Nelson College News

Friday, 31 July 2020

Kia ora tātou, Welcome back to Term 3. With two weeks down, we’re now back into the

thick of learning, sports, and everything else that goes on in a school the

size of Nelson College.

Sports

Last week I had the pleasure of watching the 1st XV beat Waimea Combined

on our front field. This week we host Christchurch Boys, and it will be a

great game. I’ve managed to get to our 1st XI football and watch a few

basketball games. Over the next few weeks I hope that I can get out to see

some of our junior teams playing around Nelson. Thanks to our many

coaches and managers who help make these opportunities possible.

Open Evening

Last night we opened our doors to the community to give a taste of high

school. It was great to see such a strong turn-out, and to see our young

men and staff present our school with pride.

Parent Teacher Meetings

Next week we have two parent-teacher days and evenings. These are an important opportunity for you to come

along and talk with your son’s teachers about his progress. Go online now to book meetings if you haven’t

already. If you’re not sure how to do this, please contact our Student Office and they’ll help you make a booking.

NCEA Tracking Data

On Wednesday I shared some current NCEA data with our young men. Through the year, we track our students

to check that they’re progressing towards NCEA (achievement and endorsement). The data is very positive.

Currently our data is predicting that 88% of our year 11 students will get NCEA. This compares to 77% last year at

Nelson College and just 68% at for boys at other schools nationally in 2019.

This number will fluctuate. However, it’s great to see our students and staff working hard, and this translating

into credits towards their qualification. Our young men are highly capable. With our and your support, I look

forward to seeing them achieve in NCEA this year.

Kerry Marshall MBE (1954 - 1958) - Memorial Service

Today we join with the family of Kerry Marshall to commemorate his passing in March of this year. An Old Boy of

Nelson College, Kerry made many significant contributions to our community such as serving as Mayor of both

Tasman and Nelson. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

Ngā mihi nui

Richard Dykes

Headmaster

Upcoming Events:

August

03 Parent Teacher Interviews for Day Students. School finishes at

1.25 pm

05 Mufti Day

05 Parent Teacher Interviews for Day Students. School finishes at 1.25pm

12 Mike King speaking at Assembly and with Y13 Leadership

13 Course Selection Evening

14 Parent Teacher Interviews for Boarding Students. School finishes at 12noon.

Full Calendar

Contacts 03 548 3099 | excellence@nelsoncollege.school.nz | www.nelsoncollege.school.nz

Parent Teacher Interviews

• Day Parent Teacher Interviews: Monday 3 and Wednesday 5 August 3.00-7.00pm

• Boarding Parent Teacher Interviews: Friday 14 August 1.30-3.30pm

• Parents – Please check your email for booking instructions.

• Please note that school finishes at 1.25 pm on Mon 3 and Wed 5 August; and 12noon on Fri 14 August.

Welcome to our new Dean

Congratulations to Mr Richard Townsend on his appointment as our brand new Dean

for 2021! The Dean looks after the pastoral and welfare concerns for each year group.

So for all new Year 9s in 2021, Mr Townsend will be his Dean throughout his whole

time at Nelson College.

This is Mr Townsend’s 5th year teaching at Nelson College. He attended the college as a student between 1996-2001 and remains passionate about the school and students. He teaches Health and Physical Education for both Juniors and Seniors, as well as Careers Passport. Mr Townsend is part of our Boarding staff, and lives onsite with his wife and son. He’s involved in a range of extra-curricular activities and is particularly enthusiastic about sports, especially martial arts. As a first-time Dean, Mr Townsend is really looking forward to meeting the families and students who will join us in 2021.

Colours Assembly to Recognise Achievement – Wednesday 1st July

It is always a great day when students are recognised for their Academic Colours. Congratulations to everyone for their hard work and dedication.

NCEA Level 1 Endorsed with Excellence NCEA Level 2 Endorsed with Merit

NCEA Level 2 Endorsed with Excellence

Contacts 03 548 3099 | excellence@nelsoncollege.school.nz | www.nelsoncollege.school.nz

Sports Office Snippets

There are lots of events on this Term. Our age grade rugby boys are all looking forward to playing their first

competition games this week.

• The 1st XV have had two games with two really good wins. They take on Waimea College at 12pm on

Saturday 25th at Nelson College. Our 2nd XV travelled to Marlborough Boys College and had a good solid

win 36-24.

• In Football our 1st XI had a draw and a win over the holidays.

