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Issue 52 – February 2015 – QUEEN MARGARET CALLING
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at the end of last year students from
Years 4, 5 and 6 participated in the
Aquathon, which is fast becoming
an annual event.
The girls, known as Aquathon Angels,
were required to swim one length of
Thorndon Pool and run one kilometre
before tagging the next person in the team
of three.
The Year 4 girls were responsible for
organising this event in aid of the Mary
Potter Hospice. The Aquathon raised
$2,380.00, which was donated to the Mary
Potter Hospice.
They also took responsibility for
organising goodie bags packed with items
for the competitors and selling T shirts as
part of the fundraiser.
Racing for Charity
Queen Margaret College
Junior School girls donned
their swimming togs and
running shoes last year to
raise money for a good cause.
Year 4 teacher, Jane Heather-Sclater, says
an Aquathon was chosen as a fundraiser
because it is a challenging but achievable
team event. It was also a great way to test
the girls’ organisation, communication and
physical skills. Jane comments the event
was an extremely uplifting and humbling
experience for the girls and families.
“We remembered all the parents, friends
and past students who had been touched in
some way by the Hospice organisation.”
The Aquathon was supported by the
extended Queen Margaret College family.
Thank you to the Mark Family for the
barbeque lunch following the event and to
the following families for spot prizes: Gees,
Abernethy, Jelley, Kheera, Brandon, Howell,
Bole, Webb, Welsh, Fordham-Duncan,
Carter,
Roberts,
Phillips,
Schofield-
Matthews and The Stevens Family.
Summer Athletic Success
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special congratulations goes to the Year 8 Relay team who
won their Relay at Regionals, a placing they also earned at
the Interzone and Western Zone competitions.
Along with being in the Year 8 Relay team Charlotte Wilson
had great success at Regionals also coming 2nd in the Year 8 High
Jump with 1.35m. She made a Queen Margaret College record at the
Western Zones competition with 1.38m. Charlotte also came 1st in
Year 8 Discus at Western Zones and 3rd at the Interzone competition
with 22.27m. She came 3rd at Western Zones in the Year 8 Sprint.
Paris Lokotui was another strong competitor from the Year 8
Relay team coming 1st in the Year 8 Long Jump for the Western
Zones Competition and 3rd in the Interzone competition with
a length of 4.18m. She also came 1st in the Year 8 Vortex in the
Western Zones and second at Interzones with 40.44m.
Lucy Singer came 1st in the Western Zones Year 6 Quoit and
Reserve (4th place) at the Interzone with 21.65m, a new Queen
Margaret College record.
Alexa Broadley came 1st in the Western Zones Year 7 Long
Jump and Reserve (4th place) in the Long Jump at the Interzone
with 4.03m.
Kate Kominik Fraser came 1st in the Year 6 Vortex for the
Western Zones while Stephanie Perniskie was 1st for the Year 6 Long
Queen Margaret College had great success in Athletics last year with a number of Junior and
Middle School students performing well.
Jump in the Western Zones.
Hannah Stevens was 1st in the Year 4 Quoit in the Western
Zones Competition and Mia Webb was 1st in the Year 4 Long Jump.
The Senior School Athletics Day in 2015 was held in Febraury.
The results were Senior Athletics Champs: Emma Stewart and
Matisse Uluilelata 1st Equal, Shweta Iyer 3rd. Intermediate Athletics
Champs: Josie Dixon 1st, Grace McLean 2nd, Phoebe van Boheemen
3rd. Junior Athletics Champs: Charlotte Wilson 1st, Ilena Shadbolt
2nd, Florence Dixon 3rd.
Sophie Ashton, Year 13, also threw 9.9m in the Shot Put, a new
school record!
