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St Bernard’s CollegeTE KURA TUARUA Ō HATO PERENARA

2012 Yearbook

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“A man who works diligently

is renewed and gains further

power for working.” St Thomas Aquinas

We would like to express our thanks to the many people who have assisted in the production

of the 2012 St Bernard’s College Yearbook.

In previous years the school magazine has been produced by a dedicated committee of three core staff. However, due to Miss Felicity McDonnell moving to Christchurch and Mr Sefton’s other responsibilities as DP, this production was managed, designed & edited by myself. This has been a Work of Love during a year whose Marist theme was Love of Work.

There was simply too much for one person to do alone, so this project required an agile programming approach and has involved crowd-sourcing student and staff support, especially in proofing. A special mention of thanks to Mrs Elsabie Prasad, Mr Christopher Hart, Mr Luka Andic and Ms Rachel Carian for their eagle eyed checking. Some of my Year 13 Computing students formed

a student production team. They took the challenge to produce professional desktop published documents using Adobe InDesign as part of their course and some returned during exam leave to craft page layouts. Thank you Andrew Barnett-Olsen, Tony Su, Jerome Chan, Harrison Godfrey and Manuele Pereira. An extra big thank you to Yuaxuan Zhou who went above and beyond the call of duty to sub-edit the lion’s share of the students’ work.

We are also grateful to the photographers who have contributed images - Mr Christopher Hart, Mr David Sefton, Mr Nick Wilson, Mr Kent Pollard, Mr Colin Frude and all the others who contributed pictures, Mrs Suzanne McGuinness for the Water Polo photos and to InPhotography for the class, co-curricular and staff photographs.

Mr Panapa Lafoa’i for facillitaing the use of his students’ artwork with their permission. The Marist Brothers for permission to use and adapt their logo.

Mrs Catherine Brennan (Sports Co-ordinator) and Mrs Kay Hudson (Admin) and the submitters of articles, materials and photos - staff, students, coaches, managers, BOT, PFS, parents and friends. Thanks to Mr Graeme Thompson, Baseline, for his advice on 3D inks printing and finishing options for the cover.

Thank you kindly to Kris (my wife) and kids for their patience with the seemingly endless magazine tasks that deprived them of dad. Thank you to you all. Weaving together the threads of contributions and feedback from so many people adds to the energy, variety and interest to the magazine. Without your work this would not have been possible.

Mr Matt Harrison, Magazine Manager

2012 Acknowledgements

Lanutoo PiliTony Su Zane Baker

3St Bernard’s College 2012

Contents

Year in Review 2 Management: Principal’s Report 3 Alumni Speech 6 Board of Trustees Report 7 Head Boy Valedictory 9 Parents, Friends and Supporters of the School 10 Staff & Board of Trustees List and Photos 12 Staff Welcome / Staff Farewell 14 Academic Awards 16

Special Character: Retreats 20 O’Shea Shield 22 St Bernard’s Day 23 Korero - Kapa Haka / Marae Trip 24 Pacifika - Tu Tangata 26 Project K / Peer Support / Guidance Counselling 27 Gateway 28

Student Section: Lip Sync 29 Senior Leavers’ Ball 30 Year 13 Profiles 32 Student Content - Poems / Reflections 34 Learning Support 37 Education Outside of The Classroom 39 Junior Badge Ceremony 41 Indian Trip / Indian & Japanese Visits 42 Faculty: International Japanese 45 Languages: French / Samoan 46

Library News / Debating 47

Performing Arts: Drama 48 Music 49 Science 51

Social Science: Economics 54 Geography 55 History 56 Amazing Journey 57 Social Studies 58

Technology: Construction / Design & Visual Communication 59 Digital Technology 60 Digital Media / Computing 62

Sports & Cultural: Sportsman of the Year 63 Special Awards for Excellence in Sport 63 Sports Awards 66 Cultural Co-Curricular Photos 69 Sports Co-Curricular Photos 74

Sports Reports: Athletics Day 87 Badminton / Boxing / Bushido 88 Cross Country 89 Football Captains Reports / Overview 90 Mountain Biking 96 Touch Rugby 97 Rugby League 98 Rugby Union 1st XV / 2nd XI / U65kg 99 Softball / Swimming Sports 102 Table Tennis / Volleyball 103 Water Polo 104

Student Record: Form Class Photos 105 School Roll 113 Autographs 116

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The Year in Review

Marist Pillar: Love of Work, Staff Powhiri at Koranui Marae,

Y7-9 & 13 Start

Junior Badge Ceremony, Lip Synch, Easter Liturgy, End of Terms,

Anzac Day, Drama Production, Hato Paora Exchange, Chanel Feast

Kapa Haka Nationals, Ikubunkan Exchange, ICAS English,

St Ignatius Day,

SBC Cross Country, ICAS Computing, Francis Douglas Exchange,

O’Shea Shield, Pompalier Feast Day Samoan Independence Day

Table Tennis Champs, Y9 Dance, Noho Marae, Big Sing Trip, St Bernard’s Day Feast, Y9 Parliament, BBall Finals,

Rugby / Football Finals,

Queen’s Birthday, Economics Trips, ICAS Science, Marcellin Feast,

Barbershop Regionals, Y11 Retreat, Y7-8 Hockey Tour, Y7-8 Dance, Matariki

U15 Rugby Tournament, Y9 Art Trip, Senior Leavers’ Ball, Y13 PE Camp, Y10 Retreat, Y12 PE Tramp, Junior

Badge Ceremony, Tu Tangata Pasifica

Academic Award Ceremony, Days Bay Picnic, End of Year Mass

All Saints Day, Volleyball Finals, PFS Garage Sale, NCEA Exams,

Y9 Retreat, Y10 Amazing Journey, Y7-8 EOTC, Y9-10 Japanese Trip,

Y7-8 Touch, Junior Waterpolo

Hutt Valley Y7-8 Tennis, Labour Day, Gateway Lunch,

Rugby Sevens, SBC Sports Awards

School Powhiri, Waitangi Day, Inaugural Mass Ss Peter and Paul,

Y13 Retreat, Y13 Biology Trip, Athletics Sports Day, Ash Wednesday

Y7-8 Day’s Bay Picnic, Shibuya Exchg Y7-8 Interschool Athletics

SBC Swimming Sports, Y9 Marae Trip, Y12 Retreat, Marist Quadrangle

January

April

July

October

February

May

August

November

March

June

September

December


Principal’s Report

Kite ingoa o te Matua, o te Tamaiti, o te Wairua Tapu. Amene

Nau mai, haere mai, mihi mai. O te whanau o te kura tuarua ō Hato Perenara, tena koutou.

Nau mai, mihi mai distin-guished guests, trustees, students, staff, parents and friends - greetings and wel-come to you all.

A special talofa lava to Old Boy Poni Smith, who was our Head Boy in 2001. Malo ele lei, Malo ni, Ni sa bula, Kia orana, Fakaloha lahi atu, Kumusta, Namaste, Benvenuti, Merhba, Tena koutou katoa.

Please accept my apologies for being absent from the end of year Academic Awards cer-

emony. This was a great celebra-tion of student academic achieve-ment to acknowledge the students who invested that extra time and effort to gain awards. I have had to be away from school, especially at the end of term, due to health issues. I wish to thank everyone for your prayers and concern. With God’s help and your support I will soon be fully recovered.

Nothing happens in isolation. We all played a part in assisting these students gain the academic success they deserve. But they had to do the hard yards. Well done! For those students who will not receive an award today - it does not mean that you have not worked. You now realise that the extra attention to detail and the extra checking and revising are what brings you up onto this stage to receive a certificate, a cup or trophy. It may not sound that difficult, but that extra little bit is what makes the difference.

This year’s Special Character theme, taken from the Marist Pillars, was “Love of Work”. I am sure that the recipients of today’s awards embody

the spirit of this theme. Academic success requires a love of work; a commitment to high standards; a willingness to go the extra mile; a desire to listen, learn and take heed of the advice of teachers and parents. While we could not award everyone, it would be good if all here would take on board the ‘no pain, no gain’ maxim. And the sooner we all get used to this idea, the better equipped we would be to reach the high academic targets that we will be setting for 2013.

You would by now have got used to me not mentioning the success stories of our academic events, the sporting teams and cultural groups in my Academic Awards speeches. I do not want to disregard them but I do this because we do not have the time to mention everything; I am sure that you would have read about our successes in our 8 newsletters anyway. If you have not, the newsletters are still available on our website as well.

How does one perceive success? Whether you would be happy or unhappy with the results depends on how you interpret your efforts and their results. Many of our academic students have gained distinctions in ICAS competitions and many teams have made it into the finals of their sport codes. The question here is “are we happy to settle for second best?” I leave that question with you.

I know where I would have wanted our boys to finish and one would need to ask: “what else did these boys need to do to get a high distinction or win

“Everything is possible!” My wero is to challenge your attitudes & aspirations to success

“Success demands

hard yards - we should

never settle for second”



their championship?” If we are good enough to reach a final, then surely we are good enough to take the trophy and the accolades that go with it. Bernard’s men “Look to the Stars” and if we truly aim high

then we should not settle for being second.

On a mufti day, one of our students arrived in school with a T-shirt slogan which proclaimed: “Nothing is Impossible”. This challenges our attitude, demanding our sense of commitment and perseverance to believe and be confident in our ability to rise to the occasion. However, in my view, a more challenging slogan would have been: “Everything is possible”. This raises the bar to another level, where the only aspiration is to succeed. We will achieve whatever we decide to attempt, and that is my wero to the College community for 2013.

As usual, everything is easier said than done, especially if there are distractors, detrac-tors and pessimists who have a contrary or non-committal view. Some would argue that what we are trying to achieve is impossible, too much to ask for, unrealistic. However, if I am setting the pace, if I am raising the bar, if I am pointing the direction, then I have responsibilities that I have to fulfil to lay out the ground for everyone to contribute their share to make it all happen in 2013.

There are many factors that will influence the academic outcomes of our boys at all levels, but several keep staring us in the face and we have to do something to address them. It is my responsibility to impact student achievement and therefore, I must exercise some positive influence on the work of teachers, as well as on the status of key characteristics of the school culture that have a direct influence on the boys’ learn-ing. My issue is that I can influence the boys’ academic learning mainly, and almost only, through the teachers. I know that the most im-mediate influences on pupil learning are the teaching and learning practices of teachers. These practices, in turn are influenced by the values, knowledge, skills, experience and attitudes that teachers bring to the table. Similarly, other factors influence learning including student engagement, the set-up of classrooms, school ethos and culture, the parents and yes… the funding from the Ministry of Education.

I am committed to take into account the things that go on in the classroom so that our teachers can actually do the best job, given that if they do the best job it is our students who gain the most. There is a limit to how much work teachers can do, especially outside the classroom before this affects their stress levels, morale and commitment, which then impacts on their lesson preparation and delivery of lessons. The class size and the way we assign students to classrooms (e.g. mixed ablity or streamed) have to be taken into account. Although teachers say it is easier to teach streamed

classes, the fact is that most students learn better in a mixed ability grouping where teachers use differentiated teaching techniques. These are changes under consid-eration for next year.

If there is something that we need to work solidly on in 2013, it is the school culture and alongside this, a sense of professional community. We have in this college a great body of teachers who do marvellous things for our boys. This good practice needs to be first made explicit and then shared around more readily. We need to create the time for the sharing to take place. We seem to be able to suspend our teaching to send students on a 1001 school trips, which could be seen by those organising them as the best thing for the boys. However, we need to prioritise the number of extra or co-curricular activities that boys take part in and make sure that the boys are actually in classrooms learning. If we are going to prioritise then surely the top priority is to provide teachers time to share their classroom teaching successes.

If we are going to have better teaching and learning, then we also have to focus on student behaviour in the classroom. We have started to talk about this at school and a group of teachers will be working with Senior Leadership to work out a programme on how to engage all teachers from the start of next year with this initiative. Do not think that our classrooms are out of control – far from it. However, it is a fact that better teaching and learning happens when the teacher is in charge; there is a positive and supportive disciplinary

“Love of Work

means making

high expectations a reality”



climate and teachers collaborate and support each other when facing difficult students or, mostly in our case, boys who are not engaged or are passive learners.

Our expectations for school culture have to improve: the continual focus on higher expectations for student achievement must be overt and evident across every subject, every student, every teacher, every class – this is a not discussion point but a necessity.

As you can see the pressure is coming on next year and we will be seeking the commitment of parents as well. Parents influence the learning of their sons and this will require from them a strong positive relationship with the teach-ers, supported by effective home-school partnerships. It is good to see so many parents attending the parent-teacher student progress interviews. We have several home-school partnerships going, but we want to see more parents attending. This builds a sense of community. When your son sees you engaging with his school and teachers, the affective bonds between students and teachers are strengthened and this engages and motivates your son to learn. When the parents and the teachers work together the student knows that they are giving him every opportunity to succeed as part of a unified community with one sense of purpose – the highest academic achievement.

In conclusion, you realise that the road ahead is going to make demands on everyone: principal, teach-ers, students and parents. There are many factors

that influence teaching and learning but “Everything is possible!” and our commit-ment to contribute our very best will make high expecta-tions and high achievement a reality.

I wish to thank all those who made 2012 such a successful year, making us the first choice for the Catholic education of boys in the Hutt. Our roll is full for next year with a waiting list of over 60 preference and non-preference students. The Minister of Education is considering the request for our roll increase to 660 given the high demand for student places. There is a renewed confidence in our ability to provide the best education and with our continued efforts we will continue to improve on that. To the many groups that support us financially or through their partnerships I encourage you to broaden your people base and your ability to contribute more to the education of your sons. Our school liturgies could not happen without the priest celebrants, who sustain our spiritual growth. I thank them for their availability. The Board of Trustees is made up of a group of volunteer parents who provide govern-ance and guidance, always wanting better outcomes for our boys. I am humbled by the support I receive. With the board elections coming up next year, I encourage parents to step up and be prepared to serve.

The Senior Leadership Team has worked solidly together, similarly looking for different ways of improving student outcomes. With me being indisposed, it is this team that had to step up and share many of the tasks that would have been mine to complete. It is they who kept the College going, with the full support of the teaching and non-teaching staff. It is a distinct feature of our College that when someone is down, others step up and many staff rose to the occasion to help out and for all this I am most grateful. It is “The Way of Mary” - our 2013 Special Character Marist theme – do not wait to be asked to help; get in there and do it discretely and humbly.

We appreciate all the successes from the past year and take forward what we have learnt and improve on them. The future beckons and the exciting part is that we have the power to shape

it the way we want. We are determined together for everyone to achieve more, making 2013 the year where everything becomes possible and unrealistic expectations actually turn out to be achievable.

LET US MAKE IT HAPPEN TOGETHER!

E nga mana, e nga reo, e nga iwi.

Kia noho te Ariki kia koutou St Bernard, pray for us. St Marcellin Champagnat, pray for us.

Mary, Star of the Sea, pray for us.

A blessed Christmas and prosperous New Year to all.

Peter Fava Principal

“We need to raise the bar and improve the school’s culture of success”


Alumni Speech

“We need to

stop using our

ethnicity

as an excuse”

E muamua ona ou fa’atulou i le paia maualuga o le asoAfio lau Afioga PateleAfifio ma susu i le Paia i le Au Vala’aulia Fa’apitoa (Honoured Guests)- Susuga…- Susuga…Paia i le Aiga Faia’oga

T alofa everyone, my name is Ponifasio Smith and I am the head boy from 2001. I attend-

ed St Bernard’s College from Form 1 through to Form 7.

I am a Bachelor of Arts Graduate from Victoria University, a Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Alumni and am currently working for the Ministry of Social Development as a Service Development Advisor for Work and Income.

I am also a current NZ Representative for Indoor and Outdoor Netball in the Open Men’s grade.

When I was asked by Mr Fava and Ms Thomson to deliver the Alumni Speech for prizegiving, I was obviously very humbled by this honour… but also very nervous.

And then when I was told that the theme for tonight is: “Love of Work – Hard work and Perseverance Pay Off” I was even more nervous because, thinking back, there possibly couldn’t be a person who was more last minute, who procrastinated everything more than me!

But I will give you as much as I can from my journey and learnings in the hope that you can see that through all things, there is always a lesson to be learnt and that hard work and perseverance do pay off… if not only to stop that ugly, regretful question of “WHAT IF…?!”

When I was in college, I did my best to fit in. I hung out with the guys, I played sport, I passed my tests and exams and I tried to be a part of the St Bernard’s culture and community. I barely studied, although I was at the library everyday, yet still managed to pass when exams rolled around. I believed I was lucky in that if I paid enough attention in class, I could retain enough information to get me by. And, as I understand it, the average student still believes this.

In 6th Form however, I changed. I realized that I wanted to be the 2001 Head Boy and in order to do that, I couldn’t just fly under the radar anymore.

I had laid a lot of ground work. I was a long term pupil, I was recognizable to the teachers as a good student. I was a very conscientious student who respected those around me and in turn, gained a lot of respect.

Now, I knew my goal, my next step was to plot out how to reach it. So… I put myself out there, I volunteered to help with extra curricular activities such as managing junior teams and assisting coaches. Participating in O’Shea Shield and also playing a large part in hosting the Catholic Schools Polynesian Festival.

I was also the representative for Lua-manuvao Winnie Laban at the 2000 Youth Parliament. I persevered… I prioritized… and I sacrificed but in the end, I am the one standing before you today as a former head boy and that, I am proud of.

So, to our students… Try not to champion mediocrity. Commit to excellence and

strive for perfection. Don’t be a hater and another tall poppy cutter. Respect when someone does something better than you but understand why you didn’t quite get there.

Just think… that if you achieved 78% on your test after cramming that whole morning beforehand, what could you have achieved if you actually studied for the whole week?

Accepting that we can still achieve with minimal effort is not the way to approach life…

Excusing or justifying our results by saying “oh, I didn’t study for this” or “I didn’t really try” does nothing but tell everyone around you that you don’t care, that you do not want to do your best and you are okay with that… DON’T BE!

A quick word to our Pacific and Maori students: This all applies to you… We need to stop using our ethnicity as an excuse to not achieve, to not try. We come from strong communities and have many social commitments but those unique features about us is what the world wants more of and it is important that you stop looking at who is beside you and take control of your own destiny. Those people beside you are brothers for life but they cannot answer your test questions for you or go for a job interview in your place.

If you know the answer, don’t look around for approval to say what you want to say! It is up to YOU to make your parents, your family and your community proud and pay them back for all the hard work they have put into your education and dreams.

Congratulations to all our award winners in 2012. You are what the Academic Award ceremony is about and we honour you with these awards.

To those who do not receive anything, do not be disheartened.

There will be many things in life that will give you the opportunity to be the best and to realize your full potential.

Recognise those opportunities and take them with two hands and with all your heart and I am sure that you too will achieve great things.

Lastly, to use a quote from someone who has been on television recently…

When things get hard and you just want to give up, take a moment to touch the top of your head and grab a little bit of your hair and say:

“It won’t happen over-night… But it will happen!”

Soifua and thank you! Ponifasio Smith Head Boy 2001

Le lasilasi o le Kolisi Sagato Pelenato Fa’atulou fo’i i le mamalu o le aofia ua auai i lenei aso,i ona tulaga maualuluga ma ona tulaga fa’alupe, i matua, Tama ma Tina seia o’o lava i alo ma fanau.Fa’atalofa atu i le Agaga o le ava ma le fa’aaloalo.Talofa, Talofa, Talofa Lava…

“Be Strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak and slack, for your work shall be rewarded” - 2 Chronicles 15:7


BoT Report

It is my pleasure to present the report for 2012, on behalf of the St Bernard’s College Board of

Trustees.

SPECIAL CHARACTER

Our Special Character is always an important aspect at St Bernard’s College. For us, our Special Character is being Catholic and being Marist.

We are delighted with the hard work of the Religious Studies department, combined with that of the Chaplaincy, who ensure that the Catholic and Marist dimensions are given their rightful place in the life of St Bernard’s. We are also very apprecia-tive of the regular visits to the college to meet the students, by Fr Elmer, of the Wainuiomata Parish.

The Religious Education programme is organised and delivered by highly competent and committed teachers, one of the highlights being the development, for all levels, of a retreat programme, which the students look forward to.

As Bishop Charles Drennan, of the Palmerston North diocese said at the recent Synod in Rome, he felt that the main community of Faith in New Zealand was the school rather than the parish. To quote him: “It is in our schools that the large majority of the baptised, and the yet-to-be-baptised, encounter for the first time, in any systematic way, the person of Jesus Christ, prayer, liturgy and the sacramental life of the Church.” That puts huge onus on the school, and in particular the Religious Education Department. We are fortunate that we have a quality department at St Bernard’s, and our thanks to Maria Fouhy and her team.

FINANCEFinancially, the college had planned over the last 2 years to run an operational deficit. This was to ensure that we could continue to maintain and improve many services and educational opportunities for the boys.

Previous fiscal surpluses and responsible expenditure had allowed us to release these funds during this difficult period.

This year our planned deficit was $83,000 and with proactive management we believe we will come in close to this figure by the end of the year.

Because management has been so prudent over the years, it has been able to soak up part of a $40,000 shortfall of unpaid curriculum fees which remain outstanding.

Next year we must move back into a bal-anced budget situation and St Bernards will have to operate within its means. It is critical and essential, that the curriculum fees are paid promptly, to ensure all educational opportunities are available to the students.

The funding received by Government does not extend to cover many of the opportunities that are already available or investments in capital projects that we hope to make available to the students. Our vision has been, and still is, to be the first choice for an excellent Catholic education. To continue to achieve this, we need to continue to strive for excellence in all that we do and all that we purchase and invest in.

We especially thank those families who have made donations to the Marist Community Development Trust and to the PFS.

We know it is very difficult financially for many families, but it is very important that the donations and support to the Marist Community Development Trust and to the PFS continue to be made.

One particularly large investment made by the Marist Community Development Trust and the PFS was for the renovation of the Gym changing rooms and showers. This has made a significant difference to sporting codes and our Physical Educa-tion Department.

During the year we farewelled Michael O’Flaherty, our former Business Manager, and we thanked Michael for his years of service.

However, we were very fortunate to wel-come to the college Dominic Outtrim as our new Business Manager. Dominic has

ensured we will maintain strong business management and we must thank Dominic for what he has achieved in the months since he joined. We also thank our senior leadership team for their fiscal responsibil-ity in these trying financial times.

CURRICULUM POLICY AND PLANNINGAgain this year we have continued with the Three Year Cycle for reporting on Policy and Planning. We must acknowl-edge here the many, many hours put in by David Sefton and Peter Fava who have been instrumental in the preparation of the large amount of documents required by Government.

In particular, the Draft version of the Strategic Plan for 2013 through to 2015, is available for viewing on the school website, and we would welcome any feed-back and comments from the community.

The school has also made an application to the Ministry of Education a few months ago for a graduated increase in the roll. As of this date we are still awaiting a decision by the Ministry of Education.

PROPERTYAs always, the Property Committee has had a busy year. While overseeing all aspects of property at the College, this year it has been necessary to give a large amount of attention to the Gym and the playing fields.

The Gym floor has caused more than a few headaches but, dare we say it, resolution seems to be in sight. During the upcoming holidays, it is hoped that everything will be completed and we will begin 2013 with a top class floor again.

The college has to alternate the heavy demand for the two main playing fields with great care during the year. Thank you again to the students. We appreciated your patience and tolerance while the fields were repaired and prepared during the year.

The Property committee has given much attention to investigating measures to ensure proper maintenance of the fields.

Continuing to strive for excellence


The recent purchase of a new tractor and mower has been a very useful move.

In both of these areas, gym and fields, again, we must pay tribute to the sterling efforts made by our new Business Manager, Dominic Outtrim, and to Terry Davis, our caretaker.

Dominic has quickly stamped his mark on the many property matters which are part of his portfolio. We would like to publicly thank Dominic for the way he has dealt with these.

STUDENT ACTIVITIESThe amount of sporting, cultural and academic activities that the students have undertaken again this year has meant another busy and successful year and one which we have “punched above our size” in terms of our school roll and our resources. Many students and teams made the finals in the Hutt Valley and Wellington competitions.

As I mentioned at the recent Sports Award Prizegiving, there are so many people from all areas who support the students at St Bernard’s with various activities and in so many ways. To the parents, grandpar-ents, friends and family, we thank every single one of you for your support.

The Student council has also been busy with new ideas, and improvements for their peers. The council designed a new beanie, which has now been approved by the Board of Trustees.

It will be included as part of the school uniform as of 2013, but only to be worn in terms 2 and 3.

BOARD MEMBERSThere have been a few changes with board members this year.

Kyle Viagedor was our Student Repre-sentative until the elections in September. At our last few meetings we have been joined by our newly elected Student Representative Shavin Senanayake. Our thanks to Kyle and Shavin for making the commitment to represent and serve for their peers on the board.

During the year the Board welcomed two new trustees. Brian Slade returned to the board as a Parent Trustee filling the

vacancy after David White resigned at the end of last year.

Stephen Hewson joined as a Proprietor’s Representative Trustee filling the vacancy after Veronika Duthie-Jung resigned at the end of last year as a Proprietor’s Representative. We also farewelled Paul Clausen who resigned as a Proprietor’s Representative during the year.

We very much appreciated the time that David, Veronika and Paul gave while on the board and have also welcomed and enjoyed having Brian and Stephen at our meetings.

Speaking of Trustees, I must remind and encourage you all, that although it is hard to believe, next year is a School Trustee Election year. Please seriously consider putting your name forward as a trustee. We are not a scary group. Like you, we want what is best for the students.

I must acknowledge my fellow board members and committee convenors for their support and input into this report that is given each year, ensuring it is thorough and complete.

FAREWELLSThe sad part about the end of the year is that we tend to lose staff, and inevitably and obviously some students. At the risk of omitting anyone, I will say “farewell” to all those staff who are leaving, or who have left during the year, (and you know who you are). Know that you have been very much appreciated, and will be sadly missed, and that we wish you well with your new ventures.

Our senior students also, we wish you all the very best that life, and this great big wide world has to offer, and may you enjoy success in whatever you undertake.

STAFF To all staff, both support, administration, and teaching staff, not only during the year, but especially the past few months.

Thank you all for educating and caring for the students. With Mr Fava’s absence and bad run of ill health, a special thank you for your part in supporting the Senior Leadership Team over the past few months.

SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

I must especially extend a huge thank you to David Sefton.

With Peter Fava’s absence he has stepped up so professionally and graciously and taken over the reigns as Acting Principal.

I must also extend a huge thank you to Liz Thompson and David Housden also, for your support during Peter Fava’s absence.

The professional approach by senior leadership has enabled the college to maintain its equilibrium. The students at St Bernard’s would not benefit from as many opportunities as they do without the commitment, drive and passion of so many dedicated professionals in all areas of the school.

PRINCIPALWe are very sad that Peter Fava is unable to be with us at prize giving, and no-one would be sadder than Peter himself. It seems a bit ironic that the Marist Pillar chosen for this year was “Love of Work”. We think Peter Fava takes this very seriously.

However we do very much appreciate his passion and dedication in the role as Principal and his commitment to always be improving life for the students at the college. Our prayers are with Peter and his family and we are sure he will make a speedy recovery and take some time to recuperate during the holidays.

Finally, in closing, from myself and my fellow board members, we wish you all the very best for a Holy Christmas and New Year Season. May it be filled with much Joy, and many memories to treasure.

Tena koutou

Tena koutou

Tena koutou katoa.

Stephanie Baucke BoT Chairperson

BoT Report


Head Boy Valedictory

To Mr Fava, Mr Sefton, Mrs Thomson, representatives of the Board of Trustees, Catholic

faifeau, St Bernard’s College staff, families and most importantly the students of St Bernard’s College: Talofa Talofa Talofa lava. I thank you for giving me the opportunity to reflect, acknowledge and congratu-late our school community on our achievements for the year 2012.

Reflecting on my time at St Bernard’s Col-lege, one of the most important aspects here has been this unique brotherhood that I have been fortunate enough to have been a part of. The boys here in this room are the people that I have grown up with, shared experiences with, made plans with and now, at the end of 2012, these are the boys that I will farewell as we embark on our new adventures.

Firstly, I want to acknowledge the importance of this evening’s event. Not just because it gives us an opportunity to recognise those who have achieved academically, but because we can celebrate as a school community, the many gifts and talents that we all share at St Bernard’s. We all have gifts that are unique to us, and having

been a part of this school family for the last seven years, I can only stress how amazingly special each and every one of you are. Make the most of these gifts; let the world see just how much you have to offer. If not for yourself, do it for your school, your family, your friends, and your community. Let your gifts and talents help bring out the gifts of others and demonstrate the good of St Bernard’s investment into you.

This is a very important day for all of us here today, as it marks the end of this year, and sets the way for a new begin-ning in 2013. For some of you, this will be an even bigger step as next year you will be entering the senior school. For others it is the start of something new and exciting outside of school. It is important therefore that the decisions you make today are ones that will enhance your tomorrows. The people you are, the person you see in the mirror, is developing into the person you will be for life. It is vital that you like and respect this person. Your future depends on the choices you make and the chances you take. Make them good ones.

I thank you all for the privilege of being your head boy this year. It has been an experience that I will treasure. St Bernard’s is a school to be proud of. We have talented, genuine students, committed

to God, who give of their best in their own unique ways. The Staff have

dedicated themselves to the education and growth of our students. We have a community that is 100% behind the school, helping in whichever way they can. Indeed we are blessed.

I wish to thank my dad and my mum, who I know is still supporting me in heaven, and the rest of my family for their love and support this year. Thank you to my Year 13 brothers for the memories of our

time together and finally thank you to the staff of St Bernard’s College for your care and concern towards your students and your love of your work.

Finally I wish to end with words of encouragement that were given to me by my family this year. Between you and every

goal that you wish to achieve; there is a series of obstacles and the bigger the goal, the bigger the obstacles. Your decision to be, have, and do something out of the ordinary means facing difficul-ties and challenges that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.” Thank you St Bernard’s College for making my learning experience one that I will never forget.

Students of St Bernard’s College: be the people you have the potential to be. Take all of the experiences that come your way. Treasure the friends that you have made. Do your best in school; stay true to your God.

May God bless you all.

Thank you.

Tupou Sanerivi Head Boy 2012

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our dark, that most frightens us.

We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous?”

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God.

Your playing small does not serve the world.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine as children do.

We were born to make

manifest the glory of God that is within us.

It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

- Nelson Mandela”

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“Your decisions today enhance your tomorrows...

so face your difficulties, stay with it and do your best!”


Parents, Friends and Supporters of the School

A Busy Year

Y8s having a ball

Aye tunes!

The PFS has had a busy year in 2012. We have raised over $5,000 for the school and have helped

provide leadership and academic excel-lence badges, science fair prizes as well as giving a donation to the school library to purchase adventure books to help engage our boys in a love of read-ing. We donated money to help with the upgrade of the gym changing rooms

with money raised from the three dances we ran this year. They were fully supported by both the boys and teach-ers and we were treated to some great dance moves from the SBC boys. Our DJ Nathan O’Reilly certainly served up some cool tunes.

Our annual Garage Sale was a success thanks to the donation of many toys, household goods and clothes.

Many thanks to Patricia Pynenburg who donated an amazing iced Christmas cake for our annual raffle and to everyone who helped with our activities . We look forward to 2013 and encourage you all to get involved.

Elizabeth Josephson

All smiles at the Y10 Dance


A Busy Year

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Sweet as! Chocolates, fizzy drinks and BBQ sausages... ...just don’t tell Jamie Oliver!

Clowns around: all smiles at the jumble sales.


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BoT and Staff List

Teaching Staff:Principal - Mr Peter Fava MA, MEd (Hons), BA (Hons), Dip Couns, Dip Tchg

Director Curriculum - Mr David Sefton BSc, Dip Tchg, Actg HOD Arts

Director Pastoral Care - Mrs Elizabeth Thomson, Dip Tchg

Director Studies - Mr David Housden, BSc(Hons), DipTchg, FNZIP, F Inst P, Actg HoD Mathematics, HoD Computing

Director Religious Studies - Ms Maria Fouhy, MRE, BA, BTheol, Dip Tchg Chaplain - Mrs Anna-Marie Dickinson

Mr Luka Andic, BSc, BTchg

Miss Christina Calcinai, BSc, BTchg

Mr Patrick Cassidy, Dip Tchg, HoD Technology

Mrs Jessica Christian, BSc, Dip Tchg

Miss Manuhiri Corcoran, BA, DipTchg, Dean Year 13, HoD Languages

Mr Paul Cutler, BA, Dip Guidance & Counselling, Dip Tchg, Guidance Counsellor

Mr William Daveis, BA, Dip Tchg

Mr Dmitri Fedoulov, M Eng (equiv), Dip Tchg

Ms Annabelle Flood, BMus, Dip Tchg

Mr Michael Fowler, MPhil, BA (Hons), Dip Tchg, Dip Soc Sci.

