HGHS Term 2 Newsletter 2016

HAMILTON GIRLS’

2016

HIGH SCHOOL

TERM 2

NEWSLETTER “A wise woman shapes her own destiny”

The Hamilton Girls’ High School Centennial Mural P.12

Culinary Fare P.22

Senior Ball Photos P.48

European Football Tour P.46

Hamilton Girls’ High School Old Girls’ Achievements P.50-51

PRINCIPAL’S COMMENT Nga mihi nui ki a koutou Kia ora koutou Time and time again you may have heard from our school, or other school’s, that your support as a parent is essential in order for your daughter to achieve her academic, sporting, cultural or personal goals.

The question for many of you in these changing times is “how do we support our daughters’?

Many of our students who do well have clear boundaries at home with a set of values and morals that support their teenager’s physical, social, mental and emotional, and spiritual growth and development (hauora).

Each of these four dimensions of hauora influences and supports the other.

Dr Mason Durie’s whare tapawha model compares hauora to the four walls of a whare, each wall representing a different dimension: taha wairua (the spiritual side); taha hinengaro (thoughts and feelings); taha tinana (the physical side); and taha whanau (family). All four dimensions are necessary for strength and symmetry. (Adapted from Mason

Recently the media has covered a number of stories related to school fees and donations and has reported comments from the government about state schooling in New Zealand being ‘free’. I would like to take this opportunity to shed some light on what is often a rather simplistic view of the situation. Schools in New Zealand are funded on the basis of their ‘decile’. In this system schools are ranked based upon the income of the parents of the students attending the school. As a decile 6 school Hamilton Girls’ High School receives a minimum level of funding over and above our operations grant. The school receives enough government funding to cover only two-thirds of what is required to offer the opportunities that we as a school offer. This means that the many extras we provide have to be funded through money we raise from our community i.e. school donations.

These donations go towards additional teaching staff so that we can offer a diverse curriculum with a wide range of subject options, additional support for learning assistance classes, support programmes for students who are struggling with their academic progress at all year levels, mentoring programmes for at risk Year 11 and Year 12 students, alternative programmes at Level 2 and Level 3, the literacy and numeracy, the academic accelerate programme, alongside a full range of sporting and cultural activities with teams and groups to cater for students of all abilities. These programmes would cease without the subject fees and donations.

We pride ourselves on the young women who leave our gates. We strongly believe that in order for“wise women” to achieve well, a full breadth of opportunities must be available and this approach is strongly entrenched in our school history. Unfortunately, we believe the level of funding we receive from the government does not allow us to achieve our vision. Without these donations, the school would not be able to offer the quality of all-round education that it does.

We would encourage you to support your daughter’s education and Hamilton Girls’ High School; if you are yet to pay the donations and costs we would certainly encourage you to do so, and arrangements can be put in place at the school’s finance office.

Durie’s Whaiora: Māori Health Development. Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1994, page 70).

In my view, students need to find school/life balance to feel good about themselves and to have a sense of fun amidst such a busy life. This in turn fosters a positive attitude towards school, family, work and home. Your daughter was not born knowing how to achieve this and often the only way they learn is to pick up ideas from role models around them. Initiating discussions at home is important. Building resilient and reflective dispositions in our students will be of great benefit to their hauora and learning to regularly take stock and reflect on how well they are progessing is a habit well worth cultivating in our students, as well as ourselves, for a balanced life.

In today’s society, where electronic means of communication such as texts, social networking sites, twitter, emails and mobiles, overshadow face to face interactions, we must be vigilant to ensure that students engage in real conversations and activities with real people often.

School Fees and donations

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Finally, we would like to thank the large number of parents who have paid this year’s school fees and donations – without your support our young women would not have the opportunities they do. I am well aware that a few of our parents were outraged that they received an invoice for their late sports fees. We rely on these funds, and simply, the school cannot continue to carry the debt.

Senior Reports

Term Two Senior Reports were issued to students on the last of Term, Friday 8 th July. The reports were also emailed home uploaded to the Parent Portal. Reading the report offers opportunity to discuss with your daughter what is working well where further assistance or understanding would be of benefit.

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It is important to note that the key competencies are not reliant on academic ability. They are an indication of attitude or application to work. Conversations that emerge from the report should address

the predominant behaviours currently observed along with an understanding of the behaviour that would lead to reaching a higher level. The rubric will support such conversations.

The report also lists all the assessments planned for the year for each subject.The grade is entered alongside those that have been completed, whereas prior to the assessment, the grade will be listed as “to be assessed”. While it may be too late to alter completed assessments, all future opportunities will benefit from reflecting on the past and setting realistic goals. A strong work ethic will usually generate higher levels of academic success.

Founders Day

Founders Day celebrates the opening of Hamilton High School to both boys and girls on the 10 July, 1911. At that time, the buildings consisted of four classrooms, a laboratory, a domestic science room, headmaster’s study, teachers staffroom and a balcony. The Headmaster Mr Eben Wilson briefly addressed the students prior to commencing their studies, expressing a hope that they would show their appreciation of the good work of the Education Board, by giving diligence and attention to their studies, and the results would more than justify the expenditure.

In 1955, the long planned separation of boys’ and girls’ schools became a reality, and the boys crossed the river and Hamilton Boys’ High School was established and Hamilton Girls’ High School stayed on this site. Miss Ellis had been appointed first headmistress of our school, and she thoroughly believed that girls should take away a habit of independent thought that made them test each piece of knowledge, a sense of values, tolerance, understanding and an appreciation of good quality. Girls’ should also have acquired poise and pleasant manners, know how to get along with other people, and we should be able to appreciate the other person’s point of view.

Not a lot has changed today. We still espouse the same values that Miss Ellis had longed for her students in 1955. Oprah Wynfrey once said “It doesn’t matter who you are, where you come from. The ability to triumph begins with you.”

Education today began with the founding members and the Old Girls’ of our school – the traditions they built such as the sports days, house events, the uniform, choirs, outstanding scholars, sporting idols, inspiring teachers, visionary Principals and so forth. Many pupils have gone on to great success and recognition in later life, and have become testaments to the quality of our school.

We live in a world which perhaps our founders perhaps could not have imagined, but we benefit from the opportunities that all our Principals helped create: a right to a good education. The foundations of tradition, culture, leadership sporting and academic excellence have been laid in the past to empower our young women for the future.

I am privileged to be the 10th Principal at Hamilton Girls’ High School.

As we end a busy term, we remember Founders Day.

Leadership Week

The theme for Leadership Week 2016 was #believeyoucan. In Sir Peter Blake’s final log aboard Seamaster he said, “to win, you have to believe you can do it.” The Sir Peter Blake Trust wanted to encourage all Kiwis to back themselves to achieve your dreams, don’t let failures stand in the way of achieving success, and instead, learn from mistakes and use them to adapt and strengthen your plan towards achieving your goals, just as Sir Peter Blake did.

We have had a busy week with guest speakers in school sharing their WISE words. Thank you to Arizona Leger, Ian Foster, Jess Coate and Jake Campus and Madyson Nonoa for taking the time to share your exceptional talents and expertise with our school community.

Finally, I would like to also thank our senior students for looking sensational and behaving beautifully at our Senior Ball last week. We were extremely impressed with the code of conduct throughout the evening.

Marie Gordon

Principal

Marie Gordon

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SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM JILL CARTER: ENROLMENT PORTFOLIO It is that important time of the year that we commence planning for Enrolment 2017. Our prospectus and enrolment applications are available on our website. The best form of networking is through word of mouth, and we would like to encourage you to share your positive experiences of our school to Year 8 students. Our website and newsletters provide a wonderful snapshot of our school.

Enrolments 2017 for other year levels will also be invited to apply. Important dates to note: • Open Day = August 9th; 1.30pm and 5.00pm • All Year 9 applications- in zone or out of zone - must be at the school by Wednesday 31st August.

• All Years 10, 11, 12 & 13 applications In zone or out of zone must be at the school by 5.00pm,Friday 14th October.

• Options Evening = September 8th

Key things for you to consider when making decisions about what other courses or subjects to take:

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Choose subjects you enjoy and are good at Your chances of doing well and achieving the standards assessed in your courses are better when you enjoy the subjects, or have a natural talent for them. These are the 2.

Choose subjects that support what you want do after school It is sensible to choose subjects and courses that relate to what you want to do after you leave school. Many careers or qualifications have special requirements.

SHARLEEN NATHAN: E-LEARNING PORTFOLIO eVision: For students to be confident, responsible digital citizens who are collaborative, critical thinkers who are able to construct knowledge.

The biggest areas of skill development are in Google Apps for Education (GAFE) which include Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Forms, sites and Slides and Schoology (see above). Digital Citizenship is a topic that all curriculum areas need to implement; this includes, how to best manage student devices, ‘smart’ researching and, using the internet in a positive and responsible manner.

At Hamilton Girls’ High School we are continuing to upskill staff and students in the use of Google, as well as Teachers are able to communicate through Schoology, allowing feedback and forward to their students, as well as our Schoology Learning Management System (LMS). posting resources and notes.

The purpose of Schoology is to provide a tool for managing classroom content and classroom communication.The use Schoology will also provide a schoolwide structure that of Schoology will enable us to create blended classroom allows communication and management of content for environments. It will give us an organised and well groups outside of classes such as departments, student structured LMS that connects with KAMAR so classes and committees, sports teams, notices, etc. students are automatically enrolled and placed into classes.

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MARIA DUNN: MAORI ACHIEVEMENT PORTFOLIO The name Kia Eke Panuku uses a metaphor that encapsulates a journey towards success that is both dynamic and continuous, building from a school’s current situation to where it aspires to be for Māori students and their home communities. This metaphor speaks to both an individual and collective bicultural commitment to achieve excellence. We have been part of Kia Eke Panuku for the past two years. The focus has been to collaboratively build our teachers’ capacity and capability in culturally responsive and relational practices. Furthermore, we have tried to bring our whanau together to discuss ways we can support your daughter’s learning, but the turnout has been poor. If you have any suggestions or ideas that you would like to offer, please do not hesitate to contact me. . dunnm@hghs.school.nz

Farewell to Mrs Evonne Kostanich After 36 years of teaching, sadly we farewelled Mrs Kostanich today. Staff fondly remembered the kind, generous, caring teacher through sharing stories of her time at Hamilton Girls’ High School and students shared a morning tea with her. Mr Kostanich taught French, social studies and Tourism and we wish her all the best for her future.

KATRINA WHAANGA: PB4L PORTFOLIO

Positive Behaviour for Learning is built on the principles that positive behaviour can be learnt and that environments can be changed to support effective teaching and learning for every student at HGHS. Our PB4L team have continued to build on our PB4L strategy in school, with a focus on celebrating achieving and rewarding positive behaviour.

Willing to learn Interact with respect Strive to understand Engage to achieve

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CRAIG SCRIMGEOUR: ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PORTFOLIO Senior Academic Reports Term 3 and Parent-Teacher Meetings

Junior Reports Term 3 Junior reports will be issued to students on Wednesday 31 st August, after which they will be emailed home and uploaded to the Parent Portal. Like the recent Senior Reports, teachers will report against each of the key competencies described in the New Zealand Curriculum - managing self, participating and contributing, relating to others, and thinking. A comment for each subject will also be provided detailing your daughter’s progress to date, her work ethic and what she may need to do to further progress her learning.

During weeks 5 and 6 of Term 3 (Monday 22nd August – Tuesday 30 th August) senior students (and junior students in senior courses) will be undertaking practice examinations for the external achievement standards they are enrolled in for each of their courses. Following this, an academic report will be sent home, emailed and uploaded to the Parent Portal, detailing the results of these practice examinations and also the results of all assessments undertaken throughout the year. This will then be followed by Senior Parent-Teacher Meetings scheduled on Wednesday 21st September.

KAMA SCUTTS: BUSINESS MANAGER The primary responsibility of the Business Manager is to effectively lead our support staff in school in order to provide an excellent and relevant service to the school’s key stakeholders. In practical terms, the leadership, strategic, human resource and budgetary responsibilities for support staff are overseen by the Business Manager through delegated authority from the Principal. All Operations Management roles report to the Business Manager and effectively supervise, coordinate and lead their teams at the operational level. It has been exciting to see the wonderful changes that have happened over the past two years, and the considerable pride that each team leader shows.

HGHS APP IS COMING….

A HGHS App is currently under development and should be ready for download from the Apple App store and Google Play store for your phone or tablet early in Term 3.

The app gives easy access to: Absentee – via direct dial, text, or email form Contacts list for the school Links Calendar – linked to the school Google calendar Newsletters Daily notices Sports News Portal – link to the student/parent portal Alerts – subscribe to specific school alert groups to receive only alerts relevant to them Watch this space for more information early in Term 3.

