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HAMILTON GIRLS’
2016
HIGH SCHOOL
TERM 2
NEWSLETTER
“A wise woman shapes her own destiny”
The Hamilton Girls’ High School Centennial Mural P.12
Culinary Fare P.22
Senior Ball Photos P.48
European Football Tour P.46
Hamilton Girls’
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Old Girls’
Achievements
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the predominant behaviours currently observed along with an
understanding of the behaviour that would lead to reaching a higher
level. The rubric will support such conversations.
PRINCIPAL’S
COMMENT
The report also lists all the assessments planned for the year for each
subject.The grade is entered alongside those that have been completed,
whereas prior to the assessment, the grade will be listed as “to be
assessed”. While it may be too late to alter completed assessments,
all future opportunities will benefit from reflecting on the past and
setting realistic goals. A strong work ethic will usually generate higher
levels of academic success.
Nga mihi nui ki a koutou
Kia ora koutou
Time and time again you may have heard from our school, or other
school’s, that your support as a parent is essential in order for your
daughter to achieve her academic, sporting, cultural or personal goals.
The question for many of you in these changing times is “how do we
support our daughters’?
Many of our students who do well have clear boundaries at home with
a set of values and morals that support their teenager’s physical, social,
mental and emotional, and spiritual growth and development (hauora).
Each of these four dimensions of hauora influences and supports the
other.
Dr Mason Durie’s whare tapawha model compares hauora to the four
walls of a whare, each wall representing a different dimension: taha
wairua (the spiritual side); taha hinengaro (thoughts and feelings); taha
tinana (the physical side); and taha whanau (family). All four dimensions
are necessary for strength and symmetry. (Adapted from Mason
Founders Day
Recently the media has covered a number of stories related to
school fees and donations and has reported comments from the
government about state schooling in New Zealand being ‘free’. I would
like to take this opportunity to shed some light on what is often a
rather simplistic view of the situation. Schools in New Zealand are
funded on the basis of their ‘decile’. In this system schools are ranked
based upon the income of the parents of the students attending the
school. As a decile 6 school Hamilton Girls’ High School receives a
minimum level of funding over and above our operations grant. The
school receives enough government funding to cover only two-thirds
of what is required to offer the opportunities that we as a school
offer. This means that the many extras we provide have to be funded
through money we raise from our community i.e. school donations.
These donations go towards additional teaching staff so that we
can offer a diverse curriculum with a wide range of subject options,
additional support for learning assistance classes, support programmes
for students who are struggling with their academic progress at all
year levels, mentoring programmes for at risk Year 11 and Year 12
students, alternative programmes at Level 2 and Level 3, the literacy
and numeracy, the academic accelerate programme, alongside a full
range of sporting and cultural activities with teams and groups to cater
for students of all abilities. These programmes would cease without
the subject fees and donations.
Founders Day celebrates the opening of Hamilton High School to
both boys and girls on the 10 July, 1911. At that time, the buildings
consisted of four classrooms, a laboratory, a domestic science
room, headmaster’s study, teachers staffroom and a balcony. The
Headmaster Mr Eben Wilson briefly addressed the students prior to
commencing their studies, expressing a hope that they would show
their appreciation of the good work of the Education Board, by giving
diligence and attention to their studies, and the results would more
than justify the expenditure.
In 1955, the long planned separation of boys’ and girls’ schools
became a reality, and the boys crossed the river and Hamilton Boys’
High School was established and Hamilton Girls’ High School stayed
on this site. Miss Ellis had been appointed first headmistress of our
school, and she thoroughly believed that girls should take away a habit
of independent thought that made them test each piece of knowledge,
a sense of values, tolerance, understanding and an appreciation of good
quality. Girls’ should also have acquired poise and pleasant manners,
know how to get along with other people, and we should be able to
appreciate the other person’s point of view.
Not a lot has changed today. We still espouse the same values that
Miss Ellis had longed for her students in 1955. Oprah Wynfrey once
said “It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from. The ability
to triumph begins with you.”
Education today began with the founding members and the Old Girls’
of our school – the traditions they built such as the sports days,
house events, the uniform, choirs, outstanding scholars, sporting idols,
inspiring teachers, visionary Principals and so forth. Many pupils have
gone on to great success and recognition in later life, and have become
testaments to the quality of our school.
We live in a world which perhaps our founders perhaps could not
have imagined, but we benefit from the opportunities that all our
Principals helped create: a right to a good education. The foundations
of tradition, culture, leadership sporting and academic excellence have
been laid in the past to empower our young women for the future.
I am privileged to be the 10th Principal at Hamilton Girls’ High School.
As we end a busy term, we remember Founders Day.
Leadership Week
The theme for Leadership Week 2016 was #believeyoucan. In Sir Peter
Blake’s final log aboard Seamaster he said, “to win, you have to believe
you can do it.” The Sir Peter Blake Trust wanted to encourage all Kiwis
to back themselves to achieve your dreams, don’t let failures stand in
the way of achieving success, and instead, learn from mistakes and use
them to adapt and strengthen your plan towards achieving your goals,
just as Sir Peter Blake did.
We have had a busy week with guest speakers in school sharing their
WISE words. Thank you to Arizona Leger, Ian Foster, Jess Coate
and Jake Campus and Madyson Nonoa for taking the time to share
your exceptional talents and expertise with our school community.
Finally, I would like to also thank our senior students for looking
sensational and behaving beautifully at our Senior Ball last week. We
were extremely impressed with the code of conduct throughout the
evening.
Marie Gordon
Principal
We pride ourselves on the young women who leave our gates. We
strongly believe that in order for“wise women” to achieve well, a
full breadth of opportunities must be available and this approach is
strongly entrenched in our school history. Unfortunately, we believe
the level of funding we receive from the government does not allow
us to achieve our vision. Without these donations, the school would
not be able to offer the quality of all-round education that it does.
We would encourage you to support your daughter’s education and
Hamilton Girls’ High School; if you are yet to pay the donations and
costs we would certainly encourage you to do so, and arrangements
can be put in place at the school’s finance office.
Durie’s Whaiora: Māori Health Development. Auckland: Oxford
University Press, 1994, page 70).
In my view, students need to find school/life balance to feel good about
themselves and to have a sense of fun amidst such a busy life. This
in turn fosters a positive attitude towards school, family, work and
home. Your daughter was not born knowing how to achieve this and
often the only way they learn is to pick up ideas from role models
around them. Initiating discussions at home is important. Building
resilient and reflective dispositions in our students will be of great
benefit to their hauora and learning to regularly take stock and reflect
on how well they are progessing is a habit well worth cultivating in our
students, as well as ourselves, for a balanced life.
In today’s society, where electronic means of communication such as
texts, social networking sites, twitter, emails and mobiles, overshadow
face to face interactions, we must be vigilant to ensure that students
engage in real conversations and activities with real people often.
School Fees and donations
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Finally, we would like to thank the large number of parents who have
paid this year’s school fees and donations – without your support our
young women would not have the opportunities they do. I am well
aware that a few of our parents were outraged that they received an
invoice for their late sports fees. We rely on these funds, and simply,
the school cannot continue to carry the debt.
Senior Reports
Term Two Senior Reports were issued to students on the last
of Term, Friday 8 th July. The reports were also emailed home
uploaded to the Parent Portal. Reading the report offers
opportunity to discuss with your daughter what is working well
where further assistance or understanding would be of benefit.
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It is important to note that the key competencies are not reliant on
academic ability. They are an indication of attitude or application to
work. Conversations that emerge from the report should address
Marie Gordon
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SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM
JILL CARTER: ENROLMENT PORTFOLIO
It is that important time of the year that we commence planning for Enrolment 2017. Our prospectus
and enrolment applications are available on our website. The best form of networking is through word
of mouth, and we would like to encourage you to share your positive experiences of our school to Year
8 students. Our website and newsletters provide a wonderful snapshot of our school.
Enrolments 2017 for other year levels will also be invited to apply. Important dates to note:
• Open Day = August 9th; 1.30pm and 5.00pm
• All Year 9 applications- in zone or out of zone - must be at the school by Wednesday 31st August.
• All Years 10, 11, 12 & 13 applications In zone or out of zone must be at the school by 5.00pm,Friday 14th
October.
• Options Evening = September 8th
MARIA DUNN: MAORI ACHIEVEMENT PORTFOLIO
The name Kia Eke Panuku uses a metaphor that encapsulates a journey towards success that is both
dynamic and continuous, building from a school’s current situation to where it aspires to be for Māori
students and their home communities. This metaphor speaks to both an individual and collective
bicultural commitment to achieve excellence. We have been part of Kia Eke Panuku for the past two
years. The focus has been to collaboratively build our teachers’ capacity and capability in culturally
responsive and relational practices. Furthermore, we have tried to bring our whanau together to
discuss ways we can support your daughter’s learning, but the turnout has been poor. If you have any
suggestions or ideas that you would like to offer, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Key things for you to consider when making decisions about what other courses or subjects to take:
Farewell to Mrs Evonne Kostanich
1.
Choose subjects you enjoy and are good at
Your chances of doing well and achieving the standards assessed in your courses are better when you enjoy the
subjects, or have a natural talent for them. These are the
2.
Choose subjects that support what you want do after school
It is sensible to choose subjects and courses that relate to what you want to do after you leave school. Many careers
or qualifications have special requirements.
After 36 years of teaching, sadly we farewelled Mrs
Kostanich today. Staff fondly remembered the kind,
generous, caring teacher through sharing stories of her
time at Hamilton Girls’ High School and students shared a
morning tea with her. Mr Kostanich taught French, social
studies and Tourism and we wish her all the best for her
future.
SHARLEEN NATHAN: E-LEARNING PORTFOLIO
eVision: For students to be confident, responsible digital citizens who are collaborative, critical
thinkers who are able to construct knowledge.
The biggest areas of skill development
are in Google Apps for Education
(GAFE) which include Gmail, Drive,
Docs, Sheets, Forms, sites and Slides
and Schoology (see above). Digital
Citizenship is a topic that all curriculum
areas need to implement; this includes,
how to best manage student devices,
‘smart’ researching and, using the internet in a positive
and responsible manner.
At Hamilton Girls’ High School we are continuing to
upskill staff and students in the use of Google, as well as Teachers are able to communicate through Schoology,
allowing feedback and forward to their students, as well as
our Schoology Learning Management System (LMS).
posting resources and notes.
The purpose of Schoology is to provide a tool for managing
classroom content and classroom communication.The use Schoology will also provide a schoolwide structure that
of Schoology will enable us to create blended classroom allows communication and management of content for
environments. It will give us an organised and well groups outside of classes such as departments, student
structured LMS that connects with KAMAR so classes and committees, sports teams, notices, etc.
students are automatically enrolled and placed into classes.
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KATRINA
WHAANGA:
PB4L PORTFOLIO
Positive Behaviour for Learning is
built on the principles that positive behaviour can
be learnt and that environments can be changed
to support effective teaching and learning for
every student at HGHS. Our PB4L team have
continued to build on our PB4L strategy in
school, with a focus on celebrating achieving and
rewarding positive behaviour.
Willing to learn
Interact with respect
Strive to understand
Engage to achieve
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CRAIG SCRIMGEOUR: ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
PORTFOLIO
Junior reports will be issued to students
on Wednesday 31 st August, after which
they will be emailed home and uploaded
to the Parent Portal. Like the recent
Senior Reports, teachers will report
against each of the key competencies
described in the New Zealand Curriculum - managing
self, participating and contributing, relating to others, and
thinking. A comment for each subject will also be provided
detailing your daughter’s progress to date, her work ethic
and what she may need to do to further progress her
learning.
During weeks 5 and 6 of Term 3 (Monday 22nd August
– Tuesday 30 th August) senior students (and junior
students in senior courses) will be undertaking practice
examinations for the external achievement standards
they are enrolled in for each of their courses. Following
this, an academic report will be sent home, emailed and
uploaded to the Parent Portal, detailing the results of
these practice examinations and also the results of all
assessments undertaken throughout the year. This will
then be followed by Senior Parent-Teacher Meetings
scheduled on Wednesday 21st September.
KAMA SCUTTS: BUSINESS MANAGER
The primary responsibility of the Business Manager is to effectively lead our support staff in school in
order to provide an excellent and relevant service to the school’s key stakeholders. In practical terms,
the leadership, strategic, human resource and budgetary responsibilities for support staff are overseen
by the Business Manager through delegated authority from the Principal. All Operations Management
roles report to the Business Manager and effectively supervise, coordinate and lead their teams at the
operational level. It has been exciting to see the wonderful changes that have happened over the past
two years, and the considerable pride that each team leader shows.
HGHS APP IS COMING….
A HGHS App is currently under development and should be ready for download
from the Apple App store and Google Play store for your phone or tablet early in
Term 3.
