Hannah Warner is hoping to spell her way to $5000 at the national spelling bee final. Hannah, 14, who attends Villa Maria College and placed third in the regional final, will travel to Wellington this month with two other Christchurch high school students who made the cut. Just 16 year… Read More »Kids hope to spell their way to $5k prize
By Georgia Weaver for The Press A police-monitored party register aimed at university students is being pitched to high-school pupils for the ball season. The Goodone.org.nz website was set up by the Riccarton West Neighbourhood Policing Team in February and has had 50 incident-free parties registered so far. Sergeant Steve… Read More »Party register pitched for high-school ball after-parties
The local body elections are almost at hand, providing many students their first chance to vote, but will they? Youth enrolment rates remain low and students say they are uninterested in the elections. FIONA THOMAS, JADE COOPER and KATE DAVIDSON investigate. Of 20 University of Canterbury students approached on campus… Read More »Student interest in elections low
