Dear Parents, Caregivers & Friends of the College

I hope your sons are enjoying a well deserved holiday break after a busy Term 3, the end of the winter sports season, a busy cultural programme and senior assessments.  As in previous years, our sports teams represented the College with distinction both on and off the field.  I had the pleasure of supporting a number of our teams during Winter Tournament Week.  I enjoyed watching our Football 1st XI play some of the best football I have seen from the team at the NZSS Championships in Christchurch where they eventually finished in a very creditable 6th place.  Back in Tauranga I was able to watch our Hockey 1st XI compete in the Rankin Cup, the premier secondary school hockey tournament, and then our Junior Football Teams compete in the Hillsdene Tournament, well organised by our Teacher in Charge of Football, Mr Scott Furness.  The three teams played well, with the Junior A Team eventually finishing 3rd.  All reports are that our boys represented the College with pride and determination, upholding the proud sporting reputation of the College.

I am very appreciative of the contribution and time our teachers make to support our boys in co-curricular activities and also thank parents and others who support our boys to give them a vast array of sporting opportunities and represent the College in competition either regionally throughout the season or nationally at Winter Tournament.  I know a significant part of your son's growth and development whilst at College is due to his involvement in the many co-curricular activities provided at the College.  He will have benefited from this and further developed qualities of a good man through his involvement.

Whilst this character development is very important, our key focus is on maximising the level of academic achievement of your son.  During the last two weeks of term, senior boys, Years 11, 12 and 13, were involved in assessments, primarily trial assessments related to NCEA externals they will sit beginning Wednesday 7th November.  Your son will have received feedback from his teachers after the assessments were marked and guidance on areas he needs to focus on to be well prepared for the NCEA Externals.  With only 15 school days remaining once your son returns in Term 4, I would recommend study is undertaken over the remaining week of the holidays.

Junior students will have exams in week 6 of the term, that will measure progress and attainment throughout the year.  Again, I would ask parents to encourage their sons to familiarise with the material that has been covered to date in class to maximise their opportunities to realise their academic potential.

Term 4 is another busy term, with a number of events being held to acknowledge achievement throughout the year.  

60th Jubilee

Labour Weekend

For the College, a very significant event occurs at Labour Weekend, where we celebrate 60 years of boys' education.  We have been very fortunate to have our Old Boys' of the Decade, Peter Burling and Kane Williamson, attending our Gala Dinner, two of New Zealand's premier sportsmen of the last 10 years whom we can call our own and acknowledge their significant achievements.  I would encourage you to visit our website and join us to celebrate our 60th Jubilee as time is running out to be part of this celebration.

We are encouraging everyone to definitely come along to the Powhiri / Welcome, as this is where we will be taking the group photos, so please tick that box when you register! (Complimentary Morning tea supplied).

REGISTER TODAY!

 

Parent Survey

Tauranga Boys' College is reviewing the way it communicates academic progress with parents. With rapid changes in technology and potential access to real-time information and data, the College is looking at ways it can better share information with families more regularly. The survey is anonymous and does not collect your email address or any other personal information. Thank you for taking the time to complete this short survey 

http://bit.ly/TBC-Report-Survey 

A very big thank you to parents and boys for the very generous contributions to our Foodbank Appeal.  Once again Foodbank Tauranga  was overwhelmed by the generosity of the Tauranga Boys' College Community.  Thank you!

CONGRATULATIONS to you all for being a part of another heartening effort for Foodbank this year. A record breaking 8184 items to Foodbank, our best effort for a number of years - 363 soaps, 133 bottles of shampoo, 626 tubes of toothpaste, 3601 toothbrushes, 684 razors, 167 cans of shaving foam, 241 deodorants. These were all funded with the monies collected by form classes. In addition to this, boxes and boxes of staple goods, cans, cereals etc were donated. This will all make a significant difference to those in need in our community over the coming weeks, so again thank you!

