POMPALLIER CATHOLIC COLLEGE Te Kāreti Katorika o Pomapārie

“Diligere Verum” “Love the Truth” “Arohatia te Whakapono”

Newsletter 10 : 5 July, 2019

VISION STATEMENT

Pompallier Catholic College is a Catholic community with a Marist charism that challenges all students to excel in their endeavours. We promote Christian values, excellence in learning and quality relationships to enable students to be outstanding citizens. Our College shall be a place where

all “...encounter the living God who in Jesus Christ reveals his transforming love and truth”.

In the last few weeks I have been reading a book by Fleming Rutledge titled, “The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ.” This excellent book helped to guide and inform the following reflection.

Our politically correct world does not readily provide a place for a God of wrath. Over the last fifty plus years, God has been sanitised into a loving, respectful, accepting, caring, tolerant and forgiving deity. It is a nice benign image that generates a “feel good” relationship with a peaceful and peace-loving God, who is much like a beloved grandparent. God is out there somewhere doing his thing for humanity and creation. Our task is to join in to help bring about his reign of justice, peace and love, to enable our world to be a better place.

A politically correct world has also assigned evil to the distant past. Acts of evil no longer seem to happen anymore. Calling something an evil act is too simple an explanation today. Its use reflects a time when we were limited in our understanding of psychology and the sciences. Now we have realised that we have hate crimes, terrorism, racism, sexism, paedophilia, rape, discrimination, chance and simple indifference, to account for most of the undesirable things that happen in the world today.

Consequently, we tend to play-up our ability to address situations of so called evil acts, and down-play any notion of there being an evil power alive and active in the world today. We also play-up the God of love and compassion, and down-play a God who is wrathfully engaged in battle against evil.

An understanding of evil, hell, death, sin and Satan emerge slowly through scripture, as does an understanding of God. Ultimately these two forces collided at the crucifixion of Jesus/God. The God/Man places himself in the most deprived, hopeless, evil and desperate place imaginable by the powers of that time i.e. a Roman crucifixion, in order to confront the depths of evil.

Evil and death are overcome in this cosmic struggle. At the battles conclusion, a promise is made that a new creation is now available for all, and that in the future another ultimate showdown will occur to bring everything to fulfilment. At that time a wrathful God will confront evil in its many forms and judge how humanity manifests it individually and collectively.

In early scriptures, death was the end of everything. Once you died you descended to Sheol and had no further contact with humanity or God. It was a place of nothingness. You were cut off from everything. You did not end up there because you had been good or bad, but because you were dead. How you had lived your life had consequences for your current life and your future

generations, but not an afterlife. Evil was associated with social structures that exiled God’s people and held them in captivity, along with an emerging sense of an evil deity.

Close to the time of Jesus an understanding of life after death begins to emerge. Sheol/Hell now becomes a place of punishment for those who have failed to live righteous lives. Evil is now recognised as a place (Hell), as a person (Devil), and as social structures (Roman Empire).

Scripture and subsequent Church teaching tells us that evil is still very present in the world and that we need to be vigilant of its many manifestations. Often it may seem quite benign, but its purpose is to undermine that which brings the abundance of life Christ promised us.

Any state that sanctions or legitimises death as an outcome for its members, is as evil today as it was in the time of Jesus. In 1961 our Government did away with state sanctioned death for a criminal act. It chose life over death for the people of New Zealand, irrespective of the circumstance. Now it seems disposed towards promoting death over life in certain circumstances. Little good will come of this.

Richard Stanton PRINCIPAL

2020 ENROLMENTS

COLLEGE OPEN DAY Sunday 11 August

Commencing at 2.00pm Meet the teachers, meet our students and see class displays on a tour of the College.

2020 enrolment packs will be available

Preference Enrolments close Monday 23 Sept Non-Preference Enrolments close Monday 2 Sept

We will have a Bishop’s Representative available on the day to discuss any queries relating to eligibility for

Preference enrolment.