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HEAD GIRL REPORT Georgia Lambert

Mr Ian Foster, All Blacks Assistant Coach, also spoke to our Premier sports teams to offer some wise words of wisdom and share a small insight into the All Black culture.

My role of Head Girl is made up of an amazing executive He talked about his 4 principles council. This collective are individual leaders targeting of Training: train to train, train to academic, sport, service, arts and the student voice. As compete, train to win and train to a collective we are accountable to each other and we dominate. He emphasized the need work as a team together for the continuing of excellence to push yourself in trainings so that and upholding the legacy of past students of HGHS. you trained to dominate. Special Important to all of this is our effective communication; its thank you to Mr Foster and we certainly wish the All Blacks all the encouragement. best in their next international games.

Learning to serve is an aspect of leadership that is about more than just authority - it is about service and inspiration. This week myself and the executive council have put on a range of activities throughout the school, expressing leadership in all areas. From volunteering to feeding the homeless, to fashion shows, jump jam, dance tutorials, even African drumming workshops - we had the whole works going on this week.

Leadership is a collective, leadership is grounded in learning to serve and a commitment to inspiring others.

Leadership is also about sourcing inspiration within all the students here at Hamilton Girls’ High.

It is important to remember the past, learn more of who we are and remain true to the vision. Hamilton Girls High has a heritage that I am honoured to be a part of.

He aha te kai o te rangatira? He korero, he korero, he korero. What is the food of the leader? It is knowledge. It is knowledge. It is communication.

Guest Speaker

Arizona Leger used her experiences to share her journey and where opportunity has taken her. She is an advocate for sharing culture, embracing the evolution of Aotearoa's multicultural youth and letting young voices be heard. She talked about each and every one of us being leaders and Work Hard, Love who you are and Dream Big. Arizona was also invited to speak at a Ted Talk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJ9WjqkN69U

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GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION On Thursday 14th April we had a speaker come in to talk to our Science students. Claire Mulholland works in the fields of Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Infectious Diseases.

Claire is a previous HGHS student who has completed a Masters of Science degree on the genetics of awareness and is currently doing a PhD on Tuberculosis.The presentation was a huge success with over 45 students attending. It was a great opportunity to ask questions, and for students to get an idea of a possible career in Science.

On Wednesday 6th July we had two guests speakers come in to talk to our students about careers in Nutrition and Personal Training.

Jake Campus is a qualified Nutritionist with over 13 years experience in the fitness industry. Jake runs his own Nutrition company, Jake Campus Nutrition (jcn.co.nz), where he has a nutritionist and dietitian working alongside him to meet client needs. Jake is passionate about his clients reaching their goals and is driven to help them reach success.

Jess Coate is an Advanced Personal Trainer with over 8 years in the industry. Jess outlined her ‘tips for being a successful PT’ in her presentation. Jess describes being a PT is more than just putting someone through a workout. Its being a mentor, motivator and friend. Her 4 P’s to being a successful PT are passion, patience, persistence and perseverance. It was a fantastic presentation and those that attended found the opportunity to ask questions incredibly helpful!

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Academic News

ACADEMIC NEWS DR IAN HUNTER On Wednesday 29th June, Dr Ian Hunter came into school to run a Scholarship Workshop with 60 students. The purpose of the workshop was to develop stronger writing skills in scholarship and senior students wanting to see higher examination performance. Dr Ian Hunter's workshop focused on developing greater fluency, argumentation, analysis, superior answer structure. The programme was anchored on Dr Ian’s unique skill-based approach to the cross-curriculum development of writing ability.

The day consisted of two 3 hours blocks - each block with a different group of students and several staff attending. His 3 hour workshop involved identifying the student's deficiencies, speeding up their planning, fluency and output rate, teaching them to critically analyse and then having a go at doing some writing.

Every student matters; every student can be taught to express themselves more clearly and more powerfully—and grasp the life possibilities they deserve.

Dr Ian Hunter

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Academic News

Visual Arts Prefect Savana Beaumont

In the Visual Arts department, we have many activities and projects planned for the rest of the year. These include the Art Club that is on every Friday at lunchtime, creating props for our school production ‘Grease’, making murals, and designing badges and logo projects. We have approached a local artist to create a mural with us for the school so watch this space for further developments. I encourage anyone to come and join these activities, especially if you love art! We also have many fun ideas for the Art Club so come along!

‘ART’ title - StirlingWalker-Pitman - Level 3 Printmaking project

Y9’s paintings using The Fauves as their artist models, and having done study of perspective and colour theory. 11

Nau mai, haere mai kia koutou katoa

Welcome to all the new rotation Year 9 Visual Art and Maori Arts and Craft tauira.

We are looking forward to developing and fostering the talents of our young aspiring artists. Connecting with culture, building resilience and engendering creativity, are some of the skills we focus on. We look forward to seeing talents flourish leading into Term 3 and 4.

ART CLUB Ever wanted to do Art but haven’t been able to take it as a subject? If so then Art Club may be the answer.Art Club is open to anyone who is keen on art and wants to explore the techniques. Led by Savannah Beaumont our Visual Arts prefect and supported by Ms Fernyhough and Mrs Tautari the Friday lunchtime gatherings are an opportunity to pick up a paintbrush or pencil and release your creative powers.

It’s also a good place to make friends and share similar interests.

Arts Club first meeting

Here is what a member of Art Club had to say at our last meeting.

“Really looking forward to making a mark in the community … it’s been good meeting with other people across the year levels. I am looking forward to building the profile of art in the wider school.”

Chenade Beardsall,Year 13 Photography student.

THE HAMILTON GIRLS’ HIGH SCHOOL CENTENNIAL MURAL The Hamilton Girls’ High School Centennial Mural has at last found a home for the viewing public. Completed in 2011 by the Level 1 Visual Art students, the mural project is on display in the foyer of Nga Puawaitanga. Former HGHS Principal Mary-Ann Baxter enthusiastically supported the mural proposal presented by Mrs Tautari (HOD).

The mural work was completed by students across the Level 1 art classes with the support of Ms Fernyhough, Ms Averil and Mrs Tautari. Students gained credits and worked

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collaboratively to complete the artwork.

The sizeable mural, brings imagery of historic significance into our present, and represents our diversity at Hamilton Girls’ High School in the 21st Century. From calisthenic exercises to kapa haka performers, photographs of the original administration block to Te Ao Marama the school Wharenui, each of the images were carefully selected and manipulated to depict relatable scenes of educational progress at HGHS..

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THE ARTS TRIP TO ENGLAND, FRANCE AND ITALY 2017 An initial meeting was held for parents and students interested in participating in The Arts trip of England, France and Italy in 2017.

This is a reminder that the deposits are due to the accounts office or by internet banking by the 3rd August. Furthermore, the permission forms are due to either Mrs Tautari HOD Art, Mrs Wynn Jones HOD Drama or Mrs Dickinson HOD Music.

YOUTH WEEK POSTER COMPETITION In 2014 and 2015 a Hamilton Girls’ High School student has won the national Youth Week poster competition. This year, because of the strength of our involvement the organisers of Youth Week (Ara Taiohi) have asked to work with us directly. The brief included the design of a poster, magnet set, stickers as well as a t-shirt. The poster entries was posted on social media for public voting and the winner’s work then becomes the face of the campaign.

This year’s winner is Jurnee Pritchard-Scouller XSE Congratulation Jurnee.

According to Ms Fernyhough, “It has been a great opportunity for the students to work with a real client and their actual brief. It is always great to have real life experiences where you have to work to a deadline. It makes the learning real.”

We thank Ms Fernyhough for supporting Youth Week, involving our students and integrating this into the Art Design program.

SCHOLARSHIP IN VISUAL ARTS This year eighteen Level 3 Visual Art students from Painting, Design, Photography, Art History and Printmaking have enrolled in the Scholarship exam. Our goal is to assist all students in submitting work at the highest level they are capable of.

Successful Scholarship entries represent the top performing students nationally. To pass is extremely prestigious and can open doors educationally. There are two levels of acknowledgement, Outstanding Scholarship and Scholarship.

Nationally there is a top student for each subject awarded, who then has the opportunity to meet the Prime Minister to acknowledge their achievement. There are also monetary benefits of achieving Scholarship.

In Visual Art, students are required to undertake a critical inquiry into a specific area of their choice. Along with their portfolio they submit a workbook consisting of eight A3 reflective pages that relate to the portfolio.

For success, this will require time and effort outside of normal class time. Workshops are planned on Thursday afternoons at the following times and dates. It is essential that scholarship students attend these workshops as they provide resources and motivation at the critical level required.

Scholarship Workshops Term 3 in Art Block Thursday 3.30pm 5.00pm Week 1 28 July

Week 3 11 August

Week 5 25 August

Week 7 8 September

Options Evening

Week 9 22 September

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ENGLISH The focus in the English Department has been creative writing. The girls have produced some wonderful pieces and we have included a small sample of what has been a journey of creative thought and energy.

ERADICATION

By Elizabeth Mason

Everyone had seen the wispy black smoke earlier that day and had thought nothing of it. It was tiny, irrelevant, not worth mentioning. But then it grew. Fast. Thick black smog clouded London’s already plague-infested air. Bright orange flames were a distant glow burning brighter and brighter in the black, night sky. Commotion and chaos were filling the streets; families fleeing their homes, the rich burying their valuables and animals running wild.

It was getting closer to Amelia. So close that she could see the dark smoke whisper around the corner, the striking yellow soon following. The right orange guided the deep red as it tore down the buildings one by one. All traces of the plague were vanishing before her eyes as the orange flames licked away the infected wooden buildings. Amelia tried to run but she couldn’t go fast enough. The fire had seen her as a target. She had been running for awhile how – the bloody soles of her feet were proof of that – but she never had enough time to fully catch her breath before the flames caught up to her again.

It was getting closer to Amelia. So close that she could hear the snapping, the cracking, and the wood splitting from the intense heat. She could hear the creak of homes being ripped away from their roots as they came tumbling, falling, crashing to the ground and dispersing into ashes. Screams were heard from a distance as the fire engulfed other victims. They were bloodcurdling, heart-stopping, scary.

It was getting closer to Amelia. So close that she could smell the burning wood, the rotting wood, the dead wood peeling from the buildings and scattering on the cobblestone streets. She could smell the blood. The blood from the soles of her feet and the blood from other people and animals. Amelia fell around the corner. She had tripped on something that reeked with a ghastly smell. The stench of the open morgue hit her like a wave. It was revolting, disgusting, sickening.

She covered her mouth and nose to keep away the bitter, rotten, dead smell. Amelia stumbled to her feet, her adrenaline kicking back in. She kept running from the fire, from the decomposing bodies as they lay lifeless in the middle of the street.

It was getting closer to Amelia. So close that she could feel the heat of the flames, the scorch, the violent fire getting egged on by the wind, fuelling it with its oxygen. She could feel the smoke filling her lungs causing her to cough violently. She could feel her eyes prickling, stabbing, and weakening as the tears streamed down her small, pale fact. Amelia could feel the fire slowly closing in on her. She knew her time was almost up.

It was getting closer to Amelia. So close that she could taste the falling, sprinkling, hurdling of ashes.

She could taste the iron from her blood, seeping through her bitten gums into her already ash-ridden mouth. She gagged and coughed, not enough oxygen was getting to her lungs. She could taste the dead debris violently tickling, grinding, scratching away at her throat.

Amelia had taken a wrong turn. Slipping over from her blood-soaked soles, she fell. Left. Right.

Forward. Back. There was nowhere to go and her adrenaline was dying. The pain was latching onto her nerves, weakening her limbs. She could see nothing but the orange flames roll down the cobblestone streets, surrounding, enclosing, trapping her in a cage of heat. She could hear her screams getting drowned out by the crackling flames. She could taste the salt from her tears as they trickled down her cheeks. She could smell her flesh burning, peeling away from her bones. She could feel her body give up, not wanting to fight any more. So she did. She gave up. And there lay her lifeless body. Dead.

This will go down as the fire that eradicated the plague. This will go down as The Great Fire of London. And she will go down as one of the ten who died.

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THE EXAM

By Emele Ezekiela

Rays of sun beamed through the open glass windows blinding the students in its path. Row by row the seats are filled with frantic students. Her sleek black ponytail has no fly-aways. It is long and black and pulled back tightly from her head.

Her big brown eyes are filled with so much hope and promise. Slowly she turns to see if anyone is watching her before she anxiously bites her plump, pink lips.

