School Community Farewells Mr and Mrs Adams

School Community Farewells Mr and Mrs Adams
L - R: Mr Peter
Hensman, Chairman
Board of Trustees,
Mr Bill Adams,
retiring principal,
Mrs Jill Adams,
Mrs Lyn Barham,
Mr David Barham,
first principal, and
Mr Jerry Hapuku,
school Kaumatua.
The School Board of Trustees and Havelock North
community farewelled Principal, Mr Adams, at a very
well attended cocktail evening at the Havelock North
Community Centre. Amongst the guests were Mr
David Barham, the school’s first principal, the last five
chairmen of the board of trustees, past pupils and staff,
as well as present staff and senior student leaders.
On behalf of the board and community, Mr Peter
Hensman, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, paid
tribute to the 16 years of dedicated service that Mr
Adams had given to the school. He described Mr
Adams as an outstanding principal who is leaving a
remarkable legacy at Havelock North High School.
Mr Hensman described the way in which Mr Adams
quietly and efficiently worked as principal, often
crediting his success to others. He spoke of the
enormous respect the staff have for Mr Adams and the
full involvement Mr Adams has had with students in
the school, exemplified by his commitment to coaching
cricket, but evident in all spheres of school life.
The school’s enviable academic record, our success in
sporting and cultural pursuits all stemmed, he believed,
from the leadership of a principal who expected the best
and worked hard to support staff and students so that
they could excel.
Mr Hensman also thanked Mrs Adams for the support
she has given to Mr Adams and to the school. Mr
Hensman’s speech concluded with the presentation of
a gift from the school community to Mr Adams and a
bouquet of flowers for Mrs Adams.
Mr Adams then spoke, paying tribute to the many
people he believed had helped him to carry out his role
as principal.
The students will farewell Mr Adams at a special
assembly on the last Friday of term and the staff will
farewell him at a function to follow that assembly.
The Last Word …..
After 16 years in one of the best
jobs in the country, it is time for me
to do something else. While I am
still fit enough to enjoy being retired,
there are fish to catch, golf balls to
pursue and books to read, not to
mention figuring out how to use my
new smartphone which, in itself, will
keep me occupied for a month. I am
looking forward to being able to do
those things for which I have had little
time in the past.
I am not going to pretend for a
minute that the principal’s job has
not carried with it some difficulty
and was, at times, akin to sitting on
a rumbling volcano. I don’t think I
had even one boring day. However, I
don’t think there are many jobs which
give you the satisfaction of knowing
that, every single day, you are doing
something worthwhile.
Although
the challenges were real, it was the
wonderful achievements of pupils and
staff which will figure most highly in
the memories I take away. I suppose
the fact that I have spent 16 years in
the job indicates that it has been, for
me at least, an enjoyable experience.
As a school, we are unbelievably
fortunate to have more than our share
of able, positive and engaged pupils
and a staff who bring out the best in
them. I reiterate my often-used
comment, that with great kids and
terrific staff, we can work wonders –
and we do.
A principal can do a good job only
with the support and loyalty of staff
and board of trustees. I have been
very fortunate to be able to appoint
and keep excellent classroom
teachers, management and support
staff, and we have worked together
to create a terrific organisation. I
have been equally lucky that you, as
parents, always chose great trustees
to govern the school and those
trustees chose excellent chairmen to
work with me. Over the years, I have
not had a serious clash with a single
trustee. Few principals can make that
claim. The board has also chosen a
very good man as my replacement.
When I came here, I was attracted
by the knowledge that I was going
to a really good school. I can look
back with pride, knowing we have
been able to maintain that reputation.
My thanks go to everyone in our
community who has, during my time
here, made it possible for me to
lead without fear of failure, because
you have always given to me
loyalty, tolerance, encouragement,
affirmation, constructive advice and
forgiveness.
It has been a privilege to work here.
