Bex King

I started working in the LAC library at the beginning of 2013. I am originally from Kawerau in the Bay of Plenty but have lived in Palmy since 2000 and consider this to be my home now. I have two sons and my husband Nolan to keep me busy when I’m not at school. I enjoy volleyball and hockey, relaxing at home with my family, and reading - especially now that thanks to my iPhone I can read whenever, wherever I want! The library is a hive of activity during both class time and break times. I am blessed to have such an amazing space to work in and I have lots of ideas and plans to make our library even better. One of my favourite things about working in the LAC library is being able to interact with the students on a more relaxed level. We have an amazing melting pot of talented students here and having a roll of around 300 means you can really get to know them and their stories. I really enjoy working at LAC: the school’s special character and love for Jesus; the exciting mix of students; and the supportive, friendly staff. My favourite bible verses come from the books of Proverbs and Luke: Proverbs 27:9 (MSG) - Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight, a sweet friendship refreshes the soul. Luke 1:37 (MSG) - "...Nothing, you see, is impossible with God..."

Aureum Sports Awards 2020

November 23, 2020November 20, 2020 by Bex King

The Aureum Sports Awards is where we celebrate our accomplished LAC athletes and all the amazing volunteers—students, staff and from the community—who help make sport possible at LAC. This year …

Hockey Returns

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 by Bex King

Boys’ Hockey This term, three of our boys – Liam Blakeborough, William Brothwell and Asher Brooking – have teamed up with boys from Freyberg and Cornerstone to compete in the …

Aureum Sports Awards

November 18, 2019November 11, 2019 by Bex King

In Week 2 of this term, we held our Aureum Sports Awards on Thursday evening. This is our celebration of LAC’s talented athletes and fantastic volunteers, coaches and managers that …

Girls’ Hockey

June 21, 2019June 20, 2019 by Bex King

Our 2019 hockey season has had the best start possible! After six rounds (one of which was our bye round), we’ve played five games and won 5 games! We are …

Volleyball Nationals 2019

April 9, 2019 by Bex King

2019 NZ Secondary School Volleyball Championships, 24-29th March at Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North NZSSVC is always a blast every year. Seeing new faces, meeting new people that share a …

Girls’ Hockey 2018

September 10, 2018 by Bex King

Congratulations to our girls’ hockey team who finished the season off with a convincing 5-1 win to take out third place in our division. We played 15 games this season and came away with 12 wins and scored 88 goals. It has been a rewarding team to coach; some existing players stepped up to new levels, some new players have provided exciting opportunities for the future, and the team as a whole exceeded my expectations. Thank you to the girls for the hard work and dedication they have put in this season. I’m really blessed to have a great bunch of girls with no dramas! Thank you to the parents and supporters for all the pickups, drop-offs and sideline support and a big thank you to our team manager Rachel Paki for her time, effort, patience and love.

Special thank you to Abbey Smith who has led by example and done an excellent job of captaining our team this year. Along with Abbey, we say farewell to our two other Year 13 girls – Stella Murchie and Kiata Mori. We will miss the three of you very much and I have loved having you girls in the team.

I have two special mentions, the first is Piper Fuller for stepping up to the challenge of playing goalie this season. It’s always hard to find someone to play goalie but Piper was keen from the start and has great athletic ability. Piper has had a great first season and we look forward to her growing further in skill and confidence next season. The second is Macy Paki who scored a whopping 70 goals over the 15 games. An outstanding effort by a talented young player! As the centre-forward, goal scoring is Macy’s job and as you can tell, she takes this job very seriously!

Hockey runs from Term 2 to halfway through Term 3 and we’ll be looking for a few new players next season. So if you’re keen to join a dedicated, fun team and play a real sport, come see me.

Bex King
Coach

Team photo:
Back L to R: Macy Paki, Chrysolite Gali, Jessica Hiri, Piper Fuller, Tuivulavula Unua, Olivia Walker, Mia Paki
Front L to R: Stella Murchie, Abbey Smith, Angelina Cariga, Leiana Hiri, Kiata Mori, Tsarine Gardner, Uinise Afu