Biology Trip - Hillcrest High School

Hillcrest High School
Te Kura Tuarua o Tihipuke
PO Box 11020 Hamilton
ph 857 0297
www.hillcrest-high.school.nz
MARCH 2013
Maadi Cup Rowing - 2 Gold - 1 Silver - 1 Bronze
Outstanding NCEA
and Scholarship
Results 2012
2012 Results
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School Camping trip 2013
Senior Student Leaders at
Great Barrier Island
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School Camping trip 2013
Year 9
Tauwhare Marae Trips
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School Camping trip 2013
Principal Points
Dear Parents and Caregivers
A warm welcome to students, parents
and, in particular, to new members of the
Hillcrest High School community.
A number of successful events and activities,
combined with our successful NCEA and
Scholarship results, have contributed to a
positive and settled Term One.
Our March Ist roll stands at 1664 students (including 33 Foreign
Fee Paying students) which is 85 students above the number
the Ministry of Education figures projected for 2013. We have
experienced a growth in our in zone Year 9 and 10 numbers in
particular.
A notable feature of our roll is the high retention rates of our
students. Our Year 13 roll stands at 291 with our Year 9 intake
at 320 students.
It is pleasing that parents and students see the value of
education and the qualifications required to gain employment
or further tertiary education. Last year approximately 70% of
our Year 13 students went to University to study in 2013.
We are very pleased with our NCEA and Scholarship results
for 2012. We are always endeavouring to provide programmes
of learning to cater for our student’s needs and abilities and
this has resulted in some very impressive results. Our students
gained 48 Scholarships including 8 Outstanding.
We also have programmes in place to ensure our consistently
high levels of achievement in endorsements and Scholarship
continue at the school. We are always endeavouring to ensure
quality teaching takes place in every classroom and that every
student is given the opportunity to achieve to the best of their
ability.
I have just returned from the Secondary Principal’s Association
of New Zealand (SPANZ) Conference in Queenstown. The
conference confirmed my election to the Executive of SPANZ for
2013. I am looking forward to the opportunity of being involved
in decision making and representing Secondary Principals
in discussion with the Ministry of Education, NZQA, ERO and
other stakeholder groups. We were addressed at conference
by a number of speakers including Dr Graham Stoop (Chief
Review Officer for ERO), Dr Karen Poutasi (Chief Executive of
NZQA), Professor Peter Hughes (Secretary for Education) and
Hon Hekia Parata (Minister of Education). Ms Parata stressed
the importance of education as having a vital role to play in
our nation’s future. Our young people must have the skills and
abilities to make a contribution to their own and New Zealand’s
economic future.
The Minister noted that education represents 3 out of the 10
Better Public Service Targets the Government has established to
create a public sector that can respond even more effectively
to the needs and expectations of New Zealanders. The three
Education Public Sector Targets are:
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In 2016, 98% of children starting school will have
participated in quality early childhood education
In 2017, 85% of young people will have achieved NCEA level
2 or an equivalent qualification
In 2017, 55% of 25-34 year olds will have a qualification at
Level 4 (tertiary) or above.
The English Department alone gained 12 Scholarships including
3 Outstanding. Since 2004 Hillcrest High School has averaged
46 Scholarships per year, placing us consistently amongst the
top performing schools in the country.
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We were delighted when Hao Jeng was awarded the Top Scholar
in New Zealand in Mathematics with Calculus. Congratulations
to Hao and also to Dr Ingrid Rinsma who mentored Hao
throughout the year, along with the other Mathematics
Scholarship winners.
We look forward to another fulfilling and successful year at
Hillcrest High School. The continued success of our school
requires a commitment and desire to succeed from staff,
students and parents, as we work in partnership to ensure the
best education possible for all of our students.
A distinctive feature of our results is the significant number
of students that received endorsements in NCEA (students
gaining Excellence and Merit certificates). Last year over 50%
of all NCEA Level 1 to 3 students gained an endorsement. This
is significantly above national and Decile 8 schools across the
country and continues to be a hallmark of student achievement
at Hillcrest High School.
Kelvin S Whiting
Principal
Females have traditionally outperformed males in NCEA, and
Hillcrest is no exception. However we are pleased with last
year’s results for our boys. Our males achieved higher in NCEA
Level 1 to 3, Literacy and Numeracy, University Entrance and
endorsements than males nationally and comparable to males
in boys’ schools. This reinforces our view that both males
and females can perform with considerable success in a coeducational environment such as Hillcrest High School.
Our School Charter and Annual Goals have been ratified by the
Board of Trustees and sent to the Ministry of Education. These
are detailed in the newsletter and also available on the school
website.
Our goals continue to focus on raising achievement and in
particular supporting our priority learners (Maori, Pasifika ,
students with special needs and those students who are at risk
of not achieving).
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IMPORTANT DATES & UPCOMING EVENTS
TERM TWO
5 May – 7 June Boys Great Barrier Camp
7 May
Term commences
17 May
International Concert
21 May
Rosehill Exchange
28 May
Form Class photos
4 – 14 June
Senior Exams
9 June – 12 July Girls Great Barrier Camp
18 June
Team photos
27 June
Cabaret
4 July
Year 11 Parent Interviews
9 July
Year 12 and Year 13
Parent Interviews
12 July
End of Term 2
Board of Trustees news
The Board would like to extend a warm welcome to all our
students and their families and wish them success in their
academic achievements and their extracurricular activities in
2013. We would also like to congratulate staff and acknowledge
their continued hard work and commitment that resulted in
the high success rate in NCEA and scholarships in 2012.
The Hillcrest High Board is fortunate to be able to set the
strategic direction in conjunction with an excellent senior
leadership team led by the Principal Kelvin Whiting and to be
assured that all staff will continue to set high standards and
expect the best of all our students academically and in all
the myriad of extracurricular activities that students have the
opportunity to participate in at Hillcrest.
The Board would also like to acknowledge the hard work and
input of Hohipere Williams, Komiti Maori representative on
the Board for 6 years who left to return to with her family to
Northland.
The current Board members are:
Bernadette Simblett (Chairperson)
Jennifer MacMillan (Deputy Chair)
Michael Talbot
Philip Morris
Rodney Arnold
Rachel Dillon
Shannon Andrews (Staff Representative)
Ramona Oliver (Student Representative)
Finnesse Kairau (Co-opted Maori Representative)
Kelvin Whiting (Principal)
This year the triennial elections take place in May and the
Board will need new parent members as only the Board Chair
and Deputy are standing for reelection. The other Board
members have worked hard and their input means that the
Board runs smoothly with monthly meetings that are focused
on the strategic goals and a small monthly commitment in time
for membership of the sub committees of Finance, Property
and occasional Student Welfare committee attendances. If
you would like more information or wish to observe a meeting
please contact Kay Ralph (Board Secretary) at school and she
will let you know times or she will contact the Board Chair to
arrange for more information.
This is a great opportunity to get involved to ensure that
Hillcrest High continues to be so successful. This year the
School will also be visited by the Education Review Office in
Term 2.
Bernadette Simblett
(Chairperson)
Top Scholar for 2012
Congratulations to
Hao Jeng
2012 Top Scholar
in New Zealand for
Mathematics with Calculus.