The app gives easy access to:
Absentee – via direct dial, text, or email form
Contacts list for the school
Links
Calendar – linked to the school Google calendar
Newsletters
Daily notices
Sports
News
Portal – link to the student/parent portal
Alerts – subscribe to specific school alert groups to receive only alerts relevant to them
Watch this space for more information early in Term 3.
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HEAD GIRL
REPORT
Senior Academic Reports Term 3 and Parent-Teacher
Meetings
Junior Reports Term 3
Georgia Lambert
Mr Ian Foster, All Blacks Assistant Coach, also spoke to
our Premier sports teams to offer some wise words of
wisdom and share a small insight into the All Black culture.
My role of Head Girl is made up of an amazing executive He talked about his 4 principles
council. This collective are individual leaders targeting of Training: train to train, train to
academic, sport, service, arts and the student voice. As compete, train to win and train to
a collective we are accountable to each other and we dominate. He emphasized the need
work as a team together for the continuing of excellence to push yourself in trainings so that
and upholding the legacy of past students of HGHS. you trained to dominate. Special
Important to all of this is our effective communication; its thank you to Mr Foster and we
certainly wish the All Blacks all the
encouragement.
best in their next international games.
Learning to serve is an aspect of leadership that is
about more than just authority - it is about service and
inspiration. This week myself and the executive council
have put on a range of activities throughout the school,
expressing leadership in all areas. From volunteering to
feeding the homeless, to fashion shows, jump jam, dance
tutorials, even African drumming workshops - we had the
whole works going on this week.
Leadership is a collective, leadership is grounded in
learning to serve and a commitment to inspiring others.
Leadership is also about sourcing inspiration within all the
students here at Hamilton Girls’ High.
It is important to remember the past, learn more of who
we are and remain true to the vision. Hamilton Girls High
has a heritage that I am honoured to be a part of.
He aha te kai o te rangatira? He korero, he korero, he
korero. What is the food of the leader? It is knowledge. It
is knowledge. It is communication.
Guest Speaker
Arizona Leger used her experiences to share her
journey and where opportunity has taken her. She is an
advocate for sharing culture, embracing the evolution of
Aotearoa's multicultural youth and letting young voices
be heard. She talked about each and every one of us being
leaders and Work Hard, Love who you are and Dream Big.
Arizona was also invited to speak at a Ted Talk.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ9WjqkN69U
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Academic
News
ACADEMIC NEWS
GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION
On Thursday 14th April we had a speaker come in to talk to our Science students. Claire
Mulholland works in the fields of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Infectious Diseases.
Claire is a previous HGHS student who has completed a Masters of Science degree on
the genetics of awareness and is currently doing a PhD on Tuberculosis.The presentation
was a huge success with over 45 students attending. It was a great opportunity to ask
questions, and for students to get an idea of a possible career in Science.
On Wednesday 6th July we had two guests speakers come in to talk to our
students about careers in Nutrition and Personal Training.
Jake Campus is a qualified Nutritionist with over
13 years experience in the fitness industry. Jake runs
his own Nutrition company, Jake Campus Nutrition
(jcn.co.nz), where he has a nutritionist and dietitian
working alongside him to meet client needs. Jake is
passionate about his clients reaching their goals and is
driven to help them reach success.
DR IAN HUNTER
On Wednesday 29th June, Dr Ian Hunter came into school to run a Scholarship Workshop
with 60 students. The purpose of the workshop was to develop stronger writing skills in
scholarship and senior students wanting to see higher examination performance. Dr Ian
Hunter's workshop focused on developing greater fluency, argumentation, analysis, superior
answer structure. The programme was anchored on Dr Ian’s unique skill-based approach
to the cross-curriculum development of writing ability.
The day consisted of two 3 hours blocks - each block with a different group of students and
several staff attending. His 3 hour workshop involved identifying the student's deficiencies,
speeding up their planning, fluency and output rate, teaching them to critically analyse and
then having a go at doing some writing.
Every student matters; every student can be taught to express themselves more clearly
and more powerfully—and grasp the life possibilities they deserve.
Dr Ian Hunter
Jess Coate is an Advanced Personal Trainer with over
8 years in the industry. Jess outlined her ‘tips for being a successful PT’ in her
presentation. Jess describes being a PT is more than just putting someone
through a workout. Its being a mentor, motivator and friend. Her 4 P’s to
being a successful PT are passion, patience, persistence and perseverance. It
was a fantastic presentation and those that attended found the opportunity
to ask questions incredibly helpful!
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Academic
News
Visual Arts Prefect
Savana Beaumont
In the Visual Arts department, we have many activities and projects planned for the
rest of the year. These include the Art Club that is on every Friday at lunchtime,
creating props for our school production ‘Grease’, making murals, and designing
badges and logo projects. We have approached a local artist to create a mural with
us for the school so watch this space for further developments. I encourage anyone
to come and join these activities, especially if you love art! We also have many fun
ideas for the Art Club so come along!
‘ART’ title - StirlingWalker-Pitman - Level 3 Printmaking project
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Y9’s paintings using The Fauves as their artist models, and having done study of perspective and colour theory. 11
Welcome to all the new rotation Year 9 Visual Art and Maori Arts and Craft tauira.
We are looking forward to developing and fostering the talents of our young
aspiring artists. Connecting with culture, building resilience and engendering
creativity, are some of the skills we focus on. We look forward to seeing talents
flourish leading into Term 3 and 4.
ART CLUB
THE ARTS TRIP TO
ENGLAND, FRANCE AND
ITALY 2017
An initial meeting was held for parents and students interested in
participating in The Arts trip of England, France and Italy in 2017.
This is a reminder that the deposits are due to the accounts office or
by internet banking by the 3rd August. Furthermore, the permission
forms are due to either Mrs Tautari HOD Art, Mrs Wynn Jones
HOD Drama or Mrs Dickinson HOD Music.
YOUTH WEEK POSTER
COMPETITION
Ever wanted to do Art but haven’t been able to take it as a subject? If
so then Art Club may be the answer.Art Club is open to anyone who
is keen on art and wants to explore the techniques. Led by Savannah
Beaumont our Visual Arts prefect and supported by Ms Fernyhough
and Mrs Tautari the Friday lunchtime gatherings are an opportunity
to pick up a paintbrush or pencil and release your creative powers.
It’s also a good place to make friends and share similar interests.
Arts Club first meeting
In 2014 and 2015 a Hamilton Girls’ High School student has won the national
Youth Week poster competition. This year, because of the strength of our
involvement the organisers of Youth Week (Ara Taiohi) have asked to work
with us directly. The brief included the design of a poster, magnet set, stickers
as well as a t-shirt. The poster entries was posted on social media for public
voting and the winner’s work then becomes the face of the campaign.
This year’s winner is Jurnee Pritchard-Scouller XSE Congratulation Jurnee.
According to Ms Fernyhough, “It has been a great opportunity for the
students to work with a real client and their actual brief. It is always great
to have real life experiences where you have to work to a deadline. It makes
the learning real.”
We thank Ms Fernyhough for supporting Youth Week, involving our students
and integrating this into the Art Design program.
Here is what a member of Art Club had to say at our last meeting.
“Really looking forward to making a mark in the community … it’s been
good meeting with other people across the year levels. I am looking forward
to building the profile of art in the wider school.”
Chenade Beardsall,Year 13 Photography student.
THE HAMILTON GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL CENTENNIAL MURAL
The Hamilton Girls’ High School Centennial Mural has at
last found a home for the viewing public. Completed in
2011 by the Level 1 Visual Art students, the mural project is
on display in the foyer of Nga Puawaitanga. Former HGHS
Principal Mary-Ann Baxter enthusiastically supported
the mural proposal presented by Mrs Tautari (HOD).
The mural work was completed by students across the
Level 1 art classes with the support of Ms Fernyhough, Ms
Averil and Mrs Tautari. Students gained credits and worked
collaboratively to complete the artwork.
The sizeable mural, brings imagery of historic significance
into our present, and represents our diversity at Hamilton
Girls’ High School in the 21st Century. From calisthenic
exercises to kapa haka performers, photographs of the
original administration block to Te Ao Marama the school
Wharenui, each of the images were carefully selected and
manipulated to depict relatable scenes of educational
progress at HGHS..
Academic
News
Nau mai, haere mai kia koutou katoa
SCHOLARSHIP IN VISUAL ARTS
This year eighteen Level 3 Visual Art students from Painting, Design, Photography, Art History and Printmaking have
enrolled in the Scholarship exam. Our goal is to assist all students in submitting work at the highest level they are
capable of.
Successful Scholarship entries represent the top performing students nationally. To pass is extremely prestigious and
can open doors educationally. There are two levels of acknowledgement, Outstanding Scholarship and Scholarship.
Nationally there is a top student for each subject awarded, who then has the opportunity to meet the Prime Minister
to acknowledge their achievement. There are also monetary benefits of achieving Scholarship.
In Visual Art, students are required to undertake a critical inquiry into a specific area of their choice. Along with their
portfolio they submit a workbook consisting of eight A3 reflective pages that relate to the portfolio.
For success, this will require time and effort outside of normal class time. Workshops are planned on Thursday
afternoons at the following times and dates. It is essential that scholarship students attend these workshops as they
provide resources and motivation at the critical level required.
Scholarship Workshops Term 3 in Art Block Thursday 3.30pm 5.00pm
Week 1
28 July
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Week 3
11 August
Week 5
25 August
Week 7
8 September
Options Evening
Week 9
22 September
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The focus in the English Department has been creative writing. The girls have produced
some wonderful pieces and we have included a small sample of what has been a journey of
creative thought and energy.
ERADICATION
By Elizabeth Mason
Everyone had seen the wispy black smoke earlier that day and had thought nothing of it. It
was tiny, irrelevant, not worth mentioning. But then it grew. Fast. Thick black smog clouded
London’s already plague-infested air. Bright orange flames were a distant glow burning brighter
and brighter in the black, night sky. Commotion and chaos were filling the streets; families
fleeing their homes, the rich burying their valuables and animals running wild.
It was getting closer to Amelia. So close that she could see the dark smoke whisper around the
corner, the striking yellow soon following. The right orange guided the deep red as it tore down
the buildings one by one. All traces of the plague were vanishing before her eyes as the orange
flames licked away the infected wooden buildings. Amelia tried to run but she couldn’t go fast
enough. The fire had seen her as a target. She had been running for awhile how – the bloody
soles of her feet were proof of that – but she never had enough time to fully catch her breath
before the flames caught up to her again.
It was getting closer to Amelia. So close that she could hear the snapping, the cracking, and
the wood splitting from the intense heat. She could hear the creak of homes being ripped
away from their roots as they came tumbling, falling, crashing to the ground and dispersing into
ashes. Screams were heard from a distance as the fire engulfed other victims. They were bloodcurdling, heart-stopping, scary.
It was getting closer to Amelia. So close that she could smell the burning wood, the rotting wood,
the dead wood peeling from the buildings and scattering on the cobblestone streets. She could
smell the blood. The blood from the soles of her feet and the blood from other people and
animals. Amelia fell around the corner. She had tripped on something that reeked with a ghastly
smell. The stench of the open morgue hit her like a wave. It was revolting, disgusting, sickening.
She covered her mouth and nose to keep away the bitter, rotten, dead smell. Amelia stumbled
to her feet, her adrenaline kicking back in. She kept running from the fire, from the decomposing
bodies as they lay lifeless in the middle of the street.
It was getting closer to Amelia. So close that she could feel the heat of the flames, the scorch, the
violent fire getting egged on by the wind, fuelling it with its oxygen. She could feel the smoke filling her
lungs causing her to cough violently. She could feel her eyes prickling, stabbing, and weakening as the
tears streamed down her small, pale fact. Amelia could feel the fire slowly closing in on her. She knew
her time was almost up.
It was getting closer to Amelia. So close that she could taste the falling, sprinkling, hurdling of ashes.
She could taste the iron from her blood, seeping through her bitten gums into her already ash-ridden
mouth. She gagged and coughed, not enough oxygen was getting to her lungs. She could taste
the dead debris violently tickling, grinding, scratching away at her throat.
Amelia had taken a wrong turn. Slipping over from her blood-soaked soles, she fell. Left. Right.
Forward. Back. There was nowhere to go and her adrenaline was dying. The pain was latching
onto her nerves, weakening her limbs. She could see nothing but the orange flames roll down
the cobblestone streets, surrounding, enclosing, trapping her in a cage of heat. She could hear
her screams getting drowned out by the crackling flames. She could taste the salt from her
tears as they trickled down her cheeks. She could smell her flesh burning, peeling away from
her bones. She could feel her body give up, not wanting to fight any more. So she did. She gave
up. And there lay her lifeless body. Dead.
THE EXAM
By Emele Ezekiela
Rays of sun beamed through the open glass
windows blinding the students in its path. Row by
row the seats are filled with frantic students. Her
sleek black ponytail has no fly-aways. It is long
and black and pulled back tightly from her head.