Mr Colin Frude, BCA, Dip Tchg

Ms Ann Garry, BA, Dip Bus Admin, Dip Tchg, Adv Cert Journ, HOD Learning Support

Miss Kavita Gounder, BSc, BA, Dip Tchg

Mr Christopher Hart. BA, Dip Tchg Dean Y12

Mr Matt Harrison BA (Hons), QTS(UK) PGCE (ICT)

Mr Brenten Higson, BSc, Dip Tchg, HoD Science

Ms Petra Jaeger-Letts, BA (Hons), Dip Tchg

Mrs Jo Jensen, BSc Dip Tchg

Mrs Ripudaman Kanwal BHSc (Food & Nutrition), BEd

Ms Karen Kehela, BSc (Hons), Dip Tchg

Mr Panapa Lafoa’i , BFA, Dip Tchg

Mrs Anna Langford, BSc (Hons), PGCE, Dean Y10

Ms Jeanne Lomax BA, Dip Tchg. HoD Careers

Mr Gerard McKay , BA (Hons), Dip Tchg, HoD Social Sciences

Ms Sue McNab, BA, DipTchg, Specialist Classroom Teacher

Mr Perry Nicol, BEd

Mr Te Wai Piripi. Dip PE (Otago), Dip Tchg. HoD Physical Education, Head of Sport

Mr Kent Pollard Dip PE (Otago), Dip Tchg

Mrs Elsabie Prasad BA, Grad Cert Ed, T/T Fiji

Mr Rakesh Sejwal, BSc, BEd, MA (Hist), LLB, DISM

Mr Hamish Sutherland B Ed, Catechetical Diploma QTS (UK)

Mrs Clare Shill BA (Hons), Dip Tchg, Dean Y11

Ms Kathy Taylor DipTchg, Dean Y7/8

Miss Lyn Too, BSc, Dip Tchg (On leave 2012)

Mrs Nila Uili, BEd Tchg, HoD Junior Stds

Mr Tupu Williams, MBS Hons, Dip Bilingual Ed, Dip Bus Adm, Adv Dip Tchg, Dip PE. Dir Maori Achvmt, HoD Maori.

Mr Neville Watson, BA, Dip Tchg, HoD English

Mr Nick Wilson, BEd (Tchg) Cert Cat Stud, Cert Duty of Care (ACU), Dean Y9

Learning Support Mrs Jennifer Cousine Mrs Chris McPadden TA Cert (Massey) Mrs Glenys Shkopiak, TA Cert (Massey) Mrs Jill Tuau

Support Staff Business Mr Michael O’Flaherty Managers: Mr Dominic Outtrim

Mrs Catherine Brennan - Sports Co-ordinator Mr Terry Davis - Maintenance Officer

Mrs Margaret Gardiner - School Secretary

Mrs Nicola Grant - Careers Assistant, Photocopying, Uniform Shop Mrs Catherine Hudson - Auxiliary TA Mrs May Lax - Gateway Broker

Mrs Annemarie Peckston - Office Assistant

Mrs Lynley Pawson, BSc - Science Tech Mrs Kerry Rubick RLIANZA, Dip Info & Lib St L5 & L6, Cert Lit & Lib Svces Children & Young People - Librarian

Miss Jackie Sheehan - Library Assistant

Mrs Michele Volk, BBS - Accounts Office Assistant

Board of Trustees (elected 2010)

BOT Secretary - Mrs Patricia Pynenburg Staff Trustee - Mr Brenten Higson

Student Trustees - Kyle Viagedor 2011-12 - Shavin Senanayake 2012-13

Mr Aneel Anthony (Personnel) Mr Kevin Brennan (Property/ Personnel) Mrs Mary Margaret Schuck (Curriculum/Policy/Strategic Planning & Personnel)

Mrs Sandra Niko (Personnel & Student Activities) Mr Paul Saggers (Property & Student Activities) Mr Brian Slade

Mrs Stephanie Baucke (Chairperson) Br Doug Dawick (Deputy Chairperson, Property & Special Character)

Mr Paul Clausen (Curriculum/Policy/Strategic Planning & Finance) Mr Stephen Hewson

Parent Trustees: Proprietor’s Trustees:

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Staff Welcome

Mr Perry NicolHi, my name is Perry Nicol and whilst I am a new teacher to St Bernard’s, two sons of mine have come through the school. I have come from Naenae Intermediate where I taught maths at Year 7 and 8. I enjoy cricket, touch rugby and water polo – convening the water polo team here at St Bernard’s College. I have been teaching for ten years and am excited to be a part of the team here.

Mr Dominic OuttrimHi, I’m Dominic Outtrim, the new Business Manager at St Bernard’s College. I started in July 2012 and while it has been somewhat of a baptism of fire I’m starting to come to grips with the job now! My background has consisted of mainly commercial work in an overall varied career. My aim is to try and make a difference and to support the college community in matters of finance and property.

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Sister Ruth ColemanKia Ora, I’m Sr Ruth PBVM (Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - religious order). I first started here this year as a volunteer giving literacy support at Marcellin. I was then fortunate enough to get a position in the Learning Support Centre for the month of November where I have been learning on the job! I am a trained teacher with many years’ experience, having worked in both primary and secondary schools before coming to St Bernard’s College. I am looking forward to continuing in the Learning Support Centre and giving support to staff and pupils in any way I can.

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Mrs Jo JensenI have come to St Bernard’s after teaching mathematics, science and chemistry at Paraparaumu College for five years. At St Bernard’s, I have been teaching science and chemistry on a one year contract to replace Lynn Too who has been on study leave. I have had a really enjoyable year here. The students are interested, friendly and caring. The staff here work as a team to provide the best for their students. I have been most impressed by the opportunities the students of SBC are given - with a huge amount of activities and learning experiences being offered to them.

”“Brother Tim LeenI have come from 25 years working with the Marist Brothers in Kiribati, Fiji and the Southern Philippines, before I returned to New Zealand in 2009 to complete my Masters in TESOL at Victoria University. I have been helping out in the Learning Support department since the beginning of the third term, focusing on assisting those students with literacy challenges.

Kia Ora BroWe welcome a Brother, a Sister and three new lay people.


Ann Garry HoD Learning Support (fixed term) and super smiler. 1. I started as an English/RE/Form teacher in Jan 2006.2. Scary moment - driving

a packed school van up a vertical one-way street...and finding out it was the wrong road - reversing to total silence was interesting! Loved the student led assemblies.3. The students you have watched grow up to delightful and respectful young men.4. Here, there... some more study...

Chris McPadden Teacher Aide, staff Social Club ninja. 1. 1999 2. I’ll never forget the first EOTC trip to Pencarrow and crossing the river up to our armpits. There was one

parent helper - low in stature - who had to be carried across by students! :)3. I’ll miss my work colleagues plus the rapport that was built up with special students. 4. Travelling around New Zealand on a tiki tour in our motorhome.

Michael O’Flaherty Business Manager and spreadsheet samurai. 1. 2002 2. The knocking down of the admin block and how well we worked in that tiny

cabin in the sweltering summer heat with that chilling fridge. 3. I’ll miss the comaraderie and morning teas.4. I’ll only be up the road at Taita College.

Kent Pollard Teacher of P.E, Rugby co-ordinator and Form Teacher of 13PO and surfer dude.

1. October 2010. 2. I have two memorable moments. The first was a student falling face first into the mud on the Pencarrow tramp during EOTC week. The second moment was the tent pole snap-ping at the year 12 P.E camp. 3. Playing pranks on Mr Hart’s computer before period 1 lessons and playing tennis when junior reports were due. 4. Going on the great search to find waves in the south island.

Jo Jensen Teacher of Chemistry, Science, Form Teacher of 10JE and a jolly patient person.

1. January 2012. I’m just “Here for the Year!”

2. Listening to the beautiful and melodious singing during assemblies. 3. The one thing I will miss is the friendly, happy students who are always willing to help. 4. Not sure at this point.

Collin Frude Teacher of Accounting, Bowling convenor and SBC old boy. 1. January 2005. 2. During this year, as I went past the Science lab, I witnessed Brenton

Higson on his knees begging the Y13 Biology students to do some work. Another was receiving a mother’s day card from my Y13 Account class. They did this because I told the class that my son Luke called me mum a few times, so even the class decided to start calling me mum. Oh, and being the teacher that made accounting fun!3. I will seriously miss the family spirit of S.B.C, especially the way the staff and stu-dents exude the spirit of Marcellin. 4. The girls college across the road and sorry Y12 accounting class you are not invited over for a friendly visit.

Dimitri Fedoulov Teacher of Mathematics, Badminton convenor, Form teacher of 9FE and Russian sniper.

1. January 2011. 2. My most memorable moment at S.B.C was the Pencarrow tramps at the end of the year and the year 9 retreat. I enjoyed the challenge it poses to the students and the outdoor environment. 3. I will miss the good hearted nature of the students at SBC. 4. I have a job at Statistics NZ which will improve my understanding or current statisti-cal applications. Hopefully, I will return to teaching in 2014 and would love to return to S.B.C.

Staff Farewell

Exit Interviews After a stirring haka to say, “Haere rā!” Chris Hart questioned the leaving staff. 1. When did you start at SBC? 2. What is your most memorable moment or moments from your time at SBC? 3. Describe one thing you will miss from SBC. 4. Where are you going to in 2013?


Academic Awards

YEAR 7

MERIT across the CurriculumGriffin AlmandDion BiedermannNethanel BuotAustin CampbellCigaral GianpaoloAbram Wee Long GohSamuel HannafordHayden McMillanSamuel MurfittThomas Richards

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Isaac BaronDaniel Goldsworthy

TROPHIESMERIT across the Curriculum, First equal the Form 1 & 2 Music Trophy Moohan Cup for Speech Thomas Mingins

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,SBC Old Boy’s Jubilee Trophy for Commitment to Study Caleb Carrasco

AGGREGATESGENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,SBC Old Boy’s Jubilee Trophy for Generosity and Service, SBC Trophy for Bible ReadingThird Aggregate at Year 7 2012Braden Longstaff

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, Second Aggregate at Year 7 2012Caleb Vallance

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First Aggregate at Year 7 2012 Caleb Carrasco

YEAR 8

MERIT across the CurriculumElisha Alasdair DayAloysius DuffyBrendan Highnam-SofeniLogan HoareNoah LindstromJames MissenJordan MohJayden PlumbMichael Schutz-TalaOrban Waitaiki-Messenger

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Johannes Duthie-JungJacob Hawkins, Noah Jaeger-LettsJackson Locke, Juan LopezJonathan Nield, Kieran OwersSamuel Taylor

TROPHIES and SPECIAL AWARDSGENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Lesley Duncan Prize for Improved English by a Maori speaker or speaker of another language Pelikani Peaua

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,SBC Trophy for Bible Reading Taran John

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First equal the Form 1 & 2 Music Trophy Matthew Elder

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,David Peters Memorial Cup for Speech Charlie Penman

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,SBC Old Boy’s Jubilee Trophy for Commitment to Study Callum Arnot

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, SBC Old Boy’s Jubilee Trophy for Generosity and Service Cameron Grant

AGGREGATESGENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Third Aggregate at Year 8 2012 Chenchen Huang

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Second Aggregate at Year 8 2012Andrew Roberts

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First Aggregate at Year 8 2012 Jack Marra

“Take opportunities with both hands and a full heart!”

“Commit to excellence and strive for perfection. Don’t be a hater and

another tall poppy cutter.”


Academic Awards

YEAR 9

MERIT across the CurriculumBernard DevineMorgan Fata-MeafouBrodie HenareDavid NanaiHamiora Paranihi-NukuMatthew RothwellThomas Smith

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the CurriculumRegan GilmourGuy Hogan, Joseph HongLiam Jones, Benjamin MarshallConnor Millar, Nathaniel RussellBradley Searle, Robin Walker

TROPHIESSBC College Music Trophy for Year 9 Music Caleb Dominikovich, AdamHebbend, Bradley Searle

Bevin Family Cup for Oratory Caleb Dominikovich

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Junior Art Cup for Junior Art Seth Trocio

MERIT across the Curriculum, George Flett Memorial Trophy for Generosity & Service Iosefo Avau

AGGREGATESCertificate for Services to Sound and Lighting, GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, Third Aggregate at Year 9 - 2012 Luke Pynenburg

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Anthony Heffernan Memorial Trophy for Commitment to Study,Second Aggregate at Year 9 - 2012 Jack Baucke

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, Year 9 Aggregate Trophy for First Aggregate at Year 9 - 2012 Nathan Chan

YEAR 10

Services to Sound and LightingBailey Willis

MERIT across the Curriculum Connor Bliss, Jesse CsehJamie Curtis, Jonathan KungSalvador Jr Lacsamana, Joshua LimTaylor Norton-Brown, Mataio PouDaniel Raju, Sam Su, Victor TaaseNicholas Wong

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the CurriculumHarvey Dawaton, Jacob EganThomas Jackson, Kyle LamondJackson Leitch, Aaron MarshallNicky McCleery, Edward Wilcock

TROPHIESMERIT across the Curriculum,Music Cup for Year 10 Music Troy McGuinness

Japanese Cup for Junior Japanese Alexander Nelson

MERIT across the Curriculum,Michael Sherry Memorial Trophy for Generosity & Service John Ulu

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, McGuinness Family Cup for Commitment to Study Daniel Nield

AGGREGATESGENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Third Aggregate at Year 10 2012 Lianne Arbie Hong

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Second Aggregate at Year 10 2012 Jordan Taylor

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Ko te “E tipu. e rea” for Junior MaoriYear 10 Aggregate Trophy for First Aggregate Christopher Cunningham

YEAR 11

MERIT across the CurriculumChetan Tobias JuliusLiam McGillPablo Monteverde-YoungBrendon Morgan ReddyLogan Ngatuere-OngleyAllister TranAlexander VaauluMarcus Vaaulu

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the CurriculumGabriel BalauagJovi HendersonNathan LindstromTama Te Kawa

FIRST IN SUBJECTSFirst in Samoan Christopher Ene

First in Technology Construction Nathan Dicken

First in Visual Art Benjamin Van Ooyen

First in Japanese Luke Vallance

MERIT across the CurriculumFirst in Drama Mark Capinpin

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, Equal First in English Blake Owers

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, First in History Joseph Schuchmann


Academic Awards

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, Equal First in Physical Education Michael Brennan

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, First in Computer Studies, First in Technology Cookery Bayley Bouzaid

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, First in Economics, First in Mathematics Benjamin Duthie-Jung

TROPHIESMERIT across the Curriculum,Most Improved in Science for Year 11 Science Cherbel Khouchaba

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Senior Japanese Cup for Senior Japanese Jacob Netzler

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,SBC Performing Arts Cup for Services to Sound and Lighting Nathan O’Riley

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First in Te Reo Maori,Commander Fairfax Cup for first in Religious Studies Arama Pou

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First in Geography, Equal First in Physical Education, Brown Family Cup for Generosity and Service Stephen Clark

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First in French,Equal First in Physical Education, Joint winner of the Crook Family Cup for Commitment to Study Jayden Grant

AGGREGATESGENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,Joint winner of the Crook Family Cup for Commitment to Study,Third Aggregate at Year 11 - 2012 Liam McAuliffe

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First in Music,Second Aggregate at Year 11 - 2012Benjamin Van Woerkom

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,First in Accounting, First in Design & Visual Communications, First in Science, First equal in English, Brother Arnold Cup for First Aggregate at Year 11 - 2012Andy Su

YEAR 12

MERIT across the CurriculumShavin SenanayakeJesse NarvasaMiguel OrevilloSam Ward

FIRST IN SUBJECTSFirst in Biology Matthew Jacobs

First in Design & Visual Communication Jordan Rose

First in Mathematics David Anthony Smith

First in Technology Construction Brettelemani Manaia

First in Technology Cookery Jordan Garrow

First in Visual Art Zane Baker

TROPHIESPeterson Cup for Music Performance Ashleigh Sales

First in Geography, Lees Landscaping Cup for First in Science Benjamin Wallis

First in History, First in Music,Tom Mahoney Cup for Senior Instrumental Music in Yr 12/13, Redwood / Prichard Cup for Senior Music Joshua Dominikovich

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, First in Drama, First in Te Reo Maori, Ko te “Whakatipuranga o tea o” for Senior Maori Hosea Tapuai

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, First in Physical Education, St Bernard’s Cup for Generosity and Service Matthew Dicken

YEAR 13 AGGREGATESGENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, Katherine Mansfield Birthplace Literature Award, Shivinandan Cup for Industry in Mathematics, Mr & Mrs Mullen Cup for First in English, Murray Robinson Cup for First in History, ASB Bank Trophy for Third Aggregate at Year 13 - 2012Jordan Lamond


Academic Awards

Y12 AGGREGATESBr Majella Cup for Third Aggregate at Year 12 - 2012 Antonio Puka

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, First equal in Economics, First in Chemistry First in Physics, Br Ambrose Trophy for Commitment to Study, Krohn Memorial Trophy for Second Aggregate at Year 12 - 2012 Christopher Sims

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, First in Accounting, First equal in Economics,Br Ralph Kane Memorial Trophy for first in English, Director of Religious Studies Cup for first in Religious Studies,T J McCosker Cup for First Aggregate at Year 12 - 2012 Ethan McAuliffe

YEAR 13MERIT across the CurriculumJunaid AhmedDipak RanchhodThomas SearanckeArwin Sinnathambi

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the CurriculumCameron Adams

FIRST IN SUBJECTSFirst in Pacific Studies at Year 12 Vini Fa’atui

Gateway Trophy for Top Gateway Student Japan Soanai Gateway Trophy for Best Attitude to Gateway Edward Soloa

Accounting Cup for First in Accounting Matthew Boivin

Physical Education Cup for First in Physical Education Julian Murphy

MERIT across the Curriculum,Prendergast Family Cup for First in Design & Visual Communication,Senior Art Cup for First in Visual Art Tony Su

Thomas Dewar Sziranyi Letts Cup for Excellence in Senior Drama, First in Drama Kyle Viagedor

MERIT across the Curriculum,Philip Prendergast Cup for First in Computer Studies, 1972 Prefects Cup for Generosity and Service Jerome Chan

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum,NZ Institute of Physics Prize for Experimental Physics,David Beckett Memorial Cup for Commitment to Study,Br Bernard Cup for First in Biology, St Bernard’s Cup for First in Chemistry,Br Cyprian Cup for First in Mathematics with Statistics, Fr Daly Memorial Cup for First equal in Religious Studies, St Bernard’s College Cup for Proxime Accessit to the DUX at Year 13 2012Yuxuan Zhou

GENERAL EXCELLENCE across the Curriculum, Margaret Hindmarsh Cup for First in Economics, Mr & Mrs Bingley Cup for First in Mathematics with Calculus,St Bernard’s Cup for First in Physics, Fr Daly Memorial Cup for First equal in Religious Studies, Old Boys’ Association Cup for DUX at Year 13 2012 Damon Hutley

HOUSE SHIELD 2012 Winner: Ignatius House

SPECIAL EXTERNAL AWARDSTu Tangata Poly Club Leadership AwardSponsored by Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs Edward Soloa

SPECIAL AWARDSGeoffrey Collin Memorial Cup for Achievement and All Round Qualities Jordan Lamond

Barbara Mullin Cup for Leadership Kyle Viagedor

Hugh Graham Memorial Trophy forContribution to Special Character of the College Simon Garlick

“Take control of your own destiny”


The Year 13 retreat was held at the Silverstream Retreat

Centre. We had two days to reflect on what it means to be a Bernard’s Man and reflect on what kind of year we wanted to have in 2012. We planned the changes and

legacy that we envisioned we would like to have made and were put through physical challenges that pushed us to the limits. The gruelling water carrying challenge to the summit proved who had buckets of determination. We had time for personal reflection and prayer, to connect with the Creator.

A wero was laid down by Mr. Fava and the response was a haka to say that Year 13 2012 will rise to the challenge to be awesome, inspiring leaders for our school this year! Mr Nick Wilson

Special Character Retreats

Year 11 Retreat was held at Kaitoke YMCA on the 15th of June! The weather was

atrocious but it could not dampen the spirits of the boys who were prepared for an awesome day out. The focus of the retreat was becoming a man and is the expedition part of the new retreat programme.

The boys were pushed outside their comfort zone and had to respond to a number of various challenges that reflected the nature of the input done by RE staff about what is it to be a good man today? Who has the control? Who makes the choices and takes the consequences of all decision making? The activities ranged from horse riding to bridge building and required stamina, thought, team work, problem solving

and being aware of the brothers around them. Thanks to Mrs Shill and all the Year 11 form teachers along with Mr Davies, who helped contribute to a thought-provoking and exciting day out on retreat!

Summit New

Starting Expeditions

Y13

Y12

Y11

Kaitoke Country Gardens were the location for the

rural retreat of Year 12. We were focused on the ‘Ascent’ part of the programme, which looked at how we ‘target’ the things we want to achieve as young men living the Gospel. We had the

opportunity to plan how we were going to enact the Cham-pagnat Vision in the school led by the Chaplain, a time for personal reflec-

tion on where God fits in our lives

and targeting the areas in our lives that we needed

to work on and enhance, with some goal setting to boot! To reinforce the ideas of tar-geting, we had skeet shooting, archery and basketball. There was fierce, yet friendly, compe-

tition for the title of crack shot. The boys were both

surprised and impressed by the sharp shooting skills of Ms Fouhy and Mr Harrison. In keeping with The Hunger Games, the Y12s dedicatedly demolished the fine feast of free food.

Our Target: Aim High


Year 9 Retreat was held at Brookfield Camp out the back

of Wainuiomata. It was an awesome day weather-wise, which it wasn’t supposed to be. Our theme was the Basecamp and we were looking at the foundation of our lives and what we base that on. We looked at the ideas of brotherhood, p e r s e v e r a n c e overcoming challenge and being a great man.

The Year 7+8 Retreat was held on the 9th of March at the Silverstream Retreat Centre.

Our theme was ‘Our Relationship with Jesus’. To have a relationship with Jesus, we need to be familiar with Jesus’ life, the things he said and to spend time in prayer.

So we explored Jesus through drama, examin-ing our own life journey, meditation, Taize prayer, prayer labyrinths and how we hope our life as a Bernard’s Man will continue to develop with Jesus at the centre. A huge thanks to all the staff who contributed to making this retreat a success!

To reinforce our theme, we did a confidence course tied together to show the bonds of brotherhood, abseiling, to overcome fear and embrace challenge, a rafted up kayak exercise to practice courage, teamwork and com-munication.

All the boys received a letter from their parents and they spent some time reflecting on the words of affirmation from those letters and responded with a letter back. The boys had to become aware of their environment and us-

ing iPod they completed the eye for nature activity.

We learned about the founders of our school and about their vision and legacy for St Bernard’s and that they are now a part of that.

They were challenged to be great men like them.

A big thanks to the Year 9 Form teachers, AN, MN, EP and FE as well as the DRS, Chaplain, Jennifer Cousine and Ms Flood who helped make the day a success!

What would Jesus do?

Y9

Courage, Confidence + Communication

Special Character Retreats

Students were gathered together at the camp to start the second stage of the

new overall St Bernard’s College Retreat programme, which focuses on the student Conquering the Mountain and aiming to reach the summit. The Year 10 focus is on Navigating the Course. As part of this they were joined together at the start as a year group to look at what the concept of ‘navigation’ means. This included what a moral compass is: ‘what our values are’ and ‘why it is important to know where we stand on things’ if our boys are to become the wonderful young men they all have the potential to be.

This day was divided into three main parts; Orienteering, Obstacle Course and Moral Compass, with Anna Marie giving a short presentation on who Marcellin Champagnat is and our theme of ‘Love of Work’ for 2012. The boys had a thoroughly enjoyable retreat experience.

F i n d i n g t h e w a y

Y7/8

Y10Will these ‘Lost Boys’

find and use their ‘Moral Compass’?


O’Shea Shield

Day 1 (5th May)

Debating SBC 3pts

SBC vs. Auckland Schools Debate won by Auckland Schools Team: Liam and Ethan McAuliffe and Josh Logan

Coached: Mrs Sue McNab

Impromptu Speech SBC 5pts

Nathan Russell

Coached by Mr David Chrisp

Junior Prepared Speech SBC 5pts

Caleb Dominikovich

Coached by Mrs Elsabie Prasad and supported by Mr Nick Wilson

Religious Drama SBC 4pts

Team: David Filipo, Kainaki Lemisio, Kenneth Grech-Zammit, Tony Su, Marc Soloa

Vini Fa’atui (Technical Advisor)

Coached by Mrs Jean Howell supported by Mrs Petra Jaeger-Letts

team o'sheaSt Bernard’s went to Cullinane

College (Whanganui) to compete in the O’Shea Shield

and improve upon the placing of previous years. The events were generally made up of two pools of eight schools competing for a cup/trophy for each of the seven events. The school that gained the highest points, each event scored from 1 to 6, won the O’Shea Shield.

Day 2 (6th May)

Scripture Reading SBC 3pts

Ben van Woerkem

Coached by Mr Nick Wilson and Br Kieran Fenn

OratorySBC 6pts

Winner Oratory Trophy

Hosea Tapuai

Coached by Mr Peter McLeod LLB

Religious QuestionsSBC 3pts

Team: Simon Garlick, Jordan Lamond, Ben Duthie-Jung

Coached by Br Kieran Fenn and supported by Ms Maria Fouhy and Jerome Chan (Year 13 student)


St Bernard’s Day

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St Bernard’s boys attended this year’s Nationals in Whāngārei. The akonga who did us proud

were Tamati Whaanga-Gibb, Arama Pou, Joseph Afoa, Vini Fa’atui, Dakota Nuku, Trey Ryder, Julius Tobias, and our non-competing Y8 student, Orban Waitaki-Messenger. The boys were involved in many fundraising activities around town, including the usual carwashes on Waterloo Rd, raffles, and kapa haka performances to raise the money needed to fund the trip.

Eight students from St Bernard’s College, six from Hutt Valley High School and twenty from Sacred Heart College spent six months of preparation before they travelled to Whāngārei to compete in this very prestigious National event.

Notably, this was the group’s first appearance at the Nationals to represent Te Awa Kairangi thanks to their performance at the regionals last year in Masterton. Wainuiomata High School and Naenae College were the other two Secondary Schools representing the region in Whāngārei. 42 other groups competed in this year’s competition.

Making the Nationals was the group’s overall objective for the 2011-2012 seasons. Realising this objective was the culmination of hard work from everyone involved including students, tutors, parents and teachers. Countless afterschool practices and weekend noho marae resulted in Te Hua Tai Katoriki finally taking their place on the National stage and judged amongst the country’s best Secondary School kapa haka exponents for 2012. What an honour!On 23rd August the group flew to Auckland and travelled north to Whāngārei by bus. From where they travelled a further 50 minutes north to a little place called Pipiwai. They were welcomed onto Eparaima marae which was the group’s base for the next five

days. They travelled to Kensington Stadium in Whāngārei from the marae on Tuesday and Friday to watch Wainuiomata High School and Naenae College perform.

Enthused by their performance, Te Hua Tai Katorika was inspired to do their very best. They were placed 32nd which was impressive considering the quality and standard of the groups at the completion. Victory was sweet, beating old rivals Wainuiomata High School, who managed a 38th placing. However, the stars for the Te Awa Kairangi region were Naenae College who gained a deserved 18th placing. They thoroughly earned their place with a passionate and very polished performance. Overall, competition was fierce and to an extremely high standard, and the experience was unforgettable for those in the group.

St Bernard’s College would like to publically thank Waiwhetu and Koraunui marae for their support throughout the year.

We also would like to thank the tutors whose commitment to the cause was faultless. The tutors over the past six months were Te Rae Ngaheke, Sophie Wells, Te Aroha Wilson, Jay Singh (Y13 at St Bernard’s College in 2011), Rogan Tanirau, and Jess Huriwai. Tania Kahui and Maia Nohotima need to be thanked too for preparing such sumptuous hākari (meals) at Eparaima marae during the week of the Nationals. Finally, we would like to acknowledge and thank Tawai Frost from Sacred Heart College and Hine Amoamo from Hutt Valley High School for their unwavering support during a hectic but rewarding 2012 season.

DVD images above left, courtesy of Māori TV © 2012

Reel PrideKōrero - Kapa Haka

M a r k i n g M a t a r i k iI had the pleasure of attending the third Government commemoration of Matariki at Government House on the 21st June. Arama Pou and Hosea Tapuai accompanied me. Both boys were suitably impressed when they got the chance to meet and greet the Governor General who hosted this wonderful event.

Mr Tupu Williams, HoD Māori, Director of Māori Achievement


Ngā Mahi-a-te-Rēhia noho marae at Koraunui MaraeThursday/Friday 9-10 August 2012.

Kōrero - Marae Trip

The noho marae was organized for 31 students, from Year 9 through to Year 13, learning Te Reo Māori at St Bernard’s College. The focus for the noho marae was

Ngā Mahi-a-te-Rēhia or games and pastimes of the Māori.

The noho started at 5 pm at Koraunui marae on Thursday evening with a traditional pōwhiri. At the conclusion of the formal welcome, students were told the history of the wharenui by Shane, the resident kaumātua. The boys were then taken to the wharekai for a light snack of chocolate biscuits and home baking supplied by the parents of the boys.

Students appreciated the informal get-together with someone playing a guitar in the wharekai. For boys like Kozmo Zawada, Boi Heh, Izaac Polaczuk, and Josh Tait, the experience would have possibly been more memorable. After snacks Tamati Whaanga-Gibb and Joe Afoa put the boys through their kapa haka paces, teaching the junior students, in particular, the school haka, so that they would all know it for St Bernard’s day on 31 August 2012. After an hour or so of kapa haka the boys took a break and were able to watch first-hand a number of Māori women weavers plying their trade in an adjacent hall attached to the marae. Most boys marveled at how intricate and exacting the weaving was and were reluctant to leave when they were beckoned back in to the wharekai for round 2 of their lesson. The coldish night did not deter the boys from baring their hairless chests to the elements. Neither did it deter them from continuing to thump their already reddened chests. The following morning started early with karakia followed by a hearty breakfast of hot porridge and toast. After a thorough clean-up of the whole facility, the boys were treated to their third and final session of kapa haka which tested some because of the aches and pains they were suffering from the previous night’s workout.

Kapa haka now finally over for the noho, the boys were briefed on the remainder of the mornings program. Boys were divided into three groups of about 7 or 8 students and they were expected to do a 45-50 minute rotation of (1) “Whai or string games” taken by Joe; (2) Hei tama – tū tama/Ti rākau by Tamati; and a session on how the game of Ki-O-Rahi originated and developed into what it is today. Everyone enjoyed the more sedate pastimes of the Māori.

Following a hearty lunch, the boys prepared themselves for an afternoon of outdoor games on the sodden Tui Glen Primary School field. The field backs onto the marae. Peter Noanoa, the National Training Project coordinator, based at the Kōkiri Hauora PTO in Seaview took the boys through a wide range of challenging games culminating in Ki-O-Rahi. Ki-O-Rahi is a very exciting game with quite complicated rules. The game is a mixture of rugby, netball, and touch. In 2011, 15 teams competed in a National Secondary Schools’ Ki-O-Rahi tournament in Gisborne where Gisborne Boys’ and Girls’ High Schools ran-out the eventual winners.

Ki-O-Rahi is a game for everyone and most competitors like it because it is fast and requires plenty of different skills to master. Ki-O-Rahi was first played in France and Italy during the Second World War and was revived in the 1970s in New Zealand by George Martin, a soldier who served in the Māori Battalion. Students, when surveyed at school about what they considered the highlights were for them for the noho, invariably listed Ki-O-Rahi first with Mr Williams’s porridge a very close second.

