C Waller, Principal

Term 2 Issue 7 16 June 2017

Monday 19 June is Day 6

With the production coming up in the last week of term many of our students and staff are very busy rehearsing and preparing the sets for the show. It is a big commitment for all involved and I am certainly looking forward to the show at the end of the term.

The building at school continues and we plan to have D Block re roofed and the fence and gate at the front all finished in the next few weeks. The administration block is now being totally re done on the inside and this has now started.

The school ball, one of the calendar highlights of the year for our seniors, is this Saturday and we are all looking forward to this event.

Ex Student news …

Over the weekend, Rebecca Percy (Head Girl 2016), was officially awarded the New Zealand Women’s Graduate Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to a first year woman who studies at AUT Akoranga or Massey Albany. There were three other first year student winners who were awarded scholarships, as well as a masters scholarship and a PhD scholarship. It just goes to show that all the hard work done in College really pays off.

Her BC teachers, Ms Mexted, Ms Purdie and Mrs Place were all able to attend the presentation as support, and as a representation of some of the amazing teachers that have helped Rebecca, and hundreds of other students, reach successes that wouldn’t have been possible without their influence.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Madeline Pastor-Pasi, Year 10 student, who took part in the North Island Synchronised Swimming Championships at the weekend, held in Tauranga. She competed in the Open Combo and 13-15 Team events and won Gold for both.

Madeline also represented Birkenhead College in the North Island Secondary Schools Championship, and came third, winning a Bronze.

She will be representing us at the Nationals in Invercargill later this year.

SCHOOL CALENDAR 2017

TERM 2

Week 7 Sat 17 June School Ball

Week 10 Fri 7 July School finishes, Reports go home.

TERM 3

Week 1 Mon 24 July Term 3 starts (Day 3)

Week 2 Thur 3 Aug Report Evening

Week 3 Tue 8 Aug Open Evening

Wed 9 Aug Team Photos

Week 8 Mon 11 Sept Sports Awards

Fri 15 Sept Senior Exams begin

Week 10 Wed 27 Sept Arts Awards

Fri 29 Sept Last day of Term 3 Ms Mexted, Mrs Place, Rebecca & Ms Purdie

Wellington Jazz Festival

The BC Jazz sextet (Jeremy Belsham, Alexander Cox, Duncan Cameron, Max Bramley, Reuben Tan, & Ben Frisby) traveled to Wellington last week to attend and perform at the Wellington Jazz Festival.

Highlights of the trip included seeing Bill Frissell perform, as well as being workshopped by the legendary Dave Weckl (Chick Corea Electric Band), who gave them glowing compliments.

They were in Wellington for 3 nights watching a smorgasbord of acts and performing at Victoria University's 'Wellington Jazz Project'.

The band will be performing at various community events this year and are hoping to find a regular local gig to continue honing their skills.

School Ball - Saturday 17th June 7.30 - midnight

Grand Millennium Hotel, Mayoral Drive

Staff and students look forward to this special occasion to be held at the Grand Millennium Hotel on Saturday 17th June. It is important to know that:

Dress is formal - no trainers or denim clothing. The doors open at 7.30pm and close at 8pm. Students must remain in the venue until midnight. School rules apply. No alcohol will be served or is permitted to be brought into the venue. As students enter, security guards will check belongings. If they, or senior management, suspect a student to be under the influence (alcohol/drugs), the student will not be allowed to enter and their parents/guardian will be phoned. This also applies to outside partners. The

school in no way supports pre ball or after ball functions. Two photographers will be present, a formal photographer and a roaming one. Proofs will be displayed online and available for download. All downloads are included in the ticket

price, though students may order and pay for additional prints if they wish to. Students should watch the daily notices for further instructions. Chartered Birkenhead Transport buses will leave school at 7pm and the Grand Millennium at 12.15am. Drop-off points are New World, Verrans, school, bottom of Birkdale Road, Beach Haven roundabout and halfway up Rangatira Road. We are sure this will be a wonderful school occasion. if you have any difficulties purchasing tickets please phone the office”

The plight of Refugees

The plight of refugees has been in the news a great deal recently. An estimated 12 million people live in refugee camps worldwide and only 0.1% are resettled, repatriated, or integrated into normal society each year. The feature-length documentary, Warehoused, explores the plight of long-term refugees through a glimpse into the lives of those living in Dadaab, Kenya, one of the world’s largest refugee camps.

If you, or your family, are interested in viewing this film, you can do so on their worldwide release day: Tuesday 20 June 2017. Just click on the link, and even though the website references ‘hosting a screening’ that is not a requirement, as this opportunity to view the film free of charge can be taken up by individuals or families.

https://warehousedthemovie.com/host-a-screening/warehoused-world-refugee-day#top

School Reports

Our mid-year reports will be sent via email on Friday, 7th July. If we don’t have a contact email address on file the report will be sent as a hard copy to your home address.

If you have any queries please contact Assistant Principal David Burton at bn@birkenhead.school.nz, or alternatively the school office on 09 483 9039.