Her big brown eyes are filled with so much hope
and promise. Slowly she turns to see if anyone
is watching her before she anxiously bites her
plump, pink lips.
Not a speck of dust can be seen on her uniform,
not even under a microscope. Everything on her
desk is perfectly organised. The highlighters are
colour co-ordinated, her water bottle is on the
ground and her uniform is clean and tidy. There is
not a single thing out of place. Beneath the table,
her legs begin to tap away at the warm carpeted
floor that sits beneath her small feet. She sits tall
in her chair, her back firmly pressed against the
back of the hard plastic seat. Carefully, she drapes
her blazer over the back of the chair, patting it
down to make sure no dust is on it.
She watches the last few students enter the hot
box they are forced to sit in for the next two
hours. The test papers begin to be handed out,
her eyes following the papers wherever they
go, never losing sight of them. The grumpy old
supervisor brushes past her table, placing the
paper down. Her eyes rest on the paper in front
of her, she straightens the paper up, making sure
it is perfectly aligned. At last the final two papers
are handed out and you can see a huge smile
plastered across her face.
She picks up her water bottle, bringing it up to
her pursed lips. She gulps down a mouthful of
water before placing it back on the floor. She
makes sure that she returns it to its correct place.
The student around her are slouched down into
their seats but she sticks out like a sharp pencil.
Sighs and moans echo throughout the hall as they
see the old lady make her way to the front of
the room. She sits up straight in her chair. She
knows it is time. The wrinkled, grey-haired lady
stands before the crowd of students and breaks
the silence,“Your time starts now.”
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HER PAPER TOWN MIND
By Sara Tattley
Old envelopes, scrap paper, sticky notes and crinkled refill cover the table
top. Not one is left untouched. Not even one has space left to write on.
Hundreds of notes, thoughts, lists, ideas written down only to be forgotten
in a matter of minutes. But all of them are kept and looked after with the
hope that maybe one of them holds the answer to what she is looking for.
There is no order, no piles, no visible system. At least not at first glance. If
the time is taken to look just a little closer then, one can see the unorganised
chaos that it resembles. When she looks out over her paper town, she sees
everything in its assigned place. Through her eyes, everything seems alright.
She doesn’t see ink covered paper but instead the table is covered with
written gold.
When the wind blows good and strong or little fingers rush over her precious
mess, she can tell. For hours on end she will sit at the table. Rearranging and
adding to her collection, making it her own kind of perfect. Day after day,
week after week she sits and writes. For no other reason than to try and
escape her own mind. To be at peace with herself and the world, she must
clear her head by continuing to build her paper town.
Within her town, no characters will be found. Instead the houses are
occupied by memories and feelings that she has written down to forget
about. Each one has its own place in the town. Never do they dare to
move. For then she might come looking for them and if she sees that they
are missing then she will slowly turn blue. And then the town would be
flooded with sadness, her gold swept away with the current. Because this
paper guides her down her very own yellow brick road and without it she
may never reach the end.
At the end of a long day, she will begin to slouch. Her writing will become
sloppy and her town that is full of only herself will begin to turn out the lights.
She will then click off her pen, push in her chair and begin the short trek to
her welcoming bed.
There she will lay with her mind empty at last. Except for the fragile
memories that she keeps to herself. The few that she hides deep within her
mind that still manage to keep her awake at night. The reason she created
her town of paper gold was because she realised that she doesn’t want to
keep anyone else, not even her paper town, awake at night. Pondering over
what could have been.
IMAGINATIVE WRITING
By Zara Davies
No place can make me feel as calm as a library
does. It gives off a sense of peace, like anyone can
be welcome between the aisles of novels and that
there is a book for anyone or anything as long as
you know how to read. In fact, I bet there are
even books that teach people how to read. It’s
a very welcoming place and everyone shares a
common feeling; that they want to be here. It is
not like being at school where half the pupils wish
they could be anywhere else rather than in class
and pray for Friday to roll around so they can
leave. A library isn’t like that at all. When people
come to a library, they go out of their way to be
here so they can bury their noses in a book and
get away from the boring side of life. It has the
aura of a paradise, not a prison.
As I walk into the library, I can see that for me it is
a paradise. Cosy, comfortable armchairs and sofas
lie in the teen section, placed between three walls
that are shelved from floor to ceiling. On the
shelves are books, of course, that are all shapes
and sizes. The titles on the book spines snag on
my mind’s eye like a piece of gritty cloth on a tree
branch. I think to myself, “That’s a good author. I
might read that,” or “Yes! I finally found the one
I’ve been looking for!” Sometimes, it’s hard not
to snathc up all the books in my thirst for a good
read. When I finally do hone in on one preferred
title, I stretch my and out, pull I thalf off the shelf
and read the blurb before I decide to look at the
front cover. I hate to judge books by just looking
at their covers. I much prefer to read the back to
determine if it’s my kind of book. After I choose
a novel, I settle myself down on one of the comfy,
plush armchairs and unfold the book deftly with
gentle hands.
As I read, I determine that books have the best
smell in the world, or maybe that’s just me. It’s like
a satisfying combination of used ink, dusty pages
and some other smell I can’t quite place that wafts
up my nose as I turn each page. Not surprisingly,
the entire library is caked in the smell as well. It’s
an aroma that’s very faint but it’s definitely there.
Whether it be when you pull a book from the
shelf or turn a page or even when you’re searching
for a book and the fans are on. It’s everywhere.
So are what I call the ‘library sounds’. When it’s so
quiet you can hear the sound of feet padding up
and down the carpeted aisles or the tap of fingers
dancing on a computer keyboard, sometimes
haltingly and other times furiously, as if the typist is
inspired by a new idea. Most of the time you hear
the faint hum of hushed voices from the other
side of the building. These are the only noises that
break through the thick glacial silence that is so
strong that even the turn of a page is like the roar
of a race car. In a nutshell, the library is a place
where loud noises come to die.
texture of the paper between my fingers. New
books have a plastic, non-existent feeling to their
pages, but older books have a soft material-like
feel and sometimes, you can catch the slightest
touch of a sort of fluff. It’s microscopic but
detectable. The cushions of the armchair mould
comfortably around my sides emitting the familiar
smell of old pages and dust, and it feels as If the
entire library is giving me a hug. Physically as I sit
and mentally as I read.
But all good things must come to an end. So,
I slide a book mark in between the pages,
soundlessly close the book and place it in my
school bag with all my other novels. Then, I swing
the bag strap over my shoulder and stroll down
the carpeted aisles. Pit, pad, pit pad. Past the solid
wooden shelves stacked with a variety of all kinds
of books. Past the children’s area where little kids
sit with their parents who quietly read to them.
AS I mentioned before, you don’t need to know
how to read to be in a library. Words in a book
are timeless to me, which is why I love the library
so much. I have no doubt that I could come
back here in one hundred ears and even the dust
would have remained the same. This reassures
me as I pass over the threshold and away into
the noisy, bustling world, feeling my new addition’s
weight in my schoolbag.
Every time I flip a page with a crackle, I feel the
This will go down as the fire that eradicated the plague. This will go down as The Great Fire of
London. And she will go down as one of the ten who died.
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By Mackenzie Beveridge
Boom! The plane meets the ground with a thud. It increases its speed
on the airport’s runway, forcing me to squeeze the arms of my seat
tightly. The condensation on the windows has evaporated due to the
blistering temperature outside. A smile crosses my face when the flight
attendant announces, “Welcome to Samoa!”
I guess that’s what makes Samoa a unique and special place. You can feel
your ancestors’ spirits surrounding you and the heritage they left helps
us express gratitude for all that we have.
By Fale Sione
Taking the Plunge
The excitement rushes through my body when our escorts lead us to
our taxis. We are assigned a dusty white family van with frightening
figures spray painted carefully over its entire surface. The gliding of the
side door gives me the chills as I get a glimpse of what lies inside: black
leather seats and transparent windows. My brother John leaps ahead
and quickly grabs a seat. “I’m ready to go!” he yells. “Here we come,
Savaii!”
Approaching the blocks I stand in a shallow puddle, creating delicate
waves and blurring my reflection. Gritty flooring stabilises me as my
pale leg takes the blocks. I’m perched on them like a small bird on
a fence. I stare down at the water. It stares right back at me. From
the height of the blocks, the black line that runs down the centre of
every lane appears like a runway. My fingers grasp the steel block and
I lock my knuckles hard. My ear twitches hearing the announcer say
my name. The crowd erupts with cheers. I take one last glance at the
pool. It seems to have grown considerably. In a few seconds the glassy
blueness will be turned into a churning white mass.
After several hours of travelling, we finally arrive in Sasina, my Mum’s
village. I slowly slip off my jandals outside the fale – the traditional
Samoan house - while Grandma Mutaaga embraces me with a warm
welcome. The woven mat beneath my feet has beautiful designs
combined with a variety of colours that are symbols of respect and
independence. My smile gradually increases as I examine my unique
surroundings. A large king sized bed sits in the corner of the fale with
wooden chairs placed next to it. Traditional Samoan designs are carefully
carved into the thick logs used to hold up the fale. Frames and pictures
of the aiga – the family – fill the walls. Outside the fale are thick, grey
umu or the traditional earth ovens used to cook the aiga’s food. About
ten metres ahead are other similar fale reserved for visitors and families.
Grandma says that she felt overwhelmed when she found us waiting
outside on the front lawn because not many of the aiga visit now.
A warm feeling fills my chest as a tall, muscular boy with dark brown hair
walks towards me, placing in front of me a large plate of delicious food:
two cream-coated taro with finely sliced pork and marinated chicken.
My taste buds light up as I reach in for the juicy pork. Eventually, I start
gobbling all my food like a wild, scavenging beast; I am so hungry.
After lunch, I decide to explore the small village. There are two white
graves at the front of the village with beautiful lavender flowers on top
of them. I feel an overwhelming sadness as I begin reading the small
plaque: “In memory of Iosepha Samuelu…”
Iosepha Samuelu, Grandma’s husband, always enjoyed visiting his
grandchildren during the school holidays. My Grandpa loved boxing. His
inspirations were David Tua and Mohammed Ali. However, Grandma often
prevented him from teaching us how to fight. My Grandpa was a very
funny, kind and caring person and he always found a way to make us laugh
when we were upset. He cared for his family whenever one of us got sick.
The day I died
frail bones, brittle hair
ghostly skin, hollow face
chapped lips, boney frame
The reaper claws were near.
Cold, unwelcoming
drawing the last of the
precious oxygen
and
my time.
The door grew closer
death’s door
closer, closer.
The smell around me
The sound swarmed me
The devil was waiting on
the other side
With one last breath of fresh air....
I pushed open the classroom door.
By AmeliaWatts
16
“Take your mark.” With the sound of the gun I’m off. My body releases,
legs exploding from their position and my head darts up, searching for
the imaginary hole I am going to slide my body through. My arms stiffen
to prepare for the entry, as I plunge from above. The water is always
too cold at first, like little knives pricking me all over.
Gleaming tiles catch my eye as the sensation of silky waves slips through
my fingers. Water tips continuously into the filtration system, as I haul
myself through the water. I graze against the rough concrete surround
coming to the end of my lap. Turning to face my next lap I realise that
the water is not my sole enemy, in this race. I also have to work against
the clock to destroy my time. My muscles ache waiting for their next
supply of oxygenated blood. I glance up at the clock and see that I’m
beating my personal best. I know that this race is going to make a
difference.
The blurred finish line is becoming clearer as I sprint towards it,
desperate to make the touch. My arm forces all the water out of the
way, with one stroke to go. I slam my palm against the wall. Sensation
in my fingers leaves along with the pain that once controlled my body.
I’m left with a feeling of victory, which runs through me. I’ve won!
Shattered, I pull myself out of the pool and head for the open doors.
They open tiredly as freshness engulfs me. No longer does chlorinerich oxygen infuse my senses. Even through all the pain leaving is the
still the hardest part. I know I can only hold my breath for so long,
making the time I have even more precious. Walking away, I know I will
be returning shortly, back to my favourite place.
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ARRIVAL
MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO NOWHERE
By Alissa Todd
Da-dum. Da-dum.
The train clacked and bumped as it bustled down the tracks. In a way, it
was music on a scratched disc, looping itself in hopes of recovery. I jumped
slightly up and down in my seat and felt the vibration reverberate through my
bones. The seat I sat on had awful 1970s fabric and it was like sitting on hard
carpet. The smell of faint body odour and cheap perfume lingered in the air.
I looked around the carriage and it was mostly empty. An old lady with frizzy
hair reading a magazine slouched further down the aisle. A stress-looking
businessman was furiously tapping his smart phone behind me. And across
the aisle was a young adolescent girl. She intrigued me.
She looked shy, like most teens do when they grow too much too fast and
they aren’t sure if they want to stay a girl or become a woman. She reminded
me of myself in a way. She curled up on the seat with her nose in a book,
her backpack beside her.