Hao achieved 3
Scholarships
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School Goals
The Board of Trustees ratified the following Goals for 2013:
GOAL A: Improved Learning Outcomes
• To move students up at least two curriculum sub-levels for
a 12 month period, e.g. 4B to 4A, targeting 3P and below.
• To raise the level of achievement of NCEA (National
Certificate of Educational Achievement) Level 1, 2, 3
and University Entrance (UE) passes in comparison to the
previous year (be aware of the impact of the change/
alignment of standards and possible effect on levels of
achievement).
• Implement the junior (Year 9 and 10) graduation programme
and measure the impact on student achievement,
behaviour and engagement.
• To maintain high levels of success at NCEA Endorsements
and Scholarship.
GOAL B: Provide a positive learning community
• Implement the Student Behaviour Management System and
measure the impact on student behaviour and attendance.
• Development of an annual staff Professional Development
Plan which is aligned to the annual goals and support staff
in achieving these goals.
GOAL C: Maori Culture and Achievement
• To identify those Maori students in Year 9 and 10 who
are insufficiently engaged in learning and therefore
underachieving.
• To improve the outcomes of those Maori students identified
as underachieving.
• Continue to raise Maori achievement to those of the
national Maori Achievement Levels NCEA Level 1 to 3.
• Continue to strengthen our relationship with Tauwhare
Marae.
• Celebrate the success of Maori student achievement and
increase the Maori tikanga within Hillcrest High School.
GOAL D: Pasifika Education
• To improve literacy and numeracy achievement of Year 9
and 10 Pasifika students.
• To ensure that our Pasifika students leave school (Year 12
or 13) with a minimum of Level 2 NCEA, including literacy
and numeracy.
• Strengthening relationships with Pasifika families and
community.
GOAL E: Finance and Property
• Continue to implement a new 5 Year Property Plan.
Student Portal
Parent and caregivers can access the student portal using
their child’s ID number and their own
password. Please phone or email the office ([email protected]) if you do not have your
password. The portal is accessed from the very top menu of
the school’s website.
What you can see on the portal:
Details - check your personal details and use the Change
Details function to email us with updates
Timetable – your child’s current timetable
Attendance – up to date attendance data
NCEA Summary – a comprehensive NCEA summary for senior
students
Groups – any groups your child belongs to
Reports – a copy of all your child’s reports (since 2009)
Awards – previous year’s awards
Fees – shows current fees owing and the facility to pay
online (including NCEA fees)
Careers – any careers information (if applicable)
Outstanding Examination Results
The 2012 scholarship results are once again outstanding with our students gaining 48 Scholarships, including 8 Outstanding
Scholarships.
Congratulations to the following students who gained Scholarships:
3 Scholarships:
Hao Jeng
Evon Jude
Amy Martin
Jason Yan
Physics, Statistics and Modelling, Mathematics with Calculus (Outstanding)
Chemistry, English, Statistics and Modelling
English, Mathematics with Calculus, Statistics and Modelling (Outstanding)
Biology, English, Physics
2 Scholarships:
Tom Dench
Lily Empson
Kayla Grant
Ben Hamilton
Naomi Kumar
Hannah Maxwell
Jeff Mo
Ria Nadakkavukaran
Classical Studies, English
Drama, English
Classical Studies, English (Outstanding)
Physical Education,
English (Outstanding)
Technology, Media Studies (Outstanding)
Mathematics with Calculus,
English (Outstanding)
Chemistry, Physics
Biology, English
1 Scholarship:
Sophie Allen Nairn
English
Samuel McDowall
Physics
Alexander Arai-Swale
Music Studies
Victoria Mills
Biology
Luke Arnold
Media Studies
Awhina Milne
Classical Studies (Outstanding)
Jordan Cronin
Statistics and Modelling
Hayley Pfeffer Biology
Joshua Cronin-LampeBiology
Sean Rudman
Physical Education
Francis Garrity
Music Studies (Outstanding)
David Wang
Mathematics with Calculus
Karena Hall English
Naomi Whalley
Design
Mia Henry-John
Media Studies
Ben Ye Geography
Dhanya Herath English
Lanqin Yuan
Statistics and Modelling
Sarah King Drama
NCEA Results
Results for 2012 are very pleasing with HHS students continuing to achieve at a high level in NCEA , with results demonstrating
increases in achievement from 2011 in a number of areas and the consistently high numbers of students (over 50%) gaining Merit
and Excellent endorsements.
To gain a merit endorsement students have to gain at least 50 credits at Merit/Excellence level and to gain an excellence
endorsement students have to gain a minimum of 50 credits at excellence level. Therefore students gaining an endorsement, and
particularly at excellence level, have achieved at the very highest level in NCEA.
Cambridge Results
Students presenting for the Cambridge Advanced Subsidiary Examinations continue to achieve at very high levels. English 100%
pass rate with more than half of the candidates receiving the top A grade. In Mathematics 80% pass rate with more than 20% of
candidates receiving the top A grade. Students studying Cambridge English and Mathematics also study NCEA Level 2.
Level 1 Certificate
Number of Students
Endorsed Excellence
%
Endorsed
%
National
78.9
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HHS
90.0
Level 2 Awards
Literacy %
Numeracy %
15.1
82.3
80.6
147
23.5
91.8
94.9
Level 2 Certificate
%
Number of Students
Endorsed
Endorsed Excellence %
National
83.6
-
11.9
HHS
84.7
110
19.6
Level 3 Awards
Level 3 Certificate
%
Number of Students
Endorsed
Endorsed Excellence %
University Entrance
National
76.0
-
8.3
67.3
HHS
78.3
98
18.7
78.3
Level 1 Awards
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New Staff
Nga Kaupapa Maori o Te Kura
We were delighted to welcome our new staff to our school at our Powhiri at the start of the
school year:
We have also welcomed back former Head of Economics Mr Per Rorholt teaching Tourism and Social Studies on a part-time basis.
Mr Rorholt is also coaching our school Ist XI Cricket team.
Te Ropu Whakaruruhau – Is the new name given to our Maori
Student Achievement Committee, which comprises a number of
staff who work together on raising Maori student achievement
and tikanga in the school. The committee work closely with Ms
Carol Reid (HOD Maori) and Mr Matthew Bryant (Maori Student
Achievement Co-ordinator).
NCEA Results
We are particularly pleased with our NCEA Level 1 results,
including literacy and numeracy. Students have certainly
benefitted from the programmes established to raise student
achievement.
Mr Jeremy Cronin
Physical Education and
Outdoor Education
Ms Rosemary Gluyas
Head of Technology
(Fabrics)
Ms Carol Reid
Head of Te Reo Maori
Ms Barabara Jones
Food and Nutrition
Department
Mr John O’Brien
Technology (Metal)
Ms Sara Paris
Head of Food and
Nutrition
Ms Christine Reymer
Social Sciences
Department
Mr Daniel Shin
Music Department
Property Developments
A number of building projects have proved a challenge for some
teaching staff during this term but provide exciting future
teaching opportunities.
The old C Block hall has been converted into a black box
theatre and toilets in C Block have been upgraded. All toilets
for students in the school have now been upgraded and comply
with the new building standards required by the Ministry of
Education.
