HAMILTON GIRLS’
2016
HIGH SCHOOL
MARCH
NEWSLETTER “A wise woman shapes her own destiny”
NZSS TOUCH NATIONALS - Pg 13
Fantastic Flower sculptures created by Y9 Art class at the end of last year - Pg. 9
News from the Learning Support Department 2016 - Pg. 17 HOUSE TROPHIES - Pg 21 ZONE ATHLETICS - Pg 15
PRINCIPAL’S COMMENT
Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou It is with immense pride that I congratulate our Year 13 cohort for their excellent achievement pass rates in 2015. We were pleased to see an incredible improvement in our roll based Level 2 results. Our reults increased by 4.9% from 80.9% in 2014 to 85.8% in 2015. This pass rate represents a current peak for the school. Equally as important, the NCEA Level 2 pass rate for Maori students increased by a a significant 10.2% from 72.9% in 2014 to 83.1% in 2015. This is the first time the Level 2 cohort of Maori students at our school have achieved a pass rate in the 80’s and represents a new peak for the school. Once again, congratulations to our students, staff and parents for continuining to strive for personal excellence. NCEA L2 Pass Rates (Roll Base) HGHS Nat Dec 6 HGHS Ave Maori 2005 69.4 59.0 59.0 51.4 2006 67.4 62.6 62.6 62.5 2007 69.3 63.7 65.0 51.1 2008 65.1 65.8 66.9 53.7 2009 73.5 65.6 66.8 58.1 2010 72.5 66.5 68.2 57.8 2011 71.9 68.3 71.3 70.3 2012 76.6 70.0 71.5 62.5 2013 72.9 71.6 72.4 65.3 2014 80.9 75.4 77.9 72.9 2015 85.8 75.8 77.4 83.1
Given this is my fourth year as principal, it has been pleasing to start the year without the school looking like a construction site. All our major leaky building work has been completed to date, with the smaller project (C Block) being placed on hold. Something slightly different, the Hamilton Girls’ High School Board has been working on the possibility of a new gymnasium with the Ministry of Education. I am pleased to announce that the MOE has finally approved in principle, a refurbishment of the existing gymnasium. While they have allocated 1.4 million to the project, this means we have 2 years to raise funds of approximately 5.5 million. We 2
would like to establish a fundraising group to assist with our marketting plan and seeking sponsorship and funding for this project. I will email our school community with more information. We have had a great start to the year, and at the time of writing, our Premier Football Tour team are currently on tour in England and Spain. Their progress can be followed on the HGHS instagram page and the European Football Tour 2016 Facebook page. Our girls rugby team also head back to Japan to defend their title at the Sanix World Rugby tournament next week. We wish both teams all the best for their tours. It has been extremely busy in the Arts area of school with our Arts Captain leading our talent quest, our senior students participating in the Shakespearan Festival and full casting for our school production, Grease. Congratulations to all those who were successful in gaining a role in the Grease production. It was extremely fierce competition. We look forward to seeing our production coming together over the next few months. Finally, I hope that many of you will take the opportunity to attend the many ANZAC ceremonies that will take place on April 25th. Anzac Day is not a day to celebrate or glorify war, but rather to remember those who have served our country. We salute not only the spirit of the ANZACs but, in paying tribute to them, we take the opportunity to dedicate ourselves to striving for our country as they did and uphold the qualities of courage, commitment and comradeship. I want to share a small exercpt from a speech from an old girl, Amokura Tautari. “At dawn, on the 25th April 1915, New Zealand and Australian soldiers stormed the beach at ANZAC Cove. Under heavy fire and against insurmountable odds they fought their way up the beach, through rugged gullies and over steep ridges as part of an
Allied invasion with orders to secure the Gallipoli Peninsula. What followed this fateful landing was one of the most tragic and nation defining chapters in New Zealand’s history. The history and events surrounding the Gallipoli Campaign are well documented and make for sombre reading. By all accounts the campaign was an abject failure. The loss of life on both sides was horrendous. The events at Gallipoli affected all segments of society and all communities which is understandable for a nation which numbered one million at that time.� So what can we learn from the selfless sacrifice that our soldiers made at Gallipoli? Our soldiers fought, suffered and died for our freedom, our country, and the preservation of our way of life. In honour of this sacrifice we must take advantage of the opportunities we have received and the freedom we enjoy.
Finally perhaps the greatest lesson is to ensure that we learn from the past. We must acknowledge and honour the sacrifice of our soldiers and to remember Gallipoli for what it was. To do otherwise would be a disservice to the brave and dedicated soldiers many of which paid the ultimate price for our freedom. On Anzac Day, we renew our debt of gratitude and ensure the memory of those at Gallipoli and abroad will never dim. On April 25th, our Executive Council will be joining other schools in a parade. They will meet at 9.15am at Bridge St. If our students wish to join the Head students, they must be in full winter uniform and on their best behaviour. I want to finish by wishing you a safe and enjoyable break. We look forward to seeing you back in Term Two.