• Christ’s College visited us for two basketball games in the holidays. They narrowly won the first one and

then we won the second. We really appreciate them making the effort to come north.

• Basketball is under way again with 25 teams playing at a variety of levels.

• Junior Volleyball are starting training on Tuesday 3:30-5pm in the school gym. All abilities are welcome.

• TSS Ski Champs are on Aug 12th – we just need some snow!

Please remind your son to read the notices and listen at assembly for all the information about upcoming sports.

Cross Country

Year 11 student Oliver McCormack rallied from 7th place to 4th over the final 100 metres at Saturday's Coach

Slammer's Cross Country Challenge at Saxton Field. McCormack finished the 4km race on a course used as a trial

for next year's New Zealand Secondary Schools Cross Country

Championships in 13:50, a second ahead of Nelson College team-mate

Josh Gill. Fenlon Bayley also closed well for 8th place in 14:32.

The Coach Slammer's race, created and directed by Nelson College

cross country coach Greg Lautenslager, was the opening meet of the

season. These athletes are training for the NZ Secondary Schools Cross

Country Championships in Hawera on 18 September.

Basketball

Christ’s College came to visit and in front of a large crowd our boys did

well. We lost game 1 by 3 points 100-103. In the second game the

following morning the boys dug deep and won by 17, 108-91 . Nice job

boys. Our Coach Sam Dempster has the team coming along nicely.

Keep a look out for information about our National Qualifying game

against Waimea College.

Rowing

Congratulations to Jack Burrows, Will Samson, Flynn Mercer and

NCOB Dylan Crick for their successes at Nelson Rowing Club’s annual

prize-giving.

Jack won Best Novice; Flynn won Most Improved; and Will and Dylan

won Best Crew as a Men’s Premier Lightweight Pair. Will also collected

the award for Outstanding Male Rower.

Student Sporting Achievement

A very recent student, Jarrod McKay (2014-18), has been contracted to play professional cricket for Otago Volts this season. After leaving school, Jarrod went to NMIT and studied Sports and Exercise Science, coached Cricket and Hockey at Nelson College and continued to play for the 1st XI.

While at school, as well as 1st XI Cricket, Jarrod also played 1st XV and 1st XI Hockey.

Contacts 03 548 3099 | excellence@nelsoncollege.school.nz | www.nelsoncollege.school.nz

Art

Our Y10 Art Design Class has been studying typography and its

role in society, unfolding a series of creative possibilities. They’ve

been exploring a new batch of acrylic spray cans and handmade

stencils. Their designs were based around the work of English

street artist Ben Eine, with an added twist of the students’ own

culture.

From left to right: Zack Rowberry, Alexander Bainbridge, Lachlan

Hall and Callum Love. Lachlan says, “My artwork represents my

cultural heritage dating back to my great ancestors. It is inspired

by Scandinavian mythology with the wolf as the central motif”.

Music

Nelson College was very pleased and excited to be able to celebrate the hard work and perseverance of its senior

music students in a collaboration with the Nelson Cathedral with its first ever winter celebration concert. This

concert showcased the diverse range of genres the students have been working on ranging from acoustic guitar

and vocals which also featured a premiere performance of a composition from Cairo Hapakuku to solo viola and

tuba as well as a first outing for our concert band collaboration with the Nelson College for Girls. Nelson College

was thrilled to receive such fantastic support from the Cathedral with a near capacity crowd and the use of the

Cathedral and looks forward too many more events together in the future.

Maths Challenge!

Each newsletter, our Maths Dept sets a challenge:

The bells at Nelson College have malfunctioned. The A-block bell rings every 2 minutes and the B-block bell rings every 3.5 minutes.

If both bells ring together at noon. What is the first time after 1pm that both bells will ring together?

Answer at the bottom of the newsletter…

Contacts 03 548 3099 | excellence@nelsoncollege.school.nz | www.nelsoncollege.school.nz

Year 12 and 13 Business Studies

Year 12 and 13 Business students are learning new entrepreneurial skills to make and bring new innovative and

community minded products to market.

Whakatū Sleeves are a Nelson College business group run by a group of Y12

students. Whakatū Sleeves is a unique Nelson College sleeves brand with

personalized sleeves designed for Nelson College teams. These sleeves are

designed for sports such as basketball, touch and other activities to help reduce

muscle fatigue, improve strength and power in your muscles. Our sleeves

accelerate the recovery process of muscle strains during exercise and removes

lactic acid faster in muscles to reduce cramps. Not only do these sleeves help your

performance but allow you to thrive in style.