The music block is currently being refurbished and a new
performance room and practice rooms are being added on. This
project will be complete at the start of term 2.
The JL Gym is undergoing a refit and a reclad after suffering
from leaky building syndrome and it will be back for our use at
the start of term 2. The old gym has also been out of action this
term due to a new floor being laid. The PE department have
endured a tough 2 terms without their main teaching spaces
and fortunately the weather has been fine with all PE classes
being taught in the outdoors.
The start of term 2 will see all these building projects
complete and added facilities that will enhance our teaching
environment.
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Notifying of a student absence:
Level 1 NCEA 80%, nationally 65.2%
Literacy 90.9%, nationally 72.6%
Numeracy 84.1%, nationally 72%
Level 2 NCEA 71.9%, nationally 74.7%
Level 3 NCEA 46.7%, nationally 65%
University Entrance 40%, nationally 48.7%
He Kakano
We have continued our involvement in the He Kakano , a
nationwide programme to raise Maori achievement. Mr Kelvin
Whiting and Mr Lloyd Smith attended a national He Kakano
Conference in Rotorua in term 1 with approximately 250
principals and teachers from throughout New Zealand. On May
16th – 17th, a He Kakano wananga will be held in Rotorua. The
focus of this wanaga is on middle leadership in the school and
Hillcrest will send a number of staff to attend.
Kapahaka
We are delighted with the number of students involved in
regular kapahaka practice. Currently 17 boys and 12 girls
attend kapahaka which is held weekly period 4 on Fridays. We
look forward to our students performing publically in the near
future.
There are 3 ways to notify Hillcrest of a student absence.
1.
Text
2.
Email
3.
Phone
Health Clinic
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Text hillcrest(space)[then your message] to 3255
Eg hillcrest John Smith 11AK sick today.
We receive the text as an email and you will receive a text back acknowledging receipt.
Note: normal text charge will apply.
The health clinic has two school nurses who job share; they
are here to see the students who are sick or injured at school.
The clinic has a Dr who comes in on a Thursday morning from
9-12 to also see students who are unable to access a doctor
outside of school hours.
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Email [email protected]
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Phone 8570297, press 3 and record absence
The clinic also has a physiotherapist who runs two clinics
a week on Tuesday and Thursday from 1-3pm. He only sees
students with ACC related injuries.
We send out notifications every day as promptly as we can,
for those students who are absent with no notification, so
the earlier you can let us know the better.
Important...
E-mail address:
Please ensure we have your correct email
address. We have been, and will be, emailing
account invoices and some school reports.
Waka Ama
We were pleased with the participation of a Girls U16 and Girls
U19 crews at national waka ama championships at the Blue
Lake, Rotorua. Thank you to Te Atatu Magner (coach/manager)
who accompanied the team to Rotorua, along with staff
members Ms Tauira Patterson and Mr Mathew Bryant . Thank
you also to Ngaire Magner as coach and HOD Maori Ms Carol
Reid for her assistance. The girls clearly had a great time and
represented our school admirably.
Hillcrest High school has a Health clinic for the use of students
during school hours 9-3.
Our school policy is to advise parents/ care givers of any major
illness or injury that has happened at school, a head injury is
considered serious and in this case the nurse will phone the
Parent / care giver. We will not bother you for something we
consider to be minor; however we expect that your child would
advise you if they have been to see the school nurse. When
students are unwell and need to go home the nurse will always
contact a parent /caregiver to get permission for your child to
go home.
We want to provide a good service here at the health clinic, so
if your child develops any medical conditions that we should
be aware off, can you please let us know so we can keep the
records up to date. If there are changes in contact details can
the school please be updated as we often have incorrect phone
numbers, making it extremely difficult to contact parents/
care givers.
Sarah Wihongi, Louisa wihongi, Kenysha Kaukau, Jessica
Pasens, Zarvana-Lee Cameron and Juanita Hapakuku
Maori Student Council
We are very keen on establishing a Maori Student Council. Ms
Tauira Patterson and Mr Matthew Bryant will be discussing our
thoughts and ideas with students to begin the formation of a
council that will assist in strengthening the student voice in the
school while also providing leadership skills and opportunities
for our Maori students.
If you have a child who has been vomiting within 24 hours of
school or has an illness that is contagious, please keep them
home as these bugs travel quickly. If students have on going
medical conditions or who are sick for long periods of time
we would expect that they are seen outside of school by the
family GP.
Wendy Prince - Registered Nurse
Megan king - Registered Nurse
Angela Fairweather - Doctor
James Hemi – Physiotherapist
National Race Unity Speech
Naomi Kumar is the winner
of the National Race Unity
Speech competition 2013.
The competition is sponsored
by the New Zealand Police,
Baha’i Community, the Human
Rights Commission, and the
Office of Ethnic Affairs. This
years’ theme was entitled
‘My dream for Aotearoa’.
Naomi was one of over 200
students who participated in
the competition from across
the country.
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Great Barrier Senior Student Leaders Trip
Behaviour Management
A team of staff members reviewed our behaviour management
system during last year and have derived a unique system
that is being implemented during this year. The brief was to
evaluate, reflect and create a system based on a school wide
philosophy.
The investigation unearthed a need to establish a clear set
of principles which should form the basis of our behaviour
management system and which have been identified by the
staff and students. After lengthy input from all staff and all
students, five clear values were identified which we now refer
to as our core values.
Last year our school houses were renamed after a process of
ideas, consultation and refinement. A suggestion was made
that the names of the house should be linked to our core values
and it was quite uncanny to see exactly how well they fitted.
After some research, each house is now also linked to a quote
which gives further meaning to the core values and the famous
people responsible for them. Together, the core values, famous
New Zealanders as role models and the quotes, form the basic
school philosophy which we wish our students will adopt.
Posters of our core values and house names now appear in
every classroom in the school.
Hillcrest High School
At the start of the term, the 14 senior leaders along with Mr Whiting, Mr Johl, our
deans and some teachers went to Great Barrier Island.
We departed from Leigh aboard the Lady Hillary for the 2 hour trip to Great Barrier.
On the first night we settled into our cabins and began planning our journey that lay
ahead for the next 3 days. The following morning after a good breakfast provided by
the Orama community, we split into our groups. The next three days were spent by
taking part in numerous challenging activities, some of these included, rock climbing,
high ropes, sea kayaking, coasteer ing, snorkelling, sailing and fishing.
Each member of our group was given a chance to lead an activity. We all learnt a lot
about our leadership skills and felt that we left the island equipped ready for the year.
The trip was a good chance to improve our relationships and bond with our teammates
and teachers which was one of our goals for the camp. We really enjoyed this trip and
we know that the lucky year tens will too.
Amy Phillips and Marc Herrmann
Te Kura Tuarua o Tihipuke
The Year 10 Great Barrier Experience - 5 weeks
We are excited to be once again, in term 2, to be delivering our 5 week Great Barrier Experience to 30 boys (5 May - 7 June), and 30 girls (9 June - 12 July). We would like to thank the Gallagher Group, OPC and the Bunn family
for their very generous sponsorship support of some students.