The Marae Visit

It was a beautiful day, the 28th of March. The 10 minutes we

had to wait for the buses seemed longer as we withered in the heat. Finally, the great, big, enormous purple buses arrived and we were all eager to get aboard. It was a short four minute bus ride to the Koraunui marae. We were welcomed by our hosts who performed a beautiful powhiri. We took off our shoes and walked into this huge marae. We got to hongi with two elders and three teenagers. We were seated and the manuhiri started talking. Mr. Williams replied in Māori and we all sang a waiata. It all started to get very interesting once we got into groups and one of the female elders started to talk. She showed a very detailed PowerPoint of how the Māori people settled in New Zealand. She also talked about local problems to do with the Treaty of Waitangi. After the biscuits and drinks, one of the elders took us across the road to view the waka. There were beautiful pieces of art! The carvings on the wakas were amazing! When the buses came I was sad. I was so interested in the two wakas that I did not want to leave. But overall, I thought the trip taught me so much about issues concerning our local Māori communities. I hope we go back to the Marae again, sooner rather than later. David Nanai 9EP

The ceilings and walls at Koraunui marae are adorned with beautiful artwork and carvings made by local artists in the style of master carver Cliff Whiting.

A traditional ki-o-rahi ball.


Pacifika - Tu Tangata Festival

Poly Club 2012 was a great success for St Bernard’s College.

We were delighted to be invited back to be part of the performance of the Tu Tangata Festival and made sure that our performance was one of the strongest given on the night. We were fortunate to have several old boys come back and help tutor the boys, in particular Hosea, Naki, Lokeni and Mark and we thank them very much for their dedication, commitment and talent in the area of performance. The boys practiced tirelessly for over a term and they are to be congratulated for their own

commitment in making their school proud of them. Their performance was fantastic and many people commented on the energy and strength of their performance on the night.

We would like to thank Mrs Uili and Mrs Langford for their help, support and encouragement with everything over the Tu Tangata period and Mrs Lomax for coming with us on the day and helping out. We would also like to particularly thank Marc Soloa for being an inspirational and dedicated leader of Tu Tangata 2012. We are excited about 2013 .and hope to put on as fine a performance again!

Ms Maria Fouhy


Project K / Peer Support

Taita’s St Michael’s Primary School welcomed 18 leaders to train for next year’s

programme. Our young men were extremely keen and had a lot of fun running the sessions with the St Michael’s students who look forward to us coming each year.

It is wonderful to see our large Year 12 (next year’s Year 13) students working with their Year 5 & 6 students on the programme. Our men take the tasks very seriously and the St Michael’s students are so interested. The training runs over two days and our students return especially for it after their exams finish. This shows they are motivated. We provided a morning tea on the first day and St Michael’s staff as a gesture of thanks for the use of their facilities.

Mr Sejwal has assisted with the training again this year. We were lucky to also have the services of Nick Wilson, who has just undertaken the training for Peer Support.

The Year 12 students gain a lot from the programme and it is something that enhances their CVs with leadership skills provided in the programme.

The Year 9 students will do two sessions next year on their Orientation Days and then complete the rest of the 10 sessions by week two of term two.

It is great to see our seniors providing the new Year 9 students with skills that will help them assimilate into the school and equip them for some of life’s problems.

Mr Paul CutlerGuidance Councillor

When I come to write for this magazine I reflect on all that has happened during the year and I am quite

amazed. It has been a very busy year with students needing additional help. Mental Health issues are a significant part of the present problems, particularly students with ADHD, family issues – breakups and abuse.

I have dealt with bullying and students with behaviourial concerns. Often they were on referral from the stand down/suspension process. Some student have difficulty with friendships, grief or loss. Anger and violence also feature. It is a worrying trend that more families are struggling.

This year we have had the pleasure of two Weltec student counsellor trainees. Rachel Barber and Fiona McCracken have worked well with our students and been fun to have around. Thank you to both of you and all the best with gaining counselling positions. We may see Rachel again as she has decided to take on teacher training to add to her already admirable qualifications.

Peer Support

FYD’s Project K is a 14-month programme for Year 10 and Year 11 students. It uses the backdrop of

New Zealand’s beautiful outdoors to help 13 – 15 year olds who lack self-confidence or with other factors holding their development back.

The programme inspires young people to reach their full potential through building self-confidence, teaching essential life skills such as goal setting and team work, promoting good health and a positive attitude.

Project K has three core components, Wilderness Adventure, Community Challenge and Mentoring, students learn: Self-reliance

• Team building • Self-confidence • Perseverance • Goal setting • Good health and life skills The unique Project K process was developed in consultation with leading educationalists and youth workers and is a catalyst for positive change. Students do not pay to take part in the programme.

Guidance Counselling

Y O L O You Only Live Once! : )

Project K is Back at the college. Our first new group completed their Wilderness Challenge to Totara Flats and returned on 20th December. An evening was held and the advances these

students have made were noted by the parents as they listened to twelve well presented speeches by the students.Awards were also presented. A meal followed and it was a great night. Congratulations to: Brian Hogg, Moapi

Mua’au, Phoenix Schaafhausen, Brandon Vaa, Emilio Soane, William Matheson, Michael Start, Jesse Reid Rowley, Jordan Uini-Paulo, Terry Lynch, Deng Manyang Makoii and Jordan Molineux.

What is Project K?


Gateway

The Gateway Team wishes to thank all of our enthusiastic employers in the community for their continued support of the St Bernard’s boys.

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St Bernard’s College 2012

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Leavers’ Ball


Leavers’ Ball


Y13 Profiles

Cam a) Buff guy b) Mr Olympia c) Lets go to the beach!

a) Nickname b) Where you will be in 10 years time? c) Your Saying

Andrew B a) Smallhands (only 6cm) b) Pastor at Maccas Church c) One man, One world *In movie trailer voice*

Jahnn a) Gangsta! ;) b) Next Allen Iverson c) Like a somebody!

Matt a) Boivinberry b) Voting for Armada c) Vote for Armada

Junaid a) Gator-naid b) YOLO c) Ohhh Kenneth!

Harrison a) Ben Stiller b) Pilot c) Mayola!

Hoani a) Hotpants b) Semi-professional Where’s Wally hunter c) Call me Hotpants

Josh G a) hOjs b) Quantity Sureveyor c) YOLO!

Jerome a) Kim, Chananator b) Dictator of NZ c) Go jump off a cliff!

Simon a) Simonster b) Giving Ryan lifts c) Hey, you know what we should do

Julian a) Julz b) FIFA WC Ref 2022 c) If it’s free, take it!

Tupou a) Tu-bulk b) Still headboy c) School please stand

Yuxuan a) Yushi b) Doctor/Engineer c) Da Dux Delux Redux

Jakob a) P.I.P. b) Still hating Hoani c) I hate you all

Bryan a) Silent Assassin b) Studying... NOT! c) I’ll do it tomorrow

Anthony L a) Tonton b) Jeremy Lin Jr. c) You mirin’ brah!

Dipak a) Sexy Boy b) Moto GP Rider c) Dddddddddd argh!

Kyle a) El Capitane b) Filipino Gigolo c) You bastard!

Ryan V a) Rough Ryder b) Playing the bass c) Shut up Andrew!

Jordan a) Daddy J b) Housden’s son c) HUZZAH!

Daniel O a) Dannie Boy b) CEO of Apple NZ c) Due tomorow, do tommorow!

Arwin a) Black Magic b) Curry franchise owner c) Maliji, curry time

Damon a) Stoner b) Crash team loser c) Heeeey!

Timothy a) Dtzimotzyesh b) In my office c) I don’t like your attitude

Thomas a) Wingardium Levio-Searancke b) Zipso wannabe c) Fika mai le pese

a) Nickname b) Where you will be in 10 years time? c) Your saying


Y13 Profiles

a) Nickname b) Where you will be in 10 years time? c) Your saying

Daniel M a) D-Mac b) Fijian Army c) I’m a full blooded Bula boy!

Tony a) Toni, Toe-nee, Tony b) Figuring out what to do c) HEY MANU!

Kenneth a) Kenny b) Globe Trotter c) IT’S MEAN AS!

Marc a) Sarc Moloa b) Vini’s husband c) Vini oh Vini

Daeshan a) Daesy b) Club Owner c) Sorry... have to go to the gym

Alex a) Lexx b) Your employer! c) You hungry? My shout!

Ryan P a) Ryza b) Full-time dad c) Hakatali

Vini a) Vinsane b) Sarc’s husband c) Ah Kennit

Manuele a) The Manimal b) Making it rain! c) Showtime!

Francis a) Franny Ben Barba b) Clubbing in town c) Chur mah bro

Josh E a) Ebay b) 28 years old c) Anu stop hitting on me

John a) J.T. b) Having too many kids c) Sole docs

Sunia a) Su-knee-ah b) King of Fiji c) Bula or die!

Keanu a) Nu b) Next “Taylor Lautner” c) I’m going to heaven

Anthony M a) Mamea b) Samoa’s 1st XV c) I’m a hungaraay

Darcy a) Big D b) ICT, Bodybuilder c) Waka chang chang

Cole a) Coleslaw b) In the Navy c) JK, LOL

Japan a) JaPanapa b) Art Teacher c) Cheeaaa!

Tamati a) Tame Iti b) Gone fishing c) Drinks on me cuz

David a) Tino b) Club Owner c) Nah, she can have it

Karl a) Vato, Karly Rae b) Owner of the Karlington Hotel c) Duh sheet?!

Tala a) T Jay b) Professional Volleyball Player c) Karlington

Andrew M a) Drew b) An All Black c) Awoi care!

Saita a) Slater b) Muscle & Fitness cover boy c) Seeeeee!

Tavonga a) El Shaarawy b) FIFA Best Player in the World Award c) I am an animal

Anu a) Dotii b) FIFA 22 Champion c) I’ll gas you off

Isaac a) Ice Pack, Sacks b) 2022 NBA MVP c) Shuss Sunia

Nehemaia a) Nehe b) A good guy c) Got a problem?

Anthony V a) Ants b) Still studying c) Last uce, after you uce

Deepak a) 2Black b) Thirsty c) Are you thirsty?


THE GIFT OF OUR

ENVIRONMENT I could sit for days on end, If God permitted me, Power to mend what man has done. To spoil the earth, To reverse the destruction, it has faced since birth.

The posters say ”Keep New Zealand green!” But so much damage remains unseen. Until the day it will be too late, To bring Earth back from it’s foreseeable fate.

So pick up that rubbish. Cut back on the car. Tell your friends to quit smoking. Though you may not get far.

The effect will be seen, And the ripple around, And slow it may seem. We might make some ground.

The environment is a gift. So let’s acknowledge that. By gifting it on, To generations down the track.

Josh Dominikovich

Student Poetry

Even roses rank order,

My beautiful love.

Thou art no ordinary rose. Thy splendours of colour, And velvet of petal,

Make thou my beautiful rose. Blossoming peaches,

Numbering the stars,

Compare to my fair love not. Thy buss so gentle,

Like skin of orchid.

How tight is our love knot?

Yuxuan Zhou

How to Treat the Earth

The sweet, sweet sound of the wind blowing through the trees. The sweet, sweet sight of pure green grass holding up the morning dew. The sweet, sweet smell of fruit hanging in the breeze. Where did this come from, nobody has a clue. But what if? What if we turned against this Promised Land? What if we took no pride in our place we call Earth. We can all make a big difference, Starting with the little ones.

Jack Marra

I wish I were a bird, soaring high and free. Gliding in the clouds,

With my family. Flapping my wings as far as they would go, Looking down to the ocean depths below, Seeing the wonder that the world has to offer, Beginning with Europe and ending in Asia. Oh I wish I were a bird, Soaring high and free. In search of freedom but that’s just me. I rest near a pond in the moonlit sky. I wish I were a bird, So I could fly up high.

Campbell Bishop

Student Content


Static Image by

Mitchell Statham

I wish I were...I wish I were a monkey, Swinging from the trees. Screeching and laughing, And chilling in the breeze.

Hanging out with friends, Living young and free. In my monkey tribe, We’re all family.

Eating bananas, And other things sweet. Using our hands, And using our feet,

Playing jungle ball, And making it swish. Being a monkey, Is my one and only wish.

Sean Marshall, 10JE

WhAt's SUP? Far from Board!

Surfing for the day or sitting in class - which do I

prefer? Tough call - not! Even though the sea was flat as a pancake we planned to do some SUP (stand-up paddle boarding) instead.

In the morning Mr Pollard, the surfer dude, had already shown

us all of the best breaks and surfing spots as we drove around the coastline near Lyall Bay and Island Bay - so we were really looking forward to getting into some SUP. However, the wind was blowing a gale off shore so the guy in the surf shop refused to let us hire paddles in case we were blown away and out to sea. Apparently a really good

paddle boarder had nearly been blown out into the Cook Straits a few days before and it hadn’t been this windy. The only casualty of the day was while we played football on the beach - one of Mr Piripi’s balls blew into the water. In minutes it was well on its way to Argentina. So we made the best of situation. We practiced popping-up and had some body-boarding races near the shore.

Mr Harrison & Mr Pollard awarded the race’s winners some fish and chips as a lunchtime prize.

After lunch, we finished the day by chilling out and warming up in the hot spas of the Kilbirnie Aquatic Centre. IMHO the beach beats books - I’d never be bored with a board. Patric Godfrey

Student Content


In the wake of the recent Christchurch earthquakes and Japanese tsunami, focus has been placed on prepara-

tions and responses for natural disasters. Are we prepared for an earthquake? And if an earthquake were to occur, are we ready to respond?

At St Bernard’s College, we have a specialised Civil Defence Team that deals with such issues. The team com-prises of around a dozen senior students

and one dedicated staff member, Mr. Sejwal. The students receive high standard training

from the Hutt Valley Emergency Response Unit - which equips them with skills such as reconnaissance, emergency response, casualty transport, improvisation, effec-tive communication, search and rescue etc. With these skills at hand, the team is ready to respond to any disaster thrown their way!

Yuxuan Zhou

Student Content

Polite RESPONSE team

I left Burma and came to New Zealand after my dad died with my mother and older brother, Thang left to

come to New Zealand. It is hard to get work in Burma so my sister could not afford to pay my school fees.

When we finally could get out of Burma, my Aunty gave me this advice, “Don’t forget your family when you grow up, always be honest and polite.”

When I got to New Zealand I saw the beach in Auckland and had my very first swim. When I arrived in Wellington I saw my brother Thang for the first time in four years. It was so great! New Zealand is now my home. Pau Sian Pau

How I Came to New Zealand

A Square Deal?Lunch times at College are hectic; everyone is trying to get a good handball square and getting to the canteen before the line gets too big. Me? Well I’m a handballer so I have to be fast.

There are only four good handball squares here at SBC. The best set of squares is strictly for year eleven and up, which ‘sucks’ because the ground is perfect: it’s flat, the lines aren’t faded and there are no cracks.

Then there’s the admin block squares, a year ago the surface around the admin block got resurfaced and the ground is as

smooth as a baby’s butt, the lines are new and clear but part of the square runs on to the old surface of the courtyard, those ones are always taken…

This leaves me with two more options: the Chapel Squares. So now I’m running to the other side of the courtyard in a desper-ate attempt to get to the Chapel… and I’m here. One is taken but my favourite one is still available! I start to walk towards them when a group of year sevens take them. My heart drops like a nuke and blows up my hopes of playing handball this lunch. The birds seem to laugh as I slowly walk back to class.

Zechariah Julius-Donnelly.


Learning Support

The Police came to St Bernard’s College to give us

the opportunity to meet a dog handler because a few days before, we had read a story about a dog handler. Our teacher, Ms. Jill invited the police to our school to show what it’s really like to be a dog handler. By the way, this came as a big surprise to all of us in class. Ms. Jill kept a good secret!

Without wasting any time, Ms Jill told us to go outside, but she told us to stay together. After we got there, we introduced ourselves to the dog handler and they introduced themselves to us.

Matt, the owner of X, said they start to train the dogs when they were still young and it costs about $100,000 dollars to train a dog like X. X is a German shepherd. These dogs are very good

at catching criminals and doing sniffer work. X was taken to Christchurch to sniff for peoples’ bodies that were trapped in the buildings that had col-lapsed.

I was impressed by how energetic X was in the demonstration that took place in the field. I was surprised at how X the dog, responded to whatever the owner Matt said. When Matt asked X to ‘speak’ X started to bark. When X was asked to sit down, he did exactly that. Sadly, the police only get about six to seven years out of the dog they have trained. I think that what I saw today was great stuff!

Michael Yenge

The police came to visit us at St. Ber-nard’s College. It

was great to see them. The policeman called Matt told us about the police dogs.

New Zealand has over 186 police dogs. One dog costs $100,000 to train. The government spends a million dollars on the police dogs.

New Zealand has one of the most successful police dog units in the world. In the Wellington region we have eight police dogs. The policeman showed us how the dog catches a criminal. It was amazing.

When they came to visit us they brought a dog called X. Matt said he gave the dog the name X because it means “very special”.

X is very clever and listened to Matt. X has been training for ten months. X understands Matt speaking to him and he even understands body language.

He always has eye contact with Matt. The policeman has to show if he is happy. If he’s not happy the dog is not happy so Matt has to play with X. The day was a very good day for me because I didn’t think a dog could do whatever the owner says. It was an amazing time.

Mung Mantuang

I can say it was an awesome day for me. I couldn’t believe all I saw and experienced on that day. It

was one of those special days that you get in your life. It was excellent the way the policeman presented the dog X to us, he was a cool dog. I thought Matt the owner was awe-some working with the dog.

It seems like without X, nothing can be done right. X works hard to be a success at catching criminals and sniffing is all part of his work. He

even went to Christ-church when the earthquake

disaster happened, to look for people who were trapped. To work as good as X and Matt you need to do a lot of training with the dog. It takes about 10 months for the dog to have a close relationship with its owner. The person who works with the dog must also take control of the

dog at all times. The dog is commanded when to speak and when not to

speak. Training a police dog costs about $100,000.

New Zealand has got the best trained dogs in the whole world. They mainly use German Shep-herds, but they also use others breeds for different reasons.

David Lokecha

Dog Day Afternoon


Learning Support

It’s been a full on year in Learning Support with some new faces arriving – staff and students. We

also bade a sad farewell to Chris McPadden teacher aide extraor-dinaire who left in September after 13 years. Her farewell was a well-attended affair complete with a Haka performed by the senior boys. It reflected the dedicated service Chris has given to St Bernard’s College.

What is Learning Support?St Bernard’s Learning Support is a working classroom which also offers a range of services to students who need academic support. Our focus is to help students gather the skills they need to become active and lifelong learners.

Learning Support is about people. The staff work with students in small groups, in the classrooms and one-to-one. We liaise with subject teachers and work collaboratively with them for the benefit of the students.

What happens in Learning Support?

Room D9 is a working classroom and English and RE are taught in the room. This year it has also been the home of the additional English class. ESOL students (English as a second language) also come in for 4-5 lessons a week to increase their English communication skills.

This year we have continued with the Lexia pro-gramme. Lexia is a computer literacy programme. There are 5 levels from word recognition and basic sentences and paragraphs to understanding multi-syllable words, prefixes and suffixes and root words. Students who attend are identified by their grades in PAT tests (Progressive Achievement Tests).

The homework centre for ESOL students runs throughout the year on a Wednesday evening. It is an opportunity for students to catch up on literacy and to complete homework and research projects in a well-resourced room with staff guidance.

New in Learning Support 2012This year we (re) introduced one-to-one reading during the Lexia timeslot. For students who strug-gle with literacy it is essential that they have this opportunity to read aloud with and to an adult. This allows us to identify issues about pronun-ciation and intonation, punctuation, pace and vocabulary. It gives us the opportunity to discuss the texts with the students which increases their comprehension. Above all it is about relationship building and offering immediate praise when a student makes progress. This year attendance at Lexia has been excellent. We have not had to chase students and many have commented positively on the opportunity to read aloud.

New StaffThis year Learning Suppohrt welcomed an SBC “Old Boy” to the team. Br. Tim Leen, who recently completed a Masters in TESOL, came to volunteer his services. We were mighty glad to see him and had a role available that he made his own. Tim has been working with small groups of students who were struggling to keep on track with NCEA. He worked with the students to help them set goals and meet them and a large number of students made positive progress.Sr. Ruth Coleman joined the team in Term 4. She had worked with Year 7 and 8s doing one-to-one reading earlier in the year. Sr Ruth will work as teacher aide in classes in 2013 and we welcome her on board.

EventsEarly in the year we had a visit from the police dog handlers from Wellington. The team brought “X” and the students were allowed to see him in action and to talk to the team about careers in the police force. At the end of the display all the students were allowed to pat X and even some who vowed that they wouldn’t, surprised themselves and did!

Later in the year a group of ESOL students went by train to the careers expo in Masterton. The expo was a great opportunity to talk to employers and get information about university and polytechnic courses and apprenticeships into trades. The students went to a café for lunch and had to order and pay for their lunch and make sure they had the right change! In the afternoon they visited the Parkvale Mushroom factory in Carterton. This was a great eye-opener for students and staff and very informative. We learnt (felt!) how hot it was in the growing rooms and how many tonnes of mushrooms are grown each year.

And finally…It’s been a busy and interesting year. We’ve met new students and new teachers. As well as saying farewell to Chris McPadden we’ve also waved goodbye to two dear students – Pau Sian Mung Mantuang and Daisuke Hotta our Japanese exchange student who impressed us with his ability and determination to master English. We were very pleased to get the news at the end of the year that Hideki Toi, last year’s Japanese exchange student has been accepted for Sophia University in Tokyo.

It’s also time for me to say goodbye and farewell. I came into Learning Support in May 2011 after Paulina Watson left. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time in this department - particularly the op-portunity to see all the “behind the scenes” work and commitment that happens here. Learning Support has an amazing team of dedicated, kind, hard-working, professional and committed staff members who care deeply about the students at this school. I consider myself very fortunate to have had the opportunity to work with this team and also to meet so many great students. I shall cherish the opportunity I was given and remember it fondly.

I wish the team and the school all the very best for 2013.

Ann GarryHoD Learning Support

Comments from students who did one-to-one reading “It was fun.”

“The reading helped a lot.”

“It was good reading one-to-one and working on Lexia. It helped with my vocabulary.”

“It made a difference to my English and helped with my writing and spelling.”

“Lexia taught me how to pronounce words and spell them. I enjoyed the reading.”

“I learnt how to understand words.”

Learning Support Team 2012

L-R: Jill Tuau, Br Tim Leen, Ann Garry (HOD) Christine McPadden, Glenys Shkopiak.

Absent: Jennifer Cousine and Sr Ruth Coleman.


Physical Education - Y12 EOTC

Cape Palliser to Lake

Ferry: 40km of gravel,

uphill slogs and gale force

winds.

South coast of Wairarapa - AKA ‘Mars’.

Resting after some ‘free climbing’ up a rocky cliff, overlooking the sea.

We cooked it up - it tasted great!

Nine brave men that made the crossing and a teacher tagging along.

Men vs WIld!


EOTC - Year 12 Biology


Junior Badge Ceremony

8KT Year 7 Taani Mafile’o Austin Campbell Year 8 Noah Jaegar- Letts Jordan Moh

8CL Year 7 Daniel Goldsworthy Tony Harvey Year 8 Isaac shaw Jackson Locke

8NI Year 7 Gio Caigaral Ellijah Trocio Year 8 Charlie Penman Tarran John

8SUYear 7 Caleb Carrasco Caelum Tainui Year 8 Pelikani Peaua Jacob Hawkins 8UIYear 7 Tom Richards Sam Haley Year 8 Paolo Lopez Jack Marra

9EP Liam Jones David Nanai

9AN Daniel Satur Robin Walker

9MNRamon Tala Sefo Avau

9FEJoseph Hong Abadies Clavano

10JO Hamish Clausen John Ulu

10SJSalemona Tufile o’ Tuala Marcus Goh

10KEHamish Ram Daniel Nield

10CHDaniel Raju Chris Cunningham

8KT Year 7 Jack O’Brien Caleb Vallance Year 8 Cameron Grant Aloysius Duffy 8CL Year 7 Samuel Murfitt Isaac Baron Year 8 Oscar Hanlin Orban Waitaiki -Messenger 8NI Year 7 Raymond Bewley Ethan Buot Year 8 Max Loveranes Brendan Highnam-Sofeni

8SU Year 7 Euan trocio Griffin Almand Year 8 Andrew Roberts Matthew Elder 8UI Year 7 Harsiddah Talwar Adamondiah man Smith Year 8 Kieran Owers Callum Arnot 9 EP Bridie Henare Isaac Polsczuk 9AN Jack Baucke Seth Trocio

9MN Lui McCarthy Sam Tane 9FE Matthew Rothwell Ethan Clements 10JE Sam Su Victor Taase 10SJ Sio Petelo Jordan Wilson 10KE Shaun de Roo Joshua Montague 10CH Nicky McCleery Aaron Marshall

September 2012

April 2012

Badge WinnersThose who have shown Gospel values of compassion and respect are honoured.

Sister Patricia Hanaray has honoured us by officiating the ceremony, blessing and

awarding the badges to students.


Indian Trip

On his recent trip to the Indian sub-continent Mr Peter Fava (Principal) shared his educational vision. Assisted by Rakesh Sejwal (Teacher), they visited Bangkok (Thailand) and Delhi, Sonepat, Panipat, Rohtak and Mumbai (India). The principle purpose of the journey was to engage the proprietors and principals of the schools in India to explore a short cultural tour of a group of students from their school hosted by St Bernard’s College.

Peter Fava and Mr Rakesh Walia at G.D. Goenka School Panipat, Haryana, India

Mr Fava with Ms Sudeshna Chatterjee & Mr Jairaj Thacker

Mr Fava with Mr Sejwal’s family members Mr Fava with Lt. Colonel Rajesh Dahiya

Peter Fava meeting with the Principal and Directors of Gateway International School Sonepat, Haryana, India

Peter Fava addressing the student leaders of Gateway International School Sonepat, Haryana, India

Mr Sejwal, Mrs. Kiran Dalal and Mr Peter Fava at DPS School Rohtak Haryana, India

Peter Fava with Mrs Udita Ganguly & Mr Gupta at DPS Panipat, India

Mr Fava with the principal of Rukmani Devi Public School New Dehli, India.

Indian Invitation

Mr Fava with Mr Hooda (Director) Shri Ram Global School, Rohtak Haryana

Mr Peter Fava, Mr Rakesh Sejwal and Mr Mohan Antil visit the iconic Taj Mahal


Indian & Japanese Visits

At the beginning of 2012 we welcomed Kenta Kiya and Yoshiki Narita from Sapporo

Otani Junior College, Hokaido Japan. They were part of St Bernard’s College community for the first nine weeks of term one.

Each of these boys wrote some delightful experiences about their time in New Zealand below:

Kenta Kiya “For my first week in New Zealand, I didn’t understand English, and couldn’t speak English very well. After learning English at a separate language school, I came to St Bernard’s College, but I couldn’t understand English either. Now I can understand English that I hear a little bit better. Many students spoke to me. Everyone was gentle and cheerful and

I liked them very much. During interval and lunchtimes, I played soccer with my friends. It was so much fun. My host family was always kind to me. When I couldn’t understand English, they spoke slowly and used more simple language. I think going to school at St Bernard’s College was good because on Saturday we didn’t have classes, and teachers and students were kind to me. I liked my time in New Zealand very much.”

Yoshiki Narita “I came to New Zealand on January 15th. I was taken to my temporary home-stay house by my first host mother whose name is Sharon. I thought she was a kind woman at first, but actually, she frightened me with her angry voice to her teenage twin boys, one week after I started living at her house. Two weeks later, I moved to my second home-stay family. My new host

Sapporo Otani Exchange

father is Atot and his wife’s name is Nani. They were kind, and Atot was interested in Japanese, so I taught Japanese to him.

When I arrived at St Bernard’s College, I thought the students spoke positively in class, but I found their voices noisy sometimes. I also enjoyed St Bernard’s College because I learned about Adobe Photoshop with Mr Harrison, which I had never used before in computing classes.”

Thank you to Kenta and Yoshiki’s home-stays for your absolute dedication, to the students of 10CH, Mrs Anna Langford (Year 10 Dean) and Mrs Jessica Christian (Form Teacher) for showing these boys such care and hospitality during their time at our College. I am sure you will join me in wishing Kenta and Yoshiki all the very best for the future.

Mr William Daveis Director of International Students

DPS PanipatFrom the ancient and historic city of Panipat, India, we welcomed

eight students for the very first time from DPS Panipat. Their school can be found in the Haryana state, just over 90

kilometres north of New Delhi, India’s capital city.

In a whirlwind tour, between 24 May and 3 June of Term 2, we were determined to pack in as many sights and sounds as possible. These included the usual stops and visits in Wellington City, as well as bush walks at Rimutaka Forest Park and stopovers at the Wainuiomata Coast Beach, Adrenalin Forest High Ropes Course, Hangdog Indoor Rock Climbing Centre, the Stokes Valley Buddhist Temple and even Avalon Park!

Given the Indians’ love of cricket, any tour would not have been complete without a trip to New Zealand’s spiritual home of cricket, the Basin Reserve and its museum. A special mention must also be made of the indoor cricket match played between St Bernard’s College and the DPS Panipat students. Although our boys were worried about the supposed reputation and prowess of our visiting group of cricketing fanatics, the local boys had the distinct advantage over Panipat who had never seen, let alone played, the indoor version of cricket before. A St Bernard’s College victory was, therefore, never in doubt!

The exchange was capped off with a farewell dinner between the St Bernard’s College and DPS Panipat teachers, and a promise to forge even closer cultural relations for next year and beyond.


International Languages Week Sunday 19 - Saturday 25 August 2012

The International Languages Week activities continue to be a inspired institution at St Bernard’s. This

year we continued to use international greetings on the daily notices and in our daily interactions in the staffroom and classroom.

Monday - Bonjour! French Tuesday - Talofa lava! Samoan Wednesday - Guten Tag! German Thursday - Konnichiwa! Japanese Friday - Buenos Dias! Spanish

This year the Year 10 and 11 Japanese, French and Samoan students took the opportunity to organise mini lessons and taught them to the Year 7&8 students. They covered teaching the basics of communicating in these target languages, including greetings, numbers and colours. It is pleasing to see that a number of our students arrive at St Bernard’s with very good second (and sometimes third) language skills. It was a series of interactive lessons which were enjoyed by teachers and students alike.

We also held a school wide Greetings competition. Students were asked to find out the origin languages for a poster full of greetings from around the world. There were also Japanese, French and Samoan themed activities held during lunch hours and the languages teachers shared aspects of culture and language during staff reflections in the morning.

It was exciting to see the high level of

Shibuya MaruhariOn 14 March 2012, St Bernard’s College welcomed

the first of two 12 day Japanese short exchanges for the year. Whilst the arrival of this group of 12 students from

Shibuya Makuhari Junior High School, welcomed with a traditional Māori Pōwhiri, represented the end of a frantic behind the scenes search for homestays, it also marked the beginning of new cultural experiences for not only our Japanese guests, but their St Bernard’s College host buddies as well.

As is usual, the Shibuya students split their time being off-site at many familiar Wellington tourist attractions such as Te Papa, The Cable Car, Wellington Zoo, Lindale Farm and Kaitoke Regional Park, with time at school spent inside our classrooms, comparing and contrasting the teaching and learning process with their own experiences in Japan. At short notice, St Bernard’s College was even able to host Gogami-sensei, one of the Japanese teachers travelling with the group. I would like to thank Mr Sejwal for kindly agreeing to help us out in that instance! The College looks forward to warmly welcoming Shibuya Makuhari again in 2013.

involvement at all levels and we hope that next year our students will be as motivated and contribute to language based activities.

Mrs Manuhiri Corcoran HOD Languages

Ikubunkan High School

Fast-forward to week one of Term 3, and we welcomed the second of the Japanese short exchanges. This time, the group was comprised of

10 students from Ikubunkan High School. The itinerary replicated the Shibuya exchange held earlier in the year, although the first item on the programme, as in the pōwhiri, almost didn’t eventuate as the kapa haka group were away at the Nationals! Even so, we still managed to welcome Ikubunkan in the traditional way, thanks to a few of our First XV / Poly Group students. The Ikubunkan students said that none of the other host schools in Wellington had given them a traditional Māori welcome because of absences due to the Kapa Haka Nationals. It was pleasing to know that St Bernard’s could still provide such a unique experience for the group! From personal observation, St Bernard’s College has a wonderful

reputation for extending manaakitanga above and beyond the call of duty. I look forward to more of the same next year!

Japanese Visits

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International Languages

I n t e r n a t i o n a l

Languages

The Languages Department once again consisted of the following staff William Daveis (French)

and Manu Corcoran (Japanese) and Nila Uili (Samoan). It is great to have these great teachers working in the department and supporting the students. Hanako Tsuyuzaki also joined us as a Japanese Language Assistant during term 1. She involved herself in all facets of our school life and was a positive influence for our students.

It has been another full year in the Japanese section of the Languages department.