Bill Adams
From the
Principal
Mr Greg Fenton appointed
Principal
The Board of Trustees has announced through the news
media the appointment of Mr Greg Fenton as the new
Principal of Havelock North High School. This newsletter
will pay tribute to retiring Principal, Bill Adams. Parents
will receive a newsletter at the end of the holidays profiling
Mr Fenton, and inviting the Havelock North community to
a function to meet Mr Fenton, which will take place on
Tuesday, 24 July, from 7 - 9 p.m.
Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Crisis! What Crisis?
I am at a loss to understand why there has been so much
misinformation lately about the effectiveness of school
teachers.
The debacle around the proposal to increase class sizes
in order to allow more money to be spent training better
teachers was a case in point. This policy appeared to be
based on the notion that things are not good in schools
and that better training would help solve that problem. I
do not know if there was ever a better case of a solution
looking for a problem to solve.
The Board of Trustees would like to extend a big thank you to the HNHS
Foundation for their financial support in the recruitment process of our
new Principal, Greg Fenton. Recruitment costs are not ministry funded so
the Foundation’s support was greatly appreciated. With the Foundation’s
assistance, the BOT were able to conduct a very professional and innovative
search which has culminated in a fantastic result.
Havelock North Spring Fair
Can you help?
Form classes JS, SM, AN and SL are running
a stall at the spring fair to sell
books,
At the risk of sounding complacent, I wish to say that
New Zealand schools are doing a very good job. There
is no crisis to allay which requires better trained teachers,
because the independent indicators show that we are
performing well. The OECD measures competence
across more than 100 indicators of development and
ranks member countries. Ironically, education is one
area in which New Zealand excels. If we aggregate
mathematics, science and reading results we are in the
top five in the world.
Families: Please, if you have any of these items that you no longer want,
would you leave them at the school office, send them in with your child, or
contact the school by phone, 877 8129, and we will arrange to pick them
up. Alternatively, you could email Mrs Sutherland at [email protected]
and she will co-ordinate collection.
To be fair, the OECD indicators also show we have a big
disparity between the attainment of the top 75% of our
pupils and those at the bottom. This is a national problem
and Havelock North High School results replicate this
pattern exactly.
Host Families Needed for
International Students
URGENT
Havelock North High School is looking for families who would like to
host an international student in 2012 and/or 2013. The length of the
students’ stay in New Zealand varies from three months to one year.
The requirements for hosting a student are:- that you are willing to care
for and supervise the student as you do for your own children; that you
live in the Havelock North area; that the student has his or her own
bedroom and access to the Internet.
Host families are supported by the school’s pastoral care programme
and a homestay payment is made fortnightly to host families.
If this sounds like you, please contact:
It is arguable whether “better trained teachers” will be able
to solve this problem as the lack of success of a significant
part of this group can be attributed to factors outside a
school’s range of influence. Of course better teaching
would help, but the major influences in this regard are
appalling attendance, low family regard for education,
poor nutrition, drug and alcohol use and the alienation
which accompanies the increasing disparity between the
rich and poor in New Zealand.
Christine Bird,
HNHS Homestay Co-ordinator,
Phone Work 877 8129 or Home 877 6671
Better training for teachers might help this situation but
it will only be resolved by remedying those social issues
which appear to have become embedded and systemic in
our country over the last 30 years.
I am disappointed about the disingenuous way this
situation has been handled as it will inevitably result, for
parents, in diminished confidence in the job we do as
teachers.
Why is it that politicians cannot bring themselves to give
credit where it is due, when it comes to schools?
W. K. Adams
Principal
jigsaw puzzles
and children’s board games.
PTA Uniform Shop
Open: Wednesday - 1:30 - 2:25 pm
Friday 1:30 - 2:25 pm
The uniform shop has moved - six feet to the left!
We are now operating from the sports co-ordinator’s old office and we are
loving our new facility!
Do come in and check us out!
A pay-out for uniforms sold will be made towards the end of July.
Any queries please phone:
Amanda Milne, (Hm) 877 4955, PTA Uniform Shop Co-ordinator.
Voix de Femmes Top East Coast Choir at Big Sing
It was another successful year for our choirs at the Big Sing East Coast Regional Finals. Four choirs took
part: Havelock Singers, a non-auditioned choir; Future Prospect, an all-male, and very entertaining, choir,
Colla Voce and Voix de Femmes.