Marie Gordon
Principal
A huge CONGRATULATIONS to our 2016 Executive Council... HEAD GIRL
Georgia Lambert
DEPUTY HEAD GIRL & SPORTS CAPTAIN Michaela Foster
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EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 2016 ACADEMIC COUNCIL CAPTAIN Eden Pohipi
ARTS COUNCIL CAPTAIN Tara Given
SERVICES COUNCIL CAPTAIN Christian Baledrokadroka
STUDENT COUNCIL CAPTAIN Jaimie Wilson
SONNINGHILL HOSTEL HEAD GIRL Kendal Lawrence
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Academic
NEWS
EDEN POIHIPI – ACADEMIC COUNCIL CAPTAIN Hello everyone. When I was 2, my mum started home-schooling me. Every day I would get my little alphabet chart and recite the same thing. A is for Apple, B is for Ball, C is for Cat and so on. Once I could recite the entire alphabet I was so proud of myself that it is the only thing I wanted to say for the rest of my life, that was the beginning of my love for learning. This passion and drive has caused me to work hard and succeed in all aspects of my life. I believe that every student at our school has the potential to succeed in their chosen field. With the right support and encouragement, every student can reach their full potential and be highly successful in preparation for their future. That is the environment I want to enhance within our school. One where all the girls can strive for their goals and achieve more. My name is Eden Poihipi and I am your Academic Captain for 2016. ACADEMIC COUNCIL Chloe Vitasovich – English Prefect Hello everyone, my name is Chloe Vitasovich and I am honoured to have been appointed as your English Prefect for 2016. I have always had a passion for literature and the freedom it provides and I implore you all to explore an interest in English this year- you never know where it may take you. Literature has the ability to transport you from one place to another and open your eyes to injustice; provoking you to critically analyse the world around you. Girls’ High is fortunate enough to be the home to an accomplished English department who collectively offer you a wealth of knowledge and experience. This year it is my goal to encourage all students to take advantage of these resources and achieve both success in academia and personal fulfilment from our English programme. To ensure this objective, I will be promoting writing and speech competitions, as well as devoting myself and the English committee to the organisation and promotion of tutorials (especially around examination times), and improving Girls’ High’s already high standard of school wide literacy and NCEA achievement. I look forward to working with you all as a voice for the student body, and I am eager to provide you with the opportunity to explore English as both a passion and a means to academic success! 5
Krystal Lin – Gifted and Talented Education Prefect Hey everyone! My name is Krystal Lin and I am excited to be your Gifted and Talented Education Prefect for 2016. The talents and gifts of our school are bursting at the seams and we, the GATE committee, aim to open up more opportunities for those who wish to push themselves in pursuing their goals. 2016 is going to be a fun year of just giving everything a go, jumping straight into the deep end and pushing our limits because we never know which doors, nay, “gates” can open if we hesitate to knock. I can’t wait to see our students getting involved with the things they love and honing their many gifts and talents in intra and inter-school competitions, meeting guest speakers, tutorials and other fun activities that we have up our sleeves. Charlotte White - Science Prefect Hi! My name is Charlotte and I am your Science Prefect for 2016. I am a Year 13 student who has been addicted to science and its wonders since Year 9. I am a complete animal person and hope to head off to Massey to undertake a Veterinary Science degree next year. If I could give you any advice it would be to not trust atoms, they make everything up! No? Fine, how about if I told you that organic chemistry is difficult, those who study it have alkynes of trouble! Still nothing? Fine, I’m sorry I had to make these bad chemistry jokes, all the good ones argon! Ok that was good, no way I am apologising for that one. I am most prominently a biology student but I am open to anyone who wants some help with any of the sciences. I like to think I am approachable and easy to BOND with so come and say hi! I plan to promote the lesser known science careers to get more girls at HGHS involved with what science has to offer. Science is such a broad topic and is used for pretty much anything you can ever think about, it’s not all lab coats and test tubes! Science is so much more and I wish to show all the girls at HGHS the beauty of science. Ok I’ll leave you with a joke. A photon checks into a hotel and is asked if he needs any help with his luggage. He says, “no, I’m traveling light!” Nida Fiazi – Social Sciences Prefect Hey everyone! My name is Nida Fiazi and I am so blessed to be your Social Sciences Prefect for 2016. The social sciences are my favourite subjects because they are another means of getting to know more about people and their lives. We learn about their cultures, customs, beliefs and what was seen as acceptable as well as what was deemed scandalous. The great thing about social sciences is that it is not limited to just one subject and that means that you are bound to find the subject for you. Whether it be Classical Studies, History, Geography or one of the many social sciences offered at HGHS. This year the social sciences committee and I will aim to organise activities, invite speakers and get more of our girls involved in the social sciences and help them to succeed. I cannot wait to see our girls achieve their goals this year.
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Murihiku Martell – Ka Awatea Prefect Kia ora, my name is Murihiku Martell and I have the honour and privilege to serve as this year’s Ka Awatea Prefect. My role is to be the voice on behalf of the Maori students here at HGHS. This year we have a homework centre running with the help of the Te Kahui arataki committee and with the help of our Maori teachers within the school. This will help all the Maori students and others to achieve higher and perform to the highest abilities. We have a fun year planned ahead of us with the Maori language week coming up, and hopefully kick off a Maori sports week. This year I am striving to create a school Haka so we can showcase our pride that we have for our school. I am super excited to see what this year has in store.