In term one as well as having Hanako-sensei with us we were very lucky to have a number of visiting Japanese students visiting with us. Our students have been very fortunate to have had the chance to communicate with native Japanese speakers and share the language and culture of New Zealand.

This year we started fundraising for the next Japan Trip scheduled for October 2013. Fundraising for this trip is hard work but the trip is extremely rewarding for all participants. We are always looking for more fundraising opportunities and would love to hear from members of our community about them.

During term 3 we were very lucky to have a visit

from Philip Bailey who has just finished as a JET teacher in the Sendai area. He was there during the earthquake and Tsunami and he shared his experiences of that as well as what it is like to live and work in Japan. The students were very taken with his presentations and many stayed to quiz him about it afterward.

On the 23rd November, the Year 9 & 10 students went on their EOTC field trip to the Japan Information and Cultural Centre in the Majestic Building in Wellington. This year we were given an

educational presentation including a quiz, games, dressing up as well as a couple of short video presentations and explanations about current Japanese trends and life.

After the visit to the Information Centre we went down to Fujiyama Teppanyaki on Taranaki St, where we once again, had a mouth watering teppanyaki meal. I was impressed that all the students tried the different foods and played games like catching raw eggs and fried rice in bowls! It was particularly amusing when some boys dropped egg or rice on themselves. A great time was had by all. Many thanks to the parents who accompanied us - without parent support we could not take these types of trips out.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Hanako, Philip, our parents, students and teachers for their support and assistance in the various activities undertaken by the Japanese section this year. Your help is very much appreciated.

Japanese

Fujiyama Teppanyaki - Taranaki Street


International Languages

T his 2012 academic year in French presented many challenges and opportunities.

Not long after the completion of the language rotation, French students were lucky enough to draw upon the services of a guest teaching assistant from the South of France. Anthony was a 20 year old eccentric and artsy young man who was able to share with our students his own unique brand of French philosophy and humour, whilst teaching the boys some language skills along the way, of course. The Year 9 were also able to get out in the sun on a few occasions to try their hand at French Bowls, otherwise known as Pétanque, although the boys got so competitive that unfortunately, we were never able to finish a game!

Also, to better engage the boys in their learning along the way, we adopted a rewards system called ‘Bons Points,’ which exposed students to a French-specific school rewards system. Culturally, in France, ‘Bons Points’ take the form of individual coupons which are awarded to elementary-level students for exceptional

effort and/or behaviour. Once enough points are gained, students are then able to exchange their ‘Bons Points’ for an educational book from their teacher. So, our ‘Bons Points’ coupons were awarded, the coupons posted into a suitably decorated ‘French Flag’ box, and our winners drawn!! Though, rather than awarding a book, sometimes the best path to student engagement is through that student’s stomach. It just seemed more fitting to swap the prize of a book for a ‘Pain au Chocolat‘(chocolate croissant) and a ‘Chocolat Chaud’ (hot chocolate). Rest assured, the success of the Bons Points system will ensure its definite return next year.

On another topic, student feedback for the course this year means that I am keen to look at cultural trips and French cooking as we move forward. I will also look at bringing in as many native guest speakers as I possibly can.

I am also hoping to build French as a subject to the point where students in solid numbers are retaining the subject though to Year 13, and there are a just a few. So, to our senior French students: Jordan Lamond, Simon Garlick, Joshua Logan, Jayden Grant and Cherbel Khouchaba – thank you for all your dedication to what I hope was a truly worthwhile academic journey!I’d like to close by thanking my colleagues for all their support; Mrs Manuhiri Corcoran (HOD) and Mrs Nila Uili, as well as all of the students who chose to study French in 2012.

In fact, I am drawn to a quote of thanks from Ménandre, a playwright

and dramatist:“Le fruit le plus agréable et

le plus utile au monde est la reconnaissance”.

“The nicest and most useful fruit in the world is

gratitude.”My gratitude to you all!

William Daveis

Teacher in charge of French

To commemorate fifty years of Independence for Samoa, the Year 9, 10

and 11 students taking Gagana Samoa at St Bernard’s College participated in a celebration at Porirua College on Friday 1st June.

The day started with an ava ceremony and concluded with items from colleges in the Wellington region. Our group sang a song called ‘Ua e manumanlo’ and

David Lefaoseu gave an amazing speech on behalf of our college. The event coincided with the Samoan language week to promote the importance of knowing and maintaining your language.

Mrs Nila UiliTeacher in charge of Samoan

Samoan 50th Independence Day Celebrations

French


Library

It has been another busy year in the library as well as behind the scenes. The library has been filled with

students, whether for study, personal reading, class visits, playing card games or watching TV at lunchtimes. The number of books issued this year is over 5500. It is great to see so many students reading as well as staff.

At the beginning of the year we introduced the Accelerated Reader Advantage Programme to replace the very old package that we had since the year 2002. This programme is internet based and is more user friendly with thousands of quizzes in each reading level so the students are not limited to the collection of books in the school library. Behind the scenes we have been colour-coding the fiction books so that students can easily see the books in their reading level. Congratulations to the top three students who did not fail one test - Joshua Furjes-Crawshaw 8UI (reading level 5.1) – 173 tests, Jackson Locke 8CL (reading level 5.6) – 96 tests, and Jonathan Nield 8SU (reading level 5.9) – 63 tests.

In June we were invited to HIBS to see the author Chris Paolini (above left) who wrote the Inheritance series (Eragaon). Several of the desk assistants went as well as other keen readers with Ms Sue McNab. I went to Chilton St James in September to see the author John Boyne who wrote The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. Both authors are extremely talented and we were very fortunate to be able to see them.

Library Statistics for 2012. Surprisingly, we have exactly the same results as 2011.• Most Popular Item in

2012: Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Dog Days by Jeff Kinney.

• Most Popular Item to date: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

• Most Popular Author: Robert Muchamore

• Most Active Borrower: Jonathan Nield

• Most Active Class: 8KT

Acknowledgements: I would like to thank our volunteer Jacki Sheehan who does an awesome job here in the library. Jacki helps out in the library with processing books, shelving & issuing books, and covering departmental text books. Jacki also does an amazing job keeping the staffroom clean and tidy.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Student Library Assistants who have helped out in the library this year. The library team has provided valuable service to the Library with their helpfulness and cheerfulness. Welcome to the new student librarians who joined the team this year.

A special thank you to Mrs Nicola Grant who helped out in the library working on the AR Advantage Programme, while I was away on school business.

Mrs Kerry Rubick Library Manager.

Read Alert - Library News

Five teams were entered into the Wellington Regional Speaking Competition this year with our

most successful team being the Senior Certificate team of Liam McAuliffe, Ben Van Workoem, Arama Pou and Joe Schuchman who made it through to the finals against Wellington Girls. They were unsuccessful in this last debate but should be very proud of their achievements.

The Junior Premier team of Chris Cunningham, Nicky McCleery and Itai Mumwiro got through to the quarter finals where they were also unsuccessful in their final debate against Wellington College.All teams worked very hard and learnt a great deal. Certificates were given out in assembly for best debater and most improved at each grade.

Special thanks to Mike Fowler who managed the Premier A team and to the senior debaters who coached junior teams. Without you there would not have been a debating club at St Bernard’s.Sue McNabDebating Convenor

D e batab l e s u c c e s s


The Boy Friend co-production with Chilton St James School

When two tribes go to war... That’s how we roll!

Dracula meets the All Blacks - Blood Sports Production

“What is important to me is not the truth outside myself, but the truth within myself.”

Konstantin Stanislavski

What a fantastic year it has been for Drama at SBC! For the first time, the

subject was offered at all three levels of NCEA and with that, we had so many more wonderful actors spreading their talented wings on the stage.

The year began with two super opportunities to perform outside of SBC. The first of these was The Boy Friend, a spectacular show done in conjunction with our neighbours at Chilton St James. The Roaring Twenties came to life with great acting, singing and dancing. A number of happy friendships were struck during the many weeks of intense rehearsals.

Later that term, a few more students were invited to join Ahikaa Trust in the high-energy show, The Waka of Love which toured for several weeks around the Wellington region. Our reputation for talent certainly grew this year as others had the opportunity to see our boys in action.

In October, Blood Sports was presented in the hall to a full house. As a first

for SBC, the show was directed by a senior student, Kyle Viagedor, who took on the challenge putting on the whole show by himself. This was no small feat given this was a full length show with a large cast. (Yes, Kyle, you won the competition!)

As part of the curriculum, students were privileged to attend outstanding professional (local and international productions) such as The Beautiful Burnout, Tu, Private Peaceful and All My Sons - just to name a few.

Finally, it must be said that all the students, without a doubt, grew in their acting ability as they honed their craft in class. You are all now extremely proficient method actors and are masters of the Magic If. I am incredibly proud of each of your achievements and I look forward to next year when we tackle new projects and shows. I also bid farewell do my inaugural Drama class who are graduating this year. It was fun and you still go down in history as the Best in Improv at SBC. Well done, all of you!

Mrs Petra Jaeger

Performing Arts - Drama

The Waka of Love


Music is not just a subject. Students and parents should realise the huge number of

skills and disciplines used within the subject. Music should not be dismissed because “I’m not going to do it as a career.” Music is not job training, rather music trains the person. A musical performance by an individual is the product of focused discipline and practice, presentation skills, confidence and self belief.

A music performance by a group requires all of the previous skills as well as a developed sense of working together as a group to achieve the same goal. Why write off these qualities? Don’t all individuals need these skills in order to be successful?

Mass Band This year the Mass Band involved a key group of senior students.

Matthew Gupwell - Rhythm guitar Josh Dominikovich - Guitar/vocals Tama Te Kawa – Bass guitar Ben Van Woerkom - Piano Keanu Te Kawa - Drums Andrew Barnett-Olsen - Vocals

I want to say a huge thank you to these boys. Thank you for giving up your time to play for these events. Thank you for your reliability, commitment and hard work throughout the year. I could not have done it without you.

Celebration of Music This year we showcased the Celebration of Music in the school gym, with a simple music setup and lighting. Thanks to all the performers on the night; your standard of performance was high and you did yourselves proud. All your hard work paid off and it was a very enjoyable evening. The absolute stars of the night were behind the scenes – David Sefton, Kaleb Haftka, Harry Slade, Nathan O’Reilly, Michael Start and my hubby Duncan McIntyre - you were all fabulous! The lighting and sound was superb, despite being in the gym which is not ideal as it does not have the best acoustics. These guys worked throughout the day and night to get things ready. Harry Slade was our MC for a second time and did an amazing job. Thanks Harry! Finally a huge thank you to the Itinerant Music Teachers: Clyde Clemmet, Cath Haley, Paul Mouncy, Frankie Curac and Ricky Boyd for teaching these boys and helping them to develop their skills.

Barbershop This year our barbershop quartet involved a group of junior boys. These boys have serious talent and sound amazing together. Although they did not compete at the Wellington Competitions this year, they will certainly be ready for next year!

Thomas Smith - Tenor Anthony Iosefo/Ben Meafou - Lead Mona Mafile’o-Tuala - Baritone Samuelu Vaofusi - Bass

Acoustic Music Evening On Thursday 29 March, 32 students from St Bernard’s College took the stage for the annual acoustic evening. This evening took place in the staffroom and was packed out. With only 45 tickets, all sold out in a short amount of time. It was an evening for family and friends to come along and see how talented their kids are, while enjoying a few glasses of wine and tasty nibbles.

Josh Dominikovich, Matthew Gupwell, Liam McAuliffe, Cameron Piper, Arbie Hong, Seth Trocio, Matthew Elder, Kaleb Haftka, Jesse Murrell, Troy McGuinness, Ben Meafou, Samuelu Vaofusi, Mona Mafile’o-Tuala, Jacob Moa, Blake Owers, Luke Vallance, Harry Royle, Tyler Wright, Ben van Woerkom, Ash Sales, Avito Alefosio, Tama Te Kawa, Connor Bliss, Nathan Houpapa, Logan Ngatuere –Ongley.

A special thanks go out to our techies - Nathan Russell and Nick Lunn. Thanks to my year 11’s and 12’s for helping to cart over and set up the gear. Thank you to Jessica Christian and Maria Fouhy for helping out in the kitchen - you guys did an amazing job, Rose Gupwell for the delicious food and Harry Slade for as always being a thoroughly entertaining MC.

MUSIC STUDIES

Performing Arts - Music


Pacifica Beats Our pacific group this year was the ‘Yung Wunz’ which consisted of six key mem-bers: Mona Mafile’o-Tuala – Guitar Talosaga Tanu – Lead vocals Samuelu Vaofusi – Back up vocals Benjamin Meafou – Bass guitar Jacob Moa – Drums Elia Taanua – Keyboard ‘Yung Wunz’ performed at the Wellington Pacifica Beats competition in August, performing their song called “Get up!” Although they were not placed, they did St Bernard’s College proud and certainly had the most beautiful harmonies, and were the most entertaining on the night! It seems this year the judges were looking for a soloist, rather than a group to compete for the New Zealand title.

Gospel Choir Half way through 2012, we created St Bernard’s first Gospel Choir. This was inspired by the Revolution Tour when they took a workshop with a group of our boys. They sounded absolutely beautiful together and it was decided they were to become a choir! Throughout the second half of the year, this group of boys have attended practices with their magnificent tutor Pati and have learnt a bunch of great gospel tunes. These boys are set to perform at the ‘Christmas in the Hutt’ in December – an absolute privilege, but I know these boys will do us proud and show the Hutt what our SBC boys are made of!

Mrs McIntyre HoD Performing Arts

Performing Arts - Music


In this ever changing world, science is becoming an integral part in all aspects of our lives. With serious changes to the

environment through pollution of our air, water and land, our life on Earth is more perilous than ever. Each generation is given the serious responsibility to ensure that we leave the Earth in a better state than when we came into this world. How can we ensure that this legacy is achieved? It was science and technology that have given us humans the skills and attributes to make the most of our God-given environment. What we now must do is give this generation the knowledge and skills to ensure that they can leave our Earth in a state that is habitable by all life. We must know how to maintain and even increase our depleted fish stocks, have a scientific understanding of genetic engi-neering and genetic manipulation, have an understanding of why we need to control our introduced pests, what are the real advan-tages and disadvantages of nuclear power and the causes and consequences of climate change. The answers to all these questions can be better understood if we apply our sci-entific knowledge to the problems we face.

I believe that we are doing a very good job here at St. Bernard’s in giving our students the knowl-edge to make life-defining decisions. The major focus of the science staff is to make science fun and to have the students leave the class feeling good about what they have just learnt.

As with all subjects, the science department has been busy and there have been a good number of fantastic achievements gained by the students as well as department-wide initiatives. These have been:

1. 2011 NCEA academic successes:Daniel Campbell, gained an Outstanding scholarship in physics and a scholarship in sci-ence - which is a brilliant performance. At Year 11, David Anthony Smith gained 3 excellences

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in his 3 externals, while Ethan McAuliffe gained 2 excellences and a merit grade in his 3 externals. Fifteen further students gained a merit or higher grade. At Year 12, Yuxuan Zhou picked up 3 ex-cellences from his chemistry and physics papers while Junaid Ahmed picked up 2 excellences.

2. Horticultural club: We have kept the garden beds and environs tidy and useable. This is an area of the curriculum that we need to develop further. Two new horticultural standards were introduced into the Year 11 and 12 science courses, developing horticultural skills that could lead to careers in this industry. In the Year 11 applied science course, there was a standard on how ground layering, stem and leaf cuttings are done. In the Year 12, science course there was a standard on how to bud and graft one type of wood onto another, as well as how to break seed dormancy.

3. ICAS assessment in schools. The science competition had 111 entrants. Congratulations to: Noah Jaeger-Letts (Y8), Nathan Chan, Rewi Ross-Hotene, Aidan Watson (all Y9), Jordan Tay-lor (Y10) and Nicholas Lunn and Jozef Van Hout (Y11) all gained Distinction (top 10% in NZ). Thomas Mingins (Y7), Finlay Anderson, Elisha Day, Chenchen Huang, Taran John, Jackson Locke, Paolo Lopez, Marcus Manning, Alex Mc-Cloy, Charlie Penman, and Steven Pereira, (Y8), Jack Baucke, Luke Pynenburg, Ethan Smith, Robin Walker and Danny Ward (Y9), Jacob Egan, Karl Hofsteede, Wei-Ming Lim, Aaron Mar-shall, Nicky McCleery, Troy McGuinness, Mataio Pou, Brandon Va’a and David Woodmann-Smith (Y10), Steve Clark, Benjamin Duthie-Jung, Jayden Grant, Joseph Schuchmann and Ben Van Woerkom (Y11), Ethan McAuliffe, Chris Sims and David Anthony Smith (Y12), Simon Garlick (Y13) all gained credit (top 25% of NZ).The remaining candidates gained participation certificates and 15 of these students were placed in the top 50% of NZ.

4. Field Trips: These allow con-cepts to become more relevant to the students. This year we had the usual Year 12 and 13 biology field trips to Battle Hill and Paraparaumu Beach respective-ly, which was part of their ecological studies. The Year 12 science class went to the Carter Observatory to look at the nature of stars and travelled to Titahi Bay to look at the influ-ences of sea erosion and the geological features that are created. The Year 10 NCEA class and the two Year 11 applied science classes visited Harcourt Park to look at the effects of movement of the Wellington Fault. We were very grateful to Mr. Julian Thompson for his expert description on the processes and the outcomes occurring.

5. Visits outside the classroom. A. All the Year 7/8 visited the Science/Technol-ogy Road show at Hutt Intermediate. This was an excellent opportunity for the students to experience hands-on science. It was very much appreciated to have a large number of parents help to walk these students to the show.

B. GNS visit. Five students were given brief descriptions of different careers within GNS but they were also able to look at ice cores from Antarctica, went into storage rooms at minus 35oC. They were also able to look at the earthquake effects and the effect of liquid nitrogen (at minus 196oC).

6. Otago University senior student science competition: We had four students from Y13, five from Y12 and ten from Y11 participate in this competi-tion. Congratulations to Nick Lunn and Joseph Schuchmann who gained merit certificates that placed them in the top 30% of all candidates. Joseph also gained a $30 gift voucher.

7. Brain Bee Competition: Auckland University, in association with the neurological foundation of Australia and NZ run a competition for Year 11 students. This year, 10 students had the courage to participate. Two students were invited to Auckland to participate in round 2 which involved in-depth questioning on the functioning ability of the brain. Congratu-lations to Martin Markwitz and Steve Clarke for acquitting themselves very well. Thanks to their parents for travelling up with them.

8. Primary School Visits. We continued our close relationship with Ss Peter and Paul’s school. This year we worked closely with their science club. The 20 students did experiments from dissections to chemical reactions to seeing the effects of static electricity using the van der Graff generator and much more. It was great to see their enjoyment of science. We also had the privilege to visit Sacred Heart School in Petone on two occasions. It was great to teach their middle school about chemical reaction and other processes.

“Number one under the Star of Mary”


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9. Science DemonstratorsAt our open day and during the primary school visits we had students from Year 9 to 13 acting as demonstrators. They did a brilliant job in showing that science is fun and rewarding. We also had a solar scope in use which allowed the visitors to see the sun in action.

10. Science Fair: Our college science fair programme went very well. A very special thanks to the parents who allowed their homes to become laboratories and also found many resources to allow their sons to complete an investigation. Thanks to Paul King, a retired science teacher, who was our guest judge. On the next page is a full list of the results. Special congratulations to our three major place getters. 1st Overall : Aidan Almand (Y9), 2nd over-all : Paola Lopez (Y8) and 3rd Overall : Lachan Gillespie (Y8)

11. Wellington Regional Science Fair. It takes a courageous student to have their sci-ence fair exhibit on display for all of Wellington to see but this is what 11 students did. They had their exhibits marked by a series of judges. Special congratulations to Aidan Almand who gained a highly commended in the Year 9 category.

12. Senior chemistry quiz. We had David Anthony Smith, Matthew Dicken, Chris Sims and Miguel Orevilli compete in Wel-lington chemistry association quiz at Victoria University. They acquitted themselves very well.

13. Visits to Victoria University. Our senior chemistry and physics students spent a day involved in a series of practical investiga-tions organized by the physical science faculty. The students were able to participate in curricu-lum related work that would not be possible in school. They had to produce pure benzoic acid from benzaldehyde.

14. Chemistry titration competition. Brett Manaia and Miguel Orevillo competed in this competition run by Victoria University. It in-volved the use of complex chemistry equipment to find the concentrations of unknown chemicals.

Both boys did very well.

15. Future In Tech visit. This is an organisation that brings in young graduates who are working in areas of technol-ogy to speak with young students. We had a scientist specializing in physics who spoke about the “Physics of the Olympics”. He spoke to 9AN and 10CH about the physics principals involved in some of the track and field events that

were run during the London Olympics. This is an excellent idea and greatly appreciated by both the students and staff.

16. Old boys visit. Mr Jordon Saggers (Head Boy 2010) spoke about his current course on Marine Biology to Year 13 biology and Year 11 science. This is an excellent way of keeping ex-students involved with the school.

17. Paper recycling. Classrooms and offices around the college send waste paper to us and we then get it recycled. This our 4th year for this project. Last year we were given 12 seedlings, which we planted around the college. For three full wool bags we earn a tree. This means that over the year we recycled 42 wool bags of paper and cardboard. One tree earned is equal to 2000 litres of paper OR eight wheelie bins OR a 2m3 cage. This is a great achievement. Thanks to EERST ( Environ-mental education for resource sustainability or “Trees for Paper” organisation who co-ordinate the supply of the trees.

18. Astronomy Club. We meet on the last Thursday of each month and if the weather is obliging we see the planets, binary stars, star clusters, the moon, other galax-ies and much more using our 10 inch reflecting telescope. If it is cloudy then we go indoors to see and discuss such events such as super-nova, black holes, the idea of multiple galaxies, current NASA discussions, Hubble telescope photographs and much more. This is open to all students, parents, staff and others. We were able to use a solarscope and look directly at the sun to witness the solar eclipse on the 14th Novem-ber. A very special thanks to Mr Anthony Gomez

who takes the evenings and to Edward Wilcock who is our chairperson and events co-ordinator and Hamish Clausen our co-organiser.

19. Ecology Club. We commenced this year with a group of four senior students. We co-ordinated three events. The first was Earth Hour where we encouraged all students to turn off all unnecessary home lights on the 31st March. We arranged for as much of the college to turn off unnecessary light-ing and electrical appliances on Thursday 3rd

May. Our second event was Earth Day. In com-memoration of this day in which we arranged for a poster and poem competition on the theme of

“Looking after our planet” We had quite a few entries which was very pleasing.

Results: Poems: 1st: Josh Dominikovich with “The Gift of our Environment” 2nd: Jayden Tamarua with “Almighty World”. 3rd: Jack Maara with “How to treat the Earth”

Posters: 1st: Johannas Duthie-Jung, Kieran Owers and Callum Arnot with “Environmental Awareness”. 2nd: Kane Hailwood and Jayden Tainui with “Go Green”, 3rd=: Jack Marra ‘Treat the earth with respect” /

Braden Longstaff with “World Environment day”

20. Year 10 NCEA Classes. We had one class taking 2 internal and 1 external standard. This is seen as a good opportunity to both extend the students but also to show them that success at this level is achievable if you work hard and study well. Last year 77% of students passed the external standard on Electricity and Magnetism”. 68 % passed the internal standards on Astronomy and geology.

21. Study Skill seminar. Thanks to Mrs. Lomax who looks after careers and STAR funding who arranged for an inter-national presenter to come in and take the Year 12 biology, 12 science and 11 science classes through the procedures on how to study and revise effectively and efficiently. His seminar was very well received by the students and his sug-gestions were taken on board.

22. Shake Out. We were part of this initiative with 1.3 million other New Zealanders. We lie on the bound-ary of two tectonic plates so earthquakes are a way of life for us. However, we are very blasé when it comes to preparedness for the inevitable large quake. We had the whole school involved and everyone “dropped, covered and held” until we were told to leave our rooms by our civil defense team. This will become part of our emergency drill programme.


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23. Science Staff.Every successful department must have suc-cessful staff that coordinate the many and varied activities that our within it. Our staff are totally committed to ensuring that every student receives the best possible science education and that we bring into the world ‘science liter-ate’ young men who can understand the non-science concepts that are covered in adverts such as “organic water”. We warmly welcomed Mrs Jo Jensen onto the staff for this year as a re-placement for Ms Lyn Too. Jo taught all levels of science and Year 13 chemistry. Jo’s contribution has been huge with an enthusiasm for science that was infectious. Jo coordinated the Victoria University visit for senior chemists.

Mrs Anna Langford is our second chemist as well as being the Year 10 Dean. Anna is forging a reputation as an excellent chemistry teacher who knows her reactions and the periodic table. Anna has also motivated her Year 10 class to work hard and achieve very well in there external NCEA papers on “Electricity and magnetism”. Anna showed her performing attributes by being a singer in the college band on St Bernard’s Day.

Mr Luka Andic has completed his first full year with us and his enthusiasm for ecology is seen in the success of his Year 12 biology students in their ecological study. Luka performed in the staff band on St Bernard’s day and could now be called the next “Rod Stuart” or even “Justin Bieber”!!!!

Mrs Jess Christian took one of our level one NCEA science classes and was able to show her students the links between the real world and the science being taught. Jess was able to bring her strong mathematical skills to the physic topic.

Mr David Housden is our resident whiz kid who can make any aspect of electricity a charged experience and can even get objects to defy the forces of gravity. David is very highly sort after as the “guru” of physics teaching because of his ability to get his students to understand the everyday occurances around them have a physi-cal explanation. He brings the “OHHHH” back into learning.

Mr David Sefton is DP but also a brilliant and motivating science teacher. David taught one Y7/8 class and in doing so he gave every student a very sound knowledge of difficult concepts such as weather, bubbleology, forensic science (who did actually push Humpty Dumpty off the wall?), growing vegetables. He even found time to do exciting experiments and investigations.

Mrs Lynley Pawson, our science technician has the task of making the science staff look good in front of the class. Lynley ensures that everything we might possibly need for our experiments and investigations is ready for us to use, even before we know that we will require them. Lynley has also done a brilliant job in ensuring that we are following the requirements of the HSNO (Hazardous substances and new organism) Act, which means that all our students are aware of how to act and perform safely in a laboratory. Mr Brenten Higson teaches senior biology and science.

The science staff congratulate all the students on their successes last year and we wish you all the very best for whatever lies ahead of you.

Jess Christian, Jo Jensen, Anna Langford, Luka Andic, Brenten Higson, David Housden, Lynley Pawson and David Sefton.

Student Form Award Title

Aidan Almand 9AN 1st Overall, 1st Y9, 1st AN Spatial awareness

Paolo Lopez 7/8UI 2nd Overall, 1st Y7/8, 1st 7/8UI A survey on the effects of playing computer video games on the academic performance of year 7/8 students

Lachlan Gillespie 7/8CL 3rd Overall, 2nd Y7/8, 1st 7/8CL Fizzing combinations.

Noah Jaeger-Letts 7/8KT 3rd Y7/8, 1st 8KT Parallogram prevention

Joshua Hewson 9AN 2nd Y9, 2nd 9AN What is in my water?

Nathan Chan 9AN 3rd Y9, 3rd 9AN Alturism in school

Mitchell Statham 10JE 1st Y10, 1st 10 JE Which one is cleaner?

Jamie Curtis 10KE 2nd Y10,1st 10KE Caffeine Hit.

Jesse Gilbert & Mino Vatikani 10 SJ 3rd Y101st 10SJ

Hungry seagulls.

Elliot Thorn 7/8CL 2nd 7/8CL Cinnamon

Joshua Froggatt 7/8CL 3rd 7/8CL What battery lasts the longest?

Elisha Alasdair Day 7/8CL Highly commended in CL Bacteria and baby food.

Joseph Dalton 7/8CL Highly commended in CL Does noise stop concentration?

Joshua Sales 7/8 KT 2nd in 7/8KT Mould, mould. How quickly do you grow?

Brendan English 7/8KT 3rd in 7/8KT What fabrics are the most flammable?

Izaac Gorrie 7/8KT Highly commended in KT Mentos Fountain

Conrad Weatherall 7/8NI 1st 7/8NI How colour effects taste.

Gio Cigaral 7/8NI 2nd 7/8NI Homemade versus commercial pH indicators

Taran John 7/8NI 3rd 7/8NI What glows up

Brendan Highman-Sofeni 7/8NI Highly commended in NI Which battery is the best?

Thomas Mingins 7/8NI Highly commended in NI Which toothpaste whitens your teeth the fastest?

Patrick Silcock 7/8SU 1st 7/8SU What wood burns the fastest?

Andrew Roberts 7/8SU 2nd 7/8SU Bulldozers and trout do not mix.

Flynn McLean 7/8SU 3rd 7/8SU Can an adult pass the Year 7 science test.

Griffin Almand 7/8SU Highly commended in SU Stalactites

Sam Hardie 7/8SU Highly commended in SU Absorbing water with different types of paper towels.

Sam Taylor 7/8UI 2nd 7/8UI Cleaning swimming pools.

Jack Marra 7/8UI 3rd =7/8UI Acid Attack

Callum Arnot 7/8UI 3rd =7/8UI Rat Buffet

Liam Win 9MN 1st 9MN The invincible soap bubbles

Dylan Samuel 9MN 2nd 9MN Which metal conducts electricity the best?

Ehnel Bugas & Raphael Nicol 9MN 3rd 9MN The momentum of marbles.

Matthew Henderson 9EP 1st 9EP How does the temperature affect the bouncing of tennis balls?

Kozmo Zawada 9EP 2nd 9EP Car ramp

Zach Ahearn 9FE 1st 9FE Soaking wood.

Scott Travis 9FE 2nd 9FE Battery life.

Vineel Chandra 9AN Highly commended in 9AN Energy Drinks.

Nicholas Ibrahim 9AN Highly commended in 9AN Are fingerprints hereditary?

Bill Roberts 9AN Highly commended in 9AN Sugar rush.

Terence Jiang & Thomas Josephson 10SJ 2nd 10SJ Roof colour and global warming.

Sio Petelo Avau & Phoenix Schaafhausen

10SJ 3rd 10SJ Which cup is the hottest?

Shaun de Roo & Neville McFarland 10KE 2nd 10KE Do energy drinks affect your memory?

Brian Hogg and Wilson Lologa 10KE 3rd 10KE How long is a person’s attention span?

Sean Marshall & Tatenda Mvere 10JE 2nd 10JE Falling rocks.

Willie Fine & Jaydon Turara 10JE 3rd 10JE Which fruit has the most juice?

Science Fair Results


Social Science - Economics

Display

Year 12 and 13 economics students were very privileged to have the opportunity to

go to Victoria University on the 5th June. They questioned the finance minister, Bill English, on the Budget. Our school was lucky enough to personally speak to Mr English.

Jahann Cerezo and Ethan McAuliffe welcomed him on to the campus and Tyler Saggers thanked

him on behalf of ALL the secondary schools students from the Wellington region who attended.

The day was very interesting and informative and was thoroughly enjoyed by the boys who went and had the

opportunity to ask the finance minister questions on the budget particularly Jerome Chan. Thanks to Mr McKay

who organized the trip and allowed us to have this once in a lifetime experience.

Economics Victoria University Trip

On the 25th of May eight Year 12 economic students were invited to the ANZ annual post budget breakfast. The event was held at Te Papa

and had many local businessmen and media attending to hear the Minister of Finance the Honourable Bill English to address the business community about the budget and also to hear ANZ economist Cameron Bagrie deliver his speech on economic outlook for the future.

The event was very formal with dress uniform required as well we needed to wear a name badge. The speech on the economic outlook gave us a view on where New Zealand was heading and was very interesting to hear. The food catering was also very good considering how

many people needed to be fed. When Bill English gave his speech we heard him justified why he did what he did in the budget which too was very fascinating to hear. Overall the post budget breakfast was an engaging experience which we were lucky to attend. We would all like to thank Craig Sims CEO of ANZ New Zealand for getting us a table to attend this event.

Chris Sims

Full English Breakfast - ANZ

Top 10 Boys Mean Business

Year 10 boys had to fight their corner in a “Dragon’s Den” style Business

Challenge.

Competition was fierce and the standard of presentations was impressive.


Social Science - Geography

There are a number of differences between Geography taught in Japan and Geography taught in New Zealand. One of the most striking variations is that in a geography

class in Japan, the students are taught only about the geography of the country mostly in primary school. However, in New Zealand,

the students are not only taught about the land but also about other areas of the subject which relate to geographic skills, concepts and current issues focussing on local, national and global scales, such as affluenza (contagious consumerism which leads to debt, anxiety and waste).

