Year 9 Ski and Snowboard trip departed with ten year 9 students from a wide range of classes. We left in 1 van at 12.15 pm on Thursday, to avoid the worst of the traffic in Auckland. We stopped to pick up Peter Reinsfield and had a late afternoon
We left school bright and early at 7 am. We stopped at Wellsford before arriving at the Festival at 9:15, getting a park quite close. The day started slowly, before the crowds started packing out the place. Students visited all the displays by the different Island Nations and participated in
Mr Mills and 22 year 8 students headed out to Taurikura for their camp last week. Our first stop was at Reotahi, where we walked around the headland and the old Freezing Works, before heading into our base. After lunch, we split off into our 3 groups for activities.
After a theory session at school in term 1, we had our first skills day with Ken Tipene and Mark Garry at Wellingtons Bay. We learnt techniques, before heading across to the sandspit and over to Goat Island. On the second day, we headed out to Sandy Bay, stopping en