Not a speck of dust can be seen on her uniform, not even under a microscope. Everything on her desk is perfectly organised. The highlighters are colour co-ordinated, her water bottle is on the ground and her uniform is clean and tidy. There is not a single thing out of place. Beneath the table, her legs begin to tap away at the warm carpeted floor that sits beneath her small feet. She sits tall in her chair, her back firmly pressed against the back of the hard plastic seat. Carefully, she drapes her blazer over the back of the chair, patting it down to make sure no dust is on it.

She watches the last few students enter the hot box they are forced to sit in for the next two hours. The test papers begin to be handed out, her eyes following the papers wherever they go, never losing sight of them. The grumpy old supervisor brushes past her table, placing the paper down. Her eyes rest on the paper in front of her, she straightens the paper up, making sure it is perfectly aligned. At last the final two papers are handed out and you can see a huge smile plastered across her face.

She picks up her water bottle, bringing it up to her pursed lips. She gulps down a mouthful of water before placing it back on the floor. She makes sure that she returns it to its correct place.

The student around her are slouched down into their seats but she sticks out like a sharp pencil.

Sighs and moans echo throughout the hall as they see the old lady make her way to the front of the room. She sits up straight in her chair. She knows it is time. The wrinkled, grey-haired lady stands before the crowd of students and breaks the silence,“Your time starts now.”

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HER PAPER TOWN MIND

By Sara Tattley

Old envelopes, scrap paper, sticky notes and crinkled refill cover the table top. Not one is left untouched. Not even one has space left to write on.

Hundreds of notes, thoughts, lists, ideas written down only to be forgotten in a matter of minutes. But all of them are kept and looked after with the hope that maybe one of them holds the answer to what she is looking for.

There is no order, no piles, no visible system. At least not at first glance. If the time is taken to look just a little closer then, one can see the unorganised chaos that it resembles. When she looks out over her paper town, she sees everything in its assigned place. Through her eyes, everything seems alright.

She doesn’t see ink covered paper but instead the table is covered with written gold.

When the wind blows good and strong or little fingers rush over her precious mess, she can tell. For hours on end she will sit at the table. Rearranging and adding to her collection, making it her own kind of perfect. Day after day, week after week she sits and writes. For no other reason than to try and escape her own mind. To be at peace with herself and the world, she must clear her head by continuing to build her paper town.

Within her town, no characters will be found. Instead the houses are occupied by memories and feelings that she has written down to forget about. Each one has its own place in the town. Never do they dare to move. For then she might come looking for them and if she sees that they are missing then she will slowly turn blue. And then the town would be flooded with sadness, her gold swept away with the current. Because this paper guides her down her very own yellow brick road and without it she may never reach the end.

At the end of a long day, she will begin to slouch. Her writing will become sloppy and her town that is full of only herself will begin to turn out the lights.

She will then click off her pen, push in her chair and begin the short trek to her welcoming bed.

There she will lay with her mind empty at last. Except for the fragile memories that she keeps to herself. The few that she hides deep within her mind that still manage to keep her awake at night. The reason she created her town of paper gold was because she realised that she doesn’t want to keep anyone else, not even her paper town, awake at night. Pondering over what could have been.

IMAGINATIVE WRITING

By Zara Davies No place can make me feel as calm as a library does. It gives off a sense of peace, like anyone can be welcome between the aisles of novels and that there is a book for anyone or anything as long as you know how to read. In fact, I bet there are even books that teach people how to read. It’s a very welcoming place and everyone shares a common feeling; that they want to be here. It is not like being at school where half the pupils wish they could be anywhere else rather than in class and pray for Friday to roll around so they can leave. A library isn’t like that at all. When people come to a library, they go out of their way to be here so they can bury their noses in a book and get away from the boring side of life. It has the aura of a paradise, not a prison.

As I walk into the library, I can see that for me it is a paradise. Cosy, comfortable armchairs and sofas lie in the teen section, placed between three walls that are shelved from floor to ceiling. On the shelves are books, of course, that are all shapes and sizes. The titles on the book spines snag on my mind’s eye like a piece of gritty cloth on a tree branch. I think to myself, “That’s a good author. I might read that,” or “Yes! I finally found the one I’ve been looking for!” Sometimes, it’s hard not to snathc up all the books in my thirst for a good read. When I finally do hone in on one preferred title, I stretch my and out, pull I thalf off the shelf and read the blurb before I decide to look at the

front cover. I hate to judge books by just looking at their covers. I much prefer to read the back to determine if it’s my kind of book. After I choose a novel, I settle myself down on one of the comfy, plush armchairs and unfold the book deftly with gentle hands.

As I read, I determine that books have the best smell in the world, or maybe that’s just me. It’s like a satisfying combination of used ink, dusty pages and some other smell I can’t quite place that wafts up my nose as I turn each page. Not surprisingly, the entire library is caked in the smell as well. It’s an aroma that’s very faint but it’s definitely there.

Whether it be when you pull a book from the shelf or turn a page or even when you’re searching for a book and the fans are on. It’s everywhere.

So are what I call the ‘library sounds’. When it’s so quiet you can hear the sound of feet padding up and down the carpeted aisles or the tap of fingers dancing on a computer keyboard, sometimes haltingly and other times furiously, as if the typist is inspired by a new idea. Most of the time you hear the faint hum of hushed voices from the other side of the building. These are the only noises that break through the thick glacial silence that is so strong that even the turn of a page is like the roar of a race car. In a nutshell, the library is a place where loud noises come to die.

texture of the paper between my fingers. New books have a plastic, non-existent feeling to their pages, but older books have a soft material-like feel and sometimes, you can catch the slightest touch of a sort of fluff. It’s microscopic but detectable. The cushions of the armchair mould comfortably around my sides emitting the familiar smell of old pages and dust, and it feels as If the entire library is giving me a hug. Physically as I sit and mentally as I read.

But all good things must come to an end. So, I slide a book mark in between the pages, soundlessly close the book and place it in my school bag with all my other novels. Then, I swing the bag strap over my shoulder and stroll down the carpeted aisles. Pit, pad, pit pad. Past the solid wooden shelves stacked with a variety of all kinds of books. Past the children’s area where little kids sit with their parents who quietly read to them.

AS I mentioned before, you don’t need to know how to read to be in a library. Words in a book are timeless to me, which is why I love the library so much. I have no doubt that I could come back here in one hundred ears and even the dust would have remained the same. This reassures me as I pass over the threshold and away into the noisy, bustling world, feeling my new addition’s weight in my schoolbag.

Every time I flip a page with a crackle, I feel the

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ARRIVAL

By Mackenzie Beveridge Boom! The plane meets the ground with a thud. It increases its speed on the airport’s runway, forcing me to squeeze the arms of my seat tightly. The condensation on the windows has evaporated due to the blistering temperature outside. A smile crosses my face when the flight attendant announces, “Welcome to Samoa!”

I guess that’s what makes Samoa a unique and special place. You can feel your ancestors’ spirits surrounding you and the heritage they left helps us express gratitude for all that we have.

By Fale Sione Taking the Plunge

The excitement rushes through my body when our escorts lead us to our taxis. We are assigned a dusty white family van with frightening figures spray painted carefully over its entire surface. The gliding of the side door gives me the chills as I get a glimpse of what lies inside: black leather seats and transparent windows. My brother John leaps ahead and quickly grabs a seat. “I’m ready to go!” he yells. “Here we come, Savaii!”

Approaching the blocks I stand in a shallow puddle, creating delicate waves and blurring my reflection. Gritty flooring stabilises me as my pale leg takes the blocks. I’m perched on them like a small bird on a fence. I stare down at the water. It stares right back at me. From the height of the blocks, the black line that runs down the centre of every lane appears like a runway. My fingers grasp the steel block and I lock my knuckles hard. My ear twitches hearing the announcer say my name. The crowd erupts with cheers. I take one last glance at the pool. It seems to have grown considerably. In a few seconds the glassy blueness will be turned into a churning white mass.

After several hours of travelling, we finally arrive in Sasina, my Mum’s village. I slowly slip off my jandals outside the fale – the traditional Samoan house - while Grandma Mutaaga embraces me with a warm welcome. The woven mat beneath my feet has beautiful designs combined with a variety of colours that are symbols of respect and independence. My smile gradually increases as I examine my unique surroundings. A large king sized bed sits in the corner of the fale with wooden chairs placed next to it. Traditional Samoan designs are carefully carved into the thick logs used to hold up the fale. Frames and pictures of the aiga – the family – fill the walls. Outside the fale are thick, grey umu or the traditional earth ovens used to cook the aiga’s food. About ten metres ahead are other similar fale reserved for visitors and families.

Grandma says that she felt overwhelmed when she found us waiting outside on the front lawn because not many of the aiga visit now.

A warm feeling fills my chest as a tall, muscular boy with dark brown hair walks towards me, placing in front of me a large plate of delicious food: two cream-coated taro with finely sliced pork and marinated chicken.

My taste buds light up as I reach in for the juicy pork. Eventually, I start gobbling all my food like a wild, scavenging beast; I am so hungry.

After lunch, I decide to explore the small village. There are two white graves at the front of the village with beautiful lavender flowers on top of them. I feel an overwhelming sadness as I begin reading the small plaque: “In memory of Iosepha Samuelu…”

Iosepha Samuelu, Grandma’s husband, always enjoyed visiting his grandchildren during the school holidays. My Grandpa loved boxing. His inspirations were David Tua and Mohammed Ali. However, Grandma often prevented him from teaching us how to fight. My Grandpa was a very funny, kind and caring person and he always found a way to make us laugh when we were upset. He cared for his family whenever one of us got sick.

The day I died frail bones, brittle hair ghostly skin, hollow face chapped lips, boney frame The reaper claws were near.

Cold, unwelcoming drawing the last of the precious oxygen and my time.

The door grew closer death’s door closer, closer.

The smell around me The sound swarmed me The devil was waiting on the other side With one last breath of fresh air....

I pushed open the classroom door.

By AmeliaWatts

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“Take your mark.” With the sound of the gun I’m off. My body releases, legs exploding from their position and my head darts up, searching for the imaginary hole I am going to slide my body through. My arms stiffen to prepare for the entry, as I plunge from above. The water is always too cold at first, like little knives pricking me all over.

Gleaming tiles catch my eye as the sensation of silky waves slips through my fingers. Water tips continuously into the filtration system, as I haul myself through the water. I graze against the rough concrete surround coming to the end of my lap. Turning to face my next lap I realise that the water is not my sole enemy, in this race. I also have to work against the clock to destroy my time. My muscles ache waiting for their next supply of oxygenated blood. I glance up at the clock and see that I’m beating my personal best. I know that this race is going to make a difference.

The blurred finish line is becoming clearer as I sprint towards it, desperate to make the touch. My arm forces all the water out of the way, with one stroke to go. I slam my palm against the wall. Sensation in my fingers leaves along with the pain that once controlled my body.

I’m left with a feeling of victory, which runs through me. I’ve won!

Shattered, I pull myself out of the pool and head for the open doors.

They open tiredly as freshness engulfs me. No longer does chlorinerich oxygen infuse my senses. Even through all the pain leaving is the still the hardest part. I know I can only hold my breath for so long, making the time I have even more precious. Walking away, I know I will be returning shortly, back to my favourite place.

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MIDNIGHT TRAIN TO NOWHERE

By Alissa Todd

Da-dum. Da-dum.

The train clacked and bumped as it bustled down the tracks. In a way, it was music on a scratched disc, looping itself in hopes of recovery. I jumped slightly up and down in my seat and felt the vibration reverberate through my bones. The seat I sat on had awful 1970s fabric and it was like sitting on hard carpet. The smell of faint body odour and cheap perfume lingered in the air.

I looked around the carriage and it was mostly empty. An old lady with frizzy hair reading a magazine slouched further down the aisle. A stress-looking businessman was furiously tapping his smart phone behind me. And across the aisle was a young adolescent girl. She intrigued me.

She looked shy, like most teens do when they grow too much too fast and they aren’t sure if they want to stay a girl or become a woman. She reminded me of myself in a way. She curled up on the seat with her nose in a book, her backpack beside her.

I readjusted the headphones on my head and turned up the volume. Out the window I saw darkness and the small house light of Aucklanders in their homes. As I bobbed my head to the music, the train came to a slow halt. The

automatic robotic voice spoke like she was witnessing the most uneventful and boring thing in the world. The doors slid open with a ‘ding.’ And a gush of crisp, cold air rushed in, escaping the night like it was a nightmare.

The old lady stood up, so did the teenaged girl and they exited. And then it was just the man in the suit and me. My stop was a few minutes away. The train jolted forward, its wheels coming to life again. I leant my head back on the seat and stared out the window. The glass had been scratched with graffiti.

My steaming breath fogged up the window and I began to draw little pictures with my index finger. They faded away. I saw the moon, full and bright and its luminescent gaze stared back at me. It was so far away, yet so close. I traced my finger around it.

