What a day! The Year 7 & 8 TOM team arrived at Victoria University at 7.30am on Saturday September 23. Some of us had 4am starts, others were lucky enough to stay in Wellington the night before. Regardless, everyone was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to go. 40+ teams from all over the country were escorted to various rooms around the campus for their 3-hour Lockdown Challenge. They emerged, still smiling in time for a quick lunch break and a couple of rounds of Hide and Seek in the Student Hub. Mrs Zhou then went to judge the Intermediate Language Literature category while the team went, with their exceptionally supportive parents, to their own Intermediate Social Sciences presentation room.
The parent responses to that presentation afterwards made me so proud of the team. Their costumes were terrific - not always easy when you are given only simple items like plastic bags and chenille sticks to work with. Their concept was original and creative and their performance as a whole reflected their outstanding teamwork.
It was a huge privilege to take away such a fun, clever group of young people to such a prestigeous competition. A huge congratulations to Amy, Noah, Indi, Zoe, Harry, Jojo and Emma for a job very well done!
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