ACES Weekly Buzz ! DRAFT

Welcome to the latest ACES Weekly Buzz! 🥳

Event management ākonga visit a top young event manager, Nicolette Winiata (Fernz Catering), whom is overseeing the ACES Prizegiving and 25th Anniversary Celebrations.

We take a journey on the ACES timeline to some past milestones in 2023 A. Enterprise Group and Hustle Hard - Tee shirt edition and B. Hoops for Life - a community project utilising the sport of basketball and how it provided a combined team from Maungawhau and Maungarei to visit Christchurch. (Hoops and LIfe)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMaSjn8oN54

Shark tank

https://youtu.be/6CwoK72zhok?si=Vj4fWmaMkYAOjd8V

https://youtube.com/shorts/lca8TLipHFY?si=4oKYR5MvMpsk9W3T

ACES is excited at having secured singing sensation TJ Taotua to perform at the end of year event. There's still some time to RSVP if you are planning to attend. Seating is limited. Bookings close on Friday 14 November, so get in quick!

ACES Prizegiving & 25 Year Celebrations

Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Venue: Tasman Room, Alexandra Conference Centre, Epsom

Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

Thurs Nov 27 - Final Projects and Electives day students.

Mon Dec 1 - Fri Dec 5 - ACES Exhibition Week and self direction for students not working on event.

Mon Dec 8 - Campus whakawhanaungatanga.

Tues Dec 9 - Campus whakawhanaungatanga.

Wed Dec 10 - ACES Prizegiving and 25 Year Celebration.

Thurs Dec 11 - Final Half day (Leavers Breakfast). School Holidays commence.

Mon Dec 15, Tues Dec 16 and Wed Dec 17 - Drivers Licence Courses (Tuakana) & 75 K Road move.

Wed Dec 17 Last day Maungawhau Campus move (before commercial cleaners come in).

Thurs Dec 18 Commercial cleaners in at Maungawhau.

If you are a local Auckland business keen to connect or advertise, we are looking for the right Partner to join ACES on our learning waka. Contact me on 021 913576 or thelo@aces.school.nz for a confidential chat.

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