SCAT News - Jazz in the Quarry
ICAS English Champion
Senior Interschool Debating
On 9th December 2102, Caitlin Mc Elligott was presented
with her second ICAS medal
for being top student in New
Zealand. At a prestigious
awards ceremony in the
Auckland University School of
Business Owen Glenn building,
Caitlin joined medal winners
from around the country who
had scored the top mark in
their ICAS subject for their
year level.
We have a number of Year 11-13 debaters who have now
competed in
two rounds of the Hamilton interschool
competition. Our first team of Emily Scrimgeour, Calum
Hughes and Olivia Maxwell have won one round as has the Year
11 girls team of Harriet Plant, Jessica Aw and Emma Row.
Our Year 11 boys team- Eli Oliver, Khash Ghafouri and Shakti
Krishnan are gaining valuable experience. We have a pool of
interested Year 12 and Year 13 students who entered the first
round of the competition and won.
Caitlin was top equal Year 9
student in NZ for ICAS English
in 2011 and followed this up
last year for Year 10 when she
was the sole recipient. Congratulations on a gold medal double!
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On March 3rd HHS hosted a debating fixture against three teams
from Kings College. Our first team (Emily, Calum and Olivia)
won; Nathan Macleay and Naomi Kumar debated valiantly in an
impromptu two man round and our junior team of Zara Olifent,
Josh Wright and Eva Bonning battled competently against Year
11 Kings College students.
Our first Scat concert for 2013 took place in the beautiful
surrounds of the Waitakaruru Arboretum and Sculpture Park on
a glorious autumn evening.
Guests were able to enjoy the art installation on the short walk
up to the picnic site and were then entertained by a varied
programme including jazz and popular music.
The 56 member Scat Choir, directed by Assistant Principal Mrs
Radford, was in great voice and audience reaction included “A
superb concert – the best yet!” and “Everything was impressive:
the idea, the organising, the programme, the performance and
the fat fish!”
A special mention must go to soloists Phum Siritip, Amelia
Hayes, Miriam May, Josh Nachowitz, Patrick Ward and Alexia
Medland. Former Scat members Sarah Radford, Sophie Allen
Nairn and Kahu Coyle-Puke also performed at the concert along
with Albert Bannister and Ezra Donnelly.
“Jazz in the Quarry” was a successful fundraiser for the Scat
tour to Fiji planned for September.
Thank you to Mrs Radford, Mr Cook, Mr Shin and Mr Ellery
for their organization and enthusiasm, to Dorothy and John
Wakeling for the use of their stunning venue and to all the
school families and friends who supported our Scat concert.
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Hillcrest Student attends
Science Summer School
Last year Claire Wang attended the Hill Laboratories Waikato
Science Summer School, held at Waikato University.
The week-long action-packed Summer School ran from 2-7
December at the University of Waikato, and gave 40 talented
Year 12 students from around the central North Island the
chance to get a taste for what it can be like to study science
and engineering at a tertiary level.
Interactive, hands-on field and lab work were the highlights for
students attending.
Claire Wang - 3rd from left
Language Department
Drama News
New Zealand Association of Language Teachers Certificate of
Excellence
The following students are awarded this Certificate of
Excellence for their achievement in their respective languages.
Congratulations to our Arts Captains for 2013, Sarah King
and Vincent Owen! These two students have consistently
demonstrated a strong interest and involvement in The Arts
and will work with the Art’s Coordinator, Heads of Department
(Music, Drama and Art) and our new Arts Council in developing
and promoting Arts-related activities and events to the wider
school.
To be eligible for this award, students need to gain 14 or
more credits at Excellence level, and at least 3 credits at
Excellence from externally and 3 credits at Excellence from
internally assessed standards at NCEA Levels 1 and 2 (The same
requirements as NZQA’s Course Endorsement at Excellence
level). In 2012, gaining three excellences was the criteria at
Level 3.
French
Japenese
Spanish
Sebastian Featherstone
Holly Deng
Phoebe Bardoul
Ellen Garrity
Jing Huang
Kirshni Bhula
Olivia Maxwell
Leina Tucker-Masters
Richard Hart
Laura Melchert
Naomi Kumar
Tracy Liang
Leina Tucker-Masters
Prim Sadindum
Grace Buckland
Sophie Weren
Alexander Arai-Swale
Ania Roznawska
Jessica Yang
Haruka Kunishige
Su-Ann Yee
Chris Lin
Emily Duke
Darren Saw
Jean-Philippe Jennings
Aa-Young Shim
Sophie Allen Nairn
Rotary National Science
and Technology Forum
From the 12th to the 26th of January, 160 students from across
the country travelled to Auckland to take part in the Rotary
National Science and Technology forum, or ‘Geek Camp’.
Topics we encountered included, but were not limited to:
microbiology, psychology, biomedical science, biomedical
engineering, biological sciences, robotics, geology and
molecular biology. Robotics in particular was fascinating as we
were able to program our own robots to ‘feel’ their way around
an obstacle course - a personal favourite.
I previously saw the forum as a way to decide what to study
at university, but it was evident after the first day of lectures
that this was certainly not the case - every new subject had me
raving about career prospects in that field!
To all year 12s who enjoy science, this forum is an opportunity
not to miss. A huge thank you to Peter Best (the forum director)
and Rotary for making the forum happen!
Left - Emily Duke
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Junior Theatresports is already underway this term. The
junior team has been selected and have played their first
game. Congratulations to Zara Olifent, Eva Bonning,
Georgia Strang, Kate Bizo, Sarah Endres and Sarah Lewis.
Thank you to all the students who tried out we would still
love to see people join in for lunchtime social games on
Fridays, led by senior students, Ms Cash and Ms Terry.
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Senior Theatresports
Congratulations to the two senior teams who consist of
Vincent Owen, Taylor Joynes, Richard Hart, Joseph
Simblett, Giles Lusty, Michael Hockey, Calum Hughes,
Lauren Paddy, Jacob Hall and Tycho Smith.
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Our Theatresports Cheer Squad will also be going along to
the games to support our teams. If you are interested in
seeing some excellent improvisation and love to cheer on
your peers please listen to the notices.
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Junior Shakespeare Club Ms Pamment will be calling for any junior students
interested in acting out short scenes from Shakespeare’s
plays. This has been a popular club, and students have the
opportunity to take part in an evening performance next
term and the Waikato junior Festival in Term 4.
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Senior Shakespeare Club
Students will be selecting their scenes for the studentdirected section of the Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival
in the next few weeks. New students are welcome to join.
See Ms Pamment in drama room B4 and listens to notices
for meetings. Students are currently working on the
upcoming Shakespeare Production – Merchant of Venice.
Lily Empson
Hannah Maxwell
Awhina Milne
Asena Pouli
Zuleka Bliss
Good luck to two of our HHS students, Summer Maisey and
Awhina Milne, who are continuing their French learning by
studying in France for a year. Bonne chance!
In addition to this delightful news of our language students, two
of our former students of Japanese made their scholarship trip
to Japan from the University of Waikato with the programme
called Kizuna Project. They stayed in the tsunami affected
areas and worked with the people there.
