MARIST COLLEGE TRIP TO THE BEAUTIFUL SAMOA

On the 7th of July 18 Marist College students and 4 teachers departed Auckland to travel to Samoa. They were exposed to the Samoan culture and food. On the first day they visited St Mary’s College in Vaimoro, a Catholic school for girls, where donations of several encyclopaedias were made to the school. The students there showed the girls of Marist college how songs should be sung with their lovely harmonic singing voices. On the second day, the group went on a fascinating tour of Upolu which is one of the two main islands of Samoa. They then left the island of Upolu to travel to Sa’vaii to spend time at the Aggie Grey’s Hotel. Unfortunately Survivor Samoa had booked out the hotel so the group had to stay at the Aggie Grey’s Hotel instead of the Resort. On the bright side they got to spend a day at a 5 star resort in Samoa which Aggie Grey’s paid for. On their last night in Samoa the Marist girls got to experience some cultural dances at the Fia Fia night It was definitely a night to remember especially when year 13 Vaitoelan Fanene had a slow dance dedicated to her by the native Samoan boys. Some highlights included swimming with the turtles, sunbathing on the white beaches, jumping off the cliffs at the waterfall, Fia Fia nights and spending the time with friends. Overall the trip was a success and all of the girls and staff had an enjoyable time and was sad to leave the beautiful island of Samoa.

SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS

• Year 12 student Olivia Young was captain of the Auckland Waitakere under 17 Representative Netball team and was recommended for most valuable player.

• Year 12 student Jennifer Griffin was a member of the Under 18 Auckland Hockey Team who won the gold medal at the National Championships.

HONG KONG STUDENTS
Marist College has been lucky enough to have Hong Kong students join us at school. They are from the same school that visited last year and loved Marist Day so much that they came back with a new group of students allowing them to experience Marist Day.

MARIST COLLEGE BALL 2009
On the 4th of July Marist College celebrated their college ball at Alexander Park. All year 13 and 12 students were invited to attend this event choosing to come with a partner or not. It was a wonderful event with the theme of a Japanese Garden. The ball committee worked endlessly to help make the ball night an unforgettable one. The music was pumping and the food selection was delicious which kept everybody talking about how good the food was. There were many prizes of the night but the King and Queen was awarded to Bonnie Talamaivao and her partner Phillip.

By Rebecca Clark and Eden Laika-Momoisea