Voix de Femmes took the “Top Choir Award” for the second year running! Colla Voce received a commendation
and won the award for their Original New Zealand Composition; a beautiful song called ‘There Is a Solemn
Wind Tonight’, written by Year 12 student Frederic Haidekker.
BEST EAST COAST CHOIR: Voix de Femmes, under the baton of Director Susan Melville
Connecting English to the
Wider World
Every student at our school takes an English course for at least
their first four years. This year we have introduced a new English
Communication course at Year 12 to offer some students the
opportunity to focus on English oral communication along with
reading and writing tasks that are built around developing their ability
to successfully meet the communication requirements in a workplace.
We felt it was important for these students to connect with the
community and to work on a project that emphasised community
service and working together. The result has been a successful
group activity that supported the Oxfam Fair Trade Coffee Break
initiative. Small groups within the class researched, presented,
advertised, organised and hosted a coffee or chocolate fundraising
education event. During this term the students learnt about holding
meetings, working as a team and are now writing a report that
evaluates the outcome of their efforts. They have also had an
opportunity to compare their lives to those of the poor farmers in
developing countries. Another positive spin off for them has been to
have people approach them and tell them how they are now making
ethical choices at the supermarket and choosing to buy Fair Trade
products. Best of all the students know they have made a difference
and have enjoyed learning new skills. They have raised enough
money for Oxfam to purchase, on their behalf, a coffee bean peeling
machine that will probably be used in Papua New Guinea to assist
farmers to increase their production of coffee. By choosing Fair Trade
products we can all make a contribution to a fairer World.
Julie Timu-Kaea, a member of one of the groups in the class said,
“I enjoyed the practical side of this challenge. It was more about
working together and less about exams. It’s about the real world.”
Chelsea Collins “floats
like a butterfly,
stings like a bee”
Youth Transition
Services
ran a boxing
competition
at the recent
Careers Expo.
Year 12 student
Chelsea
Collins won
the competition by throwing an
incredible 222 punches at a punch
bag in thirty seconds.
Chelsea was given a generous
prize by Youth Transition Services
of a pair of boxing gloves, hand and
wrist supports, a towel and a drink
bottle. Chelsea was thrilled to win
and will put the gloves to good use
in her fitness training.
Three teams at National Mooting
Competition
Mooting is an intense trial of wits. Think
debating, on steroids; the challenge
being to persuade a clued-up Judge in
a sort of formal conversation, instead
of an audience of peers. It is an event
feared by third-year law students, let
alone Year 12 and 13 students. Despite
this, Havelock North High School
entered three teams of two students
into this year’s national competition,
staged by Waikato University.
Five of the six had participated
previously in 2011, two teams even
making it to the semi-finals in Hamilton,
so we had high hopes. We are sent
a legal case that is being put up for
appeal to the Moot Court, ‘the highest
court of the land’, and assigned roles
as counsel for either the appellant or
defendant. We are also supplied with
a thick book of relevant case law,
which teams nationwide must use to
construct a convincing argument for
their ‘client’. It was far more captivating
reading this year though, the case
being about a student acting up
at school and consequently being
suspended and expelled.
We had to argue the procedural
fairness of it all. We were certainly
made to appreciate the great lengths
THE MOOTERS: Francy Sulikosky
and George Kimber were awarded
the Best Mooters’ Award
our own Board of Trustees must go to,
to act within the law! As we were the
three teams from Hawke’s Bay, we
had to do an American doubles sort of
arrangement, but it all went smoothly.
We are filmed, these films are then
sent to the law department at Waikato
University to be reviewed.
Unfortunately none of us made
the finals, so our journey ended at
the Hastings court. It is surprisingly
enjoyable, extremely demanding,
yet exhilarating when you get it right.
Many thanks to Mr Murffit, who puts in
hours of mentoring each year.
