Issue 2 | April 2022

Morgan Hiser

It all adds up

Of late, news regarding the level of competency in mathematics and literacy among children in New Zealand...
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Commitment and character trumps Covid

Do not let the circumstances of life, e.g. Covid determine how you react and act.  At the College this...
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Realising the school of our dreams

As I was walking around our new Girls’ School at Shore Road during a recent visit, I paused to admire...
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Gratitude for the past and optimism for the future

As this issue of Piper Online goes ‘live’, the Term 1 school holidays will be coming to close. Easter...
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Bringing our community together in 2022

Welcome to 2022. This year we are looking forward to getting back to normal in both school life as well...
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Making a difference

The majority of our children were away for five months over last year’s lockdown. Together with the subsequent...
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Grand opening of the Macky Senior School

A significant milestone in the Saint Kentigern Building Master Plan. On 26 February, esteemed guests...
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New classrooms, new opportunities

For our Year 7 and Year 8 boys, the first day back to school this year was extra special. It was the...
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Meet our 2022 Boys’ School Prefect Team

Our 2022 Boys’ School prefects were commissioned at a special service held in front of our brand new...
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Top academic results in NCEA and IB

Our College students delivered an exceptional performance, with outstanding results across NCEA and International...
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Countdown to our move to the new Girls' School

With the construction of our new Girls’ School completed and the furnishing and fittings reaching...
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A few words go a long way

From time to time we all reflect on the people outside our family who played an influential role in our...
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College Prefects lead the way

Our student leaders play a significant role in shaping the learning environment of our schools. During...
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Preparing for success at Primary school

One of our priorities for our 4-year-olds at the Preschool is getting them ready for Primary school....
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In praise of our distinguished alumni

Last year we established the Saint Kentigern Distinguished Alumni Awards to recognise Old Collegians...
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Sharnika Leleni – Living the dream

Sharnika graduated from Saint Kentigern in 2013. She was the Head Girl the same year the College turned...
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Keeping the faith

I wonder if you have heard of Wordle. It has been causing me some serious self-esteem issues over the...
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Best camp ever!

In February, our Year 8 boys spent an incredible week away at their respective camps in Rotorua, Tongariro...
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Meet our 2022 Girls’ School Prefect Team

Girls’ School students gathered on the Corran House lawn for their first assembly and Chapel Service...
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New learning-inspired architecture at Shore Road

Macky Senior School and Specialist Facilities completed in February 2022 This term marked an important...
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Peyton Leigh – Princeton bound

For Peyton, a typical day as a Year 13 student at Saint Kentigern started as early as 6am with 8-10km...
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Student Councillors taking the lead and making a difference

This morning, our Boys’ School students gathered to acknowledge their 2022 Student Councillors. These...
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Top results in 2021 ICAS

We are proud to share with you that our Boys’ School students delivered outstanding results in the 2021...
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Making academic excellence a habit

Recognising our Year 12 Academic Colours and Honours achievers. The College hosted an online assembly...
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Drive and courage for excellence

Credit to our Year 13 NCEA Academic Colours and Honours recipients. The College celebrated our Year 13...
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In memoriam – Brian Irwin (1931 – 2021)

Father, husband, friend, teacher and remembered most fondly to the Saint Kentigern community as a visionary...
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Hangi for the homeless

As a community, we have undertaken many service initiatives over the years that give our staff, students,...
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Nurturing leadership and service qualities

All our Year 8 girls spent their last two days of the term attending an overnight leadership and service...
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IB - Developing caring global-minded citizens

Celebrating our Year 13 IB Academic Colours and Honours recipients. An assembly was held during the term...
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Nurturing student leaders

In conjunction with Leadership Week, 24 of our College Prefects and our Year 8 Boys’ School students...
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Learning with our College sisters and brothers

Our Preschool children were excited to have the Year 13 College Prefects visit and enjoy fun activities...
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Instilling the love of reading

At the Preschool, we have combined student leadership and pre-literacy to shape learning and nurture...
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A tale of a whale

Our Preschoolers’ embarked on a big mission to understand, learn and create stories of their moana and...
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A rainbow in our garden

As teachers, we have always used the environment as the third teacher. We are extremely fortunate to...
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Strengthening bond and sense of community

Our Big Sister Little Sister programme, as the name implies, is a peer-support approach at the Girls’...
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Honouring our finest academic achievers of 2021

18 March 2022 marked a special celebration for the College as we acknowledged the academic achievements...
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Top accolades for our College students

Early in Term 1, we announced that 36 of our College students gained a total of 51 Scholarship awards...
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World of Opportunity for our graduates

Our College continues to live up to its reputation of providing an excellent educational foundation in...
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Community food hub built over a weekend

Story by Rev Reuben B. Hardie On 1 April, the inaugural team of Weekend Warriors arrived at 1207 Dominion...
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Nurturing a sense of responsibility

Our children’s mana whenua, their sense of belonging, is at the heart of all that we do at the Preschool....
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Student-led initiative in support of World Vision

At the Girls’ School, our group of Student Councillors with two representatives from each class from...
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Embracing hybrid learning

