Under 15 Rugby

Day Three: The team lost against Mt Hutt College 12 -5 and won against St Peter's College 7 -0. The weather at Oreti Park has been cold with hail showers for the final day of the tournament.

Day Two: The 11am game against Wakatipu resulted in a 5 - 0 loss. This game was played in trying conditions and was an even match. At 2pm the boy's played John McGlashan College and lost 24 - 5. Thank you to the parents and supporters who have attended the games so far.

Day One: The Under 15 Rugby team played their first two games of the tournament week competition on Monday. They unfortunately came second in both games. The matches are being played at Oreti Park at 11am and 2pm Tuesday. Supporters are most welcome.

Southland Science Fair

This week our junior scientists have been able to display, to the Southland scientific community, the results of their diligent efforts. These students were the award winners in the Verdon science fair. They have taken on board the constructive criticism and feed back given by staff and have improved their projects. The students are eagerly awaiting the results of the judging and we wish them all the best. Thanks to Mr du Mez and Mr Dunlop for their help with the set up.

8A Netball Success

Verdon 8A Netball team members Sophie McLean and Samantha Colvin are presented with the runner's up cup by Mr Olsen. The 8A team were second in the Saturday morning netball competition 2009.

Patronal Day Images

Sing Out Choir

Verdon's Sing Out Choir under the musical direction of Mrs Mason are rehearsing for the up coming event on Wednesday September 16th. The performance is at 7pm at the Civic Theatre.

Senior Examination Week

This week senior students have been focusing on their NCEA trial examinations. This is an opportunity to pit their knowledge and skills against the clock in a formal examination setting. Pictured are a group of senior biology students as they begin their three hour examination.

Inter-School Debating Competition

The Southland Secondary Schools Debating competition was held on the 16th of August at Southland Boys' High School. Verdon had 5 teams, of 3 students each, attending the event. They were assisted with the prepared speeches by Mrs Connolly, Mrs Crawford, Mr and Mrs Mile, Mrs More, Mrs Van and many supportive parents. Their help was greatly appreciated.

Each team had to do three or more debates. The juniors had prepared debates while the Seniors had a minimum preparation time of 30 minutes. Each of our teams made it into the semi- finals but unfortunately none were able to proceed further in the competition.

A high level of participation, pride and etiquette was maintained throughout the day even though it was sometimes irritating when the adjudicator saw things a different way or we could not get our points across. Overall it was a fun day and a good experience for everyone involved especially for the younger members on the Verdon team.

Hopefully we have the same amount of interest next year! And next year we will win!

Patrick Stone