Kelsey Lomas – Health and PE Prefect Hey Everyone!!! I am Kelsey and I am so excited to be your Health and PE Prefect for 2016. I am passionate about Health and PE and I love the sports and outdoors so this is the perfect position for me!!! I can’t wait for all of the exciting activities we have coming up this year where I can share this passion with all of the other HGHS girls! Health and PE is a fantastic subject with a number of excellent opportunities that can develop from it. I am very excited about our fun filled and busy year ahead with plenty of different competitions and activities. I cannot wait to help support and encourage all you girls in the Health and PE department to celebrate your achievements in my favourite subject. Aimee Todd – Mathematics Prefect Hi everyone, my name is Aimee and I am lucky enough to be the Mathematics Prefect for 2016. My goal this year is to encourage girls at HGHS to be more enthusiastic about mathematics and to encourage participation and enthusiasm within the subject. I aim to run tutorials lead by senior students, and also activities to get more people involved and increase academic excellence. Some opportunities that students can get involved in are the Australian Mathematics Competition which is offered to Years 9, 10, and 11 students. Also the WaiMaths Competition where students can compete against other schools. Both of these opportunities provide students with a way to challenge their mathematic ability and to get involved with the subject. This year is going to be a great year and I hope to see you involved in as many things as you can. Sanjani Prasad – Technology Prefect Hello everyone. My name is Sanjani Prasad and I am the Technology Prefect for 2016. I have participated in a range of Technology subjects, some of which are Jewellery Design, Food Technology, Bio Technology, and Textiles Technology. I really like using my imagination. Technology has helped me to bring out my creative side. It would be my pleasure, as your Technology Prefect for 2016, to bring out your creative side. My main goal for this year is to promote the Technology Department and let you, my fellow students, know that taking Technology is not only fun, but it can lead to your future career. All you have to do is have that passion and drive to find the technologist in you. I cannot wait to see all of you getting involved, so come along and take advantage of what the Technology Department has to offer. Sapna Pandaram – International Languages Prefect Hello I am Sapna Pandaram and I am the International Languages Prefect for 2016. I have always enjoyed learning languages and it is a pleasure to be able to be more involved in this area. This year, I hope to make languages more accessible and allow students to explore new cultures. We all have a lot of tenses and vocab to learn but through programmes such as Language Perfect, we can make this fun and exciting and get the results we desire. The International Languages committee will be starting soon and i hope to see you all there!
ACADEMIC GOALS FOR 2016: • To promote and reward Academic Success. • To increase attendance at tutorials. • To promote and increase involvement in extracurricular activities both inside and outside of school. • To encourage learning across the curriculum. 7
ART
These amazing Fantastic Flower sculptures were created by GY’s Y9 Art class at the end of last year. The girls gained inspiration by researching different types of flowers and constructing them from paper mache on a hat base. When they were complete, they were installed on the beautiful new green grass of the quad.
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WELCOME FROM THE ART DEPARTMENT 2016!!! Kia ora and welcome to all new students embarking on a creative journey in the Visual Arts 2016. This year is shaping up to be amazing. We want to acknowledge the academic achievements of Ashleigh Ranstead who was awarded Dux of Hamilton Girls’ High School 2015. We are particularly excited for Ashleigh achieving Scholarship in Painting. We encourage all aspiring creatives to aim high and strive to achieve their personal best.
We acknowledge Level 1, 2 and Year 9 Maori Arts and Crafts’ students. Some of their fantastic work is on display in the atrium. Take some time to view the work on display - the exhibitions are exciting and highlight some of our many talented students. INTRODUCTING OUR VISUAL ART PREFECT: Savana Beaumont Hello my name is Savana Beaumont and I have the privilege of being your Visual Arts Prefect for 2016. I am extremely excited for what the arts program has to offer this year and I hope to see many students come along for the events that are taking place soon around the school. We are organising many activities that anyone can join, so look out for the Arts Events in the newsletter and come along! INTRODUCING OUR DEPUTY VISUAL ART PREFECT: Amaria Kee-Huaki Hi my name’s Amaria Kee-Huaki I study level 3 Printmaking and I’m your 2016 Deputy Visual Arts Prefect. I'm very honoured and excited to be able to help promote the arts and what it has to offer for new students and those who are interested. Our Arts Council have already planned for exciting and innovative activities and events that I hope will encourage students and teachers to come and participate. If you are interested in keep an eye out around the school for events and bring your friends for some fun! Coming up: 2016 Excellence in Art Competition for Level 2 and Level 3 students sponsored by Burns Paterson Optometrists. The theme is: "An Eye to the Future". There are cash prizes and a chance to exhibit and sell artwork alongside local Art students from throughout the Waikato. Please see your teacher for more details. 9
SCIENCE
At the end of 2015, Krystal Lin, Sapna Pandaram and Rachel Li were given the opportunity to apply for the Hill laboratories Science and Engineering Summer School through the Waikato Sunrise Rotary Club. They were all successful and thoroughly enjoyed this Summer School Camp. The week long programme consisted of a range of activities in the field of Science, including an overnight trip to Rotorua. Out of the 79 applicants 40 were chosen and the students had an amazing time taking part in this event. Students worked in groups and used a wide range of scientific techniques under close supervision in science laboratories. Examples included DNA fingerprinting, material strength testing, water analysis, and electronics. Included in the programme was field trip to Rotorua to make scientific observations and to collect samples, including biological material. The materials and samples were examined and analysed in the Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, Biological Science and Earth Science laboratories.
