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Over the week of September 20-24th, Onslow’s talented musicians represented the school at at MEFA (Musicworks Ensemble Festival Aotearoa), a fantastic week-long music festival hosted at Wellington College. Open to bands, orchestras, jazz ensembles, and choirs, MEFA brings together music groups from all over the country—with schools travelling from as far as Nelson, Tauranga, and Auckland.

Olivia Poole (Year 12) had credits to gain but a community minded vision to fulfil. She writes about Cycle Forward, the cycling event she created, and how the whole event day unfolded. We’re super proud of you Olivia! “As a student in a Year 12 Outdoor Education class, I organised Cycle Forward, a team cycling

Our school community is celebrating an outstanding achievement as Year 13 student Ruby Harris has been awarded the Pakohe Sustainability Scholarship to study at Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington next year. The national school leaver scholarship is exceptionally competitive, drawing over 2,000 applications from across New Zealand. Candidates are evaluated on academic

Last Tuesday, eight Year 9 and Year 10 Onslow College students in our STEM Club put their technical creativity and problem-solving skills to the ultimate test at the EPro8 Challenge semi-finals at Paraparumu College. The EPro8 Challenge is an inter-school STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) competition. Equipped with specialized engineering equipment—including aluminum framing, joiners,

As the warmer weather arrived, so began egg production from our two Onslow chickens, Violet and Aurora. With fresh eggs landing daily, our long-awaited Garden to Table project could finally get underway. The Garden to Table concept is all about empowering students through hands-on learning, connecting sustainable gardening practices with real-world culinary skills. Violet and