House Competition:

1st  Halberg        56594 points

2nd  Hillary        21532 points

3rd  Ngarimu        17128 points

4th  Ngata        11745 points

5th  Rutherford    10674 points

6th  Freyberg         9186  points

Form Class Competition

1st    Halberg 2    33930 points    

2nd   Halberg 10    7344  points    

3rd    Hillary 8        7222  points    

4th    Ngarimu 4    7174  points    

5th    Halberg 9    7136  points    

6th       Ngata 4        5704  points    

Finn Anderson - Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires

Finn Anderson is representing New Zealand at the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires this month for Canoe Slalom and Sprint Events. 

Underwater Hockey

Tauranga Boys' College Underwater Hockey has for the third year in a row become the Top School in New Zealand. Both Junior and Senior teams won at Nationals.  See the report with scores attached and a video link.

For a copy of the live underwater video, go to the link below and select the 4:33:40 time mark for the Senior TBC final game.Their second goal is scored just prior to the 4:33:59 time mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RTZM5KWgKs

Rock Climbing

Kade Allen was a member of the 2018 NZ Oceania Rock Climbing Team, and represented New Zealand in Sydney earlier in the year.  Kade was placed 3rd in the Youth B's in the NZ Lead Climbing Championship Series, 1st in the U16 National Indoor Bouldering Series and 3rd int he U18s.  More recently Kade finished 2nd in the Juniors and 4th overall for junior and senior males at the North Island Secondary Schools' Climbing Competition.

Squash

There were thirty-six boys' teams entered in the NZ Secondary Schools' Nationals this year.  The Tauranga Boys' College team of Mitchell White, Taylor Bettelheim, Joe Smythe, Jack Niles, Ben McCurran and Drew De Wet were placed third, gaining the Bronze Medal.  Well done boys!  

Ben McCurran and Joe Smyth were both selected in the NZ Junior Secondary Schools' Squash Team and have been to Australia recently where they had victory over both the Queensland and New South Wales Teams.

Pictured below: from left: Joe Smythe, Ben McCurran, Jack Niles, Drew De Wet, Mitchell White, Mr Leyton Watson (Coach/Manager)  (Absent: Taylor Bettelheim)

Congratulations to all the athletes and a big thank you to the coaches and management for their tireless efforts throughout the week

Junior A Basketball- Zone 2 tournament

Saturday- First game was 95-73 against John Paul, then 87-51 against Mt Maunganui.
Sunday- We beat Katikati 91 -55 And Rotorua Boys 99 - 65
Semi finals today at 5.45 pm ASB stadium
Beat St Johns by 8 points
Final vs Hamilton BHS won 104-100
 

Basketball Senior B

Beat Rosehill 59-54
Beat botany downs 92-91 ( scored in the last 9 seconds after trailing all game
Lost Rosmini 69-108
Beat Sancta Maria 98-73
Lost to HBHS 72-78 to finish 6th

Basketball Senior A

Beat Otumoetai 109-34
Beat western heights 116-22
Beat Katikati 112-45 
Beat Fraser 101 - 84.  Tough game!
Top in pool. 
Beat Cambridge 88-43 to play St Johns in the Semis
Lost to St Johns 73-77
Lost to RBHS 88-94

Finished 4th and qualified for NZSS Champs

Rugby U15

Vs Hamilton BHs 14-25
Beat Wellington College 24-0
Lost to Napier BHS 0-22
Beat NPBHS 26-12
Beat Wesley 6-0
Play Hastings BHS for 9/10
Lost 5-19 to finish 10th

Rugby U14

VS RBHS 17-0
Lost 8-24 Hastings BHS
Beat Napier 22-7 play for 3/4 today
Beat HBHS 24-10 for 3rd

Football

1st X1 vs Scots College 2-1
Beat St Peters Auckland 5-1
Beat Burnside2-1
Play AGS in Round of 16 today
Beat AGS on penalties
Lost to St Kents in quarter 1-4 
Beat Scots 2-0
Play Kings for 5/6
Lost to Kings on Penalties after a 1-1 draw. Finished 6th