CONGRATULATIONS REBECCA-ROSE NGATAI Congratulations to Rebecca-Rose Ngatai for being accepted as one of only 54 young leaders from around the country to attend the Sir Peter Blake Youth EnviroLeaders’ Forum (YELF). This event is being held in Nelson and will provide an opportunity for Rebecca-Rose to learn more about the environmental issues facing New Zealand and the Tasman region specifically.
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMING CHALLENGE 4 GIRLS (PC4G)
On Thursday 26 November 2015, six teams consisting of 11 students took part in the annual Programming Challenge 4 Girls at Wintec. The students had already completed programming tasks using SCRATCH and LEGO Mindstorms as part of the Year 10 Digital Technology course. This challenge provides Year 10 female students with the opportunity to compete against other teams from schools around the country, Australia and Canada. They complete a programming challenge using the ALICE programme. The main purpose of the challenge is to encourage more females to look at IT as a career choice, as there is a severe shortage of women in this industry. The students had a successful day. I would like to congratulate them on their efforts. I would especially like to congratulate Isabel Papple and Grace Roffe who were placed second in the Waikato and received a silver medal. 10
PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH
2APS LEVEL 2APS RAGLAN LEADERSHIP TRIP On Friday 18th March our Level 2APS class traveled to Raglan to lead each other in activities of their choice. We had an amazing race, fitness relays, mine fields, sand castle competitions, yoga and many more fun activities which provided plenty of laughs. To top the day off in the afternoon as a class we had a surfing lesson which was an awesome way to end the day out at Raglan. Overall the trip that was planned by the students and was a successful day where we were able to work with others to participate in activities. We know we had a good day because the bus ride back to school was quiet and most students were asleep. Thanks to Mrs Hita for accompanying us on a day well spent. Samantha Delamere
2PED On Tuesday 15th March, the 2PED class took part in a coaching day. This involved coaches from various sports from around the region coming into school and running the class through a practical session to illustrate the different coaching styles used in the individual sports. As well as coaching styles the class learnt about different types of communication and different activities to carry out depending on the athletes. The class will be able to utilise the information gained from this day in other assessments throughout the course of the year and also in our practical assessment for our current coaching unit standard and when going on to coach teams in the future. Thank you to Waikato Lacrosse, Sports force and Waikato Bay of Plenty Football and also Carolyn Grey for being involved in this day 11
sports AT HGHS
TOUCH
2015 NZSS TOUCH NATIONALS THURSDAY 10TH- SUNDAY 13TH DECEMBER While everyone finished school and started their holidays. The HGHS Senior Touch team left for Auckland to compete at the NZSS Touch Nationals. After two months of intense trainings the girls were finally ready to take a shot at the title. With a very young team we were ready for the challenge. HGHS went through the first day unbeaten but it was a real fight to get us there. Saturday we had a very slow start and had a nail biter game first up. Thankful for some great plays by the team we managed to win. Our big game that day was against St Kentigerns College. We played a near perfect game and managed to beat them by 2. Which meant we finished top of our pool. Sunday morning in torrential rain and freezing conditions we played Mt Albert Grammar in the Semi Final. The team stayed composed and controlled the game winning convincingly. Fortunately for us the sun came out for the Final against St Kentigerns. With a young team and only having 2 girls who have ever played a final we went in quite nervous. It was not a good first half and HGHS was down 3-0 at half-time. Times like this, teams can give up but our team tried everything and gave it their all but unfortunately just fell short with the final score being 4-3 to St Kentigerns.
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As a coach I am extremely proud of the girls and the effort that they put in before and during the tournament. We are a team that is more than just your usual team and we are extremely excited about the future with our young team. Huge thank you to Rachel Stratford for being the best manager, Morgan Morrow for being our Asst coach, Mita Graham for being there to offer your assistance and knowledge of the game.
To our Year 13s for being your wonderful selves, Tenika Willison for being an inspirational captain for our girls and lastly to all our wonderful whanau who are always there supporting myself and our team. Huge congratulations to my team; who no matter what give everything and leave it all on the field. Special mention to the girls who were selected in the NZSS Tournament team- Tenika Willison, Jazmin Hotham, Kiana Beattie, Hope Fraser, Ariona Ieremia and Violet Hapi-Wise.
Congratulations to Jadye Paenga and Allazaye Phillips on making the Touch NZ Junior Development Team!
Special mention to Mark and the team at Kukri and to Grant and his team at Te Rapa Wholesale Cars, we can’t thank you enough for the support you have given to our team.
Our new school van on its first test drive!
ROWING After 5 days of a very intense rowing camp the HGHS rowing crews competed in a Regatta at lake Karapiro, making three A-finals and four B-finals.
2016 We are nearing the end of our 2015/2016 Touch Season and the Regional Youth teams have been very busy. We have had girls representing us in our regional teams- Waikato U13, U15 and Waikato U17 Girls and Mixed Teams. Congratulations to all the girls who competed at the NZ Junior Nationals which were held in Christchurch. Special mention to the Waikato U15 Girls who finished 2nd. Well done to Te Amai Hudson, Kiriana Nolan and Haylee Epiha who have been selected for the NZ U15 Team and Manaia Nuku who has been selected for the Elite Academy.