They also presented their reports at the university to the
public. The detailed story was in Waikato Times http://www.
stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/7987329/Students-off-tostudy-Japans-disaster-area
New Zealanders and especially the Hillcrest High School
Community have a well-established culture of volunteering
to assist with the administration of schools sport. We hope
this approach will stay with us forever.
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Cymbeline (Shakespeare Production): Our outstanding
production of Cymbeline went very well after a few initial
hitches. We performed in the new Te Kore Black Box
Theatre which was an exciting new experience.
Nerissa Bhula
Volunteers
Emily Duke
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A few areas where we are seeking volunteers for 2013 include
coaching, umpiring, refereeing, time-keeping, keeping stats,
mentors, entering data on-line, and serving on various HHS
sports club committees (or taking on a small task if you are
unable to attend meetings).
PLEASE, PLEASE DO NOT WAIT TO BE ASKED – VOLUNTEER –
THE REWARDS ARE IMMENCE.
Theatre trips this year include
• Senior Drama Trip- Auckland Theatre Company- The Glass
Menagerie- Tuesday 14 May (Term 2)
• National Shakespeare Festival- Wellington- Thursday 30
May- Monday 3 May (Term 2)
• Senior Drama Trip- Auckland Theatre Company- Anne
Boleyn- Tuesday 18 June (Term 2)
• Senior Drama Trip- Auckland Theatre Company- Lord of the
Flies- Tuesday 10 Sept (Term 3)
The ATC always provide polished and entertaining performances
which the student’s enjoy and can be used for preparation for
their external standards.
We also have the Ugly Shakespeare Company visiting us again
this year with their witty interpretation of the Bard
Junior Drama- Ugly Shakespeare Company Visit- Monday 13 May
(Term 2)
Please check out our Arts Calendar for more upcoming eventsAny queries: Please ring the Drama dept. 8570297 Ext 864. Mrs
Shiro Binks (HOD), Ms Merran Cash, Ms Elizabeth Pamment, Miss
Claire Brougham, Miss Margie Spiller.
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International Department
Welcome back to our returning students and welcome to
our new students settling into their studies at Hillcrest High
School. We welcome students from Thailand, China, Korea,
Chile, Vietnam, Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Macau, Japan,
Malaysia, Maldives & Taiwan.
Pasifika News
Our 2013 Cultural Captains, Elyse Phee and Phum Siritip, have
exciting plans for this year.
Plans are also underway for the International Concert, to be
held on 24th May 2013, Week 3 of Term 2. Auditions will be held
on 10th April and some groups are practicing already. As usual,
we expect a sold out, spectacular show.
International Camp
Our International Camp, for all International Students and
senior ESOL students, will be on the 18th & 19th April 2013, the
last two days of Term One.
We will stay in Papamoa, a small beach town in the Bay of
Plenty. This annual camp is a time for International Students to
make friends, learn more about the school community and see
more of New Zealand in the company of the International and
ESOL Departments.
New International Student Shiori with her host mother & sister
BBQ at Rukuhia
New students and Homestay families had a lovely summer
afternoon BBQ at my home. It was a pleasant afternoon in a
rural area, complete with very friendly calves.
Academic results: Great NCEA results for 2012, with all
International students passing NCEA Level 1, 8/11 gaining
Level 2 and 9/11 gaining Level 3 and University Entrance. 3
students gained Excellence Endorsement at L2 and 3 gained
Merit endorsement at L3.
Camp
Mt Pirongia Forest Park Lodge was the location for the first
‘ever’ Pasifika students’ Camp. Eighteen Year 12 and Year 13
students went up to the Lodge on Monday morning to develop
leadership capacity and to learn how to lead various outdoor
activities such as Archery, Abseiling and Problem Solving.
There were also opportunities to look at team building and
developing a sound team approach to the group as a whole. A
swim in the Mangakara River completed the outdoor activities…
very refreshing !
On the second day a further 20 Year 9,10 and 11 students arrived
at the site and, assisted by two instructors from the Lodge, the
Senior leaders showed how to safely and successfully be part of
the activities they themselves had trialled.
A swim in the Koniwhaniwha Stream completed the days
programme.
The group returned to school on Wednesday having really
appreciated the opportunity to bond as a group and to have
some new experiences.
Special thanks to Kate ,Dean and Paula at the Lodge and to
Ms Dansiezen, Miss Wairepo, Miss Liz Selby, Miss Reymer, Mr
Achary, Mr Pyne, and Mrs Radford.
Also a huge thanks to all those who participated in the Harlem
Shuffle rather late at night and who were so enthusiastic in
their consumption of all food on offer (especially Lotima).
Thanks to all of the parents who came to visit and thanks to
the Lions, FIANZE, American Embassy and all of our sponsors
who enabled us to keep our costs down for individual students.
In the evening a number of parents came up to share in
the evening meal and to hear the guest speaker ‘The MADD
Messenger’ who spoke about the need to retain your own
individuality and uniqueness.
Congratulations to Kyohei Yamaji from Japan, representing
HHS in the Waikato regional Athletics day.
Leina Tucker-Masters, Olive Wilson,
Ini Narara, Mere Puamau, Shurnir Tila
Tupou Tila
Inu Pouli, Kalina Filitonga,
Mili Narara
Erica feeding the calves
Hillcrest’s Miss Teen NZ
Kyohei Yamaji in the lead at Athletics Day
Orientation Day, held in the International Centre, introduced
many key school staff members to new students. Our Principal
Mr Whiting, the school nurse, ESOL & International staff, the
Head Boy & Girl, Sports Director, Cultural Captains and our
Head of Music all spoke and answered questions.
Many new friendships were formed and fun was had by all.
On Saturday 16 March in Auckland, Hillcrest’s Yr 12, Hannah
Moulden, won the Miss Teen NZ Beauty Pageant. Hannah was
crowned Miss Teen Hamilton back in September and won entry
to this national pageant.
Competing against 21 girls from
around the country Hannah was
judged on her interview, daywear,
swimwear, eveningwear, national
costume, photogenic and charity
fundraising, winning the Miss
Swimwear section outright.
To prepare for the pageant
Hannah trained to get into
shape, learnt her speeches and
organised her wardrobe for the
big night. Part of this involved
a group dance routine, while
singing the national anthem
in her NZ costume, which she
designed herself.
Kiana with Head Boy Marc Herrmann and
Head Girl Amy Phillips
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Her next step is to represent New Zealand in the Miss Teen
World 2013 being held in Houston, Texas this June. We wish you
all the very best of luck Hannah.
Emma Baker, Samson Lasike
Harry Wilkinson
Scholarships
This year we will be offering scholarships from the Pasifika Dept for students who
play in sports teams and who are focussed on their work at school as well and who
show leadership and positively participate in Pasifika activities. These grants will
subsidise fees. If students wish to be ‘flagged’ as possible candidates for scholarships
please see either Mrs P the Sports Co-ordinator or Mrs Radford.
Congratulations to all Pasifika students who achieved excellent results in NCEA 2012
• Level 1 100 % of students passed and all of those eligible achieved their Literacy
and Numeracy credits.
• Level 2 50 % passed and at Level 3 75 % passed.
Our school target goal is for all Pasifika students to leave Hillcrest High School at year
13 with at least Level Two so we are well on the way to achieving this goal.