I readjusted the headphones on my head and turned up the volume. Out
the window I saw darkness and the small house light of Aucklanders in their
homes. As I bobbed my head to the music, the train came to a slow halt. The
automatic robotic voice spoke like she was witnessing the most uneventful
and boring thing in the world. The doors slid open with a ‘ding.’ And a gush of
crisp, cold air rushed in, escaping the night like it was a nightmare.
The old lady stood up, so did the teenaged girl and they exited. And then it
was just the man in the suit and me. My stop was a few minutes away. The
train jolted forward, its wheels coming to life again. I leant my head back
on the seat and stared out the window. The glass had been scratched with
graffiti.
My steaming breath fogged up the window and I began to draw little pictures
with my index finger. They faded away. I saw the moon, full and bright and its
luminescent gaze stared back at me. It was so far away, yet so close. I traced
my finger around it.
“Manukau Station.” The robotic voice echoed and I felt the train begin to
slow down. When it stopped, the doors opened and I stood from my seat,
slinging my bag over my shoulder.
With one last glance, I stepped off the train.
FEAR FACTOR
The following pieces are excerpts from one of the Year 10 English classes.
Be aware: some of the writing may be disturbing to the readers.
As the vehicle came to a halt, Eve was addressed that this was her stop.A small sigh escaped her bare lips as she stepped out of the car. Fresh air hit her. It was
cool and refreshing and Eve gulped it greedily, inhaling as much as she could to remain upstanding.The piercing wind bit into her flesh with needle-like teeth,
making chills run down her neck and back. Fear, once again clutched her heart and all her senses were amplified. She could make out her heavy breathing in
the frosty night.
By Tia Meredith
Quickly glancing over my shoulder, I continue running, knowing that he is still
chasing me. I’m breathing raggedly.The only thing that is keeping me going is
the fear of being caught. Sweat, mixed with my tears, pour down my tanned
face. My hair whips around in the wind behind me as I zig zag through the
small gaps between the closely grown trees. I raise my legs high as I jump
over the wandering tangle of tree roots. As I come into a clearing, the rain,
that wasn’t more than a trickle in the trees, pours down, blurring my vision.
Through the rain, the blurry image of a warehouse comes into view. Hope
sparks in me as I speed up, open the door and slam it shut behind me.
As I glanced through the misty library windows, I realised the last bit of
sunlight was being swallowed by the shadows and the twilight sky now
formed silhouettes of the naked trees outside.The dim light shade flickered
above me. I rambled to the infinite shelves of books as I heard the cluttering
of keys about to lock up. The rustic table wobbled as I sat down. My eyes
scrolled through the pages as my vision started to blur. I knew I had to finish
my paper before I could leave. Most chairs were empty, except for one. It was
a boy. He was wearing a black, leather jacket. His hair was curly and brown
and he had green eyes. The room was silent apart from the ticking of the
clock. My eyes wandered up the wall. 8:15pm.
By AlyssaVercoe
By Anika Jackson
Screams flow through the dark, lifeless apartment.The slow, heavy footsteps
leak
into the deep bowels of the basement. A whimper is heard in the distance.
Hope sinks deep between the walls. Rotting blood curdling bodies hold onto
their last final breath. The basement traps souls and shuts them away. The
smell of rotting corpses, blood and sweat, lingers through the apartment.
Echoing footsteps roam the gloomy alley, cutting through the patter of the
raindrops falling on the cobblestones. A trail of blood streams into puddles.
Puddles made by tears from the sky. Quiet whimpers are let out by the
lonesome lady who is dragging her feet beneath her limp body. Every part
of her body is soaked with deep red blood. Her knees hit the concrete and
she tucks her head between her knees, letting her blonde hair flop over her
blood-stained face.
I didn’t care anymore, watching the bodies plead and beg for their lives. I grab
the new victim and push her towards the others. Her dead body lays lifeless.
Blood erupts down her body. The salmon pink flesh separates through the
middle of her, bursting through the skin. Blood swims down her face.
You’ll know how it feels.
By Scarlett Sullivan
The sound of metal scraping metal stabs violently through her ears. The
mental pain wipes across her rising face. Raindrops wash the bulk of the
blood from her pale face. As her mascara runs, she finds her feet and raises
her weak body to stand. Her sobs come to a halt. The woman places one
foot in front of the other until…
By Taylah Zinsili 10WA
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LANGUAGES
SPAIN TRIP
In September this year a group of twenty students coming from HGHS and
Hillcrest High School will travel to Spain together. As part of our preparation
for the trip,on Saturday the 28th of May we organised some activities that allowed
us to get to know each other. We played some games, we watched how the most
famous dish from Spain, paella, was cooked and some of us even helped the chef, Jose
from Valencia, Spain. We watched a movie together and played some more games and
quizzes. A very enjoyable and bonding time together!
LANGUAGE PERFECT WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016
The annual “Language Perfect World Championships” was held from May 16th to May 26th, and many of our
students took part again this year. This competition involves using the Language Perfect website to learn
words and phrases in other languages, earning points for correct answers.
Final results included an impressive five Elite awards.
These students each scored over 10 000 points.
This in an amazing accomplishment which involves many hours of language study.
INTERNATIONAL
LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT
ELA students are enjoying learning new vocabulary and cooking skills in Hospitality class. Many of them come from
backgrounds where they have not learnt to cook so as well as tasting new foods and discovering new ingredients, they
are learning how to work in a kitchen. Successes this year have been Fruit Crumble and Brandy Snaps.
Eden Poihipi
Sania Naved
Rachel Li
Dipshaya Maharaj
Melissa Montante
Trophy - Language Perfect School Champion for 2016
Eden Poihipi
Eden scored a grand total of 12 882 points, answering over 30 000 questions correctly in French and other
languages during the ten day period of the competition.
Photos show Sato Konno and Ikue Oikawa with Fruit Crumble and Saaya Muraoka and Haruka Okuyama with Brandy snaps.
ISTG BOWLING
The following students are also to be congratulated on gaining Gold
Awards, earning a minimum of 3000 points each.
Olivia Gyde
Rachael Doyle
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Denae McCready
Aimie Chen
HashaniWellawatta
Arachchige
Michaela GatissWard
CaseyWalker
Kelly Jarkiewicz
Morgan Clayton
Kaitlyn Ellery
XVT and XSP are International Student Tutor groups, with
a mixture of students from overseas backgrounds and New
Zealand students who help our international girls get used to
life in New Zealand. One of our combined activities this year
has been an after school bowling adventure.
Prizes were awarded for ‘most stylish throw’, ‘first strike’, ‘best
team name’, best sportsperson and many other achievements.
FFP LUNCH
We have 18 International Fee Paying students who
live in Hamilton without close family support. We
are organising regular lunches this year to celebrate
the milestones they are achieving and how well they
are settling in to Hamilton Girls’ High School We
encouraged them to bring something from their own
culture to share with us at the last lunch. It was a
great time to relax and try the foods others enjoy.
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using show me boards Measuring for the practice Year 11 revising Right angle triangles
MATHS
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MATHLETICS
This on-line learning website is a valuable tool for Year 9
and 10 students. If you have not paid for Mathletics by now
you will no longer be able to use the site. Payments for
Mathletics can be made on the parent portal on the school
website via flo2cash or you may bring cash or cheque for
$30 to the school finance office. If you have paid already:
Well done! Keep working on the assigned activities at
home during the week.
The more practice you do, the better you will
become at Maths.
Maths Tutoring Timetable:
Maths tutoring will be offered to all students during the first half of lunchtime in M11 throughout 2016.
The schedule is as follows:
WEEK 1
Monday (Day 1)
Tuesday (Day 2)
Wednesday (Day 3)
Thursday (Day 4)
Friday (Day 5)
Yr 9
Yr 10
Yr 11
Yr12
Yr 13
Monday (Day 6)
Tuesday (Day 7)
Wednesday (Day 8)
Thursday (Day 9)
Friday (Day 10)
Yr 9
Yr 10
Yr 11
Yr12
Yr 13
BUSINESS STUDIES
WEEK 2
We encourage all students to attend these tutoring sessions.
Education Perfect ……
PERFECT FOR EXAM REVISION
Education Perfect has offered HGHS Senior students
entry into their Maths website for the rest of the
year. This has a cost of $20, paid online. If you do
not have your login details, speak to your Maths
teacher urgently. Use it to boost your grades and get
a better understanding of the subject. This website
gives feedback and explanations when you attempt
the questions.
Year 11MAT and 11MXT students who are sitting the
MCAT exam are greatly encouraged to use Education
Perfect for revision and doing practice questions and
assessments. These are formatted optimally to meet
NCEA standards and requirements.
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DISRUPTING THE
ACCOUNTING PROFILE
On the 20th May four senior students had the opportunity to
attend a one day workshop run by
Waikato-Tainui and Nga Kaitatau Maori o Aotearoa ki Waikato
aimed at providing an understanding of the journey it takes
to become a Chartered Accountant. The day involved a team
challenge of coming up with a business idea that would benefit
whanau, marae or community in some aspect. It also involved
information on mentoring and internships, education and employment opportunities.
The students thought the day was extremely useful.
“The accounting taster course was awesome. I appreciated
being exposed to some of the pioneering accountants,
sharing their knowledge and what they’ve learned,
experiencing the different types of pathways you can take
to becoming a chartered accountant and the benefits you
can get out of it. I also enjoyed meeting new people and
being able to work in a team with them”
Hiria HopaYr13
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TECHNOLOGY
What’s been happening in the Technology Department this term?
The students in the Technology Department have been very busy creating a variety of products in the
different areas – Biotechnology, Computer Studies, Design and Visual Communication, Digital Technology,
Early Childhood Education, Food Technology, Hospitality, and Textiles.
Julie Capil
Head of Technology
GOURMET BURGER
COMPETITION
On Wednesday 11 May, the inaugural Interschool Gourmet Burger Competition was
held. Four teams of Hamilton Girls’ High Year 10 Food Technology students competed
against two teams of Waikato Diocesan School for Girls students to prepare delicious
and nutritious gourmet burgers.
The students who represented HGHS were Karis Tidswell and Jessie Smith,
Annabelle Vazquez-Cordemans and Manjot Judge, Melissa Pryor and Kayla
Hanes, and Lucia Watene and Aleyah Hart.The Dio teams consisted of Roseanne
Bedford and Olivia Holton, and Ella Chibnall and Jessica Clark.
The competition was judged by Aloma Hazelton from Cock and Bull Restaurant, who
were the competition sponsors. All the teams worked hard to create their take on a
gourmet burger including making their own bread, sauce or relish, and beef or lamb
burger pattie. The winning team of Jess and Ella from Dio made a delicious Pita Lamb
Burger with Tzatziki. In second place was Melissa Pryor and Kayla Haynes with a
Gourmet Beef Burger with Beetroot Relish and Tzatziki. A big thank you to Mrs Kerry
Middleton for organising the sponsorship and the judge, and for providing guidance and
mentoring to the HGHS teams.
CULINARY FARE 2016
On Thursday 7 July and Friday 8 July, 13 HGHS girls competed in the WINTEC Culinary Fare. This is an annual event
that attracts entries from a number of schools from as far away as Auckland and Rotorua.
HGHS was awarded top secondary school overall. This was a tremendous effort from 13 students who entered a
number of sections and scored highly giving us more points to take out overall winner.
Our girls had been researching and trialing ideas for the last term ready to enter in either Static Display or Live Kitchen.
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Judging is by qualified WINTEC Chefs and marked
out of 100. Each competitor can be awarded
a Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal, or Merit and
Participation certificates depending on the mark
received.
Live Kitchen is particularly high pressure with 1
hour to prepare the dish.
The following are the medal winners:
Maddison Fatu, Rebecca-Rose Ngatai,
Sarah Baker, Maia Gray-Chase, Kasey
Edwards, Brianna Pledger, Amy Wilkinson,
Courtney Druett, Melissa Pryor, Kayla
Haynes, Tegan Ranstead, Cailtin Smith,
Jessica Goldsack
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Congratulations to our Robocup Junior Competitors
Congratulations to Mashhurakhon Askarova, Fatimah Bahadori, Nivedita Lal and Brooke Williams
who, on Friday 1 July, placed third in the Senior Rescue section of the Robocup Junior Competition. They
competed against a number of teams from other schools in the Waikato. During the competition they were
required to send the robot they had built and programmed during the last four weeks on a rescue mission.
There were four rounds of rescue missions and during the second round they completed their rescue in the
fastest time.
The Robocup Junior New Zealand aims to encourage school students to take an active interest in science,
technology and the performing arts. It aims to develop practical and intellectual problem-solving skills and
teamwork in the context of a competition where sportsmanship and participation are more important than
winning. It also aims to make students aware of potential employment opportunities in high tech industries
which are crucial to the ongoing development of the New Zealand economy.