Our younger rowers really showed they are developing under coach Jared Capon with Ali Mills, Kathryn Haydock, Jasmine Mc lean, Josie Cox and coxswain Rachel Scott the U/15 quad finishing 5th in the A-final and backing that up with a 3rd (0.1secs behind 2nd ) in the U/15 four A-final. Fenella Findlay- Yates and Anna Gallaher rowed well finishing 6th in the U/16 double A-final and along with novices Brooke Pegden, Shauna Glassie-Ryan and coxswain Olivia Bradley finishing 5th in the U/16 quad B- final. Our doubles combination of Charlotte Whitham and Jaimie Wilson made three B-finals finishing with 4th, 5th, 6th placing. Fantastic effort from our rowers, coaches and support team! 13
ZONE ATHLETICS
On the 9th of March 35 girls competed at athletics zones seeking out placings for WBOP. Congratulations to all the girls who qualified to compete at the WaiBop championships. In particular the following girls got top 3 placings in their events: Kellie Brown 2nd 400m, 3rd in 800m.
Olivia Hooker 1st= With Jasmine Hotham high jump. Mahia Peihopa 2nd in discus. Keeley Jennings 3rd in 300m hurdles. Sarah Potter 1st in discus. Maria Sartin 2nd in 300m and 2nd in 200m. Viki-Rose Green 2nd in Javelin. Jasmine Hotham 3rd in 100m and 3rd in 200m. A special mention has to go to Steph Lualua who broke the zones shot putt record by a huge 62cm. She threw 12:04m and was placed first, she also got 2nd in the Javelin and our Junior and Intermediate relay teams got 1st. Another huge congratulations to you all.
NEW ZEALAND DIVISION II SWIMMING COMPETITION After 4 days and 8 sessions of hard and fast swimming.... KAYLA ANSLEY 13 YR OLD GIRLS 200 back placed 2nd(sliver medal) with a 11:40 sec pb 400 free placed 13th with a 10:09 sec pb 200 IM placed 5th with a 9:47 sec pb 50 breast placed 9th 200 free placed 14th with a 3:00 sec pb 100 free placed 17th with a .87 sec pb 50 back placed 17th with a .68 sec pb 200 breast placed 3rd(bronze medal) with a 8.82 sec pb 400 IM placed 5th with a 10.44 sec pb Waikato 13-14 yr old girls free relay team placed 4 th. 10 heats, 5 finals,2 timed finals and 6 top 10 finishes. 14
GABRIELLE ROSEMERGY 13 YR OLD GIRLS 50 fly placed 21st 100 fly placed 5th with a 2:95 sec pb 200 fly placed 2nd (sliver medal)with a 2:21sec pb. 3heats,2 finals and 2 top 10 finishes.
THE ARTS AT HAMILTON GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL: The arts that we teach in the classroom, visual art, drama, music and dance are only a fraction of what is available to you to explore over the next 5 years. Take the opportunity to find out if you are passionate about some form of the arts, you won’t know unless you participate. The committed teachers who organize and train these groups would really love you to be involved. There are a wide variety of dance and performance groups that are offered by different cultures within the school, e.g. Indian dance, Pasifika dance and Kapa Haka groups. Pasifika by Nature is a fabulous competition which HGHS won last year. This is happening on 7 May. Musically, there are the vocal groups such as the Barbershop choir and quartets (who sing without accompaniment) and we have a school orchestra. We offer tuition in various instruments and you need to go and see the Music Department about this at the beginning of the year.
ARts AT HGHS
All these groups compete in regional and national competitions. This year, there is an amazing school production, Grease, which includes the drama, dance, music and art departments and is a joint effort between Hamilton Boys’ High and Hamilton Girls’ High. The cast for this has just been announced. We also compete in Stage Challenge and hold a Fusion Festival, which brings many of the 50 different cultural groups together to perform. To join any of these groups you will need to be aware of the Daily notices that are posted round the school and can be read through the Parent Portal or on your Kamar app. Alison Gray, Arts Director 2016
Pictured below: 2015 HGHS Arts Events
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TE MAUREA WHIRITOI On the 19th of March 2016 Te Maurea Whiritoi performed for the very first time at the Annual Tuurangawaewae Regatta in Ngaaruawaahia. A record number of 120 students from both Hamilton Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools took to the stage many, for their first time. Te Maurea Whiritoi were well received and the hau kaainga were appreciative the roopuu sung the old songs with complete passion. This performance is one of many Te Maurea Whiritoi will have this year. With Nationals fast approaching, all the experience helps the group to be the best they can possibly can be. Teenaa koutou.
MUSIC Who is who and what they do in the Music Department, welcome to the Music department for 2016. Here are some of our big players for 2016.... Lana Kong Prefect Lana is a percussionist and a guitarist. She drums for Sambatron and African Drumming Waikato. She spends all her spare time performing, dancing and gymming. When she leaves school, she is most likely going to go into personal training or engineering but will always keep music in her life. Raine Pearse, Prefect Raine is a pianist and vocalist. She plays for various organisations such as her church congregation, choirs, and sings in multiple choirs and a trio, as well as the school choir and Barbershop. She is interested in a career in medicine. Adrian Hayward, Drum Teacher Adrian is a talented and experienced drumming teacher, drumming in the live version of Mamma Mia. He comes in on Wednesdays to teach drum kit, percussion and run our HGHS Samba group. Mike Anker Mike is our awesome guitar teacher. He teaches as an itinerant guitar teacher at several schools. He comes in on Mondays and Wednesdays to teach guitar, bass and run our guitar group —The Trouble Clefs.