Harry Wilkinson, Ms Liz Selby
& Mrs Fran Wairepo
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Tourism Trip
Trips to Tauwhare Marae
In week 9 this term 44 excited Year 12 Tourism students arrived
in Rotorua to investigate why New Zealand is such a popular
tourist destination and what we have to offer our visitors.
Term 1 will see all twelve Year 9 classes spending two days and
a night at Tauwhare Marae, Ngāti Hauā iwi.
Each panel has a story created by the students and when all 12
panels are complete we will be finding somewhere in the school
to put them on permanent display. The second day starts with
food preparation for the evening meal that whanau/families
attend. This includes peeling a lot of vegetables, preparing
Ngāti Hauā is the second largest iwi within the Waikato-Taine
rohe, whose geographical boundaries extend from Matamata,
Waharoa, Morrinsville, across to Cambridge, Tauwhare,
Tamahere and parts of Hamilton on the eastern side of the
Waikato River including Hillcrest. In the late 1800’s it was
frequently used by Māori Chiefs throughout NZ who would stop
at this marae as they made their way to ‘Te Kauwhanganui’, the
1st Maori Parliament, which was established by King Tawhiao.
During that time the iwi referred to the marae as ‘Te Taunga
mai o nga iwi’, the gathering place for all Māori. During the
meat as well as making rewena bread and stuffing from scratch.
With a focus on work roles in the tourism industry all the
destinations we visited gave us a very imformative presentation
about their role within the industry and the options available
to students hoping to begin a career in Tourism.
The highlight for most was the OGO when students (in groups Leah McCarthy, Jessica Broadhurst, Dan Li, Lulu Yao, Bow
Trongjitraksa
of 2 or 3) rolled down a hill in a ball filled with water, everyone Montana Campbell
emerged soaked and giggling! All the students were aghast
during our tour of the Novotel when were taken on a tour of
the Royal Suite, they all began to work out how they can raise
$2500 to spend a night there!
Overall it was a brisk but valuable trip which our students the
chance to not only experience tourism in New Zealand but to
also gain some ‘behind the scenes’ knowledge.
Ms Jodie Terry
HOD Tourism
Geography Trip
As year 13 geography students we recently went to Waihi
beach, accompanied by Mr Khan and Miss Patterson, to collect
information and data about coastal processes for our upcoming
internal and external at the end of the year.
Mr Khan
Mr Khan’s board
The trip was amazing and filled with great memories and
hilarity as the highlight was watching Mr Khan fall face first
off a skim board and into the water fully clothed. We were
lucky to have great weather throughout the trip, which meant
that walking along the beach, and collecting our data was
pleasurable for everyone and we were able to see for ourselves
all of the coastal processes at work.
By having these trips in the first term it is a great opportunity
for form classes and their teachers to get to know each
other outside the classroom. This helps to establish positive
relationships right at the start of the school year.
Year 10 Camps
Biology Trip
The 2013 year 10 camp programme has kicked off with stunning
weather and a hugely enthusiastic group of staff and students.
Based at Ngatuhoa Lodge in the Kaimai ranges the students
have been hiking, abseiling, swimming, rafting, kayaking,
breadmaking in Dutch ovens,riding flying fox, conquering
commando courses together with a multitude of other exciting
team building activities.
Year 13 Biology students travelled to the Thames estuary on
Tuesday 5th March for the annual Mangrove field trip. Students
mapped the mangrove community, waded through the mud and
began their experiments for the Level 3 Achievement Standard.
A great day was had by all.
Jack Prestidge-King, Tessa Mayall
Jai Reddy, Bill Chai, Justin Wong
time of Prime Minister Richard Seddon, Te iti o Hauā Marae
was used for meetings between Māori and the Government.
And during the early 1900’s a large rose and flower garden was
established on the marae which became a well-known tourist
attraction. Ngāti Hauā are also known as the Kingmakers. They
have the responsibility of crowning each Māori King/Queen.
At the time of writing this article, four classes have already been
on the first two trips. Each trip is attended by approximately 45
year nine students, 15 student leaders, 8 school staff, members
of the Tauwhare community and over 60 family members.
There is a lot packed into the two days starting with a Powhiri
(traditional welcome) on to the marae. This is usually followed
by a kaumatua sharing some local history with the students.
A range of Māori cultural activities occur over the two days
including poi for girls, all students learning the school haka,
making koauau (clay instruments), harakeke (flax) and
kowhaiwhai.
Thomas Hockey, Marc Herrmann, Cathy Zheng, Nick Bell,
David Wang
OE Kayak Trip
Despite the dry conditions this summer the Hillcrest High year
12 outdoor education class enjoyed three days white water
kayaking on the Mohaka river and found there was enough
water to have a fantastic time in the rapids. This class is now
gearing up for their first ever scuba diving experience.
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Many of our year 12 and senior Māori students are also
involved in these trips. They play a big leadership role on the
trips by running many of the activities, encouraging student
participation and supporting school staff. This gives senior
students a chance to develop their leadership skills and it also
helps to strengthen relationships between the junior and senior
students in the school.
Josh Tong
This year each form class is completing a 180cm x 30cm panel
painted with kowhaiwhai patterns.
Students
were
guided by our
awesome year 13
camp leaders, who
have undertaken
training and given
up study time
to support the
younger students.
Feedback from the
students has been
hugely positive and it has been very satisfying to be greeted by
a tired but excited group of students at the end of each of the
three camp cycles currently completed.
I look forward to May when we have two more camp cycles
to complete. A big thankyou to Mr Chibnal who has been
instrumental in the coordination of camps this
year.
H. Uivel HOD Outdoor Education.
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Sport
PAC Department
The P.A.C. began 2013 with six returning students and two new
students, Jazz Simpson in Year 13 and Kamaile Rimaha in Year
9. Both girls have settled in very well and they are enjoying
being part of Hillcrest High School.
This year our immediate environment has been enhanced yet
again with the installation of a heat pump/air con. unit in
our Common Room. This is very much appreciated, especially
during the intense summer we have had and the on-going warm
autumn.
Notable happenings in the P.A.C. so far this year include a
Games Day here at Hillcrest High School, as an alternative to
the school Athletic Sports at Porritt Stadium. Our day included
indoor and outdoor games which were enjoyed by the students,
as was the special lunch.
Athletics Results
Jazz Simpson, Jayden Lindsey, Austin Taylor, Kamaile Rimaha
Recently the Taylor family (including Hamish, Year 12 and
Austin, Year 10) have been involved in the promotion of
Muscular Dystrophy Awareness. In addition Mr. Steve Taylor has
prepared a funding application for six E-Readers for the use of
P.A.C. students. We would like to formally acknowledge our
appreciation of this.
Hamish Taylor, Sue Cooper (staff), Murray Burton (staff),
Oli Posa
To conclude, we acknowledge the hard work and success of the
students, the dedication of all staff who work with them and
the wonderful support of parents.
Melysa Cook, Kamaile Rimaha, Hamish Taylor
Relay for Life Team
This year a group of 11, Hillcrest High year 13 students took
part in the 10th anniversary of The Cancer Society, Relay for
Life. Our journey began in December when we got permission
from the school to place a team in an event for such a great
cause.