Julie Capil
SCIENCE
Head of Digital Technology
CHEMISTRY
Maddison Fatu hard at
work in a Live Kitchen
Exam time this term was a time for the year 12 Chemistry students
to complete their Quantitative Chemistry assessment. During this
assessment students are required to carry out a procedure called
a titration so that they can identify the concentration of a solution.
They are assessed on the accuracy of their measurements therefore
each student needs to take care to carry out the task precisely.
Sarah Bakers Gold Medal
Cupcakes
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LES MILLS BOOT CAMP
On Tuesday the 12th of April 47 students from Personal Training and Recreation took part in a Fitness Day.
The day consisted of Les Mills Boot Camp at school which was run by Les Mills Personal Training Manager,
Alistair Richardson. The girls travelled to Crossfit Alpha Brave where they were put through their paces
taking part in a range of weight lifting, workouts of the day (WODs) and stretches. To round off the day, the
students travelled to Les Mills where they were tested both physically and mentally in a Body Balance class.
They were then lucky enough to have the opportunity to listen to Tammy Green’s journey to becoming a
Personal Trainer. Tammy is now an experienced Personal Trainer at Les Mills whose niche market is training
females to be the best version of themselves.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
AND HEALTH
SENIOR GET 2 GO
On Tuesday 12th April 12 students travelled to Mangere to the first senior Get 2 Go adventure racing
competition. This was a 3 hour race which included some math problem solving, orienteering and mountain
biking. The teams did really well considering this was the first race of this kind for many of our girls. We are
looking forward to the girls becoming even better at navigating and problem solving to help them with their
racing. Well done Ladies.
3APO ROCK
CLIMBING
The level 3 outdoors class had an
assessment day in Whatawhata at the
climbing walls there. With the Help of
Raglan Rock the girls climbed a number
of differently graded walls to achieve
the required standard for achievement
standard 3.4. All students did incredibly
well and took on the challenge! Well
done ladies.
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MOUNT PIRONGIA TRAMP
Three 1APO classes embarked on the annual Mt
Pirongia tramping trip where new experiences
where encountered for many. The girls somewhat
underestimated how difficult the task was actually
going to be. Firstly, the girls were trying to come
to grips with carrying 25kg back packs all the while
walking in a steady incline up the mountain. It took
its toll on some but the girls managed to make it
to the summit in good time to enjoy the panoramic
views of Hamilton and Raglan. The following day was
a battle for the girls to get going but we only had
one option – to get walking. After 2 days tramping
with no showers available the girls enjoyed a dip in
the very cool stream running beside our campsite
where relaxation and having a wash was required.
The three tramping groups had plenty of good times,
lots of laughter and even the odd tear in the eye but
everyone returned safe and sound and the girls are
much better off for the experience and challenge
they endured. A big shout out needs to go out to
all parents and teachers involved. Without the parent
support these trips would not be able to go ahead
and the girls certainly enjoyed their contributions.
Well done APO!
TRIATHALON
On Wednesday the 6th April, three 10 sport classes took on the
annual 10 sport triathlon. Students were required to swim 400m,
bike 12km, and a run 4km. All students who participated in the
triathlon did amazingly well and all went under 2 hours to finish
the event. We had some great performances put in by the girls.
The winners from each class were, Joeleen Chapman, Abbie
Halpin, Olivia Gash.
Next term we will be doing Ultimate Frisbee where the
classes will take on each other again.
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Student Council have had an exciting and
busy Term 1 & 2.
Services
Council
STUDENT COUNCIL
year would definitely be the Relay For Life. It was an amazing opportunity and I'm so grateful to have shared
this experience with the girls from our school. The bonds that were made because of this event are still so
strong! Definitely a memory I won't forget! - Renel Naidoo, School Service Prefect.
The highlight of having this role for me so far would definitely have to be swimming sports, when we were
challenged by Wilson to a "chant off" –which we totally won! This year has been crazy and there have been
some challenging moments, but I Campbell is not just a house...we’re a family and we’ve got each other’s
backs! –Anahera Takuira-Mita, Campbell House Captain.
Through the use of school mufti days, we have supported multiple charities,
including Shine (a domestic violence support charity) and Insight Endometriosis
which is a charity with significance to many of our girls.
This year has been super exciting leading Heads House alongside my Head of House, Mrs Pryor who has
been a great role model for me and our wider school community! Athletics was one of my favourite events
as there was a lot of house spirit and participation from everyone at the stadium. – Naomi Toimata, Heads
House Captain.
Some of the issues addressed by the Council have included uniform matters
such as wearing blazers in and out of school, which got modified due to the
extreme heat in summer, and setting up a food committee which will meet with
the school canteen to discuss student opinion on the food selection and student
perspective for future food choices.
My highlight so far would have to be Relay For Life because of how close all of our girls who participated
became. I'm involved in a lot of extracurricular activities both in and out of school and I’ve found that in order
to juggle everything, communication is key! It has been my privilege to be Wilson's House Captain for 2016.
–Mel Henry.
On Founder’s Day, Student Council will donate money to the school on behalf of the students to go towards
a school project.
SERVICES
COUNCIL
There has been a lot happening in the Service Council so far in 2016. Our first project was the Relay For Life,
and having the House Captains on our council made every House Event for 2016 a project in itself
Our Service Council is made up of our School House Captains: Anahera Takuira-Mita (Campbell),
Ashleigh Jeffcoat (Edgecumbe), Naomi Toimata (Heads), Sumayyah Gordon (MacDiarmid) and
Mel Henry (Wilson), our Community Service Prefect: Dipsee Maharaj and School Service Prefect Renel
Naidoo, and is led by our Services Captain and Executive Council Prefect Christian Baledrokadroka.
HEAD OF HOUSE REPORT
Academic Mentoring
Academic mentoring of all Year 11 students has now been completed with all Year 9 students now being
mentored.This mentoring is intended to challenge students to develop their understanding around how their
learning needs can best be met so their chances of educational success can be improved. What next steps to
take, which topics to concentrate on, and how to study effectively are some examples of the conversations
our mentors are having with their students?
House competitions
Congratulations to MacDiarmid House for winning both the Swimming Sports and Athletics in 2016. It was
great to see, particularly at the Athletics, the outstanding effort made by so many of the girls. Those who
supported their houses by dressing up in their house colours and chants that continued throughout the day
made for a fun spectacle and was enjoyed by all present.
All Houses will be looking for good participation rates, providing an excellent opportunity for House prefects
and House Committee members to get involved early in promoting participation in all events through their
tutor groups and the next House assembly.
On Saturday the 12th of March, our Services Council organised and ran our HGHS Relay For Life team. 50 of
our girls participated in the event, where we walked around a track at Mystery Creek for 12 hours in honour
of the victims, fighters and survivors of cancer. The day was filled with live music, lots of dancing, karaoke and
boisterous laughter and has been a highlight of our year! Our school managed to raise $2957.30 all together
to support this outstanding cause. It was an unbelievable experience that we loved getting to share with girls
of all year levels, and we will never forget it!
In term 2 we have been getting behind World Vision, by promoting and supporting the 40 hour famine. We
are currently collecting money from students and will name the top fundraisers from each house soon. They
will win a movie voucher and the overall winner takes home a double move pass.
Here is a little insight into what 2016 has been like for some of our Service Prefects so far:
I've loved getting close with our as school, especially our Senior prefects. One of the best highlights of this
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The newly introduced owls Wairua,Willow,
Reggie, Owlsa, and MacOwl are making
their way through the different house tutor
groups as various events and competitions
within the houses have arisen.
The naming of the owl competition, wall
competitions, relay winners from house
days and other achievements by tutor
classes or individuals in the Houses have
generated great tutor group rivalry.
PB4L
Lastly, in a slight change to the PB4L format, acknowledgement
of students gaining PB4L certificates were presented in House
assemblies on the last day of Term One. In addition, prizes were
made available to be won by any students who had completed
affirmations cards throughout the term.
This was a great opportunity to celebrate those students in each
of the Houses who have been WISE throughout the term, and
a timely reminder as to why HGHS is building a consistent and
positive school-wide climate to support learning based around
shared values and behaviour expectations.
CAREERS
Careers
House Owls
ENGINEERING IN
ACTION CAREERS
DAY
On 10th of May, myself and seven other girls were fortunate
enough to participate in an Engineering in Action Careers Day.
In the morning we visited Gallaghers in hopes of finding different career aspects of engineering. The staff were very friendly
and accompanied us to different sites in their company which
showed us from the planning to the execution of products.The
final product which the consumer happily buys in the market
is the result of the hard work by many different kinds of engineers such as electronic engineers, mechanical engineers and
software engineers.
Our second destination was the Rotokauri Wintec Campus
along with many other school students from all over Waikato,
where young engineers shared their experiences in their engineering worlds. Not only that but also we were able to gather
more information regarding more fields of engineering and this
helped us to widen our minds into more career opportunities
in engineering. They were also able to emphasise that desire,
dedication and hard work are some key aspects of becoming
an engineer.
In the afternoon we visited Alto Packaging which also involved a wide range of different kinds on engineering careers.
Through the process of manufacture of plastic products within
the company we were able to recognise skills and the practical
work of mechanical engineering and materials and processing
engineering. I am glad to say that every single moment of this
day helped me to gain extra knowledge about engineering and
also was a good opportunity to see all the practical work done
by engineers at different work sites. I highly recommend this
day to any girl who is keen to become an engineer.
Ann Danansuriya Arachchige
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In Term 1 twelve students from our Te Kahui Arataki
leadership group were privileged to take part in
the Maori Leadership Summit run by Te Wananga
o Aotearoa. On this summit we learnt many skills
through practical work and in class experience.
The first day consisted of presentation skills and
image association. We were then invited to do a
Master Chef challenge at Speights Ale House where
we learnt basic table etiquette, how to serve a table
correctly and between the twelve of us with the
help of the head chef we cooked a three course
meal.
On the second day we spent the whole day running
sporting events for different age groups at Aberdeen
Primary school so we were able to put our leadership
skills to use and all found a new appreciation for the
work primary school teachers do. As a reward for
our hard work our tutors took us out to dinner at
Gengy’s Mongolian restaurant.
On the final day of the three day summit we presented
our ideas on the different styles of leadership and
how we can use them to improve our school.
From this leadership summit we have come away
with many ideas and goals set for Te Kahui Arataki
to complete over this year. The homework centre,
proposed at the summit, was the first goal achieved
so far. We have set goals to incorporate the school
waiata into everyday life at HGHS as well as a school
haka amongst other goals.
This opportunity was definitely worth it, we came
away with more than we expected, cooking, sporting
and leadership skills. So that we can be the best
example possible for our junior school. As well as
new and strengthened friendships between all of us.
Amaria Kee-Huaki
Careers
TE KAHUI ARATAKI
LEADERSHIP GROUP
CAREERS INFO
What do employers value?
Scholarships
A recent survey conducted by Victoria University asked
over 300 employers what they considered to be the
most important employability skills
Term 2 was the time to begin the search for
financial scholarships to assist those going on to
tertiary study in 2017. Students have access to a
database called GivMe at school
Work ethic
Verbal communication skills
Energy and enthusiasm
Analytical and critical thinking
Problem solving
Team work
Interpersonal skills
Written communication skills
Self management
Initiative and enterprise
Qualifications indicate that a person has the ability to learn
and take on information but it is crucial that they have also
done something outside of completing qualifications and
that they understand how the work environment operates.
http://apps.generosity.org.nz/givMe.
This is a licensed database of scholarships
throughout New Zealand and a very good place
to begin the search. Also students should check
each tertiary institutions website for more
specific ones to their chosen place of study. Help
is available for any applications in the Careers
Room.
Key aspects of scholarship applications
Academic performance
Leadership roles and experience
School and community involvement
(volunteering)
Expertise in specific field i.e. music, performance,
art, sports
Congratulations to Georgia Lambert and Izzy Clark!
These two Yr13 students have won scholarships to visit Otago University as part of the OCE (On Campus
Experience) for Yr13 Maori students. This is a fully funded visit to Dunedin from 8th – 11th May to enable
students to explore the campus and attend lectures in their areas of interest. They will also meet academic
staff, current students and experience life in a Residential college. This is a highly competitive scholarship
and both Georgia and Izzy are to be commended for their success.
GATEWAY
PROGRAMME
The Gateway programme is well underway for the year with
over 30 students taking part in either training programmes
or work shadowing in the community. Gateway is a great
opportunity and is open to all Year 12 and 13 students. At
Hamilton Girls’ High School students who are wanting to
explore a career path can do this alongside their regular
classes through the Gateway programme. This term we
have students in workplaces in the Hamilton community
looking at a range of career paths such as Accounting,
Primary Teaching, Dentistry, Retail and Event Management.
A big thank you to the many businesses who support our
students by allowing them to come into their workplace
to further explore the world of work..