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LEARNING SUPPORT DEPARTMENT 2016 The new Realising Potential programme is taught by Jelena Blagojevic at Year 9 and Nicola Le Miere at Year 10 and teaches the 4 curriculum areas, English, Maths, Social Studies and Science contextually and thematically. It’s hands on and relevant to the girls’ every day lives and the overriding vision is “Success For All”. This junior programme follows through to the RPX class in Year 11 and 12 where the students complete a Work and Community skills certificate as well as NCEA level 1 credits. We held a ‘meet the parent evening’ in the Hillary Learning Hub, to allow the parents and our girls to come along and learn more about the new and exciting Realising Potential programme. There was a large turnout and afterwards the parents went up to the classrooms and had an opportunity to see the girls’ work so far. This Term in the Hillary Learning Hub, the Lions’ Club Volunteers will be reading with girls we have identified as needing additional reading support. Also booster reading and writing programmes are underway focussing on meta-cognitive strategies to help our girls improve in these areas.
GATE
We also welcome into the Learning Support team, Wendy Dunn a trained primary school teacher who will help mentor and assist our girls on their learning journey. The Learning Support department is looking forward to an exciting and innovative year ahead.
GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION
Hey everyone! My name is Krystal Lin and I’m excited to be your Gifted and Talented Education prefect for 2016. The talents and gifts of our school are bursting at the seams and we the GATE committee, aim to open up more opportunities for those who wish to push themselves in pursuing their goals. 2016 is going to be a fun year of just giving everything a go, jumping straight into the deep end and pushing our limits because we never know which doors, nay, “gates” can open if we hesitate to knock. I can’t wait to see our students getting involved with the things they love and honing their many gifts and talents in competitions, meeting guest speakers, tutorials and other fun activities that we have up our sleeves. 17
CAREERS It’s never too early to start planning career pathways but many students struggle to find a suitable career option. It can be difficult to decide exactly where to go to do tertiary training or how to apply for jobs. Parents often feel frustrated that their daughter cannot make a career decision or they do not have the knowledge to advise their daughter about her career decision-making. TIPS FOR STUDENTS • Seek help early to make a career decision so you choose suitable subjects. Make an appointment with either Mrs Calder or Mrs Lander • Gather information from the career programmes at HGHS or use the very useful CareersNZ website, www.careersnz.govt.nz • Identify career options that suit your interests, skills, and values – take into account your academic level. • Narrow down your list to two or three realistic options • Make a career plan with steps you need to take in order to achieve your goals. Have a back-up plan. • Check the job opportunities in your career options. What are your chances of getting a job in this industry? Go to the “Jobs Database” on the CareersNZ website and type in the name of the job you are interested in, in the “Search” space; look at the dial for Job Opportunities or go to www. mbie.govt.nz and go to “Occupation Outlook”.
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TIPS FOR PARENTS • Encourage your daughter with her career plans and goals – be supportive but realistic • Talk to Deans and Career Advisors with your daughter • Attend the Option Evening later in the year – Term 3 According to CareersNZ, parents can best help their children cope in the world of work by helping them understand that their career is a lifelong journey, full of changes, rather than a destination, where you will remain for the rest of your life. USEFUL APPS FOR STUDENTS • NZQA – keeping NCEA credit count Drivers Licence Occupation Outlook – information about employment trends
Congratulations from the Careers Department... Gemme Clunie, Waikato District St John Cadet of Year 2016/2017 Hiya everyone, so for those of you who don’t know me, my name is Gemma Clunie, I am 15 and am in year 11. I have been doing St John cadets for 3 years. I’m from Hamilton youth division, and have been appointed Waikato District Cadet of the Year for 2016/2017. I have also been selected to compete at our national competitions for central region. I will be attending this event in April up in Auckland with 2 other girls from Girls High. This a big milestone in my St john life, I am able to go to regional cadet of the year selections in September. With the chance of becoming National Cadet of the year. This is an exciting year for me and my family. I look forward to the other opportunities I will have this year. But of course school work will have as much attention as St John gets. Eden Bates and Shania Hales of year 13 were selected for the prestigious Defence Force Careers Experience. The Careers Experience will be conducted at Tamaki Leadership Centre, Whangaparaoa, visiting HMNZS PHILOMEL (Devonport) and Whenuapai Air Force Base showcasing selected trades of each of the services - Navy, Army and Air Force; as well as the lifestyle and work environment of a service person. It is an all expenses paid experience that will give them a very realistic taste of life in the Defence Force. TERTIARY PRESENTATIONS & OTHER CAREER EVENTS TERMS 1 & 2 2016 LIAISON VISITS May 5th Thursday: Medical School presentation (students interested in medicine) 1.30pm - H1.5 May 11th Wednesday: OTAGO UNIVERSITY 1.30pm - H1.5 May 20th Friday: WINTEC 1.30pm - H1.5 May 23rd Monday: AUT 1.30pm - H1.5 OPEN DAYS & CAREERS EXPO April 7th Thursday WINTEC OPEN DAY May 13th Friday WAIKATO UNIVERSITY OPEN DAY June 12th – 13th CAREERS EXPO - Claudelands Events Centre
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THE MAORI LEADERSHIP GROUP- TE KAHUI ARATAK I would like to inform all whanau that we have our Homework centre starting in Term 2 Week 1. We encourage all Maori students to attend. It will be run every Wednesday lunchtimes and the students will be informed through the school notices. Our students will be mentored and tutoring and support will be available in a safe learning environment. Hollie Gray - HOD Maori MARYELLEN WALSH ACADEMY - IRISH DANCING Irish Dancing: Beginner classes open for enrolment, we invite you to come along and give it a try! Lots of fun, learning, fitness, coordination, friendship and teamwork involved! Please enquire by email at maryellenwalsh@xtra.co.nz or by phone/text on 027 2767431. See our facebook page Maryellen Walsh Academy Of Irish Dance. Bring on 2016. HAMILTON CENTRAL ROTARY We have moved to 453 River Road, Hamilton. From 11 January 2015 our new telephone number will be (07) 855 7612 and fax (07) 853 3157. All other contact details remain unchanged.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Head lice Head lice are spread by personal contact or the sharing of combs, brushes, caps, and other clothing. Head lice are a common problem with preschool and schoolchildren.