Surprisingly, in Year 12 Geography we learnt about topics such as crime in Chicago and hip hop music. I learnt how and why hip hop music and culture have spread across the world, as well as the nature of its African origin. The students are required to consider what was happening in the world at various stages

during the evolution and spread of hip hop music. Also, the fact that music speaks volumes despite the language. I played

a Japanese hip hop song in class. My classmates enjoyed the music and were

surprised at the number of English words used in the song.

There are essentially eight boys in the geography class of St Bernard’s including myself. In Japan the class number is five to six times more and there is very little one-to-one contact with the teacher. At St Bernard’s students learn well because they feel free to ask their teachers any questions relating to the subject.

Overall it would appear that Japanese college geography is not efficient at considering the society as a whole as the students go into an academic subject at tertiary level. Career pathways in Geography at St Bernard’s are more clearly defined and helps prepare you better for the future. Daisuke Hotta (12Geo)

Y12 Geography- Hot Topics:

Affluenza, Hip Hop and CSI Chicago

“My class enjoyed

Japanese Hip Hop ”

The wall of cumulus plods across the sky.

Beneath the canopy of trees

A stone drops into a deep dark pool.

Rocks fall from ancient crags.

Beneath the canopy of trees

Families become villages, become nations.

Rocks fall from ancient crags.

Civilizations rise and fall.

Families become villages become nations.

Nations transform into empires.

Civilizations rise and fall.

The rocks of old bring cultures together.

Nations transforms into empires.

A stone drops into a deep dark pool.

The rocks of old brings cultures together.

The wall of cumulus plods across the sky.

Ben Wallis (12Geo)

The Wall of Old Cumulus


Social Science - History

These questions are not

whimsical. At Levels 1 and 2 they have been put this year, and at Level 3 they will be put next year. They are a snap shot reflecting the transition of history into the environment of the New Curriculum.

Two years into a three year transition, and the change is going smoothly. There is significant continuity with what went before; I am not doing a root and branch job but rather playing to my strengths, and the New Curriculum gives one enormous scope to do that. If I get a classroom buzz from it then hopefully the students will pick that up. Indications so far are that they are doing so.

It all reflects the intent of the New Curriculum, namely that content selection should connect with the experience of New Zealand and New Zealander’s in so far as it possible. This is not difficult; given our geographical isolation and cultural diversity, almost anything does.

So the up-side is being turbo-charged in the classroom, and teaching pretty much everything that I have ever wanted to. As I wrote last year, I am amazed that I am being paid to do this. The best wine has been saved until now.

But that is purely personal appreciation and student advantage. The subject down-side is that there is no longer any national history syllabus built on common content. Could you imagine there being no agreed knowledge base for secondary school science, mathematics, or languages? That is inconceivable and absurd.

However this is now the situation with history. It is great for me personally. Not so great if the subject is meant to join a huge amount of retrospective dots and construct a coherent story. Go to the NZQA subject web site, call up some standards, and look for the killer phrase, ‘content may include but is not restricted to’. Then browse the smorgasbord. It is not a pretty sight.

So the main challenge for a history teacher in this new environment is to design a programme that tells a coherent story over three years. Nationally that has been ditched, it is now a local job. I am doing it one way, and hopefully it is effective. The next teacher of history will do it completely differently.

Michael Fowler, Teacher of History

Here is a history quick achievement standard task. Test yourself at excellence level at Levels 1, 2, and 3.

Level 1: (1) Who were the Fallschirmjager?

(2) How did Peter Fraser save the New Zealand Division on Crete?

(3) Why was Stalin a Mafioso?

Level 2 : (1) Why is Andrew Russell NZ’S greatest general?

(2) What was Number 1 Field Punishment suffered by Archibald Baxter?

(3) Why is Leni Riefenstahl the greatest political documentary film maker?

Level 3: (1) Why did von Senger und Etterlin out general Freyberg at Monte Cassino?

(2) Who is your favourite Italian war bride?

(3) Why was George Kennan a prophet? If you scored highly, well done – you

would achieve at St. Bernard’s. If you did not, enrol in history at St. Bernard’s now. Discount for quick enrolment – offer closes soon.

Was Stalin a mafioso?


Social Science

Hutley, Damon Jon 2012 St Bernard’s College ECON199 Introduction to Microeconomics A

STAR Student’s SuccessWe are very proud of Damon Huntley, in Y13, who has successfully taken a varsity paper with Canterbury University via distance learning. The Department appreciates the STAR funding which enabled Damon to excel. He has earned an amazing “A” grade result and won a $5000 scholarship to study Economics at Canterbury next year. We are very pleased for him. Well done Damon!

We had a great day looking at Wellington from a geographical, historical and economic perspective. Reserve Bank & Bank of New Zealand Museum

Bolton St Cemetery

Museum of Wellington City and Sea

NZ Archives

Te Papa Museum

Cable Car

Lambton Quay shoreline

Amazing Journey


Social Science

Social Science subjects are ideal vehicle for delivering the key competencies as specified in the New Curriculum. We offer engaging lessons

that use the community and students past knowledge to develop skills. Information technology is a key component of our lessons as we use inquiry learning to help students discover the world in which they live in and participate in.

Social Studies We can do this using the pedagogy laid out in the Ministry’s Best Evidence synthesis. It is important that students participate and understand ideas and concepts. This is enhanced when they can connect the content with their daily lives. Their own experiences help them compare their lives with others. The use of technologies, both written and computing, gives teaching more relevance to students.

Dylan 10CHI enjoyed the Tokelau topic. It was close to home, and it was interesting. The viewpoints of Felima to “modernise not westernise”. keeping the culture alive.

We use the community with its focus on belonging as an explanation for learning. Cooperative learning tasks that encourage dialogue , group rules and respect for each others opinions are practiced and encouraged within the Faculty.

Learning is delegated to the students through inquiry learning assignments. Students have to make decisions that relate to their learning.

Shaun 10CHI enjoyed the Middle East and learning about the wars and the History. The research project allowed me to discover new information I had never know or thought of.

Topics are chosen for their relevance and interest. They provide a variety of experiences that stimulate further research.

Dylan GI enjoyed the Amazing Journey. I learned about the Plimmer’s Ark. The wreck under the stairs in Lambton Quay. I did not know about the cool museum of City and Sea.

Economics

This year has been a busy year

in Economics. The emphasis has been on greater use of the community.

Year 10 have EOTC experiences at Massey University to celebrate Money Week. They trialled the sharemarket game “From Skint to Mint”. This is a new activity to teach students about the way the sharemarket works.

Role plays are important ways of giving students an insight into economic language.

NickI liked learning new ideas that I have never encountered before.

In year 10 Economics students are introduced to the language of business. There experiences have been enjoyable and from feedback from student worthwhile. Comments from students:

TomI really enjoyed the language of economics and applying to real life through the Money day. It gave us practical experience of the business world Using simple scarce resources to create goods that satisfied our needs and wants. Original and fun ways of learning economic ideas.

Senior Economics students had the privilege of going to a breakfast with Bill English the Minister of Finance. An activity organised by Mr Sims, a sixth year’s parent. Students also attended Victoria University where they fielded question to the Minister of Finance on his Budget for the year.

A group also participated in the Monetary Policy Challenge organised by the Reserve Bank.

Year 11 learned the economics behind McDonald’s restaurant brand when they visited a local outlet.

It can be seen that economics is a hands-on learning experience that has positive outcomes for students, with the opportunity for extension of more able students. Damon Hutley, year 13, studied a micro economics paper through Canterbury University, gaining and A pass and at the same time winning a $5000 scholarship to Canterbury University to study Economics next year. Well done, Damon.H

Mr Gerry McKay HoD Social Sciences

keeping it real!


Technology - Construction

Working in wood, the Tech Construction students develop common sets of

skills and then personalised their products to add design flair to the finishing stages. Mr Patrick Cassidy, HoD Technology

Design & Visual Communication

Graphics is dead! Long Live DVC! With the new subject name comes new opportunities. Students still have to follow a design process and developing hand drawn skills are still very important, however,

the scope of what is possible has opened up opportunities for divergent idea development. Students are now combining 3D SketchUp / CAD renderings with traditional 2D tools to show how their research has informed their project’s development. Mrs Shill

Epuni station re-imagined in 3D by Cameron Piper

Mixed media poster by Tony Su

L-R from top: Brett Manaia, Michael Yenge, Cedric Aiulu, BJ Gibbons, Jacob Egan, Sam Ward, Alex & Marcus Vaaulu, Devon Breedon and Harrison Knowles with their camshaft projects.

Workshop


The Y10 and Y7 Digital Technology projects firstly focused on developing students’ Photshop editing skills, then

applying them to researching, planning and designing a concept design for an original book / DVD / video game cover or poster. The brief required them to use their own artwork or copyright free photos. This page showcases Year 10’s creations, some of which look very professional. Compare these to the awesome and inspiring hand drawn illustrations from Year 7 on the opposite page. Mr Matt Harrison Computing / Digital Technology

Y10 Digital Technology

Got IT covered


Y7 Digital Technology


Senior Digital Media - Computing

Level 2 students in Y11-13 worked towards their National Certificate in Computing. This required learning about word processing, PC systems,

managing and maintaining data securely. Some even learnt about creating blogs and social media networks such as Wordpress, Twitter and Facebook. The most popular topic was learning to write websites using code. They were challenged to plan & make “The Mighty Scallop” using HTML/CSS with embedded videos and mp3 multimedia. Just like IT professionals, these budding programmers had to thoroughly test their sites for bugs (on Macs & PCs). If only Novapay had these guys!

Matt Harrison Computing

WwWow!

The Level 3 computing students in Y13 learnt a broad range of ICT skills with MS Excel spreadsheets, Access

Databases and Publisher - Desktop Publishing (DTP). Getting the chance to do DTP involved making dummy pages for the school magazine and creating flyers and brochures for the Drama Department’s production of “Blood Sports” (directed by Kyle Viagdor). This proved to be the most popular part of the course. The passion and enthusiasm were amazing and Mrs Jaegar was blown away by the responses to the brief. Having honed their design skills in Publisher, a small group of the most dedicated Y13 students volunteered to join the magazine production team and cut theor teeth on Adobe InDesign. Their dedication and committment involved giving up time during exam leave to craft some of the pages of this yearbook. A big thank you to Yuaxuan, Andrew, Tony, Jerome, Harrison and Manuele. Mr Matt Harrison Computing

FANGS VERY MUCH!

Clockwise from top: Tyree Wilmer,

Liam Dickinson, Bayley Bouzaid and Sam Ward

Clockwise from left: Harrison Godfrey,

Andrew Barnett-Olsen and Tony Su


Special Awards for Excellence in Sport 2012

Athletics: •Competed in the NZ Sec

Schools Championships

– placing 7th in the Senior 3000m

•Member of the Wellington

Representative Team to North

Island Secondary Schools

– placing 5th in the Senior 3000m

•Competed at the Wellington

Secondary Schools

Championships – placing 2nd in

the Senior 3000m

•Competed at Hutt

Valley Secondary Schools

Championships

•SBC Senior Athletics Champion

Cricket: Member of the St Bernard’s

College 1st XI Cricket Team

Cross Country: Competed in the CSW Regional Cross Country Championships

– placing 7th

Football: Captain of the St Bernard’s

College 2nd XI Football Team

Sportsman of the Year 2012

Brandon Lynch

Ramon Tala

Athletics

Wellington Representative Team to North Island Sec Schools

- placing 3rd Junior Shot Put

Brett Manaia

Athletics

Wellington Representative Team to North Island Sec Schools

Wei-Ming Lim

Badminton •CSWJuniorBadmintonChampion •WellingtonU17&U19RepTeam

•MemberCentralRegion U17 Team

•Top10NZU17ranking



Cherbel Khouchaba

Football Stop Out Senior Mens

Chatham Cup Team Member

Taban Makoii

Football Lower Hutt Senior Mens


Daniel Nield

Gym Sports Wellington Representative Team to National Gymnastics Championships – ranked 14th

in Mens Level 7

Jack Imray

Football Lower Hutt Senior Mens


Cricket U17 Future Firebirds Training Squad

Luke Pynenburg

Judo •Winner55kg+NationalChampionships •WinnerNorthIslandandSouthIsland

Championships •Rankednumber1inNZ 55+kgSeniorBoys

Jayden Grant

Football Lower Hutt Senior Mens Team

Trialist for NZ U17 World Cup Team



Mataio Pou

Water Polo

New Zealand U15 Team New Zealand U17 Youth Squad

Jerome McGuinness

Water Polo New Zealand Secondary Schools

Representative Squad New Zealand U20 Squad Member

John Tufele

Rugby Union

New Zealand Secondary Schools Trial Squad

Noaese Foaitua

Rugby League

Wellington Orcas 14s

Trei Mu

Rugby League

Wellington Orcas 17s

Success requires mental

toughness to overcome

obstacles and endure pain.

95% of achievement comes from

passion, drive and tenacity!

Li Cunxin (Mao’s Last Dancer)

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Sports Awards

AWARD Trophy /Medal RECIPIENT

ATHLETICSSBC Trophy Year 7 Champion

TrophyDaniel GOLDSWORTHYJordan WAINUI-TEEPA

SBC Trophy Year 8 Champion

TrophyLogan HOARENoah LINDSTROMSamuel TAYLOR

Marist Old Boys Cup Junior Champion

Trophy Jesse GILBERT

J.S. Fulton Cup Youth Champion

Trophy Nathan DICKEN

Coltman Cup Intermediate Athletic Champion

Trophy Trei MU

Casey Cup Senior Athletic Champion

Trophy Brandon LYNCH

BADMINTON (Junior)Fair Play Award Medal Samuel HANNAFORD

Most Improved Medal Charlie PENMAN

SBC Doubles Championship

MedalsX 2

Joshua LIM/Thomas JOSEPHSON

SBC Singles Championship

Medal Joshua LIM

Player of the Year Trophy Joshua LIM

BADMINTON (Senior)Fair Play Award Medal Matthew CLARK

Most Improved Player Medal Michael BRENNAN

SBC Doubles Championship

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SBC Singles Championship

Medal Andy SU

Watson Family Cup Player of the Year

Trophy Andy SU

BASKETBALL (Year 7)Fair Play Award Medal Jack O’BRIEN

Most Improved Player

Medal Nethanel BUOT

Player of the Year Medal Jordan WAINUI-TEEPA

BASKETBALL (Year 8)Fair Play Award Medal Callum ARNOT


Medal Rafael LIGERALDE

Player of the Year Medal Jared PETERSON

BASKETBALL (Junior)Fair Play Award Medal -


Medal Samuelu VAOFUSI

Most Valuable Player Medal Lianne Arbie HONG

BASKETBALL (Senior )Fair Play Award Medal Michael BRENNAN

SBC Cup Most Promising Player

Trophy Mark CAPINPIN

SBC Basketball Cup Services to Basketball

Trophy Jahnn CEREZO

Maidstone Engravers Trophy Most Valuable Player

Trophy Anthony LIM

Bryan Kora Trophy Outstanding Player

Trophy Isaac FUIMAONO

BOWLSFair Play Award Medal Arama POU


Medal Matthew CLARK

Most Valuable Player Medal Arama POU

CHESSThe Boyack Cup Junior Champion

Trophy _

Senior Champion Trophy _

CRICKET (Junior)Fair Play Award Medal Sean MARSHALL


Medal Rewiti ROSS-HOTENE

Player of the Year Medal Scott TRAVIS

CRICKET (1st XI)Fair Play Award Medal David SMITH


Medal Connor BLISS

Outstanding Bowler of the Season

Trophy Cameron WILLIAMS

Hansen Trophy Outstanding Fielding for Season

Trophy Matthew JACOBS

Bernard Cup Cricketer of the Year

Trophy Cameron WILLIAMS

CROSS COUNTRYYear 7 Champion Trophy Daniel GOLDSWORTHY

Year 8 Champion Trophy Logan HOARE

Junior Champion Trophy Ethan CLEMENTS

Youth Champion Trophy Terry LYNCH



Sports Awards

Intermediate Champion

Trophy Michael YENGE

Peters Cup Senior Champion

Trophy Buay JAMES

FOOTBALL (13TH Grade)Fair Play Award Medal Samual TANE


Medal Joseph HANSON

Player of the Year Medal Joseph MAMEA-HIND

FOOTBALL (Junior 3)Fair Play Award Medal Nicholas IBRAHIM

Most Improved Medal Jack BAUCKE

Player of the Year Medal Jakob McGUINNESS

FOOTBALL (Junior 2)Fair Play Award Medal Thomas JOSEPHSON


Medal Mitchell STATHAM

Player of the Year Medal Connor BLISS

FOOTBALL (Junior 1)

Fair Play Award Medal Bradley GIBBONS


Medal Nathan DICKEN

Player of the Year Medal Daniel RAJU

FOOTBALL (3rd XI)Fair Play Award Medal Sam WARD


Medal Timothy NIELD

Player of the Year Medal Joshua GOMEZ

FOOTBALL (2nd XI)Fair Play Award Medal David SMITH


Medal Benjamin DUTHIE-JUNG

Player of the Year Medal Jordan LAMOND

FOOTBALL (1ST XI)Fair Play Award Medal Jacob LILLYSTON


Medal Matthew DICKEN

B.C.I. Cup Most Valuable

Trophy Joshua EBERT

GOLFFair Play Award Medal Austin CAMPBELL


Medal Bradley SEARLE

Kyle Family Trophy Most Valuable Player

Trophy Riley KING

HOCKEY (1ST XI)Fair Play Award Medal Dipak RANCHHOD

1st XI Hockey CupMost Improved

Trophy Terry WATKINS

McIntyre Family Hockey TrophyPlayer of the Year

Trophy Christian DAVIS

RUGBY LEAGUE (Junior)Fair play Award Medal Mataio POU

Most Improved Medal Jaydon TURARA

Player of the Year Medal Moapi MUA’AU

RUGBY LEAGUE (1st XIII)Fair Play Award Medal David FILIPO


Medals X 2

Jermaine MOAFriedrich KEIL

Bike Biz TrophyMost Dedicated Player

Trophy Trei MU

Randwick Rugby League Club Kingfisher Trophy Most Valuable Player

Trophy Edward SOLOA

RUGBY (Under 65kg)Fair Play Award Medal Adam ARMSTRONG


Medal Sean MARSHALL

HOBM Rugby Club Most Meritorious Player

Trophy Callum ASHER

RUGBY (Under 15)Fair Play Award Medal Talosaga TANU


Medal Codie MEEHAN


Trophy Keegan LEVIEN

RUGBY 2ND XVVan Musscher Cup Most Dedicated Player Fair Play Award

TrophyLogan NGATUERE-ONGLEY

AWARD Trophy /Medal RECIPIENTAWARD Trophy /

Medal RECIPIENT


Sports Awards

Senior Shield for Most Outstanding Player

Trophy Benjamin BROOKING

HOBM Rugby Club Most Meritorious (praiseworthy) Player

Trophy Zane BAKER

RUGBY (1ST XV)Fair Play Award Medal David FILIPO

Jonathan Collins Memorial CupGreatest Contribution to Team

Trophy Edward SOLOA

The Riordan Cup Most Promising Player

Trophy Friedrich KEIL


Trophy Jason MONTIN

Stemp Family CupFor Most Outstanding Player Overall

Trophy John TUFELE

SWIMMINGSBC Trophy Year 7 Champion

Trophy Caelum TAINUI

SBC Trophy Year 8 Champion

Trophy Michael SCHUTZ-TALA

The Barry, Craig & Mark McGuiness. CupJunior Swimming Champion

TrophyChristopher CUNNINGHAM

McGuiness Cup Youth Swimming Champion

Trophy Mataio POU

John Manning CupIntermediate Swimming Champion

Trophy Stephen CLARK

Bernard Tanner Memorial CupSenior Swimming Champion

Trophy Tyler SAGGERS

TABLE TENNISFair Play Award Medal Viliami FINE

Most Improved Player Medal Jovi HENDERSON

Player of the Year Medal Abram GOH

SBC Junior Singles Championship

Medal Abram GOH


SBC Senior Singles Championship

Trophy Michael BRENNAN

TOUCH (Year 7/8)Player of the Year Medal Connor McLEOD

TOUCH (Junior)Player of the Year Medal Cameron WALKER

TOUCH RUGBY (Senior)Player of the Year Medal Anthony VAN OOYEN

VOLLEYBALL (Junior)Fair Play Award Medal Aaron UALO

Most Improved Player Medal Samuelu VAOFUSI

Player of the Year MedalSalemona MAFILE’O-TUALA

VOLLEYBALL (Senior)Fair Play Award Medal Patrick DUFFY

Most Improved MedalPablo MONTEVERDE-YOUNG

Player of the Year Medal Edward SOLOA

WATERPOLO (Y7 & 8)Fair Play Award Medal Charlie PENMAN

Most Improved Player Medal Joshua FROGGATT

Water polo Cup Most Promising Player in Y7&8

Trophy Logan HOARE

WATERPOLO (Junior)Fair Play Award Medal William ROBERTS

Most Improved Player MedalChristopher CUNNINGHAM

Para Trophy Most Promising Player Y9&10

Trophy Mataio POU

WATER POLO (Senior)Fair Play Award Medal Tyler SAGGERS

Most Improved Player Medal Jonathan McMILLAN

Maidstone Engravers Shield Most Valuable Player

Trophy Jerome McGUINNESS



AV Technical CrewBack Row: David Garlick, Liam Gorham, Daikyn Nuku, David Sefton (Convenor) Front Row: Bailey Willis, Nathan O’Riley, Kaleb Haftka, Luke PynenburgAbsent: Michael Start, Nicholas Lunn

Barbershop Quartet Left to Right: Thomas Smith, Anthony Iosefo, Samuelu Vaofusi, Salemona Mafile’o-TualaAbsent: Benjamin Meafou

Chess ClubBack Row: Chris Ene, Dominik Volk, Moroati Stretch-SwanMiddle Row: Bryan Pascal, Salvador Lacsamana, Taran John, Chenchen Huang, Mrs E. Prasad (Teacher)Front Row: Sefa Mamea Hind, Alex Ingram, Nathan Chan, Jesse Cseh, Thomas MinginsAbsent: Joshua Hewson, Joseph Hong, Andy Su, Mr Colin Frude (Teacher)

Civil Defence TeamBack Row: Tama Te Kawa, Cameron Adams, Keanu Te Kawa, Rakesh Sejwal (Convenor)Front Row: Joseph Schuchmann, Thomas Josephson, Yuxuan Zhou, Nicholas Wong, William Matheson

Cultural Co-Curricula


Badminton / Boxing / Bushido

Congratulations to Wei-Ming

Lim who has won the College Sport Wellington Junior Badminton Regional Champi-onships. Wei-Ming beat his HVHS opponent in two sets 21-9 and 21-12 in the final and will be presented with his medal and certificate at the school sports assembly.

The Senior 1 team retained the Richard Niven Shield by winning the Hutt Valley Senior Division 1 competition and in doing so qualified for the Regional Teams Final. Unfortu-nately the team went down to Rongotai College in the final. The result was tied at 3 games all. However, we lost on a count back.

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Over the years, many SBC boys have trained at Naenae Boxing Academy under the watchful eyes of local legend Billy Graham. However, not all of them can share Geoffrey Soe’s claim to fame - to have met “Mao’s Last Dancer.” Ballet star

Li Cunxin shared the secrets to success: mental toughness, passion, drive, hard work and tenacity. Another of SBC’s rising stars is Popo David Manase who demonstrated his dedication, drive and determi-nation when he achieved both the Junior Middleweight Champion of Wellington and Manawatu boxing titles. Well done boys! Whether it’s ballet or boxing - remember to keep on your toes!

JUDO is a Japanese martial art created by Professor Jigoro Kano. Judo means “gentle art” because

there are no kicks and punches, only throws which use your opponent’s force against him. Like Aikido and Ju-jitsu, it stems from Bushido “The Way of the Warrior” and is a modern olympic sport that requires samurai skills and Jedi-like reflexes. Luke Pynenburg has been doing Judo for seven years now.

Last year Luke Pynenburg won the National Championship for Senior Boys +55kg.HealsowonChampionofNorthand South Islands and many regions. All together he won 14 medals: 10 golds, 1 silver and 3 bronze. He was also awarded a hefty haul of trophies and cups for his

regional rampage: the Wilkinson Sword Cup and the Marslell Cup for Best Junior Judoka and the Glen Trophy for most competition points. Luke will defend his national title and ultimately plans to represent New Zealand when he goes for gold at the olympics. We wish Luke well for the future.

Rocky road to success

Luke, Use the

Force!


Cross Country

House ChampionshipIgnatius 1st 473

Pompallier 2nd 400

Chanel 3rd 316

Marcellin 4th 295

Individual ChampionsPlace Name House Best Time

Year 71st Daniel Goldsworthy Ignatius 11min 40sec (NR)2nd Isaac Gorrie Ignatius3rd Caleb Carrasco Ignatius

Year 81st Logan Hoare Pompallier 11min 41sec2nd Charlie Penman Pompallier3rd Max Siemonek Marcellin

Junior1st Ethan Clements Marcellin 12min 02sec2nd Chris Cunningham Ignatius3rd Jackson Leitch Pompallier

Youth1st Terry Lynch Marcellin 11min 40sec2nd Anthony Parshot Ignatius3rd Daniel Nield Pompallier

Intermediate1st Michael Yenge Ignatius 19min 29sec2nd Jayden Grant Marcellin3rd Stephen Clark Chanel

Senior1st Buay James Ignatius 19min 30sec2nd Julian Murphy Pompallier3rd Anu Singe Ignatius

Lean Mean Green MachineCross Country ResultsThursday 17th May 2012


Debating Junior PremierBack Row: Josh Logan (Coach), Ethan McAuliffe (Coach), Matt Logan (Coach)

Front Row: Kyle Lamond, Chris Cunningham, Itai Mumwiro, Daniel Nield

Debating Junior CertificateBack Row: Arama Pou (Coach), Liam McAuliffe, Joe Schuchmann, Ben Van Woerkom (Coach)

Front Row: Nathan Chan, Alex Ingram, Caleb Dominikovich, Cameron Travis

Debating Senior CertificateLeft to Right: Arama Pou, Joe Schuchmann, Liam McAuliffe, Ben Van Woerkom, Ms McNab (Coach)

Debating Premier ALeft to Right: Jordan Lamond, Jerome Chan, Simon Garlick

Cultural Co-curricula


Debating Premier BLeft to Right: Matt Logan, Josh Logan, Ethan McAuliffe, Ms McNab (Coach)

Library TeamBack Row: Kenneth Grech-Zammit, Jordan Hall, Blake Owers

Middle Row: Jacki Sheehan (Library Assistant), Ben Scully, Martin Markwitz, Kerry Rubick (Library Manager)

Front Row: Jonathan Nield, Jackson Locke, Arama Pou, Charlie Penman, Ben Wallis

Absent: Connor Barkess

Kapa HakaBack Row: Tupu Williams (Manager), Trey Ryder, Tamati Whaanga-Gibb, Orban Waitaiki-Messenger, Jay Singh (Tutor)

Front Row: Joseph Afoa, Vini Fa’atui, Arama Pou, Dakota Nuku

Absent: Tobias Julius

Mass BandBack Row: Joshua Dominikovich, Keanu Te Kawa, Tama Te Kawa

Front Row: Matthew Gupwell, Andrew Barnett, Ben van Woerkom



O’Shea ShieldBack Row: Nick Wilson (Teacher), Joe Schuchmann, Nathan Russell, David Filipo, Hosea Tapuai, Liam McAuliffe, Ms Sue McNabb (Teacher)

Middle Row: Josh Dominikovich, Chris Cunningham, Tony Su, Ethan McAuliffe, Kenneth Grech-Zammit, Jerome Chan, Maria Fouhy (Teacher)

Front Row: Nathan Chan, Ben van Woerkom, Ben Duthie-Jung , Vini Fa’atui, Arama Pou, Jordan Lamond, Joshua Logan

Pacifica Studies

Back Row: David Manase, Nicholas Alofi, Shalom Scrimshaw, Kerwyn Meehan

Middle Row: Chad Briant, Francis Vaaua, Paasi Fine, Sunia Kamakorewa, Johnny Vaelei, Jenny Lomax (Teacher)

Front Row: Reuben Pusa, Bernie Seufale, Vini Fa’atui, Jermaine Moa, Ryan Perez

Gospel Choir Back Row: Tamati Whaanga-Gibbs, Michael Alofi, Jacob Moa, Nicky Alofi. Third Row: Josh Dominikovich, Jacob Katoa, Willie Fine, Francis Vaaua, Saga Tanu, Trei Mu. Second Row: Maria Fouhy (Teacher), Benji Van Ooyen, Paasi Fine, Hosea Tapuai, Samuelu Vaofusi, Anthony Van Ooyen, Cedric Aiulu, Jerome McGuinness. Front Row: Bernie Seufale, Ryan Perez, Mona Mafile’o-Tuala, Brett Manaia, David Filipo, Vini Fa’atui, Jermaine Moa, Tupou Sanerivi, Ben Meafou



Philosophy MembersBack Row: Taylor Norton-Brown, Hosea Tapuai, Aaron Marshall, Mrs E Prasad (Co-ordinator) Front Row: Dominic Volk, Michael McIntyre, Jerome Chan, Alex Ingram, Nathan Chan

Poly ClubAbove L-R: Reuben Pusa, Paasi Fine, Vini Fa’atui, Nick Wilson (Coach). Below L-R: Maria Fouhy and Anna Langford (teachers) with the Poly boys of 2012.

Road PatrolBack Row: Chenchen Huang, Dion Bierdermann, James Missen, Kane Hailwood-Tunbridge. Middle Row: Griffin Almand, Hayden McMillan, Sam Hannaford, Tino Mahowa, Jackson Peard-Love. zFront Row: Braden Longstaff, Nicholas Watkins, Ishaan Sharma, Gio Cigaral, Charlie Penman, Caleb Carrasco. Absent: Caelum Tainui

Spirit of New Zealand Left to Right: Brandon Lynch, Nick Wilson (Teacher), Ray Nunns. Absent: Antonio Puka



Sons of Old Boys Back Row: Julian Murphy, Caleb Nicolle, Jozef Van Hout, Bernard Devine, Finn Anderson Middle Row: Tamati Whaanga Gibb, Michael Brennan, Ramon Tala, Jerome McGuinness, Keanu Te Kawa, Jayden Grant Front Row: Cameron Grant, Sam Haley, Rewi Ross-Hotene, Kozmo Zawada, Michael Schultz-Tala, Jakob McGuinness, Josh Sales

Yung Wunz – Pacifica Band Back Row: Talosaga Tanu, Samuelu Vaofusi, Elia Ta’anoa.Front Row: Jacob Moa, Salemona Mafile’o-Tuala, Benjamin Meafou. Absent: Annabelle McIntyre (Convenor)

Young Catholic LeadersBack Row: David Filipo, Nick Wilson (Convenor), Vini Fa’atui. Front Row: Jordan Lamond, Kenneth Grech-Zammit, Daniel Ocampo, Hoani Hotene, Jerome Chan. Absent: Ryan Perez

Senior Leaders Back Row: Ryan Perez (Ignatius House Captain), Daeshan Wichman (Ignatius House Captain), David Filipo (Chanel House Captain), Cole Goddard (Marcellin House Captain), Kyle Viagedor (Board of Trustees Representative). Front Row: Tony Su (Special Character Leader), Anthony Lim (Deputy Head Boy), Tupou Sanerivi (Head Boy), Jordan Lamond (Deputy Head Boy), Simon Garlick (Special Character Leader). Absent: Aaron Teiri (Sports Captain), Kainaki Lemisio (Chanel House Captain), Daniel Ocampo (Pompallier House Captain), Tavonga Mahowa (Pompallier House Captain), Saita Tuaoi (Marcellin House Captain)

Student CouncillorsBack Row: Ben Van Woerkom, Max Loveranes, Jordan Molineux, Tom Fitzsimons, Ray Nunns, Keanu Te Kawa, Shavin Senanayake. Middle Row: Steve Clark, Chris Ene, Daikyn Nuku, Terrence Jiang, Kyle Viagedor, Vini Fa’atui, Finn Anderson. Front Row: Hami Paranihi-Nuku, Jackson Locke, Flynn McLean, Tino Mahowa, Nathan Chan, Regie Clavano, Anthony Iosefo. Absent: Daniel Raju, Kevin Satur, Ryan Perez

Sport Co-curricula


Athletics Year 7 & 8 Back Row: Noah Jaeger-Letts, Noah Lindstrom, Puna Manaia, Sam Taylor.

