HAMILTON GIRLS’
2015
HIGH SCHOOL
JULY
NEWSLETTER “A wise woman shapes her own destiny”
FANTASTIC STUDENT WORK FROM THE ART DEPARTMENT - Pg. 6
Founders Day 2015 - Pg. 3
FUSION FESTIVAL 2015! - Pg. 14 SCIENCE: WAIKATO WEB DAY! - Pg. 8
PRINCIPAL’S COMMENT
Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou At the end of Term 2, we finished with a special assembly for Founders Day – the day our school opened as Hamilton High School. It has been wonderful to share the last day of term 2 as a way to commemorate this special day. In this newsletter, I thought it fitting to add my speech from Founders Day. Tena tatou katoa. Ko tenei te mihi mahana ki a koutou katoa kua huihui mai nei i runga i te kaupapa o te waa nei. No reira..kei te mihi kei te mihi. Nau mai, haere mai Tena ano tatou katoa. A special welcome to Board Chairperson, Mr McCrae, HGHS Old Girls, Guest Speaker Saskia Vitacovich, Staff and students. Our Founders Day assembly 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, headmasters 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. More so, we believe that students at our school then, and today, thrive when they are engaged in a challenging academic program within a nurturing environment. Our approach at Hamilton Girls’ High School is aimed at ensuring girls are keen to learn and to extend themselves, that they seek out opportunities and are solution focused in their thinking. Oprah Wynfrey once said “It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from.The ability to triumph begins with you.” I would like to add….Not only you, but your 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, orchestras, choirs, outstanding scholars, sporting idols, inspiring teachers, visionary Principals and so forth.
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Many pupils have gone on to great success and recognition in later life, and have become testaments to the quality of our school. In 1977, the Department of Education wanted to abolish Hamilton Girls’ High School on this site, and build a new school at St Andrews. At the time, the Principal, Miss Edbrooke and the Board of Governors fought hard to keep our school. With the support of parents and teachers, they felt very strongly that there should be single sex state schools in a city the size of Hamilton so that every parent has the right of choice between co-educational and single sex schooling for their children. We have a similar situation that has happened in 2015, with the opening of a new school in Rototuna. While this co-educational school may have concrete foundations to build their school culture from, Hamilton Girls’ High School have the foundations of tradition, culture, leadership, sporting and academic excellence to build on. The foundations we have laid in the past empower our young women for the future. “Why a Girls’ School?” is a question that is commonly asked? We know that: - Girls want to know why, and we want them to have the confidence to ask it - Girls want to know exactly what is required in their work, so we provide them with detailed information and constructive feedback - Girls become anxious when high stake assessments are due, and we take steps to assist them through this experience - Girls want to get on with their learning without disruption. We assist students to be responsible learners, address problems appropriately, or face consequences. What works for girls is not the same as what works for boys. Girls’ development has a different sequence and time clock, they have a different approach to thinking about issues, their social construct has a different priority, and perception about the traditions of what girls can or should, still continue to be challenged. Hamilton Girls’ High School has shaped and influenced our young women since 1911 and will continue to do so into the future. Today, we remember Founders Day. Thank you.
Marie Gordon
Principal
THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE QUAD
OPEN DAY TOURS
Tuesday 4 August
Please report to the Auditorium at 1.30pm or 5.00pm Sonninghill Hostel tours can be arranged via the Director of Boarding
FOUNDERS DAY 2015
Phone: (07) 839 1304 Fax: (07) 834 1394 Email: enrolment@hghs.school.nz
WITH SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER SASKIA VITASOVICH
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Academic STUDENT PROFILE SHAUNA GLASSIE-RYAN
Each newsletter we will profile a student who has consistently performed extremely well in NCEA examinations and school based assessments throughout her time at HGHS to offer some tips and strategies that may assist other students. Shauna Glassie-Ryan is in Year 9 taking English, Mathematics, PE and Health, Science, Social Studies, Japanese, and Technology – Food. Q. What has the step up been like for you from Intermediate to High School? A. The step has been easy for me I think and this is because I already had family and friends at HGHS to help me find my way around while I was still new. At first I was nervous about moving from a school of 300 to a school of about 1700 girls. Fortunately for me, making friends was easy and I found that the more sports I participated in, the more people I got to meet. Q. What is your workload like this year? A. The workload has been manageable, but it is certainly an increase from what I was required to do at Intermediate School. I prefer bringing my device to school just in case I do not finish an assigned task or want to revise something.Then I can take a photo or note it down on my device.
