Junior Production

Thursday, 23 May -  Saturday, 25 May

Set in the Royal Court of ancient Athens and the nearby woods, based on Shakespeare's timeless tale of love, mischief and magic;
A Kidsummer Night's Dream is our enchanting junior production for 2024!

Four runaway teens, a group of amateur actors and the ever-mischievous fairies, lead our show jam-packed with whimsical jokes, lively musical numbers, and unforgettable characters!

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the wonder and joy of one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies!

Click for tickets! https://www.wgpcollege.school.nz/

Pōwhiri at Ōrewa College

On Monday, 6 May our neighbouring school Ōrewa College welcomed Wiri Warriner (one of our deputy principals) as their new Tumuaki.

We wish Mr Warriner all the best, he will be hugely missed at Whangaparāoa College.

Ngātahi Whakapono Tutuki

Year 7 Orienteering Zone Day

Year 7 learners Neve Balmer, Peyton Dugmore, Daisy Law and Madison Ho had a great day at the Orienteering zone day at Monte Cecilia Park. 

Orienteering is a sport where a specially drawn map is used to navigate around a course. Learners check in at specific landmarks and race to finish in the fastest time. 

The hilly terrain, challenging map and warm weather made for a tiring course. All four learners took on the course with determination, finishing with their own personal best times.

Neve placed first in her grouping with their combined times seeing them finish 11th overall.

A huge thank you to Megan Balmer, Jenna Brown and Davina Dean for getting orienteering off the ground.

Nurse Update

Coughs / Colds / Viral Illness Season

It's winter illness season please encourage your young people to:

• Carry a packet of tissues
• Practice proper cough/ sneeze etiquette
• Practice good hand hygiene
• Stay home in the acute stages of illness Normally learners can stay home for 2/ 3 days, then be well enough to return with lingering symptoms (such as a cough which may take a while to resolve)

Year 8 HPV Vaccincation

Due to school closing at 11:00am on Thursday, 16 May we are having to reschedule the Year 8 HPV Vaccination. 
The new date will be communicated with you once we have received confirmation.

Raffle Winners

On Thursday, 11 April the raffle tickets were drawn and supervised by two of our local Community Constables - James Long and Chelsea Cruickshank.

The winners are:

• Weber BBQ from Gatmans - Gwenda Holster-Dowler (No. 58)
• Focused painting by Kym Burke - Kym Kirkbride (No. 48)
• Kitty painting by Helen Norton - Gail Colliar (No. 75)
• 6 x framed geographical pictures - Jo White (No. 62)
• Gift basket from MorArt - Linda Gray (No. 181)
  

Enormous thanks to everyone for their support with the raffle; our sponsors and donors and to everyone who bought tickets.

We have raised an awesome $2,500 towards counselling for those that can’t afford it.

Community Weeding Bees

The second of our monthly community weeding bees was very satisfying. We finally started to tackle the big grove of woolly nightshade, privet and moth plants growing above the lovely wetland area. After a couple of hours of mahi, we cut back a significant patch of these noxious weeds, finding many native seedlings in the process that will now have a good chance to grow, flower, fruit and provide a rich habitat for our precious native animals. There is evidence that the threatened ornate skink is present in the wetland area, and an extremely rare bittern bird was spotted a few weeks ago by some college learners. Anything we can do to help these animals is important.

Alumni Success

Congratulations to William Mueggenberg (Head Boy 2023)

Out of 200+ applicants William has been selected for the University of Auckland Formula Student Automotive Engineering (FSAE) team. The selection process involved rigorous applications, interviews, and practical tests in the workshop. William was one of only two candidates with experience in CAD programming and CNC machine operating. He attributes his success to Whangaparāoa College mentors in Calculus, Physics and Materials Technology. The opportunities our school provides have directly prepared him for his position as an FSAE mechanic and later this year William hopes to be competing internationally with other university teams in Germany. He encourages other learners to follow in his footsteps by taking up the challenge to design, build, and compete in the Evolocity project that will lead to a career in Engineering.

CAB - Youth Website

Because, 'adulting' can be really tough, the CAB developed an easy-to-use youth website to enable and encourage younger people to connect with the CAB to help.

Subjects that will be new to many young people, eg: starting a job, getting ID, problems at work, buying a car, flatting, money, traffic offences!, and more...

Free and confidential info, help and support - F2F, phone, email or online.

https://youth.cab.org.nz/

Hosting an International Student

Kia Ora Whānau 
 
We have had a fantastic return to welcoming our wonderful international students to the coast.
Welcome to all our new families who have joined our hosting whānau and hello to future homestays.

We are asking for expressions of interest for hosting 2024 and beyond.
 
This is a great opportunity for you to experience hosting a student from another country and share with them your family and community.
 
If you would like to be considered for this opportunity please email Sue McKay [email protected] to discuss further. Alternatively, you are welcome to visit our college website and explore the information listed in the International tab.
 
We would love to hear from you.