Weightlifting

Congratulations to Shaun Larsen who received a bronze medal at the South Island Secondary Schools Tournament. He lifted 65kg in the clean and jerk and lifted 47kg in the snatch which gave him a total of 112. Shaun was placed 3rd overall nationally.
Congratulations to Ashleigh McDougall who received a gold medal at the South Island Secondary Schools Tournament. She lifted 64kg in the clean and jerk and lifted 53kg in the snatch which gave her a total of 117. Ashleigh was placed 1st overall nationally.

Hockey News

Congratulations to Daniel O’Connor who was recently selected as Most Valuable Player at the Coaches Cup at the Secondary Schools Tournament held in Ashburton recently.
Also congratulations to Luke Adamson who was named 2011 Top Goal Scorer for this year’s Secondary School Boys Competition.
The Secondary School Mixed B team were also named 2011 Runners-Up . The team consists of Henry More, Dylan Coombs, Thomas Glew, Tomas Adams,Kayla Duggan, Louis Earl, Kade Morris, Shanay Fannin, Peter Thurlow, Hannah McLean, Jack Lenihan, Patrick Pasco, Liam Cairns

Rugby

Rugby
Congratulations to Padriac O’Neill who received the Don Bennett Memorial Cup for the most improved player in the Verdon College 1st XV.

Congratulations and Well Done to JESSICA VAN ROSSUM

Last week Jessica van Rossum returned back home from London where she competed at the Junior World Chamiponships. She had been training in the Junior Women’s Quad for 2 months earlier at Lake Karapiro New Zealand. Jessica reported she had a wonderful experience and in the end received a placing of 9th. The competition was very tough but Jessica learnt a lot from her adventures.

Moto-X

Congratulations to Mitchell Morris who attended the South Island Secondary Schools Moto-X Champs on Saturday 20th August in Timaru. Mitchell was placed 8th out of 24 riders in the 11-13 year 85cc MX.

Congratulations

Congratulations to Ashleigh MacDougall (Year 11) who was placed 1st in NZ in the weight lifting champs last week.
Ashleigh is a quiet but rising star with high goals
for herself in this field. We wish her well for the future.

Religious Education Fair Results

Students receiving their awards at the conclusion of Patronal Day Mass held on Friday 19 August


1st Placegetters—Congratulations to you all.
Year 7 Written Research—Connor Hillis
Year 7 Poster—Chelsea Cosgrove
Year 7 3D Display—Connor Hillis
Year 7 Music—Sinaenae Tolai
Year 7 Drama—Shepherds and Angels—Tilly van Eeden, Maria Sutherland, Helene O’Neill and Jennifer Stone
Year 8 Poster—Isabella Collins
Year 8 3D Display Nola Cassidy and Sarayha McDonald
Year 8 Illustrated Bible Passage—Bronte Adams and Samantha Keene
Year 8 Drama Puppets—Shelley Mitchell and Madison Brown
Year 8 Drama Jesus Heals a Boy—Jean-Martin Fabre, Liam van Eeden and Jack Baird
Year 9 3D Display—Hannah Arnold and Shania Frewen
Year 9 Written Research—Toni Shierlaw and Toni Hanning
Year 9 Song Make a Change—Charlotte Lee, Nicole Morgan, Brodiee Hubbard, Katie Robertson, Jess Brown and Hannah McLean
Year 9 ICT—Tina Wright
Year 10 Written Research—Clarissa Koroiadi and Cellina Cabuyao
Year 10 Posters—Jack King
Year 10 3D Display- Natasha Frewen and Tori Batt
Year 10 Drama—Death of John the Baptist—Shaun Swain, Tomas Adams, Amber Watson, Kameron Corbin and Samuel Rillstone.