Middle Row: Pelikani Peaua, Ethan Buot, Iequarne Te Wiki-Mu, Daniel Golds-worthy, Taani Mafile’o. Front Row: Caleb Carrasco, Andrew Roberts, Connor McLeod, Logan Hoare, Isaac Shaw, Thomas King.

Absent: Jake Epplett, Quinn Lambourn, Jerome Moafanua, Jordan Wainui-Teepa

Athletic Champions Back Row: Nathan Dicken, Brandon Lynch, Jesse Gilbert, Sam Taylor. Front Row: Logan Hoare, Noah Lindstrom, Trei Mu, Daniel Goldsworthy. Absent: Jordan Wainui-Teepa

Badminton Junior 1Left to Right: Thomas Josephson, Jordan Wilson, Terence Jiang, Nicholas Wong. Absent: Cameron Walker

Badminton Junior 2 Back Row: Alexander Ingram, Chenchen Huang. Front Row: Jordan Moh, Hayden Flood, Charlie Penman

Badminton Junior 4Back Row: Matthew Rothwell, Elisha Alasdair Day. Front Row: Alex McCloy, Jayden Tamarua, Nicholas Watkins

Badminton Senior 1 Back Row: Miguel Orevillo, Wei-Ming Lim. Front Row: Andy Su, Te Wai Piripi (Teacher), Cole Goddard

Sport Co-curricula


Badminton Senior 2 Back Row: Anu Singe, Julian Murphy Front Row: Joshua Ebert, Michael Brennan, Adrien Tavite

Badminton Senior 3 Left to Right: Matthew Tamarua, Tom Fitzsimons, Joshua Gomez, Bryden Smith

Badminton Senior 4 Left to Right: Martin Markwitz, Bayley Bouzaid, Dominic Volk, Matthew Clark

Basketball Year 7Back Row: Sam Hannaford, Planchie Awatere, Austin Campbell, Gio Cigarai. Front Row: Jack O’Brien, Ishaan Sharma, Ethan Buot, Chevaan Perera, Thomas King. Absent: Adam Smith, Jakib Tainui, Jordan Wainui-Teepa

Basketball Year 8Back Row: Callum Arnot, Orban Waitaiki-Messenger, Jayden Plumb, Rafael Ligeralde, David Plumb (Coach). Front Row: Noah Lindstrom, Yannis Norris, Jared Peterson, Joseph Dalton, Josh Furjes-Crawshaw

Basketball Junior Back Row: Jordan Uini-Paulo, Samuelu Vaofusi, Ramon Tala Front Row: Rigie Clavano Abadies, Robin Walker, Arbie Hong, Daniel Raju, Raffy Gonzalez. Absent: James Hong (Coach)

Basketball Senior Back Row: Mark Capinpin, Nathan O’Riley, Isaac Fuimaono, Pablo Monteverde-Young, Brendon Morgan Reddy, Catherine Brennan (Manager). Front Row: Jahnn Cerezo, Michael Brennan, Anthony Lim, Miguel Orevillo, Gabriel Balauag. Absent: Denise Russell (Coach)

Sport Co-curricula


Bowls TeamBack Row: Liam Dickinson, Moroati Stretch-Swan, Matthew Clark. Front Row: Jozef Van Hout, Hamish Campbell, Arama Pou,Dominic Volk, Josh Williams. Absent: Tristan Harrison, Michael McIntyre Cricket Year 7 & 8

Back Row: Connor McLeod, Taran John, Sefa Mamea-Hind. Middle Row: Jack Imray (Coach), Joseph Hanson, Andrew Roberts, Matthew Jacobs (Coach). Front Row: Jordan Moh, Chevaan Perera, Oscar Hanlin, Cameron Grant, Caleb Carrasco. Absent: Jackson Peard-Love

Cricket 1st XIBack Row: Terry Lynch, Jack Imray, Brandon Lynch, Brian Hogg, Jason Taylor (Coach)

Front row: David Smith, Ben Brooking, Matthew Jacob (Captain), Cameron Williams (Vice Captain), Lincoln Craig

Absent: Connor Bliss, Cole Goddard, Anu Singe

Cricket Junior Back Row: Terry Lynch, Aaron Marshall, Sean Marshall. Middle Row: Jesse Reid Rowley, Luke Pynenburg, Robin Walker, Bernard Devine. Front Row: Isaac Polaczuk, Vineel Chandra, Adam Armstrong, Rewi Ross-Hotene, Scott Travis.

Sport Co-curricula


Cross Country Year 8 Interschool Back Row: Jacob Hawkins, Daniel Goldsworthy, Raymond Bewley, Logan Hoare

Middle Row: Josh Furjes-Crawshaw, Andrew Roberts, Cameron Palmer-McGruer, Max Siemonek

Front Row: Caleb Carrasco, Oscar Hanlin, Thomas King, Ethan Buot, Charlie Penman, Sam Hardie

Cross Country CSW Intermediate Back Row: Nathan Dicken, Chris Cunningham, Jayden Grant, Alex Nelson

Middle Row: Daniel Nield, Ben Brooking, Anthony Parshot, Terry Lynch, Te Wai Piripi (Coach)

Front Row: TJ Jackson, Adam Armstrong, Brandon Lynch, Steve Clark, Zech Julius-Donnelly

Absent: Joshua Ebert, Ethan Clements, Jackson Leitch, Troy McGuinness

Cross Country ChampionsLeft to Right: Daniel Goldsworthy, Buay James, Terry Lynch, Logan Hoare. Absent: Ethan Clements, Michael Yenge

13th Grade Football Hutt Valley LeagueBack Row: Daniel Satur, Harrison Knowles, Joseph Hanson Middle Row: Chevaan Perera, Braden Longstaff, Jordan Moh, Siu Mamea (Coach)Front Row: Sefa Mamea-, Bradley Searle, Sam Tane (Captain), Ethan Clements, Yannis Norris.Absent: Patrick Silcock, Lod Pan, Christopher Hanson (Coach) Hutt Valley 13th Grade, Played 13, Won 7, Drew 2, Lost 4, Goals For 31, Goals Against 24, Points 23, Position 4th

Sport Co-curricula


Junior 1 FootballBack Row: Boi Heh, Nathan Dicken, Cherbel Khouchaba, Alexander Nelson. Middle Row: Bradley Ebert, Shaun de Roo, Terry Lynch, Elliot Ferris, Dylan Goddard, Chris Gibbons (Coach). Front Row: Anthony Parshot, Kelly Higgins, BJ Gibbons, Daniel Raju, Tatenda Mvere. Absent: Derek Higgins (Coach). Championship Junior Premier Played 9, Won 3, Lost 6, Drew 0, Goals For 16, Goals Against 30, 9 Points, 5th Place.

Junior 2 FootballBack Row: Terrence Jiang, Michael Start, Deng MakoiiMiddle Row: Chris McDowell, Raffy Gonzalez, Bradley Kit, Jayden Ioata, Matt Weldon-Smith (Coach). Front Row: Thomas Jackson, Kyle Lamond, Joshua Williams, Thomas Josephson, Mitchell Stratham. Absent: Connor Bliss, Josh Montague, Lincoln Craig

Junior 3 FootballBack Row: Hamish Clausen, Luke Pynenburg, Guy Hogan Middle Row: Stephen Salter (Coach), Vineel Chandra, Raphael Nicol, Nicholas Ibrahim, James Nash (Coach), Jordan Saggers (Coach). Front Row: Brayan Yepes Osorio, Jakob McGuinness, Ethan Smith, Hamora Paranihi-Nuku, Paul Owaci. Absent: Jack Baucke, Joshua Hewson, Bob Alema

3rd XI FootballBack Row: Jordan Garrow, Tom Fitzsimons, Sam Ward Middle Row: Tim Nield, Chris Sims, Terry Lynch, Aidan Spooner, Hamish Campbell. Front Row: Joshua Logan, Joshua Gomez, Ethan McAuliffe, Keegan Molenaar, Daniel Raju, Gerry McKay (Coach). Absent: Jonathan McMillan, Michael Alofi, Dominic Volk.

Championship Division 11 Played 9, Won 7, Drew 0, Lost 2, Goal For 38, Goals Against 20, Points 21, Position 1st equal.

Sport Co-curricula


2nd XI FootballBack Row: Luke Vallance, Mathew Jacobs, Ben Duthie-Jung Middle Row: Brenten Higson (Coach), Antonio Puka, David Smith, Jordan Lamond, Arwin Sinnathambi, Paul Dicken (Coach)Front Row: Julian Murphy, Steve Clark, Brandon Lynch (Captain), Nathan Dicken, Buay James. Absent: Kham-Za Heh

Division 5 Champions, Played 16, Won 12, Drew 2, Lost 2, Goals For 73, Goals Against 19, Points 38, Position 1st Place.

Golf Team 1 and 2 Back Row: Bradley Searle, Manuele Pereira, Jack Imray, Riley King, Panapa Lafoa’i (Convenor). Front Row: Robin Walker, Thomas Josephson, Michael Brennan, Austin Campbell, Lincoln Craig. Absent: Connor Bliss

Year 7/8 Hockey Interschool Back Row: Connor McLeod, Sam Taylor, Aisea Mafile’o, Orban Waitaiki-Messenger, Callum Arnot. Middle Row: Josh Furjes-Crawshaw, Oscar Hanlin, Raymond Bewley, Noah Lindstrom, Max Siemonek, Christina Calcinai (Coach). Front Row: William Siemonek, Tupoki Wairau-Hunter, Jared Peterson, Cameron Palmer-McGruer. Absent: Flynn McLean, Nicholas Watkins

1st XI FootballBack Row: Cole Goddard, Tavonga Mahowa, Cameron Williams, Jayden Grant, Hoani Hotene. Middle Row: Pau Sian Pau, Pau Sian Mantuang, Matthew Dicken, Anu Singe, Dale Imray (Coach). Front Row: Tyler Saggers, Taban Makoii, Joshua Ebert, Jacob Lilyston, Jack Imray. Absent: Cherbel Khouchaba, Wayne Ebert (Coach). Championship Division 1 Played 10 , Won 9, Drew 1, Lost 0, Goals For 50, Goals Against 13, Points 28, Position 1st Place.

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Mountain Biking SquadBack Row: Nathan Dicken, Zach Ahern, Jordan Rose, Jamie Curtis, Jordan Taylor

Middle Row: Yannis Norris, Edward Wilcock, Steven Clark, Karl Hofsteede, Tyler Mawhinney, Hamish Sutherland (Coach)

Front Row: Johannes Duthie-Jung, Ethan Moore, Jesse Cseh, Logan Hoare, Andrew Roberts, Jack Marra, Josh Furjes-Crawshaw

Hockey 1st XI Back Row: Connor van der Raaij, Deepak Patel, David Woodman-Smith. Front Row: Maxim Hey, Taylor Norton-Brown, Dipak Ranchhod, Jerome Chan, Terry Watkins. Absent: Christian Davis (Captain), Steve Davis (Coach)

Junior Rugby LeagueBack Row: Brandon Vaa, Venasio Tuifao, Misi Rimoni, Mona Mafile’o-Tuala, Willie Fine. Third Row: Lio Soane, Mataio Pou, Samuelu Vaofusi, Jordan Uini-Paulo, Jordan Molineux, Poata-Ezra Tuisamoa. Second Row: Morgan Fata-Meafou, Chayde Perez, Saga Tanu, Moapi Mua’au, Jaydon Turara, Keegan Leiven, Peter Samuelu, Grayson Putu (Coach). Front Row: Jacob Moa, John Ulu, Eddie Asovale, Isaac Tuulima, Aaron Ualo, David Nanai, Ben Meafou

Senior Rugby LeagueBack Row: Brett Manaia, Sunia Kamakorewa, Tupou Sanerivi, Ryan Perez, Tamati Whaanga-Gibb, Daeshan Wichman. Middle Row: Kotoni Katoa (Coach), Anthony Van Ooyen, David Filipo, Paasi Fine, Cedric Aiulu, Jermaine Moa, Jason Montin. Front Row: Chad Briant, Trei Mu, Saita Tuaoi, Francis Vaaua, Jacob Katoa, Francis Tauauve’a, Friedrich Keil Absent: Vini Fa’atui, Logan Ngatuere-Ongley, Dakota Nuku, Marc Soloa (Captain), Johnny Vaelei, Inia Wright, Kamuta Kamuta-Anae (Coach)

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Touch Rugby Blue TeamBack Row: Matt Harrison (Convenor), Dario Dellabarca, Jacob Hawkins, Austin Campbell, Ray McMillan (Coach). Front Row: Braden Longstaff, Chevaan Perera, Joseph Hanson, Hayden McMillan, Samuel Hardie. Absent: Brendan English, Alice Hardie (Manager)

Touch Rugby Gold Team (Above) Back Row: Errol Weston (Coach), Matt Harrison (Convenor), Paula Afoa (Manager). Middle Row: Jared Peterson, Carlos Leota, Puna Manaia, Brendan Highnam-Sofeni, Noah Lindstrom. Front Row: Jakib Tainui, Eli Afoa, Logan Hoare, Connor McLeod, Mitchell Hays. Absent: Kiyana Tauaneai. Total Touch Y7/8 Mixed Division - Position 1st Equal; Winners of the Fair Play Award

Touch Rugby Red Team (Right) Back Row: Thomas Dixon, Paul Speedy, Yannis Norris,

Joshua Sales, Matt Harrison (Convenor). Front Row: Jack O’Brien, Adam Smith, Tom King, Caleb Vallance, Samuel Murfitt.

Absent: Stephen O’Brien (Coach), Teresa King (Manager)

Junior B Touch RugbyBack Row: Joshua Tait, Isaac Polaczuk, Morgan Fata-Meafou, Anthony Iosefo, Matt Harrison (Convenor) Front Row: Matta Laga, Misi Rimoni, Jordan Uini-Paulo, Jordan Molineux, Caleb Nicolle Absent: Noese Foaitua, Mitchell Statham, Patric Godfrey

Junior A Touch Rugby Back Row: Chris Hart (Manager), Willie Fine, Elia Taanoa, Ramon Tala, Aaron Ualo, Matt Harrison (Convenor). Front Row: Ben Meafou, Jaydon Turara, Poata-Ezra Tuisamoa, Mona Mafile’o-Tuala, Jacob Moa. Absent: Cameron Walker, Peter Samuelu, David Sia

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Under 65Kg Rugby Back Row: Jesse Reid Rowley, Robin Walker, Jordan Molineux, Morgan Fata-Meafou, Xavier Savelio. Middle Row: Wayne Armstrong (Coach), Henare Tipao, Patric Godfrey, Bernard Devine, Cody Rodway, Callum Asher, Deborah Wright (Manager). Front Row: Dalsia Pereira, Adam Armstrong, Stuart Upton, Connor Millar, Sean Marshall, Isaac Polaczuk, Anthony Iosefo. Absent: Peter Samuelu, Cameron Walker

Senior B Touch RugbyBack Row: Isaac Kava, Fredrich Keil, Alex Vaaulu Middle Row: Errol Weston (Coach), Chris Ene, Sioape Likio, Nate Lindstrom, Matt Harrison (Convenor). Front Row: Harry Bramwell, Marcus Vaaulu, Justin Wilson, Codie Meehan, Joseph Afoa. Absent: Nathan Dicken

Senior A Touch Rugby

Back Row: Matthew Dicken, Mav Maiava, Trei Mu

Middle Row: Anthony Van Ooyen, Keanu Te Kawa, Jacob Katoa, Matt Harrison (Coach)

Front Row: Ryan Perez, Marc Soloa, Francis Vaaua, Jason Montin, T upou Sanerivi

Absent: Saita Tuaoi, Nicholas Alofi, Paasi Fine, Alex Galuva’a-Tangatapoto, Keri Te Kawa (Manager)

Under 15 Rugby Back Row: Liam McGill, Junior Foaitua, Jaydon Turara, Eddie Asovale, Victor Taase. Third Row: Allen Levien (Manager), Willie Fine, Moapi Mua’au, Misi Rimoni, Brandon Vaa, Saga Tanu, Nate Lindstrom. Second Row: Ana Pedro (Coach), Venasio Tuifao, Poata-Ezra Tuisamoa, Samuelu Vaofusi, Mataio Pou, Niko Patelesio, Ramon Tala, Michelle Hynam-Nyberg (Coach). Front Row: Isaac Tuulima, Keegan Levien, Codie Meehan, Fraser McMillan, Benjamin Meafou, Aaron Ualo, Lui McCarthy. Absent: Laau Finau

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2nd XV RugbyBack Row: Reuben Pusa, Inia Wright, Justin Wilson, Ben BrookingThird Row: Chris Ene, DJ Pereira, Brandon Cole-Tegas, Liam Gorham, Tamati Whaanga-Gibb

Second Row: Jade Clamp (Coach), Bernie Seufale, Avito Alefosio, Siope Likio, Benji Van Ooyen, Ash Sales, Marcus Vaaulu, Jason Gibb (Coach)

Front Row: Harry Bramwell, Patrick Leota, Zane Baker, Mav Maiava, Alex Vaaulu, Trei Mu, Patrick Duffy

1st XV Rugby Back Row: Francis Vaaua, Ryan Perez, Inoke Tufele.

Third Row: Paasi Fine, Jermaine Moa, Sunia Kamakorewa, Tupou Sanerivi, Poata-Ezra Tuisamoa,

Second Row: Mark Keating (Coach), David Filipo, Anthony Van Ooyen, Cedric Aiulu, Brett Manaia, Tee Paipa, Kotoni Katoa (Trainer)

Front Row: Justin Wilson, Jacob Katoa, Trei Mu, Jason Montin, Saita Tuaoi, Friedrich Keil, Chad Briant

Swimming Interschool Year 7 & 8Back Row: Noah Jaeger-Letts, Noah Lindstrom, Caelum Tainui, Catherine Brennan (Convenor). Front Row: Braden Longstaff, Brendan English, Michael Schutz-Tala, Jared Angus. Absent: Matthew Elder

Table Tennis Team 1Back Row: Willie Fine, Ben Marshall, Kent Pollard (Coach/Manager)Front Row: Riley King, Jaydon Turara, Abram Goh. Absent: Jovi Henderson, Thomas Benseman, Patric Godfrey

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Water Polo IntermediateBack Row: Jared Peterson, Sam Taylor, Logan Hoare

Middle Row: Jerome McGuinness (Coach), Chenchen Huang, Hayden McMillan, Tyler Saggers (Coach), Perry Nicol (Coach)

Front Row: Charlie Penman, Michael McLean, Jared Angus, Joshua Froggatt, Braden Longstaff

Absent: Matthew Elder, Caelum Tainui, Nicholas Watkins

Water Polo Junior Back Row: Jamie Curtis, Chris Cunningham, Zach Ahearn, Ramon Tala

Middle Row: Jakob McGuinness, Liam Win, Nathaniel Russell, Tyler Mawhinney, Craig McGuinness (Coach)

Front Row: Bill Roberts, William Matheson, Mataio Pou, Troy McGuinness, Luke Pynenburg, Ethan Moore

Volleyball JuniorBack Row: Moapi Mua’au, Samuelu Vaofusi, Poata-Ezra Tuisamoa, Willie Fine. Middle Row: Brett Manaia, Lui McCarthy, Junior Foaitua, Aaron Ualo, Saga Tanu, Hamish Sutherland (Coach). Front Row: Jacob Moa, Eddie Asovale, Mona Mafile’o Tuala, Jordan Uini-Paulo, Benjamin Meafou.

Volleyball SeniorBack Row: Patrick Duffy, Tee Paipa, Pablo Monteverde-Young, Jacob Katoa. Front Row: Talaivi Asovale, Tupou Sanerivi, Brett Manaia, Marc Soloa, Bernie Seufale

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Senior Water Polo Back Row: Jerome McGuinness, Jacob Lillyston, Mataio PouMiddle Row: Trei Mu, Jonathan McMillan, Stephen Clark, Arama Pou

Front Row: Antonio Puka, Ben Van Woerkom, Tyler Saggers, Troy McGuinness, Kerwyn Meehan

Absent: Graig McGuinness (Coach), Suzanne McGuinness (Manager), Karen Saggers (Manager)

Tennis Junior 1 Back Row: Bradley Ebert, Julian Murphy, Brad Kitt, Bernard Devine, Raffy Gonzalez

Middle Row: Harvey Dawaton, Nicholas Wong, Thomas Josephson, Brendan English, Ben Scully

Front Row: Elliot Ferris, Joshua Ebert, Dylan Goddard, Cole Goddard, Anu Singh.

Absent: Connor Bliss, David Garlick

Swimming Champions Back Row: Stephen Clark, Tyler Saggers, Mataio Pou

Front Row: Michael Schutz-Tala, Chris Cunningham, Caelum Tainui

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Athletics Day

Year 7Daniel Goldsworthy Ignatius 1st =

Jordan Wainui-Teepa Pompallier 1st =

Tom King Pompallier 3rd

Year 8Noah Lindstrom Chanel 1st

Logan Hoare Pompallier 2nd =

Sam Taylor Ignatius 2nd =

JuniorJesse Gilbert Ignatius 1st

Zac Ahearn Pompallier 2nd

Sefo Avau Pompallier 3rd

YouthNathan Dicken Marcellin 1st

Cherbal Khouchaba Marcellin 2nd

Poata Tuisamoa Ignatius 3rd

IntermediateTrei Mu Pompallier 1st

Jayden Grant Marcellin 2nd =

Jacob Katoa Chanel 2nd =

SeniorBrandon Lynch Marcellin 1st

Taban Makoii Marcellin 2nd

Jacob Katoa Ignatius 3rd

House Championships1st Pompallier 551 pts

2nd Ignatius 543 pts

3rd Marcellin 459 pts

4th Chanel 420 pts

New RecordsTaban Makoii Senior 100m 11.53 (11.54) s

Senior 200m 23.75 (24.45) s

Senior 800m 2:13.69 (2:18.19) s

Brandon Lynch 3000m Open 10:02.91 (10:15.94) s

Senior 1500m 4:44.29 (4:58.47) s

Jacob Katoa Intermediate Discus 42.62 (35.92) m

Poata Tuisamoa Youth 200m 25.44 (25.47) s

Daniel Goldsworthy Year 7 800m 2:52.06 (2:58.93) s

Year 7 1500m 5:50.78 (6:19.53) s


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Football - Captains’ Reports

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Game1st XI (Div 1)

This season we gained promotion to play in the Premier Youth playoffs by

beating Newsland’s College 5-2. This gave the boys a huge buzz as this was the first time in St Bernard’s history that we have made the Premier youth/Div 1 playoffs. Unfortunately the more established football colleges were too strong.

We finished the grading games in 6th and last place. As a result we had another playoff game against the winner of Division 2. We played Kapiti College and had a very good 3-0 win which put us into Division 1. Going into this division were the underdogs but we started very well with a 7-0 victory against Paraparaumu College and were at the top of the table. Game after game we grew in confidence, belief and skill and had victories against HIBS, Onslow, Para-paraumu and Newlands (all twice) and best of all against our cousins up the valley – St Pat’s Silverstream. From the start to the end of the championship games we led all the way finishing an astonishingly 11 points clear and scoring an amazing 50 goals and conceding 13. Unfortunately, there was one game to go and that was a one-off final against the second placed team, St Pat’s Silverstream. The finals evening arrived and we went to Wgtn College’s artificial to see if we could round off the season with a win. The crowd was amazing with a very large number of St Bernard’s supporters yelling and screaming their support. At half time we were 1-0 up but by the end it was a 2-2 draw, which meant a penalty shootout. But, after such a great season we lost 4-5 on penalties which meant that we ended up runners up.

Overall, we had a great season in which all the boys grew stronger

and stronger and we had many meritorious victories. Our thanks go to everyone that was a part of the 1st XI in 2012. We thank the parents for providing transport and awesome support. A very special thanks goes to Mr Wayne Ebert and Mr Dale Imray our inspirational coaching duo. Their knowledge of the tactical and technical aspects of the game was second to none. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to have such a great season.

Championship Summary: P10, Won 9 Drew 1, lost 0. 24 goals for

and 14 against. 28 points. Position: 1st. Joshua Ebert (Captain)

2nd XI (Div 5)

This season we were in Division 7/8 for the grading games along with our rivals

from last year, Taita College 1st XI. They were no match for the strength of our team and we went through the 5 grading games undefeated, winning everygame by 3 or more goals. We were then promoted to Division 5. In the 10 champion-ship games we lost 2 games, both to Wellington College 6 who played a great brand of football. Even with these two losses we ended up top of the division which meant we qualified for the winner take all final at Rongotai College.

This was our coach, Mr Paul Dicken’s third consecutive final having won with the junior team and finishing runner up last year with the 2nd XI. We qualified for the finals because of great work from our back four and great keeping of Matt Jacobs. In the final we had massive support from our parents and other students. We came in

as underdogs having lost twice to Wgtn Coll 6. From the kick-off, we were spurred on by our really loud fan base. We attacked most of the first half without success until Buay James shot was deflected off the keeper into the path of Brandon Lynch, who put it into the back of the net. The second half saw them attack more strongly but our back four help tight led by Julian Murphy and Matt Jacobs. In the 70th minute when we lost concentration they headed home the equaliser. It was then do or die and both sides attacked strongly. We came close in the 80th minute when Buay played a ball across the goal to Brandon, but his shot hit the post. Now it came down to penalties. Our first penalty was shot high and the advantage went to Wgtn Coll. Matt Jacobs stepped up and made two brilliant saves which accompanied us slotting in our remaining penalties. We came away 4-3 victors. Nathan Dicken sealed the final with a very well taken penalty. This result was a great way for our ventrans to finish their footballing career at St Bernard’s. Special thanks and acknowledgement to Julian Murphy, Jordan Lamond and Arwin Sinnathambi for being such wonderfull servants. It was a great season and the team developed well under the watchful eyes of Mr Paul Dicken and Mr Brenten Higson. Thank you to our coaches and our parents who supported us so enthusiastically all season.

Championship Summary: P10, Won 7, drew 1, lost 2. 36 goals for

and 22 against. 22 points. Position: 1st

Brandon Lynch (Captain)

3rd XI (Div 11)

2012 was one of the most successful for any 3rd XI in our history. We began with

a slow start which saw us finish 4th in grading and consequently we were in Division 11. Then with an encouraging win in the first of our games gave we believed we could be more than a social team and could actually make the final after the 10 games.

It was great to play games at home and we would like to thank everyone involved in preparing the pitch and ensuring our game days went well. We kept ourselves near the top and in the end we came 2nd in the grade with a fixture against Rongotai Coll 4th XI in the final. During the final, we twice had the lead but gave away that advan-tage. At the final whistle we ended up with a draw. All through the final the players gave it all they had and they played their best game of the season. It was really great to have such vocal St Bernard’s supporters who continually lifted us to greater levels. We faced the dreaded penalty shootout and both teams had their shots saved. It came down to our last penalty but by shooting it high we had to accept the runners up position. We would like to especially thank Mr Gerry McKay our coach for his enthusiasm and belief in us. He was a game changer and it was his determination, even when the going got tough, that saw us achieve more than he believed we could. My thanks to the whole team for making the 2012 season an enjoyable one. I know that we are all looking forward to another successful and enjoyable season in 2013.

Championship Summary: Played 9, won 7, drew 0, lost 2. 38 goals

for and 20 against. 21 points.

Position: 1st = Ethan McAuliffe (Captain)

Matt Jacob’s brilliant keeping saves SBC

SBC’s defender Luke Vallance latches on like a limpet as marks HVHS 3 striker Lucas Harrison

A Jack Attack! - Jack Imray hammers home a hat-trick

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Football - Captains’ Reports

Junior 1. (Premier 1st)

The season started with a pre-season college tournament on the artificial

turf at Wakefield park. This gave us excellent preparation for what was to be a very demanding season. Our 5 grading games were a great introduction to the high standard of football that we would need to play if we were to have a successful season.

We finished 3rd in the pre-season tournament, which saw us qualify for the Premier Junior Division, which meant that we were in the top six colleges in the greater Wel-lington region and the Wairarapa. This is a fantastic achievement given that this team was in Division 3 last year. The championship games were all extremely hard and except for the games against Wellington College we were able to hold our own. We finished just 3 points off third which is a great achievement. We had some great wins with a 16-0 win in our grading games against St Pat’s Town, but also suffered a 12-0 loss to Wgtn Coll. I would like to thank all the players for working so hard all season. Our attendance at trainings was also very good and I would like to give a very special thanks to Mr Chris Gibbons and Mr Derek Higgins our coaches. They have taught us heaps in regards to both technical and tacti-cal aspects of the game. We would not have been as successful; as we were without them. I would also like to thank our parents who were at every game and gave us tremendous support.

Championship Summary: Played 9 won, 3 drew, 0 lost 6. 16 goals

for and 30 against.9 points. Position 5th BJ Gibbons (Captain)

Junior 2 (Div 3)

Our team had a great season. Across all 14 games we scored 72

goals and conceded 46. We had 9 different goal scorers with Conor Bliss scoring 19, Deng Makoii 11, Jayden Ioata 10, Lincoln Craig 10. From our 5 grading games drew 2 and lost 3 which was disappointing. Even though we failed to win any games we showed that we could score by netting an average of 2.8 goals per game.

Our first game in the championship round saw us achieve our first win against Aotea College. Our games against our greatest rival, St Pat’s Silverstream J1, were great games. In round one we drew 3-3 and in the second round we won 7-2. We then won five games in a row and finished top of the division. In our last championship round we lost 4-6 to Scots College which meant that they came second and would play us in the finals. On the final day I was still confident that we could win on a nicer Rongotai pitch. We went 1 up early, but Scots came back straight away to equalise. At half time it was 2-2 but Scots then scored the next 2 but we brought it back by scoring but it was not enough. We lost 3-4.

I would like to especially thanks to Mr Matt Weldon-Smith who turned us around by believing in us and coaching us to play attractive attacking football. We would also like to thank him for taking us for all the training sessions and attending all our games. We would also like to thank our parents for taking us to the games and giving really positive encouragement during the games.

Full Season Summary.Grading games: P 5, won 0, drew 2,

lost 3. Goals for 14 , goals against 26.

Championship: P 9, won 7, drew 1, lost

1. Goals for 58, against 32. 22 points.

Position: 1st.. Josh Williams (Captain)

Junior 3

As the 2012, 15th grade Junior 3 team captain, I would like to think that we

played to the very best of our ability. We did not have a great year when it came to results I know that all the players always tried their very best. I know that we will all come back next season better players. It was not a very successful season for us but we did have some close games.

It was great to have training every Monday and we were taught many new skills as well as positional play. It disappointing that we had to play with less than a full team because players did not turn up. I want to thank the players who turned up to every game. My special thanks go to Mr Jordan Saggers, (ex head boy) who coached us this season. He was great and taught us a lot. It was very nice of him to give us lollies after the games because we tried so hard. Thank you also to Mr James Nash, who was also at every training session and taught us the importance of playing in positions and also Mr Stephen Salter who also helped. Mr Nash and Mr Salter are both old boys. Thank you also to Mr Higson for organising football at school.

Ethan Smith (Captain)

Hutt Valley 13th Grade

This year I was privileged to be the captain of the 13th grade team. We had a lot

of ups and downs during the season with players not turning up to all the trainings and games and players leaving during the season. But even through these ups and downs we managed to pull through and finished 4th in the table after some impressive wins. This was not a bad effort when compared to last year.

In every game our team turned up ready to play and we gave it our very best. Some of our best wins came when we were behind and when we thought we would lose, but tried even harder and we surprised ourselves and the opposition. In my opinion our best win was against Stokes Valley. We lost the first game 1-5 and we came back and beat them 3-0 in round 2. This showed us by how much we had improved. At the start of the season we had some players who did not know much about football, but now they are a lot more confident and have a better understanding of the game. I hope these players stick with it and play next season. We also had a number of very talented players who helped and supported the newer and less experienced players. During the season we went up to Palmerston North and won 4-1. This was the first time that we had played this college. I would like to thank all the players for their determination and committment. Also I want to thank the parents for supporting us and always making sure that we tried hard. Mostly I would like to thank our coaches Mr Chris Hanson and Mr Siu Mamea for teaching us never to give up and for believing in us the whole season. I have enjoyed playing for this team and I hope the rest of the players did to.

Sam Tane (Captain)

Brandon was on his toes, watchful for the quick break from HVHS Capt Flynn Hickey.

In the end their faith, fitness and Brandon’s fire power turned the final score against the run of play beating the Hutt High team who had twice vanquished Well Coll 6.

HVHS 3 comfortably took two goals early in the first half but the SBC 2nd XI fought back to equalise.


