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Uncovering historical family connections 14 July 2017 Discovering you are a mokopuna of leading Ngāpuhi chief, Tāmati Wāka Nene; that your great great grandfather was a stretcher-bearer during World War 1; or that your grandmother was a survivor of the 1947 polio epidemic – these are just some of the family connections Year 11 History students are making in class. Read more
Lucky guess wins rugby balls for local schools 10 July 2017 For Year 9 student Joe Gray this was not your typical ‘guess the number of lollies in the jar’ competition, instead Joe had to guess how many rugby balls filled a land rover – and he guessed correctly, winning 200 rugby balls for his school. Read more
A stroke of squash success 23 June 2017 It was victory on the squash court this week for Lwamba Chileshe (Year 13) who took the winning place in the 2017 Waikato Secondary School Squash Championships. Read more
Yale students given the NZ footy experience 20 June 2017 Thanks to a new partnership between St Paul’s Collegiate School, the University of Waikato and Yale University’s Rugby Club, four Yale students have spent the past month training with local rugby teams, as well as immersing themselves in the Kiwi culture. Read more
Agribusiness students win Fieldays ‘Young Inventor of the Year’ 16 June 2017 A team of Year 13 Agribusiness students have been awarded the ‘Young Inventor of the Year’ prize at Fieldays 2017. Read more
Katie Trigg wins at the Waipa Awards 16 June 2017 The recently held Waipa Youth Awards celebrated achievement in academia, arts and culture, community service, leadership and sport. Read more
BMX rider to compete at world champs 12 June 2017 A love for BMX that flourished on the bike tracks of Tihoi is taking Rico D’Anvers (Year 11) to South Carolina to compete at the 2017 world championships in July. Read more
Duathletes bring home medals 2 June 2017 A strong team of duathletes picked up two silver and one bronze at the Waikato Bay of Plenty Duathlon Championships, held at Karapiro Domain. Read more
Melody Lango and mayor welcome international students 2 June 2017 International students from around the Waikato gathered at the Hamilton Gardens to be officially welcomed to the region by Hamilton Mayor, Andrew King. Read more
Giving time to neighbouring school children 30 May 2017 It’s lunchtime, and they’re already waiting by the vans. Read more
Students volunteer in Cambodia 30 May 2017 ‘A unique, life-changing experience’ is guaranteed when students leave the comforts of home and school for 18 weeks at Tihoi, but as 24 students and staff found on their service trip to Cambodia last year, it’s not the only defining experience one can have during their time at St Paul’s. Read more
An eye for the next business opportunity 30 May 2017 An entrepreneurial spirit has seen 2013 head boy Lucas Martin (Hamilton 2009–13) pursue a number of business interests. Read more
Conference attracts schools to teach Agribusiness 30 May 2017 Since the opening of the Gallagher Agribusiness Centre of Excellence building in early 2016 and commencement of the agribusiness programme being taught at level 2 and 3 at St Paul’s for the last three years, momentum continues to develop this teaching and learning programme and make it freely accessible to all NZ schools. Read more
Students learn movement and strengthening in specialised programme 30 May 2017 Seeing students reach, and exceed, personal goals is among the most rewarding aspects of working at St Paul’s for strength and conditioning coach Michiel Badenhorst. Read more
It’s a family affair at Buccaneer 30 May 2017 Gerry Gerrand (Hamilton 1963–65) marks 41-years in business this year with his Hamilton boat building company Buccaneer boats. Read more
Growing grassroots rugby in Tonga 30 May 2017 Will Hafu owes his success to St Paul’s, and he’s not taking that for granted. Read more
Swimmers place fourth at Swim Champs 12 May 2017 A squad of 36 St Paul’s Collegiate School swimmers competed at the 2017 Waikato Secondary Schools Swimming Championships at Waterworld last month, earning five gold, six silver and nine bronze medals. Read more
St Paul’s joins with Fairfield College at Pasifika festival 12 May 2017 St Paul’s Collegiate School’s Polynesian group joined with neighbours, Fairfield College, to perform at the Waikato Bay of Plenty Pasifika by Nature festival at the Claudelands Events Centre on Saturday, 6 May. Read more
Outreach team brighten sick children’s Easter 8 May 2017 St Paul’s student-led Mission and Outreach team brought joy to many as they handed out donated chocolate eggs to patients in the children’s ward at Waikato Hospital last month. Read more
Jess Hood to represent NZ at Oceania Athletics Championships 4 May 2017 Year 13 St Paul’s athlete, Jess Hood, has been selected to represent New Zealand in the under-20 category at the Oceania Area and Combined Events Championships in Fiji on 28 June – 1 July. Read more

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