H A M I L T O N G I R L S ’ H I G H S C H O O L Principal Mary Ann Baxter, BA, PG Dip Arts (Dist), Dip Tchg PO Box 1267, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand Phone 07 839 1304 Fax 07 834 1394 Email: administration@hghs.school.nz Website: www.hghs.school.nz
Prospectus 2011 Message from the Principal Te iwi, e ngā kaihautu o te waka Tainui,
Greetings to the parents and supporters,
kei raro I te mana o tō tātou Kīngi a Tūheitia me te
the people of Hamilton and surrounding districts.
Kahui Ariki Paimārire ki a koutou katoa.
A famous proverb spoken by the first Maori King,
E te iwi whānui e tautoko mai nei i a mātou
Potatau Te Wherowhero, says,
Tēnā koutou katoa.
"Through the one eye of the needle pass the
E ai ki a Pōtatau, Te Wherowhero
white threads, the black threads, and red threads.
"Kotahi te kōwhao o te ngira,
Always hold firmly to your love, the law,
E kuhuna ai te miro mā, te miro pango, te miro whero.”
and the faith.”
Nō reira, ngā mihi ki a koutou, ōtirā ki a tātou katoa.
This is an eloquent plea for harmony and
Paimārire.
understanding.
Tēna rā tātou katoa.
Greetings to you all.
The very warmest of welcomes to you all. We have over 60 contributing schools, and our diversities are also reflected with our families coming from over 50 cultures. What a special time awaits you! You are about to make one of the most significant choices with regards to your future – the community of 21st century learners with whom you will enjoy your secondary education. A special thank you for considering what we could offer you at Hamilton Girls’ High School. Choosing Girls’ High means you dare both to follow, and also to help shape - indeed in time to lead - our vision. Be warned! We won’t be for you if you don’t want to grow into a strong, caring young woman, that is, someone who is prepared to be both stimulated - and to be challenged. On the other hand if you believe that learning should be enjoyable, and that a school should be somewhere you can engage interactively in your learning, where students should be encouraged and expected to achieve as best they can, then Girls’ High could be just the school environment for you! Our goal is to see you committed to lifelong learning, while you become a resilient, confident mature young woman. We’re about creating a learning culture where you will be satisfied only when you achieve your “personal best”. This year to further our commitment to developing a caring inclusive community we have developed mentors for every fifteen or so students. This has seen us connecting even more closely with every girl and our aim is to have contact with every family. This helps our close partnership between home and school to be developed and nurtured even better from the outset. We are excited with the way our girls like to make their imprint on our school. They have really committed to service above self. We have seen this with commitment to Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels and to World Vision. They also have a Service day a year to contribute their time back into our community. As well this year the girls are involved in centennial projects which will come to fruition at our Centennial from 17-20 March 2011.
“A wise woman shapes her own destiny.”
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