Nit (head lice egg) combs, often found in lice medicine packages should be used to remove nits and lice from the hair shaft. Any flea combs made for cats and dogs are also effective. After the initial treatment, check, comb, and remove nits and lice from hair every two to three days. Retreat in seven to 10 days.
Head lice cause a tickling feeling of something moving in the hair, itching, and sores on the head.
Check all treated people for two to three weeks until you are sure all lice and nits are gone.
The affected individual, family members also infected, and the home, should all be treated
Treating the whole house is a laborious but important task. Follow these steps:
Who is at risk for getting head lice?
Machine wash all washable clothing and bed linens that the infested person touched during the two days before treatment (to kill the lice and nits). Use the hot water cycle (130 F; 55 C) to wash clothes. Dry laundry using the hot cycle for at least 20 minutes.
Anyone who comes in close contact with someone who already has head lice, or even their contaminated clothing and other belongings, is at risk for acquiring head lice. It is easy to transmit head lice from one person to another. HEAD LICE TREATMENT For effective elimination of head lice, the infested individual, family members that are also infested, and the home must all be treated. Treatment of the individual and the infected family members Over-the-counter (OTC) or prescription medications are used to treat the affected people and their families. Follow these treatment steps: Remove all clothing. Apply lice medicine according to the label instructions. If your child has extra-long hair, you may need to use a second bottle. WARNING: Do not use a cream rinse or combination shampoo/ conditioner before using lice medicine. Do not rewash hair for one to two days after treatment. Have the infested person put on clean clothing after treatment. If some live lice are still found 8 to 12 hours after treatment but are moving more slowly than before, do not retreat. Comb dead and remaining live lice out of the hair. The medicine sometimes takes longer to kill the lice. If, 8 to 12 hours after treatment, no dead lice are found and lice seem as active as before, the medicine may not be working.You may need to consider a different treatment. 20
Dry clean clothing that is not washable, or store all clothing, stuffed animals, comforters, etc., that cannot be washed or dry cleaned into a plastic bag and seal it for two weeks. Soak combs and brushes for one hour in rubbing alcohol, Lysol, or wash with soap and hot (130 F; 55 C) water and then place in bag and leave in freezer for two days. RMED
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The 3 following pharmacies offer 20% discount: Hamilton Pharmacy next to Accident and Medical on Victoria street Redicare Pharmacy Nawton Pharmacy Head lice treatment can also be obtained on Doctor’s prescription
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Learn more at www.trustee-election.co.nz
More information on Hamilton Girls’ High School’s Trustee Elections to come.
SERVICES COUNCIL Introducing our Heads of Houses....
Brittany Kenny, Kahui Watling, Nellie Wallace-Ward, Louise Pryor, Olivia Campus Academic Mentoring has already begun with Year 11. Each student will be interviewed by their tutor teacher or Head of House to ensure their academic needs are being met, to set goals for the year and to make sure each and every student will be making the most of their time at HGHS for 2016.Year 9 students will be the next year group to be academic mentored, followed by Year 13, 12 and 10. Inter-tutor group competition A new inter-tutor group competition has been set up for each house. Once a fortnight throughout the school year, all tutor groups within each house will be competing to win the new House Owl Trophy. For the first round, all houses held the same competition. The naming of the trophy. Each winning name has a story behind the naming. Jaden and Tyler King of XVT nominated Campbell’s Owl Trophy to be called Wairua because Wairua means spirit. They wanted the owl to represent the spirit, pride and positive energy of Campbell house. Willow, Wilson’s Wise Owl. Our tutor group WLG was proud to be the first tutor group to look after Wilson’s Owl Trophy. We won Willow by giving “Willow” it’s name. We debated over hundredssssss of names but we came to the conclusion that Willow suited our owl the best and we were right! Our tutor group chose the name Willow because it means flexibility and grace, we think Wilson girls show these values along with the W.I.S.E values.You can find Willow at the moment sitting on our shelf until the next Wilson competition. Will WLG win Willow next time? I guess we will have to see. By Maria Sartin and Louise Kay (WLG) The story of Reggie One day there was a white Owl, with black feathers called Reggie,and he met Ruby who was a black Owl with white feathers. They fell in love at first sight. As a result of this love Reggie turned red and forever remained red as a symbol for his love for Ruby. Ruby and Reggie lived on the top of Hepburn building. Once they died, their love was continued on through the girls at HGHS in Heads house. They believe in Excellence, Success, Participation and Kindness. The story of Ruby and Reggie remains on and the girls of Heads house strive to gain the Reggie memorial Owl.