UPCOMING EVENTS - Term 2 and 3

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JULY

Fri 5 TEACHER ONLY DAY

Fri 5 Last Day of Term 2

Fri 5 - Mon 22 Indonesia Scientific Expedition Wallacea Region, Indonesia

Sat 13 Youth Mass SFX 6.00pm

Mon 22 First Day of Term 3 School starts 8.45am

Wed 24 - Thu 25 Work Ready Course College Library 9.00am - 3.00pm

Thu 25 Year 10 Chelsea Sugar Factory Trip Auckland 7.30am - 4.30pm

AUGUST

Thu 1 Year 9 - 13 Social College Hall 7.00pm - 10.00pm

Tue 6 Hiroshima Day

Sat 10 Youth Mass SFX 6.00pm

Sun 11 COLLEGE OPEN DAY 2.00pm

Wed 14 - Fri 16 Year 11 & 12 DSE Auto Course TBC TBC

Thu 15 Feast of the Assumption TBC TBC

Sun 18 - Fri 23 Year 13 PE Tongariro Trip Mt Ruapehu

Wed 28 Otago University Course Planning 11.20am

Thu 29 Bishop’s Mass College Hall 12.35pm

SEPTEMBER

Mon 2 - Fri 6 UNISS Netball Tournament TBC

Mon 2 - Fri 6 NISS Mixed Hockey Tournament Taupo

Wed 4 WPSSA Cross Country Champs

Sat 7 Youth Mass SFX 6.00pm

Sun 8 - Fri 13 AIMS Games Tauranga

Tue 10 Victoria University Course Planning College Library 9.20am - 10.15am

Wed 11 - Fri 13 Senior Production College Hall TBC

Sun 15 - Fri 20 Year 10 Hillary Outdoors EOTC Trip Tongariro TBC

Mon 16 - Fri 20 EDGE Exams Week

Tue 17 MCAT External Exam - Year 11 College TBC

Wed 18 NPS Cross Country Champs TBC TBC

Fri 27 Last Day of Term 3

OCTOBER

Mon 14 First Day of Term 4 School starts 8.45am

GIFTED AND TALENTED CO-ORDINATOR

Miss Sarah Edgecombe has been appointed our Gifted & Talented Co-ordinator at the College for Terms 3 and 4. Some of you will already know Miss Edgecombe as our Teacher in Charge of Music, and she also teaches Year 10 English.

If you think your child may have exceptional abilities in certain areas, and therefore may have specific learning needs, we would like to know! Pease help us by filling in our Parent Questionnaire - please click here to be directed to the questionnaire. This questionnaire will provide Miss Edgecombe with further information about your child that the school does not currently have, and enable us to have a better idea of their learning needs.

For any queries, please feel free to contact Miss Edgecombe direct at: sarah.edgecombe@pompallier.school.nz

SPORTS DEPARTMENT NEWS : Term 2, Week 10

NETBALL RESULTS

Collegiate Team 1

22 June vs Ahukoura Kohine won 41 - 18

POD Whole Team!

29 June vs Manawanui White lost 16 - 36

POD Rose Bland, FP Siobhan Gibson

Collegiate Team 2

29 June vs Otamatea Senior 2 lost 15 - 30

Intermediate Team 1

22 June vs KIS 3 won 17 - 15

POD Charlotte Butler & Hayley Schutte

HOCKEY RESULTS

Mixed 1st

XI

24 June vs Mangapai/Huanui draw 1 - 1

POD Kobi Walker

1 July vs Kamo Boys XI won 2 - 1

POD Tyla Campbell

Mixed 2nd

XI

24 June vs Dargaville draw 2 - 2

POD Lucy Jakicevich, FP Maddie Adams

1 July vs Huanui lost 2 - 4

POD Brianna Oxenham, FP Bailey Walker

JMC (Year 7 & 8)

14 June vs Bream Bay lost 0 - 4

POD Kate Buchanan, FP Kaley France

21 June vs Horahora Gold lost 0 - 6

POD Logan Limmer, FP Sascha Peck

28 June Very short of players this week & had a loss against KIS Boys 1

st XI

POD Quinn Davis, FP Lucy Skelton

BASKETBALL RESULTS

Junior Team

20 June vs TKROA lost 23 - 32

27 June vs Kamo won 48 - 25

Senior Team

20 June vs Kamo lost 16 - 32

27 June vs WBHS Black lost 17 - 33

FOOTBALL RESULTS

Girls 1st

XI

3 July vs Kamo High lost 3 - 8

Boys 1st

XI

1 July vs Dargaville (Semi-final) won 2 - 0

3 July vs Huanui (Final) won 3 - 1 Winners of Division 2!!!

YEAR 7 & 8 SPORTS EXCHANGES

Our first exchange was away at Bream Bay College, and the results and winners of Player of the Day were:

