Would you survive?

Would you be able to survive at camp with no devices, no reception or WiFi? I didn't think so! 

Twice a year St Paul's Collegiate sends a group of Year 10 students on an intense school camp for 5 months. The aim of this camp is to get them off their devices, get them outdoors, and to teach them essential life skills. 

During the 5 months the boys are there, they will have to cook and clean for themselves, do the dishes, and laundry – things that many of you don’t. Included on the banned list for the camp are: devices, extra food, aerosol cans(spray on deodorant), pocket knives, even alarm clocks.   Would You SURVIVE?

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Flight Of The Albatross

Ruapotaka Mini Olympics

Last week on Friday we were all put into teams representing countries from parts of the world. I was the flag bearer in my team. My team was the Cook Islands. There were a lot of parents watching the events. There were many different sports in action. There were events like soccer, javelin, long jump and gumboot throw. When the Olympics were over the teachers handed out medals to people that deserved them.

Mini Olympics-Cook Islands

This Is My Presentation About The Mini Olympics. My Country Is Cook Island

Bolt Worlds Fastest Man

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has won the 100 meter final at the Rio Olympics. The result confirms Bolt as the world’s greatest sprinter after he claimed his third consecutive event. Bolt crossed the line in a season’s best time of 9.81 seconds, with American Justin Gatlin just seven hundredths of a second slower to win silver. Canada’s Andre DeGrasse took the bronze!








                                         
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Valarie Adams Wins Silver At The Rio Olympic Games

Shot put superstar, Valarie Adams has won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Michelle Carter from U.S.A won with a mighty 20.63m throw that was to great for Adams.Carter blew away the competition with her final throw after trailing Adams for the entire competition. Anita Morton from Hungary finished third. Cooler conditions in Rio mean that throws were generally shorter than expected.   
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Soccer At The 2016 Olympic Games

The 2016 Olympic soccer events are going to be held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and they start on the 3rd and finish on the 20th of August!

It was a sunshiny day so I thought I would get out of bed and start training for the 2016 Olympic games. The Olympics are special because athletes from around the world (including myself) will be competing against their opponents. I am representing my home country New Zealand. I have to take a plane to Rio early if I want to get there on time.

My position in the team is goal defence. There are soccer players out there that are so determined to win so maybe I have to if I want to WIN. It was a day before the Olympics and I had to prepare myself for the upcoming events.

I am a little bit nervous to compete against the other team because this is the first time I am going to be in the Olympics.

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