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News Stories 2011

News Story - October Congratulations Simon Havas on your winning film competition entry
News Story - September Sustainability documentary accepted into last ocean competition
News Story - August Safe Teen Drivers
News Story - July 2010 Principal's Annual Report
News Story - June Building a Safe School Community
News Story- June NCEA - what parents should know about the New Zealand assessment and qualifications system
Students in the News - May Daniel McBride (Year 13) has released his first solo EP under the name "Sheep,Dog&Wolf"
Students in the News - May Jadan Hassan rides tall... Auckland City Harbour News
News Story - May Principal’s response to Herald on Sunday article on NCEA withdrawals
News Story - April 2011 – a year of important school developments
News Story - January Principal's Greeting

News Stories 2010

News Story 08/11/10 Principal’s Address: Senior Prize Giving 2010
News Story 08/11/10 Prizegiving Awards 2010
News Story 26/10/10 The school leaders for 2010 have been announced
News Story 03/07/10 Farewell, Linda Dillon
News Story 28/03/10 ASB Polyfest (Division 1) Maori Stage Winners
News Story 24/03/10 Athletics Day Results
News Story 11/02/10 Swimming Sports Results
News Story 18/01/10 Introduction to the New Year, 2010

News Stories 2009

News Story 27/11/09 Prizegiving Awards
News Story 03/05/09 Western Springs College tops the same decile school NCEA results for 2008
News Story 24/02/09 2008 Scholarships

News Stories 2008

News Story 18/10/08 Prizegiving Awards
News Story 18/05/08 What Western Springs students think about recycling and the environment will be analysed in a new study by university researchers...
News Story 06/05/08 Western Springs picked as snapshot of life in a sucessful New Zealand school
News Story 28/02/08 Springs Students Excel In NZ Scholarship Examinations
News Story 07/02/08 2007 NCEA Results

Reflections from the Woolf Fisher Award 2008

Principal’s Perspective 07/11/08
Good schools depend on partnerships. Certainly, partnerships between teachers and families, but, particularly, learning partnerships between teachers and students...
Teachers Are Doing It 05/08/2008
One overriding impression in my travels has been that in these times teachers take very seriously their responsibilities as educators. Many have an almost messianic view of the part teachers have to play in fostering international understanding and goodwill. For them education is very much about developing international citizens able to communicate beyond cultural borders.
Chicago: Week One 01/06/2008
“ This is Ken Havill. He’s a principal visiting us from New Zealand.”
“ Sir, do you know The Flight of the Conchords?”

News Stories 2007

News Story 16/09/07 Latest ERO Report
News Story 20/07/07 Open week starts with an information evening on Monday 23 July
News Story 28/05/07 Winter Sports Kick Off at Western Springs College
News Story 04/03/07 Western Springs College is celebrating a record number of Scholarship passes

News Stories 2006

News Story 04/12/06 "Your chance to make a difference" - Board of Trustees 2007
News Story 17/10/06 The Prime Minister, Helen Clark, visits Western Springs College.
News Story 30/08/06 Red Cross Support Group - Involved in the Community
News Story 08/07/06 2005 NCEA Results
News Story 10/05/06 Former Western Springs College Student Top Scholar Sylvie Myers has science in her genes