Q. How do you manage academic and extracurricular activities? A. Managing my school work and extra-curricular activities has been manageable too because I have a supportive family who do whatever they can to help me, for example, dropping me off to practices and picking me up afterwards. My mum is always making sure that school work is my number one priority. Q.What is your favourite thing about HGHS? A. My favourite thing would have to be the many different sports that HGHS have to offer. I really enjoyed doing Waka Ama, Rowing and Water-Polo for the first time. I also like playing Netball and Ki Orahi so I was happy to see that the school had these sports. I have also enjoyed being apart of the Pasifika sister-hood. Q.What have you learned so far from your time at HGHS? A. I have learnt how to manage myself better, present myself in a tidier manner, the importance of being punctual and that stepping out and trying something new can lead to meeting some great people and other good opportunities.
Riddle Me This... The answer to the riddle in the last newsletter was “Juliet”. All of the listed things in the riddle describe a part of the NATO phonetic alphabet: Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India, and finally Juliet. Congratulations to Hiralben Patel for successfully answering the riddle first. Please see Sara Elgoran to collect your canteen voucher.
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NEWS
English Year 10 students completed an imaginative writing assessment in Term Two. English teachers were impressed with the effort that students put into this assessment and with the interesting and lively nature of the “published” items. Here are two pieces from students in 10 H1 for you to enjoy. Mimi Tarau! “Hold it in! Hold it in!” I wrap my hands around each other and squeeze tight. My sweat runs down my face, my body starts to shake. I get weaker and weaker the longer I sit on the mat, surrounded by little children, while Whaea lsabell reads to us. I swallow the lump in my throat. “Breath, Lucy, hold it in!” I cross my leg over the other. Tears start to flood my eyes. “Oh no!” I say to myself. I take one last look back at the window, and that’s when it happened. There I was. I was laughed at. I was embarrassed. I was in tears. And I was in a puddle of my pee. And just how did I end up in this situation? Well, let’s just take it back a notch. Hello! My name is Lucille Waiora Maniapoto. I am 5 years old and unfortunately extremely shy (a bit too shy if you ask me!) Anyhow, life was sweet in Room 4. Good friends, teacher, activities, games and more! But there was just one simple rule in Room 4. Whaea Isabell made the rule, “You are not to have a drink during learning time.” And why was this? Simply because there were too many people needing to use the bathroom during learning time. Oh and before I forget, I had a friend. Well, she was my only friend. Her name was Sheneil. We were closer than bumcheeks! We were like two peas in a pod! We followed each other everywhere! And just one day, when Isabell was reading a story to the class, I turned to Sheneil and whispered, “I need to pee.” She whispered back to me, “Hold it!” Then Sheneil shot her hand up, then asked if she could use the bathroom. Whereas Isabell responded, “Yes.” I then asked after Sheneil and she replied, “No, Lucille. One at a time!” I sat in tension, watching Sheneil walk past the class window. As every passing minute went by I began to look back at the window more and more. “Hold it in! Hold it in!” I wrap my hands around each other and squeeze tight. My sweat runs down my face, my body starts to shake. I get weaker and weaker the longer I sit on the mat, surrounded by little children, while Whaea Isabell reads to us. I swallow the lump in my throat. “Breath, Lucy, hold it in!”