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Careers
GET AHEAD
SIR PETER
BLAKE
AGRICULTURAL CAREERS DAY
On the 31st of March, eight Hamilton Girls’ High School students attended the
Get Ahead Agricultural Careers Experience Day with the help of Mrs Lander and
Mrs Oppert. This was held at the Don Rowlands Event Centre at Lake Karapiro.
YOUTH ENVIRO LEADERS FORUM
In the school holidays I was fortunate enough to
travel down to Nelson for seven days after being
selected as a delegate for the 13th annual Sir Peter
Blake Youth Enviro Leaders Forum (YELF). When
applying for YELF I wasn’t exactly sure what to
expect, I knew I would met 56 other young leaders
from around the country with a passion for the
environment and that I would learn more about the
forums main themes: pest eradication, biodiversity
and ocean health. Yet it was so much more, during
this week I had some of the most memorable times
of my life.
We took part in a cooking challenge with Tim
Read, kayaking and snorkeling at Cable Bay, sailing,
and volunteering around Nelson. Along with that
we also had many workshops on pest eradication,
conservation, media coverage and ocean health.
These workshops included debates, team challenges
or even exploring the local area to gain a deeper
and more practical understanding of the issues. The
knowledge I gained is invaluable and I can’t wait to
start sharing this with my community and peers.
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This day was aimed at broadening the student's maximum money amount of $25, depending on how
knowledge on the agricultural sectors and meeting well you worked as a team the person in charge
future employers.
decided your money amount. The team with the
most money at the end was the winning team.
Modules were set up all around the building and
had a variety of different agricultural sectors there. Morning tea was provided by Fonterra Fast Start and
There were also many speakers from Fonterra, lunch was sponsored by Beef & Lamb New Zealand!
banks and more that spoke about how they did not
plan to end up in the agriculture sector but did, and At the end of the day prizegiving came and the
are loving it. In total there was 12 modules and each winning teams were announced. Summer Douglas
team completed roughly around 9 modules.
was a member of the team that came in 2nd place,
and Georgia Windsor was a member of the team
When we first arrived we were broken into groups, that came in 1st place!
we were given a number (1-12) and all the numbers
had to come together to form team of about 10-12 It was a great day that taught us all new skills and
students. This meant we were with no one we knew opened up our awareness and knowledge of the
and had to make new friends and work together. agricultural sector even wider.
At each module we were given a “cheque” with a
GeorgiaWindsor
The forum was absolutely action packed and I still
struggle to pick a favourite moment.
However the highlights for me had to be exploring
Abel Tasman National Park, an insightful panel
discussion on Ocean Acidification and meeting
so many inspiring and amazing people. My fellow
delegates and all of the chaperones helped make this
experience as life changing as it was, each and every
person I met had amazing qualities, personalities and
opinions making my time in Nelson unforgettable.
YELF has inspired me to have a voice, stand up for
what I am passionate about and most importantly
never give up on what I believe in. I would like to
thank not only the Sir Peter Blake Trust, Ministry for
Environment, all the chaperones and delegates for
this amazing experience but also Mrs Khan, Barber
Sensei and my mum for helping with my application
and making this possible. To all the future Year 11-13s
at HGHS, if you are passionate about leadership and
the environment I cannot recommend enough that
you apply for YELF next year, you will not regret it.
Modules included
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• Banking, where we had to find the most profitable farm.
• Milking Systems, where we had to build a milk sampler.
Vet equipment, where we had to match equipment and medicine to the problem.
• Hydraulics, through the use of hoses.
• Fonterra process’s.
• Matching farm equipment to the right type of farming.
• Gallagher heat testing, which was the listening and answering questions.
• Ballance, where we learnt about different fertilisers and seeds.
• PGG Wrightson’s provided a module on cow scoring.
• A fencing company taught us about fencing.
• A budgeting module was also included.
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Rebecca-Rose Ngatai
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Arts at
HGHS
ARTS
Music Prefict: Lana Kong
AT HGHS
Arts Captain, Tara Given
I’m so proud of all of our school achievements across all the arts this term. We have been primarily focusing on the talent
quest and the production over the start of the year.
We had a great turn out to all of the talent quest heats over the last few weeks of Term 1 with a variety of acts.We held the
finals early into Term 2 in which I had the pleasure of announcing Jayden Randell in 3rd place, Natassja Medina in 2nd place,
and Amelia Penfold as our Hamilton Girls’ High School winner. These girls, as well as more of our talented acts, will go on
to compete in the Hamilton Boys’ High School joint talent quest competition later in the year.
All areas of the arts have been hard at work getting ready for our school production of Grease which is running from August
the 6th until the 13th. We have been having a lot of fun practicing and getting ready for this show and are excited for the
performances which I hope you will come see and support the arts.
Many things have been going on in the HGHS Music department this term including achievements such as our
school choir, Mana Wahine, receiving a highly commended award at the Waikato/BOP Big Sing competition held
at Bethlehem College in Tauranga. We also have the privilege of having the Australian Girls’ Choir come to work
with our choir girls on their techniques.
Our barbershop chorus, Uptown Girls, placed second in the YSIH Regional competition and our barbershop quartet,
Hendrix, (Olivia Neill, Kaleesha Messent, Staria Green and Uru Paterson-Waaka) placed fourth in the same competition.
These achievements qualified both our chorus and quartet for the YSIH National Competition that will be held in September
in Wellington. Uptown Girls was also recently ranked the 4th YWIH chorus in the world which is an absolutely amazing
achievement.
Olivia Neill and Kaleesha Messent also competed in the regional finals with their band, Situation Vacant, for the Smokefree Rockquest 2016.
Coming up on the 19 August is the Orchestra Festival where our wind band, orchestra (Silver award 2015), guitar group (Silver award 2014) and
samba group (Gold award with Merit 2015) will have a chance to showcase their talents and be graded against schools from all over the Waikato.
HBHS & HGHS JAZZ WORKSHOP
On Monday, 4 April 2016 a Jazz Workshop was held at Hamilton
Boys High School. Students from both Hamilton Girls High
School and Hamilton Boys High School united to participate in an
intensive one day workshop. Students came along having already
learnt musical pieces, and then experienced Jazz Musicians/
Teachers helped them work on their individual and group Jazz
and Blues techniques. The 5 teachers were scattered among the
23 students in the Band, and each focused on a particular set
of instruments, thereby working as a whole but with a small
number of students on similar instruments. They learnt about
jazz standards, jazz styles and techniques, twelve bar blues, and
much more. All the students had a thoroughly enjoyable day,
having learnt a lot, developed new skills and knowledge, and
having a whole new understanding of playing Jazz. Overall an
amazing opportunity for these students. A very big thank you to
Hamilton Boys High School for hosting this amazing event.
CAST LIST
FOCUS ON THE ITINERANTS
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DANNY - Fynn Bodley-Davis and Spencer Littlewood
SANDY - Jaedyn Randell and Amelia Penfold
RIZZO - Tara Given and Briar Aish
FRENCHY - Zoe Nyika
MARTY - Tessa Hodge
JAN - Danae McCredy
BONNIE - Chelsea Kelly
KENICKIE - Liam McGuire and Nicholas Goodman
DOODY - George Antoniazzi
ROGER - Reid Bennsemann
SONNY - Troy Welch
RANDY - Dylan Pohipi
VINCE FONTAINE - Nicci Rich
JOHNNY CASINO - Campbell Mayden
PATTY - Eden Bates and Olivia Neill
CHA-CHA - Katy Cruwys
EUGENE - Aryan Gupta and Liam Ormsby
MISS LYNCH- Shannon Manu
MR Mc GEE - Aron Gounder
TEEN ANGEL - Jeremii Livasi’i
DANCERS - Katy Cruwys, Aimee Stringer, Darien Lee, Sophie
Chaplow, Brianna Vette, Olivia Limmer, Tehana Piggott, Tyla
Robinson, Lauren Poole, Ruby Moetara, Sophie White, Ruby
Hammond
GIRLS CHORUS - Catrielle Castro, Christine Perolina, Rachel
Given, Mya-Lee Bell, Karyna Watt, Bree Stevens, Hayley Monihan,
Kristyn Raynor, Zoe Bates, Lauren Clothier Georgia Ransfield,
Maia Campbell, Kaleesha Messent.
BOYS CHORUS - Nicci Rich, Jeremii Livasi’i, Ed Howell, Te
Manawanui McPherson, Bradley Dodd, Dustin Lescano, Zyean
Cutler, Kees Anderson, Harrison Dowling, , Campbell Mayden,
Declan Barry, Ryan Choy, Ryan Marshall.
Clive Burell
Elsie Kane
BAND: Savannah Beaumont
BACKING VOCALISTS (BVs) Eden Keung, Litara Allen,
Madison Mataia, Emerentia Simpamba. Natassja Medina.
Thank you so much to all who auditioned. If you did not get in this
time, please try again next year. The quality of auditions was very high,
so everyone who tried out did very well.
This year sees a new Itinerant teacher in the Music department.
Clive Burell works with the Waikato Itinerant Service and
teachers Brass and Reed Instruments. Clive also takes the Wind
Band on Fridays.
Elsie Kane is one of our itinerant veterans. She has been teaching
flute at HGHS for a very long time, she is also part of theWaikato
Itinerant Service and is here on Fridays to teach students as well as
help take theWind Band with Clive.
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As Plato once said,“music
gives soul to the universe,
wings to the mind, flight to
the imagination”
This year, our awesome multicultural group,
kick started the year with a successful bake
sale in term one for St Patrick’s Day. the
bake sale had an amazing turn out as all the
cupcakes were sold within fifteen minutes
at lunchtime. This year we have over fifteen
girls in the multicultural committee. Currently
we are planning and organising activities for
International week in term three week four.
Our future goals are to create a multicultural themed artwork to
promote our diverse cultures and get the school involved in as
many multicultural activities! We have meetings every tuesdays at
lunchtime in G1 so come along and be part of our amazing crew!
Arts at
HGHS
Multicultural: (Ritika Mala)
Media: (Ruby Brett)
Drama:(Shannon Manu)
This term in the Drama Department we just had
our Drama Club perform their first performance
on Monday the 27th of June where students,
teachers and Mrs Gordon came to watch. The
girls performed a script written by our Head of
Department, Ms Wynne-Jones, who had compiled
lines from Shakespeare’s plays to create a script that
summarised his famous plays humourously. They did
an absolutely wonderful job even though they only
had Wednesday’s at lunch time to practice as a group. Next term for
Drama Club we will be focusing on new activities to work on with the
girls and hope to give them more opportunities to showcase their acting
skills and talents. I fully encourage anyone at any year level to come join us
in Drama Club on Wednesdays at lunchtime. For Theatre Sports both the
Junior and Senior teams are working hard at each round and we couldn’t
be more proud of how well they are doing! Currently our HGHS girls are
ranking 6th place on the leaderboard! We wish them all the best at their
next match and at the Finals!
Dance: (Katy Cruwys)
2016 has been a busy year for the dance department,
we have had students working hard on getting pieces
for production, Talent Quest and DanceNZMade
all polished and ready to be performed. I am lucky
enough to have a wonderful deputy who has been
able to help teach the junior dance club which runs
every Tuesday.We also have the hip hop group which
runs every Wednesday and was good enough to
make it through to the Boys High/Girls High talent
quest final. Everyone in the dance department is super proud of these girls
for going out on stage and giving it their all. This year we really wanted
to lift the profile of dance in the school and I believe that along with my
deputy and Ms Wenham we have been able to achieve this.The level 2 and
3 dance class has been working hard all term on their showcase dances.
The level 2 students had to choreograph a dance in a group based on a
myth. The level 3 students had to choreograph a dance based on the idea
of Turangawaewae (a place to stand) they were not allowed to perform
their own choreography and had to organise everything from costumes
to lighting. Both the level 2 and 3 dances will be performed on Wednesday
the 6th of July at 7pm in the black box theatre here at school. There is an
entry fee of $3 and we would love you all to come along and support our
girls. The dance department would like to wish all performers the best of
luck for both the showcase and the DanceNZMade competition.
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This term has been filled with all of our media
girls working hard to plan, film, and create their
media products. For Level 1 they are making
their own personal advertisements, Level 2
have made their own film trailer, and Level 3
have made an original short film. I am very
proud of all the hard work and dedication they
have all put into the work, they are looking
fantastic!. Next term a Red carpet evening will
be organised so all the girls along with their actors, friends, and
family can come along and watch all of their work from all levels.This
will be a great opportunity for their achievements to be recognised
and for everyone to share their success. International Film Club will
commence in term 3, with some amazing films from all around the
globe. We are planning a weekend of filming for anyone who is
interested in creating a short film to compete in a number of New
Zealand film competitions in our Competitive Film Club with the
opportunity to win money and prizes for our school. This will give
anyone the opportunity to get hands on experience in planning,
filming, and editing a short film to give them a boost of confidence if
they are to continue media throughout their schooling. Big exciting
things are coming up for our Media students in the following term
and we are wanting to get as many new girls involved as possible.