“Manukau Station.” The robotic voice echoed and I felt the train begin to slow down. When it stopped, the doors opened and I stood from my seat, slinging my bag over my shoulder.

With one last glance, I stepped off the train.

FEAR FACTOR The following pieces are excerpts from one of the Year 10 English classes.

Be aware: some of the writing may be disturbing to the readers.

As the vehicle came to a halt, Eve was addressed that this was her stop.A small sigh escaped her bare lips as she stepped out of the car. Fresh air hit her. It was cool and refreshing and Eve gulped it greedily, inhaling as much as she could to remain upstanding.The piercing wind bit into her flesh with needle-like teeth, making chills run down her neck and back. Fear, once again clutched her heart and all her senses were amplified. She could make out her heavy breathing in the frosty night.

By Tia Meredith Quickly glancing over my shoulder, I continue running, knowing that he is still chasing me. I’m breathing raggedly.The only thing that is keeping me going is the fear of being caught. Sweat, mixed with my tears, pour down my tanned face. My hair whips around in the wind behind me as I zig zag through the small gaps between the closely grown trees. I raise my legs high as I jump over the wandering tangle of tree roots. As I come into a clearing, the rain, that wasn’t more than a trickle in the trees, pours down, blurring my vision.

Through the rain, the blurry image of a warehouse comes into view. Hope sparks in me as I speed up, open the door and slam it shut behind me.

As I glanced through the misty library windows, I realised the last bit of sunlight was being swallowed by the shadows and the twilight sky now formed silhouettes of the naked trees outside.The dim light shade flickered above me. I rambled to the infinite shelves of books as I heard the cluttering of keys about to lock up. The rustic table wobbled as I sat down. My eyes scrolled through the pages as my vision started to blur. I knew I had to finish my paper before I could leave. Most chairs were empty, except for one. It was a boy. He was wearing a black, leather jacket. His hair was curly and brown and he had green eyes. The room was silent apart from the ticking of the clock. My eyes wandered up the wall. 8:15pm.

By AlyssaVercoe

By Anika Jackson

Screams flow through the dark, lifeless apartment.The slow, heavy footsteps leak into the deep bowels of the basement. A whimper is heard in the distance.

Hope sinks deep between the walls. Rotting blood curdling bodies hold onto their last final breath. The basement traps souls and shuts them away. The smell of rotting corpses, blood and sweat, lingers through the apartment.

Echoing footsteps roam the gloomy alley, cutting through the patter of the raindrops falling on the cobblestones. A trail of blood streams into puddles.

Puddles made by tears from the sky. Quiet whimpers are let out by the lonesome lady who is dragging her feet beneath her limp body. Every part of her body is soaked with deep red blood. Her knees hit the concrete and she tucks her head between her knees, letting her blonde hair flop over her blood-stained face.

I didn’t care anymore, watching the bodies plead and beg for their lives. I grab the new victim and push her towards the others. Her dead body lays lifeless.

Blood erupts down her body. The salmon pink flesh separates through the middle of her, bursting through the skin. Blood swims down her face.

You’ll know how it feels.

By Scarlett Sullivan

The sound of metal scraping metal stabs violently through her ears. The mental pain wipes across her rising face. Raindrops wash the bulk of the blood from her pale face. As her mascara runs, she finds her feet and raises her weak body to stand. Her sobs come to a halt. The woman places one foot in front of the other until…

By Taylah Zinsili 10WA 17

LANGUAGES LANGUAGE PERFECT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 The annual “Language Perfect World Championships� was held from May 16th to May 26th, and many of our students took part again this year. This competition involves using the Language Perfect website to learn words and phrases in other languages, earning points for correct answers.

Final results included an impressive five Elite awards.

These students each scored over 10 000 points.

This in an amazing accomplishment which involves many hours of language study.

Eden Poihipi

Sania Naved

Rachel Li

Dipshaya Maharaj

Melissa Montante

Trophy - Language Perfect School Champion for 2016

Eden Poihipi

Eden scored a grand total of 12 882 points, answering over 30 000 questions correctly in French and other languages during the ten day period of the competition.

The following students are also to be congratulated on gaining Gold Awards, earning a minimum of 3000 points each.

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Olivia Gyde

Denae McCready

HashaniWellawatta Arachchige

CaseyWalker

Morgan Clayton

Rachael Doyle

Aimie Chen

Michaela GatissWard

Kelly Jarkiewicz

Kaitlyn Ellery

Academic News

SPAIN TRIP

In September this year a group of twenty students coming from HGHS and Hillcrest High School will travel to Spain together. As part of our preparation for the trip,on Saturday the 28th of May we organised some activities that allowed us to get to know each other. We played some games, we watched how the most famous dish from Spain, paella, was cooked and some of us even helped the chef, Jose from Valencia, Spain. We watched a movie together and played some more games and quizzes. A very enjoyable and bonding time together!

INTERNATIONAL

LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT ELA students are enjoying learning new vocabulary and cooking skills in Hospitality class. Many of them come from backgrounds where they have not learnt to cook so as well as tasting new foods and discovering new ingredients, they are learning how to work in a kitchen. Successes this year have been Fruit Crumble and Brandy Snaps.

Photos show Sato Konno and Ikue Oikawa with Fruit Crumble and Saaya Muraoka and Haruka Okuyama with Brandy snaps.

ISTG BOWLING XVT and XSP are International Student Tutor groups, with a mixture of students from overseas backgrounds and New Zealand students who help our international girls get used to life in New Zealand. One of our combined activities this year has been an after school bowling adventure.

Prizes were awarded for ‘most stylish throw’, ‘first strike’, ‘best team name’, best sportsperson and many other achievements.

FFP LUNCH We have 18 International Fee Paying students who live in Hamilton without close family support. We are organising regular lunches this year to celebrate the milestones they are achieving and how well they are settling in to Hamilton Girls’ High School We encouraged them to bring something from their own culture to share with us at the last lunch. It was a great time to relax and try the foods others enjoy.

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using show me boards Measuring for the practice

Year 11 revising Right angle triangles

MATHS Maths Tutoring Timetable:

Maths tutoring will be offered to all students during the first half of lunchtime in M11 throughout 2016.

The schedule is as follows: WEEK 1 Monday (Day 1)

Tuesday (Day 2)

Wednesday (Day 3)

Thursday (Day 4)

Friday (Day 5)

Yr 9

Yr 10

Yr 11

Yr12

Yr 13

Monday (Day 6)

Tuesday (Day 7)

Wednesday (Day 8)

Thursday (Day 9)

Friday (Day 10)

Yr 9

Yr 10

Yr 11

Yr12

Yr 13

WEEK 2

We encourage all students to attend these tutoring sessions.

Education Perfect ‌‌ PERFECT FOR EXAM REVISION Education Perfect has offered HGHS Senior students entry into their Maths website for the rest of the year. This has a cost of $20, paid online. If you do not have your login details, speak to your Maths teacher urgently. Use it to boost your grades and get a better understanding of the subject. This website gives feedback and explanations when you attempt the questions.

Year 11MAT and 11MXT students who are sitting the MCAT exam are greatly encouraged to use Education Perfect for revision and doing practice questions and assessments. These are formatted optimally to meet NCEA standards and requirements.

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MATHLETICS This on-line learning website is a valuable tool for Year 9 and 10 students. If you have not paid for Mathletics by now you will no longer be able to use the site. Payments for Mathletics can be made on the parent portal on the school website via flo2cash or you may bring cash or cheque for $30 to the school finance office. If you have paid already: Well done! Keep working on the assigned activities at home during the week.

The more practice you do, the better you will become at Maths.

BUSINESS STUDIES DISRUPTING THE ACCOUNTING PROFILE On the 20th May four senior students had the opportunity to attend a one day workshop run by Waikato-Tainui and Nga Kaitatau Maori o Aotearoa ki Waikato aimed at providing an understanding of the journey it takes to become a Chartered Accountant. The day involved a team challenge of coming up with a business idea that would benefit whanau, marae or community in some aspect. It also involved information on mentoring and internships, education and employment opportunities.

The students thought the day was extremely useful.

“The accounting taster course was awesome. I appreciated being exposed to some of the pioneering accountants, sharing their knowledge and what they’ve learned, experiencing the different types of pathways you can take to becoming a chartered accountant and the benefits you can get out of it. I also enjoyed meeting new people and being able to work in a team with them” Hiria HopaYr13

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TECHNOLOGY What’s been happening in the Technology Department this term?

The students in the Technology Department have been very busy creating a variety of products in the different areas – Biotechnology, Computer Studies, Design and Visual Communication, Digital Technology, Early Childhood Education, Food Technology, Hospitality, and Textiles.

Julie Capil

Head of Technology

GOURMET BURGER COMPETITION On Wednesday 11 May, the inaugural Interschool Gourmet Burger Competition was held. Four teams of Hamilton Girls’ High Year 10 Food Technology students competed against two teams of Waikato Diocesan School for Girls students to prepare delicious and nutritious gourmet burgers.

The students who represented HGHS were Karis Tidswell and Jessie Smith, Annabelle Vazquez-Cordemans and Manjot Judge, Melissa Pryor and Kayla Hanes, and Lucia Watene and Aleyah Hart.The Dio teams consisted of Roseanne Bedford and Olivia Holton, and Ella Chibnall and Jessica Clark.

The competition was judged by Aloma Hazelton from Cock and Bull Restaurant, who were the competition sponsors. All the teams worked hard to create their take on a gourmet burger including making their own bread, sauce or relish, and beef or lamb burger pattie. The winning team of Jess and Ella from Dio made a delicious Pita Lamb Burger with Tzatziki. In second place was Melissa Pryor and Kayla Haynes with a Gourmet Beef Burger with Beetroot Relish and Tzatziki. A big thank you to Mrs Kerry Middleton for organising the sponsorship and the judge, and for providing guidance and mentoring to the HGHS teams.

CULINARY FARE 2016 On Thursday 7 July and Friday 8 July, 13 HGHS girls competed in the WINTEC Culinary Fare. This is an annual event that attracts entries from a number of schools from as far away as Auckland and Rotorua.

HGHS was awarded top secondary school overall. This was a tremendous effort from 13 students who entered a number of sections and scored highly giving us more points to take out overall winner.

Our girls had been researching and trialing ideas for the last term ready to enter in either Static Display or Live Kitchen.

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Judging is by qualified WINTEC Chefs and marked out of 100. Each competitor can be awarded a Gold, Silver, or Bronze medal, or Merit and Participation certificates depending on the mark received.

Live Kitchen is particularly high pressure with 1 hour to prepare the dish.

The following are the medal winners: Maddison Fatu, Rebecca-Rose Ngatai, Sarah Baker, Maia Gray-Chase, Kasey Edwards, Brianna Pledger, Amy Wilkinson, Courtney Druett, Melissa Pryor, Kayla Haynes, Tegan Ranstead, Cailtin Smith, Jessica Goldsack

Maddison Fatu hard at work in a Live Kitchen

Sarah Bakers Gold Medal Cupcakes

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DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY Congratulations to our Robocup Junior Competitors

Congratulations to Mashhurakhon Askarova, Fatimah Bahadori, Nivedita Lal and Brooke Williams who, on Friday 1 July, placed third in the Senior Rescue section of the Robocup Junior Competition. They competed against a number of teams from other schools in the Waikato. During the competition they were required to send the robot they had built and programmed during the last four weeks on a rescue mission.

There were four rounds of rescue missions and during the second round they completed their rescue in the fastest time.

The Robocup Junior New Zealand aims to encourage school students to take an active interest in science, technology and the performing arts. It aims to develop practical and intellectual problem-solving skills and teamwork in the context of a competition where sportsmanship and participation are more important than winning. It also aims to make students aware of potential employment opportunities in high tech industries which are crucial to the ongoing development of the New Zealand economy.

Julie Capil

SCIENCE

Head of Digital Technology

CHEMISTRY Exam time this term was a time for the year 12 Chemistry students to complete their Quantitative Chemistry assessment. During this assessment students are required to carry out a procedure called a titration so that they can identify the concentration of a solution.

They are assessed on the accuracy of their measurements therefore each student needs to take care to carry out the task precisely.

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PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH SENIOR GET 2 GO On Tuesday 12th April 12 students travelled to Mangere to the first senior Get 2 Go adventure racing competition. This was a 3 hour race which included some math problem solving, orienteering and mountain biking. The teams did really well considering this was the first race of this kind for many of our girls. We are looking forward to the girls becoming even better at navigating and problem solving to help them with their racing. Well done Ladies.

3APO ROCK CLIMBING The level 3 outdoors class had an assessment day in Whatawhata at the climbing walls there. With the Help of Raglan Rock the girls climbed a number of differently graded walls to achieve the required standard for achievement standard 3.4. All students did incredibly well and took on the challenge! Well done ladies.

