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Issue 7/16

Thursday 17 March 2016

Meet Our Head Students

Head Boy Ben OFarrell
Hello my name is Ben OFarrell.

PARENT/TEACHER INTERVIEWS
Parent Interviews will be held on the afternoons of
Tuesday 22nd March and Wednesday 23rd March in
the school Gymnasium. We would strongly
encourage students to attend with their caregivers.
Interviews will be running from 2.30pm until 7.30pm with all staff
taking a tea break from 5.15pm 6.00pm.

I joined

Kavanagh in Year 7 from St Bernadettes,

which is also my local Parish over in South
Dunedin.
I have always loved sports and my main passion is the
beautiful

gamefootball,

which

dream

to

play

professionally when I leave school. I also play futsal for

the mighty Kavanagh College 1st V and run occasionally.
Some of my hobbies are fishing, Edmund Rice Camps and
watching Les Miserables (wow).
What I love about Kavanagh is the sense of community
here, so many amazing people looking out for each other
and, of course, Kavanagh Day where the passion and House
spirit on display is mesmerising.
My goals as Head Boy are:

To encourage students to give things a golike

Caritas Challenge or the musical

To promote Social Justice projects in the school,

making sure we are helping those who have so much

Interviews are to be held on

Interviews (Surnames Beginning A L)
Tuesday 22 March
Interviews (Surnames Beginning M Z)
Wednesday 23 March
You will need to know the names of your childs teachers. Bookings
will be open from 9:00am on Monday 7th March and will close at
11:00pm on the Monday 21st March.
The web address is http://www.parentinterviews.co.nz or you can
click on the link at the bottom of our website www.kavanagh.co.nz
The school code for Tuesday 22nd March is QALD4 and for Wednesday 23rd March is 9GFCZ. After logging on you can book interviews
with each staff member.
On both Tuesday 22nd March and Wednesday 23rd March school will
finish early at 2:00pm for all students. Buses will be running at the
usual times on both these days.

less than ourselves

Please note that Mr Read, Mr Prince and Mrs Manley are unavailable for interviews and will be in touch via e-mail.

Lastly, to be the best me I can be

Staff will be available for two blocks of interviews

REGISTRATION FOR WINTER

SPORT

Students who are wanting / intending to play a winter sport for

Kavanagh this year need to register during the next few weeks.
Sports for Year 9 - 13 students are badminton, basketball,
curling, football, hockey, netball and rugby. Sports for Year 7
& 8 students are miniball, mini hockey and netball.

Block 1

- 2:30 to 5:15pm

Tea Break

- 5:15 to 6:00pm

Block 2

- 6:00 to 7:30pm

Yours Sincerely
Steve Read
Deputy Principal

Registration forms for Year 9 - 13 students are available from

the Sports Office (D23), and for Year 7 & 8 students
from Mr Haig. Forms can also be downloaded from
www.kavanaghsport.com
To register students need to return the registration form to
the Bursar and organise payment by Friday 8th April.
Financial assistance is available and detailed on the forms.
Note that students can't start the season in a team if they
haven't registered, or payment isn't organised.
If there are any questions please make contact with Mr
Waterworth, Mr Haig or Mr Mackenzie.

http://www.entertainmentbook.co.nz/orderbooks/26008g4
Click on the link to place your order.

Rakiura 2016: Wnanga and Leadership Camp

On Tuesday morning, students from Year 10 Mori Studies
and Year 13 students Shania Fox, Moewai Marsh and Eleanor
Biss left for camp. The destination this year is Rakiura/Stewart
Island. The learning focus for this wnanga is ng manu (birds)
and rongo (bush medicine).
According to Mori legend, Rakiura is te puka (the anchor) of
the South Island/Te waka-a-Mui. On the island we will be
walking the three day Rakiura Great Walk which begins by
walking through a chain link at Lee Bay that signifies the
anchor. The other part of the chain sculpture emerges from
Foveaux Straight/Te ara-a-Kiwa near Bluff Hill/Motu-puhoe.
After the walk, we will be visiting historic bird sanctuary Ulva
Island/Te Wharawhara.
Our last night of the wnanga will be in New Zealand's second
oldest town - Bluff. Here we will be staying at the southernmost
marae in the world - Te Rau Aroha marae. We will return home
via The Catlins.
A huge thank you to everyone who
made this camp possible. Mauri ora.
Matua Tim Lucas

Term One Maths Competitions

ICAS English, ICAS Spelling, ICAS Writing: past papers are
available on the ICAS website; www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/
icas2016. Fees payable to Bursar.
Poetry writing (Yr 12-13): details
on www.schoolspoetryaward.co.nz, closing 4 July.
National Council of Women essay competition: "Does feminism
still matter?" due 6 May.
Contact Mrs Ireland-Kenny for more details.