Frances Sulikosky, Year 13
Students celebrate diversity in our school by
dressing up for Pink Shirt Day
Shavon Konia, Kayla Brown and Julie Timu-Kaea offer
Mrs Keown a chance to sample Fair Trade coffee during their
fundraising coffee break.
Key Dates
JULY
Fees
A reminder that NZQA fees are due on Friday 31st August.
Please make sure that if you qualify for financial assistance
you return that form to us on the same date.
Due to NZQA deadlines, any forms returned to us after 31st August
will not be able to be actioned. This will mean that any entitlement to a
reduction in the NZQA fee will not be available.
Study help for NCEA Science, Mathematics
and English Students
Studyit www.studyit.org.nz is a free, safe and successful online support
site developed and managed by CWA New Media, a business unit of
Learning Media. Studyit has everything needed to get achieved, merit and
excellence, written in student terms, as well as fourteen very active forums
where expert teachers answer student questions at night, in the weekends
and during holidays.
Academic Assembly
In term one, during house assemblies, the Yr 13 Academic Committee
celebrated student success in NCEA. The following is a list of students who
were recognised for their excellent achievement.
2011 Level One NCEA Endorsed with Excellence
Rachel Bird, Tarryn Clark, Devin Farmery, Alice Gee, Frederic Haidekker,
Paige Kaye, Lois Kinvig, Holly MacDonald, Molly Moore, Nicola Mulvay,
Ilonka Petrick, Emily Tither, Marcus Yule.
71 students gained Level One NCEA endorsed with Merit.
2011 Level Two NCEA Endorsed with Excellence
Tim Barclay, Sarah Cornes, Isla Davies, Lilly Lawson, Harriette Leake,
Jessica MacKintosh, Christopher Marffy, Tori Miller, Ella Patterson, Annie
Sanders, Seamus Stephenson, Edward Stewart, Francy Sulikosky, Zoe
Tollenaar, Devin Farmery, Nicola Mulvay, Kelly Mulvay, Tobias Kuhlmann,
Natalie de Burgh, Shane Philipsen.
28 students gained Level Two NCEA endorsed with Merit.
Students who gained courses Endorsed with Excellence in 2011
Level One: Nicola Mulvay: Accounting, English; Thomas Hensman:
Accounting; Lois Kinvig: Art, Technology Fabric, Graphics; Neesha
Johnson: Art; Tarryn Clark: Art, Music, English; Hana Bridgeman: Art; Paige
Kaye: Art, Economics, English, History; Aimee Lobb: Art; Emily Tither: Art,
Health; Haylee Wallace: Art; Katherine Hirschman: Technology Fabric;
Ruby Murdoch: Technology Fabric; Tori Milligan: Technology Fabric; Alaena
Hapuku: Te Reo; Connor Hardy: Economics; Ethan Cannon: Economics;
Caleb Kabir: Economics, Food & Nutrition; Molly Moore: Economics;
Ilonka Petrick: Economics, Science; Laurence de Burgh: Science; Sonia
Mijatov: Science; Michael Parsons: Science; Evelyn Hunsberger: Science,
Mathematics; Marcus Yule: Physical Education; Briar Remnant: Music;
Frederick Haidekker: Music; Michaela Leyser: Music; Jessica Moss:
Music; Holly Macdonald: Mathematics, English, Food & Nutrition; Hugo
Remmerswaal: Drama; Devin Farmery: English; Sam Caldwell: English;
Daneka Boogaard: Food & Nutrition; Rachel Bird: Graphics; Alice Gee:
French, Health; Hannah Pike: Geography: History.
Level Two : Jessica Mackintosh: Technology Fabric, English; Tori Miller:
Technology Fabric; Lilly Lawson: Technology Fabric; Nathan Robertson:
Technology Electronics; Tobias Kuhlmann: Graphics; Ella Patterson:
Economics; Nicola Mulvay: Mathematics, Chemistry; Catherine Sambrook:
Physical Education; Tim Barclay: Physical Education; Paige James:
Physical Education; Edward Stewart: Physical Education; Isla Davies:
Painting, Graphics; Harriette Leake: Painting, Design, Graphics; Emily
Robottom: Painting: Zoe Tollenaar: Painting, English, Graphics; Koyuki
Konno: Painting; Annie Sanders: Photography, Classics; Natalie de Burgh:
Design, English, Graphics; Azrielle Hartley: Design, Graphics; Tori Miller:
Classics; Brooke Pedersen: English; Sarah Cornes: Geography; Katharine
Gray: Geography; Savannah Dalzell: Geography: Shane Philipsen:
Accounting, Economics.