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LES MILLS BOOT CAMP On Tuesday the 12th of April 47 students from Personal Training and Recreation took part in a Fitness Day. The day consisted of Les Mills Boot Camp at school which was run by Les Mills Personal Training Manager, Alistair Richardson. The girls travelled to Crossfit Alpha Brave where they were put through their paces taking part in a range of weight lifting, workouts of the day (WODs) and stretches. To round off the day, the students travelled to Les Mills where they were tested both physically and mentally in a Body Balance class.

They were then lucky enough to have the opportunity to listen to Tammy Green’s journey to becoming a Personal Trainer. Tammy is now an experienced Personal Trainer at Les Mills whose niche market is training females to be the best version of themselves.

MOUNT PIRONGIA TRAMP Three 1APO classes embarked on the annual Mt Pirongia tramping trip where new experiences where encountered for many. The girls somewhat underestimated how difficult the task was actually going to be. Firstly, the girls were trying to come to grips with carrying 25kg back packs all the while walking in a steady incline up the mountain. It took its toll on some but the girls managed to make it to the summit in good time to enjoy the panoramic views of Hamilton and Raglan. The following day was a battle for the girls to get going but we only had one option – to get walking. After 2 days tramping

with no showers available the girls enjoyed a dip in the very cool stream running beside our campsite where relaxation and having a wash was required.

The three tramping groups had plenty of good times, lots of laughter and even the odd tear in the eye but everyone returned safe and sound and the girls are much better off for the experience and challenge they endured. A big shout out needs to go out to all parents and teachers involved. Without the parent support these trips would not be able to go ahead and the girls certainly enjoyed their contributions.

Well done APO!

TRIATHALON On Wednesday the 6th April, three 10 sport classes took on the annual 10 sport triathlon. Students were required to swim 400m, bike 12km, and a run 4km. All students who participated in the triathlon did amazingly well and all went under 2 hours to finish the event. We had some great performances put in by the girls.

The winners from each class were, Joeleen Chapman, Abbie Halpin, Olivia Gash.

Next term we will be doing Ultimate Frisbee where the classes will take on each other again.

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STUDENT COUNCIL Student Council have had an exciting and busy Term 1 & 2.

Through the use of school mufti days, we have supported multiple charities, including Shine (a domestic violence support charity) and Insight Endometriosis which is a charity with significance to many of our girls.

Some of the issues addressed by the Council have included uniform matters such as wearing blazers in and out of school, which got modified due to the extreme heat in summer, and setting up a food committee which will meet with the school canteen to discuss student opinion on the food selection and student perspective for future food choices.

On Founder’s Day, Student Council will donate money to the school on behalf of the students to go towards a school project.

SERVICES

COUNCIL

There has been a lot happening in the Service Council so far in 2016. Our first project was the Relay For Life, and having the House Captains on our council made every House Event for 2016 a project in itself Our Service Council is made up of our School House Captains: Anahera Takuira-Mita (Campbell), Ashleigh Jeffcoat (Edgecumbe), Naomi Toimata (Heads), Sumayyah Gordon (MacDiarmid) and Mel Henry (Wilson), our Community Service Prefect: Dipsee Maharaj and School Service Prefect Renel Naidoo, and is led by our Services Captain and Executive Council Prefect Christian Baledrokadroka.

On Saturday the 12th of March, our Services Council organised and ran our HGHS Relay For Life team. 50 of our girls participated in the event, where we walked around a track at Mystery Creek for 12 hours in honour of the victims, fighters and survivors of cancer. The day was filled with live music, lots of dancing, karaoke and boisterous laughter and has been a highlight of our year! Our school managed to raise $2957.30 all together to support this outstanding cause. It was an unbelievable experience that we loved getting to share with girls of all year levels, and we will never forget it!

In term 2 we have been getting behind World Vision, by promoting and supporting the 40 hour famine. We are currently collecting money from students and will name the top fundraisers from each house soon. They will win a movie voucher and the overall winner takes home a double move pass.

Here is a little insight into what 2016 has been like for some of our Service Prefects so far: I've loved getting close with our as school, especially our Senior prefects. One of the best highlights of this

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Services Council

year would definitely be the Relay For Life. It was an amazing opportunity and I'm so grateful to have shared this experience with the girls from our school. The bonds that were made because of this event are still so strong! Definitely a memory I won't forget! - Renel Naidoo, School Service Prefect.

The highlight of having this role for me so far would definitely have to be swimming sports, when we were challenged by Wilson to a "chant off" –which we totally won! This year has been crazy and there have been some challenging moments, but I Campbell is not just a house...we’re a family and we’ve got each other’s backs! –Anahera Takuira-Mita, Campbell House Captain.

This year has been super exciting leading Heads House alongside my Head of House, Mrs Pryor who has been a great role model for me and our wider school community! Athletics was one of my favourite events as there was a lot of house spirit and participation from everyone at the stadium. – Naomi Toimata, Heads House Captain.

My highlight so far would have to be Relay For Life because of how close all of our girls who participated became. I'm involved in a lot of extracurricular activities both in and out of school and I’ve found that in order to juggle everything, communication is key! It has been my privilege to be Wilson's House Captain for 2016.

–Mel Henry.

HEAD OF HOUSE REPORT Academic Mentoring

Academic mentoring of all Year 11 students has now been completed with all Year 9 students now being mentored.This mentoring is intended to challenge students to develop their understanding around how their learning needs can best be met so their chances of educational success can be improved. What next steps to take, which topics to concentrate on, and how to study effectively are some examples of the conversations our mentors are having with their students?

House competitions

Congratulations to MacDiarmid House for winning both the Swimming Sports and Athletics in 2016. It was great to see, particularly at the Athletics, the outstanding effort made by so many of the girls. Those who supported their houses by dressing up in their house colours and chants that continued throughout the day made for a fun spectacle and was enjoyed by all present.

All Houses will be looking for good participation rates, providing an excellent opportunity for House prefects and House Committee members to get involved early in promoting participation in all events through their tutor groups and the next House assembly.

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House Owls The newly introduced owls Wairua,Willow, Reggie, Owlsa, and MacOwl are making their way through the different house tutor groups as various events and competitions within the houses have arisen.

The naming of the owl competition, wall competitions, relay winners from house days and other achievements by tutor classes or individuals in the Houses have generated great tutor group rivalry.

PB4L Lastly, in a slight change to the PB4L format, acknowledgement of students gaining PB4L certificates were presented in House assemblies on the last day of Term One. In addition, prizes were made available to be won by any students who had completed affirmations cards throughout the term.

This was a great opportunity to celebrate those students in each of the Houses who have been WISE throughout the term, and a timely reminder as to why HGHS is building a consistent and positive school-wide climate to support learning based around shared values and behaviour expectations.

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Careers

CAREERS

ENGINEERING IN ACTION CAREERS DAY On 10th of May, myself and seven other girls were fortunate enough to participate in an Engineering in Action Careers Day. In the morning we visited Gallaghers in hopes of finding different career aspects of engineering. The staff were very friendly and accompanied us to different sites in their company which showed us from the planning to the execution of products.The final product which the consumer happily buys in the market is the result of the hard work by many different kinds of engineers such as electronic engineers, mechanical engineers and software engineers.

Our second destination was the Rotokauri Wintec Campus along with many other school students from all over Waikato, where young engineers shared their experiences in their engineering worlds. Not only that but also we were able to gather more information regarding more fields of engineering and this helped us to widen our minds into more career opportunities in engineering. They were also able to emphasise that desire, dedication and hard work are some key aspects of becoming an engineer.

In the afternoon we visited Alto Packaging which also involved a wide range of different kinds on engineering careers.

Through the process of manufacture of plastic products within the company we were able to recognise skills and the practical work of mechanical engineering and materials and processing engineering. I am glad to say that every single moment of this day helped me to gain extra knowledge about engineering and also was a good opportunity to see all the practical work done by engineers at different work sites. I highly recommend this day to any girl who is keen to become an engineer.

Ann Danansuriya Arachchige

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TE KAHUI ARATAKI LEADERSHIP GROUP In Term 1 twelve students from our Te Kahui Arataki leadership group were privileged to take part in the Maori Leadership Summit run by Te Wananga o Aotearoa. On this summit we learnt many skills through practical work and in class experience.

The first day consisted of presentation skills and image association. We were then invited to do a Master Chef challenge at Speights Ale House where we learnt basic table etiquette, how to serve a table correctly and between the twelve of us with the help of the head chef we cooked a three course meal.

On the second day we spent the whole day running sporting events for different age groups at Aberdeen Primary school so we were able to put our leadership skills to use and all found a new appreciation for the work primary school teachers do. As a reward for our hard work our tutors took us out to dinner at Gengy’s Mongolian restaurant.

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On the final day of the three day summit we presented our ideas on the different styles of leadership and how we can use them to improve our school.

From this leadership summit we have come away with many ideas and goals set for Te Kahui Arataki to complete over this year. The homework centre, proposed at the summit, was the first goal achieved so far. We have set goals to incorporate the school waiata into everyday life at HGHS as well as a school haka amongst other goals.

This opportunity was definitely worth it, we came away with more than we expected, cooking, sporting and leadership skills. So that we can be the best example possible for our junior school. As well as new and strengthened friendships between all of us.

Amaria Kee-Huaki

Careers

CAREERS INFO What do employers value?

Scholarships

A recent survey conducted by Victoria University asked over 300 employers what they considered to be the most important employability skills

Term 2 was the time to begin the search for financial scholarships to assist those going on to tertiary study in 2017. Students have access to a database called GivMe at school

Work ethic Verbal communication skills Energy and enthusiasm Analytical and critical thinking Problem solving Team work Interpersonal skills Written communication skills Self management Initiative and enterprise

Qualifications indicate that a person has the ability to learn and take on information but it is crucial that they have also done something outside of completing qualifications and that they understand how the work environment operates.

http://apps.generosity.org.nz/givMe.

This is a licensed database of scholarships throughout New Zealand and a very good place to begin the search. Also students should check each tertiary institutions website for more specific ones to their chosen place of study. Help is available for any applications in the Careers Room.

Key aspects of scholarship applications Academic performance Leadership roles and experience School and community involvement (volunteering) Expertise in specific field i.e. music, performance, art, sports

Congratulations to Georgia Lambert and Izzy Clark!

These two Yr13 students have won scholarships to visit Otago University as part of the OCE (On Campus Experience) for Yr13 Maori students. This is a fully funded visit to Dunedin from 8th – 11th May to enable students to explore the campus and attend lectures in their areas of interest. They will also meet academic staff, current students and experience life in a Residential college. This is a highly competitive scholarship and both Georgia and Izzy are to be commended for their success.

GATEWAY PROGRAMME The Gateway programme is well underway for the year with over 30 students taking part in either training programmes or work shadowing in the community. Gateway is a great opportunity and is open to all Year 12 and 13 students. At Hamilton Girls’ High School students who are wanting to explore a career path can do this alongside their regular classes through the Gateway programme. This term we have students in workplaces in the Hamilton community looking at a range of career paths such as Accounting, Primary Teaching, Dentistry, Retail and Event Management.

A big thank you to the many businesses who support our students by allowing them to come into their workplace to further explore the world of work..

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SIR PETER BLAKE YOUTH ENVIRO LEADERS FORUM In the school holidays I was fortunate enough to travel down to Nelson for seven days after being selected as a delegate for the 13th annual Sir Peter Blake Youth Enviro Leaders Forum (YELF). When applying for YELF I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect, I knew I would met 56 other young leaders from around the country with a passion for the environment and that I would learn more about the forums main themes: pest eradication, biodiversity and ocean health. Yet it was so much more, during this week I had some of the most memorable times of my life.

We took part in a cooking challenge with Tim Read, kayaking and snorkeling at Cable Bay, sailing, and volunteering around Nelson. Along with that we also had many workshops on pest eradication, conservation, media coverage and ocean health.

These workshops included debates, team challenges or even exploring the local area to gain a deeper and more practical understanding of the issues. The knowledge I gained is invaluable and I can’t wait to start sharing this with my community and peers.

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The forum was absolutely action packed and I still struggle to pick a favourite moment.

However the highlights for me had to be exploring Abel Tasman National Park, an insightful panel discussion on Ocean Acidification and meeting so many inspiring and amazing people. My fellow delegates and all of the chaperones helped make this experience as life changing as it was, each and every person I met had amazing qualities, personalities and opinions making my time in Nelson unforgettable.

