A poignant and memorable Mass was held on Friday 7th December 2018 to give thanks to three staff members leaving Aquinas College at the finish of the 2018 academic year. All three staff members, Chris Inder, Whaea Bernadette Egan and Robyn Parker joined the College in 2003, individually giving 16 years each of service to…
The Junior choir performed at the Kids Sing competition at Southwell School in Hamilton yesterday 25 October and won the Best Performance of a Popular song award. This is the first time the group has performed in this competition and they performed with class. Students had a great experience, spending their day with 13 other…
The Junior Choir performed an intensive repertoire for the Tauranga Primary Schools Music Festival on Monday 3 September at Baycourt Theatre. The theme of the festival this year was ‘It’s About Time’, so their repertoire included songs about time, such as ‘Time After Time’ and ‘Seasons of Love’. These songs were performed in a mass…
The Night Is Young is a show, in which ten Bay of Plenty secondary schools from Katikati to Te Puke, are invited to showcase their performing arts talents on the Baycourt Stage. This year three very talented acts from Aquinas College took to the stage to perform. Year 13 students Ronan and Duncan Hendry blew the…
The Waikato ITM Band and Orchestra Festival was an exciting 1-day music festival held at Waikato University, on Friday 24 August. Over 1000 high school students and their various different musical ensembles met to perform in front of their peers and adjudicators. The Aquinas Concert Band and Aquinas Jazz Band travelled by bus to take…
It has been a busy term for the International Department.We have welcomed groups of students from China and Japan, joining our Yr 7, 8 and 9 classes. Our Aquinas College buddies proved wonderful ambassadors, helping these guests to make friends and find their way around. Thanks to these students and to the host families….
Below is a link to the run sheet for Sport and Cultural Photos happening Friday 27th July (Term 3, Week 1, 2018). Students please ensure you bring your sports gear/props/musical instruments for each photo. Boots are not required but please wear sports socks. Time shown is the time the photo is to be taken so…
Matariki – Te Whetū Tapu o te Tau – Speech to School Assembly by Finlay Kamo-Watson. This is a special week, marking the start of the 2018 Matariki celebrations for Aotearoa. You may notice many activities in Tauranga Moana to celebrate Matariki. Next week Aquinas College will have activities to recognise, learn and understand its importance. …
Kia ora whanau Nga mihi nui ki a koutou me te tangi hoki ki a ratau kua riro atu. As we approach the end of Term 1, it presents an opportunity to reflect on what has been a very busy and positive term in the life of the College, as you will read in this…
Lilli Scott, a current Year 13 student, was announced last night as the senior winner of a youth essay competition created by Taonga Tauranga to encourage youth to voice their thoughts on having a museum on the city’s proposed Cliff Road site. Lilli’s efforts awarded her the $1000 first prize. The competition was judged by…