For any queries regarding NCEA please ring Glenys Sparling-Fenton,
Principal’s Nominee, at school - 877 8129, extension 744.
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16 (Monday) - Term Three begins
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23 (Mon) - 27 (Friday) - Isesaki High School Visit
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23 (Mon) July - 4 (Sat) August - Y12 HB Art Exhibition
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24 (Tues) -Community welcome for Greg & Lynne Fenton
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24 (Tuesday) and 26 (Thursday) - Blues Assemblies
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27 (Friday) - Junior reports sent home.
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29 (Sun) & 30 (Mon) - Tawa Winter Exchange (at Tawa)
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30 (Monday) / 31 (Tuesday) - Real Art Roadshow
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3 - 5 (Fri - Sun) - Bridge Team competes in Wellington
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5 (Sun) & 6 (Mon) - Tawa Winter Exchange Rain Days
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8 (Wednesday) - Years 11, 12 & 13 Parent Consultations
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10 (Friday) - Central 6 Junior Tournament
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12 (Sunday) - HB Festival of Bands - Lindisfarne
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12/13 (Sun/Mon) - Yr 12 Production ‘Living With Lady
AUGUST
Macbeth’
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14 (Tuesday) / 15 (Wednesday) - Music Festival 2012
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16 (Thursday) - HB Badminton Singles Champs
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17 (Friday) - TEACHER ONLY DAY
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20 (Monday) - 24 (Friday) - International Languages Week
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21 (Tuesday) - Central Hawke’s Bay College Junior
Exchange
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22 (Wed) - Cultural Showcase - Hastings Intermediate
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23 (Thursday) - HB Badminton Doubles Champs
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27 (Mon) - 31 (Fri) - Solo NCEA Music Performances
Parent Teacher Meeting
Yrs 11, 12 and 13
Wednesday, 8 August from 4.00 - 8.30 pm
In response to popular demand we are trialling the same online
booking system that is currently used at Te Mata Primary School
and Havelock North Intermediate. We hope this will eliminate the
frustration of your child’s forgetting to make bookings for you.
You can book a time to talk to your child’s teachers
by logging on to:
www.schoolinterviews.co.nz
Enter the code CFW3Z and click
Follow the online steps.
GO
Note: Please do not choose times which are too close together
because you will need time to get from one room to another.
If you cannot access the Internet please ring Paula, here at the
school office, and she will make the bookings for you.
If you have any questions or problems please contact the
school office on 877 8129.
This newsletter is proudly supported by
The Cultural Scene
Kapa Haka
From the Drama Department
We have been fortunate that our students have had the opportunity to see two live
productions in the past month. Senior drama students saw “The Intricate Art of Actually
Caring” at the Opera House. This is a recent New Zealand play written by Eli Kent,
exploring many modern issues. We have been very happy to host the Hawke’s Bay
Youth Theatre’s performance of “Desperate Antics”, written by professional actor and
former drama student Kevin Keys. Junior classes have attended this production.
Our Yr 12 drama class is busy learning lines and rehearsing for their major production
“Living with Lady Macbeth”.
At the recent Hawkes’ Bay Secondary Schools’ Kapa
Haka Festival held on the 18th May, the school group
Te Roopu Kapahaka o Maungawharau performed
several items. Mihikore Te Rangi is our tutor this year
and has brought a new energy and freshness to our
group’s performance. They were led by kaitataki-tane
Arapeta Ashton, and kaitataki-wahine Te Wharangi
Hapuku, (above).
Te Roopu Kapahaka o Maungawharau were proud to
be placed third for wiata-tira (choral) and third equal
position in poi.