Football Overview

Success is as fickle as the breeze that blows on a nice winter’s Saturday morning at St Bernard’s College.

What you must do is make the most of the breeze that blows and enjoy the success that comes with it. Football is currently being carried by the fickle breeze but we all know that the breeze will either die down or become a raging gale. As a football club we must be prepared for both contingencies and this year I believe that we have laid a very solid foundation for future years.

Our goal as coaches and parents is to assist our players to:

• Enjoy the skill development that the game gives you.

• Development of a very high standard of physical and mental toughness.

• Have the opportunity to participate in a team sport where life time friendships are made.

• Develop a level of discipline through attendance at training.

• Have the opportunity to take some time off from the rigors of study.

• Understand that the discipline required for success on the football field is also required in the classroom.

2012 Seasons Results

Team Played Won Drew Lost Goals For

Goals Against Position Captain

1st XI (Div 1) 17 11 2 4 64 27 1st Joshua

Ebert

2nd XI (Div 5) 15 12 1 2 73 28 1st Brandon

Lynch

3rd XI (Div 11) 14 9 0 5 59 41 1st Ethan

McAuliffe

Junior 1 (Prem) 14 6 1 7 46 42 5th BJ

Gibbons

Junior 2 (Div 3) 14 7 3 4 72 58 1st Joshua

Williams

Junior 3 (Div 5) 11 0 1 10 6 78 5th Ethan

Smith

13th Grade 13 7 2 4 31 24 4th Sam

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Golden Boot Kham-za Heh defies both Wellington College and gravity Taban Makoii is unstoppable

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Football Overview

Season Highlights1. The brilliant support, encouragement and sponsorship we have received from Pak’n’Save Petone. This business has supported St Bernard’s football for 6 seasons and is greatly appreciated. The 2nd XI playing strip is sponsored by Pak’n’Save Petone and the medallions that each player receives at the club prizegiving is sponsored by Pak’n’Save Petone. 2. We fielded seven Saturday teams,

which is the highest in the history of SBC

3. This has been another season of firsts. They are:

i. Four teams finished 1st at the end of the regular season.

ii. The 2nd XI won their final against Wgtn Coll. 4-3 on penalties.

iii. THE 1st XI were in the grading games for Premier Youth.

iv. The 1st XI won Division 1 (7th top team in the Wgtn/Wairarapa areas)

v. TABAN MAKOII and JACK IMRAY that also play for Lower Hutt FC, played in the CHATHAM CUP FINAL (the national knock-out men’s competition).

vi. Having 4 teams in the College sports finals. (1st, 2nd , 3rd XI’s and J2)

vii. Having a team competing in the Junior Premier League.

viii. Having two of the six teams gaining promotion after the grading games.

ix. From the tour we played two

new colleges one of which was Wanganui HS (college of 1,800 students).

x. Our 1st XI beat Silverstream.4. Our 13th grade visited St Peter’s

College in Palmerston North for a fixture which we want to become an annual home and away fixture. We won 4-1

5. Our 13th grade team, which played in the Hutt Valley junior competition. We had half the team who were 12 so to do so well is a great achievement.

6. Of our four College Sport finals teams two lost on penalties. The 1st XI lost 4-5 on penalties to Silverstream and the 3rd XI lost 3-4 on penalties. Both teams played very well and to lose in such a manner is very disappointing.

7. Our Junior 2 team lost 3-4 to Scots College in their final.

8. Our 1st XI Had to play two playoff games during the season to ensure they played in Division1. The beat Newlands 1st preseason 4-1 and Kapiti 1st mid season 3-0.

9. The 2nd XI gained promotion by two grades to Division 5

10. The 3rd XI proved that the season is not over after the grading games. They decided to play competitively and went from strength to strength.

11. The Junior 1 team again made the Premier Division which places them in the top 6 colleges in the greater Wgtn and Wairarapa for 15th grade football.

12. We had 96 registered players involved

which shows we are the major participant sport in the College.

13. We had 15 nationalities involved in football. This shows that football is a global sport.

14. The 1st XI had 6 nationalities within the team. They gelled beautifully with each nationality bringing their own flair and skills.

15. Having the football committee,which involves parents, old boys and friends of the College who oversee the development of the game. To have such a dedicated group whose vision is to have football as the number one sport of choice for the boys and to ensure that we are seen by other colleges as formidable opposition. We have gone a long way to achieving these goals with this seasons results, The committee was : Mr Jordan Saggers (Old Boy), Mr Matt Christian (friend), Mr Paul Dicken (parent), Mr Matt Weldon-Smith (friend), Mr Chris Gibbons(parent), Mr Derek Higgins (parent), Mr Dale Imray (parent), Mr Wayne Ebert (parent) Mr Siu Mamea (parent), Mr Chris Hanson (parent), Mr Gerry McKay (Teacher) Mr Brenten Higson (Teacher)

16. Very special thanks to our coaches. Their commitment, dedication, perseverance, and love of the game allowed us to have 7 teams but to also achieve beyond our

Football report. Magazine 2012.

Taban Makoii shoots... he scores!


Football Overview

expectations. St Bernard’s is indebted to these parents and supporters who gave up their time to train, to nurse, to energise and to invigorate the players to higher skill levels. : Mr Siu Mamea and Mr Chris Hanson (13th Grade), Mr Jordan Saggers and Mr James Nash (Junior 3), Mr Matt Weldon-Smith (Junior 2), Mr Chris Gibbons and Mr Derek Higgins (Junior1), Mr Dale Imray and Mr Wayne Ebert (1st XI), Mr Paul Dicken and Mr Brenten Higson 2nd XI, Mr Gerry McKay 3rd XI,

17. Parental support was again an excellent component of our success. Having a home ground certainly increased the number of supporters we had.,

18. Another very successful end of season of tour, for the 1st XI and other selected players. Played 6 , Won 4, Drew 1, Lost 1.

19. The lunchtime futsal competition grows bigger each year. This year there were 12 junior and 12 senior teams. This has meant two divisions for each group. Thanks to Mr Piripi to allowing us to use the gym for the games.

Player FarewellsThe end of each season we must farewell those players who have contributed to the development of football at SBC.

Joshua Ebert Joshua has played 71 games for the college. He was captain this year and is an exceptional left sided player. Lethal in front of goal. Total loyalty to SBC.

Anu Singe. Anu has played 83 games for SBC. The “Mumbai Magic Man”. Has contributed greatly to our attacking game. Fast, furious and fantastic. Totally a SBC man.

Cole Goddard. Cole has played 77 games for SBC. A brilliant right foot that stung a number of goalkeepers as well as leaving many flatfooted, Great winger. SBC was always first for Cole.

Julian Murphy. Julian played 91 games for SBC. Developed into an outstanding centre back who was strong in the tackles, domi-nant in the air and visionary in regard to ball distribution. Could not see past SBC.

Arwin Sinnathambi. Arwin played 57 games for SBC. He played

two seasons for the 2nd XI and was a very strong defensive player. One of the few naturally attacking left backs. A strong SBC football man.

Jordan Lamond. Jordan played 56 games for SBC. A natural midfield player with ability to switch play with well timed passes. Great loyalty to SBC.

Tavonga Mahowa. Tavonga played 61 games for SBC. A natural footballer who loved the confrontational aspects of the game. Excellent ball skills and could shot on the run with devasting results, for the opposition. A true SBC man forever.

Pau Sian Thang. Played 41 games for SBC. A natural ball player who held the ball on his feet like it was attached by a rubber band. He never lost control of it. A great positional player who picked up many goals by being in the right place. SBC was his team.

Hoani Hotene. Hoani played 53 games for SBC. The quiet achiever but a player with great heart, skill and tenacity. A brilliant defensive midfielder who read the game well and was dominating both in the air and on the ground. A loyal SBC player.

Anu Singh “Mumbai Magic Man” drives through the defence.

Hoani Hotene holds on to the ball with tenacity.


Football Overview

Award 1st XI 2nd XI 3rd XI Junior 1 Junior 2 Junior 3 13th Grade

Best & fairest Joshua Ebert Julian Murphy Joshua Gomez Shaun de Roo Joshua Williams Ethan Smith Sefa

Mamea-Hind

Most Consistent Hoani Hotene Steve Clark ………….. ………….. ………….. …………..

Most improved Matthew Dicken Luke Vallence Tim Neild Kelly Higgins Bradley Kit Joshua Hewson Joseph

Hanson

Exciting prospect

Tavonga Mahowa ………….. ………….. ………….. ………….. …………..

Fair play Jacob Lillyston Julian Murphy Sam Nield Anthony

Parshot Raffy Gonzalez Luke Pynenburg Sam Tane

Team Spirit Tyler Saggers ………… ------------ ………….. ………….. …………..

Golden boot Kham-za Heh ………….. ………….. ………… ………….. …………..

Saggers TrophyConsistency ………….. ………….. ………….. ………….. Hamish Clausen

Club Service Jordan Saggers

James Nash Trophy. Players’

PlayerRaphael Nicol

Football Tour 2012

This was another successful tour. We played six games in three days for the eighth time. We had four

wins, a draw and a loss. All our games were against 1st XI’s. We had our fifth fixture against St Peter’s College in Palmerston North which is also a Marist Brothers’ College. They are very strong as most of the team also play for men’s teams in the afternoon. The 4-4 draw was a great result and proved that when we work as a unit we can be formidable. We played two new colleges who were Wanganui High School who were too strong and we lost 1-3. They are off to tournament so we did very well. We also played Cullinane College and won 4-0. This is a Catholic college and the results was achieved by hard work even though the players were tired after the 90 minute game against Wanganui 3 hours earlier. We also played Otaki College and won 1-0, Rangitikei College and won 12-0 and Ruapehu College where we won 7-0. We scored 27 goals and conceded 7. We purchased two trophies for games against Otaki College (we have played them eight times) and St Peters (six games). We held onto both trophies

with a 1-0 victory against Otaki and 4-4 draw with St Peter’s. It was a fun filled three days that took nine weeks of fundraising. The weekend weather helped our car washes. The players should be proud of playing attractive soccer. Everyone did very well and worked as a cohesive unit. Another very successful way to end the season. All the players deserved to take part and it allowed all players to improve their ball skill and temperament. It was an excellent opportunity to acknowledge the efforts of some Y13 students who have worked hard for football and the college and to bring in new players who did very well. We were very fortunate to play all 6 games with great weather throughout. The players are to be congratulated for playing attractive soccer.

The 12 new tour players did well. It was a mixture of eight 2nd XI, six 1st XI, and four junior players. The improvement in the skill, the running off the ball, the tackling was excellent and gave the new players an opportunity to experience life on tour and to play consistently.

Four wins and a draw from six was a great

result. To lose 1-3 to Wanganui HS proved that we can foot it with the better teams in the country. The boys showed great passion and pride and fought hard, as a cohesive unit, in every game. Fortunately, two games were ambassadorial (developmental) and four competitive. Such concentrated football develops one’s skills very quickly. Outside of injury every player played in every game.

Thanks to Mr Fava and BOT for giving permission for the tour.

SBC Football Club AwardsEach year the St Bernard’s Football Club has their own awards ceremony, which is over and above the annual college, Sports Awards. The 2012 recipients were:


Last year (2011) on the Year 9 and 10 EOTC days I took a group of boys mountain bike riding along the ECNZ

ridge road between Wainuiomata and Stokes Valley. During this trip Jesse Cseh and Edward Wilcock (both in Year 9 at the time) talked about starting up a mountain biking club at SBC. I said to them to come and see me during term 1 of next year. To be honest I didn’t think anything would happen. How wrong could I be!

In week one of 2012 Edward and Jesse and a few of their friends knocked on my door and said ‘Remem-ber how you said you would help us start a mountain biking club…?’ The rest is history.

We organised our first ride in March of 2012. It was held at the Wainuiomata Trail Project. We had 17 riders and 4 dads. We explored the trails and returned with all limbs and bikes still intact. Result! Depending on the weather we had between 15 and 26 students attend.

Our club now plans an organised ride once a month. We aim to explore all of the trails and bike parks that are abundant in the Wellington area. In 2012, we rode the Wainuiomata Trail Project (x3), Makara Peak (x2), Belmont Regional Park and Toratora Adventure Park.

We have also been involved in the PNP X-Country racing series. This is a series of five-- races held between September and November. The races have been held at Wainuiomata, Makara Peak, Mt. Victoria, Belmont Regional Park and Makara Peak/Red Rocks. We have had entrants in U13, U15, U17 and the Super Downhill (Super D). We were racing for the College Shield. The school with the most points accumulated at the end of the series wins the College Shield. This was our first year of entering and we were placed 2nd behind Wellington College and ahead of HIBS and Scot’s College.

Race 1: Johannes Duthie-Yung 2nd (U13), Jesse Cseh 2nd (U15), Jamie Curtis 3rd (U15) Race 2: Johannes Duthie-Yung 2nd (U13), Jesse Cseh 2nd (U15), Race 3: Jesse Cseh 2nd (U15), Jamie Curtis 3rd (U15) Race 4: not competed. Race 5: Jesse Cseh 2nd (U15), Jack Marra 2nd (U13) Andrew Roberts 3rd (U15)

Series Winners: Jesse Cseh 2nd overall (U15), Jack Marra 2nd overall (U13), Johannes 3rd overall (U13)

Our MTB club also went on a weekend trip to Toratora. This is a private homestead and MTB park

on the South Wairarapa Coast. We had two days of great weather and great riding. Eleven boys and five parents had an outstanding time. We all slept well on our return and a few ice packs were needed for some knocks and bruises, mainly for the parents.

Our aims for 2013 are to continue to have monthly rides, involvement in track building and community trail projects; a trip to Rotorua MTB trails, fundraising for MTB club tops so all of Wellington can see we are proud SBC men and winning the College Shield.

Please check out our MTB Club website which can be found on www.tinyurl.com/sbc-mtb (or from the prospectus/sports link on the school website). We have videos and pictures from our rides which are updated frequently. If you are interested in joining our club, please see Mr Sutherland. All welcome.

Thank you to all the parents who have been involved in riding, fundraising and supporting our club. Sorry I cannot name you all. A special mention though to Peter Wilcock for being our in-house Bike Technician And Organiser, Mark Roberts , Phill Marra, Chris Duthie-Yung and Craig Norris and most impotantly, thank you to all the boys who have come riding in all weather from storms to sunshine. I can’t wait for 2013!

Hamish Sutherland

Mountain Biking

MTB club

“We returned with limbs & bikes intact. Result!”


touchtouch

Touch Rugby

Year 7&8

This year’s Touch teams owe many thanks to the hard

work of their parents and coaches who supported them.

As convenor, I especially wish to thank Mr Keri Te Kawa who coached the seniors. Keanu’s dad stepped up at the CSW Touch Tournament, bringing his enthusiasm and experience along with food and shelter.

The boys played their hearts out and out-skilled and out-classed their early opponents. They even looked like winning their group with an unbroken winning streak. However, facing Wellington College, their heads went down even before they stepped out onto the paddock. A negative self-fulfilling attitude bore fruit as they allowed Coll to dominate the game. They lost not from lack of skill but lack of confidence, they let themselves be over wraught by Coll’s reputation and lose their mental edge. I say, “Don’t believe

their hype!” To give Coll their due, they wanted the win more and were focussed. They went on to take our place in the final against Stream. To echo Mr Fava’s words, “We must not settle for second best.” We need to develop a self-belief to match our killer skills and strong sense of team pride.

They were driven by that pride as they wore their colours of blue and gold (and some less orthodox hats) and picked themselves up for their last play-off games. The boys showed moments of magic such as Kainaki’s dramtic and athletic diving try which secured a draw. They then ran rings around HVHS and finished on a high. I am proud to have supported them. Mr Matt Harrison

SeniorTouch

What an amazing year the intermediates have had! Enthusiasm, commitment

and fun were our watch words. Three teams turned out regularly for training (showing the seniors a thing or two about professional-ism) and their interteam rivalry was righteous. Between the SBC Red, Blue and Gold teams we had a competition on our hands - never mind beating the other schools. Thanks and praise are due to all the parents and coaches who turned out every week to training and Hutt Park. SBC Gold team won the “Best and Fairest Team” award and came equal

first place with Muritai School’s Y8 boys team. There were too many impressive players to name here, but to sum-marise, Logan Hoare won MVP and I expect we will see great things from Jakib Tainui in the future. Next Year promises to be even better with even more players. Maybe we’ll have four teams! We are grateful to Mr Perry Nicol who has kindly offered to coach from term four.

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Rugby League

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The Quarter Final of the Stephen Kearney Cup was a remarkable Rugby League lesson. Our tremendous

teamwork against Taita resulted in early tries when we led by a tentative 10pts at half time. Whether SBC suffers from too much humility or mercy I don’t know. Perhaps we went easy on them because we assumed the game was in the bag so we didn’t give them a pounding.

However, in the second half Taita came back with a vengeance and closed the gap. We had started so strong, so it was a shame that by the final whistle we had lost, by a mere two points 26-24, to the eventual winners of the cup. If we had taken out Taita then the cup could have been ours. It was a hard lesson in League that we learnt that day. Let’s win that cup in 2013. Jacob Katoa

Cedric Aiulu

Anthony Van Ooyen Francis Vaaua and Francis Tauauve’a

Sunia Kamakowera

Marc Soloa

Tamati Whaanga-

Gibb


St Bernard’s 1st XV had another strong season during 2012,

performing with distinction and competing at the very highest level in Wellington’s Premier 1 grade. Overall we played 22 matches, winning 13, drawing 1 and losing 8.

The team attended the Marist Quadrangular tournament, finishing second behind the strong Sacred Heart College, a game lost 23 – 41. The team beat St. Pauls 26-23, our first victory over an Auckland side for many years.

We attended the Hope Cup

pre-season tournament with the highlight being a 27 – 8 victory over Hutt Valley High School to retain the Challenge Shield. The team also enjoyed a 25-0 win over Upper Hutt College but lost to eventual winners HIBS 10-14.

In the second year of the Hibernian Cup, we travelled to Hato Paora on ANZAC Day and recorded an excellent 35-5 victory, we then travelled to Francis Douglas Memo-rial College where we lost narrowly 10-17. We hosted St. Pats and lost a very close fought match 6-10 before host-ing St. Johns and running out

convincing winners 24-15.The team were untrou-bled to qualify for Premier 1 accounting for Naenae College 41-0, Newlands Col-lege 25-15 and Paraparaumu College.We opened our Premier 1 season with a solid 32-20 victory over Aotea College and then travelled to St. Patricks Silverstream where the team recorded a historic 28-26 victory over the eventual champions. We lost games to HIBS 10-18 and Scots 0-19, however, the team bounced back with great character to defeat Rongatai College 25-20. In perhaps our finest performance of the year we led Wellington College for most of the game before going down 13-15.The team finished fifth after round robin play, earning a

quarter final with St. Pats Town, a game we lost 5 -25. We then played Aotea, drawing 18 all.

Outstanding contributions

this season from: John Tufele, who was invited to trial for NZ Secondary Schools, our two Hurricanes props Andrew & Anthony Mamea, captain

Jason Montin, Marc Soloa, David Filipo and Francis Vaau’a. Strong performances were put in by first year players Frederich Kiel, Chad Bryant, Jermaine Moa, Paasi Fine, Jacob Katoa and Brett Manaia.The team was well represented at Wellington level with five U18 representatives and one U16 representative. The team was coached by Mark Keating & Ben Perenise and managed by Henry Fagaiava.

Rugby Union - 1st XV

soloa p e r f o r m a n c e s

o u t s t a n d i n g

vs Wellington College

vs St Pauls

vs Hato Paora

vs Sacred

Heart

SBC is standing strong after a special season of significant success


Rugby Union - 2nd XV

200% e f f o r t

“Hard work,committment & dedication... they dug deep”

What a turn around with a rough start to the season and things a bit all over the show includ-

ing not getting a fair crack at the grading games the boys ended up in Premier 5 division.

We heard that the boys needed some coaches and management support going into the first comp game of the season so we put our hands up. The first training with the boys was on the Thursday and the game on Saturday - not the ideal preparation. When we met the boys and heard them laughing, having fun and joking around we knew we had a good crew of guys. But the question was, can they play rugby...? That question was quickly put to rest, the answer was YES they could and we won our first game against HIBS.

After the grading game we needed to work on our fitness and structure as the boys already had the natural skill. We put them through their paces at training with a lot of gruelling fitness but they never gave up or quit. We did this for a few weeks which taught the guys to dig deep.

With a pretty up and down season with some close results the boys pulled through and ended

up in the quarter finals against HIBS in a well fought match and ended up winning and getting into the semi finals.

Now this was game time and the boys’ biggest match of the season against St Pat’s Silver-stream who were un-beaten. At full time we were locked in at an 8 all draw, as we were the first team to score we had earned our place in the final.

Unfortunately that’s where our success ended for the season but it is only the beginning for this team, bring on 2013!

Thanks to the parents and everyone else who helped throughout the season and thanks to all of the supporters.

To the team, what a great bunch of young men! Good on you for all your hard work, commitment and dedication! Keep it up, both on and off the field. We wish you all the best with your futures and hope to see you all next season.

Jason Gibb - Head Coach, Jade Clamp and Luka Gibb - Assistant Coaches Niko Patelesio - Manager


Rugby Union - U65kg

Never s u r r e n d e r

Our captain this year was the

experienced Conner Millar, who had a good season at Hooker and Prop, however injury forced a change which saw the outstanding Sean Marshall, the courageous Stuart Upton, the dynamic Peter (Cherish) Samuelu and the magnificent Jesse Reid-Rowley all step up and lead the team at various times.

2012 was a tough season for this young, enthusiastic side. The team went right through the competition without winning a game, but the St Bernard’s men never dropped their heads once.Determination, courage and a will to learn and improve are just some of the

qualities this team has shown over the Winter sports season. This group has built a strong team spirit and managed to achieve some of the goals that they set themselves. A bit more commitment from some may have helped the team to achieve more. We had a number of young men playing their first season of rugby this year. They were courageous and enjoyed the support and guidance of the whole team, especially the support given by the older more experienced players. The team would have loved to have won some of their games, but everyone enjoyed their season and learnt some more about our beautiful game.

Special thanks to our

Manager, Deborah Wright, who had the toughest job of all and nailed it. The team would also like to thank the coaches of our U15 team for their support, encouragement and advice throughout the season. Much appreciated. Most Valuable Player went to our open side flanker, Callum Asher, who was huge on defense and was selected to trial for the Wellington Regional team. Team Player goes to our right wing, Adam Armstrong who showed the best team spirit throughout the season.

See you all again next season.

Wayne ArmstrongSt Bernard’s College U65kg Rugby Union Coach

“They always kept their heads up”

vs Rongotai College


Softball / Swimming Sports

House ChampionshipIgnatius 1st 264

Pompallier 2nd 215

Chanel 3rd 204

Marcellin 4th 169

Individual ChampionsPlace Name House

Year 71st Caelum Tainui Ignatius2nd Jared Angus Marcellin

Year 81st Michael Schutz-Tala Chanel2nd Noah Jaegar-Letts Ignatius

Junior1st Chris Cunningham Ignatius2nd Jamie Curtis Chanel

Youth1st Mataio Pou Pompallier2nd Troy McGuinness Marcellin

Intermediate1st Stephen Clark Chanel2nd Antonio Puka Ignatius

Senior1st Tyler Saggers Chanel2nd Jerome McGuinness Marcellin

Green Team’s Swim Win

SoftballSenior

Swimming Championships ResultsMonday 26th March 2012

The Year 2012 was not the “End of The World”, instead it

saw the rebirth of softball at St Bernard’s. In the past, SBC was quite a force in the Hutt Valley.

However, we have not fielded a team for a number of years. So, with the invitation to compete in the Senior Secondary

Schools Tournament, we decided to pitch in. We have a number of very talented players who play for clubs locally, such as Lower Hutt Reps Connor van der Raaij & Codie Meehan. Let’s hope SBC will go from strength to strength in 2013. Mr Paul Cutler, Softball Convenor


On the 26th-30th November the junior boys competed in the Challenger division of the North Island Junior Volleyball Championships held at ASB Sports Centre, Kilbernie. Congratulations to the junior boys who won the trophy and were crowned division champions. Playing 12 games and beating every team in the division.

Table Tennis / Volleyball

SmashingVictories!

On the 26th-30th November the junior boys competed in the Challenger

division of the North Island Junior Volleyball Championships held at ASB Sports Centre, Kilbirnie. Congratulations to the junior boys who won the trophy and were crowned division champions. Playing 12 games and beating

every team in the division.

Mr Hamish Sutherland Volleyball Convenor

Our unbeaten Junior Boys are

crowned Division Champions

Serving up Success SBC shows good form in Petone. You can’t go wrong with ping pong!

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Trophy CabinetSenior – Hutt Valley Schools Competition SILVER

Senior - Regional Championships SILVER

Junior - Hutt Valley Competition GOLD

Junior - Regional Championships GOLD

Junior- Div 2 North Island Champs SILVER

Senior SquadJerome McGuinness, Tyler Saggers, Antonio Puka, Trei Mu, Ben Van Woerkom, Mataio Pou, Arama Pou, Chris Cunningham, Troy McGuin-ness, Johnathon McMillan, Zach Ahearn, Jacob Lillyston, Jamie Curtis, Stephen Clark, Kerwyn Meehan

Junior SquadSam Taylor, Zach Ahearn, Liam Win, Luke Pynenburg, Ethan Moore, Bill Roberts, Nathaniel Russell, Ramon Tala, Jamie Curtis, Chris Cun-ningham, Troy McGuinness, Mataio Pou, Jakob McGuinness

Year 7&8 SquadJared Angus, Joshua Froggatt, Braden Longstaff, Hayden McMillan, Nicholas Watkins, Matthew Elder, Charlie Penman, Sam Taylor, Jared Peterson, Logan Hoare, Chen Chen Huang

1st Term Senior CompetitionThe Senior Team competed in the Wgtn Regional competition and then travelled to North Island and competed in the Division one competition and gained a ranking of 14th place. They then were offered a place at Premiers which was accepted and competed strongly here at the WRAC. Final National placing 16th.

2nd / 3rd Term Hutt Valley CompetitionSeniors 2nd place Juniors 1st place Year 7&8 team 4th place

3rd Term Juniors Regional/NationalJuniors gained SILVER place in the Wellington Regional Competition.

The Junior team travelled to Auckland and competed in Division 2 of the North Island Jnr Sec Competition where they were placed second.

Coaching and ManagingSenior Manager – Karen Saggers School Convenor and Junior Manager – Perry Nicol School Representative – Paul Saggers Senior and Junior Coach - Craig McGuinness Asst. Coach – Suzanne McGuinness (Senior/Junior/7&8 Fitness) Asst. Coach – Barry McGuinness (Goalie, Juniors) Intermediate Team Coaches – Tyler Saggers, Jerome McGuinness Year 7&8 Manager – Elizabeth Elder

National SelectionMataio Pou and Jerome McGuinness represented New Zealand in U15 and U17 age groups.

SummaryA great year of growth for SBC Water Polo. The numbers involved in the sport increased and there is a clear change in the boys’ approach to their training and games. There is also a better under-standing of the discipline needed to succeed. The players have the backing of families who are ready to support their boys in their training and fundraising. They are a credit to St Bernard’s and a pleasure to take away to competitions. St Bernard’s is now known as a formidable force in all year groups in Water Polo in the Wellington Region. Suzanne McGuinness

Water Polo

Formidable Force


Class Photos

Back Row: Daniel Goldsworthy, Oscar Hanlin, Aisea Mafile’o, Orban Waitaiki-Messenger, Jared Peterson, Jackson Locke

Third Row: Christina Calcinai (Teacher), Elliot Thorn, Damian Butawski, Joseph Dalton, Elijah Alasdair Day, Caleb Hanley, Lachlan Gillespie.

Second Row: Connor McLeod, Joshua Froggatt, Chevaan Perera, Jovan Catampongan, Dario Dellabarca, Angus Slade, Isaac Shaw, Isaac Baron.

