Senior students walk red carpet HEADS UP: WAIOPEHU COLLEGE

• Published date: 12 April 2024
• Author: Guy Reichenbach principal
• Publication title: Horowhenua Chronicle

Last weekend we held our school ball. As always, this was a highlight of the year for the senior students

Thanks to all who came to watch the students arrive — it was great to see so many friends and family members supporting the students as they nervously walked along the red carpet.

Saturday also saw the college celebrating 10 years of Te Whare Manaaki Tāngata — our teen parent unit — being open.

Over the course of 10 years, we have seen students remain engaged in education, with so many success stories being celebrated during the last decade.

It was an honour to attend the high tea with former students, staff and supporters.

A few weeks prior to this, the Te Whare Manaaki Tāngata teachers were a part of our Relay for Life team and raised $1800 for the Cancer Society. The relay team consisted of staff and students.

Many thanks to Whea Deb Purchase, the organiser of the team. We’re hoping to have a team consisting of only staff and one only of students for next year’s event. Thanks to those of you who sponsored this year’s runners.

Congratulations to the students who competed successfully in the secondary Summer Tournament.

Our waka ama teams deserve special mention, walking away with two wins and a second placing.

Two of our athletes did exceptionally well at the Manawatū Interschool Athletics meet earlier in the term.

Messiah Murray and Courtney Fitzgibbon...