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We chose Elsa from the movie Frozen to base our house owl name on, and put our own HGHS spin on her to come up with the name: Owlsa! *warning this description contains Frozen movie spoilers* First and foremost Elsa is a strong female leader (and Queen) who believes in sisterhood (Edgecumbe is like a sisterhood). Elsa is also WISE as she didn’t allow her sister to marry a man she had just met. She is also known for her ice powers which is why “brr it’s cold in here, there must be some Edgecumbe in the atmosphere” fits in perfectly with the name. And finally Elsa’s signature colour is BLUE! Then we added our twist to it and chose the name OWLSA MacDiarmid’s Owl has been named Willow by MPL - Miss Kirstie Powell’s tutor group. However, the girls found out that Wilson had also chosen the same name! So, MacDiarmid’s Owl has decided to opt for another name - TBA! Watch this space!
XVT tutor group leaders Jaden and Tyler King holding ‘Wairua’
WLG tutor group leaders Louise Kay and Maria Sartin holding ‘Willow’
EBC tutor group leaders Rebecca Rose-Ngatai and Bobbie Jo holding ‘Owlsa’
HOUSE EVENTS HCC tutor group leaders Tyla Robinson and Kayla Lomas holding ‘Reggie’
MPL tutor group leaders Courtney Mc Luskie and Kelly Ho holding .... Watch this space!
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This is an exciting time for students with two major house events taking place this term, Swimming Sports and Athletics Sports. Both events offer all students to participate fully and gain houses points. Future events include the Cross Country, Academic quiz, Song fest and Charity week.
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5th April
School’s deadline – 20th November 2015
Were due 24th July 2015 Were due 24th July 2015 School’s deadline – 14th August 2015
(Updated on the 5th day of each Month)
The student does not follow the process detailed below.
The student does not have an acceptable reason for your lateness and
Reason occurring on the day of the assessment deadline: Then students are to apply for an extension of time by completing an Application for a Further Assessment Opportunity or an Extension of Time Form and give this to Mr Mitchell (NZQA Liaison). These forms are available from Mr Mitchell. This must be done within one school week of the event.
Reason known in advance: Students may then apply for an extension of time to the HOD/TIC three full days prior to the completion date, except in exceptional circumstances.
Students will have to provide evidence of this, e.g., medical certificate.
Acceptable reasons for handing in work late (factors beyond the student’s control) include, but not limited to: medical grounds, family bereavement, accident, illness or similar legitimate events.
Late work will not be graded if:
LATE WORK AND HANDING WORK IN AFTER THE STATED DEADLINE:
Note: Derived grade was previously known as compassionate consideration.
NZQA will not (even if the reason is beyond the student’s control) be able to award a student with a grade for an externally assessed standard unless they have a result from an appropriate practice assessment.
Derived grades will be generated from the results students gain from their practice examinations held in term three, unless their teacher advises them otherwise. This is one very good reason why senior students should take their term three examinations very seriously.
NZQA provides students with an opportunity to apply for derived grades if they have been disadvantaged because of a temporary impairment or a non-permanent disability close to or during an external examination (held in November) which has prevented attendance or affected performance in such examinations. Students will be notified of the official criteria and application process for this in term four.
DERIVED GRADES AND TERM THREE EXAMS:
Unless you have been given an adequate assessment opportunity
Start checking your results on the NZQA Database NZQA Fees Financial Assistance Last Date to Withdraw from External Exams Last Date to Withdraw from Internal Standard
Key NZQA Dates
NCEA Computer failures will not necessarily constitute a reason for an extension to be granted. Students are required to back up your computer based work regularly and store a copy of it in a separate physical place to where the original was saved.
mitchellm@hghs.school.nz 07 839 1304 EXT 839 Mr Mitchell Principal’s Nominee PO Box 4082 Hamilton
E-mail: Phone: Mail:
Mr Mitchell is the Principal’s Nominee (NZQA Liaison) at the school. You can contact him by:
School contact
Handing Work in after the stated deadline If a student is handing in work after an assessment deadline then they must submit this to the student office and complete the signing in process. The school will take no responsibility for late work not submitted in this manner. Note: This does not necessarily mean the students work will be graded, refer to details above.
Late work without an acceptable reason: This work will not be considered. If a student has been given an adequate assessment opportunity then they will be awarded a grade, based on the legitimate evidence they provided before the deadline, either; not achieved, achieved, merit, or excellence. All grades are based on the evidence provided.
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KEY DATES APRIL-MAY 2016
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2Tourism Field Trip NZSS Kiorahi Nationals Term One Holidays Rugby 7s Trip to Japan Term Two Begins Parent - Teacher Meetings Waikato University Open Day Waikato BOP Road Cycling Champs Pasifika Fono Cross Country Kapa Haka Noho Mid Term Break
SUPPORTERS OF RUGBY 7’S Our Hamilton Girls’ High School Rugby 7’s team is travelling to Japan on 22nd April to play in the International Sanix Tournament. We would like to thank these supporters and sponsors who have helped make this possible. THANK YOU! Chartwell Fresh Kingan Farms Momento Cafe 9 Lynden Court Ulster St Chartwell
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