Front Row: Quinn Lambourn, Vaughan Benton, Samuel Murfitt, Sam Kong, Tony Harvey, Chris Wanikau, William Siemonek

Absent: Thomas King

8CL

Back Row: Jordan Wainui-Teepa, Rafael Ligeralde, Iequarne Te Wiki-Mu, Easton Cairns, Aengus McMillan, Noah Jaeger-Letts

Third Row: Mitchell Hays, Austin Campbell, Taani Mafile’o, Aloysius Duffy, Brendan English, Chenchen Huang, Tino Mahowa

Second Row: Kathryn Taylor (Teacher), Logan Hey, Ishaan Sharma, Johnny Hadfield, Cameron Grant, Josh Sales, Izaac Gorrie, Michael McLean, Caleb Vallance

Front Row: Abram Goh, Jordan Moh, Hayden Flood, Jared Angus, Jared Andrews, Chris Russell, Jack O’Brien

8KT

Back Row: Cameron Palmer-McGruer, Raymond Bewley, Hayden Wright, Brendan Highnam-Sofeni, Max Loveranes, Taran John, Noah Lindstrom

Third Row: Perry Nicol (Teacher), Hayden McMillan, James Missen, Planchie Awatere, Thomas Dixon, Blake Robinson, Joseph Hanson

Second Row: Daymond King, Luca Benvenuti, Rishay Maharaj, Brad Mumford, Sefa Mamea-Hind, Ethan Buot, Steven Pereira, Elijah Trocio

Front Row: Thomas Mingins, Kyle Cajis, Gio Cigaral, Mason Robbie, Charlie Penman, Marcus Manning, Conrad Weatherall

8NI


Back Row: Riley Bouzaid, Kane Dowman, Leon Ibrahim Koryah Youkhana, Scott Rozenberg, Jacob Hawkins

Third Row: Nicholas Watkins, Makya Te Kawa, Pono Te Mataki, Yannis Norris, Kiannu Kohika, Jackson Peard-Love

Second Row: Hamish Sutherland (Teacher), Alex McCloy, Matthew Elder, Griffin Almand, Eli Afoa, Andrew Roberts, Pelikani Peaua, Euan Trocia

Front Row: Jonathan Nield, Caleb Carrasco, Jake Epplett, Caelum Tainui, Jayden Tamarua, Sam Hardie, Lod Pan. Absent: Ms Paulina Watson (Teacher) Paul Speedy, Flynn McLean, Patrick Silcock

8SU

Back Row: Michael Schutz-Tala, Puna Manaia, Sam Taylor, Callum Arnot, Carlos Leota, Jayden Plumb

Third Row: Dion Biedermann, Tom Richards, Logan Hoare, Finn Anderson, Jerome Moafanua, Tupoki Wairau-Hunter, Kane Hailwood-Tunbridge

Second Row: Nila Uili (Teacher), Kieran Owers, Penaia Kupa, Bailey Neemia, Jack Marra, Sam Haley, Kiyana Tauaneai, Max Siemonek, Sam Hannaford

Front Row: Josh Furjes-Crawshaw, Paolo Lopez, Braden Longstaff, Harsiddha Talwar, Jakib Tainui, Adam Smith, Johannes Duthie-Jung

8UI

Back Row: Luke Pynenburg, Bernard Devine, Robin Walker, Guy Hogan, Ben Marshall, Seth Trocio, Bradley Searle

Third Row: Luka Andic (Teacher), Asher Hanley, Tyler Eagle, Nathaniel Russell, Josh Hewson, Rewi Ross-Hotene, Aidan Almond, Ethan Smith

Second Row: Aidan Watson, Devon Breedon, Vineel Chandra, Riley King, Nicholas Ibrahim, Nathan Chan, Jack Baucke

Front Row: Ben Scully, Daniel Satur, Bill Roberts, Alex Ingram, Callum Asher, Danny Ward, Adam Hebbend

9AN

Class Photos


Back Row: Brodie Henare, Jesse Graham, Morgan Fata-Meafou, Regan Gilmour, Amitesh Lal, Tristan Harrison

Second Row: Elsabie Prasad (Teacher), Samuel Gorham, Anthony Iosefo, Dalsia Pereira, Liam Jones, David Nanai, Isaac Polaczuk, Harrison Knowles

Front Row: Ethan Moore, Josh Tait, Matthew Henderson, Cayden Howes, Kozmo Zawada, Tom Downs, Henare Tipa

Absent: Lolesio Sialau, Alexander Ingram

9EP

Back Row: Venasio Tuifao, Zachary Ahearn, Laau Finau, Matthew Rothwell

Third Row: Adam Armstrong, David Garlick, Tyrell Fagaiava-Vaelei, Matta Laga, Brandyn Wilson

Second Row: Dmitri Fedoulov (Teacher), Boi Heh, Jacob Borich, Isaac Tuulima, Caleb Nicolle, Tyler Mawhinney, Rigie Clavano Abadies

Front Row: Joseph Hong, Ethan Clements, Bob Alema, Jakob McGuinness, Scott Travis, Lincoln Craig, Anthony Pan

9FE

Back Row: Liam Win, Ramon Tala, Dylan Samuel, Peter Samuelu

Third Row: Xavier Savelio, Sefo Avau, Trey Roberts-Macdonald, Thomas Smith, Lui McCarthy

Second Row: Sue McNab (Teacher), Ehnel Bugas, Raphael Nicol, Patric Godfrey, A.J. Collins, Cody Rodway, Connor Millar

Front Row: Sherwin Peat, Joshua Ray, Caleb Dominikovich, Hami Paranihi-Nuku, Zech Julius-Donnelly, Cameron Travis, Paul Owaci

Absent: Brayan Yepes Osorio, Sam Tane

9MN

Class Photos


Back Row: Anthony Parshot, Nicky McCleery, Troy McGuinness, Daniel Raju, Dylan Goddard

Fourth Row: David Woodman-Smith, Jordan Taylor, Jacob Egan, Chris Cunningham, Mataio Pou, Moapi Mua’au

Third Row: Jessica Christian (Teacher), Karl Hofsteede, Alex Nelson, Brandon Vaa, Wei-Ming Lim, Elliot Ferris, Aaron Marshall

Second Row: Harvey Dawaton, Terry Lynch, Dylan Fa’atui, Michael Start, Connor Bliss, Edward Wilcock

Front Row: Yoshiki Narita, Arbie Hong, JR Lacsamana, TJ Jackson, Jesse Cseh, Kyle Lamond, Kenta Kiya

10CH

Back Row: Willie Fine, Sam Su, Samuelu Vaofusi, Hamish Clausen

Third Row: Christopher McDowell, Sean Marshall, Daikyn Nuku, Elia Ta’anoa, Victor Taase

Second Row: Jo Jensen (Teacher), Michael McIntyre, Kim Donato, Jayden Ioata, Aaron Ualo, Josiah Martin

Front Row: Campbell Bishop, Mitchell Statham, John Ulu, Jesse Reid Rowley, David Sia, Tatenda Mvere, Jordi Reid-Ferris

Absent: Benjamin Meafou, Lio Soane, Jaydon Turara

10JE

Back Row: Jordan Molineux, Jordan Uini-Paulo, Jamie Curtis, Misi Rimoni

Third Row: Shaun de Roo, Saga Tanu, Troy Rose, Eddie Asovale, Chayde Perez

Second Row: Karen Kehela (Teacher), Brad Kitt, Brian Hogg, Junior Foaitua, Anthony Leota, Neville McFarlane

Front Row: Hamish Ram, Bradley Ebert, Itai Mumwiro, Daniel Nield, BJ Gibbons, Raffy Gonzalez, Joshua Montague

Absent: Wilson Lologa, Jordan Umaga-Kelemete

10KE

Class Photos


Back Row: Jordan Wilson, Poata-Ezra Tuisamoa, Terence Jiang, Deng Manyang Makoii

Third Row: William Matheson, Mona Mafile’o-Tuala, Taylor Norton-Brown, Jesse Gilbert,

Jackson Leitch

Second Row: Rakesh Sejwal (Teacher), Sio Petelo Avau, Kelly Higgins, Christopher Kesomi Vatikani, Toa Samoa, Nicholas Wong, Thomas Josephson

Front Row: Phoenix Schaafhausen, EJ Mallari, Marcus Goh, Jacob Moa, Lloyd Villaver, Jonathan Kung, Bailey Willis

Absent: Cameron Walker

10SJ

Back Row: Steve Clark, Chance Robinson, Seamus Lahood, Jacob Netzler, Jovi Henderson

Third Row: Benjamin Duthie-Jung, Isaac Kava, Marcus Vaaulu, Pablo Monteverde-Young, Stuart Upton, Tobias Julius

Second Row: Petra Jaeger (Teacher), Jayden Grant, Josh Sinnathambi, Adrien Tavite, Friedrich Keil, Angelo Bonita, Keegan Molenaar

Front Row: Maxim Hey, Connor Barkess, Lee Bush, Inia Wright, Kham Za Heh, Matthew Clark, Josh Williams

Absent: Harry Bramwell

11JA

Back Row: Thomas Benseman, Fanakena Piukana, Sioape Likio, Liam McAuliffe, Jordan Hall

Third Row: Bayley Bouzaid, Martin Markwitz, Jesse Murrell, Blake Owers, JR Ybanez, Tama Te Kawa

Second Row: Gerry McKay (Teacher), Ata Lui, Lavou Kauone, Inoke Tufele, Brendon Morgan Reddy,

Keegan Levien, Liam Dickinson

Front Row: Michael Yenge, Mark Capinpin, Brandon Cole-Tegas, Terry Watkins, Antonio Ritossa, Jozef Van Hout, Michael Ramirez

11MC

Class Photos


Back Row: Niko Patelesio, Vito Alefosio, Lanu Pili, Benji Van Ooyen, John Tefoto

Third Row: Neville Watson (Teacher), Michael Bren-nan, Nick Robbie, David Lefaoseu, Nathan Dicken, Fraser McMillan

Second Row: Ben Brooking, Tim Lologa, Liam McGill, Arama Pou, Jordan Hayes, Ali Koro

Front Row: Ben Van Woerkom, Codie Meehan, Tyree Wilmer, Justin Wilson, Cherbel Khouchaba,

Francis Tauauve’a, Andy Su

Absent: Ashby Alexander, Dominic Volk, Maria Fouhy (Teacher)

11NW

Back Row: Junior Lauofo, Nate Lindstrom, Tee Paipa, Kaleb Haftka-Schatilo, Nathan O’Riley

Third Row: Tupu Williams (Teacher), DJ Pereira, Joseph Afoa, Richard Awatere, Tofiga Lualua-Aati, Chris Ene

Second Row: Liam Kelly, John Emsley, Logan Ngatuere-Ongley, Liam Francis, Alex Vaaulu, Nicholas Lunn, Allister Tran

Front Row: David Lanigan, Jireh Aninon, Joseph Schuchmann, Luke Vallance, Connor van der Raaij, Gian Leonor, Josh Howsan

11WI

Back Row: Ashleigh Sales, Christian Davis, Dakota Nuku

Third Row: Joshua Gomez, Cameron Williams, Paasi Fine, Jordan Garrow

Second Row: Brenten Higson (Teacher), Taban Makoii, Thomas Fitzsimons, Jacob Lillyston, Zane Baker, Brett Manaia

Front Row: Jesse Narvasa, Robert Walker, Liam Gorham, David Manase, Mav Maiava, David Anthony Smith, Geoffrey Soe

Absent: Richard Perez, Antonio Puka

12HI

Class Photos


Back Row: Raymond Nunns, Jordan Corke, Jack Imray, Cameron Piper, Brandon Lynch

Middle Row: Matthew Harrison (Teacher), David Lokecha, Jacob Katoa, Anthony Walters, Aidan Spooner, Ben Wallis, Trei Mu

Front Row: Reuben Pusa, Johnny Vaelei, Nicky Alofi, Nathan Houpapa, Matthew Jacobs, Miguel Orevillo, Tyler Wright

Absent: Patrick Leota

12HR

Back Row: Chris Sims, Tom Mair, Bryden Smith

Third Row: Ripudaman Kanwal (Teacher), Sam Ward, Hosea Tapuai, Matthew Gupwell, Jermaine Moa

Second Row: Michael Alofi, Matt Logan, Jonathan McMillan, Chad Briant, Damus Ogle

Front Row: Pau Sian Thawn Pau, Moroati Stretch-Swan, Kevin Satur, Pau Sian Mung Mantuang, Patrick Duffy, Toby Sirattana, Kirill Woodhouse

Absent: Kerwyn Meehan, Daisuke Hotta

12KA

Back Row: Buay James, Jason Montin, Tyler Saggers

Third Row: Jordan Rose, Jerome McGuinness, Cedric Aiulu, Ethan McAuliffe

Second Row: Te Wai Piripi (Teacher), Harrison Royle, Shalom Scrimshaw, Eden Maka, Bernie Seufale, Shavin Senanayake

Front Row: Patrick Lee, Josh Dominikovich, Josh Logan, Matthew Tamarua, Trey Ryder,

Hamish Campbell, Matthew Dicken

12PI

Class Photos


Class Photos

Back Row: Keanu Te Kawa, Marc Soloa, Anthony Van Ooyen, Sunia Kamakorewa

Middle Row: Panapa Lafoa’i (Teacher), Tamati Whaanga-Gibb, Isaac Fuimaono, Japan Soanai, Andrew Mamea-Lemalu

Front Row: Kenneth Grech-Zammit, Vini Fa’atui, Cole Goddard, Daeshan Wichman, Francis Vaaua, Manuele Pereira, Tala Asovale Absent: Nehemaia Pomale, Saita Tuaoi

13LF

Back Row: Damon Hutley, Kyle Viagedor, Cameron Adams, Yuxuan Zhou, Tupou Sanerivi.

Third Row: Simon Garlick, Daniel Ocampo, Andrew Barnett-Olsen, Matt Boivin, Anthony Lim, Julian Murphy

Second Row: Michael Fowler (Teacher), Arwin Sinnathambi, Junaid Ahmed, Joshua Guerra, Hoani Hotene, Ryan Van der Lee, Thomas Searancke.

Front Row: Jahnn Cerezo, Jerome Chan, Dipak Ranchhod, Timothy Nield, Jakob Lee, Jordan Lamond, Bryan Pascual. Absent: Harrison Godfrey

13MF

Back Row: Kent Pollard (Teacher), Darcy Smith, Ryan Perez, Joshua Ebert, David Filipo, Anthony Mamea-Lemalu, Tavonga Mahowa, Daniel McIntyre

Front Row: Alex Galuvaa-Tangatapoto, Deepak Patel, Anu Singe, Tony Su, Corey Soe, Paul Villaver, Karl Pelayo

Absent: John Tufele, Kainaki Lemisio-Cameron, Aaron Teiri

13PO


School Roll 2012

Surname First Name Year Form

Adams Cameron 13 13MF

Afoa Elijah 8 8SU

Afoa Joseph 11 11WI

Ahearn Zachary 9 9FE

Ahmed Junaid 13 13MF

Aiulu Cedric 12 12PI

Alasdair Day Elisha 8 8CL

Alefosio Avito 11 11NW

Alema Bob 9 9FE

Alexander Ashby 11 11NW

Almand Aidan 9 9AN

Almand Griffin 7 8SU

Alofi Michael 12 12KA

Alofi Nicholas 12 12HR

Anderson Finlay 8 8UI

Andrews Jared 8 8KT

Angus Jared 7 8KT

Aninon Jireh 11 11WI

Armstrong Adam 9 9FE

Arnot Callum 8 8UI

Asher Callum 9 9AN

Asovale Eddie 10 10KE

Asovale Talaivi 13 13LF

Avau Iosefo 9 9MN

Awatere Planchie 7 8NI

Awatere Richard 11 11WI

Baker Zane 12 12HI

Balauag Gabriel 11 11MC

Barkess Connor 11 11JA

Barnett-Olsen Andrew 13 13MF

Baron Isaac 7 8CL

Baucke Jack 9 9AN

Benseman Thomas 11 11MC

Benton Vaughan 7 8CL

Benvenuti Luca 7 8NI

Bewley Raymond 7 8NI

Biedermann Dion 7 8UI

Bishop Campbell 10 10JE

Bliss Connor 10 10CH

Boivin Matthew 13 13MF

Bonita Angelo 11 11JA

Borich Jacob 9 9FE

Bouzaid Bayley 11 11MC

Bouzaid Riley 7 8SU

Bramwell Harrison 11 11JA

Breedon Devon 9 9AN

Brennan Michael 11 11NW

Briant Chadley 12 12KA

Brooking Benjamin 11 11NW

Bugas Ehnel 9 9MN

Buot Nethanel 7 8NI

Bush Lee 11 11JA

Butawski Damian 8 8CL

Cairns Easton 8 8KT

Cairns Easton 8 8KT

Cajis Kyle 7 8NI

Campbell Austin 7 8KT

Campbell Hamish 12 12PI

Capinpin Mark 11 11MC

Carrasco Caleb 7 8SU

Catampongan Jovan 8 8CL

Cerezo Jahnn 13 13MF

Chan Jerome 13 13MF

Chan Nathan 9 9AN

Chandra Vineel 9 9AN

Cigaral Gianpaolo 7 8NI

Clark Matthew 11 11JA

Clark Stephen 11 11JA

Clausen Hamish 10 10JE

Clavano Abadies Rigie 9 9FE

Clements Ethan 9 9FE

Cole-Tegas Brandon 11 11MC

Collins Apisaloma 9 9MN

Corke Jordan 12 12HR

Craig Lincoln 9 9FE

Cseh Jesse 10 10CH

Cseh Jesse 10 10CH

Cunningham Christopher 10 10CH

Curtis Jamie 10 10KE

Dalton Joseph 8 8CL

Davis Christian 12 12HI

Dawaton Harvey 10 10CH

Dawson Campbell 12 12HI

de Roo Shaun 10 10KE

Dellabarca Dario 8 8CL

Devine Bernard 9 9AN

Dicken Matthew 12 12PI

Dicken Nathan 11 11NW

Dickinson Liam 11 11MC

Dixon Thomas Luke 7 8NI

Dominikovich Caleb 9 9MN

Dominikovich Joshua 12 12PI

Donato Kim Matthew 10 10JE

Dowman Kane 7 8SU

Downs Thomas 9 9EP

Duffy Aloysius 8 8KT

Duffy Patrick 12 12KA

Duthie-Jung Benjamin 11 11JA

Duthie-Jung Johannes 8 8UI

Eagle Tyler 9 9AN

Ebert Bradley 10 10KE

Ebert Joshua 13 13PO

Egan Jacob 10 10CH

Elder Matthew 8 8SU

Emsley John 11 11WI

Ene Chris 11 11WI

English Brendan 7 8KT

Epplett Jake 8 8SU

Fa'atui Dylan 10 10CH

Fa'atui Vini 13 13LF

Fagaiava-Vaelei Tyrell-Juwan 9 9FE

Fata-Meafou Morgan 9 9EP

Ferris Elliot 10 10CH

Filipo David 13 13PO

Finau Afiafi 9 9FE

Fine Venilaite 12 12HI

Fine Viliami 10 10JE

Fitzsimons Thomas 12 12HI

Flood Hayden 8 8KT

Foaitua Noaese 10 10KE

Francis Liam 11 11WI

Froggatt Joshua 7 8CL

Fuimaono Isaac 13 13LF

Furjes-Crawshaw Joshua 8 8UI

Galuvaa-Tangatapoto Alex 13 13PO

Garlick David 9 9FE

Garlick Simon Joshua 13 13MF

Garrow Jordan 12 12HI

Gibbons Bradley 10 10KE

Gilbert Jesse 10 10SJ

Gillespie Lachlan 8 8CL

Gilmour Regan 9 9EP

Goddard Cole 13 13LF

Goddard Dylan 10 10CH

Godfrey Harrison 13 13MF

Godfrey Patric 9 9MN

Goh Abram Wee Long 7 8KT

Goh Marcus Kah Ang 10 10SJ

Goldsworthy Daniel 7 8CL

Gomez Joshua 12 12HI

Gonzalez Nicco 10 10KE

Gorham Liam 12 12HI

Gorham Samuel 9 9EP

Gorrie Izaac 7 8KT

Graham Jesse 9 9EP

Grant Cameron 8 8KT

Grant Jayden 11 11JA

Grech-Zammit Kenneth 13 13LF

Guerra Joshua 14 13MF

Guillonta Jarom 13 13PO

Gupwell Matthew 12 12KA

Hadfield Johnny 7 8KT

Haftka-Schatilo Kaleb 11 11WI

Hailwood-Tunbridge Kane 8 8UI

Haley Samuel 7 8UI

Hall Jordan 11 11MC

Hamilton Caleb 11 11WI

Hanley Asher 9 9AN

Hanley Caleb 7 8CL

Hanlin Oscar 8 8CL

Hannaford Samuel 7 8UI

Hanson Joseph 8 8NI

Hardie Samuel 7 8SU

Harrison Tristan 9 9EP

Harvey Tony 7 8CL

Hawkins Jacob 8 8SU

Hayes Jordan 11 11NW

Hays Mitchell 8 8KT

Hebbend Adam 9 9AN

Heh Kham Za 11 11JA


School Roll 2012

Heh Boi 9 9FE

Henare Brodie 9 9EP

Henderson Jovi 11 11JA

Henderson Matthew 9 9EP

Hewson Joshua 9 9AN

Hey Logan 8 8KT

Hey Maxim 11 11JA

Higgins Kelly 10 10SJ

Highnam-Sofeni Brendan 8 8NI

Hoare Logan 8 8UI

Hofsteede Karl 10 10CH

Hogan Guy 9 9AN

Hogg Brian 10 10KE

Hong Joseph 9 9FE

Hong Lianne Arbie 10 10CH

Hotene Hoani 13 13MF

Hotta Daisuke 12 12KA

Houpapa Nathan 12 12HR

Howes Cayden 9 9EP

Howsan Joshua 11 11WI

Huang Chenchen 8 8KT

Hutley Damon 13 13MF

Ibrahim Nicholas 9 9AN

Ibrahim Koryah Youkhana

Leon 7 8SU

Imray Jack 12 12HR

Ingram Alexander 9 9AN

Ioata Jayden 10 10JE

Iosefo Lata 9 9EP

Jackson Thomas 10 10CH

Jacobs Matthew 12 12HR

Jaeger-Letts Noah 8 8KT

James Buay 12 12PI

Jiang Terence 10 10SJ

John Taran 8 8NI

Jones Liam 9 9EP

Josephson Thomas 10 10SJ

Julius Chetan Tobias 11 11JA

Julius-Donnelly Zechariah 9 9MN

Kamakorewa Sunia 13 13LF

Katoa Jacob 12 12HR

Kauone Lavou 11 11MC

Kava Isaac 11 11JA

Keil Friedrich 11 11JA

Kelly Liam 11 11WI

Kesomi Vatikani Christopher 10 10SJ

Khouchaba Cherbel 11 11NW

King Daymond 8 8NI

King Riley 9 9AN

King Thomas 7 8CL

Kitt Bradley 10 10KE

Kiya Kenta 10 10CH

Knowles Harrison 9 9EP

Kohika Kiannu 8 8SU

Kong Sam 8 8CL

Koro Ali 11 11NW

Kung Jonathan 10 10SJ

Kupa Penaia 7 8UI

Lacsamana Salvador Jr 10 10CH

Laga Matta 9 9FE

Lahood Seamus 11 11JA

Lal Amitesh 9 9EP

Lambourn Quinn 7 8CL

Lamond Jordan 13 13MF

Lamond Kyle 10 10CH

Lanigan David 11 11WI

Lauofo Junior 11 11WI

Lee Jakob 13 13MF

Lee Patrick 12 12PI

Lefaoseu David 11 11NW

Leitch Jackson 10 10SJ

Lemisio-Cameron Kadeem 13 13PO

Leonor Gian Garry 11 11WI

Leota Anthony 10 10KE

Leota Carlos 8 8UI

Leota Patrick 12 12HR

Levien Keegan 11 11MC

Ligeralde Rafael 8 8KT

Likio Sioape 11 11MC

Lillyston Jacob 12 12HI

Lim Anthony 13 13MF

Lim Joshua 10 10CH

Lindstrom Nathan 11 11WI

Lindstrom Noah 8 8NI

Little Zachary 13 13LF

Locke Jackson 8 8CL

Logan Joshua 12 12PI

Logan Matthew 12 12KA

Lokecha David 12 12HR

Lologa Soafa 11 11NW

Lologa Wilson 10 10KE

Longstaff Braden 7 8UI

Lopez Juan 8 8UI

Loveranes Max 8 8NI

Lualua-Aati Tofiga 11 11WI

Lui Tawhateata 11 11MC

Lunn Nicholas 11 11WI

Lynch Brandon 12 12HR

Lynch Terry 10 10CH

Mafile'o Aisea 8 8CL

Mafile'o Taani 7 8KT

Mafile'o-Tuala Salemona 10 10SJ

Maharaj Rishay 7 8NI

Mahowa Tavonga 13 13PO

Mahowa Tinomuda 8 8KT

Maiava Mavaega 12 12HI

Mair Thomas 12 12KA

Maka Eden 12 12PI

Makoii Taban 12 12HI

Mallari Edgar 10 10SJ

Mamea-Hind Joseph 8 8NI

Mamea-Lemalu Andrew 13 13LF

Mamea-Lemalu Anthony 13 13PO

Manaia Brettelemani 12 12HI

Manaia Puna 8 8UI

Manase Popo David 12 12HI

Manning Marcus 8 8NI

Mantuang Pau Sian Mung 12 12KA

Manyang Makoii Deng 10 10SJ

Markwitz Martin 11 11MC

Marra Jack 8 8UI

Marshall Aaron 10 10CH

Marshall Benjamin 9 9AN

Marshall Sean 10 10JE

Marshall Sean 10 10JE

Martin Josiah 10 10JE

Matheson William 10 10SJ

Mawhinney Tyler 9 9FE

McAuliffe Ethan 12 12PI

McAuliffe Liam 11 11MC

McCarthy Lui 9 9MN

McCleery Nicky 10 10CH

McCloy Alex 8 8SU

McDowell Christopher 10 10JE

McFarlane Neville 10 10KE

McGill Liam 11 11NW

McGuinness Ashton 13 13PO

McGuinness Jakob 9 9FE

McGuinness Jerome 12 12PI

McGuinness Troy 10 10CH

McIntyre Daniel 13 13PO

McIntyre Michael 10 10JE

McLean Flynn 8 8SU

McLean Michael 8 8KT

McLeod Connor 8 8CL

McMillan Aengus 8 8KT

McMillan Fraser 11 11NW

McMillan Hayden 7 8NI

McMillan Jonathan 12 12KA

Meafou Benjamin 10 10JE

Meehan Codie 11 11NW

Meehan Kerwyn 12 12KA

Millar Connor 9 9MN

Mingins Thomas 7 8NI

Missen James 8 8NI

Moa Jacob 10 10SJ

Moa Jermaine 12 12KA

Moafanua Jerome 7 8UI

Moh Jordan 8 8KT

Molenaar Keegan 11 11JA

Molineux Jordan 10 10KE

Montague Joshua 10 10KE

Monteverde-Young Pablo 11 11JA

Montin Jason 12 12PI

Moore Ethan 9 9EP

Morgan Reddy Brendon 11 11MC

Mu Trei 12 12HR

Mua'au Moapi 10 10CH

Mumford Bradley 8 8NI

Mumwiro Itai 10 10KE

Murfitt Samuel 7 8CL


School Roll 2012

Murphy Julian 13 13MF

Murrell Jesse 11 11MC

Mvere Tatenda 10 10JE

Nanai David 9 9EP

Narita Yoshiki 10 10CH

Narvasa Jesse 12 12HI

Neemia Bailey 8 8UI

Nelson Alexander 10 10CH

Netzler Jacob 11 11JA

Ngatuere-Ongley Logan 11 11WI

Nicol Raphael 9 9MN

Nicolle Caleb 9 9FE

Nield Daniel 10 10KE

Nield Jonathan 8 8SU

Nield Timothy 13 13MF

Norris Yannis 8 8SU

Norton-Brown Taylor 10 10SJ

Nuku Daikyn 10 10JE

Nuku Dakota 12 12HI

Nunns Raymond 12 12HR

O'Brien Jack 7 8KT

Ocampo Peter 13 13MF

Ogle Damus 12 12KA

Orevillo Miguel 12 12HR

O'Riley Nathan 11 11WI

O'Riley Nathan 11 11WI

Owaci Paul 9 9MN

Owers Blake 11 11MC

Owers Kieran 8 8UI

Paipa Tafu-mac 11 11WI

Palmer-McGruer Cameron 8 8NI

Pan Anthony 9 9FE

Pan Lod 7 8SU

Paranihi-Nuku Hamiora 9 9MN

Parshot Anthony 10 10CH

Pascual Bryan 13 13MF

Patel (Keshav) Deepak 13 13PO

Patelesio Niko 11 11NW

Pau Pau Sian 12 12KA

Peard-Love Jackson 7 8SU

Peat Sherwin 9 9MN

Peaua John 13 13LF

Peaua Pelikani 8 8SU

Pelayo Karl 13 13PO

Penman Charlie 8 8NI

Pereira Dalsia 9 9EP

Pereira Dominic Jr 11 11WI

Pereira Manuele 13 13LF

Pereira Steven 8 8NI

Perera Jayasuriya 7 8CL

Perez Chade 10 10KE

Perez Richard 12 12HI

Perez Ryan 13 13PO

Petelo Avau Sio 10 10SJ

Peterson Jared 8 8CL

Pili Lanuto'o 11 11NW

Piper Cameron 12 12HR

Piper Cameron 12 12HR

Piukana Fanakena 11 11MC

Plumb Jayden 8 8UI

Polaczuk Isaac 9 9EP

Pomale Nehemaia 13 13LF

Pou Arama 11 11NW

Pou Mataio 10 10CH

Pou Mataio 10 10CH

Pou Arama 11 11NW

Puka Antonio 12 12HI

Pusa Reuben 12 12HR

Pynenburg Luke 9 9AN

Raju Daniel 10 10CH

Ram Hamish 10 10KE

Ramirez John 11 11MC

Ranchhod Dipak 13 13MF

Ray Joshua 9 9MN

Reid Rowley Jesse 10 10JE

Reid-Ferris Jordi 10 10JE

Richards Matthew 8 8KT

Richards Thomas 7 8UI

Rimoni Loteliko 10 10KE

Ritossa Antonio 11 11MC

Robbie Kieran 13 13LF

Robbie Mason 7 8NI

Robbie Nicholas 11 11NW

Roberts-Macdonald Trey 9 9MN

Roberts Andrew 8 8SU

Roberts William 9 9AN

Robinson Blake 8 8NI

Robinson Chance 11 11JA

Rodway Cody 9 9MN

Rose Jordan 12 12PI

Rose Troy 10 10KE

Ross-Hotene Rewiti 9 9AN

Rothwell Matthew 9 9FE

Royle Harrison 12 12PI

Rozenberg Scott 7 8SU

Russell Christopher 7 8KT

Russell Nathaniel 9 9AN

Ryder Trey 12 12PI

Saggers Tyler 12 12PI

Sales Ashleigh 12 12HI

Sales Joshua Eric 7 8KT

Samoa Toa 10 10SJ

Samuel Dylan 9 9MN

Samuelu Cherish 9 9MN

Sanerivi Tupou 13 13MF

Satur Daniel 9 9AN

Satur Kevin 12 12KA

Savelio Xavier 9 9MN

Schaafhausen Phoenix 10 10SJ

Schuchmann Joseph 11 11WI

Schutz-Tala Michael 8 8UI

Scrimshaw Shalom 12 12PI

Scully Benjamin 9 9AN

Searancke Thomas 13 13MF

Searle Bradley 9 9AN

Senanayake Shavin 12 12PI

Seufale Bernie 12 12PI

Sharma Ishaan 7 8KT

Shaw Isaac 8 8CL

Sia David 10 10JE

Sialau Lolesio 9 9EP

Siemonek Max 8 8UI

Siemonek William 7 8CL

Silcock Patrick 8 8SU

Sims Christopher 12 12KA

Singe Anu 14 13PO

Sinnathambi Arwin 13 13MF

Sinnathambi Indra 11 11JA

Siao Rei 9 9EP

Sirattana Toby 12 12KA

Slade Angus 8 8CL

Smith Adamondiahmon 7 8UI

Smith Bryden 12 12KA

Smith Darcy 13 13PO

Smith David Anthony 12 12HI

Smith Ethan 9 9AN

Smith Thomas 9 9MN

Soanai Japan 13 13LF

Soane Emelio 10 10JE

Soe Corey 13 13PO

Soe Geoffrey 12 12HI

Soloa Edward 13 13LF

Speedy Paul 8 8SU

Spooner Aidan 12 12HR

Start Michael 10 10CH

Statham Mitchell 10 10JE

Stretch-Swan Moroati 12 12KA

Su Andy 11 11NW

Su Sam 10 10JE

Su Tony 13 13PO

Ta'anoa Elia 10 10JE

Taase Victor 10 10JE

Tainui Caelum 7 8SU

Tainui Jakib 7 8UI

Tait Joshua 9 9EP

Tala Ramon 9 9MN

Talwar Harsiddha 7 8UI

Tamarua Jayden 8 8SU

Tamarua Matthew 12 12PI

Tane Samual 9 9MN

Tanu Talosaga 10 10KE

Tapuai Hosea 12 12KA

Tauaneai Kiyana 7 8UI

Tauauve'a Francis 11 11NW

Taulafo Grant 9 9EP

Tavite Adrien 11 11JA

Taylor Jordan 10 10CH

Taylor Samuel 8 8UI

Te Kawa Keanu 13 13LF

Te Kawa Makya 8 8SU

Te Kawa Tama 11 11MC


School Roll 2012

Autog raphs

Te Mataki Truth 7 8SU

Te Wiki-Mu Iequarne 7 8KT

Tefoto John 11 11NW

Teiri Aaron 13 13PO

Thorn Elliot 8 8CL

Tipa Henare 9 9EP

Tran Allister 11 11WI

Travis Cameron 9 9MN

Travis Scott 9 9FE

Trocio Seth 9 9AN

Trocio Shaun 7 8NI

Trocio Shawn 7 8SU

Tuaoi Saita 13 13LF

Tufele Inoke 11 11MC

Tufele John 13 13PO

Tuifao Venasio 9 9FE

Tuisamoa Poata-Ezra 10 10SJ

Turara Jaydon 10 10JE

Tuulima Isaac 9 9FE

Ualo Aaron 10 10JE

Uini-Paulo Jordan 10 10KE

Ulu John 10 10JE

Umaga-Kelemete Jordan 10 10KE

Upton Stuart 11 11JA

Vaa Brandon 10 10CH

Vaaua Francis 13 13LF

Vaaulu Alexander 11 11WI

Vaaulu Marcus 11 11JA

Vaelei Jahn 12 12HR

Vallance Caleb 7 8KT

Vallance Luke 11 11WI

Van der Lee Ryan 13 13MF

van der Raaij Connor 11 11WI

Van Hout Jozef 11 11MC

Van Ooyen Anthony 13 13LF

Van Ooyen Benjamin 11 11NW

Van Woerkom Benjamin 11 11NW

Vaofusi Samuelu 10 10JE

Viagedor Kyle 13 13MF

Villaver Lloyd 10 10SJ

Villaver Paul 13 13PO

Volk Dominic 11 11NW

Wainui-Teepa Jordan 7 8KT

Wairau-Hunter Tupoki 8 8UI

Waitaiki-Messenger Orban 8 8CL

Walker Cameron 10 10SJ

Walker Robert 12 12HI

Walker Robin 9 9AN

Wallis Benjamin 12 12HR

Walters Anthony 12 12HR

Wanikau Christopher-Dean 7 8CL

Ward Danny 9 9AN

Ward Sam 12 12KA

Watkins Nicholas 7 8SU

Watkins Terry 11 11MC

Watson Aidan 9 9AN

Weatherall Conrad 8 8NI

Whaanga-Gibb Tamati 13 13LF

Wichman Daeshan 13 13LF

Wilcock Edward 10 10CH

Williams Cameron 12 12HI

Williams Joshua 11 11JA

Willis Bailey 10 10SJ

Wilmer Tyree 11 11NW

Wilson Brandyn 9 9FE

Wilson Jordan 10 10SJ

Wilson Justin 11 11NW

Win Liam 9 9MN

Wong Nicholas 10 10SJ

Woodhouse Kirill 12 12KA

Woodman-Smith David 10 10CH

Wright Hayden 8 8NI

Wright Inia 11 11JA

Wright Tyler 12 12HR

Ybanez Jomar Jr. 11 11MC

Yenge Michael 11 11MC

Yepes Osorio Brayan 9 9MN

Zawada Kozmo 9 9EP

Zhou Yuxuan 13 13MF

St Bernard’s College Web: www.sbc.school.nz Email: office @sbc.school.nz 183 Waterloo Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand - © 2012

Back Cover Credits: Allister Tran, Ben Van Ooyen, Chadley Briant and Isaac Fuimaono

Tony Su Vini Faatui

Zane Baker

Jordan HayesMavaega MaiavaVini Faatui

Isaac Fuimaono

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