Arts Leaders Announced and Recognised

Today, in a special assembly, the 2025 Arts Leaders received their leadership badges.
This group makes a huge contribution to the Arts with many of the leaders also the instigators, creators, trainers and mentors for their various groups.
Director of Arts Co-curricular Ms Cesan said, "These leaders have been chosen by the various TICs for their ability to be role models, assist with running practices, and mentoring and encouraging younger students. 
"The large number of leaders is a testament to the huge growth in both the number of groups and the numbers participating in extra-curricular Arts opportunities."
You can see the full list of Arts Leaders here

Historic Level of Commerce Scholarships

Mr Gilbert is pictured with, at left, Natasha Deakin (Top Scholar in Accounting), and Eva Humphries (Outstanding Scholar in Accounting), who was not far behind Natasha in the exam.

This year, Mount Albert Grammar School achieved an impressive 13 NCEA Scholarship awards in Commerce, including three at the Outstanding level.
HOF Commerce Mr Gilbert said, "A special congratulations to Natasha Deakin, who received the Top Scholar in New Zealand award for Accounting—a remarkable accomplishment.
"These achievements mark an historic achievement for the Commerce Faculty, reaching this level of success in the Scholarship examinations for the first time.
"These outstanding results are a testament to the students' dedication and hard work, serving as inspiration for current MAGS students to take on the Scholarship challenge in 2025."

Students Flock to Mooting Muster

The newly formed MAGS Mooting Club met for the first time last week, and gathered 127 new members. 
Lachlan Paul, Stephanie Zhang and Eliza Rodger, who were part of MAGS’ inaugural and only mooting team last year, are running the programme in 2025.
Lachlan says: “It’s amazing to have so many members in our first year as a club, and we’re looking forward to entering many more MAGS teams this year, with nine already confirmed.“ 
The competition is run by Auckland Schools Legal Mooting and sponsored by prominent law firms Minter Ellison Rudd Watts, and Meredith Connell. 
Last year, MAGS went unbeaten and attained a Best Mooter Award along the way. Guest Speaker and MAGS Alumni Ryan Antia spoke to students on the academic benefits of mooting, and running a workshop for new members of the group. 
Mooting re-creates all the drama of the courtroom, with students organising and presenting a legal case to defend or prosecute a fictitious client. 
Competitors are given one week with their teams to read through the case given to them, and mount a compelling legal argument with guidance provided by professionals. 
Mooting is a great introduction for students who are interested in studying or pursuing a career in law.

Gateway Work Experience Placements Needed 

Do you have a business or workplace that could offer a MAGS student work experience?  
The MAGS Gateway Programme is an employability skills course that supports Year 12 students to gain experience in their chosen career pathway. 
We are looking for businesses willing to take on students for a placement this year,  particularly in the trades. Students commit to one day a week for 5-10 weeks across Terms 2 and  3.   
Other industries we are looking for include retail, beauty and hospitality. Students are trained in health and safety before they start. If you are interested in supporting a fantastic MAGS student with unpaid work experience, please contact Karen Caso, our Gateway Coordinator, at [email protected].

Keep Your Contact Details Current

The School relies on parents and caregivers keeping their contact details up to date on our database for effective and efficient communication.
If you have changed your physical address, email address or phone number, please notify our Enrolment Officer at [email protected] so we can update our records.

Please Install New MAGS App

Our MAGS App has been updated and upgraded in line with our new Kamar Portal.

You will need to delete the old app and reinstall the new one to access the Kamar Portal. When you have done that and opened the portal again, you should see this address at the bottom:
 
https://mtalbertgrammar.school.kiwi/

Parents and students should subscribe to the MAGS App, so they can choose groups about which to receive Alert Notifications. General alerts and notifications are also sent out on the app.
Parents can access Daily Notices, teachers’ contact details, and notify the School if a child is absent. When notifying absences, parents need to load a child’s Student ID Number. This should only need to be done once, and this helps us record absences more easily.
Parents and students can check the School Calendar and sync chosen events with their own Calendar. There are links to Sports, Maps, Newsletters and more …
You can find out more about the MAGS App here

Sports Update

Strong Team at AKSS Aquathon

On Tuesday, a sizeable contingent of 25 students competed at the Auckland Secondary Schools Aquathon, held at Saint Kentigern College. 
This event consists of a swim leg and a run leg. This can be done as an individual or in a pair.  Thirteen students entered as individuals, and we had six teams across the various age categories.
Our best result was from Aston Rehm (Year 10). He finished 2nd in the boy’s novice section, completing the 400m swim and 3km run in a time of 30:29.

Two other students had top 10 finishes in individual categories. Pia Vlok (Year 12) finished 7th with a time of 42:26 in the senior girls category.  Agustin Venegas Uribe (Year 12) finished 6th in the senior boys section with a time of 37:38. The senior course distance was a 750m swim and a 5km run.
In the team events, we had five teams finish in the top 10.  Caleb Powell and Aiden Jarrold (both Year 9) finished fourth doing the 400m swim and 2km run in the junior boys team race in 18:38. James Meaclem and Jamie Appleton (both Year 9) finished 6th in the same category with 19:09. 
Ellie Gear and Olivia Appleton (both Year 11) finished 9th in the intermediate girls team category. They managed to edge out Holly Meaclem and Ellie Kerridge (both Year 11) by 13 seconds after being neck-and-neck for both the swim and run leg. 
Connor Webby (Year 11) was second in the swim leg which helped hm and James Hurdle (Year 11) to finish 8th in the intermediate boys.
Assistant Director of Sport Mr Crossan said, "All our students should feel proud of themselves for competing in an aerobically demanding event.  The day would not have been possible without the assistance of Sarah Appleton, Sarah Gaskell, Karin Meaclem and Jenny Webby with transport and marshalling."