Havelock North
High School
Music
Festival
2012
14 & 15 August
7.00 pm
Tickets on sale from the school office
from Monday 30 July
Adults $10
Students $2
Senior Citizens/Concession $5
Music Groups and Rehearsal Timetable
Stage Band
Monday Morning, 8.00
502
Concert Band
Monday Lunchtime, 1.30 pm
502
Havelock Singers
Tuesday Lunchtime, 1.30 pm
Auditorium
Colla Voce
Tuesday, 3.30 - 5.30 pm
Auditorium
Junior Jazz Band
Wednesday Morning 7.45
502
Orchestra
Wednesday Lunchtime, 1.30 pm
502
Future Prospect
Thursday Lunchtime, 1.30 pm
Auditorium
Voix de Femmes
Thursday, 3.30 - 5.30 pm
Auditorium
Year 12 Art Exhibition
At the
Hastings Community Centre
23rd July - 4th August
You are welcome to the opening of the exhibition
on Monday 23rd July at 6.00 p.m.
The Yr 13 drama class has presented “Wednesday To Come,” by Renee, as part of
their practical assessment. At the end of this term these students travel to Wellington
where they will see several productions, and visit Toi Whakaari, the National Drama
School.
AND THE BIG NEWS IS .......... next year’s major school production will be “Les
Miserables”. After a morning of pre-auditioning, we have now confirmed the rights and
planning is well under way. In keeping with our standing as the top Hawke’s Bay school
in the recent Big Sing we are confident that we can do full justice to this fantastic show.
Mr Walton and Mrs Fitzsimons will direct the show, Mr Cargill is the Musical Director
and Mrs Melville is vocal director. Our arts co-ordinator, Ms Hausler, is the producer.
Auditions will be held next term and the show will be presented at the end of term one
next year.
Music Matters
Congratulations to Voix de Femmes,
winners of the top school choir award at
Regional Big Sing Competition. The award
is recognition not only of their huge talent,
hard work, but also of the leadership of
their choir director, Susan Melville.
The Big Sing is an important event in
our calendar and the school was again
represented by four choirs. Also amongst
the major prize winners was Colla Voce.
They won the New Zealand Composition
award for their performance of ‘There is a
solemn wind tonight’ which was written by
year 12 student, Frederic Haidekker.
Our Concert Band recently attended the
Feilding Festival of Bands competition.
Conductors Mr Stewart and Mr Cargill led
them through an entertaining programme
which featured a New Zealand premiere
performance and a world premier
performance.
The adjudicator commended the band on
the originality of their programme, general
musicality and excellent presentation, when
giving them a silver award.
Our Yr 9 and 10 Jazz musicians are
teaming up with those from Havelock North
Intermediate to form a combined Junior Jazz
Band. The group led by Mr Cargill is tackling
the Jazz genre head on, learning to play
music from the Blues through to Rock’n’Roll.
Students are being encouraged to take solos
and to improvise to complement their formal
instrumental training. A large part of the
band is made up of students who have just
completed a school term as part of the music
academy class. This programme was set up
to cater for students with a real love of and
interest in learning about, and performing
music.
You can see all our music groups at the
Music Festival 2012. This takes place on the
Tuesday the 14th and Wednesday the 15th
of August at 7pm.
Creativity Sparks with Warren Maxwell
The Senior Musicianship class was
extremely fortunate to have Warren
Maxwell, one of New Zealand’s
most respected musicians, travel
up from Featherston to give an
exclusive workshop.
The two day workshop focused on
songwriting and what it takes to
become a successful professional
musician.
All students loved the experience
and found Warren to be inspiring,
honest and very respectful of their
individual creativity and talents.
Sports News
New Jarrod
Cunningham Academy
Inductees
Six Yr 9 students have been inducted
into the Jarrod Cunningham Academy.
The standards were very high, and all
ten applicants were worthy nominees.
Manager, Craig McDougall, is excited to
have such talented students to work with.
