The Australian Maths Competition is an event held across Australia and New Zealand, attracting tens of thousands of competitors. This year, a keen group of 20 Pinehurst students faced down the challenge posed by the dramatically difficult test paper. Yuhan Tang achieved the phenomenal feat of placing in the top 1% of all students from New Zealand, while Logan Cho and Xiaodi Liu placed in the top 4%.
Eleven students from Pinehurst took part in The Otago University Junior Maths Competition for years 9 to 11. The students had commendable successes, led by David Lu who placed third in New Zealand in year 9. Xiaodi Liu placed in the top 100 of year 11, Danielle Bernacchi reached the top 200, while Yuhan Tang was awarded a Merit certificate for reaching the top 15%.
Senior Primary Stars Shine
Whether real or imagined, the story of MULAN is a beautiful tale and was a fantastic choice for our Senior Primary production this year. The show was a huge success and showcased the talents of our young students. The children gave their all, and put their heart and soul into their performances.
It is a tradition in the primary years to include every student in our major productions. Some relish the experience, others are not sure it is for them at first. But, by including everyone, all students get the chance to experience what putting on a show offers, the chance to say they were part of the experience, and to take with them the memories for years to come.
Table Tennis Champions
Year 8 students Ryan Connolly and Lachlan Burnell have been outstanding on the Intermediate Table Tennis circuit this year. Both boys took up table tennis for the first time in 2016, with the goal of representing Pinehurst School at AIMS Games in 2017, and have spent many hours practising and perfecting their table tennis techniques.
In late June, Ryan and Lockie won the North Harbour Zone Day Table Tennis Boys Doubles event. The boys were also part of a team of three (including Tom Bradford) which then went on to win the NH League Term 2 ‘A Reserve’ League, with Lockie placing 1st equal overall with Tom for the term. Achieving their goal of attending AIMS Games for table tennis, this talented duo went on to be semi-finalists in the boys' team event (along with Year 7 student Tim Xie), narrowly missing out on a bronze medal.
An outstanding achievement, and we look forward to continuing to watch these boys perfect their sport over the coming years.