YELF has inspired me to have a voice, stand up for what I am passionate about and most importantly never give up on what I believe in. I would like to thank not only the Sir Peter Blake Trust, Ministry for Environment, all the chaperones and delegates for this amazing experience but also Mrs Khan, Barber Sensei and my mum for helping with my application and making this possible. To all the future Year 11-13s at HGHS, if you are passionate about leadership and the environment I cannot recommend enough that you apply for YELF next year, you will not regret it.

Rebecca-Rose Ngatai

Careers

GET AHEAD

AGRICULTURAL CAREERS DAY On the 31st of March, eight Hamilton Girls’ High School students attended the Get Ahead Agricultural Careers Experience Day with the help of Mrs Lander and Mrs Oppert. This was held at the Don Rowlands Event Centre at Lake Karapiro.

This day was aimed at broadening the student's maximum money amount of $25, depending on how knowledge on the agricultural sectors and meeting well you worked as a team the person in charge future employers. decided your money amount. The team with the most money at the end was the winning team.

Modules were set up all around the building and had a variety of different agricultural sectors there. Morning tea was provided by Fonterra Fast Start and There were also many speakers from Fonterra, lunch was sponsored by Beef & Lamb New Zealand! banks and more that spoke about how they did not plan to end up in the agriculture sector but did, and At the end of the day prizegiving came and the are loving it. In total there was 12 modules and each winning teams were announced. Summer Douglas team completed roughly around 9 modules. was a member of the team that came in 2nd place, and Georgia Windsor was a member of the team When we first arrived we were broken into groups, that came in 1st place! we were given a number (1-12) and all the numbers had to come together to form team of about 10-12 It was a great day that taught us all new skills and students. This meant we were with no one we knew opened up our awareness and knowledge of the and had to make new friends and work together. agricultural sector even wider.

At each module we were given a “cheque” with a

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Modules included

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• Banking, where we had to find the most profitable farm.

• Milking Systems, where we had to build a milk sampler.

Vet equipment, where we had to match equipment and medicine to the problem.

• Hydraulics, through the use of hoses.

• Fonterra process’s.

• Matching farm equipment to the right type of farming.

• Gallagher heat testing, which was the listening and answering questions.

• Ballance, where we learnt about different fertilisers and seeds.

• PGG Wrightson’s provided a module on cow scoring.

• A fencing company taught us about fencing.

• A budgeting module was also included.

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ARTS

AT HGHS

Arts Captain, Tara Given

CAST LIST

I’m so proud of all of our school achievements across all the arts this term. We have been primarily focusing on the talent quest and the production over the start of the year.

We had a great turn out to all of the talent quest heats over the last few weeks of Term 1 with a variety of acts.We held the finals early into Term 2 in which I had the pleasure of announcing Jayden Randell in 3rd place, Natassja Medina in 2nd place, and Amelia Penfold as our Hamilton Girls’ High School winner. These girls, as well as more of our talented acts, will go on to compete in the Hamilton Boys’ High School joint talent quest competition later in the year.

All areas of the arts have been hard at work getting ready for our school production of Grease which is running from August the 6th until the 13th. We have been having a lot of fun practicing and getting ready for this show and are excited for the performances which I hope you will come see and support the arts.

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DANNY - Fynn Bodley-Davis and Spencer Littlewood SANDY - Jaedyn Randell and Amelia Penfold RIZZO - Tara Given and Briar Aish FRENCHY - Zoe Nyika MARTY - Tessa Hodge JAN - Danae McCredy BONNIE - Chelsea Kelly KENICKIE - Liam McGuire and Nicholas Goodman DOODY - George Antoniazzi ROGER - Reid Bennsemann SONNY - Troy Welch RANDY - Dylan Pohipi VINCE FONTAINE - Nicci Rich JOHNNY CASINO - Campbell Mayden PATTY - Eden Bates and Olivia Neill CHA-CHA - Katy Cruwys EUGENE - Aryan Gupta and Liam Ormsby MISS LYNCH- Shannon Manu MR Mc GEE - Aron Gounder TEEN ANGEL - Jeremii Livasi’i

DANCERS - Katy Cruwys, Aimee Stringer, Darien Lee, Sophie Chaplow, Brianna Vette, Olivia Limmer, Tehana Piggott, Tyla Robinson, Lauren Poole, Ruby Moetara, Sophie White, Ruby Hammond GIRLS CHORUS - Catrielle Castro, Christine Perolina, Rachel Given, Mya-Lee Bell, Karyna Watt, Bree Stevens, Hayley Monihan, Kristyn Raynor, Zoe Bates, Lauren Clothier Georgia Ransfield, Maia Campbell, Kaleesha Messent.

BOYS CHORUS - Nicci Rich, Jeremii Livasi’i, Ed Howell, Te Manawanui McPherson, Bradley Dodd, Dustin Lescano, Zyean Cutler, Kees Anderson, Harrison Dowling, , Campbell Mayden, Declan Barry, Ryan Choy, Ryan Marshall.

BAND: Savannah Beaumont BACKING VOCALISTS (BVs) Eden Keung, Litara Allen, Madison Mataia, Emerentia Simpamba. Natassja Medina.

Thank you so much to all who auditioned. If you did not get in this time, please try again next year. The quality of auditions was very high, so everyone who tried out did very well.

Arts at HGHS

Music Prefict: Lana Kong

Many things have been going on in the HGHS Music department this term including achievements such as our school choir, Mana Wahine, receiving a highly commended award at the Waikato/BOP Big Sing competition held at Bethlehem College in Tauranga. We also have the privilege of having the Australian Girls’ Choir come to work with our choir girls on their techniques.

Our barbershop chorus, Uptown Girls, placed second in the YSIH Regional competition and our barbershop quartet, Hendrix, (Olivia Neill, Kaleesha Messent, Staria Green and Uru Paterson-Waaka) placed fourth in the same competition.

These achievements qualified both our chorus and quartet for the YSIH National Competition that will be held in September in Wellington. Uptown Girls was also recently ranked the 4th YWIH chorus in the world which is an absolutely amazing achievement.

Olivia Neill and Kaleesha Messent also competed in the regional finals with their band, Situation Vacant, for the Smokefree Rockquest 2016.

Coming up on the 19 August is the Orchestra Festival where our wind band, orchestra (Silver award 2015), guitar group (Silver award 2014) and samba group (Gold award with Merit 2015) will have a chance to showcase their talents and be graded against schools from all over the Waikato.

HBHS & HGHS JAZZ WORKSHOP On Monday, 4 April 2016 a Jazz Workshop was held at Hamilton Boys High School. Students from both Hamilton Girls High School and Hamilton Boys High School united to participate in an intensive one day workshop. Students came along having already learnt musical pieces, and then experienced Jazz Musicians/ Teachers helped them work on their individual and group Jazz and Blues techniques. The 5 teachers were scattered among the 23 students in the Band, and each focused on a particular set

of instruments, thereby working as a whole but with a small number of students on similar instruments. They learnt about jazz standards, jazz styles and techniques, twelve bar blues, and much more. All the students had a thoroughly enjoyable day, having learnt a lot, developed new skills and knowledge, and having a whole new understanding of playing Jazz. Overall an amazing opportunity for these students. A very big thank you to Hamilton Boys High School for hosting this amazing event.

FOCUS ON THE ITINERANTS

Clive Burell This year sees a new Itinerant teacher in the Music department.

Clive Burell works with the Waikato Itinerant Service and teachers Brass and Reed Instruments. Clive also takes the Wind Band on Fridays.

Elsie Kane Elsie Kane is one of our itinerant veterans. She has been teaching flute at HGHS for a very long time, she is also part of theWaikato Itinerant Service and is here on Fridays to teach students as well as help take theWind Band with Clive.

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Multicultural: (Ritika Mala)

As Plato once said,“music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination”

This year, our awesome multicultural group, kick started the year with a successful bake sale in term one for St Patrick’s Day. the bake sale had an amazing turn out as all the cupcakes were sold within fifteen minutes at lunchtime. This year we have over fifteen girls in the multicultural committee. Currently we are planning and organising activities for International week in term three week four.

Our future goals are to create a multicultural themed artwork to promote our diverse cultures and get the school involved in as many multicultural activities! We have meetings every tuesdays at lunchtime in G1 so come along and be part of our amazing crew!

Media: (Ruby Brett)

Drama:(Shannon Manu)

This term in the Drama Department we just had our Drama Club perform their first performance on Monday the 27th of June where students, teachers and Mrs Gordon came to watch. The girls performed a script written by our Head of Department, Ms Wynne-Jones, who had compiled lines from Shakespeare’s plays to create a script that summarised his famous plays humourously. They did an absolutely wonderful job even though they only had Wednesday’s at lunch time to practice as a group. Next term for Drama Club we will be focusing on new activities to work on with the girls and hope to give them more opportunities to showcase their acting skills and talents. I fully encourage anyone at any year level to come join us in Drama Club on Wednesdays at lunchtime. For Theatre Sports both the Junior and Senior teams are working hard at each round and we couldn’t be more proud of how well they are doing! Currently our HGHS girls are ranking 6th place on the leaderboard! We wish them all the best at their next match and at the Finals!

Dance: (Katy Cruwys)

2016 has been a busy year for the dance department, we have had students working hard on getting pieces for production, Talent Quest and DanceNZMade all polished and ready to be performed. I am lucky enough to have a wonderful deputy who has been able to help teach the junior dance club which runs every Tuesday.We also have the hip hop group which runs every Wednesday and was good enough to make it through to the Boys High/Girls High talent quest final. Everyone in the dance department is super proud of these girls for going out on stage and giving it their all. This year we really wanted to lift the profile of dance in the school and I believe that along with my deputy and Ms Wenham we have been able to achieve this.The level 2 and 3 dance class has been working hard all term on their showcase dances.

The level 2 students had to choreograph a dance in a group based on a myth. The level 3 students had to choreograph a dance based on the idea of Turangawaewae (a place to stand) they were not allowed to perform their own choreography and had to organise everything from costumes to lighting. Both the level 2 and 3 dances will be performed on Wednesday the 6th of July at 7pm in the black box theatre here at school. There is an entry fee of $3 and we would love you all to come along and support our girls. The dance department would like to wish all performers the best of luck for both the showcase and the DanceNZMade competition.

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This term has been filled with all of our media girls working hard to plan, film, and create their media products. For Level 1 they are making their own personal advertisements, Level 2 have made their own film trailer, and Level 3 have made an original short film. I am very proud of all the hard work and dedication they have all put into the work, they are looking fantastic!. Next term a Red carpet evening will be organised so all the girls along with their actors, friends, and family can come along and watch all of their work from all levels.This will be a great opportunity for their achievements to be recognised and for everyone to share their success. International Film Club will commence in term 3, with some amazing films from all around the globe. We are planning a weekend of filming for anyone who is interested in creating a short film to compete in a number of New Zealand film competitions in our Competitive Film Club with the opportunity to win money and prizes for our school. This will give anyone the opportunity to get hands on experience in planning, filming, and editing a short film to give them a boost of confidence if they are to continue media throughout their schooling. Big exciting things are coming up for our Media students in the following term and we are wanting to get as many new girls involved as possible.

Looking forward to it!

Kapa Haka:(Aniwa Collier)

Kia Ora I’m Aniwa Collier, Kapa Haka prefect at HGHS for 2016.

Te Maurea Whiritoi have had a busy year with performances in and out of school as well as preparing for the biggest Kapa Haka competition on Secondary Schools’ calendars across the nation. We are very fortunate this year to be able to have two teams under the one umbrella, a first for both schools. They began with a squad of 120 and have ended up with 50 students’ representing both schools July 25th-29th in Hastings. Our second team is continuing practices in preparation for Kingi Tuheitia’s 10th Coronation which falls right after Nationals. Te Maurea Whiritoi have put in a lot of blood, sweat and tears into their work and have also shared a lot of memories that will last forever.They have gained an array of skills and knowledge that will help them be the best that they can possibly be on stage. We wish all of our brothers and sisters the best for their stand and encourage all whanau to tune in to their livestream performance on the Secondary Kapa Haka Nationals website www.tehaarootekaahu.com at 5pm on Tuesday 26th July. We would like to thank our tutors, Teachers and whanau for all the hard work, love and support. Whaea Frankie, Matua West,Whaea Hollie,Whaea Miriama and whanau.

