Close win for John Paul College at the Chanel Shield

Thursday, September 14th, 2017

Students from John Paul College were surprised and delighted to win the annual inter-school Catholic Cultural Competition, the Chanel Shield, by one point.

The team of 15 students competed in a variety of speeches, Bible reading, drama and debating, at Aquinas College, Tauranga, last month. The competition concluded with a quiz based on the gospel of Matthew.

Lucy Pepper, 17, said they were surprised to win and it took a while for it to sink in – “it was great”.

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