I cross my leg over the other. Tears start to flood my eyes. “Oh no!” I say to myself. I take one last look back at the window, and that’s when it happened. There I was. I was laughed at. I was embarrassed. I was in tears. I was in a puddle of my pee. Then in came Sheneil … With water dripping from her chin. By Waiora Maniapoto The Shack The chilly air covers me like a blanket as I step outside the house. One-by-one we walk out into the night where the cold hits us immediately. The last person shuts the door behind them. All goes silent for a few seconds. The normal chirp of the cicadas is nowhere to be heard, the street is deserted and the only thing separating us from the darkness is a single flickering street light. The six of us head off into the night, buzzing about what the night may bring us. After what feels like forever we decide to stop at a random bench. Across from the bench a dark forest spreads for miles, the full moon raised high above. We find a small clearing in the trees and walk through to see what looks like a lake. The bright light from the moon shines down on the glistening but murky water. As we get closer to the edge of the lake a few ducks fly away in a rush. The water looks horrible. Unknown lumps glide around, the water near black. I look around. Besides from the many bushes, only a shack comes into sight. An outside light dimly shines on the door of the shack. I wonder if anyone’s home. “Hey guys, look over here?” They all turn to face the shack, slowly starting to walk over. Many questions go through my mind. “What is it?” “What’s inside?” I could tell everyone was thinking the same thing. We all want to know. We start walking towards the small shack, the pavement quickly turning to mushy grass. “Dang it!” I turn around in fright. Mia’s fallen into a small hole, mud now coming up to her knees. I laugh at her, watching carefully where I step now. As we near the shack our steps become slower. Everything is tense. Everyone is nervous. The door creaks open. A short, stocky man steps out with what looks like a butcher’s knife. He grins. “I thought I heard something,” he says. “What are you bunch of kids doing around here at this time of night anyway?” “Uh…we were just looking around, sorry,” Caleb stutters. “Well, it’s bloody freezing out here. Why don’t you all come inside from the cold for a hot drink?” We follow him in cautiously, the biggest mistake we ever made. We never thought about something bad happening. We never thought this would be the last night of our lives. But it was. And we never saw it coming. By Ariana Kawai
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ART
WHAT’S UP IN THE ART DEPARTMENT TERM 3... Term 3 is a really creative time in the Art Department so watch out for Art Club and workshops for senior art students. There will be scholarship sessions through lunch and after school. We welcome our new Year 9 students and are looking forward to sharing our knowledge with you all.
The Art of Manu: Year 9 MAC Maori Arts and Craft Maori Arts and Craft is a unique course designed to develop into Year 10 Maori and Year 10 Art. This class is based in the Wharenui and focusses on Maori content as the basis for learning. A highlight for the majority of MAC students in Term 2 was a project based on Manu-Native Birds of Aotearoa. The Manu unit provided a great opportunity for students to use their devices to deepen their understanding and appreciation of birds native to New Zealand and to consider their cultural significance through Printmaking. The combination of literacy and creativity within a cultural environment has resulted in some stunning artworks. Ka pai o koutou mahi toi !!! Artworks featured by: Briah Sunborn, Brooklyn Gilbert, Mahina Peihopa, Maia Dixon.
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Understanding World War One through Art:Year 10 Art Project Following the Anzac Commemorations on April 25th,Year 10 artists explored World War One through imagery of the time. Students began the project by studying photographs taken by soldiers both at Gallipoli and on the Western front. World War One historian John Ward brought in artefacts from the Great War including sweet heart badges, death Pennies, medals, military badges and dog tags. The highlight of the visit was allowing students to see an original piece of Trench art; a letter opener made from empty shells. The students’ task was to use all the resources available to them to create a powerful visual image that would express the horror of the First World War. A difficult subject matter to tackle, but the results have been outstanding. Students explored six different print making processes in order to create these art works. Artworks featured by: Ally Wotherspoon, Jade Graham, Jewel Atkins-Haddon, Kayleigh Strokes, Maddison Arnel, Parneet Judge, Pascalle Davies, Sydney Hou, Syndey Richardson,Tessa Klapka-Innes,Tiana Selwyn,Tiare Metekingi.