In Term 1 this year, some of our students and teachers have had to isolate at home, as experienced by...
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Chalmers wins inter-house College athletics

Chalmers is on another winning streak – having won House Swimming just a couple of weeks ago, repeating...
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Chalmers is College Swimming champion

Under a blazing summer sun, Chalmers claimed the first House event for the year, winning the swimming...
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Our place in space

“Did you know that Australia is larger than Pluto? And Pluto is smaller than the earth’s moon?” responded...
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Competitive spirit at swim sports

We were fortunate to have our swim sports underway during the term, with the boys’ eagerly diving...
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Catherine Chang – Among NZ's finest young pianists

Old Collegian Catherine Chang was selected to participate in the 2022 Lewis Eady National Piano Competition...
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Challenging self and building confidence

Our College Year 7 students, minus a handful of students in isolation, set off to the Chosen Valley in...
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Year 9 camp must go on!

With the cancellation of our Year 9 camp at Totara Springs Matamata, it was fantastic to have been able...
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Online premiere of ‘When You’re an Addams’

After several postponements, our College Performing Arts Department decided to give audience a taste...
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Students love Shakespeare

Under the setting sun in a relaxed outdoor setting, our Goodfellow Quad was again the Globe Theatre for...
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Hamilton is Boys’ School Relay Champions!

After a postponement due to the possible bad weather, our boys head to the pool on the last week of the...
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Bella wins top prize in two international music competitions

Our very own music prodigy Ruishan Bella Chen has been recognised on the world stage, winning two international...
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Embracing the Saint Kentigern Way

Congratulations James Bruford, Sam Feather and Ryan Longley for being awarded the Big Tree Award in Term...
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Meet Kent the bear

This term we introduced a very special friend, Kent, to students in our ‘Kauri’ room. Kent...
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A camping we will go ….

Story and photos by Alison Slyfield. It was all sunshine and smiles as our Girls’ School Year 5 and Year...
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Getting better acquainted

Story by Kristie Richards, Girls’ School Director of Sport, Year 8 Tutor Teacher and Head of International...
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Cargill wins Girls’ School Swim Finals

Competition at the Girls’ School Swimming Sports has always been fierce. This year was no different with...
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Vincent Cheng to represent NZ in Robotics World Championship

Year 8 Vincent Cheng and his teammate emerged first place at the 2021-2022 VEX IQ Challenge Nationals...
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Saint Kentigern Physics whiz kid to represent NZ

Our Year 13 IB student, Ethan Fung has been selected as one of only five students in the country to represent...
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We are them

It was heart-warming to see our College students pouring in with bags of food and toiletries in conjunction...
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New 2022/23 Parents & Friends executive committee

The Parents & Friends Association (P&F) aims to provide an environment for parents, caregivers...
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Boys’ School Golf Day

On a balmy summer’s day, bathed in sunshine, a group of close to 50 players gathered at the Windross...
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Common Room, by Year 13s for Year 13s

Located next to the Saints Café at the lower ground floor of the Macfarlan Building, the Year 13 Common...
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Dr Rodger Fox shares his musical wisdom

Story by Big Band’s Tenor Sax, Isaac Waldin Photographs by Arts Council students Grace Gao and Rory Merrie...
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Dive into the wonders of the sea

In our ‘Kauri’ classroom, children have been passionately exploring the wonders of the sea...
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Bountiful house spirit at the Girls’ School Relays

Our Girls’ School students enjoyed another day out in the pool last Friday for their annual House Relay...
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  • 25 MAY College Foodbank
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  • 7 JUNE College Chamber Showcase
  • 10 JUNE College Rock Showcase
  • 12 JUNE College Choral Showcase
  • 12 JUNE (7PM) College Wilson House Chapel
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  • 18 JUNE Boys’ School Quiz Night
  • 19 JUNE (7PM) College Stark House Chapel
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  • 15 MAY (7PM) College Chalmers House Chapel
  • 16 MAY College Prefects Commissioning
  • 17 MAY College Parent & Friends Social & Info evening
  • 15 MAY Girls’ School ‘Open School’ for families of existing students
  • 18 MAY College Campus Tour
  • 22 MAY (7PM) College Hamilton House Chapel
  • 23, 30 MAY & 13 JUNE Boys’ School Mother and Son event
  • 25 MAY College Foodbank
  • 29 MAY (7PM) College Cargill House Chapel
  • 8 JUNE Move to new Girls’ School on Shore Road
  • 7 JUNE College Chamber Showcase
  • 10 JUNE College Rock Showcase
  • 12 JUNE College Choral Showcase
  • 12 JUNE (7PM) College Wilson House Chapel
  • 15 JUNE College Campus Tour
  • 18 JUNE Boys’ School Quiz Night
  • 19 JUNE (7PM) College Stark House Chapel
  • 29 JUNE College Campus Tour
  • 29 JUNE Girls’ School and Boys’ School Cross Country
  • 29 JUNE College Middle School Music Evening
  • 3 JULY (7PM) College Wishart House Chapel
  • 5 JULY (7PM) College House Music
  • 7 & 8 JULY College Dance Showcase

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