Alexandra King, Hannah King, Dianne Kwak, Helen Lee, Zoe Lin, Irabella Lin, Cindy Lin, Isobel Loseby, Shirley Lu, Catherine Luan, Gabrielle Maffey, Kaleeya Matai, Alexandra McClintock, Lucie McCue, Cristina McDougall, Olivia McGifford, Rebecca McRae, Briana McWilliams, Madison Merton, Sheharazade Mihlar, Poppy Mitchell, Moi Moi Lowe, Anna Moodabe, Sruthi Navaneethan, Anna Nementzik, Alida Newman, Tinei Nua, Sophia Odlin, Lidia Overton, Sophie Patterson, Milaneta Pellett, Xilin Peng, Ella Penny, Katie Pohlen, Lily Quin, Sophie Rees, Amy Richards, Gina Robson, Arabella Rose, Hannah Ross-Smith, Imogen Samuels, Amber Schnauer, Jamie Scott, Rosa Shand, Mina Sheck , Natalie Spratt, Sophia Stokes, Kate Stokes, Tahlia Strachan, Annie Strachan, Miranda Stuart, Vanessa Su, Sylvia Sun, Juliet Sutherland, Sophia Tadi, Corliss Tang, Rebecca Tang, Danielle Taylor, Caitlin Troy, Georgia Varney, Hannah Vogels, Stephanie Walker, Olivia Wallace, Chantelle Wallbridge, Sonia Wang, Myra Watt, Claudia Wharfe, Holly White, Pia Wickstead, Denise Wong, Wallis Wragge, Crystal Wu, Annabel Yu, Georgia Zacest, Sophie Zhang, Linda Zhang, Emma Zhao, Jessica Zhou, Victoria Zhou

Grace Cullinane and Peter CullinaneAlex McClintock, Imogen Samuels and Moi Moi Lowe

Uday Kasture and Neha Kasture

Sheharazade Mihlar, Sophie Zhang, Tiger Chen and Cindy Lin

Sarah Cronin, Juliet Sutherland, Victoria Lowe, Emma Beggs, Madeleine Beagley and Eve Dixon Lily Quin, Olivia Hall, Hannah King and Pia Wickstead

Alida Newman and Alex King

Summer Busch and Becky Busch

Analise Fleury and Warwick Fleury

Catherine Luan and Mary Kerrigan

Milaneta Pellett and Selwyn Pellett

Leigh Melville, Sarah Weenink, Nicky Pennington, Fi Geary, Kate Morgan-Rees, Anna Stewart, Sarah Clark and Georgie Clatworthy

Ant Strachan and Tahlia Strachan

Gina Robson, Madeleine Judd and Kirsty CameronSophia Catley, Lucy Johnson, Lynda Reid and Pia Wickstead

Hamish, Mackenzie and Sandra MorrisonIrene Kim, Lisa Huang, Sophia Tadi, Caitlin Troy and Sheharazade Mihlar

Hannah Ross-Smith, Gabrielle Maffey and Katie Pohlen

Lei Zhang, Linda Zhang, Irabella Lin and Jian LinSacha Lala and Kate Cross

Mackenzie Morrison, Stephanie Walker, Kirsty Cameron, Gina Robson and Olivia McGifford

Olivia Wallace, Wallis Wragge and Holly White


Archives

100 Years of By Love ServeBY LOVE SERVE IS the centrepiece of the College

compass. Throughout its long history By Love Serve

has given a focus to St Cuthbert’s students and

there have been ample opportunities to serve in

many ways.

Through two world wars St Cuthbert’s College

students, knitted and sewed, sold cocoa made over a

bunsen burner, raised money, sent parcels, held fairs

and concerts and gave up their own extras to help

those who were serving or suffering as a result of

war, as detailed in the 1916 Chronicle:

“Ample scope was given us of helping others, knitting

for the troops was a permanent undertaking. We make

35 billies a month and a bazaar was held in July raising

£70.00, sent to the Red Cross in France and Servia (sic).

At home girls undertook Home Nursing training for the

greater good of all!”

In 1946 and 1947 efforts to help others were still

focused overseas. “If the girls look for any reward

for their generosity and hard work, over six long

war years, they may find it in the many letters of

appreciation from the service men and civilians to

whom their parcels were sent”.

However a poem in the 1946 Chronicle tells of a

more local focus at the Cornwall Park Hospital full of

injured and recuperating servicemen.

THE SCHOOL GIRLS AND THE FLOWERSThe soldier asked Miss Clouston and Miss

Clouston asked her schoolgirls,

“Could we have some flowers for the soldiers

sick in bed?”

The girls thought it over as they hunted through

their gardens

For daffodils, delphiniums

And for roses, white and red.

They brought them to Miss Clouston

Who gave them to the soldiers’ man

The soldier said “Oh thank you girls,”

And stowed them in his car.

He gave them to the soldiers

Who passed them to the nurses

Who looked at them and smelled them

And put them in a jar.

When disasters closer to home have occurred, St Cuthbert’s girls have

sought to help those affected. In 1931 the Hawke’s Bay earthquake saw help

being sent to a sister school, Iona College.

In the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquake of 2011, St Cuthbert’s College

hosted students whose schools or homes were badly damaged, whilst

raising money for relief and baking biscuits to send south. The Junior School

‘adopted’ Aranui Primary School seeking to bring some cheer to pupils by

sending bags of Christmas sweets for each child and this continues still.

By Love Serve is a fundamental part of life for students at St Cuthbert’s.

In 1987 Sarah in J2 lived By Love Serve by helping her mother at home as

detailed in her artwork above.

More recently in 2003, the Habitat for Humanity newsletter featured a story

about Senior girls providing useful assistance to build a home in the depths

of winter in Manukau. In 2015 our girls took their building skills even further

afield with a build for Habitat for Humanity in Fiji.

Congratulations to the entire College community for 100 years of

By Love Serve.

Glenys Griffiths, Archivist

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