Looking forward to it!
Kapa Haka:(Aniwa Collier)
Kia Ora I’m Aniwa Collier, Kapa Haka prefect
at HGHS for 2016.
Te Maurea Whiritoi have had a busy year
with performances in and out of school as
well as preparing for the biggest Kapa Haka
competition on Secondary Schools’ calendars
across the nation. We are very fortunate this
year to be able to have two teams under the
one umbrella, a first for both schools. They
began with a squad of 120 and have ended up with 50 students’
representing both schools July 25th-29th in Hastings. Our second
team is continuing practices in preparation for Kingi Tuheitia’s 10th
Coronation which falls right after Nationals. Te Maurea Whiritoi
have put in a lot of blood, sweat and tears into their work and have
also shared a lot of memories that will last forever.They have gained
an array of skills and knowledge that will help them be the best
that they can possibly be on stage. We wish all of our brothers and
sisters the best for their stand and encourage all whanau to tune
in to their livestream performance on the Secondary Kapa Haka
Nationals website www.tehaarootekaahu.com at 5pm on Tuesday
26th July. We would like to thank our tutors, Teachers and whanau
for all the hard work, love and support. Whaea Frankie, Matua
West,Whaea Hollie,Whaea Miriama and whanau.
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PASIFIKA
Talofa
Kia Orana
Mauri
Aloha
Malo e lelei
Fakalofalahi atu
Ni sa bula
Halo
Pasifika Prefict: Ariona Ieremia
Kia Orana, my name is Ariona Ieremia and I am the Pasifika Prefect at HGHS for 2016. This year has already had an awesome
start for Pasifika, where our Poly group has won back-back titles at the Pasifika By Nature Festival here in Hamilton. This
year our group was not only successful in winning the overall first place but also 5 out of the 6 awards, which included Best
Musicianship, Best Costume, Best Entertainment and overall winners. A lot of hardwork and dedication was put in by both
students and teachers and we would like to thank the hardworking mothers, parents and teachers which included Aunty
Mere, Aunty Esta, Ms Sharpe, Ms Belgrave and Miss Tumai’i. We also had our first Pasifika Fono for the year where we were
privileged enough to have Serene Teokotai-White, a previous HGHS old girl talk to our girls about the importance of working
hard in school. We had an awesome turnout of parents and students and parents were able to understand and ask questions
about the Pasifika students and how well we were succeeding at NCEA. The future of Pasifika at HGHS is to continue to build Pasifika pride and
to raise Pasifika achievement in our school.
Both our Academic and Cultural/
Services Committees came together
at the end of Term 2 to discuss ways
of improving Pasifika Outcomes at
Hamilton Girls’ High School.
NORTH ISLAND SECONDARY
SCHOOLS DIV 2 TOURNAMENT
The Waterpolo A team traveled to Auckland for the
North Island Secondary Schools Div 2 Tournament
where they played multiple challenging teams.The team
played well but one unlucky loss in the pool round
meant that they were knocked out of finals contention
and moved in to the plate round. The tournament
ended on a high note with the girls winning their final
game against Hamilton’s Sacred Heart and therefore
taking out the plate round with an overall placing of
5th.
Academic Committee
Cultural Committee
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Y13 - Tuhe Teokotai
Y12 - Savon Tovio-Smith
Y11 - Nina Patiti
Y10 - Maitland Ford
Y9 - Kesaia Bourne
Looking forward to Term 3 our Council discussed
the ‘Power Up program’ that has recently started
at Wintec (A block). Mrs Nathan, Whaea Mere and
Miss T are all teachers supporting this weekly event
on Monday’s from 6-8pm. Many Pasifika Secondary
School students from schools all over Hamilton are
attending this study session; dinner is also provided.
There are programs running for Parents, Early
Childhood, Primary and Intermediate learners as
well.
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AT HGHS
NETBALL
WATER POLO
Members of our Pasifika
Council in attendance:
• Y13 - Ariana Ieremia & Christian
Baledrokadroka
• Y12 - Caroline Tibwere
• Y11 - Jazmin Hotham
• Y10 - Peyton Tofaeono
• Y9 - Lela Ieremia
SPORTS
We are looking at promoting our own Pasifika Study Centre. Next term we are going
to advertise this around the school, put it in our notices and ‘call on’ students. We will
promote the lunchtime session on Thursday’s in Anderson first; pizza will be provided for
the first few weeks and then we will look at a ‘shared lunch’. Our Senior Practice Exams
start in week 5 so, we encourage our girls to take advantage of any study opportunities
and work hard to achieve goals set earlier in the year.
Our Pasifika By Nature Girls are performing at the Academy of Performing Arts on 14th
July, which is a wonderful way to display their amazing talent as well as acquire some funds
to assist for next year's stages.
We are currently working on a plan to
acquire Dance credits for our Pasifika By
Nature performers; from Level 1 through to
Level 3 credits. This is a mammoth task for a
few teachers but we believe it is worthwhile
pursuing.
Finally, we would like to congratulate our
Pasifika Prefect, Ariona Ieremia. She has
recently returned from the Women’s World
Series Sevens tournament in Dublin where
she played for the Cook Islands The team
won the bowl section of the tournament.
It is always wonderful to see so many HGHS teams competing in the local
Saturday competition, wearing our uniform with pride and representing
our school well. We have some wonderful talent coming through and we
look forward to seeing netball grow in the school.
NZSS 2nd DIVISION NATIONALS.
Another great achievement from a HGHS sporting
team. Our Senior Water Polo team competed in the
NZSS 2nd Division Nationals held during the 2nd week
of the school holidays, winning all of their pool games
and after playing a great semi final against Westlake to
take them through to the final losing to Saint Kentgens
7-8 in a shootout after been tied at full time.
Lena mitchell and Katie Lush made the Tournament
team with Katie also named MVP. Also a number of the
girls were selected to trial for the Waikato U/16 Team.
A fantastic way to finish the season HGHS A beating
Hillcrest A in the final 10 - 5.
It was a great effort put forth by the whole team.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Maddison Fox is representing NZ in the U/18 Junior Women’s Team who will be
competing at the AAU Inline Hockey Junior Olympics starting July 11th in Hawaii
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HOCKEY 1stXI
BASKETBALL
Our Premier basketball team continue to
play some outstanding basketball on Friday
evenings in the local Waikato Secondary
School competition. Our nemesis team, St
Peters, continue to provide our strongest
competition.
Congratulations to our team for making the final against Waikato
Diocesan School. Unfortunately, we went down 2-1. It was a very
competitive game and really even.We look forward to seeing the
team prepare for winter tournament, as I am sure, the team will
begin to “train to dominate”.
TAURANGA EXCHANGE 2016
It was a fantastic exchange between Hamilton Girls’ and Tauranga Girls. The competition and camaraderie
was evident on and off the field. It was a closely fought exchange with some results only having 1 or 2 points
separating the two teams. The overall outcome saw Hamilton Girls’ High retain the trophy for another year
winning 6 out of the 9 matches. It was exciting to see Rugby introduced into the exchange. Next year we head
over the Kaimais to Tauranga to defend our title and retain the shield. Congratulations to Briar SunbornCarr, TeAmai Hudson and Tyeisha Te Kiri who were named Most Value Players for Netball. Baylee
Luttrell and Abbey Halpin were the Hockey MVP’s. Nina McKay and Gemma Cottrell were named
the Football MVPs, Stirling Walker- Pitman was named the Basketball MVP and Jazmin Hotham was
named the Rugby MVP. Congratulations to all the teams who participated in the exchange and contributed
towards HGHS retaining the shield.
Tauranga Exchange Results 2016
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Sport
TGC Result
HGHS Result TGC MVP
HGHS MVP
Netball 10 A
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Nadi Daniel
Briar Sunborn-Carr
Netball Prem R
24
56
Sophie
TeAmai Hudson
Netball Prem
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43
Ata Stevens
Tyeisha TeKiri
Hockey 1st XI
1
2
Paris Heslop
Baylee Luttrell
Hockey 2nd XI
2
1
Abby Lane
Abbey Halpin
Football Sen
0
9
Jada Mataroa
Nina Mckay
Football Jun
4
1
Racheal Collins
Gemma Cottrell
Rugby 1st XV
36
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Piatariki Devon
Jazmin Hotham
Basketball
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98
Marika W
Stirling Walker-Pitman
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Ki o rahi
We are the New Zealand
CHAMPIONS !
The combined team of Hamilton Girls and Hamilton Boys beat Tu Ranga wahine
and Tu Ranga taane (Gisborne ) 15-7 at the Ki o rahi Secondary Schools Nationals
held in Tokoroa to become the National titleholders. Fantastic effort.
In the last weekend of Term 1 the combined Hamilton
Girls and Hamilton Boys Ki-o-Rahi team went to
the NZSS Ki-o-Rahi Nationals held in Tokoroa. The
tournament consisted of teams who had to qualify to
compete from all over New Zealand.
Day two had suddenly arrived, it was spitting with
rain and not the best conditions. However, our team
was ready. The team bond throughout this whole
campaign was key on what we took onto the field.
We had Forest View in the quarter final and we were
very happy that we came out on top. During this game
The team was coached by Raynard Haggie a Hamilton we played as a team, and played with determination.
Boys old boy, TICS Mita Graham and Hollie Gray and Because of this we had successfully got into the semis
manager for the Tournament Anahera Hunapo. With against Te Wharekura O Rakaumangamanga.They are
a great support group the team was ready.
an exceptional team, having lost to them at Regionals.
The team trained hard, having to work around the I knew that our skills and knowledge of the game had
many commitments from our players.
improved but we needed to lift our performance.
Day one; It was a very cold, frosty, and wet morning,
however, it had arrived. We were all nervous but
amped to get out onto the field and give it our all.
Our first game was a good convincing win and we
were able to get rid of any nerves and set up for the
tournament.
We went through Day One unbeaten and
finished on top.
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During that warm up everyone was ready, each
individual was to focus on what they had to do.
Our coaches quoted," Your input into your warm
up, is the outcome of how you perform today out
on that field ." From this we knew that we needed
communication, confidence and teamwork.
The final was wicked and a real intense Ki-o-Rahi
game. The crowd was rowdy, and hyped as well as
both teams full of energy and determination. It was
Tainui vs Te Tairawhiti. There was beautiful defence
from our team. Our attack was good to watch, having
moves and great footwork from the boys and also
the girls.
We walked away with a 15-7 win!
We were ecstatic to be the New Zealand Secondary
Schools National Ki-o-Rahi Winners for 2016. We
were definitely proud of our triumph and it was a
humble moment. Our coaches were very happy, and
speechless. And we just couldn't believe it!
The journey was definitely a highlight of the first term
. Also a privilege to represent Hamilton Girls High
with such pride. May this sport continue to grow
within our school , and in New Zealand .
By Hylan Potts
This game was one of the hardest games in the
tournament. Te Wharekura O Rakaumangamanga
had a good reputation and knowledge of the game.
We played the game how we wanted to and didnt let
the pressure get to us. We had a strong bond which
wasn't going to break. We won this game but it was
a real nail bitter. This meant that we had Gisborne
Boys and Gisborne Girls in the final. Our team was
pumped, and ready for that upcoming challenge.
Temaiora Olsen-Baker and Hyland (Pani) Potts were named in the New Zealand team with Temaiora also named
MVP for tournament 3rd year in a row.
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JAPAN
SANIX
TOUR
2016
During the school holidays our 7's team embarked on a Japan
Sanix Tour. We begun the tour in Hong Kong, visiting the Institute
of Sport and training with the U18 Hong Kong side followed by
ice baths and a pool session. The girls soaked up the sights of
Hong Kong on a day tour to Victoria Peak by tram, Hong Kong
Island by boat and Stanley Markets. Ocean park was another
highlight of Hong Kong where the girls experienced exhilarating
rides, panda bears and lots more theme park fun.
Japan is where the Sanix International Rugby and Sevens tournament takes place. This year the team was challenged in pool play
by newcomers, Otemon Gakuin High School (Osaka) but won
two games and pushed through to the semi-finals. The semi-final
was a well fought battle but, unfortunately, a few calls went against
us and we lost in the final stages of the game. Obviously, the team
was disappointed but an hour later the girls were battle ready
again and this time, even with only 6 players on the field, they
played their hearts out and took the win after the hooter with
Jazmine Hotham running 70m to score. The team were ranked
3rd overall and the newcomers, Otemon Gakuin High School,
won the tournament.
Another highlight of our tour was hearing the news of Kanyon
Paul making the New Zealand Seven’s development squad. We
are very proud of Kanyon and the rest of our team for being
great ambassadors for both Hamilton Girls High School and New
Zealand.
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training facilities. The girls again had 2 sessions a
day to practise and consolidate the skills they
had been taught in the previous 2 sessions. We
played Valencia CF at the training facilities. The
Spanish team were highly skilled and made our girls work
hard to stay in touch. The final score was 2-3 to Valencia.