There are some special one-off

workshops at the Computer
Science Department for budding
coders in the April school
holidays.
Series 1:
Program robots to play soccer using an infrared ball, an infrared
seeker, a compass sensor and some logical thinking. The programming language is called RobotC, and is a text-based language (not
drag and drop). Prepare a team for a RobocupJunior soccer
challenge, or just learn how to code.
Series 2:
Use some basic electronic components with the Python programming language on a Raspberry Pi computer to access its input and
output ports. Sense the environment and react to it e.g. temperature alarm, burglar alarm.
Classes are very small, all equipment is provided. $48 per half-day
session. No experience is necessary, but attending for three sessions
is recommended to get the full benefit.
For further details, and a schedule of classes, please contact Annabelle Ritchie annabelleritchie42@gmail.com or 022 011 7081.

Junior Maths Competition

The University of Otago Junior Maths
Competition is on Wednesday, May the 4th. This is a
competition suited to students with a high ability in
Maths. If you are interested in taking part please pay $5
to the Bursar by the 1st of April. For more information;
either check out the link below, talk to your
Teacher of Maths, or contact Daniel Kelly.
http://www.maths.otago.ac.nz/jmc/JMChome.php
ICAS Digital Technologies
The ICAS Digital Technologies Competition is on Tuesday,
May the 17th. This is a competition suited for students
with reasonable ability at Maths. The questions range
from easy to quite hard. If you are interested in participating, please pay $8.50 to the Bursar by the 1st of April.
For more information; either check out the link below,
talk to your Teacher of Maths, or contact Daniel Kelly.
https://www.eaa.unsw.edu.au/icas/subjects/digitaltechnologies

ongratulations to Anna Roberts

Year 11 who has been selected in
the red team debating squad.

This squad is a team of Year 11 and 12

students selected by the Dunedin Secondary
Schools Debating Club that will be coached
by students from the University.
The Kavanagh 2016 Production
THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ
11-13 MAY

Congratulations to James Redfearn who won a

silver medal in the South Island Surf Life
Saving I.R.B. Championships last week.
Year 13 student Rhiannon McFarlane competed
in the BP Surf Rescue IRB South Island
Championships at the weekend at Waikouaiti
Beach, where her team gained a gold medal for
Senior Mass Rescue. St Clair Surf Lifesaving,
the club Rhiannon was representing, also
earned the title: 2016 IRB South Island Champions. Rhiannon and Brighton Club team-mates
Alana and Ali, will be competing at the IRB
National Championships at Papamoa Beach at
the end of this month.
Congratulations to Madison Roome who is
representing New Zealand as a referee at the
Taekwondo New Zealand Open in Rotorua this

weekend.

Otago Secondary Schools Athletics

Thirteen athletes entered this event with the following eleven
qualifying for the Otago/Southlands in Dunedin on 18-19
March.
Felix Bello, Eila Chirnside, Eva Hofmans, Max McDonald,
Rafael Naufahu, Tim OFarrell, Madi Sutherland, Lydia TaylorBeecroft, Holly Trainor-Uluakiola, Shea Webb and Callum
Winders.
Also competing with determination at the Otagos were Jordan
King and Tobias Brennan.

RUGBY REGISTRATIONS ON LINE

ALL PLAYERS INTENDING ON PLAYING RUGBY AT
KAVANAGH COLLEGE IN 2016 NEED TO REGISTER
ONLINE WITH THE NEW ZEALAND RUGBY UNION, THIS
IS COMPULSORY IF YOU DONT REGISTER YOU
CANNOT PLAY. BELOW IS THE ONLINE LINK.
http://sporty.co.nz/viewform/5191

Kavanagh College Basketball Trials /

Team Organisation 2016
Kavanagh Basketball trials/team organisation are scheduled for the following
dates. These sessions are to organise teams for the 2016
season and to name teams for the Southern Catholic
Schools Tournament. All players who want to play
basketball in a competitive (A or B) team this year
should attend.
Meet in the Kavanagh gym.
Girls Senior A & B and Girls Junior A&B:
Wednesday 16th March 3:00 4:30pm
Wednesday 23rd March 3:00 4:30pm
Boys Junior A & B:
Friday 18th March 3:00 4:30pm
Thursday 24th March 3:00 4:30pm
Boys Senior A & B:
Sunday 20th March 6:00 8:00pm
Sunday 27th March 6:00 8:00pm

Madi Sutherland, Holly Trainor

Uluakiola and Shea Webb

Any questions see Mr Waterworth at school.

Apologies to Mr Waterworth or directly to Gerard Mullin.

Kavanagh Under15 Rugby team are playing

St Edmunds from Australia at Forsyth Barr Stadium
on Monday 21 March, 10.30 kick off.
Come down and support the lads at the stadium in what
promises to be a great experience for the team.

Kavanagh Sport Website:

www.kavanaghsport.com

Any individuals or groups who want to play basketball

socially in 2016 need to speak to Mr Waterworth as soon
as possible please.

Kavanagh 2nd XI vs Kings High School

Kavanagh
Xavier Chisholm
Morgan Duffy
Kings High School
Oliver McEwan
Oliver King
Xavier Chisholm

174/4
73
43
64
4 overs 3 for 6
3 overs 3 for 5
2 Overs 2 for 3

Kavanagh won by 110 runs