Art Exhibition 2008, Wednesday 22nd October

4 to 7.30PM in the old library

Gold coin donation

Studio Show TwoThe second studio show of 2008, "Weird Wild and Wonderful" took place 3-5 September. View all images.

The choir performs The Rutherford Way

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?School stand,? says Mrs Sprague.

And so another Rutherford Day has begun.

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Geo Quiz 07 2008

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Rutherford College Geographers had their metal tested in the annual Auckland Geography Quiz, held, appropriately enough, in the Rutherford Room at Alexandra Park. The team of Luke Sizer, Bryn Schofield and Bruno Teixeira held their own against teams from some of the top schools in Auckland. After the first two rounds they were in the top group of four but slipped a little to score the seventh highest total overall out of the twenty seven schools competing. A very creditable effort, they did us proud.

Get to Go 01 2008

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The Get to Go Challenge is a one day adventuresport competition for Year 9 and 10 students. Two teams of 8 students from Rutherford competed on August 7th, against teams from around Auckland. We started with mountainbiking around a very muddy park on the North Shore, with teams cycling hard to get the maximum number of circuits on 2 bikes per team, while other repeatedly changed tyres to get more points. We moved on to Lake Pupuke for kayaking, again aiming for the maximum number of circuits. This was made challenging by tying the two kayaks together, putting a bucket on the head of the lead kayaker and leaving the second with no paddle at all. Communication skills were really important here! Our next challenge was in Orienteering, running around Western Springs Park searching for as many markers as possible. Serious strategising was needed for success, and we enjoyed this challenge so much that many are keen to enter the secondary schools orienteering competitions next year. By now, all were tired but we had one last challenge in indoor rock climbing at Clip N Climb. The aim here was to get points from the various climbs and some of our team found a new talent! We returned home exhausted after a long day of adventure sport. One team placed 3rd overall, which was a great result. The winning team gets to compete in a week-long challenge on Great Barrier Island, so we've set our sights on that one for next year!

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A visit to Liggins took place on the 14th of Audgust by our year 13 biology students. At Liggins students did Polymerase Chain Reactions to amplify DNA and used equipment that real scientists use at Liggins at the Auckland University. They also had an exciting opportunity to talk with scientists involved in medical research.

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Art ExhibitionThere is an Art Exhibition at the school Wednesday 22nd October in the old library. It will be open to the public from 4pm - 7.30pm, parents and families are welcome to call in and browse our amazing senior students work before it is sent off to Wellington. There will also be a selection of year 9 and 10 work, showing off the talent we have at our junior level. Students will be able to view the work in school time through an organised programme on the day.

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14A Football

The team following on from a successful grading round started the championship round away to Dilworth School. Although wasting numerous chances the team still managed to score 7 in a positive 7-1 victory. The first to Justin Park and then Simon Sekulov scored. The second half saw 5 additional goals added with Simon Sekulov completing a hat trick; Justin Park adding a second in his last game before heading home and one to Jacob Farry who again showed his eye for a goal after moving into the midfield from the centre of defence.

A win against Kristin kept the momentum going despite the poor weather. The next game away to Glendowie in very difficult conditions probably produced the performance of the season.

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Wider Living Week. 1st to 7th of December. Need to sign up before next Wednesday, 10th September

Spaces left as at 29/08/08

ACTIVITY                 Places left               
High flyers               6      
Tennis and Squash   15    
City Excursion          Full   
Song writing            15    
Play with Clay          2      
Fashion &make up   2     
Combat Café          Full   
Golf experience       6     
Year 9 Camp          40     
Lolly making          Full  
Year 10 Camp       10     
Whakatane Hockey        Full  
MERC                   30     
Explore Te Atatu    17    
MERC Camp Tarawera      15     
Great Barrier Adventures        Cancelled     
Great Barrier Fishing   9      
Surfing                 2     
Film School           8      
Bay of Islands      8     
Make a Band        8      
Marae stay      Cancelled     
Eastern Cooking 3      
Book making     Cancelled     

Rutherford College's annual Sports Dinner will be held on Thursday 23 October, 6.30 at The Trusts Stadium, Henderson.  The evening will finish between 9.30.- 10pm.

This is a night to help celebrate the successes our Sports teams have had this year and acknowledge our top sportspeople.  Team awards are given for Fair Play, Most Valuable and Most Improved Players along with Representative players being acknowledged.

Swimming and Athletic Champions and Junior & Senior Sportsmen and Sportswomen trophies are also awarded on the night. 

Our guest speaker this year is swimming champion Danyon Loader. He represented New Zealand at three Commonwealth Games; 1990, 1994 and 1998 and two Olympic Games; 1992 and 1996. He won two gold medals in 1996 in Atlanta, in the 200 m and 400 m freestyle races; silver medal in the 200 m Butterfly at Barcelona in 1992. He set World Records in the 200 m butterfly and 400 m freestyle (short course) and was inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame in 2002. He is now interested in coaching and takes part in youth development programmes.

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