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SCIENCE
WAIKATO WEB DAY Our Year 13 Biology classes were fortunate enough to be able to attend WEB Day at the University of Waikato. Throughout the day, we attended lectures on Human Evolution, Evolution, Biotechnology and Plant and Animal Behaviour. In addition we attended a laboratory session on biotechnology manipulations. To be able to experience university life for a day was worth while as now we all have an idea of what Biology at Waikato involves. The biological concepts and ideas we were able to witness will continue to help us with out with assessments this year and in the future. I hope the Biology students in the future are able to experience WEB Day. Sara Elgoran Y13
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PAST STUDENT PROFILE
Rebekah Wairepo Studying Chemical Engineering at Waikato University.
Hi I am Rebekah Wairepo and I attended HGHS from 2007-2011. I am a fourth year Chemical Engineering student at Waikato University. Chemical Engineers are responsible for the design, operation and quality of large-scale processes which chemically or physically alter material into useful products. These products include pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, dairy and steel. This year I am working on my big fourth year research project. The topic of my project is investigating the energy return on investment (EROI) of geothermal power. EROI is the ratio of the amount of usable energy that is gained from an energy production process to the amount of energy invested to obtain and deliver this resource. I chose to work on this project because I want to work in the field of renewable energy when I finish my degree. At HGHS I loved Maths and Science and I gained skills and knowledge in these areas, in Mr Chand’s Physics class in particular, which formed an invaluable platform for me to build on when I began studying at university. If you also love Maths and Science then Engineering could be the career for you. If you want to help others and do something that will benefit people’s lives on a global scale then Engineering is the only way to go. Sure, doctors might save one person’s life a day. A Chemical Engineer can save thousands of lives through providing clean water, food, medicine, fuel, electricity and so many other necessary products. I would love to see more women doing Engineering as it is a male dominated field and I would especially love for some fellow Maori girls to study Chemical Engineering as I am the only one in my class.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION & HEALTH FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION VISIT IN LEVEL 1 HEALTH This term we have been currently working on the Achievement Standard 1.5 Sexuality, Well-being and safe practices. Within the unit I had organised with Vicki from FPA to come and present to the girls on the current contraceptions that are on the market, going over in detail the positives and negatives and risks to each of the different forms of contraception. The girls found this very valuable and thoroughly enjoyed having her in to speak and present. This also encourages community awareness and support for the girls. Throughout the presentation the girls were able to ask questions relevant to the topic of their sexual health and wellbeing. I believe this really enhanced the students’ knowledge and well-being for their assessment which they are currently just finishing off. Mrs Irwin Level 1 Health Teacher
10SPORT ULTIMATE FRISBEE COMPETITION All three 10Sport classes competed in the annual Ultimate Frisbee Competition. We were lucky that the field and weather held out for us on the day. There was some outstanding skill displayed throughout the afternoon, showcasing what the girls had learnt throughout the Term. Well done to all the teams that dressed up in theme as well, showing a true team spirit. The competition consisted of 8 rounds, semi finals followed by finals. The final play off was between ‘Brighter than your future’ team in Mrs Hita’s Class, against ‘Showgun’ in Mrs Perry’s Class. Congratulations to ‘Showgun’ who won the tournament and were very strong competition throughout the afternoon. Well done to all the students who participated.