Gateway Students

Digital Marketing

Josh Davies completed his Gateway placement at digital marketing company PureSEO. By using Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and other marketing tools and techniques, PureSEO ensures that online businesses get a high web site ranking and get the attention of their target audience.

Josh was fortunate to work with different teams so he could learn various skills such as using the Google product AdWords. Pure SEO is recognised as a Google Premium Partner agency. Josh is pictured here with the new Google bike that had recently arrived in the office. Hospitality & Tourism

Ruby Celebrin is working her way through each of the departments at the Spencer on Byron Hotel for her Gateway placement. These include: Reservations, Sales, Banquets, Accounts, Laundry, Housekeeping,

Front Desk, Conference, Restaurant and Admin. Once she has worked in all of these, she gets to choose which area she would like spend the last few weeks in. Ruby is absolutely loving her placement and is hoping to get work in a hotel when she leaves school.

Uniform Shop: We currently have a limited stock of uniform items for purchase. Please call Mrs Eberly if you’d like to enquire about sizing (483-9039 xt 912).

Uniforms for donation: If you have items you no longer need and would like to donate for spares and giveaways for other students, please drop items to the school office. We especially need larger sizes and boys SOCKS. Please NAME uniform items so lost property can be returned to it’s owner.

Purchase your tickets for Man of Steel at Eventfinder: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2017/man-of-steel-birkenhead-college-2017-production/auckland/birkenhead . If you have any difficulties purchasing tickets please phone the school office.

SPORTS FIXTURES

Day Fixtures

FRIDAY June16th

Basketball Time Venue

Open Men vs Northcote 8:30 p.m. NSEC 4

Open Women vs Pakuranga 6:00 p.m. Northcote 1

U17A vs WBHS 17B 4:00 p.m. NSEC 4

U17 Girls vs WGHS Red 4:00 p.m. NSEC 3

U19 Boys vs Glenfield 3 7:10 p.m. AUT 2

Table Tennis Time Venue

Birkenhead A vs BYE 7:00 p.m. -

Birkenhead B vs TGS Girls A 7:00 p.m. Active Zone 7

Birkenhead C vs Rosmini Serves U Right 7:00 p.m. Active Zone 13

Birkenhead D vs Albany Junior Maroon 7:00 p.m. Active Zone 11

SATURDAY June 17th

Rugby Time Venue

1st XV vs Takapuna 1st XV 12:00 p.m. Away

2nd XV vs Rosmini 3rd XV 9:40 a.m. Rosmini

5th Grade vs Kaipara 5th 10:40 a.m. Birkenhead 1

Football Time Venue

1st XI Boys vs Papatoetoe 1st XI 10:00 a.m. Birkenhead 1

2nd XI Boys vs Takapuna Year 12 10:00 a.m. Birkenhead 1

Junior Boys vs WBHS Black 9:00 a.m. WGHS 1

Netball Time Court

Team 1 vs Hobsonville Point A 8:50 a.m. 6

Team 2 vs Carmel 6 10:30 a.m. 15

Team 3 vs WGHS 8 8:00 a.m. 17

Team 4 vs WGHS 19 9:40 a.m. 18

Team 5 vs Orewa 10 11:20 a.m. 20

MONDAY June 19th

Badminton Time Venue

Boys 1 vs BYE

Boys 2 vs Northcote Yellow 4:00 p.m. NH 2

Boys 3 vs Takapuna 1 4:00 p.m. NH 2

Boys 4 vs Northcote Blue 4:00 p.m. NH 3

Boys 5 vs Takapuna 2 4:00 p.m. NH 3

Squash Time Venue

Girls vs Avondale 4:15 p.m. Avondale 1

TUESDAY June 20th

Netball Time Court

Team 9/1 vs Carmel 9/3 4:30 p.m. 11

Team 9/2 vs Waiheke Dolphins 9/2 5:20 p.m. 18

Badminton Time Venue

Girls 2 (Tues) vs Glenfield BB’s 4:00 p.m. NH3

Girls 1 (Mon) vs TBC

Squash Time Venue

Boys TBC

Hockey Time Venue

Boys 1st XI vs AJHS 1st XI 4:00 p.m. Harbour 2

WEDNESDAY Basketball Time Venue

June 21st U15A Boys vs WBHS 15 White 4:00 p.m. NSEC 3

U15B Boys vs WBHS 15B 4:45 p.m. Massey 1

U15 Girls vs Rangitoto Girls 5:00 p.m. NSEC 1

Football Time Venue

Girls 1st XI vs Kristin 1st XI 4:00 p.m. Birkenhead 2

Girls 2nd XI vs Takapuna 2nd XI 4:00 p.m. Birkenhead 1

Basketball

U17B Boys vs Rangitoto 8 7:10 p.m. NSEC 3

THURSDAY U17C Boys vs WBHS 17E 4:45 p.m. Massey 1

June 22nd U19 Girls vs Long Bay U19 Teal 4:50 p.m. NSEC 3

Hockey Time Venue

Girls 1st XI TBC Kingsway 1st XI 6:20 p.m. Westlake