The Relay meant we would walk 22 hours rotating shifts
between all members of the team.
Starting a 2pm on Saturday the 9th of march we walked all
night long till mid-day on Sunday , walking a total of 204 laps
as a team, as well as some members pushing themselves to run
their roster slots.
By the end of the event the group had bonded amazingly and
felt a sense of achievement as we had collected $1601.90
together to contribute to the events final total of $280,000
which continues to still rise. We all found the experience
fantastic and we’re all willing to take part again. However, we
really hope a Hillcrest High team is created for a second year
by next year’s senior students, so the school can continue to be
a part of this outstanding community event for such a worthy
cause.
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Junior Girls:
100m
Jade Henley-Smith1st
200m
Jade Henley-Smith
2nd
4x100m relay
Jessica Pasene, Jane Chow,
Maia-Rose Williams,
and Jade Henley-Smith 1st
Junior Boys:
80m Hurdles 80m Hurdles
Marlon George
Teina Joseph
2nd
3rd
Intermediate Boys:
Triple jump
Natch Sadindum
2nd
Senior Boys:
110m Hurdles
300m Hurdles
Shotput 3000m
3rd
3rd
3rd
3rd
Tom Hockey
Tom Hockey
Jono Cook
Richard Hart
Hillcrest Athletics Championships
At some stage during this year two P.A.C. students, Jayden
Lindsey and Oli Posa, will be undergoing major surgery which
will produce very positive outcomes for them. We wish them
the very best during their time at Starship Hospital and during
their subsequent recovery. We look forward to their being up
and running again, and back at school.
Elaine Fredericks (H.O.D.)
Robyn Ninnes (Teacher)
Central Zone Athletics
Held at Tauranga Domain Saturday 16th March 2013
Junior Girls:
100m
Jade Henley-Smith
2nd
200m
Jade Henley-Smith
2nd
4x100m Relay Jessica Pasene, Jane Chow,
Maia-Rose Williams
and Jade Henley-Smith1st
In mid-March Kamaile Rimaha attended the Kelston School for
the Deaf Games Day at Kelston in Auckland. Congratulations to
Kamaile on gaining first place in the Year 9 and 10 (combined)
shot-put event.
During the up-coming term holidays Oli Posa (Year 12) will be
participating in the Independence Games in Timaru. These
games are run by Parafed N.Z. in association with Sport
Waikato. Oli has entered for a number of Track And Field events
and we wish him the very best for participation and success.
Oli is also involved in wheelchair basketball. He is a member of
the Waikato Representative Team, and is looking forward his
new wheelchair which will further facilitate his performance.
Waikato BOP Championships
Junior Boys:
31 1
Marlon George
2
Cameron Harcourt 21
3
Logan Vugler
14
4
Liam Du Plooy
10
Intermediate Boys:
1
Liam Newman
26
2
Natch Sadindum 18
3=
17
Cameron Mc Robie
Shalom Peacock 3=
17
Senior Boys:
1
Jono Cook
26
2
Richard Hart
25
3
Thomas Hockey 22
4
Duncan Lang
21
Junior Girls:
1
Jade Henley-Smith
28
2
Jessica Pasene
24
3
Ella Young
17
4=
Matilda Plant
14
4=
Emmerson Houghton14
Intermediate Girls:
1
Tayla Christensen
33
2
Kristina Emson
22
21
3
Nicole Emslie
4
Shani Oed
19 Senior Girls:
1
Libby Phillips
2
Hannah Torrance
3
Emma Baker
4
Libby Bird
29
28
23
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Junior Boys:
80m Hurdles
80m Hurdles
Teina Joseph
Marlon George
2nd
3rd
Intermediate Girls:
High Jump
Tayla Christensen
Shotput
Kristina Emson
2nd
3rd
Intermediate Boys:
800m
Liam Newman
1500m
Liam Newman
Triple Jump
Natch Sadindum
3rd
3rd
2nd
Senior Girls:
800m
3000m
Discus
Javelin
Libby
Libby
Libby
Libby
Bird
Bird
Phillips
Phillips
3rd
2nd
2nd
1st
Senior Boys:
Shotput
3000m
110m Hurdles
300m hurdles
Jono Cook
Richard Hart
Tom Hockey
Tom Hockey
1st
3rd
3rd
3rd
Hillcrest Swimming
Championships
Junior Boys:
1
Daniel Eyeington
53
49
2
Lachlan Sheriff
22
3
Hugo Molloy
Intermediate Boys:
1
Sasha Wallbank 91
2
Jay Orman 64
3
Alex Wang
55
Senior Boys:
1
Marc Herrmann
91
2
Richard Hart
34
3
Thomas Hockey
34
Junior Girls:
1
Emmerson Houghton
95
2
Emma De Jong 51
3
Ella Groufsky
41
Intermediate Girls:
1. BraidyLidington
87
2= Jemma Mackay
77
2=
Pieta Willoughby
77
Senior Girls:
1.
Amy Phillips
95
2.
Kelsi Mackay
85
3.
Emma Baker
43
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Cricket
Football
Equestrian
The first XI Girls cricket team enjoyed a fantastic start to 2013.
They won all of their games in the local Secondary Schools
Competition. The highlight was the winning performance
against Dio in their final game. All of the girls have improved
enormously since the beginning of the year and plan to continue
to work hard with the goal of qualifying for the national
tournament in the future.
Mr S Andrews (First IX Coach)
Our Girls 1st XI Football team played a pre-season friendly
match against the highly ranked New Plymouth Girls High 1st
XI on Sunday 10th March. Both teams made the most of a
fast-paced game with the final result a 1-1 draw. The Hillcrest
team are pleased and will be looking forward to a great season
ahead.
Mr M Bryant
Jay Phillips competed on one horse and two ponies.
Jay and his pony “Guess Once More”did very well coming 4th
in the Pony of the Year (1.35m) and 1st in the 1.25m class.
From left to right: Courtney Curry, Sarah Sprout, Kaila Rys,
Eden Healey, Greer Jackways, Maddi Potter-Scott, Samantha
Nation, Anya Bliss
Cycling
Tom Medland,Victoria Ware and Joshua Murphy competed
well at the WBOP Secondary Schools Team Triathlon event to
win a silver medal.
While Briar Keith placed 1st in the U15 individual time trial
at the WBOP Cycling Club Champs.
Back Row:
2nd Row:
Front Row:
Melissa Pfeffer, Jel Kallahar, Tayla Crawford, Braidy Lidington, Victoria Scott, Eden Marsters
Claudia Hurford, Eden Healey, Kaila Rys, Samantha Nation, Emma Baker
Nikita Chand, Alisha Corles, Emily Hanrahan, Tayla Christensen
Volleyball
- Term 1 2013
It has been a very busy term with approximately 50 students
competing in a variety of competitions. The beach season
ended early in the term with the indoor season quickly getting
underway. We
had 1 boys and
3 girls teams
compete in
the Waikato
Secondary
Schools
competition as
well as 1 beach
and 2 indoor
teams playing
in social competitions run by Waikato Volleyball Association.