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Technology DVC Year 10 Design and Visual Communication students have been recently working on a Spatial Project which involved the design of a sleep out for a residential backyard. The girls chose a real site for their sleep out and had to think about what would suit that environment and the teenagers that would use it. A combination of drawings, models and computer designs were used to evolve a sleep out idea that was suitable, realistic and satisfying for the budding architectural, interior and landscape designers involved. The photos show students with a 3 dimensional scaled model of their final design. I really enjoy the graphics course in Year 10. It is very helpful in learning how to come up with a concept and then to further develop it to complete a final design. I really enjoyed the sleepout project for these reasons and because it gives us a chance to design something that is realistic and is needed. I enjoy learning all the different sketching techniques, and how to use some of the different digital programs to help develop our ideas. Hannah Robertson
I really enjoy Year 10 Graphics and it’s a really fun exciting course as you never do the same thing twice. Each time you go to Graphics you will be doing something new and learning a new skill, it doesn’t feel like work.You get to create projects and be creative. There are no limits on what you can do. If you want to do something the teachers will help you find a way. I enjoy how you get to do a wide range of things from Photoshop to making models and you are always doing something. Ezra Vette
RED NOSE DAY FOR CURE KIDS Red Nose Day for Cure Kids raises money to fund research into the illnesses and conditions that affect the lives of Kiwi kids. This year, Red Nose Day promises to be the biggest yet! Once again, schools and businesses up and down the country are getting behind the fund-raising effort throughout August. Heads House is selling RED NOSES and running a raffle to help support this important cause. Look for us at tutor time and lunchtimes. NOSES $3 Raffle 50c
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GEOGRAPHY
On Friday 5th June both Year 11 Geography classes went to the Hamilton Lake Domain for the day. The focus of our day was to collect information in the form of interviews, photos and sketch maps for our research project on the Use and Sustainability of the Hamilton Lake Domain. This assessment was worth 7 credits and was based on the collection of primary data so it was really important that we utilised this time well. The day began with a walk from school to the Hockey Association for a whole group interview. Then we had time to map certain features of the Lake before meeting for our next whole group interview with the Managers of the Lake, the Hamilton City Council. After this we went to conduct smaller group interviews with the remainder of our interviewees and had to complete our mapping and photo taking during this time. We were so lucky that it was a sunny day and we could collect our information easily as we had set up the interviews beforehand.
Y13 GEOGRAPHY FIELDTRIP TO FIELDAYS The Y13 Geography students went to Fieldays to experience the scale and organisation of this exceptional Event. We studied exhibits relating to dairy farming, such as, LIC, Fonterra, and automatic milking systems (AMS). Case study material was collected to support two Geography Achievement Standards. We had an awesome experience and talked to a wide variety of experts in their respective fields. Y13 Geographers, Marika Searancke and Atela Mala were chatting to the PM at Fieldays.
TOURISM The Y13 Tourism students went to Fieldays to experience first hand the largest Agribusiness Expo in the Southern Hemisphere. We saw innovations, Ag Art Wear, NZ's Best Kitchen, ate lots of samples and walked so far that we all think we were shorter by the end of the day. It was a day of pleasant surprises and new experiences.
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sports AT HGHS
HAMILTON GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL VISIT TAURANGA GIRLS’ COLLEGE FOR ANNUAL EXCHANGE Hamilton Girls’ travelled to Tauranga Girls’ College on the last day of Term Two to contest our annual exchange competing in Premier and Year 10 A Netball , 1st and 2nd XI Hockey, 1st XI and Junior 1st XI Football and Senior Basketball. Last year the decision was made to cancel this Exchange due to the timing around the measles so it was exciting to be able to travel to Tauranga Girls’ College this year. As two buses departed Ward Street there was a degree of nervous energy as a number of students hadn’t faced TGC in this Exchange in their chosen sport. Tauranga Girls’ have very strong hockey teams with their 1st XI in the top Tier for tournament. Our girls came out strong putting together some fantastic plays being led from the back by Libby Clement. We had numerous shots at goal and the game was all tied up with 3 minutes to play when Tauranga got a shot away, taking the win. We showed a commendable performance against a very strong TGC who came away with the win 3-2. Nicole Atutahi led the 2nd XI Hockey in a hard match. The backs worked hard to defend our goal, feeding the ball up the turf, taking advantage of a few breaks with shots at goal that they couldn’t put away. TGC were too strong for our girls, taking the win 5-0. Our Senior Basketball girls took to the court with a strong line up. HGHS took control of the game from the beginning which gave the coach the opportunity to work in new plays and combinations, resulting in an outstanding performance 67-36. Our 1st XI Football took the field in a closely fought first half with both teams defending and attacking with our goalkeeper Stephanie Cox keeping TGC scoreless with some spectacular saves. During the second half HGHS took control of the game with Michaela Foster, Georgia Nixon and Jazmin Hotham all scoring. The final result was 4-1. The Junior 1st XI Football team also enjoyed a great game keeping the TGC goalkeeper busy. The forwards dominated on the field showing that HGHS has some depth in their football programme and taking the win 2-1. Our Netball teams had a mixed day. The Premier team was able to provide consistency across all four quarters to come away with a win 30-24. Year 10 A, who have had an outstanding season to date, were unable to transfer this into this exchange suffering their first loss of the season, 41-18. A huge thank you to our Coaches and Managers who gave up their time to attend this Exchange with their teams and the Staff who also attended. We know that everyone had a fantastic day and were able to take away a number of initiatives to put in place as our premier teams prepare for winter tournament, and as we come into the semi-final and final end of the local competition.
