Tall Poppies Gymnastics

On Friday 6 May, six Tall Poppy gymnasts attended the ARGOS Gymsports competitions. Two gymnasts (Georgia-Leigh Blair and Ivy Anderson-Podmore) entered in the Springers division. Four other gymnasts (Asha Clarke, Amy Campbell, Jenny Mackinnon and Olive Anderson-Podmore) entered in the Flyers division.


All girls performed polished routines on the floor, beam and vault receiving excellent scores. Jenny Mackinnon and Amy Campbell came second equal overall, with the Tauriko Flyers team winning the gold medal for first place. Ivy Anderson-Podmore came third overall in a tight competition.

All girls were well prepared and did Tauriko School proud. Congratulations to you all!

...and the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award goes to...Hannah Rose!

At today’s Leadership Assembly, Hannah Rose was awarded with the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award. When considering students for this award we found Hannah to be an absolute stand-out for many reasons. Hannah is one of our wonderful Head Students. She displays the qualities of a leader through her own actions, conversations and her ability to work with others.

Steve Boocock from Westpac Bank presented Hannah with the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award.

Hannah is:

* self-driven - she takes the initiative, is resourceful.
* thoughtful – she has the ability to analyse situations and make rational decisions.
* able to work well with others – she listens to their ideas and gives others the opportunity to lead.
* a great communicator with people of all ages.
* blessed with a great attitude to challenges.
* a high achiever – Hannah aims high and strives to be the best she can be in all areas, both academically as well as in the sports domain.
* respectful of others, on many levels and in many ways.

Congratulations, Hannah! You deserve all the success that comes your way. We look forward to watching you develop as a leader over the rest of 2015, into your secondary school years, and beyond!