If you would like to purchase a sleeve, email us at whakatusleeves@gmail.com $25 for 1 Sleeve. $40 for 2 Sleeves.

A Report from the Automotive Workshop

“I’m an automotive student in Y12. I’ve brought in an old engine from home. It’s out of a 1956 Morris Oxford. The engine has already had a rebuild but that was a good 30 years ago now. The engine itself has not run in almost 20 years. So I decided to take on the project of restoring this engine to a working order. The Oxford has been in the family from new really, it used to do lots of long distance travelling because my mother used to live far out in the country. And a lot of the time it was on gravel roads, so they welded metal plates to the oil sump to stop it from getting damaged. The main reason that we are trying to get the Oxford running again is because my mother learnt to drive in it.

The workshop that the automotive class has is well equipped in terms of tools. Although I have a corner dedicated to my work, the workshop can get a little crammed and tight for space. I also have a very nice and knowledgeable person helping me through my teardown and rebuild of the engine, his name is Ken. He allows me to take extreme caution with my engine. He helps me through with how to pull certain bits of my engine and helps me keep everything sorted. I brought the engine in to get it to a functional state so my family can continue to rebuild the classic car that is an Oxford.” Corban Radford

Contacts 03 548 3099 | excellence@nelsoncollege.school.nz | www.nelsoncollege.school.nz

Old Boy recognised for services to the agricultural industrys

John Harwood (1950-53) was recently recognised for 50 years’ service to the A&P Association with the Royal Agricultural Society Medal, presented by Debbie Cameron, CEO of the RAS.

John has had a range of roles over the years, first joining the Nelson A&P Association in 1970. Prior to this he was a member of the Inangahua A&P Association from 1966-70.

In Nelson, he has held the reins of President twice, first in 1991, and again in 2004-06, and then treasurer from 2008-20. He was made a Life Member in 2010. John also had 45 years with the NZ Shearing Sports as a judge, referee, and examiner, and, for many years he was convenor of the Ewe Hogget competition. He has also judged shearing on an international scale.

John is still the property manager at the Nelson A&P Association, and very much the “go to guy”! The NCOBA congratulates John on receiving this award, which is only available every three years, and only six are awarded each time.

Annual Mid-Year Ski Trip – Mt Hutt

More than 50 students ventured on the annual Mid-Year Ski Trip to Mount Hutt during the recent school holidays with some of the internationals experiencing snow for the first time. A great time was had by all.

Breakfast Club

We now have a Breakfast Club. Thanks to Sanatarium who provide us with

free Weetbix, milk and Milo. This is available every morning; so if you’ve

missed having breakfast at home, or you’ve had an early morning training

session, just come along to the Food Tech Room between 8.00 -8.45am, and

make yourself some breakfast. All welcome.

Contacts 03 548 3099 | excellence@nelsoncollege.school.nz | www.nelsoncollege.school.nz

Boarding

At the very end of Term 2 the Boarders had their annual Mid-Winter Xmas Dinner

Big thanks to Simon Mardon for co-ordinating and managing all the preparation, Jodi Mardon for decorating the

space, boarding staff for chain sawing down the trees needed for the spit, and the boys for shooting and cooking

the kai for us all.

We farewelled Freddi Koster back to Germany, Koichiro Shinozaki to homestay and Chris Phillips back into life

away from boarding. We have appreciated her wonderful warmth and care of the Rutherford boys over the past

18 months. We also welcomed Joe Underwood back to Rutherford from Japan, Nick Withers into his new role in

boarding at Rutherford, and Jo Barnes into Barnicoat House as a supervisor for the rest of 2020.

Nelson College Prep

On the last day of Term 2, our Prep boys tramped the Cable Bay Walkway. Great views from the top and even

spotted a school of dolphins. Great way to finish the term!

Contacts 03 548 3099 | excellence@nelsoncollege.school.nz | www.nelsoncollege.school.nz

Diversity Day

This year’s Diversity Day is on Friday 11 September – stay tuned for more updates. Ms Emma Gillyon, Diversity Day Coordinator

Uniform Shop

Opening Hours – Term Time Only

• Tuesday: 1.30pm – 4.30pm

• Thursday: 1.30pm – 4.30pm

Maths Challenge answer… 1:10pm.