OVERALL RESULTS
FAIRPLAY AWARDS
Sport/Team TGC HGHS
Netball League 1/ Premier 1 Netball Junior A Football 1 st XI Football Junior A Basketball Senior A Hockey 1 st XI Hockey 2 nd XI
Netball Premier 1 Netball Junior A Football 1 st XI Football Junior 1st XI Basketball Senior A Hockey 1 st XI Hockey 2 nd XI
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24 41 1 1 36 3 5
30 18 4 2 67 2 0
Renee Gudgeon Katlyn Stedman Mikayla Foster Zavier Duncan Alyssa Hirawani Maria Sartin Kat Park
UP AND COMING: HAMILTON GIRLS’ HIGH HOST NEW PLYMOUTH GIRLS’ HIGH IN AN OVER NIGHT EXCHANGE On the 11th August we will host New Plymouth Girls’ High School in an overnight exchange. Last year we travelled to New Plymouth for this new exchange and this year it is our chance to return the hospitality and face their teams on our home turf. Last year there were a number of tightly contested matches and we expect that this year will be no different. Both their teams and our own have been performing well in their local competitions. With 9A Netball added to the programme in 2015 we are expecting strong displays across all four Netball teams. Last year we came away with one win out of the three games and we know that all players who attended last year will be looking to change those statistics. Football will be looking to replicate their win last year whilst Hockey will look to build on the fantastic game they had last year that resulted in a one-all draw. Finally, Junior and Senior Basketball, who both had outstanding games but couldn’t finish off the final quarter, will be looking to avenge their games and take the wins.
Thank you in advance to the families who are hosting billets for this exchange. The friendships, sportsmanship and camaraderie gained on and off the court, provide our students with many learning opportunities. The programme (subject to change) will provide a day of great quality games and we welcome support from family as our teams work to take the overall trophy. 9.00 am - 9A Netball - Large Gym 9.30 am - Senior A Basketball - YMCA 9.30 am -1st XI Football - HGHS Field 10.00 am - 10 A Netball - Large Gym 10.30 am - 1st XI Hockey - Gallagher Turf 11.00 am - Premier Reserve Netball - Large Gym 11.00 am - Junior Basketball - YMCA 12.00 pm - Premier Netball - Large Gym
Pania Monk Departs for the 2015 Junior Women’s Softball World Championships Talented Softball player Pania Monk, who was named in the Junior White Sox Softball Team in February this year, departed for the 2015 Junior Women’s World Championship on Wednesday 29 July. The Junior Women’s World Championships involves 18 Nations and will be held in Oklahoma City from 9 - 15 August 2015. New Zealand is in pool D with Canada, Chinese Taipei and Venezuela. We wish Pania, who has been a Junior White Sox squad member since 2012, all the very best for these Championships and look forward to catching up with her on her return.
FUNDRAISING FOR HAMILTON GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL What: COMEDY STAGE HYPNOTIST EVENING When: Wednesday 12th August 2015 Where: Hamilton Girls High School Auditorium Time: 7pm – 9pm Cost: $20.00 per ticket **Spot Prizes**Mini Auction** on the night To purchase tickets contact Tania 021 274 5302 or Ms Brittany Kenny (kennyb@hghs.school.nz)
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AT HGHS
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FUSION FESTIVAL 2015
Week 10, Term 2 was the most amazing Fusion Festival week Hamilton Girls’ has seen. Every four years our different cultural groups (about 50) come together to celebrate our diversity with a concert, national costume mufti day and a Flag ceremony on the Friday to conclude the week.