NEW ACADEMY INDUCTEES
Rear L-R : Liam Morgan, Mitchell Keip
Front L-R: Annah McPherson, Lauren
Hartridge, Kayla Redman, Olivia Addis.
First Fifteen Rugby
The 1st XV is proving to be very competitive this year.
Despite a few injuries, including to Captain Frank
Kight, they have still put together some good wins. The
forward pack has a lot of size and is rarely beaten in
the tight. It gives loose forward powerhouses, James
Newbigin and Karlyn Lockwood plenty of chances to
shine, and excellent half back, Caleb Higgs, time to
operate.
After the grading round, where the team won three
out of the five games, including a win over Lindisfarne
2nd XV, they made the top group of B grade. In this
grade they play Central Hawke’s Bay, Taradale, Te
Aute and Wairoa 1st XVs, Lindisfarne 2nd XV and
Napier Boys’ High School 3rd XV.
After being defeated by 60 points last year
by Wairarapa College, the team suffered the
disappointment of having a kick charged down, and
the ball bouncing kindly for the opposition centre
allowing him to score between the posts, with two
minutes to go in this year’s match. The final score
was 17-12.
The team is in the local pool with Flaxmere and
Central HB in the NZSS Co-educational knockout
competition. The winner of that pool goes through
to play the winner of the Manawatu/Wairarapa grade.
Year 9 Girls win ECSS Cross-Country
The Y9 girls’ team were the stars for HNHS
at last Wednesday’s ECSS cross-country
champs held in balmy conditions in Gisborne.
Their 3-man and 6-man teams came out on
top in the biggest field of the day. Olivia Wilkey
(6th), Libby Ford (10th) and Annah McPherson
(13th) did enough in the 3-man and along with
Abbey Cullen (16th), Hope-Eloise Every (20th)
and Madison Chu (36th), also took out the
6-man event.
A 21 strong team now head to St Kentigerns in
Auckland for the NZSS cross-country champs held
next weekend. HNHS will field full Yr 9 girls and
junior boys’ team, plus a senior girls’ team of three.
The junior boys’ also competed strongly, and
despite a great team run with Daniel Way (6th),
Sean Morrison (7th) and Mike Parsons (8th),
they could only finish second to an outstanding
Napier Boys’ team. They also finished second
in the 6-man team event with Jarrod Lobb
(11th), Callum Wilkie (15th) and Todd Burnard
(17th).
The only other top 10 finisher from HNHS was
Angus Fuhrer in the senior boys’ race, where
he ran a great race for 6th, and faded only near
the end with 4th in his grasp. The senior team
finished third in the 3-man competition.
The championship also doubles as the HNHS
Cross-Country Champs with trophy winners
being Angus Fuhrer and Jessica Ford in senior,
Daniel Way and Abbie Lochhead in junior and
Blake Williams and Olivia Wilkey in the Yr 9
class.
Black Sticks visit
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ECSS CROSS COUNTRY TROPHY WINNERS:
Rear: L-R: Jessica Ford, Angus Fuhrer, Abbie
Lochhead Front: Olivia Wilkie, Daniel Way,
Blake Williams
Recent Successes
HNHS Senior A tennis team won the HBSS
title in the first term. The team was made of
Max Brewster, Frank Kight, Nathan Robertson
and Chris Marffy. They were surprised when
they received notification that they had won
their grade.
Lena Stromberger, Natalie de Burgh and
Kelly Mulvay, the HNHS senior girls’ relay
team held on to beat the powerful Napier Girls’
team by 30 seconds in the most exciting finish
of the day at the HBSS Relay championships.
This was a great win because Napier had two
NZSS representatives in their team. The other
winners were the junior boys’ team, who came
from behind to run down the Napier Boys’
team. Nathan Miller, Dylan Kirk and Callum
Wilkie were the winning team. Other podium
finishes were in senior boys’ where HNHS
were 2nd and 3rd.
The mighty B grade girls’ badminton team
had yet another 6-0 victory. They have yet to
lose a game in seven outings.
