It is with regret that the Board OF Trustees received the following resignation from our Principal, Mr Ray Scott, at last week’s May BOT meeting. I am sure you all join me in acknowledging the 7 years of senior leadership Ray has given to Aquinas College and thank him for his generous time given to…
Students at Aquinas College got in behind Pink Shirt Day, making a stand against bullies. “There’s no room for bullies in our school” commented Isaac Year 9. “That goes against everything Aquinas College stands for”. The day originated in America when 2 students bought and distributed 50 pink shirts after their ninth grade friend was…
A great team of enthusiastic runners headed off to Waipuna Park for the BOPSS Cross Country Championships. Twenty-eight students competed against the very best that our region had to offer. All of the races were competitive affairs, with big fields and talent to burn. A very pleasing aspect was that Aquinas was represented by three-person…
Congratulations to the following students who are our 2017 Cross Country Champions. PLACE YEAR 7 GIRLS PLACE YEAR 7 BOYS 1st Sarah Edwards 1st Hugo McCarroll 2nd Nicole Shirley 2nd Brayden Stowers 3rd Emma Thornton 3rd Reagen Black YEAR 8 GIRLS YEAR 8 BOYS 1st Millie Quinn 1st Sean Curragh 2nd Emma Tran 2nd…
New Zealand author Des Hunt visited Aquinas College to share his writing experiences with our Year 10 boys. 10R was lucky to have a visit from New Zealand author, Des Hunt on 15 May. He shared tips about writing and showed us some interesting experiments using his novels and his past experience as a science…
Aquinas College celebrated the church’s seasons and feast days in preparation for Pentecost. Term 1 began with Ash Wednesday, a liturgy where Deacon Vince challenged students and staff to use Lent as a time to make the ‘selfish me’ move over and make some room for the ‘unselfish me’. A few weeks into Lent, some…
For practical tips and advice on growing great teens visit the Parenting Place. They offer ‘Toolbox’ courses to inspire and equip families. They are bursting with great advice, humour and encouragement, offering practical strategies and insights into developmental stages. Parents leave reassured that challenges are common to all families and that they are not alone…
A recent proposal has been put forward by Tauranga Council to remove most school bus services and encourage use of the extended public transport system. Existing Aquinas bus routes are potentially being removed and replaced with Bayhopper buses. These proposed changes are significant – you are encouraged to be involved in the process to be aware of the ramifications….
Congratulations to Yr 10 students Baxter Blair, Charles Prosser, Samuel Cowan and William Vincent on winning Runner-up in the Mash Up Innovation Competition this weekend. The boys developed an app called ‘Bus-y’ that allows students to manage their use of the bus by checking delays, ETA’s, and even buy tickets. Currently available for school bus…
After three months of rehearsals, the 83 cast and crew of Aquinas College’s Bugsy Malone production are rearing to go. The show, based on the hugely popular 1970’s musical gangster film starring Scott Biao/Jodie Foster, opens at Tauranga’s Baycourt Theatre this Thursday. Busgy Malone is a triple threat; an all singing, all dancing, all acting…
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