Celebration of a Valued Staff Member's Career.

Friday September 25 2009, marked the retirement of valued staff member, Leah Boniface. The College staff gathered in the staff room to acknowledge and celebrate Leah's significant contribution to the Verdon Family. Joined by husband Bob, son Rueben and grandchildren, colourful stories from of a career spanning 25 years at Verdon College were recounted. We wish Leah and Bob every blessing as the next chapter of their lives unfolds.

SIT Maori Studies STAR Course

On Friday at the SIT Maori Studies Department, students attending the STAR course gave a performance which displayed the knowledge and skills gained over the nine weeks of study. Mr Olsen and Mr Miles were among the audience of staff and parents from Verdon College and St Peter's College in Gore. They were challenged by a haka , inspired by a himene (hymn) and entertained by poi and chant. We look forward to the group performing at the first assembly for term four at 10.30 am on Tuesday 13 October. Parents and supporters are welcome to attend.

Speech and Poetry Excellence

Year 9 Prepared Speech and Poetry

Prepared Speech

1. Ella Prendergast
2. Megan Middlemiss

Highly Commended: Melissa Web and Eleanor Morrison

Poetry

1. Mason Leigh
2. David Destura
3. Sarah Hughes

Highly Commended: Brydan Harrington and David Churchman

Southland Interschools' Speech Contest

The Southland wide speech contest was held at Aurora College on Thursday evening. Verdon's finalist, Henry More, received the MC's Choice Award last evening. This award is given to the person who the MC believes has special potential.

Images from Year 12 Retreat

Netball Best Wishes

All the very best wishes to the Senior A Netball team as they travel to Timaru for nationals in the school holidays. This competition brings together the best school teams from the regions. It is a great opportunity for the girls to build on their tournament week achievements. We look forward to reporting your achievements.
Congratulations also go to Kendall McMinn, Gemma Roberts and Whitney Areaiiti, who have been selected for the Southland Under 19 Team.

BOT Student Representative

The votes in the student election for the 2010 student representative on the Board of Trustees have been counted and Patrick Stone has been elected. Our congratulations and best wishes go to Patrick as he takes over the role from Ben Ward next term.

Year 12 Retreat

Year 12 students have spent the last two days working together, enjoying a range of challenges and focusing on leadership issues. Their retreat was coordinated by Mrs Miles and was held at the Working Men's Club. Thank you to the many staff who helped facilitate the group activities, Fr. Martin our chaplain and Vaughn Hook the diocesan youth worker.