HNHS Orienteers
on Track
Two HBSS Orienteering titles were taken out
by HNHS athletes yesterday on the Rochfort
map. Olivia Wilkey delivered on her promise by
taking out the Junior Girls’ race by just under two
minutes. This is her first year of orienteering,
and she is preparing well for the NZSS
championships to be held in Taranaki in July.
Sean Morrison produced a terrific run to oust the
NISS champion, Devon Beckman, to take out
the large Intermediate Boys’ race. His time to do
the 3.4km course, navigating to ten controls with
135 metres of climb in just over 20 minutes was
outstanding, and it needed to be, for he won by
a mere 29 seconds. It was a good day for the
school, Nick Wilkey came 4th and Jarrod Lobb,
5th, meaning HNHS won the grade.
Other podium finishes were Natalie de Burgh,
second in Senior Girls’, while another promising
Yr 9, Nathan Miller, finished second in the Junior
Boys’.
HNHS had two winners in the non-championship
grades, Matt Wilkey in senior and Crystal Walsh
in intermediate.
The Championship continues in two weeks time
with the relays being held out on the Craggy
Range map. The boys’ team will be trying to
close the gap on Napier Boys’, who are 17 points
in front.
Junior Girls’
orienteer,
Olivia Wilkey,
in action.
The hockey girls had a great opportunity to have an informal audience with current Black Sticks players, Gemma Flynn
and Amelia Gibson. After an initial chat, there was a question and answer session. The topics varied from a jetset lifestyle, to the Olympic dream, nutrition, training, and anything else young women wanted to talk about. The noticeable
thing was that these stars were little different from their audience, but it was obvious they had a commitment to succeed
through hard work.
Careers Centre News
Year 13 students
To those contemplating university or polytechnic in 2013:
You must begin checking the various university/polytech websites to check important
information. Details like final criteria (points), closing dates for enrolment, details about
accommodation and open day dates are all covered. Check them out.
You have received your mid-year progress report. Read this carefully, set yourself some
goals, talk to your teachers. You have to obtain the best results possible.
This site containing details about scholarships offered by individual universities may be
helpful for those considering university or polytechnic study.
www2.careers.govt.nz/education-and-training/scholarships-grants-and-awards
Gateway 2012
Combining Academic study and Industry Training
All gateway students attend a work-placement on Fridays for at least two terms in the year.
Local career events
Creative Arts Careers Expo
2nd August 4:30 – 6:30pm D Block EIT School of
Arts and Design.
Calling all artists, designers, musicians, filmmakers and
fashionistas! People who work in the industry, teaching
staff and students will be available to talk to prospective
creative arts students Please RSVP to Emma Passey:
974 8000 ext. 6035
Social Sciences Careers Seminar
14th August 4:30 – 6:30pm @EIT Room A101.
A seminar about careers in counselling and social work
conducted by people who work in the local industry.
Please RSVP to Emma Passey: 974 8000 ext. 6035
Students looking to
study at EIT 2013
The EIT Liaison team is available to meet with any
student looking at EIT options for July 2012 or the 2013
year. See Mr Taylor at school to arrange a visit and tour
or contact EIT directly.
Certificate in Science.
Rebecca Hulks at Vet Associates,
Hastings
Mac Singthep at Peak Homes
Congratulations Riana Mihaka – Gateway Hairdressing,
for gaining an apprenticeship with Zealous Hair and Beauty Therapy.
Many thanks to Milton Andrew’s Hair Salon for all the training and support
provided for Riana during her Gateway placement.
This course is for any
student who may have dropped science and now
realises that they require science credits for entry into a
level 4/5 programme.
Land Skills – a fabulous introduction to agriculture,
horticulture animal care and ideal for students looking to
leave school and requiring some direction in land skills
careers!
Starting Monday 16th July.
StartUp with
FIREBOX
The Firebox, a mobile fire simulator which creates a
‘burning building’ scenario, recently came to school
to do a course with our StartUp class students, The
students (and the odd staff member) worked together
in a number of different manoeuvres to not only ‘save’
themselves and those with them but others who may be
trapped in this simulated building fire.
M. Fitzsimons
Deputy Principal
Editor