Beach
Junior Beach Volleyball pair Xanthe Garahy and Kristina Emson
placed 5th at the recent NZ School Beach Volleyball Champs in
Mount Maunganui. This was a fantastic result with the junior
girls entries at an all-time high of 44 teams and also more than
any other age group. The girls were unfortunate to come up
against the eventual winners in the quarter final. Both girls
are new to the sport this season so this was an awesome
achievement for them.
Motocross
Tyler Cushion had some great results at Hauraki Plains
Motocross. She earned 2 x 1sts and a 2nd to be placed 1st
overall.Tyler was also awarded the “WOW FACTOR TROPHY”.
Brother Brook Cushion was twice placed 2nd and 1 x 3rd.
With 3 other riders competing, Hillcrest was placed 11th out
of 22 schools.
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Indoor
Tayla Christensen, Kristina and Xanthe were selected in the
Youth Girls Talented players.
Rowing Results
NISS Championships
Held at Lake Karapiro from 8th – 10th March
3 X Golds, 1 X Silver and 1 X Bronze medals
Hillcrest entered eight crews into this three day competition.
The crews all performed exceptionally well to reach the A
finals in all of their events.
Cameron McRobie in the U16 single rowed a very strong race
to place 3rd and win Bronze.
The Girls U17 four and quad of Ella Manson, Bayly Harris, Sara
Law, Loveday Yeoman and coxswains Claire Wang (four) and
Madison Marchioni (quad) placed 6th in the four and were
unlucky not to hold out for third in the quad, finishing 4th by
less than a second.
Second place and the Silver medal went to Hillcrest’s Novice
Girls coxed four of Sascha Arai-Swale, Paige Hallam, Eva
Rossiter, Jasmine Oliver and coxswain Madison Marchioni,
after a fast paced race looking to chase down a strong Waikato
Diocesan novice girls crew. Eva Rossiter and Jasmine Oliver
went on to place 7th in the Novice girls double.
The Girls U15 quad sculls and U15 coxed four, crew, of Madison
Wright, Paige Hallam, Zoe Smith, Sascha Arai-Swale with
coxswain Madison Marchioni (quad) and Shania Brooks (four)
continued their dominant performances leading into this
regatta by winning Gold in both finals by 17 seconds and 14
seconds respectively. Once again, an unbeaten record for
these crews.
In the Girls U15 double, Madison Wright and Zoe Smith backed
up their two Golds earlier, by winning a third Gold medal in the
U15 Girls double.
There were 85 schools and 1,821 competitors at the NISSC.
Overall, Hillcrest placed 8th in the Derbyshire Shield for all
competing North Island schools.
Hillcrest High School Rowing has had wonderful parent support
throughout the season, thank you to all those involved.
Lacrosse
Siobhan Quintal and Nicola Aldridge have been named in the
U19 New Zealand team that is off to Perth in April to compete
in the Australian U19 National Champs.
These girls have been joined by Samantha Quintal in the
Waikato Women’s team.
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Rowing
Senior Student Leaders 2013
MAADI Cup Regatta 2013
Held at Lake Karapiro from 18th – 23rd March
2 X Golds, 1 X Silver and 1 X Bronze medals
Maadi week officially opened on Sunday with a parade of
schools through the main street of Cambridge ending at
Victoria Square. Hillcrest High School won the School Banner
competition judged by Hamish Bond and he presented a NZ
Rowing prize pack to our team.
Hillcrest High School entered eleven events and reached six “A
finals”, two “B finals” and three “C finals”.
There were 120 schools and 2,025 competitors at Maadi.
Nationally, against all competing schools, Hillcrest High School
placed 8th in the Star Trophy for overall points, 6th in the
Executive Trophy for sweep oars and 10th in the Presidents
Sculls for sculling oars.
Throughout the week of heats, repechages, quarter finals
and semi finals, Hillcrest Crews competed in 30 races before
the finals days. Many of our rowers had endured through all
weather conditions during this time and had multiple races
every day. Coach, Aimee Pink had a very busy week with races
on every day. Her time spent with every crew before and after
each race and her ability to get the best out of her rowers is
evident in these successful results.
The Girls U15 quad sculls quarter finals, after having been
raced, were subject to a protest by an opposing school
regarding the weather. This was upheld by the committee and
the crews were forced to re- race their event again later the
same evening. The Hillcrest crew didn’t waiver and finished
first in their QF race, again.
The senior girls U17 quad and four including Ella Manson, Bayly
Harris, Sara Law, Loveday Yeoman and coxswains Claire Wang
(four) and Madison Marchioni (quad) got into their work with
a hard fought 3rd place in the four and later in the morning
placing 5th in the “A final” of the quad. On Thursday, Bayly
and Loveday also went on to finish a strong 2nd in the “C final”
of the double and Sara, 3rd in the “C final” of the single.
Cameron McRobie waited the longest for his final. He went
on to finish a very creditable 6th in his favoured U16 singles “A
final” against some very strong competitors. He also finished
4th in the U17 single in the “C final” on Thursday.
It is often overlooked how
important the senior rowers
are in assisting the younger
and less experienced rowers
to develop and become
champions. Through their
time at trainings, camps,
mentoring and leadership,
this year’s senior Hillcrest
rowers have supported the
future of the club very well.
Back Row: Thomas Hockey, Duncan Lang, Phum Siritip, Vincent Owen, Ramona Oliver
Middle Row: Liza Tykhonova, Divya Sharma, Sarah King, Alexis Walsh, Naomi Kumar
Front Row: Elyse Phee, Amy Phillips (Head Girl), Marc Herrmann (Head Boy)
House Captains
Friday and Saturday were finals day. All Hillcrest crews had
made it through and the weather and lake conditions were very
good. Mr. Whiting, Mr Johl and Mrs Priscott were also at the
lake on Friday to cheer on our rowers.
The Girls U15 quad sculls of Madison Wright, Paige Hallam, Zoe
Smith, Sascha Arai-Swale with coxswain Madison Marchioni,
rowed an amazing close final to win Gold and the Avonside/
Macleans Cup.
The same crew with Shania Brooks as coxswain went on to win
the U15 Girls coxed four in a powerful performance from the
half way stage of the race, winning their second Gold and the
Waikato Diocesan School for Girls Cup by 6 seconds.
Hillcrest’s Girls U15 four and quad have remained unbeaten in
over 18 races over the last three regattas.
Back Row: Elliott Cooper
Cody McIvor
Front Row: Grace Buckland Tayla Crawford
Jonathan Tobias
Libby Phillips
Dominic Wilshier
Siobhan Quintal
Satoshi Filitonga
Helena McHugh
Madison Wright and Zoe Smith were in action again on Saturday
morning winning Bronze in their U15 Girls Double.
Our novice rowers were in action on both finals days with Eva
Rossiter and Jasmine Oliver placing 2nd in the “B final” of the
novice girls double on Friday. This is a very good top 10 finish.
On Saturday, the Novice Girls coxed four of Sascha Arai-Swale,
Paige Hallam, Eva Rossiter, Jasmine Oliver and coxswain
Madison Marchioni put in an excellent effort to take out the
Silver medal (presented by Eric Murray). The girls kept pace
with the competition early on and eventually pulled ahead
enough to take out second place behind a very strong Waikato
Diocesan novice crew. The same result as at the NISS.
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