The Arts Council Prefects, Katerina Hodgson (Multicultural), Irene Sugimoto (Visual Arts), Brittany Brown (Media) Haven Garisau (Pasifika), Grace Mayer (Music), Ana Silva (KapaHaka), and Nicole Atutahi (Dance) under the leadership of the Arts Captain, Krystal Woodward, and with the help and guidance of their teachers, organised a whole heap of events that happened during lunchtimes. At least a hundred girls in performance groups such as African, hip hop, choir, Samba band, award winning Pasifika, Barbershop and Kapa Haka were melded together into an amazing concert by Ms Wynne-Jones which played to full audiences on the Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Lighting was done by Arise Church, sound by Shinae Brennan, video by the Media Department, posters by Irene Sugimoto.
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HGHS & HBHS PRODUCTION - JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Congratulations to HBHS for leading such a wonderful production.
GATEWAY
Fight Back Community Boxing Night - Raise Up Programme at YMCA
On the 27 June 2015 the YMCA Hamilton Raise Up Crew co-facilitated the Fight Back Community Boxing Night with the Fighting Fit Boxing club. Their rolls were event planning, point of sale, stats, photography, ushers, and assisted with marketing. They gained first hand experience in a real life situation. I am proud of how they conducted themselves and handled pressure. The students that were involved with running the event on the night from HGHS were: Michaela Naidoo, Moana Hokianga, Shania Wheatley & Kelly Ho. Rawiri King - YMCA Stadium & Raiseup Coordinator
Raise Up Hamilton is an organisation run by High School students that associate with the YMCA that aims to organise drug and alcohol free events for the youth of the Hamilton Community. On the 27th June Raise Up teamed up with Fighting Fit Hamilton to host a boxing event. The night was a success, seeing over 18 youth fighters from all over the North Island take the ring. Moana Hokianga
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GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION
WAIKATO YOUNG LEADERS DAY
YEAR 10 EXTENSION FIELD TRIP 25-26TH JUNE
This year, we had 20 Year 9 students attend the Waikato Young Leaders Day (WYLD) which was held at Waikato University on 20th June. These students were nominated by their teachers as demonstrating strong leadership potential. The day began with an introduction speech from Paula Dewar, the organiser of WYLD. We were then split into groups and mixed with students from other schools. In these groups we moved off to different lecture theatres where community leaders, from a Paralympic Athlete to Year 13 leaders, shared their stories of leadership in action. After the lectures we came back together with our school group and explored leadership concepts through interactive workshops with WYLD facilitators. When doing these activities we had to use communication and thinking. My highlight of the day would have to be listening to the community leaders share their stories of leadership in action. Personally, Waikato Young Leaders Day has improved and extended my knowledge and understanding of what leadership really is. Article written by Morgan Clayton (XSP)
On Thursday the 25th June, both extension classes started their two day field trip together. The day began with a guest speaker, Christina Jacklin from High Performance Sport NZ, to motivate and engage the students to strive to reach their dreams whatever they may be. After feeling very inspired, the two 10X classes were mixed into groups of ten to participate in some team building/problem solving games. There were 3 main activities which were run by PE teacher Louise Irwin which included building the biggest tower out of 20 balloons and cello tape, moving items across the room in a strategic order and then developing a method to transport ping pong balls across the hall using only one hand and one chopstick each. The remainder of this day was a Model UN activity which was set up by Josephine Maplesden, Sarah Cantlon and Carmel Sheridan with the help of Year 13 Model UN participant Cheska Saveedra. Students had done some groundwork on this in class and were in groups of no more than 3 students, each group representing a country in the United Nations. The students had been working in their groups to find out what their chosen country believed and had laws in relation to the Global Refugee Crisis, and what they as a country were willing to do to help to solve this. There was some outstanding discussions over a ‘working lunch’ where each group brought food which was common to the country they were representing. These discussions and motions continued throughout the day with only one motion being passed, put forward by the USA. The students all expressed wonderful ideas and spoke well to represent their country. The second day of the trip was organised by the University of Waikato where the students were exposed to some of the departments through interactive lectures. These lectures consisted of Agribusiness, Biology, Law, Earth Science, Engineering and Psychology. Some of the highlights of the day included a Moral Case Study for Law where the students had to decide a conviction based on a real historical case and also the Earth Science Liquefaction activity which involved sand, putty and chocolate! Thank you to all the students for their participation in the two days and also to the staff who helped to set up the trip and those who assisted with the running of the activities. What a great opportunity for our students!