Basketball Lost 18 - 63

POD John Gadolo

Football Won 6 - 1

POD Max Eckstein & Mathias Marie

Netball Lost 7 - 23

POD Paulynne Iamafana

Rippa Rugby Draw 45 - 45

POD Jed Leafa & Aaron Halaapiapi

Thank you very much to these people who coached the teams and/or assisted on the day: Nick Findlay, Daniel Meyer, Braedan Snowden, Jodie Orford, and Pisi Leilua

Our second exchange was at Pompallier, and the results and winners of Player of the Day were:

Football Won 30 - 0

POD Jack Stratton

Netball Won 22 - 9

POD Ella Simpson

Rippa Rugby Won 17 - 12

POD Judd Buck & Jan Riwhi

Many thanks again to these people who coached and/or assisted on the day: Daniel Meyer, Braedan Snowden, Aidan Olsen, Roberta Otene, Tara Orford, Stella Blake, Pisi Leilua, Johnathon Tillman and Tom Goodhew.

See some pictures of the exchanges on Page 5.

STUDENT SUCCESSES

Surfing

Thomas Charlesworth (Year 11) has been competing in the NSS Surfing Championships in Term 1 & 2. He has now been selected for the regional team that will compete at the Nationals in Raglan later this year. Congratulations Thomas!

Gymnastics

Lucas Seakins (Year 8) attended the Kaitaia Gymnastics Competition last weekend. He placed 2

nd overall in the

Mags Level 2, Boys’ division. Well done Lucas!

Karate

D'Artagnan Gould (Year 11) has been selected to represent NZ at 2 world events this year. One for Goju Ryu (which is his style of karate) in Malaysia, and the other competition is open to all styles and is the World Junior Championships in Chile. Fantastic achievement D’Artagnan!

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STUDENT SUCCESSES contd...

Fishing

Lauren Ashby (Year 12) is now the proud record holder of an official New Zealand Game Fishing Record.

She tagged and released a total of 16 Marlin in a seven day period. She received the NZ Record in the Junior W 60kg Line Class, for her 25.6kg Shortbill Spearfish caught at Three Kings Island on 24 April.

Congratulations Lauren!

SPORTS FEES - REMINDER

Please note that sports fees are an extra-curricular activity cost, which shows on your child’s school account as a compulsory charge.

Sports fees MUST be paid separately to your school account (if you have a regular automatic payment to the school this will not be allocated to any sports costs).

We appreciate you attending to this without delay

UPCOMING EVENTS - TERM 3

All events entered are subject to student interest, parent help and organiser’s changes.

*** Students must attend meetings to register interest when they are advertised in the school daily notices. At the meeting they collect a newsletter. This newsletter is also emailed home, so that a prompt return of signed permission slips and fee payments can ensue.

Year 7 & 8 Events:

Thu 22 Aug Basketball Boys Tnmt GE Stadium

Wed 4 Sep WPSSA Cross Country Barge Park

9 - 13 Sep AIMS Games Tauranga

Wed 18 Sep NPS Cross Country TBC

Secondary Events:

Tue 31 July Basketball Snr Boys Div 3 GE Stadium

Fri 16 Aug Basketball Jnr Boys Div 1 TBC GE Stadium

Tue 20 Aug Netball Senior TBC Dargaville

Thu 29 Aug Netball Y 7 - 10 TBC TBC

Wed 4 Sep WPSSA CC Champs Barge Park

2 - 6 Sep NISS Hockey Tnmt Taupo

2 - 6 Sep UNISS Netball Tnmt TBC North Harbour

Thu 5 Sep Special Olympics BBall GE Stadium

Wed 11 Sep ASB Award Nominations close

Mon 23 Sep Netball Officiating Course WNC TBC

** Mrs Yorke will be looking for volunteers to help Marshall at the upcoming WPSSA Cross Country Champs. Keep an ear out for a meeting or sign-up time for this.

HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

Chantelle Yorke SPORTS CO-ORDINATOR

438 3950 Ext 222

chantelle.yorke@pompallier.school.nz

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SCHOOL ATTENDANCE DUES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Financial assistance is available to assist families who may need financial support with the payment of Attendance Dues, for preference students attending Catholic schools in Auckland Diocese, both primary and secondary.

Families facing financial difficulties can contact their school office, their Parish Priest or the Revenue Manager at the Catholic Diocese of Auckland for further information.

Application forms for the Hardship Scheme are available from school and parish offices, or can be downloaded from the Catholic Diocese of Auckland Website:

www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/catholic-schools/

(go to Catholic Schools in Auckland / Attendance Dues and Special Character Contributions).

Remember, if you have a student success you would like to share,

email us at …

newsletter@pompallier.school.nz

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YEAR 7 & 8 SPORTS EXCHANGES

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YEAR 9 FRENCH CAFE TRIP

The Year 9 French class tried out their French skills at the Bistro de Paris in town recently.

They had to order all of their food in French, otherwise they wouldn't get fed! Luckily all were very successful and they all really enjoyed eating baguette and crepes, with some even trying escargots!

Many thanks to the Bistro de Paris (opposite the Police Station).

STUDENT ID / BUS PASS ...

If your child loses their pass, they can apply for a replacement by paying $6.00 to the College office.

A temporary bus pass will be issued, and a new pass will be ordered for them. As these are printed off-site, this can take up to a week to arrive.

COLLEGE BALL PHOTOS Our College Ball takes place Friday 5

th July. The photos

are being taken by Langwoods, and they can be downloaded after the Ball from their website at: www.langwoods.co.nz. Click on “Events Online” and search for Pompallier. The password to view them is: 1213

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SCHOOL MAGAZINE

We are now taking orders for this year's school magazine and will be using the on-line ordering system again. The cost of the magazine is $20.00. Any family that wishes to purchase a magazine will need to pre-order one by clicking on the following link for further information and the ordering page:

Order 2019 Magazine

All orders must be received by Friday 16 August. There will be limited extra copies to purchase after publication, so please ensure you order your copy to avoid disappointment.

Advertising: We will be offering advertising space again this year. Our fee is $150.00 for a full page advert, $80.00 for a half page advert, or $40.00 for a quarter page advert.

If you would like to support the magazine and advertise your business/organisation, or for further information, please contact Sarah Edgecombe via email: sarah.edgecombe@pompallier.school.nz.

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MATHEX - Friday 28 June, 2019 On Friday 28

th June, 35 Year 7-10 students from our College took part in the Northland Mathex Competition, held

annually at Whangarei Boys’ High School. This is a very competitive and fun event which we look forward to every year.

Representing Pompallier was:

Year 7: Nicholas Beare, Trinity Briden-Jones, Jamie Gardner, Tada Kayano, Dario Piskulic, Zoe Ryan, Rose Shaji, Ethan Gavin

Year 8: Macey Going, Eden Hales, Elizabeth Gould, Kate Buchanan, Finn Olsen, Harry Trubshaw, Lucas Seakins, Iggi Gervacio

Year 9: Calvin Shih, Tara Orford, Ronan Fallon, Richard Fallon, Lucy Schultz, Ashley Wickman, Lauren Beare, Teuila Mackay

Year 10: Stella Blake, Kennedy Gates, Saoirse Kiely-Joyce, Evana Piskulic, Chevaughn Snowden, Natalia Szostek, Holly Weir.

At Year 8, our team of Harry, Finn, Lucas and Iggi placed Second, and at Year 9 our team of Calvin, Ronan, Richard and Tara placed First! Such a great achievement for these two teams, and particularly the Year 9 team, as the competition had been won by Whangarei Boys’ High School for the previous five years!

Well done to all our competitors!

Helen McGrath, HOD Maths

Year 8 Team Year 9 Team

FR BRIAN WYSOCKI VISITS THE COLLEGE ...

We were very privileged and honoured to have

Fr Brian Wysocki (sm) visit us last week. Fr Brian

was the first Rector of Pompallier Catholic

College from 1971 - 1976, and it was fitting that

he joined us to celebrate the Founders Day

Mass of Jean Baptist with our whole school.

Some of our staff were students here when Fr

Brian was Rector, so it was certainly a

wonderful trip down memory lane for them!

Here, Fr Wysocki is pictured with our current

Principal, Mr Stanton.

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