Tourism Students Hit the White Water
“This week, our students studying Tourism were offered the opportunity to go White Water Rafting on the famous Kaituna River in Rotorua.
Tourism has been a popular Senior course at our school, and as our Tourism industry recovers from the effects of the pandemic, there are so many incredible opportunities for students to study and work in the tourism industry.
Our tourism course focuses on introducing students to the skills and knowledge of working in the tourism industry, so trips to experience tourism first hand are such an important aspect of the course we offer. It was awesome to see students pushing themselves outside of their comfort zone.” – Mr Grant.
Rowing Awards
Congratulations to all for the Ōtūmoetai Rowing Awards Evening results this week.
Sportsmanship & Ability (David Aitken Trophy) – Matthew Ryder
Most Improved Boy – 1st year (Ted Phelps Cup) – Kahnya Pihama-Donaldson
Most Improved Girls – 1st year (Williams Cup) – Chloe Wallsgrove
Junior Attitude & Sportsmanship (Cosmos & Edwards Cup) – Zara Brangwynne
Most Improved Rower (Thompson Trophy) – Jack McClutchie
Best Performed Rower for the Season – Jenna Brangwynne
Crew of the Year (Clinton Cup) – Zoe Stubbing & Caitlin Wain (U18 Novice Double)
Coxswain Trophy – Lydia Cunliffe
A Rowing Accolade was awarded to Chloe Wright for her 5 years of rowing at Ōtūmoetai College.
Cross Country Results
On Tuesday 17th May we held our school Cross Country. Rain showers in the morning were not enough to scare off the determined runners who had registered and trained hard for this event.
We had a great turn out of students who gave their everything running a range of distances from 3kms to 6kms. Congratulations to those students who placed in their age groups and earnt highly sought after Whare points.
| SENIOR BOYS – 6km | ||||
| 1st | Sam Kember | 13CRB | KAREWA | 25:21.7 |
| 2nd | Loui Alexander | 12KMW | PŪWHENUA | 26:16.9 |
| 3rd | Anthony Wigley | 13CRB | KAREWA | 31:49.5 |
| 4th | Cameron Paratene | 13TPM | PŪWHENUA | 32.31.9 |
| SENIOR GIRLS – 4km | ||||
| 1st | Charo Heijnen | 12PHN | MANUNUI | 17:02.9 |
| 2nd | Brooke Comeskey | 13SHH | MAUNGANUI | 23:38.0 |
| 3rd | Hazel Blissett | 13SLP | ŌTANEWAINUKU | 24:32.2 |
| 4th | Kylen James | 13SHH | MAUNGANUI | 25:24.3 |
| INTERMEDIATE BOYS – 4km | ||||
| 1st | Benjamin Wheatley | 11CRN | ŌTANEWAINUKU | 16:56.0 |
| 2nd | Jacob Reeder | 12SSB | ŌTANEWAINUKU | 17:04.4 |
| 3rd | Angus Colquhoun | 11SRS | MAUNGANUI | 17:54.5 |
| 4th | Mitchell Butts | 11DNW | KAREWA | 18:06.4 |
| INTERMEDIATE GIRLS – 3km | ||||
| 1st | Alex Rawlinson | 11CRN | ŌTANEWAINUKU | 13:12.5 |
| 2nd | Mia McGrath | 10ASW | MANUNUI | 14:16.5 |
| 3rd | Miah Smith | 10DVC | PŪWHENUA | 15:11.9 |
| 4th | Sam Bainbridge | 12KMW | PŪWHENUA | 17:11.1 |
| JUNIOR BOYS – 3km | ||||
| 1st | Nicholas Reeder | 10PTG | MAUNGANUI | 12:27.5 |
| 2nd | Louis Cairns | 10PTG | MAUNGANUI | 12:31.2 |
| 3rd | Edward Webb | 09ANR | ŌTANEWAINUKU | 12:38.5 |
| 4th | Oscar Downard | 09JLS | MANUNUI | 12:43.7 |
| JUNIOR GIRLS – 3km | ||||
| 1st | Grace Duncan | 10KNH | ŌTANEWAINUKU | 12:45.6 |
| 2nd | Sophie Garrett | 10ASW | MANUNUI | 13:38.4 |
| 3rd | Lize Terblanche | 09ANR | ŌTANEWAINUKU | 14:36.2 |
| 4th | Pauline Beetz | 09CRT | PŪWHENUA | 14:53.4 |
Youth Archery Course Information
Tauranga Archers is offering after school lessons (4.00pm-5.30pm) for year 7 to 13 students at Graham Park, off Edgecumbe Road.
This is a weekly lesson, run over six weeks where students learn the basic safety and techniques for shooting a recurve bow.
This course is intended as an introduction to archery, to encourage youth participation and progression to a competitive level. The cost is $30 for 6 lessons. This includes equipment hire/target use and coaching fees (all equipment is provided) Archery in Schools Membership.
E te Whānau, We Celebrate You!
We celebrate the love you have for your tamariki. We celebrate the support you show them to be their best. We celebrate the teams you coach, manage and support. We celebrate the voices you bring and the positive examples you show. The food, the energy, and the time you give.
We celebrate and recognise you all. All our mama’s and papa’s, our grandmothers and grandfathers, our aunties and uncles, our big sisters and brothers. You’re all a special part of our wider whanau of Ōtūmoetai College.
Ka nui te mihi!
From us to you.