TBC Junior A (Argentina)
Beat Avondale (3-1)
Beat Napier (3-0) - Dean Power scored all three
Beat Whakatane (18-0) - Liam Knight scored 8
Beat Northcote (14-0) - Alex Searle scored 8
Beat Junior B (1-0) - Liam Knight scored a late penalty to keep semi-final chances alive
Play Hamilton Boys' 11am Wednesday. Win will guarantee a semi-final in the afternoon.
Beat Hamilton Boys' 4-1. Goals to Alex Searle (3) and Vinnie Phirun. Qualified top for semi-finals, won 6 from 6, scored 43 and conceded 2.
Lost to King's High (Dunedin) 4-1 on penalties after game ended 0-0. Junior A beat Westlake Boys' High 3-1 to finish with the bronze medal. Liam Knight and Alex Searle finished with 14 goals each, just two behind the Golden Boot. MVP for week was Liam Collett. The team won 7 from 8, scoring 46 and conceding just 3.

TBC Junior B (Brazil)
Drew with Kings (1-1) - Kings were tournament winners last year
Beat Mahurangi (2-1)
Lost to Palmerston North Boys' (1-0) 
Lost to Hamilton (1-0) 
Lost to Junior A (1-0) - their coach appealed for a penalty and the ref gave them a lifeline!
Beat Northcote 3-0. Final pool game. Into play-offs for 13-16.
Beat Hastings 5-0. Goals to Jordan McEntyre (2), Connor Smyth, Troy Taylor, Kerran Donovan-Trewhella.
Junior B beat New Plymouth Boys' 7-0, to finish 13th. Connor Smyth was their MVP.

TBC Junior C (Croatia)
Lost to Hamilton Boys' (8-0) - 0-0 just before half-time
Lost to Rosmini (5-1)
Lost to New Plymouth Boys' (3-0) - 0-0 into the second half
Lost to Westlake Boys' (13-0) 
Lost to Avondale (7-0) 
Play Gisborne 11am Wednesday. Best chance so far for a result.
Lost to Gisborne Boys' 3-2. Came from 3-0 down at half-time. Both goals from Shahil Shearman.
Beat Northcote 3-1 on penalties.
Junior C beat Mahurangi in a penalty shootout to finish 17th. Jackson Gilbert saved a penalty in 'sudden death' to secure the win. Their MVP was shared between Kody Surman and Ashton Shanks.

HOCKEY 

Hockey 1st X1
Vs Lidisfarne College Won 2-0
Beat Rosmini 2-0
Beat Burnside 2-0 to be in  top 16
Lost to Christs 1-6
Lost STAC 
Lost NPBHS 2-3
Beat Burnside 5-1
15th Place
 

Hockey Junior A -Tanner Cup
Went down 0-1 to Kings college despite having 85% territory and possession. They had 11 defending in the circle at one stage. Game called off with 3min to go (flooded). Mvp (chosen by them) Micah Pugh. Must win vs NPBHS at 2pm.

5-3 win over NPBHS 
Beat Westlake 2-0
Semi final -0-0, lost the shoot out 2-1. Boys gutted. John McGlashan in final Revenge match against kings at 1:15pm for 3rd.
Beat Kings for 3rd Place 2-0

GOLF

Finished 6th at NZSS Champs- well done.

Table Tennis

Finish 8th  in the B grade teams. Individual comp starts today
Max Henderson finished 4th in U15 grade

UWH

TBC Juniors

Beat Waimea 11 - 0
Beat Scots College 15 - 0
Beat Mt Albert Grammar 15-0
Beat Malborough Boys 9-0
Beat Nelson College 13-0
Beat Wellington College 9-0
NZ Champions

TBC Seniors

Beat Scots College 9 - 0
Beat Trident 6 - 0
Beat Wellington College 8-0
Beat HIBS 2-0
Beat Glendowie 2-1
NZ Champions

Beat Scots College 15 - 0
Beat Mt Albert Grammar 15-0
Beat Malborough Boys 9-0
Beat Nelson College 13-0
Beat Wellington College 9-0

NZ Champions