Meet The Launch Team
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ALICE
Alice lives with their parents, an exchange student, their dog Toby and two budgies called George and BB. They enjoy drawing, painting and Bold Jumping Spiders. They think pineapple DOES NOT GO ON PIZZA! If in a zombie apocalypse, do not rely on Alice, they will be dead in the first 5 minutes. They are very smart and think Marvel is better than DC. If their drawings came to life, and the bad drawings attacked them, and the good drawings protected them, they would JUST survive! Their favourite subject is Art, and they want to be a therapist when they grow up.
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ANYA
Anya is an only child with a mother (in Vet Nursing), a father (in Electrician work) and 2 cats (her favourite animal). In school she is in Manukau house and enjoys Math the most. Her favourite colour is light blue, sage or fern green. If she had to decide what fantasy world to live in she would chose anything Disney. Anya's hobbies are art, music and Maths, and if she had to chose a profession it would be between Math, Science and Music.
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AROHAAroha is a student at Nayland College. She enjoys playing Softball, Volleyball and Netball, among other sports. She is related to Portia Woodman who is a member of the national women's rugby sevens team. Her favorite subjects are Maths and P.E. She enjoys doing music, sports and kapa haka and believes that there are more doors in the world than wheels.
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HARRISONHarrison has 2 siblings; both are younger. He also comes from NZ. His favourite subject is Media Studies. His current school waka: Waiora. His favourite animal is the kea because it’s funny. Fruit fight/Food fight - Watermelon Vs Grape? "Watermelon wins because it’s bigger". Harrison doesn’t like pineapple on pizza, and would survive about a week in the Zombie apocalypse.
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IRISIris has a dog named Timmy and three guinea pigs. She thinks that pens are better than pencils because they make handwriting nice. She thinks that pufferfish are amazing, and that she would survive for 10 minutes in a zombie apocalypse. Iris’s hobbies are reading, doodling, writing and she plays the piano and flute. She loves playing with her pets and Marvel. Iris has an obsession with llamas.
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IVANDo you like pineapple on pizza?: NO!
What is your name?: Elisabeth II How many siblings?: 1 What is your country of origin?: Russia What are your hobbies?: Hacking, Cryptography, Programming, Reading, Math. Tech or books?: Tech, if the electronic version of books still exist. |
LACHLANLachlan has 1 sister. The name of his pet cat is Toby. He was born in New Zealand and is in Manukau waka. His Mum is a Learning Support/Admin, and his Dad is Head Systems Engineer. Lachlan's hobbies are Tech, Languages, Books, and Digital Art.
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LIVLiv is in a family of 4 and has a dog. Her favourite colour is wine red. She is in Nga whatu. Her mother works as a health care worker. Her hobbies are art, guitar and language learning. Her favourite animal is a racoon. Her favourite subject in school is mathematics and she prefers books over tech. If she had to choose a fantasy world to live in it would be Prythian. She has travelled to Whakatane and she would rather not have pineapple on pizza. In her opinion, she thinks a kiwifruit would win in a fight over a strawberry. Her favourite band is Asking Alexandra.
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MAKOTOMakoto has 1 older sibling. He has a cat, called Red. Makoto is from Japan, Tokyo. He is from the Omaio school waka. Makoto Plays football and does karate too. His favourite subject is PE. His favourite animal is the Kaka. His idol is Messi. Makoto believes that apple would win a fight against banana. He also thinks there are more wheels than doors in the world. He picks technology over books. He thinks he could last about 1 day to a year in a zombie apocalypse.
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SOPHIESophie is a Nayland College student. Some of her favourite things are, turtles, reading and, English. You won’t find pineapple on her pizza, nor will you ever see her eating cauliflower. In her spare time she enjoys various types of dance. A couple of her favourite role models are Taylor Swift and Anne Hathaway. When asked ‘Books or Technology?’ Sophie had a long pause before answering “books”.
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TJTJ is an only child who was born in NZ. She has two cats called Colin and Doug, two dogs called George and Willow and a chicken called Sandwich. Her favourite colour is red. When she is older she wants to be a forensic anthropologist. TJ likes drawing, reading and playing video games. Her favourite subject at school is Science. If TJ had to choose between books and technology, she would choose books. Her role model is Kathy Reichs.
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TRISTONWho would win in a fruit fight? “An orange, definitely.”
How many siblings do you have? “Three” Would you have pineapple on pizza? “No” |
MS TAIGELRowan Taigel is the teacher for the Launch module. She loves tramping, walks on the beach, coffee, and has a weakness for lollies and a good donut. Rowan writes poetry on the weekends, and enjoys spending time with her friends and family. She has been teaching (and learning) for almost 20 years (!!) and loves it just as much now as when she started.
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