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Arts at HGHS

PASIFIKA

Talofa

Kia Orana

Mauri

Aloha

Malo e lelei

Fakalofalahi atu

Ni sa bula

Halo

Pasifika Prefict: Ariona Ieremia

Kia Orana, my name is Ariona Ieremia and I am the Pasifika Prefect at HGHS for 2016. This year has already had an awesome start for Pasifika, where our Poly group has won back-back titles at the Pasifika By Nature Festival here in Hamilton. This year our group was not only successful in winning the overall first place but also 5 out of the 6 awards, which included Best Musicianship, Best Costume, Best Entertainment and overall winners. A lot of hardwork and dedication was put in by both students and teachers and we would like to thank the hardworking mothers, parents and teachers which included Aunty Mere, Aunty Esta, Ms Sharpe, Ms Belgrave and Miss Tumai’i. We also had our first Pasifika Fono for the year where we were privileged enough to have Serene Teokotai-White, a previous HGHS old girl talk to our girls about the importance of working hard in school. We had an awesome turnout of parents and students and parents were able to understand and ask questions about the Pasifika students and how well we were succeeding at NCEA. The future of Pasifika at HGHS is to continue to build Pasifika pride and to raise Pasifika achievement in our school.

Both our Academic and Cultural/ Services Committees came together at the end of Term 2 to discuss ways of improving Pasifika Outcomes at Hamilton Girls’ High School.

Members of our Pasifika Council in attendance: Academic Committee • Y13 - Ariana Ieremia & Christian Baledrokadroka • Y12 - Caroline Tibwere • Y11 - Jazmin Hotham • Y10 - Peyton Tofaeono • Y9 - Lela Ieremia

Cultural Committee • • • • •

Y13 - Tuhe Teokotai Y12 - Savon Tovio-Smith Y11 - Nina Patiti Y10 - Maitland Ford Y9 - Kesaia Bourne

Looking forward to Term 3 our Council discussed the ‘Power Up program’ that has recently started at Wintec (A block). Mrs Nathan, Whaea Mere and Miss T are all teachers supporting this weekly event on Monday’s from 6-8pm. Many Pasifika Secondary School students from schools all over Hamilton are attending this study session; dinner is also provided.

There are programs running for Parents, Early Childhood, Primary and Intermediate learners as well.

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We are looking at promoting our own Pasifika Study Centre. Next term we are going to advertise this around the school, put it in our notices and ‘call on’ students. We will promote the lunchtime session on Thursday’s in Anderson first; pizza will be provided for the first few weeks and then we will look at a ‘shared lunch’. Our Senior Practice Exams start in week 5 so, we encourage our girls to take advantage of any study opportunities and work hard to achieve goals set earlier in the year.

Our Pasifika By Nature Girls are performing at the Academy of Performing Arts on 14th July, which is a wonderful way to display their amazing talent as well as acquire some funds to assist for next year's stages.

We are currently working on a plan to acquire Dance credits for our Pasifika By Nature performers; from Level 1 through to Level 3 credits. This is a mammoth task for a few teachers but we believe it is worthwhile pursuing.

Finally, we would like to congratulate our Pasifika Prefect, Ariona Ieremia. She has recently returned from the Women’s World Series Sevens tournament in Dublin where she played for the Cook Islands The team won the bowl section of the tournament.

SPORTS AT HGHS

NETBALL

WATER POLO NORTH ISLAND SECONDARY SCHOOLS DIV 2 TOURNAMENT

The Waterpolo A team traveled to Auckland for the North Island Secondary Schools Div 2 Tournament where they played multiple challenging teams.The team played well but one unlucky loss in the pool round meant that they were knocked out of finals contention and moved in to the plate round. The tournament ended on a high note with the girls winning their final game against Hamilton’s Sacred Heart and therefore taking out the plate round with an overall placing of 5th.

It is always wonderful to see so many HGHS teams competing in the local Saturday competition, wearing our uniform with pride and representing our school well. We have some wonderful talent coming through and we look forward to seeing netball grow in the school.

NZSS 2nd DIVISION NATIONALS.

Another great achievement from a HGHS sporting team. Our Senior Water Polo team competed in the NZSS 2nd Division Nationals held during the 2nd week of the school holidays, winning all of their pool games and after playing a great semi final against Westlake to take them through to the final losing to Saint Kentgens 7-8 in a shootout after been tied at full time.

Lena mitchell and Katie Lush made the Tournament team with Katie also named MVP. Also a number of the girls were selected to trial for the Waikato U/16 Team.

A fantastic way to finish the season HGHS A beating Hillcrest A in the final 10 - 5.

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BASKETBALL Our Premier basketball team continue to play some outstanding basketball on Friday evenings in the local Waikato Secondary School competition. Our nemesis team, St Peters, continue to provide our strongest competition.

Congratulations to our team for making the final against Waikato Diocesan School. Unfortunately, we went down 2-1. It was a very competitive game and really even.We look forward to seeing the team prepare for winter tournament, as I am sure, the team will begin to “train to dominate”.

TAURANGA EXCHANGE 2016 It was a fantastic exchange between Hamilton Girls’ and Tauranga Girls. The competition and camaraderie was evident on and off the field. It was a closely fought exchange with some results only having 1 or 2 points separating the two teams. The overall outcome saw Hamilton Girls’ High retain the trophy for another year winning 6 out of the 9 matches. It was exciting to see Rugby introduced into the exchange. Next year we head over the Kaimais to Tauranga to defend our title and retain the shield. Congratulations to Briar SunbornCarr, TeAmai Hudson and Tyeisha Te Kiri who were named Most Value Players for Netball. Baylee Luttrell and Abbey Halpin were the Hockey MVP’s. Nina McKay and Gemma Cottrell were named the Football MVPs, Stirling Walker- Pitman was named the Basketball MVP and Jazmin Hotham was named the Rugby MVP. Congratulations to all the teams who participated in the exchange and contributed towards HGHS retaining the shield.

Tauranga Exchange Results 2016

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Sport

TGC Result

HGHS Result TGC MVP

HGHS MVP

Netball 10 A

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Nadi Daniel

Briar Sunborn-Carr

Netball Prem R

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56

Sophie

TeAmai Hudson

Netball Prem

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Ata Stevens

Tyeisha TeKiri

Hockey 1st XI

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2

Paris Heslop

Baylee Luttrell

Hockey 2nd XI

2

1

Abby Lane

Abbey Halpin

Football Sen

0

9

Jada Mataroa

Nina Mckay

Football Jun

4

1

Racheal Collins

Gemma Cottrell

Rugby 1st XV

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Piatariki Devon

Jazmin Hotham

Basketball

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Marika W

Stirling Walker-Pitman

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Ki o rahi We are the New Zealand

CHAMPIONS !

The combined team of Hamilton Girls and Hamilton Boys beat Tu Ranga wahine and Tu Ranga taane (Gisborne ) 15-7 at the Ki o rahi Secondary Schools Nationals held in Tokoroa to become the National titleholders. Fantastic effort.

In the last weekend of Term 1 the combined Hamilton Girls and Hamilton Boys Ki-o-Rahi team went to the NZSS Ki-o-Rahi Nationals held in Tokoroa. The tournament consisted of teams who had to qualify to compete from all over New Zealand.

Day two had suddenly arrived, it was spitting with rain and not the best conditions. However, our team was ready. The team bond throughout this whole campaign was key on what we took onto the field.

We had Forest View in the quarter final and we were very happy that we came out on top. During this game The team was coached by Raynard Haggie a Hamilton we played as a team, and played with determination.

Boys old boy, TICS Mita Graham and Hollie Gray and Because of this we had successfully got into the semis manager for the Tournament Anahera Hunapo. With against Te Wharekura O Rakaumangamanga.They are a great support group the team was ready. an exceptional team, having lost to them at Regionals.

The team trained hard, having to work around the I knew that our skills and knowledge of the game had many commitments from our players. improved but we needed to lift our performance.

Day one; It was a very cold, frosty, and wet morning, however, it had arrived. We were all nervous but amped to get out onto the field and give it our all.

Our first game was a good convincing win and we were able to get rid of any nerves and set up for the tournament.

We went through Day One unbeaten and finished on top.

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This game was one of the hardest games in the tournament. Te Wharekura O Rakaumangamanga had a good reputation and knowledge of the game.

We played the game how we wanted to and didnt let the pressure get to us. We had a strong bond which wasn't going to break. We won this game but it was a real nail bitter. This meant that we had Gisborne Boys and Gisborne Girls in the final. Our team was pumped, and ready for that upcoming challenge.

During that warm up everyone was ready, each individual was to focus on what they had to do.

Our coaches quoted," Your input into your warm up, is the outcome of how you perform today out on that field ." From this we knew that we needed communication, confidence and teamwork.

The final was wicked and a real intense Ki-o-Rahi game. The crowd was rowdy, and hyped as well as both teams full of energy and determination. It was Tainui vs Te Tairawhiti. There was beautiful defence from our team. Our attack was good to watch, having moves and great footwork from the boys and also the girls.

We walked away with a 15-7 win!

We were ecstatic to be the New Zealand Secondary Schools National Ki-o-Rahi Winners for 2016. We were definitely proud of our triumph and it was a humble moment. Our coaches were very happy, and speechless. And we just couldn't believe it!

The journey was definitely a highlight of the first term . Also a privilege to represent Hamilton Girls High with such pride. May this sport continue to grow within our school , and in New Zealand .

By Hylan Potts

Temaiora Olsen-Baker and Hyland (Pani) Potts were named in the New Zealand team with Temaiora also named MVP for tournament 3rd year in a row.

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JAPAN SANIX TOUR

2016

During the school holidays our 7's team embarked on a Japan Sanix Tour. We begun the tour in Hong Kong, visiting the Institute of Sport and training with the U18 Hong Kong side followed by ice baths and a pool session. The girls soaked up the sights of Hong Kong on a day tour to Victoria Peak by tram, Hong Kong Island by boat and Stanley Markets. Ocean park was another highlight of Hong Kong where the girls experienced exhilarating rides, panda bears and lots more theme park fun.

Japan is where the Sanix International Rugby and Sevens tournament takes place. This year the team was challenged in pool play by newcomers, Otemon Gakuin High School (Osaka) but won two games and pushed through to the semi-finals. The semi-final was a well fought battle but, unfortunately, a few calls went against us and we lost in the final stages of the game. Obviously, the team was disappointed but an hour later the girls were battle ready again and this time, even with only 6 players on the field, they played their hearts out and took the win after the hooter with Jazmine Hotham running 70m to score. The team were ranked 3rd overall and the newcomers, Otemon Gakuin High School, won the tournament.

Another highlight of our tour was hearing the news of Kanyon Paul making the New Zealand Seven’s development squad. We are very proud of Kanyon and the rest of our team for being great ambassadors for both Hamilton Girls High School and New Zealand.

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EUROPEAN FOOTBALL TOUR

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On Tuesday the 12th April 16 students, 5 parents and 2 staff members embarked on a trip of a lifetime. This opportunity had been 18 months in the making with parents working hard to fundraise to support each of the students taking part.

a great game 9-4, Kelli Brown and Emma Blaikie both scored 2 goals, Michaela Foster scored 4 goals and Jamie Foster scored 1 goal. The defence team were outstanding shutting down the opposition’s options and denying them opportunities to score.

The primary objectives of the trip were to give each student the opportunity to participate in 3 coaching sessions hosted by Tottenham Hotspur, Real Madrid and Valencia, and to allow each player to play against football players from other countries.

Our first training session was with the Tottenham Hotspurs football club. The girls had 2 training sessions one in the morning and one in the afternoon. The training facilities at Tottenham are beyond anything that we have here in NZ. The girls were lucky to train in the heated indoor training facility. The coaching staff worked on individual skills that would assist the girls with our 4 remaining matches and also when they return to NZ.

We flew to the UK and had our first match against Bolten Wanderers within 24 hours after landing from a 30-hour flight.The game was played at 8pm in very cold conditions.

The girls did exceptionally well considering they had no Our second game was against Ardingly College a private time to settle in and prepare themselves. The girls had school that has a setting straight out of Harry Potter. It

training facilities. The girls again had 2 sessions a day to practise and consolidate the skills they had been taught in the previous 2 sessions. We played Valencia CF at the training facilities. The Spanish team were highly skilled and made our girls work hard to stay in touch. The final score was 2-3 to Valencia.

This was our first loss.The girls played well but didn’t have as many shots at goal as Valencia. Unlike the first 3 games we were not able to move the ball easily from the defence to the attacking end.

was again a very cold day with piercing winds that made it difficult for the girls to stay warm. The opposition were no match for our girls and it was another convincing win 11-1. After the match we headed into London to do some sight seeing. The girls were very excited to be able to see the iconic buildings like Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the House of Parliament and Trafalgar Square.

The next stop on our tour was Madrid, Spain. We were all looking forward to some warm weather. The first day we arrived we managed to do some sight seeing in the city of Madrid. The buildings and structures were amazing, the girls enjoyed the opportunity of walking around Madrid taking in the sights and also partaking in some shopping.

Training session number 2 was with the famous Real Madrid club. The training facilities again were amazing. The thing that stood out in both clubs are the number of junior club members that play. The systems and opportunities that both countries have to develop players are impressive.