This was our first loss.The girls played well but didn’t have
as many shots at goal as Valencia. Unlike the first 3 games
we were not able to move the ball easily from the defence
to the attacking end.
was again a very cold day with piercing winds that made
it difficult for the girls to stay warm. The opposition were
no match for our girls and it was another convincing win
11-1. After the match we headed into London to do some
sight seeing. The girls were very excited to be able to see
the iconic buildings like Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the
House of Parliament and Trafalgar Square.
The next stop on our tour was Madrid, Spain. We were all
looking forward to some warm weather. The first day we
arrived we managed to do some sight seeing in the city
of Madrid. The buildings and structures were amazing, the
girls enjoyed the opportunity of walking around Madrid
taking in the sights and also partaking in some shopping.
EUROPEAN
FOOTBALL TOUR
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On Tuesday the 12th April 16 students, 5 parents and
2 staff members embarked on a trip of a lifetime. This
opportunity had been 18 months in the making with
parents working hard to fundraise to support each of the
students taking part.
a great game 9-4, Kelli Brown and Emma Blaikie both
scored 2 goals, Michaela Foster scored 4 goals and Jamie
Foster scored 1 goal. The defence team were outstanding
shutting down the opposition’s options and denying them
opportunities to score.
The primary objectives of the trip were to give each
student the opportunity to participate in 3 coaching
sessions hosted by Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid and
Valencia, and to allow each player to play against football
players from other countries.
Our first training session was with the Tottenham Hotspurs
football club. The girls had 2 training sessions one in the
morning and one in the afternoon. The training facilities at
Tottenham are beyond anything that we have here in NZ.
The girls were lucky to train in the heated indoor training
facility. The coaching staff worked on individual skills that
would assist the girls with our 4 remaining matches and
also when they return to NZ.
We flew to the UK and had our first match against Bolten
Wanderers within 24 hours after landing from a 30-hour
flight.The game was played at 8pm in very cold conditions.
The girls did exceptionally well considering they had no Our second game was against Ardingly College a private
time to settle in and prepare themselves. The girls had school that has a setting straight out of Harry Potter. It
Training session number 2 was with the famous Real
Madrid club. The training facilities again were amazing. The
thing that stood out in both clubs are the number of junior
club members that play. The systems and opportunities
that both countries have to develop players are impressive.
It is easy to see how both countries are powerhouses in
the sport of football. The coach again focused on some
individual skills but this time the afternoon session worked
on teamwork.
Our first game in Spain was against CF Aguilas.The Spanish
team started the game with more intensity than the
English sides. The skill level was also better than what we
encountered in England. However, our team weathered
the storm and started to dominate part way through the
first half. The final score was 7-0. Kelli Brown scored 4
goals, Emma Blaikie and Michaela Foster scored 1 goal
each and the opposition’s goalie scored an own goal.
We were able to spend the afternoon visiting Malvarossa
beach and sight seeing in the city of Valencia. Our last
destination on the tour was Barcelona. We had an
opportunity to visit La Sagrada Familia, one of the most
famous Gaudi works.The church has been in construction
since 1892. The share size and detail is breath taking.
We had our last game in Barcelona against La Roca
football club. La Roca is 30km away from the city centre
of Barcelona. Again the skill level and tactical play from
the Spanish team were of a high level. La Roca scored
first 15 minutes into the game, we equalised not long after.
As a team we struggled to adjust to the referee and lost
our composure, this allowed La Roca to take advantage
and score just before half time. Due to mounting injuries
we had to make some changes at half time and play
some players out of position. La Roca continued to apply
pressure and moved the ball around the field making our
defensive side work hard in the back. La Roca scored
another goal to win the game 3-1.
Overall we won 3 games and lost 2. The girls were
fantastic, they fully embraced every opportunity that
was presented to them, whether it was training sessions,
games, sightseeing, trying new food or having to pack up
and shift from one destination to the next.
The girls were fantastic while away. It was a very busy
schedule with sight seeing, trainings and games. The
touring group was Tayla Baylie, Emma Blaikie, Kelli
Brown, Georgia Candy, Sophie Chaplow, CharlieGrace Chapman, Laureth Chapman, Grace Cox,
Zavier Duncan, Jamie Foster, Michaela Foster, Maia
Handley, Katelyn Hayden, Chelsea Kelly, Holly
Walsh, Johnelle Wereta.
During our tour we had an opportunity to visit some
of the most amazing football stadiums in the World. In
England we got to visit Old Trafford, In Real Madrid we
visited Santiago Bernabeau, the home ground of Real
Madrid football Club. We also visited the stadium earlier
in the day before our game. After our game we had
the opportunity to watch Real Madrid play at Santiago
Bernabeau. This stadium has the capacity to hold up to
90,000 people. It was an amazing experience, the crowd
and atmosphere was something beyond anything we have
experienced.
From Madrid we travelled to Valencia where we
participated in our final coaching session with the Valencia
Football Club.The last coaching session was at the Valencia
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HGHS SENIOR BALL 2016
Please ensure that ex students of HGHS like the
HGHS Old Girls’ Association Facebook page.
TERINA TE TAMAKI
20-year old Tamaki is the younger sister of All Blacks Sevens squad member Isaac Te Tamaki. One of three
new caps this year, the former Hamilton Girls High School rugby captain first appeared in the back jersey
during the Atlanta Sevens in April and quickly showed her tremendous leg speed and mind for the game. She
says she can’t live without chocolate, but that shouldn’t stop her from achieving success as hooker for the
New Zealand Sevens team at Rio.
NZ Women's Sevens (2016-present)
Favourites:
Rugby player and why: Teresa Te Tamaki - dedication behind the scenes to perform on the field
Earliest rugby memory: Being dragged along to watch my brother play.
Biggest influence on your rugby career and why: Crystal/Brent Kaua - taught me all the skills and
helped shape me as a player.
Food: Don Buri
Movie: The Lion King
Holiday destination: Hawaii
Non-rugby sports team: Hamilton Girls High School Touch, Waikato Touch and Hamilton City Netball
Sporting hero: Isaac Te Tamaki
I hate it when... There's turbulence on a plane and your stomach drops
I can't live without... Chocolate
If I was a superhero I would be... Big Hero 6 because he helps everyone and looks like a marshmallow
ARIZONA
LEGER
“Where I’m from, is a place that is unknown to the eye, but built by the heart,
a place, where impossible, is nothing but the two words ‘I’m possible.”
These beautiful words written by Arizona Leger are an excerpt from her
2012 spoken word piece titled ‘Introducing Culture’.
As well as having a way with words, Arizona left Hamilton Girls’ High School
at the end of Year 10. She was the Epsom Girls Grammar 2013 head girl,
has contributed her spoken word poetry to an exhibition shown in Auckland
museum, presented at an Auckland TEDx conference, works part time as
both an AUT ambassador and a for radio station FLAVA and is on her way
towards a Bachelor of Communication Studies.
With a French-Canadian surname and coming from Samoan, Tongan, Fijian,
Maori and Scottish ancestry, Arizona does her best to represent her different
cultures as a whole, “I’d like to think that I keep a nice balance, and have
everything I do represent all of those cultures rather than just having to
represent one.”
We wish Arizona all the best for her future, and the staff and students of
HGHS loved hearing about the opportunities that you took up since leaving
our school.
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HGHS
Old Girls
HGHS Old Girls'
Association
JET SETTING
HER CAREER
literally
University of Waikato alumna Clare Johnson is an expert in social
media. And she’s putting that
expertise to the test in her dream job at Air New Zealand.
Management School’s world-class reputation. Studying in Hamilton
also meant she could save
money by living at home.
Her official title is Content Producer – Social Media. In this role
she develops and executes creative campaigns and analyses the data
they generate. “It makes for a fun and versatile work week,” says Clare.
“One day I’m in the editing studio in
Auckland and the next I could be in LA filming content.”
Her NCEA results landed her a $3000 University of Waikato
Academic Merit School Leaver
Scholarship and at the end of her degree she received the Waikato
Management School Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence. “Studying
communications gave me a broad range of skills that I was able to practise
and perfect through all the practical assignments we did.”
Clare landed this job because of her strong skills in communication
theory and application – skills she learned while studying a Bachelor
of Communication Studies at the University of Waikato.
“I started my career in the Communications Office at the University of
Waikato, then did some agency work and eventually ended up doing social
media for Trelise Cooper,” Clare says.
When she saw the position at Air New Zealand advertised, she had
to apply. “I’m so glad I went for it because now I get to work on an epic
mix of things,” she says.
Clare’s most recent project was the #TrolleyRunners campaign for
the Air New Zealand Hawke’s Bay International Marathon.
The former Hamilton Girls’ High School student decided to study at
Waikato because of the
Clare says the thing she liked most about university was the people.
“I am a little bit of a nerd though, so I actually loved all the book work too.”
Clare played hockey at university and was a member of the
Management Communication Students’ Association (MCSA) and
Golden Key Society. “I met some incredible people at university. All the
different backgrounds, cultures and perspectives I was exposed to made
me look at things differently and definitely prepared me for working with
people in the workforce.”
Clare thinks the key to making the most of your university experience
is to have an open mind.
“Pursue the subjects that get you excited and don’t worry too much about
what everyone else is doing. Everybody has a different path, concentrate
on yours!”
Madison Nonoa - PG Diploma in French and Music
Madison Nonoa is a local girl of Samoan and European descent. She
began singing in choirs at the age of 5 and has since been member
of some of NZ's leading choral ensembles: the New Zealand
Secondary Students' Choir (tour: South America: Argentina & Brasil),
the New Zealand Youth Choir (tour: North America & Canada)
and the University of Auckland Chamber Choir. Madison received
a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours from the University
of Auckland in 2014 where she studied under the tutelage of Dr.
Morag Atchison, Dr. Te Oti Rakena and Rosemary Barnes. She is a
past member of the Summer NZ Opera School (2013, 2014) and
the New Zealand Summer Singing School (2015), where she was
privileged to be awarded the Beatrice Webster Prize for Excellence
from distinguished tutors: David Harper (London), Frances Wilson
(NZ), Peter Lockwood (London) and Keith Lewis (UK). Madison
holds an ABRSM Certificate in Singing and has also achieved Grade 8
Violin Performance with Distinction.
Madison is a performer with NZ opera and has most recently been a
chorus member in the 2014 season of 'Don Giovanni'. In 2015 she was
selected to workshop a new commissioned work by Tim Finn in the
Auckland Arts Festival with NZ Opera. 2014 was a highly successful
year for the 21 year old, as she received the following results: 3rd
Place in the National Young Performer of the Year Competition,
Youngest Semifinalist and Radio NZ Listener's Choice Winner in the
prestigious Lexus Song Quest, Napier Aria Winner, North Shore Aria
2nd place winner and the 2nd place in the prestigious New Zealand
Aria competition. Madison is currently studying a Performance
certificate with Dame Malvina Major as well as a graduate certificate
in French and German at the University of Waikato and plans to
travel overseas within the next few years to pursue her dreams as a
performer and language enthusiast.
Her dream is to attend the Juilliard School of Music. Led by an
exceptional faculty committed to the educational development of the
next generation of world-class opera singers, Juilliard’s Marcus Institute
for Vocal Arts prepares students for the challenges and rewards
of
professional
singing
careers.
We would like to
thank Madison for
sharing her wise
words with us in
our Founders Day
assembly, and for
the beautiful song
you sang. You are
an inspiration to
us all and we wish
you all the best as
you pursue your
dreams.
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3 AUGUST
4 AUGUST
4 AUGUST
5-7 AUGUST
NZISS Road Cycling Championships
Kapa Haka Noho
Kapa Haka Noho
NISS Indoor Bowls
NZSS Kapa Haka Nationals
Australian Maths Competition
NZSS GymSports Championships
Technology Week
2 GEO Fieldtrip (2)
Careers Coach Roadshow
Production Dress Rehearsal (Grease)
NZSS Squash Championships
COURSE PLANNING
assistance with enrolment and choosing courses, sign up for
appointment in Careers Office
3rd Aug Wed University of Auckland – Course planning
9 – 11.00am Library
15th Aug Mon Waikato University – Course planning 9 –
3.00pm Library
17th Aug Wed AUT – Course planning 9 – 11.00am
Library
6th Sept Tue Otago University – Course planning 12.30 –
2.30pm Library
8th Sept Thurs Victoria University – Course planning
1.30 – 3.15pm Library
9th Sept Fri Massey University – Course planning 9.00 –
11.00am Library
14th Sept Wed Canterbury University – Course planning
9.00 – 10.00am Library
TBA Wintec
OPEN DAYS
3rd Aug Wed Massey University – Palmerston North,
Auckland (20th ), Wellington (26th )
26th Aug Fri Victoria University - Wellington
27th Aug Sat University of Auckland - Auckland City
27th Aug Sat AUT – all three campuses in Auckland City