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CAREERS CAREERS UPDATE
Tertiary Study 2016 All students considering Tertiary study for 2016 have been encouraged to start sourcing financial scholarship information. The school subscribes to www.generosity.org.nz (the previously named Breakout site) which is a data base of scholarships and the students can access this at any school computer. All tertiary institutions also have a scholarship section on their website. It is now the perfect time to start formulating applications by writing personal statements and gathering documentation together. Students should collect an application form from the Careers Office for any school reference required. Academic transcripts can be directly downloaded from www.nzqz.govt.nz using their individual student login. SCHOLARSHIPS Each year many of our students are awarded scholarships from Waikato University and we would like to congratulate the following students on their success in being awarded one of these for the 2015 academic year. Sir Edmund Hillary Scholarship Georgia Allen,Tessa Leong Vice-Chancellor’s Academic Excellence School Leaver Scholarship Jeneva Hall, Nien Chia His, Sunniva Nasmith University of Waikato Academic Merit School Leavers Scholarship Diloromkhon Askarova, Kaitlyn Cook, Lauryn Denby, Megan Hancock, Kellie Holton,Te Riina Kapea, Marimar Lumiwes, Jessica Lusby, Ruby Masters, Linda Mork Mak, Hazel Panzo, Aimee Pitcaithly, Devena Ruwhiu-Edmonds, Rebecca Sun, Bree-anna van der Oest, Olivia Voss, Kelsey White,Tyla Zillwood. Science Admission Fees Scholarship Bree-anna van der Oest
TERM 3 KEY EVENTS Course planning and enrolment assistance takes place, the following universities have confirmed visits to the school. 10th Aug 12th Aug 13th Aug 19th Aug 20th Aug 4th Sept 7th Sept 8th Sept
AUT University of Auckland Victoria University Massey University Canterbury University Otago University Lincoln University University of Waikato
WAIKATO TRADES ACADEMY This photo is of the Waikato Trades Academy students completing a Health and Safety course at Sonninghill Hostel. This was part of their inschool programme to increase their awareness around safe work practices. They learnt to identify hazards and understand the role they would be required to play as an employee in a workplace in regard to keeping themselves and others safe.
Open Days 5th Aug 15th Aug 28th Aug 29th Aug
Massey University – Palmerston North Massey University – Albany Campus Victoria University Massey University – Wellington University of Auckland
uni101 This is a useful site for 'everything you wanted to know about university but were afraid to ask'. http://uni101event.nz/?_cldee=Y2FsZGVyd0BoZ2hzLnNjaG9vbC5ueg%3d%3d
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KEY DATES august 2015
1 - 2 AUGUST 1 AUGUST 3 - 7 AUGUST 4 AUGUST 5 AUGUST 6 AUGUST 8 - 9 AUGUST 10 - 14 AUGUST 11 AUGUST 11 -12 AUGUST 13 AUGUST 14 AUGUST 17 AUGUST 19 AUGUST 20 AUGUST 21 AUGUST 24 AUGUST 26 AUGUST 28 AUGUST 29 - 30 AUGUST 31 AUGUST
Gym Sports Championships HGHS / HBHS Production Heads House Charity Week Health and PE Week Open Day Individual Duathlon Mufti Day Academic Council Interhouse Quiz Hostel Set Leave Social Sciences Department Week 1HUM Field Trip NPGHS Exchange Get to Go Challenge Waikato 2ECE Work Experience Year 9 Speech Finals 2APO/APS Tough Gal 3BIO Zoo Trip Languages Department Week MacDiarmid House Week 1APO Extreme Edge Dance NZ Made 1APO Extreme Edge L2 Tough Gal 1APO Extreme Edge Science Fair WSS Ski and Board Championships Senior Assessments begin WSS Badminton until 9 September Orchestra Festival Hostel Set leave Winter Tournament