It is easy to see how both countries are powerhouses in the sport of football. The coach again focused on some individual skills but this time the afternoon session worked on teamwork.

Our first game in Spain was against CF Aguilas.The Spanish team started the game with more intensity than the English sides. The skill level was also better than what we encountered in England. However, our team weathered the storm and started to dominate part way through the first half. The final score was 7-0. Kelli Brown scored 4 goals, Emma Blaikie and Michaela Foster scored 1 goal each and the opposition’s goalie scored an own goal.

We were able to spend the afternoon visiting Malvarossa beach and sight seeing in the city of Valencia. Our last destination on the tour was Barcelona. We had an opportunity to visit La Sagrada Familia, one of the most famous Gaudi works.The church has been in construction since 1892. The share size and detail is breath taking.

We had our last game in Barcelona against La Roca football club. La Roca is 30km away from the city centre of Barcelona. Again the skill level and tactical play from the Spanish team were of a high level. La Roca scored first 15 minutes into the game, we equalised not long after.

As a team we struggled to adjust to the referee and lost our composure, this allowed La Roca to take advantage and score just before half time. Due to mounting injuries we had to make some changes at half time and play some players out of position. La Roca continued to apply pressure and moved the ball around the field making our defensive side work hard in the back. La Roca scored another goal to win the game 3-1.

Overall we won 3 games and lost 2. The girls were fantastic, they fully embraced every opportunity that was presented to them, whether it was training sessions, games, sightseeing, trying new food or having to pack up and shift from one destination to the next.

The girls were fantastic while away. It was a very busy schedule with sight seeing, trainings and games. The touring group was Tayla Baylie, Emma Blaikie, Kelli Brown, Georgia Candy, Sophie Chaplow, CharlieGrace Chapman, Laureth Chapman, Grace Cox, Zavier Duncan, Jamie Foster, Michaela Foster, Maia Handley, Katelyn Hayden, Chelsea Kelly, Holly Walsh, Johnelle Wereta.

During our tour we had an opportunity to visit some of the most amazing football stadiums in the World. In England we got to visit Old Trafford, In Real Madrid we visited Santiago Bernabeau, the home ground of Real Madrid football Club. We also visited the stadium earlier in the day before our game. After our game we had the opportunity to watch Real Madrid play at Santiago Bernabeau. This stadium has the capacity to hold up to 90,000 people. It was an amazing experience, the crowd and atmosphere was something beyond anything we have experienced.

From Madrid we travelled to Valencia where we participated in our final coaching session with the Valencia Football Club.The last coaching session was at the Valencia

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HGHS SENIO

OR BALL 2016

HGHS Old Girls' Association Please ensure that ex students of HGHS like the HGHS Old Girls’ Association Facebook page.

TERINA TE TAMAKI 20-year old Tamaki is the younger sister of All Blacks Sevens squad member Isaac Te Tamaki. One of three new caps this year, the former Hamilton Girls High School rugby captain first appeared in the back jersey during the Atlanta Sevens in April and quickly showed her tremendous leg speed and mind for the game. She says she can’t live without chocolate, but that shouldn’t stop her from achieving success as hooker for the New Zealand Sevens team at Rio.

NZ Women's Sevens (2016-present) Favourites:

Rugby player and why: Teresa Te Tamaki - dedication behind the scenes to perform on the field Earliest rugby memory: Being dragged along to watch my brother play.

Biggest influence on your rugby career and why: Crystal/Brent Kaua - taught me all the skills and helped shape me as a player.

Food: Don Buri Movie: The Lion King Holiday destination: Hawaii Non-rugby sports team: Hamilton Girls High School Touch, Waikato Touch and Hamilton City Netball Sporting hero: Isaac Te Tamaki I hate it when... There's turbulence on a plane and your stomach drops I can't live without... Chocolate If I was a superhero I would be... Big Hero 6 because he helps everyone and looks like a marshmallow

ARIZONA LEGER

“Where I’m from, is a place that is unknown to the eye, but built by the heart, a place, where impossible, is nothing but the two words ‘I’m possible.”

These beautiful words written by Arizona Leger are an excerpt from her 2012 spoken word piece titled ‘Introducing Culture’.

As well as having a way with words, Arizona left Hamilton Girls’ High School at the end of Year 10. She was the Epsom Girls Grammar 2013 head girl, has contributed her spoken word poetry to an exhibition shown in Auckland museum, presented at an Auckland TEDx conference, works part time as both an AUT ambassador and a for radio station FLAVA and is on her way towards a Bachelor of Communication Studies.

With a French-Canadian surname and coming from Samoan, Tongan, Fijian, Maori and Scottish ancestry, Arizona does her best to represent her different cultures as a whole, “I’d like to think that I keep a nice balance, and have everything I do represent all of those cultures rather than just having to represent one.”

We wish Arizona all the best for her future, and the staff and students of HGHS loved hearing about the opportunities that you took up since leaving our school.

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HGHS Old Girls

JET SETTING

HER CAREER

literally

University of Waikato alumna Clare Johnson is an expert in social media. And she’s putting that expertise to the test in her dream job at Air New Zealand.

Management School’s world-class reputation. Studying in Hamilton also meant she could save money by living at home.

Her official title is Content Producer – Social Media. In this role she develops and executes creative campaigns and analyses the data they generate. “It makes for a fun and versatile work week,” says Clare.

“One day I’m in the editing studio in Auckland and the next I could be in LA filming content.”

Her NCEA results landed her a $3000 University of Waikato Academic Merit School Leaver Scholarship and at the end of her degree she received the Waikato Management School Dean’s Medal for Academic Excellence. “Studying communications gave me a broad range of skills that I was able to practise and perfect through all the practical assignments we did.”

Clare landed this job because of her strong skills in communication theory and application – skills she learned while studying a Bachelor of Communication Studies at the University of Waikato.

“I started my career in the Communications Office at the University of Waikato, then did some agency work and eventually ended up doing social media for Trelise Cooper,” Clare says.

When she saw the position at Air New Zealand advertised, she had to apply. “I’m so glad I went for it because now I get to work on an epic mix of things,” she says.

Clare’s most recent project was the #TrolleyRunners campaign for the Air New Zealand Hawke’s Bay International Marathon.

The former Hamilton Girls’ High School student decided to study at Waikato because of the

Clare says the thing she liked most about university was the people.

“I am a little bit of a nerd though, so I actually loved all the book work too.”

Clare played hockey at university and was a member of the Management Communication Students’ Association (MCSA) and Golden Key Society. “I met some incredible people at university. All the different backgrounds, cultures and perspectives I was exposed to made me look at things differently and definitely prepared me for working with people in the workforce.”

Clare thinks the key to making the most of your university experience is to have an open mind.

“Pursue the subjects that get you excited and don’t worry too much about what everyone else is doing. Everybody has a different path, concentrate on yours!”

Madison Nonoa - PG Diploma in French and Music Madison Nonoa is a local girl of Samoan and European descent. She began singing in choirs at the age of 5 and has since been member of some of NZ's leading choral ensembles: the New Zealand Secondary Students' Choir (tour: South America: Argentina & Brasil), the New Zealand Youth Choir (tour: North America & Canada) and the University of Auckland Chamber Choir. Madison received a Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours from the University of Auckland in 2014 where she studied under the tutelage of Dr. Morag Atchison, Dr. Te Oti Rakena and Rosemary Barnes. She is a past member of the Summer NZ Opera School (2013, 2014) and the New Zealand Summer Singing School (2015), where she was privileged to be awarded the Beatrice Webster Prize for Excellence from distinguished tutors: David Harper (London), Frances Wilson (NZ), Peter Lockwood (London) and Keith Lewis (UK). Madison holds an ABRSM Certificate in Singing and has also achieved Grade 8 Violin Performance with Distinction.

Madison is a performer with NZ opera and has most recently been a chorus member in the 2014 season of 'Don Giovanni'. In 2015 she was selected to workshop a new commissioned work by Tim Finn in the Auckland Arts Festival with NZ Opera. 2014 was a highly successful year for the 21 year old, as she received the following results: 3rd Place in the National Young Performer of the Year Competition, Youngest Semifinalist and Radio NZ Listener's Choice Winner in the prestigious Lexus Song Quest, Napier Aria Winner, North Shore Aria 2nd place winner and the 2nd place in the prestigious New Zealand

Aria competition. Madison is currently studying a Performance certificate with Dame Malvina Major as well as a graduate certificate in French and German at the University of Waikato and plans to travel overseas within the next few years to pursue her dreams as a performer and language enthusiast.

Her dream is to attend the Juilliard School of Music. Led by an exceptional faculty committed to the educational development of the next generation of world-class opera singers, Juilliard’s Marcus Institute for Vocal Arts prepares students for the challenges and rewards of professional singing careers.

We would like to thank Madison for sharing her wise words with us in our Founders Day assembly, and for the beautiful song you sang. You are an inspiration to us all and we wish you all the best as you pursue your dreams.

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“Increasing your marks is simple when you know what you are doing.

Far too many people study harder rather than smarter and end up burning out.”

“Sitting and passing exams is supposed to get you further ahead in life and not make you tense, stressed and a nervous wreck.” explains Mrs Boyes “What we teach you is how to massively increase your ability to pass exams, with simple effective learning and memory techniques.”

You’ll cover the 5 essential topics; study skills, learning styles, memory techniques, motivation and setting up an effective study environment.

“If you apply just 4 of the ideas from this workshop and do not pass every exam this year, I will bring you to our next seminar free of charge. I’m guaranteeing you a 100% success rate. If you still don’t pass, I’ll refund your money in full” states Mrs Boyes.

The Study Smarter workshop is being held in the school holiays in Hamilton for secondary students on Monday 18th July.

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Hamilton Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools In association with Origin Theatrical Ltd With sponsorship from Stronglite Staging and

ROAD AND SPORT HARLEY DAVIDSON Present

WHERE:

Nga Puawaitanga Hamilton Girls High School

WHEN:

Saturday August 6 7.30pm Sunday August 7 2pm Wednesday August 10 6.30pm Thursday August 11 7.30pm Friday August 12 7.30pm Saturday August 13 7.30pm

TICKETS:

Available from HGHS and HBHS Adults $20 Students $15 Sunday Matinee All tickets $15

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Music and Lyrics by Jam Jacobs andWarren Casey

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5th April

School’s deadline – 18th November 2016

School’s deadline – 12th August 2016

School’s deadline – 10th June 2016

School’s deadline – 10th June 2016

(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

Note:

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.

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.

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Late work will not be graded if:

LATE WORK AND HANDING WORK IN AFTER THE STATED DEADLINE:

NZQA will not 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 close to or during an external examination (held in November).

TERM THREE EXAMS AND DERIVED GRADES:

Unless you have been given an adequate assessment opportunity

Start checking your results on the NZQA Database NZQA Fees (Payments are now overdue) Financial Assistance (Will receive late applications) Last Date to Withdraw from External Exams Last Date to Withdraw from Internal Standard

Key NZQA Dates

NCEA

07 839 1304 EXT 839 Mr Mitchell Principal’s Nominee PO Box 4082 Hamilton

Mail:

mitchellm@hghs.school.nz

Phone:

E-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.

KEY DATES

9-10 JULY 15-17 JULY 21-23 JULY 23-24 JULY 25-29 JULY 28 JULY 30-31 JULY 1-5 AUGUST 3 AUGUST 4 AUGUST 4 AUGUST 5-7 AUGUST

NZISS Road Cycling Championships Kapa Haka Noho Kapa Haka Noho NISS Indoor Bowls NZSS Kapa Haka Nationals Australian Maths Competition NZSS GymSports Championships Technology Week 2 GEO Fieldtrip (2) Careers Coach Roadshow Production Dress Rehearsal (Grease) NZSS Squash Championships

COURSE PLANNING

assistance with enrolment and choosing courses, sign up for appointment in Careers Office 3rd Aug Wed University of Auckland – Course planning 9 – 11.00am Library 15th Aug Mon Waikato University – Course planning 9 – 3.00pm Library 17th Aug Wed AUT – Course planning 9 – 11.00am Library 6th Sept Tue Otago University – Course planning 12.30 – 2.30pm Library 8th Sept Thurs Victoria University – Course planning 1.30 – 3.15pm Library 9th Sept Fri Massey University – Course planning 9.00 – 11.00am Library 14th Sept Wed Canterbury University – Course planning 9.00 – 10.00am Library TBA Wintec

OPEN DAYS

3rd Aug Wed Massey University – Palmerston North,

Auckland (20th ), Wellington (26th ) 26th Aug Fri Victoria University - Wellington 27th Aug Sat University of Auckland - Auckland City 27th Aug Sat AUT – all three campuses in Auckland City