LATEST NEWS

MAY 2012

CONGRATULATIONS
Craig Smith (Year 13) has been selected to join the Sir Peter Blake Trust inaugural Young Blake Expedition to the Kermadecs. This is a once-in-a-lifetime adventure to one of the most unique and special places on the planet. Craig and the other delegates will travel on board HMNZS Canterbury to Raoul Island.

PRODUCTION
St Thomas and Villa Maria College combined to produce Aladdin - an amazing show with great songs and fantastic costumes. The show was performed over four nights in the St Thomas school hall.

ZONE CROSS COUNTRY
11 Year Old Boys: Logan Anderson 1st, Trey Butler 2nd, Lachlan Stove 4th.
12+ Year Old Boys: Callum Strathfied 1st, Tom Bell 2nd, Thomas Buckley 3rd.

CANTERBURY SECONDARY SCHOOLS SWIMMING CHAMPS
Jordan Rahurahu placed 1st in the Boys 14 Year Olds 100m Freestyle
Ben Anngow placed 1st in the Boys 15 Year Olds 50m Breaststroke
Caleb Rahurahu placed 3rd in the 11 Year Olds 50m Backstroke

 

APRIL 2012

ROWING
The boys of St Thomas' Rowing squad once again showed their skill and drive at the Maadi Cup in Twizel. They have now set a new bench mark by qualifying for the most finals of any previous rowing squad from the college.

CONGRATULATIONS
Viane Pelenato has been awarded a Pacific on Campus Experience Scholarship at the University of Otago. These scholarships provide a three day on campus; all expenses paid experience and were restricted to a small number available nationally. Well done Viane. It's great to see our Pasifika men achieving highly.

EDMUND RICE NETWORK CONFERENCE
This was held at St Thomas and was designed for older teens and young adults to get informed on a variety of social justice issues from experts in their field.

 

MARCH 2012

CANTERBURY SECONDARY SCHOOLS ATHLETICS
Josh Lysaght - 2nd Senior Long Jump
George Gosling - 3rd Junior Javelin
Elia Elia - 3rd Intermediate Shot Put, 4th Discus
U14 Relay - 3rd (Luke Payne, Joe Wilkinson, Joe Henderson, Sebastian Pelenato)
Int. Relay - 3rd (Mitchell Laughton, Brandon Paseka, Ryan Burgess, Josh Treymane)

CONGRATULATIONS
Hamish Smith (Year 13 - 2011) has been awarded the Lincoln University Sports Scholarship - Football, after a rigorous testing process. The Sports Scholarship will enable Hamish to combine academic study with the extension and development of his football abilities.

CONGRATULATIONS
James Agnew (Year 13 - 2011) has been awarded the Lincoln University Future Leaders Scholarship. This scholarship is awarded to assist students of high academic calibre and leadership potential to begin their tertiary study at Lincoln University.

 

FEBRUARY 2012

YOUNG ENTERPRISE SCHEME
ACE (Advanced Clean Energies) comprising of Sam Mackwell, James Agnew, Sean Feast, Craig Stanton, Andrew Coburn and Stephen Pilton won four National Awards for their invention.

WE WIN THE CHALLENGE TROPHY!
The STC first XI cricket team won by an innings and 18 runs over St Kevin's College (Oamaru) and held on to the Challenge Trophy. James Gillies top scored with 121 runs.

EARTHQUAKE REMEMBERANCE
To commemorate the loss of lives in the February earthquake, a native Hinau tree was planted in the school grounds. The tree will eventually reach up to 18 metres and will have white hanging bell-shaped flowers.